Scene Twenty-Six

Heero sat perfectly straight on one of the narrow helicopter benches. Duo was sitting beside him and both had their eyes trained on Trowa and Quatre.

"Cute," Duo said when they finally kissed. "The movie star always gets the girl, or boy."

Heero moved his eyes away from the new couple and focused on Duo. "I'm the hero, I should get the boy too."

"First of all," Duo said, standing up and leaning over Heero, "you are not the hero just because you came back, because that would make me the damsel in distress and I don't look that well in a dress."

"Hair like Rapunzel," muttered Heero.

Duo glared. "Second, you already got the boy way before Trowa, unless by 'the boy' you mean Quatre, and if that's the case I might be forced to throw you off this helicopter."

Heero put his arms around Duo's waist. "You are the boy."

"And third," Duo poked Heero in the head with his index finger. "I'm no boy. I'm a guy."

"Fine," Heero said, looking up at Duo. "You are the guy."

Duo leaned down to kiss Heero on the lips. "And you better remember that."

Duo sat again on the bench but leaned his head on Heero's chest and extended his legs in front of him. "Um, Heero…" Duo said after a moment. "You meant it about no leaving, right? I won't have to wait till Godzilla attacks or something to see you again, right?"

Heero's fingers were playing with Duo's braid. "Actually," he said, tickling Duo's cheek with the end of his own braid, "I thought you were coming with me."

Duo's eyes widened. "With you?"

"You'll need a place to stay," Heero explained.

"Oh, right." Duo's expression saddened slightly. "I'm homeless now. No gas station, no car, no bed, no clothes…"

"You have me," Heero said. "And I have all those things." He paused. "Except the gas station."

Duo laughed. "I really liked that car, though."

"We'll get you another one."

Duo leaned his head back to look at Heero. "Do you really want to live with me?"

Heero leaned down, covering Duo's lips with his own for a long kiss. He had Duo again after all those years and this time there was no force in the universe that would make him give that up again. What he had done before was a mistake but he couldn't change that, all he could do was make sure he would never make that mistake again.

Duo grinned. "I guess that's a yes." He kissed Heero on the corner of his lips. "And I guess I'm not homeless anymore."

"Never," Heero said and kissed him again.