Part 6
"Quatre! Your all right!" Duo cried as he ran up to the blonde haired pilot. Quatre smiled at Duo.
"Yes. I'm sorry for having to worry you." Quatre said.
"What happened to you Quatre? You clothes are all kind of torn." Duo said. Quatre looked down at his clothes and saw that Duo was right. His khaki pants where all muddy from having to walk through the forest and where tears from having them caught on branches. His shirt was all splattered with mud and dirt.
"Welcome back Quatre." Wufei said as he approached the two. Heero also came and nodded a hello to Quatre.
"Where did you go?" Heero asked. Well more of demand then asked.
"Go? I uh…I went in the forest." Quatre stuttered. He immediately felt like he could kick himself. He can't tell about Trowa and the wolves. He can feel Heero's glare bearing down on him as he looked down at the ground trying desperately not to meet his gaze. And he thought his sister's glares where bad.
"Why?" Wufei asked. He to was glaring at Quatre waiting for an answer. Quatre took a deep breath.
"Isawthewolfboyandfollowedhimintheforestandgotlost." Quatre said hastily. The three gundam pilots stared at him. Not one got a single word of that.
"Excuse me?" Duo asked. Quatre sighed. He really didn't want to talk about his.
"This time say it slower. With spaces in between the words." Wufei said. Quatre rolled his eyes like he was getting the lecture. (I do that a lot. ^-^)
"I. Saw. The. Wolf. Boy. And. Followed. Him. In. The. Forest. And. Ended. Up. Getting. Lost!" Quatre said putting each word in a sentence.
"Did you see who the wolf boy was?" Heero asked.
"No!" Quatre immediately said. He was a bad lyer. He could feel Wufei's and even Duo's eyes glaring down at him. He put on a smile hopping it'll convince them.
"Hey I'm kind of tired so I'm going to go get some rest and clean up. OK? Ok!" Quatre said and quickly ran off.
"How come I don't really believe what Quatre said about not seeing the wolf boy?" Duo asked as he scratched his head.
"Because he was stuttering and answered to quickly." Heero said.
"Plus he was blushing at the same time." Wufei added.
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Quatre plopped on the bed. He just took a shower so his hair was still damp. He let his thoughts wander which turned into Trowa. He was worried on what well happen to him. Soon a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.
"Come in." Quatre said. The door opened and in popped Duo.
"Hello Duo. Is there something you need?" Quatre asked as he sat up.
"Heero wanted me to tell you that Sally, Noin, Lady Une, and Milliardo are coming. Well actually their already here!" Duo said.
"What? When?" Quatre asked. Duo thought for a moment.
"When you where in the shower." Duo said. Quatre sighed and he went outside to meet them. When he got out there they where standing with Heero and Wufei. Noin spotted Quatre first.
"Quatre! You're all right. Heero told us about you little disappearance." Noin said as she hugged Quatre smiled in thanks.
"So your saying a bunch of wolves and a boy about your age are doing the attacks." Milliardo asked. Heero nodded.
"Whoever the wolf boy is he's damn fast." Wufei said. Sally looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"He's reaction time is very fast. He blocked every move I tried to hit him with." Wufei said.
"Who'd ever though a boy raised by a bunch of wolves would have some grudge with us trying to build a building right here." Duo said.
"Duo, I'll be mad to if someone was destroying my home." Quatre said trying to defend Trowa without leading to any hints.
"It's only a couple of trees where tearing down! Is the savage boy that protective of a couple of trees?" Lady Une asked. She had her glasses on which mean she was in her bad mood.
"He's not savage!" Quatre snapped. This taken everyone by surprise. No one ever thought Quatre would lose his temper. He's kind eyes turned hard. He had a glare that matches Heero. Maybe even worse.
"He's just trying to protect his home and his family! This is all he has left!" Quatre shouted. The others just stood there gapping at him. Quatre ran off. He didn't know where to go he just ran where his legs took him and as fast as he can. Soon he found himself faraway from the construction site but near the edge of the forest.
Quatre wanted to run back and see Trowa again but Moro's words rang in his head. 'If I see you again I will be forced to kill you' Quatre shook his head shaking that voice out of his head. He sat on a rock. He couldn't believe he just yelled at his friends, but he couldn't help it. When they where calling Trowa savage he just couldn't control his temper.
They shouldn't have called him that. Trowa is just protecting the only thing he has left. Trowa is NOT savage. We'll they don't know that's Trowa. I should tell them but…Trowa made me promise not to tell. Quatre thought. He was so into his thoughts he didn't notice the boy behind him.
"Thinking?" Trowa asked. Quatre jumped up surprised. He smiled when he saw it was Trowa.
"Trowa! What are you doing here?" Quatre asked. Trowa just shrugged and sat on the rock next to Quatre.
"I got bored so went to take a walk. My brothers went off somewhere and I think my mother went to see the forest spirit." Trowa commented.
"Oh." Quatre's only comment was.
"I heard your little talk with the others back there." Trowa said looking towards the construction site. Quatre blushed.
"Trowa I'm sorry they said those mean things. Hey, how did you hear us talking? You where possibly to far away to hear us." Quatre said. Trowa chuckled.
"I was raised by wolves remember? I also grew some of their senses." Trowa said. Quatre blushed suddenly remembering.
"Oh," was all Quatre said. He took a quick glance at Trowa and saw him staring at him. When Trowa realized he was caught staring at Quatre again and turned away blushing. Quatre smiled.
"Quatre," Trowa said. Quatre looked at him letting Trowa to continue.
"I want to thank you." Trowa said. Quatre looked at him confused.
"Thank me? For what?" Quatre asked. Trowa looked at. Quatre could feel himself blushing as he stared into those forest green colored eyes. Moro was right. Trowa did have eyes like the forest.
"I want to thank you for everything you have ever done to me. Being the very first human friend I ever had, not telling the others about me. For a while before I met you I was about to give up hope. I wasn't happy being away from my home, my brothers and my mother. When I met you, you gave me that hope." Trowa said. He looked at Quatre right in the eyes.
Quatre couldn't help but stare back in that gaze. He always loved staring into those beautiful green eyes and it was hard because he was always afraid to get caught but now he wasn't afraid. He could feel himself leaning closer to Trowa. Soon the two where nose-to-nose.
Quatre then leaned forward and kissed Trowa. Trowa was taken a bit by surprised but was kissed back. Quatre felt like he was in heaven. Then the two broke apart gasping for air. Soon the two blushed a bright red.
"Qautre I.." Trowa trailed off but was stopped when Quatre kissed him again.
"Quatre!" a voice cried out. The two immediately broke apart the kiss, much to their displeasement (I would be mad if someone interrupted my kiss with Trowa! ^-^) and looked and saw Duo running up to them. Trowa got up and quickly ran towards the forest. Quatre watched Trowa leave disappearing in the shadows of the trees.. His fingers wondered to his lips. He could still feel Trowa kissing him.
"Quatre!" Duo's voice shouted snapping Quatre out of his thoughts. He stared at Duo.
"Uh, yes Duo?" Quatre asked.
"We've been looking all over for you man!" Duo said.
"I'm sorry, it's just I had to go somewhere to cool down." Quatre said.
"I'd never thought I'd see the day when Quatre Raberba Winner would get mad." Duo said. Quatre laughed sheepishly. He took a quick glance in the forest and saw Trowa's outline in the shadows. Duo saw Quatre's glance and turned to look but was stopped by Quatre.
"Come one Duo, let's go and find the others. I have to apologize for yelling at them." Quatre said quickly stopping Duo from looking into the forest. Duo frowned as Quatre pulled him away. He knew Quatre was hiding something and he could've sworn he saw someone with Quatre. He also thought he saw someone in the forest. Someone very similar in there.
Soon when the two gundam pilots where far enough away Trowa stepped out and watched his blonde haired angel pulling Duo away from here. Trowa smiled thinking how much Quatre was doing to keep anyone from finding out. I promise Quatre, I will protect you. Trowa silently vowed in his head and ran off into the forest.
"Hey Quatre watch it! If you pull any harder you're going to end up pulling my arm out of its socket!" Duo said as he was being dragged away by Quatre. Quatre stopped.
"Sorry Duo." He said silently and continued walking. Duo frowned. He wanted to know what Duo was hiding from him.
"Hey Quatre, is there anything wrong? I know your hiding something." Duo said with concern as he stopped the blonde haired pilot. Quatre didn't look at Duo.
"Everything is fine Duo. I'm just worried about Trowa. Sally and the others still haven't found anything on him." Quatre said digging his foot in the dirt. Duo frowned even more. Now he knew Quatre was really hiding something from him.
Well ok, but you promise to tell me if there is anything wrong. OK?" Duo asked. Quatre nodded still not looking at him. Duo could tell Quatre was bad at lying. Soon the two made it back to construction site in silence.
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"You mean you think Quatre knows the wolf boy?" Heero asked. Duo nodded.
"If Quatre knows him why wouldn't he tell us? We have to stop these attacks soon. All the construction workers are leaving in fear of another attack. We already have some of our soldiers here guarding this area!" Lady Une said.
"When I went to find him I saw him talking to someone on a rock. I couldn't really see his face but I knew it was the wolf boy. I saw it's mask but it was off. I think the wolf boy is…" Duo trailed off. They all looked at him.
"Well?" Milliardo demanded. Duo thought for a moment.
"I think the wolf boy is….Trowa." Duo said softly.
"What!" everyone yelled. Duo winced.
"Well, I can't be for sure but the person had hair like Trowa's, but hey! I could be wrong!" Duo said. He was trying to shrug off the intense stares he was getting from everyone.
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Quatre stared at the ceiling in his little mobile home trailer he was staying in. His thoughts wondered to Trowa and him kissing. He couldn't get the feeling out of his head. Does this means I'm with Trowa? Of course! He didn't kiss me for any reason. Did he? Arg! Why does love have to be so complaicated?
Quatre quickly snap out of his thoughts as he heard the window lock jitter. Reaching for his gun Quatre quickly pulls it out ready to aim at the intruder only to find Trowa easily standing on the small window space like it was nothing. He had his wolf mask on covering his face.
"Trowa." Quatre breathed a sigh of relief as he put away his gun. Trowa jumps down from the window and takes off his mask. He leans down and gives Quatre a quick kiss.
"What are you doing here?" Quatre asked.
"I wanted to see you again." Trowa said as he wrapped his arms around Quatre's waist. Quatre couldn't help but lean into the embrace. It just felt so good.
"You know you'll get in trouble if you get caught." Quatre said as he buried his face in Trowa's thin shirt. Trowa just simply wrapped his arms around Quatre tighter.
"I know how to get out of trouble." Trowa whispered near his ear. Quatre shivered with delight. He then looked up and kissed Trowa.
"Trowa.." Quatre began but was interrupted by a large explosion. The whole trailer shook.
"What's going on?" Quatre asked as he looked out the window. All he saw was a great fire.
"I don't know. Stay here." Trowa said as he looked out the window. As he was about to step out he saw a boar coming towards him. He quickly jumped backed in and the boar rammed into the trailer knocking it over on its side. Trowa jumped on the overturned bed. He saw Quatre about to fall onto a small table but quickly grabbed him.
"What's going on?" Quatre asked again. Trowa wrapped his arms around Quatre tighter.
"The boars are attacking. Come on we have to get out of here." Trowa said as he tried to reach up for the window. When he finally got out he jumped backed a bit as the flames almost burnt him. He reached down for Quatre.
"Come on." Trowa yelled as he reached his hand down trying to Quatre. Quatre jumped up and grabbed Trowa's hand. Trowa then pulled Quatre out of the overturned trailer. Then the flames of the fire roared higher. Trowa quickly covered Quatre with his body protecting him as the flames rose higher. Burning Trowa on the arm and part of the fur wolf coat.
"Trowa!" Quatre cried as he saw his love got burned.
"I'm ok." Trowa whispered.
"Quatre!!" Noin cried as she saw the blonde haired pilot on top of the over turned trailer. The fire has surrounded it and was impossible to get through. She also saw the wolf boy with him but he couldn't see his face.
Trowa frowned as he saw Miss. Noin. He then got an idea. He took off his wolf coat with his mask and put it on Quatre.
"What are you doing?" Quatre asked as he allowed Trowa but on the mask.
"This will protect you from the fire." Trowa said. He then put the mask over Quatre face and picked him up holding him close to his body.
"Trowa you aren't thinking of jumping through that?" Quatre asked pointing at the wall of fire. Trowa looked down at him.
"Do you trust me?" Trowa asked. Quatre nodded. Then Trowa gave a smile only for him. Quatre could feel himself turning bright red. Trowa's grip around Quatre was tighter now but Quatre didn't care. He knew Trowa would find a way to get them out of this.
Trowa took a deep breath and ran as fast as he could. Then at the last moment he jumped over the flames as they rose higher. As Trowa landed he didn't get his footing making him fall ton the ground. Pain shot up his arm. He gritted his teeth from crying out loud. His thoughts where more concerned on Quatre. He tried to get up but the pain in his arm grew. He could feel Quatre getting up.
Quatre took off the mask and looked at Trowa. He's eyes widen as he saw Trowa clutch his arm in pain. He was about to rush out to comfort him but someone grabs him and held him back. Quatre looked to see who stopped him and saw Miss. Noin. Before he could say anything and rest of the gundam pilots pointed their guns at Trowa.
Trowa kept his head low trying to hide his face. He gave a low growl seeing there was no way out. He couldn't call on his brothers. They'll get hurt. Even worse. Get killed.
"Wait!" Quatre cried but Miss. Noin pulled him away.
"Quatre are you all right? He didn't hurt you didn't he?" Ms. Noin asked. Quatre could only shake his head no.
"All right wolf boy time to show yourself!" Duo said as he pointed his gun at him. He was trying to keep his face hidden and clutched his injured arm. Then the wolf jumped up over Duo taking him by surprise. Trowa smirked as he landed carefully trying not to use his injured arm. When he was about to take off running someone tackled him totally catching him off guard.
"Arrg!" Trowa cried as he landed on his arm. He struggled to get out of the grasp who held him down but wasn't strong enough. He saw some white blonde hair. He frowned. It was Zech's. He stopped struggling when he heard a click and a gun pointed to his head. He knew it was Heero. Then someone pulled his head back reviling his face.
He saw it was Sally Po. She gasped and so did the others. He could see the shock on everyone's faces. Even Heero looked shocked. He saw Quatre trying to get to him but was stopped by Ms. Noin. She thinks he'll hurt him.
"Trowa." Lady Une gasped.
Me finally got it down! Yeah! Sorry for the LOOOONNNGGG wait! Does anyone like this ficcy? I feel like no one likes it. ;_; Send me your comments at: nanashi_tatsu@gundamwing.net
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