Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Women Aren't So Weak, Wufei! ❯ Chapter 9
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: Maxine 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.04.2002 | Updated On: 07.21.2002 | Pages: 6 | Words: 6.3K | Visits: 302 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.04.2002 | Updated On: 07.21.2002 | Pages: 6 | Words: 6.3K | Visits: 302 | Status: Completed
Chapter 9: Women Aren't So Weak Wufei!
*warning* this story is definitely going to contain some mature themes, thus the rating. They are not so much about sex or anything...well, they are about the female sex...and some, uh, things we have to deal with *cough*time of the month*cough*. There's also some profanity.
*disclaimer* I DO NOT OWN GUNDAM WING OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!! Unfortunately...If I did, the series would not have ended where it did. It would be much longer and a lot more would have happened...
Sorry I've taken so long to get this out. But anyway, the event you've all been waiting for, drum roll please...The Big Date!
"WHAT?!!!!!!!!" shouted Relena, her sea blue eyes widening in shock. Midii froze and Dorothy's spoon stopped halfway to her mouth.
"You're what?" Dorothy hissed in disbelief. Wufei and Heero cowered back, and Duo took the opportunity to speak for them.
"They're going on a date."
"And with two hot college guys, go figure," added Hilde.
"But...how...they're...you're...I mean," Relena sputtered incoherently. She took a deep breath before continuing. "Ok, first off, YOU'RE GUYS! How could you have possibly said yes to other guys?"
"I didn't say yes," Heero quickly said, regaining his composure. "Wufei was the one to agree to it. I just got tossed in as an extra because Duo didn't want to go."
"I didn't want to go either," Wufei stated, the remains of his pride picking up. "I just...wasn't...thinking straight." Relena sat down heavily.
"I don't believe it," she muttered.
"I've got other news you probably won't believe either," Sally threw in, smiling slightly and catching Hilde's eye. Hilde smiled mischievously.
"Oh yeah, Wufei's not the only one whose body is acting feminine," she said, looking over to Trowa who was oblivious to what she and Sally were talking about.
"What do you mean?" Dorothy asked. Both Hilde and Sally were staring at Trowa, who still hadn't noticed anything.
"Trowa," started Hilde. That got his attention. He turned to see Hilde and Sally staring at him with mischievous smiles on their faces, and he suddenly knew what they were talking about. Eyes widening, Trowa began to shake his head, silently begging them not to say anymore. They were not that merciful. "...just got his period today," Hilde finished, watching Trowa's cheeks attain a rosy red color as he glared at her. Relena and Midii's jaws dropped in shock, and Dorothy smirked.
"You're kidding," Midii said as she picked her jaw up off the floor. Trowa shook his head.
"No, they're not, unfortunately."
"Does anyone else have theirs?" Relena asked, looking around at the other guys who started shaking their heads.
"Well, not yet anyway," said Duo miserably. "But I have a feeling it's coming."
"Well you're not getting any sympathy from me," Hilde said as she took a seat at the table. "I've been dealing with it since I was ten."
"Ten? Really? Wow, I got mine at thirteen," Midii said.
"Ten, that's nothing, I was nine," piped up Sally.
"Oh, that sucks. I was twelve," added Relena.
"Same here," sad Dorothy.
"Okaaaay, on to better things," said Duo, slightly uncomfortable with the topic of discussion. "What are you guys going to wear tomorrow?" he asked Wufei and Heero, both of whom shrugged in response.
"No idea," said Heero flatly.
"Are you going to a nice restaurant?" asked Relena, motioning for the others to sit down around the table.
"Pretty nice," Duo answered for them, taking a seat next to Hilde.
"I say skirt and blouse," said Relena.
"An above the knees skirt," supplied Dorothy, spooning up more yogurt.
"Definitely. And if it's warm, you can wear a tank top," added Midii.
"We can lend you some jewelry," said Hilde.
"Yeah, Relena has a lot of nice stuff," Dorothy said.
"Um, if I could interrupt for a second," Quatre said, standing up suddenly. "Is there anymore of that?" he asked, pointing to the yogurt container in Dorothy's hand. She looked down at it and nodded.
"Yeah, there's some more in the refrigerator, and there's other flavors."
"Ok, thanks. Does anyone else want any?" Quatre asked, heading towards the kitchen. Sally, Heero, Duo, Trowa, and Wufei raised their hands.
"No thanks, but could you get me an apple or something?" Hilde asked Quatre, who nodded in reply.
"Could you get me another one?" asked Dorothy. "And make sure it's key lime pie."
"I'd like one too actually. Strawberry please," said Relena. Quatre nodded again, and disappeared into the kitchen. He returned again, with an armful of various types of yogurt, and a handful of spoons. After handing them out, Quatre sat down and it was quiet for a few minutes, before Hilde spoke up again.
"I wonder if they'll try to kiss you goodnight..." Heero and Wufei promptly choked on their yogurt, and Dorothy and Sally snickered at them. Finally recovering, Wufei spoke with wide eyes.
"You don't think they would, do you?"
"I don't know, you tell me. You're a guy. Would you kiss a girl younger than you on your fist date?" Hilde asked.
"I've never really dated before," Wufei said, blushing slightly.
"Me neither," Heero said. Duo smacked his forehead.
"You guys are pathetic," he muttered. "That's kinda funny though, your first date, and you're a girl."
"It's not my first date," Wufei said sharply. "I just haven't been on many, that's all."
"It would be really funny if they got you in bed the first night-" Hilde spoke up again, smiling mischievously. Heero choked on his food once again, but Wufei just shook his head.
"Won't happen," he said strongly.
"-and then you might get pregnant or something. Oh, now THAT would be a good revenge. Having you go through the pain of childbirth." Hilde's eyes now had a strange glint to them, and the others slowly backed away from her.
"How would you know about the pain of childbirth?" Duo asked Hilde, still looking at her oddly. She looked up at him.
"It's just...common knowledge I guess. You read about it." Heero looked extremely worried now.
"That wouldn't happen," Heero said quickly. "I mean, we're only women for two weeks. We can't get pregnant."
"Are you planning on sleeping with one of them?" Wufei asked Heero, looking at him skeptically. "Because that would be weird. Your first time and you'd be a woman."
"No I am not planning on sleeping with them! And who said it would be my first time?" Heero said, sticking up for himself a little. Relena's eyes widened slightly at that.
"I bet it would be," Wufei stated, glaring at Heero who glared right back at him.
"Well, it would probably be your first time too," Heero said, sitting up smugly when Wufei blushed slightly.
"Actually, it wouldn't be, so there!" said Wufei, sticking his tongue out at Heero who's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Really?" asked Sally from across the table. Wufei blushed more, suddenly remembering that the others were listening also.
"Wouldn't be my first time," Duo said while smirking, which earned him a swat on the back of the head from Hilde, who blushed slightly. Wufei ignored him, and answered Sally instead.
"Yes, really. Why? You don't believe me?"
"Do we know her?" asked Dorothy, now interested in the conversation.
"No," answered Wufei casually, still eating his yogurt.
"Was it before the war?" Relena asked. Wufei nodded.
"Wow, that's awfully young Wufei," Quatre said. Wufei blushed again.
"Well...we were aloud to." This earned him some weird looks from the others. "I mean, well, we were married," Wufei finished quietly. The others stared at him in disbelief again.
"Oh Wufei, I'm sorry," Quatre said, guessing what had happened to her.
"No, its ok. It was a long time ago. I didn't really know her all that long anyway."
"What was her name?" Relena asked quietly. Wufei smiled ironically.
"Meiran. Also known as...Nataku."
"Seriously? Cool! That's who you named your Gundam after, right?" asked Duo.
"Yep," answered Wufei. It was quiet for a couple more minutes, and then Dorothy decided to break the silence.
"It wouldn't be my first time. Not that I would ever sleep with someone on the first date anyway." Quatre stared at her with wide eyes, but she ignored him.
"Wouldn't be my first time either," Midii said, not that she sounded happy about that.
"It'd be my first," Quatre said quietly, lowering his eyes.
"Same," Trowa said.
"Me too," Sally said cheerfully. The rest looked at Relena expectantly, who was looking off into space.
"What about you Relena?" Dorothy asked her.
"Hmm? Oh, well it'd be my first time too, I guess."
"You guess?" asked Duo teasingly.
"Well, I know that it would be. Sorry, I was just thinking about something that happened before the war." The others looked at her questioningly, especially Heero. She chuckled. "You know, just because I believe in Pacifism and all that, and my father was a vice foreign minister and what not, it doesn't mean that I'm some little goodie goodie. I was just thinking about the parties we used to have at the academy," Relena said, still looking off into the distance.
"And? What happened at them?" asked Duo.
"Well, aside from the dance parties that were often held," Relena made a point to glance at Heero when she said this, who quickly looked away, "there were those families who were not as wealthy, so those kids would just have your normal birthday parties. The ones where you'd play games and stuff."
"What sort of games?" Duo asked again, playing right along with Relena. Relena smirked.
"Oh you know. Twister, Truth or Dare...Spin the Bottle...Seven Minutes in Heaven, all sorts of teenage games." She shook her head quickly, the look Heero gave her not going unnoticed. "Anyhow, there used to be this one guy who I had a major crush on when I was...fourteen. I just remember my friends always daring us to do stuff together. And we always got chosen for that Seven Minutes in Heaven thing. He evidently liked me back."
"There's not too much you can do in seven minutes though," Trowa stated. Duo and Hilde snorted.
"You wanna bet?" Relena asked, smiling slightly. "Anyway, that's the farthest I've ever been with anyone, I was just thinking about it."
"Hey guys, you want to know something?" Sally asked, standing up from the table. The others looked at her questioningly, but she only looked at the guys. "You just had what is commonly known as a 'girl talk.' Congrats! You are progressing nicely as women," she said teasingly. The other girls laughed as the guys' eyes widened and their heads dropped down onto the table with a loud thud.
* * *
Heero crept stealthily down the hall in the darkness. His destination? The bathroom. Damn women and the monthly thing they went through. At least it had happened at a time that would allow him to make sure no one else found out about it. Or so he thought. Everyone else had gone to bed long ago. Heero stared through the darkness as he tried to make his way to the door. Finally reaching his destination, Heero glanced around briefly to make sure no one else had woken up, before putting his hand on the doorknob. To his complete and utter surprise and horror, there was already another hand there. Heero's eyes widened as he snapped his head around. He suddenly found himself staring into another pair of eyes inches away from his own, causing him to yelp and back up quickly. In the process of backing up, Heero managed to trip over his own feet, sending him flying to the ground, and during that short trip, he successfully swept the other person in the hallway off their feet, thus causing a human dog pile on the floor. After much confusion and cussing, the two managed to untangle themselves. Then, after looking around to make sure that no one else had woken up, Heero focused his attention on the person in front of him who was currently rubbing the back of his head. Squinting his eyes, he could finally make out who it was.
"Duo?" he whispered.
"Ugh, yeah... Heero?" came the reply.
"What the hell are you doing up?"
"Well, I could ask YOU the same thing." Heero was glad for the darkness now because it covered the blush that spread across his face.
"I had to use the bathroom," Heero said lamely. Even in the darkness, he could tell Duo was looking at him doubtfully.
"Yeah, sure, and so do I. So if you will excuse me." With that, Duo stood up and entered the bathroom. Heero stood up also and leaned up against the wall beside the door. Minutes passed, and Duo still hadn't come out. Wondering what was taking him so long, Heero knocked lightly on the door.
"Duo," he whispered through the door. "What are you doing? Hurry up!" The door cracked open, and Duo looked at Heero through the crack.
"Uh...could you come in here for a second, please?" Heero raised an eyebrow, and Duo rolled his eyes at him. "Please?" Heero sighed and pushed the door the rest of the way open. After stepping in and closing it behind him, Heero turned to look at Duo.
"What?" Heero asked irritably. Duo smiled sheepishly.
"Uh, you wouldn't happen to know where the girls keep the uh, 'feminine products,' would you?" Heero's eyes widened.
"You mean you don't know?" Duo shook his head. "Damn," Heero muttered. Duo smiled brightly.
"I knew you didn't have to just go to the bathroom," Duo said. Heero blushed despite himself. "Well, I guess we'll have to go find out," said Duo as he walked back out into the hallway.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Heero asked as he followed him.
"Hilde's room. She'll know where they are. I bet they did this on purpose, so we would have to ask them and then they would know that we had it." Heero nodded in agreement. Duo pushed Hilde's door open and peeked into the room. She was still sound asleep. Duo tiptoed over to her bed, with Heero following him. "Hey," he whispered into her ear. He was rewarded with a groan. "Hiiiilde. Wake up Hilde. Hilde babe, it's time to get up," Duo continued, tapping lightly on her shoulder. Two eyes blinked wearily at him.
"Duo, what d'ya want," Hilde asked rolling over onto her side, only to find herself staring into Prussian blue eyes. "Heero?" she questioned.
"Hilde, we need your help. Heero and I both hit that time of the month." That woke her up.
"Now? In the middle of the night? That sucks. Well, let's go get Relena."
"Relena? Why?" Heero asked quickly. Hilde glanced over at him and smiled.
"Because she knows where the stuff is. I gave it to her to hide, uh, I mean hold," Hilde answered sheepishly.
"Told ya," Duo said, looking at Heero who glared in return.
Hilde led the way down the hall to Relena's room, where she opened the door and proceeded to wake Relena up. Groaning somewhat, Relena finally sat up and looked over at the two guys-turned-girls who were standing in the light of her doorway, both wearing embarrassed expressions. Smiling, Relena climbed out of bed and stumbled over to her closet. After digging around for a few minutes, she emerged wearing a victorious grin, holding the two different packages in her hand.
"Which one?" she questioned. Both boys pointed to the one in her right hand. Chuckling, she put the tampons back in her closet. "Well, if these get too uncomfortable, all you have to do is ask," Relena said, still laughing quietly. Hilde laughed with her.
Stifling a yawn, Hilde started walking out of the room. "Now if you will excuse me," she said, "I have to go to school tomorrow, so I'm going back to bed." Duo followed her out of the room, and Relena climbed back into bed, mumbling a goodnight.
"Who's staying home tomorrow?" Duo asked Hilde.
"Relena," she replied, the groan from Heero not going unnoticed. "See you guys tomorrow." With that, Hilde entered the confines of her room, leaving Duo and Heero staring at each other in the hall.
* * *
Sometime close to noon the next morning, the guys found themselves finally waking up, which was odd, because usually they would have been up about four hours before that. Shrugging it off, the group trudged downstairs for breakfast, or lunch actually.
"Ugh, I can't believe I'm still tired," Trowa muttered, running a hand through his hair.
"Hn." Surprisingly, this reply came from Duo. Heero just nodded his head in agreement. Lifting his head up from the table, Duo decided to add more to his previous response. "I feel like crap. I just wanted to let you all know that, not that any of you cared." Trowa looked at him oddly.
"You ok?" he asked. Duo glared at him.
"Didn't I JUST say that I felt like crap? Helloooo! Anyone home in there? Geez, the nerve of some people."
"Well, excuuuuse me!" Trowa snapped, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Don't worry about him, Trowa," a fully dressed and awake Relena said as she walked into the room. "Duo's just in a bad mood because he's going through the same thing you are." Trowa perked up at that.
"Oh really?" Turning his attention back to Duo, Trowa continued. "Poor wittle Duo-kuns got an unexpected visitor. Poor baby. Ha! You get no sympathy from me."
Duo snorted. "And to think I was actually worried about you yesterday. What was I thinking?"
"Both of you shut up," Heero growled, backed up by Wufei who was nodding in agreement.
"Says who?" Duo growled in return, turning to glare at Heero.
"Yeah!" said Trowa, also looking at him.
"Says me! Got a problem with that?" Heero replied. Relena casually walked over to Heero and put her hand on his shoulder.
Bending down so that she was level with the faces of Trowa and Duo, she said nonchalantly, "Don't mind Heero either. He's in the same boat as Duo." Standing up and smiling, she patted Heero's shoulder, which was attached to a flaming red face. "It's ok Heero, I understand," Relena finished while smirking. The others at the table laughed, as Heero sat there blushing.
"Thank you Relena," Heero grounded out sarcastically. She only smiled in return.
"Where's Sally?" Wufei asked, keeping his eyes on his food.
"She had some work to do, she's coming over around 1:30," Relena replied. "And as of right now, Heero and Wufei, you both have about three hours to get ready for your date. Call me if you need any help." Heero snorted.
"Like we need THREE hours to get ready."
"I'm going to go take a shower," Wufei said, getting up abruptly, and walking towards the bathrooms. Heero watched him leave.
"I'm going to go watch T.V," was all he said before walking into the living room.
Almost an hour later, Wufei came downstairs, dressed in a pair of jean shorts and a yellow spaghetti-strapped shirt. His hair was done in pigtails, and he generally looked pretty cute. Ignoring the looks the others gave him, he walked into the room and plopped down onto the couch by Quatre, who was also dressed in white shorts and a sky blue V-neck tank top. He had simply left his hair down. Sitting at his feet was Trowa, wearing black capris and an oversized forest green sweater. His hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Aside from Relena, the other occupants in the room, Duo and Heero, were still lounging around in their pajamas.
"Heero," Wufei said quietly. Heero looked at him. Sighing, he said, "We have about two hours." Heero nodded and got up to leave. He passed Sally in the hallway, who had just arrived. She smiled at his disgruntled appearance, but didn't say anything.
Waltzing into the living room, Sally announced, "Morning guys! Actually, it's more like afternoon, but oh well." She sat down on the couch next to Wufei who scooted over to make room for her. "Ready for your date?" Sally asked him. Wufei looked at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Does it LOOK like I'm ready?" he asked, and then sighed again. "I'll never be ready for it."
"Oh come one, don't be nervous! It'll go fine."
"I don't want to go. I'm a man. It's an injustice that I should have to go," Wufei grumbled.
"You brought it upon yourself," Sally replied. Wufei glared at her. Soon after, he snapped his head to the staircase as he heard his name being screamed.
"WUFEI!!!!!"
"What Yuy?" Heero appeared at the top of the staircase, a towel wrapped around his form, and water dripping from his still wet hair.
"Are you going to get ready or not? I'm getting dressed now, and I want to know what you're going to wear."
"Oh yeah, coming." Wufei got up and began to ascend the stairs.
"I think I'll go help them," Sally whispered to the others who smiled at her. She then followed Wufei upstairs.
"Damn it, Yuy. What room are you in?" asked Wufei as he walked down the hall.
"Mine. Whose room did you think I was in?" came the reply. Wufei walked into his room, only to get hit in the face with a shirt. Scowling and throwing it onto the floor, Wufei looked around the room trying to locate Heero. His eyes widened. There were clothes everywhere. They had just been thrown carelessly around, new and old. Wufei found the reason behind the mess standing in the closet. Every so often he would pick something up, look at it, then scowl and toss it over his shoulder.
"Heero, what on earth are you doing?" Wufei asked with wide eyes. Heero stepped out of the closet and put his hands on his hips. He still had the towel wrapped around his body. His face was flushed and strands of wet hair clung to it. It briefly crossed Wufei's mind the he was thankful to be in a woman's body so he wasn't affected by this sight.
"I don't have anything to wear," Heero stated, before turning back to his closet. Wufei lifted an eyebrow.
"Oh?" he questioned. "I can understand that there is nothing in your closet to wear, but that's because it's all thrown around the room," Wufei said sarcastically. Heero glared at him before walking over to his dresser. A quiet knocking was heard, and Sally poked her head into the room.
"Need any help guys?" she questioned as she looked around the room. "Oh my..." Heero turned his glare on her, but not for long.
"Ugh, yes!" he said, and plopped down onto the side of the bed, burying his face in his hands. "I have nothing to wear."
"Oh come on," Sally said as she walked into the room. "All these new clothes we just bought, and you can't find anything to wear? That's a typical first date statement." Heero glanced up at her through his hands.
"Are you going to stand there and insult me or help?" he questioned gruffly. Sally chuckled, and picked up a skirt from the ground.
"No..." she decided after looking it over, and tossed it over her shoulder. "Nuh-uh," she said, looking at another shirt. Then her eyes landed on a shirt thrown over the edge of the bed. Sally walked over and picked it up. "Here we go. Now we just have to find something to wear under it...hm...Wufei!" Sally exclaimed, startling the Chinese pilot. "Go get that skirt we got Trowa, you know, the short, black one. If you can't find it, then ask Trowa where it is." Wufei nodded and walked swiftly out of the room. A few minutes later he returned, holding the skirt in his hand, with Trowa trailing behind. "Thanks!" Sally said, and then shoved the skirt and blouse she had picked up at Heero. "Go try these on," she commanded, pushing the bewildered teen towards the bathroom. Heero emerged minutes later, and Sally looked him over. "Ok, I like the outfit, but I think it would look better on Wufei. Why don't you let him wear that, and I'll find you something else to wear." Heero, looking annoyed, trudged back into the bathroom, returning a few minutes later wearing the towel again.
"Sally, what about this?" Trowa said, picking up a cobalt blue skirt from the ground. Sally looked it over, and a smile spread slowly over her face.
"Perfect! It'll bring out his eye color. Ok," she said, taking the dress from Trowa. "Both of you go change. And hurry up!"
"Woma-I mean, Sally," Wufei corrected himself, "We still have like an hour and a half, we do not need to hurry!"
"Yeah you do, we still have to do your hair and make-up."
"Make-up?" Wufei asked, eyes widening, before Trowa shoved him into the bathroom.
Half an hour later, Heero and Wufei sat in front of the vanity in Relena's room, eyeing the various tubes and bottles warily. Both were dressed, and their hair was in the process of being done. Heero was decked out in shimmering cobalt blue skirt that stopped inches above his knees. Two straps held up the dress, and the front of it dipped down, showing a little more cleavage than Heero wanted it too. The dress wasn't tight, but it clung to his curves, leaving little to the imagination. The bottom of it flared out, making it the type of dress that twirls up when you spin. Overall, it was fairly simple, yet classy. Next to him, Wufei wore a two-piece outfit. The skirt was the same length as Heero's, and looked basically the same as the bottom half as his dress did, except Wufei's was midnight black instead of cobalt blue. On top of it he wore a black, three-quarter sleeved shirt, which had a wide and low-neck hole. On it was a gold dragon whose tail curved down around Wufei's waist. The dragon's head came up and rested upon Wufei's breast. It fit the Chinese pilot perfectly. Finishing off the outfit, Wufei, or rather Sally, had chosen gold jewelry to match the dragon, while Heero was wearing small diamonds, courtesy of Relena. Currently, Heero's hair was being piled on top of his head in a French twist, but instead of tucking all the hair under, it was being curled and pinned down. Two extra pieces framed his face and had also been curled. (A/N: Do you know how weird it is to be describing dresses and all, yet I'm still using "he" and "his" instead of "she" and "hers'. Oh well.) Wufei's hair, though not as fancy, still looked good. He simply had French-braided pigtails down the sides of his head, but it seemed to fit the outfit. It would have been nice if they could have worn earrings, but seeing as their ears were not pierced, that couldn't be helped.
Pinning the last piece of hair down for Heero, Sally exclaimed, "Finished! So, what do you think?" Heero scrutinized his appearance in the mirror. He had to admit, Sally had done a good job. He lifted his eyes to look at her, when he noticed that she was focusing on something else. His eyes widened as he realized what it was. "So, you guys ready?" Sally asked, holding up the blush in her hand. As if preparing for a major battle, both Heero and Wufei simultaneously gulped and nodded. Wufei was watching Sally's every move, as if the little brush she was holding might jump out of her hands and attack him or something, when suddenly he heard something that sounded suspiciously like laughter attempting to be stifled. Turning his head to glance at Trowa, his suspicions were confirmed.
Trowa bit his bottom lip as soon as Wufei turned to look at him. "Sorry," he mumbled. Wufei only glared at him.
"Ready?" Sally asked again.
"No," Wufei grumbled.
"Oh come one, it's not that bad," Sally reassured.
"I don't want to wear make-up. Men do not wear make-up."
"Yes well, men don't usually wear dresses, stockings, jewelry, or bras either, and yet here you are, decked out in all of the above." Wufei glared at her. "Look, I'm not going to put a lot on you, just enough to highlight certain features."
"Well, fine, but only if you make Barton wear some."
"What? No!" Trowa cried.
"Why should Trowa wear any, he's not going anywhere," Sally said, confused.
"I don't care. If he doesn't wear any, then neither do I."
"Geez Wufei! You are so...ugh, never mind. Fine. Trowa, get over here!" Trowa stared at her like she was sprouting wings, but grudgingly walked over.
Only about fifteen minutes later, all three boys sat staring at themselves in the mirror. The change was obvious. Though they couldn't see the make-up because it was applied so lightly, it was obvious they had it on. And as Sally had said, it only highlighted certain facial features.
Bending down to their level, Sally whispered, "I do good work, don't I?" She received vague nods from them. Looking down at her watch, Sally said, "Well, it's 2:45 now. If the date is at 3:30, then we should probably leave here in about fifteen minutes. That gives you a little while to relax."
"Uh...Sally?" Sally looked at Heero. "We still need shoes," he said, pointing at his feet.
"Oh! That's right, I almost forgot. Um, let's see," said Sally, looking around. "Heero, you can wear Hilde's silver sandals. The ones that clasp around her ankle."
"You mean those sparkly ones?" Sally nodded. "Ok."
"And you're lucky, they don't have platforms or heels. Wufei, you want to try my platform shoes? The black slip-on ones?" Wufei shrugged as a reply, and Sally went to get them. "They'll add two to three inches to your height," she said when she returned. Wufei slipped them on stood up. "Of course the first couple of times, you might find them hard to-" Taking a step, Wufei wobbled a bit and promptly fell over sideways. "...walk in," Sally finished, as she helped Wufei up.
"You could have told me that BEFORE I put them on," Wufei grumbled, as he slowly tried to take another step...and failed. "ARGH!! Damn it! How hard can it be to walk in these things?!"
"Well at least they're not high heels," Sally said, smiling lightly. A few minutes and several failed attempts later, Wufei finally got the hang of the shoes, and was able to walk pretty well in them. "Well guys, let's go show you off to the others," said Sally. Taking a step back, Sally looked Wufei and Heero over once more. "Damn I'm good," she said to herself, before leading the way downstairs.
* * *
After all the fussing from the girls about how good they looked, Heero and Wufei were only too glad to finally leave for their date. As soon as they actually left the house though, the feeling left and they both had a sudden urge to run back inside the house and hide under a bed somewhere. Sally, who was taking them to the hotel where they would meet Trevor and Dan, didn't allow them to go anywhere as she herded them to the car. Duo trailed behind. It was decided that he would go to help introduce "Mary" to the guys. They arrived at the hotel around 3:15, giving them some time to sit and relax. Sally waited out in the car to make it look as if they were really staying in the hotel.
All too soon, 3:25 rolled around, and two hot guys pulled up in a silver Mercedes outside the hotel.
"Hey guys," Duo whispered to Wufei and Heero, smiling brightly. "They're here. You ready?" All shyness seemed to have left him, since he wasn't going on the date, and he had once again returned to his normal, cheery self. Duo didn't receive a verbal answer from either of them, but Heero's eyes widening and Wufei's complexion paling confirmed they were NOT ready. 'Oh well, too late for them to be backing out now,' Duo thought to himself, his smile widening. "Come on, stand up!" he urged the two, not realizing that both of their legs seemed to have been turned to Jell-O and surely would not support them.
'Geez, do all women feel like this on their first date with someone?' Wufei thought vaguely as he attempted to stand, letting out a huge sigh of relief as he realized that his legs did indeed support him. Wufei looked over to the doors, where Duo was currently letting the guys in babbling the whole time.
"Hey Dan! Trevor! How's it going? Sorry I couldn't come today, but you know how it is. But don't worry; the girl taking my place is a knockout. You'll love her!" Duo babbled, oblivious to the fact that both men were staring at him in an odd, yet affectionate way with small smiles on their faces. "Come on! I'll introduce you to her. Her name's Mary, in case you forgot. But just so that you know, she's really shy at first. Wu-Meiran," Duo caught himself, "is also sort of shy. Don't mind it though; they'll come around before the night is done. Oh! You got them flowers!" he exclaimed, finally noticing the bouquet that each of them held. "That's so sweet!" Trevor chuckled, almost causing Duo to melt on the spot as that annoying feminine part of him started acting up.
"Yeah, hello to you to Helen," Trevor said, smiling the whole time. "You seem really happy for some reason. Can I ask why?"
"Oohhh, my boyfriend just called," Duo quickly made up. "I miss him a lot. I can't wait to see him again. Actually, we leave tomorrow night," Duo said loud enough to make sure Heero and Wufei heard him.
"Aw, that's a shame," Dan said. "We'll have to make the best of today then." Looking over to where Wufei was standing, his eyes widened. "Wow, Meiran. You look...breathtakingly beautiful." Wufei couldn't help the light blush that spread across his face that only deepened when Dan handed the flowers to her. "Here, these are for you."
"Thank you," Wufei said slowly, looking up and giving a small smile. Duo watched the exchange, and smirked. Then, grabbing Trevor's hand, Duo dragged him over to Heero, who was watching Wufei talk with Dan.
"Ahem," Duo coughed, getting Heero's attention. "Mary, this is Trevor. Trevor, Mary." Trevor stared at Heero through wide eyes. After several seconds, Heero started squirming under his gaze.
Shaking his head slightly, Trevor said, "Sorry. I was trying to think of something to say, but all the corny pick-up lines left my brain when I saw you. But I guess that's a good thing isn't?" Chuckling, Trevor held out his hand. "Like your friend over here said, I'm Trevor." Heero stared at his hand for a moment, brief flashbacks of Zechs holding out his hand like this over two years ago flashing through his mind. Lifting his hand, his grasped Trevor's in a firm grip.
"It's nice to finally meet you. Last night I had to keep reminding Helen over here that she DID have a boyfriend, because she kept talking about you," Heero said, smiling as a blush spread Trevor's face and Duo's, who also glared at him. Trevor laughed.
"Believe me," Trevor said, lifting Heero's hand to his mouth and barely brushing his lips against his knuckles. "The pleasure is all mine. These are for you, by the way," he finished, thrusting the flowers in Heero's direction. Heero took them gingerly.
"Thanks," he breathed out, staring at the flowers in awe. "Is it ok if I give them to Helen for now? I don't want them to get ruined this afternoon."
"Yeah, that's fine. Actually, it's probably a good idea."
"Meiran!" Heero called out, getting Wufei's attention. "Give your flowers to Helen. She'll put them in some water while we're gone." A few minutes later, Duo, holding both bouquets, was waving to the others who were climbing into the car getting ready to leave.
"Bye guys! Have fun! Remember, don't stay out past 12, and always be safe!" Heero and Wufei glared at Duo once before leaving, picking up the underlying meaning of "be safe." Duo chuckled to himself as they drove off. 'I wonder if they'll survive,' he thought. 'That is a NICE car though...' Duo smiled and walked back to Sally's car.
PLEASE READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTES!!
Got your attention? Good. Ok, I lied. This wasn't actually the full date, just the preparations for it. Sorry!! This chapter was getting long though. I worked really hard on it, so I expect a lot of reviews!!! J/k. ^_^ Seriously though, please review and tell me exactly WHAT you liked or didn't like. It would be very helpful. I would also appreciate it if you told me what story you want me to work on next: While You Were Gone, or Behind the Scenes? Or do you guys really want me to get the next part of this, the actual date, out already? Tell me, and I'll write it next! Thank you all so much for reading this!!! Ja ne! Oh! One more thing. This is to Jeanette Lockhart who reviewed a while back. I really don't know if the names I used in chapter 6 are Quatre's sisters' real names. I just made them up. If they are, that'd be cool. Sorry for not answering you sooner!
*~Maxine~*
*warning* this story is definitely going to contain some mature themes, thus the rating. They are not so much about sex or anything...well, they are about the female sex...and some, uh, things we have to deal with *cough*time of the month*cough*. There's also some profanity.
*disclaimer* I DO NOT OWN GUNDAM WING OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!! Unfortunately...If I did, the series would not have ended where it did. It would be much longer and a lot more would have happened...
Sorry I've taken so long to get this out. But anyway, the event you've all been waiting for, drum roll please...The Big Date!
"WHAT?!!!!!!!!" shouted Relena, her sea blue eyes widening in shock. Midii froze and Dorothy's spoon stopped halfway to her mouth.
"You're what?" Dorothy hissed in disbelief. Wufei and Heero cowered back, and Duo took the opportunity to speak for them.
"They're going on a date."
"And with two hot college guys, go figure," added Hilde.
"But...how...they're...you're...I mean," Relena sputtered incoherently. She took a deep breath before continuing. "Ok, first off, YOU'RE GUYS! How could you have possibly said yes to other guys?"
"I didn't say yes," Heero quickly said, regaining his composure. "Wufei was the one to agree to it. I just got tossed in as an extra because Duo didn't want to go."
"I didn't want to go either," Wufei stated, the remains of his pride picking up. "I just...wasn't...thinking straight." Relena sat down heavily.
"I don't believe it," she muttered.
"I've got other news you probably won't believe either," Sally threw in, smiling slightly and catching Hilde's eye. Hilde smiled mischievously.
"Oh yeah, Wufei's not the only one whose body is acting feminine," she said, looking over to Trowa who was oblivious to what she and Sally were talking about.
"What do you mean?" Dorothy asked. Both Hilde and Sally were staring at Trowa, who still hadn't noticed anything.
"Trowa," started Hilde. That got his attention. He turned to see Hilde and Sally staring at him with mischievous smiles on their faces, and he suddenly knew what they were talking about. Eyes widening, Trowa began to shake his head, silently begging them not to say anymore. They were not that merciful. "...just got his period today," Hilde finished, watching Trowa's cheeks attain a rosy red color as he glared at her. Relena and Midii's jaws dropped in shock, and Dorothy smirked.
"You're kidding," Midii said as she picked her jaw up off the floor. Trowa shook his head.
"No, they're not, unfortunately."
"Does anyone else have theirs?" Relena asked, looking around at the other guys who started shaking their heads.
"Well, not yet anyway," said Duo miserably. "But I have a feeling it's coming."
"Well you're not getting any sympathy from me," Hilde said as she took a seat at the table. "I've been dealing with it since I was ten."
"Ten? Really? Wow, I got mine at thirteen," Midii said.
"Ten, that's nothing, I was nine," piped up Sally.
"Oh, that sucks. I was twelve," added Relena.
"Same here," sad Dorothy.
"Okaaaay, on to better things," said Duo, slightly uncomfortable with the topic of discussion. "What are you guys going to wear tomorrow?" he asked Wufei and Heero, both of whom shrugged in response.
"No idea," said Heero flatly.
"Are you going to a nice restaurant?" asked Relena, motioning for the others to sit down around the table.
"Pretty nice," Duo answered for them, taking a seat next to Hilde.
"I say skirt and blouse," said Relena.
"An above the knees skirt," supplied Dorothy, spooning up more yogurt.
"Definitely. And if it's warm, you can wear a tank top," added Midii.
"We can lend you some jewelry," said Hilde.
"Yeah, Relena has a lot of nice stuff," Dorothy said.
"Um, if I could interrupt for a second," Quatre said, standing up suddenly. "Is there anymore of that?" he asked, pointing to the yogurt container in Dorothy's hand. She looked down at it and nodded.
"Yeah, there's some more in the refrigerator, and there's other flavors."
"Ok, thanks. Does anyone else want any?" Quatre asked, heading towards the kitchen. Sally, Heero, Duo, Trowa, and Wufei raised their hands.
"No thanks, but could you get me an apple or something?" Hilde asked Quatre, who nodded in reply.
"Could you get me another one?" asked Dorothy. "And make sure it's key lime pie."
"I'd like one too actually. Strawberry please," said Relena. Quatre nodded again, and disappeared into the kitchen. He returned again, with an armful of various types of yogurt, and a handful of spoons. After handing them out, Quatre sat down and it was quiet for a few minutes, before Hilde spoke up again.
"I wonder if they'll try to kiss you goodnight..." Heero and Wufei promptly choked on their yogurt, and Dorothy and Sally snickered at them. Finally recovering, Wufei spoke with wide eyes.
"You don't think they would, do you?"
"I don't know, you tell me. You're a guy. Would you kiss a girl younger than you on your fist date?" Hilde asked.
"I've never really dated before," Wufei said, blushing slightly.
"Me neither," Heero said. Duo smacked his forehead.
"You guys are pathetic," he muttered. "That's kinda funny though, your first date, and you're a girl."
"It's not my first date," Wufei said sharply. "I just haven't been on many, that's all."
"It would be really funny if they got you in bed the first night-" Hilde spoke up again, smiling mischievously. Heero choked on his food once again, but Wufei just shook his head.
"Won't happen," he said strongly.
"-and then you might get pregnant or something. Oh, now THAT would be a good revenge. Having you go through the pain of childbirth." Hilde's eyes now had a strange glint to them, and the others slowly backed away from her.
"How would you know about the pain of childbirth?" Duo asked Hilde, still looking at her oddly. She looked up at him.
"It's just...common knowledge I guess. You read about it." Heero looked extremely worried now.
"That wouldn't happen," Heero said quickly. "I mean, we're only women for two weeks. We can't get pregnant."
"Are you planning on sleeping with one of them?" Wufei asked Heero, looking at him skeptically. "Because that would be weird. Your first time and you'd be a woman."
"No I am not planning on sleeping with them! And who said it would be my first time?" Heero said, sticking up for himself a little. Relena's eyes widened slightly at that.
"I bet it would be," Wufei stated, glaring at Heero who glared right back at him.
"Well, it would probably be your first time too," Heero said, sitting up smugly when Wufei blushed slightly.
"Actually, it wouldn't be, so there!" said Wufei, sticking his tongue out at Heero who's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Really?" asked Sally from across the table. Wufei blushed more, suddenly remembering that the others were listening also.
"Wouldn't be my first time," Duo said while smirking, which earned him a swat on the back of the head from Hilde, who blushed slightly. Wufei ignored him, and answered Sally instead.
"Yes, really. Why? You don't believe me?"
"Do we know her?" asked Dorothy, now interested in the conversation.
"No," answered Wufei casually, still eating his yogurt.
"Was it before the war?" Relena asked. Wufei nodded.
"Wow, that's awfully young Wufei," Quatre said. Wufei blushed again.
"Well...we were aloud to." This earned him some weird looks from the others. "I mean, well, we were married," Wufei finished quietly. The others stared at him in disbelief again.
"Oh Wufei, I'm sorry," Quatre said, guessing what had happened to her.
"No, its ok. It was a long time ago. I didn't really know her all that long anyway."
"What was her name?" Relena asked quietly. Wufei smiled ironically.
"Meiran. Also known as...Nataku."
"Seriously? Cool! That's who you named your Gundam after, right?" asked Duo.
"Yep," answered Wufei. It was quiet for a couple more minutes, and then Dorothy decided to break the silence.
"It wouldn't be my first time. Not that I would ever sleep with someone on the first date anyway." Quatre stared at her with wide eyes, but she ignored him.
"Wouldn't be my first time either," Midii said, not that she sounded happy about that.
"It'd be my first," Quatre said quietly, lowering his eyes.
"Same," Trowa said.
"Me too," Sally said cheerfully. The rest looked at Relena expectantly, who was looking off into space.
"What about you Relena?" Dorothy asked her.
"Hmm? Oh, well it'd be my first time too, I guess."
"You guess?" asked Duo teasingly.
"Well, I know that it would be. Sorry, I was just thinking about something that happened before the war." The others looked at her questioningly, especially Heero. She chuckled. "You know, just because I believe in Pacifism and all that, and my father was a vice foreign minister and what not, it doesn't mean that I'm some little goodie goodie. I was just thinking about the parties we used to have at the academy," Relena said, still looking off into the distance.
"And? What happened at them?" asked Duo.
"Well, aside from the dance parties that were often held," Relena made a point to glance at Heero when she said this, who quickly looked away, "there were those families who were not as wealthy, so those kids would just have your normal birthday parties. The ones where you'd play games and stuff."
"What sort of games?" Duo asked again, playing right along with Relena. Relena smirked.
"Oh you know. Twister, Truth or Dare...Spin the Bottle...Seven Minutes in Heaven, all sorts of teenage games." She shook her head quickly, the look Heero gave her not going unnoticed. "Anyhow, there used to be this one guy who I had a major crush on when I was...fourteen. I just remember my friends always daring us to do stuff together. And we always got chosen for that Seven Minutes in Heaven thing. He evidently liked me back."
"There's not too much you can do in seven minutes though," Trowa stated. Duo and Hilde snorted.
"You wanna bet?" Relena asked, smiling slightly. "Anyway, that's the farthest I've ever been with anyone, I was just thinking about it."
"Hey guys, you want to know something?" Sally asked, standing up from the table. The others looked at her questioningly, but she only looked at the guys. "You just had what is commonly known as a 'girl talk.' Congrats! You are progressing nicely as women," she said teasingly. The other girls laughed as the guys' eyes widened and their heads dropped down onto the table with a loud thud.
* * *
Heero crept stealthily down the hall in the darkness. His destination? The bathroom. Damn women and the monthly thing they went through. At least it had happened at a time that would allow him to make sure no one else found out about it. Or so he thought. Everyone else had gone to bed long ago. Heero stared through the darkness as he tried to make his way to the door. Finally reaching his destination, Heero glanced around briefly to make sure no one else had woken up, before putting his hand on the doorknob. To his complete and utter surprise and horror, there was already another hand there. Heero's eyes widened as he snapped his head around. He suddenly found himself staring into another pair of eyes inches away from his own, causing him to yelp and back up quickly. In the process of backing up, Heero managed to trip over his own feet, sending him flying to the ground, and during that short trip, he successfully swept the other person in the hallway off their feet, thus causing a human dog pile on the floor. After much confusion and cussing, the two managed to untangle themselves. Then, after looking around to make sure that no one else had woken up, Heero focused his attention on the person in front of him who was currently rubbing the back of his head. Squinting his eyes, he could finally make out who it was.
"Duo?" he whispered.
"Ugh, yeah... Heero?" came the reply.
"What the hell are you doing up?"
"Well, I could ask YOU the same thing." Heero was glad for the darkness now because it covered the blush that spread across his face.
"I had to use the bathroom," Heero said lamely. Even in the darkness, he could tell Duo was looking at him doubtfully.
"Yeah, sure, and so do I. So if you will excuse me." With that, Duo stood up and entered the bathroom. Heero stood up also and leaned up against the wall beside the door. Minutes passed, and Duo still hadn't come out. Wondering what was taking him so long, Heero knocked lightly on the door.
"Duo," he whispered through the door. "What are you doing? Hurry up!" The door cracked open, and Duo looked at Heero through the crack.
"Uh...could you come in here for a second, please?" Heero raised an eyebrow, and Duo rolled his eyes at him. "Please?" Heero sighed and pushed the door the rest of the way open. After stepping in and closing it behind him, Heero turned to look at Duo.
"What?" Heero asked irritably. Duo smiled sheepishly.
"Uh, you wouldn't happen to know where the girls keep the uh, 'feminine products,' would you?" Heero's eyes widened.
"You mean you don't know?" Duo shook his head. "Damn," Heero muttered. Duo smiled brightly.
"I knew you didn't have to just go to the bathroom," Duo said. Heero blushed despite himself. "Well, I guess we'll have to go find out," said Duo as he walked back out into the hallway.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Heero asked as he followed him.
"Hilde's room. She'll know where they are. I bet they did this on purpose, so we would have to ask them and then they would know that we had it." Heero nodded in agreement. Duo pushed Hilde's door open and peeked into the room. She was still sound asleep. Duo tiptoed over to her bed, with Heero following him. "Hey," he whispered into her ear. He was rewarded with a groan. "Hiiiilde. Wake up Hilde. Hilde babe, it's time to get up," Duo continued, tapping lightly on her shoulder. Two eyes blinked wearily at him.
"Duo, what d'ya want," Hilde asked rolling over onto her side, only to find herself staring into Prussian blue eyes. "Heero?" she questioned.
"Hilde, we need your help. Heero and I both hit that time of the month." That woke her up.
"Now? In the middle of the night? That sucks. Well, let's go get Relena."
"Relena? Why?" Heero asked quickly. Hilde glanced over at him and smiled.
"Because she knows where the stuff is. I gave it to her to hide, uh, I mean hold," Hilde answered sheepishly.
"Told ya," Duo said, looking at Heero who glared in return.
Hilde led the way down the hall to Relena's room, where she opened the door and proceeded to wake Relena up. Groaning somewhat, Relena finally sat up and looked over at the two guys-turned-girls who were standing in the light of her doorway, both wearing embarrassed expressions. Smiling, Relena climbed out of bed and stumbled over to her closet. After digging around for a few minutes, she emerged wearing a victorious grin, holding the two different packages in her hand.
"Which one?" she questioned. Both boys pointed to the one in her right hand. Chuckling, she put the tampons back in her closet. "Well, if these get too uncomfortable, all you have to do is ask," Relena said, still laughing quietly. Hilde laughed with her.
Stifling a yawn, Hilde started walking out of the room. "Now if you will excuse me," she said, "I have to go to school tomorrow, so I'm going back to bed." Duo followed her out of the room, and Relena climbed back into bed, mumbling a goodnight.
"Who's staying home tomorrow?" Duo asked Hilde.
"Relena," she replied, the groan from Heero not going unnoticed. "See you guys tomorrow." With that, Hilde entered the confines of her room, leaving Duo and Heero staring at each other in the hall.
* * *
Sometime close to noon the next morning, the guys found themselves finally waking up, which was odd, because usually they would have been up about four hours before that. Shrugging it off, the group trudged downstairs for breakfast, or lunch actually.
"Ugh, I can't believe I'm still tired," Trowa muttered, running a hand through his hair.
"Hn." Surprisingly, this reply came from Duo. Heero just nodded his head in agreement. Lifting his head up from the table, Duo decided to add more to his previous response. "I feel like crap. I just wanted to let you all know that, not that any of you cared." Trowa looked at him oddly.
"You ok?" he asked. Duo glared at him.
"Didn't I JUST say that I felt like crap? Helloooo! Anyone home in there? Geez, the nerve of some people."
"Well, excuuuuse me!" Trowa snapped, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Don't worry about him, Trowa," a fully dressed and awake Relena said as she walked into the room. "Duo's just in a bad mood because he's going through the same thing you are." Trowa perked up at that.
"Oh really?" Turning his attention back to Duo, Trowa continued. "Poor wittle Duo-kuns got an unexpected visitor. Poor baby. Ha! You get no sympathy from me."
Duo snorted. "And to think I was actually worried about you yesterday. What was I thinking?"
"Both of you shut up," Heero growled, backed up by Wufei who was nodding in agreement.
"Says who?" Duo growled in return, turning to glare at Heero.
"Yeah!" said Trowa, also looking at him.
"Says me! Got a problem with that?" Heero replied. Relena casually walked over to Heero and put her hand on his shoulder.
Bending down so that she was level with the faces of Trowa and Duo, she said nonchalantly, "Don't mind Heero either. He's in the same boat as Duo." Standing up and smiling, she patted Heero's shoulder, which was attached to a flaming red face. "It's ok Heero, I understand," Relena finished while smirking. The others at the table laughed, as Heero sat there blushing.
"Thank you Relena," Heero grounded out sarcastically. She only smiled in return.
"Where's Sally?" Wufei asked, keeping his eyes on his food.
"She had some work to do, she's coming over around 1:30," Relena replied. "And as of right now, Heero and Wufei, you both have about three hours to get ready for your date. Call me if you need any help." Heero snorted.
"Like we need THREE hours to get ready."
"I'm going to go take a shower," Wufei said, getting up abruptly, and walking towards the bathrooms. Heero watched him leave.
"I'm going to go watch T.V," was all he said before walking into the living room.
Almost an hour later, Wufei came downstairs, dressed in a pair of jean shorts and a yellow spaghetti-strapped shirt. His hair was done in pigtails, and he generally looked pretty cute. Ignoring the looks the others gave him, he walked into the room and plopped down onto the couch by Quatre, who was also dressed in white shorts and a sky blue V-neck tank top. He had simply left his hair down. Sitting at his feet was Trowa, wearing black capris and an oversized forest green sweater. His hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Aside from Relena, the other occupants in the room, Duo and Heero, were still lounging around in their pajamas.
"Heero," Wufei said quietly. Heero looked at him. Sighing, he said, "We have about two hours." Heero nodded and got up to leave. He passed Sally in the hallway, who had just arrived. She smiled at his disgruntled appearance, but didn't say anything.
Waltzing into the living room, Sally announced, "Morning guys! Actually, it's more like afternoon, but oh well." She sat down on the couch next to Wufei who scooted over to make room for her. "Ready for your date?" Sally asked him. Wufei looked at her out of the corner of his eye.
"Does it LOOK like I'm ready?" he asked, and then sighed again. "I'll never be ready for it."
"Oh come one, don't be nervous! It'll go fine."
"I don't want to go. I'm a man. It's an injustice that I should have to go," Wufei grumbled.
"You brought it upon yourself," Sally replied. Wufei glared at her. Soon after, he snapped his head to the staircase as he heard his name being screamed.
"WUFEI!!!!!"
"What Yuy?" Heero appeared at the top of the staircase, a towel wrapped around his form, and water dripping from his still wet hair.
"Are you going to get ready or not? I'm getting dressed now, and I want to know what you're going to wear."
"Oh yeah, coming." Wufei got up and began to ascend the stairs.
"I think I'll go help them," Sally whispered to the others who smiled at her. She then followed Wufei upstairs.
"Damn it, Yuy. What room are you in?" asked Wufei as he walked down the hall.
"Mine. Whose room did you think I was in?" came the reply. Wufei walked into his room, only to get hit in the face with a shirt. Scowling and throwing it onto the floor, Wufei looked around the room trying to locate Heero. His eyes widened. There were clothes everywhere. They had just been thrown carelessly around, new and old. Wufei found the reason behind the mess standing in the closet. Every so often he would pick something up, look at it, then scowl and toss it over his shoulder.
"Heero, what on earth are you doing?" Wufei asked with wide eyes. Heero stepped out of the closet and put his hands on his hips. He still had the towel wrapped around his body. His face was flushed and strands of wet hair clung to it. It briefly crossed Wufei's mind the he was thankful to be in a woman's body so he wasn't affected by this sight.
"I don't have anything to wear," Heero stated, before turning back to his closet. Wufei lifted an eyebrow.
"Oh?" he questioned. "I can understand that there is nothing in your closet to wear, but that's because it's all thrown around the room," Wufei said sarcastically. Heero glared at him before walking over to his dresser. A quiet knocking was heard, and Sally poked her head into the room.
"Need any help guys?" she questioned as she looked around the room. "Oh my..." Heero turned his glare on her, but not for long.
"Ugh, yes!" he said, and plopped down onto the side of the bed, burying his face in his hands. "I have nothing to wear."
"Oh come on," Sally said as she walked into the room. "All these new clothes we just bought, and you can't find anything to wear? That's a typical first date statement." Heero glanced up at her through his hands.
"Are you going to stand there and insult me or help?" he questioned gruffly. Sally chuckled, and picked up a skirt from the ground.
"No..." she decided after looking it over, and tossed it over her shoulder. "Nuh-uh," she said, looking at another shirt. Then her eyes landed on a shirt thrown over the edge of the bed. Sally walked over and picked it up. "Here we go. Now we just have to find something to wear under it...hm...Wufei!" Sally exclaimed, startling the Chinese pilot. "Go get that skirt we got Trowa, you know, the short, black one. If you can't find it, then ask Trowa where it is." Wufei nodded and walked swiftly out of the room. A few minutes later he returned, holding the skirt in his hand, with Trowa trailing behind. "Thanks!" Sally said, and then shoved the skirt and blouse she had picked up at Heero. "Go try these on," she commanded, pushing the bewildered teen towards the bathroom. Heero emerged minutes later, and Sally looked him over. "Ok, I like the outfit, but I think it would look better on Wufei. Why don't you let him wear that, and I'll find you something else to wear." Heero, looking annoyed, trudged back into the bathroom, returning a few minutes later wearing the towel again.
"Sally, what about this?" Trowa said, picking up a cobalt blue skirt from the ground. Sally looked it over, and a smile spread slowly over her face.
"Perfect! It'll bring out his eye color. Ok," she said, taking the dress from Trowa. "Both of you go change. And hurry up!"
"Woma-I mean, Sally," Wufei corrected himself, "We still have like an hour and a half, we do not need to hurry!"
"Yeah you do, we still have to do your hair and make-up."
"Make-up?" Wufei asked, eyes widening, before Trowa shoved him into the bathroom.
Half an hour later, Heero and Wufei sat in front of the vanity in Relena's room, eyeing the various tubes and bottles warily. Both were dressed, and their hair was in the process of being done. Heero was decked out in shimmering cobalt blue skirt that stopped inches above his knees. Two straps held up the dress, and the front of it dipped down, showing a little more cleavage than Heero wanted it too. The dress wasn't tight, but it clung to his curves, leaving little to the imagination. The bottom of it flared out, making it the type of dress that twirls up when you spin. Overall, it was fairly simple, yet classy. Next to him, Wufei wore a two-piece outfit. The skirt was the same length as Heero's, and looked basically the same as the bottom half as his dress did, except Wufei's was midnight black instead of cobalt blue. On top of it he wore a black, three-quarter sleeved shirt, which had a wide and low-neck hole. On it was a gold dragon whose tail curved down around Wufei's waist. The dragon's head came up and rested upon Wufei's breast. It fit the Chinese pilot perfectly. Finishing off the outfit, Wufei, or rather Sally, had chosen gold jewelry to match the dragon, while Heero was wearing small diamonds, courtesy of Relena. Currently, Heero's hair was being piled on top of his head in a French twist, but instead of tucking all the hair under, it was being curled and pinned down. Two extra pieces framed his face and had also been curled. (A/N: Do you know how weird it is to be describing dresses and all, yet I'm still using "he" and "his" instead of "she" and "hers'. Oh well.) Wufei's hair, though not as fancy, still looked good. He simply had French-braided pigtails down the sides of his head, but it seemed to fit the outfit. It would have been nice if they could have worn earrings, but seeing as their ears were not pierced, that couldn't be helped.
Pinning the last piece of hair down for Heero, Sally exclaimed, "Finished! So, what do you think?" Heero scrutinized his appearance in the mirror. He had to admit, Sally had done a good job. He lifted his eyes to look at her, when he noticed that she was focusing on something else. His eyes widened as he realized what it was. "So, you guys ready?" Sally asked, holding up the blush in her hand. As if preparing for a major battle, both Heero and Wufei simultaneously gulped and nodded. Wufei was watching Sally's every move, as if the little brush she was holding might jump out of her hands and attack him or something, when suddenly he heard something that sounded suspiciously like laughter attempting to be stifled. Turning his head to glance at Trowa, his suspicions were confirmed.
Trowa bit his bottom lip as soon as Wufei turned to look at him. "Sorry," he mumbled. Wufei only glared at him.
"Ready?" Sally asked again.
"No," Wufei grumbled.
"Oh come one, it's not that bad," Sally reassured.
"I don't want to wear make-up. Men do not wear make-up."
"Yes well, men don't usually wear dresses, stockings, jewelry, or bras either, and yet here you are, decked out in all of the above." Wufei glared at her. "Look, I'm not going to put a lot on you, just enough to highlight certain features."
"Well, fine, but only if you make Barton wear some."
"What? No!" Trowa cried.
"Why should Trowa wear any, he's not going anywhere," Sally said, confused.
"I don't care. If he doesn't wear any, then neither do I."
"Geez Wufei! You are so...ugh, never mind. Fine. Trowa, get over here!" Trowa stared at her like she was sprouting wings, but grudgingly walked over.
Only about fifteen minutes later, all three boys sat staring at themselves in the mirror. The change was obvious. Though they couldn't see the make-up because it was applied so lightly, it was obvious they had it on. And as Sally had said, it only highlighted certain facial features.
Bending down to their level, Sally whispered, "I do good work, don't I?" She received vague nods from them. Looking down at her watch, Sally said, "Well, it's 2:45 now. If the date is at 3:30, then we should probably leave here in about fifteen minutes. That gives you a little while to relax."
"Uh...Sally?" Sally looked at Heero. "We still need shoes," he said, pointing at his feet.
"Oh! That's right, I almost forgot. Um, let's see," said Sally, looking around. "Heero, you can wear Hilde's silver sandals. The ones that clasp around her ankle."
"You mean those sparkly ones?" Sally nodded. "Ok."
"And you're lucky, they don't have platforms or heels. Wufei, you want to try my platform shoes? The black slip-on ones?" Wufei shrugged as a reply, and Sally went to get them. "They'll add two to three inches to your height," she said when she returned. Wufei slipped them on stood up. "Of course the first couple of times, you might find them hard to-" Taking a step, Wufei wobbled a bit and promptly fell over sideways. "...walk in," Sally finished, as she helped Wufei up.
"You could have told me that BEFORE I put them on," Wufei grumbled, as he slowly tried to take another step...and failed. "ARGH!! Damn it! How hard can it be to walk in these things?!"
"Well at least they're not high heels," Sally said, smiling lightly. A few minutes and several failed attempts later, Wufei finally got the hang of the shoes, and was able to walk pretty well in them. "Well guys, let's go show you off to the others," said Sally. Taking a step back, Sally looked Wufei and Heero over once more. "Damn I'm good," she said to herself, before leading the way downstairs.
* * *
After all the fussing from the girls about how good they looked, Heero and Wufei were only too glad to finally leave for their date. As soon as they actually left the house though, the feeling left and they both had a sudden urge to run back inside the house and hide under a bed somewhere. Sally, who was taking them to the hotel where they would meet Trevor and Dan, didn't allow them to go anywhere as she herded them to the car. Duo trailed behind. It was decided that he would go to help introduce "Mary" to the guys. They arrived at the hotel around 3:15, giving them some time to sit and relax. Sally waited out in the car to make it look as if they were really staying in the hotel.
All too soon, 3:25 rolled around, and two hot guys pulled up in a silver Mercedes outside the hotel.
"Hey guys," Duo whispered to Wufei and Heero, smiling brightly. "They're here. You ready?" All shyness seemed to have left him, since he wasn't going on the date, and he had once again returned to his normal, cheery self. Duo didn't receive a verbal answer from either of them, but Heero's eyes widening and Wufei's complexion paling confirmed they were NOT ready. 'Oh well, too late for them to be backing out now,' Duo thought to himself, his smile widening. "Come on, stand up!" he urged the two, not realizing that both of their legs seemed to have been turned to Jell-O and surely would not support them.
'Geez, do all women feel like this on their first date with someone?' Wufei thought vaguely as he attempted to stand, letting out a huge sigh of relief as he realized that his legs did indeed support him. Wufei looked over to the doors, where Duo was currently letting the guys in babbling the whole time.
"Hey Dan! Trevor! How's it going? Sorry I couldn't come today, but you know how it is. But don't worry; the girl taking my place is a knockout. You'll love her!" Duo babbled, oblivious to the fact that both men were staring at him in an odd, yet affectionate way with small smiles on their faces. "Come on! I'll introduce you to her. Her name's Mary, in case you forgot. But just so that you know, she's really shy at first. Wu-Meiran," Duo caught himself, "is also sort of shy. Don't mind it though; they'll come around before the night is done. Oh! You got them flowers!" he exclaimed, finally noticing the bouquet that each of them held. "That's so sweet!" Trevor chuckled, almost causing Duo to melt on the spot as that annoying feminine part of him started acting up.
"Yeah, hello to you to Helen," Trevor said, smiling the whole time. "You seem really happy for some reason. Can I ask why?"
"Oohhh, my boyfriend just called," Duo quickly made up. "I miss him a lot. I can't wait to see him again. Actually, we leave tomorrow night," Duo said loud enough to make sure Heero and Wufei heard him.
"Aw, that's a shame," Dan said. "We'll have to make the best of today then." Looking over to where Wufei was standing, his eyes widened. "Wow, Meiran. You look...breathtakingly beautiful." Wufei couldn't help the light blush that spread across his face that only deepened when Dan handed the flowers to her. "Here, these are for you."
"Thank you," Wufei said slowly, looking up and giving a small smile. Duo watched the exchange, and smirked. Then, grabbing Trevor's hand, Duo dragged him over to Heero, who was watching Wufei talk with Dan.
"Ahem," Duo coughed, getting Heero's attention. "Mary, this is Trevor. Trevor, Mary." Trevor stared at Heero through wide eyes. After several seconds, Heero started squirming under his gaze.
Shaking his head slightly, Trevor said, "Sorry. I was trying to think of something to say, but all the corny pick-up lines left my brain when I saw you. But I guess that's a good thing isn't?" Chuckling, Trevor held out his hand. "Like your friend over here said, I'm Trevor." Heero stared at his hand for a moment, brief flashbacks of Zechs holding out his hand like this over two years ago flashing through his mind. Lifting his hand, his grasped Trevor's in a firm grip.
"It's nice to finally meet you. Last night I had to keep reminding Helen over here that she DID have a boyfriend, because she kept talking about you," Heero said, smiling as a blush spread Trevor's face and Duo's, who also glared at him. Trevor laughed.
"Believe me," Trevor said, lifting Heero's hand to his mouth and barely brushing his lips against his knuckles. "The pleasure is all mine. These are for you, by the way," he finished, thrusting the flowers in Heero's direction. Heero took them gingerly.
"Thanks," he breathed out, staring at the flowers in awe. "Is it ok if I give them to Helen for now? I don't want them to get ruined this afternoon."
"Yeah, that's fine. Actually, it's probably a good idea."
"Meiran!" Heero called out, getting Wufei's attention. "Give your flowers to Helen. She'll put them in some water while we're gone." A few minutes later, Duo, holding both bouquets, was waving to the others who were climbing into the car getting ready to leave.
"Bye guys! Have fun! Remember, don't stay out past 12, and always be safe!" Heero and Wufei glared at Duo once before leaving, picking up the underlying meaning of "be safe." Duo chuckled to himself as they drove off. 'I wonder if they'll survive,' he thought. 'That is a NICE car though...' Duo smiled and walked back to Sally's car.
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Got your attention? Good. Ok, I lied. This wasn't actually the full date, just the preparations for it. Sorry!! This chapter was getting long though. I worked really hard on it, so I expect a lot of reviews!!! J/k. ^_^ Seriously though, please review and tell me exactly WHAT you liked or didn't like. It would be very helpful. I would also appreciate it if you told me what story you want me to work on next: While You Were Gone, or Behind the Scenes? Or do you guys really want me to get the next part of this, the actual date, out already? Tell me, and I'll write it next! Thank you all so much for reading this!!! Ja ne! Oh! One more thing. This is to Jeanette Lockhart who reviewed a while back. I really don't know if the names I used in chapter 6 are Quatre's sisters' real names. I just made them up. If they are, that'd be cool. Sorry for not answering you sooner!
*~Maxine~*