Gundam
Wing is copyright Sotsu, Sunrise, etc, etc, I wish I owned these bishounen, but
I don't, so don't sue me, okay?
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Shi-chan: La de da, more 'Switch'...I will EVENTUALLY finish this fic...
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Switch
Part 6
~By Shimegami-chan
Warnings: Shounen-ai, sap, fluff, mild language, etc...
Music: "Jitensha Ni Notte," from Card Captor Sakura.
"I'll be back soon," Heero promised, giving Duo a quick kiss on the
nose that turned into a full-tongue make-out. Let 'em wonder. Wish I had a
camera to catch the look on Wufei's face.
"Be careful," Duo breathed, flicking his blond braid over his
shoulder.
"I will." Heero nodded and strode to Wing Zero, giving Duo a longing
look. Hilde and Sally shot daggers at him with their eyes. Duo sighed, trying
not to be worried. Heero was a brilliant pilot, and they'd made it this far
hadn't they? Anyway, he was with Trowa and Quatre and Wufei, and they were all
perfectly competent. Duo forced himself to relax and pasted a smile on his
face.
"Well, girls, shall we get back to the house? We could play a game or
something, I don't know...what do you think?"
"Relena," Sally started, "I've always had the utmost of respect
for you, but...don't you think what you're doing with Heero is a
little...immoral?"
"Nani? Not at all!" I run, I hide, but I never tell a lie...and
it's worth it seeing the looks on their faces. "I love Heero, and
Heero loves me."
Sally looked sceptical, and Hilde looked like she was about to burst into
tears. Duo bit his lip and moved to her side, brushing his fingers across his
former girlfriend's cheeks. "You okay, babe?"
Hilde blinked at the way 'Relena' had addressed her, and then cast her eyes to
the floor. "It's nothing. I just, um...I'm worried about how
Duo...will..."
"It'll be fine, I'm sure," Duo assured her, trying not to give out
too much information and still keep the secret. As tempting as it was with his
big mouth, he didn't want to spill it on Ojousan. As angry as she had made him
stalking Heero and getting them both into this mess, he considered her a friend
and didn't want to see her hurt or embarrassed. Or angry at me, for
that matter. "If it makes you feel better, I'll tell you this: Heero
loves Duo with all his heart, and he and I didn't do anything last night. We
just shared a bed." The sudden reversal of tactics disappointed the practical
joker in Duo, but he felt better after seeing the flash of relief in Hilde's
eyes. She was a good girl, and a good friend. Best to keep the casualties of
this little fiasco to a minimum.
"Oh." She blushed crimson and shared a look with Sally. The young
doctor tugged Hilde and Duo toward the house. "Let's get moving, then--we
can have a 'girl's talk.' I'm sure there's plenty to discuss," she said,
shooting a pointed look from Hilde to Duo. Duo blinked and allowed Sally to
lead them into the house.
Duo and Hilde seated themselves in the living room while Sally prepared some
tea, and Duo earned odd looks from both girls when he was forced to add four
teaspoons of sugar to his tea, plus milk. He didn't have tea often and would
drink it when Quatre made it, but whatever tealeaves Sally had used were too
strong for his taste. He preferred coffee.
The girls seemed to be having a conversation with their eyes that stopped the
moment Duo raised his head. "Nani? What's up?"
Hilde set her teacup down and folded her hands in her lap. "Relena, I have
something to tell you that I've been meaning to tell you for a long time...I
think you may have noticed already, but you've been so hard to get near since
Heero arrived."
Duo put his cup down beside hers. "Oh? Go on, tell me!"
With a last look at Sally, Hilde edged a little closer and took Duo's hands in
hers, a feeling that sent chills of deja vu up and down his spine. He blinked
in confusion. "Hilde?"
"Relena...I've been watching you for a long time...and..."
Sally nodded, urging the raven-haired girl on. Hilde swallowed and looked Duo
in the eyes. "Relena, I think I'm in love with you."
You're what!? Duo tried to force the words to come out of his mouth, but
none came. Relena and Hilde!? He thought *he* was the only bisexual one
around here! Still...they would make a cute couple... Duo smiled
at the thought. "Wow, Hilde, I never knew..." he smiled brightly at
her as the look of relief spread across her face. "I never would have
thought..."
"You're...you don't hate me? You're not totally disgusted?"
"What? No way, Hilde! I just didn't expect...I mean--" he was cut off
rather abruptly by the feeling of Hilde's ruby lips being crushed against his
own, her sweet scent filling his nostrils, a sensation that still sent sparks
through his body. His fogged mind reeled in the feeling and he was returning
the kiss hungrily before he had time to think. Hold up there, Duo. You and
Hilde broke up months ago--what would she say if she knew? What would Heero
say? But it was hard to stop, because it felt so right. He had loved
Hilde so much--they had just drifted apart, and then Heero had come along, and
then he had revealed that he was bisexual, and now...now Hilde's lips
intoxicated him again, when both their hearts belonged to another. With a wild
cry he pulled back, his mind whirling. "I'm sorry! I
can't--Heero--I..."
Pain flashed in Hilde's eyes, and she blushed in embarrassment. "I--I
understand. I just thought..." Lower lip trembling, she ran from the room
and pounded upstairs.
"Wait! Hilde..." Duo slumped back against the couch. "I didn't
mean it like that..."
Sally sighed resolutely. "I wish you wouldn't delude yourself about Heero
anymore, Relena. He and Duo are quite happy together, and they.." The
young doctor continued to talk, but Duo was already blocking her out. How was
he going to get himself out of this mess without destroying a few people's
feelings? "...I'd better talk to her. Relena, you have no idea what you've
just done..."
"No," Duo said determinedly, "I'll talk to her. It's my fault
we're in this mess." Sorry, Ojousan, but I don't lie. And this is for
everybody's own good.
"Hilde?" Duo knocked lightly on the door. "Hilde-babe?"
"Go away," the German girl hissed from inside. "I'm not
interested in talking to you."
"Hilde, I have something really important to tell you," he said
mildly, fingering a lock-pick he had taken from his room.
A moment of silence followed, then Hilde's muffled sob. "No."
Duo sighed and deftly picked the lock before nudging the door open, yanking his
cross out of his shirt so it hung at the base of his throat. "Hilde-babe,
I'm not quite sure how you're gonna take this, so I'm gonna come right out and
say it."
Duo sat on the bed beside his former girlfriend and stroked his fingers through
her hair, making her sit up and look at him. "What is it?" He eyes
caught on the gold cross. "And why are you wearing--"
"--shh." He put a finger to her lips. "I want you to promise me
that you're going to at least think about what I say and not run screaming,
Hilde-babe. For all of our sakes."
"Why do you keep calling me that?" she asked suspiciously.
"Hilde," Duo took a deep breath and looked her in the eyes. "I'm
not Relena."
He gave her a moment to take it in, her mouth gaping open, her eyes traveling
from his face to his cross to his hair. "That's impossible. You are
Relena, look in a mirror!"
"I tried that, babe, I tried that. Unfortunately I'm continuing to look
like her, much to my dismay."
Her eyes hardened. "So, on the off-chance, that I actually believe
you, who are you and where's the real Relena?"
"I think you know the answers to both those questions, Hilde." Duo
whispered hoarsely. "And I don't like them any more than Relena
does."
A spark of recognition flickered in Hilde's eyes as she touched her fingers to
the cross around Duo's neck, and then reached up to pull the blonde braid over
his shoulder. "No way..."
He nodded resolutely. "I don't lie, Hilde-babe. It's me."
"....DUO?!?"
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Shi-chan: The addition of the HxR thing was totally spur of the moment!
Heheheheh. Tell me what you think!