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A new chapter! YAY! Have the next couple of chapters to this story planned out so I shouldn't have too much trouble updating more regularly than I have been.
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Chapter 7-Conspiracy
Duo walked into the kitchen absorbed in his thoughts of what to have for breakfast. He was completely unprepared for the shock that he received upon sighting the two girls from his dream sitting at the kitchen table. He stood staring in shock, his mouth gapping like a goldfish as he tried to gather his wits and come to grips with what was going on.
It hadn't been a dream! The girls were really there. The girl called Setsuna had really been there. She really thought that they were Princes. It had been real. All of it had been real!
Duo surveyed the room as he took all of this in. Trowa and Raye were sitting side by side, talking like they had known each other their whole lives. This shocked Duo almost as much as finding that there really were two cute girls staying in the house, Trowa was talking.
Wufei was sitting across from them, glaring at Raye and muttering about injustices as he munched on toast and jam. It appeared that Raye had beaten him to the last of the Rice Bubbles, a fact that Wufei was extremely unhappy about.
Quatre was having a one-sided argument with a silent Heero, as he tried to convince him that he couldn't complete missions if he didn't eat.
Duo took in all of this within seconds. What drew his attention was the girl at the other end of the table. When he looked at Lita he felt the same strange feeling of familiarity as he had experienced upon seeing her the day before. She was sitting by herself at one end of Quatre's gigantic table, studying her bowl of Cornflakes as if it held the answers to the universe. Duo thought that she looked like a fallen angel. She felt Duo's eyes upon her and glanced up allowing him to see her face.
Her face was as beautiful as she was but he barely registered this before noticing her eyes. They were so dull and lifeless, like that of a dead person. So full of pain and guilt. He couldn't stand seeing those gorgeous eyes so haunted.
Lost in new thoughts Duo collected his Coco Pops and sat next to Lita, swearing to himself that he would cheer her up.
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Days and weeks passed and as autumn closed in, the leaves turned red and gold, and the girls settled into their new life.
Raye and Trowa were rarely seen apart and the usually quiet and reserved boy seemed to have found a new personality. Raye and Heero also got along quite well, and Raye was the only one that could win an argument without having him pull a gun on her. It seemed that Heero had a soft spot for the black haired scout although he would never admit it.
Lita and Duo spent much time together and although Lita still appeared to be troubled she was more cheerful than Raye had seen her for years. The kindness of Quatre combined with Duo's companionship and Mina's frequent visits in spirit form had done an amazing job of lifting her spirits and healing the scars of her soul.
If Wufei and Raye weren't squabbling over meaningless things, they were arguing or fighting. They were both very evenly matched not only in fighting skills but also in stubbornness and childishness, especially when around each other. No one doubted that they were brother and sister and Duo had taken to calling Wufei Prince Mars, and singing 'Mars a days, Helps you work, rest, play.' This caused him to get chased quite often, not only by Wufei but by Raye as well.
And thought weeks passed no one heard any word of Setsuna, Amy or Serena.
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Muffled giggles and whispers escaped through the thick wood of Duo's bedroom door. The faint sounds caught Heero's attention as he walked through the corridors. Intrigued, Heero strained his ears trying to make out the words of the speakers. Worried and curious as to who Duo had in his room, and what mischief the braided baka and his accomplice were up to, Heero crept closer to the locked door.
Listening at the keyhole, his first question was quickly answered as Lita's voice rose slightly in annoyance. "Of course it will work! It's brilliant!"
"All right, all right," Heero could just make out Duo's words. "Be quiet! We don't want anyone to hear us!"
Heero was now considerably worried. Duo's practical jokes had been bad enough, but when paired up with Lita they were to be feared and avoided. In the nine weeks that Lita had been there they had wrecked havoc with everyone at least once.
First they had dyed Wufei's shirts and pants hot pink.
They had flooded Quatre's bathroom, although they had claimed that to be an accident no one believed them.
They had stolen Heero's laptop and managed to keep it hidden for three days. He had only gotten it back after holding a knife to Duo's braid as his guns had also been taken leaving him threatless for awhile.
Raye had been soaked through with cordial from a bucket on top of her door, after which she had whinged about having sticky hair for a week.
They had driven Trowa crazy for a week and a half by ripping out the last age of every book he read before he got to it. They then became sick of this joke, much to Trowa's relief.
They had gone shopping and come back with a puppy (which they named Venus at Lita's insistence.) This by it's self had been sufficient to annoy Wufei. Then they had placed it in his bed one night. Much to Wufei's disgust and annoyance he had woken to a puppy licking his nose and drooling all over his face.
Wufei had gotten them back by feeding Venus the TV remote. Needless to say Duo had not been impressed.
Their latest joke had involved pulling Quatre into the pool while he was fully dressed, with the aid of the garden hose. Quatre had been extremely pissed off for a whole day as the pool water had ruined his pants, which had been a present from his father.
The jokes seemed to be getting more annoying as time went on and if Heero had followed the pattern correctly he was next on the list. This made Heero nervous. In Heero's opinion they all had the right to be anxious. He doubted even god knew what they would do next.
Bringing his thoughts back to the conversation he was listening to, Heero listened closely hoping that maybe he would be able to avoid whatever joke it was that they had install for him.
"When everyone's busy you can sneak into Raye's room and I'll sneak into Trowa's and then . . ." here Duo's planning went to quiet for Heero to be able to hear, but he had heard enough to know that he was safe, at least for a little while.
Relieved Heero made his way out into the courtyard in search of Trowa and Raye. He may be safe but they were in danger at the moment. The least he could do was warn them to watch their backs.
Upon walking into the courtyard he caught sight of a flag fluttering in the breeze. 'I've never seen that flag before,' Heero thought to himself. 'I wonder why Quatre put it up. It looks really odd.'
Curious as to what flag it was Heero moved closer to the flagpole. It wasn't until he got closer that he realised why he hadn't seen the flag before. It wasn't a flag. It was someone's underpants.
"DUO!" Heero yelled loud enough for everyone including Duo to hear.
Wufei was the first to arrive. Upon seeing the undies he stopped in horror. "They better not be . . ." he trailed off in relief after identifying the discriminating underwear as not his. "They're not mine! They're not mine!" Wufei began chanting just as Raye came onto the scene.
She glanced at Wufei and then looked to the underpants. "Well they should be yours!" she growled.
Wufei responded by sticking out his tongue and she did likewise.
"They're mine!" Heero growled. He sounded to fierce that both Wufei and Raye pulled their tongues back in before walking hastily away. Leaving Heero to retrieve the windborne underpants for himself.
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Meanwhile
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During the commotion that Heero had caused Lita and Duo had managed to pull of their plan. Both letters were now ready and waiting on their intended beds.
"Good Work, Matchmaker One" Duo stated sticking out his hand to congratulate his partner in crime.
"You too, Matchmaker Two!" Lita replied with a wide grin as she took the offered hand and shook it.
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What did you think?
I need a nickname for Duo to call Lita. I anyone can think of one, it would be greatly appreciated as I'm at a bit of a loss.
I meant to make this chapter longer but it's getting late and I'm getting tired. I'll try to write more soon.
Lita.
A new chapter! YAY! Have the next couple of chapters to this story planned out so I shouldn't have too much trouble updating more regularly than I have been.
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Chapter 7-Conspiracy
Duo walked into the kitchen absorbed in his thoughts of what to have for breakfast. He was completely unprepared for the shock that he received upon sighting the two girls from his dream sitting at the kitchen table. He stood staring in shock, his mouth gapping like a goldfish as he tried to gather his wits and come to grips with what was going on.
It hadn't been a dream! The girls were really there. The girl called Setsuna had really been there. She really thought that they were Princes. It had been real. All of it had been real!
Duo surveyed the room as he took all of this in. Trowa and Raye were sitting side by side, talking like they had known each other their whole lives. This shocked Duo almost as much as finding that there really were two cute girls staying in the house, Trowa was talking.
Wufei was sitting across from them, glaring at Raye and muttering about injustices as he munched on toast and jam. It appeared that Raye had beaten him to the last of the Rice Bubbles, a fact that Wufei was extremely unhappy about.
Quatre was having a one-sided argument with a silent Heero, as he tried to convince him that he couldn't complete missions if he didn't eat.
Duo took in all of this within seconds. What drew his attention was the girl at the other end of the table. When he looked at Lita he felt the same strange feeling of familiarity as he had experienced upon seeing her the day before. She was sitting by herself at one end of Quatre's gigantic table, studying her bowl of Cornflakes as if it held the answers to the universe. Duo thought that she looked like a fallen angel. She felt Duo's eyes upon her and glanced up allowing him to see her face.
Her face was as beautiful as she was but he barely registered this before noticing her eyes. They were so dull and lifeless, like that of a dead person. So full of pain and guilt. He couldn't stand seeing those gorgeous eyes so haunted.
Lost in new thoughts Duo collected his Coco Pops and sat next to Lita, swearing to himself that he would cheer her up.
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Days and weeks passed and as autumn closed in, the leaves turned red and gold, and the girls settled into their new life.
Raye and Trowa were rarely seen apart and the usually quiet and reserved boy seemed to have found a new personality. Raye and Heero also got along quite well, and Raye was the only one that could win an argument without having him pull a gun on her. It seemed that Heero had a soft spot for the black haired scout although he would never admit it.
Lita and Duo spent much time together and although Lita still appeared to be troubled she was more cheerful than Raye had seen her for years. The kindness of Quatre combined with Duo's companionship and Mina's frequent visits in spirit form had done an amazing job of lifting her spirits and healing the scars of her soul.
If Wufei and Raye weren't squabbling over meaningless things, they were arguing or fighting. They were both very evenly matched not only in fighting skills but also in stubbornness and childishness, especially when around each other. No one doubted that they were brother and sister and Duo had taken to calling Wufei Prince Mars, and singing 'Mars a days, Helps you work, rest, play.' This caused him to get chased quite often, not only by Wufei but by Raye as well.
And thought weeks passed no one heard any word of Setsuna, Amy or Serena.
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Muffled giggles and whispers escaped through the thick wood of Duo's bedroom door. The faint sounds caught Heero's attention as he walked through the corridors. Intrigued, Heero strained his ears trying to make out the words of the speakers. Worried and curious as to who Duo had in his room, and what mischief the braided baka and his accomplice were up to, Heero crept closer to the locked door.
Listening at the keyhole, his first question was quickly answered as Lita's voice rose slightly in annoyance. "Of course it will work! It's brilliant!"
"All right, all right," Heero could just make out Duo's words. "Be quiet! We don't want anyone to hear us!"
Heero was now considerably worried. Duo's practical jokes had been bad enough, but when paired up with Lita they were to be feared and avoided. In the nine weeks that Lita had been there they had wrecked havoc with everyone at least once.
First they had dyed Wufei's shirts and pants hot pink.
They had flooded Quatre's bathroom, although they had claimed that to be an accident no one believed them.
They had stolen Heero's laptop and managed to keep it hidden for three days. He had only gotten it back after holding a knife to Duo's braid as his guns had also been taken leaving him threatless for awhile.
Raye had been soaked through with cordial from a bucket on top of her door, after which she had whinged about having sticky hair for a week.
They had driven Trowa crazy for a week and a half by ripping out the last age of every book he read before he got to it. They then became sick of this joke, much to Trowa's relief.
They had gone shopping and come back with a puppy (which they named Venus at Lita's insistence.) This by it's self had been sufficient to annoy Wufei. Then they had placed it in his bed one night. Much to Wufei's disgust and annoyance he had woken to a puppy licking his nose and drooling all over his face.
Wufei had gotten them back by feeding Venus the TV remote. Needless to say Duo had not been impressed.
Their latest joke had involved pulling Quatre into the pool while he was fully dressed, with the aid of the garden hose. Quatre had been extremely pissed off for a whole day as the pool water had ruined his pants, which had been a present from his father.
The jokes seemed to be getting more annoying as time went on and if Heero had followed the pattern correctly he was next on the list. This made Heero nervous. In Heero's opinion they all had the right to be anxious. He doubted even god knew what they would do next.
Bringing his thoughts back to the conversation he was listening to, Heero listened closely hoping that maybe he would be able to avoid whatever joke it was that they had install for him.
"When everyone's busy you can sneak into Raye's room and I'll sneak into Trowa's and then . . ." here Duo's planning went to quiet for Heero to be able to hear, but he had heard enough to know that he was safe, at least for a little while.
Relieved Heero made his way out into the courtyard in search of Trowa and Raye. He may be safe but they were in danger at the moment. The least he could do was warn them to watch their backs.
Upon walking into the courtyard he caught sight of a flag fluttering in the breeze. 'I've never seen that flag before,' Heero thought to himself. 'I wonder why Quatre put it up. It looks really odd.'
Curious as to what flag it was Heero moved closer to the flagpole. It wasn't until he got closer that he realised why he hadn't seen the flag before. It wasn't a flag. It was someone's underpants.
"DUO!" Heero yelled loud enough for everyone including Duo to hear.
Wufei was the first to arrive. Upon seeing the undies he stopped in horror. "They better not be . . ." he trailed off in relief after identifying the discriminating underwear as not his. "They're not mine! They're not mine!" Wufei began chanting just as Raye came onto the scene.
She glanced at Wufei and then looked to the underpants. "Well they should be yours!" she growled.
Wufei responded by sticking out his tongue and she did likewise.
"They're mine!" Heero growled. He sounded to fierce that both Wufei and Raye pulled their tongues back in before walking hastily away. Leaving Heero to retrieve the windborne underpants for himself.
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Meanwhile
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During the commotion that Heero had caused Lita and Duo had managed to pull of their plan. Both letters were now ready and waiting on their intended beds.
"Good Work, Matchmaker One" Duo stated sticking out his hand to congratulate his partner in crime.
"You too, Matchmaker Two!" Lita replied with a wide grin as she took the offered hand and shook it.
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What did you think?
I need a nickname for Duo to call Lita. I anyone can think of one, it would be greatly appreciated as I'm at a bit of a loss.
I meant to make this chapter longer but it's getting late and I'm getting tired. I'll try to write more soon.
Lita.