Precious pt.13

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing…let's leave it at that.

Author Notes: Hullo people! Hopefully, I got this chapter up quicker.

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Duo squinted his eyes to try and catch a look at his visitor.

"Hey man, I don't know who you are, but you're gonna be paying for that dent in my wall!" Duo masked his anxiety with a joke.

~ Who is this nut? ~

The figure stepped forward, glaring as he came in. Duo groaned.

~ I should have known. ~

Covering his face with his hand, Duo shook his head in exasperation. After a moment, he looked up at the figure before him.

"What are you doing here Heero? And why the hell did you mess up my door? Haven't you ever heard of a thing called patience?"

Somewhat angrily, Heero stalked in and right over to Duo.

" What do you think you're doing Maxwell?"

Duo's face scrunched up in confusion. "Well, before you interrupted me, I was eating a poptart."

Growling, the Asian yanked on his shirt.

"You don't look sick to me."

Duo frowned, annoyed.

" Does it matter? I have a couple of sick days, and now I'm using one of them. I called in and everything! What more do you want?"

" I want to know why you're not there. You've been absent for… a while now. You're not sick, but you take off a sick day. What's been going on with you?"

The braided man sighed. ~ Since when has Heero been curious about my health? ~

"Since the day we became…friends."

Duo's eyes widened.

"You said that aloud."

"Man! I swear, I don't even notice when I do stuff like that! But that's not the point. When did you admittedly become my friend?"

For a moment, Heero stood there, saying nothing. Then, he slowly and carefully placed the door in its correct position. After that, he turned to Duo and spoke.

"It was exactly one year after the battle with Marimeia."

"C'mon Heero, lighten up! It'll only be for a couple of hours!"

"No."

"I won't bother you for a day, I swear. Just come with me. I think even the Perfect Soldier would enjoy a view of the scenery."

" Hn…you don't seem like the thoughtful type. If I went, I doubt I'd get to enjoy the view, due to your incessant chattering."

A flash of hurt came and left Duo's eyes. He mock died, as if in a medieval battle.

"Ah, Sir, you kill me with your words! What doth thou have against me? Oooooooooh woe!" He flopped against the Japanese pilot continuously. Then, he found himself banging into the hard wood of the chair.

Heero had gotten up, and was now standing by the door.

"Hn…come on baka, before I change my mind."

With that, Heero turned and walked out the door with a shell-shocked Duo behind him.

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Duo had dragged all across the park. He had even gone so far as to take them to the playground, with children!

"C'mon Hee-chan! I wanna play with the little kids!"

"Go ahead. I'm not stopping you."

"Yes you are. All the kids will run away when they see what a meanie you are. Hee-chan, come on!"

"No."

"I'll call Relena."

"…Hn."

Duo smirked. His voice was feathery light, like a whisper as he imitated the blonde.

"…Heeeroooo. Heeeerooooo."

His voice became louder and shriller as he went.

"Heeeeeroooo. Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeroooooooooo! Heeeeeeeeeerooo! HEEEeeeeeeerooo!! HEERO, YOU"RE MY HER-Mmmph!!! Mmph?"

Duo looked down at the hand that tightly covered his mouth. Then he looked at Heero and let out a muffled chuckle. Heero had a tick going on, right under his eye and his jaw looked like it was about to snap with tension.

"Shut. Up."

He glared dangerously, but that didn't change a thing. Duo heard numerous giggles from around him, and noticed the various children with mild shock.

~ Now when did they get here? ~

The parents were on the benches a little ways away, and were also looking at them curiously. Duo blushed.

"Looks like the kids came to us instead, ey Hee-chan."

The latter did not answer. Instead, he stood stiffly, as if waiting for them to attack. Without warning, Duo ran up to a little girl and started to tickle her mercilessly. Laughing, he questioned her.

"What are you looking at little girl?"

The girl giggled as she tried to kick him off and laugh at the same time.

"Y-you were (gasp) screaming real (laughter) loud!"

Duo stepped back to let her breathe.

"Ah, I see. Well, how about we give you cats a piggyback ride back over to the playground."

Heero's eyes noticeably widened at the 'we' part. Seven yehs were heard from the group.

"Who's first?"

The little girl, whom he'd tickled stepped up to him. He swung her around to get on his back and grinned cheekily at the stoic pilot. A little boy with black hair stepped up.

"You get him Heero."

If possible, Heero took a step back.

"Duo, I-I don't know how to give a back ride."

Duo chuckled and put the girl on his back down. He bent down and asked her name.

"I'm Emilea."

"That's pretty. I'll call you Emi for short. Now Emi, we're gonna show ole Heero here how to give a right and proper piggyback ride! Yeehaw!"

Emilea squealed in delight as he tickled her once more, before returning his attention to Heero.

"Okay, first you kneel down, like so."

Duo got on his knees and looked for Heero to do the same. Grudgingly, he got on his knees, stiff as a board.

"Good. Now, you hold still and let one of those munchkins climb on your back. If they need it, you can give them a little boost to get on your back easier. Now watch. Get on Emi."

Emi used her hands to grab onto Duo's shirt and pull herself on top. After putting her legs on each side, she grabbed his braid, as a type of reign and giggled. Duo laughed.

"I know. I know. The braid is irresistible…like me. Anyways! Heero, your turn!!"

Heero kept his position and stared at the boy who nervously approached him. Duo's voice broke the tension.

"Aw Hee-chan! Don't scare him off! Treat this like…a mission. This should be simple, right? You carried me enough times in ba-…when I got hurt. Heh. So this should be easy…unless you're scared."

The Asian pilot's eyes narrowed dangerously. He turned to the boy who had paused in his approach.

"What is your name?"

"D-Danius sir."

Heero grit his teeth.

" You may just call me Heero if you like. May I shorten your name to…Dani?"

The boy smiled. Fear gone, he ran up to the man.

"Sure! That's what my friends call me anyway."

Dani jumped on Heero's back and grabbed at the collar of his green tank top. Duo nodded his approval and slowly got to his feet.

"Remember to hold them securely and to be careful. We don't want any parents trying to kill us or anything."

"Hn."

Heero then mimicked his actions. A redheaded child jumped up in excitement.

"Race! Let's have a piggyback race!!! The loser has to get off!"

All the other children shouted in glee at the new game. The two pilots however groaned…yes Heero groaned. Duo stepped in the conversation.

"Alright, alright. This is how it'll go. We'll race from this tree, over to that hill right by the swings. You got that Heero?"

"Mission accepted."

Rolling his eyes, Duo appointed the red head, whom the others called Annay, as the referee. He and Heero lined up and waited for her signal.

~ Damn I'm going to be tired. ~

He looked at Heero.

~ But it's worth it…~

"GO!!!"

Pushing off, Duo smirked as he ran past Heero. However, that didn't last long, because in an amazing burst of speed, Heero passed him and reached the finish point. Dimly, he heard Emi groan and slide off him. His eyes were set in determination by the time the next kid got on his back. Heero lined up with him once more. Without turning, he spoke.

" Baka."

~ Was there a hint of teasing in his voice? I don't believe it! The Perfect Soldier jokes around!!! Well…I wouldn't go that far…but it's a start! ~

"GO!!"

And they were off.

"Goodbye!"

Carefully, Heero shifted the person in his arms so that he could wave back. (Actually, it was more like putting up two fingers, Vegeta style!)

"Sayonara Dani."

Duo grunted as Heero rolled him onto the bed. Heero stepped back, and just looked at him. The evening sunlight played on his face beautifully.

Duo's right arm went off the bed, while his left hand lay carelessly against the wall. His head tilted towards the window, where the sinking sun's warmth drew him. His legs were wide apart, and his mouth was closed peacefully. To Heero, he seemed serene.

~ He's beautiful. How can he look so…at peace when he's such an idiot awake? I don't understand this. ~

Quietly, he walked closer.

~ Why did I go to the park with him today? How did he get me to play? ~

He made a face at that thought.

~ I should have just left him sleeping in the park… but I couldn't… ~

"What power do you have over me?"

Silence answered him.

"Is this what you call love? Is this friendship?"

~ I'm so…confused. What has he done to me? A soldier is not supposed to feel! ~

His eyes widened.

"The war's over…"

~ I'm not a soldier anymore…There is no more war…~

A pain reached his eyes, but it was hidden away as he bent down, stopping only a few inches from Duo's sleeping face. Then, he gave a feather light kiss upon the other's lips and straightened himself out.

"You are my only weakness…Duo Maxwell."

Stiffly, he turned and stalked out of the room. He did not see the difference in Duo's breathing. Nor did he see the small smile that lay upon his lips.

~ His only weakness eh? Now that's different. I knew he had a heart in there somewhere. Now I need to point it to another, because I'm definitely NOT Heero Yuy's soul mate! ~

With those final thought, Duo closed off his thoughts and slept.

"What is it?"

"What?"

"You were staring at me."

"Hn…what's been going on with you?"

Duo growled in frustration.

"Look man, I told you nothing's wrong. I just haven't felt like going to work I mean you and the others might be able to work 24/7, but I have a life! Sometimes I just wanna lay back and relax ya know? What wrong with that?

When was the last time you had a vacation? C'mon, I bet you can't tell me!"

Heero grabbed Duo's shirt and roughly shoved him up the wall.

"Enough! Stop changing the subject."

~Shit, this isn't good. I know there is definitely not more than one Heero in the world, much less my apartment… ~

" Put me down Heero."

"What's wrong with you?"

"Dammit, put me down! There's nothing wrong with me, but there sure as hell will be something wrong with you if you don't let go!"

Duo was panicking now. It wouldn't be long before he couldn't ward off the looming darkness.

~ Why does this always happen at the wrong times? I gotta find a way to get out of this.~

"Answer me Maxwell!"

The former Wing pilot had violently banged Duo's head against the wall. In his pain, Duo missed the flash of concern in his counterpart's eyes.

"Nngh!"

"Maxwell?"

~ Oh shit…~

"Please...Heero…Let me g…"

Duo's eyes rolled back along with his head as he passed out once more.

"Maxwell?"

"……."

Heero watched in horror as blood slowly trailed from Duo's nose.

"…DUO!!!"

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-Gasp!!-

How was that? I hope you liked it. I was pretty satisfied. Sorry that I'm being slow with the updates, but my math grades are suffering, and so I must -shudder- try and do the work. -Sigh- If it were anything else, no prob…but Algebra 1 is different. It's evil! Not to mention I'm mathematically impaired.

I said it once and I'll say it again. If math were a person, I'd assassinate it! EVIL!!- Sigh-

Anyways, that's all the *****ing and moaning I'll do for now. Just know that I'm loaded with crap, and so will be slower with the updates. That's about it.

Oh! If you're a Duo-angst lover, check out Abuse this, by Sita Seraph, and Until My Dying Day, by KentraShinataku02. (I think that's right) Those stories rock!!! -Cough- Well that's it.

Until my next chapter, ja ne!!!