Chapter 15: Stolen Identity
Wufei's left eye twitched. His mouth was open, unable to respond. Then finally, he spoke. "You're leaving me?" his voice was low. Makoto sighed. "I need to work today, but you can manage on your own, right?" she smiled at the pathetic look on his face. Wufei's eyes narrowed. "What if she wakes up? What do I do?" he almost begged.
Makoto sighed again and shifted her weight from her right foot to her left. "If she's hungry, there's some porridge on the stove. Heat it up and she should eat two servings of it. Then, give her the medicine that's on the counter after she's done eating. DON'T YELL AT HER." she warned. Wufei scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Fine, I'll hit her then." He said sarcastically. Makoto narrowed his eyes for the last time and walked out of her house.
Wufei stuffed his hands into his pocket and leaned back against the couch across from the couch that Ami had slept on. He almost stood up to get her to wake up. He was bored and he needed someone to talk to, but he stopped himself when he realized that he'd have to work hard and take care of her if she woke up.
He felt something soft nudge his foot and he looked over and grunted. "What the hell?" he barked. A German Shepherd sat at his feet, with the tongue flopping about. Wufei pressed himself against his seat and pulled himself away. "What is this monstrosity?" without looking, he reached over and tried to grab the phone from the receiver, but instead, he felt something wet. He heard a soft bark and he looked over in horror. "What in the hell is this?" he pulled his hand away as a Golden Retriever inched closer to him. Ami stirred in her sleep and Wufei held his breath. "She almost woke up, you damn dogs!" he sneered softly.
He pushed the dogs away with his feet and quickly retrieved the phone. He punched in the number to Makoto's cell phone and pressed the phone against his ear.
"What's wrong, Wufei? Everything alright?" Makoto answered. Wufei growled. "I was not aware that you had dogs in the house!" he sounded irate. Makoto sighed. "I didn't think they'd find their way out of my room. I was so sure that I locked the door." She bit her bottom lip.
Wufei narrowed his eyes when he heard Duo and several other voices greet her. "Hey, guys." Makoto answered back, slightly distracted. "Makoto! I won't have these dogs in my company. They're filthy animals!"
"Don't be so harsh, Wufei." Makoto scoffed then rolled her eyes. "What's wrong with Wufei?" Rei asked, curious about their conversation. "He's anal about having dogs in the house." Makoto groaned.
Duo's eyes flashed dangerously, and he shouted loud enough so Wufei could hear through the phone. "If you do anything to my babies, I will personally shove my legs completely up your ass!" he threatened with his fist raised in the air.
Minako's eyes lit up in alarm as well. "What? Wufei, you'd better not!" she shrieked alongside Duo. Wufei raised a brow and smirked. "Put me on speaker." He directed Makoto to do so. Makoto rolled her eyes and pushed a button, raising her phone in front of everyone.
Duo and Minako's eyes widened in shock as the sound of whimpering and loud barking emitted from Makoto's phone. "Wufei, you son of a bitch!" he violently stood from his seat, knocking his chair to the floor. He advanced towards the door, but Minako had called out to him. "I'll go with you, Duo!" she called out. Duo nodded and held his hand out to her. Minako held his hand and Duo led her out the door.
"How cute." Trowa stated, sarcastically commenting on Duo and Minako. Makoto tapped her foot impatiently. "Wufei, why are my dogs whimpering?" she sneered. "I showed them a doggy biscuit, they wanted it, but I wouldn't give it to them, then they started whimpering. The Golden Retriever got mad though, and started barking at me." He replied casually. Makoto sighed. "Well, you'd better not hurt them in any way." She warned him sharply and hung up.
Quatre walked through the door and greeted everyone. "Good morning, everyone. Where's Duo and Miss Aino?" he questioned, taking a seat next to Rei. Heero grunted. "Wufei's physically abusing Duo's dogs. They're heading to Makoto's place to bring him to justice." He exclaimed, tapping his fingers impatiently on the table.
"Well, I haven't seen you in a long time." Rei smiled sweetly.
Quatre nodded. "Well, Miss Aino informed me that all of you were stuck in the Ferris Wheel at the carnival for hours. Care to explain?" he folded his arms over his chest.
"We were all out on dates." Makoto patted his shoulder. "It was a coincidence that we all got on the Ferris Wheel and got stuck at the same time."
"We were all stuck in that Ferris Wheel?" Heero arched brow. "Why am I not aware of this?"
"Because you jumped out the window before you could see the rest of us coming off of the Ferris Wheel." Rei shrugged. Quatre shook his head. "You were all out on dates? With whom?" he questioned.
Heero smirked. "I wasn't out on a date. We were just two friends keeping each other company." He explained. "We?" Quatre arched a brow.
"Him and Usa." Rei answered. Quatre's expression faltered. "Did she look beautiful? What was she wearing?"
"She's always beautiful, idiot." Heero said in a serious voice, though there was a hint of a joke in his voice. "She wore a yellow dress with imprinted sunflowers." He commented and looked idly up at the ceiling. Quatre and Trowa arched their brows.
"She wore that dress on the night of our first date." Trowa commented. Makoto wrinkled her nose and opened her mouth, about to say something when Quatre interrupted.
"I gave her that dress as a Christmas gift on the night of our last date!" he exclaimed, loudly. Heero and Trowa snapped their heads towards him with glares. Makoto proceeded to say what she wanted to say. "I was going to ask her if I could borrow that dress on our next date." She wrinkled her nose. Trowa shook his head. "Well, don't."
Quatre arched a brow again. "Excuse me? You and Makoto are dating now?" Rei looked slightly disturbed and tried to occupy herself with her cellphone. "Well, what about you, Quatre?" Trowa said in a challenging tone. "Minako took you out to dinner, has she not?"
Quatre leaned back in his chair and sighed. "I've got to admit, she's absolutely the most stunning lady I've ever met—but her heart is obviously set on Duo."
Rei looked up from her phone with a worried expression. "What do you mean?" she asked, her voice cracking slightly. Quatre shrugged. "Throughout dinner, all she could ever talk about was how annoying Duo was and his weird habits and strange quirks. If you read between the lines, it's obvious that he's all she ever thinks about." He explained. "But I could be wrong."
"Well you are," Rei turned away with a smug grin. Trowa, Heero and Quatre all looked to her with arched brows. "Is there something we need to know?" Quatre questioned. Rei nodded with her lips quirked upwards. "Duo and I went on a date—and you know what? He's a great person! I don't know why you all bag on him. He's really nice." She crossed her arms firmly.
Heero snorted and immediately, Rei became defensive. "Why'd you snort at me, Heero?" she had an irritated look on her face. Heero quietly ignored her and turned to Quatre. "I have a proposition for you." He told him. Quatre leaned towards him as Heero began speaking in a low voice.
Usagi stared off into the ceiling, her eyes blurred with tears. Darien was charming, sweet, kind. Sometimes he was strict, but for good reasons—and to top things off, he was handsome and smart. Usagi groaned and wiped the tears from her eyes.
She was crying because she pitied him. She never really loved him to begin with. A knock emitted from her front door and Usagi got up to answer it. Quatre was standing at her doorway. "Good afternoon, Quatre. What brings you here?" she sniffed. Quatre took a step inside and cocked his head to the side in concern. "Are you ok, Usagi? Why are you crying?" he inched closer to her and shut the door behind him.
"Make yourself at home," she smiled, gesturing him to the couch. "What's troubling you?" he asked, fixing the collar of his coat as he sat down. Usagi sat across from him and sighed. "I-I don't know. I'm confused." She admitted quietly. Quatre nodded for her to continue on.
"The wedding is in two weeks." She said, softly, fumbling with her hands.
"Are you having doubts?" he had asked her in an equally quiet voice. She nodded in response and burst into tears. "When Heero left me—I-I don't know, I was so lonely! I couldn't stand it anymore, I was so miserable, Quatre!" she placed her face into her palms.
Quatre was quiet for a moment, until he had asked her something. "So when Rei told us that Darien saved you from being hit by a truck, were you trying to commit suicide?"
She looked at him guiltily and sighed. "If he hadn't saved me—I don't know what would have happened. I had to thank him somehow. He asked me on a date after that incident and I didn't have the heart to refuse." She let out another shuddering sob as Quatre patted her back in comfort. "Our relationship started off as a way to thank him but now—I'm so used to having him with me, that I don't want to let him go."
"Do you even love him?" he asked quietly. Usagi shook her head. "I keep telling myself I do, but it's the fact that I accept his proposal. I don't want to leave him because I've already told him 'I do'. "
"Is it fair that you're doing this to him?" he asked her on a serious note. "It's a waste of your time, his time, and definitely a waste of love." He added on. Usagi sulked. "You're starting to sound like Minako…"
"Do what you feel is right." He smiled at her and gave her a comforting hug. Usagi sniffled and wiped her tears away. "Why did you come here, anyway?" she wondered. Quatre made his way towards the door and looked over his shoulder. "Ah, Heero—he asked me to check on you to see if you were ok."
Usagi smiled to herself.
"Will you two shut up?" Wufei sneered. "Not until you tell us what you did with Hespera!" Duo snapped back. Minako fumed. "Why isn't she here? Where is she, Wufei?"
"Ami is going to wake up if you two don't lower your goddamn voices! Now shut up! I don't want to have to deal with her when she's awake!" he growled in a low voice.
Ami stirred and her right arm fell down the side of the couch, the back of her hand landed softly on the floor.
Minako and Duo lowered their voices and turned to Wufei again. "Where is Hespera?" they asked in unison. Wufei shrugged. "How the hell should I know?"
"She's under the coffee table." Ami said weakly. Minako, Duo and Wufei shifted their attention to Ami. Minako got down on her knees and looked under the coffee table to see Hespera licking Ami's hand in comfort. Duo nudged Wufei and directed him in the direction of Minako's butt. He wiggled his eyebrows in a perverted way and grinned. "Pretty nice, huh, Chang?" he nodded.
Wufei rolled his eyes and turned away. "And I was beginning to think you were finally becoming an adult." He muttered under his breath.
"I'm a little hungry." Ami whispered and Wufei groaned in response. "Great, you woke her up and she can't go back to sleep!" he pushed himself forcefully off the couch and went into the kitchen to fill a bowl of porridge for her.
Minako's phone rang. "Hello?" she answered. The smile on her face distorted into a worried frown. "Is that true? No joke?"
"What's shakin' Mina?" Duo cocked his head to the side curiously. Minako quickly hung up and shook her head. "Nothing, everything's fine—I just have to deal with a few problems back in the office. I'll see you later, Duo." She smiled and waved goodbye to both Wufei and Ami.
Wufei placed a tray on her lap and topped it with a bowl of porridge and a cup of orange juice. "Eat. Don't complain." He demanded and Ami did as she was told.
"Feel better, blue bird." Duo flashed a grin in Ami's direction. "And if Wufei tries anything funny, just whistle and I'll be down here to kick his ass real hard." He clicked his tongue at her and winked at Wufei, who glowered at him.
"Get out." He demanded and Duo left, laughing heartily.
"Heero," Rei persisted. "Does Duo still like Mina?" she questioned, twirling her hair with her fingers. Heero grunted. "Haven't you ever noticed how he treats all girls the same way? I don't think Duo ever liked Minako to begin with." He replied. Rei's brows furrowed together. "What do you mean?"
"To put it simply, the day Duo takes responsibility because of a girl, is the day he falls in love." Heero simply remarked. Rei rolled her eyes. "You sound like a fortune cookie, Heero." She complained.
Heero merely scoffed at her and continued typing away at his laptop. Rei arched a brow curiously at her companion and averted the laptop towards her direction. "
"You're always typing on this thing. What the hell are you—" she was cut off with a gasp and Heero quickly shut his laptop closed. "How much of it did you see?" he asked in a threatening voice.
Rei shook her head. "How could you, Heero?" she asked incredulously. "You're actually going to steal someone's identity?"
"I can't get Usagi to fall out of love with Darien, so I'll be Darien." He smirked. "That's the only way. I don't want her to marry the likes of him."
A/N: Man, I don't know where I'm going with this anymore. The ideas I typed for this and everything else is gone forever. I basically had to improvise for this chapter. I don't know how I'm going to do this anymore because even I don't know what's going to happen next. Anyways, I got a new laptop and that means I can finally type at home, but the ides are gone. The plotline, everything. So I'm not sure what to do with this story anymore. In any case, maybe I'll continue this in the future if I can come up with a plotline for it. For now, I'll focus on my other sm/gw story. D: I'm very sorry.