Unexpected Places
Chapter Four
By Ivy
~*Trowa*~
I walked into the kitchen trying to find where Quatre had gone. I walked around the house. I finally found him standing in the doorway to Heero and Duo's room. He was leaning against the frame with a sad wistful look in his sea-green eyes. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye and slid down his soft cheek. I placed my hand on his shoulder.
"What is wrong Little One?" I asked, noticing too late that I had called him by my old pet name for him.
He sighed and leaned his head against the doorframe, "I was just thinking about how much Heero had loved Duo. And how I wish that I...," He paused for a moment before continuing, "I wish that I could be that much in love with someone," He looked down at his feet.
All I wanted to do at that moment was take him in my arms and never let him go. I shook my head. 'You have Hilde now, Barton' an inner voice said as I reached my hand out to him. My hand dropped back to my side, but not before Quatre had seen it. He turned and looked at me. His beautiful eyes were filled with tears and his bottom lip was quivering. 'How can anyone resist that face?' I asked myself as I scooped him up into my arms. He settled his head in the crook of my neck and cried.
"Shh Little One, everything will be all right." I rocked him back and forth and rubbed his back trying to calm him.
"I can feel Duo's broken heart, it's tearing me up inside knowing the pain he is going through," I could feel Quatre's hot breath on my neck as he spoke. Quatre brought his head up and looked at me. He quickly wiped the tears from his face and pulled away from the embrace.
"Gomen Trowa," He said as he bolted down the hall. I leaned against the wall and sighed. I slowly closed my eyes. Something inside had broke when Quatre had looked at me. Something that I thought I had hidden away where no one would be able to find it. Especially Hilde. The barrier holding back all my feelings for Quatre had broken when I saw the yearning in his eyes for someone to love. I clenched my hands into fists. 'Would he ever take me back?' I asked myself harshly. I jumped when I felt and hand on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and found Hilde staring up at me.
"What are you doing?" She asked as she laughed at me.
"Thinking," I said as I brushed past her and went into the living room where Quatre was commenting on how clean the house was.
~*Wufei*~
The limo pulled into the driveway. I got out of the vehicle and grabbed my bag. We both walked up to the front door together. On the way over I had decided that Relena wasn't the bitch we all thought she was. I ran the bell. Hilde answered the door.
"Hi guys! Come on in," She moved out of the way and I stepped into the cottage. Inside Duo was sitting on the couch talking to Quatre and Trowa was standing over to the side watching Quatre. Relena rushed through the door after me. She took one look at Duo and tears started to pool in her eyes.
"Oh Duo, I'm so sorry," She gave him a big hug. Duo looked at me, his eyes pleading for help. I chuckled at the sight. Finally Relena let go of him and started talking to Hilde in the kitchen.
"Hey, Wu-man!" Duo said as he came over to welcome me. He reached out to shake my hand, but I couldn't resist and pulled him into a hug.
"Hi Maxwell," I pulled back and looked at him. "How are you doing?" I asked, my hands still resting on his shoulders.
"I've seen better days," He lips curved into a half ass smirk. I chuckled and patted his back as I went to say to everyone else.
~*Duo*~
I tried to memorize the way that Wufei's voice had sounded when he laughed. It was a sound no one heard very often. I watched as he went around the room saying 'Hi' to everyone, then finding a spot on the couch to sit down.
I walked into the kitchen to get everyone some drinks. I opened the fridge expecting to see it full of pop but it was empty.
"Kuso!" I slammed the fridge shut and went a grabbed my jacket out of my closet.
"Where are you going Duo?" Quatre asked from the couch.
"Grocery shopping. I'm out of food," I said as I opened the door to go outside.
"Let me go," Quatre said as he stood up and walked over to me.
"You don't have to…" Quatre cut me off as he grabbed my keys from me and leaned in close as if to say something but Trowa interrupted him.
"I'll come with you," He stood up and took his coat out of the closet as well.
"Okay…" I said, taking my coat off in defeat. I hung it up in the closet as Trowa and Quatre walked out into the rain.
I sat down on the couch next Wufei and picked up the remote to the television. I could hear Relena and Hilde giggling in the kitchen. Other than that the house was quiet. I sighed and leaned back into the couch.
~*Quatre*~
I opened the door to my car and unlocked the passenger side so that Trowa could get in. I started up the car as Trowa sat down and put on his seat belt. (Hey, even the G-boys have to be safe.)
I cleared my throat, " Do you have any idea where the grocery store is?" I pulled out of the driveway and turned right on to the road.
"I thought you knew," He said as he looked over at me. I laughed nervously, trying to fill in the silence. "It's nice to hear you laugh again Little One. I've missed hearing your voice terribly," He said. I glanced over at him. He was sitting back in the seat with his eyes closed and a small smile on his face.
'Could it be that he still loves me?' I asked myself, turning my gaze back to the road.
'No baka, he loves Hilde. Or don't you remember?' I shook my head trying to get that inner voice to be quiet.
We drove in silence as we both kept our eyes open for a food market.
"Turn here Little One, I think I saw a Giant Eagle down that way," Trowa said as he pointed out the window to the lit up sign. We pulled in to the parking lot and I park the car. We got out and ran to the entrance, trying not to get too soaked. I took a cart and pushed it down an aisle. Trowa followed behind me pulling some bread from the shelf and placed it in the cart. We waked around the grocery store putting anything we wanted or thought Duo needed in the cart. When we got to the check outline we realized that our consisted of mostly junk food. We laughed.
"What are you looking for?" I asked him noticing that he was digging around in his pockets.
"For some money to pay for the groceries."
I put my hand on his arm, "Don't worry about it, I've got money," I pulled my wallet out of my pocket and took out some bills. I handed the money to the cashier. We took the groceries out to the car and loaded them into the trunk. We both got into the car and started to drive back to the house.
A silence settled over the car. I turned the radio on to a station and turned the volume so you could just hear the music.
"So, how's Catherine?" I asked, keeping my eyes on the road and away from Trowa.
"She's doing good. She still hasn't stopped teasing me about you," I couldn't resist. I looked over at Trowa to find him looking at me. I could see so many different emotions swirling in his eyes. I laughed nervously. I quickly turned my eyes back to the road, not wanting to get us killed. He placed his hand lightly on top of my mine. I curled my fingers around his and gave his hand a small squeeze.
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What's gonna happen next? Stay tuned for the next chapter to find out 'cause I ain't gonna spill the beans. Be kind and review. I live to read reviews for my stories. Thanks minna. Jaa!
Chapter Four
By Ivy
~*Trowa*~
I walked into the kitchen trying to find where Quatre had gone. I walked around the house. I finally found him standing in the doorway to Heero and Duo's room. He was leaning against the frame with a sad wistful look in his sea-green eyes. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye and slid down his soft cheek. I placed my hand on his shoulder.
"What is wrong Little One?" I asked, noticing too late that I had called him by my old pet name for him.
He sighed and leaned his head against the doorframe, "I was just thinking about how much Heero had loved Duo. And how I wish that I...," He paused for a moment before continuing, "I wish that I could be that much in love with someone," He looked down at his feet.
All I wanted to do at that moment was take him in my arms and never let him go. I shook my head. 'You have Hilde now, Barton' an inner voice said as I reached my hand out to him. My hand dropped back to my side, but not before Quatre had seen it. He turned and looked at me. His beautiful eyes were filled with tears and his bottom lip was quivering. 'How can anyone resist that face?' I asked myself as I scooped him up into my arms. He settled his head in the crook of my neck and cried.
"Shh Little One, everything will be all right." I rocked him back and forth and rubbed his back trying to calm him.
"I can feel Duo's broken heart, it's tearing me up inside knowing the pain he is going through," I could feel Quatre's hot breath on my neck as he spoke. Quatre brought his head up and looked at me. He quickly wiped the tears from his face and pulled away from the embrace.
"Gomen Trowa," He said as he bolted down the hall. I leaned against the wall and sighed. I slowly closed my eyes. Something inside had broke when Quatre had looked at me. Something that I thought I had hidden away where no one would be able to find it. Especially Hilde. The barrier holding back all my feelings for Quatre had broken when I saw the yearning in his eyes for someone to love. I clenched my hands into fists. 'Would he ever take me back?' I asked myself harshly. I jumped when I felt and hand on my shoulder. I opened my eyes and found Hilde staring up at me.
"What are you doing?" She asked as she laughed at me.
"Thinking," I said as I brushed past her and went into the living room where Quatre was commenting on how clean the house was.
~*Wufei*~
The limo pulled into the driveway. I got out of the vehicle and grabbed my bag. We both walked up to the front door together. On the way over I had decided that Relena wasn't the bitch we all thought she was. I ran the bell. Hilde answered the door.
"Hi guys! Come on in," She moved out of the way and I stepped into the cottage. Inside Duo was sitting on the couch talking to Quatre and Trowa was standing over to the side watching Quatre. Relena rushed through the door after me. She took one look at Duo and tears started to pool in her eyes.
"Oh Duo, I'm so sorry," She gave him a big hug. Duo looked at me, his eyes pleading for help. I chuckled at the sight. Finally Relena let go of him and started talking to Hilde in the kitchen.
"Hey, Wu-man!" Duo said as he came over to welcome me. He reached out to shake my hand, but I couldn't resist and pulled him into a hug.
"Hi Maxwell," I pulled back and looked at him. "How are you doing?" I asked, my hands still resting on his shoulders.
"I've seen better days," He lips curved into a half ass smirk. I chuckled and patted his back as I went to say to everyone else.
~*Duo*~
I tried to memorize the way that Wufei's voice had sounded when he laughed. It was a sound no one heard very often. I watched as he went around the room saying 'Hi' to everyone, then finding a spot on the couch to sit down.
I walked into the kitchen to get everyone some drinks. I opened the fridge expecting to see it full of pop but it was empty.
"Kuso!" I slammed the fridge shut and went a grabbed my jacket out of my closet.
"Where are you going Duo?" Quatre asked from the couch.
"Grocery shopping. I'm out of food," I said as I opened the door to go outside.
"Let me go," Quatre said as he stood up and walked over to me.
"You don't have to…" Quatre cut me off as he grabbed my keys from me and leaned in close as if to say something but Trowa interrupted him.
"I'll come with you," He stood up and took his coat out of the closet as well.
"Okay…" I said, taking my coat off in defeat. I hung it up in the closet as Trowa and Quatre walked out into the rain.
I sat down on the couch next Wufei and picked up the remote to the television. I could hear Relena and Hilde giggling in the kitchen. Other than that the house was quiet. I sighed and leaned back into the couch.
~*Quatre*~
I opened the door to my car and unlocked the passenger side so that Trowa could get in. I started up the car as Trowa sat down and put on his seat belt. (Hey, even the G-boys have to be safe.)
I cleared my throat, " Do you have any idea where the grocery store is?" I pulled out of the driveway and turned right on to the road.
"I thought you knew," He said as he looked over at me. I laughed nervously, trying to fill in the silence. "It's nice to hear you laugh again Little One. I've missed hearing your voice terribly," He said. I glanced over at him. He was sitting back in the seat with his eyes closed and a small smile on his face.
'Could it be that he still loves me?' I asked myself, turning my gaze back to the road.
'No baka, he loves Hilde. Or don't you remember?' I shook my head trying to get that inner voice to be quiet.
We drove in silence as we both kept our eyes open for a food market.
"Turn here Little One, I think I saw a Giant Eagle down that way," Trowa said as he pointed out the window to the lit up sign. We pulled in to the parking lot and I park the car. We got out and ran to the entrance, trying not to get too soaked. I took a cart and pushed it down an aisle. Trowa followed behind me pulling some bread from the shelf and placed it in the cart. We waked around the grocery store putting anything we wanted or thought Duo needed in the cart. When we got to the check outline we realized that our consisted of mostly junk food. We laughed.
"What are you looking for?" I asked him noticing that he was digging around in his pockets.
"For some money to pay for the groceries."
I put my hand on his arm, "Don't worry about it, I've got money," I pulled my wallet out of my pocket and took out some bills. I handed the money to the cashier. We took the groceries out to the car and loaded them into the trunk. We both got into the car and started to drive back to the house.
A silence settled over the car. I turned the radio on to a station and turned the volume so you could just hear the music.
"So, how's Catherine?" I asked, keeping my eyes on the road and away from Trowa.
"She's doing good. She still hasn't stopped teasing me about you," I couldn't resist. I looked over at Trowa to find him looking at me. I could see so many different emotions swirling in his eyes. I laughed nervously. I quickly turned my eyes back to the road, not wanting to get us killed. He placed his hand lightly on top of my mine. I curled my fingers around his and gave his hand a small squeeze.
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What's gonna happen next? Stay tuned for the next chapter to find out 'cause I ain't gonna spill the beans. Be kind and review. I live to read reviews for my stories. Thanks minna. Jaa!