"What movies do you guys have here?" Donna asked, flopping down onto their couch later on that day
"Basically everything Ames carries." Duo answered her "Quatre just grabbed stuff off the shelf and paid for it. We've got quite an odd selection including one movie that I'm debating whether it was an accident or another side of him coming out." He handed Donna a movie with two people on the box entwined in a passionate kiss.
"Stolen Nights?" Donna asked in disbelief, noting the opened package "And how many times have you guys actually watched this so far?"
"Once." They all replied in unison
"Just put in anything other then that and let's see what we get." Lauren suggested, not moving from her place in Heero's lap on one of the armchairs
"Okay." Quatre replied sticking in a tape for them "I'll be upstairs working on the chem homework if you need me."
"Actually, do you understand the stuff?" Andi asked him
"Yeah, pretty much. Whatever she didn't cover I figured out from the book."
"Do you want to lend me a hand? I'm not into this class at all and when I'm not interested in something, it's going to take longer to click."
"Sure, come on up." He waited for her and the two of them disappeared up the stairs.
Duo, Heero, Trowa, Lauren, and Wufei all began to snicker again, much to Donna's annoyance "What's going on?" She demanded, "Why are you laughing again?"
"Donna, just think about it." Wufei answered "And please be quite until you figure out why."
She stuck her tongue out at him and settled back down on the couch in a huff "You guys are big meany-poo heads." She replied
"Okay, so basically all you have to do from here is plug all of the data you were given into that equation and solve for your unknown. Got it?" Quatre looked over at Andi who was scribbling furiously on a sheet of paper
"I think so. Did you get 2.75 for the answer?" She asked
"2.76; remember your sig figs." He reminded her gently
"Okay. Thanks a lot." She replied, rolling over on his bed and staring up at the ceiling
"Are you okay?" He asked
"Yeah. I think so." She replied, turning her head to look him in the eye "Just thinking."
"Anything you want to talk about?" He probed
"You sure you want to be loaded down with my problems?" She shot back
"I'm here if you want a friend." He replied
"Well...I don't know really. It's probably just a case of the blues coming back. Or maybe Heero made me think too much after all." She sat up and looked him in the eye "Do you think I'm a bitch?"
"No, not at all." He answered truthfully "I think you're trying to cover up your true personality a lot and by doing that you're too hard on people sometimes but I'd never call you a bitch."
"You of all people should say that I am." She said "I was mean to you from the day you came here and for no good reason at all."
"Nah, don't worry. I've put up with a lot more then what you were able to dish out." He smiled slightly
"Well...at least that cleared up about half of it." She sighed a little "The other thing is that, well...I guess I just feel kind of useless. I mean, I'm not the smart one, or the pretty one, or the funny one. I guess I just had to be a bitch so that I could be something in this world besides a waste of oxygen."
"Don't say that." Quatre said quickly, reaching over and grabbing her hand in his before he realized what he was doing. She looked down and a pink tint came over her cheeks. After he realized what he had done, he dropped her hand and blushed bright red "Sorry about that." He mumbled
"Don't worry about it." She replied smiling "It's no big deal."
"It was to me." He muttered to himself, or so he thought
"What?" She exclaimed, looking at him curiously
Quatre just blushed an even deeper red and nodded "I like you." He said finally, "I mean, I really like you."
"I like you too." She replied, "That's why I felt like such a bitch for being mean to you. I couldn't figure out why I was doing it."
They sat in silence for a moment "So now what?" Quatre asked
"I was actually hoping you'd have an idea." She confessed, "I've never jumped into a relationship this quickly before."
"We don't have to do anything." Quatre pointed out "I really don't know much about you and you don't know anything about me. We could just go with it and see what happens."
"That's probably a good idea. At least until we get to know each other better. Heero and Lauren don't seem to have a problem with it but then again," She paused "They did have that afternoon together and I'm pretty sure they probably did some talking then."
"I think there's some major chemistry between our two little groups." He pointed out "I know for a fact Duo and Donna aren't going to be able to stay away from each other forever. Trowa seems taken with that one senior girl that you guys are always hanging out with, and Wufei...well, I think he had a small crush on you too but it's kind of hard to tell what goes on in his mind."
"So are we a couple now or what?" She asked, "I'm sorry but I don't know if I'm taking everything the way you want me to take it."
"Do you want to be?" He asked her "It's up to you."
"I don't want to sound like a tease but could I wait a day before I give you an answer on that one? I just want to think about this and make sure that I'm not getting into another relationship I'm going to regret."
"That's no problem at all." He said "I want you to be sure about this, because if you're not sure, they you won't be happy and when you're not happy, then I'm not going to be able to be either."
"You're a really sweet guy, Quatre." She stood up "I don't know if I really deserve someone like you."
"Don't say that until you know everything about me." He warned, "There's some stuff that you would never expect but for some reason, I don't think that it would turn you away."
"Okay, so I'll see you tomorrow night at Shambo's?" She asked
"I'll be there." He promised
"Thanks Quatre." She said before walking downstairs to rejoin the rest of their group.
Quatre threw himself across his bed with a smile spread from ear to ear. Life was good.
* * *
Trowa sat in his history class, between Jessica and another girl who didn't seem to want to acknowledge that he was there. She kept examining her face in a small mirror and adjusting her make-up and hair. He looked over at Jessica and gave her a small smile. She smiled back and took out a piece of paper and began to write on it. A moment later, when the teacher's back was turned, she handed it over to him.
He opened it up and read… "This is really boring! Want to help me keep track of the times he actually changes the tone in his voice?" Trowa almost snickered but caught himself in time and wrote back quickly "Do you really think we need to bother? We could probably keep track with the fingers on one hand. Why waste a good piece of paper?" He handed it back to her and waited for her to respond. She scribbled furiously for a few moments before handing it back to him "So how are you liking our little town north of the middle of nowhere?" Trowa wrote his reply in the next line "It seems okay for now. Very quite and very boring for the most part but some of the people here are nice." And so they continued on for the period
"Where did you live before you came here?"
"I can't really say. Sorry."
"What do you mean by that? Are you some kind of agent for the government?"
"Not exactly and as much as I'd like to clue you in, it's just not possible."
"That's okay, I forgive you. There are some things about me that I'd never tell anyone else either."
"Oh really? I was beginning to think you were the good girl of your class."
"I probably am. Or at least I'm the party pooper. I don't smoke, drink, or do any of that other stuff that the other guys call fun."
"I've only drank once and I don't smoke. Does that make me a loser too?"
"Probably, but don't worry, we can be losers together, k?"
"K. Are you going over to Shambo's tonight to play?"
"I was thinking about it, why? Are you going?"
"All five of us are."
"Then I'll try to be there but I can't make any promises. I've got some chores to do at home first and we'll see what happens after that. It also kind of depends on whether my mom can give me a ride down."
"I can give you a ride if you need it. Just give me a call after school with the directions to your house."
"Okay, what's your number?"
"688-3412. You'll probably get the answering machine. We don't get to it in time. Don't mind the message either, Wufei went a little bit overboard and he insisted that we let him take care of it."
"That's okay, he's probably a nice guy once you get to know him."
"He is." Trowa wrote back and after he handed the paper back to her, the bell rang. The teacher passed out worksheets to do over the weekend and without another word to each other, Trowa and Jessica filed into the hall with the rest of the class. * * *
"Doo Dee Doo Dee Doo." Donna hummed, tapping her fingers on the desk in their lunch study hall. "Boring, boring, boring."
"You said it babe." Duo whispered in agreement
"Stop calling me that." She ordered
"Whatever you say toots." He grinned coyly at her
"Don't call me that either!"
"Okay sweetie-pie."
"Stop it!" She commanded
"Sure thing cutie."
She sighed and slumped back in her seat "I hate you." She muttered
"No you don't and you know it." He replied, still smiling.
Heero, Lauren, Amanda, Wufei, and Trowa sat in the back left corner, talking quietly. "So, do you think anything happened between the two of them last night?" Lauren asked
"I'm pretty sure something did." Trowa commented "After you guys left, I saw him lying there on his bed with a huge smile on his face. When he came down to get a glass of water later on, he looked like he was living his ultimate fantasy. He seriously looked like he was walking in a daze. He almost ran into a door and then he tried to pour the water through a flour sifter before he realized what he had done."
"She won't tell me anything." Amanda put in "I'm sure if something had happened, she would have said something by now. Besides, she looks too calm and thoughtful to be in love."
"They seem a lot closer today though." Heero pointed out "In every class they've had together, they have yet to leave each other's side."
"It's sweet." Lauren sighed, "Maybe you guys will be able to break our curse."
"What curse?" Wufei asked
"Well, it seems kind of silly but the two of us seem to be unable to date guys during the same time period. I'll break up with someone and a few weeks later, she'll find someone new. She'll break up with them and I'll find someone. It's been going on for years."
"It's just timing." Wufei shrugged it off and went back to yet another thick book.
Quatre and Andi sat on the other side of the room, the only place where there were any free seats when they had come into the study hall. "How much do you want to bet they're talking about us?" He said with a smile
"How can you tell?" She asked
"They keep looking over here and smiling." He replied "It must be driving them nuts that they can't come over here and find out what's up."
"We really wouldn't be able to tell them anything anyways." She shrugged "We haven't figured out what to do yet and to tell you the truth, I don't really want them to know what's up until we figure it out. The last thing we need is the pressure to get together or to stay friends."
"That's a good point." He opened his history book as the monitor glanced over at them with a warning look
She followed suit and opened up her chemistry book, although she wasn't paying attention to the words written on the page.
"So you still haven't figured out what to do?" He asked, more softly to keep the prying ears at bay.
"I'm sorry but no. I've been thinking so much that my poor overworked brain cells have started packing for less cramped areas. I'm beginning to lean towards an answer but every time I try to tell myself that I'm making the right decision, either the logic or the romance kicks in and I'm back to debating." She sighed a little "I'm sorry Quatre but I really can't make up my mind."
"Don't worry about it." He assured her "Either way, I'll be happy to have you in anyway I can, whether it be a friend or a girlfriend."
"Thanks Quatre." She smiled a little bit as the study hall monitor motioned for them to file out and down to the lunchroom.
* * *
"Here they come!" Donna exclaimed when she saw their truck driving up the street.
There were about fifteen people roaming around the yard ranging from third grade to seniors. The three girls had been hanging around for about ten minutes, waiting for the guys to show up.
Lauren saw Andi's eyes light up as she recognized the truck "Looking forward to seeing someone?" She asked softly
She blushed and then nodded slightly "You could say that." She replied before walking over to the truck. Four of the guys and Jessica poured out and stood around watching all the younger kids run around. "Where's Wufei?" Lauren asked
"He wanted to go to the library to use the computers for something but he said he'd come by when he finished." Heero replied, wrapping his arm around her waist
"Okay!" Donna shouted, making them stop in their tracks "Who's going to be 'it' first?"
"Doran." All the kids replied pointing at her younger brother who shrugged
"Get going." He ordered before turning to face the garage that would stand as their base.
The group split up into smaller groups, which departed separately, among them Donna and Duo, Lauren and Heero, Andi and Quatre, and then Trowa and Jessica. "Can you climb it?" Trowa asked her, stopping by the trunk of a large maple tree.
She looked doubtfully up at the first branch "It's a little bit too high for me." She whispered
"No problem." Trowa hoisted himself up and then held out his hand for her to grab so he could pull her up after him. When he had her up in the tree, the two of them climbed up higher until they had a birds-eye view of the game. "There go Duo and Donna." He remarked, watching them run across the field until they fell into a patch of tall weeds that concealed them perfectly.
"There's Andi and your friend." Jess commented, "What's his name again?"
"That's Quatre." Trowa commented as he watched the two of them vanish inside the woods on the other side of the field.
"They're probably going to Donna's little place back there." Jessica remarked, "It's almost impossible to find unless you know right where it is and she's only told a few people."
Trowa nodded, watching the area they had disappeared into. "Have you spotted Heero and Lauren yet?" He asked
"Of course, I just didn't think they'd want to be spotted." She gestured over next to the pool where the two of them were sitting entwined on the ground behind the deck.
Trowa smiled softly "She's something special if she can get him to make a turn-around like he's made over the past five days."
"What was he like before you came here?" Jessica asked
"Very anti-social, very withdrawn, hard to reach and just as hard to talk to. He didn't want to be around anyone because he didn't want to see what he had become, thanks to the people we were with before we came here. They basically turned him into a little fighting machine, all brawn and brain but no humanity in his body. She helped bring him back to life again."
"What kind of people were they?" She asked in shock "Who would ever want to do something like that to an innocent boy?"
"These people weren't all quite right in the head." He patted her hand softly "We're not there anymore and that's all that matters."
"I'm glad you came here." She replied, "You're all really nice people."
"I could say the same for you." He said watching as Donna's younger brother finished his counting and took off to look for the people.
"This is fun!" Duo exclaimed from his place in the grass next to Donna
"You need to shut up before I kill you." She warned "I have never had to be it at this game and I'm not going to start now."
"Whatever you say baby." Duo grinned broadly before flopping on his back and looking up at her with a twinkle in his eye.
"Why don't you give up already?" She asked him, "Can't you see you aren't going to get anywhere with me?"
"Already have." He replied, "You just don't know it yet."
"Why do I not like the sound of that one?" She moaned
"You will and you know it. You just won't admit it to yourself yet."
"You seem pretty confident about that." She remarked
"Why shouldn't I be?"
"Because I'm not interested." She said nodding her head, as if to convince herself of that fact, "You can't possibly do anything to change that."
"Wanna bet?" He asked
"You can't, I know my own feelings."
"Okay, so then you won't mind if I do this since you aren't interested." He pushed himself into a sitting position and pressed his lips to hers.
"What did you do that for?" She demanded when he released her
"To prove my point." He laid back down with a satisfied smile on his face "Now I know I'm right."
"You aren't though." She argued, "I don't want you."
He pulled her down next to him and gazed deeply into her eyes, his mouth barely an inch from hers. His eyes were shining with a boyish kind of happiness but yet they had a soft gentleness to them. "You do and you know it. Now all I have to get you to do is to admit it."
Donna sighed and rolled over onto her back and looked up at the dark night sky. Even the stars looked like they were laughing at her while they gave off their sparkling light to the world. "It's so quiet." She murmured her thoughts out loud "Normally there is a lot more noise then this even when it's a quiet game."
"Maybe they forgot about us." Duo suggested
"It's possible." She replied, "They've done it before."
"Then just sit back and enjoy the moment. It's a really nice night."
"What do you mean by that? It's just a normal fall one."
"The sky is so clear, you can almost see the colonies shining in space."
"What colonies?" She sat up again, "There you go again, getting weird on me. What the heck are these colonies that you guys are always talking about?"
"It's just a childhood story the five of us were told in one of our foster homes." Duo spun his tale quickly, hoping that she would buy it. "It was a story that one of our nicer foster mothers told us before we went to bed at night. On every star, there are colonies of happy people and because they're so loved, they never stop smiling and on clear nights, when the sun's rays hit them just right, you can see the colonies on the stars." He looked over at her wondering if she would buy it
"That's really cool." She remarked, "I wish my mom would have taken the time to tell me stories like that."
"Those colonies can't hold a candle to you." He turned over "You're just amazing."
"Since when did you turn into a charmer?" She asked, her cheeks tinted pink from his compliment
"Since I figured you'd respond better to honesty then to the flirting."
"Okay, here's some honesty for you." She turned to him and his eyes lit up hopefully. She grinned broadly "Go back to doing the flirting, this side of you is way too romantic and mushy for my liking."
"Whatever you say." Duo replied, leaning in to kiss her again.
"This is taking longer then I expected." Andi said, peering out into the darkened field.
"Don't worry about it." Quatre came up behind her, "From what you've told me they wouldn't be able to find us here anyways."
"Still." She squinted, trying to pick out any movement, "It's like they've all gone home and forgotten about us."
"You're complaining?" He teased
"No, not at all but you've got to admit, this is almost like it was preplanned."
"Well, if it's any comfort to you, I just spotted Heero and Lauren so we're not the only ones left."
"That's a relief." She sighed
"Are you trying to say that you don't want to be out here with me?" He asked, pretending to be hurt
"No, not at all!" She said quickly "I didn't mean it like that."
"It's okay, I was just picking on you." He replied with a soft smile
"Oh. Okay." She let the branches fall back into place, hiding them once again before she sat down on an old log that was sitting in the small clearing in the woods they were in. "Quatre, could I ask you a question?"
"Sure." He replied, moving to sit down next to her "What is it?"
"I just wanted to know, if we did end up going out and if it didn't work out and we broke up, do you think we would be able to stay friends after everything?"
"I'd definitely want to try to stay friends but it would kind of depend on what kind of terms we left on. I wouldn't be able to give you a definite answer but I can tell you that I would want to try."
"That's all I wanted to hear." She smiled "Let's give it a try. I just didn't want to take the chance to ruin this friendship we have growing right now. I seriously think I'm in love with you."
Quatre's broad smile seemed to light up the clearing. "You don't know how happy that makes me." He said, covering her hand with his and squeezing it gently "You don't know how happy you make me."
"I probably don't know." She agreed "But I'd like to find out."
"Alright then." He wrapped his arm around her and lowered his lips down to hers.
Wufei was walking along the darkened streets, trying to find the house he was supposed to be at least half an hour ago. It had taken longer for him to finish his history work then he had originally planned. He had forgotten the street name that the house was on and he had been wandering around for the past fifteen minutes. He had seen other people wandering around but it would be an insult to his honor to have to ask for directions in such a small town.
He walked back around the block and ended up right back at the stoplight he had been standing by before. "Dammit." He swore, punching the telephone pole that was in front of him.
"Hey!" He heard a voice from behind him and turned to see a girl running up to him "Are you lost or something because you've been walking by my house all night."
He hesitated and then sighed "Hai."
"Huh?"
"Yes." He replied. He kept forgetting that the people in that area didn't speak Japanese. "Do you know where the Shambo family lives?"
"You're not even on the right street." She noticed "I've got to go there anyways to pick up my brother so you can just follow me."
Wufei nodded and followed across the street and then passed the small gas station to another road. As far as he knew, the girl wasn't in his grade although he remembered seeing her in one of his study halls. "What's your name?" He asked finally
"I'm Rox." She replied looking back at him. "I take it you're one of those five guys that Andi, Lauren, and their friends have started to hang out with."
"Wufei Chang." He replied, nodding "The other four are already there and I was supposed to be awhile ago but I couldn't find the house."
"It's okay, the back roads can get confusing if you haven't been here that long." She slowed down her pace so she could walk beside him "All you really have to remember is that the stoplight is in the middle of the village and just to go back there if you get lost and try a different road."
He nodded and then spotted a small white house with a bunch of younger kids hanging out on the steps. "Is that it?" He asked
"Yeah." She nodded "I've got to get going though. Do you know how to get to your house from here?"
"Hai." He replied
"Okay. It was nice talking to you." She smiled and then motioned for one of the boys to follow her. "Come on Ryan, we've got to get going home." He reluctantly got up and followed her
"Do you know where I could find Yuy, Maxwell, Barton, or Winner?" Wufei asked, trying to keep his tone of voice somewhat civil
"Who?" A younger male version of Donna asked
Wufei sighed "Never mind, do you know where I could find Donna, Andi, Lauren, or Jessica?"
"Shit!" The boy exclaimed jumping up "I forgot to find them!"
"No wonder we forgot about them." Another younger boy remarked "I haven't heard Donna since they left to hide."
"Let's get going then." The male version of Donna commanded "We better go and find them."
Wufei shook his head in amazement as Trowa and Jessica jumped down from their tree "Where is everyone?" He asked them
"Heero and Lauren are hidden underneath the pool deck, Donna and Duo are in the tall grass down by the ditch, and then Andi and Quatre are back in the woods." Jessica smiled "We were watching everything from up in that tree."
"Do you mean Maxwell kept his mouth shut long enough to win a game?" Wufei asked in shock
"Yeah, and the weirder thing is that he was with Donna the entire time." Trowa put in
"I'm impressed." Wufei said with a curt nod "So is this it?"
"Basically, it seemed kind of boring if you want to know the truth. I kind of expected more."
"So we'll find something else to do on our Friday nights." Jessica shrugged "We could always find a dance somewhere to crash or we could just hang out and watch some movies."
"What are you guys talking about?" Quatre asked, sneaking up with Andi.
"Just trying to think of something to do on these Friday nights." Trowa replied, "It doesn't look like these games are going to be much fun."
"I can't believe they forgot about us." Andi looked around the garage and then motioned for Heero and Lauren to run up since they were the only ones there.
"Where did everyone go?" Lauren asked, brushing a few stray leaves out of her unruly hair.
"You mean you didn't hear them run by you?" Trowa asked, with a glint in his eyes.
The two of them blushed "I guess not." Heero said, trying to push the pink tint off of his cheeks.
"We were a little preoccupied." Lauren admitted after a moment, making everyone smile again "What? And you're trying to tell met that all of you kept your hands, feet, and lips to yourselves?"
It was Andi and Quatre's turn to blush while Trowa and Jessica just began to snicker again. "So have you two decided to hook up yet?" Heero asked
They hesitated and then nodded. "About time." He nodded "You were really making the rest of us sick earlier."
"Heero!" Lauren elbowed him in the ribs "Be nice to them. For now at least."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Andi demanded
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Lauren smiled devilishly
Quatre took one look at her and smiled softly "She's bluffing." He told everyone "She doesn't have a clue of what to do to us."
"Hey!" She protested, "You keep taking all the fun away!"
"Not all." Andi slipped her hand back into his as the cheers and noise took up from the field. "Oooo." Doran taunted his sister "Wait until Dad hears about this one. Have you let him fuck you yet?"
"Doran!" Donna exclaimed, her cheeks red, "Of course not. We haven't done anything to talk about."
"That was good enough for me for awhile." Duo grinned, "Don't bother denying it babe. You know you liked it."
"Duo, shut up." She ordered
"Donna's got a new boyfriend!" Two or three younger girl giggled
"I do not, now shut up if you don't want me to put Nair in your shampoo."
The kids got the hint and the group walked back with the occasional tee-hee and snicker coming from her brother and sister. "I've got to go in to bed." Zach announced, coming back around "Dad says for all of you to get lost."
"Okay." Donna agreed a little bit too quickly "Come on Doran, Sue." She took off with the two of them behind her.
"I'll take you home then." Trowa opened the door of the truck so Jessica could climb in. "Do any of you want a ride home before I take her?"
"Nah, I might as well walk." Andi replied, "It's nice enough out."
"My mom told me to walk too." Lauren said
"I'll walk you." Heero said quickly "I might as well meet your parent before they begin to wonder about your new love affair."
"You're right." She replied, "They've already started to ask questions."
"Okay then." The two of them took off up the street for her house.
"What about you?" Quatre asked "Want me to walk you home too?"
"Not right now." Andi replied, "When you finally get to meet my family you'll understand why I want to postpone this as long as possible."
"Are they that unusual?" Wufei raised an eyebrow, maybe that would explain something about her
"Not exactly." She replied "They aren't like me if that's what you're trying to get at. It's more like they're a bunch of selfish, noisy, obnoxious pieces of scum."
"That bad?" Quatre asked, squeezing her hand gently
"You'll have to meet them to actually understand what I'm talking about but for now I have to get them used to the idea of me having a boyfriend and a social life. They're going to be even worse then normal for the next week or so."
"I'll walk you two houses down then." He replied, "They don't have to see me. Is that okay with you?"
"If that's what you want to do." She smiled "Thanks Quatre." The two of them took off leaving Wufei with Duo.
"They're cute together." Duo remarked
"I guess." Wufei looked after them "Let's get going home."
"Whatever you say Wu-chan." Duo grinned
"I've asked you not to call me that." Wufei replied with a frown
"I think it's a good name for you." Duo replied with another coy smile before heading out and after shaking his head and sighing, Wufei followed him.
* * *
The guys all regrouped at their house about an hour later and gathered in their living room. "Are we still going through with the mission?" Wufei asked suddenly "Have we even bothered to start with it?"
"What mission?" Duo asked bluntly
"The mission that brought us to this deadbeat town." Wufei glared at him "You've all become so obsessed with the girls you've met here that you've forgotten all about your true purpose. What ever happened to coming here, getting the information, destroying the people who need to be destroyed and leaving?"
"We didn't expect the people up here to be this different from everyone else that we've met." Heero nodded "The mission didn't give us the correct briefing to know how to handle this kind of situation. If Dr. J doesn't like what has happened then he can start taking care of his own damn missions."
"Heero." Quatre spoke up softly "We've got an obligation to protect outer space and the Earth. I know that you don't want to lose Lauren and we're just going to have to find a way to take care of the mission without losing these girls."
"What about when you have to leave?" Wufei pointed out "What are you planning to do? Take them with you into a bloody battlefield?"
"We'll think about that situation when it comes." Trowa spoke up "For now just enjoy yourself, Wufei. Heero already found most of the information that we need. Just relax and enjoy the time off. If you really want to get back to space that badly we'll cover for you and you can leave. However, I have a feeling the rest of us are going to be dragging out our time here as long as we can."
"What is so special about these girls?" He demanded "Why can't you just leave them and find someone else after the wars are over and we can forget about fighting altogether."
"It's more then a physical attraction." Quatre tried to explain, "It's almost like a soul bond between us."
"That's no reason for letting them interfere with our missions." Wufei declared "We should leave now and complete this mission from somewhere else so we don't have to worry about them figuring anything out."
Heero glared at him "We are staying here just as the instructions told us to do." He got up and left the room without saying another word.
"I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon either." Duo agreed getting up and walking upstairs
"I'm not going to be the one to break her heart." Quatre said standing up "I'm going to stay until this mission is completed and then I'll figure out what to do." He too left the room
"You'll understand what we're all going through when you find that someone special." Trowa nodded "Don't fight it Wufei, the people around here could really help us all out in ways that we don't even know yet." He stood up "I'm going to bed, I promised Jessica I'd pick her up in the morning so she can go to the mall with the rest of us." He nodded in Wufei's direction again "Good-night."
"Hn." Wufei grunted, sinking down into a chair and staring off into the darkened streets
