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"The New York Trip - A Far View"Written By: Fancy Figures Disclaimer: I don't own 'em, wish I did, just
enjoy writing about 'em for free etc Pairing: 1=2 Warnings: yaoi, AU drabble Rating: NC 17 Summary: The boys experience both the City and
their private time together. "The New York Trip - A Far View"
“Look out over there.” Duo nudged at Heero’s shoulder. Heero turned to look at him, but Duo had his collar turned up against the fierce wind, and Heero couldn’t see all of his companion’s face. He turned back to gaze out over the view from the 86th floor of the Empire State Building. It was a quiet day for tourists, maybe because of the cold weather, or maybe they’d just chosen the time of their visit well. “It’s magnificent. It was worth coming up to the Observation floor.” Duo nodded and muttered half into his fleecy scarf. “Told you so. You can see it all.” Heero gritted a smile against the wind: his cheeks were icy. “The city?” “Uh-huh.” Duo grunted agreement. “The city. The action. The people. Our place.” Heero frowned. “Our place? We don’t have a place, Duo.” Duo nodded, dismissing Heero’s confusion. “Not yet, we don’t. But when we do…” Heero frowned even more. “In the city? I don’t know about that. There’s the traffic to consider… the high rentals... the noise…” He heard a snorting sound beside him and turned back to face Duo. The other young man was shaking inside his heavy coat. “Hey, what’s the joke? Why are you laughing?” Duo’s cheeks were pink, and not just from the chill. “My oh-so-not-casual comment about getting a place.” Heero could see Duo's wide grin, visible above the upturned collar. “You seem more worried about the cost and the hassle of living in the city than you are about…” “What?” Heero scowled a little, but his eyes were on Duo’s. He could see a sparkle of mischief in the blue depths – and something more. “Than about us being together long-term. Living together.” And now Duo’s eyes looked away, somewhere over the East River. He was still smiling but his focus had slipped inwards. “Of course,” Heero replied, quietly. Duo stiffened beside him, though he didn’t look back yet. “Of course what?” “Of course we’ll get a place,” said Heero. He reckoned his oh-so-not-casual tone was pitched equally effectively. “Of course we’ll be together.” He leant forward on the railing and peered out somewhere down along 5th Avenue. “Could be anywhere. Doesn’t really matter, does it?” Duo shifted beside him and joined in looking at the view. Their elbows knocked together, but Heero didn’t move away. “Nah. It doesn’t.” Duo’s pleasure spilled out around the sparse words. “You said it.” His hip nudged up against Heero’s. Heero glanced across and saw Duo’s gloved hand resting on his forearm. “Heero?” Duo sounded wistful. “You know?” Heero stared back over the horizon and imagined the millions of lives going on below them, accompanied by lights and noise and activity and drama. And warmth, of course. And then he felt the pressure of Duo’s hand on his arm and he smiled, contentedly. “Yes,” he said. “I know.” ~ * ~
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