As always, I must say that...Alas, I do NOT own Gundam Wing. *sniff sniff* ^ So nyah! No suing me! ^_~ The wonderful show belongs to *duh* it's respected creators!! *bows down* Thank you, you wonderful and overly gifted people. ^^
I hope you enjoy this little chapter of madness. ^_~
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The Need to Reminisce: prt. 4
"Cathy, wait a second!!" Rubbing her arms to keep warm, Hilde stood nervously on the empty sidewalk. Her eyes wandered. This part of the block was clearly not a very busy one. She wondered if that was why Duo chose this area.
"What?" Cathy spun around, her long coat swishing behind her, before opening the building door. She sighed when she saw Hilde just standing there in the cold. "What's the matter?"
Hilde stood there in silence, bouncing on the balls of her feet and rubbing her arms even more vigorously.
Cathy rolled her eyes and stomped over to the shivering girl. "I knew I shouldn't have let go of your hand." She grabbed Hilde's hand and gently led her over to the door. "Now, lets go upstairs and see if Duo is still here."
Hilde looked pleadingly at Cathy, who now wore an amused smirk.
"Okay okay, I'm ready." Hilde rolled her eyes. "Lets get in there before we both freeze..."
"Atta girl!" Cathy once again regained her grip on Hilde's hand and then pulled her into the warm building. She quickly walked to the stairs and stopped at the first step, turning to Hilde. "Be ready to climb, Hilde-girl. It's a long way."
"Oh, great. I'm going to be nervous AND breathless when I see him." Hilde laughed as Cathy enthusiastically pulled her up the first two flights of stairs. "Or, you can pull me all the way, and I won't have a reason to be breathless!"
Cathy smiled and let go of Hilde's hand. "Hmm...I think you're brave enough to let go of my hand now." She laughed softly, her high-heels clacking against the smooth steps as she traveled up the stairs ahead of Hilde. "In fact, I think you're SO brave, that you can go the next four flights of stairs without me!"
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Duo turned off the shower and stepped out onto the fuzzy bathroom mat. He laughed as he looked down at the beet red frizz that stuck up between his toes. "Such great taste on bathroom accessories, Cathy, I swear."
After he ended his critique on the bathroom rug, he grabbed one of the matching towels from the rack and wrapped it tightly around his waist. He griped when he found that the only way to keep it around his waist was to hold it there himself. "Damned towels..."
Humming, he left the bathroom and walked freely into the living room to find a rubber band for his hair. Heck, Cathy wouldn't be home for another two hours. She didn't care if he ran around her place in only a towel anyway. Duo recalled one time she had said that if she EVER scolded him for walking around in only a towel while she was around, that she should be locked up in the loony bin. She had added something else afterwards though that had sent him laughing for an hour straight.
"I swear, Duo, I'd walk a million miles to get to you, you hot thing you. TWO million if I knew you'd be naked when I got there." She had joked.
Even jokingly, Duo knew she had really halfway meant it...
He laughed, playing her words over in his mind as he spotted a rubber band lying on a small coffee table next to the couch. "Ah ha! There you are..."
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"Listen, Hilde. If Duo's gone.." Cathy began, the jangling sound of her apartment keys mingling with her words. "..then we can go out for a little while until he gets back if you'd like."
Hilde smiled and nodded at Cathy as she opened the apartment door. "Sure, that sounds like a good plan to me. I don't have to start work again for a little while, so I'll be able to stay in the city for a few days."
Cathy nodded in agreement. "Good, cuz Duo said that you're usually really focused on your work. I was afraid you might have to go back ..." Her jaw dropped as she turned to step into her apartment. "sooner...than...that." She paused as she looked him up and down. "Oh my.. maybe I DO need bigger towels..."
Hilde's eyes went wide as she followed a giggling Cathy into the apartment. "Duo?!"
Duo stood upright quickly, dropping his towel accidentally. "Uh-oh.."
Laughing softly, Hilde blushed and gestured to the towel on the floor. "Uh...Duo, I think you lost something..."
"Hilde!" Duo smiled, his face as red as the towel next to his feet. He bent over and picked it up, modestly covering himself. "Cathy! I swear! You need to be noisier when unlocking that damned door!" He laughed and turned to Hilde. "Excuse me babe. I'm not exactly presentable right now as you can see... Sooo, I'll be right back!"
Cathy began laughing hysterically as Duo rushed off to a back to the bathroom. "Oh lordy! What a great way to greet somebody, Duo!..."
Hilde couldn't help but join in with the laughter. It had been more appealing than funny, but still.. Duo's expression had been best part of it all. She only wished she would've had a camera... To capture his expression ONLY of course...
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Duo finally came back out in tight blue jeans and a black button up shirt. He spotted Cathy and Hilde sitting out on the couch in the living room. His fingers fumbled nervously around with the silver cross that hung from a chain around his neck.
She was here... Now... And she was beautiful. Duo's mouth was dry.
Geez, this really wasn't going to make being around her as only a friend any easier.. Cathy had said that he should try and tell her how he felt when he made it to her place. But now she was HERE. He couldn't just tell her now.
Shit...
"Duo!" Hilde turned around, flashing a bright smile.
Duo gave her his lopsided smirk when he saw her smile at him. A million thoughts ran through his mind after she gave that smile. How was he going to keep his hands off of her? Hell, even worse, how was he going to keep his LIPS off of her?!
Simple, he answered himself, he'd just do the same thing he'd done once before. Lock it up for a while... He was older now. A little more mature. It' be as easy as pie!
Duo looked over at Cathy who seemed to be as amused as ever.
Well, maybe not as easy as pie...
Damn her. She knew exactly what he was thinking, and that was bad. Very very bad. When Cathy made up her mind to do something, she got it done. She definitely wasn't going to let him off that easy.
Cathy would make sure that Duo had his lips all over Hilde before she left...
Hilde finally hopped up off the couch and plowed into him happily, hugging him tightly and knocking him out of his daydream. "Boy, have I EVER missed you braid-boy."
Duo smiled again as he looked down at the cute German girl he held in his arms.
Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all...
He looked back over at Cathy's amused expression once more as he returned Hilde's hug. This time he thought he spotted a glint of something devious in her eyes.
Well, of all the things this was going to be...interesting was a definite outcome.
As Duo gently pulled away from Hilde, he smiled as Cathy eased out of her chair and walked over to him. "Duo, I'm sure that you and Hilde have a lot of catching up to do... Sooo, why don't you two go out to lunch or something?" She played with a strand of her hair, wrapping it around her finger and twirling it. "Hm? How does that sound?"
Worry flashed over Hilde's face. "Uh...but Cathy. Didn't you want to come with us?"
Cathy shook her head and smiled coyly. "No, I've got things to do here. Besides, I think I'm going back to work in a little while. You two go on and have fun, kay?"
Hilde smacked herself mentally. What was she doing? She was acting like a total coward. And quite obviously too.
"Okay, Cathy. If you say so!" She turned to Duo. "Lets get goin' then, Duo. I'm starved."
Of course she could do this, she mused. It would be just like old times. They'd go out to lunch, go to the apartment, and then have fun the rest of the day doing whatever else they could find. Probably even bring out the video games and piles of snacks later that night... She was sure he had plenty of junk food in his house. It was Duo's life support. He'd taken the video games when he left for the city, and she was quite sure he still had those. She was almost completely sure he still performed his nightly 'nintendo' ritual...20 years old or not...
Yes, this would be just the same, she thought happily as she looked up at the handsome boy. ..And sighed again as her eyes traveled down his well-built form. Well, Duo had definitely filled out over the years..
Oh Lord.. She averted her eyes and smirked.
His shirt was loose, but his jeans sure weren't...
This was no boy, she realized. Duo Maxwell was no longer a boy...
Duo wrapped a strong arm around Hilde and laughed. "You're starved? Well, I assure you that you couldn't possibly eat more than I can... And I'd put my life upon that statement!"
Well, he wasn't boy on the OUTSIDE anymore, she laughed to herself.
"Wanna bet?!" Hilde smiled and waved goodbye to Cathy as Duo led her out the door. "Thanks again, Cathy."
Cathy winked and waved her off. "No prob. I'll see you guys later, okay?"
"Bye Cathy babe. We'll call you later. Maybe we can all go out together tomorrow or something..." Duo gave her a quick peck on her cheek and turned back to Hilde, getting back into argue mode. "Of course I wanna bet! How much?" He chuckled. "You'll lose I'm tellin you beforehand! So don't say I didn't warn you first..."
Cathy closed the door after they walked out, still hearing them argue about who could eat more as they walked down the stairs. She shook her head as a smile spread across her lips. "Both of them are hopeless..." An evil smile formed from the sweet one that had been there only seconds ago..
This was going to be easier than she'd thought...
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Okay, okay, enough for now. ;O) When will the next chapter be up? I have no idea. So your guess is really as good as mine. ^^; I've not even started it yet. In fact, I don't even have the slightest idea WHAT I'm going to do!! *sigh* Me and my inspiration fits... ^_~
I hope you enjoy this little chapter of madness. ^_~
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The Need to Reminisce: prt. 4
"Cathy, wait a second!!" Rubbing her arms to keep warm, Hilde stood nervously on the empty sidewalk. Her eyes wandered. This part of the block was clearly not a very busy one. She wondered if that was why Duo chose this area.
"What?" Cathy spun around, her long coat swishing behind her, before opening the building door. She sighed when she saw Hilde just standing there in the cold. "What's the matter?"
Hilde stood there in silence, bouncing on the balls of her feet and rubbing her arms even more vigorously.
Cathy rolled her eyes and stomped over to the shivering girl. "I knew I shouldn't have let go of your hand." She grabbed Hilde's hand and gently led her over to the door. "Now, lets go upstairs and see if Duo is still here."
Hilde looked pleadingly at Cathy, who now wore an amused smirk.
"Okay okay, I'm ready." Hilde rolled her eyes. "Lets get in there before we both freeze..."
"Atta girl!" Cathy once again regained her grip on Hilde's hand and then pulled her into the warm building. She quickly walked to the stairs and stopped at the first step, turning to Hilde. "Be ready to climb, Hilde-girl. It's a long way."
"Oh, great. I'm going to be nervous AND breathless when I see him." Hilde laughed as Cathy enthusiastically pulled her up the first two flights of stairs. "Or, you can pull me all the way, and I won't have a reason to be breathless!"
Cathy smiled and let go of Hilde's hand. "Hmm...I think you're brave enough to let go of my hand now." She laughed softly, her high-heels clacking against the smooth steps as she traveled up the stairs ahead of Hilde. "In fact, I think you're SO brave, that you can go the next four flights of stairs without me!"
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Duo turned off the shower and stepped out onto the fuzzy bathroom mat. He laughed as he looked down at the beet red frizz that stuck up between his toes. "Such great taste on bathroom accessories, Cathy, I swear."
After he ended his critique on the bathroom rug, he grabbed one of the matching towels from the rack and wrapped it tightly around his waist. He griped when he found that the only way to keep it around his waist was to hold it there himself. "Damned towels..."
Humming, he left the bathroom and walked freely into the living room to find a rubber band for his hair. Heck, Cathy wouldn't be home for another two hours. She didn't care if he ran around her place in only a towel anyway. Duo recalled one time she had said that if she EVER scolded him for walking around in only a towel while she was around, that she should be locked up in the loony bin. She had added something else afterwards though that had sent him laughing for an hour straight.
"I swear, Duo, I'd walk a million miles to get to you, you hot thing you. TWO million if I knew you'd be naked when I got there." She had joked.
Even jokingly, Duo knew she had really halfway meant it...
He laughed, playing her words over in his mind as he spotted a rubber band lying on a small coffee table next to the couch. "Ah ha! There you are..."
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"Listen, Hilde. If Duo's gone.." Cathy began, the jangling sound of her apartment keys mingling with her words. "..then we can go out for a little while until he gets back if you'd like."
Hilde smiled and nodded at Cathy as she opened the apartment door. "Sure, that sounds like a good plan to me. I don't have to start work again for a little while, so I'll be able to stay in the city for a few days."
Cathy nodded in agreement. "Good, cuz Duo said that you're usually really focused on your work. I was afraid you might have to go back ..." Her jaw dropped as she turned to step into her apartment. "sooner...than...that." She paused as she looked him up and down. "Oh my.. maybe I DO need bigger towels..."
Hilde's eyes went wide as she followed a giggling Cathy into the apartment. "Duo?!"
Duo stood upright quickly, dropping his towel accidentally. "Uh-oh.."
Laughing softly, Hilde blushed and gestured to the towel on the floor. "Uh...Duo, I think you lost something..."
"Hilde!" Duo smiled, his face as red as the towel next to his feet. He bent over and picked it up, modestly covering himself. "Cathy! I swear! You need to be noisier when unlocking that damned door!" He laughed and turned to Hilde. "Excuse me babe. I'm not exactly presentable right now as you can see... Sooo, I'll be right back!"
Cathy began laughing hysterically as Duo rushed off to a back to the bathroom. "Oh lordy! What a great way to greet somebody, Duo!..."
Hilde couldn't help but join in with the laughter. It had been more appealing than funny, but still.. Duo's expression had been best part of it all. She only wished she would've had a camera... To capture his expression ONLY of course...
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Duo finally came back out in tight blue jeans and a black button up shirt. He spotted Cathy and Hilde sitting out on the couch in the living room. His fingers fumbled nervously around with the silver cross that hung from a chain around his neck.
She was here... Now... And she was beautiful. Duo's mouth was dry.
Geez, this really wasn't going to make being around her as only a friend any easier.. Cathy had said that he should try and tell her how he felt when he made it to her place. But now she was HERE. He couldn't just tell her now.
Shit...
"Duo!" Hilde turned around, flashing a bright smile.
Duo gave her his lopsided smirk when he saw her smile at him. A million thoughts ran through his mind after she gave that smile. How was he going to keep his hands off of her? Hell, even worse, how was he going to keep his LIPS off of her?!
Simple, he answered himself, he'd just do the same thing he'd done once before. Lock it up for a while... He was older now. A little more mature. It' be as easy as pie!
Duo looked over at Cathy who seemed to be as amused as ever.
Well, maybe not as easy as pie...
Damn her. She knew exactly what he was thinking, and that was bad. Very very bad. When Cathy made up her mind to do something, she got it done. She definitely wasn't going to let him off that easy.
Cathy would make sure that Duo had his lips all over Hilde before she left...
Hilde finally hopped up off the couch and plowed into him happily, hugging him tightly and knocking him out of his daydream. "Boy, have I EVER missed you braid-boy."
Duo smiled again as he looked down at the cute German girl he held in his arms.
Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all...
He looked back over at Cathy's amused expression once more as he returned Hilde's hug. This time he thought he spotted a glint of something devious in her eyes.
Well, of all the things this was going to be...interesting was a definite outcome.
As Duo gently pulled away from Hilde, he smiled as Cathy eased out of her chair and walked over to him. "Duo, I'm sure that you and Hilde have a lot of catching up to do... Sooo, why don't you two go out to lunch or something?" She played with a strand of her hair, wrapping it around her finger and twirling it. "Hm? How does that sound?"
Worry flashed over Hilde's face. "Uh...but Cathy. Didn't you want to come with us?"
Cathy shook her head and smiled coyly. "No, I've got things to do here. Besides, I think I'm going back to work in a little while. You two go on and have fun, kay?"
Hilde smacked herself mentally. What was she doing? She was acting like a total coward. And quite obviously too.
"Okay, Cathy. If you say so!" She turned to Duo. "Lets get goin' then, Duo. I'm starved."
Of course she could do this, she mused. It would be just like old times. They'd go out to lunch, go to the apartment, and then have fun the rest of the day doing whatever else they could find. Probably even bring out the video games and piles of snacks later that night... She was sure he had plenty of junk food in his house. It was Duo's life support. He'd taken the video games when he left for the city, and she was quite sure he still had those. She was almost completely sure he still performed his nightly 'nintendo' ritual...20 years old or not...
Yes, this would be just the same, she thought happily as she looked up at the handsome boy. ..And sighed again as her eyes traveled down his well-built form. Well, Duo had definitely filled out over the years..
Oh Lord.. She averted her eyes and smirked.
His shirt was loose, but his jeans sure weren't...
This was no boy, she realized. Duo Maxwell was no longer a boy...
Duo wrapped a strong arm around Hilde and laughed. "You're starved? Well, I assure you that you couldn't possibly eat more than I can... And I'd put my life upon that statement!"
Well, he wasn't boy on the OUTSIDE anymore, she laughed to herself.
"Wanna bet?!" Hilde smiled and waved goodbye to Cathy as Duo led her out the door. "Thanks again, Cathy."
Cathy winked and waved her off. "No prob. I'll see you guys later, okay?"
"Bye Cathy babe. We'll call you later. Maybe we can all go out together tomorrow or something..." Duo gave her a quick peck on her cheek and turned back to Hilde, getting back into argue mode. "Of course I wanna bet! How much?" He chuckled. "You'll lose I'm tellin you beforehand! So don't say I didn't warn you first..."
Cathy closed the door after they walked out, still hearing them argue about who could eat more as they walked down the stairs. She shook her head as a smile spread across her lips. "Both of them are hopeless..." An evil smile formed from the sweet one that had been there only seconds ago..
This was going to be easier than she'd thought...
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Okay, okay, enough for now. ;O) When will the next chapter be up? I have no idea. So your guess is really as good as mine. ^^; I've not even started it yet. In fact, I don't even have the slightest idea WHAT I'm going to do!! *sigh* Me and my inspiration fits... ^_~