For Sharon's prompt of Secret Santas- silly. I don't think I got as silly as you wanted.... but I hope it's okay!
Drabble 77
"Hey, Yuy, can I ask a favor?"
"Depends. What do you want?"
"You aren't very trusting of an old friend," Trowa complained, dropping gracefully into the chair across from Heero's desk.
"Of course not." Heero replied dryly as he looked up from his laptop. "The last favor involved knives, lions and your sister's cooking- don't think I've forgotten it."
"Look, you helped Sally with the list for Secret Santas right? I just want to know who got Quatre."
"I didn't help her with the list, she just had me walk around with her and threat- uh ask people to participate." Heero leaned back in his own chair and regarded Trowa thoughtfully for a moment. "This wouldn't have anything to do with the huge fight you two got in last week, would it?"
"How do you know about that?"
"You two scared the hell out of the Magunacs and you are currently sleeping on Duo's sofa. You can't guess how I found out?"
Trowa grinned at him. "You're jealous aren't you?"
"Of your fight with Quatre? Are you kidding? Have you forgotten how he gets? You're lucky to be alive."
"I meant that I'm sharing Duo's apartment."
"Why would that make me jealous?"
"Seriously? Have you forgotten that one time when we were out in L4 and there was that-"
"Stop. I got it. Point made. So made in fact that I'll even admit that I'm Quatre's Secret Santa. Why do you want to know?"
"Great! Will you trade with me?"
"Planning to woo him back to you?"
"I didn't know you even knew the meaning of the word 'woo', but yes I am. Will you trade?"
"If it will get you out of my office, sure, you can have Quatre."
"Oh, I plan on it." Trowa got to his feet and headed for the door.
"Hey- who was yours?"
Trowa smirked at him. "Duo- he's all yours now."
~*~
Duo was a fairly easy person to be a Secret Santa for, Heero admitted to himself as he entered the office a week later. He'd gone out and picked up several food gift certificates, a lock picking set and a couple of little tech gizmos- nothing too fancy but he'd heard Duo express his delight over the gifts several times in the last few days, so all was well there.
He wished he could say the same for his own Secret Santa. The gifts he'd received so far were, well....
Unlocking his door, he paused at the sight of the wrapped present on his desk. He wondered what it was this time.
Settling himself in, he booted up his computer before turning his attention to the package. Carefully, he eased open his lower left desk drawer just in case something had to be whisked out of sight quickly.
"Heero?" Duo poked his head in the door and Heero nearly jumped. "Good morning!"
"Duo," he managed a smile and leaned back in his chair, away from the present on his desk. "Good morning. Come in- is there something-?"
"Nothing up on the business side," Duo replied as he closed the door behind him and sat down on the edge of Heero's desk. "Did you hear about Quatre's latest present this morning?"
"Not yet. What was it this time?"
"Trowa."
"What did Trowa do?"
"No, I mean someone tied Trowa up with ribbon and left him on Quatre's desk." Duo laughed out loud. "Guess someone decided that he was the perfect Secret Santa gift for Quatre."
Since Heero knew damn well who Quatre's Secret Santa was, he just rolled his eyes. "So how did that go over?"
"Pretty well- since Quatre's door is closed and his phone is on Do Not Disturb." Duo laughed again. "At least, I hope so. Quatre's been in a bad mood since their fight. I hope this makes him happier- he's been scaring the rookies at training all week."
"It's good for them."
"Speaking of the rookies- I wanted to ask you a favor. Quat and I were supposed to take them out on the course today- but I think he's too busy. Will you go with me?"
"Of course. What time?"
"Eleven."
"I'll meet you there."
He expected Duo to leave, but his friend simply leaned over Heero's desk and poked the package. "Is this from your Secret Santa?"
"I think so."
"You haven't said anything about what you've been getting. Open it- I want to see what they got you."
Heero felt his face heat up despite his best efforts. "I- uh- I'd rather wait- I have things to do-"
Duo frowned at him. "Heero? It's not going to take long to open the package. Why are you red? I didn't know that you even knew how to blush. What the hell have you been getting?"
A moment of internal debate made Heero reach for the package. Better to open this one than show Duo the other presents.
It felt like a book. For a moment he thought that a book wouldn't be too bad, but then the cover came into view. Heero placed it carefully on his desk, wondering if he was going to die of embarrassment.
Duo's eyes widened. "What the hell? Why did they give you a book on sex positions? What did you put on that Secret Santa form?"
"Nothing that would lead to this!" Heero protested. He opened his desk drawer and pulled out the other gifts, dumping them on top of the book. "I don't know why they think I would want any of this!"
"Holy crap, Yuy." Duo reached out and poked a finger at the bottle of massage oil, and then the fuzzy cuffs. "Who the hell is your Secret Santa? You did the list with Sally, right?"
"I never saw the list. I was just along to get people to sign up."
"Did you bug your office?"
"Of course, but the cameras keep fuzzing out when the gifts appear. Someone is using a jammer."
"Any notes with any of them?"
"Just the first." Heero pushed the note over to Duo. "Nothing on it I can use- it's was printed in the building- no finger prints, nothing."
Duo read the note: "Agent Yuy, I am so happy to finally be able to express my admiration of you. Since I know you are unattached, I hope to be able to express it personally very soon." He gave Heero an unhappy look. "This sounds stalkerish. It's not that lady down in Records again, is it?"
"I don't think so. Sally said she's engaged now."
His friend studied the stack of gifts, frowning. Heero felt a sense of relief- sure, this whole thing was embarrassing, but Duo was looking as upset as Heero felt- and it was nice to have that vindication.
"Did you ask Sally who your person was?"
"She wouldn't tell me without a good reason- and I really didn't feel like showing her-"
"Understandable."
Duo was still frowning. He read the note again and then tossed it down on the desk. "Well, there's no help for it, I guess." Heero blinked at him as Duo went to his door, locked it and then looked at the clock. "Two hours should be enough for a start."
"Start of what?"
"The rumors."
"What rumors?"
Duo advanced on him with a mischievous smile. "Why, the rumors that talk about how you aren't available anymore."
"I'm not?"
"You aren't. And no one in this organization is stupid enough to try to go after something that's mine, right?"
Duo dropped down onto his lap and Heero blinked up at him. "Are you... sure you want to do this?"
"Are you opposed?"
"No."
"Good."
~*~
Trowa stretched out on the sofa in Quatre's office and hid a smile as Quatre hung up the phone. "So?"
"Wufei's a little upset to be left with the rookies, but he'll get over it." Quatre grinned back at Trowa. "Duo's apparently been in Heero's office all morning with the door locked."
"Well, something finally spurred him into making a move- unless you think Heero really was upset I'd been sleeping on Duo's sofa?"
"I doubt it." Quatre joined Trowa on the couch. "I think it was more all the Secret Santa gifts that I've been sending Heero. I was inspired by all the ones you were sending me- and I thought they might make Duo a little bit jealous..."
"You're so devious, beloved."
"That's why you love me, sweetheart."
OWARI
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