Duo raised his head when the door opened. He was rather startled to see Heero, back again.
"Hiya Heero, I didn't expect to see you so soon. Sit down, you're hurtin' my neck," Duo said brightly. He was quivering with anticipation. Heero smiled faintly and sat. Duo scooted closer, entwining his fingers over Heero's hand. Heero looked down at the hand over his.
~I'm sinking slowly
So hurry hold me~
/I'll always remember.../
"Duo I-" Heero began.
"Heero, whatever it is, you can tell me. I'm here for you," Duo said, gently stroking Heero's hand. Heero nodded, took a deep breath and began.
~Your hand is all I have to keep me hanging on~
"I am... not completely human. From a young age, I've had parts of me changed for mechanical implants. My bones, for instance, are made of Gundamium. Many of my organs have been replaced too. My senses are all augmented. My brain is my own. It's about the only thing that is..." Heero closed his eyes painfully. "I'm a monster."
/It was late afternoon.../
Duo cupped Heero's chin in his hand, drawing Heero's eyes to his. "You are not a monster. You are real, and human, and wonderful. You're Heero, my only love. Don't ever let anyone tell you different." Duo glared at him to make his statement stick.
~Please can you tell me
So I can finally see~
"But..." was all Heero managed before Duo kissed him soundly.
"No buts," Duo said, moving his mouth down Heero's neck. "You're as human as I am, and I'm going to prove it to you," he added firmly, pulling at Heero's shirt. He stopped a moment to lock eyes with Heero. Something... changed inside of Heero.
/In places no one would find.../
~Where you go when you're gone~
"Yes," Heero said simply, wrapping his arms tightly around Duo. Duo made a sound that sounded suspiciously like a purr. Pulling Heero's tanktop free, Duo nuzzled Heero's stomach. Heero bent at the contact.
"Ticklish?" Duo inquired. Heero nodded without thinking and was met by a pair of very wicked, evil and talented hands. He was being tickled. By Duo. Heero twisted, trying to get away from tickling fingers. Duo was merciless, and had Heero on his back in moments.
/In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)/
"S-st-top," Heero managed through his laughter. Duo stopped and leaned over Heero's somewhat inert form, braid hanging over one shoulder, eyes lit with glee. He lowered his mouth to Heero's kissing him gently.
/It was then that I realised
That forever was in your eyes/
"You sound pretty human to me," Duo murmured, now serious. "Humans can do all sorts of wonderful things that machines can't." Duo licked Heero's cheek, then blew on it gently. Heero shivered. "Like that." Duo planted a kiss on Heero's collarbone, then worked down his chest to his stomach, flicking his tongue across Heero's bellybutton. "And that." Duo kissed the area just above the waist of Heero's shorts, then took the stretchy material into his teeth and pulled down firmly. Heero blinked as he suddenly found himself without a stitch of clothing on.
"Whee, I'm naked," Heero commented. Duo laughed.[1]
"Very human. Machines don't react to being touched like this," Duo said, breathing the words over Heero. Heero felt a reaction that he'd never felt before and literally did not know what it was. Duo seemed to be happy with whatever it was, because he smiled. "And they certainly don't do that," he said, brushing his lips over the tip of Heero's rapidly hardening member.
'That's new...' Heero thought blindly as Duo began to lick him like a lollipop should be licked.[2] Heero moaned at the new sensations flooding his body. Duo enveloped him and he moaned again. The feeling was... incredible. Something clenched inside of him.
"Duo..." Heero cried. Heero felt himself empty as Duo swallowed.
/The moment I saw you cry/
"God above Heero, you're sexy..." Duo breathed.
/I'll always remember
It was late afternoon/
"Heero... there's more... there's so much more to share..." Duo whispered. Heero nodded, trusting. Duo sat up carefully and pulled off his shirts. Heero ran his eyes over the creamy, toned chest muscles. In his imagination, he could see himself pinning Duo under him, making him scream with pleasure. It was certainly something to consider.
Duo managed to divest himself of his pants, standing before Heero. Heero's first thought was that Duo was beautiful. His second thought was he was getting hard again. He really didn't have time for a third, because Duo was leaning over him, hands rubbing and massaging his legs.
"I won't hurt you... I promise you that..." Duo whispered. Heero nodded, guiding Duo's hands up. Duo smiled, kissing Heero's knuckles and spread his legs. Long, dexterous fingers creeped under Heero's backside.
"I--- make me feel human Duo...." Heero panted out. Duo grinned, penetrating Heero with a finger. Heero moaned as he felt it move inside of him. Duo slipped another finger in, then a third.
"This is gonna suck without lube..." Duo muttered to himself.
"Lube?" Heero asked, attempting to make Duo go deeper.
"Yeah. This part tends to hurt a bit without lube, though not if I'm careful..." Duo said softly. He smiled when he saw what Heero was trying to do. "Brace yourself love, this may hurt..." he warned, drawing his fingers out and then pushed himself to the hilt.
"Kami-sama..." Heero gasped out. Duo drew himself out, then pushed back in, rocking Heero back. Slowly, tenderly, gently, Duo made love to Heero.
/It lasted forever
And ended too soon/
"I---------!" Heero managed before releasing onto Duo and himself; Duo releasing into Heero soon after.
Heero stood by the doorway, fully clothed. He looked at Duo, who was still fast asleep on the bed. His eyes twitched as the faint predawn light hit them.
/You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark grey sky/
~If you want to
I can save you~
"Duo, I swear by all the Japanese kami, by the Chinese gods and by your own Christian God that I will take you away from this place," Heero whispered.
~I can take you away from here~
Heero left quickly. He hurt. A lot. His heart ached. Before he'd been confused. Now, he just did not know...[3]
~So lonely inside~
Heero walked through the halls, noting that there was a massive panic occurring. He tried to stop people to ask them what was going on, but people would simply not stop for anything.
'The Titanic is sinking, everybody follow the rats,'[4] Heero thought absurdly. Then, he went to find J. He was rapidly locking down the facility.
"Where have you been?!" J demanded. Heero grunted, expressionless. "OZ has come for me. Finish locking down the computers. I plan on getting caught, but none of our information can remain."
~So busy out there~
Heero stood still, and looked directly at J. J seemed annoyed that the order had not been immediately obeyed.
"Duo can help us," Heero said calmly. "His abilities are easily equal to mine." J thought to argue, but there simply wasn't time. He sensed this was a mistake, but he didn't have the time to think it out.
"Go," he ordered. Heero nodded and ran off. He made it to Duo's room in an ridiculously short amount of time. Not wasting time to unlock it, he simply ripped the door off. Hydraulic muscles strained as the metal door wailed as if in pain.
Duo sat up at the sound, looking wary, sleepy and sexy all at the same time. His hair had come undone, spilling over his shoulders and pooling in his bare lap.
~And all you wanted was somebody who cares~
/I was changed/
"G'morning Hee-chan," Duo said sleepily, though he was already in motion. He was dressing rapidly and had a brush in hand before Heero was done explaining. Duo nodded and started walking, braiding his hair as he went.
"We have little time," J said in greeting as they arrived. Heero and Duo took two stations and began to type at frantic speeds.
"I'm writing a virus to wipe the system but Heero you're going to have to delete the security programs," Duo called. Heero grunted, doing so. Duo's virus ate the files rapidly.
"Heero, I'm planning on setting a little trap for OZ. I need you to set the charges for remote detonation." Heero looked to Duo, who nodded. Then Heero left.
Duo watched his virus eat the last of the files, then watched as it turned on itself, just as planned.
"Where was Heero last night?" J asked. Duo turned, meeting his mechanical eyes steadily.
"He was with me," Duo said. His mind was working swiftly, realising that this was the moment that would cause J's downfall.
"What were you doing?" J continued, voice filled with deadly malice. Duo smirked.
"We had sex," Duo said bluntly. "Hot, sweaty, sexy, male-male sex."
Had J eyelids, he would have been blinking rapidly as the thoughts settled in. Were J a computer, he would have blue screen of deathed[5] on Duo. As the words sunk in, J became livid.
"What?!" J bellowed, turning away from his own tasks. Duo stood, sauntering over to J, wearing the biggest smirk he could manage.
"You heard me. You know what sex is, right old fossil? Maybe you've never had sex. I took off his clothes, I sucked him off, I took off mine and then I fu--" Duo was cut off as J's mechanical hand cracked him across the face. Even though he'd been expecting it, he still flew back and hit the wall.
'Shit, he's strong,' Duo managed to think around the pain.
"How DARE you?!" J roared, advancing on Duo. "How dare you ruin my perfect soldier, you-- you-- worthless L2 street whore!?"
~All you wanted was somebody who cares~
A click of a gun was heard. Duo and J both turned to look. Heero was standing in the doorway looking very, very pissed off.
/In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)/
~If you need me you know I'll be there~
"I will kill you," Heero said coolly. "You have broken your end of the bargain. Your life is forfeit."
'He'll do it,' Duo realised in awe. 'He'll do it and then OZ will get us and we will all die.'
~Oh, yeah~
"Heero, don't kill him," Duo said. He winced as pain flared in his face. He blinked away the water that sprang to his eyes. He could see that Heero was, if possible, even more furious. "He broke his promise, now he has to let me go. OZ is here, they can take care of J. Please Heero, just let it go for now." Duo's eyes begged Heero. "Please."
/It was then that I realised
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry
The moment that I saw you cry/
Heero lowered the gun. "I will still kill you," Heero said shortly, walking over to Duo and helping him up. Wrapping one arm around Duo's waist, he tossed the remote detonator at J, who shook in impotent fury.
"I can't say it's been a pleasure meeting you, J. See ya 'round the news," Duo said casually. They heard the sound of klaxxons and later explosions as they used a spare shuttle to get them away from the colony.
/It was late in September
And I've seen you before (and you were)/
Duo sat back near the window, wearing a hospital gown. Heero was hovering without hovering, trying not to seem worried while still being worried.
Duo made a face. "Enough is enough. Come here, you," Duo ordered. Heero went there. Duo wrapped his arms around Heero's waist, resting his chin on Heero's shoulder.
"Before I left, I enrolled in a school under your name. You can go there." Duo blinked.
"Under my name? Why?" Duo asked.
"Because I wanted to be like you, since you were always the happy, popular one," Heero said with a shrug. Duo kissed his cheek.
"Aww, that was sweet of you. But I'm not always happy or popular. And why are you sendin' me away to school. I'm staying right here with you," Duo said, nuzzling his shoulder.
Heero sighed, pulling away slightly. "Duo, I'm not staying here. I'm going to the moon. If Dr. J and the others have been captured, then OZ can't get it's hands on their information. And I owe J for breaking his vow."
Duo was silent. His heart was screaming. He wanted the war to go away.
"Go or don't go, it doesn't matter to me. Just don't over do it," Duo said dully. Heero kissed Duo suddenly, cupping his chin.
/You were always the cold one/
/But I was never that sure/
"I love you. I'm not doing this because I want to. I'm doing it because I have to. Please don't be mad. You need to rest," Heero said, tone urgent.
Duo smiled gently, hugging him. "Go then, silly Heero."
/But I was never that sure/
Heero nodded. When he left, Duo dropped the smile and leaned back, sighing heavily.
/You were all by yourself
Staring at a dark grey sky/
" 'Don't over do it'. Of *course* he's going to over do it..." Duo said to himself. He sighed, eying his clothes. "Screw resting, I'm goin' to the moon."
/I was changed/
Duo landed on the cell floor with a thump. He ached. And ached. And, oh yeah, he hurt like hell. He remembered the beating with acute clearness. O administering it, impassive. H looking pained and guilty. S shifted impatiently, as if this could not end soon enough for him. G had winced with every blow he'd taken. J... J had watched, metal eyes glinting with unholy glee.
~If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here~
"Botched your mission?" asked a very familiar voice. Duo opened his eyes, spotting an image or two of Heero. His eyes closed briefly in thankful prayer. Heero was safe. He opened them again and looked at Wufei. "You couldn't destroy the base and you couldn't kill Dr. J or the others."
~So lonely inside
So busy out there~
"Hey, how 'bout a little sympathy, huh? I have news." Duo flickered his eyelashes at Wufei. "Your Gundam and mine are being rebuilt as we speak you know. I can hardly wait until they're done." Duo grinned wearily. "Just watch me, I'll become the God of Death once again, but right now, I need some sleep." He sank to the cold, cold floor.
~And all you wanted was somebody who cares~
/In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)/
Heero looked at Wufei for the tenth time in three minutes. He waved a hand over his face. Wufei did not move. Nodding to himself, he spider-crawled over to Duo's still form. Leaning over Duo, he bent and nibbled Duo's ear.
"Wake up koi," Heero breathed into Duo's ear. Duo twitched. "Come on... I need to know if you have a concussion," Heero continued, a little concerned.
~If you want to
I can save you~
"Go away, I'm dead," Duo said, voice a bare whisper. Heero chuckled, gently rubbing his hands along Duo's back, easing the tension as best he could.
"How's that?" Heero asked.
"You have magical hands. My ribs... they're healed!" Duo shifted and groaned. "Nope, still broken..."[6]
Heero chuckled. "Sit up so I can look," he said. Duo moaned, dragging himself to his knees, then his feet. Heero helped him to a corner. Heero unbuttoned Duo's shirt, easing it away from his chest. Duo was already bruising fast.
~I can take you away from here~
"They did a number on you," Heero observed dryly. Duo made a face.
"You think? What with the punching and the hitting and the kicking..." Duo trailed off at the look on Heero's face. "J didn't touch me. O did it. I did let him, so don't go carrying out a vendetta on O."
"Why are you here Duo?" Heero asked abruptly. Duo winced, sitting up a bit.
~So lonely inside
So busy out there~
"I was worried. About you. I was afraid you were going to do something stupid. 'Parently you did, because you're in here," Duo said, looking past Heero, seemingly fascinated with something on the other side of the room.
/It was then that I realised
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry/
"Duo... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you, again. I just..." Heero trailed off with a morbid sigh. "I seem to botch everything." Duo wrapped his arms around Heero, ignoring the pain. "Stop apologising. Right now. Talk later. Kiss now. Sentence fragments bad."
/I wanted to hold you
i wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know you
I wanted to make your everything, all right..../
~And all you wanted was somebody who cares~
Heero chuckled and kissed Duo, nibbling his lower lip. Heero rested his forehead against Duo's sighing happily.
/I'll always remember...
It was late afternoon...
In places no one would find.../
"Oh, for the love of Nataku, get a ROOM! Isn't it bad enough that I had to listen to Trowa not-quite-pine over Quatre? If you get any sappier I'll be forced to kill you both on principle."
~Please can you tell me
So I can finally see
Where you go when you're gone~
Heero and Duo blinked, then looked over at Wufei's still, seemingly sleeping form. "Wufei?!"
/In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside (deep inside)
It was then that I realised
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry/
The End
1- "Whee, I'm naked!" is from Boy Meets Boy, a wonderful web comic by the talented Sandra Delete.
2- Lyric from Shoop by Salt & Peppa
3- Random quote.
4- In Titanic, the rats ran away from the rising water, leading the people of the lower decks out.
5- The bane of any PC user. I have a Mac. Nya!
6- "My arm, it's HEALED!" *crunch* "No, still broken..." - Koroku the Ox Driver from Mononoke-hime.
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