The Foreign Exchange Student

Here it is. This chapter is going to be considerably longer, because I just couldn\'t stop writing it. Thanks to all my readers out there who have been following this story. Thanks for all my reviews! I hope you enjoy this next installment, so without further adieu....



The Foreign Exchange Student: Chapter 8



Duo shot up quickly and looked at his clock. He\'d overslept, it was 9 already! He was going to be late to pick up Heero if he didn\'t hurry. Jumping out of the bed, he quickly braided his hair, and jumped into the clothes that Quatre had picked out for him. He put his shoes on and bolted out the door.



Arriving on the first floor, he shot into the lobby. He went to the front desk. "Please tell Manuel to get the limo and meet me outside. I have to go to the airport," Duo informed the woman. He looked down at his watch. It said 9:15. He had to hurry. He went outside and waited on Manuel.



Within minutes, the limo arrived, and not waiting for Manuel to open the door, Duo rushed in. "I gotta go to the airport Manuel. After you drop me off, wait for me. I am picking up Heero today. Manuel, I am really nervous," Duo explained.



"To the airport, we go, Master Maxwell," Manuel replied, merging into traffic. "I understand why you are nervous. But, being a little nervous is not a problem at all, so don\'t let it bother you. Just take a bunch of deep breaths, and clear your mind. I know it\'s hard to do, but trust me, I\'ve never steered you wrong before."



"I will try, Manuel," Duo responded, looking down at his feet. He scooted toward the refrigerator and grabbed a Dr. Pepper. He sipped it slowly, trying to calm his mind, but he couldn\'t get Heero out of his mind. He reached into the cabinet above the refirigerator and grabbed an oatmeal creme pie. He enjoyed those very much. He ate his snack and sipped his soda all the way to the airport.



Manuel rolled down the window, "We are here, Master Maxwell."



"Thanks, Manuel," Duo said, full of excitement. He looked down at his watch, it said 9:45. He had 15 minutes to get to Heero\'s gate. Then it hit him, he didn\'t know what gate Heero would be arriving at. He had to get in there and find out, quick.



Duo exited the limo and made haste getting into the airport. He went to the closest employee he could find. "Do you know what gate the plane from Okinawa is arriving at?"



"No, sir, I don\'t, but if you can wait, I will ask someone," the woman told him.



"I don\'t have any time, his plane gets here at 10!" Duo shouted. Just then, Duo\'s cell rang. "Hello?"



"Oh, Duo, I am glad I caught you," replied the man on the phone.



"Mr. Brausch, I don\'t have time right now," Duo explained to him, "Unless you magically know what gate Heero\'s plane will be arriving at."



"Duo," John laughed, "I am sitting next to Heero on the plane right now!"



"Oh thank goodness, so what gate? Hang on, what were you doing in Okinawa?"



"That doesn\'t matter right now, we are coming in on gate C17, I will see you in ten minutes. Goodbye, Duo," John informed him.



"Bye, Mr. Brausch," Duo said and then hung his phone up. Duo knew his way around the airport pretty well, and then quickly walked toward the gate.

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Heero felt the plane land and his heart instantly started racing. He was more nervous than ever. He couldn\'t get the image of Duo out of his mind. He was instantly scared, more scared than anytime in his life. He was about to be face-to-face with one of the hottest guys he had ever seen.



"Thank you for flying Delta Airlines, we hope you enjoyed your flight," announced the flight attendant.



Heero stood up. He felt very weak in the knees. He grabbed his laptop bag and headed toward the exit. His breathing quickened and his pace quickened as he headed out to see Duo. Heero ran ahead of John, wanting nothing to do with him. Heero fell into an all-new state of being nervous.



Duo watched the people pour into the building as they were exiting the plane. He searched for a glimpse of Heero. Then, there he was, he saw his first glimpse of him, Heero Yuy. He almost seemed to glow. He was wearing this blue-button up, that seemed almost the color of his eyes. He had a few buttons undone. He also had on these low rise jeans and a pair of geta. His eyes were covered with dark sunglasses, but Duo knew his eyes, just from the photo, he could see them, even though he wasn\'t seeing them.



Heero caught Duo\'s eyes and they instantly shared something for that moment. Heero began walking toward Duo, knowing who he was already. Heero\'s heart beat faster and faster the closer he got toward Duo.



Duo gulped. He was unsure of how to greet him. Next thing he knew, Heero was standing in front of him. "Hi!" Duo shouted, unable to control his tone of voice.



Heero slid his shades down to look at him, grinning seductively as he did so. "Duo, it\'s so nice to finally meet you." Heero\'s accent was made obvious when he spoke.



Duo was speechless, he didn\'t know how to respond. Heero\'s accent was so sexy it made him tremble. "Heero, it\'s nice to meet you too." Duo held out his hand to initiate a hand shake, but Heero didn\'t do anything.



Heero smiled at him once again. He was shaking. He didn\'t know how he was acting so cool. Duo was so beautiful. Heero bowed. His heart was pounding. Oh god, Duo was so beautiful in real life, he didn\'t know how he was going to be able to live with him and be able to control himself at the same time.



"I suppose we need to go and get your luggage, right?" Duo asked, not taking his eyes off of Heero. If it would have been socially acceptable for Duo to be drooling right now, he would be. Duo tried to look away, but he couldn\'t.



Heero wanted to say something to break the tension as they walked to baggage claim, but he couldn\'t think of anything. Heero could imagine himself stealing a kiss from Duo right here, but he didn\'t know what would happen. In his mind, he secretly wished that Duo liked him too, but he didn\'t want to do anything without knowing for sure, so he dissmissed those thoughts entirely.



Duo was mentally undressing Heero. "Heero, tell me about yourself. I want to know everything there is to know about you."



"Well, what do you want to know first?"



"I suppose we could start with the basics," Duo suggested.



"My Name is Heero Kiyoji Yuy. I\'m 17. My blood type is O+ and my birthday is July 4th," Heero told him, "What about you?"



"My name is Duo Maxwell, I\'m 17 as well. I don\'t know my blood type and my birthday is December 17th. So, what are your hobbies? What kind of music do you like?"



"As for my hobbies, I enjoy martial arts, playing piano, singing, playing baseball and playing video games," Heero explained to him. "As for my music, I don\'t just listen to one set genre. Of course I like Japanese music, but mostly JRock. I also listen to Gackt, if you know who that is. I also have a thing for American classic rock. Then, since I play piano, I have to enjoy classical music. I have a bit of a taste for video game music as well." Heero was glad that Duo finally broke the ice. You could have cut the tension between the two of them with a knife.



"I have never heard any JRock before, nor have I heard of Gackt," Duo informed him. "I mostly just listen to music of the emo variety. Not saying that I am emo or anything, it\'s just those guys in those bands, they are so hott!" That was it, he had just revealed to Heero he was gay. As if he didn\'t know already. He just hoped Heero picked up on that statement.



"I can agree with that statement, although, I have to admit, if I wanted to listen to good music about death, I would just listen to metal. At least it would sound better," Heero hoped he didn\'t piss him off, but music was one thing that he was particular about. But, he did catch Duo\'s hint and he sent one right back. Duo was already hitting on him. Heero knew that this would be a very interesting time.



"Oh," Duo said. "So, are you nervous about being in America?"



They arrived at baggage claim and Heero was searching for his bags. "Yes, actually it scared me to death. This place is already so different than Japan and I haven\'t even really stepped on real American soil. I know it will definitely take some getting used to."



"I will teach you some things to help you along out here," Duo replied. "I wouldn\'t want you suffering from culture shock. Plus, if you want, we could always go to a Japanese community around here. Lots of different kinds of people live here, but they all live in their separate areas. All kinds of races live in this country, but we all live alone too, if you catch what I am saying. You will see more of what I am talking about later. I will show you."



"After I get my luggage, do you think we could go eat?" Heero asked. He was very hungry and he was ready to try more of this American food.



"I know this really good Japanese restaurant," Duo mentioned. "It\'s called Ichiban. Did I pronounce that right?"



"Well, sort of close. I actually want some American food. I had some chicken and mashed potatoes on the plane. They were good. I want some more of that," Heero explained to him.



"Okay, that will work. Wait until you try macaroni and cheese. And meatloaf. And a good pot roast. I can\'t wait to cook you all of those things!" Duo smiled at him.



Heero eyed his luggage. There were two big duffle bags and Heero grabbed them up like they weren\'t heavy at all. "You know, that was the first time I had mashed potatoes. I didn\'t even know what they were. I just know that they were really good."



"Well, if that\'s what you like, then, we can keep it coming. Oh, do you need some help with those?" Duo asked, not knowing how much help he could be. "So, are you ready? I have Manuel waiting for us."



Heero handed Duo a duffle bag, but he instantly felt how heavy it was, about a good 100 pounds. He didn\'t see how Heero was carrying those. Duo struggled with carrying it, so he traded his laptop bag with him. "You know, I should have asked you the same question. Be careful with that bag, it\'s got my laptop in it."



"I will, Heero. Oh, if you don\'t mind, I had planned a spa day with my friends, if you don\'t mind tagging along. One of them, Wu Fei just found out his boyfriend is going to college on the other side of the country and he\'s really broken up about it. So, we are all going to get massages. They will also be joining us for lunch, if you don\'t mind. Don\'t worry about the cost, it\'s all on me," Duo said, realizing he again was talking too much.



"No, I don\'t mind. I have never gotten a massage before, so I think that would be nice," Heero added. "So who is Manuel, is that one of your friends?"



"No, silly, he\'s my driver," Duo told him as they walked up to his limo.



"You have a limo? Your own personal limo?" Heero was shocked. He was told Duo was rich, but, he didn\'t understand to the extent just yet.



"Yeah, and Manuel is my driver for life. I wouldn\'t pick anyone else to drive me around."



Manuel approached Heero, "Master Yuy, let me get those bags and secure them in the trunk for you."



"You can call me Heero," Heero suggested.



"Your accent is very nice. I don\'t hear a Japanese accent as thick as yours anymore," Manuel explained. "I would call you Heero, Master Yuy, but it is too informal." Manuel began loading Heero\'s bags into the trunk and then he opened the door for the boys.



They both climbed in. "Heero," Duo said, throwing an oatmeal creme pie at him, "Eat this, it will hold you until we get to eat. We still gotta pick up Quatre, Trowa and Wu Fei."



"What is this?" Heero asked cautiously. He had never seen this food before.



"It\'s called an Oatmeal Creme Pie, they are very tasty. Oh, want something to drink with that?"



"Just whatever you have, even water will be okay," Heero said. He began opening the package to that mystery food. He had never eaten one and was very cautious as to trying it. But, he figured it would be good like the chicken, so he bit right into it. His face curled into a smile as he chewed.



"I only got Dr. Pepper," Duo announced, watching Heero eat that snack cake. He handed Heero the soda.



"This is really good! Oh my!" Heero was in love with this new Oatmeal Creme Pie. He opened the Dr. Pepper and took a drink. It tasted ten times better with the soda. He loved American food already. Heero practically inhaled the rest of the snack cake, even eating the crumbs from the bag.



"You really enjoyed that, huh?" Duo grinned. I have some more at home, you are welcome to eat them." Duo liked the fact that he could see Heero eat all these new things and watch his face light up. He liked seeing that alot.



Heero was enthralled. He was in the company of a very hot Duo and he was getting to eat all these strange, but yet tasty foods.



"Oh, Manuel," Duo said, "You do remember that we are going to pick up Quatre, Trowa and Wu Fei, right? Oh and then after that, take us to KFC. I want Heero to enjoy the wonders of fried chicken. Then, we are off to the spa."



"Ok, Master Maxwell," Manuel nodded, trying to still get out of the aiport. There was always a mass of traffic and it seemed everyone wanted to take all freaking day.