Author: Merula
Pairings: 1x2; ref. to 3x4 and past 4x2 & 5x2
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Yaoi, post war-ness, pilot schism, angst, sap.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is not mine.
Asked by vhenkels: New Life, about one year in the future, or however long it takes for Trowa to come to his senses.
Author's Note: Oo. This was hard. I really hadn't thought about Trowa finally giving up that attitude. Hope it's okay...
New Life Drabble
The doorbell sounded and Duo looked up from the computer screen. "Who do you suppose that is?" He asked and I shrugged.
"No idea. The Girl Scouts maybe?" I got to my feet and headed for the door, wondering who it was. We didn't get many salespeople up here, and Duo and I didn't socialize much.
I looked through the peephole and frowned. What was he doing here? I opened the door. "Trowa." How had they found us? I was sure I had hidden us well.
"Heero." He presented me with a large envelope. "This is from Wufei. Duo never called back, so Wufei didn't know how to contact him to tell him that he did work on clearing Duo's record."
Flipping open the top flap, I glanced at the stack of papers inside. "I'm glad to see that he was serious about the apology."
"Of course he was." Trowa met my eyes. "Clearing Duo's record damaged his."
I nodded. Of course it did. Having to admit that he falsified reports would have a huge effect on his standing.
"And mine too, of course." Trowa added.
"You also worked on this?"
He nodded. "It was the right thing to do."
"Thank you." Duo's voice was soft. I turned slightly to find him beside me, his face pale.
Trowa nodded stiffly. "There is no reason to thank me for doing the right thing. I should've done it before."
It was my turn to nod. "Yes, you should have." Duo took the envelope from my hands and slid the papers out.
"You did all of them?" He said, still soft, his eyes widening as he looked at file after file.
"Yes." Trowa glanced at his watch. "I have to go meet Quatre. I apologize again for intruding, but Wufei wanted to be sure you got the papers."
He turned and headed for his car, parked at the bottom of the driveway. Duo was still looking through the papers, so he missed the last look Trowa cast our way.
I lifted my hand to him in farewell and smiled as he did the same.
OWARI
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