Light Glows Anew Chapter 6
Duo turned to see Wufei standing in the doorway looking slightly breathless. Wufei noticed Duo's staring.
"I took the motorcycle. It's really hot and dry out there. Like stepping into an oven." Wufei wiped some sweat off of his brow as he spoke.
"I'll get you some ice water." Trowa got up and headed towards the kitchen.
"Thanks Trowa."
Duo was still looking at Wufei, expectant.
"You gonna eat that sandwhich?" Wufei said, pulling a chair up to the table.
"No. You can have it."
"When was the last time you ate?"
"He hasn't eaten anything yet!" Trowa yelled from the kitchen. Duo rolled his eyes. Wufei glared at the braided pilot.
"Eat. Now. Or else I won't tell you anything."
Duo gasped and looked at Wufei with wide eyes.
"I'm serious. Eat that sandwich, and the next one Trowa brings out-" Wufei said loud enough for Trowa to hear. "- and then we'll see what kinda of bargain I'm willing to make."
Duo glared at Wufei and began obnoxiously tearing huge bites out of the sandwich and chewing begrudgingly.
Wufei remained silent as Trowa brought out his glass of ice water and the other sandwich. Duo reached for the sandwich but Wufei stopped him.
"Slow down. I want you to actually digest this. You'll only throw it back up if you eat it that fast."
Duo pouted but slowly chewed the rest of his sandwich, took a sip of tea, and slowly ate the next sandwich. He gulped down his tea and let out a sigh.
"All done. Much better. Spill the beans."
"Relena's mansion is pink and ugly. It looks like something out of a Barbie commercial. She has a small dog that looks like a dirty mop. And that's it. I'm going to take a shower." Wufei got up and headed for the bathroom.
"WHAT?!!?!? THAT'S NOT FAIR WUFEI! TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!!" Duo stomped angrily in front of him, blocking the doorway.
Wufei sighed.
"Duo, Heero WILL be calling you, or he might even come here very soon. I refuse to be his messenger. Anything he might have to say, will be said by him. Not by me."
"Wufei....please...tell me. What's going on? Does he...is he...really..?"
The phone rang. Trowa picked it up.
"Hello? Heero? Yes, he's here. I'll get him. Duo, it's for you..."
Duo ran to the phone and snatched it from Trowa.
"Hello!?"
With Duo turned the other way, Wufei gave Trowa a sorrowful look. Trowa shook his head. Wufei nodded in agreement.
"Tomorrow? Here? Okay-wait-Heero!"
Duo slammed the receiver down. He stared at the phone.
"He'll be here tomorrow at 1:00. He didn't even say hi..."
Late after Duo had fallen asleep, Trowa and Wufei sat in the den, drinking coffee.
"So...he was never even gay? I can't believe this...but it makes sense. Duo and I were trying to figure out earlier what this vague feeling was that Duo was experiencing. He said it was like something on the tip of tongue, he just couldn't say it. That must have been it. Did you know he never even kissed Duo outside of sex? I just can't believe none of us noticed. Of course Duo wouldn't notice. He's so damned in love with the son of a bitch."
"I'm just so angry Trowa. I want to strangle the bastard. How could he not realize what he has? Duo is beautiful! He's such a wonderful, giving, loving person. I would give anyone to have him. To have him look at me the way he does Heero. Why can't Heero see that?"
"Heero's a real basket case. That's all I can say...Wufei, do you...." "What?" Wufei said.
"Do you...having a thing...for Du-"
"No! When I said that I meant someone LIKE him..."
"But you said HIM."
"Well you know what I meant." Wufei snapped.
"Why did you go talk to Heero today?" Trowa said in an interrogative voice.
"Because Duo is my friend! I hate to see him like this!" Wufei said defiantly.
"Riiiiiight." Trowa smirked into his coffee cup.
"Shut up. Baka."
"You know I'm right."
"And? Duo is about to get his heart broken tomorrow! Right now would not be the best time to admit how I feel-"
"Aha! So I AM right! You're in love with Duo!"
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHH! I've successfully hidden it for a long time and I intend to continue doing so FOREVER! So shut up."
Dawn came. Wufei awoke and went through his morning routine. He found Duo pacing the dining room wringing his hands nervously.
"Sit down and eat. I don't know how, but you lost weight in the last couple of days and it's bothering me." Wufei demanded.
Duo sat down and chewed on a piece of toast. He drummed his fingers on the table.
"He's not coming for another three hours. I can get my straight jacket if you continue to annoy me." Wufei said as he opened up the newspaper.
Duo decided it was best to sit on his hands. The rest of breakfast was uneventful. 12:30 came and Wufei was ready to tie Duo to a chair and duck tape his mouth shut. But his urge to restrain the other boy was overshadowed by the looming feeling and the nausea.
As 12:50 came, Trowa excused himself and said he was going to visit Quatre. Wufei got up from the chair he was sitting in and began to pace in time with Duo. He quickly realized what he was doing.
//He's going to know after it happens that you knew. What are you going to do then? What are you going to say?//
The doorbell rang. Duo ran to answer it. Wufei followed him. Duo's hand hesitated at the door. He looked back at Wufei. Wufei managed a small, encouraging smile. Duo opened the door. In it stood Relena Dorlian Peacecraft standing next to Heero, holding hands.
Duo turned to see Wufei standing in the doorway looking slightly breathless. Wufei noticed Duo's staring.
"I took the motorcycle. It's really hot and dry out there. Like stepping into an oven." Wufei wiped some sweat off of his brow as he spoke.
"I'll get you some ice water." Trowa got up and headed towards the kitchen.
"Thanks Trowa."
Duo was still looking at Wufei, expectant.
"You gonna eat that sandwhich?" Wufei said, pulling a chair up to the table.
"No. You can have it."
"When was the last time you ate?"
"He hasn't eaten anything yet!" Trowa yelled from the kitchen. Duo rolled his eyes. Wufei glared at the braided pilot.
"Eat. Now. Or else I won't tell you anything."
Duo gasped and looked at Wufei with wide eyes.
"I'm serious. Eat that sandwich, and the next one Trowa brings out-" Wufei said loud enough for Trowa to hear. "- and then we'll see what kinda of bargain I'm willing to make."
Duo glared at Wufei and began obnoxiously tearing huge bites out of the sandwich and chewing begrudgingly.
Wufei remained silent as Trowa brought out his glass of ice water and the other sandwich. Duo reached for the sandwich but Wufei stopped him.
"Slow down. I want you to actually digest this. You'll only throw it back up if you eat it that fast."
Duo pouted but slowly chewed the rest of his sandwich, took a sip of tea, and slowly ate the next sandwich. He gulped down his tea and let out a sigh.
"All done. Much better. Spill the beans."
"Relena's mansion is pink and ugly. It looks like something out of a Barbie commercial. She has a small dog that looks like a dirty mop. And that's it. I'm going to take a shower." Wufei got up and headed for the bathroom.
"WHAT?!!?!? THAT'S NOT FAIR WUFEI! TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED!!" Duo stomped angrily in front of him, blocking the doorway.
Wufei sighed.
"Duo, Heero WILL be calling you, or he might even come here very soon. I refuse to be his messenger. Anything he might have to say, will be said by him. Not by me."
"Wufei....please...tell me. What's going on? Does he...is he...really..?"
The phone rang. Trowa picked it up.
"Hello? Heero? Yes, he's here. I'll get him. Duo, it's for you..."
Duo ran to the phone and snatched it from Trowa.
"Hello!?"
With Duo turned the other way, Wufei gave Trowa a sorrowful look. Trowa shook his head. Wufei nodded in agreement.
"Tomorrow? Here? Okay-wait-Heero!"
Duo slammed the receiver down. He stared at the phone.
"He'll be here tomorrow at 1:00. He didn't even say hi..."
Late after Duo had fallen asleep, Trowa and Wufei sat in the den, drinking coffee.
"So...he was never even gay? I can't believe this...but it makes sense. Duo and I were trying to figure out earlier what this vague feeling was that Duo was experiencing. He said it was like something on the tip of tongue, he just couldn't say it. That must have been it. Did you know he never even kissed Duo outside of sex? I just can't believe none of us noticed. Of course Duo wouldn't notice. He's so damned in love with the son of a bitch."
"I'm just so angry Trowa. I want to strangle the bastard. How could he not realize what he has? Duo is beautiful! He's such a wonderful, giving, loving person. I would give anyone to have him. To have him look at me the way he does Heero. Why can't Heero see that?"
"Heero's a real basket case. That's all I can say...Wufei, do you...." "What?" Wufei said.
"Do you...having a thing...for Du-"
"No! When I said that I meant someone LIKE him..."
"But you said HIM."
"Well you know what I meant." Wufei snapped.
"Why did you go talk to Heero today?" Trowa said in an interrogative voice.
"Because Duo is my friend! I hate to see him like this!" Wufei said defiantly.
"Riiiiiight." Trowa smirked into his coffee cup.
"Shut up. Baka."
"You know I'm right."
"And? Duo is about to get his heart broken tomorrow! Right now would not be the best time to admit how I feel-"
"Aha! So I AM right! You're in love with Duo!"
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHH! I've successfully hidden it for a long time and I intend to continue doing so FOREVER! So shut up."
Dawn came. Wufei awoke and went through his morning routine. He found Duo pacing the dining room wringing his hands nervously.
"Sit down and eat. I don't know how, but you lost weight in the last couple of days and it's bothering me." Wufei demanded.
Duo sat down and chewed on a piece of toast. He drummed his fingers on the table.
"He's not coming for another three hours. I can get my straight jacket if you continue to annoy me." Wufei said as he opened up the newspaper.
Duo decided it was best to sit on his hands. The rest of breakfast was uneventful. 12:30 came and Wufei was ready to tie Duo to a chair and duck tape his mouth shut. But his urge to restrain the other boy was overshadowed by the looming feeling and the nausea.
As 12:50 came, Trowa excused himself and said he was going to visit Quatre. Wufei got up from the chair he was sitting in and began to pace in time with Duo. He quickly realized what he was doing.
//He's going to know after it happens that you knew. What are you going to do then? What are you going to say?//
The doorbell rang. Duo ran to answer it. Wufei followed him. Duo's hand hesitated at the door. He looked back at Wufei. Wufei managed a small, encouraging smile. Duo opened the door. In it stood Relena Dorlian Peacecraft standing next to Heero, holding hands.
