Title: How to Catch 'Straight' a Guy

Genre: Romance/ Humor

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I no own

Note: This fic is AU, has OOC, Yaoi, Yuri, and some odd couples. Pairings include: 1x2, 3x4, 5xR and various others. If you are uncomfortable with any of those this is not the fic for you.

Summary: I'm Duo Maxwell, an all in all sexy beast. Just about every girl wants me. Unfortunately for them I'm as straight as the letter 'S'. And unfortunately for me I just so happen to be crushing on the straightest guy in school.


STEP VIII: Play Hard to Get


Heero had been acting a little strange for the last week or so, it made things a tad bit awkward between us. Although, what did I expect? He liked me. I liked him. Neither of us had made a move. Aside from that one time we held hands.

This was getting a little annoying, but I didn't want to be the only one putting somewhat of an effort into our budding friendship. Yes, I'll call it a friendship, because it had yet to evolve into anything else. Maybe I was just being a little bitch about it? Maybe Relena was wrong? But I knew that I was being irrational about both. I wasn't being a bitch and Relena sure as Hell wasn't wrong.

I glared at the back of Heero's head, we were hanging out at a local bookshop in the mall and he was looking at some indie CDs. I just wanted to kick him in the shin. Hard.

Maybe it was me? Maybe I was playing too hard to get?

I frowned and thought back to the steps that I had written for myself back at the beginning of the school year. Wasn't I supposed to play hard to get? Girls did that all the time. I suddenly blanched, I wasn't a girl!

"You okay?" Heero asked me, concerned. Obviously he had seen the sour face I had made.

I grinned, "Yeah, I'm cool," and technically that wasn't a lie, because it was rather chilly in the small store.

The blue eyed Adonis made his purchase and we made our way to the food court to find some eats. When we ran into Relena and Merian I nearly cried tears of joy. Being with Heero was starting to get a tad bit unbearable. Not in a bad way! But I really just wanted to jump his bones half of the time, and he seemed too dumb to notice.

Merian smiled when she saw us, "Hey boys! Out on a date?" She asked, her voice emphasizing on the word 'date'. I shifted away from her all-knowing gaze.

Relena shook her head, "Please Merian, these two aren't a couple. Not. Even. Close."

The Chinese girl rose an eyebrow and shrugged, "Oops, sorry if I offended," she then let out a little giggle. Something that would have surely made any straight guy forgive her, but not I.

I shrugged, and looked away from our small group.

Heero stood there, bag in one hand, and looking completely lost.

"Would you two like to join us for lunch?" Relena suddenly invited, trying to fight the stifling atmosphere that seemed to just be emitted from Heero and I.

I shrugged again, not entirely against it.

Heero copied my movements but answered, "Sure."

Lunch wasn't awkward, surprisingly, Merian and Relena managed to keep the conversation going and also managed to keep Heero and me talking.

Heero got up halfway through out meal to use the restroom, and that's when the girls pounced.

"Have you guys kissed yet?" Merian asked excitedly.

Relena shook her head, "I heard there was some miscommunication going on."

I was supposed to be playing hard to get, I was supposed to be teasing and alluring. But I was just slightly annoyed; Heero was confusing as all hell.

I let out a long sigh, "I'm throwing signals out like crazy, but he's just so damn hard to read."

Relena gave me a look that I didn't understand.

"Why don't you just kiss him?" Merian asked simply, "That's what I did to Dorothy that one time when I thought I liked her." She then grinned sheepishly, "It's the reason why she transferred schools in tenth grade."

I stared at her, "It also makes sense, 'cause not even a month after her transfer she and Q-ball had sex." I then shook my head, and said "We're supposed to be talking about me here."

Merian laughed a little.

Relena shrugged, "I'm going to have to agree with Merian on this one, maybe you should just kiss him?"

"Eh...maybe." I replied right as Heero came back to the table.

Should I just stop all of my planning and efforts and just be blunt with my feelings? It was common sense, sure. But it wasn't as fun. When I really though about it, did I really want Heero? Or was I just happy chasing after the idea of him?


TBC


Originally Written: 6/6/09

Rewritten: 7/26/12


MLL: So, I flipped the original chapter 12 and 13. This was once 13. But it made more sense as 12. And it was a nice little filler. 3 more chapters.