Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ To See You Again ❯ Slippery When Wet!!! ( Chapter 24 )

Chapter 24: Slippery When Wet!

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I was so awed by the falls that I asked Duo to take as many pictures at every possible angle he could while we walked the paths that led further down the falls. At each stop, Duo would walk a few steps, tilt his head, and then line up to get a picture. Not all the pictures were acceptable, so we got rid of the ones that didn't show the intense beauty of the falling water and kept the ones that did.

After taking probably a few hundred digital photos and traveling down many pats that would take us close to the falls but safe enough so we wouldn't get hurt Duo and I were engulfed by an open space. The grass wasn't cut so it was like that of hay and I realized we must have wandered off the path.

I looked around a bit and so a narrow path that zigzagged down a hill. The path had a gentle slope that wasn't steep at all. It was more of a gentle decline if anything. Duo chose at that moment to see what I was up to.

"Hee-chan, what are you doing over there? Are you trying to find a way to wander off without me and leave me here alone already? What did I do now?" Duo whined to me. I knew he was teasing, since he knew I would never leave his side on purpose and if someone tried to get me away from him, they would need a crowbar to do it.

I gave him a look and nodded my head to the path I had discovered. Duo wrapped his arm around mine and looked at it with a questioning look upon his face. "What do you say about going down that path and doing a little exploring?"

"I say that as long as I get to hang off of you and you stay in front of me, I'll be fine." He said in a light tone.

"Fine by me. Let me put the camera away in your backpack so it doesn't get damaged." Duo then turned around and I took the camera from him and placed it safely inside the leather backpack and zipped it up once again. "There, now how about we get going?" I took Duo's hand in mine and lead him to the path and we started to walk. Duo was beside and yet somewhat behind me as well, not that I minded. If it made him feel safer then I wouldn't question it.

We walked quite a ways, always going down hill, but every so often the trail would lead of to other paths that would go off in another direction. These paths were grown over with grass, leaves, and vines. I could tell which path was the one we started on and which was a new occurrence.

A few more hundred yards and Duo's hand gripped mine harder than it was prior. "Heero. Do you hear that sound?" He whispered to me. I listened carefully; it was the sound of running water. The falls of course, but what was Duo getting at? We were close to the falls the entire time.

"Duo, it's the sound of the falls. I don't hear anything else except you and me breathing."

"I know and you know what that means?" I gave Duo a confused look and he gave me an impatient sigh. "It means we are completely alone and are getting closer to the bottom of the falls." Duo then moved forward, closed his eyes, and attacked my lips full-force.

I was startled for a few moments, but then regained my senses. I slowly kissed him back and hugged him to me so we wouldn't fall over. After a few more tender kisses, I pulled back and ran my hand over Duo's long braid, marveling at the silken rope of hair. Then I grabbed his hand and continued down the path until we reached the bottom of the path.

There displayed before us was a sparkling pool of water. The falls were huge of course and this lake was made as a result of it. I looked down and saw that the water had a shore and we could walk out in the water. As I bent down, I felt Duo shadow me with his body, watching what I was doing. Reaching out to touch the water, I realized that the water was cool, not freezing like I thought it would be.

Trowa was correct when he told me the season affected the temperature of the water and even though I already knew that. I was surprised at this water's temperature since this seemed to be a shaded place. The trees' branches stretched out over us and appeared to be reaching towards the falls. The sunlight streaming through the trees mad shadows on the ground when the light hit the branches and I felt that if I just reached up high enough, I could grasp a beam of the sunlight.

There were scattered rocks all over the place, some that were covered by thick emerald moss and others were just damp due to the droplets of water that were continuously falling. Just the sight of the place was amazing and I engraved it into my memory.

Duo was standing off to the side and staring over the water. Droplets of the fresh mist coating him within seconds and soon he was on his way over to the rocks. Daintily stepping on the moss as if he were afraid to crush it too much he bent down to touch its velvet surface. Grazing his hand gently along it and closing his eyes to memorize the feeling of the moss against his flesh. I had to swallow the lump that had built up in my throat at the sight of Duo doing this. I wished at that moment that he was touching me like that.

At that moment, Duo opened up his eyes and looked at me with a gleam of mischief sparkling in his violet orbs. I worried a bit about that look then as he started to stand up, I heard the warning Trowa had given me before we left. Without a second to waste, I ran over to Duo as carefully as I could.

I got to Duo just as he started pitch forward and right into my arms.

"Are you okay?" I asked, my heart hammering in my chest.

"Thanks to you, my savior!!!" Duo beamed at me while batting his eyelashes at me.

"I remembered what Trowa told me, about you and slippery rocks. I would save you any way though, my love. You are mine to protect and I refuse to let anything hurt you."

"Thank you for caring Hee-chan." Duo shifted upward and claimed my lips in a brief chaste kiss. When he pulled away I gave him a smirk and lifted him up. "Heero!" He yelped. "What are you doing?"

Duo wrapped his legs around my waist and I carried him back to the safety of the shore. I didn't set him down even when we stood there for several seconds. Duo started to tremble slightly in my arms.

"Um…Heero? Why aren't you putting me down?" He asked quietly.

"I like having you in my arms." I told him truthfully. "Would you rather be set back on your feet?"

"No, just as long as you aren't planning to throw me in the water, I'll be okay."

"I wouldn't do that to you. Why would you think that?"

"Because Trowa and Quatre did that to me once when I irrated them, that's why." Duo told me and I could tell that he wasn't making it up either. I opened my mouth to tell Duo I wouldn't let them do it again, but he must have read my mind and spared me from saying anything. "I know you wouldn't let them do it to me again. Don't worry Heero. I trust you, I really do. Sometimes I forget that you aren't like him and I have to remind myself that you'll never be like that. Just please bear with me through it. I don't mean to cause you to doubt how much you mean to me, but you know about …what happened and I can't help it." Duo said with a huge sigh.

I was speechless to say the least. Duo just voiced what I feared most. He was comparing me to his ex and he knew it, but it didn't stop him from doing it. I set him down on my lap as I sat down and cuddled him to me chest, rocking back and forth as he hugged my shoulders even more tightly than before.

"I understand Duo, but I know that you are trying not to compare me to him, that's all that matters. I love you regardless, always know and remember it." I kissed his temple and his trembling settled down.

"I love you too." He placed soft kisses along my collarbone and then up my neck, tickling it with the tip of his tongue. I let a soft smile spread across my lips then felt as Duo shifted his head and lay it on my shoulder as his breath blew soft whispers of air along my nape. I moaned a sigh of contentment just for having a peaceful minute to hold Duo in my arms.

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Another short chapter. Sorry readers, but I'm plagued by writers block and my sweet caring friend called the common cold, zapped my energy level. I hopefully will be able to write more soon, but I cannot make any promises.

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