The most popular boy
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Disclaimer: I don't own them. *sniffle*
Warnings: Shonen ai, tiny bit o' angst, I'm not sure what else yet.
C&C: Yes please. I'm kinda new at this writing bit, so let me know if I should spend any more time on it.
A/N: Thank you to all my lovely reviewers!! You guys really make a girl feel at home here at FFN ^.^ If any of you can think up any suggestions as to where my story goes (not just this one, this goes for all my stories), let me know!!
At exactly 5:35 Duo arrived at Heero's house, where he was promptly shown to Heero's bedroom. Heero was sitting at his desk when Duo came in and motioned for him to sit on the bed. Duo grinned his Duo grin and plopped down, letting his back pack drop to the floor.
"So, lets get started, Heero!"
"Hn."
"Hn. Isn't a word in English... is it an Asian word? That reminds me, where are you from, exactly? They told me you were a foreign student but they didn't tell me where you came from."
"No. I am from Japan."
Duo broke out another grin. It was the first time that Heero had volunteered more than one syllable as an answer.
"That's cool. Why'd you move over here?"
"Mother died. Father lives here in America"
Duo's grin faltered, "Oh, man! I'm sorry I brought it up! Gee, I can sure be an idiot sometimes."
"It is okay. Father is a good man."
There was a lull in the conversation after that. Duo didn't know what to say after he had brought up Heero's mom. He then took a chance to look around the room. It was rather impersonal and it looked like it might have been a guest room if it weren't for the laptop situated on the desk or the little robots made out of what looked like an erector set. *That* looked interesting.
"Hey!" Duo all but jumped off the bed rushing for the little robots. "These are awesome! Did you make these?"
Heero looked over to where Duo hovered over his prized creations and smiled. "Yes. I made them. Before school started, I had plenty or hours to build the Gundams."
"Gundams?"
"Yes, I make models. This is suit 01. This one is the original suit. This one," he pointed a the bigger of the suits, "is upgrade."
"These are so cool! Do they have proper names, or are they just 'Suit 01' and 'Suit 01 upgrade?'"
Heero pointed at the smaller one, "Gundam Wing," then pointed at the bigger one, "Gundam Wing Zero."
Heero liked to watch Duo, his braid was so beautiful and now he was taking the time to admire the view. It wasn't until Duo started talking that he was snapped back into reality.
"Do you have any more?"
"No." Duo's smile faltered a little bit. "I have some sketches for others I want to make. They are not finished. If you want, I show them to you."
Duo smiled and put the figurine back on the dresser, following Heero to his desk. Heero then pulled out a large black folder, placed it on the desk, and opened it to show several sketches of several different "Gundams."
"Wow! These are incredible! Did you come up with these on your own?" At Heero's nod, he continued to gush at the sight of the very detailed schematics. "This one is by far the best one here!" Duo held up one of the drawings. It featured a black suit with a thermal scythe in hand.
"Hn. Deathscythe. Good choice."
The boys spent most of their remaining time talking about the gundams and what weapons they might be able to add to them when Duo's watch beeped.
"Crap! I'm late!! Umm, listen Heero, I have to go now, but tomorrow the guys and I are getting together at Q's house. You think you can make it? The guys would just love to see these. Say you'll come."
Heero hesitated a moment before nodding in acquiescence.
"Cool, I'll pick you up tomorrow and we'll get there together, that way you don't get lost."
The next day, Heero found himself arriving at the ridiculously large Winner estate.
"Why does Quatre live in small castle?" Heero asked Duo as they parked Duo's truck.
"Castle," He looked around then smiled, "yeah, you're right, it is a little big, but it has to be."
"Why?"
"Quatre is the youngest of *thirty* children. I don't exactly know how it's possible to have so many kids, and I really don't want to know. In any case, a lot of them have already moved out and gotten married, so there's lots of space for Quatre to host our little get-togethers every other week."
"Oh."
The afternoon was spent with the boys catching up with each other and re- introducing Heero. Heero was a little more open than he had been when he was first introduced to the other boys in school. It seemed like large groups of people made Heero withdraw.
"You see, Heero, Quatre, Trowa, Wufei and I have been friends since we were in Kindergarten but with our different interests, we don't have much time to spend together during school," Duo began.
Quatre picked up the slack, "So every week, we get together at someone's house and catch up."
"Yes," it was Wufei's turn to put in his two cents, "We've seen a lot of friendships fall apart at one time or another when we started high school so Trowa came up with this solution."
"And now that we're seniors," Trowa cut in, "and hold class offices, it has helped us coordinate our club activities so that we help each other instead of getting in each other's way."
"Class offices?" Heero was a little overwhelmed at all the school organizations this particular school had.
"I'm in Drama and I play all the major sports," Duo said. "I also do academic competitions and stuff like that. I guess you can say I just like to compete."
"I am the National Honor Society President," Quatre put in, "I'm also in Student council and I volunteer at the local hospital. I'm trying to get into med school."
Trowa took his turn next, "I'm in 4H and the gymnastic team. I used to be a yell leader until this year when they picked Relena as the new head cheerleader."
There was a tone of disgust in his voice but Heero didn't know what to make of it. He figured he'd let that slide and ask Duo about it later. "And you?" he asked Wufei.
Wufei cleared his throat, "I'm Student Council President, on the debate team, and the fencing team. Together, we pretty much run the school so we help each other out as best as we can. The only other club president that's missing from this little gathering is Hilde."
"Who is Hilde?" Heero felt the need to ask.
"Hilde is Class President. She and Wufei pretty much run all the fund raisers for prom and senior tee-shirts and senior breakfast and all that other stuff," Duo said around a mouthful of popcorn.
"So, is there anything we can do to make you feel more at home?" Quatre asked. (Ever hospitable, isn't he?)
Heero shook his head. "I have to practice my English, I will be fine when I can master speaking it and not sound dumb."
There was a little uncomfortable silence after that when Duo spoke up. "Hey guys! Heero here is really good at like, technical stuff. He made these bad- ass robot things he calls gundams, you all should really get a look at the schematics he's made for the ones he *hasn't* built yet."
Heero felt himself blush.
"Come on, Heero! Show them, show them!!"
"Maxwell's had too much sugar for today," Wufei griped, Duo just ignored him.
Well into the evening, the boys were still pouring over the gundam drawings. Each boy had picked one and started pointing out different weapons that could be added. Soon enough, it became an argument between the boys as to which gundam was the best gundam. Heero smirked to himself. To him, Wing was the best gundam, no matter what the other boys thought.
By the time all the boys were going home, Heero had a new notebook (courtesy of Quatre) filled with new systems, weapons, and ammunition they boys thought the gundams should have. It made him smile to think that he'd been able to get along with Duo's friends despite first impressions. Maybe he didn't have to spend the year being a loner after all!
Duos_girl: I'm trying to write longer chapters, the problem is, I've
been losing chapters as I write them. I'm typing then all of a sudden
this error window pops up telling me that I'm going to lose my work.
I'm trying to fix that little problem though. Also, I've been really
sick and my meds make me sleepy, so I only write when I'm conscious
enough to sit up.
Violet Mai: I'm making Heero a little better about being a stick in
the mud. He's still very insecure about being in a new place.
Angel Reid: Thank you for the cookies!!
Magic Shield: I never thought anyone would notice my grammar. Thanks!
I really try to catch any and all mistakes I make when it comes to
that.
Gundam06serenity: Yeah, Relena's in there. I have to have a villain in
there somewhere. But don't worry, Hee-chan is safe (for now anyway)
I'm thinking of using Relena in a more non-conventional way. I wonder
if any of y'all will catch how I use her before I tell you.
Chibis unleashed: Thank you for noticing. I agree that a lot of school
fics do get a tad repetitive, and I'm trying to break free of the
stereotypical mold that's become of the G-boys (just to add a little
variety to the readers) ... also, did anyone notice I DIDN'T have Q&T in
the orchestra? I think their musicianship has been overused and I
thought I'd have them do other activities.
Cilver Klaw: Thanks!
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Disclaimer: I don't own them. *sniffle*
Warnings: Shonen ai, tiny bit o' angst, I'm not sure what else yet.
C&C: Yes please. I'm kinda new at this writing bit, so let me know if I should spend any more time on it.
A/N: Thank you to all my lovely reviewers!! You guys really make a girl feel at home here at FFN ^.^ If any of you can think up any suggestions as to where my story goes (not just this one, this goes for all my stories), let me know!!
At exactly 5:35 Duo arrived at Heero's house, where he was promptly shown to Heero's bedroom. Heero was sitting at his desk when Duo came in and motioned for him to sit on the bed. Duo grinned his Duo grin and plopped down, letting his back pack drop to the floor.
"So, lets get started, Heero!"
"Hn."
"Hn. Isn't a word in English... is it an Asian word? That reminds me, where are you from, exactly? They told me you were a foreign student but they didn't tell me where you came from."
"No. I am from Japan."
Duo broke out another grin. It was the first time that Heero had volunteered more than one syllable as an answer.
"That's cool. Why'd you move over here?"
"Mother died. Father lives here in America"
Duo's grin faltered, "Oh, man! I'm sorry I brought it up! Gee, I can sure be an idiot sometimes."
"It is okay. Father is a good man."
There was a lull in the conversation after that. Duo didn't know what to say after he had brought up Heero's mom. He then took a chance to look around the room. It was rather impersonal and it looked like it might have been a guest room if it weren't for the laptop situated on the desk or the little robots made out of what looked like an erector set. *That* looked interesting.
"Hey!" Duo all but jumped off the bed rushing for the little robots. "These are awesome! Did you make these?"
Heero looked over to where Duo hovered over his prized creations and smiled. "Yes. I made them. Before school started, I had plenty or hours to build the Gundams."
"Gundams?"
"Yes, I make models. This is suit 01. This one is the original suit. This one," he pointed a the bigger of the suits, "is upgrade."
"These are so cool! Do they have proper names, or are they just 'Suit 01' and 'Suit 01 upgrade?'"
Heero pointed at the smaller one, "Gundam Wing," then pointed at the bigger one, "Gundam Wing Zero."
Heero liked to watch Duo, his braid was so beautiful and now he was taking the time to admire the view. It wasn't until Duo started talking that he was snapped back into reality.
"Do you have any more?"
"No." Duo's smile faltered a little bit. "I have some sketches for others I want to make. They are not finished. If you want, I show them to you."
Duo smiled and put the figurine back on the dresser, following Heero to his desk. Heero then pulled out a large black folder, placed it on the desk, and opened it to show several sketches of several different "Gundams."
"Wow! These are incredible! Did you come up with these on your own?" At Heero's nod, he continued to gush at the sight of the very detailed schematics. "This one is by far the best one here!" Duo held up one of the drawings. It featured a black suit with a thermal scythe in hand.
"Hn. Deathscythe. Good choice."
The boys spent most of their remaining time talking about the gundams and what weapons they might be able to add to them when Duo's watch beeped.
"Crap! I'm late!! Umm, listen Heero, I have to go now, but tomorrow the guys and I are getting together at Q's house. You think you can make it? The guys would just love to see these. Say you'll come."
Heero hesitated a moment before nodding in acquiescence.
"Cool, I'll pick you up tomorrow and we'll get there together, that way you don't get lost."
The next day, Heero found himself arriving at the ridiculously large Winner estate.
"Why does Quatre live in small castle?" Heero asked Duo as they parked Duo's truck.
"Castle," He looked around then smiled, "yeah, you're right, it is a little big, but it has to be."
"Why?"
"Quatre is the youngest of *thirty* children. I don't exactly know how it's possible to have so many kids, and I really don't want to know. In any case, a lot of them have already moved out and gotten married, so there's lots of space for Quatre to host our little get-togethers every other week."
"Oh."
The afternoon was spent with the boys catching up with each other and re- introducing Heero. Heero was a little more open than he had been when he was first introduced to the other boys in school. It seemed like large groups of people made Heero withdraw.
"You see, Heero, Quatre, Trowa, Wufei and I have been friends since we were in Kindergarten but with our different interests, we don't have much time to spend together during school," Duo began.
Quatre picked up the slack, "So every week, we get together at someone's house and catch up."
"Yes," it was Wufei's turn to put in his two cents, "We've seen a lot of friendships fall apart at one time or another when we started high school so Trowa came up with this solution."
"And now that we're seniors," Trowa cut in, "and hold class offices, it has helped us coordinate our club activities so that we help each other instead of getting in each other's way."
"Class offices?" Heero was a little overwhelmed at all the school organizations this particular school had.
"I'm in Drama and I play all the major sports," Duo said. "I also do academic competitions and stuff like that. I guess you can say I just like to compete."
"I am the National Honor Society President," Quatre put in, "I'm also in Student council and I volunteer at the local hospital. I'm trying to get into med school."
Trowa took his turn next, "I'm in 4H and the gymnastic team. I used to be a yell leader until this year when they picked Relena as the new head cheerleader."
There was a tone of disgust in his voice but Heero didn't know what to make of it. He figured he'd let that slide and ask Duo about it later. "And you?" he asked Wufei.
Wufei cleared his throat, "I'm Student Council President, on the debate team, and the fencing team. Together, we pretty much run the school so we help each other out as best as we can. The only other club president that's missing from this little gathering is Hilde."
"Who is Hilde?" Heero felt the need to ask.
"Hilde is Class President. She and Wufei pretty much run all the fund raisers for prom and senior tee-shirts and senior breakfast and all that other stuff," Duo said around a mouthful of popcorn.
"So, is there anything we can do to make you feel more at home?" Quatre asked. (Ever hospitable, isn't he?)
Heero shook his head. "I have to practice my English, I will be fine when I can master speaking it and not sound dumb."
There was a little uncomfortable silence after that when Duo spoke up. "Hey guys! Heero here is really good at like, technical stuff. He made these bad- ass robot things he calls gundams, you all should really get a look at the schematics he's made for the ones he *hasn't* built yet."
Heero felt himself blush.
"Come on, Heero! Show them, show them!!"
"Maxwell's had too much sugar for today," Wufei griped, Duo just ignored him.
Well into the evening, the boys were still pouring over the gundam drawings. Each boy had picked one and started pointing out different weapons that could be added. Soon enough, it became an argument between the boys as to which gundam was the best gundam. Heero smirked to himself. To him, Wing was the best gundam, no matter what the other boys thought.
By the time all the boys were going home, Heero had a new notebook (courtesy of Quatre) filled with new systems, weapons, and ammunition they boys thought the gundams should have. It made him smile to think that he'd been able to get along with Duo's friends despite first impressions. Maybe he didn't have to spend the year being a loner after all!
Duos_girl: I'm trying to write longer chapters, the problem is, I've
been losing chapters as I write them. I'm typing then all of a sudden
this error window pops up telling me that I'm going to lose my work.
I'm trying to fix that little problem though. Also, I've been really
sick and my meds make me sleepy, so I only write when I'm conscious
enough to sit up.
Violet Mai: I'm making Heero a little better about being a stick in
the mud. He's still very insecure about being in a new place.
Angel Reid: Thank you for the cookies!!
Magic Shield: I never thought anyone would notice my grammar. Thanks!
I really try to catch any and all mistakes I make when it comes to
that.
Gundam06serenity: Yeah, Relena's in there. I have to have a villain in
there somewhere. But don't worry, Hee-chan is safe (for now anyway)
I'm thinking of using Relena in a more non-conventional way. I wonder
if any of y'all will catch how I use her before I tell you.
Chibis unleashed: Thank you for noticing. I agree that a lot of school
fics do get a tad repetitive, and I'm trying to break free of the
stereotypical mold that's become of the G-boys (just to add a little
variety to the readers) ... also, did anyone notice I DIDN'T have Q&T in
the orchestra? I think their musicianship has been overused and I
thought I'd have them do other activities.
Cilver Klaw: Thanks!