Okiee…me running out of ideas for torture…will try to do my best…. ^. ^
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Disclaimer: dun own them. If I did, I wouldn't share! XP
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It was late when Duo returned. Past midnight.
//I hope no one waited up for me// He thought absently. //Then again, it would be a surprise if they did//
He opened the door quietly and slipped in. The house was dark. Well, his predictions were true. Everybody else was asleep. He walked up the stairs, his sneakers making no noise over the wood. He grinned silently to himself as he made it to his room without waking anyone up. The God of death was also a master of Stealth. He slipped in as quietly as a shadow and shut the door behind him. He leaned against it and sighed, the second time in two days. God, what was happening to him? As the days went by, he was starting to feel more and more ignored and neglected. He looked at the bag in his hand. It was Quatre's birthday tomorrow. Duo was the one who had started the tradition of celebrating each pilot's birthday. Of course, his excluded. His birthday had been last week. None of the pilots had remembered it, each of them being busy in…. whatever it is they do. But he made it a point to go out and make the others have some fun whenever he could. Heero and Trowa with their silence, Wufei with his justice rants and Quatre overworking himself with the winner enterprises, Duo thought that they just needed to have fun once in a while.
He walked to the bed, dropping the bag beside it. After changing into his black pajamas, he immediately collapsed on the bed, exhausted from walking the entire day.
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"Happy Birthday, Cat!" Duo launched himself towards Quatre, practically lifting him off the ground in a giant bear hug. Quatre laughed happily as he was finally put down by Duo, after the braided pilot had received a glare from Wufei that clearly said hands-off.
"All yours, man." Duo bowed, gallantly gesturing Wufei towards Quatre as he stepped back. He grinned as he heard an amused fit of giggles and a soft snort from Wufei. Finally turning around, he saw Trowa and Heero leaning against opposite walls and grinned brightly at them. "Okay! Plans for today. We are going…To the CARNIVAL!"
Wufei immediately started, trying to claim that it is not what honorable men did but as Quatre smiled happily and clapped his hands, his features softened into a quiet smile. Trowa merely raised an amused eyebrow and Heero was as impassive as ever.
"And later…" He paused for the dramatic effect, looking at the expectant faces. "…Is later. Off we go!" With that he strode out of the living room, leaving four annoyed pilots glaring daggers at his unsuspecting back.
The Carnival turned out to be fun. Duo of course had extremely good luck with all the games and had his hands full in no time as poor Wufei struggled of play tic-tac-toe with three rubber balls.
"Arg! This is unjust!" Wufei cried, annoyed and finally giving up. Duo let loose a small chuckle and was rewarded with a spiteful Wufei, glaring at him.
"Yes, Maxwell? Something you want to say?" He asked coldly.
Duo got his laughing fit under control and replied with perfect innocence. "No. Nothing at all." And as soon as Wufei stormed away, he shook with laughter again.
The rest of the day went well with only a few misfortunes. Finally around six in the evening, Duo announced that they should be heading back. Seeing Quatre disappointed, he went over and stage whispered. "Hey, its not over yet." Quatre's eyes brightened and his mood lifted a little. When they got to the estate, Duo asked everyone to dress formally and meet him downstairs in thirty minutes. Once they were all ready to go, Heero and Duo in dark blue suits, Wufei and Quatre in Black and Duo in white *which was very unlike him* Duo stepped towards Quatre and presented him with tickets for a concert by the Hikari orchestra. *Very corny name, I know XP*
Quatre squealed with delight, his hands clutching the tickets. "My god! I have been wanting to go to one of their concerts for a long time now. But I never had a chance to with the missions and the business and all."
"Well then, let's start. We don't want to be late now, do we?" Duo said grinning. They all set off to go to the concert. Heero and Wufei found it interesting, while Quatre, Trowa and Duo were totally immersed in music. Not many would have expected Duo to have a passion towards classical music, but the American appreciated every single kind of music that he came across. Music was universal, that was his saying. The concert ended with a grand finale and the audience roared. The five gundam pilots exited and walked to the limo that awaited them. The ride back was filled with chatter.
"I had no idea what to get you." Duo laughed. "I spent all last week wondering and finally remembered you mentioning something about some concert and there was my solution."
Quatre's mind tugged at something when Duo mentioned last week. There had been something important, except he couldn't remember it. He spent the ride pondering over it in the back of his mind. Finally when they reached home, Quatre stopped Duo from walking into the mansion, letting the others go past.
"One minute, Duo."
"Sure, Cat. What's up?"
"Thank you for today. It was one of the best days that I will ever have in my life." Quatre said with sincerity, looking up at the taller pilot's face.
Duo grinned and brought a hand up to ruffle the blond hair playfully. "No problem, Q-man. We all need to have fun once in a while." He turned to go inside when Quatre stopped him with a hand on his arm.
"Um…Duo… When was your birthday?" Quatre asked a bit hesitantly, hoping the answer wouldn't be what he thought it was.
The grin on Duo's face slipped for a moment before it was placed back on. "Oh, it was sometime last week." He laughed as he waved it off. "Don't worry about it. Goodnight, Q-man. Happy birthday again." He squeezed the Arabian pilots shoulder and walked inside the house. Outside, Quatre stood in tears, horrified at what he had forgotten.
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Well? Well? Well? What didja think?? Huh? Huh? HUH? Okay… I'm creeping myself out… Please REVIEW!!
*authors notes*
//thoughts//
Disclaimer: dun own them. If I did, I wouldn't share! XP
***
It was late when Duo returned. Past midnight.
//I hope no one waited up for me// He thought absently. //Then again, it would be a surprise if they did//
He opened the door quietly and slipped in. The house was dark. Well, his predictions were true. Everybody else was asleep. He walked up the stairs, his sneakers making no noise over the wood. He grinned silently to himself as he made it to his room without waking anyone up. The God of death was also a master of Stealth. He slipped in as quietly as a shadow and shut the door behind him. He leaned against it and sighed, the second time in two days. God, what was happening to him? As the days went by, he was starting to feel more and more ignored and neglected. He looked at the bag in his hand. It was Quatre's birthday tomorrow. Duo was the one who had started the tradition of celebrating each pilot's birthday. Of course, his excluded. His birthday had been last week. None of the pilots had remembered it, each of them being busy in…. whatever it is they do. But he made it a point to go out and make the others have some fun whenever he could. Heero and Trowa with their silence, Wufei with his justice rants and Quatre overworking himself with the winner enterprises, Duo thought that they just needed to have fun once in a while.
He walked to the bed, dropping the bag beside it. After changing into his black pajamas, he immediately collapsed on the bed, exhausted from walking the entire day.
***
"Happy Birthday, Cat!" Duo launched himself towards Quatre, practically lifting him off the ground in a giant bear hug. Quatre laughed happily as he was finally put down by Duo, after the braided pilot had received a glare from Wufei that clearly said hands-off.
"All yours, man." Duo bowed, gallantly gesturing Wufei towards Quatre as he stepped back. He grinned as he heard an amused fit of giggles and a soft snort from Wufei. Finally turning around, he saw Trowa and Heero leaning against opposite walls and grinned brightly at them. "Okay! Plans for today. We are going…To the CARNIVAL!"
Wufei immediately started, trying to claim that it is not what honorable men did but as Quatre smiled happily and clapped his hands, his features softened into a quiet smile. Trowa merely raised an amused eyebrow and Heero was as impassive as ever.
"And later…" He paused for the dramatic effect, looking at the expectant faces. "…Is later. Off we go!" With that he strode out of the living room, leaving four annoyed pilots glaring daggers at his unsuspecting back.
The Carnival turned out to be fun. Duo of course had extremely good luck with all the games and had his hands full in no time as poor Wufei struggled of play tic-tac-toe with three rubber balls.
"Arg! This is unjust!" Wufei cried, annoyed and finally giving up. Duo let loose a small chuckle and was rewarded with a spiteful Wufei, glaring at him.
"Yes, Maxwell? Something you want to say?" He asked coldly.
Duo got his laughing fit under control and replied with perfect innocence. "No. Nothing at all." And as soon as Wufei stormed away, he shook with laughter again.
The rest of the day went well with only a few misfortunes. Finally around six in the evening, Duo announced that they should be heading back. Seeing Quatre disappointed, he went over and stage whispered. "Hey, its not over yet." Quatre's eyes brightened and his mood lifted a little. When they got to the estate, Duo asked everyone to dress formally and meet him downstairs in thirty minutes. Once they were all ready to go, Heero and Duo in dark blue suits, Wufei and Quatre in Black and Duo in white *which was very unlike him* Duo stepped towards Quatre and presented him with tickets for a concert by the Hikari orchestra. *Very corny name, I know XP*
Quatre squealed with delight, his hands clutching the tickets. "My god! I have been wanting to go to one of their concerts for a long time now. But I never had a chance to with the missions and the business and all."
"Well then, let's start. We don't want to be late now, do we?" Duo said grinning. They all set off to go to the concert. Heero and Wufei found it interesting, while Quatre, Trowa and Duo were totally immersed in music. Not many would have expected Duo to have a passion towards classical music, but the American appreciated every single kind of music that he came across. Music was universal, that was his saying. The concert ended with a grand finale and the audience roared. The five gundam pilots exited and walked to the limo that awaited them. The ride back was filled with chatter.
"I had no idea what to get you." Duo laughed. "I spent all last week wondering and finally remembered you mentioning something about some concert and there was my solution."
Quatre's mind tugged at something when Duo mentioned last week. There had been something important, except he couldn't remember it. He spent the ride pondering over it in the back of his mind. Finally when they reached home, Quatre stopped Duo from walking into the mansion, letting the others go past.
"One minute, Duo."
"Sure, Cat. What's up?"
"Thank you for today. It was one of the best days that I will ever have in my life." Quatre said with sincerity, looking up at the taller pilot's face.
Duo grinned and brought a hand up to ruffle the blond hair playfully. "No problem, Q-man. We all need to have fun once in a while." He turned to go inside when Quatre stopped him with a hand on his arm.
"Um…Duo… When was your birthday?" Quatre asked a bit hesitantly, hoping the answer wouldn't be what he thought it was.
The grin on Duo's face slipped for a moment before it was placed back on. "Oh, it was sometime last week." He laughed as he waved it off. "Don't worry about it. Goodnight, Q-man. Happy birthday again." He squeezed the Arabian pilots shoulder and walked inside the house. Outside, Quatre stood in tears, horrified at what he had forgotten.
***
Well? Well? Well? What didja think?? Huh? Huh? HUH? Okay… I'm creeping myself out… Please REVIEW!!