KidDuo
Part 5
By: DarkT-K
Author's Note: Yes it was a long time to wait, but you made it through and here's the newest chapter in my great fic. Enjoy!
Heero sat down in his usual seat, pouring four cups of coffee while the others took their seats. Each looking at the pint sized Deathscythe pilot as if he were a ghost. Passing each a cup, Heero took a sip of his.
"What the hell is going on Heero?" Wufei sputtered as he watched Duo climb into his seat and sit next to Heero. Heero shoved a sucker in Duo's direction, which Duo eagerly snatched and opened.
"If you ask me, I'd say this was punishment sent from the scientists." Trowa said, eyeing Duo as he happily sucked away on the sucker.
"My sentiments exactly." Heero grumbled. "The doctors apparently started a fountain of youth serum and Duo was the guinea pig." Heero said, then taking a long sip out of his mug.
"So this wasn't your idea?" Quatre asked. Heero glared.
"You really think I would want to torture myself with a pint size terror that already annoys me as a teenager?" Heero growled. Quatre chuckled at Heero's disposition. Duo took out his sucker.
"If ya ask me-"Duo cut in.
"We didn't." Heero snapped. Duo glared.
"And you thought I needed a nap, now look who's grumpy!" Duo said mockingly. Heero looked down and did another death glare. "I swear if you keep looking at me like that, you're face will stay like that." Duo said. "Unless it already is and you're attempting to look scarier." Heero drew his hand up, about to hit the mini Duo.
"Now Heero, don't take it out on Duo." Quatre said, trying to soothe Heero's growing anger. Heero lowered his hand.
"One of the days Duo." Heero growled.
"Yeah I know. Now finish your explanation." Duo said, popping the sucker back into his mouth.
"Yes, do tell us how you got stuck with chibi terror?" Wufei said, smirking in Heero's direction.
"I don't know why! I never wanted to take him in the first place! Apparently I'm the best one for the job, since the doctors chose me out of the four remaining pilots!" Heero snapped.
"Or you were the closest available and the docs knew you wouldn't allow anything to happen to Duo." Trowa said finishing his coffee.
"That's what you think." Duo grumbled. Heero glared. "Where do you think Heero found me? It wasn't in a safe house I can tell you that!" Duo shouted.
"Then where did he find you, shrimp?" Wufei asked. Duo glared at the unwelcome nickname.
"Like it matters, he's here now." Heero grumbled.
"It does! You picked me up from a police station!" Duo shouted in Heero's direction. Quatre looked at Heero quizzically.
"That could cause a problem, if OZ is tracking Duo." Trowa said, looking at Duo. "The police can easily identify him and you to OZ."
"True, but hopefully Heero has kept a low profile." Quatre said enthusiastically. Heero lowered his shoulders and sighed. "You did, didn't you?"
"I tried! But Duo keeps attracting attention no matter where we go. Hell Relena showed up-" Wufei cut in.
"That annoying onna showed up here?" Wufei asked.
"Yes! Causing a huge amount of up roar between her and Duo. Not to mention they both got into a fight right on the sidewalk." Heero snapped, placing his head in his hands and rubbing at the growing vein.
"Its no surprise Relena followed you, but a confrontation between her and Duo could have cost your cover." Trowa said, smacking Duo's wandering hands from his cup of coffee. Duo retreated his hand and grumbled.
"I know! But it gets even worse than that!" Heero growled. Quatre snickered at Duo, watching as Duo moved his hand towards Heero's cup.
"How much worse can it get?" Wufei asked. Also noticing Duo taking advantage of Heero's lack of attention to his cup.
"He's reverting every day! He'll become more and more child like until he hits his age! And I don't even want to know what he was like at five!" Heero snapped, slamming his hand down onto Duo's. Duo slapped a hand over his mouth, preventing his scream of pain while still attempting to snatch the cup.
"What did J say about all of this?" Quatre asked, watching Duo glare then reattempt to snatch the cup.
"He wants all of us to pitch in. He wants a detailed report of how it went and we're to return Duo by the end of the week for the antidote or else." Heero said, rubbing his temples.
"Or else what?" Trowa asked, taking a sip and raising a brow as Duo grabbed the cup and slowly pulled it his way.
"Or else welcome to the Gundam Pilot's babysitting service." Heero growled. Each pilot flinched. "We have to get him back before the docs leave of else we have to spend our own time looking for them and sneaking Duo in." Heero said setting his hand down, looking for his cup.
"I think it's best than that we all help and make sure we get Duo back, or else all of us could suffer more." Quatre said, snickering at Heero.
"What's so funny?" Heero asked, looking for his cup of coffee. Quatre pointed at Duo, who had just finished off the last sip of Heero's coffee. "DUO!"
"Uh oh!" Duo raced out of the room, followed by Heero.
"Omae o Korosu Duo no baka!" Heero shouted. All four other pilots began laughing until there was a loud scream and crash.
"This is going to be a long week…" Heero grumbled as he walked back into the kitchen with an unconscious Duo with a rather larger bump on his forhead.
Time passed, Duo remained unconscious for most of the afternoon, allowing the other Gundam pilots a chance to divvy up who did what with the five year old. They all agreed that the pint sized pilot had to have unlimited supervision, because if he was trouble as a teen, the toddler would be five times worse. It was also agreed upon that no explosives or weapons of any kind be allowed near Duo, for the safety of all those in the same house; and that the gundams were to be locked down unless needed for missions. Of course, anything else had to be experimented with like what toys to get, what to allow Duo to watch and what was allowed to be put into Duo's mouth food-wise.
Duo yawned and stretched his body out. The five hour nap had left him feeling rested and strangely energetic with small pain from the earlier crash. Getting up Duo looked around the room and glared.
"Alright! Whose bright idea was it to put bubble wrap around everything in here! I'm not that dangerous!" Duo shouted as he picked up a bubble wrapped teddy bear. Quatre popped his head in.
"Oh you're up! Good!" Quatre said walking up to Duo and picking him up and giving the chibi a hug.
"Hey! Cut it out! Put me down!" Duo barked out in a high voice attempting to struggle out of the hug. Unfortunately Duo's adorable change in pitch made Quatre squeal and began swinging the chibi back and forth while tightening his hold.
"Aw, you're so cute Duo! You've gotten even more adorable during you're nap!" Quatre said flipping Duo onto his back. Duo gave a dark glare.
"I may be young but cut it out! I'm not a damn cat!" Duo growled out shaking a small finger at Quatre's face. Trowa happened to walk by and see Quatre's odd behavior. "Trowa help me out here! Spaz here won't stop squealing like a girl and I'm getting sick of this ride!" Duo whined. Trowa chuckled and walked in.
"Quatre put him down. We don't need him throwing up after just waking up." Trowa said coming up to Quatre and putting a hand on the blonde's shoulder. Quatre mumbled something and set Duo down. Duo scoffed and dusted himself off.
"Now that I'm no longer being cuddled, why the hell is my room bubbled wrapped?! I'm not going to hurt myself on a chair or my bed." Duo said pointing to random objects around the room. "Including a stuffed bear!" Holding up the wrapped toy. Trowa shrugged.
"Wasn't my idea, Heero said we should to make sure your "dumbass" wouldn't get hurt. Being as unpredictable as you are, we just agreed." Trowa replied. Quatre nodded beside him.
"I wanted to throw you into a straight jacket! But the bubble wrap was easier to get a hold of!" Wufei called from outside the room. Duo glared at the door.
"You do realize most families on this planet and the colonies do not bubble wrap the kids rooms!" Duo said with a grim smile.
"I heard they actually child proof the kid by putting soft stuff on the body so that when the kid gets into trouble they don't get hurt." Quatre said putting his hand under his chin, and becoming lost to serious thought. Trowa raised an eyebrow.
"Were you one of those kids?" Trowa asked.
"No. I was safely kept inside to deter myself from getting hurt." Quatre explained happily. Duo's jaw dropped.
"I've lived on the streets and lived in falling apart building all my life, and you get the idea that my room needs bubble wrap! What's next? Using a spork because a spoon and fork are too dangerous!" Duo shouted. Heero looked upstairs, hearing the angry comment, he hid the many plastic sporks and knives they bought for Duo's use. Quatre waved his arms in an attempt to calm the angry kid.
"We just wanted to make sure you'd be safe while you're a kid. We don't want to take any chances!" Quatre said uneasily. Trowa nodded.
"Plus we know how you are with weapons!" Wufei called from the hall. "Last thing we need is you stealing silverware to use as harpoons or something." Duo's face went stoic.
"That's it." Duo growled. Duo opened a chest near the window and pulled out a large water gun. Trowa and Quatre both looked at each other while Duo filled the plastic instrument with something unknown, chuckling darkly while mumbling, "Oh, you'll see."
"Duo what are you doing?" Quatre asked hesitantly. Duo glared at them.
"I think it's time both Heero and Wufei learn to stop treating me like a baby! I may be a kid, but this is just overdoing things! So my actions that I'm about to do can't be punished now since I am just a kid." Duo chuckled evilly. "Oh by the way!" Duo said looking over his shoulder with an evil smirk. "You might not wanna leave the house. It's about to become a very sticky situation." Duo said as he left the room. Trowa and Quatre watched as Duo headed down the hall and kicked Wufei's door open.
"What the?" Wufei began.
"Take this Wuffers!" Duo screamed as he pulled the trigger releasing strawberry jam all over Wufei. Wufei screamed as the jam splattered all over him. Duo stopped then took off down the stairs.
"MAXWELL!!!!" Wufei shouted as he peered out the door and took off after Duo, passing the on looking Trowa and Quatre. Both teens decided to follow, only to hear another scream of anger.
"DUO!!! OMEA O KOROSU!!" Heero shouted. Both Wufei and Heero were covered from head to toe in strawberry jam. Trowa and Quatre watched from the stairs as both 01 and 05 chased Duo around the house. Duo then opened the front door and raced out followed by the older teens who stopped suddenly after exiting.
"Now, now Duo! No need to be hasty!" Wufei said with an unsteady smile.
"Yeah, we were just kidding about killing you." Heero agreed. Duo snorted.
"Then you'll de-bubble wrap my room and stop child proofing my things?" Duo said tossing a stone up and down with the older teens watching carefully.
"Yes!" Wufei exclaimed.
"And you'll treat me appropriately as the time comes instead of preparing for the worst?" Duo said catching the rock for the last time.
"Yes!" Heero growled. Duo smirked evilly.
"Good." Both Wufei and Heero sighed in relief. "Then let's start with lesson one." Duo said smiling in a dangerous way. Duo threw the rock, hitting the known large hornets nest across the driveway. "Kids do the most darnest things!" Duo laughed as he raced inside and locked the door. Wufei and Heero screamed as the ran around the front lawn being chased the angry hornets. Quatre and Trowa were looking at the poor two through the living room window as Duo triumphantly strolled in.
"You know they're gonna kill you when they escape right?" Trowa said never taking his eyes off the screaming pair outside.
"Yup. But I figure if this sinks in then I won't have to worry about future baby proof living." Duo said glaring at the two window watchers. Both gulped in fear. "A lesson for you all. I may be small, but as a 5 year old I thought much bigger with pranks than I did as a teen. Guess Heero and Wufei got to learn the hard way!" Duo chirped as he headed for the kitchen. Heero and Wufei blasted open the door with Heero's gun, then slammed it behind them, panting heavily with numerous stings covering their bodies. Quatre fought hard to stifle his laughter, both teens looked like polka dotted freaks with the mass stings decorating their bodies.
"Where is he?" they both growled together. Duo walked back into the living room with a smile on his face drinking from a small carton of juice.
"So… what's for dinner?"