Chapter 4
AUTHOR NOTE – The weekends is when I'll be doing most of my writing so if you could all be lovely, patient fans () I'll be happy to write as much as you want over the weekends. Don't worry, I'll start filling in gaps and junk over the week when possible.
SORRY ABOUT THAT! I POSTED CHAPTER 4 OF GREASE INSTEAD OF I DON'T LOVE YOU! THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE I PROMISE!! THANKS FOR FILLING ME IN! I MUST BE MORE TIRED THAN I REALIZE:)
Seeing Heero in the doorway of "Attitude" sent Duo for a loop. Why had he come back? Duo quickly gathered himself and found a smile deep inside that would suit the situation perfectly. "Can I help you?" Duo asked, ignoring the question from Heero.
"I need whatever you think is best…" Heero paused. Duo's eyes widened. Heero smiled, and continued. "…Out of these items: handcuffs, strap on, dildo, whips, chains, suckers, rings, candy thongs." Heero watched Duo's reaction carefully. Duo was taken aback but answered honestly.
"I, personally, like handcuffs and the occasional funny sucker." Duo saw Heero's expression flicker a little in response.
"You know as well as I, that this is a gag gift." Heero answered. Duo's face fell.
"And how would I know that Mr. Bigshot?" Duo retorted.
"I heard you under the counter Mr. Scaredycat." Damn him!
"Hetero or homo?" Duo forced a smile on his face.
"Well, heterosexual. I came back because the gift needed to be more 'controversial' and embarrassing." Heero looked past Duo and began walking inside, circling the vibrators. "So have anything in mind?" He asked, reading the vibrator box.
"You can never go wrong with a strap on. Or with a male thong." Duo suggested curtly.
"Strap on it is." Heero sighed. "How's your nose?"
"It's seen better days. Like yesterday before you broke it."
"It wasn't intentional. Believe me, I'd never want to hurt that cu-" Heero couldn't finish.
"Whatever. What's done is done. What kind of strap on do you need? We have small, medium, and large, assorted colors, thicknesses, and edible." Duo walked into one of the back rooms with Heero on his trail. Heero thought. "Anything strike your fancy?" Duo interrupted Heero's thoughts. Heero looked up at a wall of strap on's in front of him. His mouth dropped. See Duo, he wouldn't be good in bed anyway! He's completely oblivious. Duo watched as Heero reached out and grabbed a medium length, medium thickness, black strap on.
"This will do fine." Heero said smiling coolly.
Duo's happiness faded. This guy just wasn't letting Duo be happy. "Alright, I'll ring it up and you can be on your way." Duo said walking out of the room and towards the checkout counter. He began ringing up the strap on when Heero talked.
"How long will the vibrators be on sale?" He asked without harshness to Duo.
"Until next Friday. You gonna get one for… what was her name again…?" Duo couldn't resist.
"Isn't that against policy?" Heero asked angrily. Duo raised an eyebrow. "To pry into the private lives of customers?" Duo's eye's norrowed.
"Of course. My apologies sir." Duo said slamming the strap on into a bag. "Your total today will be $97.89." Duo almost laughed at Heero's face. "Dildo's by themselves aren't all that expensive, but you picked a latex dildo with a jock strap harness. Not the most expensive we carry, but one of the nicer ones by far." Duo held in a laugh when Quatre had to ruin it all.
"Here, this one is a rubber dildo with a G string harness, a lot less expensive and a lot less comfortable." Quatre said pushing Duo out of the way and ringing up the toy he chose. Heero gave Duo a smirk and paid instead, $35.89 for the lesser toy. He grabbed the bag proudly and smiled genuinely at Quatre who smiled back. Then Heero turned to Duo.
"Hope your nose feels better."
"Then leave." Duo said, officially pissed of now. He had the upper hand and Quatre had to go and ruin it!
And with that the most gorgeous and infuriating guy Duo had ever met, left his shop and would probably never come back. Why doesn't that make me happy?
"Good job, smart ass. We could've lost a customer!" Quatre said towards Duo.
"Or made a buck." Duo snorted. "I just want to sleep until my nose feels better. With this constant face ache, I just can't keep my cool. It's so dumb! And he comes in here all hoity toity, and he fuckingteased me Quatre! Augh! Remind me to take my corners wide from now on." Duo sat on the floor and laid back staring at the ceiling. Quatre was silent for a while until another customer came in causing Duo to pop his head up and then writhe in pain at the stress to his face.
"Don't mind him; bad day. What can I help you with?" Quatre explained as he led the girl over Duo's body and into the shop. Duo hit the floor with his fist and laid on his side thinking of Heero.
A tear stained the rug and Duo closed his eyes. Right there, on the floor of the sex shop, Duo's frustration came pouring out, spilling over his bruised nose and trickling into a spot on the rug. He wasn't crying only because of the stupid Heero, but at the fact that he didn't have a car, his apartment was small, he had no one to share life with, not even a cat or dog, or a freaking fish, his best friend had found someone, people were coming into this shop looking for help in either rekindling their love or maybe just making a good thing better. But Duo had none of that. He helped but couldn't be helped.
Duo hadn't noticed that Quatre was back around, or that the girl had already left, bag in hand. Quatre didn't notice that Duo was crying. Finally deciding to stop wallowing in self pity, Duo stood. Quatre faced him and gasped.
"Duo! Are you alright?" Quatre said grabbing Duo's shoulders. Duo swiped his arm carefully over his eyes, avoiding his nose, and nodded.
"Can I just go home Quatre? I don't think I can deal with this today." Duo pleaded.
"But that lousy guy is gone. He won't come back and if he does, I'll understand if you punch him. Plus we already got money out of him."
"It's not just him Quatre. It's just…" Everything. "…I have a headache and I don't feel good." He was making excuses again. Duo promised himself that if Quatre let him off the hook for today that he would do something special for him.
"Go ahead. It's not busy." Quatre shook his head, smiling. Duo could've fucked him right there except for the fact that he wasn't attracted to Quatre, and that Quatre's heart was taken.
"Thanks a million." Duo walked out of the door and immediately felt better as the air rushed past his flushed face. He heard something behind him.
"Take your corners wide Duo!" Quatre called to him from the doors. Duo smiled and walked towards home.
Heero had gotten in his car and drove off quickly, thanking the car ceiling for not being conned into buying an overly expensive gift for no reason. He knew Wufei wouldn't use it, and that it was just a stupid excuse to get Wufei embarrassed at his bachelor party. Heero made it home and went to grab the gift from the back seat. His heart skipped a beat as he saw the bag of antibiotics with Duo's name all over it. He grabbed the bag and checked to make sure the drugs were actually in it before sighing and getting back in the front seat of his car. That stupid, good for nothing, but charming as hell idiot. Heero smiled, as he pulled out of the driveway and made for the store again.