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"Post It Pads"Written By: t-shirt Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters are
copyright to Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu Agency, and associated parties.
I make no money with this fic. Rating: NC 17 Warnings: More fluff stuff, Eventual Lemon fluff,
Wufei’s kind of a bastard at first but in a very human way. AU/Office
Adventure Pairings: 3x4, 5x2, 1+2, 5x13, 5x13x6, 1x2 Summary: A beautiful delivery boy turns the mundane
life of a corporate suit inside out. "Post It Pads " Chapter 3 I knew the club they were talking about. I lived in the same neighborhood after all. However, I had never been there so I had not been aware it was a gay bar. Oddly enough you couldn’t really tell unless you really looked. There were many mixed couples like Hilde and I as well as the same sex ones that occupied the place. It wasn’t like anyone was hanging all over each other or making out in the booths either so for the most part it resembled any other bar I’ve ever been in. The only difference was the dance floor where couples of both persuasions swayed together to the horrendous rendition of Hotel California that was being preformed. My mood brightened considerably when I saw Duo laughing at the poor sap on stage. Wufei was still brooding but he was keeping it to himself. He even made an attempt to cater to Duo’s needs and got him a drink. I was a little shocked when he brought me one as well but I accepted it with as gracious a smile as I could muster. If he wanted to call a truce I was all for it. I just wanted Duo to have a good time. Quatre never made it to the table Hilde was leading us to as Trowa veered them off taking his lover in his arms in a way that spoke of long experience as he moved him out onto the dance floor. Having the veil lifted from them by being in a place that openly accepted them was a little like turning on the sun. They truly belonged together. Anyone could see how much they loved each other as they swayed softly to the music and fell deeply into each others eyes. I doubt either of them could see anything but the other by the time we found our seats. It was a good hour and a half later before our little group started to unwind and get comfortable. Between the happy atmosphere, hilarious performances and the drinks we soon found ourselves laughing and relaxing in a way I’ve never really experienced. Even Wufei had given into the amiable nuance. The tension between he and I still remained meaning neither of us made too much of an attempt to address each other directly but we’d reached a point where we could relax and have some fun in spite of each others presence. I didn’t even mind it all that much when he put his arm around Duo’s shoulder and the long hared boy didn’t push him away. I couldn’t help wishing it was my arm gently draping him but it was the first time I saw Duo react as if he really liked being touched by his mate. I was glad they had managed to put the earlier anger aside and enjoy the evening even if it wasn’t me that was making Duo happy. Three gin and tonics was apparently enough to get Hilde in the mood to sing. She even drug Quatre up there with her and made a duet out of a popular pop song that was traditionally done solo. I didn’t know the name but I recognized the melody in spite of the lashing it was taking by our esteemed comrades. They returned to our table through catcalls and praises from the crowd with the play list and a demand for the rest of us to sing as well. “Come on, Duo!” Hilde laughed plopping down on his knee as she opened the songbook on the table. “What’s that one you sang last time?” she said browsing through the list. “Wait a minute?” Duo chuckled. “Why me? Go pick on Tro or something!” “Oh, he never sings and you know it,” she replied huffily. “He might if Quat threatened to cut him off!” Duo laughed. The comment brought a bright, impish smile to the blond boy’s face as he turned in his lover’s arms. Trowa had been all but holding him on his lap for the past half hour. “What’dya think?” Quatre chuckled slipping fully into the taller boy’s lap. My own lap twitched unexpectedly as I watched his legs spread and slip over Trowa’s long thighs. It was becoming more and more apparent to me that this was something I had been missing in my life up. I had never entertained the thought that I might be gay or bi but I had to admit the atmosphere was very appealing. “Would you sing for me if I cut you off?” Quatre grinned evilly as Trowa’s hands gripped his hips pulling him closer yet. “You want to hear me sing?” the tall boy replied with a devilish twinkle in is one visible emerald eye. “I’ll sing for you,” he whispered leaning forward to place his lips next to his lover’s ear. A moment later Quatre was melting into him. We couldn’t hear the song, just a gentle, throaty tone that was quickly turning the blond boy into a seething mass of twitching goo. My heart ached just to watch them. I wanted something like that for myself. Gods, who wouldn’t? It made me happy just to see them together. Their unity bore witness to the possibility that true happiness is achievable in this life. It took very little time before Quatre had lost control and moved to kiss his lover so deeply they just about fell out of the chair. “Damn, Tro lighten up!” Duo laughed. “Let’s go home” Trowa whispered. “That’d be rude,” Quatre slurred. I was uncertain if it was the drink or Trowa’s kiss that had hopelessly intoxicated him. The scene was so captivating I didn’t even realize my mouth was hanging open like a codfish until Trowa stood from his chair with Quatre still wrapped firmly around his hips and quickly dumped him in a nearby, out of the way booth where they could make out in relative privacy. “You ready?” I heard Wufei’s voice at some distance. My eyes were still locked on the couple as Trowa kicked back against the wall pulling Quatre into his lap and he kissed him blind. Damn good thing it was dark in there. “Yeah,” Duo’s tenor replied. The odd tone in his voice finally broke through the haze that had descended on me and I managed to tear my gaze from the pair. “You want another?” Duo asked indicating my empty glass. “Yes, thanks” I managed a small smile. Damn it was awfully hot in there all of a sudden. “Hey check this out!” Hilde giggled presenting the song list to Duo as Wufei went to get the drinks. “There’s a foreign section in the back. It must be the original song list that came with the equipment. Ummm odie wa tats suke,” she attempted to sound out making my flesh crawl a little. “It means `Help Me`,” I informed them. They both looked up at me as if I had grown a second head. “It’s Japanese,” I explained. Didn’t they realize I was Japanese? “You actually speak it?” Duo asked. Was it that odd? I nodded. “Cool!” Hilde smiled taking Wufei’s seat between us. “Here,” she said pointing out another title “What’s this say?” “`Long Rivers Road`” I translated. This was a really old list. “Oh, man! I wonder if they still have these songs!” the girl suddenly spat jumping from her seat to go find out. Duo just chuckled at her enthusiasm until he turned back to me and we both realized we were sitting at the table alone. His eyes instantly looked around to see where Wufei was with the drinks but he hadn’t returned yet. Mine drifted back to gaze at Trowa and Quatre who were still deep into each other in the little unobtrusive booth before his found their way back to the table. “Embarrassed?” he asked light heartedly. I realized I was staring at them again when he said it. It must have looked like I was shocked by their behavior. “Envious,” I corrected him. The comment brought a curious look to his eyes but he kept whatever question had popped into his mind to himself. “Have they known each other long?” I asked to break the awkward silence. Duo snorted into his ice. “Forever,” he chuckled. “Trowa’s a ward of the Winner estate. They were cradle mates.” Wow. No wonder they were so in tune with each other. If they’d been together since they were babies it was no wonder they fit together so well but, “They act like newly weds,” I observed wryly. What a spectacular relationship. “They’ve always been like that,” Duo explained. “Joined at the hip,” he chuckled. “And the heart,” I commented. It earned me another of those quizzical glances from him. “It really just doesn’t bother you does it?” he smiled. “No,” I replied feeling for once that he had understood something of what I was actually feeling. “Lets dance,” Wufei suddenly broke in setting our drinks down a bit roughly on the table. I had to really restrain myself to keep from jumping. I hadn’t noticed his return at all. “Oh, my god!” Hilde squealed bounding up to the table. “Hiiro! Please tell me you know some of these songs!” she gushed opening the book for me. “What?” I stuttered nervously. “They still have these in the play list! You have to sing one!” she insisted. “Don’t bully him,” Duo cut in. “You speak Japanese?” Wufei asked leaning over to get a look at the titles. “It is my native tongue,” I pointed out. “But your English is so good,” Duo commented. “I’ve been in the states for a long time,” I explained. “Here,” Hilde cut in. “What’s this one?” “Two Mares” I replied. “An old folk song.” “Which one has a beat?” she asked flipping more pages. “Your eyes are blue,” Wufei commented, his own black eyes narrowing suspiciously as if he didn’t trust my heritage. “My great grandfather was Scandinavian,” I explained. “I thought you were a little muscular for a Japanese guy,” Hilde smiled. “Come on,” she said suddenly taking me by the wrist and pulling me from my chair. “Lay off, Hilde!” Duo snapped a bit too ferociously. “Maybe he doesn’t want to!” “It’s alright,” I assured him bringing a dazed expression to his beautiful face. I couldn’t help but smile. “I don’t mind.” It was hard to pull my eyes from his and allow the bouncing girl to guide me to the stage. The list wasn’t all that long leaving me little to choose from. The songs were old as well though that wasn’t a problem since I hadn’t been to Japan in ages and I didn’t know any of the popular music anyway. I ended up choosing a lively little tune that was always a big hit at camp when I was young. At least I remembered the words for the most part and the melody was fine for dancing. Hilde remained on the stage with me giving me a little moral support that settled my nerves but honestly I didn’t care. I’m not that bad at singing to be too embarrassed by it. It comes from being born in a culture that embraces such things I suppose. In any case, I had a pretty good time entertaining the crowd especially when I noticed that Duo had taken his lover up on the dance invitation during my song. The DJ made a big deal out of the fact that it was a Japanese song going so far as to give a brief, albeit slightly incorrect, history on the birth of karaoke before I sang. I was coerced into doing two more songs before they finally decided to give someone else a shot at the mic and allowed me to return to my seat. “Wow!” Quatre gushed upon my return. Apparently the couple had gotten their fill for the moment and returned to us. “That was amazing! You’re a really good singer,” he praised. “Thanks,” I smiled reaching for my neglected drink. My throat was dry from the singing so I ended up downing most of it before I set it back down. “Ok,” Hilde said turning to Duo “Your turn!” she commanded plopping the song list down in front of him. “Alright already,” Duo laughed. The sound of it lifted my heart up until it felt as if it had sprouted wings. I just couldn’t stop looking at him. “Wench! Lay off! I can pick my own!” he chided snatching the book from her hands as she giggled. “Ok, fine,” he said standing up. “Put’cher dancing shoes on,” he grinned adding an exasperating, “Come on Hilde. Lets rock this joint,” as he pulled the giggling girl from her seat and across the floor. “HooAhh!” Quatre suddenly crowed jumping up as well. “Com’on,” he urged pulling Trowa from his seat. “This is going to be good!” I heard him say as he dragged his partner toward the dance floor. “Christ, here we go again,” Wufei sighed sinking down deeper into his chair and I suddenly realized I was now sitting at the table alone with him. Ouch. “Is he that bad?” I asked in an attempt to be friendly. “No,” was all he said as he drained his glass. “Just watch,” he added dejectedly setting the empty glass back down. It was obvious some of the patrons recognized Duo when he stepped on stage from the uproar it caused. I guessed pretty quickly it wasn’t uncommon for him to take the stage. It became apparent just how often when he grabbed the mic and suddenly took over the entire club. “DO YOU WANNA DANCE!?!” he screamed into the mic increasing the energy in the room ten fold as the crowd suddenly sprang to life in exuberant response. “Pick up yer partner’s ladies and lads and if ya aint got a partner grab hold of a chair cuz their aint gonna be no sittin’n sulkin tonight!” spilled from his lips so fast I could hardly catch all the words as he moved along the front edge of the stage drawing the pure, raw energy from the crowd into himself. My heart was beating so fast already I couldn’t stay in my seat and ended up standing so I could see better. Hilde was on stage as well, off to the left and back a bit waving her hands and clapping in the air to encourage the swell of fans to join in. “Heat it up!” Duo yelled snatching the mic from the stand he’d been dragging around the stage as a hot drum solo began the music’s descent on the club. I recognized the song immediately though I don’t know the name. It is high energy piece filled with mind numbing drum beats and electrifying horns and my eyes just about bugged out when Duo did a little run across the stage towards Hilde. His feet suddenly stopping so that he slid on his heal right up until his arm slipped around her waist and on the first detrimental note of the horns he bent her back at the waist so far it looked like she might break snapping her back up as hey tore into a jitter bug that matched the electrifying tune perfectly. The club was suddenly transformed into a seething den of pure energy as every body in the place exploded in jubilant dance. Everybody except Wufei who had decided that the bottom of the table would be more interesting as he sank even further down into his chair. I couldn’t stay with him; there was just too much life in the place to stay still. I ended up leaving him to sulk on his own and heading out onto the dance floor so I could get a better view of the show. Duo sang the song never missing a step in his dance with Hilde. It was as if they’d done this a hundred times before. It was truly incredible and Duo, dear God! The boy is a natural phenomenon! His voice is perfect, his delivery sublime, everything about him screamed professional entertainer. I couldn’t believe he was delivering Post It pads for a living with a talent like that! What the hell was he thinking? I noticed Trowa and Quatre had cleared a small area of the floor to call their own as they mimicked some of the moves Duo was putting on Hilde on stage. The tall boy’s movement has a grace one might expect of a lifetime of dedication. They were, as always, amazing to watch but nothing could have taken my eyes off of Duo for very long. My breath caught as he suddenly spun Hilde away and fell back into the crowd trusting them to catch him and push him back up on stage. I felt more alive in that moment than I had in my entire life. The song ended with the expected explosive applause that included my own over exuberant approval. There was a demand for an encore but Duo graciously refused wading into the sea of admirers, the first face he saw being Wufei’s as the Chinese boy fell into step behind him glaring at anyone that tried to get to close. I felt a little bit of a kinship toward him for once as he defended his lovers back from the numerous attempts to grope, pinch or otherwise fondle him as he moved back towards our table. For the first time I realized he must have to cope with a lot of this having Duo for a lover. When I thought about it, it hit me that Duo must get propositioned on a daily basis. It made me wonder how I would cope if it were my lover that was so popular but I couldn’t see me getting so worked up over it. Duo just didn’t seem like the type that couldn’t handle himself well enough to fend off anyone that he didn’t want. I guess Wufei just had an over developed need to protect however, it was a bit tragic that Duo was the one to pay for it. “Do you have to show off so much?” The Chinese boy grumbled pulling Duo’s chair out for him. Duo’s eyes were still crackling with energy from his performance as he laughed and took his seat. “Ah, damn!” he breathed draining his glass. “That was fun. Just like old times huh Hilde?” “Gods!” she laughed. “We haven’t done that number since the Colonies show last year. I almost missed the third turn!” she giggled. “You were great,” Duo commended her. “You did this professionally?” I had to know. “Oh, hell no,” he snorted. “We never got that far,” Hilde explained. “We just did some armature competitions before college.” “You’re amazing,” I told them because it was true. Duo’s smiled cut through me like a hot knife but he didn’t get a chance to say what was on his mind before Wufei cut him off. “It’s amazing they passed their entry exams with the amount of time they were putting into that game,” he said coolly. “Oh, ease up,” Quatre’s bright voice intoned as he and Trowa rejoined us with a fresh round of drinks. “You’re too practical sometimes. Let them enjoy themselves.” “Ahh, he’s right though,” Hilde sighed. “College first. We can always play around later when things aren’t so busy.” “But you could make a very good living with your talent,” I observed earning me a dark glare from Wufei and a grateful smile from Duo. “There’s no security in that life style,” Wufei countered. I can’t say I agreed. There are innumerable successful entertainers that make a very good living working even just part time. “Duo has other talents that are more marketable” he argued. I wasn’t about to get into another pissing contest with him so I just let it go, however, I couldn’t help but wonder if his concern was for Duo’s future, or his own? The rest of the night went by quickly and I found myself back at my apartment after bidding them all good night. Duo mentioned that Hilde would be in town for the next month and insisted we trade phone numbers. I didn’t mind, she’s a very pleasant person to spend time with and I really didn’t get the impression from her that she was going to fall in love with me so I saw no reason not to keep her company. And if it was also a good opportunity to keep in touch with Duo outside of work it was only a very happy coincidence.
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