Joyous Revelation
Heero POV
I stood outside the school building at lunch, as usual, a soda poised at my lips. Laughter of the rest of the student body surrounded me like an aura of some kind of twisted happiness riddled with betrayal and jealousy hidden beneath the surface. Not that I wasn't used to it, I had to put up with most of it. I was part of the 'in crowd', heaven forbid.
My girlfriend smiled as she made her way up the walk, a brown bag in her hands as she brushed a piece of blonde hair from her face. Her blue eyes sparkled at me from underneath pink eye shadow and black eyeliner. She was the most popular girl in school. God help me, but she was pretty decent and I suppose I did a fair job in picking her out.
Miss Relena Darlin held her hand out to me as she led me to our customary spot beneath the oak trees with the rest of her posse. I hated them. And that's me saying how I felt and putting it nicely. They were petty, but the beautiful people nonetheless. You know, the kind everyone wants to be? Yeah, but when you actually have to be up close listening to them, it makes you want to hang yourself. I wonder if they all felt that way?
" Heero, I've decided something." My every bubbly personified companion started, pulling out a tube of bubble gum pink lipstick.
I looked over in her general direction, trying to keep from rolling my eyes, "And what would that be?" I asked, watching as she applied that candy colored makeup onto her already perfectly colored lips.
"I've decided that the party at my house this weekend will have a theme. And trust me, sweetie, that theme is the cutest you can ever imagine." She said, tossing the tube back into her matching pink purse.
' Princess, I bet' I thought, stifling a sigh of boredom
" What theme are we thinking here, Relena?" I asked, crossing my arms.
She giggled and smoothed her white skirt, smiling at me, "Why, Heero, you know me well enough to know this. But anyway, it's going to be princess and castles and white horses and ooh it'll be so romantic!" she said, happily grabbing my hands.
The group around us buzzed with approval, Relena's friends giggling and tossing their hair in that very annoying way. The second in command, or Relena's best friend, Hilde, grasped the pink sweater of my girlfriend and squealed about how they'd have to pick out dresses and costumes for all of us. I cringed. **
After slipping away from the hyenas that were 'the beautiful people', I strode along the courtyard of the campus. I took in the rest of the people, averting my eyes as they'd look in my direction. I wished that I could be with these people, instead of them glaring at me as I walked past, knowing who I was and the fact that I was popular by association of my girlfriend. It wasn't a great feeling.
I searched along the students until my eyes settled on the form of a young man laying on one of the picnic tables. He had his headphones on and a book in front of his eyes, masking them from me, but it didn't matter, the sight of his body was enough. He had a long brown braid that went down to his waist or thereabouts, and a lithe form that made me literally stop in my tracks. He had on black pants and a gray shirt that clung to his body, it was like he was a god that decided to grace this school with his presence. But wait, stop, these couldn't be healthy thoughts for a guy in a relationship. A good, nice relationship. with a girl I couldn't stand that had friends that I couldn't stand. Okay, I do have a dysfunctional relationship, I'll admit to it.
His eyes peeked over the book and gazed in my direction. God, he had beautiful eyes. They were the most clear and amazing shade of sapphire that I had ever seen. I couldn't form a single coherent thought as he sat up, still looking at me from over the paperback book.
"Hey! Wanna come sit?" he called, pointing to the seat in front of the table.
I nodded and walked over, taking a seat at the table. He smiled at me and pulled off the headphones around his neck, cutting the blaring music from my line of hearing. I bit my lip and got a first good look at the guy. The pants clung to his hips and thighs, basically all the right areas, and the shirt was form fitting and tight across his chest. Well muscled and tanned he seemed like he didn't belong in this place.
"I'm Duo." He said, extending a hand.
I took it and shook it, trying to keep my hand as steady as possible, "I'm Heero." I said, smiling at him.
"I know who you are. Word around here is that you're the princess's main squeeze, that true?" he said, cocking an eyebrow at me and crossing his finely toned arms.
I nodded and rolled my eyes at the comment, sighing softly. I looked around, making sure she wasn't around and shrugged. He cracked a smile, well, you couldn't really call it a smile. It was a huge lopsided grin that caused me to smile along with him.
"She and I are together, but it's nothing that I wouldn't be happy to get rid of. "I said, laughing a bit as he cocked another eyebrow.
"You mean you're together and you don't even like her? That's pretty strange." he laughed, popping his knuckles.
"It's one of those relationships by association things." I said dully, propping my head on my arm.
He nodded at me and smiled that huge ass grin again as the bell rang, jarring me from that unobstructed view of greatness. **
I walked out of the side doors of the school, sighing to myself and looking around the parking lot. My car stood at the end of the lot, in one of the best spaces. I pulled my book bag up onto my shoulder and started walking, glad that it was Friday and the weekend was here.
"Heero honey!" came the annoying voice as I turned to face Relena and her gang, "The party is tomorrow night! Come dressed for the occasion and if you wanna invite someone go ahead!" she said, walking over and giving me a peck on the lips. I cringed inwardly.
I nodded and started for my car, absently looking toward the line of people waiting for the bus. Duo was one of them. I gave a side glance at Relena and her group as they made their way to her pink corvette.
"Hey Duo!" I called, grabbing his attention from the ground.
I motioned for him to come closer, he did, "Want a ride instead of the bus?" I asked, pointing to my car. He nodded and I extended an arm to have him lead the way.
"So you're new around here?" I asked, unlocking the old Volkswagen and opening the door.
"Yeah. I just moved here from California." He said, climbing in the other side and tossed his bag in the back seat, I did the same.
"Cool, so uh, where do you live?" I asked, turning the key in the ignition and pulling out of the parking lot.
"Eight Street." He said, leaning back into the seat.
I nodded and stared out the windshield, trying to keep my eyes off of him. It was very, VERY difficult, trust me. He turned on the radio at some point, putting it on a metal station and humming along to the song. I noticed though, that his eyes darted toward me every so often and I smiled in spite of myself. He smiled as well. He had a great smile.
Heero POV
I stood outside the school building at lunch, as usual, a soda poised at my lips. Laughter of the rest of the student body surrounded me like an aura of some kind of twisted happiness riddled with betrayal and jealousy hidden beneath the surface. Not that I wasn't used to it, I had to put up with most of it. I was part of the 'in crowd', heaven forbid.
My girlfriend smiled as she made her way up the walk, a brown bag in her hands as she brushed a piece of blonde hair from her face. Her blue eyes sparkled at me from underneath pink eye shadow and black eyeliner. She was the most popular girl in school. God help me, but she was pretty decent and I suppose I did a fair job in picking her out.
Miss Relena Darlin held her hand out to me as she led me to our customary spot beneath the oak trees with the rest of her posse. I hated them. And that's me saying how I felt and putting it nicely. They were petty, but the beautiful people nonetheless. You know, the kind everyone wants to be? Yeah, but when you actually have to be up close listening to them, it makes you want to hang yourself. I wonder if they all felt that way?
" Heero, I've decided something." My every bubbly personified companion started, pulling out a tube of bubble gum pink lipstick.
I looked over in her general direction, trying to keep from rolling my eyes, "And what would that be?" I asked, watching as she applied that candy colored makeup onto her already perfectly colored lips.
"I've decided that the party at my house this weekend will have a theme. And trust me, sweetie, that theme is the cutest you can ever imagine." She said, tossing the tube back into her matching pink purse.
' Princess, I bet' I thought, stifling a sigh of boredom
" What theme are we thinking here, Relena?" I asked, crossing my arms.
She giggled and smoothed her white skirt, smiling at me, "Why, Heero, you know me well enough to know this. But anyway, it's going to be princess and castles and white horses and ooh it'll be so romantic!" she said, happily grabbing my hands.
The group around us buzzed with approval, Relena's friends giggling and tossing their hair in that very annoying way. The second in command, or Relena's best friend, Hilde, grasped the pink sweater of my girlfriend and squealed about how they'd have to pick out dresses and costumes for all of us. I cringed. **
After slipping away from the hyenas that were 'the beautiful people', I strode along the courtyard of the campus. I took in the rest of the people, averting my eyes as they'd look in my direction. I wished that I could be with these people, instead of them glaring at me as I walked past, knowing who I was and the fact that I was popular by association of my girlfriend. It wasn't a great feeling.
I searched along the students until my eyes settled on the form of a young man laying on one of the picnic tables. He had his headphones on and a book in front of his eyes, masking them from me, but it didn't matter, the sight of his body was enough. He had a long brown braid that went down to his waist or thereabouts, and a lithe form that made me literally stop in my tracks. He had on black pants and a gray shirt that clung to his body, it was like he was a god that decided to grace this school with his presence. But wait, stop, these couldn't be healthy thoughts for a guy in a relationship. A good, nice relationship. with a girl I couldn't stand that had friends that I couldn't stand. Okay, I do have a dysfunctional relationship, I'll admit to it.
His eyes peeked over the book and gazed in my direction. God, he had beautiful eyes. They were the most clear and amazing shade of sapphire that I had ever seen. I couldn't form a single coherent thought as he sat up, still looking at me from over the paperback book.
"Hey! Wanna come sit?" he called, pointing to the seat in front of the table.
I nodded and walked over, taking a seat at the table. He smiled at me and pulled off the headphones around his neck, cutting the blaring music from my line of hearing. I bit my lip and got a first good look at the guy. The pants clung to his hips and thighs, basically all the right areas, and the shirt was form fitting and tight across his chest. Well muscled and tanned he seemed like he didn't belong in this place.
"I'm Duo." He said, extending a hand.
I took it and shook it, trying to keep my hand as steady as possible, "I'm Heero." I said, smiling at him.
"I know who you are. Word around here is that you're the princess's main squeeze, that true?" he said, cocking an eyebrow at me and crossing his finely toned arms.
I nodded and rolled my eyes at the comment, sighing softly. I looked around, making sure she wasn't around and shrugged. He cracked a smile, well, you couldn't really call it a smile. It was a huge lopsided grin that caused me to smile along with him.
"She and I are together, but it's nothing that I wouldn't be happy to get rid of. "I said, laughing a bit as he cocked another eyebrow.
"You mean you're together and you don't even like her? That's pretty strange." he laughed, popping his knuckles.
"It's one of those relationships by association things." I said dully, propping my head on my arm.
He nodded at me and smiled that huge ass grin again as the bell rang, jarring me from that unobstructed view of greatness. **
I walked out of the side doors of the school, sighing to myself and looking around the parking lot. My car stood at the end of the lot, in one of the best spaces. I pulled my book bag up onto my shoulder and started walking, glad that it was Friday and the weekend was here.
"Heero honey!" came the annoying voice as I turned to face Relena and her gang, "The party is tomorrow night! Come dressed for the occasion and if you wanna invite someone go ahead!" she said, walking over and giving me a peck on the lips. I cringed inwardly.
I nodded and started for my car, absently looking toward the line of people waiting for the bus. Duo was one of them. I gave a side glance at Relena and her group as they made their way to her pink corvette.
"Hey Duo!" I called, grabbing his attention from the ground.
I motioned for him to come closer, he did, "Want a ride instead of the bus?" I asked, pointing to my car. He nodded and I extended an arm to have him lead the way.
"So you're new around here?" I asked, unlocking the old Volkswagen and opening the door.
"Yeah. I just moved here from California." He said, climbing in the other side and tossed his bag in the back seat, I did the same.
"Cool, so uh, where do you live?" I asked, turning the key in the ignition and pulling out of the parking lot.
"Eight Street." He said, leaning back into the seat.
I nodded and stared out the windshield, trying to keep my eyes off of him. It was very, VERY difficult, trust me. He turned on the radio at some point, putting it on a metal station and humming along to the song. I noticed though, that his eyes darted toward me every so often and I smiled in spite of myself. He smiled as well. He had a great smile.