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Fun In The Tub
It was afternoon the next day and Cat thought it had been a pretty good day all in all considering some of the other days she'd been having in recent memory. Everyone was home except for Wufei who'd gone somewhere to meet up with Sally over some paperwork that they needed to sort out before the week was over. Duo was in the garage fiddling with his stupid car's engine again, Trowa was upstairs practicing his flute playing, Heero was somewhere around the house likely doing whatever it was he did in his spare time and Quatre had been outside enjoying the sunshine and fresh air last time she'd seen him. Walking around Cat was all set to go back to her bed when she heard Quatre coming up from behind her. Turning around Cat stared up at him and allowed him to pick her up as they headed out of the hallways and into the one that connected the house to the garage. Opening the door Quatre stood in the doorway, Cat slightly curious as to why she was being brought along for this. "Hey Duo, is my car all set to go, I have to take Sassy to the vet's for a needle and I don't want to be late for her appointment." Quatre said cheerfully as though he hadn't just dropped a bombshell.
A.a.a.a needle. Cat looked at him in horror and before Quatre knew what she was doing she'd climbed up and onto his shoulder then leapt off of it. Landing with a loud thud as her feet hit floor Cat took off like a bat out of Hell in her hurry to escape. There was only one thing she truly feared on this whole earth and that was the prick of a needle into her flesh, there was no way she was going to let those sadist bastards shove a needle into her, Hell no. Racing down the hallway she skidded then went down another before practically leaping up the stairs, going as fast as the road runner from those stupid cartoons. Reaching the top of the stairs Cat glanced around frantically knowing that Quatre wouldn't be far behind. And here she'd thought he was a nice guy-ha, a sadist was what he was. Who would subject a cute little kitty cat to that unless you were a truly evil individual. Then an idea clicked in and she was off like a start towards Quatre's room which connected to the main bathroom on this floor. He always left his door a little open to let the air flow through and she easily got in without a problem. Rushing through the room Cat headed straight for the right and gave thanks that the door to the tub was opened slightly. Squeezing through that door Cat moved inside then bumped the door closed with her head without making a sound. Not even looking around her Cat walked over to the other door, then sure that she was stuck in here moved over to the large tub in front of her. She'd hide inside, that way if someone came in they wouldn't see her. The curtain for the bath was almost all the way across though there was a bit of room where the tap was and so backing up slightly Cat rushed forward and pouncing jumped into the tub without looking before she leapt. And leapt into the water in the tub she did.
In the Water
Cat's first thought when she hit the nice bath water was what the hell is that doing here and splashing in with water spraying everywhere Cat figured she was in trouble now as she went under the water. Out of the frying pan and into the hot water in this case. She could here something being yelled from above but couldn't hear it clearly from under the water as she turned around in the water, everything a blur as she tried to get above the water and to air. Struggling to the surface of the hot water she was in Cat gave a mew of thanks when she felt hands encircle her waist and lift her from the water. Bubbly soap in her eyes Cat blinked then barely held back a scream when the left hand left her side leaving her with only the right hand as support. Damn but no wonder cats hated water so much, hen you were this size a bathtub full of water was a death trap just waiting to happen. Who had her Cat wondered absently but those thoughts were interrupted as a towel appeared in front of her face and she was getting the water wiped from her eyes. When the towel moved to her back Cat looked up at her savior and felt the mother of all blushes bloom across her face. Well cats couldn't blush but if they could she'd be doing it now from her ears to the tip of her fluffy tail. She was looking at Heero Yuy, a naked Heero Yuy who had just saved her from drowning in his bath water while he was sitting in it as naked as the day he was born. Looking from his really annoyed face and trailing downwards Cat couldn't take it anymore and for the first time in a long time did something very female. She fainted dead away. She'd seen too much. Oh boy had she ever.
Heero's eyes widened slightly when the cat suddenly went limp in his hands as though she were a balloon that had had all the air let out of it suddenly. He was so shocked at the cat's appearance as it was that he promptly dropped her back into the water before quickly grabbing her out again before she was under long. Of course the fact that that hadn't woken her up was of some concern. Shaking the thing slightly Heero became a bit more concerned as to how much water the stupid thing had swallowed both times. Bringing the cat over close so that he could lay his ear against its side Heero could hear a firm and loud heartbeat, admittedly a little fast but it was obviously okay enough. So why had it just passed out like that Heero wondered with a scowl. Wrapping the cat with the towel he'd been using to dry her off with Heero carefully set her down beside the tub then stood up and grabbing a towel wrapped it around his waist before stepping out of the tub. Picking the cat up in his arms Heero walked out of the bathroom and hollered for Quatre to come get the stupid cat from him. Seconds later a slightly frazzled Quatre appeared looking quite relieved which changed to a look of shock at the sight before him. What on earth had happened?
There was Heero, wearing only a towel slugged low on his hips cradling another towel in his arms, Sassy's head just visible from inside that towel looking wet. "What on earth happened to her?" Quatre said as he moved foreword to take the wet cat from Heero who was looking none too pleased. "How did she get all wet, she was dry no less then five minutes ago. Weren't you going to have a bath since your back was bothering you again?"
"She decided to join me in the bathtub." Heero said with a dark look in the cat's direction though he wasn't all that mad. Stupid feline he thought with a shake of his head, and people said they were intelligent creatures. Though this one had occasionally shown signs of intelligence she also showed quite a lot of suicidal tendencies. First she almost gets hit by a car twice, then she goes wandering around Preventers like it was her playground and now she'd come close to drowning herself. "I think she's fine, just passed out from the shock of nearly drowning, you want me I'll be finishing my bath, unless of course someone else feels like joining me in which case it will turn into a blood bath instead." Having said his piece Heero headed back into the bathroom, shutting the door firmly behind him to make sure there would be no repeats. He'd told the guys ahead of time where he was, who would have thought he'd need to inform the cat too.
"Poor girl, well we'll get you to the vet's and hopefully you won't wake up until she or he's all done." Quatre said to his cat then headed out since the hair dryer was in the bathroom and he didn't figure Heero would appreciate the interruption again. Guess he'd just have to take her the way she was.
A few hours later
Cat was not in a good mood as she sat sulking on her bed, pouting as only a cat can which was pretty damn good in her opinion. First she'd nearly drowned, then nearly had a heart attack seeing Yuy and then to top it all off she'd still been dragged to the vet's to get that stupid needle which had really hurt no matter what the stupid vet said. She otta sue the vet's ass for medical procedures without her written and verbal consent. Twitching her tail back and forth Cat wondered absently where everyone was and figured that they were wisely staying away from her since they weren't so stupid that they didn't know she was pissed off. And wasn't it bad enough that he took her to the vet's but no, he had to take her after a traumatic experience. I mean did he think she'd passed out unconscious for the fun of it? No, she'd passed out because she saw exactly why calling him the Perfect Soldier was not an exaggeration and if that wasn't cause to pass out then she didn't know what was. Oh boy, but that was one sight she hadn't expected to ever see. Not to say that she'd never seen guys in various stages of undress but she usually didn't stumble upon it completely unexpectedly for God friggin sakes!
Hearing the faintest sound of footsteps with her super kitty ears, one of the very few good things about being a cat in her opinion Cat looked over to see the ever silent Trowa entering the room in bare feet. The man moved like a ghost and Cat had to appreciate his obvious skills as well as be envious. No matter how hard she tried she'd never achieved the ability to become complete silent and almost not there to the naked eye. Naked...damn it why the hell did she have to think of that friggin word! She was jinxed Cat thought as she slumped in her bed, her eyes watching him as he walked over to the piano that was in the room and begin shifting through the papers on the stand. Now why was he looking at sheet music Cat wondered absently as she got out of her bed and walked over to sit at his feet, her head lifted upward as she watched him.
Sensing rather then seeing Trowa looked down to see Sassy watching him intently, almost curiously. Then again cats were very curious creatures, hence that stupid saying about curiosity and killing the cat. Turning his attention back to the sheets he was going through he dismissed her as though she wasn't there, moments later finding the papers he wanted set the rest back in their place then looking down saw she hadn't moved from her spot. Smirking down at her slightly Trowa turned and headed back towards the door, surprised that she followed him, her footsteps barely audible behind him. Turning around he watched at she looked back at him with an almost challenging look, daring him to comment on the fact that she was following him. Raising his eyebrow at the thought and her actions Trowa turned around and continued on his way to his room. Up the stairs he went and up she followed, hopping from step to step which had to take effort but he made no move to help her or carry her up. She wouldn't accept the help and it was good for her to exercise her muscles as the others tended to baby her a bit too much when they should leave her to her own devices. Reaching the top of the stairs he waited for her to catch up with him then continued walking to his room which was at the end of the hall. Knowing that she would continue to follow Trowa walked down the hallway, past Duo's which was blasting music and made both Trowa and Cat roll their eyes at him. Continuing on they reached his room and Trowa held the door open for her, curious if she would go in.
Cat looked up at the silent soldier then flicking her tail at him walked in though with a hint of caution since this was the unknown to her. Looking around it was quite barren actually, basically it looked more like a hotel room then someone's room but then again so did her apartment, or where she'd lived before she died. Soldiers very rarely put down roots and most often rooms were for sleeping and not much else. Turning her attention back to Trowa Cat watched him walk over to pick something off his bed then motioning her to follow if she wanted walked over to his window which was actually a window seat. The window seat was rather out of place in the room but Cat shrugged that off and watched him open the window, letting the late afternoon breeze in. Sitting down so that he was basically in the widow's large frame, thankfully with a wide sill Cat watched him scan the sheets of paper he'd taken from the piano then set them down on the window seat. Curious Cat walked over and picking up speed hopped onto the sill and sitting down on one of the pillows stared at him as he brought the thing he'd taken from his bed to his lips.
It was a flute Cat thought as she listened to him work through the scales, playing a few simple things to get warmed up likely. Then he really began to play and Cat was spellbound by the sound. Sinking into the pillow Cat never took her eyes off of Trowa as the haunting music played in her ears. Such a sad song Cat thought and embarrassing as it was she had a feeling that if cats could cry she'd be doing it right now. His eyes were closed while he played and Cat wished that they would open so that she could see what there was to read in those green eyes of his. Of course maybe that's why he kept them closed, to hide the emotions she could hear in his music. She lay there motionless as he played until the last notes of the song died and he opened his eyes to look at her. Wanting to tell him what she thought of his playing but unable to speak Cat hopped up onto his lap and simply curled up there, the closest thing she could think of to saying she liked what he was hearing.
Trowa blinked down at the normally vicious cat who now resided in his lap, quiet as she stared up at him as if to ask him to continue. Touched Trowa lifted a hand and before he thought better of it patted her once on the head before raising the flute to his lips once more and continued to play on until it was time for dinner.
Fun In The Tub
It was afternoon the next day and Cat thought it had been a pretty good day all in all considering some of the other days she'd been having in recent memory. Everyone was home except for Wufei who'd gone somewhere to meet up with Sally over some paperwork that they needed to sort out before the week was over. Duo was in the garage fiddling with his stupid car's engine again, Trowa was upstairs practicing his flute playing, Heero was somewhere around the house likely doing whatever it was he did in his spare time and Quatre had been outside enjoying the sunshine and fresh air last time she'd seen him. Walking around Cat was all set to go back to her bed when she heard Quatre coming up from behind her. Turning around Cat stared up at him and allowed him to pick her up as they headed out of the hallways and into the one that connected the house to the garage. Opening the door Quatre stood in the doorway, Cat slightly curious as to why she was being brought along for this. "Hey Duo, is my car all set to go, I have to take Sassy to the vet's for a needle and I don't want to be late for her appointment." Quatre said cheerfully as though he hadn't just dropped a bombshell.
A.a.a.a needle. Cat looked at him in horror and before Quatre knew what she was doing she'd climbed up and onto his shoulder then leapt off of it. Landing with a loud thud as her feet hit floor Cat took off like a bat out of Hell in her hurry to escape. There was only one thing she truly feared on this whole earth and that was the prick of a needle into her flesh, there was no way she was going to let those sadist bastards shove a needle into her, Hell no. Racing down the hallway she skidded then went down another before practically leaping up the stairs, going as fast as the road runner from those stupid cartoons. Reaching the top of the stairs Cat glanced around frantically knowing that Quatre wouldn't be far behind. And here she'd thought he was a nice guy-ha, a sadist was what he was. Who would subject a cute little kitty cat to that unless you were a truly evil individual. Then an idea clicked in and she was off like a start towards Quatre's room which connected to the main bathroom on this floor. He always left his door a little open to let the air flow through and she easily got in without a problem. Rushing through the room Cat headed straight for the right and gave thanks that the door to the tub was opened slightly. Squeezing through that door Cat moved inside then bumped the door closed with her head without making a sound. Not even looking around her Cat walked over to the other door, then sure that she was stuck in here moved over to the large tub in front of her. She'd hide inside, that way if someone came in they wouldn't see her. The curtain for the bath was almost all the way across though there was a bit of room where the tap was and so backing up slightly Cat rushed forward and pouncing jumped into the tub without looking before she leapt. And leapt into the water in the tub she did.
In the Water
Cat's first thought when she hit the nice bath water was what the hell is that doing here and splashing in with water spraying everywhere Cat figured she was in trouble now as she went under the water. Out of the frying pan and into the hot water in this case. She could here something being yelled from above but couldn't hear it clearly from under the water as she turned around in the water, everything a blur as she tried to get above the water and to air. Struggling to the surface of the hot water she was in Cat gave a mew of thanks when she felt hands encircle her waist and lift her from the water. Bubbly soap in her eyes Cat blinked then barely held back a scream when the left hand left her side leaving her with only the right hand as support. Damn but no wonder cats hated water so much, hen you were this size a bathtub full of water was a death trap just waiting to happen. Who had her Cat wondered absently but those thoughts were interrupted as a towel appeared in front of her face and she was getting the water wiped from her eyes. When the towel moved to her back Cat looked up at her savior and felt the mother of all blushes bloom across her face. Well cats couldn't blush but if they could she'd be doing it now from her ears to the tip of her fluffy tail. She was looking at Heero Yuy, a naked Heero Yuy who had just saved her from drowning in his bath water while he was sitting in it as naked as the day he was born. Looking from his really annoyed face and trailing downwards Cat couldn't take it anymore and for the first time in a long time did something very female. She fainted dead away. She'd seen too much. Oh boy had she ever.
Heero's eyes widened slightly when the cat suddenly went limp in his hands as though she were a balloon that had had all the air let out of it suddenly. He was so shocked at the cat's appearance as it was that he promptly dropped her back into the water before quickly grabbing her out again before she was under long. Of course the fact that that hadn't woken her up was of some concern. Shaking the thing slightly Heero became a bit more concerned as to how much water the stupid thing had swallowed both times. Bringing the cat over close so that he could lay his ear against its side Heero could hear a firm and loud heartbeat, admittedly a little fast but it was obviously okay enough. So why had it just passed out like that Heero wondered with a scowl. Wrapping the cat with the towel he'd been using to dry her off with Heero carefully set her down beside the tub then stood up and grabbing a towel wrapped it around his waist before stepping out of the tub. Picking the cat up in his arms Heero walked out of the bathroom and hollered for Quatre to come get the stupid cat from him. Seconds later a slightly frazzled Quatre appeared looking quite relieved which changed to a look of shock at the sight before him. What on earth had happened?
There was Heero, wearing only a towel slugged low on his hips cradling another towel in his arms, Sassy's head just visible from inside that towel looking wet. "What on earth happened to her?" Quatre said as he moved foreword to take the wet cat from Heero who was looking none too pleased. "How did she get all wet, she was dry no less then five minutes ago. Weren't you going to have a bath since your back was bothering you again?"
"She decided to join me in the bathtub." Heero said with a dark look in the cat's direction though he wasn't all that mad. Stupid feline he thought with a shake of his head, and people said they were intelligent creatures. Though this one had occasionally shown signs of intelligence she also showed quite a lot of suicidal tendencies. First she almost gets hit by a car twice, then she goes wandering around Preventers like it was her playground and now she'd come close to drowning herself. "I think she's fine, just passed out from the shock of nearly drowning, you want me I'll be finishing my bath, unless of course someone else feels like joining me in which case it will turn into a blood bath instead." Having said his piece Heero headed back into the bathroom, shutting the door firmly behind him to make sure there would be no repeats. He'd told the guys ahead of time where he was, who would have thought he'd need to inform the cat too.
"Poor girl, well we'll get you to the vet's and hopefully you won't wake up until she or he's all done." Quatre said to his cat then headed out since the hair dryer was in the bathroom and he didn't figure Heero would appreciate the interruption again. Guess he'd just have to take her the way she was.
A few hours later
Cat was not in a good mood as she sat sulking on her bed, pouting as only a cat can which was pretty damn good in her opinion. First she'd nearly drowned, then nearly had a heart attack seeing Yuy and then to top it all off she'd still been dragged to the vet's to get that stupid needle which had really hurt no matter what the stupid vet said. She otta sue the vet's ass for medical procedures without her written and verbal consent. Twitching her tail back and forth Cat wondered absently where everyone was and figured that they were wisely staying away from her since they weren't so stupid that they didn't know she was pissed off. And wasn't it bad enough that he took her to the vet's but no, he had to take her after a traumatic experience. I mean did he think she'd passed out unconscious for the fun of it? No, she'd passed out because she saw exactly why calling him the Perfect Soldier was not an exaggeration and if that wasn't cause to pass out then she didn't know what was. Oh boy, but that was one sight she hadn't expected to ever see. Not to say that she'd never seen guys in various stages of undress but she usually didn't stumble upon it completely unexpectedly for God friggin sakes!
Hearing the faintest sound of footsteps with her super kitty ears, one of the very few good things about being a cat in her opinion Cat looked over to see the ever silent Trowa entering the room in bare feet. The man moved like a ghost and Cat had to appreciate his obvious skills as well as be envious. No matter how hard she tried she'd never achieved the ability to become complete silent and almost not there to the naked eye. Naked...damn it why the hell did she have to think of that friggin word! She was jinxed Cat thought as she slumped in her bed, her eyes watching him as he walked over to the piano that was in the room and begin shifting through the papers on the stand. Now why was he looking at sheet music Cat wondered absently as she got out of her bed and walked over to sit at his feet, her head lifted upward as she watched him.
Sensing rather then seeing Trowa looked down to see Sassy watching him intently, almost curiously. Then again cats were very curious creatures, hence that stupid saying about curiosity and killing the cat. Turning his attention back to the sheets he was going through he dismissed her as though she wasn't there, moments later finding the papers he wanted set the rest back in their place then looking down saw she hadn't moved from her spot. Smirking down at her slightly Trowa turned and headed back towards the door, surprised that she followed him, her footsteps barely audible behind him. Turning around he watched at she looked back at him with an almost challenging look, daring him to comment on the fact that she was following him. Raising his eyebrow at the thought and her actions Trowa turned around and continued on his way to his room. Up the stairs he went and up she followed, hopping from step to step which had to take effort but he made no move to help her or carry her up. She wouldn't accept the help and it was good for her to exercise her muscles as the others tended to baby her a bit too much when they should leave her to her own devices. Reaching the top of the stairs he waited for her to catch up with him then continued walking to his room which was at the end of the hall. Knowing that she would continue to follow Trowa walked down the hallway, past Duo's which was blasting music and made both Trowa and Cat roll their eyes at him. Continuing on they reached his room and Trowa held the door open for her, curious if she would go in.
Cat looked up at the silent soldier then flicking her tail at him walked in though with a hint of caution since this was the unknown to her. Looking around it was quite barren actually, basically it looked more like a hotel room then someone's room but then again so did her apartment, or where she'd lived before she died. Soldiers very rarely put down roots and most often rooms were for sleeping and not much else. Turning her attention back to Trowa Cat watched him walk over to pick something off his bed then motioning her to follow if she wanted walked over to his window which was actually a window seat. The window seat was rather out of place in the room but Cat shrugged that off and watched him open the window, letting the late afternoon breeze in. Sitting down so that he was basically in the widow's large frame, thankfully with a wide sill Cat watched him scan the sheets of paper he'd taken from the piano then set them down on the window seat. Curious Cat walked over and picking up speed hopped onto the sill and sitting down on one of the pillows stared at him as he brought the thing he'd taken from his bed to his lips.
It was a flute Cat thought as she listened to him work through the scales, playing a few simple things to get warmed up likely. Then he really began to play and Cat was spellbound by the sound. Sinking into the pillow Cat never took her eyes off of Trowa as the haunting music played in her ears. Such a sad song Cat thought and embarrassing as it was she had a feeling that if cats could cry she'd be doing it right now. His eyes were closed while he played and Cat wished that they would open so that she could see what there was to read in those green eyes of his. Of course maybe that's why he kept them closed, to hide the emotions she could hear in his music. She lay there motionless as he played until the last notes of the song died and he opened his eyes to look at her. Wanting to tell him what she thought of his playing but unable to speak Cat hopped up onto his lap and simply curled up there, the closest thing she could think of to saying she liked what he was hearing.
Trowa blinked down at the normally vicious cat who now resided in his lap, quiet as she stared up at him as if to ask him to continue. Touched Trowa lifted a hand and before he thought better of it patted her once on the head before raising the flute to his lips once more and continued to play on until it was time for dinner.