[Ok peeps...here we are with chapter 5. Now...disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, though I do wish I owned Duo and Zechs...*wink*. Sadly though, I don't. I do own Jenni, Lilith, Silver Cat, and Red Dragon, everything, and one associated with Red Dragon. Reviews are greatly appreciated.
Also, thanx to my bud Joey Maxwell. Go read her fic Desperate. It's really good. More thanx to EclipseAzNGTX, LorimLowe2, and RemRene.]
Summary: Two years after Endless Waltz. Just when the Gundam pilots thought they could finally get some rest, the Earth and Colonies are again in trouble. There's also a new Gundam, and the pilot is Quatre's twin sister. What other new surprises await them? Rating may go up.
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It's A Family Thing- chapter- 5
When Quatre opened his eyes the next morning, light seared through them causing his brain to pulse. He's never had a hang over before, and he wasn't too keen on getting used to them. Covering his face with a pillow, he felt something gurgle in his stomach.
'Why the hell did I let Jenni talk me into that last night?' he thought. He vaguely remembered Jenni's little taunts, and her comment that he was an old stiff. After watching her and Duo do everything but screw on the dance floor, he caved and ordered something to drink. Soon one became two, which became three, which be came four.
"Exactly how much did I drink last night?" he asked as his stomach gurgled again. 'Nowhere near as much as Jenni and Duo, I know that.' Quatre thought, slight anger flashing through him as the image of Jenni and Duo heavily feeling each other up in a booth at the back of the club came into his mind. He certainly was not impressed at the sight of Duo lying on top of Jenni, kissing her as his hands wee up her shirt, while Jenni kissed him back as her fingers all but skilfully moved between Duo's legs. Quatre vaguely remembered getting into a fight with Duo.
'If I wasn't feeling like shit, I'd kill the bastard.' Quatre thought as his stomach did a huge lurch. He suddenly jumped out of his bed and ran to the bathroom, barely reaching the toilet before emptying the contents of his stomach into it.
After a few minutes of puking, Quatre heard a knock on the door frame.
"Paying homage to the toilet gods, Quatre?" came Duo's voice.
Quatre turned his head to glare at Duo, slightly happy to see a light discolouration on the braided mans cheek. "What the fuck do you want?" he demanded weakly, his stomach heaving again.
"Just checking on a friend in need." Duo said cheerily. "Word of advice though Quatre. Next time you want to get plastered, do it the right way."
It suddenly dawned on Quatre that, thought he had drunk more than Quatre, Duo was perfectly fine.
"Why the hell aren't you blowing chinks everywhere?" Quatre demanded, "You drank more than I did."
Duo laughed. "That sister of yours knows some pretty neat tricks to beat having to pray to the porcelain pee gods."
In response, Quatre heaved into the toilet again. "Ugh."
Duo sighed and shook his head. "Here." He said, holding out a glass. "Jenni said to drink this. It'll make you feel a little better."
Quatre reached out and took the glass with a shaking hand, examining its contents. "What the heck is this??
"Cold ginger ale. Jenni said it'd help with the hang over."
Shaking his head Quatre slowly and silently drank the liquid, taking tiny sips.
"Jenni said she'd come and check on you when we get back from lunch..." Duo started.
Quatre's head snapped up and he winced slightly. "What?"
"When we get back from lunch..."
"I don't think so."
Duo raised an eyebrow at Quatre. "What."
"Stay the fuck away from my sister." Quatre muttered as he took another sip of ginger ale.
"Excuse me?" Duo asked.
"I said," Quatre replied in a louder voice, "I want you to stay away from Jenni. Is it that hard to understand?"
Duo stared at Quatre a moment, a serious expression on his face. "And what exactly gives you the right to make such an order?"
"She's my sister for Christ's sake. I'm not going to sit around and watch you take advantage of her like you did last night." Quatre said.
"I did not..."
"Yes you did Duo. She was bloody drunk and..."
"Holy fuck Quatre, so was I." Duo yelled. "We both her. We both knew what was going on though. We barely knew but we did. She was just as willing as..."
"Shut up." Quatre yelled before leaning over the toilet and throwing up. When done, he took another sip of ginger ale.
"You're just unable to face the fact that Jenni isn't the innocent angel you'd like her to be." Duo said after a moment. "She doesn't need you there standing over her shoulder watching out for her. She is able to take care of herself, and she's good at it. So back off and let her live her own life."
"You don't know what it's like Duo." Quatre said. "Not knowing any of my sisters for so many years, to find out that one is my twin. You have no idea what it felt like meeting her for the first time. It was like for the first time in my life...I felt whole."
"No, I don't know what it's like." Duo said in a harsh voice. "I'm never going to get to know what it's like. Meeting family for the first time because, hey, I have no family. I have no mother or father. No sisters or brothers. I have nothing."
"Then you should understand why I'm so protective of her." Quatre said weakly.
"Well I don't. All I am going to say is stop trying to control everything she does. If you do, she'll resent you and push you away." Duo said.
Quatre remained silent as he finished the glass of ginger ale.
"You feeling any better?" Duo asked.
Quatre slowly nodded his head as he shakily stood up. "Yeah. A little. The nausea is gone, and the head ache has died slightly."
Duo smiled a little. "Jenni's got some aspirin down in the kitchen."
Quatre nodded and the two headed down to the kitchen.
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"There's been some activity in Australia and New Zealand." Heero said as the six of them sat around his computer. "There have been a total of twenty to twenty five sightings of mobile suits in those vicinities."
"Do you think that's where they're based?" Jenni asked as she ran her fingers through her hair.
"Not sure." Heero said. "They move around a lot. So its hard to pinpoint a precise location."
"So, this means were back to square one." Trowa said.
"For now, yes. Dr. J is still looking into things, and Zechs, or should I say Milliardo, has sent troops on an observation only mission." Heero replied as he started typing something into the computer.
"So then why the hell are we sitting here doing nothing?" Wufei demanded.
"Because there is nothing we can do." Quatre said.
"As much as I hate to agree, he's right. Our job is to attack Red Dragon." Jenni said.
"Then that's why we look for them." Wufei said.
Jenni rolled her eyes and laughed. "That's kinda hard when, oh...lets see. We have no idea where they are."
Wufei scowled. "You know, you're really lucky you're a woman..."
"Why, do you want to hit me Wufei?" Jenni mocked. "Ohhh...I'm so scared. Well, come on. Do it. No one is stopping you."
Wufei just grumbled and shook his head.
"What Woofie," Jenni continued, "afraid to hit a girl?"
"It wouldn't be honourable to hit a woman as weak as yo..."
Before Wufei was able to finish is sentence, Jenni reeled back and punched him square in the jaw, causing him to fall to the ground.
Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Heero watched in shock as Jenni crouched down to Wufei.
"It is very imperative for you to not finish that sentence, if you value your life."
That said, she stood up and left the room.
There was a moment of silence as the four that were standing looked at each other, then at Wufei.
"Still think she's weak Wufei?" Duo asked as he helped Wufei to his feet.
"You think we should follow her?" Quatre asked.
"Let her go for now." Heero said, going back to his computer. "We've got other things to worry about."
Quatre nodded and sat down in a chair.
"Maybe Wufei is right." Trowa said a few minutes later. "About going out and looking ourselves."
The others looked at Trowa.
"Go on." Heero said.
"Well, it sure is a lot better than waiting around here. At least we'll be doing something productive."
Duo nodded. "Yeah, that does seem like a rather good idea when you think about it."
"So were all in on this?" Heero asked.
Just as the other were about the answer, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Duo yelled, then ran from the room, down the stairs, and into the front hall to the door, throwing it open.
Standing on the other side was a girl. She looked about nineteen with long, flaming red hair and light blue eyes. She was wearing a tight black tank top and a pair of red shorts.
"Please say you're looking for me." Duo said, eyes wide.
The girl looked at him over her sunglasses. "Actually, I'm looking for Jenni Winner. This is the address she said she'd be staying at." She said in an Irish accent.
"Who are you?" Duo asked.
"I'm Darcy Reed. Jenni's best friend." The girl said. "It's rather obvious you're not her boring twin brother."
"I'm Duo."
"Ah, Duo. The funny, cute braided guy." Darcy said with a hint of a smile. "Well Duo, are you going to let me in?"
Duo looked at her a moment. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Of course." He said and stepped aside to let Darcy pass. "Jenni said I was cute?"
Darcy laughed as she set her bag down on the floor. "To an extent, yes." She looked around. "So where is Jenni anyway?"
"Uhhh...I think she's around here somewhere." Duo replied, and looked up at the stairs as Quatre and the others descended.
"May I help you?" Quatre asked.
"I'm looking for Jenni. My name's Darcy."
Quatre smiled a little. "Jenni has spoken about you many times. I'm her brother."
Darcy pulled off her sunglasses and looked Quatre up and down. "Yep. She was right." She said. "So, where's Jenni now?"
"Uh, I'm not sure really." Quatre replied. "I think she might be up in her room."
Darcy nodded. "Yeah. Ok." She said as she walked further into the hall, looking around.
Quatre looked at the other guys as they stared oddly at Darcy.
"How exactly did you know about this place?" Heero asked. "The location is supposed to be secret."
"Jenni gave me the address and directions." Darcy said as she looked over at them. "She called me, said she was bored, asked if I wanted to come out for a few days. Why, are you going to kill me for knowing too much?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Possibly. Maybe even hopefully." Wufei replied as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Darcy smirked. "As, so you must be Wufei." She said and laughed a little.
Wufei frowned. "What's so funny?"
"Jenni's right. You do seriously need to get laid."
Wufei cast a murderous glare over at Quatre, who swallowed slightly.
"Darcy!" came Jenni's excited scream as she flew down the stairs and wrapped her friend in a hug.
"Jenners!" Darcy laughed as she hugged Jenni back.
"I can't believe you're here. The place wasn't hard to find was it? Come on, I'll take you on a tour." Jenni said as she started to drag Darcy away. "Could one of you guys be a peach and take Darc's stuff up to my room. Thanks."
A split second later, she and Darcy were gone, leaving behind five very confused Gundam pilots.
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[Well people...there's chapter five. As you can see, Jenni does have somewhat of a dark side. She's not completely sunshine and daisies. As well, things between Duo and Quatre are getting a bit tense. And...well...things between Jenni and Wufei have been tense from the beginning.
Anywho, I hope you all like. It's gonna take a little longer for me to get chapters out from here on in. I have just started writing chapter six. So if you like the fic but don't want to review, could you at least leave your email address in a review so I can email you when I get new chapters up. Thanx peeps.]
Also, thanx to my bud Joey Maxwell. Go read her fic Desperate. It's really good. More thanx to EclipseAzNGTX, LorimLowe2, and RemRene.]
Summary: Two years after Endless Waltz. Just when the Gundam pilots thought they could finally get some rest, the Earth and Colonies are again in trouble. There's also a new Gundam, and the pilot is Quatre's twin sister. What other new surprises await them? Rating may go up.
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It's A Family Thing- chapter- 5
When Quatre opened his eyes the next morning, light seared through them causing his brain to pulse. He's never had a hang over before, and he wasn't too keen on getting used to them. Covering his face with a pillow, he felt something gurgle in his stomach.
'Why the hell did I let Jenni talk me into that last night?' he thought. He vaguely remembered Jenni's little taunts, and her comment that he was an old stiff. After watching her and Duo do everything but screw on the dance floor, he caved and ordered something to drink. Soon one became two, which became three, which be came four.
"Exactly how much did I drink last night?" he asked as his stomach gurgled again. 'Nowhere near as much as Jenni and Duo, I know that.' Quatre thought, slight anger flashing through him as the image of Jenni and Duo heavily feeling each other up in a booth at the back of the club came into his mind. He certainly was not impressed at the sight of Duo lying on top of Jenni, kissing her as his hands wee up her shirt, while Jenni kissed him back as her fingers all but skilfully moved between Duo's legs. Quatre vaguely remembered getting into a fight with Duo.
'If I wasn't feeling like shit, I'd kill the bastard.' Quatre thought as his stomach did a huge lurch. He suddenly jumped out of his bed and ran to the bathroom, barely reaching the toilet before emptying the contents of his stomach into it.
After a few minutes of puking, Quatre heard a knock on the door frame.
"Paying homage to the toilet gods, Quatre?" came Duo's voice.
Quatre turned his head to glare at Duo, slightly happy to see a light discolouration on the braided mans cheek. "What the fuck do you want?" he demanded weakly, his stomach heaving again.
"Just checking on a friend in need." Duo said cheerily. "Word of advice though Quatre. Next time you want to get plastered, do it the right way."
It suddenly dawned on Quatre that, thought he had drunk more than Quatre, Duo was perfectly fine.
"Why the hell aren't you blowing chinks everywhere?" Quatre demanded, "You drank more than I did."
Duo laughed. "That sister of yours knows some pretty neat tricks to beat having to pray to the porcelain pee gods."
In response, Quatre heaved into the toilet again. "Ugh."
Duo sighed and shook his head. "Here." He said, holding out a glass. "Jenni said to drink this. It'll make you feel a little better."
Quatre reached out and took the glass with a shaking hand, examining its contents. "What the heck is this??
"Cold ginger ale. Jenni said it'd help with the hang over."
Shaking his head Quatre slowly and silently drank the liquid, taking tiny sips.
"Jenni said she'd come and check on you when we get back from lunch..." Duo started.
Quatre's head snapped up and he winced slightly. "What?"
"When we get back from lunch..."
"I don't think so."
Duo raised an eyebrow at Quatre. "What."
"Stay the fuck away from my sister." Quatre muttered as he took another sip of ginger ale.
"Excuse me?" Duo asked.
"I said," Quatre replied in a louder voice, "I want you to stay away from Jenni. Is it that hard to understand?"
Duo stared at Quatre a moment, a serious expression on his face. "And what exactly gives you the right to make such an order?"
"She's my sister for Christ's sake. I'm not going to sit around and watch you take advantage of her like you did last night." Quatre said.
"I did not..."
"Yes you did Duo. She was bloody drunk and..."
"Holy fuck Quatre, so was I." Duo yelled. "We both her. We both knew what was going on though. We barely knew but we did. She was just as willing as..."
"Shut up." Quatre yelled before leaning over the toilet and throwing up. When done, he took another sip of ginger ale.
"You're just unable to face the fact that Jenni isn't the innocent angel you'd like her to be." Duo said after a moment. "She doesn't need you there standing over her shoulder watching out for her. She is able to take care of herself, and she's good at it. So back off and let her live her own life."
"You don't know what it's like Duo." Quatre said. "Not knowing any of my sisters for so many years, to find out that one is my twin. You have no idea what it felt like meeting her for the first time. It was like for the first time in my life...I felt whole."
"No, I don't know what it's like." Duo said in a harsh voice. "I'm never going to get to know what it's like. Meeting family for the first time because, hey, I have no family. I have no mother or father. No sisters or brothers. I have nothing."
"Then you should understand why I'm so protective of her." Quatre said weakly.
"Well I don't. All I am going to say is stop trying to control everything she does. If you do, she'll resent you and push you away." Duo said.
Quatre remained silent as he finished the glass of ginger ale.
"You feeling any better?" Duo asked.
Quatre slowly nodded his head as he shakily stood up. "Yeah. A little. The nausea is gone, and the head ache has died slightly."
Duo smiled a little. "Jenni's got some aspirin down in the kitchen."
Quatre nodded and the two headed down to the kitchen.
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"There's been some activity in Australia and New Zealand." Heero said as the six of them sat around his computer. "There have been a total of twenty to twenty five sightings of mobile suits in those vicinities."
"Do you think that's where they're based?" Jenni asked as she ran her fingers through her hair.
"Not sure." Heero said. "They move around a lot. So its hard to pinpoint a precise location."
"So, this means were back to square one." Trowa said.
"For now, yes. Dr. J is still looking into things, and Zechs, or should I say Milliardo, has sent troops on an observation only mission." Heero replied as he started typing something into the computer.
"So then why the hell are we sitting here doing nothing?" Wufei demanded.
"Because there is nothing we can do." Quatre said.
"As much as I hate to agree, he's right. Our job is to attack Red Dragon." Jenni said.
"Then that's why we look for them." Wufei said.
Jenni rolled her eyes and laughed. "That's kinda hard when, oh...lets see. We have no idea where they are."
Wufei scowled. "You know, you're really lucky you're a woman..."
"Why, do you want to hit me Wufei?" Jenni mocked. "Ohhh...I'm so scared. Well, come on. Do it. No one is stopping you."
Wufei just grumbled and shook his head.
"What Woofie," Jenni continued, "afraid to hit a girl?"
"It wouldn't be honourable to hit a woman as weak as yo..."
Before Wufei was able to finish is sentence, Jenni reeled back and punched him square in the jaw, causing him to fall to the ground.
Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Heero watched in shock as Jenni crouched down to Wufei.
"It is very imperative for you to not finish that sentence, if you value your life."
That said, she stood up and left the room.
There was a moment of silence as the four that were standing looked at each other, then at Wufei.
"Still think she's weak Wufei?" Duo asked as he helped Wufei to his feet.
"You think we should follow her?" Quatre asked.
"Let her go for now." Heero said, going back to his computer. "We've got other things to worry about."
Quatre nodded and sat down in a chair.
"Maybe Wufei is right." Trowa said a few minutes later. "About going out and looking ourselves."
The others looked at Trowa.
"Go on." Heero said.
"Well, it sure is a lot better than waiting around here. At least we'll be doing something productive."
Duo nodded. "Yeah, that does seem like a rather good idea when you think about it."
"So were all in on this?" Heero asked.
Just as the other were about the answer, the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Duo yelled, then ran from the room, down the stairs, and into the front hall to the door, throwing it open.
Standing on the other side was a girl. She looked about nineteen with long, flaming red hair and light blue eyes. She was wearing a tight black tank top and a pair of red shorts.
"Please say you're looking for me." Duo said, eyes wide.
The girl looked at him over her sunglasses. "Actually, I'm looking for Jenni Winner. This is the address she said she'd be staying at." She said in an Irish accent.
"Who are you?" Duo asked.
"I'm Darcy Reed. Jenni's best friend." The girl said. "It's rather obvious you're not her boring twin brother."
"I'm Duo."
"Ah, Duo. The funny, cute braided guy." Darcy said with a hint of a smile. "Well Duo, are you going to let me in?"
Duo looked at her a moment. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Of course." He said and stepped aside to let Darcy pass. "Jenni said I was cute?"
Darcy laughed as she set her bag down on the floor. "To an extent, yes." She looked around. "So where is Jenni anyway?"
"Uhhh...I think she's around here somewhere." Duo replied, and looked up at the stairs as Quatre and the others descended.
"May I help you?" Quatre asked.
"I'm looking for Jenni. My name's Darcy."
Quatre smiled a little. "Jenni has spoken about you many times. I'm her brother."
Darcy pulled off her sunglasses and looked Quatre up and down. "Yep. She was right." She said. "So, where's Jenni now?"
"Uh, I'm not sure really." Quatre replied. "I think she might be up in her room."
Darcy nodded. "Yeah. Ok." She said as she walked further into the hall, looking around.
Quatre looked at the other guys as they stared oddly at Darcy.
"How exactly did you know about this place?" Heero asked. "The location is supposed to be secret."
"Jenni gave me the address and directions." Darcy said as she looked over at them. "She called me, said she was bored, asked if I wanted to come out for a few days. Why, are you going to kill me for knowing too much?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Possibly. Maybe even hopefully." Wufei replied as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Darcy smirked. "As, so you must be Wufei." She said and laughed a little.
Wufei frowned. "What's so funny?"
"Jenni's right. You do seriously need to get laid."
Wufei cast a murderous glare over at Quatre, who swallowed slightly.
"Darcy!" came Jenni's excited scream as she flew down the stairs and wrapped her friend in a hug.
"Jenners!" Darcy laughed as she hugged Jenni back.
"I can't believe you're here. The place wasn't hard to find was it? Come on, I'll take you on a tour." Jenni said as she started to drag Darcy away. "Could one of you guys be a peach and take Darc's stuff up to my room. Thanks."
A split second later, she and Darcy were gone, leaving behind five very confused Gundam pilots.
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[Well people...there's chapter five. As you can see, Jenni does have somewhat of a dark side. She's not completely sunshine and daisies. As well, things between Duo and Quatre are getting a bit tense. And...well...things between Jenni and Wufei have been tense from the beginning.
Anywho, I hope you all like. It's gonna take a little longer for me to get chapters out from here on in. I have just started writing chapter six. So if you like the fic but don't want to review, could you at least leave your email address in a review so I can email you when I get new chapters up. Thanx peeps.]