Asked by fushichou: A little bit of the Elementals ficlets and, uhm, meeting other mages.
Water and Earth Valentine Drabble
"Did you feel that?"
Duo opened one eye and glared up at his lover. "Feel what exactly?"
"Something's wrong."
"Other than you waking me up at 2 am?" Duo yawned and sat up. "Oz isn't supposed to be anywhere near here."
"Not that," Heero snorted. "Something else. Don't you feel it?"
Duo took a deep breath and focused. "No. Everything seems calm. Maybe it's an Earth thing?"
"Maybe." Heero slid out of bed and grabbed his clothes. "I'm going to have a look around."
"Wait and I'll go with you." Duo reached for his clothes, smothering another yawn.
"It might be nothing."
"Doubt it. And if it's something Earth related I don't want to be worrying about surviving a quake, thank you so much."
"Says the man who dragged me into that hurricane last month."
"We were perfectly safe."
"You were safe. Air tolerates you- especially when it's dancing with Water."
"Well, the mages who started that one didn't tolerate me." Duo finished getting dressed and followed Heero out to the corridor. "Should we wake the others?"
Heero shook his head. "Mage business, remember?"
"They might be mages. We are."
"Until we know for sure, it's not a good idea." They slipped out of the dorm quietly.
"Anything?"
"It's over there." Heero nodded towards the arboretum.
"That would be a good place for an Earth Master." Duo agreed and followed Heero down the path.
They were halfway there when Duo nearly tripped over someone sitting beside the path. "Quatre? What are you doing out here?"
The other pilot blinked at them. "Me? Oh. I was looking for Trowa. But I fell and twisted my ankle."
Heero bent down beside him and placed a careful hand on Quatre's ankle. Earth could heal at times. If the other pilot's injury wasn't too bad...
"Why is Trowa out here?" Duo asked, trying to distract Quatre.
"We had a... well, a difference of opinion. About the mission." Quatre answered. "I came out to talk to him about it again."
"Where is he?" Duo asked and Quatre nodded towards the arboretum.
"I saw him go in there."
Heero got to his feet, pulling Quatre up after him. "How is it now?"
Quatre blinked. "It doesn't hurt! How did you do that?"
"Just manipulated the ligaments," Heero lied.
Just then the ground rocked under their feet.
"I felt that," Duo said to Heero. Quatre was already running towards the arboretum. "Should we follow him?"
"Carefully," Heero replied, setting off at a slower pace. "I have a feeling that's Trowa setting off the quake."
"But why?" Duo followed Heero towards the trees. "Why is he doing that?"
"I don't know."
A moment later, as they carefully pushed their way through the growth, they had their answer.
"I told you I don't care!" Quatre was saying.
"We're opposites!" Trowa countered- and the earth shook again.
"Excuse us." Duo cleared his throat and both Quatre and Trowa turned to face him. "If you don't mind- can you stop the shaking please?"
Trowa's mouth opened, but before he could reply, Duo called up his shields. Heero did the same.
"You're mages too?" Quatre exclaimed. "I knew it." He turned back to Trowa. "I told you it couldn't just be us!"
"Earth and Water," Trowa bit his lip. "Complimentary elements."
"Earth and Air," Heero nodded back at him. "Opposite elements- but on the same side."
"That's what I keep trying to tell him." Quatre glared at Trowa. "We have the same goals- the same dreams. That's all that should matter."
"I agree." Duo smiled. "Besides- the opposite elements balance us. Isn't that the first thing we learn?"
Trowa bowed his head. "You're right. I had forgotten."
"Don't forget again." Quatre said quietly and then turned to face the other two. "Well, this changes things. Do you suppose Chang is..."
"I am," came a grumpy voice from the edge of the grove, accompanied by a slight red glow. "And this Fire master would like to get some sleep if the four of you would just oblige him. We can talk about this in the morning."
"A rational Fire Master," Duo grinned at Heero. "Now I've seen everything."
OWARI
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