Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of the characters.
Author's Note: Setting: After Endless Waltz…Quatre invited his friends to try out his
new hot tub…(No hentai-thoughts allowed. This is a silly fic inspired by true events…slightly OOC)
Soup's
On!
By ReiAkari
Wufei stared
suspiciously at the large pool of swirling water. "Is this thing safe?" he demanded as he glared at the blond young
man carefully laying his towel out in the sun.
"It's just a hot
tub, Wu." Duo laughed as he patted the Wufei on the back. "Think of it as a man-made hot
springs…without the required nudity." He said with a wink.
Wufei growled at
the hot tub in disgust.
Duo rushed up the
stairs of the hot tub and jumped in, sending a wave of hot water in Wufei's
direction. Their screams could be heard
throughout Quatre's mansion.
"Ow!" Duo wailed
as he shook the offending water from his braid. "How high do you have that thing set on?" he shouted at Quatre.
"I think I'm
severely burned!" Wufei complained loudly as he ringed his shirt.
"Hmm…"Quarte
stepped to the edge of the hot tub and looked at the temperature panel. "It's a little bit over 100 degrees. I guess I can turn the temperature down a
bit." He smiled and pressed a couple of
buttons. "It'll take a couple of
minutes for the temperature to drop, so I'll go make some lemonade. Why don't you two go see what is taking
Heero and Trowa so long?"
Duo stomped
loudly over to his deserted towel, and with a flourish draped it over his damp
body. "You heard our former
leader…Let's go!" and grabbed Wufei by the arm.
"Why do you have
your towel draped over your shoulders like that?" Wufei instantly regretted asking the question as the smirk grew
across Duo's face.
"I have once
again become Shinigami!" Duo shouted dramatically as he flung the damp beach
towel around like a cape. He stopped
for a second and looked Wufei in the eyes. "Seriously, where does Quatre buy
his towels? These things are huge!"
Wufei glared at
the violet-eyed ex-pilot for a second, debating on whether he should tempt fate
by slapping him, or to just go find the other two. Picking the latter option, he turned and headed for the living
room.
They found Heero
sitting in the parlor involved in an intense game of poker with Rashid and a
handful of Maganacs. Heero looked a
little out of place in his bright royal blue swimming trunks, surrounded by men
fully-dressed in khakis. His large
beach towel was neatly folded next to him, and it was clear that this round was
almost over.
"I raise you
$100." Heero stated as he added brightly colored chips to the impressively
large pile of chips.
Rashid looked
like he was the only one left in the game against Heero. The tall man looked as
though he was about to faint. His brow
was drenched in sweat, and his hands were trembling. Duo looked over his shoulder, two pairs. He bounded over to attempt to look over
Heero's shoulder but was greeted by a handgun aimed squarely at his forehead.
"I was just
curious." Duo huffed, as he dramatically flapped his towel purposely swiping the
back of Heero's head.
"It's obvious
that Rashid is bluffing." Wufei boomed.
That was Rashid's breaking point. "I fold." He said as he dramatically slammed his hand on the card
table.
"Actually, I was
the one who was bluffing." Heero stated calmly as he collected his
winnings.
Duo bounded up
and looked at Heero's abandoned hand. "Ha! A three of spades, a queen of diamonds…you couldn't have won with
this. Man, you were REALLY bluffing."
"I assume the hot
tub is ready." Heero replied as he picked up his towel and headed towards the
back of the mansion.
"Well, the first
part of our mission is completed…" Duo said to Wufei as they headed for the
kitchen. "Come on! Are you having any
fun?"
"No!" Wufei
huffed. "I'll be outside!" He shouted as he walked quickly towards the
patio.
"For a guy on
vacation…" Duo murmured as he walked in the kitchen. "Mission status report!"
"Duo!" Quatre
jumped and nearly dropped the large pitcher of lemonade. "You scared me!"
"Found target
number one, he is waiting outside as we speak!" Duo reported.
Quatre
giggled. "Well, abort the mission pilot
02, I already found Trowa. He should be
outside."
As if in answer
loud music began to boom from the pool area. Quatre smiled. "Heero must have
found the sound system." Suddenly the
music changed, only to be changed again.
"Wufei, Heero,
Trowa, alone with the sound system…this is not good. I can see it now. Wufei
and Heero demanding the music, and a silent Trowa at the control panel." Duo
laughed.
"I refuse to
listen to that crap!" Wufei's shouts could be heard through the kitchen window.
"That is not
crap." Heero stated loudly over the ever-changing music.
"I don't
care." Trowa mumbled as he clicked
through the channels. He finally
settled on one of Quatre's classical music CD's, and sat in one of the lawn
chairs.
Quatre and Duo
appeared with lemonade and a couple of glasses. Duo sat down the glasses in his hand, and flung his cape/beach
towel in the air as he rushed towards the hot tub.
"Bonzai!" He
shouted as he jumped into the swirling water. He immediately jumped from the hot tub and into the pool. He surfaced from the cold water with a high-pitched
yelp. "That was bad ideas two and three
for today."
Quatre sat in the
hot tub with a sigh. "It's still too
hot, Duo?" Duo nodded his head as he treaded in the swimming pool.
"I think I'll
stick with the ice cold water today."
Quatre sat
comfortably in the hot tub for a few seconds and then completely submerged his
head. "It sure feels nice in
here." He looked to his friends. Trowa was sitting in the lawn chair staring
at the sky, Heero and Wufei were fighting over the sound system, and Duo was
diving into the swimming pool. "Sitting
in a hot tub isn't fun alone…" Quatre said loudly before turning on the jet
streams.
Wufei stopped
fighting with Heero to stare at the agitated water. "Cool." He said as he set down the towel he was currently using
as a weapon against Heero.
"Get in." Quatre offered.
Wufei started to
sit in the hot tub, but he was sitting very slowly. First the toes, then the feet, followed by his calves, and then
he completely stopped at his knees. "This water is VERY hot."
"I know." Quatre
sighed. "I can't turn it down anymore,
or I'll have to call this a lukewarm tub party."
"Is your skin
supposed to look like that?" Wufei asked suspiciously.
Quatre looked
down. His normally pale skin was a
healthy pinkish color. "I guess."
"You look like a
boiled lobster…" Wufei continued ignoring him. "For all you know you are cooking yourself! Look at my legs! They are
turning red!"
"A Quatre stew…" Heero
stated. "With a hint of Duo and a dash
of Wufei."
At the sound of
Heero's unintentional joke, Trowa burst in to peals of laughter. "Stew!" Trowa gasped between his
uncontrollable laughs. "A pilot stew!"
he shouted. "Soups on!" he choked
before collapsing on the ground. "Best
served with lemonade!" he added while
laughing insanely, tears streaming down the side of his face.
"You had to get
him started." Duo shook his head at
Heero.
~Owari~
Auther's
note: It's pretty silly, huh? Please R+R. A little something I wrote when I got
sidetracked from writing my other series. I'll post the next chapters to my series soon, I promise. ^_^ ReiAkari