Heero opened his eyes and gasped for air as panic clutched his body in a painful grip. He remembered the dream, it was blurry in places but he couldn’t shake the empty look in Quatre’s usually expressive eyes. The Wing pilot had always marveled at the emotion that was always portrayed in the Sandrock pilot’s eyes. It had always been easy to tell what he was feeling. Heero had realized after he had fallen in love that even though Quatre was empathetic, his own emotions were always easy to read. There was always something happening in those massive aquamarine eyes. Heero missed the peace and safety that he always felt whenever he’d glance into those shimmering pools or when Quatre would smile. Heero especially liked the shy smile that would gently grace Quatre’s pale pink lips when someone would pay him a complement. And the blush that would slowly creep into his pale cheeks whenever Trowa would whisper something to him. Heero had always chuckled mentally when he witnessed this. He loved a lot about the small blonde, but one thing he loved the most was how innocent Quatre looked and acted. Heero knew that Quatre wasn’t really innocent, far from it. He was a Gundam pilot for one thing, and Heero had once roomed beside the too lovers. No, definitely /not/ innocent. Heero sighed as the panic slowly seeped from his body, leaving him in a cold sweat. Feeling slowly came back to him and he realized that someone was still holding his hand. Figuring it was Trowa; probably asleep, he didn’t find it odd. Since he didn’t have the energy to move he just whispered. “You should go back to your room before the others find you out of bed.” As soon as he had said the words he knew something wasn’t right. It wasn’t exactly wrong either but it was…different. And just as Heero registered that the room was much cooler and that the hand in his own was that same almost-painful cold, a voice spoke up. “He left a few hours ago Hee-chan.” The soft voice sent chills down Heero’s spine, so bad that he actually shivered. Heero forced his head up and his eyes went wide as he thought one word before he passed out from shock. “Quatre?” |
