June 2000
Title: All Wet
Series: Not really just silliness.
Quatre Raberba Winner was bored. He was actually bored out of his skull. He'd just spent the entire morning stuck in meetings being chaired by Relena Peacecraft. After 6 hours of listening to Relena's voice, even young master Winner was ready to... be impolite. Sighing deeply he set his briefcase on his desk and reached up to loosen the knot in his tie. It didn't help that the meetings were being held on Earth in an area that was currently suffering the worst heatwave in 10 years.
Turning, Quatre looked out the bay window in his office down to the pool area. Trowa, Duo, Heero and even Wufei had traveled down to Earth with him for a little R&R and currently Trowa, Wufei and Heero were lounging lazily around the pool.
Quatre was pleased to see his friends relaxing but at the same time a small part of him humphed at the fact that they were enjoying the sun while he was stuck deflecting Relenaisms. Crossing his arms a little Quatre snorted and decided to head to the room he and Trowa were sharing to get changed and joining the others.
He was halfway down the hall when a half naked Duo came breezing out of the kitchen and nearly ran over him.
"Oh! Hey sorry Quatre didn't see you there."
"Obviously. Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Hehe, my turn to get the beers. Want one?" Duo teased.
Quatre just pulled a face and shook his head. It was the height of cruelty for Duo to tease him, on top of a day or Relenaisms. Something in the normally easy going Winner heir snapped and an evil thought began to form.
"Get more beers eh? Sounded like you four had, had enough already." Said in an off hand casual tone.
"Huh?" Duo fell for the hook, whipping around and looking at Quatre expectantly. Quatre put on his best angelic expression. "Oh, nothing. Just that I heard Wufei boasting about how he could toss all of you into the water no problem."
"He said what?!?"
Quatre nodded vapidly. "Yeah. Then Heero said that he was sure that while Wufei could toss "you" into the water, there was no way that he, "The Perfect Soldier" would ever get tricked into getting that near to the edge of the pool. And Trowa agreed that you were the only one who would fall for such a trick." "They... Heero... Why I..." Duo stood in the middle of the hall bristling. "I'll show them who will trick whom into the water. Just you watch!" With that Duo turned and stormed down the corridor towards the pool. Quatre grinned evilly and bounced on his toes muttering. "Wouldn't miss this for the world."
Quatre approached the glass doors carefully. Already he could hear Duo engaging Wufei in a heated, who could trick whom contest. By the time Quatre peeked through the doors, Duo had hold of Wufei's shirt and the two boys went tumbling into the pool. Trowa and Heero stood at the edge of the pool watching with twin expressions of bemusement on their faces.
Chortling wickedly Quatre stepped through the door watching as Duo and Wufei surfaced. Duo's braid had worked itself loose and long strands of dark brow hair were plastered across his face. The effect along with Wufei's indignant sputtering was enough to send Trowa into a fit of soft laughter.
Wufei was seriously unamused at being laughed at and quickly reached up, grabbing Trowa's ankles and dragging the tall boy into the water with he and Duo.
Duo, quick as a cat, grabbed Heero and Quatre heard the words... "Think Wufei could take me?!?!" Float across the ensuing splash as all four boys proceeded to attempt to drown each other.
Quatre couldn't help it. He just started to laugh and laugh and laugh.
Duo had been in swimming trunks, as had Heero, but both Wufei and Trowa were still fully dressed. All four boys looked like half drowned felinoids and Duo's braid had finally worked all the way loose and his long hair was busy trying to smother both himself and Heero. Quatre was so busy laughing hysterically that he failed to notice when the splashes went silent.
"Duo... who told you Wufei said he could throw us all in the water?" Trowa's calm voice sounded.
"Umm.. Quatre."
"Mmm.. really."
Something in his lover's tone caused Quatre to sober up really quick. All four boys were now looking directly at the Winner heir with various expressions of "we're going to hurt you now." Quatre smiled his best angelic expression.
"Having a nice vacation guys?"
No one answered him. As one body the four damp pilots moved towards the edge of the pool. Quatre took a step back.
"How about a beer.. anyone.. anyone?"
In unison four bodies heaved themselves up onto the pool edge. At this point Quatre gulped and turned tail for the house.
End
Laekin
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