A/N: I'm back! Here's chapter number 5! ^-^ yay…
~~~Bath Time~~~
Quatre opened the bathroom door and patiently waited for Trowa and Wufei. Duo was struggling in Wufei's arms while Heero was ranting and shaking his head in Trowa's arms. Despite Heero's aggressive complaints, Trowa successfully crossed the bathroom's threshold and placed the tot in the sink. Wufei on the other hand couldn't get past the door. Duo had gripped the edge of the doorway, and would not let go. Wufei was not in the mood for this. So, instead of starting with a tug-o-war with Duo, Wufei just simply dropped him. Duo's skin squeaked along the doorway's side as he plummeted down to the ground. Taking advantage of Duo's pain, Wufei scooped him up and carried him inside the bathroom. Meanwhile, Quatre shut the door and locked it—just in case.
Tears were streaming down Duo's cheeks. His entire body turned a shade red from skidding down the door paneling. Wufei ignored his stinging pain and dumped his on the countertop next to Heero.
Ah, yes. Speaking of whom, Heero was getting very uneasy and on edge. First of all, he felt kind of awkward sitting in a sink; it just wasn't natural. Secondly, the idea of taking a bath with Bakagami (("the god of idiots"… kinda catchy, ain't it? ^.~)); that was just extremely unnatural. And worst of all, the chocolate chip cookies in his diaper were melting and its texture felt tremendously… uncomfortable. The words: "gooey", "sticky", and "mushy" were an understatement.
Quatre leaned over the bathtub and twisted the faucets in order to get the precise and desired temperature. He made sure that the water lever did not exceed Hilde's recommended height of five to six inches. Although, Wufei suggested that they should submerge the infants in a four-foot icy, cold tank, but his proposal was denied.
"Ok, the bathtub's all set," Quatre acknowledged. "Are Heero and Duo ready to get wet?" Quatre received no answer. "C'mon, guys! The faster we work, the quicker we'll be done."
"Fine…" Wufei admitted. "But I'm not touching Maxwell! That pest has caused enough trouble." Wufei plodded over to Heero and stood in front of him and Quatre took position in front of Duo while Trowa stood next to him, just in case Duo tried to squirm away again.
Wufei was perplexed as to why Heero sat there in the sink doing nothing. Heero wasn't moving a muscle, but instead he had an ill at ease look on his face. Nevertheless, Wufei scooped him up and set Heero on his back. He unbuttoned his one piece, pajamas. It was a little difficult getting it off since Heero kept his legs stiff, but eventually Heero was freed from those blasted pink teddy bears. Wufei reluctantly undid Heero's diaper and his eyes grew to the size of ping-pong balls the moment he noticed what was inside…
"WHAT IS THAT?!!" Wufei shrieked as a literally jumped back.
"What! What's wrong?" Quatre exclaimed as he and Trowa looked up from the squirming Duo.
"I think it's crap!!" Wufei pointed to Heero.
Duo burst out with insane laughter, but Quatre and Trowa were at a complete loss. That is… until they examined Heero more closely. Quatre immediately jumped back next to Wufei when he noticed the sickening pile of assorted colorations of chunks and mush contained in Heero's diaper. Trowa bravely stepped forward towards Heero.
"I don't think it's crap," Trowa interjected. "It smells kind of… sweet."
"You're disgusting, Barton!" Wufei announced.
"I'm serious."
"It looks like melted, mashed up cookies," Quatre also observed.
"But why would Yuy put cookies in his pants?" Wufei questioned.
"He was probably planning on eating them later," Trowa guessed.
"Well, it's too late now," Quatre pointed out as he dragged a garbage bin and positioned it near Heero.
Duo was cracking up in the background throughout the entire investigation, while Heero was emotionless; he just wished that he was anywhere but there.
Wufei unwillingly took on the task of removing Heero's cookie diaper while Trowa and Quatre resumed undressing Duo. It took a lot of teamwork between Quatre and Trowa; Duo's fidgeting and struggling resulted in having his arms and legs tangled in his pajamas. Finally, the two teams finished undressing the mini pilots. Phase 1: complete. Heero actually want a bath, due to the messy cookies in his diaper, but the fact that Quatre, Wufei, and Trowa had to help wash him was unthinkable.
Heero was placed in the tub first and for a moment, he let the hot water relax him and take away all his concerns. That quickly ended when Duo was literally dumped into the tub by Wufei. He landed with a SPLASH sending a tiny tidal wave to come crashing into Heero's face. Phase 2: complete.
"So, now what?" Quatre addressed.
"You two wash them," Wufei answered.
"What do you mean by us two? Aren't you going to help?" Quatre protested.
"I'll only get in the way. There's only two of them, so what's the point in me helping?" Wufei argued.
"One of them, or both of them might, and probably will give us a difficult time. I think it's wise that you would assist us," Trowa objected.
"Assist you? I thought you guys weren't weaklings," he taunted. "I'm sure you can handle two insignificant infants without me."
"C'mon, guys. We shouldn't argue," Quatre pleaded.
"There's nothing more to argue! I refuse to wash Yuy and Maxwell!" Wufei shot back.
"WHAAH!" The three boys turned their head and discovered Heero with his arms hanging over the edge of the tub and a stern look on his face. "WHAAH!" he repeated.
"I think Heero's trying to say something," Trowa noted.
"Do you want something, Heero?" Quatre asked bending down to his eye level. Heero babbled nothing more, but instead pointed to the door.
"I don't quite understand," Quatre confessed.
"Do you want us to open the door?" Trowa suggested. Heero shook his head while water from his hair flew into Duo's face. Ignoring the water droplets on his face, Duo leaned over the side of the tub and first pointed to them and then to the door.
"Do you want us to leave?" Wufei presumed. Heero nodded his head and Duo gave him the thumbs up. "Good! Let's go."
"But, wait! We can't just leave them here by themselves," Quatre stressed.
"Why not?" Wufei debated.
"Well, I mean… can we trust them? What if they try to escape or something?" he issued.
"Wufei's right. If I was in their position, then I would want to be left alone too," Trowa stated. "We'll just guard the door and come back in when they're done."
"Ok, I guess you guys are right." Quatre turned back to the Duo and Heero. "We'll be right outside if you two need us, alright?" The wet toddlers nodded as the teen pilots exited and closed the door behind them.
"Get out, Duo," Heero said as soon as the door shut.
"But, why?"
"I don't want you in the same bathtub as me," Heero answered sternly.
"But I need to wash myself too, ya know! I got sugar in my hair, remember? Just ignore me! I won't bug you," Duo insisted.
"…Fine, but stay on your side of the tub," Heero compromised.
"You won't have to worry about that," Duo confirmed. "Hey, Heero. Pass me the shampoo, will ya?"
Heero grabbed the shampoo bottle behind him and threw it at Duo, clunking him in the head.
"Hey!" Duo grabbed the bar of soap behind him and chucked it at Heero, but Heero caught the bar with ease.
"Thanks." Heero simply said with a smirk and made use of the bar of soap. Unknown to him, however, a bottle of conditioner was heading straight toward him. He looked up just in time and quickly ducked, dodging the evil conditioner.
"Hey!" yelled Heero.
"Oops… sorry! It slipped from my hands," Duo sarcastically apologized with a grin.
Before Heero got a chance to strangle Duo, he felt a stream of water along his back. Apparently, the bottle of conditioner hit the faucet and turned it on to full blast. He turned around and gripped the faucet as the stream of water poured on his face. Unfortunately, the handle would not budge an inch.
"Turn it off!" Duo pestered.
"I can't! My hands are too slippery"
"Lemme try!" Duo crawled under the surge of water and tried to turn the faucet handle to the off position. No such luck, but at least the gush of water got most of the sugar crystals out of his hair. "What do we do now?"
"We have to get out of the bathtub," Heero announced. By now, the water level was up to their chins.
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"Do you hear something?" Quatre paused and stood still.
"Hear what?" Wufei tuned in.
"I think I hear rushing water coming from the bathroom." Quatre elaborated.
"I can hear it," Trowa added as he put his cheek against the door.
"Should we check on them?" Quatre implied.
"Nah," Wufei replied.
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Duo scurried over the side of the tub and sat on the edge. Heero sat across for him with his legs dangling over, ready to jump. Heero landed safely on the floor and waited for Duo to hurdle over. Duo landed much more sloppier than Heero. They crawled a good distance away from the bathtub next to the door and watched the water flood over the side of the bathtub. The water slowly crept towards the trapped infants and splashed at their feet.
"This is the last time I'll ever take a bath with you!" Duo declared.
"GOOD!" Heero answered with annoyance.
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"Do you see that?" Quatre paused and stared at the floor.
"See what?" Wufei began again.
"The water seeping from under the door," Quatre concluded with wide eyes.
"I can see it," Trowa obviously stated.
"Should we check on them now?" Quatre asked, hoping for the answer he desired.
"Yeah, I guess," Wufei replied.
Trowa—being the closest to the door—slowly opened it, but the water quickly gushed out. He hastily stepped inside and shut the door behind him and stuck a towel under the door to prevent more water from coming out. He dragged his feet through the pool of dirty bath water and turned off the flow of water. Trowa sighed in relief and gazed across the room from the tub and saw the two babies huddled in the corner. Duo shook his hair, drenching Heero and crawled towards Trowa.
"Man! I'm sure glad to see you!" Duo hugged his leg.
Trowa smiled, picked him up, and wrapped him in a towel that hung nearby. He set Duo on the counter and did the same with Heero.
"Is everything ok in there, Trowa?" Quatre's murmured through the door.
"Yeah, everything's fine. Heero and Duo are ok, but there's still a lot of water in here," Trowa responded. He grabbed a cup next to a container of mouthwash and began to scoop up the water. The water happily swam down the bathtub drain, but swore revenge…
Wufei and Quatre eventually entered the bathroom and assisted Trowa while Duo and Heero dried themselves off with their towels. Occasionally, they had small water fights using water from their hair; the wars were started by Duo and usually ended with Duo.
After most of the water was dumped into the tub, Wufei placed new diapers on Heero and Duo. Wufei gave a quick instruction to Heero about what and what not to put inside a diaper. Duo chuckled next to Heero. The teddy bear and lamb pajamas were dirty, so Wufei avoided dressing them. Meanwhile, Trowa and Quatre successfully drained the bathroom. At that moment, Relena and Hilde walked into the threshold.
"Wow, I'm impressed! It looks like you guys effectively cleaned them," Relena approved.
"You think so?" Quatre nervously chuckled.
"But, wait a second…" Hilde paused mysteriously. The boys froze. "Where are Duo and Heero's pajamas?" The boys relaxed.
"They're dirty, remember?" Wufei confidently answered.
"Oh, yeah. That's right. But, hold on…" The boys froze again. "Why is the floor wet?" There was silence.
"Well, we just gave them a bath. So, they were wet and the water from them dripped onto the floor." Saved by Trowa!
"But they're only babies. How could they drip this much water from their tiny bodies?" Hilde's hands were on her hips. Silence…
"Duo's hair!" Quatre suddenly said, receiving a puzzled look from everyone. "Duo has a lot of hair. So, in turn, a lot of water was stored in his hair." Duo smiled proudly. Quatre redeemed himself!
"But why is it wet all over the entire bathroom floor?" Relena arched her eyebrows. A deep stillness consumed the room.
"Duo wanted to annoy us, so he took a little fieldtrip and crawled around the entire span of the bathroom, trying to get away from us." Go, Wufei! It's your birthday!!
"Well, that sounds like Duo!" Hilde smiled. The boys were in the clear!
"Thanks for giving them a bath, guys," Relena praised.
"It was nothing," Trowa added with a wink to his comrades. The girls waltzed over on the slippery floor and picked up Duo and Heero.
"Mmm… you boys smell so good too!" Hilde added.
"Yeah, you smell like cookies, Heero!" Relena beamed, not noticing the pilots' reactions. Wufei quickly hid the garbage bin containing Heero's diaper behind him.
A/N: There's the end of chapter #5!! How'd ya like it? Please review and let me know! So, I'm not quite sure what's gonna happen next ^^;;;. You're ideas are welcome!! And who knows? Maybe I'll write a chapter based ur suggestion! Or, I could end it all in the next chapter. So basically, should there be another baby adventure/disaster, or should the torture cease and have them return to their original teenager form? Let me know!! ^-^