Title: Cashmere (Ficlet 11)
Author: Fuelled by Slash
Spoilers: None
Warnings: (Amusing) Duo torture

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The kettle on the stove must have been going for at least an hour, since the water that was in it had long since evaporated and the cheap metal was starting to burn. The whistling had long since abated, but it wasn't as if it had even been heard to begin with.

The multiple locks on the front door alternated in giving their resounding "clicks" at being unlocked as Heero pushed the door open with a foot. He held three large paper-bags full of grocery shopping goodness, things that may or may not be necessary to the average cupboard. He found his way into the kitchen and instantly stopped at the smell of burning metal. With a sigh, Heero placed the bags on the counter and turned the burner off before tossing the offending tea-pot into the sink, where it sizzled in the water that's always trapped in sinks.

"Duo?" the chocolate haired man called as he left the kitchen, his eyes gazing over the visible parts of the house. The bedroom door was slightly ajar, and he thought he heard a muffled voice from it's depths. With an almost imperceptible growl, Heero stalked in that general direction, "There had better be a very good reason as to why you were trying to burn the house down."

Upon reaching his destination and pushing the door open completely, he could think of nothing else to say to the sight that greeted him. On the floor, bound and gagged in what looked like pink cashmere, laid Duo Maxwell. Even more incredibly, his hair seemed to be what was used as the gag. With an amused smirk, Heero knelt down beside his lover and pulled the plait from his mouth.

"We're so changing the locks."

"Oh, are we?"

"Relena found the spare key." Duo deadpanned.

Barely a moment had passed before Heero was on the phone with a man about a new door.

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A/N: A bit longer than my average ficlet, but still, it was fun to write this one. Especially that mental image of Duo bound by pink cashmere. ::snickers:: Let me know what you think! There's one more after this and then I'll attempt to work on my other stuff. Maybe. O.o