Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Ai Youji ❯ Duo returns ( Chapter 3 )

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Ai Youji

Chapter 3

 

It was almost a month and a half before Duo called Quatre.

“Hey Q.” Duo said in an uncharacteristic subdued tone. Surpriseing Quatre.

“Duo are you alright?”

“Yeah Q-man.. I um.. need a place to stay. Can I stay in one of your houses?”

“Duo of course you can stay at one of mine. Tell me where you are and I will come and pick you up and take you too it.”

“Actually Q, I am near your office. I will be there in a couple of minutes.”

“Ok, well come on right up when you get here.” Duo ended the call. Without another word.

A few minutes later Duo was standing in Quatre's office. “ Just give me a minute to finish this.” Quatre said as he signed the paper in front of him. Then dropped the pen on to the desk. “Ok, lets go.” Quatre said as he stood and streched. “Any place you have in mind?” He asked as he looked at his watch.

Duo nodded. “One of the ones on the beach?”

“Sure, we can grab some lunch on the way.” Duo nodded but said nothing. Neither of them broke the silence until they were in the car and already on their way. “ So what do you want for lunch?” Quatre said breaking the silence. Duo shrugged in response. Quatre sighed and pulled up to a fast food place. “What do you want?”

“Anything is fine Q-man.” Quatre frowned. “ Look Q you know me, I am not a picky when it comes to these places. So anything is fine.” Quatre sighed again and ordered for the both of them.

When they got the food Quatre hoped back on to the road while Duo separated their food and then took a bite of his burger. As soon as he swallowed he said. “Q pull over.”

“Why?” Quatre asked as he pulled the car over. The second the car was stopped Duo was out the door and throwing up. Quatre turned off the car, got out and walked around it to where Duo was heaving. Gently rubbing Duo's back he asked. “ How long have you been sick?”

“ About a week. But I feel fine in the morning and later in the afternoon. Its only during this time or day.” Duo replied as he finished emptying his stomach.

“ I want you to see Sally after we check out the house.” Duo grimaced but nodded knowing better than to argue with Quatre about the matter.

The rest of the time to the house was once again spent in silence. When they reached the house Duo was surprised. It was small for a Winner house. It was only a two story house, white with blue shutters. The front yard was surrounded by a white picket fence. The grass was a vibrate green and if you looked behind the house you could see the ocean.

Quatre smiled as he watched Duo take in the house. “ I know its not what you expected, but it was one of the few places I bought when I took over the family business. When I first saw this house,” Quatre smiled brightly. “ I thought of you. I remembered during the war you were always making jokes about how one day we would all have the white picket fence life.” Duo smiled sadly before replying.

“Yeah well fat chance of ever being normal.”

Quatre smiled. “But its the thought. I knew you would never let me give it to you but I knew that a day would come when you would ask to stay at one of my beach homes. So when you did I thought of this place. Now how about we go check out the place.?” Duo nodded excitedly, seeming to be in a better mood, and smiled brightly.

“Thank you Quatre.”

The house was homey. When you first entered into the living room, it was big enough to fit all the furniture in it nicely but small enough to make it feel cozy. Next was the kitchen which was a decent size. All the appliances seemed new and there was plenty of counter space and in the corner there was a small table and a couple of chairs. The next room was a medium sized study, with books that lined the walls and a desk that seemed to be an antique in the middle of the room. Upstairs there where two decently sized bedrooms and a large bathroom. The first bedroom was the master. The second was smaller but still decently sized. The bathroom was lavish. The tub was huge and looked relaxing. There was also a shower that was big enough to fit at least two people in it and still be able to move around in. When they finished looking at all the rooms in the house they walked back downstairs to the living room.

“Duo why don't you go check out the back. There is a lovely porch swing and a great view of the ocean.” Duo smiled and nodded before going to check it out. Quatre pulled out his cell and called Sally.

“Hello Sally,” Quatre said as soon as she picked up.

“Hi Quatre, what can I do for you?” Sally asked sounding mildly surprised.

“Duo has been sick and I was wondering if we could come see you, so you could take a look at him.”

“Of course, what happened?”

“Well we had just picked up lunch and he took just one bite before he was suddenly throwing up.”

“Thats unusal. You know now that I think about it, I have never seen Duo sick before.”

“I know thats why I think he should see you. He said that its been going on for about a week.”

“Are there any other symptoms?”

“I don't know. He kind of disappeared after my last party. We hadn't heard from him until today when he called me. Though he was depressed but I really don't think that is a symptom.”

“Ok, well just get him here and I'll take a look at him.”

“Thank you Sally.”

“Not a problem Quatre. See you when you get here.” With that Sally hung up.

Quatre stepped out onto the back porch to see Duo sitting in the porch swing watching the ocean. “ Like the house?” Duo smiled and nodded. They spent the next hour watching the waves in silence.