Duo's Child

Chapter 11

Quatre had enjoyed the day better than he figured he would have. He took Uno to Freddie's, a hamburger joint just a little ways out of town, and let her order whatever she so desired; he found that Duo's teachings of food surely got to her deeply. He also let her get a milkshake and soda on the side. Quatre got his combo meal of a vegetarian burger with coleslaw and fries on the side while a soda to drink. He wasn't a vegetarian, but their food was delicious that if he could eat there all his life, he'd become one.

Quatre slowed the car for a light as he neared the entrance to the local shopping store. Uno was gazing around at the sights before her; she's never been to this side of town before. When he began driving again, he pulled the car into the parking lot. Spaces in the back cleared his vision for the spaces in the front and when he got closer to the store. People walked to and from their cars, some carrying bags while others held their kid's hands. Quatre found a parking spot three spaces down from the front of the isle and pulled in to park.

He turned off the engine and looked at Uno, "You ready?"

Uno looked at him and shrugged. Quatre smiled then looked closer and found the very similar hereditariness that she held from Duo. He sighed and smirked.

I hope Duo's doing alright looking for place to work.

Quatre got out of the car and Uno after him. The car locked itself—being with power controls—and he took Uno's hand and walked. Uno swayed her head side to side as the braid flipped around. Quatre giggled.

When they reached the store and stepped inside, Quatre picked up Uno and placed her in a shopping cart.

Hopefully, she won't grow up to be exactly like Duo and require someone to push this as he sits down every time we enter these stores.

Quatre began pushing the cart around as Uno sat in it and looked. He traveled down the isles until he got to the office and school supplies. He wiggled his way through the small crowd of parents and kids until he got to a clearing.

"Okay Uno," Quatre began, "Pick out some pencils and notebooks."

Uno climbed out and looked around. The pencils were all of blue, yellow, purple, and other dinky colors; she wanted black. She looked around and found dark blue and smiled. Grabbing about five of them, she went to the notebooks and picked up a few black ones.

During this time, Quatre was smiling and watching her reply what Duo would have probably done in his youth; though he keeps forgetting Duo said he wasn't always like this if not for the two church parents he had. Uno looked back at him and smiled.

"Okay Uno, now you need map pencils and scissors and a bag to hold it all in."

Trowa stepped out of the library and looked up to see Heero walking down the hallway. He smiled to Heero a little as Heero stopped and faced him, shocked that he found Trowa where he was. Heero smirked.

"I heard Duo's getting a job," Heero started up.

Trowa nodded, "He said anything dealing with mechanics. I wonder if he found anything yet."

"I'll give him three weeks to find a job for his skills. He doesn't rely on people around him, though he should. He worked most his years with the Sweeper Group, I figured something would have taught him to be companions with teammates."

"What do you call us?" Trowa asked.

"He had to work with us in saving the world. Duo likes to do things on his own because he thinks he can get it finished faster, but since Duo has changed, perhaps he's become a team player." Heero and Trowa remained facing each other in the eyes, and then suddenly smirked.

"You lost," Trowa grinned.

"I did? What of you?" Heero joked.

"The let's test it," Trowa turned to go back into the library.

Heero nodded, "You're going down."