Characters Ages
Zechs 36
Noin 36
Trista 19
Kevin 18
Sally 36
Wufei 34
Felix 18
Liao 16
Lian 16
Shen 7
John 35
Relena 34
David 13
Rose 2
Hilde 34
Jen 17
Ashley 17
Heero 34
Duo 34
Jesse 18
Max 16
Jamie 15
Kyle 8
Daisy 8
Alyssa 8
Keily 2
Trowa 34
Quatre 34
Anna 17
Manuel 13
Relationships
Jesse and Jamie — brother and sister
Daisy and Alyssa – identical twin sisters
Kyle and Keily – brother and sister
All adopted by Heero and Duo except Max who is their test tube child.
Jen — Duo and Hilde's child from before Heero and Duo got together
Anna and Manuel — both Quatre and Trowa's test tube children
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Breakfast? Uh oh.
Complete chaos. That was the only way that Ashley could describe it. She had thought that mealtimes at Jen's house when all their friends had slept over was chaos, but this beat it by a landslide. She simply watched in fascination as everyone either tried to help, or tried to eat everything before it was cooked(That was Max, and Ashley remarked to herself how alike the two siblings were).
Trowa and Heero were the ones cooking, and from an earlier display it looked like they didn't trust anyone else to do so. Duo was pulling down Lord knows how many cereal boxes and passing them off to the kids, who were dutifully setting them around the dining room table. Wufei was in vain trying to get the children to set the bowls, plates and spoons just right, and Quatre was trying to keep him from loosing his temper with the children when they wouldn't put things the way he wanted.
Shen and Kyle had grabbed the box of Cheerios and two bowls, plus the carton of milk, and were trying to eat their own breakfast while at the same time getting Keily to eat hers. She just waved her hands in the air and blew spit bubbles at them, then grabbing their spoons and banging on her high chair with them. Both little boys were at a loss at what to do, since whenever they tried to extricate the spoons from her fingers she started wailing. Ashley couldn't help but think how adorable this was, with Kyle trying to be patient and Shen getting the same frustrated look that his father currently had with the other children. She eventually took pity on the boys and pulled out her flashing keychain, turning it on and holding it in front of Keily's face for her to see. The toddler immediately lost interest in the spoons and watched the lights in fascination, reaching for it. Ashley gave it to her, then took some of the cheerios from the box and spread them on the high chair table. Both boys looked at her gratefully and began to eat their breakfast.
Daisy and Alyssa were jumping around Trowa and Heero, telling them what they wanted and exactly how to prepare it. There were large wails from the twins if either man tried anything different from the instructions. Manuel was quietly eating the pancakes that had been made earlier, covering them in so much syrup that they were nearly swimming, and Anna asked if he wanted to use a spoon instead of a fork. He glared at his sister, who just smiled back sweetly.
Max, who had been banned from the kitchen earlier along with Duo tugged on her sleeve.
"Psst, us older kids are going out to eat. Want to leave this craziness and join us?" He said, flashing her a devilish grin. Ashley smiled back and nodded enthusiastically, and let him pull her to the front door.
"Papa! Dad! We're going out to eat!" Max called as they walked out of the house.
"Be back in time for lunch! Call if you're going to be late!" Dou shouted back. Max then proceeded to practically drag Ashley to the van, where Felix was getting it started, and Liao, Lian, Anna, Jesse and Jaime were already waiting.
"Operation Rescue successful!" Max called out as he and Ashley climbed in.
"Is it always like that?" She asked as they began driving.
"Only when we all get together under one roof." Liao said.
"Ha! Speak for your own family!" Jesse shot back. "It can get far worse, especially if Max or dad decide to set up some practical jokes."
"That just makes meal time more interesting." Anna said.
"Sorry to subject you to that without any warning." Jaime said to Ashley, who shook her head and smiled.
"You should have seen Jens and my sleepovers with our friends. Every time we had one, we both swore that her mom was going to forbid us from having any more at her place."
"So where is my new sister?" Max asked, stretching his legs out and laying them on the arm rests of the seat in front of him.
"MAX! GET YOUR FEET OFF MY SEAT!" Lian shouted. Max immediately did so, having experienced her anger on more than one occasion. Mostly due to his pulling practical jokes.
"Jen went with my mom to get some medicine for her stomach." Felix said as he pulled up to a little coffee shop. They all filed out and walked in, and Ashley could have sworn that if this were an anime, all of the waitresses would have little sweat drops at the sight of them.
"So what's my new sister like?" Max asked once they had sat down and given the waitress their order. Ashley leaned back with her hands behind her head and stared up at the ceiling. They all waited silently while she appeared to be thinking. She looked at all of them staring at her.
"What? I'm just trying to decide what I can tell you without tempting the Wrath of Jen." She said.
"So I take it she's vengeful." Lian said.
"Vengeful? For something like this? No, you have to practically get her pissed to see that side of her. I'm just trying to decide how much of my dirt I want her to dish out later."
"Why don't you start with her personality then?" Liao said. They paused briefly as the waitress arrived with their orders, Max's being the largest with 4 plates. Ashley stared at him.
"You're going to eat all of that?" She asked. Max nodded happily as he slathered the French toast, pancakes, and waffles with butter and syrup.
"Of course. It should hold me over until we get home. I would have gotten more but forgot to bring more money with me."
"Just like Jen. I don't believe it." Everyone else groaned.
"Just what we need, another one." Felix said sulkily.
"What, you mean he's loud-mouthed, hot-headed, stubborn as all hell, and the biggest trouble maker there is without actually getting into trouble?" They all nodded. "Then you do have another one."
"YES! That means more fun!" Jaime said happily.
"Is there any time when she can be normal?" Jesse asked as his sister stole a sausage off his plate.
"She scammed me and three of our friends out of twenty bucks last year to prove just that." Everyone started laughing, and Max had this small, innocent little smirk on his face. How he managed to make a smirk look innocent was a mystery to Ashley. "What's so funny?"
"Max scammed us all for forty bucks doing the same thing last year as well." Felix said. "Which type of person did you pick as being normal?"
"The dumb cheerleader of course. We had an army of them at our school." Everyone began laughing again, and Max once again had that smirk on his face. Ashley instantly caught on. "Don't tell me that you did the dumb jock." Max broke out into a large grin.
"But of course." Ashley then broke out laughing with the rest of them, and the rest of breakfast wasn't much different.
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Hello again everyone! Did you like it? Sorry it's a little short, but I felt that was a good stopping place. Okay, I know that I promised to include what everyone looks like, but I haven't been able to fit it into the story so here it is under this right here.
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Personalities and Looks
Felix: 18, somewhat reserved, very much like his father, but with a soft side that he doesn't mind showing. Spitting image of him.
Liao & Lian: 16, more open than their older brother, but still reserved. Liao has a quiet stubborn side that counters his sisters wild stubbornness. Both spitting images of their father, not having inherited the blonde hair from their mother. Both have the lighter eyes though.
Shen: 7, doesn't like that he can't always hang out with his older siblings, whom he idolizes. Takes his fathers martial arts training very seriously, and hates to be left out of things because he's young. Best friends with Kyle.
Anna: 17, spitting image of Quatre with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Loves sugar and can get very hyper, but otherwise is very calm. Always up for a little mischief.
Manuel: 13, spitting image of Trowa, though without the large uni-bang. His hair easily falls into his face though, giving him the same one-eyed appearance. Emerald eyes, and a quiet demeanor like Trowa.
Both kids study gymnastics and music with their father, and have inherited Quatre's empathic abilities.
Max: 16, a complete mixture of Duo and Heero. Inherited Duo's hair and wears it in a braid, has Heero's eyes, mischievous to all ends, can rival Heero's 'death glare' when he wants to or gets really mad. Is fiercely protective of all his siblings. Talented with computers and mechanics. Can sing really well.
Jesse & Jaime: 18, 15. Found by Heero after they ran away from home because their dad tried to rape Jaime when they were 13, 10. Both are mostly Italian, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. Very temperamental.
Kyle & Keily: Part Mexican, part Native American, part white. Light skin with wild dark hair and brown eyes. Both were found wandering the streets by Duo a year ago and Kyle said that their parents had been killed by drug people and he didn't trust the police. Kyle is very quiet and reserved, and is Shen's best friend. Completely attached to his sister and will do anything to keep from being a burden to Duo and Heero. Keily is two and adorable, and knows it to. Hangs on to her brother most of the time, but has started to latch onto the other children, especially Max.
Daisy and Alyssa: both 8, very similar in appearance, but not identical. Daisy has light brown/dirty blonde hair while Alyssa has strawberry blonde hair. Both have blue eyes and fair skin. Adopted from Duo and Heero's neighbor when they were 6 months old after their parents died in a car accident. Very hyper, and love to play matchmaker.
Jennifer: Spitting image of Duo, though with a shine to her hair that in certain lights makes it look closer to Hilde's coloring. Blue-violet eyes, though more blue than violet. Loves to play jokes on people and doesn't care what others think of her. Very sure of herself most of the time, though lately not so much. Loves to help people, and while very smart wants a career that has to do with the arts, not sure exactly what yet though.
Ashley: Complete opposite of Jen. Long, straight blonde hair, fair skin, and bright blue eyes. Fairly stylish, though with her own flair. Loves to help people and wants to become a doctor. Very cool and level headed, but has a hidden devilish streak to rival Jens. Both girls think of each other as sisters and would die for each other.