Author: aomurasakiai
Warnings: AU, Angst, Sap, Shounen ai/Yaoi
Pairings: 2+1, 1+2, 2x1
Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
*Everything above may be
subject to change*
Fragile Faith: Chapter 03 - The Boy Returns
It was nearing 10 when Duo flopped down onto his bed back at his dormitory. He couldn't wait to get his own place, but being a minor, he couldn't at the moment.
Placing his hand over his tired eyes, he thought back to the kids at the orphanage. They were definitely a lot of fun but also quite a handful. He couldn't stop thinking about Heero though. The teen never came out to eat lunch or dinner. Instead Lady Une left a plate of food outside his door and within minutes, it was clean. Whether or not he had actually eaten it was a mystery to Duo.
In fact, Heero himself was a mystery…
~~~Next Day~~~
Duo woke up bright and early upon hearing his alarm clock buzzing at 8 sharp. He decided that one way or another, he was going to get Heero to open up to him, if not the other kids.
Arriving at the orphanage at 8:30, he went in and saw that all the little ones were eating pancakes.
"Hi, Duo!" cried Midii. All the other kids looked up and chorused their greetings to Duo. He gave them a wide grin.
"Hello kids. How are all of you doing?"
"Fine!" they said in unison again before resuming their breakfast. Lady Une walked in at that moment carrying a plate of pancakes.
"Oh Duo, I didn't expect you to come so early," she said in mild surprise.
"It's quite alright. I have nothing to do today or any other day anyway." Duo replied with a smile. He then pointed to the plate that Lady Une was holding. "Those are for Heero, right?" Lady Une nodded in response. "Well, let me take it to him."
"Well…" Lady Une said uncertainly.
"I want to get to know him. Please Lady?" Duo pleaded with a tiny pout. She sighed.
"Oh alright." Duo's eyes lit up and immediately took the plate from her.
"Thanks a lot, Lady Une!" he said while turning around to head towards Heero's room. Before he could get very far, Lady Une spoke up again.
"Oh and Duo?" He looked back to see her smiling. "Good luck." she said with a wink. Duo grinned back and quickly walked to Heero's room.
Standing before the closed door Duo took a deep breath. He knocked twice and waited for some response. Not hearing anything, he sighed.
'Not that I expected any.' He knocked again.
"Heero?" Duo called through the door. Inside the room, Heero's head jerked up.
'It's him… that boy from yesterday. What is he doing back?' Heero remained silent and resumed staring out the window, hoping that Duo would leave soon. His eyes widened when he heard Duo speak again.
"I'm coming in Heero, whether you like it or not." And the door opened.
Heero resisted the urge to turn around and glare at the intruder that just stepped through the door. He preferred privacy, solitude, and isolation from everything and everyone since it made him feel safe. No one to hurt him… ever again. Even when Lady Une and the other kids came into his room, he felt threatened. But when Duo did, he didn't feel like that at all. Like right now, with Duo in the room, he didn't feel like he was out to get him.
Duo was different somehow. Just something about him that he didn't understand.
Not planning to think on it any further, he stared out the window again as he heard Duo approach him, but his head jerked back a bit when a plate of pancakes was shoved in front of him. This time he gave into the urge and glared at the smiling boy.
"You must eat *something*, Heero."
"Leave it and leave." Heero said in a low voice.
"Tsk, you know that eating alone is no fun. Come on! Don't you want some company?" Heero's glare went from "Leave me alone" to "Leave me alone or someone is going to get hurt." and Duo's smile faltered a bit at the ice-cold stare but he regained it just as quickly.
'You're not getting rid of me that easily.' He sat himself next to Heero, well outside the other boy's personal space. Placing the fork onto the plate with a tiny *clink*, he looked up to see Heero still glaring at him.
"Just *why* are you here?" Heero couldn't help but voice the question that had been nagging his curious mind. This time it was Duo who turned his head slightly to look out the window.
"I just… want to be your friend." Heero's eyes widened before he let out a bitter laugh. Duo looked back at him in surprise. But all too soon, the unsmiling face was put up again as Heero proceeded to eat his breakfast quickly. Within 5 minutes, he shoved the plate back to Duo and without a word he turned away from him, his arms crossed.
Looking at Heero's serious profile, Duo felt the physical sorrow he was feeling for the other boy creep up to his eyes.
'Heero…' tbc…