A/N: I'm glad you all are enjoying this fic so far. This might end up with four installments by the time this one weekend is over. I swear this is some kind of spell cast on me by DragonWolv. He/she said he/she was hooked. And I believe he/she was.
Don't give me that look. I've seen boys write yaoi so it's only fair that I do this. DragonWolv knows who he/she is, and will tell me sooner or later.
You people had better thank my mother. Literally. I actually found the strength to type this up in the same night. My goodness. I'm messed up. I really want that book back. And it's only been taken away from me like an hour ago. Who knew being taken away from a book could have withdrawal symptoms?
Like I said, this will be sort of told by Heero and will show his reaction to the situation that is about to make itself known. This is when Trowa falls into place; the way he got into the love rollercoaster. I hope this one is as good as the chapter before.
SPECIAL NOTE: Heero's voice over will be italicized, super- and succeeded by a double plus (++).
CHAPTER TWO
++I'd never seen Duo's face so void of emotion when he heard. I thought he would pass out how pale he went. I was actually scared then. In all honesty, to not know what he was thinking was unnerving. Before Wufei and I got together, when it was Duo and I who were closer together, I had been able to read all of his emotions, expressions and his eye language. Back then I was attracted to Duo; both physically and emotionally. But he never showed any signs of returning my feelings for him. Then Wufei caught my eye. I couldn't choose. Really, I couldn't. If I really had to, suicide would've had to been an option, too. After waiting it out for another month, I figured Duo wasn't interested in anything other than friendship. I figured that as long as I had that, I was going to be okay.
But since I'd gotten involved with Wufei, we'd been drifting apart. So had he and Wufei. We were so reveled in each other for so long, we couldn't even tell you what Duo's perks were to save our lives; and I felt horrible. We felt horrible. Especially Quatre. He didn't know what Duo was feeling. Like he'd closed himself off to everyone. Wufei had told me of his feelings for the braided idiot also, early in our relationship. With that much in common, we tried to keep an eye on the American. At least three months after that little interrupted cuddle session, he'd appeared less and less, although he was in the same building. He'd be absent for hours on end, and the house would be so quiet, you'd think he wasn't even alive.
But we knew better. We decided to give him time to open up to us, but he never did. It wasn't until after thatincident did he open up. Quite frankly, I couldn't have been more shocked.
But before then was what led to the frightening moment.++
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Heero lay on the couch, Wufei snuggled into his chest as they watched the movie. Quatre and Relena were in a similar position in the loveseat. Trowa was due back any minute now from a Preventers mission assigned him. Duo wasn't due back for another two weeks.
Getting sleepy, Quatre and Relena retired to their room, leaving the television to the two Asians. Wufei turned over to lay stomach to stomach on Heero, his head tucked under the Japanese's chin as Heero sifted his hands through soft silky raven hair. They'd shared a comfortable silence as they watched a Bernie Mac movie Soul Man. It was funny beyond reason, justifying the broad grins plastered to both their faces.
As soon as the movie ended, though, Trowa walked through the front door. Wufei and Heero went to welcome him, but instead were met with the pained, tear-stained features of the European man. His shoulders were slumped and he was haggard-looking. He had bloodshot eyes (which complimented his naturally green irises) and three day stubble.
In short, he looked a depresses hot mess.
When Wufei had approached him and asked what was wrong, the tall uniformed man broke down over the poor, unsuspecting Asian.
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++In all honesty, the sight of him terrified me. But what scared me most was the fact that the sight made me want to hold him and drive whatever it was that had him so away. It was the same feeling I got when around Duo some two years ago. I wanted to deny it, but it was plain as day: I had fallen in love with Trowa Barton. I don't know how either. He was always soft spoken and never got into anyone's business unless necessary. But maybe his gentleness and kindness was what had gotten me so attached to him. It always awed me how he could tame even the most vicious of beasts. I guess he even managed to tame the beast in me.
Rawr.
Wufei and I carried him up to his room and helped him into the shower. And yes, we both joined him too. We knew he was gay and had a little something for Duo. I was more than shocked. Wufei looked like a fish at that one. It seemed as if Duo was one of Cupid's weird minion arrows or some shit like that. It was because of him that we were even brought together. If Quatre wasn't so smitten with Relena, I was sure he'd end up in this as well.
Heh. Imagine that. Five guys having to share one bed. Can't even begin to imagine the sex. Everyone there trying to get to the other while two fall off the bed in the middle of an orgasm. Wouldn't that be hilarious?
But even more astonishing, he'd even confessed his love for both Wufei and me. I think I'd had three heart attacks at once. Wufei turned from fish to Pac Man _ when he ate one of the ghosts. If it weren't for my state of shock, I think I would've doubled over laughing.
And of course we decided to sleep together the literal way. Not figuratively. This looked like it was going to turn out sweet.
But what would be even sweeter was Duo…++
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Two weeks after telling Quatre and Relena the news, Duo entered the freakishly lovey-dovey atmosphere of Quatre's estate. For some odd reason, he could've felt the air radiating off the large sage green building. Quite frankly, he could've sworn he smelled it somewhere.
He'd politely declined the offer of lunch and opted to go to sleep. He'd taken two overnight underwater-ways and three daytime planes to get there. Five days of non-stop traveling across the world isn't a walk in the park. No matter how much one denies it, Jetlag will have its way. In all honesty, he was exhausted. So much so that he'd missed the kiss Heero had given Trowa and the hug he received in return; so much so that neither came across his mind when his head hit that fluffy black pillow.
He'd slept for two days. Something he'd never done in all the time the others had ever known him. It even worried them to the point that they nearly called Sally to take a look at him. But as usual, in the third morning, the day kicked off with a typical:
"DUUUOOOO!!!!!"
Yup. He was still alive and bouncing. Quatre laughed when Duo hid behind his obviously smaller frame in the kitchen, trying to hide from the fed up Chinese. Apparently he'd snatched the tie off of Wufei's hair and ran away with it.
Wufei stormed into the kitchen, a slightly irritated Heero in tow. "Duo give that back right now!"
The Chinese put a clump of hair behind his ear so it wouldn't constrict his line of vision.
"Aw, come on, Wu. You look great with your hair down. Besides, your boyfriend likes it that way."
At that moment Trowa walked in and wrapped his arms around Wufei and nuzzled his hair.
"He's right you know," he said. "I do like it this way."
No one's ever seen a grin disappear off Duo's face so fast. It was like it wasn't even there to begin with. His eyes widened slightly and he leaned forward a little to peer at the three standing in the middle of the kitchen. And to emphasize what Duo had feared, he wrapped an arm around Heero's waist and pulled him closer.
"Oh," Quatre spoke up. "I forgot to tell you. Heero and Wufei and Trowa are together now."
Duo remained silent as he stood up straight and blinked, his countenance unchanging. No one could tell what he was thinking or what he was about to do. They half expected him to break open in a wide grin and congratulate them, half expected him to crack some straight faced sex joke or something.
Instead he just leaned against the wall and stared at them, and ran his fingers through his har. He looked at them again with the same expressionless face and empty eyes before he just walked up to Wufei. Opening the Chinese's hand, he put the hair tie in it and closed it inside. Then he gave it a pat before disappearing out the doorway and up the stairs.
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A/N: Turns out that this is going to be shorter than I expected. I think the longest segment is going to be Trowa's. I mean, getting Duo into this relationship would be the hard part. Even I'm stuck. It's only because of my mom taking away my book two hours ago. I could cry. It was getting SOOO GOOD!!
(Anyway…)
Somehow the previous chapter ended up all angst-ty. I don't even know how to write angst. I guess when I'm in a mood it comes to me naturally. If you want angst then just hope I'm in a mood when I'm writing. And it has to be in first person. I complain and voice doubts better that way. It's a Kenny thing.
NEXT CHAPPIE:
THE CONFRONTATION
Everything begins to tumble out of balance when Duo finds out about Trowa's entry into the stoic man club. How will he take it? Poor soul never knew what hit him…heh. A whole new level of !angst Duo coming your way next.
'Till next time,
-Kenny
