Love and Lust - Part 11
By Kirakira
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Duo went into the house that Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei lived in, and headed straight to his room, but not before saying hi to the only girl in the household.
"Hey wassup, Val?" he said as he walked past. Valerie turned and smiled at him.
"Hi D." Duo smiled at that as he went to his room, shutting the door behind him. When he first met Valerie, they instantly clicked. He didn't know why; maybe it was because they acted almost exactly the same. Duo thought it was comforting to have someone who was almost like him in the same house. That way there would be more excitement than usual. However, Duo still felt that something was missing; in a way, no matter how many people were there, it felt empty to him.
As he rummaged through his closet for something to wear, he thought about what he had asked Heero earlier. He was completely out of line for asking something like that. It wasn't fair, and Heero didn't even act like he wanted to know. In Duo's mind, he figured that Heero really didn't care one way or the other. He thought that maybe Duo was being selfish for asking about he paternity test. On top of that, Akari and Akira had a say in the matter as well, not just Heero. So Duo came to the conclusion that it was stupid of him to ask at that moment, especially after what happened in the meeting. He was going to apologize when he got to Heero's house.
"Hey Duo?" Quatre opened the door slightly, poking his head in. "You busy?"
"Naw, come on in," Duo replied, taking an outfit out and laying it on the bed. Then he looked at Quatre. "Wassup?"
"Well I heard that you were going over to Heero's and thought maybe I should...well...talk you out of it..."
"Why?" Duo sat down on the bed as Quatre walked closer to him.
"Well...you just spent the night there-"
"Unintentionally."
"Well yes, but you did spend the night, and we-meaning Wufei, Trowa, and I-thought that you should stay here."
"Oh really?" Duo frowned.
"Yes. I mean, come on, Duo. You can't just leave, come back 7 years later, and expect things are the same as they were before. Things change, people change. It doesn't matter if you're ready for it or not."
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that Heero has a family now. He was doing quite well without you so he doesn't need you now that you're here. And his kids-we don't want them to put you in a fatherly position. I mean, you keep going over there and they might think that you are their true father and you're not and-"
"How do you know I'm not?" Duo glowered. "I'm just trying to make up for whatever pain I've caused Heero."
"Well then you're wasting your time, cuz no matter what you do, you won't make up for it."
"Great...just great...you came in here to put me down or somethin? What-are you on Zechs' side now?"
"I never said I was on yours...and Zechs has been there for Heero more than you."
"I was gone, Quatre! What did you expect me to do!?"
"You could've called!"
"I did-I called here practically everyday! And every time you guys told that Heero was fine! Not once did you tell me he was pregnant; you never told me when his kids were born!"
"You should've-"
"How could I have done anything if no one kept me informed!? The only thing you guys ever told me about Heero that I guess you thought was important was when he moved out! And when I asked why you said he was moving on! MOVING ON!! Not once did you tell he had kids-not once!! So how the fuck could you have expected me to know!?" Duo buried his face in his hands, attempting to control his anger. Quatre just stared at him shocked, thinking of something to say.
"We...we probably thought that Heero called you and told-"
"I was staying in an apartment building, Quatre." Duo glanced at him. "Why the fuck would I give you the number to an apartment building? Plus, I didn't have a steady place to stay. I moved around a lot."
"Oh..." Quatre looked down at his feet, saying nothing more. Duo felt he didn't want to stay there anymore. It wasn't 7, but he knew there was no way he could remain sane in that house for another minute. Getting up, Duo grabbed his jacked and keys, gave Quatre and angered look, and stormed out of the room. Quatre just sat down on Duo bed and sighed.
Duo basically ran down the stairs, coming face to face with Valerie.
"What is it?" he asked, sounding a little impatient.
"You're from L2, right?" she asked, innocently.
"Yeah...why?"
"Well I'm doing a presentation about the plague that happened in AC 185 and you had to have been alive when that happened so could you please tell all you know about-huh? What's wrong?" Valerie looked at Duo questioningly as she saw a saddened expression cross his face. "Uh...are you ok?"
"Not now..." Duo walked past her, and out the door.
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"That's all you know?" Akari asked as she and Akira followed Heero into the kitchen.
"Yeah..." Heero replied, taking the now cooked rice off the stove. "Nothing special happened."
"So you're telling us that the only thing L1 did was..." Akira read was on the paper in her hand, word for word, "heighten up security and not allow anyone, no matter where from, into the colony. And when the vaccine was introduced, everyone, with the funds of course, got the shot. That's it?"
"Pretty much. Like I said nothing special."
"How do you expect us to give a A+ presentation on that!?" Akari exclaimed, plopping down in a chair. "It won't even be 5 minutes!"
"Well that's all I know, girls..." Heero took shrimp out of the freezer and placed it in the sink before turning to look at them. "What can I say? If your teacher gave you an assignment like this, then I assume she doesn't want much."
"Well yeah, but daddy!" Akira sat down next to Akari. "We gotta be the best!"
"I'm sorry but that's all I-" Heero looked up at the sound of the doorbell. "He's here already?" he wondered as he walked toward the door, Akari and Akira following close behind.
"What??? Who???" they asked in unison. Heero opened the door, expecting something, but got something else. He frowned.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, staring dead at Zechs.
"We need to talk," Zechs replied.
"We don't need to talk about anything. Not get lost-I'm expecting company." Heero went to close the door, but Zechs pushed against the door.
"Is Duo gonna be here?"
"None of your damn business; now go away."
"Heero please hear me out. It'll only take a minute-I promise."
"I don't have a minute."
"God Heero please!" At that Heero stared at Zechs, noticing that he seemed sincere. "Please...."
Heero sighed, moving so that Zechs could enter. "One minute..."
"Thank you." Zechs enter the house and smiled as he saw Akari and Akira. "Hey girls." They just looked at him, looked at each other, looked at him again...and just plain walked away. Zechs chuckled at that. "They're never gonna like me, are they?"
"I wouldn't know," Heero said, sitting down on the couch. "Now talk."
Zechs sat across from him. "I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I was way out of line and I know that. If there's anything that I could do to make it up to you-"
"There isn't."
"Oh...well if there ever was, I would do it. You know that."
"No I don't know that."
"Hmm..." Zechs chuckled a bit. "You and I have been through a lot, huh?"
"I wouldn't know."
"I mean, when I first met you, I thought you were a complete nuisance. No matter how hard I tried, I could never beat you. At first I thought it was because you were stronger than me-"
"I am."
"True...but then I realized that I didn't want to beat...I didn't want to hurt you in any way. Strange huh-my undisputed rival became my ultimate obsession."
"I'm glad you realize that."
"But as time passed, I began to realize that you weren't just an obsession. Heh, I know this may sound corny, but I always believed that you and I are soul mates..."
"Not in a million years...more than that even."
"But doesn't seem that way to you? Every time we went our separate ways, something always pulled us back together. Don't you realize that? It's as if fate wants us to be together."
"Zechs, you paranoid."
"Doesn't it seem that way, though? That we were meant to be together?"
"No Zechs...it doesn't." Heero stood up. "I don't know where you got these outrageous ideas from, but they're nothing but bullshit ok? They aren't true."
"But what if they are?"
"They're not! You and me? Soul mates! Get real! I can't stand you-I never did!"
"But if you-" The doorbell rang, interrupting Zechs. Heero opened the door and sighed seeing Duo standing there.
"You're late..." He said, letting Duo in. Duo looked around.
"But you said seven-oh...didn't know you had company..." Duo watched as Zechs got up.
"I was just leaving..." Zechs deliberately bumped into Duo before leaving the house. Heero gladly shut the door behind him.
"Good riddance."
"Geez, what's his deal?" Duo asked, taking off his jacket and placing it on a chair. Heero just shrugged.
"He just came at me with the same crap he always says...just in different words. You sometimes, I worry about that guy's mental condition."
"Yeah tell me about it," Duo sighed. "At least he didn't keep his word."
"What?"
"He did tell me he was gonna kill me or rip my heart out...which would kill me..."
"Zechs is all talk and no action. I never believe what he says."
"Oh..." Duo noticed Akari and Akira enter the room. "Hey you two," he said, smiling. Akari eyes widened.
"You came you came!!" She ran up and jumped on him like she hadn't seen him in ages. Duo just laughed, holding her in his arms.
"Well I always keep my promises."
"But you didn't promise anything..." Akira said, practically attaching herself to his leg.
"I told you daddy that I was coming over, so I came. Like I said, I always keep my promises."
"Goody!" Akari held on to him tightly. Heero smiled warmly as he watched the scene before him.
"Uh Duo...?"
"Eh?" Duo turned the best he could so he could look at Heero, surprised to see that smile on his face.
"If it's that important to you...then we'll get the paternity test done. You're right-you deserve to know..."
"Oh...uh...well I mean..." Duo just sighed, smiling back. "Thanks Heero..."
Akari and Akira looked at eachother dumbfounded.
"What's a paternity test?" Akari asked.
"Beats me..." Akira replied.
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Ok only two more chapters to go. Please review and thanks in advance ^_^
By Kirakira
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Duo went into the house that Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei lived in, and headed straight to his room, but not before saying hi to the only girl in the household.
"Hey wassup, Val?" he said as he walked past. Valerie turned and smiled at him.
"Hi D." Duo smiled at that as he went to his room, shutting the door behind him. When he first met Valerie, they instantly clicked. He didn't know why; maybe it was because they acted almost exactly the same. Duo thought it was comforting to have someone who was almost like him in the same house. That way there would be more excitement than usual. However, Duo still felt that something was missing; in a way, no matter how many people were there, it felt empty to him.
As he rummaged through his closet for something to wear, he thought about what he had asked Heero earlier. He was completely out of line for asking something like that. It wasn't fair, and Heero didn't even act like he wanted to know. In Duo's mind, he figured that Heero really didn't care one way or the other. He thought that maybe Duo was being selfish for asking about he paternity test. On top of that, Akari and Akira had a say in the matter as well, not just Heero. So Duo came to the conclusion that it was stupid of him to ask at that moment, especially after what happened in the meeting. He was going to apologize when he got to Heero's house.
"Hey Duo?" Quatre opened the door slightly, poking his head in. "You busy?"
"Naw, come on in," Duo replied, taking an outfit out and laying it on the bed. Then he looked at Quatre. "Wassup?"
"Well I heard that you were going over to Heero's and thought maybe I should...well...talk you out of it..."
"Why?" Duo sat down on the bed as Quatre walked closer to him.
"Well...you just spent the night there-"
"Unintentionally."
"Well yes, but you did spend the night, and we-meaning Wufei, Trowa, and I-thought that you should stay here."
"Oh really?" Duo frowned.
"Yes. I mean, come on, Duo. You can't just leave, come back 7 years later, and expect things are the same as they were before. Things change, people change. It doesn't matter if you're ready for it or not."
"And what's that supposed to mean?"
"It means that Heero has a family now. He was doing quite well without you so he doesn't need you now that you're here. And his kids-we don't want them to put you in a fatherly position. I mean, you keep going over there and they might think that you are their true father and you're not and-"
"How do you know I'm not?" Duo glowered. "I'm just trying to make up for whatever pain I've caused Heero."
"Well then you're wasting your time, cuz no matter what you do, you won't make up for it."
"Great...just great...you came in here to put me down or somethin? What-are you on Zechs' side now?"
"I never said I was on yours...and Zechs has been there for Heero more than you."
"I was gone, Quatre! What did you expect me to do!?"
"You could've called!"
"I did-I called here practically everyday! And every time you guys told that Heero was fine! Not once did you tell me he was pregnant; you never told me when his kids were born!"
"You should've-"
"How could I have done anything if no one kept me informed!? The only thing you guys ever told me about Heero that I guess you thought was important was when he moved out! And when I asked why you said he was moving on! MOVING ON!! Not once did you tell he had kids-not once!! So how the fuck could you have expected me to know!?" Duo buried his face in his hands, attempting to control his anger. Quatre just stared at him shocked, thinking of something to say.
"We...we probably thought that Heero called you and told-"
"I was staying in an apartment building, Quatre." Duo glanced at him. "Why the fuck would I give you the number to an apartment building? Plus, I didn't have a steady place to stay. I moved around a lot."
"Oh..." Quatre looked down at his feet, saying nothing more. Duo felt he didn't want to stay there anymore. It wasn't 7, but he knew there was no way he could remain sane in that house for another minute. Getting up, Duo grabbed his jacked and keys, gave Quatre and angered look, and stormed out of the room. Quatre just sat down on Duo bed and sighed.
Duo basically ran down the stairs, coming face to face with Valerie.
"What is it?" he asked, sounding a little impatient.
"You're from L2, right?" she asked, innocently.
"Yeah...why?"
"Well I'm doing a presentation about the plague that happened in AC 185 and you had to have been alive when that happened so could you please tell all you know about-huh? What's wrong?" Valerie looked at Duo questioningly as she saw a saddened expression cross his face. "Uh...are you ok?"
"Not now..." Duo walked past her, and out the door.
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"That's all you know?" Akari asked as she and Akira followed Heero into the kitchen.
"Yeah..." Heero replied, taking the now cooked rice off the stove. "Nothing special happened."
"So you're telling us that the only thing L1 did was..." Akira read was on the paper in her hand, word for word, "heighten up security and not allow anyone, no matter where from, into the colony. And when the vaccine was introduced, everyone, with the funds of course, got the shot. That's it?"
"Pretty much. Like I said nothing special."
"How do you expect us to give a A+ presentation on that!?" Akari exclaimed, plopping down in a chair. "It won't even be 5 minutes!"
"Well that's all I know, girls..." Heero took shrimp out of the freezer and placed it in the sink before turning to look at them. "What can I say? If your teacher gave you an assignment like this, then I assume she doesn't want much."
"Well yeah, but daddy!" Akira sat down next to Akari. "We gotta be the best!"
"I'm sorry but that's all I-" Heero looked up at the sound of the doorbell. "He's here already?" he wondered as he walked toward the door, Akari and Akira following close behind.
"What??? Who???" they asked in unison. Heero opened the door, expecting something, but got something else. He frowned.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, staring dead at Zechs.
"We need to talk," Zechs replied.
"We don't need to talk about anything. Not get lost-I'm expecting company." Heero went to close the door, but Zechs pushed against the door.
"Is Duo gonna be here?"
"None of your damn business; now go away."
"Heero please hear me out. It'll only take a minute-I promise."
"I don't have a minute."
"God Heero please!" At that Heero stared at Zechs, noticing that he seemed sincere. "Please...."
Heero sighed, moving so that Zechs could enter. "One minute..."
"Thank you." Zechs enter the house and smiled as he saw Akari and Akira. "Hey girls." They just looked at him, looked at each other, looked at him again...and just plain walked away. Zechs chuckled at that. "They're never gonna like me, are they?"
"I wouldn't know," Heero said, sitting down on the couch. "Now talk."
Zechs sat across from him. "I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I was way out of line and I know that. If there's anything that I could do to make it up to you-"
"There isn't."
"Oh...well if there ever was, I would do it. You know that."
"No I don't know that."
"Hmm..." Zechs chuckled a bit. "You and I have been through a lot, huh?"
"I wouldn't know."
"I mean, when I first met you, I thought you were a complete nuisance. No matter how hard I tried, I could never beat you. At first I thought it was because you were stronger than me-"
"I am."
"True...but then I realized that I didn't want to beat...I didn't want to hurt you in any way. Strange huh-my undisputed rival became my ultimate obsession."
"I'm glad you realize that."
"But as time passed, I began to realize that you weren't just an obsession. Heh, I know this may sound corny, but I always believed that you and I are soul mates..."
"Not in a million years...more than that even."
"But doesn't seem that way to you? Every time we went our separate ways, something always pulled us back together. Don't you realize that? It's as if fate wants us to be together."
"Zechs, you paranoid."
"Doesn't it seem that way, though? That we were meant to be together?"
"No Zechs...it doesn't." Heero stood up. "I don't know where you got these outrageous ideas from, but they're nothing but bullshit ok? They aren't true."
"But what if they are?"
"They're not! You and me? Soul mates! Get real! I can't stand you-I never did!"
"But if you-" The doorbell rang, interrupting Zechs. Heero opened the door and sighed seeing Duo standing there.
"You're late..." He said, letting Duo in. Duo looked around.
"But you said seven-oh...didn't know you had company..." Duo watched as Zechs got up.
"I was just leaving..." Zechs deliberately bumped into Duo before leaving the house. Heero gladly shut the door behind him.
"Good riddance."
"Geez, what's his deal?" Duo asked, taking off his jacket and placing it on a chair. Heero just shrugged.
"He just came at me with the same crap he always says...just in different words. You sometimes, I worry about that guy's mental condition."
"Yeah tell me about it," Duo sighed. "At least he didn't keep his word."
"What?"
"He did tell me he was gonna kill me or rip my heart out...which would kill me..."
"Zechs is all talk and no action. I never believe what he says."
"Oh..." Duo noticed Akari and Akira enter the room. "Hey you two," he said, smiling. Akari eyes widened.
"You came you came!!" She ran up and jumped on him like she hadn't seen him in ages. Duo just laughed, holding her in his arms.
"Well I always keep my promises."
"But you didn't promise anything..." Akira said, practically attaching herself to his leg.
"I told you daddy that I was coming over, so I came. Like I said, I always keep my promises."
"Goody!" Akari held on to him tightly. Heero smiled warmly as he watched the scene before him.
"Uh Duo...?"
"Eh?" Duo turned the best he could so he could look at Heero, surprised to see that smile on his face.
"If it's that important to you...then we'll get the paternity test done. You're right-you deserve to know..."
"Oh...uh...well I mean..." Duo just sighed, smiling back. "Thanks Heero..."
Akari and Akira looked at eachother dumbfounded.
"What's a paternity test?" Akari asked.
"Beats me..." Akira replied.
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Ok only two more chapters to go. Please review and thanks in advance ^_^
