Author's Notes: Read if you want...
Ryu-Sama - *puppy-eyed* Did anybody like it?
*gets teary-eyed because there were no reviews*
Warnings for the chapter: Hints at shonen ai. You know, slash. Not much more than a hint though.
~@~
"I'll show you where your room is. Your bunking with the other new kid."
Duo nodded. What a way to meet the rich and famous.
~*~
Duo shivered under Principal Darkholme's glare. Damn, but she was a scary woman. "Mr. Maxwell." She frowned. "You had quite the reputation at your last school. Such behavior will not be tolerated here, understood?"
Duo nodded. His voice wasn't really working for him yet, this morning.
"Oh, and watch the white clothes. This school has more than it's fair share of the slimy ones."
"Yes, Ms. Darkholme."
"Out."
Duo ran out of the room. It was the first time that he had been pulled aside on his first day of school. And by such a scary woman!
He would just have to build his reputation slowly.
~*~
"Oooo, wow... Look at that girl! She's... well, I'm kinda shocked at myself usin' this word, but she's gorgeous." Todd Tolensky grinned at the girl in question. She was wearing a tight-fitting white tank top, tight white pants and a loose white business-style shirt over the first, hanging around her elbows. She also had beautiful, long chestnut brown hair that hung to the back of her knees in a braid.
Pietro looked around him to see that, indeed, she was gorgeous. "Ididn'trealizeitwasinyourvocabulary."
Todd stared at him, having only caught the word "vocabulary".
"She's prettier than Kitty."
They jumped. Lance was staring at her too?
Pietro tossed his head back, in what he thought was a sexy pose, and declared, "I'mgonnabethefirstguyatschooltoaskherout!"
"Wha?" Todd stared blankly at him, and then he was gone. "Hey! I noticed her first!!!"
~*~
He finally found it. It responded to his abilities (which had nothing to do with his mutant ones... or he'd be in trouble). And... Wah-la! It opened. Duo stared at his locker. He was a bit surprised that he didn't have to pick the lock... that's what he'd always done at his old school, because there, his stupid locker refused to cooperate. He grinned. "Shinigami is with me today."
Quite suddenly, there was a tall guy, with silvery white hair standing next to him. How did he manage to miss that? He hadn't even blinked.
He blinked at the stranger.
Who began to talk to him, a little too fast to understand. "Isawyourradianceshiningfromafarandwaswonderingifyou'dgooutwithme?"
It sounded like a question. C'mon Duo... think, decipher... Oh. Another guy who thought he was a girl. Asking him out? What sad little monkeys... Even if he were a girl, he'd be a rather flat-chested girl, at that. "Sorry, buddy, but I think you've made a mistake. I'm a guy, not a girl."
Pietro almost fell over from shock. This... gorgeous creature was a guy? Not to mention that he was a guy with a really deep voice. It was probably deeper than Freddy's. He rubbed the back of his head, really fast. "Sorry,mybad. IthinkI'llgonow..." and zipped back over to where Todd and Lance still were.
Todd looked up at him. "Rejection?"
Pietro shook his head. "Worsethanrejection... Thatgirl'snotagirlatall... She'sahe."
Lance frowned at him. "Was that what I think it was?"
Pietro deliberately slowed down. "She-is-a-he. With-a-voice-deeper-than- Freddy's."
"What?!" Todd and Lance exclaimed.
Pietro nodded, "Hestilllooksreallygoodthough,damnit."
"Wha?" Todd looked confused all over again.
And Duo ran past them. On the way to class. No use being late on his first day, right?
~*~
Except for PE, in which the teacher had yelled at him for heading to the boy's locker rooms, he had a good morning. And now, for his favorite time of the day: Lunch!
Kurt sat, cross-legged on the table. "So, how vas your morning? And vhat's up vith ze outfit?"
"Well... I got mistaken for a girl, more times than I could keep track of. One guy even went so far as to try and ask me out."
Kurt chuckled. "Do continue."
"I got chastised for going into the boy's locker room, and had to explain to the teacher that Duo Maxwell was, indeed, a guy."
"And ze clothes?"
"Oh... I decided to play counter to Rogue. This school needs some counter- Goths."
"Vas?"
"Oh, normally, I would be counted in the Goth category, if only for the fact that I dress in all black, usually. You know what black means?"
"Mourning?"
"Yup. Do you know what white means in say... China?"
"Nein."
"Same thing."
"So... If it's not an intrusion on the privacy of your mind, may I ask vhy the colors of 'mourning'?"
Duo stared off into the distance. "I don't mind... I just don't know how to explain it." He sighed. "I'll tell you when I think of a good way to put it, okay?"
Kurt shifted uncomfortably. "So, it's gonna be an everyday thing?"
Duo nodded. He glanced around and... There was that guy! "Hey," he poked Kurt in the side and directed his attention to the basketball court, "that's the guy who tried to ask me out."
Kurt squinted. "Vhich one? Lance?"
"The one with kinda white hair."
"Vas?" Kurt looked back at him. "Really? Pietro mistook you for a girl?" He started to laugh.
"Shut up." Duo scowled at him.
~*~
Todd stared over at them for a moment. "Hey, blue-boy and that one guy are talking. So he must be part of the X-geeks, right?"
Pietro glanced at him, "Notnecessarily. Possible,butnotcertain,rightLance?"
"Yeah... Toad could be right, though." Lance watched as Duo reached over and shoved Kurt off of the table. "Looks like he's from the Institute."
Pietro frowned at them. It wasn't just that he didn't like being wrong, but that the other boy being part of the Institute made it harder for him to keep to his plans. He had decided, over the day, that he didn't care that he was a guy. He was still absolutely gorgeous. He'd also developed a liking for that word. Gorgeous. It just sounded so... fitting.
Todd laughed, "I don't think Pietro's gotten over that guy yet."
Pietro glared at him. "Ididn'trealizethatyouthought. Oops,mybad. HEYEVERYBODY! TODDTOLENSKYHASABRAIN!" He finished yelling and grinned at the expression on Todd's face as people started laughing. And then zipped away before Todd could even think to lay his slimy tongue on him.
~*~
Heero Yuy frowned as -something- (or somebody) whipped past him, the wind of its passage tugging at his tank top. Everyone seemed to be laughing. Creepy school. Maybe he ought to find another school. Gah.
The laughing seemed to be directed at a short, dirty-looking boy who was glaring at everybody. He shoved his way past several students who were blocking his path.
"Hey!"
"Careful, man!"
"Clumsy jerk!"
Pitiful mortals. Stupid humans.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" One stupid human stepped into his path.
"Really," replied Heero, coldly, "I hear nothing but idiocy coming from your mouth."
"What, you wanna fight?"
"You aren't up to my standards." Stupid human.
A soft voice interceded, "You shouldn't be fighting at all."
"Huh?" the wannabe bully looked surprised.
Heero blinked at the huge pair of deep blue eyes invading his vision. "We aren't allowed to use our powers at school, you know. If you did, it could cause a lot of the students to be permanently expelled."
How did this little boy know what he had been about to do?
~@~
Ryu-Sama - Yes, how did that little boy know what he was gonna do? And where's Quatre? Why haven't I put him out yet? I honestly don't know, and if you do, you must be Xavier's twin brother (or sister). And remember...
Don't forget to tell me what you think. Is it good? Bad? Did it suck royal ass? Or did you (Kami-sama forgive me for this blasphemy) actually like it?
C'mon people! I live for reviews!! Tell me all! Or else my happy thoughts will go away!! Wah!!!
Max - *munching on something, loudly*
Ryu - What's that?
Max - *continues to chew, loudly*
Ryu - Max?
Max - *glances over* *still chewing*
Ryu - What are you eating?
Max - *gets a funny look on his face* *swallows*
Ryu - Well?
Max - Poprocks.
Ryu - *sweatdrops*
Max - *looks really uncomfortable* They're still fizzing...
Ryu-Sama - *puppy-eyed* Did anybody like it?
*gets teary-eyed because there were no reviews*
Warnings for the chapter: Hints at shonen ai. You know, slash. Not much more than a hint though.
~@~
"I'll show you where your room is. Your bunking with the other new kid."
Duo nodded. What a way to meet the rich and famous.
~*~
Duo shivered under Principal Darkholme's glare. Damn, but she was a scary woman. "Mr. Maxwell." She frowned. "You had quite the reputation at your last school. Such behavior will not be tolerated here, understood?"
Duo nodded. His voice wasn't really working for him yet, this morning.
"Oh, and watch the white clothes. This school has more than it's fair share of the slimy ones."
"Yes, Ms. Darkholme."
"Out."
Duo ran out of the room. It was the first time that he had been pulled aside on his first day of school. And by such a scary woman!
He would just have to build his reputation slowly.
~*~
"Oooo, wow... Look at that girl! She's... well, I'm kinda shocked at myself usin' this word, but she's gorgeous." Todd Tolensky grinned at the girl in question. She was wearing a tight-fitting white tank top, tight white pants and a loose white business-style shirt over the first, hanging around her elbows. She also had beautiful, long chestnut brown hair that hung to the back of her knees in a braid.
Pietro looked around him to see that, indeed, she was gorgeous. "Ididn'trealizeitwasinyourvocabulary."
Todd stared at him, having only caught the word "vocabulary".
"She's prettier than Kitty."
They jumped. Lance was staring at her too?
Pietro tossed his head back, in what he thought was a sexy pose, and declared, "I'mgonnabethefirstguyatschooltoaskherout!"
"Wha?" Todd stared blankly at him, and then he was gone. "Hey! I noticed her first!!!"
~*~
He finally found it. It responded to his abilities (which had nothing to do with his mutant ones... or he'd be in trouble). And... Wah-la! It opened. Duo stared at his locker. He was a bit surprised that he didn't have to pick the lock... that's what he'd always done at his old school, because there, his stupid locker refused to cooperate. He grinned. "Shinigami is with me today."
Quite suddenly, there was a tall guy, with silvery white hair standing next to him. How did he manage to miss that? He hadn't even blinked.
He blinked at the stranger.
Who began to talk to him, a little too fast to understand. "Isawyourradianceshiningfromafarandwaswonderingifyou'dgooutwithme?"
It sounded like a question. C'mon Duo... think, decipher... Oh. Another guy who thought he was a girl. Asking him out? What sad little monkeys... Even if he were a girl, he'd be a rather flat-chested girl, at that. "Sorry, buddy, but I think you've made a mistake. I'm a guy, not a girl."
Pietro almost fell over from shock. This... gorgeous creature was a guy? Not to mention that he was a guy with a really deep voice. It was probably deeper than Freddy's. He rubbed the back of his head, really fast. "Sorry,mybad. IthinkI'llgonow..." and zipped back over to where Todd and Lance still were.
Todd looked up at him. "Rejection?"
Pietro shook his head. "Worsethanrejection... Thatgirl'snotagirlatall... She'sahe."
Lance frowned at him. "Was that what I think it was?"
Pietro deliberately slowed down. "She-is-a-he. With-a-voice-deeper-than- Freddy's."
"What?!" Todd and Lance exclaimed.
Pietro nodded, "Hestilllooksreallygoodthough,damnit."
"Wha?" Todd looked confused all over again.
And Duo ran past them. On the way to class. No use being late on his first day, right?
~*~
Except for PE, in which the teacher had yelled at him for heading to the boy's locker rooms, he had a good morning. And now, for his favorite time of the day: Lunch!
Kurt sat, cross-legged on the table. "So, how vas your morning? And vhat's up vith ze outfit?"
"Well... I got mistaken for a girl, more times than I could keep track of. One guy even went so far as to try and ask me out."
Kurt chuckled. "Do continue."
"I got chastised for going into the boy's locker room, and had to explain to the teacher that Duo Maxwell was, indeed, a guy."
"And ze clothes?"
"Oh... I decided to play counter to Rogue. This school needs some counter- Goths."
"Vas?"
"Oh, normally, I would be counted in the Goth category, if only for the fact that I dress in all black, usually. You know what black means?"
"Mourning?"
"Yup. Do you know what white means in say... China?"
"Nein."
"Same thing."
"So... If it's not an intrusion on the privacy of your mind, may I ask vhy the colors of 'mourning'?"
Duo stared off into the distance. "I don't mind... I just don't know how to explain it." He sighed. "I'll tell you when I think of a good way to put it, okay?"
Kurt shifted uncomfortably. "So, it's gonna be an everyday thing?"
Duo nodded. He glanced around and... There was that guy! "Hey," he poked Kurt in the side and directed his attention to the basketball court, "that's the guy who tried to ask me out."
Kurt squinted. "Vhich one? Lance?"
"The one with kinda white hair."
"Vas?" Kurt looked back at him. "Really? Pietro mistook you for a girl?" He started to laugh.
"Shut up." Duo scowled at him.
~*~
Todd stared over at them for a moment. "Hey, blue-boy and that one guy are talking. So he must be part of the X-geeks, right?"
Pietro glanced at him, "Notnecessarily. Possible,butnotcertain,rightLance?"
"Yeah... Toad could be right, though." Lance watched as Duo reached over and shoved Kurt off of the table. "Looks like he's from the Institute."
Pietro frowned at them. It wasn't just that he didn't like being wrong, but that the other boy being part of the Institute made it harder for him to keep to his plans. He had decided, over the day, that he didn't care that he was a guy. He was still absolutely gorgeous. He'd also developed a liking for that word. Gorgeous. It just sounded so... fitting.
Todd laughed, "I don't think Pietro's gotten over that guy yet."
Pietro glared at him. "Ididn'trealizethatyouthought. Oops,mybad. HEYEVERYBODY! TODDTOLENSKYHASABRAIN!" He finished yelling and grinned at the expression on Todd's face as people started laughing. And then zipped away before Todd could even think to lay his slimy tongue on him.
~*~
Heero Yuy frowned as -something- (or somebody) whipped past him, the wind of its passage tugging at his tank top. Everyone seemed to be laughing. Creepy school. Maybe he ought to find another school. Gah.
The laughing seemed to be directed at a short, dirty-looking boy who was glaring at everybody. He shoved his way past several students who were blocking his path.
"Hey!"
"Careful, man!"
"Clumsy jerk!"
Pitiful mortals. Stupid humans.
"Hey! I'm talking to you!" One stupid human stepped into his path.
"Really," replied Heero, coldly, "I hear nothing but idiocy coming from your mouth."
"What, you wanna fight?"
"You aren't up to my standards." Stupid human.
A soft voice interceded, "You shouldn't be fighting at all."
"Huh?" the wannabe bully looked surprised.
Heero blinked at the huge pair of deep blue eyes invading his vision. "We aren't allowed to use our powers at school, you know. If you did, it could cause a lot of the students to be permanently expelled."
How did this little boy know what he had been about to do?
~@~
Ryu-Sama - Yes, how did that little boy know what he was gonna do? And where's Quatre? Why haven't I put him out yet? I honestly don't know, and if you do, you must be Xavier's twin brother (or sister). And remember...
Don't forget to tell me what you think. Is it good? Bad? Did it suck royal ass? Or did you (Kami-sama forgive me for this blasphemy) actually like it?
C'mon people! I live for reviews!! Tell me all! Or else my happy thoughts will go away!! Wah!!!
Max - *munching on something, loudly*
Ryu - What's that?
Max - *continues to chew, loudly*
Ryu - Max?
Max - *glances over* *still chewing*
Ryu - What are you eating?
Max - *gets a funny look on his face* *swallows*
Ryu - Well?
Max - Poprocks.
Ryu - *sweatdrops*
Max - *looks really uncomfortable* They're still fizzing...
