Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Forever Love ❯ Chapter 6

Author babble: Yay, I'm back again. See, look how I'm chugging along with this fic now (only two months for this part, oooh ^_^;;). Hopefully, this fic'll be done within a couple months, or possibly by the end of the year, if I write myself silly the next couple days (an unlikely prospect :P). Sorry for any OOC-ness in this fic...I really don't think my Heero is in character, but it's too late to change that now ^_^;; Anyway, enjoy!

Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is owned by a bunch of rich Japanese people, which I am definitely not :P

Ninmu Kanryou: 2001.12.29 (Last revision: 2002.03.09)* * * * * * * * * *

Forever Love

Part 6

Author: Sailorspazz (sailorspazz@yahoo.com)* * * * * * * * * *

AC 195 New Year's Eve

Duo woke up and groaned, wishing he were still asleep as he felt wet sheets around him. He absently recalled hearing somewhere that when you dream of something you've been longing for, the dreams stop once you finally get what you want. In the week that had passed since he and Heero had slept together, he had found this statement to be entirely untrue. Not only did he continuing having dreams about Heero, but, because he actually had some experience now, the dreams were more detailed and realistic than they had ever been before.

Duo couldn't help but smile as he recalled the dream he had just woken up from: He and Heero had been on a mission and they needed to steal a car in order to get to their newest target. The first vehicle they came across was an ice cream truck, so the two of them hopped inside and began heading towards their destination. Soon after they started out, however, the truck broke down. At that point in the dream, Duo suggested the two of them go to the back of the truck and have some ice cream, as he didn't want it to go to waste. Despite the fact that the refrigeration unit was still working and there was no real risk of the ice cream melting, that didn't really matter in dream logic, so the two of them retreated to the back of the truck. They began eating ice cream, and after awhile Heero asked if he could try some of Duo's ice cream. By this, he meant tasting it off of Duo's lips, so of course they began kissing each other passionately, which of course led to wild sex in the back of the ice cream truck. It was even wilder than Duo's usual dreams, and things got pretty kinky when they started rubbing ice cream all over each other's bodies and licking it off...Duo could tell that the wetness of his sheets was definitely not from sweat.

Duo pulled himself from the bed and headed towards the bathroom to take a shower. He'd been trying his best, but suppressing his feelings for Heero was a lot harder than he had originally thought it would be. It had been especially trying due to the fact that he and Heero seemed to keep running into each other. Even worse, Relena was with Heero every time they met, so of course jealousy would always rear its ugly head. He knew Heero didn't have any romantic feelings for her, and in fact found her even more irritating than he did, but he still couldn't help but be envious whenever he saw her hanging off his arm. Duo could feel the tenseness in his muscles as he stepped into the shower and turned on the water. It didn't surprise him, considering he felt like he had been on edge constantly for the entire last week. 'Maybe I should go down to the pool after this and work out my frustrations,' Duo thought. Perhaps some physical exertion through swimming would get his mind off the "other" ways he would like to physically exert himself with a certain suicidal Gundam pilot.* * * * * * * * * *

Heero felt like he had been to Hell and back several times over since Christmas. He hadn't thought it was humanly possible for Relena to be any more irritating than she already was, but during the past week, she'd seemed determined to prove that theory wrong. Not only did she magically show up everywhere he went, but she was also now more willing to touch and fawn over him in public. She no longer seemed to care where they were or who was watching; anytime was an appropriate time to hang all over him and giggle stupidly at anything and everything he said. Nothing he said or did to get her to stop seemed to get through to her. If he told her to stop touching him, she just figured it was because he was shy about showing his feelings in public. If he said he hated her, she would laugh it off and say that boys often try to hide their emotions by saying the exact opposite of what they really feel. If he pulled away from her, she thought it meant that he loved her touching him so much that he couldn't control himself. Well, she was partially right about not being able to control himself, but that meant he was finding it more and more difficult to restrain himself from publicly strangling her. Heero could hardly believe that it was possible for anyone to be so wrapped up in their own little fantasy world that ignorance to reality was what kept them going through life.

Heero also found Relena to be a major distraction to his ponderings of Duo. He found it's really hard to figure out what's going on inside someone's head when you have to constantly concentrate on not killing another person. After a week of trying to figure Duo out, Heero had so far only been able to get that he was afraid of something. What that something was, though, he still had no idea. Was it rejection? Commitment? Intimacy? (Heero doubted that). He wanted to know why Duo was afraid of having a relationship with him because he wanted to try to help Duo get over his fear. Heero had come to the realization that he really wanted things to work out between them, no matter how difficult it may be.

When Heero heard the all-too-familiar knock of Relena on his door, he groaned. Did Relena somehow know when he was thinking about Duo and therefore came to intrude on his thoughts every time without fail? "What do you want?" Heero yelled in an annoyed fashion (not that Relena would notice, anyway).

"May I come in?"

"What do you want?" Heero repeated. He always made it a point never to allow her into his room, as he had no idea what she might try to do if she ever got him alone.

Relena had grown used to asking Heero to do things through the door, so she continued without a second thought. "I was wondering if you'd like to come swimming with me at the resort pool. It's supposed to be one of the best indoor pools in all of the colonies."

Heero sighed. He was really sick of Relena, but he knew if he refused, she'd whine until he finally gave in. "Fine." He was sure he could swim faster than she could, so at least he would be able to get away from her if she tried to get too affectionate, which she almost certainly would.

"Great! I'll be back in fifteen minutes." With that, she scampered of, thinking naughty thoughts about Heero in a swimsuit, he was sure. He pulled the swimming trunks he had bought on his shopping trip with Relena out of the drawer and slipped them on. Well, at least he could get some exercise. Even though he no longer had missions to train for, he would still prefer to keep his body in shape. Because of Relena, he hadn't really had any opportunities to exercise during the past week. Heero realized with a slight blush that the last time he had done anything really physical was when he had had sex with Duo. He had enjoyed his recent exercise quite much, but unless Duo could get over whatever he was afraid of, he may never get to enjoy it again.

Fifteen minutes later, Relena appeared at Heero's door again, clad in what he was sure she thought was a bikini that made her irresistibly sexy to him. Relena hadn't yet realized that the only way she could accomplish that would be if she transformed herself into Duo. "How do I look, Heero?"

"Hn," was all Heero said in reply, which Relena interpreted as, "You look absolutely stunning, my darling, and you are so beautiful I wish to kiss you right now, but I won't because I am so painfully shy."

Relena smiled. "You're so nice, Heero!" she squealed, taking his arm. Heero had no idea how his uninterested grunt had made her so happy, then figured it must be one of her usual delusions at work again.

The two of them rode down to the ground level of the resort and walked through the lobby. Many people stared at the two, as they were wearing nothing more than swimsuits when it was cold enough to snow outside. Heero had no problem dealing with the chilly air floating into the lobby as people entered and exited the building, but Relena was shivering, as, in her vain attempt to flaunt her body for Heero, she had decided not to wear a cover-up. Heero chuckled at her plight. 'Serves her right,' he thought. 'Maybe this will teach her to use her head for practical purposes, rather than just cooking up futile efforts to attract me.' Unfortunately, Relena figured the solution was to snuggle closer to Heero as they walked. Heero considered telling her that he had a horrible, highly contagious rash on his arm, or that his arm was broken, but decided against it as she would probably use that as an excuse to rub medication all over his body. Heero quickened his pace so they would reach the pool sooner. Even though he didn't believe in God, he prayed to whatever entity may be listening that there would be someone else at the pool, as he didn't want to face being alone with Relena, especially not at a pool, of all places. When he opened the door that led to the pool, his eyes were greeted by the most beautiful sight he had seen all week: Duo, clad in swimming trunks, his body glistening with moisture, doing a perfect swan dive off the high diving board. Not only was he glad that he wouldn't have to be alone with Relena, but also he knew Duo wouldn't tolerate her flirting with Heero, and would do his best to help keep her away from him.

Duo surfaced and smiled at Heero. "Hey, Heero! Good to see you!" He looked at Relena and his smile disappeared, but he managed to force a phony one back onto his face. "Oh, and you too, Ojousan. My, you two seem to be going everywhere together lately." Heero couldn't help notice both the mocking and jealous undertones of Duo's statement.

Relena squeezed Heero's arm tighter, causing him to lose feeling in his fingers. "Well, that's what happy couples do," Relena said in a slightly condescending tone. She still thought Duo had a crush on her, so she wanted to make it very clear that she and Heero were happy together. "My, this certainly is an elaborate swimming area," Relena said looking around.

"Sure is," Duo agreed. The building contained a wave pool, a lap pool, a kid's pool, several hot tubs, and two gigantic waterslides splashing down into the main pool that Duo was currently in. It was more like a water park than just a simple resort pool. As it was New Year's Eve and most people had other things to do, they were the only three there. Heero was pleased at the vastness of the place, as it gave him several places in which he could hide from Relena. "Well, what are you waiting for? Come on in!"

Heero didn't hesitate and jumped into the pool, landing near Duo. Relena gingerly dipped a toe in the water and grimaced. "Ooh, that feels a bit chilly." She got down on her knees and inspected the water closely. "I'm not sure if this pool is cleaned very well. I can see a rubber band on the bottom! Maybe you should get out, Heero...Heero?" Relena looked around. Heero was nowhere to be seen. "Heero, where did you go? Hee~~~eeerroooo!"

In the wave pool, Heero and Duo, who had been snickering moments before, covered their ears at Relena's shrieking. While she had been carefully scrutinizing the water, the two of them had gotten out of the main pool and slipped quietly into the wave pool. "Man, that has got to be the most annoying sound ever!" Duo said, uncovering his ears, only to wish he hadn't as Relena let out another piercing yell.

"Tell me about it..." Heero muttered. He'd had to endure that sound every time he tried to get even a second to himself during the past week. Suddenly, the two of them realized that the shrieking was coming closer. They both ducked under the water, hoping Relena wouldn't see them. When they came up for air, however, they saw her standing at the edge of the wave pool.

"Oh, Heero, I was so worried!" Heero and Duo rolled their eyes in unison. "I've been looking all over for you. Didn't you hear me calling out for you?"

"No," Heero lied easily. "I was under water."

"The whole time? I've been looking for you for five minutes."

"I can hold my breath for a really long time."

"Oh," Relena said, believing every word he said. Duo shook his head. How could someone so naïve get so much power? He seriously hoped she wouldn't receive a high-ranking position after the war simply because of her (rather useless) role as Queen of the World during it.

At that moment, the door to the building opened and three very familiar faces entered. Duo grinned and waved. "Trowa! Quatre! Wufei! Fancy meeting you here."

Quatre smiled. "Trowa and I were bored and decided to go for a swim. Then we bumped into Wufei in the hall and asked if he wanted to come, too." Quatre sat down in a nearby lounge chair. "So, how have you guys been doing lately? It's been a few days since we last saw you."

"Oh, we've been really busy," Duo said, beginning to get out of the water. He gave Heero a look and Heero followed his lead. "Me and Heero and Relena have been doing all sorts of fun things together, and I'm sure Relena would love to tell you all about it while Heero and I go check out the waterslides. C'mon!" Duo grabbed Heero's hand and ran off towards the other side of the building.

"Heero!" Relena yelled after them. "Heeeerooo!" The three Gundam boys standing near her barely resisted the urge to clamp their hands over their ears. Relena sighed. "Heero's always trying to get away from me. He's so shy!" The other three raised their eyebrows dubiously, as they seriously doubted shyness was the reason for Heero's flight. "It reminds me of our date the other day, when he..." The three boys began tuning her out at this point, hoping her story wouldn't be as long-winded as usual. After all, they had come to the pool to relax, not listen to Relena interpret everything Heero did in her own way to make it seem like he was in love with her.

Across the room, Heero and Duo reached the stairs leading up to the waterslides. "Good, at least there's something else to distract her for now," Duo said, his breathing a bit labored from their running. Duo noticed that Heero was giving him an amused look. "What is it, Heero?" Duo looked down and realized that he was still holding Heero's hand. "Oh, sorry!" Duo blushed and let go.

"There's no need to apologize for that," Heero said softly.

Duo shivered slightly, as the tone Heero was using reminded him of how he spoke to him the night they slept together. After he processed that, Heero's words finally registered in his mind. 'No need to apologize? Could that mean...?' Duo's thoughts were racing, but all he managed to do in reply was to sputter in a nonsensical manner. "I, uh...juh, wha?"

Before Heero could reply, Wufei came running up to where they were. "I thought I'd never escape that damn woman's rambling!" Heero and Duo nodded knowingly. Wufei gave them a curious look. "Why are you guys just standing here? I thought you were going to try out the slides."

"Uh, yeah, we sure are! Let's go!" Duo began running up the stairs, still wondering about what Heero had said to him.

The boys spent most of the afternoon just having fun in the pool. Relena had decided the water was unfit for her to swim in and spent a lot of her time chasing Heero, who seemed to keep disappearing. She figured Heero must have bad hearing, because he never heard her yells, no matter how loud she tried to be. Eventually, Relena gave up her pursuit and decided to just sit in a lounge chair, doing what she believed were sexy poses every time Heero passed by. Now was one such time, as Heero and Duo were standing right in front of her, though their backs were turned to her. Relena continued her pose, hoping Heero would turn around. She watched as Duo whispered something in Heero's ear. Heero turned his head and looked at her briefly, then faced Duo again, giving him a smile and a nod. 'What was that about?' Relena wondered. 'Oh, Duo just must have told Heero that he's given up his pursuit of me! How wonderful! Now I can just concentrate on having one suitor...' Suddenly, she noticed that Heero and Duo were jumping into the air.

"Double cannonball!!!" Duo yelled. As he and Heero splashed down into the pool, Relena was soaked from head to toe. The two of them surfaced, Duo turning to Relena in mock surprise. "Oh, Ojousan, I'm so sorry! I didn't realize there would be so much splash back!" Duo turned around, trying to contain his snickering. Heero and the other three pilots were stifling back laughter as well. Quatre tried to give Heero and Duo a disapproving look, but he couldn't keep a straight face. Even he was getting sick of trying to be nice to Relena.

Relena grabbed a towel and glared at the back of Duo's head. She was sure he had done that on purpose! He was jealous that he couldn't have her, and so he not only tried to splash her, but tricked Heero into doing it, as well! 'Heero will punish him for me, yeah, he'll show him...' Relena convinced herself. She looked back at the boys in the pool and noticed Heero wasn't making any effort to scold Duo. 'He'll do it later, yeah, that's it...after all, he doesn't want to start a fight in front of a lady. How thoughtful!' Relena continued swooning over Heero in her mind as the boys made other plans.

"Hey, how about we have a chicken fight?" Duo suggested. The others agreed and began working out teams. Since there were five of them, they would have to take turns with different partners. Heero and Duo decided to pair with each other first. "So, Heero, do you want to get on top, or should I?" After a couple moments, a blush spread over Duo's face. 'Oh god, I really should have asked that question in a different way...' He had managed to not have any fantasies about Heero for the last couple hours, and now his mind was suddenly flooded with them again.

Heero was trying to suppress a blush, too. "I'll be on top," he said, adding mentally with a grin, 'just like on that night...'

The boys began competing with each other, and through experimentation, found that Heero and Duo actually did better with Duo on top (Augh, can't stop the dirty mental images!). After several rounds, the two best teams were found to be Duo-Heero and Wufei-Trowa. The two teams squared off in the pool, with Quatre being the referee. "You're going down, Wufei!" Duo growled in a pro-wrestler-like manner as he hoisted himself up on to Heero's shoulders.

Quatre brought his hand down into the water. "Begin!" The two teams rushed towards each other in the water. Just by looking at the teams, it seemed that Wufei and Trowa were destined to win, as they had both the height and weight advantage. However, Duo and Heero had better teamwork and managed to topple the other two with little effort.

"Yeah, woo hoo!" Duo shouted, falling backwards off Heero's shoulders into the water. He surfaced again and put an arm around Heero. "We're number one! Yeah!" He purposely kept his arm there for awhile, seeing how Heero would react. Duo became frustrated as Heero did nothing to encourage him, nor made any effort to stop him. Was Heero just completely neutral to him?!

Quatre looked at a nearby clock. "Hey, everyone, we'd better get going soon. It's five o' clock already. Only two hours until the party starts." The five boys exited the pool and Relena got out of her chair. The six of them returned to their respective rooms to get ready for the New Year's Eve party.

As Duo closed the door to his room, he let out a frustrated noise. Heero was confusing him more than ever. Duo was trying to give up on his feelings for Heero, but it was extremely difficult when he had no idea how Heero felt about him. One minute he would act unusually nice to Duo, and the next moment he would completely ignore him. Duo felt like he didn't know how he should be acting around Heero. "Enough," Duo said out loud. "Enough of this. I'm tired of trying to act according to Heero's feelings when I don't even know what they are!" Duo realized he was yelling, and decided thinking out loud probably wasn't the best idea when he was feeling so emotional. 'I have to find out tonight...' Duo decided. 'I'm going to ask him what he feels for me, and if I don't like his answer, I'm just going to have to deal with it.' Duo thought a bit longer and realized something with a sigh. 'And I'm going to have to tell him how I feel about him, as well. It's just not healthy for me to keep my feelings in any longer,' Duo thought, looking at his shaking hands. He began wondering about how he should bring the subject up with Heero. He suddenly remembered that they had been given the option of writing speeches to give that night and got an idea. 'That's it! I know what I'll do.' Duo took a pen and a piece of paper from the drawer of the nightstand and began writing down his ideas. "This isn't going to be easy,' he thought, 'but it has to be done. And if I have to do it, I might as well do it with style...'

Tsuzuku...* * * * * * * * * *

Spazz's Omake Theater!

Spazz: Hello again, y'all! Sorry this part was kind of pointless, but I decided I needed a break between the two parties. And I felt the need for more Relena bashing ^_^ *Looks at Chibi Duo* So, what have you guys been up to?

Chibi Duo: Shhh! *Whispers* Heero and Trowa are having a competition.

Spazz: A competition? *Looks at Chibi Heero and Chibi Trowa* It doesn't look like they're doing anything.

Chibi Duo: That's the point! Now sit down and shut up!

Spazz: *Sits down and shuts up...while pouting at the fact that Chibi Duo is being a meanie-poo*

Chibi Trowa: ....

Chibi Heero: .....

Chibi Trowa: .....!

Chibi Heero: .....!!

Kuroneko-sama: Nyao. *Is thrown across room, getting knocked out in the process*

Chibi Trowa: ..........?!

Chibi Heero: ..............?!?!??!!

Chibi Trowa: *Passes out*

Chibi Heero: Ninmu Kanryou.

Chibi Duo: Yay, you won! *Glomps Chibi Heero...and begins doing other stuff I won't describe because I believe myself to be incapable of writing lemon*

Chibi Quatre: *Sees passed out Chibi Trowa...and does the same kinds of things I wouldn't describe in the previous line*

Chibi Wufei: *Sees passed out Kuroneko-sama...and shoots Spazz with his Nataku for even considering it*

Spazz: *Bleeds heavily* Well, that's all for now. E-mail goes to sailorspazz@yahoo.com. Whee, I'm feeling dizzy...