Trowa didn't know whether or not to be elated at the fact that he found the man that he loved who loved him in return or scared at the scrutinizing gaze he was receiving from Quatre's sister.
"What are your intentions with my brother? Hm?" Iria's gaze was unwavering as a blonde eyebrow cocked at the question.
"My 'intentions'?"
"Yes. Are you going to sleep with him?"
"Iria!" Quatre couldn't believe that his sister was interviewing Trowa. Although it was slightly funny to see him squirm, he did feel sorry for the brunette.
"Is all you want from my brother sex? Because if that's all you want you can find a watermelon for all I care. Stay away from my brother."
Trowa was speechless. Quatre had informed him of the fact that Iria wanted to ask him a few questions. He did not expect them to be such blunt inquiries. "I-I…" he stammered. He felt flustered.
"Iria, come on. Lay off." Quatre frowned.
Iria cleared her throat before leaning closer to the brunette. "Trowa Barton, is it?" Trowa merely nodded. "Quatre's a good kid. And you don't mess with a good kid, understand?" Again Trowa nodded as Quatre rolled his eyes. "I'm keeping an eye on you. Got it?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Hmmm…" Iria leaned back in her chair. "Heero, your turn." The blonde woman got up and the cobalt-eyed man took her place.
"Trowa, I know that we're friends but Quatre's my brother. You hurt him, I will not hesitate to retaliate. Any pain you inflict upon Quatre, I will return it nine-fold. It would normally be ten-fold, but you are my friend."
Trowa sighed and shook his head. "I'm not going to hurt Quatre. I'd rather hurt myself than let any pain come to him."
"Awww…" Iria cooed. She threw her arms around Trowa's neck and placed a chaste kiss on his cheek. "Welcome to the family!"
"Uh, thanks." Trowa looked up at Quatre.
Quatre shrugged and offered the brunette a gentle smile. Trowa returned the smile.
Duo laughed before charging into the group and hugging everyone. "Just like one big happy family! Where's Wuffie? Haha!"
. . .
"Sorry about that." Quatre said as Trowa closed the door to his room. "They're very protective."
"So, I noticed." Trowa smiled slightly. "But, Iria gave me her blessing."
Quatre sat down on his bed "Yes…she did…"
Trowa walked over to Quatre. "And Heero gave me his blessing too. Well, sort of."
The blonde giggled. "Yes, he did too…"
Trowa kneeled and looked up into aqua eyes. "And I have your blessing, right?" He placed his left hand upon Quatre's cheek. Quatre instantly leaned in to the touch and closed his eyes.
"Mm-hmm…"
"And that's all that really matters…"
"Hmmm…."
Trowa leaned in gently kissing his new boyfriend on the lips. Quatre responded, tentatively at first. His kisses slowly became more and more aggressive, much to Trowa's delight. As Trowa was leaning forward pushing Quatre back onto the bed, a banging came at the door.
"Awww! Come on you guys!" Came Duo's voice from the other side of the door.
Trowa groaned, frustrated at the fact that he couldn't be alone with Quatre just yet.
"It's lonely out here! Heero doesn't talk to me and Wuffie is trying to rip my braid out! Come on! Don't leave me here with these two!"
"Duo, leave them alone, baka!"
"Oww! Heero! Not the hair!"
Quatre giggled. "Should we separate them?"
"Well, they're separating us…"
Quatre laughed and wrapped his arms around Trowa's neck. He leaned up and placed a quick kiss upon the brunette's lips. "Come on, before Duo starts crying."
Trowa sighed and sat up on his haunches as Quatre got up and opened the door.
"Oh thank you!" Duo sighed in relief before throwing his arms around Quatre's neck. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! I would've gone mad without you Kitty-Cat."
"Maxwell, the new couple apparently wants to spend time with each other. Leave them alone." Wufei said from across the hall.
"But I wanna play!" Duo pouted.
"That's why you interrupted us?" Trowa called from inside the room. "To 'play'?"
"Well, Heero's being grumpy…"
"Grumpy? I'll show you 'grumpy'…" At that, Trowa dashed towards Duo.
"Heeeero! Help!" The braided boy hurried away from the vengeful Trowa.
"Wait 'til I get my hands on that braid, Maxwell!" Trowa growled.
"Heero!!"
Heero shook his head. "Serves you right, baka!" He looked at Quatre. "Join us for tea?" He said motioning at Wufei.
Quatre shrugged. "Sure."
. . .
The day was finally through, dinner had been served, and Heero promised to keep Duo busy for the night. Trowa and Quatre could finally be alone.
Quatre sighed before plopping onto his bed. He kicked off his shoes and shrugged his jacket off. Trowa chuckled as the jacket dropped onto the floor.
"You're messy."
Quatre smiled. "I'm not messy, I'm tired."
"I see." Trowa picked the jacket up off the floor and hung it in the closet. He removed his own and placed it next to Quatre's. He then walked over to the bed, kicked off his shoes, and climbed in next to Quatre.
The moment Trowa was situated and comfortable, Quatre turned around and wrapped an arm under the lean man and rested his head at the crook of his shoulder. His right hand rested idly upon Trowa's chest.
"Mmmm…" Quatre purred in comfort.
Trowa wrapped an arm around Quatre's petit waist as his left hand held Quatre's upon his own chest. "I'm glad I decided to go back home when I did…"
"Hmmm…me too…"
"And I'm glad I finally found you…"
"I'm glad you found me too…"
Trowa pulled Quatre's body closer to him, causing Quatre to snuggle into Trowa's body. "Quatre?"
The blonde didn't respond.
Trowa looked down at the boy in his arms. 'He fell asleep on me…' The sounds of Quatre's steady breathing caused the brunette to smile. He placed a gentle kiss upon his angel's forehead. "Good night, Quatre…" Trowa relaxed in the bed as sleep finally took over.
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: I do not own the GW characters. Sigh...
Another short chapter. And after almost a year in waiting...wow. Sorry. Some silliness...no real plot...The plot will continue once they've reached land. I suppose I should speed it up a bit then. Okay. I don't know what to say, really. It's 2 in the morning. I needed a drink of water and on my way back up, I did this. Amazing...Imagine if it were three in the morning and I needed a can of soda...oh well...Questions? Comments? Review!