Hiccups Have No Cure…
Chapter *2*
Disclaimer: Well, if you read the first chapter, you would know by now that I don't own Gundam Wing. SO QUIT CALLING ME!!!
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Duo growled and held his mouth shut as he held an ice pack to his head where a pot had conveniently thought his forehead was a nice place to fall. "So---*hic*--- now what do I ---*hic!* do?"
Quatre sighed. "I still think that ginger tea would work." Duo replied by making a disgusted face as a way to say no. He shook his head, "Well, what do you propose as an idea?"
Heero was leaning against the fireplace, his head looking towards the ground. It was three a.m., Duo was up with the hiccups and disrupting the peace in the house (But what was new? The disrupting part, I mean…) and he still hadn't gotten that information from Quatre for the next mission… then, he got an idea… "Hm."
Duo glanced up at him. " 'Hm'----*hic*---what, He---*hic*---ero?"
Heero smirked. "I think I have an idea." With that, he walked out of the room to his room.
Quatre tilted his head. "I wonder what he's going to do…?"
Duo winced that the thought. "He's probably going to---*hic*--get his gun an---*hic*---d shoot them---*hic*---out."
"I wouldn't be surprised." Was all Quatre said. At that time, Heero came back in with his laptop.
Before anyone could ask, he
Heero grunted. "I'm not doing this for your sake. You could have the hiccups until the day you die for all I care. I just want to go back to work on the next mission."
Duo's shoulders slumped. "Oh, I di---*hic*---dn't know you ca---*hic*---red," Duo tried to say sourly, but the hiccups prevented him from using sarcasm without it sounding right.
A beep and click came from the laptop, and Heero blinked. "….1,091 entries? Let's hope at least one of them works."
Quatre started to walk over to look at the screen also. "What does the first one say?"
"Right." More typing from Heero and more beeps and clicks from the laptop (which can be very irritating at times) as he looked. "…There's a whole list here."
Duo jumped up. "We---*hic*---ll, let's try it---*hic*---out!"
Heero hesitated a moment before reading off the first one. "…Duo, do you know how to stand on your head?"
Duo then smiled proudly. "Yup, Tr---*hic*---owa taught me how la---*hic*---st week! Why?"
Heero blinked. "It says to stand on you hands and walk in a straight line for at least a minute."
Quatre cocked his head. "Are you sure? It sounds kind of…odd…for a remedy." Duo nodded in agreement.
Heero paused. "It makes sense to put pressure on the diaphragm, because that's how hiccups are created is by involuntary spasms from the diaphragm. We might as well give it a shot."
Duo jumped up, eager to show off his new skill. Quatre looked around wearily. "Fine, but… in the hallway…" he grimaced at the sight of Duo trying it in this room where the collections of fine china were held.
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"Okay," Duo said cheerfully at the thought of getting rid of the hiccups, "here I---*hic*----go!" He then did half a somersault landed on his hands, to which he sprang up on and slowly balanced himself. "See? I told ya I could do it! This is fun! …Hey! They're gone! My hiccups are gone!" he shouted across the hall at the two pilots. And, because his ego was up and running now, he started to walk across the hall on his hands, balancing perfectly, and chattering all the way. "Ya know, Trowa taught me how to do this. Last week. It was really cool 'cause he tried to show me how to balance on a tightrope too and I was about to fall when…ack!" at this point he started to lose balance as he swerved and tried to keep stable… with no luck. HE slammed into one of the guestroom doors, yelling "itai!!" as he did, which woke up the person on the other side.
Quatre ran over. "Are you okay, Duo?"
Duo grinned dizzily. "Yeah…I think my hiccups are gone."
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There was a sudden slam and a yell from the other side of the door of the guestroom Wufei was staying in. His head snapped up abruptly as he muttered, "What the hell…?" and looked towards where the sound had come from. Sleepily, he got up from his position on the floor (for some odd reason, he fell asleep meditating) and opened the door to see Duo on the floor, head by the door. "…Maxwell, what are doing? It's three in the morning."
Duo grinned nervously. "Ah-heh… hi, Wuffie…uh…I was getting rid of my---*hic* Ah, hell, they're back again. Well…---*hic*---I'm trying to---*hic* ---get rid of my---*hic*---….my---*hic*…my…"
Wufei smirked. Oh, the possibilities. "What? Allergies? The cold? The flu? Hyperventilating?"
Duo face reddened with anger. "The…---*hic*---the hicc--*hic!*"
Wufei smiled. "Ohhhh….the hiccups." His face turned to his normal state. "That's it?"
Duo growled. " 'That's it'? That's it??? These damn hiccups have been haunting me all (*censored*) night!!!!"
Wufei didn't even wince at the volume of Duo's voice. "All I meant was it isn't worth slamming into my door at this time of night. If you wanted my help, you could have just knocked."
Wufei smiled evilly at Duo, which sent chills up and down Duo's spine. "Oh, yes… I have plenty of remedies."
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Author's note: Hee hee… I know, I know… I'm evil. I left at a bad spot. Well, I just wanted to thank all that reviewed my story, because it really cheered me up. I was having a bad day yesterday, and this really helped! So, in return of your kindness, I write the second chapter. ^_^ I'll have chapter three up tomorrow or Tuesday, because I'm still in school until the 8th. *sighs* And then I'll be gone for the summer until the twenty somethinth, so I don't know if I'll have the whole thing up by Saturday. I'll sure try, though! Until then, Ja ne! ^_~ And thanks again for your support!