Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Gundam Day Care ❯ First Date ( Chapter 8 )

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"I LOVE YOU! YOU LOVE ME! WE ARE ONE BIG FAMILY!"

Oh for the love of Barney! Shut up! Why had Maxwell decided to play musical statues?

"Ok let's see…hmmm…you're out, you're out and you're out." He said with a lopsided grin and pointed to children who were still moving. Then he gave them each a lollipop as they went and sat beside him. Huh? Where was the logic in that? Wasn't there only meant to be one winner? I was puzzled. What was Maxwell's secret in getting the children to behave? The sound of a little bell interrupted my thoughts.

"Alright kiddos. Its lunch time and you know what that means."

There was a loud chorus of `hai's'. The children promptly put down their newly acquired trophies and walked single file to the bathroom to wash their hands.

"How do you do that?" I sighed.

"Do what?" Maxwell's grin was starting to irritate me.

"Get those disgustingly filthy and noisy brats to do whatever you want them to!" I wailed.

"Uh, you show that you care, that you won't hurt them and smile?"

"How can you smile after you've just been hit by a mudpie?" I grumbled as I remembered the morning's events. Maxwell laughed.

"Its funny! Lighten up Wuffie! They're only children. Cute, little, innocent children who need care and protection." He said with puppy eyes. "Just try to open up to them. If Heero can do it you can too!"

"Yeah whatever Maxwell, I'm going out. Is there anything you want?"

Maxwell produced a long piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to me. "Gotta dash! Need to help Heero in feeding the kids." And he bounded towards the garden where Heero was having trouble handing out the meals. I looked down at the piece of paper. It was the grocery-shopping list. I sighed. Trust Maxwell to be so deceptive and use me at a time like this.

I ran into Thomas's mother at the supermarket. (Thomas from chapter 1) Somehow she recognised me.

"Hello there." She greeted. "Time off?"

"Not exactly, I was going to go out but Maxwell tricked me and sent me grocery shopping for him instead."

"Maxwell?" She looked confused for a moment. "Who's Maxwell?"

I slapped my forehead. How could I forget? Maxwell and Yuy were living together now so it was Maxwell-Yuy.

"Sorry I meant Duo." I apologised. It was an awkward moment for me. Did she know about their relationship? Should I tell her? People were still iffy about male/male relationships and I didn't want to wreck any reputation that the Maxwell-Yuy day care center had.

"Wuffie you shouldn't be sorry. You didn't do anything. Besides I must thank you for being such a great influence on Thomas. He talks about you quite a lot at home…. say do you want to go discuss this over lunch or something?"

Huh? Had I heard right? Did this onna just ask me out to lunch? I thought about Merian. She wouldn't like it if I cheated on her like this. But was this cheating? After all she was dead and I needed to move on.

"You can say no if you want to." The onna started.

"I…I…sure I'll have lunch with you." I stammered. "Only if you hel…<<hell what wrong with me, I was about to ask an onna to help me>>do the shopping with me afterwards." I said quickly

"Done deal." She smiled and that was when I noticed. She had black eyes like me. Shiny black eyes. Was she Asian too? I couldn't tell since her hair was a deep blue like Hilde's. Perhaps she dyed it.

We had lunch at a nearby café, which had newly opened, Sam's Place. We ordered two lunch specials. Over lunch we talked and told each other about ourselves. I told her everything about my clan and my dead wife. I also cleared up things about my name. I didn't tell her that I was an ex gundam pilot or about the number of people I had killed. In return she told me about her life, how she had been stupid and married at a young age, how she had been pregnant with Thomas, how her husband had died fighting in the war. It hurt me to hear that. It hurt me so damn much!

After lunch she helped me with the shopping just as she had promised. We gawked at all the varieties of ice cream Maxwell had asked us to buy.

"This cannot be good for the children!" she cried.

"I…uh…I don't think its for the children."

"Then who is it for?"

"I think it is for Maxwe- I think it is for Duo."

"I wish I could burn off the calories like he does." She smiled. "C'mon we need to take this shipload of ice-cream back before it melts."

I could only nod in agreement.

Princess Priscilla: This one is for Riley Maxwell who suggested this idea. What do you think readers?

Duo: Duo: <reading from script> I would like to thank `Mara-chan, `wren_legacy' and `Riley Maxwell' for reviewing this fic. Your comments have encouraged me greatly and I will definitely continue writing this fic.

Heero: …

Duo: What was that Hee-chan?

Heero: I am not happy! I was never that happy! I do not cook! I am so out of character!

Wufei: You think I am happy? Onna you are disgracing my family name. Sure it was an arranged marriage but making me fall in love with another onna without MY PERMISSION?

Princess Priscilla: Wuffie, do you even know the name of the other onna?

Wufei: No

Princess Priscilla: Then I advise you keep your mouth shut. Oh and thank you readers for reviewing. You have no idea how much it means to me. Please keep reviewing. Ideas and flames are all welcome!