Caught up at last! Now I need to get ahead!
A drabble from a verse I created for a MoR contest. I had to go back and read cause I'd forgotten what happened!
Return to Duty verse: sweets, rhinestones
Return to Duty Halloween Drabble
Duo checked his watch. Time to go home. He usually despised the bodyguard gigs- but this one had been better than usual. Looking up towards the entrance of the ballroom, he smiled.
The reason for his good mood stood by the door of the ballroom, overseeing the team that politely but firmly checked everyone that entered the room. They had to be very careful at these political events.
This one had been going on all day, a sort of holiday open house, and Duo was more than ready to take his partner and head home.
Moving carefully across the floor, dodging whirling couples, small children and arguing politicos, he reached the doorway. "We're off," he said to his partner.
"I know." Heero gave him a quick smile. "Robbins is already here. I was waiting for you."
"Things go okay?"
Heero nodded as he stepped away from his place and followed Duo towards the exit. "Well enough I guess." He reached up and rubbed his forehead, his fingers slipping under the elastic that held his eye patch in place. "Other than this damn thing. I should've brought my own- this one is tight."
"But sparkly."
"Don't even get me started." Heero tapped the rhinestones that glittered on the eyepatch, forming a cheerful skull and crossbones. "No self respecting pirate would be caught dead in this sort of thing- or in any of this stuff really. I look like a pirate from Las Vegas."
Duo punched the elevator button. "At least you got to be a pirate."
"I think you look great in tights."
"You aren't the only one. One more pinch and I would've broken someone's fingers."
"Why didn't you?" The elevator arrived and they hurried into it, Heero pressing the button for the garage level.
"I didn't think Une would be happy if I went around breaking old ladies' fingers. They were the worst!"
"Probably because they knew they could get away with it." Heero dug into his pocket and flipped a candy bar at Duo. "By the way- this is for you. Sweets for the sweet."
"I'm not sweet."
"That's what I said, but the guy insisted I give it to you. I think his number's on the wrapper."
"Did you hit him?"
"No. I told him you had a psycho boyfriend."
"He still left the candy?"
"He left too fast for me to return it to him." Heero's smile was not so nice.
"I'm not wearing tights next year. I don't care what Sally threatens me with."
"I like them." Heero's fingers wandered up and plucked at the eye patch again.
Duo opened his mouth and then closed it again. He'd been about to tell Heero to just take the damn thing off- but Heero wouldn't. He'd wait until they were in the car, or even until they'd reached the apartment.
Instead, he reached out and snagged the sash around Heero's waist. "So, you like the tights?" He purred, drawing his lover closer.
"Wait til we're home."
"We're on an elevator. Who is going to see?"
"The security cameras," Heero pointed out but Duo just shrugged.
"Hey, security deserves a thrill- and we're off duty." Before Heero could protest again, Duo claimed his mouth, drawing him into a kiss.
It was hard staying focused on his objective. His lover's mouth was always distracting, but he managed to slide his fingers into Heero's hair, searching for the eyepatch band.
He found it just as the elevator chimed and the doors slid open. Heero started to pull away and Duo quickly checked the door. No one in sight.
Yanking the eyepatch off, he grinned at Heero's surprise. "Race you to the car?" He said and ran.
Heero was hot on his heels; it took only a moment to reach the car. "What did you do that for?" He demanded as Duo unlocked the car, tossing the eyepatch in the back.
"A preview of coming attractions," Duo laughed and got in. "We're going to go home and I'm going to take all the rest of that uncomfortable stuff off of you. My good deed for the day."
"Ah." Heero fastened his seatbelt and smiled. "Then I'll have to return the favor and help you out of those tights- and tend to your bruises."
"I was hoping you'd offer..."
OWARI
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