Misunderstandings.
Author's notes: Okay, thank you to everyone who's reviewed my fic up to this chappie, hope you like this one!
Pairings: 1x2x1 and 3x4
Rating: PG-13 (for now)
Disclaimers: Gundam Wing is not mine. I own nothing. Don't sue.
Chapter 4: Discussions.
"Duo, wait up!" Quatre called after Duo's retreating figure as he followed him into the garden. He sat down beside Duo on the wall. "What's wrong?" he asked, concerned. Duo looked up at him, eyes filled with unshed tears and took a deep breath before answering. "Everything. Heero and I had a fight and then I saw him with Relena inside, they were all over each other…" Duo sobbed out. "SHE hugged HIM, Duo. And for the record, he looked very uncomfortable about it." Quatre informed him, gently rubbing his friends back, trying to calm the teen down. "Oh. I guess I overreacted… God, I'm so stupid… agh!" Duo started ranting shaking his head violently.
"Stop that now, DUO!" Quatre shouted, gripping the boy by the shoulders to stop him. At the sound of Quatre's voice, Duo stopped and sat still. "That's better. Now, what did you and hero fight about?" Quatre inquired, sensing that the other boy needed to talk about it. "Sex." Duo stated simply. "I see." Quatre replied, caught off guard by Duo's bluntness. "What happened?" "He's never there, you know, the next morning. He's always gone. It's like he can't bear to see me." Duo was on the verge of tears again. "Did you two talk about why he leaves?" "Well, I shouted a lot and then… I …accidentally said I loved him." Duo choked out, shaking his head in disbelief at his own actions. "What's wrong with telling him that?" Quatre asked, clearly confused. "This is Heero Yuy, Qat. You know, Mr. I-have-no-emotions-about-anything-ever." "Maybe so, be but you've opened him up so much since you two got together." Quatre argued back. "Yeah, but he's still very isolated from me. He wasn't ready for me to get so serious. This relationship was supposed to be just fun. You know, we'd go out, have a laugh, fuck each other senseless, end of story. Strictly no emotions allowed. And now because for my stupid heart, I fucked the whole thing up! Idiot!" Duo smacked his palm against his forehead in frustration.
" Duo, stop. Now you're acting stupid. Heero cares about you a lot. I can see it when he looks at you. I can feel it. He's just not very good at expressing his feelings that's all. You should really go and talk to him now. You can't just ignore that you love him, or the fact that you told him so. I'm sure he's probably really confused about it all right now, and he's going to need you there to help him deal with it all. I know it looks like you made a big mistake now, but it will make your relationship stronger, I mean it worked for me and Tro…" Quatre stopped mid-sentence covering his mouth with his hand, realising what he had just blurted out. "Oops." He mumbled, going red in the cheeks. "You and …Trowa?" Duo muttered, shocked. After a second, a wide smile crossed his face. "So, you were the one making all the noise last night!" "Oh, God! You heard us!?!" Quatre squealed, blushing harder than before, his usually pale skin making him look somewhat like a tomato. "Hell, yeah! Well at least the mystery is solved now."
"Mystery?" " Yeah! There's a guy screaming Trowa's name in a bedroom at night, and we didn't even know the guy was gay! Of course we were curious to know who it was! When did you guys get together anyway?" Duo exclaimed excitedly, forgetting his problems temporarily, now fully focused on his smaller friend. "A couple of weeks after you and Heero. Trowa figured if the perfect soldier was allowed to have feelings, so was he. So, one day, he just turns up at my doorstep out of nowhere and kisses me. Naturally, I wasn't going to push him away." Quatre explained, the redness in his cheeks having faded slightly, overtaken by the urge to tell his best friend everything that had been going on for the last few months of his life. " Why didn't you tell me?" Duo pouted, jokingly. "Oh, I wanted to, believe me! But, Trowa wanted it to be our secret." Quatre whispered, a shy smile gracing his features. "Well, congrats, man. I hope you're both really happy together." Duo finished, patting Quatre on the shoulder. "Yeah, I hope so too. Now, go talk to Heero." He ordered.
"Qat?" Duo asked quietly. "Yeah?" "You told him you loved him?" "Yeah. I felt so much better after I'd done it." Quatre said, remembering how Trowa had immediately confessed to feeling the same and had kissed him. Quatre had never felt so happy. "Uh…Qat?" Duo said, waving a hand in front of the other boys face. "Oh, sorry. Just daydreaming." Quatre explained, embarrassed. "Ok… Well, did it really make you're relationship better?" "Yeah it did. Duo you did the right thing. Heero feels the same. How you could possible think he loves Relena is beyond me. The guy may be confused, but he's not demented." Quatre stated firmly. "Now, will you just go! I'll be inside in a few minutes and I better see you and lover boy back to normal or I'll be forced to lock you in a room with Relena for the rest of the day." Quatre threatened as he pushed Duo off the wall.
"Okay! I'm going! Anything to escape that dreadful fate! A day with Relena… ughh." Duo visibly shuddered. Quatre just laughed. "GO!" he shouted and Duo sprinted towards the back door.
"And then I met this fashion designer who told me about this dress she had made that would match my eyes…" Relena was still ranting on 20 minutes later. Heero was trying his best not to fall asleep. He looked over at Trowa and Wufei, who were trying very hard not to laugh at the obvious expression of boredom on his face. Apparently, Relena hadn't noticed. Thankfully, Hilde stepped in. "Relena, will you shut up for a minute? Heero, I'm thirsty. Could you get me a drink?" She asked, giving him a sympathetic look. "Yeah, sure Hilde." Heero answered, immediately getting up and heading for the kitchen. "I'll help you." Trowa said, following him and leaving Wufei to entertain the girls.
"Hey, what was that thing with duo all about earlier?" Trowa asked, getting straight to the point. "Nothing. We just had an argument." Heero replied. "I heard you two fighting earlier today." Trowa stated, looking closely at the other boy. "Yeah, well, it's just a commitment thing. " Heero brushed off the statement and started to pour the drinks. "You mean your lack of it?" Trowa asked, pushing the subject, trying to get Heero to talk. "Yeah, something like that." Heero answered shortly, adding ice to the glasses. "Or did you mean the fact that Duo is in love with you?" Trowa continued the conversation, looking at him. Heero put down the glass in his hand and looked around at Trowa, rubbing his forehead, as if irritated. " It's hard to deal with. It's difficult to know what to say, believe me. But, trust me, just be honest about how you feel. Whatever you say about it, Duo will understand." Trowa stated, reassuringly. "How do you know?" Heero suddenly asked, confused and slightly curious.
Trowa smiled. "Me and Quatre." He said simply. Heero's eyes widened in shock. "Wow. I never even noticed you were dating anyone until last night." Trowa reddened. "You heard us?" " Yeah, sorry. I wasn't gonna say anything." "It's okay." Trowa said, shrugging. "I knew you'd find out sooner or later. But Heero, I love Qat and he loves me. It took me a while to admit how I felt, but when he told me how he felt, I just knew it was right. It can be confusing at first. It must have been very hard for Duo to admit his feelings for you, especially with the way you've been treating him lately, so even if you don't feel the same way about him, he needs your support right now." "But, I think I do feel the same, Trowa. And it scares the hell outta me." Heero whispered. "Why?" Trowa asked. "Because I don't know where we go from there. God, I can't be there when he wakes up in the morning, never mind admit that I love him out loud." Heero answered, getting frustrated. "But, you have admitted it out loud, to me just there." Trowa pointed out to him.
"But, I couldn't even tell Relena I was dating him." "To hell with Relena. She would have just cried anyway. But, you should really go and tell her everything now. If she tells Duo that you told her you weren't seeing anyone, things will only get worse." Trowa advised. "Thanks Trowa." Heero said, sincerely, surprised at how easy it was to talk to the boy. "It's okay. Now go and get on with it. I'll give you a few minutes to pull yourself to gether and then I'll send Relena out to you." "Alright. " Heero replied, as Trowa left the kitchen. He sat down at the table to think about what he was gonna say to Relena. He stood up after a few minutes to go over his speech out loud for practice.
Duo entered through the back door and was about to re-enter the sitting room when he heard the faint sound of Heero's voice coming from the kitchen. He slowly approached the door and peered in at Heero, who had his back to the door. He was walking around, nervously, talking to himself. Duo listened closely.
"… and I know how you feel about me and I guess I'm flattered, but you deserve better, someone who loves you, because you are a wonderful person, and I can't give you that because, I'm already in love with someone else and I have been for a while now. I'm really sorry." Heero had finished.
"Good. Now, to get this over and done with. I have to find Duo." Meanwhile, Duo was close to tears again. He had always known it inside. Heero never really cared about him. He had always loved Relena. Duo quietly left as he heard Relena enter through the other kitchen door.
Okay, that's Chapter Four done. Sorry if the paragraph breakdowns make no sense, but I had to spread out the writing so it was readable. Please R+R!!!!!!!