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Disclaimer: NOTHINGGGGGGG do I OWNNNNNN *cough * I won duo sexually *cough * (hehe jus' pokin' ^^;;; )

"Seven o'clock Maxwell. Get the fuckin' hell up."

            Shivering as the body heated blanket was torn from him, Duo winced knowing that if he laid there for another moment, his good ol' buddy Heero would end up bitch slapping him out of bed. He still hadn't recovered from last time.

            "Dammit…" The braided boy groaned, "please just five more minutes." He quickly pulled a pillow over his head as a shield from the on coming morning.

            "If you don't get up, food'll be gone. Quatre isn't cooking anymore. I, on the other hand will be happy t-"

            "NO! I WANT TO LIVE!" In a pile of sheets and flailing body appendages he rolled off his bed in desperate exhasperation.

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In the bathroom, violet eyes blinked back at him from a clouded mirror. Duo wiped the condensation from the glass holding his white fuzzie towel at his waist with his free hand. He took out another warm clothe from the lower cabinet and threw it over his head, drying the chestnut brown locks. In a matter of an hour, Duo had successfully braided his hair back with a bit of difficulty. He'd probably be wearing a hat today anyway. Quickly he threw on the blue jumpsuit he wore in the garage.

            "Damn this thing hugs so tight. If I ever had a hard on the whole world would know." Duo checked himself in the mirror.

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His braid whipped up as he jumped the last flight of stairs and trotted into the kitchen. Wufei sat, pissy as ever, nose buried in a newspaper while Quatre still stood at the stove, the cooking bitch as usual.

            "Baka." Wufei called out as Duo entered.

            The American blinked and pouted severely. Quatre turned his head over his shoulder giving a lopsided smile, shaking his head.

            "Yeah, whaddya want..."

            "Here." Wufei shoved a piece of paper in view of the lilac eyes, "What's-her-name called about a thousand times," the Chinese man openly complained, "something about a new employee at your garage. She gave me the girls name and the number you should call just in case you'd ever need it. I didn't think you'd have enough intelligence to remember all those numbers." Wufei grinned.

            Duo countered with a glare and roughly grabbed the paper crinkling it.

            "Go take your constipation medicine or grow a dick or something…"

            The Chinese man turned irate.

            "Braided baka." He spat back pathetically.

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Hilde paced about in distress wondering where the…

            "STUPID IDIOT COULD POSSIBLY BE I TOLD HIM TO BE HERE ON TIME!"

            "M-Miss Schbiker…" one of her workers said trying to sooth her from her tantrum.

            "So irresponsible…I CALLED HIM FIFTEEN TIMES!" her uneven breathing suggested she was probably having a stroke. "Where. Is. He."

            The group of mechanics looked from one to another and pointed behind her nervously. She blinked at them all in complete confusion.

            "GOOD MORNIN' SUNSHINEY!" Duo pecked Hilde on the cheek, leaning his head over her shoulder from behind. Despite her raging hellish anger before, she rolled her eyes as a smile crossed her face.

            "Maxwell…"

            "So where's she? I bet she's hott!" He winked at Hilde in a joking manner.

            "Oh yeah about her…"

            "A no-show?"

            "No she's here but I need to tell you something important-…" She was interrupted by a jerk on her arm as her braided employee precariously pulled her towards her office.

            "AH! CHOTTO MATTE! OI OI!"

            "Stop complainin'!" He cracked opened the door to the office slowly, poking his head in. Duo looked around and stopped when he came upon a young girl of about 17, his age, occupying one of the plush chairs. Duo pulled his head back, turning to the irate blue haired woman behind him, nodding vigorously while she in turn gave a scolding shake of her head. Duo burst into the room startling the girl.

            "Hey the chickie is hott! You were right Hilde!" Duo welled with giddiness.

            "DUO-!"

            The young occupant of the seat smiled a little and giggled. Duo looked over grinning back full force. Hilde seemed shocked to say the least. Shocked at the fact that Duo's idiotic personality amused her or was it something else?

            "So what's your name beautiful!"

            "Duo you're a failure as a charmer." Hilde murmured giving him a side shot look that smirked at her own insult.

            Without reserve to control his actions, Duo narrowed his eyes and stuck his tongue out at her and gave a short childish "PFFFFT!" that sent the third impartial party into a fit of giggles. Grinning in satisfaction once again, he walked over joining her in the seat adjacent.

            "So wha's your name again? I didn't catch it the first time." He gave a welcoming smile.

            "Ayame Himino"
            "Sweet name for a sweeter lady." She blushed red and seemed to curl back into herself in embarrassment.

            " Maxwell you're so fuckin' corny!"
            "N-no Ms. Schpiker…it's quiet alright…he's just trying to be friendly…" a small smile of gratitude reassured Hilde that Duo's apparent tasteless comments were welcome in good humor.

            "Fine. Mr. Maxwell will take you on a little tour of the garage, just so you can get a feel for the environment and all."

            "DO I HAFTA! I got things to work on ya know! Like…okay I really don't have anything to do…" he grinned sweetly, "I would GLADLY take you around."

            "Don't let him fool you. He's not talking about the garage anymore." Hilde sneered back after her condescending bit. She proceeded to exit the room leaving Ayame in the company of the braided mechanic.

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