Part IV
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Duo quickly picked colorful, overjoyed looking plates and décor. The girl running the store watched Duo's every move, hoping he would notice her red, glossy lips and ask her out. Duo, who was pre-occupied with Relena, didn't even notice the cash register desk, let alone the cashier.
"Hey Wufei!" Duo called to his friend. Wufei looked up. Duo held up some pink-and-purple streamer. Wufei nodded.
"Can I help you?" the girl asked in her sexiest voice from behind the counter.
"Yeah," said Duo, approaching her with a confused look. Here he comes, she thought.
"How much is this? I can't read this damn tag." The girl's face dropped.
"3.50." she muttered.
"Great, we'll take it." Duo exclaimed happily. He dropped it and several other items on the counter. "These, too."
"Fine." She grumbled. Duo noticed she was a little distressed.
"You ok?" he asked, still smiling. "Anything I can do to help ya?"
"Yes actually," she stopped scanning and leaned into Duo's face. "You can give me a night."
"Whoa," Duo gasped, astonished, "I wanna sleep with you sometime too, but don't you wanna know my name?"
"Uh, I meant go on a date." Wufei covered his mouth so his face wouldn't explode from laughing.
"Sorry, gal, but I gotta girl." Wufei let it go, and burst out laughing.
"What?" Duo demanded angrily.
"You'll never get a date with her man." He laughed.
"Oh, yeah?" Duo challenged, "I bet I will and get kissed!"
"Whoa! Big shot, huh? Fifty says you can't."
"'Hundred says I can!"
"Dude, you're on!"
"Of course I'll go out with you!" the girl exclaimed, ecstatic.
"Oh, sorry," Wufei cleared things up for her, "We're talking about someone else." Again, the girl's face dropped.
"$67.92." she said gruffly. Duo opened his wallet. The girl glanced over the counter. His wallet was stuffed full of 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, and 500s. He's rich, she thought, there's no telling what that Wufei dragon guy has. Duo handed her two fifties. She took them and gave him his change. She bagged the goodies and Duo took them. He laid a hand on Wufei's shoulder.
"You better save your money so ya pay me."
"Right…." Wufei groaned.
"See ya," Duo called to the girl as he walked out.
"Later," Wufei called over his shoulder, following Duo out. Then they were gone. Who were they? The girl asked herself.