Hello. I'm gonna try to kepp this short. I own no one unless I tell you so. I own Claudia and her little puppy. But that's it. So, on with this chapter, at long last.
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"Rini," Lita choked out. "Is that you?"
"Auntie Lita," the small child squeeled in happiness. "You remember me! I didn't think you would remember me!"
"How could I forget my favorite little niece," Lita said with a laugh, cradling the two-year-old child in her arms. "Where's your mother?"
"Hello, dearest sister-in-law," came the masculain voice from behind her.
"Hello Darien," Lita said with a chuckle. "Where is my favorite sister?"
"You mean your only sister," said the small woman beside Darien.
"Sister dear," Lita said with a smile and a giggle. They embraced, Lita still holding Rini, Serena and Darien's child. "It's been a long time."
"Too long, if you ask me," Serena said with her gentle smile.
"Are the others here," Lita asked, looking around.
But before Serena could answer, another blonde came flying towards them and flung her arms around Quatre's neck, hugging him close.
"QUATRE," the blonde screamed excitedly. "It's been too long! You never write or call! Is that any way to treat your older sister?"
"Mina," he said with a sigh, returning her hug. "I'm sorry about that. But you know with the whole war thing and all."
"It's alright," she said, kissing his cheek in a sisterly manner. "My little brother, the gundam pilot. Who would have ever guessed!"
"Mina," he said, blushing.
"It seems like only yesterday that you were running around the house in you're little bunny pajamas with the feet," she said, batting her eyes at him.
"Mina," he exclaimed, his blush spreading and getting darker every moment.
"What are you complaining about," she asked, rolling her eyes. "It's not like anyone here really cares."
"Lita," he whispered, gesturing towards the brunette subtly.
"LITA," Mina wailed, tears running down her face. "I've missed you ever so much. After that horrible accident, we barely heard anything from you. We were so worried!"
"I know," Lita said, hugging her best friend. "I am so sorry. I should have written or something. Why are you guys here?"
"I could ask you the same thing," Serena said with a chuckle.
"I've got a job to do," Lita said grimly.
Serena nodded knowingly with a kind smile. Even when no one did, she understood Lita. As sisters, they had always been close. They were not only sisters, but best friends. They had always understood one another and used to know exactly what the other was thinking. But since Claudia.....well, they had grown apart after that, even though it still hurt both girls to think that they no longer had that special bond.
Lita looked at her little sister. Only a year seperated them in age. Serena had found a good man in Darien and Rini was a beautiful child. Her sister was blessed. And all Lita's life had ever given her was a few great people who filled her heart and then something happened to take them. Her parnets, Quatre, and her dear, sweet angel Claudia......
"Earth to Auntie Lita," Rini said, snapping Lita out of her thoughts of revenge on the fates. Rini waved her small hand in front of Lita's face impatiently. "Come in, Anutie Lita!"
"I'm sorry dear," Lita said with an apologetic smile. "Can you repeat what you just said?"
"I wanted to know if I may have a cookie," Rini said impatiently.
Lita chuckled at her small niece's impatience.
"I'm sorry, dear, but I haven't made any cookies," Lita said. "I didn't know that you guys were coming. Say, where's Ami and Rei?"
"They're still getting the stuff out of the limos," Mina said.
"Oh, ok," Lita said, shifting Rini onto her hip. "I've got an idea, pumpkin."
"What is it," Rini asked, her small face shining in excitment.
"How about we go make some cookies," Lita asked.
"That's a good idea," Rini and Serena said at the same time, both overly excited.
Rini and Serena ran inside, both dragging Lita behind them by her hand. Darien sighed, smiled and followed them. Quatre and Mina stood alone after they left, both smiling at the child-like
innonce displayed by Serena and Lita.
"When did she come back to you," Mina asked.
"Do you mean came to be here or came back to me emotionly," questioned Quatre, staring into his sister's blue eyes.
"Emotionly," Mina sighed.
"Not long ago," he said sadly. "Just before Rini came."
"Why do you seemed so depressed, then," Mina asked, touching his cheek gently.
"I just don't want to hurt her again," Quatre admitted. "I love her too much to see that again."
"Hmm," Mina said. "She's a lucky girl. I only wish that I had someone to care for me. Maybe someday soon I'll find my Mr. Right."
"You will," Quatre said with convection. "I know you will."
"Let's go inside," she said, running ahead of him.
When Quatre reached the kitchen, he was met with an familiar scene. Lita was mixing her homemade cookie dough in a big bowl, Serena kept trying to eat the choclate chips, Rini was playing with the cookie cutters, Mina was sneaking choclate chips and handing some to Serena every now and then, and they were all having a cheerful conversation.
Smiling, Quatre sat on a stool in front of Lita. She flashed him one of her rare loving smiles and went back to her cookies. Placing the bowl down, she pulled the thrid batch of twelve cookies out of the oven and sat them on the rack on the counter to cool.
"Here," she said, offering Quatre a cookie shaped perfectly like an angel.
"It looks delicious," he said, taking it from her. He bit into it and rejoyced in it's fablous taste. "It's wonderful. You're such a good cook."
"Why, thank you," she said, striking a pose and winking at him.
"So, are you two together or what," Mina asked through a mouthful of cookie.
"I'm not sure," Lita said, glancing at Quatre, giving the others a secretive smile. "Why don't we just wait and see how things play out, hmm?"
"Oh, you're no fun," Serena whined.
"Thanks for all of the help," came an irritated voice from the doorway.
"Rei," Lita cried, running around the counter to hug her raven-haired friend. "My gosh, it's been forever!"
"How have you been, Lits," Rei asked, embracing the brunette covered in flour and cookie dough.
"Just peachy keen," Lita said, not wanting to worry her friends.
"Hello Lita," said the quiet voice from behind Rei.
"Hey, Ami," Lita said, hugging the quiet girl. "How have things been?"
"It's been alright," Ami said.
"I can't take much more of this," Serena wailed from her stool.
"What's wrong, Serena," Darien asked, rushing over to attend to her needs.
"It's just so great to see Lita again, I can't help but cry," Serena said, wiping her tear-stained face on a cloth.
"I know," came the reply from the other four girls, tears starting to run down their faces as well.
"Another crying fest," Duo asked from the door. "Who said what this time?"
He walked into the kitchen, not noticing anything out of the ordinary at first, making a bee-line straight for the cookies on the counter. Mina cracked his hand with her wooden spoon when he reached for one.
"They're hot," she scolded.
"Hello, beautiful," he said smoothly when he got a good look at her face. "Where'd you come from?"
"None of your bussiness, cutie," Mina said in her flirty way. "I'm here to see Quatre."
"Are the other girls here to see him also," he asked, eyeing Serena, Rei and Ami with intrest.
"You bet ya," Rei said, smiling.
"Aww, that's not fair," Duo whined. "Quatre gets FIVE HOT girls and I don't!"
"Rei and Mina are my older sisters," Quatre explained, pointing each girl out. "Serena is Lita's siter, and is married to Darien. Rini is their daughter. Ami is their cousin. So, you see, I don't get any of them."
"Great," Duo said, throwing his arm around Mina's waist. "How about we got out later, babe?"
"You know it," she said, winking at him.
"Alright," he said, pumping the air with his fist, "I've got a date!"
"So, Ami," Lita said, drying her tears on her apron. "Whatever happened to that one nice guy that you were seeing?"
"Who, Tai," she asked. "He was boring after awhile, so I just broke it off. Plus I wanted to have children and get my education and he just wanted......nevermind, you get the picture. Wouldn't want to say anything about that around Rini."
"Oh, too bad," said Lita thoughtfully. "He was nice."
"Oh yeah," Rei scoffed. "He was real nice when he was inviting me to share his bed. When he was engaged to Ami."
"What a jerk," Lita roared. "No one does that to my cousin and gets away with it. Why, when I find him, I'm going to cut off his--"
"Not in front of Rini," Serena scolded, covering both of Rini's ears.
"But I want to hear what she's going to do to the bad man," Rini whined. "Is she going to cut his fuckin' balls off?"
"RINI," came the astonished reply of her parents, Ami, Rei, Lita, Mina and Quatre.
"What," Rini asked, not knowing what she'd done wrong.
"Where did you hear that from," Serena asked.
"From you," she said innoenctly.
"When did I say that," Serena asked.
"When Uncle Quatre went bye-bye," she said matter-of-factly.
"Oh, yeah, I did say that didn't I," Serena said shyly. "I'm sorry, Quatre. I was just upset and overreacting. Forgive me?"
"Of course," he said smiling. "I understand comletly. No hard feelings."
"Great," Serena said, beaming at him.
The girls brought so much laughter and joy into the house that it seemed that the house was alive with their voices. They were having a fun time, just like the good old days that Lita remembered. She smiled as she looked around at her friends and wondered how it was that she was blessed to have such wonderful people in her life.
Soon, the other guys wondered into the kitchen to see what the whole idea was. They were surprised by the sudden change in Lita. They had never seen her laugh like that, never seen her face light up in that way.
"Who are the guys," Rei asked with honest curiousity.
"Oh, this is Wufei Chang, Trowa Barton, and the one in the corner over there is Heero Yuy," Lita said pointing to each man in turn. "They're the ones who hired me and they also happen to be the gundam pilots."
"No way," Mina said, smiling broadly. "You're pulling a collective leg here, aren't you?"
"Nope," Lita said, turning to wash the flour off of her hands. "Well, I think that I'm going to turn in for the night. I didn't realize that it was so late!"
"Alright," Serena chirped. "Good night, Lita!"
"Night, Jupiter," the others said. Lita smiled and walked out of the kitchen, the only thing on her mind was her nice, soft bed.
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Lita brushed her choclate hair tiredly. She had forgotten how much energy she had used hanging out with the girls. Without bothering to wash the flour off of her face, she slipped into her bed and prayed for sleep to come soon.
After tossing and turning for two hours straight, Lita sighed and kicked the covers off of her. Even though the night breeze were gentle and cool, she still felt scorching hot. Leaping out of the bed, she slipped on her emerald green slippers and pulled on her thin silk emerald green robe.
The halls were silent as Lita walked through them. She walked past Quatre's door on tiptoes, hoping to be as quiet as possible, hoping not to wake him. But nevertheless, the door opened and there stood Quatre.
"Did I wake you," she asked.
"No, I was awake anyway," he said, staring at her. "What are you doing?"
"I was going to get some water," she answered, crossing her arms over her bosom in a protective manner.
"Oh, ok," he said.
"Quatre," Lita said. Slowly, as if in a trance, she walked towards him.
She shuddered as he slipped his arms around her, drawing her up against him. Looking up, she saw something in his eyes. It was the same thing that she'd seen everytime that they'd....... It made her feel good to see that again.
Gently at first, but then with more ardor, he kissed her. She could feel his hands burning through the flimsy silk of her small night dress and her silky robe.
"Quatre," she moaned.
"Ssh, dearest," he whispered in her ear. "Not here. In my room."
He guided her into his room and shut and locked the door.
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Okay, that's it for now. I know, it was stupid, but I'm trying to get over this frickin writer's block. EVERYTIME I WRITE A STORY THIS CRAP HAPPENES!!!!!!! Why me? Oh well, I'm getting over it and hopefully, there will be more soon. There's just not enough time in the day anymore. Well, Later Days, Loyal Readers. REVIEW!
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"Rini," Lita choked out. "Is that you?"
"Auntie Lita," the small child squeeled in happiness. "You remember me! I didn't think you would remember me!"
"How could I forget my favorite little niece," Lita said with a laugh, cradling the two-year-old child in her arms. "Where's your mother?"
"Hello, dearest sister-in-law," came the masculain voice from behind her.
"Hello Darien," Lita said with a chuckle. "Where is my favorite sister?"
"You mean your only sister," said the small woman beside Darien.
"Sister dear," Lita said with a smile and a giggle. They embraced, Lita still holding Rini, Serena and Darien's child. "It's been a long time."
"Too long, if you ask me," Serena said with her gentle smile.
"Are the others here," Lita asked, looking around.
But before Serena could answer, another blonde came flying towards them and flung her arms around Quatre's neck, hugging him close.
"QUATRE," the blonde screamed excitedly. "It's been too long! You never write or call! Is that any way to treat your older sister?"
"Mina," he said with a sigh, returning her hug. "I'm sorry about that. But you know with the whole war thing and all."
"It's alright," she said, kissing his cheek in a sisterly manner. "My little brother, the gundam pilot. Who would have ever guessed!"
"Mina," he said, blushing.
"It seems like only yesterday that you were running around the house in you're little bunny pajamas with the feet," she said, batting her eyes at him.
"Mina," he exclaimed, his blush spreading and getting darker every moment.
"What are you complaining about," she asked, rolling her eyes. "It's not like anyone here really cares."
"Lita," he whispered, gesturing towards the brunette subtly.
"LITA," Mina wailed, tears running down her face. "I've missed you ever so much. After that horrible accident, we barely heard anything from you. We were so worried!"
"I know," Lita said, hugging her best friend. "I am so sorry. I should have written or something. Why are you guys here?"
"I could ask you the same thing," Serena said with a chuckle.
"I've got a job to do," Lita said grimly.
Serena nodded knowingly with a kind smile. Even when no one did, she understood Lita. As sisters, they had always been close. They were not only sisters, but best friends. They had always understood one another and used to know exactly what the other was thinking. But since Claudia.....well, they had grown apart after that, even though it still hurt both girls to think that they no longer had that special bond.
Lita looked at her little sister. Only a year seperated them in age. Serena had found a good man in Darien and Rini was a beautiful child. Her sister was blessed. And all Lita's life had ever given her was a few great people who filled her heart and then something happened to take them. Her parnets, Quatre, and her dear, sweet angel Claudia......
"Earth to Auntie Lita," Rini said, snapping Lita out of her thoughts of revenge on the fates. Rini waved her small hand in front of Lita's face impatiently. "Come in, Anutie Lita!"
"I'm sorry dear," Lita said with an apologetic smile. "Can you repeat what you just said?"
"I wanted to know if I may have a cookie," Rini said impatiently.
Lita chuckled at her small niece's impatience.
"I'm sorry, dear, but I haven't made any cookies," Lita said. "I didn't know that you guys were coming. Say, where's Ami and Rei?"
"They're still getting the stuff out of the limos," Mina said.
"Oh, ok," Lita said, shifting Rini onto her hip. "I've got an idea, pumpkin."
"What is it," Rini asked, her small face shining in excitment.
"How about we go make some cookies," Lita asked.
"That's a good idea," Rini and Serena said at the same time, both overly excited.
Rini and Serena ran inside, both dragging Lita behind them by her hand. Darien sighed, smiled and followed them. Quatre and Mina stood alone after they left, both smiling at the child-like
innonce displayed by Serena and Lita.
"When did she come back to you," Mina asked.
"Do you mean came to be here or came back to me emotionly," questioned Quatre, staring into his sister's blue eyes.
"Emotionly," Mina sighed.
"Not long ago," he said sadly. "Just before Rini came."
"Why do you seemed so depressed, then," Mina asked, touching his cheek gently.
"I just don't want to hurt her again," Quatre admitted. "I love her too much to see that again."
"Hmm," Mina said. "She's a lucky girl. I only wish that I had someone to care for me. Maybe someday soon I'll find my Mr. Right."
"You will," Quatre said with convection. "I know you will."
"Let's go inside," she said, running ahead of him.
When Quatre reached the kitchen, he was met with an familiar scene. Lita was mixing her homemade cookie dough in a big bowl, Serena kept trying to eat the choclate chips, Rini was playing with the cookie cutters, Mina was sneaking choclate chips and handing some to Serena every now and then, and they were all having a cheerful conversation.
Smiling, Quatre sat on a stool in front of Lita. She flashed him one of her rare loving smiles and went back to her cookies. Placing the bowl down, she pulled the thrid batch of twelve cookies out of the oven and sat them on the rack on the counter to cool.
"Here," she said, offering Quatre a cookie shaped perfectly like an angel.
"It looks delicious," he said, taking it from her. He bit into it and rejoyced in it's fablous taste. "It's wonderful. You're such a good cook."
"Why, thank you," she said, striking a pose and winking at him.
"So, are you two together or what," Mina asked through a mouthful of cookie.
"I'm not sure," Lita said, glancing at Quatre, giving the others a secretive smile. "Why don't we just wait and see how things play out, hmm?"
"Oh, you're no fun," Serena whined.
"Thanks for all of the help," came an irritated voice from the doorway.
"Rei," Lita cried, running around the counter to hug her raven-haired friend. "My gosh, it's been forever!"
"How have you been, Lits," Rei asked, embracing the brunette covered in flour and cookie dough.
"Just peachy keen," Lita said, not wanting to worry her friends.
"Hello Lita," said the quiet voice from behind Rei.
"Hey, Ami," Lita said, hugging the quiet girl. "How have things been?"
"It's been alright," Ami said.
"I can't take much more of this," Serena wailed from her stool.
"What's wrong, Serena," Darien asked, rushing over to attend to her needs.
"It's just so great to see Lita again, I can't help but cry," Serena said, wiping her tear-stained face on a cloth.
"I know," came the reply from the other four girls, tears starting to run down their faces as well.
"Another crying fest," Duo asked from the door. "Who said what this time?"
He walked into the kitchen, not noticing anything out of the ordinary at first, making a bee-line straight for the cookies on the counter. Mina cracked his hand with her wooden spoon when he reached for one.
"They're hot," she scolded.
"Hello, beautiful," he said smoothly when he got a good look at her face. "Where'd you come from?"
"None of your bussiness, cutie," Mina said in her flirty way. "I'm here to see Quatre."
"Are the other girls here to see him also," he asked, eyeing Serena, Rei and Ami with intrest.
"You bet ya," Rei said, smiling.
"Aww, that's not fair," Duo whined. "Quatre gets FIVE HOT girls and I don't!"
"Rei and Mina are my older sisters," Quatre explained, pointing each girl out. "Serena is Lita's siter, and is married to Darien. Rini is their daughter. Ami is their cousin. So, you see, I don't get any of them."
"Great," Duo said, throwing his arm around Mina's waist. "How about we got out later, babe?"
"You know it," she said, winking at him.
"Alright," he said, pumping the air with his fist, "I've got a date!"
"So, Ami," Lita said, drying her tears on her apron. "Whatever happened to that one nice guy that you were seeing?"
"Who, Tai," she asked. "He was boring after awhile, so I just broke it off. Plus I wanted to have children and get my education and he just wanted......nevermind, you get the picture. Wouldn't want to say anything about that around Rini."
"Oh, too bad," said Lita thoughtfully. "He was nice."
"Oh yeah," Rei scoffed. "He was real nice when he was inviting me to share his bed. When he was engaged to Ami."
"What a jerk," Lita roared. "No one does that to my cousin and gets away with it. Why, when I find him, I'm going to cut off his--"
"Not in front of Rini," Serena scolded, covering both of Rini's ears.
"But I want to hear what she's going to do to the bad man," Rini whined. "Is she going to cut his fuckin' balls off?"
"RINI," came the astonished reply of her parents, Ami, Rei, Lita, Mina and Quatre.
"What," Rini asked, not knowing what she'd done wrong.
"Where did you hear that from," Serena asked.
"From you," she said innoenctly.
"When did I say that," Serena asked.
"When Uncle Quatre went bye-bye," she said matter-of-factly.
"Oh, yeah, I did say that didn't I," Serena said shyly. "I'm sorry, Quatre. I was just upset and overreacting. Forgive me?"
"Of course," he said smiling. "I understand comletly. No hard feelings."
"Great," Serena said, beaming at him.
The girls brought so much laughter and joy into the house that it seemed that the house was alive with their voices. They were having a fun time, just like the good old days that Lita remembered. She smiled as she looked around at her friends and wondered how it was that she was blessed to have such wonderful people in her life.
Soon, the other guys wondered into the kitchen to see what the whole idea was. They were surprised by the sudden change in Lita. They had never seen her laugh like that, never seen her face light up in that way.
"Who are the guys," Rei asked with honest curiousity.
"Oh, this is Wufei Chang, Trowa Barton, and the one in the corner over there is Heero Yuy," Lita said pointing to each man in turn. "They're the ones who hired me and they also happen to be the gundam pilots."
"No way," Mina said, smiling broadly. "You're pulling a collective leg here, aren't you?"
"Nope," Lita said, turning to wash the flour off of her hands. "Well, I think that I'm going to turn in for the night. I didn't realize that it was so late!"
"Alright," Serena chirped. "Good night, Lita!"
"Night, Jupiter," the others said. Lita smiled and walked out of the kitchen, the only thing on her mind was her nice, soft bed.
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Lita brushed her choclate hair tiredly. She had forgotten how much energy she had used hanging out with the girls. Without bothering to wash the flour off of her face, she slipped into her bed and prayed for sleep to come soon.
After tossing and turning for two hours straight, Lita sighed and kicked the covers off of her. Even though the night breeze were gentle and cool, she still felt scorching hot. Leaping out of the bed, she slipped on her emerald green slippers and pulled on her thin silk emerald green robe.
The halls were silent as Lita walked through them. She walked past Quatre's door on tiptoes, hoping to be as quiet as possible, hoping not to wake him. But nevertheless, the door opened and there stood Quatre.
"Did I wake you," she asked.
"No, I was awake anyway," he said, staring at her. "What are you doing?"
"I was going to get some water," she answered, crossing her arms over her bosom in a protective manner.
"Oh, ok," he said.
"Quatre," Lita said. Slowly, as if in a trance, she walked towards him.
She shuddered as he slipped his arms around her, drawing her up against him. Looking up, she saw something in his eyes. It was the same thing that she'd seen everytime that they'd....... It made her feel good to see that again.
Gently at first, but then with more ardor, he kissed her. She could feel his hands burning through the flimsy silk of her small night dress and her silky robe.
"Quatre," she moaned.
"Ssh, dearest," he whispered in her ear. "Not here. In my room."
He guided her into his room and shut and locked the door.
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Okay, that's it for now. I know, it was stupid, but I'm trying to get over this frickin writer's block. EVERYTIME I WRITE A STORY THIS CRAP HAPPENES!!!!!!! Why me? Oh well, I'm getting over it and hopefully, there will be more soon. There's just not enough time in the day anymore. Well, Later Days, Loyal Readers. REVIEW!