Chapter 38

The Perfect Plan

Trowa POV

I can feel my heart hammering in my chest as we pull up outside Heero's house a couple of hours later. Harsher as it might sound taking care of Duo was more at the top of my priority than he. Heero is more than capable of looking after himself. However now I can't exactly ignore the fact that I've full out lied to my best friend – even if he was being a complete tool over the whole situation. I just wish for once he would act upon what he feels not on what he thinks is right – which is usually wrong when it comes to relationships. The poor guy only has Relena to compare everyone to which isn't great.

I also need to explain about why I didn't tell him about Duo's alternative identity and why he must keep it a secret. I hope to god that he listens to me. He's such an arse when he's pissed off.

It's almost dark and I can see sliver of light coming from the front room. The rest of the house is pitch black giving off an almost creepy haunted look you see in horror movies. It's been years since his parents died, but since then the house has lost all the sparkle it used to hold. Now it's empty and cold.

I turn to Quatre in the seat next to me. He's been quiet all the way. His brows are drawn together as he continues to be lost in his own thoughts most probably about Duo. I've never met a more caring person than Quatre. He always seems to put others in front of himself. He's kind and generous – I was a fool not to have noticed him before.

He hasn't even acknowledged that we've stopped and the engine has been turned off. I slowly place my hand over his and give it a squeeze. He turns towards me and quickly I notice the anguish in his eyes. He looks awful.

"Duo will be ok," I say trying to reassure him. Duo was in much higher spirits when we left but I know it will take a long time for him to pull himself together. To have someone like Heero Yuy rip you apart can tear your confidence to pieces.

"I've never seen him so low Trowa," he says quietly as he bows his head in sorrow. "He's been really hurt this time."

"I know," I murmur feeling my stomach cramp at the memory of seeing Duo in the state he was in. He looked so vulnerable.

"I will do anything to make him happy,"

I reach out with my free hand and curl my finger underneath his chin. Lifting it I look deeply into his endless aqua eyes where he readily bares his soul.

"We will do anything," I correct him. After all, all I want is for Duo to find some shred of happiness through the dark and gloom which has been clouding him.

I feel Quatre lean into my touch and automatically I'm drawn to him like a moth to a flame. I cover his lips with mine tasting the sweetness and spice that's only him. I can slowly feel the worry and stress of the last few hours drain from my body as all I can feel is him. That's all I ever want to feel.

One of his hands moves slowly to rest on my thigh as he leans over to my side of the car crushing our bodies together. I can feel his heartbeat quickening as our mouths move more urgently however just as soft and gentle. I want him here and now but he stops just as it begins to get too heavy.

We pull apart, our foreheads still touching, breathless. He has the sweetest smile on his lips and a twinkle in his eyes which makes him look even more beautiful.

"You take my breath away Quatre," I breath, "Everything you do takes my breath away."

"I cannot begin to describe the way you make me feel Trowa," he replies softly planting one more cherished kiss on my lips before he moves reluctantly back into his seat. With the sweet afterglow lingering in the air I turn my attention back to the house and the doom which lies inside.

"Maybe I should go in by myself," I say. "Will you be ok waiting here?"

"Of course – don't worry about me,"

I smile and let go of his hand before jumping out of the car. I walk soberly up to the front door and knock 3 times. It's a number of seconds before the door is jerked open and Yuy is standing in front of me looking mad as hell and slightly drunk.

His dark blue shirt is unbuttoned revealing his tanned chest whilst he has a bottle of Budweiser dangling loosely in his left hand. He leans against the door frame and takes a swig of his drink. He says nothing. His icy glaring eyes then snap past me and towards the car were Quatre is sat.

"We need to talk," I state trying to draw his attention back to me

"We don't need to talk," he snaps back before drawing another long sip of his beer

"Yes we do," I snarl back and push forcefully past him and into the house. I hear him growl lowly in his throat like an irritated lion whose lunch has just gotten away. He slams the front door forcefully behind him nearly shaking the whole house.

I stalk into his dark sitting room, the only light coming from a small table lamp. By the looks of it he's drank much more than I thought. Bottles upon bottles of beer are spread around the couch which still holds an imprint of where he's been lying all afternoon.

"You have 2 minutes to explain before I throw you out," he says entering the room. The tone in his voice almost makes me shiver. Heero can sound so unemotional sometimes it's scary.

He settles yet another empty bottle on the table.

"Heero look I'm sorry for not telling you," I start off. He walks past me as if he hasn't got the time to listen and into his kitchen to grab himself another beer. I hear him open the fridge door and slam it close as I continue. "But it wasn't my secret to tell."

"You knew what I was going through," he says reappearing with a fresh bottle. "You knew what shit has been going round and round in my head! You took me to Underworld to watch him dance and knew all the time it was him."

"Yes and I'm sorry about that."

"Do you know how much of a fucking idiot I feel?" he gasps. His blue eyes boar into me as if searching for the reason why I would subject him to this. "You two must have been laughing your heads off."

"Heero I – I mean we – never laughed at you"

"He must have loved taking Heero fucking Yuy for a ride."

"No actually he didn't!" I snap finally, feeling surprised that he would actually think we would act so maliciously towards him "He didn't want to lie to you Heero but he did it to protect himself and the church."

He looks at me bewildered before saying, "why would he need to protect himself? I would never have told anyone."

"Would you?" I murmur sceptically. He glares at me as if it is common knowledge that he would not sell out Duo. Since when did the guy who was planning on using Duo in the worst possible way start caring about him?

"You still don't understand do you?" I sigh, "He's not like you. People have let him down his whole life. You can't blame him for not trusting you."

"Well he seemed to trust you enough and you don't even know him as well as I do,"

"I only found out by chance," I explain. "I overhead Quatre congratulating him at the club."

He seems stumped for a second before continuing, "You still haven't justified why you took me to Underworld that night"

Why did I take him? I wanted him to realise that what he was feeling was a normal thing. There is nothing wrong with liking guys. But he just bottled it all up and ignored it.

"You want the truth?" I sigh

His storming eyes narrow, "That's all I've ever wanted."

"I saw that you were drawn to him," I state matter of fact. His eyes widen and then he turns away from me. "The first time we were there you couldn't take your eyes off him and again at Relena's party. I didn't want you to just throw it under the carpet and forget about it. You have to admit that you were attracted to him!"

"I don't have to admit anything!" he yells snapping back to face me. "Attracted to him you are delusional?!"

"I'm only stating what I saw and what I felt," I say, "I was trying to help a friend."

"Friend?" he glares at me. "Friends are people you can trust. How can I trust you anymore after this? You were supposed to be my best friend but instead you've been trying to fuck me over by making me doubt who I am."

"I've never made you doubt who you are!" I yell back, "You did that all by yourself!"

He huffs and shakes his head unable to believe that what he was feeling was down to his own doing. I never forced him to be attracted to Duo or Shinigami.

"Look Duo-"

"Don't say his name," he cuts in sharply his eyes glaring daggers into me.

"You've hurt him,"

"I don't care," he says quickly and I almost smirk as I notice the hint of hesitance in his voice.

"Yes you do," I answer calmly, "the things you've been feeling over the last few weeks won't just go away Heero. I know – I've been in your position."

"You've never been in my position!" he yells angrily. His blue eyes flash madly. "Just over a month ago I was the most popular guy in the school with most perfect, popular girlfriend and now because of my mistake and my stupid fucked up teenage hormones I've ruined my life by becoming – urgggggggh!" he throws his beer bottle at the wall and I silently curse as I look at the mess he's made.

I shake my head in disbelief, "Do you really think that not being with Relena has ruined your life? Are you really in so much denial that you think being with that woman will make you happy?"

"I was happy before," he murmured and this time I know he's trying to convince himself.

"Heero you would never have slept with Zechs if you were happy."

His mouth slams shut and I can see the horror in his eyes at the blatant truth being shoved into his face.

"How can you ever be happy if you never follow what you feel?" I say desperately wanting him to snap out of his crazy fantasy. His gaze snaps up to meet mine and I can see I've struck a nerve.

"I am following what I feel," he growls with menace. "Why won't you and WuFei get that into your thick skulls? My feelings are telling me to win Relena back the right way and never associate with Duo Maxwell again."

He takes a step towards me, "isn't that what you wanted anyway? For me to just leave Duo and not involve him in the bet anymore?"

"You know I never like you playing him," I say. "He deserves better than that."

"Well it's a good job I've found out the truth – now I can't stand the thought of being around him."

His words are harsh and cut me straight to the bone. Duo definitely deserves better than my so called best friend. I feel my stomach sink at his stupidity. What more can I do. He just won't listen! At least I can say I tried.

I sigh in defeat.

"If that's the case then can I ask one thing of you?"

He raises an eyebrow in response.

"We will never speak of this again as long as you do not tell anyone Duo's secret."

He reply is short and sweet, "Done."

I feel deflated as I stare at my best friend and all I can feel is disappointment, "I'll see myself out."

When I get back to the car I feel drained. The only thing which is keeping me from falling over the edge is Quatre's tight grip on my hand.

Heero POV

I wake up in the morning with the worst hangover in the world. The taste in my mouth is disgusting. My body feels like it's been run over by a truck whilst my head is pounding vigorously.

Opening my sore eyes I blink a couple of times before I realise I've slept on the couch and I'm surrounded by empty beer bottles.

Shit. I drank a lot.

My eyes snap up to the clock above the fire to read it's surprisingly 7am in the morning. I groan at the thought of going to school but last night I came up with the most perfect plan instead of running away.

I'd spent many hours wondering how my life had become so fucked up over the last few weeks. Some of the things I've been doing I would never have done before all this madness began. It's like some demon had possessed me and forced me into doing them.

Then it made me wonder why can't it all just stop? Why can't I just revert my life back to how it was before Duo and before Zechs? Even if that means I have to fail English. You know what fuck English and fuck you Mr Khushrenada for pairing me off with Duo.

To start off my perfect plan I go for a run.

Every morning before Zechs and I – you know - I used to go for a run. It was a great way to get away from everything and just think. Except today because I feel like absolute shit and look like an idiot running with my sunglasses on to shield my sensitive eyes from the light. By the time I get back I look like I've ran a marathon and I feel like it to.

Next I take a shower and use my favourite Vanilla shower wash. I brush my teeth and dress and by 8:15 I'm ready to leave for school.

However my plan crumbles as I think of what I usually do next.

Next I would usually pick up Relena.

I feel my teeth grit together in frustration. But that will change. By tomorrow I will be back dating Relena Peacecraft. She has no chance with Quatre now that he and Trowa are like a frigging married couple.

Instead I use the extra minutes to clear up the mess I've made and leave a note for the cleaner to apologise for the large stain on the wall where I threw my beer bottle. I'm surprised I didn't injure myself by walking on the shards of glass which had sprinkled all over the carpet.

I leave the house 10 minutes later and arrive at school on time to get to my home room and slide into my usual seat just before registration. I sit contently drumming my fingers together hoping that the stupid teacher would just hurry the fuck up and take the register.

Trowa and WuFei turn up a few seconds later. They both take their usual seats and ignore the fact that I'm present. However that's partly because I've chosen to ignore them. Arseholes.

My eyes light up as I see Relena hobble into the room with Dorothy following closely behind her. She's wearing Pink. I hate pink. Have I always hated pink? I don't think I used to when she wore it. Even the cast on her leg is pink. She looks like a walking marshmallow.

Her eyes fall on me and she lets out a huge smile. She has a dangerous look in her eyes which usually means trouble. She raises her hand and gives me a small tinkering wave. My body chills in response.

I see her mouth "find me at break it's important" and I feel my stomach churn.

What is wrong with you Yuy?!

She's the girl of your dreams. The most perfect girlfriend anyone could ever imagine. You are forcing her to be your girlfriend today if she likes it or not!

All of a sudden it feels like the whole room is closing in on me – I need to get out and find some space.

I register with the teacher and I'm out of my seat before the bell has even rang.

I push past Trowa who looks like he wants to say something and I'm out the door running down the corridor like a lunatic trying to escape from their ward. I round a corner and nearly jump out of my skin as I notice Duo at the end talking to Quatre.

I quickly hide behind the bend and take a peak to see him laugh at something Quatre has said.

The fucking arsehole!

How dare he be so happy and cheery after what he's done to me?! He's made us fail English!

My heartbeat speeds up as I notice the sparkle in his large amethyst eyes covered by those hideous glasses. All I wanna do is go up to him and rip them off to show everyone how beautiful he really – whole fuck – this was not part of the plan!

I drag myself away from the scene before I do anything I regret and storm into the male toilets hoping to hide out for a lesson or two until I can finally see Relena to continue executing the perfect plan.

I curse, however, as I find myself face to face with the other problem in my life.

Zechs.

A very pissed off looking Zechs.

TBC….

Hello there! Thank you for all the reviews :D I have to admit as most of you have probably noticed I am crap at updating. I really do want to finish this fic as it is my all-time favourite to write. I also want to rewrite the whole thing to make it flow easier (and may much more sense, I swear I started to write this when I was 14 – a VERY long time ago :P). So tell me what you think and hopefully my updates will be more regular!