Speachless Shinigami
by Solo Sagara

[I do not own Gundam Wing or any of the characters, or Red Bull. I only lay clame to Baka.]

"Talking"

'Thinking'

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Chapter Four - Is He Sick?
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Duo awoke and sat up in his bed. He looked at Baka, who was lying next to his pillow. He would have smiled if he wasnt still half asleep. He yawned as he scratched the back of his head. He wasnt much of a morning person, but for some reason, he couldnt sleep anymore.

After his nap the day before, he was going to show Baka to the others. But he ended up napping too long and by the time he had gotten up, everyone else was asleep. of course he couldnt go back to sleep, he wasnt tied. So he stayed up half the night giving Baka a bath and making him sanitary.

Baka didnt complain. Probably because he couldnt talk. But the dog looked happy, and that made Duo happy, which in turn, made the dog happy.... You get the point.

After rubbing his eyes a little bit, Duo got up and made his way to the bathroom out in the hall. It was the only bathroom in the whole house. Luckily, and surprisingly, no one was in there.

Duo groaned. He couldnt figure out why he got up so early, but at the same time, his mind was wondering about other things. 'I dont feel like taking a shower...' he thought as he was brushing his teeth.

When he finished, he went downstairs, making his way to the kitchen. He didnt worry about changing, he had his Hello Kitty PJ's on, that was good enough.

Yes, Hello Kitty.

Anyway, he walked into the kitchen and over to the sink. He didnt even pay attention to the other guys sitting at the table. They watched Duo as he digged in the fridge, searching for a soda. They thought it seemed weird, Duo being up so early. That and he didnt run in yelling "Good Morning!!" like he usually did, except it wasnt morning when he yelled it, it was 12 o'clock in the afternoon.

But thats besides the point.

This time was very different. "Good morning, Duo." Quatre said finally, breaking the silence. Duo rose from out of the fridge with an energy drink in hand. He looked at Quatre as he opened the can of drink. Quatre blinked with an odd look on his face. Duo looked like a zombie from Resident Evil, or even worse, a dead guy from The Night of The Living Dead. But Quatre wouldnt know what THAT looks like, He's not a horror fan...

..or is he? (dun dun dun)

Duo yawned before taking a drink of his Red Bull. He stared at Quater a bit longer before nodding his head and walking over to his usual chair to sit down. He looked over the others, observing what they were doing. Heero was, of course, typing on his laptop. Trowa was just sitting in deep thoughts. Quatre was drinking tea, and staring back at Duo, and Wufei was reading the paper. As usual. They had already ate breakfast. Even though Duo was up early, they had still gotten up earlier.

Duo looked down at his can of Red Bull. He stared at it as he became lost in thoughts. He smiled to himself. It was time to begin his plan. It was time to...shut up.

Quatre sipped some tea and sat the cup down on the table. He looked over at Trowa for a second, who in return smiled a bit. Quatre smiled, but he had others things on his mind. He turned his gaze back on Duo.

"Duo, why are you up so early? If you dont mind me asking."

Duo took a deep breath and looked up at Quatre. He was laughing evily on the inside. This was going to be fun.

Quatre waited for an answer, but Duo just stared at him. Duo was trying his hardest to keep a straight face, but he wasnt doing a very good job.

Wufei was surprised to not hear Duo blare out his normal stupid oddities. He lowered the paper a bit and peered over at Maxwell. He was just staring at Quatre, smiling. He figured it was a maricle from above and decided to just leave it at that.

Quatre began to get nervous from Duo staring so much. He turned his gaze to his tea cup and took another sip of tea. He searched his mind desperatly for something to say to Trowa and get Duo to stop looking at him.

"Uh..Trowa, how did you sleep last night?" he blurted out. Trowa looked at him kind of funny with his eyebrow perked up. He could see Quatre was begging with his eyes for him to say something, so he figured he should.

"I slept as I usually do, Quatre." was his answer. Quatre mentally thanked him, then took a quick glance at Duo to see if he was still staring.

Duo was chugging the rest of his Red Bull. After he finished, he stood up, and slammed the can on the table. Everyone pulled away from what they were doing and looked over towards Duo. He smiled, before walking to the door.

Before he exited, he looked over to see Heero, plus everyone else, staring at him. He shot the victory sign, then stuck out his tongue, mainly at Heero, then quickly ran off to his room.

Everyone blinked and looked at each other, trying to figure out just what the hell was up with Duo. Heero sighed and went back to his work. Trowa had something new to think about. Wufei shook his head, he knew in his gut that something bad was going to happen soon enough.

Quatre looked at the others one by one and asked the main question that was on his mind.

"Is he sick?"

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Duo ran up to his room, barely containing his laughter. He bust into his room and slammed the door behind him. Baka jumped up from the bed and stared at Duo. He realized who he was and jumped off the bed and ran over to him, jumping up on his legs.

"Heeeey Baka!" he kneeled down to pet the dog. Baka rolled over on his back and Duo rubbed his tummy. "Are you hungry? I bet you are!"

He picked the dog up and stood up, while Baka licked his cheek.

"Why dont you and me go down to the kitchen and get you something to eat, hu? Then you can meet the other guys!" he huggled Baka close, then opened his door.

'Wait, what if they ask me something, and I cant answer?...I guess thats the whole point...uhmm...right!' he thought, just before exiting his room. He shut his door, and with Baka in arms, he quickly made his way back down to the kitchen.

Everyone was still sitting at the table, except Quatre was up making a snack for he and Trowa. Duo silently and casually strolled into the kitchen with Baka still in arms. He walked up to the table and sat Baka down on top of it.

The little dog was extremely excited to see so many people to lick. On the table, he ran over to Trowa and barked at him. Trowa opened his eyes in surprise and stared at the little pup. "What's this?"

The dog barked as if to answer him and then trotted over to Heero's laptop. Quatre turned to see what the noise was and noticed Baka walking all over Heero's keyboard.

Heero moved his hands away from the dog, who was trying to lick him, and looked up at Duo.

"Duo."

That was the usual cue for Duo to stop doing whatever he was doing. Except he wasnt doing anything this time, but it should still work.

Duo smiled and just ignored Heero. He watched his little dog annoy the hell out of him, and suddenly felt very proud and very very scared for his life, all at the same time.

"Duo, we had a deal." Heero reminded him. Duo still didnt pay any attention. Well, he was, he was just pretending he wasnt. He stood, watching Baka, and humming The Real Folk Blues to himself.

Quatre walked over to Duo and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Duo, are you feeling okay? You're acting very strange."

Duo looked at Quatre and smiled, then he went back to looking at Heero and Baka. He thought they were so cute together, he couldnt take his eyes off them anymore.

Quatre just blinked, as Duo smacked his hand off his shoulder. He took the hint and went back over to finish his snack.

"Duo!" Heero repeated himself again. And again, Duo said nothing in return.

Heero took a deep breath, before he got up from his chair. He walked over to and behind Duo. He grabbed his braid and jerked him with him as he walked to the living room.

"Oww! Hey!!" Duo blurted out as he tried to regain his balance while being jerked along. Once they made it to the living room, Heero pulled Duo and pushed him down onto the sofa.

Duo sat up while rubbing the back of his head. He looked up at Heero with a "that-hurt,-you-bastard" look in his eyes.

"Duo, do you remember what you said last night?" Heero asked in an annoyed tone. He leaned forward over Duo and glared deep into his eyes.

Duo blinked. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place. If he spoke, he would screw up the whole plan, but if he didnt speak, Heero would most likely kill him. He chose to do the latter and took a deep breath. He closed his eyes and waited for Heero to blow his brains out.

Heero stood up and sighed. He started to walk back into the kitchen, but stoped at the door way. "Just get the dog." With that said, he left, and returned to his seat in the kitchen. He picked Baka up and then sat him on the floor, then returned to his work.

Duo opened his eyes finally. Seeing that Heero was gone, he sighed in relief and layed back onto the sofa.

'I'm gonna end up dead before the end of the day if I keep this shit up...but its so much fun!' he thought as a smile came across his face. '..and Heero got so close..' his thoughts trailed off.

Baka ran into the living room and jumped up onto Duo's chest. He went up and licked his face a few times. Duo looked at his pup and whispered,

"Oh, you're still hungry, aint ya? Well then...I'll need to go to the store and get you some doggy food."

Duo sat up, set the dog to the side and jumped up from the sofa. "Let me go change and I'll feed you as soon as I get back, kay?"

He ran upstairs to get dressed, then headed out to the store to pick up some dog food.

This day was going to be very entertaining...

TBC

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Words of Stupidity

Solo: I have this feeling...that i'm attracted to pretty animes with pretty guys..

Heero: And what would give you this idea?

Duo: I think its because shes a yaoi fan, Heero.

Solo: I'm not the only one who likes yaoi...DUO!

Duo: I dont know what you're talkin' about!

Heero: .....

Solo: -clears throat, makes herself sound like Duo- Oh, Heero...-makes breathing- sounds Heero!

Duo: -blushing- Ah..you're insane!