Chapter four
"Stay away from her!"
Gundam Wing TM belongs to Sunrise and TVAshi. All rights reserved. Akemi Maxwell is my personal character and belongs to me.
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Heero's Prussian eyes opened slightly and took in the light of morning. He sat up and analyzed his surroundings. This wasn't his room. This wasn't his house.
The horrible memories flooded back and Heero shook them away. He was in a neighbor's home. He now lived in his neighbor's home.
He rubbed his eyes and looked around. Duo was awake, for his bed was empty. Heero looked at the clock. It was six o' seven. How long had Duo been awake?
Heero dressed and went downstairs. He looked into the living room. He could see the back of Duo's head. The TV wasn't on. Only the ticking of a clock could be heard.
"Where's Akemi?" Heero asked sternly.
Duo's head slightly turned. ".In the kitchen."
Heero turned away and walked towards the kitchen. He peeked in, seeing Akemi make coffee and cooking eggs, he walked in hoping for the first meal. His stomach was back to normal and he felt faint. He hadn't eaten dinner the night before.
Akemi put a coffee filter into the coffee maker. Her voice escaped her mouth, as she couldn't hold it in her mind.
"I'll be lovin' you for ever and ever I'll be apart of you And the way I do Come into my life so I can see,"
She hummed the rest and Heero stood there, waiting to be noticed. He coughed.
"Oh!" she turned and blushed, embarrassed. "Uh, sit down, breakfast is almost ready!"
Heero took a seat. He stared at her. Was she still mad about yesterday? He had a feeling.he had to apologize. But he couldn't. How would he apologize? He wasn't used to it.
"Where are your parents?" Heero stared at the table.
"At work," Akemi flipped the eggs.
"Both of them?"
"Yep."
"Hn."
Duo heard all of the talking and felt a pang of jealousy hit him. He strolled into the kitchen and took a seat. Both Akemi and Heero looked at him.
"D-Duo? Are you going to join us for breakfast?" Akemi asked shakily, a little surprised and happy.
Duo nodded.
"Why?"
"J-just 'cause I feel like it," Duo said sternly.
Akemi handed out the eggs, luckily two for each of the boys. Heero tried to eat politely, but his stomach told him to be ravenous and rip the eggs to shreds.
"Would you like coffee?" Akemi took three coffee mugs from a cabinet.
"Yes, thank you," Heero said.
"Me too, Sis," Duo said quickly.
The three of them sat at the kitchen table. Pure silence filled the air. They sipped their coffee quietly. Akemi looked at her brother.
"Duo?"
He looked up at her.
She smiled wearily. "You know, you've changed."
"What makes you say that?"
Akemi sat back. "Well, for one, you've opened up to me, second, you've joined us for breakfast."
"So?"
"You've never done that before!"
"Well, it's just something I wanted to do today, since Mom and Dad are gone."
Heero somehow found this sibling conflict amusing and listened further.
"You need to be quiet! We have a guest!" Duo smirked.
Akemi put her cup on the table and had a matter-of-factly look on her face. "He lives here now, so he's not a guest-guest. Heero can be in any conversation he wants."
"Not all of them," Duo said seriously.
"Well, you know what I mean," Akemi picked her cup back up.
Silence filled the air again.
*Ring*
Akemi heard the phone and left the room to get it, leaving Heero and Duo alone.
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The boys stared each other down. Angelic eyes met demoniac. But this time, Heero didn't feel that chill. It was a warm feeling. Was Duo enjoying this stare down?
Suddenly, it was as if they were getting closer. The distance between them was fading. Was he leaning forward or was Duo? They were so close, that their noses were half a centimeter from touching.
'He's just trying to scare me,' Heero thought, 'I'm not backing down.'
Heero suddenly felt warm lips press against his. Heero jerked away. He looked Duo in the eye, trying to find the reason, the cause, of this strange assault. He turned away and retreated upstairs.
Duo sat back in his chair and picked up his coffee mug, somehow unashamed of what he did. He did feel strange though. Maybe that was too early.
"Where's Heero?" Akemi returned from the living room.
Duo shrugged. "He probably went back to sleeping."
"Oh, that's odd." Akemi sat down in her chair.
Duo thought about telling her. No, he couldn't. She'll probably think less of him more than she already did. Did she?
Upstairs, Heero slipped on his shoes. He wanted to get out of there. He knew there was something wrong with that boy. Heero stomped downstairs and out the door.
Duo noticed the shoes. The body language told him he was going outside. Maybe he should apologize. "I'm going out, Sis," He called.
Akemi looked at the kitchen clock, "At this time of morning? Okay."
Luckily, Duo had his shoes on and he stepped outside. His conscience ordered him to go. ~
Duo stayed far behind Heero but close enough to see where the spiky-haired boy was going. Heero must have been heading towards the park. He always went there, or at least that's what Akemi told him.
Around a few blocks and across a few streets, Heero found his destination, a place where he could be alone and think. The park was deserted; no one occupied its benches or sidewalks. Heero found a nice bench, in the early morning fog. He buttoned up his jacket and looked into the dense fog thinking of what had happened throughout his lifetime. He had a messed up life, first, his parents died, then it was moving into a neighborhood with a strange girl, then his grandpa died, he moved in with one of his neighbors, now that girl's brother is showing some sort of affection toward him, why is all of this happening to him?
Duo's footsteps interrupted him from his thoughts. He turned away from him. Duo sat down next to him hands in his jacket, slouched on the bench. He looked toward Heero whom had his eyes closed.
Duo scratched his head. "Kind of chilly out here," he said. He knew he was talking to himself, he knew Heero wouldn't listen. After two minutes Duo decided he had to say something. "Heero.I'm sorry for what I did back there. It was wrong. You.might have guessed why I did it, already." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "I won't bother you anymore. Damn. I feel like I've betrayed myself."
Heero looked at Duo curiously. "Betrayed yourself?"
Duo nodded. "I promised myself that I wouldn't do anything like that to another boy. I promised that I would only go out with girls and get married to one. But I guess .I don't know who I am anymore."
"I feel the same way," Heero also leaned forward. "A few years ago, I told myself that I was never going to hurt my grandfather. that I would protect him with my life. I broke my promise yesterday.and paid for it dearly."
Silence came between them.
"I guess I owe Akemi an apology for yesterday," Heero said.
Duo quickly stood up. Duo pointed at Heero, "You!" he said, "Stay away from her!" He walked off fuming in jealousy and materialized back into the fog. Why was Heero always hanging around Akemi? He himself didn't have any friends, why should Akemi have him as a friend? Heero might be the only one who would understand him, and Akemi was taking him away. This might be his only chance to ever have a true friend.
Duo wanted to think about this later. Now was not the time to think.
Heero sat there, stunned. Bewildered by the sudden swing in Duo's mood. The fog began to lighten up, and soon the last of it swirled around him before departing back into the sky.
Wait until the next chapter. (Name undecided yet)
Gundam Wing TM belongs to Sunrise and TVAshi. All rights reserved. Akemi Maxwell is my personal character and belongs to me.
~
Heero's Prussian eyes opened slightly and took in the light of morning. He sat up and analyzed his surroundings. This wasn't his room. This wasn't his house.
The horrible memories flooded back and Heero shook them away. He was in a neighbor's home. He now lived in his neighbor's home.
He rubbed his eyes and looked around. Duo was awake, for his bed was empty. Heero looked at the clock. It was six o' seven. How long had Duo been awake?
Heero dressed and went downstairs. He looked into the living room. He could see the back of Duo's head. The TV wasn't on. Only the ticking of a clock could be heard.
"Where's Akemi?" Heero asked sternly.
Duo's head slightly turned. ".In the kitchen."
Heero turned away and walked towards the kitchen. He peeked in, seeing Akemi make coffee and cooking eggs, he walked in hoping for the first meal. His stomach was back to normal and he felt faint. He hadn't eaten dinner the night before.
Akemi put a coffee filter into the coffee maker. Her voice escaped her mouth, as she couldn't hold it in her mind.
"I'll be lovin' you for ever and ever I'll be apart of you And the way I do Come into my life so I can see,"
She hummed the rest and Heero stood there, waiting to be noticed. He coughed.
"Oh!" she turned and blushed, embarrassed. "Uh, sit down, breakfast is almost ready!"
Heero took a seat. He stared at her. Was she still mad about yesterday? He had a feeling.he had to apologize. But he couldn't. How would he apologize? He wasn't used to it.
"Where are your parents?" Heero stared at the table.
"At work," Akemi flipped the eggs.
"Both of them?"
"Yep."
"Hn."
Duo heard all of the talking and felt a pang of jealousy hit him. He strolled into the kitchen and took a seat. Both Akemi and Heero looked at him.
"D-Duo? Are you going to join us for breakfast?" Akemi asked shakily, a little surprised and happy.
Duo nodded.
"Why?"
"J-just 'cause I feel like it," Duo said sternly.
Akemi handed out the eggs, luckily two for each of the boys. Heero tried to eat politely, but his stomach told him to be ravenous and rip the eggs to shreds.
"Would you like coffee?" Akemi took three coffee mugs from a cabinet.
"Yes, thank you," Heero said.
"Me too, Sis," Duo said quickly.
The three of them sat at the kitchen table. Pure silence filled the air. They sipped their coffee quietly. Akemi looked at her brother.
"Duo?"
He looked up at her.
She smiled wearily. "You know, you've changed."
"What makes you say that?"
Akemi sat back. "Well, for one, you've opened up to me, second, you've joined us for breakfast."
"So?"
"You've never done that before!"
"Well, it's just something I wanted to do today, since Mom and Dad are gone."
Heero somehow found this sibling conflict amusing and listened further.
"You need to be quiet! We have a guest!" Duo smirked.
Akemi put her cup on the table and had a matter-of-factly look on her face. "He lives here now, so he's not a guest-guest. Heero can be in any conversation he wants."
"Not all of them," Duo said seriously.
"Well, you know what I mean," Akemi picked her cup back up.
Silence filled the air again.
*Ring*
Akemi heard the phone and left the room to get it, leaving Heero and Duo alone.
"."
"."
The boys stared each other down. Angelic eyes met demoniac. But this time, Heero didn't feel that chill. It was a warm feeling. Was Duo enjoying this stare down?
Suddenly, it was as if they were getting closer. The distance between them was fading. Was he leaning forward or was Duo? They were so close, that their noses were half a centimeter from touching.
'He's just trying to scare me,' Heero thought, 'I'm not backing down.'
Heero suddenly felt warm lips press against his. Heero jerked away. He looked Duo in the eye, trying to find the reason, the cause, of this strange assault. He turned away and retreated upstairs.
Duo sat back in his chair and picked up his coffee mug, somehow unashamed of what he did. He did feel strange though. Maybe that was too early.
"Where's Heero?" Akemi returned from the living room.
Duo shrugged. "He probably went back to sleeping."
"Oh, that's odd." Akemi sat down in her chair.
Duo thought about telling her. No, he couldn't. She'll probably think less of him more than she already did. Did she?
Upstairs, Heero slipped on his shoes. He wanted to get out of there. He knew there was something wrong with that boy. Heero stomped downstairs and out the door.
Duo noticed the shoes. The body language told him he was going outside. Maybe he should apologize. "I'm going out, Sis," He called.
Akemi looked at the kitchen clock, "At this time of morning? Okay."
Luckily, Duo had his shoes on and he stepped outside. His conscience ordered him to go. ~
Duo stayed far behind Heero but close enough to see where the spiky-haired boy was going. Heero must have been heading towards the park. He always went there, or at least that's what Akemi told him.
Around a few blocks and across a few streets, Heero found his destination, a place where he could be alone and think. The park was deserted; no one occupied its benches or sidewalks. Heero found a nice bench, in the early morning fog. He buttoned up his jacket and looked into the dense fog thinking of what had happened throughout his lifetime. He had a messed up life, first, his parents died, then it was moving into a neighborhood with a strange girl, then his grandpa died, he moved in with one of his neighbors, now that girl's brother is showing some sort of affection toward him, why is all of this happening to him?
Duo's footsteps interrupted him from his thoughts. He turned away from him. Duo sat down next to him hands in his jacket, slouched on the bench. He looked toward Heero whom had his eyes closed.
Duo scratched his head. "Kind of chilly out here," he said. He knew he was talking to himself, he knew Heero wouldn't listen. After two minutes Duo decided he had to say something. "Heero.I'm sorry for what I did back there. It was wrong. You.might have guessed why I did it, already." He leaned forward, his elbows on his knees. "I won't bother you anymore. Damn. I feel like I've betrayed myself."
Heero looked at Duo curiously. "Betrayed yourself?"
Duo nodded. "I promised myself that I wouldn't do anything like that to another boy. I promised that I would only go out with girls and get married to one. But I guess .I don't know who I am anymore."
"I feel the same way," Heero also leaned forward. "A few years ago, I told myself that I was never going to hurt my grandfather. that I would protect him with my life. I broke my promise yesterday.and paid for it dearly."
Silence came between them.
"I guess I owe Akemi an apology for yesterday," Heero said.
Duo quickly stood up. Duo pointed at Heero, "You!" he said, "Stay away from her!" He walked off fuming in jealousy and materialized back into the fog. Why was Heero always hanging around Akemi? He himself didn't have any friends, why should Akemi have him as a friend? Heero might be the only one who would understand him, and Akemi was taking him away. This might be his only chance to ever have a true friend.
Duo wanted to think about this later. Now was not the time to think.
Heero sat there, stunned. Bewildered by the sudden swing in Duo's mood. The fog began to lighten up, and soon the last of it swirled around him before departing back into the sky.
Wait until the next chapter. (Name undecided yet)