Kid Duo
Part 3
By: DarkT-K
Author Notes: Sorry about all the waiting. This story takes forever to think up twists for. I'll try to update my other fics as soon as I can. Bare with me.
P.S.: If you liked the last two chapters, this will make you crack up.
"What happened?" Heero sputtered. Duo rubbed the back of his head and smiled weakly.
"Well, it's all very complicated. And I know I should explain, but I got a message that will explain my situation in words you can understand." Duo said taking out the envelope and handing it to Heero. Heero accepted the letter and opened it.
"Your brother is a good kid. Don't be so harsh on him when you get back." The chief said rubbing Duo's messy bangs. Duo giggled happily. Heero looked up from the letter than looked down at Duo.
"We'll talk." Heero growled. Duo trembled slightly. "Let's get going. WE have a long way to go." Heero muttered as he left stoically. Duo sighed.
"Thanks for everything." Duo said to the chief as he shook the chief's hand.
"No problem Duo. Stay out of trouble, you hear?" Duo smirked mischievously.
"Ok…Bye everyone!" Duo called out. Everyone waved goodbye as Duo raced off to catch up to Heero. He slowed down as he managed to catch up to the stone cold pilot. "You're mad at me aren't you?" Duo asked lamely as he noticed Heero's usual angry icy façade. Heero glared down at Duo and Duo flinched.
"What do you think?" Heero spat. "You know better than to allow those old fools to experiment on you? What if they killed you?"
"That would mean one less problem for OZ and one less annoyance for you." Duo said jokingly. Heero shuttered in anger and balled his fists.
"I could only hope!" Heero said. "What am I supposed to do with you? I don't know how to take care of a child, let alone you!" Heero growled. Duo shrugged.
"Technically Heero, I'm still the normal me only smaller. You only have worry about what I'll become in time. I can see it all. Super Gundam pilot 01 taking care of little ol' me. I hope you record this, I want to watch myself make a fool out of you."
"If you don't knock it off, I'll make sure you never reached your normal self ever!" Heero snapped. Heero yanked open the Jeep door, grabbed Duo by the collar then threw Duo into the back of the seat. "Sit and stay!" Heero snapped.
"I'm not a dog you know. I can still understand you." Duo hissed and he crossed his arms and then pouted like a small child. Heero snorted as he got into the other side.
"Hard to tell. You never listen to half the things I said." Heero said as he started the car.
"That's cause you're the perfect soldier and you drone. I never listen to people who drone…or those you rant, rave, chant, or scream." Duo said.
"You better behave or-" Heero began.
"Or what?!" Duo snapped all of a sudden. "You'll dump me right? Like I care Yuy! I know what will happen. I'll go straight back to that base and in a matter of days all our secrets will be revealed to OZ and you'll be right back in that damp cell you seem to like so much!" Duo said as he turned out the window. Heero continued driving.
"You know I would not take the risk." Heero said trying to soothe the braided pilot's temper.
"Doesn't matter anyway, now does it? People like you never understand, and most likely never will. You'll sacrifice people for the better good, but at what cost? You can't tell me can you Yuy?" Duo spat. "Now just drive, the sooner we're back the sooner you can start analyzing me and make the docs happy." Heero wanted to say something but kept quiet. He knew better than to try and make things better, he could never say anything sympathetic anyway.
(Duo's mind is changing from this point on. Try to catch the changes.)
Both pilots arrived at the safe house at early evening. Duo immediately separated himself for Heero by going to his room. Heero went to his lap top {you couldn't see that one coming?}and prayed the Deathscythe pilot would come out of this mood funk.
"Sometimes I swear he acts like a girl. All emotional and everything." Heero said as he typed away at his computer. "At least he's better company than a girl." Heero muttered. Heero continued typing till he heard thumping sounds from above.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
"What the hell is he doing?" Heero said in confusion. Heero pushed his seat back and headed up the stairs. "Duo Omae wo Korosu!" Heero shouted an he opened the door.
Insert that song from Space Jam when they prepare to fight back
"Get Ready for This"
Duo was jumping around dancing with a loud song playing. On top of his head was a pair of black boxers! Currently he was wearing his downy teddy bear (snuggles) under shorts pretending he could dance and sing. Heero of course, standing in the doorway had his jaw hanging near the ground.
"Moving up and down, feeling the security!" Duo sang. Heero had to cover his ears from the horrible off tone. Heero tried calling Duo, but Duo didn't seem to hear him. Trying again and failing, Heero finally walked in and just yanked the cord out from the wall. Duo sang the last three words before noticing Heero.
"Get ready…for…this…?" Duo turned around. "Oh, hi Heero. Duo said cheerfully. Heero ground his teeth.
"What are you doing with those on you head?!" Heero snapped. Duo looked up.
"I'm a rock star with wild hair!" Duo said as he pretended to play the electric guitar. Heero slapped his face.
"Since when did rock stars wear their underwear on their head?" Heero asked, trying to play along.
"Since Shinigami became a rock star!" Duo said as he laughed at Heero. Heero shook his head in defeat.
"Well rock star, just don't make a mess. And if I catch you breaking anything, so help me." Heero threatened.
"Kay." Duo peeped.
"Good." Heero said. Heero returned to his laptop, only to hear screaming all around him. "What the hell?!" Duo was running around the room, stark naked, screaming "Bloody Mary!" "Duo shut up! Baka!"
"Bloody Mary! Bloody Mary! She's coming Hee-chan so you better watch out! Bloody Marry!" Duo said running around still. Heero grabbed Duo by his braid and lifted the pint sized pilot up to his eye level.
"You're naked." Heero stated.
"Yup!" replied Duo.
"You're running through this house. Naked."
"Yup!"
"You're screaming Bloody Mary. Naked."
"Yup!"
"You're annoying me! And did I emphasize on you being NAKED!" Heero shouted.
"Yup!"
"You realize you're nakedness burns my virgin eyes right?"
"Yup!"
"WHY?!"
"Cause she's coming, and rumor has it she doesn't attack naked people." Duo whispered to Heero. Heero's eye twitched in response.
"Were you like this when you were little? Paranoid as hell and as hyper as a baby Gazelle?" Heero asked.
"Probably. I don't remember." Duo said smirking. "All I know is that she's coming! Bloody Mary!" Duo tried to run again but only maid it as far as the braid reached.
"The only bloody thing around here is going to be you if you don't get up to your bed and fall asleep!" Heero snapped.
"But Heero! Bloody-" Duo started.
"If she comes I'll shoot her! NOW GO. TO. BED!" Heero yelled. Duo raced upstairs. "Bakayarou, I swear I'm going to kill him one day."
"Heero arte you sure-"
"Duo Omae wo Korosu!" Heero shouted. Duo raced back to his bed and hid under the covers. Heero came up to check on Duo's progress. "You asleep?"
"Yes." Came a reply.
"Liar. If you were then you wouldn't have responded."
"Crap!" Duo hissed quietly.
"Go to bed baka." Heero said as he turned to walk out the room.
"Can you read me a story?" came a quiet reply. Heero froze.
"Why?"
"Cause I always fell asleep faster when someone read to me." Duo whispered. Heero sighed.
"Alright. Where's the book?" Duo squealed in delight and jumped out from the covers and handed Heero a think book. Heero's brow raised.
"Duo, this is Harry Potter. Aren't you a little old for this?" Heero asked as he examined the book.
"Not any more." Point taken. Heero sighed and opened the book.
"Which year is this?" Heero asked.
"Third!" Duo said happily.
"Why this one?"
"Cause it's funny plus Harry rides this jumbo horse bird thing called a hippogriff named Buckbeak." Duo said happily.
"Ok." Heero said. "What page?" Duo quickly flipped to chapter "Padfoot" and Heero began from there. Heero began reading the chapter while Duo steadily began to fall asleep. After finishing the chapter, and actually liking the selection Duo choose, Heero pull the covers up a little higher on Duo.
"Goodnight Duo."
The next day, Heero was up at six checking both Gundam's systems and fixing or upgrading anything needed. He worked until nine, then figured he should have breakfast.
"Duo should be up by now." Heero said to himself as he began mixing up a batch of waffles, bacon, and toast. When he didn't see the braided baka, he shrugged and figured he'd come down when he smelled the food. As predicted, as soon as the aroma of food was in the air, Duo was downstairs with a growling tummy.
"Hiya Hee-chan! What's for breakfast?" Duo said happily as he sat down. Heero piled the waffles on a plate.
"Waffles, toast, and bacon, hopefully something you'll eat." Heero said as he set everything down and gave them both a glass of milk. Duo did a mini Heero death glare.
"I'm not picky you know. I appreciate anything I can get after my history of not getting much." Duo said as he dumped on the syrup and jammed a fork into his waffles. Duo began eating while Heero finished placing butter on his toast, syrup on his waffles, and separating the three food items from one another. Duo stopped to watch Heero in question.
"Why do you do that? It all ends up in the same place mixing together anyway." Duo said. Heero glared.
"I appreciate the taste, but unlike you, I don't like everything mixed together in my mouth at once." Heero said pointing out the many things Duo had managed to stuff in his mouth. Duo swallowed and glared back.
"At least I don't waste time." Duo shot back.
"At least I can be civil." Heero retorted.
"I'm not picky."
"I'm not a slob."
"I'm not trying to be perfection in the making!" Duo shouted. Heero gaped. Was that how he saw Heero, trying to be perfect in everything he does?
"At least I try to be perfect at things that could use perfection. You're so laid back and easy going, I bet you're never ready for anything except to eat!" Heero snapped. Duo looked down. That hurt.
"Not my fault most of life was depending on where my next meal came from." Duo said as he got up. "You could at least stop picking at my bad habits Heero. Unlike you, I didn't have anyone to take care of me. You at least had someone, even if it was Jay. I didn't meet Professor until I was twelve. That's a long time to be living on you own." Duo said as he left to go back to his room. Heero sighed and placed his head in his hands.
"Why do I always pick on his past? I know that gets to him, but yet I can't seem to hold back." Heero groaned to himself. "He's not trying to be annoying, though he is. And yet I keep hurting his feelings. I'm going to regret this, but maybe I should take him out for some fun."
Heero and Duo proceeded down the sidewalk. Heero was hoping that getting out would help Duo's disposition, and by the way Duo was pouting; it wasn't.
"You could at least enjoy the fact we're outside." Heero pointed out. Duo just glared and didn't answer. "If I knew you were going to be childish, I would have left you in your room." Heero grumbled.
"That would have been preferable." Duo snapped. Heero rolled his eyes.
"Please tell me there isn't anything out here you want to do. We're here in Amsterdam, there has to be something you'll do!" Heero said. Duo looked around for a bit.
"We could go to the park." Duo offered.
"Fine." Heero picked up Duo and began walking off to the park.
"As I recall, I can still walk." Duo complained.
"And you also walk slower now that you're a kid." Heero replied. Duo crossed his arms. "Yeah, yeah I know, it's not your fault. Well if we want to get there I'm carrying you."
When they arrived at the park, Duo ran around like a normal child while Heero sat on the bench and watched from afar. He wondered if Duo had a care in the world at the moment.
"Heero come push me on the swings!" Duo called from the swing set. Heero sighed then got up and headed towards Duo. Heero pulled Duo back on the swing and began to push, only a little too hard. Duo flew out of his seat and landed face first in the sand.
"Duo!" Heero called and he dashed to his friend's side. He picked Duo up who immediately began spitting out sand.
"As much as I like to fly Heero, eating sand is not." Duo said coughing up more sand. Heero chuckled.
"Sorry, don't know my own strength." Heero apologized.
"Yeah well just don't do that next time." Duo said as he hopped up then dusted him self off. He got back on the swings and Heero pushed him, only less as powerful as before. Duo cried out happily as he swung back and forth. Heero just stood behind him and every now and then push Duo again.
"We have to go now Duo. We still have to pick up groceries at the store." Heero said as he walked around.
"Kay. Just let me jump off." Duo said as he began moving around and setting up to jump.
"Duo don't you dare-" Heero threaten. Duo didn't hear him and jumped off his swing flying at least ten feet away from his seat to the ground, only this time, he didn't eat the ground he landed on.
"Ta da! I'm so good I amaze myself." Duo bragged. Heero glared. "What?! I fly a freaking Gundam Heero, you think a jump that small is really going to hurt me?" Duo said as he put his hands on his hips. Heero shook his head.
"Let's go mister high-and-mighty before you attract attention." Heero said grabbing Duo's arm.
"Too late." Duo said as he pointed out the gaping spectators. "What? Haven't you seen a child jump out a swing before?" Duo called out to them. Heero rolled his eyes.
"In reality Duo, five year olds don't jump from moving swings." Heero comments as he dragged Duo away from the park.
"Really? I could have sworn I did that more than once a week back on L2." Duo thought. Heero let Duo go and began walking as Duo tailed him from behind. "Hey Heero I've got a question."
"What is it Duo?" Heero said back.
"Why is the sky blue? And why are the clouds white." Duo asked.
"Do you really have to ask?" Heero said looking back. Duo nodded. "Particles in the atmosphere make the-"
"Whoa! Big words!" Duo called out. "I'm only five, what do you think I know what atmosphere thingy is?" Duo said. Heero glared.
"I'll put it in lamens terms. G-d bleached the clouds to stand out in the blue sky which he painted ok?" Heero said sarcastically.
"Really? I never would have guessed." Duo said amazed. Heero face faulted.
"You actually believed me?!" Heero practically screamed.
"Well duh! You're the only adult here and you said you'd make it so I could understand so that means it's true." Duo said happily with a big smile plastered on his face.
"I hope you weren't this dumb when you were little." Heero commented.
"Well I probably was. I never did go to school." Duo squeaked out.
"Great. I have a five year old Gundam pilot with no school background and a reversing mind. What else could go wrong today?!" Heero complained.
"HEERO!" came a high pitched voice.
"Oh, g-d, not now!" Heero whinnied.
"Well there's your answer Heero, hi Relena." Duo called out to the approaching blond.
TBC…
I hope you liked that. Next chapter, How will Heero handle Relena and how will Heero deal with grocery shopping with a chibi Duo? Find out next time!