Asked by lilzazu: Heero and Duo involving 'real hot chocolate' (as in not the packets but melting actual chocolate with milk)
Valentine Drabble 3
Duo swore as he closed the door behind him, being careful not to let more of the cold in, and then bent to pry his boots off.
"You look like a walking snowman."
He glared at his lover from under his bangs. "You could help me you know."
Heero glided forward, his sock covered feet silent on the tile floor. He knelt next to Duo and brushed Duo's half-frozen fingers away from his bootlaces. "Let me do this."
"Can you believe it's snowing? It never snows here! Not like this!" Duo struggled with his coat.
"Well, it's been an odd winter all the way around," Heero managed to undo the laces on one boot. "How was it in the office today?"
"Practically empty. No one knows how to drive in this stuff. People either called in sick or called in after they crashed." Duo lifted his foot and let Heero pull his boot off.
"Anyone badly hurt?"
"No," Duo shook his head as Heero worked on the other foot. He finally managed to get his coat off. "Which is a miracle in and of itself. I'm amazed I got home. Cars were practically lining the streets. I had to get out and help a few." He gestured at himself, soaked and shivering. "That's how I ended up like this."
"I'm glad you made it home." Heero pulled Duo's other boot off. "Go upstairs and change into something warmer. The heat's on and I can deal with this."
"Thanks," Duo managed as he headed towards the stairs.
Once he was out of his soaked clothes, dried and warm again, he headed back downstairs. Heero was in the kitchen, keeping a careful eye on a small pot on the stove. He looked up and smiled when Duo joined him.
"Thanks again for the help." Duo leaned over Heero's shoulder. "What's that? It smells good."
"Hot chocolate," Heero told him and Duo blinked.
"Doesn't that usually come in those small packet thingies?"
"Usually," Heero agreed. "But Relena sent us that chocolate for Valentine's Day, and we had some milk- and I knew you were going to have a hellish time getting home."
"So I get real hot chocolate?" Duo leaned closer. "It almost gets stuck in the snow worth it."
"I thought it would help warm you up."
Duo turned Heero carefully away from the stove and stole a kiss. "Only if I get you with it."
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