Title: The Chibiest Petstore
Author: Casshirek
Note: A little teaser, before the actual chapter... as always, college is
swallowing me up. ^^ Chibis are collectin' dust.
"So that's me." Duo murmured incredulously, hands rested on his hips. Flipping the edge of his braid up, he caught Quatre over the nose, leaving the Arabian to once again start counting under his breath. He was coming up on the three hundredth number and showed no signs of stopping.
Trowa blinked impassively at Duo, and held up, with reinforced iron mittens, Shin for Duo's inspection.
The rebellious chibi burped a rain of crumbs.
"He ate all the cookies that were for tea." Quatre noted, face half- concealed behind a shield of hands.
"Your fault. They were sugar-frosted." Trowa observed in retaliation, eliciting a scowl from his golden-haired housemate. Ever since Q-chan moved into the territory, Quatre had taken to sharing quarters with Trowa.
Duo, almost nose-to-nose with his shrunken double, made an absentminded squeak - "Were they good?"
It was, at that point, that Shin lashed out with a minature scythe, catching Duo on the nose.
* * *
"Rough lil' bugger, ain't he?"
Q-chan, rescued with much effort, sat huddled in his elaborate dollhouse, reluctant to even step into the light of day. If anyone could have looked into his room, he would have found the chibi under blankets. Piles and piles of silk blankets, fluff pillows galore and the remanants of Quatre's satin hankerchiefs. (Somewhere, small countries specializing in the export of silks were making a profit on Quatre.)
"Quatre? No, he's - "
Duo stared calmly at Trowa.
"Oh, Q-chan." A pause, as Trowa glanced away, scarlet cheeks cooling. ".. no, wait. Shin."
"Hole in one, Trowa. Now, let's try the next question? What's one plus one?"
"That was unneccessary."
Duo shrugged, violet eyes laughing again. He sat up, and scrubbed at his nose, the white plaster on his nose itching abominably. It was only with the greatest of reluctance did he allow it to be applied. Quatre had, with all his courtly wiles, persuaded Duo into the task.
He threatened to lock him up with Shin.
Quatre, busy with the aforementioned chibi, could be heard in the distance; a vaguely unpleasant sound, what with all the shouting and strangled curses. Were it not for that hint of dischord, the afternoon would have been perfect. Glazed with shadows and honey, alive with the smell of tea and the presence of good company, it was one of those magical moments.
It was a pity Quatre couldn't have been there.
It was his tea the two were drinking.
"So, what'cha gonna do with the little tyke? He is, I have to say, a handsome devil if you get rid of all the scruffiness."
"Good luck." Trowa breathed into his tea.
"Hah. You think I can't do it? I can, ya know - I just don't .." Duo groped aimlessly for the proper adjectives, surrendered and opted for a fervent " .. feel like it."
No word came from Trowa.
Quatre slammed into the fridge.
"Good luck."
".. in fact, I bet I could get mini-me to be SO attractive, even golden- boy's double would fall head over heels for him."
Trowa canted a brow.
"If you succeed, you get Heero's old highschool pictures."
"DEAL!"
***
"So that's me." Duo murmured incredulously, hands rested on his hips. Flipping the edge of his braid up, he caught Quatre over the nose, leaving the Arabian to once again start counting under his breath. He was coming up on the three hundredth number and showed no signs of stopping.
Trowa blinked impassively at Duo, and held up, with reinforced iron mittens, Shin for Duo's inspection.
The rebellious chibi burped a rain of crumbs.
"He ate all the cookies that were for tea." Quatre noted, face half- concealed behind a shield of hands.
"Your fault. They were sugar-frosted." Trowa observed in retaliation, eliciting a scowl from his golden-haired housemate. Ever since Q-chan moved into the territory, Quatre had taken to sharing quarters with Trowa.
Duo, almost nose-to-nose with his shrunken double, made an absentminded squeak - "Were they good?"
It was, at that point, that Shin lashed out with a minature scythe, catching Duo on the nose.
* * *
"Rough lil' bugger, ain't he?"
Q-chan, rescued with much effort, sat huddled in his elaborate dollhouse, reluctant to even step into the light of day. If anyone could have looked into his room, he would have found the chibi under blankets. Piles and piles of silk blankets, fluff pillows galore and the remanants of Quatre's satin hankerchiefs. (Somewhere, small countries specializing in the export of silks were making a profit on Quatre.)
"Quatre? No, he's - "
Duo stared calmly at Trowa.
"Oh, Q-chan." A pause, as Trowa glanced away, scarlet cheeks cooling. ".. no, wait. Shin."
"Hole in one, Trowa. Now, let's try the next question? What's one plus one?"
"That was unneccessary."
Duo shrugged, violet eyes laughing again. He sat up, and scrubbed at his nose, the white plaster on his nose itching abominably. It was only with the greatest of reluctance did he allow it to be applied. Quatre had, with all his courtly wiles, persuaded Duo into the task.
He threatened to lock him up with Shin.
Quatre, busy with the aforementioned chibi, could be heard in the distance; a vaguely unpleasant sound, what with all the shouting and strangled curses. Were it not for that hint of dischord, the afternoon would have been perfect. Glazed with shadows and honey, alive with the smell of tea and the presence of good company, it was one of those magical moments.
It was a pity Quatre couldn't have been there.
It was his tea the two were drinking.
"So, what'cha gonna do with the little tyke? He is, I have to say, a handsome devil if you get rid of all the scruffiness."
"Good luck." Trowa breathed into his tea.
"Hah. You think I can't do it? I can, ya know - I just don't .." Duo groped aimlessly for the proper adjectives, surrendered and opted for a fervent " .. feel like it."
No word came from Trowa.
Quatre slammed into the fridge.
"Good luck."
".. in fact, I bet I could get mini-me to be SO attractive, even golden- boy's double would fall head over heels for him."
Trowa canted a brow.
"If you succeed, you get Heero's old highschool pictures."
"DEAL!"
***