Sorry it's taken so long to update! Here's chapter two for you. Thank you for all the reviews and please keep them coming. I promise to update sooner next time. At least one more time before Christmas!!!!
DeviantS
Chapter Two - RulesHeero sat down beside Quatre that afternoon in the living area.
"We all have individual lessons in the afternoon," Quatre explained as they watched a young boy go into Kendal's office. "We occasion get one of the high school teachers come round and teach us. We tend to teach ourselves. Kendal sets us all different sort of tasks, things like essays and such. He's also known for springing tests on us."
"Sounds fun."
"This isn't like a school. We don't judge here."
Heero regarded Quatre with cold eyes.
"I've been here just under six months. I was like you when I arrived. Non-talkative, shy, and judgemental. If it wasn't for Duo and Trowa I would have probably sunk into deep depression. At public school, I was teased and bullied. I thought it would be the same here but it wasn't."
"We are all Deviants here."
Heero looked up at the braided boy who smiled at Heero.
"Deviants?"
"Look it up in a dictionary," Duo replied.
"A deviant is someone or something that differs form the norm."
"It describes a person or behaviour that is not usual, and is generally considered to be unacceptable. Especially sexual behaviour. Other wise known as a 'sexual deviant' (1). Here, we are all Deviants."
"What about Kendal?" Heero asked as Duo sat down on the floor in front of them.
"You'll be surprised."
"What…"
"Rule Number One."
Heero stared at Duo.
"Has no one told you the rules yet?"
"No."
"The main one is we never discuss our deviant issues with anyone part from Kendal."
"Number Two is if we break Number One, all information of our deviant behaviour is to be kept a secret."
Heero's eyes flicked from Duo to Quatre.
"Number Three, if you do break one or two, make sure its only your deviant behaviour that you are discussing and not someone else's. I could easily tell you all about mine, but I wouldn't tell you about Quatre's."
"Its only polite," Quatre smiled.
"Any more?"
"Nothing really important. So, Heero, tell us about yourself."
"You just said…"
"I mean where are you from? What star sign are you? Are you gay or straight?"
"Duo!" Quatre giggled.
"It's a good question… besides, I need to know these things."
In all honest, Heero didn't say much that afternoon. He re-met the other boys, Trowa and Wufei and the five spent their time on the sofa talking. Heero had been accepted into the group without a second thought.
He found himself studying said group. Quatre was the baby of the group, with baby blue eyes and light blond hair. He was very softly spoken and clean cut. His eyes stayed on Trowa for most of the afternoon, and Heero noticed the tall brunette was very protective of the blond. Trowa didn't say much. He seemed to express more in gestures than he did in words. There was defiantly something between Trowa and Quatre although Heero couldn't put a finger on what exactly it was. Wufei was the oldest out of them; his Chinese heritage made him a strong character with a keen sense of right and wrong. His annoyance at Duo's behaviour had faded and there seemed to be no tension between them any more. He had a strange habit of rubbing his eyes and Heero wondered what caused it. At one point he had excused himself and had returned ten minutes later with a pair of sunglasses. Duo had asked if he was ok, and he just nodded. There were no other comments made.
Duo… Heero didn't know what to make of Duo. When he had met the youth outside that morning, he had gotten the impression the boy had serious issues, he had been snappy and grumpy. The next meeting with him had left him seeing a cheeky and flirty boy and sitting with him now, Heero could see many different sides to the boy. He was hyperactive, talkative and breathtakingly beautiful. He was flirty with all of them, especially Wufei but he also had a deep serious side to him. Occasionally Heero would catch him staring into the distance or focusing too much on something. He was unpredictable and Heero liked that about him.
"You should met the others," Quatre chipped standing up. "No doubt Relena is dying to met you."
"Now that'll be a fun meeting. Please let me be there," Duo laughed as he too stood up. The clock on the wall was stating the time to be nearly six.
"Dinner is served at six," Wufei explained as he helped Heero stand up.
"Its about the only time we all eat together."
The office door opened and Kendal stuck his head out.
"Duo? Can I have a word?"
"I'll catch you all later. Save me some food yeah?"
"Sure thing, Duo."
Duo ducked into the office and Kendal shut the door and stepped over to Heero.
"Are you getting on alright? I know it can be overwhelming but they are always here and I'm always about."
"Hey!" the door opened again and Duo stuck his head out. "Do you mind, I'm actually very hungry!?"
"Thank you," Heero said and he gave a small nod to Kendal.
"Yell if you need anything. Get back in there!" he yelled at Duo who had come back out again and had tried to inch towards the dining room. It might have worked if Quatre hadn't started laughing and Kendal had turned to see what was so funny.
The pair disappeared and Quatre lead the way to the dining room.
"Do you like Heero?"
The question caught Duo off guard and he looked at Kendal in surprise.
"Like? Um…"
"I need you to keep a close eye on him for me."
"Why?"
"Rules, Duo."
Duo rolled his eyes. "Of course."
"I'm concerned and I can't always be about."
"Are the Police still giving you a hard time?"
"They would be easier to deal with if you didn't keep going out and rubbing Khushrenada up the wrong way."
"If I recall, I think it was him rubbing me up."
Kendal sat on his desk and looked down at Duo.
"How long have you been here?"
"Since I was seven."
"Duo, you are my second longest student. Why do you think that is?"
"I'm incurable." The fact wasn't said with loathing and hatred. Duo had accepted his fate long ago. "Is Heero incurable too?"
"My honest opinion is that I don't think there is anything wrong with Heero."
"Want me to ask Wufei?"
"No. What I want you to do is keep a close eye on him for me. Even the smallest thing, report it to me."
"Sir."
Kendal suddenly grinned. "You gave Khushrenada a black eye."
Duo returned the grin. "Glad to hear it. Mind if I go grab some food now?"
Kendal waved a hand, dismissing Duo as he walked around his desk and sat down. By the time he looked up Duo was gone. He turned back to the newspaper and pushed it aside to give him the two personal files he had been studying before the idea came to him. He couldn't work it out, there was something missing about Heero Yuy. Something he couldn't solve.
"What did Kendal want earlier?" Quatre asked.
Him and Duo were in the shower room.
"I gave Khushrenada a black eye. He wanted to inform me of it."
Quatre giggled.
"So, is tonight the night?" Duo asked with a wink as Quatre stepped into the shower.
"I hope so."
"Its not been long, has it?"
"Six weeks."
"Shit, shows how often I'm with it."
Duo gazed at himself as he dried himself off with a towel. His violet eyes stared back at him and he looked away and asked the question that had been on the tip of his tongue for most of the day.
"Do you think Heero likes me?"
Quatre stepped out of the shower at that one.
"You don't normally worry about things like that."
"There's something about him."
They lapsed into silence as Quatre returned to washing himself and Duo sat down on the toilet seat.
"It's eating you up," Quatre turned the shower off and put a towel around his waist.
"I want him to like me. Like you like Trowa. Think I should just ask him?"
"No. He'll run off scared. You need to seduce him, slowly."
"That's if he likes me."
"Who wouldn't like you?"
Duo glanced back into the mirror and kept the answer to that question to himself.
"We should hurry. Curfew is soon."
"Yes. Let me just dry off. Go on ahead, I'll be fine."
Quatre watched Duo leave the booth and head though the toilet area to the door.
It was hard to remember that under Duo's smile laid a very troubled boy. He quickly finished drying himself before he followed Duo although he didn't go to his room. He knocked on the door three along from his and smiled at the brunette who opened it.
"Hi."
"Hey."
He was surrounded in pitch black. The stench of death hung in the air and he choked back a sob as he felt hands claw at him.
Please leave me alone, he whimpered, trying to back away.
There was no room to move, no room to breath and the boy screamed as a hand grabbed his chin, forcing his head up.
Nearly time.
The words hung in the stale air and tears streaked down the boy's face.
In the darkness, he could see the steel dagger that glinted at him.
Once again, he pushed himself backwards, trying to get away from the dagger.
The cold metal sliced into his skin, cutting deep and he bit his lip to keep for crying out. Blood swept into his mouth as his teeth cut his lips as blood flowed from the wounds over his body.
Mark him.
The command. He was flipped over on to his front, those cold claws holding him down. The dagger dug into his back, tracing a pattern over his skin.
Unable to keep silent anymore the screams rented the air.
Heero jumped up in bed at the noise. Someone somewhere was screaming. He climbed out of bed and jerked open his door. He could make out figures in the dark and the door beside his, opened and the hall light flicked on.
Duo barely glanced at Heero as he strolled down the corridor and reached the last door on the left. He pulled it open, aware of the screams coming from inside. Heero had followed him down and he pulled back at the smell of blood that swept out from the room.
Duo turned round and shook his head at Heero.
"Get back to bed," he ordered before shutting the door in Heero's face.
Heero stared at the door before he headed back to his room. As he reached the door, Kendal appeared.
"Who turned these lights on?" he asked.
A boy who Heero didn't know answered. "Duo did, sir, he went into…"
"Ok, back to bed. You ok there, Heero?"
"I didn't see Duo turn any lights on."
Kendal patted Heero on the shoulder as he ushered the boy back into his room. The screaming had stopped now but as he shut the door, Heero knew he wouldn't be sleeping again that night.
"Rule four, all lights should be turned off at half ten. If anyone turns them on after that time, they will be punished."
Heero was with Trowa and Duo. They were sitting in the kitchen, watching Duo wash the breakfast things up.
"You didn't turn the lights on through," Heero said. "I saw you come out of your room. There's no light switch by your room."
Duo shrugged and made no comment.
"Rule five," Duo said, "never disagree with Kendal. Whatever he says, you do."
"How many rules are there?"
"Far too many."
"How was last night?" Duo asked, fixing Trowa with his eyes and also changed the subject as quickly as he could before Heero started asking questions he didn't want to answer just yet.
"Don't know what you are talking about."
"Rule seventeen, no room sharing after curfew," Duo laughed, "or does that come under Rule thirty four? No sex in dorm rooms."
"So, you can have sex anywhere else?" Heero asked, seeing the loophole.
Duo grinned but was cut off by another voice.
"Don't listen to Duo. He only knows the rule book so well because he's broken every single one."
"Oh look who it is," Duo sneered at the girl.
"I'm Relena and this is Dorothy."
Heero recognised the second girl from the day before. She was the one who had brought Duo the message about Kendal wanting to see him. The new comer was dressed all in pink, her long hair tied up with a pink ribbon.
"When did you get back?" Duo asked, removing the rubber gloves and setting them down.
"This morning. I heard what you did to Marquise and Khushrenada. My my Duo, when will you learn?" she tutted at him.
"Well, I've got places to be. See you round Hee-Chan." And Duo made his quick getaway.
Heero found the first week went so quickly. Before he knew it, Monday had come and gone and he had already been there seven days. It had quickly become a home for him. He had never had friends before, but he found everyone welcoming. Even Relena was nice, although he was getting fed up of the fact she scared Duo away.
He had been woken up a few more times, sometimes by screaming and sometimes with his own nightmare. He was surprised when he first woke from a nightmare that Duo was there, those violet eyes sparkling at him through the darkness and those hands calming him down.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Duo asked, sitting on the end of the bed. Heero couldn't see him but he could feel his weight by his feet.
"Its just the same as always."
Duo asked no more questions on the matter, he spent the night in Heero's room, talking to him long after the Japanese boy had gone back to sleep.
No one mentioned Deviant behaviour. From what Heero could tell, there wasn't anything wrong with any of them. There were a few. Some of the younger children who hadn't leant how to hide their problems… not that there was any need too. He had gotten so use to the house and his new life he was shocked on the second Friday he had been there to turn up at breakfast and have a white envelope pressed into his hand.
"Its for you," Duo smiled. He had a handful of envelopes and made to move away when Heero stopped him.
"What is it?"
Duo shrugged. "We get post once a week. It's today post. My guess its from your parents." And with that Duo disappeared to delivery more of the post.
Heero turned the envelope over, staring at his mother's handwriting. He left his unfinished breakfast and walked out of the dining room.
He never noticed the violet eyes that followed him.
Tbc…
(1) This is a quote taken from
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