Author: Sami-pi

Pairing: established 1x2x1 and 3x4x3

Rating: PG

Warnings: crappy... ^O^;;;

Timeline: Post EW, Quatre's CEO of WEI, Heero, Duo, Trowa, and Wufei are all Preventers, and they're all around 30ish.

Disclaimer: Gundam Wing, its characters and its trappings, belong to Bandai, Sotsu, and... I was sure there was someone else in there... sorry! ^^;;; Anyway, this fic is not for profit, just for fun.

12:11

There were fourteen shopping days left until Christmas. Heero had done all his shopping online. Duo had decided to give a donation to charity in everyone's name. Trowa and Wufei had gone to the malls...back in November. And here he was, poor little rich boy, Quatre Winner with only fourteen days left and no presents.

Christine, his assistant, had offered to do his shopping for him if he provided a list. But that seemed oddly impersonal.

That and he really didn't know what to buy yet.

He thought about copying Duo's idea, but he thought that might be stealing his best friend's thunder and he didn't want to do that.

He thought about just buying all the gifts online like Heero, but a) he wasn't really sure which online shops to use (it wasn't like he wanted to go to the GAP website), and b) he didn't think he could get everything shipped in time.

Maybe he ought to just sign his name alongside Trowa's on his gifts. After all, weren't they a couple? And didn't most couples give gifts as a single unit?

Right.

Then Trowa would just make fun of him for the entire next year.

And call him 'cheap'.

Quatre hated it when people called him a miser. They all quoted that 'you gotta spend money to make money' crap and never once did they take heed of the 'you gotta save money to get rich' motto. Mr. Winner didn't raise no frivolous spenders.

But it was Christmas and Quatre liked spending money at Christmas, so what was he to do?

He was going to have to brave the crowds and go to the mall.

The Mall.

With all the Crowds.

Ugh.

How plebian.

Alas, there was nothing for it and the only thing Quatre could do was call up Duo and see if he wanted to come with.

After all, misery loved company. If we were speaking of old sayings...

"You want me to go to a mall?" Duo asked; looking quite scandalized.

Quatre nodded.

"Like, today? Now? Sunday afternoon? Are you crazy?"

Quatre shook his head.

"Quatre, I love you like a brother, man, but..."

Quatre sighed. "Come on, Duo. It's for Christmas! You love Christmas! The mall is all pretty now with lights and decorations..."

He still looked skeptical.

"I'll buy you lunch and dinner..."

Duo loved food. Duo loved free food.

"Why don't you just do what celebrities do and shop after hours?"

Ah. Duo was smart too. Quatre hadn't thought of that.

"I don't think it costs that much. Heero did bodyguard duty for Relena one Christmas...oh, that was ages ago...but it's what she did."

Duo was very smart.

And if Quatre Reberba Winner was going to spend money this season, he was going to go all out.

Because dammit he was rich and he was going to act like it!

"That's brilliant. Okay. In thanks, I'm treating you to lobster for lunch. Get dressed! I'm flying you to Maine!"

Duo blinked at him.

"And then I'm hiring you and Heero privately to be my bodyguards while I go shopping in Paris. I won't take no for an answer! Saddle up!"

OWARI

 

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