Chapter 7
"Hallie stop bouncing on my bed." Heero softly scolded as he buttoned the cuffs of his shirt.
"Okay." Hallie pouted, "Why do you have to go out tonight?"
"It's too late to cancel my plans, Hal. Besides you'll have a great time with Mrs. Landon."
"I don't like her, her breath smells like that tuna surprise you made last week." Exclaimed Hallie, her nose wrinkling in disgust.
"Hey! The tuna surprise I made wasn't that bad was it? Well anyway you'll be okay. I'm sorry but if Daddy doesn't go to dinner with this girl he doesn't get the new client." Heero sadly informed trying to knot his tie.
"Oh." Hallie said skipping off the bed as the phone rang.
"Hand me the phone will you Honey?"
Hallie handed Heero the phone and immediately started to jump on his bed again. Her dark brown pigtails bouncing up and down with her. With a sigh Heero answered the phone, "Hello?"
"Hello Mr. Yuy." Replied a hoarse voice, " It's me Wendy Landon. I called to tell you I can't babysit for little Hallie tonight. Seems I've caught a cold and I'm too sick to take care of her."
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that Mrs. Landon. I hope you feel better. Bye." Heero replied as calmly as possible.
"Why'd she call, Daddy?"
"It seems Mrs.Landon can't make it. She's sick." Groaned Heero.
"Yea!"
"Young lady?"
"Oh no! Poor, poor, poor, Mrs. Landon." Hallie cried in mock depression, wiping away an imaginary tear, "Poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor Mrs. Landon!"
Heero shot Hallie a stern glance causing her to close her mouth immediately. It was too late to cancel his plans now. Who could take care of Hallie? Quatre? No he was busy. Duo? Erm, who know's what he'd turn Hallie into by the time he picked her up. Trowa had to attend his daughter Iris' flute recital and as far as Heero know Wufei still wasn't too fond of Hallie after she tried to flush his sword down the toilet. There was only one possible option, Relena. Sighing Relena picked up his daughter and headed out the door.
Stumbly over to Relena's apartment Heero hurriedly knocked on her door. A few seconds later he was greeted by the strange expression on Relena's face. Heero simply shrugged at her raised eyebrow and muttered "Hello Relena."
"Knock any harder Heero and my door will lay before you in pieces."
"Can I come in?"
"Do I have a choice?" Relena asked, and with that Heero walked through the door.
"I kinda of have plans tonight and the babysitter can't make it. Could you please take care of Hallie tonight?" Heero calmly pleaded.
"Not until you say "Please Relena, ruler of all cheespuffs, goddess of everything pink and pretty and the best darn secretary there ever was." Alright?"
Heero laughed at her joke and then realized she was serious. Sighing he said, "Please Relena, ruler of all cheespuffs, goddess of everything pink and pretty and the best darn secretary there ever was."
Relena grinned, "Of course I will Heero."
Rolling his eyes Heero turned to Hallie who giving Kyle a high-five. "I'll pick you up around ten pm or ten-thirty okay. Buh-bye Hallie."
But before he could leave Relena stopped and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Your tie…."
"Yeah I know it isn't a very good color."
"No, it's not that. It's just it kinda looks…well like crap."
Looking down at the mass of cloth around his neck Heero let out an embarassed smile, " Well I guess it does, doesn't it? Unfortunately all my clip-ons are in the laundry."
"Clip-ons? Well anyway why don't I do this for you?" Relena said as she began to reknot his necktie.
Heero watched as Relena's face turned slightly crimson. It was rather awkward having her arms around his neck. They had never been that close to eachother, to his distaste. As her hands moved quickly, trying to knot that stupid piece of fabric, Heero felt his face grow warmer as well.
"I'm done now." Relena stated breathlessly and finally let go of his tie.
"Tha-thank you." Heero softly stuttered and nearly ran out the door.
"Ooooooooohhhh!" Hallie and Kyle teasingly replied in unison.
With a glazed look in her eyes Relena turned to face the children. The scent of his cologne still lingered in the air and she could feel her blood pressure gradually decrease. Nevertheless her hands hadn't ceased to stop trembling. Somehow Heero always had this effect on her. And for that Relena almost hated him.
Abruptly changing the subject Relena gestured towards the kitchen and replied, "Would you like to have dinner with us, Hallie?"
"Yeah, Mommy make the best paschetti." Kyle eagerly added.
"Okay then! And Kyle it's spaghetti." Hallie corrected.
"Whatever…"
"Hallie stop bouncing on my bed." Heero softly scolded as he buttoned the cuffs of his shirt.
"Okay." Hallie pouted, "Why do you have to go out tonight?"
"It's too late to cancel my plans, Hal. Besides you'll have a great time with Mrs. Landon."
"I don't like her, her breath smells like that tuna surprise you made last week." Exclaimed Hallie, her nose wrinkling in disgust.
"Hey! The tuna surprise I made wasn't that bad was it? Well anyway you'll be okay. I'm sorry but if Daddy doesn't go to dinner with this girl he doesn't get the new client." Heero sadly informed trying to knot his tie.
"Oh." Hallie said skipping off the bed as the phone rang.
"Hand me the phone will you Honey?"
Hallie handed Heero the phone and immediately started to jump on his bed again. Her dark brown pigtails bouncing up and down with her. With a sigh Heero answered the phone, "Hello?"
"Hello Mr. Yuy." Replied a hoarse voice, " It's me Wendy Landon. I called to tell you I can't babysit for little Hallie tonight. Seems I've caught a cold and I'm too sick to take care of her."
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that Mrs. Landon. I hope you feel better. Bye." Heero replied as calmly as possible.
"Why'd she call, Daddy?"
"It seems Mrs.Landon can't make it. She's sick." Groaned Heero.
"Yea!"
"Young lady?"
"Oh no! Poor, poor, poor, Mrs. Landon." Hallie cried in mock depression, wiping away an imaginary tear, "Poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor, poor Mrs. Landon!"
Heero shot Hallie a stern glance causing her to close her mouth immediately. It was too late to cancel his plans now. Who could take care of Hallie? Quatre? No he was busy. Duo? Erm, who know's what he'd turn Hallie into by the time he picked her up. Trowa had to attend his daughter Iris' flute recital and as far as Heero know Wufei still wasn't too fond of Hallie after she tried to flush his sword down the toilet. There was only one possible option, Relena. Sighing Relena picked up his daughter and headed out the door.
Stumbly over to Relena's apartment Heero hurriedly knocked on her door. A few seconds later he was greeted by the strange expression on Relena's face. Heero simply shrugged at her raised eyebrow and muttered "Hello Relena."
"Knock any harder Heero and my door will lay before you in pieces."
"Can I come in?"
"Do I have a choice?" Relena asked, and with that Heero walked through the door.
"I kinda of have plans tonight and the babysitter can't make it. Could you please take care of Hallie tonight?" Heero calmly pleaded.
"Not until you say "Please Relena, ruler of all cheespuffs, goddess of everything pink and pretty and the best darn secretary there ever was." Alright?"
Heero laughed at her joke and then realized she was serious. Sighing he said, "Please Relena, ruler of all cheespuffs, goddess of everything pink and pretty and the best darn secretary there ever was."
Relena grinned, "Of course I will Heero."
Rolling his eyes Heero turned to Hallie who giving Kyle a high-five. "I'll pick you up around ten pm or ten-thirty okay. Buh-bye Hallie."
But before he could leave Relena stopped and placed a hand on his shoulder, "Your tie…."
"Yeah I know it isn't a very good color."
"No, it's not that. It's just it kinda looks…well like crap."
Looking down at the mass of cloth around his neck Heero let out an embarassed smile, " Well I guess it does, doesn't it? Unfortunately all my clip-ons are in the laundry."
"Clip-ons? Well anyway why don't I do this for you?" Relena said as she began to reknot his necktie.
Heero watched as Relena's face turned slightly crimson. It was rather awkward having her arms around his neck. They had never been that close to eachother, to his distaste. As her hands moved quickly, trying to knot that stupid piece of fabric, Heero felt his face grow warmer as well.
"I'm done now." Relena stated breathlessly and finally let go of his tie.
"Tha-thank you." Heero softly stuttered and nearly ran out the door.
"Ooooooooohhhh!" Hallie and Kyle teasingly replied in unison.
With a glazed look in her eyes Relena turned to face the children. The scent of his cologne still lingered in the air and she could feel her blood pressure gradually decrease. Nevertheless her hands hadn't ceased to stop trembling. Somehow Heero always had this effect on her. And for that Relena almost hated him.
Abruptly changing the subject Relena gestured towards the kitchen and replied, "Would you like to have dinner with us, Hallie?"
"Yeah, Mommy make the best paschetti." Kyle eagerly added.
"Okay then! And Kyle it's spaghetti." Hallie corrected.
"Whatever…"