Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Changing Seasons (Part Six of the Family Sagas) ❯ Part Six ( Chapter 6 )

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Changing Seasons, Part 6

Miles drove over to the Maxwell house, early the next morning. He pulled into the driveway and saw Randy, David, and Jonathon leaning under the hood of the truck. "Hey, sweetheart," he said as he came over and kissed her cheek.

"Hey," Randy replied, smiling up at him. "Go on inside, my mom made those blueberry muffins that you like so much."

"Ok, I'll see you a little while," he said as he kissed her again before opening the gate and going in the kitchen door. "Morning," he called out.

"Morning, Miles," Duo replied as he looked up from his paper. "You saw Randy?"

"Yeah, she told me that there were blueberry muffins in here," Miles said as he sat down on the barstool.

"She was right," Hilde said as she handed him a muffin with some butter.

"Thank you," he said as he bit into the muffin. He grinned after he swallowed. "Good as always Hilde." He looked up when Megan came down the steps. "Morning, Megan."

"Morning," Megan replied as she sat down next to him. "Shoveling it in already," she teased as she noticed the three-quarter eaten muffin.

"They're damn good muffins," Miles said as he swallowed. Then he heard a yell from outside. He got up and went out with Duo, Hilde, and Megan following. "What the hell?"

"I didn't scratch the precious paint on your truck Jonathon!" Randy shouted at him.

"You just scratched it with the keys!" Jonathon shouted back.

"I didn't do it on purpose, you idiot! Don't be such a baby, you can always fix it up!"

"It was a custom paint job! How the hell am I going to find that color paint!"

"I just fixed your damn truck because you couldn't find the problem with it, you baka!"

Duo rolled his eyes. "So nice to have the kids home again."

"Eeep!" Randy shrieked as Jonathon put a full nelson on her. "Let go!"

"Nope! Not until you say you'll pay for the paint if you find it!" Jonathon said as he tightened it, knowing that she could get out of the hold.

"Hey need some help," David said as he bent down and grabbed Randy's kicking feet.

"LET GO!" Randy shouted again, trying get her feet out of her brother's grasp.

"You know what this means," Jonathon smirked at David.

A smirk lit up David's face as well. "Well what are we waiting for?"

Jonathon nodded and they carried the screaming Randy past their parents, Miles, and Megan, through the gate and into the backyard until they reached the pool. "Ready," he yelled out.

Randy shook her head rapidly. "No, no, no, no!"

"Oh yes," David replied. "One, two…"

"Three!" Jonathon yelled as they tossed Randy into the pool, clothes in all.

Megan looked on wide-eyed. She looked up at Miles. "Are they always like that?"

Miles nodded his head. "Usually," he sighed in reply.

Jonathon and David stood on the edge of the pool, laughing hysterically as Randy surfaced.

Randy pushed her wet hair away from her face and glared up at them. "You think that's funny, well I'll show you funny," she growled as she reached up and grabbed Jonathon by his legs and pulled him back into the pool. He landed with a big splash.

"Sucker," David snickered as he looked down at Jonathon as he surfaced. He took a few steps away from the edge of the pool. "See, I won't get…AHHHH!" he yelled as he fell in when he was pushed from behind. He surfaced, gritting his teeth. "Who the hell just pushed me?"

"You were saying," Chris smirked as he crossed his arms in front of him. "Now all three of you are in the pool."

"Well it was Jonathon and David, who threw me in," Randy snapped as she grabbed Jonathon by his hair and tried pushing him under.

David didn't waste any time, grabbing Randy and pushing her under. "Come here, Chris," he said in a deceptively innocent tone.

"Yeah, like I would come near the pool with all three of you in it," Chris drawled in response.

"Why, chicken?" Victoria asked sweetly as she shifted Alexandra to her other hip.

Chris looked over his shoulder at his wife. "No, I'm not stupid that's why."

"Who said you had to be stupid," Randy said as she hoisted herself out of the pool and latched her arms around Chris's waist and tried dragging him back with her.

"No you don't brat," Chris said as he turned and gave her a push, but she grabbed onto his arm and pulled him into the water with her.

Now all four Maxwells were in the pool. And all trying to drown each other.

Megan kept her mouth closed, but she had never seen anything like this before. She looked over at Duo and Hilde, who didn't look at all surprised by their four grown children's behavior. And Miles was rolling his eyes. "Have they always done this?"

"Yes, it's just something that they do," Victoria, replied, with a slight smile on her lips. "A Maxwell will always be a Maxwell, no matter what age. And they will always try to find ways to gang up on each other. But watch out when someone tries to gang up on one of them, who isn't blood related and you'll get your ass kicked by the other three. They're very, very clannish. And many have learned that you don't mess with Randy, or else you'll have three guys that top six feet breathing down your neck."

"Guess that means that they could kick your ass if you did anything," Megan said as she looked up at Miles.

"Yeah, they would too," Miles, replied wryly.

"Hey, princess, come here," Chris yelled out as he dunked Randy again.

"Are you crazy?" Victoria replied as she handed Alexandra over to her grandmother. She walked within a foot of the edge.

"I promise I won't pull you in," Chris pouted.

"That's bull," Victoria answered, shaking her head. "And you better not because…"

"Because why?" Chris asked, a little puzzled.

"Remember what I told you this morning," Victoria sighed.

Realization flared in Chris's cobalt eyes. "Oh yeah, that's right."

"What do you mean that's right?" Randy asked as she climbed out of the pool, a puddle of water forming about her feet as she squeezed her hair out.

"Well…" Chris hedged as he climbed out of the pool after her.

"Well what?" Hilde asked as she looked up from Alexandra.

"We weren't going to tell anyone until tomorrow night, but since we already caught your interest…" Chris replied as he put his arms around Victoria's waist, "Victoria and I are going to have another baby."

"Good Lord, bro, Alex is only five months old and you're already having another one," David said as he sat on the edge of the pool.

"Don't you two ever stop?" Jonathon teased as he stood, dripping wet on the side of the pool.

"Well congratulations," Hilde said as she came forwards and pressed a kiss on Victoria's cheek and then one on Chris's.

"Another one," Duo said, grinning.

"Yeah, another one for you and my dad to spoil rotten," Victoria sighed.

"Hey, this time I hope it's a boy," Chris said, kissing Victoria's cheek.

"Typical male answer," Randy smirked.

Miles grinned. "Hey why would it be? Every guy wants a son like him. Gotta have someone to carry on the family name."

"Yeah, but from Heero all the way to Zechs, they all went all dopey when they had daughters," Hilde laughed.

"Gotta have someone else to spoil besides a wife," Duo said as he wrapped his arms about Hilde's waist. He propped his chin on her shoulder and looked down at Alex. "Girls are always more fun to spoil. I got three boys first, Randy was a welcome relief."

Megan looked around her. She had never met a family quite like this one before. She looked up at Miles. "Is your family like this?"

"No, mine is actually sane," Miles, replied with a smile.

"Hey!" Randy replied as she came over to him and propped her hands on her hips.

"You're the only sane one then," Miles replied as he bent down and kissed her nose.

"That's what I thought you would say," she stated smugly.

"So, when do I get a tour of the Sanc Kingdom?" Megan asked Miles and Jonathon.

"Well, I'm going over to see Leigh before she comes here and kicks my ass because I didn't go and see her yesterday," Jonathon said as he scratched the back of his head.

"I was going to do something with Randy," Miles said.

"Miles why don't you take Megan on a tour, I don't mind really," Randy said as she squeezed the water from the hem of her shirt.

"Are you sure?" Miles asked, cupping her cheek in his hand.

"Yeah, I'm sure," Randy, said as she nodded her head. "Besides, she's your friend and you invited her. It's only fitting that you should show her around."

"All right," Miles said, reluctantly. "Then what are you going to do today?"

"Well I was going to run to the gym and work out some. Then I was going to come home and just relax," she replied.

Megan looked back at Randy. She was surprised that she was letting Miles spend time with her. "I don't know what to say, Randy."

"Hey no sweat, I don't mind," Randy said as she shrugged.

"Well does that mean you're ready to go now?" Miles asked.

"Yeah, I guess I am," Megan replied, shaking her head.

"Well then, we should get going," Miles, said, smiling. "There's a lot to see."

"Lead the way then," Megan laughed.

"I'll call you later," Miles said as he pressed a kiss on Randy's lips.

"Ok," Randy said as she smiled.

Megan climbed into Miles's convertible. "See you all later," she called as she waved good-bye.

"That's brave of you," Jonathon said as he draped his arm over Randy's shoulder.

"Why? I trust him," Randy said, as she looked up at him, "He isn't stupid."

"That may be true, but you never know," Jonathon said squeezing her arm.

Randy sighed and looked in the direction that Miles had gone, her lips pursed in a knowing smile, but her cobalt eyes flashing with just a hint of uncertainty and jealousy.

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Miles took Megan to the ruins of the old Peacecraft palace that had been bombed out by the Alliance when his parents had been mere toddlers.

"This is extraordinary," Megan said as she ran her hands over the faded wallpaper.

"They left it this way to serve as a reminder of what war could bring. You know that Victoria's mother is Relena Darlin Yuy, who is actually a Peacecraft by birth," Miles said as he followed her down the long hall.

"Really, I'm impressed," Megan said as she looked out of the window into the ruined garden. "I've seen this place in history books before it was destroyed, it was a magnificent palace. And yet it still seems to hold that nobleness, that magnificence even now." She walked into a room, with torn hangings from the archway and from the windows. The windows being the only thing that had been replaced, everything else left as it was. "It's a pity that war even had to exist."

"Yes, it is a pity that war had to exist. But war brought this peace that has lasted for so many years. No one likes to fight, it only leaves places like this in its wake, along with the lives of soldiers," Miles said solemnly as he ran his hand over a darker piece of wall paper not as faded as the rest. He knew where the picture of the old king hung now, in the library of the Yuy/Merquise household.

"The five Gundam pilots," Megan said softly. She looked over at Miles. "You know, it says their names in the history books."

"Yeah, I know that too," Miles, replied wryly. "Especially if you're a child of one."

"Is it hard being a child of someone who fought in war. For peace?" Megan asked.

"Yes and no. Yes, because you're almost put under a magnifying glass. People expect a lot out of you when they find out that your father was. All of us have felt it. And no because people sometimes look at you with awe for whom your father was. Sometimes it's even harder on the daughters then the sons because it makes them have to prove themselves. Randy is the proof of that. She is not a lady because she's always been a tomboy. She plays rough like the guys. She's never let bumps or bruises get in her way. She takes it like one of the guys," Miles said, shaking his head. "You know she's broke her leg playing basketball several years ago, she didn't even cry. She broke her nose playing rugby once. That was the last time her dad let her play that with the guys. And she's broken several of her fingers. She feels like she's always had to prove that she's worthy of being a daughter of a former Gundam pilot."

"That sounds like that's a lot to carry around," Megan said as she followed him down the hall.

"It is. But Randy doesn't seem to mind. She likes the challenge. But her dad has spoiled her ever since she was born. He's rarely said no to her," Miles chuckled.

"And how about you? Do you carry around any baggage?" Megan asked curiously.

"Well, I do in a way. You see, before Randy I dated a lot of girls. All three Maxwell boys were much the same way. I had quite the reputation with the ladies and I had the hardest time getting to date Randy. Duo didn't want me anywhere near her. One reason was, I was three years older then her and two, I had the rep of being a skirt chaser," Miles admitted truthfully.

"I haven't heard this before," Megan said as they walked out into the gardens.

"Well let's just say I went through a lot to get to date her. Duo almost beat the shit out of me once, then he made me a gofer at his business, I had to answer a questionnaire which had very personal questions, and I had to keep my hands off of her the entire time," Miles sighed at the memories. "The man put me through the wringer and he enjoyed every bit of it. The man truly is the devil."

Megan laughed. "And it sounds like you're still leery of him."

"Hey, I might be twenty years younger then him, but it still doesn't mean you mess with a guy who's nickname is the God of Death," Miles said as he ran his hand on an old stone wall. "He could still beat the daylights out of me."

"I take it that you won't lay a hand on her either in fear of her dad?" Megan asked as she looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

"That and the fact that she wears a chastity ring," he sighed leaning against the wall.

"So that's why there's some tension around your mouth this morning," she said as she leaned down next to him.

"What do you mean?" he asked, meeting her eyes.

"That you're not getting any from her," she stated, "And you haven't since you started dating her."

"I admit that I've been with several girls before I began dating Randy," Miles said with a drawn out sigh. "Mainly it was because of her age, but throw that in with Duo and the ring, and there's a nice big roadblock that says "No Sex." Not like it matters."

"It may not matter, but you still want too," Megan said as she crossed her feet. She looked up at him. "And it's chafing you because you want to, but you won't and you can't."

"You don't know how true that it. I love Randy, but she's just so…I don't know how to describe her. She just seems to ooze sex appeal from every pore. She could make a professional stripper look like an amateur. And I even though I stop myself every time we get close, I just wish sometimes that we wouldn't."

"Sometimes you just have to make do. You love her and you're waiting for her. It proves that you're in the relationship for more then just sex, yet you would ask for the sex if you knew you would get it from her. But she won't give it away until she's married, am I right?"

"You're right. If it was offered I would take it, but since its not, I don't ask. And until there's a wedding band on her finger, she won't give it up."

Megan looked at his profile as he turned his head towards the mountains in the backdrop. She sighed to herself. She liked him very much. He was sweet, smart, and handsome, but taken. And she normally wouldn't go after a guy that was already taken, but he wasn't like other guys. He seemed to be happy with Randy and he was sticking it out, but it was starting to wear on him and it showed. She wondered if his girlfriend even knew about it.

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"Come on, onna, and show me what you got," Jet taunted Randy as he faced her on the mat.

"You want it, you got it," Randy said she got into a fighting stance. She held up her hands. "Bring it on, Chang, I'm waiting."

"You asked," Jet said as he came at her.

The two nineteen year olds sparred under Wufei and Duo's watchful eye.

"You're little onna has improved, Maxwell," Wufei said as he watched Randy sweep his son's feet from under him.

"That's my girl. She's always been a tough cookie, like her mother," Duo said proudly.

"Hilde would have to be to put up with you," Wufei said under his breath.

"I heard that," Duo smirked as he looked at Wufei out of the corner of his eye.

"Come on, onna, you haven't beaten me yet," Jet smirked as he held her arms imprisoned.

"Give me a minute and I will," Randy said as she brought her one leg up and hit him in the face with her bare foot.

"Damn you, Randy, you're going to break my nose again if you do that any harder," Jet snapped, twitching his nose slightly. "Something bothering you?" he said as he swung his knee up.

She caught in with her hands. "What makes you think that?" she breathed hard.

"You're a little more aggressive then usual," he pointed out as he blocked her fist with his hand. "I heard from Vaughn that Miles brought home a friend from school. And she's a girl."

"So?" Randy panted as she put one foot one his chest and fell back, flipping him over her and then pinning him to the mat, her knees digging into his elbows.

"Because as soon as I mentioned this other girl, you flipped me and you're cutting off the circulation in my arms," Jet said as he looked up at her. "And it's…" he said as he pushed his body off of the floor and pushed her over with his knees until he had her pinned to the mat, "that you forget I could always get out of that hold."

"Go to hell," she snapped as she kneed him in the back and pushed him off of her, only to have his feet kick hers from under her until she was lying on her back again. She swiftly moved to her feet and they once again began throwing kicks and punches at each other.

"That's what I heard too," Wufei said as he cast an eye in Duo's direction, "That your son and Barton's oldest brought home an onna from school."

"So what of it?" Duo replied as he looked back at Wufei.

"Leigh nearly had a fit when she heard. She chased your brat around the yard with my katana until he was able to take it away from her. Your son has no tact, Maxwell," Wufei snorted.

"Jonathon is a only friend to Megan. He's too scared of Leigh to even think of cheating," Duo said as he returned his eyes to Randy and Jet.

"If that's so, how did Randy take it?" Wufei inquired.

"Randy took it well, but…"

"But what, Maxwell?"

"She's a little jealous," Duo admitted reluctantly.

"So your little onna doesn't like this newcomer either," Wufei smirked.

"I didn't say that, I only said that she's a little jealous," Duo said, arching a brow.

"Yes, but the tone of your voice hints otherwise," Wufei pointed out.

"Would you lay off, Chang," Duo snapped.

"So I'm right. And where is Miles right now?" Wufei broached.

"He took Megan on a tour, at Randy's insistence," Duo replied through clenched teeth.

"Really?" Wufei drawled.

"Would you cut that out before I decide I want to get on that mat and kick your ass," Duo growled.

"Whatever you say, Maxwell," Wufei smirked, crossing his arms behind him.

Jet caught Randy's foot that came towards his head. "Is that all you got, onna?" he taunted.

"NO!" Randy yelled as she brought her knee up only to have that caught too. She pushed away from him and did a perfect back flip before springing off towards him, with a spinning kick. It hit him hard enough to make him wobble on his feet and she swept his feet from under him. She grabbed his arm and lay down, pulling his arm with her.

"Dammit, Randy, you're going to rip it from its socket," Jet gritted out.

"All right, let go, onna Maxwell," Wufei said as he stepped onto the mat.

Randy let go and stood. Sweat was beaded on her forehead. "So, how was I?"

"You've improved," Wufei said, grinning slightly. "But you still must work on that technique of yours."

"Thank you, sensei," Randy said as she bowed her head a little. She lifted her head and grinned up at him. "Do you think I'm good enough to beat you yet?"

"In time," Wufei said. He shook his head at Randy. She was very different then his own two daughters. They had not been tomboys, not like her. They had a competitive streak, but not as wide as Randy's. And he knew that Duo had encouraged it much to Hilde' chagrin. And he and the others had watched Randy grow from the pigtailed little hellion into Hell's own angel at nineteen.

Jet stood, rubbing his arm. "You have improved. I wasn't expecting you to come back at me that fast."

"I took a classes while I was at school," Randy replied with a slight smile.

Duo grinned. "Well that's my girl."

"Well I'm going to the dance studio upstairs. I'll see you guys later," Randy said as she smiled at them and dashed out.

"You're daughter is something else, Maxwell. Was she the one who put those gray hairs on your head?" Wufei smirked.

"No more then that nice streak of silver going through your hair from your daughters," Duo smirked back.

"At least I don't have that braid you tote around."

"At least I don't walk around with my chin pointed up in the air like the king of the world."

"Take that back, Maxwell!"

"What are you going to do about it, Wu-man?"

"Oh great! Not again," Jet sighed into his hand as he watched Duo taunt his dad some more until his dad went for his katana and started after Duo. "Don't they ever grow up?"

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Randy arched her toe on the bar in the dance studio upstairs. She had since showered and changed from her black sports bra and bike shorts to a simple black sleeveless leotard. Her heeled black shoes without the taps stood near by, as well as a pair of toe slippers, and a pair of heeled black shoes with the taps.

Donavon looked in from the doorway. He could see Randy's toes resting on the bar in front of the mirror. "Didn't know I would see you here?"

She looked over her shoulder at him. "I was downstairs sparring with Jet earlier. I felt like coming up here for a little while."

"Remember the first time you and I danced together when we were little," he said as he came in and leaned against the mirror.

"I remember. The song that they played was Queen's, Who Wants To Live Forever," Randy replied softly. She took her foot off the bar. "Let's see if I can find it." She walked over to the stereo system and flipped through the CDs on the shelf. "Here it is," she said as she pulled out the disc. She slipped it into the player. She hurried back over and put on her tapless black heels. "Want to see if we still remember it."

"I'm always for a trip down memory lane. Let's see if we can do it even better and do things a little differently," Donavon said as he grinned. He picked up the remote and pressed play and took his place on the floor, with her hand in his. She would start out with her head turned away from him. The song began to play.

There's no time for us

There's no place for us

What is this thing that builds our dreams?

Then slips away from us

She moved slowly, almost moving away from him. She turned to face him as the chorus came up.

Who wants to live forever?

Who wants to live forever?

Oooh

He brought her towards him, and knelt down on one knee as she walked around him. He stood once again, this time bringing her close. Her hair brushed against his chin, catching a whiff of peaches.

There's no chance for us

It's all decided for us

This world has only one sweet moment

Set aside for us

She swung into his arms, her back against his chest. His arms clasping her waist before their hands met and he turned her away from him. She spun under his arm before he came up behind her and pulled her close. The heat of his body seeped through the stretchy material of her leotard. It felt good.

They didn't realize that they had gathered an audience, who was watching them with interest.

Who wants to live forever?

Who wants live forever?

Oooh

Who dares to love forever?

Oh, oh, when love must die

The interlude began in which Randy broke free and spun on her toes away from him. She extended her leg out behind her.

Donavon walked towards her and grasped her foot. It wasn't part of the original dance, but he knew it would work.

Miles had brought Megan to the gym. He showed her around until they saw a bunch of people going up to the dance studio. They followed, curious on why everyone was going up there. They stopped behind Duo, Jet, and Wufei, when they saw Donavon and Randy in the middle of the dance floor.

The lyrics started once again and with a swift pull, Donavon pulled Randy into his arms, catching her. She touched his cheek lightly with her lips and then her fingers trailed over his jaw. He bent low as her one leg extended and the other one barely touched the floor. His skin was beginning to tingle from the contact of her fingers. And he was getting lost in her eyes, as they looked deep into his.

But touch my tears with your lips

Touch my warmth with your fingertips

Her feet hit the floor once again and she ran from him, but he caught her, spinning her back into his arms, dipping her low so that her braid touched the floor. There was a look in his eyes that she hadn't really seen before. She could feel his strong forearms supporting her back.

Miles felt a spark of jealousy.

And we can have forever

And we can love forever

Forever is our today

Donavon turned her in his arms and they danced around the floor. Spinning in time to the music. Their eyes met for a moment, revealing the truest of their feelings that they had always hid from one another.

Duo noticed they way they looked at each other for that brief moment.

Who wants to live forever?

Who wants to live forever?

Forever is our today

He lifted her in his arms, swinging her around, and slowly lowered her to the floor and she went into a split on the floor.

Who is forever anyway?

Randy looked up at him as he knelt down next to her. She leaned back, coming out of the split until her legs were curled at her side and his arms went around her.

Donavon touched her hair with his lips. He inhaled, breathing her in. He closed his eyes for a moment. "Randy." It was only then that he realized that they had an audience. He stood up quickly. "Didn't know we were putting on a show?" he asked sheepishly.

Miles narrowed his eyes the tiniest bit at his brother.

Megan noticed. She looked back at the couple on the dance floor. She walked over to them. "That was a beautiful dance," she complimented.

"Thank you," Randy said as she smiled. "Actually it was the first song Donavon and I danced to when we both started ballroom type dancing."

"You two move well together. You can tell there's real chemistry between you two," Megan said, noticing a slight flush rising on Donavon's cheeks. A thought dawned on her. "Donavon's in love with Randy."

"Well we started when I was ten and he was eleven. We just seemed to work well together," Randy replied as she shrugged her shoulders.

"That's a long time," Megan drawled.

"So didn't know you would be here," Miles said as he went over to them. He put his hand on Randy's shoulder and glanced at his brother.

The possessive gesture wasn't lost on Donavon. "I felt like coming," he said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"That was the dance you two did when you were little," Miles stated. "It certainly looked different."

"We improvised," Randy said as she leaned against him. "We can do harder moves since we're so much better now."

"I think it looked great," Duo said, taking note of the jealous glint in Miles's eyes. "You looked wonderful as usual, baby," he said as he chucked Randy under her chin.

"I aim to please," Randy said as she did a mock curtsy.

Duo chuckled. "Come on. Time to go on home. Your mom is probably wondering what's taking us so long."

"All right," Randy answered. She looked back at Miles and pressed a kiss on his cheek. "Be sure to stop in when you drop off Megan." She looked at Donavon and smiled at him, "And thank you for dancing with me. We should do it more often."

"Anytime," Donavon said as he smiled at her. He would give anything to taste that smile of hers. Anything at all, just to touch his lips to hers once more.

Miles, Megan, and Donavon watched as Duo and Randy left.

"So, what else are you going to show Megan?" Donavon asked curiously as he looked at Miles.

"I was going to take her to the bombed out Institute and then down to the beach where the plaques are for all the soldiers that died for the defense of the Sanc Kingdom," Miles replied, a trifle tightly. "And what are you going to do?"

"Go home and just relax," Donavon said in response.

Miles watched as his brother left the room. He took a deep breath and shook off the feeling of jealousy. "What reason do I got to be jealous of my brother? He's always danced with Randy. There's nothing between them and I'm just overreacting."

Megan looked up at him. "So are you ready to show me more?"

"Yeah, come on," he said as he smiled slightly.

Wufei and Jet watched the entire scene. "What do you think?" Wufei asked.

"That Miles is oblivious to his brother's feelings for Randy," Jet replied, glancing up at his dad.

"Trowa's oldest always had an overconfidence when it came to onnas. It's going to be his downfall because he thinks that Donavon has never taken much interest in them except for dating Yuy's youngest. He just might get a run for his money," Wufei said knowingly.

"And from his own brother, and for the same woman," Jet agreed.

"And Maxwell knows it too. I wonder what he makes of this?" Wufei mused thoughtfully. "And I think he's always secretly preferred Donavon over Miles. This is very interesting."

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Miles drove up to the front door of the Maxwells house and got out to open the door for Megan. He had shown her all those places that he had told Donavon. He followed her up the steps to the porch. She knocked on the door. "So what did you think?"

Megan turned to look at him. "It was very informative. You're a very good tour guide," she teased softly.

The door opened, revealing Duo. "Hello, Megan. Miles," he said, nodding his head.

"Hello, Duo," Miles said, noticing the suspicious glint that flickered briefly in those cobalt eyes. "Where's Randy?"

"Randy is asleep on the couch. Between trying to drown her brothers, sparring with Jet, and dancing around with your brother, she hasn't gotten a lot of rest since she came home," Duo said frankly. "And I don't really want to wake her."

Miles nodded his head slowly. "Can I at least look at her before I go?"

"Be my guest," Duo said, shrugging slightly. He looked at Megan, "And how did you like your tour?"

"I liked it a lot. It was nice of Miles to show me around," Megan said as she smiled. She followed him and Miles into the family room where Randy was asleep on the couch. Jonathon was sitting with Leigh on the floor, watching the toned down television. And Hilde was sitting in a plush armchair, flipping through a magazine, occasionally glancing up at the TV.

Miles smiled faintly at Randy. "She looks peaceful." He looked back at Duo. "I guess I'll go now. Tell her I stopped by when she wakes up."

"Don't worry I will," Duo said with a slight smile.

"I'll walk you to the door," Megan said as she smiled up at Miles.

Miles and Megan walked back through to the foyer to the front door. "There are plenty of other places I can show you that you would like to see."

"Great, I can't wait to see them," Megan said eagerly. "Too bad Randy wasn't awake for you."

"That's all right. She works herself hard. She would need a rest," Miles said wryly. "Besides you get to sit in on our families' Sunday dinner tomorrow night."

"And how is that?" she asked curiously.

"One word: Madhouse," he said, chuckling. "Well I'll see you tomorrow and I'll take you to the cemetery and show you where Trieze Khushrenda's tombstone is."

"Thank you so much, Miles," Megan said as she took his hand and squeezed it.

"No sweat, Megan," Miles replied, squeezing her hand back and holding it a bit longer then necessary. "See you tomorrow," he said as he closed the door behind him.

Megan sighed to herself. She had felt her palms tingle when he held her hand. She turned and went upstairs, tired from all her sightseeing. She didn't see the person standing in the shadows of the hall that led from the family room to the foyer.

"Someone tell me what the hell that was?" Randy asked herself as she stepped out of the shadows. She looked up the steps and listened to the muted footfalls until the guest bedroom door closed. She frowned. "Why did Miles hold Megan's hand for that long?" she asked herself again. But she was no closer to coming to an answer as she went and watched the lights of Miles's car fade into the darkness.

Author's Note: I know this was long, but I wanted to establish some things in this part. But it's still anyone's guess what I'll do in the next chapter, so stay tuned for more! XOXO!