Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ A Gundam Wing Ghost Story I & II ❯ Where are my pants? ( Chapter 15 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Terrenis-chan 
The day after the night with the ghost, when Ryu's pants are gone...
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Mystery / Martial Arts / Horror / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.22.2003 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 191 | Status: Work In Progress
The day after the night with the ghost, when Ryu's pants are gone...
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Mystery / Martial Arts / Horror / Fantasy / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 03.22.2003 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.3K | Visits: 191 | Status: Work In Progress
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A Gundam Wing Ghost Story II
6. Where are my pants?
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Trowa saw with wide eyes the soldier coming up to him. It was a man in his best years with a beard and with his hair tied up to a bun. The young monk quickly took a closer look at his opponent and wondered. To judge by the man's clothing, he seemed to have a higher rank within the Imperial Army. He wore red clothing with an armour, made of heavy leather, over it and a black cape.
Five swords were sticking out of a special scabbard from his back and made the man look more dangerous. Maybe he was a representative of the Emperor, were Trowa's only thought. But he had no time to think further about it since the soldier began to attack.
Quickly the young monk disappeared into the earth again. And just in time. Just one moment later the man's weapon hit the spot, where Trowa had been, and then everything exploded. The young warrior monk moved beneath the earth, but the soldier chased him persistently. At that moment Trowa shot out of the earth and started to attack back for his part.
But the fighter warded off Trowa's assault and then pulled out a leather whip and attacked again. Fortunately the monk could avoid the encounter with the whip and jumped up on a rock, where he held on to. But the unknown combatant was now flinging each of his five swords towards Trowa, slowly driving the young monk into a corner.
This one saw only one way out: He had to get down. And so Trowa made a big jump and landed behind the soldier. Meanwhile his opponent swung his whip and the end of it wrapped around the swords grips, which were sticking into the rock. One jerk and they were out. They returned in their scabbards resting on the soldier's back.
In the meantime Trowa had disappeared into the earth again. Nevertheless the other man didn't give up, because he hadn't played all his trump cards.
"You want to flee from me? Good, I still have something fine for you!" he shouted.
With these words he flung a handful of small, sharp daggers into the ground and let them detonate. Then he attacked screaming. Trowa catapulted out of the underground once again and started a close combat.
He still didn't know why the other had attacked him. But Trowa wanted to know why and tried to calm the other man.
"Hey, just wait a moment!" he shouted.
However, the soldier didn't stop until Trowa slowed him down. Now they were standing there, ready to fight and with drawn swords.
"What do you want from me? I don't know you at all and yet you attacked out of the blue." Trowa replied angrily.
"You barred my way. And who are you?" the warrior asked.
Trowa resisted the urge to laugh out aloud.
"I am barring your way? That's a joke, isn't it? I'm a monk that moves in the earth. How can I bar your way then? Tell me!"
The other man just glared at him and Trowa could see a little vein throbbing at his temple. So he continued.
"Okay, listen to me. I am not looking for trouble. I just chase ghosts and demons and I use my magical powers only against such creatures. But if you don't let me go then I'm not going to hesitate to use them against you."
Then he turned to go but his opponent held him back.
"My friend, I'm really impressed by your abilities. Why don't you come with me? You could have a great future if you would work for me." He said.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to have to do anything with you, because I don't strive for money and power like you do. But just one thing before I go. There is a ghost in this area. If I were you, I would be careful. Goodbye! Into the Earth!"
So Trowa finally disappeared again, leaving the man behind.
"What a pity!" this one said.
"Kurama-san, Kurama-san, our horses don't move anymore!" one soldier informed him.
Rashid Kurama, that was the name of the man, turned round, just to see the remaining soldiers which tried futile to get the frozen horses to move.
"I bet this monk bewitched them. Get some new and be careful! He said this area is haunted." Rashid ordered.
"Of course, sir!"
Rashid now turned back and a few minutes more soldiers were riding towards them, guarding a convoy. First there were about four soldiers on horses and then a sort of rack on wheels followed, an older man chained on it. Rashid gave the men, who pushed the rack, a sign to stop.
Then he went to the chained man and gave him something to drink out of a water bottle. This one accepted it more or less thankfully and began to drink.
"Winner-san, I hope you know that I can't interfere with the matters of the imperial palace as a soldier and I don't bear a grudge against you. But I have my orders and I have to accomplish them. But I'll guarantee your safety on our way to the capital. But I don't have any influence of whatever His Imperial Majesty plans to do with you."
His person opposite wanted to say something, wanted to throw curses into the soldier's face. But he didn't do it. The hate in his eyes said more than 1000 words. For a long moment it was silent between both men, both of them looking at each other.
Finally Rashid broke the silence, when a soldier brought him a new horse and he got onto it.
"Let's go! We move on!" he shouted.
And the convoy moved on.
*
Duo also was away after the eventful night. Since he was really hungry, the braided had decided to go back to the village, hoping to find something to eat. But strangely everyone he asked avoided him and he had to find a snack stand by himself.
However, finally he was lucky and found one, which had opened. Right away he ordered some food and sat down while the cook made his meal. And soon Duo got his food and hungry as he was the braided boy threw himself at the freshly cooked meal. He would have eaten more, but Duo couldn't, because very sudden the small group of bounty hunters, who had caught him several weeks ago, appeared and got nearer to him every second.
As usual they grabbed every passersby on their way and compared their faces with the ones at the "wanted" posters in their hands. Frightened Duo left everything behind and ran away as fast as his feet carried him, the bounty hunters on his heel's.
He really didn't feel like ending up in a prison again and so Duo forced his way through the crowd, when he saw a strange religious procession coming up to him. Nevertheless he ran on, though suddenly a heavy wind was blowing into his face. But the braided boy still had those bounty hunters behind him and at that moment the storm was the minor evil.
Fortunately the procession separated him from the other men and when the hunters tried to follow him, something odd happened. As soon as the hunters touched the shoulders of some of the monks and nuns, they were flung through the air and landed in a small, dirty cesspool.
Duo took advantage of this and fled, while the men were splashing into the muddy water.
*
Hours later the braided boy knelt next to a mountain stream. He finally had washed his face and his hair and was now braiding it to a new and perfect braid. When Duo was ready he decided to head back for the villa. Perhaps Trowa, Ryu, Quatre or the other ones were arrived in the meantime. So he went back.
Another two hours had passed by and Duo was now walking through a rocky area. There he suddenly heard the noises of horses coming nearer. First the braided boy thought it were soldiers, or worse, bounty hunters, but when he turned round he could see Ryu and Quatre with their men.
"Hey, wait for me!" he shouted and ran after them.
But they rode further without noticing him. Only Quatre stopped for a moment to shout something to him.
"We were too late. But we meet you at the villa. Okay?"
With these words he set spurs to his horse and followed the others.
Duo wanted to shout something to him yet, but at this time they already had disappeared. Suddenly he remembered the last night's incident and that a part of the ghost still had to be there, since Trowa didn't return from his hunt. What if he attacked Ryu and the others? He began to run.
Duo had to warn them of the monster.
*
The sun already began to set when the Winner Brothers and the Maganacs arrived at the villa, just to find it empty.
"Howard-san, Howard-san, are you here?" Ryu shouted.
"He didn't seem to be here yet. I just saw him two hours ago, when we were riding through this rocky area." Quatre said. Ryu didn't answer. After a long moment of silence the blond boy turned to his half-brother again.
"Do you think that the convoy with father is already over?" he asked carefully.
"No, I think they'll be here when it's dark!" the Chinese answered.
At that moment one of the Maganacs came to inform both boys.
"Ryu-san, Quatre-san, we couldn't find Howard-san. And everything here is destroyed. It looks as if there had been a fight. What shall we do now?"
Ryu thought about it for a moment.
"Okay. Some of you keep watch outside and the rest of you start to set the traps. The convoy must be here soon. Let's go!" he ordered.
Immediately everyone set to work, since everything had to be ready until night. While Quatre and the other Maganacs began to set the traps, Ryu decided to look for further possibilities to entrench themselves.
He was walking through the abandoned corridors, when something slimy and sticky dripped onto his hair. Ryu looked up to see where the slime had come from, when another load fell down and soiled his face and his clothes up to his pants.
Sickened the Chinese boy lifted a hand and smelled at the slime. He made a face when he discovered the foul smell of the stuff. Then he saw the mess. The slimy stuff was on his shirt, his hair and on his pants. He sighed.
//That's great. And how do I get this stuff out? I need water or something to wash it out.// he thought and started his search.
A little bit later he found a tub full of water. Ryu just looked around if he also was alone, because the last thing, he wanted, was that his men burst in, when he was naked. When the Chinese was sure that no one else was here, he closed the doors. After that Ryu opened his braid and let his raven-black hair flow down.
First he washed off the disgusting stuff out of his face and his hair. When Ryu was ready with that, it was his pants' turn. The Chinese youth took them off and dipped his pants into the water, rubbing the soiled parts against one another, until they were clean. After it he laid the white pants down into a hole in the wall, where they could dry.
Finally Ryu started to clean his shirt. Since he was really naked now, he only hoped that no one came in unexpectedly. But the Chinese didn't know that he wasn't alone at all. The one, who had slimed him, was also there, well hidden at the attic. The mutilated upper half of the monster ghost was waiting there for his next prey - Ryu.
Slowly it pushed his big claws towards the unsuspecting Chinese. This one didn't notice the danger he was in and went on with his occupation. The ghost was getting nearer and nearer - until his hand suddenly jerked back, when it met a last ray of sunlight. The hand started to smoke and the ghost growled dull. Then he decided to wait and withdrew, taking Ryu's pants with him.
The Chinese boy looked up and round when he heard the growling. But he didn't see anyone, so he continued cleaning his shirt while the ghost was waiting for the right time to get his prey.
*
After two hours of walking Duo finally reached the old villa, tired and hungry, but glad that he was there. The braided boy wanted to go inside, as four figures jumped down and landed right before him, aiming their swords at his throat. Duo recognized them. They were some of Ryu's and Quatre's men, which meant that the two Winners had to be inside.
"Who are you?" one of the four asked him.
"Don't you recognize me? It's me, Duo Maxwell!" Duo said.
The men eyed him critically and then withdrew their weapons. Duo heaved a sigh of relief. Thank God, they recognized him. Now he only needed to know where Ryu was.
"Where is Ryu? I have to talk to him." He asked.
"Ryu-san? He's inside the villa. Why? What happened?" the men wanted to know.
"The villa is haunted!" Duo replied.
"HAUNTED?"
The 4 Maganacs looked at each other, fear and unbelief in their eyes. Meanwhile Duo disappeared into the house.
Inside he began to shout:
"Ryu-san, Ryu-san, where are you?"
Duo repeated his shouting several times, while he looked for the Chinese boy. This one was still busy, when he heard Duo's calls coming nearer. Immediately he put on his shirt and reached for his pants. Only that his pants weren't there anymore.
"Damn it, where are my pants?" he cursed.
Ryu had been sure that his pants had been there and Duo was coming nearer every second. What should he do now? Suddenly the Chinese panicked. His worst nightmare seemed to come true and his first thought was to get away from here. He really didn't want that Duo saw him undressed. But where should he go to?
Looking around, Ryu noticed that he didn't have many options. When he tried to hide himself he didn't come far, because unfortunately Duo came in at that moment. Now Ryu had only one choice. Covering his intimate area with both hand, the Chinese hid behind the door, praying that Duo wouldn't notice him.
Then Duo came in.
"Ryu, are you in there?" he shouted.
But the braided boy just saw an empty room. He went further into room, but didn't notice Ryu. Duo just wanted to climb up the ladder to the attic, when he heard a clear voice.
"Ryu, are you in there?"
It was Quatre, who also was looking for his half-brother, and now passed the room where Duo was. When the blond boy saw Duo, he also went into the room.
"Howard-san, is that you?" he asked shyly.
Duo froze and turned to Quatre. At that moment he discovered Ryu, who was standing there, half-naked and with his hair down. The Chinese boy didn't seem to be so happy to see him. On the contrary, Ryu lowered his head in shame and just wished the earth would swallow him, now that Duo had seen him.
This one couldn't believe what he saw.
//Oh...my...god. He's almost naked and his hair - beautiful. What do I do now? And now Quatre of all people had to be here. Somehow I must help Ryu. But how?//
A thousand thoughts shot through his mind, when Duo's eyes met Ryu's for a moment. And while the braided boy was still thinking, Quatre got nearer to Duo.
"I'm glad that you could make it so far! I hope the walk wasn't that bad." The blonde said blushing.
Duo laughed nervously.
"No, no, it wasn't. I just wanted to.........UAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
Duo wasn't able to end his sentence, because at the same time as he wanted to climb down the steps of the ladder, he slipped screaming on a slimy step, tripping and falling down at the same time. Since the braided boy wasn't able to control his fall, he stumbled up to the hidden Chinese, whom he gave a kiss on the cheek by accident.
Shocked about his action, Duo looked with wide eyes at Ryu who was shocked no less. But the braided boy recovered quickly and turned to Quatre, glad that the Chinese hadn't said anything.
"Now, what can I do for you?" Duo asked, doing his best not to compromise Ryu.
"Well, nothing. But I'm sure my half-brother is happy for me, now that you're here." Quatre replied slightly embarrassed.
"Why?" Duo blinked confused.
"Uhm...nothing. By the way, have you seen Ryu? I've been searching for him for a while."
"I'm sorry, but I haven't seen him. Maybe he's outside!" Duo suggested. He didn't mention the fact that the aforesaid Chinese was hiding behind the door, half-naked.
"Well, then I'm going to search for him outside. Ryu, Ryu!"
Quatre left and both, Duo and Ryu, sighed of relief. Ryu pulled at Duo's clothing and motioned him to help him to another place. Duo nodded and went ahead, while the other one was sneaking after him. But they were hardly out of the door, when Quatre suddenly turned round. Immediately Duo stopped and Ryu hid himself behind Duo's back.
But Quatre had noticed the sudden movement.
"What was that?" he asked.
The blonde suddenly was curious, what was going on. Duo on the other hand stayed like frozen. He had to do something now. When Quatre wanted to see what was behind the braided boy's back, Duo did the only thing he could. He bared his upper body (O.O). Quatre flushed a deep red and turned round.
"I...I'm sorry!" the blond boy stammered and wanted to leave.
"No, I'm sorry. But you really shouldn't be so curious!" Duo said.
The braided boy put one arm around the blond boy's shoulder and secretly gave Ryu a sign that the Chinese should disappear while Duo was speaking with Quatre. Ryo did like Duo had said. First he wanted to flee through one of the passages, but unfortunately some of his men came this way at that moment and so he was forced to flit back.
When Duo saw the Chinese coming back, he dragged Quatre round and hugged him tightly.
"B...but H...Howard-san..." the fair-haired one protested, though it wasn't unpleasant at all.
On the contrary, Quatre liked it very much to be hugged by his secret crush. He was holding Duo the same way.
"A...Are you alright? Are you cold?" Quatre asked.
"Ahem...yes. I guess I caught a little cold last night. Maybe you could warm me a little!" Duo stuttered, while he watched the Chinese boy climbing up the steps of the ladder to the attic.
"Don't you mean that everything is going too fast?" Quatre asked.
"NO!"
"O...Okay, if you mean...!" the blond boy stammered.
Meanwhile Ryu had arrived on the attic, not knowing, that he had company.
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Tsuzúku -> to be continued...
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A Gundam Wing Ghost Story II
6. Where are my pants?
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Trowa saw with wide eyes the soldier coming up to him. It was a man in his best years with a beard and with his hair tied up to a bun. The young monk quickly took a closer look at his opponent and wondered. To judge by the man's clothing, he seemed to have a higher rank within the Imperial Army. He wore red clothing with an armour, made of heavy leather, over it and a black cape.
Five swords were sticking out of a special scabbard from his back and made the man look more dangerous. Maybe he was a representative of the Emperor, were Trowa's only thought. But he had no time to think further about it since the soldier began to attack.
Quickly the young monk disappeared into the earth again. And just in time. Just one moment later the man's weapon hit the spot, where Trowa had been, and then everything exploded. The young warrior monk moved beneath the earth, but the soldier chased him persistently. At that moment Trowa shot out of the earth and started to attack back for his part.
But the fighter warded off Trowa's assault and then pulled out a leather whip and attacked again. Fortunately the monk could avoid the encounter with the whip and jumped up on a rock, where he held on to. But the unknown combatant was now flinging each of his five swords towards Trowa, slowly driving the young monk into a corner.
This one saw only one way out: He had to get down. And so Trowa made a big jump and landed behind the soldier. Meanwhile his opponent swung his whip and the end of it wrapped around the swords grips, which were sticking into the rock. One jerk and they were out. They returned in their scabbards resting on the soldier's back.
In the meantime Trowa had disappeared into the earth again. Nevertheless the other man didn't give up, because he hadn't played all his trump cards.
"You want to flee from me? Good, I still have something fine for you!" he shouted.
With these words he flung a handful of small, sharp daggers into the ground and let them detonate. Then he attacked screaming. Trowa catapulted out of the underground once again and started a close combat.
He still didn't know why the other had attacked him. But Trowa wanted to know why and tried to calm the other man.
"Hey, just wait a moment!" he shouted.
However, the soldier didn't stop until Trowa slowed him down. Now they were standing there, ready to fight and with drawn swords.
"What do you want from me? I don't know you at all and yet you attacked out of the blue." Trowa replied angrily.
"You barred my way. And who are you?" the warrior asked.
Trowa resisted the urge to laugh out aloud.
"I am barring your way? That's a joke, isn't it? I'm a monk that moves in the earth. How can I bar your way then? Tell me!"
The other man just glared at him and Trowa could see a little vein throbbing at his temple. So he continued.
"Okay, listen to me. I am not looking for trouble. I just chase ghosts and demons and I use my magical powers only against such creatures. But if you don't let me go then I'm not going to hesitate to use them against you."
Then he turned to go but his opponent held him back.
"My friend, I'm really impressed by your abilities. Why don't you come with me? You could have a great future if you would work for me." He said.
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to have to do anything with you, because I don't strive for money and power like you do. But just one thing before I go. There is a ghost in this area. If I were you, I would be careful. Goodbye! Into the Earth!"
So Trowa finally disappeared again, leaving the man behind.
"What a pity!" this one said.
"Kurama-san, Kurama-san, our horses don't move anymore!" one soldier informed him.
Rashid Kurama, that was the name of the man, turned round, just to see the remaining soldiers which tried futile to get the frozen horses to move.
"I bet this monk bewitched them. Get some new and be careful! He said this area is haunted." Rashid ordered.
"Of course, sir!"
Rashid now turned back and a few minutes more soldiers were riding towards them, guarding a convoy. First there were about four soldiers on horses and then a sort of rack on wheels followed, an older man chained on it. Rashid gave the men, who pushed the rack, a sign to stop.
Then he went to the chained man and gave him something to drink out of a water bottle. This one accepted it more or less thankfully and began to drink.
"Winner-san, I hope you know that I can't interfere with the matters of the imperial palace as a soldier and I don't bear a grudge against you. But I have my orders and I have to accomplish them. But I'll guarantee your safety on our way to the capital. But I don't have any influence of whatever His Imperial Majesty plans to do with you."
His person opposite wanted to say something, wanted to throw curses into the soldier's face. But he didn't do it. The hate in his eyes said more than 1000 words. For a long moment it was silent between both men, both of them looking at each other.
Finally Rashid broke the silence, when a soldier brought him a new horse and he got onto it.
"Let's go! We move on!" he shouted.
And the convoy moved on.
*
Duo also was away after the eventful night. Since he was really hungry, the braided had decided to go back to the village, hoping to find something to eat. But strangely everyone he asked avoided him and he had to find a snack stand by himself.
However, finally he was lucky and found one, which had opened. Right away he ordered some food and sat down while the cook made his meal. And soon Duo got his food and hungry as he was the braided boy threw himself at the freshly cooked meal. He would have eaten more, but Duo couldn't, because very sudden the small group of bounty hunters, who had caught him several weeks ago, appeared and got nearer to him every second.
As usual they grabbed every passersby on their way and compared their faces with the ones at the "wanted" posters in their hands. Frightened Duo left everything behind and ran away as fast as his feet carried him, the bounty hunters on his heel's.
He really didn't feel like ending up in a prison again and so Duo forced his way through the crowd, when he saw a strange religious procession coming up to him. Nevertheless he ran on, though suddenly a heavy wind was blowing into his face. But the braided boy still had those bounty hunters behind him and at that moment the storm was the minor evil.
Fortunately the procession separated him from the other men and when the hunters tried to follow him, something odd happened. As soon as the hunters touched the shoulders of some of the monks and nuns, they were flung through the air and landed in a small, dirty cesspool.
Duo took advantage of this and fled, while the men were splashing into the muddy water.
*
Hours later the braided boy knelt next to a mountain stream. He finally had washed his face and his hair and was now braiding it to a new and perfect braid. When Duo was ready he decided to head back for the villa. Perhaps Trowa, Ryu, Quatre or the other ones were arrived in the meantime. So he went back.
Another two hours had passed by and Duo was now walking through a rocky area. There he suddenly heard the noises of horses coming nearer. First the braided boy thought it were soldiers, or worse, bounty hunters, but when he turned round he could see Ryu and Quatre with their men.
"Hey, wait for me!" he shouted and ran after them.
But they rode further without noticing him. Only Quatre stopped for a moment to shout something to him.
"We were too late. But we meet you at the villa. Okay?"
With these words he set spurs to his horse and followed the others.
Duo wanted to shout something to him yet, but at this time they already had disappeared. Suddenly he remembered the last night's incident and that a part of the ghost still had to be there, since Trowa didn't return from his hunt. What if he attacked Ryu and the others? He began to run.
Duo had to warn them of the monster.
*
The sun already began to set when the Winner Brothers and the Maganacs arrived at the villa, just to find it empty.
"Howard-san, Howard-san, are you here?" Ryu shouted.
"He didn't seem to be here yet. I just saw him two hours ago, when we were riding through this rocky area." Quatre said. Ryu didn't answer. After a long moment of silence the blond boy turned to his half-brother again.
"Do you think that the convoy with father is already over?" he asked carefully.
"No, I think they'll be here when it's dark!" the Chinese answered.
At that moment one of the Maganacs came to inform both boys.
"Ryu-san, Quatre-san, we couldn't find Howard-san. And everything here is destroyed. It looks as if there had been a fight. What shall we do now?"
Ryu thought about it for a moment.
"Okay. Some of you keep watch outside and the rest of you start to set the traps. The convoy must be here soon. Let's go!" he ordered.
Immediately everyone set to work, since everything had to be ready until night. While Quatre and the other Maganacs began to set the traps, Ryu decided to look for further possibilities to entrench themselves.
He was walking through the abandoned corridors, when something slimy and sticky dripped onto his hair. Ryu looked up to see where the slime had come from, when another load fell down and soiled his face and his clothes up to his pants.
Sickened the Chinese boy lifted a hand and smelled at the slime. He made a face when he discovered the foul smell of the stuff. Then he saw the mess. The slimy stuff was on his shirt, his hair and on his pants. He sighed.
//That's great. And how do I get this stuff out? I need water or something to wash it out.// he thought and started his search.
A little bit later he found a tub full of water. Ryu just looked around if he also was alone, because the last thing, he wanted, was that his men burst in, when he was naked. When the Chinese was sure that no one else was here, he closed the doors. After that Ryu opened his braid and let his raven-black hair flow down.
First he washed off the disgusting stuff out of his face and his hair. When Ryu was ready with that, it was his pants' turn. The Chinese youth took them off and dipped his pants into the water, rubbing the soiled parts against one another, until they were clean. After it he laid the white pants down into a hole in the wall, where they could dry.
Finally Ryu started to clean his shirt. Since he was really naked now, he only hoped that no one came in unexpectedly. But the Chinese didn't know that he wasn't alone at all. The one, who had slimed him, was also there, well hidden at the attic. The mutilated upper half of the monster ghost was waiting there for his next prey - Ryu.
Slowly it pushed his big claws towards the unsuspecting Chinese. This one didn't notice the danger he was in and went on with his occupation. The ghost was getting nearer and nearer - until his hand suddenly jerked back, when it met a last ray of sunlight. The hand started to smoke and the ghost growled dull. Then he decided to wait and withdrew, taking Ryu's pants with him.
The Chinese boy looked up and round when he heard the growling. But he didn't see anyone, so he continued cleaning his shirt while the ghost was waiting for the right time to get his prey.
*
After two hours of walking Duo finally reached the old villa, tired and hungry, but glad that he was there. The braided boy wanted to go inside, as four figures jumped down and landed right before him, aiming their swords at his throat. Duo recognized them. They were some of Ryu's and Quatre's men, which meant that the two Winners had to be inside.
"Who are you?" one of the four asked him.
"Don't you recognize me? It's me, Duo Maxwell!" Duo said.
The men eyed him critically and then withdrew their weapons. Duo heaved a sigh of relief. Thank God, they recognized him. Now he only needed to know where Ryu was.
"Where is Ryu? I have to talk to him." He asked.
"Ryu-san? He's inside the villa. Why? What happened?" the men wanted to know.
"The villa is haunted!" Duo replied.
"HAUNTED?"
The 4 Maganacs looked at each other, fear and unbelief in their eyes. Meanwhile Duo disappeared into the house.
Inside he began to shout:
"Ryu-san, Ryu-san, where are you?"
Duo repeated his shouting several times, while he looked for the Chinese boy. This one was still busy, when he heard Duo's calls coming nearer. Immediately he put on his shirt and reached for his pants. Only that his pants weren't there anymore.
"Damn it, where are my pants?" he cursed.
Ryu had been sure that his pants had been there and Duo was coming nearer every second. What should he do now? Suddenly the Chinese panicked. His worst nightmare seemed to come true and his first thought was to get away from here. He really didn't want that Duo saw him undressed. But where should he go to?
Looking around, Ryu noticed that he didn't have many options. When he tried to hide himself he didn't come far, because unfortunately Duo came in at that moment. Now Ryu had only one choice. Covering his intimate area with both hand, the Chinese hid behind the door, praying that Duo wouldn't notice him.
Then Duo came in.
"Ryu, are you in there?" he shouted.
But the braided boy just saw an empty room. He went further into room, but didn't notice Ryu. Duo just wanted to climb up the ladder to the attic, when he heard a clear voice.
"Ryu, are you in there?"
It was Quatre, who also was looking for his half-brother, and now passed the room where Duo was. When the blond boy saw Duo, he also went into the room.
"Howard-san, is that you?" he asked shyly.
Duo froze and turned to Quatre. At that moment he discovered Ryu, who was standing there, half-naked and with his hair down. The Chinese boy didn't seem to be so happy to see him. On the contrary, Ryu lowered his head in shame and just wished the earth would swallow him, now that Duo had seen him.
This one couldn't believe what he saw.
//Oh...my...god. He's almost naked and his hair - beautiful. What do I do now? And now Quatre of all people had to be here. Somehow I must help Ryu. But how?//
A thousand thoughts shot through his mind, when Duo's eyes met Ryu's for a moment. And while the braided boy was still thinking, Quatre got nearer to Duo.
"I'm glad that you could make it so far! I hope the walk wasn't that bad." The blonde said blushing.
Duo laughed nervously.
"No, no, it wasn't. I just wanted to.........UAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
Duo wasn't able to end his sentence, because at the same time as he wanted to climb down the steps of the ladder, he slipped screaming on a slimy step, tripping and falling down at the same time. Since the braided boy wasn't able to control his fall, he stumbled up to the hidden Chinese, whom he gave a kiss on the cheek by accident.
Shocked about his action, Duo looked with wide eyes at Ryu who was shocked no less. But the braided boy recovered quickly and turned to Quatre, glad that the Chinese hadn't said anything.
"Now, what can I do for you?" Duo asked, doing his best not to compromise Ryu.
"Well, nothing. But I'm sure my half-brother is happy for me, now that you're here." Quatre replied slightly embarrassed.
"Why?" Duo blinked confused.
"Uhm...nothing. By the way, have you seen Ryu? I've been searching for him for a while."
"I'm sorry, but I haven't seen him. Maybe he's outside!" Duo suggested. He didn't mention the fact that the aforesaid Chinese was hiding behind the door, half-naked.
"Well, then I'm going to search for him outside. Ryu, Ryu!"
Quatre left and both, Duo and Ryu, sighed of relief. Ryu pulled at Duo's clothing and motioned him to help him to another place. Duo nodded and went ahead, while the other one was sneaking after him. But they were hardly out of the door, when Quatre suddenly turned round. Immediately Duo stopped and Ryu hid himself behind Duo's back.
But Quatre had noticed the sudden movement.
"What was that?" he asked.
The blonde suddenly was curious, what was going on. Duo on the other hand stayed like frozen. He had to do something now. When Quatre wanted to see what was behind the braided boy's back, Duo did the only thing he could. He bared his upper body (O.O). Quatre flushed a deep red and turned round.
"I...I'm sorry!" the blond boy stammered and wanted to leave.
"No, I'm sorry. But you really shouldn't be so curious!" Duo said.
The braided boy put one arm around the blond boy's shoulder and secretly gave Ryu a sign that the Chinese should disappear while Duo was speaking with Quatre. Ryo did like Duo had said. First he wanted to flee through one of the passages, but unfortunately some of his men came this way at that moment and so he was forced to flit back.
When Duo saw the Chinese coming back, he dragged Quatre round and hugged him tightly.
"B...but H...Howard-san..." the fair-haired one protested, though it wasn't unpleasant at all.
On the contrary, Quatre liked it very much to be hugged by his secret crush. He was holding Duo the same way.
"A...Are you alright? Are you cold?" Quatre asked.
"Ahem...yes. I guess I caught a little cold last night. Maybe you could warm me a little!" Duo stuttered, while he watched the Chinese boy climbing up the steps of the ladder to the attic.
"Don't you mean that everything is going too fast?" Quatre asked.
"NO!"
"O...Okay, if you mean...!" the blond boy stammered.
Meanwhile Ryu had arrived on the attic, not knowing, that he had company.
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Tsuzúku -> to be continued...
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What a chapter! A naked Chinese boy, a clumsy Duo and so much more. I hope you enjoyed it...
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