FireImp: (glomping chibi-muse Wufei) Hehehe. I'm so mean to you. But you
love me, remember that.
Chibi-muse Wufei: Grrrrrrr...
Lady Lynnaya: (glomping chibi-muse Duo) Not only do you know you love her anyway but you deserve everything she dishes out to you! Baka.
Chibi-muse Quatre: Why must everybody be so mean? (glomps chibi-muse Trowa and begins to cry loudly)
Chibi-muse Heero: Because being mean is fun, just like BLOWING STUFF UP!!! (runs away to find more explosive implements of destruction while laughing evilly)
Chibi-muse Trowa: . (slurps ramen-in-a-cup)
Lady Lynnaya and FireImp: Enjoy the show and don't forget the popcorn! (pull big bowls of popcorn out of chibi-muse Duo's bottomless pockets)
Lady Lynnaya: This is going to be interesting because we're actually going to be in the same room when we write it this time.
FireImp: (laughs diabolically)
Chibi-muses All: (cowering in fear, teary eyes, holding up signs that read 'Help save the chibi-muses from the hands of the diabolical twins!')
Lady Lynnaya: PS- we don't own Gundam.
FireImp: (cries) WHY!?
"Damn it, Wufei, why don't you ever listen?"
"Ow, baka onna, that hurts!" Wufei growled as Sally roughly pinched his tender nose.
"Before I can set it I need to stop the bleeding. Trowa, come here and hold his nose for me." Trowa did as told while Sally went to find gauze, popsicle sticks and tape. The others stood outside in the waiting room, as another group had needed to use the conference room and they had been kicked out, but not before Ri had used her mad skills to fix the psychotic coffee machine. Treize had proposed on the spot, even though he was living with Lady Une. Fortunately for all, Ri had declined.
"Shouldn't you know better than to say that now?" Noin asked from the doorway, smirking.
Wufei glared ominously at her from the corner of his eye as Sally tsked at him for being stupid. The twins stood in the corner, glaring at Wufei. Noin explained the situation to the uninformed, and Quatre asked, "What ever will we do in the meantime? There's work to be done immediately!"
Re and Ri smiled demonically at each other, sharing some strange twin- understanding thing. Duo quirked a brow at the sisters. He didn't like how that laugh sounded. That's how he laughs when he's up to something. Ri said, "Where's the nearest bar? I'm hungry. Not to mention thirsty. Very thirsty indeed."
Duo laughed. "Howard's."
Quatre was in shock. "You're.serious, aren't you? You seriously want to go to a bar?"
Re glomped him and said affectionately. "Of course, Kawaii. We're always serious about our booze."
"And our chocolate," added Ri, still licking vanilla cream off her fingers.
"Damn straight we are." Everyone was getting bored just standing around waiting for Sally to finish treating Wufei. Plus, as well as they knew Wufei, they knew that once Sally got down to actually straightening his nose rather than just stopping the bleeding, he would start screaming like a little school girl who had been breathing helium. Plus, Sally wasn't a pretty sight when she was dealing with a problem patient. They glanced at each other, anxious to be out of there before the screaming began. The only ones who seemed to want to stay were Duo, Ri, and Re, but that was only because they enjoyed watching Wufei being tortured. Noin caught on to their eagerness.
"Hey Sally, we're going to go down to the garage and figure out which cars we're taking. Come meet up with us when you're done."
"Fine with me. We shouldn't be too long. The way Ri broke it was very painful but shouldn't be too hard to straighten. Give us about fifteen minutes or so," replied Sally as she pulled on rubber gloves. Wufei cringed as Sally started pulling out instruments that looked like they belonged in a medieval torture dungeon rather than a medical hospital.
They walked out the doors, but Ri, Re and Duo paused for a minute. They waited a few moments, then when they heard Wufei's screams, smiled with satisfaction and ran to catch up to the others. Re was chattering at Ri in some sort of gibberish that they'd created as children, and they burst into giggling fits occasionally. Duo slipped behind Re and handed her a twenty. She seemed bewildered and before she asked what this was for, he whispered, "I want you to do something for me. How are you on motorcycles?"
Re grinned. "Passable. I haven't crashed in ages."
"For her, that's really good. You should have seen her when Cretzy was first trying to teach her." Re cringed as her twin reminded her of the pain and agony she endured. Duo was confused. Nothing new there.
"Who's Cretzy?"
"Our older sister," said the twins in unison.
"Actually, her first name is Lucretzia."
"What, you thought Noin was her first name?" said Re.
"Our parents have weird taste in names, but not that weird," said Ri.
Duo blushed, unwilling to admit that he had thought that Noin was her first name. Wufei probably thought the same thing, so he didn't feel too bad. Then, they reached the garage.
"So, what's this favor got to do?" asked Re. Duo grinned devilishly.
About twenty minutes later, Wufei and Sally got down to the garage. Wufei was looking ready to kill someone, and Sally was totally ignoring him.
"You know, I wouldn't have had to tie you down if you hadn't been kicking me," said Sally nonchalantly.
"You didn't have to be so rough, baka onna. And you didn't have to tie me so tight," complained the sullen teen. They stepped out of the hallway leading from the elevators to find the others minus Re standing on the curb. It looked like they were waiting for something and Ri and Duo were grinning in a way that scared Wufei and Sally. They were just about to ask what was going on when a loud roar reached their ears. Suddenly, a large, silver blur soared over a nearby car.
"Hey, that's my truck they just jumped over!" exclaimed Sally.
"That's okay. She's riding Wufei's bike," said Noin, as Duo and Ri burst out laughing at the look on Wufei's face.
"Who she? It wouldn't be your pale sister, would it Noin?" asked a worried Wufei.
"You bet your stubby pigtail, Baka," replied Ri, watching as her twin wove back and forth between the pillars that supported the roof. Wufei looked about ready to have a cardiac. Re did wheelies, jumps over several other cars, including Zechs' red convertible, Heero's black commuter car, Duo's yellow sports car, and Trowa's dark blue minivan. None of them knew it was Trowa's van until he yelled when she jumped over it. They wanted to know why he would need a minivan.
"I work for the circus on the side. You'd be amazed how many clowns can fit in a minivan with a tiger and a bearded woman," he defended.
They sighed, and turned back to watch Re some more. Eventually, she pulled back to the curb, pulled off her helmet, and grinned. "I ran out of gas. Sorry, baka, I'd pay you back if I had more money than just the twenty Duo paid me."
Wufei glared at the braided American, who chose to ignore him. Re turned to Noin and Ri.
"I've never been able to do any of that before. Last time I tried any of that the paramedics thought I was dead and the bike, well." she wiped a tear from her eye, " may it rest in peace. I miss that bike." She started crying on the shoulder of her twin, who patted her head and spoke to her in their gibberish. That sent Wufei over the edge. But before he could so much as open his mouth, Duo and the twins had all piled into his little sports car and pulled away. Duo made a very rude gesture to Wufei as they drove by.
"Only in your sickest dreams, Maxwell!!!! Only in your sickest dreams!!!!!"
The girls sat in the back of the car with a bag they had pulled out of Noin's car. Duo looked nervous as the girls started pulling clothes out of the bag.
"What are you two doing back there?" he asked.
"Changing. Keep your eyes on the road in front of us and don't look in the rear view mirror and everything will be fine." Duo followed his orders, but laughed at some of the sounds he heard coming from the back.
"Where's my skirt?"
"You're sitting on it. Have you seen my other shoes?"
"Oh, these are yours?"
Duo just kept driving and didn't ask. He figured he was happier not knowing.
Howard's was smoky and crowded that afternoon when the Gundam pilots strolled in. The bass thrummed through their heads, the electric guitar whined and the vocalists were unintelligible. But that didn't seem to matter to the twins. They knew the music wasn't great but just having a rhythm and a melody was good enough for them to dance to. And when they danced, they danced. They had changed before going, into slinky, subtly sexy clothes, which was very different from their everyday clothes. Ri had chosen a skirt that was so short that Duo's eyes had popped out of his head, especially when she was getting out of the car, and Quatre nearly fainted. Her shirt had not changed, however, and was still the dark spaghetti strap tank. Her shoes could be classified as weapons and the boys didn't know how she could move so fast in them. She just smiled. Re hadn't changed her outfit much. The long sleeved midriff top was certainly an interesting contrast with the men's jeans. The strobe lights flashed in the darkness, revealing the numerous bodies for but a moment before sending the room back into shadows. Ri and Re were having the times of their lives, being out in the crush of people, dancing crazy dances that were fueled by more than just a couple drinks, and laughing their butts off at each other. Duo smiled. Ri was certainly different. And cute. He shook his head. So soon after Hilde, a little voice chided him. But why not? Hilde dumped him, and he finally got over it, and he was free to roam and look and flirt. His gaze drifted to Ri, watching her dance with her sister like there was nothing better to do in the world. Well, he'd have to show her now, wouldn't he? He tapped the darker sister's shoulder. "Mind if I cut in?" he shouted over the music.
Re bowed and replied just as loudly, "She's all yours."
Ri never missed a beat. She didn't seem uncomfortable dancing with him; after all, she'd been dancing that way the entire time, so why change? Duo turned out to be a wild dancer himself. That's one of the things she loved about him, was his sense of fun. He never passed up a good time if it could be helped. The pair danced, not bothering to talk. Why bother if they couldn't hear each other anyway?
They were having loads of fun, unlike Wufei, who sat in a dark corner, sulking. His nose had been repaired with what looked like duct tape and tissues, but Re wasn't about to comment. He'd been in 'that mood' the whole time that they'd been there. She casually made her way to the table and plunked a beer in front of him. "Drink this, it'll make you feel better," she ordered.
"And what would you know about drinking, onna?" he retorted.
She shrugged. "Enough to know when you need one. That's all you need to know."
He returned the shrug. She watched him when he looked away, staring determinedly away from her, not realizing the opportunity he was giving her. She pondered about him while he was distracted. There was definitely some deeper pain that made him act the way he did. Like. a lead bullet that had been neglected and buried so deep within him that it slowly festered, burning him up from the inside out. Re resolved to discover that pain, and maybe help him heal, as he would need it if she ferreted out the problem. She perched on the table and swallowed some of the untouched lager. "Come dance with me, Chang Wufei."
He looked at her as though she'd just appeared from Mars. "Why would I want to dance with you?"
"Because dancing is fun and you can't resist my sweet feminine charms?" Re batted her eyelashes at him in false coyness.
He snorted. "You're feminine? I've seen rocks that have more femininity than you do, onna."
With that kind of response, Re couldn't suppress the muscle spasm that landed the remainder of her beer on Wufei's head. "Baka! Jerk!" she yelled at the sodden Chinese boy. Then she quieted and said haughtily, "Besides, I'd be better off dancing with a real man."
Wufei sputtered, blowing beer out of his eyes and wiping drenched locks of his hair out of his face. Then he realized whom Re considered a real man. Quatre was sitting innocently at the bar when Re asked him for a dance. The young blond had no idea what he was in for. Ri saw the two of them together heading for the dance floor and made a flying glomp at Quatre. He was no less than startled at the obvious display of affection, but he danced with both of the twins. Duo didn't seem to mind sharing with Quatre too much, except for prolonged periods of time. When they'd each had a dance, they all sat down at the bar again and the two girls fawned over him. Quatre, the ever-innocent boy, was completely oblivious to the apparent flirtations directed at him. The Maganac Corps guys clapped him on the shoulder. "Nice going, Master Quatre!" "I didn't know you were into twins!" were only some of the congratulations bestowed upon him. And poor innocent little Quatre had no idea what they were talking about. After a few moments, the girls made a dash to the bathroom. Apparently, they had forgotten to put on their make up. Duo couldn't figure out how they would be able to tell whether they were wearing any as dark as it was, but he let them go. He had lived with Hilde long enough to know to just let girls do what they want sometimes. Meanwhile, Quatre sat at the bar with the Maganacs.
"Rashid?" said the timid blond.
"Yes, Master Quatre?" answered the walking Arab mountain.
"What should I do? They keep hugging me."
"Either hug back or run away. Either one. A good question would be if you like them hugging you or not."
"I don't know them well enough. You know I've never had a girl friend. Help me! I'm lost!" Quatre slumped forward on the bar. "They keep messing with my hair! What's this thing they have with my hair!?" He rested his head on his arms and sighed deeply, confused by the girls and how they made him feel. At that moment, he felt two comforting hands rubbing his back.
"Are you okay Quatre?" He looked up to see a pair of worried brown eyes accented by dark gray eye shadow. Ri kissed his forehead and looked at Re. "He's not feverish."
"What's wrong Kawaii? Did you have too much to drink?" Re continued to rub his back, trying to look him in the eyes, but he kept looking away, causing her glossed lips to pout. "Are you tired? Do you want us to just go away for a while and let you rest?" The boy sighed again and let out a soft moan. The girls look at each other, immensely worried about their new friend.
"Don't worry about Master Quatre," said Rashid as he smiled at them, "We'll make sure he'll be okay. If we need anything, you'll be the first ones to know. Now, go have fun with the others. See if you can get that Wufei boy to unwind a little."
Rashid watched the girls walk away, glancing back every so often. After they got back to Duo, they seemed to brighten up a bit. Duo pulled them down into chairs and gave each of them a large glass. Knowing him, it would be full of alcohol. He hoped that the girls could take it.
"Hey Re," said Ri in a slurred voice.
"Yeah, Ri?" said Re in an equally slurred voice.
"I have a piggy in my purse."
"Really?" (FireImp a/n- Yes, really! She actually carries this little black pig made of yarn, beads and wire in her purse. It's almost frightening how bored she gets sometimes.)
"Yep. He's my friend. He makes sure that my sushi candles don't try to invade my purse."
"He's such a good piggy."
"Yep."
"How do you get a rhino to brush his teeth?" This random little comment came from Duo.
"You give him an electric toothbrush." That reply, surprisingly enough, came from Trowa.
"Oh." Duo sat in his chair, gently swaying back and forth. Ri was softly singing a song about a guy with big feet and broken church bells (Lady Lynnaya a/n- I'm singing a song in choir that pretty much runs along that theme. We get to play kazoos.) Wufei had passed out a long time ago. Apparently, he couldn't hold his liquor very well. Noin and Zechs, as designated drivers, were only drinking tea. (general a/n- always have a designated driver. You live longer that way. ^_^) Treize had gone upstairs to the room Howard had on constant reserve for them. Ri and Re were having a wonderful time unbraiding Duo's hair when something by the door caught Re's eye. She nudged Ri, nodding in the direction of the door. Ri's eyes widened. Noin caught the exchange and turned around to see what had them spooked. She too, was surprised by who she saw. She turned around to face her sisters. All signs that they had been intoxicated were gone. Duo looked up at them, wondering what made them stop playing with his hair. Hilde never played with his hair, but he always liked it when girls played with his hair. Especially Ri. He didn't like the look he saw on her face, that look that someone you never want to see again has found you. He tried to follow her gaze, but she looked at Re before he could spot what, or who, she was looking at.
"Okay, one of us has to go deal with him," said Ri, obviously not wanting to be the one to go. He? thought Duo An obsessive ex, maybe? They're pretty girls. I can believe a guy wouldn't want to give up on either one of them. Hell, I know what he's going through. But if he does one thing they don't like, I'm going to hurt him. Duo sat as if he hadn't heard anything and continued to sip his beer. Then he spotted a guy that obviously didn't belong there. That must be him, thought Duo, looking over the guy. Expensive clothes, disgusted look on his face, real leather shoes. Classic spoiled rotten snobby rich brat. He hated people like that. Sure, Quatre was rich, but he wasn't spoiled or snobby. He watched the emotions play over the guy's face as he searched for the girls. He wouldn't find them, as they he ducked behind Duo's hair. Duo casually shifted so he blocked them entirely from view. He could hear them whispering frantically behind them. Since the band had left hours ago, he could hear what they were saying.
"He wanted you first, Ri. You go deal with him," said Re.
"He's after you now, you go deal with the spoiled bastard."
"Let's do this the democratic way," suggested Re. Duo heard Ri agree, then heard them whispering "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot." After several rounds, he heard Re giggle with glee and Ri heave a forlorn sigh. "Hey, you may not have gone out with him, but he's your problem anyway." Ri glared at her sister for a moment, then looked around Duo's chair to see if she could spot him. He was sitting at the bar, showing something to Howard, who manned the bar himself. Ri ducked back behind the chair just as the rich boy turned around to look over his shoulder.
"Dammit, Re. He's still got that damn picture! You know, the one that shows full body shots of both of us. Howard has obviously recognized us in the picture."
"Can you tell what Justin is telling him?"
So his name is Justin. thought the restless Shinigami.
"No, but I bet it's one of his usual stories like that one that we robbed him and ran off or that he lost us in a crowded street. You know how he is."
"Hopefully Howard won't fall for it."
"I don't think you have to worry about anything like that," said Noin, still sipping her tea. "It takes a pretty good story and an even better con artist to pull the wool over Howard's eyes. Even Duo can't get one past him."
Still, the two girls were apprehensive. Re gave Ri a good shove, sending her flying across Duo's lap. He pretended to still be in a stupor.
"Oh, hello Ri. Fancy seeing you here."
"Just go to sleep, Duo. Just take a nice, long nap."
He let his head drop back down onto the table, facing the bar. He watched from under hooded eyes as she approached Justin. She tapped him on the shoulder. Almost immediately, he turned around, pulled her into his arms, and tried to kiss her. Ri, being used to handling him, turned her face just in time so he would hit her forehead rather than her lips. They began talking. Although Duo couldn't hear them, he could tell that he was spouting a load of poetic crap at her feet and she just wanted him to get the hell away from her. She managed to stop his speech and tried to convince him yet again that it wouldn't work. Justin started looking around again, and from the look on Ri's face he must have been talking about Re. Eventually, he spotted Noin sitting with the others and tried to join them. Ri tried to convince him to stop, but he took something she said the wrong way. He pulled her to him again, ignoring how she struggled. After touching her in a few places she REALLY didn't want to be touched, she screamed. At that point, Re jumped out from behind Duo and kicked Justin's legs out from under him. Ri untangled herself from him, and shook her sister's hand. Then, Justin picked himself up and started to make advances on both of them. That was it for Duo. It appeared to be enough for Wufei too. Though they were still swaying slightly, the two boys were still formidable. The two of them snuck up behind them, the girls too preoccupied to notice them.
"Hey, Baka, what are you doing? I thought you didn't like women," whispered Duo.
"I think they're weak, but I don't hate them. The way he treats them is disgusting. Even weaklings deserve to be treated with dignity. It's injustice. And you know how I hate seeing injustice." For what must have been the first time, the Chinese boy smiled at the American. Duo looked over the bar to Howard.
"Hey, buddy. Could ya give us two beers? Doesn't matter what kind, but the bigger the bottle the better."
Howard was just about to say he knew what Duo was planning and didn't want another fight, when they heard two loud yells and a scream. Startled, they stood suddenly to see Ri and Re pummeling the enamored young man.
"No one, NO ONE TOUCHES ME THERE!!!!!" Ri yelled as she threw Justin onto a nearby table.
Her sister caught up with him across the room and her blows punctuated her words. "You sick, punk, bastard! Go to hell!"
Duo tapped Re on the shoulder. "Mind if I cut in again?"
With a devilish smile, she replied, "Not at all. Have your way with him." Aside to Wufei, she added, "You know all that honor stuff you learned about fighting? I hereby give you permission to forget it."
Wufei snorted. "I don't need your permission to forget it."
Re shrugged. It was better than nothing. She crossed to her sister, who was still seething. "You okay? He didn't hurt you?"
With a shaky sigh, she shook her head. "No. I'm alright."
"Shall we let the boys have him or shall we join the fray?"
"I think we've done the worst possible damage." Identical smiles lit their faces as they recalled a certain place where they'd both laid a crippling blow. Their evil laughter went unheard, because at that moment, the rest of the bar decided to join the random fight. Wood splintered, glass shattered, and the sound of flesh hitting flesh filled the room. People, bottles, and chairs flew through the air. The floor was slippery with spilt beer and blood. Justin was nowhere to be found, mysteriously enough. Duo and Wufei were standing next to each other, pummeling something lying on the ground, something that the twins assumed was Justin. Howard was cowering behind the bar as yet another one of the mirrors at his back was ruined. He knew there was no stopping a fight when Duo Maxwell and his friends were in it. It was simply better to let them have their ways and clean up the mess afterwards.after taking a certain percentage from their paychecks.
Re and Ri artfully dodged the flying fists, feet, bodies and other random objects so they could get their last kicks in on Justin. They ducked just in time to miss Heero sailing over their heads. Justin practically ran into them. Their luck couldn't have been better. His, on the other hand, was crap. His usually handsome face was bloodied and bruised almost beyond recognition and his nose looked more than just a little crooked. His silk shirt was torn at the seams and the knee of his Armani pants was totally blown out. When he saw them coming, his eyes widened fearfully and he ran right out the door. They could hardly contain their humor. Re gasped, "That was worth it. Just seeing him like that was so worth it!"
Ri laughed again. "Did you see his face? Just think about the bill he's going to have to pay his cosmetic surgeon to fix that one!"
Her sister smiled evilly. "You're talking about his face, and I'm talking about something else entirely."
That, of course, sent them back into a fit of uncontrollable laughter. Quatre peeked in the door, since the Maganac Corps had escorted him out of harm's way. "Is it safe?" he asked timidly.
"Yeah, just about everybody's passed out. Except for us." Re replied.
Duo's hand shot up from behind a pile of toppled and broken chairs. "We haven't passed out. We are victorious!"
"Justice has been served." Wufei added, though his voice was soft and his words were slurred.
"I'm not sure if that counts as safe." Rashid said doubtfully.
"Oh, we would never hurt Kawaii. He's just too adorable. No one would hurt him, if they do we will hurt him," Ri assured him.
Re patted him on the head. "We're just glad that you didn't get hurt."
Wufei and Duo had finally managed to stand and wander over to the twins. "And what do we get for kicking this guy's ass from here to Timbuktu?"
Ri smiled and kissed Duo on the cheek that wasn't bruising. "A kiss and our undivided attention for a whole."
"Week?" the braided wonder said hopefully.
"Week-end. We have work to do, remember?"
"Damn."
Re stood in front of Wufei, far enough away not to spook him, but close enough for them to hear each other. "And what do you want? I figure you don't want me kissing you."
His tone was cold, distant, and his eyes were focused somewhere beyond her. "Nothing, onna. You owe me nothing. Justice has been served, and therein lies my reward."
Re nodded. "Thank you anyway."
He didn't reply, and she took his hand to help him, though she wasn't in much better shape. She didn't miss the wince he succumbed to at her touch. She dropped his hand, only to discover the blood. She snatched it back and he cried, "Hey! God damn it, onna, that hurts!"
"I don't wonder why. You've got enough wood in your hand to build a ship with," she growled.
It was true; there were splinters driven into the fleshy center of his palm, which she could only imagine hurt like the nine hells. She called back to Ri; "You'd better check your man for wounds. If these two are anything alike, he won't say anything."
Ri glared at Duo, and he grinned sheepishly as she pulled off his shirt to see what caused the several holes in it. "It's nothing, I swear. Ri, where are you taking me.?"
Re glared up at Wufei. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"I don't want your help."
"That doesn't mean that you don't need it. And you're getting it anyway," she returned.
He stayed silent as she led him up to the room that Duo kept above the bar. Quatre was walking steadily, as he'd had the least amount of beer, but Trowa and Heero were being carried. They passed Ri bandaging Duo on the sofa, all the while Ri muttered about prideful men with heads like concrete. Re sat Wufei down in the kitchen, where she could have the best light. She had Wufei wash his hands while she got out the tweezers. He glared at her from the kitchen table as she worked. Damned onna just got mixed up in everything. She pursed her mouth as she studied his hand. And began her grotesque task. The pain was worse when he watched her pull the little daggers of oak from his flesh, so he asked her, "Who is this Justin, and why is he such a bastard?"
She grinned and shook her head. "Such an apt description of him." She sighed and said, "Well, I imagine Ri is telling Duo the story, so I guess it won't hurt."
The story? Oh, shit. Wufei thought.
"Justin is a spoiled, rich brat who had fallen head over heels for Ri. He couldn't get her on his own, so he wanted to date me to get to her." She smiled, not looking up from her undertaking, and shook her head. "He really had me going there for a while, until I wizened up. Ri and I found out about his little scheme, publicly humiliated him and have been gone ever since. But, despite all that, he hasn't quite got the message and has been following us for months." With a light chuckle, she added, "Though I doubt he will anymore."
Curiosity was killing him. "What did you do to humiliate him?"
Re smiled broadly as she recollected the memory. "Ri and I set up this fiasco at a restaurant that he frequented, five-star, and we 'met' each other there, acted like he was cheating on us and made a big scene. Needless to say, they won't allow any of us in anymore. Not that either Ri or I want to go anyway."
Wufei sighed as she finished. His hand was throbbing, but Re was applying something sticky to it that cooled it a bit. "If anything looks red or swollen in a couple of days, let me know."
He stood up a bit stiffly, and she asked, "Is there anything else I can help with.?"
"No. I'm fine."
He started to walk to the bedroom when she called him back. His name had been said so softly that he wasn't sure he'd heard it. He stopped and looked back at her. She approached him slowly, uncertainly until she was right in front of him. She said, "Um." and then kissed him quickly on the mouth. She'd been so brief that it could barely be called a kiss. Then she retreated nervously and said, "Good night, Wufei."
He stood there, stunned, and Re flushed and blew by him to go to her sister. Ri, however, was preoccupied. Very preoccupied. Re paused and smiled. They were sure as hell getting more action than she was. She cleared her throat and Ri jumped away from Duo, who looked highly disappointed. "Shall we get home?" Re suggested.
Ri recovered from a blush that had stolen across her cheeks and nodded. "Sure." She paused for a minute. "Um, where are we going? We got here this morning and went straight to headquarters. I'd ask Noin, but I didn't see her. Something tells me we won't be seeing her or Zechs until morning."
Re caught her drift. "So we're stuck here. Great." She turned to Duo. "Do you think Howard might have another room we can stay in?"
"After this? No. Most of the guys that got beat up will be staying here because they're not up to driving. Umm." Duo looked at Wufei. Wufei knew what he was asking and to be quite honest, he didn't want the girls out of his sight just yet. What if that Justin freak came back, unlikely though it was?
"You can stay here tonight. You can sleep in my bed and I'll take the sofa bed." The Chinese warrior turned to the linen closet to pull out some extra sheets. When he turned around, the girls were pulling out the sofa bed. Re turned to him. "Look, you saved our butts. You sleep in your own bed, and we'll take this."
Wufei understood that she was doing this out of honor, and chose to let them have their way. He, more than most, understood the value of honor. He started to go to his room, but he remembered something that he had to say to Duo. Like stay in his room, not in the sofa bed with Ri. He could see Duo standing in the doorway of his room right next to his room with his mouth dropped open. The sisters were certain that the boys were in their rooms. So certain they stripped to their underwear right in front of them. Both boys were wearing dark colors, and most of the lights in the apartment were off. The girls weren't able to see their watchers. They watched them as they chatted in whispers, their slender, pale forms standing out in the dark room. The simple black cotton that Ri wore drove Duo up the wall. The violet-eyed boy grinned. She looked good in black. Real good. He was thankful it wasn't lace. Re on the other hand.
The white satin edged with a little simple lace was making Wufei drool. That one article of clothing drove him up the wall. The high white cotton panties tempted him, making him want to pull them aside and see what she had hidden. But his honor stopped him. His honor, yes, but also his grief. He still hadn't forgotten, and it would take awhile for him to feel able to be with her. So he buried his passion, his want, and went to bed. He knew he wouldn't sleep much, but he had to get away from her.
Duo soon went to bed too before his pounding heartbeat gave him away. 'Good night, Angel of Death. I look forward to seeing you when I wake up. This is going to be very interesting.' Then he cuddled into his warm bed, and drifted into sleep. For the first time since he had become a Gundam pilot, he had pleasant dreams. Dreams of a paradise, where a certain dark angel watched over him.
Lady Lynnaya- Yeah, okay. (blushes)
FireImp- You know you like how I set you up with Duo.
Lady Lynnaya- I guess you had nothing better to do when we had that snow day.
FireImp- Of course not. But what about that part when we're getting ready for bed?
Lady Lynnaya- Pay back.
Chibi-muse Heero- When do things start blowing up?
LL( Lady Lynnaya)-Soon.
Chibi-muse Quatre- Happy ending! (cries) It's so beautiful!
Chibi-muse Wufei- INJUSTICE!! I DON'T WATCH ONNAS STRIP!!
Chibi-muse Duo- Right. You just keep telling yourself that, hentai.
Chibi-muse Wufei- ME A HENTAI!? YOU WERE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO ME!!
Chibi-muse Duo- (Shrugs and starts flying laps around Lady Lynnaya's head)
FireImp- Anyway, read and review. We love to hear what the people think of our work.
Lady Lynnaya- (glomps Chibi-muse Duo) Yep. And I'll even keep my llama on a leash.
Chibi-muse Trowa- (pets llama) .
Chibi-muse Wufei: Grrrrrrr...
Lady Lynnaya: (glomping chibi-muse Duo) Not only do you know you love her anyway but you deserve everything she dishes out to you! Baka.
Chibi-muse Quatre: Why must everybody be so mean? (glomps chibi-muse Trowa and begins to cry loudly)
Chibi-muse Heero: Because being mean is fun, just like BLOWING STUFF UP!!! (runs away to find more explosive implements of destruction while laughing evilly)
Chibi-muse Trowa: . (slurps ramen-in-a-cup)
Lady Lynnaya and FireImp: Enjoy the show and don't forget the popcorn! (pull big bowls of popcorn out of chibi-muse Duo's bottomless pockets)
Lady Lynnaya: This is going to be interesting because we're actually going to be in the same room when we write it this time.
FireImp: (laughs diabolically)
Chibi-muses All: (cowering in fear, teary eyes, holding up signs that read 'Help save the chibi-muses from the hands of the diabolical twins!')
Lady Lynnaya: PS- we don't own Gundam.
FireImp: (cries) WHY!?
"Damn it, Wufei, why don't you ever listen?"
"Ow, baka onna, that hurts!" Wufei growled as Sally roughly pinched his tender nose.
"Before I can set it I need to stop the bleeding. Trowa, come here and hold his nose for me." Trowa did as told while Sally went to find gauze, popsicle sticks and tape. The others stood outside in the waiting room, as another group had needed to use the conference room and they had been kicked out, but not before Ri had used her mad skills to fix the psychotic coffee machine. Treize had proposed on the spot, even though he was living with Lady Une. Fortunately for all, Ri had declined.
"Shouldn't you know better than to say that now?" Noin asked from the doorway, smirking.
Wufei glared ominously at her from the corner of his eye as Sally tsked at him for being stupid. The twins stood in the corner, glaring at Wufei. Noin explained the situation to the uninformed, and Quatre asked, "What ever will we do in the meantime? There's work to be done immediately!"
Re and Ri smiled demonically at each other, sharing some strange twin- understanding thing. Duo quirked a brow at the sisters. He didn't like how that laugh sounded. That's how he laughs when he's up to something. Ri said, "Where's the nearest bar? I'm hungry. Not to mention thirsty. Very thirsty indeed."
Duo laughed. "Howard's."
Quatre was in shock. "You're.serious, aren't you? You seriously want to go to a bar?"
Re glomped him and said affectionately. "Of course, Kawaii. We're always serious about our booze."
"And our chocolate," added Ri, still licking vanilla cream off her fingers.
"Damn straight we are." Everyone was getting bored just standing around waiting for Sally to finish treating Wufei. Plus, as well as they knew Wufei, they knew that once Sally got down to actually straightening his nose rather than just stopping the bleeding, he would start screaming like a little school girl who had been breathing helium. Plus, Sally wasn't a pretty sight when she was dealing with a problem patient. They glanced at each other, anxious to be out of there before the screaming began. The only ones who seemed to want to stay were Duo, Ri, and Re, but that was only because they enjoyed watching Wufei being tortured. Noin caught on to their eagerness.
"Hey Sally, we're going to go down to the garage and figure out which cars we're taking. Come meet up with us when you're done."
"Fine with me. We shouldn't be too long. The way Ri broke it was very painful but shouldn't be too hard to straighten. Give us about fifteen minutes or so," replied Sally as she pulled on rubber gloves. Wufei cringed as Sally started pulling out instruments that looked like they belonged in a medieval torture dungeon rather than a medical hospital.
They walked out the doors, but Ri, Re and Duo paused for a minute. They waited a few moments, then when they heard Wufei's screams, smiled with satisfaction and ran to catch up to the others. Re was chattering at Ri in some sort of gibberish that they'd created as children, and they burst into giggling fits occasionally. Duo slipped behind Re and handed her a twenty. She seemed bewildered and before she asked what this was for, he whispered, "I want you to do something for me. How are you on motorcycles?"
Re grinned. "Passable. I haven't crashed in ages."
"For her, that's really good. You should have seen her when Cretzy was first trying to teach her." Re cringed as her twin reminded her of the pain and agony she endured. Duo was confused. Nothing new there.
"Who's Cretzy?"
"Our older sister," said the twins in unison.
"Actually, her first name is Lucretzia."
"What, you thought Noin was her first name?" said Re.
"Our parents have weird taste in names, but not that weird," said Ri.
Duo blushed, unwilling to admit that he had thought that Noin was her first name. Wufei probably thought the same thing, so he didn't feel too bad. Then, they reached the garage.
"So, what's this favor got to do?" asked Re. Duo grinned devilishly.
About twenty minutes later, Wufei and Sally got down to the garage. Wufei was looking ready to kill someone, and Sally was totally ignoring him.
"You know, I wouldn't have had to tie you down if you hadn't been kicking me," said Sally nonchalantly.
"You didn't have to be so rough, baka onna. And you didn't have to tie me so tight," complained the sullen teen. They stepped out of the hallway leading from the elevators to find the others minus Re standing on the curb. It looked like they were waiting for something and Ri and Duo were grinning in a way that scared Wufei and Sally. They were just about to ask what was going on when a loud roar reached their ears. Suddenly, a large, silver blur soared over a nearby car.
"Hey, that's my truck they just jumped over!" exclaimed Sally.
"That's okay. She's riding Wufei's bike," said Noin, as Duo and Ri burst out laughing at the look on Wufei's face.
"Who she? It wouldn't be your pale sister, would it Noin?" asked a worried Wufei.
"You bet your stubby pigtail, Baka," replied Ri, watching as her twin wove back and forth between the pillars that supported the roof. Wufei looked about ready to have a cardiac. Re did wheelies, jumps over several other cars, including Zechs' red convertible, Heero's black commuter car, Duo's yellow sports car, and Trowa's dark blue minivan. None of them knew it was Trowa's van until he yelled when she jumped over it. They wanted to know why he would need a minivan.
"I work for the circus on the side. You'd be amazed how many clowns can fit in a minivan with a tiger and a bearded woman," he defended.
They sighed, and turned back to watch Re some more. Eventually, she pulled back to the curb, pulled off her helmet, and grinned. "I ran out of gas. Sorry, baka, I'd pay you back if I had more money than just the twenty Duo paid me."
Wufei glared at the braided American, who chose to ignore him. Re turned to Noin and Ri.
"I've never been able to do any of that before. Last time I tried any of that the paramedics thought I was dead and the bike, well." she wiped a tear from her eye, " may it rest in peace. I miss that bike." She started crying on the shoulder of her twin, who patted her head and spoke to her in their gibberish. That sent Wufei over the edge. But before he could so much as open his mouth, Duo and the twins had all piled into his little sports car and pulled away. Duo made a very rude gesture to Wufei as they drove by.
"Only in your sickest dreams, Maxwell!!!! Only in your sickest dreams!!!!!"
The girls sat in the back of the car with a bag they had pulled out of Noin's car. Duo looked nervous as the girls started pulling clothes out of the bag.
"What are you two doing back there?" he asked.
"Changing. Keep your eyes on the road in front of us and don't look in the rear view mirror and everything will be fine." Duo followed his orders, but laughed at some of the sounds he heard coming from the back.
"Where's my skirt?"
"You're sitting on it. Have you seen my other shoes?"
"Oh, these are yours?"
Duo just kept driving and didn't ask. He figured he was happier not knowing.
Howard's was smoky and crowded that afternoon when the Gundam pilots strolled in. The bass thrummed through their heads, the electric guitar whined and the vocalists were unintelligible. But that didn't seem to matter to the twins. They knew the music wasn't great but just having a rhythm and a melody was good enough for them to dance to. And when they danced, they danced. They had changed before going, into slinky, subtly sexy clothes, which was very different from their everyday clothes. Ri had chosen a skirt that was so short that Duo's eyes had popped out of his head, especially when she was getting out of the car, and Quatre nearly fainted. Her shirt had not changed, however, and was still the dark spaghetti strap tank. Her shoes could be classified as weapons and the boys didn't know how she could move so fast in them. She just smiled. Re hadn't changed her outfit much. The long sleeved midriff top was certainly an interesting contrast with the men's jeans. The strobe lights flashed in the darkness, revealing the numerous bodies for but a moment before sending the room back into shadows. Ri and Re were having the times of their lives, being out in the crush of people, dancing crazy dances that were fueled by more than just a couple drinks, and laughing their butts off at each other. Duo smiled. Ri was certainly different. And cute. He shook his head. So soon after Hilde, a little voice chided him. But why not? Hilde dumped him, and he finally got over it, and he was free to roam and look and flirt. His gaze drifted to Ri, watching her dance with her sister like there was nothing better to do in the world. Well, he'd have to show her now, wouldn't he? He tapped the darker sister's shoulder. "Mind if I cut in?" he shouted over the music.
Re bowed and replied just as loudly, "She's all yours."
Ri never missed a beat. She didn't seem uncomfortable dancing with him; after all, she'd been dancing that way the entire time, so why change? Duo turned out to be a wild dancer himself. That's one of the things she loved about him, was his sense of fun. He never passed up a good time if it could be helped. The pair danced, not bothering to talk. Why bother if they couldn't hear each other anyway?
They were having loads of fun, unlike Wufei, who sat in a dark corner, sulking. His nose had been repaired with what looked like duct tape and tissues, but Re wasn't about to comment. He'd been in 'that mood' the whole time that they'd been there. She casually made her way to the table and plunked a beer in front of him. "Drink this, it'll make you feel better," she ordered.
"And what would you know about drinking, onna?" he retorted.
She shrugged. "Enough to know when you need one. That's all you need to know."
He returned the shrug. She watched him when he looked away, staring determinedly away from her, not realizing the opportunity he was giving her. She pondered about him while he was distracted. There was definitely some deeper pain that made him act the way he did. Like. a lead bullet that had been neglected and buried so deep within him that it slowly festered, burning him up from the inside out. Re resolved to discover that pain, and maybe help him heal, as he would need it if she ferreted out the problem. She perched on the table and swallowed some of the untouched lager. "Come dance with me, Chang Wufei."
He looked at her as though she'd just appeared from Mars. "Why would I want to dance with you?"
"Because dancing is fun and you can't resist my sweet feminine charms?" Re batted her eyelashes at him in false coyness.
He snorted. "You're feminine? I've seen rocks that have more femininity than you do, onna."
With that kind of response, Re couldn't suppress the muscle spasm that landed the remainder of her beer on Wufei's head. "Baka! Jerk!" she yelled at the sodden Chinese boy. Then she quieted and said haughtily, "Besides, I'd be better off dancing with a real man."
Wufei sputtered, blowing beer out of his eyes and wiping drenched locks of his hair out of his face. Then he realized whom Re considered a real man. Quatre was sitting innocently at the bar when Re asked him for a dance. The young blond had no idea what he was in for. Ri saw the two of them together heading for the dance floor and made a flying glomp at Quatre. He was no less than startled at the obvious display of affection, but he danced with both of the twins. Duo didn't seem to mind sharing with Quatre too much, except for prolonged periods of time. When they'd each had a dance, they all sat down at the bar again and the two girls fawned over him. Quatre, the ever-innocent boy, was completely oblivious to the apparent flirtations directed at him. The Maganac Corps guys clapped him on the shoulder. "Nice going, Master Quatre!" "I didn't know you were into twins!" were only some of the congratulations bestowed upon him. And poor innocent little Quatre had no idea what they were talking about. After a few moments, the girls made a dash to the bathroom. Apparently, they had forgotten to put on their make up. Duo couldn't figure out how they would be able to tell whether they were wearing any as dark as it was, but he let them go. He had lived with Hilde long enough to know to just let girls do what they want sometimes. Meanwhile, Quatre sat at the bar with the Maganacs.
"Rashid?" said the timid blond.
"Yes, Master Quatre?" answered the walking Arab mountain.
"What should I do? They keep hugging me."
"Either hug back or run away. Either one. A good question would be if you like them hugging you or not."
"I don't know them well enough. You know I've never had a girl friend. Help me! I'm lost!" Quatre slumped forward on the bar. "They keep messing with my hair! What's this thing they have with my hair!?" He rested his head on his arms and sighed deeply, confused by the girls and how they made him feel. At that moment, he felt two comforting hands rubbing his back.
"Are you okay Quatre?" He looked up to see a pair of worried brown eyes accented by dark gray eye shadow. Ri kissed his forehead and looked at Re. "He's not feverish."
"What's wrong Kawaii? Did you have too much to drink?" Re continued to rub his back, trying to look him in the eyes, but he kept looking away, causing her glossed lips to pout. "Are you tired? Do you want us to just go away for a while and let you rest?" The boy sighed again and let out a soft moan. The girls look at each other, immensely worried about their new friend.
"Don't worry about Master Quatre," said Rashid as he smiled at them, "We'll make sure he'll be okay. If we need anything, you'll be the first ones to know. Now, go have fun with the others. See if you can get that Wufei boy to unwind a little."
Rashid watched the girls walk away, glancing back every so often. After they got back to Duo, they seemed to brighten up a bit. Duo pulled them down into chairs and gave each of them a large glass. Knowing him, it would be full of alcohol. He hoped that the girls could take it.
"Hey Re," said Ri in a slurred voice.
"Yeah, Ri?" said Re in an equally slurred voice.
"I have a piggy in my purse."
"Really?" (FireImp a/n- Yes, really! She actually carries this little black pig made of yarn, beads and wire in her purse. It's almost frightening how bored she gets sometimes.)
"Yep. He's my friend. He makes sure that my sushi candles don't try to invade my purse."
"He's such a good piggy."
"Yep."
"How do you get a rhino to brush his teeth?" This random little comment came from Duo.
"You give him an electric toothbrush." That reply, surprisingly enough, came from Trowa.
"Oh." Duo sat in his chair, gently swaying back and forth. Ri was softly singing a song about a guy with big feet and broken church bells (Lady Lynnaya a/n- I'm singing a song in choir that pretty much runs along that theme. We get to play kazoos.) Wufei had passed out a long time ago. Apparently, he couldn't hold his liquor very well. Noin and Zechs, as designated drivers, were only drinking tea. (general a/n- always have a designated driver. You live longer that way. ^_^) Treize had gone upstairs to the room Howard had on constant reserve for them. Ri and Re were having a wonderful time unbraiding Duo's hair when something by the door caught Re's eye. She nudged Ri, nodding in the direction of the door. Ri's eyes widened. Noin caught the exchange and turned around to see what had them spooked. She too, was surprised by who she saw. She turned around to face her sisters. All signs that they had been intoxicated were gone. Duo looked up at them, wondering what made them stop playing with his hair. Hilde never played with his hair, but he always liked it when girls played with his hair. Especially Ri. He didn't like the look he saw on her face, that look that someone you never want to see again has found you. He tried to follow her gaze, but she looked at Re before he could spot what, or who, she was looking at.
"Okay, one of us has to go deal with him," said Ri, obviously not wanting to be the one to go. He? thought Duo An obsessive ex, maybe? They're pretty girls. I can believe a guy wouldn't want to give up on either one of them. Hell, I know what he's going through. But if he does one thing they don't like, I'm going to hurt him. Duo sat as if he hadn't heard anything and continued to sip his beer. Then he spotted a guy that obviously didn't belong there. That must be him, thought Duo, looking over the guy. Expensive clothes, disgusted look on his face, real leather shoes. Classic spoiled rotten snobby rich brat. He hated people like that. Sure, Quatre was rich, but he wasn't spoiled or snobby. He watched the emotions play over the guy's face as he searched for the girls. He wouldn't find them, as they he ducked behind Duo's hair. Duo casually shifted so he blocked them entirely from view. He could hear them whispering frantically behind them. Since the band had left hours ago, he could hear what they were saying.
"He wanted you first, Ri. You go deal with him," said Re.
"He's after you now, you go deal with the spoiled bastard."
"Let's do this the democratic way," suggested Re. Duo heard Ri agree, then heard them whispering "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot." After several rounds, he heard Re giggle with glee and Ri heave a forlorn sigh. "Hey, you may not have gone out with him, but he's your problem anyway." Ri glared at her sister for a moment, then looked around Duo's chair to see if she could spot him. He was sitting at the bar, showing something to Howard, who manned the bar himself. Ri ducked back behind the chair just as the rich boy turned around to look over his shoulder.
"Dammit, Re. He's still got that damn picture! You know, the one that shows full body shots of both of us. Howard has obviously recognized us in the picture."
"Can you tell what Justin is telling him?"
So his name is Justin. thought the restless Shinigami.
"No, but I bet it's one of his usual stories like that one that we robbed him and ran off or that he lost us in a crowded street. You know how he is."
"Hopefully Howard won't fall for it."
"I don't think you have to worry about anything like that," said Noin, still sipping her tea. "It takes a pretty good story and an even better con artist to pull the wool over Howard's eyes. Even Duo can't get one past him."
Still, the two girls were apprehensive. Re gave Ri a good shove, sending her flying across Duo's lap. He pretended to still be in a stupor.
"Oh, hello Ri. Fancy seeing you here."
"Just go to sleep, Duo. Just take a nice, long nap."
He let his head drop back down onto the table, facing the bar. He watched from under hooded eyes as she approached Justin. She tapped him on the shoulder. Almost immediately, he turned around, pulled her into his arms, and tried to kiss her. Ri, being used to handling him, turned her face just in time so he would hit her forehead rather than her lips. They began talking. Although Duo couldn't hear them, he could tell that he was spouting a load of poetic crap at her feet and she just wanted him to get the hell away from her. She managed to stop his speech and tried to convince him yet again that it wouldn't work. Justin started looking around again, and from the look on Ri's face he must have been talking about Re. Eventually, he spotted Noin sitting with the others and tried to join them. Ri tried to convince him to stop, but he took something she said the wrong way. He pulled her to him again, ignoring how she struggled. After touching her in a few places she REALLY didn't want to be touched, she screamed. At that point, Re jumped out from behind Duo and kicked Justin's legs out from under him. Ri untangled herself from him, and shook her sister's hand. Then, Justin picked himself up and started to make advances on both of them. That was it for Duo. It appeared to be enough for Wufei too. Though they were still swaying slightly, the two boys were still formidable. The two of them snuck up behind them, the girls too preoccupied to notice them.
"Hey, Baka, what are you doing? I thought you didn't like women," whispered Duo.
"I think they're weak, but I don't hate them. The way he treats them is disgusting. Even weaklings deserve to be treated with dignity. It's injustice. And you know how I hate seeing injustice." For what must have been the first time, the Chinese boy smiled at the American. Duo looked over the bar to Howard.
"Hey, buddy. Could ya give us two beers? Doesn't matter what kind, but the bigger the bottle the better."
Howard was just about to say he knew what Duo was planning and didn't want another fight, when they heard two loud yells and a scream. Startled, they stood suddenly to see Ri and Re pummeling the enamored young man.
"No one, NO ONE TOUCHES ME THERE!!!!!" Ri yelled as she threw Justin onto a nearby table.
Her sister caught up with him across the room and her blows punctuated her words. "You sick, punk, bastard! Go to hell!"
Duo tapped Re on the shoulder. "Mind if I cut in again?"
With a devilish smile, she replied, "Not at all. Have your way with him." Aside to Wufei, she added, "You know all that honor stuff you learned about fighting? I hereby give you permission to forget it."
Wufei snorted. "I don't need your permission to forget it."
Re shrugged. It was better than nothing. She crossed to her sister, who was still seething. "You okay? He didn't hurt you?"
With a shaky sigh, she shook her head. "No. I'm alright."
"Shall we let the boys have him or shall we join the fray?"
"I think we've done the worst possible damage." Identical smiles lit their faces as they recalled a certain place where they'd both laid a crippling blow. Their evil laughter went unheard, because at that moment, the rest of the bar decided to join the random fight. Wood splintered, glass shattered, and the sound of flesh hitting flesh filled the room. People, bottles, and chairs flew through the air. The floor was slippery with spilt beer and blood. Justin was nowhere to be found, mysteriously enough. Duo and Wufei were standing next to each other, pummeling something lying on the ground, something that the twins assumed was Justin. Howard was cowering behind the bar as yet another one of the mirrors at his back was ruined. He knew there was no stopping a fight when Duo Maxwell and his friends were in it. It was simply better to let them have their ways and clean up the mess afterwards.after taking a certain percentage from their paychecks.
Re and Ri artfully dodged the flying fists, feet, bodies and other random objects so they could get their last kicks in on Justin. They ducked just in time to miss Heero sailing over their heads. Justin practically ran into them. Their luck couldn't have been better. His, on the other hand, was crap. His usually handsome face was bloodied and bruised almost beyond recognition and his nose looked more than just a little crooked. His silk shirt was torn at the seams and the knee of his Armani pants was totally blown out. When he saw them coming, his eyes widened fearfully and he ran right out the door. They could hardly contain their humor. Re gasped, "That was worth it. Just seeing him like that was so worth it!"
Ri laughed again. "Did you see his face? Just think about the bill he's going to have to pay his cosmetic surgeon to fix that one!"
Her sister smiled evilly. "You're talking about his face, and I'm talking about something else entirely."
That, of course, sent them back into a fit of uncontrollable laughter. Quatre peeked in the door, since the Maganac Corps had escorted him out of harm's way. "Is it safe?" he asked timidly.
"Yeah, just about everybody's passed out. Except for us." Re replied.
Duo's hand shot up from behind a pile of toppled and broken chairs. "We haven't passed out. We are victorious!"
"Justice has been served." Wufei added, though his voice was soft and his words were slurred.
"I'm not sure if that counts as safe." Rashid said doubtfully.
"Oh, we would never hurt Kawaii. He's just too adorable. No one would hurt him, if they do we will hurt him," Ri assured him.
Re patted him on the head. "We're just glad that you didn't get hurt."
Wufei and Duo had finally managed to stand and wander over to the twins. "And what do we get for kicking this guy's ass from here to Timbuktu?"
Ri smiled and kissed Duo on the cheek that wasn't bruising. "A kiss and our undivided attention for a whole."
"Week?" the braided wonder said hopefully.
"Week-end. We have work to do, remember?"
"Damn."
Re stood in front of Wufei, far enough away not to spook him, but close enough for them to hear each other. "And what do you want? I figure you don't want me kissing you."
His tone was cold, distant, and his eyes were focused somewhere beyond her. "Nothing, onna. You owe me nothing. Justice has been served, and therein lies my reward."
Re nodded. "Thank you anyway."
He didn't reply, and she took his hand to help him, though she wasn't in much better shape. She didn't miss the wince he succumbed to at her touch. She dropped his hand, only to discover the blood. She snatched it back and he cried, "Hey! God damn it, onna, that hurts!"
"I don't wonder why. You've got enough wood in your hand to build a ship with," she growled.
It was true; there were splinters driven into the fleshy center of his palm, which she could only imagine hurt like the nine hells. She called back to Ri; "You'd better check your man for wounds. If these two are anything alike, he won't say anything."
Ri glared at Duo, and he grinned sheepishly as she pulled off his shirt to see what caused the several holes in it. "It's nothing, I swear. Ri, where are you taking me.?"
Re glared up at Wufei. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"I don't want your help."
"That doesn't mean that you don't need it. And you're getting it anyway," she returned.
He stayed silent as she led him up to the room that Duo kept above the bar. Quatre was walking steadily, as he'd had the least amount of beer, but Trowa and Heero were being carried. They passed Ri bandaging Duo on the sofa, all the while Ri muttered about prideful men with heads like concrete. Re sat Wufei down in the kitchen, where she could have the best light. She had Wufei wash his hands while she got out the tweezers. He glared at her from the kitchen table as she worked. Damned onna just got mixed up in everything. She pursed her mouth as she studied his hand. And began her grotesque task. The pain was worse when he watched her pull the little daggers of oak from his flesh, so he asked her, "Who is this Justin, and why is he such a bastard?"
She grinned and shook her head. "Such an apt description of him." She sighed and said, "Well, I imagine Ri is telling Duo the story, so I guess it won't hurt."
The story? Oh, shit. Wufei thought.
"Justin is a spoiled, rich brat who had fallen head over heels for Ri. He couldn't get her on his own, so he wanted to date me to get to her." She smiled, not looking up from her undertaking, and shook her head. "He really had me going there for a while, until I wizened up. Ri and I found out about his little scheme, publicly humiliated him and have been gone ever since. But, despite all that, he hasn't quite got the message and has been following us for months." With a light chuckle, she added, "Though I doubt he will anymore."
Curiosity was killing him. "What did you do to humiliate him?"
Re smiled broadly as she recollected the memory. "Ri and I set up this fiasco at a restaurant that he frequented, five-star, and we 'met' each other there, acted like he was cheating on us and made a big scene. Needless to say, they won't allow any of us in anymore. Not that either Ri or I want to go anyway."
Wufei sighed as she finished. His hand was throbbing, but Re was applying something sticky to it that cooled it a bit. "If anything looks red or swollen in a couple of days, let me know."
He stood up a bit stiffly, and she asked, "Is there anything else I can help with.?"
"No. I'm fine."
He started to walk to the bedroom when she called him back. His name had been said so softly that he wasn't sure he'd heard it. He stopped and looked back at her. She approached him slowly, uncertainly until she was right in front of him. She said, "Um." and then kissed him quickly on the mouth. She'd been so brief that it could barely be called a kiss. Then she retreated nervously and said, "Good night, Wufei."
He stood there, stunned, and Re flushed and blew by him to go to her sister. Ri, however, was preoccupied. Very preoccupied. Re paused and smiled. They were sure as hell getting more action than she was. She cleared her throat and Ri jumped away from Duo, who looked highly disappointed. "Shall we get home?" Re suggested.
Ri recovered from a blush that had stolen across her cheeks and nodded. "Sure." She paused for a minute. "Um, where are we going? We got here this morning and went straight to headquarters. I'd ask Noin, but I didn't see her. Something tells me we won't be seeing her or Zechs until morning."
Re caught her drift. "So we're stuck here. Great." She turned to Duo. "Do you think Howard might have another room we can stay in?"
"After this? No. Most of the guys that got beat up will be staying here because they're not up to driving. Umm." Duo looked at Wufei. Wufei knew what he was asking and to be quite honest, he didn't want the girls out of his sight just yet. What if that Justin freak came back, unlikely though it was?
"You can stay here tonight. You can sleep in my bed and I'll take the sofa bed." The Chinese warrior turned to the linen closet to pull out some extra sheets. When he turned around, the girls were pulling out the sofa bed. Re turned to him. "Look, you saved our butts. You sleep in your own bed, and we'll take this."
Wufei understood that she was doing this out of honor, and chose to let them have their way. He, more than most, understood the value of honor. He started to go to his room, but he remembered something that he had to say to Duo. Like stay in his room, not in the sofa bed with Ri. He could see Duo standing in the doorway of his room right next to his room with his mouth dropped open. The sisters were certain that the boys were in their rooms. So certain they stripped to their underwear right in front of them. Both boys were wearing dark colors, and most of the lights in the apartment were off. The girls weren't able to see their watchers. They watched them as they chatted in whispers, their slender, pale forms standing out in the dark room. The simple black cotton that Ri wore drove Duo up the wall. The violet-eyed boy grinned. She looked good in black. Real good. He was thankful it wasn't lace. Re on the other hand.
The white satin edged with a little simple lace was making Wufei drool. That one article of clothing drove him up the wall. The high white cotton panties tempted him, making him want to pull them aside and see what she had hidden. But his honor stopped him. His honor, yes, but also his grief. He still hadn't forgotten, and it would take awhile for him to feel able to be with her. So he buried his passion, his want, and went to bed. He knew he wouldn't sleep much, but he had to get away from her.
Duo soon went to bed too before his pounding heartbeat gave him away. 'Good night, Angel of Death. I look forward to seeing you when I wake up. This is going to be very interesting.' Then he cuddled into his warm bed, and drifted into sleep. For the first time since he had become a Gundam pilot, he had pleasant dreams. Dreams of a paradise, where a certain dark angel watched over him.
Lady Lynnaya- Yeah, okay. (blushes)
FireImp- You know you like how I set you up with Duo.
Lady Lynnaya- I guess you had nothing better to do when we had that snow day.
FireImp- Of course not. But what about that part when we're getting ready for bed?
Lady Lynnaya- Pay back.
Chibi-muse Heero- When do things start blowing up?
LL( Lady Lynnaya)-Soon.
Chibi-muse Quatre- Happy ending! (cries) It's so beautiful!
Chibi-muse Wufei- INJUSTICE!! I DON'T WATCH ONNAS STRIP!!
Chibi-muse Duo- Right. You just keep telling yourself that, hentai.
Chibi-muse Wufei- ME A HENTAI!? YOU WERE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO ME!!
Chibi-muse Duo- (Shrugs and starts flying laps around Lady Lynnaya's head)
FireImp- Anyway, read and review. We love to hear what the people think of our work.
Lady Lynnaya- (glomps Chibi-muse Duo) Yep. And I'll even keep my llama on a leash.
Chibi-muse Trowa- (pets llama) .