Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Faded Memories ❯ Love? ( Chapter 3 )
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By: Firestar 
Heero feels that he's a liability and try's to leave, but someone stops him.
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.19.2001 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 430 | Status: Work In Progress
Heero feels that he's a liability and try's to leave, but someone stops him.
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.19.2001 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 430 | Status: Work In Progress
Faded Memories
Part 3
by Firestar
Disclaimer: GW is not mine and I'm completely broke, so you need'n't bother to sue.
A/N: Shounen ai, sap, a little bit of angst. Sorry It took so long to update.
Heero listened carefully for sounds in the hallway beyond his room. It was late into the night and
just about everyone should be in bed sleeping. Once he had assured himself that the house was still,
he slipped silently from his bed, limping slightly and feeling his way carefully along the wall towards the
door.
It had been two weeks since the bandages were removed from his eyes and since then he'd been nursed,
coddled, pitied, sympathized with, and fussed over until it took all of his considerable self-control to hold
back a frustrated scream. He wasn't supposed to need to be nursed or coddled or in any way looked after.
He was supposed to be self-sufficient......and perfect.
True, it wasn't as important anymore since the wars were long over and there were now only preventitive
missions being pursued, but still, it was intolerable.
Add to that all of the confusing emotions and terrible nightmares from his past that he'd been experiencing,
it was safe to say that Heero Yuy, the one perfect soldier, was a wreck.
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Duo couldn't sleep. After tossing and turning in his bed for nearly an hour, he sat up in frustration, brushing
his bangs out of his eyes. Muttering under his breath, he threw his blankets aside, knowing that he
wouldn't be falling back to sleep anytime soon.
The braided boy slipped out of his bedroom quietly, intending to head down to the kitchen for a late night
snack. A faint noise made itself heard, however, and he stood stock still, trying to determine its cause.
Soon, it became quite obvious what the cause of the disturbance was. Heero was limping down the hall,
one leg dragging slightly on the floor and a hand against the wall to support and guide him.
In the dim light, Heero seemed paler than ever and his normally powerful form looked incredibly fragile. Duo
held his breath, not wanting to catch Heero's attention just then. He desperately wanted to know what the
other boy was doing wandering the halls in the middle of the night.
Suddenly, Heero stumbled, just barely catching himself before he fell. Duo watched fearfully, hoping that
the injured pilot wouldn't hurt himself futher. Slowly, in a gait that looked horribly painful, Heero once again
started forward down the hall and made his way towards one of the many back entrances to Quatre's
mansion.
Duo followed silently behind, but as Heero made to step out the door, Duo could no longer restrain himself.
"Where are you going?"
The sound of Duo's soft voice stopped Heero in his tracks and he turned around to face it.
"Out."
Duo snorted and crossed his arms in front of him. "I can see that. Why?"
"It's none of your business."
"What do you mean it's none of my business?!" Heero's dismissal angered Duo a LOT. "Me and the
other's have been looking after you constantly! We've taken care of you and we've WORRIED about you!
Of course its my business!" Duo's voice was rising with every word and it cut Heero to the quick.
Duo watched in shock as Heero's head lowered, his ragged bangs shading his empty blue eyes. "And that's
exactly why I'm leaving."
Duo narrowed his eyes as Heero once again turned to leave. "What's that supposed to mean? That doesn't
tell me anything!"
Heero's thin frame started to shake and his voice came out ragged, as if he was close to tears. "I'm a
liability to you all. A distraction."
"That's nonsense! We don't have to worry about that anymore. We can spend all the time and
concentration we need to take care of you now." Duo's voice was filled with outrage and hurt. "We'll take
care of you, Heero. It won't matter that you're blind!"
"I'm not supposed to need to be taken CARE of, Duo! I'm supposed to be the Perfect Soldier, not a
weakling who can't see." Heero was shaking badly and tears streamed down his face. "But the Perfect
Soldier is gone and I can't get him back. I'm worthless now!"
Duo' s hands were clenched at his sides and he was trembling with suppressed fury. "Who care's about
the fuckin' Perfect Soldier! We don't need him anymore! Get a grip on yourself, Heero and start acting
like the man I love. HE wouldn't give up so easily!"
Heero's head snapped up in shock. "L-Love?"
"Yes, LOVE! Why else do you think I've been by your side night and day? It sure as hell wasn't for the
sake of any "Perfect Soldier."
"Duo, I--" A bewildered Heero shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Duo softened then, seeing the lost expression on Heero's face. "Heero, you baka, I've loved you for a long
time and it doesn't matter to me whether or not you can see. I didn't fall in love with your 20/20 vision. I fell
in love with YOU. The kind, sweet boy who agonized over mistakes he couldn't help and who saved the
world several times over with a determination and strength I can only dream of."
Still Heero didn't say anything and Duo's voiced turned sad. "Maybe its me then. Maybe you don't return
my feelings. It's alright if you don't, Heero, I'll understand. But please, PLEASE don't let this ruin your life.
You've got so much to live for Heero if you'll just look at what's right under your nose."
Duo turned to go then, his footsteps heavy. The sound finally freed Heero's frozen tongue. "Duo, wait! I'm
sorry. I do love you, I just...I just don't know how to deal with this."
Duo stopped and slowly turned back around. "That's okay, Heero, we'll deal with it together. You and me,
I swear."
Heero nodded and as Duo stepped closer his knees gave out from the strain of holding up his injured body.
Duo caught him deftly and and carried him easily back up to his room.
-----------------------------------------------------A/N---- -----------------------------------------------------------
Hi everyone, sorry it took soooooo long to update. Don't worry, this story isn't done yet. I've still got to take
care of all those memories of Heero's . Hopefully it won't take nearly as long to get the next part out, but
then ya can never tell when something's going to come up, so I'm not going to make any promises.
Sorry the end of this chapter's so sappy, but I just wasn't in the mood to do angst tonight. Maybe next time.
Part 3
by Firestar
Disclaimer: GW is not mine and I'm completely broke, so you need'n't bother to sue.
A/N: Shounen ai, sap, a little bit of angst. Sorry It took so long to update.
Heero listened carefully for sounds in the hallway beyond his room. It was late into the night and
just about everyone should be in bed sleeping. Once he had assured himself that the house was still,
he slipped silently from his bed, limping slightly and feeling his way carefully along the wall towards the
door.
It had been two weeks since the bandages were removed from his eyes and since then he'd been nursed,
coddled, pitied, sympathized with, and fussed over until it took all of his considerable self-control to hold
back a frustrated scream. He wasn't supposed to need to be nursed or coddled or in any way looked after.
He was supposed to be self-sufficient......and perfect.
True, it wasn't as important anymore since the wars were long over and there were now only preventitive
missions being pursued, but still, it was intolerable.
Add to that all of the confusing emotions and terrible nightmares from his past that he'd been experiencing,
it was safe to say that Heero Yuy, the one perfect soldier, was a wreck.
****************************************************
Duo couldn't sleep. After tossing and turning in his bed for nearly an hour, he sat up in frustration, brushing
his bangs out of his eyes. Muttering under his breath, he threw his blankets aside, knowing that he
wouldn't be falling back to sleep anytime soon.
The braided boy slipped out of his bedroom quietly, intending to head down to the kitchen for a late night
snack. A faint noise made itself heard, however, and he stood stock still, trying to determine its cause.
Soon, it became quite obvious what the cause of the disturbance was. Heero was limping down the hall,
one leg dragging slightly on the floor and a hand against the wall to support and guide him.
In the dim light, Heero seemed paler than ever and his normally powerful form looked incredibly fragile. Duo
held his breath, not wanting to catch Heero's attention just then. He desperately wanted to know what the
other boy was doing wandering the halls in the middle of the night.
Suddenly, Heero stumbled, just barely catching himself before he fell. Duo watched fearfully, hoping that
the injured pilot wouldn't hurt himself futher. Slowly, in a gait that looked horribly painful, Heero once again
started forward down the hall and made his way towards one of the many back entrances to Quatre's
mansion.
Duo followed silently behind, but as Heero made to step out the door, Duo could no longer restrain himself.
"Where are you going?"
The sound of Duo's soft voice stopped Heero in his tracks and he turned around to face it.
"Out."
Duo snorted and crossed his arms in front of him. "I can see that. Why?"
"It's none of your business."
"What do you mean it's none of my business?!" Heero's dismissal angered Duo a LOT. "Me and the
other's have been looking after you constantly! We've taken care of you and we've WORRIED about you!
Of course its my business!" Duo's voice was rising with every word and it cut Heero to the quick.
Duo watched in shock as Heero's head lowered, his ragged bangs shading his empty blue eyes. "And that's
exactly why I'm leaving."
Duo narrowed his eyes as Heero once again turned to leave. "What's that supposed to mean? That doesn't
tell me anything!"
Heero's thin frame started to shake and his voice came out ragged, as if he was close to tears. "I'm a
liability to you all. A distraction."
"That's nonsense! We don't have to worry about that anymore. We can spend all the time and
concentration we need to take care of you now." Duo's voice was filled with outrage and hurt. "We'll take
care of you, Heero. It won't matter that you're blind!"
"I'm not supposed to need to be taken CARE of, Duo! I'm supposed to be the Perfect Soldier, not a
weakling who can't see." Heero was shaking badly and tears streamed down his face. "But the Perfect
Soldier is gone and I can't get him back. I'm worthless now!"
Duo' s hands were clenched at his sides and he was trembling with suppressed fury. "Who care's about
the fuckin' Perfect Soldier! We don't need him anymore! Get a grip on yourself, Heero and start acting
like the man I love. HE wouldn't give up so easily!"
Heero's head snapped up in shock. "L-Love?"
"Yes, LOVE! Why else do you think I've been by your side night and day? It sure as hell wasn't for the
sake of any "Perfect Soldier."
"Duo, I--" A bewildered Heero shook his head, not knowing what to say.
Duo softened then, seeing the lost expression on Heero's face. "Heero, you baka, I've loved you for a long
time and it doesn't matter to me whether or not you can see. I didn't fall in love with your 20/20 vision. I fell
in love with YOU. The kind, sweet boy who agonized over mistakes he couldn't help and who saved the
world several times over with a determination and strength I can only dream of."
Still Heero didn't say anything and Duo's voiced turned sad. "Maybe its me then. Maybe you don't return
my feelings. It's alright if you don't, Heero, I'll understand. But please, PLEASE don't let this ruin your life.
You've got so much to live for Heero if you'll just look at what's right under your nose."
Duo turned to go then, his footsteps heavy. The sound finally freed Heero's frozen tongue. "Duo, wait! I'm
sorry. I do love you, I just...I just don't know how to deal with this."
Duo stopped and slowly turned back around. "That's okay, Heero, we'll deal with it together. You and me,
I swear."
Heero nodded and as Duo stepped closer his knees gave out from the strain of holding up his injured body.
Duo caught him deftly and and carried him easily back up to his room.
-----------------------------------------------------A/N---- -----------------------------------------------------------
Hi everyone, sorry it took soooooo long to update. Don't worry, this story isn't done yet. I've still got to take
care of all those memories of Heero's . Hopefully it won't take nearly as long to get the next part out, but
then ya can never tell when something's going to come up, so I'm not going to make any promises.
Sorry the end of this chapter's so sappy, but I just wasn't in the mood to do angst tonight. Maybe next time.