I Don't Want You To Want Me

By: Joryuu

Chapter 3: Just one night

Give me just one night! Ooops, wrong song. Sorry everyone, the title of this chapter just reminded me of that. Anyway, On with the fic!!

Joryuu

//I don’t need you to need me
Tonight I’ll hold you tight but I won’t come back again//

Duo walked back into the living room, he handed Heero the blankets he’d grabbed out of the closet.. “These should keep you warm enough.” He smiled. “If you do get cold though, my bedroom’s right around the corner. Wake me up and I’ll get you more blankets.”

“Ok.” Heero said simply. He looked up at Duo. Duo smiled broadly and tilted his head to the side a bit. Heero sighed. Why did Duo always have to look so cute?

“Heero, I’m going to go...”

“You’re not going to bed already are you? Stay out here for a while with me. We haven’t seen each other for years! We have some catching up to do.” Heero said. Duo looked over at him. Duo raised an eyebrow, it was so unlike Heero to say something like that.

“Sorry Heero but I got to work tommorow, I can stay up for a little while I guess. Not too long though.” Duo told him. Heero nodded.

“You work?” He asked. Duo nodded sheepishly.

“Yeah, I’m a security guard.” explained Duo.

“Where?”

“The psychiatric hospital...”

“Do you work there often? Is it a full time job?” asked Heero looking over at Duo, showing no emotion. He gazed at Duo. Duo nodded and smiled broadly at the other boy.

“Yeppers! Everyday for twelve hour shifts. Now that you’re stayin’ here, I’ll try to cut back on the work load though. K? I’ll try and be here more often to visit you.”

Heero nodded. He looked away from Duo and to the television. “Got any good channels on this thing?”

“Nope! I work way too much. Y’know, it helped me keep my mind off things, so I have no channels whatsoever. We can get some though, but you never really were a tv fan Heero, what happened?

“I was in the hospital and Relena came to visit me every day. Anyway, no that’s ok. I think that I’ll try and find a job too.”

“If you’re gonna be living here, I think that we’ll have to move, or at least get another bed for the bedroom so we both have somewhere to sleep. You wanna share the apartment Heero?” Duo asked.

“Yeah. I’ll have to put up with you everyday instead of Relena. Let’s just get another bed.”

“Am I really that bad?” Duo smiled broadly. “We’ll get it tomorrow, after I get off work.” Heero nodded. He picked the blankets up off of the floor where Duo had put them down. He also took the pillow and placed it under his head. He laid himself down on the couch slowly and pulled the blankets over top of himself.

“Goodnight Duo.”

“Goodnight Mr. Indestructible.” At hearing Duo saying that, Heero chuckled. Duo was just that type of person. Fun loving, cheerful, friendly... everything that Heero wasn’t. That must be why he loved the braided baka so much. Heero smiled in spite of himself. He loved being here.

Duo looked over at Heero, just getting ready to drift off and saw him smiling. It was a small, sort of half content smile. Duo shook his head. It was good to see Heero smile. That made the day worth living. Duo padded across the hardwood floors of his one bedroom apartment. He walked into the dark room. If only Heero were in there with him. That would make the night even better. To have just one night with the other ex-gundam pilot. To have him hold Duo for just one second would be a miracle in his state but Duo wanted a whole night. One that made him joyful and sorrowful both at the same time. Heero just did that to Duo.

With his last thoughts of Heero, and the now shared apartment between the two of them, Duo climbed into his bed and went to sleep, but before he set his alarm clock to wake him up to be ready for work in the morning.

<><><><><><><><>in the middle of the night<><><><><><><><>

Heero awoke with a start. Being so close to Duo had sent him into a dream full of raging hormones. A very restricted dream as well. It had sent Heero into sweet shivers. It must have been when Duo had let his braid out seductively and winked at him, reaching for the belt buckle on Heero’s pants. But it may have been when Duo had first tackled him onto the bed as well... that was when Heero figured out that he could not continue living this charade anymore. He had to have Duo...

Heero got up off of his sofa bed and walked over to Duo’s bedroom. He knocked on the door softly, heard a groan, then the door opened. Duo looked at him sleepily.

“Oi, Heero, what are you doing?” Duo asked. His eyes were half closed as he yawned loudly. He finally looked up to the one who’d interrupted his sleep.

“I can’t sleep.” Heero complained.

“Are ya cold? Is my sofa not soft enough? Is it not hard enough? Did you fall on the floor when you rolled over?”

“Duo...”

“What? I sometimes do that! It’s easy to fall off a couch when you sleep on it. Especially mine...”

“Duo....”

“What?”

“Would you just listen to me?”

“What?”

“You know how I feel, can you give me one night with you? I only want one. That’s all I’m
asking.”

“Heero, I got work in the morning...” Duo told him.

“Please, just let me hold you. That’s all I want Duo.” Heero looked to the other boy. Duo’s tired eyes met the not too cold blue ones as he nodded. Heero looked shocked, surprised, amazed. Duo gently took his trembling hand and pulled into the dark room. He’d waited for this a long time now and he was finally going to get it. He was going to feel what it was like to have Duo’s arms around him. Caressing him, holding him close. This was a dream come true. A dream of what might have been if Heero were more emotionally stable. A dream of what might be...

Heero followed Duo numbly, unable to register a sane thought. Duo led him over to the bed. Duo laid down as Heero stayed standing, still letting the shock of Duo agreeing.

Why had he?

//Don’t think it’s wrong
I just need somebody//

Do you like it? This is a rather long chapter but it still serves it’s purpose. The next is coming soon!

Joryuu