Ion fanficlet for Sunhawk
Heero didn't think much of it when Duo, in his attempt to get his hair back under control after a night of pleasurable exercise, broke not one, but two hair ties. He was even a bit amused at the muttering that resulted, flavored as it was with hints of Duo's street-rat vocabulary coming out of hiding.
When the shirt that Duo first put on wound up snagging on a towel hook and tore, he actually chuckled at Duo's growl of frustration. "You're just not having any luck today, are you?" he commented, not without sympathy, as Duo turned to go digging through his closet in search of a shirt that was still in one piece.
He wsn't prepared for the suddenly arrested look on Duo's face, or for him whirling to the telephone and calling Quatre. "Hey, Quat, listen, me and Heero aren't going to be able to make it to the barbecue this afternoon." He slapped his free hand over Heero's mouth as it opened in protest. "No, I think we just ate something that disagreed with us. It's no big deal, just don't think all that heavy food would go down well. Yeah, we're fine, really. Maybe next time."
Once Duo had hung up the phone, Heero freed his mouth from Duo's hand. "What the hell was that about?"
"We are going back to bed, and we are not getting out except to use the restroom and eat until this day is over, " Duo said firmly.
"Duo," Heero said warningly, "what is this about?"
Duo sighed. "You remember that day from hell I had a couple years ago? The one where I almost got killed twice in a bus accident, had to deal with a random crazy sniper for lunch, and had to talk a drunk ex-Spacer out of shooting up McMurphy's for dinner?"
Heero shuddered. "How could I forget?"
"Well, that day started just like this. Now take me to bed, I'm sure we can find some way to kill the time until this day's over."
Heero rolled his eyes, but indulged his overly-superstitious partner.
But late that night, when they saw the report of the multi-vehicle crash on the news, just on the route they would have taken at about the same time they would have been driving to Quarte and Trowa's, he had to wonder... just a little bit.