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Palpitations of the Heart
by Miyoko (BabySnowAngel) and Rin-chan
Chapter Six
Heero was awakened by the noise of her roommate entering the room. She sat up getting a good look at her roommate. She was taller than Heero with brown hair and eyes. At the moment she was scrambling through her desk obviously looking for something and gave a screech of triumph when she pulled out a bag of candy. She turned around and noticed Heero for the first time.
"Hi!" the girl said enthusiastically. "I'm Heather! Your new roommate." Heero thought it was slightly ironic that she was now living with a girl with the same name as her own alter ego.
"Hi, I'm Heero," Heero replied hesitantly. Just then she heard a movement from the dresser across the room. She looked over to see none other then a piranha almost identical to Fluffy.
"Oh!" Heather exclaimed. "Henry Gugenshleinheinlen must be hungry!" She went over and pulled out a can of food. "Time for her to eat her lizzies."
Heero sweatdropped. "Uh...her lizzies?" she wondered out loud.
"Oh yeah." Heather responded. "They're named after this girl who stole my man!" She dropped some in before laughing evilly. Heero looked at her like she had just gone off the deep end.
Heero quickly grew bored of watching Heather drop the "lizzies" into the tank, and reached into her desk drawer to pull out a notebook. However, gravity overwhelmed her and the notebook fell to the floor and a picture of Duo and her fell out landing at Heather's feet. After all, it was a small dorm room.
"Who's the hottie?" Heather asked picking up the picture.
"Give me that!" Heero exclaimed, lunging for it. Heather who was taller than Heero, held it above her head.
"Answer my question first!" Heather said smugly.
"NO!" Heero exclaimed jumping and trying to reach the picture.
"Why not?" Heather asked, genuinely curious.
"Because..." Heero murmured, giving up.
"Come on, tell me. I won't tell anyone. And it's obviously troubling you. It would be good if you told someone. Let it all out," Heather said. Heero sat back down on her bed.
"His name is Duo Maxwell. And I am hopelessly in love with him," Heero said sighing.
"Oh. I see..." Heather replied, sitting down slowly on her own bed.
"But he thinks I played a horrible joke on him and hates me now."
"Why don't you start at the beginning," Heather said.
"Okay," Heero said before launching into her story. "It all started when I was born. My dad wanted a boy and instead he got me at the cost of my mother's life. He gave me a boy's name and made me dress, act, and talk like a boy. I was sent to the Veit-Horn Academy for - you guessed it - Boys. Duo was my roommate.
"To get away from my 'male self' I dressed as I normally would and went out living another life. I eventually met Duo as my 'female self,' and we started dating.
"Over time I fell in love with him. And he fell in love with "Heather," my 'female self.' It was bumpy at times. My cousin almost let it slip a couple times, and I gained a scary stalker." Heero shuddered remembering the 'Thing.'
"Eventually all good things have to come to an end. I got bitten by Fluffy..."
"Who or what is Fluffy?" Heather interrupted her.
"Fluffy is Duo's piranha that he won at a festival a few weeks ago. That thing hates me, and I hate it back. Anyway I got bitten by Fluffy the day of this dance "Heather's" school was holding. I had to get five stitches!"
"Ouch," Heather said.
"Yeah, it still hurts slightly. Well, I wore gloves to the dance, but he took them off and saw my hand. Let's just say he wasn't too happy. He left and I felt awful.
"The next day I overheard him talking to one of his friends about how I was a 'back-stabbing, no good, asshole.' It just made me feel even worse. I hurt the only person I have ever loved. He's my soul mate; I know it. And I've lost him forever," Heero said before breaking into tears. Heather moved over to give her a shoulder to cry on and whispered soothing words.
Heero finally stopped crying and muttered a soft 'thanks' to Heather.
"I know what you need! Ice cream!" Heather said before
pulling her out the door.
Two weeks had passed since Heero had left, and Duo was in his dorm doing homework when his phone rang. "Yeah?" he asked absentmindedly as he picked up the phone.
"Hello, Duo," a voice on the other side of the phone
said.
"Hey, Dad," Duo replied.
"Son, pack your lederhosen! I'M MOVING TO SWITZERLAND!
They've got yodeling lessons everywhere there!"
Duo sweatdropped. "That's.....great, Dad...."
"Isn't it?!"
"Uh... can I stay here and visit you over break?"
"If you must. Although I really think you could have a future in yodeling!"
"Uh... I don't think so, Dad."
"Well I got to go. My flight's about to leave. Switzerland here I come!!! Yodelaheewho!"
"Bye, Dad. See you in a few weeks," Duo said.
"Bye," his dad said before Duo hung up the phone. Duo sat doing his homework when his pen suddenly ran out of ink.
"Damn pen!" he exclaimed throwing it to the floor. He opened his draw to get another one when he noticed a picture. He pulled it out and took a good look at it. It was a copy of the same picture Heero had looked at on the plane.
Duo's eyes clouded over with tears for a moment as he stared at Heero's smiling face. His eyes suddenly turned hard and angry. He took the picture and tore it up into pieces before throwing them in the trash. He grabbed a pen and finished his homework before going on a long walk to calm himself down.
Duo returned later that night and seeing as his room was very messy, tripped over a discarded shoe falling over. In the process he knocked over his trash can, and the ripped pieces if the photo fell out.
He picked up the torn pieces and stared at them for a moment before pulling out a roll of tape. He carefully tapped them back together and looked at the now whole picture. He heard a knock on his door. Duo opened the door to see Trowa and Quatre standing on the other side.
"Ready to go, Duo?" Quatre asked.
"What?" Duo asked, his mind still on the picture. "Oh, yeah. Sorry. Let's go." The boys left the dorms and headed towards the movie theater.
They arrived at the theater and Quatre asked, "What movie do you guys want to see?"
"I don't care," Duo said.
"How about The Silent Clown?" Trowa suggested.
Quatre nodded his head in agreement. "Good choice, Trowa!" The boys bought tickets and found a spot to sit in the theater. Duo was then subjected to two and a half hours of watching a story about a mute boy who became a clown and overcame all shortcomings in order to become circus champion. Trowa was in tears by the end of the film.
"That just touched me here, you know?" a tearful Trowa confided in the other two when the movie was over. Quatre nodded somberly.
"It was a wonderful movie," he replied. Duo stared at the other two like they were crazy. "That was the single worst movie I have ever seen in my life!" he felt like screaming. But seeing as Trowa had been so affected by the film, he couldn't quite bring himself to say that.
"Hey Duo do you want to get some ice cream?" Quatre asked.
"No thanks. I think I'm just gonna turn in for the night," Duo replied.
"Alright," Quatre replied, turning back to the emotional Trowa. Duo left and since Quatre had driven the three there, he was left alone to walk back.
Taking a detour through a cemetery, Duo never heard the figure sneaking up behind him. By the time he noticed it, however, it was too late. It leaped at him, and knocked Duo to the ground. Duo and the creature fought until it suddenly turned to dust which blew away revealing a blonde girl holding a stake.
"Are you alright?" she asked, holding out a hand to help him up. Duo took it.
"What was that thing?" he asked as she pulled him up.
"It was a vampire," she replied.
"Oh" Duo said not really caring.
"By the way, I'm Buffy." the blonde girl said nonchalantly.
"Duo," he said.
"So what are you doing out here. Alone. In a graveyard? Shouldn't you be out on a date or something?" she asked as they started walking.
"Don't have a girlfriend. At least not anymore," he said, anger and hurt lining his voice.
"Oh, tough break up?"
"I guess you could say that," he replied. Another vampire came up to them and Buffy quickly stabbed him with a stake turning him to dust before turning back to Duo.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked.
"Your vampire slaying? If you want to," Duo replied.
"No, your break up."
"Oh. I guess I should talk about it to someone shouldn't I?" Buffy gave a small nod urging him to go on. "Well I had been dating her for several months when I told her that I loved her."
"And she turned you down?"
"No she said she loved me too. It was later when we were at a dance that we broke up. You see I found out she was impersonating as someone else and using me to give her some kind of pleasure." His tone turned angry at the last sentence.
"Harsh," Buffy said cringing.
"Yeah."
"Do you still love her?"
"What?" Duo asked confused at her words.
"Do you still love her?" Buffy repeated.
"No... I mean... maybe. Yes," he replied.
"Then you should tell her. Have you talked to her since you broke up?"
"No."
"Do you even know her side of things?"
"Well...no."
"Then you don't know what really happened. It could have been some big misunderstanding. I wouldn't be surprised if she still loved you. You should go talk to her."
"I can't," Duo said.
"Why not?"
"She left. Moved to another country I think. And I have no idea where she is."
"Hey, don't worry love will find a way to bring you two back together I know it," she said smiling.
"Thanks for listening to me and saving my life."
"No problem. Just be careful when you're out walking in cemeteries at night." They had reached the edge of the cemetery by then.
"I will."
"Well good night then and good luck," she said heading in the opposite direction.
"Good bye," Duo said. He walked back to his dorm
and promptly fell asleep dreaming about the times he and Heather or rather
Heero had spent together.
"Which one do you like better?" Heather asked holding up two different dresses, one blue and the other white.
"The blue," Heero said. Heather took it and put it on in the bathroom coming out five minutes later. "What's your boyfriend's name again?"
"Orlando. And he's absolutely breathtaking." Heather sighed. "What are you doing tonight?"
"Nothing. I think The Suicidal Pilot and the Braid of Death is on later tonight."
"Girl, you need a boyfriend and bad," Heather said staring at her friend. "Hey I know! Orlando has a friend who's currently single. I could ask Orlando to bring him along tonight."
"I don't know if that is such a good idea," Heero said not liking the suggestion at all.
"It's a wonderful idea! And you'll love him. His name is Justin Tosco, and he's a singer."
"I think I'll just stay here and watch that movie."
"Nope. You're coming with us. There is no way you're getting out of this. Just give me a moment to call Orlando then we'll beautify you!" Heather did just that. Thirty minutes later Heero found herself sitting next to a blonde across from Heather and Orlando.
The double date progressed, and she found that Justin was really sweet. He just wasn't her type. She liked more of the tall, dark, and handsome types. Her thoughts trailed to Duo against her will several times that night. It finally ended, and the two girls were back in their dorm watching the movie Heero had mentioned earlier.
"So how was Justin?" Heather asked Heero during a commercial.
"He was nice. Just not my type," Heero replied while eating some popcorn.
"And just what is your type? No, wait let me answer that. Tall, blue eyes, brown hair preferably braided, am I not correct?" Heero just sighed.
"You need to talk to him. You're not going to be able to get on with your life if you don't. Call him right now!" Heather said picking up the phone.
"How about not. It's the middle of the night there."
"What's the number?"
"Not telling," Heero said defiantly.
"Tell me, or I will lock you in a room alone with Goone," Heather said, an evil smirk on her face.
"You wouldn't!" Heero exclaimed.
"I would." Heather was dead serious.
"Okay fine," Heero said before giving her the number. Heather quickly dialed it and waited for someone to pick it up; instead the answering machine did.
"Hello you have reached the God of Death and Fluffy. Currently we are a) sleeping, b) eating, c) ignoring you, d) skydiving, or e) just not here. If you are in mortal danger or peril press one. If your name begins with an 'R' and you like to wear pink hang up. If you are a Chinese man with a ponytail and his hair pulled too tight go jump off a cliff. Anyone else leave a message after the tone," Duo's voice said. Heather shoved the phone in Heero's face.
"No, Heather stop!" she said.
"Talk to him."
"I can't. I'm sorry," Heero said. Heather hung up
the phone. The two girls finished the movie before going to sleep. Duo
later got the message but didn't know what to think.
Three weeks later Duo found himself at his dad's
house in Switzerland. So far his stay hadn't been all that great. His dad
had dragged him to many yodeling lessons and made him listen to him practice.
Now his dad wanted him to go out with him that night as it was New Year's
Eve. Duo relented and found himself downtown being pushed through the throng.
Heero stood hugging her arms around her to try and stay warm. Heather was able to drag her out of her nice, warm room and downtown to celebrate the New Year. Heather had abandoned her to go and spend time with Orlando.
Duo had lost his dad much to his relief. He let the crowd push him around as he thought of a better place he'd like to be.
Heero looked towards the sky as it started to snow. A minute later she heard the countdown start. Someone bumped into her back, and she turned around. Duo watched as the girl he had accidentally bumped into turned around. Heero and Duo stared at each other as they heard the crowd counting down from ten.
Heero finally broke the silence between the two.
"Hi."
"Hi."
The End. Owari. Or whatever.
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