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"Baby Series 3"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Pairing: Duo + Wu Fei Notes: Challenge 106. Baby Series 3 #85. Takes
place immediately following Treasure Hunters. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
Fan The Flames The moaning wail tapered off into a profound silence. "Well, that was just eerie," Duo whispered, staring into the gloom. "Talk about right on cue." "It is the wind and all buildings creak." "Yeah. Zechsy said the snows should start to lessen in a few weeks and we'll get more rain as we start to head into spring. I'll be able to start surveying the lower site and I should be ready to break ground in March. I'm looking forward to it." "There will be sleet more than snow or rain at first; very uncomfortable conditions to work in." Duo smirked. "As long as I have you to fan the flames and keep me warm, I won't care about the weather. Will you thaw me out when I come in half frozen from a long day's work, Fei?" He batted his eyelashes at his companion and took a strategic step away from Wu Fei, knowing the man did not often react well to teasing. Dark eyes glinted in the light as he paused directly beneath the dim bulb. "Perhaps I might condescend to tip water on you and indicate the direction of the shower." Duo blinked, glancing at his companion who was conspicuously not looking in his direction, but he saw the curve of fine lips and the tell tale narrowing of one dark eye . Wu Fei was enjoying himself and it was rare he took up the challenge of teasing in return. "Ah, I'll look forward to that. I won't say no to you scrubbing my back. We'll be able to fan our flame to greater heights and get clean at the same time." "I must enquire of Pagan if I might borrow the longest handled mop in the stables." "Eh?" Duo paused, glancing to the side to watch as Wu Fei neatly slipped through a gap between boxes. "I said nothing about entering your bathroom, Duo Maxwell. I was thinking more along the lines of standing on the balcony above you and tipping the bucket of water. It would be most amusing to hear the housekeepers squeal at muddy footprints and dirty water messing up their clean palace. And listen to you apologizing, of course." "Hmmph! I'll remember that and be sure to point them in your direction." Duo smiled as he worked his way around a sideboard he thought might be a few hundred years old, it was hard to tell under all the dust. Not all of the furniture in the attic level was protected by dust sheets, and on his past visits Duo had taken the time to examine a few pieces that had caught his eye. "You can not cast an accusing finger if you do not see who deposited the water upon you." "I'll know it was you." Duo smirked. "Proving it, Mr. Maxwell, is the challenge."
Wu Fei glanced at Duo and winked. "I shall endeavour to make
myself scarce and be sure to have an alibi in place." ~ * ~ |
