Key:
(*)= lyrics
(=) = thoughts
(//) = memories
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Trowa stared at the sleeping girl. It had only been about two hours since he had claimed her and yet he found himself wanting to do it again. He would not, though. He would let her sleep.

Reaching out to touch her smooth skin, he rubbed her face with one finger and let it glide across her lips softly as to not wake her.

As if they had all just happened, every single memory he'd made with her over the last four years had resurfaced and found several smiles that would cross his lips. There were the 'Preventer Balls' that they had all gone to, one in particular in which she cried that she didn't have a date and was upset that Duo did. He laughed a bit at the memory as he recalled it.

//Hilde stalked into the room, enfuriated by something but no one was sure of what that something was until Duo followed her with his incessant plea of forgiveness.

"Hilde! I didn't Know you wanted to go with me," Duo whined.

"Well Maybe you should have Thought about that, Duo! You told me Last year that we would go!"

Duo threw his hands up in exasperation as he moaned and nearly, literally fell to the floor.

"DE! I can't remember what I had for LUNCH an HOUR ago! Why didn't you Say something," he asked with a serious tone.

Truth be told, Hilde didn't know why she was angry. She'd had her eye on someone else but it seemed that that someone else was preoccupied with a certain someone else of his own.

"Whatever, Duo," she griped and walked away from him. "DE!" he called out and then pouted at her desk in frustration. "Great," he moaned. "Just f**kin Great." Trowa walked up to Duo and stared at him, giving him the 'you're such a dog' light expression. Shaking his head at Duo's foolishness, wanting to laugh, truthfully, he walked to the back to find Hilde and found her laughing as though she had never once in her life humiliated Duo for having a date to the function on Saturday night.

"Hey, De," he asked, "I need a date for the... thing Saturday. Know anybody I can go with?"

The girl sitting next to Hilde smiled brightly with remorse in her eyes.

"Oh, Trowa! I'd be your date if I wasn't going with Heero!"

Trowa winked at her and then felt his eyes fly wide open as Hilde pounced him, hugging him, accepting the invitation that he didn't rightly offer.

"Does that mean yes," he asked as he hugged her back. "Only if Duo gets the butt of this," she laughed.//

Trowa smiled as he rolled onto his back. Oh, Duo definitely got the tail end of _that_ one, that was for sure. He sighed again and turned to face her, watching as she subconsciously felt for his warmth. Moving to meet her need, he pulled her into his embrace.

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Would you dance if I asked you to dance

Would you run and never look back

Would you cry if you saw me crying

And would you save my soul tonight

*

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Hilde woke up just enough to feel Trowa around her and then fell back asleep into a blissful dream. Only she realized that it wasn't a dream. It was real. She was in his arms and the soreness between her legs was because he had claimed her only hours ago. A deep breath escaped her lips as she realized that she wasn't going to be able to sleep for much longer. She would catch a second wind and be up for possibly hours and all she could do was think about how she would like to fill those possible hours.

Nestling herself further into Trowa's arms, Hilde allowed her body to relax as vivid memories washed up into her mind, causing her to smile and then giggle.

//"And you're ok with that?"

"Why not? It's only Duo."

Hilde burst into laughter at the statement.

"We're talking about Maxwell," Wufei added as he had been listening in on the conversation between Trowa and Hilde.

"What about him," Heero asked as he walked back into the lounge for something.

"Duo wants to take Catherine on a date," Hilde giggled.

"And you're Letting him," Heero asked Trowa with a curious question in his eye.

"Hey! My sister is a big girl! She can take care of herself," Trowa defended, knowing full well _why_ it was ok for Duo to take her out.

"Well... just remember that when she becomes prone to Duo's uh... Romeo appearance," Hilde laughed.

"He's no Casanova," Trowa replied seriously and got up to leave the break room.//

=No Casanova,= Hilde thought with a smile. =Duo is everything a Casanova has been Labeled for,= she giggled.

With a deep release of air, she moved so that she could look at him without him realizing that she was staring at him.

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Would you tremble if I touched your lips

Would you laugh

Please tell me this

Now would you die for the one you loved

Hold me in your arms tonight

*

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Trowa knew that she was staring at him but said nothing. He didn't want to disturb her study of him or whatever she was doing. Instead, he felt his body tingle as she moved up against him. Her breath on his skin sent riveting sensations all over him. It was getting harder to not grab her and take her again right there. Not sure of what it was, he listened as something had caught her and she had begun to cry. He heard her sniffles and felt the tears falling. One had landed on his chest and she had immediately dried it with her hand but he had already felt it.

Hilde tried to roll away as she suddenly felt

embarrassed by the situation but Trowa caught her in a soft hold.

"Hey," he whispered as he forced her to look at him. "What's wrong?"

Hilde sniffled and pulled away from him for a brief second and then snuggled back into his warmth. "I don't know," she whispered. "I guess I just realized that this is real... and I don't want to lose you to a default message."

Trowa did not understand her words or meaning but held her tightly anyway.

"I already told you," he whispered. "Tonight was not about having you in my bed or just satisfying my need.

I love you, Hilde. I _have_ loved you," he said softly. "I'm not going to stop loving you just because you allowed me to make love to you."

Kissing her temple, he waited for her to settle in his arms. Hilde turned her face upward to meet his gaze upon her. She loved him and he loved her. He loved her.

"Just let me be here for you, De... I'll be anything you want me to be and I will take away your pain."

*

I can be your hero baby

I can kiss away the pain

I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away

*

Hilde took in a deep breath and moved to kiss him. Capturing his lips with hers, penetrating his mouth with her tongue, she felt his arms pull her tighter until she was laying on top of him. She did not release him of a passionate kiss even as he made moves to advance the stakes a bit more. Feeling him grow hard beneath her core, she knew they were about to have another round and she would gladly accept it. Trowa reached across the bed to the nightstand and pulled out another condom, affixiating himself with it while she continued in her advancement on him. Hilde stopped what she was doing, staring into his eyes for the briefest of moments before he entered her once again, keeping her on top of him. She closed her eyes, daring to ask the question that riddled her mind while he moved within her.

*

Would you swear that you'll always be mine

Would you lie

Would you run away

*

"Will you always be mine, Trowa," she breathed heavily, feeling his hands on her hips.

"Always," he answered back and had a slight sensation of fear wash through him for a brief moment.

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Am I in too deep

Have I lost my mind

I don't care, you're here tonight

*

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He held his hands on her hips while she moved on top of him, filling herself with his length and kissing him at the same time. She felt the tears that had fallen earlier become faded memories of worries that were not to be. Nothing else mattered as they lay there, filling themselves with the essence of the other; making love where love had once feared to go. With each passing motion; each movement of his body with hers, Trowa instilled his loyalty and promise to her that he would be hers and only hers. He would do anything she asked him to do and all she had need of doing was ask. He would cause a lasting torment to anyone who caused her pain and he would be that torment as long as she was his.

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I can be your hero, baby

I can kiss away the pain

I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away

*

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Hilde could hardly breathe any more. She wanted so much from him; deeper penetration, strong arms to keep her from falling off the edge of the universe and a fast horse that would take her away from harms way and carry her to his loving arms forever.

The tightening around her groin could not feel any better than this, she was certain but her body told her she was wrong.

Trowa could feel her body telling him that she was close to her ultimate high. He wanted to make it last forever but since forever could never be reached, he would hold it for as long as he could make it last. Gently flipping her without breaking contact, he held her and slammed hard into her once and then again, listening to her as she moaned and cried out his name.

*

I just want to hold you

I just want to hold you

*

He held her close as she slid her nails down his back and then quickly reached back up to pull herself up to his neck by holding onto his shoulders. She squealed beneath him, trying to not push him out but finding that the sensation was greatly intense. It didn't help that he was still moving slowly within her.

Trowa continued in pumping slowly, trying to milk it for what it was worth. He wanted her to feel every pulse that surged through his body and into hers. For the tiniest moment, the words she had spoken the night before had ran through his mind.

//"... the best lovers and the biggest mistake."//

He let the thought pass as Zechs' comment overtook it.

//"... a mistake worth making."//

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Am I in too deep

Have I lost my mind

Well I don't care

You're here tonight

*

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Feeling himself on the brink of explosion, Trowa pulled closer to her, lowering her to the bed as he continued in feeding the need, filling her desire to the very letter of the word. Hilde could not fathom having an orgasm last this long but it was happening and she didn't want it to end. She could see stars behind her closed lids and could hear him whispering his love to her. She wanted to be with him forever like this and wondered what it would be like ten years from now. Would he still be this good or would he be better? Would he still want her? Did it matter? He was having her now; he wanted her now. He loved her for the past two years, he had said. She had loved _him_ for the past two years. How could any of this be wrong?

Trowa kissed her lips gently as he forced himself deeper into her one last time before coming to an end where he had no where to go but up. Grabbing a hold of her shoulders, Trowa anchored himself with her body so that he would not go further than he could without her. Spilling inside of her, he suddenly wished that he hadn't worn a condom these two times. Maybe she would take his seed and would become pregnant with his child.

Chastising himself for such selfish thoughts, he buried his head into her neck as he let out a guteral moan and met completion with a tired thrust once and again. Feeling the softness of her hands on his skin, he could hear his breathing calming down to a softer level. Turning his head slightly upward, he met her searching lips and took them passionately with his, tasting the salt on her upper lip. She moaned beneath him, forcing her hips in an upward motion one last time for added pleasure and giggled when he moaned in slight euphoric pain.

"God, De... you feel so good," he whispered in her ear.

"You feel better," she whispered softly in return and waited as he pulled out of her and relieved himself of the latex material that had covered him.

Trowa stared into her eyes before getting up and heading to the bathroom. If he could, he would marry her tomorrow but he hadn't even asked her yet. And not that he would any time soon because he knew that at this point, he could ask her to find a mobile suit and pilot it into action and she would. No. He would wait a bit to make sure he was what she really wanted and then he would ask her. In the meantime, he would just be there for her and love her the way she deserved to be loved.

*

I can be your hero, baby

I can kiss away the pain

I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away

*

Crawling back into bed, he nestled into her arms the way she had done before to him. Resthing his head on her upper chest, he tasted the nipple that was now in his face and then moaned softly. He had to taste the other one as well since he didn't want it to feel left out.

Laughing at his theory, she giggled as his teeth slightly grazed the hardened swelling and then moaned in pleasure at his ministrations to her already aching body. She couldn't understand how she wanted more but she did. She _needed_ more and raised her hips to indicate her desire.

Trowa stared into her eyes, questioning her motion, knowing that he could easily convince himself that he needed to have her again if she wanted him to. He kissed her soft lips gently and pulled her into a firm hold and rolled over so that he was now holding her again.

"I can be your hero," he whispered and looked into her eyes. "I will be with you forever and you can have me any time you want," he said and kissed her forehead. "I will do anyting for you as long as you are here with me."

*

And I can be your hero

I can kiss away the pain

And I will stand by you forever

You can take my breath away

You can take my breath away

And I can be your hero

*

Hilde could not get close enough to him and somehow managed to become like a second skin to him. It was all she could do to be certain that she got enough and so with one leg over his and her arms wrapped around his stomach and neck, she fell asleep. Tonight and the rest of her life she would sleep in the arms of her hero; her man; the love of her life. And she knew that she would take his breath away every time.

=I love you Trowa Barton. For the past two years; for the rest of my life.=

Even her subconscious mind could encode the past as well as predict the future. She would be his for all eternity to come.

"I love you too," Trowa whispered and, too, succumbed to the world of darkness that had already shrouded itself around her.

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