PART 3: CONCLUSION
"Good bye, Jean-Luc,
I'm going to miss you,
You had such potential,
But then again,
All good things must come to an end…"
Q from "All good things…"
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Nothing much happened the rest of the week, except for the fact that Wufei and
Duo fought the entire time. Now, we join them on their last day and night.
Waking up as the sun rose, Heero looked around the room, checking his
surroundings. 'Hmm… Wufei's in his fort, Trowa and Quatre asleep on the
floor and Duo…' he thought, looking down. He saw a pair of arms circled
around his waist. Pulling up the sheets, he also saw a braid to match. 'Oh,
Duo… how'd you get to be so cute?' Lifting the braid, Heero saw Duo sleeping,
looking not unlike a peaceful kitten. Heero smiled slightly. "So, you do love
him." A voice from his right whispered in his ear.
Looking over, Heero saw Trowa leaning over his shoulder, grinning.
"Did you ever doubt?"
"No. We're more alike than you'd think, Mr. Perfect Soldier," Trowa started,
"Because I'm a circus performer, I can wear the mask. All of us do. Although
not as literally as I do. Duo does, he can't be that happy all of the time. Even
Quatre wears it sometimes. We are all The Stranger to ourselves."
"Bravo! Longest thing I've ever heard you say. But you're right, we all do wear
the mask, and we are a lot alike." Heero admitted.
"Wanna go and get some coffee?"
"Sure. I'll need it to wake up." So, Heero kissed Duo lightly on the forehead
and followed Trowa to the kitchen, where the uni-banged one made some coffee,
and tea for Quatre, who had woken up just as his tea was done.
"Good morning, little one." Trowa said, holding out a cup of tea for Quatre,
who was now blushing.
"You've never called me that before…"
Heero, seeing the relationship before him, asked the two, "How did you two get
to be so close in such a short amount of time?" And then under his breath, he
muttered, "Got any pointers?"
This surprised Quatre and Trowa, who by now had sat down at the table, with
Quatre next to Heero and Trowa next to him. "We actually have been this close
for a long time, it's just now that we realize what our closeness implies." Trowa
said, smiling.
"Why, do you want hints? Aren't you close enough to Duo as it is?" Quatre
asked, placing his hand on Heero's shoulder.
"He and I have been close for a long time too, but we haven't done anything with
it… At least, not exactly what you have."
"Don't worry about it too much, Heero. If things are meant to happen, they will.
Everything is about Destiny and Fate." Quatre said, a bit groggily.
"How can you talk about 'Fate and Destiny'? With all that's happened here?"
Heero asked, almost a little angry.
"We were meant to meet those women, that's that. It's all Karma." Wufei said,
entering the room. He rubbed his eyes and continued, "Why, asking about the
ghosts, or you and Duo?"
Trowa smiled slightly, 'How can Wufei always be so right about everything?'
"Yes, he was asking about Duo."
"That's what I thought." Wufei said, grinning sleepily, "So, you want to get
close to Maxwell? We'll help ya."
Red lights hummed and blinked over Heero's head, this didn't seem right…
"And how exactly are you going to do that?"
"Like this-" Wufei started, pulling Trowa, Quatre and Heero into a football-type
huddle. Every so often, we'd hear "No Way!" or "I'm not going to do that!!!"
from any of the guys, except for Wufei, who tried to quiet any loud member of
the party.
10 minutes later…
"To get Duo, I'd have to do that? Dress like a chicken and peck at the ground?"
Heero said, almost afraid to hear the logic behind it.
"Yes, dress up like a chicken, and peck at the ground! It makes perfect sense
you see." Wufei stated, taking a not-unlike Washuu type pose.
Quatre put up his hand in question, "How exactly does it make sense again?"
"If Yuy is a chicken, Maxwell will either be worried or become aroused, I don't
know which."
"I'm not sure I want that…" Heero said, more than a little concerned about
Wufei's sanity. "And why would you know that?"
"Because Maxwell and I have shared many nights of 'Charades' and he always
is a chicken."
"Oh." Heero said, understanding the logic, 'Wow… so if I act like a chicken,
I'll get Duo!"
"Why were you two playing Charades? Why wasn't I included?" Quatre said,
holding up a trophy that he pulled from Closet Void. Upon closer inspection,
the trophy reads, "Quatre Raberba Winner- 1st place finisher in the Colony L4
Charades Contest"
"THAT'S why!"
"Don't hate me because I'm a wonderful actor. Hate me because I'm cute."
Quatre said, sticking out his tongue. Pulling it back in, he smiled, "Seriously,
why were you guys playing Charades?"
"You were gone on missions, and he and I were bored. I said "Go Fish", but he
wanted Candyland. So, we decided on Charades."
The same thoughts echoed through the minds of Heero, Trowa and Quatre, 'Go
Fish? Candyland?'
Seeing the AnimeSweatDrops, Wufei said defensively "I like Candyland."
This caused even more AnimeSweatDrops…
Shaking his head to clear the thoughts of Wufei and Duo playing Candyland,
Heero spoke up, "When are we going to put this plan into action? And where are
we going to get a chicken suit?"
Now, Wufei surprised everyone by pulling a chicken suit from Closet Void.
"A game of Candyland, $16.
A chicken suit, $30.
The look on Trowa's, Quatre's, and Heero's faces…
Price- no… about ONE MILLION DOLLARS!" Wufei finished, placing his
pinkie to his lips.
"Um, yeah, Wufei, let's just get this over with…before I have to kill you."
Heero said, placing his hand near the elastic band of his spandex shorts…you
never know what he keeps in there…
"Sure…put it on before Maxwell wakes up. Then we'll all go to the attic, and
when you two are done then come and get us." Wufei said, pulling Quatre and
Trowa in the general direction of the attic entrance. They didn't protest much,
all they did was follow Wufei and look at each other with puppy-dog eyes.
About 30 minutes of trying, Heero finally struggled enough to get the leg of the
chicken suit. "Damn Wufei and Damn Chicken suit! Damn my infernal
infatuation and love of Duo Maxwell!"
"What was that, Heero?" A certain braided baka whispered in Heero's ear…
Whirling around, Heero came face to face, nose to nose, almost lip to lip with the
Damned Duo Maxwell. "Putting on a chicken suit? How quaint… but I fear
for your sanity… you've been hanging around with Wufei and Trowa too long."
He smiled, mockingly, and yet, seemingly seductively. "Do you want some help
into it, or out?"
All of this took Heero completely by surprise. Really.
"What did you hear me say?"
"Damn this and Damn that…"
"Oh, so you heard everything?"
"Even Wufei and the chicken suit."
"How were you even up? You normally sleep in until noon!"
"Uh, Heero, look at your watch…"
Heero did, and saw that his struggle with the chicken suit must have lasted
longer than he thought….it was 3:00!
"Really, Heero…" Duo started, helping Heero out of the suit, "You're the
Perfect Soldier, and yet you can't even put on a chicken suit."
"Hey! I wouldn't even be putting it on if it weren't for you! So don't mock me!"
Heero said, pulling his leg out, crossing his arms.
"You wanted me to fall hopelessly in love with you, right?"
"No…"
"Then what did you want?"
"Just for you to give me a chance…"
"Well, I must give you points for creativity, what, with the chicken and all."
Duo said, turning away, "But if a shot is all you want, then I guess I can give it
to ya."
A pounding was heard from above their heads, "Shall we tell them to come
down?"
Heero shook his head, "No, I don't think that Quatre and Trowa want to come
down…that's Wufei, pounding for them to stop."
"How are you so sure?"
"I'm the Perfect Soldier, remember?"
"Oh, I see. Well, let's make sure they stay up there a little longer, shall we?"
Duo said, running to the door to the attic, placing a couple of chairs in the
way…and some other very heavy things.
"You're bad."
"So? Anyway…since I'm giving you a chance, you need to give Relena a chance."
Heero started gagging. "R-Relena? No! What makes you think that I'm
interested in her?"
"I don't know…she is pretty cute."
"So, looks aren't everything, and besides, I was taught to live by my emotions.
And I intend to do exactly that." Heero said, grabbing Duo and pulling him
close, "Starting now." And they kissed. The End.
Epilogue:
So, The G-Boys left the mansion empty handed, with no proof whatsoever of the
ghosts. Well, not empty handed, literally… Heero had Duo's hand and Quatre
had Trowa's. Wufei just bounced along, happy that he helped to bring these
people, his friends, to each other and happiness. So, Heero and Duo end up as a
happy couple, as do Quatre and Trowa. And you don't want to know what
Wufei does with that chicken suit, when he's watching the tape of Quatre and
Trowa…
"Good bye, Jean-Luc,
I'm going to miss you,
You had such potential,
But then again,
All good things must come to an end…"
Q from "All good things…"
_________________________________
Nothing much happened the rest of the week, except for the fact that Wufei and
Duo fought the entire time. Now, we join them on their last day and night.
Waking up as the sun rose, Heero looked around the room, checking his
surroundings. 'Hmm… Wufei's in his fort, Trowa and Quatre asleep on the
floor and Duo…' he thought, looking down. He saw a pair of arms circled
around his waist. Pulling up the sheets, he also saw a braid to match. 'Oh,
Duo… how'd you get to be so cute?' Lifting the braid, Heero saw Duo sleeping,
looking not unlike a peaceful kitten. Heero smiled slightly. "So, you do love
him." A voice from his right whispered in his ear.
Looking over, Heero saw Trowa leaning over his shoulder, grinning.
"Did you ever doubt?"
"No. We're more alike than you'd think, Mr. Perfect Soldier," Trowa started,
"Because I'm a circus performer, I can wear the mask. All of us do. Although
not as literally as I do. Duo does, he can't be that happy all of the time. Even
Quatre wears it sometimes. We are all The Stranger to ourselves."
"Bravo! Longest thing I've ever heard you say. But you're right, we all do wear
the mask, and we are a lot alike." Heero admitted.
"Wanna go and get some coffee?"
"Sure. I'll need it to wake up." So, Heero kissed Duo lightly on the forehead
and followed Trowa to the kitchen, where the uni-banged one made some coffee,
and tea for Quatre, who had woken up just as his tea was done.
"Good morning, little one." Trowa said, holding out a cup of tea for Quatre,
who was now blushing.
"You've never called me that before…"
Heero, seeing the relationship before him, asked the two, "How did you two get
to be so close in such a short amount of time?" And then under his breath, he
muttered, "Got any pointers?"
This surprised Quatre and Trowa, who by now had sat down at the table, with
Quatre next to Heero and Trowa next to him. "We actually have been this close
for a long time, it's just now that we realize what our closeness implies." Trowa
said, smiling.
"Why, do you want hints? Aren't you close enough to Duo as it is?" Quatre
asked, placing his hand on Heero's shoulder.
"He and I have been close for a long time too, but we haven't done anything with
it… At least, not exactly what you have."
"Don't worry about it too much, Heero. If things are meant to happen, they will.
Everything is about Destiny and Fate." Quatre said, a bit groggily.
"How can you talk about 'Fate and Destiny'? With all that's happened here?"
Heero asked, almost a little angry.
"We were meant to meet those women, that's that. It's all Karma." Wufei said,
entering the room. He rubbed his eyes and continued, "Why, asking about the
ghosts, or you and Duo?"
Trowa smiled slightly, 'How can Wufei always be so right about everything?'
"Yes, he was asking about Duo."
"That's what I thought." Wufei said, grinning sleepily, "So, you want to get
close to Maxwell? We'll help ya."
Red lights hummed and blinked over Heero's head, this didn't seem right…
"And how exactly are you going to do that?"
"Like this-" Wufei started, pulling Trowa, Quatre and Heero into a football-type
huddle. Every so often, we'd hear "No Way!" or "I'm not going to do that!!!"
from any of the guys, except for Wufei, who tried to quiet any loud member of
the party.
10 minutes later…
"To get Duo, I'd have to do that? Dress like a chicken and peck at the ground?"
Heero said, almost afraid to hear the logic behind it.
"Yes, dress up like a chicken, and peck at the ground! It makes perfect sense
you see." Wufei stated, taking a not-unlike Washuu type pose.
Quatre put up his hand in question, "How exactly does it make sense again?"
"If Yuy is a chicken, Maxwell will either be worried or become aroused, I don't
know which."
"I'm not sure I want that…" Heero said, more than a little concerned about
Wufei's sanity. "And why would you know that?"
"Because Maxwell and I have shared many nights of 'Charades' and he always
is a chicken."
"Oh." Heero said, understanding the logic, 'Wow… so if I act like a chicken,
I'll get Duo!"
"Why were you two playing Charades? Why wasn't I included?" Quatre said,
holding up a trophy that he pulled from Closet Void. Upon closer inspection,
the trophy reads, "Quatre Raberba Winner- 1st place finisher in the Colony L4
Charades Contest"
"THAT'S why!"
"Don't hate me because I'm a wonderful actor. Hate me because I'm cute."
Quatre said, sticking out his tongue. Pulling it back in, he smiled, "Seriously,
why were you guys playing Charades?"
"You were gone on missions, and he and I were bored. I said "Go Fish", but he
wanted Candyland. So, we decided on Charades."
The same thoughts echoed through the minds of Heero, Trowa and Quatre, 'Go
Fish? Candyland?'
Seeing the AnimeSweatDrops, Wufei said defensively "I like Candyland."
This caused even more AnimeSweatDrops…
Shaking his head to clear the thoughts of Wufei and Duo playing Candyland,
Heero spoke up, "When are we going to put this plan into action? And where are
we going to get a chicken suit?"
Now, Wufei surprised everyone by pulling a chicken suit from Closet Void.
"A game of Candyland, $16.
A chicken suit, $30.
The look on Trowa's, Quatre's, and Heero's faces…
Price- no… about ONE MILLION DOLLARS!" Wufei finished, placing his
pinkie to his lips.
"Um, yeah, Wufei, let's just get this over with…before I have to kill you."
Heero said, placing his hand near the elastic band of his spandex shorts…you
never know what he keeps in there…
"Sure…put it on before Maxwell wakes up. Then we'll all go to the attic, and
when you two are done then come and get us." Wufei said, pulling Quatre and
Trowa in the general direction of the attic entrance. They didn't protest much,
all they did was follow Wufei and look at each other with puppy-dog eyes.
About 30 minutes of trying, Heero finally struggled enough to get the leg of the
chicken suit. "Damn Wufei and Damn Chicken suit! Damn my infernal
infatuation and love of Duo Maxwell!"
"What was that, Heero?" A certain braided baka whispered in Heero's ear…
Whirling around, Heero came face to face, nose to nose, almost lip to lip with the
Damned Duo Maxwell. "Putting on a chicken suit? How quaint… but I fear
for your sanity… you've been hanging around with Wufei and Trowa too long."
He smiled, mockingly, and yet, seemingly seductively. "Do you want some help
into it, or out?"
All of this took Heero completely by surprise. Really.
"What did you hear me say?"
"Damn this and Damn that…"
"Oh, so you heard everything?"
"Even Wufei and the chicken suit."
"How were you even up? You normally sleep in until noon!"
"Uh, Heero, look at your watch…"
Heero did, and saw that his struggle with the chicken suit must have lasted
longer than he thought….it was 3:00!
"Really, Heero…" Duo started, helping Heero out of the suit, "You're the
Perfect Soldier, and yet you can't even put on a chicken suit."
"Hey! I wouldn't even be putting it on if it weren't for you! So don't mock me!"
Heero said, pulling his leg out, crossing his arms.
"You wanted me to fall hopelessly in love with you, right?"
"No…"
"Then what did you want?"
"Just for you to give me a chance…"
"Well, I must give you points for creativity, what, with the chicken and all."
Duo said, turning away, "But if a shot is all you want, then I guess I can give it
to ya."
A pounding was heard from above their heads, "Shall we tell them to come
down?"
Heero shook his head, "No, I don't think that Quatre and Trowa want to come
down…that's Wufei, pounding for them to stop."
"How are you so sure?"
"I'm the Perfect Soldier, remember?"
"Oh, I see. Well, let's make sure they stay up there a little longer, shall we?"
Duo said, running to the door to the attic, placing a couple of chairs in the
way…and some other very heavy things.
"You're bad."
"So? Anyway…since I'm giving you a chance, you need to give Relena a chance."
Heero started gagging. "R-Relena? No! What makes you think that I'm
interested in her?"
"I don't know…she is pretty cute."
"So, looks aren't everything, and besides, I was taught to live by my emotions.
And I intend to do exactly that." Heero said, grabbing Duo and pulling him
close, "Starting now." And they kissed. The End.
Epilogue:
So, The G-Boys left the mansion empty handed, with no proof whatsoever of the
ghosts. Well, not empty handed, literally… Heero had Duo's hand and Quatre
had Trowa's. Wufei just bounced along, happy that he helped to bring these
people, his friends, to each other and happiness. So, Heero and Duo end up as a
happy couple, as do Quatre and Trowa. And you don't want to know what
Wufei does with that chicken suit, when he's watching the tape of Quatre and
Trowa…