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Adult ++
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Part 20
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the Gundam boys, I just like to imagine them in my own little world (which is totally of my making). No profits are made from this story, just gratuitous pleasure.
Summary: They were thrust together at the age of 14, members of an assassins guild, then rudely ripped apart at the age of 21. Now, three years later, Duo walks back into Heero's life. The rollercoaster ride has just begun as they must learn to live together once more and to love each other again. Life isn’t always easy, living with Duo, and Heero has to fight hard to remember that.
Rating: NC-17
Warning Codes: Anal,Angst,AR,H/C,Lang,M/M,OC,Oral,Violence,WAFF,WIP,Yaoi
Pairings: 1x2
Feedback is appreciated. I enjoy hearing from all of my readers. That you take the time to read is great, that you take the time to write is awesome. You are what makes writing worth while. I hope that you enjoy reading it and I look forward to your comments.
My sincere thanks to the following:
Dragon: Thank you for your continued support. I am glad that I can keep you reading. I hope you enjoy this next chapter as well.
Rucina: Thanks for the review. I rather enjoyed all of the partygoers comments, myself. Here is a little something more for you addiction. Hope it helps.
Fujin: I am always glad to hear from my loyal fans. Hope things in your life settle down for you soon. Thanks for all of your continued support.
~*~
Pull the Trigger and the Nightmare Stops…
“dear my friends in the time we've spent forever after beyond this when will our nightmare ever end?
pull the trigger and the nightmare stops...”
Part 20
After Heero and Duo left Simon and Azrael, they headed for the huge buffet table that dominated one whole side of the ballroom and helped themselves to some of the many delicious items that awaited their dining pleasure.
They took their plates, Duo's almost overflowing and Heero's more moderately filled one, and headed to the table where Quatre and Trowa were already seated. They dined in relative peace as Duo was busy stuffing himself with all of the goodies he had gotten, largely sweet stuff, Heero noted, but refrained from saying anything as he was determined that Duo enjoy himself tonight.
After Duo had pillaged the dessert table for a second time, then declared that he could eat no more, the four sat talking amicably over coffee while the karaoke was being set up. Quatre decided that he wanted to try it, but didn’t want to go up on stage alone, so he persuaded Duo to accompany him, much to Heero's amusement, because Duo had obviously been uncomfortable with the idea, but didn’t know how to say no to Quatre's enthusiasm. And so Quatre dragged his captive off by the hand, holding tightly so that Duo couldn’t escape.
Quatre pursed the list of song titles that were offered, with Duo looking on over his shoulder, noting that there was quite a selection of the more popular love songs. It was one of these that caught Quatre's eye, so he signed them up for it.
As no one else was wanting to sing, most likely because no one wanted to go first, they got their turn right away. Before joining Quatre though, Duo scribbled down something else on the waiting list, then smiled a wicked smile to himself.
Tonight, Heero would see him for what he really was. He would see Duo take the spot light away from everyone else and direct it at himself. It was time to strip the mask off of the past. Tonight, every eye in the place would be on Duo Maxwell and on Duo Maxwell alone. Tonight, Duo would shine.
Heero and Trowa sat listening and agreed with each other that Quatre and Duo sounded quite good together. At the end of the song, however, Duo didn’t leave the stage with Quatre. Instead, he turned his back to the audience and waited.
The sudden opening bars of the next song seemed to galvanize him into action. He spun around and the lights shone on a sultry, incredibly sexy face. His body swayed with the music in a hypnotic rhythm. Then his beautiful voice was encompassing the entire room. The room went silent, mesmerized by the sensuous body, the face with the come hither look and the voice. That golden voice.
At one point, during an instrumental break, his hand went to his hair, pulled loose the tie and he let his long hair fall down around himself, wrapping around him, caressing him like a lover.
Heero sat open mouthed, stunned by what was transpiring before his eyes. He had seen Duo working before, but he had never seen Duo like this. Every eye in the place was on Duo, there was no mistaking that. Beside him, Quatre started to swear.
“Fuck me! All this time, right in my own home? How did I miss that?” he demanded of no one in particular. “How in the fuck did I not see that! Holy fucking hell!”
“See what, love?” Trowa asked, startled.
“Shinigami,” was all he said, a sound of reverence in his voice.
The three sat in silent amazement as Duo went through three songs in a row, as if it was a mini concert. And Duo was the star of the stage, he was on and he was awesome. And he knew it. At the end, he bowed and blew kisses to the audience.
“Thank you, I love you all,” he declared with a glowing smile that seemed to light the whole ballroom, and he exited the stage to thunderous applause.
“Quatre, what the fuck just happened up there?” Heero demanded. “What was that?”
Quatre just shook his head, bemused, as Duo spun breathlessly into the chair next to Heero, eyes glowing, lips parted, a shine of triumph on his face. Now the world would no longer be looking at Heero Yuy. Heero just started at him for a moment, speechless.
“Duo, what was that just now?” he asked, a look of wonder on his face. “Just exactly what was it you did in those three years that we were apart?”
“I was Shini…” Duo mumbled, looking down at the table, suddenly embarrassed at never having told Heero about those missing years.
“What? You were what?” Heero asked.
“Shinigami,” breathed Quatre reverence in his voice, worship in his eyes. “Your wife was a pop star. You’re married to a celebrity.”
“Duo?” said Heero softly.
“I was Shinigami,” he said, looking Heero in the eyes. “I was a pop star.”
“How? I mean… You never told me anything about it. Why, Duo? Why were you hiding this from me?” Heero asked.
“I… I wasn’t hiding it. It was a fluke, how it happened. It really wasn’t me. And there were a lot of painful memories tied to it that I just wanted to forget,” Duo told him, eyes pleading for understanding.
“So, tell me about it now, babe. I really want to know,” said Heero. Then he noticed the group of young girls that had gather near their table, whispering nervously to each other.
“May I help you?” Heero asked, a glower on his handsome face, his eyes cold.
“Ah… Well…” stuttered the girl that had been pushed forward by the others. “It’s just that… could… could Shinigami sing for us again? Please?”
“Sure,” replied Duo gently, looking at Heero for confirmation. “But a little bit later, okay sweetie?”
“Really? This is so great!” she gasped, then continued in a rush, “and… and could I have your autograph?”
“Sure, sweetie, what’s your name?” he asked, smiling brightly at her.
“Carolyn,” she said breathlessly.
Duo signed a napkin and handed it to the trembling girl with a smile. She clutched it to her breast and hurried back to her group of friends, stars in her eyes, showing off her prize.
“Duo,” prompted Heero.
“Ah, yeah. My life alone without Heero Yuy,” said Duo, taking a deep breath. “I wandered around for a while, maybe six months or so, and finally ended up in a fairly large city, I don’t recall it’s name, there were so many of them. I got a job working in a karaoke bar, cleaning up after hours. I used to put the music on and sing while I cleaned. One night, I didn’t know it, but the owner stayed after hours with a woman who was a record producer. I guess she sometimes scouted the place for new talent. Anyway, there I was cleaning and singing and just having a great go at it. They surprised me when they rushed out of his office. She liked me, said I had potential. She took me in, trained me and signed me to a record contract.”
“And I sang. I sang my heart out. And every song I sang, I sang for you. Every performance, I hoped that you would be there to rescue me, to take me away from it all. But you never did,” said Duo plaintively before continuing. “But that was okay. I knew that one day I’d find you again and it would all go away, all of the pain and the loneliness. I waited for you. You were all I ever wanted. You were what I lived for. You were all that I ever lived for.”
“So, what happened?” Heero asked. “Duo?”
“I quit. I couldn’t stand for them to order me around, always telling me what to do all of the time. No one was supposed to tell me what to do. No one, but you,” said Duo, pain evident in his voice as he remember what he wanted so badly to forget. “You’re the only one who was ever allowed to tell me what to do. You were my master. You owned me. I was given to you and nobody else had the right to try to take your place. So, I walked out.”
“When?” Heero asked.
“About a year ago,” Duo replied.
“I remember that,” said Quatre. “That was your last concert you ever did. I was there, I’d flown out just to see you. You were so awesome. And at the end, you sang “The Last Song”, then you said it was the last song and hung up your mic. The whole audience went quiet when you walked to the edge of the stage and jumped down. They parted like a wave in front of you. You had tears on your face as you walked past. Everyone in the audience had tears on their faces, as we watched you go. And no one made a sound, we just cried along with you.”
Quatre had a tear trickle down his face at the memory, and leaned into Trowa for a moment before he faced Heero.
“That was just after I met you, Heero,” said Quatre. “You were new to this area.”
“Yeah. I’d moved around a lot before that,” Heero replied. “I was looking for something precious that I’d lost.”
He smiled gently at Duo and took his hand. Then he enfolded his lover in his arms, trying to sooth away the painful memories.
“I can’t believe that you never recognized Duo,” said Quatre. “Shinigami was a huge star. He just burst on the scene from nowhere and took the nation by storm. Everyone was talking about him. He was amazing. It was devastating when he just walked away without a word. He just disappeared. I cried so hard. I was a huge fan. I have your CD and a huge poster of you on the back of my bedroom door.”
“I was so in love with you. You were so beautiful, so awesome!” Quatre literally glowed with hero worship for the long haired beauty. “I always dreamed about meeting you one day. And to think, you’re living in my house! And you never knew, Heero?”
“Well, I didn’t have a lot of spare time for frivolous pursuits. I had to spend all of my time looking for any information that would lead me to Duo. Music and pop stars didn’t interest me,” said Heero. “I guess they should have, huh babe? I can’t believe that you were there the whole time and I never even saw you. Some great hunter I am, aren’t I?”
“Hey, 'Ro, no. Don’t blame yourself,” said Duo softly. “You couldn’t have known, and I only did it to be seen. I’m flattered that you were so single minded in your pursuit. It shows me that you were only thinking of me, and no one else.”
“I could only think about you, babe and how much I missed you. No one else ever crossed my mind. I couldn’t even look at another guy,” Heero confessed.
“Well, it’s all good now, isn’t it, guys?” Quatre chirped happily as Heero kissed Duo softly.
~*~
From across the room, Azrael smiled at Simon as Duo finished his impromptu concert.
“You were right, Simon. He is a golden song bird,” said Azrael. “He’s even more magnificent when he’s on the stage. I think we have him doing the wrong work. He should be doing what he does best, showing himself off.”
“You’re thinking of putting him back on the stage? You know, he left because he couldn’t deal with the managers and producers telling him what to do,” Simon reminded him. “He fought them constantly, from what I could find out. He was very unruly and temperamental. Difficult to work with at best, terrifying on bad days, and there were more bad days than good, from what I hear tell. Are you sure we want to deal with that?”
“Ah, but we have something that those managers and produces didn’t have. We have Heero Yuy, and Duo Maxwell-Yuy will do what ever it is that Heero requires of him. He’s very obedient and well trained, he just needs the right handler,” observed Azrael.
“Maybe, after the current matter is settled, we should approach Heero about starting Duo on a new career. It may be just what the two of them need,” Simon mused. “To come out of the shadows that they’re hiding in and into the sunlight.”
“After we take care of the viper’s nest, we should give this serious consideration,” agreed Azrael, a note of satisfaction in his voice.
“If I’m not mistaken, we just might get another song out of our song bird,” noted Simon. “Look at the girls.”
~*~
Heero was also noticing the girls that were once again gathering, and a small pang of disquiet ran through him. After all, how many times had Duo adamantly stated that he wasn’t gay? No matter how many times he gave himself to Heero, there was still that little seed of doubt, and now it gnawed at Heero.
“Heero,” said Duo softly, pulling his attention back. “It’s you that I love. You’re the only one I love. It’s your touch I crave, no one else’s. I know, I keep saying I’m not gay, but girls don’t do it for me, either. That’s another reason I had to get away. They always wanted to touch me and I couldn’t stand it. You are the only one who has ever touched me, the only one that my body has ever responded to. You are the only one who has ever made love to me, and you are the only one I want to make love to me. Do you believe this, Heero? Please, tell me that you trust me.”
“Of course, babe,” Heero answered just as softly. “Didn’t you find me? I do trust you. Because I love you, and I know that you love me.”
“I could see that they were starting to bother you, and I don’t want that. We’ve had too much contention since we got back together and we don’t need them adding oil to the fire,” said Duo, sincerely. “Please, don’t let them bother you. You are the only one I have eyes for.”
“So, will you sing for me, babe? I’d like to hear you. I’d like to see this Shinigami in the proper setting, so that I can see my beautiful Duo as he truly is: the most beautiful boy in the world,” said Heero, love lighting his eyes. “And as the boy who belongs to me.”
“I love you so much, Heero Yuy. Everything I do, everything I am, it’s all for you,” replied Duo. He smiled, kissed Heero then stood and walked to the song book. A few minutes later, he was on the stage and the waiting groupies crowded around, boys as well as girls in the press. In fact, it was not all young people who waited anxiously for their idol to perform, there were quite a few older women in the crowd as well.
Duo blew Heero a tiny kiss, then the music took over and it was all Duo. He’d chosen mainly sweet love songs by some of the more popular artists, and his fans drank it all in as if he sang to each one of them personally. In fact, most of the songs he did sing to one or another of the girls, another song was to a shy young boy and he had Quatre join him on the stage while he sang to him.
But the moment that made Heero's heart almost stop was when he leaned back and twirled around the stage, his hair flowing out all around him in a beautiful fan. He looked exactly as he had at seventeen, when he finally gave up his fight against loving Heero and allowed Heero to become the owner of his heart.
Then Duo was smiling at him as the haunting strains of the last song began, beckoning for Heero to join him up on the stage. Mesmerized, Heero allowed himself to be pulled into the magic of Duo's shining light, responding to the come hither look. Duo took his hands and began to sing to his only love.
I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I’ll love you more with every breath
Truly madly deeply do…
I will be strong I will be faithful
'Cos I'm counting on a new beginning.
A reason for living.
A deeper meaning, yeah
I want to stand with you on a mountain.
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever.
Until the sky falls down over me...
Duo pulled Heero closer, then slipped an arm around him, starting to sway gently in time to the music. Heero's arms closed around him and they dance, the rest of the world fading away until it was just them, gazing deeply into each other’s eyes.
And when the stars are shining brightly
In the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish
Send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry..
The tears of joy
For all the pleasure and the certainty.
That we're surrounded
By the comfort and protection of…
The highest power.
In lonely hours.
The tears devour you…
Heero reached up and brushed away the single tear that traced it’s way down Duo's face, as his love poured out over the two of them, washing away all of their pain and hurt.
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
Oh can't you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cos it's standing right before you.
All that you need will surely come...
Duo rested his forehead against Heero's, indigo eyes loosing themselves in deepest midnight blue, hearts beating as one, souls entwining around each other as Duo sang directly to Heero's heart.
I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I'll love you more with every breath
Truly madly deeply do... oo ooo
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to live like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
The rest of the song was lost in the deep kiss that the two shared to the sound of thunderous applause. No one could deny them the deep and abiding love that they shared. They broke from the kiss and gazed at each other in wide eyed wonder until the response from the audience brought them back to reality.
~*~
Shinigami left the stage and was almost mobbed by his fans. Heero gently fended them off as he escorted his lover to a quiet corner where they continued to hold hands and kiss. They were briefly interrupted by the appearance of Simon and Azrael, who stopped to compliment Duo on his performance, and to tell Heero that there was a room in the hotel registered in his name. Then the two of them discretely departed the party, leaving it to the younger people to enjoy the remaining evening.
“So, beautiful pop star, want to shack up with me in a nice hotel for the night?” Heero asked with a leer.
“Well, gorgeous hunk, I’d like to, but I have this ring on my finger, you see, and my husband, he’s a very jealous man,” said Duo, playfully.
“But we could have a wonderful night together, and I don’t see him around anywhere. I’d really like to make love to you tonight,” said Heero, softly caressing Duo's hand, playing with the ring on his finger. “I’d make it really good for you.”
“It’s tempting,” said Duo, wavering. “But if he finds out, well… he gets a little, volatile, if you know what I mean.”
“I’ll protect you. I won’t ever let anyone hurt you. I’ll take good care of you forever,” Heero promised.
“Well, if you’ll protect me, then sure, because I’m really turned on by you and I want to feel you in me. Will you fuck me hard?” Duo asked, a little breathless in anticipation.
“However you want me to, because I really want to be inside of you,” replied Heero in a husky whisper.
“Then I guess you’d better get a room, because I want you to fuck me all night long,” said Duo in a sultry voice. “I want you to make me feel more than I’ve ever felt before. I want you to take me to heaven and make me want to cry tears of joy. Can you do that?”
“You got it, beautiful. I’ll take you to the stars and beyond, and when I’m done with you, you’re never going to want to leave me,” Heero promised.
“I’m going to hold you to that,” responded Duo. “Now, I’m so horny I can hardly stand it. Let’s go get that room, stud.”
Heero pulled Duo to his feet and they walked quickly across the ballroom floor, heading for the lobby and the stairway to heaven.
~*~
** Music and lyrics by Savage Garden**
Thanks for reading, hope your visit has been a good one. Please review, I enjoy hearing from you and every word of encouragement makes me want to write more.
Summary: They were thrust together at the age of 14, members of an assassins guild, then rudely ripped apart at the age of 21. Now, three years later, Duo walks back into Heero's life. The rollercoaster ride has just begun as they must learn to live together once more and to love each other again. Life isn’t always easy, living with Duo, and Heero has to fight hard to remember that.
Rating: NC-17
Warning Codes: Anal,Angst,AR,H/C,Lang,M/M,OC,Oral,Violence,WAFF,WIP,Yaoi
Pairings: 1x2
Feedback is appreciated. I enjoy hearing from all of my readers. That you take the time to read is great, that you take the time to write is awesome. You are what makes writing worth while. I hope that you enjoy reading it and I look forward to your comments.
My sincere thanks to the following:
Dragon: Thank you for your continued support. I am glad that I can keep you reading. I hope you enjoy this next chapter as well.
Rucina: Thanks for the review. I rather enjoyed all of the partygoers comments, myself. Here is a little something more for you addiction. Hope it helps.
Fujin: I am always glad to hear from my loyal fans. Hope things in your life settle down for you soon. Thanks for all of your continued support.
~*~
“dear my friends in the time we've spent forever after beyond this when will our nightmare ever end?
pull the trigger and the nightmare stops...”
Part 20
After Heero and Duo left Simon and Azrael, they headed for the huge buffet table that dominated one whole side of the ballroom and helped themselves to some of the many delicious items that awaited their dining pleasure.
They took their plates, Duo's almost overflowing and Heero's more moderately filled one, and headed to the table where Quatre and Trowa were already seated. They dined in relative peace as Duo was busy stuffing himself with all of the goodies he had gotten, largely sweet stuff, Heero noted, but refrained from saying anything as he was determined that Duo enjoy himself tonight.
After Duo had pillaged the dessert table for a second time, then declared that he could eat no more, the four sat talking amicably over coffee while the karaoke was being set up. Quatre decided that he wanted to try it, but didn’t want to go up on stage alone, so he persuaded Duo to accompany him, much to Heero's amusement, because Duo had obviously been uncomfortable with the idea, but didn’t know how to say no to Quatre's enthusiasm. And so Quatre dragged his captive off by the hand, holding tightly so that Duo couldn’t escape.
Quatre pursed the list of song titles that were offered, with Duo looking on over his shoulder, noting that there was quite a selection of the more popular love songs. It was one of these that caught Quatre's eye, so he signed them up for it.
As no one else was wanting to sing, most likely because no one wanted to go first, they got their turn right away. Before joining Quatre though, Duo scribbled down something else on the waiting list, then smiled a wicked smile to himself.
Tonight, Heero would see him for what he really was. He would see Duo take the spot light away from everyone else and direct it at himself. It was time to strip the mask off of the past. Tonight, every eye in the place would be on Duo Maxwell and on Duo Maxwell alone. Tonight, Duo would shine.
Heero and Trowa sat listening and agreed with each other that Quatre and Duo sounded quite good together. At the end of the song, however, Duo didn’t leave the stage with Quatre. Instead, he turned his back to the audience and waited.
The sudden opening bars of the next song seemed to galvanize him into action. He spun around and the lights shone on a sultry, incredibly sexy face. His body swayed with the music in a hypnotic rhythm. Then his beautiful voice was encompassing the entire room. The room went silent, mesmerized by the sensuous body, the face with the come hither look and the voice. That golden voice.
At one point, during an instrumental break, his hand went to his hair, pulled loose the tie and he let his long hair fall down around himself, wrapping around him, caressing him like a lover.
Heero sat open mouthed, stunned by what was transpiring before his eyes. He had seen Duo working before, but he had never seen Duo like this. Every eye in the place was on Duo, there was no mistaking that. Beside him, Quatre started to swear.
“Fuck me! All this time, right in my own home? How did I miss that?” he demanded of no one in particular. “How in the fuck did I not see that! Holy fucking hell!”
“See what, love?” Trowa asked, startled.
“Shinigami,” was all he said, a sound of reverence in his voice.
The three sat in silent amazement as Duo went through three songs in a row, as if it was a mini concert. And Duo was the star of the stage, he was on and he was awesome. And he knew it. At the end, he bowed and blew kisses to the audience.
“Thank you, I love you all,” he declared with a glowing smile that seemed to light the whole ballroom, and he exited the stage to thunderous applause.
“Quatre, what the fuck just happened up there?” Heero demanded. “What was that?”
Quatre just shook his head, bemused, as Duo spun breathlessly into the chair next to Heero, eyes glowing, lips parted, a shine of triumph on his face. Now the world would no longer be looking at Heero Yuy. Heero just started at him for a moment, speechless.
“Duo, what was that just now?” he asked, a look of wonder on his face. “Just exactly what was it you did in those three years that we were apart?”
“I was Shini…” Duo mumbled, looking down at the table, suddenly embarrassed at never having told Heero about those missing years.
“What? You were what?” Heero asked.
“Shinigami,” breathed Quatre reverence in his voice, worship in his eyes. “Your wife was a pop star. You’re married to a celebrity.”
“Duo?” said Heero softly.
“I was Shinigami,” he said, looking Heero in the eyes. “I was a pop star.”
“How? I mean… You never told me anything about it. Why, Duo? Why were you hiding this from me?” Heero asked.
“I… I wasn’t hiding it. It was a fluke, how it happened. It really wasn’t me. And there were a lot of painful memories tied to it that I just wanted to forget,” Duo told him, eyes pleading for understanding.
“So, tell me about it now, babe. I really want to know,” said Heero. Then he noticed the group of young girls that had gather near their table, whispering nervously to each other.
“May I help you?” Heero asked, a glower on his handsome face, his eyes cold.
“Ah… Well…” stuttered the girl that had been pushed forward by the others. “It’s just that… could… could Shinigami sing for us again? Please?”
“Sure,” replied Duo gently, looking at Heero for confirmation. “But a little bit later, okay sweetie?”
“Really? This is so great!” she gasped, then continued in a rush, “and… and could I have your autograph?”
“Sure, sweetie, what’s your name?” he asked, smiling brightly at her.
“Carolyn,” she said breathlessly.
Duo signed a napkin and handed it to the trembling girl with a smile. She clutched it to her breast and hurried back to her group of friends, stars in her eyes, showing off her prize.
“Duo,” prompted Heero.
“Ah, yeah. My life alone without Heero Yuy,” said Duo, taking a deep breath. “I wandered around for a while, maybe six months or so, and finally ended up in a fairly large city, I don’t recall it’s name, there were so many of them. I got a job working in a karaoke bar, cleaning up after hours. I used to put the music on and sing while I cleaned. One night, I didn’t know it, but the owner stayed after hours with a woman who was a record producer. I guess she sometimes scouted the place for new talent. Anyway, there I was cleaning and singing and just having a great go at it. They surprised me when they rushed out of his office. She liked me, said I had potential. She took me in, trained me and signed me to a record contract.”
“And I sang. I sang my heart out. And every song I sang, I sang for you. Every performance, I hoped that you would be there to rescue me, to take me away from it all. But you never did,” said Duo plaintively before continuing. “But that was okay. I knew that one day I’d find you again and it would all go away, all of the pain and the loneliness. I waited for you. You were all I ever wanted. You were what I lived for. You were all that I ever lived for.”
“So, what happened?” Heero asked. “Duo?”
“I quit. I couldn’t stand for them to order me around, always telling me what to do all of the time. No one was supposed to tell me what to do. No one, but you,” said Duo, pain evident in his voice as he remember what he wanted so badly to forget. “You’re the only one who was ever allowed to tell me what to do. You were my master. You owned me. I was given to you and nobody else had the right to try to take your place. So, I walked out.”
“When?” Heero asked.
“About a year ago,” Duo replied.
“I remember that,” said Quatre. “That was your last concert you ever did. I was there, I’d flown out just to see you. You were so awesome. And at the end, you sang “The Last Song”, then you said it was the last song and hung up your mic. The whole audience went quiet when you walked to the edge of the stage and jumped down. They parted like a wave in front of you. You had tears on your face as you walked past. Everyone in the audience had tears on their faces, as we watched you go. And no one made a sound, we just cried along with you.”
Quatre had a tear trickle down his face at the memory, and leaned into Trowa for a moment before he faced Heero.
“That was just after I met you, Heero,” said Quatre. “You were new to this area.”
“Yeah. I’d moved around a lot before that,” Heero replied. “I was looking for something precious that I’d lost.”
He smiled gently at Duo and took his hand. Then he enfolded his lover in his arms, trying to sooth away the painful memories.
“I can’t believe that you never recognized Duo,” said Quatre. “Shinigami was a huge star. He just burst on the scene from nowhere and took the nation by storm. Everyone was talking about him. He was amazing. It was devastating when he just walked away without a word. He just disappeared. I cried so hard. I was a huge fan. I have your CD and a huge poster of you on the back of my bedroom door.”
“I was so in love with you. You were so beautiful, so awesome!” Quatre literally glowed with hero worship for the long haired beauty. “I always dreamed about meeting you one day. And to think, you’re living in my house! And you never knew, Heero?”
“Well, I didn’t have a lot of spare time for frivolous pursuits. I had to spend all of my time looking for any information that would lead me to Duo. Music and pop stars didn’t interest me,” said Heero. “I guess they should have, huh babe? I can’t believe that you were there the whole time and I never even saw you. Some great hunter I am, aren’t I?”
“Hey, 'Ro, no. Don’t blame yourself,” said Duo softly. “You couldn’t have known, and I only did it to be seen. I’m flattered that you were so single minded in your pursuit. It shows me that you were only thinking of me, and no one else.”
“I could only think about you, babe and how much I missed you. No one else ever crossed my mind. I couldn’t even look at another guy,” Heero confessed.
“Well, it’s all good now, isn’t it, guys?” Quatre chirped happily as Heero kissed Duo softly.
~*~
From across the room, Azrael smiled at Simon as Duo finished his impromptu concert.
“You were right, Simon. He is a golden song bird,” said Azrael. “He’s even more magnificent when he’s on the stage. I think we have him doing the wrong work. He should be doing what he does best, showing himself off.”
“You’re thinking of putting him back on the stage? You know, he left because he couldn’t deal with the managers and producers telling him what to do,” Simon reminded him. “He fought them constantly, from what I could find out. He was very unruly and temperamental. Difficult to work with at best, terrifying on bad days, and there were more bad days than good, from what I hear tell. Are you sure we want to deal with that?”
“Ah, but we have something that those managers and produces didn’t have. We have Heero Yuy, and Duo Maxwell-Yuy will do what ever it is that Heero requires of him. He’s very obedient and well trained, he just needs the right handler,” observed Azrael.
“Maybe, after the current matter is settled, we should approach Heero about starting Duo on a new career. It may be just what the two of them need,” Simon mused. “To come out of the shadows that they’re hiding in and into the sunlight.”
“After we take care of the viper’s nest, we should give this serious consideration,” agreed Azrael, a note of satisfaction in his voice.
“If I’m not mistaken, we just might get another song out of our song bird,” noted Simon. “Look at the girls.”
~*~
Heero was also noticing the girls that were once again gathering, and a small pang of disquiet ran through him. After all, how many times had Duo adamantly stated that he wasn’t gay? No matter how many times he gave himself to Heero, there was still that little seed of doubt, and now it gnawed at Heero.
“Heero,” said Duo softly, pulling his attention back. “It’s you that I love. You’re the only one I love. It’s your touch I crave, no one else’s. I know, I keep saying I’m not gay, but girls don’t do it for me, either. That’s another reason I had to get away. They always wanted to touch me and I couldn’t stand it. You are the only one who has ever touched me, the only one that my body has ever responded to. You are the only one who has ever made love to me, and you are the only one I want to make love to me. Do you believe this, Heero? Please, tell me that you trust me.”
“Of course, babe,” Heero answered just as softly. “Didn’t you find me? I do trust you. Because I love you, and I know that you love me.”
“I could see that they were starting to bother you, and I don’t want that. We’ve had too much contention since we got back together and we don’t need them adding oil to the fire,” said Duo, sincerely. “Please, don’t let them bother you. You are the only one I have eyes for.”
“So, will you sing for me, babe? I’d like to hear you. I’d like to see this Shinigami in the proper setting, so that I can see my beautiful Duo as he truly is: the most beautiful boy in the world,” said Heero, love lighting his eyes. “And as the boy who belongs to me.”
“I love you so much, Heero Yuy. Everything I do, everything I am, it’s all for you,” replied Duo. He smiled, kissed Heero then stood and walked to the song book. A few minutes later, he was on the stage and the waiting groupies crowded around, boys as well as girls in the press. In fact, it was not all young people who waited anxiously for their idol to perform, there were quite a few older women in the crowd as well.
Duo blew Heero a tiny kiss, then the music took over and it was all Duo. He’d chosen mainly sweet love songs by some of the more popular artists, and his fans drank it all in as if he sang to each one of them personally. In fact, most of the songs he did sing to one or another of the girls, another song was to a shy young boy and he had Quatre join him on the stage while he sang to him.
But the moment that made Heero's heart almost stop was when he leaned back and twirled around the stage, his hair flowing out all around him in a beautiful fan. He looked exactly as he had at seventeen, when he finally gave up his fight against loving Heero and allowed Heero to become the owner of his heart.
Then Duo was smiling at him as the haunting strains of the last song began, beckoning for Heero to join him up on the stage. Mesmerized, Heero allowed himself to be pulled into the magic of Duo's shining light, responding to the come hither look. Duo took his hands and began to sing to his only love.
I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I’ll love you more with every breath
Truly madly deeply do…
I will be strong I will be faithful
'Cos I'm counting on a new beginning.
A reason for living.
A deeper meaning, yeah
I want to stand with you on a mountain.
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever.
Until the sky falls down over me...
Duo pulled Heero closer, then slipped an arm around him, starting to sway gently in time to the music. Heero's arms closed around him and they dance, the rest of the world fading away until it was just them, gazing deeply into each other’s eyes.
And when the stars are shining brightly
In the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish
Send it to heaven
Then make you want to cry..
The tears of joy
For all the pleasure and the certainty.
That we're surrounded
By the comfort and protection of…
The highest power.
In lonely hours.
The tears devour you…
Heero reached up and brushed away the single tear that traced it’s way down Duo's face, as his love poured out over the two of them, washing away all of their pain and hurt.
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
Oh can't you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
'Cos it's standing right before you.
All that you need will surely come...
Duo rested his forehead against Heero's, indigo eyes loosing themselves in deepest midnight blue, hearts beating as one, souls entwining around each other as Duo sang directly to Heero's heart.
I'll be your dream
I'll be your wish
I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope
I'll be your love
Be everything that you need.
I'll love you more with every breath
Truly madly deeply do... oo ooo
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to live like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
The rest of the song was lost in the deep kiss that the two shared to the sound of thunderous applause. No one could deny them the deep and abiding love that they shared. They broke from the kiss and gazed at each other in wide eyed wonder until the response from the audience brought them back to reality.
~*~
Shinigami left the stage and was almost mobbed by his fans. Heero gently fended them off as he escorted his lover to a quiet corner where they continued to hold hands and kiss. They were briefly interrupted by the appearance of Simon and Azrael, who stopped to compliment Duo on his performance, and to tell Heero that there was a room in the hotel registered in his name. Then the two of them discretely departed the party, leaving it to the younger people to enjoy the remaining evening.
“So, beautiful pop star, want to shack up with me in a nice hotel for the night?” Heero asked with a leer.
“Well, gorgeous hunk, I’d like to, but I have this ring on my finger, you see, and my husband, he’s a very jealous man,” said Duo, playfully.
“But we could have a wonderful night together, and I don’t see him around anywhere. I’d really like to make love to you tonight,” said Heero, softly caressing Duo's hand, playing with the ring on his finger. “I’d make it really good for you.”
“It’s tempting,” said Duo, wavering. “But if he finds out, well… he gets a little, volatile, if you know what I mean.”
“I’ll protect you. I won’t ever let anyone hurt you. I’ll take good care of you forever,” Heero promised.
“Well, if you’ll protect me, then sure, because I’m really turned on by you and I want to feel you in me. Will you fuck me hard?” Duo asked, a little breathless in anticipation.
“However you want me to, because I really want to be inside of you,” replied Heero in a husky whisper.
“Then I guess you’d better get a room, because I want you to fuck me all night long,” said Duo in a sultry voice. “I want you to make me feel more than I’ve ever felt before. I want you to take me to heaven and make me want to cry tears of joy. Can you do that?”
“You got it, beautiful. I’ll take you to the stars and beyond, and when I’m done with you, you’re never going to want to leave me,” Heero promised.
“I’m going to hold you to that,” responded Duo. “Now, I’m so horny I can hardly stand it. Let’s go get that room, stud.”
Heero pulled Duo to his feet and they walked quickly across the ballroom floor, heading for the lobby and the stairway to heaven.
~*~
** Music and lyrics by Savage Garden**
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