Hi everyone, disclaimers go as usual, I don't own Gundam Wing, so please do
not sue me. Without further ado, here's chapter 3! ^-^
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Sweet Revenge
With Noin and Milliardo looking onto the scene, they were both wondering if they went to the correct bakery.
"Honey, you sure were supposed to be here? I think we should go somewhere else. I don't want these two bakers near our wedding cake. What happens if the cake topples during our reception? That would be a disaster all in itself."
Milliardo nodded in response, "Good point." He then looked at the baker who helped him just three days ago, "Look mister. I don't know what you're trying to pull here. If you aren't ready to accept our business, we'll just go to the bakery that you recommended to me before. My fiancé and I don't have time to waste, since our wedding is just weeks away from now."
Wufei immediately stood up, "But wait. Just wait around for a couple of minutes. I'm sure we can work something out."
In response, Milliardo became agitated, "I'm tired of these excuses. You might as well help the gentleman that was caught in the middle of one of your flour wars with your other baker. I believe he is still on the floor covered in flour. Good day to you then. Come on darling. Let's go somewhere else, where the hospitality is much better."
"You said it."
With that the couple left. After the tension in the room had been cleared, another conflict was boiling within Wufei. By then, Wufei's face began to turn bright red and he went straight to Duo.
"What in the hell were you thinking? WE just lost two prospective customers thanks to you."
"What do you mean, IT was my fault? You threw flour at me first."
"We'll see about that." Right then the two started their chase again.
At the same time, Quatre regained his stance and scrambled for more flour from his bag. He threw it at the two crazy bakers and screamed, "EXCUSE ME!!! Will you two quit bickering at one another? I have been waiting here for over ten minutes. I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!"
Duo and Wufei immediately stopped dead in their tracks and realized that THEY both forgot to help Quatre in the process.
Duo then ran over to his side, "Sorry about that. We usually have flour fights once in a while."
"You sure about that," giving Duo a sarcastic look on his face. "I've been here a couple of days before, and I ended up being floured in the process."
Wufei then gave another serious glare at Duo, which signaled him to go back to the kitchen to clean up the cakey mess he left behind.
Wufei then apologized to the best of his ability on regards of his partner/baker. "I'm totally sorry about this whole incident with this flour." He then called Duo back from the kitchen, even though he was just sent towards the kitchen a few minutes ago. "Why don't you apologize to our customer that you frequently torment so much? I'll be in the kitchen, cleaning up." With that, Wufei left the room, while Duo and Quatre stood there.
Duo gave a sheepish smirk in hopes of lighting up the mood, "Sorry about that. Things can be crazy around here. By the way, I'm Duo. Duo Maxwell."
"Glad to meet you. Finally I have a name to your face. Anyhow, I need a dozen éclairs, a variety of donuts and cookies again."
"Don't tell me that Miss Peacecraft is having another staff party?"
"She's not. She's hosting ambassadors at the embassy later on this afternoon."
As Duo was collecting the goodies, Quatre managed to slip towards the corner of the bakery, in which Duo couldn't see him.
Duo then looked up from his tray of éclairs and looked questioningly around the room, "Where did he go? He was just here a minute ago." Without warning, a storm of flour rained on top of him. "What the hell!!"
"I finally got ya, Duo!! I guess we're even now."
Duo coughed out, "I guess so. Will that be all?" At the same time, he was trying wipe the flour out of his eye.
Quatre nodded a "no" in response and after the goodies were paid for, Quatre then left. As he walking back to the limo, Trowa looked up from his newspaper and knew that parts of Quatre's plan backfired.
"Looks like you lost a battle with the flour."
"Not really, I managed to surprise him when he was collecting the éclairs. I think this will be my last run for collecting desserts for Miss Relena."
"You sure about that. I think you're getting the hang of this bakery. After all, you said that you did manage to flour the baker."
"I think I won't press my luck again. I'll quit while I'm ahead. Anyhow, Relena is going to wonder where her desserts will be when the ambassadors come."
After a couple of minutes of driving, Trowa eventually pulled into the back part of the embassy. Outside, Heero was on guard and as Quatre stepped out of the limo, Heero noticed that Quatre was still dusted in a layer of flour.
"What are you looking at, Heero?"
He then responded to Quatre in his monotone voice, "Nothing. You might want to dust yourself off. The ambassadors are here. Relena has been looking for you."
"You mean they're here already. They weren't supposed to come for another hour."
"You better get in there before she wonders."
"All right. This is embarrassing, me having flour all over myself."
After taking various shortcuts, Quatre eventually made it to the conference room and as he entered, Relena's face was in shock, but at the same time it contained a little smirk.
"Gentleman here are some desserts that you are welcome to." She then motioned them to start eating, while at the same time, she struck a conversation with Quatre. "Don't tell me that the baker floured you again."
"Yep he did, but this time I got the upper-hand and I managed to flour him. I think this will be my last run to this bakery. You might as well send someone else."
"All right then. Thank you for all of your help." With that the saga between Quatre and the bakery ended on a happy note.
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Back at the bakery, Duo went back into the kitchen. As Wufei saw the door open, he noticed that Duo was still covered in flour, and began to laugh hysterically.
"Hahaha..how about that...hahaha... you finally got a taste of your own medicine."
"Wufei, could you just shut up."
"I can't." He continued to laugh intermediately, "It's just so funny. You and that customer."
"Whatever." Duo then bowed his chin towards his chest and went on working as usual with a sense of humiliation that hung around him all throughout the afternoon.
Hours passed and it was night already, customers were starting to dwindle. By 9:00, Wufei decided to call it quits. "Hey Duo, I'm leaving now. I have a date with Sally tonight. Would it be all right, if you could close for the night. I'm already late as it is."
Without a response from the kitchen, Wufei decided to head out the door, without Duo's permission. Within the kitchen, Duo heard the request, but was too bummed out to reply. He was busying himself by stacking up the battered pans that he tried to throw at Wufei earlier in the day. He started to talk to himself, "Duo do this, Duo do that. I don't think Cinderella had it bad at all. Oh well, I finally got what I deserve. Flour in my face." He then mimicked in Wufei's voice on one of his commands, "Clean up those dirty pans, Duo. How many times do I have to tell you not to leave the oven unattended?".
He decided to head out and grab all the bread, éclairs, donuts, and other little goodies that were still lying around on their respective shelves. After collecting each item, he placed them in the kitchen's refrigerator. As he was doing so, someone managed to sneak in, without causing the bells on the front door to jingle.
As Duo was quietly humming some song that couldn't be recognized at all, he stopped dead in his tracks and noticed that Hilde was there in the bakery, just waiting for him.
"Hey, stranger. Looks like you had a rough night."
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How was that for chapter 3? Quatre finally got his revenge on Duo (hehehe). He might appear in future chapters again. (Who knows anything can happen!) Anyhow, the relationship between Duo and Hilde will become more apparent sometime soon (don't know when yet). Thanks for the reviews, it means a lot to me. :) Bye for now!!
*****
Sweet Revenge
With Noin and Milliardo looking onto the scene, they were both wondering if they went to the correct bakery.
"Honey, you sure were supposed to be here? I think we should go somewhere else. I don't want these two bakers near our wedding cake. What happens if the cake topples during our reception? That would be a disaster all in itself."
Milliardo nodded in response, "Good point." He then looked at the baker who helped him just three days ago, "Look mister. I don't know what you're trying to pull here. If you aren't ready to accept our business, we'll just go to the bakery that you recommended to me before. My fiancé and I don't have time to waste, since our wedding is just weeks away from now."
Wufei immediately stood up, "But wait. Just wait around for a couple of minutes. I'm sure we can work something out."
In response, Milliardo became agitated, "I'm tired of these excuses. You might as well help the gentleman that was caught in the middle of one of your flour wars with your other baker. I believe he is still on the floor covered in flour. Good day to you then. Come on darling. Let's go somewhere else, where the hospitality is much better."
"You said it."
With that the couple left. After the tension in the room had been cleared, another conflict was boiling within Wufei. By then, Wufei's face began to turn bright red and he went straight to Duo.
"What in the hell were you thinking? WE just lost two prospective customers thanks to you."
"What do you mean, IT was my fault? You threw flour at me first."
"We'll see about that." Right then the two started their chase again.
At the same time, Quatre regained his stance and scrambled for more flour from his bag. He threw it at the two crazy bakers and screamed, "EXCUSE ME!!! Will you two quit bickering at one another? I have been waiting here for over ten minutes. I HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!!"
Duo and Wufei immediately stopped dead in their tracks and realized that THEY both forgot to help Quatre in the process.
Duo then ran over to his side, "Sorry about that. We usually have flour fights once in a while."
"You sure about that," giving Duo a sarcastic look on his face. "I've been here a couple of days before, and I ended up being floured in the process."
Wufei then gave another serious glare at Duo, which signaled him to go back to the kitchen to clean up the cakey mess he left behind.
Wufei then apologized to the best of his ability on regards of his partner/baker. "I'm totally sorry about this whole incident with this flour." He then called Duo back from the kitchen, even though he was just sent towards the kitchen a few minutes ago. "Why don't you apologize to our customer that you frequently torment so much? I'll be in the kitchen, cleaning up." With that, Wufei left the room, while Duo and Quatre stood there.
Duo gave a sheepish smirk in hopes of lighting up the mood, "Sorry about that. Things can be crazy around here. By the way, I'm Duo. Duo Maxwell."
"Glad to meet you. Finally I have a name to your face. Anyhow, I need a dozen éclairs, a variety of donuts and cookies again."
"Don't tell me that Miss Peacecraft is having another staff party?"
"She's not. She's hosting ambassadors at the embassy later on this afternoon."
As Duo was collecting the goodies, Quatre managed to slip towards the corner of the bakery, in which Duo couldn't see him.
Duo then looked up from his tray of éclairs and looked questioningly around the room, "Where did he go? He was just here a minute ago." Without warning, a storm of flour rained on top of him. "What the hell!!"
"I finally got ya, Duo!! I guess we're even now."
Duo coughed out, "I guess so. Will that be all?" At the same time, he was trying wipe the flour out of his eye.
Quatre nodded a "no" in response and after the goodies were paid for, Quatre then left. As he walking back to the limo, Trowa looked up from his newspaper and knew that parts of Quatre's plan backfired.
"Looks like you lost a battle with the flour."
"Not really, I managed to surprise him when he was collecting the éclairs. I think this will be my last run for collecting desserts for Miss Relena."
"You sure about that. I think you're getting the hang of this bakery. After all, you said that you did manage to flour the baker."
"I think I won't press my luck again. I'll quit while I'm ahead. Anyhow, Relena is going to wonder where her desserts will be when the ambassadors come."
After a couple of minutes of driving, Trowa eventually pulled into the back part of the embassy. Outside, Heero was on guard and as Quatre stepped out of the limo, Heero noticed that Quatre was still dusted in a layer of flour.
"What are you looking at, Heero?"
He then responded to Quatre in his monotone voice, "Nothing. You might want to dust yourself off. The ambassadors are here. Relena has been looking for you."
"You mean they're here already. They weren't supposed to come for another hour."
"You better get in there before she wonders."
"All right. This is embarrassing, me having flour all over myself."
After taking various shortcuts, Quatre eventually made it to the conference room and as he entered, Relena's face was in shock, but at the same time it contained a little smirk.
"Gentleman here are some desserts that you are welcome to." She then motioned them to start eating, while at the same time, she struck a conversation with Quatre. "Don't tell me that the baker floured you again."
"Yep he did, but this time I got the upper-hand and I managed to flour him. I think this will be my last run to this bakery. You might as well send someone else."
"All right then. Thank you for all of your help." With that the saga between Quatre and the bakery ended on a happy note.
****
Back at the bakery, Duo went back into the kitchen. As Wufei saw the door open, he noticed that Duo was still covered in flour, and began to laugh hysterically.
"Hahaha..how about that...hahaha... you finally got a taste of your own medicine."
"Wufei, could you just shut up."
"I can't." He continued to laugh intermediately, "It's just so funny. You and that customer."
"Whatever." Duo then bowed his chin towards his chest and went on working as usual with a sense of humiliation that hung around him all throughout the afternoon.
Hours passed and it was night already, customers were starting to dwindle. By 9:00, Wufei decided to call it quits. "Hey Duo, I'm leaving now. I have a date with Sally tonight. Would it be all right, if you could close for the night. I'm already late as it is."
Without a response from the kitchen, Wufei decided to head out the door, without Duo's permission. Within the kitchen, Duo heard the request, but was too bummed out to reply. He was busying himself by stacking up the battered pans that he tried to throw at Wufei earlier in the day. He started to talk to himself, "Duo do this, Duo do that. I don't think Cinderella had it bad at all. Oh well, I finally got what I deserve. Flour in my face." He then mimicked in Wufei's voice on one of his commands, "Clean up those dirty pans, Duo. How many times do I have to tell you not to leave the oven unattended?".
He decided to head out and grab all the bread, éclairs, donuts, and other little goodies that were still lying around on their respective shelves. After collecting each item, he placed them in the kitchen's refrigerator. As he was doing so, someone managed to sneak in, without causing the bells on the front door to jingle.
As Duo was quietly humming some song that couldn't be recognized at all, he stopped dead in his tracks and noticed that Hilde was there in the bakery, just waiting for him.
"Hey, stranger. Looks like you had a rough night."
****
How was that for chapter 3? Quatre finally got his revenge on Duo (hehehe). He might appear in future chapters again. (Who knows anything can happen!) Anyhow, the relationship between Duo and Hilde will become more apparent sometime soon (don't know when yet). Thanks for the reviews, it means a lot to me. :) Bye for now!!