DISCLAIMER: I used to own Gundam Wing, but I lost it, and those people at Sunrise, instead of taking it to the Lost & Found, KEPT IT!!! (j/k)
Chapter 2: At the mall! Unexpected guest!!
Akai and Duo finally made it to Fairlane Mall, L2's biggest shopping center.
{Perfect for little girls to get lost in,} Duo moaned mentally. Akai looked at her dad.
"Daddy, we'll split up. You get the food, and I'll buy the gifts. We'll meet in two hours in front of that video-phone shop. Deal?"
Duo nodded vigorously and warned Akai to be careful, don't talk to strangers, etc. Akai rolled her eyes . {Always a food manic...} Then he finally left.
"Let's see," she began, scanning the names, "Uncle Heero, Aunt Relena, Mary, and Decus. Uncle Trowa and his sister, Aunt Cathrine. Uncle Quatre, Aunt Mary, and Ben, Uncle Zechs, Aunt Lucrezia, and Patrick, and Uncle WuFei and Aunt Sally...with their five girls!" Akai snikkered at WuFei's rotten luck, but her face changed dramatically when she read one last name on the list that her mother had apparently added as an afterthought.
"...what the?" she started, her eyes widening in terror.
{Must be a mistake...} But she had a sickening gut feeling it wasn't.
"DAAAADDDDDYYYYYY!!!" think of Gohan when Cell kills Goku, only much louder*
From the other side of the mall, Duo heard his daughter's screams, assuming she was being attacked, rushed toward them. However, instead of finding the girl's assailants, he saw he perfectly fine.... pale, saucer-sized eyes, hand with party-list trembling, but otherwise fine.
"Baby, what's wrong?" asked Duo with the genuine concern that only a father could show.
"Daddy?" asked Akai meekly. "Did you invite Ms. Dorothy to the party?"
{WHAT?!} Duo's pulse quickened. "Noooooooooo," be began nervously, "why?"
Akai gulped as she thrust the paper into her father's hand. "Then Mum must've!"
Duo's heart quickened, his eyes grew wide, and his skin grew pale as he read the list. Over and over again:
Dorothy Catilonia
Dorothy Catilonia
Dorothy Catilonia
There was no mistake. He trembled, the threw back his head and roared:
"HHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLDDDDEEEEEEEEE!!!"
Chapter 3: Quatre and son show up! We need a plan!!
Benjamin Trowa Winner bounded down the escalator after the screams, his parents unable to keep up with their 5-year-old son.
"Mommy! Daddy! I told ya! Toldyatoldyatoldya!! It's Uncle Duo and Akai!!"
Quatre and his wife, Mary, followed their son's gaze. "Uhm, Duo?" asked Quatre. He was greeted with a crazed look from his friend's eyes. "What's the, ah, matter?"
Duo just quaked and made a squeaking sound, so Akai answered for him. "Mum's inviting Ms. Dorothy to the party..."
Quatre's skin went even paler, if that was possible, as it sunk in. "AAAAAAAA!!!!! IS YOUR WIFE INSANE, DUO!???????"
Duo grabbed Quatre by his neck. "I'm sorry, did you happen to say something about my wife?" He spoke through clenched teeth.
"Word of advice, Uncle Q:" Akai coached out of the side of her mouth, "two people you never EVER diss in front of Dad : (1) Mum, (2) me."
Quatre swallowed. "Nothing, Duo, but you know how I am around Dorothy... You know what happened on Libra..."
Akai had found out, too. At a pool party, she noticed a scar in her uncle's side. He had explained how it had gotten there: Via a sword fight with a battle-crazed Dorothy Catalonia.
"Itai!" wailed Akai, "She'll stab us all with dinner forks!!"
The three adults, despite themselves, all cracked up at the girl's "prophecy". Akai joined in, too, and Benjamin, although he didn't get it at all, saw that everyone else was laughing, so he did as well.
"No," Quatre chuckled, "seriously, Duo: The woman's dangerous. What are we going to do?"
Duo put his finger on his chin, as if in deep thought, before saying, "Well, we could always rip those eyebrows off and shove 'em down her throat!!!" More whoops and hollers ensued, and passerby just gaped at the strange quintet.
"May I make a suggestion?" asked Mary. "You know you can, honey," said Quatre, kissing her. Akai made gagging noises to Ben, who giggled. Duo shot her "the look".
"Well," said Mary Winner, "if we just keep her happy, she might not kill us all..." Duo sighed. "Why not?"he said with the trademark Shinigami Grin. "But what gift should we get her?"
"A weapon of some sort," Quatre supplied promptly. Akai shook her head, causing her long black braid to sway. "Baaaaaaaad idea, Uncle Q. First off, these days, in the era of total pacifism, you can't get your paws on a weapon without a LOT of hassle. And, pray tell, what would Ms. Dorothy do with it?!" The question hung on the silent air, terrifying them all. Mary, once again, came up with a semi-useful idea.
"How about a BOOK about battles?" Everyone grinned. "DEAL!"
Duo grumbled to himself, "I just wanna' get this over with..."
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Oi! Dorothy of the creepy eyebrows!! Mary is based on no one; I just made her up. R&R, please ^_^
Chapter 2: At the mall! Unexpected guest!!
Akai and Duo finally made it to Fairlane Mall, L2's biggest shopping center.
{Perfect for little girls to get lost in,} Duo moaned mentally. Akai looked at her dad.
"Daddy, we'll split up. You get the food, and I'll buy the gifts. We'll meet in two hours in front of that video-phone shop. Deal?"
Duo nodded vigorously and warned Akai to be careful, don't talk to strangers, etc. Akai rolled her eyes . {Always a food manic...} Then he finally left.
"Let's see," she began, scanning the names, "Uncle Heero, Aunt Relena, Mary, and Decus. Uncle Trowa and his sister, Aunt Cathrine. Uncle Quatre, Aunt Mary, and Ben, Uncle Zechs, Aunt Lucrezia, and Patrick, and Uncle WuFei and Aunt Sally...with their five girls!" Akai snikkered at WuFei's rotten luck, but her face changed dramatically when she read one last name on the list that her mother had apparently added as an afterthought.
"...what the?" she started, her eyes widening in terror.
{Must be a mistake...} But she had a sickening gut feeling it wasn't.
"DAAAADDDDDYYYYYY!!!" think of Gohan when Cell kills Goku, only much louder*
From the other side of the mall, Duo heard his daughter's screams, assuming she was being attacked, rushed toward them. However, instead of finding the girl's assailants, he saw he perfectly fine.... pale, saucer-sized eyes, hand with party-list trembling, but otherwise fine.
"Baby, what's wrong?" asked Duo with the genuine concern that only a father could show.
"Daddy?" asked Akai meekly. "Did you invite Ms. Dorothy to the party?"
{WHAT?!} Duo's pulse quickened. "Noooooooooo," be began nervously, "why?"
Akai gulped as she thrust the paper into her father's hand. "Then Mum must've!"
Duo's heart quickened, his eyes grew wide, and his skin grew pale as he read the list. Over and over again:
Dorothy Catilonia
Dorothy Catilonia
Dorothy Catilonia
There was no mistake. He trembled, the threw back his head and roared:
"HHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLDDDDEEEEEEEEE!!!"
Chapter 3: Quatre and son show up! We need a plan!!
Benjamin Trowa Winner bounded down the escalator after the screams, his parents unable to keep up with their 5-year-old son.
"Mommy! Daddy! I told ya! Toldyatoldyatoldya!! It's Uncle Duo and Akai!!"
Quatre and his wife, Mary, followed their son's gaze. "Uhm, Duo?" asked Quatre. He was greeted with a crazed look from his friend's eyes. "What's the, ah, matter?"
Duo just quaked and made a squeaking sound, so Akai answered for him. "Mum's inviting Ms. Dorothy to the party..."
Quatre's skin went even paler, if that was possible, as it sunk in. "AAAAAAAA!!!!! IS YOUR WIFE INSANE, DUO!???????"
Duo grabbed Quatre by his neck. "I'm sorry, did you happen to say something about my wife?" He spoke through clenched teeth.
"Word of advice, Uncle Q:" Akai coached out of the side of her mouth, "two people you never EVER diss in front of Dad : (1) Mum, (2) me."
Quatre swallowed. "Nothing, Duo, but you know how I am around Dorothy... You know what happened on Libra..."
Akai had found out, too. At a pool party, she noticed a scar in her uncle's side. He had explained how it had gotten there: Via a sword fight with a battle-crazed Dorothy Catalonia.
"Itai!" wailed Akai, "She'll stab us all with dinner forks!!"
The three adults, despite themselves, all cracked up at the girl's "prophecy". Akai joined in, too, and Benjamin, although he didn't get it at all, saw that everyone else was laughing, so he did as well.
"No," Quatre chuckled, "seriously, Duo: The woman's dangerous. What are we going to do?"
Duo put his finger on his chin, as if in deep thought, before saying, "Well, we could always rip those eyebrows off and shove 'em down her throat!!!" More whoops and hollers ensued, and passerby just gaped at the strange quintet.
"May I make a suggestion?" asked Mary. "You know you can, honey," said Quatre, kissing her. Akai made gagging noises to Ben, who giggled. Duo shot her "the look".
"Well," said Mary Winner, "if we just keep her happy, she might not kill us all..." Duo sighed. "Why not?"he said with the trademark Shinigami Grin. "But what gift should we get her?"
"A weapon of some sort," Quatre supplied promptly. Akai shook her head, causing her long black braid to sway. "Baaaaaaaad idea, Uncle Q. First off, these days, in the era of total pacifism, you can't get your paws on a weapon without a LOT of hassle. And, pray tell, what would Ms. Dorothy do with it?!" The question hung on the silent air, terrifying them all. Mary, once again, came up with a semi-useful idea.
"How about a BOOK about battles?" Everyone grinned. "DEAL!"
Duo grumbled to himself, "I just wanna' get this over with..."
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Oi! Dorothy of the creepy eyebrows!! Mary is based on no one; I just made her up. R&R, please ^_^