Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Inspiration ❯ Friendly Visit ( Chapter 7 )

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Inspiration
Part 7
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, don't sue.
Warning: yaoi, swearing, OOC, AU
Description: Duo, a writer in a rut, finds himself some inspiration
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'Boyfriend?!'
Heero stared at the spot where Duo had been sitting long after the braided man had left to his room.
Was the whole world turning upside down?! First he found himself attracted to a man he hadn't even met before, then his sister started to hang out with
the guy and even thought of him as another brother. Now his sister was dating?! It just wasn't computing. It was like some freaky nightmare come to life.
Heather couldn't have a boyfriend. She was only 16. She'd only just gotten her G1. She couldn't possibly be dating yet. She was just a little girl. In
Heero's mind, he still saw the little four-year-old girl with twin pigtails, grasping a teddy bear in front of her chest. He still saw Heather as the child that
needed to be protected from the boogieman at night.
He could hear her giggling in the next room. And he just couldn't connect her with a boy. He wasn't ready yet, to give away his little sister. Not when he'd
gone all this time with the two of them. There was no other family in his life and he didn't like even the idea of losing her.
The doorbell rang and he climbed to his feet, feeling like he'd gone numb. He was greeted by Quatre who gave him a concerned look.
"Are you okay Heero?"
"Wha... Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Heero stepped aside to let him in and the small blonde was preceded by Trowa and Wufei. He looked at them with a thoughtful
expression. "Do you think my sisters old enough to date."
"Is that what's wrong?" Quatre smiled at him. "Does Heather have a boyfriend?"
"Well, Duo says she does. But than Duo thinks a lot of things," Heero shook his head as he tried to clear his raging thoughts. "He has to be wrong.
Heather can't be dating."
"Duo?" Wufei arched a brow. "Who's Duo?"
"He writes the Gundam Wing books," he replied distractedly. "Heather and I met him in the cafe during lunch about a month ago." Heero ran a hand
through his hair, feeling a headache coming on. His sister could not have a boyfriend. There was no one good enough for her. "I don't know how to deal
with all of this."
"Than it's good that we came today," Quatre declared as he pulled the rest of the group towards the living room. He sat in the plush armchair nest to the
sofa, looking like he was about to be swallowed by the cushions. "Heather called us. Said something about someone being sick and finding the man of
your dreams. Who is it this time? The mail man?"
Heero sighed and was about to explain about Duo when the braided man came careening down the hall and than latched onto his leg. Heero was almost
knocked over by the force of the mans weight and had to grab hold of the doorframe of the living room. He was followed by Heather, a bottle of liquid
medication held in one hand and a tablespoon in the other.
"Don't make me take that stuff," Duo pleaded, voice muffled by Heero's pant legs.
"It'll make ya feel better, Duo!" Heather proclaimed as she came to stand next to him, hands resting against her hips.
"No! That stuffs gross! Do you have any idea what they put in it? Pine needles! ICK!"
Heero sighed down at the other man as Duo tightened his grip. "Quit acting like a child Duo and take the damn medicine. Don't you want to feel better?"
Duo nodded. "Than just take it. Buckley's may taste really bad but it works. Besides don't you have a deadline."
"Fine," Duo grumbled as he climbed to his feet and was dragged back to the guest room. Heero watched him go with a small smile. The braided man could
be so childish at times. He hardly ever acted older than 16 and he supposed that was why he was so attracted to him. It had been a while since he'd had
this kind of fun in his life. It was rather endearing, this attitude the braided man had towards life.
Turning back to his friends, he was met by three curious gazes. "So, I take it that was Duo Maxwell and he was the sick person as well as the man of your
dreams," Quatre smirked. "He's kinda cute."
"You already have a boyfriend, Quatre," Heero replied. "Besides Duo's just a friend. I've only met him a few times. And that was only to pick up Heather."
He sighed as he sat down on his couch next to Wufei. "I don't even know if he's gay. I know he's single but that doesn't help much. This is all so
frustrating. I haven't felt these things in years."
"Just ask him out," Trowa told him, speaking for the first time since arriving. "You remember how long I waited to tell Quat. It was agony. But everything
turned out in the end. I'm sure if you just ask him for a date he won't throw it in your face if he's not gay. Heather and Cathy wouldn't like him if he would."
"If you don't you'll regret it," Wufei added. "Trowa's right. Your sister only wants for you to be happy. She'd never set you up with someone she knew
would hurt you."
"Alright," He ran a hand through his hair, making it even more mussed than before. "I'll talk to him. Later. When he's feeling better. I'm not going to do it
while he's staying with us. That would be a disaster."
"Why is he staying here?" Quatre asked. "I mean, if he's just your friend than why is he staying with you."
"He was sick. He needed to be taken care of. I just couldn't leave him to stay at his apartment all by himself." Heero was almost defensive. "Besides,
Heather would have killed me if I had have left him in that state."
The blonde's eyebrows jumped into his hairline. "He didn't look that bad off just a moment ago. He was just complaining about how gross medication
tastes. And very loudly I might added."
The flush was barely noticeable, but these were people that had been around Heero since grade school and they picked up on it immediately. "He's
gotten better," the Japanese man explained as he saw their expressions. "He was sneezing all over the place and had a high fever. I'm sure he's just
getting better."
They didn't look convinced. Heero just shook his head and sat in his computer chair while muttering quietly to himself.
"You sound flustered," Quatre giggled and pulled his legs up so that he sat cross-legged in the chair.
"That's because I am," Heero muttered under his breath.
Quatre was another one who never acted his own age. He was a year younger than the rest of them having skipped a year during school, but still, he
shouldn't have appeared so much younger. He looked like he was in his mid-teens. And he was the head of a multi-million dollar corporation. When people
met him they expected him to be a push over. Boy, were they ever in for a surprise. Quatre was as fierce as the came. He could frighten the whits out of a
man twice his size when angered enough. His angelic face and kind demeanor let his employees trust in him and he held that trust like it was more
delicate than spun glass.
Trowa smiled at the small blonde. It was almost sickeningly sweet, their relationship. Heero could still remember them before they had started dating.
Their feelings had pretty much been obvious from the beginning. Quatre had been sent ahead grade and was a small, shy little boy just starting the sixth
grade with children older than him. He had been small for his age and the children in his class had towered over him. He had started to withdraw into
himself. Trowa had noticed this and convinced Heero and Wufei to cheer the blonde up. Quatre had joined their group almost instantly and it seemed that
where you found one of the four the others weren't far away.
But than in there late teens Quatre and Trowa had seemed to become more than just friends. Their bond ad always been close and it had been no surprise
to Heero or Wufei when Trowa had just up and kissed the other boy out of nowhere. Rather amusing to see the startled expression on Quatre's face. It
may have been obvious to others just how close they were, but both Quatre and Trowa had been oblivious for the others feelings. After that they had
officially been deemed a couple.
Wufei rolled his eyes at the two and turned toward Heero. "So what was this about you're sister having a boyfriend?"
The dark haired man shook his head. "She came home this afternoon and she was looking a bit... er... more flushed then usual. So Duo just said that he
thinks she has a boyfriend then he walked away. That's when you guys showed up. You don't think it's true do you?"
"She's 16, Heero. We started dating younger than that," Wufei ignored the couple making googly eyes. "To tell you the truth, I'm not surprised. We all
helped to raise her. She's like a sister to all of us. But, Heero, everyone grows up."
Heero rain his hand through his hair yet again. It was a gesture he always seemed to do when anxious. "That's what I thought you'd say. But that just
doesn't make it any easier. I admit I'm a little over protective."
Wufei quirked a brow. "A little?"
"Okay, a lot."
"I'm sure she loves you all the more for that, but it's time you gave the girl some space. You can't follow he everywhere she goes for the rest of your life.
She needs to learn how to live her own life on her own. And for that matter so do you."
"Huh?"
"You've been living like a hermit for the last few years Heero. It's about time that you got out and lived your life too, instead of relying on your sister. I
think that this Duo Maxwell well do you some good."
Heero sighed and nodded. He had been living like a hermit. Barely leaving the house, or talking to people on the phone. In the last month he had seen
more sunlight than in the past year. And all because Heather was always at Duo's and he was forced to pick her up. Not to mention he had actually
enjoyed talking to the author whenever he was there.
'I really don't deserve these people,' he mused. 'They love me and go out of their way to make me happy. I don't do that for them very often and it's rare
that I ever really appreciate their help. Perhaps it's about time I did something with my life. Make more of an impact. Even if it's just going more often.
They should know that their effort wasn't worthless.'
He had to smile as Wufei swatted the two now both sitting on the chair for being too "affectionate" while he was around. The Chinese man may have been
happy about their relationship, but he did not want more details than his imagination came up with.
These were his best friends and he owed them something for their hard work.
TBC...
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Shade: I don't think this posted right the first time around so here i am posting again. Just in case, ya know. Thanks for everyone who's reviewed. I'm gonna keep at it.And the soap opera was Passion's. I don't really like the show right now so I try not to watch it. I thought the thing with the Buckley's was kinda cute. I hate that stuff and they really do use pine needles.