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Disclaimer: I don't own gundam wing or anything related to that and endless waltz. I do own the, until the end of this chapter nameless neko girl and her pursuers.
Summary:
(me explaining)
"Talking"
'thinking'
-flashbacks-
Chapter 1
He calmly looked at his surroundings and smiled. A small lake with a waterfall in the centre of the forest so calming and peaceful it was the perfect place to set up camp tonight. He dropped the heavy backpack and set to work on his camp.
Duo had set out on a camping trip after one of his missions because he felt the need to be alone for a while. Lady Une had approved of this she had encouraged him to go. In fact it was her idea he'd go hiking for a week. The other Preventor 5 guys, as they were now known, were to busy to join him but he didn't mind really he needed some alone time for a while. Living with the others was great but ever since his last mission Duo wasn't in the mood to go back to the mansion where the other five would be.
Quatre had asked the other four pilots to come live with him in his mansion close to HQ. Since they had no home and Quatre found the mansion to big to live in alone they'd accepted. Each had their own wing as a 'house' and decorated it to their liking, Quatre paid for most of it, having enough money to last him several lifetimes as he said, he could easily afford it.
Duo smiled when he was done and gathered some firewood. Unaware of the dark shadow that soundlessly moved by him towards the campsite. He hummed happily gathering his wood and walked back to the campsite. Once there he instantly dropped the wood. The place was a mess the tent was ripped at the side cans of food lay on the ground his backpack emptied hung in its tree where Duo left it. Quirking an eyebrow he sighed and set to cleaning up.
"There all done. I guess I'll spend the last four days under the stars like in the old days." Duo said with a smile as he put the tent at the bottom of his bag and started to prepare his food having been wise enough to bring canned food. he hummed softly as he prepared his meal.
From within the darkness of the forest a pair of honey-brown eyes watched the intruder curiously as they tried to think of a way to get the food he possessed observing him closely one more time before leaving a dark figure leaped up a tree and disappeared.
Later that night the black figure leaped down in the clearing near the water side and snuck up to the sleeping boy. It curiously sniffed the air and soon found it's pray the poor backpack was about to face its old enemy a second time that day. The figure snuck closer to it, its dark tail flicking nervously behind it. The figure swiped at the offending strap that kept the backpack closed and like earlier it let go and the backpack opened. The small figure grinned, a set of small razor sharp fangs become visible before diving into the backpack and grabbing a can and the opener then climbed out again. The moon sheds a light on the clearing and shows a small girl no older then eight with cat ears and a tail holding the can between her feet and trying to mimic the movements she'd seen the now sleeping boy make to open the can with the can opener, her tail swatted behind her in aggravation. after a long time she finally let out a triumphing sound and knocks over the can spilling the canned food over the ground and started eating happily.
Duo woke up to the sound of a can falling. He looked to his left and saw a shadowed figure eating from the ground. He sat up but the figure heard and disappeared before he got a good look at it. He walked over to the can and found his can opener there too.
"I wonder what that was." Duo yawned as he cleaned up a second time that day and started to make breakfast while planning.
"It took three days to get here so I'll stay here another night and then head back tomorrow. I wonder if I could catch a glimpse of whatever it was that stole my food. It must've been something clever though it knew how to use my can opener but it didn't look human more like a cat…a big cat." he mused as he enjoyed the sun. Somehow he must've fallen asleep because a soft sneeze woke him up. Duo sat up and looked into big grey eyes that grew wide then a small hand with razor sharp nails swiped across his face.
"Ow! Darn it!" duo yelled holding his face and walking to the water side. The creature had gotten away of course but left a nice set of scratches on his face.
After tending to his wounds he set out to find the creature. He searched the forest all day and deep into the night, unaware of the fact that the creature followed behind him from above. Finally Duo gave up and went back to his camp and made diner. Sitting against a tree he ate absently. Feeling he was being watched his head shot to the left and from the right a small hand grabbed a fist full of food from his plate. Duo turned to the right immediately but was too late it was gone again. He grinned slyly and finished eating after cleaning he lay down and went to sleep.
All night he lay silently pretending to sleep and eventually Duo nodded off only to be awakened by a tug on his braid. He looked behind his back and finally came face to face with the creature that had scratched his face. A small girl lay on the ground and played with the end of his braid, but there was something odd about this girl. She had light brown a tail and cat ears, her face looked like a mix between human and cat, her nails were long and sharp and finally a set of razor sharp teeth were shown by the smile that was on her face while playing, other then that she looked like a normal human girl. Duo smiled moving his braid so the end of it seemed to be alive and watching the girl swat at it happily.
the neko girl looked up at the boy that smiled at her. Her honey-brown eyes went wide and she tried to scurry away from him, but he quickly gathered her into his arms and held her so they were face to face.
"Hey there kiddo, so you're the one that scratched me huh? Hungry?" Duo asked looking at the neko girl. As if on queue their stomachs roared and Duo laughed.
"Guess that's a yes." he said putting the girl down and muffling her dark hair. He then set to making food and pulled out a second plate from his bag. On both plates he put a little food and set the first before the girl and started to eat from the second himself. He smiled when he saw the girl sniff the food and eat it. When they were done Duo set to washing his plates at the lake side smiling softly as the neko girl chased him trying to catch his braid.
That evening the girl yawned, jumped into the forest and disappeared. Duo smiled sadly he'd liked having the girl around but knew he couldn't take her home. He set himself down against a tree and enjoyed his last night at the lake before falling asleep. The next morning he woke up to find the neko girl huddled against him trembling in fear. He heard something in the forest and noticed that the closer the sound came the more scared the neko-girl became. he then took his back pack and emptied it he put the girl in and then the tent and the remaining items needed for camping then he got up and started to walk away.
"Halt!" A voice yelled behind him.
Duo turned around and saw several soldiers behind him.
"Is there a problem sir? I was just leaving, I've camped out here for you see and I'm heading back home now I've got three days of walking to go so I'd really like to get going or my family will be worried when I'm not home in three days." he said fake nervous and scared.
"We're just wondering if you saw a little girl in a cat costume run by here. She's about eight and belongs to our commanding officer we promised to watch her while she played but we lost her." one of the soldiers said.
"Sorry I didn't see anyone here, if I had seen her I would've remembered." Duo said.
"Can we see what's in there?" asked another soldier pointing at his bag.
"Sure, let's see canned food, two plates, forks, knives and spoons, a pan to cook in, my water pouch, fresh cloths, a small gas cooker and my unfortunately torn tent. The damned thing got caught behind a branch because of the wind when I set it up four days ago so I've been sleeping under the stars all this time." Duo said unpacking the bag and noting with unshown surprise that his newfound friend was gone.
"Thanks that'll be all if you see her just bring her to the hotel in the nearest town and tell them you're bringing in Me-Li they'll know what to do." the last soldier said.
When they were gone Duo once again emptied the bag but found the girl missing a second time. He heard the rustle of his tent moving and started to pack. He put the backpack on his back and started his way back home. Roughly an hour later something moved in his bag. Duo glanced over his shoulder and grinned widely as he saw the small head of the neko girl stick out of his back with part of the tent fabric covering an eye and one of her ears.
"So that's where you've been hiding huh?" He asked. The neko girl grinned cutely and answered him with a small lick over his cheek. Duo laughed as he continued to walk back home.
"Hey guys I'm home!" Duo yelled happily.
"Hi Duo how was your nature hike?" Quatre asked as he walked in his face buried in a stack of files from WEI which he had to read and sign. he never looked up and didn't see the curious little head peaking out from behind Duo.
"It was great. I feel much better now." Duo said happily. putting his bag down and pulling the girl out of it.
"Welcome back Duo. You didn't burn down the forest yet, so I'll as- What's that?" Wufei said staring at the small child in Duo's arms.
"Huh?" Quatre asked looking up and noting the girl.
"I found her in the forest some Mesa soldiers were looking for her. I thought I'd keep her you know if you guys don't mind. She can't go back I'm sure they'll hurt her. You should've seen her she was terrified when they came. I hid her in my bag and she hid in my tent which she wrecked by the way. So when they told me to empty the bag she wasn't in it anymore. Sure surprised me, but anyways are you guys okay with it if she stays?" Duo asked.
"Well we'll have to wait till tonight when Heero and Trowa come back and- Are those real?" Quatre asked looking at the ears.
"Yeah and so are her nails, they're sharp by the way so don't piss her off, hehe you can see on my face what happens when you do." Duo said as he kneeled beside the girl and set to moving his braid before and watching her try to catch it.
"Well as long as she doesn't bother me. I don't mind her staying." Wufei said.
"You don't?" Duo asked confused.
"No." Wufei said looking fondly at the playing neko girl.
"Oh, So what about you Quat?" duo asked hopefully.
Quatre put away his files and sat down beside the girl who stopped playing with Duo's braid to examine the new person beside her and after licking him too she returned to the braid and swatted at it once more.
"She can stay for tonight. Heero and Trowa will return later tonight. Tomorrow we will see. I'm certain they won't mind if she stays in your part of the house. Does she have a name?" he said smiling at the petit girl.
"Well eh, I didn't think of that yet. I guess we should name her. She doesn't talk as you can see she looks human but it more of a cat then a girl." Duo said. As he swooped his braid up in the air and watching the girl try to catch it.
"How about Neko?" Wufei said.
"Neko?" Duo and Quatre asked.
"Yes, it means cat in Japanese. It's perfect for her." Wufei said smiling.
"Yeah why not. Neko it sounds as adorable as she is. Well I'm gonna go unpack and take a shower." Duo said before walking to his part of the mansion.
'I just know that Neko's stay is going to change things around here. I can see the positive influence she has on Duo and on Wufei and I.' Quatre thought as he watched Duo's retreating form followed by Neko who chased his braid. Then he gathered the paperwork that patiently laid waiting on the table for his signature and retreated to his office as Wufei continued his path to the gardens.
that's chapter 1 people! Let me know what you think!