Betrayed by Love 2/

Betrayed by Love and New Beginnings 2/6

By: Hotaru

Warnings: Relena's a whore, yadda yadda, yaoi later on….

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Duo and Hilde sat at a table in a nice restaurant down town. There was soft piano music playing in the background as the people enjoyed their meals. "You look great Hilde…new dress?" Duo asked, grabbing a menu. Hilde nodded. "Yeah. Relena made me buy it. It's nice though I guess." She replied, going down the menu in her head. "Can I take your orders?" A waitress appeared next to the table. Duo nodded. "I'll have the Italian Buffet meal thing." He said.

"With soup or salad?" the waitress asked, sribbling on a note pad. "Soup." Duo folded the menu and sighed shakily. /So many people…/ "And you miss?" the waitress asked, turning to Hilde. "I'll have the same but with a salad—italian dressing please."

Duo wiped his hands on his pants. He was shaking slightly. He grabbed a glass of water and gulped it down. "Duo…what's the matter? Are you okay?" Hilde asked. The American rubbed his face with his hands. "Yeah. Just nervous that's all." He replied. /Maybe…oh God maybe he wants to go out with me! That's why he's so nervous!/ Hilde thought hopefully. Luckily, their food arrived.

"So what was it you wanted to talk about Duo?" Hilde asked, beginning on her salad. Duo tok a deep breath. "Well…you know that I consider you..like my best friend right? [Hilde nods]. Well, there's something that I've been thinking about for a long time now…and I think I'm finally ready to tell you." He began. Hilde nodded again. "Well…uh..see..I…I think…I'm gay." Duo squeezed his eyes shut and clenched his fists.

The sound of a fork crashing onto a porceline plate caused him to open his eyes. Hilde stood up from the table and ran to the bathroom. "Hilde…wait!" Duo jumped up and banged into the table with his hip. "Shit…Hilde!" he tried to open the door but it was locked. "Hilde…please let me in! We have to talk about this!" Duo pleaded. Finally, a large woman needed to go to the bathroom so Duo snuck in with her. "Duo, leave me alone." Hilde said angrily.

"Come on Hilde, please just calm down!" Duo pleaded. "Calm down?! Wh—Relena's picking me up, I have to go." Hilde stuttered, pushing past Duo and running outside. "Hilde! Come on! Please!" Duo pleaded, following her outside into the brisk night air. "Talk to me!!" he was practically screaming by now. Hilde swirled and faced him. "Talk to you?! Talk to you?! Why the hell should I?!" she hollared, swinging her hand back and slapping Duo.

A pink limo pulled up and Hilde climbed inside. "Go to hell Duo Maxwell—it's where people like you belong." She sneered, as Relena screeched away. Duo got the food wrapped up and he climbed into his car. /This was a stupid idea…I should never have thought she'd even possibly understand…/ After resting his head on the steering wheel, Duo drove back home and slumped into a pile by the front door. It was getting late, and everyone was probably tucked into bed.

He started to pull off his boots and chuck them into a nearby closet when he heard someone open the refrigerator. Duo pulled off his other boot and slithered into the kitchen. "Trowa?" The tall Latin boy turned his head, a lollypop stick poking out the side of his mouth. Duo couldn't help but smile. Trowa was just so cute sometimes!! "Duo—aren't you supposed to be out at dinner?" Trowa asked, pushing the fridge door closed with his hip. Then, Duo slumped to the floor again.

"Duo? What's wrong? You look so…sad. That's unlike you." Trowa said, crouching in front of Duo. "Yeah…I…I…aw geez, look at me..I'm crying." Duo sniffed and wiped his eyes. "Come on, we're going to talk." Trowa said, pulling Duo to his feet. The clock on the wall read 11:03 as they shuffled into Trowa's room. "Do you want some water?" Trowa asked as Duo crumpled onto the bed. Duo nodded and grabbed the box of tissues.

Trowa returned with a glass of water. "So Duo…what's gotten you so upset?" he asked, sitting beside Duo on the bed. After gulping down the water, Duo was slightly calmer. "Well…you know that me and Hilde went to dinner and all as friends—but I think she thought that I meant something else. I think she thought it was a date or something." He began. Trowa nodded. "Yes that's right. She told the girls that it was a date. I guess she was getting ahead of herself." He replied.

"Right. So…we got to the restaurant and all…but..I…well…" Duo stuttered. Trowa narrowed his eyes. "Duo…" he prompted. Duo sighed and ran his fingers through his bangs. "There was something I felt that I could trust her with..It was important…I thought she would be understanding. Instead she hates me now…" Trowa licked his lips. "Well…what was it that you had to tell her?" he asked. Duo took the glass of water in his hands. It was empty but he still tilted his head back to get the last drop. "I uh…told her that I thought I was…I mean that I think I'm…gay."

Trowa nodded. "Okay. Well, that's probably why she's so mad." /Wait a minute…he isn't phased at all! Does that mean..that he doesn't mind?/ Duo pondered. "From what I can tell, Hilde likes you Duo..a lot. And the fact that you said you were gay…it totally diminished every thought she had of you two being together." Trowa concluded. Duo bit his lip and tore at the skin with his teeth. [1] "Shit…shit shit shit. This totally blows!" he said, jumping up from the bed. "Give her time Duo…I'm sure she'll get over it eventually." Trowa said as Duo opened the door.

"Well I hope so. Thanks man…really." Duo smiled wistfully before running to his room. /Okay…okay…does this mean..that he's gay too? Oh man that'd be great! Wait a sec..would it? Aw shit…do I actually like him?! No! He can't be…he isn't. But I guess I wish he was…no no no I don't! Gahhh! This is so damn confusing! If I'm thinking about it so much…I guess it means that I do like him./

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Hotaru

[1] Gods I do this all the time! It's so stupid though..stupid lips..