Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Anything for the One You Love ❯ Chapter 2: Later that Night ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Err... I -meant- to put this chapter up a few days ago... but I got distracted by my great weakness for fan fiction for a few days... and then, I spent the ENTIRE day with my friend.. (she called, woke me up, picked me up... spent the night..yeah) so, I got about an hour of sleep that night..then I was up at 4am... and then I got ready and went to a "Race for the Cure" with her... See, there was no way I was going to say no to her because her mother died from breast cancer... (however, because of her mother's death, I met this friend...and now she is my best friend... funny how that works) anyway, I FINALLY got the new chapter out!

IMPORTANT note::: I would like to introduce everyone to my wonderful beta, Joy2. I am a very lucky author having her as a beta. Not only does she do a wonderful job cleaning up after my mess of a story, but she even makes me feel -good- about writing it. In fact, so good as to make me believe that what I wrote might not be so bad, which makes me want to write more. Uhmm.. yeah.. -glomps Joy2-

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DISCLAIMER::: don't own nothing except the plot. Don't sue… I'll cry… oh yeah.. for future chapters I'll probably forget to put a disclaimer on... see chapter 1...

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Chapter 2: Later that Night

~: Entry # 785:~ I couldn't believe it. He came. He hadn't come since he left that night… But now he's going to marry her. I don't know why that hurts. He started smoking again. I wanted to cry, but I just lit up instead. I still can't stand the smell. Why'd I start? You're a good listener and all, but, damn, I wish you could answer some of my questions. Like why he was wearing the jacket I gave him. He got taller too--10 inches or so. I guess he must be 5'11 or 6' now… But I'm still 5'5 flat. Gad, I'm so short. Quatre said dinner's done. Later. (end journal entry)

Thank… something… that Quatre bought my "I need an extra room to do my work in" plea. There's a couch I can probably sleep on after Relena falls asleep, Heero thought as he sat down at the table, Relena between him and Quatre. The two were still talking about politics; something Heero hated. Relena had subtly placed Heero's hand on her thigh.

The hamburgers had been passed around the table before Duo came down; only one burger remained. Duo grabbed it up without a bun and threw some cheese and bacon on it before quickly eating. Five minutes later, Duo excused himself, vaguely complaining of a headache.

Heero kept his stoic gaze fixated on the wall, though his mind reeled with questions. He left half his burger… When had had strep and could barely swallow, he still managed to eat an entire pizza… and half of mine half an hour later…

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Heero paused in his rapid typing as another thought of the violet-eyed twenty-year-old crossed his mind. He's lost weight… Heero blinked and went back to typing.

He wanted to finish his book within the next few weeks. No one knew he wrote, not even his publisher knew who he was. Via a fake ID with his pen name on it, he had already written and published three books, one of them making the best-seller list.

Heero sighed as his mind lost its train of thought for his book. Heero stretched and looked at the bookshelf across the room; it was stocked with seven rows of books. Heero was sure he would find something he wouldn't mind reading.

As Heero walked over to the books, his eyes fell on three books by Dune Y. Macoy. He gave an amused shake of his head and picked up a science fiction book. While his books were supposed to be a good read, Heero had never bothered to read them before. Heero slumped into a chair facing the window and began reading, nothing interrupting the quiet solitude except the wind whistling outside.

All at once, Duo was in Heero's study, begging Heero to not only hide him, but to tell Wufei he wasn't in the room should he ask.

Heero gave Duo his customary death glare, quickly shoving the book he had been reading under a cushion. "Why do you need me to hide you."

"I kinda stole Wufei's katana for awhile, but when I gave it back, he threatened to cut my braid off." Duo shivered at his final comment.

Heero sighed, but pointed Duo towards the closet and began typing, lest Wufei walk in on him reading a science-fiction novel. Moments later, the door to Heero's study slammed open to present an irate Wufei.

"Is the idiot in here?" Wufei glared at the room.

"No. Leave, now." Heero answered, clicking the safety off of his favourite gun for effect.

The door immediately slammed shut, and Wufei began a search of the other numerous rooms of Quatre's mansion.

Heero waited several minutes before addressing the closet door. "You can come out now."

Duo came out with a grateful and plopped down on the couch. "We-ell, looks like you're stuck with me for awhile!"

"Hn." Heero's fingers flew across his keyboard.

"Watcha typing?"

"Hn."

"Hmm…. Maybe some sort of top-secret, government report? I bet it is…" Duo mused half to himself. "Must be really important and time consuming, since there's not a day I know of you haven't typed on that thing."

Heero didn't answer, but continued writing his murder mystery. He couldn't stand reading them, but this story had become one. With Heero's assassin/soldiering background, it was easy for him to construct the perfect murder and make it complex enough to keep everyone else guessing. Soon, however, Duo's incessant drumming on a small table began to cause Heero's concentration to waver.

"Wanna play some chess?" Duo finally asked, his voice dripping with boredom.

"No."

"How about some poker?"

"No."

"Any card game?" Duo begged. "Please? Pretty please?"

Heero stayed silent a long moment, pondering the situation. If he said no, Duo would continue asking him to play various other games. If he said yes, he would have to play cards. "Fine."

Duo grinned and pulled out a set of cards. "Okay, what game?"

"Gin Rummy."

Duo grinned, though he had never beaten Heero. "Okay!"

Duo deftly shuffled the cards, bridging the deck every time in a perfect arc. After dealing, Duo possessively grabbed his cards and sorted through them in mock-seriousness. Heero sorted his deck in seconds and took the card Duo had flipped up to begin the game. The taller man played in silence, ignoring the many comments the braided figure offered.

After winning six games in a row, Heero felt the slightest bit sorry for the cheerfully losing man across from him. Heero let Duo win, though only by a slight margin. Duo grinned, amazed that he had won, appearing to Heero as if all the happiness in the world had bloomed at that moment. Heero almost smiled. Almost.

"Thanks for playing. I'll leave you alone now." Duo finished collecting his cards, unsure if Heero would try to kill him for winning or not.

"What about Wufei?"

Duo stared at Heero before grinning. "I bet he's meditating now, so I can make it to my room without losing my braid!"

With that said, Heero was left to stare at the door Duo disappeared through.

Heero settled down to read again, but just as he settled down into a comfortable position, he was once again interrupted. "Heero! Come to bed, now!"

Heero sighed and trudged into the bedroom. Relena had already switched the blue bedspread with a pink quilt. Pink lace curtains now hung over the windows, and a bucket of pink paint rested on the bureau. Heero guessed the next day one of Quatre's servants would be painting the room pink. Relena was perched on the bed wearing a low-cut pink silk nightie, waiting for Heero to climb into the bed.

Heero stripped down to his boxers and slid underneath pale pink sheets, suppressing a shudder; the bedspread was the colour of Pepto-Bismol. The blond woman situated Heero in what she decided was the perfect position for her to sleep on before laying across her childhood crush and turning out the light. It only took her five minutes to start snoring softly. Heero gave her another few minutes before sliding out of bed and pulling his jeans and tank on in the dark.

Heero exited the room via the study so the noise wouldn't wake his fiancée, and walked down the hall towards the music room. During Quatre's tour, they had stopped by the music room and Heero had noticed a beautiful guitar huddled in a far corner. Guitar playing was another one of Heero's secrets.

The Japanese man realized no one had played the guitar for some time as he quickly tuned the horrid sounding instrument until it sang sweetly. After tuning the acoustic guitar, Heero turned the lights off and played for two hours, his eyes closed as he let his hands find the notes they pleased, forming a haunting, sad song.

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Yes, I know, Heero playing the guitar is... different, but you know what? I think I like it that way ^___^ Anyway, here's all the replies to my loving readers!

EmeraldKoneko::: Er, well, I got this up a few days later than expected, but I DID get it up! I'm glad you like this story, because there are MANY more chapters. ...k-k-kitty tactics?!?!? -worries- you see, I ADORE cats...and uhm... that could be trouble...

M.navi::: I'm glad you love this! I promise there are many chapters to come so no worrying about that! Hope to see the likes of you in the reviews again

Dagger Maxwell::: I'm sorry it took me awhile to update... I admit, I got a bit distracted by life.. -points to her author's notes- however, I'm going to TRY to update more often... I don't know why it's so hard for me... I already have chapter 3 beta approved... and well, I really should send her some more chapters.... She's such a good beta..

PUnK-RoCk['s Sk8ter chic::: well... I wouldn't go so far as to say Heero's a baka... you'll like him real soon, I promise. I really need to be better about updating... it's pathetic..i have the chapters right here... -sighs-

Chamaeleon::: I'm glad you like this... however, as for the improvement... most of this story is already written... and I hate reading what I've already written... (unless my beta tells me to change it... then it's just a matter of changing things...not reading) so, I can't say your advice will be put to any good use anytime soon (sorry..) since uhmm.. there's a LOT of chapters pre-written... but..when I start writing new chapters, I'll try my best to keep your suggestion in mind

Hey.. cool. I got 5 reviews!! ^___^ I'm a happy authoress! Now, if I can get MORE reviews... that'd be wonderful