Hardcore
By: Gypsy Tollamer
An idea I've had floating around for a while.. Thought I might explore Quatre as a tougher, more dangerous character. I never saw him as weak. Just restrained.
This is a kind of teaser and prologue to see if I can explore this region more.
It was roughly 8:30 in the morning. Heero, Duo and Wufei walked into a coffee shop outside the hotel they were in. They had a mission at a nearby base and had recently settled into the follow up paper work that followed large cases. Duo was also planning and screening the whole base for any high levels in metals. But first they needed coffee.
The coffee shop was an indie hangout you could tell. It was a shop not owned by a large corporation but by a local family with a deep vein in the community.
They waited in line and Duo eyed the large muffin in the case.
"Mm…. pumpkin, poppy seed." He said. "I claim it."
'No one wants your stupid muffin." Fei said jokingly.
The door to the coffee shop swung, open and a figure walked in. He was a male about 5"6 with blonde hair that had black and purple streaks in it. He wore dark sun glasses and had a labret and an eyebrow ring. He wore a denim jacket with patches and pins, carried a messenger bag with the same look, a sticker covered guitar case, torn jeans and a well loved concert tee.
He pushed up the front of the line ahead of Heero. Heero's brow furrowed and if Heero's eyes had lasers in them then the guys head would have exploded.
"Yeah, I'll have a trip espresso, double sugar and a mocha a breve." He said. 'Oh yeah and that lost pumpkin poppy seed muffin."
"What?" Duo asked obviously upset and none to the quiet.
The guy turned around.
"Oh my God." He said.
It was when Heero heard that soft whisper he knew he knew that voice well. The glasses went down and two bright blue eyes popped out from eye makeup.
"Heero?" he asked softly.
"Oh my… Quatre." Heero said. "What's up with you."
" You…" Duo stumbled. "What's with the…. You look….. The pierce…. You took my muffin!"
"I'm sorry." Quatre said picking up the bag and handing the cashier the money He handed the bag to Duo. 'On me."
Quatre then picked up his coffees and downed the espresso in a few gulps.
"Thanks Jessie." He said to the girl. He picked up the last cup and turned away.
"Nice seeing you again." He said to the three of them and walked away.
"Quat!" Heero yelled at. 'Where are you going?"
"I've got to go to work." He said. "Call me."
He handed back a business card.
"I'll be home around 6." He yelled out before leaving the shop. Wufei, Heero and Duo stood there, ordered and drank their coffee in a trance like state and thought about their old comrade who had obviously changed a lot.