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"High Rolling"Written By: ShenLong Disclaimer: I don't own the Gundam boys, they belong to Bandai, Sotsu and associated parties. I just borrow them from time to time and return them a whole lot happier. I have also used inspiration from the Cirque Du Soleil show 'Zumanity' for this fic without permission; also several of the hotels that will feature in this fic are real. No disrespect is intended to the show or the hotels. Written for pleasure not profit. Rating: NC 17 Pairings: 1x2x1, 3x4x3 Warnings: Yaoi, Lemons, limes, angst, sap, OOC, AU, gambling Summary: Duo is a multi millionaire having made his money in computer games and is working himself into the ground. Hilde, his secretary and best friend convinces him to take a vacation – to Las Vegas. Dedication: To Leslie, not only for giving me the plot bunny and breeding said plot bunny by taking me to see the show but for also being a wonderful friend and excellent 'tour guide'. Hope you enjoy what Fred did with the idea, Les! *hugs* Betaed by the ever patient Karina *snugs* Archive: www.gundam-wing-diaries.foreverfandom.net Anyone else please ask.
"High Rolling" August. 2015 ShenLong Chapter 23 Hilde and Duo rode the elevator to the ground floor of the Bellagio in silence. The doors opened and they stepped out, Hilde moving in the direction of the business center when she realized that Duo wasn't following her. She stopped and turned around to see her boss standing to the side of the elevator with a faraway look on his face. Smiling to herself, Hilde backtracked. “Um, Duo? You can't stand here and daydream all day, you're blocking the elevators.” “Huh? Wha- Oh, right.” Duo scratched the back of his neck and gave Hilde a sheepish look. “Sorry, I was miles away.” “I could see that,” Hilde replied, her tone amused. “Come on, why don't we go grab a cup of coffee and talk a little, I can go to the business center soon enough and type up these notes. Taking her boss by the arm, Hilde skillfully navigated them through the hotel lobby and located a cafe where she ordered for them both. “I take it you're thinking about Quatre's proposal?” Hilde asked once they'd had a few sips of their coffee. “Yeah,” Duo replied and set his mug down. “There's a shit load of stuff to think about, so many aspects to look at.” “I know, but just think about it, Duo. This is the big break you've been waiting for.” Seeing the look on Duo's face at her words, Hilde spoke again. “I don't mean it like that, I know you've already made it in the world of gaming, but this is your chance to really hit the big time. Just think about it, Duo. You design a game that can be used as a slot game, it's a world first and it's bound to be a big hit. You said it yourself, something like this would make Quatre a lot of money. Think what it will do for your career. You will own the copyright to the game and aside from whatever it is that Quatre pays you, you will also make a fortune off the royalties. Once the other casinos know what Quatre has got, they're all going to want the same and you know what that means...” Hilde rubbed her fingers together. “Lots and lots of cash for you.” “I know what you're saying, Hilde and I agree, there is so much to this it's hard to think of it all. It will have a snowball effect, that's for sure and a lot of money can be made. There's also a few pitfalls too.” Seeing Hilde about to ask about those pitfalls, Duo got in first. “Once the other casinos become aware of what Quatre is doing they're going to want a piece of the action too. It won't be too hard for them to figure out what they're gonna need to pull it all together and that's where it could get ugly.” “Ugly? What do you mean by that?” “I'm pretty sure that Quatre is already aware of patents, copyrights and such and if he isn't, he will need to get his ass into gear pretty quick and put out a patent on this idea of his otherwise someone else can and will and then he will be up shit creek so to speak.” “I see. Do you think we should warn him about that? I'd say he has a pretty slick legal team so chances are he's already done it all.” “Most likely, but it couldn't hurt to play it safe. He did say he was heading for a meeting with his financial advisers and I really don't want to interrupt something that important.” Duo drank down the last of his coffee. “I know, how about we see if Trowa is around and maybe tell him, at least he can then warn Quatre.” “Good idea. I'll go see if I can find Trowa while you go type up those notes.” “Okay. I'll see you in the business center?” “Yep, I'll come find you once I'm finished speaking with Trowa.” Duo stood and left the cafe, aiming back to the lobby to try and locate Trowa. * “Almost done?” Duo asked as he sidled up to Hilde. “Yeah, just finishing up the spell check now.” Hilde clicked a couple of times with the mouse, rechecked and then sent the entire transcript off to the printer. Standing up and pushing the chair back, she headed across the room to the bank of printers and stood patiently by the one that was happily pumping out papers. Once done, she shuffled the papers together, scanned over them quickly before returning to where Duo waited by the computer terminal. “All done, just need to pass them over to Trowa.” Hilde wiped all the information from the computer and shut it down. “Is he around and did you manage to find him and explain about the patent thing?” “He's somewhere in the lobby. I did track him down earlier and let him know about the patent thing and he said Quatre was already a step ahead of us and had filed his idea with the patent office and any other relevant legal offices as soon as he'd thought of it. He now has the rights to that so at least that's one good thing.” Duo smiled as he walked alongside Hilde. “Then that's great news. I'd hate for him to sink a shit load of cash into this endeavor only to have some other asshole swipe it out from under his nose just because he forgot to patent the idea.” “I agree. There's Trowa now.” Duo pointed to where the tall man was bent over a computer terminal behind the main check in desk of the Bellagio. The two made their way across and waited patiently to the side until Trowa had finished dealing with whatever it was the receptionist had called him across for. Seeing the pair waiting, Trowa moved from behind the desk and greeted the couple. “Duo, Miss Hilde. Are those the transcripts from this morning's meeting?” “Yes they are. If you wouldn't mind passing them on to Mr. Winner please.” Hilde handed over the sheaf of papers. “Thank you, I will be sure to give them to him as soon as he returns.” “Great. We will see you tomorrow then unless there's anything else you need from us?” Hilde said. “There's nothing else I can think of and if something does come up we have your cell numbers so we can contact you. Enjoy the rest of your day.” Trowa gave them both a smile. “Thanks, you have a good day too,” Duo returned. Trowa walked off towards the check in desk, Duo and Hilde headed outside. “So, what do you want to do?” Duo asked as they walked along the strip. “Now that's a silly question, isn't it?” Hilde replied. “Really?” Duo teased. “Well, considering we're walking in the direction of the New York, New York Hotel, I think it's pretty obvious what we're going to do,” Hilde retorted. “You do have a point,” Duo grinned. * “How did your meeting go?” Heero asked as he pulled away from the kiss he'd greeted his boyfriend with. “Really well.” Duo's smile went from ear to ear and he was practically vibrating on the spot. “Obviously,” Heero replied with a smile of his own. “You're practically jumping out of your skin.” “Let's just say I have a lot to think about and some serious planning to do.” “Oh?” “We need to talk, Heero. When are you free?” Heero frowned, unsure of exactly what Duo wanted to talk about and then dismissed his concerns. It couldn't be too bad if Duo was this excited. “I've got my afternoon show in about an hour, I don't have to do the evening one though, it's my night off.” “Great!” Duo enthused. “How about I take you out for dinner after your show and we can talk then?” “Sure, whatever you want, Duo.” “It's a date then.” Duo leaned in and stole a kiss. * * * “Thank you,” Duo said as his steak was placed before him. Picking up his cutlery, he started to dig in. Across from him, Heero was tackling his chicken breast with just as much enthusiasm. Wufei and Hilde had decided to try the fish and judging by the looks on their faces, it was good. The usual, everyday chatter passed around the table as they ate, Heero knowing that Duo would speak up and tell him what was on his mind once they were at the dessert and coffee stage. Reclining back in his seat, coffee mug in hand, Duo patted his full stomach. “That was simply delicious.” “I have to agree,” Wufei stated, sipping on a mug of tea. Deciding it was now or never, Heero looked his lover in the eye. “You said earlier that we needed to talk,” he stated. “If you two have things to discuss, I can take my leave,” Wufei said and began to move his chair backwards. “No, no, Wufei; well, actually yes, but... Shit, I'm not doing this right.” Duo stumbled over his words. He paused, took a breath and tried again. “I mean yes, we have things to discuss, but no, you don't have to leave.” “I think it would be best if you stayed, Wufei as I have something I need to talk to you about too and it does relate to what Duo is going to explain,” Hilde said with a warm smile to her boyfriend. “Okay, I will remain.” Wufei pulled his chair back in and picked up his mug once more. “Okay, where to start...” “Maybe you should start at the very beginning?” Hilde teased. “I suppose the beginning is a good place to start,” Duo replied. “Well, when you read you begin with A, B, C,” Hilde sing songed. “And when you sing you begin with Do, Re, Mi,” Duo shot back with a snicker. “You think we're going to get any sense out of these two any time soon?” Heero questioned with a raise of his eyebrow at Wufei. “Do, Re, Mi. Do, Re, Mi.” Hilde sang. “The first three notes just happen to be -” Duo continued bantering with Hilde. “Do, Re, Mi. Do, Re, Mi.” “At this stage I don't think we're going to get much of anything other than a rendition of Do, Re, Mi from the Sound of Music,” Wufei sighed. “Not that I'm adverse to musicals, I quite like some of them.” “Do, Re, Mi, So, Fa, La, Ti...” Duo sang. “Doe is a deer that's about to be shot if you don't stop and get on with what you wanted to talk about,” Heero deadpanned and did his best to level a glare at his lover. Duo held his hands up in defense. “Okay, okay, you win. Wouldn't want to see Bambi's mother get shot all over again now would we?” he said with a snicker. Seconds later his eyes went glassy causing Heero to double take. “Oh, shit,” Hilde said, staring at Duo and diving into her purse. “Is he okay?” Heero asked, a little alarmed at how his lover had suddenly gone from joking around to dead silent. Even Wufei looked concerned. “He's fine,” Hilde replied absently, still rummaging in her purse. “Ah, that will do.” She produced a pen and small notebook from her purse, holding them up in triumph. She quickly passed them across to Duo. “Umm... What exactly is going on?” Heero said, also getting concerned. With Duo snatching the notebook and pen and starting to scribble away, Hilde turned to give her attention to the other two men. “Duo's muse has hit and he needs to get the ideas down before he forgets them.” “Of course he does,” Wufei muttered sarcastically, clearly not following. Turning to look at her boyfriend, Hilde explained. “Duo's muse, that's what we call it when inspiration hits. It means he's had an idea for a game and needs to get it down on paper before the idea disappears. If he doesn't write it down, if he tries to file it away in his memory, you can bet he won't be able to come back up with it properly when he wants to.” “Okay,” Wufei said slowly, understanding a bit better. “Does this happen often?” Heero questioned, amused as he watched his lover madly scribbling away, completely oblivious to anyone and anything else. “Errr... it does, but not a lot when he's out. I always carry a notebook and pen with me though just in case inspiration hits.” “Yes,” Duo mumbled as he slowly came out of his trance. He raised his head, blinked a couple of times and then blushed as he realized he was still in the restaurant with company and had completely zoned out on everyone. “Umm, sorry about that, needed to get the idea down before it escaped me,” he apologized. “No problem at all,” Heero said and waved the apology off. “Thanks, Hilde,” Duo said and after tearing the pages he'd used from the notebook and pocketing them, he passed the pen and notebook back to the woman. “Anytime, Duo,” Hilde grinned. “Now, are you going to talk to Heero or am I going to have to do it?” “Nah, it's fine.” Duo ordered another coffee and sat back to talk. He explained to Heero about the meeting he'd had with Quatre and Quatre's proposal. “He pretty much wants me to be the CEO of the project, handle all the aspects of it and come up with the game idea too.” “That's a wonderful proposition. Congratulations,” Heero said with a genuine smile. “I haven't taken it yet,” Duo said. “Oh, why not? It sounds perfect to me, right up your alley,” Heero replied. “Quatre's doing up a proper proposal for me to look over. It will outline the job requirements, salary, responsibilities and such. I should have it tomorrow and once I do I can go through it thoroughly and have a decision for Quatre by Friday. There is a lot to consider though.” “What do you mean by that?” Heero asked. “Well, I have my business back in LA for one. If I take this project on, I wouldn't be able to do it from LA, I'd need to be here in Vegas and that means I'd need to shut up shop back home and move here.” “What about you?” Wufei asked Hilde. “If Duo takes this offer and moves here to Las Vegas, won't you be out of a job?” “Yes and no. Quatre has offered me the position of Duo's secretary if he decides to take the offer so either way, I'll still be employed,” Hilde said with a smile. “That is very generous of Mr. Winner.” Wufei placed his hand over Hilde's. “I for one hope this does go ahead, at least then I would be able to see you more often.” “Awww, Wufei.” Hilde blushed. “What do you think you will do, Duo? I don't want to influence you in any way, but it would be nice if you were to move to Vegas, we would be able to spend a lot more time together,” Heero said. “I'm not sure yet. The position is very tempting, but I'd have to read through the proposal once Quatre gives it to me and decide from there.” Duo gave a shrug. “I would appreciate your opinion on it though once I have it.” “My opinion? Duo, I wouldn't know jack shit when it comes to stuff like computer games,” Heero replied. “It's not the gaming side of it, but I need to make some serious decisions and choices and those decisions and choices will affect our relationship. I don't want to lose what it is we have going between us, Heero.” Heero's eyes softened and he reached out to squeeze Duo's hand. “Then I will do whatever I can to help you,” he said softly. “Thanks.” Duo smiled at his lover. “Geeze, talk about sugar overload,” Hilde snickered from the side. Choosing to ignore the woman, Duo drained his coffee and cast his eyes over the table. “I don't know about anyone else, but I'd like to relax a bit, maybe play a few tables and see what else the evening brings.” He added a leer in Heero's direction. “Well, that sounds like a great idea to me. I'm up for some slots; Wufei?” Hilde said. “Why not? I haven't played the roulette wheel for a while.” Wufei stood and offered his arm to Hilde. * * * Duo didn't want to wake up. He was having the most delicious dream and wasn't in any hurry to leave it. A soft moan escaped his lips, consciousness tugging softly at the fringes of his mind. “Mmm, yeah, just like that,” he murmured. Soft touches were caressing his body, a warm hand encircled his very stiff cock and a gentle slide of fingers against his ass had him moaning softly in his sleep. It wasn't until he felt the pressure of something large entering his body and stimulating his inner channel that his mind decided it was well and truly time to wake up. A small groan resonated in his ear. Since when did dreams actually speak? Sluggishly he rose from the depths of his slumber to feel a warm presence curled against his back, a hand gently stroking his length and a stiff column of flesh sliding leisurely in and out of his passage. “Good morning.” The words were whispered across his ear and Duo blinked open his eyes. Turning his head slightly he gazed into the amused blue of his lover. “Uh, morning?” Heero leaned a little closer and pressed a soft kiss to the corner of Duo's mouth. “You have any idea how alluring you are?” “Errr, no, but I guess you must be pretty happy with things,” Duo mumbled, still waking up. “I can feel the evidence up my ass.” “I couldn't resist you.” Heero pressed kisses to Duo's neck, shoulder and back. “If you want me to stop-” “Hell no,” Duo growled. “Stop now and I won't be responsible for my actions.” Heero chuckled and lay himself back down behind his lover. Spooned up against Duo's back he continued to thrust lazily into that warm sheath, enjoying the friction and slow pace. Soft groans escaped Duo's mouth as he simply lay there and let Heero do all the work. The pace began to pick up as the pleasure built. Duo's hips began to push back when Heero thrust in, the hand on his cock continuing to stroke and draw even more moans from Duo's throat. The pleasure built to the point of no return, Duo giving a keening cry as he reached his goal and shot his load over Heero's hand and the sheets. Heero was only a couple of thrusts behind him, moaning loudly as his body stiffened and his cock pulsed inside that sweet channel. Once the euphoria began to ease, Heero snuggled closer to his lover, softening cock still buried inside Duo and showing no signs of wanting to leave. “I could get used to waking up like this every morning,” Duo mumbled once his brain came back on line. “Waking up with my cock up your ass?” Heero teased. “Well, I was referring to the snuggling part, but having your cock buried deep inside is a nice side perk.” “Oh, so I'm just a bit on the side now am I?” Heero continued to tease. “More than just a bit on the side, there's on my back, all fours and... eep!” Duo exploded into a fit of laughter as Heero pulled from within his channel and began to tickle him. * “Is that coffee?” Hilde muttered as she shuffled into the kitchen area of the suite and looked through bleary eyes at Duo. “Sure is,” Duo replied with a snicker. “Gimme.” Obligingly, Duo poured a cup for the woman and handed it over, Hilde taking the mug and inhaling the scent before sipping cautiously at it. “Better,” she murmured. “Did someone have a little too much to drink last night?” Duo teased. “Not enough to drown out the sounds of your nocturnal activities,” Hilde shot back. Duo suitably colored. “You can't talk,” he muttered. “At least I don't broadcast to the entire hotel.” “No, just the entire strip.” “Duo!” “Good morning,” Heero said in a chipper tone, walking into the kitchen area and helping himself to a kiss and coffee. “Great, another one whose bright eyed and bushy tailed,” Hilde muttered. “Oh, someone have a hard night?” Heero said with a grin. “I was celebrating,” Hilde huffed. “I thought it was Wufei that had the win?” Heero said with a smirk. “I did,” came Wufei's voice from the direction of Hilde's bedroom. “But it's no fun to celebrate alone.” “Okay, that's wayyy too much information for me,” Duo said with his hands in the air. “I'm gonna go grab some breakfast from the buffet, anyone else coming?” “Already did that,” Heero purred and slid a possessive hand over Duo's backside. “And that's too much information for me,” Hilde grimaced. “You two go on ahead, Wufei and I will catch up to you.” “Suit yourself,” Duo grinned. * * * “My accountants and legal team have put together the proposal for you, Duo. It's all in there,” Quatre said and handed over a folder. “It's pretty concise and I think we have covered everything. I'd appreciate it if you could read through it and note down any questions you may have along with any adjustments or corrections you feel would be beneficial.” “Thank you.” Duo took the offered folder. “I will be sure to go through and study it thoroughly.” “Any changes, questions and the like, feel free to contact Trowa and he will arrange a meeting between us to discuss them. Aside from that, if everything meets with your approval we will meet again in my office on Friday at ten to discuss final arrangements and signing of a contract. I trust that will be okay with you?” “That will be fine, Quatre,” Duo replied with a smile. “Great! I'm really hoping you will come on board, Duo. I have a feeling we could really be sitting on a gold mine here.” “It certainly does have its merits,” Duo laughed. “I'll see you on Friday if not before. Thanks again, Duo.” Quatre stood up from behind his desk and offered his hand. “It's a pleasure, Quatre.” Duo shook the offered hand and holding the folder close to his chest, he took his leave. * Arriving back at his suite, Duo entered and felt the silence close in around him. “Hilde?” he called out, tossing the key card to the counter top. No answer was forthcoming, but Duo spotted a piece of paper on the counter top. He picked it up and began to read. Duo, Am at the pool if you want to join me. Hilde. He gazed out the large windows at the sun baking down on the city and contemplated his choices. Heero and Wufei were back at the New York, New York as they had the afternoon performance so he wouldn't be seeing his boyfriend until later that evening. He could join Hilde at the pool, relax and cool off, or he could look over Quatre's proposal. Mind made up, Duo grabbed a beer from the small fridge and settled himself on the sofa with the folder. He opened it up, took a swig from the bottle and began to read. ~ * tbc...
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