THERE! IT'S DONE! I BANGED THE MAJORITY OF THIS OUT TODAY! X_X;; Are you happy now, Dragongirl? o_o;;; You better be! **hopes this will keep away the flames and demands and ranting for awhile* o_o;;
--Misplaced in Space - Chapter Fourteen; Circus Tricks, Onna Flips, Will Heero Get 'Sick'?--
After the show, the four trooped out the large circus tent once more, all thoroughly amused.
"Dude, Trowa and Catherine's knife-throwing thing is way cool when you see it live!" Nicole squeaked, bouncing up and down as they cruised down the sidewalk.
Mei nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that was pretty cool..." she trailed off, looking between the group. "So, where now?"
Quatre shrugged. "How about some ice cream?"
"ICE. CREEEEEEEEEEAM!!" the brunette squeaked, pushing up her glasses and clapping enthusiastically.
Nick coughed and ducked his head at the onslaught of stares that followed the girl's outburst. "I think that's a yes..."
***
After Ashley had concluded her meeting with Zechs Wufei, whose face was practically beet red with frustration and a disapproving frown drawn on his face, quickly intercepted her. The onna gave him a 'the fuck do you want?' look as he caught her arm and pulled her to the side of the hall. After the Chinese boy only stood, glaring daggers into her she verbalized her body language. "The fuck do you want?"
"Do you want to get yourself killed?" he managed to spit out amidst his fury, his fists quivering. How could she go off and do things like this? It drove him insane!
"Noooo...why?" she replied, awarding all his rage with only a blank, unknowing stare. What was his problem? "Is something wrong?" she wondered aloud. "You look pretty red-faced there, Otoko."
"IS SOMETHING WRONG?!?! INJUSTICE!! KISAMA ONNA!!" he raged. "...NO MORE SPYING ALONE!" he growled, turning on his heel and storming off down the hall in the direction of the exercise room.
Confused, Ashley blinked in confusion while he went on his tirade down the hallway, frightening several mechanics and crewmembers. Once he had turned the corner she shrugged and strolled in the opposite direction. Some people. That man needed the stick extracted from his rectum, and she was just the one to do it.
***
Once the group had concluded their expedition for ice cream, they relocated back to the circus tent. This time, instead of entering the big top Quatre led them into a smaller green tent off to one side. Within were several large cages, filled with different circus animals. Spying a tiger in one corner, Nick steered away from the mass to it with Mei on his tail.
The two crouched in front of the tiger's cage while Nicole and Quatre wandered over to the lion's cage where Trowa stood. Smiling at the big cat, the lean boy stuck a finger between the bars as the creature rubbed it's striped flank against the cage wall nearest him. "Bet you don't like it in there very much, huh buddy?" he asked rhetorically, watching it walk around the cage's interior, somewhat indifferent to the pair.
"I'm sure it's not that bad for him...or her," Mei said quietly, scratching at the tiger's shoulder as it passed. "I mean, it gets fed well, and it looks happy and healthy. Can't be too rough."
"Yeah, I guess," he nodded slightly, rubbing at his neck a little. He began to speak again just as Quatre spoke up over him:
"We need to head back now, Nick."
The brown-haired youth emitted a German curse and straightened. "Yeah, yeah..." he responded as Mei stood beside him. "Mei, I'll m-,"
"Do you have a pen?" she cut him off, reaching into her coat pocket and pulling out a scrap of paper.
"Uh, I think so..." He rifled in his pocket a moment, retrieving a pen. She snagged it wordlessly, setting the paper on the roof of the cage, scribbling a moment before handing it and the pen back.
He took it and blinked, reading it. "What's this?"
"My e-mail address and AIM screen name," she said, smiling shyly. "Talk to me sometime. I'll see you!" Then she reaching over and quickly half-hugged him, causing a red flush to spread over his cheeks. With that she dashed out the flap of the cave, panting hard as she ran down the streets back toward the Beijing.
Nick could only blink, standing there and holding the small paper in his hands as though it were a bar of gold. Then he quickly shoved the paper in his pocket once he heard his impish companion squealing, "HOW CUTE!" as the group began moving from the tent back toward the Peace Milion.
***
Once he had reached the sanctuary of his room, Nick dropped with a flop on his bed. He exhaled and closed his eyes, wrapping his arms about himself, exulting aloud, "SHE HUGGED MEEEE!!" That out of his system he fell silent again and sat up, pulling the paper from his pocket as he crossed the room to his computer. Quickly he switched on the machine, basking in the comforting backlit glow of the monitor in the dark room. Moments later he had reached his AIM window and added Mei-Ling's screen-name, which promptly popped up as being online. He gulped and opened the instant message window, nervously initiating conversation.
Qkewl: Hi, Mei?
BitchyMeiMei54: Hi, who's this?
Qkewl: It's me, Nick...
Mei's heart jumped. A smile spread over her face. She had not expected him to actually talk to her. She tucked her legs up under her in the computer chair as she began to type again.
BitchyMeiMei54: Hi, Nick! Nice to talk to you so soon for a change
Qkewl: Yeah, it's better than just talking on colony stops. Weird how we're on the same course, huh?
Nick mused a moment at that before hitting 'enter.' It was rather strange how they always seemed to be in the same place at the same time... He shrugged it off and sent the message. Just as his finger struck the key, as if on cue down the hall he heard familiar screaming strike up.
"OTOKO, YOU PERVERTED SEXIST BASTARD! PEEPING AT ME IN THE SHOWER!" Ashley's voice bounced off the walls down the hallway.
"INDECENT ONNA! KEEP THE DOOR LOCKED! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GETTING IN THE SHOWER!" Wufei screamed in reply. His voice sounded pained.
The screeching promptly halted and Nick shrugged, turning his attention back to the computer screen, where something more important demanded his attention. Mei.
BitchyMeiMei54: Are you there? O.o
Qkewl: Yeah, sorry. My friends down the hall were screaming at each other again
BitchyMeiMei54: Ooohhh, I see
BitchyMeimei54: So what are you up to?
Qkewl: Nothing really, just sitting around...Bored again, as usual. This ship would be dull if it weren't for the girls. They have a way of keeping things from getting too dull. O_o;;
BitchyMeiMei54: o.o;
Mei took a deep breath as she began to type her next message.
BitchyMeiMei: Maybe I could interest you in something that might not be terribly dull and get you out of the ship at your next colony stop?
He blinked, his interest caught.
Qkewl: what would tha be?
Qkewl: that*
BitchyMeiMei54: Well, my dad's kind of a bigwig in space, and there's this costume ball coming up in a couple days. The federation really wanted him to go, because he's a pretty powerful guy and doesn't really have alliances with the federation, but they aren't enemies either...**shrugs** We have this extra invitation, and he said I could bring someone...would you like to go with me?
Just as the message had appeared on his screen his door had opened with a resounding 'WHACK' and in came Ashley, her hair wet, dressed and looking rather...cranky.
"Damn fucking Otoko walking in on me in the shower and being a fucking bastard, grrr.." she cursed without remorse, striding across the room where Nick now stood in front of the monitor. "Nick I have to talk to you, see Mei, she's part of the Beijing, she's the enem- hey, what's that?" she blinked and looked over his shoulder and gasped. "You're talking to Mei!"
"Sssh!!" he hissed, waving his hands frantically.
"A COSTUME BALL?" she squealed and clapped her hands together. "Perfect! I need to get to that! Now I can get my revenge on that emperor guy for what he did to Nicci!" she smirked.
Nick, not caring at all about what his friend had said about Mei, though it had processed, pushed his way in front of the monitor again. "No, no, no, you can't go!"
"Oh yes I can, and I will! You can go there with Mei and have your fun, since you seem to trust her anyway, despite what I said, but I'm busting in there, too!" she stated firmly, a wild grin on her face. "I just need a date, a dress, and a mask! Hmm..." She turned back toward the door, just in time to see Wufei standing there with another disapproving glare on his face.
In spite of his stormy face, obviously not wanting her to have anything to do with this costume ball, he said in a low, commanding voice, "I will accompany you." He then turned and walked back down the hall to the room rigidly.
Nick's face fell. "B-but...you don't have an invitation!" he pointed out in a pathetic attempt to thwart her attempts.
"That can be taken care of. I just need to have a little talk with Zechs, he's a federation man," she cackled.
He sighed. "You're gonna go in there and rough things up and ruin my first dat-," he blushed and clapped a hand over his mouth.
"AWWW, YOUR FIRST DATE!" she shrieked, hugging him and squealing in baby talk, "HOW CUUUTE! Wittle Nicky is gwowing up!" She then released him and exited, laughing.
Grumbling, Nick turned back to the computer as the door shut again behind him, reclaiming his seat.
Back in her room on the Beijing Mei was growing nervous and impatient.
BitchyMeiMei54: Are you theeere? Heelloooo? If you don't want to go, just say so...
Qkewl: No, I would love to go. What should I wear, and when/where is it?
Mei's face lit up.
BitchyMeiMei54: Great! Just wear a nice suit and a matching mask. It's on 04, the Winner mansion. They're apparently a big important family, they have some pull in the federation...That's why it's being held there. **shrugs** A week from today, at 6:00. Meet me around 5:30 outside the mansion?
He twitched visibly. The Winner mansion? That meant Quatre would be there for sure, too, and he was bound to bring Nicole with him...and Nicole was bound to want Kryss and Ashley to come, though Ashley knew about it and was coming with Wufei, and Kryss was bound to bring Duo, and Zechs and Relena would be there since they were the big Peacecraft folk on board, and Zechs was bound to bring Anna, and Relena was bound to be alone because Heero would magically get 'sick' again but show up in stealth and avoid her, and... He sighed. So this was what hell was like.
Qkewl: That's great. It'll be great. I can't wait.
***
XDDDD **CACKLES* Chapter 15 should be coming soon enough, hopefully. XDDD
--Misplaced in Space - Chapter Fourteen; Circus Tricks, Onna Flips, Will Heero Get 'Sick'?--
After the show, the four trooped out the large circus tent once more, all thoroughly amused.
"Dude, Trowa and Catherine's knife-throwing thing is way cool when you see it live!" Nicole squeaked, bouncing up and down as they cruised down the sidewalk.
Mei nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that was pretty cool..." she trailed off, looking between the group. "So, where now?"
Quatre shrugged. "How about some ice cream?"
"ICE. CREEEEEEEEEEAM!!" the brunette squeaked, pushing up her glasses and clapping enthusiastically.
Nick coughed and ducked his head at the onslaught of stares that followed the girl's outburst. "I think that's a yes..."
***
After Ashley had concluded her meeting with Zechs Wufei, whose face was practically beet red with frustration and a disapproving frown drawn on his face, quickly intercepted her. The onna gave him a 'the fuck do you want?' look as he caught her arm and pulled her to the side of the hall. After the Chinese boy only stood, glaring daggers into her she verbalized her body language. "The fuck do you want?"
"Do you want to get yourself killed?" he managed to spit out amidst his fury, his fists quivering. How could she go off and do things like this? It drove him insane!
"Noooo...why?" she replied, awarding all his rage with only a blank, unknowing stare. What was his problem? "Is something wrong?" she wondered aloud. "You look pretty red-faced there, Otoko."
"IS SOMETHING WRONG?!?! INJUSTICE!! KISAMA ONNA!!" he raged. "...NO MORE SPYING ALONE!" he growled, turning on his heel and storming off down the hall in the direction of the exercise room.
Confused, Ashley blinked in confusion while he went on his tirade down the hallway, frightening several mechanics and crewmembers. Once he had turned the corner she shrugged and strolled in the opposite direction. Some people. That man needed the stick extracted from his rectum, and she was just the one to do it.
***
Once the group had concluded their expedition for ice cream, they relocated back to the circus tent. This time, instead of entering the big top Quatre led them into a smaller green tent off to one side. Within were several large cages, filled with different circus animals. Spying a tiger in one corner, Nick steered away from the mass to it with Mei on his tail.
The two crouched in front of the tiger's cage while Nicole and Quatre wandered over to the lion's cage where Trowa stood. Smiling at the big cat, the lean boy stuck a finger between the bars as the creature rubbed it's striped flank against the cage wall nearest him. "Bet you don't like it in there very much, huh buddy?" he asked rhetorically, watching it walk around the cage's interior, somewhat indifferent to the pair.
"I'm sure it's not that bad for him...or her," Mei said quietly, scratching at the tiger's shoulder as it passed. "I mean, it gets fed well, and it looks happy and healthy. Can't be too rough."
"Yeah, I guess," he nodded slightly, rubbing at his neck a little. He began to speak again just as Quatre spoke up over him:
"We need to head back now, Nick."
The brown-haired youth emitted a German curse and straightened. "Yeah, yeah..." he responded as Mei stood beside him. "Mei, I'll m-,"
"Do you have a pen?" she cut him off, reaching into her coat pocket and pulling out a scrap of paper.
"Uh, I think so..." He rifled in his pocket a moment, retrieving a pen. She snagged it wordlessly, setting the paper on the roof of the cage, scribbling a moment before handing it and the pen back.
He took it and blinked, reading it. "What's this?"
"My e-mail address and AIM screen name," she said, smiling shyly. "Talk to me sometime. I'll see you!" Then she reaching over and quickly half-hugged him, causing a red flush to spread over his cheeks. With that she dashed out the flap of the cave, panting hard as she ran down the streets back toward the Beijing.
Nick could only blink, standing there and holding the small paper in his hands as though it were a bar of gold. Then he quickly shoved the paper in his pocket once he heard his impish companion squealing, "HOW CUTE!" as the group began moving from the tent back toward the Peace Milion.
***
Once he had reached the sanctuary of his room, Nick dropped with a flop on his bed. He exhaled and closed his eyes, wrapping his arms about himself, exulting aloud, "SHE HUGGED MEEEE!!" That out of his system he fell silent again and sat up, pulling the paper from his pocket as he crossed the room to his computer. Quickly he switched on the machine, basking in the comforting backlit glow of the monitor in the dark room. Moments later he had reached his AIM window and added Mei-Ling's screen-name, which promptly popped up as being online. He gulped and opened the instant message window, nervously initiating conversation.
Qkewl: Hi, Mei?
BitchyMeiMei54: Hi, who's this?
Qkewl: It's me, Nick...
Mei's heart jumped. A smile spread over her face. She had not expected him to actually talk to her. She tucked her legs up under her in the computer chair as she began to type again.
BitchyMeiMei54: Hi, Nick! Nice to talk to you so soon for a change
Qkewl: Yeah, it's better than just talking on colony stops. Weird how we're on the same course, huh?
Nick mused a moment at that before hitting 'enter.' It was rather strange how they always seemed to be in the same place at the same time... He shrugged it off and sent the message. Just as his finger struck the key, as if on cue down the hall he heard familiar screaming strike up.
"OTOKO, YOU PERVERTED SEXIST BASTARD! PEEPING AT ME IN THE SHOWER!" Ashley's voice bounced off the walls down the hallway.
"INDECENT ONNA! KEEP THE DOOR LOCKED! I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GETTING IN THE SHOWER!" Wufei screamed in reply. His voice sounded pained.
The screeching promptly halted and Nick shrugged, turning his attention back to the computer screen, where something more important demanded his attention. Mei.
BitchyMeiMei54: Are you there? O.o
Qkewl: Yeah, sorry. My friends down the hall were screaming at each other again
BitchyMeiMei54: Ooohhh, I see
BitchyMeimei54: So what are you up to?
Qkewl: Nothing really, just sitting around...Bored again, as usual. This ship would be dull if it weren't for the girls. They have a way of keeping things from getting too dull. O_o;;
BitchyMeiMei54: o.o;
Mei took a deep breath as she began to type her next message.
BitchyMeiMei: Maybe I could interest you in something that might not be terribly dull and get you out of the ship at your next colony stop?
He blinked, his interest caught.
Qkewl: what would tha be?
Qkewl: that*
BitchyMeiMei54: Well, my dad's kind of a bigwig in space, and there's this costume ball coming up in a couple days. The federation really wanted him to go, because he's a pretty powerful guy and doesn't really have alliances with the federation, but they aren't enemies either...**shrugs** We have this extra invitation, and he said I could bring someone...would you like to go with me?
Just as the message had appeared on his screen his door had opened with a resounding 'WHACK' and in came Ashley, her hair wet, dressed and looking rather...cranky.
"Damn fucking Otoko walking in on me in the shower and being a fucking bastard, grrr.." she cursed without remorse, striding across the room where Nick now stood in front of the monitor. "Nick I have to talk to you, see Mei, she's part of the Beijing, she's the enem- hey, what's that?" she blinked and looked over his shoulder and gasped. "You're talking to Mei!"
"Sssh!!" he hissed, waving his hands frantically.
"A COSTUME BALL?" she squealed and clapped her hands together. "Perfect! I need to get to that! Now I can get my revenge on that emperor guy for what he did to Nicci!" she smirked.
Nick, not caring at all about what his friend had said about Mei, though it had processed, pushed his way in front of the monitor again. "No, no, no, you can't go!"
"Oh yes I can, and I will! You can go there with Mei and have your fun, since you seem to trust her anyway, despite what I said, but I'm busting in there, too!" she stated firmly, a wild grin on her face. "I just need a date, a dress, and a mask! Hmm..." She turned back toward the door, just in time to see Wufei standing there with another disapproving glare on his face.
In spite of his stormy face, obviously not wanting her to have anything to do with this costume ball, he said in a low, commanding voice, "I will accompany you." He then turned and walked back down the hall to the room rigidly.
Nick's face fell. "B-but...you don't have an invitation!" he pointed out in a pathetic attempt to thwart her attempts.
"That can be taken care of. I just need to have a little talk with Zechs, he's a federation man," she cackled.
He sighed. "You're gonna go in there and rough things up and ruin my first dat-," he blushed and clapped a hand over his mouth.
"AWWW, YOUR FIRST DATE!" she shrieked, hugging him and squealing in baby talk, "HOW CUUUTE! Wittle Nicky is gwowing up!" She then released him and exited, laughing.
Grumbling, Nick turned back to the computer as the door shut again behind him, reclaiming his seat.
Back in her room on the Beijing Mei was growing nervous and impatient.
BitchyMeiMei54: Are you theeere? Heelloooo? If you don't want to go, just say so...
Qkewl: No, I would love to go. What should I wear, and when/where is it?
Mei's face lit up.
BitchyMeiMei54: Great! Just wear a nice suit and a matching mask. It's on 04, the Winner mansion. They're apparently a big important family, they have some pull in the federation...That's why it's being held there. **shrugs** A week from today, at 6:00. Meet me around 5:30 outside the mansion?
He twitched visibly. The Winner mansion? That meant Quatre would be there for sure, too, and he was bound to bring Nicole with him...and Nicole was bound to want Kryss and Ashley to come, though Ashley knew about it and was coming with Wufei, and Kryss was bound to bring Duo, and Zechs and Relena would be there since they were the big Peacecraft folk on board, and Zechs was bound to bring Anna, and Relena was bound to be alone because Heero would magically get 'sick' again but show up in stealth and avoid her, and... He sighed. So this was what hell was like.
Qkewl: That's great. It'll be great. I can't wait.
***
XDDDD **CACKLES* Chapter 15 should be coming soon enough, hopefully. XDDD