The was a challenge that was never fulfilled, reworked, and that I intend to finish. All I wish for is luck and a peaceful summer.
Title: Domestic
Author: Ileana A. (babygray)
Main Pairing: Duo/Heero
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is not mine. This is pure jest.
Notes: This is a 26-part story, made up of noisefics/drabbles/whatever. It's not chonological, but don't worry too much about that. Reworked, but rough and un-beta'ed.
--Every Time--
There was a sweet sadness in Duo's voice as he said, "How's Relena?"
Heero pressed his forehead onto the top of the table, the cold plastic of the motel room's phone against his temple. According to his wristwatch, it was just past midnight, but Duo understood that the ride to where Relena's mother had lived was a long, time-consuming one. "She was crying most of the time down. I think she's better now."
"Because Milliardo's there?"
"Yeah." Heero's head was throbbing, from the long hours in the car, quietly giving as much support as Relena needed, or from painful resignation in Duo's voice, he wasn't certain. "They'll be going down together in the morning to talk about moving the body."
"To here?" At Heero's affirmative grunt, he asked, "Why?"
Heero sighed in spite of himself, watching the heavy curtains move minutely against the blast of the air conditioner. "Probably to bury her next to their father, I guess."
"And you?" There was a delicious tinge of hope in the inflection of 'you' that Heero's heart sped up slightly at the sound.
"I'll be home soon," he said. "Relena wants me to speak to a funeral house."
"Oh." The tinge of hope was gone.
Heero could only image what was running through Duo's mind. Always her. Every time. But it was never always her. It certainly wasn't her who he wished he could be with right now. It certainly wasn't here, in this featureless motel room, that he wished to sleep the night away.
"I'll make it up to you," Heero said, almost hastily, but he could feel Duo's bittersweet sadness only blossom further with those words.
"Don't worry. I understand." There was a slight pause. "I'll see you tomorrow then. I love you, Heero."
"I love you too."
"Sleep well."
"I'll try."