Quatre felt a tap on his shoulder. When he turned to look at whom it was, this person launched themselves on him, their lips upon his own. After recovering from the shock, Quatre shoved the person off of him.
"Hey sweetie!" the girl smiled.
Quatre blinked. "Dorothy?" A smile grew on his face as recognition stepped it. Quatre had met Dorothy during the time he spent in Spain with Iria. "Oh my gosh! What are you doing here?" Quatre asked his friend, throwing his arms around her into an embrace.
"Me and my girlfriend are escorting her brother to his friend's house. You remember Relena and Zechs right?"
"Of course I do." Quatre turned to his sister and tapped her shoulder. "Look Iria. It's Dorothy."
Iria turned and her face lit up as she looked at her friend. "Dorothy!" she squealed as she gave the girl a hug. "How's Relena?"
"Don't you mean Tom?" Dorothy smiled slyly. Iria blushed in response. Tom was a close friend of Dorothy's who fell head over heals in love with Iria. "Tom's fine. He'll be traveling to America a week from now. He can't wait to see you again." Iria blushed even more.
"Oh Dorothy. This is Wufei and Sally. We met them earlier."
"How do you do?" Dorothy curtsied.
Wufei gave a slight bow. Sally just smiled. "Well, I am getting pretty hungry. When are they going to serve the food?"
"Onna, can't you think of anything other than your stomach?" Wufei said. Sally just smacked him on the shoulder.
"Oy, Quatre!" Duo called, hand intertwined with Heero's. He was grinning as usual, making his way over to the blonde boy.
"Hi Duo! Hi Heero!" Quatre smiled. "Duo, this is Iria, my sister, Dorothy Catalonia, and the Changs, Sally and Wufei. Everyone, this is Duo and Heero."
The group exchanged greetings as the bell for dinner rang throughout the ship.
"I gotta head back to Relena and Zechs. I'll see you at the dance later though." Dorothy winked, leaving to find her companions.
"We should go find Trowa." Heero said. "Quatre, come to our table after you finish your meal. I want you to meet our friend."
"Okay. See you then." Quatre turned and followed his sister and the Changs to a table.
* * *
At the sight of his blonde boy with that girl, Trowa felt as if his heart had been torn open. He was angry with himself and disappointed at the same time.
'I should have known. No one that beautiful could ever be single.' Trowa felt like crying. He didn't even know the boy and yet his feelings for him were so strong. He decided to just go to his room and stay there for the rest of the trip.
"Trowa!"
The brunette turned to see Heero approaching him. "Come on. Duo's saving us a table."
Trowa sighed. Letting his hunger take over, he followed the other boy.
Heero took note of his friend's change in attitude. "Uh, Trowa? Is everything okay?" He asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine. I'll be fine."
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
Heero nodded, not wanting to pursue the subject any further than the other boy wanted. They soon found Duo at the table and sat down. Throughout dinner, Duo engaged himself in a one-man conversation, Heero only saying something every so often. Trowa replayed the scene of the blonde and the girl kissing. Even though it made him sad, he just couldn't help thinking about the blonde boy. Trowa shook his head and stood to leave.
"Hey Tro. Where you going?" Duo asked.
"Back to my room." Trowa shrugged.
"You can't." Heero said. "You agreed to meet my brother."
"Well I changed my mind." Trowa snapped before leaving his friends who were gaping at him.
"Hey guys!" Quatre said as he walked up to the couple. "What's up?"
"What's his problem?" Duo asked turning to Heero.
"Who's?" Quatre said curiously, a bit confused.
"Trowa Barton." Heero growled. "I swear, he can be the coldest man in the world. He was supposed to meet you at least."
"Hey listen. He doesn't have to meet me. I'm sure he's got other things planned." Quatre tried to calm his brother.
"He's got nothing to do. He's just gonna go mope around his room all night." Duo said. He replaced his frown with a grin. "It's his loss. Come on! It's off to the ballroom!" Duo smiled and lead the way.
"Duo…the ballroom's that way." Heero said, pointing to the opposite direction from where Duo was facing.
"Uh, yeah! I was just testing you!" He spun around. "To the ballroom!"
Heero rolled his eyes and followed his lover while Quatre just laughed.
The ballroom was already filling up with people. There was a band in the front of the room while glass chandeliers hung from the ceiling. Some people were already dancing while others stood by and watched or talked.
"Dance with me!" Duo grabbed Heero's wrist and pulled him to the dance floor.
Quatre laughed again as he watched his friends. 'They look really happy with each other…'
An image flashed through the blonde's head. Quatre saw himself in Duo and Heero's place with his old boyfriend. They were happily dancing with one another, laughing at something only the two knew.
Quatre's smile slowly faded as depression sunk in. He looked away from the dancing couple only to find himself surrounded by more dancers. All the spinning and twirling soon made the boy feel dizzy. He dashed away outside of the ballroom to the side of the ship, clinging to the railing and gasping for air. He felt like throwing up but nothing came. The blonde pulled off his glasses and ran his free hand through his hair. Overwhelmed by sadness, Quatre gave in to the tears that forced their way to his eyes. Standing alone, leaning of the railing, Quatre silently wept as the sounds of music and laughter emerged from the ballroom.
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own the GW characters.
I know that it seems that Trowa is way too attached so soon, but like I said, he has these strong feelings for his blonde boy. This is his dream boy that's being kissed by some girl. How would you feel?
More tears...Quatre, I'm sorry!! I cry for you too. But don't worry, things'll look up. Maybe...