Title: No Matter What
Author: x1-TaKeN-oVer
Warnings: cursing
Pairings: 1x2x1
Disclaimers: I OWN THE WORLD! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Info: This is a year after the war and all the boys are 17...duh! They all joined the Preventers that is headed by Une. They are all friends with Relena, as well (I MADE HER NICE IN THIS ONE!). Duo and Wufei stole money from OZ and took money when Relena offered it (guys gotta eat!). Trowa and Quatre are taken care of by Quatre and his money but Heero didn't take any money. He chose to earn it the honest way.
Okay, enough of that! Go and read!
"Heero, please say something." Silence was the only thing that answered Duo; he tightened the sheets around his waist and sat up more in the bed. "Heero, I didn't want you to find out like this...I didn't want to hurt you like this," he tried again.
"Isn't it a little late for that?" Heero whispered, voice slightly cracking despite his attempt to keep it steady.
Duo looked down and his folded hands and sighed. "Heero, I know that all of this is...really bizarre and confusing but just let me..."
"No," Heero interrupted, "you don't have to say anything. I just-I just don't understand; I gave you everything I had. I thought that you loved me too but...God what was I thinking," he turned burning blue eyes towards Hilde who was smirking viciously under a thin sheet that barely covered her naked curves.
Hilde watched as Duo turned towards her and wiped the smirk off her face. She gently took his hand and laid it on her thigh as she stared into his eyes. She let a solemn look pass over her face as she gazed into Duo's shining eyes.
Heero watched the transition and felt his eyes narrow in anger; it was an act...it was all just an act. How could she...
Hilde turned sad eyes towards the boy standing at the foot of the bed, "Heero, I'm not sorry this happened because," she squeezed Duo's hand, "I love him and I need him. I think more so then you do...the only thing that I'm sorry about is hurting you. I have always thought of you as a dear friend to me and..."
"Bull shit," his anger flared. How dare she; why couldn't Duo see that this was all an act? "Do not sit there and try to tell me that load of bullshit. You've disliked me possibly since the moment you saw me but it was just too much for you to handle when you saw that I had Duo. You were so jealous that I had Duo's love and you didn't that you couldn't take."
"Heero," Duo finally spoke up.
Heero went on unable to stop the things coming from his mouth, "You think that I don't know about this little act that you're putting on but I do. I know all about you...you may have fooled Duo but you won't fool me."
"Heero, quit it! You have no idea what you're talking about." Duo started to get angry, he could see that Heero would have some dislike towards Hilde, it was expected. But this was too much; he was accusing her she was in no way capable of.
Heero continued, "I should've paid more attention but I didn't think you'd be this deranged to do this."
"Heero, I said stop!" Duo yelled getting up in the bed.
Heero swung his head to Duo watching as he stood up. He saw Hilde looking at him with a particular smirk before slouching down and covering her face, sobbing loudly.
Duo wrapped his arms around Hilde's bare shoulders and brought her head to lie between his neck and shoulder. He glared coldly at Heero and whispered soothing things into Hilde's ear. She slowly stopped crying but kept her hands covering her face while leaning on Duo.
Duo let go of Hilde and stood on floor. He picked up various articles of clothing while talking through clenched teeth, "What in the hell is wrong with you? You have no right to blame Hilde at all." Duo looked squarely at Heero once he was clothed in a pair of pants. He grabbed something from the floor and threw them over to Hilde. She caught them with ease and began to put them on. She recognized them as her red dress and bra and panties.
Heero stared dumbly as Duo began walking towards him. He thought that Duo would possibly yell indecencies at him while telling him just how "wrong" he was. Instead of his ears bleeding from Duo's amazingly vast vocabulary, he got a bleeding lip. The one hit not only gave him a bleeding lip...but a bleeding heart and the combination threw him off balance. He fell to the ground heavily.
Duo looked down at Heero coldly and felt a soft hand slide into his. He looked over and saw Hilde looking up at him sadly. He had no idea how Heero could accuse her of 'acting' remorseful; he squeezed her hand and intertwined their fingers. He turned to look at Heero to see that he was now sitting up against the wall and cupping his mouth.
"We're through Yuy. I don't want to ever see you again. Hilde wasn't the one to blame for this-you are. She can love me anywhere and anytime without looking over her shoulder as if she were embarrassed to be with me. I want you to pack your shit and get the fuck out." He began walking towards the entrance to the apartment with Hilde in tow before he stopped and threw over his shoulder, "Just so you know, I only stayed with you because the sex was good." He walked out of the apartment without a second glance.
Heero sat where he was before getting a burst of strength from somewhere and getting up. He continued walking until he reached the closet, pulling out a small duffel bag he placed it on the bed and began to pack all his belongings, which wasn't very much.
After he got all his belongings together he grabbed the handle and took one last look at the bedroom that he and Duo had shared for a year. He slowly walked out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, grabbed his keys and wallet off the counter, and walked out of the apartment.
KNOCK!
KNOCK!
KNOCK!
Quatre slowly sat up in bed and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He wondered what had woken him up when he heard it again. It was some kind of pounding or knocking...someone must be knocking on their door. He squinted his eyes and looked at the bright red alarm clock that read 3:23 A.M. He turned over and nudged Trowa as he heard the knocking again.
"Trowa, wake up!" He whispered harshly.
Trowa opened one eye and glared at Quatre; "You better be growing another head on your ass to wake me up this early...or late," he grumbled.
Quatre rolled his eyes, "Someone is knocking at the front door, come with me to see who it is."
Trowa frowned, "Who would be knocking on our door this late?"
"I don't know but they're pretty insistent about it."
Trowa sighed loudly and threw the warm comforter off his slim body. He grabbed a tee-shirt and pulled it over his head and boxers. He saw Quatre doing the same and walked out the bedroom door, down the hall, down the stairs, and to the front door.
Trowa cautiously opened the front door to see Heero with a bloody lip. He heard Quatre gasp and immediately ushered Heero in.
"Oh, Heero! What happened to you? No, don't talk, you might hurt your lip. Oh my goodness, hurry up and come in!" Quatre grabbed Heero's arm and took him into the downstairs bathroom where they had the first aid kit. He tended to Heero's lip while Trowa went to heat water for tea. When Quatre was finished with Heero he brought him into the living room and sat him on the couch while he sat on the coffee table in front of him. Trowa brought in the tea, gave the mug to Heero and sat next to Quatre on the table. Heero nodded his thanks and took a small sip of the warm, green liquid.
"What happened to you," Quatre hesitantly asked.
Heero stared down at his herbal tea while he recalled the events of evening. He told the story from where he had yelled at Hilde to where Duo had hit him and told him to scram. He also told them that he had no where else to go and very little money so he came here.
When he looked up at them he noticed a strange look on their faces, it kind of looked like...guilt? He saw Quatre bite his lip and Trowa turned his head which peaked his curiosity.
"What's wrong?" He asked quietly feeling a sense of dread wash over him.
They both shook their head and Quatre stuttered out, "T-This wasn't supposed to h-
happen...he told us ... we can't..."
"I don't understand what you're saying. Spit it out already! Tell me!" Heero spoke harshly.
Quatre shook his head and Trowa stayed quiet.
"Please!" 'What is going on around here,' he thought.
Trowa cleared his throat nervously, "Heero...we-we knew that Duo was sleeping with Hilde...behind your back.
Heero stared at Trowa.
Quatre rushed to put in, "He said that he wasn't sure about his love for you and he wanted to be sure. We didn't know that it would lead to this, honest!"
He was shocked, to say the least. Why was this happening to him? Why were his friends-no these people doing this to him? He continued to listen to Quatre as he began to stutter again.
"B-But, he said that he would s-stop Heero. I swear to you! H-he never meant to hurt you...we never meant to h-hurt you."
Heero was so engrossed in the thoughts swarming in his head that he was surprised to feel something wet roll down his cheek. He swiped his finger over it carelessly before setting down the cup of tea and standing.
"Everyone knew except me, didn't they?" He questioned lightly.
Both ex-Gundam Pilots looked up at him and nodded slowly.
Heero nodded to himself and slowly stood up. He started towards the door when he felt Quatre grab at his wrist.
"Please Heero, why don't you stay here with us? I know that you are really upset with us but..."
"I'm not upset, Quatre. I can't really be...the only reason that I would get upset was if you were my friends but you aren't...you never really were. The only reason that you kept me around during the war was because I was an essential...a weapon." He whispered.
He shook off Quatre's hand and reached into his pocket for his keys. He took off his car key and alarm and handed them over to Quatre. "These are yours," he gave Quatre the keys and walked towards the door.
"Please Heero, just stay for a while or at least take the keys back. You can't get very far without a car and I hate to think of you out there without...something." It was Trowa's turn to persuade Heero to stay.
Heero kept walking but replied, "Then don't think of me." And with that, Heero Yuy walked out of their lives.
Chapter 1 revised and lookin' kinda nice...NEXT!