The First Date and Other Mishaps
Written
by: Duet Maxwell(Oracle) Brainstorming
with the help of: JulietBunny1 _______________________________________________________________________
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Part
One:
"I
think I need another shower."
"Duo,
you've taken three already."
Quatre
replied. The boys were gathered in the bedroom of Duo's apartment.
"Well…"
Duo
said slowly,
"Not
like a fourth couldn't hurt."
He
flashed a lopsided grin.
"Yeah,
but it could make you late."
Wufei
commented from his spot on the bed.
"Oh
my god, what time is it?!"
Duo
exclaimed as he put on his boxers. He dropped the wet towels on the bathroom
floor and grabbed his watch from the counter.
"That
was cruel Wu-man."
Duo
said, glaring at Wufei who was now snickering to himself. Quatre slipped into
the bathroom to hang up the towels.
"Calm
down Duo, you have plenty of time."
Heero
said, stopping his friend from lunging at Wufei. Duo sighed,
" I
just realized I have absolutely no idea what to wear."
He
groaned aloud and sat down at the edge of his bed, rubbing his forehead. Trowa
set his book aside and got up from the chair he'd been sitting in. He opened
Duo's closet and began rummaging around. After a while he pulled out a few
selections. The others crowded around him and began to choose among his picks.
Duo left them and went back into the bathroom to dry his hair.
"Well?"
He
asked after awhile,
"Got
anything yet?"
Trowa
gestured to him and Duo came out and joined them as he began brushing his hair.
"How
about this?"
Trowa
asked, laying down the final selections on the bed.
"Man,
what would I do without you guys!"
He
said joyfully, already pulling on the black pair of slacks.
"Let's
hope we never have to know the answer to that."
Wufei
smirked. Duo rolled his eyes as he pulled on the red dress shirt and began
buttoning it up. Quatre came from behind and brushed out the last few tangles
in his friend's hair.
"Braid
as always?"
"You
bet Quatre, buddy."
Duo
replied as he sat down on the floor to pull of his socks and slip into a pair
of black loafers.
"All
done!"
Quatre
said as he finished tying a red ribbon at the end of the braid. Duo ventured
back into the bathroom as he pulled on his knee-length, black leather jacket.
"Looks
great Quat, thanks!"
He
commented, emerging out of the bathroom,
"So,
how do I look?"
He
questioned. He came to the center of the room and turned on his heel so they
good see him from all sides.
"Fabulous"
They
all replied together in a snobbish English accent. They all laughed as they
came out of his room.
"Lemme
see…got my wallet, breath mints, keys…"
he
mumbled aloud as he went through a mental checklist.
"Damn,
what am I missing!?"
He
growled in frustration. Heero went back into the bedroom and then back out with
a single red rose in his hand.
"This
would help, Duo."
He
said and Duo took the rose with a sheepish grin, slipping it into the inside
pocket of his jacket.
"Well,
that's everything, thanks for the help guys. Wish me luck!"
Duo
smiled at them as he locked up his apartment. He got onto his motorcycle and
pulled on his helmet as Quatre's chauffeur opened the doors to the limo for the
other boys.
"Good
luck!"
They
waved as Duo revved the engine.
"I
think you'll need it."
Wufei
said as they watched him ride off. The others couldn't help but nod in
agreement as they got into the car.
Part
Two:
The napkin in Duo's hands was already twisted and crumpled, now he began to tear it into little pieces in nervousness.
"Here
you go Madame."
He
heard a waiter over him say, he glanced up and saw the most stunning sight
ever. He quickly got up, smiling,
"Hilde,
you look….stunning."
He
breathed. Hilde blushed as they both sat down together. She glanced at the
remains of the napkin and laughed silently.
…and I thought I was nervous about this!…
The waiter took their drink orders and left
them alone.
"I
hope you didn't have to wait long."
Hilde
said,
"Oh,
not at all!"
Duo
replied quickly, sweat already trickling down his neck.
…The rose you moron!…
…Shut up, I'm nervous…
…Give it to her already!…
…I'm getting there, shut up!…
Duo swallowed as he fumbled for the rose in his jacket.
"I
brought this for you."
He
said quietly, his eyes down as he placed the rose in front of her. Her eyes lit
up,
"Duo…it's
simply beautiful. You didn't have to go to all the trouble for me, but thank
you."
She
leaned over and kissed him on his cheek, he flushed red immediately. The dinner
continued on like that even as they prepared to leave.
"Hey
Hilde, how'd you get here?"
Duo
asked, opening the door as they left the restaurant.
"By
taxi, why?"
"Would
you like to take a walk? There's a park not too far away…"
He
offered her his arm.
"I'd love to."
She
said, slipping her arm into the crook of his. He smiled widely and pulled her
close as they made their way down the street.
Part
Three:
Hilde and Duo held hands as they wandered through the park, the sun setting in the distance.
"Isn't
it gorgeous, Duo?"
Hilde
whispered, Duo nodded, though of course obviously not looking at the sunset.
"Yeah…..gorgeous."
Hilde
blushed and she lowered her head in embarrassment. Duo moved closer to her as
they sat down against a large tree. Just as he came near to kiss her, he heard
a strange type of growling sound behind him.
…Stupid mutt, go away!…
He
leaned over and kissed her, using one hand to shoo away the dog. But it had
other ideas…
"YEOWWWWW!!!!!!"
Duo
screamed out as the dog bit down on his hand.
"Crap!!"
He
snarled….among other words….Hilde jumped aside in fright before realizing that
Duo needed her help. She tried to shove the dog away, but it grabbed the hem of
her skirt and began ripping and tearing at it. Duo tackled the dog in an effort
to protect her, which brought all three of them crashing to the ground.
"Duo,
come on!"
Hilde
cried out, the dog now chewing on Duo's ankle.
"I'd
love to if something wasn't mistaking me for a main course!"
He
hollered back. Helping him to fight the dog off, Hilde began pulling the
limping Duo away. The disheveled pair didn't stop running until they had
reached Duo's apartment. Hilde fumbled inside Duo's pant pockets for his keys.
"O.o….Hilde…."
He
teased, she rolled her eyes,
"
Oh shut up you dork."
She
left him to limp in by himself as she opened the door.
"First
Aid supplies are over in the kitchen."
He
said as he limped over to the couch, collapsing onto it.
"Damn
dog…."
He
growled, taking his shoes off. He looked at what was left of his expensive
loafers in distaste.
"I
really liked these shoes too…"
Hilde
came over with the First Aid supplies, her dress ripped and dirty.
"Now
this may sting a little, all right?"
Duo
nodded as he laid his jacket aside.
"Yeah,
sure sure, they always say that."
He
rolled his eyes as she propped his foot up and began to clean it.
"Holy
crap!! That hurts!!!!"
He
whimpered loudly, Hilde looked at him in amusement.
"Told
you it would hurt, Mr.Macho…"
She
retorted matter-o-factly. He glared at her and continued to whimper as she
cleaned the rest of his wounds.
"There,
all done."
She
said a while after, she got up and replaced the kit where it was.
"Some
exciting night this has been….I'm real sorry Hilde…"
Duo
said solemnly as she came back and sat down beside him. Hilde looked at him in
sympathy.
…he's so damn cute when he's sad…
"It's all right Duo! Heh, it'll be something I'll never forget…something you wont forget for a few weeks either for that matter!"
She
laughed, pointing to the bruises and bandages on his hand and foot.
"Oh,
I missed one…"
She
whispered, seeing a small scrape on his forehead. She rose to get the first aid
kit again but Duo grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her back down.
"Duo!!"
She
yelled loudly, laughing all the same.
"Can't
you just kiss it to make it better?"
He
asked quietly, pouting as she glared back at him. She giggled and leaned up,
giving him a butterfly kiss on the wound. He grimaced,
"Told
you I need to kit again!"
She
said, punching him in the arm,
"Please!
Have mercy….I have enough injuries without you ganging up on me."
"Oh
puh-lease!"
She
said laughing as she strode back into the kitchen,
"Men
are such babies!"
She
muttered to herself after she had cleaned the scrape and put the kit away once
again.
"So
Duo, my brave hero, what should we do now?"
She
questioned, trying to straighten up what remained of her dress.
"Duo?"
She
asked again, sitting back down on the couch.
"Just
my luck…"
She
pouted, folding her arms as he answered her with a soft snore. She looked at
him from the corner of her eye.
…when he shuts up he's actually even cuter…
"Well, Duo, thank you for the memorable first date…"
She
whispered, her eyelids drooping. Grabbing a nearby blanket she laid it over his
sleeping form before sitting down besides him. His arm came out and he pulled
her closer to him in his sleep.
"Love
you…"
he
mumbled, burying his head in her hair. She smiled as she drifted off to sleep.
Part
Four:
"So how do you guys think the date went for Duo?"
Quatre
asked as the boy's neared the braided pilot's apartment. The other three young
men looked at each other before smiles broke onto their faces.
"With
Duo? I don't even wanna know…"
Wufei
muttered.
"What
do you think, Heero?"
Trowa
asked the darker haired boy next to him. Heero shrugged,
"Disaster?"
Wufei
laughed ahead of them as they reached Duo's apartment door.
"Well,
guess we'll just have to wait 'til he tells us."
Wufei
said back, knocking on the door. After a moment they heard some shuffling
behind the door and then it was opened. And it was something that none of them
had expected.
"HILDE????!!!!"
They
all gasped, their mouths hanging open as they took in her ruffled hair and torn
attire. Quatre fainted and Wufei put his hand up to his nose before it started
to bleed.
"I
didn't know Duo had it in him…"
Trowa
said in shock, his one visible eye wide as he held the fainted Arabian in his
arms. Hilde was just beginning to wake up, and she looked at them all in naïve
bewilderment.
"Yeahhhhh….okay….I
don't know what you guys are talking about, but come on in. Be a little quiet,
Duo's still asleep…"
She
left the door as they came in,
"Heh…yeah,
bet he was tired after last night…"
Wufei
managed to say under his breath, Heero smirked. Quatre managed to snap out of
his state of shock as they came to where Duo was. They all looked down at the
form on the couch. Duo's braid was half undone, his shoes and socks were gone,
and his pant legs and one arm of his shirt were in tatters.
"My
god, what did they do?!"
The
blonde pilot couldn't help but wonder aloud. Wufei laughed again. The curled up
form partially under the blanket began to mumble and turn around, and off the
couch.
"Aw
man…."
Duo
yawned, rising up slightly from the floor. He rubbed his neck and yawned again
before realizing that there were other people in the room.
"Hmmm?
Oh…hey guys, mornin'…"
he
mumbled, getting back onto the couch as he tossed the blanket aside.
"Morning?
It's noon Maxwell."
Wufei
said, sitting down on the coffee table as the others grabbed chairs.
"Really?….didn't
notice…."
"We
can see that…"
Heero
replied. Duo looked confused but could really care less. His foot was killing
him, not to mention what sleeping on the couch had down to his back, or falling
from it for that matter.
"Well,
how are you all doing?…And why are you here?"
Duo
asked, he gestured for the guys to follow him to his room. Hilde called out
that she was making brunch for them so that they wouldn't take too long.
"Well,
we came over to see how things went…"
Heero
said as Duo went into the bathroom for a shower.
"Yuck,
I smell like dog…that stupid mutt."
The
braided pilot muttered as the shower turned on.
"What?"
Quatre
asked,
"Nothing."
Duo
called back as he took his shower. They all waited until he finished, thoughts
of what had happened filling up their thoughts.
"What
exactly did you guys do?"
Quatre
asked as Duo came out in a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt.
"Oh,
well we went to dinner, which was great and everything. Then I took her to the
park, and we walked around and stuff, then came back here."
Duo
replied, trying to keep it romantic sounding by taking out the little
'dog-incident' part out.
"And???"
The
other pilots pressed on.
"Huh?
What do you mean, and? We came back here and that was it."
"But
well, your clothes, and Hilde's clothes…you two didn't do ANYTHING else?"
Quatre
continued on. Duo was starting to get the feeling that they thought he had done
something. Looking around at the intrigued faces staring at him confirmed his
thoughts.
"You
guys are kidding right? You actually think that Hilde and I…..that we
actually….her and I? That I would do something like….You guys are sick!!!"
"But…but
your clothes….and why did she stay the night? Hmm?"
Quatre
stuttered.
"Dude,
man…you guys are twisted….or just real horny or something! I can't believe you
all….and Quatre, you think that I would do something like that??!!"
"Well
come on Maxwell. It does seem kind of obvious. The girl stays here over night.
And her clothes are ripped and torn, and so are yours? You actually think
anyone wouldn't notice?"
Wufei
stated from the bed. Duo was holding his head in his hands as he walked back
and forth in front of them, muttering to himself. He looked at them, muttering
'perverts', and continued pacing. He finally stopped, throwing his hands up in
the air.
"Look,
you really wanna know? It wasn't as romantic as I was trying to make it sound.
Well, it would have been, except for this damn dog. Hilde and I were over in
the park watching the sunset. And I leaned over to kiss her and this dog was
behind us. I tried to shoo it away and it bit me! Then it attacked us! That's
why we looked like crap when you came in, and why she stayed the night."
He
said in a rush, breathing heavily as the others took in what he said.
"Food
is ready guys!"
Hilde
called from the kitchen. Everyone but Quatre and Duo began to file out.
"
Just keep telling yourself that Maxwell."
Wufei
said solemnly before bursting out into laughter.
"
Didn't know Maxwell had it him!"
He
said to Trowa and Heero as they went out of the bedroom.
"Augh!"
Duo
growled, falling back onto the bed. Quatre looked at him in sympathy.
"Don't
worry Duo. My heart tells me you didn't do anything. But well…..it did look pretty
suspicious…"
Duo
just rolled his eyes.
"Well,
thanks for the vote of confidence Quatre. Would you mind getting me the First
Aid kit from my bathroom?"
Duo
said from his sprawled out position on the bed. Quatre nodded and pulled it
out.
"What
for?"
Quatre
asked, opening it up.
"Because
of that dog! If you needed any more reassurance, Hilde had to bandage me up
last night cause of that mutt. I had to take it off when I took my shower, I
gotta figure out how to put it all back on now."
He
showed Quatre his hand and ankle.
"See????!"
"Oh
my!"
Was
all the Arabian could say as Duo showed him the injuries.
"I'll
help you with the First Aid stuff. I'm very sorry that we all accused you of
doing something…"
Quatre
replied as he bandaged up Duo.
"Thanks
buddy."
Duo
said. After putting the kit away Quatre followed his friend back out to the
kitchen.
Part
Five:
"Smells
incredible Hilde!"
Duo
said, sniffing the air as he and the others sat down. The others nodded as they
began filling their plates. Just as Duo was about to dig in the doorbell rang.
"Who
in the world could that be?"
Hilde
wondered, she left to go answer the door again.
"Why
hello, Relena!"
They
heard Hilde say. Heero turned an ashen shade of white.
"Oh
my, Hilde, are you all right?!"
"Huh?"
"Oh
yeah, I'll tell you in a moment. Come in!"
As
the boys heard Hilde and Relena talk, Heero's face told them all one thing
-HIDE
ME-
"My
room, let's go…"
Duo
whispered, and they all got up quietly and snuck away. Duo closed the door just
as Hilde and Relena came to the kitchen.
"Hey
guys look whose….uh….where did they go?"
Hilde
looked around in bewilderment. She shrugged,
"Sorry
Relena, but I don't know where they went. Were you looking for someone?"
"Yes,
Heero. We were supposed to meet half an hour ago, but he never showed. Well,
thanks anyway. Um…could I use the restroom perhaps before I leave?"
Hilde
nodded,
"Of
course! I think it's in Duo's bedroom, right down the hall."
She
directed Relena and then left a note for Duo telling him she was going home to
change.
"Damn
it! Guys, we have a BIG problem. Relena's heading this way to use the
bathroom!"
Duo
hissed, moving away from the door.
"But
we have no where to go!"
Wufei
hissed back,
"The
closet?"
Quatre
offered. They all nodded and dashed for the closet as Relena reached the door.
"Ow…crap…that's
my foot…the hurt one, get off!"
Duo
whispered in the dark of the closet.
"Trowa
get off my hand!"
"Uhhhh
Quatre..that's MY leg…."
"Maxwell
get off of me!"
"I
would if you'd let go of my braid!"
Relena
actually made it to the bathroom without hearing anything coming from the
closet. They all sighed in relief when they heard the bathroom door close.
"Augh….I
can't breath, open the door!"
Duo
pleaded. Suddenly the door was opened for them.
"I
knew I'd find you!"
The
five boys groaned loudly as they saw Relena's ecstatic face. Her arm whipped
out and grabbed a hold of Heero's hand.
"Come
on!"
She
cried, dragging him out of the closet. Before the others had a chance to
scramble out she slammed it shut in their faces. In the dark all they could
here was the shuffle of feet and Heero muttering 'omae o korosu' over and over.
"Oh
you always say that sweety."
Was
the last thing they heard before Duo's front door slammed close.
"Poor
guy."
Trowa
said, and the others nodded in the dark.
"I'll
get the door."
Duo
grumbled, fumbling around in the dark.
"That
isn't the doorknob, Maxwell."
Wufei
growled darkly.
"EWWWWW!"
Duo
shrieked in the dark. After a little more shuffling he finally found the
doorknob. After turning it a few times, sweat began to trickle down his neck.
"Hehe…you
won't believe this fella's…but I think Relena jammed the door when she slammed
it…"
Duo
told them nervously.
"What???!!!"
Wufei
hollered. There was a mass of scrambling, stepping on limbs and curse words
flying about as they tried to open the door. Minutes dragged by…
"Hey,
you guys hear that?"
Duo
said happily after what seemed like hours. Hilde had come back for her purse.
"HELP!!!"
They
all cried loudly, but to no avail. Hilde picked up her purse without hearing a
sound, and Duo whimpered when he heard the front door close again.
"You'd
think the onna would be dying to find you after last night..."
Wufei
muttered.
"All
right, that's it baka-boy!!!"
Duo
yelled angrily, and he tackled Wufei in the dark.
Part
Six:
"I
didn't think we'd ever get out of that stupid closet!"
Duo
groaned later that afternoon. After about an hour had passed and the morale was
low, Wufei had ticked Duo off once again, which had resulted in Wufei trying to
kick Duo off of him in the dark. He missed Duo but was successful in un-jamming
the door.
"I
feel so bad that I wasn't able to hear any of you when I came back to get my
purse. I'm so glad you were able to get out though."
Hilde
commented, who was seated next to Duo…and who was playing footsie's with her
under the café table.
"I
left a message to Heero on his cell phone telling him to meet us here, but I
have no idea where he or Relena is."
Quatre
said to them.
"Poor
guy…didn't have a chance…"
Duo
added sadly, they all nodded in agreement solemnly. Just then they saw a
familiar dark brown haired young man walking hurriedly toward them.
"Heero,
glad you could make it buddy!"
Duo
said cheerfully.
"Shhhh!!….baka…"
Heero
responded angrily, he looked warily around him as he pulled up a chair. Duo
couldn't help but start laughing,
"Lemme
guess, you escaped the clutches of Relena and now she's probably looking for
you?"
The
others looked at Heero to see what he would say. Heero glared at his friend a
moment, and then nodded sullenly.
"So
come on Yuy, tell!"
Wufei
prodded, and they all leaned closer together to hear.
"Hn…it
was awful. She kept wanting to kiss and hug and hold hands…that wasn't the
least of the problems though…..planning on going to parties with me, and
dances….it was just god awful!"
Heero
hissed. Duo started cracking up and even Wufei started to smirk.
"You
poor guy Heero….poor guy."
Duo
said as a waiter came by to take their order.
"What
would you like?"
The
voice was all too familiar to them and they all almost collided heads as they
looked up quickly.
"Aieee!!!!
It's Dorothy!!!"
Duo
yelped,
"Not
that onna…."
Wufei
grumbled,
"Hi
Miss Dorothy."
Quatre
said nervously. Trowa shook his head slightly to Heero who had swiftly reached
for his gun out of habit.
"Damn….this
is really not my day…"
Dorothy
groaned.
"Nice
to see you too…"
She
said, forcing a smile; her large gray eyebrows twitched. The boys spent the
rest of their time annoying Dorothy.
"Hey,
Waitress, would you hurry up with that drink!?"
"Waitress…this
is NOT what I ordered!"
"Could
you heat this up a bit? It's quite cold…."
It
took more than willpower for Dorothy to not 'accidentally' dump a milkshake
onto Duo's head, let alone Wufei's. Inwardly she let out a sigh of relief as
they gathered their things to depart. Once they left, she slowly and casually
made her way to the table, looking for a tip. Peeking out under a plate was a
folded up napkin. As she opened it, her face flamed a beet red and her right
eyebrow began to twitch incessantly. In Duo's bold handwriting scrawled across
the napkin was the word:
TWEEZERS
Part
Seven:
Dusk was approaching as the group wandered up the street back to Duo's apartment.
"Man,
what a day!"
Duo
said, stretching his hands over his head and yawning.
"It
certainly was interesting."
Hilde
commented beside him. Duo let one of his arms slide around Hilde's waist as he
brought them down. He turned towards her, preparing to make a move for a quick
kiss. Out of the corner of his eye he saw from a distance a sight he really
wish he hadn't.
"Noooo,
not again!!!"
He
groaned, pulling away from a disappointed Hilde. The others glanced behind them
and they followed suit in the groaning. Heero's eyes went dark and he gave them
the panicked look again.
"That
onna, does she never give up?!"
Wufei
snarled, Heero tossed him a look that said, 'you're kidding, right?'. Hilde was
quite bewildered at why they wouldn't like a visit with Relena; who at the
moment was quickly gaining on them, though had not realized yet at they were
there.
"The
closet!"
Duo
said after a moment's thought. Hilde's eyes grew wide.
"Excuse
me?! Right now?"
But
the boys had already taken off for Duo's door, leaving Hilde behind at a loss
to receive an angered Peacecraft. Poor, poor Hilde…..
~Owari~
:: Japanese Terms ::
Just in case some of the readers
don't know the meaning's of the
few Japanese words I used, here they are:
baka: idiot, stupid
onna: woman
owari: the end (^-^)