AN: *Chunks red house shoes at angry lawyers* These are all I own!
What Happens When We Meet
It was only when Ami spotted her flute playing friend at his usual place beneath 'their' Cherry tree did she feel her nerves threaten to leave her. How could she be doing something so bold? As if he was expecting her, the young man stood and turned towards Ami.
"I was hoping to see you again," he said. Ami felt her nerves twitter again, but she clamped them down quickly. She smiled and reached a hand forward to clasp his.
"Ami Mizuno. This is late, but it is better than never." Startled into a smile by her frankness, the young man returned the handshake.
"Trowa Barton. A pleasure. Again." Even though they had completed the customary three pumps of the arm, neither one was inclined to let the other's hand go. Both blushed, but their fingers remained entwined.
"I was hoping to find you again too. Would you like to join me for a picnic with some friends of mine? It's just going to be on the other side of this park beside the big gazebo with the flower garden." Ami' felt her face beam when Trowa nodded. "Great! I have some errands to run before the picnic." Now that she had Trowa beside her, she was reluctant to leave him again. "Would you be interested in coming with me to run them?"
"As long as I'm useful," he said as his green eyes peered into hers, "I'd be glad to come along." Ami had an urge to brush his bangs away from his face, but only as an excuse to touch his silky hair. Instead she just laughed and answered.
"I could use an extra set of muscles. I'm in charge of the drinks for the picnic and I figure between my four girlfriends and I, we can drink a whole cooler of sodas, not to mention each girl is bringing a friend. The two of us might not be enough. We might need a fork lift."
"I'm good with heavy machinery." Laughing at his joke, Ami led Trowa from the park.
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Usagi could hardly believe her ears. Her father having found out that the picnic would include males of her age group had almost forbade her from going. Almost. The moment her mother had mentioned that Wufei was going to be present, Usagi's father had done a complete turnaround. His face had changed back from red to its normal shade of white and the vein in his head had stopped throbbing like it was going to explode. When asked about his Jeykll and Hyde bit he merely smiled and put a doting hand on his daughter's head. "That's the most honorable boy I have ever met, sweetie. You'd do well to be with a guy like that. Why just last night at dinner he kept telling me about how a woman should be treated with respect. I didn't understand that bit he went on about how a Chili pepper is mightier than a sword, but other than that, he's the best of the male species that you've brought home yet."
Dumbfounded, but not one to take miracles for granted, Usagi bounded off to meet Wufei at the Farmers' Market. When she had called his cell phone earlier, he wad been the one to suggest the market for her part in the picnic. Every Sunday, the locals took over a few blocks of a street and turned it into a huge produce section. Usagi had quickly agreed to meet him there before the picnic. She had promised to bring a couple of watermelons and some peaches for snacking sounded perfect.
The market was busy today, but Usagi spotted Wufei standing to the side almost immediately. "Over here!" She waved and nearly knocked over an apple stand in her zeal. With some quick scrabbling on her part, she diverted what would have been an applesauce disaster. She apologized to the apple stand proprietor and backed away only to back straight into Wufei. He chuckled as he grasped her shoulders to steady her.
"What is it with you and fresh produce?" This was nice, she realized. Wufei was inviting her to laugh with him rather than him laughing at her. Life was good.
"What can I say? I've got a green thumb."
"More like you're full of beans." Wufei ducked her mock blow. "Let's go get those watermelons." With him leading the way, they went in search of the perfect fruit.
AN: Hi! Thank you so much for the reviews. I hope this chapter is as well received as the others. A few people have been having problems getting chapter six to come up. Give it a few more hours and keep your fingers crossed that Fanfiction.net gets it together. Thanks again and enjoy!
