Title: Reflections on Friends
Author: Dubird
Website: http://www.thegwg.com
Pairings: Some HxR, but nothing big
Rating: G
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. This is just one of the many fan spawned writings of another crazy person. I also go to college and have lots of loans to pay off, so if you're looking for money, you've come to the wrong place!
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Relena leaned over her desk with a sigh and switched off her computer. 'Thank God it's Friday' she thought to herself with amusement. She wasn't normally given to clichés, but occasionally they were appropriate. She gathered up her briefcase and headed out her office door.
"Are you finally calling it a day, Miss Relena?" She gave her bodyguard of the day, Roy, a rueful grin as he latched the door behind her. "Sometimes, I just wish I could burn my office and join a pirate crew."
Roy laughed as he fell into step behind her. Heero had picked him as his second in command when he took over her bodyguards, despite the whole marriage proposal incident. 'But then,' she thought to herself, 'he should know by now that he doesn't have anything to worry about in that regard.' Heero had taken Roy aside for a private chat shortly after he took over her security. Roy had come out of that little meeting looking rather impressed, and Heero had actually managed to look smug. Sometimes, she wondered just what had happened, but most of the time she reminded herself that it probably was best that she didn't know.
The elevator doors opened on the ground floor with a soft ding, and Relena picked up the sound of a familiar voice. "You know, I'm not doing anything tomorrow night myself." Duo was at his most charming as he leaned on the desk to grin at the receptionist. "And since you're not doing anything, maybe we should get together and thing of something to do."
Relena chuckled to herself quietly before raising her voice in mock sharpness. "Duo Maxwell! Don't you have anything better to do than flirt with my employees?"
Duo turned and grinned at her, his eyes alight with mischief. "Well, I could flirt with you I guess, except that I know that what little you leave of me would have to face Heero, and I'm smarter than that."
Relena laughed with him and the two exchanged a friendly hug. "What are you doing here? I thought Heero said you were busy on L2."
He shrugged. "Eh. Got about a week where nothing was going to happen, so I thought I'd drop in and see how everyone here was. And cine it's such a nice evening for a drive, I though I'd come by and offer you a ride home." His entire face shone with innocence, but she still looked at him with suspicion.
"You're up to something, aren't you?"
"Me?" Duo placed a hand over his heard and assumed a dramatic pose. "Me? Up to something? Why, I resemble that remark!"
His look of artful indignation caused her to giggle. "All right, I'm sorry." She grinned up at him. "To make it up to you, I'll let you give me a ride home."
"Oh, thank you, your majesty!" He bowed extravagantly at her and offered her his arm. "Come, milady, your chariot awaits!" He tossed a wink at the receptionist on his way out the door, being held open by Roy who was struggling not to laugh.
Parked outside was a somewhat weathered sports car. The faded paint had chipped in a few places, though the new tires and shiny fenders spoke of restoration. Relena raised her eyebrows as Duo made a show of opening the door for her. "Where in the world did you get this?" she asked him. He shrugged. "Where else? The junkyard, of course!" He grinned at her as he slid behind the wheel. "It did take a while, but she's in perfect running condition." He patted the dash as the engine turned over. "The body needs work, but I don't mind. I just like having her around." He pulled out into traffic, ignoring the rather obvious difference between his car and the newer, sleeker models around them.
Relena just shook her head. "It is rather old. Why not get something newer?"
"Sometimes, older is better." He grinned over at her, obviously not caring that his precious was really outdated.
She laughed at that. "You would just go nuts without something to tinker with, wouldn't you?"
He laughed with her, a little sheepishly. "Well, yeah, I guess you're right about that too."
"So what are you doing here on Earth, Duo?"
"Oh, a variety of things," he shrugged. "I've got some suppliers here I wanted to talk to, and some other odds and ends to take care of." He rubbed the side of his chin with a finger as he pulled up to a stoplight. "Plus, Trowa's here. Or he will be here tonight, rather. Since Quatre's here as well for some business I thought I'd go around and say hi to everyone."
Relena smiled at that. Duo never could resist a chance to see old friends. She then noticed they were heading the wrong direction. "Duo, you're going the wrong way."
"No I'm not."
"Yes, you are. I don't live on this side of town."
"I know." He looked as if he was enjoying her confusion. She only sighed. "Ok, so if you're not taking me home, where are we going?"
"It's a surprise." He flashed her a very mischievous grin. Relena's only answer was to roll her eyes. She recognized that look, and it was obvious she wouldn't get any more out of him. "Don't worry, it's a good surprise!" he reassured her.
She sighed again in surrender. After all, she had just had a horrible week. Anything had to be better than that!
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Author: Dubird
Website: http://www.thegwg.com
Pairings: Some HxR, but nothing big
Rating: G
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. This is just one of the many fan spawned writings of another crazy person. I also go to college and have lots of loans to pay off, so if you're looking for money, you've come to the wrong place!
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Relena leaned over her desk with a sigh and switched off her computer. 'Thank God it's Friday' she thought to herself with amusement. She wasn't normally given to clichés, but occasionally they were appropriate. She gathered up her briefcase and headed out her office door.
"Are you finally calling it a day, Miss Relena?" She gave her bodyguard of the day, Roy, a rueful grin as he latched the door behind her. "Sometimes, I just wish I could burn my office and join a pirate crew."
Roy laughed as he fell into step behind her. Heero had picked him as his second in command when he took over her bodyguards, despite the whole marriage proposal incident. 'But then,' she thought to herself, 'he should know by now that he doesn't have anything to worry about in that regard.' Heero had taken Roy aside for a private chat shortly after he took over her security. Roy had come out of that little meeting looking rather impressed, and Heero had actually managed to look smug. Sometimes, she wondered just what had happened, but most of the time she reminded herself that it probably was best that she didn't know.
The elevator doors opened on the ground floor with a soft ding, and Relena picked up the sound of a familiar voice. "You know, I'm not doing anything tomorrow night myself." Duo was at his most charming as he leaned on the desk to grin at the receptionist. "And since you're not doing anything, maybe we should get together and thing of something to do."
Relena chuckled to herself quietly before raising her voice in mock sharpness. "Duo Maxwell! Don't you have anything better to do than flirt with my employees?"
Duo turned and grinned at her, his eyes alight with mischief. "Well, I could flirt with you I guess, except that I know that what little you leave of me would have to face Heero, and I'm smarter than that."
Relena laughed with him and the two exchanged a friendly hug. "What are you doing here? I thought Heero said you were busy on L2."
He shrugged. "Eh. Got about a week where nothing was going to happen, so I thought I'd drop in and see how everyone here was. And cine it's such a nice evening for a drive, I though I'd come by and offer you a ride home." His entire face shone with innocence, but she still looked at him with suspicion.
"You're up to something, aren't you?"
"Me?" Duo placed a hand over his heard and assumed a dramatic pose. "Me? Up to something? Why, I resemble that remark!"
His look of artful indignation caused her to giggle. "All right, I'm sorry." She grinned up at him. "To make it up to you, I'll let you give me a ride home."
"Oh, thank you, your majesty!" He bowed extravagantly at her and offered her his arm. "Come, milady, your chariot awaits!" He tossed a wink at the receptionist on his way out the door, being held open by Roy who was struggling not to laugh.
Parked outside was a somewhat weathered sports car. The faded paint had chipped in a few places, though the new tires and shiny fenders spoke of restoration. Relena raised her eyebrows as Duo made a show of opening the door for her. "Where in the world did you get this?" she asked him. He shrugged. "Where else? The junkyard, of course!" He grinned at her as he slid behind the wheel. "It did take a while, but she's in perfect running condition." He patted the dash as the engine turned over. "The body needs work, but I don't mind. I just like having her around." He pulled out into traffic, ignoring the rather obvious difference between his car and the newer, sleeker models around them.
Relena just shook her head. "It is rather old. Why not get something newer?"
"Sometimes, older is better." He grinned over at her, obviously not caring that his precious was really outdated.
She laughed at that. "You would just go nuts without something to tinker with, wouldn't you?"
He laughed with her, a little sheepishly. "Well, yeah, I guess you're right about that too."
"So what are you doing here on Earth, Duo?"
"Oh, a variety of things," he shrugged. "I've got some suppliers here I wanted to talk to, and some other odds and ends to take care of." He rubbed the side of his chin with a finger as he pulled up to a stoplight. "Plus, Trowa's here. Or he will be here tonight, rather. Since Quatre's here as well for some business I thought I'd go around and say hi to everyone."
Relena smiled at that. Duo never could resist a chance to see old friends. She then noticed they were heading the wrong direction. "Duo, you're going the wrong way."
"No I'm not."
"Yes, you are. I don't live on this side of town."
"I know." He looked as if he was enjoying her confusion. She only sighed. "Ok, so if you're not taking me home, where are we going?"
"It's a surprise." He flashed her a very mischievous grin. Relena's only answer was to roll her eyes. She recognized that look, and it was obvious she wouldn't get any more out of him. "Don't worry, it's a good surprise!" he reassured her.
She sighed again in surrender. After all, she had just had a horrible week. Anything had to be better than that!
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