Hotaru: I'm back for another exciting chapter of this story
Heero: They kinda already know that
Hotaru: (glares) Shut up
Aurora: Play nice you two
Duo, Trinity and Shiori: (nod head agreeing with Aurora)
Hotaru: (pouts) Fine, I will if he will
Heero: Hn
Duo: I think he said sure
Aurora: (one eyebrow raises) Ok, let's get this story started…but who to say the disclaimer (thinks) (idea comes) I got it Shiori, Trinity why don't you say it together
Trinity: do we have to?
Aurora: (glaring) Do it or else
Trinity: (gulps) F-Fine, Hotaru doesn't own Gundam wing
Shiori: She does however, hope you like this chapter and give her plenty of reviews
Trinity and Shiori: (smiling) Now on with this chapter
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Chapter Eight- Tricks and a Blossoming Romance
Upon opening his door Heero was doused in all kinds of breakfast foods including some drinks.
"Did somebody order breakfast?" Duo said mockingly from behind Shiori and Trinity, which made the girls jump a bit as they weren't expecting that. Heero, now covered from head to toe in an array of breakfast foods and drinks, turned giving Duo his famous death glare.
"I hope you know this means war, thief" Heero said taking his leave to go wash up.
"I wouldn't have it any other way" Duo yelled to Heero's retreating back.
"Duo I've got to admit it wasn't roll over with laughter but it was still funny to see my brother doused with an array of food" Shiori said smiling all the while.
"Trinity, I think you're starting to rub off on Shiori" Duo said smiling
"Really…How so?" Trinity curiously asked tilting her in an innocent kind of way. Duo shook his head before saying…
"Never mind…but would you two lovely ladies like to join me for breakfast" Duo said bowing as he did.
"I don't mind, what about you, Shiori?" Trinity asked smiling innocently.
"Fine" Shiori said. The group of three went off to the dinning room for some breakfast talking and laughing, well at least two were laughing, all the way.
In the bathroom a few doors down from his room Heero was washing the mess out of his hair when an idea hit him, a perfect plan to take revenge on Duo for what he did. Finished with his drenched hair, Heero wrapped a towel around his head and headed for his room to see if Shinigami's post script was true. Upon reaching his room, Heero noticed he had left the door ajar. Peering inside Heero descried that his room was completely dark, at which he decided to turn on his lights. The sight that met his eyes was so ghastly appalling, Heero screamed.
"SHINIGAMI!" Heero screamed almost fainting from the sheer color of the room. For Shinigami had done what his letter said he would. Heero's room was hot pink from his ceiling to his floor every inch of his room was clothed in hot pink. Heero backed out of his room slowly, never once taken his eyes off his newly designed room. Once out of that dreadfully awful repulsive room, Heero went looking for Shinigami.
Duo, Trinity and Shiori were just finishing breakfast when Heero's scream broke the air. The princess and two previous thieves went wide eyed upon hearing the scream.
"That's my cue to make myself scarce" Duo said standing to leave. "Ladies I really enjoyed our time together but I must be going" Duo ran from the room hoping not to bump into Heero.
"Anyway, I think our brothers are getting off to a rough start" Trinity said staring at the door way Duo had just run through.
"Hn" Shiori said staring out the window at the beautiful day it was turning out to be. Shiori sudden got an idea, standing up, Shiori grabbed Trinity's hand and dragged her out of the dinning room. Trinity taken by surprise at the sudden notion could not think of anything to say. Shiori led Trinity through the palace and out into the garden, all the while Trinity wondering where Shiori was taking her. Just as Trinity was about to ask where they were going Shiori stopped.
"Shiori, where are we?" Trinity asked looking at what appeared to be a barn in front of them.
"We're at the horse stables" Shiori said turning to look at Trinity. "Would you like to go for a horse ride with me?" Trinity thought for a moment before saying anything at all.
"Would we be on the same horse because I don't know how to ride a horse?" Trinity asked blushing slightly embarrassed by what she just said.
"Sure" Shiori said in sweet tender voice with a smile that made Trinity blush even more. Taking her by the hand once more Shiori led Trinity inside the stables to pick out the horse they would ride today. Inside the stables were many different horses and a stable hand. The stable hand was tall and had brown hair that covered one eye he looked at the two girls as they walked in. Noticing one of the girls to be the princess, the stable hand quickly walked over to the girls.
"Princess, to what do I owe this honor?" The stable hand asked bowing as he did.
"My companion and I wish to ride a horse for a while, if that is alright, Trowa" Shiori said.
"As you wish your highness" Trowa said bowing again then going back to what he was doing before the girls showed up. The girls went up and down the row of horses trying to find the right one. Ultimately on their fourth time looking they decided to go with a snow white female horse. Observing that the girls were finished with their carefully selected horse Trowa assisted in placing the reigns and saddle on the gorgeous fine-looking horse.
"Trowa, Hn" Shiori said unemotionally.
"Shiori, can't you be slightly less impassive" Trinity said resting her hands on top of her hips whilst she was giving Shiori a severe glare.
"…." Shiori redden faintly from Trinity's previous remark.
"Girl, how dare you speak to the Princess in such a manner" Trowa said seizing hold of Trinity's hand whilst his additional hand rose to smack her.
"Trowa, remove your hands from my friend this instant" Shiori said staring angrily at Trowa for what he was roughly about to do.
"Your highness, this girl should not be addressing you so formally, for she is merely a commoner" Trowa said.
"Yet I gave this commoner, as you so put it, permission to call me by my name" Shiori said.
"I'm sorry Your highness I did not know" Trowa said releasing Trinity's hand and bowing to Shiori.
"Damn, could you grasp me any harder, man that hurt" Trinity said rubbing her wrist trying to obtain sensation in her hand.
"Trowa, apologize to Trinity" Shiori said. Sighing Trowa turned to Trinity glaring at the commoner, but do as he was told.
"I'm sorry, girl" Trowa said. Shiori not wanting to push Trowa any further decided that that was the finest she would obtain from the stable hand. Climbing on to the horse, Shiori subsequently held out her hand for Trinity when she was on the horse. Accepting Shiori's hand Trinity pulled herself up behind Shiori.
"Hold on tightly" Shiori said as she used the reigns, moving the horse out of the stable and off toward the countless meadows behind the palace. Trinity enclosed her arms around Shiori's waist holding on as tightly as she dared to.
Heero's search for the reclusive thief was turning up zilch, deciding to resign from this hunt, Heero set his plan in motion. The plan came to him while he was searching for Duo, it was quite clever, at least he thought so. Walking to the bath room with an assortment of hair dyes in hand, Heero smiled mischievously.
/Let's clearly see how you enjoy having your hair an unnatural color. / Heero thought while he switched the conditioner bottles with hair dye bottles. With his operation completed, Heero left the bath room. Heero, Departed to find Duo to perceive if he could convince Duo to take a shower.
"Now where are you, Shinigami?" Heero said to himself leaving toward the kitchen to start the hunt all over again.
Duo had wandered into the garden, after breakfast from earlier. The garden was such a magnificently gorgeous scene to see, that it took Duo's breath away. Duo, having strolled around the garden found a bench beneath a lovely stunning Cherry Blossom tree. Duo sat on the bench, leaning back while his hands stopped him from falling. The peaceful, tranquil atmosphere of the garden made it such an astonishing place to be. Gazing up at the Cherry Blossom tree Duo thought it reminded him of his mother.
"Mother, if you could only see what we have become" Duo said smiling "Would you still love us for what we have done?" A small number of tears fell from Duo's eyes, tears Duo didn't know he was holding back.
"I finally found you, Shinigami" Heero said leaning against the side of the tree with his arms crossed over his chest. Duo glanced behind him and just as fast turned around when he saw who it was. Duo wiped his tears away, hoping that Heero had not seen them.
"How long have you been there, bastard?" Duo said with his back still to Heero. Heero sauntered toward Duo, bending down upon reaching him followed by whispering in Duo's ear.
"Long enough" Heero whispered transferring shivers down Duo's spine. Springing up, and catching Heero off guard, Duo moved a few steps away from the bench.
"What do you want?" Duo said looking back at Heero. Heero opened his mouth to speak whilst at the same moment a deafening earsplitting scream was heard.
"HHHEEERRROOO!" a voice bellowed that sounded as though it came from the palace. Heero and Duo glanced at each other speculating who had screamed.
"Maybe we should go see who that was" Duo proposed gazing at Heero curious about what his response would be.
"Hn" Heero said expressionless.
"I'm guessing yes on this one" Duo said. The two teenagers after that went back into the palace to find the source of the scream. After searching for awhile the two teens came across plenty of people all gathering around the bathroom. Trying to get a decent look inside to know what this mass of people were staring at, Duo caught sight of boy around his age. The boy it seems was complaining about something that was wrong with his hair, but Duo couldn't make at what the boy was saying over the talk of the crowd. Heero saw Duo staring at what the heaps of people standing around the bathroom door were gazing at. Looking at where Duo was gazing Heero saw the same boy Duo saw, but recognized the boy immediately. As if sensing the teen was there the boy searched the crowd eyes coming to rest staring at Heero which quickly turned into a glare. Heero stared back knowing full well what this boy might do, the boy was his brother after all. Duo glanced back and forth between the two brothers wondering all the while what was going on among them.
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Hotaru: Trowa you were finally in the story (smiles)
Trowa: Could you have taken any longer to put me in (sarcastic)
Hotaru: I did it as fast as I could you just didn't fit in any other chapter
Trowa: (skeptical) Sure you couldn't
Hotaru: Meany (leaves room)
Aurora: Trowa did I ever warn you about being mean to Hotaru?
Trowa: No I just got here
Aurora: Oh well then this is your warning be mean to Hotaru again and I'll (beep, beep) you so hard you will not know what happened
Trowa: (Shivers) Alright it won't happen again
Aurora: (smiles mischeiviously) Good, now say the end stuff
Trowa: Hotaru hopes you liked this chaptered and hopes to update soon. She also hopes everyone who reads this will review. She also thanks everyone who has reviewed and is on her story's alert and her story's favorite. See everyone next time.