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Warnings: Yaoi, probably lemon later, sappyness, 1x2x1. Don't like? Don't read! :P
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Author's notes: I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I said I'm sorry! . I didn't forget about this story, my mind was just dry :P I hope I can update this story more often, so please bear with me! Anyway, here you are, yet another chapter of the first story I've ever posted. Enjoy! (and please review) ahem n_n
Unexpected Meetings
by Arakune Yoru
Chapter 4
"Duo!" Long braid whipping around, the violet boy turned fast with a smile already in place to see who was calling him. A short haired redhead jogged towards him, stopping three feet away to take a breath; Duo smiled and ruffled the other's bangs affectionately, earning a half hearted glare.
"What's up Mark?" The other stood straight and smiled easily, holding up a basket ball on his hands.
"Let's go play! The others are busy and I don't feel like going home yet" Duo was already smiling apologetically before Mark stopped talking; he didn't feel like it and he had some work to do back at home anyway.
"I'm sorry Mark, maybe some other time? There are some things I must take care of" The other youth moaned in defeat and left the ball on the ground, crossing his arms over his chest to look at Duo in, what he thought, was an angry stance.
"C'mon, just ten minutes?" Duo laughed out loud and continued walking, the other boy right behind him.
"It's never 'just ten minutes' with you Mark. You don't like losing and you'll always rise up the score so it takes me longer to win" Duo then continued walking toward the bus stop and pulled his ear phones from his pocket, waving his free hand over his shoulder "I really need to go. Ja!" The boy behind him just pouted and mumbled a short farewell, but Duo was beyond caring, he really needed to go back home and there was nothing that could stop him from being on time...it was, after all, his mother's birthday and without his father home that day, he had to prepare something on his own. He got on the bus and smiled at the driver, earning a wink from the lady; he thought people worked better when the others were nice to him, so he always tried his best to make the others feel good when they were offering their services. He sat by the window and looked to the pavement, wondering where Heero was; he had been missing for all the classes they took together, and he didn't see him in the mess hall. He chuckled as he felt a warm blush spread all over his face: he was worried because there were a couple of projects they were supposed to give in, and they had decided to work together. They were going to talk about it that day, but Heero hadn't been there...He looked up as an elderly woman walked down the corridor, looking for a seat. He glanced back slightly and saw there was no place for the woman; he immediately stood up and helped the woman to sit, earning a gentle smile and a whispered 'thank you'.
~Keep telling yourself you're worried about your project, in fact you want to see Heero~
He hated his inner voice to the core, it always said unnecessary things at inconvenient moments...but it was always right on the mark. He knew he was not being rational, but he liked the guy, he was too much on the mysterious type, but when he let his guard down, he would show his weird sense of humour and the rare smiles he had to give. Duo sighed and looked down at his feet as he help tight onto the upper bar of the bus; he tried not to think about it, after all, he had his mother's birthday party to plan. He chuckled and the elderly woman he gave his seat to smiled at him and shook her head. Such party it was going to be, just his mother and he, his father was too busy to be there; he didn't mind though, he loved his small family even when his father worked most of the day. The bus stopped suddenly and he lost his balance, stumbling to the front before grabbing onto a seat; he cursed and straightened, running a hand through his fringe. He walked a few steps to get to the driver and he patted her shoulder gently so as to not startle her.
"Are you ok ma'am? Is something---" She was staring straight ahead, her mouth ajar and her eyes wide. He followed her line of sight and saw a good-looking woman standing directly in front of the bus: she looked a bit agitated, her hair was messy, her eyes haunted and she held a rather old apron in her hand. Duo swallowed and looked at the driver again, shaking her slightly out of her trance. "What should we do?" He asked when she blinked and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye.
"I'm sorry...we should get her out of the way and into the pavement...but who knows what's going on in her head, she could be danger---wait, kid!" Duo ignored her and jumped out of the bus, walking to the woman slowly and holding his arms out.
"Excuse me, ma'am." He said to get her attention, swallowing again when lost, blue eyes turned to look at him, a shadow of a smile there. "Would you give me your hand, ma'am?" He asked, offering the most charming smile he had to give. The woman didn't even shook her head, she just ignored the boy and walked out of the bus' way but still on the drive way. "Ma'am?" Duo called again, anxiousness getting the best of him. The woman stopped in the middle of the way again and turned her head to look at a horning car, not caring it was speeding toward her "Ma'am!" He shouted and covered his mouth as his voice broke. Someone ran past him and pushed/pulled the lady out of the way half a second early, gasping when they fell on the pavement. Duo's eyes widened and he ran to them, looking up and down the street to check there were no cars coming. He knelt beside the two and placed a hand on the guy's shoulder as he straightened to look down at the lady. "Are you--?"
"Mum? Mum what's wrong?" He blinked as he recognized the voice and he rounded the two to get a glance at the boy's face. Sure enough, Heero's worried features came into view, but he didn't even glance up. "Please mum, come back into the house" The whisper was so soft Duo found it hard to believe it was indeed Heero.
"Heero?" The woman called, her eyes not focusing on her son at all.
"Yes mum, it's me, Heero. Let's go back?" Duo swallowed for the tenth time and gently held Heero's mum's arm, aiding her to stand up. The messy haired boy finally noticed him and he blinked, but asked nothing, thinking it was best to take his mother back inside the house. Together they guided Heero's mother across the street slowly, not stopping until the driver called out to Duo.
"You coming back in? Or should I leave you to care for the lady" Duo smiled and shook his head, resuming his walk toward Heero's house.
"Thanks, I'll be ok" The bus drove away and Duo looked worriedly at Heero's mum, who hung rather limply between the messy haired boy and and himself.
"It's ok, mum, I'll get you to bed right away, I'll make that juice you love so much---" Heero kept whispering reassuring words into her ear, wanting his mother to stay awake so he could find out what was wrong. He continued talking in soft tones, but he glared at the open door, his step father was behind this, he just knew it, if only he could prove it. His cheeks burned in shame as Duo entered his house and caught glance of Jay, lying completely unconscious on the armchair in the living room, dozens of bottles of beer lying on the ground around him. He swallowed and tried to ignore it, knowing it'd only make Duo stare if he did too. "Here," He whispered and pulled his mother up in his arms and walked to his room, conscious Duo was tiptoeing behind him; he was ok with it, after all, Jay might wake up and yell at Duo if he found him standing there.
~Now that would be embarrassing.~
He lied his mother down on the bed and checked the insides of her elbows, swallowing hard when he saw the trace of a needle there. Duo saw it too and just averted his eyes and covered his mouth; either Heero's mum was an addict or someone was injecting this stuff on her...maybe the man downstairs?
"I think it would be better if you left Duo" He heard Heero whisper and he looked at him with sad eyes, finding disturbed cobalt orbs staring at him. "I'll see you to the door" And without waiting for an answer he stood up, guiding Duo to to the porch. The braided boy looked at him hesitantly before hugging him loosely for a few seconds before pulling back, not daring to look up into his face.
"If there's anything I could do...?" Heero stepped back into his house and shook his head.
"Thanks for helping, but I'll handle this...I'll see you in school" And he closed the door gently,going back to his mother's side.
*~Mrs. Maxwell paced around the living room as she waited for her son; she had been waiting for him to come home around 3:30, but it was almost 6 and he hadn't even called her, it was so unlike him. A sound brought her head up and she saw said boy step into the piece, a red rose in his right hand and a small box in his left one, he looked downcast and his braid was a complete mess.
"Honey?" She called and walked to him, rubbing his cheek with a soft hand. "What's wrong sweetie?" He shook his head and guided her to the couch, setting the gifts on the small table and kneeling in front of his mother, just looking at her with sad, violet eyes. Helen Maxwell's features turned into those of worry and she placed her hand on his check. "Duo?" Suddenly, her son squeezed his eyes shut and pillowed his head on her legs, sobbing quietly, his shoulders shaking as he tried to keep quiet. The woman gulped and petted his soft hair gently, trying to calm him down. "Oh Duo, what's wrong honey? What happened?" She felt her skirt stick to her legs and warm droplets fall continuously on it and she sighed; something bad had to have happened for her son to break like this.
"I love you, mum..." She heard him whisper repeatedly like a mantra and decided she'd let him cry his eyes out, in the meantime, she petted his hair and arms as gently as she cool, making soothing noises as her son wept on her skirt.
~TBC
I hope you like this chapter enough to forgive me for not posting in such a long time AND to continue reading ^^ it was a bit hard to write this one, since the idea just popped up and I decided to write it down n.n I really hope this is what you were expecting, please tell me what you think =D
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