Okay, by special request, here is a sequel to Kitten Love.
Winterlaurel700, this is for you, babe!
Title: Kitten Love 2
Author: Deathangelgw
Disclaimer: These bois aren’t mine, and if they were…well,
I’ll leave that up to your hentai minds!
Warnings: sap alert! OOC, AU, PWP, yaoi hints.
Rating: *gasps* PG! OMG!
Pairings: only hints of 3x4, 5x13, 1+2
Note: The original was inspired by the antics of my sister
and also of my littlest kitten and one of my mother’s kittens.
Feedback: Please! I love it!
thoughts
Duo was playing with Socks, their kitten, in the living
room of the safehouse they were currently located. Giggling, he ran his fingers
along the floor as Socks tried to catch them. Quatre and Trowa smiled and
chuckled as they watched the two play. Wufei stood in the entranceway,
grinning, as he too watched the show.
Heero walked into the room and looked at them, grim. Socks
must have sensed this because he stopped playing and went over to stand at
Heero’s feet. Sitting down and looking up expectantly at the Wing pilot, Socks
flexed his front paws one at a time, waiting. Heero’s face softened slightly as
he bent down and picked up the now purring orange tabby. Socks immediately
began giving what Duo termed as ‘kisses’ to Heero, who winced at the
sandpaper-like tongue. Everyone grinned at the sight and Wufei reached over and
scratched behind the kitten’s ear.
“So, Heero. Why so glum? Well, at least more than usual,”
Duo asked as he got up and stretched. The other three pilots looked over at
Heero as well. Heero frowned slightly as he pet Socks and tried to think of how
to say what he needed to say.
“We have a new mission,” he replied finally, voice
betraying nothing of the sadness he felt inside.
Duo shrugged and said, “So what else is new!” But, Quatre
and Trowa seemed to catch on to what Heero was hinting at.
Wufei, face impassive, asked quietly, “When do we leave?”
Duo looked at all of them, confusion on his face. Then, as he looked at how
Heero was cuddling Socks, comprehension dawned on his face. Sadness washed over
him as he realized that they would have to leave Socks. Fighting back tears, he
looked at Heero, waiting for his reply.
Heero sighed, sadness and resignation tingeing his eyes.
“We leave first thing tomorrow,” he informed them finally, not wanting to say
it. Socks seemed to sense his sadness for his purring increased in volume and
he rubbed his head against Heero’s cheek. Heero smiled sadly and a glimmer of
tears could be seen as he rubbed his cheek against the kitten’s soft fur. Quatre
and Trowa cuddled together, trying to find solace in each other. Trowa’s eyes
were sad, but Quatre’s face was streaked with tears. Trowa gently wiped
Quatre’s face dry and Quatre smiled in thanks.
Duo looked from one face to the other and finally couldn’t
take the sad silence. “Fine then! So we leave and take Socks with us! What’s
the big deal?” he declared defiantly, not allowing the tears he was suppressing
to show. The other pilots looked at him in surprise and pity.
“We can’t take him with us, Duo. Where would we put him?
And, during the battles, what then? He could get killed. Do you want that?”
Quatre asked gently and quietly, not wanting to squash Duo’s hopes, but knowing
that they had to think of Socks. Duo swallowed hard as he lowered his head in
defeat. What could they do?
“Well, we could find him a home,” Trowa suggested quietly,
trying to find a solution.
“But who would take in a kitten from terrorists?” Duo asked
sarcastically. Trowa hung his head and Quatre wrapped an arm around him
comfortingly. Duo grimaced and said, “I’m sorry, Trowa, but who could we give
Socks to knowing he’d be loved and taken care of?”
Wufei looked up and said cautiously, “I may know of
someone.” All eyes turned to him as he continued. “But, you have to trust me.
I’m not saying who it is, but I know that they’d give him a good home.”
All the pilots stared at Wufei, unsure. But, soon they
were nodding in agreement to the terms. With a lot of sadness and some tears
from Quatre and Duo, they said good-bye to the bundle of fur. Heero,
surprisingly, took the longest and Duo, later, could have sworn that he had seen
a tear roll down the Japanese’s cheek. But, he never said anything, keeping the
memory of that glimpse of humanity from the Perfect Soldier in his heart.
After gathering up all of the toys, food, and litter into a
box, Wufei brought Socks around for one last good-bye. Playful to the end,
Socks brought out a laugh from all of them by attacking different parts of their
faces. Then, Wufei got into the rental car they had and drove off.
*~~**~~*
After driving for about an hour, Wufei finally pulled up to
a very rich looking house. Shutting off the car, Wufei sat for a minute, just
staring at the house. Socks’ squeaky meows woke him out of his thoughts and he
looked over to see the little kitten looking back curiously. Smiling, Wufei
reached over and let the kitten rub his face on his finger. After a minute,
Wufei sighed and got out of the car.
Grabbing the box carefully, he climbed through the fence
and then snuck in the back door. He climbed the stairs and finally came to a
room he knew well. Opening the door quietly, he stepped inside. Good, he
isn’t home, Wufei thought, relieved. He’d rather not face his lover and
explain.
He put the box down next to the desk and then rummaged
around, looking for a pen and paper. Finding the supplies, he wrote a note
explaining everything and thanking his lover for taking care of Socks. He then
signed it and placed it on the nightstand next to the bed. Then, he picked up
Socks from the box and placed him on the bed. He knelt down and looked into
Socks’ eyes. “Little one, I am leaving you here. You’ll be well taken care
of. Hopefully, we shall see each other again,” he said sadly as he caressed
Socks. Socks’ eyes closed and his purring grew as he slowly fell asleep. He
lay down and curled up, content and relaxed. Wufei smiled as he saw this and
got up. Moving quietly, he left.
*~~*~~*
Treize came into his bedroom and turned on the light. He
silently hoped his dragon would visit him tonight. He sincerely missed the
Chinese youth. But, as he went farther into the room, he noticed certain things
were different. Beside his desk was a box and, upon opening it, he discovered
it was full of cat toys, food, and litter. Puzzled and more than a little
curious, he looked around and saw the note on his nightstand. Getting up and
walking swiftly over, he picked it up. But, just as he was about to open it, he
spied an orange and white striped furball in the center of his bed.
Eyebrows raised in surprise, he unfolded the letter and
read what his dragon had to say.
Seeing his dragon’s handwriting made Treize feel pangs of
sorrow. When he had finished reading the letter, he looked up and saw the
kitten staring at him curiously. Smiling, he went over to the bed slowly and
gently sat down on the edge of the bed.
“Well, hello there. My dragon tells me that you are very
special, little Socks. Would you like to stay here with me?” Treize asked
gently as he and the kitten looked each other over. The kitten blinked and then
yawned as it got up and stretched. Treize smiled as he watched the little
furball walk gingerly across the bed over to his side. Socks then walked onto
Treize’s lap, circled twice, and then lay down curled up and fell back to sleep.
“I guess that is a yes,” Treize said softly, amused, as he
ran his fingers delicately through the soft fur. Loud purring greeted this and
the kitten snuggled its nose further into the ball it was in. Treize smiled and
felt at peace.
*~~**~~*
It was two years after the war had ended. Peace was
progressing well and the Gundam pilots were involved in the Preventers program
under Lady Une. They were now all at her place having a get together. Noin,
Zechs, and Sally were all laughing hysterically at Duo’s bad jokes and antics.
Wufei and Trowa were both grinning and Quatre was laughing as well. Heero just
smirked as he watched Duo tell more dirty jokes.
Suddenly, an orange and white striped tabby came into the
room and jumped onto Heero’s lap. Heero just stared at the cat, bemused. The
other pilots also stared at the scene. The cat looked up at Heero’s face and
then got up on its hind legs. It then rubbed its face against Heero’s face.
After it did that, it sat back down and curled up to sleep on Heero’s lap.
“So, when did you get a cat?” Noin asked Une, aware of the
emotions running through the room and trying to ease it.
Une looked at her, a little bemused at what had happened,
and answered, “It was Mr. Treize’s cat. I took him in after the war. I
remember that Mr. Treize loved that cat a lot and so took him in. His name is
Socks. A very sweet cat.”
All the Gundam pilots grinned and got up. They crowded
around Heero’s chair and were all cuddling and petting the now purring Socks.
The others watched this with confusion, but you see, they didn’t understand that
love, any love, can reunite and heal anyone.
~Owari
