They All Fall Down
Part 5: From Above
By: DB
A/N: Gomen! I had a lot of stuff to do and I was planning to reformat my comp even though it never happened. OH! And just so ya know.... I was watching "Remember the Titans" before writing this ^_~
The sunlight poured into the window, bringing a surreal golden light to the already unreal room. A switchblade sat upon the old antique dresser, plucking the light from the air and glinting brightly as if to announce to the occupants of the room that it was there. The faint humming of bees could barely be heard below the second story room of the house.
It was a wonder that life still lingered here. Granted the flowers below were wild and unkempt and often times you could find dandelions and other weeds lurking here and there. The tall oak trees outside seemed out of place as well, so colorful with deep green leaves and patches of colors here and there where birds chose to nest.
But those birds were no where to be found.
The chirping had subsided long ago.
Worried eyes gazed out into the landscape. "Am I doing the right thing....?" He asked to the empty trees, not expecting an answer. A slight breeze rustled the trees that seemed so close, like he could reach out and touch the leaves.... But then he knew that here was a good 3 feet separating the open window from the nearest leaf. "Maybe.... Just once...." He sighed. "But I can't...." He looked down at the wild and freely growing flowers below. "I just can't...." He closed his eyes tightly. "Forgive me..." He pleaded to the sky before turning.
~ Later, after breakfast ~
Heero was once more typing away at his laptop, Quatre seemed to be lost within his own thoughts and Trowa was... being his stoic self as usual. Duo hadn't come downstairs yet and the silence was unnerving but no one dared break it to ask about the boy.
Minutes passed, the only noises were the tapping of the keys on Heero's laptop until...
THUMP
And everyone jumped. "What was that?" Quatre asked in a hushed whisper.
THUMP
"It's coming from upstairs..." Trowa said quietly. There was a loud groaning of old hinges and then the creak, creak, creaking of the floorboards. Heero grabbed the gun at his side. He looked at the others and motioned for them not to move. Heero stood and got up, walking stealthily to the stairs. He cocked the gun, crouching low to the ground. The stairs began to moan and creak under the weight of the yet unseen culprit. Heero closed his eyes, listening....
"Freeze!" He shouted as he rounded on the person.
"AAAH!" The person was halfway through the process of moving down a step but the surprise attack sent him sprawling down the last four stairs and plowing straight into Heero. He fired the gun straight into the ceiling. Bright blue eyes looked up into Heero's, an incredulous smile gracing the pinned boy's lips "Well...Good morning to you too... Didya wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning or something?"
Heero was torn between smiling and telling the boy off, so he did neither and kissed his forehead. "I was worried that you wouldn't wake up."
Duo reached up and tweaked Heero's nose. "With your snoring, how could I not?" He laughed, still holding on to the other boy's nose.
Heero frowned, "I do not and let go of my nose!"
"Before I do... you must tell me Heero... Who's your daddy?" He chuckled and tweaked Heero's nose again. "Come on...Tell me!"
Heero cocked an eyebrow and brought the gun to Duo's temple. "You were saying?" He grinned devilishly.
Duo tweaked his nose harder. "I was saying... I'm not letting go until you tell me... Now Heero... Who is your daddy?" This was the fun part of the game. 'Let's see how far you can be pushed...'
Heero cocked the gun. "Let go Duo..." His eyes flashed dangerously. 'How far can you take this? Aren't you afraid?' He wondered to himself. There was only one step left after cocking the gun.
"Nope.... Say it!" The grinned widened. "Who. Is. Your. Daddy!?"
"Ahem..." Quatre said quietly. He was trying not to chuckle at the sight of the two boys sprawled out on the ground. At the angle Quatre stood in, he couldn't see the gun or where it was pointed. "Sorry but I couldn't help but overhear.... Anyway..." The blonde sounded unusually bitter and a hint of something resembling resentment lurked within his bright eyes. "We have things to discuss, don't we? You said we were to wait until everyone was awake. So... come on." And he turned on his heel and walked swiftly back to his seat, barely making a noise.
"He wake up on the wrong side of the bed too?" Duo whispered to Heero.
"Heh..." Heero snickered and climbed off of Duo, taking his place in the recliner once more. Duo went after him, hopping over the back of the couch.
"Now what's going on? Did something happen after I fell asleep? I mean I know the things happening here are weird but, if push comes to shove... we can always leave... Can't we?" Duo searched the faces of his comrades. Quatre had an intense gaze set on Heero, whom was regarding the braided baka and missed the look (even though he could feel the pair of eyes boring into him).
"No." Quatre said coldly. "For reasons beyond our understanding..." His cold stare fell on Duo. "We can't leave."
"What?! Are you kidding me? The door's right there! There isn't a town for miles and no one would see our Gundams if we just took off!"
"That's not the reason... confidentiality has got nothing to do with our inability to leave." Heero sighed. "One person may have died here but that doesn't mean we will too."
Duo leapt off the couch. "Heero! That was WUFEI! He was our friend! How can you speak of him like he was just another casualty lost during a battle!?"
"Because to Heero over here.... He was." Quatre said quietly. "I need fresh air." He quickly stood and walked briskly away. From the living room, the boys could hear the door open loudly and slam shut.
"He'll be alright, just let him cool down."
~ Outside, 10 minutes later ~
Quatre laid down on the flowerbed, the sweet smells of so many different flowers was relaxing. He had gotten used to the sound of bees buzzing here and there. He looked up at the peaceful, blue sky that with held all the horrors of space behind its soothing façade. "I almost don't want to leave..." He whispered softly. "Even in spite of the house's flaws... it's so peaceful here." He smiled wistfully, his eyes closing.
~ an hour later ~
Duo wandered aimlessly around the house trying to find something. He sighed in frustration. "Where's my damn switchblade?!" He said loudly to himself. "GAH!" He stormed back upstairs and went into his room, Heero was frowning while regarding his laptop. Duo looked at him, a puzzled expression contorting his features. "What's up Heero?" Duo asked as he climbed on the bed behind Heero and rested his chin on the boy's shoulder. "What's that?" Duo asked, pointing to the screen at the display of text.
"Nothing." Heero said softly. "Just catching up on a bit of reading is all."
Duo only looked more confused. "On your laptop?" He shrugged. "Whatever floats your boat." He sighed. "This morning.... Were you really going to shoot me?"
Heero turned his head to look incredulously at him. "Why would you ask that?"
Duo chewed on his lower lip, remembering the hungry look in Heero's eyes. "It seemed like you wanted too..." He buried his face in the crook of the other boy's neck. He knew full well he had picked the fight, but still. "Am I that bad...?"
Heero shuddered slightly. "No... you aren't bad Duo..." He sighed. "Duo, I-" But his sentence was cut off by a knock on their door.
"Come in." Heero said placidly.
Trowa appeared in the doorway. "Has anyone seen Quatre?"
TBC
A/N time!: Heh heh.... Even shorter than the last but it's better than nothing, ne? Ok! There were some major hints in this chapter if you didn't notice! Let's review!
Heero went a little overboard in the game he and Duo had played that morning. He pulled a gun on Duo for cryin' out loud!
Trowa seemed to be, well, virtually gone the entire ch.... Whether it was mentally or physically, he just wasn't all there.
Duo wanted to push Heero to see how far he could go before he snapped... he could have been just trying to play innocent to throw Heero off.
And Quatre.... He was acting a bit colder than normal towards everyone.... Especially Heero. Or maybe he could be... the next victim...
I love instigating.
~DB~
Part 5: From Above
By: DB
A/N: Gomen! I had a lot of stuff to do and I was planning to reformat my comp even though it never happened. OH! And just so ya know.... I was watching "Remember the Titans" before writing this ^_~
The sunlight poured into the window, bringing a surreal golden light to the already unreal room. A switchblade sat upon the old antique dresser, plucking the light from the air and glinting brightly as if to announce to the occupants of the room that it was there. The faint humming of bees could barely be heard below the second story room of the house.
It was a wonder that life still lingered here. Granted the flowers below were wild and unkempt and often times you could find dandelions and other weeds lurking here and there. The tall oak trees outside seemed out of place as well, so colorful with deep green leaves and patches of colors here and there where birds chose to nest.
But those birds were no where to be found.
The chirping had subsided long ago.
Worried eyes gazed out into the landscape. "Am I doing the right thing....?" He asked to the empty trees, not expecting an answer. A slight breeze rustled the trees that seemed so close, like he could reach out and touch the leaves.... But then he knew that here was a good 3 feet separating the open window from the nearest leaf. "Maybe.... Just once...." He sighed. "But I can't...." He looked down at the wild and freely growing flowers below. "I just can't...." He closed his eyes tightly. "Forgive me..." He pleaded to the sky before turning.
~ Later, after breakfast ~
Heero was once more typing away at his laptop, Quatre seemed to be lost within his own thoughts and Trowa was... being his stoic self as usual. Duo hadn't come downstairs yet and the silence was unnerving but no one dared break it to ask about the boy.
Minutes passed, the only noises were the tapping of the keys on Heero's laptop until...
THUMP
And everyone jumped. "What was that?" Quatre asked in a hushed whisper.
THUMP
"It's coming from upstairs..." Trowa said quietly. There was a loud groaning of old hinges and then the creak, creak, creaking of the floorboards. Heero grabbed the gun at his side. He looked at the others and motioned for them not to move. Heero stood and got up, walking stealthily to the stairs. He cocked the gun, crouching low to the ground. The stairs began to moan and creak under the weight of the yet unseen culprit. Heero closed his eyes, listening....
"Freeze!" He shouted as he rounded on the person.
"AAAH!" The person was halfway through the process of moving down a step but the surprise attack sent him sprawling down the last four stairs and plowing straight into Heero. He fired the gun straight into the ceiling. Bright blue eyes looked up into Heero's, an incredulous smile gracing the pinned boy's lips "Well...Good morning to you too... Didya wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning or something?"
Heero was torn between smiling and telling the boy off, so he did neither and kissed his forehead. "I was worried that you wouldn't wake up."
Duo reached up and tweaked Heero's nose. "With your snoring, how could I not?" He laughed, still holding on to the other boy's nose.
Heero frowned, "I do not and let go of my nose!"
"Before I do... you must tell me Heero... Who's your daddy?" He chuckled and tweaked Heero's nose again. "Come on...Tell me!"
Heero cocked an eyebrow and brought the gun to Duo's temple. "You were saying?" He grinned devilishly.
Duo tweaked his nose harder. "I was saying... I'm not letting go until you tell me... Now Heero... Who is your daddy?" This was the fun part of the game. 'Let's see how far you can be pushed...'
Heero cocked the gun. "Let go Duo..." His eyes flashed dangerously. 'How far can you take this? Aren't you afraid?' He wondered to himself. There was only one step left after cocking the gun.
"Nope.... Say it!" The grinned widened. "Who. Is. Your. Daddy!?"
"Ahem..." Quatre said quietly. He was trying not to chuckle at the sight of the two boys sprawled out on the ground. At the angle Quatre stood in, he couldn't see the gun or where it was pointed. "Sorry but I couldn't help but overhear.... Anyway..." The blonde sounded unusually bitter and a hint of something resembling resentment lurked within his bright eyes. "We have things to discuss, don't we? You said we were to wait until everyone was awake. So... come on." And he turned on his heel and walked swiftly back to his seat, barely making a noise.
"He wake up on the wrong side of the bed too?" Duo whispered to Heero.
"Heh..." Heero snickered and climbed off of Duo, taking his place in the recliner once more. Duo went after him, hopping over the back of the couch.
"Now what's going on? Did something happen after I fell asleep? I mean I know the things happening here are weird but, if push comes to shove... we can always leave... Can't we?" Duo searched the faces of his comrades. Quatre had an intense gaze set on Heero, whom was regarding the braided baka and missed the look (even though he could feel the pair of eyes boring into him).
"No." Quatre said coldly. "For reasons beyond our understanding..." His cold stare fell on Duo. "We can't leave."
"What?! Are you kidding me? The door's right there! There isn't a town for miles and no one would see our Gundams if we just took off!"
"That's not the reason... confidentiality has got nothing to do with our inability to leave." Heero sighed. "One person may have died here but that doesn't mean we will too."
Duo leapt off the couch. "Heero! That was WUFEI! He was our friend! How can you speak of him like he was just another casualty lost during a battle!?"
"Because to Heero over here.... He was." Quatre said quietly. "I need fresh air." He quickly stood and walked briskly away. From the living room, the boys could hear the door open loudly and slam shut.
"He'll be alright, just let him cool down."
~ Outside, 10 minutes later ~
Quatre laid down on the flowerbed, the sweet smells of so many different flowers was relaxing. He had gotten used to the sound of bees buzzing here and there. He looked up at the peaceful, blue sky that with held all the horrors of space behind its soothing façade. "I almost don't want to leave..." He whispered softly. "Even in spite of the house's flaws... it's so peaceful here." He smiled wistfully, his eyes closing.
~ an hour later ~
Duo wandered aimlessly around the house trying to find something. He sighed in frustration. "Where's my damn switchblade?!" He said loudly to himself. "GAH!" He stormed back upstairs and went into his room, Heero was frowning while regarding his laptop. Duo looked at him, a puzzled expression contorting his features. "What's up Heero?" Duo asked as he climbed on the bed behind Heero and rested his chin on the boy's shoulder. "What's that?" Duo asked, pointing to the screen at the display of text.
"Nothing." Heero said softly. "Just catching up on a bit of reading is all."
Duo only looked more confused. "On your laptop?" He shrugged. "Whatever floats your boat." He sighed. "This morning.... Were you really going to shoot me?"
Heero turned his head to look incredulously at him. "Why would you ask that?"
Duo chewed on his lower lip, remembering the hungry look in Heero's eyes. "It seemed like you wanted too..." He buried his face in the crook of the other boy's neck. He knew full well he had picked the fight, but still. "Am I that bad...?"
Heero shuddered slightly. "No... you aren't bad Duo..." He sighed. "Duo, I-" But his sentence was cut off by a knock on their door.
"Come in." Heero said placidly.
Trowa appeared in the doorway. "Has anyone seen Quatre?"
TBC
A/N time!: Heh heh.... Even shorter than the last but it's better than nothing, ne? Ok! There were some major hints in this chapter if you didn't notice! Let's review!
Heero went a little overboard in the game he and Duo had played that morning. He pulled a gun on Duo for cryin' out loud!
Trowa seemed to be, well, virtually gone the entire ch.... Whether it was mentally or physically, he just wasn't all there.
Duo wanted to push Heero to see how far he could go before he snapped... he could have been just trying to play innocent to throw Heero off.
And Quatre.... He was acting a bit colder than normal towards everyone.... Especially Heero. Or maybe he could be... the next victim...
I love instigating.
~DB~