Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Adventures of the Little Green Bear ❯ Apology Metaphor ( Chapter 10 )

Heero had screwed up. Again. "K'so."

He cursed and tossed himself on the bed. It was all the others in the house. It unsettled him. He wasn't a social creature. He couldn't help it. It hadn't fallen under his training. He sighed. That definitely didn't help the current situation. He'd managed to piss off Duo again. Their fragile peace
was broken.

He'd even admit the problem. He'd been jealous. So he'd reacted very badly to watching Duo flirt with the girls. He'd gone off, in front of everyone. Duo's face had shuttered, and he had been so cold as he'd hooked his arm through Hilde's and announced they'd go out for the evening.

Heero had made sure he wasn't around when they came back. In fact, he and Duo had been avoiding each other for the last 24 hours.

Glancing at the room to decide when Duo had last been here, he noticed the bears.

He'd gotten used to finding his and Duo's bears together. It had become normal, expected. He actually kind of liked it, because it could be used as a metaphor for him and Duo and-- he shook his head. He didn't need to go there. In fact, he was much better off not going there. There was no chance now.

But today....Duo's bear was sitting with its back turned on his own little green bear. They were _always_ sitting facing each other. Duo had teased that it kept them from being lonely. He'd even changed them so that they could see each other. Heero shook his head again. Now he was thinking about the bears like they were alive. They were plushies. Maybe he just needed to keep
telling himself that.

And it was definitely his own imagination that the little green bear looked sad. It had to be. It had to be his own depression bleeding through. Hmmmm, maybe...

Heero looked around furtively to make sure no one else was near, and picked up both of the bears. Setting them both on the desk so that they were looking at each other, he started to speak softly. "I know it hasn't been pleasant having strangers around, but jealousy is an ugly thing. And it means you have to swallow your pride and apologize. True friends are definitely saving. So, make up."

From the doorway, Duo watched Heero silently. Heero obviously didn't know he was there, so Duo could take this as a heartfelt apology and not a backhanded one. Waiting until Heero flopped back on his bed, Duo came into the room. Before Heero could say anything, Duo cut him off. "You're sorry, I know, and I'm sorry I over-reacted. Peace again?" He held out one hand.

Heero stared at Duo, glanced at the bears, then back up. He reached out for Duo's hand, and found himself pulled into a hug. Feeling Heero's tension, Duo whispered into his ear, "It's good with more than bears, Heero."

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Sitting on the desk, LGB and KK stared at each other, struck by Heero's words and the reconciliation of the two pilots.

"I'm sorry. I jumped to conclusions. I-"

"I'm sorry, too. I take so much for granted."

The two bears laughed as the spoke almost simultaneously and then hugged each other, the embrace of the two boys in the background.

~Owari~

Don't know where that came from, but I think I like it. :)

C&C please! ;)