Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Pieces of a Puzzle ❯ Chapter Seventeen ( Chapter 17 )
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By: siberianknight 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.01.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.9K | Visits: 253 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.01.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.9K | Visits: 253 | Status: Completed
Auhtor's Notes: I present to you the next chapter ... as I write with this with my eyes half closed. I'm sleepy ... 'night!
Warnings: Sexuality
Chapter Status: COMPLETE
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&ldquo ;Duo! Hey! Duo!!” Duo’s eyes slowly drifted open at the sound of his name being called. The bright afternoon sun was beating down on the tiled rooftop upon which he was perched. There was so much for his mind to take in, Relena certainly had told him many things the night before. A panic took hold of him as he realized that he couldn’t remember anything that she had said. “Duo!” He gazed over the edge of the roof and saw Hilde standing below, her small foot tapping on the dirt. “I’ve been looking for you everywhere! The captain wants to see you.”
“Tell him I’m coming.”
“When? Next week? Now silly!” Duo sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He hadn’t been sleeping well lately. In fact he was amazed that Heero hadn’t noticed, maybe he was just being nice and not asking. With a sigh, Duo climbed down onto the balcony and walked down the stairs to join Hilde on the street below. “I thought I was going to have to drag you to him.”
“No ... I’m fine.” Hilde gazed at Duo with a questioning look, which made him chuckle softly. “Seriously, I’m okay.”
“Right. I guess I have no right to pry,” which meant she was going to, “but is everything okay between you and Heero?”
“Everything's fine, Hilde. I just haven’t been sleeping well is all.” Duo smiled and gazed ahead at the bustling street. It was unusual for the captain to summon him on his day off, so whatever it was couldn’t be that important. After walking for a bit, they arrived at the eleventh gotei’s headquarters.
“Well, I have other things I have to do ... I’ll see ya later!” Hilde waved as she skipped off. Duo waved in return and entered his captain’s office. His captain sat cross legged staring out the open doors and into the garden.
“You needed to see me?”
“Oh! Yes Duo-kun.” Duo’s captain rose to his full height and walked up to him. “I wanted to give you this ...”
“What’s happening to him!” Heero grabbed Treize who tried to bring Duo out of his trance.
“I’m not certain.” Duo’s body was convulsing and he was making strange choking noises. After a few moments, the machine was successfully turned off and Duo came around.
“Duo ... are you alright?” Heero’s warm hand was nestled against Duo’s clammy cheek. He received a weak nod as an answer, and after convincing himself that Duo was fine, he turned on Treize. “What did you do to him!? You said this was easy ...”
“I did. And it is. There’s something stopping him from remembering. I can’t tell you what it is, but something is definitely blocking the memories.” Treize busied himself with putting away all the equipment. Heero helped Duo to his feet and back up the stairs.
“Our captain ... he stabbed me with his zanpakutou,” Duo mumbled softly.
“He never did that, Duo. He was killed by Aya.” Duo grunted softly and rested heavily on Heero’s shoulder. Heero needed to get him home somehow, but the bus stop was such a far walk from where they were, that he doubted he could support all of Duo’s weight for that long a time.
“I’ll drive you boys.” Treize was walking up behind them, his face held a serious expression for a change, and Heero noted that he was just as puzzled about what had happened. The drive to Duo’s house was silent, the only sound was Duo’s heavy breathing as he slept against Heero. There was a lot that they needed to figure out, and Heero could feel that they were slowly running out of time.
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Duo’s eyes slowly struggled to open against the strong light which was shining down onto them. He turned his head away from the intense light and managed to open his eyes enough to see Heero smiling at him. “I was worried ... I thought that you had died.”
“Heh. Me die so easily from a shock?” Heero’s face scrunched up slightly into a confused look. Maybe Duo had hit his head? “Heero, what’s with the look?” Duo pushed himself up into a sitting position and then noticed that they were both wearing their shinigami uniforms. “Wha -- ?”
“I should be asking you that? Did you hit your head when you fell?” Heero helped Duo up off the ground and busied himself straightening his partner’s clothes.
“I -- maybe ... where am I?” Duo gazed around, but none of the scenery was familiar. They appeared to be in the middle of some woods, but it was nowhere he could remember being.
“We’re just outside of the seireitei. Don’t you remember ... we came here to train. I kind of overdid it though.” Heero blushed slightly and glanced down at the ground. This wasn’t right, Duo knew that this was not right. Something was off.
“Heero, why did we come out here to train? I don’t recognize this area at all.” Duo stared at Heero with an expectant look and an agitated frown slowly formed on his face.
“I don’t know why you don’t remember it. We’ve been here many times before ... this is where we -- where we first made love.” Duo’s mouth dropped open, then abruptly snapped shut. What the hell was he talking about?! This was not where they had had sex for the first time!
“Okay, I don’t know why ... but you’re playing some kind of joke on me.” ‘I can’t believe I just accused Heero of all people of joking,’ Duo sighed to himself and then walked over to the other man. “Look, this isn’t funny ... I just had the worst experience of my life and now my typically straight-faced-never-jokes boyfriend is actually trying to pull one over on me. I don’t like it!” He lowered his face close to Heero’s. As he gazed into the other man’s eyes, he noticed that there was most definitely something off, but he couldn’t figure out what it was. This man was still Heero, he could tell that just from being close to him. He smelled the same, looked the same, even his eyes held the same shimmer. This was Heero; however, it wasn’t so much him, but well, everything around them that was bothering Duo.
“I’m not joking, Duo ... this is the place.” Heero’s eyes told Duo that he was serious, but there was no way that this was the place. This wasn’t the rukongai! It was clean and had vegetation. The place that they had lived at only had any vegetation next to the river! What was going on! “Come with me.” He stepped away from Duo and held out his hand. “Please.”
“Okay, Heero would never say ‘please’ to me ... or to anyone really for that matter. Where am I!? And where is Heero!?” Heero’s hand dropped to his side, and he lowered his head until Duo could no longer see his eyes.
“Duo,” his voice was very soft, and Duo had to strain to hear it. “If you don’t come with me, something horrible will happen to me. Please ... I’m begging you.” Heero raised his eyes back up to stare into Duo’s. They stood with their eyes locked for a space of a heartbeat before Duo smirked.
“I guess I’ve got no choice when you put it that way.” Duo slowly slid his hand into Heero’s. His hand was squeezed tightly as the two of them began to walk into the heavy foliage. “Um ...” Duo began to ask about how they were going to make it through such thick underbrush, but suddenly the forest around them disappeared and they were in a small room lit only by one candle. There lying on the oversized full bed was Heero tossing and turning in his sleep.
“You don’t know why they took his memory ... do you.” It wasn’t so much a question that Duo was being asked as it was a statement of fact. He turned his face to the Heero who was holding his hand still. “I’m going to show you now ... part of what happened that night.”
“Who are you?” Heero turned his face to Duo and smiled, at that moment it seemed as if a soft warm glow was flowing from him and into Duo’s cold body. “Seikousen? I’m right -- aren’t I?”
“Shhh ...” Seikousen placed a finger against his lips. “Just watch.” A few moments later, a figure moved past them through the shadows and over to the bed. It was followed by two larger shadows. The small one moved into the glow of the candle, and Duo was shocked to see who it was.
“Relena ... but --” Seikousen squeezed his hand, quietly telling him to be silent. Duo continued to watch to see who the other two were. Nothing surprised him more than the one who lifted Heero out of the bed after he had been drugged by Relena. It was Trowa. He felt a sharp pain shoot through him as if he had been stabbed. How could one of their closest friends have betrayed them in such a way? It didn’t make any sense at all. He had been as puzzled as they had been about the memory loss, but on the other had ... it did make a weird kind of sense. After all, Trowa never tried to help Heero regain his memories. He never once let on that he knew what had happened to Duo. If that one was Trowa, then the other one must be Quatre.
Duo waited to see the face of the other figure, though when it moved into the light his mind went numb. It was not Quatre, but someone else. It was Laurie. She was dead, right? That hollow had killed her ... how did she? This was impossible! Duo’s mind reeled from what he was seeing. It couldn’t make sense of any of the situation. He could feel Seikousen’s hand coming to rest on his shoulder. “Are you alright?”
“No. I don’t understand ... and how do -- how do you know this? Why am I being shown this!?” Seikousen smirked the same way Heero always did when he was about to prove Duo wrong.
“I am your zanpakutou, correct?”
“Well, yeah -- but ...”
“I’m linked to your soul. Therefor, you were witness to all this -- as a soul.” Duo stared blankly at Seikousen. He wasn’t making much sense, because when a shinigami dies, they go to heaven. At least that was what he had always been taught. There were only special circumstances which allowed them to be reborn as humans. “I understand that you’re confused. This will all make sense later. I promise you.”
“It better. So, explain something to me ... why show me this?”
“It’s important.” Duo’s eyebrow raised in a silent question. He wasn’t sure if he should continue listening to his zanpakutou, it seemed to be a little looney. “Look, ask Trowa next time you see him. Find out if this is the truth.” Duo stared down at the ground and realized that was the only thing that he could do.
“You’re right. He was here, so he would know.”
“Good ... I’m taking you back now, find your way to the truth ... Duo Maxwell. Do it quickly before tragedy strikes once again.” Duo’s face snapped upward and his eyes bored into Seikousen’s.
“What tragedy!? Am I going to die again!?” His voice squeaked with emotion and fear that the answer would be that someone else would die in his place. Someone he knew he could never part with.
“I can only tell you what I’ve stated ... my information is limited now that you’re alive again.”
“Huh?” Duo sighed heavily and scratched his head in confusion. His zanpakutou was definitely looney.
Seikousen laughed quietly and then smiled at Duo. “Remember that you must find the truth. You’re the only one who can ... Heero will never be able to in the state which he is in now. In fact, I don’t believe that he will ever regain his memories completely. So it is you that must do this task, but be wary of everyone ... including Heero.”
“I will ... I promise.”
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Duo blinked his eyes open and then scooted closer to the warmth which was pressed against his back. He knew it was Heero’s lean body and drew one hand up to his mouth. He placed a feather light kiss upon the tip of each finger and grinned when the hand slowly tightened around his own. “Duo? Are you awake?” He rolled over and faced Heero whose brow was creased with worry.
“Yeah. And I’m fine ... stop worrying.” Duo ran one finger lightly along the taught jaw line of Heero’s face. “I love you, Hee-chan.” His nose scrunched up in puzzlement as Heero’s eyes widened. “What?”
“You ... you just called me by the pet name you gave me -- in your other life.” Duo chuckled lightly and threw his arm around Heero’s shoulders. He snuggled into the warm crook of his neck. Duo could feel Heero’s body shiver as he began to nibble on the sensitive flesh.
“I called you that the other day too ... and you didn’t notice.” Heero sighed and laid back against the pillows. Duo could feel his hand sliding slowly down the ridges of his spine which caused his breaths to increase in number. He was becoming aroused, and wanted Heero so badly his head was starting to swim.
“Duo ...” Heero’s breathing was heavy against Duo’s ear, he grinned and pressed his body against Heero’s.
“I want to ...” The two rolled over until Duo was pinned underneath Heero’s body. The heat from Heero’s groin burned through Duo’s thin boxer shorts and excited him to the point of nearly losing all his control at that very moment. He wiggled his legs until he could feel the pressure of Heero’s arousal straining against his own. A tender kiss was placed on Duo’s forehead, then Heero proceeded to kiss everywhere on his face except for his mouth. “Hee -- ro ...” His voice growled deep in his chest and died off into a groan of pleasure as a warm hand ripped off the thin layer of clothing between the two bodies. He nearly exploded as flesh met flesh. Duo closed his eyes tightly trying to keep control over his body so that the pleasure would last longer than a few moments. He wasn’t entirely aware any longer of just where Heero’s mouth was on his body, he just knew that it felt wonderful and he never wanted it to stop.
Duo made a strangled noise as the warmth of Heero’s mouth surrounded him tightly. “God, Heero ...” Somehow, this seemed so much more intense than the last time. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that he could feel the love flowing from Heero now. He wasn’t sure but it was all he could do to not release his tension immediately. Duo could almost feel Heero smiling against his skin as he began to tease him with his tongue. A few small flicks of that rough wet surface proved to be his undoing. His head pushed against the pillows as Heero quickly took him back inside his mouth and happily fed on Duo’s release.
Duo’s eyes slowly opened and he gazed down at Heero who was positioning himself between his legs. “This’ll hurt ...”
“Like I care ... I want you inside me, Hee-chan.” Duo felt warm fingers moving inside of him. Gently preparing him for the moment his body would accept his own. Heero lifted one of Duo’s legs up and quietly told him to hold it against him as he raised his hips. Duo closed his eyes as he felt the pressure against the tiny opening on his body. Heero pushed slowly inside of his lover, and then carefully began to thrust until he was certain that Duo’s body could handle a faster movement. He leaned over and set his hands down on the bed roll to give himself better leverage to satisfy the two of them.
Duo was amazed at the wonderful sensations rushing through him. Not only physical but the emotional ones. He could see on Heero’s face just how much this moment meant to him, they were finally lovers once again. Duo raised his arm up and wrapped it around Heero’s neck, who in turn scooted to a kneeling position. With Duo’s help, he lifted him up onto his lap and held him close as the two of them moved together. “I love you -- Hee-chan.” Heero’s response to the tenderly panted words was a loud groan as he found release. Duo held him close until his breathing returned to normal.
“Sorry about not pulling out ...” Duo laughed quietly against Heero’s neck and began to nibble gently at the sensitive flesh. He could feel Heero’s hand beginning to thread through his now loosened tresses. “I take it you don’t mind.” Duo raised his head and gazed into Heero’s overly bright deep blue eyes.
“No. I don’t care.”
“I love you Duo.” Heero’s mouth captured Duo’s in a hot, soul melting kiss. “I swear I’ll protect you forever ...”
“I know. Just like I’ll do the same for you.” There was no way Duo was going to allow anything to happen to Heero, no way.
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Duo stood in the shower letting the warm water flow down around him. He wasn’t sure how to approach Trowa. In fact, he was very nervous about brining up the subject of Heero’s memory with the man. Now that he knew the truth behind the memory loss, he just didn’t want to know anymore. “But I have to do it ...”
“Do what?” Heero asked quietly as he joined Duo, who turned around and gazed wearily at his boyfriend. He drew Heero’s strong arms around his skinny body and leaned against the other’s strong chest. Duo had no idea what to say. There really wasn’t anything he could say, after all Seikousen had told him to even be wary of Heero. He knew why, it was because Duo couldn’t be certain whether or not Heero would talk to someone else about what he was investigating.
“My homework ... I was thinking aloud.” Duo watched the water swirl down the drain wondering if he should ask Heero how to contact Trowa, and whether or not he would be suspicious of anything if he did.
“Something’s bothering you. What is it?” Duo shrugged, and turned in Heero’s arms. He rested his head against the other’s shoulder and closed his eyes. It would have been nice if he hadn’t had that conversation with Seikousen. “Duo, you -- you seem different than before.”
“I’ve remembered some things. That’s all.”
“Would like to share them with me?” Duo turned his face against Heero’s strong shoulder and pressed his forehead against the taught muscle. Everything was jumbled in his mind right now, it wasn’t as if that thing of Treize had actually worked. It had been Seikousen who had brought some of his memories back. It was hard to explain, but that morning when he had awoken, suddenly he could remember living in Soul Society and the rukongai.
“It’s kind of jumbled up in there right now, Heero. Wait until things get a little clearer.” Heero gently kissed the top of Duo’s earlobe and began to nuzzle his neck. It was really impossible to think any around this man. “Hee-chan ... I need to speak with Trowa, can you contact him for me?” Heero grunted softly, relieving some of the anxiety which Duo had been feeling up to that point. He hadn’t asked any question, and obviously thought nothing of this request.
Duo raised his head up and gazed into Heero’s eyes. He seemed tired and sad, but happy all at the same time. “I’m glad to be with you again, Duo.” With a soft smile, Duo leaned in and pressed his lips against Heero’s.
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As the two boys walked toward their school, Duo felt as if the entire world was resting on his shoulders. If he couldn’t decipher that cryptic message which he had been given, things could very well end up as they had in Soul Society. He couldn’t let Heero go through that again. “Duo?”
“Huh?” Heero’s eyebrow was raised and he had a peculiar look on his face. “What’s wrong?”
“I’ve been asking you if you remembered your homework or not.” Duo chuckled uneasily and began to rummage around in his book bag. He produced it with as warm a smile as he could muster under the circumstances and then shoved it back down inside the small bag. Heero was still looking at him as if he had gone mad.
“I’m okay, Hee-chan. Really! I just ...”
“Is it because we had sex this morning?” Duo stopped immediately and stared slack-jawed at Heero. Was that what was wrong with him? Was that why Heero was giving him odd looks? “I’ve been worried that maybe you didn’t want to as much as I did.”
“No! Nononono! I did ... I really wanted to, Heero. Don’t be ridiculous. I’ve -- well, I had an odd dream -- that’s all. It’s been bothering me all day. ‘though I can’t remember what it was about.” His answer produced a smile on Heero’s face. He had accepted Duo’s response as the truth, and it was the truth -- partly. Duo felt horrible for telling the small fib to Heero, but it couldn’t be helped. He knew that he needed to leave him out of this for as long as possible. The two resumed their trek to the school, neither boy spoke a word.
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Duo had watched Aya closely that day. He remembered a small bit about her, mostly how she seemed to always want to be around Heero and leave him out of the group. He had never liked, nor trusted her in any way. The woman gave off a bad aura which Duo had always steered clear of. It was obvious to him now, that she was back in their lives for one thing only, to get Heero. This realization made him smirk to himself, because he knew that was an impossible task. Heero loved Duo and there was no one alive who could split them apart. Unless, they attempted another murder. Duo shuddered and shook the thought from his head. He reminded himself that was not going to happen again.
The day dragged on and finally that evening, Heero told Duo that Trowa would be there shortly. “So quickly? And you waited until now to ask him?” Heero grinned and set down a bowl of rice in front of Duo. “You really don’t like to talk much do you?”
“No ... not really.” Duo stared down at the food which was laid out before him. His stomach was churning so badly, he wasn’t sure that he could eat any of it, but he forced himself to at least eat some so that Heero didn’t question him. Shortly after dinner, Heero led Duo outside and they waited in silence for Trowa’s arrival.
“Duo, Heero.” Trowa greeted them both with a smile, but it soon faded when he saw the serious expression upon Duo’s face. “You wanted to speak with me?”
“Yeah, but ... alone, please.” Duo turned to Heero, and pleaded quietly with his eyes. Heero nodded and walked slowly back inside the house.
“What’s wrong?”
“I suppose you know that Heero took me to Treize's. He tried to help me find my old self’s memories.” Duo and Trowa walked over to the stone wall. While Trowa leaned against it, Duo sat down on the cold ground and began to pick at the blades of grass.
“Did it help you any?”
“I’m not sure ... I had a vision of my zanpakutou. He showed me something interesting.” Duo glanced up at Trowa to take note of his expression as he continued on. “He showed me that you had a hand in Heero’s memory loss.” The only evidence that Trowa had any reaction to Duo’s words, was the narrowing of his eyes. “Why is that?”
Trowa shifted uncomfortably and looked away from Duo. “I -- how much do you want to know? Everything ... or just that?”
“I’d like to know everything. Seikousen said that there was a possibility that something bad could happen again ... you’re my only link to what really happened, and why.” Trowa lowered himself into a sitting position next to Duo.
“Then listen carefully to what I say -- I’ll not repeat it.” Duo nodded and then anxiously awaited Trowa’s explanation.
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Warnings: Sexuality
Chapter Status: COMPLETE
&ldquo ;Duo! Hey! Duo!!” Duo’s eyes slowly drifted open at the sound of his name being called. The bright afternoon sun was beating down on the tiled rooftop upon which he was perched. There was so much for his mind to take in, Relena certainly had told him many things the night before. A panic took hold of him as he realized that he couldn’t remember anything that she had said. “Duo!” He gazed over the edge of the roof and saw Hilde standing below, her small foot tapping on the dirt. “I’ve been looking for you everywhere! The captain wants to see you.”
“Tell him I’m coming.”
“When? Next week? Now silly!” Duo sat up and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He hadn’t been sleeping well lately. In fact he was amazed that Heero hadn’t noticed, maybe he was just being nice and not asking. With a sigh, Duo climbed down onto the balcony and walked down the stairs to join Hilde on the street below. “I thought I was going to have to drag you to him.”
“No ... I’m fine.” Hilde gazed at Duo with a questioning look, which made him chuckle softly. “Seriously, I’m okay.”
“Right. I guess I have no right to pry,” which meant she was going to, “but is everything okay between you and Heero?”
“Everything's fine, Hilde. I just haven’t been sleeping well is all.” Duo smiled and gazed ahead at the bustling street. It was unusual for the captain to summon him on his day off, so whatever it was couldn’t be that important. After walking for a bit, they arrived at the eleventh gotei’s headquarters.
“Well, I have other things I have to do ... I’ll see ya later!” Hilde waved as she skipped off. Duo waved in return and entered his captain’s office. His captain sat cross legged staring out the open doors and into the garden.
“You needed to see me?”
“Oh! Yes Duo-kun.” Duo’s captain rose to his full height and walked up to him. “I wanted to give you this ...”
“What’s happening to him!” Heero grabbed Treize who tried to bring Duo out of his trance.
“I’m not certain.” Duo’s body was convulsing and he was making strange choking noises. After a few moments, the machine was successfully turned off and Duo came around.
“Duo ... are you alright?” Heero’s warm hand was nestled against Duo’s clammy cheek. He received a weak nod as an answer, and after convincing himself that Duo was fine, he turned on Treize. “What did you do to him!? You said this was easy ...”
“I did. And it is. There’s something stopping him from remembering. I can’t tell you what it is, but something is definitely blocking the memories.” Treize busied himself with putting away all the equipment. Heero helped Duo to his feet and back up the stairs.
“Our captain ... he stabbed me with his zanpakutou,” Duo mumbled softly.
“He never did that, Duo. He was killed by Aya.” Duo grunted softly and rested heavily on Heero’s shoulder. Heero needed to get him home somehow, but the bus stop was such a far walk from where they were, that he doubted he could support all of Duo’s weight for that long a time.
“I’ll drive you boys.” Treize was walking up behind them, his face held a serious expression for a change, and Heero noted that he was just as puzzled about what had happened. The drive to Duo’s house was silent, the only sound was Duo’s heavy breathing as he slept against Heero. There was a lot that they needed to figure out, and Heero could feel that they were slowly running out of time.
Duo’s eyes slowly struggled to open against the strong light which was shining down onto them. He turned his head away from the intense light and managed to open his eyes enough to see Heero smiling at him. “I was worried ... I thought that you had died.”
“Heh. Me die so easily from a shock?” Heero’s face scrunched up slightly into a confused look. Maybe Duo had hit his head? “Heero, what’s with the look?” Duo pushed himself up into a sitting position and then noticed that they were both wearing their shinigami uniforms. “Wha -- ?”
“I should be asking you that? Did you hit your head when you fell?” Heero helped Duo up off the ground and busied himself straightening his partner’s clothes.
“I -- maybe ... where am I?” Duo gazed around, but none of the scenery was familiar. They appeared to be in the middle of some woods, but it was nowhere he could remember being.
“We’re just outside of the seireitei. Don’t you remember ... we came here to train. I kind of overdid it though.” Heero blushed slightly and glanced down at the ground. This wasn’t right, Duo knew that this was not right. Something was off.
“Heero, why did we come out here to train? I don’t recognize this area at all.” Duo stared at Heero with an expectant look and an agitated frown slowly formed on his face.
“I don’t know why you don’t remember it. We’ve been here many times before ... this is where we -- where we first made love.” Duo’s mouth dropped open, then abruptly snapped shut. What the hell was he talking about?! This was not where they had had sex for the first time!
“Okay, I don’t know why ... but you’re playing some kind of joke on me.” ‘I can’t believe I just accused Heero of all people of joking,’ Duo sighed to himself and then walked over to the other man. “Look, this isn’t funny ... I just had the worst experience of my life and now my typically straight-faced-never-jokes boyfriend is actually trying to pull one over on me. I don’t like it!” He lowered his face close to Heero’s. As he gazed into the other man’s eyes, he noticed that there was most definitely something off, but he couldn’t figure out what it was. This man was still Heero, he could tell that just from being close to him. He smelled the same, looked the same, even his eyes held the same shimmer. This was Heero; however, it wasn’t so much him, but well, everything around them that was bothering Duo.
“I’m not joking, Duo ... this is the place.” Heero’s eyes told Duo that he was serious, but there was no way that this was the place. This wasn’t the rukongai! It was clean and had vegetation. The place that they had lived at only had any vegetation next to the river! What was going on! “Come with me.” He stepped away from Duo and held out his hand. “Please.”
“Okay, Heero would never say ‘please’ to me ... or to anyone really for that matter. Where am I!? And where is Heero!?” Heero’s hand dropped to his side, and he lowered his head until Duo could no longer see his eyes.
“Duo,” his voice was very soft, and Duo had to strain to hear it. “If you don’t come with me, something horrible will happen to me. Please ... I’m begging you.” Heero raised his eyes back up to stare into Duo’s. They stood with their eyes locked for a space of a heartbeat before Duo smirked.
“I guess I’ve got no choice when you put it that way.” Duo slowly slid his hand into Heero’s. His hand was squeezed tightly as the two of them began to walk into the heavy foliage. “Um ...” Duo began to ask about how they were going to make it through such thick underbrush, but suddenly the forest around them disappeared and they were in a small room lit only by one candle. There lying on the oversized full bed was Heero tossing and turning in his sleep.
“You don’t know why they took his memory ... do you.” It wasn’t so much a question that Duo was being asked as it was a statement of fact. He turned his face to the Heero who was holding his hand still. “I’m going to show you now ... part of what happened that night.”
“Who are you?” Heero turned his face to Duo and smiled, at that moment it seemed as if a soft warm glow was flowing from him and into Duo’s cold body. “Seikousen? I’m right -- aren’t I?”
“Shhh ...” Seikousen placed a finger against his lips. “Just watch.” A few moments later, a figure moved past them through the shadows and over to the bed. It was followed by two larger shadows. The small one moved into the glow of the candle, and Duo was shocked to see who it was.
“Relena ... but --” Seikousen squeezed his hand, quietly telling him to be silent. Duo continued to watch to see who the other two were. Nothing surprised him more than the one who lifted Heero out of the bed after he had been drugged by Relena. It was Trowa. He felt a sharp pain shoot through him as if he had been stabbed. How could one of their closest friends have betrayed them in such a way? It didn’t make any sense at all. He had been as puzzled as they had been about the memory loss, but on the other had ... it did make a weird kind of sense. After all, Trowa never tried to help Heero regain his memories. He never once let on that he knew what had happened to Duo. If that one was Trowa, then the other one must be Quatre.
Duo waited to see the face of the other figure, though when it moved into the light his mind went numb. It was not Quatre, but someone else. It was Laurie. She was dead, right? That hollow had killed her ... how did she? This was impossible! Duo’s mind reeled from what he was seeing. It couldn’t make sense of any of the situation. He could feel Seikousen’s hand coming to rest on his shoulder. “Are you alright?”
“No. I don’t understand ... and how do -- how do you know this? Why am I being shown this!?” Seikousen smirked the same way Heero always did when he was about to prove Duo wrong.
“I am your zanpakutou, correct?”
“Well, yeah -- but ...”
“I’m linked to your soul. Therefor, you were witness to all this -- as a soul.” Duo stared blankly at Seikousen. He wasn’t making much sense, because when a shinigami dies, they go to heaven. At least that was what he had always been taught. There were only special circumstances which allowed them to be reborn as humans. “I understand that you’re confused. This will all make sense later. I promise you.”
“It better. So, explain something to me ... why show me this?”
“It’s important.” Duo’s eyebrow raised in a silent question. He wasn’t sure if he should continue listening to his zanpakutou, it seemed to be a little looney. “Look, ask Trowa next time you see him. Find out if this is the truth.” Duo stared down at the ground and realized that was the only thing that he could do.
“You’re right. He was here, so he would know.”
“Good ... I’m taking you back now, find your way to the truth ... Duo Maxwell. Do it quickly before tragedy strikes once again.” Duo’s face snapped upward and his eyes bored into Seikousen’s.
“What tragedy!? Am I going to die again!?” His voice squeaked with emotion and fear that the answer would be that someone else would die in his place. Someone he knew he could never part with.
“I can only tell you what I’ve stated ... my information is limited now that you’re alive again.”
“Huh?” Duo sighed heavily and scratched his head in confusion. His zanpakutou was definitely looney.
Seikousen laughed quietly and then smiled at Duo. “Remember that you must find the truth. You’re the only one who can ... Heero will never be able to in the state which he is in now. In fact, I don’t believe that he will ever regain his memories completely. So it is you that must do this task, but be wary of everyone ... including Heero.”
“I will ... I promise.”
Duo blinked his eyes open and then scooted closer to the warmth which was pressed against his back. He knew it was Heero’s lean body and drew one hand up to his mouth. He placed a feather light kiss upon the tip of each finger and grinned when the hand slowly tightened around his own. “Duo? Are you awake?” He rolled over and faced Heero whose brow was creased with worry.
“Yeah. And I’m fine ... stop worrying.” Duo ran one finger lightly along the taught jaw line of Heero’s face. “I love you, Hee-chan.” His nose scrunched up in puzzlement as Heero’s eyes widened. “What?”
“You ... you just called me by the pet name you gave me -- in your other life.” Duo chuckled lightly and threw his arm around Heero’s shoulders. He snuggled into the warm crook of his neck. Duo could feel Heero’s body shiver as he began to nibble on the sensitive flesh.
“I called you that the other day too ... and you didn’t notice.” Heero sighed and laid back against the pillows. Duo could feel his hand sliding slowly down the ridges of his spine which caused his breaths to increase in number. He was becoming aroused, and wanted Heero so badly his head was starting to swim.
“Duo ...” Heero’s breathing was heavy against Duo’s ear, he grinned and pressed his body against Heero’s.
“I want to ...” The two rolled over until Duo was pinned underneath Heero’s body. The heat from Heero’s groin burned through Duo’s thin boxer shorts and excited him to the point of nearly losing all his control at that very moment. He wiggled his legs until he could feel the pressure of Heero’s arousal straining against his own. A tender kiss was placed on Duo’s forehead, then Heero proceeded to kiss everywhere on his face except for his mouth. “Hee -- ro ...” His voice growled deep in his chest and died off into a groan of pleasure as a warm hand ripped off the thin layer of clothing between the two bodies. He nearly exploded as flesh met flesh. Duo closed his eyes tightly trying to keep control over his body so that the pleasure would last longer than a few moments. He wasn’t entirely aware any longer of just where Heero’s mouth was on his body, he just knew that it felt wonderful and he never wanted it to stop.
Duo made a strangled noise as the warmth of Heero’s mouth surrounded him tightly. “God, Heero ...” Somehow, this seemed so much more intense than the last time. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that he could feel the love flowing from Heero now. He wasn’t sure but it was all he could do to not release his tension immediately. Duo could almost feel Heero smiling against his skin as he began to tease him with his tongue. A few small flicks of that rough wet surface proved to be his undoing. His head pushed against the pillows as Heero quickly took him back inside his mouth and happily fed on Duo’s release.
Duo’s eyes slowly opened and he gazed down at Heero who was positioning himself between his legs. “This’ll hurt ...”
“Like I care ... I want you inside me, Hee-chan.” Duo felt warm fingers moving inside of him. Gently preparing him for the moment his body would accept his own. Heero lifted one of Duo’s legs up and quietly told him to hold it against him as he raised his hips. Duo closed his eyes as he felt the pressure against the tiny opening on his body. Heero pushed slowly inside of his lover, and then carefully began to thrust until he was certain that Duo’s body could handle a faster movement. He leaned over and set his hands down on the bed roll to give himself better leverage to satisfy the two of them.
Duo was amazed at the wonderful sensations rushing through him. Not only physical but the emotional ones. He could see on Heero’s face just how much this moment meant to him, they were finally lovers once again. Duo raised his arm up and wrapped it around Heero’s neck, who in turn scooted to a kneeling position. With Duo’s help, he lifted him up onto his lap and held him close as the two of them moved together. “I love you -- Hee-chan.” Heero’s response to the tenderly panted words was a loud groan as he found release. Duo held him close until his breathing returned to normal.
“Sorry about not pulling out ...” Duo laughed quietly against Heero’s neck and began to nibble gently at the sensitive flesh. He could feel Heero’s hand beginning to thread through his now loosened tresses. “I take it you don’t mind.” Duo raised his head and gazed into Heero’s overly bright deep blue eyes.
“No. I don’t care.”
“I love you Duo.” Heero’s mouth captured Duo’s in a hot, soul melting kiss. “I swear I’ll protect you forever ...”
“I know. Just like I’ll do the same for you.” There was no way Duo was going to allow anything to happen to Heero, no way.
Duo stood in the shower letting the warm water flow down around him. He wasn’t sure how to approach Trowa. In fact, he was very nervous about brining up the subject of Heero’s memory with the man. Now that he knew the truth behind the memory loss, he just didn’t want to know anymore. “But I have to do it ...”
“Do what?” Heero asked quietly as he joined Duo, who turned around and gazed wearily at his boyfriend. He drew Heero’s strong arms around his skinny body and leaned against the other’s strong chest. Duo had no idea what to say. There really wasn’t anything he could say, after all Seikousen had told him to even be wary of Heero. He knew why, it was because Duo couldn’t be certain whether or not Heero would talk to someone else about what he was investigating.
“My homework ... I was thinking aloud.” Duo watched the water swirl down the drain wondering if he should ask Heero how to contact Trowa, and whether or not he would be suspicious of anything if he did.
“Something’s bothering you. What is it?” Duo shrugged, and turned in Heero’s arms. He rested his head against the other’s shoulder and closed his eyes. It would have been nice if he hadn’t had that conversation with Seikousen. “Duo, you -- you seem different than before.”
“I’ve remembered some things. That’s all.”
“Would like to share them with me?” Duo turned his face against Heero’s strong shoulder and pressed his forehead against the taught muscle. Everything was jumbled in his mind right now, it wasn’t as if that thing of Treize had actually worked. It had been Seikousen who had brought some of his memories back. It was hard to explain, but that morning when he had awoken, suddenly he could remember living in Soul Society and the rukongai.
“It’s kind of jumbled up in there right now, Heero. Wait until things get a little clearer.” Heero gently kissed the top of Duo’s earlobe and began to nuzzle his neck. It was really impossible to think any around this man. “Hee-chan ... I need to speak with Trowa, can you contact him for me?” Heero grunted softly, relieving some of the anxiety which Duo had been feeling up to that point. He hadn’t asked any question, and obviously thought nothing of this request.
Duo raised his head up and gazed into Heero’s eyes. He seemed tired and sad, but happy all at the same time. “I’m glad to be with you again, Duo.” With a soft smile, Duo leaned in and pressed his lips against Heero’s.
As the two boys walked toward their school, Duo felt as if the entire world was resting on his shoulders. If he couldn’t decipher that cryptic message which he had been given, things could very well end up as they had in Soul Society. He couldn’t let Heero go through that again. “Duo?”
“Huh?” Heero’s eyebrow was raised and he had a peculiar look on his face. “What’s wrong?”
“I’ve been asking you if you remembered your homework or not.” Duo chuckled uneasily and began to rummage around in his book bag. He produced it with as warm a smile as he could muster under the circumstances and then shoved it back down inside the small bag. Heero was still looking at him as if he had gone mad.
“I’m okay, Hee-chan. Really! I just ...”
“Is it because we had sex this morning?” Duo stopped immediately and stared slack-jawed at Heero. Was that what was wrong with him? Was that why Heero was giving him odd looks? “I’ve been worried that maybe you didn’t want to as much as I did.”
“No! Nononono! I did ... I really wanted to, Heero. Don’t be ridiculous. I’ve -- well, I had an odd dream -- that’s all. It’s been bothering me all day. ‘though I can’t remember what it was about.” His answer produced a smile on Heero’s face. He had accepted Duo’s response as the truth, and it was the truth -- partly. Duo felt horrible for telling the small fib to Heero, but it couldn’t be helped. He knew that he needed to leave him out of this for as long as possible. The two resumed their trek to the school, neither boy spoke a word.
Duo had watched Aya closely that day. He remembered a small bit about her, mostly how she seemed to always want to be around Heero and leave him out of the group. He had never liked, nor trusted her in any way. The woman gave off a bad aura which Duo had always steered clear of. It was obvious to him now, that she was back in their lives for one thing only, to get Heero. This realization made him smirk to himself, because he knew that was an impossible task. Heero loved Duo and there was no one alive who could split them apart. Unless, they attempted another murder. Duo shuddered and shook the thought from his head. He reminded himself that was not going to happen again.
The day dragged on and finally that evening, Heero told Duo that Trowa would be there shortly. “So quickly? And you waited until now to ask him?” Heero grinned and set down a bowl of rice in front of Duo. “You really don’t like to talk much do you?”
“No ... not really.” Duo stared down at the food which was laid out before him. His stomach was churning so badly, he wasn’t sure that he could eat any of it, but he forced himself to at least eat some so that Heero didn’t question him. Shortly after dinner, Heero led Duo outside and they waited in silence for Trowa’s arrival.
“Duo, Heero.” Trowa greeted them both with a smile, but it soon faded when he saw the serious expression upon Duo’s face. “You wanted to speak with me?”
“Yeah, but ... alone, please.” Duo turned to Heero, and pleaded quietly with his eyes. Heero nodded and walked slowly back inside the house.
“What’s wrong?”
“I suppose you know that Heero took me to Treize's. He tried to help me find my old self’s memories.” Duo and Trowa walked over to the stone wall. While Trowa leaned against it, Duo sat down on the cold ground and began to pick at the blades of grass.
“Did it help you any?”
“I’m not sure ... I had a vision of my zanpakutou. He showed me something interesting.” Duo glanced up at Trowa to take note of his expression as he continued on. “He showed me that you had a hand in Heero’s memory loss.” The only evidence that Trowa had any reaction to Duo’s words, was the narrowing of his eyes. “Why is that?”
Trowa shifted uncomfortably and looked away from Duo. “I -- how much do you want to know? Everything ... or just that?”
“I’d like to know everything. Seikousen said that there was a possibility that something bad could happen again ... you’re my only link to what really happened, and why.” Trowa lowered himself into a sitting position next to Duo.
“Then listen carefully to what I say -- I’ll not repeat it.” Duo nodded and then anxiously awaited Trowa’s explanation.