Shattered: The Accident!

The next morning Elliot woke up only to find that Mai was curled up next to him, breathing softly in and out.

When he moved just slightly Mai started to wake up.

"D-daddy." Mai said softly.

"Yes Mai it's me. You're up early today." Elliot said as she sat up.

Though she sat up and was awake, her eyes were barely open.

Soon Mai started to slowly rub her eyes with her tiny hands.

"Hey, you two, it's about time you got up." A voice said from the doorway.

"Umple Westley?" Mai said softly as her eyes started adjusting to the light.

"Hey Mai." Wesley said gently.

"Hey Wesley. What do you mean by 'It's about time you go up'?" Elliot asked.

"It's almost 11." Wesley said simply.

"What?!" Elliot exclaimed almost jumping.

"Yeah, well then again it was late when you went to bed last night." Wesley explained while getting a confused look form Mai.

"Daddy, what's wong?" Mai asked.

"Nothing baby, I've just never slept this late." Elliot said picking her up.

"I sowee." Mai said looking down.

"Why are you sorry baby?" Elliot asked.

"Is my fawlt." Mai said near tears.

"No it's not Mai. We just had a long day yesterday and it must've tired us out." Elliot said bouncing her up and down a bit.

"Otay." Mai said softly.

"Hey now, be happy. Princesses' aren't suppose to be sad, they're suppose to be happy." Elliot said getting her attention right away.

"I still a pincsess like Jamine?" Mai asked smiling.

"Of course you are." Elliot said bouncing her a bit more.

"YAY!" Mai cried happily getting both Elliot and Wesley to chuckle a bit.

"Hey Wesley can you take the little princess?" Elliot asked as he held onto a very bouncy Mai so that she wouldn't fall and hurt herself.

"Yes, of course. Is there anything you want done right away?" Wesley asked as Elliot handed Mai to him.

"Umm yeah. Could you just make sure she's fed. I'll take care of a bath later." Elliot said simply.

After he said that you could hear a door open and quick footsteps running up the stairs.

Soon enough Zoey popped in out of breath.

"Zoey, what's up?" Elliot asked as soon as he saw her.

"What's up Zowey?" Mai asked bouncing up and down.

"Mark is being a pain. He came to my house this morning and was talking to my parents." Zoey started, remembering what happened.

Flashback:

Zoey was just waking up after having a strange dream about her and Elliot.

"Yeah that will NEVER happen." Zoey said to herself as she took a shower and got dressed.

She had then decided to finish something up for school before heading down for breakfast.

After awhile she decided to go downstairs and eat something and that's when she heard him, Mark was talking to her parents.

"What are you doing here Mark?" Zoey asked sourly.

"Zoey?" Zoey's parents said astonished.

"What?" Zoey asked annoyed.

"Is that any way to talk to your boyfriend who wants to take you to England?" Zoey's parents asked.

"Yes and I'm not going to England with him because he's NOT my boyfriend; I broke up with him yesterday." Zoey said getting a slight smile from her dad.

"Really hunny?" Suzie asked.

"Yes." Zoey replied.

"Now I don't really think it was a breakup; she was just a little angry." Mark said trying to sooth things out.

"Really? Is that so?" Adam asked.

"Yes it is sir. She was just a little stressed, as I can imagine you all were." Mark replied again.

"That's it! Yes, I was mad! But that was because you were asking me to quit my job at the café and also leave my friends to be with you! That's not real love Mark! Another reason I broke up with you is because you changed, a lot! I loved the old Mark, the one who cared! (He never cared) This new Mark you've become is totally different! I don't like who you become! As I said yesterday you've changed, and not for the better!" Zoey yelled pissed off.

"Mark, I think you should leave now." Suzie said softly.

"Now, or I'll make sure you wished you never met Zoey." Adam said fiercely.

"Fine." Mark said stomping out.

"Zoey are you ok?" Zoey's parents asked concerned.

"Yeah I'm fine. I'm gonna go see Elliot and Mai." Zoey said softly heading out.

When she was about half way to the Cafe Mew Mew Mark stopped her.

"What was all that about Zoey?" Mark asked annoyed.

"Leave me alone Mark." Zoey said annoyed.

"No! You're my girlfriend and I say we're going to England." Mark said as he grabbed her arm.

"Hey let me go Mark! That hurt! I'm not your girlfriend and I'm NOT going to England with you!" Zoey exclaimed kicking him where it hurts and then took off running.

End Flashback:

"He did what?!" Elliot asked pissed.

"Daddy?" Mai asked as she begged Wesley to put her down.

"Sorry Mai. Mark's just being mean to Zoey again." Elliot said as Mai looked at Zoey.

"Bad Mok! Did Mok hurt you?" Mai asked going to Zoey and hugged her leg.

"Yes, bad Mark indeed. Just a little Mai, but don't worry, everything's ok." Zoey said picking her up.

"Awre you suwer?" Mai asked softly.

"Yep, you bet I am." Zoey said simply.

"Otay." Mai said softly.

"So what are you guys doing today?" Zoey asked.

"Well I'm planning on taking a shower right now so if you'd please be kind enough to leave so I can do so that would be nice. And Zoey if you're hungry Wesley's gonna make something for Mai to eat." Elliot said simply.

"Ok. Yeah, that'd be great; I haven't eaten anything yet today." Zoey said softly as she followed Wesley downstairs.

"So what have you been up to lately? How's Renee?" Zoey asked while Mai bounced around on a chair in which she kept almost falling out of.

"Nothing much. She's great, happy. Mai you have to hold still or you'll fall out and hurt yourself." Wesley said as she almost fell...again. "We need to find her a high chair."

"My mom still has my old high chair if you really need one. I'm sure she wouldn't really care if Mai had it for awhile until she grows out of it." Zoey said softly.

"That'd be nice and I'm sure Elliot would like that." Wesley said as he caught Mai from falling again.

"Here, I'll take her." Zoey said setting Mai on her lap.

Wesley had made burgers, French fries and peas for them, making sure to save a plate for Elliot.

Mai ate her burger and all her fries. Her peas on the other hand she fiddled around with.

Zoey was the same way, ate the burger, the fries, but fiddled around with the peas.

"You two are so much alike." Elliot said coming from behind them.

"What do you mean Elliot?" Zoey asked as he started eating his food.

"Neither you nor Mai will eat peas. You both eat everything else, except the peas." Elliot explained.

"I guess. Oh, umm I'm gonna get my mom to give you my old high chair." Zoey said simply.

"Oh, ok. That'd be great." Elliot said eating his food.

"That's what I said." Wesley said as he started doing the dishes and Mai slipped off of Zoey's lap.

"Me hep! Me hep!" Mai cried tugging on Wesley's pant legs.

"Ok. Up we go." Wesley said as he sat Mai on the counter.

"What I do? What I do?" Mai asked as she waited for Wesley.

"Well I'm gonna wash them like this and you'll dry them like this. Just be very careful." Wesley said showing her what to do.

After about fifteen minutes they got the dishes done, but Mai was a little upset.

"Mai, baby it's not your fault." Elliot said gently while Wesley agreed and Zoey swept up the mess.

"Yes it is! Umple Westley towed me to be careful and I did a bad ting!" Mai cried uncontrollably.

You see while they were doing dishes Wesley had absentmindedly put three plates in front of her while was still trying to dry one off; she accidently dropped that one which scared her making her jump a little knocking the other three off as well.

"I bad! I no pincsess like Jamine!" Mai cried running off...

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