Howdy, y'all! ^_^ Some of you may know that I recently hit 40,000 on my GWA page. Megan K. was my 40,000th visitor, and her request for a gift fic was a flufflet with Wufei and Duo. Now, I really did intend to write a brand-new story for my gift-fic, but... Tzi and I had this one already mostly done and collecting cobwebs. So! I dusted it off, and we tweaked it a little, and here it is - one genuine fluffy Duo and Wufei-type thingie! Megan, I hope you enjoy it, and thank you!
I guess I should go ahead and mention that we don't own Gundam Wing, and this fanfic is not meant to be taken as a claim to copyright of the characters or situations which were not created by us. Also, we're not making a penny off of this, and no offense or disrespect is intended towards the creators and rightful owners. There are characters from other anime series making cameo appearances later on, and we don't own them, either, nor is any offense intended by our misusing them the way we have. *^_^*
A short time later, Duo was dressed in black jeans and a violet-blue shirt the exact color of his eyes (not that he was trying to impress anybody or anything), and was all but dancing with impatience as his three friends walked up to the car.
"Man, you guys are so SLOW! The Maguanacs are gonna eat everything before we get there, c'mon!" Duo urged.
Wufei scowled. "And if I don't get a cream-filled doughnut..." he began threateningly.
"You drive a... YUGO?" Heero asked, his eyes boggling.
"Oh!" Quatre said. "That's right! You didn't come with us when we unloaded the car the day we got here!"
"That's my baby," Duo said, laying a hand on the hood proudly. "I call her 'Susie Q'. C'mon, hop in!"
"A... YUGO???" Heero repeated, and then the unthinkable happened. Heero started laughing. In front of everybody!
A shudder spread through Wufei's frame as he slid into the back to get away from Heero and his laughter. Being of the short persuasion, he had a feeling he and Heero were going to be sharing the back seat a lot, not that that was a bad thing, but it might be nicer if it was... He put a stop to that train of thought rather quickly.
"You ever heard of a Yugo getting stolen?" Duo pointed out. "Get in." Heero all but fell into the car, which practically shook with his laughter.
"How far is it to the doughnut shop again?" Quatre asked.
"About three miles," Wufei replied.
"No problem," Duo said, and grinned as he turned the key in the ignition. The motor cranked, and then stopped with a disgruntled whine. "Problem. I need you guys to get back out and push."
"PUSH!?" Wufei objected. "We have to get out and PUSH!? I'm not sure a cream filled doughnut is worth *pushing* for, Maxwell..." Well, actually, it was, but STILL.
"But it's DOUGHNUTS!" Duo replied in a near-wail.
"Come on, guys. It'll only take a minute, and then I'll buy you and Heero both a *dozen* cream- filled doughnuts and you can eat them 'til you're sick, ok?" Quatre promised.
"Well... all right," came the agreement even as Wufei sighed and pushed at Heero to get him out of the car.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Heero was doubled up and wheezing with laughter as he staggered back out of the car.
"Just until she starts!" Duo shouted over the hair-raising laughter. "Then you hop back in and we take off!"
Heero's laughter had subsided to the occasional muffled giggle as he started pushing. Duo called encouragement to the car, and whooped with delight when it started up.
"See? No problem!" he said cheerfully as everyone settled in for the ride.
"Heero was the only one to push!" Wufei told him. "Next time, I'm not getting out."
"Omae o k-k-korosu!" Heero giggled, brushing his hands on his pants.
"Hang on to your seats, gents!" Duo cried, rolling down the window to let the chill breeze blow through his hair. "Doughnuts, here we come!"
"ACK!" Wufei cried, grabbing for the oh-shit bar as he realized that his seatbelt had been ripped in half and Maxwell had taken off like a herd of turtles. "Maxwell!!!! There's no *SEATBELT!*"
"Sure there is, Wu-chan!" Duo protested. "It's just on Heero's side. Don't know what happened to the other one."
"Hee, hee, hee..." Heero whimpered, holding his aching sides.
As they turned a corner, it was a miracle that the resulting squeal didn't wake the entire neighborhood. "MAXWELL!"
"Hang on, Wufei!" Quatre yelled, covering his face with his hands.
"Halfway there, Wu-chan!" Duo said cheerfully. "I'll warn ya before we turn into the parking lot!" A few minutes later, the car squealed its way into the doughnut shop's parking lot, and Duo belatedly commented, "Uh, here's the parking lot..."
In the back seat, Wufei twitched.
"Hee..." Heero said, and then took a deep breath, wiped his eyes, and got out of the car, perfectly composed.
"DOUGHNUTS!" Duo crowed, wriggling out of his seatbelt (which didn't unfasten) and setting the parking brake. "Woo-hoo!"
Whispering, Wufei asked Quatre, "We're here?"
"And we're alive," Quatre responded, nodding. "Come on. For *that* ride, I'll buy you two dozen cream-filled doughnuts. Heero enjoyed that a little too much to deserve a second dozen," he said with a quirky grin.
"Sorry about that," Duo said sheepishly as Wufei got out of the car with a decidedly relieved look on his face. "I really meant to warn you ahead of time."
"I wasn't enjoying it," Heero argued in a soft tone of voice meant for Quatre's ears only. "I just couldn't believe that he drives a... *snicker* YUGO! BWAAAAA-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"You know, Heero, if I'd known it'd be this easy to crack you up, I woulda bought me a Yugo years ago," Duo said, grinning as he patted the doubled-over boy on the shoulder. "You gonna be okay, there? Want us to get you some oxygen or something?"
"Some Valium might be nice," Wufei said. "And I thought *I* was scary behind the wheel!"
Quatre laughed.
"C'mon, man, I'll get you a hot chocolate to go with your doughnuts," Duo said, and with a quirky grin for Quatre and Wufei, he slung one of Heero's arms over his shoulders and half- carried him into the doughnut shop. "You, too, guys. The hot chocolate's on me!"
Wufei couldn't help but smile a little at *that*. "Hm, my doughnuts *and* hot chocolate paid for. I suppose that makes up for earlier," he said, sighing dispiritedly. "You're SURE none of those stupid women saw me naked?"
"I'm sure, Wufei," Quatre told him as they headed in behind Duo and Heero. "Otherwise, we wouldn't have gotten out of there so easily."
"And you woulda heard, like, screaming and squealing," Duo said cheerfully, letting go as Heero assembled the tattered remains of his composure into something approaching sober and pushed the door open. "You know, like, 'ooh! A naked boy!' and stuff," Duo added, mimicking a high- pitched voice and unaware, until he stepped in the door and saw wide eyes and shocked faces, that he had drawn the attention of everyone in the shop.
"Well, now that you have everyone's attention," Wufei muttered, turning absolutely crimson.
"Heh," Duo said, grinning a little sheepishly. "Just kidding around, you know. C'mon, guys!" Grabbing Heero and Wufei by the arm, he dragged them over to the counter where a clear plastic case protected the delectable variety of doughnuts from drool. "Oooooh, how will we ever choose?"
"Hn. I'll have plain glazed," Heero said.
"But you ALWAYS have plain glazed!" Duo protested.
"I like plain glazed."
"Man, don't you ever wanna try any VARIETY?"
"I like plain glazed."
"I want two dozen cream-filled doughnuts," Wufei said very precisely, still red.
"And I want plain glazed."
"Man, you can't eat plain glazed your whole life! You're missing out on so much!"
"I want plain glazed," Heero repeated, scowling ominously. Duo sighed.
"Whatever. But in my opinion, you're missing out on the best part of the doughnut experience -- trying different kinds. I think I'm gonna get two Boston cream, an apple-filled... ooh, and cherry, I like cherry. And they have double-chocolate fudge, that's like Death by Chocolate, I mean, what a way to go, you know what I mean? And a peanut-covered one, and one with chocolate frosting and sprinkles, and hey, Wufei, can I have one of your cream-filled doughnuts?"
"No," Wufei answered, knowing that Duo would probably eat the majority of them -- the real reason he'd taken Quatre up on his offer. "They're mine!"
Quatre laughed and said earnestly, "I'll have the same thing he's having," and pointed to Duo. "And an extra dozen of plain glazed!"
"And hot chocolate," Duo said, beaming. "Mustn't forget the hot chocolate. Oi, Heero, you *do* drink hot chocolate, don't you? I mean, you're not going to insist on something boring like plain hot milk, are you?"
"Omae o korosu."
"I'm just askin', man. Hate to waste good chocolate on you if you're not gonna drink it."
"I drink hot chocolate."
"Oh, okay. Cool. Hey, can I have one of your plain glazed doughnuts?"
"Omae o korosu!"
Wufei sat on his bed, nervously perusing his watch as he waited for Heero to come across the hall. Today was the day, and they only had half an hour left until it was time -- Time To Be Immunized. Five more shots for him today, and then the next time would only be three. Duo looked so marvelously oblivious that he really hated what was going to happen, but....
Duo sighed, and slammed his book shut. "What?" he asked, meeting Wufei's startled gaze directly. "You've been jumpier than a frog on a hot plate."
Black gaze skittered away as Wufei mumbled, "Have an appointment at the infirmary."
"Oh. Yeah, I'd be nervous, too," Duo said, his expression softening in sympathy.
"Duo," Wufei began, frowning as a knock came upon the door.
"Huh?" Duo said, then turned to smile as the door opened. "Heero! What brings you here?"
"Time to go."
The look Wufei cast Duo was extremely apologetic. "Duo..." he began again, not quite knowing where to start.
"Yeah?" Duo asked. Heero's intense gaze and Wufei's strange nervousness were beginning to make him feel... uneasy.
"Imadeyouanappointmenttoobecauseyouhavetobeimmunized!" Wufei blurted out in a single breath!
"You... you... y-you what?" Duo gasped, suddenly, suffocatingly aware of what Heero's presence in the room must mean.
"I told Heero about it," Wufei confessed miserably, looking entirely guilty, "and we made you an appointment the same as mine."
"W-well, you're j-j-just gonna have to c-cancel," Duo stammered, scooting to the far end of his bed as Heero edged toward him. "Because I'm not g-going."
Wufei sighed, standing up and pushing the door open. "I was afraid you'd say that," he muttered, stepping out into the hall.
"It's time," Heero said, flinching slightly at the low cry Duo gave as he reached down and grabbed one slender wrist. The long-haired boy was visibly trembling, and Heero grimly pulled him to his feet and started out the door.
"N-no!" Duo gasped, clawing at Heero's hand and digging his heels in with all his might. "You don't understand!"
"You HAVE to be immunized, Duo!" Wufei said firmly from outside their dorm room, eyes growing wide as he watched Maxwell latch onto the door with a fervor. "You NEED them!"
"NO!"
Heero yanked Duo away from the door frame by brute force. Just as his hand clamped down, vise-like, around Duo's wrist, the slender ex-pilot turned and *bit* him, hard enough that Heero let go with a startled yelp.
Between one breath and the next, Duo was gone, tearing wild-eyed down the hallway and looking for all the world as though he had just seen a ghost.
"Easier said than done," Heero growled, and set off after Duo. With an audible groan, Wufei ran after them, face set in a firm frown. He hated to see Duo in such a fit of nervous tension, but he simply HAD to be immunized! That was all there was to it!!
Duo raced outdoors, hesitating for a terror-stricken instant as he tried to decide which way to run. The sound of Heero's footfalls behind him shocked him free of his indecision, and he simply ran, unaware that he was headed in the direction of the infirmary.
Heero's eyes narrowed, and he put on an extra burst of speed, coming almost within reach of the trailing braid before Duo suddenly ducked to the side, pelting across the lush, green lawn with Heero close behind him. With the intense effort and indifference to his own potential injury that Heero was known for, he threw himself at the fleeing boy in a flawless tackle. The impact threw both boys hard to the ground in a tangle of limbs, and Duo instantly started fighting, kicking and biting and punching for all he was worth.
It had no perceptible effect on Heero, whose Perfect Soldier mask was firmly in place. Duo may have gained a few inches in height, but Heero still outweighed him, and most of that weight was hard muscle. After a few minutes' worth of wrestling, Heero had the slender boy in an all-but- unbreakable hold.
"You don't- understand!" Duo panted.
Having caught up with them, Wufei shook his head, hair falling out of his tight ponytail as he leaned over. "Duo, you HAVE to have your shots!!!" he cried. "It's just the way it is! I don't want you to be sick and *DIE*!"
"Not- gonna- die," Duo growled, his words punctuated by desperate, futile lunges against Heero's strength. "Leggo!"
"Can't do that," Heero replied, his voice tinged slightly with regret. "It's a mission."
"Shit," Duo said, his voice a soft huff that came just short of being a whimper as he suddenly went limp. "Look, guys, I don't NEED shots! I swear! Just... just... j-just cancel the thing! Please!"
Wufei gnawed at his lower lip and swallowed, face pale as he watched Duo. "I can't," he said softly. "I CAN'T. You'll die..."
Duo groaned in frustration. "I will NOT! Stop saying that! You just don't know, Wufei! You just don't get it!"
"Let's go," Heero said, hauling Duo to his feet. "Don't try to run."
"Wufei, I'm asking you, please cancel!" Duo cried, turning to face the Chinese boy as Heero started dragging him to the infirmary. "Please, don't do this!"
The ex-pilot of Shenlong gnawed at his lower lip, face truly regretful. "I can't," he finally answered miserably. "You heard Heero. It's a mission."
"No!" Duo wailed, as Heero dragged him inexorably toward his doom. "You can't do this to me! Please, I'm begging you!"
Trailing along behind them, Wufei had never felt so guilty in his entire life. Unhappiness washed over him as he held open the door so that Heero could drag in the kicking and screaming boy, his braid flopping all over the place in his efforts to get away from them.
"I see you're back," Nurse Ratchit said, bemused.
Duo bit his lip and froze, his face paling dramatically. His skin crawled as the nasty-clean scent of the office assailed him, and he began to shudder visibly, biting down hard on his lip to stifle the urge to whimper. Had any of those present known Duo as a child, they would have recognized his silent terror as that of a half-starved little boy, crouching in hiding and praying that he wouldn't be discovered...
"He doesn't want to be here," Heero explained, glowering at the few students stupid enough to look at them.
"I see," the nurse replied quietly. "Come on back, all right? First room on the left after you pass through that door."
Wufei opened the door carefully, the pit of his stomach twisting dangerously as he watched Heero practically carry Duo through the door and down to the required room.
Duo didn't realize that he was shaking his head as Heero dragged him through the doorway. As the Perfect Soldier pulled him into the room, he suddenly exploded into action, lunging back toward the doorway, and freedom, hard enough to pull Heero off his feet. Heero wrapped his arms around the wildly flailing boy and staggered with him over to the table, then slammed him down onto it. Through all of this Duo was oddly silent, his wild eyes the only true indication of the terror he felt.
"Get his hands," Heero said, grabbing onto Duo's legs to prevent kicking. For a moment, it didn't seem that Wufei would do it, and then he moved slowly to take Duo's wrists in his hands, closing his eyes tightly.
"Heero..."
"N-no, please," Duo whispered. "No n-needles..."
"It'll be over soon," Heero said gruffly, then raised his eyes to meet Wufei's.
Black-lashed eyes were squeezed tightly closed, Wufei's face set in stone as he stood there, holding Duo's wrists and remaining silent. His heart felt as if it were going to collapse on him, and he chewed on the inside of his lower lip, trying to remain calm. /He needs them,/ he thought miserably. /Has to have them./
Heero was just drawing breath to say "this sucks" when the nurse walked in the room. Duo took one look at the needle in her hand and screamed like a banshee. Heero was so shocked that Duo was able to get a foot free, and Duo wasted no time wedging that foot against Heero's chest and kicking him away. In less time than it would take to say 'omae o korosu',Duo had flung himself over the edge of the table on the far side from the nurse.
"Leggo!" he snarled, twisting his wrists in Wufei's grip. "And don't you dare come near me with that thing!" he added for the nurse's benefit.
Arms almost wrenching out of their sockets, Wufei's eyes flew open and he grunted, tightening his grasp and laying himself bodily over Duo's arms.
"Duo! Calm down! It'll only take a minute!"
Heero lurched to his feet and grabbed Duo around the waist, bodily hauling him back onto the table. He received a kick in the head for his efforts, before he was able to get Duo's legs in a good grip again. "Can't you knock him out?" he asked, sparing only a brief second's worth of a glance at the nurse. Duo had started screaming again, and although Heero was stronger and heavier, it was hard to keep hold of Duo, with all the wild thrashing he was doing.
"I'll be quick," she promised, drawing closer, the five syringes neatly laid out upon a tray.
"No, no, don't!" Duo cried. "I'll throw up!" Heero grimly held on, thinking to himself that holding Duo against his will was not unlike trying to keep a grip on a live fish.
"Not if you calm down, you won't!" Wufei told him, leaning over his face. "Calm DOWN, Duo! It's just going to hurt if you don't!!"
"Lemme GO!" Duo howled, straining so hard against the hands holding him that his body raised up off of the table. "I don't want to! You don't have my consent! If you do this to me, I'll SUE!!!"
"Mr. Maxwell!" the nurse said firmly. "You are still under the age of nineteen. All 'children' under nineteen MUST have these shots! It's The Law!"
"Duo," Wufei pleaded, "just close your eyes! It will be over soon!"
"NO!!!" Duo glared up at Wufei. "You let go of me right now, or so help me God..."
"Can you do this through his clothes?" Heero asked, gritting his teeth as Duo's struggles renewed.
"DON'T YOU **DARE** TOUCH MY CLOTHES!!!" Duo bellowed furiously. "Get your goddamned hands OFF me, NOW!" A tiny whimper escaped his throat as the nurse soaked a cotton ball with alcohol and lifted the first needle.
"I'm sorry, Duo!" Wufei managed to say, turning his face away from the sight of the nurse pulling up the sleeve of Duo's black cotton turtleneck. "I'm sorry!"
"There we go," the nurse said soothingly, getting the first shot in and over with quickly.
"Oh, GOD!" Duo wailed, and his struggles only increased as the needle pierced his flesh. "Stop it, stop it! I hate you for this, do you hear me? I HATE YOU!!!"
End Part 5
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