Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ As The Clock Tolls and Tears Are Freed ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

As The Clock Tolls and Tears Are Freed

Chapter 3

Three months.. geez.. time goes by fast when you least expect it to..

Naomi rolled onto her side, laying on the couch, looking outside. The snow was beginning to melt and winter was slowly disappearing and spring was slowly appearing.

Her blue eyes were glazed and half closed.

Her gaze fell to the front door, as Wufei and Heero entered.

"Welcome back from your journey to Relena's."

Heero looked at her, hanging up his coat and watched as she sat up, smiling at him. He looked at Wufei, who had an amused look on his face.

"Well," the Chinese boy started, "I'll leave you two be.."

Heero and Naomi watched at Wufei walked off and then looked at one another, again. Naomi cleared her throat. "Duo called at about.. six and said he's staying at Hilde's until later and Quatre said he wouldn't be getting back until late tonight.. Trowa went with Quatre.."

She waited for him to say something but got no reply. A low, gentle sigh escaped from her lips as she stood, slowly. Her brown hair bouncing behind her, brushing against the back of her neck and her baggy, blue shirt.

Heero found himself staring at her, unconsciously. Naomi blinked, a slight look of confusion in her eyes. He shook his head and was ready to head into the kitchen when he felt a silky, smooth hand take hold of his.

Naomi was standing beside him, holding his hand in hers, blinking. She didn't even know what had overcome her to do that.

They just looked at each other, before Wufei decided to interrupt the silence by yelling out a line of cussing from falling over something of Duo's.

Evening was setting in and Quatre and Trowa hadn't returned yet. Duo was in the kitchen, at the table, dying of hunger and Heero was waiting patiently for dinner to be served. Wufei was in the living room, becoming one with himself.

Naomi looked over at Duo as she wiped her hands on her apron and started to laugh to herself, amused by his facial expression. "Duo.. You have your ups and down in life and this is one of the downs.. You have to wait for everything to be ready before you eat it.."

"Why..?"

"Because I said so.."

He just looked at her and sighed, hunger taking over his whole body. "I.. want.. food!"

"I told you to wait!"

"OW!"

A wooden spoon smacked him upside the head and Naomi was standing behind him, apparently annoyed by him.

She looked at Heero and then back at Duo and went back to cooking, humming as she worked on fixing the food.

Wufei walked into the kitchen, sniffing the air. "What is.. that smell?"

"It's called `food'"

"I know that, woman, but what?"

"Well, it would've been Duo if I hadn't felt enough compassion to spare him.."

Duo looked at her, "very.. funny.."

She looked at him, chuckling. "It's duck, Wufei.."

"Duck..?"

Duo spoke up, "you know, the creature that goes `quack, quack'"

"Shut up Maxwell!"

Naomi sighed, wishing that the two would stop fighting.

As the sun finally disappeared over the horizon Naomi relaxed, in the bathroom, in the bubble filled tub. The water was warm and her hair was pulled back in a bun, so it wouldn't get wet. Her eyes were closed and a look of relaxation was on her features.

Naomi sighed, letting the warmth of the water envelope her body, helping her tense muscles loosen.

On the sink counter was a radio, which set on a station that played classical music 24/7. The music came out low, due to the volume was set on 3 but it was still audible. Naomi, although violent and angry as she is, enjoyed classical music, because it helped her relax.

This… feels good.. I finally get t relax. The only downside of this is that I forgot to tell them all that I was going to take a bath.

She shifted, the water and bubbles moving. The bubble that covered her chest began to move away and she didn't notice. If one of them walks in.. let them stare.. They can see but they can't have. She chuckled, opening her eyes, slowly. "But.. I could make an exception for one of them.."

"But.. but.. but.."

"Maxwell, shut up! I will not let you go!"

"But my neck hurts!"

Wufei and Duo had gotten into one of their arguments and Wufei had gotten Duo into a headlock. Duo was struggling to get free but Wufei only tightened his grip.

"WU-WU!"

Wufei tightened his grip on the American's neck.

"C...an't...b…rea…th..."

Wufei let Duo go, snorting, watching the American gasp for breath. "No wonder… your a weakling.."

"Will you two quite fighting?"

The two looked over to who was speaking. Duo gagged, sitting up. "Heero, tell him to be nice to me!"

Heero looked at him and shook his head. "I don't care what he does to you.."

"WHAT!?"

Heero only gave Duo a look and then walked upstairs, shaking his head. Those two.. god.. If neither kills the other I'll do the job..

Her glanced towards the bathroom when he heard humming and the door open. His gaze fell upon Naomi, who had a towel loose around her body. She has.. a cleavage.. He blinked, looking her over. She looks.. talented……

Naomi blinked, glancing over towards Heero, a blush rising up to her cheeks . "W..what are you staring at?" Her grip on the towel loosened and it threatened to fall off when she noticed he looked away. Wha..?! He's not interested I guess.. Ah well.. When he feels like it I'll.. While she had shrugged her shoulders the towel and fallen, around he rankles.

She blinked, looked down at herself. She suddenly went a giant red and looked at Heero, who had the dignity to not glance but Duo, who had been walking upstairs, took this chance to stare, eyes widened.

"WWWWUUUFFFFEEEIII!!!!"

"WHAT!?"

"Come here!"

Naomi froze, back going rigid, she bent, to pick up the towels but heard a girl scream from behind and then Duo laughing. She looked over at where it came from and grabbed the towel.

Wufei was yelling something about his virgin eyes being soiled and his nose was bleeding uncontrollably.

Naomi grabbed the towel and held it up to herself and run past them, and into her room, slamming the door.

"That was smart.."

Duo looked over at Heero, who was holding a cup of coffee. He blinked, his cobalt blue eyes moving to Wufei. "Wu.. wu..?"

"Don't speak to me Maxwell.."

He looked at Heero, who only gave him a glare, and a few words of advice, "why not let someone have their dignity..?"

"What..?"

"You had to stare, didn't you?"

"What…?! YOU DIDN'T LOOK?!"

Heero nodded, saying yes, he didn't look.

"What's wrong with you? You had a free peak at her and.."

Duo was cut off when Wufei grabbed him by the throat. "Listen to me, Maxwell, you will not utter a word about this to the Quatre and Trowa.."

"Utter a word about what?"

Duo and Wufei looked over towards the frame way of the kitchen, at Quatre, Trowa coming up behind him.

Duo grinned, "we saw a naked Nao.."

"MAXWELL!!!"

Heero shook his head, standing, the cup of coffee on the table, untouched. "You two are such idiots.."

They watched as he walked past and towards the stairs.

"Where're you going..?"

Heero looked at Duo. "Upstairs to try to calm down Naomi, after your little staring antics she's probably ready to kill you.."

Quatre looked at Duo, blinking, Trowa chuckling, quite amused.

"I see Duo has become a peeping tom.."

"I only looked at her because the towel had fallen.."

Trowa looked at him, grinning. "Duo.. your suppose to respect a woman's dignity until she is ready to show herself to you."