Written while listening to the OST of Tokyo Cinderella Story (Toshifumi Hinata)

Explains the sappiness!

Author's note: Gomen… ^^ I made Trowa sound so 'stone' in this fic. Another point that I'm going to make is that I want FEEDBACK! Yes this is the first time I'm asking for feedback because errrr I've never ever gotten feedback for any of the fics I write. My earlier fics must have sooooo very sucked. This fic is dedicated to my best e-pal (now real life pal) Blue Violet! Yes folks get jealous cause I know BV in real life!

Trowa was lazing down on the couch, the clock with it's chimes was announcing 2 o'clock, the sun was out lazing just as he was and the house was as quiet as a mouse. Nobody was at home; just him and him alone; this was his idea of a perfect Sunday. Just as he was about to fall asleep something started to poke his neck, his nimble fingers search the back of the pillow to find, a small silver necklace with half a heart.

He said to himself. And how did he know that? He gave that necklace to Quatre as he took out his own necklace, which had the other half of the heart. He smiled and then soon feel asleep, the necklace clenched tightly alone in his palm.

A few months ago I wouldn't have been so open with my feelings, but then I came to realise that as humans it's natural to have feelings. Since the war was over, people like myself, Heero and even as much as I have to admit Wu Fei weren't much of a use. We were too much like the 'perfect soldiers', with feelings locked behind doors. It took me quite some time to adjust; even now I find it hard to express my true feelings always hidden behind a mask. I had eventually come out of my shell to enter another. Even I myself, Trowa didn't even know what my real name was. Whether it's Trowa, Triton (as Catherine says it is) or even Nanashi. But alas, what is a name really? That's what Quatre help pointed out…

It was late, the hallways were as ghostly as always after 6 and I still haven't gotten home yet. As I walked down the corridor, I saw a figure. It was Quatre.

"Quatre…" I said to myself

Quatre turned, surprised to see me.

"Ano… Trowa? You're still around?" he asked. He was holding his bag in his hands and he looked a bit under the weather.

"I had practice," I said. We started to walk together…

It was funny really, how every time I was around Quatre I felt uncomfortable. It wasn't uncomfortable in a horrible way really but more like… awkward. Yes that's the word Awkward. The silence then was just killing me; but then again I wasn't much of a conversationalist am I? Anyway, Quatre broke the ice.

"How was practice again?"

I didn't know what to say. I wasn't in a talking mood at the moment. So I just said

"OK…" We continued walking, until we reached the shoe rack. Then we both took out our shoes and started wearing them. As I opened the door for Quatre to leave the school building he suddenly started to talk.

"Trowa, I need to ask. Why have you been so silent these days? I know that you don't talk much but now you're not even saying anything at all!" he burst out.

I was surprised; I still didn't know what to say. I had never ever been in this kind of a situation before all my life. It was never in any army textbook. This was real life and sadly I still wasn't used to it.

"…"

"Is something wrong with you or…" He asked impatiently.

I still didn't know what to say, I just avoided his eyes and stared at my two feet.

A car was driving up the pavement and it stopped in front of us. I recognised it; it was Quatre's car. After a few minutes of the car waiting, he continued

"Because sad to say Trowa, I had it with you. Always being having one-sided conversations. I need a friend too you know! See you tomorrow." He said as he disappeared into the luxurious Lexus car.

I sighed and hit my head hard… I was tired, he was tired too. I hope I can mend things tomorrow. But then there was this feeling of longing no… come to think of it; it was more like loneliness.

I was walking down the road. It was early morning, my eyes still ached from the bathing sunlight and my school uniform was as always, prim and proper. I never thought I'd be in school again after such a long time. The war was over wasn't it? It was now time to pick up from where I had stopped. The question is, how long will this last? Or will it never last?

Quatre was surprisingly waiting by the school gate. He smiled at me yet his eyes weren't smiling.

"Ohayo…" he said as he followed into school.

"Ohayo…" I replied as we walked toward the bicycle shack. You'd think that a Gundam Pilot like me would go to school in style but I chose to go by cycling. Duo and Heero were still asleep when I left the house. As for Wu Fei, he isn't with us anymore. The last I heard was that he left to move on with Sally. Odd come to think of it, it wasn't like Wu Fei to follow an 'onna'.

"About yesterday…" I began

"Never mind." Replied Quatre as he turned his face towards me. His hands by the side and his body a bit rigid towards the left, towards me.

"I was tired, irritated and under stress. I shouldn't have snapped at you like that" he continued, with a voice rather gentle and eyes that were soft.

"Sorry about it anyway… Hmmm…" that was the only thing that came to my mind. There were a lot of people running about in school, yet I didn't pay any attention to them. My mind could only focus on Quatre. Perhaps it was liking? Longing? Or maybe even… love?

As we walked down the corridor to go to our respective classes, Quatre was strangely close to me. I could actually feel his body without touching it. It alarmed me, yet I felt good and didn't want to let the moment pass at all. His hand was raised slightly as if he wanted to hold my hand, but then he brought it abruptly back down again. I felt disappointed… I wished something more would happen, but I was afraid, afraid of my own feelings locked behind a door.

School had passed on for a week, with nothing eventful. I had just finished with my practice and I was waiting for Quatre at the bicycle shack just as I had promised. Today his chauffeur was not coming. So I promised we'd walked back together… He was late.

"How unusual of him" I murmured to myself.

And there he was running towards me, he was panting when he reached the shack.

"Gomen… I had to see what Ogawa-sensei wanted at the baseball field…" he said through gasps of air.

The baseball field? It was on the opposite side of the school. He must have been dead tired to run all the way.

"How are you going back" I asked curios as I saw Quatre had no bicycle.

"I'll walk, just don't cycle to fast"

I quickly took my bicycle out and motioned for Quatre too sit at the back. It was the best I could do. I couldn't have Quatre walked all the way while I cycled. It was what Wu Fei would have called 'injustice'.

"I don't mind. Please sit…" I said as I bit my lip.

Quatre looked at me in surprise, then he smiled and sat.

"I hope you don't get tired! I'm not that heavy but then again so are you" he said as we cycled down the hill together leaving the empty school building behind us.

My bicycle actually couldn't take the weight of both of us and I knew it. It was only a matter of time before the bicycle gave way and suddenly died, the wheels were punctured at the front. The impact of the punctured wheel was so strong that I lost balance and I accidentally fell into the onion patch with Quatre on top of me!

We both stared at each other for a while, the bicycle left forgotten in the ditch. I could feel a certain blush coming to my cheeks but I hid them, not wanting to embarrass myself in front of Quatre like some High School girl in love. We were both panting for a while, catching our breath and after like what seemed eternity we both burst out into laughter. Quatre looked so funny with an onion stuck in his hair, I couldn't help but laugh as I helped him remove the onion. My appearance wasn't as bad as his. I should start calling him onion head soon. The sun was setting and from where we sat it was a perfect view.

"The sunset." I said, surprised at myself for saying such a thing.

"Beautiful isn't?" he replied.

We both just sat there looking at the setting sun. Unconsciously our bodies were moving closer, I didn't realise it as I was so absorbed at the moment until I felt Quatre's hand reached for my shirt. It was like a magical touch.

"Trowa…" he said to me in a tone I had never heard him use.

It was a tone full of … love?

"Yes?" uncertainty echoed in my voice.

He moved even closer at that moment, his head leaning over my shoulder and his hands clutched to my shirt.

"What would you say…"

I noticed his face was blushing as he struggled to finish it, my face was blushing too…

"If I told you…"

He moved his body in front to face me and slowly moved his face towards mine. So close… so close that I could feel his hair, brush against my cheek. The wind was blowing; the setting sun's rays were on us, how perfect isn't?

And then he whispered into my ear, so soft and gentle.

"that I like you?"

It just hit me, I looked so surprised and he looked so surprise. I didn't know what to tell him. I knew deep down inside that I like him too but the words wouldn't form in my mouth. My face features must have turned soft and mellow because that was how I felt inside. We sat like that lost in the moment until the sun was no more and the twilight sky was upon us. The crickets were out. And a firefly landed on my finger, I smiled and I placed that finger on his cheek, rubbing it gently as the firefly disappeared into the sky. It was getting late though and he knew it too.

"Shall we go home? It's getting late." I said as I got up, brush the dirt of me and offered my hand to him. He reached for it. His hand felt small in mine and it was warm. I like that feeling, the feeling of holding hands. We held hands even longer then expected and then he pulled back, blushing.

"Sumimasen, I don't know what has come over me these days." He said as he smiled and starting scratching his head. He looked so cute when he did that.

We walked back together in silence. It wasn't an awkward silence anymore. It was like we knew that by just being together no words needed to be exchanged or spoken.

The night was hot and sticky. The clocked showed 5.30 a.m. I couldn't sleep as I lay tossing and turning it bed. No point in sleeping, because in about 30 minutes I was going to get up anyway. I quickly got up and crept quietly into the kitchen, careful not to wake Heero and Duo in their respective rooms. There was thankfully another packet of coffee left, I made myself a cup and started staring at the steam that was floating up. Dreams started entering my mind:

"What would you say if I told you… that I like you?"

Those words just echoed in my mind as if haunting me. Come to think of it, I never gave a reply yet have I? How could I tell Quatre that I liked him too? The words just wouldn't come out.

Maybe I should just blurt it out, alone of course. But that would be quite hard, I couldn't possible tell it to him straight to his face now could I?

Maybe I could write him a love letter? Nah, I'm not the poetic type and I'd probably bet it wouldn't come out the way I plan it would.

Maybe I could ask Duo or maybe even Heero to tell him? That would be impossible though, Heero would probably just stare at me for being gay. He is with Relena after all, no matter how badly Duo wants to deny it because I think Duo may have a little crush on Heero. And speaking of Duo, he'd probably tease me until the end of my days, and we do live in the same house together. It wouldn't be nice would it? Besides I had other things on my mind now, like my homework I forgot to do yesterday.

I was walking down the all to familiar corridor… Thinking to myself.

It was nearly 3 weeks since 'that' incident and Quatre hasn't said a word yet. Maybe he doesn't like me anymore? Maybe he just gave up? I missed the most wonderful chance to confess my feelings didn't I? It just didn't come to me at that point of time. I'm so stupid sometimes. Poor me… I could probably live with the fact that Quatre and I will be just friends because he has obviously given up now, I mean I never answered him for 3 weeks. But then Quatre has always been the patient and active one. I was detached, aloof and cold. What does he see in me I wonder? Maybe Quatre and I were destined to be just friends. Maybe…

"TROWA" a boy called out to me. I recognised him; it was Ayatsuri from class 2-3.

I turned to face him, better talking to him then wasting my time worrying about myself.

"What are you doing here? Isn't there a student council meeting now? You better hurry up." He said as he ran in front.

Student council meeting? I nearly forgot about it! So busy with my own thoughts that I had neglected my duties and responsibilities. I opened the door, thankfully the meeting had just started. Everyone was there sitting, except me. There was an empty place beside Quatre; it was the only empty place in the room.

As the meeting was going on, I felt my mind wandering. As were like all student council meetings, this was so boring. I was just about to doze off until I felt a soft nudge. It was Quatre and he gave me a piece of paper and mouth out the words.

"Read it quietly"

I took the paper and read it under the table, trying not to be so obvious. It was written in Quatre's hand writing:

My eyes grew wide in surprised.

"Barton… Is there a problem?" asked Arima-sensei as he stared at me displeasingly.

"No Sir…" I stood up and replied.

And the meeting went on, as if nothing happened. I turned my head slowly towards Quatre, as if afraid to do so. My eyes slowly looked up from his chest right up to his mouth and then his eyes. He smiled at me when our eyes met. This was perfect, an opportunity to say that I like him… But how was I going to say it… If I told him after the meeting something might happen… No, I had to do an action to show it. It was better then actually saying it face to face. By this time around, Quatre's head was looking at Arima-sensei and no longer at me. I took this as a sign. I slowly and even frighteningly lifted my hand and then took his hand into mine. Its warmth was pleasing and the position was just like a couple holding hands. His head turned sharply at me and he looked surprised. I just smiled and his face softened. Both of us by now were blushing softly. Then we both turned our heads back to the front with our hands still holding together…

The door opened, and Trowa was still dozing on the couch. Quatre smiled as he put down his bag at the door. He walked quietly towards the sleeping Trowa and he silently placed a hand on his cheek, stroking it gentle as always. And then he noticed the necklace clutched in Trowa's palm. He smiled, as it was wonderful knowing his partner cared much for him. Trowa was all ready stirring from his slumber. The first thing he saw when he woke up was Quatre staring straight down at him. Trowa was a bit disorientated at the moment, after a while he showed the necklace to Quatre.

"Arigatou Trowa… for finding it. I was sad when I lost it." he said as he took the necklace and wore it. He then gave a smile kiss on Trowa's cheek and he lay down to cuddle beside Trowa.

"Ano… Trowa… I'm tired from walking. Can I…" but before he could finish the sentence, Trowa had placed a finger on his lips.

"Yes you may…" he whispered softly into Quatre's ears as he cradled his arms around his lover and then they feel asleep again… the sun's rays shining on them through the window…

Note 1: Now wasn't that sappy and plain fluffyness???

Next couples: Touya and Yukito, Naoya and Yutaro… Hehehehe…

Note 2: Been watching Kareshi Kanojyo no Jijyou lately… Wonderful romantic Anime… Also been watching Tokyo Cinderella Story and the Story of One Century, 2 equally romantic dramas….