My first vidfic. Pretty twisted. ^_^
"What A Good Boy," is copyright the Barenaked Ladies, from the CD Gordon, 1992. Gundam Wing and it's characters are copyright Sotsu, Sunrise, and some other people. Please don't sue me, all you'll get is my collection of DBZ merchandise and my Krillin figure. I don't even have anything GW to offer you.
"What A Good Boy,"
by the Barenaked Ladies
Click here to listen to the song
Fic by Shi-chan
[shot of Heero looking in the mirror at his eyes. Nothing else is visible except his usually stoic face. He blinks once.]
When I was born they looked at me and said
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[shot of Duo in the same pose looking melancholy]
And when you were born they looked at you and said
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl
[Duo is standing by a window, looking out at a cityscape below. Children are playing in a park across the street.]
We've got these chains that hang around our necks
[Heero is also looking out the window at the same street, but from the opposite direction.]
People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
[Their eyes meet]
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
[Duo turns away from the window but Heero continues to gaze at it]
When temptation calls we just look away
This name is the hairshirt I wear
And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
[Shot of Duo and Heero kissing. Heero is running his hands through Duo's loose hair, Duo has his eyes closed.]
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
Be with me tonight
[Both boys in bed, sleeping. Duo has one arm thrown across Heero's chest and is smiling and talking in his sleep.]
I know that it isn't right
But be with me tonight
I go to school, I write exams
If I pass, if I fail, if I drop out, does anyone give a damn?
[Heero sitting on couch watching TV, looking bored. HIs laptop is flashing but he's ignoring it.]
And if they do, they'll soon forget
'Cause it won't take much for me to show that my life ain't over yet
[Duo in Deathscythe's cockpit, looking exhilirated and laughing]
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
I wake up wondering if anything in my life is ever going to change
[Heero from above, his eyes wide open in shock and breathing hard]
I wake up scared, I wake up strange
And everything around me stays the same
[Duo is sleeping still strapped into his Gundam, his head lolling forward. He looks as though he might be snoring.]
This name is the hairshirt I wear
And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
[Heero is staring at a lock of Duo's hair and a silver cross necklace on the desk. He picks them up and holds them in the palm of his hand.]
This song is the cross that I bear
Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
[Duo jolts awake in Deathscythe and looks up at the moniter, but his face falls and he looks down at the ground.]
Be with me tonight
I know that it isn't right
[Heero is sitting on the couch with the cross and the lock of chestnut hair.]
But be with me tonight
I couldn't tell you that I was wrong
Chickened out, grabbed a pen and paper, sat down and I wrote this song
[Duo slams his fist against the wall and wrenches the controls sideways, looking angry.]
I couldn't tell you that you were right
[Heero clenches his fist and stands up]
So instead I looked in the mirror watched tv laid awake all night
We've got these chains that hang around our necks
[Shot of Heero slamming the door behind him and pulling on his jacket. He runs into the dark night.]
People want to strangle us with them before we take our first breath
[Duo undoes the restraints and jumps out of the Gundam, breathing hard. He also disappears into the blackness.]
Afraid of change, afraid of staying the same
[A horizon shot. Two silhouettes appear, one from the right, one from the left. The one on the right puts his hands on his knees and tries to catch his breath, and a black shadow drops in front of his face--Duo. The other silhouette stands where he is until Duo looks up and starts running again. Duo stops about a foot in front of Heero and looks up at his face. Behind them the sun is beginning to rise.]
When temptation calls....
This name is the hairshirt I wear
[Duo and Heero lying on the grass in each others arms, bathed in early-morning sunlight. Duo is asleep.]
And this hairshirt is woven from your brown hair
[Heero, ice-blue eyes half-open, caresses his cheek tenderly and touches his soft hair.]
This song is the cross that I bear
[Heero removes the silver cross from around his neck and holds it for a few seconds.]
Bear it with me, bear with me, bear with me
[He puts the cross around Duo's neck, who stirs slightly.]
Be with me tonight
[Duo's eyes open a bit and they share another kiss]
I know that it isn't right
But be with me tonight
When I was born they looked at me and said
[Back at the mirror, Heero smiles just a little at himself]
What a good boy, what a smart boy, what a strong boy
[Duo shoves into the picture beside heero ans starts making faces at their reflections]
And when you were born they looked at you and said
[Heero gives Duo a quick kiss on the cheek and they both laugh.]
What a good girl, what a smart girl, what a pretty girl, hey
[Fade to black]
Owari!
My first shot at a vidfic-the-was-originally-a-songfic-but-I've-never-written-either-of-them-before. I actually quite like it, I love this song and it seemed pefect. Although I probably could have improved on the 'hairshirt' bit a little more, because of Duo's large amount of hair ties in with it kind of, but hey. ^_^ Maybe someday I'll re-do it ne?