DISCLAIMER : All characters belong to their respective owners. This is only a product of my sick and twisted imagination *^_~ However, this ficcie belongs to ME!

AMONG OTHER THINGS : Sap, sap and more sap.

The song ‘ Hopelessly Addicted ’ belongs to Irish

band – The Corrs.

Hopelessly Addicted

~ a Gwing songfic by Janice

[Opened my eyes today

And I knew there’s something different]

Rays of golden morning sunlight, filtered by dusty blinds, poured in through the window, lighting up the otherwise gloomy room. Heero lifted his sleep lidden eyelids. He felt… weird. Not a bad kind of weird though. It was as though… the sunlight had somehow seeped into his life, his soul. Brightening up his dull life and filling in all those empty voids. He felt so fresh. There was no other way to describe it.

He gave a soundless yawn and sat up. Stretching his stiff muscles quietly, he turned to his left as he noticed a familiar weight draped on his stomach.

It was Duo’s arm. He shifted himself carefully as not to awaken the sleeping angel beside him. The American had a faint smile on his heart shaped face.

[Saw you in a brand new way

Like the clouds had somehow lifted]

A lock of hair had strayed over his eyes and his mouth. Heero tenderly pushed it away, his slender fingers deliberately lingering at the soft, pink lips that were slightly open.

A small sigh escaped his lips. He fingered Duo’s lips and gently pushed a finger inside the latter’s warm, moist mouth, exploring the wet cavern inside.

Long brown lashes fluttered before sleepy violet eyes appeared. Duo lifted his gaze to Heero before giving a small nip to the intrusive digit. ‘ Morning, koi ’ he whispered, pulling Heero down to him by his narrow waist, not breaking eye contact while doing so.

‘ Hn,’ Heero cupped his hand at the nape of his beloved’s neck and pulled him closer for a kiss.

Duo sighed into his mouth softly, as their tongues meshed together.

A satiated, happy sigh of a contented kitten.

Heero broke away from the kiss as he stared seriously at Duo, who had a dreamy grin plastered on his face, ‘ Duo…?’

‘ Hm…?’ Shinigami’s ex-pilot snuggled closer to his partner’s chest, admiring the lean, smooth muscles. Mischievously, he pressed his lips on a brown nipple and sucked it. Heero gave a groan, as his body involuntarily jerked with pleasure. Duo was in another one of his relentlessly horny moods today.

‘ Duo…,’ he reluctantly pushed the other away, ‘ I… I need to tell you something… I- ’

‘ … wanna screw ya silly?’ Duo gazed at him hopefully, while a finger suggestively rimmed the elastic waistband of Heero’s silk boxers.

‘ …’ Heero sweatdropped. Teenage hormones. Gaining his composure, he continued rather awkwardly, ‘ It’s after the war now… and I think you and I… y’know…’

Duo paled. Lowering his head, he whispered, ‘ I get it. S’okay. ’ He turned away and buried his face into the pillow.

Heero blinked in confusion. This was not exactly how he’d expected Duo to react. After a few minutes of silence, he heard a small sob escape the other’s lips. Gently, he laid his hand on Duo’s shaking shoulders and pulled the boy back to face him. A miserable face, with several locks of hair untidily flung over it greeted him.

Heero frowned. That baka. He must’ve thought I was going to dump him or something.

Clearing his throat, he cupped both hands on the pale, smoothly rounded cheeks and whispered, ‘ Baka. What I meant was… I- I hope we can stay together… if you want…’

[And if yesterday I heard

Myself saying these words

I would swear it was lie]

Duo flung his arms around his partner’s neck. ‘ Oh Heero!’ He buried his face into the crook of the latter’s shoulder and hugged him tightly, ‘ ’ Course I wanna be with ya!! And I thought ya wanted to go marry Relena or somethin’. Ya scared the shit outta me, ya asshole!’

Heero accepted his embrace and nibbled his ear. ‘ And you know what?’ Remember I said you were a liability, a weakness ?’ He gently bumped his forehead and nose on Duo’s. Looking into the submissive, violet eyes, he added, ‘ I think I can say it now. Duo Maxwell, I love you.’

[I don’t know why

But suddenly I’m’ falling]

Duo’s heart was beating so fast he briefly wondered if he was going to have a heart attack. A line from some obscure song he heard on the radio once crossed his mind. It seemed really apt. Knot in my stomach and lump in my throat…

There. He finally managed to say it. All those hours he’d practiced in front of the bathroom mirror had been worth it. He’d sounded much more confident than he thought he would, considering all those annoying butterflies fluttering about in his stomach. They somehow reminded him of a certain pain-in-the-ass girl who never stopped pursuing him.

[Was I so blind

I was loving you all the time

Now I m hopelessly addicted

Helplessly attracted]

Heero gazed lovingly at his angel. Luminous violet eyes stared back. He sighed and pressed his lips on Duo’s. I can’t believe this is the boy I used to dread seeing…

‘ Duo?’

‘ Hmmmm….?’

‘ I… I can’t get enough of you.’

‘ I know. I can’t get enough of me either.’

‘… baka.’

‘ Honestly? Okay, I love ya too… oh Hee-chan, ya look so cute when ya pout! ’

‘ …pout ?! ’

* * * * * * * * * *

[I’ll make a wish today

And I’ll send it to the heavens]

Duo sat at the edge of a cliff, dangling his skinny legs over the edge. Heero was beside him, with his arm encircled protectively around his lover’s slim waist.

‘ Heero? Dontcha think that star’s awfully bright?’ He pointed up to a luminous star that stood out from the rest of the glittery ones in the velvety dark blue night sky. ‘I mean, compared to the rest? The others are like, real shiny too bu-’

He was most effectively cut off but a deep kiss. Heero whispered into his ear,

‘ Don’t you ever stop talking?’

Duo stuck out his tongue, ‘ At least I’m not anti-social like ya-eep!’

Heero’s next words were pretty much drowned out by Duo’s laughs and giggles as he tickled the other mercilessly. ‘ That’s your punishment for disrespect ’, he added breathlessly, a teasing smile appearing on his lips.

Duo rolled over and batted his eyelashes irresistibly, ‘ I’ve got an even better punishment - spank me?’

Heero facefaulted. Horny idiot.

‘ Well… even if ya’re like, mean, suicidal, really moody, awfully anti-social, always sooo overprotective, pissy-offy, a workaholic, grump, always-asking-me-to-shut-up, suicidal… did I say that already? ... and always pulling my braid, ’ Duo ran out of fingers to count all the points and was about to use his toes as well when he noticed the hurt expression on Heero’s face, ‘ I still love ya. ’ He hugged the other and snogged him, ‘ Gomen ne… I was just kiddin’ y’know. Don’t take that seriously… hm?’

Heero remained still, but after a while, he looked up to the midnight sky. ‘ I wish I’ll become the man you want me to be.’

Duo kissed him tenderly on his nose. ‘ Baka, those’re the points I love ya for. Told’ja I was kiddin’. I wish that we’ll be together always. Forever.’

[That we will always stay

Entwined like this forever]

‘ Oh Duo,’ Heero whispered softly as he pulled the black elastic band that held his lover’s soft hair together in a braid. He buried his face in silky, loosened locks together, ‘ I love you… so much… you don’t need to wish on that… I promise you we’ll be together… I just know it… we will…’

[And though the world may change

Cuz nothing stays the same

I know we will survive]

* * * * * * * * * *

[I don’t know why

But suddenly I’m’ falling]

‘ Duo?’

‘ Yeah? ’

‘ I can’t believe I actually I- rejected you once,’ there was a catch in Heero’s voice. ‘ I was so stupid… I- I’m so sorry…’

Duo groaned, ‘ Tell me bout it. I cried my eyes out for weeks.’

* * * * *

[Was I so blind

I was loving you all the time]

* * * * *

Heero pulled him closer, relishing the comfortable warmth settled by his side. I can’t believe I was so close… just so close to losing him…

There were no words spoken for a few minutes. Then, a soft snore broke the silence. Duo had fallen asleep, his head cradled on the crook of Heero’s neck. The latter smiled and kissed his forehead tenderly.

[Now I’m hopelessly addicted

Helplessly attracted

Naturally we acted]

Heero closed his tired eyes and laid his head on the pillow, tucking his lover’s head under his chin and settled his head on the boy’s soft chestnut locks.

[Hopelessly addicted

Helplessly attracted

Chemically reacted

Naturally we acted]

Copyright © Aquarii a.k.a Janice 1999