Betrayed by Love and New Beginnings 5/6
By: Hotaru
Warnings: yaoi! Whoo hoo!
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Trowa's mouth dropped open slightly. Duo looked so…innocent and so trusting that he would say what was right. "You…you don't..do you." Duo looked absolutly crushed. He started to get up, but Trowa pulled him back down. "Duo…I…" he stuttered. The American shook his head. "No…it's okay…shot down again. That's the second time in two days." A tear streaked down his face. He felt like jumping off the roof right then and there.
"Please don't go Duo..I do."
Duo's violet eyes widened beyond their limits. "You do?" he squeaked. "I do think…that it is possible." Trowa said softly. A wave of relief and happiness swept over Duo. He laid back down and snuggled against Trowa's warm body. "Tell me more about stars Trowa." He said dreamily.
Back downstairs…
Hilde bumped the dryer closed with her hip and proceeded to her room. "Hey Hilde, hold up a sec." She turned and smiled at Heero. "Yeah Heero, whats up?" she asked. Heero smiled slightly. "I just wanted to know if you enjoyed the movie." He said shyly, if Heero Yuy could ever be shy that is. Hilde nodded and smiled. "Yeah, I did. It was great. I liked being with you Heero. Do you think that we could…go out again sometime?" she asked hopefully. Heero nodded and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "That'd be great. 'Night."
"Night." Hilde called as Heero retreated to his room. Unfortunatly, Relena's room was close to hers. Relena was literaly Heero's stalker. She probably masturbated in front of a picture of him or something for godssakes. Hilde slid into her room quickly and shut the door. Luckily, her room was empty—free of all evils by the name Relena. She flipped open her journal and pulled a sparkly blue gel pen from her drawer.
Dear Journal,
Today was *the* best day! I already mentioned what happened with Duo so I won't bother repeating my self. But anyway, I was a little bummed out and Heero started talking to me! Yeah, talking! So we just talked about anything and everything. Then he got sorta shy and asked if I wanted to go to a movie or something (he thought it'd cheer me up) so of course I said yes! I was so desperate to get Duo off my mind! We went to see some action flick but I didn't really pay attention to it that much—Heero looks so *gorgeous* in front of a movie! Arg! Relena's totally going to hate me but I think Heero wants to go out again! I'm so excited! Hilde
Heero laid in his bed stairing up at the ceiling. He could hear Trowa and Duo talking softly on the roof. Relena was probably drugged out by now…Hilde…/I better not push it./ He sighed and rolled onto his side, facing the window. A warm breeze blew through that smelled like spring time. Eventually, his eyes started to feel heavy and he fell asleep.
Meanwhile on the roof:
"Although they say we only have nine planets…there are so many other universes out there…so many oppurtunities for intelligent life. It'd be a shame if we had the universe all to ourselves…Duo? Duo—are you awake?" Trowa looked down at the pool of drool [1] forming on his shoulder. The American was fast asleep. Sighing, Trowa picked Duo up and walked towards the ladder that led back into the house. "You guys? I'm the last to go to sleep—are you coming down?" Wufei called.
"Ah, Wufei. Give me a hand." Trowa replied. Wufei climbed up the ladder and helped Trowa carry Duo down. "How does he eat so much, look so thin and yet feel so heavy all at the same time?" Wufei asked as he handed the sleeping braided baka back to Trowa. "He's got skills I guess." Trowa replied. Wufei snorted and sauntered into his room. "Night." He called before closing the door. Trowa managed to carry Duo into his room and tuck him in under the sheets.
Trowa was about to leave when Duo called out in his sleep. "No…please don't go…Solo…wait…please…stay." Trowa wrinkled his brow. /Solo? Who could that be?/ he wondered. He stripped down to his boxers and climbed into bed with Duo. "Stay Solo…tell me…tell…" Duo murmured. Trowa stroked the boys face gently and rubbed the back of his neck. This makes people fall asleep if you're lucky. "Mmm…Trowa…you stayed."
"I'm here Duo…sleep now." Trowa said soothingly.
When Duo woke up, he felt some one next to him—definatley *not* a regular occurance. He rolled over to see him laying there. Him…/God he looks so pretty when he's asleep. Duo reached out and touched Trowa's face gently. It was so soft…and warm. Duo slid out of bed and went into the adjoining bathroom. He washed his face quickly and started to brush his teeth. "You're awake." Came a groggy voice from the bedroom.
Duo stuck his head out and smiled. "Yup." He replied, continuing to brush his teeth. Trowa stretched out on the bed and sighed. "Duo…who's Solo?" he asked a short while later. Duo cringed slightly as his spit into the sink and washed his mouth out. "Where have you heard that name?" he asked painfully. "Last night—you were asking Solo to stay." Trowa replied from the bed. Duo shivered slightly and shuffled against the cold tile floor.
"I…he was like my brother. We were always together at the Maxwell Church. He was their son you know…and then..the night of the fire…me an' him got out okay but we didn't see them come out. So Solo told me he was going to go inside and look for them. But I-I knew that he couldn't save them….I begged him to stay with me but he..he wouldn't listen." Duo took a shaky breath and shivered again. "He told me to stay put and to wait for him…then the fire trucks came and……I never got to say goodbye."
Trowa looked at Duo's frail body slid to the floor. "I could have saved him..he would be alive now but I…I couldn't move…I was just so scared.." he whispered. Trowa stood up from the bed and pulled Duo into his arms. "It isn't your fault Duo. If you went in, you would have died too…please don't cry now…" Trowa whispered softly, stroking Duo's back gently. There was a knock on the door. "Breakfast is ready!" Quatre's cheery voice called out.
Duo wiped away his tears quickly and stood up from the floor. "Be right out!" he said, trying to sound as happy and cheery as possible. "Ok!" Quatre replied, and his footsteps disappeared down the stairs. Trowa kissed Duo's cheek gently. "I'm sorry about Solo, Duo. Come now, let's get some breakfast ok?" he said. Duo nodded and wiped his face once more before following Trowa downstairs. Food was always something to ease pain. Duo made it a point however, not to stuff his face every time he was sad. Quatre had cooked a five-star breakfast as always.
Bacon, eggs, toast, orange juice…Duo's mouth watered at the sight. He loved it all. So naturally, he slid into a chair and took enough food to feed more that one person. Duo was busy stuffing his face [2], so he didn't notice Heero and Hilde communicating to each other, very non-nonchalant. Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei watched Heero and Hilde. Wufei, who could read lips almost perfectly, whispered what they were saying to Trowa, who passed it on to Quatre. The girls were just giggling away.
"So, Hilde. Are you going out with Heero now or what?" Relena asked angrily. Hilde looked upward. "Hm?" she asked, in that dazed lover kind of tone. "Bitch." Relena spat before standing up from the table and harumphing away. Duo set his fork down and sighed. "Man Q, phew! You really outdid yourself this time!" he exclaimed. Quatre blushed. "I wished every one showed the same appreciation you do Duo." He said. Of course, everyone knew he was talking about the girls. They were like leeches. They eat, pay bills on occasion, and never show appreciation.
"I appreciate your valiant efforts Quatre." Wufei said, seeming totally out of character. Even the blond Arabian was shocked. "Thank you Wufei.." he said after a moments silence. Wufei nodded, and continued to eat. Trowa was smiling slyly at Duo. /Eee! He's so cute when he smiles like that./ Duo thought giddily. "I gotta get to work on that car again. I'll be back for lunch!" he said, wanting to escape from the Hilde/Heero mushy-mushy-lovey-dovey stuff. Trowa stood up abruptly. "I'll help you." He said quickly. Quatre giggled slightly and watched the two shuffle out of the kitchen.
"I guess it's just you and me buddy…"
Quatre widened his eyes at Wufei's very out-of-character comment.
TBC
Hotaru
[1] Brings back memories of…D&D…toad things killing me…hearing about a four hour Gallagher marathon…
[2] I find it that when eating Cheerios *no body can say no-o-o-* I tend to fill my mouth as much as I can. Hm.
