Author: Deathangelgw
Disclaimer: These sexy bois aren’t mine. I wouldn’t share
them if they were! Well, maybe.
Warnings: Sap! Cuteness, fluff! AU, OOC (definitely)
Pairings: 3x4 hinted. 1+2 hinted
Rating: A rare PG
Note: I was watching my sis play with one of my parent’s
new kittens and that is my inspiration. So, this goes to her! Again, this is a
rewrite. So, don’t mind me! It was also my first shot at a sappy piece. Hehe
Feedback: Be most appreciated!
thoughts
Heero was working on his computer when he heard the front
door to the safehouse open and close. Must be one of the other pilots,
he thought as he continued typing up his report. Duo usually came in with a
loud announcement of his presence. Turning around to see who had come in, he
caught a flash of a braid flying past the doorway. Duo? he wondered,
curious. He got up and went down the hallway to where the other pilot had gone
to get to their room. Just as he got close to the door, Duo came out of the
room back first and shut the door. After doing that, he turned around and ran
into Heero, who was almost behind him.
“Whoa! Heero! Didn’t see ya there!” Duo yelped out and
then grinned as he tried to step around the Japanese pilot. Heero looked at him
coldly and nodded towards the closed door.
“What are you doing, Duo?” he asked coldly as the American
followed his gaze guiltily. Turning back to face Heero, Duo flashed his amiable
grin, turned, and walked out the front door, not answering Heero’s question.
Heero turned back to the room and, after pondering for a
couple of minutes if he should go in, decided against it and went back to his
computer to finish his report.
A couple of hours later, the other three pilots had
returned and were helping Heero make dinner. As they cooked or set the table,
they shared a companionable silence. Quatre looked around curiously as he
finished up the dessert and then looked at Heero. “Did Duo get back yet?” he
asked, worried.
Heero grunted and nodded an affirmative, but said nothing
else. Quatre looked worriedly at Trowa, who smiled softly and continued to set
the table with Wufei. They all sat down at the table and began to eat. Just
then, Duo came into the safehouse and walked past the kitchen loaded down with
strange boxes. He glanced into the room and nodded at Quatre, who got up to
help him, curious. They went to the room that Duo and Heero shared while the
other three watched them, bemused. Heero began to eat again and Trowa and Wufei
followed suit. Then, Quatre walked in quickly and grabbed Trowa’s arm and
dragged him out of the room. Wufei and Heero watched them leave, confused.
What was going on? Shortly, they heard giggling and laughter coming from the
other room and the curiosity got the best of them. Getting up and leaving their
unfinished dinner, they went to investigate the strange noises.
When they got to the room, they saw a very curious sight.
Trowa and Quatre were sitting on the floor, while Duo was lying on his bed,
hanging somewhat off the side. And on the bed next to the giggling braided boy
was a little orange and white striped kitten. The kitten was looking intently
at the fingers that Duo was wiggling on the bed. Slowly, it moved forward and
then, after wiggling its butt, pounced on the fingers. Duo laughed and was
joined by Quatre. Trowa just grinned as he watched the little kitten try to
catch the fingers again.
Wufei snorted and the three pilots looked up startled.
“Oi! Heero! Wufei! How long you been standing there?”
Duo asked after picking up the little ball of fur and getting up. Wufei shook
his head and, when he looked back up, found a pair of light blue feline eyes
looking into his own dark eyes. Duo grinned and said, “Wufei, I’d like you to
meet Socks. Socks, meet the Wu-man.” Wufei and Socks looked at each other and
then a single white paw came up and batted lightly at Wufei’s nose. Quatre
snorted with suppressed laughter and even Trowa chuckled. Duo smirked and
watched as Wufei grinned and then gently reached to scratch behind the playful
kitten’s ear. The kitten began to purr loudly and leaned into the gentle
caress, causing the Chinese boy to grin.
Duo then moved to stand in front of the stoic Wing pilot
and put Socks eye level with Heero. Heero and Socks looked at each other and,
just as Duo opened his mouth to repeat the introduction process, Heero grunted
and walked out of the room. Duo frowned in disappointment as he and the other
pilots watched Heero walk out.
Heero went back to the kitchen and cleaned up the dinner
table, putting the extra food away and washing the dishes. He then went back to
his laptop and saw that he had another mission. He sent his confirmation and
then began to download the information that he would need for the mission.
After a while, he began to hear laughter and curiosity got the best of him once
more.
Getting up and stretching slightly, he went down the hall
to the room he knew they were in. Standing so he was out of sight, he watched
the amusing sight that met him. Duo was on the ground, facing the little
kitten. Trowa, Wufei, and Quatre were all sitting on both beds, watching as Duo
slowly moved his head back and forth, taunting the kitten. Socks watched,
pupils’ wide and tiny body tense, as he waited for the perfect time to strike.
Then, he crouched, wiggled his butt, and pounced on Duo’s head. Duo yelped and
hid his face and wiggled his head to make the kitten attack him more. The
kitten clawed and bit at the moving target and then pounced on another target:
Duo’s braid. Socks grabbed the braid and began to chew and then pull it with
him as he tried to walk away with it.
The three watching pilots were laughing so hard at Duo’s
predicament that tears were flowing down their faces. Duo was yelping and
acting like he was in trouble as the little kitten tried to drag his braid over
to Trowa, who had sat down on the floor. Trowa grinned again and began to move
his fingers on the floor, catching the kitten’s attention. He dropped Duo’s
braid and stalked Trowa’s fingers. He then pounced and was grabbed up by the
green-eyed pilot to be pet and caressed. The kitten batted at Trowa’s bangs and
then began to purr as Trowa scratched under his chin. The three other pilots
grinned as they saw the kitten fall asleep.
Shaking his head, Heero left the scene and got ready for
bed. When he went into the living room to shut down his laptop, he heard the
other pilots get ready for bed. Once finished, he went to bed. The next day,
Heero woke up before dawn to get ready for his mission. He tried to flip onto
his back, but found that there was a lump at the small of his back. Bringing
his hand out and around, he felt along and met soft fur. The kitten? What
is it doing here? he found himself wondering as he carefully moved so that
he could get up without waking the sleeping furball. Why he was being so
careful, he didn’t know, but that wasn’t important.
After washing up and getting changed, Heero went to the
kitchen to get some breakfast. He was just cooking up some eggs and bacon when
he felt something soft rub against his leg. Looking down, surprised, his
questing eyes met clear blues eyes that looked at him adoringly. He grunted and
then, after finding the kitten’s food and water bowl, filled them with food and
water. He watched the kitten eat for a minute and then went back to getting his
own food. As he ate, he studied the information that he had downloaded the
previous night. Suddenly, he felt something jump onto his lap. Looking down,
he found the kitten sitting down and begin to clean himself. Heero watched,
perplexed as the kitten delicately licked his paw and clean behind his ears.
Heero shook his head, but didn’t remove the little furball. Soon, he got up
carefully and, after placing the kitten on the chair he had just left, went out
to complete his mission.
Five hours later, Heero came home from his mission to an
empty safehouse. The other pilots all either had missions or were out doing
errands. So, that meant he had the house to himself. Heero went into the
living room and booted up his laptop. He began to write up his report after he
got something to drink. He was just finishing up the last bit of his report
when a certain furball jumped into his lap. Cobalt blue eyes met sky blue
eyes. Heero and Socks looked at each other for a few minutes and then Socks did
something that took Heero by surprise. Standing up on its hind legs, Socks
moved so that they were eye to eye and then leaned in. He then gently rubbed
his little head against Heero’s face and licked Heero’s cheek. Heero let the
kitten do this, confused and unsure. Socks then sat down gently on Heero’s lap
and just gazed at Heero. Heero looked at the kitten and then smiled. The
kitten began to purr and flex his paws as they looked at each other. Heero then
lifted up a finger and scratched behind the little one’s ear, smiling again as
the kitten leaned into the caress. Then the kitten began to play with the
proffered digit and Heero laughed softly.
Quickly, Heero finished his report and then began to play
with the kitten. They played for an hour and then, exhausted, Heero laid down
on the couch. The kitten jumped up and, after circling a couple of times,
curled itself around Heero’s neck. The combination of a long mission and the
kitten’s purring soon sent the Perfect Soldier to sleep.
An hour later, Quatre and Duo came back to the safehouse,
groceries in their arms. They went in and were just passing the living room.
Duo looked in and stopped at the sight that greeted him. Heero was on the
couch, asleep, with the kitten wrapped around his neck. The kitten’s head was
lying on Heero’s cheek and, as Duo crept quietly in, lifted to look at Duo. Duo
smiled softly and pet the kitten gently on the head, causing it to lay back
against Heero’s cheek. Looking around, Duo found a blanket and covered Heero
with it. Just as Duo was turning to leave, Heero shifted in his sleep and
smiled. Smiling again, Duo left, thinking, So, love can change people.
~Owari
