#dannydog

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The first day of their vacation had been spent primarily catching up with the Maguanacs and readying the boat for their impending diving trip. After that, they had boated up the western coast of Saudi Arabia to the very northern part of the Red Sea with a stop in Yanbu, halfway up the coast, for refueling before they’d arrived at their destination of Sharm El-Sheik in Egypt.

The resort town was located at the southern tip of the Sinai Penninsula. Situated between both the Gulf of Aqaba on the East and the Gulf of Suez to the West, the city had been the perfect place to stop for the night before they’d begun a three-day diving marathon among several shipwrecks that littered the mouth of the Suez and today was an early start. Quatre had thought swimming with dolphins would be the perfect way to end an amazing vacation and he was eager to get going.

Heero stepped on board, taking Quatre’s place as he helped Trowa and Wufei with their gear. Quatre left Heero to it and made his way to the wheel. The bright red leather was thin and ribbed beneath his hand for an easy grip as he inserted the key and turned on the ignition. The twin engines gurgled, then roared to life and he couldn’t keep the smile off his face.

He’d been on ships several times before, but living in Boston the last two years had really incited a love for the water in him. Last semester he’d even splurged on himself and took, and passed, MIT’s sailing and archery courses. Already proficient in both fencing and firearms, he’d been able to test out of those on the first day of those courses, and he was now officially certified as an MIT “pirate”. It was silly he knew, but experiences like that are what the joy of living was all about.

Quatre let the boat idle as he looked over his shoulder. The gear was all packed in securely and he caught a glimpse of Heero helping Wufei take some coolers down into the galley. Trowa was moving in his direction.

But they were missing someone.

“Where’s Duo?” he called over the sound of the engines. “I don’t want to leave anyone behind on accident.”

Heero and Wufei both re-emerged from below as Trowa came up next to him, placing a gentle hand on the small of his back. “There he is,” Trowa said, motioning towards the top of the wharf. Quatre looked in the indicated direction and sure enough, Duo was running towards them, fishing poles in hand and his long braid streaming behind him. Danny Dog, Quatre’s collie, bounded after the long-haired ex-Gundam pilot, playfully jumping on his back paws in excitement. They had enough food stored on the boat, but there was nothing quite like the taste of freshly caught Red Sea fish cooked on a skillet, which was also a tasty part of their plans.