Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Cowboy ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

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

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, it belongs to Bandai, Sotsu and associated parties. I just borrow the guys from time to time and return them a whole lot happier. I don't own the song 'Rodeo' either. It belongs to Garth Brooks and as such all rights remain his. This fic is based loosely on the lyrics. Written for pleasure not profit.

Pairing: 2x1x2, past 1xR (sorry!) 3x4

Rating: NC 17

Warnings: Angst, fluff, sap, yaoi, Lemons, Lime, AU

Summary: Heero is a rodeo rider, the best on the circuit and looks set to remain there until an up and coming young cowboy appears on the scene.

AN: This fic is based loosely on the lyrics of 'Rodeo' by Garth Brooks - although it is not a song fic.

Dedication: To my lovely beta; Sakura for giving me the plot bunny and for all her hard work in editing my stuff. (No easy feat!) Thanks hun! You're the best!

'Cowboy'

October 2010 ShenLong

Chapter 10

[Itfs the white in his knuckles

The gold in the buckle

Hefll win the next go round

Rodeo - Garth Brooks]  

Heero managed to retain enough brain cells to check on Wing and top up the stallionfs water bucket. Still confused, He stood by the metal yard, gently rubbing the stallionfs forehead. He saw the light go on in Duofs trailer and the shadow of the man as he passed by the drawn curtains on the tiny window. His eyes remained riveted to that small window as his brain tried to process what had happened.

Duo had kissed him.

And it felt right.

There was no doubt at all in his mind now that Duo desired him; the other cowboy had admitted as much even if the words werenft direct. He glanced back to Wing. 'What the fuck am I gonna do, Wing?'

The paint gave a soft snort and rubbed his head against his masterfs chest.

Cobalt eyes wandered back to the small window where Duofs shadow had appeared again. The shadow moved gracefully, arms reaching up and Heero realized with a jerk that Duo was getting undressed. 'Oh shit,' he muttered, but didnft look away.

The shadow moved again, the shirt being tossed aside and hands moving to those sinfully tight jeans. Heero swallowed hard, a tingling starting in his nether regions and guilt suddenly flooded his heart. He shouldnft be standing here watching. He was no better than a peeping tom.

He was powerless to move.

His eyes tracked the shadow movement, watching as those jeans were tugged over hips, leaving a silhouette of a muscular body wearing nothing but a pair of boxers. Wing gave a snort and pulled his head away, Heero realizing hefd been grasping at one of the stallionfs ears and clenching his hand around it. 'Sorry, Wing,' he apologized and patted the paintfs neck.

His eyes, however, wandered back to the window and his knees almost buckled. Duofs shadow was removing those boxers. 'Fuck, fuck, fuck,' Heero muttered to himself as his own groin tightened painfully. The shadow on the curtain stretched and Heero was treated to a wonderful eviewf. His eyes were drawn to Duofs groin and he could clearly make out the half hard erection in the shadow form. When Duofs hand dropped down between his legs and grasped his cock, stroking softly, Heero groaned, his own cock rapidly rising.

Then the  light went out, at the same time Relena opened the trailer door. 'Heero? You almost finished?'

‘I haven’t even fucking started,’ he thought to himself as he felt his erection wilt. 'Just coming.' eYeah, I wish,f his libido told him.

'Okay. Ifve made tea so donft be long or it will go cold.'

With one last look at the now dark trailer, Heero headed inside his own.

* * *

The morning dawned clear with the promise of a fine day ahead. Duo rolled over in  his small bed and slowly blinked the sleep from his eyes. Pushing himself up and sitting on the side of the bed, he glanced down at his lap. He was sporting some pretty impressive morning wood.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time to take care of it now.

'Sorry, mini max, canft oblige this morning; besides, I thought you had enough last night,' he muttered to his cock as he stood up and stretched. His mind supplied him of the wicked thoughts hefd had last night after the brief kiss to Heerofs lips. The light touch had left him aching for more and once hefd been back in the safety of his own trailer, hefd let all sorts of fantasies come forth. No wonder he had an ache in his wrist this morning.

Erection softening a little, Duo walked through his trailer to the kitchen section and put the kettle on to boil. He needed a caffeine hit to kick start his day. Completely at ease with his nude state, he continued to move around, fetching the milk, sugar and coffee from the tiny refrigerator and cupboards and settling them into his mug.

Scythe heard the movement and gave a loud neigh. He wanted breakfast.

'Yeah, yeah. In a second, Scythe,' Duo called out. The kettle boiled and Duo made his drink, his erection having faded by now. Grabbing a pair of sweats, he pulled them over his hips and slipped his feet into a pair of old sneakers. With a wide yawn, he stepped outside to feed his noisy horse.

Scythe grunted and blew through his nostrils as Duo fetched his feed. Across from him, Wing watched, ears pricked and the occasional snort coming from his nose. The feed was mixed and placed in the feed bin, Duo hanging it on the side rail and petting the appyfs neck. Scythe immediately buried his muzzle inside and began to eat, turning his back on the paint stallion and giving a lazy flick of his tail.

Wing wasnft happy with that and began to pace around his yard, soft whinnies coming from him as he waited for his own breakfast. Duo watched the paint for a moment, then stepped across to pat the black and white neck.

'Sorry, Wing. If I knew where your feed was and what you have Ifd get it for you. Ifm sure your master will be up to feed you soo- Ow! What the fuck?!' Duofs words were cut off in mid sentence as a sharp sting to his rear had him grabbing his left butt cheek and whirling around to see what had stung him. He spotted Scythefs muzzle quickly diving back into his feed bin. Looking from the stallion to his rear, Duo knew what had happened, and despite the evidence, he  had a hard time putting two and two together, but there were a few bits of chaff clinging to his sweats and he had no choice but to admit that Scythe had nipped him on the rear.

'Youfre jealous,' Duo scolded the appaloosa, still rubbing his backside.

Scythe declined to answer, but he wasnft about to let his master show any affection towards another horse, especially that show off paint!  Seemed hefd gotten his message across, at least his master was only paying attention to him now.

If Duo didnft know any better he would have sworn his horse was looking rather smug. Shaking his head, he glanced at Heerofs trailer. There was no sign of movement at the moment so Duo turned back to his own trailer to finish off his coffee and get his toiletries together for his shower.

By the time Duo returned from his shower, Heero had fed Wing and wasnft anywhere around. The long haired cowboy shrugged and settled into his trailer to have his breakfast before hefd need to go to the arena for the draw to decide which animals he would ride.

* * *

Heero had spent a rather uncomfortable night and hadnft gotten much in the way of sleep. When hefd made it back into the trailer after seeing Duo off, hefd been on his guard. Something told him Relena wasnft happy and a knot of fear had settled in his gut. He wasnft sure if the woman had seen the brief kiss or not as it had been quite dark outside. All he could do was hope she hadnft.

There was definitely something up though and Heero was pretty sure it had to do with Duo. Right now he assumed it was because Duo had backed him up when it came to the rodeo and his love of it. Relena would not have liked that at all.

Hefd dozed off into a restless slumber around three in the morning when his brain finally exhausted itself with  constantly replaying the images of Duofs shadow in his trailer. When hefd been woken by Wingfs constant calling for his breakfast, he felt like hefd been run over by a stampeding herd of cattle.

Relena wasnft in the bed with him and her toiletries bag was missing which meant she would be taking her shower. It was a blessing in one way - it meant he didnft have to deal with her cold shoulder treatment.

Pulling on a pair of jeans, he stepped out into the cool air and fed his horse. Across from him, Scythe was busily eating his own food which meant Duo was up and about. Heerofs heart warmed when he thought of the other cowboy and his lips tingled again.

Returning to the trailer, he fetched his own toiletries and towel, heading for the ablutions block.

When he returned, Relena was cooking breakfast. A mug of coffee sat on the small table waiting for him and he grabbed it as he walked by to put his things away. Returning, he walked up behind the woman and went to put a hand on her shoulder; Relena moved out of the way.

'Your breakfast is ready,' she said in a cool tone and handed him a plate.

Silently, he took it and sat at the table to eat, eyes watching Relena as she moved about, washing the dishes and then going to make up the small bed. He sighed internally as a hollow feeling found its way into his gut. Mechanically he moved the food from the plate to his mouth, chewed and swallowed, his mind on a completely different planet.

He didnft want to intentionally hurt Relena, but their relationship had seriously stalled. It wasnft all due to Duo either - although the long haired cowboy was fast becoming a major player. Heero hadnft been content for some time, the arguments and bickering over the past six months bore testimony to that.

With Duo now in the equation, and Heero starting to figure out his own feelings, wants and desires, the relationship with Relena was becoming even more rocky. On the one hand he knew he had to tell Relena he was no longer interested in pursuing a relationship with her, it was only fair to her after all. He had no doubt she wouldnft be happy with the decision, but she would get over it and move on with her life.

He hoped.

Then there was Duo.

The other cowboy was definitely interested in Heero, but did Heero want to become involved with the cowboy? Yes, he was attracted to the man, but was that attraction enough? Could he spend his life with another man? What did Duo want from this attraction? Would it be simply sex? Or something more?

'Are you even listening to me?!'

The loud voice and stamp of the foot drew Heero from his thoughts and he looked up to see a rather irate Relena staring at him.

'Sorry.'

'Ifve asked you three times now if youfre finished because you need to get a move on if you wish to be in the rodeo. The draw for the bulls and horses starts in five minutes,' Relena snipped.

'Shit!'

'Heero! Language!'

'Sorry.' Heero jumped up from the table and grabbed his hat. 'Back soon,' he said as he shot out the door of the trailer and began to jog across the paddock in the direction of the administration section where the draw would be taking place.

Relena watched him go, her face like thunder as she fumed. She had intended to go with him, but in his haste hefd forgotten that and all but slammed the door in her face. Grabbing her purse and doing her best to keep her anger under control, she left the trailer and followed across the paddock.

*
Duo was about mid field in the throng of cowboys and chatting to Trowa. The blonde pick up guy, Quatre, was close by the clownfs side ? very close. Duo watched the pair with amusement; he had a pretty good idea the pair had hooked up and if that was the case, he was happy for them. His eyes though kept wandering around the group.

'Looking for someone in particular?' Trowa asked.

'Eh?' Duofs eyes dragged themselves back to Trowafs face, noting the slight curl to the lip.

'You looking for someone in particular?' Trowa repeated.

'Nah, just seeing who is here,' Duo replied, doing his best to cover up.

'Sure,' Trowa drawled. 'And Wufei rides bareback in a tutu.'

'He does?!' Quatre exclaimed.

'Quatre, it was a joke,' Trowa deadpanned.

'Oh.' It was obvious the blonde had only just come into the conversation and he blushed red to the roots of his hair.

Duo snickered quietly and then his eyes lit up as he spotted a familiar, dark mop of hair poking out from under a black hat.

Noticing the slight change in the cowboy, Trowafs eyes followed the direction Duofs had taken and the grin to his lips increased when he spotted whom they were fixated on. 'Just seeing who is here, hey?' he teased. 'Wouldnft have been looking for a particular chocolate haired cowboy, now would we?'

The light in Duofs eyes suddenly darkened and a scowl appeared on his handsome face. Moments later it was gone, replaced with a cheery mask, one Trowa could see right through. Glancing back across the room, Trowa spotted Relena and instantly understood the sudden change in Duofs demeanor.  He shifted a little closer to Duo and lowered his voice. 'A word of friendly advice, donft play with fire unless you want to get burned.'

Looking into those emerald eyes, Duo knew the clown was sincere and only looking out for him. Duo sighed. 'Itfs a bit late for that.'

Raising an eyebrow, Trowa spoke again. 'Hefs never shown any interest in anything other than his horse and Relena. The guyfs straight, and even if he wasnft, I donft think Relena would give him up easily. Shefs a very possessive woman and used to getting her own way. It doesnft pay to cross her,' Trowa warned.

'You might be surprised, Trowa,' Duo replied in a whisper. 'The signals Ifve been getting seem to indicate hefs  not as straight as he would have everyone believe.'

'And you now this, how?'

Duo gave a smug smile.

'Duo, are you going to share or not?' Trowa looked a little miffed. 'You know that anything you say to me will be kept in the strictest of confidence.'

'I know, Tro.' Duo gave the clown a brief run down on the previous eveningfs dinner, only omitting the part about the brief kiss. That was still too personal to him and he wanted to keep that to himself and savor it for a while.

'I see.' Trowafs mind was working overtime. 'I would never have guessed, hefs never given any indication of being remotely interested in the male of the species. Just goes to show, you canft judge a book by its cover. But, Duo, Ifd be very careful, tread warily. Relena may not know, but you can rest assured, if and when she does find out, she will not be amused. That woman can be very vindictive and when it comes to Heero, she wonft let him go without a fight. Be careful and watch your back.'

'Thanks, Trowa. Ifll be sure to remember that.' Duo already had an inkling that Relena would be hard to remove from the scene, but given what Trowa had said, he thought hefd better take note of the advice and watch his back.

The conversation was halted as the ring stewards and organizers arrived and the draw for the bulls and broncs began.

Duo drew a bull called Thunder for his ride and was quite pleased with himself. Thunder usually put up a good efightf and if a cowboy could stay with him for the eight seconds, he usually got a good score. Standing back beside Trowa and Quatre, Duofs eyes watched for Heero, eager to see which bull he drew.

Heero had arrived with barley enough time and once he entered the building, his eyes were on alert for a violet eyed cowboy. He spotted Duo across the room and was about to weave his way through the crowd when a soft hand to his arm stopped him in his tracks. He turned to see Relena standing beside him, her face dark.

'Very kind of you to wait for me, Heero,' she snapped.

Immediately, Heero was on his guard and decided he could catch up with Duo later. 'Ifm sorry, I didnft realize you were coming to the draw,' he replied in a cool tone.

'You didnft give me a chance,' she growled and tightened her grip on his arm.

Rather than add any more fuel to the fire, Heero kept his eyes away from where Duo was standing, turning them to the small podium where the officials were congregating. 'Looks like the draw is about to start,' he said flatly, diverting the subject.

Relena didnft answer, but she remained at his side, hand firmly on his arm.

One by one the cowboys went up and pulled the name of a bull from the hat, various facial expressions indicating what they thought about the animal theyfd secured. Relena watched carefully, one eye on Heero and one on the stewards. When Duo approached the officials, her eyes narrowed further. Her hand still rested on Heerofs arm and she felt the small tremor that passed through him. She noted his eyes glued to the other cowboy and a soft smile grace his lips as his features relaxed a touch.

She knew that Heero was interested in the other cowboy and at first it hadnft bothered her as it appeared to be just a couple of cowboys becoming good friends. Last night, however, the dinner and the way Duo had chatted easily with Heero, even going so far as to back Heero up when shefd voiced her objections to the rodeo, had her mind thinking overtime. She still suspected it was nothing more than good friends, but her gut felt uneasy when she observed Heero and how he interacted with the other man. He rarely smiled at her like that anymore.

Heero was shaking free from her hand and reluctantly she let him go, watching him walk to the officials and draw his bull. eMafiaf was the name called out and Heero began to walk back, Relena scanning the crowd quickly to see where Duo was. Her anger rose again as she noted the other cowboy watching Heero and smiling. When Heero smiled back, she felt that anger increase even more.

A nagging thought forced its way to the fore of her mind and she had no choice but to acknowledge it. She sincerely hoped she was wrong, but the thought wouldnft go away. It continued to taunt her.  Managing to quiet that thought for the moment, Relena decided the only way to confirm or deny the thought would be to remain silent and observe.

She also vowed not to let Heero out of her sight.

The broncs were drawn next, Duo drawing a bronc called Arrow for the bareback and Sugar for the saddle bronc. Heero scored Sparks for the bareback and Flash in the saddle bronc. Once the rides were selected, the draw for the order in which they would compete in the roping and bulldogging events took place. Duo drew fourth in the Roping and eighth in the Bulldogging; Heero would be sixth in the Roping and second in the Bulldogging.

With all draws now finished, the cowboys began to disperse and head back to their trailers to get ready for the rodeo to begin. Heerofs eyes searched for Duo, he wanted to have a quick word with the other cowboy.

Relena watched him closely and when she spotted Heero's eyes looking around, she decided enough was enough and tightened her grip on his arm. 'Come on, you need to get back to the trailer and saddle Wing up for the opening parade,' she told him.

Heero scowled but Relena was insistent and wouldnft release his arm. He knew if he pushed the issue she would want to know where he was going and what he was doing. Reluctantly, he gave in; he would have to wait until later to try and speak with Duo.

As the cowboys all started to leave, Duo scoured the area for Heero. He wanted to speak to the other cowboy, mainly to see if he could gauge how Heero was feeling this morning, if the brief kiss hefd given the other man had completely ruined everything or not. He spotted the black hat and chocolate hair as Heero exited the building. Hurrying his steps, Duo tried to catch up.

Once he was outside, he saw Heero ahead, Relena firmly on his arm. Neither person looked particularly happy and Duofs feet came to a halt. He frowned as he watched them walking away, unsure what to make of it all.

With a sigh, he decided to leave things as they were for now, he could try to catch up with Heero later and apologize for making the other man uncomfortable. With there being nothing else he could do about the situation right now, he ambled across the paddocks towards the trailers where Scythe waited for him.

* * *
Having reached the trailer, Heero fetched his saddle and bridle, Relena having caught Wing and tied the stallion up so she could brush him down. Heero was puzzled. Relena was still giving him the cold shoulder treatment in one way, but she was also continuously near him. He noticed Duo return to his trailer and catch Scythe, disappearing into his trailer and returning with the appaloosafs gear. He also noticed Duo casting glances across at him. He shifted around Wing a couple of times to try and get a little closer to the side of the trailer where Duo was saddling up and hopefully have a quiet word with the other cowboy, but Relena was constantly there.

It was becoming seriously frustrating.

Duo continued to dart glances at Heero and a couple of times went to open his mouth to speak with the other man when Relena would appear between Heero and his line of vision, taking Heerofs attention and blocking any attempt he may have at talking to the cowboy.

It appeared to Duo that the woman was deliberately keeping Heero away. eShit! I wonder if she saw us last night?f Duo thought. That would explain her possessive behavior and Trowa had warned him she was very possessive. eFuck, fuck, fuck!f

The only way to find out would be to talk to Heero ? and right now that wasnft happening. With Scythe all saddled up, Duo brought him out of the yard and mounted, settling himself into the saddle easily. He picked up the reins and nudged the stallion forward. Heero had disappeared back into his trailer so rather than wait around, Duo headed for the mustering area in preparation for the grand parade.

Inside the trailer, Heero was pulling on his boots and glanced out the window. He watched as Duo swung himself into the saddle, that perfect rear end settling itself into the soft leather. It was with some effort that he managed to drag his eyes away and focus back on pulling the boots on.

Relena noticed his distracted air and scowled to herself.

With his boots now on, Heero exited the trailer and brought the paint out of his yard. He mounted and gathered up the reins. Without waiting to see if Relena was following, he pushed the stallion into a jog and aimed for the muster area. With any luck he would be able to speak with Duo either before or during the opening grand parade.

At least Relena couldnft follow him there.

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tbc...

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