Just a quick note I wanted to say: Some of you are already aware of my "moments" but I will explain them anyway. When I have a "moment" (that's creative... ::sweatdrop::) I really feel like writing. When I haven't had one for a long time (maybe a week to 10 days) I force myself to write. If I'm not in one of these "moments", my chapters don't always turn out so well. That was the case in the last chapter. I was forcing myself to start the fic because I needed to at least start to untangle all the strings of this fic in my head. I needed a guideline. But it wasn't such a wonderful guideline, but hey, it worked. I'm getting it all sorted out. Thank you for being so patient with me.

I'm sorry for the extra long wait, but I have excuses! Number one: Trying to get myself ready for school which starts next week. Number two: No inspiration... my muses died or something. Number three: My internet broke down for a good part of this week. Number four: was being stupid and wouldn't let me post this right away...

Warnings: Nothing...

Disclaimers: See first chapter

Trust Me

Chapter 2: A Glimpse of the Past

"Hi, Heero!"

Said boy paused, mid step and turned. He kept back a scowl. "What is it, Relena?" he asked her impatiently. He was in the lunchroom on his way outside when the girl called.

Relena flipped her long blonde hair over her right shoulder melodramatically and smiled, her large blue eyes sparkling. "Just wanted to say hi," she replied simply.

'As if she could come up with an answer that WASN'T simple,' Heero thought with amusement. "Hi," he droned and turned to leave.

Her grin slipped from her lips and she followed him. "Wait, Heero!" she called. His quick steps had taken him to the door already. He stopped and turned again, waiting for her. She stopped in front of him and started fidgeting. "Well, I was just wondering if you might want to... Hang out or something later?" she asked hopefully.

Heero turned fully around to face her. He'd dealt with this before. "Why do you continuously wish to be around me?" He wondered if she caught that when she was silent for a moment.

"Well, I just want to get to know you more, that's all." She smiled again.

Heero looked around in a bored gesture and sighed. "Look, Relena, there is nothing about me that I would want you to know about." He turned his eyes, cold and emotionless back to hers. "I wouldn't want to warp the mind of an innocent girl like you," he concluded in a low voice. He then whirled and left the building, leaving her a little confused and sad behind him.

Duo, who had been listening on the other side of the door smirked. "Who's that?" he asked when Heero came out.

Heero hesitated, wondering why Duo was talking to him. "That's Relena Darlian." He started to wander up the hill behind the school into the shade of a favored tree that was at the top.

Duo followed him. "And how long has she been hot on you?" he asked in a light tone.

Heero sighed quietly when Duo didn't leave. "Since elementary school," he answered. "Why are you following me?"

Duo shrugged. "I don't know... I guess it's because you spared me from being beaten to within an inch of my life. I still don't know anybody here, anyway," he replied, standing next to Heero, who sat with his back against the tree.

"I guess that's alright with me, until you find some new friends." He watched the rest of the students in his lunch period playing various sports and lounging around below him at the base of the hill.

Duo followed his gaze. His eyes finally landed on Relena. He snorted. "She looks a little upset," he pointed out. She was sitting on a bench with a few friends surrounding her, comforting her. She wasn't crying, but her head was bowed sadly. He heard Heero chuckle and continued, "Do you like her?"

Heero shook his head without hesitation. "No, never have, never will. You seem interested in her, do you like her?" Heero asked in return.

Duo sat down. "No..." he muttered. "You see, I'm not really... interested in... girls..." He fidgeted nervously.

Heero glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and quirked an eyebrow, although Duo didn't see. He thought with amusement that Duo must be blushing down to his very toes. "Are you straight, Duo?" he asked bluntly.

Duo looked up at him in surprise. He stared for a moment or two before looking back down and fiddling with the end of his braid. "Well... No..." he mumbled. That embarrassed blush crept across his face again.

Heero shrugged. "Don't worry about it, I don't care if you're straight or not."

Duo let out a quiet sigh of relief. He hadn't really intended to tell Heero that he was gay, but he asked...

The tone sounded a few minutes later, calling everyone inside for their next class.

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After school as Heero stalked silently along the wall of the school in order to avoid being bumped into, he heard the sound of Duo's happy voice behind him. "Hey, Heero!" he greeted.

Heero didn't lift his eyes from the grass in front of him, but mumbled a return hello.

Duo was now walking beside him like they had been friends for a long time. "Do you walk home?" he asked, shoving his hands into the pockets of his blue jeans. It was a nice day for walking. The autumn sun beat steadily down on them, yet a cool breeze stroked their skin soothingly.

Heero shook his head. "I drive," he replied.

"That's cool... Normally I drive too, but my car is being screwy and it's in the shop." He laughed a little nervously. "Actually, I'm not sure how I'm to get home. My parents work, so I guess I can't exactly count on them to pick me up..." He quieted, thinking.

Heero stopped in the parking lot next to a small sports car. "Do you want me to give you a lift?" he offered.

Duo blinked at him. "Um... If you wouldn't mind... I guess so." He smiled a little. Heero motioned for him to get in as he opened the driver's door. Duo did so and observed the inside of the car. Heero had hung little pentacles or skulls and other strange little trinkets all over the place. The steering wheel had a short stick that Heero had attatched to it. "What's that for?" Duo asked, motioning to it.

Heero tapped it with his forefinger as he started the car. "Nothing, really." He then pulled the seatbelt over his shoulder and clicked it into place. He didn't watch to see if Duo did the same.

Duo nodded and they pulled out of the parking lot. "Left here," he said. Heero turned left by holding the little stick and turning the wheel that way with one hand. Duo watched him push a button on the stereo and loud, heavy metal music pounded in his ears. Heero turned it down a little so Duo could give him directions.

They didn't talk much throughout the drive to Duo's house, and when they arrived, Duo thanked him before getting out of the car. He turned around and leaned in the open window to ask one last thing, "Do you live far from here?"

Heero shook his head. "Not really, only about a mile that way," he replied, jerking his thumb to his right.

Duo nodded. "Ok, just wondering how much trouble I'd caused you." He grinned and turned around, lifting a hand in a good-bye gesture as he walked up to his door.

Heero smiled a little and shook his head. He watched to make sure that Duo got into his house all right before reluctantly leaving to go to his own home.

When he got there, he parked his car in the driveway and went inside. He glanced around the downstairs quickly before hurrying upstairs and into his room. He could only assume his mother was out. He hoped his "not-quite-official-step-dad" was working or something. He listened intently for any indication that anyone else was home before going upstairs cautiously. When he reached his bedroom door, standing on a welcome mat that said "Screw off!", he heard a floorboard creak from down the hall. He jumped and flung himself into his room. He quickly set all his locks that lined his door up and down which he had installed himself when he was 14.

He backed away from the door and strained his ears for another sound other than that of his own heart thumping loudly in his chest. He swallowed hard and backed up further until he bumped into the foot of his bed. He let his backpack slide off his shoulder and onto the bed as he watched the door.

He bit back a yelp when the doorknob turned silently and slowly. It didn't go very far since the door was locked. It returned to it's former position and Heero let out a shaky sigh of relief.

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Ok... short, I know, but I wanted it to end there.

And I wanted to just do this thing with the Arigatos so I don't always have to reply to every single one. Here's the deal - If you want a reply (like if you ask a question or something) just say so in your review. At the end just say Reply or WBS or something. (FYI: WBS means write back soon).

Thanks much!

Ku