Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Love and Football ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )
Title: Love and Football prologue
Author: DamnVespa
Pairings: 2X1, 3X4, some others
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
Archived: mediaminer.org, 1X2 ml, DHML,
http://www.geocities.com/etherealin_sanity/index.html
Warnings: None as of yet.
Duo Maxwell hated high school. It was filled with snobs and the upper crust but what would you expect from one of the elite high schools in the state. He only got in because he was selected for a special program designed to help the poor with education. He felt that it was only because the rich wanted to feel like they're helping rather than actually doing something.
When Duo first came to the school, many girls had flocked to him. Most of them because they wanted to go out with a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Unfortunately for them, Duo turned them down. Duo was not one to believe in lying or hiding who you were. So when one of the girls asked him why he didn't want to go out with them he told them he was gay. It spread through the school like wildfire but no one seemed to mind much. They cared more for his social standing than anything else.
Duo went out for the football team and was accepted on to the team. He was the replacement quarterback in case something happened to the quarterback. It wasn't because he had no skills or that he was worse than the quarterback. In fact he was better than the quarterback they had now, but the problem lie with the other players. They didn't want to play with what they termed `a street rat.' He did have one friend on the team though. His name is Trowa Barton, he's the kicker for the team. Through Trowa he found many friends that he hung out with.
Not only was he teased because he was poor but also because he lives in an orphanage. He wasn't an orphan anymore but it didn't matter to most of the school. Sister Helen and Father Maxwell, the two people who ran the orphanage, had adopted him three years ago.
Every morning he would wake up at six and help Sister Helen with the chores. He then got ready for school and ran to the bus stop that was three blocks away. Today wasn't any different, or at least that was what Duo thought.
Duo awoke to the loud ringing of the alarm clock. He groggily rolled over on his bed and turned it off. He yawned as he sat up and got dressed. He slowly walked down the stairs to help Sister Helen make breakfast.
"Good Morning Sister Helen."
"Good Morning Duo. Have a good sleep?"
"Sort of. Had to stay up late to study for a test today but other than that fine. You?"
"Good. Help me make breakfast?"
"Sure."
Duo helped Sister Helen make breakfast for the children who still lived in the orphanage. There were fifteen in all ranging from 2 months to 10 years old. Not including Duo who was 17. It was 6:30 by the time breakfast was done and all the children were assembled to eat. Father Maxwell came in and they all sat down, said a short prayer, and started to eat. When they were finished the ones who had to go to school rushed to get dressed and ready. Since Duo was already ready he helped clear the table and wash the dishes. Duo went back to his room and studied a little bit more. He looked at the clock and noticed if he didn't hurry he would miss the bus. He grabbed his backpack and rushed down the stairs, kissed Sister Helen on the cheek, and ran to the bus stop.
He arrived at school and was getting off the bus when he heard a shout.
"Duo!"
"Hey Relena. How are you this fine morning?"
"Oh cut it out. You know I hate that formal bullshit."
"Oh my Relena. You said a bad word. Where did you ever hear such a thing."
"Well my best friend taught me."
"I never taught you that word!"
Relena laughed and punched Duo. They both knew very well who taught who what. Before Relena met Duo she had been one of the most popular girls in school, but then an ugly rumor started about her by one of her rivals. The people she thought were friends abandoned her. Even when she told them it wasn't true and that they shouldn't believe it. They still left her and she was alone. No one wanted to be friends with her. That was when she met Duo. He made her laugh and taught her the true meaning of friendship. She would never forget it. That was freshman year of high school. Now it was junior year.
"So are you ready for the English test Duo?"
"I hope so. I stayed up almost all night to study for it. Why do the teachers feel the need to torture me?"
"Because they like to see you squirm Maxwell."
"Good morning Wufei."
"Yeah good morning fei."
"My name is Wufei, not fei."
"Oh sorry fei."
"MAXWELL!"
Duo laughed at him. Wufei swatted him and the three of them kept walking to the school. Wufei was another of Duo's friends. He had met him through Trowa. At first Wufei seemed like the rest of the stuck up populous of the high school but that changed when they found they had some things in common. They became better friends even though it was under great duress before Wufei would admit to it.
The three of them walked up to the school and separated to go to their first class. They met back up at lunch. Duo waded through the crowds with his tray before coming to their table. Everyone had certain tables they sat at. If you didn't belong to that group you didn't sit at that table.
There were some people already sitting at the table when he got there. Trowa was sitting next to his lover Quatre. Duo had been pleased when he met other people who were gay like him. When he had first came to the school he thought the other kids would make fun of him because he was gay and not because he was from a lower social standing.
"Hello Duo."
"Hi Quatre, Trowa. How are you guys doing?"
"We're fine. And you?"
"Doing okay. I think I failed that English test."
"I'm sure you did fine."
"Yeah yeah. So where is everyone else?"
"Getting food."
"Oh."
Duo started to eat his meal and waited for his other friends to show up.
"Hey Bastard!"
Duo spun around when he heard that and smiled.
"Hey Bitch!"
Dorothy smirked and sauntered up to the table with Relena close behind. Dorothy originally didn't have many friends. But then she met Duo who introduced her to Relena. From then on they were inseparable and she owed Duo for that. Duo knew Relena needed more girl friends and not guy friends so he introduced the two. Duo didn't remember how the tradition to call each other names started but it was a tradition and he wasn't going to break it. They sat down and started to converse about their day when Wufei showed up.
"Hey Wufei, where's Sally?"
"How would I know where that onna went?"
"Well, she's your girlfriend right?"
"Maxwell, that isn't any of your business. And just to save myself from arguing with you, no she isn't my girlfriend. Not yet anyway."
"OOOOH you going to put the moves on her?"
"MAXWELL, drop the subject now. What were you guys talking about before I got here?"
"My history exam." Dorothy stated before Duo could open his mouth. Wufei was very touchy about certain subjects and she didn't want to listen to another one of their arguments. They continued to talk about the history exam and other things. Relena happened to look at Duo and noticed he wasn't paying attention. In fact it looked like he was looking at something.
"What are you looking at Duo?"
Duo didn't hear the question and continued to look at the beautiful boy who was heading towards them. He noticed that he was following Sally but he didn't care as long as he was heading towards him. He looked over the boy and felt instantly attracted. He had brown tousled hair that looked like it was never combed. He had golden colored skin and small type frame. He looked shorter than Duo. And Duo always liked his men shorter than him. The boys head was tilted down and Duo couldn't see his eyes but that didn't matter the boy was gorgeous. He felt some one jab his arm and twirled around to see who poked him.
"Dorothy! What was that for?"
"We've been calling you for the past few minutes. What were you looking at?"
Before he could respond Sally had arrived at their table.
"Hi everyone. I would like you all to meet Heero. Heero these are my friends."
Heero looked at them but didn't say anything. Duo finally got to see his eyes and he sucked in a breath. Heero had the most striking blue eyes he had ever seen. He was about to introduce himself when someone else spoke up.
"Hi, my name is Quatre Raberba Winner and this is Trowa Barton."
Trowa nodded at him and Heero nodded back. The boy next to him stood and bowed at him.
"Chang Wufei."
Heero bowed back and looked to the next two girls.
"Relena Peacecraft, pleasure to meet you."
"Dorothy Catalonia."
Heero just nodded at them but offered no response. Then he looked at Duo. Duo sat stunned for a moment. Just caught up in the blue eyes when Dorothy prodded him with her fork again.
"Umm. Hi, my name's Duo Maxwell."
"It's nice to meet you, all of you."
Duo smiled at Heero and gestured for him to sit next to him. He hadn't missed that Heero had spoken to him and only him. He had scooted over to offer more room. Heero sat down and looked around.
"So, Heero, you're new?" asked Dorothy.
Heero nodded his head again to the question.
"Where were you from?" Duo asked.
"Japan."
"Cool. So why did you move here?"
"Parents."
"Ahh gotcha."
The rest started to ask questions when they heard a voice behind them.
"Hello, you must be new here."
Standing behind Heero was a girl. She wasn't tall but she wasn't short either. She had dark hair dyed purple. She smiled at Heero. Heero merely looked at her and waited. The girl looked a little flustered but began to speak again.
"Hi, my name is Hilde Scheibeker. Since you're new let me enlighten you on a few things. First you don't want to sit with this group. See these people are the outcasts. They associate with this street trash. I can tell by your clothes that you are from a high standing family. You don't want to associate with this gutter rat or his friends. I, on the other hand, am the head cheerleader and the most popular girl in school. I'm also one of the richest. We rich people have to stick together. I'm not trying to force you to join our group but I think you would like our group better than theirs. Why don't you think about it for a few days, then decide."
Heero shook his head no.
"So you've already chosen. Great so who do you choose?"
TBC
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