Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ To See You Again ❯ The Passage of Time ( Chapter 40 )

Chapter 40: The Passage of Time

 

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Duo's cold lingered for the next week and a half and although I was there for him when he needed me, he sent me back to work while he slept the days away. I felt bad for leaving him at home alone, not to mention a mysterious phone call had put me on edge for the rest of the week.

 

I was gathering all of our clothes up to be washed and dried while Duo was taking his nap one afternoon when I got out of work early. I didn't expect Duo to clean anything while he was sick so I took on all the chores he would have done. However, due to his illness Duo had become a bit... messier than usual the first few days, but I didn't mind. I was picking up the reminants of the trail of clothes Duo left from the bathroom to the foot of our bed when the phone rang.

 

Normally, I would just answer it and see who it was, but I was engaged in my cleaning so I let the machine get it. The only problem was that the voice on the recording was the same voice that called Duo's old apartment the night we went to retrive some things out of it. Duo still wanted to keep the apartment even though he made sure the next time we went back to it that the phone was unplugged and the landlord was told about it. The apartment held the memory of me actually staying with Duo and not using him like so many others wanted to and had before I had ever met him.

 

I asked Duo later on why did he want to hold onto an apartment when he was living with me. He just got quiet for a little while before answering in a hesitant voice, 'So I'll have somewhere to run to that's really mine when I need it.' His answer disturbed me a little bit, but after thinking on it, I could see why he needed something that was just his and not mine as well. It stung me at first because I wasn't expecting it. I should have at least read into Duo's actions a little more.

 

I checked the message after I finished gathering up the clothes and had time to push the replay button. The voice that spoke to the answering machine just left one simple message: "We are here Duo Maxwell. We are here and we are coming to get you." The message sent a chill up my spine and suddenly made me go cold inside to a point that I deleted the message then went to cuddle against Duo. His body so warm and alive against my own flesh, but that brief message froze me to the core of my soul.

 

After the message was destroyed, I still didn't feel that Duo was safe. I really don't care about my own welfare, even though I know that Duo would reprimand me for thinking that way, but he is more important. I don't want him to become paranoid and feel tainted again, he is doing so well without anything to remind him of the pain. The home we shared was being violated, with just that single phone call, by a sick bastard that enjoyed playing with Duo's mind too much. It was probably best that Duo didn't hear the message, but it made me a bit paranoid anyway. I asked Quatre and Trowa to keep Duo company while I was at work. He knew from the start I didn't want to leave him alone and asked me why I had gotten him babysitters when he was definitely out of diapers by now.

 

Trowa and Quatre didn't mind and already had Duo cracked up and in hysterics when I got back tonight. Duo was wheezing and gasping for air when I walked into our bedroom. He smiled at me even though tears were trickling out of his eyes.

 

"What's going on, babe?" Duo asked, still giggling a little. I took in our surroundings and noted that everything was picked up and clean, no more random clothing was covering the floor and Quatre and Trowa were sitting on the end of the bed facing my boyfriend. Duo cocked his head to the side then crooked a finger in a 'come hither' notion. He was wearing an adorable pout and batted his eyelashes at me and caused a laugh to bubble up in me.

 

"I could ask you the same thing. Laughing so hard that you started crying?" I asked as I curled up next to him on the bed and wiped the tears away. Duo nodded then took a hold of my arm and wrapped it around his waist, not that I minded in the least. He was always so cuddly and I soaked up all the warmth I could and returned it as well as started it at times. "So who told a joke?"

 

"Actually, we were telling Duo how Hilde avoided a date while she was serving a table that was a little too drunk to know what they were getting themselves into." Quatre remarked with a smile.

 

"Do I want to know?" I asked warily. I knew how fierce Hilde could be when need be, but I wondered what she did this time.

 

"Trust me you want to hear this." Trowa replied.

 

"Okay. Tell me what she did now."

 

"Well, this happened last night, Hilde was working the last group of tables near closing time and she wanted to get rid of this table that had gotten way too rowdy for our tastes. She thought she could simply ask them to leave and tell them they could come back tomorrow, but that didn't work as well as she planned. This one guy grabbed her by the wrist and tried to pull her into his lap."

 

"I hope you or Trowa did something about it." I frowned. Hilde was a friend. Not a very close one, but she was still one of us.

 

"Oh don't worry, we didn't have to do anything. She was carrying a tray of drinks at the time. When they tried to pull her down she dumped everything on the tray in the guy's lap." Quatre replied.

 

"Ice on the crotch isn't pleasant for anyone either." Trowa added. He was wearing a slight smirk on his lips, just enough to show me what he felt about the whole ordeal.

 

"Oh, but it gets even better Heero." Duo pulled me more firmly against himself and used my shoulder to rest his head against. I slowly stroked his braid while waiting for Quatre to continue.

 

"Indeed, go on with the story Quat." Trowa told him.

 

"Sure. Well after the tray was dumped, Hilde put the fallen glasses back on the tray and came back over to us and told us not to worry, she was handling them. I just told her if she needed us, yell and she said thanks and went to clean the mess. The guy went to the bathroom to clean himself off, but his buddies wanted to try to hook him up with Hilde anyway. She didn't take it that well and told them she was only into gay men and the only way she would even consider going out with them is if they did something for her."

 

"And guess what she did Hee-chan!" Duo exclaimed. I shrugged and shook my head.

 

"She told them to dress up in coconuts and grass skirts and hula on stage while groping each other before she'd even consider it. And when their buddy came back they told him what she wanted them to do. A few asked if whe had any coconuts or dress up clothing and told them we didn't carry any. The guy didn't seem to mind and asked her if dancing naked would suffice and proceed to get on stage and strip for the crowd that was left and do a hula dance with some of his friends, while groping each other. I think it is an image my brain will never be rid of." Quatre ended with a laugh.

 

Duo started laughing again until a coughing fit claimed him and I rubbed his back. "But she did avoid the date right?" I had to ask. Trowa laughed out loud in the quiet room and I felt my lips turn into a smirk as well. The image was rather funny, but Quatre was stunned that I had to ask if Hilde didn't go out with them. I waited and Quatre just shook his head at me and smiled.

 

"I think sometimes you act like you don't have a sense of humor so you can surprise us at times like these, and no Hilde didn't go out with them. We had Tony and Rashid escort them out of the club. So no worries Heero."

 

"The strip act was good though?" I asked.

 

"Yes it was good." He chuckled.

 

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Quatre and Trowa insisted that they make us dinner, even though I told them they were our guests and wouldn't take no for answer. Trowa put up a fight worse than Quatre did, which really surprised me. He told me to keep Duo company while he and Quatre cooked us up a home cooked meal. It was nice to not have to cook and talk to Duo without have to concentrate on doing something else.

 

"How was your day?"

 

"Boring as usual. Not that I mind being able to sleep all I want and feel well rested, but I'm getting tired of seeing the same things every day."

 

"Am I on that list?" I asked. Duo's eyes went wide and he furiously shook his head.

 

"No Heero. You're on the list of things I look forward to seeing every day." He tilted his head up and claimed my lips fiercely in a way to fortify his words.

 

"I'm glad. My day was pretty boring too. Mostly because I had meeting all morning long and then had to write up the reports that go along with the projects Margo and I are both overseeing. She has the final say in everything, but I have the option of challenging her decision if she wants to terminate the program."

 

"Sounds pretty important if you're working along side your boss." Duo commented and looked down at the bed clothes.

 

"It is. I respect Margo and what she does but I still want this program to go through. It'll help out a lot of people."

 

"I understand. It must be nice to be a V.I.P. like that. I don't think I would want it though. I like just being me." Duo looked as if he wanted to say more, but I knew he wouldn't. I took his hand in mine and stroked his long, warm fingers.

 

"I like just the way you are too. In fact, I absolutely love who, what, and why you are who you are my dear Duo Maxwell." I pounced on top of Duo's hips and laid him down in the bed. I used my weight to hold him while I gathered both his wrists in one of my hands and pushed them down above his head. His eyes were wider than they had just been and I couldn't help but notice a sliver of fear that also escaped into his eyes. I lowered my head and kissed his forehead, nose, then claimed those lucious lips with my own.

 

Duo kissed me back gently and I gave him the same worship that he deserved. I let go of his wrists and caressed the length of his arms with my finger tips and then traveled down his sides to gently hold his waist. Duo soon wrapped his arms around my neck to pull me in deeper as our kiss continued until a light knock sounded on the door.

 

"Hey guys, dinner's ready. Stop all that smacking. We can hear you doing in there and get your butts out here and eat before it gets cold!"

 

"Alright Quat!" Duo hollered back then let me go and turned his face away.

 

"Embarassed?" I smirked gazing down a him while I still was straddling his hips. He glanced up at me, smirking at the way I sat on him before speaking.

 

"By them?" I nodded. "No, I'm not embarassed." Duo was quiet for a minute and turned away from me again. I reached down and gently turned his face back to me and caressed his cheek. Duo's eyes fluttered shut at my touch before opening again. His face held a sort of uncertainty before growing serious. "Heero?"

 

"Hm? What is it Duo?" He took a breath and steeled himself before speaking once again.

 

"Can we have sex tonight... after Quatre and Trowa leave?" He sounded so hesitant about it. Normally, he was excited about it, but then again he never asked for it, we just did something that lead up to it.

 

A thought formed in my head. One that I really didn't like one bit, but Duo didn't need to know.

 

"We can make love whenever you want to Duo." He sighed a little and nuzzled my hand with his nose and I kissed him once more. "Let's go see what Trowa and Quatre have made for us." I took his arm and helped him sit up then I scooped him up into my arms and cradled him.

 

"Heero! What are you doing?" He exclaimed as I carried him out of the room and into the kitchen. Quatre and Trowa both had smirks on their faces as I sat down with Duo still in my lap.

 

"I carried you to the kitchen and now you're here." I teased.

 

"I can see that." He huffed. "I can walk you know?"

 

"I know, but I still like carrying you from time to time." I kissed his temple and inhaled his scent. "Do you want to sit on your own chair instead?"

 

"No, that's okay. You're comfy and besides this was your idea so if I squish you, it's your own fault."

 

"Death by squishing? I think only the bug and insect world suffers form that, but it should be interesting nonetheless." Quatre, whose mind was usually in the gutter, was trying to hold in his laughter so much he was turning as red as a beet. Trowa didn't make it any better though and decided to add to it.

 

"Well unless Heero is that small I don't think Duo will know which part he's squashing. Although if Heero took off his clothes that would save us the trouble, don't you agree Quat?" That did it. Quatre exploded in a fit of giggles and Duo just shook his head.

 

"I think you two have bonded way too much since I have been sick." He calmly stated. That didn't help Quatre in any way as he collapsed on the floor and his boyfriend had to go help him sit up again.

 

"You guys...are just... too...funny." He gasped out.

 

"It's better than being boring right?"

 

"True." Quatre caught his breath and calmed down while Trowa dished up the casserole they made and some freshly steamed green beans. He poured four glasses of water then sat down next to me and Duo and waited for Quatre to do the same before we dug in. I fed Duo some and as he chewed, I ate some of it myself.

 

We were finished soon enough and then had a dish of ice cream. Our two friends washed and dried the dishes for us then put them away and said their goodnights before exiting our apartment. I locked the door behind them as they went down the steps and turned back to Duo where I had left him seated on the couch.

 

"Now?" He asked in a small whisper.

 

"Now." I gently tugged him off the couch and took him to bed. We gently rid each other of our clothes and kissed each other all over, but then Duo did something very odd. He turned and faced his back to me then kneeled down on the bed on hands and knees and waited for me. I stood there, shocked for a minute until my brain clicked back to an earlier time in our relationship. Duo had done this once before and it shocked me then as much as it did now.

 

I kneeled on the bed behind him and out stretched my hand to glide down his back. All of Duo's muscles were tense and I could feel the tremble that was passing through him. "Duo, turn around." I softly called in a voice barely above a whisper. Duo did as I asked but kept his head bowed down lower than the rest of him. His rear end still held up in the air, waiting for something it seemed. He was so tight. His body was waiting for something to happen to it, and I couldn't figure out what exactly. I was so caught up trying to figure it out that I almost missed what Duo said.

 

"Would you rather I suck you off first before you fuck me?" Duo asked in a low voice.

 

"What?" I asked still recovering from being stunned.

 

"Would you rather I suck-"

 

"I heard the question. Why are you asking that?" I whispered.

 

"Because you aren't fucking me. Did I do something wrong? Do you want to whip me and slice my ass up so I can be sore before you tear me in half? I'll get one of your belts for you to use if you want!" Duo tried to get off the bed, but I stopped him and grabbed his arms and shook him hard.

 

"What the hell's the matter with you? Duo, what are you talking about? I would never do that to you! You know that!"

 

"That's not what you said when you called me this morning." Duo replied and looked away from me.

 

"What? Duo, I didn't call you this morning, I didn't have time to call anyone except Quatre and Trowa while I was leaving the apartment. I was swamped with meetings and reports, I just told you what my day was like a few minutes ago." I wracked my brain trying to figure out who could have called him and sounded like me. Duo was very still for a long time before he turned and looked at me again.

 

"Then you didn't call me and tell me to be ready to be fucked hard because I'm a dirty slut?" I felt my stomach clench and felt like throwing up, but I kept it down.

 

"I would never say that. I would never do that to you. You know me Duo, I wouldn't do that." Tears gathered in Duo's eyes then started to fall like a waterfall down his cheeks.

 

"I'm sorry. I don't know who told me that, but it sounded like you. I'm sorry." I gathered Duo in my arms and rocked him as he cried and I felt my own tears fall from my eyes.

 

"Shh- it's okay. I'm going to find out who did this and when I do they won't have balls any more. Duo, I'm so sorry. I'm so very sorry." I kissed his hair, his face, anywhere I could reach then laid him down and held him tenderly in my arms.

 

"I want to find this creep that made me doubt you Heero, but I'm sorry that I was so quick to think you changed your ways and became like them. I'm sorry."

 

"You have nothing to be sorry for, Duo. We'll find whoever did this and they are going to pay."

 

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TBC...

 

 

*~Well,I finally got to finish this chapter and it is a rather long one compared to the interlude chapters that came before this one. I have finals to study for and hopefully after they are over and done with I can update everything. Some fics, I get inspired faster than others, but I will be updating you can be sure. Two weeks until summer vacation starts and my job becomes more full time! Yippee!~*

 

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