A Pirate's Life for Me Christmas Drabble
"And don't forget- stay away from pigs and men of the cloth. Got that?"
"Aye aye sir!" The crew chorused. Duo sighed.
"I don't want to have to get up early on Christmas morning to bail you out!"
"Understood sir!"
"Very well. Dismissed." Duo stepped out of the way as the crew stampeded towards the gangplank.
"Staying aboard sir?" Hilde asked.
"Yes. Heero's doing much better, but he's not up for a Christmas Eve with our crew."
Hilde laughed and handed him a cloth wrapped bundle. "Then I'll give you this- it's Sally approved." She winked and dropped a kiss on his cheek. "Merry Christmas Captain. See you in the morning!" Duo watched as she scurried down the ramp to where Wufei and Doro were waiting.
Shaking his head, Duo turned back to his cabin. Heero was not the best of patients- he kept trying to do more than he was supposed to- and kept trying to tempt Duo into doing more than he knew he should. He hoped Sally declared Heero totally well soon. He couldn't hold out much longer...
He opened the door to his cabin and sighed. As he expected, Heero was not where he was supposed to be.
"What are you doing?"
"Tidying your desk," Heero turned his head slightly and smiled at his Captain. "It's not straining me."
"You are supposed to stay in bed." Duo tossed the package Hilde had given him on the bed and glared at his cabin boy.
"I'm tired of staying in bed."
"On the couch then."
"I can't do anything over there."
"That's the point."
Heero focused back on the piles of charts in front of him. "I'm fine."
Deciding on a different tactic, Duo slipped his arms around Heero's shoulders and leaned over the chair. "You have to forgive us for being overprotective- you nearly died. Twice."
Heero reached up and covered Duo's hands with his. "I know, but I'm fine now. Nearly healed."
"Nearly being the key word." Before Heero could retort, Duo kissed his jaw. "Besides- it's Christmas Eve, the ship is deserted, and I thought we could spend a little time together without having someone come in to check on you."
Heero smiled. "All right, you win." He got to his feet and allowed Duo to tug him towards the bed. "What's that?"
"Oh, Hilde gave me a present before she left. Said it was Sally approved."
"Sally approved?" Heero picked up the package carefully as he sat down on the bed. "What is it?"
"Don't know." Duo sat down on the bed beside him. "Open it and see."
Heero carefully unwrapped the package and glimpsing the contents, started to laugh. Duo reached over and twined the velvet rope around his fingers.
"Rope, I should've guessed."
"It is a present from Hilde." Heero pointed out with a smile. He handed the rope to Duo. "Well, since obviously Sally feels it's okay, how do you feel about wrapping up your Christmas gift?"
Duo tipped Heero over and smirked. "Thought you'd never ask."
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