Red Silk Part three
By Revena AKA r-chan
The weather had gone cold with a streaming wind and the promise of snow when Duo and Heero's guest room door opened and out stepped a tall, black haired, and blue eyed young man. Midnight bangs parted and layered nearly covering a pair of sea blue eyes in a rather feminine face, the rest pulled back in a sleek pony tail. Quite slender for a guy but pleasantly tall. He was no jock, not quite a pretty boy either, but a definite hunk nonetheless in Heldy Schbeiker's opinion. It also helped that he had single written all over him.
Heldy quickly pushed a slightly red Duo out of the way between her and the God sent cutie pie. Making a hasty entrance form the cold porch into the warm living room, Heldy smiled at the new stranger.
"Hey I had no idea you had company Duo, how about introducing me to your guest?"
Duo gave his friend a sideways glance then grinned slowly. It was too good an opportunity to pass up in his book. Flipping around, Duo put an arm around the object of Heldy's current desires and beamed at her.
"Heldy, I'd like you to meet my friend, Rin Dorlain. Rin, ol'buddy, this is Heldy Schbeiker." Duo announced. Rin's eyes widened a fraction of an inch when realization of what Duo was doing hit her/him full force. For a split second Rin's face resembled that of a deer caught in the headlights or a Leo pilot spotting a Gundam hot on it's tail. Both equally funny in The God of Death's eyes.
Heldy approached Rin and held out her hand in greeting, her best smile making her eyes sparkle a bright sky blue.
Duo watched with no small amount of amusement as Rin broke out into a nervous sweat. His 'pal' gave him a quick look that had murder written all over it before taking the German girl's hand and shaking it firmly offering a friendly smile.
"Its a pleasure, Heldy." Those four words were all it took to rule Rin as free game for the blue haired Sweeper.
Duo fought hard not to explode with laughter as Heldy grinned and grabbed Rin by the arm. The other young 'man' looked slightly panicked but there was no way Duo was blowing Relena's cover, not when things were just starting to get good. Hell to pay later but plenty of amusement now.
Heldy sat herself down on Duo and Heero's coach looking sideways at Rin. She noticed with some disappointment that the black haired man had scooted down to the other side of the love seat. After a moment's reflection she diagnosed it as a case of shyness. Something she found incredibly cute in a guy.
"Your last name's Dorlain, are you related to Relena by any chance?" She asked figuring that as a good way to break the ice. There was no point in including a last name, if any one hadn't known the young politician after the Eve wars they had to by now.
The wheels in Relena's head twirled around frantically. Upon drawing up no answer she quickly glanced over at her braided friend, (a friend soon to be in a world of pain once an opportunity presented its self) and translated his nod as a 'go ahead.'
"Yes, Relena is my cousin, I came to pay her a visit and say hello to Duo." She answered.
"Oh, no doubt." Heldy leaned back in her seat and gave a broad grin. "After that whole wedding fiasco a few days ago, I don't blame you for wanting to pay her a visit. But there is one thing I really want to know..."
Rin blinked and nodded at her, :: Poor thing's girl shy...how charming!:: Heldy thought with glee.
"Did she really deck that Craw guy?"
Relena drew back, a small flash of surprise running over her face before she sat back and folded her arms. "You're quite right she did. She had good reason to. Allen chose to get far too friendly with her than I-she wanted." Relena sent a quick thank you up above when Heldy apparently took no notice of her near slip up.
"Oh, wow, you and your cousin must be very close."
"Yup, Rin and Relena are like one and the same!" Duo said from his perch behind Heldy, grinning like mad at Relena. Thus supporting the theory that Gundam pilots are suicidal.
Relena cringed inwardly. It was taking a considerable amount of willpower not to throttle the former Gundam pilot right then and there. But she carefully held her temper in check for the sake of her blue haired friend. She had no desire to embarrass the spunky sweeper, by telling "he" was really a "her." Not just for fear of hospitalization but because one word to Heldy and Duo would never be playing dress up with Relena (or anyone else) again. Plus, violent truth be told, Relena wanted first dibs on strangling Duo's neck and was not about to wait around for sloppy seconds. Sloppy being a highly optimistic term for Duo's future condition.
"So what's with the outfit, Rin? Are you staying here to go to school?" Heldy asked, knocking Relena out of her musings and back into reality.
Relena felt her face flush at the look Heldy wore and the hopeful undertone in her friend's voice. She found no help in Duo who crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows impishly, clearly amused at seeing her squirm. ::: I will get you back for this Maxwell, oh yes, I will get you back...:::
"Actually, I'm going to room at the DeltenVerce Academy, to study up on some of the courses I'm going to take in this school. Little more than a month, but Relena's laying low and I figured I'd make the best of it."
The German girl wrinkled her nose at the prospect of willingly going to a prep horde like DeltenVerce but kept her mouth shut.
Duo bit back a curse when he stole a look at his watch, completely ignoring the resulting dirty look he got from Heldy. Like a spring loaded jet the braided pilot took off into the guest bed room and came running back out with a black duffel bag over his shoulder all the while mumbling something under his breath about WuFei, katana, sushi and late.
Relena stared at the man running around Heero's living room in what appeared to her as a state of panic.
"Is something wrong, Duo?" she asked, having a bit of trouble putting the correct low tone to her voice.
"Oh something's going to be very wrong once that nutty China bowl gets a hold of me...crap 12: 45..." Came the muffled reply from the master bedroom." Katana Boy's going to have my as-Found them!"
Heldy stood up in surprise when Duo came running out of his bed room and grabbed Rin by the arm, all but dragging the other young man to the door.
"Hey, what's going on, Duo?"
"Sorry, Heldy-baby but if Rin's late I'm going to have much bigger problems than you not having a date for tonight. You can smooch on him later!"
*SLAM*
"Humph."
The blue haired woman put her hands on her hips and looked around the living room (which had morphed into a rather big mess during Duo haste to find the car keys) with a disappointed glare.
With a sigh of defeat the ex-soldier plopped back down on the coach. "Well, fine...though he was cute, darn it..."
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The former queen of the world glared at the former 02 pilot in a way that would have made Heero proud as soon as she got in the pitch black car.
"Duo! What were you thinking? When Heldy finds out I'm a SHE and YOU didn't tell her she'll kill us BOTH!" she snapped. She could see it now: her tombstone with the words "She was right." engraved in the middle.
"Not if Wu-man gets to us first. You may want to buckle up, lover boy."
The now dark haired woman scowled and hastily pulled on the car restraints. Duo caught the look she gave him and threw back a side ways grin.
"After the stunt you pulled, Re, someone needs to make sure you pay your dues. Besides it was a harmless joke. So quit worrying about it. If Heldy finds out she'll get over it. I mean just for how long can she stay mad?"
Relena's face fell and she turned to look out the window, dully noting that they were passing other vehicles much too quickly to be with in the speed limit. Her swift switch in mood didn't go unnoticed by her driver.
"Oh, hey, I'm on your side on this, ojousan. I've just never seen a devoted pacifist encourage aggression, even on a defensive basis, and switch back into Thou-shall-not-fight in less time then it would take Heero to say 'I will kill you.'" The rare eloquence vanished when Duo gave the sulking woman a goofy grin. " And I have to say, you made us all proud with that right hock. I always knew you had it in you."
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WuFei stole another look at his watch and frowned. One O' three and Maxwell had yet to show up with his "partner." His mind choked over the word.
"Partner..." he mumbled with discontent. The air chose not to answer his remark.
Leaning on the side of his car, he watched the small flakes fall from a gray sky. Soon the sound of a black Porsche caught his attention.
"It's about time." The Chinese man said under his breath.
"Hey, Wu-man! Sorry I'm kinda late."
WuFei snorted. "It doesn't matter. We're due there at two." He smiled smugly when Duo's face fell in disappointment.
"You mean I pried Heldy off "Rin" when I could have gotten at least another hour in! You're a sadist, WuFei."
"So where is she, Maxwell?" He asked ignoring Duo's dismayed tone. The braided baka reminded him of a child who had missed out on snack time.
"Here, Mr.Chang."
The Preventer looked over to the far left of the noise maker Maxwell called a car, and the first unbidden thought that sailed through his head was, how any man with the eyes the gods gave him could miss the figure standing not 18 feet from him. The "man" she was attempting to portray was pretty...Far too pretty to pass as such for long.
"Is there a problem, Mr.Chang?" he (she!) asked.
"Yes," was his impulsive response. WuFei at once cursed his lack of control over his own reply. Such weakness was below him. It was utterly unacceptable to allow a simple look to effect him. His mind calculated quickly in an attempt to salvage the pride that had been damaged by his remark. The option that presented its self was scrutiny.
With a vicious displeasure WuFei turned his look to Duo, who had watched the brief exchange with interest. "Maxwell is that your idea of a convincing disguise? She looks far too feminine to pass as a man. "
"I don't see what the problem is, Wu-man." He replied defensively, casting an eye over at Relena now gone Rin. He thought she looked rather good as far as guys went himself. A petite man but still....
The Asian man let out a put upon sigh. "A guy who can't tell the deference between a woman in slacks and a man."
Duo gave his dark haired friend a look and held up his ring finger. Gesturing at the simple silver band he pointed out just who the nutty China bowl was talking to. "Hello, YUY-Maxwell to Chang Wu-Wu..."
WuFei gave the former Gundam pilot a dirty look. Before he could further voice his protests to the ridiculous situation Relena chose to step in.
"Mr.Chang, there are no short comings concerning the disguise Duo made. If it was enough to convince Heldy then it will pass at Delton with no trouble."
Relena strained to lower her voice and still maintain a polite tone while speaking. His scrutiny had struck a chord and she had a feeling he'd be ramming head first into a number of chords she didn't know she had. The upcoming month of laying low suddenly seemed horribly long.
"Miss Dorlain, Heldy Schbeiker also went aboard a war base, alone, unarmed just to get a few disks for Duo Maxwell. I would assume she'd been shot at one too many times," he shot back with a respectful attitude. "Respectful" being fitted at the loosest of terms.
A surge of anger rose up in Relena's throat. Of all the arrogant, and down right, ungrateful things to say, just because he was upset about her having to work with him...But the diplomat in her would not permit any such out burst. Instead she forced her temper into check, speaking back from between clenched teeth and a polite smile.
"It is my understanding, Chang, that Heldy's daring, granted reckless, action aided you and the others a considerable amount.. Her foolish move, as you so see it, may have helped you come out alive in that battle. That determination should not be thought of as a lack of intelligence or judgment." There, Relena thought with a guilty smugness, let him chew on that.
Duo, who sensing that WuFei and Relena would probably argue through a mobile suit battle and the world's end, wisely backed off and retreated to the door of his car quickly. He, after all, hadn't made it through the war for nothing.
He slid the key into the ignition, the thought of simply leaving becoming more and more appealing the more he thought about the potential battle ground not far from him.
Duo stilled slowly remembering his original idea in the first place. Pausing he placed his chin on the steering wheel. Aborting his mission now would be a waste of black hair dye. ::: Hold on a sec Maxwell, this is your mission, and you've never ran out on one yet. A squabble between two of the most pigheaded people you know shouldn't make you wimp out.::: He was not about to let a set back stop his plans for his friends' future love lives. Besides a little defiance was to be expected. They weren't called maddening for nothing. The God of Death sat back and turned his head to watch the show, settling in a comfortable spot. He had no intention of stepping in. Far be it for him to interrupt such a bonding moment.
His two friends were facing each other like old adversaries. He could practically see the antagonism clash between them. And yet he could still hear their polite tones.( Which struck him as plain freaky.) Neither showed signs of backing down. ::: Relena doesn't seem to be having as hard a time at controlling her anger, that's for sure::: He thought paying close attention to her expression. In fact it was almost like she was enjoying herself. ::: Ojousan does get to argue with stubborn people almost every day, maybe Wu-man's giving her a challenge she never got before..?::: His smile broadened. ::: I bet you don't even know it either, Relena.:::
The violet eyed man swung his gaze over to settle on WuFei. Duo could tell from his body language he wasn't finding the situation to his liking ::: Yeah, but what's really eating him in the first place? That I-Want-to-Swing-My-Katana-At-Someting-Look says it's more then just the fact he doesn't want to work with Re.:::
The God of Death, now turned matchmaker, drew his eyebrows together in deep speculation, the two unwilling subjects still dukeing it out under the cover of mild tones and polite dialogue. Maybe Trowa had been mistaken about the whole idea from the get go? No, when his clown friend looked into possibilities he was never wrong. But a course of action was called for if he wanted his mission to succeed ::: Well, I'm already a doomed man, leaving Heero's apartment a mess. Might as well. ::: Bulking down the chestnut brunette slammed his hand down on the car horn.
"Hey, you two!"
Relena's head snapped sharply over to where the sudden noise came from. Duo flashed a sly smile to both her and WuFei.
"You guys should get going. Don't want to be last your first day of school!"
Relena flushed realizing she had been wasting time on "debating" with WuFei. And Duo had been there the whole time watching her squabble with the man. ::: I'll never hear the end of it,::: she thought. Relena cast a glance over at her soon to be room mate. He was giving Duo a rather dirty look, but his braided comrade seemed to be unaffected. His endless black eyes suddenly turned to her. A small chill ran up her back.
"Shall we get going?" He asked her curtly when several seconds of silence passed.
"Hai," she nodded realizing with deep embarrassment she'd been staring at the dark haired man.
With as much dignity as she could summon to her will, she crossed over the short distance and slipped in the deep red car. Relena paused in mid buckle to watch WuFei walk gracefully around the car, paying a little too much attention to the way his navy blue shirt flexed over his chest as he opened the door. The young diplomat turned her head to look out the window as he slid into the driver's seat hoping he wouldn't see the faint blush she felt warm her cheeks. For some reason she was acutely aware of just how close he was.
:::I'm sharing a small room with this man for more then a month...dear God::: The dark haired woman frowned at her reflection, chiding herself for such childish behavior as the car started to hum to life ::: Composure, Dorlain. We're both adults. What's the worst that could possibly happen?:::
Famous last words.
By Revena AKA r-chan
The weather had gone cold with a streaming wind and the promise of snow when Duo and Heero's guest room door opened and out stepped a tall, black haired, and blue eyed young man. Midnight bangs parted and layered nearly covering a pair of sea blue eyes in a rather feminine face, the rest pulled back in a sleek pony tail. Quite slender for a guy but pleasantly tall. He was no jock, not quite a pretty boy either, but a definite hunk nonetheless in Heldy Schbeiker's opinion. It also helped that he had single written all over him.
Heldy quickly pushed a slightly red Duo out of the way between her and the God sent cutie pie. Making a hasty entrance form the cold porch into the warm living room, Heldy smiled at the new stranger.
"Hey I had no idea you had company Duo, how about introducing me to your guest?"
Duo gave his friend a sideways glance then grinned slowly. It was too good an opportunity to pass up in his book. Flipping around, Duo put an arm around the object of Heldy's current desires and beamed at her.
"Heldy, I'd like you to meet my friend, Rin Dorlain. Rin, ol'buddy, this is Heldy Schbeiker." Duo announced. Rin's eyes widened a fraction of an inch when realization of what Duo was doing hit her/him full force. For a split second Rin's face resembled that of a deer caught in the headlights or a Leo pilot spotting a Gundam hot on it's tail. Both equally funny in The God of Death's eyes.
Heldy approached Rin and held out her hand in greeting, her best smile making her eyes sparkle a bright sky blue.
Duo watched with no small amount of amusement as Rin broke out into a nervous sweat. His 'pal' gave him a quick look that had murder written all over it before taking the German girl's hand and shaking it firmly offering a friendly smile.
"Its a pleasure, Heldy." Those four words were all it took to rule Rin as free game for the blue haired Sweeper.
Duo fought hard not to explode with laughter as Heldy grinned and grabbed Rin by the arm. The other young 'man' looked slightly panicked but there was no way Duo was blowing Relena's cover, not when things were just starting to get good. Hell to pay later but plenty of amusement now.
Heldy sat herself down on Duo and Heero's coach looking sideways at Rin. She noticed with some disappointment that the black haired man had scooted down to the other side of the love seat. After a moment's reflection she diagnosed it as a case of shyness. Something she found incredibly cute in a guy.
"Your last name's Dorlain, are you related to Relena by any chance?" She asked figuring that as a good way to break the ice. There was no point in including a last name, if any one hadn't known the young politician after the Eve wars they had to by now.
The wheels in Relena's head twirled around frantically. Upon drawing up no answer she quickly glanced over at her braided friend, (a friend soon to be in a world of pain once an opportunity presented its self) and translated his nod as a 'go ahead.'
"Yes, Relena is my cousin, I came to pay her a visit and say hello to Duo." She answered.
"Oh, no doubt." Heldy leaned back in her seat and gave a broad grin. "After that whole wedding fiasco a few days ago, I don't blame you for wanting to pay her a visit. But there is one thing I really want to know..."
Rin blinked and nodded at her, :: Poor thing's girl shy...how charming!:: Heldy thought with glee.
"Did she really deck that Craw guy?"
Relena drew back, a small flash of surprise running over her face before she sat back and folded her arms. "You're quite right she did. She had good reason to. Allen chose to get far too friendly with her than I-she wanted." Relena sent a quick thank you up above when Heldy apparently took no notice of her near slip up.
"Oh, wow, you and your cousin must be very close."
"Yup, Rin and Relena are like one and the same!" Duo said from his perch behind Heldy, grinning like mad at Relena. Thus supporting the theory that Gundam pilots are suicidal.
Relena cringed inwardly. It was taking a considerable amount of willpower not to throttle the former Gundam pilot right then and there. But she carefully held her temper in check for the sake of her blue haired friend. She had no desire to embarrass the spunky sweeper, by telling "he" was really a "her." Not just for fear of hospitalization but because one word to Heldy and Duo would never be playing dress up with Relena (or anyone else) again. Plus, violent truth be told, Relena wanted first dibs on strangling Duo's neck and was not about to wait around for sloppy seconds. Sloppy being a highly optimistic term for Duo's future condition.
"So what's with the outfit, Rin? Are you staying here to go to school?" Heldy asked, knocking Relena out of her musings and back into reality.
Relena felt her face flush at the look Heldy wore and the hopeful undertone in her friend's voice. She found no help in Duo who crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows impishly, clearly amused at seeing her squirm. ::: I will get you back for this Maxwell, oh yes, I will get you back...:::
"Actually, I'm going to room at the DeltenVerce Academy, to study up on some of the courses I'm going to take in this school. Little more than a month, but Relena's laying low and I figured I'd make the best of it."
The German girl wrinkled her nose at the prospect of willingly going to a prep horde like DeltenVerce but kept her mouth shut.
Duo bit back a curse when he stole a look at his watch, completely ignoring the resulting dirty look he got from Heldy. Like a spring loaded jet the braided pilot took off into the guest bed room and came running back out with a black duffel bag over his shoulder all the while mumbling something under his breath about WuFei, katana, sushi and late.
Relena stared at the man running around Heero's living room in what appeared to her as a state of panic.
"Is something wrong, Duo?" she asked, having a bit of trouble putting the correct low tone to her voice.
"Oh something's going to be very wrong once that nutty China bowl gets a hold of me...crap 12: 45..." Came the muffled reply from the master bedroom." Katana Boy's going to have my as-Found them!"
Heldy stood up in surprise when Duo came running out of his bed room and grabbed Rin by the arm, all but dragging the other young man to the door.
"Hey, what's going on, Duo?"
"Sorry, Heldy-baby but if Rin's late I'm going to have much bigger problems than you not having a date for tonight. You can smooch on him later!"
*SLAM*
"Humph."
The blue haired woman put her hands on her hips and looked around the living room (which had morphed into a rather big mess during Duo haste to find the car keys) with a disappointed glare.
With a sigh of defeat the ex-soldier plopped back down on the coach. "Well, fine...though he was cute, darn it..."
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The former queen of the world glared at the former 02 pilot in a way that would have made Heero proud as soon as she got in the pitch black car.
"Duo! What were you thinking? When Heldy finds out I'm a SHE and YOU didn't tell her she'll kill us BOTH!" she snapped. She could see it now: her tombstone with the words "She was right." engraved in the middle.
"Not if Wu-man gets to us first. You may want to buckle up, lover boy."
The now dark haired woman scowled and hastily pulled on the car restraints. Duo caught the look she gave him and threw back a side ways grin.
"After the stunt you pulled, Re, someone needs to make sure you pay your dues. Besides it was a harmless joke. So quit worrying about it. If Heldy finds out she'll get over it. I mean just for how long can she stay mad?"
Relena's face fell and she turned to look out the window, dully noting that they were passing other vehicles much too quickly to be with in the speed limit. Her swift switch in mood didn't go unnoticed by her driver.
"Oh, hey, I'm on your side on this, ojousan. I've just never seen a devoted pacifist encourage aggression, even on a defensive basis, and switch back into Thou-shall-not-fight in less time then it would take Heero to say 'I will kill you.'" The rare eloquence vanished when Duo gave the sulking woman a goofy grin. " And I have to say, you made us all proud with that right hock. I always knew you had it in you."
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WuFei stole another look at his watch and frowned. One O' three and Maxwell had yet to show up with his "partner." His mind choked over the word.
"Partner..." he mumbled with discontent. The air chose not to answer his remark.
Leaning on the side of his car, he watched the small flakes fall from a gray sky. Soon the sound of a black Porsche caught his attention.
"It's about time." The Chinese man said under his breath.
"Hey, Wu-man! Sorry I'm kinda late."
WuFei snorted. "It doesn't matter. We're due there at two." He smiled smugly when Duo's face fell in disappointment.
"You mean I pried Heldy off "Rin" when I could have gotten at least another hour in! You're a sadist, WuFei."
"So where is she, Maxwell?" He asked ignoring Duo's dismayed tone. The braided baka reminded him of a child who had missed out on snack time.
"Here, Mr.Chang."
The Preventer looked over to the far left of the noise maker Maxwell called a car, and the first unbidden thought that sailed through his head was, how any man with the eyes the gods gave him could miss the figure standing not 18 feet from him. The "man" she was attempting to portray was pretty...Far too pretty to pass as such for long.
"Is there a problem, Mr.Chang?" he (she!) asked.
"Yes," was his impulsive response. WuFei at once cursed his lack of control over his own reply. Such weakness was below him. It was utterly unacceptable to allow a simple look to effect him. His mind calculated quickly in an attempt to salvage the pride that had been damaged by his remark. The option that presented its self was scrutiny.
With a vicious displeasure WuFei turned his look to Duo, who had watched the brief exchange with interest. "Maxwell is that your idea of a convincing disguise? She looks far too feminine to pass as a man. "
"I don't see what the problem is, Wu-man." He replied defensively, casting an eye over at Relena now gone Rin. He thought she looked rather good as far as guys went himself. A petite man but still....
The Asian man let out a put upon sigh. "A guy who can't tell the deference between a woman in slacks and a man."
Duo gave his dark haired friend a look and held up his ring finger. Gesturing at the simple silver band he pointed out just who the nutty China bowl was talking to. "Hello, YUY-Maxwell to Chang Wu-Wu..."
WuFei gave the former Gundam pilot a dirty look. Before he could further voice his protests to the ridiculous situation Relena chose to step in.
"Mr.Chang, there are no short comings concerning the disguise Duo made. If it was enough to convince Heldy then it will pass at Delton with no trouble."
Relena strained to lower her voice and still maintain a polite tone while speaking. His scrutiny had struck a chord and she had a feeling he'd be ramming head first into a number of chords she didn't know she had. The upcoming month of laying low suddenly seemed horribly long.
"Miss Dorlain, Heldy Schbeiker also went aboard a war base, alone, unarmed just to get a few disks for Duo Maxwell. I would assume she'd been shot at one too many times," he shot back with a respectful attitude. "Respectful" being fitted at the loosest of terms.
A surge of anger rose up in Relena's throat. Of all the arrogant, and down right, ungrateful things to say, just because he was upset about her having to work with him...But the diplomat in her would not permit any such out burst. Instead she forced her temper into check, speaking back from between clenched teeth and a polite smile.
"It is my understanding, Chang, that Heldy's daring, granted reckless, action aided you and the others a considerable amount.. Her foolish move, as you so see it, may have helped you come out alive in that battle. That determination should not be thought of as a lack of intelligence or judgment." There, Relena thought with a guilty smugness, let him chew on that.
Duo, who sensing that WuFei and Relena would probably argue through a mobile suit battle and the world's end, wisely backed off and retreated to the door of his car quickly. He, after all, hadn't made it through the war for nothing.
He slid the key into the ignition, the thought of simply leaving becoming more and more appealing the more he thought about the potential battle ground not far from him.
Duo stilled slowly remembering his original idea in the first place. Pausing he placed his chin on the steering wheel. Aborting his mission now would be a waste of black hair dye. ::: Hold on a sec Maxwell, this is your mission, and you've never ran out on one yet. A squabble between two of the most pigheaded people you know shouldn't make you wimp out.::: He was not about to let a set back stop his plans for his friends' future love lives. Besides a little defiance was to be expected. They weren't called maddening for nothing. The God of Death sat back and turned his head to watch the show, settling in a comfortable spot. He had no intention of stepping in. Far be it for him to interrupt such a bonding moment.
His two friends were facing each other like old adversaries. He could practically see the antagonism clash between them. And yet he could still hear their polite tones.( Which struck him as plain freaky.) Neither showed signs of backing down. ::: Relena doesn't seem to be having as hard a time at controlling her anger, that's for sure::: He thought paying close attention to her expression. In fact it was almost like she was enjoying herself. ::: Ojousan does get to argue with stubborn people almost every day, maybe Wu-man's giving her a challenge she never got before..?::: His smile broadened. ::: I bet you don't even know it either, Relena.:::
The violet eyed man swung his gaze over to settle on WuFei. Duo could tell from his body language he wasn't finding the situation to his liking ::: Yeah, but what's really eating him in the first place? That I-Want-to-Swing-My-Katana-At-Someting-Look says it's more then just the fact he doesn't want to work with Re.:::
The God of Death, now turned matchmaker, drew his eyebrows together in deep speculation, the two unwilling subjects still dukeing it out under the cover of mild tones and polite dialogue. Maybe Trowa had been mistaken about the whole idea from the get go? No, when his clown friend looked into possibilities he was never wrong. But a course of action was called for if he wanted his mission to succeed ::: Well, I'm already a doomed man, leaving Heero's apartment a mess. Might as well. ::: Bulking down the chestnut brunette slammed his hand down on the car horn.
"Hey, you two!"
Relena's head snapped sharply over to where the sudden noise came from. Duo flashed a sly smile to both her and WuFei.
"You guys should get going. Don't want to be last your first day of school!"
Relena flushed realizing she had been wasting time on "debating" with WuFei. And Duo had been there the whole time watching her squabble with the man. ::: I'll never hear the end of it,::: she thought. Relena cast a glance over at her soon to be room mate. He was giving Duo a rather dirty look, but his braided comrade seemed to be unaffected. His endless black eyes suddenly turned to her. A small chill ran up her back.
"Shall we get going?" He asked her curtly when several seconds of silence passed.
"Hai," she nodded realizing with deep embarrassment she'd been staring at the dark haired man.
With as much dignity as she could summon to her will, she crossed over the short distance and slipped in the deep red car. Relena paused in mid buckle to watch WuFei walk gracefully around the car, paying a little too much attention to the way his navy blue shirt flexed over his chest as he opened the door. The young diplomat turned her head to look out the window as he slid into the driver's seat hoping he wouldn't see the faint blush she felt warm her cheeks. For some reason she was acutely aware of just how close he was.
:::I'm sharing a small room with this man for more then a month...dear God::: The dark haired woman frowned at her reflection, chiding herself for such childish behavior as the car started to hum to life ::: Composure, Dorlain. We're both adults. What's the worst that could possibly happen?:::
Famous last words.