sweetestsurrender | { The AU meme }

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{ The AU meme }

Ever played out something and then later wondered "What if?" Ever wondered what it'd be like to play your character a different way, but didn't feel like making a full thing dedicated to it? Now's your chance to play it out!

Using RNG you'll roll 1-3 for the level of the change, and 1-6 for the change itself, or if you want, pick your own based on what you wanted to do.

1)  Small Change: The flap of a butterfly's wings can cause tsunami's on the other side of the world.

-1: "A minute too late"- What if you missed something by a minute, or more? You missed the big meeting, the girl, helping that person, all because you were too late, what happens next?
-2: "The nick of time"- Just like the first, only that instead of missing something you got, that if you got something you missed because you were either too late, or just messed up? Congratulations! Let's just hope it's what you really wanted.
-3: "A little too early"- One more, what if you showed up early? It's suppose to be a good thing, is it this time?
-4: "The other choice"- You had two choices, left or right, heads or tails, Coke or Pepsi, now you get to see what would have happened with the other choice.
-5: "Oops!"- You slipped up, and made a mistake. Is it bad, or a blessing in disguise?
-6: Wild card/Pick your own- Thought of a slight change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

2)  Medium Change: Didn't really see that coming, did you?

-1: Turning point change- That one thing that would have turned things in your favor went against you, and vice versa. How will you handle this critical change?
-2: "A Razor's edge"- That one moment that could have went either way has gone the opposite way of before. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing?
-3: Crossroads- You reached a point in your life where you had several choices before you, now's the time to go down another road and see where it leads.
-4: The Road less traveled- "Two roads diverged in the woods, and I took the one less traveled" Will it make all the difference?
-5: Interference- Something blocked you from getting something you were going for. What do you do once the moment is gone?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own-Thought of a medium change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

3)  Large Change: Why do all the people here have goatee's?

-1: Good/Evil- Use to be a good guy? Welcome to the dark side, here's your cookie. Former bad guy? Hand over the cookie tray and join the side of good. How will the change of moral compass change you?
-2: A different person- You're now a completely different person, literally. Are you taller? Shorter? A robot? A pony? Powers? No powers? Your call.
-3: The other sex- Rule!63 is in effect. Now how does this effect your relationships with the other?
-4: A change in history- Something that happened in the past now has completely change or is now gone. One domino toppling the rest. Now that you've changed your past, how will it effect your future?
-5: Giving up- You walked away from something important to you? Do you regret it? Are you happy?
-6: Wild Card/Pick your own- Thought of a large change that'd make all the difference, or had one you wanted to play? Here's your chance.

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Quatre shook his head lightly. "It's certainly not something the servants are unused to," he assured with a cheeky little grin. He might have, maybe, liked knowing that people knew.

"I would appreciate that," Wufei agreed, slipping her hand into Duo's once he joined her. "As much as I enjoyed myself, I would prefer if only Duo was able to hear it."

"I'm not offended," Heero replied dryly, and thanked the gods when the food was brought out. A blessed distraction.

"My heart." There was just the slightest of warnings in Trowa's voice, though his smile was affectionate. "Are you trying to tell me you are deliberately loud?"

It wad Duo's turn to almost choke now, laughing as he took Wufei's hand in his. "Guess a new room can't hurt then." He'd prefer it if he was the only one who heard her too. Or himself. Especially if people were going to get weird like Heero.

Quatre gave Trowa his very best wide-eyed gaze. "Me? Of course not, but it's certainly not the first time we've had amorous guests," he replied, trying to stifle a smile. "There's just something about this estate that brings out the romance, I suppose."

Having them hamming it up actually helped Wufei relax a little, shaking her head as she thanked a servant for her plate of food and decided to focus on that instead of how awkward things had been.

"Good." Trowa seemed satisfied by that. "I would be very unhappy if you were faking it."

"Trowa! Dammit you're gonna kill me!" this time Duo, lulled into a false sense of security, had tried to drink some water. And choked again.

Trowa's just looked smug.

Quatre and Wufei both laughed at that, while Wufei gave Duo's back a few too-hard pats.

"I'm not even sure I'd know how to fake it," Quatre said, ready to pour gasoline on this fire. "It's not as though my brain is actually functioning at the time. How can it when you make those faces at me?" He scoffed.

"See? It's not just me," Heero said, jabbing his fork in Duo's general direction. "You don't wanna know about their sex life, I don't wanna know about anyone's." Not even his own, some days.

Which only had Wufei laughing again.

Duo was laughing. Had been laughing. Even more at Quatre, but Heero's comment just rubbed him the wrong damn way.

"I never said I don't wanna know, but you accidentally hearing something isnt the same as us running over and tellin you all the sordid details, Yuy. You don't wanna know, fine." He just wouldn't tell him a gods damn thing. Wufei could deal with him from now on.

Trowa raised a brow and sighed." Relax, Duo. At least he only heard something. Just be lucky Wufei is nice. Unlike my beloved who is attempting to out my O face to our closest friends." He was trying to help defuse the situation and was gratified when he got a laugh from Duo. It would do.

Heero blinked at Duo's reaction, hesitated for a few seconds as he tried to put his finger on just how his words had been rude. He still wasn't sure, but... "I'm sorry," he said simply. He hadn't meant to upset anyone, but clearly he had.

Wufei just shook her head. "Let's just talk about something else, shall we? Like when we're going to squeeze your wedding into our fully booked itinerary of relaxing and lounging around," she suggested.

"Well, we have to file for the license today, but they should have it ready to go by tomorrow," Quatre offered lightly. "Tomorrow at sunset?" he looked to his love.

It was Duo's turn to look down at his plate. He took a slow, deep breath and closed his eyes.

Maybe he'd apologise later to Heero. But right now he was on edge. Duo was already nervous that he was being judged for his marriage to Wufei. Now he felt like he was being judged for his relationship with her. He couldn't fathom why Heero had such a strong reaction to hearing what he had, knowing what he did. A normal person would have just walked past or, like Trowa and Quatre, teased him. Getting grumpy...?

Duo went quiet then and just focused on eating.

"Tomorrow at sunset is perfect." Trowa, with a smile, leaned over and pressed a kiss to Quatre's lips. "I'd marry you right this second if I could."

Wufei shifted her leg so it was pressed against Duo's under the table, smiling a little as she ate. She could understand why Duo was on edge about it, though she'd managed to get over her embarrassment about it already. They would just have to wait until they were alone again to talk about it.

Quatre returned the kiss and beamed up at him. "I love you," he said softly, the softest, sappiest smile in the world on his face as he did.

Leaning towards Duo, Wufei dropped her voice to a playful stage-whisper. "Are we that gooey together?"

Trowa's smile was warm and full of love. He raised a hand, gently tilted Quatre's chin a little so he could kiss him a second time, lingering before he finally replied. "Love you, heart and soul."

Duo looked up when Wufei spoke and glanced over where she was looking, his smile softened and gaze returned to hers. "I hope we can be." After all, they'd only admitted their feelings for each other the night before. They still had time to be that 'gooey' with each other.

Quatre returned the kiss, his cheeks going pink as he did. He hummed softly in agreement at Trowa's words, but didn't repeat them back -- they'd just turn into a broken record if he did, feeding into each others sappy affection.

She smiled warmly at that reply, and hummed in agreement. "I'm going to have to get used to public affection. It's not very common in my culture," but she didn't want to keep her love for him so hidden. And she had the distinct impression that she was going to enjoy the gooey stuff a lot.

"We don't have to. I can save all the affection until we're in private." Duo assured her with a warm smile. If she was uncomfortable with anything then he didn't want to be the reason for it. It was an easy work around.

However, he then remembered all the times she'd held his hand and leaned all over him over the last several days. Or kissing him at the night market. Maybe she wasn't as bad at public displays of affection as she claimed?

Trowa didn't mind being a broken record. But he smiled, stole a last kiss and then pulled back away from Quatre so that he could finish his breakfast.

"So plans for today include lounging around, hm?" he glanced across the table at the others. "Why don't you three go do something together?"

"No," Wufei agreed softly. "But I want people to know how deeply I care for you," and she caught herself doing it, hiding affection even in her words. "I want them to know I love you. And in Europe that's communicated differently than it is on L5 or in China. It'll just take a little adjusting, that's all." It was a compromise she was happy to make, one she sometimes did without noticing, especially when he was the only thing on her mind.

Quatre hummed happily into that last kiss before digging into his own breakfast with gusto. "Our gardens are lovely, and there's a water park not far from here. You'll need to be diligent about the sunscreen," he warned.

Glancing up at Duo and Wufei, Heero took a few seconds to consider. "That sounds nice." He didn't bring swim trunks, but it wouldn't be hard to find a place selling them near a water park, he didn't think.

Honestly it didn't bother Duo in the slightest. He wasn't really used to affection, public or private, which he wisely never said. He didn't want to look too pathetic in front of everyone. But he couldn't help he little smile when she admitted her feelings like that. "Then just take your time. No rush, right? I'm not going anywhere."

He planned to marry her after all. They could take their time with the rest, it would all fall into place he was sure.

"Uh, yeah. Water park sounds good. Never been to one..." Theme park, sure. He'd tried his hand at that. But never a water park. And he could imagine this place did things a bit more extravagant than he was used to.

She positively beamed at him, nodding in agreement. "Neither of us are," she said firmly, and then took another bite of breakfast, making a quiet hum of agreement about going to the water park. "I'll need a swimsuit," she agreed. "As long as you don't mind stopping for one on the way, a water park sounds... interesting." Mostly because the idea of using water for recreation was entirely foreign to her.

"I need one, too," Heero agreed with a nod.

"Ditto." Duo pipped up. He hadn't exactly packed for a watery country. Or packed at all, honestly. Duo didn't even own a swim suit!

"Guess we make a pit stop on the way there." He decided, since they all needed something.

"We can let you take one of the cars. That should get you around well enough." Trowa smiled up from the coffee he was sipping at. "Though if I remember correctly, you can buy swimsuits at the park. It's been a while since we were last there though."

"I'd be surprised if you couldn't," Wufei agreed. "After all, what if someone's suit breaks while they're there?" Aside from the possibility of showing more than they intended, they'd probably want to get back in the water as quickly as possible. She didn't expect to find anything particularly appealing there, but a swimsuit was a swimsuit, and they would all feel more revealing than anything else she'd worn in public before. "Thank you," she said warmly, and it was a real struggle not to shovel food into her mouth faster.

"I'll drive," Heero offered between bites. "I've passed the water park a few times before," when he'd been driving Relena.

"And while you're doing that, we'll go file for our license, maybe arrange for some flowers for the ceremony, and meet you there," Quatre offered lightly.

Duo nodded. He didn't mind if Heero drove. He'd sit in the back with Wufei, since they didn't know the way to the park.

"You're coming too, Quat?" Duo grinned, not having expected him to have the time with planning his wedding.

"We are?" Trowa raised a brow. He'd not realised either. But he wasn't against it. "I'll have to dust off my floaties."

"I was of the impression you wanted to avoid planning much of anything," Quatre laughed. "But really, there's not much to do. Get the license, order a few flowers, ask Rashid to keep himself available. Get our good suits out," he shrugged. It was small and simple.

"I'm glad I brought the fancy dress. I was going to save it for those stuffy Galas I have to pretend to be a guest at," Wufei said lightly.

"Less planning the better." Trowa agreed in a rare moment of cheerfulness that ended with a laugh and him leaning over to kiss his partners cheek. "Now I know you love me.

"Uh...dont suppose you guys have a spare suit that'd fit me? Unless jeans and a t-shirt are good enough?" Duo owned precisely one suit. That he had worn once. When he was about 16. Even if he'd thought to bring it with him it was never going to fit him now.

"All of ours are tailored, so you'll have to come with us," Quatre replied lightly. "We can drop you at the tailor's to get measured, pick you up on the way back from the courthouse, and then tomorrow morning you'll have to go for the fitting and it'll be done in time." A rush order at a tailor was expensive, but in Quatre's world it was pocket change.

Wufei smiled a little at that suggestion, in a decidedly unnerving way. "That sounds good to me," she chirped. "Heero and I can go claim a cabana while you three are running errands."

"Wait, what? No way! That's a hell of a lot of work for a stupid suit. I could just rent one or get one off a hanger or somethin..." Duo started, but when he looked at a Trowa for help here, all he got was a sorrowful shake of his head.

"You're not going to win, Maxwell. Just accept your fate." Trowa wasn't unsympathetic. He understood. It had been an adjustment to get used to this world himself.

Duo sighed and shot Wufei a look. "You're supposed to be on my side at least." was he pouting? Nah, Gundam Pilots didn't pout.

"I am on your side," she replied reasonably. "I'm on the side of you that wants to be blindsided by my choice in swim attire."

Heero almost hurt himself trying not to laugh.

"It's no trouble at all," Quatre replied blandly, as if he weren't the least bit aware of any tension. Mostly because he was too busy thinking about flowers.

Duo was at a loss. When had he said that or even implied that? He tried to say something, but closed his mouth and decided just not to say a damn thing. Instead he reached for his coffee and downed it.

He'd missed something. Again. He didn't know why or what, but it was leaving him feeling unsettled. So he'd just get this over and one with. Get the damn suit. Let someone else spend a small fortune on something he'd wear once and try not to feel like a shit about out.

She leaned in to kiss his cheek lightly, then leaned up to whisper in his ear. "So you're saying you don't want me to pull you in by the tie? Or get you invited to something fancy just so everyone can be jealous that it's your arm I'm hanging off of? There are so many uses for a good suit, and I fully intend to get a swimsuit I know you'll enjoy." Enjoy peeling off her when they got back, if nothing else.

Heero found his bacon to be very interesting, right about then.

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