-1Chp 6
"Are you having problems sleeping?" Heero asked as he heard Duo shuffling around in the bed for the thousandth time that hour. Duo didn't answer but turned onto his side to look at Heero. Heero noticed Duo's ear twitch, then a second later he heard the nurse wheeling the cart down the hall. "It's too noisy here for you isn't it?" Duo nodded.
"After eleven everything went deathly quiet back at…The bed was made from feathers." Duo said, trying not to remember that place, but how can you forget something, when it's the only thing you know.
"Well, when we get home tomorrow there will be no noise. The neighborhood his a quiet one." Heero said. He watched as Duo thought about something.
"You know…you can sleep on the bed if you'd like, there's enough room for the both of us. I'm not very big." Duo said, lifting the cover to show Heero that he only took up less then half the bed. 'I won't bit I promise." Duo said with a smile.
"It's okay Duo, I'm not going to sleep right now." Heero said. "I'm going to watch over you." He added quickly when he saw Duo's expression sadden. Duo sighed and sat up, getting out of the bed and dragging the blanket with him as he proceeded to crawl into Heero's lap. He sat so that his head rested on Heero's chest and his arms around his waist. The blanket wrapped around the both of them. "Duo…." Heero started.
"I feel safer hear, and you're heart beat drowns out the nurses." Duo said, yawning and snuggling up closer to Heero. He closed his eyes to sleep, but was awaken again when Heero stood, his arms wrapped around him to keep Duo there, and moved to the bed. Heero settled down in the bed, keeping Duo on his chest. All too soon Duo was sleeping soundly. Heero sighed with a small smile. He had wanted Duo like this for so long, but now the circumstances where different.
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"WOW! What's that?" Duo asked looking at the vending machine that held all the candy in it. Heero's eyes widened.
"Poison." He said lightly. Duo looked at him doubtfully.
"I doubt cookies are poison Heero." Duo said. Heero laughed and playfully pushed Duo out of the way, inserting the dollar into the machine.
"Which one did you want."
"Oh, Heero you don't have to-" Duo said.
"Duo, if you want the cookie or candy you can have it." Heero said. Duo smiled and looked back into the class box.
"Can I have those?" Duo asked pointing to the M&M's. Heero pushed the right combination and Duo watched as the little spiral twisted and the candy dropped into the bin. He pulled it out and opened the bag for Duo. He would later learn to never give chocolate to Duo again. Ever AGAIN.
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"Wow, look how high that one is." Duo said sticking his head out the window as Heero drove through the city heading for his home. Duo pulled his head back in and jumped into the back seat and out of his seat belt. "Look at that one. It's huge." Duo said, pointing at another building.
"Duo get back in you're seat." Heero said. Duo rolled down the back window, pressing the little button and waiting until it was down before sticking his head out again. This time along with his torso and arms.
"I wanna go there." Duo said, pointing to the theme park there where passing. A car behind them honked.
"Duo get back in you're seat." Heero said with a little more force. Duo caught his breath and sat back on the seat. Sliding down and looking as Heero through the rear view mirror, his bottom lip sticking out slightly. "Don't you make that face." Heero said. It quivered slightly. "Duo, I'm warning you." Heero said. Duo's eyes got huge and watery. "No…Duo I'm sorry, okay, okay, stick you're head out the window." Heero said, giving up. Duo smiled wickedly and stuck his head back out the window. Ten minutes later Duo had Heero's reds and blues on and the sirens blaring. "Cool!!!" Duo said, flipping with all the switches in Heero's car.
Heero finally pulled the car up to Quatre's and honked the horn. Quatre came out, rather quickly, since the blond had been waiting for them, excited about going shopping with Duo and Heero. Quatre got into the back seat.
"So where to first Quatre?" Heero asked, desperately wanting to get this over it. He wanted to get Duo home and get some desperately needed sleep.
"There's a pet store a few blocks away from here." Quatre said, Heero turned to look at him. "Heero before you say anything, Duo's going to need toys, and he's a cat, so he needs cat toys, well let him pick them out, if he-" Quatre was cut off by Duo jumping into his lap.
"I get toys?" He asked happily. "This has to be the best day ever." Duo said. "I don't have to train and I don't have to eat that nasty food, and I don't have to feel sick." Duo said. Quatre frowned and pulled Duo into his arms and started crying. Duo gasped and looked at Heero a bit confused., but Heero's eyes were also closed and he was turned away from Duo. "What did I say-."
"Duo, we should have been there for you….we should have helped you sooner." Quatre said into Duo's black shirt. Duo looked a little confused.
"Quatre what are you talking about." Duo said, trying to pull away. Quatre let go of him, and looked at him.
"This is not how you always were. They took you from you're friends and you're family and made you like this…And we couldn't do anything to help you." Quatre said. Duo smiled, he didn't know what was going on…so he did the only thing he could, he would make Quatre smile.
"Hey no worries, looky I got this cool tail and these fluffy ears." Duo said, rubbing his ears in Quatre's face. Quatre laughed and pushed Duo away playfully.
"Well you're personality doesn't seem to have changed that much." Quatre said with a smile and hugged Duo again. Duo hugged him back, feeling a bit nervous, but obviously the boy needed this. Heero just pulled the car out of the drive way and started driving towards the pet store. Duo sat back up and smiled.
"Quatre you can be my best friend, okay?" Duo said. Quatre smiled at him while Heero's heart broke.
"Okay." Quatre said. He and Duo broke out into a long string of conversation that Heero could care less about really.
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Sorry about the short chappy, but I love leaving off at just the right places…lol.