Surprise, Surprise…
Miroki watched the first snowfall of the year. It was strange, it past years it had never really snowed till late December, it was a week before December, and it was already snowing. Not that Miroki cared, snow was snow, that's what made winter so much fun. Though she had expected to not have a white Christmas. Not much had happened in school, everything and everyone was normal. She smiled, yea, that was weird, that everything would be normal. It was normal to have a former mobile suit instructor Miss. Noin being the after-school activities teacher. It was normal to have a former mobile suit pilot Mr. Peacecraft teaching English. It was normal to walk, talk and laugh with five boys who were Gundam pilots. Even the shock that Kara and Miroki got a week after Remembrance Day finding out that their principal was no other than Lady Une, of course Miss. Une to the students. Strange after the shock they didn't even batter an eyelash when it came to those things. Everything was normal, nothing of the ordinary. Well, except that Kara asked Miroki to write down everything she wanted for her birthday a few days ago.
Kara Winters frowned and paced in her room. Miroki's birthday was coming up; she really wanted to surprise her friend. Of course Miroki's choice in presents was something else.
"Let's see…" Kara murmured to herself, "First of all computer stuff, no biggie, second, strings for her Chinese piano, another no biggie, but this, man what in the hell was Miroki thinking? Weaponry? She is nuts sometimes. Everyone is going to have to be creative on this one."
She checked her clock, Kara had to go out right then and there. Earlier Kara had told the G-boys to meet her at a coffee shop in town. All of the pilots amazingly enough all showed up. Heero nodded as Kara sat down.
"So, Kara, what is it that you need us so badly for?" Duo grinned manically.
"Miroki's birthday is coming up, and I need help setting up a surprise party for her." Kara explained.
Quatre smiled, "Of course we'll help, what do we need to do?"
Kara grinned happily, "Great! Quatre we need a whole day to set everything up, so could you, uh, take Miroki out somewhere?"
Quatre was taken back by the request, "Uh, I don't know…"
"Please? Miroki is sure to listen to you without getting suspicious." Kara gave him her sad-puppy-dog-I'm-gonna-cry look.
Trowa decided to help Kara, "Why not Quatre? It's just a day."
"Okay, but where am I going to take her, actually what am I going to say to her?" Quatre asked slightly panicked.
"Don't know about what you're going to tell Miroki, but… there's this really nice teashop downtown. You know the old fashion part of town, where all of the houses are really old." Kara suggested.
Only Trowa raised a brow to that, but everyone agreed. Finally everything was planned out, since Miroki's birthday was on a Friday, it wasn't all that hard. When school was out, Quatre would take Miroki to the teashop, while everyone else went to Kara's to set up the party. Kara also showed them Miroki's list, but told them to skip the weaponry part. That evening each boy was thinking on what Miroki would like, since there was only three things on the list. One of which they should stay away from. Heero, was actually thinking about getting Miroki a gun, but remembered about the no weaponry part. Besides the girls would ask where he got the gun, also this wasn't like they were in war or anything. So he just settled on a computer program for Miroki's computer. Duo on the other hand, didn't remember the 'no weapons rule', and left to get something he saw in a local pawnshop. Trowa had no idea whatsoever on what to get Miroki, so he just decided on warning about Miroki about Kara getting Quatre to take her to the local teashop, and maybe throw in a favor for the heck of it. After all knowing the two girls, Miroki's favor will involve Kara, so it wouldn't be bad. Quatre wondered and thought, finally he settled on a set of Chinese piano strings and a book full of songs that Miroki could play. Wufei really had no idea on what to get Miroki. After much thought he called Kara to asked for Miroki's clothes size, and got her tradition, silk Chinese clothing.
Finally after days of planning the day had arrived. Miroki had just finished coming from the after school activity to see Trowa waiting for her at her locker. Kara, whose locker was right beside hers, had disappeared, claiming that there was something she had to do. Miorki was confused, after all, besides Heero, Trowa never made social calls. At least almost never made social calls.
"Hello Trowa, are you waiting for someone?" Miroki asked, opening her locker.
"I was waiting for you."
She looked at him, raising a brow, "Oh?"
Trowa pointed to Quatre, whom was down the far end of the hall, "Kara did it again."
This time Miroki frowned, "Did what again?"
He smirked, slightly, "Kara got Quatre to ask you to go to the teashop after school."
"What?!?! What in the hell was she thinking?" Miroki banged on her locker, and then she gave Trowa a strange look, "Now that I think of it, why are you telling me this?"
"Happy Birthday Miroki, that's your present, you're really hard to buy for, so this is it. Also I now owe you a favor too." He paused, "By the way, go with Quatre to the teashop, at least you won't be caught of guard."
With that he left a stunned Miroki there, locker open. It seemed that in her shock she totally forgot about putting her books away, and simply shut the locker close again. As if on cue, Quatre finally got the nerve to go up to Miroki. During this time, he was kind of hoping Trowa would put him out of his misery. Then again, Quatre couldn't believe he was having a hard time. How in the heck can anyone who has 29 sisters have a hard time asking a girl a simple question? It was the problem he didn't like Miroki. She was interesting to be around, had an interest in music, a good artist, and she was friendly. So what was his problem? He watched as Miroki close her locker.
"Hello Miroki."
She smiled, "Hi Quatre."
Quatre took a deep breath, "Miroki, would you like to go to that teashop in town? I'll drive."
Though Miroki wasn't surprised, she did flush a bit, she looked down trying to hid it, "Sure, why not?"
"Great! Let's go."
He took her arm, and the two of them walked out the school together. Meanwhile Kara arrived home with the rest of the G-boys in tow. Everyone brought something, and was going to do something too. Heero, and Wufei would be decorating around the house. Duo would be making phone calls making sure that everyone was coming. Trowa, since Duo couldn't cook, Heero, was kind of out of the question, and Wufei refused to cook (though Kara figured he couldn't cook anyways) this left Trowa to cook a few things. Kara had to get some more of the party stuff, then she would help decorate, and she told Trowa she would bake the cake. Besides, she had to go and pick up Miroki's present.
Back with Quatre and Miroki, the ride to the teashop was a quiet one. Before Miroki knew it, she was sitting at a table with Quatre. It was snowing softly outside. Miroki watched the snow, fall on the trees. The teashop was old, but pleasant place, polished wood, tablecloths and mismatched teacups. Some of the older teacups were hung up as decorations. In the shop next door, they could hear to faint ringing of a bell as customers came in and out of the shop. Quatre poured some tea into Miroki's cup and handed it to her.
"Thanks." She took the warm cup.
"You're welcome. So, does it always snow during this time of year?" Quatre asked, trying to make conversation.
Miroki blew over her cup, causing warm smoking to come, "Not this early, normally it snows pretty late. Though I guess that means that this year we'll be having a white Christmas."
He looks outside, "That would be beautiful, a white Christmas."
Miroki nodded smiling.
Kara reached for the house keys, she had gone off, leaving the boys alone. She got everything she needed; unfortunately the box that was carrying everything was really big. It blocked her view, so she could see who was in front of her. Duo was chatting on the phone, but it would take him around ten minutes for each phone call, because he would end up chatting with the person on the other line. Heero and Wufei had been blowing balloons for most of the time that Kara was gone. Kara had earlier given Trowa instructions to make a bake pasta dish. Everything seemed to be ready; he just needed to wait for the sauce and the oven to warm up. He heard the car in the driveway. Duo was too busy talking, and Heero and Wufei weren't totally getting along for some reason or another. Trowa opened to door to find Kara, or mostly the large box she was carrying. Without even telling her that he was there, Trowa took the box. Kara was surprised to have the box suddenly lifted out of her hands. Only a few minutes later did she realize that it was Trowa.
"Thanks Trowa."
He nodded, "No problem."
Kara sniffed the air, "Hmm… It seems you've had no problem with the recipe?"
Nods.
"Good," Kara walks over to the box, and starts pulling stuff out.
"Need any help?" Trowa asks.
Kara smiles, "A bit, I just hope Quatre's doing alright." Then she sees Duo, Wufei and Heero, "Hey! Duo stop talking their ears off, and keep that up and you'll be paying to phone bill."
Everything was going all right back at the teashop. Both Quatre and Miroki had loose up a lot and started chatting about their friends, family, among other things.
"My parents were in shock to find out that they would be having a little boy, though I wonder about Derek. Growing up with all girls and no boys." Miroki grinned.
Quatre laughed, "I can sympathizes with him, after all I have 29 sisters. Though your brother doesn't seem to have that much trouble, considering he help lock Wufei outside the house."
She shook her head, "I still can't believe they did all of that. Really, I was bad, that was the pits. I suppose there isn't a point to ask help with babysitting is there?"
"Could be worse if you girls didn't decide to come home right then and there."
Miroki just grinned again. "Good point. So Quatre were you a little terror with your sisters when you were little?"
Quatre thought for a minute, "Can't say I remember, but there are a few things I do remember…"
"Oh?"
Quatre put down his cup of tea, "Well, it's not too long ago. See, I use to travel a lot, away from home. I had been doing that for about a year. The minute I come back, my older sisters, uh… How should a put this? Attempted to set me up on dates."
Miroki looked at him, like he was nuts.
"Okay, they tried to set me up period."
"Sounds like something Kara would do." Miroki mused.
Quatre nodded, "Well after awhile I would try to get away from them."
"Oh?"
He sighed, "More like run, it's hard since a see them everyday. I even climbed out my own bedroom window to keep my youngest sister from asking how the last one went."
She covered her mouth, trying not to laugh, "Oh, god, you tried to climb out your bedroom window?"
"Yes…" Quatre flushed, "It' didn't turn out very well, in the end I had to get Duo to help me get out of the tree."
"Are you nuts? Sure I do that, but I didn't think you would." Miroki giggled, "Your sisters can't be that bad."
Looking at Miroki, keeping a straight face, "You've never been set up by each 29 sisters Miroki."
Miroki laughed, "All of them got a go at it? What did you do?"
He waved his hands in the air, "There wasn't anything I could do. When the circus came into town, I asked Trowa's older sister, Catherine to hide me in Trowa's trailer once. Another time I asked Heero if I could go with him to Ear-Europe, so my sisters couldn't find me."
Miroki noticed the slip, but ignored it, "So, was there any set ups that you did like."
Quatre thought for a minute, "There is one set up I did like…"
"Which one?" Miroki asked.
He smiled, looking straight at Miroki, "This one, I didn't get set up by my sisters, instead by Duo."
Miroki looked confused, but then it hit her that the date he was referring to, was the one Kara had set her up on, she flushed furiously that that comment.
Trowa watched as Kara mixed the batter, the other dish was almost done as well. Kara could feel his eyes on her, she wished there was something she could say to break the silence.
"Trowa?"
"Hmmm?"
Kara thought for a minute, trying to think of something to say, "So, Trowa how do you like here so far?"
"It's okay."
She watched him curiously, "Just okay?"
"I don't normally stay in once spot for very long. This is a change for me." He answered back.
"I wouldn't know, I don't travel that often." Kara shrugged.
"You should."
It became quiet again. Trowa went over to the oven and pulled out the dish he was making. Then set the oven for the cake that Kara was planning to make. Kara could hear Duo's chatting, Heero and Wufei working. So why was it so quiet for her? She didn't mind the quiet, she was quite use to it. Finally out of nowhere she started singing "Ai wa Ryuusei". Since normally like she would sing this alone, everyone stared at her. Kara doesn't know Japanese so this was a bit strange. Heero and Wufei just shrugged it off and went back to work. Duo acted like it was normal and started chatting again. Trowa listened, before walking over to his schoolbag. Before Kara knew it she heard the faint sound of a flute, in tune with her singing. Since singing she looks up to see Trowa playing.
After she was done Trowa commented, "I didn't know you knew Japanese."
"I don't, I just know how to sing it and the English title." Kara replied back.
"What is the English title?" He asked.
"'Love Is A Shooting Star'… I guess I forgot that everyone was here. Normally went it's really quiet I start singing to myself."
Trowa nodded, "It was really beautiful."
Kara flushed, looking down.
Putting his flute back up to his lips he suggested, "It's going to take awhile for the cake to finish, so how about another song?"
Kara nodded and started singing "Brave Eyes".
In the teashop, Miroki checked her watch, "Quatre, I think we should be going now. Kara should be expecting me for some project we have to do. Actually she's probably wondering where I am."
Quatre checked his own watch. According to Kara, she still needed another hour, an hour that he might not be able to provide. He needed to do something and fast.
"Uh… Miroki, there's this place I want to show you. I bet with all of this snow it must be beautiful."
Miroki was caught off guard by that, but she nodded, "Okay, let's go then."
Within half an hour Miroki found herself standing in front of a frozen over lake. Quatre was right, it was beautiful. The lake was frozen over, lightly covered with snow. Pine trees grew around the edges of the lake; everything was still, like it was from an oil painting. It was like it was from a dream, and that if anything was said, she might wake up in her bed again. Though it wasn't a dream, and Quatre quickly proved that when Miroki felt snow lightly hitting her back.
She whirled around, "Hey! No fair, I didn't know you were going to do that!"
Before either of them knew it, there was laughing, giggling and, of course snow being thrown all over the place. Quatre, for someone very nice, got this kind of evil grin on this face. Miroki soon found herself laughing in the snow, and Quatre was tickling her.
An hour later both Quatre and Miroki were walking up the steps of Kara's house. Quatre hoped that Kara wouldn't be too worried since they were late. Miroki frowned, the door was unlocked, and she knew that Kara always locked the door. They stepped inside. The house was dark as they made their way to the kitchen. Suddenly the lights turned on, everyone the rest of the G-boys, Kara, Adam, Nick, and others from school were all there.
SURPIRSE!!!!!
Miroki was in shock; Quatre smiled leading Miroki into the room.
Quatre handed her, his present, "Happy Birthday Miroki."
Soon they were sitting in a circle, with Miroki opening presents.
"Thanks for the computer program Heero, just wish I knew where my laptop went to." Miroki glared at Kara.
Kara laughed and handed Miroki a package, "I couldn't buy you a new laptop, so I got it upgraded, all of them is upgraded."
Miroki hugged Kara, "Thank you! Both of you."
Duo handed her his present, "Hope you like it."
To everyone's surprise, when Miroki unwrapped it, it was a sword. An old one Kara noted, "Maxwell! You weren't supposed to buy her any weapons!" Wufei yelled.
Duo shrugged, "Oops."
Miroki gave Duo a smothering hug, "Thanks Duo!"
Trowa just nodded, and Kara looked puzzled.
Miroki had opened Quatre's present earlier, and had kissed him on the cheek.
She opened Wufei's present to find the clothes, "Cool Wufei and silk too, you really didn't have too."
Later that evening Kara and Miroki were cleaning up the mess.
"So, how was your day?" Kara grinned.
"I wish, I could have a day like this, everyday." Miroki grinned back, "And next time, one of the days Kara Winters, I'm going to set you up on a date."
Kara just rolled her eyes, "In your dreams."
Author's Note: There, looky, looky, I'm done! Like? Hope so! I was dying to do this with Miroki. Tell me what you think! Please read and review!
Thank you Female Mewtwo for everything, and I mean everything. I love talking to her about this, it's sooo much fun. Also Miroki Sekkio is her character, her ideas were the presents. Hehe, I loved that Duo part.
Okay, so what's gonna happen next? What more trouble, fun and gods knows what else can they get into? Next time on Wing School!