Falling In Love With Yourself
Chapter 4: The P Word
Pain! Ow.... Duo thought as he curled his small frame into the fetal position. How in the world can girls stand this? He asked himself. No wonder they always get so cranky when they've got..
"Duo!" Michi called as she walked into the room. "Oh dear." She sighed, "Period again."
"Don't say the P word," Duo hissed. "I don't like. Not when it's referred to me having it." Michi laughed and shook her head. Sighing, she left the room and returned a few minutes later with a cup of water and some Advil.
"Here."
"You're a life saver."
Michi chuckled softly, "I'll bet. Sometimes I wonder if this isn't just your own Psyci making it hard on you. I don't remember Hotaru ever having this much trouble." She pondered it for a minute. "No, she never did." Hearing another moan from Duo, she decided it was best if he was left alone.
Duo watched her go and sighed. "I want my old body back."
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"Did you ever consider if you can't get you're body back? What will you do then?"
Duo stared at Haruka as they all sat around the dinner table, "I'll get it back."
"But if you don't?"
"I will."
"It's good you have such a strong will to do so, Duo-chan." Setsuna said softly, as she entered the room. "I haven't found a way to switch you back yet, but I'll keep trying."
Since Duo had first woken up in Taru's body, Setsuna had tried her hardest to locate Hotaru and find a way to switch the two back. But to no avail; it just wasn't working. It hurt Ruka and Michi to know that there baby was out there somewhere. Maybe lost and alone. Duo never did talk about his life.
The funny thing was, she could have called. She knew their phone number so why hadn't she tried to reach them? It puzzled and scared them.
Haruka had mentioned once that he'd tried to call his friends, but the number was apparently disconnected.
Sighing deeply, Duo picked up his cup of cocoa with the small hands he finally learned to use. It was weird. Watching this body worked. He felt like it was his own and somehow, he wondered if the girl who resided in it felt the same way about his body. If she felt the link to him. They were far away; he didn't even know where his comrades and Hotaru would be.
*Ring-ring, ring-ring* the phone rang softly, interrupting his thoughts. Haruka stood and went to answer it.
"Moshi moshi?" She said. "Hai. Hai. Arigato. Jya ne." A few minutes later, she returned to table and looked them over. "That was my boss at the track. There's a race in America he wants me to compete in. I told him I'd go."
"Hai. We haven't gone a trip in awhile." Michi said with a smile. "Of coarse you should go."
"I'd like to come as well." Duo said, quietly.
Ruka looked him over, "Sure. Why not."
"I'll stay." Suna said. "I'll watch the inners while you're away."
"Hai."
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1 week later:
Hotaru watched as Trowa waved goodbye from his window. He was returning to his sister who had suddenly become ill. He'd been worried about leaving, but with reassurance from the guys he drove to the airport and got on the plane.
Heero and Wufie watched silent, and unmoving as Quatra and Hotaru waved with enthusiasm and wished Cathleen good health. As the plane started the engine, Heero turned. He'd seen something.
Hotaru and the others turned to look at him. "What's the matter, Heero- chan?" Hotaru asked.
He nodded in the direction of an off boarding plane. "I got a funny feeling about that plane."
"Hm." Taru muttered, "Instincts aren't always right."
"True." Quatra said, "But usually, Heero's are."
Chapter 4: The P Word
Pain! Ow.... Duo thought as he curled his small frame into the fetal position. How in the world can girls stand this? He asked himself. No wonder they always get so cranky when they've got..
"Duo!" Michi called as she walked into the room. "Oh dear." She sighed, "Period again."
"Don't say the P word," Duo hissed. "I don't like. Not when it's referred to me having it." Michi laughed and shook her head. Sighing, she left the room and returned a few minutes later with a cup of water and some Advil.
"Here."
"You're a life saver."
Michi chuckled softly, "I'll bet. Sometimes I wonder if this isn't just your own Psyci making it hard on you. I don't remember Hotaru ever having this much trouble." She pondered it for a minute. "No, she never did." Hearing another moan from Duo, she decided it was best if he was left alone.
Duo watched her go and sighed. "I want my old body back."
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"Did you ever consider if you can't get you're body back? What will you do then?"
Duo stared at Haruka as they all sat around the dinner table, "I'll get it back."
"But if you don't?"
"I will."
"It's good you have such a strong will to do so, Duo-chan." Setsuna said softly, as she entered the room. "I haven't found a way to switch you back yet, but I'll keep trying."
Since Duo had first woken up in Taru's body, Setsuna had tried her hardest to locate Hotaru and find a way to switch the two back. But to no avail; it just wasn't working. It hurt Ruka and Michi to know that there baby was out there somewhere. Maybe lost and alone. Duo never did talk about his life.
The funny thing was, she could have called. She knew their phone number so why hadn't she tried to reach them? It puzzled and scared them.
Haruka had mentioned once that he'd tried to call his friends, but the number was apparently disconnected.
Sighing deeply, Duo picked up his cup of cocoa with the small hands he finally learned to use. It was weird. Watching this body worked. He felt like it was his own and somehow, he wondered if the girl who resided in it felt the same way about his body. If she felt the link to him. They were far away; he didn't even know where his comrades and Hotaru would be.
*Ring-ring, ring-ring* the phone rang softly, interrupting his thoughts. Haruka stood and went to answer it.
"Moshi moshi?" She said. "Hai. Hai. Arigato. Jya ne." A few minutes later, she returned to table and looked them over. "That was my boss at the track. There's a race in America he wants me to compete in. I told him I'd go."
"Hai. We haven't gone a trip in awhile." Michi said with a smile. "Of coarse you should go."
"I'd like to come as well." Duo said, quietly.
Ruka looked him over, "Sure. Why not."
"I'll stay." Suna said. "I'll watch the inners while you're away."
"Hai."
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1 week later:
Hotaru watched as Trowa waved goodbye from his window. He was returning to his sister who had suddenly become ill. He'd been worried about leaving, but with reassurance from the guys he drove to the airport and got on the plane.
Heero and Wufie watched silent, and unmoving as Quatra and Hotaru waved with enthusiasm and wished Cathleen good health. As the plane started the engine, Heero turned. He'd seen something.
Hotaru and the others turned to look at him. "What's the matter, Heero- chan?" Hotaru asked.
He nodded in the direction of an off boarding plane. "I got a funny feeling about that plane."
"Hm." Taru muttered, "Instincts aren't always right."
"True." Quatra said, "But usually, Heero's are."