| Damnit, Misuzu! Stop thwapping me! *sighs* You have my imouto and her various thwapping utensils to thank for this. She absolutely insisted I finish this as soon as possible. She threatened me with wooden spoons and sporks and Kami-sama knows what else! In fact, I think there was mention of grapefruit Jell-O in there somewhere�� *snickers* Waffle-sama says �Read on!� This was supposed to be the last part but since SOMEONE wanted it now and I�m kinda stuck on the ending scene, here we are. Just bare with me for a little longer�... P.S. I�ve been getting a lot more C&C, mostly on older stories. Just like to say Arigato since I don�t have time to answer them all personally. Title: Our Tree 4/5 (part of Yaritori- The Letter Series) Author: Lady DarkAngel [email protected] Archive: Lady DarkAngel's Gundam Wing Fanfiction Library http://ladydarkangel_1.homestead.com/Main.html, Darkflame's (if she'll take it.) and anywhere else is fine, just ask me first Category: Yaoi, sap Pairing(s): 1x2, 3x4 Disclaimers: Gundam Wing or Shinkidousenki Gundam Wing is copyrighted and trademarked by Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu Agency and associated parties with all rights and privileges. The characters were used without permission for the purposes of entertainment only. This is not meant for sale of profit. Any characters not created by those listed above are mine and hereby considered the sole property and copyright of the author. Anyway, I'm just a poor college student. So can I play with them? I promise I won't break them...much. Rating: PG-13 for now Notes: I am screwing with time here. Literally. Abuse of time zones, international date line (YES it still exists!) and other units of time. I did honest to God research on this and was up for three nights running. I will try to get it all correct but then again, you're talking to someone who has trouble with analog clocks. Any and all mistakes�... are relative and subsequently don't matter. This *IS* is time were talking about here. Warnings: Ummmmm, none right now other then the guys acting dumb and clock abuse. Oh, and language Feedback: Kami-sama, YES!!! [email protected]; any and all comments are welcome like the sweet ego-sustainers they are. The world had dropped out from under him abruptly and he felt like he was suspended in the strangest void. All the air in the area suddenly vacated the premises, leaving one Duo Maxwell decidedly short of breath when he needed it most. The candlelight wove interestingly complex patterns as everything swirled around his head at a dizzying pace. The universe had long since ceased making sense and was now just confusing the hell out of him as he tried to figure out the enormous dilemma presented to him. He could have sworn he heard Heero propose to him. But that wasn�t possible. He knew Heero loved him. How could he doubt such a plain, obvious fact like that? Especially when said lover consistently went out of his way to show it. But being loved and cherished like that and the concept of being like that eternally, infinitely and intimately together was something else. Intellectually, he knew this was the next logical and admittedly welcome step in their relationship. But some part of his heart, the part that cried still for the death and destruction his life had seemed to consist of before he met Heero balked. To love him was death. So far, Heero was lucky. Why was he pushing his luck like this? He knew exactly what had happened to everyone else; hell he was the one constantly telling Duo it wasn�t his fault. The violet-eyed boy had heard the words but belief was hard to come by. The Japanese boy wasn�t there; he didn�t *know* for sure Duo had no part in it�� And now the suicidal bastard was placing his life on the line again, all for the �privilege� of spending the rest of his life together with the American, a life that will be decidedly shorter should the curse prove true. His heart ached something fierce at the thought. Poor Heero. Didn�t he understand that true love conquering all was only in fairy-tales? How could he possibly be expected to run such a big risk with his lover�s life? With the one who owned his soul? How could he make this choice: Accept and wait in fear for Shinigami to take his beloved or reject him and watch him break irreparably before his eyes? How could anyone expect him to be able to choose?! �Are�� are you SERIOUS?!?� Badly confused by the look of sheer pain and desperation in his love�s face, Heero tried valiantly to make sense of that outburst. This contingency had not been expected and therefore no backup plan existed. <Shimatta. I�ll just have to wing it��> �Hai, Duo. I meant every word, thought and feeling. I�d love to spend eternity and beyond with you. That is�� if you still want me ��� Duo�s face faltered from its distressed look into a slightly puzzled one as he considered that. �Still want you? What are you talking about? Heero, why *wouldn�t* I still want you? I don�t get�..� �This is an important decision. An *extremely* important one. One that will change everything in your life and in yourself. It has to be made after careful consideration and deep thought. I don�t want to pressure you or force you to choose before you�re ready. This is something you really *want* to do, something your heart and soul have agreed upon because you�re pledging them to another for the rest of your life. It isn�t something you can rashly rush into or be fully committed to until you completely understand what it truly means and the consequences of your actions. Marriage is a big step, as clich�d as it sounds. I understand if you�re not ready for it yet, will never be ready or if it won�t be with me. And don�t worry about upsetting or pleasing me. This is about *us*, you *and* me. Without you, there is no us. This is your decision and one I can�t�� I *won�t* force. It�s entirely up to you. I�ve stated my position, laid out my hopes and dreams in plain view and presented my heartfelt proposition. Now I await your answer. You don�t have to give it to me now or even give me one at all but I�m hoping you�ll take pity on me and speak, even if it is a rejection.� His soliloquy done, he offered the ring yet again. �For all the reasons I stated before, for all those I can think of but can�t find the words for, for all the reasons I�ve yet to come up with or discover, I ask you again. Duo Maxwell, will you marry me?� �But�� But Hee-koi, what about my curse?� The small, timid and far-too-childlike-for-his-liking voice made him cringe on the inside. Mentally, Heero swore up a storm. So *that* was it. Duo still had that damn fool notion stuck in his head that he would be the death of the Wing Zero pilot. No matter what he did or said, nothing the cobalt-eyed boy tried could dissuade that self-destructive train of thought. <Nothing but proving it wrong can do that. If I stay, if I love him and live a long and happy life, if he sees that it�s not real, that I will adore him and never leave him no matter what�� then he will believe. I was right to do this, to offer this to him. I will prove everything. I will help him, heal him of these harmful thoughts. I will give him what he wants�� what he needs to understand that there is nothing wrong with him, and that there is everything right about us.> His faith in himself and in the choice he made reaffirmed, Heero looked deep into his lover�s eyes and smiled. He began rubbing his hands gently over Duo�s in a calming gesture. �Don�t you think you�re worth that risk?� He asked in a playful tone. Well, what passed for playful in him. Flabbergasted, Duo couldn�t speak the panic that overwhelmed him. �WHAT?! NO!!! I�� never�� can�t loose you like that�� no, Heero, please�� don�t die because of me!� �But I won�t. And you won�t lose me because of a curse you think you carry. No one else will die unless you choose for them to.� A sly gleam entered his eyes. �Do you want me dead?� �HELL NO!!!!� �And you will do everything in your power to protect me, yes?� Going for some much-needed levity, Heero attempted to mimic Duo�s eyelash-fluttering trick and failed miserably. �Of course!� �And Shinigami doesn't lose, now does he?� <Now to bait the trap.> �Never!� <Got�cha.> �Then by reason of logic based on your admittance, I am going nowhere. And you are marrying me.� His mouth opening and closing like a gaping fish, Duo looked positively kawaii to his lover. Trying to find fault in that logic, he gazed helplessly at the young man who�d stolen his soul. He�d never do anything to put his beloved in harm�s way. Yet Heero spoke the truth; there wasn�t a single flaw in his reasoning. Duo was more then willing to do whatever it took to protect Heero. And what better sanctuary from Death was there then to be forever in its embrace? You can�t take what�s already yours�� And more to the point, what would happen if he *did* say no? Despite the reassurances Heero gave him, Duo knew that it would absolutely break his lover�s heart. He couldn�t hurt Heero. He couldn�t say no. The sheer amount of pain that was liable to come from rejection would shatter everything he and Heero had worked so hard on: their love, their peace and themselves. How could he even conceive of doing that to the one he loved? Would he save his life, only to destroy that which made his love human? Wasn�t that the same thing? And why the hell was he thinking this way? What was *wrong* with him?! And�� he really didn�t want to say no anyways. The concept of being Mr. Heero Yuy or Mr. Duo Yuy or Mr. Duo Maxwell-Yuy or whatever appealed to him *immensely*. The idea of eternity with his lover wasn�t unpleasant in the slightest. The words Heero had spoken to him had reached his heart and filled him with delightful warmth. What kind of fool was he to reject Heaven when it was offered up to him in such a pretty package? He took a deep breath, and steeled himself. He wanted this. Heero wanted this. Shinigami could go back to the hellhole he came from and shove the boulder blocking the door straight up his ass. He was getting married to the most perfect being in the history of the universe. It was inevitable, it was fate in its most enjoyable form. And his fianc� was starting to look a little doubtful that it was going to come to pass. <Oops, musta taken a little to long to think. Gotta fix that��> He gave Heero the biggest, most reassuring smile he could dredge up and drew in a large lungful of air. Then, at the top of his lungs and in the most joyful tone he could muster, he screamed his answer. �*HAI*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!� Heero�s face transformed into an expression of pure joy. His eyes grew wide and shined with emotion that could no longer be suppressed. Inside him, happiness like he had never known resonated over and over again. He said yes. He said YES. He *said* YES!!!!! Kami-sama, HE SAID YES!!!!! He reached for the one who had caused such a miracle and kissed him as fiercely as he dared. Even after all this time, he was still afraid of injuring his lover with his unusual strength. But Duo was in no mood for hesitation and kissed back even harder. They poured everything they had into that one single, almost desperate embrace. When they finally had to come back up for air, they clung together and panted softly. Duo tucked his head into his beloved�s chest and sighed contentedly. After some small hesitation, Heero placed two fingers under Duo�s chin and lifted his head up. Gazing deep into the eyes he loved so very much, the Wing Zero pilot asked almost timidly, �Honto ni? Mine?� The smile he got in return could break your heart. �Hai, yours. Always was and always will be. We�re just gonna make it official now.� Chuckling quietly, he massaged the slender hands still clutched in his grasp. �So it is then. Well, are you going to put it on or do I have to do it for you?� �Thought you said you researched this. You�re supposed to put it on me, baka; you�re the one who proposed, after all.� �So I did��� Sliding the ring on Duo�s thin fingers, Heero stopped to admire just how wonderful a sight his symbol on them was. �Beautiful��� He murmured. �Not as beautiful as you are koi. Personally, I think I belong more in the �lovely� category myself. Or maybe the �dead sexy� one��� Drawing that grinning face closer for a tender kiss, the Japanese boy sighed. �All of the above. And all mine.� �You�re all mine too buster. Now, I don�t know about you, but I�m feeling very happy and loving right now and I�m all for sharing.� Giving his lover a quick peck on the cheek, he gave him a saucy grin and cheekily asked, �So, want some lovin�, soldier?� �I�ll take all you�ve got and more.� �Deal.� Their lips met again, this time soft and gentle; love, not lust, was guiding this encounter. As they sank down onto the blanket, shedding their clothes and eagerly exploring the partner�s body, all they could think about was how much they adored each other and what a perfect night it had been for a couple of unlucky bastards like themselves. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Trowa blinked as Quatre sat bolt upright in bed suddenly. Fearing his love was suffering from a nightmare, he wrapped his arms around the smaller form and cradled him close. �Little One? What�s wrong? Are you alright?� However, instead of a sad or terrified face, he was treated to a radiant smile. �Nothing�s wrong, love. In fact, everything�s right. It�s *perfect*. I feel�� I feel��� He struggled for words. The Heavyarms pilot snickered softly as he pulled Quatre back down into warm nest of sheets and back to him. �Heero and Duo, ne?� �*Oh* yeah. Not quite sure what he did, but Heero just made Duo the happiest man for at *least* 10 miles.� �That�s nice.� He gave the blonde a sultry smile. �Now, how about giving them some competition in that case?� His answer was a flurry of suddenly superfluous blankets. (TBC��) Almost done, just a few paragraphs to go. Happy Misu-sis? And for those who wanted a lemon, I�m truly sorry. I tried�� Ninmu shippai. *runs off to avoid angry MLers* Lady DarkAngel ---------- Chibi Duo's Babysitter Moderator of Duo's Sugar Intake Keeper of Duo's Nice Rear-end Co-Keeper of Shinigami's Wings (with Meela) Keeper of Heero's Homicidal Intentions Keeper of Quatre's Teacup Keeper of Trowa's Mask Keeper of Wufei's Sense of Honor Co-Keeper of Duo's Chatter (with Tomanaiya) Co-Keeper of Heero's "Hn" (with Tomanaiya) Co-Writer of Wufei's Rants (with Tomanaiya) Leader of the Inspirationally-challenged Muses: Alisande, Rynvi, and Kiagara Co-Keeper of real-life hamsters named Heero Yuy (Hee-chan) and Shinigami Eagle Vision (Shini Eagle)(with Tomanaiya) Keeper of the Hit List Proud Owner of two sets of chibis: Chibi Angel Duo and Heero in leather (twins of Tomanaiya's) and Chibi Angel Duo and Heero in black flight gear with stripes from the final GW episodes Acting GOD in Charge of The Anime Muse Adoption Center and WSCT of the AMAC Proud member of SDDI, the Society of Defending Duo's Intelligence Member of the Society Against the Complete Bastardization of Heero Yuy Occupant of the Happy Hentai House Master Hacker of the Shinigami Organization Assistant Mob Psychologist for the Shinigami Organization Founding Member of Saa-EEP!!! 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