Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Dear Sally ❯ Dear Sally part 8 ( Chapter 8 )

Disclaimer: I do not own the Gundam boys or any other character from the series.

Warnings: There will be Lemon and NC17 (trust me ^_~ )

Pairings: 1+2,1x1, 2x2, 2+H, 1+R, 3x4, 5xS, 6xN, HxR ,1x2x1.

(Authors note If you notice a change in pairing I have changed it from DxR to HxR not even I can bring myself to put Dorothy with Relena. Dorothy creeps me out)

Rating: NC17 occasional fluff.

Author: Ryouga.

Title: Dear Sally

Dear Sally 8/?

"RISE AND SHINE HEERO!!"

The blue-eyed boy almost fell out of his bed as the overly boisterous voice echoed in his head. The pounding grating through him like nails on a chalk board. He sat up, clinging to the side of the bed head and groaned. There stood Duo glass of water in one hand aspirin in the other.

Heero looked around the room and then back at the braided Shinigami and grabbed the aspirin swallowing the foul tasting stuff within seconds. It tasted awful but if it was going to help his.... headache then who cared? He was actually quite thankful that Duo had been thoughtful enough to realize he'd need it. Even though it was the baka no Shinigami's fault in the first place.

"So are you ready then?" Duo asked quite gleefully.

"Oh yeah of course I'm ready. I mean I must look like something out of an old scary movie right now. I sure as hell feel like it." He stared up at the braided baka. "And what am I supposed to be ready for?"

"Don't you remember?" Duo said with a sweet and innocent smile on his face. "You promised me last night we could go to the pet shop so I could get a rabbit. "

Heero glared at him. "I did? But... I thought I said no more pets Maxwell, I have enough with you on my plate!"

Duo's eyes shimmered almost like he could burst into tears at the drop of a hat. "But last night.... You promised..."

Heero sighed. "I don't remember a thing Maxwell. You got me so drunk that I- "

"Errr... correction you drank the drinks yourself, I did not force them down your throat. I may have brought them for you and encouraged you, but you still had the choice, and you got yourself drunk!"

The perfect soldier sighed. "Geeze, I hope I didn't do anything too stupid."

Duo couldn't resist. "Well you did discover that Relena's bra was a wireless."

Heero stared silently at the other boy, an icy cold glare emanating from his eyes.

"Yup, you just whipped the poor girls shirt up had a feel and demanded to know if it was a cellular!"

The perfect soldier placed a hand over his face and lowered his head saying absolutely nothing.

"But it was a milestone in Quatre's life. For the first time ever he got to see breasts,

half naked ones too. And it was all thanks to you Heero."

A deep sigh came from underneath the perfect soldiers hand and he stood up slowly walking past the violet-eyed Shinigami.

"Heero?" Duo smirked as the boy brushed past his arm.

"I'm going for a shower." he said in an almost unemotional tone. "If any one rings before I get out tell them that I've died of embarrassment." he continued on in silence.

The drive to the pet shop was fairly quiet, until they stopped at a set of lights about a block away. Heero glanced up at the car in front of them." I don't know why they even make those things!" he said glaring at the bumper sticker.

"What things ?" Duo asked his eyes on the road.

"Bumper stickers.This one isn't even that funny!" Heero commented.

"So then, tell me what it says?"

Heero sighed. and looked harder at it. " Jesus saves but does he invest wisely?"

Duo grinned. "Ahh yes the unanswered question on every ones lips and I have the answer!" the Shinigami grinned.

"Here we go." the blue-eyed perfect soldier said rolling his eyes.

"Well of course he invested wisely. His father God taught him everything he knew. How do you think he could afford to create the world? I mean think of it Heero, imagine the immense building material bill they must have acquired after creating the earth. Investing wisely had to be their only choice."

A groan escaped from the perfect soldiers lips. "Good grief!"

The lights changed and Duo, sporting a pleased grin on his face, turned at the next set of lights pulling into the pet store carpark. He got out of the car and almost ran to Heero's side of the car. Wrenching open the door, he dragged the other boy out and

slammed the door, locking it quickly with the central locking.

"Why are we in such a hurry Maxwell? I don't think they're going anywhere!"

"It's Saturday, half day trading only today duh!"

Heero sighed, a fed up sigh. Pet store shopping excited him about as much as knowing what he'd done to Relena at the night club. Resigned to the fact that he was now here he followed the braided baka inside. Dogs barking , birds chirping, water bubbling, cats mewing. Heero started to feel the ominous ache returning to his head.

Why oh why did he let the Shinigami talk him into this? Oh yes that's right he was drunk!

But a promise was a promise and Heero was in no frame of mind to even attempt to counteract the cuteness Duo had displayed over getting this damn rabbit.

Not that Duo headed straight to the rabbit section. Noooo. He had to head for the *other* section.

"Awww look Heero. Ain't they cute?"

"No!"

"Spoilsport." Duo poked his tongue at the perfect soldier and then turned back as another cute thing caught his eye. "Hey, it's a puppy! And it looks... dead?" he said looking at it a little puzzled. Then realizing what he'd just said Duo gave the ex 01 pilot an apologetic look but it seemed not to have fazed the perfect soldiers mood too much.

"It's sleeping you baka." he informed the violet-eyed Shinigami shaking his head.

He'd tried to forget the past, forget about everything, even that time but this seemed to haunt him the most. But he knew that wasn't how Duo had meant it and he wasn't about to say anything to spoil the excited boys shopping spree. Some things were best left in the past.

"So are you going to get a rabbit or not?" the blue-eyed perfect soldier impatiently asked.

Duo stood upright and folded his arms. "Heero Yuy. When one comes to a pet shop one is supposed to ooh and ahh over the cute little animals they see."

Heero raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?" he said folding his own arms.

Duo with the biggest of smiles on his face looked him directly in the eyes, almost forcing the blue-eyed boy's face into a smile. Heero swallowed as he felt a light warmth sneak across his cheeks. He was definately going to ask Sally for advice. Duo was looking at him in the same way he had last night during the song at the night club. Maybe, just maybe there was some hope yet.

"Fine!" He started tearing his gaze away from Duo's. "You can ooh and ahh all you like. Just don't expect me to do it!"

He could sense Duo's triumphant smile and Heero realized that once again he was resigned to following the boy all around the pet store.

Finally after what seemed like an endless eternity, Duo got around to the rabbit cages.

He stopped and stared and stared and stared and Heero couldn't help but wonder what the hell he was doing. "So pick one already. They're all rabbits, what's so hard to choose?" he said earnestly.

Duo glanced over at him. "Color Heero. The color is everything. It has to be a cute one!"

Heero dropped his head to his chest and groaned some more. " Fine!" Heero began quietly. "What color do you want?"

Duo stared at the ex 01 pilot a puzzled look on his face. "Heero?"

"I said what color do you want, now hurry up before I change my mind!"

"You mean you're gonna buy it for me?"

"Hn!"

Without warning Heero found himself enveloped in the Shinigami's embrace as the other boy suddenly threw himself at him hugging him tightly causing the perfect soldiers blush to darken. "I always knew there was more to you than that eternal perfect soldier!"

Heero stood there arms by his side as the braided baka embarrassed the both of them at the same time. "Maxwell." he calmly stated. "You can let go now. I think enough people are staring."

Duo slowly let go and Heero avoided any gaze the the other boy might be offering .

"Go tell the store clerk which one you want." the perfect soldier said softly staring at the floor.

He felt Duo's hand on his shoulder momentarily and then listened as the footsteps moved away and then he sighed. "It was hard not knowing exactly how Duo felt, and he wasn't about to ask if he did like Hilde. It would only bring him an emptiness he didn't want to know. Seconds later he heard voices and more footsteps heading back towards him and he looked up, watching, as the braided Shinigami excitedly talked with the female store clerk.

"And this is the one here. I'd like this one please." Duo pointed to a fluffy white rabbit with a few black patches, floppy ears and the sweetest little cotton-balled tail. Even

Heero had a hard time trying not to see how cute the evil little thing was.

The woman lifted the lid and picked it up handing it to Duo. Heero tapped him on the shoulder. "It's going to need a cage. Get everything we need while we're here." he ordered the shocked God of Death.

"But Heero that's a lot of money. I just couldn't le--"

"Get him everything he needs for it." Heero said looking past Duo at the female store clerk.

"Yes sir. Right away." she replied with an understanding nod of her head.

Duo's smile made Heero blush hard this time, and he once again had to pull away from the boy's blazing smile that was almost rupturing his heart with happiness. He hadn't realized just how much this meant to Duo before... but now he was glad he did. The happy look on Duo's face said it all and an unusual warmth seemed to coat the

coolness of his almost untouchable heart.

Duo let Heero drive home, he wanted to hold the rabbit on his knees until they reached home. The store clerk had given them a cardboard box to put him in, the type that was designed to carry animals whilst traveling. The boy had smiled the whole time Heero was finalizing the transaction and he still hadn't let up, glancing to and from Heero and his new pet the whole drive home. It took them a few minutes to set up everything in their back laundry area. Heero had insisted it stay inside because of the predatory animals and other creatures that could possibly go after it if it were left out by itself . Heero had told him even a slight scare would be enough to give it a heart attack.

Duo watched as Heero had done everything towards making the little rabbit as comfortable as he possibly could. Duo had almost died of shock when Heero dragged one of his favorite sweaters out of his cupboard and made it into a bed . Heero had told the braided baka that even pet rodents needed to have a warm bed. Duo had just smiled. Heero was slowly starting to loosen up and it made him happy to see him this way. Maybe he could finally shake loose the perfect soldier facade he'd lived within for too long.

Heero had just sat down on the couch when Duo waltzed into the lounge and announced that everyone was on their way over.

"Everyone!!" he'd exclaimed. "What for?"

"I've named the bunny." Duo beamed excitedly.

Heero couldn't help but laugh a little. " It must be one hell of a name if you're inviting everyone over for a naming ceremony."

Duo`s smile could not be moved. "Well I think it is." the smile not faltering from his face at all.

Heero grinned, getting up from the couch "Well I guess I'd better go put the kettle on and see if you left any snacks Duo Maxwell. Last time we had nothing to share because of your midnight snack attacks." the blue-eyed boy grinned.

Duo followed him into the kitchen. "I was a good boy this time." he said mischievously as Heero opened the cupboards and pulled out a few different types of dry snacks.

"Yes I'm amazed they're still here." he replied satisfied as he and Duo arranged them into different bowls and various containers and then set them on the kitchen table.

"Heero ?" The God of Death quietly began.

"Yes Duo?"

"Thank you!"

A strange shiver rushed through Heero's body. Never before had he heard a more sincere acknowledgment of gratitude than that which had escaped the braided baka's lips at that precise moment in time and the perfect soldier replied in the only way he could.

"Hn….."

TBC