I own nothing that belongs to anyone else.
Here goes nothing.
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The next day had been very slow. Crime was not as high as had been suspected. Heero informed Duo early in the morning that he would have until twelve thirty that afternoon off. Instantly, Duo got an idea. He dressed quickly in the most normal clothes he could find in his one room apartment in Garden apartments and began to walk up the street. His mind was full of things that he wished to say to Katoria. He had only just managed to avoid having to lie to her when her mother had come rushing up. She had apparently heard of the fire. Duo had slipped off around the building.
It was nine o'clock when he reached Hillsdale Middle School and went to check in at the office.
"I can call her to the office if you like or you can wait here until the break bell rings. Five minutes or so I would guess." Said the plump secretary sitting behind a short desk.
"I will just wait out in the hall." Said Duo. Calling her to the office would spoil the fun.
Just as the secretary had said, about five minutes later a loud bell rang through the school and doors flew open as students scrambled to get to their lockers before the tardy bell.
Looking around Duo strained his eyes for any sight of Katoria. He could not see her anywhere. And then, to his horror, over the loud speaker came the same secretaries voice.
"Katoria Kinshutoroo to the office,Katoria Kinshutoroo to the office.Thank you."
A group of girls near by had began to laugh as soon as this had ended. Duo recognized on from the library a day earlier. She had long blond hair and an annoyingly smug smile.
"OOOH! I wonder what IT did now." She said loudly to the other
girls, "Shall we find out?"
The other girls nodded their agreement smiling evily.
Katoria could now be seen from down the hall. She was wearing a
long black trench coat over a tight black shirt and plaid skirt with
fishnet stockings. Her boots were three inches tall and her lips
painted the same black as her clother. She looked even pailer
today.She entered the office before Duo could push his way through the
flow of people to her. He saw her speak quickly to the secretary
before coming back out into the hall.
"Duo?" She said uncertainly looking around in disbelief.
"Kat!" Said Releena snottily walking over to her. "What did you
do now?"
Katoria said nothing as she continued to look for Duo.
"Has all that metal went to your hearing, freak, or were you just
born deaf?" Releena was defiantly trying to start something.
"Hello, Releena." Said Katoria in a very good impression of
kindness.
"Katoria!" Duo had managed to get to her and now stood at her
side.
"Who is this?" Asked Releena staring amazedly at Duo.
"Duo Maxwell!" Said Duo brightly. "And you are?"
"Releena." Said Releena. "Are you new? You know you don't have to
let the people that they assign show you around. I would love to."
Duo grinned.
"Sorry, I don't want the sent of snob all over me." He said. "And
I'm not new. I'm visiting."
"Who?" Releena asked curiously, pretending not to have heard his
first comment.
"Wow, you really are as dumb as you look." Comented Duo. " I'm
visiting Katoria ,of course."
"Ew, why?" Spatt Releena looking discusted. "You could do much
better than her." She ran one finger down the seem of his coat and
winked.
"Oh, no I couldn't!" And he grabbed Releena's and and pushed it
away. "I need to talk to you Katoria."
Here goes nothing.
____
The next day had been very slow. Crime was not as high as had been suspected. Heero informed Duo early in the morning that he would have until twelve thirty that afternoon off. Instantly, Duo got an idea. He dressed quickly in the most normal clothes he could find in his one room apartment in Garden apartments and began to walk up the street. His mind was full of things that he wished to say to Katoria. He had only just managed to avoid having to lie to her when her mother had come rushing up. She had apparently heard of the fire. Duo had slipped off around the building.
It was nine o'clock when he reached Hillsdale Middle School and went to check in at the office.
"I can call her to the office if you like or you can wait here until the break bell rings. Five minutes or so I would guess." Said the plump secretary sitting behind a short desk.
"I will just wait out in the hall." Said Duo. Calling her to the office would spoil the fun.
Just as the secretary had said, about five minutes later a loud bell rang through the school and doors flew open as students scrambled to get to their lockers before the tardy bell.
Looking around Duo strained his eyes for any sight of Katoria. He could not see her anywhere. And then, to his horror, over the loud speaker came the same secretaries voice.
"Katoria Kinshutoroo to the office,Katoria Kinshutoroo to the office.Thank you."
A group of girls near by had began to laugh as soon as this had ended. Duo recognized on from the library a day earlier. She had long blond hair and an annoyingly smug smile.
"OOOH! I wonder what IT did now." She said loudly to the other
girls, "Shall we find out?"
The other girls nodded their agreement smiling evily.
Katoria could now be seen from down the hall. She was wearing a
long black trench coat over a tight black shirt and plaid skirt with
fishnet stockings. Her boots were three inches tall and her lips
painted the same black as her clother. She looked even pailer
today.She entered the office before Duo could push his way through the
flow of people to her. He saw her speak quickly to the secretary
before coming back out into the hall.
"Duo?" She said uncertainly looking around in disbelief.
"Kat!" Said Releena snottily walking over to her. "What did you
do now?"
Katoria said nothing as she continued to look for Duo.
"Has all that metal went to your hearing, freak, or were you just
born deaf?" Releena was defiantly trying to start something.
"Hello, Releena." Said Katoria in a very good impression of
kindness.
"Katoria!" Duo had managed to get to her and now stood at her
side.
"Who is this?" Asked Releena staring amazedly at Duo.
"Duo Maxwell!" Said Duo brightly. "And you are?"
"Releena." Said Releena. "Are you new? You know you don't have to
let the people that they assign show you around. I would love to."
Duo grinned.
"Sorry, I don't want the sent of snob all over me." He said. "And
I'm not new. I'm visiting."
"Who?" Releena asked curiously, pretending not to have heard his
first comment.
"Wow, you really are as dumb as you look." Comented Duo. " I'm
visiting Katoria ,of course."
"Ew, why?" Spatt Releena looking discusted. "You could do much
better than her." She ran one finger down the seem of his coat and
winked.
"Oh, no I couldn't!" And he grabbed Releena's and and pushed it
away. "I need to talk to you Katoria."