Human Touch

Human Touch

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“Stop.”
Two heads looked up, one surprised...almost guilty, the other turning red with embarrassment or fear. He wasn't sure which.
He didn't care
“Sorry Heero.” Quatre said, pulling his shirt down over the smooth skin of his chest and belly, covering the slobber marks the other had made in a quick flash of blue cotton.
“Just havin' a little fun 'Ro...” Duo said with a grin. “No big...”
“I'm working.” Heero said as if it were obvious. “You are distracting me with your...foolishness.”
“Oh 'Ro c'mon...” Duo said chuckling. “I were going to be foolish, I'd do this...” In a flash, he pulled Quatre's shirt up again and placed his open mouth on the smaller boy's chest, blowing out a puff of air that sounded suspiciously like an offensive bodily function.
Quatre laughed, twisting away. “Duo!...that's tickles.”
“STOP!” Heero's voice was really not more than a conversational tone, but both boys stopped in mid-movement as if he'd shouted.
“Okay, okay...jeez, what a grouch.”
Heero ground his teeth as he tried to rein in his anger and understand it, wondering why the sight of Quatre's bare torso with Duo's mouth on it would
cause him to feel lightheaded and an uncomfortable tightening at the crotch of his jeans.
“I have work to do.”
Duo laughed as he looked at his partner-in-crime “Then we'll go outside, right cock-bag?”
“Right.” Quatre said with a grin, then added. “Douche nozzle.”
Heero ground his teeth again. “Go...now.”
“Gone...”
“Okay...”

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“Duo!”
He stalked to the kitchen, ready to tear limbs with his bare hands if need be. Stepping in the doorway, he stopped, mouth open.
“Hey...” Duo said in mid throw.
As Heero watched, Quatre said, “Hi Heero.” then dodged the small, round object his braided companion had tossed at him.
Said object hit the countertop behind the blonde and burst, spraying water everywhere.
“Jesus...” Heero muttered.
The kitchen was completely soaked with water. Everywhere visible was littered with small broken, brightly colored pieces of rubber.
Water balloons.
Duo reached over to the table where he had a supply just as Quatre swiftly turned and grabbed a small water bomb from behind him.
Armed, they faced off and...
“Enough.” Heero said, beyond anger. “You...you will return this room to it's proper order immediately.” His tone made it clear he expected no less.
“And put some clothes on.” He said with distaste, noticing their state of dress.
Undress is more like it.
Duo was shirtless and barefoot, wearing nothing more than faded jeans that were now dark and soaking. Quatre wore even less, just a pair of khaki shorts heavy with water and hanging off his slim hips, showing much more of his backside than would normally be acceptable.
He's hanging around Duo too damn much, he thought. Not even wearing any underwear...
Once again his head started to swim and a tenting began at his crotch. “Now.” he said forcefully, pushing all thoughts of his wet half-naked friends out of his mind.
At that exact moment, two water balloons hit his face and exploded.


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“Oww.”
“Well...what did you expect, trying to ride a pool float down the stairs.”
“I didn't expect it to stop...and me keep going, I'll tell you that.”
“Of course you didn't...nice bruise, by the way.”
“Cat...not so hard...you're killin' me.”
“Don't be such a baby...”
Heero peeked in the doorway to Duo's bedroom and watched as Quatre slid his hands down Duo's bare back.
“You have this knot...I'm trying to work it out.”
“Oooowwww...dammit.”
“What were you thinking?”
“I...oowww...wanted to make you laugh...behold my success.”
Quatre's hands were kneading the tanned flesh of Duo's back and Heero's breath caught as those hands slid lower and lower.
“How's your butt?” The blonde asked.
“Unfortunately....still cherry.”
“Duo!”
Heero wondered about the meaning of that as he tossed and turned and finally fell asleep to dreams of bare skin and hands that touched.


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“You will compromise your own health.”
Quatre groaned as Duo replaced the damp facecloth for a fresh one, then turned to face Heero at the doorway.
“I don't care.”
“It is a needless risk.”
Duo pulled his t-shirt over his head and climbed into bed with Quatre, hugging him close. The blonde seemed to quiet
a bit as Duo muttered, “It's okay...you'll feel better soon.”
Then, turning his head to face the doorway. “He's sick Heero...with a fever of a hundred and one, for crying
out loud...he needs someone to look after him.”
“Then you will get sick too.” Heero said, as if he had the final word on the subject.
“Fine.”
“I don't understand...explain.”
“Jeez Heero!” Duo said, exasperated. “People do that, you know...care about each other...take care of each other. How
hard is that to understand? What's the matter with you?”
Heero stood for a moment, processing Duo's words, then turned and went back to his own room.
What's the matter indeed...


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“When I find you Duo...you're done.”
Heero came up behind WuFei. “What has he done now?”
The Chinese boy jumped. “Jeez Heero...wear a bell.”
“What has that idiot done now?”
“What...Duo?” WuFei smirked. “Nothing...we're playing 'hide and seek'....jeez Heero, find the 'fun' would you please?”
“Hide and seek?”
WuFei rolled his eyes. “It's a game kids play...we were bored and Duo suggested...”
“Duo and his 'games'...someone will be hurt by them.”
“Yes...there's been so many hide and seek related injuries lately...I can't imagine
what he was thinking.”
“Your voice sounds...strange.” Heero looked confused.
“It's sarcasm...look it up.”
“I'm fully aware of sarcasm and it's meaning.”
“Yeah right...get out of my way before I end up being 'it' again.”
WuFei moved down the hallway to the living room.
Heero listened intently, could hear shushing noises coming from the room at the end of
the hallway. Suddenly a yelp, Duo most likely, then the sound of footfalls followed by a thud and an 'Oww...dammit”
“Huh...” WuFei's voice now.
“Yuy was right.”


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“Hey 'Ro...what's up?”
Heero looked up from his bottle of beer. “Huh?”
Duo stopped in mid-stride. “Are you drunk?”
The Asian man tried to focus on his braided friend, on the words. It took a moment, then...
“Yes...quite a bit actually.”
Duo sat heavily in the chair opposite “Heero...what...what's wrong?”
A shrug.
“I knew this would happen...you've finally snapped haven't you?...No one can be wound
as tightly as you and not flip out one day.”
Heero chuckled...then laughed out loud. “You're very dramatic.”
“Heero...it's two in the morning...you're sittin' in the kitchen getting drunk all by yourself...
if that's not a sign something is very wrong then I don't know what is.”
Heero raised his eyes and fixed them on a spot beyond Duo's shoulder.
“Ro?”
“You're very funny...you know that?”
“Huh?”
“You.” Heero's gaze sharpened and he looked at Duo intently. “are very funny...and fun to...I
don't know how to...you know?”
“Yeah...I could follow that. C'mon buddy...why don't we get you into bed, 'kay?”
Heero looked stricken. “No...I haven't...I smell bad...I can't have sex with you...”
Duo laughed as he got up. “I'm not trying to take advantage you dolt...I meant you need to
sleep it off.”
He helped the Asian man up and together they made their way upstairs.
“I feel old.”
“Yeah...hey, you weren't kidding when you said you smelled bad, huh?”


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“Hey Trowa...turn around.”
Trowa looked puzzled for a moment, then did as he was asked.
Quatre's eyes widened to the size of basketballs and Duo howled with laughter.
“What?” Trowa asked, quickly turning back to face them.
Even WuFei was laughing as he said, “There is a sign on your back.”
“A sign?” He contorted his arm to try and grab the offending piece of paper. “What's
it say?”
“Ask me about my extensive porn collection.” Quatre said, starting to blush.
“What?...Duo, I'm gonna kill you...I was going to the store...what if someone saw?”
“Wasn't me.” Duo said honestly.
“Me either.” Quatre said.
“Nor I.” WuFei said still smiling. “Not bad though.”
“Who?”
“I swear Tro...I didn't.” Duo said. “Really.”
“Hmmm...” Quatre said with a grin. “I think someone is trying to show us he
has a sense of humor.”
“No way.” Duo said, shocked.
“Well...who else would use the word 'extensive'?” WuFei asked. “Not bad Yuy.”
Heero came in to the kitchen looking innocent. “Hi.”
Four sets of eyes just stared.
“What?”


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“Heero, that message you took was wrong...the number I mean.”
“I'm sure it wasn't.” Heero looked up from his laptop.
Quatre frowned. “But I called and they said there was no one by that name, so...”
“What's up?” Duo looked up from his cereal.
“Heero left me a message to call this guy, but...did he say what it was about?”
“Read me the message.” Heero said.
WuFei and Trowa came in as Quatre said. “Please call Mr. Lyon at 555 545 6906.”
“Any you called?”
“Yes...the number was for the Marlboro City Zoo.”
Heero started to chuckle. “And...did you.” The chuckle turned into a laugh. “Did you ask?”
“Yes.” Quatre looked confused.
“So...” Heero put his head down on the table and his words were muffled by laughter.
“So...you called the Marlboro Zoo and asked...” His shoulders shook as he tried to go on.
“Hey 'Ro...why is that so friggin' funny?”
Heero sat back and tears streamed down his cheeks. “He called...he called...”
“Yes..yes Yuy, we get it, he called.” WuFei seemed aggravated. “So what?”
Heero blurted out, “He called the zoo and asked to speak to Mr. Lyon.”
Duo laughed out loud as Trowa groaned and Quatre still looked confused.
Then realization struck and he yelped. “Heero!...I can't believe you would do that to me!”
Heero just laughed harder.
“I like the old Heero better.”