Five Gundams And A Baby
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Author : Mavrik
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Heero's eyes scanned the letter a frown on his lips as Quatre wrung his hands together, would this be enough to stop the boy from going to question Usagi, whom was in the garden with the baby and Trowa at the moment – Trowa having taken it upon himself to be her permanent bodyguard.
"I won't question her…yet." Heero conceded finally as he handed the letter to Zechs whom began to read it over as well while scanning Quatre's report on the entire story he had gotten from Usagi's mother.
"What do we do now?" Duo asked as Heero frowned at him
"I'll talk to J…our mission was only to protect Relena." He said making Quatre frown in return
"You can't seriously mean that we have no responsibility to protect Usagi, she's our friend Heero. Someone is after her because of reasons she doesn't know, she'd be helpless without us." Quatre cried making Heero glare at him
"I'll talk to J." he repeated before walking out as Zechs sighed, he really had to teach Heero to be more social.
"Wufei…anything from your end?" Zechs asked of the Chinese man as Wufei shook his head, he had been setting up security measures for the last few days, cameras, microphones, sensors outside and inside.
"Nothing suspicious, and I've got everything set up in the onna's rooms." Wufei said as Quatre blushed
"You don't mean to say you've set up cameras in her bedroom do you? Wufei that's just-" Quatre bean but found himself cut off by Zechs
"It's necessary, and there are no cameras in the bathroom, and only so we can keep an eye on the windows and bed from the bedroom itself, other then that there are only microphones, we respect her privacy as much as we can Quatre." He placated watching the blond sigh looking guilty as sin, he had to make sure he didn't go near Usagi for a while, she would find out immediately what was going on just from how he was acting.
"How's Trowa?" Quatre asked after a few moments of silence as Duo frowned
"Not quite sure…he barely leaves Usa's shadow, overprotective to a new level…haven't seen him sleep in a while either, he stands guard outside her room at night in case someone tries to come through the door…I knew he was weird but really, this is just a little-" Duo trailed off as he noted Quatre wasn't listening, in fact Quatre was heading for the door.
"Quatre…try to hide your emotions, otherwise Usagi will just get worried as well." Zechs called as Quatre nodded before leaving the room
"Duo…can I ask you to do something for me?" Zechs asked as the brunette looked at the blond in confusion, Zechs motioned him out of the room and Wufei continued to run his programs making sure they were all linked to the alarm systems.
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"Hey." Quatre called as Trowa turned slightly and nodded to him, up close Quatre could see exactly how tired Trowa was, there were bags under his eyes and he looked paler then usual. "You need rest."
"This is all I can do to atone." Trowa replied causing Quatre to sigh
"Working yourself to death won't bring her fiancé back. Please, go rest, I'll watch her for a while, I swear I won't leave her side." Quatre promised and Trowa reluctantly, finally ,went to rest. "Hey Usa, I'm back from my trip." Quatre called as the blond blinked over and smiled at him, noting that the ever present Trowa – at least over the past week – was gone for once.
"How did the business deal go?" she asked causing Quatre to wince slightly, he hated lying, especially to someone as pure as she was.
"N-Not bad, I think we may have reached an agreement on the terms." Quatre lied, quite jerkily, but she didn't seem to notice.
"That's good…hey did you hear, chibi said her first words." Usagi cried making Quatre smile as he bobbed down looking at the baby
"Oh, and they were?"
"Sex." Hikari said as Quatre flushed staring at her
"Wh-What?!" he demanded as Usagi giggled
"We think…hope, she's trying to say Zechs, but it comes out like that every time." Usagi giggled, the first time Duo had heard her say that two days ago he had nearly had a heart attack.
"Duo must be…disappointed that her first words weren't daddy." Quatre said making Usagi giggled
"It's his fault for always ranting about Zechs while he was around her, she leant it quicker…and now he has a potty mouthed daughter." Usagi giggled making Quatre smile at her, she was in good spirits, that was good to see, a frown touched his face as he thought about his conversation with her mother but he quickly hid it, if she noticed and asked he wasn't sure how he would cover himself about it.
"Did you see Trowa on your way in?" Usagi asked causing Quatre to nod as he glanced over at where her silent sentinel usually stood.
"I sent him to bed, he was looking tired." Quatre said honestly.
"I told him to go sleep a few times, he didn't listen…any idea what's wrong with him? I mean when we first met he seemed like he didn't care about anyone at all, and now…it's like he's worried about me, and he won't rest for anything, he just watches me all day." Usagi sighed as Quatre rested a hand on her shoulder.
"It's just how he shows that he cares." Quatre said noting a blush filtering into Usagi's cheeks.
"That he cares?" she murmured but Quatre caught it as an interesting notion touched his mind. What if their young friend was falling for Trowa? "Come on Quatre, it's time to go find Duo, he has to change his daughter." Usagi announced making Quatre laugh, she seemed almost evil in the way she said that, she must find it highly amusing, torturing Duo into changing his daughter.
"I believe he was over near Zech's office." Quatre said as Usagi picked up the little girl as she chanted Zech's name, at least, her version of it.
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"Destroy the base 03, every piece of weaponry must be destroyed." The man said as Trowa nodded to the builder of his gundam, the one whom gave him his missions.
"Understood." He replied quietly while tuning the controls of the gundam so he could fulfill his mission without incident.
And he did, he destroyed the base, destroyed the weaponry, and destroyed the lives of those at the base, at the time he had thought nothing of it, it was a mission like any other, now it tormented his dreams, it was the time he had stolen her joy, her other half, her lover, he was the reason she was so sad inside, the torment in her eyes was his doing…it was his fault.
"Stop it…please…STOP IT!" Trowa yelled as he grasped at his head, he wanted the memories to go away…he was sorry, what would it take for his mind to forgive him? Give him peace?
"I want you to protect her, with everything you have." A masculine voice said as Trowa turned in the dreamscape to look at the dark haired male that was studying him in return
"Who-"
"I'm her fiancé…well ex-fiancé really…I don't hold what happened against you, you were doing your job as much as I was doing mine, but for her to heal properly, she needs someone by her side, she needs someone to protect her, especially now with Demando after her, she's not nearly as strong as she seems…I want you to protect her with everything you have, that will allay your guilt, it will set you free…so you must swear to me now that you will save her from everything that comes at her, orders or not, you will be by her side when all hell breaks loose." The man demanded making Trowa look away from him
"I can't possibly make her happy…I'm the one that made her unhappy in the first place…I can't protect her." He said finally as the mans blazing dark eyes caught his own and forced him to stare back at him
"Don't give me some crap excuse like that…you will protect her! Only you can heal her, god only knows why but I'm here to TELL you to protect her, I'm not asking, as far as I care you can torture yourself all you want, but the fates have told me to tell you to be by her side, that only you can make her happy, so you WILL make her happy, you WILL protect her, you will NEVER let Demando take her…break her." The man hissed as Trowa nodded finally
"I will protect her…but I don't believe I can make her happy."
"Then protect her at the least…protect my love, my light and my everything…for I can no longer be by her side." The man said softly, sadly as his eyes caught Trowa's again, no longer angry or forceful, full of regret and sadness. "When everything comes to light…tell her I came to see you, her mind is barred to me so I can't go see her myself…when everything's set right…tell her that I love her, I always will, but I want her to be happy, to move on, because I love her, I will never see it as a betrayal…tell her…tell her to love again, have children as we planned." He said as Trowa stared, was this possibly the spirit of her fiancé…no that wasn't possible.
"I will." Trowa said, though he doubted he would ever understand why he said yes, but the man across from him smiled and nodded
"Thank you." He whispered before seeming to be blown away by the wind as Trowa looked over the burnt landscape of his dreams, the memories of countless battles won and lost, the deaths he had caused and lives he had ruined.
"I will try make her happy, though I do not know how."
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Usagi knocked again still getting no answer as she sighed looking at the closed door, one door down from her own, Trowa's room, he had gone to rest many hours ago, it was time for dinner and still no sign, thus she had gone to wake him, Quatre would no doubt be along in a minute as she hadn't exactly gotten permission and an escort to come this way.
"Trowa…hey Trowa are you still asleep?" Usagi called opening the door cautiously as she peered around, so clean…there was nothing on the floor, nothing on any surfaces but for one laptop computer with it's clock bouncing around as a screensaver. "Trowa." Usagi inquired as she approached the bed, he was asleep, fast asleep, she paused for a few moments to look at him, he looked so…relaxed when he was asleep, his face, his usually tense shoulders, even his hair was out of his face making both eyes visible…he was rather cute she admitted internally.
"Usa?" he murmured his green eyes fluttering open as she flushed, he had never called her that before.
"A…Ah hi…It's dinner time, so up we get." Usagi urged fighting down her blush while tugging Trowa up and he nodded in understanding shutting his weariness away and reverting to guard mode as he walked by her side
"Where's Quatre?" Trowa asked as Usagi blushed again
"Ah…I kinda gave them the slip." She admitted noting that Quatre had caught up, he was running towards them looking panicked before he stopped seeing Trowa by her side and relaxed
"Usa I told you not to run off like that, almost gave me a heart attack." Quatre scolded gently causing Usagi to laugh, how could that be counted as scolding when he was being so kind about it?
"Sorry Quatre, I just wanted to get Trowa for dinner." She apologized making Quatre sigh, he couldn't stay mad at her, blinking in surprise he noted Trowa's eyes following Usagi everywhere, even on guard you didn't need to watch her quite so…a knowing smile touched the blonds lips, things may just get more interesting from here on out, because the pair were some of the most stubborn people he knew.
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Chick flicks…how evil must the directors be to create something like this, Trowa stifled a yawn while watching Duo yawn loudly, though to his surprise Wufei seemed to be enjoying the movie. Somehow – and don't ask him how Heero and Zechs had gotten involved – Usagi had managed to convince them all to watch this movie, something from her childhood that he mother had made her watch, a very stereotypical chick flick, it had everything from the romance to the terrible sad death, Trowa was contemplating suicide where years of war had never made him consider it.
"Oh no…that's just not fair." Quatre whispered dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief as Zechs rolled his eyes at the sniffling blond before noting his sister was doing the same…there was something wrong with these people.
"I don't get it…" Trowa murmured frowning slightly, he really didn't understand what was going on, then again he couldn't blame anyone but himself for that, he had zoned out in the middle and was missing a large chunk of time, he just hoped he hadn't fallen asleep. As the last 30 minutes began to play of the movie Trowa too notice of a few things for the first time that night, one he was sitting next to Usagi, two…her hand was wrapped in his own, when had that happened? Three…was her head tilting to rest on his shoulder? No…wait…yes it was…there was really something wrong with these movies to make people act this why, why else would she be doing this…ah there it went, her head on his shoulder…damn that felt too good to be real.
"This was a good idea." Usagi murmured as Trowa blushed, so he couldn't blame the head on his shoulder to her being asleep…what if the others turned around and saw them like this?
"The movie?" Trowa asked as she nodded slightly
"Everyone's relaxing…even if they don't all enjoy it." Usagi said causing Trowa to blush further, so she knew "Not everyone likes chick flicks, but those that don't can relax and talk about how much they don't like it, thus everyone ends up relaxing and letting go a little…and lately…you're all being so up tight…it's not good for you." Usagi murmured as Trowa looked at her finally, was she falling asleep?
"Thank you." Trowa said as a smile touched her lips
"You don't have to thank me…you're all taking care of me after all…sorry…for all the trouble." She murmured before she finally fell asleep and Trowa looked back at the screen blushing when Quatre looked over at them with a smile and looked away again…what did that blond know that he didn't? Trowa wanted to know, but wasn't willing to leave his place by her side to find out, it could wait.
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Mavrik – Sorry sorry sorry about the wait
Elendur – Been busy with work and school haven't you.
Mavrik – still not really an excuse, sorry again, so here is the next chapter, yay for a little bit-o-fluff…finally.
Elendur – He's already working on the next chapter, and When You Are With me should be updated soon as well, hopefully.
Mavrik - Ah yeah, Moonbunny 777 I've started on that one you requested too, I'll post it once I finish either this one or when you are with me. Having two going online is hard enough to keep updating, three might hurt my head.
Elendur – Until next time. Please keep reading and reviewing.
