Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Love and Football ❯ Pt. 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Title: Love and Football pt. 2/10 (?)

Author: DamnVespa

Pairings: 2X1, 3X4, some others

Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Archived: mediaminer.org, 1X2 ml, DHML,

http://www.geocities.com/etherealin_sanity/index.html

Warnings: None as of yet.

It had been a couple of weeks and Duo still hadn't asked Heero out or vice versa. And Quatre was getting sick of it. They both liked each other but neither would take the next step. So he decided he would try and get the ball rolling.

It was after football practice, and Trowa and Duo were getting dressed in the locker room when Quatre walked in.

"Hi Trowa, Duo."

He walked up to Trowa and kissed him. Duo looked away but felt a little jealous because he didn't have that, well not yet.

"So how was practice."

"Okay I guess. I didn't get to play much as usual."

"Sorry Duo. I know how much you like to play. Anyways, there was something I've been meaning to ask you."

"Well ask away Quatre."

"I was wondering when you were going to ask Heero out on a date?"

At first Duo was shocked that he had found out about his interest in Heero. But realized he didn't quite keep the interest a secret either. Unfortunately it didn't seem like Heero noticed at all.

"So you noticed."

"I think everyone noticed except maybe Heero. So when are you going to ask him out."

Trowa was not going to involve himself with the conversation. He heard the tone Quatre had used and realized it would probably be safer to stay out of it. But that didn't mean he wasn't listening. Quatre decided he was going to get Duo to ask Heero out on a date even if it killed him. Duo looked down kind of ashamed and turned to look at his locker. Trying to avoid the determined gaze of Quatre.

"I don't know. I mean he's richer than I am. What would he want to do with a street rat like me?"

"Duo you are NOT a street rat."

"Yes I am. We all know it. I just don't think he would want to associate with someone like me. I mean who knows if he even likes me."

"DUO! The guy only talks to you. He only talks to us when you're at the table or if he wants to know where you are. He only has eyes for you. Need I go on?"

"No that's quite alright. I think I get what you're saying. I'll ask him when I see him next."

"You swear?"

"Yes, I swear."

"Good. He's outside."

"What!?!"

Quatre just smiled, grabbed Trowa and left. Duo's jaw was hanging wide open. Finally he just smiled and shook his head. Only Quatre could that and get away with it. He packed his stuff and walked to the locker room door. He took a deep breath and gathered his courage. Hoping he was accepted but expecting rejection.

He walked through the door and there was Heero standing in the hall just like Quatre said. He was leaning against the wall and had looked up when the door opened. Trowa and Quatre were already gone. Duo walked slowly up to Heero.

"Hi Heero."

"Hi Duo. Good practice?"

"Yeah it was okay. Umm… can I ask you question?"

"Sure Duo."

"Okay…ummm….would you like to go out on a date with me?"

Duo rushed the words out so quickly Heero wasn't sure if he had heard right. Duo looked down at his toes waiting for the answer. His heart was beating so wildly that he felt it would burst at any moment.

"What d-did you s-say?"

"It's okay if you didn't want to. I'd completely understand if you didn't want to go on a date with me but I thought I would just ask. I mean I think you're a really nice guy and stuff…"

"You want to d-date me?"

Duo looked up at Heero when he heard his voice. The voice sounded so scared and unsure. Heero had his head down and he looked to be blushing. Duo smiled at the cute picture he made.

"Of course I want to date you. I mean you are a sweet guy and I want to get to know you better. Besides you're a hottie."

Heero blushed even harder at that. He looked up at Duo and smiled tentatively.

"O-okay."

"Great. How about tomorrow night at, say, seven?"

"S-sounds g-good."

"Alright. Well let's go meet Quatre and Trowa. I bet they're waiting to hear what happened."

Heero nodded and they both turned towards the door. As they walked down the hall, Duo walked a little closer to Heero and grabbed Heero's hand. Heero looked up startled but didn't let go. He smiled a little and Duo smiled back. They walked out and found Trowa and Quatre kissing heatedly in front of their car. Duo whistled appreciatively and they jumped apart. Trowa smiled a little sheepishly and went to the driver's side and got in. Quatre smiled and blushed in embarrassment and looked anywhere but at Duo. That's when he noticed that Heero and Duo were holding hands. He watched as they disengaged and Heero went to the backseat door on the driver's side and Duo came over to him. He raised one eyebrow in question and Duo just smiled widely. They all got in the car and Trowa drove them to meet the rest of their friends at their favorite hangout.

They ate dinner, went to the arcade, and generally just had fun. Duo held Heero's hand the whole time and they were never far from each other. The others smiled secretly at each other. All of them noticing the changes that were occurring. It wasn't until 9 when they decided they should head home. Trowa took Quatre, Duo and Heero home.

Since Heero's house was the closest they dropped him off first. Duo walked Heero to the door and smiled at him. They stood outside the door for a few minutes just looking at everything but each other.

"Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow. Have a good night."

Before Heero could react Duo swept down and kissed him chastely on the lips. It was only for a few seconds but it seemed like an eternity to Heero. Then before he could blink Duo was gone. He watched as Duo jumped into the car and waved goodbye. He half-heartedly waved back too shocked to do much else. The car drove off with Heero still standing at the door. Heero reached up with his hands and touched his lips. Then he smiled and walked through the door.

Heero's mother had been at the window and watched the whole scene. She smiled when she saw how happy Heero was. For the first time since they got him back he had smiled. She would forever be grateful to that boy. Now she was off to see if she could get any information from her son.

Duo was smiling goofily in the car. It was a quiet drive to Duo's home but Duo didn't mind. He was too busy thinking about Heero and his lips. How soft they had felt against his. He was jolted from his thoughts when Trowa stopped the car in front of the orphanage. Duo smiled at them and got out. He ran up to the stairs and into the orphanage.

Meanwhile Trowa and Quatre drove away.

"They got it bad, don't they?"

"Oh yeah."

Duo ran into the orphanage and went to find Sister Helen. He just had to tell her the great news. He found her cleaning up the playroom. He helped her clean but he never lost his smile. Sister Helen saw the smile and smiled in response.

"Something good happen today Duo?"

"Yes, Sister, yes. You remember that boy I was telling you about?"

"Hero?"

"No, its Heero. Anyways, I asked him on a date and he said yes! Can you believe it?"

Duo had told the Sister and Father about his sexual preferences when he first figured it out. He had been a little afraid of their reactions but they just hugged him and said that love was love. Sister Helen smiled at the pure happiness radiating from Duo.

"Yes I can believe it. You are a bright, smart boy. Who wouldn't want to date you?"

Duo ignored the question. He didn't like to upset Sister Helen and telling her the truth would hurt her. So he evaded the question.

"We're going out tomorrow night at seven. I can't wait."

Sister Helen smiled and listened as Duo recounted to her what had happened and how great Heero was. She had heard many good things and if he uplifted Duo's spirit so much, Sister Helen was happy for him.

The next day Duo was so excited that he couldn't sit still. He hoped school would hurry up and end. He wanted to go to practice and then get ready for his date with Heero. Heero likewise was excited but he was also nervous as hell. This would be the first date he had ever gone on. At lunch they exchanged nervous smiles. The rest of the day after lunch kind of slowed down for both of them. All they wanted was to get out of there so they could prepare for their date.

When Heero finally got home he went directly to his room. He decided the best way to pass the time was to finish his homework and then he would get ready for his date. Duo meanwhile had to go to football practice. For the first time in his life he didn't want to go but he had to. He got ready and went out onto the practice field. They started out with some exercises to loosen up then they started to play skirmishes. Their first game was next week and they needed to be ready.

Duo watched the skirmish with little interest. He knew he was better but doubted he would ever play like he wanted to. As he watched, one of the linebackers on the defense rushed the quarterback. He wasn't expecting it and they both fell down hard. Duo watched with concern. It didn't look good. When the linebacker got off the quarterback , the quarterback didn't move. Duo moved towards the fields while the coach and several others ran to the fallen player. Everyone else stopped and watched to see what would happen. All the players began to move in and huddle around the downed quarterback.

"He's conscious," The coach yelled. There was a sigh of relief heard through the mass of football players. "But we need to get him to the hospital. He's hurt bad."

They ambulance arrived soon after and loaded him up to take him to the hospital. The other players got into their cars to drive after them. Trowa drove Duo with him to the hospital to see how the guy was doing. They got to the hospital and found the other players sitting in the waiting room. So they found themselves seats to wait it out. It had been a couple of hours when Duo looked up at the clock. He gasped at the time, it was almost seven. He needed to call Heero. He went to the nurse's desk to ask where the nearest pay phone was. She directed him to go down the hall and take a left. He found the pay phone and called Heero. It took a couple of rings before someone picked up.

"Yuy residence."

"Hi, Can I speak to Heero, please?"

"One moment."

Duo waited anxiously for Heero to answer.

"Hello?"

"Hi Heero it's me Duo."

"Hi Duo. Ummm why are you calling me? You're supposed to be picking me up in a few minutes."

"Yeah I know. I'm sorry Heero but something's happened. The quarterback for our team got hurt and needed to go to the hospital. That's where I am now. I need to be here with the rest of the team to see what the prognosis is. So we're going to have to put off the date tonight."

"Oh." Duo could hear the disappointment in Heero's voice.

"It doesn't mean I don't want to date you I just can't do it tonight. How about tomorrow at the same time. I swear I'll make this up to you and take you on the best date you ever had."

"Really?"

"Really. I swear."

"Okay."

"Great. I'll see ya tomorrow Heero. You have a good night and sleep tight."

"You too, Duo. Night."

Duo hung the phone up and sighed. He really wanted to go on that date but at least it was only postponed until tomorrow. He went back to the waiting room and sat next to Trowa.

"Any news?"

"Nope."

Duo sighed and fell quiet. They all waited another hour before the coach finally walked into the waiting room. They all stood to see what he would say.

"Jason's fine. Unfortunately he has a broken leg and that means he can't play for the rest of the year. That means you, Maxwell, will now be playing Quarterback."

TBC

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Okay I forgot to mention some things that I think you guys might want to know.

First the school is actually modeled after my high school. My high school was stuffed to the brim with students.

Also the name Jason I got from the quarterback who plays for my college football team.