Joyous Revelation-Chapter 5
I woke up Monday morning earlier that I do normally. It was one of those gray kind of rainy days, you know, the kind that makes you just want to crawl back under the covers and cower. It wasn't exactly the morning I was expecting for today, so naturally it made me feel a little bit more insecure what I had to do. And believe me; I did not need to feel insecure.
I pulled on a pair of dark denim jeans, a tight fitting collared shirt and boots. It was a good outfit for today, or so I figured. I wanted to feel powerful, or at least like I really didn't care. Either way, it worked.
I had been sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal when my back door opened and in walked Duo, dressed in a pair of black jeans and a black shirt. He smiled and tossed his bag onto the floor and sat beside me, that lopsided grin plastered on his face. I smiled and raised an eye brow, dropping my spoon back into the bowl of milk.
"I didn't unlock that door..." I mused, poking his arm.
"I found that little spare key in the flower pot. Not very creative hiding place, in my opinion, Heero." Duo joked, taking my hand in his.
I rolled my eyes and stood, taking my bowl and put it in the sink. His eyes watched me the entire way as I rinsed it out and leaned against the counter. I yawned a bit and popped a piece of gun into my mouth and Duo started to laugh, standing up.
"What are you laughing at?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"Oh, just that it's kind of pointless to chew gum." He said, walking up to me and put his hand on my hip.
I raised an eyebrow at him and laid my hand over his. He grinned at me again and narrowed his eyes. I slowly started to back away as he wrapped those tanned, strong arms around my waist in a death grip. Full lips pressed against mine within an instant, making me jump in surprise. He'd never kissed me before. I liked it. **
The morning bell rang a few minutes after we arrived. I didn't have a first period and neither did Duo so we headed off to the library for the first hour and a half of the day. Duo's hand was in a vice grip inside mine, my hands shaking.
"Heero, if you don't feel up to this you don't have to-"Duo started, looking up at me from his locker.
"Duo, no. I'm not going to let my nerves get the better of me. So don't even think of starting anything negative, alright?" I snapped, squeezing his hand tighter.
His face fell a bit and he seemed hurt. I sighed and pulled him to me, whispering into his ear and he laughed. I tugged on his braid and ran the edge of it through my fingers, reveling in its softness.
"To the library then!" I shouted, and started walking, pulling my newfound lover by the braid behind me. **
Lunch came a little too soon for me. I wasn't hungry and had no intention of eating, yet I got a tray and walked behind Relena to our normal spot. She sat down beside me and laid her head on my shoulder, kissing my neck. I sighed and gently pushed her off, taking her hands in mine.
"Oh, Heero the party was so amazing! You looked so handsome and cute, but I can't for the life of me realize why you'd bring that freak with you. You're not friends with him are you?" she asked, fluttering her pink lined eyes at me.
"Friends? Oh, no, I'm not friends with him." I said lowly, feeling my blood boil with anger.
Relena smiled and kissed my cheek, her friends all making that 'awwww' sound. I stood up quickly as Duo started walking over, a tray of food in hand. The group started whispering to each other as he neared, Relena standing up to take my hand.
"Why's he coming over here? I thought you said you weren't friends with him." Relena whispered, pulling my arm.
I ran a hand through my hair as Duo set his tray on the ground. His eyes searched my face and I nodded slightly, a grin coming to his face.
"Hey there, ladies and gents, what's going on?" he asked, smiling that lopsided grin.
Relena whirled around and pulled him up by the collar, a fierce glare in those baby blue eyes of hers. She narrowed her eyes and threw him to the ground, kicking him in the stomach. My eyes widened and I pushed her away, kneeling down beside Duo, his breath coming in wheezes.
"Why the hell are you coming over here you gay freak? Don't you dare get close to my Heero and give him that, that whatever it is you have to make him like you!" Relena yelled, kicking him again.
I swung my leg up under hers just at the right time to send her to the ground, uncharacteristic swearing coming from that once virgin mouth. She sat up and glared at me and I could swear her eyes turned red. I mean, I could almost see the blood vessels popping beneath that perfect blonde hair. I helped Duo to his feet, letting him lean against me, the group already on the ground helping their fearless leader to her pink high heeled feet.
"Relena, I'd appreciate it if you didn't try and kill Duo." I spat, grabbing up my book bag.
"You just said he wasn't your friend!" Relena yelled, stalking up to me.
"You're right, I did say that. But he's not exactly just my friend, honey." I said sweetly, running a hand down her cheek.
"What the hell do you mean by that?" she yelled, her hands balling into fists beside her pink skirt.
"I mean that Duo and I are kind of, well, we're sort of, what I mean to say is that he's not just a friend. He's my boyfriend. We're together. I'm. gay, Relena." I stammered, squeezing Duo's hand for support.
Relena's jaw dropped, her eyes practically hanging out of her head. The rest of her posse got quiet, most of them with the exact same look on their faces. Duo's face broke out into a grin and he wrapped an arm around my waist.
"Heero, I'm going to give you to the count of one to explain yourself!" Relena yelled, her hands gripping my shirt, tears coming to her eyes.
"It's pretty simple, princess, Heero's gay and we're together. Can you not understand that itty bitty piece of information?" Duo interrupted, leaving me standing there with an open mouth.
Relena's eyes widened as she looked up to me, a horrified expression on her face. I looked down to her and ran a hand through her hair, just as I had many times before. She lowered her head and pushed me away, placing her hands on either side of her head.
"Okay so, my boyfriend's a fruit and has a boyfriend and we haven't even broken up yet! I won't stand for this you, you, you homo you!" she screamed, storming off, leaving the rest of her group behind, stupefied.
After a few minutes of awkward staring and silence, the followed after their pink faerie princess. It was almost like she lost every bit of angelic decency I had ever seen in her. It was a change. I like change.
"Well, that went as good as I had imagined." Duo murmured, looking to me.
"Heh, yeah, at least I'm not a bloody pulp on the ground, you know?" I joked, rubbing the back of my neck.
"Come on, the bell's gonna ring here in a bit, we can start making way to fourth period before the halls get crowded." He whispered, tugging on my arm.
I nodded and Duo led me away from the lunch area, my hand in his the entire way.
I woke up Monday morning earlier that I do normally. It was one of those gray kind of rainy days, you know, the kind that makes you just want to crawl back under the covers and cower. It wasn't exactly the morning I was expecting for today, so naturally it made me feel a little bit more insecure what I had to do. And believe me; I did not need to feel insecure.
I pulled on a pair of dark denim jeans, a tight fitting collared shirt and boots. It was a good outfit for today, or so I figured. I wanted to feel powerful, or at least like I really didn't care. Either way, it worked.
I had been sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal when my back door opened and in walked Duo, dressed in a pair of black jeans and a black shirt. He smiled and tossed his bag onto the floor and sat beside me, that lopsided grin plastered on his face. I smiled and raised an eye brow, dropping my spoon back into the bowl of milk.
"I didn't unlock that door..." I mused, poking his arm.
"I found that little spare key in the flower pot. Not very creative hiding place, in my opinion, Heero." Duo joked, taking my hand in his.
I rolled my eyes and stood, taking my bowl and put it in the sink. His eyes watched me the entire way as I rinsed it out and leaned against the counter. I yawned a bit and popped a piece of gun into my mouth and Duo started to laugh, standing up.
"What are you laughing at?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"Oh, just that it's kind of pointless to chew gum." He said, walking up to me and put his hand on my hip.
I raised an eyebrow at him and laid my hand over his. He grinned at me again and narrowed his eyes. I slowly started to back away as he wrapped those tanned, strong arms around my waist in a death grip. Full lips pressed against mine within an instant, making me jump in surprise. He'd never kissed me before. I liked it. **
The morning bell rang a few minutes after we arrived. I didn't have a first period and neither did Duo so we headed off to the library for the first hour and a half of the day. Duo's hand was in a vice grip inside mine, my hands shaking.
"Heero, if you don't feel up to this you don't have to-"Duo started, looking up at me from his locker.
"Duo, no. I'm not going to let my nerves get the better of me. So don't even think of starting anything negative, alright?" I snapped, squeezing his hand tighter.
His face fell a bit and he seemed hurt. I sighed and pulled him to me, whispering into his ear and he laughed. I tugged on his braid and ran the edge of it through my fingers, reveling in its softness.
"To the library then!" I shouted, and started walking, pulling my newfound lover by the braid behind me. **
Lunch came a little too soon for me. I wasn't hungry and had no intention of eating, yet I got a tray and walked behind Relena to our normal spot. She sat down beside me and laid her head on my shoulder, kissing my neck. I sighed and gently pushed her off, taking her hands in mine.
"Oh, Heero the party was so amazing! You looked so handsome and cute, but I can't for the life of me realize why you'd bring that freak with you. You're not friends with him are you?" she asked, fluttering her pink lined eyes at me.
"Friends? Oh, no, I'm not friends with him." I said lowly, feeling my blood boil with anger.
Relena smiled and kissed my cheek, her friends all making that 'awwww' sound. I stood up quickly as Duo started walking over, a tray of food in hand. The group started whispering to each other as he neared, Relena standing up to take my hand.
"Why's he coming over here? I thought you said you weren't friends with him." Relena whispered, pulling my arm.
I ran a hand through my hair as Duo set his tray on the ground. His eyes searched my face and I nodded slightly, a grin coming to his face.
"Hey there, ladies and gents, what's going on?" he asked, smiling that lopsided grin.
Relena whirled around and pulled him up by the collar, a fierce glare in those baby blue eyes of hers. She narrowed her eyes and threw him to the ground, kicking him in the stomach. My eyes widened and I pushed her away, kneeling down beside Duo, his breath coming in wheezes.
"Why the hell are you coming over here you gay freak? Don't you dare get close to my Heero and give him that, that whatever it is you have to make him like you!" Relena yelled, kicking him again.
I swung my leg up under hers just at the right time to send her to the ground, uncharacteristic swearing coming from that once virgin mouth. She sat up and glared at me and I could swear her eyes turned red. I mean, I could almost see the blood vessels popping beneath that perfect blonde hair. I helped Duo to his feet, letting him lean against me, the group already on the ground helping their fearless leader to her pink high heeled feet.
"Relena, I'd appreciate it if you didn't try and kill Duo." I spat, grabbing up my book bag.
"You just said he wasn't your friend!" Relena yelled, stalking up to me.
"You're right, I did say that. But he's not exactly just my friend, honey." I said sweetly, running a hand down her cheek.
"What the hell do you mean by that?" she yelled, her hands balling into fists beside her pink skirt.
"I mean that Duo and I are kind of, well, we're sort of, what I mean to say is that he's not just a friend. He's my boyfriend. We're together. I'm. gay, Relena." I stammered, squeezing Duo's hand for support.
Relena's jaw dropped, her eyes practically hanging out of her head. The rest of her posse got quiet, most of them with the exact same look on their faces. Duo's face broke out into a grin and he wrapped an arm around my waist.
"Heero, I'm going to give you to the count of one to explain yourself!" Relena yelled, her hands gripping my shirt, tears coming to her eyes.
"It's pretty simple, princess, Heero's gay and we're together. Can you not understand that itty bitty piece of information?" Duo interrupted, leaving me standing there with an open mouth.
Relena's eyes widened as she looked up to me, a horrified expression on her face. I looked down to her and ran a hand through her hair, just as I had many times before. She lowered her head and pushed me away, placing her hands on either side of her head.
"Okay so, my boyfriend's a fruit and has a boyfriend and we haven't even broken up yet! I won't stand for this you, you, you homo you!" she screamed, storming off, leaving the rest of her group behind, stupefied.
After a few minutes of awkward staring and silence, the followed after their pink faerie princess. It was almost like she lost every bit of angelic decency I had ever seen in her. It was a change. I like change.
"Well, that went as good as I had imagined." Duo murmured, looking to me.
"Heh, yeah, at least I'm not a bloody pulp on the ground, you know?" I joked, rubbing the back of my neck.
"Come on, the bell's gonna ring here in a bit, we can start making way to fourth period before the halls get crowded." He whispered, tugging on my arm.
I nodded and Duo led me away from the lunch area, my hand in his the entire way.