Mind Games
By Queen of Sarab
Chapter 3
Aurora scanned the textbook in front of her, trying not to fall
asleep on top of the book from boredom. She glanced at the clock and
groaned. Only 5:00. And where was her sister? She hadn't seen her
since lunch, and that could only mean bad things.
She scolded herself inwardly for not trusting her sister. Of
course, it wasn't like Celeste had earned her trust. But
still...Celeste was all she had left, and if she couldn't trust her, then she couldn't trust anybody.
Wow, I'm screwed in the trust department, she thought before she
could stop herself. No. No. Trust Celeste.TRUST Celeste.
The knock on the door startled her considerably. Jumping out of
bed, Aurora padded across the room. This HAD to be her sister. It had
to be...
"Where is Maxwell and what has that...girl...you call a sister done
with him?" Wufei snarled as soon as the door opened. Well, hello to you
too...
"Excuse me?"
"Maxwell was in none of his afternoon classes, he's not in his dorm
room, and I CAN'T FIND HIM."
"And this has what to do with my sister?" Aurora smiled with fake
politeness, holding the door ready to slam in his face.
"No one's seen him since he went after your sister at lunchtime,"
Wufei said between clenched teeth. "So where is she?"
TRUST CELESTE. Oh, who was she kidding? She wouldn't trust her
sister as far as she could throw her.
"I have absolutely no idea," Aurora replied, now equally as angry.
"But trust me, if they come back here you'll know about it."
Trust Celeste?
She was going to absolutely KILL her little sister.
"Oook...what are we doing now?" Duo asked uncertainly, looking
around at the increasingly decrepit and vandalized buildings they were
driving past. "I mean, what are we doing here?"
"Getting tattoos," Celeste answered nonchalantly, flipping off a
guy about their age who was catcalling in her direction.
"Oh. Ok. And what the hell would I want to get a tattoo of?"
"I don't know, maybe you can get 'Heero' in huge letters across
your ass."
"Very funny."
"Yeah, I know." Celeste screeched over to park along the curb in
front of a low-lying brick building with a sign reading
"Piercing-Tattoos-Body Art". "C'mon, let's go. I feel like pissing my
sister off."
The window to Celeste and Aurora's dorm room creaked open slowly,
letting in the tiny amount of moonlight that shone outside.
"You might as well have used the door, Celeste. it would have saved
you a lot of trouble."
Celeste stuck her head sheepishly in, then pulled her body all the
way through. "It was worth a try."
"I just would've killed you in the morning anyway."
"Well, you know me- I just love climbing through windows."
Aurora sighed, switching on the lamp nest to her bed. "Cut the
crap, Celeste- where have you been and what did you screw up?"
"Oh, only myself this time- I got a tattoo." Celeste grinned
evilly. "Wanna see?"
Aurora stared at her openmouthed. "You had BETTER be kidding."
Without answering, Celeste pulled up side of her uniform skirt to
reveal a tensed black panther tattooed on her hip. She smiled sweetly
at her sister. " 'Fraid not. Duo got some kinda scythe or something on his
shoulder."
"Oh, so now you dragged your new boy-toy into your schemes, too?"
"For your INFORMATION, he's not my boy-toy, he's in love with
Heero. Now good night."
Celeste flipped off her sister's light just as that struck Aurora.
"WHAT?"
"What the hell were you thinking?!"
Heero grabbed Duo's shoulders, trying to shake some sense into him.
"What the hell did you think...."
"Ow..ow..STOP!" Duo grimaced.
"I'm not shaking you that hard, Duo."
"I know, it's just that my shoulder's extremely sore." Duo winced,
pulling Heero's hand off his shoulder. "Can I just say ow, ow, and ow
again?'"
Heero looked at his roommate accusingly. "Why is your shoulder sore?'
"From the tattoo..."
After the minute it took for that to sink in, Heero's jaw dropped.
"The WHAT?
Duo smiled sheepishly and pulled up the sleeve of his shirt to
reveal a flaming scythe tattooed on his shoulder. "Tattoo."
"Ok, " Heero took a deep breath. "Let me get this straight- you
skipped school, went off with some girl you don't even know, and got a
TATTOO?"
"Yeah...that sounds about right." Duo winced.
Heero opened his mouth several times without sound, finally just
settling on a patent Heero Yuy death glare. Duo retreated quickly into
the bathroom.
By Queen of Sarab
Chapter 3
Aurora scanned the textbook in front of her, trying not to fall
asleep on top of the book from boredom. She glanced at the clock and
groaned. Only 5:00. And where was her sister? She hadn't seen her
since lunch, and that could only mean bad things.
She scolded herself inwardly for not trusting her sister. Of
course, it wasn't like Celeste had earned her trust. But
still...Celeste was all she had left, and if she couldn't trust her, then she couldn't trust anybody.
Wow, I'm screwed in the trust department, she thought before she
could stop herself. No. No. Trust Celeste.TRUST Celeste.
The knock on the door startled her considerably. Jumping out of
bed, Aurora padded across the room. This HAD to be her sister. It had
to be...
"Where is Maxwell and what has that...girl...you call a sister done
with him?" Wufei snarled as soon as the door opened. Well, hello to you
too...
"Excuse me?"
"Maxwell was in none of his afternoon classes, he's not in his dorm
room, and I CAN'T FIND HIM."
"And this has what to do with my sister?" Aurora smiled with fake
politeness, holding the door ready to slam in his face.
"No one's seen him since he went after your sister at lunchtime,"
Wufei said between clenched teeth. "So where is she?"
TRUST CELESTE. Oh, who was she kidding? She wouldn't trust her
sister as far as she could throw her.
"I have absolutely no idea," Aurora replied, now equally as angry.
"But trust me, if they come back here you'll know about it."
Trust Celeste?
She was going to absolutely KILL her little sister.
"Oook...what are we doing now?" Duo asked uncertainly, looking
around at the increasingly decrepit and vandalized buildings they were
driving past. "I mean, what are we doing here?"
"Getting tattoos," Celeste answered nonchalantly, flipping off a
guy about their age who was catcalling in her direction.
"Oh. Ok. And what the hell would I want to get a tattoo of?"
"I don't know, maybe you can get 'Heero' in huge letters across
your ass."
"Very funny."
"Yeah, I know." Celeste screeched over to park along the curb in
front of a low-lying brick building with a sign reading
"Piercing-Tattoos-Body Art". "C'mon, let's go. I feel like pissing my
sister off."
The window to Celeste and Aurora's dorm room creaked open slowly,
letting in the tiny amount of moonlight that shone outside.
"You might as well have used the door, Celeste. it would have saved
you a lot of trouble."
Celeste stuck her head sheepishly in, then pulled her body all the
way through. "It was worth a try."
"I just would've killed you in the morning anyway."
"Well, you know me- I just love climbing through windows."
Aurora sighed, switching on the lamp nest to her bed. "Cut the
crap, Celeste- where have you been and what did you screw up?"
"Oh, only myself this time- I got a tattoo." Celeste grinned
evilly. "Wanna see?"
Aurora stared at her openmouthed. "You had BETTER be kidding."
Without answering, Celeste pulled up side of her uniform skirt to
reveal a tensed black panther tattooed on her hip. She smiled sweetly
at her sister. " 'Fraid not. Duo got some kinda scythe or something on his
shoulder."
"Oh, so now you dragged your new boy-toy into your schemes, too?"
"For your INFORMATION, he's not my boy-toy, he's in love with
Heero. Now good night."
Celeste flipped off her sister's light just as that struck Aurora.
"WHAT?"
"What the hell were you thinking?!"
Heero grabbed Duo's shoulders, trying to shake some sense into him.
"What the hell did you think...."
"Ow..ow..STOP!" Duo grimaced.
"I'm not shaking you that hard, Duo."
"I know, it's just that my shoulder's extremely sore." Duo winced,
pulling Heero's hand off his shoulder. "Can I just say ow, ow, and ow
again?'"
Heero looked at his roommate accusingly. "Why is your shoulder sore?'
"From the tattoo..."
After the minute it took for that to sink in, Heero's jaw dropped.
"The WHAT?
Duo smiled sheepishly and pulled up the sleeve of his shirt to
reveal a flaming scythe tattooed on his shoulder. "Tattoo."
"Ok, " Heero took a deep breath. "Let me get this straight- you
skipped school, went off with some girl you don't even know, and got a
TATTOO?"
"Yeah...that sounds about right." Duo winced.
Heero opened his mouth several times without sound, finally just
settling on a patent Heero Yuy death glare. Duo retreated quickly into
the bathroom.