Title: The Hamster Part 2
Rating: PG
Pairings: hints of 2x5
Warnings: Mild language, humor, fluff
Disclaimers: Ahem...I don't own them! I know, it's hard to believe, but I make nothing from these sorry excuses for fanfiction...not a single penny!
Author's Notes: Due to a lot of requests, I have decided to write a sequel to my spoofy fic entitled "The Goldfish." I hope this one doesn't disappoint! Enjoy!
Wufei stood in front of the gerbil hut with a raised eyebrow, watching Duo pet each and every hamster he could reach. "This one is cute, Wufei. Oh, and this one, and this one, too!" Wufei chuckled as one of the hamsters started to nibble on Duo's shirt.
"Which one do you think will get along with me?" Duo seemed to think for a moment, putting a finger against his lip as if he were deep in thought. Then he took two of three he was holding and put them back in their hut.
"This one." Duo said, his voice sugary as if talking to a baby. "He is just perfect." Duo snuggled the hamster, and Wufei chuckled.
"You do realize that this will be my hamster, right?" Duo looked at Wufei and pouted.
"But he is so adorable...Can I keep him? Can I please?" Wufei looked at the hamster, it was a soft caramel color with a black splotch across its back. Then he looked at Duo, who had the biggest puppy dog eyes Wufei had ever seen, and he felt himself crumbling just a little.
"How about we share him? He can be both of ours." Duo smiled, nodding.
"That sounds great!" He snuggled the hamster close to his face. "Isn't that right, Ferdinand?" Wufei raised an eyebrow.
"Ferdinand? You're going to name the hamster Ferdinand?" Duo nodded, stroking the fur on the small creature. Wufei sighed inwardly. Duo could be quite strange at times.
"Is there something wrong with the name Ferdinand? I thought it was rather cute." Wufei shook his head, his voice tinted with laughter.
"No, Duo. Ferdinand is fine." They walked together, browsing through all of the accessories needed to keep their new hamster happy. They bought a cage with colorful tubing so that it could crawl around, and it also had a wheel. There was also a plastic hollow ball that you could place the hamster in and they could roll around on the floor for hours on end.
After buying all the necessary items, and spending something close to 75 credits, Wufei helped carry their precious new pet out to the car. Duo held the small cardboard carrying case on his lap as they went through drive-thru, each ordering a chicken sandwich with fries and a shake. Then, while on their way home, they ate their meals, talking comfortably with one another about Ferdinand.
Wufei carried the new cage up the stairs to the apartment while Duo carried the hamster and the bag of supplies. They took the stuff into Duo's room, since he had said he had the room to place everything.
It took almost two hours, especially since Wufei kept on sneezing for some reason, to set up the cage and let Ferdinand settle in. After they were done, it was around 3:00, and Wufei decided he would go start an early dinner.
He walked into the kitchen to see Heero had already started cooking dinner, and Wufei fell right into place as he helped the Japanese man cook that night's meal. They worked in companionable silence, Heero preparing the meat loaf and Wufei working on the mashed potatoes and string beans.
"Geez! You two are killers in the kitchen. Forget the war, you guys need to go on Iron Chef!" Duo said, practically bounding into the kitchen with Ferdinand in his hands.
"Hn." Heero said, throwing bread cubes in with the meat in the bowl. "The food they make on that show is so elaborated it doesn't even taste like food anymore." Wufei snorted and Heero glanced up.
"This coming from a guy who lived on standardized ration bars for the better part of two years." Duo burst out laughing, and even Heero grinned at the statement.
"Those things taste like watered-down cardboard with some rubber thrown in there. I'll bet those meals on Iron Chef are like heaven compared to that!" Duo said, walking over to Wufei and placing Ferdinand in Wufei's front shirt pocket. Wufei felt the little ball of fur try to find a comfortable position in his pocket with no luck.
Then, all of a sudden, Wufei sneezed. Not just once, mind you, but several times. Both Duo and Heero watched as Wufei's whole body shook with each sneeze, and Heero raised an eyebrow when it was all over.
"If you are getting sick, I want you to leave this kitchen." Wufei nodded, wiping his eyes which had teared up during his episode. Duo followed him out of the kitchen and went with him to his bedroom.
"Are you okay, Wufei? Are you really getting sick?" Duo's face showed genuine concern, and Wufei smiled slightly.
"I'm fine. I don't know what it is. One minute I'm okay, the next, I'm sneezing, my eyes are watery, and I can feel my sinuses clog up." Wufei grabbed a tissue from his bedside table and blew his nose. Then he reached inside his pocket and grabbed Ferdinand, handing the hamster to Duo. "Here, take Ferdinand back to his cage, or put him in the ball and let him roll around." Duo nodded, and took Ferdinand out of Wufei's room.
