Finding A Place to Call Home
Author: Shinimegami21
Pairings: 5xS, RxD, Anita x Jean-Claude x Micah,
Warnings: Yaoi, AU, Crossover,
Summary:
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, it's characters, or Anita Blake or any of its characters. They all belong to their respective owners. So don't sue! All you'll do is waste paper and money. I'm just borrowing them for pleasure purposes Sly grin.
Chapter 1
Duo Maxwell walked down the corridor and finally arrived at his room. This was why he disliked Quatre's "houses". They were actually mansions that were so freaking huge, you could get lost in them. He quickly walked in and locked the door behind him. Tonight was the full moon and he had been feeling the pull all day. It was dusk now and it would be time soon. He walked to the balcony, glancing around the room as he passed through.
The room was painted a very dark blue, not quite black, but darker than navy. A queen size bed sat in the center of the room with a dresser up against one wall. The closet doors were closed, but Duo knew that behind the doors stood a walk-in closet that should have been filled with clothes, but was empty. He passed the bathroom door and looked in. The bathroom was painted white with black molding and the floor was black and white tile. There was a sink that sat in a black marble counter and the tub was as big as a small swimming pool. It looked absolutely divine and welcoming but at that moment Duo felt the slight pulling as the moon started rising.
He turned and caught a glimpse of himself as he passed the mirror. He walked to the mirror and peered in. He looked pretty much the same: Thigh length hair; braided, small nose, pouty lips, but there was one difference. His eyes. They were no longer violet, they had turned gold. He smiled slightly and noticed his teeth were much more pointed then normal. He nodded to himself as he quickly took his clothes off and headed towards the balcony again.
He got there just in time to see the moon slowly rise over the top of the trees that surrounded the house. He could hear all the animals in the forest, from the smallest bug to the largest buck. He could smell the fresh air, the salt in the air that told him it would be raining tomorrow, the scent of prey. Duo shook his head on that last thought, then felt the change begin.
Duo shuddered, then his skin began to flow as fur sprouted. His bones twisted and popped and a shower of clear liquid rained down onto the concrete beneath his feet, all four of them. Giving his body a shake to get rid of the few droplets of liquid that clung to him, he looked around at the forest with new eyes. Everything was now so vibrant where before it had been so dull. It was like needing glasses and finally putting a pair on. Everything became clearer and easier to see. He could now see all the animals and bugs he couldn't before. He could also hear the other pilots downstairs. They were watching the news down in the den. The pilots had certainly relaxed since the end of the wars. They had all decided to live together in one of Quatre's mansions on Earth, in America, because they were all a family. They had gone through a war together and survived, and as far as Duo was concerned, that made them family.
Wufei Chang had joined the Preventers and was partners with Sally Po. Duo was positive they were dating, since whenever Wufei came home, he smelled of Sally and sex. Duo grinned to himself. Wufei was a commander in the Preventers and reported only to Director Une herself. It was a coveted position by many, but nobody was near as good at it as Wufei, Une's words. Duo outright grinned, or as well as he could, thinking about Wufei's expression when he heard those words from Une.
Quatre Winner had turned to his family's business, Winner Industries, and it was currently the single most important and influential company in the United Earth Sphere and Colonies. He had made his business even better than it was. Quatre didn't have anybody romantically as far as Duo knew of. Quatre always came home smelling of sweat, paper, and ink.
Trowa Barton had wandered around for awhile before finally settling down at the Preventers. He was a training teacher for infiltration. He was the very best teacher that Duo had seen. He knew Trowa didn't think so, but it was true. Every single recruit who had taken Trowa's class had continued on to join the Preventer's best infiltration team. And considering that it was a very hard team to get on and not all, sometimes not even one, of the other teacher's trainees had gotten on the team, it said something.
Heero Yuy had surprisingly not gone on to join the Preventers. Instead, he had built his own software company; Yuy Industries. It hadn't immediately hit off, but with a little bit of help from Quatre, referrals only, Heero's company had begun to flourish and was one of the best software companies out there. Heero had finally stopped being pursued by Relena Peacecraft as she had fallen in love with the last person she expected to; Dorothy Catalonia. Heero had definitely grown more as a person than any of the other pilots. He now smiled and laughed and showed emotions, just like anybody else. He hadn't gotten rid of all of his old habits, but Duo thought he never would. Some habits were too ingrained to break, and that was ok, as long as nobody got hurt.
Relena was, of course, President of the United Earth Sphere. She had promoted her lover to her advisor and all in all, they were a very great team. There had been peace for over 5 years, so they couldn't have doing all that bad. Relena came by occasionally to see everybody and to invite them to the odd party here and there. She had really grown up and was a very good leader.
Duo shook himself out of his memories as his stomach reminded him that it was time to eat. He jumped off the balcony and landed on his paws. He glanced at himself in the reflection in the glass. A black leopard with gold eyes stared back at him. Duo waved his tail then quickly turned and sped into the forest.