"Mood Rings" Chapter 13
by plude
Two weeks later~
Duo lay in his bed shuffling through the pages of his manga. He had read it many times
over. It was the same with all of his manga. He was sooo fucking depressed. It seemed he
saw less and less of Heero every day since they had arrived. His affiliation with everyone
else had lessened as well. He couldn't contact the other piolets for obvious reasons, and
their neighbors were starting to shy away from him and avoid him, just like Heero. He had a
feeling it had something to do with him never removing his shades. People just tend to
suspect something of a guy after a straight week of that. He wished they would just fucking
tell him if that was the case. Passive aggressive people who just avoid you till you go
away can be so fucking annoying and hurtful.
"DAMNIT!!!"
Duo punched the wall, hard. Pieces of plaster fell from the hole he created. He was so
frustrated. He felt like everyone hated him and was certain that they did. Why else would
they do this too him?
Heero came running into the room as he heard the yell and the crash, gun in hand. "What
happened?"
"My fist met the wall and they thought about a relationship for a while, but the wall
decided against it and broke up."
Heero just glared at Duo. "Try not to make so much noise. The neighbors might suspect...
something.
"Too fucking late!!! They already do!"
"Is something bothering you, Duo?"
"What do *you* think?!"
"What is it?"
"*sigh* Never mind... I'm sorry I disturbed you."
"No... what's going on?"
"I know you're avoiding me... ...Just like everyone else. Is it my breath?"*grin*
"Drop the act, Duo."
"You first."
". . . . . "
"I think I should go back tomorrow. I can't stand living with you."
"What? Why?"
"You're avoiding me like the plague. You act as if I can see through your shades or
something. Do you trust me that little? Don't give me that ‘Trust No One' crap. Heh! I
guess I'm really one to be talking ne?"
". . . . ."
"Heero rendered speechless!!! Call the "Times"! As usual, I'm talking to my own shadow.
Heh. Maybe if I cut it loose and chase it I will follow it to some girl's house, and she
will sew it back on for me and give me a thimble and... Aw shit... These shades would
probably freak her out too. I am a freak."
"Don't say that, Duo."
"Why not? It's the truth. Why else would I end up like this?"
"So, now you are saying ‘I' am a freak."
"I didn't mean the eye thing. I meant... Oh forget it. Do you want me to order a pizza
for dinner? Oh, that's right, you just take a happy little pill cocktail."
"Duo..."
"That's what my underwear says."
"Duo, I'm sorry... about all of this. It probably is best that you just leave back to the
others. You... deserve better than how I have been treating you."
"I don't want to. You know another thing I don't want? I don't want to wear these fucking
shades any longer."
Duo pulled off his shades and threw them across the room. They hit the wall and the lenses
popped out. Duo's eyes were a deep royal blue swirled together with a bright eerie yellow.
The look in them seemed hollow being that the colors swirled even over the center of the
pupil. The look on his face was his normal bright grin, but his eyes told a different
story. Heero stared at him for a moment before pulling him into a very light and awkward
hug, as if Heero had never hugged anyone before in his life.
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Laters, plude