Fushigi Onna
By: Hotaru
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Part 3
The next day at lunch, Duo looked like he was hit by a truck. "You shouldn't have gotten so drunk baka." Wufei said, nudging the American with his elbow. "Well..Quatre shouldn't have done so well, then I wouldn't have a reason to celebrate." He said groggily. Heero shook his head and stared at the landscape. "Heero? What's the matter buddy?" Duo said, chugging some coffee. "What? Oh, nothing." Heero said quickly. Releena peered at him. "You seem distant today Heero, is anything wrong?" she asked, putting her hand on his. Duo smirked and jeered. "Woo Hee-chan, Releena's making the moves." He said. Wufei kicked him under the table.
"I'm fine, just fine." Heero said, pulling out of Releena's grasp. "I haven't heard from my brother in awhile, I hope he's okay." Releena said, giving up on Heero. Quatre turned to her and smiled. "Don't worry Miss Releena, I'm sure he's okay." He said. Trowa nodded and glared behind Releena. "What's the matter Trowa?" she asked, turning around slowly. "Hello." A familiar voice hissed. Wufei clenched his fists. "Go away Dorothy." He sneered. She handed a light pink envelope to Quatre and walked away. "God I hate that bitch." Wufei spat.
Releena gasped at his harsh words. "Watch what you say." She said sternly. Duo nudged Wufei in the side and grinned. "Yeah Fei-chan, Releena'll kick you out." He said quietly. Releena smiled and rolled her eyes slightly. Quatre stared at the envelope in his hands as if it were burning. "Aren't you going to open it?" Trowa asked. The young Arabian shook his head and slipped the envelope in his pocket. "Not right now." He said quietly sipping his tea. "So Heero, any news about that girl?" Wufei asked suddenly.
Heero turned his head slightly and nodded. "Yeah. You're number one on her list of people to kill." He said. Duo's eyes widened, as did Wufei's. "Nani? Not my Fei-chan!" Duo said, throwing his arms around Wufei protectivly. "What are you talking about Heero? Who is this girl?" Releena asked dumbfounded. The bell rang and Heero stood up quickly. "I'll let you guys know later. Make some excuse for Releena." He whispered before running inside. Quatre sighed and looked around. "Duo..let go of me. No one is going to kill me." Wufei said, trying to pry himself out of Duo's grip. "Okay okay! Just be careful." Duo said finally releasing him.
Through the rest of the day, Duo watched Wufei, and everyone else in the school for that matter, closely. Heero walked down the dirt road leading home quickly. ~Matsuri..what if she finds out about me..and the other pilots.~ he thought staring at the floor. Something caught his attention. Wufei was leaning on a water fountain waiting for someone. A girl walked over and started drinking from it. All of a sudden a shot was fired at the fountain and the girl froze. "Hands where I can see them!" someone shouted. Wufei rolled his eyes and put his hand to his head. Duo stepped out from behind a bush with his gun aimed.
"Back away from my Fei-chan and you don't get hurt." He said forcefully. Heero couldn't help but laugh. Within seconds, Wufei had apologized to the girl and was dragging Duo away by his braid. "I'm on to you!" Duo shouted to the girl. Heero walked over to them. "Are you crazy?" Wufei hissed when they were far enough away from everyone. "She might have tried to kill you! I was only tryin' to protect you." Duo said sweetly. "You can't go waving your gun around in public or else people are going to get suspicious." Wufei said, leaning on a tree.
"Nice going Duo." Heero said, stepping into their view. "Oi Heero! Tell him I did the right thing." Duo said pleadingly. Heero smirked. "Duo, you're an idiot." He said bluntly. Wufei snickered and Duo stomped away. "So what's this about the girl wanting to kill me?" Wufei asked. Heero sighed and adjusted his bag. "She said she wants to kill all the Gundam pilots, and I think she wants to avenge Treize's death, probably by killing his killer." He said. Wufei shook his head. "Does she know?" Wufei asked. Heero shook his head 'no'. "I gotta get going. I'll let you know anything else I find. Let the others know okay?" he said. Wufei nodded and they both headed home.
When Heero reached his apartment he heard the light clacking of his laptop keys. "Shit." He cursed lightly, opening the door. Matsuri jumped out of the chair and into the kitchen. "Welcome home Heero." She said, looking in his cabinets. "You've seemed to calm down." Heero said, tossing his gray coat onto a chair. Matsuri nodded and poured him a glass of juice. "Here, have this." She said, handing it to him. Heero took it and before thinking gulped it down. "Gomen Heero-kun." She whispered. "Sorry..wh.?" Heero moaned, falling to the floor.
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Quatre held the light pink envelope in his hands shakily. "Knowing Dorothy, it might explode when I open it." he said to himself sarcastically. A few girls from school walked by him smiling. "Hi Quatre." One of them said blushing slightly. He smiled back and looked down at the envelope. Taking a deep breath, he opened it. On a piece of paper the same color as the envelope was a short message. "Dear Quatre, meet me in the fencing arena tonight at eight." He read it over again. ~Tonight at eight? Does she want a rematch?~ he thought, folding the paper up again.
Trowa was waiting on the bus stop when he saw Quatre running toward him. "Hey Trowa!" he called, waving. Trowa smiled slightly. "Hi." He said. Quatre took a few deep breaths and smiled. "Doesn't the bus usually come early?" he asked. Trowa nodded and looked at his watch. "I guess it's going to be late." He said lightly. ~Should I tell him about the letter?~ Quatre thought to himself. Slowly a bus approached them. "I'll see you tomorrow Quatre." Trowa said before boarding the bus. The Arabian nodded and smiled.
Duo walked with his arms crossed in front of his chest. "Why don't you understand? I just want to protect my little dragon." He said turning to Wufei who was walking beside him. "Only those who are weak need to be protected." His koi replied. Duo shook his head and stared ahead. "I guess that Matsuri can't find out that you killed Treize, unless Heero tells her..but he wouldn't do that." He said after awhile. Wufei smirked and said, "Maybe he would. I've seen the way he looks at you Duo. It'd be a lot easier if I wasn't around." Duo grinned and wrapped his arms around the other boys shoulders."Aww. I'd never let him do that." He said, resting his head on Wufei's shoulder.
"I know." Wufei said, resting his head on Duo's shoulder. (Kodak moment ^_^) They walked together through the park and the woods not going anywhere in specific. "So, Heero looks at me eh?" Duo asked. Wufei smirked. "No baka. He looks at Releena most of the time. The rest of the time he stares into space." He replied gently. The sun was setting and large dark clouds were entering from the west. "We should get home before it rains Shinigami." Wufei said, staring upward. Duo smiled and nodded. "Okay little dragon." He said, turning to go home. Wufei smiled and headed the opposite way.
Heero strained to open his eyes. He coughed lightly and his eyes adjusted to the dark room. Matsuri was sitting at the laptop. "M..Matsuri..what did you give to me?" Heero said coughing some more. The girl turned and smiled wickedly. "Oh Heero. You're awake. That's good. So tell me, why did you lie?!" she asked yelling slightly. The Japanese boy pulled himself up so he was resting on the wall. "Lie about what?" he asked, shaking his head. "Well, you said you didn't know any Gundam pilots." She replied. Heero's eyes widened as he saw a disk in the laptop that contained all the Gundam information he had.
"Oh, yeah. I found this disk attached to your leg. Very clever but also very stupid." She said, noticing him eyeing the disk. "Now, I have pictures and names of the gundam pilots. One of them is Heero Yuy. And your first name is Heero." Matsuri said, walking over to him. ~Dammit. Duo, why can't you ever come when I need you?~ Heero thought worridly. "Tell me who they are!" Matsuri shouted, hitting Heero hard in the face with a gun. Heero hissed in pain. "What makes you think I know them personally?" he asked, wincing in pain. Matsuri grinned and cupped Heero's chin in her hands. "Omae o korosu." She whispered.
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Quatre prepared to go and meet Dorothy. "Master Quatre, dinner is waiting on the table." Rashid said through Quatre's door. "Thanks. I'll be there in a minute." Quatre replied, turning back to the mirror. ~She just wants to talk to me probably. I should let someone know where I am just in case.~ he thought worridly, picking up the phone. It rang a few times before someone answered. "Hello?" a voice said. Quatre smiled. "Hi Trowa, it's me, Quatre. I read the letter from Dorothy...yeah. She wants to meet me at the fencing arena tonight at eight..no..I'm not that worried, but I wanted to have someone know in case anything happens." He said. The grand father clock in his room read seven o'clock.
"Yeah. I will, thanks Trowa. Bye." He said, hanging up the phone. Quickly, Quatre rushed down the stairs into the dining room. "Do you have any plans for the evening?" Rashid asked, handing Quatre a glass of wine. "Um..I'm just going to hang out at Trowa's for awhile. I won't be back too late." He replied. Rashid nodded and walked away. Once he was done, Quatre hurried outside. "I better take the bus." He said to himself. A few minutes later, one came. Throughout the bus ride, Quatre squirmed in his chair. ~Dorothy.what could you want with me? I know she's always flirting but I've made it clear I don't like her..~ he thought nervously.
He hopped off the bus and headed to the fencing arena. Inside, it was lit up, but no one was there. "Dorothy? Hello?!" Quatre shouted, looking around. There wasn't anyone there. Just an eerie silence. He wandered to behind the curtains where it was darker. "H-Hello?" he asked nervously, sensing someone else was hiding in the darkness. Slowly, his eyes adjusted and he could see a little bit better. There was a light sound behind Quatre, and as he turned, a needle pricked his neck. "D..Dorothy." he moaned, falling to the floor.
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Heero growled as Matsuri went back to the laptop, showing Heero a picture of himself and some mobile suits. "Why are you with them? Why do you have a gun and WHY do you have information on the Gundam Pilots?!" she said, more calmly. Heero took in a deep breath. "Gun is for protection, during the war mobile suits were everywhere. Someone must have caught a picture and I happened to be in it. And the disk? It was given to me by someone I passed by on the street. A old man told me, 'Guard it with your life, because it is yours now.' I don't know anything more." He said, praying to all the gods that Matsuri would believe him. She stared at the floor blankly.
"Oh Heero.." she sobbed, putting her face in her hands. "I'm so, so sorry. Please forgive me." She cried, running over to untie him. She fell onto the floor sobbing loudly. "I just..I thought I had finally found it after all this time. I could destroy the Gundam pilots and finally Treize could rest in peace." Heero felt something tugging at his heart. ~Was this sympathy? If it is, why the hell should I sympathize with her?~ He reached down and pulled Matsuri off the floor. "Don't cry." He said, wiping her eyes. "Stop being nice to me when I don't deserve it." she said, pushing him away. Matsuri walked over to the sink and splashed her face with cold water. "Why do you want to avenge Treize's death so much Matsuri?" Heero asked, putting ice on his now swelling face.
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Duo slumped into his two room cottage. "Ahg! Such a long day." he sighed, lying on the floor. It was a small simple cottage, a small bedroom, and a slightly larger living room with a kitchen/bath in it. It was lonely but Duo never stayed there too long anyway. Thunder boomed loudly and the lights flickered. "Great. Another storm." He sighed, locking the front door. Storms always made Duo edgy, after all, in horror movies, that's when the killer goes to kill. "I probably should do my homework..but that's so boring." He said to himself, walking to the refrigerator. He rumaged around and pulled out a bag of grapes. "Yum." He said, flopping onto the couch and turning on the tv.
"Nuttin, nuttin, ooh. A soap opera." He said bordly as he channel surfed. "Oh Marco..please don't go." A pretty looking woman on the show said pleadingly. "But Sami…the father of your baby is actually my brothers' fathers' cousins' child, when all along I thought it was mine! How could you?" a man asked, turning from the door. Duo rolled his eyes and popped a grape into his mouth. "But Marco, I love you!" Sami said, rushing to him. Then, the door opened. Duo leaned forward and said, "I bet that's Marco's brothers' fathers' cousin!" Sami gasped and Marco clenched his fists. "Sami! What are you doing here with him?!" the man asked. Duo smirked and continued to watch the show.
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Quatre struggled but couldn't open his eyes. He could hear a soft noise, maybe footsteps walking around. "Why can't I open my eyes?" he asked painfully. He felt someone approach him. "Because they are taped shut my dear." A voice said innocently. Quatre could recognize the owner of the voice immediately. "Dorothy! What on earth do you think you're doing?" he shouted, trying to rip the tape off of his eyes, but his arms were chained above his head. "Well, I don't like to lose." She said simply. "You don't like to lose? Everyone loses sometimes, you have to accept that." He said, trying to move his arms. "Don't struggle my dear. I'll let you go eventually." Dorothy said, stroking his cheek.
"Don't touch me!" Quatre snapped. An angered Dorothy slapped him hard on the cheek. "You should learn not to yell at me and you can't tell me what to do. Look who's chained on the wall and look who isn't." she said briskly. Quatre growled lightly and sighed. The tape was pulled from his eyes. Dorothy was glaring at him through her ice blue eyes. "What are you going to do to me?" Quatre asked worridly. The room he was in was small and dark. A lamp sat on a desk at the far wall. "Well…first, I'm going to teach you never to defeat me again." Dorothy said, walking toward the desk. ~It's a good thing I told Trowa where I was going…but where am I now?~ Quatre thought worridly.
Trowa hung up the phone and sighed worridly. ~So..Quatre isn't home yet, he left at seven thirty and it's nearly nine..I better go check everything out.~ he thought, picking up his coat. It was raining pretty hard so he grabbed an umbrella as well. The lightning flashed about every thirty seconds, and thunder boomed right after. He stopped on the bus stop and stood under the shelter. "Lousy day." someone behind him said. Trowa turned and nodded. There was someone in a large oversized raincoat leaning against the glass. "Yeah. Getting colder." He said. The person nodded and glanced up at Trowa. "Where are you going? You seem worried." The girl said.
Trowa bit his lip. "I'm visiting a friend." He replied as the large bus pulled up. The bus was empty, except for the driver. "Evening." He said, tipping his hat. Trowa nodded and the girl smiled. "I'm going back home. I was looking for someone here, but I couldn't find them." She said, sitting down. Trowa raised an eyebrow. "Someone I knew a long time ago. I miss him is all." She said sadly, removing her hood. ~No..impossible. That can't be..Kathy could it?~ he thought. "K..Kathy?" he stuttered. She looked so different and yet so familiar. Her hair grew a lot longer, she had grown in size and wasn't petite any more. She turned to him slowly. "How did you know my name?" she asked him quizically. "Kathy..it's me..Trowa." he said, smiling slightly.
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Wufei sat in a large oversized chair, staring into a wall. He listened to the sounds of the storm. The howling winds, the tree smacking against his window, the thunder, the rain splashing wildly on the roof. He was lonely. He had a house bigger than Duo and Heero's but smaller than Quatre's mansion. He was in a large room with a victorian carpet. In the room was a single leather chair, and a cordless phone. Nothing more, nothing less. He reached down to the floor and picked up the phone, and wrapped the blanket tighter around his body. "Yo. Duo here." Someone said. "Hey..it's me." Wufei said, jumping at the sound of the thunder. "Hey Wu-man. I was just gonna call you. What's up?" Duo asked in his usual, playful manner.
"Nothing." Wufei replied, closing his eyes. Duo always had something to talk about, so he prepared to listen. "Well, I was watching this soap opera, right, and this woman, Sami was with this guy Marco, but then he found out that the child they thought was theirs was actually Marco's fathers' brothers' cousins' child. So then the cousin came in, and his name is Benni, and he and Marco got into a fight and Sami was crying and stuff. Then their child, who was like three years old, came in with a gun and shot Benni. That's where it ended." He explained. Wufei smirked. "Seems like they put a whole lot of thought into that show." He said sarcastically. Duo grinned on the other end.
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Matsuri held the ice pack against Heero's cheek. "Please forgive me Heero. I just was jumping to conclusions. I'm so sorry." She whispered, stroking his hair. "It's alright. I forgive you already." He replied, sqeezing the bridge of his nose. "Oh, do you have a head ache again? Here, let me get you some medicine." She said, running into the bathroom. Heero smirked and took the ice pack off his cheek. ~How could she be so sweet and yet so vengeful at the same time?~ he thought, as he sat on the couch and closed his eyes. Matsuri was in the bathroom, rummaging through the medicine cabinet. "Honestly Heero, I've never seen so many bandages in my entire life." She exclaimed, returning with the bottle.
"Yeah? I used to get hurt a lot." Heero replied dullyly. She smiled and handed him a glass of water and two pills. "Drink up." She said, sitting next to him on the couch. He gulped down the pills and tilted his head back. "Shouldn't you do your homework?" Matsuri said, lugging his bookbag over. Heero groaned and smacked it away. "You can do it if that is what you so desire." He said, resting on the arm of the couch. "Okay!" Matsuri exclaimed pulling out a book. "Hm..let's see. Japanese homework? Cool, let's try that." She said, taking a pen. "Let's see..tsuin-roumu wa arimasu ka? Hee-chan, translate it!" she said, pointing to him with a pen. "No my room only has one bed. I'll sleep on the couch." He said groggily. She giggled and did the rest of his homework.
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Dorothy opened a desk drawer and pulled out a large knife. "Dorothy! Put that knife down..please.." Quatre pleaded as she started walking over to him. She took his hand and extended one of his fingers. "Don't worry my prince. This won't hurt too much." She said, as she sliced the knife over his finger. Quatre hissed in pain as the blood trickled down his finger. Dorothy licked the blood, then put his whole finger in her mouth and sucked his blood. "Quatre..you have the sweetest blood..mm..do you know how much I love you..how much I want you?" she said, wrapping her arm around Quatre's small body. "Please Dorothy..let me go. I'll go out on a date with you if you want..just let me go." He pleaded.
She smiled devilishly and wrapped his finger. "I won't hurt you my sweet prince." She said, as she unbuttoned his shirt. ~Trowa..please help me.~ he pleaded inwardly. Dorothy rubbed Quatre's chest, smiling. "You are so handsome..you're skin is so soft.." she said, resting her head against him. Quatre started to sweat as she moved to his belt. ~Was she going to undress me completely?~ he thought worridly. Dorothy slid the belt from around his waist and tossed it where his shirt and vest were. "I've dreamed of lying with you for so long Quatre. Why won't you love me?" she asled, unbuttoning his pants. "Dorothy..you tried to kill me for one, and now you're undressing me with a knife in your hand!" he said, becoming more nervous as she slid his pants off. All he was wearing now was a pair of cotton boxers.
TBC
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