At Your Service!
Disclaimers: I do not own Gundam Wing or its characters for any part of things! Now, her it goes, the third chapter up you come! This chapter's in 2 part, A and B but its all in one the reason being I simply couldn't be bothered! Ha!
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Relwarc: Oh my goodness! You kept READING! I'm so appreciative for your comments. I'm dearly sorry about the length of the second chapter, you see I errr don't take note on the chapter lengths that closely but from NOW I will try my hardest to go with the guidelines you gave me. Did you really like the door? Well, guess what? It has more guest appearances so please, could you maybe keep reading? THANKS! THANKS TONNES! Honntouni ARIGATO!
(III) WAITORS GALOR
"I refuse!"
"Wuffie-,"
At the sound of that name Wufei shut up.
"I am not wearing a waiter's suit!" Wufei turned stubbornly from the suit he was handed. A white jacket, blouse and grey trousers.
"Come on. It isn't much, you're wearing whoever says anything. Now scat!" Cathy shoved Wufei into the changing cubicle and threw the clothes in after him.
"Hm," she sighed with her hands on her hips. "The others weren't horrid like him. Except for Duo I guess who flatly rejected the white blouse." That was quickly solved by changing white to red. "You all ready yet?"
The shuffling of curtains was sounded and five young boys came out, all beautifully dressed in waiters' suits. Heero wore an open jacket with a white blouse and a black tie to match his jacket and trousers. Trowa wore similar but with navy jacket and trousers and minus the tie. Wufei's was explained above. Quatre wore a black jacket and skin tight (I wonder why) black trousers and a white blouse. Duo had quite similar but with a red blouse as written above.
"How do I look me missie?" Duo grinned, showing a spin.
"Wonderful, I'll have to redo your hair later though, after that cooking it doesn't look too great," Cathy said with approval.
"Yeah, I know. It's been bugging me! Is there a bathroom in this buildin'?"
"Yes, I'll show you later," Cathy assured. "Now, Trowy! Give me a whirl! That's it! Good your fine. Next! Wufei, come show me, yeah good enough. Heero! That's it, good, perfect, nothing could be better. Lastly! Quatre! Good, you're lookin' lovely there! Now let's get on with the practice." Then Catherine clapped her hands loudly and shouted, "Rishika! We need you now!"
Rishika? Was what all the men thought then rushing footsteps were heard and the door was opened to the change rooms.
"Oh you're." Cathy glanced at who was at the door and immediately ran over and kicked her and Dorothy went flying into outa space. "We didn't ask for YOU!"
Then there were creaks from outside the room as someone ran down the hallway and the door was whammed open again and a girl appeared, panting and gasping for breath. "Sorry I'm late Catherine, this blonde lady sort of got in my way. I'm terribly sorry."
"Don't worry Rishie, we have plenty of time and that blonde lady's probably gone for the rest eternity," Cathy then turned to the five behind her and made a hand gesture at the younger girl next to her. "Now, all of you this is Min Rishika. She knows all about you and the mission and will be helping out."
The girl curtsied and said, "Good afternoon. I will be assisting Catherine Barton from now on so yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
Duo and Quatre stepped forward and Duo grinned at her. "Nice meetin' you. I'm Duo Maxwell.as you'd probably been told. Just call me Duo!"
Quatre gave a small bow and shook Rishika's hand and smiled politely at her and received a smile back. "My name is Quatre-Rebarba Winner. Quatre will be nice if you'd like. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
"That's my brother there, Trowa," Catherine pointed to her brother, introducing him to Rishika, the reason being he wouldn't introduce himself.
"That's Wu-man and-,"
"DOU! Wu'fei'! Not Wu-man or Wu-Wu or Fei or Wuffie or-,"
"Yes, that's Wufei," Duo smiled and Rishika gave a joyful giggle.
"And that's Heero," Quatre turned his head to the Japanese pilot. "Him and Trowa hardly talk so I'll just warn you that."
"Now, boys enough introducing we need to get some work done here," Catherine cut the conversation. "All of you have various things you'll have to learn."
***???***
(III-A) HEERO'S JOB
"I have thought of something you can do Heero Yuy. You will work at the front desk at all times. Understood?" Catherine asked.
"Understood,"
"Now we will train you how to work at the front desk while the other four are trained on waiter work with Rishika. All clear? No problems or rejections?"
"No,"
"Then let's get started. You know what to do right Rishie? I'll come help you in a moment okay?"
"It is all fine, please do not worry."
"Okay."
Catherine led Heero out to the corridor and into a spare room, he took note that the others were taken into a different room on the opposite side by Rishika.
***
The room was empty except for the brown desk in the centre with two arm chairs, dark carpet and white walls. The room smelt slightly of cleaning powder.
"Please, take a seat." Heero did as he was told. "This hopefully will not take long. Pay full attention then this will be over quicker. As I have said before you are to work at the front desk. There customers will come to pay or-,"
"Yes, I know what people do at front desk. Just get to the point of how you do it."
"Okay, well firstly phone taking. If the phone rings you will pick it up after about at least 3 rings then say in the most formal voice you own, now remember this, 'Good morning/day/afternoon/evening-all depending on he time of day. Never say night because that sounds strange-this is The Perfect Soldier-the name of the restauran-,"
"What?"
"nt-how may I help you?' The rest is all very simple, you just answer their problems in a polite manner of talk and next, if they want bookings. If they want bookings ask them which day, what time and how many people and that's all. If people come and they have bookings tell them which section and what table number to go to and it will be best if a waiter or waitress escorts them. All clear? Nothing else is too hard, just use common sense," Cathy concluded.
"All understood,"
"Good, now let's go see what the others are up to."
***???***
(III-B) WAITER BUSINESS
After parting with Catherine, Rishika had led the remaining four to a large room on the opposite side to where the other two were practicing.
"Here we are," Rishie held the door open for the men to go in and closed it behind Wufei, the last one coming in. She looked up at him with curiosity when she heard him muttering Chinese curses under his breath. "Here all of you will be learning the criteria of a waiter's job and to do it well. I will usually work one on one so if I am not working with you, you can chat amongst yourselves or practice whatever I was teaching you before. Okay?"
"Sounds good to me," Duo said. Quatre agreed.
Trowa just said an 'okay' and Wufei did nothing, Rishika was warned of reactions she would get and took Wufei's silence as a 'yes, all's wonderfully fine.'
***
"Here's some mental information," Rishie started off. "Firstly if customers come and you are free open the doors, if they're going in or out it doesn't matter. When customers come, lead them to an appropriate table with the right amount of chairs. Ask if they would like drinks first and take orders. Come back with drinks and say a small bowl of nuts or something of the sort-,"
Here Wufei interrupted. "Prawn Chips are better."
"Okay, Prawn Chips then and ask if they are ready for ordering. Take orders and tell the chef. The rest of it is mostly common sense. If you have any problems just ask me."
"Kay," Duo said. "So now what do we do?"
"Well, firstly I'd like to see all of you smile. If you are out of the bar or in the restaurant section, always smile toward customers. So can you all please smile for me?"
Duo gave the biggest smile and said, "How's this? Alright?"
"It's just fine," Rishika said. "You'll have no problems."
Quatre's smile was the sweetest smile all man would ever see. The angelic smile was perfect.
"Quatre, your fine too."
"Oh, that's good."
There was silence for a few seconds.
".Wufei? Trowa? Can both of you smile for me?"
"Or can either of you smile?" Duo added.
"No," was Wufei's quick answer. "Smiling is for the weak!"
Rishika sighed and wiped her hands on her skirts. "We'll have to work on both of you." Rishika walked a few steps to the side, her black skirts whirling. "Um, now. Duo, Quatre? I'll teach both of you how to set the tables."
"Okay," both answered in unison.
"Then, come over here for a little bit," Rishika led the two over to a table over in the other half of the room. "Now," Rishie took up a basked of cutlery from the middle of the table. "Putting the table cloths on aren't that difficult so we'll go on to the plates and cutlery. You put this here and the fork next tot that and fold the napkins like this-," she quickly explained how to set the table and Duo and Quatre watched carefully.
Once she was finished, she asked firstly Quatre to do it.
He did all the work with an amazing level of agility and finishing asked in a rather small voice. "Was that alright?"
Rishie was silent for a few seconds and scratched her head. "Y-yes. It's fine Quatre. Um, I have to go to the others now so Duo you do it this time and if you have troubles just ask Quatre, okay."
Duo nodded and at that Rishika quickly made her way back to the other two who were standing there, extremely unsociable to the highest and Wufei was facing the wall, still cursing. I think he was insulting the wall in Chinese for there was nothing else to insult.
Rishika took a deep breath and started the training.
"Wufei? Can you try smiling again?"
"No,"
"Just once?"
"No,"
"The faster you do this, the quicker you get out."
"No,"
"This is your mission."
"No,"
"What is it then?!" Rishika said desperately, she was starting to run out of ideas. "From when did you decide this wasn't your mission?"
"Now,"
"Is English your second language-?" Duo's cheesy voice came floating from the other side of the room. "Stop troubling poor Rishie. She's tryin' her best FEI!"
"FINE! This good enough?" Wufei asked through gritted teeth, defeated by the 'Fei'. He said it in such a manner that it was hard to answer 'no'.
"Okay, that's fine, I'll work with Trowa now," Rishika said turning to the other boy. Uncomfortably tying her straight, long, dark brown hair back in a neat ponytail down her back she again took another deep breath. "Trowa? Can you try a smile?" to her great wonder and all, Trowa gave the smallest hint of a smile! In her head she screamed 'YES OH YESSS! (Starts singing something about 'This is my day!') "Can you try again? Just bigger?"
He hesitated at that, by now 02 and 04 had finished and were coming over to see what Rishie was doing. Just then the door opened and Cathy came in, closely followed by Heero.
"How's it going Rish?" Cathy asked in a bright voice.
Half crying Rishika replied. "It's too ha'ard-Cathy? They won't smile for me-."
"Oh, dear," Cathy said, sort of unimpressed, with the pilots not Rishie. She knew how hard things could be around these inhuman people. "Well, who won't?" Cathy thought better of it straight after she asked. So hard to guess- she thought in her mind.
"Duo and Quatre there were perfect but Wufei and-,"
"-Trowa," Cathy interrupted, knowing how difficult it is to get Trowa to smile.
"-seem to find it difficult," Rishika concluded.
"Okay, I'll help you in a sec," Catherine said with a smile, quickly faulting.
"Um," Quatre said. "Where's Wufei?"
"Hm?" Duo looked around the room, finding that they were minus a Wufei. "Great, now where's he gone!"
"I'll go look for him," Heero said, walking out of the room.
"I'll help," Quatre volunteered and Duo agreed and came along.
***
It wasn't that much of a hard job finding Wufei; he was in the most expected place possible.
As soon as the three had walked out of the door they found their comrade whamming at the door, pounding as hard as possible. One hand was on the handle, moving it back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, violently. Probably trying to break it off.
After a few minutes of amusement, Heero said. "It's not gonno work, come back and get on with the mission." He must have heard Wufei claiming this project a non-mission.
"Come on," Quatre said, after a few minutes of being ignored he gave up.
"Uh-uh," Duo said, shaking his head. "This is how you do things around him." He took a breath and cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled. "YOU ARE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!!!!! COME BACK RIGHT NOW FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
There was silence all around after the scream. Then Rishika timidly poked her head out of the door. "Is anything the matter?"
"Nup! All's fine, come on Fei," Duo dragged Wufei back to the room and the other two followed, very slowly.
***
"Since we've found Fei and all," Catherine said, hands on hips. "We might just get started. Ready Trowa?" Indeed, Cathy sounded confident but yet she was terrified to her bone.or maybe deeper if possible. She glanced over at her brother and shivered remembering the many times she had attempted to get a laugh out of this boy. "Okay, Trowa? Smile-."
The Nanashi did nothing.
"Come on Trowy, you can do it!" Catherine sighed and started to sweat. "Ummm, I know! Trowy? Why did the crow cross the road?"
"Cathy?"
"Yes?"
"It's the chicken I think. Not the crow."
"Oh! I'm sorry," Catherine gave a nervous, fake sounding giggle and trailed off. "Errr, then here's another on-,"
"No, it's fine," Trowa cut Catherine off before she started her joke strategy.
"-ne. Oh. Okay then," Catherine thought desperately of what else she could do. Oh God, now what?
"Catherine, let me help," Rishika stepped forward.
"I will too," Quatre volunteered.
"I will t-!"
Everyone in the room edged back to the opposite wall-including Trowa-as Duo put his hand up to help.
"Well, if I'm this rejected. Fine!" Duo went and started to sulk in the corner and Heero watched for a few seconds as the Shinigami wailed and taking a deep sigh trudged over to the miserable ball of black and petted it on the head, muttering 'Yeah, yeah. Whatever, just shut up.'
"Now," Cathy said. "One, two three!"
Then all at once, the three desperate 'Smile Trainers' said in a droning, synchronized voice-"Smile Trowa-."
Now, this was an amusing sight but to Trowa it jumped amusement to something that should be feared.
Now I've got three to my enemy. Not only Cathy but Rishika and Quatre too. Trowa stood uneasily, scratching his head.
"No, let's get things straight," Quatre walked over and asked Trowa to smile in the sweetest voice man could hear. He couldn't reject it. So he gave a weak smile and Quatre touched his face softly. "No, you have to be wider here and oh I know. Maybe it's the eyes. They have to come up like this and-."
"Okay, leave this to Quatre," Cathy said, quite impressed but maybe not. "He's done better then anyone else I've seen."
Rishika nodded.
"Now, to you Fei," Cathy turned to face the red faced Wufei, still cursing in Chinese. "Nah, forget it. No one'll get him to smile on purpose. One day I'd like to just flip randomly through the 'Guinness Book of Records' and see Bladiblaa who made Chang Wufei smile. Ha, in my dreams."
This was highly insulting to the 'Male Rule' obsessed boy. He quickly thought of killing the girl with his Katana and thought better of it, then he thought of smiling to show his anger and ability to do anything then thought better of 'that' too because that would be proving he seemed childish and immature but.he decided to stay silent.
"Ahh!" Cathy yelled. "Enough practice for now, let's move on."
"Move on?" Duo asked from his corner he still well somehow 'pleasantly.? Talked to Heero.
"T-To the 'Deeper More Deeper Door of Doom'!?" This was Wufei.
"Yes, now, come along."
"Over this way."
****** Author: Aaah, finito! There we are, third chapter over! Next is four ain't it? Sneer! Well, how was me original, Rishie? I understand some of you out there might think those people annoying or something but I hope some of you may like her! Please leave a comment if you want to! It will be greatly appreciated!
By the way, I might be heading for approximately 10 reviews or a bit less or a bit more for me to put up the next chapter so. I won't be here for about a week //nb. 10 March 2003// and I'll try to keep writing through my work and stuff but.Mm, trust me I shall put up more! ^_^ Of course with your help!
Disclaimers: I do not own Gundam Wing or its characters for any part of things! Now, her it goes, the third chapter up you come! This chapter's in 2 part, A and B but its all in one the reason being I simply couldn't be bothered! Ha!
Now reviews: Thanks guys! I'm so glad it's reviewable even! It's just amazing! I can't tell you how much it's all joyed me.
Relwarc: Thanks SO MUCH! Now, I'm glad you're finding it good! No, really! Weeeel, I'm not going to tell you the pairings am I? I'm not 'that' much of a nice little devil SO look forward, read on and FIND OUT! WOOP!
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(III) WAITORS GALOR
"I refuse!"
"Wuffie-,"
At the sound of that name Wufei shut up.
"I am not wearing a waiter's suit!" Wufei turned stubbornly from the suit he was handed. A white jacket, blouse and grey trousers.
"Come on. It isn't much, you're wearing whoever says anything. Now scat!" Cathy shoved Wufei into the changing cubicle and threw the clothes in after him.
"Hm," she sighed with her hands on her hips. "The others weren't horrid like him. Except for Duo I guess who flatly rejected the white blouse." That was quickly solved by changing white to red. "You all ready yet?"
The shuffling of curtains was sounded and five young boys came out, all beautifully dressed in waiters' suits. Heero wore an open jacket with a white blouse and a black tie to match his jacket and trousers. Trowa wore similar but with navy jacket and trousers and minus the tie. Wufei's was explained above. Quatre wore a black jacket and skin tight (I wonder why) black trousers and a white blouse. Duo had quite similar but with a red blouse as written above.
"How do I look me missie?" Duo grinned, showing a spin.
"Wonderful, I'll have to redo your hair later though, after that cooking it doesn't look too great," Cathy said with approval.
"Yeah, I know. It's been bugging me! Is there a bathroom in this buildin'?"
"Yes, I'll show you later," Cathy assured. "Now, Trowy! Give me a whirl! That's it! Good your fine. Next! Wufei, come show me, yeah good enough. Heero! That's it, good, perfect, nothing could be better. Lastly! Quatre! Good, you're lookin' lovely there! Now let's get on with the practice." Then Catherine clapped her hands loudly and shouted, "Rishika! We need you now!"
Rishika? Was what all the men thought then rushing footsteps were heard and the door was opened to the change rooms.
"Oh you're." Cathy glanced at who was at the door and immediately ran over and kicked her and Dorothy went flying into outa space. "We didn't ask for YOU!"
Then there were creaks from outside the room as someone ran down the hallway and the door was whammed open again and a girl appeared, panting and gasping for breath. "Sorry I'm late Catherine, this blonde lady sort of got in my way. I'm terribly sorry."
"Don't worry Rishie, we have plenty of time and that blonde lady's probably gone for the rest eternity," Cathy then turned to the five behind her and made a hand gesture at the younger girl next to her. "Now, all of you this is Min Rishika. She knows all about you and the mission and will be helping out."
The girl curtsied and said, "Good afternoon. I will be assisting Catherine Barton from now on so yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
Duo and Quatre stepped forward and Duo grinned at her. "Nice meetin' you. I'm Duo Maxwell.as you'd probably been told. Just call me Duo!"
Quatre gave a small bow and shook Rishika's hand and smiled politely at her and received a smile back. "My name is Quatre-Rebarba Winner. Quatre will be nice if you'd like. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
"That's my brother there, Trowa," Catherine pointed to her brother, introducing him to Rishika, the reason being he wouldn't introduce himself.
"That's Wu-man and-,"
"DOU! Wu'fei'! Not Wu-man or Wu-Wu or Fei or Wuffie or-,"
"Yes, that's Wufei," Duo smiled and Rishika gave a joyful giggle.
"And that's Heero," Quatre turned his head to the Japanese pilot. "Him and Trowa hardly talk so I'll just warn you that."
"Now, boys enough introducing we need to get some work done here," Catherine cut the conversation. "All of you have various things you'll have to learn."
***???***
(III-A) HEERO'S JOB
"I have thought of something you can do Heero Yuy. You will work at the front desk at all times. Understood?" Catherine asked.
"Understood,"
"Now we will train you how to work at the front desk while the other four are trained on waiter work with Rishika. All clear? No problems or rejections?"
"No,"
"Then let's get started. You know what to do right Rishie? I'll come help you in a moment okay?"
"It is all fine, please do not worry."
"Okay."
Catherine led Heero out to the corridor and into a spare room, he took note that the others were taken into a different room on the opposite side by Rishika.
***
The room was empty except for the brown desk in the centre with two arm chairs, dark carpet and white walls. The room smelt slightly of cleaning powder.
"Please, take a seat." Heero did as he was told. "This hopefully will not take long. Pay full attention then this will be over quicker. As I have said before you are to work at the front desk. There customers will come to pay or-,"
"Yes, I know what people do at front desk. Just get to the point of how you do it."
"Okay, well firstly phone taking. If the phone rings you will pick it up after about at least 3 rings then say in the most formal voice you own, now remember this, 'Good morning/day/afternoon/evening-all depending on he time of day. Never say night because that sounds strange-this is The Perfect Soldier-the name of the restauran-,"
"What?"
"nt-how may I help you?' The rest is all very simple, you just answer their problems in a polite manner of talk and next, if they want bookings. If they want bookings ask them which day, what time and how many people and that's all. If people come and they have bookings tell them which section and what table number to go to and it will be best if a waiter or waitress escorts them. All clear? Nothing else is too hard, just use common sense," Cathy concluded.
"All understood,"
"Good, now let's go see what the others are up to."
***???***
(III-B) WAITER BUSINESS
After parting with Catherine, Rishika had led the remaining four to a large room on the opposite side to where the other two were practicing.
"Here we are," Rishie held the door open for the men to go in and closed it behind Wufei, the last one coming in. She looked up at him with curiosity when she heard him muttering Chinese curses under his breath. "Here all of you will be learning the criteria of a waiter's job and to do it well. I will usually work one on one so if I am not working with you, you can chat amongst yourselves or practice whatever I was teaching you before. Okay?"
"Sounds good to me," Duo said. Quatre agreed.
Trowa just said an 'okay' and Wufei did nothing, Rishika was warned of reactions she would get and took Wufei's silence as a 'yes, all's wonderfully fine.'
***
"Here's some mental information," Rishie started off. "Firstly if customers come and you are free open the doors, if they're going in or out it doesn't matter. When customers come, lead them to an appropriate table with the right amount of chairs. Ask if they would like drinks first and take orders. Come back with drinks and say a small bowl of nuts or something of the sort-,"
Here Wufei interrupted. "Prawn Chips are better."
"Okay, Prawn Chips then and ask if they are ready for ordering. Take orders and tell the chef. The rest of it is mostly common sense. If you have any problems just ask me."
"Kay," Duo said. "So now what do we do?"
"Well, firstly I'd like to see all of you smile. If you are out of the bar or in the restaurant section, always smile toward customers. So can you all please smile for me?"
Duo gave the biggest smile and said, "How's this? Alright?"
"It's just fine," Rishika said. "You'll have no problems."
Quatre's smile was the sweetest smile all man would ever see. The angelic smile was perfect.
"Quatre, your fine too."
"Oh, that's good."
There was silence for a few seconds.
".Wufei? Trowa? Can both of you smile for me?"
"Or can either of you smile?" Duo added.
"No," was Wufei's quick answer. "Smiling is for the weak!"
Rishika sighed and wiped her hands on her skirts. "We'll have to work on both of you." Rishika walked a few steps to the side, her black skirts whirling. "Um, now. Duo, Quatre? I'll teach both of you how to set the tables."
"Okay," both answered in unison.
"Then, come over here for a little bit," Rishika led the two over to a table over in the other half of the room. "Now," Rishie took up a basked of cutlery from the middle of the table. "Putting the table cloths on aren't that difficult so we'll go on to the plates and cutlery. You put this here and the fork next tot that and fold the napkins like this-," she quickly explained how to set the table and Duo and Quatre watched carefully.
Once she was finished, she asked firstly Quatre to do it.
He did all the work with an amazing level of agility and finishing asked in a rather small voice. "Was that alright?"
Rishie was silent for a few seconds and scratched her head. "Y-yes. It's fine Quatre. Um, I have to go to the others now so Duo you do it this time and if you have troubles just ask Quatre, okay."
Duo nodded and at that Rishika quickly made her way back to the other two who were standing there, extremely unsociable to the highest and Wufei was facing the wall, still cursing. I think he was insulting the wall in Chinese for there was nothing else to insult.
Rishika took a deep breath and started the training.
"Wufei? Can you try smiling again?"
"No,"
"Just once?"
"No,"
"The faster you do this, the quicker you get out."
"No,"
"This is your mission."
"No,"
"What is it then?!" Rishika said desperately, she was starting to run out of ideas. "From when did you decide this wasn't your mission?"
"Now,"
"Is English your second language-?" Duo's cheesy voice came floating from the other side of the room. "Stop troubling poor Rishie. She's tryin' her best FEI!"
"FINE! This good enough?" Wufei asked through gritted teeth, defeated by the 'Fei'. He said it in such a manner that it was hard to answer 'no'.
"Okay, that's fine, I'll work with Trowa now," Rishika said turning to the other boy. Uncomfortably tying her straight, long, dark brown hair back in a neat ponytail down her back she again took another deep breath. "Trowa? Can you try a smile?" to her great wonder and all, Trowa gave the smallest hint of a smile! In her head she screamed 'YES OH YESSS! (Starts singing something about 'This is my day!') "Can you try again? Just bigger?"
He hesitated at that, by now 02 and 04 had finished and were coming over to see what Rishie was doing. Just then the door opened and Cathy came in, closely followed by Heero.
"How's it going Rish?" Cathy asked in a bright voice.
Half crying Rishika replied. "It's too ha'ard-Cathy? They won't smile for me-."
"Oh, dear," Cathy said, sort of unimpressed, with the pilots not Rishie. She knew how hard things could be around these inhuman people. "Well, who won't?" Cathy thought better of it straight after she asked. So hard to guess- she thought in her mind.
"Duo and Quatre there were perfect but Wufei and-,"
"-Trowa," Cathy interrupted, knowing how difficult it is to get Trowa to smile.
"-seem to find it difficult," Rishika concluded.
"Okay, I'll help you in a sec," Catherine said with a smile, quickly faulting.
"Um," Quatre said. "Where's Wufei?"
"Hm?" Duo looked around the room, finding that they were minus a Wufei. "Great, now where's he gone!"
"I'll go look for him," Heero said, walking out of the room.
"I'll help," Quatre volunteered and Duo agreed and came along.
***
It wasn't that much of a hard job finding Wufei; he was in the most expected place possible.
As soon as the three had walked out of the door they found their comrade whamming at the door, pounding as hard as possible. One hand was on the handle, moving it back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, violently. Probably trying to break it off.
After a few minutes of amusement, Heero said. "It's not gonno work, come back and get on with the mission." He must have heard Wufei claiming this project a non-mission.
"Come on," Quatre said, after a few minutes of being ignored he gave up.
"Uh-uh," Duo said, shaking his head. "This is how you do things around him." He took a breath and cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled. "YOU ARE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME RIGHT THIS INSTANT!!!!!! COME BACK RIGHT NOW FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
There was silence all around after the scream. Then Rishika timidly poked her head out of the door. "Is anything the matter?"
"Nup! All's fine, come on Fei," Duo dragged Wufei back to the room and the other two followed, very slowly.
***
"Since we've found Fei and all," Catherine said, hands on hips. "We might just get started. Ready Trowa?" Indeed, Cathy sounded confident but yet she was terrified to her bone.or maybe deeper if possible. She glanced over at her brother and shivered remembering the many times she had attempted to get a laugh out of this boy. "Okay, Trowa? Smile-."
The Nanashi did nothing.
"Come on Trowy, you can do it!" Catherine sighed and started to sweat. "Ummm, I know! Trowy? Why did the crow cross the road?"
"Cathy?"
"Yes?"
"It's the chicken I think. Not the crow."
"Oh! I'm sorry," Catherine gave a nervous, fake sounding giggle and trailed off. "Errr, then here's another on-,"
"No, it's fine," Trowa cut Catherine off before she started her joke strategy.
"-ne. Oh. Okay then," Catherine thought desperately of what else she could do. Oh God, now what?
"Catherine, let me help," Rishika stepped forward.
"I will too," Quatre volunteered.
"I will t-!"
Everyone in the room edged back to the opposite wall-including Trowa-as Duo put his hand up to help.
"Well, if I'm this rejected. Fine!" Duo went and started to sulk in the corner and Heero watched for a few seconds as the Shinigami wailed and taking a deep sigh trudged over to the miserable ball of black and petted it on the head, muttering 'Yeah, yeah. Whatever, just shut up.'
"Now," Cathy said. "One, two three!"
Then all at once, the three desperate 'Smile Trainers' said in a droning, synchronized voice-"Smile Trowa-."
Now, this was an amusing sight but to Trowa it jumped amusement to something that should be feared.
Now I've got three to my enemy. Not only Cathy but Rishika and Quatre too. Trowa stood uneasily, scratching his head.
"No, let's get things straight," Quatre walked over and asked Trowa to smile in the sweetest voice man could hear. He couldn't reject it. So he gave a weak smile and Quatre touched his face softly. "No, you have to be wider here and oh I know. Maybe it's the eyes. They have to come up like this and-."
"Okay, leave this to Quatre," Cathy said, quite impressed but maybe not. "He's done better then anyone else I've seen."
Rishika nodded.
"Now, to you Fei," Cathy turned to face the red faced Wufei, still cursing in Chinese. "Nah, forget it. No one'll get him to smile on purpose. One day I'd like to just flip randomly through the 'Guinness Book of Records' and see Bladiblaa who made Chang Wufei smile. Ha, in my dreams."
This was highly insulting to the 'Male Rule' obsessed boy. He quickly thought of killing the girl with his Katana and thought better of it, then he thought of smiling to show his anger and ability to do anything then thought better of 'that' too because that would be proving he seemed childish and immature but.he decided to stay silent.
"Ahh!" Cathy yelled. "Enough practice for now, let's move on."
"Move on?" Duo asked from his corner he still well somehow 'pleasantly.? Talked to Heero.
"T-To the 'Deeper More Deeper Door of Doom'!?" This was Wufei.
"Yes, now, come along."
"Over this way."
****** Author: Aaah, finito! There we are, third chapter over! Next is four ain't it? Sneer! Well, how was me original, Rishie? I understand some of you out there might think those people annoying or something but I hope some of you may like her! Please leave a comment if you want to! It will be greatly appreciated!
By the way, I might be heading for approximately 10 reviews or a bit less or a bit more for me to put up the next chapter so. I won't be here for about a week //nb. 10 March 2003// and I'll try to keep writing through my work and stuff but.Mm, trust me I shall put up more! ^_^ Of course with your help!