Name: Story Time With Trowa or Once Upon a Cross Dresser
Author: Nataku's Child
Archive: Nikki's Realm http://www.geocities.com/mageofthewinds/ (It's down at the moment)
Feedback: Please!! ^___^ Nataku@linkline.com
Warnings: Shounen-ai and maybe cussing ^_^;; I dun remember
Couples: You should know by now!

Disclaimer: I dun own it, that I don't. If you sue me, I'll be sad, that I will. Any resemblance to people (dead, living or fictional) or events (other then afore mentioned Ever After/Cinderella plot) is regrettable and unintentional. This is for my enjoyment (maybe yours as well) only, no harm!

Story Time With Trowa
or
Once Upon a Cross Dresser

Chapter Six

Duo slumped tiredly into the kitchen, his eyes drooping and his shoulders hunched. He couldn't believe Monday had already come around again, it seemed like only yesterday it was the weekend...

Wait...

Oh yeah...

Duo sighed and shook his head, trudging over to the coffee maker. He heard the water turn on the other side of the house and in the back of his mind, Duo figured Quatre was taking his shower...

Quatre...

A grin over came Duo's Monday induced grim face as he thought of the blonde...and that one Saturday night...

The door swung open and Duo turned to greet Trowa, grin still intact. He was surprise to see a sleep mussed Quatre, smiling warmly.

"I let Trowa take the first shower," Quatre explained, shuffling over to the fridge for his morning juice. When he passed Duo, he looked over his shoulder and smiled. "It's nice to see you smiling in the morning...especially Monday morning." He said softly before opening up the fridge.

Duo grinned and walked over, sliding his arms around Quatre's waist and placing his chin on the blonde's shoulder from behind. "I was just thinking about Saturday," he murmured in Quatre's ear. Duo grinned as he could feel Quatre's cheeks warm. He laughed lightly and pressed a quick kiss to a pink cheek, then went to check on the coffee.

Quatre finished getting his juice, cheeks still pink but with a slight smile on his lips.

Trowa came in shortly afterward, looking damp and refreshed. Duo ran out the door as soon as he did, leaving half a mug of coffee on the table, only calling: "I call next shower!" as he ran out.

Quatre glared at the door, looking more like the kitten twisting around his ankles then a threat.

Trowa shook his head, smiling softly as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

~

Duo bounced into Quatre's office, smiling. "Lunch break Q! Let's go bug Trowa for more story!"

Quatre looked up from where he was signing papers and blinked. "Duo? It's lunch already? I feel like I haven't done anything..."

Duo sighed and rolled his eyes. He strolled over and perched himself on top of Quatre's desk. "You've probably done more work already then I'll do all day." He said, eyeing the stack of papers already signed by the young politician.

Trowa, Duo and Quatre all worked at the Preventer's head office, and had been since they got out of college nearly a year ago. Trowa had moved up in rank, becoming one of the board members in a matter of weeks. Quatre didn't move to far, only paid his dues to the organization while keeping busy with the family business. Duo stayed exactly where he was, content with a job that paid enough for him to pay the rent, while demanding as little actual work as possible.

Quatre smiled softly. "Have you done anything today?"

Duo grinned. "Besides copying pictures of my ass to send to Une as a prank? No...but I did write her a nice formal letter asking her for her 'honest opinion of the enclosed documents'."

Quatre laughed, flipping idly through his papers.

Duo grinned cheekily and slid off the desk, making his way around until he was at Quatre's side. He gave Quatre's chair a push, making it swivel to face him. Duo slid onto the chair, a knee on each side of Quatre in the oversized chair, straddled the blonde's lap.

"You wanna see 'em? I think they came out pretty good." Duo whispered jokingly, a few inches away from Quatre's face.

Quatre blushed and look down.

Duo grinned and tipped up Quatre's chin to kiss him softly. When he pulled back, Duo grinned again. "Let's go to lunch!"

Quatre only nodded, not really able to speak.

With the help of Quatre, Duo was able to convince Trowa to join them. He dragged the other boys to a small pizza place not far from their office building. It wasn't very quiet, but it had a kind of warm and friendly atmosphere to it. Duo ordered for everyone and took it outside so they could sit in peace.

When they were settled, Quatre smiled at Trowa. "So..."

Trowa swallowed his bite of pizza and smiled softly. "So this is why Duo treated us to lunch?"

Duo looked innocent. "What are you saying? I wanted you here for the joy of your company... that doesn't mean you don't have to tell the story, of course."

Trowa shook his head, a small smile on his lips.

~()~

When we left Wufei and Heero, they were about to spar, right?

Right...

Heero stood at a ready stance on one side of the room. Wufei walked to the side across from him, keeping his eyes on Heero, but his mind centered.

'Only defense, don't hurt him... Well, maybe a little offense... Just show him that you're better then him.' Wufei told himself as he cleared his mind of all other thought.

Wufei got into the best position he could in the confines of the dress.

Heero and Wufei stood their ground, eyes locked. They held for a few tense moments, sizing up, analyzing, eyes locked the entire time.

Heero finally broke his stance and moved forward, aiming a blow at Wufei's stomach. Wufei quickly moved to block and then slid into a crouch to sweep Heero's feet from under him, but Heero jumped over his leg, rolling when he hit the floor to spring up, unharmed.

Wufei straightened back in to the ready position, his eyes narrowed on Heero. Heero himself was watching Wufei closely, an odd look on his face.

Wufei snapped a quick punch at Heero's chest, meaning to divert his attention from his other hand. But Heero was fast, faster then Wufei had judged. Before Wufei could stop him, Heero had his hand trapped painfully behind his back. Wufei was gritting his teeth and trying to think of a way to get out of the hold, when someone screamed.

"HEERO!!"

Wufei turned to see who had shouted. Heero's grip slackened, keeping Wufei's arm trapped, but no longer in pain.

A girl with short bluish-black hair stood in the doorway, looking horrified. "What are you doing!?" she screeched, jogging over. "Let her go!"

Heero dropped Wufei's arm with a sigh that almost sounded like a growl.

Wufei stood up and absently rubbed at his wrist.

The girl bowed her head slightly to Wufei, still glaring at Heero. "I'm Hilde, the sister of this brute."

Wufei started to bow, but the girl laughed, dropping her scowl to smile at Wufei. "There's no need for that, no one's around." She turned a stern eye back on Heero. "You! I didn't say anything when you started bulling around Zechs, but now innocent girls?"

Heero crossed his arms and glared at his sister, his mouth staying shut.

"I offered," Wufei said quickly.

Hilde looked back at Wufei, stunned. "You...what?"

"I offered. I saw Zechs and his highness sparring and I wanted to try," Wufei explained, struggling to keep his voice soft and musical. It got harder the more he tried to say.

Hilde looked at Heero, then back to Wufei, to Heero and then Wufei and rested there. She sighed. "Fine...if you still want to fight, at least let me get you some more appropriate clothing, you're getting that filthy." She said, waving to Wufei's dress.

Wufei looked down to see his mother's beautiful, rare, handmade silk dress covered in a fine layer of dust. His eyes widened and he paled slightly.

"Holy shit... I can't believe I just ruined it! Mother's going to kill me and I doubt she'll make another. What am I supposed to wear when I'm on these godforsaken play-dates? And-" Wufei shut his mouth quickly. Well, he had been ranting in Cantonese, so the others wouldn't understand him...he hoped.

Wufei looked up to see Hilde looking shocked and Heero watching him with that odd look again.

After a moment's silence, Hilde asked, "What was that?"

Wufei looked down. "Cantonese." He said softly.

"What did you say?" Heero asked, the first words out of his mouth since Hilde had joined them.

'You're a prick,' Wufei thought wickedly before saying out loud, "That my mother will be angry with me. The silk is rare, she only made me this one."

Hilde smiled warmly. "Don't worry about it! Come on, I'll get ya something you can play-"

"Spar," Heero growled.

"-in, and I'll have someone clean that for you." She finished, ignoring Heero.

"Thank you." Wufei dipped his head and allowed Hilde to take his elbow and drag him away.

Even after they had gone, Heero's eyes lingered on the spot where Wufei had disappeared.

~()~

Trowa stopped talking and drank from the cup in front of him.

"We should be getting back," Quatre said reluctantly, standing up and gathering their plates.

Duo groaned but helped Quatre, picking up the cups to dispose of. "Work sucks..." he mumbled. "Can't we just ditch, go to the park and hear more of the story?"

Trowa's lip twitched. "No, but if you go back to work without another complaint, I'll tell more as soon as we get home."

"Deal!" Duo said with a wink, grabbing the pizza tray off of the table. "And I'll make ya stick to it! You'd better... I don't want to have to punish you," he said with a wicked smirk before disappearing into the pizza parlor to give back the tray.

~

Duo had a hard time concentrating at work. His mind was filled with not only the story but with the two other men he currently shared a small house with. But someway or another, he made it through until quitting time. As soon as his watch hit five, Duo rushed out of his office to gather up the others, not stopping to let Quatre 'just do one more thing' or Trowa finish his 'very important meeting'...

'What lame excuses...' Duo thought as he dragged Trowa out of a board meeting.

When they got home, Duo dragged them into the house.

"Okay, okay Duo!" Quatre said, laughing. "We're home now! You can stop!"

Duo let go of them with a grin.

"I'll make us some tea," Quatre said, shaking his head as he made his way to the kitchen.

Duo started to follow but Trowa held him back. "That was an important meeting," he said, frowning.

Duo smiled slowly. "I'll make it up to you," he promised in a low voice. When Trowa's hand dropped from his shoulder, Duo grinned and walked after Quatre.

Trowa watched him go for a second before shaking his head sharply and following after.

Once the tea was made and the boys settled, Trowa started the story again.

~()~

Wufei took the soft, light clothing from Hilde with a slight bow.

"Stop that!" Hilde said with a laugh.

Wufei faked a smile and turned to go into the changing room that Hilde had led him to. Hilde seemed okay at first, but after a while of her constant chatter, Wufei was glad to have a moment's privacy. But as he started to walk into the room, he noticed that Hilde followed him.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"In there with you..." she said, as though it were obvious. "It's no big deal, we're both girls, you don't have anything I haven't seen before. Besides, I need to take your dress."

Wufei thought quickly. "I...I'm not really comfortable..." he said slowly.

Hilde rolled her eyes. "Oh fine, just give me your clothes when you get out."

Wufei bowed slightly and went into the changing room, closing the door on Hilde's "stop that!"

He changed quickly, feeling relieved and a lot more comfortable in the soft cotton pants and shirt. He looked at the beanbags that would be his bust and sighed. It would be almost impossible to fight in them, but it would be obvious if he didn't wear them...

Finally he decided to leave them behind and talk to his mother about a better design when he got home.

"Are you okay?" Hilde's voice called through the door.

"Yes!" Wufei called back as he searched for a place to hide his boobs.

He settled on a small cabinet, behind some towels. 'Please no one look there!' he thought fervently. He grabbed his dress and held it over his chest before opening the door.

Hilde was nearby. She smiled and held her arms out for the dress. "Don't worry about those getting dirty."

Wufei gave her the clothes, and then crossed his arms over his chest. While Heero didn't strike him as the kind of person to notice his lack of fullness, Hilde might.

Hilde tilted her head towards the direction they came. "Ya know the way?"

Wufei bowed slightly and made his way back to Heero.

"Stop that!" Hilde called after him.

~

Heero was doing push-ups when Wufei came back.

Wufei silently stepped into the covered area. The room they were in was odd, probably designed just for sparring. It wasn't very big, but not exactly small. It was empty, and the floor was only packed earth. It was made of wood, with open slots near the high ceiling for ventilation. There wasn't much light, just enough to see by and it was a relief from the bright sun.

Wufei liked the room, though he wasn't sure why.

Heero didn't notice him come in, and he continued with his push-ups. He didn't count, only silently, consistently rising and falling. He had discarded his shirt, the forgotten clothing tossed to the corner. All that was left were soft cotton pants, the same that Wufei now wore. For a moment, Wufei's mind went once again to Heero's strength, and he wondered just how many push-ups the prince had done already.

Wufei shook his head and cleared his throat.

Heero stopped and looked over at Wufei. "You've changed." He stated unnecessarily before getting up. "Good." He walked over to stand in a ready position on his side of the room.

Wufei nodded and got into a ready position on his side.

There was a moment of stillness, and a sense of comfort flowed into Wufei. Maybe it was the room, the clothes, or the knowledge that he was fighting someone who actually challenged his skill. But Wufei felt...at home.

Heero attacked quickly, moving forward and bringing an arm down to chop at Wufei's neck. Wufei acted quickly. With his new freedom of movement he was able to grab Heero's hand and use his momentum against him to throw him off balance. Heero fell to the ground, his eyes slightly wide in shock. Wufei quickly stood and bowed.

Heero looked up at him from the ground, his face showing nothing.

The hair on Wufei's neck began to prickle. Had he been too hard on Heero? Had he wounded the prince? Body or pride?

Then, to Wufei's astonishment, Heero smiled.

Now, granted, it wasn't a grin, or even really a smile. It was the smallest twitch at the corner of his mouth, the slightest curling of the lips... But it was a smile.

Heero stood and went to his side of the room, stood ready, and nodded.

Wufei's lip twitched. He got into the ready position and nodded.

~

"I'm telling you Zechs, the chick is off! She was fighting with Heero, she freaked when I started to follow her to change! I swear, she's nuts." Hilde complained, following after a half naked Zechs.

Zechs laughed his deep, throaty laugh. "She's modest, I knew that already. And there are women that learn to fight." Zechs went into his room, Hilde following.

"Well, yeah...I guess..." Hilde said, flopping down on Zechs' bed as he disappeared into his closet to change out of the towel he had around his waist.

"You're just worried about your brother, you don't like seeing him with a girl. It's sweet really." Zechs called from the closet.

Hilde sat up on the bed and stuck her tongue out at the door. "I am not! I don't give a crap about who he plays with."

"Language, Dear Princess." Zechs scolded, coming out of the closet. "And it's sparring, not playing."

"Whatever..."

Zechs smirked and looked back at the closet door he just came out of. "Déjà vu."

"What?"

"Nothing..."

~()~

Duo laughed for a good few minutes.

"What?" Quatre asked, looking from a red faced Duo to a slightly smiling Trowa. "What's so funny?"

Duo wiped his eyes. "That was the lamest joke, Trowa."

"I thought you'd like it."

"I loved it!" Duo said with a grin.

Quatre sighed and gave up trying to understand.

~()~

Wufei and Heero sparred for hours. By the end of the day, they were both covered in dust and oddly comfortable around each other. The darkness in the room was getting worse, to where they had to stay semi close together to see one another. Wufei and Heero sat against the wall, catching their breath.

They didn't count wins and losses, only knew that they came at about even. Where Heero was slightly stronger, Wufei was slightly more skilled. Wufei expected Heero to be angry that someone was able to beat him, but he had seemed almost happy.

"It's been a long time since I've had a challenge." He had explained.

Now they sat in silence, in the growing dark of the dim training room. They were close, Wufei could tell, though by now he couldn't see. In the back of his mind, Wufei wondered how he was going to get out of the room when he couldn't see more then a foot in front of him.

"I want you to come again tomorrow." Heero's voice came out of the darkness.

Wufei's first reaction was to be angry or upset about having to come back... but he wasn't. Heero wanted to see him again...and he wanted to see Heero. He wasn't what Wufei had thought him to be at first. It wasn't that he was dull and rude, it was that he didn't express himself through words, only through his body...

And though he wouldn't admit it, that intrigued Wufei.

"Alright," Wufei finally answered.

Suddenly, the door slid open and the light from an oil lamp flooded into the darkness. Zechs stood in the opening, a hand on his hip. "Well, well...this is where you are..." he said in a slightly teasing voice.

Wufei felt like glaring, but his eyes hurt from the sudden light and it would probably be unladylike anyway.

"I was sent to come fetch you for dinner...but I see that you're busy..." Zechs said.

Wufei could almost feel Zechs' wicked smirk. He looked over and saw just how close he and Heero were. Their sides were almost touching.

~()~

Quatre smiled. "Well, finally we're somewhat getting to the romance!"

"And some of the yaoi." Duo added. "Though it'd been nice to know if Zechs found a bath buddy."

Trowa smiled slightly and stood. "I think I'll start dinner."

Duo stretched. "Alright...I could go for another shower... care to join me, Q?"

Trowa froze and Quatre blushed. "What?" they asked together.

Duo laughed and stood. "Come with..." he said slowly. He grabbed Quatre's wrists and, smirking slyly, started to pull him out of the room.

Quatre laughed and blushed brightly as he was pulled away.

Trowa watched them go, his mouth slightly open in shock. There was pressure on his leg and he looked down to see little Kobi twining around his ankles.

"What just happened?" Trowa asked the kitten.

Kobi just mewed and padded over to his food bowl. Trowa shook his head, smiled, and went to go feed Quatre's kitten.

To be continued!

Next Chapter:
In which Heero shows Wufei just how interested he is.