25-Dec-2000
Title: Angels We Have Heard On High: At Christmas
Author: Kimmie (JaenKaeGW@hotmail.com)
Archive: GW Addiction
Category: shonen ai, songfic, sap
Pairings: 1+2/2+1
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, I mean no harm, I have no
money... Stuff like that. Yeah.
Rating: PG
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: None.
Notes: This is based on "At Christmas" off of "Snowed In", Hanson's Christmas CD. They wrote the song. It is the first part to the 8-part Christmas fic that I'm writing.
~...~ denotes lyrics
//...// denotes thoughts
The holiday season had come again. The war was over (it had been almost a year) and Quatre had invited his fellow Gundam pilots to spend the holidays with him and to feel free to bring guests. So, now, his house milled with his sisters and the Manguanacs, Relena and Milliardo, Catherine, Sally Po and Lucrezia Noin, the scientists and Howard, Lady Une, and the Gundam pilots, with the exception of Heero.
Duo was sitting in one of Quatre's window seats, watching the long driveway. Quatre came up behind him. "Beautiful, isn't it?"
"Huh?"
"The falling snow. It's a great time of year." Quatre smiled and tapped Duo's shoulder, pointing for him to look out the window again.
~Snow's fallin' down as you step out of your car,~
~Presents in your arms, and you've traveled far~
Duo smiled brightly. "Heero! He made it! Yes!"
Flying through the house, Duo apologized to Rashid and Catherine, having pushed them into the humongous bowl of eggnog in his hurry, then made his way to the door and opened it with a huge grin. "Heero! Welcome!"
~Someone opens the door with a smile on their face,~
~And you know you've come to the right place~
Heero felt uncomfortable for a moment under the intense gaze of the braided pilot. Then, he looked down at the gifts in his arm. "Do you know where I should put these?"
Duo looked inside. "Oh, sure! Quatre's got a huge Christmas tree. They go under it. Want me to help carry?"
Unsure, Heero carefully nodded, allowing Duo to grab half of the shining presents and escort him to the 12-foot-high evergreen that glistened with blue and silver baubles and garland. Together, they placed the gifts carefully under the tree, adding to the huge piles there already.
Once the presents were in place, and Duo had tried to give the ones addressed to him a shake, they pulled away together, and began to survey the scene.
~Family nestled by the fire, Christmas hopes to inspire,~
~Loved ones by your side, you know you'll kiss your babies goodnight~
Heero smiled, taking in the masses of people who were happy being here, and knowing that if there were any people that he could call his family, these were them.
~At Christmas, Christmas,~
~No matter who you are, how far you've come,~
~This is where you belong, at Christmas~
He remembered the ends of the wars. With each one, he had thought peace had come. Since then, he'd found that peace was a hard thing to maintain, but that a false sense of peace was almost a comforting feeling. This was the time of year that promoted that feeling. When all you can think about are giving gifts, and the ones you've received and are about to receive, things seem simpler, somehow.
~Memories round the Christmas tree,~
~Are the sweetest ones that remain with me~
And, yet, those memories were the best ones he had.
Shaking his head, Heero moved with Duo to the refreshment table that Quatre had set up.
~It's a comfort deep inside,~
~Though you can't stop the race of time,~
~To know that Christmas will always be,~
~Family nestled by the fire a Christmas hope will be inspired,~
~Loved ones by your side, you know you'll kiss your baby tonight~
~At Christmas, Christmas~
Time moved quickly, sometimes too quickly. For soldiers, wars could last for a lifetime, even if that lifetime ended quickly. For people, nothing lasted long enough. For Duo, he hadn't had enough time to spend breaking down the barriers to the world of Heero Yuy. For Heero, he hadn't had enough time to spend figuring out the world of Duo Maxwell. And, no matter how much they expressed interest in one another, they remained oblivious to the fact that they shared feelings.
~No matter who you are, how far you've come,~
~This is where you belong, at Christmas~
But, Heero smiled nonetheless. This was a time *to* smile, even if it would be gone in a few days.
~Can't you feel it changin', sense the anticipation,~
~You can tell we're almost there,~
Duo clasped a hand gently on Heero's shoulder and led him over to the windowseat he had been occupying earlier. They sat down, preparing to catch up.
~Precious time we're takin', memories we're makin',~
~There's Christmas in the air,~
"So, Heero, what have you been up to?"
Heero blushed, looking down at his feet. "I'm... a journalist for the L1 Gazette."
Duo's eyes widened, a smile firmly placed. "Really? That's so cool! I've always wanted to write for a newspaper. Got any samples with you? What do you write about mostly?"
Heero smiled. This was what he was used to. "Baka. Try asking one question at a time the next time you try that inquisition deal. I don't have any samples, but Quatre might in the library here. You can ask him later. And... I write about what they give me to write about. It's usually the combat stuff because I know all about it, but occasionally my editors like to force really strange stuff on me since there isn't enough combat to cover full-time anymore. So, last week, I got to write an article on the annual Colony quilting bee and quilt contest. It was odd because the winning quilt was basically a tribute to the Gundam pilots."
Duo grinned even moreso. "Heero... man... Sign me up for a subscription, would ya?"
Heero smiled. "Sure."
~Now this is what Christmas means to me,~
~Being together with your family,~
~And the wise men who followed that star to where a baby Jesus lie,~
~Family nestled all around, baby Jesus,~
~Asleep so sound, and his first star shined so bright,~
~On that very first Holy Night~
Heero took a final glance around the room, noticing that everyone had a smile now. These were the times that made tried men's souls look forward to the next challenge.
He looked back to Duo. He would take that challenge.
~At Christmas, Christmas,~
~No matter who you are, or how far you've come, this is where you belong,~
~At Christmas, Christmas...~
Owari. ^__~
Jenny&Kimmie
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