Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Violets, Braids, and Space Pirates? ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

Title: Violets, Braids, and Space Pirates? (5 of ?)

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Category: Romance, Fusion -Tenchi Universe

Pairings: Just friends for now, eventually 1x2x1, maybe 3+4

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: A few swear words

Spoilers: For Gundam Wing, not a one. For Tenchi Universe, oh yeah

Feedback: Suggestions, comments, ideas, and even grammar and spelling corrections are all welcome.

"speech"

`thought'

Cabbit Communication:

/Ryo-Ohki to Duo/

(Duo to Ryo-Ohki)-rare but Duo will occasionally speak telepathically to her.

Chapter Five: I'm not cute, damn it!

The next morning Duo awoke to find Ryo-Ohki asleep on his pillow, curled around a half empty bag of carrots. `Pig' he thought fondly as he climbed out of bed. Careful not to wake the sleeping cabbit, he pulled the bag out from her paws and tossed it into the nearby basket. She gave a little snort and rolled off the pillow, falling into the warm spot Duo had just vacated. Stretching, Duo looked around for where he had tossed his clothes after Ryo-Ohki hatched. Finding his pants, he pulled them on and walked over to the window over looking the front yard.

Looking down he saw Heero and a man with graying blonde hair running down the hill. `I guess the old man got the keys. Damn, I really wanted to introduce Heero to Ryo-Ohki, maybe when he gets back from school.' Walking back to his clothes, he pulled out a wide black choker and his wrist braces.

/I don't know why you're hiding your gems like that./

"Shit Ryo-Ohki, I thought you were still asleep." He glared at the cabbit as he put the choker on, covering a small purple gem on his neck. "I'll take them off later if it bugs you so much."

/It just seems wrong to hide them. I mean, you really like these people so why keep secrets./

"Aren't you the one who told me to keep them hidden in the first place?" Duo replied, locking the wrist braces in place.

/You were five. It wasn't a good idea for people to see a kid with power gems. You weren't used to your powers yet and someone could have killed you to get them. You're not a kid any more Duo./

"Fine. After we get back from shopping I'll take them off, but not before that. I don't want people to see them while we're out today." Duo pulled on his tank top, covering the black choker. "You wanna walk, ride in the basket or be carried down?"

/Can I take the carrots?/

"Yeah, you can take the carrots."

/Basket then. You going to walk or port down?/ Ryo-Ohki asked as she climbed into the basket.

"We're porting to Cat's room and then walking down to breakfast. I don't want to give Granddad a heart attack. Remember Ryo-Ohki, do not bite him. He's cool for an old dude."

/He must be if he puts up with you. Or have you been behaving?/ she asked, opening the bag to start her breakfast.

"This coming from the cabbit who bites people daily. If you weren't so cute, you wouldn't be able to get away with half the shit you do."

/Don't use the C-word. It sucks being small and fuzzy. No one takes me seriously./ she groused, waving a carrot.

"Where the hell are my boots?"

/Under the bed./ Ryo-Ohki pointed an ear towards the boots while munching on a carrot. /So do I get to meet this Hee-chan now?/

Duo crawled under the bed and pulled them out. "You can meet Heero later. I saw him leaving for school a minute ago." He pulled on a boot and started lacing it up.

/So, did you check his ass out? Is it nice? I know he only made it to the list because he's cute./

"He made the list because he was nice enough to let us stay here. But no, I haven't checked his ass out. He is strong though."

/How do you know? You saw him shirtless, didn't you? Damn, I miss a lot when I'm in egg form./

Duo rolled his eyes as he pulled on his other boot. "No, you little voyeur, I haven't. When he found me yesterday I was passed out. He thought it would be a good idea to bring me back here so he was carrying me."

/Carrying you? What is this? Some cheap romance vid-novel?/

Finished with his boots, Duo stood up, giving the cabbit an exasperated look. "I just met him yesterday and not under the best of circumstances. So don't start."

/What?/ Ryo-Ohki said, going for her best innocent and cute look with a carrot hanging out of her mouth.

"No match making Ryo-Ohki. I mean it. I barely know the guy."

/Fine. I'll drop it. On one condition./

"What?"

/You ask the old man to get more of these carrots. They're good./

"Deal. Let's go get Cat." Duo picked up the basket and moved to the center of the room. He faded away from his room and into Quatre's below. Quatre gave an unmanly shriek and fell backwards towards the bed. He slid off and landed on the floor with a thump.

"Shit, Duo. Haven't you heard of knocking?" Quatre said, rubbing his butt as he stood back up.

"What was I supposed to do, stomp on the floor?" Duo was smiling and Ryo-Ohki could be heard snickering. It sounded like a several wheezing meows.

"No, you port to the outside, knock, wait for answer and then come in. It's not funny Ryo-Ohki."

/The hell it's not. He sounded like a pansy./

"She's right. You did sound like a pansy."

"I'd like to see how you'd take it if someone popped into your room without warning." Quatre complained as he grabbed his sweater and finished dressing.

"I wouldn't have to do anything. Ryo-Ohki would `em bite for me."

/Damn straight I would./

"She was an obsession with biting people doesn't she?"

/I do not have an obsession. I only bite the people who piss me off or annoy me./

"Yep, I think it goes back to some childhood trauma. You ready to head down now?"

/Hey!/

"Yeah, I'm all set." Quatre opened the door and led to way down to the kitchen to find Katsuhito. Ryo-Ohki put her paws on the edge of the basket and peered over the rim to look around.

/Nice. Are we staying here a while?/

(At least until someone comes for Cat. Granddad seems to think we'll be here a while though.)

/Take him up on the invite. I like the looks of this place. Plus the food's good./

(You think with your stomach, don't you?)

/Your point?/

As the trio walked into the kitchen Katsuhito looked up from his paper, smiling. "Sleep well boys?" They nodded. As Duo put the basket on the table, Ryo-Ohki hopped out, dragging what was left of the carrots with her. Katsuhito blinked a few times. "I was wondering what happened to those."

"Sorry about that. But she gets real hungry when she first hatches." Quatre explained, sitting down at the table.

"Yeah, she'll eat anything." Duo sat down, pulling his braid over his shoulder. "She even ate Cat's gun once."

"Can I pick her up?"

"Is it okay with you, Ryo-Ohki?"

/As long as I can keep my food, I don't care./

(Pig.)

/So?/

"Go ahead. She says it's cool. Just don't drop the carrots."

As he picked up the cabbit, Katsuhito shot Duo a confused look. "You understood all that? She sounds just like a cat to me."

While waiting for Duo's answer, he looked the cabbit over. He saw that she was a pale brown and shaped like a small rabbit with floppy ears, except for her face, which was feline in shape. She had pale golden eyes and a small maroon gem embedded in her forehead. And apparently, had a serious love of carrots, since she didn't stop eating the entire time he held her. "She's cute." He said, putting her back on the table.

/I am not cute, damn it!/

Duo picked her and cradled her in his arms. As he scratched her behind the ears, Ryo-Ohki started to purr.

(Face it, furface. You're adorable, even more so when you do that.)

She stopped.

/Damn./

"Well, Duo, how did you understand her?"

"Umm, sir, I really don't think Duo wants…"

"It's okay Cat. I don't mind telling him. I was planning on doing it later today anyways."

"Are you sure?" Quatre asked; his tone slightly worried. "You normally don't tell people about those."

"Yeah, Cat, I'm sure." He put Ryo-Ohki downed and turned to face Katsuhito. He took the wrist brace off his left arm. As he turned his hand over, a small, circular purple gem sitting right below his palm came into view. "It's a power gem. I have one in each wrist and one on my neck. They allow me to hear Ryo-Ohki's thoughts, amplify my natural talents, and give me a few extras." He put the wrist brace back on and waited for his reaction.

"Interesting. Are they natural?"

"I wasn't born with them if that's what you mean, but they are a part of me now. Power gems bond with their user or in this case the user's family. Duo's face was a little sad as he rubbed his thumb over his left wrist. "I got these from my mother, Helen, right before she died."

Standing up, Katsuhito grasped Duo's shoulder and lightly squeezed in a comforting way. "Why don't you boys go ahead up to the bathroom and clean up? There are a few spare tooth brushes up there for you. We'll head out for breakfast when you're done."

Tbc…