Heero moved swiftly toward what he believed to be a woman's voice and stopped suddenly when he saw the woman he had seen earlier standing in front of several large metal balls, similar to the one he himself had just fought. Heero watched in awe as the young woman defeated the offending objects and as he did so realization suddenly hit him. This area that he was currently trapped in was blocked off for a reason. The people that remained in the barrier were obviously doing a training of sorts and he had somehow been left inside. Sighing heavily at the understanding that he wasn't in any real danger and that he could get out he walked toward the woman now resting against a tree, having defeated the training mechanisms.
"Excuse me," Heero said in an almost polite voice, trying not the startle the woman. "Could you lift the barrier?" Heero continued getting right to the point.
The dark haired girl looked up at him showing that she wasn't much older than him. Her eyes showed her surprise. "Oh, wow, yes. I'm so sorry I had no idea you were in here. Here, I'll walk you to the mansion," the dark haired woman replied lifting herself from the tree and moving toward the man in front of her. The boy's body seemed to be relaxed, but she could tell that he was on the defense as she noticed his eyes scanning the area. He stood very still as she approached and only his eyes moved as she passed him. Her back to him she heard him turn and follow her to the entrance of the mansion. Once reaching the point where the barrier was held she brought up her hand and pressed against the device attached to her wrist. The girl in front of him walked through where the barrier once was and u p to the mansion's back door. Heero followed as the woman turned toward him and held out her hand. "Well here we are, by the way my name's Kitty, what's yours?"
"I'm Heero."
"Okay Heero dinner is in a few minutes I best be going, I'll see you at dinner okay?" She waved her hand at Heero and turned to leave. Heero did the same walking to the foyer and up the stairs.
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Duo forced himself off the bed. His body throbbed in protest, but he was hungry and he wasn't going to stay in bed forever. He stood at the foot of his bed for a few moments gathering his energy and making sure his legs could hold him up. Sure that he wasn't going to fall the braided boy started to walk to the other bed where Heero had placed their belongings. Rummaging through one of the bags he sounded a triumphant 'ah-ha!'. Pulling the clothes he had found onto the bed he began to shed what little clothing he had on. Standing stark naked he pulled on a fresh pair of boxers, followed by a pair of loose jeans and a slightly oversized t-shirt that read 'PICK-ME UP Coffee shop "1-800-expresso" (a/n: yeah, I was wearing that when I wrote this). Satisfied with his outfit he ventured out of his new room, barefoot, to find some food.
Duo crept down the grand staircase that lead to the foyer and was surprised to find it deserted. Come to think of it the whole house seemed to be kind of empty. He knew, though, that when he had arrived there were quite a few people staying in the house. Is ears perked at the sound of voices and he followed the muffled sound down a long corridor. Breathing a frustrated sigh as the voices faded Duo decided to venture on in hopes of finding something to eat. Ten minutes later he had checked several rooms only to come up empty handed. The braided boy dropped to the floor against the wall in some hallway, he had no idea where, hungrier than ever. Frowning he rubbed his aching calves and winced as he brushed against his stitches. Duo leaned his head back and was about to call for Heero when something caught his hear. The sound of laughter and talking traveled down the hall and Duo slowly rose to follow it. The noise grew and Duo was happy to find himself standing in front of the huge entrance to what seemed to be the dining hall. Several table were set up and people sat eating varies types of food while engrossed in different conversations. Duo scanned the room and found an empty seat next to a guy that looked to be nineteen. He was tall and a huge bang hung over his face covering one of his eyes. Duo sat across from the young man and only then realized that the table was empty save himself and the man. It was then that Duo noticed the young man's agitated fidgeting. The man's posture was impeccable and did nothing to hide his height, he must have been at least 6"3. Duo looked up at the boy's emerald green eyes and smiled in an attempt to make the boy more comfortable. His attempts failed and only seemed to make the silent teenager more frustrated and his green eyes settled on his plate. A frown settled on the boy's features that made him look very intimidating. Duo looked at the plate that seemed to be the source of the tall guy's unhappiness and suppressed a grimace. On the boy's plate sat a heart. Not human mind you, it was mu8ch too large for that. Blood oozed to all sides of the plate and the organ made a squishy sound before the boy took hold of his knife and fork beside his plate and started to cut into the heart. This caused even more blood to leak from the red mass of muscle and Duo was shocked to see the young man bring the pieces he had cut up to his mouth and slide it in his mouth. Although the sight of the person sitting across from him chewing on a piece of heart that was obviously raw and seemed fresh was creepy Duo couldn't help the growl that escaped his stomach. He was hungry, granted he wasn't hungry enough to eat a raw heart, he still could have gone for some steak or a burger. As if someone had been reading his mind a person came up beside him and set down a plate containing a fully loaded burger and fries. Duo's mouth watered as the meal was set in front of him. He dug right in and completely forgot about the heart-eating boy across from him.
Heero jogged to his room to get Duo before dinner ended. He was sure that his companion was hungry and hoped he would make it for dinner in time. Reaching their room he slide the door open and called Duo's name in the dark. Receiving no answer he walked over to the bed that Duo should have been resting in and found it very empty. Confused, Heero continued to call out Duo's name. His calling was to no avail as he soon found that Duo was defiantly not in the room. Worried, he rushed to the dining room in hope to find Duo there. On his way he reached out his mind to Duo's, but knew that while the boy ate it was impossible to reach him. When Duo ate he focused entirely on his food and Heero had come to find out that it he was quite unreachable through the mind and sometimes you couldn't get him to notice you if you were standing right in front him. Food had that effect on Duo. Anyway, after several failed attempts to connect with Duo Heero was sure that the coy had found the dining room and was filling his stomach.
Duo varnished off the last morsel of food on his plate before he realized that someone was staring at him. Lifting his head he saw emerald eyes watching him intensely. Suddenly getting very self conscious Duo reached his hand behind his head for a nervous scratch, trying his best to smile. "Hi," said the braided youth extending his free hand. "I'm Duo, what's your name?"
The tall man raised his eyebrows and slowly brought out his hand. "Trowa."
Duo let out a breath of relieve, he was hoping to make friends, but everyone else seemed to already found all the friends they cared to have. Shaking Trowa's hand happily his nervousness disappeared and was quickly replaced with the excitement of finding a new friend. He moved his hand from his head to the table and decided he should stop shaking his unknowing newfound friend's hand and crossed it over with his other hand and leaned across the table. Trowa continued to look at him with a raised eyebrow but Duo didn't seem to notice. "So tell me, is this like a school or something? I don't know anything about this place and the people seem, um, well ya know... not quite normal. No offense or anything," Duo said in a rush. "I don't mean it in a bad way or anything. I mean I'm not really nor-"
Trowa's eyes widened in shock. How could this boy not know where he was? Was he human? :: (a/n: - these :: mean thoughts to ones self, in other words he's talking to himself). Wait, don't jump to conclusions just ask::. Trowa politely cut Duo off, "Yes this is a school for gifted students. Excuse my bluntness, but are you human?"
Duo gave the taller boy a confused look before chuckling, "Well I like to think so...Why? Are you human?"
Trowa smiled, "No."
Duo didn't expect that answer and was even more surprised by the serious expression on the boy's face. "Oh," Duo managed to let out, not quite sure how to respond. He contemplated saying something more when a small blonde boy came up beside Trowa.
"Oh, hi! You must be Duo. I'm Quatre." The smiling blonde extended his hand and Duo recognized the voice as the opne who had lead Heero to their room. Duo smiled back and took the blonde's hand saying 'hello' and 'nice to meet you'. Small chit-chat followed their meeting and Quatre began explaining the school to Duo. Duo began to understand the meaning behind 'school for the gifted' and realized then that Trowa really wasn't human and neither was anyone in the room, save for himself. As Quatre told him about most of the students and their powers it dawned on Duo why they were here. Heero had a power so it made cense that he was here, but why was he here? He was human and didn't have any powers. He was about to ask Quatre about it when he saw someone enter the dining room. A huge smile spread across Duo's lips before he hurriedly got an 'excuse me' before rushing to the door to embrace his best friend in a huge hug.
"Hi!" Oh my goodness this place is so cool! Come on!" Duo's happiness at making new friends and the excitement at being in a new place made him forget all about his early questions of why he was there. He quickly pulled the stunned brunette over to the table where Trowa and Quatre sat. The violet-eyed boy pulled Heero into the seat next to hi, and began introducing him to the two boys. "Ok, this is Trowa. Trowa this is Heero. Oh and I think you know Quatre." They all said their respective hellos to each other before suddenly a plate of sushi was brought out in front to Heero. Hero looked confused but his hunger over took him and he started eating, granted at a much slower pace than Duo.
Trowa and Quatre stood and looked at the two boys. Quatre smiled, "Well, Trowa and I have to get to class. I'll see ya round ok?" Heero gave him a curt nod and Duo voiced an 'ok'.
Duo plopped down in Trowa's empty seat so he could look at Heero while he talked. He aimlessly chatted while Heero finished off the last of his sushi. The dining rrom had slowly emptied and left only a few late arrivals behind. Heero stood and Duo followed Heero out of the dining hall to their bedroom. They went in, Duo still talking about nothing and Heero still silent. Both boy's sat in their respectable beds and Heero pushed their luggage onto the ground before turning to face his best friend. Duo and Heero stared at each other for a moment; dark blue eyes stared longingly into violet orbs before catching himself and looking away leaving Duo to wonder what his friend was thinking (a/n: Duo and Heero can communicate, but they cannot read each others' mind). Heero stared at the wall behind Duo and spoke with a serious edge in his voice, "Listen Duo, the people here have offered to let us stay. You know have these...powers...But people son'e understand them and are scared, and since I used them in public against those guys beating you up I don't think it's safe to go back to school or anything. So, if you want, we can stay here for a while, they're offering to school us and they think they can teach us more about my power." Heero stopped and looked at Duo's eyes waiting for a reply. Duo looked back with a reply.
"Of course I think we stay, it's my fault you used your power anyway, but there's one thing that's been bugging me. I know why you're here, you have powers and I guess that would mean you're not exactly human and neither is anyone else in this school, so why am I here? I mean it seems like no one knows about this place and I didn't even know anyone else with powers even existed. So why'd they let me in?" Duo looked at Heero with confusion in his eyes and Heero looked at the floor.
"I wasn't gonna come with out you Duo, so they told me I could bring you." Heero found his hands extremely interesting while Duo stared at the top of Heero's head. Duo had known Heero all his life and granted Heero was his best friend and guardian after his parents had died, he always thought that one day Heero would go off to do his own things since he was almost eighteen and all, but from what Heero had just said it seemed that he didn't want Duo to leave and lord knows he didn't want to leave the person that meant the most to him. Duo smiled at the knowledge that he would be able to stay with Heero a little while longer than expected. Duo got up from the edge of the bed and walked toward Heero. Duo knew that it took a lot for Heero to say that he cared and him saying that he wanted Duo to stay with him was enough to want Duo to give the older boy a big hug, and he did just that. The flamboyant teen wrapped his arms around the blue-eyed boy's neck and squeezed so hard that Heero fell back onto the bed and Duo toppled on top of him. Heero was surprised at Duo's actions but couldn't stop the warm smile that snuck up on him. Duo didn't move from his position on top of Heero and the fact was, he couldn't. In the process of falling on the bed his seemed to have pulled the muscles in his already hurt leg and the excruciating pain made him fall heavily on Heero. The stubborn wasn't about to voice his pain, but didn't have to when the pain suddenly left him. Two arms circled around his waist and for some reason the throbbing in his leg stopped and all he could feel was Heero's strong embrace. Duo rested his head on Heero's shoulder and was barely aware as Heero flipped him over. Heero slowly unwrapped himself from Duo's embrace and pushed himself to lean over the younger boy. Putting his hand on either side of Duo's head he looked once again into violet depths and couldn't help but lose himself. Duo looked up innocently at Heero and wondered once again what could be going on in that complicated mind of his. Heero couldn't stop himself as he lifted his hand and brushed away a wisp of chestnut hair in front of Duo's face and let finger linger on Duo's temple. At the touch Duo felt something in him move, it wasn't like the churning of the stomach or anything like that, it like something actually moved in him, not unpleasant just unfamiliar. He clinched his toes as the movement made it's way to his legs and he had to bit his lip to stop from screaming. His skin was moving, literally, he felt it stretch, pull, and grow over his wounds. The pain was unbearable and he clinched his eyes shut. Duo felt Heero's hand leave his temple and sighed as the pain subsided at the same time.
Heero blinked watching Duo's face change showing obvious signs of discomfort, figuring it to be because of his touch Heero mentally reprimanded himself ::What's wrong with me?:: Heero rolled over and laid on his back staring at the ceiling. :: Duo is my best friend. Friend, he is my friend. Stop thinking about it. You can do this. Deep breath::. Heero clenched his eyes shut and took several deeps breathes before he felt the bed move and Duo's head slide onto his chest. Warm arms wrapped around his stomach and Heero felt the braided teen lift his head and place a feather light kiss on his cheek.
"I love you, Heero, " Duo whispered in his ear. Duo had often done this, kiss his cheek and tell him he loves him, but it was a friend's love. For some reason, though, ever since Heero was a child and realized the different kinds of love he couldn't help his feeling of passionate love for Duo. He hid this of course, but his love only grew stringer over the years and in the time that Duo had lived with him he had wanted to pull the braided boy in his arms and confess. At other times, however, he simply wanted to push the teen onto the couch and fuck his brains out, but that was just because of his bronze skin and chiseled chest and the shine that appears over his body when he comes out of the shower...Alright moving on...
Heero thought for a moment about the boy that was currently resting on his torso and wondered if there was even a possibility of Duo having those same feelings for him. The boy who had aged beyond his years sighed and wrapped one arm around Duo's waist before closing his eyes. ::Stop kidding yourself, he's so innocent it's not even funny.:: Heero tightened his arm around the boy knowing that this is the closest he could ever get to Duo, a cuddle and a kiss.
Please Notice: I'm sorry, I'm a jerk, I know...I've just had so much shit going on – French exchange student came over for 3 weeks, we went to Tybee Island and now I'm in California writing you on my new laptop. Of course when this is posted I'll be back in good ol' Atlanta and off to school on Monday. I'm going to a new high school so wish me luck! Anyhoo, once again I'm terribly I hope you find it in your hearts to forgive me and continue to read and review even though I've neglected you. (I cheated on you...I started a new story...Don't hate me!)
Okay, no matter what Duo's power is going to be shown in the next chapter, I don't care if I have to make it 10 pages to get to it I will introduce his power! Yay!
P.S. This would have been up sooner but I don't have the internet on my laptop yet, and for the life of me I can't figure out how to freaking save my story on a cd, so unfortunately I had to write the whole fucking thing over – and if someone would please tell me how to do it I would really appreciate it 'cause I already started the next chapter on the laptop while I was in California and I'm like 7 pages into...I so don't want to type it all over, so if someone would e-mail me I would love you forever and ever! Oh and sorry about all the mistakes I wanted to get this out as soon as possible and didn't check it over. Thank you reviewers! I will give personal thanks next chapter!
Luvs much Tyler
