Author: Merula
Pairings: 1+2
Rating: PG
Warnings: Yaoi, drabble, sap
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is not mine.
For samikitty: Heero/Duo foodie elements. (I am really really hoping you meant 'foodie' as in 'obsessed with food' cause if it means something else, I totally messed up...)
Way to a Man's Heart
Heero looked up from his file. Duo was on the phone, his fingers flying over his keyboard as he raced to get the information they needed. The two of them had been on this case for a week straight. It was nearly wrapped up, just these last few bits to finish.
Heero noted the way his partner's hands shook when they paused on the keyboard, noted the dark circles under his eyes, and the empty cup that as far as he could remember had been sitting on Duo's desk for the last week... When was the last time they'd eaten something that didn't come out of a paper box with a cheerful logo on the side?
Finishing up the file, he got to his feet and slipped out of the office.
Duo was hunched over his desk, his head on his arms, his eyes closed when Heero returned and put a cup and white paper bag in front of Duo.
Heero grinned when Duo's nose twitched. His eyes cracked open and he looked up at his partner with a hopeful expression. "Is that what it smells like?"
"Look and see."
Duo pulled the cup towards himself and took a careful swig. "A fifty-fifty..." his eyes closed in bliss for a moment. "I thought all the coffee had killed my taste buds..."
"If you can tell what it is, then some survived." Heero took a sip from his own cup and nudged the bag. "Go on- there's more."
"It's not a hamburger is it?"
"Nope. Nothing that belongs on a bun in there."
Duo opened the bag and inhaled slowly. "Oh... you didn't... It's blocks away..."
"I called and had it made while I was getting the drinks."
Duo reverently lifted out a circular aluminum container and pried the lid off. "Antonio's ravioli in the tomato pesto sauce.... Not a bun in sight..."
Heero tossed him a plastic fork. "Dig in before it gets cold."
Duo took a bite and sighed happily. "Real food. Good real food. I'd almost forgotten what it tasted like."
Heero hid a smile at Duo's expression. "The way to your heart is obviously through your stomach."
Duo smiled. "If you're trying to get to it, I'd say you're nearly there."
Nearly there, hm? Heero lifted an eyebrow and tapped the bag on his desk. "I got cannoli too."
"You did?" Duo's smile warmed. "I'm all yours."
OWARI
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