Kryptonite 4

 

Duo was completely pacified on the car ride to Quatre and Trowa's. He didn't fidget or play with the radio. He only stared out the window, occasionally pointing out the sign that Heero asked him to watch for. His mind was still on the night before. "This summer is going to be great, right, Heero?" he asked as they turned onto the private road that led to the beach house.

"I'm just glad to be away fromthe hustle and bustle of New York City," he replied.

"And glad to be with me, right?" Duo asked, grinning. If he wanted a compliment, Heero had to be prompted.

"Hnn," Heero said, nodding once.

Duo beamed.

Soon they reached the house located on a cliff with its own private beach down below. "Oh, man," Duo said in awe.

"No kidding," Heero said.

As they pulled up in front of the house, Quatre stepped out of the front door. Heero had barely put his car in park when Duo jumped out.

"Quatre! You must've been watching for us!" Duo said, running up the porch steps and hugging Quatre.

Quatre laughed. "Sure was! I was beginning to wonder if you two got lost, but I knew Heero would be driving so..." Quatre said, stepping back to look at Duo.

"Hnn," Heero said, climbing the steps.

"Nice to see you, too, old friend!" Quatre said.

"Hey, where's Trowa?" Duo asked, stretching a bit. His body was still a bit stiff and sore.

Quatre's eyes widened a bit and he laughed nervously. "Well, uhm... He's taking a shower. He just got finished cooking and realized he needed one."

Duo looked at Heero and shrugged.

"You guys haven't changed much, you know?" Quatre asked.

"Ha! Well you sure have! The Quatre I remember would never leave his summer guests standing outside instead of giving them the ten cent tour of their new home! Hmph!" Duo said, folding his arms and feigning hurt.

"I meant looks-wise, you idiot!" Quatre laughed.

"Huh?" Duo's face fell, not really believing Quatre had just called him an idiot.

A snicker arose from Heero. "He remembers you well, Duo."

"No, I'm being rude now. Come on, I'll show you around the place," Quatre said leading them inside.

The house had everything Quatre had promised when he had invited them for the summer. A private beach, a backyard pool, an indoor hot tub, comfortable rooms. The place was a dream come true. By the time he had taken the mini-tour upstairs to the bedrooms, Trowa came from his and Quatre's bedroom.

"Trowa!" Duo yelled, stealing a hug from him.

Trowa looked bewildered but returned the hug. "Nice to see you again, Duo. You as well, Heero."

Heero nodded as Trowa leaned over and kissed Quatre on the cheek, leaving the blonde blushing furiously. "Have they seen the place?" he asked.

"I. I was about to show them their rooms," Quatre stammered.

Rooms? The plural form of the word made Duo look at Heero. Heero's mouth was slightly curved in a grin.

"Fine. I'll go warm lunch," Trowa said, hitting Quatre on the backside as he passed, heading down the stairs.

"Trowa!!" Quatre yelled, looking at Trowa who kept descending the stairs. Quatre couldn't see the smile on his face. He turned back to Heero and Duo. "Excuse him. There's just some days I don't know what gets into him," he said. Maybe Trowa was still upset over his punishment. "Anyway, your rooms are down at the other end of this hallway. I didn't know how close you guys were so Trowa and I arranged two rooms. There's a bathroom linking the rooms though and both rooms have big beds just in case. Is that okay?"

Heero nodded. "We'll see which bed is more comfortable and share that one," he said.

Duo grinned, sticking his hands in his back pockets.

"Ah. Well, that's one reason our rooms are so far apart," Quatre said, winking. He opened a door and stepped aside.

Duo whistled as he entered. The room was easily the biggest bedroom Duo had ever been in. The bed itself looked big enough to hold a Gundam. "Gee, Quatre, you spare no expense, do you?" he asked, not able to resist plopping down on the satin covered bed.

"Nope, not at all," he replied, smiling.

The young men explored the rooms, realizing they were going to have a great summer.

"Hey guys! I'm not reheating it again! You better get down here!" Trowa yelled up the stairway.

Duo flinched. "Since when did he get so loud?"

Quatre folded his arms. "He's always been loud, just a repressed kind of loud. The boy's downright rowdy at times," he muttered.

Duo laughed. "Imagine that! A Gundam pilot; rowdy! Well, Quat-man, he's not the only one," he said, rubbing his neck and looking at Heero.

"Hnn. You weren't complaining last night. I think Trowa meant for us to join him downstairs though," Heero said, heading that way.

Quatre and Duo laughed and followed. The four young men were soon seated around a table in the dining room eating chicken spaghetti and garlic bread and drinking iced tea. They were talking on old times and the reason Wu Fei and Sally had turned down their summer invitation.

"They said they're just too busy in space," Trowa said.

"Yeah. Kinda like I was. At least they let me take a vacation if I keep in touch to make a few final decisions over Winner Enterprises," Quatre said.

Trowa took a drink of his iced tea and then remembered something, wanting to say it so quickly that he nearly choked on his tea. "Quat, did you give Duo that message?"

"Huh? Oh yeah! Duo, Hilde's been calling here for the past few days trying to get a hold of you. She said that she can't get an answer at your apartment or your cell phone. She sounded kind of upset, like it was urgent," Quatre said.

Heero's heart skipped a beat. If Quatre said it was urgent, then it had to be true. He knew Duo had been dodging Hilde's calls lately, but now that it had turned urgent... What did Hilde want with his Duo anyway? She had her chance and blew it.

Duo sighed and looked at Heero. "How'd she get the number here, do you think?"

{Author's Notes: Eh, this one kind of sucked. It's gonna get better, me promise. *throws a v sign* }