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" Mission Marriage"Written By: CalicOcat
Started & Completed: Dec. 2002 Genre: Romance, Humour Pairing: Future 1x2x1, 3x4x3, 6x9 Rated: R Warnings: AU, OOC, Swearing Archives: a little piece of gundam wing at http://raygunworks.net
and at Ruby Moon's 1x2x1 Fanfic Page at http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/rubychan/ff/index.html
and Notes: Takes place two years after Endless Waltz. 'Thinking' "Speaking" ************ Time passing or scene change *~*~*~*~*~* Major POV shift Also, a big thank you to Ophelia who beta read this chapter for me and made a number of suggestions that really helped smooth out a few rough spots! Author's Notes: Umm, this is - well, *different* from anything else I've written. Ever. In any fandom. I don't quite know where it came from <scratches head> but it won't go away unwritten, so I'm writing it. Then maybe I can get back to the *other* stories I'm *supposed* to be working on. I'd blame it on a muse, but I didn't know I *had* a humour muse, so I'm not too sure who to blame. Feedback is appreciated. Extra note for Chapter 17 (this chapter) only: This chapter is a lemon. If you prefer to avoid the citrus, skip ahead to Chapter 18 - you won't miss anything plot-related. Big thanks to Shira and Ophelia for beta reading the lemon for me! Your suggestions really improved it! #################################################
Mission: Marriage Chapter 18 Waking abruptly, Heero wondered at first what had woken him. After the hectic wedding day, a night that consisted of a long shuttle ride, then the morning filled with emotional revelations followed by an afternoon of making love, he would have expected to sleep straight through the night. 'Oh shit,' he remembered suddenly, '*that's* why I woke up. Wonder if it's too late...' A quick glance at the clock showed that it was not yet midnight. 'Good. There's still time.' Leaving Duo asleep, he dressed before quickly gathering blankets and pillows. Adding a picnic basket equipped with bottled water, fruit, and other snacks, he nodded in satisfaction. Everything was ready. Returning upstairs, he leaned over and kissed Duo softly on the cheek, pressing a series of small kisses across his face until reaching his mouth. Duo's arms came up around Heero's neck as he woke and responded to the kiss. "Mmm, what a lovely way to wake up," Duo murmured, slowly opening his eyes. Puzzled, he asked, "What time is it? It feels like I've only been asleep a few hours." "You have," admitted Heero. "It's almost midnight. I hated to wake you, but I didn't think you'd want to miss this." "Miss what?" Muttering grumpily under his breath, Duo dragged on the clothes that Heero handed him. "You'll see. Come on." Leading his grumbling spouse downstairs, Heero handed him the blankets and pillows. Taking the picnic basket himself along with a red-lensed flashlight, he guided Duo out the backdoor, down a narrow but well-maintained pathway, and onto a smooth strip of beach. The red glow from the flashlight was the only visible light other than the stars twinkling brightly above. Not even the moon brightened the night. The island they were on was sufficiently isolated that there was no urban light pollution to dim the stars and the small town on its far side did not have enough lights to be a problem. Motioning towards the sky, Heero said simply, "They're supposed to peak around 0200, though there should be quite a show still for the next couple of nights." Following Heero's motion, Duo saw a faint streak shoot across the sky. Suddenly, it all became clear. "The Perseid meteor shower!" he exclaimed in delight. "I haven't been on Earth at the right time since during the war... So *that's* why you picked this particular place of Quat's. Perfect viewing conditions..." Heero hastily set down the picnic basket as he suddenly had an armful of happy spouse to hold onto instead. "Thank you, Heero! This is absolutely perfect!"
"No, that's it. The shuttle should be here for us in another hour so if we want anything else, we can have it onboard." Raising an eyebrow at the sight of the two fruit drinks, Heero asked, "What, couldn't find any sodas?" Sticking his tongue out at Heero, Duo answered, "Yes, I could, but I already *had* two today and *you* have a conniption if I have more than that. *So* - a nice, healthy fruit drink instead. Happy now?" Heero smirked slightly as he responded, "Ecstatic." 'I know. And that's why I got it,' Duo thought as he picked up his sandwich. 'Just like I'm sittin' here eatin' a nice, healthy sandwich instead of the greasy fried food I woulda rather had. I can't completely make up for three years of bein' an idiot, Heero-love, but I sure as hell am gonna try. If me eatin' healthy and wearin' riding helmets makes you happy, then I'm gonna be eatin' healthy and wearin' riding helmets. And doin' whatever else it takes to make sure that Apache blessing, "May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth" comes true for both of us.'
"Stop worrying," Trowa scolded, catching Quatre's hands in his own and stilling their fidgeting. "If anything had gone wrong, they'd have called." As Duo bounded towards their group, he noticed something. Shifting his gaze sharply over to Heero, he gave a small smile before telling Quatre, "Take a good look at Duo, then Heero. Notice something out of place?" "Out of place?" Looking quickly from one to the other, Quatre said, "No, I don't. What is it? What's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong, you worrywart. Something's *right*. Something is *very* right." Seeing that Quatre still didn't get it, Trowa sighed, then asked him, "Where's Duo's cross?" Even when Duo wore the cross underneath his shirt, you could always see the small lump it made in the fabric. "He's not wearing it?! But..." Suddenly, Quatre realized what Trowa was getting at, and quickly glanced over at Heero. "Oh my..." he breathed softly. "*Heero* is wearing it... You're right, something is *very* right..."
Bounding over to the waiting group, Duo flung his arms around a very startled Lucrezia in an enthusiastic hug. "Thank you!" he exclaimed, giving her a quick kiss on the cheek. "Uh, you're welcome? I think?" she answered as Duo backed away. "What exactly are you thanking me for?" Pulling a data disc out of his pocket, Duo waved it at her. "_The Complete Collection of the Best of Three Centuries of Harlequin Romance Best Friends Make the Best Spouses Novels_," he proclaimed dramatically, "remember?" "Then Heero..." "Yep, told me everything." Duo nodded emphatically before turning to Heero and encircling his waist in a hug. "Everybody's always callin' me a baka," he shrugged ruefully, "and I've gotta admit that this time I really deserve it."
For one thing, he hadn't expected Dorothy Catalonia
to join WEI, splitting her time between public relations and charity
fund raising. All of her political knowledge was going to come in
handy for both departments. And if Une occasionally called Dorothy
in to help handle the Preventers' budget proposals, Quatre certainly
wouldn't object to the drain on her time since he would probably be
helping with the same thing. As Duo stirred to wakefulness, opening those beautiful violet eyes and giving him a sleepy smile, Heero decided that, all in all, things were looking very good indeed. "Mornin', husband-mine." "Good morning, love." Oh, there would probably be struggles over the Preventers' budget - for an avowed pacifist, Relena sure carried a mean grudge - and other problems still unforeseen, but together, he and Duo, and the rest of the former Gundam pilots, along with their assorted former allies and enemies, could handle whatever came their way.
################################################# A few additional Author's Notes in closing: Harlequin Romances (Mills & Boone to those outside
of North America) and the "Best Friends Get Married" plot
lines:
For information on gemstones (organized by colour, by birthday, by meaning, etc., as well as an image library for pictures of the various stones - including star sapphires), visit the website of the International Colored Gemstone Association at http://www.gemstone.org/index_gemsite.html - a really great site! For pics of lots of star sapphires, take a look at http://www.multicolour.com/gemstones/star_sapphire.html which lets you search their stock for star sapphires in specific colours. For some general info on eternity rings, take a look at http://www.24carat.co.uk/eternityringstory.html and http://www.24carat.co.uk/eternityrings.html (the second page shows a stack of eternity rings made with alternating coloured gems and diamonds). I couldn't find a good pic online of a plaited eternity ring nor one of a star sapphire eternity ring, though various jeweller's sites mention both.
I used several resources to put this together. Most of the ceremony (the overall structure and the general wording used) came from the "sample" ceremony at http://www.celebrityweddingsonline.com/ - very helpful! The actual vows are modified from standard Civil Ceremony vows and the blessing is an Apache Wedding Blessing (both were pulled from http://wedding6.weddingchannel.com/pg/pl_cer.asp which also provided sample structures for the parts and order of the ceremony). (Yes, I can be positively anal about details.)
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