Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ School days ❯ 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Several weeks had passed. Kitty's picture had been pinched from Quatre (who was keeping it for sibling taunting) by Duo, and he had posted it in the school newspaper. For this, Kitty had basically turned on him with a glare, and Duo was now feeling rather upset and guilty. Heero had finally settled in. OK, so he was still the most anti-social person in on the planet/colony, but at least he had friends. He had settled into a small little friendship group that basically hung around Kitty. There was Kitty, of course, the young, pretty and hellishly intelligent girl who had been friendly to Heero from the start. Also, there was Quatre, Kitty's elder and only brother. He was kind and sweet, and as most of you know, and the pair were hellishly rich, which meant they could always fund a little bit of fun. There was Also Wu-fei. He chose not to have any friends, but he very much admired Kitty. He was considered to be her friend, and really, he was Quatre and Heero's friend to. He had a very lousy attitude towards women, except of course Kitty and he was very much into his martial arts. This chapter begins during a Phys. Ed class.

Duo stalked into the gym. The boys wore their white aertex shirts and shorts, and the girls in very much the same. Kitty was standing on her hands on one of the boxes around the large gym, in conversation with Heero. Duo walked cautiously over. He listened for a moment.
"I didn't know what you'd think about it. I mean, you are already invited so you could just come along as if you were with me, and since I've tried to fit in to society, it would be a shame to spoil it by turning up alone." Kitty laughed.
"Heero, if I fit in, you would have had no trouble even if you hadn't of tried. But of course I'd go with you. That is, of course, if Pegasus doesn't want to go!" Heero raised his eyebrows.
"Pegasus? I think you'd have trouble finding him a tuxedo." Kitty collapsed from her pose in giggles, luckily being caught by Heero before she hit the ground.
"Pegasus is a girl silly!" Kitty sighed, looking up at Heero with a smile. Heero smiled back. Duo cleared his throat. Heero shot him a death glare. Duo raised his hands.
"Easy tiger, all I came to do was apologise." Kitty got up and turned her back on Duo.
"Tell HIM that I don't want his empty words, or an apology from him of any kind." Heero nodded.
"You heard her. I don't need to repeat it." Duo sighed.
"Look I'm sorry, OK, I don't know what else to say." Kitty walked away towards the mats where Wu-fei was practising him stances. Heero stopped Duo from following.
"What you did was more cruel and unfair than any of the judgements you passed on enemies during our time as comrades. It was the crushing of the teenage soul at probably its frailest time by one of the coldest ways possible; revealing ones private form. This time I tell you as a classmate, not a comrade, maybe it's time you lightened up a little, god of death, and kept your mouth shut once in a while." Heero pushed Duo away gently, as so not to cause a stir, but to emphasise his point. Duo stood for a moment in silence, and then walked back over to where his friends were standing. Miss Zwei entered the room.
"Hello class, please sit down." All the class came and sat before her. "Now today we are starting a new topic, as you've done you're gym presentations," Quatre looked at the tightly bound wrist support he was wearing as consequence, "which were all very good. You all received an A," the class cheered, "except you Duo, who received a D." Duo's jaw dropped.
"What do you mean, a D?" he cried out. Wu-fei sneered.
"Tough luck Maxwell," he hissed. Duo shook with rage.
"Duo, you haven't got the grace you need to be able to do gymnastics well. You need to complete you gestures and have a proper starts and finish. You need to emphasise you movements. If you had done these things, you may have got a B at least." Duo frowned. It was his first failing grade.
"Duo, you're choreography was excellent, don't be disheartened. I tell you what, speak to me after class and we'll sort something out, OK?" Duo nodded. Wu-fei snorted coldly at him.

Heero and Quatre were paired up fro the new topic, which was the ancient Korean Martial art, Tae Kwon Do (Tammy, I owe it to u, babe). They were starting off with a kick pattern- Axe Kick, Side Kick, Jump Kick, Axe Kick, Bow. Quatre was holding the pad whilst Heero attacked it. Quatre sighed as he got knocked back again by the force of Heero's blow. He looked over at Kitty and Wu-fei. Strangely enough, Wu-fei was smiling as he held the pad for Kitty to kick. No, in fact he was laughing! Not at her, but with her. He was helping her with her technique. Quatre sighed with relief as Heero bowed. They began to walk back across the mat where they had started.
"Hey Heero, look at that," Quatre said quietly. Heero looked over. Kitty had tripped over and Wu-fei was now helping her up.
"At what, the fact that Kitty can't hold her weight. We're forever picking her up!" Quatre laughed.
"Not at that! Look at that!" Heero looked again and sighed. Quatre shook his head.
"I swear there's something going on between those two." Quatre sighed. Heero nodded.
"Who would have guessed? Wu-fei and a woman!" Quatre giggled, passing the pads to Heero.
"Are you suggesting that our dear friend Wu-fei is slightly less than straight?" Heero smiled cheekily and Quatre's question.
"Well, you have to take into account that he's always whining on about how women are weak and useless and how he despises them." Quatre smiled.
"Well, somehow Kitty must be special then."
"I don't see how she's any different," Heero sighed. He raised his eyebrows at the pitiful kick Quatre had just launched. It had barely hit the pad for starters, and it was probably the weakest assault Heero had seen from anyone trying defend themselves, let alone Quatre. Quatre was now frowning with concentration, biting his tongue. Heero rolled his eyes.
"Do you want some help?" he asked. Quatre shut one eye and squinted.
"No thanks, I've got all the focus I need." Quatre proceeded to fling a pathetic sidekick at the pads, this time landing the kick, but making no real impact. Heero groaned.

Duo slowly walked over to Miss Zwei. She was handing back jewellery to the rest of the pupils. Duo had never taken off his crucifix, and even if he did, he wouldn't let anyone look after it for him, let alone touch it, so he had nothing to collect. Heero took back his watch and sloped off. Duo walked over as
Leigh-Anne received her pendant. Miss Zwei turned towards him.
"Duo, about your exam..."
"I know...I failed."
"No Duo, I came to ask you if you'd like another shot at it." Duo's eyes lit up.
"Really? WHAHOO! Thank you thank you thank you!" Miss Zwei frowned.
"You are going to have to work hard for this, you know." Duo nodded.
"Duo, I think you would benefit from a tutor," Miss Zwei confirmed. Duo looked shocked.
"What! I'm doing great in all my other subjects, I'm only failing Gym!" Miss Zwei laughed.
"I know you are Duo, what I mean is a tutor for gym. You are doing fabulously well in your other subjects, I've seen your grades."
"You have?"
"Yes Duo, I have. Anyway, as you seem to be doing so well, you ought to have no problem learning from another student. And it will only take up a few days of your time."
"You mean my exam is like in, three days?"
"Four actually. Duo I have a very full curriculum this term, and the only free space I have is this Friday, or in three months time."
"Three months time, three months time!" Duo chanted. Miss Zwei raised her eyebrow.
"One, Duo, you don't need very long to touch up you performance, and three months would be a useless amount of time. And for seconds, three months time is the last Friday of the term. You'll be packing up to go home for Easter when my free time slot is, and intend on using it to beat the rush hour and go home." Duo sighed.
"I guess that's fair. Ok then, so who have I got?"
"I'll go and get her!" Miss Zwei cooed, running off into the girls changing room. Duo waited patiently until Miss Zwei emerged. Duo frowned. Miss Zwei was dragging a very disgruntled looking Kitty out of the changing room. When she saw Duo she began to squirm
"Oh no way am I helping him! Lemmego! LET ME GO!" she screamed, writhing in Miss Zwei's grasp, but to no avail. Miss Zwei placed Kitty in front of Duo, who was busy twiddling his thumbs.
"From what I've over heard in the staff room, there is a little scuffle going on between you two, so maybe this will help you both overcome your differences, and Duo to get his passing grade." Miss Zwei walked into her office, which was just next door to where they were standing. Kitty stamped her foot immaturely.
"I won't do it! You can't make me!" Duo pleaded with his eyes.
"Please, Kitty, please! My foster family are going to hand me back if I don't get all passing grades!" Kitty raised her eyebrows.
"I doubt they'd do that." Duo sighed.
"Ok, I exaggerate, they'd lock me in my room without any food, and you know..."
"I sincerely doubt they'd do that too." Duo groaned.
"OK, OK, they'd lock me in my room at night, and they wouldn't feed me then!" Kitty tapped her foot.
"Fine! They'd send me to my room and they wouldn't let me have my usual ice cream 8 o'clock supper, OK? Do you have any idea how much I love ice cream?"
"Yes."
"Do you have any-idea how ratty I get when denied my ice cream?"
"Not really, I've never seen you denied of ice cream. When I usually see you, you're ramming the stuff down your throat!" Duo growled.
"Anyway, I get ratty, really ratty. I can throw things at people when I get ratty. I'm a security risk to this colony when I get ratty!"
"You threw a pencil at me this morning. And a paper aeroplane at Miss Lila, and your textbook at Quatre, and you also threw your shoe at Wu-fei. Didn't you get your ice cream last night?" Duo groaned.
"Fine. You little cynical... oh never mind! What were we talking about before ice cream? Hmmm... Oh I remember! Kitty, PLEASE tutor me! I really need your help." Kitty folded her arms.
"Maybe you should of thought about that before you posted a picture of me in my underwear in the school newspaper WITHOUT my permission, not that I would have given you, let alone anyone my permission for that."
"Did you know that was the best selling copy in history?" Duo smiled. Kitty grabbed a textbook and smacked it over Duo's head. Duo whined in pain, thought for a moment and then got down on his knees and begged, much to Miss Zwei's amusement, who had just peeped round the door to see how the negotiations were going.
"Kitty please!"
"No."
"Pretty please?"
"No."
"Pretty please with a cherry on top? And a large dollop of Cookie-dough and fudge ice cream...yum..."
"No."
"Look, Kitty, I'll make it up to you. I'll borrow Quatre's Polaroid, and you can post the picture and everything, I promise."
"Your promises are empty lies. And why should I forgive you? All you've done since you got here was be mean to me. You don't even know me, how can you judge me without knowing me?" Duo sighed.
"I know, I've been a real jerk to you, haven't I?" Kitty nodded.
"Just because your confessing doesn't mean I can forgive you." Duo blinked his big violet-blue eyes at Kitty, clutching his precious crucifix with one hand.
"The lord says that forgiveness is an act of compassion, and you, bar Quatre, are the most compassionate person I know." Kitty groaned.
"Well that was lame. And besides, you're just saying that to win me over!" Duo whined.
"Look, there is a big meeting at Church this Sunday, and me and my foster family are going to confession. I plan on confessing how very cold and cruel I have been, and I plan on asking for forgiveness. If you cannot forgive me, the lord cannot forgive me, and I doubt he can forgive you either."
"I'm not catholic."
"That's not the point! Look Kitty, I'm down on my knees for cripes sake, begging for your forgiveness." Kitty winced. Duo was being so nice to her, and it felt bad to throw him a cold shoulder.
"And your point is?" she choked.
"And besides all that, you know I don't know any better." Kitty raised her eyebrows.
"Why's that?"
"Because I'm adorable, silly!" Duo cooed, winking and poking his tongue out. Kitty burst into a fit of giggles. She smiled.
"Alright, alright, you've argued your case well. If you promise to make amends for your crimes in the ways you have suggested, I will forgive you."
"And tutor me?" Duo hinted.
"And tutor you. Now get up off the floor Duo, you are making a scene!" Duo leapt up and screeched happily. Kitty smiled. Duo planted a light kiss on Kitty's cheek and skipped away to the boys' changing room yelling "THANK YOU!" Kitty flushed pink and put a hand on her cheek where the kiss still lingered. Quatre and Wu-fei walked out of the changing room and over to meet her.
"What was all that about?" Wu-fei asked. Kitty smiled.
"Oh, not a lot really. By the way, Quatre, can Duo borrow your Polaroid?"

Heero unlocked his apartment door and walked inside. He placed his warm, freshly dry-cleaned clothes on the bed and walked over to the wardrobe. The radio hummed away in the background. He pulled off his boots and flung them away. He lay back on his bed with a sigh. It had been an eventful day, and all he wanted to do was sleep. He lay dozed for a while, thinking about ho happy he was being normal. It was quite strange for him, fitting in. Being part of an accepted crowd. It was also quite frightening. Suddenly the radio caught his attention. He lapt of to it and slammed the volume switch with his fist.
"THIS IS A NEWSFLASH, I REPEAT, THIS IS A NEWS FLASH! THE EA HAS DECLARED WAR ON THE L7 COLNY SINGULAR GOVERNMENT. THE EA HAS ALREADY DESTROYED A PORTION OF THE CLUSTER. FORTUNATLY, REPORTS SHOW THAT THIS AREA HAD BEEN EVACUATED, AND VERY FEW PEOPLE WERE HURT. THERE HAVE BEEN 15 CASUALTIES, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER OF INJURIES REPORTED SO FAR TO OUR SIDE. THE LOSSES TO EARTH ARE UNKNOWN, BUT SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED BY THE COLONY. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP AN EVACUATION SYSTEM, BUT IT COULD BE JEOPARDISED BY THE WAVE OF NEW MOBILE SUITS AND DOLLS BEING BUILT BY THE EA. THE EA HAS SEPARATED NOW FROM CANQ RULE, BUT CANQ LEADER RELENA PEACECRAFT HAS STATED THAT THE CANQ KINGDOM WILL PLAY NO PART IN THIS WAR AND WILL NOT ARM ITSELF. THE COLONY ALLIED GOVERNMENT URGES THE FORMER GUNDAM PILOTS TO COME FORTH AND ASSIST. THEY ARE DUO MAXWELL, WU-FEI CHANG, QUATRE RARBERBA WINNER, TROWA BARTON AND HEERO YUY. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED IF THEY KNOW THESE PEOPLE TO PASS ON THE MESSAGE. IF ANY OF THESE SUCH PILOTS ARE LISTENING, THE CA GOVERNMENT ASKS TO PLEASE AT LEAST CONSIDER HELPING THE COLONY IN THEIR TIME OF NEED." Heero's jaw dropped. Just when he was settling down, becoming a person, not a weapon, people were asking him back. Heero ran over to the phone on the wall and tapped in the number, which was written on the back of his hand. It rang twice, and then the face of a woman in her late twenties appeared. She was smiling and wearing a maid's outfit.
"Hello young man, can I help you?" she asked. Heero swallowed dryly.
"Yes, can I speak to Quatre please?"