Title: The Broken Flowerpot Part 5
Rating: R
Pairings: 2x5x2, 12
Warnings: Angst, Yaoi, Lemon
Spoilers: Yeah, kinda, some of the very last episodes
Disclaimers: I wish I owned them...but I don't. So I borrow them, use them, and put them back on the shelf where I got them. And for those of you who wish to sue me in hopes to gain money, you will be sadly disappointed to find that I don't have any!
Author's Notes: "The Broken Flowerpot" is the first installment of a trilogy, of sorts. I will be breaking this down in several bite-size portions for easier reading!
Duo grumbled loudly as the sun shone through his window, glaring through his eyelids and letting the braided American know that morning, or actually late morning, was upon him. He glanced at the clock before shoving his head underneath his pillow when he realized it said 10:30.
Ring Ring
"Grr." Duo shifted out of bed and walked the short distance to the family room where the vidphone was set up. As he was walking, he noticed that he was still in yesterday's clothing, and a quick check underneath his arms told him that he definitely needed a shower.
Ring Ring
"Yeah yeah, I'm coming!" He clicked the keyboard a couple of times and Trowa's face came onto the screen. Duo raised an eyebrow at the stoic face of his comrade. "Hey Trowa! How are you doing?" Trowa gave the barest hint of a smile before shrugging.
"I'm going to be in town tonight, and I was wondering if you wanted to share dinner with me." Duo grinned, nodding.
"I'd like that. I mean, Heero has been around, but I've always known that he's had some sort of feelings for me, so it's been awkward." Trowa raised an eyebrow.
"Heero's been around?" Duo nodded. "Since when?" Duo thought back for a moment.
"Well, Wufei's been gone a couple of days, and he showed up the day Wufei left. So it's been about three days that Heero's been here." Trowa was silent, his face telling Duo nothing of what Trowa was thinking. It may have been five years since the war, but Trowa still hadn't found a way to relay his emotions to others by use of facial expressions.
"Last I heard of Heero, he was still at Lake Victoria."
"That's where Wufei is now. Heero told me he had some mission up here, something to do with Relena." Duo shrugged. "Whatever it is, he's been keeping me company while Wufei is gone." Trowa nodded slightly, another small smile coming to his lips.
"Is there anywhere good to eat around there? I know Wufei told me that he's taught you how to cook, but I don't think I can stomach another Maxwell meal." Duo burst out laughing, and Trowa chuckled quietly. "What was that place Quatre mentioned? The one with that waitress?"
"Tailgater's. Yeah, they have great food. And because Wufei and I go there regularly, we have our own table, so we won't have to wait that long."
"They hold a table for you, even if you are not going to be there?" Duo nodded, grinning.
"What can I say? Lizzie loves us!" They both chuckled, and Trowa nodded.
"I'll be there around 5:00."
"Sounds good. I'll see you then, Trowa."
"Bye, Duo." The screen went blank, and Duo walked towards the bathroom, his only intention at the moment just to take a shower and get clean.
It took him a little over an hour until he was showered and his hair was braided and dry. He walked around the house in nothing but his trademark black boxers, whistling some off-beat tune as he cleaned up what little mess littered the apartment.
After that, he watched a little bit of television, turning it off when he realized it was only soap operas and infomercials. He looked at the clock, disappointed that it only said 2:00. "What am I going to do for three hours?" Duo whined to himself.
Ring Ring
Duo looked at the vidphone and went to see who it was. He clicked over the keyboard, and Wufei's face appeared on the screen. Duo's face instantly lit up, and a huge grin broke out over his features. "Wufei!" Although his voice was slightly breathless, Duo didn't care. Even after all this time, Wufei made his heart flutter like a schoolboy's.
"Hey Duo. How are you?" If it was possible, Wufei sounded even more tired than before.
"I would be better if you were here," this caused Wufei to smile slightly, "but I'm surviving." Duo paused, looking at the thin figure on the other side of the screen. "And how are you?" Wufei knew that there were more meanings to that question than just the obvious answer, but Wufei didn't feel like explaining why he had suddenly lost weight. At least, not at the moment.
"I'm fine Duo, really. I'm just a little tired. I will be coming home tomorrow, instead of the next day, because we finished almost everything except some of the paperwork and scout work." This caused Duo's face to light up again, and Duo felt shivers of awaited pleasure running down his spine.
"Really? You'll be home tomorrow?" Wufei loved to see the happiness on his lover's face, and he nodded with as much enthusiasm as he could muster.
"I will be home tomorrow. So make sure that the house is clean or I won't be staying in the bedroom until it is done. Got it?" Wufei gave Duo one of his stern looks, but the amusement in his eyes belied his strict features. Duo tried to look scared, but instead he burst out laughing, which caused his Chinese lover to smile.
"I just cleaned the house this morning, so unless Trowa decides to come in and wreak havoc on everything, I think I should be okay." Wufei was still smiling, but he raised an eyebrow at the mention of Trowa.
"Is Trowa coming over tonight?" Duo nodded.
"Yeah, he's in town so we're going to have dinner. He probably wants to tell me about his circus, and what Quatre is up to these days. You know I won't get a word in edgewise." This caused both men to laugh again.
"Just tell him I say hi, okay?"
"All right, Fei. I love you."
"And I love you, too, Duo. Bye."
"Bye." The screen went dark, and Wufei stared at the screen for several moments.
"Come on, Wufei. We have stuff we need to do." Noin poked her head into Wufei's room, her face showing her concern for her friend. "You know the rumor isn't true...Duo loves you. Heero knows that, and he wouldn't try anything to ruin it." Wufei gave her a half-hearted smile.
"I know. But I just have this feeling, that's all." Noin pursed her lips, and Wufei stood up from his seat at the vidphone. "I get to see him tomorrow, and then I'll know for sure what's going on." Noin nodded.
"Well, let's get going on the paperwork or you won't be going home tomorrow." Wufei made a face.
"There's that much paperwork?" He followed Noin out into the hallway and to the office.
"If we're lucky we might get some sleep before our three o'clock flight tomorrow afternoon." Wufei grumbled something in Chinese and Noin just laughed as they walked into the office where a very large, unsteady pile of paperwork waited on their desks.
Duo walked away from the screen, glancing at the clock. "Only two and a half more hours, and Trowa will be over." He said to himself, glancing at his half-naked state and shrugging. "I should take a nap, or something. At least until he gets here."
Duo crawled onto the couch, curling his body in the spot that Wufei normally sat on. It smelled like him, and Duo fell asleep dreaming of his partner and all of the naughty things he would do to him once he got home.
Two hours later, Duo awoke to knocking on his door. Duo looked at the clock, frowning when it said 4:30, and got up to answer the door, unaware of his disheveled appearance and barely clothed body.
"Heero?" Duo's voice was thick with sleep, and Heero stood there, mouth open and eyes wide at the sight that was before him.
"D-Duo? Did I catch you at a bad time?" Duo frowned, then looked down at himself.
"Oh crap! I forgot!" Duo exclaimed, going back into the apartment and towards his bedroom. "Come on in while I go get changed." Duo was gone for several seconds, and Heero went inside the apartment and closed the door. He could see the icons on the screen of the vidphone, telling Heero that Duo had had a conversation with someone earlier that day.
"Are you planning on doing anything tonight, Duo?" Heero yelled through the apartment. He heard a squawk and a thump, probably Duo falling, before Duo came out of the bedroom, his face a little red and his braid askew.
"Um, yeah, actually. Trowa is coming over, and we're going to Tailgater's. Did you wanna come?" Heero thought about that for a moment before shaking his head.
"No, thank you, though. I don't think I can stomach another night of Lizzie." Duo chuckled, and Heero headed back towards the door. "I will probably call you tomorrow, or something." He opened the door and headed out.
"All right, Heero. I'll talk to you later."
"See ya!" Heero left the apartment, his heart still thumping wildly in his chest from seeing Duo earlier. He saw Trowa coming up the stairs, and Heero waved to the stoic ex-pilot.
"Heero. What brings you here?" Although Trowa's voice was flat, Heero could hear the underlying questions Trowa presented.
"I just stopped by to say hi to Duo, that's all. He invited me along tonight, but I turned it down. Lizzie didn't quite like me very much on our last date." Heero shrugged. Trowa's features were mostly hidden behind his gravity-defying bang, so Heero couldn't quite tell what Trowa was thinking about his choice of wording.
"I hope you have something else to occupy your time tonight. I didn't want to interrupt anything if you and Duo had set something up." Heero shook his head.
"Nah, we didn't set anything up. I just thought I'd catch him on the surprise, or something. Enjoy dinner." With those as his parting words, Heero left the apartment building, the silent eyes of Trowa following him down until he couldn't be seen anymore.
"I wonder what he meant by that..." Trowa said quietly to himself as he made his way to Duo's apartment. He knocked twice, and seconds later Duo answered, his trademark grin on his face.
"Trowa!" They embraced each other in friendly hugs, and Duo ushered the taller man inside the apartment. "I bet you saw Heero on your way up. He just left a few minutes ago." Trowa nodded.
"Yes, I did see him." When Trowa said nothing more, Duo raised an eyebrow.
"I invited him to come along, but last time I took him there, Lizzie thought I was cheating on Wufei with him." Trowa was studying Duo intently, even though his face looked bored. Duo's face turned into a grimace, and he shook his head. "I might have felt something for him in the beginning of the war, but that is definitely over now. I love Wufei, and nothing will change that."
And Trowa believed him. There was no sort of lie in Duo's honest violet eyes. Duo's whole face lit up when he talked about Wufei, his eyes sparkled with the love he felt for the Chinese pilot. Trowa knew from the beginning that the rumors were false, but now he knew from just seeing Duo that they were not only false, but meant to tear apart the happy couple. And Trowa would do anything in his power to stop what evil was doing this to his friends.
"Are you ready to go, Trowa?" Trowa nodded, and they both left the apartment. They went towards the restaurant in Trowa's car, and all the way there Trowa was thinking, 'who would want to tear them apart?'
Rating: R
Pairings: 2x5x2, 12
Warnings: Angst, Yaoi, Lemon
Spoilers: Yeah, kinda, some of the very last episodes
Disclaimers: I wish I owned them...but I don't. So I borrow them, use them, and put them back on the shelf where I got them. And for those of you who wish to sue me in hopes to gain money, you will be sadly disappointed to find that I don't have any!
Author's Notes: "The Broken Flowerpot" is the first installment of a trilogy, of sorts. I will be breaking this down in several bite-size portions for easier reading!
Duo grumbled loudly as the sun shone through his window, glaring through his eyelids and letting the braided American know that morning, or actually late morning, was upon him. He glanced at the clock before shoving his head underneath his pillow when he realized it said 10:30.
Ring Ring
"Grr." Duo shifted out of bed and walked the short distance to the family room where the vidphone was set up. As he was walking, he noticed that he was still in yesterday's clothing, and a quick check underneath his arms told him that he definitely needed a shower.
Ring Ring
"Yeah yeah, I'm coming!" He clicked the keyboard a couple of times and Trowa's face came onto the screen. Duo raised an eyebrow at the stoic face of his comrade. "Hey Trowa! How are you doing?" Trowa gave the barest hint of a smile before shrugging.
"I'm going to be in town tonight, and I was wondering if you wanted to share dinner with me." Duo grinned, nodding.
"I'd like that. I mean, Heero has been around, but I've always known that he's had some sort of feelings for me, so it's been awkward." Trowa raised an eyebrow.
"Heero's been around?" Duo nodded. "Since when?" Duo thought back for a moment.
"Well, Wufei's been gone a couple of days, and he showed up the day Wufei left. So it's been about three days that Heero's been here." Trowa was silent, his face telling Duo nothing of what Trowa was thinking. It may have been five years since the war, but Trowa still hadn't found a way to relay his emotions to others by use of facial expressions.
"Last I heard of Heero, he was still at Lake Victoria."
"That's where Wufei is now. Heero told me he had some mission up here, something to do with Relena." Duo shrugged. "Whatever it is, he's been keeping me company while Wufei is gone." Trowa nodded slightly, another small smile coming to his lips.
"Is there anywhere good to eat around there? I know Wufei told me that he's taught you how to cook, but I don't think I can stomach another Maxwell meal." Duo burst out laughing, and Trowa chuckled quietly. "What was that place Quatre mentioned? The one with that waitress?"
"Tailgater's. Yeah, they have great food. And because Wufei and I go there regularly, we have our own table, so we won't have to wait that long."
"They hold a table for you, even if you are not going to be there?" Duo nodded, grinning.
"What can I say? Lizzie loves us!" They both chuckled, and Trowa nodded.
"I'll be there around 5:00."
"Sounds good. I'll see you then, Trowa."
"Bye, Duo." The screen went blank, and Duo walked towards the bathroom, his only intention at the moment just to take a shower and get clean.
It took him a little over an hour until he was showered and his hair was braided and dry. He walked around the house in nothing but his trademark black boxers, whistling some off-beat tune as he cleaned up what little mess littered the apartment.
After that, he watched a little bit of television, turning it off when he realized it was only soap operas and infomercials. He looked at the clock, disappointed that it only said 2:00. "What am I going to do for three hours?" Duo whined to himself.
Ring Ring
Duo looked at the vidphone and went to see who it was. He clicked over the keyboard, and Wufei's face appeared on the screen. Duo's face instantly lit up, and a huge grin broke out over his features. "Wufei!" Although his voice was slightly breathless, Duo didn't care. Even after all this time, Wufei made his heart flutter like a schoolboy's.
"Hey Duo. How are you?" If it was possible, Wufei sounded even more tired than before.
"I would be better if you were here," this caused Wufei to smile slightly, "but I'm surviving." Duo paused, looking at the thin figure on the other side of the screen. "And how are you?" Wufei knew that there were more meanings to that question than just the obvious answer, but Wufei didn't feel like explaining why he had suddenly lost weight. At least, not at the moment.
"I'm fine Duo, really. I'm just a little tired. I will be coming home tomorrow, instead of the next day, because we finished almost everything except some of the paperwork and scout work." This caused Duo's face to light up again, and Duo felt shivers of awaited pleasure running down his spine.
"Really? You'll be home tomorrow?" Wufei loved to see the happiness on his lover's face, and he nodded with as much enthusiasm as he could muster.
"I will be home tomorrow. So make sure that the house is clean or I won't be staying in the bedroom until it is done. Got it?" Wufei gave Duo one of his stern looks, but the amusement in his eyes belied his strict features. Duo tried to look scared, but instead he burst out laughing, which caused his Chinese lover to smile.
"I just cleaned the house this morning, so unless Trowa decides to come in and wreak havoc on everything, I think I should be okay." Wufei was still smiling, but he raised an eyebrow at the mention of Trowa.
"Is Trowa coming over tonight?" Duo nodded.
"Yeah, he's in town so we're going to have dinner. He probably wants to tell me about his circus, and what Quatre is up to these days. You know I won't get a word in edgewise." This caused both men to laugh again.
"Just tell him I say hi, okay?"
"All right, Fei. I love you."
"And I love you, too, Duo. Bye."
"Bye." The screen went dark, and Wufei stared at the screen for several moments.
"Come on, Wufei. We have stuff we need to do." Noin poked her head into Wufei's room, her face showing her concern for her friend. "You know the rumor isn't true...Duo loves you. Heero knows that, and he wouldn't try anything to ruin it." Wufei gave her a half-hearted smile.
"I know. But I just have this feeling, that's all." Noin pursed her lips, and Wufei stood up from his seat at the vidphone. "I get to see him tomorrow, and then I'll know for sure what's going on." Noin nodded.
"Well, let's get going on the paperwork or you won't be going home tomorrow." Wufei made a face.
"There's that much paperwork?" He followed Noin out into the hallway and to the office.
"If we're lucky we might get some sleep before our three o'clock flight tomorrow afternoon." Wufei grumbled something in Chinese and Noin just laughed as they walked into the office where a very large, unsteady pile of paperwork waited on their desks.
Duo walked away from the screen, glancing at the clock. "Only two and a half more hours, and Trowa will be over." He said to himself, glancing at his half-naked state and shrugging. "I should take a nap, or something. At least until he gets here."
Duo crawled onto the couch, curling his body in the spot that Wufei normally sat on. It smelled like him, and Duo fell asleep dreaming of his partner and all of the naughty things he would do to him once he got home.
Two hours later, Duo awoke to knocking on his door. Duo looked at the clock, frowning when it said 4:30, and got up to answer the door, unaware of his disheveled appearance and barely clothed body.
"Heero?" Duo's voice was thick with sleep, and Heero stood there, mouth open and eyes wide at the sight that was before him.
"D-Duo? Did I catch you at a bad time?" Duo frowned, then looked down at himself.
"Oh crap! I forgot!" Duo exclaimed, going back into the apartment and towards his bedroom. "Come on in while I go get changed." Duo was gone for several seconds, and Heero went inside the apartment and closed the door. He could see the icons on the screen of the vidphone, telling Heero that Duo had had a conversation with someone earlier that day.
"Are you planning on doing anything tonight, Duo?" Heero yelled through the apartment. He heard a squawk and a thump, probably Duo falling, before Duo came out of the bedroom, his face a little red and his braid askew.
"Um, yeah, actually. Trowa is coming over, and we're going to Tailgater's. Did you wanna come?" Heero thought about that for a moment before shaking his head.
"No, thank you, though. I don't think I can stomach another night of Lizzie." Duo chuckled, and Heero headed back towards the door. "I will probably call you tomorrow, or something." He opened the door and headed out.
"All right, Heero. I'll talk to you later."
"See ya!" Heero left the apartment, his heart still thumping wildly in his chest from seeing Duo earlier. He saw Trowa coming up the stairs, and Heero waved to the stoic ex-pilot.
"Heero. What brings you here?" Although Trowa's voice was flat, Heero could hear the underlying questions Trowa presented.
"I just stopped by to say hi to Duo, that's all. He invited me along tonight, but I turned it down. Lizzie didn't quite like me very much on our last date." Heero shrugged. Trowa's features were mostly hidden behind his gravity-defying bang, so Heero couldn't quite tell what Trowa was thinking about his choice of wording.
"I hope you have something else to occupy your time tonight. I didn't want to interrupt anything if you and Duo had set something up." Heero shook his head.
"Nah, we didn't set anything up. I just thought I'd catch him on the surprise, or something. Enjoy dinner." With those as his parting words, Heero left the apartment building, the silent eyes of Trowa following him down until he couldn't be seen anymore.
"I wonder what he meant by that..." Trowa said quietly to himself as he made his way to Duo's apartment. He knocked twice, and seconds later Duo answered, his trademark grin on his face.
"Trowa!" They embraced each other in friendly hugs, and Duo ushered the taller man inside the apartment. "I bet you saw Heero on your way up. He just left a few minutes ago." Trowa nodded.
"Yes, I did see him." When Trowa said nothing more, Duo raised an eyebrow.
"I invited him to come along, but last time I took him there, Lizzie thought I was cheating on Wufei with him." Trowa was studying Duo intently, even though his face looked bored. Duo's face turned into a grimace, and he shook his head. "I might have felt something for him in the beginning of the war, but that is definitely over now. I love Wufei, and nothing will change that."
And Trowa believed him. There was no sort of lie in Duo's honest violet eyes. Duo's whole face lit up when he talked about Wufei, his eyes sparkled with the love he felt for the Chinese pilot. Trowa knew from the beginning that the rumors were false, but now he knew from just seeing Duo that they were not only false, but meant to tear apart the happy couple. And Trowa would do anything in his power to stop what evil was doing this to his friends.
"Are you ready to go, Trowa?" Trowa nodded, and they both left the apartment. They went towards the restaurant in Trowa's car, and all the way there Trowa was thinking, 'who would want to tear them apart?'