Duo woke with a start when a dream had turned into a nightmare. The sunlight shone in his window. He brushed the hair out of his eyes and checked the clock. The green light flashed...
...12:00...12:00...12:00...
"Shit," He rubbed his head, trying to think. Had the cat been a dream? A soft purr from beside him answered his question. He turned to be face to face with the panther.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" He toppled off the bed, crashed to the floor, and skuttled to the wall. "Heero! Q-tip! Wuffers! Trowa! HELP!" The cat tilted it's head, as if confused by the noise he was making. Duo sat on the floor, breathing hard, heart pounding.
Heero crashed through the door followed by Wufei. Both looked at Duo, then at the cat, then back at Duo, then back at the cat. By this time, Quatre and Trowa were behind them. Duo sat staring at the cat, pointing at it. Heero froze, waiting to see what it would do. The cat stared at Duo, then Heero, and settled down on the bed, ready for some rest.
Duo crawled behind Heero, afraid of the beast on his bed. Quatre huddled in Trowa's arms. Heero grabbed the gun that Duo had dropped the night before and held it at the cat.
"Heero! No!"
"Duo, it is going to kill us..."
"It's a 3 billion doller cat! You can't kill it! You ain't gonna kill it!" Heero looked at Duo.
"Why is a 3 billion doller cat in your bedroom?"
"I dunno! I brought it home and left it in the spare room, then when I woke up, it was here!"
"You brought it here?!" Heero moved the gun from the cat to Duo. The cat raised it's head to watch the entertainment. This disterbment caught Heero's eye and he fired at it, hitting it in the side. It snarled and lept off the bed to face them. Duo screamed again. They bolted from the room and shut the door.
"Now...why did you bring it here?" Heero sat on the floor leaning against the shaking door. The cat was trying to get out.
"Ok...Tremai called me and said he was bein chased by the cops and he wanted me to take care of somethin for him. I said I'd do it, so he told me where to meet him. Then he called yesterday and told me it was the cat that he wanted me to take care of. He never said anythin about it bein a panther!" Heero glared at him. He didn't like Tremai, no one did.
"Why did you say yes?"
"Cause he sounded desperate! What was I 'posed ta do? No, sorry, I can't. So I guess you're gonna get your ass shot by the cops cause of that goddamned cat." The door shook harder. Duo stared at Heero. He was mad.
"Yes..." Duo sighed and banged the back of his head against the door. The shaking stopped. Heero looked at the door, knocking against it quietly.
Knock...knock...knock...
Knock...knock...knock...
Duo looked at Heero.
"That's one smart kitty..." Heero nodded. He knocked again, a pattern this time.
Knock..knock knock knock..knock...
Knock...Knock...
Duo laughed. He heard a faint giggle from inside the door, answering him. The two looked at eachother. Heero had heard it too. They stood, ready for anything, as Heero grasped the door handle.
The door swong out of his hand, and a girl, stood on the other side. She tilted her head looking at the two. She was sitting on the floor, naked.
...12:00...12:00...12:00...
"Shit," He rubbed his head, trying to think. Had the cat been a dream? A soft purr from beside him answered his question. He turned to be face to face with the panther.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" He toppled off the bed, crashed to the floor, and skuttled to the wall. "Heero! Q-tip! Wuffers! Trowa! HELP!" The cat tilted it's head, as if confused by the noise he was making. Duo sat on the floor, breathing hard, heart pounding.
Heero crashed through the door followed by Wufei. Both looked at Duo, then at the cat, then back at Duo, then back at the cat. By this time, Quatre and Trowa were behind them. Duo sat staring at the cat, pointing at it. Heero froze, waiting to see what it would do. The cat stared at Duo, then Heero, and settled down on the bed, ready for some rest.
Duo crawled behind Heero, afraid of the beast on his bed. Quatre huddled in Trowa's arms. Heero grabbed the gun that Duo had dropped the night before and held it at the cat.
"Heero! No!"
"Duo, it is going to kill us..."
"It's a 3 billion doller cat! You can't kill it! You ain't gonna kill it!" Heero looked at Duo.
"Why is a 3 billion doller cat in your bedroom?"
"I dunno! I brought it home and left it in the spare room, then when I woke up, it was here!"
"You brought it here?!" Heero moved the gun from the cat to Duo. The cat raised it's head to watch the entertainment. This disterbment caught Heero's eye and he fired at it, hitting it in the side. It snarled and lept off the bed to face them. Duo screamed again. They bolted from the room and shut the door.
"Now...why did you bring it here?" Heero sat on the floor leaning against the shaking door. The cat was trying to get out.
"Ok...Tremai called me and said he was bein chased by the cops and he wanted me to take care of somethin for him. I said I'd do it, so he told me where to meet him. Then he called yesterday and told me it was the cat that he wanted me to take care of. He never said anythin about it bein a panther!" Heero glared at him. He didn't like Tremai, no one did.
"Why did you say yes?"
"Cause he sounded desperate! What was I 'posed ta do? No, sorry, I can't. So I guess you're gonna get your ass shot by the cops cause of that goddamned cat." The door shook harder. Duo stared at Heero. He was mad.
"Yes..." Duo sighed and banged the back of his head against the door. The shaking stopped. Heero looked at the door, knocking against it quietly.
Knock...knock...knock...
Knock...knock...knock...
Duo looked at Heero.
"That's one smart kitty..." Heero nodded. He knocked again, a pattern this time.
Knock..knock knock knock..knock...
Knock...Knock...
Duo laughed. He heard a faint giggle from inside the door, answering him. The two looked at eachother. Heero had heard it too. They stood, ready for anything, as Heero grasped the door handle.
The door swong out of his hand, and a girl, stood on the other side. She tilted her head looking at the two. She was sitting on the floor, naked.