By The Light…
A Fanfic by Lady Lye
Chapter Twenty-Seven: showdown @ the ok coral: the Blond Wonder vs. the Braided Dingbat
Copyright 2001, 2002
Idea suggested and consulting/editing by Mako-chan
Disclaimer: Don't own GW *sob* Don't own SM *sob again* but I do own- KATAKU! My keyboard!! BWAHAHA! *laughs in Wufei's face* Take THAT annoying Justice Boy!!
Note: I scramble names a tad… Japanese- English- what's the dif? Some of each all mixed together to create MY Universe…
Other Note: (I finally worked it out...) It's an SM world with G-Boys in it. Prior to Super S, AU for G-Boys. The whole AC thing never happened. Characters remain essentially themselves, however, different experiences make them different people.
PLEASE NOTE: The rating went up with this chapter. There's a reason for that and they're called homophobes. If you are uncomfortable with the suggestion of homosexual relationships (or did you miss the whole Neptune and Uranus AREN'T cousins thing?), you now have several options.
1: Back out now and give up on this fic and any others I write, because I have no problem including homosexually in my work and I won't always be nice enough to warn you beforehand. I wish you well and hope perhaps you come around eventually.
2: Even if you're uncomfortable: Give it a shot. Note: Just reading (or writing) the stuff doesn't mean YOU are gay (not that that's a bad thing). I respect those with open minds. Wether or not you find you are willing to continue is up to you. But I will respect you for trying. And if you review (nicely) telling me that you're just not comfortable with it and are gonna stop- THAT IS NOT A FLAME!!!! I WILL NOT be offended!! Feel free to tell me that's how you feel- I really don't mind!!
3: Read it (or not) with a bigoted perception, hate it like you knew you would, and flame me. Your flame will end up in my Flame Galleria, a glorified Bonfire I hold with my muses where we yuck it up at other people's foolishness. I thank you for your misspent time because it makes me laugh.
-Lady ^.~ xoxoxox
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XXVII
It hadn't been easy getting onto the same plane as him… Harder yet, she had expected, would be to mask her presence while onboard. It had proved, however, to be ridiculously easy… and irritating.
The bastard could afford first class while she was stuck in economy in front of the humongous movie screen, smashed between two families who needed to put their babies in the wall cribs.
She kept herself sane by imagining all the ways he would pay for this.
As the hours dragged by with nothing to see below her but ocean and nothing in front but the distorted movie screen… she began to wish for her own death.
Then, finally, as though by some fantastic miracle, they touched down in Los Angeles by starlight. How ironic that she had followed a notorious vampire to the City of Angels. Hotaru did not waste time pondering this, however, and got off the plane as quickly as she could. She found her target and trailed him through the airport, her passport flawless so as not to delay her, and followed him out onto the streets of LA.
She hadn't a clue why he was here, or what he was doing, but she did know one thing. He wasn't going to get away this easily.
"You hit him in the face with a basketball?" Heero asked reproachfully.
"Yeah, it was hilarious!" Duo grinned, not deterred at all by the disapproval.
Heero rolled his eyes. "You can get in serious trouble for doing stupid stuff like that, you know."
Duo shrugged and pushed open the school doors. His eyes took several moments to adjust to the brightness, but he grinned and bore it. It was well worth it. "It was my first day and an honest mistake…" His eyes swept the lawn, hungrily scoping out the scene for lunch.
Duo blinked when a hand rested on his shoulder. "Those are other students, Duo," Heero reminded him quietly.
It took Duo a moment to realize what he meant. When he did, he got an odd surge of guilt, long unfelt. With it came a wave of nausea, and Duo's marine blue eyes darkened. Students. He'd considered other students food…
They're only people… And people ARE food… the vampire instincts whispered. But they were so much more than that- weren't they? Potential friends, allies, enemies, lab partners, homework buddies- How does that make them different from anyone else? A guy on the street's got the same chance as a kid at his locker… Why favor one of them?
Duo shook his head, trying to shake loose the too logical thoughts. He knew why to 'favor' one of them. A student was too easily missed, too close for comfort. Too easy for someone to notice a pattern and point fingers. It was just the hunger talking. He flashed Heero one of his trademarked devil-may-care grins to cover up his shaken confidence. "Guess I'll have to remember to bring some 'kool-aid' tomorrow, huh?" he winked and sauntered smoothly down the steps. Heero shook his head and followed.
It appeared to be a normal lunch period, students milling about in their usual haunts, casually overseen from a distance by teachers as engrossed in their own conversations as the students were in theirs. It was truly a beautiful day, clear and crisp, perfect for Duo's coming out into the light. He secretly reveled in it while he and Heero meandered to a particular grassy knoll under one of the courtyard's trees.
Duo's eyes missed nothing as they approached, although he had affected a bored expression. Four girls were arrayed on the grass, and seemed oblivious to their approach. Mina sat against the tree trunk, her lunchbox in her lap, absently picking at it and more observing her friends converse than joining in, which surprised him. He had gotten the distinct impression that Mina was a social creature, but perhaps he had been wrong. To her left sat the girl who had cooked that awesome dinner for them. Duo had a knack for language and sounds, and was fairly sure her name had been Lita. Though he hadn't spoken to her much, it would've taken a blind man to miss the awkward tension that had not left the house when she did. Across from Lita, back to Duo, was a girl with the most- unusual- hairstyle he had ever seen. Her unbelievably long blond hair had been gathered into two pigtails, each topped by a fat round bun. While he couldn't see her face, he could see that she was one of the most animated of the group, constantly moving even as she kept her rear firmly planted on the ground. Something about her buoyancy, even at this distance, struck a chord in Duo. Even more so when the other girls affectionately teased and prodded the Blond Wonder, something Duo could well relate to. Sadly, he couldn't always tag 'affectionately' to the way his housemates responded to him.
Rarely, in fact.
But it was the group's fourth that made Duo slow, and then hurry on. For there sat the girl he had met at the pool, nose buried in a book, chopsticks expertly darting out to her open lunchbox like a bird pecking seeds from the ground. It didn't surprise him to discover that she was the bookworm, as further evidenced by the neat stack on the grass beside her. Her shy, cautious demeanor had betrayed such a stereotype even outside the studious setting.
Later, Heero supposed he should have been able to see the warning signs. That extra little spring in Duo's step was a sure sign that the vampire was up to no good, but at the time, Heero had been far too intent on the very same target. He was therefore not in his right mind, and unable to sense the brewing trouble.
He did notice, however, when his own path to the target was intercepted by the braided dingbat.
"Good afternoon, ladies! Hey, Mina!" Duo plopped himself down onto the grass between Bunny and Ami, grinning. All four girls blinked at him, surprised by the sudden invasion out of the blue.
"Hey, Duo," Mina replied automatically, blinking. She turned questioning eyes to Heero. He hn'ed and took a seat as far from Duo as he could get, between Mina and Lita.
"Hello," Lita gave a small attempt at a smile.
Duo grinned at her and then his eyes lit. "Hey. Wow, Mina wasn't kidding- you DO cook like that all the time!" He hungrily surveyed her lunch, which, even half eaten, could clearly feed several people. Presented with anything that might provide nourishment, even if it wasn't quite what he'd had in mind, he found himself famished. When was the last time he had eaten, anyway?
Lita beamed and offered him the box. She had liked Duo and he had liked her cooking. Here in the sunshine, it was hard to be afraid of the cheerful bottomless pit. "Want some? I always bring way too much- go ahead!"
"You're a lifesaver!!" Duo happily helped himself, as much going into his mouth as his hand. Just as he was about to compliment Lita on her culinary skills, he became aware of something bristling to his left, and turned. He blinked, faced with big blue eyes that sent a cold chill up his spine akin to Heero's worst scowls, topped by a mass of golden- pigtails?
Bunny hunched over her food- a good portion of which had come from Lita's exorbitant lunch- protectively, glaring at the interloper. "ExCUSE me," she spat huffily. "But just who are YOU to think you can just invite yourself over here and start eating our food!"
Duo raised a speculative eyebrow at her. The others froze, afraid to so much as breathe. It was a battle of the Titans- the Blond Wonder vs. the Braided Dingbat in a head-to-head territorial showdown for possession of the food supply. It was going to get ugly.
Cerulean and indigo warred for a few moments, sizing each other up. The interloper had to be stopped. The food was at stake! But who was this demented fuzzball glaring up at him from her defensive huddle?
Duo took on a cool tone, one Heero instantly recognized as being potentially dangerous. "Maxwell, Duo. I just transferred here. Pleasure to meet you, too."
Bunny let that sink in and blinked. The events of the day whizzed through her mind- she knew this was connected somehow… Her eyes darted to Heero and Mina and instantly she knew. "You're the new guy!" she shrieked happily, eyes going all starry as she finally gave him a good looking over. The others, Duo included, blinked at the sudden mood swing.
Duo sweatdropped as Bunny scooted closer, practically drooling, and edged away. "Er… Uh… yeah… hi…" he chuckled weakly and sort of waved.
"This is so cool!" she squealed. "I heard all about you from, like, everybody!"
Mina sweatdropped. "Since when do I count as 'everybody'?"
"Bad pun," Heero replied automatically.
Duo shot Heero a Look. "And that was a BAD joke- since when do YOU crack jokes, wolf boy?"
"Since the opportunity became irresistible," Heero shot back with a smirk.
Duo sweatdropped and tried to lean even further away from Bunny, who was practically in his lap. "Eh- I- uh- don't believe we've been introduced," he said quickly, furiously digging through all his many years of experience.
Bunny smiled, undeterred. "That's ok. I'm Bunny Tsukino and I already know who you are."
"He's Duo Maxwell," Mina said dryly.
Divine- or was it hellish?- inspiration struck Heero. "And he has a boyfriend."
All conversation stopped.
~~~%*%~~~
*GRIN* Oh, I'm SO wicked...
R&R, onegai? *big chibi eyes*
-Lady
http://ladylye.20megsfree.com
A Fanfic by Lady Lye
Chapter Twenty-Seven: showdown @ the ok coral: the Blond Wonder vs. the Braided Dingbat
Copyright 2001, 2002
Idea suggested and consulting/editing by Mako-chan
Disclaimer: Don't own GW *sob* Don't own SM *sob again* but I do own- KATAKU! My keyboard!! BWAHAHA! *laughs in Wufei's face* Take THAT annoying Justice Boy!!
Note: I scramble names a tad… Japanese- English- what's the dif? Some of each all mixed together to create MY Universe…
Other Note: (I finally worked it out...) It's an SM world with G-Boys in it. Prior to Super S, AU for G-Boys. The whole AC thing never happened. Characters remain essentially themselves, however, different experiences make them different people.
PLEASE NOTE: The rating went up with this chapter. There's a reason for that and they're called homophobes. If you are uncomfortable with the suggestion of homosexual relationships (or did you miss the whole Neptune and Uranus AREN'T cousins thing?), you now have several options.
1: Back out now and give up on this fic and any others I write, because I have no problem including homosexually in my work and I won't always be nice enough to warn you beforehand. I wish you well and hope perhaps you come around eventually.
2: Even if you're uncomfortable: Give it a shot. Note: Just reading (or writing) the stuff doesn't mean YOU are gay (not that that's a bad thing). I respect those with open minds. Wether or not you find you are willing to continue is up to you. But I will respect you for trying. And if you review (nicely) telling me that you're just not comfortable with it and are gonna stop- THAT IS NOT A FLAME!!!! I WILL NOT be offended!! Feel free to tell me that's how you feel- I really don't mind!!
3: Read it (or not) with a bigoted perception, hate it like you knew you would, and flame me. Your flame will end up in my Flame Galleria, a glorified Bonfire I hold with my muses where we yuck it up at other people's foolishness. I thank you for your misspent time because it makes me laugh.
-Lady ^.~ xoxoxox
XXVII
It hadn't been easy getting onto the same plane as him… Harder yet, she had expected, would be to mask her presence while onboard. It had proved, however, to be ridiculously easy… and irritating.
The bastard could afford first class while she was stuck in economy in front of the humongous movie screen, smashed between two families who needed to put their babies in the wall cribs.
She kept herself sane by imagining all the ways he would pay for this.
As the hours dragged by with nothing to see below her but ocean and nothing in front but the distorted movie screen… she began to wish for her own death.
Then, finally, as though by some fantastic miracle, they touched down in Los Angeles by starlight. How ironic that she had followed a notorious vampire to the City of Angels. Hotaru did not waste time pondering this, however, and got off the plane as quickly as she could. She found her target and trailed him through the airport, her passport flawless so as not to delay her, and followed him out onto the streets of LA.
She hadn't a clue why he was here, or what he was doing, but she did know one thing. He wasn't going to get away this easily.
"You hit him in the face with a basketball?" Heero asked reproachfully.
"Yeah, it was hilarious!" Duo grinned, not deterred at all by the disapproval.
Heero rolled his eyes. "You can get in serious trouble for doing stupid stuff like that, you know."
Duo shrugged and pushed open the school doors. His eyes took several moments to adjust to the brightness, but he grinned and bore it. It was well worth it. "It was my first day and an honest mistake…" His eyes swept the lawn, hungrily scoping out the scene for lunch.
Duo blinked when a hand rested on his shoulder. "Those are other students, Duo," Heero reminded him quietly.
It took Duo a moment to realize what he meant. When he did, he got an odd surge of guilt, long unfelt. With it came a wave of nausea, and Duo's marine blue eyes darkened. Students. He'd considered other students food…
They're only people… And people ARE food… the vampire instincts whispered. But they were so much more than that- weren't they? Potential friends, allies, enemies, lab partners, homework buddies- How does that make them different from anyone else? A guy on the street's got the same chance as a kid at his locker… Why favor one of them?
Duo shook his head, trying to shake loose the too logical thoughts. He knew why to 'favor' one of them. A student was too easily missed, too close for comfort. Too easy for someone to notice a pattern and point fingers. It was just the hunger talking. He flashed Heero one of his trademarked devil-may-care grins to cover up his shaken confidence. "Guess I'll have to remember to bring some 'kool-aid' tomorrow, huh?" he winked and sauntered smoothly down the steps. Heero shook his head and followed.
It appeared to be a normal lunch period, students milling about in their usual haunts, casually overseen from a distance by teachers as engrossed in their own conversations as the students were in theirs. It was truly a beautiful day, clear and crisp, perfect for Duo's coming out into the light. He secretly reveled in it while he and Heero meandered to a particular grassy knoll under one of the courtyard's trees.
Duo's eyes missed nothing as they approached, although he had affected a bored expression. Four girls were arrayed on the grass, and seemed oblivious to their approach. Mina sat against the tree trunk, her lunchbox in her lap, absently picking at it and more observing her friends converse than joining in, which surprised him. He had gotten the distinct impression that Mina was a social creature, but perhaps he had been wrong. To her left sat the girl who had cooked that awesome dinner for them. Duo had a knack for language and sounds, and was fairly sure her name had been Lita. Though he hadn't spoken to her much, it would've taken a blind man to miss the awkward tension that had not left the house when she did. Across from Lita, back to Duo, was a girl with the most- unusual- hairstyle he had ever seen. Her unbelievably long blond hair had been gathered into two pigtails, each topped by a fat round bun. While he couldn't see her face, he could see that she was one of the most animated of the group, constantly moving even as she kept her rear firmly planted on the ground. Something about her buoyancy, even at this distance, struck a chord in Duo. Even more so when the other girls affectionately teased and prodded the Blond Wonder, something Duo could well relate to. Sadly, he couldn't always tag 'affectionately' to the way his housemates responded to him.
Rarely, in fact.
But it was the group's fourth that made Duo slow, and then hurry on. For there sat the girl he had met at the pool, nose buried in a book, chopsticks expertly darting out to her open lunchbox like a bird pecking seeds from the ground. It didn't surprise him to discover that she was the bookworm, as further evidenced by the neat stack on the grass beside her. Her shy, cautious demeanor had betrayed such a stereotype even outside the studious setting.
Later, Heero supposed he should have been able to see the warning signs. That extra little spring in Duo's step was a sure sign that the vampire was up to no good, but at the time, Heero had been far too intent on the very same target. He was therefore not in his right mind, and unable to sense the brewing trouble.
He did notice, however, when his own path to the target was intercepted by the braided dingbat.
"Good afternoon, ladies! Hey, Mina!" Duo plopped himself down onto the grass between Bunny and Ami, grinning. All four girls blinked at him, surprised by the sudden invasion out of the blue.
"Hey, Duo," Mina replied automatically, blinking. She turned questioning eyes to Heero. He hn'ed and took a seat as far from Duo as he could get, between Mina and Lita.
"Hello," Lita gave a small attempt at a smile.
Duo grinned at her and then his eyes lit. "Hey. Wow, Mina wasn't kidding- you DO cook like that all the time!" He hungrily surveyed her lunch, which, even half eaten, could clearly feed several people. Presented with anything that might provide nourishment, even if it wasn't quite what he'd had in mind, he found himself famished. When was the last time he had eaten, anyway?
Lita beamed and offered him the box. She had liked Duo and he had liked her cooking. Here in the sunshine, it was hard to be afraid of the cheerful bottomless pit. "Want some? I always bring way too much- go ahead!"
"You're a lifesaver!!" Duo happily helped himself, as much going into his mouth as his hand. Just as he was about to compliment Lita on her culinary skills, he became aware of something bristling to his left, and turned. He blinked, faced with big blue eyes that sent a cold chill up his spine akin to Heero's worst scowls, topped by a mass of golden- pigtails?
Bunny hunched over her food- a good portion of which had come from Lita's exorbitant lunch- protectively, glaring at the interloper. "ExCUSE me," she spat huffily. "But just who are YOU to think you can just invite yourself over here and start eating our food!"
Duo raised a speculative eyebrow at her. The others froze, afraid to so much as breathe. It was a battle of the Titans- the Blond Wonder vs. the Braided Dingbat in a head-to-head territorial showdown for possession of the food supply. It was going to get ugly.
Cerulean and indigo warred for a few moments, sizing each other up. The interloper had to be stopped. The food was at stake! But who was this demented fuzzball glaring up at him from her defensive huddle?
Duo took on a cool tone, one Heero instantly recognized as being potentially dangerous. "Maxwell, Duo. I just transferred here. Pleasure to meet you, too."
Bunny let that sink in and blinked. The events of the day whizzed through her mind- she knew this was connected somehow… Her eyes darted to Heero and Mina and instantly she knew. "You're the new guy!" she shrieked happily, eyes going all starry as she finally gave him a good looking over. The others, Duo included, blinked at the sudden mood swing.
Duo sweatdropped as Bunny scooted closer, practically drooling, and edged away. "Er… Uh… yeah… hi…" he chuckled weakly and sort of waved.
"This is so cool!" she squealed. "I heard all about you from, like, everybody!"
Mina sweatdropped. "Since when do I count as 'everybody'?"
"Bad pun," Heero replied automatically.
Duo shot Heero a Look. "And that was a BAD joke- since when do YOU crack jokes, wolf boy?"
"Since the opportunity became irresistible," Heero shot back with a smirk.
Duo sweatdropped and tried to lean even further away from Bunny, who was practically in his lap. "Eh- I- uh- don't believe we've been introduced," he said quickly, furiously digging through all his many years of experience.
Bunny smiled, undeterred. "That's ok. I'm Bunny Tsukino and I already know who you are."
"He's Duo Maxwell," Mina said dryly.
Divine- or was it hellish?- inspiration struck Heero. "And he has a boyfriend."
All conversation stopped.
~~~%*%~~~
*GRIN* Oh, I'm SO wicked...
R&R, onegai? *big chibi eyes*
-Lady
http://ladylye.20megsfree.com