Author's Note: Hi again. In the previous chapter, Cagalli decided to let Aaron and Natalie take Athrun's last name – Zala. Well, read on and see how Shinn deals with two little devils while mommy is out working late! Thought I'd type this to relieve you of the aching angst in the story! ( okay. The twins call Shinn " big brother" cause he's really not wanted by Cagalli to be called "Daddy" by them, as you all know, because she STILL loves our dearest blue-haired coordinator. Natalie has more of Cagalli's 'Natural' genes, and Aaron seems to be able to speak properly faster than his younger sister. However, no matter how fast the coordinator genes work, he STILL speaks a bit like a baby, only less than Natalie.
XD Reviewers used to tell me this was their favourite chapter, full of kawaiiness. XD Well, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own gundam seed destiny.
24 months later (AN: I know this is VERY exaggerated, just bear with me for now.;p)
Shinn smiled at the little angels –coughscoughs- running around the house playing with each other. He had been the father figure in their lives since Athrun separated with Cagalli. Shinn was best of friends with Cagalli, and soon, he moved in with her to look after her twins while she was at work.
" Aa-won, wohw do wu spwell W-atalie?" Natalie asked the older Zala twin who was currently working on his blocks.
" I dunno…Ask w-ig wudd-ther." Aaron grinned toothily at his younger sister. ( Wig wuddther is big-brother. XD)
Natalie looked confused, and walked unsteadily towards Shinn, who was engrossed in reading the newspapers. Dumbfounded, she looked at her index finger innocently and poked Shinn in the leg.
Shinn yelped. He was SURE he felt something poke his leg. He looked down, and saw Natalie smiling happily at him.
What brute strength this little angel has, just like her mother.
" Yes, Natalie?"
" W-ig wudd-ther, do wuu know wo-ow to sp-well W-atalie?" She asked, eyes glistening with anticipation.
" N-A-T-A-L-I-E." Shinn said slowly to the little girl, trying hard to grasp what he had just said.
Looking at her cute yet confused face, he chuckled to himself and repeated the letters once more.
" Ohww. W-atalie wo-ows wohw to sp-well W-atalie!" Natalie giggled adorably to herself before trotting off to join Aaron, who was on level 20 of 25 of building bricks.
Shinn smiled sheepishly to himself. He couldn't even get pass level 15, yet Aaron was already smiling wisely to himself and pulling out the card for the next level.
Cagalli said he acted like his father. He's really intelligent.
Thinking about the woman of his dreams, he stared dreamily into space, visualizing how Cagalli would look in a green dress. Unknowingly, he drooled and his saliva reached his knee, where our favourite twins were now standing and looking disgustedly at their W-ig Wudd-ther drool, in a world of his own.
The twins grinned at each other.
" W-ig Wudd-ther's drooling w-ecause he's thinking of mommy." Aaron analysed his face and concluded.
The twins grinned at each other again.
" Wuu take that leg, and I take this leg." Aaron whispered.
Natalie nodded cheekily.
" W-uon. T-wwo. Th-wree!" Aaron gave the command, and both of them poked Shinn's knees and giggled.
Shinn screamed like a little girl seeing a lizard run over her Barbie doll collection.
Looking down, he frowned at the twins, currently rolling on the ground in laughter.
They noticed that Shinn was angry, and Natalie walked up to him and cast him the bambi-eyed look, so innocently, and hugged Shinn's leg, smiling to herself, secretly celebrating sweet victory.
This baby's gonna be a charmer in future. He thought.
His stern face softened, and he carried Natalie and Aaron in his arms, walking up the stairs.
" Bath-time, kiddos. " He sighed, as he ascended the stairs to the bathroom.
Bath-time was Natalie's and Aaron's favourite activity of the day. It always ended up with Shinn taking a bath instead of the two little devils in disguise.
" NO! NOT AGAIN!" Shinn's hollering could be heard throughout the house.
After bath-time, a very wet Shinn descended the stairs and sat tiredly on the couch, Natalie and Aaron in his arms. They squirmed, their signal to let them go. Shinn released them, and they ran all over the place once more.
Cagalli…Now I know how much you go through taking care of the kids.
Shinn yawned and walked to the kitchen, bringing back a tub of ice-cream.
Natalie and Aaron paused and stared at Shinn, slowly savoring the taste of Sticky-Chewy Chocolate in his mouth. Damn, it was heaven. ( AN: I LOVE CHOCOLATE.xD)
Aaron and Natalie held hands and walked over to Shinn, staring dreamily at the tub of ice cream.
Noticing the twins staring at the tub, he lowered it, and gently asked,
" You kiddos want some?"
Natalie and Aaron nodded in unison, and Shinn smiled.
" Hold on, I'll get your bibs and spoons." And stood up, heading for the kitchen.
The temptation was too hard to resist. Gazing at the tub of ice cream Shinn left on the couch, Natalie walked over to the tub, brought it down to the floor gently and offered it to Aaron. Aaron shook his head and pushed the tub back gently to her arms. She smiled, and held Aaron's hand.
" Sorry kiddos, I couldn't find your bib—" He stopped in his tracks when he saw the twins. Now he knew why Cagalli never left them alone to eat ice cream.
Chocolate was smeared all over their mouths, and when they saw Shinn, they waved at him and offered him the Very Dirty Tub with Aaron's drool CLEARLY evident in it.
Shinn cringed.
Wow. This baby sure has a whole lot of drool to spare.
Shinn smirked to himself, and approached the happy twins.
They ended up in an ice-cream fight.
Shinn laughed and brought the two giggling twins to the kitchen to wash them up.
" There you both go." He smiled gently.
Aaron and Natalie smiled joyfully and ran off.
Staring at the empty living room, Natalie looked confused and yawned. She suddenly hobbled over to her crib and pulled out her favourite green pillow, ran back to her older brother, put the pillow on the ground, yawned once more and gently lowered her head to the pillow, snuggling her face into the scent of the pillow Cagalli had bought for her.
Aaron smiled on seeing his little sister do that. He, too, ran over to his crib and pulled out his favourite blue pillow and put the pillow on the ground beside his sister, and settled comfortably into his own pillow. Watching his baby sister drift off into wonderland, he giggled once more and drifted off to sleep as well.
When Shinn came back, the smile lingered on his face.
He carried the twins back up to their rooms, and gently placed them in the cribs. He lovingly stroked their cheeks, and his smile widened, just like a father would have done. As he approached Natalie's and Aaron's crib to tuck them in, their beautiful eyes fluttered open, and gazed tiredly at Shinn's face.
" We l-wove you, W-addy..." They yawned and hugged Shinn gently before falling asleep again.
" I love you both too, Natalie and Aaron."
Shinn smiled gently down at them, before turning the light off and closing the door behind him.
They called me daddy.
Author's Note: Awwwwwwww. That's so sweet! I love the twins, really.
Aaron: I wonder where our w-eal w-addy went to.
Natalie: W-eah. I wonder too.
ME: Your real daddy is…
Cagalli: -cast deadly and venomous glares-
Shinn: Whoawhoa. Chill out man.
Cagalli: Don't you DARE tell them anything. Now's not the time.
ME: Look, Cagalli. I'm holding something called a keyboard and a mouse. (;
Cagalli:…
Lol. They're so adorable in this fic man. I just can imagine how Natalie does that cute bambi-eyes! Aaron really takes after his dad, thinking all the time, with all the answer whizzing around in that brain. Well, the next few chapters will be dramatic, and someone dies. The mysterious man appears. I thought this might cheer you guys up before that person dies. Squeeze all those tears out! Lol. I really lost my vocabulary. I was actually planning to make this fic a 20 chapter one, but I guess I really don't have the time.
Till next update!
-asucags.
