Life at Cinq High: (11) revised

[Hitomi Lei]

Chapter 11: Break-ups and Make-ups.





NEWS FLASH: NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS FIC.













Heero pulled into the parking lot at school with a squeal of his tires. He stepped out of his car and slammed the door so hard one would think it was the root of all his problems. Heero marched past groups of students lounging or making out without paying them much mind. He had a mission and nothing would distract him from getting to point A.



?I have to talk to Duo. Then I have to talk to Dorothy.?



He came past the junction in the school hallway with out much thought as he headed for the Library. Hands reached out from the darkness and pulled him roughly into the shadows. Heero tried to break out of the hold of the person behind him, but it was no use unless he really wanted to cause a scene.



?What do you want?? Heero asked he assailant angrily.



?I promise to let you go if you?ll listen to me.? The grip on his arms loosened somewhat and Heero nodded his consent. With a jerk he turned to see just who had pulled him into this dark corner.



?I?m very sorry for such un-polite methods of talking to you?but I saw no other way to do it.? Heero squinted his eyes to get a better look at the smaller person in front of him.



?Do I know you?? Heero asked. He could make out blonde tousled hair but that was about it.



?We have AP History together and advanced trigonometry. I?m Quatre Winner.? Quatre stepped closer so that Heero could see him more clearly. Heero eyed him suspiciously.



?So what does the principles brat want with me?? Heero wasn?t in the mood to be nice. Not that he ever was in the mood to be nice.



?Well, as you know I?m helping Relena with the uniform stuff and I heard through the grape vine that she had had an accident this morning. I know what you and Duo are trying to do, and I want to help.? Quatre looked determined as he said this, as if he was sure that Heero would refuse his help. But he was wrong.



?Okay.? Came Heero?s monotone voice. If the guy wanted to help, and it would get him to go way, fine by Heero.



?Wha?? Quatre looked confused. He hadn?t expected it to be that easy. Heero Yuy was notorious for not excepting help from anyone.



?You said you wanted to help right? Well I don?t really care if you do or don?t.? Heero was trying his best not to get impatient, but he really had some important business to take care of.



?Yes?but??



?I want you to find Duo Maxwell and tell him that Relena didn?t ell us everything this morning. Give him this note,? Heero handed Quatre the note Relena had thrown at him. ?And tell him to meet me in the Library during last period.?



?Alright.? Quatre smiled grimly, ?Thank you for trusting me.? Heero didn?t answer as he headed for the proverbial lions den. Yes that?s right, he was going to pay a visit to his girl friend.













Quatre walked into the library looking for the master hacker himself. He had the note Heero had passed him clutched tightly in one hand. His eyes scanned the brightly light room but he didn?t see Duo.



?If I was Duo Maxwell, were would I be? Hmmm?In the darkest place I could find?? So on that hunch Quatre headed toward the back of the library where all the really old books were kept. Sure enough there sat Duo hunched over an English book with an awed expression on his face.



?You study?? Quatre asked in shock. Duo gave a little squeak and slammed his book closed.



?God man, don?t scare a person like that.? He grabbed his chest rather dramatically.



?I?m sorry. I was just surprised. I-I mean everyone knows what you do??



?Just because I sell answers to stupid, lazy kids that have money to burn doesn?t mean I don?t want to learn.? Duo informed him with a hurt expression.



?Your right, I shouldn?t have judged you like that.? Quatre looked downward toward the floor. Duo smirked at how gullible the other boy was.



?So what brings you to Shinigami?s Lair?? He kicked his chair back so that it balanced on two legs and placed his arms behind his head.



?God of death?s Lair? Why the God of Death?? Quatre asked in confusion.



?Having trouble with History? English?? Duo ignored him and pulled a long sheet out of one of the many hidden pockets on his trench coat.



?Your Quatre Winner right? Let?s see?on your last Science test you made an 80%?Chemistry with Dr.J not going well for ya?? Or maybe British Lit. with Mr.Peacecraft isn?t your cup of tea. You made a 98% on his last teat though?.? Duo looked up to see the young man before him turn quite red.



?I?m not here for test answers!? Quatre looked scandalized. Duo smiled at the young man. So this one was embarrassed was he?



?There?s no need to feel embarrassed because you need a little?special?help with your work load.? Duo spoke with his most convincing voice, ?Now a days teachers expect you to know and remember so much, it?s understandable that you---?



?No! Can?t you understand? I?m not here for that kind of thing! I came to give you something!? Quatre spoke through clenched teeth. This guy was pushing his normally endless supply of patients. Duo let his chair fall back onto all four legs and hid his face in his hands.



?But Quatre! I?m not that kind of guy!? At the look on Quatre face Duo fell out of his seat laughing. Oh, this was priceless! The smaller boy finally relaxed his tense stance.



?Can?t you be serious for a moment? I have a message from Heero.? The change of face that Duo went through was surprising.



?Well, why didn?t you say that in the first place?? Duo sat up and straightened his trench coat. Quatre just stared trying to process the change from the person whom had moments before been laying on the ground laughing uncontrollably to this serious boy.



?Hey, Q-man, are you going to tell me or what?? Duo raised an eyebrow.



?Heero said to give you this note he got from Relena. He wants to meet you here during last period.? Duo reached for the note and spent a moment reading it. He looked up when he?d finished.



?Why did he send you??



?Because I want to help keep Relena safe.? Duo looked at the blonde boy for a moment. He could see the determination in his eyes.



?Well, I don?t think she?s in much trouble anymore. A week from this Monday is the official voting day, so we only have the rest of next week to worry about, and since everything that could have possible have happened to her happened this week?well you get the picture. But then again Dotty is out for blood now so who knows?? Duo stood up and walked past Quatre.



?I?m going to wait for him up front. Heero always gets in such a tizzy if he has to look for me.? Quatre nodded his head and moved to follow Duo when his eyes caught sight of Duo?s English book.



?Wait Duo, you left your book!? Quatre rushed to the table to get it for him.



?No! Be careful with that!? Duo spoke urgently as Quatre lifted the book. Quatre looked up in confusion. Just then something fell out of the bottom of the book. Quatre reached done to pick it up. The nude woman on the cover of the magazine made his cheeks flame.



?You were studying, huh?? He handed the English book and the magazine over to Duo.



?I was studying her anatomy?? Duo offered.



?No, Duo that would only work if you had a Science book.? Quatre pointed out.



?Umm?I needed inspiration for a poem?? Duo looked at Quatre innocently. Quatre just rolled his eyes. Duo, seeing that Quatre wasn?t going to say anything more about it shoved the magazine back into the book.



?I own ya? one Q-man! Maybe I?ll let ya? read the next issue!? Duo grinned at his newfound partner in crime. Quatre shuddered at the thought.



?No thanks Duo. I think I can find more tasteful things to read than The Pussy Police.?



?Well, suit yourself! But you really have to appreciate a girl in uniform!? Duo noted cheerfully. Soon the two boys parted ways, Duo waiting for Heero to show up and Quatre heading for his last period class.













?What do my eyes deceive me? Its Heero Yuy come crawling back up from the pits of lower society ?



Heero had just rounded the corner of a rather secluded courtyard that upper classmen liked to frequent. The boy that spoke was some cousin to Dorothy. Heero had never bothered to learn his name.



?Dorothy, I need to have a word with you.? Heero glared at the blonde girl perched on top of the bench like some kind of Queen.



?Whatever you have to say to me can be said here. After all, you are among friends.? She smirked and raised her distinctive eyebrows. Her eyes told him he had hurt her, and she was angry.



?I know you were involved with the incidents against Relena today, and I?m not happy. I want you to leave her alone.? Dorothy leaned back and taped her chin as if she was considering something.



?You want me to leave her alone? Can?t you see she?s just some bitch trying to take you away from me? I?m afraid I can?t let her do that. It took me too long to get you.? Heero just shook his head at her. A part of him felt sorry for the Drama queen sitting before him, but he pushed those feelings aside. This was the girl behind Relena?s recent injuries and he couldn?t afford to be soft hearted.



?You never had me Dorothy. I was just hanging around for the free peep shows. Now, you leave her alone or this could get really ugly.? The way the color drained from her cheeks almost made him feel guilty. Almost.



?You don?t mean that do you? You can?t!? Heero didn?t even answer her. He just walked away. Dorothy felt like someone had stabbed her in the heart. Her hands were shaking badly as she raised them to her face. His word echoed in her ears as hot tears began to seep out of her closed eyes.



?It?s not over.?













Duo was waiting for him when he walked into the library. He looked up to see the strained expression on his friends face.



?Break up with Dotty?? Duo asked although he already knew the answer.



?Yes.?



?Well, that?s just too bad. I had it on good authority you guys were going to be voted ?Most Dysfunctional Couple?. Duo just smiled widely at Heero?s death glare.



?Okay Buddy, what do you want us to do now?? Duo stood up and battled to get his arms into his heavy trench coat.



?I think I?m going to skip Mr.Kushrenada?s AP History class and go see Mr.Peacecraft.? Duo thought for a minute and then nodded.



?I don?t think Mr.O will mind too much if I blow math.?



So while the two friends went to pay a visit to everyone?s favorite Lit. teacher, Relena also received a visitor. She opened the door to find her brother?s girlfriend standing there.



?Ms. Noin?? she asked confused.



?Oh, Hi, Relena. Zeches said you were home early so I came to check on you.? She looked a bit nervous standing outside.



?If you?re here to win me over so you can have my brother, then you might as well forget about it.? Relena thought as she glared at the spiky haired minus and did nothing to make her feel more at home.



?Okay, you?ve seen that I?m not dead. I?ll tell my brother you stopped by!? Relena would have shut the door but Noin put up her hand.



?Don?t you want to invite me in?? She raised an eyebrow at the glaring girl. Relena reluctantly opened the door wider. Noin wasted to time getting to the point.



?Now let?s get this straight, little one. I know you don?t like me, and I really don?t blame you. I?m a stranger to you, but I am going to become a big part of you life very soon, so just except what you don?t have the power to change. Zeches and I were apart for a long time, and I?ll be danged if you keep us apart anymore, I have waited 12 years, 3 months and two days to come back into his life.? Noin softened her tone for the rest of her speech. ?Please don?t hate me for saying these things to you. I just want you to understand that I have no intentions of hurting your brother or you. In fact I?d like us to be friends. Now get dressed. We?re going shopping!? Relena looked warily at the woman in front of her for a moment. She really didn?t seem all that bad and the expression on her face was sincere.



?Note to self, my brothers new girlfriend might not be that bad?but she still can?t cook.?













They were coming back from the mall. Relena sat in the passengers seat and watched the streets lights come on. She wasn?t sure yet if she liked this strange woman, but hey, new shoes can go a long way into opening the door to her heart. Lu reached over and turned down the radio. Her eyes had gone serious.



?Do you want to know why I left 12 years ago??



?What?? Relena asked, trying to sound as if she hadn?t been wondering.



?I know you?ve been wondering why I didn?t stay and help Mill raise you when your parents died.?



?You knew us then? I mean I knew you did but?why would you stay and help him with me?? Relena wasn?t playing at being slightly confused.



?Yes, I knew you then. I suppose I can?t expect you to remember me. You were only 5 after all.? She looked a Relena sadly then continued her tale.



?I was going to marry Mill right after graduation, but then a week before that date your parents died in that horrible wreck. Although he was only 18 and your half brother, Mill was determined to take care of you. I wanted to help out; I even moved in with you two and started reading child-rearing books. But Mill desided that no young woman right after high school could possible want to raise a small child. He broke up with me soon after we both graduated.? A small tear slipped down her cheek before she continued.



?I was devastated, and no matter what I did he wouldn?t change his mind. Then the opportunity came to study in Italy. I took it just to get away from the painful memories.? Lu finished her story and let the silents stretch out in the car.



?Is that all?? Relena asked.



?Well, that?s all of that story.? Lu smiled.



?But why did you come back?? Relena had turned in the seat as far as her seat belt allowed.



?Well, that?s another story entirely Relena.? She answered calmly.



?But why did you come back?? Noin was thoughtful for a moment before answering.



?Well,? Lu paused dramatically,? I can?t tell you now because your brother promised to have supper ready for us.?



Relena noticed for the first time that the car had stopped moving. She was in her own driveway. Relena looked at Lu in new light, maybe she didn?t like the woman yet?but she wasn?t all that bad.





Revised 3/17/03