Chapter 4: The Detention
Heero and Duo stumbled into the History room one minute early. Panting, they headed for the back, Duo still clutching Heero's arm.
"Something you not telling us, Maxwell?" asked a familiar voice. Duo turned and grinned.
"Wu-bunny!" he cried, launching himself at his seated half-brother. Wufei shrieked in a very undignified way and toppled backward from Duo's weight. "Sorry I didn't come to Biology, Wu-dear, but me and Hee-chan were caught by the RA. Guess who the RA is?! It's Milli!"
"You mean the camp slut?" the Chinese teen asked, righting his chair and peeling Duo off.
Duo sniffed. "Milli's not a slut. He was just a little...hormonally imbalanced."
"Right," Wufei murmered, earning an icy glare. "Go sit down by Quatre and Trowa. That onna from the scheduling desk is there too."
Duo nodded and continued toward the back, but not before giving Wufei a sloppy kiss on the cheek, making the oriental boy sputter. He dragged Heero behind him until he came upon Quatre, Trowa, two empty desks, and Relena. "Ohayo, Q-man, Trowa. Hey there, Rel!" Duo greeted.
"Hi Duo. Hey, Heero," Quatre and Trowa chorused.
"Hello Duo,"' Relena said. She turned to Heero and smiled. "How are you, Heero?" She looked up coyly. Heero's face reddened, and Duo's face hardened.
"Sit down, Hee-chan. The teacher'll be hear soon and we don't want to get another detention," he snapped, sliding into his seat. He had the feeling, somehow, that he was meant to hate Relena.
Heero slid into his chair and looked at Duo, faint concern in his eyes. "You okay?"
"Yeah. Gomen ne, for snapping at you. Guess I'm stilll mad at Mil for interrupting us," Duo said a bit loudly, making sure Relena heard. Heero nodded in understanding and Quatre, Trowa and Wufei watched them in interest.
"Alright, class! Backs straight! Look at me, you sloths, I-*gasp* Duo!?!" said a purple-haired woman who just walked in. Duo looked up.
"Hm?" he said. The woman stared at him and he stared right back. "Hey! Aren't you that lady who was cryin' on TV this morning?!" he cried. Noticing her stricken look, he tried to calm her. "I'm sorry for your loss." Totally scaring him, she smiled widely.
"Not lost anymore," she said happily. Then getting back to business, she turned to the class. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the other boys. Deciding to see if eight months had softened them, Noin called out commands. "Stand up! About face! Pivotal retreat! At ease! Atten hut! Wary cat crounching!" The students tried to follow as best they could but gave up at pivotal retreat. None of them knew what that was. Except the boys. When she got to the stance, they all unconsciously dropped to a crouch and reached for guns that weren't there. "Good job, kids. Now for some actual history. I'll answer any history question you got. Shoot."
The students stared, then Wufei raised a hand. Noin nodded. "Are we learning about stuff before or after Hitler?"
"After. Next?" Quatre raised his hand. "Yes?"
"Who was Nikkolai Pavlovich?" he asked.
"The 5th Czar of Russia. Anything juicy?" Noin asked. Duo raised his hand and Noin looked happy. "Duo?"
"How do you know my name?" he asked.
Noin shrugged. "I know everything. Like the fact that Trowa wants to know something. Trowa?" Noin said.
"What's history?" he asked.
"Piece-a-cake. History is a noun. It's stuff that happened that no one give's a damn about but is taught just for the simple fact that humans are idiots and make a lot of the same mistakes. Like this," Noin said. "Heero, what is war?"
"War is the product of men and women who don't know how to live and try to fill that hole with power and destruction," Heero answered promptly. Then he looked really confused. The others watched him curiously.
"Good. Thank you, Heero. How about you, Duo? What is death?" Noin asked.
"Death isn't a state, it is a situation, a feeling, an entity. Death must be capitalized because Death just is. It is all around us in everything, when a flower dies, when the sun sets. Death is not always bad. For example, the Death of a war. Isn't that a reason to celebrate Death?" Duo said. He promptly looked confused too.
"Right you are. Now, class, contemplate what Mr.Yuy, and Mr. Maxwell said today. Tomorrow we will concentrate on justice, empathy, and when and where to be silent. Lucrezia Noin out."
And the teacher sat down and began enjoying a donut. The students got up and began rearranging seats so they could hang with their friends. Wufei, Trowa, Duo, Quatre, Relena, Heero and some unknown redhead ended up together.
"Weird, huh?" the redhead said, smiling at the still confused boys. "Soichiro Medamayaki, at your service." The boy bowed in his chair.
"Hajimemashite, Medamayaki-kun,[1]" Quatre said politely, also bowing. "Quatre Raberba Winner desu."
"Dozo yoroshiku, Medamayaki-kun. Chang Wufei desu ka,"[2] Wufei said.
"What's up?" Duo said. Heero and Trowa just nodded.
"How do you do? I'm Relena Dorlian," Relena said.
Soichiro bowed again. "So how come you guys knew what to do when Noin- sensei started barking orders like a drill sergeant?" he asked.
"Don't know," Duo answered honestly. "We sorta just reacted."
"I'd say those were pretty good reactions, ne?" Soichiro said. "And when she asked you about death and war. How'd you know what to say?"
Heero sighed in relief, though only Duo and Trowa noticed. "That is easily explained. I am somewhat curious about war, so I began researching it a few months ago."
"And I have a weird fascination with Death," Duo said, shrugging. "Who knew?"
"Interesting," Soichiro muttered under his breath. He didn't notice Wufei and Heero watching him in wary curiosity. "So, whaddya have next?"
"Well, we--" Duo began.
STUDENTS OF KOOBTEAN'S ACADEMY FOR EXTREMELY GIFTED STUDENTS! THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF SCHEDULES AS OF TODAY. INSTEAD OF GOING TO YOUR FOURTH PERIOD AFTER LUNCH, YOU MAY HAVE FREE TIME FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, AND ATTEND YOUR SEVENTH PERIOD IF YOU WISH. TOMORROW YOU WILL HAVE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH PERIOD IN PLACE OF YOUR MORNING CLASSES, LUNCH, THEN YOUR OPTIONAL SEVENTH PERIOD. ALSO, ANY DETENTIONS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW WILL BE SERVED TODAY AFTER LUNCH. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY, STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
The announcer finished and the five boys stared at each other. Then Duo leapt up and started a cheer the whole class took up. Wufei allowed himself a small smile, and Quatre smiled softly. Heero's lips twitched and though outwardly Trowa showed nothing, his eyes twinkled.
"Yes! Yes! Sugoi! Banza-a-ai! Banza-a-ai! Banza-a-ai!" Duo chanted. All of the students, most of them Japanese, raised the cheer with him. Unbeknownest to Duo, Relena inched closer to Heero.
"Hey," she said, smiling. "So, what are you going to do after lunch? We do have the rest of the day free."
"Duo and I were going to do something," Heero said in his usual monotone. Relena's eyes glinted.
"Were?" she said. Heero allowed himself to look annoyed.
"Still am, if Duo stops cheering long enough to do anything," he said. Relena looked put out.
"That's okay. I'm sure we can do something later," she said. "Maybe tomorrow, after classes?"
"Maybe," Heero said. He turned away just as the bell rang. Before Relena could say anything, Duo bounced over.
"Oi, Hee-chan! Let's go to lunch!" Duo said happily. Heero nodded and stood. Duo turned to Relena. "Ja, Relena-san!" Grabbing Heero's hand, Duo headed for the door. Wufei, Quatre and Trowa fell in behind them.
Unnoticed by all, Soichiro Medamayaki sat in a corner, a communicator in his hand.
~~~~***~~~~
What do you have to report, Lt. S?
"I have found the Gundam Pilots, General."
Are you sure?
"Yes, General. Lt. Noin tested them."
Ah, I see the traitor has helped us once again. If she ever decides to come back to our side, she shall be rewarded.
"But, General, what of my reward?!"
My acknowledgement is reward enough. Try to remember that simpering and whining are not traits of a future General. Out.
"Out." The boy stared at his watch in anger, as if wishing it would go up in flames. "Future General, my ass! I'll be higher than that when I tell the lord. You will bow to me, soon! Mwahahaha!" Students passing by stared as the boy continued to laugh maniacally.
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In the cafeteria, Wufei and Trowa introduced Heero and Duo to the menus, which were electronic. They were these stations that were attached to the tables, and all you had to do was type in the country you wanted the food from, and what the food was and viola, it was there.
Heero went first. Japan, yakimeshi and sukiyaki,[3] he typed.
Then Duo. America, burger and fries.
Wufei followed. China, oriental chicken and white rice.
Then Trowa. France, salade nicoise.
Quatre. Saudi Arabia, buttered rice and dried fish.
And for all of them to drink, despite nationality. Sake.
The food appeared before all of them, along with five traditional sake cups and a large pitcher of the Japanese rice wine.
"Won't administration find out that five sixteen year old boys are consuming alcohol?" Quatre asked anxiously.
"They won't care. All we have to do is tell them it's traditional and they'll eat it all up," Trowa answered.
"Ooooh, Tro-chan, you bad boy, you!" Duo mock scolded, wagging a finger in Trowa's face. Trowa blushed, then surprising everyone, laughed. Soon all of them were laughing, and a few minutes later, giggling. Sake did that to you.
"So, what were ya guys doin' in the hall ta get caught?" Quatre slurred. Duo grinned drunkenly, downing a cup of sake before answering.
"--And then I said, 'She's a man, man!'" Duo said,, finishing the punch line of his joke with a flourish. The entire table laughed.
"Me and Hee-chan were kissin' in our room, and Milli showed up-he's and ex bf-, Anyway, he catches us and we talk, then Heero bolts and I chase 'im, then I catch him and we we're gonna start neckin' but Milli showed up again," Duo explained somewhat sketchily.
Surprisingly, it was Wufei who chose to protest. "Damned camp slut! Always intre-enter-imper, gettin' in the way!" he said. He'd been trying to say 'interrupting things,' but he had somehow developed a huge speech impediment.
"Yeah!" Trowa said. The brunet stood up as if to make an important announcement, then promptly passed out on the table. This caused even more laughing between the remaining boys.
"What time ish it?" Heero asked, pushing the sake away from him.
"Ten minutes ta four," Quatre said.
"Fuck!" Duo cried. "Come on, Hee-chan! We got ten minutes ta get ta the Biology room for detention!" Heero leapt up and stumbled into Trowa's passed out body.
"We can't go like this!" he exclaimed, trying to stop the room from spinning.
"I gots a remedy for this," Quatre said, standing. He dug around in his pockets for a minute and pulled out four viles. He handed one to Wufei, Heero and Duo. "I'll give Trowa his later." All four teens downed what was in the viles, making disgusted faces.
"This stuff is horrible!" Wufei protested, grabbing his cup of sake to wash it out.
"No!" Quatre said, knocking the cup out of Wufei's hand. "You'll ruin the effect if you drink alcohol!" The boys stared, wondering what affect Quatre spoke of. Suddenly, their question was answered. The alcohol-induced haze they were gripped with dissipated and their heads were clear.
"Whoa," Duo said. Heero and Wufei just nodded.
"Family recipe. Now get going!" Quatre said. Duo gasped. He grabbed Heero's hand and took off out of the cafeteria.
"Let's do somethin' later tonight, ne?" he called over his shoulder as he turned a corner. He barely heard the affirmative as he lost sight of Quatre, Wufei and Trowa's unconscious form.
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The two boys arrived in front of Zechs Marquise's Biology classroom with about a minute to spare. Inside, a man with waistlength blonde hair and crystal blue eyes stood before a desk.
"Marquise-sensei?" Heero asked, stepping forward and bowing.
"Yes. Are you Yuy and Maxwell?" the blonde teacher asked.
"Hai," Heero answered. "What do you want us to do?"
"Well, I've got a date with Noin-sensei, so I guess I'll just leave you here for an hour or so, and send Kushrenada sensei to let you out," Zechs said. "Good?"
Heero and Duo nodded and bowed, a grin spreading across the American teens features. Smiling slightly, Zechs turned to leave the classroom. He turned around to say one more thing. "Oh, one thing, while you're here, please organize my preserved samples. Thanks. Ja!" and he blonde teacher was gone.
"Damn," Duo said, snapping his fingers. Then his evil grin came back. "Hey, Hee-chan...."
"What, Duo?" Heero said, as he headed for the back room of the Biology classroom where the preserved samples were kept. He opened the door to reveal messy rows of jars with weird things floating in them.
"We're in a big classroom...alone," Duo said suggestively. "We can lock the door and--"
"Organize Marquise sensei's preserved samples," Heero finished for him. Duo pouted, but followed Heero into the back room. They began organizing the samples by type, and Duo remained silent. For a while.
"So, Hee-chan..." He began hesistantly. "You're not mad at me for...you know...are you?"
Heero stopped stacking some insects and turned to Duo. "What?" he said, watching the American's face carefully.
Duo took a deep breath. "Well, I wanted to know if you were mad that I kissed you because you don't seem to want to talk to me anymore and I kinda feel insecure and I know I'm a good kisser cuz all my boyfriends and girlfriends said so and---" Duo was cut off by Heero's warm lips on his. He squeaked in surprise, then sighed and wrapped his arms around the Asian teen's neck. After a moment, Heero leaned back.
"Does that answer your question?" He asked, smirking. Duo grinned.
"It's just that you're a lot different from my other boyfriends. You're so...mysterious,"' Duo said.
"Why, thank you," Heero said, smiling. Duo smiled back, then leaned his head on Heero's shoulder.
"So, like, you wanna continue our conversation from this morning?" Duo asked. Heero looked at him curiously and he blushed. "The talking part," Duo amended.
"Hai," Heero said. "We can do the other part later." Duo looked at him in surprise. After a moment he cleared his throat and pushed away from Heero.
"So, Hee-chan, I don't know much about you. You already know some stuff about me. So spill," he said.
Heero looked thoughtful. "Okay...uh, I like anime, especially Gundam Wing, and I wear spandex and green tanks when I really wanna relax, and...I have a thing for guys with long hair," Heero said, blushing at his last statement. Duo grinned.
"Sou ka?" he said mischieviously.**** "Well, I like anime too, especially Fushigi Yuugi, cuz I have a thing for strong, silent types. Messy hair and spandex shorts are a plus." Duo winked, making Heero blush again.
"Arigato," Heero said, flushing slightly and looking down.
"For what?" Duo asked, inching closer to the Japanese boy once again. Heero shifted from foot to foot in a nervous gesture that he would never have shown Trowa.
"For accepting me how I am. Most people can't stand me because I am cold. Every time I speak I have this uncontrollable urge to say things like 'Hn' and 'Ninmu, Ryoukai.' It's really weird," he said slowly. "For some reason I feel like I've known you Before, even liked you Before. Like you were a previous acquintance."
"Whaddya mean by Before? Why does it sound capitalized?" Duo asked.
"It's what Trowa and I call the time before eight months ago. The time when we knew for sure who we were," Heero answered.
"And you say you feel as if you know me? Or atleast knew me Before? God, Heero..." Duo said. The braided American sniffled softly. "That's the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me."
"Well, obviously you haven't been talking to the right people, or you'd get compliments all the time. People saying how pretty your hair looks, how vibrant and alive you seem..." Heero said. "...how perfect your cherry red lips look..." The last statement trickling away in a whisper, Heero grabbed Duo's shoulders and dragged Duo to him, causing chests, hips, and finally lips to meld perfectly.
Duo, slightly surprised by Heero's actions, stood still for a moment, then began to kiss back in earnest. Finally figuring out what French kissing was, Heero ran his tongue along Duo's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Duo opened his mouth wide, complying. Their kiss steadily turned more passionate as Heero began to devour Duo from his lips, down. Duo kissed back just as amorously, wrapping his arms tightly around Heero's neck. Heero carefully manuveered Duo against the wall of the storage room and continued ravishing him. Said braided boy began to moan quietly, then louder, making Heero wonder what he was doing to get Duo to respond so passionately.
Duo let one hand slip from around Heero's neck and burrow it's way up Heero's shirt, accidentally touching a nipple. Heero unconsciously moaned in a husky, desire-filled voice. His kisses were becoming frantic, and the two hands previously unoccupied inched up Duo's shirt and on his back. He wrapped his arms around the boy and pressed him as close as he could, never losing the rhythm of his kisses.
Through a pleasure-induced haze, Duo heard the distant classroom door open and the footsteps of someone, most likely an adult, heading there way. He pushed Heero's upper body away, freeing his lips to speak. "H-Heero..." Duo began. He gasped as Heero leaned down and started to kiss and nip his creamy neck. The Japanese teen kissed down the soft skin until he reached the juncture between the collar and neck. Kissing the sensitive space once, Heero bit down, causing Duo to give a little squeak of pain. Heero immediately began licking and kissing the small wound, causing Duo to moan in ecstasy.
Deciding Heero needed a mark of his own to tell people Heero was his, Duo leaned down and latched his lips onto the pulse on Heero's neck. He began sucking hard, drawing the blood up to the surface, then he licked the slight bruise he created. Suddenly, Duo felt like they weren't alone. He leaned back and looked toward the storeroom door. In the doorway stood Marquise-sensei, Kushrenada-sensei right behind him. They were both bright red. Duo promptly turned a red to rival theirs. He might come off as a laid back person to most, but he got embarassed in situations like this, just like normal people.
"Uh, k-konnichi wa, Marquise-sensei. Kushrenada-sensei," Duo stammered, the red on his face heightening. Heero looked up with a slight blush on his face and Duo envied him. It would be great not to turn as red as a tomato when embarassed.
"Yuy and Maxwell. Who would've thought," Kushrenada-sensei said. He smiled one of his dazzling smiles at the two students. "And here I was joking about you in class today. Heh." Duo and Heero smiled tentatively.
"Are we in trouble?" Duo asked bluntly. Might as well get it over with.
"No," Marquise-sensei said. Duo sighed in relief. He'd sighed too soon. "But you didn't carry out your detention as you were assigned. I'm not above a little blackmail, so here's the deal. Instead of another detention for making out, you can just come after school everyday around this time and finish organizing my store room. Deal?"
Heero watched Marquise-sensei carefully, obviously weighing another detention against manual labor. He looked at Duo once or twice, as if trying to figure out his decision. Finally, he looked straight at the Biology teacher. "I believe we'll take you up on your offer," he said.
Duo breathed a sigh of relief. "Yeah, deal," he said decisively. Zechs nodded and Treize -Kushrenada-sensei - smiled.
"It's settled then. I'll be seeing you tomorrow at 4pm to discuss this in greater detail. Now get out of there. It's going on 5:30 and I've got something to do," Zechs said.
"Like me?" Treize said, in a voice just a bit above a whisper. Duo, Heero and Zechs all blushed at the ginger-haired Adonis' words.
"Well, like you said, you got things to do and so do I, so we'll be seein' ya, Marquise-sensei. Kushrenada-sensei," Duo said, bowing. Heero bowed also, then they turned to leave. As they were walking out of the classroom, Treize called out to them.
"Don't forget to do something about the hickey and the lovebite!" he said cheerily. Both Heero and Duo blushed brightly. When the boys reached a corridor near the exit for the dorms, Heero stopped Duo.
"So, does this mean we're...you know..." Heero trailed off.
"We're what?" Duo asked, smirking slightly. He knew what this was about.
Heero took a deep breath, then looked deep into Duo's violet eyes that were slowly returning to cobalt blue. "Duo Maxwell, would you like to be my boyfriend?" he asked quickly. Duo stood there and stared at the Asian boy he'd been necking with not long ago, and watched as Heero became more an more uncomfortable under his steady gaze. After a moment Duo shook it off as his eyes sheened over with tears.
"Oh, Hee-chan," he cried, throwing himself into Heero's arms. "Of course! Of course I'll be your boyfriend! Hell, I'd be your wife it it didn't make me sound like a friggin' pansy!" Duo hugged Heero close, then leaned back a bit and kissed him. Heero opened his mouth and tongues dueled as they sealed their new relationship. After a moment their air supplies ran out and they broke away, gasping. Duo hugged Heero again, and Heero smiled.
"Don't you think we should go see the guys? We did say we'd do something later," the Japanese teen reminded.
Duo grinned. "And now is later. So let's go!" he cried, taking off down the hallway, dragging his new boyfriend behind him. Unbeknowest to both boys, someone stood in the shadows, watching the whole exchange.
"I wonder how those boys would feel if they knew a bit about each other," the person whispered to themselves. Laughing softly, the figure spun around and disappeared, heading in the direction of the girl's dorm.
~~~~Tsuzuku~~~~
[1] Hajimemashite means 'How do you do?' [2] Wuffie pretty much said, 'Nice to meet you, Mr. Medamayaki. I'm Chang Wufei.' [3] fried rice and beef stew [****] Sou ka means 'Really?'
Heero and Duo stumbled into the History room one minute early. Panting, they headed for the back, Duo still clutching Heero's arm.
"Something you not telling us, Maxwell?" asked a familiar voice. Duo turned and grinned.
"Wu-bunny!" he cried, launching himself at his seated half-brother. Wufei shrieked in a very undignified way and toppled backward from Duo's weight. "Sorry I didn't come to Biology, Wu-dear, but me and Hee-chan were caught by the RA. Guess who the RA is?! It's Milli!"
"You mean the camp slut?" the Chinese teen asked, righting his chair and peeling Duo off.
Duo sniffed. "Milli's not a slut. He was just a little...hormonally imbalanced."
"Right," Wufei murmered, earning an icy glare. "Go sit down by Quatre and Trowa. That onna from the scheduling desk is there too."
Duo nodded and continued toward the back, but not before giving Wufei a sloppy kiss on the cheek, making the oriental boy sputter. He dragged Heero behind him until he came upon Quatre, Trowa, two empty desks, and Relena. "Ohayo, Q-man, Trowa. Hey there, Rel!" Duo greeted.
"Hi Duo. Hey, Heero," Quatre and Trowa chorused.
"Hello Duo,"' Relena said. She turned to Heero and smiled. "How are you, Heero?" She looked up coyly. Heero's face reddened, and Duo's face hardened.
"Sit down, Hee-chan. The teacher'll be hear soon and we don't want to get another detention," he snapped, sliding into his seat. He had the feeling, somehow, that he was meant to hate Relena.
Heero slid into his chair and looked at Duo, faint concern in his eyes. "You okay?"
"Yeah. Gomen ne, for snapping at you. Guess I'm stilll mad at Mil for interrupting us," Duo said a bit loudly, making sure Relena heard. Heero nodded in understanding and Quatre, Trowa and Wufei watched them in interest.
"Alright, class! Backs straight! Look at me, you sloths, I-*gasp* Duo!?!" said a purple-haired woman who just walked in. Duo looked up.
"Hm?" he said. The woman stared at him and he stared right back. "Hey! Aren't you that lady who was cryin' on TV this morning?!" he cried. Noticing her stricken look, he tried to calm her. "I'm sorry for your loss." Totally scaring him, she smiled widely.
"Not lost anymore," she said happily. Then getting back to business, she turned to the class. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the other boys. Deciding to see if eight months had softened them, Noin called out commands. "Stand up! About face! Pivotal retreat! At ease! Atten hut! Wary cat crounching!" The students tried to follow as best they could but gave up at pivotal retreat. None of them knew what that was. Except the boys. When she got to the stance, they all unconsciously dropped to a crouch and reached for guns that weren't there. "Good job, kids. Now for some actual history. I'll answer any history question you got. Shoot."
The students stared, then Wufei raised a hand. Noin nodded. "Are we learning about stuff before or after Hitler?"
"After. Next?" Quatre raised his hand. "Yes?"
"Who was Nikkolai Pavlovich?" he asked.
"The 5th Czar of Russia. Anything juicy?" Noin asked. Duo raised his hand and Noin looked happy. "Duo?"
"How do you know my name?" he asked.
Noin shrugged. "I know everything. Like the fact that Trowa wants to know something. Trowa?" Noin said.
"What's history?" he asked.
"Piece-a-cake. History is a noun. It's stuff that happened that no one give's a damn about but is taught just for the simple fact that humans are idiots and make a lot of the same mistakes. Like this," Noin said. "Heero, what is war?"
"War is the product of men and women who don't know how to live and try to fill that hole with power and destruction," Heero answered promptly. Then he looked really confused. The others watched him curiously.
"Good. Thank you, Heero. How about you, Duo? What is death?" Noin asked.
"Death isn't a state, it is a situation, a feeling, an entity. Death must be capitalized because Death just is. It is all around us in everything, when a flower dies, when the sun sets. Death is not always bad. For example, the Death of a war. Isn't that a reason to celebrate Death?" Duo said. He promptly looked confused too.
"Right you are. Now, class, contemplate what Mr.Yuy, and Mr. Maxwell said today. Tomorrow we will concentrate on justice, empathy, and when and where to be silent. Lucrezia Noin out."
And the teacher sat down and began enjoying a donut. The students got up and began rearranging seats so they could hang with their friends. Wufei, Trowa, Duo, Quatre, Relena, Heero and some unknown redhead ended up together.
"Weird, huh?" the redhead said, smiling at the still confused boys. "Soichiro Medamayaki, at your service." The boy bowed in his chair.
"Hajimemashite, Medamayaki-kun,[1]" Quatre said politely, also bowing. "Quatre Raberba Winner desu."
"Dozo yoroshiku, Medamayaki-kun. Chang Wufei desu ka,"[2] Wufei said.
"What's up?" Duo said. Heero and Trowa just nodded.
"How do you do? I'm Relena Dorlian," Relena said.
Soichiro bowed again. "So how come you guys knew what to do when Noin- sensei started barking orders like a drill sergeant?" he asked.
"Don't know," Duo answered honestly. "We sorta just reacted."
"I'd say those were pretty good reactions, ne?" Soichiro said. "And when she asked you about death and war. How'd you know what to say?"
Heero sighed in relief, though only Duo and Trowa noticed. "That is easily explained. I am somewhat curious about war, so I began researching it a few months ago."
"And I have a weird fascination with Death," Duo said, shrugging. "Who knew?"
"Interesting," Soichiro muttered under his breath. He didn't notice Wufei and Heero watching him in wary curiosity. "So, whaddya have next?"
"Well, we--" Duo began.
STUDENTS OF KOOBTEAN'S ACADEMY FOR EXTREMELY GIFTED STUDENTS! THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF SCHEDULES AS OF TODAY. INSTEAD OF GOING TO YOUR FOURTH PERIOD AFTER LUNCH, YOU MAY HAVE FREE TIME FOR THE REST OF THE DAY, AND ATTEND YOUR SEVENTH PERIOD IF YOU WISH. TOMORROW YOU WILL HAVE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH PERIOD IN PLACE OF YOUR MORNING CLASSES, LUNCH, THEN YOUR OPTIONAL SEVENTH PERIOD. ALSO, ANY DETENTIONS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW WILL BE SERVED TODAY AFTER LUNCH. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY, STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
The announcer finished and the five boys stared at each other. Then Duo leapt up and started a cheer the whole class took up. Wufei allowed himself a small smile, and Quatre smiled softly. Heero's lips twitched and though outwardly Trowa showed nothing, his eyes twinkled.
"Yes! Yes! Sugoi! Banza-a-ai! Banza-a-ai! Banza-a-ai!" Duo chanted. All of the students, most of them Japanese, raised the cheer with him. Unbeknownest to Duo, Relena inched closer to Heero.
"Hey," she said, smiling. "So, what are you going to do after lunch? We do have the rest of the day free."
"Duo and I were going to do something," Heero said in his usual monotone. Relena's eyes glinted.
"Were?" she said. Heero allowed himself to look annoyed.
"Still am, if Duo stops cheering long enough to do anything," he said. Relena looked put out.
"That's okay. I'm sure we can do something later," she said. "Maybe tomorrow, after classes?"
"Maybe," Heero said. He turned away just as the bell rang. Before Relena could say anything, Duo bounced over.
"Oi, Hee-chan! Let's go to lunch!" Duo said happily. Heero nodded and stood. Duo turned to Relena. "Ja, Relena-san!" Grabbing Heero's hand, Duo headed for the door. Wufei, Quatre and Trowa fell in behind them.
Unnoticed by all, Soichiro Medamayaki sat in a corner, a communicator in his hand.
~~~~***~~~~
What do you have to report, Lt. S?
"I have found the Gundam Pilots, General."
Are you sure?
"Yes, General. Lt. Noin tested them."
Ah, I see the traitor has helped us once again. If she ever decides to come back to our side, she shall be rewarded.
"But, General, what of my reward?!"
My acknowledgement is reward enough. Try to remember that simpering and whining are not traits of a future General. Out.
"Out." The boy stared at his watch in anger, as if wishing it would go up in flames. "Future General, my ass! I'll be higher than that when I tell the lord. You will bow to me, soon! Mwahahaha!" Students passing by stared as the boy continued to laugh maniacally.
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In the cafeteria, Wufei and Trowa introduced Heero and Duo to the menus, which were electronic. They were these stations that were attached to the tables, and all you had to do was type in the country you wanted the food from, and what the food was and viola, it was there.
Heero went first. Japan, yakimeshi and sukiyaki,[3] he typed.
Then Duo. America, burger and fries.
Wufei followed. China, oriental chicken and white rice.
Then Trowa. France, salade nicoise.
Quatre. Saudi Arabia, buttered rice and dried fish.
And for all of them to drink, despite nationality. Sake.
The food appeared before all of them, along with five traditional sake cups and a large pitcher of the Japanese rice wine.
"Won't administration find out that five sixteen year old boys are consuming alcohol?" Quatre asked anxiously.
"They won't care. All we have to do is tell them it's traditional and they'll eat it all up," Trowa answered.
"Ooooh, Tro-chan, you bad boy, you!" Duo mock scolded, wagging a finger in Trowa's face. Trowa blushed, then surprising everyone, laughed. Soon all of them were laughing, and a few minutes later, giggling. Sake did that to you.
"So, what were ya guys doin' in the hall ta get caught?" Quatre slurred. Duo grinned drunkenly, downing a cup of sake before answering.
"--And then I said, 'She's a man, man!'" Duo said,, finishing the punch line of his joke with a flourish. The entire table laughed.
"Me and Hee-chan were kissin' in our room, and Milli showed up-he's and ex bf-, Anyway, he catches us and we talk, then Heero bolts and I chase 'im, then I catch him and we we're gonna start neckin' but Milli showed up again," Duo explained somewhat sketchily.
Surprisingly, it was Wufei who chose to protest. "Damned camp slut! Always intre-enter-imper, gettin' in the way!" he said. He'd been trying to say 'interrupting things,' but he had somehow developed a huge speech impediment.
"Yeah!" Trowa said. The brunet stood up as if to make an important announcement, then promptly passed out on the table. This caused even more laughing between the remaining boys.
"What time ish it?" Heero asked, pushing the sake away from him.
"Ten minutes ta four," Quatre said.
"Fuck!" Duo cried. "Come on, Hee-chan! We got ten minutes ta get ta the Biology room for detention!" Heero leapt up and stumbled into Trowa's passed out body.
"We can't go like this!" he exclaimed, trying to stop the room from spinning.
"I gots a remedy for this," Quatre said, standing. He dug around in his pockets for a minute and pulled out four viles. He handed one to Wufei, Heero and Duo. "I'll give Trowa his later." All four teens downed what was in the viles, making disgusted faces.
"This stuff is horrible!" Wufei protested, grabbing his cup of sake to wash it out.
"No!" Quatre said, knocking the cup out of Wufei's hand. "You'll ruin the effect if you drink alcohol!" The boys stared, wondering what affect Quatre spoke of. Suddenly, their question was answered. The alcohol-induced haze they were gripped with dissipated and their heads were clear.
"Whoa," Duo said. Heero and Wufei just nodded.
"Family recipe. Now get going!" Quatre said. Duo gasped. He grabbed Heero's hand and took off out of the cafeteria.
"Let's do somethin' later tonight, ne?" he called over his shoulder as he turned a corner. He barely heard the affirmative as he lost sight of Quatre, Wufei and Trowa's unconscious form.
~~~~**~~~~
The two boys arrived in front of Zechs Marquise's Biology classroom with about a minute to spare. Inside, a man with waistlength blonde hair and crystal blue eyes stood before a desk.
"Marquise-sensei?" Heero asked, stepping forward and bowing.
"Yes. Are you Yuy and Maxwell?" the blonde teacher asked.
"Hai," Heero answered. "What do you want us to do?"
"Well, I've got a date with Noin-sensei, so I guess I'll just leave you here for an hour or so, and send Kushrenada sensei to let you out," Zechs said. "Good?"
Heero and Duo nodded and bowed, a grin spreading across the American teens features. Smiling slightly, Zechs turned to leave the classroom. He turned around to say one more thing. "Oh, one thing, while you're here, please organize my preserved samples. Thanks. Ja!" and he blonde teacher was gone.
"Damn," Duo said, snapping his fingers. Then his evil grin came back. "Hey, Hee-chan...."
"What, Duo?" Heero said, as he headed for the back room of the Biology classroom where the preserved samples were kept. He opened the door to reveal messy rows of jars with weird things floating in them.
"We're in a big classroom...alone," Duo said suggestively. "We can lock the door and--"
"Organize Marquise sensei's preserved samples," Heero finished for him. Duo pouted, but followed Heero into the back room. They began organizing the samples by type, and Duo remained silent. For a while.
"So, Hee-chan..." He began hesistantly. "You're not mad at me for...you know...are you?"
Heero stopped stacking some insects and turned to Duo. "What?" he said, watching the American's face carefully.
Duo took a deep breath. "Well, I wanted to know if you were mad that I kissed you because you don't seem to want to talk to me anymore and I kinda feel insecure and I know I'm a good kisser cuz all my boyfriends and girlfriends said so and---" Duo was cut off by Heero's warm lips on his. He squeaked in surprise, then sighed and wrapped his arms around the Asian teen's neck. After a moment, Heero leaned back.
"Does that answer your question?" He asked, smirking. Duo grinned.
"It's just that you're a lot different from my other boyfriends. You're so...mysterious,"' Duo said.
"Why, thank you," Heero said, smiling. Duo smiled back, then leaned his head on Heero's shoulder.
"So, like, you wanna continue our conversation from this morning?" Duo asked. Heero looked at him curiously and he blushed. "The talking part," Duo amended.
"Hai," Heero said. "We can do the other part later." Duo looked at him in surprise. After a moment he cleared his throat and pushed away from Heero.
"So, Hee-chan, I don't know much about you. You already know some stuff about me. So spill," he said.
Heero looked thoughtful. "Okay...uh, I like anime, especially Gundam Wing, and I wear spandex and green tanks when I really wanna relax, and...I have a thing for guys with long hair," Heero said, blushing at his last statement. Duo grinned.
"Sou ka?" he said mischieviously.**** "Well, I like anime too, especially Fushigi Yuugi, cuz I have a thing for strong, silent types. Messy hair and spandex shorts are a plus." Duo winked, making Heero blush again.
"Arigato," Heero said, flushing slightly and looking down.
"For what?" Duo asked, inching closer to the Japanese boy once again. Heero shifted from foot to foot in a nervous gesture that he would never have shown Trowa.
"For accepting me how I am. Most people can't stand me because I am cold. Every time I speak I have this uncontrollable urge to say things like 'Hn' and 'Ninmu, Ryoukai.' It's really weird," he said slowly. "For some reason I feel like I've known you Before, even liked you Before. Like you were a previous acquintance."
"Whaddya mean by Before? Why does it sound capitalized?" Duo asked.
"It's what Trowa and I call the time before eight months ago. The time when we knew for sure who we were," Heero answered.
"And you say you feel as if you know me? Or atleast knew me Before? God, Heero..." Duo said. The braided American sniffled softly. "That's the sweetest thing anyone's ever said to me."
"Well, obviously you haven't been talking to the right people, or you'd get compliments all the time. People saying how pretty your hair looks, how vibrant and alive you seem..." Heero said. "...how perfect your cherry red lips look..." The last statement trickling away in a whisper, Heero grabbed Duo's shoulders and dragged Duo to him, causing chests, hips, and finally lips to meld perfectly.
Duo, slightly surprised by Heero's actions, stood still for a moment, then began to kiss back in earnest. Finally figuring out what French kissing was, Heero ran his tongue along Duo's bottom lip, asking for entrance. Duo opened his mouth wide, complying. Their kiss steadily turned more passionate as Heero began to devour Duo from his lips, down. Duo kissed back just as amorously, wrapping his arms tightly around Heero's neck. Heero carefully manuveered Duo against the wall of the storage room and continued ravishing him. Said braided boy began to moan quietly, then louder, making Heero wonder what he was doing to get Duo to respond so passionately.
Duo let one hand slip from around Heero's neck and burrow it's way up Heero's shirt, accidentally touching a nipple. Heero unconsciously moaned in a husky, desire-filled voice. His kisses were becoming frantic, and the two hands previously unoccupied inched up Duo's shirt and on his back. He wrapped his arms around the boy and pressed him as close as he could, never losing the rhythm of his kisses.
Through a pleasure-induced haze, Duo heard the distant classroom door open and the footsteps of someone, most likely an adult, heading there way. He pushed Heero's upper body away, freeing his lips to speak. "H-Heero..." Duo began. He gasped as Heero leaned down and started to kiss and nip his creamy neck. The Japanese teen kissed down the soft skin until he reached the juncture between the collar and neck. Kissing the sensitive space once, Heero bit down, causing Duo to give a little squeak of pain. Heero immediately began licking and kissing the small wound, causing Duo to moan in ecstasy.
Deciding Heero needed a mark of his own to tell people Heero was his, Duo leaned down and latched his lips onto the pulse on Heero's neck. He began sucking hard, drawing the blood up to the surface, then he licked the slight bruise he created. Suddenly, Duo felt like they weren't alone. He leaned back and looked toward the storeroom door. In the doorway stood Marquise-sensei, Kushrenada-sensei right behind him. They were both bright red. Duo promptly turned a red to rival theirs. He might come off as a laid back person to most, but he got embarassed in situations like this, just like normal people.
"Uh, k-konnichi wa, Marquise-sensei. Kushrenada-sensei," Duo stammered, the red on his face heightening. Heero looked up with a slight blush on his face and Duo envied him. It would be great not to turn as red as a tomato when embarassed.
"Yuy and Maxwell. Who would've thought," Kushrenada-sensei said. He smiled one of his dazzling smiles at the two students. "And here I was joking about you in class today. Heh." Duo and Heero smiled tentatively.
"Are we in trouble?" Duo asked bluntly. Might as well get it over with.
"No," Marquise-sensei said. Duo sighed in relief. He'd sighed too soon. "But you didn't carry out your detention as you were assigned. I'm not above a little blackmail, so here's the deal. Instead of another detention for making out, you can just come after school everyday around this time and finish organizing my store room. Deal?"
Heero watched Marquise-sensei carefully, obviously weighing another detention against manual labor. He looked at Duo once or twice, as if trying to figure out his decision. Finally, he looked straight at the Biology teacher. "I believe we'll take you up on your offer," he said.
Duo breathed a sigh of relief. "Yeah, deal," he said decisively. Zechs nodded and Treize -Kushrenada-sensei - smiled.
"It's settled then. I'll be seeing you tomorrow at 4pm to discuss this in greater detail. Now get out of there. It's going on 5:30 and I've got something to do," Zechs said.
"Like me?" Treize said, in a voice just a bit above a whisper. Duo, Heero and Zechs all blushed at the ginger-haired Adonis' words.
"Well, like you said, you got things to do and so do I, so we'll be seein' ya, Marquise-sensei. Kushrenada-sensei," Duo said, bowing. Heero bowed also, then they turned to leave. As they were walking out of the classroom, Treize called out to them.
"Don't forget to do something about the hickey and the lovebite!" he said cheerily. Both Heero and Duo blushed brightly. When the boys reached a corridor near the exit for the dorms, Heero stopped Duo.
"So, does this mean we're...you know..." Heero trailed off.
"We're what?" Duo asked, smirking slightly. He knew what this was about.
Heero took a deep breath, then looked deep into Duo's violet eyes that were slowly returning to cobalt blue. "Duo Maxwell, would you like to be my boyfriend?" he asked quickly. Duo stood there and stared at the Asian boy he'd been necking with not long ago, and watched as Heero became more an more uncomfortable under his steady gaze. After a moment Duo shook it off as his eyes sheened over with tears.
"Oh, Hee-chan," he cried, throwing himself into Heero's arms. "Of course! Of course I'll be your boyfriend! Hell, I'd be your wife it it didn't make me sound like a friggin' pansy!" Duo hugged Heero close, then leaned back a bit and kissed him. Heero opened his mouth and tongues dueled as they sealed their new relationship. After a moment their air supplies ran out and they broke away, gasping. Duo hugged Heero again, and Heero smiled.
"Don't you think we should go see the guys? We did say we'd do something later," the Japanese teen reminded.
Duo grinned. "And now is later. So let's go!" he cried, taking off down the hallway, dragging his new boyfriend behind him. Unbeknowest to both boys, someone stood in the shadows, watching the whole exchange.
"I wonder how those boys would feel if they knew a bit about each other," the person whispered to themselves. Laughing softly, the figure spun around and disappeared, heading in the direction of the girl's dorm.
~~~~Tsuzuku~~~~
[1] Hajimemashite means 'How do you do?' [2] Wuffie pretty much said, 'Nice to meet you, Mr. Medamayaki. I'm Chang Wufei.' [3] fried rice and beef stew [****] Sou ka means 'Really?'