Disclaimer: No I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters, though I wish I did! tears

Warning: Cat fur gets all over anything and everything! BLEAH! Believe me…I know from a lot of personal experience…….cat runs across keyboard leaving cloud of fur ACK! Cough! Choke! Hack!

Kitty Quat

By: Fyrefaeriegyrl

Chapter 5 - The Perils of Being A Cat

note: Thoughts

"Morning Cat!" Lia said as she leaned over to once again plant a kiss on Quatre's tummy. She then gave him a quick pat on the head before leaping out of bed. The now wide awake Quatre watched as she flung open her closet pulled out some clothes and dashed down the hall into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Quatre just blinked and then stretched. Wow. That was the best sleep I've had in years.Then he calmly got up and hopped to the floor. That was when he realized something very important, and urgent. I have to go to the bathroom, now! He rushed down the hall and skidded to a halt right outside the bathroom. He could hear her moving around in there and prayed she would hurry. He listened as she turned on the shower. Water. Ugh. He laid down and pressed his paws over his ears. His insides were constricting painfully.

The shower ended almost as soon as it had started. Then he heard a blow dryer and more water running as she brushed her teeth. When she emerged she was dressed in a flowing skirt that ended just above her knees, high heels, and a matching blouse. Her hair was done up in an elegant twist. She looked lovely. Quatre assumed she was dressed this way for work. She spotted him on the floor and stroked him.

"Were you waiting for me kitty Cat?" She said as she scratched behind his ears. As much as Quatre would have enjoyed these ministrations, he really had to go! The phone then rang, and she jumped up to answer it. Quatre almost cheered except he remembered he couldn't and he darted inside the bathroom.

Quatre stopped in front of the toilet and stared up at it. It was at least ten times his size. Eep.He then summoned his courage and leapt as high as his little legs would take him, which was pretty high, too high. Quatre ended up gripping the toilet seat with his claws while the rest of him hung down into the bowl. He used all his might to scramble back up the side and then balance on the narrow seat. He almost cried from relief.

When he was finished he looked up at the flusher. He then stood on his hind legs and pushed it down with his front. He watched it finish flushing and then dropped back onto all fours. There. That wasn't so har…With that, his feet slipped out from under him and he tumbled headfirst into the toilet.


"Yes sir. I understand. No problem. Thank you, good bye." She listened to her boss hang up before slamming down her own phone. "Arg! That is it! I am finding a new job! He calls me up the day before telling me I have to work on my only day off, and now he calls at the last minute telling me I don't have to after all? That man is a…" She was cut of by the sound of a blood curdling yowl coming from the bathroom. She was there in a heartbeat.

At the scene that met her eyes she felt all of her anger melt away. There dangling from the inside of the toilet seat was her newfound pet, completely soaked from head to toe and holding on for dear life. She burst into hysterical laughter. Quatre wished he could disappear. He tried one more time to get out, but his paws were too slippery, and with a loud plunk and another heart-wrenching yowl he dropped back into the toilet water. That momentarily halted the girl's laughter and she hurried to help the miserable kitten. She fought to contain her laughter as she dried off the kitten. When she was done she sat him on the couch and left.

Quatre sulked. I really wish she hadn't seen me like that. I'll never live it down. If Duo had seen me he'd make sure I never forgot about it…Duo! The guys! They probably are looking for me right now. I wish I could let them know that I'm okay. I…I miss them.As Quatre came to that realization he knew he couldn't stay with Lia forever, he would have to find his friends. He felt horribly guilty. While I'm here getting pampered, they are off fighting to keep the fragile peace.He hung his head in shame. Suddenly a cheerful voice bought him out of his slump.

"My boss said I don't have to come in after all so I'm going to the park. Behave yourself while I'm gone okay Cat?" Lia explained as she plopped down on the couch beside him and began to put on her socks and pull on her boots. She now had on snow pants and a matching jacket. She also had a scarf draped over her shoulders and gloves in her lap. Her hair was pulled into a loose ponytail. Beside her sat a large portfolio and a fold up easel. She's an artist.Quatre realized as she stood and headed for the door. On a sudden impulse Quatre ran after her and stood in front of the door.

"Kitty Cat what are you doing?" She asked as she reached down and picked him up. He struggled out of her arms and perched himself on her shoulder, determined to not move from that spot. She tried to pry him off but he just mewed pitifully when she tried and managed to wriggle out of her grip. She laughed. "Oh all right all ready. You can come!" She gave him a quick scratch behind his right ear before grabbing her keys and heading out the door. Quatre didn't know why but for some reason he just HAD to go with her. Gut feeling?he wondered as the icy air hit him. He snuggled closer to her warm neck. She gave him a reassuring pat as she began to walk down the white walkway and onto the freshly shoveled sidewalk.


"Has he talked yet?" Duo asked as he entered the interrogation room.

"No. He just says the same thing as before, 'we'll never find him.'" Trowa answered.

"I bet I could make him talk…" Duo started but Sally quickly jumped to her feet and ushered Duo out.

"We're sure you could too which is why we're doing the interrogation."

"That doesn't make sense!" Duo pointed out. Sally massaged her temples.

"Think about it. You might get a little more information out of him than we are but he'd also end up insane knowing your methods.

"Jeez. All I did to the last guy was tickle him! How was I supposed to know he was deathly afraid of feathers?"

"Just the same, you should let us handle this. Besides, you are one of the best hackers we have. There are probably some sort of files to show us where Quatre might be or at least what happened to him." Duo sighed.

"Guess you're right." Sally gave his shoulder a comforting pat.

"Duo, I'm sure Quatre is okay, wherever he is. He is very strong, you know that, even though he doesn't look it."

"Yeah. If there's one thing I know from being with Quatre it's that appearances can be deceiving." They both chuckled. Then they fell silent. "I really miss him."

"We all do." With that Sally walked back into the interrogation room, leaving Duo alone in the silent-as-a-tomb hallway. After watching her leave, Duo voiced his thoughts, shattering the silence.

"Hold on Quat, we're coming."


Owari

fyrefaeriegyrl: whoa. Let's see……I haven't updated in….a year? A thousand years? Forever? Well it feels that way to me at least…..

Audience: now all really old and wrinkly us too.

Fyrefaeriegyrl: EEEEEKKK! faints

Wufei: now who fell for a costume gag? Justice is served. Okay people. You can remove your masks now.

the audience complies…..pulling off their skin to reveal……ZOMBIES!

Wufei: oy. Come on. You don't honestly expect me to fall for that again. Hey onna….he pokes fyrefaeriegyrl hard enough to wake her up do you expect me to fall for you lame trick again?

Fyrefaeriegyrl: Um…..wuffie…..a tic appears on Wufei's head I didn't hire anyone to pose as zombies….looks really scared and gets up and runs offstage….

Wufei: wait. You mean these are real…..no they're not. I won't fall for it. one of the zombies reaches for him….he gives a superior snort and grabs the arm……that comes of easily in his hand….. uh…ah…..eh……AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

faint….THUD!

Fyrefaeriegyrl: comes back out hahahahahahahahahahaha! I can't believe he fell for that fake arm thing! she slaps the one-armed zombie on the back great job! But seriously, who hired you guys?

Duo: me! Well, actually I didn't hire them, they're my pals…..

Fyrefaeriegyrl: from where?

Duo: the graveyard! happy bounce

Fyrefaeriegyrl: pales what?….

Duo: I met them on one of my graveyard romps! Turns out they're great dancers! Especially when the monster mash comes on!

Fyrefaeriegyrl: COOL! Let's dance! monster mash booms out of speakers that appear out of nowhere!

whoa….a totally swinging party! It's to die for! Hahahahaha! notices people's blank stares and the shaking of heads

Fyrefaeriegyrl: anyway, thanks for reading! Please review kay? And if you check back in a few days my other story "What If" should be updated too! I would've updated sooner but we had a serious virus problem so I have to find a way to get my already written chapters onto a disk before our computer explodes….anyway….until next time! remember zombies are your pals! more dancing WHEEEEE!

NOTE: yes I know…..the owari was totally random and does not make sense…..I do apologize. But being hyped up on sugar and caffeine and not really sleeping for a week can do that to a person……..gets distracted by dancing monkeys……….eh?…….oh yeah……….k, later gators!