No inspiration is a real killer. .

But I know I need to keep writing otherwise I wills stop, so here is another chapter.

I hope you like it.

Demise Angel: I'm really happy you are please with the way I write Heero. I'm also glad that even though you don't really like this pairing you are still enjoying the way I write it. ^.^ I intend to keep the shyness for a bit, seeing as I am not a fan of stories where character just suddenly love each other and have naughty time. .

I hope you like this chapter to. ^.^

©Yakubi

A Home To Return To

Chapter 03

Stepping out of the spaceport, carrying their bags, the two boy's blinked in the bright light of the sun. While the colonies had artificial sun, it wasn't as bright as the real thing, the pilots knew it would take some time for their eyes to adjust.

Duo shielded his eyes from the sun with a raised hand. "So where to Heero?"

"I've got a hotel room we can go to."

"Where are we, by the way?"

"Japan." Though the world was technically all one nation the different parts of the world had retained their names and unique cultures.

"Woah! Really?"

Heero pointed to a sign, written in Japanese. "Follow me."

Duo followed the boy in front of him as the two started walking. Heero seemed to know his way around as it only took them forty-five minutes before they were walking into Heero's previously mentioned hotel room. "So," Duo turned to Heero once they were in what could be called the living room "Why Japan of all places?"

"I thought it would be a good idea to stop here for a bit, and then we can go to America."

"That'd be great. I don't know about you, but I don't speak a word of Japanese."

There was a knock at the door, Heero promptly went over and answered it. A young brunette girl stood in the door way, she seemed to be holding a menu in her hands. "Loom Suruviso(room service)!" She said the English words with such a heavy accent Duo could barely understand her.

"Domo." Heero nodded his head, bowing it slightly.

The two carried out a quick conversation in Japanese, Duo tried to guess what they were saying by their hand movements, but he found himself at a loss.

"Woah."

Heero turned around to see Duo looking at him with a shocked expression. "What?"

"You can speak Japanese?"

"I am Japanese Duo."

"Holy crap! Why didn't you tell me?" Duo asked, surprised.

"I thought it was obvious." Heero looked at Duo, genuinely surprised that Duo hadn't figured it out.

"Well obviously not." Duo said, kind of upset that Heero was treating him like he was stupid. We'll see what happens the next time Heero needs anything fixed.

Heero just stood there. Part of him wanted to say that he was sorry, but it really was obvious that he was Japanese. Heero instead choose to start unpacking his things. His bag was small, consisting of only a couple days worth of clothing, he usually stopped at a laundry mat along the way, and some personal items. Tooth brush, hair brush, deodorant, personal things. Everything else that belonged to Heero, which wasn't much, was divided into storage units in both the colonies and scattered about the earth nation. Pilling the clothing he would need into the top drawer of the room's dresser he moved on to the bathroom to put some other things onto that room's shelves.

Duo, sighing, moved to do that same. He had just about as much stuff as Heero. When you're always on the go it's not a good idea to have a really heavy bag, especially when you walk everywhere.

Moving around the small hotel room, the two got settled, working on autopilot, each with a different question in mind.

The two sat in the rooms two wooden chairs around the small dining table in the room. "So what now?" Duo asked.

"We wait, they should be here any moment." Heero said blankly.

"Who should be here?" As if in response to Duo's question, there was a knock in on the door.

Heero rose from his seat and moved to the door, ignoring Duo's question. Opening the door, he was greeted by the still smiling face of the brunette room attendant, this time, however, she was pushing a tarnished silver try in front of her, various covered dishes cluttering the surface.

Heero moved out of the way and the girl pushed the cart into the room. Stopping by the table she bowed to Duo, who sheepishly returned the gesture, not quite sure if he was doing the right thing or not. With a similar nod towards Heero the girl left the room, Heero closing the wood door behind her as he returned to his seat at the table. On the way, he stopped by the hotel room's mini-fridge and pulled out two sodas. Though they were overpriced, there was nothing else to choose.

Moving the dishes from the cart onto the table, Heero pushed a set of cheap wooden chopsticks in Duo's direction. "Here."

The braided boy took the offered utensil. "What's going on?"

Heero raised an eyebrow at Duo. "We're having dinner."

Duo's checks reddened slightly. "Oh." Duo looked at the chopsticks in his hands and then back at Heero. "And I'm supposed to do what with these?"

"Their chopsticks, Duo, you use them to eat."

"I know that, damn it." Duo sighed. "What are we going to eat?"

Heero removed the top off of the Maxwell's plate, as the smoke cleared Duo stared at the food in front of him. "Is this... is this curry?"

"Yes." Heero removed the cover on his own plate and looked at the contents. He pushed Duo's soda towards him as the boy continued to eye the plate. "You might want that, this hotels specialty is supposed to be spicy curry."

"Spicy?" Duo asked, cringing slightly as he looked once again at the bright red sauce smothering half of his plate, it looked like lava to Duo. He could almost hear little people screaming as they ran away from the offending food that was sure to burn his tongue to a crisp.

"Yes. I thought it would be good to let your first Japanese meal be something good."

"I see, well thanks for that one pal." Duo opened his chopsticks and watched as Heero did the same. "Isn't there some weird thing that Japanese people say before eating?"

Heero looked up from his meal, slightly surprised. "Yes there is."

"What is it?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"When in Rome, do as the Roman's do." Duo quoted.

"Itadakimasu." Heero said, and then he took a bite of the curry, the heat of the food barely seeming to affect him in the slightest.

Duo gulped, before replying in a shaking voice. "Itadakimasu." The American did his best, but even he could tell his pronunciation was a bit on the off side. Duo braced himself, and then took a bite of the hot food.

-=-=-=-=-=-Time Skip-=-=-=-=-=-

For one of the first times in Heero's whole life, he actually wanted to laugh. Shortly after Duo's first bite, Heero had notice something about him had changed. His ears grew red as did his face, and his whole body went tense. Heero had tried to ask what was wrong but Duo reached forward, grabbed his own soda, chugged it down, and then reached for Heero's. After draining both the cans of drink Duo had sent a glare like no other.

"You could have told me that you didn't like spicy food." Heero fought himself as a corner of his mouth twitch, trying so desperately to make Heero's lips bend in a smile. "I would have ordered you something else.

"I told you that I don't want to cause trouble." Duo practically pouted. He hated spice food, he really did. And by the stroke of his own terrible luck Heero just happened to order the hottest item on the menu.

Heero looked at Duo a small chuckle escaping his lips. "Come on Duo, let's go to bed."

"Oh bite me Heero. You're laughing at me!" Duo face was red with embarrassment. "Screw you Heero, so what if I don't like hot food! What are you gonna do, sue me?"

As Duo ranted, Heero seemed to lose control of his face as a grin split his face and a deep laugh pulled itself from his gut. Seeing Duo's shocked expression made Heero laugh louder, the muscles in his stomach cramping. "Really Duo," Heero laughed again. "You could have told me, I wouldn't have made fun of you."

"You're laughing at me now you know." Duo folded his arms, trying to still be mad. But seeing Heero's face break into a smile had lightened his mood. He couldn't get the thought out of his head that he had heard a creaking noise when Heero's face had moved into a position of happiness not many were privy to see.

"Let's go to bed." Heero repeated himself, noting the change in Duo demeanor.

"Alright, where's my room?"

Heero looked at Duo as he lead the boy to a door on the other side of the room. "I know you probably won't be too happy about this Maxwell."

"Oh God, what is it now?"

Heero opened the door and lead Duo in after him. "I originally rented this room when I thought it would be just me. I would have rented another room but no one seemed to have any openings.

Duo was shocked, it seemed the heavens themselves wanted him to share a bed with Heero Yuy. There, before him, was a single king sized bed. "You mean there's no other place to sleep?"

"Unless you want the floor, and you know I won't let you."

Duo sighed, before moving towards the bed. "Alright, alright." The boy moved the blanket out of the way and slid his pajama clad body in between the sheets and heavy comforter that adorned the bed.

Heero moved to do the same. He looked at Duo as he got into the bed, the heat returning to his lower abdomen. "Good night, Duo." Heero said as he moved his head onto the plush pillow, looking straight at Duo.

"Good night Heero." Duo said, before closing his blue-violet eyes.

Heero listened to Duo and soon fell asleep to the other boy's breathy lullaby.

-=-=-=-=-=-Author's Note-=-=-=-=-=-

Yay, another chapter. XP

Please review, I need the encouragement. .