Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Ai Qing Gu Shi ❯ Blue as Sky ( Chapter 5 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Standard Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in Gundam Wing.

Author: Tsuki Tenshi

Pairing: 1x2

Email: Luv_bpgal@yahoo.com

Title: Ai Qing Gu Shi (chinese) Love story

A/N: Yeahh!!!! I finished my Chinese O levels!!! Though it's the holidays, sadistic monsters from school decide to pile us with as much homework as they possibly could get… Sigh… At least I get to stay home and surf the net!!!!!!

Xellas M: Thanks! I think I'll do quite well for my chinese O levels… =)

Valerian: Here's the next chapter. I am really sorry this is so short… but I am running out of time with my homework and preparing for yet another exams… Damn sadistic teachers… And I kinda run into an obsticle in writing… I have no idea how to put my ideas on the paper!!! Dun worry, I will find a way out…

Dark Faeri: I hope you like this chapter as well, despite the length..-_-!*sweatdrop*

Valandra: I hope your exams went well! This will have a happy ending, that I can promise you…

angelz3x: Arigatou my beta reader, though I really dun noe how to write down my idea…

Duo's ONLY chick: Another chapter!! Short… yeah..but…*sweatdrop* Hope you enjoy it anyway!

Forever 1x2: I hope you won't bash me for is short teaser…. Enjoy anyway!

Bluerock: Continued! Nimu ryokai!

Shine no Banpaia: I hope that this is good enough for you…*reread the whole thing…* erm… Kinda short isn't it? Gomen…

Relwarc: I may mention some 3+4 here and there but… this is mainly about heero and duo and I really prefer to leave it as such cos too many pairings make the writing much more tough… Plus, I am not really good at writing 3x4… I think… If you want, you can try Bizzare Love Triangle. There is 3+4 in it… My first attempt at lime too… hehe! ^_*

Karasuko: Shagrinned? I hope that is a compliment coz I can't seem to find the word on a dictionary… Enjoy this chapter too?

Hakumei: Sorry about the cliffhanger… I know, my beta readers almost killed me too… I think the only reason they leave me alive is to force me to continue…. Enjoy this one!

Small note: This song is called * Blue as the sky *. I am not sure of the singer, but the song is from Card Captor Sakura Soundtrack. Again, downloaded from audiogalaxy.net. The url address is in the last chapter so if you want to d/l it… I would really recommend you to listen this song as you read, though if you find that too much of a trouble… then nvm I guess.

So how you like the idea of lavender smelling Heero and a morning dew smelling Duo? I had this love for lavender and the morning dew thing is a cologne that I own… Smells really nice!!!

Here goes…

//…song lyrics….//
<… thought …>

Blue as the sky

"Yes. Hilde, yes I understand. Yes, I am sorry. Ah huh… Hm… Okay. Just let me take one day off. No, I… Damnit, this is not pre-planned! I am really busy! No I am not trying to skip the meeting… Okay so maybe I don't like to discuss the future but that doesn't mean I would try to… Sigh… Okay okay… Whatever you say… sweetheart."

A loud click announced the ending of the phone call. A nervous hand was lifted to press against his forehead to ease the growing headache that seemed to be growing worse after the phone call. Damn hangovers!

"Hilde almost refused to let me take the day off. You know, despite everything, I still do own half of the company… yet she still takes to ordering me around. It is so annoying you know, to be your own boss but to be boss around by your partner. Sometimes, I think she did it on purpose just to make me angry."

Silence. It was nerve wrecking, the silence so deafening in the apartment. There was only the sound of the very annoying typing on the laptop Heero had brought along.

"Erm… Heero, you have any place to stay? You can stay here if you like…"

A pair of intense cobalt eyes landed on him and Duo almost wished he hadn't drawn attention to himself. Under the blue gaze, Duo felt his knees turning to jelly as fire shot through his entire body. The pair of eyes which he had thought for so long, wished for so long, eyes that he thought he would never see again, were staring back at him, as if trying see through his very soul, trying to see what was hidden deep inside his heart. And that hurt. What was Heero trying to do? Didn't he have Relena? What was he here for? He had almost hit himself for inviting Heero to stay, but the statement came out of his mouth before he could stop it.

Heero gave a nod as affirmative. He had indeed not considered finding a place to stay here in L2 before coming to find Duo. He intended to find out what he needed to know and with the answer, either stay or leave. But he had forgotten one thing: Duo Maxwell did not lie, but he was very much an expert at running and hiding.

"Okay. Since I only have a bed here because I obviously do not know that you are coming, I guess I would take the couch. You can have my bed. I am sure you are tired from traveling such long hours."

"No."

With a surprised twist of his feet, Duo twirled towards Heero, braid trailing behind him. Eyes wide and blinking, he replied with a very intelligent, "Huh?"

Pressing his sweating hand against his forehead again, he swept away the straying hairs that were poking him very uncomfortably in the eye. He seemed to be having a fever as well… his forehead felt hotter than usual. Must be the effect Heero had on him.

"What do you mean by `No.'?"

Sitting at the red armchair, Heero lifted his head from his laptop again to look at Duo. Taking in the sight of Duo, he softened his gaze. Duo seemed to be having a dreadful headache by the way he kept pressing at his forehead.

"We can share the bed. Yours is king size, is it not?"

Stunned was all Duo felt at the moment. Share a bed with Heero? God… if this is a dream, please let it be a good one…

"A..ah.."

"You seem to have a headache. Is it that bad?"

Duo's voice floated back from the kitchen.

"Heero, did you ever have a hangover?"

"Hangover?"

"Sigh… Never mind, it will be better soon enough. Have you had breakfast?"

"No."

Duo came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of what seemed to be some sandwiches and a glass of orange juice.

"You should have some. I bet you are hungry."

Actually, Heero wasn't, but he ate it anyway.

Duo sank into the softness of another armchair, directly opposite Heero. Duo's heart clenched as he watched Heero shutdown his laptop, put it aside and lift the glass of juice to his mouth. Such familiar actions… He used to bring breakfast to Heero too, just to make sure that Heero ate. Sometimes, he would drag the stoic boy down to have breakfast with the rest of the gang.

The appearance of his love had not changed a bit it seemed. Maybe Heero's dark hair was a little longer, and he seemed to have grown taller. But, those eyes, those blue eyes, so intense that it seemed like twin flames burning, at other times, seemed like glaciers. It was still enough to take his breath away. Like always… As blue as the sky…

//Cannot cry, Cannot rely, on me

Will not lose, will not decorate, as you gently touch me

The sky became light//

Seeing the heartbreakingly beautiful boy siting in front of him, Duo felt pricks poking at his heart. His head still felt heavy, and his muscles seemed to ache with every movement he had made. But it wasn't the physical discomfort that made him heavy heart. It was the innocent boy sitting across him that made him feel overwhelmed. Tiny hope surfaced from his broken heart but was crushed the moment it emerged. No. He was too cynical to believe in hope anymore…

//But

Will not wait, will not miss, my intuitions

Not here now, will not forgive, the carving rhythm, why

This much, my heart is as blue as the sky//

Seeing that Heero had finished breakfast, Duo stood up, trying to control the swirling in his head. His vision blurred for a second before it returned. Smiling weakly, he reached out to retrieve the used plate and glass. Another hand reached out to stop him. Duo looked up, and almost drowned in pools of azure.

//Can't you feel my body heat

The two that are not forgiven

Wanting you, Needing you

There is nothing that I want//

"I am the guest. Let me."

"You are the guest. It's my duty as the host to make sure you are comfortable."

The hand let go. Duo got up as quickly as he could, his skin still tingling from the touch. Plate and glass in each hand, and walked towards the kitchen. Mistake. Duo saw white spots appear in his vision as cold sweat formed on his forehead. One step and Duo fell into pitch darkness.

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Heero frowned a little. Duo's hands seemed to be too warm. He lifted his head and found Duo's amethyst eyes staring back at him. Amethyst orbs that did not seem to sparkle with the same playfulness that had bewitched him once upon a time. Violet, threatening to drown him in their haunting pools, was tinged with a touch of bitterness, loneliness, and sadness.

"I am the guest. Let me."

Heero saw Duo's face flushed a little. It did not seem to be natural. Duo was obviously not taking good care of himself.

"You are the guest. It's my duty as the host to make sure you are comfortable."

Releasing his hold on the braided boy, Heero watched as Duo stood up. The touch still lingered, the smell of Duo's shampoo was intoxicating. A sharp sense of panic struck him when Duo's steps wavered and he fell. Immediately, Heero reached out to catch the falling boy.

//Can't you see my bleeding feet

I have nothing to protect

What to do, what not to do

I simply want you to understand//

Warm. Too warm. Duo was running a high fever. Without thinking, Heero carried Duo to the bed. He put Duo on the black satin sheets. Swift fingers quickly undressed the unconscious boy. The work clothes were too uncomfortable and too hot for the burning boy. Heero noticed a shirt near the closet. Light, white and thin. Cotton. Striding over, he got the shirt and quickly dressed Duo before he went into the bathroom to get a basin of cool water and a cloth to bring down Duo's fever.

Even in such distressing moments, he could not help but notice how beautiful Duo looked against the black satin.

//You say you are mine, even if it was a dream

Walking the path that will lead to no where//

******Some time later******

Heero brought in the medicine he had found in the medicine box in Duo's kitchen. He could not guess the name of the illness without sufficient information so the best he could do was to bring down the fever and wait for Duo to wake up and tell him what he needed to know.

He placed the glass of water at the side table and sat down beside the shivering figure. Touching one hand to Duo's forehead, Heero decided that the fever was too high to be broken down by normal cooling methods. He removed the wet towel that had been misplaced by the movements of the braided boy. Shaking Duo slightly, Heero's hands accidentally touched the rope of hair. It was damp.

<Kuso! Sleeping in damp hair? No wonder his headache seemed so bad…>

Maneuvering the semi conscious boy into a sitting position, Heero forced open Duo's lips, put the tablet in and pressed on Duo's chin to open his mouth wide enough to pour a little water in. Then he tilted Duo's head to allow the boy to swallow the medicine. Next, Heero removed the band that was holding the braid and used his fingers to comb the damp strands out of the constriction.

//The me in the past I do not know

The differences that are no where, as you gently open your hand

I learned the lies//

Silk… It was all he could think of the moment his fingers touched the mass of chestnut strands. Threads and threads of fine, golden silk that smelled like… morning dew… Heady, fresh, with a tinge of innocence, sweet morning dew… Heero could barely stop himself from touching the silky chestnut hair that had fascinated him since he first met the owner of that braid.

<Duo… I think… I think I have found my answer… But… does my search end here, when I feel that so much more is still in waiting?>

//Please

I cannot erase, I cannot forgive, the bad treatment

I will not escape, I will not fear, filling up my days

It was bright, my eyes are as blue as the sky//

Heero was unable to tear his gaze away from the angelic creature lying on the bed. Delicate, elfin features, framed by the long bangs of his chestnut hair, the heart shaped face and the soft, pink lips that glistened with the water Heero himself had just gave him, slightly parting. Pale skin, flushed with unnatural heat.

//Can't you hear my body cries

The two that are not forgiven//

<Duo. How much I wanted you to touch me, to tell me you missed me when I saw you at the lift? Why didn't you touch me like before? It's like you don't want to touch me. Am I distracting you? Hilde seemed angry at you for not going to work. Is it my fault? I guess I should have left, but when you asked me if I want to stay… I… I could resist, living with you…Do… Do you really want me... to stay?>

A fleeting caress, thousands of tingling sensations.

//Do you really want to stay

I want to connect with you more

Can't you see my bleeding eyes

There is nothing I can throw away

What to say, what not to say

I simply want you to understand//

A fingertip gently touched the parting lips of the fallen angel.

//Gladly I'll be blind, even if it was a dream

The continuous refrains of prayers that cannot be matched//

A small sigh of helplessness.

//Can't you feel my body heat

The two that are not forgiven

Wanting you, Needing you

More, always, hold onto me//

Gently, lying next to a too warm body. Morning dew invaded the senses.

//Can't you feel my body heat

Living in the world of loneliness

Living you, Forgiving you

There is nothing I crave

There is nothing that I want

Can't you see my bleeding feet//

Tired mind slipping into the realms of dreams. Weary body resting from the strains of the world.

//I have nothing to protect

More, always, hold onto me//

Morning dew and lavender lingered in the air.

^*^~TBC~^*^

AN:

Hope you enjoyed it!!!! Plsssssss review… I love it so much when you guys review. I feel so appreciated and well loved… okay okay.. I will stop being silly… Also, thank you sooooo much for your goodlucks for my exams… I think my Chinese O levels will be quite okay… ^_^V Haha… One down, 8 to go!!! (Exams I mean…)

*tenshi - angel