Quatre tugged at his tie that was currently chaffing his neck. The blonde was standing in front of the building by the name of Saint Francis Academy. He wore the uniform required for school. It consisted of black dress pants, a white dress shirt with a blue and gray striped tie that hid under a gray pullover vest. The navy blue jacket topped it off with the school's seal embroidered in gold stitching on the left chest pocket.
Quatre sighed. "Here we go again…" he mumbled to himself before walking into the building and heading off towards the office.
His first class turned out to be Math Analysis. He stepped into the class and handed the teacher a piece of paper.
"Well, class. We have a new student joining us this year: Quatre Raberba Winner. Tell us a little about yourself, Quatre." She beamed.
"Quatre merely frowned. "No."
"That's great!" She smiled oblivious to Quatre's cold attitude. "There's an empty seat next to Duo Maxwell, the boy with the uniquely long braid. If you'll take a seat, we'll begin."
Quatre rolled his eyes and took out his appropriate seat. "Hey," the boy named Duo whispered, leaning over. "Don't mind her. She's a complete ditz with anything other than this subject." He winked.
"That's a little obvious." Quatre shrugged.
Duo laughed. "This class is a breeze as long as you pass your tests. Homework is usually just an option!"
"DUO MAXWELL!" the teacher barked.
Duo and Quatre jumped and turned to look at the teacher. "Yes Miss Oden?" Duo perked, grinning at his educator.
"Would you like to discuss to the class what you were blabbing about?" she said, placing her hands on her hips.
"I was simply explaining to our new classmate here what to know about the class."
Miss Oden dropped her hands from her hips and shrugged. "Okay. Carry on."
Duo smiled and turned to Quatre. "See? Complete ditz."
Quatre simply nodded and turned his attention to the ditz.
"So what class do you have next?" Duo asked the blonde.
"What's it to you?" Quatre snapped.
Duo hissed. "Ouch. That was cold."
Quatre glared at the violet-eyed boy. "So?"
Duo put his hands up in surrender. "Geez man. Cool it. I'm not your enemy."
Quatre scoffed. "We'll see about that…"
Duo blinked. 'This guy's definitely got his defenses up. Something must have happened to him…' At first glimpse, Quatre seemed like a nice guy. Then he comes along with a cold exterior. But something in the boy's teal eyes told Duo that he's just hurting inside. Duo decided right then and there that he would do all that he could to befriend the blonde. "Hey man, I understand. It must be hard for you right now. New kid, new school. And in the middle of the year, too. Just know that if you gotta talk to someone, Duo Maxwell's the name and I am here to listen." The braided boy winked.
Quatre just gaped at the boy. Duo smiled and Quatre just felt a part of his wall crumble a bit. Just a bit. He returned his attention to Miss Oden and so did Duo.
Quatre sighed. "English 4."
Duo blinked and looked at the boy next to him. "Huh?"
"My next class is English 4."
Duo smiled. 'Now we're getting somewhere.' "And after that?"
"Econ. Then advanced physics and then music."
"You got physics fourth?" Quatre nodded. "That's great! You'll have it with Heero, then!"
"MAXWELL!" Miss Oden shrieked, causing the boys to jump again.
"Yes Miss Oden?"
"I've had enough of your jabber. Go up to the office."
Duo smiled. "All right, Miss Oden." He got up from his seat and left.
'Awww man…I got him sent up…' Quatre felt guilty for getting Duo in trouble. 'He was just being nice.' Quatre made a note on his to-do-list to apologize to Duo before his next class.
* * *
When the bell rang for the next class, Quatre grabbed his things and headed for the coffee in hopes of catching Duo. He saw the braided boy walking down the hall, greeting people left and right.
"Duo!" Quatre called.
Duo looked at Quatre and smiled. The blonde ran up to him.
"Duo, I'm sorry for getting you in trouble."
"It's okay, Quatre. I'm not."
Quatre furrowed his eyebrows. "What?"
The violet-eyed boy giggled. "Miss Oden didn't call the office, right?"
The blonde blinked and remembered that the teacher didn't even touch the phone.
"See. It happens all the time. She never calls the office. Like I said: complete ditz." Duo laughed.
Quatre nodded slightly. "Oh. Well, I guess I should get to my next class then. Bye." He turned around and began to go to class.
"Hey, Quatre!" The teal-eyed boy stopped to face Duo. "Wanna join me and Heero for lunch? I could introduce you to all our friends." Duo grinned.
"Uh…I don't think-"
"Come on, Q! It'll be fun. I won't take 'no' for an answer."
Quatre sighed. "All right. Where?"
"Talk to Heero during fourth. He'll take you right to me. I'll see you at lunch, Q-man."
"Yeah…"
The two went their separate ways.
Quatre shook his head. 'No more pain…' he reminded himself. He decided that it would be best if he didn't talk to Heero to join him and Duo for lunch. Plus, he didn't even know who Heero was.
* * *
"Heeeerrroooo!" Duo waved at his boyfriend. It was lunchtime already and Duo was prepared to show Quatre off to everyone he knew. As Heero approached Duo noticed that the blonde boy was not with him. "Heero, where's Q?"
"Who's Q?"
"Quatre. Duh."
"The new kid? I don't know. Why would I be him?"
"He was supposed to join us at today. He agreed."
"Duo, I didn't even talk to the guy."
"Then we'll just have to find him."
"I think there's a point as to why he didn't want to join us, baka."
"Heero, it's his first day at a new school. He doesn't know anyone and I bet he's feeling really alone. I know if I were him, I wouldn't want to be alone."
"All right…If you say so."
"Great!" Duo grabbed his boyfriend's arm and began dragging him this way and that in an attempt to find his new friend.
* * *
Quatre found a secluded area behind the school that had a huge tree and an open field. It was the perfect place to be alone.
"Sorry Duo. It'll be better this way." Quatre thought out loud. He sat down next to the tree and pulled his lunch out of his knapsack.
"Duo! He's over here!"
Quatre turned at the sound of the voice. Looking at him was a boy with cobalt-blue eyes and a head of messy dark brown hair. Duo appeared next to the boy and grinned at Quatre.
"Hey Q-man. Since you didn't join us, I thought we would join you."
Quatre was about to protest but Duo just plopped down next to him, followed by Heero.
"Oh, by the way. Quatre, this is Heero. Heero, Quatre." Duo introduced.
"You guys really don't have to be here." Quatre said, frowning. "I know you have other things to do."
"Actually, no." Heero replied, monotonously. "It's lunch. We don't really do anything during lunch."
"So we're all yours." Duo beamed.
"But what about your other friends? Wouldn't you rather be with them?"
"Awww screw 'em." Duo said with a wave of his hand. "They have each other to keep company. They won't miss us too much."
"And especially your excessive chatter."
Quatre giggled. 'They certainly make are a strange pair…"
Duo frowned. "You don't mean that, Heero. You know you love me."
Heero sighed. "Yes. Yes I do." He leaned over and gave Duo a brief kiss on the cheek.
Quatre's eyes popped out at the exchange. 'A strange pair indeed.'
Heero noticed the blonde's reaction and nearly smacked himself. "Duo? You didn't tell him about us, did you?"
Quatre looked at the two curiously. "Tell me what?"
"About me and Heero. Everyone here is so used to it, I guess I just forgot."
"Duo, baka."
Quatre looked quizzically at the pair.
"Duo and I are lovers." Heero stated.
Quatre's jaw dropped. "Y-you guys a-are gay?"
Duo furrowed his eyebrows, concerned with Quatre's reaction. "Why? Are you uncomfortable with that?"
"Wha? Oh no! Of course not! If I were, I'd be uncomfortable with myself!"
It was Duo's turn to gape.
"You too?" Heero asked. Quatre nodded.
"Well slap my monkey, that's great! I'd have never guessed it!"
"You two neither…except for the fact that he kissed you." Quatre giggled.
The blonde was amazed that there were two people just like him at this school. He suddenly felt a small weight lift off of his shoulders. He was no longer alone. Now, he knew that Heero and Duo were just like him. But even with this comfort, Quatre still felt the need to distance himself from people. Well, at least he could open up to the pair a bit for putting up with him. With this in mind, Quatre put on a genuine smile feeling his wall crumble a tiny bit more.
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own the GW characters.
I don't really have any notes for this chapter. Thanks to all who read and review.