Virgin Summer: Hands Off! Mine! - part 5
by KatiKat
"... and take him only to places for non-smokers, okay? He canīt get the
smoke out of his hair. Not even the herbal shampoo I bought him seems to
work," I said, following Odin around the house while he was slowly getting
dressed.
"Okay."
"And donīt take him to Virgilīs Coffee either. Virgil is an idiot and a homophobe
and makes Duo uncomfortable."
"Okay."
"And donīt let Duo eat strawberries. He always gets a rash because of
them."
"Okay."
"And Duo likes to drink apple cinnamon tea or hot chocolate. He loves
sweet rolls, too. And apple pie, but not together with the tea. And vanilla ice
cream with chocolate syrup."
"Okay."
"And donīt drive with the top down. The wind always makes a mess out of
Duoīs hair."
"Okay."
"And donīt rush anything. Be calm and considerate."
"Okay."
I stopped while Odin knelt down on the carpeted floor and stuck his head under
the bed to try and find his missing shoe. I couldnīt believe what a pig he was
sometimes. "Maybe I should go with you after all. It IS Duoīs first date
and maybe I should be there as moral support."
"NO!" His voice was muffled by the bed.
"Why not? I mean, I took Duo on my dates too."
Odin seemed to finally find a way out from underneath the bed. He sat back to
put on the shoe he pulled out with a triumphant expression. "And Iīm sure
the girls didnīt mind."
I blinked at his sarcastic remark. "No, they didnīt."
"Right."
I went over the list of things I wanted to warn Odin about, trying to figure
out if I didnīt forget anything important. "Oh yeah, and-"
"We will be fine, Heero." He got up from the floor and clapped me on
my shoulder. With that, he turned around and headed down the stairs. He opened
the door but before leaving the house, he turned back to me with a smirk.
"And donīt stay up. I might be late."
I stared at the door that closed with a bang, dumbfounded. They were really
going to do it. They would... Duo would... and them... I couldnīt believe it.
My brother was taking my best friend, MY DUO! on a date. I mean... my brother?
What did Duo see in this jerk? I had a very odd, dark feeling in my stomach
about the whole thing...
Slowly, I walked over to the window and looked out. In the dim light of the
street lamp, I watched Odin jump into our fatherīs convertible - without
opening the door of course. Duo was already waiting for him there. They turned
to each other and smiled. The feeling in my stomach intensified and I felt a
growl start to rumble in my throat.
With a deepening frown, I watched Odin lay his arm across the back of Duo's
seat. Then he moved closer... his mouth was moving, talking, I could see
that... but he still leaned closer... and...! He WOULDN'T...!
THAT WAS IT!
I donīt actually remember how I got down the stairs, out of the door, down the
side walk and to the car so quickly. What I do remember is how I tore open the
car door, pulled the wide eyed, completely shellshocked Duo out and before he
could do more than squeak in surprise, I caught his face in my hands and...
KISSED him!
I was... shocked. What the heck... I mean... Iīm not... gay, you know. YOUīRE
KISSING YOUR BEST MALE FRIEND! my mind was screaming at me but before my body
could react, I felt Duo loosen up and grow pliant in my arms. He completely
melted, closed his wide eyes, slipped his arms around my neck and... my mind
went on vacation. Bye bye, Mr Brain! Hello, Mr Libido!
It was good. Duo was good. And sweet. And spicy. And MINE! Not sharing. Not
ever. And even though everything was good, my highly amused brotherīs laughter
and the honking of the convertible as he hammered on the steering wheel with
his fist in hilarity were less than good. Actually, all the background noise
was pretty annoying and thatīs why I waved my fist in his direction without
opening my eyes or separating my lips from Duoīs. And I think he must
have understood the meaning of my threatening gesture, for the car pulled from
the sidewalk and suddenly there was only silence.
And everything was good again, and we were standing there and kissing and
groping each other and in surprise I felt the dark feeling in my stomach
disappear and something warm and delightful replaced it. And then there was
Duo, and he was in my arms and I decided at that very moment to never let him
go or out of my sight or out of my arms...
Because, you see, he is MINE! HANDS OFF!
TBC