Hiya! This is really short, but I wanted to stop it there. ^_^o Okay. Yeah. Anyway, here's the chapter!
*Warning* - There is cursing in this. I can't find anything else, except maybe some angst. Maybe. There you go.
Disclaimer - The gundam pilots aren't mine. They are from Gundam Wing, which also is not mine. Hero, though, is. I love that dog.
This is dedicated to Deena, who was a HUGE piece of inspiration for me. She e-mailed me AND reviewed! You're the bomb, Dee!!!
Footsteps
Chapter 5
Duo's eyes glistened with tears. "You what?"
Heero couldn't remember having seen the boy cry before, but he knew, just like he knew he himself probably had, that he just hadn't been there to see it.
`Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, happy, bubbly Duo can't possibly be depressed. He can't possibly be feeling anything but goofy happiness, because doesn't he always smile with that dumb espression on his face?'
Heero mentally shook his head and stared at the again silent ex-pilot. Shit. What had he said? Something about not wanting to be alone anymore. Oh, well. Just make say something, Yuy.
"Duo," he said slowly, "I don't want to have to keep going on without you. It. . . it's not as. . . peaceful. . . as I thought it would be."
Duo smirked. "You thought it would be great to have some peace and quiet, to be able to hack at your computer for hours on end and not have anyone bothering you."
"Yes," he replied honestly, and was devastated by the amount of hurt that flashed across Duo's face. "But I was wrong," he continued swiftly. "Shit. I'm not doing this right, but I don't know how else to say it, Duo. I need to be with you. I. . ." he almost said that he knew Duo wanted him, too, but that would've been a careless tactical error that could take away his victory.
He shook his head. He'd almost made a MISTAKE. Duo was not something one could either win or lose. But he was something that you could either keep close to you or let drift away. He'd let Duo drift away from him for far too long.
"You what, Heero?" Duo said quietly.
Heero looked into his sparkling violet orbs and tried a smile. "I want to be with you, Duo," he said honestly. "I don't know why it took me so long to figure it out."
Something flashed within those wide violet eyes, but it flashed by too quickly for him to decipher it. "Why are you saying these things?" Ahd the tears finally fell. "Do you think it's funny?"
That was such a 180 that Heero was left floundering. "What?"
"Do you think that this is some sort of game? Who the hell told you? I don't think Quatre would have, and no one else knows. Not that I know of. Who the hell told you that I tried to kill myself because I was devastated that you hated me so much?!"
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A/N: Horribly short, I know. But, thanks to Dee (and, of course, anyone else who decides to review and/or e-mail me), another chapter is coming up super-quick! You're all great! I didn't think this story would be so loved, so thank you, everyone! Getting these reviews makes me feel absolutely WONDERFUL!!! Not to mention very excited to continue. . . *Winks*. . . yes, that was another HINT. ^___^o
*Warning* - There is cursing in this. I can't find anything else, except maybe some angst. Maybe. There you go.
Disclaimer - The gundam pilots aren't mine. They are from Gundam Wing, which also is not mine. Hero, though, is. I love that dog.
This is dedicated to Deena, who was a HUGE piece of inspiration for me. She e-mailed me AND reviewed! You're the bomb, Dee!!!
Footsteps
Chapter 5
Duo's eyes glistened with tears. "You what?"
Heero couldn't remember having seen the boy cry before, but he knew, just like he knew he himself probably had, that he just hadn't been there to see it.
`Yeah, yeah, I know, I know, happy, bubbly Duo can't possibly be depressed. He can't possibly be feeling anything but goofy happiness, because doesn't he always smile with that dumb espression on his face?'
Heero mentally shook his head and stared at the again silent ex-pilot. Shit. What had he said? Something about not wanting to be alone anymore. Oh, well. Just make say something, Yuy.
"Duo," he said slowly, "I don't want to have to keep going on without you. It. . . it's not as. . . peaceful. . . as I thought it would be."
Duo smirked. "You thought it would be great to have some peace and quiet, to be able to hack at your computer for hours on end and not have anyone bothering you."
"Yes," he replied honestly, and was devastated by the amount of hurt that flashed across Duo's face. "But I was wrong," he continued swiftly. "Shit. I'm not doing this right, but I don't know how else to say it, Duo. I need to be with you. I. . ." he almost said that he knew Duo wanted him, too, but that would've been a careless tactical error that could take away his victory.
He shook his head. He'd almost made a MISTAKE. Duo was not something one could either win or lose. But he was something that you could either keep close to you or let drift away. He'd let Duo drift away from him for far too long.
"You what, Heero?" Duo said quietly.
Heero looked into his sparkling violet orbs and tried a smile. "I want to be with you, Duo," he said honestly. "I don't know why it took me so long to figure it out."
Something flashed within those wide violet eyes, but it flashed by too quickly for him to decipher it. "Why are you saying these things?" Ahd the tears finally fell. "Do you think it's funny?"
That was such a 180 that Heero was left floundering. "What?"
"Do you think that this is some sort of game? Who the hell told you? I don't think Quatre would have, and no one else knows. Not that I know of. Who the hell told you that I tried to kill myself because I was devastated that you hated me so much?!"
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A/N: Horribly short, I know. But, thanks to Dee (and, of course, anyone else who decides to review and/or e-mail me), another chapter is coming up super-quick! You're all great! I didn't think this story would be so loved, so thank you, everyone! Getting these reviews makes me feel absolutely WONDERFUL!!! Not to mention very excited to continue. . . *Winks*. . . yes, that was another HINT. ^___^o
