Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. I don't! (tear tear)
Rating: G for now, but I'll bump it up when it gets hot n' heavy.
Summery: Duo, arriving late in college, is meeting his roommate and his friends for the first time. Adventures and Duo-like remarks ensue. As well as romance. (1x2, 3x4, 5x13)
Warnings: Probably a lot of fluff and WAFF, sap. Shonen-ai, Yaoi in later chaps most likely.
AN: This is my first Gundam Wing story, I intend to keep this one updated!! I hope you all like it. Please R and R!
Direct AmbushBy: Amanda
Chapter 3: Discoveries
It was the end of September before Quatre called his Dad back. He had been getting insistent messages on his machine from both Iria and his father. Things such as them demanding where he had been or wondering if he had been kidnapped, one time Iria had asked him if he was dead but then called back to disregard the message because if he were dead they surly would have known by now... right? Right.
The truth was, Quatre was caught up in it all. Trowa, Duo, Heero, Wufei and Treize were all so exciting and everything they did seemed like such an adventure. Trowa was a bit of a somber soul who Quatre was fixated on bringing a little life into. Trowa had told Quatre that he and Heero were good friends from way back, and had been lucky to room together on such a whim.
Duo was a fun loving person... even with his past. He had told Quatre a little of it, and it had nearly brought tears to his eyes. It made Quatre so happy to know that even with all that he went through he could still be such a content person.
Heero was quiet and emotionless. He was brooding and dark and he depicted everything that Duo was not. It was surprising they were almost attached at the hip. Heero and Duo each insisted it was by force, being pushed together because they had been uprooted so many times but Quatre knew they felt true friendship towards one another.
Wufei was still... Wufei. He still wasn't accustomed to Wufei's daily rants, or his seriousness. He seemed always tense and the only time he would stop being so uptight was when a certain –someone- roped him into doing something fun. This time it wasn't Duo, It was surprisingly (or not) Treize.
Treize had had a lifestyle much like his own growing up. He was always there to help and be a general guiding light in any of the typical college problems. The first few weeks of school were hard with being away from everything you've ever known. Duo had expressed this in his first few weeks there, he had also expressed how grateful he was for everyone's presence. He even made a big tear-tear sappy speech about it that made both Quatre and Duo cry, and he swore he saw a few tears in Wufei's eyes.
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He was supposed to be meeting Trowa for lunch after their 10:30 classes. A few days after they had first met on campus Trowa and Quatre had just been 'friends'. Drawn together by rooming on the same floor and often leaving the room because of frivolous arguments or the stony silence within Trowa took shelter in Quatre's happy personality.
Arriving at the appointed meeting place Quatre looked around for Trowa's glum presence, after finding it in one of the back booths he made his way over. When reaching it he saw Trowa with some books placed out on the table and two lunches as well as a tea (for Quatre) and a coffee (for Trowa). A miniscule smile flitted across Trowa's face when he raised his eyes and met the blonds aquamarine orbs.
"Hey..." Trowa was quiet, but assertive. He didn't look exactly 'happy' he wasn't exactly jumping for joy that Quatre was there but he knew he was happy, at least on the inside. Trowa's heart always went pitter-patter when he saw the Arabian boy. The simplest things could bring on the weirdest emotions. A tuck of hair behind a pale ear sent a pulse to his heart that made it throb all the more. A lick of lips, so innocent, yet so sensual in the eyes of Trowa sent a quiver of lust through his stomach.
"Hiya Trowa! How was class? Do you have much homework?"
"Not much... nothing that I can't handle. A five page essay due next Tuesday."
"I see... how's Heero, he seems to be holed up in the library hmm?"
"I suppose, I've talked to Duo, says he's been dragging him out for meals and such. He has a big paper due soon and he's been slacking."
"Heero? Slacking? Seriously?"
"I guess so. Something about spending time with... baka's." Trowa let out a small chuckle. The antics of those two, he better not keep it up... if it starts affecting his schoolwork we'll have an angry Heero on our hands.
"Hm... think they'll get together in the end?"
"Who? Ba—Duo and Heero?"
"Yup."
"I dunno... Heero was practically asexual back at our old school. Relena would always chase him around. He never gave in though. He's never really talked to me about his 'preferences.' Maybe I'll ask him about it later." Now at this point, any other person who had of met Trowa would have been 'Did he just say all that?' The answer people... yes. Trowa only talked to people he trusted, other wise you were lucky to get a few words out of him.
"Oh... alright!"
"How about lunch?"
"Mhmm..."
Quatre and Trowa dug into their food, conversation going to a dull. Afterwards Trowa and Quatre packed up their stuff, paid the bill and headed back to the dorms.
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"Look Heero, you have to come out sometime, and you have to be almost done. You've been in here for almost 3 days straight."
"Hn. Work, I have to get it done."
"No. It's not due for another 2 weeks. Don't give me any of that 'I don't have time' crap because you have time for a ton of stuff."
"I... don't have time Duo. Leave me alone."
"Heero!"
"Hn."
"You're... an idiot. Come on."
"Wha—where are we going?"
"Pfft."
Heero rolled his eyes, an automatic action whenever the braided baka was around. Duo had taken to the nickname, seeming to think it was affectionate ("The braided buckaroo!") where it was... just not often.
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They had ended up in Duo's dorm room, after kicking Quat and Tro out for a change. Duo dug around in his (still partially un-un-packed) suitcase before coming out with a small stack of manga.
"This is it?"
"Yup! You've read manga right?"
"Duh."
"Oh, don't get sarcastic because I'm here. What's holding you back?"
Heero rolled his eyes and sifted through the pile. "Read it, read it read it... Card Capter Sakura? Jeeze, juvenile enough?"
Duo blushed bright red, "Shut up Heero! It has a good plot line. It's not exactly shoujo, there are... 'fight' scenes. Anyway... Touya and Yuki are... cute."
"What?"
"Nothing!"
"Read it... read it... stupid... Gravitation? You can't get more shoujo then this."
"Heero! Don't judge a... manga by its cover. It's very good!"
Heero flipped through the volume and paused a page.
"This looks like... two boys. Is this a shonen-ai manga Duo?"
"Uh... heh... no?"
"It is! You've been hiding things from me Duuuoo!"
"Just ignore it then. You don't have a problem with it do you?"
"You being what... whatever you are?"
Duo looked kind of angry with that, but Heero didn't care. Duo was being vague, he wouldn't mind keeping it that way.
"No, I'm not. With Trowa and Quatre hopping around like bunnies and Treize and Wufei upstairs how could I?"
"Ha. Kind of ironic, how the gay/bi guys just cluster around you Heero."
"Very funny."
Heero left son after, and when Duo came back to sort out his manga he chuckled when two of his Gravitation volumes were missing.
"Tsk, tsk Heero, keeping secrets..."
TBC AN: I don't own Gravitation! But it is an amazing manga/anime. I highly recommend you read it! Two chapters in one night!!Kaaera: Thank you! I hopes you enjoyed this chapter!!
