Author: Zazu
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, nor do I own the characters. I have borrowed them here for some fun and creativity, and this is not for profit. I do, however, own the plot mentioned here, and any instances that you may find similar to real life events are purely a coincidence.
Notes: Not beta-read.
I'd wanted to end my 23rd year with fic and kick off year 24 with fic, but alas, I only managed to write one little drabble and...as per my tradition, I'm posting a little something for my special day.
This year, I turn 12 + 12! =D
So here's a little tiny bit of...sap? For all of you. =)
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"Hey Heero? What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Heero looked down at Duo, who was sprawled on his back. At twelve years old, Duo had recently hit a growth spurt that made him three inches taller than Heero. He looked like arms and legs and nothing else. Heero wondered when, or if, he'd catch up to Duo's height before his friend hit another growth spurt.
He looked up at the sun filtering through the leaves before he answered. "I don't know. What do you want to be?"
"A pilot," Duo said immediately. "I want to fly. Go places. Get away from here."
"Oh."
Duo sat up, nudging Heero with an elbow. "What do you want to be?" he asked again.
"I don't know."
"You have to have some idea!"
"Fireman? Policeman? Doctor? Teacher?"
"That's so boring," Duo said, making a face. "How about something a little more exciting?"
Heero thought a little harder. "An engineer, maybe."
"Engineer?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"Machines are cool. J lets me play around sometimes. They're interesting."
"Oh yeah!" Duo suddenly jumped up and offered a hand out to haul Heero to his feet. "You said you were going to show me that little robot thing he let you play with!"
"It's not finished yet."
"So what? Let's go!"
"What are you thinking?"
Heero looked down at Duo, whose head was resting in his lap. Heero's fingers had been playing absently with Duo's bangs, and he immediately stopped.
"Sorry," he said. "I didn't mean to wake you."
"I was only cat napping," Duo said, stretching and resettling. "So?"
"Hm?"
"What were you thinking?"
Heero tilted his head back. "About that day, years ago, when you asked me what I wanted to be." He tugged lightly at Duo's bangs and smiled a little. "You made it, Captain Maxwell."
"So did you, Mr. Engineer. You're the one who gets to tinker with all of the new toys and engines."
Heero looked down at Duo. "I was scared then, you know?"
"Why?"
"You wanted to go places. Get away."
"Yeah."
"I thought...you meant for good. You were, you are, my best friend."
Duo smiled, tangling Heero's fingers in his own. "I still love travelling and getting away from the town. But I never had any intention of staying away for good."
"Do you know why I wanted to be an engineer?"
"To play with the machines."
"Yeah. But that wasn't the biggest reason."
"Oh?"
"I became an aircraft engineer because I thought if you weren't going to be close to me, then I'd have to do anything I could to keep you safe while you were away."
"Really?"
Heero drummed the fingers of his free hand on Duo's chest, above his heart.
"Did you really know?" Duo asked.
"Know what?"
"Know you were planning your future around me?"
Heero smiled a little, but didn't answer.
Duo caught the hand above his heart, flattening Heero's hand over his heart.
"Deep down, I knew that no matter where I flew, I'd always come back to you."
Heero leaned down to kiss Duo.
"I know."
OWARI
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