Chapter Eight
A/N: Dedicated to Wind Dancer1981. I hope you all enjoy. I decided to post this now because I have been having some medical problem and it is hard for me to sit at my computer for long hours and since I two online courses they ake up most of my functioning computer time. I will try to get the next chapter out within two weeks, but don't hold your breath unless you like to turn different colors. As always review, they will probably encourage me to suffer longer to get another chapter out. Enjoy!!
The next morning Duo woke with a headache that resembled the last hangover he experienced when they celebrated Wufei's birthday. Groggily he stood and stumbled over to his dresser. After a few seconds of rummaging through his sock and boxer drawer he triumphantly emerged with a small bottle of alieve. Popping two in his mouth he swallowed them dry hoping that they would kick in soon. Any extreme bout of emotions left him with a killer headache. He had learned to suppress most of his overwhelming emotions, but occasionally the bottle he placed them in would crack. He had no time nor desire to have a killer headache for he resolved to tell Trowa his feelings and wanted to be ready for whatever response he received. Besides a negative response will crack his bottle further and his headache from hell will increase tenfold. He wasn't quite sure how he would react to a positive response.
He pulled on a pair of grey drawstring sweats and a dark purple shirt. Releasing his hair from the tie that some what held it in a braid he armed himself with a brush. After twelve minutes of detangling his hair Duo braided his tresses once more. Still standing in front of the mirror he went over his plans.
"Okay, first I am going to walk out my door and into the kitchen for some breakfast. I need sustenance if I am going to do this. That and I am stalling. Maybe I should ask the guys how they confessed their feelings to one another again that would be stalling. I can do this. Breakfast and then pull Trowa aside…into…the doghouse. Neutral territory granted he has been staying, but it's not like he has had time to make it is home. Okay, what to say?"
Duo turned so that his left profile faced the mirror. "Trowa, can we talk?"
He then turned so that his right profile faced the mirror. "Sure Duo."
He turned again to the left. With a deep breath he spoke again. "Trowa I love you. I have been in love with you since that time when I broke my foot after I made that ridiculous jump."
He turned again. "I love you too."
Facing the mirror full on he rest his elbows on the dresser, his face buried in his hands. "Yeah right like it will happen that way."
"Just speak from your heart." Duo jump and spun as he heard the voice only to see Wufei standing in the door way causally leaning with his arms crossed.
"How… how long have you been there?"
"Long enough." Wufei pushed off the door and walked over already dressed in his Preventer uniform to a nervous and jittery Duo. He placed a hand on each shoulder and gave him a small unsolicited piece of advice. "It will come naturally to you when the time is right. You do not need to force yourself to tell him this instant."
"I'm so afraid that if I wait I will lose every opportunity, but I am also terrified that when I tell him he will reject me and I don't think I can take that."
"If he rejects you then he is a fool. Besides I honestly believe that he won't."
"Thanks."
"Come get breakfast. Trowa made your favorite before he left this morning for his meeting with Une."
"What?! He already left?"
"Yes, he had an early appointment with Une and you know that she hates it when people are late. If he really wants this job than he cannot afford to be late/"
"I suppose."
"Don't look like that not all of us have Une wrapped around our finger like you do."
"I don't have her wrapped around my finger."
"Of course not, 'Little Brother'." Wufei used the nickname that Une calls him. He really doesn't get in trouble like the other agents especially considering all of the pranks he as pulled in the past.
He smiled his devilish smile. "I guess I do have her wrapped around my finger."
The two finally entered the kitchen where Heero was already eating his share breakfast. Looking up he shuffled the food in his mouth around "yours is over there. Trowa threatened our lives if touched your pancakes."
Duo walked to the counter that Heero indicated and found a mound of five pancakes. They were not just any type of pancakes, but his absolute favorite banana nut pancakes with banana syrup. "He remembered." There was an aw in his voice that the other two in the room haven't heard in a long time.
As Duo picked up the plate and syrup he sat down to eat his pancakes. Heero spoke up "remembered what?"
"I made these pancakes one morning when it was just the two of us in the safe house. I told him that Sister Helen used to make these pancakes for us just when the bananas were close to spoil. They were my favorites. I always hoped that no one would eat the bananas in time. Since they were my favorites Sister Helen would wake me up before anyone else to make sure I got my two. She even made the syrup from scratch. I did that day too. He watched me do it and he remembered after all of these years."
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"Enter."
The pushed open and Trowa made his way in and to the front of Commander Anne Une Head of Preventers desk. "Have a seat Barton."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"I am going to cut to the chase. Why do want to become a Preventer agent? And do not hand that horse shit about helping people."
Trowa's eyes widened slightly, barely noticeable even to Une, at her bluntness, but leave it to her to decipher the ulterior motives of others. "I have made mistakes in my life and wish to correct them. I plan on living in this city for some time and need a steady income. I am good at what I do and the Preventers can always use some one of my skill."
"Sure of yourself are you?"
"Yes, ma'am I am."
"Welcome to Preventers Barton. You will be working with Specials. You already know most of your fellow teammates. The others are good men that work their asses off and are trust worthy."
"They wouldn't be working with the guys if they weren't." Trowa stood as did Une and shook hands. "Thank you." He turned and walked out the door heading to the offices of the Specials Unit.