Disclaimer: I don't think I have to tell you that they're not mine, right?... Good.
AN: I haven't exactly been motivated to write these last few days. Sorry if this seems sloppy.
Warnings: The same as on the other chapters.
Hilde's Fashion
by Oyuki
The next day Duo made sure he arrived earlier than Hilde. He sat on his chair and tried hard not to laugh. He practiced things he could say when she came in. When she did come in Duo smiled.
"Hello, Hilde," he said pleasantly.
Hilde was taken aback. He never said hello to her. It took her a few seconds to reply with, "Good morning, Mr. Duo."
"My, you're looking well this morning, Hilde. Had a good night?" he asked with a big smiled plastered on his face.
Hilde was confused. Mr. Duo was never this... this nice to her. "Are-- are you okay, Mr. Duo?" she asked warily.
"Oh, I'm fine, fine! And call me Duo. I mean, we've been working together for a year now!" Duo was enjoying this. He was very interest in how far he could take this. How far would Hilde go for him? He smiled again. He would definitely enjoy the game he was playing.
"But, Mr. Duo, I don't think it would be proper for me to--"
"Oh, what's proper these days? Come on, Hilde. We're two young people here, we're the same age, and you should call me by my first name just like I call you by yours. You don't want to make me feel old, do you?" he asked giving her a small dose of puppy dog eyes.
"No, I guess not," she said quietly staring intently at his cobalt eyes.
"Then call me, Duo."
"Okay, um... Duo."
"There! See, was that so hard?"
"No. I'm going to go to my office now. Do you have anything you'd like me to do before I get to work?" she asked getting back to office mode, a habit Duo would have to break. If he played his cards right, she might get fired... or quit! Something strange tugged at Duo. 'She shouldn't get fired,' it said, 'it's not her fault that you father--' Duo quickly squashed that thought before it could be finished. He couldn't think like that if he wanted to get his plan to work.
"No, I'm fine. Don't work too hard, Hilde!" he called cheerfully. 'I think she's falling for it. Her face was confused, but I can tell she likes me. Yup, it's the old Maxwell charm working again.' Duo sighed, it seemed that he would win his little 'bet' with Heero.
When lunch rolled around Duo was ready to take Hilde out. When she came out of her office he stood up and walked over to her. "Hilde, have lunch with me?" he asked with a confident smile playing on his lips.
Hilde struggled with what to say. "Duo," she said slowly, "I don't think we should--"
"You're coming with me to lunch! What's the harm in that? We're friends, aren't we?" he asked.
"Ye-- yeah."
"Is there any reason for friends not to have a quiet lunch together?" he asked smoothly. He was going to get her to go out with him even if it killed him. He never lost a bet!
"You see, I was going to have lunch with Relena. It wouldn't be very fair to her is I just went with you instead. Then she won't have anybody to have lunch with."
"I didn't know you were friends with her! Tell you what, you go and tell Relena that she can have lunch with us. I'll go get Heero to go with us then she won't feel too awkward being with us. What do you say?"
"But--" she started.
"No buts. I can assure you neither of them will mind. Just one thing," he asked.
"Don't tell Relena Heero is coming. Let that be a surprise to her; they're old 'friends' too." Duo was having a field day with this. He not only was taking Hilde out, he'd made it easy for his friend to go out Relena again without having to ask her out!
"Why don't you want me to tell her?"
"Oh, no reason. It's just that they haven't gotten together for a long time and I want to surprise both of them," he said gracefully.
If Hilde had known what kind of friends Duo and Heero were then she would never have accepted the invitation for lunch. Something in the back of her mind a voice told her not to accept. That Duo was acting very strange, that he must be up to something. She, of course, ignored the little voice and agreed to have lunch with the man she was in love with.
"Okay... Duo," she said with a shy smile and went in search of her friend and roommate of four months, Relena.
"Meet us in the cafeteria!" he called after her before he started laughing. He went back to his desk and called Heero.
"Man, I made it easy for you! I just talked Hilde into persuading Relena to have lunch with you!" There was a pause as Heero spoke. "No, Hilde and I will be there too! It'll be fun to watch her try to be nice to you! Meet me in the cafeteria in about five minutes, okay?" Another pause as Heero spoke to Duo. "Okay then! See ya!" Duo smiled and rested his chin on his interlaced hands. "This is going to be great!"
Five minutes later he and Heero were waiting for the girls to arrive. They were not going to have lunch in the cafeteria, a fact which Duo had purposely left out when he asked Hilde to lunch.
"Here they come," Heero said to Duo. He ignored Hilde and focused on Relena. She hadn't' changed. She was the same in every way, except her eyes. They held a wariness in them that hadn't been there when he'd 'been friends' with her. When they approached them Relena stiffened.
"Mr. Duo," she greeted him. "It's nice to see you."
"Hello, Relena. Call me Duo!" he said and shook her hand.
She turned to Heero and greeted him in a clipped tone, "Mr. Yuy."
"Heero, Relena. Call me Heero. We're old friends, remember?" Heero said in a soft silky voice. He said those words in that tone so she would remember. He smiled his 'you know you want me' smile at her. He turned from her and said, "Hi, Hilde. How are you?"
"Mr. Y--"
"You have to call me Heero too."
Duo got impatient and said, "Let's get going, I don't want to have to rush."
"Going? Where?" asked Hilde.
"Well, to the restaurant. We won't have lunch here!" Duo replied taking her hand and leading her to the exit.
Relena looked at Heero as he offered her his arm. She didn't say anything, but she didn't accept his arm, instead she walked behind Duo and Hilde.
"I like it when they play hard to get," he said to himself and smiled.
tbc...
AN: Sorry this is late! Please review! I have to go to work now. Bye!
AN: I haven't exactly been motivated to write these last few days. Sorry if this seems sloppy.
Warnings: The same as on the other chapters.
Hilde's Fashion
by Oyuki
The next day Duo made sure he arrived earlier than Hilde. He sat on his chair and tried hard not to laugh. He practiced things he could say when she came in. When she did come in Duo smiled.
"Hello, Hilde," he said pleasantly.
Hilde was taken aback. He never said hello to her. It took her a few seconds to reply with, "Good morning, Mr. Duo."
"My, you're looking well this morning, Hilde. Had a good night?" he asked with a big smiled plastered on his face.
Hilde was confused. Mr. Duo was never this... this nice to her. "Are-- are you okay, Mr. Duo?" she asked warily.
"Oh, I'm fine, fine! And call me Duo. I mean, we've been working together for a year now!" Duo was enjoying this. He was very interest in how far he could take this. How far would Hilde go for him? He smiled again. He would definitely enjoy the game he was playing.
"But, Mr. Duo, I don't think it would be proper for me to--"
"Oh, what's proper these days? Come on, Hilde. We're two young people here, we're the same age, and you should call me by my first name just like I call you by yours. You don't want to make me feel old, do you?" he asked giving her a small dose of puppy dog eyes.
"No, I guess not," she said quietly staring intently at his cobalt eyes.
"Then call me, Duo."
"Okay, um... Duo."
"There! See, was that so hard?"
"No. I'm going to go to my office now. Do you have anything you'd like me to do before I get to work?" she asked getting back to office mode, a habit Duo would have to break. If he played his cards right, she might get fired... or quit! Something strange tugged at Duo. 'She shouldn't get fired,' it said, 'it's not her fault that you father--' Duo quickly squashed that thought before it could be finished. He couldn't think like that if he wanted to get his plan to work.
"No, I'm fine. Don't work too hard, Hilde!" he called cheerfully. 'I think she's falling for it. Her face was confused, but I can tell she likes me. Yup, it's the old Maxwell charm working again.' Duo sighed, it seemed that he would win his little 'bet' with Heero.
When lunch rolled around Duo was ready to take Hilde out. When she came out of her office he stood up and walked over to her. "Hilde, have lunch with me?" he asked with a confident smile playing on his lips.
Hilde struggled with what to say. "Duo," she said slowly, "I don't think we should--"
"You're coming with me to lunch! What's the harm in that? We're friends, aren't we?" he asked.
"Ye-- yeah."
"Is there any reason for friends not to have a quiet lunch together?" he asked smoothly. He was going to get her to go out with him even if it killed him. He never lost a bet!
"You see, I was going to have lunch with Relena. It wouldn't be very fair to her is I just went with you instead. Then she won't have anybody to have lunch with."
"I didn't know you were friends with her! Tell you what, you go and tell Relena that she can have lunch with us. I'll go get Heero to go with us then she won't feel too awkward being with us. What do you say?"
"But--" she started.
"No buts. I can assure you neither of them will mind. Just one thing," he asked.
"Don't tell Relena Heero is coming. Let that be a surprise to her; they're old 'friends' too." Duo was having a field day with this. He not only was taking Hilde out, he'd made it easy for his friend to go out Relena again without having to ask her out!
"Why don't you want me to tell her?"
"Oh, no reason. It's just that they haven't gotten together for a long time and I want to surprise both of them," he said gracefully.
If Hilde had known what kind of friends Duo and Heero were then she would never have accepted the invitation for lunch. Something in the back of her mind a voice told her not to accept. That Duo was acting very strange, that he must be up to something. She, of course, ignored the little voice and agreed to have lunch with the man she was in love with.
"Okay... Duo," she said with a shy smile and went in search of her friend and roommate of four months, Relena.
"Meet us in the cafeteria!" he called after her before he started laughing. He went back to his desk and called Heero.
"Man, I made it easy for you! I just talked Hilde into persuading Relena to have lunch with you!" There was a pause as Heero spoke. "No, Hilde and I will be there too! It'll be fun to watch her try to be nice to you! Meet me in the cafeteria in about five minutes, okay?" Another pause as Heero spoke to Duo. "Okay then! See ya!" Duo smiled and rested his chin on his interlaced hands. "This is going to be great!"
Five minutes later he and Heero were waiting for the girls to arrive. They were not going to have lunch in the cafeteria, a fact which Duo had purposely left out when he asked Hilde to lunch.
"Here they come," Heero said to Duo. He ignored Hilde and focused on Relena. She hadn't' changed. She was the same in every way, except her eyes. They held a wariness in them that hadn't been there when he'd 'been friends' with her. When they approached them Relena stiffened.
"Mr. Duo," she greeted him. "It's nice to see you."
"Hello, Relena. Call me Duo!" he said and shook her hand.
She turned to Heero and greeted him in a clipped tone, "Mr. Yuy."
"Heero, Relena. Call me Heero. We're old friends, remember?" Heero said in a soft silky voice. He said those words in that tone so she would remember. He smiled his 'you know you want me' smile at her. He turned from her and said, "Hi, Hilde. How are you?"
"Mr. Y--"
"You have to call me Heero too."
Duo got impatient and said, "Let's get going, I don't want to have to rush."
"Going? Where?" asked Hilde.
"Well, to the restaurant. We won't have lunch here!" Duo replied taking her hand and leading her to the exit.
Relena looked at Heero as he offered her his arm. She didn't say anything, but she didn't accept his arm, instead she walked behind Duo and Hilde.
"I like it when they play hard to get," he said to himself and smiled.
tbc...
AN: Sorry this is late! Please review! I have to go to work now. Bye!