Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Life With Heero ❯ Shaken Faith ( Chapter 10 )
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By: Calic0cat 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.05.2003 | Updated On: 05.21.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 1.5K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.05.2003 | Updated On: 05.21.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 1.5K | Status: Completed
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Title: #10 Shaken Faith
Arc: Life With Heero
Author: Calic0cat <calic0cat@fastmail.fm>
Story Completed: Jan. 5, 2003
Revised: April 15, 2005
Genre: Shonen Ai/Yaoi, Angst, Friendship Fic, Domestic, Drama
Pairing: None yet
Rated: FRT (Fan Rated suitable for Teenagers)
Warnings: Language (Coarse Language, Profanity), Angst
Archives: At my site http://www.calic0cat.net and at Mediaminer.org under Calic0cat. Anyone with archive permission for my other fics can help themselves; anyone else, please ask.
Disclaimer: Duo and Heero and the rest of the GW gang aren't mine. This story is. Nuff said.
Author's Notes: This is an open-ended arc focussing on Duo and Heero's lives together, starting about two years after Endless Waltz. The length of each story in the arc will vary, anywhere from ficlet to multi-part. Warnings, rating, genre, and POV will vary from story to story as well. The arc as a whole will probably never truly "end", but the smaller plot arcs within it will.
'Thinking'
"Speaking"
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"Goddamned stubborn asshole," Duo muttered angrily as he stomped out of the house, slamming the door behind him. "Why the hell does he have to be such a totally anal jerk!"
Usually, Duo could just let his friend's little quirks slide on by, but, after weeks of walking on eggshells around Heero, after weeks of being unfailingly patient and understanding, the man was driving him abso-fucking-lutely crazy! This latest little incident had just been the last straw. He'd lost his patience, his temper, and all control over his own goddamned mouth. The best thing he could do was just get the hell away from Heero, then try to calm down and get a little composure back again.
'And of all the incredibly stupid things to argue over,' he thought disgustedly. 'Cleaning the lint filter on the dryer.' Duo shook his head sharply in aggravation as he strode down the sidewalk. 'Okay, so he thinks it should be cleaned after you take a load out. I happen to clean it when I put a load *in*. Big deal! Even if he *did* happen to do a load after me, it would take a lot more than just two loads worth of lint to cause a fire, for god's sake.
'He can be *so* totally anal about that kind of thing! I *hate* it when he gets... like... that...
'Hold it, did I say that to him?' With a sinking sensation in his gut, Duo realized, 'Shit, I did... I've certainly said stuff like that before and it's never bothered him... But that was before Relena's little temper tantrum did a number on him...'
Spinning on his heel, Duo literally ran back to the house. Racing in, he threw quick glances in each room as he went, bounding up the stairs to check the bedrooms. 'Aw fuck.' "Dammit, Heero, where the hell do you think you're going?" he demanded, knocking the duffel off the bed and yanking Heero around to face him.
"Away." Heero tried to duck his face away, but Duo caught a glimpse of the bright sheen on his cheek.
"Away where?" Duo demanded.
Head down, Heero muttered miserably, "Why ask? It's not like you care..."
"Dammit, Heero, of course I care!"
"But you said..."
"What did I say, Heero?" Duo said insistently. "Word for word, buddy."
"You said you hated..."
Exasperated, Duo repeated it for him, "I said, 'Dammit, Heero, I hate it when you get like this!' Meaning when you get all uptight over something so totally minor and unimportant. I did *not* say that I hated *you*. How many times have you said that you hate the way I forget to clean out the shower drain when I'm done? Huh? Do you mean that you hate *me* when you say that? Or do you hate my *behaviour*?"
"I... your behaviour..."
Yanking Heero into a tight hug, Duo muttered fiercely into his ear, "I do *not* hate you. You are my best friend. Sometimes you drive me absolutely positively fuckin' *insane*, but that doesn't change the fact that I care about you and want you to stay with me as long as you're willing to.
"If we have an argument, I will most likely go storming out of the house and go for a nice long walk so that I have time to cool down before I say something I'll regret. When that happens, I expect *you* to damn well *be here* when I get back. 'Cause if I have to go chasin' over half the goddamned Earth Sphere looking for you, I'm gonna be so fuckin' *pissed* by the time I catch up to you that I'll just knock you out and drag you back home without even giving you a chance to explain why the hell you did something so fuckin' *stupid*!" Holding Heero at arm's length, he gave him a stern look and shook him sharply. "Got that?!"
"Got it," Heero answered in a choked voice. His arms slowly came up to hug Duo back, and he pressed his damp face against Duo's shoulder.
"Good." Duo sighed in relief. Crisis averted, at least for the moment.
Voice calmer and quieter, he offered, "And I'll *try* to remember to clean the lint filter when I take out a load, but I've been doin' it the other way since the first time I ever *used* a dryer, so I can't promise you I'll remember. Just try and remember to check before you do a load if you think the lint's gonna be a problem, okay?"
Heero's head moved against Duo's shoulder, nodding his agreement. "Okay."
***
Standing under the shower a short time later, Duo leaned his forehead against the wall. 'God, that was close. He had almost half his stuff packed.' Slamming his fist against the tile, he thought, 'Dammit, Duo, you're gonna have to keep a shorter leash on that damn temper of yours! No matter how much better he's been doing lately, Heero's still just too damn unsure of himself to take that kind of shit right now.'
So much for his blithe assumption that Relena hadn't shaken Heero's faith in *all* of his friends.
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Title: #10 Shaken Faith
Arc: Life With Heero
Author: Calic0cat <calic0cat@fastmail.fm>
Story Completed: Jan. 5, 2003
Revised: April 15, 2005
Genre: Shonen Ai/Yaoi, Angst, Friendship Fic, Domestic, Drama
Pairing: None yet
Rated: FRT (Fan Rated suitable for Teenagers)
Warnings: Language (Coarse Language, Profanity), Angst
Archives: At my site http://www.calic0cat.net and at Mediaminer.org under Calic0cat. Anyone with archive permission for my other fics can help themselves; anyone else, please ask.
Disclaimer: Duo and Heero and the rest of the GW gang aren't mine. This story is. Nuff said.
Author's Notes: This is an open-ended arc focussing on Duo and Heero's lives together, starting about two years after Endless Waltz. The length of each story in the arc will vary, anywhere from ficlet to multi-part. Warnings, rating, genre, and POV will vary from story to story as well. The arc as a whole will probably never truly "end", but the smaller plot arcs within it will.
'Thinking'
"Speaking"
*** Time passing or scene change
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"Goddamned stubborn asshole," Duo muttered angrily as he stomped out of the house, slamming the door behind him. "Why the hell does he have to be such a totally anal jerk!"
Usually, Duo could just let his friend's little quirks slide on by, but, after weeks of walking on eggshells around Heero, after weeks of being unfailingly patient and understanding, the man was driving him abso-fucking-lutely crazy! This latest little incident had just been the last straw. He'd lost his patience, his temper, and all control over his own goddamned mouth. The best thing he could do was just get the hell away from Heero, then try to calm down and get a little composure back again.
'And of all the incredibly stupid things to argue over,' he thought disgustedly. 'Cleaning the lint filter on the dryer.' Duo shook his head sharply in aggravation as he strode down the sidewalk. 'Okay, so he thinks it should be cleaned after you take a load out. I happen to clean it when I put a load *in*. Big deal! Even if he *did* happen to do a load after me, it would take a lot more than just two loads worth of lint to cause a fire, for god's sake.
'He can be *so* totally anal about that kind of thing! I *hate* it when he gets... like... that...
'Hold it, did I say that to him?' With a sinking sensation in his gut, Duo realized, 'Shit, I did... I've certainly said stuff like that before and it's never bothered him... But that was before Relena's little temper tantrum did a number on him...'
Spinning on his heel, Duo literally ran back to the house. Racing in, he threw quick glances in each room as he went, bounding up the stairs to check the bedrooms. 'Aw fuck.' "Dammit, Heero, where the hell do you think you're going?" he demanded, knocking the duffel off the bed and yanking Heero around to face him.
"Away." Heero tried to duck his face away, but Duo caught a glimpse of the bright sheen on his cheek.
"Away where?" Duo demanded.
Head down, Heero muttered miserably, "Why ask? It's not like you care..."
"Dammit, Heero, of course I care!"
"But you said..."
"What did I say, Heero?" Duo said insistently. "Word for word, buddy."
"You said you hated..."
Exasperated, Duo repeated it for him, "I said, 'Dammit, Heero, I hate it when you get like this!' Meaning when you get all uptight over something so totally minor and unimportant. I did *not* say that I hated *you*. How many times have you said that you hate the way I forget to clean out the shower drain when I'm done? Huh? Do you mean that you hate *me* when you say that? Or do you hate my *behaviour*?"
"I... your behaviour..."
Yanking Heero into a tight hug, Duo muttered fiercely into his ear, "I do *not* hate you. You are my best friend. Sometimes you drive me absolutely positively fuckin' *insane*, but that doesn't change the fact that I care about you and want you to stay with me as long as you're willing to.
"If we have an argument, I will most likely go storming out of the house and go for a nice long walk so that I have time to cool down before I say something I'll regret. When that happens, I expect *you* to damn well *be here* when I get back. 'Cause if I have to go chasin' over half the goddamned Earth Sphere looking for you, I'm gonna be so fuckin' *pissed* by the time I catch up to you that I'll just knock you out and drag you back home without even giving you a chance to explain why the hell you did something so fuckin' *stupid*!" Holding Heero at arm's length, he gave him a stern look and shook him sharply. "Got that?!"
"Got it," Heero answered in a choked voice. His arms slowly came up to hug Duo back, and he pressed his damp face against Duo's shoulder.
"Good." Duo sighed in relief. Crisis averted, at least for the moment.
Voice calmer and quieter, he offered, "And I'll *try* to remember to clean the lint filter when I take out a load, but I've been doin' it the other way since the first time I ever *used* a dryer, so I can't promise you I'll remember. Just try and remember to check before you do a load if you think the lint's gonna be a problem, okay?"
Heero's head moved against Duo's shoulder, nodding his agreement. "Okay."
***
Standing under the shower a short time later, Duo leaned his forehead against the wall. 'God, that was close. He had almost half his stuff packed.' Slamming his fist against the tile, he thought, 'Dammit, Duo, you're gonna have to keep a shorter leash on that damn temper of yours! No matter how much better he's been doing lately, Heero's still just too damn unsure of himself to take that kind of shit right now.'
So much for his blithe assumption that Relena hadn't shaken Heero's faith in *all* of his friends.
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