Chapter 20: 'Lil bit of romance
Hello! How am I doing so far? Hope ya like it. There's a lot of romance coming up in this chapter, so read on and find out!
While Relena's changes had come as something of a shock, the boys took it surprisingly well. Wufei seemed to not care at all, but every now and then would smile as though she deserved it. Quatre, being kinder than the others, did not laugh too much about it, but did not pine over it either. Trowa did not care much at all, or didn't seem to. Heero's reaction was somewhat similar to Wufei's, he would not openly admit any emotion about it, but somehow found reason to smile about something, when he thought no one was watching him.
The girls, not knowing her at all, tried to keep out of the whole affair. That day, Quatre took everyone out into the surrounding countryside. The guys were a bit unhappy about running through the woods, but when Quatre nonchalantly let it slip there was a paintball station and they consented to go.
After walking through the beech tree forest, Venus shrieked and pointed out a red splatter on a nearby tree. Quatre laughed and told her that it was paint. Venus looked at him. "What's paint doing out here."
Mercury went over and looked for herself at the paint splatter. She stood and smiled. "Paintball."
Venus looked away. "What's a paintball doing." She stopped for a moment and giggled.
Mars laughed. "So where are they?" She asked Quatre.
"I keep them in the shed further up the trail."
Jupiter gave an evil grin. "Last one there's a dog pile!" She yelled as she ran off.
"First one there's gotta eat it!" Laytha yelled as she ran after her.
Everyone else hesitated a moment before following them. When they caught up, Laytha and Jupiter were already sifting through the shooters for a good one. Everyone got one (though Heero and Duo got into a dispute of one) and ran off, counting down the traditional ten second run-time. After 'One!' rang through the forest, everything was perfectly still. Wufei silently congratulated the girls for their stealth, before he felt something hit his back. He turned and fired instinctively, but missed the sprinting Mars and silently dashed after her.
Not too far away, Duo smirked to himself. He stood behind a tree and took careful aim. Venus's back was to him, but he was aiming slightly lower than her back. There was a small retort as the gun went off, and Venus stumbled forward, hand on the seat of her pants. Duo could have sworn he saw the paintball whiz by his head as he ducked behind the tree. The forest was quiet again. Peering slowly around the tree, he frowned slightly as Venus's blond hair was nowhere in sight. He looked around and listened carefully for her. A thud against the seat of his own pants and a muffled giggle revealed Venus's location. Duo laughed quietly as he spun and fired three shots into the trees.
On the other side of the forest, Quatre and Trowa were at the mercy of Mercury and Laytha. The two girls had led the boys with heavy footsteps and broken branches to the part of the forest with the sturdier, more branchy trees. The girls had climbed one and were firing continually on the boys, then jumping to another tree. Quatre whispered something to Trowa and put his back to him. After the next shot hit him, both boys looked in the direction it had come from. While they stood perfectly still, a breeze picked up and shifted the branches. But one moved out of rhythm with the others. Quatre dashed under it and fired four times up into its branches. This turned out to be a mistake because his aim had been a little too good; three of the four shots went right up Mercury's loose, blue skirt. When the wind picked up again, Quatre saw for himself what his paint had hit. He blanched and took off as Mercury jumped down, face bright red, and ran after him. Trowa didn't fire at Laytha as she nearly fell out of her tree with laughter.
Heero tried not to think like the soldier he was as he stalked Jupiter around the forest. Once, he almost shot at Quatre, who was running frightened away from Mercury. (Is her aim that good?) He shook his head and continued walking. He looked down at the paintball gun in his hands. It was so big and clumsy, and couldn't begin to compare with the small, easy handguns he was used to. A movement through the trees and a thump against his leg pulled him out of his thoughts.
"Come on, Heero! Be at least a little bit of a challenge!" Heero followed the sound of the voice and shot three paintballs to his immediate left. He heard it hit something and ran towards the sound. Jupiter was gone again but her voice rang out again through the trees. "That's better Heero, but not quite good enough!" At least five thuds against his back punctuated the shout. He turned around and fired. Heero couldn't help his smile. (She can't see me anyway. It feels good to have this sort of a challenge.) The smile spread.
Later that night, everyone was laughing around the dinner table about their 'battle'. Laytha had burst out about Quatre's shots at Mercury and the whole table erupted into laughter. Even Heero. Though neither Pluto nor Zechs had gone, they had spent their day in the library; both were pleased to hear of the others' day.
Finally, Venus stood and stretched. "I'm going to go get a bath and wash all this paint off."
Duo stood eagerly. "Maybe I'll join you." Venus laughed but said nothing as she walked up the stairs. Duo grinned mischievously and went up after her. He caught up with her and stood behind her as she opened the bathroom door.
She rolled her eyes and turned to him. "I'm just washing my hair, so you're wasting your time. You didn't hit anything but that and my clothes." Venus paused before adding, "And I'm not taking those off either."
"Well, I have to wash this paint off my shoulder anyway, how did you manage to hit me three times in the same spot? The damn paint soaked through."
Venus smiled and opened the door. "Whatever." She stopped and looked in. "Whoa." The bathroom was twice what the one in the palace was, with a nice sea green rug on the floor and matching towels. "This is nice." She said as she sat down on the edge of the bathtub and turned the water on.
"Yeah. Leave it to Quatre to have a nicer bathroom than a palace." Duo replied as he turned on the sink water. He glanced at Venus carefully pulling the bow out of her hair, pull a small brush out of her pocket and start to work it through her hair. He started to unbutton his shirt and saw Venus stop and look at him.
"What are you doing?" She asked after a moment.
Duo looked back at her as he started to pull off the now-speckled black shirt. "Well, I do have to wash my shoulder."
"Oh, yeah." She looked back at the water felt it for warmth.
Duo watched her out of the corner of his eye. She kept glancing at him and hiding her smile. Duo looked down at his bare chest. (Well, maybe I am a bit more built than most other guys.) He smiled as he wet a washcloth and started to rub at the orange paint spot on his right shoulder. Still watching Venus out of the corner of his eye, he watched her blush and reach over for the shampoo as he flexed his arm. Duo turned his attention to the spot as Venus slid to the floor and leaned further over the tub as she worked the sweet-smelling foam through her long, beautiful blond hair. (Damn, she has a nice butt.) Duo thought, as he looked at the green paint spot he had planted there.
He smiled as he rinsed the washcloth out and wiped the remaining paint off his shoulder. Venus turned the water off in the tub and reached for a towel. She turned to Duo and rubbed the blue-green towel over her shoulder. "Hey Duo."
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure you and your girlfriend are over?"
"Completely, babe. Why?" He turned to Venus and was surprised to find her so close.
"So I wouldn't feel so guilty about this." Venus reached up and put her hand on the back of Duo's head. She pulled him closer to her and when their lips met, a shock blazed through his body and almost pulled him away. But he slid his hands around her back and pulled her to his chest. Her lips were so soft and warm.(I could stay like this forever.) She felt perfect against him and he pressed his lips harder onto hers. She moaned softly and pulled away. "Wow." She whispered.
"No kidding." Duo leaned his face closer to hers and breathed the fresh scent of her shampoo. He felt her soft butterfly kisses sprinkle his neck. He pulled in a deep breath and pushed his lips into hers again. The shock once again coursed through his body and seemed to envelope him. (Incredible.) A sharp knock on the door pulled the two apart.
Mars's voice called from the outside. "Are you going to spend all day in there?"
"Only if I'm lucky." Duo whispered as he felt Venus giggle in his arms and pull lightly on his braid.
"We should really go."
"My place?" Duo teased with a coy look as Venus turned her head to face him.
"Mine's closer."
Mars P.O.V.
Mars rolled her eyes as the pair finally came out of the bathroom. She had to take a step back as the energy vibes cascaded over her. (I guess they were doing a bit more than washing in there.) Mars rolled her eyes as both of them quickly entered Venus's temporary room and shut the door immediately behind them.
Backing right out of the bathroom, Mars decided to wash up later. (When those vibes air out of there.) Even as she walked down the hall, she felt the atmosphere creep into her system. Wufei walked up the stairs and almost ran into her. He must have felt the energy coming out of the bathroom, because he stopped short and looked over Mars's shoulder, down the hall.
"Venus and Duo just came out." Mars explained quietly. Wufei nodded slowly but did not move. Mars looked at him closely and was suddenly very aware of his eyes. She recalled how they seemed to pull her in last night.
"My room's just right there." Wufei seemed to sigh. He seemed to realize what he had just said and looked away.
Mars couldn't help but smile. "It's the bathroom."
"Oh." Wufei still didn't meet her eyes. He slowly brushed past her and stopped at his door. "If you want to come in." Red brushed his cheek, but he still did not leave the hall. "It's the bathroom?"
"Yeah." Mars moved over next to him. Her hand grazed his side. "Can I come in?"
He looked at her and smiled softly. "Of course."
Five minutes later, the pair found themselves sitting on the floor in front of a flaming fireplace. Mars felt Wufei's hand around her waist and she leaned her head on his shoulder. (Maybe I should get him in the bathroom.) The thought was so ridiculous, Mars blushed. (Still.)
Well, what do you think? Isn't that so romantic? Hope you like it. Oh, and here are a few things. First, if you didn't get it, when Venus kissed Duo, her power got released a little too much and kind-of hung in the air and that's why Wufei was acting so strange. Second, sorry for all the long paragraphs! I try not to clump it up so much, but it just happens sometimes. Third, though I promised myself when I started this fic I wouldn't do this but, there is this totally awesome story called Dragon Quest that you should really read. It's a SM/GW fic too, but they only have 2 reviews!!! Read it so they'll update, 'kay! And for that matter, R&R my story too!
Hello! How am I doing so far? Hope ya like it. There's a lot of romance coming up in this chapter, so read on and find out!
While Relena's changes had come as something of a shock, the boys took it surprisingly well. Wufei seemed to not care at all, but every now and then would smile as though she deserved it. Quatre, being kinder than the others, did not laugh too much about it, but did not pine over it either. Trowa did not care much at all, or didn't seem to. Heero's reaction was somewhat similar to Wufei's, he would not openly admit any emotion about it, but somehow found reason to smile about something, when he thought no one was watching him.
The girls, not knowing her at all, tried to keep out of the whole affair. That day, Quatre took everyone out into the surrounding countryside. The guys were a bit unhappy about running through the woods, but when Quatre nonchalantly let it slip there was a paintball station and they consented to go.
After walking through the beech tree forest, Venus shrieked and pointed out a red splatter on a nearby tree. Quatre laughed and told her that it was paint. Venus looked at him. "What's paint doing out here."
Mercury went over and looked for herself at the paint splatter. She stood and smiled. "Paintball."
Venus looked away. "What's a paintball doing." She stopped for a moment and giggled.
Mars laughed. "So where are they?" She asked Quatre.
"I keep them in the shed further up the trail."
Jupiter gave an evil grin. "Last one there's a dog pile!" She yelled as she ran off.
"First one there's gotta eat it!" Laytha yelled as she ran after her.
Everyone else hesitated a moment before following them. When they caught up, Laytha and Jupiter were already sifting through the shooters for a good one. Everyone got one (though Heero and Duo got into a dispute of one) and ran off, counting down the traditional ten second run-time. After 'One!' rang through the forest, everything was perfectly still. Wufei silently congratulated the girls for their stealth, before he felt something hit his back. He turned and fired instinctively, but missed the sprinting Mars and silently dashed after her.
Not too far away, Duo smirked to himself. He stood behind a tree and took careful aim. Venus's back was to him, but he was aiming slightly lower than her back. There was a small retort as the gun went off, and Venus stumbled forward, hand on the seat of her pants. Duo could have sworn he saw the paintball whiz by his head as he ducked behind the tree. The forest was quiet again. Peering slowly around the tree, he frowned slightly as Venus's blond hair was nowhere in sight. He looked around and listened carefully for her. A thud against the seat of his own pants and a muffled giggle revealed Venus's location. Duo laughed quietly as he spun and fired three shots into the trees.
On the other side of the forest, Quatre and Trowa were at the mercy of Mercury and Laytha. The two girls had led the boys with heavy footsteps and broken branches to the part of the forest with the sturdier, more branchy trees. The girls had climbed one and were firing continually on the boys, then jumping to another tree. Quatre whispered something to Trowa and put his back to him. After the next shot hit him, both boys looked in the direction it had come from. While they stood perfectly still, a breeze picked up and shifted the branches. But one moved out of rhythm with the others. Quatre dashed under it and fired four times up into its branches. This turned out to be a mistake because his aim had been a little too good; three of the four shots went right up Mercury's loose, blue skirt. When the wind picked up again, Quatre saw for himself what his paint had hit. He blanched and took off as Mercury jumped down, face bright red, and ran after him. Trowa didn't fire at Laytha as she nearly fell out of her tree with laughter.
Heero tried not to think like the soldier he was as he stalked Jupiter around the forest. Once, he almost shot at Quatre, who was running frightened away from Mercury. (Is her aim that good?) He shook his head and continued walking. He looked down at the paintball gun in his hands. It was so big and clumsy, and couldn't begin to compare with the small, easy handguns he was used to. A movement through the trees and a thump against his leg pulled him out of his thoughts.
"Come on, Heero! Be at least a little bit of a challenge!" Heero followed the sound of the voice and shot three paintballs to his immediate left. He heard it hit something and ran towards the sound. Jupiter was gone again but her voice rang out again through the trees. "That's better Heero, but not quite good enough!" At least five thuds against his back punctuated the shout. He turned around and fired. Heero couldn't help his smile. (She can't see me anyway. It feels good to have this sort of a challenge.) The smile spread.
Later that night, everyone was laughing around the dinner table about their 'battle'. Laytha had burst out about Quatre's shots at Mercury and the whole table erupted into laughter. Even Heero. Though neither Pluto nor Zechs had gone, they had spent their day in the library; both were pleased to hear of the others' day.
Finally, Venus stood and stretched. "I'm going to go get a bath and wash all this paint off."
Duo stood eagerly. "Maybe I'll join you." Venus laughed but said nothing as she walked up the stairs. Duo grinned mischievously and went up after her. He caught up with her and stood behind her as she opened the bathroom door.
She rolled her eyes and turned to him. "I'm just washing my hair, so you're wasting your time. You didn't hit anything but that and my clothes." Venus paused before adding, "And I'm not taking those off either."
"Well, I have to wash this paint off my shoulder anyway, how did you manage to hit me three times in the same spot? The damn paint soaked through."
Venus smiled and opened the door. "Whatever." She stopped and looked in. "Whoa." The bathroom was twice what the one in the palace was, with a nice sea green rug on the floor and matching towels. "This is nice." She said as she sat down on the edge of the bathtub and turned the water on.
"Yeah. Leave it to Quatre to have a nicer bathroom than a palace." Duo replied as he turned on the sink water. He glanced at Venus carefully pulling the bow out of her hair, pull a small brush out of her pocket and start to work it through her hair. He started to unbutton his shirt and saw Venus stop and look at him.
"What are you doing?" She asked after a moment.
Duo looked back at her as he started to pull off the now-speckled black shirt. "Well, I do have to wash my shoulder."
"Oh, yeah." She looked back at the water felt it for warmth.
Duo watched her out of the corner of his eye. She kept glancing at him and hiding her smile. Duo looked down at his bare chest. (Well, maybe I am a bit more built than most other guys.) He smiled as he wet a washcloth and started to rub at the orange paint spot on his right shoulder. Still watching Venus out of the corner of his eye, he watched her blush and reach over for the shampoo as he flexed his arm. Duo turned his attention to the spot as Venus slid to the floor and leaned further over the tub as she worked the sweet-smelling foam through her long, beautiful blond hair. (Damn, she has a nice butt.) Duo thought, as he looked at the green paint spot he had planted there.
He smiled as he rinsed the washcloth out and wiped the remaining paint off his shoulder. Venus turned the water off in the tub and reached for a towel. She turned to Duo and rubbed the blue-green towel over her shoulder. "Hey Duo."
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure you and your girlfriend are over?"
"Completely, babe. Why?" He turned to Venus and was surprised to find her so close.
"So I wouldn't feel so guilty about this." Venus reached up and put her hand on the back of Duo's head. She pulled him closer to her and when their lips met, a shock blazed through his body and almost pulled him away. But he slid his hands around her back and pulled her to his chest. Her lips were so soft and warm.(I could stay like this forever.) She felt perfect against him and he pressed his lips harder onto hers. She moaned softly and pulled away. "Wow." She whispered.
"No kidding." Duo leaned his face closer to hers and breathed the fresh scent of her shampoo. He felt her soft butterfly kisses sprinkle his neck. He pulled in a deep breath and pushed his lips into hers again. The shock once again coursed through his body and seemed to envelope him. (Incredible.) A sharp knock on the door pulled the two apart.
Mars's voice called from the outside. "Are you going to spend all day in there?"
"Only if I'm lucky." Duo whispered as he felt Venus giggle in his arms and pull lightly on his braid.
"We should really go."
"My place?" Duo teased with a coy look as Venus turned her head to face him.
"Mine's closer."
Mars P.O.V.
Mars rolled her eyes as the pair finally came out of the bathroom. She had to take a step back as the energy vibes cascaded over her. (I guess they were doing a bit more than washing in there.) Mars rolled her eyes as both of them quickly entered Venus's temporary room and shut the door immediately behind them.
Backing right out of the bathroom, Mars decided to wash up later. (When those vibes air out of there.) Even as she walked down the hall, she felt the atmosphere creep into her system. Wufei walked up the stairs and almost ran into her. He must have felt the energy coming out of the bathroom, because he stopped short and looked over Mars's shoulder, down the hall.
"Venus and Duo just came out." Mars explained quietly. Wufei nodded slowly but did not move. Mars looked at him closely and was suddenly very aware of his eyes. She recalled how they seemed to pull her in last night.
"My room's just right there." Wufei seemed to sigh. He seemed to realize what he had just said and looked away.
Mars couldn't help but smile. "It's the bathroom."
"Oh." Wufei still didn't meet her eyes. He slowly brushed past her and stopped at his door. "If you want to come in." Red brushed his cheek, but he still did not leave the hall. "It's the bathroom?"
"Yeah." Mars moved over next to him. Her hand grazed his side. "Can I come in?"
He looked at her and smiled softly. "Of course."
Five minutes later, the pair found themselves sitting on the floor in front of a flaming fireplace. Mars felt Wufei's hand around her waist and she leaned her head on his shoulder. (Maybe I should get him in the bathroom.) The thought was so ridiculous, Mars blushed. (Still.)
Well, what do you think? Isn't that so romantic? Hope you like it. Oh, and here are a few things. First, if you didn't get it, when Venus kissed Duo, her power got released a little too much and kind-of hung in the air and that's why Wufei was acting so strange. Second, sorry for all the long paragraphs! I try not to clump it up so much, but it just happens sometimes. Third, though I promised myself when I started this fic I wouldn't do this but, there is this totally awesome story called Dragon Quest that you should really read. It's a SM/GW fic too, but they only have 2 reviews!!! Read it so they'll update, 'kay! And for that matter, R&R my story too!