The Winning Woman 5/9
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 2:52 pm
Chapter 4
She was screaming for help. He was so close. Anger was present on his face, and he hit her again. She fumbled for her knives in the drawer, but came up with nothing. His next punch sent her sprawling out on the ground. The next thing she saw was a man that appeared to be an angel send the abusive man away. This man held out a hand to help her up. Then a sweet voice entered the room calling out her name.
"Catherine, wake up. Catherine," Quatre sat on the edge of her bed trying to wake her from what appeared to be a horrible dream. Slowly her long eyelashes opened to reveal a pair of tried looking blue eyes. "Are you ok?"
"Oh Quatre," Catherine said throwing her arms around him, hugging him. He held her while she cried silently. All of the sudden this strong woman became very weak. "It was awful," she said in a trembling voice.
"Shh." Quatre rubbed her back in circles. His heart was breaking seeing this woman fall before him.
"He was beating me like he did before," Catherine said. "I called for help and no body came. Then there was an angel that came to help me." She paused and looked up at Quatre. "You know what. That angel looks a lot like you." She put her head down on Quatre’s chest.
‘It has been a week already and she is still upset over this. If I see that guy again… God help him,’ Quatre thought. He said, "Let’s go do something to get your mind off this."
"What could we do?"
"Well, we just got to L2, why don’t we try to find Duo and Hilde."
"Okay. I have never met Hilde, but I have met Duo before," Catherine said. Duo came in search of Trowa during the war before Quatre did.
Quatre’s face went grime, realizing this also. "Don’t worry Quatre, I’m not mad anymore," she said when she saw Quatre’s face.
"Good. So, when would you like to leave?"
"Well, its only 8:30, so if we leave now we could get there early," Catherine said as she started to get out of bed.
"Okay. I’ll go and call them," Quatre said as he left the room.
***
"Hi, guys! Duo, they’re here," the young woman at the door yelled into the house.
Hilde Schbeiker still looked the same; she had her raven hair cut short, her bright blue eyes continued to hold mischief and she still had her petit figure. She went and hugged Quatre.
"This is Catherine, Trowa’s sister," Quatre said introducing the other woman to Hilde.
"I have heard a lot about you," she said to Catherine. Hilde went and hugged Catherine, as if she knew her a long time.
"Hey Q-man, long time no see!" Duo said as he emerged. "Oh, and you brought a beautiful lady along with you."
Catherine blushed, while Hilde said, "Duo, you’re embarrassing the poor girl."
‘Duo has a point,’ Quatre thought.
Duo Maxwell still had the same long braid and cobalt eyes, which held the horrors of the life as a Gundam pilot. He, like Quatre, grew taller, though Duo was slightly taller than Quatre.
"So, how are you doing?" Quatre asked.
"Good, you?" Duo said, leading the way into the house, then the living room where everyone sat down.
"Pretty good."
"Where’s Trowa," Duo asked when he realized their friend was missing.
"He left for a vacation," Quatre answered. "And I get to take his spot at the circus."
"Is he any good at his job," Hilde asked Catherine.
"Quatre’s fairly good. He doesn’t move, which is good," Catherine said.
"That’s good. Anyone hungry, besides Duo I know you are," Hilde asked. "I’ll go and fix some sandwiches. We can eat on the deck."
"I’ll help you," Catherine said following Hilde into the kitchen.
"Let’s go to the deck." Duo led the way to the deck.
***
"Come on Cathy, come out of the bathroom. You look fine," Hilde said. They decided to take a swim. Neither Quatre nor Catherine had swimsuits with them, so they had to borrow some. Quatre went with Duo and Catherine went with Hilde.
Hilde was already in her bathing suit and was waiting for Catherine. "I can’t wear this!" Catherine said from behind the door.
"Yes, you can. Let me see," Hilde responded. Slowly the bathroom door opened and Catherine emerged. "Oh my, Quatre will like you in this."
Catherine blushed. "I feel so exposed in this. And besides, I don’t care what he thinks."
"You’re just lying to yourself. You like him, and I can tell he likes you. This suit will help things along."
Catherine and Hilde both grabbed a towel and put it around their waist. They then walked out to the pool where the boys were. There, Hilde took off her towel to expose her violet two piece that showed a lot of skin.
"Come on Cathy, your not going in the pool with the towel on," Hilde whispered to her new friend.
"I have never worn anything this revealing before," Catherine whispered back.
"You know it’s not polite to whisper," Duo said standing behind the girls. Quatre stood next to him. Both of them had an evil look in their eyes.
"Cathy, run," Hilde screamed as she took off. Catherine ran in the other way. Duo ran after Hilde and Quatre went after Catherine.
With her head start, Hilde managed to hide in the near by bush. Duo went right past Hilde’s spot not noticing the small body behind the bush. When Catherine went past Hilde, Hilde called her over to hide with her.
"How did you manage to keep your towel?"
"I have no idea," Catherine said. "How can we turn the tables on the guys and throw them in."
"I have an idea," Hilde said. By the time Hilde finished telling Catherine what her idea was they were both giggling.
"Let’s go so we can be at the pool when the guys get there," Hilde said coming out from her hiding spot with Catherine trailing silently after her.
They didn’t wait long for the boys. When the boys were by the edge of the pool, the girls came out from the shadow so the boys could see them. Hilde walked over to Duo, who seeing her in her bathing suit before wasn’t surprised at what he saw. But when Hilde placed her arms around Duo’s neck and kissed him he was shocked. When she finished, he was still in a daze and she took the opportunity to shove him in the pool.
Catherine on the other hand was out of her towel. She had on a two piece light green suit. Her bottoms were the type that tied on the side. The top was one that covered like a typical bra in the front and it tied in the back and around the neck. Overall it revealed a lot. When Quatre saw this he just stood there. Catherine smiled at Quatre’s reaction. She continued to walk forward.
"Quatre, watch out for her," Duo said invading Quatre’s thoughts.
Quatre came to life just as Catherine was right in front of him. When she went to push him, he grabbed her around the waist. This caused them both to enter the water together.
When they came up, Hilde and Duo were both laughing hysterically. Hilde was also in the water now.
"That was wrong," Catherine said. She glared at Quatre.
"I agree, no woman should seduce a man just to push him into the pool," Quatre said, pulling off his now soaking shirt.
Catherine blushed, partly from Quatre’s comment and partly from the way Quatre looked. ‘Oh my God. Quatre truly grew up,’ Catherine thought. ‘Okay Cathy, don’t gawk like you’ve never seen a guy without his shirt on. But he looks so good with all those muscles.’ Before she knew it, she was being splashed by water. Her attacker was the other woman.
"Okay this means war," Catherine said as she splashed Hilde back, who ducked out of the way. The water hit Duo and he splashed back, hitting Quatre. It was an all out splashing war.
The rest of the day was spent at Duo and Hilde’s. When Quatre and Catherine left, the artificial sun in the colony went down, causing it to become dark.
"How about we take a taxi instead of walking," Quatre asked. Catherine nodded and yawned. Quatre called a taxi and opened the door for Catherine.
Once in side, Catherine laid her head on Quatre’s shoulder. She felt at ease with Quatre now. Other than her brother, Quatre was the only guy she felt she could tell anything. In her eyes, he went from worst enemy to best friend in the short while Trowa was gone.
~Desertbloom
She was screaming for help. He was so close. Anger was present on his face, and he hit her again. She fumbled for her knives in the drawer, but came up with nothing. His next punch sent her sprawling out on the ground. The next thing she saw was a man that appeared to be an angel send the abusive man away. This man held out a hand to help her up. Then a sweet voice entered the room calling out her name.
"Catherine, wake up. Catherine," Quatre sat on the edge of her bed trying to wake her from what appeared to be a horrible dream. Slowly her long eyelashes opened to reveal a pair of tried looking blue eyes. "Are you ok?"
"Oh Quatre," Catherine said throwing her arms around him, hugging him. He held her while she cried silently. All of the sudden this strong woman became very weak. "It was awful," she said in a trembling voice.
"Shh." Quatre rubbed her back in circles. His heart was breaking seeing this woman fall before him.
"He was beating me like he did before," Catherine said. "I called for help and no body came. Then there was an angel that came to help me." She paused and looked up at Quatre. "You know what. That angel looks a lot like you." She put her head down on Quatre’s chest.
‘It has been a week already and she is still upset over this. If I see that guy again… God help him,’ Quatre thought. He said, "Let’s go do something to get your mind off this."
"What could we do?"
"Well, we just got to L2, why don’t we try to find Duo and Hilde."
"Okay. I have never met Hilde, but I have met Duo before," Catherine said. Duo came in search of Trowa during the war before Quatre did.
Quatre’s face went grime, realizing this also. "Don’t worry Quatre, I’m not mad anymore," she said when she saw Quatre’s face.
"Good. So, when would you like to leave?"
"Well, its only 8:30, so if we leave now we could get there early," Catherine said as she started to get out of bed.
"Okay. I’ll go and call them," Quatre said as he left the room.
***
"Hi, guys! Duo, they’re here," the young woman at the door yelled into the house.
Hilde Schbeiker still looked the same; she had her raven hair cut short, her bright blue eyes continued to hold mischief and she still had her petit figure. She went and hugged Quatre.
"This is Catherine, Trowa’s sister," Quatre said introducing the other woman to Hilde.
"I have heard a lot about you," she said to Catherine. Hilde went and hugged Catherine, as if she knew her a long time.
"Hey Q-man, long time no see!" Duo said as he emerged. "Oh, and you brought a beautiful lady along with you."
Catherine blushed, while Hilde said, "Duo, you’re embarrassing the poor girl."
‘Duo has a point,’ Quatre thought.
Duo Maxwell still had the same long braid and cobalt eyes, which held the horrors of the life as a Gundam pilot. He, like Quatre, grew taller, though Duo was slightly taller than Quatre.
"So, how are you doing?" Quatre asked.
"Good, you?" Duo said, leading the way into the house, then the living room where everyone sat down.
"Pretty good."
"Where’s Trowa," Duo asked when he realized their friend was missing.
"He left for a vacation," Quatre answered. "And I get to take his spot at the circus."
"Is he any good at his job," Hilde asked Catherine.
"Quatre’s fairly good. He doesn’t move, which is good," Catherine said.
"That’s good. Anyone hungry, besides Duo I know you are," Hilde asked. "I’ll go and fix some sandwiches. We can eat on the deck."
"I’ll help you," Catherine said following Hilde into the kitchen.
"Let’s go to the deck." Duo led the way to the deck.
***
"Come on Cathy, come out of the bathroom. You look fine," Hilde said. They decided to take a swim. Neither Quatre nor Catherine had swimsuits with them, so they had to borrow some. Quatre went with Duo and Catherine went with Hilde.
Hilde was already in her bathing suit and was waiting for Catherine. "I can’t wear this!" Catherine said from behind the door.
"Yes, you can. Let me see," Hilde responded. Slowly the bathroom door opened and Catherine emerged. "Oh my, Quatre will like you in this."
Catherine blushed. "I feel so exposed in this. And besides, I don’t care what he thinks."
"You’re just lying to yourself. You like him, and I can tell he likes you. This suit will help things along."
Catherine and Hilde both grabbed a towel and put it around their waist. They then walked out to the pool where the boys were. There, Hilde took off her towel to expose her violet two piece that showed a lot of skin.
"Come on Cathy, your not going in the pool with the towel on," Hilde whispered to her new friend.
"I have never worn anything this revealing before," Catherine whispered back.
"You know it’s not polite to whisper," Duo said standing behind the girls. Quatre stood next to him. Both of them had an evil look in their eyes.
"Cathy, run," Hilde screamed as she took off. Catherine ran in the other way. Duo ran after Hilde and Quatre went after Catherine.
With her head start, Hilde managed to hide in the near by bush. Duo went right past Hilde’s spot not noticing the small body behind the bush. When Catherine went past Hilde, Hilde called her over to hide with her.
"How did you manage to keep your towel?"
"I have no idea," Catherine said. "How can we turn the tables on the guys and throw them in."
"I have an idea," Hilde said. By the time Hilde finished telling Catherine what her idea was they were both giggling.
"Let’s go so we can be at the pool when the guys get there," Hilde said coming out from her hiding spot with Catherine trailing silently after her.
They didn’t wait long for the boys. When the boys were by the edge of the pool, the girls came out from the shadow so the boys could see them. Hilde walked over to Duo, who seeing her in her bathing suit before wasn’t surprised at what he saw. But when Hilde placed her arms around Duo’s neck and kissed him he was shocked. When she finished, he was still in a daze and she took the opportunity to shove him in the pool.
Catherine on the other hand was out of her towel. She had on a two piece light green suit. Her bottoms were the type that tied on the side. The top was one that covered like a typical bra in the front and it tied in the back and around the neck. Overall it revealed a lot. When Quatre saw this he just stood there. Catherine smiled at Quatre’s reaction. She continued to walk forward.
"Quatre, watch out for her," Duo said invading Quatre’s thoughts.
Quatre came to life just as Catherine was right in front of him. When she went to push him, he grabbed her around the waist. This caused them both to enter the water together.
When they came up, Hilde and Duo were both laughing hysterically. Hilde was also in the water now.
"That was wrong," Catherine said. She glared at Quatre.
"I agree, no woman should seduce a man just to push him into the pool," Quatre said, pulling off his now soaking shirt.
Catherine blushed, partly from Quatre’s comment and partly from the way Quatre looked. ‘Oh my God. Quatre truly grew up,’ Catherine thought. ‘Okay Cathy, don’t gawk like you’ve never seen a guy without his shirt on. But he looks so good with all those muscles.’ Before she knew it, she was being splashed by water. Her attacker was the other woman.
"Okay this means war," Catherine said as she splashed Hilde back, who ducked out of the way. The water hit Duo and he splashed back, hitting Quatre. It was an all out splashing war.
The rest of the day was spent at Duo and Hilde’s. When Quatre and Catherine left, the artificial sun in the colony went down, causing it to become dark.
"How about we take a taxi instead of walking," Quatre asked. Catherine nodded and yawned. Quatre called a taxi and opened the door for Catherine.
Once in side, Catherine laid her head on Quatre’s shoulder. She felt at ease with Quatre now. Other than her brother, Quatre was the only guy she felt she could tell anything. In her eyes, he went from worst enemy to best friend in the short while Trowa was gone.
~Desertbloom