I got the idea for this fic after talking to my best buddy Demented Marik he just doesn't know it yet. We were talking on the phone, like we do almost everyday, and the subject Duo and Trowa, or anyone else for that matter, came up. Mar-kun has problems with Duo being dominant 'coz he has long hair. I respect that but I don not agree, I like Duo as the Hunter but that's just me. The snow thing is because it's winner where I live and it is December after all. If you like my other 2x3x2 works then you should like this one to if not sorry.
Why do I call Trowa's lion Kitty? To be honest I read it in another fanfic a year or so ago. I thought it suited the irony and inside humor of the show so it stuck. There is no real reason for Kitty to be there he just is.
Yet another oldie redone and fixed by yours truly and the one who can spell good Shadowgoddes03.
WarNinGs: Shounen-Ai , OOC, Kitty alert, Winter antics, Some langue, Past 1x2x1, Wufei's use of last names, Redone slightly.
Aishi Say
"Snow is FUN!" It's kindda a theme here. It's winter so shut up and enjoy the pointless fun ok?
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Duo smiled as he stepped back, dusting the snow from his black jeans and red and black coat. He patted the snowman's head proudly, wanting to show him off now that he was a completed masterpiece, "Isn't he sweet Tro?" Duo asked, turning when he got no response, the other was not one for ignoring his friends, "Hey TROWA?" He called, looking around, "Not funny!" The braided youth muttered, turning back to his snowman. Duo screamed in surprise when something slammed into said snowman, covering him in snow as he fell back. Kitty roared before snapping his jaws around the white and blue striped scarf and pulling it free with a jerk of his head.
"Bad lion! Spit that out!" Duo ordered after spiting out a half mouthful of snow, Kitty ignored him, shaking his head and growling happily. "Give it here you fur ball!" The braided youth growled, pulling on the scarf as he got to his feet. "Drop it…spit it out!"
"I think you've been outside too long," Trowa informed him, shaking his head.
"I have not!" The fun loving L2 pilot protested, walking up to him, "Look, I was right about B rated late night movie marathons, Anime, and a ton of other stuff I can't think of right now, wasn't I?" Duo asked, knowing he had gotten both Trowa and Heero to lighten up and enjoy such normal things, at least from time to time. He was only human, and a mere mortal one at that, he could only do so much.
Trowa nodded, the American decent from L2 did know how to waste time in amusing ways, "Well yes, bu..."
Duo cut him off with a black-gloved finger to his lips, "No but's. I was right then and I'm right now sweetheart." Trowa gently pushed Duo's hand away, "What? You know I'm right, I can't lie remember?"
"What are you talking about?" Trowa demanded, confused by the statement, all people could lie, if not well.
"Right, I never introduced myself to you like that," Duo said more to himself than to Trowa.
Dark green eyes narrowed in thought, "Like what?" Trowa asked after a moment, he had no idea what he was talking about.
"I have this little speech and well, see the point is I can't lie. Well I can, but it's like I have a mental block or something, unless I'm just joking around. Am I making any sense here?" Duo asked, wondering if he should just give him his speech, sometimes explaining things was hard.
Trowa nodded, "Of course Duo." Out of anyone else such a statement might sound arrogant, but with Trowa's calm voice it never did.
"You're not just saying that are you?" Duo teased, smiling at his friend, he loved teasing Trowa best, mostly because he never got mad like Wufei or Heero.
"Do you think I am?" Trowa asked, frowning slightly at him, he had a feeling if his friend said yes he should be insulted.
Duo blinked at the question, stopping where he stood, Trowa turned to stare at him over his shoulder, confused by the other's sudden stop. Amethyst searched the other cat-akin gaze for any sign of deceit and found none. He smiled as he walked up to him, " You know you're a really sweet guy under all that ice, do you know that?" Duo asked, smiling sweetly, he wasn't joking, but it sounded like a joke to his ears.
Trowa sighed softly, green gaze turning heavenward, "Quatre seems to think so." He commented softly, his partner and Duo seemed to be in agreement about a few things.
"Well he's right, you and Heero have come a long way these last three years," Duo informed him with a smile, he planed on seeing they stayed on track.
"Have we?" Trowa asked absently as Kitty trotted up to them, the large lion rubbed his head against Trowa's bare hand, purring softly as his master obediently scratched his ear.
Duo smiled at the absent question, Trowa did not do absent often, "Yes you have. " Trowa nodded before turning his gaze to his pet, a sweet tender smile crossing his lips. Duo sighed, he had never seen the other smile like that until now but he guessed Quatre had.
"Are you still upset about your snowman?" Trowa asked, knowing his friend had been genially upset even if it had only been for a moment.
"Huh? Oh no I can always make another one," Duo answered, it had only been a snowman and they didn't last forever, the fun was in making them anyway. "I didn't know lions liked snow."
"Cathy taught him some very unlionish things," Trowa explained, shaking his head at the lion.
"Yeah I bet," Duo agreed, grabbing a handful of snow, "Did she teach him to eat the snowman?"
"Yeah," Trowa answered simply, she had a lot of free time, and like Duo that could be a bad thing.
"Well he does it so well!" Duo praised, packing the snow into a ball, Kitty roared happily and ran out ahead of them. "You know sometimes I think he thinks he's a dog," Duo teased. Trowa grinned but said nothing, "Hey Tro?"
"Hm?" Trowa asked, still watching Kitty jump around in the snow. Duo grinned, tossing the ball a few times before throwing it, sending it crashing into Trowa's unibang. Trowa turned, "What was that for?" He demanded, frowning at him as he racked the snow from his hair with graceful fingers.
Duo laughed, "Did you even have a childhood? Come on! A snowball fight is a winner tradition!"
"TV teach you that?" Trowa asked as Duo worked on another snowball, colonies didn't have winter.
"Yeah, Colonies don't do snow Tro, personally I like it...it's cold and beautiful," Duo whispered softly.
Trowa blinked at the awe in Duo's voice before smiling, "Winter is also the season of the dead." He reminded the self proclaimed Shinigami, every season had a theme and winter's was death.
"Is that why it has the best holidays to cheer people up?" Duo asked half seriously, people hated to be depressed unless they were emo.
Trowa shrugged, "I guess so," he had no idea the holidays had been tradition long before the colonies were even thought up, let alone built.
Duo smiled, tossing his second snowball only to blink when Trowa's left hand shot up and caught it. "Cheater!" He protested as Trowa absently tossed the snowball up and down.
"Oh and why is that?" Trowa asked with a mischievous glint in his eyes, fights didn't always have rules.
"Because you duck or you get hit, no catching, it's the rules," Duo explained, shaking his head.
"Oh," Trowa commented, frowning slightly, that made sense it was a kids game after all.
"I need to teach you two everything! Really, I thought you were supposed to be smart," Duo teased, hands on his hips.
Trowa frowned slightly, examining the snowball, "Sorry Duo."
"Forgiven Tro," Duo assured him with a smile, it's not like he was really mad.
"Thank you," Trowa said, nodding slightly, forgiveness was important to Duo and Quatre if not him.
"No prob...ach!" Duo wiped the snow away spitting out the rest, "Jerk!"
"You hit me first" Trowa reminded him with a grin, one good turn deserved another in Duo's world
"Yeah but not in the mouth," Duo countered, almost pouting, he was good at pouting, he used it a lot to get out of trouble.
"Only because I didn't turn my head," Trowa informed him indifferently, he knew Duo well and he enjoyed sneak attacks.
Duo opened his mouth to protest but closed it, "Okay you got me there." He admitted before lunging forward and knocking Trowa to the ground, "Second rule is never let your guard down." Trowa blinked up at Duo, "What?"
"Is this allowed?" Trowa asked making no move to get Duo off or to get up, he didn't weigh all that much.
"I just want to make sure you're listening. I'm not too heavy or something am I?" Duo asked, he didn't want to hurt his friend, it took a lot to hurt someone like Trowa, but falling just right could mess up Heero's day.
"No," Trowa assured him, smiling just a bit, he hardly weighed more then Quatre did, though he did seem to worry just as much.
"Good. Rule one: no catching, rule two: never let your guard down, rule three: no sicking fuzzy on me," Duo informed him, not that he thought Trowa would, that would be his sister.
"That it?" Trowa asked, figuring there would be more then three if Duo wanted his attention so badly.
Duo blinked, "Yeah why?" Trowa only grinned as he flung Duo backward into a large snowdrift.
"Oh that's it! It's on now!" Duo cried, jumping to his feet and flinging snow like mad.
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"I still say it's a bad idea to leave those two alone together," Wufei cautioned as he looked out the window.
"You're simply being paranoid Wufei. Duo is just teaching Trowa how to have fun and there is nothing wrong with that," Quatre chided gently, used to Wufei after so long.
"It's what kind of fun I'm worried about. Aren't you the least bit concerned Quatre?" Wufei asked, turning his black gaze on the pale blonde, he normally worried about his partner all the time.
"Duo's a harmless flirt Wufei, besides, Trowa can take care of himself," Quatre reminded him, his friend had been doing that since he was at least ten.
"Are you sure? Maxwell is very good at…confusing people," Wufei commented.
"What are you implying Wufei?" Quatre demanded, frowning, he was not sure he liked where he thought his friend was going.
"Just what it sounds like. Until you solidify your claim on Barton Duo is free to pursue him," Wufei explained, crossing his arms, Duo was an enemy in a way.
"Duo has no interest in Trowa Wufei, not after that short fling with Heero," Quatre countered, Duo was reckless but once burnt twice shy.
"I guess with your gifts you'd know," Was all Wufei had to say.
"I do not pry Wufei, besides, I trust Trowa and I'm having second thoughts anyway," Quatre admitted looking down, he felt he could have phrased that better.
"Why is that?" Wufei asked confused, he had not known any reason for the blonde to switch his affections.
"It's like Heero and Duo, we all thought they'd make it and they didn't, luckily there are no hard feelings between the two, but I don't want to risk it," Quatre answered, he had lost Trowa once and he didn't want to lose him again.
"Makes sense, why ruin a good thing? But still, sometimes I wonder if Duo's a good influence on the other two..." Wufei mused, Duo was a trouble maker and they didn't need anyone else learning his bad habits.
"I believe he is, Wufei, besides, Kitty likes him," Quatre answered with a smile, he found the lion to be an excellent judge of charter.
"Kitty is no name for a lion," Wufei muttered under his breathe with a shake of his head.
"Oh come on! I think it's cute!" Quatre said, smiling again, he liked the fact that Trowa's sister had a sense of humor.
"What's cute?" Heero asked, entering the room, he seemed to be catching a lot of tale ends lately.
"Hello Yuy, the name of Barton's 'pet'," Wufei answered a bit haughtily, the lion was not meant to be a pet.
"Kitty? I guess so," Heero answered with a shrug, not seeing the other two he frowned, "So where are the other two?"
"They're outside with Kitty," Quatre answered this time, he was surprised the lion even liked snow.
"Oh…Well as long as Kitty doesn't eat Duo," Heero commented with a joking smile, he trusted Trowa to keep his partner intact.
"Don't raise my hopes like that Yuy, it's very rude," Wufei teasingly muttered.
"Wufei that's mean!" Quatre chided, Heero only joined Wufei in laughter.
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Duo laughed as he tripped, falling forward and once again knocking Trowa to ground with out any resistance. The playful youth removed his head from Trowa chest laughing along with the floored youth. "See…snow...fun," Duo teased breathlessly, Trowa simply smiled, eyes closed and catching his breath, "You know…Hee-kun…got very, very...mad..when I got him in the face…with a snowball."
"He would," Trowa commented, amused as Duo caught his breath above him.
"I've forgotten how tiring this kind of stuff is, adrenalin all gone bye bye. You Ok down there?" Duo half teased as he looked down, Trowa's eyes were closed, his breathing even.
"I'm just fine," Trowa assured him, opening his eyes, "You?"
"Just tired. Do you think the other's are worried about us?" Duo asked, figuring the desert born Quatre might be, he didn't like the cold much either.
"Why would they be?" Trowa questioned, they knew where they were after all, so why would they worry when they were all safe there?
"We've been out here for a while, remember?" Duo reminded him, warm breath puffing in the chilly air, he wasn't sure how long but he knew it had been a while.
"Quatre knows we're fine," Trowa reminded him, knowing exactly how long they had been out by the sky's color.
"Ah but what about Wufei?" Duo countered, he had no doubt Quatre knew they were fine but fine could mean many things.
Trowa frowned, Wufei was moody and all, but what did he care who Duo had fun with? "What about him?"
"Um…Never mind," Dou trailed off, deciding not to go there right now. Trowa sighed. "What?" Duo asked, sighs meant thinking and Trowa thought a lot, too much sometimes.
"Nothing," Trowa assured him closing his eyes again, "Just thinking."
"Oh about what Cyclops?" Duo asked, crossing his arms on Trowa's chest before resting his chin on them.
"Mm nothing important," Trowa answered, he did think about meaningless things as well at times.
Duo sighed as he stared at Trowa serene face, "You sure?" He asked, still watching Trowa intently, he didn't mind doing so.
"Mm hm," Trowa murmured softly, not bothering to open his eyes, he didn't have to watch his friends.
"Ok then," Duo sighed, quiet for a moment, "Hey Tro?"
"Hm?" Trowa asked lazily, Duo liked to ask him questions, he was a curious young man, something they both shared.
"I'm real comfy and all but maybe we should go in?" Duo suggested, half joking, he was comfortable and if it had been summer he probably would have consider taking a nap where he was.
"Why?" Trowa inquired, he hadn't mentioned being cold or anything.
Duo lifted his head, "Um well I'm not in the mood to freeze to death." Trowa smiled and Duo smiled back, staring at Trowa's cold-palled face for a moment before leaning a little closer, "I see you aren't worried about such trivial things as frost bite. Aren't your hands cold?"
Trowa held up his right hand, "Why don't you tell me?"
Duo shrugged pulling his right glove off and interlaced his fingers with Trowa's blinking at their warmth, "Well I'll be damned! You aren't human!"
Trowa smiled at the running joke, "You say that often."
"Yeah well you should be colder," Duo countered leaning even closer, "You got antifreeze in your blood or what?"
"People of Earth are used to the cold Duo," Trowa reminded him absently.
"Hey I'm not desert boy here you know?" Duo countered sitting up, "Not that I don't love Cat to death but the kid's sooo not built for the cold."
Trowa propped himself up on his elbows opening his eyes, "And you are?"
Duo frowned he like snow, but cold cold was not his friend, he liked chilly better, "Oh shut up! "
"If you think this is cold try Antarctica," Trowa informed him, thinking back on his trip there.
"And when were you there sweetheart?" Duo asked, not remembering any bases up there.
"I went with Heero," Trowa explained, it had been an interesting trip and he was glad he hadn't shot Noin on sight.
"Some place for a date," Duo scoffed, he had wondered about those two at first but he knew better now.
"Zechs challenged him to a duel and he didn't want anyone interfering," Trowa finished.
"So why were you there? Oh wait this must have been when you had him. You could have told us he like wasn't dead or something," Duo chided him gently, it had been a nice surprise and all but not one he wanted to have again.
"Yes it was," Trowa answered ignoring Duo's comment, "Heero used Heavy Arms and I used Wing."
"He let you use his…baby…and…you let him use yours!" Duo stammered clearly in shock, Heero had not even let him touch his suit but Trowa he let pilot the thing.
"I refitted it for him because he didn't trust Zech's repair job," Trowa explained, it hadn't been any sort of special treatment besides trust.
"Refitted how?" Duo asked, he was curious now, he knew Trowa had helped build his so he could do some neat tricks with it.
"I equipped a beam saber into it's gun arm," Trowa answered simply.
"I can't believe this!" Duo cried climbing off of Trowa in a huff, he had saved Heero's life once too.
"We all used the Zero," Trowa reminded him, Gundam pilots were touchy about their suits.
"Okay, one: Cat built that, two: all six of us had a turn, three: I was forced at gun point to pilot the damn thing, you fucking stole it!" Duo countered not liking the Zero at all, even the custom freaked him out.
"They were space fitting Heavy Arms," Trowa reminded him softly, he had recognized the strongest when he saw it and acted accordingly.
"So you chose the suit that had the most messed up fighting system ever installed in it?" Duo threw his hands up, "I know you can pilot anything but damn!" He sighed, "And the damn thing did almost kill you."
"The Zero's not that bad," Trowa countered, getting to his own feet, the system reacted to the pilot, it wasn't evil on it's own.
"Oh please, that's only 'coz the damn thing likes you. You're so much like Heero how could it not?" Duo scoffed, Zechs was a master of it too, and even though Trowa didn't use it, he could.
"Duo are you alright?" Trowa asked, concerned by his angry tone.
"Sure, if anyone should have issues with the Zero it should be you... Heero told me bits and pieces and I'm so glad I wasn't there," Duo admitted, he couldn't have just watched as all that happened, he would have torn his friend from that damn suit.
Trowa shrugged, "It all worked out," Duo gapped at him, "What Duo?"
"You really are inhuman, I thought Heero was bad, but you..." Duo shook his head, he didn't understand his two friends at all sometimes.
"I don't hold grudges Duo, besides, you've forgiven me for destroying Deathscythe," Trowa reminded him.
"Well yeah 'coz I wasn't in it when you blew him up. Cat could have killed you," Duo countered, he was unpleased with the thought and his expression made sure his friend knew it if his tone wasn't a dead give away.
"He didn't," Trowa commented in his partner's defense, Heero could have killed Quatre as well but none of them died.
"If it would have been a foot to the right it would have," Duo reminded him, he couldn't even imagine such a thing.
Trowa nodded, "That it would. The past is the past, Duo, it cannot be changed."
Duo frowned as Trowa walked past him whistling, Kitty ran up to him with a roar, "Hey Tro?" Duo asked.
"Yeah Duo?" Trowa questioned, turning to face his friend, people liked to see you when they talked to you and he didn't mind looking at Duo.
"Wait for me Huh?" Duo teasingly whined before walking up to his friend, smiling at the smile.
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End for now go read chapter two now. There's more there I promise. It's good.