Author's notes: Sorry about taking so long I had the chapter mostly written
(or so i thought ^_^) and then i went on a one week vactaion and decided to
change it a little bit. Then I added a bunch of different pieces so now
it's different, or a little different. Plus lately I've been going through
a rough time with my grandmother,
The confusion of love
Chapter (If two is a couple and three is a crowd then what the hell is four?)
by *angel!* a.k.a. angel of darkness
Silence followed all members of the party just stood their I shock about the present situation. The only one who didn't fully comprehind what was going on was Lina and she had swore to herself that she would let Relena do all of the talking, a princess activity if you would call it that.
Quatre looked over at Trowa and Wufei. They all seemed to having the same thought and they all nodded together as if sharing a hidden secret together a secret that wasn't so secret.
Makoto noticed them nod and looked at them confused a little angry about not understanding although it wasn't on the top of her list of things to find out. What was on the top of the list wasn't so suprizing. 'Why is Relena here to see Heero? Was she here because she and Heero are dating?' she flinced as the words sunk in. 'No.' she told herself as she shook her head. 'They wouldn't do that to me.'
"What the hell does that nodding mean?" she asked rudefully the tention getting to her.
Neither one of them answered her. After all what could they say? They all instead decided to leave and walked out without saying anything.
The following people in the room shared a look of helplessness. Lina looked around the room confused but she hid it well being as poliete as she could, not wanting the insident with the guy who just left, Wufei, to happen again in any way shape or form.
"So should any one care to explain what's going on?" Lina said instead hoping to break the ice. "I know about all of you except you." She pointed to Mako and paused. "Could you introduce yourself?"
"Oh!…" Mako started. "I'm sorry. My name is Makoto Kino as you might have heard. But I'm suprized that you never heard of me before today." She shot Relena a death glare as if asking 'How could you?' and continued looked at Lina in an angelic face wanting Relena to feel bad.
"My name is Lina Hudson. I'm a friend of Relena who you already know. But I am suprized that I never heard of you before. Should I have?" she asked a little worried thinking maybe Relena had talked about her and she just forgot.
"Me and Relena used to go to school together. Along with Heero of course." They both looked over at Heero and he blushed slightly at the attention.
Relena looked at Lina and Mako angry and confused about what they wanted to gain during this whole situation. Mako didn't seem to notice but out of the corner of her eye Lina did.
"I thought you told me that Heero and you met after you had become a princess…or should I say found out about your real dad?" Lina looked over at Relena trying to make her feel bad for looking at her like she was less than her and had to shut up. She knew of the chance of getting fired and the aspect of not having anything or anyone to turn to but she didn't care.
Duo looked around at the whole situation, then at Heero and found him catching a look at him. 'I'll explain it to you later.' Heero mouthed.
Duo nodded in agreement.
"I should probably be going and leaving you guys alone." And with that Lina left even though she didn't have the slightest idea around the mansion. Her only hope was to catch up to wherever the other gundam piolets had gone even though they left about 5 minutes before and she didn't know which way they went.
*~*
"You should have seen everything!" Quatre bust out practicly laughing.
"I'm glad your enjoying yourself." Said his friend. Trowa on the other hand didn't find the whole thing going on funny but felt quite the oppisite thinking that it could only end in trouble.
Quatre didn't seem to understand what Trowa ment by that but Wufei did. "I agree with Quatre. I mean this can only end in good things. Think about it, Trowa you are being way to paraniod for your own good."
Trowa frowned and all of his friends laughed. "Why do you all insite on teasing me about this?"
"Because it's fun!" Quatre teased playfully punching Trowa in the stomach.
"He's right again Trowa. Maybe you're just having an off day. Every dog has it's day right?" Quatre nodded. "I could anways tease you about what Quatra just did and how it makes you both look like a couple." He laughed.
"No!" Quatre shouted but all in good spirit at the same time. "I mean why let him pick on to people?" he turned to Trowa. "I'm sorry but I don't like getting teased."
"Thanks a lot!"
*~*
Back in the other room the situation wasn't going so well. Heero kept to himself and closed his eyes quickly as if he did Relena would disappear to. He knew Mako would to if it was a dream and he didn't want her to leave. "Would you all shut up?" he yelled getting looks from everyone as if saying 'What the hell are you talking about?!'
"You've always been weird Heero." Mako said but she couldn't quite figure out if it was ment to be teasing or to be serious. She shrugged.
"Would someone please tell me what's going on?" Duo asked. "There is something that you all are hiding and I would like to know what that is." he looked over at Heero. "I know that you said you would tell me later but I want to know now because I have to patience of a three year-old." He then looked over at Mako. "I've only know you for a couple of hours and at first I didn't know if I liked you or not. But then I liked you and hated you but I'm not sure if that's out of the fact that I thought you were being set up with me. I hope you can be patient with me." His eyes softened.
Mako looked at him speechless. He was honest with how he felt ever after the short time that he had know her. 'At least he doesn't hate me.' She reminded herself. 'But he doesn't hate me either.' He was acting like she wanted people to act around her but why was she so angry at him.
"Maybe we do owe you an explaination." Heero agreed. "And we owe it to you now. Do either one of you want to explain it or should I start?" Upon recieveing no jumps from either Mako or Relena he desiced to start. "This all became about 4 years ago. A little more."
"Get on with it!" Duo interupted.
"Well… I got transferred to a new school after my parents died and I started to live with my aunt and her husband. At school I met Mako and her best friend Relena-"
"Best friend?!" Duo chocked out laughing in shock. He glanced over at Relena and Mako who were sitting on oppisite sides of sofa not daring to look at each other but snuck a couple of quick glances at each other. 'I guess time changes people.' He laughed.
"Could you be any more kind about their emotions?" Heero shot Duo a death glare.
"Sorry." Duo looked at them with a fake cute innocent look on his face.
"Whatever." Mako mumbled after a while. "Heero if you don't want to do it I would be happy to."
Heero blushed noticing the bitterness in her voice. "Sorry M." he mumbled knowing that she has to be in the same room as Relena was seriously bringing back bad memories.
"Whatever." She mumbled again. Duo could tell it was a bad habit she had when she didn't want to talk.
"Anyway getting back to the point. I was how do I put it?" he glanced over at Mako for help.
"Not a hard worker?" she shrugged and laughed a little but it wasn't a light hearted laugh. "That's how Kinal said it."
"You told someone else?" Heero didn't hide his annoyment at her.
"What does that matter? It's the past, and you said you weren't coming back." She glared at him. "Plus you never said that I couldn't say anything."
Heero sighed. He didn't know why he got so jumpy. "I'm sorry Mako." Not giving her a chance to respond he continued. "I didn't pay attention much in class and didn't care about what other people thought."
"I liked that about you." Mako admitted.
'Sob, sob.' Relena thought.
"What do you mean by 'I liked that about you'? Do you not like that about me?"
Mako looked down blushing a little. "I guess I still do."
"1 thing people." Duo interupted before this whole thing got any more akward. "One get on with the story, or would you like me to leave and you two can have the room to yourself."
Heero cheeks turned bright red and Mako's continued to turn red. "Well… I guess…. Maybe you could stay." He stammered realizing what Duo meant.
Relena and Duo shared an esaperated look. "I'd better be going. It was nice to see you both again. Can you tell Lina I'll be outside waiting?" Relena asked after getting up.
"Yeah, sure." Mako muttered.
"Where is Lina anyway?" Duo looked around but Relena had already left. "Do you think that she got lost in the mansion?"
"Shit." Heero muttered looking around.
"Maybe she caught up with the others." Mako offered.
"Maybe." Duo agreed. "But they left a while before she did and she probably has no idea where she is. I'll go look for her."
"But I'm not finished with my story." Heero stressed out annoyed at his friend leaving.
"You can finish it later. Right now I'm gonna find the lost madian in Castle Gundam." Duo teased. "I regret that I have only one life too live protecting all of the innocent people out there."
"Always one to be heroic aren't you Duo?" Heero asked.
"If you don't shut up right now I might much tease you some more." Duo warned.
"And what exactually would you do?" Heero raised his eyebrows.
"I really should go. A madain in distress ya know?" Duo winked at Mako who suprizingly blushed.
"You didn't answer my question."
"Go make out with Mako." Duo winked once more and muttered something to Heero that Mako couldn't make out.
They both looked at each other blushing even though they both knew he was only joking. Mako shared a sympatetic look with him. "He seems nice enough, a little spacey though."
*~*
"I am completely and totally lost." Lina announced looking around. She walked down immemcly beautiful hallways and paid no attention to them. He follower did the same.
"That's what I knight in shining honor is for. To rescue lost damsals like yourself." Lina jumped and he laughed a little.
"You're Duo right?" she asked after recovering a little.
"Yep." He smiled giving her a Duo-grin.
"I shouldn't have wandered off. I was trying to give everyone their peace and quiet so they could talk… and I got lost." She looked around. "I think I recognize going by here before."
"These halls look all the same." He agreed. "Dark and formal and uninviting. To bad they don't fit the host."
"The host?"
"Quatre." He explained.
"Blonde dude?" she asked.
"The one and only."
"So did Relena, Heero and Mako finish talking or did you just wander off bored like me."
"Actually I came to find you."
"Me? Why me?" she raised one of her eyebrows.
"Relena's waiting for you."
"Did she finish talking? It seems to early to stop." She checked her watch. " Yep it is."
"She's waiting outside." He stated. "You might want to go find her."
"Let her wait." She turned around and smiled at him.
"You want your friend to wait outside in the cold December wind?" Duo asked incredibly.
"She's not really my friend. She's my employer for about two years." She explained.
"But earlier you said…"
"I said that earlier because I didn't want everything to become to complicated." She butted in. "But." She started and then stopped trying to think of the right words to say.
"But now it's no use because even that seems like no big deal now huh?" Duo finished.
"Yep that's right."
*~*
"We all really should thank Duo for what he's doing for us." Quatre admitted.
"Where do you get that?" Wufei questioned. "I owe that stupid American nothing."
"He's digging up information on Heero and Mako for us. I had a feeling Mako wasn't completely honest with us, I'm curious to know what exactualy happened." Quatre sunk deeper into to sofa. "This is hopeless."
"Nothing is hopeless my dear friend." Trowa teased.
"I think this is." Quatre admitted.
"I agree with Quatre here we are just sitting here and everything exciting is happening around us." Wufei sighed. "We need social lives."
"I disagree. We have social lives. They just involve prying into other people's lives."
"Doesn't that make us leaches? I hate leaches." He made a face.
"And here I thought you like everything. I guess I lost the bet." Wufei sulked.
"And who was this bet against?" Quatre asked curiously.
"Myself. Look like I owe myself 10 bucks."
"You're weird."
*~*
"Duo spacey?" Heero laughed at the thought of it.
"What's wrong with that?" Mako asked smiling a little remembering their silly fights and Heero's wierdness.
"How long have you exactually known Duo and the others?" he looked over into her eyes.
"Why would it matter?" Mako looked down.
"Because I would like to know." Heero stated.
"Duo this morning." She watched Heero's eyes widen.
"You've known them only from this morning? Then I really believe…"
"I said I met Duo this morning, never his friends."
"So when did you met the others?"
"A week or so I guess. I'm not really sure we met at a concert. I met Wufei later on."
"Interesting." He stroked his chin.
"Dude you're getting a Dell." Mako teased grabbing his arm.
"You watch to much t.v." Heero laughed.
"What's wrong with t.v.?" she frowned.
"It's nothing."
"You're weird." She leaned against him putting her head on his shoulder.
*~*
"I think it's a shame about Relena don't you?" Lina looked up at her saver.
"I guess, but I think she diserved it don't' you?"
"What did she ever do that was so bad?" Lina asked genually curious.
"She's been filing you head with lies huh? It sucks to be the one not informed." He shook his head in disgust. "So what exactually is your job possistion?"
"First of all I'm her servent and watch after the house while she's gone. Although, I came with her today. Second what are you talking about? No one has filled my head with lies. Relena has told me everything."
"And are you saying after all that she told you, you still believe she's the victum here?"
"Of course." Duo roared in laughter.
*~*
"It's been 15 minutes." Relena stated looking at her watch. "Lina can get home on her own. I need a bath anyway."
"Does that mean you want to drive on without her?" the cab driver asked not bothering to turn around but looked at her through his rear-view mirror.
"Yes it does."
*~*
"So this it what you both weren't making out, but you were getting pretty close I suspect that if I gave you both a couple of more minutes you would be though." Duo teased after walking into the room and finding Heero and Mako curled up onto the sofa together.
They both quickly removed themselves from each other embaressed.
"Duo nothing was happening really." Heero said blushing a bright red.
"Sure." He stated his voice saying he didn't mean it.
"Really Duo you have to believe us."
"Why should I believe you? My mother always told me never to listen to people I just met." Duo teased.
"Shut up." Heero stuck his tounge out.
"Careful we have guests." Duo lectured.
"Why don't you shut up?" Heero offered.
"Wufei can tell you I never shut up."
"I hate to say it but I agree with the stupid American." Wufei admitted.
"I'm not a stupid American Wu-man!" Duo yelled back.
"You?!" Wufei and Lina shouted in suprize staring at each other.
"So what are you guys doing here?" Heero asked ignoring Duo and Wufei.
"We got bored." Quatre admitted.
"If would have come about 5 minutes earlier you could have seem a neat scene." Duo teased.
"Go back to your fight." Mako stuck her tounge out.
"We have guests over." Quatre stated. " You both cut it out. You to Wufei."
"I'm your guest." Mako said.
"You are Heero's old girfriend. You and Hilde don't count as guests." He explained.
"No fair! Then I guess I get my own room here to?"
"What are you talking about?"
"If I'm not a guest then I must live here huh?" she winked at him.
"If does not mean that you live here Mako. It's a exception to that rule."
"If there's an exception to that room then, I must be the exception to not living here." Mako explained.
"No you are the only exception to this rule." Quatre stated.
"But if there's an exception to every rule then isn't there an exception to that rule?" Mako smiled triumpantly.
"Be quiet everyone!" Trowa shouted annoyed at the fights going on. But no one seemed to notice he talked.
"Would everyone shut up!" Lina belted.
"Thank you." Trowa stated.
"Don't mention it. I have 4 brothers, you have to be loud in my family to get noticed." Lina said proudly.
"I really should be going." Mako said. "I have to go to be at work in about 15 minutes. It was fun all of you guys." She looked over at Lina. "And girls."
"Oh shit." Lina said everyone looking at her. "Relena must be really mad at me." She rushed towards the door. "Shit." She said again. "Relena left without me."
"Some friend." Wufei muttered.
"Shut up." Duo whispered punching his friend in the stomach.
"Can you give me a ride home?" Lina asked Mako.
"I would if I could but I'm late already. It takes 20 to get back to the city." She explained. "I'm really sorry."
"You can get a ride from me. I have to go to." Trowa offered. "I have to go to the docter's office first to get the results from some tests back. Do you mind if we do that first?" he asked.
"Not at all. It beats walking or taking a cab." Lina said staring at the clock.
"So how did the tests go?" Duo asked curious.
"He doesn't know yet or why would he be going you baka-head American." Wufei stated annoyed.
"I was just asking how he thought everything went. You don't have to be so rude." He stopped as if consitering to go on further. "Ever since Lina and Relena came over. It's not like she is actually the girl from the store or anything." He watched Lina and Wufei's face change. "Or is she?"
"Would you shut up and learn to stay out of other peoples buissness." Wufei yelled angrily.
"I never stay out of other people's buisness haven't you learned that yet? I'm just like you that way."
"I would never be like you Maxwell." Wufei muttered rudefully.
"Like I want to be like you Wufei." Duo stated back.
*~*
"You are late again Mako. I thought you said that it wouldn't happened again." Her boss stated as she rushed into work.
"I'm only 5 minutes late. And you used to let Kinal be late everyday and not do anything about it." She said.
"Yeah. But then I changed my policy. Now you have to tell me why you are late." He explained.
"Ran into old boyfriend and his friends and things just kinda got out of hand."
"Oh my God are you okay?" Kinal rushed over and gave her friend a hug.
"Yeah I'm fine now I guess. It wasn't anything to serious." She explained.
"You're just saying that." Kinal insited.
"Excuse me you two. Mako I'm glad you are okay but you and Kinal need to finish your 'girl-chat' after work. I don't pay you to talk although it seems like you do that more than anything else."
*~*
"It's your turn Mr. Barton." The nurse announced.
"Wish me luck."
"You don't need luck just go on and get out of here." Lina shooded him off.
"Thanks a lot."
*~*
"I hate to say it. This is by far the least favorite part of my job. But you have a brain tumor Mr. Barton." He paused. "Are you alright Mr.?" he questioned.
"Of.. of.. course doctor." He choked out. "How long do I have?" he questioned with a tone in is voice like he didn't want to know.
"6 months." He said like this was only a routine thing. "Maybe up to a year." He added. "We have counciling availible if you need it." He said once Trowa seemed to get pale. "You want me to talk to your girlfriend waiting outside?" he asked.
"Girlfriend?!" he blushed. "She's just a friend."
"Maybe but she's cute. I would scoop her up if as fast as I could if I were you." He smiled hoping to get Trowa to liven up.
"Maybe." He looked down. "Can I go yet?"
*~*
After clearing up some stuff with the nurse. (not the one he hated) he left the room to get into the waiting room. Lina not realizing what was totally going on was slocking into two chairs reading a teen people magazine from the table.
"I'll see you on Tuesday!" the doctor called as Lina stood up. "She'll be there at about 3 is you want to come in that early."
"3's fine." Trowa agreed.
"3 for what?" Lina asked once they stepped out of the office.
"I have to go to some counciling class with some med student or something. Her names Ami Mizuno."
"Why would you have to go to class if nothing is wrong?" she asked stepping into the car.
"First of all it isn't a class Lina, it's to help me with counciling. The docter said it might help."
"Help with what?" Lina interupted.
"I have a brain tumor Lina." Trowa stated sighing.
"Oh my God!" Lina cried. "Are you okay?!"
"Fine as I think I can be I guess."
Lina reached over and gave him a hug and a kiss. Trowa looked at her funny because of her spontanious action then looked down and blushed.
"What are you so damn nervious about?" Lina asked.
"Nothing." He blushed harder. [stop it!] he ordered himself but his face didn't seem to obey.
"Ya sure?" she questioned reaching over and grabbing her belt.
"Yep." He looked away and started the car.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're weird?" Lina asked.
"All the time." He laughed and they both drove away.
*~*
The gundam pilots, (minus Trowa) all sat in the living room with a false since of comfort.
"I think you owe all of us an explanation." Quatre stated after a pause looking at Heero.
"Quatre!" Duo snapped. Be nice!"
"No matter how I say it he owes all an explanation." Quatre explained. "I just don't want to go through all of that shit before we get it out of him."
"What's wrong with you?!" Duo snapped again. "You're acting so weird!" [Does this have to do with Trowa?]
"I'm sorry Duo and Heero." He sighed sinking into the sofa as if he wanted to be consumed by it. "I just don't know what's gotten into me lately." He confessed. "I haven't been acting like myself."
"He's right though." Heero pipped in. "I do owe all you an explanation."
"No you don't." Duo said.
"I agree with Maxwell." Wufei stated.
"You agreeing with Duo? How long have I really been in the lab? Who are you and what did you do with the real Wufei?" Heero teased.
"Ha ha very funny. I guess we all grew up a little bit over the last couple of weeks that's all. We realized something is more important than our silly little arguments." Wufei laughed a little.
"Let's all have a code of trust." Quatre interupted. "If anything what so ever is bothering someone about anything, that they can tell us no matter what."
"I agree." Heero stated. "Being the perfect soldier isn't eazy."
"You try being the God of Death." Duo teased. "It's really hard."
"And what is so hard about your job?" Quatre asked.
"Nothing." Dou smiled.
"Whatever." Wufei muttered rolling his eyes. [Why do they all act like such baka-heads sometimes?]
"You know I hate it when you roll your eyes like that." Quatre stated.
"That's why I do it." Wufei smiled as he cracked his knuckles.
"You know I could beat you up anyday." Duo stated standing up.
"In you dreams." Wufei added cockily as he stood up and glared Duo in the eyes.
"No in your's wu-man." Duo smiled as Wufei glared agrily at him.
"You know you're gonna pay seriously for that."
"And they were acting so nice to each other." Quatre stated. They all sighed deeply.
*~*
The confusion of love
Chapter (If two is a couple and three is a crowd then what the hell is four?)
by *angel!* a.k.a. angel of darkness
Silence followed all members of the party just stood their I shock about the present situation. The only one who didn't fully comprehind what was going on was Lina and she had swore to herself that she would let Relena do all of the talking, a princess activity if you would call it that.
Quatre looked over at Trowa and Wufei. They all seemed to having the same thought and they all nodded together as if sharing a hidden secret together a secret that wasn't so secret.
Makoto noticed them nod and looked at them confused a little angry about not understanding although it wasn't on the top of her list of things to find out. What was on the top of the list wasn't so suprizing. 'Why is Relena here to see Heero? Was she here because she and Heero are dating?' she flinced as the words sunk in. 'No.' she told herself as she shook her head. 'They wouldn't do that to me.'
"What the hell does that nodding mean?" she asked rudefully the tention getting to her.
Neither one of them answered her. After all what could they say? They all instead decided to leave and walked out without saying anything.
The following people in the room shared a look of helplessness. Lina looked around the room confused but she hid it well being as poliete as she could, not wanting the insident with the guy who just left, Wufei, to happen again in any way shape or form.
"So should any one care to explain what's going on?" Lina said instead hoping to break the ice. "I know about all of you except you." She pointed to Mako and paused. "Could you introduce yourself?"
"Oh!…" Mako started. "I'm sorry. My name is Makoto Kino as you might have heard. But I'm suprized that you never heard of me before today." She shot Relena a death glare as if asking 'How could you?' and continued looked at Lina in an angelic face wanting Relena to feel bad.
"My name is Lina Hudson. I'm a friend of Relena who you already know. But I am suprized that I never heard of you before. Should I have?" she asked a little worried thinking maybe Relena had talked about her and she just forgot.
"Me and Relena used to go to school together. Along with Heero of course." They both looked over at Heero and he blushed slightly at the attention.
Relena looked at Lina and Mako angry and confused about what they wanted to gain during this whole situation. Mako didn't seem to notice but out of the corner of her eye Lina did.
"I thought you told me that Heero and you met after you had become a princess…or should I say found out about your real dad?" Lina looked over at Relena trying to make her feel bad for looking at her like she was less than her and had to shut up. She knew of the chance of getting fired and the aspect of not having anything or anyone to turn to but she didn't care.
Duo looked around at the whole situation, then at Heero and found him catching a look at him. 'I'll explain it to you later.' Heero mouthed.
Duo nodded in agreement.
"I should probably be going and leaving you guys alone." And with that Lina left even though she didn't have the slightest idea around the mansion. Her only hope was to catch up to wherever the other gundam piolets had gone even though they left about 5 minutes before and she didn't know which way they went.
*~*
"You should have seen everything!" Quatre bust out practicly laughing.
"I'm glad your enjoying yourself." Said his friend. Trowa on the other hand didn't find the whole thing going on funny but felt quite the oppisite thinking that it could only end in trouble.
Quatre didn't seem to understand what Trowa ment by that but Wufei did. "I agree with Quatre. I mean this can only end in good things. Think about it, Trowa you are being way to paraniod for your own good."
Trowa frowned and all of his friends laughed. "Why do you all insite on teasing me about this?"
"Because it's fun!" Quatre teased playfully punching Trowa in the stomach.
"He's right again Trowa. Maybe you're just having an off day. Every dog has it's day right?" Quatre nodded. "I could anways tease you about what Quatra just did and how it makes you both look like a couple." He laughed.
"No!" Quatre shouted but all in good spirit at the same time. "I mean why let him pick on to people?" he turned to Trowa. "I'm sorry but I don't like getting teased."
"Thanks a lot!"
*~*
Back in the other room the situation wasn't going so well. Heero kept to himself and closed his eyes quickly as if he did Relena would disappear to. He knew Mako would to if it was a dream and he didn't want her to leave. "Would you all shut up?" he yelled getting looks from everyone as if saying 'What the hell are you talking about?!'
"You've always been weird Heero." Mako said but she couldn't quite figure out if it was ment to be teasing or to be serious. She shrugged.
"Would someone please tell me what's going on?" Duo asked. "There is something that you all are hiding and I would like to know what that is." he looked over at Heero. "I know that you said you would tell me later but I want to know now because I have to patience of a three year-old." He then looked over at Mako. "I've only know you for a couple of hours and at first I didn't know if I liked you or not. But then I liked you and hated you but I'm not sure if that's out of the fact that I thought you were being set up with me. I hope you can be patient with me." His eyes softened.
Mako looked at him speechless. He was honest with how he felt ever after the short time that he had know her. 'At least he doesn't hate me.' She reminded herself. 'But he doesn't hate me either.' He was acting like she wanted people to act around her but why was she so angry at him.
"Maybe we do owe you an explaination." Heero agreed. "And we owe it to you now. Do either one of you want to explain it or should I start?" Upon recieveing no jumps from either Mako or Relena he desiced to start. "This all became about 4 years ago. A little more."
"Get on with it!" Duo interupted.
"Well… I got transferred to a new school after my parents died and I started to live with my aunt and her husband. At school I met Mako and her best friend Relena-"
"Best friend?!" Duo chocked out laughing in shock. He glanced over at Relena and Mako who were sitting on oppisite sides of sofa not daring to look at each other but snuck a couple of quick glances at each other. 'I guess time changes people.' He laughed.
"Could you be any more kind about their emotions?" Heero shot Duo a death glare.
"Sorry." Duo looked at them with a fake cute innocent look on his face.
"Whatever." Mako mumbled after a while. "Heero if you don't want to do it I would be happy to."
Heero blushed noticing the bitterness in her voice. "Sorry M." he mumbled knowing that she has to be in the same room as Relena was seriously bringing back bad memories.
"Whatever." She mumbled again. Duo could tell it was a bad habit she had when she didn't want to talk.
"Anyway getting back to the point. I was how do I put it?" he glanced over at Mako for help.
"Not a hard worker?" she shrugged and laughed a little but it wasn't a light hearted laugh. "That's how Kinal said it."
"You told someone else?" Heero didn't hide his annoyment at her.
"What does that matter? It's the past, and you said you weren't coming back." She glared at him. "Plus you never said that I couldn't say anything."
Heero sighed. He didn't know why he got so jumpy. "I'm sorry Mako." Not giving her a chance to respond he continued. "I didn't pay attention much in class and didn't care about what other people thought."
"I liked that about you." Mako admitted.
'Sob, sob.' Relena thought.
"What do you mean by 'I liked that about you'? Do you not like that about me?"
Mako looked down blushing a little. "I guess I still do."
"1 thing people." Duo interupted before this whole thing got any more akward. "One get on with the story, or would you like me to leave and you two can have the room to yourself."
Heero cheeks turned bright red and Mako's continued to turn red. "Well… I guess…. Maybe you could stay." He stammered realizing what Duo meant.
Relena and Duo shared an esaperated look. "I'd better be going. It was nice to see you both again. Can you tell Lina I'll be outside waiting?" Relena asked after getting up.
"Yeah, sure." Mako muttered.
"Where is Lina anyway?" Duo looked around but Relena had already left. "Do you think that she got lost in the mansion?"
"Shit." Heero muttered looking around.
"Maybe she caught up with the others." Mako offered.
"Maybe." Duo agreed. "But they left a while before she did and she probably has no idea where she is. I'll go look for her."
"But I'm not finished with my story." Heero stressed out annoyed at his friend leaving.
"You can finish it later. Right now I'm gonna find the lost madian in Castle Gundam." Duo teased. "I regret that I have only one life too live protecting all of the innocent people out there."
"Always one to be heroic aren't you Duo?" Heero asked.
"If you don't shut up right now I might much tease you some more." Duo warned.
"And what exactually would you do?" Heero raised his eyebrows.
"I really should go. A madain in distress ya know?" Duo winked at Mako who suprizingly blushed.
"You didn't answer my question."
"Go make out with Mako." Duo winked once more and muttered something to Heero that Mako couldn't make out.
They both looked at each other blushing even though they both knew he was only joking. Mako shared a sympatetic look with him. "He seems nice enough, a little spacey though."
*~*
"I am completely and totally lost." Lina announced looking around. She walked down immemcly beautiful hallways and paid no attention to them. He follower did the same.
"That's what I knight in shining honor is for. To rescue lost damsals like yourself." Lina jumped and he laughed a little.
"You're Duo right?" she asked after recovering a little.
"Yep." He smiled giving her a Duo-grin.
"I shouldn't have wandered off. I was trying to give everyone their peace and quiet so they could talk… and I got lost." She looked around. "I think I recognize going by here before."
"These halls look all the same." He agreed. "Dark and formal and uninviting. To bad they don't fit the host."
"The host?"
"Quatre." He explained.
"Blonde dude?" she asked.
"The one and only."
"So did Relena, Heero and Mako finish talking or did you just wander off bored like me."
"Actually I came to find you."
"Me? Why me?" she raised one of her eyebrows.
"Relena's waiting for you."
"Did she finish talking? It seems to early to stop." She checked her watch. " Yep it is."
"She's waiting outside." He stated. "You might want to go find her."
"Let her wait." She turned around and smiled at him.
"You want your friend to wait outside in the cold December wind?" Duo asked incredibly.
"She's not really my friend. She's my employer for about two years." She explained.
"But earlier you said…"
"I said that earlier because I didn't want everything to become to complicated." She butted in. "But." She started and then stopped trying to think of the right words to say.
"But now it's no use because even that seems like no big deal now huh?" Duo finished.
"Yep that's right."
*~*
"We all really should thank Duo for what he's doing for us." Quatre admitted.
"Where do you get that?" Wufei questioned. "I owe that stupid American nothing."
"He's digging up information on Heero and Mako for us. I had a feeling Mako wasn't completely honest with us, I'm curious to know what exactualy happened." Quatre sunk deeper into to sofa. "This is hopeless."
"Nothing is hopeless my dear friend." Trowa teased.
"I think this is." Quatre admitted.
"I agree with Quatre here we are just sitting here and everything exciting is happening around us." Wufei sighed. "We need social lives."
"I disagree. We have social lives. They just involve prying into other people's lives."
"Doesn't that make us leaches? I hate leaches." He made a face.
"And here I thought you like everything. I guess I lost the bet." Wufei sulked.
"And who was this bet against?" Quatre asked curiously.
"Myself. Look like I owe myself 10 bucks."
"You're weird."
*~*
"Duo spacey?" Heero laughed at the thought of it.
"What's wrong with that?" Mako asked smiling a little remembering their silly fights and Heero's wierdness.
"How long have you exactually known Duo and the others?" he looked over into her eyes.
"Why would it matter?" Mako looked down.
"Because I would like to know." Heero stated.
"Duo this morning." She watched Heero's eyes widen.
"You've known them only from this morning? Then I really believe…"
"I said I met Duo this morning, never his friends."
"So when did you met the others?"
"A week or so I guess. I'm not really sure we met at a concert. I met Wufei later on."
"Interesting." He stroked his chin.
"Dude you're getting a Dell." Mako teased grabbing his arm.
"You watch to much t.v." Heero laughed.
"What's wrong with t.v.?" she frowned.
"It's nothing."
"You're weird." She leaned against him putting her head on his shoulder.
*~*
"I think it's a shame about Relena don't you?" Lina looked up at her saver.
"I guess, but I think she diserved it don't' you?"
"What did she ever do that was so bad?" Lina asked genually curious.
"She's been filing you head with lies huh? It sucks to be the one not informed." He shook his head in disgust. "So what exactually is your job possistion?"
"First of all I'm her servent and watch after the house while she's gone. Although, I came with her today. Second what are you talking about? No one has filled my head with lies. Relena has told me everything."
"And are you saying after all that she told you, you still believe she's the victum here?"
"Of course." Duo roared in laughter.
*~*
"It's been 15 minutes." Relena stated looking at her watch. "Lina can get home on her own. I need a bath anyway."
"Does that mean you want to drive on without her?" the cab driver asked not bothering to turn around but looked at her through his rear-view mirror.
"Yes it does."
*~*
"So this it what you both weren't making out, but you were getting pretty close I suspect that if I gave you both a couple of more minutes you would be though." Duo teased after walking into the room and finding Heero and Mako curled up onto the sofa together.
They both quickly removed themselves from each other embaressed.
"Duo nothing was happening really." Heero said blushing a bright red.
"Sure." He stated his voice saying he didn't mean it.
"Really Duo you have to believe us."
"Why should I believe you? My mother always told me never to listen to people I just met." Duo teased.
"Shut up." Heero stuck his tounge out.
"Careful we have guests." Duo lectured.
"Why don't you shut up?" Heero offered.
"Wufei can tell you I never shut up."
"I hate to say it but I agree with the stupid American." Wufei admitted.
"I'm not a stupid American Wu-man!" Duo yelled back.
"You?!" Wufei and Lina shouted in suprize staring at each other.
"So what are you guys doing here?" Heero asked ignoring Duo and Wufei.
"We got bored." Quatre admitted.
"If would have come about 5 minutes earlier you could have seem a neat scene." Duo teased.
"Go back to your fight." Mako stuck her tounge out.
"We have guests over." Quatre stated. " You both cut it out. You to Wufei."
"I'm your guest." Mako said.
"You are Heero's old girfriend. You and Hilde don't count as guests." He explained.
"No fair! Then I guess I get my own room here to?"
"What are you talking about?"
"If I'm not a guest then I must live here huh?" she winked at him.
"If does not mean that you live here Mako. It's a exception to that rule."
"If there's an exception to that room then, I must be the exception to not living here." Mako explained.
"No you are the only exception to this rule." Quatre stated.
"But if there's an exception to every rule then isn't there an exception to that rule?" Mako smiled triumpantly.
"Be quiet everyone!" Trowa shouted annoyed at the fights going on. But no one seemed to notice he talked.
"Would everyone shut up!" Lina belted.
"Thank you." Trowa stated.
"Don't mention it. I have 4 brothers, you have to be loud in my family to get noticed." Lina said proudly.
"I really should be going." Mako said. "I have to go to be at work in about 15 minutes. It was fun all of you guys." She looked over at Lina. "And girls."
"Oh shit." Lina said everyone looking at her. "Relena must be really mad at me." She rushed towards the door. "Shit." She said again. "Relena left without me."
"Some friend." Wufei muttered.
"Shut up." Duo whispered punching his friend in the stomach.
"Can you give me a ride home?" Lina asked Mako.
"I would if I could but I'm late already. It takes 20 to get back to the city." She explained. "I'm really sorry."
"You can get a ride from me. I have to go to." Trowa offered. "I have to go to the docter's office first to get the results from some tests back. Do you mind if we do that first?" he asked.
"Not at all. It beats walking or taking a cab." Lina said staring at the clock.
"So how did the tests go?" Duo asked curious.
"He doesn't know yet or why would he be going you baka-head American." Wufei stated annoyed.
"I was just asking how he thought everything went. You don't have to be so rude." He stopped as if consitering to go on further. "Ever since Lina and Relena came over. It's not like she is actually the girl from the store or anything." He watched Lina and Wufei's face change. "Or is she?"
"Would you shut up and learn to stay out of other peoples buissness." Wufei yelled angrily.
"I never stay out of other people's buisness haven't you learned that yet? I'm just like you that way."
"I would never be like you Maxwell." Wufei muttered rudefully.
"Like I want to be like you Wufei." Duo stated back.
*~*
"You are late again Mako. I thought you said that it wouldn't happened again." Her boss stated as she rushed into work.
"I'm only 5 minutes late. And you used to let Kinal be late everyday and not do anything about it." She said.
"Yeah. But then I changed my policy. Now you have to tell me why you are late." He explained.
"Ran into old boyfriend and his friends and things just kinda got out of hand."
"Oh my God are you okay?" Kinal rushed over and gave her friend a hug.
"Yeah I'm fine now I guess. It wasn't anything to serious." She explained.
"You're just saying that." Kinal insited.
"Excuse me you two. Mako I'm glad you are okay but you and Kinal need to finish your 'girl-chat' after work. I don't pay you to talk although it seems like you do that more than anything else."
*~*
"It's your turn Mr. Barton." The nurse announced.
"Wish me luck."
"You don't need luck just go on and get out of here." Lina shooded him off.
"Thanks a lot."
*~*
"I hate to say it. This is by far the least favorite part of my job. But you have a brain tumor Mr. Barton." He paused. "Are you alright Mr.?" he questioned.
"Of.. of.. course doctor." He choked out. "How long do I have?" he questioned with a tone in is voice like he didn't want to know.
"6 months." He said like this was only a routine thing. "Maybe up to a year." He added. "We have counciling availible if you need it." He said once Trowa seemed to get pale. "You want me to talk to your girlfriend waiting outside?" he asked.
"Girlfriend?!" he blushed. "She's just a friend."
"Maybe but she's cute. I would scoop her up if as fast as I could if I were you." He smiled hoping to get Trowa to liven up.
"Maybe." He looked down. "Can I go yet?"
*~*
After clearing up some stuff with the nurse. (not the one he hated) he left the room to get into the waiting room. Lina not realizing what was totally going on was slocking into two chairs reading a teen people magazine from the table.
"I'll see you on Tuesday!" the doctor called as Lina stood up. "She'll be there at about 3 is you want to come in that early."
"3's fine." Trowa agreed.
"3 for what?" Lina asked once they stepped out of the office.
"I have to go to some counciling class with some med student or something. Her names Ami Mizuno."
"Why would you have to go to class if nothing is wrong?" she asked stepping into the car.
"First of all it isn't a class Lina, it's to help me with counciling. The docter said it might help."
"Help with what?" Lina interupted.
"I have a brain tumor Lina." Trowa stated sighing.
"Oh my God!" Lina cried. "Are you okay?!"
"Fine as I think I can be I guess."
Lina reached over and gave him a hug and a kiss. Trowa looked at her funny because of her spontanious action then looked down and blushed.
"What are you so damn nervious about?" Lina asked.
"Nothing." He blushed harder. [stop it!] he ordered himself but his face didn't seem to obey.
"Ya sure?" she questioned reaching over and grabbing her belt.
"Yep." He looked away and started the car.
"Has anyone ever told you that you're weird?" Lina asked.
"All the time." He laughed and they both drove away.
*~*
The gundam pilots, (minus Trowa) all sat in the living room with a false since of comfort.
"I think you owe all of us an explanation." Quatre stated after a pause looking at Heero.
"Quatre!" Duo snapped. Be nice!"
"No matter how I say it he owes all an explanation." Quatre explained. "I just don't want to go through all of that shit before we get it out of him."
"What's wrong with you?!" Duo snapped again. "You're acting so weird!" [Does this have to do with Trowa?]
"I'm sorry Duo and Heero." He sighed sinking into the sofa as if he wanted to be consumed by it. "I just don't know what's gotten into me lately." He confessed. "I haven't been acting like myself."
"He's right though." Heero pipped in. "I do owe all you an explanation."
"No you don't." Duo said.
"I agree with Maxwell." Wufei stated.
"You agreeing with Duo? How long have I really been in the lab? Who are you and what did you do with the real Wufei?" Heero teased.
"Ha ha very funny. I guess we all grew up a little bit over the last couple of weeks that's all. We realized something is more important than our silly little arguments." Wufei laughed a little.
"Let's all have a code of trust." Quatre interupted. "If anything what so ever is bothering someone about anything, that they can tell us no matter what."
"I agree." Heero stated. "Being the perfect soldier isn't eazy."
"You try being the God of Death." Duo teased. "It's really hard."
"And what is so hard about your job?" Quatre asked.
"Nothing." Dou smiled.
"Whatever." Wufei muttered rolling his eyes. [Why do they all act like such baka-heads sometimes?]
"You know I hate it when you roll your eyes like that." Quatre stated.
"That's why I do it." Wufei smiled as he cracked his knuckles.
"You know I could beat you up anyday." Duo stated standing up.
"In you dreams." Wufei added cockily as he stood up and glared Duo in the eyes.
"No in your's wu-man." Duo smiled as Wufei glared agrily at him.
"You know you're gonna pay seriously for that."
"And they were acting so nice to each other." Quatre stated. They all sighed deeply.
*~*