Dana-chan's (short) b-day gift. ^_^
They look so happy. Heero, his dark hair orange in the color mirroring off the water. Duo, his body slender in the large green swim trunks he borrowed from one of the Maguanacs. They walk down the beach, their footprints washed away by the pulsing tide. Though they do not touch, their quiet joy is palpable.
I watch them from the beach house, my fingers working roughly over the grain of the door, sliding absently. How can two people so different, people that seemed to hate each other at the beginning of the war, have found each other? I find my fingers twitching, those traitorous things knowing how easy it would be to have one of them...both of them...at the same time...
The ocean crashes in the background, the perfect romantic setting. They stray a few times into the surf, laughing as it slaps their ankles lightly in reprimand. Duo says something; one moment he is dry, feet digging into the sand, and the next he is flying through the air, crashing into the waves.
"YUY!" he yells. I can hear his battle cry from here, see the tensing of Heero's body as he prepares to leap into the water after him. They snort and giggle, splashing each other playfully, floating in the warm water of the Gulf.
Duo dunks his boyfriend, delighting in the way Heero thrashes. I see his hands stray below the surface and smirk. It amuses me to no end to see the two most deadly assassins in the world copping feels and holding hands. Even though that's all they've done, there's a possessiveness about them that speaks volumes.
Yuy comes up, and I find myself swallowing hard as they circle, two sharks intent on their prey; namely, the other shark. With their bangs plastered to their heads, I can finally see the shapes of their faces as I have imagined in dreams. They're both so gorgeous when they're not hiding.
They kiss hesitantly, awkwardly, not quite sure what to do with their hands. Their ethereal forms swim in an ocean of gold, slowly melting into the water, loose hands forgotten. And I, I find my own hands reaching out to the window, as if I could touch those miniature figures, so small against the enormity of the world.
Then Yuy pulls away, leaving the water reluctantly. Duo follows, whipping his braid like a twisted towel and smacking Heero in the butt. I--
"Wufei!" Quatre's smiling face pokes out of the kitchen. "Dinner's ready!" I nod. That is my cue. Hating myself for being so eager to break their embrace, I step onto the balcony and look down fifty yards at the two boys who lie kissing in the sand. Duo rises up over Heero, tilting his head up for another kiss.
"Couldn't find Heero or Duo," I, knowing my face is red, say, busying myself with passing the peas as I sit down. Trowa and Quatre exchange a glance; am I really that poor a liar?
Oh well. I've done worse things than letting two of my friends enjoy a walk on the beach.
~owari~
Ariana
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