"Trin. Trin! Wake up!" Acire shouted as she shook Trin's shoulder.
The brunette stirred sleepily and pulling the towel from under her head proceeded with hitting Acire with it.
"Get lost" she mumbled and turned her head away.
"Trin, come on. Dinner is almost ready!" Acire whined as she pulled the towel out of her friend's hand.
"Huh? What time is it?" Trin inquired as she raised her head and brushed her hair out of her face. She noticed the sun was setting. She must've fallen asleep.
"Six thirty" Acire responded as she glanced at her watch.
"Aw, man. How long have a been out here?" She looked around confusingly.
"How should I know" her friend shrugged.
"Alone" Trin added, noticing neither Heero, or any of the other pilots were around.
She frowned as Acire opened her mouth for one of her sarcastic comments.
"Don't start with me," she warned as she sat up.
The girl pouted.
"Fine, but Heero went in a little while ago. He told me to wake you up"
Trin nodded and stood up, immediately becoming aware of the sharp stinging in her back. Sunburn, no doubt.
"I've almost been burned alive a few days ago, my skin is not fully healed and what do I do?! I fall asleep in the freakin' sun!" she fumed to herself as she stalked into the house, leaving Acire laughing on the deck.
* * *
Dressed in a pair a navy blue capris and white spaghetti strapped tank top, Trin walked down the hallway toward the living room. She ran her hand through her long hair and stretched, being careful not to hurt herself in the process. It was unusually dark and it didn't get any lighter as she neared the living room. She wondered if there was a power outage.
As she walked through the doorway the lights suddenly came on. She stepped back in surprise.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIN!!!"
All of the pilots and Acire were standing in the room, each holding some kind of package. Quatre lit fifteen candles on a cake and Acire and Duo began to sing "Happy Birthday" loudly and off tune.
Trin stared at them blankly unable to put a sentence together. As the song ended Acire took her elbow and pushed her toward the cake.
"Make a wish!" she grinned.
Trin thought for a moment, the pulled back her hair and blew out the candles. Duo slapped Trin on the back cheerfully, and she winced. Everyone except Wufei cheered and clapped. Heero applauded silently.
"Open the presents!!" Duo yelled nearly making everyone deaf.
"Wait, how did you know it was my birthday?" Trin questioned as she was pushed down onto the couch and handed a box.
"I told them, how else?" Acire smirked.
"You should've told us, Trin" Quatre added, almost accusingly.
"I didn't want to make a big deal out of it" she smiled awkwardly.
"Come on! Open mine first! Open mine first!" Duo cried as he bounced up and down.
"Okay, okay" Trin laughed as he handed her a small box. She opened it and found a "Cake of the Month" subscription.
"Every month you get the cake of the month mailed to you" he explained as she looked at him quizzically.
"Uh huh…" she nodded slowly. "Thanks Duo"
"No problem!" he beamed.
Next she was handed a package from Quatre. As she opened the slim, velvet box she found an expensive-looking, silver charm bracelet in it.
"Oh wow. Quatre, it's gorgeous," she breathed as her eyes widened.
The blond smiled and taking the bracelet from it's box slipped it around her slender wrist.
She was still admiring the beautiful piece of jewelry on her wrist as a rather heavy package was dropped in her lap. She looked up to see Wufei standing in front of her.
"What did you get me, a brick?" she muttered sarcastically as she opened the box. Frankly, she didn't expect him to get her anything at all.
"An….iron" she said blankly as she stared at the appliance in front of her.
Duo and Acire snickered.
"Wufei, I told you to get her something nice!" Quatre accused.
"You're a woman, this is what women do" the Chinese teen replied flatly.
"Well, I'm never going to use this. Although, it *would* work nicely if I wanted to hit *someone* over the head with something rather heavy" Trin retorted slyly as she removed the electrical device from her lap onto the floor.
Wufei glowered at her as everyone, including Trowa, laughed. A shadow of a smile could be seen on Heero's face.
Trowa then walked up to her and handed her a white box tied with a ribbon. She untied it carefully and as she opened the box she found an elegant crystal rose. Taking it out carefully, she noticed small jewels imbedded in the petals as water drops.
Acire reached to it as well and Trin slapped her hand away.
"I just got it, you can't brake it just yet" she warned "Thanks so much Trowa, it's absolutely breathtaking"
The brunette smiled at her as Heero silently handed her his package. She looked up as he was placing it on her lap and their eyes locked. Almost unwillingly she tore away her gaze and unwrapped the small package. Her eyes widened as she took out her present. It was a silver dagger about six inches long. A dragon wrapped around its handle, blood red stones filling its eyeholes. It looked like a miniature sword.
She ran her finger up and down the blade, admiring its smoothness. Her hand wrapped around the handle, her eyes unable to tear away. Her facial expression was pure awe and a different spark appeared in her eyes. A dangerous, cold, lethal, glow.
Duo's eyes widened as he watched her. She was by far most fascinated with the dagger than any other present. And that glow. He realized fearfully, she looked like Heero during battle. A ruthless killer. He shook his head. He had to be wrong.
When he looked back up he saw Acire handing Trin a large package. The brunette almost sorrowfully put down the blade and took the present; the glow in her eyes gone.
Trin unwrapped the large box and found something black with a thin piece of paper on top. She picked it up, seeing it was a gift certificate to a restaurant she liked. Acire bent down to her level, her eyes glowing with mischief.
"What's the catch?" Trin asked quietly.
"You have to go with Heero" Acire replied just as hushed so only the two of them could hear.
Duo chuckled, Acire had let him in on the plan earlier.
Trin gave Acire her best death glare as she tucked the paper into her pocket. Then turned back to the box. The black object turned out to be a long trench coat. Something familiar struck her about it.
"Hey…I had one just like this.." she said slowly.
"Yeah, I know" the other girl replied guiltily. "I don't think those paint stains ever washed off"
Trin's mouth dropped open and her eyes flashed angrily.
"That was you?!" she exclaimed, jumping to her feet "I'm gonna strangle you!!"
Acire ducked behind Duo fearfully.
"I bought you a new one!"
"I don't care!" Trin yelled as she lunged for her.
She chased Acire around the room as neither of the pilots made an attempt to help the poor girl. Finally her knee began hurting again since it didn't fully heal yet and she was forced to stop. She glared at her friend one last time, a glare that clearly said "we'll deal with this later". Acire gulped and Trin went to hug each of the pilots and thank them for the presents. Neither of them were surprised when she skipped Wufei.
Heero was last and she tried to hug him as brief as possible. First of all, the others were there and she didn't want Acire to get any ideas. But most importantly, she didn't want to irritate him by being near him for too long.
"Thanks, Heero. I love it" she whispered in his ear and reluctantly pulled away.
A/N: Yay! I got this chapter out before my birthday! LOL Yeah, since my birthday's comin' up, I decided to have Trin's birthday as well. I really hope you liked it, because I enjoyed writing it! Also, SPECIAL THANKS TO AERALEA!!!
Luv,
~Arion~
PS
I'm not sure, so tell me, am I making the characters OCC? Because I'm trying hard not to!! And, too much fluff ne?! I think so. Also, tell me if there's anything you'd wanna see in the upcoming chapters! I'm always open for suggestions!!!!
The brunette stirred sleepily and pulling the towel from under her head proceeded with hitting Acire with it.
"Get lost" she mumbled and turned her head away.
"Trin, come on. Dinner is almost ready!" Acire whined as she pulled the towel out of her friend's hand.
"Huh? What time is it?" Trin inquired as she raised her head and brushed her hair out of her face. She noticed the sun was setting. She must've fallen asleep.
"Six thirty" Acire responded as she glanced at her watch.
"Aw, man. How long have a been out here?" She looked around confusingly.
"How should I know" her friend shrugged.
"Alone" Trin added, noticing neither Heero, or any of the other pilots were around.
She frowned as Acire opened her mouth for one of her sarcastic comments.
"Don't start with me," she warned as she sat up.
The girl pouted.
"Fine, but Heero went in a little while ago. He told me to wake you up"
Trin nodded and stood up, immediately becoming aware of the sharp stinging in her back. Sunburn, no doubt.
"I've almost been burned alive a few days ago, my skin is not fully healed and what do I do?! I fall asleep in the freakin' sun!" she fumed to herself as she stalked into the house, leaving Acire laughing on the deck.
* * *
Dressed in a pair a navy blue capris and white spaghetti strapped tank top, Trin walked down the hallway toward the living room. She ran her hand through her long hair and stretched, being careful not to hurt herself in the process. It was unusually dark and it didn't get any lighter as she neared the living room. She wondered if there was a power outage.
As she walked through the doorway the lights suddenly came on. She stepped back in surprise.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRIN!!!"
All of the pilots and Acire were standing in the room, each holding some kind of package. Quatre lit fifteen candles on a cake and Acire and Duo began to sing "Happy Birthday" loudly and off tune.
Trin stared at them blankly unable to put a sentence together. As the song ended Acire took her elbow and pushed her toward the cake.
"Make a wish!" she grinned.
Trin thought for a moment, the pulled back her hair and blew out the candles. Duo slapped Trin on the back cheerfully, and she winced. Everyone except Wufei cheered and clapped. Heero applauded silently.
"Open the presents!!" Duo yelled nearly making everyone deaf.
"Wait, how did you know it was my birthday?" Trin questioned as she was pushed down onto the couch and handed a box.
"I told them, how else?" Acire smirked.
"You should've told us, Trin" Quatre added, almost accusingly.
"I didn't want to make a big deal out of it" she smiled awkwardly.
"Come on! Open mine first! Open mine first!" Duo cried as he bounced up and down.
"Okay, okay" Trin laughed as he handed her a small box. She opened it and found a "Cake of the Month" subscription.
"Every month you get the cake of the month mailed to you" he explained as she looked at him quizzically.
"Uh huh…" she nodded slowly. "Thanks Duo"
"No problem!" he beamed.
Next she was handed a package from Quatre. As she opened the slim, velvet box she found an expensive-looking, silver charm bracelet in it.
"Oh wow. Quatre, it's gorgeous," she breathed as her eyes widened.
The blond smiled and taking the bracelet from it's box slipped it around her slender wrist.
She was still admiring the beautiful piece of jewelry on her wrist as a rather heavy package was dropped in her lap. She looked up to see Wufei standing in front of her.
"What did you get me, a brick?" she muttered sarcastically as she opened the box. Frankly, she didn't expect him to get her anything at all.
"An….iron" she said blankly as she stared at the appliance in front of her.
Duo and Acire snickered.
"Wufei, I told you to get her something nice!" Quatre accused.
"You're a woman, this is what women do" the Chinese teen replied flatly.
"Well, I'm never going to use this. Although, it *would* work nicely if I wanted to hit *someone* over the head with something rather heavy" Trin retorted slyly as she removed the electrical device from her lap onto the floor.
Wufei glowered at her as everyone, including Trowa, laughed. A shadow of a smile could be seen on Heero's face.
Trowa then walked up to her and handed her a white box tied with a ribbon. She untied it carefully and as she opened the box she found an elegant crystal rose. Taking it out carefully, she noticed small jewels imbedded in the petals as water drops.
Acire reached to it as well and Trin slapped her hand away.
"I just got it, you can't brake it just yet" she warned "Thanks so much Trowa, it's absolutely breathtaking"
The brunette smiled at her as Heero silently handed her his package. She looked up as he was placing it on her lap and their eyes locked. Almost unwillingly she tore away her gaze and unwrapped the small package. Her eyes widened as she took out her present. It was a silver dagger about six inches long. A dragon wrapped around its handle, blood red stones filling its eyeholes. It looked like a miniature sword.
She ran her finger up and down the blade, admiring its smoothness. Her hand wrapped around the handle, her eyes unable to tear away. Her facial expression was pure awe and a different spark appeared in her eyes. A dangerous, cold, lethal, glow.
Duo's eyes widened as he watched her. She was by far most fascinated with the dagger than any other present. And that glow. He realized fearfully, she looked like Heero during battle. A ruthless killer. He shook his head. He had to be wrong.
When he looked back up he saw Acire handing Trin a large package. The brunette almost sorrowfully put down the blade and took the present; the glow in her eyes gone.
Trin unwrapped the large box and found something black with a thin piece of paper on top. She picked it up, seeing it was a gift certificate to a restaurant she liked. Acire bent down to her level, her eyes glowing with mischief.
"What's the catch?" Trin asked quietly.
"You have to go with Heero" Acire replied just as hushed so only the two of them could hear.
Duo chuckled, Acire had let him in on the plan earlier.
Trin gave Acire her best death glare as she tucked the paper into her pocket. Then turned back to the box. The black object turned out to be a long trench coat. Something familiar struck her about it.
"Hey…I had one just like this.." she said slowly.
"Yeah, I know" the other girl replied guiltily. "I don't think those paint stains ever washed off"
Trin's mouth dropped open and her eyes flashed angrily.
"That was you?!" she exclaimed, jumping to her feet "I'm gonna strangle you!!"
Acire ducked behind Duo fearfully.
"I bought you a new one!"
"I don't care!" Trin yelled as she lunged for her.
She chased Acire around the room as neither of the pilots made an attempt to help the poor girl. Finally her knee began hurting again since it didn't fully heal yet and she was forced to stop. She glared at her friend one last time, a glare that clearly said "we'll deal with this later". Acire gulped and Trin went to hug each of the pilots and thank them for the presents. Neither of them were surprised when she skipped Wufei.
Heero was last and she tried to hug him as brief as possible. First of all, the others were there and she didn't want Acire to get any ideas. But most importantly, she didn't want to irritate him by being near him for too long.
"Thanks, Heero. I love it" she whispered in his ear and reluctantly pulled away.
A/N: Yay! I got this chapter out before my birthday! LOL Yeah, since my birthday's comin' up, I decided to have Trin's birthday as well. I really hope you liked it, because I enjoyed writing it! Also, SPECIAL THANKS TO AERALEA!!!
Luv,
~Arion~
PS
I'm not sure, so tell me, am I making the characters OCC? Because I'm trying hard not to!! And, too much fluff ne?! I think so. Also, tell me if there's anything you'd wanna see in the upcoming chapters! I'm always open for suggestions!!!!
