He continued with his monologue, pointing to each of the constellations, even ones he didn't know the names of, even a few he'd made up. Heero just listened, and said nothing.
By morning, Heero was almost completely back to normal. Duo was a little startled by how quickly he recovered, but then supposed he should have expected no less from the man who set his own broken bones. Still, he was pleased that Heero was awake and aware again. Without the task of caring for Heero, he quickly bored of the uninteresting scenery and began chattering to Heero about whatever crossed his mind. "Do you always talk this much?" Heero interrupted him at last, with a hint of irritation in his voice. For a moment, Duo was left speechless, but then he sputtered out, "Well, no, not always, but what else is there to do out here?" "Talking as much as you do, you'll dehydrate that much the faster," Heero said brusquely. "You would do better to remain silent and conserve your energy." He paused, suddenly, as a thought crossed his mind. He could remember Duo helping him to drink, and he could remember taking a sparing drink from the canteen after he had awoken that morning. But he didn't recall Duo drinking at all. Before he could say anything about it, though, Duo interrupted his thoughts with a groan. Duo dropped his head down onto his arms. His voice came from behind them, quiet but resigned. "Heero, do you honestly think that's going to make one damn bit of difference?" he asked. Heero's mouth tightened, and he looked away. Duo propped up his head on his folded arms. "I mean, really, what does it matter whether we die of starvation in two days or a week?" he said seriously. "Either way, we're going to die. Nothing we do can change that, but I sure as hell don't want to spend the time sitting in stony silence counting nonexistent seagulls!" He waited, expectantly, but got no answer. Duo sighed melodramatically and raised his eyes to the sky. "Why do I even bother?" he asked. "Why did you?" "Huh?" Duo jerked his gaze down to meet Heero's penetrating stare. "What do you mean?" "Why did you jump after me?" Heero said. "It was a foolish thing to do. You
Re: Three Days
Date: 2006-02-21 04:50 am (UTC)By morning, Heero was almost completely back to normal. Duo was a little startled by how quickly he recovered, but then supposed he should have expected no less from the man who set his own broken bones. Still, he was pleased that Heero was awake and aware again. Without the task of caring for Heero, he quickly bored of the uninteresting scenery and began chattering to Heero about whatever crossed his mind.
"Do you always talk this much?" Heero interrupted him at last, with a hint of irritation in his voice.
For a moment, Duo was left speechless, but then he sputtered out, "Well, no, not always, but what else is there to do out here?"
"Talking as much as you do, you'll dehydrate that much the faster," Heero said brusquely. "You would do better to remain silent and conserve your energy." He paused, suddenly, as a thought crossed his mind. He could remember Duo helping him to drink, and he could remember taking a sparing drink from the canteen after he had awoken that morning. But he didn't recall Duo drinking at all. Before he could say anything about it, though, Duo interrupted his thoughts with a groan.
Duo dropped his head down onto his arms. His voice came from behind them, quiet but resigned. "Heero, do you honestly think that's going to make one damn bit of difference?" he asked.
Heero's mouth tightened, and he looked away. Duo propped up his head on his folded arms. "I mean, really, what does it matter whether we die of starvation in two days or a week?" he said seriously. "Either way, we're going to die. Nothing we do can change that, but I sure as hell don't want to spend the time sitting in stony silence counting nonexistent seagulls!"
He waited, expectantly, but got no answer. Duo sighed melodramatically and raised his eyes to the sky. "Why do I even bother?" he asked.
"Why did you?"
"Huh?" Duo jerked his gaze down to meet Heero's penetrating stare. "What do you mean?"
"Why did you jump after me?" Heero said. "It was a foolish thing to do. You