Chapter Eleven: Out of the Dark and into the Frying Pan

The dark was so dense it was like when you shut your eyes. Another flash of lightning illuminated the room temporarily. Quatre was huddled close to Trowa and Heero stood by the window looking out. A crack of thunder soon followed. Other than that, no one spoke. The silence was starting to aggravate Duo.

"The power went out…" He said lamely.

"And you thought?" Trowa's voice sounded like he was smirking at Duo.

"Well… what should we do?" Duo wondered.

"The servants will take care of it, so don't worry." Quatre reassured.

Another long silence passed and Duo started to daydream to keep himself from rambling.

The guy that was with Yume when Duo saw them on the balcony, resurfaced in duo's mind. Was he Yume's boyfriend? If so, he didn't look like he really deserved her. Wait a second! What the hell was he thinking?! Whether he deserved her or not was none of Duo's business. There was no reason for him to feel jealous. Duo blinked several times in the darkness trying to get his eyes to adjust faster. Or maybe… he was starting to like Yume as more than just a friend? That would explain why he kept thinking about her recently. And what about the way she acted at the library? It seemed to Duo like she was starting to act kind of weird around him. Maybe she was feeling the same way he was!!! Very doubtful though…

Duo sighed and he pictured Yume in his mind. Her shoulder length golden hair and cool blue bangs. She had a really nice figure too. Yume rarely smiled though, but when she did it could make you feel so much closer to her. Still half-daydreaming, Duo could almost feel her lips against his in a passionate kiss. The very warmth of her skin on his body. It was such a shame that he was cursed by the zodiac and she wasn't. Duo sighed again into someone else's mouth and snapped back to reality. Someone really was kissing him!!!

"Mmmf!" Duo shoved the person off of him. "What the hell?!"

Another flash of lightning revealed everyone in their same positions but now all staring at Duo.

"What's wrong Duo?" Quatre asked, concerned.

"The boogie monster or one of Quatre's sisters?" Trowa taunted.

"Hn?" Heero inquired.

"N-nothing." Duo felt himself turning a very deep red.

The power flickered and the lights came back on. Duo sighed in relief.

"Well, we have school tomorrow. Let's get some sleep." Quatre suggested. "Each of you has guest rooms. Or I should say Heero and Duo have a guest room." Quatre gave Trowa a grin. "Duo, yours is down the hall, second door. Heero, yours is the first door."

Heero nodded while Duo stood and walked quickly to his room, then locked the door. His mind was going a million miles per hour. He came to the conclusion that he should stay away from these guys for a while. Also deciding that he would ask Yume about that white haired guy, Duo turned off the lights and crept into bed, only to fall into a restless sleep. He dreamt about his parents, about Yume, and about Heero trying to kill him again because he loved Yume.

Early in the morning, earlier than Duo wished, he got up and left the Winner mansion before the others woke up. It was actually a sunny day and the morning chill forced anyone walking outside to wear a jacket. In fact, it was so cold that Duo could see his breath. Most of the leaves had already fallen from the trees and only a few clung desperately to the barren branches. The report was due tomorrow and Duo felt kind of bad for letting Yume do most of it herself.

Being so early to class, Duo had at least an hour to wait for anyone else to show up to school. Fatigue hit Duo full force. So he laid his head on the desk for a little nap. He started to snore lightly when the classroom sliding door was opened and shut. Duo lifted his head slightly to focus his eyes on the person interrupting his nap. At first glance he nearly had mistaken the person for a girl with short gray hair and purple eyes. They smiled warmly to Duo.

"Good morning. I wasn't expecting someone besides me to be here so early." He said in a quiet voice.

"Huh? I've never seen you in here before." Duo mumbled groggily.

"I just transferred to the A division, that's why I'm here so early. I'm Yuki Sohma." Yuki explained.

"Sohma? Does that mean you're related to Kyou, Shigure, Hatori, and Akito?" Duo noticed Yuki flinch at Akito's name.

Yuki nodded. "I'm surprised you've met them… but that must mean you're Duo Maxwell." Yuki confirmed.

"Yeah, what of it?"

Yuki's eyes narrowed. "I am cursed by the zodiac, along with several other members of my family." Yuki paused, still giving Duo a cold look. "You should avoid the Sohma family at all cost."

"What?!" Duo raised an eyebrow.

"Just avoid the Sohma family and it's dark curse at all costs." Yuki said in a final tone.

After that, Duo tried to get information out of Yuki but Yuki refused to say anything more on the matter. The homeroom class started to slowly fill up as the time passed. And once again, Duo had another thing to think about on his plate.

TO BE CONTINUED

Thanks Soul of the Green Dragon, I do try and get my chapters out quickly. But sometimes too quickly Any input at all?