Title: Full Moon Rising

Author: ChimeraDragon (The Dragon)

Pairings: 1x2 3x4 5xOC

Warnings: Light lime, slight AU, Humorous

Notes// thoughts // emphasis (telepathy)

Chapter 3: The Platypus

Trowa waited sitting next to Quatre for Duo and Heero to join the rest of the group. Quatre had been right when he had told them that they had a lot to discuss. Trowa sighed mentally. // How am I supposed to tell them my secret//

"Just relax Trowa, you'll be fine. No one is here to judge you," Quatre whispered soothingly. He rubbed Trowa's arm soothingly and gently.

"I know," Trowa replied shortly. "It won't change the fact that I'm nervous and Wufei brought someone new with him tonight."

"Ryo is a very nice person, he won't judge you either," Quatre said. "Besides the Moon is getting closer to its peak. You don't have a whole lot of time."

"I know, thank you for being here with me Quatre," Trowa gave the blonde Arabian a small kiss on the cheek.

"So what did you two want to discuss?" Duo asked merrily as he bounced into the campsite with Heero right behind him. The overly enthusiastic American sat down across the fire from Quatre and Trowa. Heero shook his head and sat down next to Duo as the braided boy threw an arm around Heero's shoulders and held him close.

(Duo! Don't do that! What will the others think?) Heero asked in a mild state of shock. (Not that I mind but I don't want to scare off the others.)

Duo sighed at his soul mate and smiled. (Don't worry, Trowa and Quatre have been together for quite a while. And Wufei is with a guy named Ryo now.)

"It's about time!" a voice said with a mild huff and sigh.

"Wha-?" Duo and Heero asked confused as they sprang apart from each other.

"Oh for the love of everything that's holy . . . you two know that you're meant for each other, right?" the same person asked.

"Who are you?" Heero asked looking at the new boy that had joined them tonight. He looked to be half American and half Chinese, with long snow-white hair and white-blue eyes.

"I'm Ryo Makabe of course," the boy replied. "Who else?"

"Who else indeed?" Heero retorted.

"Hey, behave you two!" Duo said in mock anger. "No fighting when we're supposed to be relaxing. Besides, didn't Trowa have something that he wanted to share with the rest of us?"

The group looked at Trowa who gulped nervously.

"Well, as you know," Trowa trailed off, too nervous to continue.

"Do you want me to tell them?" Quatre asked kindly.

"Please," Trowa asked quietly.

"Sure," Quatre replied giving Trowa a little hug. "As you all know, Gundam Pilots are a breed apart. And in the case of some of us that's more literal than you might think."

"And what do you mean by that?" Ryo asked the question that was weighing heavily on everybody's minds.

"Have you heard of Lycanthopy?" Quatre asked. Shocked silence met his question.

"Y-yes," Ryo said shakily. "Do you mean to tell us that Trowa is a were-creature? Perhaps the traditional were-wolf? Or something else that's slightly more embarrassing?"

"What!? That's impossible!" Duo said in shock.

"Duo, hush, you were right," Heero stated calmly.

"What do you mean that Duo was right?" Trowa asked in shock.

"Well, that you all were were-creatures as well," Heero replied. He looked shocked and ducked his head.

"What do you mean as well?" Quatre asked.

"Well, I guess the cat's out of the bag," Heero sighed.

"You mean lemming," Duo snorted.

Heero glared.

"Heero's a were-lemming and I'm a were-kangaroo," Duo stated proudly.

"Wow, well, Trowa's not one of those," Quatre said.

"I'm a were-platypus," Trowa said with a sigh.

"Dude that's cool!" Duo crowed. "And what about you Quat? Wu? Ryo?"

"I do have something to share," Quatre said with a shy smile.

Owari

Part Three of Six