Affection

Chapter four: Something in the Way

Duo lived in a beautiful two story house on Nottingham Dr. The inside seemed as bit as it looked on the outside. Trowa marveled at the rose marble angels on the front of each step leading upstairs. He had panicked when he almost knocked something Duo called Depression Era Lavender glass, he supposed it was expensive, Duo acted as if it really didn't matter if it broke. When they go to Duo's room Trowa noticed that it was almost as big as their living room back home. Duo had a king sized bed that was at least one foot above the ground. He had just enough time to see a picture of Duo and some guy with blond hair get tossed into a messy closet full of magazines with guys' picture on the binding. Suddenly he was filled with hope, that he had a chance with Duo. They had rested for about an hour and thirty minutes then started to study as planed. It was about eight o' clock when they finally decided to stop for the rest of the night. Both felt confident that they would pas their test tomorrow.

"Man, time sure does fly." said Duo from his position on the bed while drinking a Pepsi.

"Yeah it sure does." Trowa yawned and stretched out on the edge of the bed, the next moment he found himself falling off it.

"Shit you ok?!" asked Duo leaning over the side a bit smiling like he wanted to laugh.

"I knew I would fall!" said Trowa rubbing the side of his head. He got up and back on the bed.

"Here you dropped you Cell on the floor." Duo managed to pick the phone up off the floor and then handed it to Trowa.

"Fuck!" said Trowa looking at this Cell Phone.

"What's wrong?' Duo scooted over next to Trowa.

"My phone died and I don't know how ago it died so I can't tell if Heero even called me!" Trowa got off the bed and reached into his backpack for the battery charger.

"If you need to call him I'll go get the phone." Duo left the room and came back just s quickly.

"Thank you so much, I honestly worry too a lot when it comes to Heero" Trowa started to dial Quatre's phone number ", but he's my only little brother so it can't be helped."

Hello came Quatre's soft voice.

"Hey it's Trowa, I was just wondering if I could talk to Heero?"

He's not here! it came as a surprise when he heard the blonde's voice rise in anger and hung up on him.

"I'm really sorry Duo, but I need to get home." said Trowa quickly putting on h is shoes.

"Don't worry about it." said Duo also putting on his shoes.


Heero walked out of the bathroom and down the hall and stopped in front of Trowa's bedroom door and stared at it. In that room held everything he'd lost to that retched boy with violet eyes. He opened the door and walked into the room closing the door behind him. He froze when he noticed that the picture of him and his brother that once sat on Trowa's drawer was now replaced with a picture of Trowa and.......Duo. Shock, anger, and disbelief welled inside Heero; he realized that this complete stranger known as Duo Maxwell. He walked over to Trowa's bed and slid under the covers; grabbing one of the pillows he hugged it and inhaled the scent that he knew to be his brothers.

"Trowa." he started to cry still clutching desperately to the pillow that was now becoming drenched in Heero's sorrow. "What did I do wrong?"

He continued to cry for what seemed like hours upon days and finally fell asleep while quietly still crying as he dreamed of his brother and him as children.


"Are you sure your brother even likes me?"

"I'm sure of it so don't worry?"

"Easy for you to say you've know him since like birth, almost."

"Duo just relax Heero's a great guy and anyone who's my friend is automatically his friend." Trowa opened the door and let Duo and himself in closing the door behind them, he tossed his keys on the coffee table and took off his jacket.

"Is he even home?" asked Duo turning on the living room lights.

"He should be, his bikes chained up outside, Heero!"

"What if he's sleeping, maybe we should just wait till he wakes up or something."

"Duo, he doesn't hate you and he's not going to kill you." said Trowa as he walked over to Heero's room and opened the door just to find it empty.

"You didn't see that glare he shot me at school earlier today."

"Oh, you make him sound so evil and he's not, he one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet. Now, why don't we just make ourselves busy and I'll show you my room." he opened the door and stopped dead in his tracks.

"What's wrong Tro?" asked Duo as he bumped into Trowa's lean back. Then when he noticed Trowa was staring at something he found Heero asleep in Trowa's bed clutching onto one of the pillows as if it were a life line.

Trowa walked over to his bed and sat on the side opposite Heero and noticed that his brothers' eyes were a bit puffy. He let his hand across the distance and touched Heero's damp cheeks; his hand recoiled as if burned and Heero started to wake.

"Trowa?" slowly he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"I'm so sorry Heero I never meant to leave you alone like this, or make you cry." quickly he wrapped his arms around his brothers and just as quickly Heero's hands found themselves wrapping themselves around Trowa's shoulders letting his palms grab fists full of his brothers shirt.

"You didn't do anything wrong it's me, I know it is, you don't have to apologize for finding someone better. In fact, you've always deserved better, I don't know what made me think I could have you all to myself forever." Heero found himself crying again.

"Don't you ever say that again Heero." whispered Trowa.


After the little episode in Trowa's bedroom Trowa had managed to get Heero into the living room with Duo while he went into the kitchen to make something to eat for the three of them. Heero and Duo were sitting on the long couch in the living room watching T.V. neither had said anything to the other and had just stared at the T.V.

"You and your brother are really close aren't you?" said Duo still staring at the T.V.

"Yeah." close was an understatement, thought Heero as he sniffed.

"You don't need to worry we're just friends, it's not like I'm trying to take him way from you or something." Duo had turned his head in Heero's direction and smiled.

"My ass you aren't, I've seen the way you both look at each other, I'm not stupid?" said Heero raising his voice causing Duo to jerk back a bit.

"You think your brother likes me?" Duo looked slightly shocked.

"Of course he does, why else would he ditch me otherwise!?" damn it, what was he saying obviously Trowa hadn't said anything to him or else he wouldn't have had that sort of reaction.

"Oh." Duo leaned back on the couch and looked at the kitchen.

"You seem surprised." said Heero wrapping the comforter tighter around himself.

Trowa walked in two seconds later carrying two plates of white rice and sliced Teriyaki chicken. You could see a light puff of steam coming off the plates full of food. The food smelled delicious it had both Duo and Heero's mouths watering in anticipation, Trowa then handed Heero and Duo their plates.

"Thanks." said Duo not looking directly at Trowa.

"Thanks, it smells great!" said Heero smiling when he noticed that Duo had avoided looking at Trowa's face. He watched Trowa walk back into the kitchen and bring out a plate for himself.

"So what did you and Quatre argue about this time?" asked Trowa as he sat next to Heero.

"Hn." Heero just picked up his fork and started eating.

"Heero." prodded Trowa while staring at his brother.

".....You." said Heero simply.

"What?" said Trowa arching an eyebrow with and obvious "why" tone in his voice.

"Well to be honest, he likes you, but he's too chicken to say something." stated Heero matter-of- factly.

"What did you say to him Heero?"

"I can't really remember, but I might have called him a freaky stalker or something." Heero just shrugged it off.

The phone started to ring.

"Hey aunt Carmon!" Trowa had got to the phone first.

"Hi, see I told you I'd call!"

"Yeah but you said everyday."

"Shut up, now put Heero on the phone."

"Fine," he passed the phone over to Heero.

"Hi aunt Carmon."

"Are you guys doing ok? Your brother hasn't set the kitchen on fire again has he?"

"No he hasn't set the kitchen on fire again."

"That was an accident!" yelled Trowa from the couch.

"Good, I just wanted to make sure you guys were doing alright and see how things were going."

"Everythings fine don't worry aunt Carmon, the clothes are getting washed, we're getting fed, going to school, and nothings been destroyed as of yet."

"Ok, well then I have to go now call your brother over."

"Trowa!" Heero waved him over.

"'K he's here."

"Alright well, g'night boys and remember to keep the house clean." she called loudly over the phone.

"Bye!" they both coursed over the receiver then eventually hung up.

"God, she worries too much." said Trowa sitting back down on the couch.

"She's supposed to." said Heero also sitting back down.

"Hey I'm sorry you guys but I think I should head back home. I'll see you tomorrow in class k Tro." said Duo getting up.

"Oh, ok I'll see you tomorrow." Trowa waved and Duo walked out the front door. They listened to the car engine as it was turned on and hared it take off down the street.


"Hey Trowa?" it was past midnight and the house had become eerily quite like it always did during the dead of the night.

"Hmm?" said Trowa shifting so that he was lying sideways on the bed with Heero.

"You like Duo don't you?" he was staring at the wall watching the shadowed pattern of the tree that was temporarily etched there for the night.

"What are you talking about so late at night Heero?" mumbled Trowa from behind the back of Heero's neck.

"If you want to go out with him it's ok, I mean it's only natural that eventually we see other people right?" said Heero starting to feel his heartbeat run faster.

Trowa wrapped his arms around Heero and turned him so that they were facing each other. He gently placed a soft kiss on top of Heero's forehead and smiled as he ran his fingers through his hair. "Go to sleep Heero."

"I love you." whispered Heero as his eyes slowly closed for the rest of the night.


A/N: That took a little longer than expected, but at least it's here, right?

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