Something to Talk About
By Wolf Girl

Disclaimer: I do not have any sort of ownership over the characters or the premise of Gundam Wing. I do not make any sort of profit off of this story.

Warnings: AU, Yaoi, minor Relena bastardization, OOC Heero (not stoic enough, please forgive me).

AN Warning: Unfortunately, my grammar and punctuation usage is a weird mix of American and British styles... Enough said.

Pairings: 1x2x1, others...

Italics thought (unless obviously otherwise.)

EIGHT: Nefarious

Journal Entry #84

While my mind wanders to places I never wanted it to go, my body encourages fantasies of a more extreme nature.

I tried to get back at him but I only hurt myself. How could I have not seen? If he's playing... my heart aches already.

Journal Entry #87

I did a quick watercolour today. I called it 'A Midsummer Night's Feast'. It shows the buffet and fantasy selections of a high school's populus. It also has the side of the Oberon or the unfortunate lover. I portrayed Hermia as myself, since that is how it seems to be lately.

Relena barged into his room. "You're going to hate this. I would die to stay, but I won't argue with Mother."

"What are you talking about?" Duo asked his sister as she flounced off.

"Duo! Come here for a moment." His mother called. Duo walked over slowly. "Duo, while we are gone, that nice boy Heero Yuy is going to stay here with you."

"What?! You can't leave me here with him! He's—" sexy, "He's—" dangerous, "He's boring!" Duo protested, stomping his foot like any five-year old. His mother looked confused.

"Yes, dear, but he's your neighbor, and he's a lot more responsible than you are. I don't think it would be good for you to stay home by yourself for five days."

"No! I'll go stay at Quatre's or something!"

"Duo don't argue with your mother. We can't leave the house empty for that long. Relena is going to Dorothy's and Heero Yuy is going to stay here with you while we are gone, and that is final. "His father said. Duo opened his mouth to protest, then shut it, looking from one parent to the other. Seeing their minds were made up, Duo stormed out up to his room, slamming the door behind him.

An hour or so later he heard the sounds of suitcases being pulled across the hardwood floors. "Bye, honey! Have fun! We'll be back on Thursday!" His mother called as she shut the front door.

Duo peeked out of his room. There was no one there. He crept over to the living room, then stopped dead in his tracks. Heero Yuy sat on the sofa typing on his computer.

Duo stood and glared at Heero, who looked back unperturbed. "Your room is next door to mine." Duo said coldly.

"I know."

"You aren't allowed in my room."

"Hn."

"I don't want you to touch my stuff at all."

"Hn."

"And I don't want you within ten feet of me, you hear?" Duo asked, his voice rising, furious that Heero wasn't even hardly responding.

"Fine. I'm trying to do homework," Heero said, then went back to typing.

Duo's mouth opened, then shut, then he turned and flounced out of the room, purposefully stomping up the stairs and slamming the door to his room.

Quatre sat on Duo's bed, looking over his drawings and paintings. "I think this one is nice."

"You would... That's probably the worst piece in there. My composition sucked." Duo growled, glancing toward the door. "Why do I have to put together a portfolio for school anyway? I already made my college one, and I can't include anything in it!"

"Well, we only got one piece out of this stack. You turned down all the rest." Quatre frowned and turned a sketch sideways, then upside-down. "What is this anyway?"

Duo grabbed it and glanced. "Oh, it's a nude of some woman." He tossed it back onto the bed.

Quatre sqeaked. "A woman? You painted a woman nude?"

"It's not like I was interested. As soon as you tell them you're gay, the clothes come off so much easier." Duo shrugged. "That's how I get most of my figure drawing practice."He picked up a picture from a stack on his desk, then quickly shuffled it back in. He slowly put the drawings into his desk drawer, hoping that Quatre wouldn't notice...

"Duo, why are you hiding those ones from me? Give them here." Quatre put his hands out. Duo cringed and handed Quatre all of the pile save one.

"Duo..." Quatre took the picture gently and put it back at the bottom of the stack. "Duo... these are wonderful! These hands... and—Duo! These are all of Heero!"

Duo blushed heavily and tried to take the bottom picture away again. Quatre moved back, quickly flipping through the stack of sketches.

"Duo these are beautiful! Why don't you put them into your folder?"

"I don't want it to seem like I have an obsession with Heero. The teacher would get wierded out."

Quatre reached the last piece and gasped. "Heero... It's... Heero..." His mouth opened but nothing came out of it. His wide eyes stared at the drawing.

There was a knock on the door. Duo opened it, glad for the distraction. Quatre made a choking noise. "Heero..."

"Quatre, your sister is on the phone. She wants to know if you will be home for dinner."

"Heero... I... Um..." Quatre's face continued to grow redder as he looked between the drawing and Heero. He stood up, and started to leave the room. Duo snatched the sketch from his hand before he could leave the room with it.

"Tell Iria you can stay the night," Duo called after the blonde boy who was bright red all over if his ears, neck and face were anything to go by. Duo clutched the paper to his chest.

"What's that?" Heero asked, his eyes fixed on the paper.

"Nothing... Just a stupid drawing. You wouldn't care about it." Duo said quickly.

Heero's eyes remained fixed on it for a moment before looking up to Duo's slightly painfully cheery grin. "Hn... Let me..." He reached a hand out and tugged on the paper.

"HEERRROOO!!! DUOO!! I'm here!! I forgot my Gucci dress!!!" a girlish voice yelled. Heero jerked as if he had been shot, and he bolted to the spare room.

Duo heard the door to the spare room lock. I've never been so happy to see my sister in my entire life...

End notes: Nefarious means wicked in the extreme; atrociously villainous.

This is a second post in just a short while to make up for the long interval. I don't know when the next chapter will be out, but hopefully in the next week.

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