All right first off I want to apologize for taking almost an entire year to update this, I lose track of time so easy. I have a few more chapters of this written up I just need to dedicate more of my free time to typing. After rereading the reviews I would like to take a moment to thank you all for you kind words. I hope chapter 3 will continue to please and amuse. If you enjoyed this fic you may enjoy others in the 'Feline Series', mainly 'Me-OW', or any of my other 2x3x2 fics. You can now chide me on my Twiter if you wish. I am hoping to update the 'Feline Series' again in the summer, anything you would like to see can be suggest, I will listen and consider it.
WarNinGs: Monster Gallery expanded, Duo being adorable.
Aishi Say
"Soulmate isn't always that one person you'll marry and spend your life with...It's a person that understands you and will always help through out."
'Quotes Gallery' image I found on my FB feed, I hate FaceBook so much.
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Duo touched the bandage on his hand tenderly before glancing at Trowa. The mage looked thoughtful, and he amused it had something to do with whatever his colleague had said. He wished he had listened in now so he knew what to say, if he should even say anything. Sighing softly the feline wished he could read the mage's mind for just a moment, he hated feeling so useless, "hm..."
"You can ask Duo," Trowa assured the feline, attention drawn by his sigh. The braided youth jumping slightly at the sound of his voice, "Sorry."
"I didn't want to intrude," Duo was still hesitant to ask, he was not a mage and did not fully understand them.
Trowa smiled a little at the feline, "You won't."
Encouraged by the mage's reassurances Duo nodded slightly, "Why so quiet?"
"I was informed of a rumored problem around here, and if it is true it must be dealt with," Trowa was use to being sent to investigate rumors.
"What is it this time, more spiders?" Duo would be happy to not fight giant spiders again for a while, he completely understood humans who disliked them even in their normal small size.
Trowa frowned at the idea, there were a few spider based monsters he knew, "No plantish."
"Plantish...is that even a word?" Duo asked, frowning at the human's answer, it sounded silly if it was a word. A warning look from Trowa was answered with a shrug, "Fair question."
Trowa closed his eyes with an exasperated sigh, "Duo be serious."
"Alright, alright. So what critter do they want you to kill this time?" Duo had just been teasing, and he knew Trowa knew that, but the human was not in the mood to be amused.
"Alrune," Trowa answered simply, Duo had not meant to get on his nerves.
"Doesn't sound so bad," Duo admitted after a moment, not that all monsters had evil scary sounding names.
"She is a rather touchy plant based creature who will tear you apart with thorny vines." Trowa was not surprised Duo did not know the monster by name, his contact with humans had not been as scholarly informative as his own.
Duo frowned at the mage, so matter of fact casual about the whole thing, "How do you know all of this stuff?"
"Slayers learn their foes or they die, monsters are rather unforgiving." Trowa was a natural at monster killing, not all were.
"Well then it is a good thing you have cat like reflexes," Duo teased with a grin, he was curious just how fast the mage really was compared to him.
Trowa half smirked at the teasing feline, "Very. So care to check it out?"
"Do you think this Alrune thing is there?" Duo was more then willing to follow the mage wherever he was heading, but he was curious about how serious this rumor was.
Trowa nodded, "She's there and hungry."
Duo frowned, Trowa sounded very sure, "Gifts?"
"Yes," Trowa answered, he also knew the source well but that was not important.
"Can you kill it?" Duo was not sure if Trowa had been asked to scout or kill, the mage did not sound concerned.
Trowa glanced at Duo, "Smarter the Spidrens but yes."
Duo frowned slightly, a plant smarter then a bug seemed a little odd to him, "So just whips?"
"That is all you will have to worry about," Trowa answered not exactly answering the question, Duo did not have to worry about every little trick it could do.
"How far?" Duo decided to just go with it, if Trowa said he just had to worry about vine whips then he would trust him.
"Not very far if we run it," Trowa answered only half paying attention to Duo's question, they were all logical things to ask.
Duo eyed the horse for a moment, "He that fast?"
Trowa turned his head, "Never been beaten in a race yet." Nightrunner held up his head proudly, it was a fact they were both very proud of. "Get on."
"I can't really ride," Duo reminded the mage looking a little uneasy, staying on a running horse was a lot harder then a walking one.
"Don't worry about that, just get on," Trowa assured the feline holding out his arm, Nightrunne liked Duo so he was not about to try and throw the feline. Duo hesitated for a moment before taking his arm and settled himself behind him. "Don't let go."
Duo wrapped his arms around Trowa's waist, trusting him and his horse but still a little nervous, "I won't, promise."
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Duo shifted, resting his head on a dark green clad shoulder sniffing, "Flowers?"
"Roses," Trowa clarified, not minding Duo asking him things again.
"Those red ones guys give girls with boxes?" Duo had seen that before, they were a lovely shade of red, sometimes pink or white.
"Yes," Trowa answered keeping most of his attention on their surroundings.
"Why?" Duo found the scent pleasant enough but flowers were common, pretty colors aside.
"It is a sign of affection," Trowa explained, humans did enjoy showing love through gifts. "You would like the boxes, they are often full of chocolate."
Duo's furry ears perked up, "I love chocolate...is it still affection without the chocolate?"
"Yes Duo," Trowa answered with a bit of a smile, he was such a child sometimes.
Duo frowned slightly, "I don't get it. I mean they are soft, and smell nice, but it's a plant."
"Human traditions sometimes only make sense to humans," Trowa could think of a few.
"Does it make sense to you?" Duo was feeling comfortable with riding now, and Trowa's shoulder made a nice pillow.
Trowa frowned slightly, this was a strange conversation they were having, "Not really."
"Duo you like roses?" Duo felt better about not entirely getting it since Trowa did not entirely get it either.
"I don't mind them," Trowa had never minded roses or flowers in general, they were pleasant.
Duo tilted his head slightly, the mage's scent laced with roses was interesting, "I don't understand humans."
"Human's don't understand humans," Trowa assured the feline smirking.
"Now I don't feel so bad," Duo smiled deciding he liked riding, now that he had gotten use to it
Trowa shook his head as he slowed Nightrunner, "Good, let go."
Duo grinned, tightening his grip, "You said don't let go."
Trowa smirked at the grinning feline, "And now I am telling you to."
"Humans," Duo teased before letting the human go, frowning when Trowa swung his leg over Nightrunner's shoulders dismounting. "Is it close?"
"Close enough," Trowa answered as he secured the reins so Nightrunner could graze undisturbed.
"Can we sneak?" Duo assumed it was safer to leave Nightrunner there, since he could not fight as well as they could, but that did not mean they would be sneaking.
Trowa patted the steed's neck, "For a time."
Duo dismounted, still a bit of a tricky thing to do, "Good hearing?"
"About human," Trowa answered unconcerned, hearing them was not what he was concerned about.
"umm…," Duo trailed off not sure if that was a no, he was pretty sure it was not a yes.
"No Duo," Most humans could hear well enough, identify what they were hearing and reacting in time was another matter.
"How's yours?" Duo would not be surprised if Trowa had great hearing, mages were not normal humans.
"Not as good as yours, but much better then average." Trowa knew his limits compared to various monsters, it helped keep him alive.
"Spiders now plants, is there anything magic can't make a monster?" Duo was starting to wonder about magic, no wonder mages had to be so powerful if they had to deal with these kind of things all the time.
"Well the heavens haven't come to life yet," Trowa comment evenly, he was use to this kind of thing.
"Oh please don't say that, scary thought?" Duo really did not want to be attacked by killer fluffy clouds or something else insane like that.
"True," Trowa agreed, his gifts were more useful against solid enemies.
"This is why you need me around," Duo informed the mage with mock arrogance, catching a half smirk.
"Is it now?" Trowa asked smirking, bantering with the feline made monster hunting a bit more enjoyable.
"Yes it is," Duo answered, opening his mouth to continue his teasing before reaching out and grabbing Trowa's arm when the mage stopped.
"What?" Trowa asked looking for whatever had given him a bad feeling, nothing looked out of place just yet.
"Digging, but really fast," Duo had seen Trowa stop but he didn't seem to hear anything yet, he had said his hearing was better so that made sense. Trowa nodded pulling two long blades from his boots, their slight curve drew Duo's attention for a moment. Snapping his new scythe into place he frowned when Trowa did, wondering if the human could hear it now as well, "It tunnels?"
"Yes, it can feel for anything coming near it," Trowa was not sure how sensitive it was, it seemed to vary from plant to plant.
Duo frowned, made sense plant monster could sense things with their roots, "Too bad I'm not a bird, or you're not a cat." The trees around them would keep them off the ground, humans were rather clumsy in them from what Duo had seen.
"Lions don't do trees," Trowa reminded the feline frowning, his lessons on this race's abilities seemed to be a bit lacking.
"um...it sounds angry," Duo did not like the sound, it reminded him of swarming snakes.
Trowa shrugged slightly, "Angry, hungry, not much of a difference. It'll want to tear us apart regardless."
"Not helping," Duo hissed under his breath, didn't he deal with frighten humans often enough to know not to say things like that.
Trowa rolled his eyes, sugar coating and battling monsters did not mix, "I just kill things."
Duo jumped back as the ground erupted, Trowa's twin blades glowing as they slashed. Swinging his own bladed weapon now that he had the room to he frowned at the writhing brown detached vines, "Sharp looking."
"Not just looking," Trowa reminded the feline, green light encasing his twin blades glinting like frost.
"Did she feel that?" Duo asked listening and looking for another attack, so far this Alarune was not too bad.
"Don't know, don't care. Come she won't be far," Trowa could care less if the monster was in pain, he was here to kill her.
"No but she'll be mad," Duo muttered, Trowa knew far more about this kind of thing then he did.
"Not for long she won't," Trowa muttered back absently, she wasn't the only one annoyed.
Duo bit his lip but followed, listening for an attack that did not come, freezing when Trowa stopped. Black ears pivoted picking up the sound of the earth move and growl below over the even breathing of the alert human to his right. Unsure why Trowa had stopped since he did not hear anything new he frowned. "Trowa?" He hissed before crying out, slashing like mad until he was strung up, a coil around his throat.
"Not one more step mage, or I will kill your pet." Duo watched green eyes flash as the flames died, the mage holding still as ordered. "Good boy." a giant rose rose from the gaping hole her vines had created, opening to revile a fair featured, well endowed woman's torso. Skin was a pale green, eyes pink and red, hair crimson petals. "So you are the pretty lion slaying beats of old tales?" She smiled at the slight arch of a brow, "Yes I have heard of you, and you and your little band. Tell me child why save the humans who fear you as they do the kitten? You mages are no more human then I so why pretend? Wild Child will you kill every race who feeds on man until you fall of change?"
"Change?" Duo asked, not caring if he was interrupting the rose woman's little speech.
"A human saying warning that fighting monsters will eventually make you one yourself." The Alraune answered turning to the feline, he must be new. Turning her attention to the mage she curled her figners around her chin, "Let us see now almost a decade of constant killing, how much longer will your humanity last I wonder."
Trowa narrowed his eyes at the monster, "I did not come here to talk."
"No you came here to kill me when all I want to do is survive," The Alarune reminded him sounding hurt and innocent.
"Then you should not have been so greedy. A few humans a month can be overlooked, but over a dozen not so easily." Trowa reminded the plant voice cold and unmoved.
"I need to grow," The Alraune protested, arms gesturing at her rose lower half.
Trowa glared in contempt, "You need to burn."
"Ah, ah, ah," The Alarune chided waggling her finger at the mage. "You do that and I will take your kitten with me. Is your mission worth his life? Are you as cold as the stories say, or do your claws only come out when you show your true colors?"
"You will not trick me plant, as you said I have been slaying your kind for almost a decade." Trowa was not in the mood to banter with a plant.
The Alarune sneered, "Yes you are one of the best, but you are also a child with a temper." The feline hissed when she tightened her grip on him. "Show me your temper Bloom. Show me why even your own fear you."
Duo watched dark eyes narrow even more, not sure what the plant was talking about but sure he did not like it, "huh?"
The Alarune ignored the question, "Show me or watch him die slowly, the choice is yours!"
Duo gritted his teeth as dark green eyes closed, twin blades erupting in magical flames once more before they were thrown. The feline dropped and jumped aside when the vines loosened now that they had been severed, "ow."
"You almost singed your kitten," The Alarune teased. Laughing when the mage walked slowly forward, his bladed stuck in the ground on either side of her."Such impudence. You amuse me child but die!" Duo winced as claws slashed through vines not even bothering to dodge them, he was not aware Trowa could grow claws like he could. The Alarune struck faster but the vines just fell to the ground dead, red blood spattering them.
Trowa looked up at the Alarune, flicking bloody glowing claws at her, red drops showing up nicely on her pale green skin. "You want my rage so be it, burn with it."
Duo frowned as bloody traced a symbol in the air, blood hanging there until a fist hit causing it to erupt into familiar green flame. The Alarune cried out as as she burned, black dust blowing from her mouth as she clasped into a burning heap. The feline walked up to the tired looking human, trying to ignore his bleeding slashes, "Are you alright?" He caught the mage when he slumped, holding him close as he sank to his knees, "It's alright I have you...I won't leave you." Black ears perked when he heard boots crunching dead plant life, looking up he hissed at cloaked figures, frowning when a blonde youth step forward.
Dark teal eyes blinked at the feline as he moved closer, palms held out to show he was not armed, "It is all right I wil-Trowa?!" He ignored the blinking feline as he knelt down, touching Trowa's face gently, "Gods what have you done to yourself this time?"
"This time? Who are you?" Duo did not find the blonde threatening, and he knew Trowa on sight.
"I am Quatre Rabba Winner," The blonde answered, holding up his right hand he showed off his ring a pale gold, teal gems, "I'm one too."
"Preventor...is he alright?" Duo relaxed seeing the ring, his had a sun rather then a moon so it made the hooded men less intimidating.
Quatre frowned slightly as he lowered his hand standing, "He will be. Rashid take him."
"Where are you planing on taking him?" Duo demanded, frowning at the large man, ears back.
"Where he will be safe. Come feline he will be cross if we leave you here." Quatre answered, relived the feline allowed Rashid to take Trowa from him without a fight.
"So will I," Duo muttered getting to his feet, dusting himself off.
Quatre smiled, not at all surprised Trowa liked this feline, "Come you have nothing to fear from us feline."
"Because you're scared of him?" Duo asked, the plant lady had said Trowa's own was scared of them, he was starting to understand why that could be true.
Quatre shook his head, "Not at all, he is my brother."
"Brother?!" Duo squeaked, Trowa had mentioned a sister not a brother, and the blonde looked nothing like him aside from having lovely dark eyes.
Quatre smiled at the reaction, the feline was adorable, "Not of blood. Come you shall be tended to as well."
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"Trowa took pity on me too," Duo had not expected a Wild Mage would ever be so kind when he had to power to control him like a puppet.
"I am a Healer but I also shape water. My talents to heal and his to cleanse were needed during the Wars. Tell me what are you?" Quatre knew he was a feline but was unsure of what kind, his kind did come in many house cat.
"Panther," Duo answered, the blonde was very friendly and he did not mind answering his questions, and he had healed his nicks.
"Panther...sounds somewhat soothing." Quatre commented as he turned form Duo to Trowa, who was laying cross from the feline. Shaking his head he healed the last of the slashes with soft teal light, "Reckless as always."
"He set his blood on fire, how did he do that?" Duo had seen him charge his weapons before, the claws were new but likely used the same basic spell, burning blood was scary.
"It is a very primal and powerful form of magic where one charges the power in their blood, some can destroy great evils while others can cleanse powerful corruption." Quatre had heard of dying mages cleansing with their power more often then the living, that kind of corruption often required such a sacrifice.
"She wanted him mad...why?" Duo wanted to know what the lady had been talking about, Quatre was clearly not afraid of Trowa.
Quatre sighed softly, His clan is legendary for their tempers. Trowa is very calm but if pushed to far...I pity the fool in his sights."
Duo frowned slightly, the plant lady had not fared well, "Why is he all alone?"
"He does not like to rick the lives of others so he fights alone since we are no longer inseparable partners." Quatre had had bonded with the colder mage as they had traveled together fighting the evils of the world.
"Am I in the way?" Duo asked fidgeting slightly, he was not sure if there had been something between them.
Quatre looked up, "Not at all, he needs someone to look out for him, you."
"I'm useless," Duo sighed hanging his head, feeling only slightly better that this Quatre was just a close friend fro the past and not an ex-lover from a failed relationship.
"No you are not, trust me," Quatre assured the feline softly, he was a kind soul who was unsure.
"I do it's just...I can't do magic, I can't use weapons, I can't even protect myself." Duo knew the blonde was a good guy, but he knew he was not able to look after Trowa.
Quatre laid a hand on Duo's shoulder, smiling when he looked up, "Not true. He taught me, he shall teach you, it is what he does."
"Master Quatre we have arrived," Rashid informed his protectorate as he open the door.
"Take him I shall see to his companion," Quatre wished to keep Duo close until they were settled in, he was still knew to all of this.
"Nervous now," Duo murmured getting to his feet
"Don't be no one will harm you here," Quatre assured the feline as he exited the carriage.
"Where is here?" Duo asked following the blonde out, looking around at the busy people.
"Nirrisa," Quatre answered absently, nodding to a few of his men.
Duo blinked, he had not expected to see Trowa's home quite like this. 'The lion's den.'
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"Ah Quatre I thought I saw your goons about, what brings you so far from home?" Katherine asked walking up to the blonde and a strange feline, he bit his lip staring at her.
"Your brother actually," Quatre answered, bowing his head in greeting.
Katherine nodded, that made perfect sense to her. "Well he's been off fighting gods know what...hasn't he?"
Quatre frowned slightly at the concerned tone, "He wore himself out recently and we brought him home."
Katherine huffed in annoyance, "Damn that man sometimes. Who is the shy kitten hm?"
"This is Duo, he was with your brother." Quatre answered nodding to Duo, the red head was fine with short answers when she could count on more information later.
"Ah, well come here dark one I don't bite," Katherine smiled at the feline, if her brother trusted him then she did.
Duo fidgeted, holding his right arm looking down, ":It was my fault."
Katherine frowned slightly, he reminded her of Quatre when they had first met, "Did you harm him?"
Duo looked up at the question, "No, but..."
"Then it was not your fault," Katherine assured him, she knew how protective her baby brother was. "Quatre be a dear and look him over once more before coming to fill me in. Duo I would like you to watch him, he can be most stubborn when he is tried so use force if you need to. I will be in the gardens."
"So that's his sister?" Duo could see the resemblance, in both appearance and mannerisms.
"Yes," Quatre answered with a slight nod, he had bonded with the sister as well. "Come her temper is much easier to spark."
"Coming," Duo assured the blonde not about to annoy the red head after their meeting seemed to go well.
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Duo looked around the room as he closed the door behind him, Quatre opening a set of ornate glass door leading to a balcony outside. The blonde turned when Duo ran up to him blinking at the view, "Beautiful isn't it?"
"He never told me he lived near one," Duo answered tone slightly awed, the ocean was like nothing he had ever seen before.
Quatre smiled, turning back to the various blues outside, "I grew up in a dessert so the first time I saw such a place he steadied me, chiding me gently in my ear. I have missed this place."
Duo bit his lip, sounded like the Trowa he knew, "I don't really know much, I just like being accepted."
"It can be hard when you are different," Quatre knew how the feline felt, he need no powers to do so. "Trowa and I are different elements, religions, even worlds but we are family now."
Duo hugged himself loosely, "I don't have a home or family anymore."
Quatre closed his eyes for a moment, "You have here, and my home is open to you."
Duo blinked at the blonde, "You don't know me?"
Quatre smiled reassuringly, "I am a Soulreader Duo, and I know Trowa. If he trusts you in his mind then you are family." Trowa was a good man, who felt things more profoundly then his calm detached manner would lead one to believe.
Duo nodded at a lost for words for a moment, just like that he was accepted by the sister and the best friend, "Did you..."
"No, my teacher taught him, thought yes I can as well," Quatre knew how intimate that spell was, even when the other was not a fellow mage.
"Why so many monsters now?" Duo was curious if there was some theory or event he knew nothing of, Trowa had not said much about it.
"Dark magic is calling them from sleep but no one has found the source," Quatre answered fine with answering less personal questions.
"What do you think?" Duo was not surprised to hear evil was waking up and why was not fully known, even if it was being fought.
Quatre sighed softly, "I believe someone is trying to restart the wars, but few agree even in the Perventors."
Duo nodded to Trowa, who was sleeping peacefully, "Does he?"
Quatre frowned slightly, "Likely, but we have not spoken in roughly a year."
"That busy huh?" Duo asked half joking, it seemed like Katherine hadn't seen him recently either.
"Yes, he has not been home in nearly two," Quatre knew how that was, Katherine thankfully did not try to guilt her brother into anything besides visiting her when he could.
Duo frowned, that had to be rough, having friends and family you did not see for a year or more between meetings, "You?"
"More often, I have been working in the mountains near my homeland." Quatre was not sure if Duo knew where all the different places he had heard spoken of were.
Duo nodded, different worlds indeed, "Lucky."
Quatre nodded slightly, "In a way, but if they spread my lands will fall first."
"Sorry, you all seem so nice," Duo liked the blonde already, he was really sweet.
Quatre smiled, "We can be short with outsiders, but we are not a cold people." Resources were limited in the sands of home, some outsiders and those born within were greedy.
"Is it bad he's not growling at us?" Duo knew they were being rather quite but they were still talking.
"No, Bloodfire is very taxing on the body, it is one of the reason it is rarely used." Quatre knew Trowa was only a heavy sleeper when he was healing or sick, which made perfect sense.
Duo nodded absently, "Why did he?"
"It was the fastest way to kill her so she could not harm you farther," Quatre had learned a lot about quick on your feet reaction thinking while he had been with Trowa.
"I told her it was my fault," Duo muttered softly looking down, even if the sister was not mad at him for it.
"Mere scratches Duo, he had done worst protecting me and others," Quatre knew how quilty Duo was feeling, he had felt the same many times. Turning from the crashing waves he walked back up to the bed, stroking long bangs gently. Leaning close he kissed Trowa's forehead, "welcome home." Straightening he turned to Duo, "Take care of him now Duo."
"I'll try. But I'm no Healer," Duo knew Trowa was healed but he still felt like he should remind people he had no powers.
"Neither is he but he does all right," Quatre knew even a minor healing gift would come in handy but it was not something Trowa had.
Duo touched his still bandaged right hand before looking up, "Thank you Quatre."
Quatre smiled, Duo was fitting in just fine, "No need, simply watch him or his sister will skin all three of us."
"Scared to blink," Duo knew Quatre was mostly teasing, Trowa was protective and so was his sister.
"You'll be fine," Quatre assured the feline, Duo may not be a mage but he did have claws.
"Promise?" Duo wanted to hear a yes, a little assurance would ease his nerves.
""Promise," Quatre responded before turning and leaving Duo to his thoughts.
Duo frowned as he considered everything he had learned today, worrying about the increase in monsters for not only the humans but he new mage friends. Clawed fingers carefully fixed long bangs, leaning close he stroked the human's cheek eyes closing. "Come back soon, don't leave me all alone in your world it's too scary." Brushing a kiss to still lips he smiled when green eyes fluttered half open before closing with a soft sigh, 'Thank the gods.'
"Duo?" Trowa called softly, he could feel the feline touched youth near.
"Right here, you alright now?" Duo asked leaning close, he sounded tried but not in pain.
Trowa sighed opening his eyes, "mmm...where?"
"You're home," Duo felt instantly better when green eyes opened and stayed that way.
"Home?" Trowa asked, his mind slowly catching up with the rest of him.
Duo nodded, "Yes home. Does it hurt?"
Trowa turned his head towards him, "No...Quatre."
"He's here, nice kid I see why you like him." It made sense to Duo that Trowa could sense the blonde, they were close.
Trowa propped himself up on his elbows, "Why is he here?"
"Same rumors," Duo answered, it did make perfect sense since they were part of the same group. "His men showed up not long after you killed the plant lady. He's told me a lot."
Trowa frowned slightly, "He tends to talk too much when he's stressed."
"Do you?" Duo and Trowa had talked but it was mostly Trowa answering his questions.
"No," Trowa answered before sitting up the rest of the way, brain pretty much caught up, "Are you all right?"
"Sure, but I didn't set my blood on fire," Duo answered teasing the mage just a little.
"Yeah that hurts," Trowa half joked back, it was not something he did often.
"Looked like it," Duo was fine never seeing that trick done again by anyone.
Trowa groaned leaning back against the pillows, turning to look down, "Your hand?"
Duo looked down at the bandage before touching it, "I just never took it off."
"Why Duo?" Trowa had wondered why Duo was healed but still had a bandaged hand, Quatre would not have left Duo with a wounded hand and nothing else.
"I just…," Duo trailed off as he reached out to touch the mage with clawed fingertips, "I just wanted to keep it since it was from you."
Trowa frowned slightly at the overly sentimental sounding feline, "It's just a piece of cloth Duo."
Duo nodded leaning closer, "And those rings you humans wear are just pieces of metal and stone, it's true value is in the intention." He fully understood Trowa's confusion at him being so found of a scrap of cloth.
Trowa nodded, "Yes they are, but so are humans."
"I'm not human Trowa," Duo had been hearing that all of his life, even if it was true and not always said to be hurtfully.
"Not entirely," Trowa agreed, some considered mages inhuman as well.
"I am sentimental," Duo knew this was no secret, Quatre was no different really.
"So is Quatre," Trowa was not surprised the two had bonded while he had been recovering, it would have been shocking if they had not.
Duo stroked Trowa's face, "You seem to like sentimental people.'
Trowa smiled at the feline who liked to pet him, "I like kindhearted people."
"People like you?" Duo asked softly, he was curious if Trowa thought he was as kind as those close to him did.
"Am I so kind?" Trowa asked tilting his head at the feline.
"Very," Duo answered, leaning close he kissed the human gently before pulling away, "and beautiful."
Trowa blinked at Duo, holding perfectly still, "Duo?"
Duo placed a finger to Trowa's lips stopping him, "Don't, just listen." He removed his finger when Trowa nodded slightly. "Thank you. I am sorry for causing you trouble, but you have been nothing but honest so I wanted to let you know how I feel. I am going to go find your family and let them know you are alright now."
"Duo?" Trowa called stopped the feline as he moved to open the door.
"Yeah?" Duo asked turning, thankful Trowa had not gotten out of bed after sitting up.
"You have not caused me any trouble but...thank you." Trowa assured the feline, frowning slightly when he nodded before walking away saying nothing more.
3...Meow...Meow...Meow...Meow...Meow...Meow...Meow...3
Yeah Quatre and Katherine both like Duo! I know duh right? I hope all the 2x3x2 fans were happy, if not I am sorry. Remember 'Me-OW' is the other 2x3x2 fic in this series, and 'Teach Me To Hear The Mermaids Singing' is a finished 2x3x2 fic you might also enjoy. Feel free to Twiter me if you PM me since I don't log into FFN unless I am planing to post something most of the time. Later 2x3x2 otaku.