Gundam 00- Mutliple Prompts Part Two
Fandom: Gundam 00
Author/Artist: Fyre Faerie (clearday)
Pairing/Characters: Lockon/Tieria
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I own nothing except a car (which I will part with over my dead body) and a dog (which will bite if you try to take him). Lockon, Tieria and company aren’t either of those things.
32. Temptation
Lockon couldn’t help himself as he began to salivate at the tempting sight before him. It was like a buffet presented to a man that was starving to death. Ripe pale flesh hid the juicy interior. Licking his lips, he began to lightly nibble at one side of the neck only to be rebuffed when Tieria pulled away. “What are you doing? We just finished.”
“I can’t help myself. I haven’t seen you this luscious since you agreed to nude sun bathing on the island.” Lockon almost whined, but he held himself back.
His words brought an aggravated sigh from Tieria. “And I’ve regretted that since it happened. How did you talk me into that?”
Lockon paused as if thinking before he leaned in for a quick kiss. “You just can’t resist my charm.”
This earned him a half-glare before Tieria pulled the covers up from where they had been pushed to the end of the bed. “If that’s the case, then I must be losing my sense.”
“Come on… You enjoyed the beach. Remember the warmth all over your skin… The gentle breeze blowing over your parts that are usually covered… the water that lapped at your feet.” Lockon whispered trying to put him back in the mind set from their time at the beach.
Tieria rolled to stare at him. “Or how about the sunburn I had on my ass and the sand that went places I didn’t want it to?”
Lockon frowned. “I thought you enjoyed yourself out there.”
Sighing, Tieria nodded a little and admitted grudgingly. “It was nice expect the burn and the sand…”
“I knew it…” Lockon leaned down to nibble at Tieria’s neck. “And I wasn’t trying to start anything; I just wanted a little snack.”
This got him a glare and huff as Tieria rolled over away from him and told Haro to turn off the lights.
After a moment Tieria scooted back against him and Lockon wrapped an arm around him. “Save your snacking for in the morning. We need to sleep.”
Tieria’s words made Lockon smile and snuggle him closer before whispering a quick goodnight, which Tieria returned.
12. Is it you?
Tieria was awakened by someone sitting on the side of his bed. Jerking slightly, he had the gun from where Lockon had stored it. Pointing it at the man sitting there, he hit the light switch and then just stared for a moment before growling. “What do you want, Lyle?”
The red-head didn’t answer verbally; he just shook his head and reached out to touch Tieria’s face.
“Is it you?” Tieria whispered as he set the gun aside and reached out for the man he was certain was dead. When his fingers brushed cool flesh he knew what was going on and began to cry. “This is a dream… of all those times you used to sneak into my room after missions to make certain I was okay… You never spoke, so I didn’t either. I was awake all of those times… I just wanted you to say something, so that I could tell you what I was thinking… But you never did.”
Still Lockon didn’t speak; he just petted Tieria’s cheek and smiled sadly at him.
Pressing a hand over the fingers on his cheek, Tieria cried softly. “Every time you came and left without a word and now I’m dreaming of you doing it again… I’m so fucking pathetic…”
“Not pathetic, Tieria… just very sad. But you don’t have to be any longer.”
Tieria started at the softly spoken words and allowed Lockon to bring him to his feet. “Where are we going?”
“There’s a party we have to go to... and we’re going to be late if we dally too much longer.” Lockon led him to the door of the room and when it opened it wasn’t the corridor Tieria knew it to be. It was a large ballroom with many people Tieria thought he knew standing around talking.
Pointing to a pretty middle-aged couple, Lockon began pulling Tieria towards them. “There are my parents… They’ve wanted to meet you…”
Smoothing his hands over the pink cardigan he had been certain he’d thrown away after Lockon had died, Tieria made certain he was presentable before they reached the Dylandy parents.
Meanwhile, back on the Ptolemaios, Haro was bouncing beside the bed Tieria’s body lay on. “Tieria… Tieria… Tieria…”
6. Anniversary
Lockon walked into Tieria’s quarters settled on the bed beside the younger man as he was working on a hand-held computer. “Tieria, do you know what today is?”
“It is 14th day of June, 2306.” The purple-haired man answered without looking up from his calculations.
Sighing, Lockon took the unit away from him and set it to the side. “No… do you know what today is, not what the date is.”
“I’m getting tired of this nonsense, Lockon. What are you talking about?” Tieria glanced at his computer, but didn’t reach for it knowing that Lockon wouldn’t let him get it until he was done with his game.
With an almost sad look, Lockon tilted his head to study his lover. “What happened two years ago today?”
Thinking back, Tieria shrugged. “We were introduced. Is that somehow important?”
“I can’t believe you said that. Of course the day we were introduced was important. That was the day I met the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.” Lockon couldn’t believe how casual Tieria was about something he thought was important.
Tieria seemed to recognize his problem and shifted to sit on Lockon’s lap. “September 6th was the first time we went on a date. September 20th was the first time we kissed. December 1st is the day we made love for the first time… January 29th was the day you told me about your past… February 1st is the day I told you about mine… These dates are the ones I remember, because they are important to me. The day that I was introduced to this annoyingly friendly man who didn’t understand that I didn’t want friends isn’t important. August 4th; the day I realized that this overly friendly man made me feel something other than annoyance… I remember that day.”
As Tieria spoke, Lockon began to smile. By the time he finished Lockon was grinning widely. “Huh… I guess I shouldn’t be too upset that you don’t celebrate the day since you remember all of those days… For me though, the day I knew you made me feel something was June 14th 2304.”
This made Tieria grow faintly pink with a pleased blush.
1. Ten Years Ago…
AU- Lockon doesn’t die and Season 2 events don’t happen. Hint of SetsunaXSaji
Tieria was highly uncomfortable while sitting in his fifth gundam the Resistance. He was still slightly in shock that peace had finally come. It had taken ten years and too many deaths to get to this point. The world’s three major powers had unarmed after it became clear that they were not going to defeat Celestial Being.
Now, Tieria and the other three original pilots, as well as a couple of later additions, were sitting as an honor guard of sorts for the official announcement and celebration. They were also going to be asked by Wang Liu Mei to step out of their mobile suits and unmask themselves. That had been part of the peace accords.
“Tieria, do you know where we were ten years ago today?” Lockon’s voice came through the communications system.
Frowning, Tieria glanced through the see-through cock-pit towards the Silanthus. “What?”
Before Lockon could answer Haro spoke up. “Going away, going away.”
This struck a chord for Tieria. “Oh… I remember. That was when we took a short vacation.”
Another voice added to their conversation as Lyle from his gundam the Wraith put in, “A short vacation? We couldn’t find you for two weeks.”
Lockon chuckled as he propped his feet up beside Haro’s resting station. “It was too short for us. Maybe after this we can talk them into letting us have some time off.”
“Enough… It’s time to make our appearance… Though I wouldn’t say no to going to see Saji and the baby.” Setsuna said as he began opening his unit.
Tieria froze for a moment before he noticed Lockon opening his. With a quick breath, he keyed the Resistance to open the cockpit and stepped out in front of the crowd. Outside, the people all hushed as the Gundam Meisters stepped forward. With a word from Wang Liu Mei, they all removed their helmets. As the questions from the press poured in, Tieria felt a hand slid into his and he looked up at his taller lover.
“It’ll be okay… We’ll get that vacation and go back to the beach house we were at ten years ago.” Lockon whispered.
This made him smile slightly before he noticed that someone was asking him a question. Turning his attention to the speaker, he kept a firm grip on Lockon’s hand as he formed an answer.
5. Do you remember…
When Lockon unearthed a large storage box from the back of their closet, Tieria could barely hold in an aggregated sigh.
Pulling it out to the living room, Lockon began to dig through it, grinning madly. His own curiosity peaked; Tieria sat on the couch beside him and watched.
“Hey Tieria, do you remember when Setsuna told us he was getting married?” Lockon asked when he pulled out a photo of the small wedding held on one of the islands that was formerly a base for Celestial Being.
With a little smile, Tieria nodded. “I don’t know who was more surprised, you, Allelujah or Miss Sumeragi.”
This made Lockon chuckle before setting the photo aside and pull out a small piece of metal. “Do you know what this is?”
“That would be a piece of Dynames that almost took your life.” Tieria gently fingered the small scar barely visible at the edge of Lockon’s hairline by his temple.
Frowning, Lockon played with the metal. “Why would I keep this?”
Tieria reached out and took it from him. “Because it is the only piece you have of your first gundam… I wish there were a piece of Virtue or Nadleeh left.”
Gently setting the piece aside, Lockon leaned over for a quick kiss before going back to their box of memories.
“Why don’t I go get some tea for us and we’ll sort through this thing properly?” Tieria offered as he stood.
Lockon nodded with a smile. “That’d be great. Why don’t I help and then we can get started on this?”
Nodding, Tieria offered a hand and together they went to the kitchen to make the tea, which would be liberally laced with whiskey to get them through the sad memories that were sure to come.
7. I promise I'll be back…
Tieria’s POV
As he was leaving, he turned to me and said, “I promise I’ll be back…” I knew it was a lie. How could he promise me that when his good eye was under a black patch and his hands were weak from the pain medicine?
When Haro brought the empty remains of the Dynames back, I knew that he’d knowingly lied. It wasn’t done to hurt me but, in his own way, Lockon had tried to protect me.
In the years since then, I look back on his words and realize that I had known all along that he had gone out there to fight until he could fight no more. His words were all that had kept me fighting in that final battle of his and his death made me fight all that much harder.
Now I believe his words were more to the effect of ‘I’ll be waiting’ or even ‘We’ll be together again’. At least that is the hope of my mostly silent heart.
10. I'll miss you
“And you’re certain you both will be fine without me?” Tieria asked as he finished checking his bags and getting them loaded onto the elevator train he would be taking to the Continuing Global Peace Conference he would be attending as one of the representatives from Celestial Being. Even after almost fifteen years of peace, there were still some who were worried about the continuation of peace across the majority of the globe. That was the only reason that Tieria agreed to go on this mission. There were too many dead in his memories for him to just let their hard fought for victory go.
Neil hitched their daughter higher on his hip and chuckled at his spouse. “I think we can survive for a week. I know my cooking isn’t as healthy as yours but I do know how to make a good number of things.”
Still frowning, Tieria looked them over and finally had to smile. “Yeah… You’re not the idiot I always accused you of being… If you had been I wouldn’t have consented to allowing my DNA to be blended with yours. Just remember to keep her on her schedule and make certain she eats some vegetables while I’m away…”
Nodding along with the list that Tieria had gone over at least twice before, Neil sighed and quickly silenced him with a kiss. When he pulled back, Tieria was silent and slightly glaze-eyed. “We will be fine. Go, do your part for continuing peace. Remember all that we’ve fought for and lost to get to this point… Friends, comrades… almost each other… And remember that I love you.”
“I love you too…” Tieria replied before he hurriedly turned towards where his elevator number was being called. Just as he was about to step onto the elevator, he turned and called back to his family. “I’ll miss you!”
15. Silent Night
“Explain this holiday to me again… I don’t understand its purpose.” Tieria stared at the rather garish decorations that Lockon was busily stringing around their apartment.
Stopping, Lockon turned to Tieria and began to pick tinsel out of his hair. “Well, the biggest reason is the idea of peace and love on Earth… I thought we could all use a little of that. The less noble reason is the giving and receiving of gifts.”
Tieria thought this over and shrugged. “I’ve never understood religion, or its purpose.”
This made the red-head smile. “Since my family died, it’s been less about the religious aspect and more about the memories I have of this time of year with them.”
“Then I will celebrate your memories with you, even if I don’t understand the holiday itself.” Tieria murmured softly as he reached out and began to help Lockon remove the tinsel stuck in his hair.
Lockon smiled and leaned down to press a kiss on Tieria’s mouth. When he pulled back he chuckled at the tinsel that had transferred to Tieria’s hair. “Why don’t you go put on the music files I pulled up?” Lockon gestured to the terminal nearby and the shorter of the two nodded.
Going to the terminal Tieria turned on the music and listened for a moment to the strains of an old carol before going to help Lockon with the mystery that was the tangle of the strings of lights.
16. Video Clips
“Haro, can you show me their first meeting?” A twenty-two year old Setsuna asked as he sat on a stone bench placed near the Dylandy family plot. There was a new grave beside the rest, this one with a plain stone making it different than the Celtic knot stone beside it.
Bounding on his lap, Haro turned and projected a 3-D image of Tieria leaning against a wall while Lockon walked in with Haro in his hands. “Lockon Stratos?”
“That would be me, but you can call me-” Lockon was cut off by Tieria standing upright and speaking.
“Your real name is classed a Level 7 secret and will remain that way. My code name is Tieria Erde; this is what you will call me. So long as you complete your missions without fail I will find no issues with you… Should you not, I will not hesitate to kill you.”
Lockon stared at the pretty man in front of him for a moment before shrugging with a smile. “Sure… Tieria… That’s a pretty name, kind of like you.”
With a hiss, Tieria whirled and stormed out of the room almost running over Sumeragi as she came in.
Then Haro’s project ended and it began bouncing again. “Love at first sight, love at first sight.”
This made Setsuna laugh a little. “I’m sure that’s what Lockon said… Show me the first time they were happy together.”
Turning back to the empty pathway in front of it, Haro started a new projection. Lockon and Tieria were lying in Lockon’s bed, barely covered by a blanket.
“It was different this time… Have you finally fallen for me, Tieria?” Lockon teased softly into his lover’s ear.
Tieria looked a little uncomfortable before he sighed and smiled a little. “I suppose I have developed an attachment to you.”
This brought a slightly shocked, but pleased look to Lockon’s face before he pressed a quick kiss to Tieria’s temple. “Let’s get some sleep… Tomorrow, I’ll get you to admit you love me.”
“Of course you will.” Tieria yawned as he snuggled closer and went to sleep.
Here Haro’s clip ended and turned back to Setsuna. “So happy, so happy.”
Setsuna could barely hold back the tears that wanted to fall. “They were, weren’t they? Can you show me their last time together?”
With a happy sounding hum, Haro turned to the path and started the last projection. It showed Tieria standing beside Lockon as injured pilot was getting into his flight suit. “You shouldn’t go out there… Your sight is severely impaired. The others and I can handle this. Go, get into the capsule and get healed. There will be other battles.”
“It’s like riding a bicycle; if you fall you have to get right back on. I’m going back out there and shooting as many of those assholes as possible.” Lockon finished zipping himself in before turning to his lover. “I will be fine… Trust me.”
Sighing, Tieria nodded. “With my life… I’m just not certain if I trust you with your own.” With a quick kiss, Tieria went to get himself ready for the upcoming battle.
“Lockon, Lockon… Tieria, Tieria.” Haro’s voice seemed some how sad as he called out the names over and over.
Hugging the AI close, Setsuna rose and walked over to the grave stones. “I’m certain that you two are together… somewhere. And that you are happy there… Rest well… I’ll take care of Haro. Goodbye, Lockon, Tieria.”
Setsuna walked away from the two newest graves, happy that he had agreed to bury Tieria beside Lockon.
18. Tears
AN: mentions of mpreg
When Lockon walked into the quarters that he sometimes shared with Tieria, he knew something was wrong. The normally stoic young man was crying softly, floating free of the grav-plates. Hurriedly going to his side, Lockon caught his lover in his mid-air flight and pulled him close.
“What’s wrong? Are you sick or something?” Lockon asked as he tried to get Tieria to look at him while he ran a hand over the purple-haired man’s body.
Suddenly being grabbed in mid-crying jag wasn’t good for Tieria because instead of the normal lashing out, he just cried harder.
Starting to get frantic, Lockon tried to figure out what was wrong. “Was it something I said? I did? Are you hurting from doing it a fifth time last night? Is there something wrong with the Virtue?”
A light shake from Tieria’s head against Lockon’s chest made him change tracks. “Umm… Do you remember that night we spent on one of the island bases? We stayed up watching the stars until the faded… It was so great. How about when we took Setsuna to that mall in the western block? Remember how we somehow managed to lose him and ended up at that old fashioned movie theater? What about the time when we spent-” Lockon’s quick attempt at cheering his lover up was brought to a halt by Tieria moving a hand up to cover his mouth.
“You idiot… You didn’t give me a chance to tell you why I was having an emotional fit.” Tieria said through little hiccupping sobs.
Lockon smiled a little hopefully. “I didn’t think you could talk.”
Taking a deep breath, Tieria took the hand that had been patting him down for injuries and shifted it down to rest on his lower abdomen. “They weren’t unhappy tears…”
All Lockon could do was stare at his hand and then up at Tieria’s little secretly pleased smile before he admitted a tiny, “Oh.”
Author/Artist: Fyre Faerie (clearday)
Pairing/Characters: Lockon/Tieria
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I own nothing except a car (which I will part with over my dead body) and a dog (which will bite if you try to take him). Lockon, Tieria and company aren’t either of those things.
32. Temptation
Lockon couldn’t help himself as he began to salivate at the tempting sight before him. It was like a buffet presented to a man that was starving to death. Ripe pale flesh hid the juicy interior. Licking his lips, he began to lightly nibble at one side of the neck only to be rebuffed when Tieria pulled away. “What are you doing? We just finished.”
“I can’t help myself. I haven’t seen you this luscious since you agreed to nude sun bathing on the island.” Lockon almost whined, but he held himself back.
His words brought an aggravated sigh from Tieria. “And I’ve regretted that since it happened. How did you talk me into that?”
Lockon paused as if thinking before he leaned in for a quick kiss. “You just can’t resist my charm.”
This earned him a half-glare before Tieria pulled the covers up from where they had been pushed to the end of the bed. “If that’s the case, then I must be losing my sense.”
“Come on… You enjoyed the beach. Remember the warmth all over your skin… The gentle breeze blowing over your parts that are usually covered… the water that lapped at your feet.” Lockon whispered trying to put him back in the mind set from their time at the beach.
Tieria rolled to stare at him. “Or how about the sunburn I had on my ass and the sand that went places I didn’t want it to?”
Lockon frowned. “I thought you enjoyed yourself out there.”
Sighing, Tieria nodded a little and admitted grudgingly. “It was nice expect the burn and the sand…”
“I knew it…” Lockon leaned down to nibble at Tieria’s neck. “And I wasn’t trying to start anything; I just wanted a little snack.”
This got him a glare and huff as Tieria rolled over away from him and told Haro to turn off the lights.
After a moment Tieria scooted back against him and Lockon wrapped an arm around him. “Save your snacking for in the morning. We need to sleep.”
Tieria’s words made Lockon smile and snuggle him closer before whispering a quick goodnight, which Tieria returned.
12. Is it you?
Tieria was awakened by someone sitting on the side of his bed. Jerking slightly, he had the gun from where Lockon had stored it. Pointing it at the man sitting there, he hit the light switch and then just stared for a moment before growling. “What do you want, Lyle?”
The red-head didn’t answer verbally; he just shook his head and reached out to touch Tieria’s face.
“Is it you?” Tieria whispered as he set the gun aside and reached out for the man he was certain was dead. When his fingers brushed cool flesh he knew what was going on and began to cry. “This is a dream… of all those times you used to sneak into my room after missions to make certain I was okay… You never spoke, so I didn’t either. I was awake all of those times… I just wanted you to say something, so that I could tell you what I was thinking… But you never did.”
Still Lockon didn’t speak; he just petted Tieria’s cheek and smiled sadly at him.
Pressing a hand over the fingers on his cheek, Tieria cried softly. “Every time you came and left without a word and now I’m dreaming of you doing it again… I’m so fucking pathetic…”
“Not pathetic, Tieria… just very sad. But you don’t have to be any longer.”
Tieria started at the softly spoken words and allowed Lockon to bring him to his feet. “Where are we going?”
“There’s a party we have to go to... and we’re going to be late if we dally too much longer.” Lockon led him to the door of the room and when it opened it wasn’t the corridor Tieria knew it to be. It was a large ballroom with many people Tieria thought he knew standing around talking.
Pointing to a pretty middle-aged couple, Lockon began pulling Tieria towards them. “There are my parents… They’ve wanted to meet you…”
Smoothing his hands over the pink cardigan he had been certain he’d thrown away after Lockon had died, Tieria made certain he was presentable before they reached the Dylandy parents.
Meanwhile, back on the Ptolemaios, Haro was bouncing beside the bed Tieria’s body lay on. “Tieria… Tieria… Tieria…”
6. Anniversary
Lockon walked into Tieria’s quarters settled on the bed beside the younger man as he was working on a hand-held computer. “Tieria, do you know what today is?”
“It is 14th day of June, 2306.” The purple-haired man answered without looking up from his calculations.
Sighing, Lockon took the unit away from him and set it to the side. “No… do you know what today is, not what the date is.”
“I’m getting tired of this nonsense, Lockon. What are you talking about?” Tieria glanced at his computer, but didn’t reach for it knowing that Lockon wouldn’t let him get it until he was done with his game.
With an almost sad look, Lockon tilted his head to study his lover. “What happened two years ago today?”
Thinking back, Tieria shrugged. “We were introduced. Is that somehow important?”
“I can’t believe you said that. Of course the day we were introduced was important. That was the day I met the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.” Lockon couldn’t believe how casual Tieria was about something he thought was important.
Tieria seemed to recognize his problem and shifted to sit on Lockon’s lap. “September 6th was the first time we went on a date. September 20th was the first time we kissed. December 1st is the day we made love for the first time… January 29th was the day you told me about your past… February 1st is the day I told you about mine… These dates are the ones I remember, because they are important to me. The day that I was introduced to this annoyingly friendly man who didn’t understand that I didn’t want friends isn’t important. August 4th; the day I realized that this overly friendly man made me feel something other than annoyance… I remember that day.”
As Tieria spoke, Lockon began to smile. By the time he finished Lockon was grinning widely. “Huh… I guess I shouldn’t be too upset that you don’t celebrate the day since you remember all of those days… For me though, the day I knew you made me feel something was June 14th 2304.”
This made Tieria grow faintly pink with a pleased blush.
1. Ten Years Ago…
AU- Lockon doesn’t die and Season 2 events don’t happen. Hint of SetsunaXSaji
Tieria was highly uncomfortable while sitting in his fifth gundam the Resistance. He was still slightly in shock that peace had finally come. It had taken ten years and too many deaths to get to this point. The world’s three major powers had unarmed after it became clear that they were not going to defeat Celestial Being.
Now, Tieria and the other three original pilots, as well as a couple of later additions, were sitting as an honor guard of sorts for the official announcement and celebration. They were also going to be asked by Wang Liu Mei to step out of their mobile suits and unmask themselves. That had been part of the peace accords.
“Tieria, do you know where we were ten years ago today?” Lockon’s voice came through the communications system.
Frowning, Tieria glanced through the see-through cock-pit towards the Silanthus. “What?”
Before Lockon could answer Haro spoke up. “Going away, going away.”
This struck a chord for Tieria. “Oh… I remember. That was when we took a short vacation.”
Another voice added to their conversation as Lyle from his gundam the Wraith put in, “A short vacation? We couldn’t find you for two weeks.”
Lockon chuckled as he propped his feet up beside Haro’s resting station. “It was too short for us. Maybe after this we can talk them into letting us have some time off.”
“Enough… It’s time to make our appearance… Though I wouldn’t say no to going to see Saji and the baby.” Setsuna said as he began opening his unit.
Tieria froze for a moment before he noticed Lockon opening his. With a quick breath, he keyed the Resistance to open the cockpit and stepped out in front of the crowd. Outside, the people all hushed as the Gundam Meisters stepped forward. With a word from Wang Liu Mei, they all removed their helmets. As the questions from the press poured in, Tieria felt a hand slid into his and he looked up at his taller lover.
“It’ll be okay… We’ll get that vacation and go back to the beach house we were at ten years ago.” Lockon whispered.
This made him smile slightly before he noticed that someone was asking him a question. Turning his attention to the speaker, he kept a firm grip on Lockon’s hand as he formed an answer.
5. Do you remember…
When Lockon unearthed a large storage box from the back of their closet, Tieria could barely hold in an aggregated sigh.
Pulling it out to the living room, Lockon began to dig through it, grinning madly. His own curiosity peaked; Tieria sat on the couch beside him and watched.
“Hey Tieria, do you remember when Setsuna told us he was getting married?” Lockon asked when he pulled out a photo of the small wedding held on one of the islands that was formerly a base for Celestial Being.
With a little smile, Tieria nodded. “I don’t know who was more surprised, you, Allelujah or Miss Sumeragi.”
This made Lockon chuckle before setting the photo aside and pull out a small piece of metal. “Do you know what this is?”
“That would be a piece of Dynames that almost took your life.” Tieria gently fingered the small scar barely visible at the edge of Lockon’s hairline by his temple.
Frowning, Lockon played with the metal. “Why would I keep this?”
Tieria reached out and took it from him. “Because it is the only piece you have of your first gundam… I wish there were a piece of Virtue or Nadleeh left.”
Gently setting the piece aside, Lockon leaned over for a quick kiss before going back to their box of memories.
“Why don’t I go get some tea for us and we’ll sort through this thing properly?” Tieria offered as he stood.
Lockon nodded with a smile. “That’d be great. Why don’t I help and then we can get started on this?”
Nodding, Tieria offered a hand and together they went to the kitchen to make the tea, which would be liberally laced with whiskey to get them through the sad memories that were sure to come.
7. I promise I'll be back…
Tieria’s POV
As he was leaving, he turned to me and said, “I promise I’ll be back…” I knew it was a lie. How could he promise me that when his good eye was under a black patch and his hands were weak from the pain medicine?
When Haro brought the empty remains of the Dynames back, I knew that he’d knowingly lied. It wasn’t done to hurt me but, in his own way, Lockon had tried to protect me.
In the years since then, I look back on his words and realize that I had known all along that he had gone out there to fight until he could fight no more. His words were all that had kept me fighting in that final battle of his and his death made me fight all that much harder.
Now I believe his words were more to the effect of ‘I’ll be waiting’ or even ‘We’ll be together again’. At least that is the hope of my mostly silent heart.
10. I'll miss you
“And you’re certain you both will be fine without me?” Tieria asked as he finished checking his bags and getting them loaded onto the elevator train he would be taking to the Continuing Global Peace Conference he would be attending as one of the representatives from Celestial Being. Even after almost fifteen years of peace, there were still some who were worried about the continuation of peace across the majority of the globe. That was the only reason that Tieria agreed to go on this mission. There were too many dead in his memories for him to just let their hard fought for victory go.
Neil hitched their daughter higher on his hip and chuckled at his spouse. “I think we can survive for a week. I know my cooking isn’t as healthy as yours but I do know how to make a good number of things.”
Still frowning, Tieria looked them over and finally had to smile. “Yeah… You’re not the idiot I always accused you of being… If you had been I wouldn’t have consented to allowing my DNA to be blended with yours. Just remember to keep her on her schedule and make certain she eats some vegetables while I’m away…”
Nodding along with the list that Tieria had gone over at least twice before, Neil sighed and quickly silenced him with a kiss. When he pulled back, Tieria was silent and slightly glaze-eyed. “We will be fine. Go, do your part for continuing peace. Remember all that we’ve fought for and lost to get to this point… Friends, comrades… almost each other… And remember that I love you.”
“I love you too…” Tieria replied before he hurriedly turned towards where his elevator number was being called. Just as he was about to step onto the elevator, he turned and called back to his family. “I’ll miss you!”
15. Silent Night
“Explain this holiday to me again… I don’t understand its purpose.” Tieria stared at the rather garish decorations that Lockon was busily stringing around their apartment.
Stopping, Lockon turned to Tieria and began to pick tinsel out of his hair. “Well, the biggest reason is the idea of peace and love on Earth… I thought we could all use a little of that. The less noble reason is the giving and receiving of gifts.”
Tieria thought this over and shrugged. “I’ve never understood religion, or its purpose.”
This made the red-head smile. “Since my family died, it’s been less about the religious aspect and more about the memories I have of this time of year with them.”
“Then I will celebrate your memories with you, even if I don’t understand the holiday itself.” Tieria murmured softly as he reached out and began to help Lockon remove the tinsel stuck in his hair.
Lockon smiled and leaned down to press a kiss on Tieria’s mouth. When he pulled back he chuckled at the tinsel that had transferred to Tieria’s hair. “Why don’t you go put on the music files I pulled up?” Lockon gestured to the terminal nearby and the shorter of the two nodded.
Going to the terminal Tieria turned on the music and listened for a moment to the strains of an old carol before going to help Lockon with the mystery that was the tangle of the strings of lights.
16. Video Clips
“Haro, can you show me their first meeting?” A twenty-two year old Setsuna asked as he sat on a stone bench placed near the Dylandy family plot. There was a new grave beside the rest, this one with a plain stone making it different than the Celtic knot stone beside it.
Bounding on his lap, Haro turned and projected a 3-D image of Tieria leaning against a wall while Lockon walked in with Haro in his hands. “Lockon Stratos?”
“That would be me, but you can call me-” Lockon was cut off by Tieria standing upright and speaking.
“Your real name is classed a Level 7 secret and will remain that way. My code name is Tieria Erde; this is what you will call me. So long as you complete your missions without fail I will find no issues with you… Should you not, I will not hesitate to kill you.”
Lockon stared at the pretty man in front of him for a moment before shrugging with a smile. “Sure… Tieria… That’s a pretty name, kind of like you.”
With a hiss, Tieria whirled and stormed out of the room almost running over Sumeragi as she came in.
Then Haro’s project ended and it began bouncing again. “Love at first sight, love at first sight.”
This made Setsuna laugh a little. “I’m sure that’s what Lockon said… Show me the first time they were happy together.”
Turning back to the empty pathway in front of it, Haro started a new projection. Lockon and Tieria were lying in Lockon’s bed, barely covered by a blanket.
“It was different this time… Have you finally fallen for me, Tieria?” Lockon teased softly into his lover’s ear.
Tieria looked a little uncomfortable before he sighed and smiled a little. “I suppose I have developed an attachment to you.”
This brought a slightly shocked, but pleased look to Lockon’s face before he pressed a quick kiss to Tieria’s temple. “Let’s get some sleep… Tomorrow, I’ll get you to admit you love me.”
“Of course you will.” Tieria yawned as he snuggled closer and went to sleep.
Here Haro’s clip ended and turned back to Setsuna. “So happy, so happy.”
Setsuna could barely hold back the tears that wanted to fall. “They were, weren’t they? Can you show me their last time together?”
With a happy sounding hum, Haro turned to the path and started the last projection. It showed Tieria standing beside Lockon as injured pilot was getting into his flight suit. “You shouldn’t go out there… Your sight is severely impaired. The others and I can handle this. Go, get into the capsule and get healed. There will be other battles.”
“It’s like riding a bicycle; if you fall you have to get right back on. I’m going back out there and shooting as many of those assholes as possible.” Lockon finished zipping himself in before turning to his lover. “I will be fine… Trust me.”
Sighing, Tieria nodded. “With my life… I’m just not certain if I trust you with your own.” With a quick kiss, Tieria went to get himself ready for the upcoming battle.
“Lockon, Lockon… Tieria, Tieria.” Haro’s voice seemed some how sad as he called out the names over and over.
Hugging the AI close, Setsuna rose and walked over to the grave stones. “I’m certain that you two are together… somewhere. And that you are happy there… Rest well… I’ll take care of Haro. Goodbye, Lockon, Tieria.”
Setsuna walked away from the two newest graves, happy that he had agreed to bury Tieria beside Lockon.
18. Tears
AN: mentions of mpreg
When Lockon walked into the quarters that he sometimes shared with Tieria, he knew something was wrong. The normally stoic young man was crying softly, floating free of the grav-plates. Hurriedly going to his side, Lockon caught his lover in his mid-air flight and pulled him close.
“What’s wrong? Are you sick or something?” Lockon asked as he tried to get Tieria to look at him while he ran a hand over the purple-haired man’s body.
Suddenly being grabbed in mid-crying jag wasn’t good for Tieria because instead of the normal lashing out, he just cried harder.
Starting to get frantic, Lockon tried to figure out what was wrong. “Was it something I said? I did? Are you hurting from doing it a fifth time last night? Is there something wrong with the Virtue?”
A light shake from Tieria’s head against Lockon’s chest made him change tracks. “Umm… Do you remember that night we spent on one of the island bases? We stayed up watching the stars until the faded… It was so great. How about when we took Setsuna to that mall in the western block? Remember how we somehow managed to lose him and ended up at that old fashioned movie theater? What about the time when we spent-” Lockon’s quick attempt at cheering his lover up was brought to a halt by Tieria moving a hand up to cover his mouth.
“You idiot… You didn’t give me a chance to tell you why I was having an emotional fit.” Tieria said through little hiccupping sobs.
Lockon smiled a little hopefully. “I didn’t think you could talk.”
Taking a deep breath, Tieria took the hand that had been patting him down for injuries and shifted it down to rest on his lower abdomen. “They weren’t unhappy tears…”
All Lockon could do was stare at his hand and then up at Tieria’s little secretly pleased smile before he admitted a tiny, “Oh.”