Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Sarah ❯ “Anyone who crosses me has a date with their maker...” ( Chapter 11 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 11
"Anyone who crosses me has a date with their maker..." -Duo Maxwell
"Well?" he asked, leaning forward so far I thought for sure he was going to fall into the pond between us.
"I don't know..."I answered coyly, looking away. I felt his violet eyes upon me, and something told me he was smiling. Don't ask what...I had a hunch, you could say. Glancing back at his handsome face confirmed my assumption, and I laughed at the eagerness in his eyes. He wasn't at all like the previous men I had visited...or like my father. He loved showing emotion, expressing exactly how he felt. Hilde was one lucky woman.
"You do! You like him! I knew it!" Somehow, even though my thoughts had not a thing to do with the gorgeous boy-god inside, Duo interpreted as 'I like your son.'
'How odd certain people's minds work.' I thought, raising an eyebrow at the braided man sitting in front of me, grinning gleefully.
"Uh, Mr. Maxwell..."
He snorted, looking away. "Call me Duo, please..."
Not about to address him that personally, I chose the next level down. "Duo-san...I need to ask you some questions, if you don't mind, about the Gundams. As you know, my father didn't tell me...well, anything about them, or you and the others, yet he sent me on a mission to locate all of you and return to him at the end of the summer with my questions answered."
He nodded, face thoughtful. "Of course, I'll be happy to comply. But, first, and answer me. Do you think my son is handsome?"
I don't think Duo ever really knew how much I wanted to scream from the top of a mountain for all the world to hear, "Yes! I think Trente is so irresistibly cute and I would do anything to be able to see his gorgeous face again for five minutes!"
So, I answered politely, not completely embarrassing myself, but satisfying him and giving due credit to the boy. "Yes, I think your son is a very attractive young man. He'll definitely be a heartbreaker, if he isn't already, when he gets older and matures a bit more."
Duo stared at me until I thought his eyes would pop out. "You've been living at home with Heero and especially Relena way too long...if ya think he's cute, say he's cute!"
I sighed. 'He will not let up!' I contradicted my thought earlier about him not being like the other men; he was just as stubborn, if not more, as those men. "Fine. Yes. I think Trente...," I practically melted at the mention of his name. Regaining myself, I continued and ended my sentence. "...is cute."
Duo nodded. "I knew you did. Now, what are your questions?"
"Duo?"
I looked up from the pond, which had suddenly seemed very interesting while talking with the man about his son, at the voice of Hilde, his wife. He grabbed the small radio clipped to his belt and pushed the button on the side to respond. "Yes, Hilde?"
"Dinner's ready."
'Not important...' I thought, starting to ask my first question. But, Duo interrupted me. "Dinner's ready."
"So I heard...anyway, what is your--"
"Aren't you coming?" I looked up at this inquiry, seeing him starting to leave the clearing.
"Must we go now?" I asked, disappointment heard in my voice easily.
He looked at me as if I had just asked to jump off a cliff. Licking his lips and looking down he frowned. "Let me rephrase this: Dinner is ready." He put the emphasis on 'dinner' and 'ready' noticeably, and he nodded to add to the effect.
Sighing, I rolled my eyes and rose, upset that I would have to wait to ask my questions. Then, I found the up side to having to go eat dinner.
Trente would be there.
The little voice inside my head did the Happy Dance while periodically shouting exultations of pure joy while I smiled and followed Duo back to the house.
And there he was.
The God of Good Looks.
Trente Maxwell.
And Duo, being the ever-so-helpful cupid that he is, decided to embarrass me even further and let me sit next to his son. Which I enjoyed immensely, let me say, but not being able to speak severely limits the ability to ask for someone to 'pass the salt.'
And then, the dinner conversation started. How I wished I had brought my gun inside with me, but, seeing as how I was sure I wouldn't need it, I had left it in the car. I gave myself a sound reprimand later that night, and from then on, my gun never left my side.
"So, Sarah, do you have a boyfriend?"
How I wanted to kill that braided baka.. Restraining myself, I took a bit of the delicious salad Hilde had prepared and shook my head. "I've never left the house until now, you know...I've been home schooled my whole life. And I'm sure Father would kill any boy who got close to me..." I glanced at Trente, who seemed scared out of his mind at the thought, having heard stories of my father from Duo and Hilde, I'm sure. I mentally slapped myself. 'There I go, scaring away the guy of my dreams...smart move, Sarah!'
Hilde chuckled at this. "No, Heero wouldn't kill the boy...he'd torture and beat him soundly. Then he'd kill him!"
I heard Trente try to laugh, but he only ended up choking on a drink of tea. Then, a thought arose, which I pondered over endlessly. 'Why is he becoming nervous about what my father would do if I ever had a boyfriend? Is he...considering to apply for the job?' I looked towards Trente, who had turned red in the cheeks and sat hunched over, seeming way too interested in his food, which he was making interesting designs with.
Then, Duo opened his mouth again. And it wasn't to spoon food in..
"You know, Trente doesn't have a girlfriend..."
Hilde glared at her husband, realizing full well what he was trying to do. How I loved Hilde...
I decided to join the woman in her glare, only to see Duo shoving food down his throat like there was no tomorrow.
'Ah...so that's why he looked at me like I was insane earlier when I was disappointed about having to eat...' I realized, nodding. I turned to look at Trente, whom I caught staring at me again. I smiled as sweetly as I could, and asked, "Trente? Don't you have anything to say?" His cheeks flushed crimson again and he smiled back, looking down. 'Why does he keep blushing?'
"Well...I think Dad needs to continue using his mouth for eating and not for talking, don't you?"
I giggled, looking him in the eyes when he glanced up. "Yes...I do."
I do not think I've ever seen anyone redder than Trente at that moment. We gazed into each other's eyes for the better half of a minute, until Duo caused us to break our staring contest, bringing me back to reality, unfortunately, with a question. The person trying to hook us up was preventing it at the same time!
"So, Sarah, how were your visits with Miliardo and...Wufei, did you say?" I nodded, confirming. "And Wufei?" he continued his question, chewing on a stalk of steamed broccoli.
"They were...interesting, to say the least. My uncle's daughter, Priscilla...boy is she a character. She was the one who brought me up to the house. My aunt ended up knocking me out...she thought I was trying to kill Uncle Miliardo..."
Hilde's eyes grew to the size of small saucers. "Why would she think that?"
I smiled sheepishly, looking at my fork with renowned interest. "Well...I did have a gun pulled on him...you'd be better not to ask..." I added when she started to open her mouth again.
Duo paused his consumption of the food Hilde had prepared long enough to ask, "What did he tell you about the Gundams?"
"Well, nothing, really. He showed me Epyon and let me try the Zero System against a simulation battle he created, that's all." I answered nonchalantly, taking another bite.
I didn't think mouths could drop that quickly.
"Nani!?" came from Duo, Japanese.
"Was?!" I heard Hilde pronounce with a perfect German accent.
"You're German?" I asked, turning to Hilde and ignoring their shock at my previous statement. She was still too surprised to answer, so I turned to Trente. "She's German?"
He nodded. "Her maiden name is Schbeiker..."
Thinking about this, I realized her first name was German as well. 'I always miss the obvious...'
Then, remembering that the adults were still awaiting an answer, I smiled, looking from one to the other. "Yes, I was exposed to Epyon and the Zero System. You heard me right."
Facing Hilde, I asked, "Du sprecht Deutsch?"
Recovering slightly, she answered. "Ja, spreche Deutsch. Unterrichst Heero du Deutsch?"
"Ja, er unterrichst samt manche sonstig sprachen. Como español, y japones, y mucho otra lenguas. ¿Y tú?"
"Sí, sí, yo salgo español. Tú hablas español con facilidad. ¿Cuántos lenguas hacer tú sabes?"
"Uh..." I counted them on my fingers. "Doce lenguas, pienso."
Duo was getting irritated at our side conversation, even though he knew exactly what we were saying, and stopped any further comments. "Yes, that's all fine and dandy...or would you like that in Spanish? Sí, eso todo perfecto y curructaco...o en alemán? Ja, das ist alles Bußgeld und Dandy....Anyway...you used the Zero System?"
I smiled at his impatience, and noted his almost perfect Spanish accent. "Sí, yo soy exponé a la 'Sistema de Cero...' " I answered, grinning. "Sorry, just kidding...Yes, I was exposed to the Zero System..."
"When was that?"
I counted back. "Three days ago."
Again, mouths dropped.
"Just three days?"
"I think...let's see, I spent two days at my Uncle's and left the third, spent that night at Wufei's the next day, and left this morning...and now I'm here. Yeah, three days ago."
Surprisingly, Duo laughed. It shouldn't have surprised me, though. I, by then, had figured out he laughs at the most not funny situations... 'He will probably be laughing when he dies...' I thought, watching him.
"You must be kidding! I was exposed to the Zero System and didn't fully recover until two weeks later! After a week, I was stable enough to perform easy tasks, but...three days I was still a vegetable! How could you be fine after three days?"
Hilde seemed deep in thought this whole time, then stood up abruptly, hand above her hand. "I know! Du-chan...think of who this is. It's Heero's daughter! She has both Heero and Relena in her...strength, endurance...and recovery. You said yourself you once saw Heero pop his own knee cap back in place without any medical assistance, and he could still outrun you..."
The said man grimaced. "Don't remind me..."
"But you see what I'm getting at?"
Duo nodded, sighing. "Yeah, she's Super-Sarah." He narrowed his eyes, and almost looked jealous for a moment. How could I not laugh? "Anyway...how was your visit with Wufei? Did he try the whole 'Injustice and Dishonor!' thing on you?"
I chuckled lightly, still eating. "Well, actually, no...we played a game of chess, then went through a round of Shanai fighting. I left the next day. It was fun."
"Wufei...fun? Are you sure you went to the right house?"
"He gave me the directions here, didn't he?"
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The dinner continued with more small talk, casual conversation, until late into the night, at which I stated, "I'm going to bed..." and looked to Hilde.
She considered this for a moment, then turned to Trente. "Dear, could you set up the guest room for Sarah please?"
How I loved Hilde.
I watched him start to lead the way and followed eagerly, enjoying the lovely view I had from behind him.
"So, what do you think of my parents?" he asked, reaching into a closet to grab some sheets and a blanket.
I helped him prepare the bed, stretching the sheet across and tucking it under the mattress corners, answering, "Oh, they're really nice..."
He laughed. "Yeah, they're characters..." He plopped down on the finished bed, looking up at me and smiling. "Did Heero really keep you away from...society and reality?"
I pursed my lips. My father was so hard to explain. "It wasn't just his idea...Mother, Relena, she wanted it too. It was a decision justly made...my father was the leader of the Gundams, and my mother...crowned daughter of the Peacecraft family and ruler of the Cinq Kingdom...it would have been hard to live in public. I, actually, am glad they taught me, because I know they taught me more than I would learn in any school. It is kind of hard to adapt to seeing other people, total strangers, when all I've ever known of the outside world has been pictures from a book, but I'm doing okay."
Trente nodded, understanding every word I said. "It must be cool though...having the Heero Yuy for a father...and the former Queen of the World for your mom..."
Queen of the World?
"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" I asked, blinking furiously. 'I must be tired...I'm hearing things...'
"What, Queen of the World? Didn't they tell you that? Your mother was Queen of the World for a short time in the year AC 195. I can't believe they didn't tell you!"
My mother...Queen of the...World?
How could they not tell me? It's kinda hard to forget something as significant as that... 'Oh, oops, sorry, I almost completely forgot...your mother was Queen of the World once...' Father's raspy voice echoed I my head, sounding way too innocent.
"Trente...?" Those gorgeous blue eyes again. "I'm sorry, but...could you leave? I have some...thinking I need to do."
"Sure, Sarah...oh, there isn't an alarm clock in here...do you want me to come wake up at a certain time?" that raven-haired beauty asked, pausing at the door.
'Trente, I'd love to wake up to you any day...'
I almost fell off my bed at the sound of my voice, expressing my true, unaltered thoughts. Eyes wide, my hands clamped over my mouth to stop the torture, but were too late. I said it. All of it.
The boy's cheeks flushed as bright red as I'm sure my own did when he heard this, and he chuckled lightly, bringing a hand behind his head. To save my embarrassment, he asked, "So, at 6 or 7?"
All I could do was nod, which didn't really help the situation much.
"How about 6:30? Halfway in between? Is that okay?"
I nodded again.
"Great, 6:30 it is! It's a date! See you then, bright and early tomorrow morning!" With that, he scurried out of my room, heading up the stairs to his own, where I'm sure he would contemplate my bold statement as much as I would.
As soon as he left, one word escaped my lips.
"Kuso!"
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Authors note:
I HAVE FIXED THE GERMAN! Go me! Actually, I want to specifically thank moonie719 for his (not gender specific!) corrections, they are much appreciated! I hope it's all correct now, my wonderful friend, Bef-channy (TenshiKachuu) looked over my Spanish, it should be okay...if not, once again, email me! Or just review with corrections. Gracias to Bef-channy, and Danke to moonie719!
Most of the people reading this don't German and/or Spanish, so I will translate what Hilde and Sarah were talking about when they were using those languages...if you understood them, and have corrections on either, PLEASE email me so I may fix them. I translated the Spanish myself, but the German I had to use a translator since I don't speak German! (Makes sense, doesn't it?) Anyway...this is what the conversation says:
Facing Hilde, I asked, "Do you speak German?"
Recovering slightly, she answered. "Yes, I speak German. Did Heero teach you German?"
"Yes, along with many other languages. Like Spanish, and Japanese, and many other languages. And you?"
"Yes, yes, I know Spanish. You speak Spanish fluently (literally it's "with fluency"). How many languages do you know?"
"Uh..." I counted them on my fingers. "Twelve languages, I think."
<<Blah Blah (Duo is talking)>>
Then, Duo pretty much just says, "Yes, that's all fine and dandy..." in Spanish and German. Then, Sarah responds in Spanish with, "Yes, I was exposed to (lit: 'The System of Zero) the Zero System."
My sentence structure and word usage in the other languages is definitely not as good as my English, you must understand, so the way it's written is a bit...choppy, if you take my meaning. But you get the general idea! I hope you liked it! I think so far this is my favorite chapter...mostly because of the ending. And now I'm babbling...Review please!
*-Priscilla-*
or, informally:
*-Jen-chan-*