17-Oct-2001
Title: Sleep
Author: Silver
Category: Fluff
Warnings/Labels: Uh, drivel?
Archived: Sadly, nowhere <sniff sniff>
This was his favorite moment in time. Just lay here holding the love if his life. There is no moment in life more peaceful or perfect than this.
He had the familiar and comfortable weight of Duo's head on his chest, his hand over his heart and his leg firmly planted in between his. A gentle rhythmic sound was coming from him. Of course it was not a snore, because Duo swore that he *never* snored!
Heero lay there stroking his loves braided head thinking of all the things lovers thought in these wondrous private moments. He thought of this like how warm and perfect Duo felt in his arms, of how he loved Duo's unique smell, of his wonderful and soft hair…all the things lovers felt in these moments.
Images from the past rolled through his mind. The first time they met. The look on Duo's face when he discovered whom his partner was. When Duo rescued him from that Alliance hospital. The first time they had sex. The first time they made love. That last thought brought him to the moment that he realized that he could and did love Duo and that everything really was going to be all right. He really couldn't help the chuckle that came with that particular memory.
//Flashback//
The day started out a little oddly. Duo had called in sick to work. They had both been working at the Preventers for few years by then, and in all that time Duo had not once called in sick. Not even when he was feeling a little under the weather. He had said that he just wasn't feeling to well, but to go on without him and that he would be just fine. Heero didn't question it and just went to work. Preventers work came in waves. When it was busy you could expect days or weeks of sleeping in your office. When it was slow, it was mind numbing. Currently, it was mind numbing, so Lady Une took pity on him and let him go home early.
The repetitive dullness of his day ended as soon as he opened the door to his home. He could smell something that had to be fish, but that couldn't be! Duo *hated* fish and it smelled like a regular buffet of fish. Then he heard it. The sounds of pots and pans being thrown accompanied by a litany of profanity. When he went to investigate what he found was even more odd. He found something that looked like sushi, well, demented sushi, and a plate of what he assumed was supposed to be sashimi. He also found one overly stressed, completely frustrated and on the verge of tears Duo Maxwell. He did the only thing he could think of. He hugged him. At first Duo just stood there, then he slowly returned the embrace. After a few minutes an explanation came out. "I found this stupid cheap cookbook at the grocery store a few weeks back. I know how much you love sushi and as much as I hate fish you never get to have it. That stupid cookbook was in the worst engrish I have ever seen! It didn't even tell me how long to cook the fish!?! I just wanted to do something special for you. And that is what I've been doing all day. It's why I called in sick."
That was it. Something instead Heero finally snapped. Something about the absurd situation, something about how Duo could take the entire day to prepare a meal and then get so upset when it did not turn out right. Something, whatever that something was, finally clicked inside Heero Yuy's brain. He finally realized that the war really was over, that peace really was achieved, that the Preventers really did work and, most importantly, that he really could and did love Duo. He also realized that this was the funniest thing he has ever seen in his life. And that is when the laughter started and once it was started he could not stop it. He laughed so hard that he couldn't hold himself upright and as he sunk to the ground he drug Duo with him.
"Duo, you don't."
"Huh?"
"You don't cook the fish! It is supposed to be served raw!"
"Well, that stupid book could have *told* me that!" That statement started yet another round of giggles.
Once the laughter finally subsided, he sat there, in the middle of their destroyed kitchen, staring at Duo with something akin to wonder dancing in his eyes. He reached out and stroked Duo's cheek, drew a breath and said, "I love you." Duo just closed his eyes and basked in the moment.
Even though Duo had said it to him a thousand times, this time when Duo said, "I love you." to him he felt like his heart might explode. He stood, gathered Duo up in his arms and carried him up to their bedroom and made love, really made love, to him for the first time.
Everyday since he made it a point to tell Duo at least once a day. In the year plus since he has yet to miss even one.
//End Flashback//
When he got his silent chuckling under control he looked down to see one violet eye cracked open. "You're thinking about that damned sushi again, aren't you?" Instead of answering, he pulled him up and kissed him softly. They made love all night.
~Owari~
(:./silver/sleep)
