Chapter#2. Man, That Was Short. AKA Rocky Road Ice Cream
"Hey, wa'sup Quat!" Duo said, plonking himself down beside the blonde man.
Quatre ignored him, instead staring into his bowl of soup morosely.
"Hello? Boy-In-Pink? You awake?" Duo waved one hand in front of the former Arabian Pilot.
"Not right now, Duo. I'm not in the mood," Quatre slowly picked up his cup of tea and took a sip, "besides, I don't wear pink anymore."
"Sure you do, you just don't do it as much as you used to," Duo absently protested, his long brown braid swishing as he paced, "c'mon buddy, you can tell me."
Quatre distributed a glare upon his friend, which shut the brunette man up. It was at that moment that Relena walked into the kitchen, where Quatre had staked himself out in depression.
"Hey guys," she chirped cheerfully, "guess who I saw?"
"I dunno. Who?" Duo shrugged as he ripped open a candy bar.
"Dorothy Catalonia," Quatre started at her words but tried to hide his reaction. Duo raised one eyebrow but wisely stayed mute. Relena went on as if nothing had happened, "I saw her at Dillards and we talked for a bit. She said she was in town for business." Once more Quatre stared into his soup, as if by doing that he could turn it into stone.
"What else happened?" Duo had finished off the candy bar and was now pulling out a container of Chunky Monkey ice cream from the freezer.
"Well, I offered to let her stay but she turned me down, said she had already rented a hotel room that was close to where she was working," Relena was babbling and everyone knew it, they just didn't comment. Heero had disappeared again, hardly two days ago, and she'd begun talking a lot to hide her distraught emotions. Hilde had even come over to give Relena support. That had made Duo happy.
"You think she'll visit?" Duo asked between spoonfuls of Rocky Road.
"Not likely," Relena shook her head.
Quatre mumbled something into his soup and when his friends asked him to speak up, he said loudly, "she came and told me about a group of rebels."
"Ah," Duo licked his spoon, "so that's why. Hey, does anyone other than me wonder why so many rebels have to sprout up right after we finally give them peace?"
"It's Human nature to fight," Relena said slowly, remembering a conversation she'd had with a blonde friend, "and to want to fight for better things. Only the truly civilized can understand and accept peace."
Duo grunted, "Hmm. Whatever you just said, I agree with it.even if I don't understand it."
Quatre rolled his eyes. Abruptly the door burst open to show Catherine pulling along three people.
"Guys, meet my old friends," Catherine grinned as she pointed toward each one individually, "Michelle, Ashley, and Maaike."
The first one had shoulder length crimpy brown hair and blue eyes, the second had long red hair and aquamarine eyes, and the last had straight brown hair and brown eyes, along with a pair of glasses. Each one tentatively waved with exception of the last. The red-head nudged her in the ribs, making her scowl.
"A bit quiet, aren't they?" Duo remarked smartly.
Michelle rolled her eyes, "give us a topic and we'll never shut up."
"Especially Maaike," Ashley added. Maaike scowled yet again from behind her wire rimmed glasses.
"I hadn't seen them since my childhood, and just lately I stumbled upon them at their class reunion," Catherine gushed, "do you think they can stay here for a bit?"
Relena and Quatre exchanged glances before each one sent the other an almost imperceptible nod.
Catherine whooped, "Great! Ashley is majoring in journalism and Michelle and Maaike are becoming Authors. They don't really have student housing so..could they stay for a while?"
"No Catherine, that isn't necessary," Maaike automatically said, shaking her head, "my sister already offered to board us, you know that."
"Which sister?" Catherine slyly asked, watching Duo, "Brandi or Hilde?"
Duo spat out a mouthful of ice cream, "Hilde? My Hilde?!"
All five girls nodded, including Relena. Catherine spoke, "yeah. Turns out Hilde and Maaike were twins separated at birth. Un-identical twins. It's been genetically proven through DNA testing. Their Mom even has short black hair like Hilde with a curl on the forehead."
"I think I should have a word with her," he muttered before leaving.
"They don't talk much, do they?" Maaike stated wryly.
"No," Catherine shook her head, "only flirt."
Michelle chose at that moment to sigh dejectedly, "that's too bad, I wouldn't have minded dating him."
Everyone turned to stare at her before Maaike finally said, "he'd kinda off limits, Michelle, he is dating my sister, after all."
"Hmph," she sniffed, "your sister, not my sister, so he's not off limits to me."
Maaike wisely said nothing
"Hey, wa'sup Quat!" Duo said, plonking himself down beside the blonde man.
Quatre ignored him, instead staring into his bowl of soup morosely.
"Hello? Boy-In-Pink? You awake?" Duo waved one hand in front of the former Arabian Pilot.
"Not right now, Duo. I'm not in the mood," Quatre slowly picked up his cup of tea and took a sip, "besides, I don't wear pink anymore."
"Sure you do, you just don't do it as much as you used to," Duo absently protested, his long brown braid swishing as he paced, "c'mon buddy, you can tell me."
Quatre distributed a glare upon his friend, which shut the brunette man up. It was at that moment that Relena walked into the kitchen, where Quatre had staked himself out in depression.
"Hey guys," she chirped cheerfully, "guess who I saw?"
"I dunno. Who?" Duo shrugged as he ripped open a candy bar.
"Dorothy Catalonia," Quatre started at her words but tried to hide his reaction. Duo raised one eyebrow but wisely stayed mute. Relena went on as if nothing had happened, "I saw her at Dillards and we talked for a bit. She said she was in town for business." Once more Quatre stared into his soup, as if by doing that he could turn it into stone.
"What else happened?" Duo had finished off the candy bar and was now pulling out a container of Chunky Monkey ice cream from the freezer.
"Well, I offered to let her stay but she turned me down, said she had already rented a hotel room that was close to where she was working," Relena was babbling and everyone knew it, they just didn't comment. Heero had disappeared again, hardly two days ago, and she'd begun talking a lot to hide her distraught emotions. Hilde had even come over to give Relena support. That had made Duo happy.
"You think she'll visit?" Duo asked between spoonfuls of Rocky Road.
"Not likely," Relena shook her head.
Quatre mumbled something into his soup and when his friends asked him to speak up, he said loudly, "she came and told me about a group of rebels."
"Ah," Duo licked his spoon, "so that's why. Hey, does anyone other than me wonder why so many rebels have to sprout up right after we finally give them peace?"
"It's Human nature to fight," Relena said slowly, remembering a conversation she'd had with a blonde friend, "and to want to fight for better things. Only the truly civilized can understand and accept peace."
Duo grunted, "Hmm. Whatever you just said, I agree with it.even if I don't understand it."
Quatre rolled his eyes. Abruptly the door burst open to show Catherine pulling along three people.
"Guys, meet my old friends," Catherine grinned as she pointed toward each one individually, "Michelle, Ashley, and Maaike."
The first one had shoulder length crimpy brown hair and blue eyes, the second had long red hair and aquamarine eyes, and the last had straight brown hair and brown eyes, along with a pair of glasses. Each one tentatively waved with exception of the last. The red-head nudged her in the ribs, making her scowl.
"A bit quiet, aren't they?" Duo remarked smartly.
Michelle rolled her eyes, "give us a topic and we'll never shut up."
"Especially Maaike," Ashley added. Maaike scowled yet again from behind her wire rimmed glasses.
"I hadn't seen them since my childhood, and just lately I stumbled upon them at their class reunion," Catherine gushed, "do you think they can stay here for a bit?"
Relena and Quatre exchanged glances before each one sent the other an almost imperceptible nod.
Catherine whooped, "Great! Ashley is majoring in journalism and Michelle and Maaike are becoming Authors. They don't really have student housing so..could they stay for a while?"
"No Catherine, that isn't necessary," Maaike automatically said, shaking her head, "my sister already offered to board us, you know that."
"Which sister?" Catherine slyly asked, watching Duo, "Brandi or Hilde?"
Duo spat out a mouthful of ice cream, "Hilde? My Hilde?!"
All five girls nodded, including Relena. Catherine spoke, "yeah. Turns out Hilde and Maaike were twins separated at birth. Un-identical twins. It's been genetically proven through DNA testing. Their Mom even has short black hair like Hilde with a curl on the forehead."
"I think I should have a word with her," he muttered before leaving.
"They don't talk much, do they?" Maaike stated wryly.
"No," Catherine shook her head, "only flirt."
Michelle chose at that moment to sigh dejectedly, "that's too bad, I wouldn't have minded dating him."
Everyone turned to stare at her before Maaike finally said, "he'd kinda off limits, Michelle, he is dating my sister, after all."
"Hmph," she sniffed, "your sister, not my sister, so he's not off limits to me."
Maaike wisely said nothing