Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Betrayal's Recovery ❯ The Past and Choice Words ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: The Past and Choice Words

Trowa saw him stiffen at his approach and was tempted to smirk. He looked around before he stopped in front of Eddy. They couldn't talk out-side; too many prying ears, and with his luck Melissa would get involved and protect him [Eddy] and he did not need that right now.

"I believe we have to talk" after receiving a nod from the heavy set, dark haired boy, at least he was a boy compared to himself, he continued, "We'll go inside, or we will go across the school lawn to the tree on the opposite side, which do you prefer?"

Eddy thought over his options, 'Well, if we stay outside then I have a better chance of rescue. If we go inside he'll have us talk in a place where no one walks by and I'll have no escape. Yes, outside definitely. Maybe Mel will notice we've gone and then see us by the tree, she is a most curious being" He smirked at his thoughts.

"I'd prefer outside, if you don't mind Tro" It was Eddy's turn to suppress a smirk. Trowa visibly cringed. He hated the nickname. Duo had given it too him a year or two back when they first met. At first he didn't mind it, but then, after a while he grew annoyed with it. It had spread to those he didn't like in the new school year. Once school started, he was called by that name in the halls, and then it caught on, inevitably he started to despise the name, and now even moreso because Duo and Eddy said it most often.

Trowa was tempted to say, 'Inside? Well if you say so' but refrained and complied with the request. "Alright let's go" The two walked along the side walk till they got to the corner and then cut across the lawn to the tree on the far side of the school, near the food truck.

Ahh, yes the food truck. It carried everything from Jolt to Combos. It was their group's sign of power. Yes their group controlled who could get to the truck with out problem, and who would have extreme difficulty. Their group, when at lunch stood, sat, and played hacky-sack around the truck. It was their lunch 'territory' and it seemed a pity that it could not be that way forever, but then again, who'd want to stay in school that long. For Trowa, the answer was, "Definitely NOT me!" for he was a senior and had no intention of attending Everett High School for another year.

As they approached their destination they nodded, well Trowa nodded, and Eddy said 'hey', too their some-what friend, Urden. It brought much pleasure to Trowa, though he wasn't extremely fond of the tall Urden, when he nodded back to Trowa, but outright ignored Eddy. Urden wasn't a horrible guy; he gave people chances, and was civil with mostly everyone he at least knew the name of, but he knew Eddy wasn't right some how, and trusted his instincts to steer clear of the younger of the three.

Trowa was the first to gather his thoughts. He leaned back against the tree, his head cast down, and waited for Eddy to do the same. With his bangs obscuring Eddy's view, Trowa looked at him studying his expression. 'Alright, lets get this over with' he didn't bother asking if he knew why he wanted to talk to him, mines-well get straight to the point.

"Did you tell Relena that I didn't want her to hang around with me anymore?"

'Damn his straight-forwardness!' He really did not want to be confronted with this, but he answered none-the-less. "No of course not!" 'Heh, pretty good, I actually sounded offended too'

Trowa narrowed his eyes under the cover of his cinnamon bangs. His mind was screaming "Liar! Knock the bastard out!" but he kept his calm, he didn't like having enemies, and having his own girlfriend as one was not appealing. "So what did you tell her then?"

"I simply reiterated what you told me a few weeks ago"

"And that was what?" He didn't want his voice to rise like it did, nor did he want it to acquire the sharpness it held, but not all things were in his control at he moment.

Eddy took a step back from the sharpness in his tone, the glare that was undeniably being shot at him through Trowa's one visible eye, and the scrutiny he was now under taking.

"I told her that you said that you wanted some space and for her to back off a bit. I said you told me that you were starting to think she was stalking you. Nothing else, Tro, really"

Trowa's head shot up again, and now Eddy could see the glare that was placed on Trowa's usually calm, relaxed features. He could also see that Trowa was not just angry…he was pissed! And that's what made him the most nervous. He remembered the stories he heard from the others about the last time Trowa got angry…Really angry.

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"Dude, you guys remember that time Trowa got actually angry?" Duo had asked out of nowhere.

"Ohh yeah! Damn, that was one hell of a site huh?" Melissa exclaimed recalling the memory.

Relena, Eddy, and Dorothy all exchanged confused glances. Relena looked expectantly to Heero, knowing full well the other two would twist the story around. Heero noticed the implication and nodded.

"A year and a half ago something happened too Trowa's sister-"

"Catherine?" Relena interrupted. Heero nodded and continued.

"When Trowa found out he went on a man hunt and almost killed the guy." And that's all Heero said.

"…And?" Eddy wanted too hear more. Trowa…angry? Un heard of!

"Yes, Heero, tell them the whole story" Wufei finally spoke up. If one looked at Quatre, they would have seen him turn a few shades of pink and red at the command, but no one noticed.

Heero nodded again, and retold the story, but this time in detail. "Catherine had gone to a party. While there she met up with a guy named Adam. The guy was twenty-five, but Catherine didn't know that. Actually no one knew. Catherine had gotten to know him a bit and when he asked to get her a drink, she didn't think anything of it. He brought back her drink, which just happened to be laced. He then persuaded her to go upstairs to a room with him. As he had just gotten her almost completely undressed, and was kissing her, while frantically trying to finish the job, Quatre got a weird feeling. He checked her drink and saw the wet white powder like substance on the bottom of her cup. Apparently he didn't mix the drink all that well. Quatre ran up the stairs to that room. The door was locked, of course. So he broke it down. Unfortunately the time it took to break down the door gave Adam enough time to get away. When Quatre came in Catherine was curled in the bed. The drug, while not mixed well, was also a weak one as well. He went inside and tried to calm her. When she relaxed he didn't move from her side, but just called the cops and had her get dressed. After that Catherine didn't go back to school for the rest of the year, which is also why she's a senior again.

Anyway, when Trowa found out he was angry. No, beyond anger. Trowa was on the verge of madness. He got Catherine to tell him all she knew, and their father knew of him. He found out that Adam lived the next town over, in Malden, and where he lived exactly. The next day Trowa went to go see Adam, but met him by a park instead. He beat Adam, and beat him good-"

Again Heero was cut off, but by Wufei, "He got what he deserved, with or without the drug but even more so with it!" The Chinese man always hated this topic, but when it came up, he always said what he thought. This Adam guy had no honor what so ever!

"Yes, he did. Believe me, we all agree with you." Quatre said gravely. The blonde didn't like violence, but he had known the siblings the longest, and was protective of both, even if he was a year younger.

Heero nodded, but noticed the confused looks he was receiving from Relena, Eddy and Dorothy.

"Trowa, did indeed beat him good. That Adam almost died. He had three cracked ribs, was deaf in one ear, got a broken jaw, leg and wrist, and had some slight internal bleeding. There are two lessons to learn from this. One: Never let some one get you a drink when you just met them, and two: NEVER, EVER piss off Trowa Barton!"

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Eddy now wished he had followed that advice because now he was sure he was going to get it. Trowa was not happy with him… not at all…

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Relena arrived at the steps of Everett High with a smile. She bounced up the steps in her normal way. The minute she reached the top Duo was in front of her with a grin and arms open.

"Hey babe!" He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a light kiss on her forehead.

"'Ello Duo" She returned the hug and then stepped back to view who else was around. A small frown crossed her lips as she noticed a few missing people. She spotted Urden by the truck but she couldn't find Trowa and Eddy. She decided to just ask for one. Although her boyfriend wasn't there, Melissa was, and asking for both of Melissa's favorite guys may cause her some unnecessary trouble. "Where's Trowa?"

"Uh, Tro went off-" cut off by Heero, Duo shut up.

"Trowa went to talk to Eddy about something. They should be back before the bell"

"Oh" Was all Relena could say. She shrugged off her tension for the moment and went to Trowa's backpack. Trowa had one of those backpack with a CD player, speakers, and AMP already included, or at least the adaptor for the CD player. 'Where are his CD's?'

"Hey, Melissa, where are Trowa's CD's?"

"Why, are you changing the CD?" Relena fought the urge to roll her eyes the rhetorical questions and answered "yes". "I don't think Trowa wants to change the CD yet" Just then She found the CD's and shrugged off Melissa's comment.

"Don't worry, he won't mind, actually I think he'd prefer Mudvayne to ICP" Relena, confident she won this round, put in the aforementioned CD and handed the ICP CD to Melissa, to give it back to whom ever it belonged too, since she knew it didn't belong to Trowa. He hated that 'band'.

Catherine came outside just as the music started and also noticed the absence of her brother. Heero again told of his where bouts. Catherine nodded and continued walking and sat on the stone that the railing was set in, her current boyfriend trotting after her like a prize dog.

Relena got up after a few minutes and decided to go to the truck. Just as she stood up, the Noventa girl came sauntering up the stairs. She turned slightly, just enough for Duo to see her wink and then continue walking with a sway in her hips. Relena also caught the, supposed to be secret, gesture and looked questioningly too Duo. All he could do was shrug helplessly. Relena nodded and turned to continue her decent down the stairs. As she reached the bottom she found Urden waiting for her.

"Heya" He greeted her, with a nod as well. She nodded in return. "Relena, I think you should see, or maybe, hear something. You going to the truck?"

"Yeah, why, what is it?" Urden lifted his broad shoulders and looked back down to Relena.

"Couldn't tell you" The two continued to the truck. Just as soon, Catherine joined them. She liked Relena much more than Melissa…actually she didn't even like Melissa period, but she didn't meddle in her brothers affairs, just as he, usually, refrained from meddling in hers. As for Relena, she was actually very fond of her. To Catherine, the choice of Mel or 'Lena should have been simple, but her brother seemed to be too engrossed in Melissa, or his 'bitch master' as she preferred, to notice his error in judgment. Catherine supposed that's what infatuations did too you, since, she refused to think it as love.

At the truck Relena got her usual Combos, and received a sip of jolt from Urden. Catherine got herself some Combos, and Quatre a Jolt. Just as they were about to turn, for nothing seemed amiss, they heard a 'thunk' and then a 'thump'.

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