Miss Cupid: Chapter 3

Author: Freya

Disclaimer: Not mine, sue not that brat who wrote this points to self

Setting: A random highschool somewhere in the U S of A.

Warnings: A/U, Shounen-ai, 1x2x1 fluff, probably OOC (it's A/U, expect no less) and attempt at humor.

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"What!?" Duo said sounding confused and a just a bit angry. "What do you mean 'who am I?' Just who are you?"

Heero snorted. "Why in the hell should I tell you if you're gonna to cop that kind of attitude?"

They paused for a second and took a moment to breathe. Duo looked at the boy, noting Heero had on jock-ish clothing. He wore the big blue jeans that fell half-way down his ass, the over-sized black hoodie to cover his would-be exposed boxer shorts, the more-expensive-then-your-house sneakers, and all that jazz. If Relena was as good as Hilde said she was then this most definitely wasn't his guy.

"Look," Duo said sounding much more calm and pleasant. "Sorry about that. I'm just... "

Heero rose a brow when Duo stopped. So a punk-ass kid actually had the guts to apologize to someone just after snapping at them? Heero felt like smiling about that but didn't. Then he noticed what Duo was holding in his hand.

"May I see that?" Heero asked in a soft, almost polite tone. Duo's gut clenched at the sound of the other boy's voice. Sexy couldn't even begin to describe what he thought of it.

Though he felt reluctant, Duo gave in and handed over his index card to the curious male who stood before him. It came as no surprise to Duo when Heero's eyes shot up. That's basically what always happened when someone found out that he was into guys. Next to follow the eyes was the 'eww, you're GAY!', the long ass speech about why his sexuality was wrong, and the 'stay the hell away from me or I'll catch your weirdness.' Yet again, he was prepared for the ignorance of screwed over teens, lucky him (sarcastic)

"God, Relena's such a sucker," Heero's gruff voice spoke out in a exasperated tone.

Duo jumped in surprise, not expecting the words that flew from Heero's lips to have anything to do with Relena. "W-what?"

"She sympathizes for homosexuals so much she doesn't even realize which assholes fake it," Heero said then began ripping the card apart.

"Hey, stop that! That was my date you jerk."

Heero rolled his eyes and threw the shredded card off to the side. "I know, and this 'jerk' just saved you from it."

Duo screamed and stomped his foot, grabbing the attention of everyone within a fifty foot radius. "Saved!? Because I'm gay, right!?"

Heero latched onto Duo's shoulders and held him still so he'd calm down. The sudden touch of Heero's large masculine hands squeezing his tense shoulders made him down-right weak in the knees. He stared right in between Yuy's open arms and found the sudden urge to bury himself in them. He shook that thought off in an instant and realized he was nearly in tears. This jock-boy wasn't his date. He didn't even know this boy's name; his sexuality.

Everyone began to walk off slowly and turned their face away quickly once Heero shot them a cold glare.

The dark haired boy then turned his face back to Duo's. "Calm down, he's not worth it. That dick-head's a real playboy," Heero whispered seriously to the braided boy. Duo wasn't impressed, despite the sincerity Heero's eyes held. Pretty blue eyes weren't going to fool him. He wasn't nearly as dumb as people thought he was.

"What are you now, God? How the hell do you know that?"

Heero removed his hands from Duo's shoulders then turned around half way so his side was facing Duo. His arms were crossed. "That is personal."

"Ah," Duo choked out due to his current mood. Tonight was supposed to be a happy night with the boyfriend he never had before. He swallowed hard, feeling that sting all the way down his throat that told you yeah, you're about to cry mister. In spite of all that was going wrong at the moment, he smiled and nodded at Heero as his way of thanking him. Then he turned away once his tears finally surfaced.

Heero nearly had a panic attack once he heard Duo's first sob. It wasn't as if he hadn't heard or seen boys cry before, just not in this kind of situation. He didn't think the truth would affect Duo this badly. Then Heero figured that the saddened teen must not've been used to dating due to their mostly straight school.

Heero placed a shaky hand on the other boy's shoulder and Duo turned sharply. This wasn't what Heero would've normally done, but right now his date was forty minutes late and he really did feel sorry for Duo. Swallowing his manly pride, Heero laced one arm around Duo's shoulders and cracked a weak smile at him. "Lets go. I'll buy you a cheese burger or something."

On reflex, Duo wrapped his arms tightly around Heero, nearly squeezing the breath out of him, than smiled in spite of his tears. "Thank you... uh... "

"Hee.. ro Yuy," the other male managed to get out, though he couldn't really breathe at the moment. "Uh... y-you mind?"

"Oh." Duo took a step back and rubbed the back of his head nervously. "I scared you didn't I, Heero?" Duo said with a semi-amused look on his face just after he finished wiping away the last of his tears.

Heero brushed his cloths off with an irritated frown on his face. This was probably the stupidest thing he'd ever done. Damn his empathetic ways to hell, he thought. "Yes. If you squeezed any harder you would've fractured my rib cage."

"That's not what I meant," Duo said walking along side of Heero once he got moving. "You know."

"No, I don't know." Heero pulled a huge wad of cash out of his pocket. Hey, Relena, Dorothy, any other rich prep, they were all alike, nice personality or not. He expected to spend about a hundred-some dollars at a five star restaurant, then spend about four-hundred dollars on a shopping spree at the mall (some date huh?) Perhaps even more if they wanted to hang out at the pier. Damn rich girls and their chronic shopping addiction.

Heero looked at Duo who smiled at him warmly. That smile, he sure did recover fast after that awkward outburst. Damn, Duo sure could have one hell of a hissy-fit. Heero warned himself to be careful of this one.

"By the way," Heero said once he'd finished counting up all his money. Five hundred was what he had to kill, or perhaps not. Since he was going to be hanging out with another guy this evening, he knew his precious cash wouldn't be going anywhere near malls or whatnot. At least he hoped not. In any case, since he wasn't accompanied by a shop-o-holic he'd have plenty of time and money to waste that night. Might as well know a few basic things about his new partner in crime. "What is your name?"

"Duo," the punk blurted out so suddenly. "Duo Maxwell."

"Maxwell... you mean the church?"

Duo blushed, completely embarrassed that he'd been found that soon. He didn't know why it was so embarrassing, it was his choice to live at Maxwell church after all. He just assumed Heero had a loving family waiting for him to come home sometime that evening.

"You don't have to be embarrassed. I'm in foster care." Duo assumed wrong. He knew foster parents could suck ass, therefore he stayed at the church since he kept making himself purposely get sent back.

"O-oh," Duo stammered out. "Really?"

Heero nodded, then turned his attention toward the pier. There were festivities going on that night due to it being a holiday weekend. He thought Duo would like going there. If nothing else the food was really good. It felt strange to him, just blurting the fact that he was a foster baby out to some stranger he just met so suddenly. It must've been the whole crying thing. Those kind of things really got to Heero, though he'd take that admission straight to the grave with him. He didn't even know this boy for an hour and already Duo Maxwell had quite an impact on him.

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"Damn, this stuff is good," Duo said after just swallowing a large bite of a super-sized double-bacon cheese burger with onions and pickles. Heero sweet-dropped and watched as his company inhale his food like a void into the next dimension. Good thing the night shift had waiters, as opposed to the day shift which he hated working with a passion. Why this place didn't have waiters during the day was beyond him. Why a fast food joint had waiters at all baffled him. Probably just to make this place more money or something.

Duo finished that huge burger on the forth or fifth bite. Maxwell church obviously wasn't wealthy enough to get decent portions of food for the kids. Either that or Duo's stomach was a bottomless pit. He actually hoped it was the later after awhile, watching Duo scarf down his food like a monster was actually amusing. Boy did he need to get out more often.

"Order and eat to your liking. Odin Lowe's a rich man and this place serves cheap food." Heero patted the wallet in his pants pocket then looked down at his own finished meal. He decided to order a little more. Hell, he was in the company of another guy. Modesty wasn't needed now, it was just a stupid habit he formed against his will.

"That's your foster dad!? I heard he was a convicted felon at one time."

Heero snorted. "He was, but since he had a good lawyer he was able to get off easy."

"After he... ?"

"Politicians are nothing but crooks. Everyone knows that."

"True." Duo ordered a second helping of food after getting the okay from Heero. He was drowning his sorrows in a sea of fast food and felt down right pathetic. Then again, Yuy didn't seem so bad. Heero just may have been an orphan just like himself. Perhaps his real parents were disgusting and abusive. In any case, the boy that sat across from him at the small- circular-outdoor-food-court table knew the troubles of adoption. However, Heero was rich and Duo was poor. The long haired boy should've been bloody jealous, but he wasn't. He was too engrossed in the looks, actions and personality of his new jock buddy. Heero Yuy was drop-dead gorgeous, not to mention he was a really nice guy so far. Duo was dreaming right now, he had to be (if he lived in my world he would be.)

"Life sucks and then you die I guess," said Duo. Then their waiter brought Duo a box of fries. "Hey, would you laugh if I stuck one of these up my nose?"

"No," Heero said sipping the soda that was right by his arm. "But you're gonna do it anyway, aren't you?"

"At school, I always do it for my friend, Hilde," Duo said with an amused voice and a face full of fries.

Heero's brows rose. "Schbeiker?"

"I guess you'd know her. She does the morning announcements, is head of the Student Advisory Board, and was this school's best goalie for the ice hockey team," he added that last part in proudly since he could remember helping her get to that point. "Hilde-girl's been my best friend forever."

"I remember her from elementary school," Heero chimed in. "A lot of kids used to pick on her."

Heero asked the waiter for their check. He almost didn't want to know what to bill was or how much of a tip he owed.

Duo stared down at his empty french fry box sadly. "They still do. It's mostly because she's a lesbian now. But, if I know my Hilde I know she's damn well better at letting those kind of insults slide then I am."

The bill Heero paid actually didn't turn out to be so bad, even though it was over thirty dollars. Then he thought of what Duo was saying before. His friend was a real trooper. "She doesn't fight them."

"Not on campus, her parents would give her hell. But, if I recall she said something like 'stupid fights were only meant for stupid people.' She was basically saying it was dumb to fight on school grounds, but everywhere else.... do not mess with her."

"Hn." Heero couldn't quite agree with that one. He'd gotten into plenty of 'stupid fights' and he didn't consider himself stupid. It was a better idea not to fight in school, even though that's where screw-balls like to pick on who they think are 'the small people' the most.

"Is there anything else you want to do, Duo?"

Duo's eyes widened at the simple question. Heero wanted to do more? Even after Duo had practically tossed his money straight into hell with his depressive appetite? Something was sure different about that Heero boy.

"Are you starting to consider this a date, Heero-buddy?" Duo asked, almost as if he were challenging Heero.

The prussian eyed one stared at what was a complete stranger only about an hour ago. He didn't really have an answer for that. Hell, he didn't, nor did he ever have a firm grasp on just what his sexuality was. He always assumed that he liked girls, yet having Duo around was giving him a feeling. A really good feeling actually. And hell, spending over thirty dollars on food rather then 'that cute shirt' was a major plus. He offered Duo his arm and looked out toward the pier's festivities.

"Who knows, Maxwell? You might just get lucky."

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A/N: Awww hell, not as funny as the last two chapters, but the next one will more then make up for this chap's fluff (sap XP) I gots a plan see, and it involves.... well I really can't tell you that right now, can I? Let's just say it's evil in a funny sort of way. Next chap, festivities! A spring festival at a pier! Perhaps our boys will play some whack-a-mole, ride on da rolly-coaster, or maybe the ever cliché -cough- -cough- tunnel of... yeah =P

I'm in such a yaoi-ful mood. My friend Shera got Gravitation on DVD! The dub voices reek, but otherwise I was so happy to finally see it in English!!! Gravi = yaoi-tastic love (sex) -drooooool- I wonder if anyone besides me can see the potential in Duo and Shuichi Shindou becoming a couple. That'd be so crazy LOL. Heero and Yuki would be dead jealous and they know it ;)

Not BETA-read so please try to understand why I probably left about a thousand mistakes in there . Oh well. And now -turns on a radio, pulls down a rope, and watches as GW bishie plush toys fall over all who have reviewed- "It's raining men, everybody!!" XD

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sophisticatedshoes- So enthusiastic to get my bum in gear are ye? Good! It shows you like whatever the hell I'm doing here. Thanks for reviewing yet again -bows-

Angel Reid- -bows, then praises to a frighteningly large extent- Duo and da Yuy doing funky things with each other.... one word, yum! Great, now my train of thought is becoming lost o.o; Not that that's a bad thing. At least it's getting lost in a nice place -grins all naughty like-

Cyrrer- I should've but my BETA-reader was taking too long (no offense Lita, unlike me you've probably got a life) Also -bows- you like my work, and therefore I think you rule. Now I feel all happy and whatnot :)

Dragonheart287- It's probably the line I'll end up using if I ever meet a nice girl at school. Duo shall make you laugh more, woman!! He's a crazy mofo!! Mwa ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Glad to see you're reading AND reviewing cuz -hugs and bows because now you deserve worship too!-

Meepu- Questionable are they? -ponders- Hey, you're right! They are, aren't they? LMAO, well, just stick with us and we'll all find out whether Relena's little "mistake" will have been a good thing.... or not! -bows to you too- Thanks for the review!

Lita Pern- Eeep, sorry! I knew I should've waited, but I am very impatient. I've got to finish this fic before the end of August. So yeah, I need to make hurried updates. I hope you'll forgive me. Thanks for putting up with me so far -hugs-

Ink2- Dorothy's the only other person I could think of o.o; As for the other G-boys, I don't think they will. They may get mentions, but that's about it. -bows- Reviewed again! Yaaay!! I feel hearted =)

JC Maxwell-Yuy- -bows- And continued I did. Thanks for reading =D

Shera-girl- Define what you mean by "blow" his "head" XD Damn, first the hot-like-sex review, now "blowing heads" off. You people want yaoi-gasmic lemonade don't ya? Nah, can't do that (sorry, hates me XP) Pissed? I thought you didn't swear, Shera! Finally you loosen up! A vacation was just what you needed XD Welcome to Gundam Wing yaoi -hugs and bows for the review-

camillian- Lena knows he's a guy (look back to chapter one, she calls him 'Mr.' Maxwell) Thanks for the review! Happy to hear that it's interesting -bows and bows again-

Dark Kaizer Ken-Wolf- Hi hi =) Thanks for the review!! Here was the update, and here -bows to you- is your complimentary bow!

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Final Note: First chap had 7 reviews, this chap had 11! Can the next one have 15? (or more!?) I crave feedback so much it's not even funny... but you can laugh anyway because I am LOL.