The House That Light Forgot
Part Two: Reunion
Duo woke up, smiling at the memories that had awoken in his sleep. He
blinked sleepy eyes at the figure seated beside him, who in turn smiled
gently down on him.
“I thought you might be hungry, so I bought you dinner.”
Duo sat up, yawning, and grinned at the roast beef sandwich and glass
of water Heero had put on a tray. “You never were much of a cook.”
Heero shrugged. “I always had servants to do that for me.”
“Where are they, any way? The servants.”
Duo watched as Heero shrugged again, shifting uneasily. “Would you like
tea instead of water? I think I can handle that.”
Duo frowned at the change in topic, but decided not to press it. “No
thank you. You’ve done a lot for me already.”
Heero smiled as he watched Duo eat, shifting so he was closer to his
former lover.
“Heero? I’ve always wondered, where did you get that piano?”
“So you remember. It was in one of the attic rooms, I just dragged it
down here.”
“That was really nice of you.”
Heero chuckled lightly. “I know. It was worth it, though, to hear you
play.”
Duo finished his sandwich, licking his fingers clean of mayonnaise
before going for the water. He couldn’t help but notice that Heero
seemed somewhat distant, and found himself feeling a little guilty.
Pushing the tray away, he hesitantly placed a hand on Heero’s shoulder.
“I’m sorry I left, Heero. I can’t even remember why I did it.”
“It’s okay. You’re here now.”
Duo pulled Heero closer to him, reveling in the feeling as the other
boy’s lips met his. It was a gentle, firm kiss, just two pairs of lips
meeting lightly, and something Duo didn’t realize he had missed so
much. They pulled away after a moment, lips moist and swollen. “I won’t
leave you again.”
“I know.” Heero smiled, pulling Duo into a consuming hug. “Duo, would
you be mad, if I told you I lied in my letter? I don’t have anything to
show you… I just wanted you back.”
Duo smoothed Heero's hair down, petting the boy as he dug his face into
his shoulder. “I could never be mad at you for something like that.”
He could feel Heero smile into his chest, and hugged the smaller boy
tighter. He placed a finger underneath Heero’s chin, lifting his face
up for another kiss.
“I love you.”
* * *
Duo walked through the gardens, the first time he had been there in
over six years. It seemed so strangely empty, devoid of the bird calls
and honey bees he had been used to in his childhood. The sky was
overcast, and everything was covered in a blanket of gray, not that the
dying flowers and trees were very colorful to begin with. It was almost
eerie, walking in this deserted landscape.
Duo made mental notes of all the crumpling plants and worn out
decorations- he would have to get those replaced and fixed. Hopefully,
with a little time, Nefura would be like the place he remembered from
his childhood. He had surveyed about three quarters of the garden and
had turned around to head for another location when something in the
East wing caught his eye. He could have sworn he saw a woman staring
out at him, dressed in flowing silks, but as soon as he saw her she was
gone. The site sent a chill down his spine, for what reason he wasn’t
sure, and he shrugged it off as an effect of the chilly gray weather.
As for the woman- she had looked a lot like Une.
Duo wrapped his arms around himself, feeling the chill of the afternoon
seep into his coat. He would go inside now, and investigate the rest of
the gardens some other day. He also wanted to ask Heero about Une. He
had assumed the woman was dead, or gone at least, since he couldn’t
imagine her letting the Nefura fall into its current state of disarray.
But then, maybe she had finally gone completely mad, or maybe the two
had fallen on hard times. Duo sped up his steps, wanting to be with
Heero again, wanting the comfort the other boy could give him.
He was about half way back to the mansion when he heard a noise to his
side. He abruptly turned around, eyeing the statues there, suddenly
wary… that didn’t sound like any kind of animal he knew of, not that
animals even lived at Nefura any more. He was about to dismiss it when
he heard it again, from his other side…he turned around, and stopped in
his tracks as he noticed another boy standing a few yards away from
him, partially hidden by greenery, and looking at him in shock.
The boy was pale, almost translucent, blond hair falling into a
cherubic face. He was small, more so than Heero, and Duo stepped back
as he saw the stranger.
“Who are you?” Duo cried out, trying not to sound as apprehensive as he
did. There wasn’t supposed to be any one else on this property, there
was no reason for any one else to be there.
The boy eyed him warily, stepping forward a bit as Duo stepped away
from him. Then he turned, running into the gardens, and Duo didn’t try
to follow him.
* * *
Later on, Duo was feeling somewhat foolish. There was no reason for him
to have been afraid of the blond boy, who he now realized had probably
been a trespasser or something like that. He was back in the gardens
now, this time with Heero, and they were revisiting the sites of their
upbringings.
“That’s where I first kissed you,” Heero smiled, gesturing at a
crumbling water fountain that probably didn’t work any more, “and
that’s where you first kissed me.”
Duo smiled too, looking over at the former koi pond, now just stale
water. “I remember this tree. This is where I convinced you to enroll
at my school, instead of using Une's tutor.”
“She was so mad.”
Duo chuckled. “Where is Une, any way?”
“Oh… she's d-”
“I thought I saw her through a window today.”
“...yeah. She’s around, shows up every now and then.”
“I see. But-”
Then suddenly, he was steered in a different direction, and Heero
pushed him onto a slate of marble. “Do you remember this bench?”
Duo’s fingers traced the cool surface, as Heero perched himself on the
American’s lap. “How could I forget? We were in tenth grade.”
“You had made a mess of the ballroom…”
“And Une was yelling at you to keep me under control.” Duo chuckled a
little, remembering.
“You grabbed me in the middle of her tirade, and we ran out here,
laughing.”
“I think that’s the first time I realized how beautiful you were.”
“So you told me.” Heero stopped to press a butterfly kiss to Duo’s
nose, and wrapped his arms around the other boy’s neck. “Thank you.”
Duo’s arms enfolded the other boy, wrapping around a slim waist. His
lips brushed against Heero’s chin. “I should thank you. You’re the one
who kissed me after that.”
“Do you remember what I said next?”
“In vivid detail. You asked me-”
“Would you make love to me?”
Duo smiled into Heero’s neck, luxuriating in the boy’s presence.
“I was so scared you would say no.”
Duo laughed. “How could I?”
Heero pulled his arms tighter, pressing himself against the longhaired
boy. “Stay with me tonight?”
“Of course.”
Heero slowly got off of Duo’s lap, tugging at a hand until they were
both up. “Let’s go inside.”
* * *
Duo looked around the room, surprised to find it exactly the same as it
used to be. “I remember when I used to sneak up here.”
Heero smirked, making his way to the bed. “You hardly had to do any
'sneaking', Une’s quarters were in an entirely different wing of the
house.”
“Still,” Duo followed the other boy, climbing on top of Heero and
pressing down against him before stealing a kiss, “teenagers tend to be
somewhat melodramatic about things.”
“Take off your clothes, please.”
Duo happily complied, pushing off of Heero to begin stripping. When he
finished, kicking his pants off of the bed, he turned his attentions
back to Heero. He peeled off the other boy’s jeans, than boxers, and
was about to lift up the t-shirt when Heero caught his mouth in a
searing kiss.
“You're so beautiful.”
Duo forgot all about the shirt as Heero’s hands made their was across
his chest. “I could say the same thing about you.”
Duo luxuriated in the feeling of cool hands running over his heated
skin, arching into Heero's caress. Heero, on the other hand, was intent
on feeling the other boy completely, wanting to discover every inch of
skin over again. His hands made their way down a flat, rippling
stomach, ran over smooth thighs, then made their way back upwards to
move against chestnut brown curls. One hand tugged lightly at the
golden strands, while the other ran over the pillar protruding from
them with just the lightest pressure. Duo thrust a little into his
touch, and he gave the other boy what he wanted, wrapping his hand
around the shaft. He moved his hand around it, reveling in finally
being able to touch to boy, in Duo’s moans and pants above him. He
moved his hand upward, wrapping around the head, and dipped a thumb
into the slit he found there. Duo thrust forward even more, moaning,
and Heero took the opportunity to wrap his lips around Duo’s open
mouth. He moved his hands to Duo’s lower back, pulling them closer, so
that their erections were rubbing against each other. Their moans were
muffled in each other’s mouths, and as Duo started to move in an
attempt to gain friction Heero broke off the kiss.
“Duo… I want you… now.”
Duo leaned down to kiss Heero’s forward, drawing a moan from the
smaller boy as their erections pressed together again. “Lube?”
“Don’t have it.”
Duo nodded, moving away from Heero, then bending down again. He spread
Heero's legs a little further, kissing the tip of Heero's cock almost
reverently as he did so. But then he was moving to the side,
alternating between kissing and licking the other boy’s inner thigh.
Heero, for his part, leaned back, losing himself in the sensations
Duo’s mouth was causing. And then Duo had finished the other thigh, and
was moving back to his initial starting point. He wrapped his lips
lightly around the head of Heero’s cock, sucking lightly in more a
teasing gesture than anything else, then lifted his lips away again. He
licked down the underside of the shaft, pleased when it twitched a
little at his touch. Then he was licking at the sensitive area below
the base of Heero's cock, on his way towards another goal. The tongue
there had Heero squirming, his cock pulsing in need and frenzy.
Duo stopped for a little, moving back to enjoy the site before him.
Heero, spread and wanton, lost in the pleasure he had caused. He placed
his mouth slightly south of where he had left off, kissing the puckered
hole he found there. He opened his mouth slightly, tracing the tip of
his tongue around the rim, teasing it as it fluttered open. Heero, by
this time, was shivering with need, and Duo placed his hands on the
boy’s thighs to steady him. Duo continued moving his tongue around the
small hole, pushing with more pressure with every circle he made, until
he felt his tongue slide into the opening. Heero let out a low moan,
feeling the wetness move within him. Duo thrust deeper into the boy,
fucking him with his tongue, until finally moving back and upwards to
claim Heero's mouth again. As he did so he lifted Heero's legs, hanging
them behind his shoulders, and positioning the head of his cock at
Heero's entrance.
“Are you ready?”
Heero nodded, meekly, more than ready for what they were about to do.
Duo braced himself, one arm on either side of his lover’s head, and
leaned down to kiss the boy. Heero gladly welcomed Duo’s tongue, moving
his own around it. Duo thrust his hips a little, easing into the now
slick and thoroughly relaxed hole. Heero gasped as he felt Duo's head
penetrate him, then focused on relaxing his muscles even more. The rest
of Duo slid in easily, and Heero moaned at the feeling of being so
completely filled.
Duo's eyes clenched shut, his mind focusing on the wonderful feeling of
being completely surrounded by Heero's tight heat. After a moment to
regain his bearings, he pulled out and thrust back in again, panting
with the incredible friction. “Oh, God, Heero.”
Their coupling continued, marked by sounds of flesh hitting flesh, open
pants and moans, all working up to the frenzy of orgasm. Heero was the
first to come, shooting jet after jet of milky white fluid onto his
blue t-shirt, muscles clenching down on the part of Duo that was still
inside him. Duo wasn't long to follow, as Heero milked his cock into
release, and he spilled his seed into the boy below him.
Duo collapsed onto Heero, sliding out of the other boy, and kissed up
and down Heero's face. “That was incredible.”
Heero smirked. “Yeah.”
Then Duo felt himself being pushed off of the warm body, and found
himself staring up at the speckled ceiling. “Hey!”
“I have to go clean up.”
Duo smiled, watching as Heero walked to the bathroom in nothing but a
t-shirt. He was a little disappointed, however, when the boy came out
fully clothed in his pajamas.
“Do you really need to wear all this to sleep?” Duo tugged at the
flannel shirt as Heero swatted his hands away.
“Yes, now let go of my shirt.”
Duo pulled Heero closer to him, and they both laid there for awhile,
just enjoying each other’s presence. They blinked sleepy eyes at each
other, neither one wanting to give in to sleep.
“Ne, Heero,” Duo said even as he started to yawn, “we should do this
every night.”
Heero nodded contentedly against Duo’s chest, before they both
succumbed to their exhaustion.