"So, what's on to-do list?" Duet asked and leaned over the back of the couch until her head was right next to Quatre's.
"Wah!" Quatre yelled and jumped at the sound of Duet's voice at so close a proximity. Wufei, who had come in right after Duet, grabbed her feet and flipped her onto the couch.
"ITAI!" She crossed her arms and shot him a death glare.
"Wufei!" Melody berated.
Quatre simply blushed at the fact that Duet had fallen into his lap.
"Um, Heero?' he whispered and motioned to the tissue box. Heero handed Quatre the whole thing and fixed him with a confused look as he tried to hide his bleeding nose.
"I'm sorry! Did I hit you!?" Duet cried when she noticed the blood. She immediately gripped him in an apologetic bear hug, which only made his nose bleed more.
"Um, Duet…? Maybe you should get off his lap," Duo suggested, trying to hide his amusement. Trowa held his forehead and shook his head.
"Oh…" she grinned and stood up. "Ooow…" she moaned and collapsed onto the open spot next to Quatre, clutching her side. "That was a bitch of a bullet…
"
Everyone sat and stared for a few minutes before the next person spoke. "We have a mission," Heero stated bluntly and looked Duet in the face.
"Great! Where?" she asked and attempted to sit up, but failed miserably and grimaced in pain.
"You... won't be going," he continued and had to look away when the shock registered on Duet's face.
"And why not? Because of this little scratch!?" she cried and jumped to her feet in outrage.
Wufei stood in front of her and drew his katana. He tapped her in the side and she doubled over in pain. "You can't fight like that, onna," he hissed and sheathed the blade.
"I can to! It's nothing!" she ranted and glared around the room.
"You're a fool if you think you can fight in that condition!"
"Melody and Rasid will take care of you while we're gone. It won't take long," Quatre explained and put an arm around her shoulders.
"But I wanna go!" she cried and consoled herself against the Arabian, who automatically grasped for the tissue box.
~~~
Duo watched through his cockpit window as Duet leaned carefully against the catwalk rail in the hangar. "Duo," Heero warned over a private com link.
"It's for her own good," he reasoned with himself and relaxed a little when Heero agreed with a grunt. Still, he wished that, if Duet couldn't come, at least he could stay with her.
"You want to sit this one out?"
"I don't know if I should," Duo drooped and listlessly thrust his harness into place.
"As long as you don't make a habit out of it. Besides, you're no good on the battlefield like this. She needs you," he explained and Duo brightened.
"Heero, I had my doubts about you, but it seems you're capable of human emotions after all!"
"Omea o korosu…" Heero growled in reply.
"Still gotta work on that!" he chimed as the cockpit opened.
Duo jumped out and rode his zip line to the catwalk. "What are you doing?" Duet scolded as he pulled her into a massive bear hug.
"Getting my priorities straight," he replied with a grin and waved to Wing Zero as it followed the other three suits out of the hangar.
~~~
"Sooo… We've got the day off... Whaddya wanna do?" Duo asked as he escorted Duet inside. They were ambushed by Quatre's sister on entering the kitchen.
"She will be resting so she can heal, and Quatre tells me you had a broken leg I should look at," Melody stated, looking from Duo to Duet. She promptly steered the girl off to her room, leaving Duo alone in the kitchen.
"It's all healed! I'm fine! I need to exercise is all!" Duet yelled and Melody held her arms back.
"Your theory is to walk off a broken leg? Are you trying to kill yourself!? Duo! Get in here and help me!" Melody yelled back as Duet thrashed about. Duo hesitantly entered the room and stood next to the black-haired girl. "Hold her arms back. I need to check her bandages," she ordered and he obeyed.
"Traitor," Duet mumbled and eased back against Duo.
"It wouldn't have been that bad if the bullet hadn't grazed you hip. That's probably why it's so painful," Melody explained to Duet, who had passed out from sheer agony a while ago. Duo was doing the best he could to comfort her without looking down, seeing as it had been necessary to strip her down to her underwear so she could be re-bandaged.
"-and lead me not in to temptation…" he murmured to himself when she began to stir.
"All done!" Melody smirked and stood up. She had bound Duet's leg tightly with an ace bandage and patched up the wound in her side.
"Is that what they taught you in med school?" Duo asked and made no attempt to get up.
"I'm leaving some bandages and antiseptic here so she can help herself next time. I have to leave today and head back to the Colonies. She's lucky I was here on call!" she explained, completely ignoring Duo's comment. "Now get out so she can rest and get dressed."
~~~
Duo paced around outside Duet's door, occasionally knocking to see if she was awake. "I'm still in here," she called when he checked for the umpteenth time.
"Are you wearing pants?" he asked, remembering Trowa's mistake. Duet swung open the door and leaned against the frame.
"Is she gone…?" she whispered and looked up and down the hallway.
"Yeah, she left a while ago," Duo replied and grinned.
"Than what are we waiting for? Let's blow this joint!" she cheered and started out the door. Duo held her back and fixed her with a concerned look. "Not literally! And I'm just peachy, so stop with the concerned thing already!" she berated and he smiled and released her.
"Let's go paint the town!" Duet rallied and threw a fist in the air. She redoubled in pain and Duo caught her.
"I case you've forgotten, we're in the middle of the desert," he frowned and looked out the nearest window.
"Then let me rephrase that… Let's sit around and play 'GO' until our fingers bleed," she frowned and crossed her arms.
"No, more like: Let's go con the Magunacs into taking us somewhere!" the braided boy laughed and they bounded down the hall to find Avdol.
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A/N: True to its word… What would a Hiyabasa story be without ONE nosebleed? She's a biiig Rumiko Takahashi fan...
"Wah!" Quatre yelled and jumped at the sound of Duet's voice at so close a proximity. Wufei, who had come in right after Duet, grabbed her feet and flipped her onto the couch.
"ITAI!" She crossed her arms and shot him a death glare.
"Wufei!" Melody berated.
Quatre simply blushed at the fact that Duet had fallen into his lap.
"Um, Heero?' he whispered and motioned to the tissue box. Heero handed Quatre the whole thing and fixed him with a confused look as he tried to hide his bleeding nose.
"I'm sorry! Did I hit you!?" Duet cried when she noticed the blood. She immediately gripped him in an apologetic bear hug, which only made his nose bleed more.
"Um, Duet…? Maybe you should get off his lap," Duo suggested, trying to hide his amusement. Trowa held his forehead and shook his head.
"Oh…" she grinned and stood up. "Ooow…" she moaned and collapsed onto the open spot next to Quatre, clutching her side. "That was a bitch of a bullet…
"
Everyone sat and stared for a few minutes before the next person spoke. "We have a mission," Heero stated bluntly and looked Duet in the face.
"Great! Where?" she asked and attempted to sit up, but failed miserably and grimaced in pain.
"You... won't be going," he continued and had to look away when the shock registered on Duet's face.
"And why not? Because of this little scratch!?" she cried and jumped to her feet in outrage.
Wufei stood in front of her and drew his katana. He tapped her in the side and she doubled over in pain. "You can't fight like that, onna," he hissed and sheathed the blade.
"I can to! It's nothing!" she ranted and glared around the room.
"You're a fool if you think you can fight in that condition!"
"Melody and Rasid will take care of you while we're gone. It won't take long," Quatre explained and put an arm around her shoulders.
"But I wanna go!" she cried and consoled herself against the Arabian, who automatically grasped for the tissue box.
~~~
Duo watched through his cockpit window as Duet leaned carefully against the catwalk rail in the hangar. "Duo," Heero warned over a private com link.
"It's for her own good," he reasoned with himself and relaxed a little when Heero agreed with a grunt. Still, he wished that, if Duet couldn't come, at least he could stay with her.
"You want to sit this one out?"
"I don't know if I should," Duo drooped and listlessly thrust his harness into place.
"As long as you don't make a habit out of it. Besides, you're no good on the battlefield like this. She needs you," he explained and Duo brightened.
"Heero, I had my doubts about you, but it seems you're capable of human emotions after all!"
"Omea o korosu…" Heero growled in reply.
"Still gotta work on that!" he chimed as the cockpit opened.
Duo jumped out and rode his zip line to the catwalk. "What are you doing?" Duet scolded as he pulled her into a massive bear hug.
"Getting my priorities straight," he replied with a grin and waved to Wing Zero as it followed the other three suits out of the hangar.
~~~
"Sooo… We've got the day off... Whaddya wanna do?" Duo asked as he escorted Duet inside. They were ambushed by Quatre's sister on entering the kitchen.
"She will be resting so she can heal, and Quatre tells me you had a broken leg I should look at," Melody stated, looking from Duo to Duet. She promptly steered the girl off to her room, leaving Duo alone in the kitchen.
"It's all healed! I'm fine! I need to exercise is all!" Duet yelled and Melody held her arms back.
"Your theory is to walk off a broken leg? Are you trying to kill yourself!? Duo! Get in here and help me!" Melody yelled back as Duet thrashed about. Duo hesitantly entered the room and stood next to the black-haired girl. "Hold her arms back. I need to check her bandages," she ordered and he obeyed.
"Traitor," Duet mumbled and eased back against Duo.
"It wouldn't have been that bad if the bullet hadn't grazed you hip. That's probably why it's so painful," Melody explained to Duet, who had passed out from sheer agony a while ago. Duo was doing the best he could to comfort her without looking down, seeing as it had been necessary to strip her down to her underwear so she could be re-bandaged.
"-and lead me not in to temptation…" he murmured to himself when she began to stir.
"All done!" Melody smirked and stood up. She had bound Duet's leg tightly with an ace bandage and patched up the wound in her side.
"Is that what they taught you in med school?" Duo asked and made no attempt to get up.
"I'm leaving some bandages and antiseptic here so she can help herself next time. I have to leave today and head back to the Colonies. She's lucky I was here on call!" she explained, completely ignoring Duo's comment. "Now get out so she can rest and get dressed."
~~~
Duo paced around outside Duet's door, occasionally knocking to see if she was awake. "I'm still in here," she called when he checked for the umpteenth time.
"Are you wearing pants?" he asked, remembering Trowa's mistake. Duet swung open the door and leaned against the frame.
"Is she gone…?" she whispered and looked up and down the hallway.
"Yeah, she left a while ago," Duo replied and grinned.
"Than what are we waiting for? Let's blow this joint!" she cheered and started out the door. Duo held her back and fixed her with a concerned look. "Not literally! And I'm just peachy, so stop with the concerned thing already!" she berated and he smiled and released her.
"Let's go paint the town!" Duet rallied and threw a fist in the air. She redoubled in pain and Duo caught her.
"I case you've forgotten, we're in the middle of the desert," he frowned and looked out the nearest window.
"Then let me rephrase that… Let's sit around and play 'GO' until our fingers bleed," she frowned and crossed her arms.
"No, more like: Let's go con the Magunacs into taking us somewhere!" the braided boy laughed and they bounded down the hall to find Avdol.
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A/N: True to its word… What would a Hiyabasa story be without ONE nosebleed? She's a biiig Rumiko Takahashi fan...
