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Title : Confusion of the Heart prologue
Author :
Akuma
Archive : email me first at akuma2x1@yahoo.com
Pairings : 2+1
Disclaimer : The G-boys are not mine. >_< Confusion of the Heart Prologue
It was 02:12 AM in
the beginning of February. Tired, freezing, and just finishing his mission, Duo
Maxwell walked to the edge of the city, where the safe house was. He cursed
having to walk instead of flying his gundam. The mission was to infiltrate an OZ
base and steal data; therefore he didn't need to use his gundam. He was passing
an alley when he heard several people shouting and laughing. Duo turned toward
the alley and saw some men pushing someone up against the wall. It was dark and
the moon was hiding behind some clouds so Duo wasn't sure if the person was male
or female.
But when Duo could make out the men's words, he knew instantly
that the person was a girl. Judging from the dirty words they shouted, those
laughing men surely didn't have any good intentions for the girl. Yet another
heroic action required, Duo sighed. He walked into the alley. Approaching the
men, he walked up and tapped the back of one of them. "Excuse me,
Sir."
The man turned and glared at him. "What do you want, brat?" Duo
could smell the beer and knew the man was drunk. "If you want a chance to fuck
this girl, get in line." The Deathscythe pilot had had enough, he was tired and
he didn't need to listen to any drunken person. One blow to the head and the man
was out cold.
Some of the men noticed their friend had been knocked out
and leapt to attack Duo. Of course the drunken men weren't a match for a gundam
pilot. The others were still leering at the girl, making it easier for the
braided pilot to knock them all out.
After all the men had been dealt
with, Duo turned his attention to the victim and held his breath as the
moonlight revealed the face of the girl. If there were a word to describe the
girl, Duo would choose perfect to be it. Her skin was pale cream and her lips
were soft pink, tempting to be kissed. Duo was sure that she had Asian heritage,
judging from the pointed chin and nose she had. But the most attractive part of
her was her eyes. They were deep ocean blue and seemed to beckon Duo to drown in
them.
Duo approached the girl and was surprised when he saw her eyes held
no fear in them. Wasn't this girl afraid of the guys? The braided pilot ran his
eyes over the girl's body. She was a wearing plain white blouse and pastel blue
skirt. Duo noticed a tear in her blouse, revealing a delicate shoulder. He
growled as he saw the shoulder was bruised slightly. "Are you okay, girl??"
The girl nodded. Duo removed his jacket to cover the girl's bruised
shoulder. He smiled as the girl let him put the jacket on her. "Let's go, it's
not safe to stay long here." He offered his hand to the girl. The girl stared at
the hand for some time before she put her hand on it.
Duo smiled and led
the girl out of the alley. He brought her to a bench next to a street lamp. As
the girl sat down, Duo sat next to her and studied her face again. The girl was
beautiful and she had shoulder length brown hair. The front of her hair was
messy but it suited the girl. Duo could spend all day just watching her. Her
lips, her cheeks, her nose, and mostly her eyes, they intoxicated him. Duo
couldn't help himself and touched the girl's cheek. The cheek was so soft. The
girl looked at Duo, surprised and raised her hand to remove Duo's
hand.
Duo moved faster and caught the girl's hand with his free hand.
"It's okay. I am not gonna hurt you." He let his fingers caress the girl's cheek
tenderly. Stunned, the girl paused, then lowered her hand. Duo smiled again but
didn't let go of her hand, keeping it in his grip. "Did they hurt you anywhere
else beside the shoulder?"
The girl shook her head slightly and Duo, who
was still caressing the girl's cheek, felt his breath stolen away as his fingers
brushed the girl's lips. He let his forefinger stay on those delicate lips and
caressed them. The girl opened her mouth slightly, again surprised by Duo's
action. "They didn't manage to kiss you, did they?" Duo looked at the girl.
Funny, he just met her but he already felt very possessive about
her.
Again, the girl shook her head, this time very slightly as she was
well aware of Duo's finger on her lips. "Good then." Duo smiled. "My name is Duo
Maxwell, what's yours?"
"Hitoe. (read : hee-tou-a)" The girl finally
spoke, sending small vibrations through Duo's fingers that were still on her
lips. The girl's voice was clear and a little low but it was crystal clear in
the middle of the night. So she was Japanese, Duo stored the information
away.
"Hitoe, what a beautiful name." Duo raised the hand he held and
kissed it.
"Uhm.." The girl squirmed and tried to pull her hand away, but
Duo held on to it. "Look, I am very thankful for your help, but I have to go
now."
"Where is your home? I will walk you home." Duo felt disappointed
but he knew it was better for the girl to go home, it was past midnight after
all and it was not safe for a girl to wonder alone on the streets around this
time.
"No, it's okay. I can go home alone." The girl stood up as Duo
reluctantly let go of her hand and drew his other hand from the girl's
face.
"I don't think so. It is really dangerous for a girl to walk alone
at this hour."
The girl shook her head and said stubbornly. "No, I can
take care of myself. Goodbye."
Duo quickly held the girl's hand as she
turned to go. "Hitoe, I.."
"Let me go." Duo looked at the girl's eyes and
saw nervousness there. It looked like he had pushed the girl too far. After all
he was a stranger and his past behavior to the girl didn't help
either.
"If you say so.." Duo released Hitoe's hand
reluctantly.
"Thank you and here..." She removed Duo's jacket but Duo
quickly stopped her.
"You can keep it." Duo
smiled.
"But.."
"Don't worry, you can give it back to me
later."
"Uhm...." The girl seemed hesitant.
Duo grinned since
it'll give him a chance to see the girl again. "How about we meet tomorrow at
01:00 PM here?"
The girl thought for a minute and then nodded.
"Okay."
"Great, see ya tomorrow, then." Duo beamed happily.
"See
ya." The girl then turned and left Duo.
Duo walked home to the safe house
happily. He was going to meet the girl again tomorrow. He arrived at the safe
house about 03.00 AM and trotted up to his room that he shared with Heero, the
Japanese pilot. He was surprised to see the room was empty. Usually he would
find his comrade sitting on his bed, typing on his laptop. Duo assumed Heero
must be on a mission too because if he was not on one, then no matter how late
Duo got back, Heero was always up, typing on his laptop, as if waiting for
him.
The braided pilot plopped down on his bed. He fell asleep, dreaming
about the girl he just saved. He didn't wake up when the door was opened half an
hour later. If he woke up, he might have seen his Japanese companion staring at
him. Slowly the Japanese boy's hand came up and caressed his own cheek as if
relishing something there.
TBC....
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