Disclaimers: I have nothing but a strange yet amusing brain, I guess.
Archived: Yume Maxwell-Yuy (www.geocities.com/maxwell_yuy2002/)
Warning: OOC, Weirdish, Yaoi 2x1, and 3x4, meant be slightly humorous, and that's about it.
Note: I hope you like this chapter too. Enjoy!
Gomen ne, Candy, I'm not sure just exactly what the main plot is...it's like...a fork in the road...if that makes any sense, I mean, I have it all figured out but it's...weirdish. I guess. *shrugs* You decide.
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Haunted
Part 12
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Quatre glanced down at the watch on his wrist, 12:30 AM. He looked at his lover, "I think we should have a discussion about all of this."
Trowa nodded, "I'll get the others."
"Then I'll meet you down stairs," Quatre said before the unibanged boy exited the girl's room.
"What do we need to talk about?" the girl asked looking up at Quatre.
"How to get the guy you're talking about out of the house of course." Quatre turned to the door Trowa had just walked through, "Would you like to come with us?"
"No, I think I'll stay here with my Memory Wheel." the girl smiled twirling one of the horses around and around, "I wouldn't want to get caught up in your affairs."
"Will you be okay up here by yourself?"
"Hai!"
"Alright."
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KnockKnock
"Heero, Duo?" a voice asked from outside the door.
"Nani?" Duo replied still holding Heero.
"Could you come out? Quatre wants to talk to us downstairs."
Duo sighed. This place was so weird. He reluctantly removed himself from the bed with Heero, "Why not?" Duo said opening the door, "I don't think it would hurt anything."
Duo and Heero retreated down the case of steps.
Trowa watched the other boys head downstairs. Now to find Wufei...
"Onna, would you just choose a room, please???"
"I will, don't worry."
Emerald eyes looked to his right, 'That wasn't hard.'Trowa thought as he walked over to Wufei and Relena, "Wufei, Quatre wants to discuss something with us now downstairs."
"Downstairs? I was just down there-"
Trowa cut Wufei short, "I think you would want to attend this..."
Wufei looked at Trowa, "Fine, it's not like I had anything else to do anyway. Come on Relena." Wufei ordered.
"But I haven't choo-"
"Heero will be downstairs." Wufei interjected. Relena walked faster down the stairs than it took Wufei to fall earlier.
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"Down in the tunnels we have found Relena and that little girl." Quatre was all business now, "Anything else?" He, wanting to get this over with, asked calmly. The five Gundam Pilots plus Relena were all sitting in the living room. Relena across Heero, Duo next to Heero (of course, wouldn't have it any other way!), Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei all in a circle sitting of the couches and loveseats provided.
"We have all seen a puppy as well."
"Hai, Heero and I saw two men that claimed to be the owners of the house, too."
Relena stared at Heero. The Japanese boy looked away from her. Duo glanced at Heero's sudden movement and mouthed something to the boy. Cobalt orbs closed his eyes and folded his arms refusing to respond. Relena glared at Duo as the boy grinned. She was trying to tell Heero something and now he wouldn't even look at her. This side show was not working. She decided to leave the beauty alone and pay attention to what was going on.
"Nani??? Two men?" Quatre asked, "Where? And who?"
"Yeah, we saw two guys. They said that their names were Hikage and Marou. Nice guys. Oh, and they've met Wu-man already." Duo replied casually throwing a thumb impolitely at Wufei.
Wufei snorted, he knew exactly who Maxwell was talking about, except, "But this house doesn't HAVE owners, Maxwell."
"That's what I thought at first, then again, maybe the Preventors misimformed us."
"That is a possibility." Trowa agreed, "So were they the ones running around the hall earlier?"
"No, they were complaining about that though. I don't think they are the ones."
"Perhaps they are linked to Relena's kidnapping." Wufei rested his chin on his fist.
"I highly doubt that."
"What makes you say that Heero?"
"They spoke to us as if the man was a pest and were unaware what he was doing with Relena in their home," Heero said, "They sounded surprised when we told him about the pantry."
"What about the pantry?"
"Apparently that guy filled it up for us. Obviously he was planning on staying here alittle longer than he expected. Well not for long." Duo smirked inwardly, "So this one guy is the real problem. All we have to do is catch, cuff, turn over, and mission accomplished. Then we can go home."
Duo had a point. This mysterious guy was the real problem.
"The sooner the better." Duo added.
Quatre was in total agreement, "That's right...if only we knew where he was would make our job easier."
The Gundam pilots sat momentarily thinking about what would be their next move. But with so many of them there, this should be a piece of half-way melted ice cream cake right? Nice, smooth, and quick...
Right?
"Excuse me, but I remember when the man brought me here." Relena suddenly spoke up. It was about time, not saying that she didn't talk enough in the first place, but this was her delima as well.
"Yeah, four days ago. We remember too. We got the mission." Duo replied.
Relena gave Duo a quick glare then turned to Quatre, "Let me rephrase that, I remember WHERE he brought me in." the others still didn't she how her reworded sentence was suppose to help them, "...I think I know where he is."
"OH!"
Relena rolled her eyes, "But that would result to us entering those awful tunnels," Relena bit her lip, "I'm not sure if I want to go back down there again..."
"Well you know Ojou-san after you tell us what you're talkin' about, all of us are going down there, that's fine with me if you want to stay up here." Duo paused, "But that means you would have to stay up here ALL. BY. YOURSELF. And with this freaky house, the lights will probably go out soon. So then you'll be up here ALL. BY. YOURSELF. IN. THE. DARK."
"Duo!" Quatre lightly slapped Duo playfully on the knee, "Be nice! She doesn't have to go anywhere she doesn't want to."
"Then why is she in this house in the first place?" Heero asked, "I don't think she wanted to come here."
"Not you too, Yuy!"
"Okay, before we stray too far from the subject matter," Trowa interupted, "I think we should stay together this time."
Duo rolled his eyes, "I said that the first time, but did you listen to me? No. You thought we could cover more ground."
"We did though." Quatre said innocently.
"And now we have this mass confusion." returned Duo slumping back into the loveseat.
"You're not helping Duo," Heero gave the braided boy a look, "I want to go home."
Of course when Heero said that, he meant to go home to a nice quiet house and a warm bed with his Shinigami.
"Splitting up is out of the question. Relena will guide us--if she can find it--, and if she can't, we'll figure out a way to trap him somehow. Sound good?" Quatre asked explaining his master plan.
"I'm in, I've seen so many weird things already." Wufei replied.
"Same here, what's a few more freak outs gonna do? What about you Hee-chan?"
"Hee-chan?!" Relena screeched, "You let DUO call you HEE-CHAN???"
Heero shrugged.
"Well, yeah...of course he let's me call him 'Hee-chan'. It's called a NICKNAME. Ya see Relena, it's kinda like when you call him 'HEEEEEEEEERO!!!'" Duo explained. He turned his attention back to his koibito, "Heeeeeeeee~chaaaaaan..."
"What do you take me for, Duo? This is a mission and I am convinced that I won't die," Heero glared at them both, "...yet."
"Heero, you're going into the tunnels???" Relena asked anxiously, Heero only nodded, "I suppose I have nothing to do here. And Maxwell DID have a point...alright, you've persuaded me. I will go through the tunnels."
"Good. I say that we leave in fifteen minutes." Trowa scheduled. They all nodded, "In the mean time, Relena should get cleaned up, and everyone needs to check the batteries to their flashlight, Wufei."
"Watch it Barton."
Thus, all went back upstairs to prepare.
This was going to be fun.
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"Ne Heero, I'll get the spare batteries for the flashlight alright?" Heero nodded as Duo disappeared into the room. He was about to follow Duo in when Quatre called him.
"Heero!" Quatre called.
"Nani?"
"Would you mind checking up on the girl for me please?"
Heero shrugged, there wasn't really anything for him to do now.
"Arigato, Heero. Third door on the right, okay?"
Heero headed for the thrid door on the right.
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Relena had finally picked a room. Too bad she wasn't aware of whose room it really was. Despite that it was Wufei's former room, the Chinese boy had no problem shoving her in the empty space. She could only wonder why. It seemed to be the nicest of all the rooms.
But of course everyone knows, you can't have nice without a price.
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Heero knocked on third door.
No answer.
Heero knocked again.
No answer.
Heero knocked a third time alittle firmer this time.
KnockKnock came the reply.
KnockKnock Heero shot back.
The door creaked open.
Heero jumped back in surprise to his automatic fighting stance (Jet Li style! Yeah, okay).
The boy heard soft giggling.
Taking light careful steps, Heero entered the room cautiously. He looked around, the room was a light lavender with many pictures, a rocking chair, closet, and bed. The girl that Quatre had asked him to check on was on the floor playing with a carousel. The carousel sang a familiar tune...one from long ago when Heero himself was young. So young, he couldn't remember the lyrics.
The girl giggled again.
Heero narrowed his eyes at the girl's back. Why was she laughing? What the hell was so funny?
"Don't be shy...come."
The Japanese pilot approached the girl slowly.
"Come play," the giggle whispered, "Come play my game with me..."
"I thought you played you game with Quatre and Trowa."
"Are you lost Oni-chan...?"
"Oni...chan?"
"Yes," the girl giggled, "Oni-chan."
/Are you lost Oni-chan?/
Where had he heard that before? Heero searched his mind for the memory, he drew a blank. Why couldn't he remember? Duo had once told him that he had the memory banks equivalent to an elephant's. He didn't understand what the braided boy was talking about until he remembered being told that elephants had an excellent memory.
So why couldn't he remember where the phrase had come from?
"I...don't know what you're talking about." Heero's tone stiffed, "I know exactly where I am."
"You don't remember me, Oni-chan?" the girl looked up at Heero with sad eyes, "Well, come play with my Memory Wheel with me, maybe then you will remember."
"Remember what?"
"Remember me Oni-chan." the young girl placed her right hand on the top of the carousel and her left on a horse.
Two eyes flashed red.
Giggling.
"I'm not your Oni-chan." What the hell was wrong with this girl? He's no one's Oni-chan. What was she talking about? He didn't want to hear it. He didn't want her to call him Oni-chan. He didn't deserve it...
Giggling.
"Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"No."
Giggling.
"Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"No!"
Giggling.
"Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"NO! I'm not your Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"Oni-chan, Oni-chan, ONI-CHAN."
Giggling.
"Nonono! I'm not your Oni-chan!"
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Duo had finished packing the spare batteries and Heero's as well in case the others--like Wufei, would need them. The hall was quiet. Now...to find his Hee-chan...
"Nonono! I'm not you're Oni-chan!"
"Heero?" Duo saw one of the doors open and walked towards it.
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Shaking his head, Heero covered his ears and squinted his eyes shut, "I'm NO ONE'S Oni-chan!" eyebrows knitting together, he shouted. The only other thing he thought that could possibly help him now was Duo, but the braided boy wasn't here, "Duo!" Heero cried anyway. "I'm no one's Oni-chan..."
Duo ran into the room as soon a he heard his name. He saw Heero kneeling on the floor eyes shut and ears covered. But why? Did he see something or not want to see something? Did he hear something? Demo...everything was so quiet.
"I'm no one's Oni-chan..." he whispered.
"Hee-chan! Heero, what's wrong?" Duo rushed to Heero's side, "Heero!"
"I'm no one's Oni-chan!"
Duo shook Heero trying to snap him out of whatever he was in the first place, "Heero!"
Heero? That was his name. Some one was calling his name, not Oni-chan. Heero opened his eyes as they met with concerned violet, "Hee-chan?" Heero hugged his savior.
"Duo!" holding the boy tightly, he cried.
Duo kissed Heero on the side of his head, "Ne, Heero, what's wrong?"
"That girl..." Heero began, "She was calling me...Oni-chan."
Duo looked around the room, "What girl Hee-chan?"
Heero lifted his head and scanned the small room, indeed, there was no girl, "She was just...here. Where'd she...?"
"It's okay, Heero. Don't worry, nothing's going to happen to you." Duo comforted Heero stroking his back. Heero, letting out a sigh, relaxed to the touch.
Silence filled the room...
"...oni~chan..." sang a soft whisper.
"Duo!" Heero jumped and clang to his koibito.
Duo stared at Heero. Since when was Heero so jumpy? He knew that the boy was edgy, but never jumpy.
"Hee-chan, are you sure you want to go back into those tunnels?" Duo picked Heero up and left the room closing the door quietly. Heero didn't say anything, instead, he enjoyed the free ride to where ever he was going. As long as he was with Duo, he knew he was safe.
"...Oni-Oni-chan doesn't remember me...???" a girl whispered, pale face on the verge of tears.
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Relena rushed around the room checking everything out. She opened every door, looked through every window, and pulled out every drawer. But she couldn't find any spare clothes. So sad. However, she did manage to find a hairbrush. It appeared clean to her, Relena began to brush her damaged hair.
"Honestly, I don't understand why Heero is always with Duo. It's not like they're...no! That can't be. I mean, Quatre and Trowa are so obvious, but Heero? Never!" Relena said to herself and continued running the brush through tangles and knots, "He wouldn't, but still, why would they be rooming together with so many vaccant rooms in this house?" It was a good question. Probably be the third good question of the night if she hadn't blown it off. "...oh well."
Relena glanced at the mirror and dropped the brush.
"AHHH!!!"
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"AHHH!!!"
Duo and Heero heard in their room right in the middle of a hot kiss. What sucky timing. High-pitched girly scream that meant it must be...
"Wufei!" Duo and Heero said in unison.
"Hee-chan, I'll go see what's up with him, okay? Just stay here and...chill."
Heero cocked an eyebrow, "...Chill?"
"Hai, chill." Duo pecked Heero on his forehead, "Be right back."
With that, the violet-eyed boy was out the door not even bothering to shut it.
"Baka..." Heero rose from the bed, "Why do I even listen to him? The LEAST he could of done was shut the door..." Heero said to no one in particular and went over to the opened door.
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"Oi, Wu!" Duo pounded on the door.
"Nani???" Wufei asked alittle irritated, why couldn't people just leave him alone? A man needs his privacy. Especially when he wants to finish his letter from Sally!
"Are you okay man?"
"..."
"Wu?"
Wufei opened his door and leaned against the frame, "Maxwell, what do you want?"
"I want to know if you're alright."
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Cause you just screamed."
"...Haha very funny. See you in five minutes."
SLAM!
Duo scratched his head, Wufei screamed didn't he?
"Oi! Open the door!"
Wufei opened his door, "Go away Maxwell."
"I jus-"
"I'm fine, go screw Heero, why don't cha?"
"But-"
"Leave!"
Duo snorted, "Fine! Unlike you, I'd rather be with Heero having a good f-"
SLAM!
Duo was confused, he was the only one with a girly-scream besides...
"Relena, duh." Duo slapped his forehead, "I knew that."
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Heero pulled on the door handle to shut it.
Nothing.
Pull.
Nothing.
Pull.
Nothing.
PULLPULLPULL!!!
Nothing.
Heero stepped outside the door to investigate.
A black object was jammed neatly under the door.
Heero reached for the the unknown figure and examined it. The black object was a horse, but from what? He'd have to show this to the others. He was about to put it in his pocket, but before he could...it vanished. "What the hell-"
"HEERO!"
"Relena?" Heero asked as the blond ran and glomped the off guard soldier, "Heero! There were two men in my bed!"
"..." Heero tried to free himself from the death grip.
"I didn't know who they were, oh Heero, I'm so scared!"
Heero glared down at the girl still trying to free himself from evil clutches, "Unhand me!"
"Relena, grabbing Heero won't help any..."
"Duo?" Heero looked at the direction where the voice came from, and smiled when it was indeed his lover.
"I'm so scared..." Relena sobbed.
Duo chuckled, "Uh, Ojou-san, would you mind letting go of Hee-chan?"
Relena opened her eyes and looked up at Duo, "Would you stop calling him that?"
"Would you let go of him?"
Relena released Heero, "There are two men in my room, and you're worried about me finding comfort in my love's arms."
Duo rolled his eyes, "Don't ball over it, I'm sure it's not as bad as you think." This was not how he wanted to spend his night. "Where's your room?"
Relena pointed to Wufei's former room.
"Well no wonder." Duo grabbed Heero and pulled him over to the room. He opened to door to see Hikage and Marou lounged back on the bed.
"Hello Heero, Duo." Marou greeted, "Won't you join us?"
"Thanks, but I'd rather not, got business to take care of in three and a half minutes. Enjoying yourselves tonight?" Duo asked. Heero stood closely behind the braided boy fiddling with the end of his braid and holding Duo's hand both playing with his fingers, a habit he had formed to avoid being noticed.
"Actually, Hikage and I are feeling as if our personal space is being invaded with strangers."
Relena suddenly appeared in the picture. Duo brought her in front of Hikage and Marou, "This is Relena Peacecraft, I'm sure you've heard of her?"
"Why yes, but she was only a toddler when we last heard about her."
"That's great, but she needs a room, and the girl has a liking for this one."
"This is our room." Hikage spat.
"Hikage, that's no way to treat our guest that has offered to catch that intruder." Marou said to the other then turned to Duo, "Very well, we'll find another room."
"Appreciate it." Duo thanked he faced Relena, "See, there ya go Ojou-san, now you don't have to worry about anyone in this room but you for the rest of the night."
"Have you had any luck with the man yet?" Marou asked.
"Well, Miss Peacecraft here is suppose to help us find him. I'm sure she'll be able to assist us in finding her captor." Duo replied. Heero was still behind Duo doing the same thing as if he was nervous or something. Relena caught a glimpse of what the Wing pilot was doing, they must be really close for Duo to let someone touch his hair. At least, that's what she was assuming.
"I'm very sorry, I was unaware that this was your room." Relena apologized, "I'll keep it clean during the time that I am occupying it."
"Arigato, but I think that you're friends will be needing you now." said Marou accepting her apology. He pointed to the opened door.
Duo, Heero, and Relena looked at the door only to see Quatre headed downstairs. Duo turned back to the bed, "What are you-"
They were gone...again.
"Damn, that's the second time tonight!" Duo cursed, what were they? Magicians?
"I don't want this room any more."
"Nani???"
"I need the sheets to be changed."
"Ugh...c'mon Ojou-san, I think we should get to the tunnels now."
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"...Flashlights?"
"Check."
"Partners?"
"Chack."
"Lube?"
"Che-um Quat?"
"Nani, Duo?"
"You're reading from the wrong list."
Quatre blushed and realized what he just said. He gave a nervous chuckle.
Relena raised an eyebrow, "What's lube?"
Duo fell over laughing, "Hahahahahaha!"
Nataku's pilot was tempted to kick the body on the floor, and low and behold, he did, "Maxwell get up."
Shinigami collected himself and dusted invisible dirt off him, "Ahem...that was funny Relena, I needed that."
"I don't see how that's funny." Relena returned, "What's lube?"
"It's-ITAI!" Duo cried as Heero gave his braid a good yank, "...nevermind."
"Alright! I think we're set." Quatre said and headed down the stairs.
The lights went out.
"I'm beginning to think that this house has a knack for making the lights go out at inconvienent times..." Duo commented clicking his flashlight on and holding it up under his face, "It's kinda...eerie. Mwahahahahahaha!"
"Maxwell would you stop playing around?"
Duo lowered the light in front of him, "Aw, c'mon Wu, if we're gonna get freaked out, might as well have fun."
"Missions aren't about fun."
Duo looked at Heero, "Maybe not for you, but you better watch your back Hee-chan. You're an easy target."
"Hn."
Duo held the flashlight between his legs, "Oi Hee-chan, look how far my headlight goes!"
Seeing what the boy was implying, Heero gave Duo a serious glare and snatched the light, shining about twelve feet infront of them, away from his lover.
"Nani?"
"Baka."
"You are so immature, Maxwell." Wufei rolled his eyes, how could *DUO* be one of them? He was so...Duo-ish.
"Where's that little girl Quatre?" Trowa asked. He hadn't seen her since they had that meeting just awhile ago.
"I don't know, I told Heero to check on her though." Quatre replied, "Was she in the room?"
"Yes."
"Is she still there?"
"No."
"...Where did she go?"
"Hn."
"Heero-" Quatre was suddenly cut off by Duo.
"He doesn't know. Let's just get this over with."
"Hai." Quatre and the others climbed down the ladder into the tunnels for the second time of the night.
PatPatPat
Quatre made a pained face as they heard the sound.
Hopefully Relena would be of use to them.
...hopefully.
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TBC?
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Headlight...gomen, heheh, I had to make Duo do something humorous. He seemed kinda dull here.
So...is more wanted?
Spookier? How should I do that?
Archived: Yume Maxwell-Yuy (www.geocities.com/maxwell_yuy2002/)
Warning: OOC, Weirdish, Yaoi 2x1, and 3x4, meant be slightly humorous, and that's about it.
Note: I hope you like this chapter too. Enjoy!
Gomen ne, Candy, I'm not sure just exactly what the main plot is...it's like...a fork in the road...if that makes any sense, I mean, I have it all figured out but it's...weirdish. I guess. *shrugs* You decide.
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Haunted
Part 12
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Quatre glanced down at the watch on his wrist, 12:30 AM. He looked at his lover, "I think we should have a discussion about all of this."
Trowa nodded, "I'll get the others."
"Then I'll meet you down stairs," Quatre said before the unibanged boy exited the girl's room.
"What do we need to talk about?" the girl asked looking up at Quatre.
"How to get the guy you're talking about out of the house of course." Quatre turned to the door Trowa had just walked through, "Would you like to come with us?"
"No, I think I'll stay here with my Memory Wheel." the girl smiled twirling one of the horses around and around, "I wouldn't want to get caught up in your affairs."
"Will you be okay up here by yourself?"
"Hai!"
"Alright."
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KnockKnock
"Heero, Duo?" a voice asked from outside the door.
"Nani?" Duo replied still holding Heero.
"Could you come out? Quatre wants to talk to us downstairs."
Duo sighed. This place was so weird. He reluctantly removed himself from the bed with Heero, "Why not?" Duo said opening the door, "I don't think it would hurt anything."
Duo and Heero retreated down the case of steps.
Trowa watched the other boys head downstairs. Now to find Wufei...
"Onna, would you just choose a room, please???"
"I will, don't worry."
Emerald eyes looked to his right, 'That wasn't hard.'Trowa thought as he walked over to Wufei and Relena, "Wufei, Quatre wants to discuss something with us now downstairs."
"Downstairs? I was just down there-"
Trowa cut Wufei short, "I think you would want to attend this..."
Wufei looked at Trowa, "Fine, it's not like I had anything else to do anyway. Come on Relena." Wufei ordered.
"But I haven't choo-"
"Heero will be downstairs." Wufei interjected. Relena walked faster down the stairs than it took Wufei to fall earlier.
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"Down in the tunnels we have found Relena and that little girl." Quatre was all business now, "Anything else?" He, wanting to get this over with, asked calmly. The five Gundam Pilots plus Relena were all sitting in the living room. Relena across Heero, Duo next to Heero (of course, wouldn't have it any other way!), Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei all in a circle sitting of the couches and loveseats provided.
"We have all seen a puppy as well."
"Hai, Heero and I saw two men that claimed to be the owners of the house, too."
Relena stared at Heero. The Japanese boy looked away from her. Duo glanced at Heero's sudden movement and mouthed something to the boy. Cobalt orbs closed his eyes and folded his arms refusing to respond. Relena glared at Duo as the boy grinned. She was trying to tell Heero something and now he wouldn't even look at her. This side show was not working. She decided to leave the beauty alone and pay attention to what was going on.
"Nani??? Two men?" Quatre asked, "Where? And who?"
"Yeah, we saw two guys. They said that their names were Hikage and Marou. Nice guys. Oh, and they've met Wu-man already." Duo replied casually throwing a thumb impolitely at Wufei.
Wufei snorted, he knew exactly who Maxwell was talking about, except, "But this house doesn't HAVE owners, Maxwell."
"That's what I thought at first, then again, maybe the Preventors misimformed us."
"That is a possibility." Trowa agreed, "So were they the ones running around the hall earlier?"
"No, they were complaining about that though. I don't think they are the ones."
"Perhaps they are linked to Relena's kidnapping." Wufei rested his chin on his fist.
"I highly doubt that."
"What makes you say that Heero?"
"They spoke to us as if the man was a pest and were unaware what he was doing with Relena in their home," Heero said, "They sounded surprised when we told him about the pantry."
"What about the pantry?"
"Apparently that guy filled it up for us. Obviously he was planning on staying here alittle longer than he expected. Well not for long." Duo smirked inwardly, "So this one guy is the real problem. All we have to do is catch, cuff, turn over, and mission accomplished. Then we can go home."
Duo had a point. This mysterious guy was the real problem.
"The sooner the better." Duo added.
Quatre was in total agreement, "That's right...if only we knew where he was would make our job easier."
The Gundam pilots sat momentarily thinking about what would be their next move. But with so many of them there, this should be a piece of half-way melted ice cream cake right? Nice, smooth, and quick...
Right?
"Excuse me, but I remember when the man brought me here." Relena suddenly spoke up. It was about time, not saying that she didn't talk enough in the first place, but this was her delima as well.
"Yeah, four days ago. We remember too. We got the mission." Duo replied.
Relena gave Duo a quick glare then turned to Quatre, "Let me rephrase that, I remember WHERE he brought me in." the others still didn't she how her reworded sentence was suppose to help them, "...I think I know where he is."
"OH!"
Relena rolled her eyes, "But that would result to us entering those awful tunnels," Relena bit her lip, "I'm not sure if I want to go back down there again..."
"Well you know Ojou-san after you tell us what you're talkin' about, all of us are going down there, that's fine with me if you want to stay up here." Duo paused, "But that means you would have to stay up here ALL. BY. YOURSELF. And with this freaky house, the lights will probably go out soon. So then you'll be up here ALL. BY. YOURSELF. IN. THE. DARK."
"Duo!" Quatre lightly slapped Duo playfully on the knee, "Be nice! She doesn't have to go anywhere she doesn't want to."
"Then why is she in this house in the first place?" Heero asked, "I don't think she wanted to come here."
"Not you too, Yuy!"
"Okay, before we stray too far from the subject matter," Trowa interupted, "I think we should stay together this time."
Duo rolled his eyes, "I said that the first time, but did you listen to me? No. You thought we could cover more ground."
"We did though." Quatre said innocently.
"And now we have this mass confusion." returned Duo slumping back into the loveseat.
"You're not helping Duo," Heero gave the braided boy a look, "I want to go home."
Of course when Heero said that, he meant to go home to a nice quiet house and a warm bed with his Shinigami.
"Splitting up is out of the question. Relena will guide us--if she can find it--, and if she can't, we'll figure out a way to trap him somehow. Sound good?" Quatre asked explaining his master plan.
"I'm in, I've seen so many weird things already." Wufei replied.
"Same here, what's a few more freak outs gonna do? What about you Hee-chan?"
"Hee-chan?!" Relena screeched, "You let DUO call you HEE-CHAN???"
Heero shrugged.
"Well, yeah...of course he let's me call him 'Hee-chan'. It's called a NICKNAME. Ya see Relena, it's kinda like when you call him 'HEEEEEEEEERO!!!'" Duo explained. He turned his attention back to his koibito, "Heeeeeeeee~chaaaaaan..."
"What do you take me for, Duo? This is a mission and I am convinced that I won't die," Heero glared at them both, "...yet."
"Heero, you're going into the tunnels???" Relena asked anxiously, Heero only nodded, "I suppose I have nothing to do here. And Maxwell DID have a point...alright, you've persuaded me. I will go through the tunnels."
"Good. I say that we leave in fifteen minutes." Trowa scheduled. They all nodded, "In the mean time, Relena should get cleaned up, and everyone needs to check the batteries to their flashlight, Wufei."
"Watch it Barton."
Thus, all went back upstairs to prepare.
This was going to be fun.
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"Ne Heero, I'll get the spare batteries for the flashlight alright?" Heero nodded as Duo disappeared into the room. He was about to follow Duo in when Quatre called him.
"Heero!" Quatre called.
"Nani?"
"Would you mind checking up on the girl for me please?"
Heero shrugged, there wasn't really anything for him to do now.
"Arigato, Heero. Third door on the right, okay?"
Heero headed for the thrid door on the right.
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Relena had finally picked a room. Too bad she wasn't aware of whose room it really was. Despite that it was Wufei's former room, the Chinese boy had no problem shoving her in the empty space. She could only wonder why. It seemed to be the nicest of all the rooms.
But of course everyone knows, you can't have nice without a price.
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Heero knocked on third door.
No answer.
Heero knocked again.
No answer.
Heero knocked a third time alittle firmer this time.
KnockKnock came the reply.
KnockKnock Heero shot back.
The door creaked open.
Heero jumped back in surprise to his automatic fighting stance (Jet Li style! Yeah, okay).
The boy heard soft giggling.
Taking light careful steps, Heero entered the room cautiously. He looked around, the room was a light lavender with many pictures, a rocking chair, closet, and bed. The girl that Quatre had asked him to check on was on the floor playing with a carousel. The carousel sang a familiar tune...one from long ago when Heero himself was young. So young, he couldn't remember the lyrics.
The girl giggled again.
Heero narrowed his eyes at the girl's back. Why was she laughing? What the hell was so funny?
"Don't be shy...come."
The Japanese pilot approached the girl slowly.
"Come play," the giggle whispered, "Come play my game with me..."
"I thought you played you game with Quatre and Trowa."
"Are you lost Oni-chan...?"
"Oni...chan?"
"Yes," the girl giggled, "Oni-chan."
/Are you lost Oni-chan?/
Where had he heard that before? Heero searched his mind for the memory, he drew a blank. Why couldn't he remember? Duo had once told him that he had the memory banks equivalent to an elephant's. He didn't understand what the braided boy was talking about until he remembered being told that elephants had an excellent memory.
So why couldn't he remember where the phrase had come from?
"I...don't know what you're talking about." Heero's tone stiffed, "I know exactly where I am."
"You don't remember me, Oni-chan?" the girl looked up at Heero with sad eyes, "Well, come play with my Memory Wheel with me, maybe then you will remember."
"Remember what?"
"Remember me Oni-chan." the young girl placed her right hand on the top of the carousel and her left on a horse.
Two eyes flashed red.
Giggling.
"I'm not your Oni-chan." What the hell was wrong with this girl? He's no one's Oni-chan. What was she talking about? He didn't want to hear it. He didn't want her to call him Oni-chan. He didn't deserve it...
Giggling.
"Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"No."
Giggling.
"Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"No!"
Giggling.
"Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"NO! I'm not your Oni-chan!"
Giggling.
"Oni-chan, Oni-chan, ONI-CHAN."
Giggling.
"Nonono! I'm not your Oni-chan!"
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Duo had finished packing the spare batteries and Heero's as well in case the others--like Wufei, would need them. The hall was quiet. Now...to find his Hee-chan...
"Nonono! I'm not you're Oni-chan!"
"Heero?" Duo saw one of the doors open and walked towards it.
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Shaking his head, Heero covered his ears and squinted his eyes shut, "I'm NO ONE'S Oni-chan!" eyebrows knitting together, he shouted. The only other thing he thought that could possibly help him now was Duo, but the braided boy wasn't here, "Duo!" Heero cried anyway. "I'm no one's Oni-chan..."
Duo ran into the room as soon a he heard his name. He saw Heero kneeling on the floor eyes shut and ears covered. But why? Did he see something or not want to see something? Did he hear something? Demo...everything was so quiet.
"I'm no one's Oni-chan..." he whispered.
"Hee-chan! Heero, what's wrong?" Duo rushed to Heero's side, "Heero!"
"I'm no one's Oni-chan!"
Duo shook Heero trying to snap him out of whatever he was in the first place, "Heero!"
Heero? That was his name. Some one was calling his name, not Oni-chan. Heero opened his eyes as they met with concerned violet, "Hee-chan?" Heero hugged his savior.
"Duo!" holding the boy tightly, he cried.
Duo kissed Heero on the side of his head, "Ne, Heero, what's wrong?"
"That girl..." Heero began, "She was calling me...Oni-chan."
Duo looked around the room, "What girl Hee-chan?"
Heero lifted his head and scanned the small room, indeed, there was no girl, "She was just...here. Where'd she...?"
"It's okay, Heero. Don't worry, nothing's going to happen to you." Duo comforted Heero stroking his back. Heero, letting out a sigh, relaxed to the touch.
Silence filled the room...
"...oni~chan..." sang a soft whisper.
"Duo!" Heero jumped and clang to his koibito.
Duo stared at Heero. Since when was Heero so jumpy? He knew that the boy was edgy, but never jumpy.
"Hee-chan, are you sure you want to go back into those tunnels?" Duo picked Heero up and left the room closing the door quietly. Heero didn't say anything, instead, he enjoyed the free ride to where ever he was going. As long as he was with Duo, he knew he was safe.
"...Oni-Oni-chan doesn't remember me...???" a girl whispered, pale face on the verge of tears.
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Relena rushed around the room checking everything out. She opened every door, looked through every window, and pulled out every drawer. But she couldn't find any spare clothes. So sad. However, she did manage to find a hairbrush. It appeared clean to her, Relena began to brush her damaged hair.
"Honestly, I don't understand why Heero is always with Duo. It's not like they're...no! That can't be. I mean, Quatre and Trowa are so obvious, but Heero? Never!" Relena said to herself and continued running the brush through tangles and knots, "He wouldn't, but still, why would they be rooming together with so many vaccant rooms in this house?" It was a good question. Probably be the third good question of the night if she hadn't blown it off. "...oh well."
Relena glanced at the mirror and dropped the brush.
"AHHH!!!"
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"AHHH!!!"
Duo and Heero heard in their room right in the middle of a hot kiss. What sucky timing. High-pitched girly scream that meant it must be...
"Wufei!" Duo and Heero said in unison.
"Hee-chan, I'll go see what's up with him, okay? Just stay here and...chill."
Heero cocked an eyebrow, "...Chill?"
"Hai, chill." Duo pecked Heero on his forehead, "Be right back."
With that, the violet-eyed boy was out the door not even bothering to shut it.
"Baka..." Heero rose from the bed, "Why do I even listen to him? The LEAST he could of done was shut the door..." Heero said to no one in particular and went over to the opened door.
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"Oi, Wu!" Duo pounded on the door.
"Nani???" Wufei asked alittle irritated, why couldn't people just leave him alone? A man needs his privacy. Especially when he wants to finish his letter from Sally!
"Are you okay man?"
"..."
"Wu?"
Wufei opened his door and leaned against the frame, "Maxwell, what do you want?"
"I want to know if you're alright."
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"Cause you just screamed."
"...Haha very funny. See you in five minutes."
SLAM!
Duo scratched his head, Wufei screamed didn't he?
"Oi! Open the door!"
Wufei opened his door, "Go away Maxwell."
"I jus-"
"I'm fine, go screw Heero, why don't cha?"
"But-"
"Leave!"
Duo snorted, "Fine! Unlike you, I'd rather be with Heero having a good f-"
SLAM!
Duo was confused, he was the only one with a girly-scream besides...
"Relena, duh." Duo slapped his forehead, "I knew that."
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Heero pulled on the door handle to shut it.
Nothing.
Pull.
Nothing.
Pull.
Nothing.
PULLPULLPULL!!!
Nothing.
Heero stepped outside the door to investigate.
A black object was jammed neatly under the door.
Heero reached for the the unknown figure and examined it. The black object was a horse, but from what? He'd have to show this to the others. He was about to put it in his pocket, but before he could...it vanished. "What the hell-"
"HEERO!"
"Relena?" Heero asked as the blond ran and glomped the off guard soldier, "Heero! There were two men in my bed!"
"..." Heero tried to free himself from the death grip.
"I didn't know who they were, oh Heero, I'm so scared!"
Heero glared down at the girl still trying to free himself from evil clutches, "Unhand me!"
"Relena, grabbing Heero won't help any..."
"Duo?" Heero looked at the direction where the voice came from, and smiled when it was indeed his lover.
"I'm so scared..." Relena sobbed.
Duo chuckled, "Uh, Ojou-san, would you mind letting go of Hee-chan?"
Relena opened her eyes and looked up at Duo, "Would you stop calling him that?"
"Would you let go of him?"
Relena released Heero, "There are two men in my room, and you're worried about me finding comfort in my love's arms."
Duo rolled his eyes, "Don't ball over it, I'm sure it's not as bad as you think." This was not how he wanted to spend his night. "Where's your room?"
Relena pointed to Wufei's former room.
"Well no wonder." Duo grabbed Heero and pulled him over to the room. He opened to door to see Hikage and Marou lounged back on the bed.
"Hello Heero, Duo." Marou greeted, "Won't you join us?"
"Thanks, but I'd rather not, got business to take care of in three and a half minutes. Enjoying yourselves tonight?" Duo asked. Heero stood closely behind the braided boy fiddling with the end of his braid and holding Duo's hand both playing with his fingers, a habit he had formed to avoid being noticed.
"Actually, Hikage and I are feeling as if our personal space is being invaded with strangers."
Relena suddenly appeared in the picture. Duo brought her in front of Hikage and Marou, "This is Relena Peacecraft, I'm sure you've heard of her?"
"Why yes, but she was only a toddler when we last heard about her."
"That's great, but she needs a room, and the girl has a liking for this one."
"This is our room." Hikage spat.
"Hikage, that's no way to treat our guest that has offered to catch that intruder." Marou said to the other then turned to Duo, "Very well, we'll find another room."
"Appreciate it." Duo thanked he faced Relena, "See, there ya go Ojou-san, now you don't have to worry about anyone in this room but you for the rest of the night."
"Have you had any luck with the man yet?" Marou asked.
"Well, Miss Peacecraft here is suppose to help us find him. I'm sure she'll be able to assist us in finding her captor." Duo replied. Heero was still behind Duo doing the same thing as if he was nervous or something. Relena caught a glimpse of what the Wing pilot was doing, they must be really close for Duo to let someone touch his hair. At least, that's what she was assuming.
"I'm very sorry, I was unaware that this was your room." Relena apologized, "I'll keep it clean during the time that I am occupying it."
"Arigato, but I think that you're friends will be needing you now." said Marou accepting her apology. He pointed to the opened door.
Duo, Heero, and Relena looked at the door only to see Quatre headed downstairs. Duo turned back to the bed, "What are you-"
They were gone...again.
"Damn, that's the second time tonight!" Duo cursed, what were they? Magicians?
"I don't want this room any more."
"Nani???"
"I need the sheets to be changed."
"Ugh...c'mon Ojou-san, I think we should get to the tunnels now."
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"...Flashlights?"
"Check."
"Partners?"
"Chack."
"Lube?"
"Che-um Quat?"
"Nani, Duo?"
"You're reading from the wrong list."
Quatre blushed and realized what he just said. He gave a nervous chuckle.
Relena raised an eyebrow, "What's lube?"
Duo fell over laughing, "Hahahahahaha!"
Nataku's pilot was tempted to kick the body on the floor, and low and behold, he did, "Maxwell get up."
Shinigami collected himself and dusted invisible dirt off him, "Ahem...that was funny Relena, I needed that."
"I don't see how that's funny." Relena returned, "What's lube?"
"It's-ITAI!" Duo cried as Heero gave his braid a good yank, "...nevermind."
"Alright! I think we're set." Quatre said and headed down the stairs.
The lights went out.
"I'm beginning to think that this house has a knack for making the lights go out at inconvienent times..." Duo commented clicking his flashlight on and holding it up under his face, "It's kinda...eerie. Mwahahahahahaha!"
"Maxwell would you stop playing around?"
Duo lowered the light in front of him, "Aw, c'mon Wu, if we're gonna get freaked out, might as well have fun."
"Missions aren't about fun."
Duo looked at Heero, "Maybe not for you, but you better watch your back Hee-chan. You're an easy target."
"Hn."
Duo held the flashlight between his legs, "Oi Hee-chan, look how far my headlight goes!"
Seeing what the boy was implying, Heero gave Duo a serious glare and snatched the light, shining about twelve feet infront of them, away from his lover.
"Nani?"
"Baka."
"You are so immature, Maxwell." Wufei rolled his eyes, how could *DUO* be one of them? He was so...Duo-ish.
"Where's that little girl Quatre?" Trowa asked. He hadn't seen her since they had that meeting just awhile ago.
"I don't know, I told Heero to check on her though." Quatre replied, "Was she in the room?"
"Yes."
"Is she still there?"
"No."
"...Where did she go?"
"Hn."
"Heero-" Quatre was suddenly cut off by Duo.
"He doesn't know. Let's just get this over with."
"Hai." Quatre and the others climbed down the ladder into the tunnels for the second time of the night.
PatPatPat
Quatre made a pained face as they heard the sound.
Hopefully Relena would be of use to them.
...hopefully.
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TBC?
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Headlight...gomen, heheh, I had to make Duo do something humorous. He seemed kinda dull here.
So...is more wanted?
Spookier? How should I do that?