Light slowly slipped past the curtains, casting a shine into Duo's eyes. Duo squeezed his eyes then opened them only to blink a couple of times. Then reality rushed back to him and hit him like a bomb. He never went home last night, wait worse yet he had a tattoo magically appear out of this air. Fuck, what was he going to do now? He ran through the room like a storm making sure he had everything he came with and ran down the hall. He almost slammed into Quatre as he rounded the corner of the blonde's personal wing.
"Woah! Where do you think you are going mister?" the blonde said quirking and eye brow. Duo would of thought this was extremely adorable had he not been panicked out of his mind.
"I need to get home Hilde's gonna kill me!" he shoved past the blonde but didn't get far when Quatre grabbed his elbow.
"Wait! I already called her!" Duo whipped around so fast he smacked himself in the face with his braid.
"Huh?" he looked completely dumb founded.
"I said I already called her. Last night in fact. Well actually I had to call the Darlian residence since you don't have a vid-phone. Sorry I know you don't like anyone calling the main house but it was the only way. Then Relena answered and I just told her that you were staying here for the night to go over a project. I didn't tell her what happened I promised and then when I told her to relay the message I figured that if Hilde called anyways I wouldn't tell her because I don't know if you wanted to let her know yet anyways seeing that we still both have no clue what is going on and…"
Duo just stood there as the blonde continued to ramble. It suddenly hit him, what would his sister think of this? Would she even believe him when he would say it isn't a tattoo he went and got but a manifestation on his skin that somehow became an image? He was at a total lost. He seriously had no idea what to do.
"Like I was saying I didn't feel… Duo? Duo!" Duo snapped out of his musings and up to his now glaring friend.
"Were you even listening to what I said?"
"Sorry man, lot going on in here right now." Duo said as he pointed to his head. He let out a sigh and looked back to his friend. Quatre was obviously concerned, he hadn't even realized they were standing in the middle of the hallway for all to hear. Duo suspected that a lot was on his friend's mind as well at the moment.
He gently grabbed Quatre's hand and led him down the hall to the blonde's room. Once the door was closed Duo walked over to the bed and un ceremonially dumped himself on it then curled into a ball.
"Quatre what's going on with me? I'm so scared. You don't think this mark is part of a curse or something someone placed on me? Its too unreal for it to be there."
Quatre pondered on what his friend had said, and at that moment it was the only logical thing that either of them could come up with. But something was tugging on his heart saying that that simply wasn't the case. Something happened but, it was so unnatural that he would seriously have to investigate how malicious those who had it out for his friend were to want to put a hex on him. Quatre didn't believe in magic however, so he was having a very hard time coming to terms with his friends suggestion.
"What are you going to tell your sister?" Quatre suddenly blabbed out.
"I have no idea to be honest. I'm too freaked to face her right now. Honestly right now all I want to do is go to a church and have a priest check this out or something. Hopeful he can tell me what it is and why its so damn itchy!" Duo yelled the last part as he vigorously scratched at his neck.
Quatre was way to silent for Duo's liking. He just sat their as if in a trance.
"Quatre?"
"I think I have an idea to prolong having to face Hilde until we figure out what that is" he mumbled while pointing to Duo's neck.
At this Duo beamed. "So what's the plan Q-man?"
"Did you sign up for that week long field trip to the bio-dome?"
Duo visually just dropped, face completely crest fall. "No…. I didn't have any money, so the teacher decided to give me homework instead to make up for the absence."
"Okay well now that can be issue. But let me see what strings I can pull and get us both on the trip."
"But your not even in that class, aren't you in the advance section, you guys don't need to go."
"Don't worry about it, ill go with you. Plus my professor loves me so maybe I can go as a teacher's assistant or something." Quatre said giving Duo a sweet smile as he grabbed his vid-phone from his desk and proceeded to call and make it happen.
A half an hour later the two were set to go on the field trip, they even managed to get Duo's clothes by sending a servant to his house to gather them. Honestly they could of planned the timing better seeing as the fact that they would report to the school tomorrow for the field trip.
The two arrived at the school at 8 am and headed to the parking lot where they were told to meet. It seemed that a lot of students where going, which was no surprise considering it was mandatory for anyone in that level of science.
Duo looked around and adjusted the scarf around his neck. He still had a giant band aid covering the lily but he still felt that it was still to obvious that he was trying to hide something. He felt a tug on his shoulder only to turn around and find Heero behind him.
"Hey" the boy said with a small smirk.
Duo looked at him as though he had grown another head. He lowered his eyes, finding his boots to suddenly be the most interesting thing in the world.
"Hey" he said almost in a whisper.
"I thought you weren't coming on the trip, glad to see you made it." And with that Heero picked up his bag and made his way to the bus to have them store it under the bus.
Duo watched him walk away. Wishing he could be so much more open with him in public. His eyes scanned his form, find his pants to become a little uncomfortable all of a sudden. Heat rose to his cheeks when he realized he was getting a hard on in public. Though it didn't last long when he saw a pink blob run and almost tackle his Heero to the floor of the parking lot. Wait his Heero? Where the hell did that come from?
He shook his head to try to clear his thoughts and also to tune out all of the squealing from a certain blonde was making.
He then proceeded to find his bus and was relieved to see that Quatre was on it. But also horrified to find out that so was Relena, Heero, and her entire posse. Dear Lord this was going to be a long bus ride.
Only an hour into the ride and Duo wanted to bang his head against the window until it was nice and bloody. He could only thank God that Quatre was sitting next to him to keep him company. But only that since the blonde was currently nose deep into a book trying to find out what had caused the mark to appear on Duo. Duo sighed and looked out the window to view the scenery but his thoughts were once again disrupted by a squeal and then loud gossip that proceeded it. He was getting a migraine. He had to laugh when he began to listen into the conversation. Since his thoughts kept being interrupted might as well see what was so entertaining.
"So your Japanese right?" A girl behind Heero asked, one of Relena's posse. Poor boy was boxed in on all sides and forced to sit next to Relena and bombarded with questions so far the entire hour they were on the road.
"Hn." was his only response to the girl.
"Ohhh, but I love your eyes they are so cute! How do you say cute in Japanese?" Relena gushed out. Oddly enough this was her flirting. Most guys would fall for it in an instant but it only served to further annoy Heero.
"Koi." And the squeals erupted once again.
"That's what I'll have to call you from now on! Koi!" Relena loudly stated causing boys to burn in jealously that her attention was solely focused on the new kid. But Heero scarred them so they never thought to fight him on it or anything.
Heero didn't say anything even though Relena expected some kind of response. When she didn't get one she continued to babble about nonsense. She was so angry that he never seemed to want her attention. The only one he ever sound interest to was Duo. That thought just enraged her. She couldn't understand how anyone could gravitate to the boy. To her he was completely underneath her, a waste of time and space, even his own father didn't want him. She was beauty personified, to her even goddesses couldn't compete, even her father told her so. So why was this boy not paying attention to her perfection, but to some street rat instead?
Through her constant babbling she decided to find out. Plus making Maxwell more hated was never a bad thing in her book.
"And you know that Maxwell kid is just so gross you know?" She asked to anyone who was listening.
Dorothy, another of her posse chimed in at that. "I know right! I mean he has long hair and is gay, gender confused much?"
Duo of course heard this in the back since they were practically screaming it so that the entire bus heard but continued to look out the window to show that they could get to him. Or at least appear that what they were saying didn't get to him. Quatre didn't hear a thing since he was so completely absorbed into what he was reading.
"Seriously, he's gay too. That is just gross. Seriously he probably has aids by now or something, he is such a whore."
A vein was begging to throb on Heero's fore head. He wanted to say something so bad but he couldn't. Shit, he just wanted this to be over with and be able to move on!
This lasted about another hour until the bus finally arrived at the resort they all would be staying at. Heero couldn't wait to escape the woman next to him. No not woman, to him she was an evil stuck up bitch that thought she shit blocks of gold and that everyone either wanted her or wanted to be like her. Heero could tell you right there and then that he didn't nor ever want either.
When the bus finally stopped he had to will himself not to fly off the damn thing. He was even more grateful when the teachers separated the boys from the girls after the bags were distributed so that they could figure out their room partners and settle in for the night.
AN: There is honestly a reason why Heero cant say anything. It has nothing to do with peer pressure honest. And promise Relena will definably get what's coming to her!
Also thank you to those who still read this. I know I have been seriously lagging on updating this story. Also to the fact that it seems kind of scrambled but I have a plan! =]
~miniLove
