Author: Merula
Pairings: 1+2
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Yaoi, drabble
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is not mine.
Note: ravensilver asked for dark angsty Heero/Duo- and she said it could be from One Night, so pretend this is a bit after that weird mission prequel of mine. I didn't manage to get much action in it... sorry!
Last Favor
Heero watched the rain trickle down the window and frowned. Duo had left hours ago... and Heero had no idea how to find him. They were supposed to be partners- something that he'd thought that Duo finally understood and accepted... but this...
He touched the bump on the back of his head and winced. He hadn't had to think about protecting himself from Duo for months- had completely left his guard down... and Duo had taken advantage of it...
And now he was out there, hunting down one of his old classmates, one of the orphans of the Org on his own... Heero knew that there was something about this one; something about the way Duo had said the other's name... He didn't know, didn't want to speculate what this Solo had been to Duo...
Of course... Duo had called all of the orphans his 'siblings', his 'brothers and sisters'. Heero had never had a sibling, never had anyone that he had cared about that he had to kill. He couldn't imagine what it was like... the closest would be if he had to kill Duo...
And he could never bring himself to do that. Even in self-defense...
The door to the apartment opened. Heero turned to see Duo standing in the doorway, soaked to the skin.
Any recriminations he wanted to utter died at the look on Duo's face.
"Mission completed." Duo's voice was flat, but his eyes...
Heero got to his feet, moved quickly to pull Duo inside, close the door behind him, lead him to the bathroom. Duo was ice cold. He should've been shivering... but he wasn't.
Duo followed Heero docilely, letting Heero pull off his wet clothes, getting into the bathtub that Heero filled with warm water.
Heero was disturbed by Duo's silence. He undid Duo's braid, squeezing out the cold water, tying up the hair again, all the while wondering what to say.
Duo spoke first as Heero leaned over him to run a bit more hot water into the tub. His fingers touched the bump on Heero's head gently.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Heero turned his head and met Duo's eyes. "I just didn't want you to do that alone..."
"He was my big brother," Duo said softly. "I had to do it. He always took care of me. So I had to take care of him. He asked me... when the voices got too bad... he said I had to do it for him... he knew I'd be fast and it wouldn't hurt..."
"Duo..." Heero leaned his forehead against Duo's and searched for something to say.
"Come in?" Duo moved a little and Heero did as he asked, pulling off his clothes and joining Duo in the tub. Duo curled up against Heero's chest and closed his eyes. "I was fast... he didn't know me... so I was fast... I didn't get to say goodbye to him at the end like I did with the others...I hope it didn't hurt."
"I'm sure it didn't." Heero kissed the top of Duo's head. "I'm sure you were fast and it didn't hurt."
He felt Duo relax a bit more. "I tried. I know how bad the voices get... I know they hurt. I didn't want him to hurt anymore."
Heero took a deep breath. "Do you hear them often Duo?"
Duo shook his head. "Not so much anymore..." He kissed Heero's shoulder. "You keep them away from me. I never hear them when I'm with you."
Heero put his head on top of Duo's and held him tightly in the cooling water.
OWARI
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