Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Simply Irresistible ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

Standard disclaimers apply.

By the time Duo had walked back to the restaurant, his arms were killing him. Not to mention that a few adventurous crabs wanted out of the basket and wanted to explore the streets of the big apple. He heaved the basket onto the counter of the spotless kitchen.

Wufei gave a lot of importance to cleanliness. Every minute which he did not spend on his job as a website designer was spent cleaning the nooks and crannies of the restaurant. Duo was confident he would survive an unannounced health department check any day.

Hilde, one of his closest friends and who worked as an extra waitress to save him money peered over his shoulder.

"Honey, why did you buy those?" she asked mildly.

Thanking heavens that he had to deal with Hilde and not Wufei's rants, Duo sighed and began to give a detailed account of his whereabouts and the going ons of that day.Nodding sagely, Hilde turned her attention to the crabs not noticing one which was creeping away behind the canisters of sugar.

"Well, I may not be able to change events already passed but I can help you with these." Walking up to the freezer, she grabbed a large bag of ice cubes which she dumped o the crabs. "This will slow them down."

As Duo watched slumped on a rickety discarded barstool nursing a tall cold glass of orange juice, she efficiently filled one of his largest pots with water and set it to boil adding a bit of salt. A few minutes later after having washed the crabs thoroughly with ice-cold water she picked them up, dumped them I the now boiling water and slammed the lid shut. Duo shivered at the thought of being boiled alive.

An hour later Duo was staring at 3 kilos of fresh crab meat ready to be bagged and thrown into the freezer for further use. `Fool- proof preservation' as Hilde had put it. He looked up as Wufei sauntered in and set about making himself tea. Shoving the meat unceremoniously in bags he shoved the in the freezer.

The calm of the kitchen was broken by Wufei's strangled yell

"What the hell is that?" Duo looked where Wufei was pointing and was immediately looking into the eyes of the last living crab in the restaurant.

"Get aside Duo. I know how to preserve the meat" boomed Wufei having collected his bearings.

"No Wufei, this crab…it looked at me…and it was the only one which survived its fellow crabs….let's ..well lets keep it!" Duo had no idea why he was babbling but he knew he could not let that crab die.

Wufei on the other hand thought.. no knew that Duo had lost his mind. "What?"

"Nothing Wufei. It's just that I want to keep this crab. It survived the others." He turned has eyes pleadingly to Wufei who looked in turn at the cornered crab.

"Fine! Why..? Never mind. Fine. But place in a jug or something and keep it away from the cooking area." Nodding fervently Duo did as instructed smiling inwardly at Wufei's tendency to order him around even when the restaurant belonged to Duo.

"I will name it Shinigami, the god of death as it was the only one which defied death!" Duo proclaimed unaware of Wufei rolling his eyes at his back.

~~~~~~The Next Day~~~~~~

Heero scowled at the pink figure currently stepping off the elevator. Relena had been given strict instructions by him several times not to come to his office. It was too bad that Zechs would conveniently skip work whenever she showed up.

"Relena, what are you doing here?" he asked through gritted teeth. "With the new restaurant opening I have no time."

She giggled.

Heero fought an urge to break her neck. Why.. WHY had he decided to date her? This was the last time. Today he would break up with her. Nodding to his secretary, Noin who he noted was currently doodling large roses around the name Zechs written in big letters that he would be taking off for lunch and she should do the same he snapped

"Relena. Let's go to lunch. We have to talk."

He stamped his way to the elevator with Relena barely keeping up with him. Leading the way to his Ferrari, he mentally planned out the speech beginning with his not being ready for a commitment and ending with a firm `get out of my face'. He smirked. Oh, this would be so sweet. He would take her to one of the lesser known restaurants as she would probably make a huge scene- one of the things Heero loathed the most. Yes, he would take her to the restaurant the braided guy with the crabs. `Maxwell's Haeven', yes a nice place for breaking up.

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Wufei and Duo sat immersed in a game of chess when the door opened with a tinkle of bells. To Duo's shock, Wufei grabbed his arm and threw him into the kitchen whispering furiously "Get in there! New customers! Doesn't look good for the chef to sitting doing nothing!"

Barely catching himself from landing painfully on his knees Duo glared at Wufei's rapidly retreating back. He seated himself on the rickety barstool awaiting the orders. Hilde came in from the doors. Duo blinked "Aren't you supposed to be busy doing something at the college right now?"

"Yeah, but got the day off. Did you check out the new hottie and the simpering blonde?"

Duo leapt up as if the seat were on fire. "Oh man, I know that guy!"

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Wufei strode up to the couple giving the impression that he was doing them a favor taking their orders. Heero calmly looked at the menu and then looked up

"Do you have crab cakes?"

"Yes"

"Good. One plate crab cakes and one plate-"

Relena jerked out of the rather disgusted stare she was giving the little restaurant. Deciding to get the simplest thing possible she said snottily "I want a salad with a French dressing."

"We will also have two bottle mineral water."

Nodding Wufei left. He entered to find Hilde and Duo peering out. Frowning he relayed the orders and then turned to glare at shinigami currently lounging in a jug of clear water.

"Make the salad. I'll defrost the meat." Said Hilde.

After a few minutes of hard uninterrupted work, Wufei said "What a snooty bitch! Turning her nose up. I hope she gets dumped. Must have had some cosmetic surgery to get looking so perfect."

Duo was currently slicing the crab meat into thin layers.

"Yeah. Sooo perfect! Got a look at the guy? Man what a perfect match!" added Hilde.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah" Duo interrupted disdainfully each word punctuated by a hammering blow to the meat to get the spices in. "Totally! Oh, look at me, look at me! I have perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect hair, a perfec body, lots of money! I get all the guys. Doesn't help if you have a personality from hell." Duo ended viciously ignoring the starteled looks he was receiving.

Hearing another jingle, Wufei went out to take their regulars's orders.

"Two cheese omelets for Treize and Une. Finish making the sauce. I'll make the omelets" said Hilde. When Wufei walked in after serving the omelettes, Duo stepped back to look at his creation.

"Wow. Duo, that looks good!" he exclaimed.

"Thanks! Now go serve it and the salad. I wanna see the reactions!"

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Heero looked at the plate of food. It looked pretty good. He saw Relena poking at her salad with a dubious look on her face. He took a bit of crb cake and put it into his mouth. And blinked.

This was delicious!

It was the best thing he'd eaten in years! Feeling a little pink in face but his mask not allowing any of his feelings through he looked up at Relena who'd taken a bite of her salad and was looking at him strangely.

"Why am I with you?" she began slowly.

Straightening up, she stood up and increased the volume of her voice. "I am perfect. Why am I with you? I have perfect hair, perfect teeth-" she paused to check her teeth in the reflection cast off by a spoon. "I have perfect legs, perfect figure…. I am PREFECT. I am leaving to find my perfect mate."

With these last words she picked up her plate of salad and threw it across the restaurant where it shattered with a loud crash. Apparently not satisfied, she stumbled over to the other customers and snatched their plates and flung them across the room. Then she made her way to the display of china dishes and started hurling them far and wide in the restaurant each breaking with a loud crash.

Treize and Une took cover under the table while Wufei, Duo and Hilde stood looking thought the door. Each was reluctant to go out lest the pink menace choose them for target practice. Heero had put his arm around his plate whether to protect it from Relena or the flying shards of the plates, it was unsure, but he continued to eat with a look of pure rapture spread across his face.

Finally having exhausted the plates Relena glared belligerently around the restaurant and then left pausing to pick up her purse. Duo left the safety of the kitchen and crunched over the shattered china to Heero, who'd finished his meal.

Heero looked around as if astonished to see the carnage. Then he stood "Food was excellent." He paused to glance almost sadly at the empty plate. "I'll pay for the meal now. For the damage, why don't you come around the Carrefour, the new market tomorrow. You can order new dishes."

Duo nodded and then pressed a small box into Heero's hand. "This is a complementary dessert. I would ask you to order something but we have no dishes to serve it on."

Heero nodded. "Tomorrow at around 11 fine with you?"

"Yes, yes fine" answered Duo.

Taking the box, Heero placed the cost of the meal with a generous tip and left the restaurant.

Duo watched him leave. Then he turned and asked cheerfully "Who's gonna help me clean up the mess made by the psycho bitch?"

TBC