Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Elements ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: Neither Gundam Wing nor its characters are mine. They are the property of their respective owners. Rhys (when he shows up) is not mine. He is the property of Laurel K. Hamilton.

Pairings: 2x1 (eventually), others to be named Rating: NC-17, probably Warnings: AU, OOC, probably lemon, semi Duo-bastardization (don't worry, he gets over it)

Elements Chapter 2

Heero finished unpacking and set up his laptop. He put away all his clothing and essentials, but he left the most important thing -- the book -- in his trunk. He put a lock on it and would have sealed it if Duo hadn't been there. As it was, the padlock would have to do for now.

Heero glanced at the clock on his desk, his own that he had set exactly with the school's. It was 5:45, almost supper. Heero thought about asking Duo if he would show him where cafeteria was, but then decided that his roommate wouldn't want him tagging along. Besides, he had to contact his parents first.

He turned on his computer, and waited for the start menu to come on. The screen popped up, and he signed on to the Internet -- AOL, if Heero believed in a devil, this ISP would be the spawn of Satan. His mailbox was overflowing with emails from old friends, but he ignored them for now. Instead, he opted to write mail. The new window came up, and Heero started typing.

'Mum and Da,' he wrote. 'Me and the guys have safely arrived at our new school. We miss you dearly, but we understand why you have to be away from us. It's even more dangerous for all six of us to be together than just the four of *us*.

'Anyway, due to a stupid school rule, I am on a completely different floor from Rafe, Leif, and Eric. I'm on the third floor -- they're on the second -- so it still shouldn't be too hard to get out at night. Other than that, everything's great; everyone seems really nice.

'Bye. Your loving son, Heero.'

Heero sent the mail and logged off. He felt bad about not telling his parents about Duo, but what was he supposed to say? That his roommate hated him because he had serious mommy issues? Heero wasn't going to tell them that; they might worry.

Heero glanced around the room and was somewhat surprised to find that Duo had already left. He guessed that solved the problem on whether or not to ask the boy to show him to the cafeteria. He shrugged in shoulders and walked out of the room, sure that *someone* would give him directions.

When Heero stepped out into the hall, he bumped into someone and fell on his butt. He looked up from his spot on the floor to see a tall blond boy offering Heero his hand, to help him up. He let the boy -- whose pale blond hair fell in waves to his shoulders -- pull him to his feet. When he stood up, Heero could see that the other boy was tall -- 6', maybe 6'1".

"Hi," he said, lamely. "Sorry about that."

"Don't be," the other said. "It was entirely my fault. My name is Milliardo Winner. Whatever might yours be?"

"Heero. Yuy." he replied, growing uncomfortable. Milliardo was still holding his hand. Heero tried to subtly pull his hand away from Milliardo, but the taller boy -- man? -- wouldn't seem to take the hint.

"I do not think I've seen you around, Heero Yuy," Milliardo said, finally releasing Heero's hand. "I would never forget a face as lovely as yours, so you must be new. I am sure that you don't know the way to the cafeteria yet. Would you allow me to show you where it is?"

Heero nodded his consent. He was flattered that Milliardo called him lovely, even though he was surprised that anyone -- especially a guy -- would openly hit on him. Milliardo, who Heero was now pretty sure had to be at least twenty, put his hand on the boy's back, and led him to the dining area.

***

Duo was in the cafeteria. He had left before his new roommate could ask to come down with him. Duo would be nice to him in public, but he was going to find a way to get Heero Yuy out of his room.

Duo's friend laughed at something. "What's so funny?" he asked Quatre.

"It looks like my brother has found some fresh meat," he replied, pointing to where Milliardo stood with Heero. Milliardo was a resident advisor/student teacher here at Shady Oaks. Every year -- Milliardo had also been a student at the school -- he would chase some new kid that would always end up being his "trophy boyfriend." This year it looked like he had his eyes set on Heero.

"That's my roommate," Duo said sullenly. This was just great! Duo had been planning to use Milliardo -- who was the resident advisor on the junior floor -- to help him scare off Heero, make him request a room change.

"Who's your roommate?" Duo's best friend Wufei asked, as he and their other friend Trowa came over to the table. Trowa greeted them all with a smile, his eyes lingering longer than necessary on Quatre.

"Oh, nobody important," Duo answered. "Just that short brunette over by Milliardo."

Wufei looked over to where Duo pointed, and gasped. "I know that kid," Wufei said. "He's the first guy I ever kissed.

***

Heero was standing in the cafeteria with Milliardo -- Mr. Winner, he was a teacher, kind of -- looking for his brothers. He couldn't see them because everyone was so *tall*. He felt like a shrimp among all those humonguos people.

"Is there something the matter?" Milliardo asked him.

"Yeah. I can't find my brothers. I'm too short." Heero said. "Can you look for them for me? They look like me, only their hair is darker and they're impossibly tall. Like everyone else at this school."

Milliardo chuckled at that, and said he would look for Heero's brothers. At that moment, Heero spotted Eric coming out of the line. "Never mind. I found one," he said. "Thanks for showing me where the cafeteria is."

As he was walking away, he felt something touch his butt, but he ignored it. After all, who would want to touch him there? It wasn't like he was particularly good looking or anything.

Selune