Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Bonded ❯ Starting out ( Chapter 10 )

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Chapter Summary: Duo wakes up and Blue Eyes asks the question. What will Duo say?

/~ blah blah ~/ Duo’s thoughts

Less than a minute after the door closed behind the two scientists, Duo said softly, "You can stop the massage any time now, Blue Eyes."

Startled prussian-blue eyes looked down and saw laughing violets looking back at him. Blushing an interesting shade of red, the one called Blue Eyes stopped moving his hands and blurted, "I didn't realize you were awake."

Duo chuckled softly as he moved so his head was resting on the other boy's shoulder. Snuggling up against the other boy he said, "G's arrival woke me up. Did I hear him say something about food?"

Tightening his hold on the younger boy, Blue Eyes answered, "Yes. It's over on the desk. Can I … ask … you something before we go get it?"

"Sure," Duo replied, smiling at the hesitantly asked question.

"I know I haven't been real talkative or anything since I got here," Blue Eyes started, then grinned when he heard a mumbled "No kidding!" from near his shoulder. "I'm sorry. I just … don't find it easy to talk about things that have nothing to do with our training."

"Go on," Duo urged after a couple moments of silence. "You're doing fine so far."

"So far?" Blue Eyes laughed in a self-deprecating fashion. "Duo, before I make a total fool of myself, let me tell you that I find you intriguing, thought provoking, beautiful, and I want to get to know you a lot better."

Duo looked at him in surprise. /~ Did he just say what I thought he said? Does this mean … ~/

Duo's thoughts were interrupted as the other boy continued, "Now to make an utter fool of myself. Duo, I've been told that you know about our race and the need to bond." At Duo's slight nod, he continued even more hesitantly, "Would you do me the honor of becoming my mate?"

Duo reached up and gently placed a hand against the other boy's cheek, turning his head so he could look into those deep blue eyes as he replied, "Only a fool does not fear rejection, Blue Eyes. Unite us in heart and mind. We are both training to be soldiers, after all. If we both survive this war, we can re-evaluate the situation."

"Thank you," the older boy murmured as he turned his head to place a light kiss on the palm of the hand that had been touching his cheek. Then gracing his companion with a smile, he questioned, "Are you ready to eat now?"

"Yeah," Duo replied, starting to sit up, but found himself restrained.

"Stay put. I'll go get the tray," Blue Eyes said, slowly, almost reluctantly, removing his arm from around Duo before getting off the bed. He quickly walked over to the desk, picked up the tray and returned to the bed.

As they were eating Duo asked, "G told me about the bonding and the reasons behind it, but he didn't tell me what was done to create the bond. Do you know what we have to do?"

"He couldn't tell you because each time it's different, even when going from a partial to a full bond," came the quiet reply after a moment of silence while J's trainee finished chewing and swallowed what was in his mouth. "The sire takes the lead but both parties have their say. The formula for the bond is a spoken rhyme made up during the bonding. It's supposed to just come to you, or something, J told me."

"Oh. So when do you want to do our bonding?"

"When you've finished eating, if that's alright with you," came the reply, with no sign of thought or hesitancy.

"That soon?" Duo exclaimed, dropping the piece of fruit he'd been about to put in his mouth.

Picking up Duo's dropped piece of fruit, the older boy smiled, "That soon, if you want. Open up!" and he placed the fruit against Duo's lips; half wanting those lips to touch his fingers, half fearful of the same.

Duo looked into those deep blue eyes, searching for something but not sure what – truth, longing, acceptance of him, or something else he didn't know how to define. Seeing only fearful, but hopeful, longing shining at him, Duo smiled and gently took the offered piece of fruit, gently tasting the fingers holding it, before they let the fruit piece go.

Between the two of them they finished everything on the tray in half an hour. J's trainee took the tray back to the desk, and then made a detour to his dresser before returning to the bed where Duo was waiting, watching curiously.

When he was settled once again on the bed, J's trainee put his hands and what he'd picked up from the dresser in his lap. Staring down at his lap, while blushing a faint pink, he asked hesitantly, "Can I … may I … brush your hair?" After stumbling over the words he looked up through his bangs at Duo, waiting anxiously for the other boy's reply.

Duo didn't say a word as he slowly sat up, facing the other boy. He reached out and gently tilted his companion's head up so that he could look into his eyes. He seemed to hesitate, considering what he wanted to say. Evidently, what he saw in the other boy's brilliant blue eyes reassured him because he started to smile before pulling his hand back, turning around and undoing his braid.

Not a word was spoken as J's trainee slowly brushed all the knots out. By the time he had all the knots and snarls brushed out, Duo was about ready to topple over due to extreme muscle relaxation. Putting the brush down and keeping his voice to a bare whisper, J's trainee started the bonding vow, not knowing exactly what would come out.

"Whisper soft," to which Duo replied without even thinking, "Whisper low." The next three lines were split between them as well, in the same manner; J's trainee started the line and Duo ended it.

Voices gentle, touches slow
Heart and mind, join begun
Joyful bond, two are one.

As he finished speaking, Duo leaned back against J's trainee, who gently wrapped his arms around Duo before resting his head on Duo's shoulder. After a peaceful moment Blue Eyes turned his head just enough to gently kiss Duo on the lips.

"We should get some sleep," Duo said around a yawn. "This won't change what we're scheduled to do in the morning." To which he received, not a word, but a gentle pull in the direction of the mattress, which he obeyed quite willingly.

Soon the two were stretched out on the bed with Duo using J's trainee for a pillow again, his arm lightly lying across the boy's rib cage. J's trainee was on his back, his arms wrapped around Duo and his chin lightly touching the top of Duo's head. Duo's unbound hair rested on top of the blanket they had pulled to Duo's chin, creating a second blanket. Neither boy stirred until the alarm sounded in the morning, beginning their first full day as a bonded couple. Neither boy really knowing what to expect from the bond, or each other.