When All Purpose Is Lost
When All Purpose Is Lost

By ~*Ai*~Wing

Chapter 7

"I saved the best for last. Here it is, the 'Hangout'!!!" Duo exclaimed proudly.

"Hn." Heero took a look around. It was big and quite sophisticated. It was better than that room he had made his refuge over the years. He was certainly impressed.

"Well, don't just stand here gawking like an idiot. Let's go inside!" Duo said teasingly.

Heero shot Duo A Look before entering the room before them. However, before Heero had even taken a step in the room did he feel Duo rush past him and holler like a maniac.

"HILDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Babe, I've missed ya!" Duo yelled. Heero whipped his head around to see Duo rush over to a girl with blue tinted dark hair. Then he picked her up and swung her around.

"Duo, stop it!" Hilde exclaimed while giggling at the same time.

"Hey, Heero! Come over here." Duo shouted as he waved Heero over.

Heero took even steps toward the couch where the pair was situated.

"Hilde, this is my new roommate, Heero. Heero, this is my bodacious girlfriend, Hilde!" Duo introduced the both of them with a huge grin.

"Hilde Schbeiker, nice to meet ya!" Hilde said with her hand extended.

"Heero Yuy, it's a pleasure." Heero took her hand and gave it a firm shake.

"Now where's my r…Relena!!!!!!!! Over here!" Hilde exclaimed as she waved another girl over.

Heero turned his head around and saw the girl Hilde was waving over. She had honey blond hair, which she wore loose. It framed her heart shape face. She was petite and had the most beautiful aquamarine eyes Heero had ever seen. She took small steps towards them.

Relena had just come back from the washroom. Just as she entered the room, she heard Hilde yell and wave her over. She noticed a boy with bright violet-blue eyes and a long chestnut coloured braid beside her. There was another boy too. He had a wild array of brown locks and had a strong built. From the eye that was revealed, she could see a deep sea of intense blue. He seemed to have a mysterious aura surrounding him…and he was quite cute looking.

"Relena, this is my 'comedic' boyfriend Duo and his new roommate, Heero." Hilde said as soon as Relena had reached the trio.

"Guys, this is my new roommate, Relena." Hilde said with a big smile.

"Duo Maxwell, m'lady." Duo said with his hand extended along with a charming smile.

"I'm Relena. It's nice to meet you." She shakes his hand and returns the smile.

"Heero, introduce yourself to the pretty-face!" Duo hissed at Heero and nudged him.

"Heero Yuy." Heero whispered as all he could do was stare at her…trying hard not to make it obvious.

"Relena." She felt a slight blush rise up to her cheeks as she extended her hand and he shook it. Then they both caught each other's glance.

"There, done with all the intros." Duo said.

"Well, what should we do now?" Hilde asked.

"I dunno…Relena, have any ideas?" Duo asked.

Relena shook her head gently.

"How about you, Heero?" Duo asked again.

"You know the place better than I." Heero stated.

"That's true…what can we do? We could visit the school grounds…so you'll be more acquainted with it when you two start school on Monday." Duo suggested.

"That was one of the truly good suggestions made by you, Duo!" Hilde commented.

"Aw, gee, thanks."

"Come on, what are we waiting for? Let's sign out." Hilde said and led the group to the reception.

Their school was about half a block away from the secluded shelter. It was in the wealthy neighbourhood of town. They finally got to the humungous school property.

The school itself was a large cement building with many large windows. The foyer area was completely glass…glass walls, glass ceiling…The school had three stories to it. The school grounds and gardens were neat and well maintained. It looked fairly new.

"Wow, nice school." Relena commented in awe.

"Yeah, it's a private school." Hilde agreed.

"Therefore, uniforms are mandatory." Duo added.

A slight groan was heard from Relena and Heero just stayed silent.

"We can't enter the school building since it is Saturday, but we can take you around the school." Hilde offered.

Both Heero and Relena nodded in agreement.

"Here is the outdoor basketball court. A lot of students hang out here after school." Duo started.

"Those big lush fields are the soccer and football fields." Hilde said, pointing into the distance.

"A little to the left is the baseball diamond, track and mini stadium." Duo continued.

"And a little to the right are the ball courts which include tennis and badminton." Hilde stated.

Then they walked to the other side of the building.

"This is our beautiful garden…and further back is part of our quad." Hilde said proudly.

"And as you can see, the main entrance and the parking lot." Duo said as they headed back towards the front of the school.

"On Monday, just go to the office and register as the new students. They are expecting you since arrangements have been made with the shelter." Hilde lowered her voice as she mentioned their present home.

"How about our uniforms?" Relena asked.

"The shelter has a good stock of them with practically all the sizes. We'll go tell them your size once we get back and it should be delivered by tonight. Tomorrow morning the latest." Hilde answered in a whisper.

"What are the means of transportation?" Heero inquired, speaking for the first time since they first arrived at school.

"Since we live so close, we could walk or skate or bike…I see you had an awesome MTB!" Duo half exclaimed.

"I saved my money forever to afford it." Heero replied, hiding his smirk.

"I only got a plain, old bike." Duo pouted.

"It's fine as long as it does its job." Heero said.

"You're right." Duo agreed.

"We'd better head back before Ms Harwich worries. It's almost time for lunch." Hilde broke into the boys' conversation.

"Lunch? Did you say lunch? Well then, we'd better head back!" Duo practically shouted.

The foursome started back towards their residence with Duo way in front of the others.

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"I want to sign out please." Heero asked the receptionist politely.

"May I ask why?" The lady queried.

"I want to purchase some new supplies for school on Monday." Heero lied.

"Well…are you going far to do so?" She asked.

"No, I'm only going to the shopping centre about a block away." He was lucky he passed by that centre when he first arrived.

"Is anyone accompanying you?" The receptionist asked.

"Yes, Duo is. Aren't you, Duo?" Heero replied while shooting Duo a look.

"I am?" Duo asked.

"Sure you are! You said you needed some new supplies too." Heero said while shooting a glare at Duo.

"Uh…yeah! I remember now." Duo managed to spit out while smiling.

"Ok, you two. Sign here and write down the present time and the time you expect to return."

After filling out the form, the lady let them go. Heero almost sighed in relief. Duo just wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Don't do that, Heero! At least tell me first! Alright, I see you in a while." Duo said as he almost walked off.

"No, no Duo. You must be mistaken. You are coming with me." Heero said firmly.

"I am?" Duo replied nervously.

"She'll suspect it if we don't come back at the same time." Heero reminded him.

"But…"

"Don't chicken out on me."

"What? Oh, alright…you owe me a favour!"

"Whatever." Heero felt the urge to roll his eyes as headed out the door with Duo tagging behind.

They had biked to the subway station and parked their bikes by the entrance, of course locking them to the railing first. Then they rode the subway to Heero's old neighbourhood and walked about half a block to the mall. It wasn't as glamorous as the mall near the shelter, but Heero had made plans to meet Trowa there since it was a usual hangout for them. They finally find Trowa seated at a booth in Bob's Diner.

Heero and Trowa both exchange greeting nods.

"Trowa, this is my roommate, Duo Maxwell."

"Duo, this is my companion, Trowa Barton."

The two boys exchange handshakes before everyone is seated.

"Hey boys. I see someone new. The usual?" A cheery voice said behind them.

"Hi, Catherine." Trowa greeted his sister, who was a waitress at the diner.

"Hi bro. Hey Heero, who's your cute friend?" Catherine asked.

"Hi Cathy, this is my new roommate, Duo Maxwell."

"Hi Duo. Heero, sorry for what happened." Heero shrugged at her sympathy. "Ok, what can I get you?"

"Yeah, the usual for Trowa and I…Feel free to eat all you want Duo. My treat." Heero simply said.

"Really? Anything I want? Ok, I want a Double Cheeseburger with a super size fries and gravy. Then I'll have a medium coke and a super large special-of-the-house sundae, please." Duo read off the menu.

Catherine looked amused as she took the order. Heero almost regretted that he told Duo to 'feel free to eat all you want'.

"Is that all?" Catherine asked.

"Thanks, Cathy." Heero said.

They watched the waitress head towards the kitchen.

"So, you're changing schools?" Trowa asked quietly.

"Yeah…" Heero replied.

"Why don't you change schools too?" Duo asked.

"I don't live in the area. I can't afford to attend a private school anyway." Trowa answered.

"Oh."

"You can't leave Midii behind either." Heero commented.

Trowa nodded.

"Who's Midii?" Duo asked as the food arrived.

"Isn't it obvious?" Heero asked in an annoyed tone.

"No." Duo told him with his mouth full of fries.

"She's my girlfriend." Trowa told him.

"I see."

The boys start to dig into their meals. Trowa and Heero had both ordered a hamburger with small fries and a medium chocolate milkshake.

"You guys come here often?" Duo asked in between bites of his double cheeseburger.

"Often enough." Heero said.

"So, how should we keep in touch?" Trowa asks after a long silence.

"I could give you my number…Duo, is there a telephone where we can receive calls?" Heero asks Duo.

"Nah-uh. As I said, our location is kept as confidential as we can." Duo said while slurping his pop.

"Damn!" Heero opens up his wallet and checks his money. "I guess I'll have to get a cell." Heero shrugged as he replaced his wallet in the back pocket of his jeans.

"You have enough money to afford a cell phone?" Duo asked with his eyes wide open.

"I don't give that sleazy bastard much of my salary as a part-time waiter and other small jobs. Except for the MTB, I haven't many possessions. Even my computer was a busted one from my school that I fixed up. I save it up in my account." Heero shrugged again as if it were nothing.

"Does your dad know?" Duo asked, his curiosity kicking in.

"No."

They almost continued the rest of the meal in silence since Duo was so busy stuffing his face.

After Heero paid the bill, they decided to head to the Telephone Company where Heero can get a cell phone. He needed one now because he wanted to give Trowa his number immediately.

Finally, Heero leaves with the cheapest phone available and it has no plans. Which means he pays per 100 minutes he uses…no limits, no nothing.

"It's so weird looking!" Duo exclaimed.

Heero shot Duo a death glare.

"Don't worry, when I'm done with this, it'll look better than the newest model." Heero told Duo.

"We'd better head back." Heero said.

"We still have like two hours! We left the place at like 10:00 in the morning and you said that we'd be back at 2:30 or so. It's only 12:25!" Duo stated.

"It's better to get back early than late." Heero said.

Heero was about to wave goodbye to Trowa, but he suddenly felt a firm hand holding him back. Heero sensed trouble. He whipped around to find him face to face with no one other than…his own father.

A.N.: Ohhhhh!!!! What's gonna happen now? *Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!* (Crowd chants in background) Author sweatdrops. Ok, back to the point. Anyone satisfied with the chapter? Our beloved Heero and Relena finally meet! You ppl have been bugging me for ages for that to happen! I hope this chapter is long enough for some of you! Anyway, I'll try to get chapter 8 out soon! Until the next chapter…over and out. ^_~

Disclaimer: I own Gundam Wing…NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!