cosmosnoshinkon: Cyberficcy, supernatural/mysterious
Not really sure if this fits in the universe... it came out weird.
Cyberficcy Halloween Drabble
Duo's curled up in my arms, sound asleep. I could almost envy him this oblivion. After what he's told me tonight I wish I could blot reality out for a bit too.
I circle his wrist in my fingers gently. The faint scar is there, a ridge of skin- so small a thing that almost took Duo away from me forever.
Of course, he thought I was gone forever. If our positions had been reversed- I would've done the same.
I brush the hair out of his face, kiss his cheek and his lips turn up in a small smile. If I'm not careful, I'll wake him. Maybe I should slide out of bed, go get some work done.
But I don't want Duo waking up without me. So I close my eyes hook myself into the net. After I send a quick note to G to thank him for the modifications, I'll do some poking around the Preventers database.
But when I attempt to access the net, something odd happens.
I blink as I find myself standing in a hangar, Wing kneeling in the corner.
Where am I? One of the virtual reality games they have on the net? How did I get here? I try to disengage myself from the net, but I can't.
"About time you got here."
The voice rings through the hangar. I turn and find myself face to face- with myself.
My double frowns at me. "I've been waiting for you."
Is this a trap?
"Yes. I knew you were out there. I could feel you- but you left him!"
I know he means Duo. "I was-"
"You were scared." He snaps. "You didn't think he'd want to see you and you were too scared to face him."
"How-"
"-do I know? Because I'm you! Heero Yuy died and the doctors saved his brain- kept his mind. But I was left to fend for myself." He growls. "I never left Duo! I watched him! I saw what he did to himself! I tried to stop him!" He's snarling now, furious and angry. "I couldn't reach him! I needed you and you weren't here! You hid from him!"
"I'm not alive anymore!" I snapped back. "I'm a freak! I don't breathe, I don't eat! I didn't want Duo to have to deal with that! Yes, it was wrong of me, but I didn't know! I thought he was okay!"
His expression changes. "You know it was wrong?"
"Yes!"
"You aren't planning to leave him again?"
"Not unless he makes me leave."
He smiles. "Then you'll let me in?"
I blink at him. "Let you in?"
"I've been waiting for you." He smiles a little wider. "I was hoping you'd see that you were wrong. Hoping you'd come here where I could reach you."
He reaches out his hand and it slides into my chest. There's no pain, just a strange warmth."What are you doing?"
"Ever heard of the ghost in the shell?"
"You..." I start as he steps closer, more of his body vanishing into mine. He just shakes his head, moving forward still and then I'm alone in the hangar.
I open my eyes. Duo is still curled up next to me, fast asleep. I let my fingers linger in his hair, listen to his soft snores and I wonder what just happened.
Whatever it was, I somehow feel better, more complete, more real...
OWARI
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