Chapter 2: Just What I Wanted
I bustled around the kitchen in a way I hadn't before. Mrs. Howmei was constructing with a sustained voice what we were all supposed to be doing but I wasn't really paying attention. I was making Gai something special. I admitted making food to win him over way cheesy but at least I could see him enjoy it. That's why it had to be perfect.
"Moooooorning, Akito!" I heard an all too familiar voice screech. I quivered as I turned to see Yurika's bright face, chipper as usual.
"Morning, Yurika." I moaned, trying to hint I didn't want to talk....but she wouldn't go away.
"What are you doing? Is that for me? It's so pretty! You're so generous, my loving Akito! You're always thinking of me!" She grabbed at a fork as she spied Gai's food. I wasn't about to let her have it.
"N-no, Yurika....I have something...later...somewhere else." I said quietly, pushing the food slowly away from her crazed eyes.
"Oh! I should have known! Akito wouldn't just make food for me, he probably bought be a biiiig teddy bear! Or even a reservation to take a long stroll on the beach!"
I was almost writing this all down in my head as she said them. I had to get her away quick though; Gai had to be coming.
"Ok, Yurika! You had better get going now..." I suggested, "It's a real bust morning today." I supposed I was too late when I heard the door open into the dining room. I looked out and saw Gai walk through. I wondered when he looked around confused if he was looking for me. I didn't want Yurika to be here right now so i had to think quick.
"Yurika! Look over there!" I pointed fiercely to my side and she looked that way too.
"What is it?" Yurika pondered.
"I don't know, check it out!" I said, confused on what to do. To my luck, she nodded and walked that way. I grabbed the plate containing Gai's breakfast.
"Hey, Gai!" I called. He looked my way and smiled. I smiled too.
"Oi, Akito! What's that?" Gai said, obviously meaning the food. I pushed it towards him, partially blushing.
"I made it for you!" I said, hoping Yurika hadn't found whatever I sent her looking for. Gai clapped his hands together with a sort of twinkle in his eye.
"It's...it's....just what I wanted! Thank you Akito!" He cried as he took the plate. I knew he would want that, it was what his favorite Gekigangar character had eaten before we had to stop watching last night. It was only a coincidence that Miss Nanako had served it to him.
I saw him go over to a table and begin eating and I smiled. I was glad he wasn't allergic to it or some other horrible thing. Just then Yurika came over to me, out of breath.
"Akito..." She said slowly, "I...I could find--" Just then a screen popped up. It was Megumi.
"Captain! You are needed on deck!" Megumi said.
"Aww, do I gotta?" Yurika unprofessionally answered. I can't believe her immaturity. After a small rally, Yurika decided to go. I waved my good-byes and sat down next to Gai. His plate seemed practically empty.
"Do you like it?" I asked. He looked at another spoonful he had and grinned.
"I'll ask the questions! Did you make this yourself?" Gai asked. I paused a moment then nodded slightly. He nodded too, "It's real good. I guess you're not a bad cook as well as a pilot." He said.
I felt real proud then. Gai seemed to really like me after all. I was so happy. I was a bout to say thank you when he continued on.
"Stop doing that, you're making me look bad!" He finished. Shattered, all shattered. Gai was an interesting person indeed. Not to mention hard to get at. As he got up from his seat to put his dish away I watched him leave in silence. As I sighed and put my hands on my face I saw him quickly look over his shoulder at me then look away again. I supposed then that there was no turning back, I wanted Gai. I really did.
[To be Continued]
AN: i dunno what I'm gonna do when Gai dies... *sniffles* Hows about it never happens . *sigh* I'll see when it happens. Thanks for all your reviews, people. I know Nadesico isn't wildly popular so it's ever harder for people to like this particular yaoi pairing so it means a lot that I know you're there! Thankees!
I bustled around the kitchen in a way I hadn't before. Mrs. Howmei was constructing with a sustained voice what we were all supposed to be doing but I wasn't really paying attention. I was making Gai something special. I admitted making food to win him over way cheesy but at least I could see him enjoy it. That's why it had to be perfect.
"Moooooorning, Akito!" I heard an all too familiar voice screech. I quivered as I turned to see Yurika's bright face, chipper as usual.
"Morning, Yurika." I moaned, trying to hint I didn't want to talk....but she wouldn't go away.
"What are you doing? Is that for me? It's so pretty! You're so generous, my loving Akito! You're always thinking of me!" She grabbed at a fork as she spied Gai's food. I wasn't about to let her have it.
"N-no, Yurika....I have something...later...somewhere else." I said quietly, pushing the food slowly away from her crazed eyes.
"Oh! I should have known! Akito wouldn't just make food for me, he probably bought be a biiiig teddy bear! Or even a reservation to take a long stroll on the beach!"
I was almost writing this all down in my head as she said them. I had to get her away quick though; Gai had to be coming.
"Ok, Yurika! You had better get going now..." I suggested, "It's a real bust morning today." I supposed I was too late when I heard the door open into the dining room. I looked out and saw Gai walk through. I wondered when he looked around confused if he was looking for me. I didn't want Yurika to be here right now so i had to think quick.
"Yurika! Look over there!" I pointed fiercely to my side and she looked that way too.
"What is it?" Yurika pondered.
"I don't know, check it out!" I said, confused on what to do. To my luck, she nodded and walked that way. I grabbed the plate containing Gai's breakfast.
"Hey, Gai!" I called. He looked my way and smiled. I smiled too.
"Oi, Akito! What's that?" Gai said, obviously meaning the food. I pushed it towards him, partially blushing.
"I made it for you!" I said, hoping Yurika hadn't found whatever I sent her looking for. Gai clapped his hands together with a sort of twinkle in his eye.
"It's...it's....just what I wanted! Thank you Akito!" He cried as he took the plate. I knew he would want that, it was what his favorite Gekigangar character had eaten before we had to stop watching last night. It was only a coincidence that Miss Nanako had served it to him.
I saw him go over to a table and begin eating and I smiled. I was glad he wasn't allergic to it or some other horrible thing. Just then Yurika came over to me, out of breath.
"Akito..." She said slowly, "I...I could find--" Just then a screen popped up. It was Megumi.
"Captain! You are needed on deck!" Megumi said.
"Aww, do I gotta?" Yurika unprofessionally answered. I can't believe her immaturity. After a small rally, Yurika decided to go. I waved my good-byes and sat down next to Gai. His plate seemed practically empty.
"Do you like it?" I asked. He looked at another spoonful he had and grinned.
"I'll ask the questions! Did you make this yourself?" Gai asked. I paused a moment then nodded slightly. He nodded too, "It's real good. I guess you're not a bad cook as well as a pilot." He said.
I felt real proud then. Gai seemed to really like me after all. I was so happy. I was a bout to say thank you when he continued on.
"Stop doing that, you're making me look bad!" He finished. Shattered, all shattered. Gai was an interesting person indeed. Not to mention hard to get at. As he got up from his seat to put his dish away I watched him leave in silence. As I sighed and put my hands on my face I saw him quickly look over his shoulder at me then look away again. I supposed then that there was no turning back, I wanted Gai. I really did.
[To be Continued]
AN: i dunno what I'm gonna do when Gai dies... *sniffles* Hows about it never happens . *sigh* I'll see when it happens. Thanks for all your reviews, people. I know Nadesico isn't wildly popular so it's ever harder for people to like this particular yaoi pairing so it means a lot that I know you're there! Thankees!