Chapter 26
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No Place like Home
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Trowa carried Serena into the mansion with Duo carrying Sammy behind him. The other pilots filed in after Duo.
Serena looked around the entranceway with reluctant interest. "Where are we?" she whispered. Quatre stepped into her line of vision.
"This is my house."
Serena turned to him. "A house? This is a bloody mansion! Are you rich or something?" she stared at him, her blue eyes wide.
Quatre blushed. "Something like that." He muttered.
She nodded and her gaze swept the room again. She saw the big staircase leading up to the second story. This place is huge, she thought. Her gaze flicked upon a sleeping Sammy and she frowned slightly. Her poor brother. What would they do now? Without a mother? She snorted very unlady-like. Like she actually acted like a mother in the first place. I guess I'll just have to take care of Sammy by myself.
She looked at the pilots that were gathered around her. If what these guys said was true then we have been living with them for some time now. Maybe they will help me take care of Sammy.
She looked at Heero who was set apart from the group and had a scowl on his face. I don't know about him. He looks mean. But that guy with the blond hair looks nice, cute too. Serena blushed.
Sammy shifted in Duo's arms and he glanced down at him. "I think we better get this little guy into bed. He's had a rough day." He pulled Sammy closer and made his way to the stairs.
Serena moved in Trowa's arms and reached out a hand weakly. "Wait!" she squeaked out.
Duo stopped and turned to her. "Yes Sere?" The others looked at her as well.
Serena blushed and tucked her hand against her chest and thought about hiding her head in the boy's chest that was holding her. She nibbled at her lower lip in embarrassment. "Could you put him in my room tonight? I want to be close with him." She paused for a moment then added, "Please?" She placed her big blue gaze upon Duo and then swept it over the others.
Quatre smiled. "Of course Serena." He nodded to Duo, who started up the steps and headed to Serena's room to put Sammy down for the night.
Serena sighed in relief. These guys didn't seem so bad. Well, except for those two. She eyed Heero and Wufei wearily. But I guess I can give them the benefit of the doubt.
Her lids drooped slightly and she yawned. She curled up in Trowa's arms and sighed sleepily. Good thing her gaze was elsewhere, otherwise she would have saw the jealous looks that Trowa was getting from Wufei and Heero and that might have frightened her more than she already was.
Trowa looked up from Serena's face, where he had been looking at it in surprise to see himself on the receiving end of two different death glares. He raised his eyebrow and shrugged. It wasn't his fault that she was snuggling into his embrace. There was no need for mindless death glares.
Quatre, forever the peacemaker, moved in between Trowa and the two others and smiled at the sleepy Serena. She was so cute. "I guess we should get you to bed as well Serena." She only nodded and closed her eyes, sleeping as soon as her lids met.
Trowa turned and made his way up the stairs and went into Serena's room.
Quatre turned to Heero and Wufei. "You two could try a little harder to make her feel welcome. I do wish that you would at least speak to her. She went through a very traumatic thing in that house and we're her friends. We should be doing whatever possible to make her well again. I expect both of you to do better in the future to remember that. I'm sure that she would do the same for us." With that said, Quatre stormed out of the living room and up to his own room and closed the door quietly.
Heero and Wufei looked at each other. They knew they were in trouble when Quatre started reprimanding them and closing his door quietly, as opposed to slamming it.
Wufei shuddered. He didn't want to be on the receiving end of Quatre's wrath. He quickly made his way to his room and closed the door.
Heero just shrugged. Even though no one was there to witness it, he wasn't about to show any sign of weakness by acknowledging that sometimes Quatre scared him spitless. Like times like these when Quatre's eyes turned from serene blue to molten blue fire.
Heero shuddered and looked around to make sure no one saw that. Quatre's eyes had gotten to him this time. He scowled and stomped up to his room and closed the door.
Duo stepped out of Serena's bedroom after situating her and Sammy in the bed. They looked so cute together, brother and sister.
He made his way down the stairs to look for the rest of his friends. He knew Trowa went to bed but where was everyone else? He pouted. "I guess they were tired as well." He muttered.
There was a rustling and Duo turned to the window and saw a pair of eyes. He rushed over but by the time he got there the eyes were gone. "What the hell was that?" He ran a hand through his bangs. "I'll have to talk to Heero tomorrow. No sense getting a death threat this late at night." He laughed softly to himself.
He bit at his lower lip. He wasn't tired. "What can I do?" Duo searched around the whole downstairs for something to do.
He went through a storage room and found a big box of things. He brought it out to the living room and set it down on the table.
"What do we have here?" he poked his head in and came out with a hand-full of bottles. He laughed. "Hair dye!" He got an evil glint in his eyes. "Hahahahahah!" he hid the incriminating box and set to work with the dye, temporarily forgetting the eyes in the window.
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While Duo was searching for something to do Serena was getting comfortable in her bed.
She looked over at Sammy, who was sleeping soundly, and smiled. She loved her brother so much. She ran a hand through his blond hair and sighed.
"I hope these guys are ok. They seem nice but I don't know. I like Quatre, I feel so safe with him."
Serena rubbed at her tired eyes. " I need to get some sleep." And she yawned. She shifted and looked at the moon and suddenly felt comforted. She smiled and closed her eyes, instantly asleep. Falling asleep before Duo came up stairs to do his thing.
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Duo stifled a laugh as he passed Serena's room. He went the pilots' side of the mansion and set to work.
"I know I'll be dead for this but I just can't help myself!"
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Somewhere unknown a young woman was getting a dressing down.
"I told you to leave it alone didn't I?"
"Yes but-"
"I said to be patient, but you wouldn't listen!"
"I know but-"
"Now he saw you! It was too soon."
"I'm sorry -"
"You're sorry? Sorry!"
"...." The woman looked up at the other person reprimanding her.
The other person sighed. "Go. I don't want to see you doing that again."
"Yes." And the woman walked away, unnoticed by the other person there was an evil glint in her eyes. She hurried away before she gave herself away.
The other person touched a hand to their temple and sighed "Why do I even bother?" And she walked away as well.
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ahh.. another end to a perfect chapter. Lol. Duo is forever getting into things. The other pilots aren't going to like the little surprise Duo left for them. Hehehe :) More to come soon. Please review.
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No Place like Home
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Trowa carried Serena into the mansion with Duo carrying Sammy behind him. The other pilots filed in after Duo.
Serena looked around the entranceway with reluctant interest. "Where are we?" she whispered. Quatre stepped into her line of vision.
"This is my house."
Serena turned to him. "A house? This is a bloody mansion! Are you rich or something?" she stared at him, her blue eyes wide.
Quatre blushed. "Something like that." He muttered.
She nodded and her gaze swept the room again. She saw the big staircase leading up to the second story. This place is huge, she thought. Her gaze flicked upon a sleeping Sammy and she frowned slightly. Her poor brother. What would they do now? Without a mother? She snorted very unlady-like. Like she actually acted like a mother in the first place. I guess I'll just have to take care of Sammy by myself.
She looked at the pilots that were gathered around her. If what these guys said was true then we have been living with them for some time now. Maybe they will help me take care of Sammy.
She looked at Heero who was set apart from the group and had a scowl on his face. I don't know about him. He looks mean. But that guy with the blond hair looks nice, cute too. Serena blushed.
Sammy shifted in Duo's arms and he glanced down at him. "I think we better get this little guy into bed. He's had a rough day." He pulled Sammy closer and made his way to the stairs.
Serena moved in Trowa's arms and reached out a hand weakly. "Wait!" she squeaked out.
Duo stopped and turned to her. "Yes Sere?" The others looked at her as well.
Serena blushed and tucked her hand against her chest and thought about hiding her head in the boy's chest that was holding her. She nibbled at her lower lip in embarrassment. "Could you put him in my room tonight? I want to be close with him." She paused for a moment then added, "Please?" She placed her big blue gaze upon Duo and then swept it over the others.
Quatre smiled. "Of course Serena." He nodded to Duo, who started up the steps and headed to Serena's room to put Sammy down for the night.
Serena sighed in relief. These guys didn't seem so bad. Well, except for those two. She eyed Heero and Wufei wearily. But I guess I can give them the benefit of the doubt.
Her lids drooped slightly and she yawned. She curled up in Trowa's arms and sighed sleepily. Good thing her gaze was elsewhere, otherwise she would have saw the jealous looks that Trowa was getting from Wufei and Heero and that might have frightened her more than she already was.
Trowa looked up from Serena's face, where he had been looking at it in surprise to see himself on the receiving end of two different death glares. He raised his eyebrow and shrugged. It wasn't his fault that she was snuggling into his embrace. There was no need for mindless death glares.
Quatre, forever the peacemaker, moved in between Trowa and the two others and smiled at the sleepy Serena. She was so cute. "I guess we should get you to bed as well Serena." She only nodded and closed her eyes, sleeping as soon as her lids met.
Trowa turned and made his way up the stairs and went into Serena's room.
Quatre turned to Heero and Wufei. "You two could try a little harder to make her feel welcome. I do wish that you would at least speak to her. She went through a very traumatic thing in that house and we're her friends. We should be doing whatever possible to make her well again. I expect both of you to do better in the future to remember that. I'm sure that she would do the same for us." With that said, Quatre stormed out of the living room and up to his own room and closed the door quietly.
Heero and Wufei looked at each other. They knew they were in trouble when Quatre started reprimanding them and closing his door quietly, as opposed to slamming it.
Wufei shuddered. He didn't want to be on the receiving end of Quatre's wrath. He quickly made his way to his room and closed the door.
Heero just shrugged. Even though no one was there to witness it, he wasn't about to show any sign of weakness by acknowledging that sometimes Quatre scared him spitless. Like times like these when Quatre's eyes turned from serene blue to molten blue fire.
Heero shuddered and looked around to make sure no one saw that. Quatre's eyes had gotten to him this time. He scowled and stomped up to his room and closed the door.
Duo stepped out of Serena's bedroom after situating her and Sammy in the bed. They looked so cute together, brother and sister.
He made his way down the stairs to look for the rest of his friends. He knew Trowa went to bed but where was everyone else? He pouted. "I guess they were tired as well." He muttered.
There was a rustling and Duo turned to the window and saw a pair of eyes. He rushed over but by the time he got there the eyes were gone. "What the hell was that?" He ran a hand through his bangs. "I'll have to talk to Heero tomorrow. No sense getting a death threat this late at night." He laughed softly to himself.
He bit at his lower lip. He wasn't tired. "What can I do?" Duo searched around the whole downstairs for something to do.
He went through a storage room and found a big box of things. He brought it out to the living room and set it down on the table.
"What do we have here?" he poked his head in and came out with a hand-full of bottles. He laughed. "Hair dye!" He got an evil glint in his eyes. "Hahahahahah!" he hid the incriminating box and set to work with the dye, temporarily forgetting the eyes in the window.
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While Duo was searching for something to do Serena was getting comfortable in her bed.
She looked over at Sammy, who was sleeping soundly, and smiled. She loved her brother so much. She ran a hand through his blond hair and sighed.
"I hope these guys are ok. They seem nice but I don't know. I like Quatre, I feel so safe with him."
Serena rubbed at her tired eyes. " I need to get some sleep." And she yawned. She shifted and looked at the moon and suddenly felt comforted. She smiled and closed her eyes, instantly asleep. Falling asleep before Duo came up stairs to do his thing.
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Duo stifled a laugh as he passed Serena's room. He went the pilots' side of the mansion and set to work.
"I know I'll be dead for this but I just can't help myself!"
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Somewhere unknown a young woman was getting a dressing down.
"I told you to leave it alone didn't I?"
"Yes but-"
"I said to be patient, but you wouldn't listen!"
"I know but-"
"Now he saw you! It was too soon."
"I'm sorry -"
"You're sorry? Sorry!"
"...." The woman looked up at the other person reprimanding her.
The other person sighed. "Go. I don't want to see you doing that again."
"Yes." And the woman walked away, unnoticed by the other person there was an evil glint in her eyes. She hurried away before she gave herself away.
The other person touched a hand to their temple and sighed "Why do I even bother?" And she walked away as well.
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ahh.. another end to a perfect chapter. Lol. Duo is forever getting into things. The other pilots aren't going to like the little surprise Duo left for them. Hehehe :) More to come soon. Please review.