From Dawn to Dusk
::Warnings:: :: Pairings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 7
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"Duo? Duo? Time to get up."
"Huh? Oh, okay. Wait a minute!" Duo sat up with a start, looking straight into teal black eyes. Wufei was sitting beside him on the edge of his bed. "What're you doing in my room?" Duo looked at his mess in hysterics.
"I didn't want you to get up too quickly this morning, so I just slipped in."
"Oh, but how did you manage to get past the door?" Wufei followed Duo's gaze to the floor, piled one to two feet high in places with clothes, books and papers.
"Let's just say it wasn't an easy task," Wufei replied, rubbing a small bump on his head.
"Okay. I'll get up now," Duo said, trying to hold in his giggles at the boy's expense and pain.
"Breakfast is ready when you are." Wufei managed to tip-toe out of the room without falling, luckily, or breaking anything, or bones for that matter. Duo sighed and quickly dressed. When he entered the kitchen, he took no notice of the breakfast laid out for him, but only of Wufei, slipping out the back door.
"Huh? Where are you going? Not even saying goodbye."
"You'll see where I'm going soon enough."
"Whatever." He swiftly shut the back door, while Duo sat down and ate his breakfast. He walked over to the sink and literally dropped in his dishes, startled by the doorbell. "Jeez!" He jogged over to the couch and picked up his books before he went to answer the door. He opened it and began his usual greeting to the blonde haired boy at the door. "Hi, Quatreee.. And Wufei?" Duo's jaw dropped in surprise.
"I met him on the way over," Quatre replied, smiling.
"Good timing, I guess." He gave Duo a little wink before continuing. "I wanted to see how you were doing."
"Oh. I'm. fine. Let's go!" The three boys began walking down the street in silence, which seemed to be getting on Quatre's nerves, so he decided to break the uncomfortable silence between them all.
"So. Wufei, tell me. What brings you to this little town?" Quatre smiled sweetly and innocently at him, waiting for an answer to a question Wufei didn't really know how to answer.. So he lied.
"Oh, well my dad got a job at the brewery near by , so we had to move." Pure, plain and simple, but Quatre obviously wasn't satisfied.
"Where do you live?" Knowing Wufei didn't have an answer to this one, Duo butted in.
"What's with all the questions?" he asked quickly. Quatre drew back, surprised that Duo had actually stopped him.
"I was just trying to be a good conversationalist on the walk to school, but looks like we won't know the answer anyway, we're here." Duo looked up. Yup. Sure enough, the giant red brick building loomed in front of them, monstrous and uninviting.
"Well, I've got a few things to do before class starts, so I'll see you two later." Wufei jogged off in the direction of the building, not glancing back.
"Well. That was weird. He's kinda strange, don't ya think, Duo? Kind of creepy. He's so quiet, but also so strong and strangely determined about something. What do you think, Duo?" Duo pondered this for a minute, trying to come up with a reply to Quatre's analysis, knowing how right he was.
"I think he's more mysterious than weird or creepy. Everyone has their own secrets, some have bigger, more disturbing ones than others. I believe he is one of those people.[1]" Quatre cocked and eyebrow and stared at him, contemplating what Duo had just said, wondering if Duo knew more than he was letting on. Quatre shrugged off the thought and smirked a little at Duo.
"Whatever floats your boat. Now, come on or we'll be late again!"
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"See you later, Quatre! I've got to call my mom. I should've yesterday, but, well, you know."
"Okay. Bye! Say hello to your mom for me!" Quatre said, jogging off down the street.
"You got it!" Duo called, watching his friend walk away. "Coast is clear. Come on, Wufei." Wufei swung himself out of the tree and landed silently by Duo. They walked into the living room and Wufei headed for the kitchen.
"Call your mom?" he asked confused.
"I have to check n with her, or she'll think I burned the house down, or something." Duo picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"I'll just start dinner." Wufei backed into the kitchen and went to work.
"Hi, mom. Yeah, I know. I had a little trouble yesterday is all. No, I'm not in trouble. No, I'm just fine. No, you don't need to come home. That sound? Yes, it's the sound of cooking. Who's cooking? Oh.. Um.. A new girl. Her name? It's.. Wendy. Oh, yeah. She's teaching me how to cook. Not so good. I burnt the last thing she had me cook. Well, I'll let you go. Bye, mom. Love you, too. Bye." Duo set down the receiver and sighed in relief. Wufei walked into the living room, looking at Duo in a strangely disgusted quizzical way. "That was close. She would never believe I was cooking by myself."
"Nice cover, but why a girl?" Wufei asked, obviously disgusted by it.
"Thanks, Wendy, but my mom would freak out if she knew there was another guy here with me alone in my house. She knows that I'm. that my door swings the other way."
"Oh.. So she's the jealous type?" Wufei grinned slyly at the sputtering American boy. Duo regained his control after a minute.
"You're twisted." He paused for a moment, thinking about nothing in particular. "So, what do we do tomorrow? It's Saturday."
"We could catch a movie or something." He turned back into the kitchen, checking all the food.
"Sounds good. Anything but romance or foreign for me. I can't stand it." Duo made a gagging noise to emphasize his point.
"Most guys that are. like that love it, but I can't stomach it either." Duo looked at him for a second, wondering if Wufei was saying what he thought he was about. that 'subject'.
"Well, I'm not like most of those guys."
//I know. You are very different. I don't know how, but you seemed different from the start.// Wufei must have stopped for a few minute, because the next thing he knew, Duo's hand was waving in front of his face.
"Hello? Anybody home?"
"Oh, gomen. I just sorta spaced out." Wufei went back to checking the food.
"I noticed," Duo quipped. "You're a weird guy, ya know that?" Wufei turned back to Duo, smirk on his smooth features.
"I like it that way. Dinner's ready."
TBC
Okay, yadda yadda yadda. It's sucky so far, but the end is better, I think. (gulp) I hope. Feedback please!
[1] Is it just me, or did I make Duo sound like he knew what he was talking about?
::Warnings:: :: Pairings:: ::Disclaimer:: All apply from prologue
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Chapter 7
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"Duo? Duo? Time to get up."
"Huh? Oh, okay. Wait a minute!" Duo sat up with a start, looking straight into teal black eyes. Wufei was sitting beside him on the edge of his bed. "What're you doing in my room?" Duo looked at his mess in hysterics.
"I didn't want you to get up too quickly this morning, so I just slipped in."
"Oh, but how did you manage to get past the door?" Wufei followed Duo's gaze to the floor, piled one to two feet high in places with clothes, books and papers.
"Let's just say it wasn't an easy task," Wufei replied, rubbing a small bump on his head.
"Okay. I'll get up now," Duo said, trying to hold in his giggles at the boy's expense and pain.
"Breakfast is ready when you are." Wufei managed to tip-toe out of the room without falling, luckily, or breaking anything, or bones for that matter. Duo sighed and quickly dressed. When he entered the kitchen, he took no notice of the breakfast laid out for him, but only of Wufei, slipping out the back door.
"Huh? Where are you going? Not even saying goodbye."
"You'll see where I'm going soon enough."
"Whatever." He swiftly shut the back door, while Duo sat down and ate his breakfast. He walked over to the sink and literally dropped in his dishes, startled by the doorbell. "Jeez!" He jogged over to the couch and picked up his books before he went to answer the door. He opened it and began his usual greeting to the blonde haired boy at the door. "Hi, Quatreee.. And Wufei?" Duo's jaw dropped in surprise.
"I met him on the way over," Quatre replied, smiling.
"Good timing, I guess." He gave Duo a little wink before continuing. "I wanted to see how you were doing."
"Oh. I'm. fine. Let's go!" The three boys began walking down the street in silence, which seemed to be getting on Quatre's nerves, so he decided to break the uncomfortable silence between them all.
"So. Wufei, tell me. What brings you to this little town?" Quatre smiled sweetly and innocently at him, waiting for an answer to a question Wufei didn't really know how to answer.. So he lied.
"Oh, well my dad got a job at the brewery near by , so we had to move." Pure, plain and simple, but Quatre obviously wasn't satisfied.
"Where do you live?" Knowing Wufei didn't have an answer to this one, Duo butted in.
"What's with all the questions?" he asked quickly. Quatre drew back, surprised that Duo had actually stopped him.
"I was just trying to be a good conversationalist on the walk to school, but looks like we won't know the answer anyway, we're here." Duo looked up. Yup. Sure enough, the giant red brick building loomed in front of them, monstrous and uninviting.
"Well, I've got a few things to do before class starts, so I'll see you two later." Wufei jogged off in the direction of the building, not glancing back.
"Well. That was weird. He's kinda strange, don't ya think, Duo? Kind of creepy. He's so quiet, but also so strong and strangely determined about something. What do you think, Duo?" Duo pondered this for a minute, trying to come up with a reply to Quatre's analysis, knowing how right he was.
"I think he's more mysterious than weird or creepy. Everyone has their own secrets, some have bigger, more disturbing ones than others. I believe he is one of those people.[1]" Quatre cocked and eyebrow and stared at him, contemplating what Duo had just said, wondering if Duo knew more than he was letting on. Quatre shrugged off the thought and smirked a little at Duo.
"Whatever floats your boat. Now, come on or we'll be late again!"
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"See you later, Quatre! I've got to call my mom. I should've yesterday, but, well, you know."
"Okay. Bye! Say hello to your mom for me!" Quatre said, jogging off down the street.
"You got it!" Duo called, watching his friend walk away. "Coast is clear. Come on, Wufei." Wufei swung himself out of the tree and landed silently by Duo. They walked into the living room and Wufei headed for the kitchen.
"Call your mom?" he asked confused.
"I have to check n with her, or she'll think I burned the house down, or something." Duo picked up the phone and dialed a number.
"I'll just start dinner." Wufei backed into the kitchen and went to work.
"Hi, mom. Yeah, I know. I had a little trouble yesterday is all. No, I'm not in trouble. No, I'm just fine. No, you don't need to come home. That sound? Yes, it's the sound of cooking. Who's cooking? Oh.. Um.. A new girl. Her name? It's.. Wendy. Oh, yeah. She's teaching me how to cook. Not so good. I burnt the last thing she had me cook. Well, I'll let you go. Bye, mom. Love you, too. Bye." Duo set down the receiver and sighed in relief. Wufei walked into the living room, looking at Duo in a strangely disgusted quizzical way. "That was close. She would never believe I was cooking by myself."
"Nice cover, but why a girl?" Wufei asked, obviously disgusted by it.
"Thanks, Wendy, but my mom would freak out if she knew there was another guy here with me alone in my house. She knows that I'm. that my door swings the other way."
"Oh.. So she's the jealous type?" Wufei grinned slyly at the sputtering American boy. Duo regained his control after a minute.
"You're twisted." He paused for a moment, thinking about nothing in particular. "So, what do we do tomorrow? It's Saturday."
"We could catch a movie or something." He turned back into the kitchen, checking all the food.
"Sounds good. Anything but romance or foreign for me. I can't stand it." Duo made a gagging noise to emphasize his point.
"Most guys that are. like that love it, but I can't stomach it either." Duo looked at him for a second, wondering if Wufei was saying what he thought he was about. that 'subject'.
"Well, I'm not like most of those guys."
//I know. You are very different. I don't know how, but you seemed different from the start.// Wufei must have stopped for a few minute, because the next thing he knew, Duo's hand was waving in front of his face.
"Hello? Anybody home?"
"Oh, gomen. I just sorta spaced out." Wufei went back to checking the food.
"I noticed," Duo quipped. "You're a weird guy, ya know that?" Wufei turned back to Duo, smirk on his smooth features.
"I like it that way. Dinner's ready."
TBC
Okay, yadda yadda yadda. It's sucky so far, but the end is better, I think. (gulp) I hope. Feedback please!
[1] Is it just me, or did I make Duo sound like he knew what he was talking about?
