Author: aomurasakiai
Warnings: Cross dressing, Shounen ai, Fluff, Sap, Angst, AU, OOC-ness
Pairings: 1+2+1
Spoilers: None
Rating: PG-13
*Everything above may be
subject to change*
Duo Maxwell unconsciously straightened his black uniform when he saw Moriyama High School in sight. He had moved to Japan from America when he was 10, after his parents died in a car accident. His father had been drunk at the time and ran right into a tree. His uncle, Howard, was a successful mechanic and his business connections had brought him to Japan to work within the huge car companies. Uncle Howard was the only family he had left and so Duo duly ended up in one of the largest cities in the country.
He wasn't complaining though; he loved the atmosphere here. Duo hadn't exactly had the greatest parents in the world, so he lived for his friends and the other people around him. He needed close contact and the feeling of… just the feeling that only another person could give you.
Love.
But the love from his friends and his uncle just wasn't enough anymore. He craved the kind of love that a soul mate could give. He hated to sound corny but he craved someone special in his life. He knew that with his good looks and irresistible charm, it wouldn't be difficult to attract more than half the young female population of the city (like he had done in the past). Only problem was … he was gay. As much as he cared about his female friends, it just wasn't the same and he had yet to find a guy he was interested in.
Duo made his way into Takara-sensei's room and took his seat in the center row. He loved the teachers and the students at Moriyama but the work frustrated him everyday. It was incredibly hard due to the fierce competition of the Japanese education system and his tutors served no help to him, only to put him to sleep.
Even now, he was spacing out while Takara-sensei made an announcement about a new student who would be joining them shortly. Duo began to doodle on his scrap paper with his head propped up in his hand until he heard the door slide open. Half-knowing that it must be the new student, he glanced up and his mouth dropped open, his pencil slipping from his loose hold and rolling off the desk. Wide violet eyes continued to stare fixedly at the girl who walked in.
//The new girl? Must be. But… but why am I…?//
She was carrying a school bag over her shoulder and had short unruly hair that fell across her eyes. From what Duo could see, she had a really delicate face like an angel's, even though a stern expression marred it. He looked around the room and saw that the new girl had attracted everyone's undivided attention. The boys appeared to be looking forward to meeting with her and the girls were whispering amongst themselves. Facing the front again, the braided teen swallowed as he saw that the girl was staring at him.
"Aiko Kohana desu," she introduced, her gaze unwavering as if she was only talking to *him*.
"Yoroshiku." Takara-sensei smiled and patted her shoulder.
"Welcome to Trigonometry, Aiko. Let us find you a seat." She glanced around the classroom while Duo held his breath, hoping that Aiko would be placed in the empty seat beside him and inwardly thankful that the seating arrangement was made up of rows with multiple pairs of desks aligned in each. She would be sitting the closest to him… Duo could feel his heart pounding, which he found incredibly odd. No girl ever affected him this way before. He'd thought he was gay… Maybe he was bi instead?
"Let's put you next to Kiyoshi-kun." Takara-sensei decided and Duo's shoulders slumped in disappointment, his head sinking onto the desk while the aforementioned boy brightened with joy.
Heero shot a glare at the teacher beside him in annoyance. This was going to complicate things unless he did something. Raising his hand up behind Takara-sensei, he closed his eyes for an instant before opening them and letting his hand fall to his side again, making the whole motion unnoticeable to anyone who wasn't paying close attention.
"Or hmm… you can sit next to Maxwell-kun if you like." Heero nodded in agreement and this time Kiyoshi slumped his shoulders. He made his way to the empty chair where Duo still had his head down on the desk, completely unaware of when Heero slid into the adjacent seat and placed his school bag on the floor.
"Aiko, if you have any questions please ask Maxwell-kun." Takara-sensei told Heero before turning her attention to the slightly depressed boy.
"Maxwell-kun? Maxwell-kun." Heero nudged the boy next to him and Duo jerked up guiltily. Takara-sensei shook her head and sighed.
"Maxwell-kun, please help Aiko-san if she needs it ok?" Duo looked confused for a moment before he realized that the new girl was sitting right next to him.
"Ah… Hai!" he quickly replied before smacking himself upside the head in his mind.
//What a complete baka! I made myself looks like a fool in front of her already…// Duo inclined his head slightly to the girl next to him and gave a sheepish smile. She just nodded back before facing forward as Takara-sensei instructed the class to open their Trigonometry books to Chapter 3. Duo, still nervous with Aiko sitting next to him, flipped through his book quickly to find the right page and received a paper cut due to his haste. When he found it, he realized that Aiko was leaning a bit *too* close to him.
"Na-Nani, Aiko-san?" Duo barely uttered.
"No books yet," was the curt reply and Duo immediately pushed his book closer to her, placing it in the middle of the two desks.
//All right! I admit she is… pretty… But her personality is nothing like the other girls I've met.// Duo thought to himself as he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He looked up briefly and saw that Takara-sensei was explaining the trigonometric functions so he quickly got a fresh new sheet of paper and scribbled down a quick note. Duo would pay attention to the lesson being taught later, knowing that he wouldn't miss that much anyway.
Heero wanted to groan… loudly. As a guardian angel of Japan, he not only watched over the people but also had been listening in on lessons taught by innumerable teachers from the mere basics to college-level and beyond. He was sure that he'd heard *this* lesson on the trigonometric functions about a million times and he knew the whole thing backwards and forwards.
//Must bear with this. I still haven't figured out what is so special about *him*.// Heero shot a glance at the braided boy beside him and noticed a folded piece of paper with writing on it that Duo was trying to inconspicuously hide under his elbow.
~~~
Mind if I see your schedule?
And name's Duo Maxwell. (Yes, I'm American… so American introduction!)
~~~
Heero looked up at the other teen and received a small nervous smile. Quickly he reached into his school bag and retrieved the schedule he'd gotten at registration. Handing it to Duo, he watched with suppressed amusement as violet eyes widened.
Duo was shocked. Aiko had *every* class he did!
//Unreal…//
Giving it back to her, Duo tried not to grin too broadly. He didn't usually believe in fate or destiny, but maybe just this one time…
"Understand?" There was murmur of agreement and Duo cursed. He should have paid more attention because Takara-sensei always assigned an in-class assignment to make sure that everyone *really* understood. And the in-class assignment was always done in pairs… Duo groaned inwardly.
"All right, do the problems on page 304 and turn them in by the end of the period. I'll write your homework on the board in the meantime. Take note of it," Takara-sensei said before turning to the board. The murmuring grew louder as everyone got to work. Duo turned to Aiko, who was looking a bit puzzled.
"We're suppose to work in pairs for this assignment," Duo explained. She just nodded and waited until he got out some paper. Duo quickly wrote his name across the top and gave his lead pencil to Aiko so she could do the same.
Heero took the offered pencil from Duo but not before their fingers brushed and a shock went through his body. The feelings within him were growing. Just what control did this human have on him? And *how*? The unruly haired guardian angel glanced over at the other boy while he wrote "his name" underneath Duo's. The braided boy was biting his lower lip as he looked over the problems they had to do.
"Ne Aiko-san," Duo suddenly blurted out. "Do you know what to do?" he asked, pointing to the book. Heero just blinked at him, slightly surprised. Duo just let out a sheepish chuckle.
"Math's not my forte." Heero slowly nodded in understanding. He wrote out the first problem and explained what they had to do, much like how Takara-sensei and other high school math teachers had done in the past. Duo listened with interest and smiled as he began to understand. It was simpler than he'd thought.
Soon they had finished the assignment, right when the bell rang. Gathering his book, Duo handed in their work to Takara-sensei who smiled at him.
"Arigato Maxwell-kun. I've never seen you so engrossed with math before." Duo's cheeks colored lightly.
"Hai… I really understood the lesson. Aiko-san was a big help," he said, while eyeing the aforementioned girl standing behind him.
"That's good, Maxwell-kun. Just keep it up." He nodded before walking out the door, hoping to get to his next class before the passing bell rang again. Halfway down the hall to History, he halted and smacked himself on the forehead.
//You baka! Aiko has the same schedule as you! Wouldn't it be best that *you* be the one to escort her to her next class?!//
Checking his watch and noting that there was still time, Duo spun around just to crash into Aiko herself.
"Aiko-san! Su-Sumimasen!" He quickly bowed to her.
"Daijoubu," she said, reassuring him.
"I was just looking for you," Duo began but couldn't continue when Aiko started to talk.
"Aa. Since I have all the classes you do, it's logical to just follow you." The speechless braided boy stood there. It seemed like she'd read his mind or something. Duo nodded and resumed his walk to History class with Aiko falling into step beside him. He was confused though as he glanced sideways at the girl.
//How… did she know that I have the same classes as her? Weird…//
tbc…