Chapter 2
At school Quatre came running over worry plastered all over his face.
"Duo! What happened? Where were you and Heero this morning?" The little blond asked rapidly. "We waited as long as we could. And why are you wearing short sleeves?" Duo put his hands on the smaller boy's shoulders.
"Q Man, slow down. Breath, it does wonders dude." Duo smiled awkwardly.
"Sorry. I was just worried and I didn't even know you owned a short sleeved shirt or jeans for that matter."
"I don't. Heero let me borrow a change of clothes this morning." Quatre looked confused.
"Why are you borrowing Heero's clothes?" Quatre looks from Duo to Heero then back again.
"No! It's not like that. The old man dissided to kick me out today." Duo said.
"Why did he do that?" Wufie spoke up.
"He found that book I was writing." Duo said softly. Quatre blinked.
"The book? The one that you were writing about all of us?" Trowa asked and Duo nodded.
"Oh. This is bad." Quatre said worry evident in his voice.
"What book?" Heero asked.
"I was writing a book about the gang here, and well, my old man found it." Heero still looked confused. Duo sighed. "Heero, I'm gay! Quatre's gay, Trowa's gay! We're all gay! Hell they're going out,"He pionted over his shoulder at Quatre and Trowa, "and to tell you the truth I kinda wish you were so we could go out!" Duo said in a rush.
"First off Duo, breath, it's good advise, you just have to listen to yourself. Second, I was hoping the same thing." Heero put a hand on Duo's shoulder.
"Wha? You wish you were gay?" Duo was obviously a bit spacy still from his father beeting him into the dirt.
"No, I am gay and I'd like to go out with you sometime." Heero smiled gently at the slight shock on the violet eyed boys face. Quatre smiled and gave Duo a little helpful push into Heero's arms. The long haired boy blushed as Heero pulled him close.
"I'd like that." Duo whispered. Then heero bent his head and kissed Duo lightly on the lips.
"Me too. We should talk about this after school." Heero whispered.
"After talent show tryouts, right Duo? Mrs.Kallmen is very excited about hearing you sing." Quatre said.
"What are you singing anyway?" Trowa asked. Duo stepped out of Heero's embrace a little flushed.
"Well, It's a song I heard on the radio and a surprise. You'll have to wait for tryouts this afternoon." Duo grin. The others all sighed. Then the first bell rang and they bolted for class. Wufie, grumbling about stupid baka's with to much energy, to English, Quatre and Trowa to band and Heero and Duo were off to Math class.
In class Duo sat in the second row behind Heero like always. The class got out their home work to check it. As Ms. Wills walked around the class room to make sure they all had their home work she noticed a dark bruise on Duo's upper arm. She paused for a second. Duo smiled up at her and she figured it was just a PE injury and continued on.
Duo leaned forward and whispered to Heero. "Close call. Wills noticed a bruise."
"She'll most likely just think it's a sports injury and dismiss it." Heero whispered back.
"Lets hope all the other teachers do the same, huh Hee Chan?" Heero glanced back at the grinning boy and nodded.
"*~*~*";"*~*~*"
The day went by in a blur after that first class and soon Heero and Duo were waiting with other students waiting to tryout for the talent show. Quatre and Trowa were among them.
"What are you guys doing again?" Duo asked. Quatre smiled brightly.
"A duet. Trowa is going to play his flute and I'm playing my violin." The blond said with a grin. "Hey, Trowa you did get your flute out of the band room right?"
"Of course little one." Trowa said and opened the black case. He lifted out a silver flute and began to practice a bit wile Quatre got out his violin.
"Cool."Duo whispered and looked around to see if he recognized any one else there in the room. Then Dray Hapheart stalked over.
"Hey faggot. Herd your old man kicked ya out this morning. He get tired of your gay ass ways?" The tall jock jeered. "Or is he just whoring you off to his bar buddies?" Duo ignored the taller boy and turned back to listen to Quatre and Trowa practice. "Yeah, well tell your Pops I might know some costomers for ya. Like spandex boy here! I meen really queerbait, you need ta keep yer eyes to your self in the locker room." The black haired boy slung an arm around Heero and the Japanese boy glared at him.
"Get away from me and leave Duo alone." Heero snarled and pushed Dray away from him.
"Oh! So the little fag friend wants me to leave his lil' fuck buddy alone. Well what'ya gonna do about it, huh?"Dray said opening his arms wide in invitation for Heero to attack. The blue eyed boy just glared at him. Then turned away. The jock was about to taunt Heero and Duo some more when a slim young man with spiky, blue and white hair wearing black tights and a crimson mesh sleeveless shirt held him back.
"Dray, just let them alone." The boy said. Dray turned and looked at the boy.
"And who are you? The fag's pimp?" Dray said with a harsh laugh. At that Duo turned to face the bully that was now taunting the boy who he vaguely remembered seeing at the last Dance/Band performance.
"No. I'm just fed up with you thinking your better than everyone." The boy folded his arms across a sleek, lightly muscled chest.
"Is that a challenge freak?!" Dray growled. The boy just smirked; slanted, gray Asian eyes looking at him humorously.
"No, just a request. It would be to easy to take you down."The gray eyes sparkled. Dray was fuming.
"I'm gonna get you, you little fag lover!" he shouted and tried to tackle the boy but was evaded when the slim young man stepped aside. The crowd that had gathered laughed as Dray ended up flat on his ass and the boy took a sarcastic bow.
"Thank you! Thank you my gracious fans! I'll be here until Mrs. Kallmen says I'm either in or out unless she just gets fed up with me first and throws me out of the gym!" He bowed again and dodged Dray as the large football player lunged at him. Then bowed again as the crowd laughed once more and thinned out as Mrs. Kallmen entered the gym. Every one but Dray and his two lackeys sat down in the bleachers.
"Alright everyone! Lets get started. First off, Dray, out. Dean and Lenny too." The tall wry, ginger haired woman glared at the boys over her half-moon glasses as they strutted out. Before they disappeared through the doors Dray held up his middle finger at the boy that had defended Heero and Duo.The asian just stuck out his tongue and sexily wet his lips in a mock act of lust as Dray fumed and rushed out. For the fourth time the blue haired boy stood and bowed before a cheering audience. "Ok, ok! Everyone settle down! I know most of you have a distast for Dray but I'm not suppose to encourage such things." She said putting one hand on her hip and looking directly at the freakish boy who was curently doing a lusty little victory dance in the bleachers. "And Talon, for the love of God sit down boy or I'll call your mother. I'm sure she'd be very interested in that little performance you gave in dance class today as well as what your doing right now." Mrs. Kallmen gave the grinning teen a knowing and stern look.
"I get the hint Mrs.K! No singing 'I'm to sexy' and booty dancing wile giving a well practiced strip tease demo! Gotch'ya Sargent!" Talon said quickly, gave the teacher a mock salute, winked and plopped down as the gym laughed softly. Mrs. Kallmen sighed and shook her head muttering something about young people these days.
"Alright. First up Kelly Amgen and Renee Derago." She called out and two you girls walked out of the bleachers.
Duo Reached out and tapped Talon on the shoulder. "Yo, Tal." He said and the grey eyed boy turned around.
"Thanks." Duo said with a smile. Talon looked confused for a second then realization dawned on him.
"You're the guy that jerk was picking on aren't you?" Duo smiled awkwardly and nodded. "I'm Talon Jose Montasumi. I just moved here from Brazil. The folks disided I needed to get use to what they call city life since I'll be livin' with my Grand momma for the rest of my highschool career." The boy smiled.
"Brazil! Wow. Why did you live there?" Duo said and slid off his seat. Then into the one next to Talon.
"My parents are studying some of the tribes there. It's pretty cool." Talon said then looked away blushing.
"So why did they send you here of all places?" Quatre asked from behind them. Talon turned around briefly and smiled a little.
"Well, one of the worriers in the tribe we were staying with at the time liked me a bit more than my parents would have liked." Talon blushed.
"Couldn't you have just declined his offer?"Quatre ask in confusion.
"Well you see I really liked him too, and I had told him that. I even explained to him my parents didn't approve. We were going to go throught the ritual thing his people go through and by their laws become life mates and just keep it secret until I was eighteen. But it didn't work out and we got caught." Duo winced.
"That mustn't have a very uncivil discussion between you and your parents." The violet eyed boy said.
"My parents and Umiko's parents. You see technically by the time they got there we were already, 'Mated' as they put it, and Umiko's parents were actually happy for us. Normally his people find a life mate at age thirteen or fourteen but Umiko was almost sixteen so they were real happy for us. They even said they'd let me stay with them when my folks moved on so that Umiko and I could be together if they didn't send me away. Obviously they said no and sent me to live with Gand Momma here in the states." Talon said and looked away sadly.
"What are you and Umiko going to do? Are you going to go back to him?"Quatre asked. The blond loved sappy romance novels so for him Talon's story was like candy to his ears. Trowa just smiled at his transfixed little angel. Talon shrugged.
"Before I left my parents had taught him to write and speak in English, so we're going to write to one another. Hopefully I can fund for him to come visit here in the summer. Maybe even become a US citizen."
"That must be really hard on you." Heero said.
"I think I'll be ok. If I can't get Umiko here then when I'm eighteen I'm going back to him." Talon said.
"Dari Jemson, Mike Shardon, Belinda Walters and Talon Montasumi!!" Mrs. Kallmen suddenly called.
"Wish me luck." Talon said and bounded down the bleachers grinning and joining three others.
"I like 'em. He's a good guy." Duo dissided. Quatre nodded in agreement.
"I guess." Heero said and watched as the odd young man and his crew started their performance.
"Aw! Hee chan, don't be such a hypocrite! He helped us out. We should give him a chance." Duo said looking at the Japanese boy hopefully.
"Yes. If it wasn't for Talon you and Duo might have been hurt." Quatre said. Heero grumbled and sat back. Duo sighed and watched Talon's interpretive dance. The song was by Linkin park, Duo knew that much, but wasn't sure exactly which song it was. 'The lyrics are interesting though' Duo thought as the music pulsed in he ears.
It was interesting watching how the blue haired boy had perfectly coria graphed the dance to the music. As he watched, Duo turned to Quatre saying, "He certainly has an unique way of interpreting this song."
"It's called Faint and I always pictured the music video to have a conflict similar to the one Talon is depicting.
The song ended with Talon wrapped around Mike Shardon. The gym erupted into applause. Talon pressed a quick kiss to Mike's cheek with a feral grin. Mike grimaced as he wiped his cheek and gave Talon's shoulder a playful push. Talon just grinned and winked. Mike shook his head and took his girlfriend's, Belinda's, hand.
Talon returned to his seat and Quatre almost sent him tumbling down the bleachers as he grabbed him in a bear hug.
"That was great Talon! You'll get in for sure!" Quatre pulled back to see the playfully jealous look on Trowa's face. The others chuckled at the blush that spread over the little blond's face.
"Duo Maxwell!" Mrs. Kallmen called out. Duo jumped up and bounded down to the ground. He slipped a tape into the tape player the teacher had set out. He pressed play and faced Mrs. Kallman.
The soft sounds of a mandolin, guitars and violin drifted into the air. After a moment Duo's beautiful voice lifted clear as crystal. The gym was silent as it listened to the braided boy as he sung with all his broken and bruised heart.
"Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream."
The whole gym was memorized by that crystalline alto voice. It spoke to their hearts as the lyrics flowed like the river over them. Heero watched the violet eyes flutter shut and Duo's entire body relax into a gentle rhythmic sway to the tempo.
"Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,
Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forebear,
I charge you disturb not my slumbering fair."
"How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills,
Far mark'd with the courses of clear winding rills,
There daily I wander as noon rises high
My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye."
Duo's eyes slitted open and swept over to the bleachers and a silent crowd that watched him in an amount of aw. The boy's eye shifted to his friends. Quatre and Trowa were curled up together quite romantically. Heero was watching him with a small, proud smile and Talon wore an all out grin. Duo's confidence got a boost from that and he put even more spirit into the song, if that was even physically possible.
"How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,
Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow;
There oft as mild Ev'ning weeps over the lea
The sweet scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides,
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As gathering sweet flow'rets she stems thy clear wave."
"Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays,
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.'
As he finished his voice echoed a little and he turned to Mrs.Kallmen. The teacher looked very impressed. Suddenly the entire gym burst into applause. Duo grinned and bowed enthusiastically. There were some whistles and calls for more, Mrs. Kallmen quieted these requests after a moment and asked Duo to take his seat again. Duo grinned and sprinted to his seat next to Heero.
"You did beautifully! If you don't make it no one will." Quatre said. Duo smiled at the blond.
" I sure hope so.' Heero put an arm around the boy's shoulders and pulled him against his side.
"If you don't get chosen I will personally start a riot outside the front office." The golden child Heero Yui promised. Duo's eyes sparkled and hugged his boyfriend.
TBC... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/N: I know this took me FOREVER. I had been hoping to get a different writing program to do it on so it wasn't so messed up when I loaded it but that just wasn't to be. I also had a major writers block and my grades had been dropping so I was banned from typing for a month. I should be getting the new writing program soon and it's the summer so I'll have more time to write. I'll try and get up the next chapter soon. Promise guys! ^^*
JaNe~ DassChan
At school Quatre came running over worry plastered all over his face.
"Duo! What happened? Where were you and Heero this morning?" The little blond asked rapidly. "We waited as long as we could. And why are you wearing short sleeves?" Duo put his hands on the smaller boy's shoulders.
"Q Man, slow down. Breath, it does wonders dude." Duo smiled awkwardly.
"Sorry. I was just worried and I didn't even know you owned a short sleeved shirt or jeans for that matter."
"I don't. Heero let me borrow a change of clothes this morning." Quatre looked confused.
"Why are you borrowing Heero's clothes?" Quatre looks from Duo to Heero then back again.
"No! It's not like that. The old man dissided to kick me out today." Duo said.
"Why did he do that?" Wufie spoke up.
"He found that book I was writing." Duo said softly. Quatre blinked.
"The book? The one that you were writing about all of us?" Trowa asked and Duo nodded.
"Oh. This is bad." Quatre said worry evident in his voice.
"What book?" Heero asked.
"I was writing a book about the gang here, and well, my old man found it." Heero still looked confused. Duo sighed. "Heero, I'm gay! Quatre's gay, Trowa's gay! We're all gay! Hell they're going out,"He pionted over his shoulder at Quatre and Trowa, "and to tell you the truth I kinda wish you were so we could go out!" Duo said in a rush.
"First off Duo, breath, it's good advise, you just have to listen to yourself. Second, I was hoping the same thing." Heero put a hand on Duo's shoulder.
"Wha? You wish you were gay?" Duo was obviously a bit spacy still from his father beeting him into the dirt.
"No, I am gay and I'd like to go out with you sometime." Heero smiled gently at the slight shock on the violet eyed boys face. Quatre smiled and gave Duo a little helpful push into Heero's arms. The long haired boy blushed as Heero pulled him close.
"I'd like that." Duo whispered. Then heero bent his head and kissed Duo lightly on the lips.
"Me too. We should talk about this after school." Heero whispered.
"After talent show tryouts, right Duo? Mrs.Kallmen is very excited about hearing you sing." Quatre said.
"What are you singing anyway?" Trowa asked. Duo stepped out of Heero's embrace a little flushed.
"Well, It's a song I heard on the radio and a surprise. You'll have to wait for tryouts this afternoon." Duo grin. The others all sighed. Then the first bell rang and they bolted for class. Wufie, grumbling about stupid baka's with to much energy, to English, Quatre and Trowa to band and Heero and Duo were off to Math class.
In class Duo sat in the second row behind Heero like always. The class got out their home work to check it. As Ms. Wills walked around the class room to make sure they all had their home work she noticed a dark bruise on Duo's upper arm. She paused for a second. Duo smiled up at her and she figured it was just a PE injury and continued on.
Duo leaned forward and whispered to Heero. "Close call. Wills noticed a bruise."
"She'll most likely just think it's a sports injury and dismiss it." Heero whispered back.
"Lets hope all the other teachers do the same, huh Hee Chan?" Heero glanced back at the grinning boy and nodded.
"*~*~*";"*~*~*"
The day went by in a blur after that first class and soon Heero and Duo were waiting with other students waiting to tryout for the talent show. Quatre and Trowa were among them.
"What are you guys doing again?" Duo asked. Quatre smiled brightly.
"A duet. Trowa is going to play his flute and I'm playing my violin." The blond said with a grin. "Hey, Trowa you did get your flute out of the band room right?"
"Of course little one." Trowa said and opened the black case. He lifted out a silver flute and began to practice a bit wile Quatre got out his violin.
"Cool."Duo whispered and looked around to see if he recognized any one else there in the room. Then Dray Hapheart stalked over.
"Hey faggot. Herd your old man kicked ya out this morning. He get tired of your gay ass ways?" The tall jock jeered. "Or is he just whoring you off to his bar buddies?" Duo ignored the taller boy and turned back to listen to Quatre and Trowa practice. "Yeah, well tell your Pops I might know some costomers for ya. Like spandex boy here! I meen really queerbait, you need ta keep yer eyes to your self in the locker room." The black haired boy slung an arm around Heero and the Japanese boy glared at him.
"Get away from me and leave Duo alone." Heero snarled and pushed Dray away from him.
"Oh! So the little fag friend wants me to leave his lil' fuck buddy alone. Well what'ya gonna do about it, huh?"Dray said opening his arms wide in invitation for Heero to attack. The blue eyed boy just glared at him. Then turned away. The jock was about to taunt Heero and Duo some more when a slim young man with spiky, blue and white hair wearing black tights and a crimson mesh sleeveless shirt held him back.
"Dray, just let them alone." The boy said. Dray turned and looked at the boy.
"And who are you? The fag's pimp?" Dray said with a harsh laugh. At that Duo turned to face the bully that was now taunting the boy who he vaguely remembered seeing at the last Dance/Band performance.
"No. I'm just fed up with you thinking your better than everyone." The boy folded his arms across a sleek, lightly muscled chest.
"Is that a challenge freak?!" Dray growled. The boy just smirked; slanted, gray Asian eyes looking at him humorously.
"No, just a request. It would be to easy to take you down."The gray eyes sparkled. Dray was fuming.
"I'm gonna get you, you little fag lover!" he shouted and tried to tackle the boy but was evaded when the slim young man stepped aside. The crowd that had gathered laughed as Dray ended up flat on his ass and the boy took a sarcastic bow.
"Thank you! Thank you my gracious fans! I'll be here until Mrs. Kallmen says I'm either in or out unless she just gets fed up with me first and throws me out of the gym!" He bowed again and dodged Dray as the large football player lunged at him. Then bowed again as the crowd laughed once more and thinned out as Mrs. Kallmen entered the gym. Every one but Dray and his two lackeys sat down in the bleachers.
"Alright everyone! Lets get started. First off, Dray, out. Dean and Lenny too." The tall wry, ginger haired woman glared at the boys over her half-moon glasses as they strutted out. Before they disappeared through the doors Dray held up his middle finger at the boy that had defended Heero and Duo.The asian just stuck out his tongue and sexily wet his lips in a mock act of lust as Dray fumed and rushed out. For the fourth time the blue haired boy stood and bowed before a cheering audience. "Ok, ok! Everyone settle down! I know most of you have a distast for Dray but I'm not suppose to encourage such things." She said putting one hand on her hip and looking directly at the freakish boy who was curently doing a lusty little victory dance in the bleachers. "And Talon, for the love of God sit down boy or I'll call your mother. I'm sure she'd be very interested in that little performance you gave in dance class today as well as what your doing right now." Mrs. Kallmen gave the grinning teen a knowing and stern look.
"I get the hint Mrs.K! No singing 'I'm to sexy' and booty dancing wile giving a well practiced strip tease demo! Gotch'ya Sargent!" Talon said quickly, gave the teacher a mock salute, winked and plopped down as the gym laughed softly. Mrs. Kallmen sighed and shook her head muttering something about young people these days.
"Alright. First up Kelly Amgen and Renee Derago." She called out and two you girls walked out of the bleachers.
Duo Reached out and tapped Talon on the shoulder. "Yo, Tal." He said and the grey eyed boy turned around.
"Thanks." Duo said with a smile. Talon looked confused for a second then realization dawned on him.
"You're the guy that jerk was picking on aren't you?" Duo smiled awkwardly and nodded. "I'm Talon Jose Montasumi. I just moved here from Brazil. The folks disided I needed to get use to what they call city life since I'll be livin' with my Grand momma for the rest of my highschool career." The boy smiled.
"Brazil! Wow. Why did you live there?" Duo said and slid off his seat. Then into the one next to Talon.
"My parents are studying some of the tribes there. It's pretty cool." Talon said then looked away blushing.
"So why did they send you here of all places?" Quatre asked from behind them. Talon turned around briefly and smiled a little.
"Well, one of the worriers in the tribe we were staying with at the time liked me a bit more than my parents would have liked." Talon blushed.
"Couldn't you have just declined his offer?"Quatre ask in confusion.
"Well you see I really liked him too, and I had told him that. I even explained to him my parents didn't approve. We were going to go throught the ritual thing his people go through and by their laws become life mates and just keep it secret until I was eighteen. But it didn't work out and we got caught." Duo winced.
"That mustn't have a very uncivil discussion between you and your parents." The violet eyed boy said.
"My parents and Umiko's parents. You see technically by the time they got there we were already, 'Mated' as they put it, and Umiko's parents were actually happy for us. Normally his people find a life mate at age thirteen or fourteen but Umiko was almost sixteen so they were real happy for us. They even said they'd let me stay with them when my folks moved on so that Umiko and I could be together if they didn't send me away. Obviously they said no and sent me to live with Gand Momma here in the states." Talon said and looked away sadly.
"What are you and Umiko going to do? Are you going to go back to him?"Quatre asked. The blond loved sappy romance novels so for him Talon's story was like candy to his ears. Trowa just smiled at his transfixed little angel. Talon shrugged.
"Before I left my parents had taught him to write and speak in English, so we're going to write to one another. Hopefully I can fund for him to come visit here in the summer. Maybe even become a US citizen."
"That must be really hard on you." Heero said.
"I think I'll be ok. If I can't get Umiko here then when I'm eighteen I'm going back to him." Talon said.
"Dari Jemson, Mike Shardon, Belinda Walters and Talon Montasumi!!" Mrs. Kallmen suddenly called.
"Wish me luck." Talon said and bounded down the bleachers grinning and joining three others.
"I like 'em. He's a good guy." Duo dissided. Quatre nodded in agreement.
"I guess." Heero said and watched as the odd young man and his crew started their performance.
"Aw! Hee chan, don't be such a hypocrite! He helped us out. We should give him a chance." Duo said looking at the Japanese boy hopefully.
"Yes. If it wasn't for Talon you and Duo might have been hurt." Quatre said. Heero grumbled and sat back. Duo sighed and watched Talon's interpretive dance. The song was by Linkin park, Duo knew that much, but wasn't sure exactly which song it was. 'The lyrics are interesting though' Duo thought as the music pulsed in he ears.
It was interesting watching how the blue haired boy had perfectly coria graphed the dance to the music. As he watched, Duo turned to Quatre saying, "He certainly has an unique way of interpreting this song."
"It's called Faint and I always pictured the music video to have a conflict similar to the one Talon is depicting.
The song ended with Talon wrapped around Mike Shardon. The gym erupted into applause. Talon pressed a quick kiss to Mike's cheek with a feral grin. Mike grimaced as he wiped his cheek and gave Talon's shoulder a playful push. Talon just grinned and winked. Mike shook his head and took his girlfriend's, Belinda's, hand.
Talon returned to his seat and Quatre almost sent him tumbling down the bleachers as he grabbed him in a bear hug.
"That was great Talon! You'll get in for sure!" Quatre pulled back to see the playfully jealous look on Trowa's face. The others chuckled at the blush that spread over the little blond's face.
"Duo Maxwell!" Mrs. Kallmen called out. Duo jumped up and bounded down to the ground. He slipped a tape into the tape player the teacher had set out. He pressed play and faced Mrs. Kallman.
The soft sounds of a mandolin, guitars and violin drifted into the air. After a moment Duo's beautiful voice lifted clear as crystal. The gym was silent as it listened to the braided boy as he sung with all his broken and bruised heart.
"Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream."
The whole gym was memorized by that crystalline alto voice. It spoke to their hearts as the lyrics flowed like the river over them. Heero watched the violet eyes flutter shut and Duo's entire body relax into a gentle rhythmic sway to the tempo.
"Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds thro' the glen,
Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,
Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forebear,
I charge you disturb not my slumbering fair."
"How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills,
Far mark'd with the courses of clear winding rills,
There daily I wander as noon rises high
My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye."
Duo's eyes slitted open and swept over to the bleachers and a silent crowd that watched him in an amount of aw. The boy's eye shifted to his friends. Quatre and Trowa were curled up together quite romantically. Heero was watching him with a small, proud smile and Talon wore an all out grin. Duo's confidence got a boost from that and he put even more spirit into the song, if that was even physically possible.
"How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,
Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow;
There oft as mild Ev'ning weeps over the lea
The sweet scented birk shades my Mary and me.
Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary resides,
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,
As gathering sweet flow'rets she stems thy clear wave."
"Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays,
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.'
As he finished his voice echoed a little and he turned to Mrs.Kallmen. The teacher looked very impressed. Suddenly the entire gym burst into applause. Duo grinned and bowed enthusiastically. There were some whistles and calls for more, Mrs. Kallmen quieted these requests after a moment and asked Duo to take his seat again. Duo grinned and sprinted to his seat next to Heero.
"You did beautifully! If you don't make it no one will." Quatre said. Duo smiled at the blond.
" I sure hope so.' Heero put an arm around the boy's shoulders and pulled him against his side.
"If you don't get chosen I will personally start a riot outside the front office." The golden child Heero Yui promised. Duo's eyes sparkled and hugged his boyfriend.
TBC... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A/N: I know this took me FOREVER. I had been hoping to get a different writing program to do it on so it wasn't so messed up when I loaded it but that just wasn't to be. I also had a major writers block and my grades had been dropping so I was banned from typing for a month. I should be getting the new writing program soon and it's the summer so I'll have more time to write. I'll try and get up the next chapter soon. Promise guys! ^^*
JaNe~ DassChan