Heya ppl! Hehe okay sorry this took so long, but I finally found time to
do another chapter for this story! With final exams coming up and all..but
uh ya ^-^ so no more excuses! Heres chapter 2 of Minako's Retreat!
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Minako slowly picked at her food. Well dinner I guess. Usagi cooked dinner tonight so maybe it couldn't be classified as food. Oddly enough though, it wasn't Usagi's cooking that took her appetite away. For some reason, Itasha kept popping up in her head and distracting her.
Was she okay? So many questions like that kept tugging at her. Minako looked up at Usagi and smiled. Usagi returned Minako's smile, but Minako could see she was suspicious.
Not that she didn't have a reason to be suspicious. By the time Minako got home it had been almost midnight. Usagi was worried. Finally Minako put her fork down and looked at Usagi who was still watching her.
"I ran into a Youma today," Minako stated. Usagi nodded as though she had been expecting this answer. Minako sighed, "Then you knew about them already?"
Usagi looked up at the ceiling for a second before nodding again. "I suspected earth would be attacked again."
Minako raised an eyebrow. Why did she think that? They had destroyed all the Youma's when they had been attacked before. When their friends had all lost their lives.
"How did you know?" Minako finally asked.
Usagi flushed slightly and began cleaning up their 'dinner'. "Well you see, I dreamed it."
"Then why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Usagi sighed as she began walking into her room. "You should get a good nights rest, you have to work in the morning." Was all she said before turning and walking into her room. Minako could have screamed in frustration. NOTHING was easy anymore! Not to mention people now a days don't give out straight answers!
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Quatre sat on his sofa staring off into nothing. Itasha wasn't happy. Quatre loved Itasha with his whole heart and it hurt him to think she wasn't feeling as though she was loved. What she needed was someone who would make her happy.
A mother like figure. Bruna didn't cut it anymore. Itasha had said Bruna wasn't good to her. That was easy enough. Bruna could go back to doing her original job, Cleaning up. But then that left Itasha without someone to look after her while he was at work.
No, he didn't want someone to JUST look after her. He needed someone who would love her and give her the attention she deserved. Someone who could teach all about, well women stuff.
Quatre had thought of it many times and knew he could never teach Itasha how to be a woman. Only a female could do that. The only problem was, who?
At that moment Duo sauntered into the study were Quatre was thinking. Quatre looked up and smiled at his friend. Duo sat down calmly in the chair in front of Quatre's desk.
"Need something Duo?" Quatre asked politely.
"Actually I was going to ask you the same thing" Duo said seriously.
Quatre blinked, "I don't understand," he said.
"I mean, your upset about something, why don't you tell me? It might help to get it off your chest," Duo said.
"I see," Quatre said calmly. Had everyone noticed his mood? If Duo had figured it out then probably.
Suddenly Duo stood up. "Listen, you're a good dad and all, but try and listen to what Itasha is telling you. If you want someone to look after Itasha, stop trying to figure out who YOU think would be a good watcher and ask Itasha," He stated wisely before turning and leaving.
Quatre blinked. Was that..Duo? How strange, Quatre mused. Quatre stood and began walking to his own room. Maybe Duo was right. First thing in the morning he would ask Itasha who she thought was a good candidate.
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Minako couldn't believe this! She had just been fired from her job! Could this day get ANY worse?!
Minako sighed as she walked through the park. She really didn't feel like going home right now. Everything would be quite. Usagi was at work. In truth, Minako loved the sun, and all the happy people talking as they walked by her.
Minako couldn't help but wish she was like that. Her and Usagi enjoyed referring to themselves as normal, but in truth, they weren't. They never could be.
With another annoyed sigh Minako flung herself down onto the freshly cut grass and lay there looking up at the sun. It felt so good to be in the sun after such a frustrating day.
Minako ran her hands through the crisp. Cool grass and smiled. If only she could stay like this forever.
After what seemed like only a few minutes Minako got up and sat down on a bench. She reached into her purse and pulled out her favourite novel. It was a story about the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite.
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Itasha skipped happily along, holding her fathers hand in hers. For once Quatre felt at ease. Behind them strode Duo, Heero, Wufei and Trowa. All of them had agreed it would be better if they got out of the house for a little while.
Quatre looked up at the quickly forming rain clouds. He sighed. This was going to be short lived apparently.
"Daddy, can we get some ice cream? Pleeeeeeease?" Itasha asked sweetly. Quatre chuckled and nodded.
"Alright Itasha," he said as they made their way over to the ice cream trolley. Quatre heard Duo groan as he looked at the line up at the Ice Cream Trolley.
"Itasha are you sure you want Ice Cream?" Quatre almost pleaded. Itasha blinked slowly, "Well, if you don't want to we don't have to," She said quietly. Quatre knew this voice. It meant she wanted ice cream. Quatre smiled at her and stepped up into the line.
Itasha seemed to beam. Quatre grinned, it was all worth it.
20 MINUTES LATER
Quatre groaned. This was NOT worth it. It seemed as though everyone and their dog was getting ice cream today.
Itasha watched her father. He looked annoyed but he kept smiling. Her daddy was hard to figure out. He very rarely got angry, and smiled almost always, even when he was annoyed.
Suddenly Itasha blinked. Her head turned to her left as she glanced out towards the park. There was something over there. Something she had to go to. Itasha looked up at her father who was finally at the ice cream man and ordering their ice cream. Heero, Duo, Trowa and Wufei were sitting at a picnic table talking.
Itasha turned and disappeared into the throng of people.
Quatre turned to give Itasha her ice cream only to find her not there. He walked over to the picnic table were Heero and the rest were, but as he neared it he realised she wasn't there either. Worry gripped him as he began looking around frantically.
He felt a tap on his shoulder; he turned and saw Heero looking at him, "What's wrong?" He asked in his monotone voice.
"I cant Find Itasha!" Quatre said. Heero nodded and returned back the picnic table. All four of them then split up and began looking.
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SORRY! I know its short and I know it's a cliffy, but I only did it because I didn't want to squeeze everything into this one chapter. So expect the next chapter soon!
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Minako slowly picked at her food. Well dinner I guess. Usagi cooked dinner tonight so maybe it couldn't be classified as food. Oddly enough though, it wasn't Usagi's cooking that took her appetite away. For some reason, Itasha kept popping up in her head and distracting her.
Was she okay? So many questions like that kept tugging at her. Minako looked up at Usagi and smiled. Usagi returned Minako's smile, but Minako could see she was suspicious.
Not that she didn't have a reason to be suspicious. By the time Minako got home it had been almost midnight. Usagi was worried. Finally Minako put her fork down and looked at Usagi who was still watching her.
"I ran into a Youma today," Minako stated. Usagi nodded as though she had been expecting this answer. Minako sighed, "Then you knew about them already?"
Usagi looked up at the ceiling for a second before nodding again. "I suspected earth would be attacked again."
Minako raised an eyebrow. Why did she think that? They had destroyed all the Youma's when they had been attacked before. When their friends had all lost their lives.
"How did you know?" Minako finally asked.
Usagi flushed slightly and began cleaning up their 'dinner'. "Well you see, I dreamed it."
"Then why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Usagi sighed as she began walking into her room. "You should get a good nights rest, you have to work in the morning." Was all she said before turning and walking into her room. Minako could have screamed in frustration. NOTHING was easy anymore! Not to mention people now a days don't give out straight answers!
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Quatre sat on his sofa staring off into nothing. Itasha wasn't happy. Quatre loved Itasha with his whole heart and it hurt him to think she wasn't feeling as though she was loved. What she needed was someone who would make her happy.
A mother like figure. Bruna didn't cut it anymore. Itasha had said Bruna wasn't good to her. That was easy enough. Bruna could go back to doing her original job, Cleaning up. But then that left Itasha without someone to look after her while he was at work.
No, he didn't want someone to JUST look after her. He needed someone who would love her and give her the attention she deserved. Someone who could teach all about, well women stuff.
Quatre had thought of it many times and knew he could never teach Itasha how to be a woman. Only a female could do that. The only problem was, who?
At that moment Duo sauntered into the study were Quatre was thinking. Quatre looked up and smiled at his friend. Duo sat down calmly in the chair in front of Quatre's desk.
"Need something Duo?" Quatre asked politely.
"Actually I was going to ask you the same thing" Duo said seriously.
Quatre blinked, "I don't understand," he said.
"I mean, your upset about something, why don't you tell me? It might help to get it off your chest," Duo said.
"I see," Quatre said calmly. Had everyone noticed his mood? If Duo had figured it out then probably.
Suddenly Duo stood up. "Listen, you're a good dad and all, but try and listen to what Itasha is telling you. If you want someone to look after Itasha, stop trying to figure out who YOU think would be a good watcher and ask Itasha," He stated wisely before turning and leaving.
Quatre blinked. Was that..Duo? How strange, Quatre mused. Quatre stood and began walking to his own room. Maybe Duo was right. First thing in the morning he would ask Itasha who she thought was a good candidate.
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Minako couldn't believe this! She had just been fired from her job! Could this day get ANY worse?!
Minako sighed as she walked through the park. She really didn't feel like going home right now. Everything would be quite. Usagi was at work. In truth, Minako loved the sun, and all the happy people talking as they walked by her.
Minako couldn't help but wish she was like that. Her and Usagi enjoyed referring to themselves as normal, but in truth, they weren't. They never could be.
With another annoyed sigh Minako flung herself down onto the freshly cut grass and lay there looking up at the sun. It felt so good to be in the sun after such a frustrating day.
Minako ran her hands through the crisp. Cool grass and smiled. If only she could stay like this forever.
After what seemed like only a few minutes Minako got up and sat down on a bench. She reached into her purse and pulled out her favourite novel. It was a story about the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite.
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Itasha skipped happily along, holding her fathers hand in hers. For once Quatre felt at ease. Behind them strode Duo, Heero, Wufei and Trowa. All of them had agreed it would be better if they got out of the house for a little while.
Quatre looked up at the quickly forming rain clouds. He sighed. This was going to be short lived apparently.
"Daddy, can we get some ice cream? Pleeeeeeease?" Itasha asked sweetly. Quatre chuckled and nodded.
"Alright Itasha," he said as they made their way over to the ice cream trolley. Quatre heard Duo groan as he looked at the line up at the Ice Cream Trolley.
"Itasha are you sure you want Ice Cream?" Quatre almost pleaded. Itasha blinked slowly, "Well, if you don't want to we don't have to," She said quietly. Quatre knew this voice. It meant she wanted ice cream. Quatre smiled at her and stepped up into the line.
Itasha seemed to beam. Quatre grinned, it was all worth it.
20 MINUTES LATER
Quatre groaned. This was NOT worth it. It seemed as though everyone and their dog was getting ice cream today.
Itasha watched her father. He looked annoyed but he kept smiling. Her daddy was hard to figure out. He very rarely got angry, and smiled almost always, even when he was annoyed.
Suddenly Itasha blinked. Her head turned to her left as she glanced out towards the park. There was something over there. Something she had to go to. Itasha looked up at her father who was finally at the ice cream man and ordering their ice cream. Heero, Duo, Trowa and Wufei were sitting at a picnic table talking.
Itasha turned and disappeared into the throng of people.
Quatre turned to give Itasha her ice cream only to find her not there. He walked over to the picnic table were Heero and the rest were, but as he neared it he realised she wasn't there either. Worry gripped him as he began looking around frantically.
He felt a tap on his shoulder; he turned and saw Heero looking at him, "What's wrong?" He asked in his monotone voice.
"I cant Find Itasha!" Quatre said. Heero nodded and returned back the picnic table. All four of them then split up and began looking.
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SORRY! I know its short and I know it's a cliffy, but I only did it because I didn't want to squeeze everything into this one chapter. So expect the next chapter soon!