Trowa felt the presence of the large man long before he ever heard him. Which said a lot for how the big man moved. 

He remained relaxed, leaning against the door frame as he waited to see what would happen. The man stopped behind him, not close enough to intrude if Trowa wished to ignore him, but still close enough to make his presence felt.

"He's not here?" Rashid asked gently. 

"Left several hours ago."

"Work?"

"Of course." 

There was a slight pause, then Rashid sighed. "Quatre-sama is working too hard."

Trowa nodded, shifting so he could see the leader of the Maguanacs better. He wasn't exactly friends with Rashid, but they shared several common interests. "It was his birthday last week. He forgot."

"I see." Rashid said heavily. There was a moment of silence as they contemplated the problem, and each other. Finally Rashid nodded, a decisive air around him. "Something must be done about it."

Trowa's lips twitched, his version of an evil grin. "Agreed."

The larger man -grinned-, a look that would have made most men decide it would be safer to swim in a shark pit. Trowa didn't even flinch.

***

The doors to the board meeting burst open as no less than 40 Maguanacs marched in, their faces grim and determined. The only sound in the room was the silent padding of their feet as the people sitting at the table stared in shock. 

Quatre shook it off and quickly rose to his feet as they approached him. "What's wrong?" He asked, blue eyes wide in alarm. 

It was quickly changed into a startled 'Eep!' as the nearest Maguanacs bodily picked him up, raised him up above their heads and passed him out the door, without saying a word.

Quatre secure above the crowd, they proceeded to walk back out the door, taking him with them.

As the last Maguanac vanished out the door, several people noticed Trowa calmly leaning against it, as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

"Quatre missed his birthday last week." He announced calmly before they could protest. "So he's taking a small vacation. This meeting is postponed for two weeks. If anyone has a problem with this, they can take it up with -him-."

Trowa casually motioned to Rashid, who had re-appeared in the door way. Rashid smiled, flexing some of the muscles in his arm, causing several interesting rippling effects under his garment.

Any objections died before they could be voiced.

Fin.