Title: Gundam Diaries Part 33 - Quatre
Author: Makoto Sagara
Archive: my site, ff.net, foreverfandom.net, wufeiduo.net, Jadeduo's site, and The Ventilation Shaft, Le Ciel Place; anywhere else, please ask first.
Category: Angst, Romance
Pairings: 5x2x5, 3x4; 1 plus 2, R plus 1
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Shonen ai, language, OOC, angst, crazy Relena
Disclaimers: I make no money, so suing is pointless. If you think I own GW, then you need to see someone. I have the number to a nice doctor... Oh, SALLY!
A/N: Evanescence's "Everybody's Fool" inspired this chapter. Am I the only one who sees Q calling Rel this??? (Looks around and hears the crickets) Guess it is just me. Oh well! Also, this is Q's last chapter, and I'm really sorry that I cheated you all out of one last Wufei and Trowa chapter. But, this fic is already horridly long, and with those two chapters cut, I can get this done and finito! Enjoy reading what Q actually does to Doro and Rel!
Dedication: To Duo-chan, for being one über cool chica and helping me out when I was in a bind looking for a new beta. I love ya, sweetie, and I'm glad that I have some one like you in my corner!
Duo-chan the beta: Anything I can do to help sweetie! Though, I almost killed myself betaing 20 chapters in 5 days. But that was my own fault! #.#
April 25th, AC 195... 14:52:31
It's over. It's finally finished and Relena is now paying for her wrong doings. I suppose that I should feel some sort of sympathy for the girl, but truthfully, I don't think she got all that she deserved. She locked away two Gundam pilots, and she didn't even care that that could have cost us the war. That we could all be prisoners of the Alliance, or, even worse, dead. All she cared about was getting her precious Heero to start her fairy tale life. I guess she won't get that now. The prince is gay, and in love with his best friend, who's sleeping with another friend.
Oh, I need to stop. That picture was just too funny, and now Trowa's asking why I'm laughing. I have to tell him...
He agrees that the mental picture was good. He's still chuckling. It's refreshing to hear him laugh again. I've missed it over the last month or so. Things have just been so strained between the five of us, and now that this is over, we can finally relax as far as the Pink Princess and her Evil Companion are concerned. Now, we only have to worry about dying in battle - that we are ready to face, but not a jealous, delusional, psychotic, spoiled little girl.
The morning started off benignly enough. Trowa made breakfast. Duo managed to actually sound happy, which is something that I had started to miss. It seems that the time he spent on Peacemillion with Wufei did him some good, and I get to keep my friends. Wufei was quietly thinking, unless he was speaking to Duo about something. And Heero, he was quiet until it came time for us to decide who was going to talk to the girls first.
Duo and I both wanted to go first. I wanted to go because I had a few things to say to Catalonia that I know would keep the... sharmuta quiet for the rest of the group's words. I also wanted the first dig at Relena's intelligence, which was put to the wrong use, and aimed at the wrong group of killers. We just look cute and cuddly. Sorry, but that has me thinking of killer teddy bears now.
Anyway, I won out and got the first shot, but I had to take Trowa along with me. I complained that it was much like having a baby-sitter, and Duo agreed, but in the long run, it was a good idea that we had our more... stable lovers with us. Who knows what could have happened if we'd been allowed to go alone, or worse, together?
We had just finished deciding when Heero's laptop beeped, and we got ready for the upcoming company we'd have in a few minutes. In fact, the wind carried their bickering voices for a good five minutes before they reached the cabin. I was slightly, and only slightly, amused at the way Dorothy dealt with Relena. "Relena, relax. If we get there five seconds later, I'm pretty sure that Heero isn't going to... spontaneously combust, or something silly like that," Dorothy said. As I heard her voice, I could feel the want to... thank her grow.
"You don't understand, Dorothy! If I'm even a second late, Heero will leave me. I just know it," the former Queen of the World whined, and a look at Heero told me that he was seriously contemplating leaving. Luckily, he stayed where he was. "I'm going first, Catalonia."
"Whatever, Relena, just go," Dorothy cut in, and I smirked at the tone of annoyance she'd taken on. Relena's moaning followed a rather sudden thump on the door.
"You didn't have to push me."
"I didn't push you. I nearly lost my balance. I'm sorry you were in my way." My smirk grew a bit and then died completely as the door opened and the two girls entered. Relena focused solely on Heero, as was expected, and Dorothy elbowed her, taking in the fact that all five of us were there, instead of just Heero and myself.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I shuddered at the shrill shriek. That was my first, and last, experience with Relena's unconventional mating call, and it sent a chill up and down my spine. I looked over when I saw Trowa move. My lover was keeping Heero from grabbing his gun and shooting the girl. Pity, really.
I plastered on the fakest smile I could and stepped forward. "Hello, Miss Relena. Dorothy. Please, come in and sit down," I said pleasantly, but leaving no room for argument. They both, obedient creatures that they were being, sat down, and I continued my greeting. "Good. Now, this is what is going to happen. Each of us has something to say to at least one of you." My gaze stopped on Dorothy, who nodded, and I could almost smell her fear of what would happen start to waft off of her.
"Heero?" Relena pleaded, and the pilot in question snatched up his laptop from the coffee table, removed his coat from the hook by the door, and slammed the door behind him.
"Guess that's our cue to make an exit, 'Fei," Duo added, leaving as well, with Wufei close on his heels.
I watched as the door closed behind my friends and then I turned to look at the two girls who were sitting on the couch with a tiny smirk. Everyone was quiet for a few minutes before Relena spoke.
"Quatre, I know that you're sane. Please, tell me that this is all some cruel joke at my expense. I mean... Heero almost looked unhappy to see me."
I blinked before shooting a look at Trowa, who had an eyebrow raised in amusement. I swallowed the urge to laugh at her in her face. "Relena, do you watch the news?"
"Yes, almost all the time now," she said, her face still full of pleading. Dorothy looked like she was about to laugh too, but her eyes still held too much apprehension to say anything.
"Do you by chance remember a Gundam attacking the colonies before Heero and I came to see you in Sanq?" I asked calmly.
"Um... yes, Noin told me about that," she replied after a few moments of thinking. I suppose that must be rather hard for her tiny, stubborn brain.
I took a few steps closer to her with a cold smile on my face. "That was me."
"Y-you? But... You're so kind, and..." She was sputtering the longer I gave her the same cold smile.
"Yes, that was me. Ask Trowa. He was there too," I said, taking a few steps back and turning my attention onto my original quarry. Relena belonged to Duo, Wufei, and Heero, but I was going to make it more fun for them. But, not before I got to Dorothy. I saw Trowa just shrug in answer to Relena's unasked question and snorted.
"Well, Dorothy, how nice to see you again. I trust you don't have a sword on you this time, do you?"
"No..."
"How unfortunate. I was looking forward to a rematch of our last encounter, but since that looks like it's out of the question, I suppose I'll just have to tell you what I think of you."
"What are you talking about Winner?" Her voice sounded a bit less haughty than it normally did and I shrugged one shoulder.
"You want to know? Well, all right, I'll indulge you. You're less sane than any of us. You enjoy watching the way war destroys not only countries and lives, but also the minds of everyone it affects. That is not the sign of someone mentally stable. Your normal attitude leaves something greatly to be desired. And you use cheap shots to attack your opponent when you can't win," I said, staying as calm as possible.
I saw her arm as she jumped up, and I took it. After wrenching it behind her, I used my other hand as a fist and socked her directly in her stomach. She sagged in my hold and I dumped her on the couch. Her face looked as if she was going to be ill, and I didn't even feel an ounce of pity for her. In fact, I tried to advance on her, but Trowa grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me back.
"Quatre," he said quietly and I smiled at him. He turned his attention to the two girls on the couch. "All I have to say is that you both should be ashamed of yourselves. The worlds in your heads are not real, and you are endangering the lives of innocent people for your own gain. Grow up."
That was all he was going to say, and I could tell by the way he was guarding the door that he was just waiting for me to finish with Relena so we could go. I looked at the former queen and snarled inwardly. "You know, you disgust me. You live in a fantasy world where you play the pitiful princess who needs rescuing from the big, strong prince. Unfortunately, you picked the wrong prince. You also picked the wrong bad guy.
"Heero was pretty much oblivious to Duo's feelings for him until Duo slipped and kissed him. That could have been overlooked because Heero punched him. What sucked for your wonderful prince is that Wufei saw Duo running, and asked Heero for details, which caused him to punch the hell out of Heero. It was impressive." I turned to Trowa for a minute. "I should have taken a picture before you left.
"Anyway, so while Heero and Trowa were gone at that damn school you'd tracked them to, Wufei and Duo were slowly, but surely realizing that what they had was... more than just lust. And then, you came along, giving them a week of time together, which seemed to do them a world of good. But, you see, you... fucked up, as Duo would say. You didn't know that Heero and I check on new missions all the time. Heero noticed the inconsistencies and we looked and looked and looked and looked for our friends.
"They were then set free and only too eager to tell us what happened. And, this is the result of pissing off Heero. He came up with this, and the rest of us just offered small suggestions on what, where, when and how we should do all of this. I hope you enjoy this, because your next visitors are going to be Duo and Wufei. Heero will come in last, and I'm sure he'll be happy to see you.
"Well, I'm done here, so I'm going to let the others know. Trowa?" I looked at my lover who opened the door and motioned me through. I knew that he'd be out as soon as Duo and Wufei were in and walked outside.
As the cool air hit me, I couldn't help but smile. I felt ages younger and happy about what occurred. Duo saw me first and spoke up. "Er, Q, what happened?"
I turned to look at him, feeling a bit mischievous. "Nothing really. I just told them both what I thought, and well, when Dorothy said something out of line... I, uh, kind of... Well, let's just say that it was a good idea that Trowa was with me."
"Status?" Heero asked, and I could tell that he was wondering if I hadn't just shot them with a silencer or something.
"They're alive and awaiting the next 'visitors', as the case may be. Trowa's waiting for Duo and Wufei to come in before he leaves."
"Thanks for leaving them alive, and I promise not to do anything drastic myself. Got 'Feifei here to keep me in line," Duo added, looking at Wufei and laughing. His boyfriend didn't seem too happy about the new name and I had a feeling why. "Dun like that new name?"
"No," Wufei snapped, making his way to the cabin, and holding the door open for Duo as well. Duo went to go through the door, but he stopped in front of me, shrugged innocently while winking and smiled. I couldn't help the bubble of laughter escaping, and I think I was cracking up.
Trowa came out, but all I noticed was his shoes and jeans for a moment as I struggled to control myself. "Dare I ask?" he inquired to Heero.
That was all it took for me to calm down and I looked at him. "Oh, nothing, Trowa. Just... Duo's got this new nickname for Wufei, and I think with the way he pronounced it, he just called him 'Fat Fat'."
"Really?" Heero asked. You know, at that moment, I had almost forgotten he was there.
I nodded in response and looked at Trowa, who was trying not to smirk himself. A beeping coming from Heero's laptop saved his cool demeanor. "What is it, Heero?"
"A news van."
"Probably trying to find where Relena Peacecraft went, and why she's in the middle of the Himalayas," I said, letting my distaste show.
"No doubt," Trowa replied.
We watched as Heero removed the detonator from his jacket pocket and pressed the button that would effectively bury the mountainside two hundred yards below us in a few sheets of snow and ice. There was the shaking that I had been expecting, and then the sound of a few hundred tons of winter misery sliding down the mountain. We all smiled in pleasure and Heero nodded at Trowa and myself before we grew quiet.
A sudden screech from Relena broke the silence, but I paid it no mind. Duo had every right to tell that dumb girl what he thought of her, and if she didn't like it, too bad.
"What did you do to them?" Heero asked, breaking our mutual silence.
I shrugged before I answered him. "Nothing really. Relena started by trying to appeal to... the sanest of all of us. I then calmly informed her that I was the pilot that went berserk and tried to blow up the colonies. Dorothy stayed quiet, but I already had her in mind when we set this up. I basically challenged her again, and when she couldn't come up with an adequate weapon, I told her what I really thought of her. I think she took offense when I called her insane, and she tried to jump me so she could beat me with her hands. I got her in the stomach, hard, and she fell back onto the couch. I wanted to do more, but Trowa stopped me, and I settled on just humiliating Relena by telling her exactly how things happened, thanks to her meddling. I was rather polite, considering. Wasn't I, Trowa?"
Heero shared a look with Trowa, but I just let it go. I really didn't care if they both thought I was totally insane, because for the first time since the episode with the Zero System, I felt like myself again.
"Understood," Heero said after a moment, and things were quiet until Duo and Wufei came out.
"Okay, 'Ro, you're up. Don't make too much of a mess," Duo joked.
Heero nodded, dropped his laptop in Trowa's unsuspecting arms, and went in to face the Pink Blob and Dorothy. We heard her scream out his name as the door was shut and I sighed. Maybe she's just too stupid to get what's really going on?
Duo walked over to Trowa and watched what was on screen. I joined him, since I hadn't put any thought to the news crew since Heero buried them. "Guess they won't be staying buried for too long, eh?" he asked.
"I suppose not, Duo," I said, smiling at my friend. He smiled in return and then moved over to cuddle with Wufei.
"Oh, that reminds me. Howie said that I could bring my friends down to Peacemillion to warm up after our little mission up here. Anyone interested?"
Wufei nodded and Duo looked over at us. I thought things over. Since I'd heard absolutely nothing for H in a while, and the Maguanacs were basically hiding from the Alliance, I was free. "I don't see why not," I murmured, looking up at Trowa with the puppy eyes he can never resist.
"I think it would be a nice change," he added, his eye twitching at me in response to my expression.
"Well, then it's settled. I'll tell Howie as soon as we head out. I think four hours is enough of a warning. What about you?" Duo asked, moving his eyebrows at me. I snickered in response, because, according to every story Duo had told me about Howard, this was normal, and Howard would just blow it off.
Duo and Wufei conversed quietly and Trowa growling at me shocked me. "What?" I asked innocently.
"You are aware that I hate when you do that face, are you not?" he said, his voice void of anything.
"Yes."
"Then desist."
"I didn't do anything."
"Quatre..."
"Fine. I won't."
Things were quiet between us, and Duo and Wufei had just finished up their conversation when a loud smack carried out from the cabin, followed by stomping and a girl crying moments later. I looked over to see Heero storm out of the cabin, the door shaking in its frame as it closed behind him.
"We are done here," he said, his voice flat. He took his laptop back from Trowa, and that was when I saw the gigantic hand print on the left side of his face. You know, Heero has this thing about letting people hit him, and it's rather disturbing, if you think about it.
"Um, Heero," I started, about to ask him what happened, but the look on his face let me know that my life was worth more than my curiosity.
Wufei shoved Duo forward as Heero started to walk off, and Duo shot a dirty look at his lover before starting his question to Heero. "Er, 'Ro, Howie invited us all back to..."
"No," he interrupted. "Thank you, but no. I'd rather not." Heero then snapped his laptop close and left the four of us just standing there.
I sighed in response. "I don't know. Why don't we just leave? It's cold, and I'm a bit worn out from dealing with them."
Suddenly, Trowa scooped me up and started carrying me towards our Gundams, ignoring my protests of being able to walk on my own. The only thing he said was "Prove it", before dumping on my rear in front of Sandrock. I gave him a dirty look before entering my Gundam and waited for Duo and Wufei to take off so I could follow at least one of them.
I had just finished with the briefest mission report to H when Duo's face popped up with Trowa's as well. "Yo, you want the coordinates in case you all lose me? 'Cuz I'm not taking any chances and I'm using the cloaks," he asked, grinning like a maniac.
"That would be nice," Trowa said, and I could hear the tiniest bit of irritation in his voice. I nodded as well.
"Alright, sending 'em now. 'Kay, sent. See you two lovebirds there!" Duo said, before basically disappearing from my sensors and eyes. That was the last thing that was shared between the four of us, and now, I'm almost at the exact coordinates Duo gave me.
I'm looking forward to this downtime with my friends. We've been under too much stress lately due to what Relena set into motion, but this is perfect for our minds. Trowa typed up his mission report faster than I have. He's just faster at typing than I am, I suppose. Oops, I can see Peacemillion now, so I guess it's time to cut this off.
With many safe travels -
- Quatre Raberba Winner
Author: Makoto Sagara
Archive: my site, ff.net, foreverfandom.net, wufeiduo.net, Jadeduo's site, and The Ventilation Shaft, Le Ciel Place; anywhere else, please ask first.
Category: Angst, Romance
Pairings: 5x2x5, 3x4; 1 plus 2, R plus 1
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Shonen ai, language, OOC, angst, crazy Relena
Disclaimers: I make no money, so suing is pointless. If you think I own GW, then you need to see someone. I have the number to a nice doctor... Oh, SALLY!
A/N: Evanescence's "Everybody's Fool" inspired this chapter. Am I the only one who sees Q calling Rel this??? (Looks around and hears the crickets) Guess it is just me. Oh well! Also, this is Q's last chapter, and I'm really sorry that I cheated you all out of one last Wufei and Trowa chapter. But, this fic is already horridly long, and with those two chapters cut, I can get this done and finito! Enjoy reading what Q actually does to Doro and Rel!
Dedication: To Duo-chan, for being one über cool chica and helping me out when I was in a bind looking for a new beta. I love ya, sweetie, and I'm glad that I have some one like you in my corner!
Duo-chan the beta: Anything I can do to help sweetie! Though, I almost killed myself betaing 20 chapters in 5 days. But that was my own fault! #.#
April 25th, AC 195... 14:52:31
It's over. It's finally finished and Relena is now paying for her wrong doings. I suppose that I should feel some sort of sympathy for the girl, but truthfully, I don't think she got all that she deserved. She locked away two Gundam pilots, and she didn't even care that that could have cost us the war. That we could all be prisoners of the Alliance, or, even worse, dead. All she cared about was getting her precious Heero to start her fairy tale life. I guess she won't get that now. The prince is gay, and in love with his best friend, who's sleeping with another friend.
Oh, I need to stop. That picture was just too funny, and now Trowa's asking why I'm laughing. I have to tell him...
He agrees that the mental picture was good. He's still chuckling. It's refreshing to hear him laugh again. I've missed it over the last month or so. Things have just been so strained between the five of us, and now that this is over, we can finally relax as far as the Pink Princess and her Evil Companion are concerned. Now, we only have to worry about dying in battle - that we are ready to face, but not a jealous, delusional, psychotic, spoiled little girl.
The morning started off benignly enough. Trowa made breakfast. Duo managed to actually sound happy, which is something that I had started to miss. It seems that the time he spent on Peacemillion with Wufei did him some good, and I get to keep my friends. Wufei was quietly thinking, unless he was speaking to Duo about something. And Heero, he was quiet until it came time for us to decide who was going to talk to the girls first.
Duo and I both wanted to go first. I wanted to go because I had a few things to say to Catalonia that I know would keep the... sharmuta quiet for the rest of the group's words. I also wanted the first dig at Relena's intelligence, which was put to the wrong use, and aimed at the wrong group of killers. We just look cute and cuddly. Sorry, but that has me thinking of killer teddy bears now.
Anyway, I won out and got the first shot, but I had to take Trowa along with me. I complained that it was much like having a baby-sitter, and Duo agreed, but in the long run, it was a good idea that we had our more... stable lovers with us. Who knows what could have happened if we'd been allowed to go alone, or worse, together?
We had just finished deciding when Heero's laptop beeped, and we got ready for the upcoming company we'd have in a few minutes. In fact, the wind carried their bickering voices for a good five minutes before they reached the cabin. I was slightly, and only slightly, amused at the way Dorothy dealt with Relena. "Relena, relax. If we get there five seconds later, I'm pretty sure that Heero isn't going to... spontaneously combust, or something silly like that," Dorothy said. As I heard her voice, I could feel the want to... thank her grow.
"You don't understand, Dorothy! If I'm even a second late, Heero will leave me. I just know it," the former Queen of the World whined, and a look at Heero told me that he was seriously contemplating leaving. Luckily, he stayed where he was. "I'm going first, Catalonia."
"Whatever, Relena, just go," Dorothy cut in, and I smirked at the tone of annoyance she'd taken on. Relena's moaning followed a rather sudden thump on the door.
"You didn't have to push me."
"I didn't push you. I nearly lost my balance. I'm sorry you were in my way." My smirk grew a bit and then died completely as the door opened and the two girls entered. Relena focused solely on Heero, as was expected, and Dorothy elbowed her, taking in the fact that all five of us were there, instead of just Heero and myself.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I shuddered at the shrill shriek. That was my first, and last, experience with Relena's unconventional mating call, and it sent a chill up and down my spine. I looked over when I saw Trowa move. My lover was keeping Heero from grabbing his gun and shooting the girl. Pity, really.
I plastered on the fakest smile I could and stepped forward. "Hello, Miss Relena. Dorothy. Please, come in and sit down," I said pleasantly, but leaving no room for argument. They both, obedient creatures that they were being, sat down, and I continued my greeting. "Good. Now, this is what is going to happen. Each of us has something to say to at least one of you." My gaze stopped on Dorothy, who nodded, and I could almost smell her fear of what would happen start to waft off of her.
"Heero?" Relena pleaded, and the pilot in question snatched up his laptop from the coffee table, removed his coat from the hook by the door, and slammed the door behind him.
"Guess that's our cue to make an exit, 'Fei," Duo added, leaving as well, with Wufei close on his heels.
I watched as the door closed behind my friends and then I turned to look at the two girls who were sitting on the couch with a tiny smirk. Everyone was quiet for a few minutes before Relena spoke.
"Quatre, I know that you're sane. Please, tell me that this is all some cruel joke at my expense. I mean... Heero almost looked unhappy to see me."
I blinked before shooting a look at Trowa, who had an eyebrow raised in amusement. I swallowed the urge to laugh at her in her face. "Relena, do you watch the news?"
"Yes, almost all the time now," she said, her face still full of pleading. Dorothy looked like she was about to laugh too, but her eyes still held too much apprehension to say anything.
"Do you by chance remember a Gundam attacking the colonies before Heero and I came to see you in Sanq?" I asked calmly.
"Um... yes, Noin told me about that," she replied after a few moments of thinking. I suppose that must be rather hard for her tiny, stubborn brain.
I took a few steps closer to her with a cold smile on my face. "That was me."
"Y-you? But... You're so kind, and..." She was sputtering the longer I gave her the same cold smile.
"Yes, that was me. Ask Trowa. He was there too," I said, taking a few steps back and turning my attention onto my original quarry. Relena belonged to Duo, Wufei, and Heero, but I was going to make it more fun for them. But, not before I got to Dorothy. I saw Trowa just shrug in answer to Relena's unasked question and snorted.
"Well, Dorothy, how nice to see you again. I trust you don't have a sword on you this time, do you?"
"No..."
"How unfortunate. I was looking forward to a rematch of our last encounter, but since that looks like it's out of the question, I suppose I'll just have to tell you what I think of you."
"What are you talking about Winner?" Her voice sounded a bit less haughty than it normally did and I shrugged one shoulder.
"You want to know? Well, all right, I'll indulge you. You're less sane than any of us. You enjoy watching the way war destroys not only countries and lives, but also the minds of everyone it affects. That is not the sign of someone mentally stable. Your normal attitude leaves something greatly to be desired. And you use cheap shots to attack your opponent when you can't win," I said, staying as calm as possible.
I saw her arm as she jumped up, and I took it. After wrenching it behind her, I used my other hand as a fist and socked her directly in her stomach. She sagged in my hold and I dumped her on the couch. Her face looked as if she was going to be ill, and I didn't even feel an ounce of pity for her. In fact, I tried to advance on her, but Trowa grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me back.
"Quatre," he said quietly and I smiled at him. He turned his attention to the two girls on the couch. "All I have to say is that you both should be ashamed of yourselves. The worlds in your heads are not real, and you are endangering the lives of innocent people for your own gain. Grow up."
That was all he was going to say, and I could tell by the way he was guarding the door that he was just waiting for me to finish with Relena so we could go. I looked at the former queen and snarled inwardly. "You know, you disgust me. You live in a fantasy world where you play the pitiful princess who needs rescuing from the big, strong prince. Unfortunately, you picked the wrong prince. You also picked the wrong bad guy.
"Heero was pretty much oblivious to Duo's feelings for him until Duo slipped and kissed him. That could have been overlooked because Heero punched him. What sucked for your wonderful prince is that Wufei saw Duo running, and asked Heero for details, which caused him to punch the hell out of Heero. It was impressive." I turned to Trowa for a minute. "I should have taken a picture before you left.
"Anyway, so while Heero and Trowa were gone at that damn school you'd tracked them to, Wufei and Duo were slowly, but surely realizing that what they had was... more than just lust. And then, you came along, giving them a week of time together, which seemed to do them a world of good. But, you see, you... fucked up, as Duo would say. You didn't know that Heero and I check on new missions all the time. Heero noticed the inconsistencies and we looked and looked and looked and looked for our friends.
"They were then set free and only too eager to tell us what happened. And, this is the result of pissing off Heero. He came up with this, and the rest of us just offered small suggestions on what, where, when and how we should do all of this. I hope you enjoy this, because your next visitors are going to be Duo and Wufei. Heero will come in last, and I'm sure he'll be happy to see you.
"Well, I'm done here, so I'm going to let the others know. Trowa?" I looked at my lover who opened the door and motioned me through. I knew that he'd be out as soon as Duo and Wufei were in and walked outside.
As the cool air hit me, I couldn't help but smile. I felt ages younger and happy about what occurred. Duo saw me first and spoke up. "Er, Q, what happened?"
I turned to look at him, feeling a bit mischievous. "Nothing really. I just told them both what I thought, and well, when Dorothy said something out of line... I, uh, kind of... Well, let's just say that it was a good idea that Trowa was with me."
"Status?" Heero asked, and I could tell that he was wondering if I hadn't just shot them with a silencer or something.
"They're alive and awaiting the next 'visitors', as the case may be. Trowa's waiting for Duo and Wufei to come in before he leaves."
"Thanks for leaving them alive, and I promise not to do anything drastic myself. Got 'Feifei here to keep me in line," Duo added, looking at Wufei and laughing. His boyfriend didn't seem too happy about the new name and I had a feeling why. "Dun like that new name?"
"No," Wufei snapped, making his way to the cabin, and holding the door open for Duo as well. Duo went to go through the door, but he stopped in front of me, shrugged innocently while winking and smiled. I couldn't help the bubble of laughter escaping, and I think I was cracking up.
Trowa came out, but all I noticed was his shoes and jeans for a moment as I struggled to control myself. "Dare I ask?" he inquired to Heero.
That was all it took for me to calm down and I looked at him. "Oh, nothing, Trowa. Just... Duo's got this new nickname for Wufei, and I think with the way he pronounced it, he just called him 'Fat Fat'."
"Really?" Heero asked. You know, at that moment, I had almost forgotten he was there.
I nodded in response and looked at Trowa, who was trying not to smirk himself. A beeping coming from Heero's laptop saved his cool demeanor. "What is it, Heero?"
"A news van."
"Probably trying to find where Relena Peacecraft went, and why she's in the middle of the Himalayas," I said, letting my distaste show.
"No doubt," Trowa replied.
We watched as Heero removed the detonator from his jacket pocket and pressed the button that would effectively bury the mountainside two hundred yards below us in a few sheets of snow and ice. There was the shaking that I had been expecting, and then the sound of a few hundred tons of winter misery sliding down the mountain. We all smiled in pleasure and Heero nodded at Trowa and myself before we grew quiet.
A sudden screech from Relena broke the silence, but I paid it no mind. Duo had every right to tell that dumb girl what he thought of her, and if she didn't like it, too bad.
"What did you do to them?" Heero asked, breaking our mutual silence.
I shrugged before I answered him. "Nothing really. Relena started by trying to appeal to... the sanest of all of us. I then calmly informed her that I was the pilot that went berserk and tried to blow up the colonies. Dorothy stayed quiet, but I already had her in mind when we set this up. I basically challenged her again, and when she couldn't come up with an adequate weapon, I told her what I really thought of her. I think she took offense when I called her insane, and she tried to jump me so she could beat me with her hands. I got her in the stomach, hard, and she fell back onto the couch. I wanted to do more, but Trowa stopped me, and I settled on just humiliating Relena by telling her exactly how things happened, thanks to her meddling. I was rather polite, considering. Wasn't I, Trowa?"
Heero shared a look with Trowa, but I just let it go. I really didn't care if they both thought I was totally insane, because for the first time since the episode with the Zero System, I felt like myself again.
"Understood," Heero said after a moment, and things were quiet until Duo and Wufei came out.
"Okay, 'Ro, you're up. Don't make too much of a mess," Duo joked.
Heero nodded, dropped his laptop in Trowa's unsuspecting arms, and went in to face the Pink Blob and Dorothy. We heard her scream out his name as the door was shut and I sighed. Maybe she's just too stupid to get what's really going on?
Duo walked over to Trowa and watched what was on screen. I joined him, since I hadn't put any thought to the news crew since Heero buried them. "Guess they won't be staying buried for too long, eh?" he asked.
"I suppose not, Duo," I said, smiling at my friend. He smiled in return and then moved over to cuddle with Wufei.
"Oh, that reminds me. Howie said that I could bring my friends down to Peacemillion to warm up after our little mission up here. Anyone interested?"
Wufei nodded and Duo looked over at us. I thought things over. Since I'd heard absolutely nothing for H in a while, and the Maguanacs were basically hiding from the Alliance, I was free. "I don't see why not," I murmured, looking up at Trowa with the puppy eyes he can never resist.
"I think it would be a nice change," he added, his eye twitching at me in response to my expression.
"Well, then it's settled. I'll tell Howie as soon as we head out. I think four hours is enough of a warning. What about you?" Duo asked, moving his eyebrows at me. I snickered in response, because, according to every story Duo had told me about Howard, this was normal, and Howard would just blow it off.
Duo and Wufei conversed quietly and Trowa growling at me shocked me. "What?" I asked innocently.
"You are aware that I hate when you do that face, are you not?" he said, his voice void of anything.
"Yes."
"Then desist."
"I didn't do anything."
"Quatre..."
"Fine. I won't."
Things were quiet between us, and Duo and Wufei had just finished up their conversation when a loud smack carried out from the cabin, followed by stomping and a girl crying moments later. I looked over to see Heero storm out of the cabin, the door shaking in its frame as it closed behind him.
"We are done here," he said, his voice flat. He took his laptop back from Trowa, and that was when I saw the gigantic hand print on the left side of his face. You know, Heero has this thing about letting people hit him, and it's rather disturbing, if you think about it.
"Um, Heero," I started, about to ask him what happened, but the look on his face let me know that my life was worth more than my curiosity.
Wufei shoved Duo forward as Heero started to walk off, and Duo shot a dirty look at his lover before starting his question to Heero. "Er, 'Ro, Howie invited us all back to..."
"No," he interrupted. "Thank you, but no. I'd rather not." Heero then snapped his laptop close and left the four of us just standing there.
I sighed in response. "I don't know. Why don't we just leave? It's cold, and I'm a bit worn out from dealing with them."
Suddenly, Trowa scooped me up and started carrying me towards our Gundams, ignoring my protests of being able to walk on my own. The only thing he said was "Prove it", before dumping on my rear in front of Sandrock. I gave him a dirty look before entering my Gundam and waited for Duo and Wufei to take off so I could follow at least one of them.
I had just finished with the briefest mission report to H when Duo's face popped up with Trowa's as well. "Yo, you want the coordinates in case you all lose me? 'Cuz I'm not taking any chances and I'm using the cloaks," he asked, grinning like a maniac.
"That would be nice," Trowa said, and I could hear the tiniest bit of irritation in his voice. I nodded as well.
"Alright, sending 'em now. 'Kay, sent. See you two lovebirds there!" Duo said, before basically disappearing from my sensors and eyes. That was the last thing that was shared between the four of us, and now, I'm almost at the exact coordinates Duo gave me.
I'm looking forward to this downtime with my friends. We've been under too much stress lately due to what Relena set into motion, but this is perfect for our minds. Trowa typed up his mission report faster than I have. He's just faster at typing than I am, I suppose. Oops, I can see Peacemillion now, so I guess it's time to cut this off.
With many safe travels -
- Quatre Raberba Winner