Gundam Wing Fic:- "Learning to communicate part 4"
Well it has been 3 months since I last posted a gundam wing fic but here, finally is an update for one of my WIPs.
Title: Learning to communicate part 4
Pairing: 1x2 with a side of 3x4 and 5xS
Warnings: Yaoi pairings, and the occasional shameless descent into cliche. This fic is unbeta'd.
Rating: R perhaps (this section's PG)
A/N: Duo and Heero's POV, set after EW. The new administration has found a nice peaceful occupation for the pilots. Previous parts are available here: part 1, part 2, part 3 I'm going to try and get the next chapter of this one out in a couple of weeks, this was only supposed to be about 3 parts long. It keeps growing.
Duo hadn’t intended to go to the party when he was originally invited, but it was convenient and it gave them more flexibility than going to the cinema or to a meal. He watched Heero standing alone against a wall out of the corner of his eye as he collected drinks for them. He sighed as he noticed the attractive blonde in the corner staring at his friend; she finally gave up on waiting for him to come to her and walked over to chat to Heero. A large part of Duo wanted to walk over, interrupt, and possibly in an uncharacteristic display of jealousy, ‘accidentally’ pour his beer down her dress. However in the spirit of their newly defined friendship he loitered around the drinks table for awhile longer chatting to one of the guys living in their dorm.
Duo smirked into his drink as he lip read Heero’s monosyllabic answers to the poor girl’s attempts at flirtation. Duo knew from experience that Heero could discuss something that interested him quite happily and at length. He once heard Heero give an hour lecture on the place of pacifism in war. Unfortunately for the blonde upcoming musicians was apparently not something that Heero cared about. If Duo was really going to be Heero’s friend, he probably shouldn’t be so pleased. But, Duo reminded himself who want their best friend to hook up with a brainless bimbo? She could even be a terrorist spy or more likely carry some venereal disease Duo thought uncharitably. When Duo next turned to Heero he was standing alone again looking at the room in general forbiddingly. Duo grinned and shook his head ruefully before crossing the room to his friend.
Duo handed Heero a glass revelling in the small contact as he brushed past his fingers "What was that about? That girl liked you, they aren't like gundam pilots if you scare them off you're not going to get anywhere.” Duo said punishing himself for his jealousy, he paused to consider for a moment “thinking about it though, it kind of worked with Relena but she's not like most girls."
Heero seemed puzzled "Why would I want them to like me?"
"Geez Heero we dated for two years I know you aren't that clueless." Duo said grinning at him pleased despite himself. Duo was honest enough to admit to himself that if Heero wasn’t going to be with him, he would rather he stayed single. For awhile at least, a couple of years, maybe a decade or two.
"I'm gay." Heero said flatly, causing Duo to spit out the drink he was taking
"Seriously?" He asked startled "But I thought you and Relena..." He trailed off Relena had said they were just friends but Duo had never actually believed it before.
"I lived with you Duo.” Heero pointed out reasonably, after a moments thought he continued “I suppose Relena would be a logical choice if I was straight, another person might constitute a security risk. Given that you were also a Gundam pilot there were no security concerns when we slept together."
And wasn't that another kick in the teeth? Duo wasn't sure whether he should be more offended for himself or Relena. Nothing like being told you were together because of your security clearance. Except maybe that apart from your gender you were pretty much interchangeable with someone else.
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Heero stood still, his back to the wall keeping his eyes on the surging mass of dancing students. The music was loud and Heero had to pay extra attention to catch the sounds of footfalls over it. He didn't much like parties, with their crowds, noise and strange lighting. He did like spending time with Duo though, and if Duo wanted to go to a party then Heero would go with him.
Duo had gone quiet again though and he was frowning slightly as if upset. Heero rewound the conversation in his head wondering what could have offended his friend. He wondered for a moment if Duo was angry that he was gay. That didn’t seem likely as Duo was at least bisexual himself, and was probably the most open minded person Heero had ever met.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was gay, I thought you knew." He tried experimentally, watching emotion flash indecipherably across Duo’s face.
Duo laughed slightly "Nope, probably should have though. It wasn't like you tried to hide it." Duo seemed to shake off whatever was bothering him "So you’re not interested in the girls then? Are you enjoying the party though?"
Heero hesitated wondering what to say "It's loud." He offered tentatively, he didn't want to upset Duo but lying to him seemed counterproductive.
Duo nodded thoughtfully "Yeah, Do you want to go back and watch movies or something?"
"That would be acceptable." He said and was rewarded by the twitch of Duo lips in amusement.
Heero abandoned his drink and followed his friend out into the air outside.
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Quatre paused in his pacing to frown at Trowa as he walked through the door. "Where did Heero say they were going?"
"Quatre," Trowa said warningly “Sit down and relax, let Heero and Duo things out themselves.”
"I'm just worried about my friends that's all, they've both been so unhappy. I want to make sure they don't make a mess of it again tonight. Maybe if i ring Duo and find out how it's going."
"No Quatre." Trowa told him sternly, “They’ll consider it an invasion of privacy.”
Quatre scowled before nodding finally and continued pacing. Wheels turned as he walked and Quatre broke off to make his way to the vid phone. He input the number from memory smiling in welcome as the video came alive. "Relena, how are you?"
Relena sounded relieved "Quatre, I am fine, how can I help you today?” She asked then continued shrewdly “Is this about Heero and Duo, I‘ve been worried about them lately."
Quatre turned to shoot a 'I told you so' glare at Trowa before turning back to Relena "What do you think is wrong Relena?" he asked cautiously
"I spoke to Heero yesterday, he seemed upset about something." Relena said calmly "Has something happened to him or Duo?"
Quatre paused to consider what to tell her "They have been arguing a bit recently, but they are now trying to clear the air and sort out their relationship." Giving just enough details for Relena to understand without betraying any confidences. He could feel Trowa’s disapproval from somewhere behind him.
"Oh I see." Relena said "I am relieved, when Hilde and I visited them a year ago we were really worried, they didn‘t seem to ever understand each other. Hilde and I ended up talking to Duo about it, then Duo left without speaking to Heero which wasn’t our intention at all. They both seemed so unhappy about it." Relena pursed her lips in unspoken disapproval.
"Well, they are talking honestly to each other again now." Quatre shook his head ruefully “Actually Relena I've just had an idea, do you want to help me get them back together?"
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“We should take the long way round.” Duo started with “It’s a nice night.”
Heero nodded in agreement, the air was cool and clear keeping the temperature perfect for walking. Heero walked besides Duo keeping step with him automatically, careful to keep both their gun hands free and out of each other’s firing line.
"What is your favourite movie?" Duo asked out of nowhere
"I don't watch them much but I like horror films."
"Horror films?” Duo asked sounding surprised and curious “but, we always used to watch action films."
"I didn't really mind either way and you usually wanted to watch action films." Heero explained reasonably.
"Oh." There was a moment of silence as Duo contemplated something "I have a confession. You know how I borrowed those books from you? They weren't really my sort of thing I prefer Fantasy rather than science fiction." Duo grinned at him sheepishly
"Why didn't you just say so?" Heero asked baffled, Duo always seemed too outspoken to go along with someone else’s choice.
"I didn't want to upset you. Which is kind of ridiculous when you think about it, you certainly don't seem to mind.” Duo bumped into him companionably and then continued in a giddy rush “Also I like raspberry ripple ice cream more than chocolate, and I like bananas more than apples. We never really talked properly did we? When we lived together, I’m beginning to see why Hilde and Relena were so worried about us. It seems like the only thing we really know about each other is that we're gundam pilots with crap childhoods."
"I know more than that about you Duo, I know you're brave and loyal and that you talk more than anyone I know and half the time you never actually say anything. Just like you know me,”
Duo grinned at him “I know you’re an idealist, with a tendency to make long winded speeches when we can get you going.”
“Do you know you are the only person I know who makes my coffee right?" Heero said into the silence that formed around them
"Coffee," Duo grinned "Perhaps we should run away and set up a cafe together, if this university thing doesn't work out."
Heero smiled at him "Well I think we should finish our degrees first. They may come in handy so we can fall back on our skills if the cafe doesn't work out."
"Seriously ‘Ro, was there something you wanted to do after we finish here? I’ve been wondering about joining the Preventers? Given who we are we’ll probably get drawn into any major crisis anyway. I think I would like to do something else though, it seems a shame to fight two wars and spend the rest of our lives looking for more."
“We probably will end up on retainer, at least” Heero said honestly “If it does come to another crisis, this time we know we have friends to back us up.”
That's all folks, for now. I'm working on another Zero X chapter, a Charmed/SPN crossover and a highlander fic this coming week. So maybe another fic update next week (not sure which one yet).
Title: Learning to communicate part 4
Pairing: 1x2 with a side of 3x4 and 5xS
Warnings: Yaoi pairings, and the occasional shameless descent into cliche. This fic is unbeta'd.
Rating: R perhaps (this section's PG)
A/N: Duo and Heero's POV, set after EW. The new administration has found a nice peaceful occupation for the pilots. Previous parts are available here: part 1, part 2, part 3 I'm going to try and get the next chapter of this one out in a couple of weeks, this was only supposed to be about 3 parts long. It keeps growing.
Duo hadn’t intended to go to the party when he was originally invited, but it was convenient and it gave them more flexibility than going to the cinema or to a meal. He watched Heero standing alone against a wall out of the corner of his eye as he collected drinks for them. He sighed as he noticed the attractive blonde in the corner staring at his friend; she finally gave up on waiting for him to come to her and walked over to chat to Heero. A large part of Duo wanted to walk over, interrupt, and possibly in an uncharacteristic display of jealousy, ‘accidentally’ pour his beer down her dress. However in the spirit of their newly defined friendship he loitered around the drinks table for awhile longer chatting to one of the guys living in their dorm.
Duo smirked into his drink as he lip read Heero’s monosyllabic answers to the poor girl’s attempts at flirtation. Duo knew from experience that Heero could discuss something that interested him quite happily and at length. He once heard Heero give an hour lecture on the place of pacifism in war. Unfortunately for the blonde upcoming musicians was apparently not something that Heero cared about. If Duo was really going to be Heero’s friend, he probably shouldn’t be so pleased. But, Duo reminded himself who want their best friend to hook up with a brainless bimbo? She could even be a terrorist spy or more likely carry some venereal disease Duo thought uncharitably. When Duo next turned to Heero he was standing alone again looking at the room in general forbiddingly. Duo grinned and shook his head ruefully before crossing the room to his friend.
Duo handed Heero a glass revelling in the small contact as he brushed past his fingers "What was that about? That girl liked you, they aren't like gundam pilots if you scare them off you're not going to get anywhere.” Duo said punishing himself for his jealousy, he paused to consider for a moment “thinking about it though, it kind of worked with Relena but she's not like most girls."
Heero seemed puzzled "Why would I want them to like me?"
"Geez Heero we dated for two years I know you aren't that clueless." Duo said grinning at him pleased despite himself. Duo was honest enough to admit to himself that if Heero wasn’t going to be with him, he would rather he stayed single. For awhile at least, a couple of years, maybe a decade or two.
"I'm gay." Heero said flatly, causing Duo to spit out the drink he was taking
"Seriously?" He asked startled "But I thought you and Relena..." He trailed off Relena had said they were just friends but Duo had never actually believed it before.
"I lived with you Duo.” Heero pointed out reasonably, after a moments thought he continued “I suppose Relena would be a logical choice if I was straight, another person might constitute a security risk. Given that you were also a Gundam pilot there were no security concerns when we slept together."
And wasn't that another kick in the teeth? Duo wasn't sure whether he should be more offended for himself or Relena. Nothing like being told you were together because of your security clearance. Except maybe that apart from your gender you were pretty much interchangeable with someone else.
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Heero stood still, his back to the wall keeping his eyes on the surging mass of dancing students. The music was loud and Heero had to pay extra attention to catch the sounds of footfalls over it. He didn't much like parties, with their crowds, noise and strange lighting. He did like spending time with Duo though, and if Duo wanted to go to a party then Heero would go with him.
Duo had gone quiet again though and he was frowning slightly as if upset. Heero rewound the conversation in his head wondering what could have offended his friend. He wondered for a moment if Duo was angry that he was gay. That didn’t seem likely as Duo was at least bisexual himself, and was probably the most open minded person Heero had ever met.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was gay, I thought you knew." He tried experimentally, watching emotion flash indecipherably across Duo’s face.
Duo laughed slightly "Nope, probably should have though. It wasn't like you tried to hide it." Duo seemed to shake off whatever was bothering him "So you’re not interested in the girls then? Are you enjoying the party though?"
Heero hesitated wondering what to say "It's loud." He offered tentatively, he didn't want to upset Duo but lying to him seemed counterproductive.
Duo nodded thoughtfully "Yeah, Do you want to go back and watch movies or something?"
"That would be acceptable." He said and was rewarded by the twitch of Duo lips in amusement.
Heero abandoned his drink and followed his friend out into the air outside.
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Quatre paused in his pacing to frown at Trowa as he walked through the door. "Where did Heero say they were going?"
"Quatre," Trowa said warningly “Sit down and relax, let Heero and Duo things out themselves.”
"I'm just worried about my friends that's all, they've both been so unhappy. I want to make sure they don't make a mess of it again tonight. Maybe if i ring Duo and find out how it's going."
"No Quatre." Trowa told him sternly, “They’ll consider it an invasion of privacy.”
Quatre scowled before nodding finally and continued pacing. Wheels turned as he walked and Quatre broke off to make his way to the vid phone. He input the number from memory smiling in welcome as the video came alive. "Relena, how are you?"
Relena sounded relieved "Quatre, I am fine, how can I help you today?” She asked then continued shrewdly “Is this about Heero and Duo, I‘ve been worried about them lately."
Quatre turned to shoot a 'I told you so' glare at Trowa before turning back to Relena "What do you think is wrong Relena?" he asked cautiously
"I spoke to Heero yesterday, he seemed upset about something." Relena said calmly "Has something happened to him or Duo?"
Quatre paused to consider what to tell her "They have been arguing a bit recently, but they are now trying to clear the air and sort out their relationship." Giving just enough details for Relena to understand without betraying any confidences. He could feel Trowa’s disapproval from somewhere behind him.
"Oh I see." Relena said "I am relieved, when Hilde and I visited them a year ago we were really worried, they didn‘t seem to ever understand each other. Hilde and I ended up talking to Duo about it, then Duo left without speaking to Heero which wasn’t our intention at all. They both seemed so unhappy about it." Relena pursed her lips in unspoken disapproval.
"Well, they are talking honestly to each other again now." Quatre shook his head ruefully “Actually Relena I've just had an idea, do you want to help me get them back together?"
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“We should take the long way round.” Duo started with “It’s a nice night.”
Heero nodded in agreement, the air was cool and clear keeping the temperature perfect for walking. Heero walked besides Duo keeping step with him automatically, careful to keep both their gun hands free and out of each other’s firing line.
"What is your favourite movie?" Duo asked out of nowhere
"I don't watch them much but I like horror films."
"Horror films?” Duo asked sounding surprised and curious “but, we always used to watch action films."
"I didn't really mind either way and you usually wanted to watch action films." Heero explained reasonably.
"Oh." There was a moment of silence as Duo contemplated something "I have a confession. You know how I borrowed those books from you? They weren't really my sort of thing I prefer Fantasy rather than science fiction." Duo grinned at him sheepishly
"Why didn't you just say so?" Heero asked baffled, Duo always seemed too outspoken to go along with someone else’s choice.
"I didn't want to upset you. Which is kind of ridiculous when you think about it, you certainly don't seem to mind.” Duo bumped into him companionably and then continued in a giddy rush “Also I like raspberry ripple ice cream more than chocolate, and I like bananas more than apples. We never really talked properly did we? When we lived together, I’m beginning to see why Hilde and Relena were so worried about us. It seems like the only thing we really know about each other is that we're gundam pilots with crap childhoods."
"I know more than that about you Duo, I know you're brave and loyal and that you talk more than anyone I know and half the time you never actually say anything. Just like you know me,”
Duo grinned at him “I know you’re an idealist, with a tendency to make long winded speeches when we can get you going.”
“Do you know you are the only person I know who makes my coffee right?" Heero said into the silence that formed around them
"Coffee," Duo grinned "Perhaps we should run away and set up a cafe together, if this university thing doesn't work out."
Heero smiled at him "Well I think we should finish our degrees first. They may come in handy so we can fall back on our skills if the cafe doesn't work out."
"Seriously ‘Ro, was there something you wanted to do after we finish here? I’ve been wondering about joining the Preventers? Given who we are we’ll probably get drawn into any major crisis anyway. I think I would like to do something else though, it seems a shame to fight two wars and spend the rest of our lives looking for more."
“We probably will end up on retainer, at least” Heero said honestly “If it does come to another crisis, this time we know we have friends to back us up.”
That's all folks, for now. I'm working on another Zero X chapter, a Charmed/SPN crossover and a highlander fic this coming week. So maybe another fic update next week (not sure which one yet).