Oi, Minna!! This is the part that MoonChild DJ wrote. Personally, I think that she's an amazing writer, what do you think??
"I can't believe you."
Duo blinked and turned at the disgusted tone in his friend's voice.
"What? What'd I do now?" What could possibly be enough to bring Heero
out of his anti-social caveman grunting routine? Heero didn't say a
word, just jerked a thumb at the window, Prussian blue eyes narrowing.
Duo shrugged and walked over to the window and looked outside. He saw
Quatre seeing off...what was her name again...?...in a taxi to take her
home.
"That's been...what, six women in a week now? I think you broke your
own record." Heero growled, crossing his arms. "What was wrong with
with this one, her hair not long enough?"
"Hey! My excuses ain't THAT ridiculous! It's just.." Duo flailed his
arms around helplessly, unable to put to words what he searched for but
never found in those girls. He gave up and shrugged. "I don't expect
you to understand my reasons," 'Hell, even I don't understand 'em,' he
added to himself mentally. "but get off my back, Yuy!"
Heero shook his head. "I really hope you find a girl that'll make you
see reason, Maxwell.."
"Yeah. Me, too.." Duo muttered as Heero stalked away.
******
"He did it again. And this one seemed to really hit it off with Duo."
Quatre sighed as he and Wufei watched the vehicle leave. Wufei snorted,
rolling his obsidian dark eyes as he glared back at the window he saw
Duo staring out of.
"Don't they all seem to connect with him? Then one minor dislike he
takes in her, and she's shipped out of here as fast as she can get her
things and leave. At least this one didn't scream a fit like the last
one."
Quatre nodded, still hearing in his head the echoes of that particular
encounter--he thought he'd never hear again--and pushed a hand through
his blond hair. "Do you think that Duo will ever find one that he
actually LIKES?"
"Maybe...if the braided baka doesn't break every heart from here to
America."
"Allah will it, I hope he finds one soon. I don't know how many more
girls I can stand breaking the news to!"
"Some onna should just haul off and slug him one, the way he plays with
their hearts." Wufei grumbled. "And he wonders why I threaten to chop
off that braid with my katana...maybe, braidless, fewer onnas will find
him attractive?"
Quatre laughed. "There's still those unusual violet eyes, my friend.
Not to mention the body itself…how would you take care of that?"
"I'd find a way...it would serve him right if one of those onnas put
him in his place! Duo's tried so many flavors, it's hard to imagine
anyone out there for him."
"But there is, somewhere, like there is for all of us."
Wufei shrugged as they walked back to the house they all lived in. "If
you say so, Winner."
"I do, Wufei. I know they call you the Solitary Dragon around campus
for a reason, but there even must be a lady Dragon for you."
'Just as long as she's not like Sally..' Wufei thought, shivering
internally. '*Anything* but that onna.' "Whatever you say, Winner. But
I have no high expectations for that happening anytime soon."
******
Trowa watched in silent amusement as Duo attempted to impress this new
girl at the dojo they all had classes at, but with limited success. She
was strong, tough and smart, maybe a bit more than Duo could handle..
like that would stop him.
"Aw, c'mon, babe! This move can't be all that hard to achieve!" Duo
attempted to roundhouse kick, then sweep his foot under the girl's to
wipe her out, but she merely laughed, avoided his moves gracefully,
watching him trip himself up and crash to the mat. Pushing her brown
bangs out of her face, she flipped back her high ponytail and helped
Duo to his feet before collaring him by the front of his uniform.
"Nice try, cutie, but no, you can't win over me! And the name's not
babe, it's Makoto. Kino Makoto."
"Duo Maxwell. The one behind you is my friend, Trowa Barton. You're new
here, aren't you?" he asked, straightening his uniform after she
released him.
"Just moved here from Juuban. Had to have my martial arts before
getting settled." The pretty green-eyed brunette flashed a smile at Duo
and Trowa. "Then it's time to find a new place and find my way around."
Duo beamed, putting on the charm. Trowa rolled his eyes. Oh, no, here
it comes..
"Well, I can help ya out, no problem! I have a place here with my
friends, I can easily show you around!"
"Really? Arigato, Duo-san, I'd appreciate it!"
Trowa sighed. Ah, here we have it. Prospective ditch-ee number one
hundred and two. Or was that three? He'd lost count. Duo fairly glowed
as he grinned at him as they got back to classes.
"You see that, Tro-man? Wow, she's so fine and cool! This comin' to the
dojo with ya all those months back was a great idea!"
"You're going to pull it, aren't you?"
Duo grinned as his quiet friend with the overgrown brown hair finally
spoke. "Pull what, Trowa?"
"Ask her out, eventually."
"Well, yeah, eventually! Yeah, so I didn't really impress her, but.."
Trowa shook his head in disbelief. He was unbelievable. He immediately
felt bad for Makoto, she seemed like a genuinely nice girl, only to be
reduced to one of Duo's many conquests. Well, maybe she would be
different--he sweat dropped as Makoto got the best of Duo again--then
again, maybe not. He could tell already this wasn't going to work..