A/N: Okay I wrote this fic the other day so I hope you like it. It's an
angsty, AU Duo fic, where his father is abusing him and nobody knows but
his best friend Milliardo.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing…I cant think of anything really witty to finish with so I'll just leave it at that…sigh…that's sooo lame…
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VICTIM
Duo sighed when he saw the school just ahead. His hand moved up slowly to the large bruise on his cheek. He took a deep breath and pasted a grin on his face. He walked slowly trying to hide his limp. As soon as he stepped inside the school he headed for his locker. His best friend Milliardo was already there, leaning against the lockers talking to Noin. He saw Duo and waved.
"Yo Duo! Wassup man?" Duo saluted him, twisting the dial to open his locker.
"Nuthin' much. Had a bit of a cold so I had to stay home for the last few days" Duo said faking a cough. Noin went to talk to her best friend Sally. Milliardo's smile faded and he walked over to Duo.
"What the hell did he do this time? I don't see why you won't let me tell anyone!"
"Because he'd fucking kill me that's why!!" Duo hiss frantically. Milliardo reached over catching Duo under the chin and tilting his face so that he could look at the bruise. Duo batted his hands away muttering under his breath. He threw a hand around Duo's shoulders in a seemingly friendly gesture but he was in fact offering Duo support so that he wouldn't have to put his full wait on his injured leg.
"I worry Duo" Milliardo said softly. "Hell I thought he had killed you when you didn't come to school the last few days."
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"So, any news while I was out?" Duo asked. Milliardo considered this before replying.
"There are some new students in school; one's Chinese, think his name's Wuffy…no…its Wufei." Duo sniggered, memorizing the name in order to torment 'Wuffy' at some stage.
"Then there's the Arabian, Quatre Raberba Winner…some rich kid and the last guy's Japanese. I think his name is Heero…not sure though" Duo nodded. They reached the classroom; Duo and Milliardo took their seats at the back. The classroom gradually filled up as the other students arrived. They grinned and waved to Duo. Some asking him about the bruise but he just shrugged off the question. Milliardo was pointing out the new students to Duo when the teacher, Mr. Suzuharu walked in.
"Glad to see you're back Mr. Maxwell" he said.
"And I…am thrilled to be back" duo grinned playfully. Mr. Suzuharu snorted and looked down at the papers in his hands.
"I have last weeks tests to return to you. I'll do that at the end of class."
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The class went by quickly. Duo paid absolute attention to his teacher. He enjoyed school…mainly because it meant that he wasn't at home. Mr. Suzuharu put his test on the desk and handed Milliardo his. The bell rang as he finished handing back the test.
"Woohoo!" Milliardo whooped "C plus, that's my best ever" Duo flipped over the parchment. His hands shook when he saw the grade.
"Great test Duo" Mr. Suzuharu said sincerely "That's an excellent score, considering you were out most of the week and didn't even know you had a test! You're one of my prize students." Duo shook his head in disbelief. A 'B minus' This couldn't be happening. He gulped.
"Hey man…are you okay?" Milliardo asked. Duo lowered his head into his hands and groaned loudly. Mr. Suzuharu took one look at Duo's pale face and rushed to his side.
"Are you alright Duo…Are you going to faint?" Duo shook his head. His voice trembled when he spoke.
"N…no…I'm…o…okay" he mumbled.
"Milliardo run and get him something to drink" Mr. Suzuharu ordered "How did you get that bruise anyway?" he asked. Duo mumbled something incoherent. Milliardo returned with a glass of water. Duo sipped slowly.
"Maybe you should go home" Mr. Suzuharu suggested.
"No!!" both Duo and Milliardo gasped.
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Mr. Suzuharu looked at them both strangely.
Oookay…" he said slowly "maybe not…At least go to the infirmary and lie down awhile. Milliardo, you go with him. Milliardo nodded and helped his friend to stand. Duo sagged against him; the test still clutched in his hand. They sat silently in the infirmary.
"What am I going to do?" Duo mumbled hopelessly.
"You could explain what happened, y'know; that you were out and all…besides a 'B minus' is great."
"He won't listen. He's one of those act first, talk later or preferably not talk at all type of people." He took a shaky breath "I don't see why she couldn't have taken me with her…Did she hate me so much to leave me with him as punishment." Milliardo hugged Duo tightly.
"Ouch!" Duo grunted "My ribs are sore" Milliardo sighed and loosened his grip. They sat in the infirmary for two periods before they decided to return to class. The day couldn't have gone slow enough for Duo's liking. Before he knew it, school was over and it was time to go home. He walked slowly home, absently kicking a stone along in front of him. He could see his house at the end of the street.
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He opened the door quietly and slipped silently inside. He tiptoed to the stairs and as soon as he put his foot on the first step, it creaked under his slight weight.
"Duo is that you?" came the slurred voice of his father. Duo grimaced…he was drunk already. He took a deep breath before answering.
"Yes father its me"
"Get your sorry ass in here" Duo moved slowly into the room. His father looked up as he entered taking another drink from the bottle in his hand.
"Give me your bag!" he demanded. Duo handed it over dejectedly…his father always checked through his bag when he came home from school. His father rummaged through the bag until he came across the test and he stopped abruptly.
"What do you call this?!" he spat. Duo cringed.
"Mr. Suzuharu said it was a really good test considering I was absent…"
"Don't make excuses you lazy shit! What does it say!?" He snapped shoving the test in Duo's face hitting him in the process. Duo stumbled back, his eyes wide. He quivered with fear.
"A…a…'B minus'…" he whispered
"And do you think that's good enough?!?!"
"No…" Duo whimpered.
To Be Continued….
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Okay that's it for now. There's more to come…if you want it. I hate to have to say it but Duo gets the shite kicked out of him in the next chapter…I'm so mean to poor Duo-chan… but no worries cause I'll make it up to him in the end (whenever that is…)
Review and let me know if you want more!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing…I cant think of anything really witty to finish with so I'll just leave it at that…sigh…that's sooo lame…
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VICTIM
Duo sighed when he saw the school just ahead. His hand moved up slowly to the large bruise on his cheek. He took a deep breath and pasted a grin on his face. He walked slowly trying to hide his limp. As soon as he stepped inside the school he headed for his locker. His best friend Milliardo was already there, leaning against the lockers talking to Noin. He saw Duo and waved.
"Yo Duo! Wassup man?" Duo saluted him, twisting the dial to open his locker.
"Nuthin' much. Had a bit of a cold so I had to stay home for the last few days" Duo said faking a cough. Noin went to talk to her best friend Sally. Milliardo's smile faded and he walked over to Duo.
"What the hell did he do this time? I don't see why you won't let me tell anyone!"
"Because he'd fucking kill me that's why!!" Duo hiss frantically. Milliardo reached over catching Duo under the chin and tilting his face so that he could look at the bruise. Duo batted his hands away muttering under his breath. He threw a hand around Duo's shoulders in a seemingly friendly gesture but he was in fact offering Duo support so that he wouldn't have to put his full wait on his injured leg.
"I worry Duo" Milliardo said softly. "Hell I thought he had killed you when you didn't come to school the last few days."
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"So, any news while I was out?" Duo asked. Milliardo considered this before replying.
"There are some new students in school; one's Chinese, think his name's Wuffy…no…its Wufei." Duo sniggered, memorizing the name in order to torment 'Wuffy' at some stage.
"Then there's the Arabian, Quatre Raberba Winner…some rich kid and the last guy's Japanese. I think his name is Heero…not sure though" Duo nodded. They reached the classroom; Duo and Milliardo took their seats at the back. The classroom gradually filled up as the other students arrived. They grinned and waved to Duo. Some asking him about the bruise but he just shrugged off the question. Milliardo was pointing out the new students to Duo when the teacher, Mr. Suzuharu walked in.
"Glad to see you're back Mr. Maxwell" he said.
"And I…am thrilled to be back" duo grinned playfully. Mr. Suzuharu snorted and looked down at the papers in his hands.
"I have last weeks tests to return to you. I'll do that at the end of class."
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The class went by quickly. Duo paid absolute attention to his teacher. He enjoyed school…mainly because it meant that he wasn't at home. Mr. Suzuharu put his test on the desk and handed Milliardo his. The bell rang as he finished handing back the test.
"Woohoo!" Milliardo whooped "C plus, that's my best ever" Duo flipped over the parchment. His hands shook when he saw the grade.
"Great test Duo" Mr. Suzuharu said sincerely "That's an excellent score, considering you were out most of the week and didn't even know you had a test! You're one of my prize students." Duo shook his head in disbelief. A 'B minus' This couldn't be happening. He gulped.
"Hey man…are you okay?" Milliardo asked. Duo lowered his head into his hands and groaned loudly. Mr. Suzuharu took one look at Duo's pale face and rushed to his side.
"Are you alright Duo…Are you going to faint?" Duo shook his head. His voice trembled when he spoke.
"N…no…I'm…o…okay" he mumbled.
"Milliardo run and get him something to drink" Mr. Suzuharu ordered "How did you get that bruise anyway?" he asked. Duo mumbled something incoherent. Milliardo returned with a glass of water. Duo sipped slowly.
"Maybe you should go home" Mr. Suzuharu suggested.
"No!!" both Duo and Milliardo gasped.
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Mr. Suzuharu looked at them both strangely.
Oookay…" he said slowly "maybe not…At least go to the infirmary and lie down awhile. Milliardo, you go with him. Milliardo nodded and helped his friend to stand. Duo sagged against him; the test still clutched in his hand. They sat silently in the infirmary.
"What am I going to do?" Duo mumbled hopelessly.
"You could explain what happened, y'know; that you were out and all…besides a 'B minus' is great."
"He won't listen. He's one of those act first, talk later or preferably not talk at all type of people." He took a shaky breath "I don't see why she couldn't have taken me with her…Did she hate me so much to leave me with him as punishment." Milliardo hugged Duo tightly.
"Ouch!" Duo grunted "My ribs are sore" Milliardo sighed and loosened his grip. They sat in the infirmary for two periods before they decided to return to class. The day couldn't have gone slow enough for Duo's liking. Before he knew it, school was over and it was time to go home. He walked slowly home, absently kicking a stone along in front of him. He could see his house at the end of the street.
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He opened the door quietly and slipped silently inside. He tiptoed to the stairs and as soon as he put his foot on the first step, it creaked under his slight weight.
"Duo is that you?" came the slurred voice of his father. Duo grimaced…he was drunk already. He took a deep breath before answering.
"Yes father its me"
"Get your sorry ass in here" Duo moved slowly into the room. His father looked up as he entered taking another drink from the bottle in his hand.
"Give me your bag!" he demanded. Duo handed it over dejectedly…his father always checked through his bag when he came home from school. His father rummaged through the bag until he came across the test and he stopped abruptly.
"What do you call this?!" he spat. Duo cringed.
"Mr. Suzuharu said it was a really good test considering I was absent…"
"Don't make excuses you lazy shit! What does it say!?" He snapped shoving the test in Duo's face hitting him in the process. Duo stumbled back, his eyes wide. He quivered with fear.
"A…a…'B minus'…" he whispered
"And do you think that's good enough?!?!"
"No…" Duo whimpered.
To Be Continued….
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Okay that's it for now. There's more to come…if you want it. I hate to have to say it but Duo gets the shite kicked out of him in the next chapter…I'm so mean to poor Duo-chan… but no worries cause I'll make it up to him in the end (whenever that is…)
Review and let me know if you want more!!
