The Silver Gundam
Chapter 4

Usagi glanced around, she peeked her head around the side of the poolroom. Heero, Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei were seated around the pool in black swimming trunks, lounging in chairs and such. Duo was nowhere in sight.
She swallowed; wondering if swiping his chocolate from earlier had been such a good idea. She slowly stepped out from the corner.
Quatre smiled at her from over his book. "Usagi-san, konichiwa! You were right when you said that the pool is relaxing. I haven't sat down to read a book in a long time."
Usagi blushed, still looking around. "Oh, uh, hee, hee, no biggy..."
Trowa and Wufei looked up from what they were doing to stare at her. Heero and Quatre were already caught in a trance.
Usagi wore a teeny, tiny, black bikini with the image of a silver tiger on the front of the top. She had her hair down and it flowed down her back like waves of liquid gold and silver. Her belly button was pierced with a small silver hoop and she wore a silver toe ring. She glanced around constantly, wary of any trickery Duo might have in mind.
Quatre blushed as images of his first meeting with the sexy blonde flashed through his head.
Heero was staring at her, his left eye twitching slightly.
A long, low whistle echoed through the area. All eyes pinned the lone figure that stood just beyond the doors. Duo grinned like an idiot.
"Damn, you are one fine babe." He gave Usagi the thumbs-up sign. Usagi stuck her tongue out at him, gesturing toward the bucket of water, probably cold, that Duo had in his hands.
"D-chan! You were gonna poor freezing cold water on me!" she accused, pointing at the bucket.
Duo face faulted. "Rrr...well, so?!" He kicked himself as he remembered *why* he'd been planning to poor the icy liquid on her.
"You stole my chocolate! And it was my last bar!" he countered.
Usagi blinked, she sweat-dropped. "Demo, demo, that's not the point!"
"Nani?"
Usagi got a *huge* sweat-drop now. "Ne, haven't you ever heard the saying? Two wrongs don't make a right." She giggled.
"..."
"Yeah! See you can't get me back because it's a rule, or.... something...." Usagi mentally wondered what the hell she was talking about.
Duo meanwhile was wondering the same thing. He sweat-dropped.
Quatre spoke up before anything else could happen.
"Ne, let's just relax. It'll be a couple days before we leave for the academy. Why don't we enjoy them?" he suggested with a smile.
Usagi grinned, nodding exuberantly. "Hai! Hey D-chan! Let's play a game!" she bounced toward the pool.
Duo grinned and nodded. He followed her. "You wanna play Marco Polo?" he asked.
Usagi shrugged, glancing at the seated pilots. "Not unless they'll play too." She said simply.
Duo made a face. "I wouldn't bet on that. They ne..."
"I'll play." Quatre smiled. Trowa nodded his agreement. Heero grunted, standing and joining the others. Wufei shrugged.
"I'll play your weak little game. Just to prove that I can win." He grumbled.
Usagi clapped her hands together gleefully. "Goodie! C'mon D-chan!"
Duo picked up his jaw and shook himself. "Right. Who wants to be Marco?" he smiled evilly, picturing his fellow pilots staggering blindly through the pool looking like blind men who'd lost something.
Usagi waded into the pool, smiling. "Why don't we play paper, scissors, rock? Whoever looses has to be it?"
"Sounds fair to me." Quatre said lightly.
Duo grinned, flashing a peace sign. "Hai! Prepare to be Marco!" he slammed his fist into his palm, then shook his hand limply, bouncing around and eeping.
"Owy! Owy! Owy!" he shouted.
Usagi giggled. "Alright minna-chan, let's do it!"
Everyone formed a circle in the pool, putting out their hands.
"Paper! Scissors! Rock!" Usagi, Quatre, and Duo said simultaneously, doing the hand movements.
The results were hilarious.
Quatre, Wufei, Heero, Trowa and Usagi had paper, and Duo had rock.
Duo's face went sour. "No fair! You guys ganged up on me!" he whined.
Usagi burst out laughing. "Ha! Ha! D-chan lost! Ha! Ha! I knew it!"
Duo glared at her sourly. She grinned at him.
"Go on D-chan! Count to ten!" she giggled.
Duo grumbled under his breath, putting his hands over his eyes. "One, two,..."
The five pilots remaining went around the pool, Usagi swimming to the deep end far from Duo. The others stood around, a fair distance from Duo's slumped form.
"Ten! Ready or not! It's starting! Marco!"
"Polo!" five voices called at once.
And the splashing began...

To be continued...

-Hee, hee, was that good? More fun than the last chapter I'd say. ^_^ Ne, I'll try to have chapter 5 up by Thursday! Ja ne! Oh yeah, keep reviewing! It's what makes me continue writing!