Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam
Wing, I'd be a LOT richer if I did... ^.- "Chained to You" is a song
by Savage Garden (on their Affirmation CD, if you want to listen to it ^.^),
and the plot is mine! Mwahahaha! ^.^
Chained to You
The Prologue
The
feel of her skin under his hand, the touch of her lips made him feel like he
was on fire. The way his fingers danced over her back made her shiver. The
feeling when he kissed her, when his lips came crashing down over hers...
- - -
We were standing all alone
you were leaning in to speak to me
Acting like a mover shaker dancing to Madonna then you kissed me
And I think about it all the time
Sweet temptation rush all over me
And I think about it all the time
Passion desire so intense I can't take anymore
I feel the magic building
all around you
It's bringing me to my knees
Like a wannabe
I've gotta be chained to you
And when you looked into my
eyes felt a sudden sense of urgency
Fascination casts a spell and you became more than just a mystery
And I think about you all the time
Is this fate is it my destiny
That I think about you all the time
I no longer pretend to have my hand on the wheel because
I feel the magic all around
you
It's brining me to my knees
Like a wannabe
I've got to be chained to you
I feel the magic building all around you
I feel the magic all around
you
It's bringing me to my knees
Like a wannabe
I've got to be chained to you
And I think about it all the
time
And I think about it all the time
Tell me it's madness I barely know you
We were standing all alone you were leaning in to speak to me
Ten steps back you're still a mystery
Acting like a mover shaker dancing to Madonna then you kissed me
I can't take anymore because
I feel the magic all around
you
It's bringing me to my knees
Like a wannabe
I've got to be chained to you
I feel the magic building
all around you
I feel the magic all around
you
It's bringing me to my knees
Like a wannabe
I've got to be chained to you
Tell me it's madness
I barely know you
- - -
Hiiro
woke up panting and sweating. He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand
and got out of bed. Going into the bathroom he splashed his face with cold
water and checked the clock. 2:07 in the morning. He opened the door to his
balcony and stood out, letting the cool night air whip around him. It was
actually nice being on the top floor of his building, he got a nice view of the
city. The lights kept flashing, cars making barely audible noises 11 stories
below.
"Relena," he said aloud, halfway growling
her name. Why did his dreams have to be so realistic? Shaking his head, he
headed back inside and closed the door. He mentally smacked himself.
'You'll only ruin her life if you admit how you feel,
Yuy.' Damn his logical side. It never let him enjoy anything. He shook it off
and fell back into bed, hoping that this time his dreams wouldn't be so... he
shivered... VIVID.
- - -
The
elevator took him slowly up to level 3. Apartment 362, Duo's place. It was only
a few blocks from his own apartment building, so he could walk there easily. He
wondered who'd be there this morning.
"Hey there! Mornin' sleepy head!" Duo cried
as Hiiro walked in the door that seemed to be perpetually unlocked.
"Hi, Hiiro!" Quatre said cheerfully. His
apartment was up one floor. Trowa nodded, and Wufei gave a slight grunt in
greeting between mouthfuls of cereal. Hilde came out of the bedroom that she
and Duo shared, brushing her soaking-wet hair.
"Where's Dorothy?" Hiiro asked Quatre.
"Shopping with Catherine," the blonde
replied.
"And Sally?" This question was directed
toward Wufei.
"Taking care of Rina; we couldn't find a
babysitter. My turn's this afternoon." Ever since Wufei had become a
father he had been slightly more talkative and open... but Hiiro still couldn't
see him as being a dad. Wufei acted so... so... parental now.
"And where's..." Hiiro began, hoping she was
shopping too, but then she walked out of the kitchen with plates.
"Breakfast!" Relena said cheerfully. Hiiro
made a mental note of how she looked, so different from her usual work attire.
He only got to see her this way in the summer. He thanked God it was June. Her
light blue tank top was low-cut enough to suggest the woman that she had
matured into, but not slutty. And those cut-offs... he resisted the urge to
whistle. She could've just worn a bathing suit and got it over with. Speaking
of bathing suits... he thanked God for June again.
"Grab a seat, Hiiro!" Duo said cheerfully,
sitting down and pulling Hilde onto his lap. She giggled as he smothered her
face and neck with kisses. Wufei gave an exaggerated sigh.
"Children..." he muttered. Hiiro sat down
next to Relena and reached for a slice of toast.
"Oh! Almost forgot!" Duo cried, springing up
and almost dropping Hilde to the floor.
"What?" Trowa asked Hilde, who took Duo's
chair.
"Oh, it's his newest toy," she said. "He
found them at some store downtown. Where, beats me. They're pretty cool
though." Duo raced back into the room, holding something metallic. Hiiro
raised an eyebrow.
"Check it ooouuuttt!!" Duo exclaimed
excitedly.
"Uh, they're handcuffs," Wufei stated.
"Not just handcuffs! Check it out! They're timed!"
Duo said, showing them around the table. Sure enough, there was a small panel
on the cuffs that controlled how long they'd stay locked.
"Too easy to break," Hiiro said simply.
"Oh yea? Let's see ya try then, Hii-man," Duo
said. Snapping the cuffs on Hiiro's wrists, he set the timer for 2 minutes.
"You don't have to set it for more than 10
seconds, Duo," Hiiro said haughtily.
"Yea, We'll see," Duo said back, smirking.
Hiiro got to work. He tried all his tricks, tried to rework the panel, tried to
jimmy the lock system.
"Damn," he murmured after awhile. "These
things were made to last..."
"HA!" Duo cried triumphantly as the timer
beeped and the locks clicked open. "Told ya! Even the legendary Hiiro Yuy
can't break out of these!" Duo scooped up his precious handcuffs.
"And what exactly do you *do* with these handcuffs
that nobody can break, Duo?" Relena asked, looking innocent but with a
very suggestive hint in her voice. Quatre blushed slightly, while Hilde turned
beet-red. Hiiro was surprised at Relena's sudden boldness but said nothing.
"Ah, heheheh, well, they're nice to have ya
know!" Duo said, laughing like there was no tomorrow.
"Put those away now, Duo," Hilde said once
she had stopped blushing so fiercely.
"Aaww..." Duo said, but trudged back to their
room to put his toy away. "I was gonna lock up Lena and Hiiro," he
said as he went, with a devilish grin. Relena blushed and Hiiro suddenly had a
flashback to his dream. He shook his head vigorously to try and remove the
thought from his head.
"That boy..." Hilde muttered. Smiling, she
offered a plate. "More toast, anyone?"
- - -
"Why
are we going back to Duo's?" Hiiro asked Quatre. They had spent the
day wandering around downtown, trying to track down Dorothy and Catherine, who
ended up being back at Trowa and Cathy's apartment. Though Hiiro defiantly had
better things to do with his days, he did enjoy spending them with his friends.
Especially in the summer when they could all take time off and just do nothing.
"Because he's offering us free dinner," Trowa
reasoned. "I'll take it."
"True, and Hilde's a really great cook,"
Quatre added. "Too bad Wufei's on daddy-duty. He's missing a good
meal." They walked back down the hall to the familiar apartment, where
Hilde was blasting some kind of music while she stirred the spaghetti.
"Mmmmm, smells good Hilde!" Quatre said as
they walked in the door.
"Just in time! It's literally time to eat!"
she replied, heaping platefuls with the pasta, meat sauce, and meatballs. Trowa
licked his lips.
"Maybe I could take Wufei's portion too," he
muttered with a grin.
They sat down eagerly while Hilde called Duo. Relena
came rushing in the door, apologizing and telling Hilde about that amazing
pair of boots she just had to buy. Relena took the seat next to Hiiro again.
"So Hiiro, what's new?" she asked. He
remained silent and Duo came rushing into the room. "Hello? Girl asking
what's up over here?" Relena continued. He looked at her, but decided that
not talking was the best way to avoid her.
"What's up, Hiiro?" Duo asked, "you
could answer her..." Hiiro grunted. "Uh-oh!" Duo exclaimed.
"He reverts to the old Hiiro Yuy! Well, you always were that way around
Lena I guess..." Then the food was served. Duo kept stopping himself from
laughing about something. Finally, Hiiro spoke up.
"What, Duo?" he asked.
"Nothing!" Duo said, holding his hands up.
"Anybody want something more to drink?" He stood up and walked to the
fridge, behind Hiiro and Relena. It all happened in a split second. Hiiro
reached for more spaghetti and Relena reached for her glass of water.
*CLICK*
Duo's cuffs landed on their wrists, her left and his
right, and beeped, telling the world that they were set for some unknown amount
of time.
"DUO!" Hiiro roared, jumping up. Relena was
dragged along by her wrist. "What did you just do??" Duo was too busy
laughing to hear him. Hiiro stormed over and caught his friend by the braid.
"I asked what you did!" he exclaimed.
"Ooooowwww!!! Hii-man! That hurts!" Duo
complained, wincing. "Besides, there's nothing I can do now!" Hiiro
let go of the braid and Duo rubbed his scalp tenderly. "I just wanted to
see how you two'd get along if you were stuck together for a week, that's
all."
"WHAAAAT???" Relena and Hiiro cried together.
Relena raised her wrist. Sure enough, the timer was set for 167 hours and 58
minutes. That was a week, all right.
- - -
"Bye!
Have a fun week!" Duo cried down the hall as they left. Hiiro grumbled
something about Duo's death and Relena thought about how she couldn't put her
coat on all the way. They rode the elevator down in silence. When they reached
the bottom, they left the building. She turned left and he turned right. She
almost immediately fell over and looked up at him. He sighed and pulled her up.
This was going to be a LONG week.
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