Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Shoe Shine ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

Title: Shoe Shine pt. 7/?

Author: DamnVespa

Pairings: 1x2x1, and others

Category: AU

Note: This is going to be a happy one…with minor minor angst…

Warnings: None.

Archive: 1x2ml, DHML, Mediaminer.org, Gundam Wing Universe, www.angelfire.com/gundam/princess_vespa/ that's my website. *grin*

Disclaimer: I only own the story but I don't own anything else…*sighs*

I sat in my usual chair in Quatre Winners' office, going over the information I found on the Orphanage Number 15. Quatre, Wufei and I were waiting for this representative of the orphanage. Apparently the woman who ran it got sick and had sent someone in her place.

Quatre was going to talk with a representative for the orphanage about possible funding. I knew Quatre would agree but he wanted to see what the man had to say. Quatre liked suspense and kept people in suspense of what his decision was. He especially liked watching the reactions when he finally agreed or disagreed with them.

Wufei was going over some legal issues concerning the orphanage when the intercom beeped and Quatre's secretary told him that representative from the orphanage was waiting to see them.

Quatre told her to have him wait while we went through some last minute preparations. Quatre then told the secretary to let him in.

I was shocked to find that Duo, the boy who I met just a few days ago on the street as a shoe shiner, was the representative. I schooled my face to show indifference and I looked around and wasn't surprised that Wufei had done the same.

I hardly paid attention to conversation. Instead I focused on Duo who was sitting right next to me. He looked more refine in the suit he was wearing. Although it did look a little big but only if you were really looking at him. I scowled to myself as I realized I was doing just that. I looked back toward Quatre but my eyes would glance sideways at Duo without my permission.

I hadn't been able to get the shoe shiner out of my head since the first time I had seen him. I wanted to distance myself from him in hopes that he would leave my mind. But it didn't work. The boy has been on my mind for the past week. He has even been in my dreams. I tried to ignore him and concentrate on the discussion.

Soon Quatre was calling Wufei and I over to "discuss" if we should offer the funding.

"So how is he reacting?"

Wufei looked over and then turned back to us and smirked, "Quivering like a school girl."

"Ooh this is going to be good." Quatre smiled. "The best one ever, I think. Anyways I have something important I wanted to ask you…the both of you."

"What is it Quatre?" Wufei asked.

I kept silent during their conversation but my eyes were pinned to Duo's form as he waited for our decision. I hope this conversation didn't take too much longer, Duo looked like he was going to pee his pants. Then I heard Quatre say something and I snapped my attention back to him.

"What?"

Quatre looked amused, "I said that I wanted Duo to work with you and I want you to train him for your job."

"My job?"

"Yes, I know how you hate working in Public Relations and how you would rather work with computers. If you weren't so good at Public Relations I would have switched you over a long time ago. But now I think Duo would be the perfect person for your job and then you can head over to the computer department. What do you think?"

"Hn."

Quatre sighed, "Typical. Look train him for your job but don't look like your training him for your job. I want to surprise him."

I nodded, not knowing what to say exactly. I've always hated Public Relations but I always did the best I could. Just because I hated something doesn't mean I couldn't be good at it.

Quatre smiled brightly, "Okay that's settled. Let's get back over there before Duo dies of nervousness."

We walked back over and waited for Quatre to break the news to him. I do believe Quatre was right when he said that Duo's reaction would be the best. I glared at him when he suggested that I couldn't do Public Relations. I was the best there was in the market.

When he left I glared angrily at the door. Quatre came up beside me and nudged me with his elbow, "Please don't set my door on fire with your glare."

I transferred my glare over to him but he just laughed at me. I sighed angrily and stormed out of the office listening to both of them laughing at me.

I went down to the lobby just in time to see Duo leaving. I had had enough. I couldn't get him out of my head. I decided then and there that I was going to have him. Get him out of my system and then move on.

I stalked after him. I knew he was heading to the orphanage so I just walked straight there. Quatre wouldn't mind, since it was my lunch hour. I walked up the steps and was about to knock on the door when it opened and I looked right into startled blue violet eyes.

TBC