I was feeling ecstatically happy.
I was going to live.
Heero Yuy was not going to slaughter me. He was not going to Deathglare me for all eternity.
He was acting as if the party hadn't happened at all.
Mostly.
During lunchtime a couple of guys two tables over from us started bagging gays with meaningful glances in our direction.
Seriously, you'd think they'd have gotten over the fact that I have long hair, am proud of it, and perfectly happy chasing after girls. Just because I had some respect for the female body and chose not to discuss it loudly, in public, does not mean I'm hitting on guys instead.
I don't know what was with the sudden renewed vigour for attempting to insult me about it though, it'd been ages since they'd bothered.
Anyway, instead of letting me run off at the mouth and insult the hell out of them back, Heero suddenly insisted we go outside.
I was so surprised when he stood up, grabbed my shirt collar and hauled me out of the cafeteria I shut up long enough to hear more of their jeering cries.
"Aww look, he's taking his girlfriend out, how sweets that"
"Don't they make such a cute couple"
"Seriously Jo, Relena had no chance"
My last glimpse before the door closed was of one of my normally docile friends with a preference for pink, crawling across a table in order to strangle the moron who'd made the last comment.
I walked up to the nearest tree and slammed my fist into as soon as Heero released my shirt.
I hate it when they do that, it always gets me so....
"Is it that bad having people think your gay?" Heero said walking up behind me.
I swung around. "No!" I all but shouted. "It's the way they say it, like it's a bad thing."
I turned around and kicked the tree as well.
Bloody idiots.
Now they were insulting Heero, they'd never done that before.
I hoped Relena pulled their hair out. And gouged out their eyeballs, she's always had long fingernails.
Something in Heero's voice suddenly registered. He sounded....defensive?
I was confused for about a second.
Well of course. I sighed at my stupidity. Heero Yuy may not act like it often, but he really was a good friend.
He'd settled himself on the ground cross legged a couple of feet away. I grabbed his knees and dragged him round to face the tree so I could lean against it.
"Sorry Heero, I didn't mean to go off like that, of course I don't have a problem with gay people," duh, Quatre and Trowa aren't exactly unobvious, "two of our best friends are gay, and if it'll make you happy I'll apologise later. It's just, when they start up like that I can't help it, they make me so damn mad."
Heero, for some reason, was absolutely bright red.
He was staring intently at a particularly large beetle navigating a pathway amongst the grass near his right foot. I pulled a piece of bark off the tree, herded the insect onto it and held it up at eyelevel to get Heero's attention.
"Tell me you don't wish you could spit flames when they say stuff like that." he was still looking at the beetle, "Cause I think Relena would be very happy for that ability right now."
I didn't get the reaction I was hoping for. It looked like it was going to be hard to amend that particular rift, as much as I didn't want to.
He was frowning.
"I bet Hilde would to." He stood up and took the beetle, stretching upwards and placing it on the lowest branch, which happened to be quite high. Hilde would too, hey. No, your wrong there, she'd think it was hilarious. Maybe I should learn to laugh like she could.
The bell went.
Heero reached down, grabbing my hand and hauled me to my feet. You'd think I weighed a tonne the effort he put into it. I ended up losing my balance and clutching the front of his shirt to prevent myself from ending up back on the ground.
We stumbled, knocking knees, I trod on his foot...leg caught...oww my face...damn Heero's bony....falling....arm around my waist....and....we're standing.
He was clutching me like I'd nearly gone over a cliff. I smiled broadly at his chin, which happened to be directly in front of me, but before I could say anything he'd disappeared.
I spun around.
He was walking back inside.
After a few seconds he turned around and looked at me curiously, as if he wondered why I wasn't following him.
Hell Yuy, your....you just....you....Hell Yuy.
I plastered a grin on my face and jogged after him.
Math class was tortuous.
Not only was I sitting next to Hilde who was hell bent on apologising profusely for the party without actually telling me what had happened, but the stupid teacher decided to take us step-by-step through solving the problems instead of just letting us get our work done, and continually reprimanded me for talking.
If you add the fact that I spent extra hours after school doing detention, with Relena, because I decided to pursue inappropriate retaliation against a bunch of homophobic morons during our Engish lesson.
Then I was pretty well thoroughly pissed.
I'd missed our afternoon basketball game, Heero would've gone home, Jan would be at my place, I would probably be grilled along with the rest of the steak, forced to do more homework, and I wouldn't even have Deathscythe Hell to complain to.
I could've hugged Heero and kissed him when he caught up with me at the gate waving a DVD in front of my nose.
Dr J was at some conference so Heero made us popcorn while I rang Jan and told her I wouldn't be home tonight.
We quizzed each other on physics problems for a bit munching away.
I didn't get quite as bored as I would've if I'd been doing them on my own.
It was kinda nice sitting there watching Heero. His hand flitting over the page, numbers, lines and equations appearing on the page, as neat as if they'd been printed.
I don't know how he does that. When I write fast it all turns into lines, little waves that I can't interpret myself let alone anyone else.
All of a sudden Heero snapped the text book shut and shoved the folders up the other end of the table. He must've noticed me drifting.
I made another batch of popcorn while he set up the TV and we lounged across the couch trying to get settled.
I don't know why, but every 4 out 5 times Heero chooses a movie, it's bad.
I was watching him more often than the TV and building little people out of popcorn on the coffee table before it was even half finished.
Suddenly, a great wind came down and it began raining cats and dogs in popcorn land.
It rained on Heero to, who wasn't at all pleased.
"Duo your wasting it"
"Don't worry, your floors clean enough to eat off" I got a bit further away and chucked some more of the stuff at him.
"Duo" he pulled some of it out of his hair.
And the chase was on.
By golly he's fast.
I couldn't help laughing manically as I managed to dodge various pieces of furniture playing keepaway.
It all ended when Heero leapt over the lounge and tackled me, wrestling me to the floor.
He sat on my chest force feeding me all the popcorn off the floor that he could reach without getting off.
I stuck the bowl on his head, but that just provided him with more ammunition. He pinned my hands to the floor with one hand while he tried to force the stuff between my lips.
My chest was shaking with laughter as I wriggled, I tried to use my legs to get away, so the bastard sat on my thighs instead and stuck his elbow in my chest.
He had a determined little smirk pulling at his lips as he frowned in concentration, suddenly my hands were free, he tickled me, I laughed, and nearly choked when he shoved it in my mouth.
Game over.
Heero went to get up but slipped and landed back across my chest. He buried his nose against my collarbone and I poked him in the ribs.
"Embarrassed as all hell Yuy, can't even keep your own feet" I chuckled.
"Shut up, idiot" he mumbled, "I won"
I chuckled some more, closing my eyes and working on getting my breath back.
I could feel Heero's chest rising as mine fell, the moisture from his breath rushing against my skin and cooling the sweat.
He moved off me a bit and I opened my eyes to see what he was doing only to find his eyes directly in front of mine. His breath hit my cheek, my ear and the side of my neck, making me shiver.
I wanted to....
I stiffened.
Heero's eyes went wide.
He moved backwards then he was up across the room. I just stared at him.
He'd been right there....and I'd wanted to, I'd really wanted to....to....kiss him....wanted to kiss a guy....wanted to kiss....
Oh, shit, oh shiza, oh my friggen god, Shinigami. No wonder Heero kept drawing away when we made contact, I was a friggen fag.
Bi at the very least.
I must've said something at the party, or done something, no wonder Heero ran away, having your best mate all of a sudden coming onto you would be more than a bit of a shock. Especially having just got yourself a girlfriend. And I'd just done it again.
While sober.
I looked at him.
He was standing behind the lounge, clenched fists, breathing heavily.
"Heero?" I croaked.
He started slightly, his gaze flicking to me nervously.
This was too much.
I had to leave.
Leaping off the ground, mashing popcorn into the carpet, I practically flew out the door and up the hallway.
"Duo! Duo no!" I could here Heero coming after me. Stupid deadlock, blasted door, bloody open the frig up!
I want out!!
Cool air....hand on wrist....slam door....arm caught....pulled back....hands....
"Duo stop!"
I lash out....fist connects....stairs....cement....leap the gate and I'm running....away....home.
I was going to live.
Heero Yuy was not going to slaughter me. He was not going to Deathglare me for all eternity.
He was acting as if the party hadn't happened at all.
Mostly.
During lunchtime a couple of guys two tables over from us started bagging gays with meaningful glances in our direction.
Seriously, you'd think they'd have gotten over the fact that I have long hair, am proud of it, and perfectly happy chasing after girls. Just because I had some respect for the female body and chose not to discuss it loudly, in public, does not mean I'm hitting on guys instead.
I don't know what was with the sudden renewed vigour for attempting to insult me about it though, it'd been ages since they'd bothered.
Anyway, instead of letting me run off at the mouth and insult the hell out of them back, Heero suddenly insisted we go outside.
I was so surprised when he stood up, grabbed my shirt collar and hauled me out of the cafeteria I shut up long enough to hear more of their jeering cries.
"Aww look, he's taking his girlfriend out, how sweets that"
"Don't they make such a cute couple"
"Seriously Jo, Relena had no chance"
My last glimpse before the door closed was of one of my normally docile friends with a preference for pink, crawling across a table in order to strangle the moron who'd made the last comment.
I walked up to the nearest tree and slammed my fist into as soon as Heero released my shirt.
I hate it when they do that, it always gets me so....
"Is it that bad having people think your gay?" Heero said walking up behind me.
I swung around. "No!" I all but shouted. "It's the way they say it, like it's a bad thing."
I turned around and kicked the tree as well.
Bloody idiots.
Now they were insulting Heero, they'd never done that before.
I hoped Relena pulled their hair out. And gouged out their eyeballs, she's always had long fingernails.
Something in Heero's voice suddenly registered. He sounded....defensive?
I was confused for about a second.
Well of course. I sighed at my stupidity. Heero Yuy may not act like it often, but he really was a good friend.
He'd settled himself on the ground cross legged a couple of feet away. I grabbed his knees and dragged him round to face the tree so I could lean against it.
"Sorry Heero, I didn't mean to go off like that, of course I don't have a problem with gay people," duh, Quatre and Trowa aren't exactly unobvious, "two of our best friends are gay, and if it'll make you happy I'll apologise later. It's just, when they start up like that I can't help it, they make me so damn mad."
Heero, for some reason, was absolutely bright red.
He was staring intently at a particularly large beetle navigating a pathway amongst the grass near his right foot. I pulled a piece of bark off the tree, herded the insect onto it and held it up at eyelevel to get Heero's attention.
"Tell me you don't wish you could spit flames when they say stuff like that." he was still looking at the beetle, "Cause I think Relena would be very happy for that ability right now."
I didn't get the reaction I was hoping for. It looked like it was going to be hard to amend that particular rift, as much as I didn't want to.
He was frowning.
"I bet Hilde would to." He stood up and took the beetle, stretching upwards and placing it on the lowest branch, which happened to be quite high. Hilde would too, hey. No, your wrong there, she'd think it was hilarious. Maybe I should learn to laugh like she could.
The bell went.
Heero reached down, grabbing my hand and hauled me to my feet. You'd think I weighed a tonne the effort he put into it. I ended up losing my balance and clutching the front of his shirt to prevent myself from ending up back on the ground.
We stumbled, knocking knees, I trod on his foot...leg caught...oww my face...damn Heero's bony....falling....arm around my waist....and....we're standing.
He was clutching me like I'd nearly gone over a cliff. I smiled broadly at his chin, which happened to be directly in front of me, but before I could say anything he'd disappeared.
I spun around.
He was walking back inside.
After a few seconds he turned around and looked at me curiously, as if he wondered why I wasn't following him.
Hell Yuy, your....you just....you....Hell Yuy.
I plastered a grin on my face and jogged after him.
Math class was tortuous.
Not only was I sitting next to Hilde who was hell bent on apologising profusely for the party without actually telling me what had happened, but the stupid teacher decided to take us step-by-step through solving the problems instead of just letting us get our work done, and continually reprimanded me for talking.
If you add the fact that I spent extra hours after school doing detention, with Relena, because I decided to pursue inappropriate retaliation against a bunch of homophobic morons during our Engish lesson.
Then I was pretty well thoroughly pissed.
I'd missed our afternoon basketball game, Heero would've gone home, Jan would be at my place, I would probably be grilled along with the rest of the steak, forced to do more homework, and I wouldn't even have Deathscythe Hell to complain to.
I could've hugged Heero and kissed him when he caught up with me at the gate waving a DVD in front of my nose.
Dr J was at some conference so Heero made us popcorn while I rang Jan and told her I wouldn't be home tonight.
We quizzed each other on physics problems for a bit munching away.
I didn't get quite as bored as I would've if I'd been doing them on my own.
It was kinda nice sitting there watching Heero. His hand flitting over the page, numbers, lines and equations appearing on the page, as neat as if they'd been printed.
I don't know how he does that. When I write fast it all turns into lines, little waves that I can't interpret myself let alone anyone else.
All of a sudden Heero snapped the text book shut and shoved the folders up the other end of the table. He must've noticed me drifting.
I made another batch of popcorn while he set up the TV and we lounged across the couch trying to get settled.
I don't know why, but every 4 out 5 times Heero chooses a movie, it's bad.
I was watching him more often than the TV and building little people out of popcorn on the coffee table before it was even half finished.
Suddenly, a great wind came down and it began raining cats and dogs in popcorn land.
It rained on Heero to, who wasn't at all pleased.
"Duo your wasting it"
"Don't worry, your floors clean enough to eat off" I got a bit further away and chucked some more of the stuff at him.
"Duo" he pulled some of it out of his hair.
And the chase was on.
By golly he's fast.
I couldn't help laughing manically as I managed to dodge various pieces of furniture playing keepaway.
It all ended when Heero leapt over the lounge and tackled me, wrestling me to the floor.
He sat on my chest force feeding me all the popcorn off the floor that he could reach without getting off.
I stuck the bowl on his head, but that just provided him with more ammunition. He pinned my hands to the floor with one hand while he tried to force the stuff between my lips.
My chest was shaking with laughter as I wriggled, I tried to use my legs to get away, so the bastard sat on my thighs instead and stuck his elbow in my chest.
He had a determined little smirk pulling at his lips as he frowned in concentration, suddenly my hands were free, he tickled me, I laughed, and nearly choked when he shoved it in my mouth.
Game over.
Heero went to get up but slipped and landed back across my chest. He buried his nose against my collarbone and I poked him in the ribs.
"Embarrassed as all hell Yuy, can't even keep your own feet" I chuckled.
"Shut up, idiot" he mumbled, "I won"
I chuckled some more, closing my eyes and working on getting my breath back.
I could feel Heero's chest rising as mine fell, the moisture from his breath rushing against my skin and cooling the sweat.
He moved off me a bit and I opened my eyes to see what he was doing only to find his eyes directly in front of mine. His breath hit my cheek, my ear and the side of my neck, making me shiver.
I wanted to....
I stiffened.
Heero's eyes went wide.
He moved backwards then he was up across the room. I just stared at him.
He'd been right there....and I'd wanted to, I'd really wanted to....to....kiss him....wanted to kiss a guy....wanted to kiss....
Oh, shit, oh shiza, oh my friggen god, Shinigami. No wonder Heero kept drawing away when we made contact, I was a friggen fag.
Bi at the very least.
I must've said something at the party, or done something, no wonder Heero ran away, having your best mate all of a sudden coming onto you would be more than a bit of a shock. Especially having just got yourself a girlfriend. And I'd just done it again.
While sober.
I looked at him.
He was standing behind the lounge, clenched fists, breathing heavily.
"Heero?" I croaked.
He started slightly, his gaze flicking to me nervously.
This was too much.
I had to leave.
Leaping off the ground, mashing popcorn into the carpet, I practically flew out the door and up the hallway.
"Duo! Duo no!" I could here Heero coming after me. Stupid deadlock, blasted door, bloody open the frig up!
I want out!!
Cool air....hand on wrist....slam door....arm caught....pulled back....hands....
"Duo stop!"
I lash out....fist connects....stairs....cement....leap the gate and I'm running....away....home.