Addicted to You

CHAPTER 8


Zechs was shocked. How could he not have seen this coming? He quickly knelt beside Treize. “Please sir, get up.” He begged he couldn’t stand to see Treize on his knees. Treize looked up at him.

“You mean your not...not disgusted?”

Forgetting for a moment that Treize was his superior he spoke as he would to a friend. “Treize. Look at me.” He commanded. “Why would I be disgusted with you? You are my commanding officer and my friend. You are like a brother to me. It would take quit a lot for you to disgust me.”

Zechs helped Treize to his feet. Then Treize did something unexpected; he hugged Zechs. At first Zechs was stunned then slowly he returned the hug.

Treize stepped back. “I know this might come as an unexpected confession but after last night, I realized that if you had been hurt I wouldn’t have been able to forgive myself. Then I realized that I truly do care for you.”

Zechs nodded. “I don’t know exactly what to say. This is all a little sudden and unexpected.”

Treize sighed. “While I do admit that I wanted you to confess that you had always secretly loved me, I don’t expect you to say anything about your feelings for me right now. So take a few days to think then if you could tell me how you feel about this I would be in your debt.”

Zechs showed Treize out personally with a promise to think about what had been said. After Treize left Zechs went immediately to his private study to use the phone. He called the operator for the number of Wufei’s house then called him hoping that that was indeed where Trowa was staying.

Trowa heard the phone ring and called to Wufei. “Hey Wufei? Can you get that? I’m kinda busy.” In fact he was surfing the net looking for a job. He had decided that if he was going to live with Wufei he was going to pay rent because Wufei, unlike Quatre, was not rich and was barely squeaking by as it was. So he was looking for a job. Something about last night had jolted him out of his stupor. ‘Ok,’ he admitted to himself, ‘Zechs jolted me out.’

He heard Wufei answer the phone in what Trowa thought of as his “no nonsense” voice; Wufei explained it was to scare away telemarketers. He then heard Wufei yell up the stairs, with no pretence at hiding his glee, “Trowa, it’s for you!”

Trowa was surprised. Not many people knew that he was here. ‘Who could it be?’ he wondered as he descended the stairs. He picked up the phone.

“Hello?” He said.

“Trowa?” It was Zechs.

“Yes?” Trowa managed to get out. He heard Zechs chuckle. “You needn’t sound so nervous.”

Trowa swallowed and tried again. “I’m not.” he said in a more normal voice.

“I was wondering if you would like to go out for dinner sometime soon.”

Trowa had to think about that for about one second before he answered. “I’d love to.”

“How about tonight?” Zechs suggested.

“Tonight?” echoed Trowa. He thought about his plans. “Sure, I think I’m free.”

On the other end of the line Zechs smiled. “I will pick you up at 6. I’ll see you then. Oh and Trowa we’re going someplace formal so wear something nice.”

“Alright. I’ll… I’ll see you then.” Trowa answered and hung up. He then took one deep breath and let it out. Then he turned and raced up the stairs yelling out, “Wufei!... Wufei, Wufei, Wufei!”

“What?” yelled Wufei sticking his head around the corner of the door to his room.

Trowa slowed to a walk and walked into Wufei’s room under control. “I have... a date.”

“A what?”

Exasperated Trowa almost shouted at Wufei. He managed not to yell but instead said slowly, “I...have...a...date.”

“That’s great Trowa. It’s with that Zechs guy right?” Trowa nodded. Wufei gave a small smile. “I’m happy for you Trowa, but I do want you to be careful. None of us know this guy and his friend is big trouble, or at least he was.” Trowa looked curious.

“You told me at the club that he was the man that abused Ami right?”

Wufei nodded, “what you don’t know, and what Ami has told no one and asked that I tell no one until now, is that Treize sexually abused her. Ami told me last night that you needed to know about this before you got involved with his friend and that I should tell you before you decide anything. In fact, I hate to have to tell you this but you need to know, but when you came here that night after, well, after your incident with Quatre, you’re bruises and cuts looked almost exactly like those on Ami.” Wufei searched Trowa’s face. “I’m not saying that Zechs is like that, but they are friends, so you have to promise me you’ll be careful.”

Trowa nodded and bit his lip. This didn’t change how he felt about Zechs but he was having second thoughts now. “I will be careful, but Wufei, I can’t help it, I am intrigued by this man.” Wufei nodded, “Just be careful.”

Later that evening Trowa was rummaging around in his closet for his nice suit. He was about to go ask Wufei to use his when he saw Wufei standing in the doorway holding his suit. “Where did you find it?”

“In your closet. I took it out and ironed it for you.” Wufei explained.

“Thanks.” Trowa said slipping off his shirt. “Why are you so invested in this?” he asked, dressing quickly in the suit and trying to tie his bowtie. He failed; his hands were shaking too much. Wufei laughed and came over. “Relax. And I am invested in this because you are my friend and you deserve this.” He told Trowa. “You’ll do fine. Remember he likes you, why else would he ask you out on a date?”

Trowa nodded and stood still until Wufei finished tying his bowtie. Wufei stepped back when he finished and appraised Trowa. “I don’t know if my opinion helps, but I think you look nice Trowa.”

“Thanks Wufei.” Trowa said. He heard the doorbell ring and walked downstairs to answer it. He found Zechs standing there with a single blood red rose in his hands. “Good evening.” Zechs said and bowed. He straightened and handed Trowa the rose. Trowa smiled slightly and placed the rose in his pocket. Trowa said goodbye to Wufei and shut the door. Zechs led him down the front walk and to a waiting limo. “This is yours?” Trowa asked slightly unnerved.

“No I rented it for us tonight.” Zechs answered opening the door for Trowa. They drove downtown to a nice restaurant overlooking a park. They were sat on the balcony. They ordered and then settled down to wait for their food. When they were alone, Zechs spoke. “You know I like you, right Trowa?”

Trowa nodded. “I noticed.”

Zechs smiled. “I was wondering how you felt about me.”

Trowa thought about it. How did he feel about Zechs? He thought he seemed nice and he was certainly good looking. But did he like him? Trowa thought about how he felt when he was with Zechs and smiled. “I think I like you too, Zechs.”

When Zechs heard that he wanted to shout out loud. He managed to restrain himself though. Instead he said, “That’s great.”

Zechs’ thoughts then turned to Treize. ‘Oh crap.’ He thought ‘what am I going to tell him? He is my superior officer and like a brother to me. But I just can’t think of him as more… But I kind of owe it to him if he wants to try a relationship with me.’

Trowa shifted nervously when he saw Zechs staring off into space. ‘Now what?’ he thought. ‘Is Zechs going to take advantage of the fact that I like him?’ He wondered. Instead Zechs looked nervous and preoccupied. “Zechs?” Trowa asked. “Is something wrong?”

Zechs shook his head and forced himself to smile; he would deal with the Treize problem later. “No. I’m fine.”

Trowa eyed him. He was hiding something, and Trowa knew it. The question was, what?

Just then the waiter brought their drinks and broke up the tension that was building. They thanked him and when he left they turned to each other. They talked about neutral things as they waited for their food to arrive. After dinner Zechs and Trowa returned to Wufei’s house.

Trowa was about to climb out of the car when he felt Zechs grab his arm. He turned to regard Zechs warily. He still hadn’t decided that Zechs was not going to try something. But instead of trying to do anything harmful to Trowa, Zechs just pulled him close and gently kissed him. Just a small kiss, it didn’t last any longer than a second, but it left Trowa breathless. He just sat there dazed for a minute before he could breath normally again.

Zechs too was amazed how much he had been effected by the kiss. As Trowa stood to go he whispered in Trowa’s ear, “Goodbye my beloved Trowa.”

Trowa shivered as he heard Zechs’ last statement. “Goodbye, Zechs...” Trowa hesitated a moment then opened his mouth to say more, but Zechs laid a finger over his lips. “You don’t need to say anything more. I said what I said because I felt it, not because I wanted an endearment back. You will when you are ready, I don’t want it if it’s not real.” Zechs smiled up at Trowa as he shut the door. As the limo drove away Trowa turned and went inside. He leaned against the wall and thought about what Zechs had said. He didn’t want even a little endearment from Trowa until he was ready. Trowa smiled, maybe this was going to work.

Wufei came in from the kitchen when he heard the door close. “Well?” he demanded. “How did it go?”

Trowa smiled, “It was wonderful, he’s wonderful.” He said absentmindedly.

Wufei grinned. “Come on lover boy. To bed with you.” Wufei gentle pushed Trowa towards the stairs. Trowa walked away like he was in a trance. Wufei shook his head and went into the living room to call Ami.