Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Say Series ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 2 )

Title: Say Series: Chapter 3: I will say…

Author: DamnVespa

Pairings: 1+2 (friendship)

Category: Angst, Heero's POV

Notes: This came to me one night…I swear I was just laying down trying to sleep when this idea came to me.

Warnings: Angst, and unrequited love, a little OOC

Disclaimer: I don't own the GW characters…but I own the story…I think…*grins*

Finally there is real peace in the world. Wing is completely destroyed and so is the soldier. I don't need him anymore. Granted the conditioning is still there but I'm in control of it now. I won't let it or anything else rule my life. I've never felt freer and now I have to search for the one person I've wanted since the beginning.

I walk into the huge ballroom, just as the party started. Quatre and Relena have teamed up together to hold a grand party. The minute I walk into the room politicians and other people who all want to meet a gundam pilot surround me. I try to politely move my way through the ever-thickening crowd. Finally, I get to a shaded side of the ballroom and people start drifting away and leaving me alone. All for the better, now I can search for Duo.

And it's as if someone heard my thoughts because I finally catch a glimpse of him. He's on the dance floor with Sally. I see him talking to her and she laughs at something he said. Then he looks off to the side, away from me. I look and find Wufei standing there watching them dance. Even from my vantage point I can tell Wufei very much wants to go out there and dance with Sally, but something is holding him back.

I make my way towards him while he watches Duo and Sally. It takes a few minutes and some shoving but I finally reach his side. He looks over and his eyes widen when he notices me standing there.

"Yuy?"

"Hello Wufei. Why are you here and not out there dancing like you want to be."

Wufei smiled a little and looked away, "Always to the point. Right Yuy?"

"Yes."

We stayed in silence for a few minutes before Wufei got around to answering my question.

"I feel it's not right for me to be out there. Actually I feel I shouldn't be here at all. I don't even know why I was invited."

"Because we have all forgiven you, Wufei. We wanted you here with us. I understand, probably better than most, why you did what you did. I have no ill will towards you."

Wufei looked at me in shock and I smiled in return. He then slowly shook his head, "You'll never cease to amaze me Yuy."

"So are you going to go out there and dance with Sally?"

"I'll go if you go dance with Maxwell."

Now it was my turn to be shocked. I thought I had kept it hidden from everyone, "How?"

"The three of us knew you liked Maxwell, it was just Maxwell who never knew."

I had to chew on that for a few minutes. The three of them knew about my feelings for Duo maybe even before I really knew them. Wufei was patiently waiting for me to say something but all I could muster was an, "Oh."

Wufei smiled, "Well then shall we?"

I decided to put those thoughts on the back burner. Right now I had more important things in mind.

"Yes we shall."

We made our way out onto the dance floor. Wufei walked over to Sally and tapped her on the shoulder. There was some quiet murmuring and then they were off dancing. Duo smiled after them then turned towards me. He was surprised for a second but then smiled beautifully at me.

"Do you want to dance?" he asked.

A year ago, I would have ignored this or worse, shun him but now I don't.

"Yes, I would love to."

He's surprised and I smile slightly which makes his eyes widen more. I take control of the situation and grasp his hand. We start to waltz around the ballroom. Duo finally comes out of the stupor and smiles brightly at me. I can't help but smile back at him.

"So Heero where are you going to go now?"

"Wherever you are going. If that's okay with you?"

Duo looks shocked again and has stopped mid dance.

"Wha…why?"

I take a deep breath and release it slowly. The time is right and I will say what I need to say.

"I love you, Duo."

Duo faints.

TBC