During the entire movie, Trowa couldn't concentrate as the feeling in his left arm slowly dissipated the tighter Jenna Collins clung to it. But that didn't bother him as much as how close Jamie Collins was leaning towards Quatre.
Before the entire group went into the theatre, they all stopped by the concession stand. Unfortunately, Jenna liked to eat candy. And ice cream. And nachos. And to top it all off, she grabbed a bag of popcorn and a large soda. She hurried over to Trowa and pouted.
"Trowaaa…I forgot my purse at home…can you pay for all this?"
Trowa rolled his eyes but paid just so she wouldn't continue bugging him about it. He looked over his shoulder to where Quatre and Jamie were. He watched jealously as Jamie offered to share his popcorn and soda with him, claiming that he wouldn't be able to finish on his own and that it would be a waste to buy it separately. Quatre didn't seem to care either way, but he did buy himself some Whoopers.
When everyone finished buying their snacks, they all went into the theatre just in time to see the previews. Unfortunately, the theatre was almost packed.
"Hey look! There're some seats!" Duo cheered, running toward the nearly empty row. Everyone followed silently and Heero apologized to the people glaring at Duo for being so noisy. By the time the row was full, Jamie and Quatre were still standing in the aisle.
Jamie frowned and looked at the row in front of the rest of the group. He spotted two seats, perfect for him and Quatre.
"Hey! You want me to sit on Heero's lap so you can fit?" Duo smirked. Heero just gave Duo his infamous death-glare.
"No, it's okay." Jamie called back. "We'll just sit down there. I mean, if that's okay with you." He turned to Quatre.
Quatre shrugged. "I don't mind."
And so, Trowa stared speechlessly as his angel and Jamie moved away from the group to sit together. Alone together.
Now, the green-eyed boy watched as Quatre and Jamie laughed at something in the movie. He was hardly paying any attention to the screen and instead focused on the fact that every time the two reached for some popcorn, their hands would idly touch. Trowa could hardly stand it. 'That's supposed to be me and Quatre. Not Collins!!' His mind was screaming and he knew that if looks could kill, Jamie would be six feet under only to be resurrected and killed once more.
Trowa couldn't take it anymore. He stood abruptly, much to the chagrin of the people behind him due to his height, and excused himself to the bathroom. He hurried down the aisle, ignoring Jenna's "Do you want me to come with you?" and burst through the theatre doors and made a beeline for the restroom.
Quatre spotted Trowa's escape and excused himself as well, quietly and bending over as to not disrupt the people behind him. The blonde assumed that Trowa escaped to the bathroom and followed only to almost smash into the brunette's broad chest.
"Quatre! Sorry!" Trowa said, surprised to see the blonde.
Quatre took a step back and cocked an eyebrow at the taller boy. "You okay?"
"Yeah, you didn't hit me or anything-"
"No, I mean…you seemed a bit upset, leaving the theatre the way you did."
"Oh. No…I just really had to pee…" Trowa inwardly groaned at his lame excuse.
"Oh…"
"Well, that and the fact that my arm was starting to numb." At the confused expression on Quatre's face, Trowa continued. "Jenna. She was clinging a little too tightly."
"I see…"
"I guess…we should-"
"You wanna go somewhere else?"
Trowa blinked in surprise. "I thought you were liking the movie."
Quatre shrugged. "It's okay, I guess. I can wait for it to come out on video or something."
"You sure? You looked like you were having a good time with Jamie."
"What, were you watching us or something?"
"No!" Trowa said, a little too hastily.
Quatre smiled. "Well, he paid for the tickets so I figured that I might as well act like I was having a good time."
"So you weren't?"
The blonde just shrugged. "The movie had its moments. That's all."
Trowa smiled. "So where do you suggest we go?"
"I don't know. I'm still pretty new here so I don't know what there is to do."
"Oh yeah…"
"How 'bout we just go some place quiet? Oh! There's supposed to be some sort of river near my house."
"Okay."
And at that, the two boys left the theatre to go to the Winner residence. Trowa parked his car in the driveway before the two took a stroll under the moonlit sky.
"That Jenna character. You don't really like her, do you?"
Trowa sighed, placing his hands in his pockets. "She'd be an okay person to be around, I guess, if she weren't always trying to be my girlfriend."
"Why don't you just tell her that you don't like her?"
"I've tried but she doesn't listen to me. She just clings onto my arms, trapped in her own little world."
Quatre giggled. "You know, I would have thought differently after tonight."
"What do you mean?" Trowa looked at the smaller boy, an eyebrow cocked.
"Well, you did pay for her right? You bought her ticket and her refreshments, you didn't complain one bit when she sat next to you, and you didn't offer to trade seats with anyone in an attempt to get away from her. And to top it all off, you didn't say anything to her that would hint to lay off." The blonde giggled. "I think she likes you cause you don't really seem to give her a reason not to."
"So literally pushing her away isn't enough of a hint?" Trowa shook his head.
"I don't know. Just voicing my opinion." Quatre placed his hands behind his head and looked up at the stars.
"So, what's with you and Jamie Collins?"
"There's nothing 'with' us. I met him at school today. Everyone else was pretty much paired off so I just stuck around him."
"Oh…I think he likes you."
Quatre looked at Trowa who was looking at his feet. "Hm? Why do you say that?"
"The way he was looking at you…and how he was leaning in to you…"
"Leaning? Leaning how?"
"Like he was gonna kiss you or something…"
Quatre laughed. "I think you're reading too much into what he does…"
"Hm."
"So how's basketball coming along? Duo said that you've been out of it lately with your game. Anything on your mind?"
"What else had Duo told you about me?"
"Well, a lot actually. Just yesterday, I mentioned you once and he seemed to get excited or something. He just kept talking and talking about you. I think he fancies you."
Trowa chuckled. "Yeah right. Heero would kill me. I've known both of them for a long time now. Heero would never let me come near Duo if I even remotely liked him. Heero's always been sort of quiet and intimidating while Duo's always been out-going and a troublemaker." Trowa stopped.
Quatre turned around and looked at the brunette. "What?"
"Why would Duo be excited to talk about me to you?" Quatre simply shrugged. "I think he's planning something…"
"Like what?"
"Well, when he invited me to go, I initially said 'no' but then he told me that you were going and-"
"Hm?" Quatre smirked.
"I..er…nevermind. Basketball…" Trowa looked at his feet again and continued walking. He could feel a blush come up upon his face and was grateful that it was nighttime.
"Right…basketball…" Quatre smiled and continued walking too. "Duo said that it was something short of a miracle that you guys got past that last game against the Mustangs."
"Yeah…that game was tough but we pulled through thanks to Bascom…only two games left now…"
"You gonna be focused and ready to go?"
"Hopefully. Duo was right. I have been out of it. My mind has been elsewhere."
"I see…"
"So are you gonna go to the next game?"
"I don't think so…big crowds aren't my thing."
"Why not? You didn't seem to have much problem tonight."
"That's different. Nine other people aren't much of a crowd."
"Well, yeah, but I meant the fact that you weren't so defensive near them." 'Especially near Collins…'
"Big change from the spoiled brat, huh?" Quatre laughed. "I don't know. I guess I just feel different, sorta…Happier, I guess."
"Maybe I should have met you after the change." Trowa looked down at the smaller boy.
Quatre looked up into Trowa's eyes. "Maybe I changed because of you."
Trowa felt something flutter inside him.
"Hey look! The river!" Quatre smiled and dashed off. Trowa watched the blonde go and followed after him.
Quatre was bent over looking down at the rushing water. "Rivers are so soothing. Too bad the sound makes people go to the bathroom."
Trowa laughed. "So we found it. Now what?"
"Well, it's too late to go swimming. Too cold, too. I guess we should just head back."
"We came all this way only to go back once we've found it?"
"Yeah...but at least it was in good company, right?"
"Right…"
The two were quiet for a bit, each trapped in their own thoughts.
'It's been one giant roller coaster of emotions today…' Quatre thought to himself. 'At first, I'm somewhat giddy for school to start so I might get the chance to see him. Then I'm miserable and out of my mind with jealousy at seeing him kiss someone else. Then surprised and somewhat happy when I see him on my doorstep, confused but hopeful when we talk in his car, and now I'm giddy all over again. All because of him. Can he really mean so much to me after the few moments we had on the porch?' Quatre smiled.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Trowa interrupted the blonde's thoughts at the sight of him smile to himself.
"Oh, nothing." Quatre blushed at getting caught. He pulled out the first thing he could think of. "Just thinking about…spackled ham…"
"Spackled ham?"
Quatre laughed nervously. "Ummm, yeah. You know. Give me Spam, Sam I am."
"O…kay…"
Quatre mentally slapped himself for being so lame. 'Give me Spam, Sam I am? What the heck was that?'
As Quatre mentally berated himself, Trowa wondered how all he could think about was holding Quatre's hand. He desperately wanted to hold it but his mind warned him not to.
'I like him…and I think he likes me too…so what's holding me back? Maybe I unconsciously don't really want to…or maybe deep down I only think he thinks of me as a friend…I don't know…' Trowa ran a hand through his hair. 'How is it that he can get under my skin so well? I mean, with him, I've smiled and laughed with him, I've comforted him and I'm sure he knows more about me than some other people I can name…I find myself caring what he'll think and…man…maybe I'm reading too much into what he does too…I comforted him when he was sad, so he's opening up. It's a friend thing…nothing more…' Trowa sighed. "Nothing more…"
"What?"
"Huh?" Trowa looked up, startled at the fact that he said that out loud.
"You said 'nothing more.' What's 'nothing more'?"
Trowa scrambled for a quick cover up. "Oh. I meant to say 'Nevermore.' You know, Edgar Allan Poe? I have to do a report on him for English."
"Oh. 'Quoth the Raven…'"
"Exactly…"
"There you two are!!"
Trowa and Quatre looked up to see that they weren't too far from the Winner residence. Parked outside was Heero who was currently walking over to them with Duo at his side.
"You two completely disappeared! I thought you were kidnapped!" Duo said with a smile.
"After the movie, Jenna was complaining that you disappeared." Heero nodded at Trowa. "And Jamie said that you hadn't come back from wherever either." He looked at Quatre.
"Sorry." Quatre apologized. "The movie was getting kinda boring so we just left."
"You should have told someone." Heero scolded.
"Well, you two are all right and everything's just fine and dandy!" Duo grinned. He placed an arm around Trowa's and Quatre's shoulders. "So what were you two doing out there all alone?"
"We were just talking…" Trowa said. He could feel a blush creep up his face.
"Well, everyone's alive and well so we should get going." Heero took his boyfriend by the braid.
"Hey wait! I wasn't done talking!" Duo complained.
"Yes you were. Come on, Duo, or you're walking home."
"Fine, fine." He turned around and smiled at the other two. "Bye Tro! Bye Cat! See you tomorrow!"
The two boys waved at the departing couple.
"They make a strange pair…" Quatre smiled. Trowa simply nodded in agreement as Heero drove off. "Well, I guess you should get going too. You know, school night."
"Yeah…" Trowa turned and looked at the smaller boy. "Night, Quatre…"
"Good night, Trowa." Quatre smiled at the brunette. "Thank you for an interesting evening of events."
Trowa smirked. "Anytime…"
Quatre walked up to the taller boy and wrapped his arms around his neck. "Night…" he whispered into his ear.
Trowa wrapped his arms around Quatre's slim waist. "Night…"
Quatre pulled away and smiled at his new friend before turning and walking to his front door. Once inside, Quatre turned on the hallway light before peeping out the window. He watched Trowa smile before getting into his car and leaving. Quatre leaned against the front door, biting his lip. A grin pulled at the corners of his mouth before a smile ten times the size of the one he gave Trowa appeared.
"Hmmm…" the blonde purred. "Trowa Barton…I wonder what awaits me in my dreams…" Quatre laughed to himself before dashing away to his bedroom.
. . .
Meanwhile, back in Heero's car…
"Heero, this is perfect!"
"What's perfect?"
"Don't you see? The two left the movie to be with each other! This is great! I knew inviting them both would pay off!"
"Duo, somehow, you tampering with them will come back and smack you in the face."
"Oh, come on. You don't think they're perfect for one another?"
"It's not my choice. If they like each other, then something'll happen. If not, then so be it."
"Well if they like each other, what's wrong with a little push in the right direction?"
Heero sighed. "Fine, fine. You pushed. Now leave 'em alone. Let destiny take its course."
Duo slumped in his seat. 'If that's what you want, then let me be destiny! Starting tomorrow, Plan Two!!! Muahahahaha!!'
Heero looked over at Duo who had a wild look in his eyes as his hands rubbed mischievously just as they had in the theatre. He shook his head. 'Trowa, Quatre…Be prepared for the worst…'
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: I do not own the GW boys in any way shape or form. But I do own a poster of them.
Well, three more months and it would have been a year since I updated this thing... Sorry. There's a whole bunch of things that have been distracting me from doing any writing... mainly the television. Ha. Kidding. Ummm...I like Spam. Some people look down upon it but I think it tastes good. I think I'll go have some...
So about the chapter. The two seem to be coming closer and closer together real fast. Ha. That 'Ha' comes from the fact that I know something you don't know. Haha. Kidding. Well, actually not kidding cause I am the author. Huh? Anywho, this chapter took a turn that was not expected. I had not initially planned the boys to leave like that. I was sitting at the computer and I got to the point where they were talking outside the movie theatre. I figured that if they stayed, there would be more Jenna and Jamie interaction. If they left, there would be more Trowa and Quatre bonding. And I like the latter more than the former so I just went with it. But I do kinda feel sorry for the Collins twins. They were ditched at the movies by the objects of their affections. Will they let that stand still? I think not. And so enters my 'Ha'. I think I just revealed too much...oh well.
Question? Comments? Review! Please? Oh, on another note (there's so many this time) I do respond well to long reviews. Not saying you have to to get me to update but usually when I do, it's because of a long review of some sort...I'll probably get the next one out by July. Hopefully.