Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam wing and I am making no money off this, I am just writing with these characters because I don't want to create my own, though I can as I have proven at FictionPress. Pairings; um let's see, eventual 1x2, 3x4 and that'll probably be it. But that isn't until later chapters.











Full moons and kitty cats

Birds sang, the sun shone and it was good. In a small house with it's back pressed against a cove of thick trees stretching far away, farther than the eye could see a cat sat in a window. The fine feline, its hair a soft reddish brown and its eyes violet, stared out among its kingdom possessively.

Upon closer inspection you would notice that the house was a little run down, going to seed a little more everyday. The lawn that looked so exquisitely emerald from far away was in fact full of weeds and overgrown. Trees, not cutback for years reached forward and hugged the house like a parent and child, many branches twining around the sides and coating it in green. No houses came within a mile of the almost ruin.

Another thing one might notice would be how starkly quiet it was. There was nothing, not even a bird chirping anywhere. The king saw to that.

Yes, the king, the god, the ruler of this kingdom. None defied his rule, maybe because none dared draw near. Slowly the cat rose from his seat, stretching the kinks from his back and leaping gracefully down. He landed with a soft thump and in a moment the small brown housecat had taken the form instead of a panther, it's fur red brown instead of black.

Duo, for that was indeed his name, looked around him with a flat, bored violet stare before sauntering into the open door of his house. People avoided this house; both for the disrepair and for old tales it was haunted. On the inside, comfortable, faded furniture was settled neatly around the house and everywhere was very clean, like the people who lived here would be back soon. Duo padded over to a couch and climbed on, ignoring how his claws pulled another rip into the already thread bare upholstery.

At one time people had lived here, a couple with their child. But they were gone, and Duo didn't know where he could find them. Sometimes he wondered, his violet eyes would gaze around him and wonder, what had happened to make them leave? He never knew, and never would, but as life was he was content.

Until He came and decided to mess with Duo's calm existence.

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It was just another day and Duo was dozing as usual in the front room, a petite little housecat once more. A sound from outside made his ear flick and he lifted his head to look sleepily. Hmm? Curious as all cats are he stretched and jumped down to jog outside.

What was this? Duo bristled in surprise and hissed under his breath at the sight of a red van parked in front of HIS house. Just as he was about to switch to panther mode and take a bite out of these strange invaders someone stepped out and he was left in shock. It was a human, and he was fascinated.

The human quickly went around and pulled the moving trucks back open to grab a box. Short dark brown hair fell into his eyes, shading them charmingly. A green tank top and faded jeans hugged his lean body, his muscular arms displayed nicely. Duo edged closer, violet eyes wide in shock. Who, who was this?

"Hey Mr.Yuy, you sure this is the right place?" The driver leaned out, looking with distaste at the rundown house.

"Yes." The human smiled slightly at the house shading his icy blue eyes with a hand. He had been drawn to it instantly; something was very appealing in its appearance and in the air of intrigue it held. Letting his smile drop he scooped up a large cardboard box marked books and started to carry it into the house.

"Miaow?" He paused and looked down at a very small cat staring up at him. Violet eyes.strange. "Get out of my way cat." He hissed very quietly under his breath and nudged the cat out of his way to walk in the already open door.

Duo cringed and slunk away to sit under a bush, his eyes never straying from the human as he moved boxes into the house. Finally all the boxes were off the truck and after he was paid it drove away leaving the human in his new house.

Very carefully Duo got up and followed him in, blinking in surprise at how crowded his house had become. The human knelt next to a box and started sorting through it when he glanced over and saw Duo weaving through the cardboard maze. "Sst, cat! Shoo."

Duo looked over him with the typical cat disdain and jumped up onto his couch, watching the human invader unpack. So he's staying, interesting. With a soft almost purr he dipped his head to nestle into the warm furry curve of his paws. After a moment of staring at the cat the human growled and went back to unpacking with the feline observing his every move.

It wasn't too long before the sun started to slip down and long shadows streaked across the floor. With a loud sigh Heero stood and stretched, his back popping loud enough to draw Duo's attention. Duo's sharp ears also caught the sound of a grumbling sound, was the human growling at him? No, he rubbed his growling stomach and went into the kitchen where he had left a box of dried food and his cooking pans.

Meowing softly Duo followed and crouched under the table, contemplating attacking the human's shoelaces while he walked around making his dinner. A glass pan of water warming on the stove he paced restlessly and Duo was drawn almost magnetically to the nearly dragging ends of the shoelaces. Must resist, aw hell why not?

In a red brown flash he was on the shoelaces, chewing on the ends and snarling fiercely. The human growled at the annoying cat and moved quickly, pushing Duo on his side with his foot and pinning him down by a foot at his throat. Cold blue eyes narrowed he pressed down slightly, making the little kitty squirm in panic. "Leave me alone, cat." Another split second of pressure and then he released Duo, walking back to his water.

Duo hissed at the human once he was free and scrambled for the table. That horrible human wants to kill me! With his ears flat along his head he alternated between sulking and glaring daggers at the stupid invading human. Somehow the human was unfazed by his furious gaze and continued making dinner until he had a bowl of top ramen.

As meager as his meal was the human of course could not just snack on it, he had to fully set the table and sit down. By the time he was done getting everything set his ramen had cooled and the broth was starting to congeal. Only when he sat down did he notice the cat's glares.

"Hn." The human grunted and sat down, Duo moving away from his feet under the table. Since Heero's head could no longer be seen Duo reassigned his glare at the human's shoes. It was all the shoelaces fault for being so damn tasty .. and inviting ..

"You know," Duo blinked and looked up swiftly at hearing the human speak, for once his voice not angry even if it was low. "I like cats." Huh, is this guy talking to me? Cautiously Duo walked out from under the table until he was visible again. Though the blue eyes flicked in his direction the human gave no indication he had noticed Duo's relocation.

"Just don't eat my stuff, these are my lucky laces."

Is that why he got so angry? Okay then I'll leave the damn things alone. A sudden movement had Duo scrambling away and the human watched with concealed amusement. *click* Duo's ears perked at the sound of china against wood. Hmm? The bowl of half eaten ramen was not to far from where he had been sitting and the human was sitting, cross-legged behind it. Hell, food was food.

Still he was cautious, the human had made him wary after that threat earlier. The human made no move towards him so it wasn't long before buried his head in the bowl, surprised at how good the cold chicken flavored ramen tasted.

"Hungry aren't you?" He could feel the blue eyes watching him and a little shiver ran down his spin. "Little guy, what's your name? I'm Heero."

Heero. I like that. Duo smiled and licked his whiskers. This was good food. He gave a few last longing licks to the now empty bowl and then wandered into the living room, his stomach full for the first time in a forever and intent on sleeping his meal off. In the kitchen he could here Heero cleaning up. At least he isn't messing up my house.

His eyes were half closed and he was bordering on sleep when Heero walked through, on his way top the bedroom. Well this had been an interesting day. The sun had truly slipped behind the horizon now and Duo's ear flicked in annoyance. His skin itched, could the human have brought fleas with him?

Ugh. Duo wiggled onto his back, trying to rub away the itchiness but it only got worse. A bright light fell into his eyes and he looked through an upside down window at a very full moon. Damn! In all the excitement he had forgotten. Murring to himself he rolled off the couch and stumbled outside, shifting into panther form once outside. It was a damn hassle every month, being stuck as a pathetic helpless human during the three days of full moon.

As a panther Duo trotted to the thick forest and slipped into the little cove he had made long ago. Branches had been woven together with nimble hands until there was a growing, impenetrable wall of green. The only way in and out was a low arch that he could barely wiggle through in his panther form. Inside was his haven, here he spent his cursed hours where no one could see him or attack him. It was warm as it usually was and the floor was covered in heaps of furs, tanned and well worked. One good thing about this curse was that he could cure the pelts of his prey so that they didn't stink. He had learned how from watching a hunter a work one time and now whenever an animal annoyed him he added to the collection.

The moon was getting higher and his skin itched worse than ever. With a soft whimper he curled into a ball, clenching his jaw as his bones popped and rearranged, strangely satisfied at the pain. His claws became stiff, no longer retractable, his face flattened, and all his sense felt a hundred times duller. The feel of his teeth to his tongue changed, flat and very useless and his tail contracted into his tail bone. Before long he was human, a helpless, furless, defenseless human.

Growling in the back of his throat he rolled over and stretched his new form until his back popped. Well, I might as well get my sleep. The need to meow bubbled at the back of his throat and he was frustrated when he couldn't. This damn body with it's strange vocal cords that couldn't even manage a good meow. He snuggled into a pile of very soft furs, clutching the only white one to his chest.

Stupid humans. Hissing under his breath he let himself slip into slumber.















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