Holiday from Hell Part 5
The Buds of Friendship
The next day brought about a thunderstorm that in its wake left Duo miserable, sitting on a window seat watching the rain and the lake become one.
Shinny was sitting on his feet and Duo was shivering. The temperature had changed and Duo, although wearing the warmest clothes that he had packed was still cold.
There was a knock at the door before it opened and Heero stuck his head round the door.
"You want some coco?"
Duo smiled and nodded. Heero entered the room and carried over a streaming mug to Duo. Gratefully Duo took it and hugged the hot drink to his chest.
"Thanks."
"You look a little cold." Heero noticed.
"I didn't think it would piss it down and feel like fucking winter." Duo moaned taking a sip of his drink.
Heero backed away towards the door. "Um... Duo?"
"Yeah."
"I have a jumper you could borrow. If you wanted that is?"
Duo smiled warmly at Heero.
"That would be... great." Duo said and Heero gave a nod and hurried to go to get a jumper.
Duo hopped down from the seat earning himself a growl from Shinny and he placed his drink on the bedside table and jogged over to the TV, his eyes scanning his DVD collection as Heero returned.
"Wanna watch a movie?" Duo asked waving a hand over the TV.
"Sure." Heero handed Duo his jumper and Duo pulled it on thanking Heero.
About ten minutes later the two boys were sprawled out over Duo's bed, a bowl of popcorn in between them, coco on the table beside the bed and a movie playing in the background but they weren't watching it. Instead they chatted quietly to each other getting to know 'likes' and 'dislikes'.
"Why do you keep your hair so long?" Heero asked, watching Duo's hand wrapped around the tip of the chestnut braid.
"Don't know. I just do." Duo tossed his braid over his shoulder and it laid over the edge of the bed behind Duo.
"It's really nice."
Duo snuggled closer into the navy blue jumper to hide the blush that crept over his cheeks.
There wasn't a lot of space of the bed. Duo's head was at the foot of the bed beside Heero's feet and Heero's head was on the pillows beside Duo's feet.
Duo suddenly smirked.
"Was that a compliment I just heard Yuy?"
"Keep that up Maxwell and I'll cut it off."
"How many times have I heard you threaten that?" Duo laughed.
"So many that's it's about time I did it." Heero reach out and tried to grab the long rope of hair but Duo, trying to avoid Heero's wondering hand fell off the bed sending a shockwave through the house and Heero into a fit of laughter.
Everyone felt it and Odin and Solo both hurried up into Duo's room only to find Duo laying on his back, on the floor holding his braid protectively while Heero was laying half on, half off the bed, both in fits of laughter.
It certainly shocked Odin and Solo.
"What is going on here?"
"He's trying to cut my hair." Duo managed to get out between laughing, he pointed at Heero.
Solo looked at Odin, who looked back at Solo and they both said in unison "Teenagers!"
* * *
Duo wasn't sure what was happening to him. It was a week after he had borrowed Heero's jumper on the cold summers day.
He had suddenly gone from hating Heero to liking him... no, it was much more than that. The feelings that Duo felt were more then just friendship. He had felt love before, but never like this. He found himself making up excuses to leave the room when ever Heero came in because he couldn't stand the feelings that, seeing, Heero caused. He dreamed of Heero, imagining them together. Imagining that Heero felt the same way he did.
But it wasn't real. He would always wake from his dreams to find them worlds apart and barely even friends when Duo wanted to be so much more to Heero.
* * *
Heero refused to admit to himself that he loved Duo. Yes Duo was everything he desired but that didn't mean he loved him! They were friends, or he thought they were friends. It would appear that Duo didn't wish for them to be. Every time Heero walked into a room Duo would leave. Duo refused to be close to Heero and that tore at Heero's heart, proving to Heero who knew deep down inside he loved Duo, but still he refused to say it to himself and out loud.
Heero picked up the navy blue jumper that Duo had borrowed. He hadn't washed it and he smelt the jumper, smelling in Duo's musky scent.
There was a soft knock on the door and Heero quickly dropped it in the to-be-washed pile.
"Come in."
The door opened to reveal Relena.
"Good afternoon Heero. I brought you a glass of milk and some cookies." She held up a tray and Heero suddenly felt like a 5 year old child.
Milk and cookies?
Whatever happened to beer and sex?
Heero suddenly realised what all the jocks laughed at about him and his bookworm friends. It wasn't about them being clever, it was because they didn't do anything. Like now, Duo was outside with his father and the girls playing with Shinny and fishing. Where as he was doing... nothing. He didn't truly understand fun or how to have fun. His idea of fun was sitting on his computer, writing essays. That wasn't really normal for a 16 year old now was it? Heero had never been kissed in his life before. He still went to bed at 10pm, never any later, even on holidays and weekends and he still wore long sleeved pjs to bed, even in summer. He didn't own anything 'casual', he had one pair of jeans and that was it! Oh and a few tank tops. He didn't own even one music cd. That was why the jocks took the piss so much!
"I'm sorry Relena. I don't want them." Heero told her gently and he stood up. "I'm going downstairs. Would you like to join me?" Heero hated the way he sounded, so.... Stuck up!
"Oh, okay then. Everyone is outside."
* * *
Duo watched Heero exit the house with Relena and he sighed.
"SHINNY!" He called to his dog, Shinigami jumped away from Hilde and hurried to his side. "I'm going for a walk."
"Wait. I'll come." Heero walked over to Duo, noticing the blind look of panic that flashed across Duo's face.
Duo didn't want to be alone with Heero! But he didn't have a choice and they walked away from the others slowly.
They walked in silence, Shinigami hurrying ahead of them before returning a few minutes later. Duo picked up a stick and threw it for her and away she ran, returning again with it and gave it back to her master and the game began.
"Can I ask you something?" Heero broke the silence as they went deeper into the forest, walking up a cliff that would lead them to the highest peak in the valley.
"Sure."
"What do you do for fun?"
"Huh?" Duo stopped, shocked. "Um... I listen to music, watch tv and movies, play games, met friends, go clubbing, things like that."
"Thank you." Heero kept walking.
"Why?"
Heero stopped a few meters ahead of Duo and turned round. "Just wondering."
Duo blinked.
"Wanna race back?" Heero asked.
"I would beat you." Duo smirked.
"Duo will you help me learn how to windsurf?"
"Sure. I am good at it!"
Heero raised an eyebrow. "Race ya!" And he set off down the cliff back towards the cabin.
Duo suddenly realised what had happened, he called Shinigami and hurried after him.
They reached the cabin at the same time. Hair tossed, chests heaving and a huge smile on both their faces.
TBC...
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