You'll say you understand, but you don't understand
You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie…

-          Fiona Apple

 

 

 

 

/***/ - denotes past thoughts or memories

Warning – Lemon

Rating – NC-17

 

 

Eleven:

 

Delicate feet beat a light staccato tempo against the plush rug.

 

Tap. Tap. Tap.

 

Long slender legs – an exotic brown that was oddly reminiscent of a relative, led up to the V between slender thighs to curvy hips that were enclosed in nothing more than white lace panties. A bare midriff would meet one’s gaze, revealing a flat and well-toned torso that gave the pert and quite full breasts an added lift. A loose white tank top covered these however, as they swayed gently in rhythm to the hypnotic beat. A slender neck arched as the dull bass of the music filled her ears and before long, pink-tinted lips parted to burst into song as the lithe body began its wild dance around the room.

 

Long locks of silky black framed the beautiful face as she whirled around the large bedroom. She sang off key, but she didn’t care. This was what music was all about.

 

Just following the rhythm with all your soul…

 

 

 

 

He was being cradled like a child, but he didn’t care. His arms wrapped around the strong neck, his eyes closed as he listened to the soothing rhythm of the older man’s heartbeat. It was music to his ears - the solid strength that was Duo Maxwell.

 

But he was afraid…a little bit afraid. What would happen next? What would he do now? Was this really the right thing to do? Could he bear to look at the older man’s face in the morning without giving away his real emotions? Why was Duo doing this with him?

 

I wanted to…I want to…

 

Did the teacher realize the full implications of taking this huge leap?

 

I forced him.

 

He felt the silky smoothness of Duo’s bed sheets against his back and he finally opened up his eyes, horrified to find his face flaming red with embarrassment at the look in the teacher’s eyes.

 

In my dreams…you are always so sure, so ready, so in love with me. But, I am afraid, Duo. I am afraid that you do not really feel the same way I do. Why do I get the feeling that you are just doing this to please me? What about you? Do I really make you feel anything at all besides…

 

“We don’t have to do this if you don’t want to, Heero,” came the soft voice laced with an edge that the teen recognized to be caution. Unbeknownst to him, Heero’s body was filled with so much tension that Duo was having a hard time trying to get him to relax.

 

But Heero felt the panic rise within him and he shook his dark locks quickly. No, he couldn’t let go of Duo now. He had waited for too long to let this moment slip by. And with a lick of his lips, he whispered softly.

 

“No. I…I am…I am ready, Duo.”

 

There would be no time for regrets. It was going to be now or never.

 

 

 

 

She held onto the headphones and jumped onto the bed.

 

Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.

 

Always in tune to the wild music, her lithe body moved. A light sheen of sweat had broken out on her skin, her heart beating faster and faster as she became a woman crazed with the throbbing beats of the drums. She closed her eyes and became one with it. She fell back onto the soothing comforts of her bed, only to bound back to her feet in a swift move that would have surprised anyone.

 

Long lashes opened quickly, as if someone or something had awakened her senses. Hopping off the bed, she ran towards the large windows and threw the cream-colored curtains wide open, not caring if anyone below looked up to see her in such a state. Her wild gaze drifted towards the guesthouses again – her feet still moving to the music.

 

She licked her lips and twirled around in excitement.

 

Watch me. Watch me dance for you….and only for you…

 

 

 

 

“Ah!”

 

“Sorry, sorry. Did I pull it too hard?”

 

“No, no, it’s fine now…a bit stiff though.”

 

“Perfectly normal for bandages, Heero,” he teased with a light in his eyes that sent the boy flushing with color again.

 

“I am sorry,” he muttered thickly as he stared at the bloodstains on the sheets and on Duo’s shirt. “You…you are…”

 

Duo’s gaze followed his and he smiled softly. “This old thing? I think we can get rid of this quite easily, don’t you?” He shifted back a little and promptly lifted his hands to pull the shirt off his body. He tossed the offending garment to the floor, watching with faint amusement at the dark red hue that now seemed to be a permanent fixture on the younger man’s face. He could tell that Heero was still tense about the entire situation and Duo couldn’t say that he blamed him. He wouldn’t admit it, but he was quite nervous as well. He hadn’t had a lover in over a year now, and he didn’t want to give Heero the impression that he didn’t know what he was doing. And then there were the other factors that were now beginning to rear their ugly heads again. He took a deep breath and shook his head slightly, not wanting to think about Wufei or Relena or the Yuys at this point.

 

I will deal with those later. This…this is what I need. What we both need…and there is no turning back now…

 

He leaned closer to his student, a small smile still on his lips as he stretched out a hand to brush away some of the unruly dark locks that lay against Heero’s forehead. He stared into the shy gaze, his smile widening as he felt Heero’s trembling body and shallow breathing. Placing a hand upon the boy’s, Duo lifted it gently and placed it against his thudding chest. He closed his eyes and shifted even closer, knowing that every movement was going to be a lesson in both patience and tenderness. He knew that Heero was afraid. Even though the boy had taken the first step, Duo was sure that doubts and concerns still filled the young mind.

 

“Relax, Heero,” he whispered thickly into the boy’s ear, his breath warm and slightly ticklish against the other’s fevered skin.

 

The heir could only nod numbly, his eyes fluttering closed as he arched his neck at the feel of Duo’s lips against his skin. His hands against the older man’s chest pressed tighter, almost sure he could feel Duo’s heartbeat from the simple act. He was sure he was faring no better. Heero could hear his heart pounding harder than ever before.

 

“Aaaah…”

 

Oh, that felt so good.

 

He shifted his legs on the bed, unconsciously parting them to accept Duo’s body as the teacher moved even closer to him. Duo’s lips were trailing a line of fire against his jaw and the feel of the silky-like locks against his skin sent Heero’s already trembling body into an even worse state.

 

His pants were getting too tight. No, their pants were getting too tight.

 

“Mmmm….”

 

Duo’s hands slid beneath the expensive but simple shirt on Heero, his fingers dancing lightly against the tightened torso as they moved higher and higher and…

 

“Ah!”

 

His fingers dug into Duo’s chest as he felt the sharp pain and then pleasure sear through him at his sensitive nipples being touched. He could feel the rising heat through his body and he was sure he was bound to rip a hole right through his pants as he shamelessly began to thrust against Duo to relieve the pressure.

 

The teacher hissed in pain as he felt the fingers claw his skin. As if retaliating against the move, he grazed Heero’s skin with his teeth, before giving him a light nip against his neck. At the boy’s cry, Duo whimpered - the need to claim Heero as quickly as possible overwhelming him.

 

It has always been quick. Wham! Bam! Thank you, ma’am. Never…never known what it’s really been like…to be loved…properly…

 

He pulled away gently, amethyst depths darkened with an unreadable expression as he stared at the heaving and flushed boy before him. Heero’s eyes were still closed and if it wasn’t for Duo holding onto his shoulders, he was sure that the boy would have collapsed on the bed.

 

Heero…why me?

 

As if answering the question, the heir opened glazed blue depths to stare into the sad and almost wistful expression on his teacher’s face. For a long moment, their gazes remained locked. A million and one questions hovering above them as each waited for the one word that would and could end this moment.

 

No…

 

They both knew that once it began, there would be no way of going back. And as Heero’s arms wrapped themselves around Duo’s neck to pull him closer, one could almost hear their simultaneous thought.

 

Damn the consequences…

 

 

 

 

Fate works in mysterious ways.

 

She slipped into the snug white jeans, not bothering to change into another suitable t-shirt. Humming beneath her breath, she eyed her reflection in the mirror – frowned at it and then grinned.

 

This was going to be so exciting!

 

She picked up a silver-colored hairbrush and ran it through her hair. Once. Twice. Three times; the magic number, before running towards the window again.

 

The lights were still on. So, that would mean that he was still awake.

 

What?! What is this?!

She lifted her hands and saw that she was trembling. A thrill unlike nothing before was coursing through her veins. She was going to see him again. And this time, she was determined to make him…

 

Mine…

 

 

 

All mine….

 

His shirt had been taken off and tossed to the floor as well, revealing his bronzed skin to the teacher’s gaze. For one brief moment, he had actually tried to cover his body, the shyness and awkwardness that he had felt at the time almost undoing his resolve. But Duo had eased his fears again – with soft kisses and whispered words of reassurance that had reduced his heart and body to a pool of mush.

 

Pressed against the bed sheets again, Heero closed his eyes and allowed his hands to do the ‘seeing’ for him. He could feel Duo’s hands on his pants and without being asked, he lifted his hips to allow the cloth to slide off easily. He blushed as he heard Duo’s soft tease against his ear. He was wearing briefs that were too pristine after all.

 

“Oh!”

 

A brush against his swollen flesh had him arching off the bed and even tighter against the strong body above him. Heero could feel the sweat begin to break out on his skin as he tried to even his breathing.

 

Touch me…

 

His hands roamed across the teacher’s broad back, caressing the smooth…? It wasn’t that smooth. His fingers could feel faint scars upon the pale flesh. The petulant questions rose again but were soon wiped out as he felt the cold air brush against his stiff flesh. He was finally naked to Duo’s gaze.

 

“You are beautiful….”

 

“No, I am not. I was never beautiful. I am ugly inside. A sick, ugly person….”

 

Was that conversation out loud? Heero couldn’t tell for he was now being made to feel a pleasure he had never thought he would experience. Duo’s hand was stroking him from base to tip.

 

Faster…

 

“Aah!”

 

Harder…

 

“Mmmmmmhhh!!”

 

He was going to explode.

 

“AAAAAAAHHHH!!”

 

A hand was slapped over his mouth, even as he felt the hot flare rush down his body and straight to his turgid flesh. His eyes widened and he had to squeeze them shut again as he came all over his teacher’s hand so hard that it literally hurt.

 

He couldn’t open his eyes; his embarrassment too great at releasing himself so quickly taking control of him. He groaned and covered his eyes with an arm. He waited for Duo’s laughter. Waited for the admonishment at being so naïve. Waited for the…

 

“Oh, God!!”

 

His arm was flung back against the sheets, eyes opening wide in shock and amazement as he looked down at the head below him. Duo was…his teacher was…

 

Dream sequence number three.

 

With a soft cry, he fisted the sheets in his good hand, his body as taut as a bow as he listened to the incredibly erotic sounds of being sucked off. Would he be able to control himself this time around? He prayed and begged feverishly for his body to cooperate with him. He didn’t want to come again so soon, but Duo was doing things to him that he had not even fathomed possible. He could feel the long length of the older man’s tongue swirl around the tip of his cock and he sucked in another harsh breath. The slit was toyed with, the entire organ soon engulfed within the warm recesses of Duo’s mouth as he realized that he was actually taking the teacher in this crude way.

 

The thought alone had him swelling within his new prison and he knew without a doubt that he was about to come again.

 

“No…” he began feverishly, as he sank his fingers into Duo’s hair tightly. In his haste, the loose ponytail was unraveled and Heero almost melted in pure bliss as he allowed his fingers to indulge in the sensation of the overflowing mane. Feeling himself about to surrender his control, he shook his head again and spoke a bit louder. “No, Duo…not yet…please don’t make me come just yet.”

 

With a low groan, the hardened flesh was released reluctantly, Duo’s hands squeezing the base of it gently to prevent Heero from having his orgasm. He lifted his gaze to meet the younger man’s own, a small smile on his lips as he took in his handiwork. Heero looked absolutely breathtaking. But the boy’s words earlier had him wondering if he should say such a thing to him again.

 

/Your body…was meant for loving…/

 

/Do you love me?/

 

/You know I do./

 

/So, why do you hurt me? Why do you keep leaving me?/

 

/Your body…is everybody’s./

 

In a sudden move, Duo leaned up to seize Heero’s lips in a kiss that was short of bruising. Surprised at the vehemence of the action, the young heir could only close his eyes and respond just as feverishly. There was a desperation and dull violence in Duo’s kiss. It was something that should have had Heero questioning his motives. But at the moment, it seemed as if thinking coherently was not a part of his agenda tonight. Their bodies moved in unison, heaving with barely controlled passion as they quickly shifted positions. And feeling a new sense of boldness come over him, Heero pushed Duo against the bed and muttered thickly.

 

“Now, it’s my turn…”

 

 

 

 

 

“…my turn to make a move.”

 

Her initial plan had been to take the short cut out the window and down into the bushes below, but with the light growl from her stomach, she gave up and decided to stop for a quick snack in the kitchen. Still humming with a smile of impending accomplishment on her features, she stepped out of her bedroom and out into the silent hallway.

 

Her gaze drifted towards her cousin’s room and she pursed her lips in thought, wondering if she ought to let him know her intentions.

 

It’s only right that I warn him about what sort of a man Duo is. Who knows what evil plans he has for the family.

 

She walked up to the door and stared at the magnificent oak paneling.

 

I am only doing this for your own good, Heero. Don’t hate me when I claim him for myself.

 

She leaned her head against the door and held her breath as if listening to hear his movements behind it. However, it was silent. As silent and as still as death. Maybe he was already asleep. Her cousin could be so nerdy sometimes. Well, she was going to wake him up and let him know who the real Duo Maxwell was. It was a matter of life and death after all.

 

She placed her hand on the gold-plated door knob and turned it slowly. “Heero?” She whispered softly as she carefully peered through the slightly ajar door. “Oh, Heero. I have something to tell you…aaaahhh!!”

 

She spun around quickly her hand placed against her now pounding heart. Staring blankly into the passive features of Yuzuki, she closed her eyes and took several calming breaths, before opening them again to bellow angrily. “What do you think you are doing?!”

 

The maid didn’t seem fazed by the rude comment for she only bowed slightly. In a voice as calm and as steady as ever, the woman said softly. “Your presence is required by Mrs. Yuy in the summer room. Would you please follow me?”

 

The girl frowned and stared at her cousin’s room again. Why wasn’t Heero out by now? Surely he must have heard her scream of terror and would have come rushing out to…

 

“She requests your presence now, Miss. Asawa.”

 

Hai, hai,” Keiko taunted in an exaggerated way in her native tongue. “No need to get your hackles up. What does she want anyway?”

 

She spun on her heels and began the walk towards the stairs, only to stop as she noticed that Yuzuki was not following. Scowling, she turned back to scold the maid, only to raise a brow as she noticed that the woman was now locking Heero’s door. If she hadn’t turned around quickly, Keiko was sure she would have missed that little action, but she hadn’t and this caused something close to suspicion to well up within her.

 

Secrets. Secrets. What’s everyone hiding around here?

 

“Shall we go now?” came the soothing voice from the maid as she made her way past the petulant teen. “I am sorry to keep you waiting.”

 

But Keiko made no moves to follow this time around. Instead, she smiled sweetly and placed her hands behind her back like a little girl about to ask for a treat. And in impeccable Japanese, she asked firmly.

 

*“Choto onegai ga arundesu ga, Yuzuki-san…”

 

 

 

 

 

What was that saying again? The student will someday surpass the teacher?

 

Duo wasn’t sure of where such a quote had originated from, but he was definitely sure that whoever had said it must have had some hindsight as to what Heero was doing to him right now.

 

Who would have thought that the shy teenager was capable of rendering him speechless with just his mouth…and hands. He hissed in another sharp breath, biting his lower lip hard enough to draw blood. He wasn’t sure he could handle Heero’s slow but extremely pleasurable blow job without coming himself. He fisted a handful of the boy’s hair, arching and thrusting faster into the hot mouth. He wanted to cry out at the incredible sensation he was experiencing. He wanted to scream out his pleasure to the world. But…

 

/Don’t you dare scream./

 

/Not a sound./

 

/Don’t even…dare…no…noise…/

 

It remained locked in his throat - sounds of pleasure that he would never be able to share with anyone else.

 

“Uuuh….Heero…stop…stop please…” he pleaded desperately.

 

He wanted this boy now, unsure of why a sense of urgency had now filled his being. And pulling a bit harder on Heero’s hair, he forced the lust-filled blue depths to meet his. An unspoken understanding passed between them as Heero reluctantly released Duo’s erection to slide up his sweat-slicked skin. Their lips met again in another crushing communion, even as Duo’s hand had begun to stretch towards his side dresser. Clumsy fingers opened up the drawer to search for something he had thought he would never use again.

 

The sounds of things cluttering to the floor slowly seeped into Heero’s dazed countenance and lifting his head slowly, he tried to make sense of what was going on now. “Duo?” came the breathless question as he stared into the blushing face below him. Soon, the handsome face was obscured by something shiny and flat…and round. Heero stared at the packet blankly for a second before bursting into shy and nervous laughter.

 

Of course…protection.

 

Duo gave a soft laugh, more to cover his growing feeling of nervousness. He knew full well that the next step was going to be the turning point for both of them. “I knew I had these around here somewhere…” he began.

 

Heero took the packet from him and ripped it open quickly, now straddling the teacher’s waist as he did so. Smiling softly, he reached behind him to wrap his fingers around the erection that had been nudging his backside ever so gently. Squeezing the hard flesh gently, he stared into Duo’s eyes, a tongue darting out to lick his lips as he asked softly.

 

“Would you like me to put it on for you?”

 

Duo could only give a small nod. He realized that Heero was taking this situation rather well and seemed to know what he was doing. Did this mean that he wasn’t the teen’s first? The thought alone sent something painful though his chest and Duo shook his head quickly, laughing at himself for thinking that he could possibly be anyone’s first.

 

I wonder who he was with. Who was the first to take you, Heero? Was it a nice experience? Am I good enough? Why do I feel so…so…jealous?

 

Another weak groan escaped his lips as he felt Heero’s fingers around his cock. Closing his eyes even tighter, he arched into the subtle movements, feeling the tight rubber material slide over his throbbing flesh like a glove. Once done, Heero leaned forward again to stick his tongue down the teacher’s throat like a man deprived of thirst. The kiss lasted all but a few seconds as Heero pulled back again to whisper softly against the swollen lips.

 

“Lube…”

 

Duo blinked through his haze of pleasure while nodding like a fool. “Lube…” he repeated weakly, hands reaching for the drawer again to whip out a small bottle of hand lotion. Flushing in embarrassment at what he could come up with, Duo was just about to make some excuse to get something else, when Heero’s light squeeze on his cock froze him in place.

 

“Heero…”

 

“It’s okay, Duo. That should work just fine.”

 

Why do I feel so jealous?

 

He nodded again and leaned up to claim Heero’s lips in another soul-searing kiss, his trembling fingers opening and pouring a generous amount in his hands. Tossing the bottle to the floor, Duo slowly began to work the slicked digits into Heero’s opening, holding on tightly to the boy that was now trembling on his lap. Deeper and deeper they went, Heero feeling as if he was being taken to a higher plane with each rapid thrust. But he wanted more. He wanted to feel Duo completely. To know what it was like to finally be one with someone he cared about.

 

Mine…

 

“Duo…” he whispered thickly against the older man’s neck. “Ah…Duo…now…”

 

He felt the hands on his hips. He closed his eyes and tightened his hold on the teacher’s shoulders, not sure he would be able to withstand the incoming assault on his body. But, he was ready. More than ready. In fact, he couldn’t wait a minute longer.

 

“Ah!!”

 

The pain sliced through his body like a knife and a piercing cry spilled from his lips as he dug his fingers into Duo’s skin. Unable to stop the tears that sprang to his eyes, he listened attentively to Duo’s soft words of encouragement and reassurance. He was panting wildly now, trying to calm his thudding heart as he waited for the pain to subside. Duo was still within him – not wanting to aggravate his discomfort by moving too soon.

 

I am…I am fine now…

 

He bit his lower lip and nudged Duo gently, almost crying out again as he felt the thick organ within him stir. Oh, God! He was really being ripped apart. He felt so…full, his neck arching now as Duo’s steady rhythm slowly began to send him into a semi-euphoric state.

 

Faster…

 

Their bangs lay flat against their foreheads now. The sweat rolling off their skins in rivulets.

 

Harder…

 

Heero’s hands fell off Duo’s shoulders and clung to headboard instead, knowing that he might end up hurting the teacher with the strength of his grip. His head fell forward, eyes still closed tightly as he rode the hard flesh with every thing he had.

 

Deeper…

 

Duo’s grip on Heero’s waist was abandoned as his fingers reached for the boy’s throbbing cock to stroke it in time to their thrusts. This…this was incredible. He had been without it for so long, that he was a virgin all over again. Heero’s inner muscles were like a vice, causing his engorged flesh to throb deep within the young boy. An insane need to thrust even harder within Heero caused him to lift his hips a little bit higher, angling his cock in such a way as to make direct contact with the heir’s sensitive prostate. His body trembled with the intensity of it – his eyes squeezing shut as he felt something hot coil deep within the pits of his stomach.

 

I am coming!

 

Their moans grew louder. Their groans gathering momentum. The heat. The rush of adrenaline. Pleasure – magnified ten times over.

 

OOOOOOHHH!!

 

The orgasms that ripped through their bodies sent them spiraling down an abyss that was filled with every imaginable color known to man. And unashamed of how pitiable it made him sound, Heero screamed. It was a scream filled with ecstasy and indescribable satisfaction. He had come hard and fast against their torsos, trembling as he felt Duo swelling within him.

 

Complete…

 

The tears came again. Hard and fast, they fell down his cheeks. This was everything he had hoped for and more. It was even better than he had ever imagined it could be. Nights of fantasizing about a man that would make him feel so wanted and loved had finally come to fruition. He would never have to spend endless nights worrying about his sickness. Duo was just like him. Duo could and would understand him. Maybe…maybe they could even become a real couple now.

 

Without giving his actions another thought, only knowing that he had to say what was in his heart right now or he might never get the perfect opportunity to do so - he buried his face against the teacher’s neck, arms wrapping themselves tightly around it as he whispered brokenly.

 

“I…I love you, Duo. I always have…and I think I always will. I love you!”

 

But in his desperate confession, with his mind filled with future dreams of a life filled with peace and happiness, the young student had failed to notice that his teacher was no longer responding to him.

 

For, the cold claws of fear he had thought long forgotten, had gripped his heart all over again.

 

 

 

 

 

* I have a favor to ask you, Yuzuki…