City Of Angels

by ScuroAngelo

Our favorite Shinigami, Duo is on a mission to get all of the black feathers on his wings to turn white so he can go to Heaven. In order to do this though, he must make one unhappy mortal satisfied with his life. Heero Yuy. 1x2 !EDITED!

4. Meetings

Pairings - 1x2x1… no duh! Lil Miss Shinigami over here is RABID about 1x2x1!

Disclaimer - I don't own Gundam Wing. I don't own anything except the plot of this story. Get over it. Even DUO doesn't want to talk about this anymore.

Duo- Seriously people!

Heero- Hn.

-City of Angels-

"Wake up! Wake up!" Duo woke to a shrill voice repeating the mantra continuously. He opened one eye, only to see to huge, brown eyes looking right back down at him. Duo jumped slightly, only to see the young girl smile.

"Sister Helen said to wake the new boy up! What's your name, new boy?" the girl asked. Duo, who was now fully awake, took a few moments to fully remember where he was. Then it all came rushing back to him. Why did this always seem to happen? Banished, came to Earth, on mission, almost raped, adopted by church, cobalt eyes. Shaking his head, Duo answered the girl's question.

"Duo, and what's your name, m'lady?" the girl giggled at Duo's teasing. Curtsying (and falling, Duo caught her) the young girl answered,

"Bridgette. I didn't have a last name, so Sister Helen said my name can be Bridgette MAXWELL, just like the church! Isn't that cool! Momma and Dada died last year, and I was very sad... I still miss them on some days. But Sister Helen and Father Maxwell said they can be my new Momma and Daddy! Do you have a last name, Mr. Duo? Maybe your last name can be Maxwell too! Then you'd be my brother! 'Cause then I'd have a Momma, a Daddy, and a brother!" Duo snickered, but obligingly got out of the bed. Bridgette smiled lovingly at the older boy, but then stuck out her tongue mischieviously and began to run away. But the young girl's plans were foiled as Duo grabbed the slender child around her waist, turned her in his arms, and began to tickle her relentlessly.

"Duo! Get dressed and ready, school starts in TWENTY MINUTES!" Sister Helen shouted. The Shinigami released his giggling captive and sighed heavily.

"Ah well, Bridgette. It appears you have escaped this time..." he moaned dramatically. The young girl giggled again and tugged on Duo's hand.

"Hurry, Mr. Duo! It's time to eat breakfast! Sister Helen said we get muffins today!" the little girl exclaimed. The older boy nodded and smiled gently as Bridgette turned and sped down the church steps. Looking at the end of his bed he saw an outfit. An outfit that consisted of black pants and a black shirt with a… priest collar. This was irony. The son of Satan; best friend of the son of Hades, Ruler of the Underworld (everyone in Hell who mattered was connected somehow); was in a CHURCH wearing a PRIEST collar! The boy raised his eyebrows, but obediently put on the outfit. Duo sighed and walked across the room to the steps, then began to walk downstairs.

"DUO! THE BUS WILL BE HERE IN -FIVE MINUTES-!" Duo rolled his eyes and opened his mouth to answer Sister Helen's call, but a calused hand on his arm startled him into silence.

"Duo, yer ALWAYS late, ain'tcha?" a familiar voice asked. Looking up at the straggly haired blonde, deep blue-eyed boy holding his wrist Duo stammered,

"S-Solo!"

XX-XX

"Hurry up, Heero, the bus is JUST OUTSIDE!" Rolling his eyes at his foster Mother's worrying, the boy walked out the front door. Elise flung herself around his waist and exclaimed,

"Ciao, Heero!" untangling himself from the clutches of his younger sister, the boy ran to his bus muttering,

"Ciao, Elise." as he went. The brown haired boy stepped onto the bus just as the doors closed. He headed to his seat at the back of the bus, only to see two orphanage kids were sitting there. Quite irritated Heero sat in the seat in front of them.

"Solo! What the hell are you doin' here!" he heard an excited voice ask. The other boy answered,

"Jus' wanted ta check up on ya, kid. See how ya were farin' down 'ere. Nice folks them church people, eh?" the first boy laughed a sweet, innocently amused laugh; causing the second boy to ruffle his hair. At least attempt to, as it was in a braid. A braid! Totally forgetting a concept code-named STEALTH, Heero spun around in his seat, sticking his head over the back.

"You!" he exclaimed, looking at the braided boy. Almost everyone on the bus stared at the normally stoic, silent Sophomore. The braided boy, Duo, looked straight back at the other who had yelled at him. The Shinigami cocked his head confusedly. An alarm was going off in his head, insisting that he knew the boy in front of him.

"Do I know you?" he asked staring intently at the brown haired boy in front of him. Icy, cobalt eyes stared back and something in Duo's mind clicked. Those were the eyes he had been thinking about since the day before (well, evening)! Before the blue-eyed boy could reply to the previous question, Duo asked,

"Are you new here?" Heero, feeling totally bewildered, decided to ignore the first question and go straight to the second.

"Yes, I'm being fostered by the Krie-" Duo beamed and stuck his hand over the front of his seat for a handshake.

"Duo. Duo Maxwell, at your service. Thanks a heap for yesterday, I owe you one!" the braided Shinigami interrupted enthusiastically. Still totally baffled by the bright personality of the boy in front of him, Heero answered,

"Heero Yuy." Duo's mischievous grin vanished, and as the bus stopped at a red light he practically flew into the seat in front of him.

"H-Heero Yuy?" he stammered, looking up at the stoic boy in front of him. As Heero nodded, Duo flung his arms around the cobalt-eyed boy's middle, and hugged him tightly. Not used to hugs of any sort, especially from schoolmates, Heero stiffened. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to Heero, the braided chatterbox sat up, grinning.

"I never thought I'd find you, Heero!" Heero, who was still in a state of shock, stared at Duo, who was looking at him like he was an angel. Scooting back to avoid anymore unexpected hugs; Heero gathered his wits. Staring at the boy in front of him, he asked,

"How do you know me?" Duo froze. He wasn't ready to tell this Heero about him just yet… He had to come up with a cover story. Not lying would prove to be difficult. The boy inhaled deeply.

"My Guardian said that he knew your parents and he told me to tell you he was sorry they... Passed. And he said I should try being your friend, because my parents passed too." He lied expertisely, a slightly remorse look upon his normally smiling face. But the grin was soon replaced. Noticing Heero's look of vague disbelief, he finished.

"What? You're parents never told you about my Uncle Raphael?" Heero gave Duo another skeptical look before dropping the issue and letting Duo change the subject. Sighing with relief, the braided boy smiled a tad bit shyly at his new acquaintance.

"So Heero, what year are you in?" the boy asked. Deciding to just go with the flow, Heero answered the braided Shinigami's question.

"Sophomore. You?" Why do I care about what year he's in! Heero asked himself. You're just being polite, it's nothing to worry about. He answered himself. It was then wondered if he was going crazy. After all, it was not every day Heero Yuy experienced inner turmoil. Duo grinned, all shy, nervousness gone.

"Hey! Me too!" Looking out the window Duo could see the high-school coming into view. "Uh… could you help me out a bit with the whole finding my classes bit?" he finished, fingering the end of his braid nervously. Looking at his companion amusedly, Heero heard himself answer,

"Whatever. Get your stuff ready, we're here." Duo turned and looked at the stoic boy beside him and felt himself smile.

"Thanks, man." He answered as they got off the bus. "Hey, Heero wanna-" A pretty, young girl ran up to the two boys beaming excitedly. She flung her arms around Heero's neck and she hugged him tightly, giving him a peck him on the cheek.

"Heero!" the girl cooed. "How are you doing today? Did you have fun last night? I do hope it wasn't TOO awkward!" finally noticing Duo, the red haired girl detached herself from her stoic boyfriend, asking, "Who's your friend, Heero?" Nodding at the girl who had previously been strangling his savior, Duo answered the question for Heero.

"Duo Maxwell, at your service. And who are you, Miss?" he asked giving a slight bow. The girl began giggling at Duo's mock politeness, and she took his hand.

"Mariemeia Khushrenada," pointing to the girls beside her she introduced each of them to Duo. "And this is Dorothy Catalonia, Hilde Schbeiker, Catherine Bloom, Middie Une, and the new girl, Re-"

"Relena! You too! Why are you all here!" Duo exclaimed, hitting himself on the head repetitively. The blonde girl smiled sweetly.

"Little brother! It is wonderful to see you!" she cried, embracing her younger brother and kissing him on the cheek. Scrunching up his nose, Duo pushed his sister away forcedly and began rubbing his cheek roughly. Seeking refuge, he dove behind Heero, who was looking extremely surprised, and peered over the cobalt-eyed boy's shoulder.

"What are YOU doing here, Relena! Daddy wouldn't let his sweet, precious little baby girl leave without SOME sort of protection… like maybe the whole Hellian bodyguard squad!" Relena put her hands on her hips, and she raised her eyebrows at Duo. Before she could say a word though, Mariemeia interrupted.

"Hellian?" Relena sent her brother a dark glare that didn't suit her innocent features, and it wasn't too difficult to get the message she was sending. It was something along the lines of, You blew our cover, you moron! Turning and smiling at Mariemeia she answered.

"Before Duo ran away, he lived with me and out father at the Hellian estate. A small country estate, quite a ways from here. Daddy decided I needed to go to a public school, to make new friends!" the girl insisted. Turning to look at Duo, her glare returned. "And no DUO, Daddy did NOT send the whole squad with me! He knows I'm old enough to look after myself!"

"Sure, whatever 'Lena. You might wanna learn from my motto "I may run, and I may hide, but I never lie!" Dad would never-" Sighing in irritation, Heero disengaged himself from the clutches of his girlfriend (who had once again latched herself onto his arm) and took Duo's arm, pulling him from his hiding place.

"Mariemeia, Duo and I are going to get his schedule. I'll see you later, okay?" Without even giving Mariemeia a chance to answer, Heero began to walk off, dragging Duo behind. Finally, when the boys were far away from the group of girls Heero slowed his pace.

"Do you want me to wait with you when we get to the office?' he asked. Duo, who was still rather riled up after his encounter with his sister, answered,

"Hell ya! How else am I going to find my way to my damn homeroom?" Looking Duo in the eye Heero said,

"If you want my help, try to be less of a bastard." Noticing the sheepish look on Duo's face, he let it drop.

"Hey man, sorry about th-"

"It isn't important. Anyways, we're here." Duo grinned and walked into the office boldly, Heero quietly padded in behind him, attempting to hide behind Duo. His attempts were to no avail though, as Candy saw him and squealed,

"Heero! Back again, is there something you need?" Duo snickered and leant back to whisper into Heero's ear,

"Quite the ladies' man, aren't we?" Pulling her eyes from the chocolate haired boy, Candy finally noticed the boy in front of her precious Heero.

"Oh. Good day, is there anything I can do for you?" she asked coldly. He wasn't half as attractive as Heero. Duo nodded and smiled at the girl, winking. Candy changed her mind. Blushing, she smiled back.

"Yes ma'am. The name's Duo Maxwell, I'm transferring and I was wondering if you could find me a schedule…?" Doing exactly as she had done two days before, Candy turned to go through her files. This boy was also a cutie, she had decided. Maybe not as sexy and masculine as Heero, but definately something to look at, and the braid only added to his appearance…She wondered about that line of stitches on his forehead though... She heard faint snickering behind her, and she turned to see what the matter was.

"Is there a problem, Duo?" she asked in a low (and she hoped seductive) voice, causing another outburst of snickers from the braided boy.

"Excuse me Miss…" looking at her nametag he saw the name… Candy Apple. Attempting to stifle his laughter, the boy finished. "Miss Candy, but may I have my folder?" He pointed to the folder on the top of her papers, and once again Candy found herself blushing.

"Of course, Duo." Opening the folder, the girl observed, "No parents or siblings? You're just living with the orphanage? That's sad… Now let me see. Ah, schedule. You're also a Sophomore! Just like me and Heero! And… Angels! Again like me and Heero! Homeroom with-" Duo raised an eyebrow.

"Miss Candy! I would appreciate it if you would give me my folder so Heero and I can get to class. I am QUITE sure he can show me around today." The boy added noticing Candy was beginning to pull out a map.

"Come on, Heero." The braided Shinigami tugged on his companion's arm and drug him out of the office.

"Is she like that with ALL the guys?" he asked dumbfoundedly. Heero raised an eyebrow skeptically and pointed into the office. There was Candy sitting at her desk with an extremely bored and exasperated look on her face. Standing in front of her was an tremendously geeky looking boy with greasy hair, and from what he could tell, glasses. Candy rolled her eyes and popped a large bubble, taking the note the boy was holding out to her, all the while looking like she thought working in the office was a total waste of time. Answering the question for his newfound "friend", Duo said,

"Obviously not." The cobalt-eyed boy began to walk off, leaving Duo looking in the window of the office in amazement. Turning to look at his companion, the Shinigami noticed he was at least half the hall away from his guide.

"Hey! Wait up! We gotta look at my schedule!" the boy exclaimed, running toward Heero. Rolling his eyes, Heero stopped, and Duo flew down the hallway to meet him. Smiling happily, the braided boy looked down at his schedule.

Homeroom Barton, 305

A-1 Shindou, Gym, 504

B-1 Ryuzaki, Chorus, 502

A-2 Kondo, Japanese History, 303

B-2 Aoyama, Math, 301

LUNCH, Cafeteria

A-4 Kurata, Biology, 300

B-4 Hayama, English, 304

A-5 Kurosaki, Literacy, 302

B-5 Barton, Geometry, 305

"Hey, Heero! What classes do I have with you?" the boy asked excitedly. Sighing in obvious exasperation, Heero took the schedule from his companion and looked over it.

"We have all the same classes, except A-1, B-1, and B-5. You aren't very good at maths are you?" the boy asked unhappily. Duo grinned widely.

"Back home, I was the best of the best at maths!" looking down at his schedule, he wrinkled his nose in disgust. "'Specially Geometry. I've already mastered that." Heero groaned audibly.

"If that's true, chances are you'll be moved to Algebra 2… With me." He said dejectedly, hanging his head. In response to the statement, Duo beamed like a child on Christmas morning.

"Then we'd be in all the same classes except for two!" he exclaimed excitedly, tugging on Heero's arm. Heero groaned again.

"I know." With that he continued down the hall, a hyperactive Duo chattering nonstop at his side.

Five minutes later, the boys were standing in front of room 305, Heero looking nonchalant, and Duo with his child on Christmas morning expression. Cautiously, Duo opened the door. The teacher, Barton-sensei, looked up from his desk and smiled at the two boys. He gestured for them to come in, and pointed to two seats near the middle of the classroom, one by the window and the other right beside it. Before the boys could go to their seats though, Barton-sensei put a hand on one of each of their shoulders. He then cleared his throat, causing the whole class to look up.

"Class, these two boys are new to our school. I would appreciate it if for the first few days you could help them find there way around. This is Duo…" the teacher looked toward the two boys with a questioning look.

"Maxwell."

"Ah, thank you Mr. Yuy. This is Duo Maxwell and Heero Yuy. I am sure you will welcome them?"

"Hai, Barton-sensei." The man released the boys, and Heero headed straight to the window seat. Duo, on the other hand, sat in the seat beside him, surrounded by the students. Both boys felt a light flush appear on their cheeks however, as they noticed every girl in the room was staring at them. A girl beside Duo was the first to speak.

"Hello, Duo! How are you doing today? My name's Ryoko." The girl exclaimed, smiling warmly at the braided boy. Duo smiled back.

"Good morning, Ryoko! I'm doing great! How about you?" the girl laughed lightly, and brushed a coal black lock of hair out of her eyes.

"I'm doing fabulous." Looking over at Duo's desk, she saw his schedule. "May I look?" she asked politely, and as Duo nodded, she took the piece of paper from his desk. Humming every few seconds the girl skimmed over the bedraggled piece of paper.

"Third hour lunch! Just like me! Do you want to eat together?" Duo looked over at Heero, then at Ryoko. After repeating the procedure multiple times he answered.

"Sure! As long as Hee-kun can eat with us!" Heero looked over a Duo, glaring. He had been listening to every word between his classmates.

"I'm eating with Mariemeia and her crew. And don't call me that." Duo grinned widely. Looking at Ryoko he nodded.

"Heero, I'm SURE there's enough room for all us! If you don't include my sister." A look of disgust crossed his face at the mention of Relena, and Heero smirked.

"Maxwell, there'll be room for all of us. Every lunch table has ten seats. You, Ryoko, Mariemeia, Middie, Catherine, Hilde, Dorothy, Relena, and I will all fit. There will even be one seat left open." Duo glared at his companion, but surrendered. Shrugging he replied,

"Fine, as long as Solo sits with us. He's a Junior, but he told me on the bus that he has third hour lunch and he's my only friend that's over the age of ten. That is, excluding YOU Heero." Duo grinned and chuckled softly at the disgusted look on Heero's face.

"I am NOT your friend. I would rather Candy… never mind. But I am not any friend of yours!" with that said, Heero turned his head to look at a bird making a nest, which was apparently much more interesting than Duo. Duo chuckled and stage-whispered to Ryoko,

"He's grumpy like that!" then, in a normal voice, "What's your first class Ryoko?" Ryoko grinned and looked down at Duo's schedule.

"Health. But Health and Gym combine, so I'll see you then." As she finished her sentence, the first bell rang. Duo grinned demonically and turned to look at Heero. Said boy was getting his stuff ready and attempting to ignore the hyperactive boy beside him.

"Well, Heero. Friend or not, you promised to show me around! Come, my man!" the braided boy's grin widened, and he began to run toward the door, a giggling Ryoko and stoic Heero following him.

XX-XX

"Heero Yuy, Ryoko Matsui, knight and ladies of the lunch table, I have come to a conclusion solely in first hour… GYM SUCKS." A round of applause and some giggles (from Ryoko, Middie, and Hilde) followed this statement. Only two people weren't obviously hanging on to the braided boy's every word, and they were Relena and Heero. Heero was calmly eating his lunch, and glancing every once in a while toward the animated chatterbox. Relena, on the other hand, was discussing something with Solo that was obviously making the boy rather aggravated.

"SOLO!" the table grew silent at Relena's anger and hurt filled shriek. "How could you!" with that, the blonde girl leapt up. The cafeteria grew silent.

"I HATE you! I wish I never, ever had to see you again!" the girl cried, before turning and running out of the cafeteria in tears. The silence resumed for a few moments before the rest of the cafeteria got over the initial shock. Once again the room was filled with laughing, shouting, and other miscellaneous noises. But one table remained silent, that is until Duo broke the silence.

"What the hell was that about, Solo?" he asked, eyebrows raised and eyes on his older brother.

"You know 'Lena, she cries over the drop of a pencil."

"Yah, she always was the emotional one." With their nonchalant conversation, the two boys eased the rest of the group to calm and lunch went back to normal.

But meanwhile, in the ladies' room, Relena was brooding. If you could call a raging wildfire a flame, you could call the emotion she was feeling anger (hee hee! Thanks cousin!). The girl stood, back against the wall drying her tears. Then she turned to look in the mirror, and a malicious smirk took her innocent looking features.

"I WILL have revenge on them… No matter what Daddy may think, I'm not so innocent I don't know about Heaven. And I'm willing to bet that, that... Heero boy is Duo's ticket to Heaven. I think I can work that out..." Then, what started out as a mere spiteful giggle, but soon evolved into a full-fledged malevolent cackle, echoed throughout the bathroom; warding off all the good and normal girls of the school.

A/N- I swear! I don't HATE Relena; I just like bashing her! nods So if you love Relena, please don't be insulted. I just needed an antagonist, and Relena really annoys me!