Fushigi Onna
By: Hotaru
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Part 6
~The next morning in lunch at school~
Duo rested his head on Wufei's shoulder as he sipped his soda. "You look...different Heero. Something happened." He said. Heero bit his lip and shook his head. "No..nothing happened." He said quickly. Releena and Quatre arrived at the table, followed by several of Quatre's 'fans'. "How are you doing Quatre?" Heero asked, hoping to get out of the spotlight. "I'm fine, can't even tell a letter opener was shoved in my leg." He said with a smile.
Releena sat at the table and sighed. "Afternoon guys." Trowa said, appearing at the table. Next to him stood Katherine in a school uniform. "Releena, Kathy wants to enroll here." Trowa said as he and Kathy sat at the table. Releena nodded and said, "Okay, it's going to take some time to get all her papers straight." Duo nuzzled Wufei's shoulder and said, "You're so warm Fei-chan." Wufei started to blush.
"So tell me Duo. Are you still watching those soap opera's?" Quatre asked. Duo shrugged. "Sorta. There was one on the other day called One Lab, One Life or something. Anyway, there were these three women who worked there and they had a fetus, and they killed it. I missed the first half hour so I'm not so sure what happened. Anyway, they cut it up into a million tiny pieces and were driving all around stuffing the bags in different spots and stuff. Then one of the women found out that the fetus was her cousins or something. It's pretty whacked up." He said.
Releena stood up and put her hand in Kathy's shoulder. "Can you please come with me so I can enroll you now?" she said, Katherine nodded and left with her. As Quatre sipped his tea, a girl from the school walked over to him shyly. "Are you okay Quatre?" she asked nervously. "I heard what Ms. Catalonia did to you and I don't think it was right at all." Quatre smiled and set his tea down. "Thank you for asking, but I'm really fine. Please don't be mad at Dorothy, she didn't do anything wrong." He said.
Four pairs of eyes stared at him as the girl walked away. "Quatre, are you insane!? That bitch tried to kill you!" Duo exclaimed, banging his fist on the table. "You don't understand Duo. It's not her fault." Quatre objected. Heero sighed and tossed the newspaper he was reading on the table. "Heero?" Wufei asked, looking up from his book. "I don't think we have to worry about Matsuri anymore." Heero said bluntly. Four pairs of eyes focused on him. "What the hell do you mean? She wants to kill my Fei-chan." Duo said, glaring at Heero.
The bell chimed and everyone started to get up. "I just know, okay?" Heero said, retreating into the school. Trowa watched him momentarily. "There's something odd about him today. We need to find out what happened." He said, before heading inside as well. Duo put his hand on his head and sighed. "I don't know man. One day, he's all for killing her, the next, he doesn't." he said, grabbing his bag. Wufei smirked and picked up his book. "Don't worry. Heero thinks on a straight path. He can't get distracted easily." He said, as he and Duo headed inside. (oh how wrong you are my dear Fei.)
"I'm open!" Duo shouted, waving his hands in the air. The ball was passed and he slammed it into the basket, winning the game as usual. "All right!" he said, jumping in the air. Wufei glared forward, with his arms crossed as the teacher approached him. "Wufei, you do know you have to play in gym in order to pass don't you?" he said. Wufei nodded and his glare remained straight forward. "O..kay. How about we give you a different gym. Do you swim? Maybe they can put you there?" the teacher suggested. Wufei shrugged.
"Okay, bring this to Releena's office today after school." The teacher said, handing Wufei a sheet of paper with the requested class change. Duo walked over to him, looking awkwardly at the teacher. "What was that all about?" he asked as they headed to the locker room. "He wants to change my class." Wufei said, pulling his locker open. Duo shook his head furiously. "Change it to what? You can't go any where without me! It's not right." He said quietly. "He wants me to swim. Might as well though. At least it's better than basket ball." Wufei replied, slipping his gym shirt of and pulling his school-uniform shirt on. "What ever." Duo muttered.
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Heero groaned when he received his history test back. "Mr. Yuy, I'd suggest you'd study a bit harder next time, hm?" his teacher said smugly. "Yes sir." Heero muttered, staring at the sixty three on his paper. /That was stupid Heero. Telling them not to worry about Matsuri. What a joke. So what if she slept with you? She has a mission and that's to kill me, and the others. I just can't let her find out. That's what I have to do./
"Mr. Yuy!! Can't you pay attention at least once in my class?!" his teacher shouted. Heero rolled his eyes and said, "What?!" The teacher closed her eyes and said, "I asked you why Napoleon was good for France? You're answer, Mr. Yuy?" Heero sighed and said, "He increased national pride and spread France's power across Europe." She smiled and nodded. /Why the hell do we have to know this shit. It wasn't even in the year a.c. What the hell is 1874? And a.d? When was this?/ The bell chimed and Heero raced out of class, eager to get home and make sure Matsuri was there and not ready to kill him.
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"Hey Chang! Coach wants to see you." A boy called after Wufei. He turned his head wearily. "Me? Why?" he asked. The boy leaned against the wall and said, "She likes you. She likes your skill I mean. We're starting a swim team and we need one more guy, you interested?" Wufei thought for a minute. It would piss Duo off, and he was awfully cute when he was mad. "Okay, where and when?" Wufei said with a smirk. "Right now actually by the pool. I'll walk with ya. By the way, my name's Li." The boy said.
Wufei nodded and said, "Thanks Li." They walked down towards the pool, and when they arrived, a coach was waiting. "Great! Thanks for coming Wufei. Why don't you put on a suit and get ready." She said, holding the door open. Wufei nodded and headed into the locker room. He got changed into a black speedo type bathing suit (gah) and walked back to the pool. "Okay, why don't we try the fifty meter free style?" the coach suggested. Wufei nodded and headed to the end of the pool. "Just dive in and go as fast as you can." She said, leaning against the wall. She was wearing a tight black bathing suit and a white coat.
"Go ahead!" she said. Wufei nodded and dove into the pool. Li and the coach watched as he cut into the water with his arms, gliding down the pool in almost a blur. "Woah, he's fast." She said, leaning forward. He turned around and swam back to the end of the pool, still flying like a bullet. Li and the coach walked over to where he was about to stop. He emerged from the water, dripping wet. "How was that?" he asked, spitting water from his mouth. "That was amazing! I'd have to be insane not to let you on the team!" the coach exclaimed. Wufei nodded and headed to the lockers again. "Practice is right after school tomorrow. Call me Sakura." The coach called after him.
Duo glanced at his watch again and again. "Shit, it's already three thirty, where the hell is he?" he mumbled, stomping on a dead leaf. Wufei emerged from the school, his hair still damp. Another boy was with him. Duo growled and ran over to them. "Where the hell have you been?! Do you know how long I've been waiting here?" he said angrily. Wufei wrapped his arm around Duo's shoulder and said, "Calm down Maxwell. They want me on the swim team." Duo nearly dropped on the ground. "What?! Really?" he exclaimed, trying not to let the other boy hear him. "Duo, stop it. I won't be around that often, that's all." Wufei replied.
"We have to check up on Heero about that girl remember?" Duo said changing the subject. "Yes, I do. I'll see you later Li." Wufei replied. Li nodded and headed off. "'Li'? Oh is that his name? Have I been replaced by some big man swimmer?" Duo asked sadly. Wufei slapped him in the back of his head. "No one can replace you baka." He said sweetly. Duo started to blush and he dropped his head. "Aww, Fei-chan. You're so sweet." He whipered.
TBC
Hotaru