Title: Lonely Soldiers
By: Shin-chan
Pairings: 2x1
Warnings: POV, deathfic, citrus/lime
Archive: Onegai?
Date: 10/10/00

This is the second in a series of songfics. Someone DOES die in this, hence the deathfic warning. The song was origanally in Jap. It is sung my Nishimura Tomojito or Rei Faun Shuu for YST. C & C welcome, flames will be used in Shinigami's shrine.
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"Quote/lyric"
[thoughts]
(Translation)
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"Tatakai to iu no BGM
(Battle and battle BGM
"Keshitekure tsuka no ma de ii
(It's good when it ends for an instant
"Yawaraka na yume ni
(In a delicate dream
"Karada a zukete"
(I leave my body)

I glance over at him and notice that he's looking back at me. I flash him a quick grin and turn my attention back to my manga. He stands up and walks over to me. I look up, expecting Mr. Hiiro-I-don't-know-how-to-have-fun-if-it-bit-my-oh-so-nice-ass Yui, to turn off my music. Insead, he just turns it down and pushes away my manga. I open my mouth, about to give him a severe tongue lashing (no pun intended) but, an silenced by a tenitivly placed mouth. My eyes widen in suprise [Hiiro is kissing ME?! Whoa, did hell freeze over or sumthin?] He pulls back and looks down, "gomen, Duo." I shake my head and smile, gently placing my hands on his shoulders, pulling him down to sit next to me. "It's alright Hee-chan," I hook an arm around his neck, pulling him closer to me, "it's more that alright..." His brilliant colbalt eyes sparkle and for the first time, aside from his demented battle glee, I see him smile. He kisses me again, this time more self-assured. I loose myself in the scent, taste, and feel that is Hiiro...

"Mado utsu ame hitori
(Rain hits the window
"Mitsumete itai
(One person, I want to see
"Usureyuku kono hi o"
(The day is diming)

I cheerfully yell out to my partner, "Hey Quat, you an' Tro gonna 'celebrate' tonight?" I leer at the small pilot of Sandrock as his flustered face pops up in a little window. He smiles sweetly, "Why, are you and Hiiro going to?" My jaw drops, sending him into a fit of giggles. He must really be in a good mood, typically he just brushes my comments off, expecially during a mission. I shake my head, "Quat, you taking Wu-man's happy pills again?"
I sigh heavily and brush back the loose strands that excaped my braid. I glance over at a viewport, "rain, why must it be rain? Snow I can stand, but rain, aarrgghhh!" I switch DSH to auto and lean back, wishing my stoic lover was here.

"We are soldiers
(We are soldiers
"Lonely soldiers
(Lonely soldiers
"Kokoro no sakebisu
(The cry of our hearts
"Tatakai no tame dake ni
(Only for battle
"Ikiteiru nante
(Is that why we live
"Run out, run out boy!"
(Run out, run out boy!)

Another group of Taurus' explode so followed by two more. I flip up a vidlink to my partner's mecha and yell excitedly, "'ey Hee-chan! Havin' fun?!" The Japanese pilot gives me a wry look, "hm. baka." Ijust laugh at him andslash three more Dolls apart. He spots the mission objective, a small shuttle. I watch the almost glee in his Prussian eyes and smirk, happily taking out the stupid Dolls as they try to take me out. An explosion rocks my Gundam, ignoring it, I glance over, hearing my dark-haired lover's laugh and see the shuttle, or I guess I should say the remains of the shuttle. [So THAT'S what that explosion was!] "So, Hee-chan, ninmu kanrou?" The pilot of Wing smirks at me, "not quite yet, koi."

"Nagarederu akai chishiowa
(Red blood flows on
"Setsuna sa ni naiteiru no sa
(Crying even for a moment
"Jibun hitori sae
(Even when I'm alone
"Mamori kirenai"
(I cannot protect)

I frown and purposely pull the bandage a bit tighter than necessary, I tie off the wrap and angrily throw the rest of the roll in the general direction of the bathroom. He lightly lays his hand on him shoulder, I shake it off. He sighs and lightly touches my frazzled braid, gently smoothing down loose strands, "Duo, koi. calm down. It's OK." I turn to him, a single tear running down my face, "No, Hiiro, no it's not OK... DAMNIT!" I turn to storm out of our little room, more mad at myself than anything. I'm stopped by his arms gently wrapping around me. I know it must hurt like hell, with his wounds and all. He whispers in my ear, "what's wrong, koi?" I lean back into him, my knees going weak. Upon feeling my off-balanceness, he gingerly steers me to the closest solid object, our bed. I sigh. He leans down next to me, asking again, "What's wrong?" I shake my head, loosening my braid even more, "It's just that, that I...I," I mumbles very softly, "I thought I would loose you." He gently wipes away the tear and brings my hand to his lips, kissing it softly. He locks his beautiful blue eyes to mine, "I won't ever leave you, koi, ever." I smile slightly and allow hims to draw me into his strong arms.

"Ansoku no basho e to
(To the resting place
"Tamashii tobashi
(I fly with my spirit
"Yakitsukero kioku o"
(Branded memory)

I gently stroke the weeping Arab's hair, trying to calm him down. I glance at the newly buried grave and find myself fighting back tears. I feel Quatre's shaking lessen and look down, to find myself being the only thing keeping the slight blonde from meeting the ground. I glance up at the solom Chinese boy, who gently picks him up and takes him towards the manor. A firm hand is gently placed on my shoulder. I turn to him, meeting his sorrowful gaze, he suddenly pulls me close in a tight hug and whispers, "It's alright to cry, we'll all miss him." I look up at him and nearly have a heart attack. He's crying, Hiiro Yui is crying?! I lean my head against his shoulder and cry.

"We are soldiers
(We are soldiers
"Lonely soldiers
(Lonely soldiers
"Kage ga furueteru
(The shadow is shaking
"misekakeno hohoemi de
(Seeming to dream
"Ikiteiru nante
(It that what we live to be?
"Forget, forget boy!"
(Forget, forget boy!)

I smile lazily at the beautiful boy curled up next to me. Gently, I stroke his dampened hair and nuzzel his shoulder. He runs his hands over my back and I tighen my arms around him. He yawns and kisses me lightly, whispering, "Kimi wa ai, Duo, zutto kimi wa ai." My eyes widen, he actually told me... I feel like my heart's about to bust. Kissing him back, I grin, "I love you too, hee-chan." He closes his eyes, resting his head against my neck. We lay there, holding each other, when his damn laptop beeps. I groan, rather peeved at the thing, "Can we just ignore it?" He shakes his head, "Iie," and slowly works his way over. I get a very lovely view as he bends over slightly. He stands there as I encircle his waist with my arms, reading the message over his shoulder. He clicks accept and I groan, "not another mission..." He glances back, "hai." Frowning I mutter, "k'so." He smirks, "not 'til tomarrow." I giggle happily and tug him back into bed.

"We are soldiers
(We are soldiers
"Lonely soldiers
(Lonely soldiers
"Kokoro no sakebisu
(The cry of our hearts
"Tatakai no tame dake no
(Only for battle
"Ikiteiru nante
(Is that why we live?
"Run out, run out boy!"
(Run out, run out boy!)

I glance at the read out and swear, loudly, I quickly doublecheck the charges and yell over the com, "'ey guys! Incoming fireworks!" I flee immediatly after hitting the detonation, "2 minutes and counting, come on Duo, let's not blow ourself up here." I sprint out of the compound and dive head first into the van. I glance back from the floor, "3...2...1..boom!" On cue, the compound blows up, sending scrapnel everywhere. I turn around and yell up to either Hiiro or Wufei, whichever is driving, "faster guys! Faster!" An irritated Wufei pokes his head back, "we're going as fast as possible Maxwell." I glare back at him, "well go faster! I don't end up...." I look back my eyes widen, "OH SHIT! STOPPPPP!!!" I feel the brakes slam on and watch in morbid curousity as the large piece of metal soars over the van. After the bone wrenching stop, I groan and pull myself up. I look around and scurry over to the remains of the front of the van. Franticly I yell out for my two companions, pulling at a bent piece of metal. Finally after prying the metal back, I spot Wufei lying sprawled against what used to be a door, his white outfit now has a few dark red splotches on it. I start to crawl towards him when I spot a scrap of cloth, my heart practically stops. I hurry over to it, heedless of the metal ripping into my skin. Kneeling down, I start digging through the debris and unsurface my Japanese love. I feel the tears coursing down my face as I try to pull him out. He groans opening his eyes. I hold his broken body, my clothes becoming soaked with our mingled blood. His pain-clouded eyes focus on my face as he starts to talk, "Duo...gomen..." I shake my head violently, "no, don't talk. You'll... you'll be alright...right?" Hiiro blinks, sending a tear rolling down his blood and adirt streaked face, "Duo...I... aishiteru... zutto aishiteru..." His head lolls back as I yell out his name, gently shaking his body, pleading for him not to leave. I feel a firm hand on my shoulder as I hunch forward and cry.

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Geez, this got long. One more to go, I think. Oh well. This took a life of it's own!
~*~Shin-chan~*~