Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ A Gundam Wing Ghost Story I & II ❯ Misunderstandings ( Chapter 16 )
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By: Terrenis-chan 
Lots of Misunderstandings
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: 3.4K | Visits: 181 | Status: Work In Progress
Lots of Misunderstandings
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: 3.4K | Visits: 181 | Status: Work In Progress
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A Gundam Wing Ghost Story II
7. Misunderstandings
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Ryu had found shelter onto the attic without knowing that the ghost was there, too.
He was too busy to curse the embarrassing situation he was in. Not only that the Chinese still know where his pants were, but that the wise scholar Howard had seen him like this, was too much for the proud Asian. Though he had to admit that the braided boy was beautiful in some way.
But Quatre already had shown interest in him and since the Chinese was already engaged he would let Quatre have him. The sounds of several voices beneath him brought him out of his train of thoughts. Through a small opening he could see Quatre, hugged by Duo. Ryu didn't know why he suddenly felt so sad and empty inside his heart at the sight of them.
All of a sudden he wished he were in Quatre's place. But it wasn't his right to destroy his half-brother's happiness. It wasn't right.
*
Duo still hugged Quatre and was looking at the same time if Ryu finally had hidden himself. When he saw the Chinese no longer, he was relieved and wanted to loosen himself from Quatre. But unfortunately for him, just then some of the Maganacs decided to storm into the room. Of course they caught the blonde and the braided one in this...interesting...situation.
Immediately both young men let go off each other, blushing furiously.
"Ahem...Howard-san was cold!" Quatre tried to explain everything and blushed harder. But what else could he say?
"COLD?" the Maganacs asked, looking at each other.
Quatre's head was a deep red now and seemed to steam. Duo on the other hand had the unmistakable feeling that some of the present men really seemed to have slightly mental problems.
"Gomen, Quatre-san, but have you seen Ryu-san? We can't find him!"
"Well, I'm also looking for him!"
"Where could he be?"
No one except Duo knew that the aforesaid Chinese was above them, listening to them. When Ryu thought about a way out of his current situation, his hand suddenly caught a silky piece of cloth. Astonished the Asian realized that this piece of cloth belonged to his missing pants.
"What the...?" he murmured.
He really had no idea how they had gotten there, but without wasting any time thinking about it, Ryu grabbed his pants and began to pull them on. But while struggling with it, the Chinese accidentally knocked over an old pitcher, breaking him into several pieces. The noise startled Quatre and the Maganacs.
"What's that noise?" the blonde asked.
"We don't know. But it seemed to come from the attic. Why don't we go there?" the Maganacs suggested.
"You're right. Let's go!"
Immediately the men flitted off and climbed up the ladder. At the same time they really had difficulties not to step on each others feet or to knock themselves off from the ladder. Ryu, who wasn't ready with dressing, hid himself right away - in the place, where the giant ghost was.
This one stretched out his claws in the direction of the Chinese boy, but jerked back, when his claw touched the last ray of sunlight. In the end Ryu finally managed to dress himself and when he was ready the Chinese took another exit to leave the attic.
Meanwhile Quatre followed his men onto the attic, although Duo had warned him against doing this. The braided boy doubted that the rotten garret could hold out that much weight. Upstairs, no one of them could see anyone. Quatre and his men decided to search the whole room, but then it came as it had to come.
At first a suspicious creaking could be heard. But then the whole attic began to shake and finally collapsed. Everyone, including Quatre, fell back like sacks to the floor and ended up in an indefinable heap, their limbs tangled together. At this moment Ryu appeared at the door, as if nothing had happened.
He first looked at Duo, who stared at him blushing, and then at the heap on the floor, which was his half-brother and the Maganacs.
"Are you looking for me?" he asked finally.
Immediately everyone got up after freeing themselves and Quatre rushed to the Chinese. But before the blonde could say something, Duo cut him short:
"I'm sorry, but I have to say something important. This villa is haunted."
"Really? Then we should go away as fast as possible!" Quatre replied.
"No. We will wait for father in any case. We can't let him down. Not when our goal is ahead of us. Do you understand?" the Chinese said.
The Maganacs nodded and Quatre also knew that he couldn't change Ryu's mind. So everybody went back to work. Duo stayed behind, glad that Ryu hadn't said anything about the little incident. But now he would think about some tactics, concerning the ghost.
*
"If I only knew how this sign looked like yet again!"
Duo was pacing back and forth in front of the villa, thinking about that magical sign, which Trowa had painted on his hand to freeze things and people. Then he had an inspiration.
Immediately the braided boy painted it on his hand and, of course, wanted to try it out on the spot. He looked around for a suitable test subject and finally saw a bird in his nest. Without delay he took position, stretched out his painted hand and shouted:
"STOP!"
The bird froze and Duo was pleased with himself that everything had worked out well. Then he went inside to paint the sign on the others hands. But if he had waited just a moment longer he would have seen that the bird wasn't frozen, but awake.
*
Inside the villa Duo painted the sign on the Maganacs' hands and explained what they had to do with it.
"So, when you see the ghost, you simply stretch out your hands and shout: "STOP". But do it just when you see the ghost, because this magic is very malicious if you use them wrong. Do you understand?"
"YES!!!"
"Good!"
With these words he vanished to search Ryu and Quatre. These ones were still busy to set up the last traps. While Quatre was placing a line of gunpowder, Ryu fastened the rope of an arrow shooting machine. But the monster ghost was also active again, since it finally was night again.
It was right above the two young men, but they heard nothing except a strange growling, but thought it was the wind blowing outside. Only when a piece of the ceiling fell down, they became attentive.
"Did you hear that?" the Chinese asked.
"Yes. It seemed to come from above."
"I'll go and have a look."
"Be careful. Maybe it's that ghost!" Quatre said.
Ryu went to the ladder, which was standing there and started to climb up, when Duo burst into the room again.
"Oh, here you are. I've been looking for you. Please give me your hand!" he said, not noticing Quatre, and took Ryu's hand into his own.
"W...What are you doing?" this one stuttered.
Not that he had something against it but it wasn't right. Not when Quatre was here, of whom the Chinese knew that he had feelings for the braided bishounen. And Ryu didn't want the one destroying any chances of his half-brother.
But Duo didn't become aware of this since he only had eyes for the raven-haired Chinese right before him.
"You really don't have to be embarrassed. I just remembered a sign which will help you to defend yourself against this monster ghost. Or is it because of that little incident a while ago? I really didn't mean it bad with this slight kiss or that I've seen you almost naked. I mean I don't think that I would have had the right explanation for the situation if Quatre had been there." Duo whispered while looking at the Chinese's hand.
But the braided boy still hadn't noticed the blonde's presence, which was now staring at them deeply shocked. Quatre couldn't believe it what he had heard.
Howard-san...had seen Ryu...almost unclothed and *KISSED* him? How could they both be so mean to him? Suddenly he hated everything and everyone. Ryu, Duo and the whole world.
The fair-haired boy got up and sniffed, tears welling up in his eyes. The Chinese noticed the sudden change in his half-brother and knew that they had made a big mistake.
"Quatre, I...!" he said.
Duo turned round and only now noticed that they weren't alone at all. And unfortunately Quatre seemed to have heard everything.
"Ahem, it's not like it seems..." Duo managed to stutter out.
"Forget it. You don't have to explain anything. I'm not going to bother you anymore!" he sniffed and then he fled from the room.
"But Quatre...!"
Ryu wanted to run after him to clear up this misunderstanding, but Duo held him back.
"Ryu, give me your hand!" he said.
But the Chinese boy took his hand away.
"Forget it. We have no future together. I'm already engaged since I was born. I'm sorry."
With these words he also fled from the room, leaving a rather confused Duo behind. This one had no idea what was suddenly going on. He only had wanted to draw this magical symbol on their palms and now both had run away. Had he said or done something wrong? Duo didn't know it, but he decided to find it out. First he had to find Quatre.
*
Meanwhile Quatre had withdrawn into another part of the villa, still crying. Why was he never as lucky as his half-brother? Finally there was really cute and good-looking boy and then this one only was interested in Ryu.
"QUATRE, WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
The blonde suddenly heard Duo calling out his name. Hasty he wiped away his tears. He turned round and saw the braided boy coming up to him.
"Thank God, I've found you. It's getting dark, so please give me your hand." Duo said.
"No. Just go to my brother, if you need someone to hold hands." Quatre shouted.
"I'll do that, but first it's your turn!" the braided boy replied and set about drawing Trowa's sign on Quatre's palm.
"You can't do that. You only can choose one of us and I'M NOT GOING TO FIGHT WITH MY HALF-BROTHER ABOUT YOU!" the blond boy shouted and ran away.
"BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR ME! FIRST I WRITE IT ON YOUR PALM AND THEN ON RYU'S!" Duo called after him.
But Quatre was already gone once more.
*
The blond boy had found another room, where he sat down on a woodened box, thinking about several things. When he heard a sound behind him Quatre thought it was Duo. Since he had calmed down, he decided to tell Duo about his feelings for him. Maybe there was a tiny chance that the braided scholar returned his feelings.
But the blonde didn't know that it wasn't Duo in the room with him, but someone other. It was the ghost who had chosen Quatre as his next prey. But the blond boy didn't know that. He was too busy to muster up all his courage to face Duo.
"Howard-san, I really want to tell you something important," Quatre began to speak," since I saw you for the first time, my heart is beating like mad. I already don't dare to speak to you because I'm afraid that it cracks. I...I really like you very much and I would do everything for you, even die for you."
He had hardly said these words, when the fair-haired one closed his eyes and wanted to kiss the figure, which he mistook for Duo, but which was actually the giant ghost. The latter one only growled deeply, causing Quatre to open his eyes. Wide-eyed and frightened Quatre realized who was in front of him. And then he screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
*
Quatre's scream could be heard all over the villa and startled the Maganacs as well as Ryu and Duo.
"What's that noise?" Ryu asked worried.
He knew that the scream could only come from his half-brother.
"It's night. The ghost must be back again!" Duo replied.
"We have to find Quatre. He must be in trouble. Come on, hurry!!!" the Chinese ordered.
And so everyone went on ghost hunt.
*
In the meantime Quatre slowly fell back, while the monster was coming nearer and nearer, growling aloud. At the same time the giant smashed a ladder with his bare claws to pieces, which had been standing in his way. The blonde didn't know how but somehow he managed to escape the monster. In the passages he fortunately met the others, who had been looking for him.
"Is everything alright? We heard your scream. What happened?" Ryu asked.
"A monster. It was enormous, a giant." Quatre replied, when a sudden explosion at the end of the corridor caught everyone's attention.
Every person fell back, when the giant broke through the wall. Duo right away took the initiative.
"Okay, we have to stop him with the sign I've painted on your palms. Just do what I have said." He said to the Maganacs, which nodded and then stretched out their hands, the painted side forwards.
And then they shouted at once:
"STOP!"
The ghost froze and didn't move anymore.
"Great, it worked!" one fighter said.
"Fantastic!" the rest of them cheered.
Careful and sceptical all of them moved nearer, but left it to Duo to find out if everything had worked out well. The braided boy slowly got nearer to the monster, watching it attentively (^^: Just imagine - You're the ghost and Duo is coming nearer and you see him in FISH EYE VISION.*giggles). Duo couldn't believe that the sign had worked and without Trowa's help.
But then something happened with which Duo hadn't counted on. Without any forewarning the ghost woke up, just when the braided scholar was right before him, and growled as loud as he could (Ghost: April, April!). Shocked everybody stumbled back.
"We're jumping on my command. NOW!!!" Ryu yelled and everyone except Duo jumped to a higher place, leaving Duo with the monster ghost behind.
This one suddenly had a very, very bad feeling, when the monster was standing right before him, very angry and ready to kill.
"Ahem...guys, could you please HEEEEEELP MEEE?" Duo screamed, when he staggered back towards the stairs and finally fell down.
At his search for something to defend himself, Duo suddenly found the end of a rope, which belonged to an arrow shooting machine as he noticed.
Without long thinking the braided boy pulled at the rope and so started the mechanism. Several arrows shoot out of the machinery, flying in the direction of the ghost, and hit him into his bony chest. But nevertheless they didn't harm the ghost in any way and so he came dangerously close to Duo.
Desperately Duo climbed up the stairs and found another rope, at whom he promptly pulled, too. But unfortunately he didn't know which trap he would release this way. This time it was a sort of woodened lattice with many sharp metal spikes, which could easily perforate a person.
This lattice now raced up to Duo, unnoticed by the braided boy.
"WATCH OUT, HOWARD-SAN!!!" Quatre and Ryu called out at the same time.
Duo turned round and saw the deadly lattice coming up to him. Wide-eyed he threw himself forwards and rolled down the stairs. At the same time his feet got caught in the rope of another trap.
At the other end of the rope was a big, heavy stone, which fell downwards and Duo was pulled in the air with his head downward, where he swung back and forth like a human punching bag.
Ryu knew that he had to do something or the giant would kill Duo and he already had an idea.
"Quatre, you free Howard-san and I'll divert the ghost. Okay?" he shouted.
"Agreed!"
Both boys jumped at the same moment from their side of the attic. While Ryu cut the rope with his sword, Quatre caught the falling Duo and brought them both safe to the other side of the upper floor. Then Ryu, who was still holding on to the remains of the rope, gave his men a sign and as a result the Maganacs let fall down a net onto the giant.
"Thank you very much for rescuing me!" Duo gasped while he still was clinging to the blond boy, which the latter one didn't like at all.
"Would you please let go off me?" he growled and gave Duo a slight punch into his ribs.
Normally it wouldn't have been bad, but at that moment this single punch was enough to make Duo fall down from the safe attic again. With a short scream the braided boy fell right into the monster's arms. Quatre paled when he realized what he had done.
"Oops! I'm sorry, Howard-san!" he yelled.
"Never mind! But maybe someone of you could rescue me since I have no intention to end up as ghost food." Duo whined.
The monster suddenly made a strange noise, which sounded suspiciously like an amused laugh. And why not! Duo was lying in the monster's arms as if he were a Christmas present and the giant seemed to find the whole thing amusing since he hadn't any problems to get his prey now. But fortunately for Duo, the ghost's plan was interfered by Ryu and Quatre.
They jumped down again and grabbed both the net, so that Duo landed on the floor very ungentle. But he was alive. Then the other men jumped down, too, and everyone ran outside, dragging along Duo, who was still in the net.
But outside the next surprise was waiting for them. Meanwhile the awaited convoy had reached the villa and now Ryu, Quatre and their men were facing Rashid Kurama and his soldiers.
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Tsuzúku -> to be continued...
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BGM: Rock Me! - Yuiko Tsubokura; Ghost Story - Anita Mui; The Pressure - Anima; Princes of the Universe - Queen; Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill; No Fate, Freeze Out - Lastier
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^^ Terrenis-chan: Yes, it's been a while, but I still suffer from a really bad case of writers block. It really sucks. *sighs* But at least I finally have found my sunglasses - after two years of searching. *sweatdrops*
Quatre: *appears* Are you Terrenis-chan?
^^ Terrenis-chan: *blinks* Quatre, you here? What can I do for you, Q-chan?
Quatre: I just want to know why you're so mean to me.
^^ Terrenis-chan: *blinks again* Pardon?
Quatre: *pouts* You know what I mean. I want to be with my beloved Howard-san. NOW.
^^ Terrenis-chan: Who?
Quatre: I mean that guy with the long braid.
^^ Terrenis-chan: O.O Ooooooooooh, you mean Duo.
Quatre: *folds arms* Whatever! So can I be with him or not?
^^ Terrenis-chan: I'm sorry but that's impossible. This is a Duo x Wufei Fic...
Quatre: Who is Wufei?
^^ Terrenis-chan: -_-O I mean this is a Duo x Ryu Ficcie and not a Quatre x Duo Fic...
Quatre: T.T Oh, I understand...*sniffs*
^^ Terrenis-chan: *sighs and hugs Quatre* Gomen, cutie. We'll find another boyfriend for you.
Quatre: *sniffs again*
^^ Terrenis-chan: *hugs Quatre again**suddenly holds picture of Demon Zechs in her hands* What about him?
Quatre: *takes a closer look* O.O WOW, HE'S HOT. WHERE CAN I FIND HIM? *begins to drool*
^^ Terrenis-chan: HOT? *big sweatdrop* Q, I know he's sexy but he's also an ancient and dangerous tree demon.
Quatre: I don't care. If I can't have Duo then I want him.*points at the picture*
^^ Terrenis-chan: *blinks* He's at the Nataku - Temple.
Quatre: *disappears happily* Thank you. Sayonara.
^^ Terrenis-chan: Good Luck, Q! You'll need it. *turns to audience* Just 5 - 6 more parts to come till the great final and if you liked this part, then just write an e-mail to me:
Terrenis-sama@web.de
Ja ne!
^-^ Terrenis-chan ^.^
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A Gundam Wing Ghost Story II
7. Misunderstandings
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Ryu had found shelter onto the attic without knowing that the ghost was there, too.
He was too busy to curse the embarrassing situation he was in. Not only that the Chinese still know where his pants were, but that the wise scholar Howard had seen him like this, was too much for the proud Asian. Though he had to admit that the braided boy was beautiful in some way.
But Quatre already had shown interest in him and since the Chinese was already engaged he would let Quatre have him. The sounds of several voices beneath him brought him out of his train of thoughts. Through a small opening he could see Quatre, hugged by Duo. Ryu didn't know why he suddenly felt so sad and empty inside his heart at the sight of them.
All of a sudden he wished he were in Quatre's place. But it wasn't his right to destroy his half-brother's happiness. It wasn't right.
*
Duo still hugged Quatre and was looking at the same time if Ryu finally had hidden himself. When he saw the Chinese no longer, he was relieved and wanted to loosen himself from Quatre. But unfortunately for him, just then some of the Maganacs decided to storm into the room. Of course they caught the blonde and the braided one in this...interesting...situation.
Immediately both young men let go off each other, blushing furiously.
"Ahem...Howard-san was cold!" Quatre tried to explain everything and blushed harder. But what else could he say?
"COLD?" the Maganacs asked, looking at each other.
Quatre's head was a deep red now and seemed to steam. Duo on the other hand had the unmistakable feeling that some of the present men really seemed to have slightly mental problems.
"Gomen, Quatre-san, but have you seen Ryu-san? We can't find him!"
"Well, I'm also looking for him!"
"Where could he be?"
No one except Duo knew that the aforesaid Chinese was above them, listening to them. When Ryu thought about a way out of his current situation, his hand suddenly caught a silky piece of cloth. Astonished the Asian realized that this piece of cloth belonged to his missing pants.
"What the...?" he murmured.
He really had no idea how they had gotten there, but without wasting any time thinking about it, Ryu grabbed his pants and began to pull them on. But while struggling with it, the Chinese accidentally knocked over an old pitcher, breaking him into several pieces. The noise startled Quatre and the Maganacs.
"What's that noise?" the blonde asked.
"We don't know. But it seemed to come from the attic. Why don't we go there?" the Maganacs suggested.
"You're right. Let's go!"
Immediately the men flitted off and climbed up the ladder. At the same time they really had difficulties not to step on each others feet or to knock themselves off from the ladder. Ryu, who wasn't ready with dressing, hid himself right away - in the place, where the giant ghost was.
This one stretched out his claws in the direction of the Chinese boy, but jerked back, when his claw touched the last ray of sunlight. In the end Ryu finally managed to dress himself and when he was ready the Chinese took another exit to leave the attic.
Meanwhile Quatre followed his men onto the attic, although Duo had warned him against doing this. The braided boy doubted that the rotten garret could hold out that much weight. Upstairs, no one of them could see anyone. Quatre and his men decided to search the whole room, but then it came as it had to come.
At first a suspicious creaking could be heard. But then the whole attic began to shake and finally collapsed. Everyone, including Quatre, fell back like sacks to the floor and ended up in an indefinable heap, their limbs tangled together. At this moment Ryu appeared at the door, as if nothing had happened.
He first looked at Duo, who stared at him blushing, and then at the heap on the floor, which was his half-brother and the Maganacs.
"Are you looking for me?" he asked finally.
Immediately everyone got up after freeing themselves and Quatre rushed to the Chinese. But before the blonde could say something, Duo cut him short:
"I'm sorry, but I have to say something important. This villa is haunted."
"Really? Then we should go away as fast as possible!" Quatre replied.
"No. We will wait for father in any case. We can't let him down. Not when our goal is ahead of us. Do you understand?" the Chinese said.
The Maganacs nodded and Quatre also knew that he couldn't change Ryu's mind. So everybody went back to work. Duo stayed behind, glad that Ryu hadn't said anything about the little incident. But now he would think about some tactics, concerning the ghost.
*
"If I only knew how this sign looked like yet again!"
Duo was pacing back and forth in front of the villa, thinking about that magical sign, which Trowa had painted on his hand to freeze things and people. Then he had an inspiration.
Immediately the braided boy painted it on his hand and, of course, wanted to try it out on the spot. He looked around for a suitable test subject and finally saw a bird in his nest. Without delay he took position, stretched out his painted hand and shouted:
"STOP!"
The bird froze and Duo was pleased with himself that everything had worked out well. Then he went inside to paint the sign on the others hands. But if he had waited just a moment longer he would have seen that the bird wasn't frozen, but awake.
*
Inside the villa Duo painted the sign on the Maganacs' hands and explained what they had to do with it.
"So, when you see the ghost, you simply stretch out your hands and shout: "STOP". But do it just when you see the ghost, because this magic is very malicious if you use them wrong. Do you understand?"
"YES!!!"
"Good!"
With these words he vanished to search Ryu and Quatre. These ones were still busy to set up the last traps. While Quatre was placing a line of gunpowder, Ryu fastened the rope of an arrow shooting machine. But the monster ghost was also active again, since it finally was night again.
It was right above the two young men, but they heard nothing except a strange growling, but thought it was the wind blowing outside. Only when a piece of the ceiling fell down, they became attentive.
"Did you hear that?" the Chinese asked.
"Yes. It seemed to come from above."
"I'll go and have a look."
"Be careful. Maybe it's that ghost!" Quatre said.
Ryu went to the ladder, which was standing there and started to climb up, when Duo burst into the room again.
"Oh, here you are. I've been looking for you. Please give me your hand!" he said, not noticing Quatre, and took Ryu's hand into his own.
"W...What are you doing?" this one stuttered.
Not that he had something against it but it wasn't right. Not when Quatre was here, of whom the Chinese knew that he had feelings for the braided bishounen. And Ryu didn't want the one destroying any chances of his half-brother.
But Duo didn't become aware of this since he only had eyes for the raven-haired Chinese right before him.
"You really don't have to be embarrassed. I just remembered a sign which will help you to defend yourself against this monster ghost. Or is it because of that little incident a while ago? I really didn't mean it bad with this slight kiss or that I've seen you almost naked. I mean I don't think that I would have had the right explanation for the situation if Quatre had been there." Duo whispered while looking at the Chinese's hand.
But the braided boy still hadn't noticed the blonde's presence, which was now staring at them deeply shocked. Quatre couldn't believe it what he had heard.
Howard-san...had seen Ryu...almost unclothed and *KISSED* him? How could they both be so mean to him? Suddenly he hated everything and everyone. Ryu, Duo and the whole world.
The fair-haired boy got up and sniffed, tears welling up in his eyes. The Chinese noticed the sudden change in his half-brother and knew that they had made a big mistake.
"Quatre, I...!" he said.
Duo turned round and only now noticed that they weren't alone at all. And unfortunately Quatre seemed to have heard everything.
"Ahem, it's not like it seems..." Duo managed to stutter out.
"Forget it. You don't have to explain anything. I'm not going to bother you anymore!" he sniffed and then he fled from the room.
"But Quatre...!"
Ryu wanted to run after him to clear up this misunderstanding, but Duo held him back.
"Ryu, give me your hand!" he said.
But the Chinese boy took his hand away.
"Forget it. We have no future together. I'm already engaged since I was born. I'm sorry."
With these words he also fled from the room, leaving a rather confused Duo behind. This one had no idea what was suddenly going on. He only had wanted to draw this magical symbol on their palms and now both had run away. Had he said or done something wrong? Duo didn't know it, but he decided to find it out. First he had to find Quatre.
*
Meanwhile Quatre had withdrawn into another part of the villa, still crying. Why was he never as lucky as his half-brother? Finally there was really cute and good-looking boy and then this one only was interested in Ryu.
"QUATRE, WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
The blonde suddenly heard Duo calling out his name. Hasty he wiped away his tears. He turned round and saw the braided boy coming up to him.
"Thank God, I've found you. It's getting dark, so please give me your hand." Duo said.
"No. Just go to my brother, if you need someone to hold hands." Quatre shouted.
"I'll do that, but first it's your turn!" the braided boy replied and set about drawing Trowa's sign on Quatre's palm.
"You can't do that. You only can choose one of us and I'M NOT GOING TO FIGHT WITH MY HALF-BROTHER ABOUT YOU!" the blond boy shouted and ran away.
"BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT FOR ME! FIRST I WRITE IT ON YOUR PALM AND THEN ON RYU'S!" Duo called after him.
But Quatre was already gone once more.
*
The blond boy had found another room, where he sat down on a woodened box, thinking about several things. When he heard a sound behind him Quatre thought it was Duo. Since he had calmed down, he decided to tell Duo about his feelings for him. Maybe there was a tiny chance that the braided scholar returned his feelings.
But the blonde didn't know that it wasn't Duo in the room with him, but someone other. It was the ghost who had chosen Quatre as his next prey. But the blond boy didn't know that. He was too busy to muster up all his courage to face Duo.
"Howard-san, I really want to tell you something important," Quatre began to speak," since I saw you for the first time, my heart is beating like mad. I already don't dare to speak to you because I'm afraid that it cracks. I...I really like you very much and I would do everything for you, even die for you."
He had hardly said these words, when the fair-haired one closed his eyes and wanted to kiss the figure, which he mistook for Duo, but which was actually the giant ghost. The latter one only growled deeply, causing Quatre to open his eyes. Wide-eyed and frightened Quatre realized who was in front of him. And then he screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
*
Quatre's scream could be heard all over the villa and startled the Maganacs as well as Ryu and Duo.
"What's that noise?" Ryu asked worried.
He knew that the scream could only come from his half-brother.
"It's night. The ghost must be back again!" Duo replied.
"We have to find Quatre. He must be in trouble. Come on, hurry!!!" the Chinese ordered.
And so everyone went on ghost hunt.
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In the meantime Quatre slowly fell back, while the monster was coming nearer and nearer, growling aloud. At the same time the giant smashed a ladder with his bare claws to pieces, which had been standing in his way. The blonde didn't know how but somehow he managed to escape the monster. In the passages he fortunately met the others, who had been looking for him.
"Is everything alright? We heard your scream. What happened?" Ryu asked.
"A monster. It was enormous, a giant." Quatre replied, when a sudden explosion at the end of the corridor caught everyone's attention.
Every person fell back, when the giant broke through the wall. Duo right away took the initiative.
"Okay, we have to stop him with the sign I've painted on your palms. Just do what I have said." He said to the Maganacs, which nodded and then stretched out their hands, the painted side forwards.
And then they shouted at once:
"STOP!"
The ghost froze and didn't move anymore.
"Great, it worked!" one fighter said.
"Fantastic!" the rest of them cheered.
Careful and sceptical all of them moved nearer, but left it to Duo to find out if everything had worked out well. The braided boy slowly got nearer to the monster, watching it attentively (^^: Just imagine - You're the ghost and Duo is coming nearer and you see him in FISH EYE VISION.*giggles). Duo couldn't believe that the sign had worked and without Trowa's help.
But then something happened with which Duo hadn't counted on. Without any forewarning the ghost woke up, just when the braided scholar was right before him, and growled as loud as he could (Ghost: April, April!). Shocked everybody stumbled back.
"We're jumping on my command. NOW!!!" Ryu yelled and everyone except Duo jumped to a higher place, leaving Duo with the monster ghost behind.
This one suddenly had a very, very bad feeling, when the monster was standing right before him, very angry and ready to kill.
"Ahem...guys, could you please HEEEEEELP MEEE?" Duo screamed, when he staggered back towards the stairs and finally fell down.
At his search for something to defend himself, Duo suddenly found the end of a rope, which belonged to an arrow shooting machine as he noticed.
Without long thinking the braided boy pulled at the rope and so started the mechanism. Several arrows shoot out of the machinery, flying in the direction of the ghost, and hit him into his bony chest. But nevertheless they didn't harm the ghost in any way and so he came dangerously close to Duo.
Desperately Duo climbed up the stairs and found another rope, at whom he promptly pulled, too. But unfortunately he didn't know which trap he would release this way. This time it was a sort of woodened lattice with many sharp metal spikes, which could easily perforate a person.
This lattice now raced up to Duo, unnoticed by the braided boy.
"WATCH OUT, HOWARD-SAN!!!" Quatre and Ryu called out at the same time.
Duo turned round and saw the deadly lattice coming up to him. Wide-eyed he threw himself forwards and rolled down the stairs. At the same time his feet got caught in the rope of another trap.
At the other end of the rope was a big, heavy stone, which fell downwards and Duo was pulled in the air with his head downward, where he swung back and forth like a human punching bag.
Ryu knew that he had to do something or the giant would kill Duo and he already had an idea.
"Quatre, you free Howard-san and I'll divert the ghost. Okay?" he shouted.
"Agreed!"
Both boys jumped at the same moment from their side of the attic. While Ryu cut the rope with his sword, Quatre caught the falling Duo and brought them both safe to the other side of the upper floor. Then Ryu, who was still holding on to the remains of the rope, gave his men a sign and as a result the Maganacs let fall down a net onto the giant.
"Thank you very much for rescuing me!" Duo gasped while he still was clinging to the blond boy, which the latter one didn't like at all.
"Would you please let go off me?" he growled and gave Duo a slight punch into his ribs.
Normally it wouldn't have been bad, but at that moment this single punch was enough to make Duo fall down from the safe attic again. With a short scream the braided boy fell right into the monster's arms. Quatre paled when he realized what he had done.
"Oops! I'm sorry, Howard-san!" he yelled.
"Never mind! But maybe someone of you could rescue me since I have no intention to end up as ghost food." Duo whined.
The monster suddenly made a strange noise, which sounded suspiciously like an amused laugh. And why not! Duo was lying in the monster's arms as if he were a Christmas present and the giant seemed to find the whole thing amusing since he hadn't any problems to get his prey now. But fortunately for Duo, the ghost's plan was interfered by Ryu and Quatre.
They jumped down again and grabbed both the net, so that Duo landed on the floor very ungentle. But he was alive. Then the other men jumped down, too, and everyone ran outside, dragging along Duo, who was still in the net.
But outside the next surprise was waiting for them. Meanwhile the awaited convoy had reached the villa and now Ryu, Quatre and their men were facing Rashid Kurama and his soldiers.
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Tsuzúku -> to be continued...
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BGM: Rock Me! - Yuiko Tsubokura; Ghost Story - Anita Mui; The Pressure - Anima; Princes of the Universe - Queen; Insane in the Brain - Cypress Hill; No Fate, Freeze Out - Lastier
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^^ Terrenis-chan: Yes, it's been a while, but I still suffer from a really bad case of writers block. It really sucks. *sighs* But at least I finally have found my sunglasses - after two years of searching. *sweatdrops*
Quatre: *appears* Are you Terrenis-chan?
^^ Terrenis-chan: *blinks* Quatre, you here? What can I do for you, Q-chan?
Quatre: I just want to know why you're so mean to me.
^^ Terrenis-chan: *blinks again* Pardon?
Quatre: *pouts* You know what I mean. I want to be with my beloved Howard-san. NOW.
^^ Terrenis-chan: Who?
Quatre: I mean that guy with the long braid.
^^ Terrenis-chan: O.O Ooooooooooh, you mean Duo.
Quatre: *folds arms* Whatever! So can I be with him or not?
^^ Terrenis-chan: I'm sorry but that's impossible. This is a Duo x Wufei Fic...
Quatre: Who is Wufei?
^^ Terrenis-chan: -_-O I mean this is a Duo x Ryu Ficcie and not a Quatre x Duo Fic...
Quatre: T.T Oh, I understand...*sniffs*
^^ Terrenis-chan: *sighs and hugs Quatre* Gomen, cutie. We'll find another boyfriend for you.
Quatre: *sniffs again*
^^ Terrenis-chan: *hugs Quatre again**suddenly holds picture of Demon Zechs in her hands* What about him?
Quatre: *takes a closer look* O.O WOW, HE'S HOT. WHERE CAN I FIND HIM? *begins to drool*
^^ Terrenis-chan: HOT? *big sweatdrop* Q, I know he's sexy but he's also an ancient and dangerous tree demon.
Quatre: I don't care. If I can't have Duo then I want him.*points at the picture*
^^ Terrenis-chan: *blinks* He's at the Nataku - Temple.
Quatre: *disappears happily* Thank you. Sayonara.
^^ Terrenis-chan: Good Luck, Q! You'll need it. *turns to audience* Just 5 - 6 more parts to come till the great final and if you liked this part, then just write an e-mail to me:
Terrenis-sama@web.de
Ja ne!
^-^ Terrenis-chan ^.^
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