Kodoku no Kokoro

Disclaimer: *pokes readers* Wow....you guys actually like this?! I'm surprised....*blinks* Well....I guess that means I gotta keep on writing, ne? Okie.....well, here's chapter three! Oh, also: I do not own Gundam Wing.....or any other anime, for that matter. So don't sue, onegai?

Warning: yaoi, shounen-ai, 1+2; 3+4+5

Chapter Three

"Heeeeerrrrrroooooooo......." Duo whined as the two pilots briskly made their way downtown. "Why do we have to sign up for high school? I mean, why can't we just hole up in an apartment for a couple of weeks, or leave the city or something?? I mean......why SCHOOL?!"

Heero sighed and glanced at his partner out of the corner of his eye. "Duo, we need to appear to be as normal as possible. Besides, where will we get the money for an apartment, ne?"

Giving the pilot of Wing Zero a mischievous grin, Duo replied, "Well....I can steal, and you can hack into the government's savings. Hmmmm......maybe you could take a couple hundred thousand dollars from Zechs' paycheck, huh? Bet that'd be a nasty surprise for him...." At this, Duo gave an evil chuckle, a light going off in his eyes.

Heero shook his head, somewhat amused at his friend's antics. "Duo.....you know I can't do that."

Pouting, Duo said, "Yes you can. You've done it before; except, last time, you did it to Treize. And that was for two million dollars. So why can't you do the same thing to Zechs?"

Heero shrugged. "Soldier's courtesy. Besides, I told you that we need to keep a low profile for a couple of weeks. If OZ tracked the hacking, they'll be able to find out that we're in this town. Then they'd start searching for us. If they do that, we're dead. So for the next couple of weeks, maybe three months tops, we can't do anything that would bring attention to us."

"NANI?! Nothing.......at all?!"

Looking amused, Heero grinned quickly. "Yes, Duo. That means no practical jokes when we enroll. No doing anything that would make the teachers suspicious. Understand?"

Duo thought for a minute, his expression calculating; then he nodded. "I promise not to do anything to make the teachers mad."

Neko-chan sensed that Duo was up to something and swatted his ear. Immediately, four long claw marks appeared on the top part of Duo's ear.

"Itai!" he yelled, covering that injured organ and glaring at his and Heero's cat darkly. "What was that for?!"

The small black cat gave him a look that could, literally, be translated to 'Well, duh! You're up to something, baka!'

Looking thoughtful for a minute, the cat then gave Duo a verbal reply to his question. "Meow," Neko-chan said, glaring at him.

Duo looked at Heero, giving him an wounded look. "Is it just me, or is that cat mocking me?" Heero chuckled softly and reached up to his shoulder, where Neko-chan was still riding. She began to purr loudly when he scratched her behind her ears.

Duo scowled, then started mumbling to himself. Heero could hear occasional snippets. The ones that he could hear made him grin in amusement. "Stupid cat.....supposed to be mine..... I rescued her from that psycho; and she loves him, not me.......traitor....."

Grinning to himself one last time, Heero nudged Duo. "Quiet, we're here," he said softly. The threesome had stopped in front of an old building. It was huge and was made of marble; granite lions guarded the front doors of the high school. The school was high up, and a person had to walk up many steps to reach the front doors. At the top of the school, there was a sign that said the school's name in fancy, italicized letters. Notre Dame High School.

Duo made a face. "We have to live there for the next couple of weeks?"

Nodding absently, Heero started walking up the many concrete steps. "Come on, Duo. Let's get ourselves enrolled."

Making another face, Duo followed him. "Here we go, into the belly of the beast."