Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Simply Irresistible ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Simply Irresistible

Disclaimer: Standard disclaimers apply.

Pairings: 1x2, 3x4, 6x9…

Storyline: This is the gundam version of the movie Simply Irresistible. That's all I can say.^_^

PART ONE

Duo Maxwell opened the bottle of 1968 Alsace Lorraine, the finest white wine he had. Surrounded by his friends and employee. He poured out generous amounts in his mother's finest crystal glasses and passed them into waiting hands.

He cleared his throat to get attention and raised his glass in way of a toast. "As we are all gathered here today on this fine day, birds are singing, sky is blue, sun is shining, I, Duo Maxwell would like to thank you all."

He paused to look at the people collected there. "For the last three years, you have weathered the disaster which is my cooking and remained faithful customers. And I know you didn't come for the food. The main reason of this little meeting is that I have decided to sell this quaint little place, my baby, my restaurant. It will run it's normal course for one last month."

The people smiled at Duo in a reassuring way. Clinking their glasses together, each took a swallow of their drink. Duo sat down and a low murmur of conversation broke out. Each spoke quietly not wanting to disturb the solemn air which had fallen over the restaurant. They had not only noticed the exuberant way in which Duo had given his speech but also that his smile was rather wilted and his eyes were shining suspiciously.

"Who is buying it , Duo?" came the voice of Hilde Schiber .

"Oh the dashing pair, Alex and Muller. Actually they are going to check this place in around three weeks or later then decide to keep it this way or bulldoze it." He sighed. The quiet little dinner party continued and the only lights that could be seen from the restaurant window was the warm ethereal glow emitted by the candles.

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Heero Yuy was feeling like a fly caught in the trap of a large, obnoxious and

extremely clingy spider. Blonde too. He suppressed a sigh as blonde, blue eyed Relena, sister of his boss Zechs and his self proclaimed girlfriend shoved another bouquet of lowers into his arms.

Turning to him she gushed "Oh, the flowers are sooooo beautiful today. Too bad though my favorites pink roses are not here. Oh come on Heero! Look they're selling bunches of snowdrops there!" Squealing, she scuttled away. Heero glared after her and turned to pay the florist who was looking at him with something akin to pity and sympathy.

Heero Yuy was a self made man. He'd worked hard his entire life as he had been taught to do so by his Uncle Odin and then his grandfather J. However being a workaholic and a potentially nerdy man did not put any strain on his love life. Dating was something fleeting and nothing special for him. He'd gone out with dozens of girls, parted with them graciously and remained friends. He had no trouble picking them out. Being tall, dark and handsome literally, with tousled chocolate brown hair and deep sapphire eyes which turned a different shade at every angle, women and men flocked to him like moths drawn to a flame.

However a month ago things had changed. Relana had stumbled into his life literally when he saved her from a dive down a flight of stairs when she had stumbled in her brand new Prada heels. It had been love at first sight for her and she had snagged him with such cunning that even he grudgingly admired her. Though that did not stop him from wondering why, WHY had he not let her plunge down those stairs. Now he was looking for an opportunity to break up with her. But lost in her own PINK world, nothing seemed to touch her mind save clothes, money and being Mrs. Heero Yuy.

He strode after her struggling to hold all the flowers and not drop them. Relena in the meantime had flounced to her pink limo which had just pulled up. She practically leapt into it. Heero stuffed the flowers in after her and bent down.

"We will have lunch tomorrow, Relana. I'll call and say where." Not waiting for an answer he straightened and shut the door. Turinig around and taking a step he spotted a young man holding a vast basket of live snapping crabs staring at him.

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Duo trudged into the market. He didn't know why he was bothering. Every day he went and bought minimum amounts of groceries for the restaurant. It usually ended up as presents for the lady who lived next door or in the dustbin.

Till Duo was eight years old, he'd lived in an orphanage. Then one day, his life had changed when one day a brother sister pair, Maxwell and his sister Helen had stepped in and decided that the little scruffy boy with the chestnut braid and violet eyes was theirs. He'd been adopted and since that day showered with love and attention. The restaurant had belonged to the pair and Helen was a wonderful cook. The restaurant would be full everyday and on weekends people would line up outside to wait for a table.

He sighed happily as lovely memories wafted through his mind. However, Maxwell had passed away when Duo was 20 and a few months later Helen had followed him. Not wanting this legacy of his guardians to fade away he'd put his career as a potential engine designer on hold and had taken over the restaurant. And though for nearly everyday for nearly 10 years he'd sat and watched Helen bustle around, create magic and the most delicious food he'd ever eaten he could not even make the simplest of foods to come out right. As Treize, one of the patrons of the place who had dedicatedly eaten Duo's cooking religiously every week for three years said, some people have 'the art', 'the magic' in them to create what they desired and some people didn't.

Shrugging off the depressing thoughts, Duo stopped at the fishmongers to buy a piece of fresh tuna. A loud cacophony of snapping made him spin around.

A young man maybe a few years older than him stood there, grinning widely and holding a basket of crabs. "Today's your lucky day. There are fresh. See, they still have so much spunk in them! For everyone else $75 but for you only $60."

"No thanks, I don't want them. I-"

"No?" Suddenly the voice was sly and secretive and the young man leaned close. Duo noticed that his eyes were lime green, a very unusual color.

"Maybe, you don't want them, but you'll need them." He purred " Buy them, I know you want to…."

Duo felt himself fall into the spell of those incredible eyes. Nodding, he fished out the required money and pressed them into the strangers hand. The basket was handed to him. Duo looked into the basket and was jarred into reality by looking at the marine life. He looked up to protest and buy only half and realized that the young man was gone. Looking around there was no sign of him. Sighing, he hauled the basket into a more comfortable postion cradled into his arms.

Suddnly a large `pink' limo drove into the crowded market catching his attention. A woman dressed in a bubblegum pink dress bounced into it and was immediately surrounded by flowers shoved in by an astonishingly good-looking man. He stared and eavesdropped on the man telling the girl that he'd take her out to lunch the next day. He straightened, turned took a step and stared at him. Oops! He probably realized that Duo was eavesdropping.

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"I own a restaurant!" the man with the crabs blurted out.

Hero stared. "Whay did I need to know that?" he asked the figeting person.

"Oh, just like that. You should come. The name is `Maxwell's Haven'. I'm making crab cakes." Heero kept staring.

Nodding Duo quickly walked away feeling totally stupid and wanting to strangle himself with his braid.

TBC