Chapter Four

The details of the trip into hiding were dealt with quickly and soon the five ex-pilots found themselves in a black, unmarked van heading into the middle of nowhere. Duo sat with his chin in his hand staring out the window. Heero was next to him with his arms crossed over his chest and staring straight again. The third row of seats held Trowa, on the left, Quatre, in the middle and Wufei on the right. Trowa and Wufei were both silently facing the front of the vehicle while Quatre looked from one pilot to the next. None of the pilots were allows to sit up front in case of snipers. The back seats were the only ones tinted and bullet-proof.

"This will be okay, guys. You'll see. I'm sure Zechs and Noin will figure this out in no time." Quatre smiled.

Wufei huffed. "I hope you're right, Winner. I have important matters to attend to and hiding like a coward is not one of them."

Duo chuckled. "Oh cheer up Wuffers!" He smirked and turned around in his seat to face the stoic pilot. "It'll be like old times! Remember when we used to hide out together during the war? It'll be great!"

"Easy for you to say." Heero grumbled.

Trowa sighed. "I'm sure Relena will be well taken care of, Heero. You don't need to be so concerned."

"When your lover is pregnant, Trowa, then you can tell me not to worry." Heero huffed without turning around.

Trowa lowered his gaze. There was no point arguing with him when he was like this, but he also couldn't disagree. If Cathy was pregnant, he would be worried as well, and Cathy was only his sister. Duo glanced at Trowa and smirked.

"Aww, don't let ol' Hee-chan get to you, Trow! He's really just a big teddy bear!" He teased.

Heero glared at him but quickly turned back to the front. Duo smirked. He loved getting to Heero, and since the war ended he found it was much easier. Relena had really done Heero good, she got him to be normal. Duo liked the new Heero much better than the callous one he knew during the war.

The house was miles and miles outside of civilization along the coast of a very ragged bay. The road was rough getting to it and the beach was very rocky.

"How mmuchch looongger?" Duo rattled as the van jumped along the rocky path.

As though in answer to his question, the van stopped. The driver turned around and smirked at them. "You walk from here. There's no way the van can get down the cliff." He said.

Wufei raised a brow. "Cliff?"

The man pointed to the front and the five men followed his finger. In front of them was a very steep cliff over looking a rather unfriendly looking ocean.

"We're living in the water?" Wufei snarled.

The driver shook his head. "Naw, there's a hut at the foot of the cliff. It's built into the cave and very well hidden."

"What about high tide?" Heero asked skeptically.

"It's already high tide. It won't reach the house. In fact, when the tide is in, the water stops about a foot from the front door."

"What about sea storms? And Wind?" Quatre asked, climbing out of the van.

"The front section of the house is equipped with a storm wall. If the weather starts to get really bad, you can just close the wall and it'll block out any water that will get into the house."

"Hmph." Heero grunted and followed the others out.

"Looks like Sally thought of everything." Duo shrugged.

The five ex-pilots watched as the van pulled slowly away from them, rattling along the rocks. Duo sighed and swung his bag over his shoulder.

"Well, no since waiting around here." He turned to his friends. "Let's go find home."

The five of them walked to the edge of the cliff and peered over. It was much further down than they first anticipated, though the driver was right about one thing, the water didn't reach the house that was barely visible inside the cliff face. Quatre turned to his friends and smiled.

"Guess we go down?"

Duo nodded and held his bag over the edge. "No since in making this harder." He dropped the bag and they watched it fall. It landed just in front of the door and Duo smirked before throwing his leg over the edge and began climbing down. The others followed suit and soon they were all standing in front of the tiny hut door. Heero reached forward and pushed the door open. The inside was bigger than it looked from the outside. It seemed that the whole house was built inside the rock. The living room was small but cozy with a large fluffy couch made of brown leather, two arm chairs that matched, a large floor rug with red and gold swirls covering most of the floor and various paintings along the walls.

"What no T.V.?" Duo cried, outraged.

The hut had a small kitchen with several different appliances spread along the counters, a small fridge and oven, and a large pantry. The living room had four doorways. Three went to bedrooms that were empty except for the bed and more paintings and the fourth led to a dining room that the table took up most of the space of.

"Well…guess this is home." Duo said with a sigh.

Quatre nodded. "Well, I suppose we should decide who is sleeping where."

"I get my own room." Heero stated.

Wufei glared and opened his mouth to speak with Duo covered it. He leaned in and whispered into Wufei's ear. "Just let him. He's nothing without Relena and I think he would rather be alone."

Wufei steamed but nodded. Aloud he said, "Very well, Yuy. Take your bedroom."

Heero nodded and carried his bag into the only room on the right side of the hut.

"I will take this room." Wufei pointed to the second bedroom on the left.

Quatre nodded. "And I'll take-"

"The room with Wufei." Trowa interrupted.

Quatre, Duo and Wufei turned to look at Trowa in shock.

"T-Trowa?" Quatre asked nervously.

Trowa's expression remained neutral and he shrugged. "You always say that you like your privacy and so does Wufei. I think you'd make fine roommates. You wouldn't bother each other."

Quatre seemed strangely horrified and nervous but Duo shrugged. "He has a point, Quat."

Quatre turned his eyes on Wufei silently asking his permission. Wufei stared into frightened Prussian blue eyes for what seemed like eternity before nodded. "Come along, Winner." He said before entering his bedroom.

Quatre sighed in relief before picking up his bag and following Wufei. Duo turned to Trowa and smirked.

"Guess that leave us together!"

Trowa nodded and walked silently into the bedroom. Duo followed and closed the door behind him.

"Okay, you want to tell me what that was all about now?" Duo accused, crossing his arms over his chest.

Trowa paused in the middle of placing his clothes in the small dresser along the wall and turned to Duo. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me." Duo smirked. "Why did you shove Quatre into Wufei's room like that?"

Trowa shrugged and continued putting his clothes away. "Did you want to room with him?"

Duo laughed. "I don't care either way. But you seemed awfully egger to get Quat to room with Wufei." Then he chuckled and leaned against the closed door. "Oh maybe you were egger to room with me." He winked seductively and then chuckled.

Trowa flushed inwardly but didn't show it. He sighed and turned to Duo. "If I tell you something, you must promise never to speak it allowed again."

Duo raised a brow. "Sure thing, Trow."

Trowa moved closer to Duo and lowered his voice to barely over a whisper. "Quatre has begun to develop feelings for Wufei."

Duo's eyes widened and he gasped. Trowa quickly covered his mouth with his hand and leaned in closer so his breath tickled Duo's neck.

"You mustn't say anything. Quatre is very unsure about himself at the moment. I just thought it would be good to force them together so Quatre can get over his awkwardness around Wufei."

Duo nodded his understanding and Trowa backed away. "You must not tell him that you know."

Duo smirked. "Of course not. All I've ever wanted for either of them was happiness. If they can find it in each other, then that's great!"

Trowa smiled and nodded. "Good." He turned and continued stuffing his clothes into the dresser.

Duo smiled and heaved his bag up onto the single bed. This brain connected and he blinked. Single bed? He looked closer at the room that surrounded him. The walls were covered with a soft blue wallpaper with a small dresser in the corner and the bed in the center. The bed was small, maybe a double, and covered in a blue quilted bedspread with pale blue pillows and sheets. He looked up at Trowa and swallowed.

"Guess we're sharing the bed?" He asked.

Trowa placed the remainder of his clothes in the drawer and turned to Duo. "I guess so." He looked over the bed. "It seems to be big enough to fit us both."

Duo nodded and eyed the bed. Brilliant Sally. Let's make the ex-pilots sleep in the same bed. Just brilliant. Duo inwardly cursed as he began unloading his clothes into the second drawer in the dresser.


In the other room, Wufei and Quatre were going through a similar dilemma.

"I can sleep on the couch if you would prefer, Wufei." Quatre offered, feeling awkward.

Wufei sighed and shook his head. "No need, Winner. We are grown men. Besides, it won't be forever."

Quatre frowned inwardly but smiled just the same. "Of course, your right." It won't be forever? Quatre thought sadly. But he wanted it to be forever. He sighed and began loading clothes into the small dresser while Wufei surveyed the room.

"I do hope that Sally has better taste in her own home." Wufei sneered. The walls were covered with pink wallpaper that had an upper boarder of purple flowers. The bedspread was quilted with bright purple, pink and yellow flowers and the pillows had ruffles.

"You know Wufei," Quatre smirked, "you were the one who choose this room." He teased.

Wufei glared and quickly began unpacking his clothes in silence. Quatre smothered a laugh. Wufei hated to be told he was wrong.


Heero choose not to unpack his clothes. Instead, he sat on the bed and contemplated his situation. He hoped that Zechs and Noin would find their enemy quickly because he had to get back to Relena. She needed him. He sighed and decided to lay down for a rest. It was a very stressful day and he wanted to be able to think calmly. He lay back on the bedspread that was covered with pictures of Goldenrod and daises and sighed. The room was far too cheery for him, but it didn't matter. It was only temporary. He sighed and tried to close his eyes, but his brain wouldn't stop. He was worried about Relena. He wished she was with him so he could watch her. If this man was after the Gundam pilots, who's to say he won't go after the people they were close to? And yes, Relena is a tough girl, but Heero wasn't sure if she could handle herself against a man with a vendetta. She had always had people watching over her in the past…she had always had him watching over her. He sighed in aggravation and rolled over to his side. He had to sleep. It was best given the situation. He knew that he would end up yelling at one of the others if he didn't calm down and he would rather avoid any feelings of unrest since they were to be living with each other. He sighed, and slipped into a very uncomfortable sleep.
Well, there it is (finally). Chapter 4! I just want to thank Demain Matin for your reveiw. I appreciate the support! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll try to get the next one out to you soon.