A Romantic Interlude

Duo lie in bed, shivering, recalling his nights on the streets before he'd met 
his four companions. The heat had gone out in the safe house and they could not 
compromise their hidden location by calling a fuel company.

"We could set Duo's braid on fire." Heero had joked. "That'd keep us warm for 
months."

Duo had then 'accidentally' whipped Heero across the nose with the braid in 
question when he turned around to remark about Heero's bad sense of humor.

They had fought and then Heero had ended up on top of Duo, between Duo's legs, 
and Duo, aroused as hell, had pulled Heero down and had kissed him. Heero, 
somewhat taken aback, he slapped him and he'd turned around and told Heero to go 
to hell.

Duo rolled onto his stomach, and wept into his pillow.


Heero wasn't able to sleep. He had been trying for hours to justify to himself 
about the way he had slapped Duo. But he just couldn't convince himself he'd 
been right. He finally climbed out of bed. 
//I'm not gonna get any sleep until I apologize.// he thought to himself as he 
walked into Duo's room.

Duo was still shivering and crying when Heero walked in. Heero felt utterly 
horrible. Had he hurt Duo that much?

Heero sat on the edge of the bed and leaned forward, stroking Duo's hair. "I'm 
sorry, Duo." he whispered.

Duo sat up and turned away. "You hurt me, Heero." he whispered, rubbing the 
bruise on his cheek where Heero had slapped him.

Heero gently pulled Duo's hand away from the bruise. He winced. Had he really 
hit Duo that hard? "Oh, Duo." he said. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Look, I'd 
better go... I'll talk to you in the morning."

As Heero started to leave, Duo had a flashback of a time he could not remember, 
seeing a figure leaving a room, he'd been unable at the time to call out, but 
now, much older, he was able to call out to Heero.

"Don't leave me!"

Heero stopped and returned to Duo's side. "Duo..." he began. He saw a look of 
fear and loneliness in Duo's eyes and he was sure that it wasn't just from the 
slap. "I'm right here, Duo."

"Hold me, Heero." Duo whispered. "Please? Make love to me?"

Heero nodded, slightly, then lowered Duo back to the pillow and undressed them 
both. He kissed and caressed Duo all over, then pulled Duo onto his lap so they 
were facing each other, gently penetrating him as he kissed Duo's throat, 
shoulders, and lips, bringing Duo and himself closer and closer to release. He 
held back until Duo was crying out and Heero could feel Duo's warm seed upon his 
abdomen. Then he allowed himself to come, deep inside of Duo. They both kissed, 
fiercely, their tongues clashing as they held each other close. Then, they laid 
down upon the bed, Heero pulling out of Duo, carefully, and lying on his back, 
pulling Duo over so that that the braided pilot was stretched out over him and 
drifted off to sleep, holding Duo in his arms. 

-----OWARI-----