[ooc: fff you dork &hearts And also, the smile wasn't enough for me, kay. He's smug.]
Heero felt his own expression briefly slipping into an echoing grin; he was almost pleased. Now there was no chance of being injured if he was careless, or of having to worry about the consequences unless they were life-threatening. Who knew, even then?
Underneath those immediate thoughts were a smugness, fueled by the things he had discovered here; Duo was older. Everyone else knew their powers. He couldn't pass the age difference, but he was certainly on par with them again. He enjoyed the feeling.
He looked down at his sleeves, schooling his face back into its normal blank demeanor. Now he could see that there was faint scorch marks on them; he must have left it longer than he had thought.
"I need to head back," Heero said, suddenly realizing that he had better change his clothes before one of the other pilots saw him. They'd assume the worst--and that Mello might have been involved.
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Heero felt his own expression briefly slipping into an echoing grin; he was almost pleased. Now there was no chance of being injured if he was careless, or of having to worry about the consequences unless they were life-threatening. Who knew, even then?
Underneath those immediate thoughts were a smugness, fueled by the things he had discovered here; Duo was older. Everyone else knew their powers. He couldn't pass the age difference, but he was certainly on par with them again. He enjoyed the feeling.
He looked down at his sleeves, schooling his face back into its normal blank demeanor. Now he could see that there was faint scorch marks on them; he must have left it longer than he had thought.
"I need to head back," Heero said, suddenly realizing that he had better change his clothes before one of the other pilots saw him. They'd assume the worst--and that Mello might have been involved.