Chapter 13 / 37
Written by Jessi Maxwell - send C&C to Megami_no_Remon@hotmail.com
Quatre was awaken early in the morning by an incoming call. He fuzzily pushed the button. "H'lo?"
"Master Quatre, sorry to wake you so early, but we have a...situation."
Quatre blinked sleepily and stretched as he sat up. "What is it, Rashid?"
"We have a small carrier here requesting permission to land outside the estate."
Quatre paused to consider this. 'Well, we do get visitors on occasion, Rashid...why is it a situation?"
"It's an OZ carrier, Master Quatre. Their identification codes are definitely OZ."
"Who are they claiming to be from? Everyone knows my family hasn't done any business with the military, and that's definitely all OZ can be called."
"That's just it, Master Quatre. They bluntly claim they're from OZ."
Quatre yanked on his bathrobe and slid into his slippers as he stood up. 'What do they want? Is it some sort of attack?"
"They said their orders are to talk to no one but you. I don't trust it, Master Quatre."
A sudden thought occurred to the Arabian. "Who are their orders from?"
Rashid frowned a bit. "They claim they're under direct order from Treize Khushrenada himself.'
Quatre smiled "Ah. Give them authorization to land outside the walls, but keep them under careful armed guard. I'll be out in a couple moments. Just let me get dressed."
"Master Quatre, are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Be careful, but I don't think we need to worry too much."
"Right. I'll bring them in then."
"I'll be out in just a minute."
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Duo couldn't remember a morning waking up so cozy and warm. In his pre-waking stage, he instinctively cuddled closer to the source of his comfort, denying the morning and trying very hard NOT to wake up.
Zechs felt Duo stir against him and slowly cracked open one eye. The boy was still asleep, though it looked like he wouldn't be for much longer. He slowly opened his other eye and examined the situation. Duo had fallen asleep in his arms after a long and steamy make-out session that seemed to have lasted forever and not near long enough at the same time. Sleep had served to further tangle their limbs, leaving the younger pilot pressed intimately against him.
Zechs stifled a groan as Duo wiggled against him. // If I didn't know better I'd swear he was doing this on purpose... // Knowing how hard it might end up being to remain noble with his hormones soaring as they usually did first thing in the morning, Zechs opted to wake Duo up. He leaned down and nibbled gently at the boy's ear and down his throat, whispering between kisses. "Duo...wake up..."
Duo let out a long and breathless sigh as he finally was drug awake, his sleepy purple eyes regarding Zechs with something between awe and affection. "Mmm...well...you're awfully nice to wake up with..."
The platinum blonde smirked, abandoning Duo's ear to kiss him full on the lips. "Good morning to you as well."
Before Duo had a chance to respond, they heard a pounding on the door and Quatre's voice. "Duo! Zechs! Wake up!"
Duo's eyes widened as he heard the distant sound of the electric lock disengaging. He flew bolt upright, then out of bed. He managed to get all of two steps before the door opened and Quatre came in.
"Good morning, guys. I've got some ne--...Duo?"
Duo blinked innocently as he fumbled around for his hairbrush. "Yeah, Q?"
'Why is Zechs in your bed?"
"Couldn't sleep in his own bed I guess. It IS kinda a medical thingy and can't be overly comfy."
"Oh, I see."
"Good morning, Quatre," Zechs said as he stretched languidly. "What is it?"
"Something very interesting happened this morning. We had a small aircraft from OZ stop by."
Zechs and Duo looked up in alarm. "What?"
Quatre smiled. "Don't worry. There was only one man on board under direct orders from Treize. The carrier they flew in had been stripped of all its surveillance and tracking equipment. The pilot flew on blind directions given over radio."
Duo frowned suspiciously. "So what's OZ up to now? The Winners have nothin' to do with them."
Quatre chuckled. "Oh, actually, they had a delivery."
"Oh yeah? What'd they bring us?"
"Us? Oh, they didn't bring US anything. They brought Zechs something."
Zechs hiked an eyebrow as he eyed the blonde. "Me?"
Quatre grinned ear to ear. "Treize sent you your Epyon."