For sharona1x2: Mage vs. Guard, sweet
I set this right after the last storyline- I hope that's okay!!
Mage vs. Guard Halloween Drabble 2
Heero followed Duo down the hallway quietly, studying the tense set of Duo's shoulders. Once they were back in their own rooms, he decided enough was enough. "What's wrong with you?" He asked, trying to keep his tone mild. "You've never turned down Chang's requests before. You know when Relena meets with the locals we need the best of the guards to protect her-"
"She'll be fine. Nothing ever happens at those meetings. The locals adore her and if anyone gets too close, the Captain will smack them just on principle." Duo turned away from Heero and hung his cloak up by the door.
Heero studied him with narrowed eyes. "It's still not like you to say no."
Duo raised a shoulder in a half-shrug. "It's not like they really need me."
"You haven't been going to practice either."
"I've been practicing up here."
"That would explain the scratches on the walls."
"There's only one- and it's fixable-"
"Duo," Heero sat down on the edge of his chair and sighed. "You don't have to be with me every minute. I'm not going to be that stupid again."
"Heero-"
"I promised you, didn't I? Not to mention Relena and Sally and Chang. No more going off without you. So there's no reason-"
"There's every reason." Duo sat down on the floor by Heero's feet and leaned his head on Heero's knee. "I damn near lost you."
"But you didn't."
"You stopped breathing." Duo closed his eyes and leaned a little harder. "And I know you. Something will happen- and just like last time you won't think it's important enough to bother me with, or that you'll be able to handle it quickly- and I will lose you."
Heero hesitantly touched Duo's braid. "You can't protect me from everything."
"I know. But I can damn well try."
OWARI
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