Cinderella – Gundam Style
Disclaimer: Check first chapter.
Warnings: In the first chapter.
In case you hadn't figured it out, Duo is telling the story.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I can't believe you like my stories!
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Chapter 1 – You saved me
It all started on a Monday morning – what, did you think I was gonna start my story with 'Once upon a time'? Don't make me laugh. Anyway. I, personally, don't like Monday mornings, even though I like school, but after the events that transpired on that fateful day, I am a lot more inclined towards them. In any case, my alarm went off right in my ear, sounding like someone had just stepped on a cat (or Relena when she found that huge spider that I put in her bed) and I slammed my fist down on it to make it shut up, because as you know, I didn't like Monday mornings. (Un)fortunately, it didn't break, but just flew off the table out of my reach, meaning that I had to get up to shut it up. So I got out of bed in my half-conscious state and got ready for school. I was so happy that we didn't have to wear the school uniform; brown wasn't really my colour.
I had to be ready by 8:00 to catch a ride with Quatre because he's adamant about being on time. Well I could take the car with Relena but a) who in their right mind would willingly travel with Relena? b) Quatre's my friend and c) the way Richard used money like it was toilet paper actually made me sick and I couldn't stomach the thought of using the tacky things he buys, which includes the pink Lexus that my dear sister takes to school every morning.
So I made my own breakfast because the cook is a stuck up twat who keeps on trying to give me food poisoning. Five minutes after having finished eaten, Quatre pulled up in his silver Lamborghini (1) and we took off to school.
We met up with Meiran at the gate and walked up to the building, where Quatre proceeded to ask his usual question, right on cue.
"Have you seen Trowa, Meiran?"
"Cafeteria." was all she said and Quatre was off like a shot.
"Isn't that sweet? They can't bear to be apart from each other too long, even though they were probably together yesterday. Enough to give you cavities." I said, laughing as I nudged Meiran with my elbow.
"Hey! They're in love. Cut them some slack, eh?" Meiran chided as she nudged me back, and a great deal harder than I did. Ow. We were about to go in after Quatre when some younger kids pushed passed us in their school uniform. Looking at it reminded me how lucky we were to not have to wear that vulgar school uniform.
"Hey! Rude, much!" shouted Meiran as we made our way to the cafeteria. We finally got there to see that Quatre and Trowa were…um…busy. You'd have thought they hadn't seen each other in about a year, the way they were kissing. I coughed to get their attention. No response. I coughed louder. Nothing. I called their names. Nada. Soon I was really pissed (I just can't stand being ignored), so I just yanked them away from each other.
"Oh! Duo! When did you get here?" Quatre asked innocently. Don't let Quatre's looks fool you; he's anything but innocent. Trowa, I could have sworn, was glaring at me for interrupting. I almost screamed in pure frustration but, for fear of Trowa's wrath, just plonked myself down at the table. I got the last laugh, however, because I wedged myself in between Quatre and Trowa. Meiran stood there laughing herself to hiccups, and then she sat down next to Trowa. We chatted about our weekend, during which I couldn't help but notice that even though I was smack-dab in the middle of them, I could see that Quatre and Trowa were wondering off into their own little world. You see, Quatre and Trowa are very open about their relationship. I mean there were plenty of people that morning in the cafeteria, but that didn't stop them. You just gotta admire them for it.
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We were in the form room, waiting for the teacher to arrive. I usually used that time to catch up on the sleep that my alarm cheated me out of so my head was on my desk and I was trying to sleep. It was interrupted however – and sooner than I was accustomed to – as the teacher came in suddenly and announced that we were having two new students that had come here from the colony L1. My head came up at that because it's not often we have new students, especially from the colonies, and my jaw dropped down. I swear I felt it hit the desk. After I put my jaw back in its place, I looked round to see if anyone had noticed. I saw Relena perking up a bit and sitting up straighter in her chair. I watched as she fixed her hair and arranged her clothes to look better on her, and I genuinely felt sorry for the object of her affections (and I'm not just saying that to be a smart-ass. Okay, maybe just a little). Quatre was smirking at me so I glared back at him then faced the front. There were two new boys; the first one, Wufei, was a bit taller than me, with black hair pulled into a tight pony-tail. He had ebony black eyes and looked Asian. He was slim in build and was wearing a black T, jeans and trainers. He stood confidently at the front with his arms crossed, meeting the stare of anyone who tried to challenge him.
His brother (I assumed, I wasn't actually paying attention to what the teacher was saying), on the other hand, was fucking gorgeous! His name was Heero and he had chocolate brown hair that fell in thick locks around his head, a few falling into his eyes that he would try to shift but they always fell back. He looked …focused. His eyes met mine for a split second and I felt my heart freeze in my chest as I was caught in his gaze, before continuing at an elevated pace. His Prussian blue eyes were deep and seemed so passionate, yet everything about him screamed control, from the expression on his face to the way he moved. He was small; short and slim but he looked powerful and his frank stare was intimidating. Whereas his brother gave off an air of confidence he had one of intensity draped around him.
The only spare seats were next to Meiran and me so Heero ended up sat next to me and Wufei sat next to Meiran. It was strange but for the first time in my life I felt…hesitant in attempting to talk to him.
"Hi, my name is Duo Maxwell." I greeted in a whisper, as the teacher was giving a lecture on What Is Expected Of Us. "Nice to meet you Heero. Since you're new here, you can hang with me and my friends until you've found your way, if you want."
"Hn, thanks." he replied. I was taken aback by his bluntness but I still pressed on.
"Alright, I'll meet you and you brother outside homeroom and help you with your schedule, okay?"
"Fine."
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It turned out that he had the same schedule as his brother. I think it was to make it easier on the both of them. The first lesson was with me, then the next two with Quatre and the last three with Trowa and Meiran. Trowa and Meiran headed off towards the other building, while Quatre (who was headed to English) Heero, Wufei and I headed off in the opposite direction. We were discussing schedules on our way to Chemistry when I bumped into something hard, and fell flat on my ass. Quatre helped me up, and I ended up face to chest with Jason. Now I'm not usually bullied; I may look it but I am certainly not a push over and I can take on anyone. But Jason is HUGE and my punches barely faze him – I should know – and ever since he found out I was gay – thanks to Relena – it's gotten worse.
"Hey fag, I thought I told you we don't want queers like you in my school." he spat. It was a standard greeting from him. I don't know why he thought calling me names would hurt my feelings, but…whatever.
"Hey, I'm not the one running around in form-fitting clothing, grabbing other boys in inappropriate places on the rugby pitch." I retorted.
There was silence, and I could hear the wheels turning in his head, trying to work out whether he had just been insulted. Then, once he finally realised what I'd said, he lunged at me, pretty damn pissed off. I ducked under the first blow, my leg snapping out in sharp kick to his knee. At the last moment though, Jason turned his leg and my attacked bounced uselessly off his thigh. He lunged at me again and I danced backwards out of the way, his fingers just brushing against my t-shirt. Unfortunately I was tripped by one of his friends, lost my balance and stumbled back, arms flailing around trying not to fall on my ass. I could see him drawing his fist back and, knowing that there would be no way for me to avoid it, I closed my eyes, waiting for the blow. It never came. I opened my eyes to see Jason on his stomach on the floor, his arms bent behind his back by none other than Heero, who was sitting on his back telling Jason something. Then, with one more jerk to his arms, Heero got up and turned to face me. Making my way round Jason, who was groaning on the floor, we carried on walking with Quatre to Chemistry. I thanked him profusely for his help while we walked.
"Hn.No problem." he told me as he went to open the door to the labs.
"Hey where did you learn to do that?" I asked him going through the door after him.
"My brother and I have been learning different forms of self-defence from when we were little." And that was that. He acted like it was no big deal. He did this for me because he wanted to and he barely even knew me. It looked, to me, like it was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
I was hoping for more.
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(1) As you can tell, cars aren't my strong point :(
