Chapter three:
"Sis. I have somethin' to tell you."
Gundam Wing TM belongs to Sunrise and TVAshi. All rights reserved. However, Akemi Maxwell is my own character and belongs to me! ~
Heero sat alone on the sidewalk across the street from his burnt to the ground house. His face was full of regret and a single tearstain was on his right cheek. 'He's gone. After all of the things I said to him, he's gone. I never wanted it to be this way.'
Heero thought of what would happen to him now. Where would he live? He had no money. He'd probably end up on the street or in an orphanage. It was over. His life was over. How would he survive?
Footsteps startled him and he looked up to see Akemi. She sat down beside him and wrapped him in a blanket. He put his head on his knees.
She looked at the burnt house and scratched her head before speaking. "Heero, someone set the house on fire. I ran inside to get Grandpa J, but he was know where to be found.I tried hard, Heero, I really did."
Heero closed his eyes. "Hn. Now I'm on my own," He heard footsteps again then a female voice.
Akemi's mother had heard what he said. "No, you're staying with us," This made Akemi smile.
Heero shook his head. "I have no right to set foot in your home."
"I'm ordering you to stay with us," Mom said again. She had the same attitude as Akemi. "Well you can just stay on the streets then, mister, but I'm giving you an invitation,"
Heero looked at the ground then back up at her. "C' mon!" She said smiling.
His face brightened up. He stood up straight and followed her into the house. Akemi followed. Mom held the door open for him and gestured him to go inside. He looked back at his burnt home, filled with police looking for evidence. Akemi shoved him playfully inside and he turned away from his once loving home.
~
Once he was inside, the first thing Heero did was sit down on the couch in the living room. He looked around, studying this unfamiliar place. Even as a kid, he had never been here. He was beginning to feel unsafe and he was about to get up and leave when he heard unfamiliar footsteps. He stayed still.
A boy his age walked in and grabbed a book from a bookshelf on the wall. Heero had seen him only fifteen times, and knew nothing of him, save that he was Akemi's brother and he used to get baby-sat by Grandpa J when they were little.
The boy looked up and saw Heero sitting there. They stared at each other for two minutes, one studying the other. There was a challenge in the air. As if one was trying to intimidate the other to look away. But this boy, Duo, wasn't backing down and he glared evilly into Heero's eyes. Immediately Heero knew something was wrong with Duo. Duo had a menacing look about him.
Duo finally turned away and walked off. Akemi popped out of nowhere. "Where do you think you're going?" she pushed her brother towards the couch. She sat him down next to Heero. "Heero, this is Duo. I think you remember him. Duo, Heero's going to live with us now, what do you think?" she said dully. Heero knew she was still mad from earlier that day.
Duo looked at Heero then back at Akemi. She frowned. "What's wrong?"
Duo got up. He pushed her hand off his shoulder. Then he turned to Heero. "I'm sorry about your grandfather. I would have stopped them if I could," Duo walked away.
Heero felt somewhat relieved that Duo left. Then curiosity troubled him. Would have stopped whom? The person who burned down the house and killed Grandpa J? Heero made a mental note that he would confront Duo when he was left alone and would interrogate him. Obviously Duo knew something and wasn't coming out with it.
Akemi watched her brother go upstairs before turning back to Heero. He looked away from her. She rushed off.
Heero wandered around the house, making mental notes of the place. He found it hard to be left alone and in peace, for Mom would introduce him to everything. He still hadn't gone upstairs yet.
Dinner was quiet that night. Akemi sat next to Heero and he sat near her mom. Her father was present and he eyed Heero wearily. Duo was nowhere to be seen. Heero pushed his food around his plate. He wasn't hungry at all. He had a tight knot in his stomach.
Akemi's mother put a concerned hand on his shoulder. "I know it's hard. You loved your grandpa very much. You must be hungry though," she put her hand on his head.
"Akemi, take a plate up to Duo's room," Father said pointing at a plate of food. She obliged, scooted her chair back and grabbed the plate.
Heero looked at her mom. She smiled. "Duo's.er.different than the rest of the family. He doesn't eat dinner with us anymore for some reason. I worry so much,"
Heero looked out the doorway to the kitchen, up the stairs. ~
Heero sat on the couch with Akemi's father as he laid out the rules. Just the normal thing any father would do if he were worried about his daughter.
After that Mom let Heero watch television, which he really wasn't paying any attention to. All he wanted to do was go upstairs and ask Duo about what happened at the fire.
Finally, Father told Akemi to show Heero to Duo's room, where he would sleep. Heero eagerly followed her, hoping she would give them some time alone so he could interrogate him. She didn't speak to him.
They came to a door at the way end of the hallway. Akemi gently knocked. "Duo?"
"Come in,"
Akemi reached for the doorknob and Heero's heart pounded. She opened the door, wide, revealing a dark room lit only by a lamp over on a dresser in the corner of the room. The room looked empty, a few dressers, a closet, a window, and the bed. Duo was sitting on the end of the bed. "What?"
"Dad says Heero has to bunk here while he stays," Akemi said matter-of- factly.
'You mean most of his life,' Duo thought. He sighed, "Okay,"
Akemi smiled, "Great!" she pranced out of the room.
Heero heart pounded, this was his chance! Duo went to the closet and pulled out a mattress. He went to the closet in the hallway and pulled out a clean blanket and pillow and threw them on the mattress. "Sorry, that's all we have right now," he said jumping back onto his own bed.
Heero sat on the mattress. He didn't know where to start. He didn't want to admit it, but he was afraid of Duo. Something was wrong with this boy. Finally Heero puffed out his chest. "Do you know anything about the fire?"
Duo's piercing eyes shifted to Heero's. "I know who started it. That fire was no accident," Duo said quietly.
Heero's anger rose. "Who did it?!"
Duo glared at Heero. "You already know who it is," Duo looked towards the window.
Heero decided to stop the conversation and think about the knowledge he had right now. He compared Duo's bouncy bed to the hard mattress. Couldn't Duo sleep on the mattress, and he has the bed, just for one night? Heero knew he was going to have back pains the morning.
Duo gave Heero some nightclothes. Heero would go buy a toothbrush in the morning.
Duo silently watched Heero. He noticed that he would be nervous and he heart would pound every time Heero was around. This couldn't mean.
Heero glanced over to Duo, who looked away. He had a feeling he was being watched, every little thing he did. Heero began to change into his nightclothes.
Duo gulped and tried not to look. Why is he so attracted to this boy?! He's supposed to like girls! If Dad ever found out.
Heero crawled onto the mattress and tightly wrapped the blanket around him. Duo decided to change when Heero was asleep.
Duo changed when Heero was fully asleep and slowly walked to his sister's room. He stepped in and slowly closed the door behind him. "Sis?"
She looked up at him from her bed. "What is it?"
He sat on the end of her bed. "Sis.I got somethin' to tell you."
She sat up and hugged her knees. "Sure, what is it? Are you going to finally tell me what's wrong?"
He nodded silently. "Sis, I haven't been honest with you lately and I know it's only right to tell you 'cause I'll have to live with it the rest of my life if I don't."
Akemi's smile grew faint.
"Akemi.I-I think I'm gay," Duo stared her in the eyes.
.
Akemi's violet eyes seemed empty and she stared him right back. "I don't believe you, Duo. You're not, because you used to chase girls when you were a kid." She said calmly.
"I spat on them," Duo said seriously. "I'm being perfectly honest. Listen to me, I get real shy when other guys are around."
"Really?"
"Really, and right now-I'm attracted to Heero-there, I said it! Please don't tell Mom and especially not Dad!" Duo grew frantic.
"Oh, Duo.I'd never tell, you're my brother," Akemi smiled and took his hand. "Are you sure you're not kidding me?"
Duo nodded his head and tears started to roll down his face. "I feel so horrible."
Akemi crawled to him and hugged him. He buried his face in her shoulder. He stared out the window of her room. "I'm an outcast, Sis, everyone will want to beat me up and."
"No, Duo, they won't," She leaned back and took both of hid hands. "If anyone hurts you, I'll be right there to kick their ass, okay? All you have to do is not tell anyone, don't give any hints. You've been doing fine all this time, is it a struggle?"
Duo shook his head. "It's not hard."
"Then keep up what you're doing!"
Duo looked up at her, "Thanks, Sis, I don't know what would happen to me if you weren't here."
She smiled and shoved him playfully. He got up and walked out the door with a smile.
Akemi lay down and frowned. What was happening to her family? This new situation would have to be a secret. She had to protect him now. She shook her head and buried her face in her pillow. His words would not leave her mind. Finally sleep came to her.
Duo walked back in his room and stared at Heero on the floor. Then he went over to his own bed and crawled in. He laid his face side-ways on the pillow. Had he done the right thing?
~ Wait until chapter four, "Stay away from her!" True Violet
"Sis. I have somethin' to tell you."
Gundam Wing TM belongs to Sunrise and TVAshi. All rights reserved. However, Akemi Maxwell is my own character and belongs to me! ~
Heero sat alone on the sidewalk across the street from his burnt to the ground house. His face was full of regret and a single tearstain was on his right cheek. 'He's gone. After all of the things I said to him, he's gone. I never wanted it to be this way.'
Heero thought of what would happen to him now. Where would he live? He had no money. He'd probably end up on the street or in an orphanage. It was over. His life was over. How would he survive?
Footsteps startled him and he looked up to see Akemi. She sat down beside him and wrapped him in a blanket. He put his head on his knees.
She looked at the burnt house and scratched her head before speaking. "Heero, someone set the house on fire. I ran inside to get Grandpa J, but he was know where to be found.I tried hard, Heero, I really did."
Heero closed his eyes. "Hn. Now I'm on my own," He heard footsteps again then a female voice.
Akemi's mother had heard what he said. "No, you're staying with us," This made Akemi smile.
Heero shook his head. "I have no right to set foot in your home."
"I'm ordering you to stay with us," Mom said again. She had the same attitude as Akemi. "Well you can just stay on the streets then, mister, but I'm giving you an invitation,"
Heero looked at the ground then back up at her. "C' mon!" She said smiling.
His face brightened up. He stood up straight and followed her into the house. Akemi followed. Mom held the door open for him and gestured him to go inside. He looked back at his burnt home, filled with police looking for evidence. Akemi shoved him playfully inside and he turned away from his once loving home.
~
Once he was inside, the first thing Heero did was sit down on the couch in the living room. He looked around, studying this unfamiliar place. Even as a kid, he had never been here. He was beginning to feel unsafe and he was about to get up and leave when he heard unfamiliar footsteps. He stayed still.
A boy his age walked in and grabbed a book from a bookshelf on the wall. Heero had seen him only fifteen times, and knew nothing of him, save that he was Akemi's brother and he used to get baby-sat by Grandpa J when they were little.
The boy looked up and saw Heero sitting there. They stared at each other for two minutes, one studying the other. There was a challenge in the air. As if one was trying to intimidate the other to look away. But this boy, Duo, wasn't backing down and he glared evilly into Heero's eyes. Immediately Heero knew something was wrong with Duo. Duo had a menacing look about him.
Duo finally turned away and walked off. Akemi popped out of nowhere. "Where do you think you're going?" she pushed her brother towards the couch. She sat him down next to Heero. "Heero, this is Duo. I think you remember him. Duo, Heero's going to live with us now, what do you think?" she said dully. Heero knew she was still mad from earlier that day.
Duo looked at Heero then back at Akemi. She frowned. "What's wrong?"
Duo got up. He pushed her hand off his shoulder. Then he turned to Heero. "I'm sorry about your grandfather. I would have stopped them if I could," Duo walked away.
Heero felt somewhat relieved that Duo left. Then curiosity troubled him. Would have stopped whom? The person who burned down the house and killed Grandpa J? Heero made a mental note that he would confront Duo when he was left alone and would interrogate him. Obviously Duo knew something and wasn't coming out with it.
Akemi watched her brother go upstairs before turning back to Heero. He looked away from her. She rushed off.
Heero wandered around the house, making mental notes of the place. He found it hard to be left alone and in peace, for Mom would introduce him to everything. He still hadn't gone upstairs yet.
Dinner was quiet that night. Akemi sat next to Heero and he sat near her mom. Her father was present and he eyed Heero wearily. Duo was nowhere to be seen. Heero pushed his food around his plate. He wasn't hungry at all. He had a tight knot in his stomach.
Akemi's mother put a concerned hand on his shoulder. "I know it's hard. You loved your grandpa very much. You must be hungry though," she put her hand on his head.
"Akemi, take a plate up to Duo's room," Father said pointing at a plate of food. She obliged, scooted her chair back and grabbed the plate.
Heero looked at her mom. She smiled. "Duo's.er.different than the rest of the family. He doesn't eat dinner with us anymore for some reason. I worry so much,"
Heero looked out the doorway to the kitchen, up the stairs. ~
Heero sat on the couch with Akemi's father as he laid out the rules. Just the normal thing any father would do if he were worried about his daughter.
After that Mom let Heero watch television, which he really wasn't paying any attention to. All he wanted to do was go upstairs and ask Duo about what happened at the fire.
Finally, Father told Akemi to show Heero to Duo's room, where he would sleep. Heero eagerly followed her, hoping she would give them some time alone so he could interrogate him. She didn't speak to him.
They came to a door at the way end of the hallway. Akemi gently knocked. "Duo?"
"Come in,"
Akemi reached for the doorknob and Heero's heart pounded. She opened the door, wide, revealing a dark room lit only by a lamp over on a dresser in the corner of the room. The room looked empty, a few dressers, a closet, a window, and the bed. Duo was sitting on the end of the bed. "What?"
"Dad says Heero has to bunk here while he stays," Akemi said matter-of- factly.
'You mean most of his life,' Duo thought. He sighed, "Okay,"
Akemi smiled, "Great!" she pranced out of the room.
Heero heart pounded, this was his chance! Duo went to the closet and pulled out a mattress. He went to the closet in the hallway and pulled out a clean blanket and pillow and threw them on the mattress. "Sorry, that's all we have right now," he said jumping back onto his own bed.
Heero sat on the mattress. He didn't know where to start. He didn't want to admit it, but he was afraid of Duo. Something was wrong with this boy. Finally Heero puffed out his chest. "Do you know anything about the fire?"
Duo's piercing eyes shifted to Heero's. "I know who started it. That fire was no accident," Duo said quietly.
Heero's anger rose. "Who did it?!"
Duo glared at Heero. "You already know who it is," Duo looked towards the window.
Heero decided to stop the conversation and think about the knowledge he had right now. He compared Duo's bouncy bed to the hard mattress. Couldn't Duo sleep on the mattress, and he has the bed, just for one night? Heero knew he was going to have back pains the morning.
Duo gave Heero some nightclothes. Heero would go buy a toothbrush in the morning.
Duo silently watched Heero. He noticed that he would be nervous and he heart would pound every time Heero was around. This couldn't mean.
Heero glanced over to Duo, who looked away. He had a feeling he was being watched, every little thing he did. Heero began to change into his nightclothes.
Duo gulped and tried not to look. Why is he so attracted to this boy?! He's supposed to like girls! If Dad ever found out.
Heero crawled onto the mattress and tightly wrapped the blanket around him. Duo decided to change when Heero was asleep.
Duo changed when Heero was fully asleep and slowly walked to his sister's room. He stepped in and slowly closed the door behind him. "Sis?"
She looked up at him from her bed. "What is it?"
He sat on the end of her bed. "Sis.I got somethin' to tell you."
She sat up and hugged her knees. "Sure, what is it? Are you going to finally tell me what's wrong?"
He nodded silently. "Sis, I haven't been honest with you lately and I know it's only right to tell you 'cause I'll have to live with it the rest of my life if I don't."
Akemi's smile grew faint.
"Akemi.I-I think I'm gay," Duo stared her in the eyes.
.
Akemi's violet eyes seemed empty and she stared him right back. "I don't believe you, Duo. You're not, because you used to chase girls when you were a kid." She said calmly.
"I spat on them," Duo said seriously. "I'm being perfectly honest. Listen to me, I get real shy when other guys are around."
"Really?"
"Really, and right now-I'm attracted to Heero-there, I said it! Please don't tell Mom and especially not Dad!" Duo grew frantic.
"Oh, Duo.I'd never tell, you're my brother," Akemi smiled and took his hand. "Are you sure you're not kidding me?"
Duo nodded his head and tears started to roll down his face. "I feel so horrible."
Akemi crawled to him and hugged him. He buried his face in her shoulder. He stared out the window of her room. "I'm an outcast, Sis, everyone will want to beat me up and."
"No, Duo, they won't," She leaned back and took both of hid hands. "If anyone hurts you, I'll be right there to kick their ass, okay? All you have to do is not tell anyone, don't give any hints. You've been doing fine all this time, is it a struggle?"
Duo shook his head. "It's not hard."
"Then keep up what you're doing!"
Duo looked up at her, "Thanks, Sis, I don't know what would happen to me if you weren't here."
She smiled and shoved him playfully. He got up and walked out the door with a smile.
Akemi lay down and frowned. What was happening to her family? This new situation would have to be a secret. She had to protect him now. She shook her head and buried her face in her pillow. His words would not leave her mind. Finally sleep came to her.
Duo walked back in his room and stared at Heero on the floor. Then he went over to his own bed and crawled in. He laid his face side-ways on the pillow. Had he done the right thing?
~ Wait until chapter four, "Stay away from her!" True Violet