Wings of Change: How Not to Write a FanFic

Author's Notes: I don't think I have said this in the previous chapters, but some of the cheesiness written in here was to parody some of the fan fiction my friend had read. As I have said before, I did not have internet access at the time I wrote this so my only access to fan fiction was from what my friend would print out and sneak into our school. Even though I had seen, like 2 whole episodes, even I knew they knew the pilots didn't act like they did in fan fiction, and I just had to parody it in my story. Ok, I just had to clear that up.

I have no idea what spawned this chapter. I just pray you don't die reading it from sugar-clogged arteries. That being said, enjoy!

Just to remind you, bold text means there's a note to go with it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, Waffle House, CompUSA, Age of Empires, The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, or WaldenBooks. Pera, however, is an invention of my own imagination, therefore I consider mine. I think that wraps it up, ne?

Chapter 4: A Day with Heero

Pera awoke that morning to sounds coming from the kitchen. When she went to see who it was, she found Quatre making breakfast.

"Good morning, Quatre," she said.

"Hi. You're up early."

"I know. I want to be ready when Heero wakes up." She went upstairs to see if WuFei and Trowa were awake. Trowa was reading a book, and WuFei was doing exercises for relaxation.

"You look funny, Uncle WuFei."

Trowa looked up from his book. "Uncle WuFei?" he repeated, surprised someone called him that.

"How sweet!" exclaimed Quatre, all the way from the kitchen.

"Why doesn't anyone call me Uncle?" Duo pouted.

"Because you're a baka!" said Heero, who was now awake. "So, Pera, how about we go to Waffle House for breakfast? You need a break from Quatre's cooking."

"I heard that!" Quatre shouted, stung by Heero's criticism of his most prized skill.

"Anyways," Heero continued, "Then we can go to CompUSA and WaldenBooks."

"Children don't go to places like that," Duo scoffed. "They wanna go to the park."

"Actually, I want to go there," Pera said quietly.

Duo's eyes widened in surprise. "What a strange child!" He quickly came to his senses and looked away just in time to miss Heero's "death glare".

Heero decided to leave before Duo invited himself along. "Time to go Pera. We'll take my truck."

As they were getting ready to leave, Duo asked, "Can I go too?"

"No, Duo! Let them have a few hours alone," scolded Quatre.

"But he was my best friend first. Heero, will you please take me too?"

"No!"

"Well, you might want to change before you leave, Spandex Boy."

Soon Duo and Heero were fighting over what to wear, when they heard Quatre shout, "Wait! I have a pretty pink dress for you to wear!" The girl ran and hid behind Heero wearing her usual uni-suit and tank top over it.

"The chibi-onna's wearing pants?!" said WuFei.

Luckily, Heero intervened. "First of all, she's a girl, not a chibi-onna. Second, Quatre, that dress is too big."

Finally they were able to get out of the house while everyone else was pinning Duo to the floor. Their first stop was Waffle House.

Heero slid into a booth and picked up a menu. He was about to call the waitress when Pera spoke.

"What are you getting, Heero?" she asked.

"Waffles," he replied.

"I want that too!"

The waitress came to their booth to take their order, but that did not happen right away.

"What a cute child! Whose is she?" she asked.

"She's mine," Heero told her.

Tears came into her eyes. "You poor man! It must be difficult to raise a child all by yourself. Breakfast is on the house!" Heero looked at her as if she was an idiot, but he said nothing.

After breakfast, Heero muttered to himself, "That's the last time I come to this place."

Then they went to CompUSA. The saleslady reacted almost the same way. "What a cute child! We are having a contest to see which parent and child can come up with the best picture. The winner gets a free laptop and game."

Hey, with a prize like that we all know Heero entered. They decided to draw and color a picture of Wing Zero, Heero's Gundam.

They won the contest. The free game was Age of Empires. "I'll hold my- I mean- our laptop. You can hold the game," he told her.

"Are we going home now?" Pera asked.

"Not just yet. We still have to stop at WaldenBooks and then I'm going to get you something special," Heero replied.

As they were in the bookstore, The Three Musketeers caught his eye. He was about to pick it up, but Pera got it. "I want this one, Uncle Hee-chan," she said.

"Hn, I better not let the child know that I wanted that book," he thought. So he got The Man in the Iron Mask instead.

As they were leaving, Pera asked him, "Where are you taking me that's so special?"

"You'll see," he said. They went into an expensive jewelry store. "I want to see all your peridot jewelry," he told the clerk.

They brought several pieces. Then Heero saw an amulet. He picked it up and placed it around Pera's neck. "It's just the right size," he said. "I want this one."

"It's $500, but the child's so cute, we'll sell it to you for $5," said the clerk. What a bargain!

"I hope you like it," Heero said when they left.

"I love it! I'll wear it always!" the girl promised.

The rest of the pilots were impressed with the things they got.

"The amulet looks good on the chibi-onna," WuFei complimented.

"Why did you buy her a necklace?" asked Duo.

"Because girls like jewelry. Besides, everyone gave me discounts because she was cute," Heero answered.

"Well, how did you get the spiffy laptop?" Duo asked.

"You're pestering me," Heero warned.

"We won a contest," Heero said. "I'm going to get on my new laptop."

"Wait a minute!" said Quatre. "You already have a computer! You should give it to the child."

"Yeah!" the rest shouted in unison.

"Fine," Heero said.

"Uncle Hee-chan you can use it whenever you want," Pera offered.

"Okay."

"We have a surprise for you Pera!" Duo said excitedly. "While you were gone, we moved WuFei's room to the attic. That means you get his old room."

"Yay!"

"That means I get my bed back," Heero pointed out.

That night, Pera had the privilege of sleeping in her new room. "It sure was nice of the guys to me a room," she thought. "I had a great time with Uncle Hee-chan today. I hope we get to do that again. This room is too white. It needs some paint." With that thought in mind, the seven year old fell asleep.

Bold Text #1: This was before I knew that Heero had an ambulance to ride around in. How cool is that?! xD

BT #2: Think of Luke Skywalker's outfit with a Heero's tank top, only blue.

BT #3: At the time I was not very well associated with the Japanese language. Now I know that the sentence makes sense and at the same time doesn't make sense, lol. I can't explain it, so I'm just leaving it as it was originally written.

BT #4: The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask were written by the same person, Alexandre Dumas. Very good books, go read them.

A/N: OK, at the time, I really liked going to CompUSA and WaldenBooks. In fact, I now work there. And yes, I would rather be at CompUSA and WaldenBooks than a park any day. I'm that type of person. Yah, I know the jewelry bit was way out there, but as I keep saying, I was 12 when I wrote this. As for the necklace, I happened to find a picture that was very close to my original design. You can find it by going to and find the 14k Yellow Gold Rectangle Pendant. The design has changed since then, but I'll show you at a later date, if I can. I think I had more to say, but I can't remember what I wanted to say, so I will say goodbye for now as this Author's Note is getting rather long. Mission Complete.