"Running into You"
Written By: Zazu
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, nor do I
own the characters. I have borrowed them here for some fun and creativity,
and this is not for profit. I do, however, own the plot mentioned
here and any instances that you may find similar to real life events
are purely a coincidence.
Rating: G
Pairing: 1+2+1
Author's Note: Beta-read by Deb!
Written: May 10, 2007
Summary: Heero and Duo's new reason for enjoying morning runs.
"Running into You"
Heero woke three minutes before the alarm clock rang,
as he did every morning. Switching off the clock, he stretched and
yawned, running a hand through his unruly hair before he padded to
the bathroom to perform his morning duties. Emerging from his room
some time later, he drank a glass of water and snagged his keys before
he slipped into his running shoes and headed out for his daily run.
He expected to be home in an hour, enough time for him to shower and
get dressed for his first class of the day.
Crossing through the gates into the large park close by, he felt his
heart beat a little faster, not only because he had been running for
some time, but because he could always expect to see something...someone,
in the park despite the early hour. Sure, there were many others;
people walking their dogs, other runners and joggers and morning exercisers,
but they weren't the one Heero hoped to spot. Slowing to a jog, Heero
continued to look ahead; searching for the person he'd seen every
day on his daily run for the past three months. Maybe today he'd have
the courage to speak up, if the opportunity arose.
It was odd though; he was three quarters of the way through the park
and he had yet to come across the other runner. Turning around he
jogged backwards, scanning the area in case he had missed his daily
glimpse of the runner.
*****
Duo breathed in the morning air; he could smell the rain on the ground
from the night before. Rather, it was the rain from the earlier hours
of the morning; he knew because the sound of the raindrops against
his window had awoken him. Still, it had stopped, which gave Duo enough
reason to go for his daily run. He never went when it was raining
too hard; the rain always mussed up his hair. He'd only moved into
town three months ago, having transferred to the local school along
with his only aunt. He was in his senior year and hadn't wanted to
move, but his aunt had gotten a promotion which required a transfer
and Duo knew that the promotion meant a lot to his aunt.
Of course, at first it had helped to find the park, somewhere for
Duo to do his daily run without the smog of traffic and having to
stop at every traffic light, (of course, they always turned red when
he reached them and he looked strange jogging on the spot), but within
the week he'd found something else making his morning run worthwhile.
Eye-candy for exercising motivation; to Duo Maxwell, exercise couldn't
get any better. Today, however, was a little different; he'd promised
his classmate that he'd go to school a little earlier to go over a
couple math questions before their quiz in first period. There hadn't
been any reason to get up earlier for his morning run; he wouldn't
see those piercing blue eyes anyway; the other runner clearly kept
as strict a schedule as Duo himself.
Slipping his water bottle from the belt at his waist, Duo twisted
open the cap and poured the water into his mouth. Tipping his head
up as the sun filtered through a cloud, Duo sighed; in a minute he
would have to head back and forego the chance of spotting the other
runner today. Tomorrow, he promised himself, he'd see the other runner.
Hey, maybe they'd even get a chance to talk or something and become
jogging partners.
Maybe more than running partners.
Turning around, Duo decided to give it another two minutes. It meant
he'd have to skip the jog and do a run all the way back home, but
it didn't really matter. A minute later, the sound of odd footsteps
had him frowning a little, trying to distinguish what it was. Turning
around, Duo's eyes widened when he saw someone running backwards and
closing in fast.
"Hey!"
The figure whirled too late and collided with Duo, the momentum causing
the two people to fall. Duo's water bottle spilled onto himself, some
of the water flying upwards as he fell.
"I'm sorry!" The other person shifted, lifting a head with damp hair
up from Duo's chest. Duo came eye to eye with the blue eyes he had
just been thinking about. He tried to reply, but found himself too
winded. Mr. Blue-eyes scrambled up and quickly offered a hand.
"Just a sec," Duo gasped, shifting up onto his elbow as he tried to
catch his breath. He was winded from the impact of falling, and the
knowledge that he'd literally run into the person that served his
motivation to do a morning run every day. Mr. Blue-eyes was a little
flushed but Duo reasoned that it could have been from running. Tugging
his wet shirt from his chest, Duo shifted and accepted the offered
hand.
"I'm really sorry. I should have been watching where I was going."
"It's all right," Duo replied. "Fancy actually running into you, Mr.
Blue-eyes." Mentally, he smacked himself for letting his mouth slip.
Lips quirked. "The name is Heero Yuy...I think I ran into you."
"Duo Maxwell," Duo replied. "Don't worry about it."
They stared at each other for a long moment before Duo suddenly looked
down at his waist-belt, lifting the attached watch. "Shit, I'm going
to be late." He looked up and grinned a little. "So, I'll see you
around the park?" he asked as he capped his bottle.
"Every morning," Heero replied.
"Okay. Have a good day!" With that, Duo turned and ran towards home.
Turning around, he waved at the still-standing Heero before he faced
forward again and turned up the speed.
Exercise did get better he thought as he ran; it does when your eye-candy
motivation and you could become running partners. Eventually, maybe
more than that, but for now, running partners was good enough for
him.
*****
Heero could have smacked himself for not paying attention to where
he was going, but once he saw who he had run into, he was immediately
grateful that he'd been taking one last scan before turning around.
In his mind, he could still hear the startled yell before he had collided
with a firm, toned body.
The water that had spilled onto the white t-shirt had further emphasized
the toned body, causing Heero to gulp and rein in his hormones. When
his eyes met the face of the person he'd run into, his heart almost
stopped.
He'd hoped for a chance to meet the runner he'd seen every day, and
now he'd literally run into him.
Names were exchanged and all too quickly, Heero was watching the other
young man run in the opposite direction. A braid swung about in motion,
making Heero's hand itch to touch it.
He turned when Duo had disappeared from sight and tugged at the back
of his shirt. It was originally damp with his sweat, but some of the
water from Duo's bottle had flown up and landed on his back.
It was almost like sharing a drink.
Heero shook his head to clear it as he picked up his pace and ran
towards his own home.
It was a little too early to be thinking about things like shared
drinks.
But Heero was happy to begin with sharing his morning run.
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