Title: The Hamster Part 3

Rating: PG

Pairings: hints of 2x5

Warnings: Mild language, humor, fluff

Disclaimers: Ahem...I don't own them! I know, it's hard to believe, but I make nothing from these sorry excuses for fanfiction...not a single penny!

Author's Notes: Due to a lot of requests, I have decided to write a sequel to my spoofy fic entitled "The Goldfish." I hope this one doesn't disappoint! Enjoy!

"This new database is very important, guys. It has all the new information on the computer virus strains, as well as ways to counteract those viruses." Une was saying, handing out papers during their weekly meeting. "Now do any of you have any ques..." She stopped, and all five pilots looked up to see Une glaring at her foot.

"Uh, Lady Une? Are you all right?" Quatre asked, starting to stand up. She took several deep breaths before bending down to pick up whatever was on her foot.

"What, in the Holy Lord's name, is this?" Une held up a clear, plastic ball with a brown and black fuzzy thing on the inside. Duo jumped up from his seat and took the ball from Une, stroking the plastic and making small hushing noises.

"That, Lady Une, is Ferdinand, Duo and Wufei's new pet." Trowa said, chewing on the end of his pen. Everyone watched as Une's face went from calm, to angry, to pissed off in a matter of a heartbeat.

"Ferdinand?" She glanced at Duo, then she glared at Wufei. "Wufei, please explain to me why there is a hamster in this room." Duo, seeing Wufei unsure of how to tell Une of the situation, handed the ball to his Chinese friend and glared at Une with a face to match hers.

"Ferdinand is our pet, and he has every right to be in here. He isn't hurting anything, and he isn't causing any trouble. So. Leave. Him. Be." Duo said with finality. Une stood there, glaring at Duo with death daggers in her eyes.

"Well I make decis..." She stopped and glanced at Wufei, who had reached into the ball to retrieve the hamster when he broke out into a fit of sneezes. Duo grabbed the hamster from Wufei before he could squeeze the poor creature to death, then he took some tissues from a side table and handed them to Wufei. Wufei took the tissues gratefully and he stood up clumsily to leave the room.

"Chang Wufei! I want you to go see Sally Po this instant about your condition." Wufei was going to protest, but Une held up a hand. "No but's, Wufei. There is something seriously wrong with you and you need to know what it is."

Wufei nodded, another attack of sneezes coming over him. "Maxwell?" Duo looked up. "Take him to Sally in the Medical Wing." Duo nodded, grabbing Ferdinand and placing him in his front shirt pocket.

They walked together, Duo holding Wufei's elbow as Wufei continued to sneeze and his eyes continued to water. It took about ten minutes to reach the Medical Wing, but once they got there, Sally ushered them inside and had Wufei change into a medical gown.

"I'm leaving my boxers on." He said through sneezes when she left the room. He could see her roll her eyes, but she nodded, and Wufei changed out of his clothes and into the irritating paper gown provided by the hospital.

"I'm surprised she let me stay with you." Duo noted, sitting in one of the chairs against the wall of the examining room. "Most of the time she kicks me out." Wufei shrugged, coughing hard as his chest tightened slightly.

After a few minutes, Sally returned, and she listened to Wufei's breathing. Then she checked his blood pressure and heart rate, and last was his temperature. When she was done, she frowned, and put a hand against Wufei's forehead, even though she had already checked his temperature through a thermometer.

"Wufei, I can't really detect anything except congestion, and your body is able to heal that on its own with some antibiotics." She paused. "Have you done anything in the past couple of days to change your routine, or anything?" Wufei thought back, and then started to shake his head. But Duo stopped him.

"Wufei, we bought Ferdinand." Sally looked at Duo and frowned.

"Ferdinand? Who's Ferdinand?" Duo walked over to where Sally was examining Wufei and he reached into his pocket and pulled out the hamster.

"This is Ferdinand." Just as he said that, Wufei went into another episode of sneezes, and realization dawned on Sally.

"Wufei, I hate to be the one to break this to you. But you are, unfortunately, allergic to Mr. Ferdinand, and he is the culprit for all of your illness." Wufei looked at Sally, then at Duo, and finally on Ferdinand.

"You mean it was that hamster that has caused me all of this problem?" Sally nodded, and Duo looked at Ferdinand forlornly.

"I guess Ferdinand will have to get a new home, huh?" Sally smiled at Duo, and she reached down to touch the hamster.

"I know of a little girl, Duo, who would love to have the company of Ferdinand." Duo looked at her, waiting for her to elaborate a little. "She lost her parents in a car accident, and she is all alone. Ferdinand would keep her company. What do you say?" It took a moment, but Duo finally nodded, albeit sadly, and he handed Ferdinand to Sally.

"Take care of him." Sally nodded, and she left the room to go get Wufei a prescription for antibiotics. Wufei, seeing how sad Duo was, got off the examining table and went to give Duo a hug.

"It's okay, Duo. Next time, we'll try another animal." He placed a light kiss on Duo's cheek, causing the braided boy to gasp in surprise. "And next time, I'll make sure I'm not allergic to it." He whispered in Duo's ear.

"And next time I'll make sure it lives long enough." Duo said, returning the light kiss on one of Wufei's cheeks.

Wufei, feeling lucky, turned his head and touched his lips lightly to Duo's before pulling back, smiling softly at his braided partner. "Who say's there has to be a 'next time'? Why not now?" Duo grinned and planted his lips against Wufei's, his tongue tracing Wufei's lips.

"Now is good. Now is very good."

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-The End!!

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