Vacation Break

Disclaimer: I do not own the Gundam Wing story or its characters. Just borrowing them.

Warnings: All warnings apply to the whole story.

A/N: I know this came up a bit behind the planned two week schedule. My new job is at fault. Lol Its messing up my routine. In any case, I’m while I’m excited with the amount of readers and attention this story has gotten I’ m a bit dissapointed with the quality of my writing. Even though I think I have a decept plot planned, I feel I have to depend a lot in the yaoi relationships and interactions to get this story going.
Sigh, not that they aren’t fun to do, but my goal is to write a good a yaoi story that could stand well on its own. In any case, THANKS for commenting or adding me as an alert. I didn’t expect the amount of hits so far. For both here and my other site. Its overwhelming, because I know there are expectations I have to meet, but I’ll take it one chapter at a time and hope for the best.

Side A/N: For future chapters a question readers should be asking themselves is not what Wufei does for a living, but what is Duo’s actual background.


Chapter 4

The remaining boys discussed the dilemma in the balcony while Duo showered. Wufei's eyes faced the ocean, “What do you think of his story?” he asked curiously while digesting mentally Maxwell’s explanation for his drop off.

“I don’t believe he was lying,” Quatre answered softly while he leaned against the wall as he stared at the floor, randomly tapping his foot. Heero dropped his hand on Quatre’s thigh to still his tapping.

Quatre glanced at Heero then nodded while grabbing Heero’s hand and intertwining their fingers. “I agree with Heero, his story just doesn’t make sense. But like I said I don’t think he was decieving us.” Wufei stared at the both of them while wondering when had Heero spoken. But he wasn’t going to ask, (this wasn’t the first time).

In any case he agreed with them. Quatre could read people very well and Heero…well he was his own lie detector.

“yes, a lovers’ triffle doesn’t cut it” Wufei stood straighter, rolling his shoulders forward. “Those ropes were not tied as a warning. I had to cut through them to get them undone. Whoever tied him up meant for him to drown today”.

“They will come to finish the job” Heero stated. Everyone stayed quiet in agreement.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Duo sat relaxed in the Jacuzzi, using the cabin’s phone while the water was filling up. ‘For a cabin, this place is really packed’ Duo thought while unbraiding his hair. He dialed a number on the side and held the phone with his shoulder.

“Hey B. Whats popping? Did you miss me? Sheesh I see how it is. Then I won’t take much of your time sweet cheeks. Yeah I’m having a blast, despite the love affair fiasco, I’m finding myself in ‘hot water’ as we speak. Pretty sweet huh?, I just met three new friends, a popo and a pair of loving quails.

Ha, ha, you could say that. ‘cept one of the quails has a stick in the ass, and not the good kind. But I think you would like them. They are right in your field. Well the one I think you’ll relate to is in the traveling business. The other dude, I would say, is a general or something.

In any case, as fun as this orgy would be as it is, I think you should drop by sometime, maybe in a day or two? Yeah, I’ll keep you posted. Hey what do you mean!? I’m not going to leave you stranded. After all you are family. Yes, transmition over, Roger Tro”

After the relaxing bath, Duo walked out redoing his braid. He froze when he found a grinning Quatre staring at him. Seriously, this blonde guy gave him the creeps.

Quatre eyes grew a twinkle as if he was pleased at the brunette’s reaction. “It seems we will have to study the situation a bit more before we decide to take a specific action. We’ll help you guys settle at my place, in the meantime.”

Duo tried hard to avoid taking a step back. “Uh, we?” He was confused and a bit alarmed. He wondered if he was the bean that jumped from the pan to land in the fire. What were these guys planning to do with him? “I mean…Is Wuwu coming?”

Quatre dismissed the nickname. “I think so, I’d feel safer, having him protected until we know for a fact the intentions of your former kidnappers.”

Duo was surprised Wufei was going along with it. Somehow he had gotten the impression, Wufei wouldn’t give in to being protected or cuddled by his friend. Maybe he had read the guy wrong? Nah most likely the blonde had scared him into it. Duo grinned at the thought of the intimidating Quatre ordering around a cowered Wufei.

As Wufei was packing his stuff, he wondered why he was going along with Quatre so easily. His mind fell back to the earlier conversation.

--------------------------------------------flashback------------------------------------
Wufei knew what was coming, yet he asked anyway. “Why do we need to relocate to your residence… We don’t know who this guy is. I don’t think taking him to either our homes is the right choice. Maxwell can fend for himself here for a couple of days, until he finds another place to stay. I rather go home, and spend the rest of my vacation with my laptop.”

Quatre fed him a dissapointed look. “I’m sure you do, Wufei, but a vacation is vacation, including time off your overworked laptop” This was déjà vu for Quatre as he glanced meaningfully at his boyfriend. Heero just gave him a blank look. Sighing Quatre focused on Wufei.

“Besides we have yet to know for sure if there will be any repercussions for your interference in Duo’s ‘punishment’. Once they realize Duo’s body didn’t make it on the news, they might return to confirm the job is done. If they come back here, there is the possibility that they could trace you back to your house.”

Wufei stopped arguing at this comment. He had just finished remodeling his house from his last case's incident, when the arrested criminal’s younger teenage brother decided to give him a piece of his mind, by breaking in and redecorating his walls, furniture and bed sheets with hot pink grafitti.

Wufei could reluctantly follow Quatre’s reasoning, but debated whether or not he wanted to spend any more time stuck in the same place with the annoying and unpredictable Maxwell. Though, thinking of hot pink spray paint had Wufei reconsidering his options.

“Until this matter is resolved your house would not be the most practical choice. At least there is a lot of security and reinforcements at home. My place will keep you both safe”.

Heero sighed heavily. “Quatre is right; the best choice is for both of you to come with us. Quatre’s home is well guarded and can be considered safe under these circumstances.”

Quatre glance at his boyfriend and smiled before subtly licked his lower lip and tightening his hold on Heero’s hand. “That settles it then. Let’s pack.”

----------------------------------------end of flashback----------------------------------


Wufei could feel the tension building up on the back of his neck; he would have spent an extra hour meditating and stretching if he had known what to expect for this morning.
Wufei sighed. He understood his friend was not exaggerating the situation. Quatre did have the securities to hide a population from a couple of large cities if necessary.

It didn’t hurt that his friend was above average when it came to strategy and logic. He had to be in order to manage successfully being president of a multibillionaire travelling and hospitality enterprise by the age of fifteen.

Although he was raised to take over the job, Wufei believed it took hard effort from Quatre, to butt in his best friends business, while maneuvering his work and his relationship with the stoic Heero. This didn’t make him feel any better though.

For Duo, impressed was hardly the word to express how he felt about Quatre’s mansion. Even if he did spent the last two months living in the Tatzukas mansion he couldn’t help being amazed at the ludacrous luxuries these money bags had laying around.

Wufei glanced briefly at the younger boy next to him and noticed Maxwell was on the edge of his seat almost hanging out through the window.

“If you don’t stay still Maxwell, I’m pushing you out of through the window... that is if a branch doesn’t take your head off first” Duo ignored Wufei and instead continued pointing and going ‘oohhh’ and ‘aahhh’.

Wufei could sympathize with Maxwell’s anxious uncertainty and excitement, but he had to placate the brown haired boy and to remind him to behave. A couple of years back, if any of Quatre’s servants/bodyguards were to believe Maxwell was in any form of a threat to their master, the men would have dispose of the boy immediately.

He had to agree that Heero and Quatre’s relationship had helped the male servants loosen up a bit. Many respected Heero, and many felt he could protect their young master better than all of them put together. However, many watched Maxwell with some reservation. Not that the idiot paid any attention to the tension he was causing.

Wufei turned away annoyed, looking to be distracted by something else before he made any comments. He chose to watch Heero and Quatre in the front seat. Wufei’s eyebrow lifted when he realized Heero’s hands were not on the steering wheel and Quatre was turning a deep red. ‘O….kay’. Wufei preferred to watch the scenery by the window anyway.

“Welcome to one of my humble homes” Stated Quatre, once they arrived to the entrance. Quatre was entertained with Duo’s expression, which seemed to disagree entirely with the ‘humble’ part of the mansion.

“The bedrooms should not be too hard to find, but in any case, Duo, why don’t you follow Wufei inside and upstairs, he has slept over before and should remember where the rooms are located. I hope you are not disappointed.”

Wufei snorted again, which lifted Quatre’s eyebrows in surprised amusement. Wufei gratefully noticed, Heero choose to ignore the undignified sound.

Wufei stared into the aqua blue eyes of his old friend, Quatre, hoping he mistakenly heard the blonde.

“What do you mean I should keep him company and show him around?” ‘What happened to my rest and relaxation, my vacation time?’ “Why am I the babysitter and guide?”

Quatre continued to argue in Duo’s favor, “This is such a large place and he could get lost. Wufei just keep an eye until we get back. Don’t worry; I’m sure he’ll be so distracted he won’t even bother you.” A crash from a broken lamp caught their attention.
“I doubt that” muttered Wufei.