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" Head Tripped "Written By: Presser Pairings : 1+2, 2xOC, 3x4 strongly implied Disclaimer : Gundam Wing characters aren't mine Rating : NC 17 Warnings : Lemon, supernatural theme, angst, abuse,
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"Head Tripped" ~10~ "Seventeen hours." Duo sighed heavily as he slumped back in his seat. He had given up trying to sleep and had restored his pilot's chair to its normal position hours ago. Pleading, whimpering, defiant shouting, kicking, despairing, crying out in frustration - these had washed through him like a swollen river moving too fast between high cliffs. The Deathscythe pilot was exhausted. "Well, I've had enough. Damn idiotic of me to think that - that I - that he -" Duo slammed his fist down on the arm of his chair, then stood up. He screamed loudly, his throat raw in the silence. "Why?! Why are you doing this to me?!" Duo fell to his knees, not caring what his arms hit. He bent over double, his head touching his knees. "No!" Duo lurched upward, standing unsteadily. "You will /not/ do this to me! I am the God of Death, you bastard! If you won't come to me here, then I'm going back. I will - I will make you -" Duo slammed himself into the pilot's seat and set about bringing Deathscythe to life.
"No, not the same dream, but a dream with the same boy. I mean, I can't be sure, but it makes sense to me." "Let me get this right. You've been dreaming of a boy who wants you to come with him, and he seems a little like Duo, right? And he makes you feel good somehow?" "Being in his presence makes me feel wanted," Heero said. "But at the end of the dream he gets insistent, and I refuse to go with him." "And that's when you wake up." "Right." "Tell me, Heero; just how does this shed light on Duo's dream?" "Again, I'm guessing at the truth, but here's what I think is going on. Trowa, have you ever heard of an incubus?" "Incubus," Trowa, said, pronouncing the word softly. "No. It's not a word I know." "An incubus is a spirit, a demon, if you will, who comes to you in dreams and wants to claim you sexually." "And you think that Duo's been captured by an incubus?" "It makes sense, doesn't it? It explains why he would want to sleep all the time, and why he'd be cranky when waked up." Trowa looked over Heero's shoulder, staring at the wall. "So you're saying that Duo -" "Is being taken by a demon who wants to enslave him, for sex?" Both boys turned their heads toward the door, where a sleepy Quatre wearing only pajama bottoms stood. "How long have you been there?" Heero said sharply. "Long enough to understand your theory, Heero." Quatre stretched, yawned, moved toward the bed. "I was wondering where my milk was, and went looking for Trowa. I heard you both talking in here, and -" "Don't worry about it, Quatre," Heero said. "So what do you think of my theory?" "Well, it's not very scientific. I mean, demons, Heero? That want to have sex with Duo? In his sleep?" Quatre moved to the bed to sit next to Trowa, facing Heero. "I admit it's a long shot. I've never really believed in supernatural things, but -" "Quatre," Trowa interrupted, "I think Heero's just trying to make sense of Duo's behavior. That and his own dream - did you hear that part of what he said?" Quatre nodded. "It's the only thing that fits the facts." "I don't know, Trowa," Quatre said softly. "I'm the one with the space heart here, and I don't sense anything supernatural in this house." "But you have to admit that Duo's not behaving normally. What other explanation can you offer?" Heero looked directly into Quatre's eyes. Quatre sighed heavily and pushed his hand through disheveled hair from his forehead to the nape of his neck, where he lightly scratched at an itch. "Nothing, I guess." "Then let me go with this theory, Quatre. It's all I have at the moment, and -" Heero hesitated, then looked down. "Heero's just admitted to himself that he loves Duo, Quatre." Heero looked up sharply, glaring at Trowa. "You /have/?" Quatre's eyes brightened; one side of his mouth began to curl into a smile. "Don't be mad, Heero," Trowa said. "Like I told you, everyone else among us had this figured out a long time ago." "Of course," Quatre said, the smile on his face full-blown now. "I was wondering when you'd stop torturing yourself, Heero." Heero looked at Quatre with the same dark glare. "C'mon, Heero," Quatre said, his smile fading. "I'm happy for you, for you and Duo. You push yourself so hard; it's about time you found some happiness." Heero drew breath to speak, but only held it, his lips parted. He exhaled heavily. "Quatre, this - is not an easy thing for me to go through: admitting that I have feelings for Duo. But I think Trowa may be right, that trying to put the mission above my feelings /has/ clouded my thinking. Maybe if I can be honest with myself, I can be more in control of my emotions. "So what are you going to do, Heero?" Both Trowa and Quatre gave the boy their attention. "The incubus theory - it may be thin, but it's all I have to go on. My own dreams about this boy make me think that there may be something to it. So I'm going to confront Duo with this when he gets back." "All of it?" Quatre said expectantly. Heero looked down at his lap. "Yeah," he said softly, "all of it. If Trowa's right, that Duo feels the same way about me, then maybe admitting to him that I - love him will help him to fight this demon. Now if you two wouldn't mind, I really need to sleep now." "Of course," both Trowa and Quatre said, standing. Heero lay back on the bed, his hands clasped behind his head. Quatre and Trowa moved to the door, Trowa's arm sliding around his lover's waist. "Trowa?" The tall boy turned to look at Heero. "Don't forget the milk you got for Quatre. And Quatre?" "Yes, Heero?" "Even if Wufei already knows how I feel about Duo, would you let /me/ tell him?" "Of course, Heero. I won't say a word." "Thank you." The couple left, gently shutting the door to Heero's bedroom. Heero pulled the bedspread over his legs and turned on his side, facing the window. "Duo, I /do/ love you, "he whispered into the early morning. "And I'm not gonna let anyone - or anything - come between us. Not even my own stubbornness."
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