Notes: ummm //thinking or telepathy\\ it will probably get confusing later on but that's the fun part ^_~,

This Fic was Beta-ed by Ilyena _sylph and by Midgewood58. Also Titled by my good friend P_M (THANKIES ) Although any and all spelling and grammar mistakes are still completely my own.

Chapter 3

Wufei charged down the steps. "You," he snarled, standing toe to toe with the stranger. The other boy stared back, seemingly bored, but there was a tension about him that suggested he was ready for a fight.

The two black Rottweilers growled and started to advance on the confrontation. Treize tapped his foot lightly and the dogs came to heel at his side. "Excellent, they're all here," Treize said, ignoring what was going on between the two boys behind him.

Une stepped forward, "Alright boys, down the stairs. It's time for introductions." They all moved down the stairs and the other boy moved around Wufei with a clean step, disregarding his presence. As Wufei finally joined them in the semicircle, Une began speaking again. "This is the founder of the Treize Institute and the man responsible for gathering us all here, Mr. Treize." They proceeded to shake hands. "Mr. Treize," Une continued, "this is Trowa Barton, Duo Maxwell, Quatre Raberba Winner, Wufei Chang, and of course you know Heero Yuy."

"What is he doing here?" Wufei said, acidly.

Heero stepped towards Wufei in a threatening manner but Treize halted him. "Mr. Yuy has been released into my custody. He will live here and attend school with the rest of you. I have spoken with him and he understands the consequences of not fully living up to my expectations." He leveled his gaze on Wufei, "I trust you can live with this arrangement, Mr. Chang."

Duo had expected Wufei to fold under the pressure of Treize's mild glare but to Wufei's credit, he did not. Wufei gave a curt nod in ascension but did not break eye contact with the older man. Treize smirked and began to slowly walk around the small group assembled. "Welcome," he said in a tone that commanded attention, "to the Treize Institute. I am sure by now you realize why I have brought you here but, more important, is the purpose we hope to accomplish. What we do here will change the world. A world that is ignorant of your power, a world we will enlighten.

"All of you have been endowed with superior gifts. These gifts make you superior to the rest of humanity, held by a different set of rules and standards-"

Duo's eyes narrowed. //There's something not right about this guy.\\ He had sat through too many of this type of speech before, when some teacher or officer or power-drunk authority figure had felt he needed an attitude adjustment. They would always walk around him with their head held high, trying to give off an aura of superiority. But there was something different about this man. Duo didn't like the things he was saying. The way the speech had started was all well and good, but then it took a turn. Duo was listening absently as Treize was saying something about bring about a new era, in which he would lead them to realize their true potential. He looked around the group to gauge the other's reactions.

Une had a look of adoration in her eyes that had been there since Mr. Treize had arrived. Trowa looked impassive, or maybe that was just boredom. Quatre looked just as weary as Duo felt; at least he wasn't the only one. Wufei seemed distracted, though Duo didn't know if he was angrier with Heero or Treize. Finally, Duo's eyes settled on Heero, and he was surprised. Heero looked amused, as if he were really enjoying Treize's tirade. A small frown graced the edges of Duo's mouth, //What could possibly be funny about this speech?\\

It was at that moment that Heero choose to look at the Duo, almost as if he sensed the other's eyes on him. When he saw Duo's frown, Heero's amusement increased. He watched the boy's near violet eyes widen at being caught staring before he could hide the action, his amusement turned into a full out smirk. //Interesting.\\

Duo's frown deepened and he turned away. He had the feeling the joke was on him, and he didn't like it. Treize was finishing his speech when Duo started to pay attention again. The man wished them a successful and productive stay. Then Treize turned and exited the house without another word, the dogs followed close behind.

"Where is he going?" Quatre asked.

"Mr. Treize does not live here, he is going to his home." She paused, looking thoughtful for a moment, "Relena!" she called toward the kitchen. "Come out here for a moment, please."

Seconds later, a girl entered the room from the kitchen area. She was about their age with long wheat blonde hair and cornflower blue-eyes. She bounced into the room with a friendly smile and curtsied slightly in front of the group.

"This is Relena Darlian," Une continued, "She will be helping around the house and lab." There was yet another round of introductions before Une started again. "The lab is in the basement area where we will be doing our daily testing. If you can't find me in the lab or the kitchen, I'm probably in my room, which is there," she pointed to the French doors in the hall. "Please don't hesitate to come to me with any concerns. That's it, you should take this time to sort out your rooms and get unpacked. We'll call you when dinner is ready." Une and Relena went into the kitchen.

As soon as they exited the room, Wufei turned to Heero to finish the would-be confrontation, but Heero had already turned, and was halfway up the stairs. They followed Heero to the top of the stairs, "I'm taking this room," he said and started to walk to the room at the end of the hall.

"You can't just take that room!" Wufei growled as he stood behind Heero. "There are only four rooms and that's the largest. It should go to whoever is sharing."

Heero turned, "For the last 16 hours I have been chained to a bench in the back of a detention center bus and I wouldn't mind killing you right now, Chang. I just said I am taking this room, do you want to die trying to stop me?" Wufei stepped into a fighting posture and Heero smirked as if he was waiting for the other boy to make a move. Neither of them was backing down. They both look ready to spring into action at any second.

Sighing, Duo moved up the stairs past Quatre and Trowa and somehow managed to slip past Wufei in the narrow space of the hall to stand between him and Heero. "Ahhhh Wufei, let him have the room," Duo suddenly exclaimed. "The A.C. doesn't work and he'll have to fight Whiskers the Rat to get the bed; it's not worth it." He turned to face down Heero. Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew that this stunt would probably get him a hospital stay. In the mean time, he figured he'd have a better chance of making it out of the situation by staring down Heero. Wufei seemed less inclined to hit him in the back.

The smirk disappeared off of Heero's face and his eyes narrowed, Duo was really sure Heero was going to hit him, but he didn't flinch. Swirling violet and cold blue met in a face off and at that moment something passed between the two that neither could ever explain. It was the beginning of something no one could begin to understand. They just knew they would not fight, at least, not then.

"Hn." Heero grunted as he turned on his heel and entered the room. "Stay out of my way, both of you." he growled as he slammed the door behind him.

Duo let out a breath he did not know he had been holding, "Well, he's a friendly sort." Duo finally said.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Maxwell?" Wufei growled behind him. Duo had completely forgotten he was even there.

"Take it easy," Duo said turning with a smile. He clamped a friendly hand on Wufei's shoulder, "Wait 'til after you get the money to kick his ass. That way, you'll have a whole years worth of reasons to beat the living crap out of him and a whole lot of cash to go with them." Then he quickly slipped out of Wufei's reach before the boy decided to take his frustrations out on him.

"Since there are now three rooms to the four of us, we should double up in those two rooms with the shared bathroom and use the this room as a common room." Trowa said, stepping out of the room directly across from the top of the stairs. No one had even noticed when he slipped away during the stand off.

"That's a great idea Trowa," Quatre said. "I'll room with Duo and Wufei can room with you." Quatre felt this arrangement would be best because Trowa's calm demeanor would rub off on Wufei, something that would probably be for the best in the next year.

"That's fine. We will take this room." Wufei said stiffly as he waked into the room on the left side. Trowa followed him silently.

Duo shrugged and turned to Quatre, "So, which side do you want?"

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