I know this one is short, but I was under pressure. Plus I wanted to post on . .. 3/3/03! YAY gets juvenily excited
Oh and to all you girls out there, "HAPPY GIRLS DAY!!!!"
Disclaimer: Don't own, well I have 10 dvd's and a mini Deathscythe . . . (custom) ^^*
WARNING: on first page
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CHAPTER 5
Heero laced up his sneakers and headed for his car. It was funny, got in the car and drove 5 miles to a park to run 4. Then again, city streets were no place to go running, clouded with smog and dust, it was a regular asthma attack. At the park, there was fresh air, foliage, trees and . . . Duo. He had called him at work, but never got a return call. Perhaps it had been a bit presumptuous of him, but he had thought that he and Duo had begun to form something . . . at least a friendship. He started running immediately, allowing himself time to think.
"Mind if I join you?" A familiar voice said from behind. Heero turned, already knowing who it was. A small smile graced his lips, as the braided man caught up to him.
"Not at all, Duo," Heero faced ahead again, matching pace with Duo.
"I'm sorry I didn't call you back, I was a little busy yesterday." Duo paused, "What did you call about?"
Now that was a good question. Why had he called Duo? There hadn't been a reason, except that he wanted to talk to him, but he would never admit it.
"I was calling to see if you wanted to go . . . running today," Heero lied, "I got my answer, ne?"
"What does that mean? Neh . . ." Duo's voice rolled the syllable around, as he looked at Heero questioningly.
"It's Japanese for 'you see?' or 'right?'" Duo nodded in understanding as he tested out the word. Heero corrected him twice until he got it.
"Are you Japanese, Heero." Duo's eyes roamed over Heero's slim running figure. He didn't look completely Japanese, especially with those piercing blue eyes. His skin was golden bronze, not exactly Asian, not really white either.
"I am partially Japanese, at least my one of my parents was," Heero said.
"Didn't you know your parents?"
"No," Heero's voice lost all emotion, and Duo sensed he didn't want to talk about it. "What ethnicity are you?"
"Me? I am American, though I grew up on the colonies, but supposedly somewhere, way back when, I am from America." Heero began slowing to a walk, and Duo followed.
"Don't you know your parents?"
"Nope, I'm an orphan, grew up in a catholic orphanage on the L2 colony." Heero glanced at this confident young man. L2 was not known for it's healthy living conditions.
"So you lived in an orphanage your whole life?"
Duo shifted uncomfortably, "Most of my life, well for a while I lived on the streets, before going to the orphanage that is."
Heero watched Duo's face carefully, he didn't seem ashamed, nor did he seem to be fishing for sympathy, rather he appeared quietly proud at his upbringing and his achievements considering. The sat on a nearby bench, Duo's shoulders drooping slightly. He looked into Heero's eyes intently.
Taken aback at the flash of pain in Duo's eyes, Heero sought to change the subject. "So tell me more about the real Duo Maxwell. I know that: he's an orphan, he owns a garage, he runs, he has a boyfriend-"
"Had," Duo interrupted. At Heero's questioning glance, Duo berated himself silently, he didn't need to say that. Heero didn't want to hear about his broken love life. "I had a boyfriend," Duo continued, knowing it would be worse if he left it at that. "We . . . broke up yesterday."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up anything painful," Heero's eyes held sympathy and a tad bit of curiosity, Duo noticed.
"I don't mind telling you if you want to know," Heero nodded tentatively. Even though he barely knew Duo, Heero found himself intensely curious about him. He reacted to him as he did a very good friend, maybe something more. "Norris," Duo looked pointedly at Heero, "My ex, was . . . cheating on me. Not just once but all the time . . . so I made him leave."
Heero nodded, not saying anything. If he did, he might let some of his elation show, and thats not what Duo needed right now. Duo's brilliant amethyst eyes looked at him, good humour returning. "At least the toilet seat's always down."
Heero laughed, sensing Duo's desire to forget the betrayal. "Perhaps Duo, you would like to . . ." What was he doing? Duo had just broken up with someone you don't ask someone out the next day. Too late, he thought as he heard himself ask, " . . . go somewhere for lunch?"
Hesitantly, Duo nodded. Slowly a bright smile lit his sweet heart shaped face. "Alright, I would. How about Saturday?"
tsuzuku
Well, this is short. The next will be much longer . .. I promise. I know I said Quatre and Trowa would be in it but . .. it just didn't fit yet . .. soon though! THANKS AGAIN TO MY REVIEWERS!
Emily Hato: Is he done yet?! grumbles
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OKAY! I will have more up . . . later . . . when I am not so bogged down with homework . . . and hopefully it will be longer . . . only 2 pages this time . . . I am trying to email people when I update! If you want me too, leave your email address.
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