"Heero?" Duo said slowly. Heero winced, and looked away. Duo straightened up, and put out a hand, beckoning to him. "Heero, come over here," he said gently.
"Why can't you come here instead?" Heero said, putting annoyance in his tone to cover up nervousness. His heart was beginning to beat very fast.
"I've got a cat on my lap," Duo pointed out reasonably. He made a come-here gesture, like he was pulling in a rope, and Heero found himself out of his chair and crossing the room before he even thought about what his legs were doing.
"I guess I could pick you up," Duo murmured. He got a grip on Heero's arm that not even Wing's pilot could easily break, and pulled him down onto the bed to sit beside him. "The question is, will I get to keep you?"
"I don't know," Heero said. He sounded subdued, but breathless. "I could try."
"Hmmm. Guess it's worth a shot, then." Duo's lips quirked into a grin, and Heero felt a thrill shoot through his chest. "Just one thing I wanna know, then."
"What's that?"
"How are you at purring?"
It turned out to be a good thing that the kitten could sleep through anything.
Re: Sucker for a Stray
Date: 2006-02-21 07:45 am (UTC)"Why can't you come here instead?" Heero said, putting annoyance in his tone to cover up nervousness. His heart was beginning to beat very fast.
"I've got a cat on my lap," Duo pointed out reasonably. He made a come-here gesture, like he was pulling in a rope, and Heero found himself out of his chair and crossing the room before he even thought about what his legs were doing.
"I guess I could pick you up," Duo murmured. He got a grip on Heero's arm that not even Wing's pilot could easily break, and pulled him down onto the bed to sit beside him. "The question is, will I get to keep you?"
"I don't know," Heero said. He sounded subdued, but breathless. "I could try."
"Hmmm. Guess it's worth a shot, then." Duo's lips quirked into a grin, and Heero felt a thrill shoot through his chest. "Just one thing I wanna know, then."
"What's that?"
"How are you at purring?"
It turned out to be a good thing that the kitten could sleep through anything.
~fin~