Author Note: Hey thanks for the reviews Satanic-Purple-Onion, Raizard333, ZmajGoddess. Glad you like my fic, and Raizard333, I am going to use your ideas, it's just I write down my fics on paper before I type them up. Helps me add things I've missed. Sorry if I made you angry. Thank you for the ideas. Well, lets continue the fic shall we?
Trowa Barton woke up with sun in his eyes, but can't really say that's what woke him up. "Damn you Duo! Why'd you do that? I don't care what day it is. Go return it now! No I won't tell on you, but it's because I don't want to be found dead. He's going to kill you Duo! What's your problem? Should've known you were going to say that." That's what really woke him up. Quatre was yelling at Duo about something.
"Damn Duo. What the hell did he do now?" Trowa lifted himself off of his bed, and exited his room. He walked down the hall, and the closer he got to the kitchen the clearer the conversation was.
"Quatre, you know this is one of my favorite days of the year. Please don't spoil it for me."
"Like I said, I don't want to be kill by association with you. Please just leave me out of it."
"No problem. So you know what to do?"
"Sure… Hi Trowa!"
Trowa walked into the sunlit kitchen. Duo and Quatre were the only ones present. "What the hell are you two yelling about so early in the morning?"
Duo's hand to the back of his head as he laughed uncomfortably. "Nothing, really. Just you know, have to let the steam out."
Quatre was nodding nervously, and agreed with whatever Duo was saying. "Yea… stream… cool off… he needs to go now…. What?!?! What do you mean you need to go now?"
"Well, I have many things to do today. I told you. See you later Quatre, Trowa."
"Yea bye Duo." Trowa had his head stuck in the fridge, but he managed to give Duo a little wave of his hand. When Trowa brought his head out, and closed the door, Quatre was looking straight at Trowa. "Umm, Trowa?"
"Huh? Man I just don't know what to have for breakfast. What are you having?"
"Uh… I already ate. Are you busy today?"
"This early in the morning? And no…" Remembering the parts of the conversation between Quatre and Duo, his gaze drifted to Quatre. "Why?"
"Nothing really. I was just wondering if you would be interested in playing your flute later today. I really need to practice."
"Uh… okay. Sure. When?"
"When's a good time for you?"
"Give me a few minutes to get dressed, and retrieve my flute alright?"
"Sounds good to me. Aren't you going to eat?"
"No. I'm not really that hungry anyway. And what were you and Duo talking about? What didn't you want to get involved in?"
"Uh… you know Duo. He's just being himself."
Trowa was at the doorway, and paused for a second saying, "yea. I guess you're right." And exited the kitchen, unable to shake this feeling that something was going to happen today.
When Trowa reentered his room, he quickly got undressed, slipped on a pair of black trousers, and a tucked in beige color shirt leaving the top four buttons unbuttoned, but the conversation would not escape from his mind. He tried to push the thought out of his head when he heard a little whimper. Trowa turned rapidly searching for the source of the sound. He finally noticed a bundle of blankets on his bed. Trowa slowly reached over and unveiled what was under the blankets.
Trowa was surprised to find a little baby doll lying on his bed, but he wasn't the least bit surprised to find a note attached to the baby. He picked up the note and read the message aloud. "'Trowa on this glorious day, your flute you want to play. Many clues you have to follow, your first will be down the hall-o. It will be out plain in sight, if you want your prize stick around for the fight.'" Trowa slammed the paper back on to the bed. "Damn it Duo!"
After making a quick check to make sure his flute was missing, which by an odd chance it was, Trowa went out into the hall in search of the first clue. It said it'd be out in plain sight. He did a quick scan around, but found nothing. Where could it be? Wait it will be out plain in sight, blah blah blah around for the fight… fight. Maybe… Trowa walked over to the suit of armor and sure enough inside the helmet was the second clue: "One down many to go, and clue number two you should know. You were in this room earlier today, the clue is in something that makes dirty go away." Trowa thought about the clue for a few minutes. A room that I've been in today… that could be many places. Wait! Makes dirty go away, the bathroom. Trowa ran to the bathroom, and checked the sink and bathtub. Nothing. But where else could it be? I place I was at today. Other than the bathroom and my room, I was in the KITCHEN! At that thought Trowa was off.
Arriving at the kitchen, Trowa again looked in a sink. It's not in the sink. Hmmm… dishwasher. Trowa bent over and opened the dishwasher to find his third clue. "Now two down it's time for three, this is the last so you have to find me. I can move around as I feel free, but your prize is with me. Now you're probably wondering where I am, I'm just sitting around eating green eggs and ham." Green eggs and ham? Well, he's obviously not in the kitchen. Green eggs and ham's a book so maybe the library.
Trowa almost instantly arrived at the library, but no Duo could be found. Maybe a place where he likes to read… yea right. Duo liking to read, that's farfetched. Hmm… I wonder where he could be. Why do I care so much? Trowa out of ideas, just searched the mansion. Without thinking he knew where Duo was. Of course! I can't believe I didn't think of this earlier. Trowa went outside, ran through the back yard, passing the pool, the garden, and the outside maze when he reached the playground. And nonetheless Duo was sitting down inside the sandbox, the place where Quatre read him a lot of Dr. Suess' books including Green Eggs and Ham.
"Hey Trowa! How's it going?"
"Where is it Maxwell?"
"Where is what?"
"You know what. Where's my flute?"
"Well, I don't have it."
"What do you mean you don't have it! The clue said you would have it! Now where is it?"
"Well… if is look to the left you'll know what's going on." Trowa was reluctant of taking his gaze off Duo, but managed to looked off to the left where a banner was hanging on the side wall of the maze. The banner read APRIL FOOLS! Trowa clenched his fists while Duo started rolling in the sandbox laughing like a hyena.
"April fools? April fools?"
"Good one huh? You're flute should be in the really big pillow that the baby was lying upon."
"My flute has been in my room this whole time?"
"Yup! Great huh? Man I love April Fools."
"This is what Quatre didn't want to get involved in. I'll--" Trowa started muttering, but Duo could tell that it wasn't anything friendly.
"Uh… Trowa my man. You're not mad are you?"
"Me… mad… why me?"
"Because I got Quatre last year with the whole placing him in a valley, pretending that he was lost and crap like that. Didn't turn out as great as this did. Heero left early this morning knowing what day it was, and Wufei locked his door."
"Is that right?" Trowa reached behind his back and pulled out a silver pistol. "I'll give you to the count of three to run."
Duo slowly stood up. "Come on man. It was just a joke. Hahaha."
"One."
Duo slowly started backing up out of the sandbox. "And who carries a weapon in a time of peace. Besides Heero, I mean come on. And maybe Wufei, but you have no excuse mister."
"Two."
"Shit." Duo turned around, and ran full speed to the nearest entrance into the maze.
"You're dead." Trowa cocked the hammer of the pistol and started to stalk after Duo. The rest of the day was a game of cat and mouse. Duo being the scared little mouse. Trowa being the calm pissed off cat with fire arms.
