Dignity Isn't The Only Thing That Bit The Dust Lately
'Honor, Justice, Valor…Chivalry.'
'Please give a few moments of silence for the dearly departed.'
"Maxwell!" Wufei roared.
A loud thump was heard from overhead, followed by the sound of muffled cursing. The sound of running feet in the upstairs hallway and on the stairs sounded throughout the house and a few seconds after Wufei had issued his demand, Duo stuck his head inside the door. "What, 'Fei?" he asked breathlessly.
Wufei blinked and flushed crimson as he noticed that the other pilot wasn't wearing a shirt – and his pants were unbuttoned, revealing the fact that he also wasn't wearing underwear. Duo was also panting heavily; his face was flushed with anger, exasperation and repressed lust. He was sweaty and his braid was tousled as if he'd been rolling around on the floor.
Or on the bed… the thought came unbidden to Wufei's mind; he really didn't need to be thinking about Yuy and Maxwell's sex life!
He was about to send Maxwell away when he caught a glance of the bumper sticker he'd received out of the corner of his eye and his ire returned. "Did you send this to me?" he demanded, brandishing the navy blue and gold bumper sticker at the other boy.
Head bobbing up and down as he tried to read what was written on the sticker, Duo finally gave up and shook his head. "No, man; last person I got was Treize. Last I knew, he and Une had gotten Quatre, and I don't know who he got."
Wufei blinked, stunned. "Are you suggesting that Winner sent me this…this…atrocity?"
"I ain't suggesting nothin'," Duo snarled, having been riled up by first having his afternoon delight with Heero interrupted and now by having his honesty questioned. "I'm only saying that I don't know the links of the insult chain letter after Quatre. Make of that what you will. I, for one, am going back to bed."
"Yes, you are," Heero said, appearing next to Duo in the doorway. Glaring death at Wufei, he said, voice clipped, "Chang, interrupt us at such an…inopportune time…for such a paltry reason again, and you won't have to worry about Shenlong, I'll just paint you hot pink." That being said, he turned to Duo, and yanking on the bedraggled braid to bring the other boy closer, he hefted his lover into his arms and proceeded to carry him back to their aforementioned bed – whilst quieting Duo's protests with his mouth.
A bit taken aback by the display, Wufei sighed and looked down at the bumper sticker in his hands. "Well, Duo never lies, so he didn't send me this. And Treize would never be so dishonorable, but…" He shook his head and proceeded to tear the sticker into so much confetti. "Winner would never do something like this."
Although, in the back of his mind Wufei couldn't help remembering that Quatre wasn't as innocent as some people would like to believe. The picture that came to his mind was of that little, dark smile – not quite a smirk – that Quatre wore when under the influence of the ZERO System. It had reappeared several times since then – though not nearly as blank or homicidal – whenever he was very, very angry.
Suddenly Wufei wasn't so sure it would be a good idea to continue this game of prank tag. He had a feeling that before long, his dignity would be joining honor, justice, valor, and chivalry on the list of the dead…if it hadn't already.