***I do not own Gundam Wing, I just use it for my own twisted purposes.***
Note: I reposted Chapter 1, with some changes. So, if you read it before, you might want to reread.
Summary - A college fic, not AU. 3x4 is the main pair, but this is going to be very Quatre-centric and Duo-centric. I dunno why, but in writing I released I concentrate a lot on Duo and his dilemma with college. After a bit though, I'll add Trowa in more.
Expect slight OOC-ness
Pairings: 3x4 (main), 1x2 (unsure, give me feedback if you want 1x2-ness), 5x? (undecided, but it will be a female)
Mission Accepted: Operation College
Chapter 2
A Friday in Late Summer, A.C. 198
Quatre and Trowa's laughter was heard all the way down the hall and up to the second floor where Heero and Wufei were standing in the open door of their rooms. They helped the other three with the boxes of alcohol, placing them down in the center of the common room, which was pretty small and held a coffee table, two loveseats and a single chair, all of which were horrifically upholstered in an ugly red and gray pattern. There was another door leading into a small hall with closed doors.
The five young men unloaded the vans as quickly as possible, piling all the boxes and bags in the common room of Suite 2107 in the newly named Noventa Hall, Peacecraft University. Some necessities had already been delivered earlier in the week, such as a microwave, refrigerators, television, various stereo, sound, and video equipment, as well as the five new computers Quatre had purchased as gifts for himself and the other pilots. Well, technically, Quatre had purchased majority of what was being unloaded, but he wasn't going to tell the others that. He knew they would object, so Quatre decided the best thing to do was to let them assume that some things were purchased with the scholarship money, or by the Preventers, or by the University.
The last box had been brought in and the vans moved to the appropriate parking garage, so the five ex-pilots collapsed rather ungracefully on the floor of the common room.
Duo looked around with some confusion. "Hey Quat, where's the kitchen?"
Quatre looked up. "Uh…there isn't one."
"What!?!" Duo yelled. "Why is there no kitchen? How will we eat?"
"It was really hard to get an entire set of rooms that was free," Quatre answered from where he was crouched and searching through a bag. "Or would you prefer we all room in separate buildings with complete strangers?"
"Well, with you guys of course but…what about-" Duo began.
"We all have meal plans. We will eat at the dining hall like the other students. And no more complaining. Une and I had to pull a lot of strings to get us certain privileges. A suite is fine. I have a microwave, a toaster oven, a hot water pot, and a small grill. We can live without a kitchen." Quatre looked up from his search to find four pairs of eyes staring at him with bemused expressions. "What?"
Duo saluted. "Yes, sir, Mr. Winner. Understood."
"Oh shut up…" He continued searching the bag.
"So how are we choosing rooms?" Wufei asked.
"What do you mean?" asked Trowa.
Heero supply the answer. "There's only one single and two doubles."
"So who's taking the single?" Duo inquired.
"I think we should give it to Quatre," Trowa said, "since this whole thing was pretty much his idea."
Quatre glanced over at Trowa, an amused smile on his face. "Is that a compliment or are you accusing me of something."
Trowa's lips covered slightly upward. "I'm sure we'll find out soon enough."
Quatre laughed. "Well I think Wufei will be doing the most studying and he likes privacy, so he can have it."
"I second that, but it doesn't matter to me." Wufei glanced over at Duo. "We might as well give to Maxwell, maybe that'll keep him from bothering all of us."
Heero let out a short laugh and gave a small smile, something he had been doing a lot of in the recent year spent working with his four friends. "Somehow I think he'll still be bothering all of us no matter which room he's in…"
"Hey!" Duo glared at Heero with mock hurt. "Why don't we draw names or straws or something?"
"Now that..." Quatre said standing, a notebook and pencil in his hand, "is a good idea."
Wufei laughed. "A first for Maxwell…but I guess he was bound to come up with one some time."
Duo glared again.
Quatre ignored them all and tore a page from the notebook. He wrote on it briefly and then ripped it neatly into five strips, which he folded and spread on the table. "Alright. There's five pieces. Two are labeled A. Two are labeled B. And one is labeled C. I think that's self explanatory so…pick one."
Five hands reached toward the nearest folded strip and unfolded their selected piece.
"What's everyone have?" Duo asked first. "I got a B."
"Winner. That was a horrible, horrible idea." Wufei said, while hanging his head and cringing slightly.
"Duo's roommate?" Quatre asked.
"Duo's roommate," he confirmed.
"Have fun." Heero added. "Now who has the other A?" He went on, ignoring Duo's loud declaration that he was not a bad roommate and his promises of being quiet and considerate.
"That would be me," Quatre said, showing his paper. "Congrats, Trowa. You've got the single."
"Thanks," he said. "Anyone want to trade?"
"You don't want the single?" Wufei asked, surprised. "Give it here, then."
"No, no." Heero said standing. "That's that. Now let's get these boxes sorted and unpacked." He picked up the nearest box and moved toward the hallway and the bedrooms.
"Come on, Wufei," Duo called, a box in his arms. "Let's check out our room."
Wufei picked up a random box and turned to Quatre. "If he starts to bitch and moan about this whole thing, we are switching roommates, Winner."
Quatre laughed. "Understood, Chang." As Wufei followed Duo to their new room, Quatre approached Trowa, who was trying to figure out which one of the boxes had something of his in it. "Trowa, how come you don't want the single?"
He glanced at Quatre. "I just don't need a single, and you or Wufei could make better use of it. I've been sharing a room with Heero for well over a year and before that Cathy and I shared the trailer. It's no big deal. You should just let Wufei have it. It'll ensure he doesn't kill Duo. I'm used to sharing a room."
"Exactly," Quatre said, walking to the other side of the room and lifting up a box. "You've always shared a room. Enjoy this Trowa. You'll have a little privacy for once. And I mean 'little' because you know that Duo will be kicked out of his room often, and I will definitely be hanging around in your room. I'm sure I'll need to give the Perfect Soldier some quiet time. I don't think he's going to appreciate my taste in movies or music. Here, this one has some of your stuff in it." Quatre returned and handed the box to Trowa.
"Thanks Quat."
"Anytime." Quatre found a box of his stuff and started toward the bedrooms. "Let's get this stuff unpacked as soon as possible. I need a pizza or something."
"What happened to eating at the dining halls?" Trowa asked smirking at his shorter companion.
"Only when absolutely necessary. That's why we have money and a microwave."
~*~*~
Unpacking took much longer than expected, but there were a lot of things to unpack and organize. The rooms were nice and of a decent size, especially with the beds bunked. They were all carpeted and had AC. It was a surprisingly comfortable place to live for a college dorm, although Duo still made comments about the lack of kitchen. They were all disappointed about that, but Duo was the most vocal of the five about it…and about everything else.
Once everyone was settled in Quatre brought up the suggestion of pizza and a movie to relax and celebrate. Unfortunately, they had moved in a few days early and it was still off season for the campus, so every place refused to deliver. After deciding on the usual – three pizzas, one cheese, one Hawaiian, and one pepperoni and sausage – Wufei and Heero took on the mission of pizza retrieval, while Trowa took on the mission of heading to the local convenience store for some beverages - non-alcoholic ones – and then on to the video store.
"Hey Duo," Quatre called as he walked in the room Duo was now sharing with Wufei. "I need to talk to you for a minute."
Duo was resting on his new bed on the top bunk. He rolled over and peered down at the short blond. "What's up, Quatre?"
"We need to pick your classes."
Duo groaned and rolled over. "Can't you just pick for me? It's not like I have a major."
Quatre lifted himself up to sit beside Duo, dangling his feet off the edge. "I actually already registered you for two classes, but I need you to pick two more. And I know you never gave me a major, but you don't need that for a while yet."
"Everyone else has one, don't they?"
Quatre looked down and responded, reluctant to tell the truth. "Actually, everyone else has two."
Duo sat up, surprised. "What?"
"You don't need to worry about that, all I need to do is pick two more classes."
"What are everyone else's majors?" Duo asked.
"Well, Heero's doing Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Trowa's doing Music and Mechanical Engineering, but he's not sure if he wants to do the engineering thing, so he may change…"
"Music and Mechanical Engineering?" Duo said, incredulously. "Can he do that?"
"Technically, no," Quatre started. "You know how I said we had to pull a lot of strings? Well, we did, but we didn't. Since we're a sort of special case and because we are all such good friends with founder of Peacecraft University, we get some special privileges. One of which is having two majors that wouldn't normally be permitted, like Trowa's and Heero's."
"Ok, I can understand that I guess," Duo replied. "What about you and Wufei?"
"I'm Music and English, and Wufei is Government/Politics and Philosophy."
"Well that definitely makes sense. I wouldn't have expected anything else from Wufei."
"But like I said, you don't need to worry about all that. You decide when you're ready. I just need you to pick two more classes…"
"Wait, you said I already two, why do I need two more?" Duo asked
"Duo, why do you have to be difficult…"
"Because I'm good at it. Now what are these two, why do I have to take more, and what is everyone else taking?"
Quatre sighed. "Alright, here it goes. We all have to take 12 credits to be full time students and life on campus, that's four classes – and no, we can't change that, and yes, you have to, orders of Lady Une." Duo scowled slightly. "So, all five of us are signed up for the mandatory English 101 and some Calculus class, so that we're taking some classes together. Then each of us is taking two more classes, one in each of their majors, except Wufei."
"Alright, well then just sign me up for two more classes that one of you guys is in." Duo said simply, laying back down.
"Duo…" Quatre sighed again. He thought for a minute. "Fine, you're taking a Physics Lab with Heero and a History course with Wufei."
"Wait, wait, Physics? No, no physics, something easier," Duo said sitting up again, but Quatre had already jumped down from the bed and was heading out the door. Duo jumped down and followed him out into the common room.
"Nope," Quatre called, sitting down in one of the ugly, University provided common room loveseats. "Too late. You told me to decide and I did. Maybe having class with those two will ensure you actually go. Heero will sign you up for those tomorrow."
"Come on Quatre, but…Heero? How come you can't do it.?" Duo asked, sitting on the opposite loveseat.
"All the classes are full. We have to hack into the system and override the blocks to get you in."
"So. You don't need Heero to do that."
Quatre smirked. "But Heero's better at it, and he has fun doing it."
"Point taken."
Duo flipped on the TV and went through every channel about five times before the door opened and Trowa came in loaded with bags.
"I thought you were just getting soda." Quatre said.
Trowa shrugged as he set his loot down on the coffee table. "I thought we could use some junk food as well."
"We can always use some junk food," Duo said as he reached for the bags. "Did you get a good movie?"
"I have no idea. I just took whatever the clerk recommended." Trowa took a seat beside Quatre and reached across him for the remote, which Duo had abandoned in favor of food.
"There's nothing good on," Quatre warned, before joining Duo in his rummaging.
"There's never anything good on TV," Trowa replied. "I'm just killing time before–"
"Pizza's here," Wufei said, as he opened the door to the suite and held it open for Heero to enter, laden with pizza boxes. "And we're getting delivery when it starts. I hate dealing with people's incompetence."
"What now?" Trowa asked, placing the remote on the floor and helping Quatre and Duo clear off the table.
"They tried to give us the wrong order, and I just don't want to go into it," Wufei responded.
"Good, don't." Heero placed the pizza boxes down and the feeding frenzy began. None of them realized that they hadn't actually eaten anything since breakfast that morning.
"Hey, Trowa, want a beer?" Quatre stood and headed toward the fridge.
"Do you need to ask?"
"I'll take that as a yes. Anyone else?" Quatre looked around as he reached in the fridge. He noticed Heero and Wufei giving him odd looks. "What is wrong with you guys? I'm just having some beers with my pizza. I'm not getting wasted or anything…that's for next weekend."
"I'll take one," Duo called.
"Good." Quatre tossed him a drink took his seat next to Trowa, handing the brunette his beer. Wufei and Heero continued to give him strange looks, but they were also half-smiling. "Ok, what?" Quatre said as he opened his beer.
"Nothing," Wufei replied, turning his attention toward his pizza.
Quatre scowled at Heero, who laughed lightly.
"I was just thinking Trowa's a bad influence on you."
Trowa laughed as Quatre slid his arm around his best friend's shoulders and leaned in raising his beer high. "How do know this is all Trowa? I could actually be the bad influence on him."
"You guys are just bad influences on each other," Duo said around his pizza. "But I'm thinking it's going to make this whole experience a lot more fun." Duo raised his beer as well in a mock toast and touched it to Quatre's. "You two," he pointed at Heero and Wufei with his drink, "just need to lighten up."
Heero glanced at Wufei. "Lighten up?"
"Might as well."
Heero stood and grabbed a couple of beers tossing one to Wufei. Then he looked over to Duo. "Happy?"
He smiled. "Quite."
~*~*~
The movie turned out to be horrible, but a few drinks in and it was just plain funny. All five young men were able to really relax and act like normal guys their age. It had been almost two years since the last conflict, but ever since then they still had been Preventers, and while they did go out together, they never had the chance to be normal. But they would get to make up for it now.
After the movie ended and a few more drinks were finished off, there was a general consensus that sleep was in order. They had two more days to adjust to their new living arrangement before the real mission began: Class.
They said goodnight to each other and went on to their bedrooms. Trowa felt odd having an entire room to himself, but after awhile found it relaxing enough. His nerves were a little shaking as he mind continuously reminded him that he had to attend classes starting on Monday, but his trust in Quatre and his friends help to calm him and eventually helped him sleep. Wufei got ready for bed and was surprised that he didn't mind having Duo in the room. There was nothing he didn't like about the other young man, all the teasing was just that, but Wufei usually didn't like to share his personal space. However it was surprisingly nice to have someone else around. He wondered how long the pleasantness of it would last. Duo knew he'd like having a roommate, but at the current moment all he wanted to do was get to sleep as soon as possible. As he lay in bed, falling fast asleep, grateful to the alcohol that kept his mind free of what was about to happen in the next few days.
Heero and Quatre changed for bed with light conversation. They'd shared a room before, and really enjoyed the company.
"Need you to register Duo for his classes tomorrow," Quatre said. "He's taking Wufei's History class and your Physics Lab. Try to keep him straight, ok?"
Heero turned off his computer and went to close the door. "Mission accepted."
Quatre laughed softly. "Hey, Heero?"
"Hmm?"
"Can you help me up?" Quatre gestured to his bed, which resided on the top bunk.
"I told you I'd take the top."
"I'll get it, I'll get it. I just need to get the hang of it. Plus I'm a little uncoordinated right now."
Heero gave him a lift up on to the mattress. "You mean a little tipsy."
Quatre laid down under the covers. "I'm not tipsy."
"Oh yes," Heero turned of the lights and crawled into bed, "you are."
"Not."
"G'night, Quatre."
"G'night Heero."
~*~*~*~
Alright, I know it's going real slow, but stuff'll happen soon. I wanted to sort of set up the situation. Well, leave me feedback. I hope to get the next chapter done soon. But we'll see…
Feedback helps me write quicker!
Note: I reposted Chapter 1, with some changes. So, if you read it before, you might want to reread.
Summary - A college fic, not AU. 3x4 is the main pair, but this is going to be very Quatre-centric and Duo-centric. I dunno why, but in writing I released I concentrate a lot on Duo and his dilemma with college. After a bit though, I'll add Trowa in more.
Expect slight OOC-ness
Pairings: 3x4 (main), 1x2 (unsure, give me feedback if you want 1x2-ness), 5x? (undecided, but it will be a female)
Mission Accepted: Operation College
Chapter 2
A Friday in Late Summer, A.C. 198
Quatre and Trowa's laughter was heard all the way down the hall and up to the second floor where Heero and Wufei were standing in the open door of their rooms. They helped the other three with the boxes of alcohol, placing them down in the center of the common room, which was pretty small and held a coffee table, two loveseats and a single chair, all of which were horrifically upholstered in an ugly red and gray pattern. There was another door leading into a small hall with closed doors.
The five young men unloaded the vans as quickly as possible, piling all the boxes and bags in the common room of Suite 2107 in the newly named Noventa Hall, Peacecraft University. Some necessities had already been delivered earlier in the week, such as a microwave, refrigerators, television, various stereo, sound, and video equipment, as well as the five new computers Quatre had purchased as gifts for himself and the other pilots. Well, technically, Quatre had purchased majority of what was being unloaded, but he wasn't going to tell the others that. He knew they would object, so Quatre decided the best thing to do was to let them assume that some things were purchased with the scholarship money, or by the Preventers, or by the University.
The last box had been brought in and the vans moved to the appropriate parking garage, so the five ex-pilots collapsed rather ungracefully on the floor of the common room.
Duo looked around with some confusion. "Hey Quat, where's the kitchen?"
Quatre looked up. "Uh…there isn't one."
"What!?!" Duo yelled. "Why is there no kitchen? How will we eat?"
"It was really hard to get an entire set of rooms that was free," Quatre answered from where he was crouched and searching through a bag. "Or would you prefer we all room in separate buildings with complete strangers?"
"Well, with you guys of course but…what about-" Duo began.
"We all have meal plans. We will eat at the dining hall like the other students. And no more complaining. Une and I had to pull a lot of strings to get us certain privileges. A suite is fine. I have a microwave, a toaster oven, a hot water pot, and a small grill. We can live without a kitchen." Quatre looked up from his search to find four pairs of eyes staring at him with bemused expressions. "What?"
Duo saluted. "Yes, sir, Mr. Winner. Understood."
"Oh shut up…" He continued searching the bag.
"So how are we choosing rooms?" Wufei asked.
"What do you mean?" asked Trowa.
Heero supply the answer. "There's only one single and two doubles."
"So who's taking the single?" Duo inquired.
"I think we should give it to Quatre," Trowa said, "since this whole thing was pretty much his idea."
Quatre glanced over at Trowa, an amused smile on his face. "Is that a compliment or are you accusing me of something."
Trowa's lips covered slightly upward. "I'm sure we'll find out soon enough."
Quatre laughed. "Well I think Wufei will be doing the most studying and he likes privacy, so he can have it."
"I second that, but it doesn't matter to me." Wufei glanced over at Duo. "We might as well give to Maxwell, maybe that'll keep him from bothering all of us."
Heero let out a short laugh and gave a small smile, something he had been doing a lot of in the recent year spent working with his four friends. "Somehow I think he'll still be bothering all of us no matter which room he's in…"
"Hey!" Duo glared at Heero with mock hurt. "Why don't we draw names or straws or something?"
"Now that..." Quatre said standing, a notebook and pencil in his hand, "is a good idea."
Wufei laughed. "A first for Maxwell…but I guess he was bound to come up with one some time."
Duo glared again.
Quatre ignored them all and tore a page from the notebook. He wrote on it briefly and then ripped it neatly into five strips, which he folded and spread on the table. "Alright. There's five pieces. Two are labeled A. Two are labeled B. And one is labeled C. I think that's self explanatory so…pick one."
Five hands reached toward the nearest folded strip and unfolded their selected piece.
"What's everyone have?" Duo asked first. "I got a B."
"Winner. That was a horrible, horrible idea." Wufei said, while hanging his head and cringing slightly.
"Duo's roommate?" Quatre asked.
"Duo's roommate," he confirmed.
"Have fun." Heero added. "Now who has the other A?" He went on, ignoring Duo's loud declaration that he was not a bad roommate and his promises of being quiet and considerate.
"That would be me," Quatre said, showing his paper. "Congrats, Trowa. You've got the single."
"Thanks," he said. "Anyone want to trade?"
"You don't want the single?" Wufei asked, surprised. "Give it here, then."
"No, no." Heero said standing. "That's that. Now let's get these boxes sorted and unpacked." He picked up the nearest box and moved toward the hallway and the bedrooms.
"Come on, Wufei," Duo called, a box in his arms. "Let's check out our room."
Wufei picked up a random box and turned to Quatre. "If he starts to bitch and moan about this whole thing, we are switching roommates, Winner."
Quatre laughed. "Understood, Chang." As Wufei followed Duo to their new room, Quatre approached Trowa, who was trying to figure out which one of the boxes had something of his in it. "Trowa, how come you don't want the single?"
He glanced at Quatre. "I just don't need a single, and you or Wufei could make better use of it. I've been sharing a room with Heero for well over a year and before that Cathy and I shared the trailer. It's no big deal. You should just let Wufei have it. It'll ensure he doesn't kill Duo. I'm used to sharing a room."
"Exactly," Quatre said, walking to the other side of the room and lifting up a box. "You've always shared a room. Enjoy this Trowa. You'll have a little privacy for once. And I mean 'little' because you know that Duo will be kicked out of his room often, and I will definitely be hanging around in your room. I'm sure I'll need to give the Perfect Soldier some quiet time. I don't think he's going to appreciate my taste in movies or music. Here, this one has some of your stuff in it." Quatre returned and handed the box to Trowa.
"Thanks Quat."
"Anytime." Quatre found a box of his stuff and started toward the bedrooms. "Let's get this stuff unpacked as soon as possible. I need a pizza or something."
"What happened to eating at the dining halls?" Trowa asked smirking at his shorter companion.
"Only when absolutely necessary. That's why we have money and a microwave."
~*~*~
Unpacking took much longer than expected, but there were a lot of things to unpack and organize. The rooms were nice and of a decent size, especially with the beds bunked. They were all carpeted and had AC. It was a surprisingly comfortable place to live for a college dorm, although Duo still made comments about the lack of kitchen. They were all disappointed about that, but Duo was the most vocal of the five about it…and about everything else.
Once everyone was settled in Quatre brought up the suggestion of pizza and a movie to relax and celebrate. Unfortunately, they had moved in a few days early and it was still off season for the campus, so every place refused to deliver. After deciding on the usual – three pizzas, one cheese, one Hawaiian, and one pepperoni and sausage – Wufei and Heero took on the mission of pizza retrieval, while Trowa took on the mission of heading to the local convenience store for some beverages - non-alcoholic ones – and then on to the video store.
"Hey Duo," Quatre called as he walked in the room Duo was now sharing with Wufei. "I need to talk to you for a minute."
Duo was resting on his new bed on the top bunk. He rolled over and peered down at the short blond. "What's up, Quatre?"
"We need to pick your classes."
Duo groaned and rolled over. "Can't you just pick for me? It's not like I have a major."
Quatre lifted himself up to sit beside Duo, dangling his feet off the edge. "I actually already registered you for two classes, but I need you to pick two more. And I know you never gave me a major, but you don't need that for a while yet."
"Everyone else has one, don't they?"
Quatre looked down and responded, reluctant to tell the truth. "Actually, everyone else has two."
Duo sat up, surprised. "What?"
"You don't need to worry about that, all I need to do is pick two more classes."
"What are everyone else's majors?" Duo asked.
"Well, Heero's doing Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Trowa's doing Music and Mechanical Engineering, but he's not sure if he wants to do the engineering thing, so he may change…"
"Music and Mechanical Engineering?" Duo said, incredulously. "Can he do that?"
"Technically, no," Quatre started. "You know how I said we had to pull a lot of strings? Well, we did, but we didn't. Since we're a sort of special case and because we are all such good friends with founder of Peacecraft University, we get some special privileges. One of which is having two majors that wouldn't normally be permitted, like Trowa's and Heero's."
"Ok, I can understand that I guess," Duo replied. "What about you and Wufei?"
"I'm Music and English, and Wufei is Government/Politics and Philosophy."
"Well that definitely makes sense. I wouldn't have expected anything else from Wufei."
"But like I said, you don't need to worry about all that. You decide when you're ready. I just need you to pick two more classes…"
"Wait, you said I already two, why do I need two more?" Duo asked
"Duo, why do you have to be difficult…"
"Because I'm good at it. Now what are these two, why do I have to take more, and what is everyone else taking?"
Quatre sighed. "Alright, here it goes. We all have to take 12 credits to be full time students and life on campus, that's four classes – and no, we can't change that, and yes, you have to, orders of Lady Une." Duo scowled slightly. "So, all five of us are signed up for the mandatory English 101 and some Calculus class, so that we're taking some classes together. Then each of us is taking two more classes, one in each of their majors, except Wufei."
"Alright, well then just sign me up for two more classes that one of you guys is in." Duo said simply, laying back down.
"Duo…" Quatre sighed again. He thought for a minute. "Fine, you're taking a Physics Lab with Heero and a History course with Wufei."
"Wait, wait, Physics? No, no physics, something easier," Duo said sitting up again, but Quatre had already jumped down from the bed and was heading out the door. Duo jumped down and followed him out into the common room.
"Nope," Quatre called, sitting down in one of the ugly, University provided common room loveseats. "Too late. You told me to decide and I did. Maybe having class with those two will ensure you actually go. Heero will sign you up for those tomorrow."
"Come on Quatre, but…Heero? How come you can't do it.?" Duo asked, sitting on the opposite loveseat.
"All the classes are full. We have to hack into the system and override the blocks to get you in."
"So. You don't need Heero to do that."
Quatre smirked. "But Heero's better at it, and he has fun doing it."
"Point taken."
Duo flipped on the TV and went through every channel about five times before the door opened and Trowa came in loaded with bags.
"I thought you were just getting soda." Quatre said.
Trowa shrugged as he set his loot down on the coffee table. "I thought we could use some junk food as well."
"We can always use some junk food," Duo said as he reached for the bags. "Did you get a good movie?"
"I have no idea. I just took whatever the clerk recommended." Trowa took a seat beside Quatre and reached across him for the remote, which Duo had abandoned in favor of food.
"There's nothing good on," Quatre warned, before joining Duo in his rummaging.
"There's never anything good on TV," Trowa replied. "I'm just killing time before–"
"Pizza's here," Wufei said, as he opened the door to the suite and held it open for Heero to enter, laden with pizza boxes. "And we're getting delivery when it starts. I hate dealing with people's incompetence."
"What now?" Trowa asked, placing the remote on the floor and helping Quatre and Duo clear off the table.
"They tried to give us the wrong order, and I just don't want to go into it," Wufei responded.
"Good, don't." Heero placed the pizza boxes down and the feeding frenzy began. None of them realized that they hadn't actually eaten anything since breakfast that morning.
"Hey, Trowa, want a beer?" Quatre stood and headed toward the fridge.
"Do you need to ask?"
"I'll take that as a yes. Anyone else?" Quatre looked around as he reached in the fridge. He noticed Heero and Wufei giving him odd looks. "What is wrong with you guys? I'm just having some beers with my pizza. I'm not getting wasted or anything…that's for next weekend."
"I'll take one," Duo called.
"Good." Quatre tossed him a drink took his seat next to Trowa, handing the brunette his beer. Wufei and Heero continued to give him strange looks, but they were also half-smiling. "Ok, what?" Quatre said as he opened his beer.
"Nothing," Wufei replied, turning his attention toward his pizza.
Quatre scowled at Heero, who laughed lightly.
"I was just thinking Trowa's a bad influence on you."
Trowa laughed as Quatre slid his arm around his best friend's shoulders and leaned in raising his beer high. "How do know this is all Trowa? I could actually be the bad influence on him."
"You guys are just bad influences on each other," Duo said around his pizza. "But I'm thinking it's going to make this whole experience a lot more fun." Duo raised his beer as well in a mock toast and touched it to Quatre's. "You two," he pointed at Heero and Wufei with his drink, "just need to lighten up."
Heero glanced at Wufei. "Lighten up?"
"Might as well."
Heero stood and grabbed a couple of beers tossing one to Wufei. Then he looked over to Duo. "Happy?"
He smiled. "Quite."
~*~*~
The movie turned out to be horrible, but a few drinks in and it was just plain funny. All five young men were able to really relax and act like normal guys their age. It had been almost two years since the last conflict, but ever since then they still had been Preventers, and while they did go out together, they never had the chance to be normal. But they would get to make up for it now.
After the movie ended and a few more drinks were finished off, there was a general consensus that sleep was in order. They had two more days to adjust to their new living arrangement before the real mission began: Class.
They said goodnight to each other and went on to their bedrooms. Trowa felt odd having an entire room to himself, but after awhile found it relaxing enough. His nerves were a little shaking as he mind continuously reminded him that he had to attend classes starting on Monday, but his trust in Quatre and his friends help to calm him and eventually helped him sleep. Wufei got ready for bed and was surprised that he didn't mind having Duo in the room. There was nothing he didn't like about the other young man, all the teasing was just that, but Wufei usually didn't like to share his personal space. However it was surprisingly nice to have someone else around. He wondered how long the pleasantness of it would last. Duo knew he'd like having a roommate, but at the current moment all he wanted to do was get to sleep as soon as possible. As he lay in bed, falling fast asleep, grateful to the alcohol that kept his mind free of what was about to happen in the next few days.
Heero and Quatre changed for bed with light conversation. They'd shared a room before, and really enjoyed the company.
"Need you to register Duo for his classes tomorrow," Quatre said. "He's taking Wufei's History class and your Physics Lab. Try to keep him straight, ok?"
Heero turned off his computer and went to close the door. "Mission accepted."
Quatre laughed softly. "Hey, Heero?"
"Hmm?"
"Can you help me up?" Quatre gestured to his bed, which resided on the top bunk.
"I told you I'd take the top."
"I'll get it, I'll get it. I just need to get the hang of it. Plus I'm a little uncoordinated right now."
Heero gave him a lift up on to the mattress. "You mean a little tipsy."
Quatre laid down under the covers. "I'm not tipsy."
"Oh yes," Heero turned of the lights and crawled into bed, "you are."
"Not."
"G'night, Quatre."
"G'night Heero."
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Alright, I know it's going real slow, but stuff'll happen soon. I wanted to sort of set up the situation. Well, leave me feedback. I hope to get the next chapter done soon. But we'll see…
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