Note: Hey! I'm back with a new chapter! Please read and review. I also added a new couple. Meyrin and Auel. Please give it a chance. I know its weird. Also, sorry if people are out of character. Anyways…please enjoy…
To the reviewers:
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Vietnamesegurl: Thanks! I hope this chapter is funny for you too.
BlanzingDranzer54: Yeah…Cagalli and Athrun have kids. This story takes place about seven years after the war.
Asga: Yes…poor, poor Rey. I'll have to torture him a bit. Thanks for the review.
Yun Fei: Yes…Tommy and A.J. are the trouble makers…but there is a reason for their mischievous ways! Read and find out.
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"So…who's hungry?" Luna asked cheerfully.
"We are!" the kids who were capable of speaking shouted. Baby Remy just giggled cutely.
"Ok! So let me just go fix you guys something to eat and Uncle Rey can entertain you…"
Rey's eyes went wide. "Wait Luna….L-let me cook…you can look after the nuisances…er…I mean children." Rey made a move to get up, but with baby Remy in his arms, it proved to be difficult.
Luna raised an eyebrow. "No…I think you should spend some time with them. I'm sure they'll like to play with you. Plus…I think they'll like my Mac n' cheese."
"I want Auntie Luna to cook!" Tommy said loudly and Rey tried really hard not to glare at the boy.
Luna beamed and patted the blonde boy on the head. She then faced her pale boyfriend.
"It won't be that bad…just turn on the T.V. to some cartoons or pull out Shinn's video games." She went up to him and kissed him on the cheek. "Good luck."
Rey swallowed hard. She's putting me in charge of six children? Oh boy…
Rey closed his eyes and started praying but he felt a small tug at his sleeve. Slowly, the blonde former pilot opened his eyes and was met with big lavender ones. It was Anna. She had her thumb in her mouth and carrying a pink blanket.
"Uncle Rey crying?" She asked shyly. To his left, Rey heard Tommy and A.J. whispering together. What in hells name were they planning? Rey turned his attention back to the girl.
"Er…no Anna. Uncle Rey is not crying. He is just sitting here and wallowing in despair because he faces certain doom…"
Anna blinked a few times. "Huh?"
Rey sighed. "No…Uncle Rey just had a tummy ache." I can't believe I just said that! Tummy ache! I didn't even know that was in my vocabulary!
"Ohhh! Tummy ache. …mommy says if you rub… it'll go away. She sings too. That makes it better! Sing Uncle Rey!"
Rey wanted to bang his head into the wall. He set himself up for this one.
"N-no…I don't need to sing. My… er…tummy feels better now…no need to sing."
Anna's lavender eyes started watering and she pouted. "B-but…I want singing! Uncle Rey must have pretty voice!"
Uh-oh…
Rey looked around frantically. He needed something to stall so that he wouldn't have to embarrass himself and attempt to carry a tune. Let's just say he sounded like a cat trying to use its claws on a violin. Not a good combination.
Oh…what the hell…
"O-ok Anna…er…here goes…" Rey opened his mouth to sing, but he heard a crash.
With his head snapping to the right, he looked and saw Daniel and Jenny reaching up for the candy dish that Luna had put on table. In the process, they had knocked down the cup of coffee.
Rey groaned. That would leave a stain on his used-to-be clean white carpet. Argh! I'll have to ask Luna to buy me some carpet cleaner…
The blonde haired former pilot awkwardly, but gently set down Remy, who was just content with holding her teddy, and rushed over to the two kids.
"No! Stop it you two! Don't knock down those cups!" He snatched both children and lifted them away from the table and scattered candies on the table. Daniel laughed as he popped a chocolate into his mouth. Rey was tempted to throw the two kids out the door but he heard the sound of pots and pans moving in the kitchen and didn't want to be knocked out by them. He knew how mad Luna could get.
"Be more careful next time. It's not good to knock things over. And I don't think you should eat chocolates now. It'll ruin your appetite." Rey could have sworn he said the exact same thing to Meyrin a few nights ago…Hum…I guess she has a lot in common with little kids.
Daniel and Jenny stared up at their uncle with pieces of chocolates in their little hands. They then turned and looked at each other. Much to his dismay, the boy and girl both shrugged and shoved the chocolate into their mouths. Afterwards the two kids put on innocent looks. Rey closed his eyes and counted to ten.
Kids are a lot more deceptive than people think…they act like they don't understand but in reality they're little schemers. Only I know the truth…Luna and the others don't believe me…It's ok…I'll just have to handle them. I can do this…I can do this…I can…o hell, I can't do this!
Rey took a deep breathe and when he opened his eyes, he nearly screamed in fear. While he had his eyes closed, three of the nuisances, er…children, had escaped! Jenny and Anna were playing with their dolls that they had brought and Remy was banging her teddy bear on the table.
"Where are Tommy, A.J., and Daniel!" Rey asked frantically. He looked around the living room in a panic. How could I have not sensed them!
Anna and Jenny looked at their freaked out uncle with curious eyes. At the moment, he was pulling on his blonde hair and mumbling to himself about getting knocked out by their Auntie Luna because he managed to lose half of the children.
"Tommy? A.J.? Daniel! Where are you!" Rey yelled loud enough to hear up the stairs, but not loud enough for his girlfriend to hear in the kitchen.
He paused when he heard giggling from the stairs. Looking up, he blanched when he saw that the three boys held in their hands his clothes. Not just any of his clothes, but his nice clothes. They had on his dress shirts and ties and dress pants, as well as his shoes. Rey flinched when he saw that they were dragging his precious clothes down the stairs and getting them dirty by stepping on them.
"Er…ok boys, don't play with my clothes. They are expensive and I don't want them dirty…"
The boys ignored his statement and went into the living room. Rey grimaced when he saw that Daniel got chocolate stains on his favorite blue shirt.
"Ok boys…give Uncle Rey back his clothes." Rey stepped closer to the three boys who were very close to the table.
"But we like playing with clothes!" A.J. said happily as he picked up a cup of coffee. Tommy followed suit and Daniel, not wanting to be left out did the same.
"W-what are you going to do with that?" Rey dreaded the answer.
"You don't have any brown shirts! We'll help you make some!" Tommy said enthusiastically.
"NO! Those shirts are fine! Just step away from my clothes….no Daniel…don't even think about it A.J…I'm warning you Tommy..." Rey tried to get closer to save his clothes, but the boys just back up every time he went closer. Anna and Jenny watched in silence.
Tommy, A.J., and Daniel dropped the clothes onto the carpet and Rey sighed in relief. He made a move to grab it and missed the shared look of the three trouble makers. Right before he could grab his clothes away to safety, he saw brown liquid being poured.
"NOOO!"
Too late. There on the floor, was a bunch of his wrinkled dress clothes in a puddle of brown coffee. Just lovely…
Rey kneeled down and poked at his ruined clothes. He sighed and then looked sternly at the three boys, who were smiling at him with childish looks.
"You three are in trouble…"
"But Uncle Rey! We were just trying to help you!" Tommy said while grinning. A.J. nodded in agreement.
"Yeah! We help!" Daniel cheered slightly. "Uncle Rey clothes smell good!"
Rey kept a serious face. "I told you not to play with my clothes and you didn't listen…"
Tommy and A.J. smiled a bit longer, but when they realized that their irritated uncle wouldn't let them off the hook, they decided to play the innocent game while looking down at the carpet.
"We're sorry…." Came their quiet replies.
Daniel, sensing that things weren't as happy as they were before, started sniffing. His eyes got teary and Rey started to panic. He never meant to make the kid cry.
"Cease your crying!" Rey grabbed a tissue and ran up to the little boy.
"Uncle Rey?" Rey looked over his shoulder.
"What is it Jenny?"
"What's a cease?" The blue-haired girl, her big eyes wide with curiosity.
"Er…it means to-" Rey's explanation was cut off when Daniel started crying loudly.
When will the craziness stop!
"You made Danny cry…" Anna said quietly. Tommy and A.J. tried to quiet the boy by holding out chocolates, but it proved useless.
Rey sighed and kneeled down to the crying child.
"It's ok…stop crying. I'm not mad anymore."
Daniel looked up with watery eyes. "Not mad?"
"No…I'm not mad." Rey stood up and looked at the twins. "Just don't do it again…"
Tommy and A.J. saluted. (They picked it up from their father). "Understood."
Rey raised an eyebrow. These kids were smarter than he thought.
He was about say more, but Luna came into the living room wearing an apron and a big smile.
"I see we're all getting along. Well, dinner's ready! Let's all eat." She walked up to the coffee puddle on the floor and blanched.
"What happened?"
"Kids and coffee don't mix…" was all Rey said as he motioned for the kids to go to the kitchen.
Luna stared a bit longer at the big mess, but then shrugged and followed everyone into the kitchen.
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Cagalli sighed for the fifth time and blew out air from her cheeks, a habit she picked up whenever she was bored. This party was a waste of time! Sure…there was food and dancing and socializing…but it was stereotypically full of stuffy and snobby rich people who thought they were better than everyone else. She should have known this would happen when she got the invitation from Charles Smith, the man who was out to get her position as the leader of Orb. The man was practically the definition of an irritating and arrogant rich person. I would have had a much better time playing with the kids…
She was about to sigh again, but she felt a hand grasp hers. Cagalli smiled at her blue-haired husband, who sat next to her.
"Hang in there." He whispered and brushed his lips across her temple. Cagalli nodded and for the millionth time thought of how lucky she was to have Athrun. Sure, they had had shaky times in their relationship during the war, but that had all been fixed when they had fought together to gain peace. After, he had proposed correctly. The fiery princess had made him get down on his knee when he mentioned the ring and what the future held. All in all, she loved the guy.
Cagalli playfully poked her husband's side causing him to jump. When he looked at her with a raised eyebrow, the blonde princess just stuck out her tongue and winked. She would never lose her childish behavior. Athrun smiled in amusement and lightly bopped her on the head.
"Are you that bored?" he asked.
Cagalli opened her mouth and tried to defend her actions but found out that she had no valid reason. Closing her mouth slowly, she mock glared at him.
"What…I'm not allowed to poke my husband anymore?"
This time Athrun laughed loudly, causing a few heads to turn.
"That was a pretty lame defense."
Cagalli tried to glare at him but she found herself trying to hold in her laughter. It was pretty lame.
"Ok you win…I am bored." She said while affectionately pinching his cheek lightly. Athrun just smiled at his princess and patted her hand.
"Well then…I'll just be bored with you. At least you won't be alone."
Cagalli smiled back. "Sounds like a plan."
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Lacus closed her eyes in content as she leaned her head on her husband's shoulder. At the moment, they were dancing in the middle of the dance floor without a care in the world.
"Tired?" came a familiar voice that the pink-haired singer grew to love. "If you want, we can sit. I don't want you to be on any stress."
"I'm ok, Kira. Just because I'm having a baby doesn't mean I'm glass." Lacus looked down at her slightly bulging stomach. Her pregnancy wasn't completely obvious yet, but she still had to wear a somewhat loose dress.
Kira held his wife closer and kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry. I just worry about you."
This made Lacus feel warm inside. Now as cheesy as that might sound, it was true. Even after six years of marriage, she still felt that same tingly feeling of happiness every time Kira was affectionate.
"There's no need to worry. I know you'll take care of me, the children, and this new baby." After a slight pause Lacus jokingly added, "You have a lot on your plate, Mr. Yamato."
Kira laughed slightly. "You're going to make the plate a lot heavier in the next few months…ow!" Kira winced as his wife purposefully stepped on his shoe with her heels.
"I was just kidding."
"You better be 'just kidding.'" Lacus said.
Kira nodded. "You know I love every bit of you. Even if you get big and cranky and…"
"Watch it…" came his wife's warning voice.
"…and…more beautiful every time I see you…" the brown haired coordinator finished.
"That's better." Lacus said with a wink.
"It's the truth. I can't believe how happy I am with you. I'm glad you're with me, Lacus."
I'm glad you're with me too…
The couple kept dancing and everyone had to remark how graceful they looked together. They were the perfect pair…
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"I don't care what you say, Shinn…I'm going to do it." Came the slightly worried and slightly irritated voice of Stellar.
She made a move to walk away, but her husband put an arm around her waist and guided her to the outside balcony.
"Geez Stellar…you sure turned into a worrier once you had Remy. I'm sure she's fine. Luna and Re- er Luna is perfectly capable of taking care of the kids. Now stop fretting and enjoy the night off."
Shinn looked down at his blonde wife and raised an eyebrow. "Unless you don't like being alone with me?"
Stellar stuttered a bit but regained her calm composure. "Shinn Asuka, are you teasing me?"
"Maybe." Came the light reply.
Stellar giggled and leaned on his shoulder. "I guess you're right. It's just that Remy is so small and there are so many other children that they had to watch after. I'm just scared they might be overwhelmed. You saw how pale Rey looked! The poor guy wanted to run away, had it not been for Luna."
Shinn sighed and rested his head on top of hers. "Are you going to be one of those clingy mothers who can never let their children be independent?"
"Maybe." This time, the light reply came from Stellar as she mimicked her husband.
"You mock me, Mrs. Asuka?" Shinn asked while raising an eyebrow.
Stellar laughed loudly and hugged her husband from the side. "Yes, Mr. Asuka…I mock you."
"Really…Your mockery wounds me."
Stellar looked up at Shinn and smiled she then stood up taller and made an attempt to kiss his cheek but the messy-haired coordinator, who anticipated the movement, turned his head just in time to catch his wife in a full kiss.
Stellar's eyes widened in shock and when they stopped kissing, she had a slight red to her cheeks.
"Shinn! We're in public!" Stellar yelled at her laughing husband who had his arms folded behind his head in a relaxed expression. He tilted his head up and looked at the stars.
"But that did get your mind off of worrying, right? Just enjoy this evening with me and we can call to check up on Remy and the other kids later."
Stellar nodded and leaned back on Shinn while he wrapped his arms around her from behind.
"You're right." came her quiet reply.
"Aren't I always?" Shinn asked playfully. His answer was an elbow in the gut for being cocky.
"oww!" Shinn massaged his side. "That hurt."
Stellar giggled and looked up at the sky. "Shut up and look at the stars with me."
Shinn grinned and nodded. Both star gazed the rest of the evening, preferring not to socialize but rather to be in each other's company.
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Meyrin looked at all her friends and smiled. They had all separated to spend time with each other. She was very happy for them.
Now all we need is for Rey to stop being a baby and propose to Luna and everything will be great! Too bad he's too scared. Sheesh…you would think the guy would see all the hints that Luna's been sending. Like volunteering to baby sit! He doesn't get that she loves kids and someday wants some of her own. That clueless guy!
Meyrin was cut out of her thoughts when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned and felt like blushing, but held it in. It was, Auel Neider. Well…they actually had a weird relationship. The two had gotten to know each other better after the war. The usually shy red-head had come out of her shell whenever she was around the cocky and outspoken blue-haired boy. It was like the boy picked on the girl because he liked her and in turn, the girl fought back which intrigued the boy even more. They constantly argued, but it was obvious that the two had feelings for each other. Too bad the two would never admit it.
"Hey, how's it going? Being annoying as usual?" Auel asked while smirking.
Meyrin glared at him, but deep down she was having fun. The party was getting boring anyways.
"What are you doing here? I thought this party didn't allow morons." Meyrin grinned at his miffed expression.
"This moron is has more class than you." Auel took a sip of his drink and motioned at his tux, which Meyrin had to say looked good on him. But she would never admit it to him or anyone. "I fit in perfectly at this party. Too bad its boring as hell."
Meyrin had to agree with that. "It is rather stuffy. I keep getting asked to dance with all these snobby people."
Meyrin didn't notice Auel suddenly become quiet at the statement. Nor did she notice his look of jealousy.
"All they talk about it themselves and how they plan on becoming important people in the Orb government." Meyrin continued. "Like that will ever happen. Athrun and Cagalli are too good at leading and no one wants anyone else to take their spot." She noticed that the light blue-haired boy was quiet and looked up at him. He had an unreadable expression on his face, but when he realized that she was looking, an arrogant smirk found it's way back.
"Like anyone would want to dance with you."
Meyrin felt her eyes narrow. "What's that supposed to mean!"
Auel stretched lazily and walked a few steps in front of her. He looked over his shoulder and said, "You probably hurt the guy by stomping all over his feet."
Meyrin fumed. I'm not that clumsy! Who does he think he is! Insulting me like that!
She was about to stomp up to him and give her a piece of her mind, but someone grabbed her arm. She turned and groaned. It was Charles Smith, here to ask her to dance for the third time. Oh joy.
The man in insufferable, but Meyrin, being the polite girl that she was, couldn't refuse him.
"Would this beautiful flower like to dance with me again?" He asked confidently. He lifted her hand and kissed it. Meyrin wanted to pull away. She felt violated! But he was the host of the party.
She heard a snort to her left and saw Auel watching the scene, arms crossed.
Charles ignored the blue-haired boy and waited for an answer.
"Er…well…I don't really want to bother you-" Meyrin tried to turn him down nicely.
But Charles interrupted her. "It's ok, I don't mind. Why wouldn't I like to dance with someone as pretty as you?"
He tugged her towards the dance floor and Meyrin sighed. She looked wistfully over her shoulder at Auel, who was glaring at her. Meyrin felt hurt but masked it with anger. She stuck her tongue at him and turned around.
What she didn't know was that Auel was glaring at Charles, and when he saw her stick out her tongue at him, he snorted again and turned his head. What an annoying girl. He thought…but inside he knew that that was far from the truth.
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Luna was feeling great! All the kids were eating their food happily and she put Rey in charge of feeding Remy. They baby seemed to be having fun keeping her mouth closed as Rey tried unsuccessfully to poke the spoon of carrot mush into her mouth.
Luna giggled at the sight of her boyfriend. He was covered in the baby food. Some milk was on his face because Remy spit it back up at him. Rey looked up and raised an eyebrow but his girlfriend just smiled. She looked over at the other kids and was happy to see them eating.
"Is it good?" She asked.
The kids nodded. "Yeah!"
Luna sighed in content. This is what she wanted. She loved children. They were so fun and adorable. But it was obvious that Rey didn't. This is where Luna felt despair. She really wanted Rey to propose to her. There was no doubt about it. Lunamaria Hawke wanted a family of her own. Now, she loved to be an aunt…but she wanted to be a mother too.
This is where things got tricky. Luna knew that Rey didn't want children and to an extent, the blonde former pilot didn't want to get married either. For the past few months, she had been dropping hints. She even placed a wedding magazine on his coffee table!
But that wasn't enough. She knew that Rey cared for her but she didn't know how much. It had been Luna who went after him when the war was over. It had been Luna who told him her feelings and initiated the relationship. Hell, Luna even was the first to surprise him with a kiss. But the magenta haired girl had a feeling that he didn't love her as much as she loved him. He was always quiet and unsociable; the exact opposite of the cheerful and bubbly girl.
Luna was startled out of her thoughts when she heard a big splat. She looked up from her food and instantly her eyes widened when she saw Tommy and A.J. laughing. She slowly turned her head and saw Rey had a bunch of macaroni in his hair.
"Oh my gosh!" Luna got up and grabbed a napkin. She tried to wipe it out of his blonde hair, but Rey stopped her and took the napkin from her hand.
Rey's eyes were wide and he was trying to calm himself. He didn't want to lose his temper. It's ok…keep your cool…
Tommy and A.J. gave each other a high five. Rey looked at the two kids, causing them to gulp. Luna was about to scold them, but was cut off when Rey grabbed some mashed up carrots and threw it at the twins. Both screamed and ducked but they still got carrot on them.
"Rey! You'll make more of a mess!" Luna said loudly but her boyfriend wasn't listening. He was actually quite amused with flinging food at the kids for revenge.
Daniel ducked when some mashed potato made its way towards him, causing it to hit Anna square in the face. The said girl wiped it off with her hand and in her anger, grabbed her juice and splashed it all over Luna. Now…Anna was trying to aim at Tommy, who had threw the potatoes, but being a little girl and also having her vision blurred by the stupid potatoes, the juice whet off course.
Luna stood shocked, as the grape juice ran down her face and onto her white shirt. That would stain badly…
She heard chuckling and saw Rey smiling at her. This made her feel warm inside. Rey didn't usually smile at her like that. He was always absorbed into his work of too serious to act this way. Luna smiled back and grabbed the pie that she baked and walked towards her boyfriend who backed away slowly while holding a handful of macaroni as his defense. The children watched in silence to see who would win.
"Rey…were you laughing at me?" Luna asked with a glint in her eye. "You shouldn't laugh when I have a pie in my hand."
Rey smiled. "I laughed because it's funny…your pie is nothing when I have maraconi." He demonstrated this by raising his hand and throwing the mess. His eyes held amusement, but they immediately widened when Luna ducked from the flying cheesy thing and ended right in front of him, pie poised above her head, ready to use.
Luna laughed loudly as she forcefully smashed the pie into her boyfriend's shocked face, but it was cut off when she slipped on the mashed potatoes and fell on top of him, causing him to fall as well. The couple landing with a thud and all the kids moved to see what happened.
Luna opened her eyes but found that her vision was obscured by a bunch of cream from the pie. Apparently, the plate had fallen off and when she fell, her face landed on Rey's already cream covered one.
Luna licked her lips and wiped off the cream from her eyes. She looked down at Rey, who was looking up at her. Blushing, the flustered girl got off. Rey started chuckling and pretty soon, it turned into loud laughter. The children, deeming it safe, came closer and laughed with their uncle.
Luna felt herself giggle and made eye contact with Rey. He looked happy and less uptight. It was good for him, even if her clothes would suffer from stains. It was times like this when Luna knew that he cared for her. It was those shared looks and the small smiled he reserved only for her.
The magenta haired girl stopped giggling when she took a look at the kitchen and children. They would need to clean up.
Oh boy…
As everyone got up and tried to wipe themselves clean with paper towels, while Luna went to start the baths, Tommy and A.J. went to the corner and smiled at each other.
"We did good." Tommy whispered.
"Yeah…mommy and daddy will be happy. Remember they told us to make Uncle Rey less serious and help him be happy." A.J. whispered back.
"Mommy says she wants him to propose soon…so did Auntie Meyrin and Auntie Lacus."
"Let's remind them tomorrow that they said they would buy us ice cream if we helped."
Tommy and A.J. emerged from their corner and followed a all the other kids as Luna and Rey ushered them towards the bathroom.
Time to start the next plan…
…End of Chapter…
Note: Wow…this chapter turned out really different from what I expected but its ok! What did you think? I tried to put all the couples in. At first, I wasn't going to focus on romance, but it kind of just happened. Hahah I'm also thinking of doing a separate continued story of Meyrin and Auel when I'm finished with this. Tell me what you think! Once again…thanks for the reviews!
Oh yeah! If the kids, especially Tommy and A.J. don't act their age, just excuse it. I need them to be able to be schemers. LoL. I also tried to make the other kids talk like their age but if they don't, I'm sorry.