Flowers From The Heart
Part Nine
By Maria
Quatre stared out his bedroom window at the darkening sky. He sighed and turned to stare at his reflection in the mirror. 'I wonder...I wonder what Duo and Trowa had to run off and do. Why would they need to go to Venice...and why they were whispering about it as if it was some kind of secret. Maybe it is a secret...maybe they're going to Venice as if it were a honeymoon trip.'
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Duo looked around as he hurried into the hallway with his small duffle bag. He knocked softly on Trowa's door and waited.
Quatre peeked out his bedroom door at Duo. 'What is he up to?'
Trowa opens his bedroom door and looks down the hall way. 'It almost looks like he's staring right at my bedroom door.' Quatre thought to himself.
Trowa steps out of his room with his own duffle bag. He leans forward and whispers something into Duo's ear. Duo grins and nods. Trowa nods silently.
"So we're off to Venice, Tro! We're going to have a lot of fun." Duo whispers loud enough for Quatre to hear him. Trowa covers Duo's mouth.
"Don't talk out loud Duo...your voice will carry." Trowa heads for the stair case.
"Right!" Duo bounds after him.
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Quatre shook his head. 'If Trowa and Duo care about each other in that way they shouldn't be keeping it a secret from the rest of us. Trowa and I never kept it a secret from the others.'
He steps out of his room and walks down the stairs into the kitchen where Wu Fei stood serving some steamed vegetables into five plates. Quatre stopped and looked at the plates confused and realized that he was serving two too many.
"There is no need to serve Trowa and Duo, Wu Fei. They aren't going to be joining us for dinner tonight." Quatre smiled softly to hide any signs of sadness. Wu Fei looks up at Quatre.
"Well why not? I thought by now they had gotten use to my cooking. I don't think I do very bad...not by the way Maxwell woofs down the food." Wu Fei thinks for a moment. "But then again that boy eats without tasting."
Quatre remains still and smiling quietly. "They had some kind of assignment to take care of I think."
Wu Fei looks Quatre over. 'Must have to do with Trowa's plan to save his relationship with Quatre... I should make sure Quatre doesn't get depressed and starts thinking those two have anything real going on...'
"Oh...that's right. I believe Heero told them they had an assignment come to think of it. Can't believe Heero trusts that Maxwell to help Trowa." Wu Fei scowls.
"So...so they had some kind of mission?" Quatre asks softly and sits down.
"Hmmm...hai, Quatre. I think you were asleep when Heero went to talk to them about it. They had to leave in a bit of a rush." Wu Fei kept busy with his serving of his meal.
Quatre poured himself a cup of tea. "I hope things go well then. I thought maybe they were...well just that they wanted some time to be alone together." Quatre blushed slightly.
Wu Fei looks up and lifts an eyebrow. "Hmm? Maxwell and Barton aren't a couple Quatre. They can't be one, especially with Maxwell and Heero getting themselves together."
Quatre smiles. "Yes you're right." He takes a sip of his tea.
Heero walks in and looks at Wu Fei. Wu Fei looks back at him. They both nod. Quatre smiles up at Heero.
"Let's have dinner now."
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Duo squirms in his chair for the hundredth time. "I don't think these chairs are very comfortable...remind me to have Heero get his hands on better carriers for us. One that have chairs that are soft and comfortable...I can't sleep."
Trowa shakes his head. "It's one in the morning, back there in Venice Duo. And it's going to be earlier in Montana...I think you should sleep now before you get a serious case of jet lag..."
Duo crosses his arms. "What about you? You should sleep too. We should of just gotten some hotel rooms back in Venice and continued on to Montana in the morning. That would of saved us some time...I think. Darn time zones..." Duo mumbles to himself as he closes his eyes.
Trowa smiles and continues piloting the carrier. "Sleep well my friend..." He whispers as he hears Duo's soft snoring.
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Trowa landed the plane on a clearing not far from the town they were suppose to head to. The sun was beginning to rise in the horizon. Trowa stood up and stretched his arms, back, and neck. Duo remain in his chair sleeping away peacefully. He smiles and walks to the back of the carrier, picking up his duffle bag as he goes.
In the back of the carrier, Trowa and Duo had a jeep that was to be used to drive to Orchard Valley. Trowa threw his duffle bag into the back of the of jeep and started up the jeep. The sounds didn't seem to bring his companion running out from the front of the carrier so he pulls out the carriers remote and opens the carrier's supply doors. He then faces the front and puts the jeep in reverse.
The morning air starts filling the carrier, the smell of flowers and dawn float around Trowa's face. He takes a deep breathe and looks up at the sky as he drives out of the carrier.
'It's a beautiful day...hopefully this will bring us some luck.' Trowa turns off the engine and jumps out of the jeep, leaning against it's door.
Duo walks to the edge of the carrier opening and rubs his sleepy eyes. "Is it morning...can't we sleep a little more. It's dawn..." Duo sits where he's standing and yawns. "You must be a morning person Tro..." He then lays back.
Trowa laughs. "Come on Duo...let's get dressed and go into town for some breakfast. You can sleep on the way there." Trowa gets his duffle bag and pulls out a jacket. "Dress warmly, for the morning chill."
Duo groans and goes to grab his duffle bag.
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Duo smiles sleepily at the waitress. "Do you have any cinnamon rolls?"
"Why yes we do sweetie. Is that what you'd like?" She asks already taking it down on her notepad.
"Yep! And can I have some honey on the side. I'll have a big glass of milk too...I'm a growing boy you know and I need lots of calcium." Duo shows her his muscles. She laughs at Duo and pats him on the head.
"I'll make sure to get you that big glass of milk." She turns to Trowa and smiles. "And what about you hun?"
Trowa smiles politely. "I'll have just some scramble eggs and a glass of milk, please."
The waitress writes that down and walks off to the kitchen. Duo looks at Trowa.
"That's not much of a breakfast, Tro." Duo crosses his arms. "No wonder you're so thin."
Trowa grins softly. "You're thin too Duo. And Quatre is thinner than us all."
Duo shakes his head vigorously. "Yeah but Quatre eats like a bird...I think it's unhealthy not have a big appetite."
Trowa shrugs and looks around the restaurant. Duo starts playing with his fork and spoon.
"Ya know Tro, I was having second thoughts about this little mission of ours....maybe we should forget it." Duo says as he balances the spoon on the fork.
Trowa studies Duo's face for a moment then shakes his head. "No I don't think so...it's too late to be heading back. We're here and we might as well see what we can do about it. Heero would be pretty upset if we were to show up without those flowers and finds out we don't have them because we decided to just turn back without trying. At least getting the door slammed in our faces won't get us punched by Duo." Trowa smirks.
Duo drops the spoon on the table, making a clanging sound. Duo lays his fork down. "I suppose...I just...I'm getting nervous about all this."
"Duo, you're not even going to be doing any of the talking, I'm going to be. You're just going to be the moral support and back up. In case we need it that is. Nothing dangerous either." Trowa says tapping his fingers on the table.
"What did you think?? I would pull out a gun and fire it at a small girl?!" Duo hisses at Trowa. "I may be the God of Death...but I'm not the God of Stupidity!" Duo crosses his arms and glares at Trowa.
Trowa grins. "I wasn't trying to insult you or say anything about you pulling out a gun and shooting the girl, Duo."
Duo smiles and nods. "I know..." The waitress walks over to their table with a tray of food and drinks.
"Here you two sweet hearts go. A cinnamon roll with some honey on the side. A plate of scrambled eggs. A glass of orange juice. And a big glass of milk." She winked at Duo. Duo grins widely at her.
"Thanks, Miss Tina!" Duo says reading her name tag. She laughs and walks off. "I like her. She gave me what I wanted." Duo cheered taking a big sip of his milk, leaving a milk mustache on his face.
Trowa shakes his head and starts eating his eggs.
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"I'm hungry..."
"Duo we just had breakfast..." Trowa says walking towards the small ranch style house on top of a small hill.
Duo trots along besides him. "Yeah I know...but I should of gotten more food cause I'm dying. Maybe we should go back to the White Tower and get some more food."
"No Duo. Don't be so worried about us meeting this girl." Trowa says. "You can go back to the car and wait for me there if you're going to be nervous the entire time I'm talking to her."
Duo looks back down the hill and sighs. "Nah, I'm with you on this one, Tro buddy. I'm not a coward!" Duo starts marching towards the house. Trowa nods silently.
They reach the door and stand there a long moment waiting for what to do next. Duo looks at Trowa and Trowa turns to look at Duo.
"Ready?" Duo asks softly.
Trowa nods and knocks on the front door. They stand waiting for someone to come and answer the knock. Duo holds his breathe a few moments and then sighs.
"No ones here...let's go." Just as he turns away the sound of a turning door lock is heard and the door knob starts to be turned.
"Not yet Duo..." Trowa whispers. Duo freezes in place.
To Be Continued.
~*~ TA DA! ^_^ I've written yet again another part for everyone to enjoy...I hope! And I wrote this one pretty darn fast. Just took a few minutes...or something. ^^; Anyways I would really appreciate some nice comments on how I did with this story. So feel free to leave me some reviews! *hugs* thanks a lot folks! IN case I don't have another one up before Christmas...MERRY CHRISTMAS! ^__^ Have fun! Enjoy the holiday season! Bye.
Part Nine
By Maria
Quatre stared out his bedroom window at the darkening sky. He sighed and turned to stare at his reflection in the mirror. 'I wonder...I wonder what Duo and Trowa had to run off and do. Why would they need to go to Venice...and why they were whispering about it as if it was some kind of secret. Maybe it is a secret...maybe they're going to Venice as if it were a honeymoon trip.'
~*~*
Duo looked around as he hurried into the hallway with his small duffle bag. He knocked softly on Trowa's door and waited.
Quatre peeked out his bedroom door at Duo. 'What is he up to?'
Trowa opens his bedroom door and looks down the hall way. 'It almost looks like he's staring right at my bedroom door.' Quatre thought to himself.
Trowa steps out of his room with his own duffle bag. He leans forward and whispers something into Duo's ear. Duo grins and nods. Trowa nods silently.
"So we're off to Venice, Tro! We're going to have a lot of fun." Duo whispers loud enough for Quatre to hear him. Trowa covers Duo's mouth.
"Don't talk out loud Duo...your voice will carry." Trowa heads for the stair case.
"Right!" Duo bounds after him.
~*~*
Quatre shook his head. 'If Trowa and Duo care about each other in that way they shouldn't be keeping it a secret from the rest of us. Trowa and I never kept it a secret from the others.'
He steps out of his room and walks down the stairs into the kitchen where Wu Fei stood serving some steamed vegetables into five plates. Quatre stopped and looked at the plates confused and realized that he was serving two too many.
"There is no need to serve Trowa and Duo, Wu Fei. They aren't going to be joining us for dinner tonight." Quatre smiled softly to hide any signs of sadness. Wu Fei looks up at Quatre.
"Well why not? I thought by now they had gotten use to my cooking. I don't think I do very bad...not by the way Maxwell woofs down the food." Wu Fei thinks for a moment. "But then again that boy eats without tasting."
Quatre remains still and smiling quietly. "They had some kind of assignment to take care of I think."
Wu Fei looks Quatre over. 'Must have to do with Trowa's plan to save his relationship with Quatre... I should make sure Quatre doesn't get depressed and starts thinking those two have anything real going on...'
"Oh...that's right. I believe Heero told them they had an assignment come to think of it. Can't believe Heero trusts that Maxwell to help Trowa." Wu Fei scowls.
"So...so they had some kind of mission?" Quatre asks softly and sits down.
"Hmmm...hai, Quatre. I think you were asleep when Heero went to talk to them about it. They had to leave in a bit of a rush." Wu Fei kept busy with his serving of his meal.
Quatre poured himself a cup of tea. "I hope things go well then. I thought maybe they were...well just that they wanted some time to be alone together." Quatre blushed slightly.
Wu Fei looks up and lifts an eyebrow. "Hmm? Maxwell and Barton aren't a couple Quatre. They can't be one, especially with Maxwell and Heero getting themselves together."
Quatre smiles. "Yes you're right." He takes a sip of his tea.
Heero walks in and looks at Wu Fei. Wu Fei looks back at him. They both nod. Quatre smiles up at Heero.
"Let's have dinner now."
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Duo squirms in his chair for the hundredth time. "I don't think these chairs are very comfortable...remind me to have Heero get his hands on better carriers for us. One that have chairs that are soft and comfortable...I can't sleep."
Trowa shakes his head. "It's one in the morning, back there in Venice Duo. And it's going to be earlier in Montana...I think you should sleep now before you get a serious case of jet lag..."
Duo crosses his arms. "What about you? You should sleep too. We should of just gotten some hotel rooms back in Venice and continued on to Montana in the morning. That would of saved us some time...I think. Darn time zones..." Duo mumbles to himself as he closes his eyes.
Trowa smiles and continues piloting the carrier. "Sleep well my friend..." He whispers as he hears Duo's soft snoring.
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Trowa landed the plane on a clearing not far from the town they were suppose to head to. The sun was beginning to rise in the horizon. Trowa stood up and stretched his arms, back, and neck. Duo remain in his chair sleeping away peacefully. He smiles and walks to the back of the carrier, picking up his duffle bag as he goes.
In the back of the carrier, Trowa and Duo had a jeep that was to be used to drive to Orchard Valley. Trowa threw his duffle bag into the back of the of jeep and started up the jeep. The sounds didn't seem to bring his companion running out from the front of the carrier so he pulls out the carriers remote and opens the carrier's supply doors. He then faces the front and puts the jeep in reverse.
The morning air starts filling the carrier, the smell of flowers and dawn float around Trowa's face. He takes a deep breathe and looks up at the sky as he drives out of the carrier.
'It's a beautiful day...hopefully this will bring us some luck.' Trowa turns off the engine and jumps out of the jeep, leaning against it's door.
Duo walks to the edge of the carrier opening and rubs his sleepy eyes. "Is it morning...can't we sleep a little more. It's dawn..." Duo sits where he's standing and yawns. "You must be a morning person Tro..." He then lays back.
Trowa laughs. "Come on Duo...let's get dressed and go into town for some breakfast. You can sleep on the way there." Trowa gets his duffle bag and pulls out a jacket. "Dress warmly, for the morning chill."
Duo groans and goes to grab his duffle bag.
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Duo smiles sleepily at the waitress. "Do you have any cinnamon rolls?"
"Why yes we do sweetie. Is that what you'd like?" She asks already taking it down on her notepad.
"Yep! And can I have some honey on the side. I'll have a big glass of milk too...I'm a growing boy you know and I need lots of calcium." Duo shows her his muscles. She laughs at Duo and pats him on the head.
"I'll make sure to get you that big glass of milk." She turns to Trowa and smiles. "And what about you hun?"
Trowa smiles politely. "I'll have just some scramble eggs and a glass of milk, please."
The waitress writes that down and walks off to the kitchen. Duo looks at Trowa.
"That's not much of a breakfast, Tro." Duo crosses his arms. "No wonder you're so thin."
Trowa grins softly. "You're thin too Duo. And Quatre is thinner than us all."
Duo shakes his head vigorously. "Yeah but Quatre eats like a bird...I think it's unhealthy not have a big appetite."
Trowa shrugs and looks around the restaurant. Duo starts playing with his fork and spoon.
"Ya know Tro, I was having second thoughts about this little mission of ours....maybe we should forget it." Duo says as he balances the spoon on the fork.
Trowa studies Duo's face for a moment then shakes his head. "No I don't think so...it's too late to be heading back. We're here and we might as well see what we can do about it. Heero would be pretty upset if we were to show up without those flowers and finds out we don't have them because we decided to just turn back without trying. At least getting the door slammed in our faces won't get us punched by Duo." Trowa smirks.
Duo drops the spoon on the table, making a clanging sound. Duo lays his fork down. "I suppose...I just...I'm getting nervous about all this."
"Duo, you're not even going to be doing any of the talking, I'm going to be. You're just going to be the moral support and back up. In case we need it that is. Nothing dangerous either." Trowa says tapping his fingers on the table.
"What did you think?? I would pull out a gun and fire it at a small girl?!" Duo hisses at Trowa. "I may be the God of Death...but I'm not the God of Stupidity!" Duo crosses his arms and glares at Trowa.
Trowa grins. "I wasn't trying to insult you or say anything about you pulling out a gun and shooting the girl, Duo."
Duo smiles and nods. "I know..." The waitress walks over to their table with a tray of food and drinks.
"Here you two sweet hearts go. A cinnamon roll with some honey on the side. A plate of scrambled eggs. A glass of orange juice. And a big glass of milk." She winked at Duo. Duo grins widely at her.
"Thanks, Miss Tina!" Duo says reading her name tag. She laughs and walks off. "I like her. She gave me what I wanted." Duo cheered taking a big sip of his milk, leaving a milk mustache on his face.
Trowa shakes his head and starts eating his eggs.
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"I'm hungry..."
"Duo we just had breakfast..." Trowa says walking towards the small ranch style house on top of a small hill.
Duo trots along besides him. "Yeah I know...but I should of gotten more food cause I'm dying. Maybe we should go back to the White Tower and get some more food."
"No Duo. Don't be so worried about us meeting this girl." Trowa says. "You can go back to the car and wait for me there if you're going to be nervous the entire time I'm talking to her."
Duo looks back down the hill and sighs. "Nah, I'm with you on this one, Tro buddy. I'm not a coward!" Duo starts marching towards the house. Trowa nods silently.
They reach the door and stand there a long moment waiting for what to do next. Duo looks at Trowa and Trowa turns to look at Duo.
"Ready?" Duo asks softly.
Trowa nods and knocks on the front door. They stand waiting for someone to come and answer the knock. Duo holds his breathe a few moments and then sighs.
"No ones here...let's go." Just as he turns away the sound of a turning door lock is heard and the door knob starts to be turned.
"Not yet Duo..." Trowa whispers. Duo freezes in place.
To Be Continued.
~*~ TA DA! ^_^ I've written yet again another part for everyone to enjoy...I hope! And I wrote this one pretty darn fast. Just took a few minutes...or something. ^^; Anyways I would really appreciate some nice comments on how I did with this story. So feel free to leave me some reviews! *hugs* thanks a lot folks! IN case I don't have another one up before Christmas...MERRY CHRISTMAS! ^__^ Have fun! Enjoy the holiday season! Bye.