Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, Nestle Crunches, Tootsie Rolls, or anything else you might think I own. I own nothing but the brain that came up with this idea. I make no profit everything's just for Fun! Remember this takes place after Endless Waltz, but it's AU only in the fact they still own their Gundams.

 

 

 

And Then There were Six.

By: Msmelanie

 

Chapter Five: Tasty Secrets.

A few minutes later...

 

The guys had gotten everyone into Dorothy's golden car safely right before the rest of the pregnant women konked out. The pilots did a quick inspection of the car, then drove off  with Ms. Dorlain behind the wheel.

 

Duo sighed a breath of relief. "Good going Quatre! How'd you figure out the scientists were there?"

 

Quatre looked at Duo. "I didn't until you started talking."

 

"What?!" Wufei said in disbelief. "Maxwell's constant talking saved us?!"

 

Quatre looked at Wufei. "Remember when I asked the question about the scientists and Duo blurted out that he'd try and drive us off? That made me start thinking about when the ladies went nuts."

 

"Pregnant women going nuts? What else is new?" Wufei responded as he felt Mae Linh waking up beside him.

 

Quatre continued to look at Wufei. "It's not, but remember the small kids that made the women the berserk? Why didn't their mothers ever come to get them?"

 

"..."

 

"Then I started to look around, and realized since those kids came no one had left in or out." Quatre finished.

 

Wufei looked annoyed at Quatre. "What's your point? The kids started a ruckus thinking we would run away?"

 

"No, of course not." Quatre replied. "-but the doctor I always worked with was with them and...he knows how I settle down my sisters."

 

"They poisoned the pizza?" Duo asked.

 

"No, they put something in it that slowly knocked the girls out." Quatre replied.

 

Duo rubbed his head. "I'm confused. Why didn't they just put knock-out gas through the air ducts? Wouldn't that have knocked everyone out?"

 

Wufei looked at Duo. "You're forgetting that the women are pregnant. Knock out gas wouldn't be 100% safe."

 

"Oh." Duo replied as he watched Hilde's head start to squirm from his lap. "They wanted to make the girls unconscious so we couldn't move them."

 

Quatre shook his head yes.

 

"How'd you know they were there Quatre?" Trowa asked.

 

Quatre looked at the ground shamefully. "The smart ones always do something stupid, remember? The reason I picked that mall was because it was the closest convenient location to all the ladies. It also had very large tables we could all sit at, and people were always coming and going so the scientists couldn't pull anything. Apparently, it was meant to be too perfect."

 

Duo looked at Quatre sympathetically.  “Hey, at least you realized it in time to lead us out."

 

Then Relena yawned in Heero's lap and opened her eyes. "...Heero?"

 

Heero put his finger to her lips. "Open."

 

Relena blushed but did as she was told.

 

Heero looked down her throat. "Do you have a funny taste in the back of your mouth or a tingling sensation down your back?"

 

Duo laughed.

 

"What?" Heero asked.

 

Duo looked at Heero. "Man, you're holding the girls head on your lap, and your fingers are touching the inside of her mouth! Don't you have a funny taste in the back of your mouth and a tingling sensation down your back?!"

 

Heero slightly tinged pink.

 

"Duo, don't make fun of Heero right now." Quatre replied helping  Dorothy back up as she started to squirm against his elbow. Then, a thought suddenly struck Quatre. "Ms. Dorlain's driving, right?"

 

"Why?" Hilde yawned as Duo helped her up.

 

"Where's she taking us?" Quatre asked as the car suddenly stopped and the pilots heard...

 

**WELCOME TO MCDONALDS! MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER?**

 

"Onna, you're mother is taking us to McDonalds?!" Wufei shouted at Relena.

 

Relena blushed. "I know it's unusual, but mother's always had a thing for fast food."

 

Duo started laughing again and looked at Heero.

 

"What?" Heero growled.

 

Duo smirked. "Are you going to sit Relena up any time soon, or is it much too comfortable with Relena's head on your lap?"

 

Heero slightly blushed and helped Relena sit up next to him.

 

"Duo, that wasn't nice." Hilde replied. "I'm sure Relena was just fine where she was."

 

Relena quickly tried to hide her smile.

 

Then, the window between the driver and passengers opened. "Hello." Ms. Dorlain smiled handing some bags to Trowa. "I didn't know what I should order, so I bought a little bit of everything."

 

"..." Trowa took the bags just as Catherine started to mumble. "I smell food."

 

Trowa looked at Catherine. "You've had pizza and four Milkshakes within the last hour."

 

Catherine looked back at Trowa. "Yes, but I've also used the bathroom six times since then."

 

"Ummm...Ms. Dorlain?" Quatre asked as she continued handing bags back. "Could I perhaps drive now?"

 

"Of course." Ms. Dorlain smiled sweetly. "If you drop me and my family off at home first."

 

Relena froze.

 

"Sure thing." Quatre replied as he got out of the car and switched places with Ms. Dorlain.

 

"Well, this is comfy." Ms. Dorlain replied as she sat back down. "Much more roomier than our car, isn't it Relena?"

 

"..."

 

"Oh dear." Ms. Dorlain suddenly remembered. "I believe I left Pagan at the mall."

 

"You left your chauffeur at the mall?" Dorothy said in disbelief.

 

"Oh well, I'll tell him to come home later." Relena's mother replied. "So, Relena? Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" she smiled.

 

Relena just blushed and tried to avoid eye contact.

 

"Goodness dear!" her mother laughed. "You're acting as if my being here is the worst thing in the world!"

 

"..."

 

"...Duo?" Hilde whispered to Duo.

 

"Yeah?" Duo answered back.

 

"Aren't you glad we don't have parents?" she asked.

 

"Very." Duo whispered back.

 

"Relena?" Ms. Dorlain began to speak again.

 

Relena sighed. "Yes, mother?"

 

"I was wondering..." her mother began. "How will you tell your father about Heero?"

 

Suddenly, Heero felt like entering the conversation. "What?"

 

Relena looked away from Heero.

 

"He was assassinated in the colonies." Heero stated still staring at Relena.

 

Relena tucked some of her hair behind her ear.

 

"No, he wasn't." her mother interrupted. "We didn't find out until shortly after the Mariemaia incident that he had been in a coma. He woke up about five months ago."

 

Everyone stared at Relena.

 

"Now, I'm Mrs. Dorlain again." Mrs. Dorlain replied.

 

Heero looked at Relena again. "You watched him die."

 

Relena shifted her body. "Not exactly. I just saw him fall unconscious." 

 

Duo smirked at Heero.

 

Heero looked at Duo. "What?"

 

"Nothing." Duo quickly said in a high pitch.

 

Then Mrs. Dorlains eyes became wide. "Oh dear." she said as she gingerly put her hand to her face.

 

"What's wrong?" Relena asked.

 

"I left the letter at home." she replied. "Oh, and I forgot to tell Pagan to feed the fish again."

 

"What?" Relena asked stunned. "Mother, you didn't, please say you didn't?"

 

"It's alright Relena, we can feed them when we get home." her mother replied.

 

Relena hid her face in both embarrassment and frustration. "No, mother! Where'd you leave the letter?"

 

Mrs. Dorlain thought. "Letter, letter...where did I leave you? I believe it's still on the tea table." then she smiled. "Don't worry dear, I'm sure your father put it away when he came home."

 

Relena's face just went blank.

 

"Yes, so don't worry." Mrs. Dorlain replied. "Oh, did I remember to lock the door?"

 

Duo leaned over to Relena. "This is just a guess, but your dad didn't marry based on intelligence, did he?" he whispered in her ear.

 

Relena glared at Duo. Then she looked toward Heero. "Heero, you can't come home with me."

 

Heero looked back at Relena. "I must. The scientists-"

 

"Trust me Heero, please don't." Relena interrupted.

 

Heero looked at Relena again.

 

"The scientists already came close to kidnapping you though." Duo replied.

 

"He must." Wufei added. "Each of us must protect our legacy."

 

Relena just looked at Heero with pleading eyes.

 

"There's no choice. Where you must go, I must go." Heero replied.

 

Then, the car suddenly stopped moving.

 

"Speaking of go, here we are." Mrs. Dorlain replied stepping out of the car. "We're home dear."

 

Relena stood still. "Please don't do this Heero."

 

Heero tried to move Relena, but she was refusing to budge. Trowa tried to help, but apparently Relena was very determined not to move. Finally, Heero, Trowa, and Duo all managed to get Relena safely out of the car.

 

After Trowa and Duo climbed back in, the car took back off down the road.

 

There, in front of Relena's house, stood Ms. Dorlain, Heero, and an unbalanced Relena...