Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing and I am not earning a profit from this fan fiction. However, any other original characters are my own creation. This is my first drabble series. I just started thinking of awkward situations to unleash on the Gundam pilots and other GW characters. The theme of each drabble will vary. There is no specified genre for the series so expect anything.

"Oddities"

By: Inazuma Akai

Scenario Four

"Bachelor Years"

"Dinner's ready!" A voice called loudly.

Duo zoomed into the kitchen. He looked about ready to cry when he saw the steaming pot sitting alluringly on the stove. Rubbing his hands to together he approached it. He picked up the lid and took a good long whiff. Then his eyes bulged out and he began to cough. He slammed the lid down, covering the pot.

"Whoaaa! Now that smells like something just crawled in it and died!"

"But I've been cooking for hours! And you're telling me it's road kill?" Quatre exclaimed.

Duo fanned the air, trying desperately to clear it of the foul smell, "Yes, yes it is. I'm mad that's all you could come up with in four hours. I don't see the point in taking turns cooking if you're gonna be this horrible. That time Heero got lazy and snuck in c-rations was better than this."

Quatre's lip quivered. "It's that bad?"

Duo nodded his head emphatically.

By this time, a shadow had silently taken up position in the corridor outside the kitchen, eavesdropping. Then there were two shadows. And finally, there were three.

The shadows didn't like where the conversation was going. They were thankful they didn't have to suffer through the dish Quatre prepared. However, the three unanimously agreed that subterfuge would have been the best way to address the issue. Duo could have just sabotaged dinner and been done with it. Of course opening his big mouth and telling the truth (rudely at that) was his way of dealing with it.

"The fool…" They thought.

"I'm not going in there… And you can't make me." The first shadow announced.

"Someone must be a sacrifice." The second shadow left little room for argument.

"It's not that serious, Yuy. Lie low for a few hours. He'll get over it and probably have something catered. Problem solved. Did you really expect him to learn how to cook? It should be every man for himself anyway."

"Sharing responsibilities builds camaraderie, Chang."

"What? You read that in one of your self-help books?" Wufei remarked snidely.

"Cool it you two." Trowa was not in the mood to argue. He'd been against them sharing an apartment for this mission from the beginning. It was madness!

Their attention was drawn back to the kitchen when they heard the refrigerator door close.

Duo had taken a coke from the fridge. Then walking over to the pantry, he grabbed a bag of chocolate chip cookies.

"I'm gonna watch TV. Call me when dinner's ready. And when I say dinner, I mean something that's edible. Not something you'd use to clean your Gundam's engine." With that said, the Deathscythe pilot popped a cookie in his mouth and left.

Quatre's bright blue eyes filled with tears. The rest of the pilots 'conveniently' vanished after that.

Author's Note: And so ends the "Oddities" series… for now. I kind of liked the randomness of the scenes. : )

As always, I'd love feedback...and constructive criticism...hence 'constructive' criticism...not flames, lol. Since this was my first attempt at drabble writing, I'd like some input to see what I can improve upon.

And here's the 5-star system for your convenience.

Inazuma Akai's 5 Star Rating System for Fanfiction:

1 star – This fic is unreadable! Get a beta-reader stat!

2 stars – This story needs a face lift in the worst possible way…

3 stars – Not bad, but with a little more effort you can make it a really good fic.

4 stars – There are some minor errors here and there but otherwise it's a very nice fic!

5 stars – It's an exceptional work of art! More, please?

Thank you all for reading!