Title: I Thought I Knew You
Author: Ari
Warnings: Friends 'helping' out, mention of Relena and Kairi, Relena and Kairi bashing (just a little, I held back) Bad language.
Disclaimer: I have the rights! I really, really do! Did! But…well…my dogs ate them! Seriously, I do own all these lovely characters! Really…I mean it…. not lying…fine…burst my happy dream….
Notes: I'm thinking about bring in Kazuki and Wataru again for a little while. Not sure about it yet though…if you see them, give 'em a cookie for being so ignored by me. And I'm still trying to figure out how to get Peppita and Roger into the story, but I haven't really figured it out yet. Help?
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Chapter 9:
Still At A Loss, Buddy
Fayt was so out of it throughout the class that he didn't even notice when Sora dropped into Albel's seat next to him, until the brunette said something.
"Sorry, but my seat was…stolen." He wore a deep frown and his eyes were clouded with anger. Fayt sighed.
"No problem, and I'm sorry too. About him." Fayt jerked his head towards The Wicked One and Riku. Sora shrugged.
"It's fine, I guess…for now. I will get my seat back tomorrow, wont I?" he questioned, worrying seeping into his tone as he glanced over at Riku, who was busy discussing something with Albel.
"I don't know. It depends on whether or not he's going to be a huge ass again. Hopefully you will."
"But…aren't you friends with him? Can't you just…I don't know…apologize?"
Fayt was silent for a moment, seriously thinking about Albel for once. "Well, I don't really know what we are. I would say we're friends, but he may say differently. Albel's weird."
Sora shook his head. "Nuh uh, Albel's scary."
Fayt laughed quietly, his eyes still at the two men across the room. "No, he's really not. He seems that way normally, but once you get to know him, he a great person. I feel, safe, around him."
Sora stared at the boy with a smile as he mainly talked to himself. "It's kind of like me and Riku. Yeah, that reminds me exactly of me and Riku." Sora leaned back in the chair, arms behind his head, and eyes turned to look at the silver-haired man. "I hope Albel's gonna let me sit there, I don't like being far from him."
"You dating him, or something?" Fayt asked, turning to watch him.
"No. No, I'm not. But that doesn't mean I don't want to. I'm just pretty sure my feelings are one sided." He paused and smirked. "So what about you? You and Albel dating?"
"What!" Fayt cried in surprise. "No, of course not. Where did you get that idea?"
"Well," Sora started. "You and Albel remind me of me and Riku, and I would date Riku if I could. I just assumed you had better luck. Don't worry, he'll come around."
Fayt wasn't sure what Sora was talking about, but he humored him and they chatted quietly through most of the class, quickly becoming friends. They were so caught up in their conversation, that neither of them noticed the pairs of jealous eyes staring at their backs.
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Fayt and Sora pushed their way through crowed halls as the last bell of the day rang. It was pure luck that both of their final classes ended at the same time, and so Fayt invited the new boy to hang out with him in his dorm. Sora had quickly agreed. He was the kind and friendly type who always had room for more friends. He had informed Riku about the plans, but the other boy and just glared and gave a cold, 'Whatever.' Before he walked away.
They had just exited the main building when Duo ran up, panting a little from having to run across most of the building to catch up to the blue-haired teen. "Hey Fayt! Do you know what's up with Alb- Who's this?" the braided boy asked suddenly, eyes narrowing on Sora.
"A friend from my class, we're kind of having a movie night tonight. Sora, this is Duo. Duo, Sora." He introduced.
Duo smirked and crossed his arms, eyes still looking at the smaller brunette. "Oh, now I get it. No wonder he was so pissed."
"What?" Fayt asked. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Duo shook his head. "No, no! Nothing's wrong…it's just, Albel's crazy mad right now cause you ditched him for the new kid."
Fayt glared. "Oh really? Well, he ditched me first to go with some sexy silver haired boy. Albel ended up stealing Sora's seat, and that's how we got to talking. So you can tell Albel," he shoved a finger towards Duo. "To stop telling only half the story." Fayt turned and grabbed a hold of Sora's arm. "Let's go." He snapped, pulling them down the path towards dorm.
Duo watched them go with a smirk on his face. His purple eyes bright with mischief as his brain began cranking out plans. "Well, this will sure be interesting…wait until Hee-chan hears about this." He paused to consider for a moment. "And I'm sure the girls will get a kick out of it too."
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"Okay, wait, so let me get this straight." Fanta stated, trying to clear her thoughts as they all went over the problem. "Albel paid some attention to this Riku person, Fayt got jealous, Albel actually didn't notice his jealousy and got mad at him, left to go sit with this Riku kid, kicking Sora out of his seat. Sora went to sit with Fayt, and they talked, Sora likes Riku, and was jealous of Albel, Riku likes Sora and was jealous of Fayt, but neither of them will tell the other? Albel likes Fayt, he just won't admit it, and Fayt likes Albel, he just doesn't know it? And now they're all stuck in some weird and twisted love square?"
Duo nodded with a grin. "Yeah, that about sums it up."
"That's crazy!" she cried, unable to comprehend the stupidity of boys.
"I know! Isn't it cute?" Duo cried. "Wouldn't it make an awesome yaoi, smut, doujinshi? Can't you just picture Fayt in a girls school uniform, all helpless and on his knees for Alb-"
"Okay, you can stop now." Ororon cut him off. "Some of us are straight. And did any of you think that Fayt might not actually be gay or bi? What then, if I might ask?"
Duo waved an uninterested hand towards Ororon. "Naw…it won't be a problem. Everyone's a little bit bi! It's all about the person, not the gender!"
"Spoken like a true, gay, man…" Ryang laughed.
"I resent that!" Duo growled in mock anger. "You wound me, Ryang! And here I thought you loved me!" he flung an arm out. "Oh woe is me!"
"All right, baka," Heero tugged the braided boy into his arms. "Lets actually work on some sort of plan."
"I say we lock 'em together in a dark room!" Shion yelled from her place on the bed.
"Naw, we kind of tried that already. Remember?" Fanta said. "At the party? And they were in there willingly. Next idea!"
"Write a couple love notes addressed from each other?" Duo voiced.
"Albel would never write a love note, and I don't think Fayt would either. That's more a Relena thing to do." Heero's low voice shot down his lovers' idea. Duo, on the other hand, shuddered.
"I can see it now. Pink envelope, written on pink paper with pink, glitter pens. Little hot pink hearts covering the entire thing, and sprayed with some expensive Paris perfume crap in a pink bottle. Delivered by her personal butler in her hideous pink Barbie limo…Hee-chan…I thought we wouldn't talk about her anymore!"
Heero smiled and kissed Duo lightly on the cheek. "Sorry, I won't mention her anymore."
"That girl sounds awful…" Ryang put in. Duo let out a choked laugh.
"Ha! You don't know half of it! You can't really understand Relena until she's stalked you around the world, stole your mail, and begged you to kill her…"
Ororon sat up and looked at the group. "Well, I personally think we should just leave them alone. It's not our business."
"Not our business?" Shion shrieked. "They are our friends. Of course it's our business! We owe it to them to help them out in they're immensely difficult time of trouble!" her voice continued to rise the more she talked. "They're too stupid to see what's right in front of them and they might loose each other before they even have each other! Its our job," she glanced at Fanta. "As devoted fangirls, to help our pretty, yaoi boys find true love and live happily ever after!" she slammed her fist down on the table, causing a cup to fall over and spill milk on the floor. "So I don't want to hear how it's 'Not our business!' anymore. Now start giving me ideas!"
"Amen, to that." Duo declared.
"Well," Heero started slowly, a little afraid of Shion at the moment. "I think we just need to make them jealous enough to realize what they've 'lost'."
Shion nodded a little. "Hm…you don't know what you've got till it's gone, kind of thing?"
Heero nodded. "In a way."
"It might work…" Duo agreed.
"Well, it's the best thing we've got." Fanta added.
"It's the only thing we've got…" Ororon mumbled.
"Well all right then!" Shion smirked. "Operation, 'Get Albel and Fayt In Bed' is underway! Meeting adjourned for today. Meet here tomorrow after class, same time, same place. And don't let the 'targets' catch wind! These meetings are of uttermost secrecy! We need to formulate a plan tomorrow!"
"Yes, Sir!" Fanta saluted.
"Cool!" Duo cheered and waved.
"Alright, see ya tomorrow guys." Ryang raised a couple fingers.
"Whatever. You're all idiots…" Ororon stated as he left the room. "I'll see you tomorrow." He called from the hallway.
"Ja ne." Heero muttered, as he followed Duo.
After everyone was gone, Shion sat back and smiled to herself, pleased with how well that meeting had gone. Albel would be jumping Fayt in no time! All she needed was a little bit of time, and Matchmaker Shion would have the job done right!
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"It's just so weird. I remember hearing all about you two, and the pranks you pulled on each other. And now you're friends…"
Fayt shrugged. "Its because of Symbology. I had to get to know him, and then I realized I like hanging out with him more than Sophia. It was completely accidental…Besides, Sophia was a little…clingy…I guess…and pushy."
"I hear ya. I've got my own crazy girl stalker. Her names Kairi. Craziest bitch on the planet! Whiny, pushy, spoiled. Her main goal in life is to get between me and Riku."
"Heh, sounds like Relena…Oh, Relena is Heero and Duo's crazy stalker." Fayt added. Sora laughed.
"Why is it that all gay guys have crazy woman stalking them?"
"I'm not gay, though." Fayt pointed out.
Sora shrugged. "Yeah, but you're not really straight either, are you?"
Fayt cocked an eyebrow at the boy lounging on his couch. "Huh? That made no sense at all, Sora."
"Sure it did. You're not attracted to the same sex, but your not really attracted to the opposite either. You've had one girlfriend in your nineteen years of life, and Sophia doesn't count! From what you've told me, you only went out with her because she looked like Ameena. Who, I might add, was more like a sister than a girlfriend."
"Sora…" Fayt stared at him. "I've known you for a day, and your already acting like you can read me better than some of my oldest friends. How do you do that?" Fayt had never been good at reading people.
"It's a gift." He shrugged. "And, well, when you're friends with some one like Riku, you learn to read people…" Sora swung his feet up onto the table in front of him and stared at Fayt. "Look, the way I see it is, you're not straight, and you're not gay. Yet. You have the potential to go either way; you just have to meet someone. You're kind of lucky. Some people aren't born with the choice…"
"I guess so…when you put it that way, you're right. It's just so weird…"
Sora shook his head. "Not really. Did you know, that about ten percent of the people you meet in your life are gay or bi, and you rarely ever know it?"
"No, I didn't know that."
"Well, you learn something new everyday!" Sora cheered happily. "Now! Lets watch a movie!"
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"You do understand, that you're jealous, angry, pig headed, stupidity, has forced my best friend and biggest crush over to YOUR biggest crush, right?"
Albel didn't even bother to look up from what he was reading. The only sign of acknowledgement coming from him was a small, rude, 'Eh…' Riku had been on his ass all day about 'scaring Sora away, ' but as far as he could tell, the smaller brunette was getting along just-fucking-fine with Fayt, and Fayt didn't seem to mind at all…The magazine in his hands began to crinkle and rip as The Wicked One's grip tightened on it. He wasn't jealous though…nope, Albel Nox could never be jealous…he was simply…insulted…that he was being ignored. Yes, that was it, he was insulted.
"Nox, you better fucking be listening to me. I want you to straighten this out! I have been working hard for months to figure out Sora's feelings for me. I didn't let Kairi, may her worthless soul rot in hell, get in the way, and I sure as hell wont let you!"
Albel growled quietly, rubbing the bridge of his nose to try and get rid of the headache forming. When he'd seen the sliver-haired man, he had never thought he'd be such an…irritating worm!
"Look, Riku!" he hissed, magazine forgotten on the floor. "I've been working on Fayt pretty hard too. You had it easy; you two were friends to begin with! I had to deal with him hating me…so shut up, you irritating pretty boy!"
Riku crossed his arms and scoffed. "Well look at the pot calling the kettle black!" he shot. "You only have yourself to blame for his hate. You were, and always will be, an ass!"
Albel glared. "Look, I could just leave it be, and you'd loose your precious boyfriend, or, you could actually turn your smart ass mouth towards something useful, like helping me come up with a plan."
Riku laughed. "Hm…if I 'loose my precious boyfriend,' then you do too. Or did your little brain not realize that?"
"You, Riku, are an ass!"
"Well tit for fucking tat, Albel, The Wicked!"
"I hate you, you pathetic junkie."
"Takes one to know one…"
"Insufferable cod!"
"Masochist!"
"Devil spawn!"
"Homicidal maniac."
"Faggot."
"Ha! Look who's talking!"
Albel smirked. "Yeah, but at least I top, pretty boy uke."
"Excuse me? You did not just call me 'uke.' I'll have you know, I play seme in ALL my relationships…well…except that one time with Ansem…but I was drunk!"
"Mm hm…yeah, sure…"
"Hey!" some one started pounding on the door. "Could you keep it down? Some people don't want to hear you two fight like rabid dogs all day and night."
Albel simply flicked the door off, while Riku snorted. "Go away. No one wants to hear you bitch and moan all day either." A growl was heard from the hall, followed by a quiet, 'Why I never!' as whoever it was stomped back to their room.
"Now see what you did?" Albel growled. "You've upset my neighbors."
"I'm gonna kill you-"
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"Alright! Plan 'Get Alble and Fayt in bed' has started! First try! Do your best!" Shion cheered. Her and Duo were sitting quietly outside Fayt's dorm room the next morning. Hopefully, Fayt was still there, if not…well…the braided man would figure that out later…
Shion took off down the hall to go meet up with Heero by Albel's, leaving door to try the knob to get it. It turned easily and he made a mental note to lecture Fayt on leaving his door unlocked. He pushed it open and stepped into the room, his mouth dropping open at what he saw.
Fayt, Sora, and Wataru were all cuddling in Fayt's bed together. Fayt in the middle, with Sora spooning on his right, and Wataru on his left. None of them looked well clothed under the thin, white sheets…
Duo's mouth continued to hang as Kazuki walked into the room, towel around his waist and hair still damp, he must have come from the showers. The blond smiled and stopped to check out Duo as he stood there.
"Hi, come to join in on our little orgy?"
Wait! Okay…I'm just joking! Did I get ya? Come on! Like Kazuki would EVER share Wataru and like I'd ever take Sora from Riku, or Fayt from Albel! I thought you knew me better! Back to the story…
Anyway…Duo pushed the door open and peeked inside. Wataru's bed was empty, like it normally was, he tended to stay in Kazuki's dorm, and Fayt was still sleeping, curled up in a tight ball underneath the blankets.
Duo padded into the room and knelt in front of the sleeping boy. Slowly, he leaned closer, so his mouth was only a couple inches from the boy's ear. He then smirked, before letting out the loudest, most shreiky scream he could.
"WHA! SOMEONE! SAVE ME! I'M DYING HERE! OH HEERO! NO! ALBEL! I NEVER KNEW! OH STOP! DON'T TOUCH THERE!"
Fayt bolted into an up right position, his eyes darting across the room to see what the matter was. "DUO! What the hell do you think you're doing here!"
Duo smirked. "Why, waking you up, of course! I just wanted to tell you the great news! Seems our little Albel is growing up!" Duo glanced over at Fayt. "It's rumored, that he took his pretty silver haired friend out today, if you know what I mean…"
Fayt raised an eyebrow. "Nice try Duo, but its only 7am. You know that Albel can't actually function properly until at least 9am and three gallons of coffee."
Duo gave him a quizzical look. "What are you talking about?" he asked. "I've never heard anything like that."
"Really? He told me so himself when I dropped by around six…that was when we were still fighting, by the way."
Fayt watched in amusement as Duo's eyes nearly flew from their sockets. "You went to Albel's at 6! Oh my God! Not even we're allowed over until 9! Ever! How'd you do it?" he asked eagerly.
"Really? I've been over there loads of times before 9, you just can't hold a decent conversation until about 9…" Fayt paused. "Wait…so your telling me you don't know about his morning problem?"
"Morning problem?" Duo raised and eyebrow. "Still at a loss here, buddy."
"Hm…well…how about his tattoo? Know about that?"
"Albel has a tattoo? Kick ass! I wanna see it!" and with that, Duo ran out the door, slamming it shut as he left, leaving Fayt to sit in bed with a few new things to ponder. Lost in thought, he slowly stood and knelt next to the bed, he reach under and pulled out a small trunk. Opening it, he shifted through a few pieces of clothing until he found what he was looking for.
Fayt pulled the white bear from the trunk, shut the lid, and then kicked it back under the bed. He sat down, staring at the toy, almost asking it what he should do, since it knew Albel best. Unfortunately for him, the bear remained silent.
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Wha! I don't know what's going on! So many things are just…happening! I don't know what I'm doing anymore, so please, bear with me…
I'm sorry I pulled a 'no reviews, no new updates' but I really didn't mean it like that. I just want you to update, because your reviews are what make me want to keep posting here…if I didn't get them, I'd leave beginning to bug me. I'm starting on a web page for my friends and I, and it should be done soon. I would never stop ITIKY, I'd just stop posting it here.
But to make up for my meanness, look! Chapter! Shiny and new! And two days after the last update! And it's longer! Do you forgive me?
Oh, and I already have the next surprise guest planned out, I just need to factor them in! They're a request from two wonderful people! I hope everyone will like them!
My Internet was down when I finished this; otherwise it would have been up last night. As it was, it's still a pretty quick update…don't eat me!