20-Jun-2000
::waves:: Here you go, the next part. I'm writing as fast as I can, so I don't know how many parts this is going to end up.
Wufei: Quit talking and get on with it.
Rest of cast: GET ON WITH IT!
Warning: slight OOC and mild yaoi (eventually)
Disclaimer:I don't own either Gundam Wing or Video
Girl Ai. I'm not making any money off of this. It's
just for fun.
The alarm went off at 6:30 AM. Heero rolled over and reached for the snooze button. Not finding his clock, he reached further and nearly fell off the bed onto Duo. Growling, he sat up.
"What is that horrible beeping noise?" Duo mumbled snuggling down further in the sleeping bag. Heero finally found the offending alarm clock and turned it off. A small sigh escaped from his lips. It was time to get up and get ready for school.
"Oi, Heero. What are you doing?" Duo asked as Heero slipped out of bed, tripped over Duo's leg and caught himself on his bureau.
"I have school."
"School? That's where Relena will be right?" Heero didn't answer. "I should come with you! You might freeze like last night."
"No." Heero stated. Duo frowned.
"Why not?"
"Because." Heero growled. Duo relented and watched Heero undress. Light forced itself through the slats of the tan vertical blinds making turning on the lights unnecessary. Heero threw off the white tank top that he'd worn to bed revealing a taunt chest. The light played with the shadows on Heero's exposed torso displaying strong muscles beneath smooth skin. Duo sat cross-legged in his sleeping bag watching, elbows propped on his knees. As Heero pulled out his school uniform, Duo found himself thinking something he'd never thought possible. Heero looked scrumptious. The thought startled Duo and he shook it from his mind. Instead he got up and began to undress too. He was wearing a shirt and shorts that Heero had loaned him for the night.
As he pulled off the cotton shirt and draped it over the computer chair, Heero watched him out of the corner of his dark blue eyes. The Video Boy had smooth skin disguising well-toned muscles. He was probably fairly strong despite his appearance; Heero mused as he tied his tie. The uniforms at his school were awful. He hated tying ties and wearing polished shoes.
Duo put on the clothes he'd been wearing yesterday. A white undershirt with a mock turtleneck, black pants, over shirt and boots. He looked like a renegade priest with his long chestnut hair locked in a tight braid that fell down the length of his back. "Stay in my room until we're gone." Heero told Duo before he left for the kitchen. "You can watch us leave through that window. Just stay low."
"Okay. Then I can do whatever I want until you two get back." Heero nodded. "Are you sure you don't want me to come with you?"
"No." Heero replied. Then he turned and left the room. Duo sat on Heero's bed swinging his legs back and forth absently.
"How am I supposed to be a proper Video Boy if he won't let me help him?" Duo asked himself. "He was a total disaster last night. At least I know what the girl looks like." Suddenly an idea hit him. "I also know her name. Maybe I can find out where she lives. At least then I'd have some clue as to the type of girl she is. God, he doesn't know anything important about her. Like favorite color, flower, where she likes to hang out. Argh! It's so frustrating!" He flopped backwards. He lay like that for a few minutes staring at the ceiling in the ever-increasing daylight. Images of Heero topless floated to the forefront of his mind. Duo smiled, then sat bolt upright. "Where the hell did that thought come from?"
Growling at himself for the absurd emotion that had crossed his mind, he got up and began pacing about. Presently he heard a door slam. Sneaking a peek through the blinds, he saw Heero and another boy walk down the sidewalk together. The other was taller with light brown hair swept forward over his face. He wore a uniform like Heero and carried a bookbag. Duo made sure they were gone before he ventured out.
The house consisted of two upper stories and a basement. The kitchen, Heero's room, a bathroom, living room made up the majority of the ground floor. Duo wasn't too interested in going upstairs, but guessed that it held Trowa and their parent's rooms. Instead he made his way back to the kitchen. For some reason he had the oddest sensation in his stomach. He had set himself up finding sliced bread, jam, and peanut butter when he felt a presence. Turning about he found himself face to face with a surprised blond boy about his age and height. They stared at each other in shock.
Quatre had waited for both Trowa and Heero to leave.
Trowa had said he could have the run of the house once he and his brother were gone. He'd watched them leave from Trowa's window, waited another ten minutes to make sure neither were coming back before sneaking downstairs. He knew Video Boys didn't eat or drink, but for some reason he had the urge for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Cautiously he'd descended the stairs, turned the corner to enter the kitchen and came face to face with a boy with long braided chestnut hair dressed in black. They stared at each other for a minute before Quatre recovered.
"I didn't realize that Heero had anyone over. Hi, I'm Quatre Raberba Winner."
Duo snapped himself out of shock.
"I'm Duo Maxwell. You're a friend of Trowa's?" The boy nodded. Something about this boy was familiar, but Duo couldn't place it.
"Sort of." He looked as nervous as Duo did.
"Well, would you like something to eat?" Duo asked in an attempt to break the awkwardness. Quatre nodded. "I have the weirdest craving for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Duo laughed.
"Me too. It probably comes from the peanut butter in the VCR." Duo's mouth snapped shut when he realized what he'd said. He had practically just told this stranger that he was a Video Boy. Quatre smiled.
"Yeah, Trowa's got the same problem with his VCR too." Quatre's eyes widened. Oh, great now I've done it, he thought. For some reason Quatre felt he could trust Duo. He didn't know why, it was just a feeling.
"Are you by any chance a Video Boy?" he asked tentatively. Duo nodded numbly. "And there was a slight accident and you are now outside your video too?" Again Duo nodded. Quatre clapped his hands together. "Can I ask what type of video you were in?"
"How to Date Girls."
"Me too! Actually the title was How to Woo Girls."
"Heero has a mission to get this girl named Relena to date him."
"Trowa has a mission to get a girl named Dorothy to date him." Suddenly the two realized that they were kindred spirits in a crazy world. Duo hugged Quatre and they hopped up and down happy to know that they weren't alone. That if they had problems with either Heero or Trowa that they could talk to each other.
They spent the morning talking and eating sandwiches. Duo discovered milk and poured both he and Quatre a glass. After breakfast, they chatted on their next course of action. Once that was decided, they went to see if there was anything on either Trowa or Heero's computers that might be useful.
End Part 4
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