Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Slavery Death And Rebirth ❯ Chapter 5
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By: GetsueiYaibaShiruba-hane 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Hentai / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.01.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.4K | Visits: 347 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Hentai / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.01.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.4K | Visits: 347 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing.
Getsuei: …maybe I was a little too evil last chapter… nah…
Rath: you’re mean…
Getsuei: I’m not!
Rath: are so!!
Getsuei: am not!
Rath: want me to tell Duo where you are?
Getsuei: ::ties up Rath and gags him so he can’t scream::
Rath: fafs mof faiw. (that’s not fair.)
Getsuei: anything’s fair.
Rath: waf avouf Eewo? (what about Heero?)
Getsuei: he’s hiding in the closet.
Rath: ah ween, wha arh ou oink hoo hoo hoo hwim? (I mean, what are you going to do to him?)
Getsuei: not sure yet.
Rath: ouw foe mamb Wetfui. (you’re so bad Getsuei.)
/thoughts/
‘overhearing someone’
//speaking to someone’s mind//
#F# flashback #F#
Warnings? I think it’s fairly straight and clean today. Releana and the girls come in this chapter, but Releana’s actually more like a sister to Heero and not too annoying. You’ll find out why that is eventually. There will be cuddling of Neko’s! That’s right, Neko’s, plural. ^_^ Also, this chapter is going to be longer than my other’s so far. This is also an attempt to pacify Duo so he doesn’t hurt me. Oh, and I should tell you, not all of the chapters will have official titles, as you can probably tell. Only chapters where the reason for the title is obvious will get one.
Slavery Death and Rebirth
Chapter 5
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They’d come in earlier than they’d needed to so that they could acquaint themselves with the layout of the school. They were surprised when Heero arrived at the same time as them with Rath and the blonde Neko. Three pairs of cat ears twitched forward in surprise and they smiled in wry amusement.
“Ohayo.” Heero greeted the other teens after blinking. “What are you doing here so early?” He wore light Kaki slacks and a thin white cotton Polo.
“We wanted to come in early to get a feel for the grounds as we start today.” Wufei explained to the brown haired Neko. “You know, we never did get to finish introducing ourselves last night. I’m Chang, Wufei Chang.” /Will I even get to see you again today?/
“Trowa Barton.” Trowa introduced himself extending his hand to Heero. /You’re not afraid of us today. Good, I don’t want you to be afraid./
Heero looked at the hand in front of him a moment before taking it. “Heero Yuy, as I said last night. This is my younger cousin Rath, and our social worker come uncle, Zechs Marquis-Kushrenada. His mate, that you met last night, is Treise Kushrenada-Marquis; he’s commander of the local police force.” Rath was wearing a pair of black slacks and a white tee-shirt.
“Why are you three here so early, if I may ask?” Quatre asked politely. /It doesn’t look like he got much sleep last night. His eyes are tired./
“I need to talk to the principal about Rath being allowed to stay with Heero.” Zechs answered amused at the boy who was standing so close to Heero. He watched as Heero rolled his eyes gently and wrapped his arm around the boy’s shoulder. “He doesn’t want to stay home and he doesn’t want to leave Heero so…” he shrugged.
“Chotto, uxe-to.(1) I have an idea.” Heero said a little flushed. “If you can wait until Zechs has spoken with the principal I can show you around; I’d have to show Rath anyway, so you might as well get a guided tour…” /Maybe I don’t have to be so wary of them. They haven’t tried anything yet, and they seem like perfectly nice people…/
Duo starred at Heero’s flushed face then grinned. “That sounds like a good idea. My question is though, do remember our names?” he pointed to himself and Quatre. /Is this and attempt at friendship perhaps?/
“Duo Maxwell, and Quatre Raberba Winner.” Heero indicated each with a pout. “A waiter has to have a good memory ya know.”
Quatre chuckled lightly and waved them all towards the door. “Guess you can start by showing us the principal’ office, huh?” /Allah, he’s cute when he pouts, even if he is just playing around./
“Guess I could couldn’t I?” Heero replied and led them into the three story building. “Do you have your schedules with you?”
“Yup.” Duo said happily. “We all have the same classes, even homeroom.”
“What’s your homeroom?” Heero asked. “I’ll show you your classes during the tour.”
“4-B” Trowa handed his scheduel to Heero.
“… hmm… so you’re the new students Ms. Keylie was talking about.” Heero said looking the schedule over, “Looks like you get to follow me around all day too.” /They’re all in the same level as me. The only question is; did they even try for it? Or did they not know?/
“Really?” Wufei asked mildly surprised. “Aren’t there too many of us to all go into one room?”
“Not really.” Heero told them, then explained at the confused looks he got. “These are all advanced classes. Very few ever get into them, so the classes themselves are rather small. Actually in my homeroom it was just me and four others for the longest time, we have plenty of seats to fill. The tester must have been impressed by you four otherwise you’d be in C group or D group.”
“Heero should actually be in A group, but he didn’t feel like being completely serious while he was taking the test.” Zechs said in a light chide only to chuckle when Heero stuck his tongue out at him.
“You mean, we barely tried and still got a high placement?” Duo demanded in shock.
Heero released a light lilting laugh and said, “It’s not as easy as it looks. Different things are taken into consideration. Like how long it took you to complete the test and how many questions you answered correctly in that time. The practical’s were taken into consideration too. How long it took you to answer and whether that answer was correct. Times and numbers were taken into account for the physical fitness portion. You have to get a certain score in each section in order to be eligible for a certain level.” /Guess they didn’t know about the level system…/
“So since we didn’t try as hard as we should have, we’re all in group B instead of group A?” Quatre asked.
“That about sums it.” Heero said stopping in front of a closed oak door. “This is the principal’s office. His names Principal Shinrei. We shouldn’t be more than a moment.”
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After talking to the principal, Heero and Rath said goodbye to Zechs, and Heero led the others on a tour of the school.
Entering their homeroom class before the bell, Heero was bombarded by a blond haired Neko in pick skirts. “Heero! Are you alright! You look tired! Are you sure you should have come to school today? Zechs called me this morning and told me everything. I was so worried, I had mom make two extra lunches, one for you one for your cousin. You’re alright aren’t you?”
Heero blinked twice in an attempt to catch the fast passed chatter. “Ohayo, Relena-chan. O genki desu ka?(2)”
“Hai!” Relena said before looking pointedly at Heero.
“I’m fine Relena, really.” Heero insisted. “I appreciate the extra lunches you brought. I was a little preoccupied this morning and forgot to pack ours, so thanks.”
“You’re welcome Heero. The little one’s your cousin right?” she asked and received a nod from the boy. “He’s adorable.” she giggled when Rath crinkled his nose at her. “Are these four our new class mate’s?”
“Hai.” Heero replied with a smile and introduced them, “Duo Maxwell, Wufei Chang, Quatre Raberba Winner and Trowa Barton. They were at the club last night and got here early this morning. I just got done giving them a tour.”
“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Relena Darlin, Zechs’ younger sister.” she curtsied to the four new boys.
“If you’re Zechs’ sister then why do you have different names?” Duo asked confused.
“Our birth names are Milliardo and Relena Peacecraft. When our parents died, we were adopted by different families. Zechs’ whole name got changed where only my last name got changed.” she explained happily.
“Oh, I-I’m sorry for your loss.” Quatre said quietly.
“Don’t be. I’m not, anyway it happened years ago.” Relena shrugged and sat back in her seat.
“Lunch on the roof today, ‘Lena.” Heero informed as two other girls came over.
Hearing what Heero said, the two girls launched themselves at him and gave him a big hug. “Really Heero? Are we really having lunch on the roof today?” they chorused.
“Hai.” Heero said with a chuckle.
“Dorothy, Hilde, pay attention to me!!” Relena whined pouting.
The two girls promptly released Heero and jumped on Relena, rubbing the girls cat ears and kissing her face. “We’re sorry, sweetie, really we are. It’s just that Heero doesn’t take us up to roof very often.” they said in another chorus.
“You’re only friends with me because Heero has access to the roof.” Relena whimpered, a small false tear running down her cheek.
“That’s not true.” Hilde said and claimed Relena’s mouth for her own as Dorothy began nibbling gently on the Neko’s ears.
The four boys starred in shock as a low purr of pleasure escaped from the back of Relena’s throat.(3)
Heero just smirked and sat in his usual seat.
Shaking himself out of his shock induced stupor, Trowa asked, “Where do we sit?”
“Wherever you want.” Heero replied snickering.
/Even in your lap?/ Trowa chose the seat behind Heero as Rath had already sat at the desk to Heero’s left.
Duo took the desk on Heero’s right and Wufei and Quatre sat on either side of Trowa.
Heero turned in his seat to look at them and said, “You’re welcome to have lunch on the roof with us.”
“What’s this, what’s this?” Hilde exclaimed pulling away from Relena’s mouth. “Heero Yuy is actually willingly inviting a group of male students to eat lunch on the roof with him!” her eyes sparkled brilliantly in her joy and a tear escaped unnoticed. “I-I just n-never thought I’d see the day. Oh, Heero, this is wonderful!” she swooped in to hug him again.
“Why is it so wonderful?” Duo asked looking over at the pair. /Why does she get to hug him? Oh, yeah, maybe because I hardly know him…/
“Well, Heero only ever invites us three up there with him. It’s his sanctuary. The principal even arranged for a special lock to be put in place that only Heero and one of the janitors can open.” Dorothy explained looking at Duo as if it were obvious.
“It’s true.” Relena said looking back at the boys. “Heero…” she glanced at the boy as if for permission, “he’s had… how do you say… um… well, unpleasant, I guess you could say, encounters with men in the past. He doesn’t trust many guys…” she fell silent at a look from Heero saying she’d said enough.
/…What happened to you? I know Daisuke said to be careful with you but…Who hurt you Heero, or do you even know?/ Duo looked over at Quatre who was deep in thought.
Quatre could feel Heero struggling with himself, trying to accept them as friends, even as he tried to put his trust in them. He could feel Heero’s uncertainty and Rath’s and it nearly broke his heart. He could feel their loneliness and their desire for friends. He knew that this was a huge step for them, one neither had been able to take before. He could feel Rath’s hesitance at accepting them as well as the overwhelming desire for contact. This one who’d been hurt most recently, and still felt the desire for companionship even love. He wanted to cry, to weep for these two beautiful creatures who’d been hurt so badly. Sensing Duo’s gaze he looked over.
Duo could easily read the overwhelmed look in Quatre’s eyes and sent feelings of comfort to the boy.
//They’re trying so hard to let themselves trust us and become our friends. They’re scared too, scared that we’ll hurt them like others have hurt them before. It’s so very difficult for them, Duo…// Quatre thought to the boy.
Duo looked at Heero and Rath, and thought to his three friends, //We have to protect them… I won’t let anyone hurt them ever again!// thoughts of agreement came back to him.
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Punching the code into the keyboard, and taking the retinal scan, Heero pushed the door open and let the others up ahead of him.
It was a clear day, and the sun was warm. A gentle breeze whispered over the treetops and the roof. The scents of flowers and catnip clung to the building. Heero was happy to see that the janitor had watered his potted plants the day before.
Now in the warm sun with catnip tickling his nose, he was beginning to feel decidedly kittenish. /Lunch first, then play. Rath feels the same./
The four boy’s looked around them at the serenity of the rooftop garden. It was no wonder that Heero didn’t invite many to this place.
“Heero,” Quatre whispered into the almost sacred atmosphere, “did you really do this all on your own?”
“Hai.” Heero answered just as softly.
Wufei looked into Heero’s eyes and murmured, “Hoseki no yona niwa desune.(4)”
Heero’s breath caught in his throat momentarily before he replied, “A-arigato gozaimasu.” he was blushing.
“Oh, that was such a sweet thing for you to say!” Relena said giving Wufei a hug and making him blink. She giggled at him and noticed that her actions had made Heero smile. “Alrighty then, time for lunch!” she promptly sat down at Wufei’s feet and started to open her box lunch, her girlfriends moving to sit on either side of her with their own lunches.
Chuckling Heero also sat and began to unwrap his lunch, Rath doing the same beside him. “Feel free to sit down. It’s a nice day so enjoy it.”
Hilde, Dorothy, and Relena took turns feeding one another. That they were happy was plain to see. It was obvious that they loved Relena and lavished her with affection and she them. Everything seemed perfect.
Heero was happier than he’d ever been in his life. He had companionship, if not friendship. He was free. He was safe, and he never had to go back to his old life. It was wonderful. The time of pain he’d gone through in his life was over and gone. Now he could finally learn how to enjoy life. If only he could get over his fear of being hurt.
Quatre could feel the happiness radiation off of Heero and had to smile. //It seems as though he’s becoming comfortable with our company. He’s been a little uneasy up until now, but now for some reason he’s happy.// he spoke to his friends minds.
//He does seem to be glowing a little bit.// Duo replied. Heero’s chocolate tail twitched lazily centimeters from his hand. Slowly, he moved his hand closer until Heero’s tail was lightly brushing his hand.
Heero knew what Duo was doing, but didn’t stop the boy. /How far will you go to be able to touch me? You obviously want some sort of contact, not that I could blame you…/ He let his tail brush up against the boy’s hand for a few more minutes as he continued eating. Then, he gently moved it a few centimeters out of Duo’s reach, flicking it closer to the boy’s hand and away teasingly.
//He’s teasing you, Duo.// Quatre’s thoughts ran laughingly through Duo’s mind.
Mentally, Duo stuck his tongue out at the other boy and inched closer so that Heero’s tail was brushing his hand again. Slowly, he moved his hand so that he was stroking the tail with one finger.
#F# It was dark as usual. It was always dark when he was with a shukun. This particular shukun pounded into him while he hung from the ceiling by his tail. The pain was excruciating. #F#
The sudden memory made him nervous. /It’s not like Duo’s hurting me, he’s not… Stupid memory. It’s not that I don’t like it either, because I do like it, but…/ Heero moved his tail completely away from Duo’s hand, wrapping it around his waist. He didn’t trust anyone with his tail, not even Jay.
//Quat?// Duo was confused by Heero’s sudden reluctance to let him near his tail. //I thought he was enjoying it… was I wrong?//
//He… was enjoying it Duo, but… he had a flashback… I caught part of it. It really affected him…// Quatre trailed off.
//What was the flashback?// Wufei demanded to know.
//I think… he was… hung from the ceiling once… by his tail. I didn’t catch all of the flash, it was really quick, but I got that much.// Quatre’s next thought was very quiet. //I head him quite clearly think, ’Stupid memory’. He didn’t like having the memory, and he didn’t really want to move his tail, but… he doesn’t trust anyone with his tail.//
Relena had lay in wait. Mainly waiting for Heero to be done eating. She wanted to play. When she sensed Heero’s mood change, she looked over. He hadn’t finished eating yet, but he wasn’t as happy as he had been moments before, and his tail was wrapped securely around his waist instead of brushing over the braided boy’s hand teasingly. Making up her mind she pounced, knocking Heero’s lunch off his lap and scattering it across the roof.
“Eep.” Heero squeaked as Relena’s body collided with his, sending him sprawling on his back. He blinked up at Relena crouching over him and a kittenish gleam came into his eyes once again.
Relena grinned down at Heero, relieved that she’d made the right choice. Slowly, she leaned in close and stated quite clearly, “You are it.” and bounded off into the rooftop garden.
Rolling to his hands and knees, Heero sprang after Relena, a curious Rath in tow.
“You now the first time Relena invited him to play chase she had to pounce on him ten times before he actually understood the concept of the game.” Hilde said chuckling after the trio. “Or even that it was a game.”
“Yeah, you should have seen it.” Dorothy said to the four boy’s who were shocked at the sudden change. “Relena pouncing on Heero over and over.”
“And Heero looking so adorably confused until realization dawned, and he pounced back.” Hilde continued effortlessly. “It was so funny at the time, but…”
“You could tell he was scared or at least nervous. It was in his body language.” Dorothy picked up the line of conversation. “I hated seeing the fear and wariness in his eyes. It was like he thought we’d attack him at any moment and hurt him…”
“It took three years for him to trust us enough to tell us what happened to him, and I have no doubt that he left some things out.” Hilde said to them, “Relena knew what happened to him, because she was with Zechs when they called him to the hospital to see Heero.”
“She refused to tell us anything about what she knew, saying that when Heero was ready to tell us, it would just come out.” Dorothy murmured. “She was right.”
Giggles and squeals of laughter signaled the return of Heero, Relena and Rath. Heero was chased around the group still sitting until he did something unexpected.
Wufei suddenly found himself with a lap full of brown haired Neko looking up at him instead of his lunch, which was now beside him. He blinked down at Heero in confusion. Then opened his mouth to say something, but no words came.
“Wufei will protect me, won’t you?” Heero asked uncertainly.
Everyone froze, aware of the double meaning Heero used.
“W-why me?” Wufei asked, looking Heero in the eyes.
“I can smell the strength radiating off of you, and…” Heero blushed at what he said next, “last night at the club… when you were watching me… I, well… I didn’t… mind the way you were looking at me, there was no lust in your gaze, only appreciation, and I well, I’m not used to that. It was a nice change…”
It took a moment for Wufei to take it all in. /Last night I only thought to appreciate a being of natural beauty. And now that same creature want’s me to protect him. How can I say no to one so beautiful?/ “Of course I’ll protect you.” Wufei said wrapping one arm around Heero’s waist, and lifting the other to rub at the base of one of Heero’s ears.
“Ahh… Ohh…” Heero voiced his surprise at the touch, then released a little moan at the pleasure of it. His eyes fluttered shut, and a loud purr was released from deep in his throat.
“And I’m certain that Trowa, Quatre, and Duo will protect you too.” Wufei said to Heero. “We’ll protect Rath also.”
Trowa scooted closer to Wufei so that he could rub Heero’s other ear.
Quatre gave a sudden tug to Rath’s hand, making the boy fall into his lap. He and Duo immediately started rubbing the shocked boys ears, making him purr as loud as Heero.
Pouting as she plunked herself in Hilde’s lap, Relena was secretly pleased. She’d let Hilde and Dorothy cuddle her for now, and maybe take a little nap before lunch was over. But from what she’d seen today, Heero had taken the next step in the long drawn out healing process.
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Getsuei: if I take out the gag will you behave?
Rath: ::nods::
Getsuei: ::removes Rath’s gag:: what did you think?
Rath: thanks for not torturing Heero. He even came out of the closet to see what you were writing and is sitting on the bed.
Getsuei: ::looks at Heero:: you’re blushing.
Heero: ::pounces on Getsuei:: thank you for making it a nice chapter Getsuei. I really appreciate it.
Getsuei: did you think that pain was the only thing I had in store for you? Yeah, it’s a hentai, and yeah you’ve had a horrible past in it, but it’s supposed to be a bit of a romance too.
Heero: Gomen, Getsuei. I should have trusted you more.
Rath: I think you’re safe from Duo for a while.
Getsuei: if he feels like reading this chapter.
Heero: who’s going to be who’s koi?
Rath: O.O you really wanna know, Heero?
Heero: I don’t think we have much choice in the matter do we Getsuei?
Getsuei: nope. Ok here’s the thing. In this chapter you got to meet Rath officially. Rath is one of my OC’s this fic. He’s Japanese like Heero, and is, in fact, his cousin. They look almost exactly alike except that Rath has black hair and is four years younger than Heero. You’ve met the only official pairing, which is Treise and Zechs. You’ve also been introduces to Daisuke (OC) and Jay. These two will eventually become a pair. My problem is with the boys, so I’m asking you; who should go with who or should they all just get together for a big orgy? Remember, Rath is included in this equation. One thing I know for certain is; both Heero and Rath are uke. Looking forward to your input! Please review. Oh, and I finally got around to deciding to edit the title. It reads correctly now. ^_^;
(1) Chotto, uxe-to. - Hey, wait.
(2) O genki desu ka? - Are you well?
(3) Yes, Relena’s in a threesome with Hilde and Dorothy.
(4) Hoseki no yona niwa desune. - Your garden is like a jewel.
Getsuei: …maybe I was a little too evil last chapter… nah…
Rath: you’re mean…
Getsuei: I’m not!
Rath: are so!!
Getsuei: am not!
Rath: want me to tell Duo where you are?
Getsuei: ::ties up Rath and gags him so he can’t scream::
Rath: fafs mof faiw. (that’s not fair.)
Getsuei: anything’s fair.
Rath: waf avouf Eewo? (what about Heero?)
Getsuei: he’s hiding in the closet.
Rath: ah ween, wha arh ou oink hoo hoo hoo hwim? (I mean, what are you going to do to him?)
Getsuei: not sure yet.
Rath: ouw foe mamb Wetfui. (you’re so bad Getsuei.)
/thoughts/
‘overhearing someone’
//speaking to someone’s mind//
#F# flashback #F#
Warnings? I think it’s fairly straight and clean today. Releana and the girls come in this chapter, but Releana’s actually more like a sister to Heero and not too annoying. You’ll find out why that is eventually. There will be cuddling of Neko’s! That’s right, Neko’s, plural. ^_^ Also, this chapter is going to be longer than my other’s so far. This is also an attempt to pacify Duo so he doesn’t hurt me. Oh, and I should tell you, not all of the chapters will have official titles, as you can probably tell. Only chapters where the reason for the title is obvious will get one.
Slavery Death and Rebirth
Chapter 5
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They’d come in earlier than they’d needed to so that they could acquaint themselves with the layout of the school. They were surprised when Heero arrived at the same time as them with Rath and the blonde Neko. Three pairs of cat ears twitched forward in surprise and they smiled in wry amusement.
“Ohayo.” Heero greeted the other teens after blinking. “What are you doing here so early?” He wore light Kaki slacks and a thin white cotton Polo.
“We wanted to come in early to get a feel for the grounds as we start today.” Wufei explained to the brown haired Neko. “You know, we never did get to finish introducing ourselves last night. I’m Chang, Wufei Chang.” /Will I even get to see you again today?/
“Trowa Barton.” Trowa introduced himself extending his hand to Heero. /You’re not afraid of us today. Good, I don’t want you to be afraid./
Heero looked at the hand in front of him a moment before taking it. “Heero Yuy, as I said last night. This is my younger cousin Rath, and our social worker come uncle, Zechs Marquis-Kushrenada. His mate, that you met last night, is Treise Kushrenada-Marquis; he’s commander of the local police force.” Rath was wearing a pair of black slacks and a white tee-shirt.
“Why are you three here so early, if I may ask?” Quatre asked politely. /It doesn’t look like he got much sleep last night. His eyes are tired./
“I need to talk to the principal about Rath being allowed to stay with Heero.” Zechs answered amused at the boy who was standing so close to Heero. He watched as Heero rolled his eyes gently and wrapped his arm around the boy’s shoulder. “He doesn’t want to stay home and he doesn’t want to leave Heero so…” he shrugged.
“Chotto, uxe-to.(1) I have an idea.” Heero said a little flushed. “If you can wait until Zechs has spoken with the principal I can show you around; I’d have to show Rath anyway, so you might as well get a guided tour…” /Maybe I don’t have to be so wary of them. They haven’t tried anything yet, and they seem like perfectly nice people…/
Duo starred at Heero’s flushed face then grinned. “That sounds like a good idea. My question is though, do remember our names?” he pointed to himself and Quatre. /Is this and attempt at friendship perhaps?/
“Duo Maxwell, and Quatre Raberba Winner.” Heero indicated each with a pout. “A waiter has to have a good memory ya know.”
Quatre chuckled lightly and waved them all towards the door. “Guess you can start by showing us the principal’ office, huh?” /Allah, he’s cute when he pouts, even if he is just playing around./
“Guess I could couldn’t I?” Heero replied and led them into the three story building. “Do you have your schedules with you?”
“Yup.” Duo said happily. “We all have the same classes, even homeroom.”
“What’s your homeroom?” Heero asked. “I’ll show you your classes during the tour.”
“4-B” Trowa handed his scheduel to Heero.
“… hmm… so you’re the new students Ms. Keylie was talking about.” Heero said looking the schedule over, “Looks like you get to follow me around all day too.” /They’re all in the same level as me. The only question is; did they even try for it? Or did they not know?/
“Really?” Wufei asked mildly surprised. “Aren’t there too many of us to all go into one room?”
“Not really.” Heero told them, then explained at the confused looks he got. “These are all advanced classes. Very few ever get into them, so the classes themselves are rather small. Actually in my homeroom it was just me and four others for the longest time, we have plenty of seats to fill. The tester must have been impressed by you four otherwise you’d be in C group or D group.”
“Heero should actually be in A group, but he didn’t feel like being completely serious while he was taking the test.” Zechs said in a light chide only to chuckle when Heero stuck his tongue out at him.
“You mean, we barely tried and still got a high placement?” Duo demanded in shock.
Heero released a light lilting laugh and said, “It’s not as easy as it looks. Different things are taken into consideration. Like how long it took you to complete the test and how many questions you answered correctly in that time. The practical’s were taken into consideration too. How long it took you to answer and whether that answer was correct. Times and numbers were taken into account for the physical fitness portion. You have to get a certain score in each section in order to be eligible for a certain level.” /Guess they didn’t know about the level system…/
“So since we didn’t try as hard as we should have, we’re all in group B instead of group A?” Quatre asked.
“That about sums it.” Heero said stopping in front of a closed oak door. “This is the principal’s office. His names Principal Shinrei. We shouldn’t be more than a moment.”
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After talking to the principal, Heero and Rath said goodbye to Zechs, and Heero led the others on a tour of the school.
Entering their homeroom class before the bell, Heero was bombarded by a blond haired Neko in pick skirts. “Heero! Are you alright! You look tired! Are you sure you should have come to school today? Zechs called me this morning and told me everything. I was so worried, I had mom make two extra lunches, one for you one for your cousin. You’re alright aren’t you?”
Heero blinked twice in an attempt to catch the fast passed chatter. “Ohayo, Relena-chan. O genki desu ka?(2)”
“Hai!” Relena said before looking pointedly at Heero.
“I’m fine Relena, really.” Heero insisted. “I appreciate the extra lunches you brought. I was a little preoccupied this morning and forgot to pack ours, so thanks.”
“You’re welcome Heero. The little one’s your cousin right?” she asked and received a nod from the boy. “He’s adorable.” she giggled when Rath crinkled his nose at her. “Are these four our new class mate’s?”
“Hai.” Heero replied with a smile and introduced them, “Duo Maxwell, Wufei Chang, Quatre Raberba Winner and Trowa Barton. They were at the club last night and got here early this morning. I just got done giving them a tour.”
“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Relena Darlin, Zechs’ younger sister.” she curtsied to the four new boys.
“If you’re Zechs’ sister then why do you have different names?” Duo asked confused.
“Our birth names are Milliardo and Relena Peacecraft. When our parents died, we were adopted by different families. Zechs’ whole name got changed where only my last name got changed.” she explained happily.
“Oh, I-I’m sorry for your loss.” Quatre said quietly.
“Don’t be. I’m not, anyway it happened years ago.” Relena shrugged and sat back in her seat.
“Lunch on the roof today, ‘Lena.” Heero informed as two other girls came over.
Hearing what Heero said, the two girls launched themselves at him and gave him a big hug. “Really Heero? Are we really having lunch on the roof today?” they chorused.
“Hai.” Heero said with a chuckle.
“Dorothy, Hilde, pay attention to me!!” Relena whined pouting.
The two girls promptly released Heero and jumped on Relena, rubbing the girls cat ears and kissing her face. “We’re sorry, sweetie, really we are. It’s just that Heero doesn’t take us up to roof very often.” they said in another chorus.
“You’re only friends with me because Heero has access to the roof.” Relena whimpered, a small false tear running down her cheek.
“That’s not true.” Hilde said and claimed Relena’s mouth for her own as Dorothy began nibbling gently on the Neko’s ears.
The four boys starred in shock as a low purr of pleasure escaped from the back of Relena’s throat.(3)
Heero just smirked and sat in his usual seat.
Shaking himself out of his shock induced stupor, Trowa asked, “Where do we sit?”
“Wherever you want.” Heero replied snickering.
/Even in your lap?/ Trowa chose the seat behind Heero as Rath had already sat at the desk to Heero’s left.
Duo took the desk on Heero’s right and Wufei and Quatre sat on either side of Trowa.
Heero turned in his seat to look at them and said, “You’re welcome to have lunch on the roof with us.”
“What’s this, what’s this?” Hilde exclaimed pulling away from Relena’s mouth. “Heero Yuy is actually willingly inviting a group of male students to eat lunch on the roof with him!” her eyes sparkled brilliantly in her joy and a tear escaped unnoticed. “I-I just n-never thought I’d see the day. Oh, Heero, this is wonderful!” she swooped in to hug him again.
“Why is it so wonderful?” Duo asked looking over at the pair. /Why does she get to hug him? Oh, yeah, maybe because I hardly know him…/
“Well, Heero only ever invites us three up there with him. It’s his sanctuary. The principal even arranged for a special lock to be put in place that only Heero and one of the janitors can open.” Dorothy explained looking at Duo as if it were obvious.
“It’s true.” Relena said looking back at the boys. “Heero…” she glanced at the boy as if for permission, “he’s had… how do you say… um… well, unpleasant, I guess you could say, encounters with men in the past. He doesn’t trust many guys…” she fell silent at a look from Heero saying she’d said enough.
/…What happened to you? I know Daisuke said to be careful with you but…Who hurt you Heero, or do you even know?/ Duo looked over at Quatre who was deep in thought.
Quatre could feel Heero struggling with himself, trying to accept them as friends, even as he tried to put his trust in them. He could feel Heero’s uncertainty and Rath’s and it nearly broke his heart. He could feel their loneliness and their desire for friends. He knew that this was a huge step for them, one neither had been able to take before. He could feel Rath’s hesitance at accepting them as well as the overwhelming desire for contact. This one who’d been hurt most recently, and still felt the desire for companionship even love. He wanted to cry, to weep for these two beautiful creatures who’d been hurt so badly. Sensing Duo’s gaze he looked over.
Duo could easily read the overwhelmed look in Quatre’s eyes and sent feelings of comfort to the boy.
//They’re trying so hard to let themselves trust us and become our friends. They’re scared too, scared that we’ll hurt them like others have hurt them before. It’s so very difficult for them, Duo…// Quatre thought to the boy.
Duo looked at Heero and Rath, and thought to his three friends, //We have to protect them… I won’t let anyone hurt them ever again!// thoughts of agreement came back to him.
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Punching the code into the keyboard, and taking the retinal scan, Heero pushed the door open and let the others up ahead of him.
It was a clear day, and the sun was warm. A gentle breeze whispered over the treetops and the roof. The scents of flowers and catnip clung to the building. Heero was happy to see that the janitor had watered his potted plants the day before.
Now in the warm sun with catnip tickling his nose, he was beginning to feel decidedly kittenish. /Lunch first, then play. Rath feels the same./
The four boy’s looked around them at the serenity of the rooftop garden. It was no wonder that Heero didn’t invite many to this place.
“Heero,” Quatre whispered into the almost sacred atmosphere, “did you really do this all on your own?”
“Hai.” Heero answered just as softly.
Wufei looked into Heero’s eyes and murmured, “Hoseki no yona niwa desune.(4)”
Heero’s breath caught in his throat momentarily before he replied, “A-arigato gozaimasu.” he was blushing.
“Oh, that was such a sweet thing for you to say!” Relena said giving Wufei a hug and making him blink. She giggled at him and noticed that her actions had made Heero smile. “Alrighty then, time for lunch!” she promptly sat down at Wufei’s feet and started to open her box lunch, her girlfriends moving to sit on either side of her with their own lunches.
Chuckling Heero also sat and began to unwrap his lunch, Rath doing the same beside him. “Feel free to sit down. It’s a nice day so enjoy it.”
Hilde, Dorothy, and Relena took turns feeding one another. That they were happy was plain to see. It was obvious that they loved Relena and lavished her with affection and she them. Everything seemed perfect.
Heero was happier than he’d ever been in his life. He had companionship, if not friendship. He was free. He was safe, and he never had to go back to his old life. It was wonderful. The time of pain he’d gone through in his life was over and gone. Now he could finally learn how to enjoy life. If only he could get over his fear of being hurt.
Quatre could feel the happiness radiation off of Heero and had to smile. //It seems as though he’s becoming comfortable with our company. He’s been a little uneasy up until now, but now for some reason he’s happy.// he spoke to his friends minds.
//He does seem to be glowing a little bit.// Duo replied. Heero’s chocolate tail twitched lazily centimeters from his hand. Slowly, he moved his hand closer until Heero’s tail was lightly brushing his hand.
Heero knew what Duo was doing, but didn’t stop the boy. /How far will you go to be able to touch me? You obviously want some sort of contact, not that I could blame you…/ He let his tail brush up against the boy’s hand for a few more minutes as he continued eating. Then, he gently moved it a few centimeters out of Duo’s reach, flicking it closer to the boy’s hand and away teasingly.
//He’s teasing you, Duo.// Quatre’s thoughts ran laughingly through Duo’s mind.
Mentally, Duo stuck his tongue out at the other boy and inched closer so that Heero’s tail was brushing his hand again. Slowly, he moved his hand so that he was stroking the tail with one finger.
#F# It was dark as usual. It was always dark when he was with a shukun. This particular shukun pounded into him while he hung from the ceiling by his tail. The pain was excruciating. #F#
The sudden memory made him nervous. /It’s not like Duo’s hurting me, he’s not… Stupid memory. It’s not that I don’t like it either, because I do like it, but…/ Heero moved his tail completely away from Duo’s hand, wrapping it around his waist. He didn’t trust anyone with his tail, not even Jay.
//Quat?// Duo was confused by Heero’s sudden reluctance to let him near his tail. //I thought he was enjoying it… was I wrong?//
//He… was enjoying it Duo, but… he had a flashback… I caught part of it. It really affected him…// Quatre trailed off.
//What was the flashback?// Wufei demanded to know.
//I think… he was… hung from the ceiling once… by his tail. I didn’t catch all of the flash, it was really quick, but I got that much.// Quatre’s next thought was very quiet. //I head him quite clearly think, ’Stupid memory’. He didn’t like having the memory, and he didn’t really want to move his tail, but… he doesn’t trust anyone with his tail.//
Relena had lay in wait. Mainly waiting for Heero to be done eating. She wanted to play. When she sensed Heero’s mood change, she looked over. He hadn’t finished eating yet, but he wasn’t as happy as he had been moments before, and his tail was wrapped securely around his waist instead of brushing over the braided boy’s hand teasingly. Making up her mind she pounced, knocking Heero’s lunch off his lap and scattering it across the roof.
“Eep.” Heero squeaked as Relena’s body collided with his, sending him sprawling on his back. He blinked up at Relena crouching over him and a kittenish gleam came into his eyes once again.
Relena grinned down at Heero, relieved that she’d made the right choice. Slowly, she leaned in close and stated quite clearly, “You are it.” and bounded off into the rooftop garden.
Rolling to his hands and knees, Heero sprang after Relena, a curious Rath in tow.
“You now the first time Relena invited him to play chase she had to pounce on him ten times before he actually understood the concept of the game.” Hilde said chuckling after the trio. “Or even that it was a game.”
“Yeah, you should have seen it.” Dorothy said to the four boy’s who were shocked at the sudden change. “Relena pouncing on Heero over and over.”
“And Heero looking so adorably confused until realization dawned, and he pounced back.” Hilde continued effortlessly. “It was so funny at the time, but…”
“You could tell he was scared or at least nervous. It was in his body language.” Dorothy picked up the line of conversation. “I hated seeing the fear and wariness in his eyes. It was like he thought we’d attack him at any moment and hurt him…”
“It took three years for him to trust us enough to tell us what happened to him, and I have no doubt that he left some things out.” Hilde said to them, “Relena knew what happened to him, because she was with Zechs when they called him to the hospital to see Heero.”
“She refused to tell us anything about what she knew, saying that when Heero was ready to tell us, it would just come out.” Dorothy murmured. “She was right.”
Giggles and squeals of laughter signaled the return of Heero, Relena and Rath. Heero was chased around the group still sitting until he did something unexpected.
Wufei suddenly found himself with a lap full of brown haired Neko looking up at him instead of his lunch, which was now beside him. He blinked down at Heero in confusion. Then opened his mouth to say something, but no words came.
“Wufei will protect me, won’t you?” Heero asked uncertainly.
Everyone froze, aware of the double meaning Heero used.
“W-why me?” Wufei asked, looking Heero in the eyes.
“I can smell the strength radiating off of you, and…” Heero blushed at what he said next, “last night at the club… when you were watching me… I, well… I didn’t… mind the way you were looking at me, there was no lust in your gaze, only appreciation, and I well, I’m not used to that. It was a nice change…”
It took a moment for Wufei to take it all in. /Last night I only thought to appreciate a being of natural beauty. And now that same creature want’s me to protect him. How can I say no to one so beautiful?/ “Of course I’ll protect you.” Wufei said wrapping one arm around Heero’s waist, and lifting the other to rub at the base of one of Heero’s ears.
“Ahh… Ohh…” Heero voiced his surprise at the touch, then released a little moan at the pleasure of it. His eyes fluttered shut, and a loud purr was released from deep in his throat.
“And I’m certain that Trowa, Quatre, and Duo will protect you too.” Wufei said to Heero. “We’ll protect Rath also.”
Trowa scooted closer to Wufei so that he could rub Heero’s other ear.
Quatre gave a sudden tug to Rath’s hand, making the boy fall into his lap. He and Duo immediately started rubbing the shocked boys ears, making him purr as loud as Heero.
Pouting as she plunked herself in Hilde’s lap, Relena was secretly pleased. She’d let Hilde and Dorothy cuddle her for now, and maybe take a little nap before lunch was over. But from what she’d seen today, Heero had taken the next step in the long drawn out healing process.
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Getsuei: if I take out the gag will you behave?
Rath: ::nods::
Getsuei: ::removes Rath’s gag:: what did you think?
Rath: thanks for not torturing Heero. He even came out of the closet to see what you were writing and is sitting on the bed.
Getsuei: ::looks at Heero:: you’re blushing.
Heero: ::pounces on Getsuei:: thank you for making it a nice chapter Getsuei. I really appreciate it.
Getsuei: did you think that pain was the only thing I had in store for you? Yeah, it’s a hentai, and yeah you’ve had a horrible past in it, but it’s supposed to be a bit of a romance too.
Heero: Gomen, Getsuei. I should have trusted you more.
Rath: I think you’re safe from Duo for a while.
Getsuei: if he feels like reading this chapter.
Heero: who’s going to be who’s koi?
Rath: O.O you really wanna know, Heero?
Heero: I don’t think we have much choice in the matter do we Getsuei?
Getsuei: nope. Ok here’s the thing. In this chapter you got to meet Rath officially. Rath is one of my OC’s this fic. He’s Japanese like Heero, and is, in fact, his cousin. They look almost exactly alike except that Rath has black hair and is four years younger than Heero. You’ve met the only official pairing, which is Treise and Zechs. You’ve also been introduces to Daisuke (OC) and Jay. These two will eventually become a pair. My problem is with the boys, so I’m asking you; who should go with who or should they all just get together for a big orgy? Remember, Rath is included in this equation. One thing I know for certain is; both Heero and Rath are uke. Looking forward to your input! Please review. Oh, and I finally got around to deciding to edit the title. It reads correctly now. ^_^;
(1) Chotto, uxe-to. - Hey, wait.
(2) O genki desu ka? - Are you well?
(3) Yes, Relena’s in a threesome with Hilde and Dorothy.
(4) Hoseki no yona niwa desune. - Your garden is like a jewel.