Holiday from Hell Part 3
Gotta Little Crush
After dinner the Yuy family disappeared to unpack and the Maxwell Family sat down in the living room, Duo flicked on the tv and started to channel hop, Mr. Maxwell sat quietly reading while Relena laid spread out of the floor playing with Jane. Mrs Maxwell joined them a few minutes later after sticking the dinner dishes in the dishwasher. She nicked the telly control out of Duo's hand and switched it over to the News.
Duo yawned, "Boring."
Helen glared at her son; "It wouldn't hurt you to watch the news once in a while."
Duo smirked back and stood up. "SHINNY!" He called and the black dog jumped up from her basket in the corner of the kitchen and hurried into the living room. "I'm going for a walk."
"I'm coming!" Relena said also standing up.
"Put Jane to bed first Lena." Helen told the twins and Relena picked Jane off the ground.
"I'll do it." Duo carefully took the young child off his sister and Jane straight away took the tip of Duo's braid in her mouth. "No wonder I'm getting spilt ends." He laughed tugging it away.
"Plait!" Jane cried trying to grab the swing hair as Duo walked up the stairs.
"Bed time is it?" Odin asked coming out to see what the noise was.
"Yeah, but Jane has this thing for my hair and I'm trying to stop her from eating it." Duo smiled at the older man.
April also stuck her head round the door and smiled at Duo. "Would you like me to put her in bed for you? I'm sure you have better things to do."
"Thank you but I'll do it."
Relena came up a few minutes later and walked to the nursery door where Duo was standing over Jane's small bed and gently singing to her. Jane made a strange giggling sound before closing her eyes and falling asleep, her little hand clutching Duo's small finger.
Duo removed his finger carefully and walked over to Relena without making a sound. Relena dimmed the light and shut the door as her and Duo exited the room.
"I remember when you use to sing me to sleep." She whispered resting her head on Duo's shoulder.
"If you are good I'll sing you to sleep tonight." He promised curling an arm around her waist and helped her down the stairs.
* * *
The night was crispy and cool, a nice change to the boiling hot sunshine and Duo and Relena walked lazily around the lake with Shinigami barking at the night time creatures. It wasn't very dark and the moon and stars lit the way for them.
Relena was leaning on Duo as they walked.
"He's really cute and dreamy. More so than last time." Relena suddenly said disturbing the quiet of the their walk.
"Who is?" Duo asked.
"Heero." Relena sighed the name like she was talking about a god and Duo wanted to laugh. "He is just so...." She searched for the right word.
"Nerdy?"
"DUO!" She hit her brother gently. "He isn't. You just don't understand him."
Duo wanted to laugh again but held back with fear of hurting his sister's feelings.
"Lena I grew up with Heero, I've been to every school he has been too and he is in every nerd group there is."
"Just because he is smart doesn't mean he's a nerd!"
"Lena, you're only been going to school with him 3, 4 years? During them years Heero has never once set foot on the pitch or ever attended a house party. He would rather stay at home and write essays than go and make friends. He's a weakling."
Relena sighed. "And you are a jock. Duo, you may be good when it comes down to sports and music but you need more than just strength to get any where in life. Plus Heero is one of the best looking guys I know!"
"Until a year ago he wore thick black framed glasses."
"Cause he didn't want to hurt his eyes."
"Relena I'm not going to continue this argument. If you like Heero then fine!"
Relena stepped back from Duo. "But I want you to like him as well!"
"That ain't gonna happen."
"And I really missed him when he was in Japan."
"I didn't. 3 months without him, was heaven for me and then I dropped back into hell!" Duo laughed and continued along the bank Shinigami totting by his side.
"Well you're wrong." Relena whispered to Duo's back before running to catch up with him.
* * *
Heero sat by the window in his room and was watching the two twins return home. Duo had the better of the two rooms but he didn't really mind, there wasn't much difference between them part from Duo's had a window seat and tv. Heero couldn't understand what he was feeling. When he had seen Duo today step out of the lake dripping with water he had felt a strong desire to hold that slender body and now as he watched the braided boy play with his dog he once again felt the desire to hold Duo.
Yes, he admitted to himself, Duo was very pretty. But he, Heero, wasn't gay or at least he didn't think he was.
But he hated Duo, Duo and his jock friends made his life at school living hell. Mind you Heero and his friends also made Duo's life hell. The two of them couldn't even be in the same classroom together without fighting. Not physical fighting, no it was always verbal. And if there ever would be a fighting match between them it was be hard press to guess who would win. Both boys were the same height, had the same strength and were matched perfectly in weight as well. Heero didn't act tough like Duo did but it didn't mean that he couldn't fight when he wanted to.
The door down stairs banged shut pulling Heero from his thoughts and he stood and moved the chair back to its proper place in the room. His throat suddenly felt dry and he closed his bedroom door and went for a glass of milk.
* * *
Duo and Relena bid the adults a good night before heading up to Relena's room. "You promised me a song." She reminded him and Duo nodded. He tucked Relena into bed and ever so gentle began to sing.
At once Relena's eyes began to close and she sighed contently.
* * *
Heero was walking down the stairs when he heard Duo start to sing.
Having never been in a music lesson with Duo he didn't know the boy could sing so well. Silently he crept up to the doorway and watched. Duo was singing something in Latin, his voice matching the notes of the old lullaby perfectly. Heero found himself feeling sleepy and he turned to go, not seeing the black dog that was standing directly behind him, and as Heero stepped forward he tripped over Shinigami and crashed into the floor ever so gracelessly.
Relena's eyes snapped open and Duo spun round to see the Japanese boy sprawled out on his back.
"What the heck is going on up here?!" Odin pounded up the stairs to see the Maxwell Twins standing over his son who was blushing bright red laying on the floor.
"Stupid dog." Heero muttered as he stood up trying to ignore the look on Duo's face.
"What happen?" Odin asked.
"I fell over the dog on my way to get a drink." Heero growled and Shinigami growled back bearing her teeth.
Duo bent down and wrapped his arms in the long black coat and rubbed his face against her neck. "Shh Shinny." He whispered. The black dog stopped growling and Heero hurried down the stairs to the kitchen.
Odin smiled at Duo and Relena, "Night."
"Night Mr. Yuy."
"Call me Odin, kay kids?"
Both Relena and Duo nodded as Odin disappeared downstairs. Relena sighed.
"Good night Duo."
"Night Lena."
* * *
"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid." Heero muttered to himself as he poured himself a glass of milk.
"Are you ok Heero?" Odin asked.
Heero ignored his father and drowned the drink in one quick swallow.
"Heero?"
"I HATE HIM!" Heero hissed slamming the glass down on the oak table with enough force to smash it into bits.
Odin walked forward calming and took Heero in his arms like he used to when Heero was a little boy who had fallen over and hurt himself. Odin cleared the small drops of blood off Heero and then cleaned up the broken glass.
"Sit." And Heero sat.
"What's wrong?"
"Him and his stupid dog."
"Duo didn't do anything."
You're wrong, Heero told his father silently, I heard him sing and thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. "His dog did." Heero choose to say instead.
"Go to bed Heero, sleep it off."
Heero passed Solo on the way to the stairs and muttered a good night.
"What happened?"
"Heero fell over Shinigami and get a little upset."
Solo sighed. "Why can't our sons get along?"
Odin shrugged his shoulders "I don't know. But I hope that some day they will."
Solo suddenly smiled. "There is something I know."
"What?"
"Relena has a crush on Heero."
TBC...
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