Gundam 06: Finally

(A/N: For those who might be wondering how to pronounce Katrina's name it's: cat-er-e-na…just thought of it and thought you might wanna know… now on to the next chapter!

Gundam 06: Finally

A large house sat at the end of a huge forest and also spread its many piers over Lake Akan. Katrina sat down on one of the piers, the wind was causing her light green sweater to billow slightly, bringing the low neckline up to her neck. Her soft, violet eyes were looking over towards a little island about three hundred meters from the mainland. A small tan cat sat beside her watching the sunrise, the rays of light reflected of the small hot water spring on the island. The little island was a great accomplishment for her, for the last five months the, at first, small Japanese garden grew to take over the island. Also on the island was a small cottage, a pier to let boats onto the island, and a small clearing where Katrina worked on her fighting skills with imaginary fighters... and the occasional Gundam pilot that visited. After a while, Katrina got up and looked up to the early morning sky. Her high ponytail/braid waved in the breeze as her shouted a threat.

"Hurry up and find me Duo! We're on the same island for Christ's sake!"

With that she stormed into the house and locked herself in the computer room. About four hours later she emerged from the room and headed to the kitchen followed by a tan cat.

Someone knocked on the front door of the large house and no one answered. "I wonder if I got the coordinates wrong," then he looked around him, braid going side to side, "trees, trees, and more trees. This has to be her house." He knocked again and called out, "Hey Katrina it's me, Duo. LET ME IN!" While he was yelling he was also pushing on the doorknob and it opened. Oh don't I feel like the idiot now.

"Meow?"

Duo looked down to see a tan cat with a small white spot on its forehead. He squatted down to pet it when it arched its back and started to hiss. This can't be good. "It's ok, calm down please. AHHHHHH…!" Then the cat pounced on him and gave him a reason to learn to fear cats, well at least their teeth and claws. A couple of minutes later he heard someone gasp and run to him. Thank goodness, she remembers me. Now maybe the cat from hell will leave. But to bad for him she didn't.

The lady came and grabbed the cat and ran to the back of the house, muttering rude phrases as she went. Soon a door slammed and she came back screaming at him, her violet eyes turning pitch black with rage. "How could you attack a poor defenseless cat? Well answer me!!"

"Well…um…I…I didn't attack him." he managed to sputter out. Maybe I DID get the wrong house. "He attacked me. And why are you yelling at me Kat?" Please let it be her. Please, please, please…

The lady stopped yelling and the look in her black eyes turned to surprise when she noticed who it was. Besides the shredded shirt and slightly scratched up face and neck, she noticed the blue eyes and braided brown hair. "Duo?" He slightly smiled and nodded. Tears started to form in her eyes as she went up and hugged him tightly.

"Ok letting me breathe wouldn't be to much to ask now would it?" he managed to get out before he passed out from lack of oxygen. Katrina responded by loosening the death grip she had around him, burying her head in his strong chest, and started to babble.

"Ithoughtyouwouldnevercometofindme. I'vebeensoworriedthatyoudied…" Duo just stood there with her in his arms for what seemed like ages, just listening to her go on and on and on… Finally he was got tired of her going back to things she had already said and put a hand to her chin. He lifted her chin up and brought his head down to hers (He's not 5' 1'' in this story. So I guess he's about 5' 7''. So that means Katrina is 5' 5''. tehehe. : P) making her slow her rambling. "You talk to much, Katrina," and he lightly kissed her shutting her up completely, well for about three seconds.

When the realization hit her three seconds after, she stepped back and slapped him. She had hit him so hard that Duo had to check that his jaw still worked before he could speak.

"What did you do that for!?"

"That, was for worrying the hell out of me for the past five months!" Then what she said and did next made him forget all about the slap. "But this is for finally finding me." She walked up to him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and showed him how to really kiss. And about two minutes later all hell would break loose.

"Ahem."

Katrina and Duo broke the kiss and turned their heads to see the person that rudely interrupted them, and the person that had come in during the kiss was none other than Heero Yuy. They both broke away from each other with their own reactions. Duo was having a coughing fit to hide his burning face. I can't believe he saw that! Damn it! Katrina looked down at her feet and started to play with the fluff at the end of her braid, also trying to hide her blushing face. Of course he would chose now to visit.

After a while of seeing Duo continuous coughing, Heero went over to his noisy roommates side to make sure he was all right. I'm not weak. He's a pilot too. Duo stood up and brushed Heero off. "I'm fine. But what are you doing here!?" So Heero could keep his reputation of barely speaking, Katrina answered.

"He checks up on me occasionally and always after my missions. And in return I make him lunch. Oh and talking about that, would you two like lunch?" She giggled slightly after saying this to cover how uncomfortable she was.

Heero looked over to a clock on the wall and noticed the time. "Actually it's only nine." his face and voice, as always, showed no emotion.

She blushed slightly. I guess I wasn't in the computer room for as long as I thought. "Oh, well then, would you boys like breakfast then?" The responses were Heero and Duo nodding together, but Duo was more enthusiastic about it. "Great!" Katrina started for the kitchen then stopped. "I almost forgot. What do you want Duo?" Sensing what he was going to ask, she beat him to the punch line. "There's cereal, eggs, pancakes, and leftovers from yesterday."

"And that would be?" Duo noticed she had to think about it for a while.

She gave him a crooked smile and brought a hand to her head. "Well actually I think I gave that to Sandspot. But that reminds me, I can make a mean omelet too."

"Ok then, I'll have one." Katrina nodded and headed to the kitchen, but stopped to make a small comment before she entered. Heero headed to an armchair in the living room and Duo fell back first on to the couch. Katrina made a slight face but quickly hid it.

"You boys make yourselves comfy while I make some coffee and breakfast. But I have two rules."

Duo looked at her, blue eyes just barely peeking over the top of the couch. "What?"

"Rule one," she stares directly at Heero, "No killing anyone in this house." At that moment Sandspot walked into the living room and rubbed against Heero's leg and he bent down to scratch behind his ears. Upon seeing the cat again Duo pulled his legs up slowly and threw a panicked look to her. "And rule two, No hurting, killing, or maiming my cat!" With that she went into the kitchen.

……..

Heero picked up the cat and placed it in his lap, stroking its back lightly, causing a contented purr to come from the furry ball of fluff. "You hate him? Why?" Duo looked up to make sure he had heard Heero speak.

"I don't hate him. He hates me." he responded while not taking his eyes off the tan cat.

"What makes you think that?"

Duo pointed to his shredded shirt. "That damn cat from hell ruined my shirt and clawed my face." The cat looked at him and hissed. He stood up walking to the kitchen door, casually waving a hand to the cat, "Oh, hiss on someone your own size." He soon ran into Katrina carrying two cups of coffee, almost spilling it on both of them. "Sorry 'bout that." She handed one of the cups to him.

"Don't be. Why were you coming back here anyway?"

"I was going to the kitchen to ask if you could show me around." He took a sip of his coffee.

Katrina made like she had not heard him and gave him Heero's coffee cup. "Here, could you take this to Heero for me." Duo watched as she walked back to the kitchen, then turned around again. "Oh and I have one more rule. No one goes into my kitchen unless they can make both drinks and food." Then walked into the kitchen.

Duo walked back to the living room and (after checking that the cat was gone) gave Heero his coffee. Then he took his place back on the couch. "Hey, Heero, why doesn't she want anyone in her kitchen."

"It reminds her of when she was teaching her brother to cook. And I think it didn't work out to well, either."

Duo shrugged and after he placed his coffee on the small table in front of the couch he fell back on the couch and fell asleep.

Well it turned out that Heero's usual breakfast was a chocolate chip, mickey mouse-shaped pancake. At this, it took all that Katrina, and some help from Sandspot, could do to keep Duo from dying of laughter. The end of breakfast found Duo looking for Katrina and he found her on the edge of one of the piers looking at the island, steaming coffee cup beside her and a white rose in her hand.

A soft, gentle sigh escaped from her lips. "You haven't written in so long." She took the white rose and slightly winced as she pricked her finger. "As the blood from the thorn falls to the water, may you come back to me," she whispered, throwing the rose into the water. The rose floated back to the pier and she bent down to pick it up. "And as this rose came back, you too shall return." And she sat there, squatting, toes over the edge of the pier, holding the rose to her.

"What are you doing?" Duo asked to her back. Katrina almost fell into the water from surprise. She quickly regained her balance and stood up, her eyes tinted black with frustration.

"Don't surprise me like that, Duo. You might have ruined the entire spell." She quickly calmed down. "Sorry, I'm not normally this way. But I some times am right after a spell."

The mention of spells perked his interest. "Well, what kind of spell were you doing?"

"It's supposed to call a loved one to you. You're supposed to get an object that generally describes the person. Here, catch," she tossed him the rose. "I was trying this for my brother. His favorite flower is the white desert rose and it also describes him to a tee. Try to break the stem."

Duo tried to snap the stem but couldn't. "Damn, I don't even think that Mr. Cyborg Heero back there could break it." Katrina laughed as she walked up to him and placed a hand under the white bloom. "But how can a rose describe someone?"

"The bloom represents potential; the bloom is still a bud, meaning he hasn't reached his full potential yet. The color of the petals represents personality; the white petals mean that he is pure at heart. The stem represents the physical body; the stem looks frail and yet is protected by thorns but at a closer look it is the strongest of all, and that means is just by looking at my brother he looks frail and weak, people go out of their way to protect him, but he's one of the strongest fighters I know."

Duo scratched his head, "I never knew a rose could tell so much about someone."

Katrina shook her head and looked up at him. "Well, did you want a tour of the house or not." She walked down to the end of the pier to get her coffee cup and looked back in time to see him grin and nod. "Come on then." And they headed towards the back door.

Duo started to say something but stopped. Even if I started she wouldn't let me finish. But that description of her brother sounds familiar. I guess I'll ask later.

It took about an hour to get to the bedrooms in the back of the house. By that time Duo was in awe at how big the little house was. This is the last time I take anything for granted. He looked up to see Katrina's back, I wonder if she really likes me? When they had gone past the other bedrooms he began to wonder what could be back here. Until Katrina opened a door at the end of the hall, exposing a room filled entirely of computers.

"I'm really proud of this room. I spend most of my time in here, but if it needs to be, I can make it a spare bedroom." Katrina whispered a word and the lights and computers came on.

"Whoa! I bet Heero loves this room. But how can it become a bedroom, and what did you say to turn on the lights?"

"I just said the first part of my Gundam's name. She controls this room- power, light, AC, everything. And she also changes it to a bedroom for emergencies, like serious Gundam related injuries. I've had to do that more than once, too." She walked over to a cabinet and opened it. Inside was a full collection of old-fashion weapons. But Duo didn't look inside till after his next question.

"So how many times are for Heero and his overused self-detonator?" Duo looked up to see inside the cabinet. "Whoa, that's a lot of guns! Now I know that Heero loves this room. Computers and guns, that's all he needs in life. No girls, no nothing."

Katrina laughed at that comment. "Actually I've only had to treat Heero one time. The other five or six times were with Trowa Barton and Chang Wufei. You've heard of them, haven't you?" That last question came when she notices a shocked look on his face.

"Yea, I know them. They're my fellow Gundam buddies." Duo was about to ask her if she knew Quatre, but a beeping computer caught their attention. Katrina brought out a rolly-chair and sat down in front the computer before she opened some new mail.

"Cool. Hey, come 'ere Duo." Katrina was smirking when Duo stood behind her, peeking over her shoulder.

"Hmm, who sent you mail?" Duo asked her while kneeling behind the chair.

"Actually, it's for you from Heero. It's just a reminder that the headmaster is doing room check at ten. And also he wants you to be back by nine-thirty." Katrina was typing a response to Heero when her computer emitted a slight beep.

"Oh, I'll just leave around eight-thirty and be there in plenty of time."

"You can borrow my motorcycle if you want."

"Oh thanks. Hey are you going to leave that poor person that IMed you to die of boredom?" He pointed to the top left hand corner of the screen that had a dialogue box on the screen. "And who is QTPie04, anyway?"

QTPie04: Hey Katwoman, How ya doing?

Katrina read the message and gasped. She then typed a quick response. (A/N: wow I'm in the middle of the story! Oh, and for you ignorant people this is IM on AOL. Yes I too used to be on AOL, but they sucked! And sorry for those on AOL right now reading this. And if these screen names I'm using for the pilots is yours. Sorry in advance.)

Katwoman06: Fine QT. how's it down there?

QTPie04: Ok, I guess. Is Heero visiting?

Katwoman06: Nope, Duo's here.

QTPie04: Duo? What's he doing there?

Katwoman06: Oh, nothing, QT. Plus I don't think you would want to know.

QTPie04: Just don't do anything we wouldn't do.

Katwoman06: Oh you mean that. Don't worry. You're special.

QTPie04: Don't make me blush.

Katwoman06: LOL…

QTPie04: What's wrong you never do that dot dot dot thing except when something's wrong.

Katwoman06: Duo just walked out with a pissed off look on his face. ttfn Qat.

QTPie04: Ok. But don't call me that.

"Duo! Wait!" Katrina ran out of the house to see Duo pulling a motorcycle out of the hidden garage and onto the road. "Where are you going?"

"To the dorm. Who knows, this might prove to Heero that I'm not that much of an airhead." Duo then put the helmet over his head and tucked his braid in, allowing no sound to come to his ears. He got on the motorcycle and drove off, leaving Katrina in the dust with a tan cat at her feet. She bent down and picked it up, holding it close to her and stroking him under his chin.

"If Duo was going to the dorm, why did he drive in the direction of Akan?" Katrina put down the cat and started to walk to the back of the house, but turned around to get the cat's attention. "Come on, Sandspot. Time to work on the garden." The two started walking to the back and started to round the corner.

"Meow?"

"You shouldn't get so attached to the people that visit us." She knelt down to look at the cat. Sandspot licked Katrina on her nose causing her to laugh.

"Merow."

Katrina got up and started to walk toward to boat dock. She picked up Sandspot, got in a boat, and started to row to the island and the last thing that could be heard was a meow and a response.

"Because if they do come back it's not for long. Never has been and never will."

***A/N: And another time too, wow I love this author, I never get any talk in stories. Oh sorry on to the real note… No, this is not the end. I just have something to say. 'K here it goes. This next part happens two weeks after this little fight. {If you would call that short no yelling thing a fight. Don't worry there is defiantly a much better one next chapter.} Katrina and Duo still haven't 'made up' yet but they just might. And also, Katrina's personality is going to do a 180. That's because I have dedicated one bitchy attitude change per chapter to a friend of mine's constant PMS attitude. {Killany you know who you are} And one more thing the next scene takes place in Duo and Heero's dorm room in the afternoon after classes have ended. Well, on further waiting. Let's get the next half under way.***

That damn constant clatter of keys is so normal after classes and keeps increasing my god damn headache. For one day couldn't Heero just learn to leave that damn laptop alone? Duo groaned and clamped the pillow that was hiding his closed eyes tighter around his head, lessening the sound of the clicking.

Heero paused and leaned forward to get a better look at the information displayed in front of him. "Oh my god." Two clicks. "Damn it." That comment displayed the only emotion people thought he could display, anger.

Duo raised an eyebrow at this 'new' language from Heero and sat up, causing the pillow to fall into his lap. He got off his bed and walked over to see what caused the cussing from the silent Heero. Damn, it's gotta be bad to make him talk. But I think my language is rubbing off on him. heh heh. "What's the problem now Heero. And try to narrow it down to one word; we don't want you to get a cramp in your mouth from using new muscles."

"Relena."

"…" For once Duo couldn't say anything. "I… I can't believe it. How did she find us this time?"

Heero was typing away on the laptop again. "I don't know. But I wish we had her resources." An e-mail popped up in the corner of the screen and he opened it. A small smirk coming to his lips as he read it. "Well well. Looks like we have an excuse to disappear now." It was a new mission at a recently constructed OZ MS base. Destroy all the new Aries mobile suits and the construction complexes. "Have you patched up things with Katrina yet?"

"Why ask. You know I haven't." Duo flung himself on his bed, stomach first and feet kicking in the air.

"We'll need a place to stay." Heero turned off the computer and put it in Duo's bag. "You go and patch things up and I'll tell the head master what one of our 'research' project is." Heero turned and left, leaving the door open for Duo.

"Wow, your for the take it at your own pace aren't you." Duo grumbled, starting to pack up when he heard Heero holler.

"Yes I am!"

"Damn! How the hell does he do it!?"

*At Katrina's house, on the island*

Katrina was breathing hard from a vigorous workout to keep her mind from wandering to Duo. She looks down at the small hot spring beside her and sighs. "I guess a good soak would feel good about now." She was about to take off her kimono when she heard a scream. "I wonder who that could be?" Um, Katrina. Where's the cat? said a little voice in her head. "How should I know? Sandspot could be at the house for all I care." Think girl. "…" Then sudden realization hits her. "Oh god! Duo!" she exclaimed and ran towards the pier to take a boat to main land, with an annoying little voice nagging at her the whole way. So much for forgetting about that idiot…

(a couple minutes earlier.)

Duo had been standing in front of the door for the past fifteen minutes, deciding whether or not to apologize to Katrina, when he discovered something. "Why should I be doing this? It's not like I was flirting with a stranger over the internet. I mean she's my girl, and I'm not lettin' anyone have her!" Why do you humans have to be so complicated? I mean if she is yours, just take her. "You wouldn't know any thing about romance would you, ba…" And don't give me that baka crap. I know more about romance that you ever will. "Oh yeah? And that would be what, oh great Shinigami?" I know how to get her to spend the night with you. Although I might need to use some extra charm, but it is possible. Duo thought a while about this, and then he realized that Shinigami was talking about getting Katrina to sleep with him. "Y-you pervert! I would never do that to her. Plus she would kill me if I tried." I always knew you never had a backbone. Hehe, eh? "Eh, what? Nothing good ever came from an eh." Turn around and squat down. "Oh, it's just Sandspot." waves a hand at him to go away. "Shoo, go pick on some one your own size…AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"

"Duo! Sandspot leave him alone. Shoo…" The cat looked up at Katrina who was running around the corner of the house. Sandspot knew he had done something and belted for the other direction and into the trees of the forest. Katrina knelt down beside Duo and put a hand on his shoulder. "What are you doing here Duo?"

It took him a while to regain his breath but he still could speak. "I came to ask if you would accept an apology for me acting like a real jerk." He looked up at her and grinned, "plus I know you could never stay mad for long, especially at me."

A smile and a laugh came from her lips, "Of course not you idiot." Then noticed that he was still looking into her eyes, she stood up and looked down at him. "That's not all you came for is it, I can tell in your eyes."

Duo sighed and stood up and looked into her black eyes, "I knew I couldn't keep anything from you. Heero and I need a place to stay for a while."

"Why? You guys can stay in the school dorm for as you guys needed." Katrina grew silent when Duo's face got serious and he put his hands on her arms.

"Relena found us. We don't know how, but we're using the mission tonight as a cover up for us leaving the school."

Katrina's eyes grew big. "What mission? I never got word on it."

Duo backed up and looked at her confusion. "And I don't want you going either. It's going to be more dangerous than our other missions."

Her eyes started to swirl black from her anger. "I can take care of my self, Duo, I'm not a little girl. I can take any kind of danger!" she yelled. Katrina walked up to him and poked him in the chest. "And not you or anyone will keep me from going on the mission!"

Duo's face screwed up in anger as he pushed her away from him. "Does it matter at all that I don't want you to get hurt? Huh? I care about you too damn much to let you get killed!" His eyes had a slight gray haze clouding them as he turned and started to walk to the motorcycle at the side of the road.

"Oh no you don't. You're not leavin' now." Katrina ran up, grabbed his arm, and spun him around to face her. "You're not leaving till we finish this!"

"Fine you deserve this, I hope you never get assigned to another mission!" He shoved his face in front of her's. "You're too beautiful to get killed."

A scowl came to her face as a look of disgust came to her eyes. "Why do you care, all you care about is yourself!" She gasped as he roughly grabbed her chin in his soft hand. Katrina almost yelled when he brought her face even closer but thought of not doing so just to see what he was up too.

Duo was about to shout something at her but just acted. He bent forward and claimed her lips in a hard, fierce kiss that ended up with him exploring her mouth till he knew everything in it. At first Katrina resisted the desperate kiss, but eventually she kissed back with a passion that sent them both reeling. A soft voice was yelling at him as he pulled back. "Kat, I'm in love with you and it's driving me insane. You think I don't give a damned thought about you? Well think again! Every thought I've had the last two weeks had something to do with you. But if you want to get killed it's fine by me." With that he let go of her chin with a force that nearly sent her sprawling on the ground. He spun around and with his face set in stone he walked over to the motorcycle and started to drive off, leaving his helmet spinning on the ground.

Katrina brought a hand to her lips and she fell to her knees on the ground. I'm not gonna go, for him… but why can't I stay mad at him…her thoughts stopped as the sound of a crash came to her ears. She leapt up and ran to the road and brought her hands around her mouth.

"DUO!!!!"

To be continued…

Authors notes: Now that wasn't that bad. I loved writing that little fight at the end and I think it was a lot better than the first fight. Oh well, don't count on the next chapter being up really soon considering I do all of these spontaneously. But one thing to look forward to, *in a singsong voice* Quatre's coming! Yeay!!! But It's not that good either….but I won't tell why, but to find out why it's bad you need to read the next chapter when it is up! Oh and one more thing Duo wasn't in a wreck…he just caused it. Please read and review.

~Alora Maxwell~