Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Sunset ❯ Midnight ( Chapter 4 )

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"Midnight"

It started to rain. It had been almost an hour since Wufei left the house
in search of the braided baka, driving in a small, silver jeep. Thus far,
no luck. He picked up lunch for all four of them, but he thought that he
should look for Duo; one of those gut feelings that one just had to abide.
Usually, he'd never do such a thing. 'Go and look for him yourself!' he'd
wind up telling Heero. As mentioned before, he just had a gut feeling;
something that wouldn't stop nagging at him until he found Duo.

He stopped at yet another stop light. Taking advantage of the brief brake,
he looked out both windows to either side of him, hoping to see any signs
of Duo. He didn't take any of the vehicles, so chances were that he was
most likely walking about the city; unless he took the train or the subway.
Then again, what reason would he have for that? The fight that he and
Heero had gotten into earlier that day; it was probably one of the most
over-reacted, ridiculous fights Wufei had witnessed from the steamy couple
yet. He had no objections to their relationship, or to Trowa and Quatre's.
Actually, he thought that they were perfect for each other. He had yet to
witness a conflict between the latter couple, but the disagreements between
Duo and Heero had been many.

As the stop light turned green, he slowly turned to the left. Perhaps he'd
find Duo somewhere in the park. It seemed likely; it was in most novels
and movies. Wufei had already checked the more obvious places; a couple of
malls, the shopping centers, the local adult stores, and even a few
libraries. Of course, he turned up empty handed.

Suddenly, Wufei saw a coated, braided figure standing at a bridge of the
local park. Great. He knew that they over reacted to the fight this much,
but THIS was going too far. Duo wasn't going to do what he thought he was,
was he?

Turning the jeep into a near parking lot, Wufei grabbed his umbrella from
the bottom of the driver's seat and headed out the door, quickly aiming
towards the American pilot. As soon as he stepped out of the vehicle, a
cold wind pierced his face. Of course it'd be colder in this area; the
bridge that Duo was standing on was over passing a large lake in the center
of the city.

"Duo!!" he called out. The braided figure didn't move. He called out his
name again, a little louder. Still yet, he received no reaction. Not
wanting to make himself look like a fool, and quickly wanting to leave the
cold weather behind them, Wufei stride up to his comrade and took a firm
hold on his shoulder.

"Duo?" he asked as he gave his shoulder a light shake. Duo didn't move; he
was bundled up tightly and was leaning rather than gripping onto the rail.
Wufei rolled his eyes, then the thought suddenly caught up to him; the
damned baka fell asleep!

"Duo!!" Wufei yelled, jerking Duo awake. Suddenly, throwing his head up,
Duo's eyes opened extensively, frantically looking back and forth about his
surroundings.

"It wasn't me!" he quickly exclaimed in response. After the brief struggle
between reality and sub-consciousness, he turned to Wufei, pausing for a
moment to allow his eyes to adjust.

"C'mon," said the Chinese as he gave Duo his umbrella and motioned for him
to come to the jeep. Duo accepted the umbrella and looked to the ground,
momentarily. With an annoyed sigh, Wufei spun around to the braided boy
again, the rain pouring down on his increasingly wet body.

"What now?" he asked. Duo slowly lifted his gaze from the ground and
looked to Wufei, his eyes watery, and not from the rain.

"Wufei . . . Do you think Heero's mad at me?" he asked, quietly. Wufei
paused for a moment, thinking, then shook his head quickly and grabbed
Duo's arm, yanking him towards the parked jeep.

"No. I'm sure he's had time to recollect his thoughts and whatnot," he
said as he opened the driver's side door. Duo nodded slowly to himself as
he took the passenger's side, pausing briefly to close the umbrella and to
ring out the water in his braid.

"All right . . . I kinda feel bad for walkin' out like that, y'know?"

"I'm sure Heero will forgive you. He always does."

"Yeah . . ."

***

Stepping out of the jeep and outside into the cold rain, both Duo and Wufei
quickly ran up to the front door, the latter quickly jerking the door knob
as he reached it. It didn't open, so Wufei banged on the door loudly.

When the door didn't open, Wufei banged on it again with his fist. After a
couple of more seconds, he grumbled, reached into his pocket, withdrew the
house key, and with it, quickly opened the door. Both he and Duo stepped
inside, just about drenched to the skin.

"Shit, I forgot the food," said Wufei, opening the door again and taking a
quick step outside to the jeep. Duo took off his coat and dropped it onto
the floor, casually. He then took his braid and rang the water out of it,
then shook himself somewhat dry. He stepped inside and began to walk
upstairs, to the bathroom, to retrieve towels for himself and Wufei.

As he reached the bathroom, he noticed that the light was on, and steam was
seeping through. He reached up to the knob and turned it easily. Strange;
the door was open. No problem. If it was Heero, he's surprise him, and if
it was Trowa, he's just grab a couple of towels and leave. With that
thought, Duo swung open the door and . . .

Wufei stepped into the house, dropping the bag of food at the door as he
quickly stripped himself of his wet coat and shook himself dry. Damn. He
needed a towel. Thinking that that Duo already left to see Heero, he
grabbed the bag with their lunch again, placed it onto the dining room
table, and began to make his quick journey upstairs to the bathroom for a
towel.

Just as he reached the top step, he was literally shoved aside into the
wall.

"HEY!!" he yelled out. As he stood up straight again, he looked behind him-
and realized it was Duo. Slowly turning back down to the hallway, he saw
Heero slowly emerge from the steamy shower, naked except for a towel around
his waist. 'Hm. Probably said something to him,' Wufei thought to
himself.

Then Trowa followed Heero out of the bathroom, also wearing nothing but a
towel.