The Meaning of Beautiful
By: Gypsy Tollamer
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Gypsy: Chapter 18! Woo hoo! I'm sorry if you all begin to hate me because of this chapter but what's in it had to be done! I'm really sorry... By the way: Iris where are you?? I've been emailing you and I want to take this time to thank a few people. Akurei Difficile- my best pal and future college room mate, Bee- My british muse from across the atlantic, Link, Iris, My soul sister- Fu-Funk, and to PEGS! Pegs wants my stuff for her web site! Woo hoo! and Jasie-poo... Hope I didn't leave anyone out.
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One month had passed. One month of constant therapy, taking 5 pills a day, laughing with Iris, Catherine and Duo, and Saturday morning strolls with Trowa. Quatre hadn't felt this great in a while. It was Saturday again and Quatre put on his grey cashmere sweater. He'd just gotten it from Iris for his birthday. Quatre had now gained a total of 11 pounds and was on the fast road to recovery although 6 months to a year didn't sound that fast to him. Duo came out of the bathroom with his wet hair streaming down the back of his black robe.
'Will you do my hair for me?" he asked Quatre. He nodded and sat on the bed behind Duo taking the hair brush and running it through Duo's hair before braiding it quickly. "You're so fast at that."
"It comes from having sisters." Quatre said.
"you look nice." Duo said.
"Thanks." he said.
"Are you going to tell Trowa today?" Duo asked.
"I think I have to. Shouldn't your boyfriend know you're a nut case?" the blonde teenager asked moving to sit on his own bed.
"you're not a nut case. You have a couple of issues everyone does." he said.
"Yeah but a few issues for every one of my other personalities?" he asked.
"Quatre..." Duo said pulling a black buttonup shirt out of his closet. "Quit putting yourself down. You can't help it if you have a medical condition."
'Still, I can't help but be nervous. If I tell Trowa he could drop me faster then a one legged prostitute with an overdose on Prozac." Quatre said.
Duo burst out laughing...
'QUATRE!" he yelled while still laughing. "I never would have expected like something like that to come out of your mouth!"
Quatre looked at Duo and smiled but he couldn't help but not be self- concious about this one.
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'Why are you so quiet?" Trowa asked pulling Quatre closer as they walked through the garden together.
"Thinking." Quatre said not looking at Trowa.
"Hopefully about me." he said kissing the top of Quatre's head affectionatly. Quatre just sighed as they continued their walk. Trowa stopped walking. Quatre walked a few feet ahead and then turned around.
"Why are you just standing there silly?" Quatre asked.
"What's wrong?" Trowa asked. 'I know something's bothering you."
"Well, yeah." he said looking down at the floor.
Trowa stared. He was really scared. Was Quatre starving himself again? Was he thinking about dumping him? He couldn't live with out him.
"Tell me." he said.
Quatre walked up to Trowa and grabbed his wrist he then led him to a bench in the far corner.
"Angel, you're scaring me." Trowa said.
"Trowa.." Quatre said not looking in Trowa's eyes. "I'm sick."
"Sick?" Trowa asked. "You wouldn't be here if you weren't."
"No, I mean... I'm really sick. I've been seeing Dr. Kushrenada on a daily basis. Don't you wonder why I take all those pills? Don't you even think that you're dating a mental case?" he said tearing up.
"I'm not dating a nut case." he said.
"Well....." Quatre said pulling at his sweater.
"Quatre." Trowa said firmly. 'Tell me, what's wrong?"
"I suffer from this disorder called DID." he said.
"Wait..." Trowa said standing up. "We studied this in school, it's the new term for Multiple Personality."
Quatre looked at Trowa and nodded slowly.
"You thought I would dump you for that?" he asked. Again Quatre nodded. Trowa sat down on the bench and grabbed Quatre by the cheeks and kissed him passionately.
'What was that for?" Quatre asked.
"For being brave and being the most wonderful person well... I guess you could say people I've ever met." Trowa said.
"You're not dumping me?" he asked.
"I'd rather get my teeth drilled without novocaine." he said.
"I can probably arrange that..." Quatre said before leaning in for a kiss..
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A while later Trowa and Quatre came into the clinic holding hands. Quatre and trowa stopped when they saw Duo. He had his coat on and had suitcases standing beside him. Iris was crying before she pounced on the braided teen for a hug.
"Duo?" Quatre asked.
Duo turned and stared at his room mate. His amethyst eyes swimming with unshed tears. Heero was standing beside Catherine holding another one of Duo's bags.
"Hi Quat." he said.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Home. I gained the weight back and the staff said I can go home." he said.
Quatre hugged him in teh same fashion as Iris, crying the whole time.
'What am I gonna do without you?" he asked.
" Sleep a whole lot better without me waking you up in the middle of the night." he said blowing his nose.
"We're all gonna miss you Duo." Iris said pushing her bangs out from in front of her eyes.
"I'll come visit you. I promise." Duo said.
"They always say that." Iris said before running out of the rec room. Catherine looked at her older brother and shrugged before following her best friend.
"I hope she understands I will visit." Duo said. Heero put his free arm around his boyfriend's shoulder. "I will!"
"We know. She just needs some time." Trowa said. "I know Iris. She bounces back. " Trowa said.
"I swear the girl's ass is made of rubber." Duo said stepping out of Heero's embrace to hug Quatre. "You've got to get better, pal."
"I will." he said.
Heero shook Trowa's hand and smiled.
"As soon as you break out your jail bird boyfriend we'll go on a double date." he said.
'Will do." Trowa said.
"I'll miss you." Duo said.
"Me too." Quatre said hugging Duo again.
"Duo, we've got to get home." Heero said. picking up another one of his bags.
"Okay." Duo said picking up his other bag and throwing his duffel bag over his head to rest on his other shoulder. Duo and Heero began to walk toward the door. Duo turned around one last time.
"Bye kiddo." Duo said and then he left.
Trowa pulled Quatre closer to him and hugged him.
"I love you." he said.
"I love you too." Quatre said leaning against Trowa with the tears running down his cheeks.
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end of chapter 18
By: Gypsy Tollamer
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Gypsy: Chapter 18! Woo hoo! I'm sorry if you all begin to hate me because of this chapter but what's in it had to be done! I'm really sorry... By the way: Iris where are you?? I've been emailing you and I want to take this time to thank a few people. Akurei Difficile- my best pal and future college room mate, Bee- My british muse from across the atlantic, Link, Iris, My soul sister- Fu-Funk, and to PEGS! Pegs wants my stuff for her web site! Woo hoo! and Jasie-poo... Hope I didn't leave anyone out.
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One month had passed. One month of constant therapy, taking 5 pills a day, laughing with Iris, Catherine and Duo, and Saturday morning strolls with Trowa. Quatre hadn't felt this great in a while. It was Saturday again and Quatre put on his grey cashmere sweater. He'd just gotten it from Iris for his birthday. Quatre had now gained a total of 11 pounds and was on the fast road to recovery although 6 months to a year didn't sound that fast to him. Duo came out of the bathroom with his wet hair streaming down the back of his black robe.
'Will you do my hair for me?" he asked Quatre. He nodded and sat on the bed behind Duo taking the hair brush and running it through Duo's hair before braiding it quickly. "You're so fast at that."
"It comes from having sisters." Quatre said.
"you look nice." Duo said.
"Thanks." he said.
"Are you going to tell Trowa today?" Duo asked.
"I think I have to. Shouldn't your boyfriend know you're a nut case?" the blonde teenager asked moving to sit on his own bed.
"you're not a nut case. You have a couple of issues everyone does." he said.
"Yeah but a few issues for every one of my other personalities?" he asked.
"Quatre..." Duo said pulling a black buttonup shirt out of his closet. "Quit putting yourself down. You can't help it if you have a medical condition."
'Still, I can't help but be nervous. If I tell Trowa he could drop me faster then a one legged prostitute with an overdose on Prozac." Quatre said.
Duo burst out laughing...
'QUATRE!" he yelled while still laughing. "I never would have expected like something like that to come out of your mouth!"
Quatre looked at Duo and smiled but he couldn't help but not be self- concious about this one.
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'Why are you so quiet?" Trowa asked pulling Quatre closer as they walked through the garden together.
"Thinking." Quatre said not looking at Trowa.
"Hopefully about me." he said kissing the top of Quatre's head affectionatly. Quatre just sighed as they continued their walk. Trowa stopped walking. Quatre walked a few feet ahead and then turned around.
"Why are you just standing there silly?" Quatre asked.
"What's wrong?" Trowa asked. 'I know something's bothering you."
"Well, yeah." he said looking down at the floor.
Trowa stared. He was really scared. Was Quatre starving himself again? Was he thinking about dumping him? He couldn't live with out him.
"Tell me." he said.
Quatre walked up to Trowa and grabbed his wrist he then led him to a bench in the far corner.
"Angel, you're scaring me." Trowa said.
"Trowa.." Quatre said not looking in Trowa's eyes. "I'm sick."
"Sick?" Trowa asked. "You wouldn't be here if you weren't."
"No, I mean... I'm really sick. I've been seeing Dr. Kushrenada on a daily basis. Don't you wonder why I take all those pills? Don't you even think that you're dating a mental case?" he said tearing up.
"I'm not dating a nut case." he said.
"Well....." Quatre said pulling at his sweater.
"Quatre." Trowa said firmly. 'Tell me, what's wrong?"
"I suffer from this disorder called DID." he said.
"Wait..." Trowa said standing up. "We studied this in school, it's the new term for Multiple Personality."
Quatre looked at Trowa and nodded slowly.
"You thought I would dump you for that?" he asked. Again Quatre nodded. Trowa sat down on the bench and grabbed Quatre by the cheeks and kissed him passionately.
'What was that for?" Quatre asked.
"For being brave and being the most wonderful person well... I guess you could say people I've ever met." Trowa said.
"You're not dumping me?" he asked.
"I'd rather get my teeth drilled without novocaine." he said.
"I can probably arrange that..." Quatre said before leaning in for a kiss..
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A while later Trowa and Quatre came into the clinic holding hands. Quatre and trowa stopped when they saw Duo. He had his coat on and had suitcases standing beside him. Iris was crying before she pounced on the braided teen for a hug.
"Duo?" Quatre asked.
Duo turned and stared at his room mate. His amethyst eyes swimming with unshed tears. Heero was standing beside Catherine holding another one of Duo's bags.
"Hi Quat." he said.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Home. I gained the weight back and the staff said I can go home." he said.
Quatre hugged him in teh same fashion as Iris, crying the whole time.
'What am I gonna do without you?" he asked.
" Sleep a whole lot better without me waking you up in the middle of the night." he said blowing his nose.
"We're all gonna miss you Duo." Iris said pushing her bangs out from in front of her eyes.
"I'll come visit you. I promise." Duo said.
"They always say that." Iris said before running out of the rec room. Catherine looked at her older brother and shrugged before following her best friend.
"I hope she understands I will visit." Duo said. Heero put his free arm around his boyfriend's shoulder. "I will!"
"We know. She just needs some time." Trowa said. "I know Iris. She bounces back. " Trowa said.
"I swear the girl's ass is made of rubber." Duo said stepping out of Heero's embrace to hug Quatre. "You've got to get better, pal."
"I will." he said.
Heero shook Trowa's hand and smiled.
"As soon as you break out your jail bird boyfriend we'll go on a double date." he said.
'Will do." Trowa said.
"I'll miss you." Duo said.
"Me too." Quatre said hugging Duo again.
"Duo, we've got to get home." Heero said. picking up another one of his bags.
"Okay." Duo said picking up his other bag and throwing his duffel bag over his head to rest on his other shoulder. Duo and Heero began to walk toward the door. Duo turned around one last time.
"Bye kiddo." Duo said and then he left.
Trowa pulled Quatre closer to him and hugged him.
"I love you." he said.
"I love you too." Quatre said leaning against Trowa with the tears running down his cheeks.
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end of chapter 18