Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing…blah, blah, blah…Diamond Hunter is my OC.
CHAPTER TWO: Restless Fun
It had been a few days and Diamond was growing restless. Heero had just made contact with the other pilots, so they'd be here soon. The blonde boy, Quatre, had been gracious enough to send some things for Diamond ahead of time. Diamond also found that not far away from the house that there was a stable. That would occupy her for the rest of the day. Besides Heero wanted to wait up for the boys. He gave her some cash for the owner to let Diamond ride one of their horses. Diamond walked all the way over there over the several acres that were Quatre's then up to the stable. It was a rental place, but some of the horses weren't trail horses. They were for the professionals. A man approached her.
"Can I help you?" he asked.
"Um, yes, I would like to, uh, borrow one of your horses. Any will do, just as long as it's not a trail horse." Diamond responded.
He looked her over not really believing that she rode, but shrugged and asked, "Got money?"
Diamond pulled out the cash. "I figured you'd like cash better."
"I have the perfect stallion for you. He's a nice lil' number." The man showed her a docile palomino colored horse.
Diamond looked over in the stall next to his to see a beautiful buckskin. He looked like he hadn't been rode a lot. "What about this buckskin?"
"Outlaw? He's, uh, not really a lady's horse if you'll forgive me for sayin. He's a trouble maker and hard headed."
"Does he get rode a lot?"
"No, only a few of us like to ride him."
"Okay, I want Outlaw here. I know I don't look it, but I rode horses all the time when I was a little girl, so ya don't hafta worry 'bout gettin sued. Hey, I'll even sign a release."
"Alright, Miss you have a deal."
Diamond got the great stallion ready and before riding off into the woods she told the man, " I'll try to be back before sunset."
He nodded and watched Diamond ride the stallion away.
Heero sat on the couch typing away on his laptop. It was late evening and the sky was orange. He heard a car pull up. He got up to go greet his comrades.
Wufei was the first to ask, "So where's the woman?"
"Out." Heero responded.
"Out? You let her go out alone?" Trowa asked.
"She's a big girl. In fact, she should be back anytime now."
They all went out on the deck to discuss plans. Duo was looking out at the lake when he saw a chick on horse. The buckskin came galloping up to the house.
"Damn! I forgot how hot she was." Duo commented making the other guys turn to see her.
"Yo, Yuy!" she yelled up at him. "Do I get a ride back or do I get walk back in the dark?"
"Duo, take the quad up the ranch and drive her back." Heero ordered. Before Diamond could yell at him Heero cut her off, "We just got gas for it."
Diamond just rolled her eyes. "I'll meet ya up there homes." She told Duo riding Outlaw back up the trail. By the time Duo got up there, Diamond had already put Outlaw out to pasture. She jumped on the bike with Duo. Diamond scooted up close behind him wrapping her arms around his waist.
"So how was it?" Duo asked.
"S'cuse me?" Diamond questioned not sure of what Duo meant.
"Stayin' with Heero. He never talks, but about the missions really."
"Really? Me and him had some interesting conversations Shingami. Is true about Wufei? I mean that he really loved his Gundam?"
"What? Heero said that?"
"Something to that nature."
Duo chuckled. "Yeah. Now he has Sally."
"Something funny about that?"
"You could say that."
"Spill it Duo." Diamond ordered.
"Heero has taken a liking to you."
"Sexual?"
"Nope."
"Really? And you know this…"
"Rarely does he even hold a conversation with girls. Relena was lucky to get 'I'll kill you' out of him."
"Hm."
"Are you plannin' somethin' Miss Hunter?"
"I'll say this, Taylor isn't my boyfriend."
"Oh, I see."
Maybe Danny was right. I do like him. Well, at least I'm on his side.
When they got back Trowa had conjured up something for them to eat. After they ate Duo went to raid the refrigerator, he found nothing that they could drink.
"Hey! There's nothing to drink!" he complained.
"Talk to your friend here." Diamond said getting up and going into the basement. She came back up with white zinfandel.
Wufei groaned.
"What?" Diamond asked.
"He doesn't do alcohol well." Duo said.
"You never told me what the dealeo was Yuy." Diamond said.
"We have to wait awhile for things to quite down." Heero replied.
"How long is awhile?"
"About two months."
"What! I hafta stay here for two months! You best be gettin' me some entertainment."
"Like what?" Quatre asked.
"I'd say a stereo, game systems, and complete internet access."
"Oh, that's easy."
"Really? Then ya wouldn't mind me asking for a hot tub would ya?"
"Uh, no."
"Cool. Then I'll be quite. Until then I guess we'll hafta entertain ourselves."
"How d'ya mean?" Duo asked.
"Poker or quarters."
"We'll go with quarters." Trowa quickly answered.
"Alright."
It only took a few turns for Wufei to get out of the game from being sick. Then Quatre and Trowa left leaving Duo, Heero and Diamond. They left it at a three-way tie deciding that they'd settle it another time.
Quatre got the things that he had promised to get Diamond for her stay. The Gundam boys did missions on and off. Sometimes a few stayed behind because they weren't needed. When Duo was left behind he and Diamond would listen to their music and play games. A few times they even tried drowning each other in the lake. Needless to say, Diamond always won because she would flash Duo, and before he could recover she dunked him. Diamond and Trowa and sometimes Quatre would rent the horses and go on day long trail rides. Then there was Wufei. A few times Diamond could coax him to teach her some 'kung fu' moves as she called them, but she usually didn't get much out of him. Finally, there was Heero. They really chose not to do anything. If Diamond really wanted to she could get him to do stuff, but every so often he would join her in the hot tub for a talk.
One night all six were at home and Diamond decided it was time to have some group fun. Two words: Strip Poker. Amazingly, they all agreed. Most likely in hopes to get her to strip. Diamond added one extra rule…everyone had to have the same amount of clothing on, so no one would be at an advantage.
At this point, Duo and Quatre were losing with the most clothes lost.
"Ya know, you two can quite anytime ya want." Diamond told them.
"I'm not a quitter." Duo barked.
Quatre just shrugged.
Diamond won another hand forcing Wufei, Trowa, and Heero to remove another article.
"Are you sure she's not cheating?" Wufei asked suspiciously.
"Where would I keep the cards, Woofers?" Diamond retorted.
"Don't call me that!" he hissed.
"You're just a sore loser. C'mon Trowa, deal already."
Sometime later Quatre threw in the towel and Duo only had his socks and boxers on. Diamond had taken some hits too she sat in her bra, tank top and underwear. Heero and Trowa had the same amount on as she did. Wufei had passed out from the alcohol.
"Read them and weep, boys." Diamond laughed. "C'mon. Throw them."
Heero and Trowa tossed their shirts while Duo proceeded to remove his boxers.
"Duo, what are ya doing?" Trowa asked. "You still have your socks."
"I know, but my feet get cold." Duo replied tossing his boxers.
"One more hit Maxwell." Diamond taunted.
Heero dealt the cards and when they showed Duo had the highest hand.
"Hah!" he yelled waking up Wufei.
"Maxwell, keep it down." He snarled.
"Well, get off of our poker table."
Wufei grumbled something.
Duo turned to Diamond. "What'd you remove?"
"My socks."
"You suck!"
Heero and Trowa removed their shorts leaving their boxers. Duo lost another round and Trowa finally folded saving himself from the embarrassment. It was between Heero and Diamond now. Trowa played the dealer and dealt them their hands.
Heero looked at his cards. He already had a winning hand, but threw it all away. He'd save Diamond the embarrassment being that she lived with all guys.
"Read this Yuy." Diamond said putting her winning hand down.
"Oh!" Duo yelled. "You got bested by a stripper!"
"Yeah," was all Heero said.
Later that night when Heero was heading to bed, Diamond stopped him in the hall.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I know that you threw the last hand to save me. I'm grateful for that, but it's not like I really needed your help. I'm a big girl Heero and I could kick their asses." Diamond told him. "But thank you anyway." Diamond kissed him and finally said, "G'night Yuy." She walked back into her room.
Heero stood there stunned. She just kissed him. He shook his head thinking, Like I'm gonna sleep now.
It was another vacation day for all of the Gundam boys but Heero. Heero was out on mission again. The other four offered to take Diamond into town on a shopping spree, but she declined wanting to finish Grand Theft Auto 3. It was early evening and Diamond decided to take a shower before the boys got home. She let the warm droplets soothe her skin.
Heero walked in with the desire to take a shower and get the grime off of him. He headed upstairs and already heard the shower. He anticipated Duo to be in there, but when he walked in and saw the femme clothes on the floor he knew it was Diamond. At first he was going to wait, but decided screw it. She could kill him later. Heero stripped down and got in the already occupied shower.
When Diamond turned around Heero was already in. "Jesus Christ!" she yelled. "Yuy! Damn a lil' forewarning next time. Shit."
He didn't reply, he just quickly lathered and rinsed.
As he did Diamond had, had enough of this child's play. When Heero finished rinsing the shampoo out Diamond pinned him up against the wall and kissed him so hard it took his breath away. Heero only intensified the kiss by sticking his tongue in her mouth. Heero spun Diamond around so she was pinned and as soon as they broke the kiss he lifted her up. When he did this Diamond wrapped her legs around his waist and they continued. After the shower they headed to Diamond's bedroom, but not before hitting the bathroom floor.
Heero and Diamond lie in her bed. She broke the silence.
"Ya know we really should clean up, sug. They'll be home soon."
Heero just inhaled and exhaled before getting up.
"You take the shower and I'll take the tub."
By the time the other boys got home Heero was already asleep in his own bed and Diamond was still in the tub listening to her headphones and drinking wine. She was interrupted by a knock.
"Yo?"
"Diamond, are you almost done?" Duo asked.
Diamond sighed not feeling like getting out anytime soon. "C'min Maxwell."
He did and almost turned around when he saw her, but remembered that she invited him in. The bubbles in her bath covered what they needed to.
"Take your shower or whatever." She said.
"Uh…"
"It's not like I haven't seen your garbage before." Diamond said resuming lying back with her eyes closed.
"Right." Duo said stripping down and unbraiding his hair. He jumped in the shower.
"Hey Duo," Diamond called.
"Yeah?"
"You can be my gay guy friend."
"Hey! I resent that!"
"Okay, my not-gay guy friend."
"Better. Why's that though?"
"Well, you and me have a mutual understanding about Heero, so I think I can trust you not to say anything."
"Uh-huh."
"He came back…and decided to take a shower with me…and I'll leave the rest to your imagination."
"Whoa! You and he…?"
"Yep."
"Hey, wait a minute. This shower?"
"Um yeah."
"Ahhhhhhhhhh!" Duo screamed disgusted.
"I cleaned it."
"Oh, good. That's gross."
"I know that's why I cleaned it." Diamond laughed.
It was the crack of dawn and Diamond was up making bacon, hash browns, toast, and pancakes. The other G-boys came down at the scent of breakfast.
"Whacha makin'?" Duo asked.
"Bacon, hash browns, toast, and pancakes." Diamond responded.
"Sounds good."
The boys messed around and returned when Diamond was seated and eating.
"Where's mine?" Duo asked.
"I didn't say I was making it for you."
"Huh?"
Wufei was about to make a grab for toast when Diamond held up her fork in a defensive way. "Touch my food and I'll gouge your eyes out Woofers."
"Stop calling me THAT!"
Diamond just snorted and flipped him off. "By the way Yuy, you and me need to talk business."
"About?"
"Well, this whole bait plan. I don't wanna be bait, I want to be the hunter. Look I can get the shit if ya let me speak with Taylor. Besides, this is my break now."
"S'cuse me?"
"Well, I don't wanna go back to my old life. I want to stay with you guys."
"Oh HELL NO!" Wufei yelled in the other room.
"C'mon, I know ya need a chick for some things. Social gatherings for instance. Maybe to piss off a certain someone…Darland maybe."
"How did you know about Relena?"
"Me and Max had a lil' chit chat while he took a shower."
Heero shot her a look.
"I was in the tub, sug."
"I'm sure we can arrange something, but we do travel a lot."
"I've always wanted to go on a road trip."
Heero just smirked. "I'll have Quatre get you some wheels. You and your girlfriend, Duo, can go."
"Great. Thank you baby."
True to his word, Heero had Quatre get a red corvette for Diamond. Duo got in the seat and buckled up.