_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Chapter 4- An angel's hospitality: partners
The school day was over, finally. I carried a whole ton of books out to the
bus circle. Note to self: bring a backpack tomorrow.
Hey, wait a second! I didn't have anywhere to stay! Great job, Zechs! I sighed in defeat as I put my books down and then saw Heero walking away past the busses and into the street. Heero would know what to do!
I raced past a whole bunch of people and came to Heero's side, who noticed me, but didn't look at me.
"What do you want?"
"Just some advice, seeing as you've been doing this sort of thing for quite a while, and I've, well, not." We continued walking
"So what's your point?" Heero asked. Yes! He was still speaking to me, a good sign!
"I need a place to stay." I sighed, looking incredibly innocent.
"Hn." I could tell Heero had this problem at first, also.
"Well? What did you do when you first became a guardian?" I inquired seeing the boy with tousled dark hair wasn't going to answer without a little coaxing.
"...I guess you could stay with me until you find a place of your own." He replied in unexpected generosity.
I quickly did the first thing that came to mind. I threw my arms around the other angel who was, dare I say, pleasantly surprised. Or maybe it was just that I was much better than Relena. I drew away with a sparkle in my violet eyes.
"Thanks Heero!" and as I ran away to get my books, I could have sworn I even saw him smile a little. just a little.
I came back and we continued to walk into what seemed the middle of nowhere, and I tried to make idle conversation every once and while, leaning on the topics I liked best, food and music. Heero hardly talked at all. I was graced with a couple of 'Hn's, a death glare or two, and even a sweat-drop when I started singing.
".searching for the words inside my head
and I'm feeling nervous, tryin' to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it, you're worth it. yeah!
If I could say what I wanna say, I'd say I want to blow you away
Be with you every night, am I squeezing you to tight?
If I could..."
I was starting to get really into it, wiggling my hips seductively and Heero watched my braid as it wagged behind me, but I smiled because it looked like he was staring at.err.something else. He's so cute!
"Duo."
"Yes Heero?"
"We're here."
"You live here, huh?" I looked at the house we stood in front of. From the looks of it, it was a house split into two separate apartments.
"Yes." Heero took the mail out of the first little box in the front, and opened his door with his key.
"This is a very nice house," I reflected, walking in after Heero and closing the door.
"Not really, and it's an apartment besides," Heero commented as he sat down at the kitchen table and flipped through the mail, discarding all but one of the envelopes.
"Well, I guess I'm not one to talk, especially 'cause I never really lived in a house...father Maxwell brought me off the streets and into the church orphanage when I was five, but it didn't really count." Heero looked at me sympathetically, and I realized I was blabbing again. I couldn't stand pity.
"I won't have you getting all mushy on me over there.that was over seventy years ago. No need to get all emotional, but I still say that this place is really nice, so don't try to convince me otherwise, got that Hee-chan?" I winked. He 'Hn'ed.
I looked over his shoulder at the envelope and opened my eyes wide to see the letter was addressed to both of us, with a stamp of a wing with a halo in the area of the return address.
"That's a little creepy." I voiced in surprise, and Heero nodded as he continued opening the letter. And it read.
Dear Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell,
I do hope you're enjoying your stay on earth, Heero. You've been working so hard that I decided to send you a little help. I seem to have planned your meeting Duo just perfectly. You need each other to complete your missions.
Duo I do hope you try to keep the silliness to a minimum. However, do not sacrifice who you are in this simple request, or else I might have no choice but to send you back to where they wanted to put you in the first place. I'm very fond of your spirit, Duo, as are most else who meet you. Never loose that. I won't be happy, and neither will you, if I'm forced to pay a visit.
Best of luck,
Zechs
"Hn?" Heero looked at me questioningly, "We're 'partners'?"
"Guess so, pal. And it looks like good old Shinigami has been warned. You just tell me, Heero, when I get out of line." I winked playfully.
"Is that what you call yourself?" He disapproved.
"Sure, I used to." I huffed, "They goofed up and sent me to Hades, at first. I was kicked out, though, when they saw my crucifix. They made me drop the name, Shinigami, once I got to heaven, though. Go figure." I laughed openly and scratched my head with a huge smile creeping across my face.
Heero looked at me as if he was digging deep down into my soul for answers. He gripped his eyes on mine tighter and saw that I was actually as good a person as himself. Heero turned his eyes to the window as if he was going to sigh, but he didn't. Gently, he got up and showed me into the living room.
"You'll sleep here." He gestured towards a small sofa.
"I'm very grateful," I said as I brought my schoolbooks to the couch, Heero wasn't sure if that was sarcasm or not.
"No, really, I am grateful." I said as soon as I heard his snort of disbelief. Heero answered with a characteristic "Hn" as he turned his head away and settled down at his laptop at the table on the opposite side of the room.
He was so cute! Don't know any other way to say it.
The afternoon passed with the annoying clicking of Heero's keyboard, but of course Heero could have said the same about the music I chose to sing as we both spent the afternoon pretty much isolated from each other. It was when he went into the kitchen to do some dishwashing, I guess, that I finally spoke up.
"What do you do for a living anyways?" I asked out of the blue. I was sort of chewing on my braid, hoping that he didn't turn around from his dishwashing to see me in such a nervous position.
"I play at clubs in a band." He mumbled as he reached for a dirty dish on the table and proceeded to the sink with the intent of washing it.
"No way!" he obviously was surprised at my loud response, so much that he nearly dropped the plate he was holding, "You're in a band!!!"
"Well, yeah," he said, "I don't pay the rent by going to school, you know. I play the drums." .so modest, I LOVE it!
"That's so awesome! I play the keyboard. Oh, and I sing, too, you know!"
Heero rolled his eyes, "I know."
"No, I'm serious, Heero! When I was alive, I was in a band. And I would have been a real professional, had I lived to see 18." I frowned at the memory, "Tell you what, I promise not to bother you with my singing ever again if you promise you'll let me sing with your band, just once.PLEASE!"
I put on my wide-eyes, and watched as Heero sighed and nodded in agreement. I was kinda sad because that meant my singing was really annoying, but at least I get to sing with his band. This is going to be so much fun!
"I guess so, but only because we don't have a pianist, and it'd be good for you to get a steady job to start pulling your weight around here early. This mission might take a while, but not long enough for you to be able to maintain a place to stay of your own. It took me years to finally be able to afford this place."
"Thanks He-chan." I could feel his eyes boring into me as he expressed his detestation for the pet name I gave him. I got the message quickly, "Geez, Heero, gomen."
The rest of the afternoon was pretty eventless. I found myself staring at Heero, and once blushed when I saw that he noticed. He offered me a bowl of rice for dinner, saying it was the only thing he had lying around, and he didn't eat much. When I declined, he offered to order a pizza or something, which I thought was really nice of him. Stone boy had feelings after all, but I guess I had known that all along.
I hit the sack at around 8, thinking something about Quatre and watching Heero as he worked into the night on his laptop across the room. I dozed off trying to think of anything Heero might have been doing on there all that time. He was cute though, and I thought that I woke up a little, just a crack of my eyes to see Heero putting a blanket over my body, which was currently sprawled out all over the couch in positions that didn't seem very comfortable.
I thought I saw him smile.
So cute, Hee-chan. Were you smiling for me?
Hey, wait a second! I didn't have anywhere to stay! Great job, Zechs! I sighed in defeat as I put my books down and then saw Heero walking away past the busses and into the street. Heero would know what to do!
I raced past a whole bunch of people and came to Heero's side, who noticed me, but didn't look at me.
"What do you want?"
"Just some advice, seeing as you've been doing this sort of thing for quite a while, and I've, well, not." We continued walking
"So what's your point?" Heero asked. Yes! He was still speaking to me, a good sign!
"I need a place to stay." I sighed, looking incredibly innocent.
"Hn." I could tell Heero had this problem at first, also.
"Well? What did you do when you first became a guardian?" I inquired seeing the boy with tousled dark hair wasn't going to answer without a little coaxing.
"...I guess you could stay with me until you find a place of your own." He replied in unexpected generosity.
I quickly did the first thing that came to mind. I threw my arms around the other angel who was, dare I say, pleasantly surprised. Or maybe it was just that I was much better than Relena. I drew away with a sparkle in my violet eyes.
"Thanks Heero!" and as I ran away to get my books, I could have sworn I even saw him smile a little. just a little.
I came back and we continued to walk into what seemed the middle of nowhere, and I tried to make idle conversation every once and while, leaning on the topics I liked best, food and music. Heero hardly talked at all. I was graced with a couple of 'Hn's, a death glare or two, and even a sweat-drop when I started singing.
".searching for the words inside my head
and I'm feeling nervous, tryin' to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it, you're worth it. yeah!
If I could say what I wanna say, I'd say I want to blow you away
Be with you every night, am I squeezing you to tight?
If I could..."
I was starting to get really into it, wiggling my hips seductively and Heero watched my braid as it wagged behind me, but I smiled because it looked like he was staring at.err.something else. He's so cute!
"Duo."
"Yes Heero?"
"We're here."
"You live here, huh?" I looked at the house we stood in front of. From the looks of it, it was a house split into two separate apartments.
"Yes." Heero took the mail out of the first little box in the front, and opened his door with his key.
"This is a very nice house," I reflected, walking in after Heero and closing the door.
"Not really, and it's an apartment besides," Heero commented as he sat down at the kitchen table and flipped through the mail, discarding all but one of the envelopes.
"Well, I guess I'm not one to talk, especially 'cause I never really lived in a house...father Maxwell brought me off the streets and into the church orphanage when I was five, but it didn't really count." Heero looked at me sympathetically, and I realized I was blabbing again. I couldn't stand pity.
"I won't have you getting all mushy on me over there.that was over seventy years ago. No need to get all emotional, but I still say that this place is really nice, so don't try to convince me otherwise, got that Hee-chan?" I winked. He 'Hn'ed.
I looked over his shoulder at the envelope and opened my eyes wide to see the letter was addressed to both of us, with a stamp of a wing with a halo in the area of the return address.
"That's a little creepy." I voiced in surprise, and Heero nodded as he continued opening the letter. And it read.
Dear Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell,
I do hope you're enjoying your stay on earth, Heero. You've been working so hard that I decided to send you a little help. I seem to have planned your meeting Duo just perfectly. You need each other to complete your missions.
Duo I do hope you try to keep the silliness to a minimum. However, do not sacrifice who you are in this simple request, or else I might have no choice but to send you back to where they wanted to put you in the first place. I'm very fond of your spirit, Duo, as are most else who meet you. Never loose that. I won't be happy, and neither will you, if I'm forced to pay a visit.
Best of luck,
Zechs
"Hn?" Heero looked at me questioningly, "We're 'partners'?"
"Guess so, pal. And it looks like good old Shinigami has been warned. You just tell me, Heero, when I get out of line." I winked playfully.
"Is that what you call yourself?" He disapproved.
"Sure, I used to." I huffed, "They goofed up and sent me to Hades, at first. I was kicked out, though, when they saw my crucifix. They made me drop the name, Shinigami, once I got to heaven, though. Go figure." I laughed openly and scratched my head with a huge smile creeping across my face.
Heero looked at me as if he was digging deep down into my soul for answers. He gripped his eyes on mine tighter and saw that I was actually as good a person as himself. Heero turned his eyes to the window as if he was going to sigh, but he didn't. Gently, he got up and showed me into the living room.
"You'll sleep here." He gestured towards a small sofa.
"I'm very grateful," I said as I brought my schoolbooks to the couch, Heero wasn't sure if that was sarcasm or not.
"No, really, I am grateful." I said as soon as I heard his snort of disbelief. Heero answered with a characteristic "Hn" as he turned his head away and settled down at his laptop at the table on the opposite side of the room.
He was so cute! Don't know any other way to say it.
The afternoon passed with the annoying clicking of Heero's keyboard, but of course Heero could have said the same about the music I chose to sing as we both spent the afternoon pretty much isolated from each other. It was when he went into the kitchen to do some dishwashing, I guess, that I finally spoke up.
"What do you do for a living anyways?" I asked out of the blue. I was sort of chewing on my braid, hoping that he didn't turn around from his dishwashing to see me in such a nervous position.
"I play at clubs in a band." He mumbled as he reached for a dirty dish on the table and proceeded to the sink with the intent of washing it.
"No way!" he obviously was surprised at my loud response, so much that he nearly dropped the plate he was holding, "You're in a band!!!"
"Well, yeah," he said, "I don't pay the rent by going to school, you know. I play the drums." .so modest, I LOVE it!
"That's so awesome! I play the keyboard. Oh, and I sing, too, you know!"
Heero rolled his eyes, "I know."
"No, I'm serious, Heero! When I was alive, I was in a band. And I would have been a real professional, had I lived to see 18." I frowned at the memory, "Tell you what, I promise not to bother you with my singing ever again if you promise you'll let me sing with your band, just once.PLEASE!"
I put on my wide-eyes, and watched as Heero sighed and nodded in agreement. I was kinda sad because that meant my singing was really annoying, but at least I get to sing with his band. This is going to be so much fun!
"I guess so, but only because we don't have a pianist, and it'd be good for you to get a steady job to start pulling your weight around here early. This mission might take a while, but not long enough for you to be able to maintain a place to stay of your own. It took me years to finally be able to afford this place."
"Thanks He-chan." I could feel his eyes boring into me as he expressed his detestation for the pet name I gave him. I got the message quickly, "Geez, Heero, gomen."
The rest of the afternoon was pretty eventless. I found myself staring at Heero, and once blushed when I saw that he noticed. He offered me a bowl of rice for dinner, saying it was the only thing he had lying around, and he didn't eat much. When I declined, he offered to order a pizza or something, which I thought was really nice of him. Stone boy had feelings after all, but I guess I had known that all along.
I hit the sack at around 8, thinking something about Quatre and watching Heero as he worked into the night on his laptop across the room. I dozed off trying to think of anything Heero might have been doing on there all that time. He was cute though, and I thought that I woke up a little, just a crack of my eyes to see Heero putting a blanket over my body, which was currently sprawled out all over the couch in positions that didn't seem very comfortable.
I thought I saw him smile.
So cute, Hee-chan. Were you smiling for me?