Lyrics By: Celine Dion.

“Heero, I’m so sorry,” Quatre said in an almost whisper.

“About what,” Heero replied walking towards the room he used to share with Duo. Quatre started to follow.

“Let him go Quatre,” Trowa said putting his hand on the blonde boy’sshoulder.

“But…” Quatre’s voice trailed off. He sighed and allowed Trowa to take him to their room.I finished crying in the instant that you left. Heero sat on his bed and pulled out his laptop. And I can’t remember where or when of how.

“What just happened?” Heero thought. He shrugged his shoulders and turned back to his work.And I banished every memory you and I had ever made. Heero finished his work and closed his laptop. He glanced at the bed Duo used to occupy. “Why are there two beds in here?” he wondered out loud. “It’s not like I share this room with anybody.”

He saw something lying on the bed. He walked over to it and saw a gold cross on a chain and a note. “How did this get here?” Heero wondered.

He picked up the note. ‘Remember me always’ it said. Heero felt a sot of pain run through his body.There were moments of gold and there were flashes of light.

*flashback*

A scene of a braided boy constantly babbling in his ear flashed before him. “Go away,” he heard himself say to the boy. The boy frowned but obeyed. ‘No! Come back!’ Heero wanted to say. But the words would notcome.

*end flashback*

As the memory left Heero, he felt a renewed sense of loss. “But I haven’t lost anything.” Heero said. As he said that the pain he feltworsened. There were things I’d never do again but then they always seemed right.

*flashback*

Heero saw an image of himself and the braided boy at the hangar where they kept their Gundams. The boy had a can of paint in his hands. “What are we doing out here in the middle of the night Duo?” Heero heard himself ask the boy. At the mention the boy’s name Heero’s heart felt like it was going to burst out of his chest.

“We’re having fun,” Duo replied. He opened one of the cans to reveal fluorescent pink paint. He handed Heero a paint brush and said, “Let’s get to work.” He dipped his brush into the paint, ran to Wufei’s Shenlong, and started painting. Heero looked on trying to process what he was doing. “Come on Heero!” Duo called.

Even though he knew it was wrong Heero joined Duo in vandalizing Wufei’s Gundam. ‘Why am I doing this?’ Heero wondered. In the back of his mind he heard a little voice say, “Because you love him.”

*end flashback*

Heero sat down on his bed. The words ‘because you love him’ replayed over and over in his head. “Duo,” Heero said out loud. “I love Duo.” There were nights of endless pleasure.

*flashback*

Heero’s mind once again took him back. He was working on his laptop when Duo walked in. He was cursing Wufei to the high heavens. Heero looked up to tell Duo to shut up when he noticed Duo’s black eye. “What did you do?” asked Heero coldly, mentally scolding himself for sounding so cold and heartless. Duo’s eyes flashed Heero a look of pain but his face was smiling.

“Wu found out what we did to his Gundam,” Duo said with a laugh.

“You better put some ice on that,” Heero said getting up and leaving the room. A few seconds later he returned with some ice.

“Arigatou Heero,” Duo said laying back on the bed. Heero placed the ice over his eye. He got a closer look at it and realized how badly Wufei had hurt him.“Baka,” Heero said under his breath. Duo scrunched up him nose.

“Hai. But that’s what you love about me.”

Before Heero could think about what he was saying he said, “That’s not the only thing.” Duo looked at Heero with a surprised look.

“What did you say?” asked Duo warily. Heero leaned closer to Duo to kiss him. Duo noticed what Heero was doing, and although he gave him a surprised look, he made no move to stop him. As their lips touched each other they both jumped back. They stared at each other for a couple seconds and then, to Heero’s surprise Duo came in for another kiss.

When their kiss finally broke Duo looked Heero in the eyes and said, “I love you Heero.” Heero had never seem such a serious look on the pilotsface.

“I love you too Duo,” Heero said with the same sincerity. Duo pulled Heero’s shirt off and threw it across the room. Heero followed in the same fashion, removing Duo’s shirt. He reached for Duo’s braid and pulled off the elastic. As hair enveloped the two boys, they engaged in a kiss that seemed to last forever.When I touched you like this. Heero ran his hands up and down Duo’s perfectly shaped body which caused a low moan from the Deathscythe pilot. He had been waiting a long time to do this and he was finally going to get to. He was in heaven, pureheaven. And I hold you like that.

The next morning Heero awoke holding Duo in his arms. Heero put his chin on top of Duo’s head. Heero then said, “I will love you forever. I’ll never let you go.”

*end flashback*

Heero’s mind suddenly came back to the present. He realized he was shaking. He picked up the cross. ‘This was Duo’s most prized possession,’ Heero thought. He smiled. He loved Duo so much. It’s hard to believe but it’s all coming back to me now. All of a sudden Heero remembered the past few hours events.

*flashback*

“Heero, we need to talk.” That serious expression on his face. “I’m leaving. I just can’t take it anymore.” Heero went to sit by him onthe bed.

“Take what Duo?”

“You! You claim to love me, but you pay more attention to that damn laptop then you do me! And it hurts so bad!”

“But Duo, I do love you,” Heero protested. Duo looked up at him with tears in his amethyst eyes.

“Damn it Heero! You just don’t get it! If you loved me you would have tried a little harder. Goodbye. Ai Shiteru.” Heero watched as a tear-stained Duo walked out of the room. Heero wanted to jump up and stop him, but he couldn’t move. All he could think was, “He’s gone. My love left me. My Duo.” Finally Heero was able to move. He ran to the front door just in time to see it close.

Heero knew exactly where to find Duo. When Duo got the news that one of his childhood friends had died he went down to the cemetery that had a memorial to the Maxwell Church Massacre. Heero went to go look for him and found him there. Duo didn’t know that Heero knew where his special place was. As Heero neared the cemetery he saw a black clad figure kneeling on the ground.

As he got closer he saw it was crying. Heero snuck behind him without him noticing. “How could you do this to me? I love you. God help me, but I love you,” Duo sobbed.

“I love you too,” Heero said. Duo jumped up and turned to look atHeero.

“Heero!” Duo said in awe.

“Listen Duo. I’m sorry for what I’ve done. But you got to believe me Duo. I love you. Please believe me, please…” Heero said, his voice breaking as his tears spilled over. Duo grabbed Heero around the waist.

“Ai Shiteru, Heero,” he said. Heero pulled out Duo’s cross and put iton Duo.

“Why would I want this when I could have you?” Heero asked with asmile.

“Ai Shiteru Duo. Forever.”


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