This is what you call a Sheira Super Short, blame work and blame me, it was written in like five minutes! So it's....weird...My usual disclaimors applie, shonen ai, GW is not mine. If I ever write a GW story without shonen ai or yaoi in....be afraid...be very afraid for Fenris is about to swallow the sun ^_~
I look over at Duo, he’s laughing again. Nothing new, but I can’t help but wonder what makes him laugh. Laughter is a sound of joy or happiness. What’s there to be happy about in this war? Laughter means happiness, or peace….But that can’t be right, I’ve laughed before and I’ve never been happy.
So if laughter isn’t a sound of joy, what is it? Duo turns to look at me and smiles warmly. I remember him once commenting on how creepy my laughter was, he’s right; it is creepy. If possible, I think I’d scare myself sometimes with that laugh.
Hmm, does it count as a laugh if I feel nothing but a huge void inside what should be called my soul? Is it a laugh if I feel nothing but cold in my heart? I laugh when that darkness seems to envelop me, when I’m scared? Is that what laughter is? Something you do when you’re scared? I look sharply over at Duo, is he scared? What would he be scared of? Losing Deathscythe……losing me?
Do I cause Duo’s laughter? Duo grins mischievously and suddenly tumbles into my lap; his arms twining around my neck. I sigh, of all the times for Duo to get playful.
“Ne, Heero…..” Duo whispers in my ear as he nibbles on it.
“What?” I say in exasperation.
“Wanna come play with me.” Duo looks up at me with all the hopeful innocence of a child. His eyes shine brightly and in the face of such an attack, a odd intoxicating feeling wells up in my chest.
Then from deep down, a laugh bubbles up. Soft at first but it grows until I’m laughing softly. Duo’s beautiful eyes widen in surprise and soften.
“Kirei.” He breathes and my laughter dies. “I’ve never heard you laugh like that before Heero.” I blink….that was laughter? True laughter? A sound of joy and…happiness….Unbidden, a wondering smile curls at the corners of my mouth and I tighten my grip on Duo. I lean my head down and kiss him gently.
“Maybe because I’ve never been happy…until now.”
-Sheira
Keeper of Heero's Yellow Sneakers
Co-Keeper of the Voices Inside Duo's Head (with Sailor Zoisite)