Thou Jests: Part 1
Duo Maxwell beamed with confidence as he studied his adversary. Very pretty. Too bad he was going to have to kick her ass. They didn't call him death for nothing, after all. In her hands were daggers. Daggers. He snickered. How very outdated.
Suddenly her eyes flashed. He tensed, waiting for her to make her move, when—
"Ah crap. I forgot my lines." Angel Tsuiraku let her arms fall to her sides with a sigh.
Duo burst out laughing. "That's good, 'cause I did, too!"
The producers shook their heads and smiled at each other. On screen, the chemistry between the two was incredible. Off, they were a pair of goofballs.
"So, Duo…" Angel beamed at him and slid a sly arm around his waist. "When are you gonna let me drive your Viper?"
Duo looked at her in mock disapproval. "Now, Angel, I thought we'd talked about this…I'm not letting you near my precious Shinimegami."
"Why ShiniMEgami?" she asked.
"Hey, my car's a chick. It wouldn't be right for me to slide into a guy."
Angel winced. "Yeah, I see your point."
Duo laughed and easily scooped her up and tossed her onto a couch. "Read your lines, you," he ordered.
"Yes, sir!" With a smart salute, Angel picked up her script. After a few moments, she glanced at him slyly. "You coming over tonight?"
"Of course! Yeesh, as if I would miss out on Mako's cooking."
Angel beamed at him. "Bringing your friends?"
"Who? The guys? Yeah, they're coming."
"Great!"
Content, Angel snuggled back down into the couch and re-read the scene while the cast took a quick coffee break. They'd been shooting all day.
"Hey, Ang…will I get to meet the new girl?"
"Mei Lyn?" Angel looked up at him and smiled again. "Yup. She'll probably be shy. She did just come from Japan, after all."
Duo laughed. "Yeah. Well, if I can put up with Heero and Wufei, I can put up with anything." He casually slid an arm over the back of the seat behind her shoulders. Angel felt the flush heat her cheeks right away.
And we're not even dating! Man, when he gets a girlfriend…
Duo was just the kind of guy that was totally comfortable with people, especially girls. Angel grinned at him.
"One of these days I'll get you a girlfriend," she promised. Duo laughed.
"Whatever you say, little one."
And they smiled at each other.
~~
It had been a few years since the Eve Wars. About six, Duo mused as he strolled into the Preventors' headquarters. They'd all settled into their respective jobs. For a while Heero was an engineer, but then settled to become a shuttle mechanic and pilot. Duo had skipped from mechanic to actor, finding the entertainment world more to his liking. Plus, a painful break from Hilde had deterred him from competing with her in business anyway. Trowa continued to travel with the circus, touching in when he could.
Quatre was perhaps the busiest of them all. He was the head of his large family and the head of Winner Enterprises, as well as working closely with the Vice Foreign Minister to further unification between the earth and the colonies and somehow managed to keep the Maganac in employment.
Wufei had stayed on with the Preventors, even after his own breakup with Sally Po. He and Duo, surprisingly, had become close friends. They'd been the only ones capable of keeping in touch regularly.
Smiling brightly at his friends, Duo plopped down into an overstuffed couch.
"So…"
"A new movie, Duo?" Quatre asked with a smile. No matter how busy he was, Quatre often took the time to watch Duo's new movies.
"Yup. I just got off the set, in fact."
"Same costar?"
"Yeah. The company seems to think we work magic together."
"And are you working magic together, Maxwell?" Wufei asked, his dark eyes teasing.
Duo grinned. "Nope." This seemed to surprise the others. "Hey, I can keep my pants on around a girl!"
"The question is, does she get to keep hers on?"
"Wufei!"
They all noticed the slight flush on Duo's cheeks. "Angel's not like that, okay? She's like a little sister. I'm telling you, she's tiny. Five-two, tops."
Heero snorted. "That's never stopped you before."
"You're just mean!"
Even Trowa seemed amused by this teasing. It was good to be back with his friends. They stayed too far apart for too much of the time, in his opinion.
"Anyway…I've gotten you all invitations to dinner. Prepare to be amazed! Mako can cook like a goddess!"
The others all looked at him, rather worried.
"Oh, Duo…" Quatre sighed. Duo would even eat Cathy's food, and that was saying something.
"Trust me!"
Everyone else groaned.
Duo Maxwell beamed with confidence as he studied his adversary. Very pretty. Too bad he was going to have to kick her ass. They didn't call him death for nothing, after all. In her hands were daggers. Daggers. He snickered. How very outdated.
Suddenly her eyes flashed. He tensed, waiting for her to make her move, when—
"Ah crap. I forgot my lines." Angel Tsuiraku let her arms fall to her sides with a sigh.
Duo burst out laughing. "That's good, 'cause I did, too!"
The producers shook their heads and smiled at each other. On screen, the chemistry between the two was incredible. Off, they were a pair of goofballs.
"So, Duo…" Angel beamed at him and slid a sly arm around his waist. "When are you gonna let me drive your Viper?"
Duo looked at her in mock disapproval. "Now, Angel, I thought we'd talked about this…I'm not letting you near my precious Shinimegami."
"Why ShiniMEgami?" she asked.
"Hey, my car's a chick. It wouldn't be right for me to slide into a guy."
Angel winced. "Yeah, I see your point."
Duo laughed and easily scooped her up and tossed her onto a couch. "Read your lines, you," he ordered.
"Yes, sir!" With a smart salute, Angel picked up her script. After a few moments, she glanced at him slyly. "You coming over tonight?"
"Of course! Yeesh, as if I would miss out on Mako's cooking."
Angel beamed at him. "Bringing your friends?"
"Who? The guys? Yeah, they're coming."
"Great!"
Content, Angel snuggled back down into the couch and re-read the scene while the cast took a quick coffee break. They'd been shooting all day.
"Hey, Ang…will I get to meet the new girl?"
"Mei Lyn?" Angel looked up at him and smiled again. "Yup. She'll probably be shy. She did just come from Japan, after all."
Duo laughed. "Yeah. Well, if I can put up with Heero and Wufei, I can put up with anything." He casually slid an arm over the back of the seat behind her shoulders. Angel felt the flush heat her cheeks right away.
And we're not even dating! Man, when he gets a girlfriend…
Duo was just the kind of guy that was totally comfortable with people, especially girls. Angel grinned at him.
"One of these days I'll get you a girlfriend," she promised. Duo laughed.
"Whatever you say, little one."
And they smiled at each other.
~~
It had been a few years since the Eve Wars. About six, Duo mused as he strolled into the Preventors' headquarters. They'd all settled into their respective jobs. For a while Heero was an engineer, but then settled to become a shuttle mechanic and pilot. Duo had skipped from mechanic to actor, finding the entertainment world more to his liking. Plus, a painful break from Hilde had deterred him from competing with her in business anyway. Trowa continued to travel with the circus, touching in when he could.
Quatre was perhaps the busiest of them all. He was the head of his large family and the head of Winner Enterprises, as well as working closely with the Vice Foreign Minister to further unification between the earth and the colonies and somehow managed to keep the Maganac in employment.
Wufei had stayed on with the Preventors, even after his own breakup with Sally Po. He and Duo, surprisingly, had become close friends. They'd been the only ones capable of keeping in touch regularly.
Smiling brightly at his friends, Duo plopped down into an overstuffed couch.
"So…"
"A new movie, Duo?" Quatre asked with a smile. No matter how busy he was, Quatre often took the time to watch Duo's new movies.
"Yup. I just got off the set, in fact."
"Same costar?"
"Yeah. The company seems to think we work magic together."
"And are you working magic together, Maxwell?" Wufei asked, his dark eyes teasing.
Duo grinned. "Nope." This seemed to surprise the others. "Hey, I can keep my pants on around a girl!"
"The question is, does she get to keep hers on?"
"Wufei!"
They all noticed the slight flush on Duo's cheeks. "Angel's not like that, okay? She's like a little sister. I'm telling you, she's tiny. Five-two, tops."
Heero snorted. "That's never stopped you before."
"You're just mean!"
Even Trowa seemed amused by this teasing. It was good to be back with his friends. They stayed too far apart for too much of the time, in his opinion.
"Anyway…I've gotten you all invitations to dinner. Prepare to be amazed! Mako can cook like a goddess!"
The others all looked at him, rather worried.
"Oh, Duo…" Quatre sighed. Duo would even eat Cathy's food, and that was saying something.
"Trust me!"
Everyone else groaned.