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 Seven
"A Kitten for Sally, Part 3"
Accomplishing her mission, Sally returned home. Entering the front door, she was followed by not one but two kittens. Surprisingly, her idea worked as planned. Wing calmed down, taking joy in rough housing with his new playmate, Jade.
An evil thought came to mind when she didn't find Wufei anywhere downstairs. She picked up the kittens and went to their room, carefully opening the door and peeking inside. Seeing her husband was asleep, she dropped Jade down softly and pointed to Wufei. Quickly catching on, Jade padded in. Jade soundlessly jumped on the bed and then onto Wufei's stomach; her small weight roused him.
Mumbling softly, Wufei's eyes painfully opened, not wanting to react to light. His vision was blurred, and he could feel something on his stomach. Drowsily, he reached out to touch the blurry object and jumped back a bit when he felt it move. Wufei bolted upright.
Laughter rang out from the doorway as Sally placed Wing on the floor as well. He, too, jumped on the bed, chasing after Jade. The two kittens began to scamper around, trampling over Wufei in the process.
Wufei stared dumbfounded for a moment, having forgotten where Sally had gone to. With a sigh he rubbed his face, looking up at her. "What's her name?" He asked.
"Her name's Jade. Precious, huh?" Sally asked, coming to sit next to him, expertly side stepping the kittens as they dashed by.
"Adorable," He mumbled through a yawn.
"If you're still tired, I can take the demon spawn into my office and work on my report while you finish your nap." Sally offered.
He shook his head. "It would be pointless. I'm awake already."
Her face took on a guilty look. "Sorry for waking you so abruptly."
He shrugged, suppressing another yawn. "It's nothing." His attention was suddenly caught by the kittens playing, and he smirked at her. "It looks like it is working."
She stuck her nose into the air smugly. "Of course it did. I do know what I'm talking about from time to time."
He snorted, his eyes twinkling.
Sally smirked, standing to her feet. Raising her voice to be heard over the two pets' playful hissing, she said, "Come on, hell cats. Chow time."
The kittens stopped what they were doing and trailed after her, pawing at each other occasionally.
"What would you like for dinner?" She asked Wufei before leaving.
He shrugged. "It doesn't matter. I'm not picky."
Sally rolled her eyes, snorting disbelievingly. "Yeah, right," She muttered but cut the comment short, shooting off after Wing and Jade. She could be heard yelling something about staying away from Wufei's katanas.
Wufei turned the page of his book carefully, absorbing the words. Faintly, he could hear Sally moving around in her office, and he smiled to himself.
"Get out now! That's the last time you play around my computer! You two lost the file I was working on!" His wife's voice bellowed, shattering the silence. The two culprits she'd been screeching about raced into the living room with the dark-eyed man.
Wing took one look at him and hid under the arm chair. Jade, on the other hand, jumped on the sofa and sat next to him, gazing at him curiously.
Wufei glanced at her from the corner of his eye, and his smile grew. Reluctant to admit it, he liked her. He was not sure why but figured it may have been due to her sweeter demeanor. He finally reached a hand out and patted her on the head gently before returning his attention to his book.
Jade meowed, jumping on the back of the sofa and walking until she was over his shoulder. She stared down at the book now, trying to see what was so interesting.
He chuckled softly as he caught her in the corner of his eye again and gently placed her on his lap so she, too, could 'read.'
Jade looked up at him then placed a paw on the book, trying to make head or tails of the gibberish before sitting back and following along. From under the armchair, Wing hissed, feeling put out now that Wufei had stolen his playmate as well as Sally. He meowed loudly, attempting to get their attention.
Wufei spared him a withering look. "Don't even think about it. Go play with Sally." He commanded as if expecting the kitten to understand.
Wing glared at him, stunning Wufei when he came from under the chair and slinked off towards Sally's office once more but not before meowing pleadingly at Jade who made an indecisive glance to Wufei.
Deciding to stay with Wufei instead, Jade peered back down at the book, avoiding Wing's accusing eyes. He hissed once more, hair standing on end then bounded out of the room in obvious irritation.
With an eyebrow raised, Wufei looked back down at Jade and shook his head at their show of personalities. He petted her again before turning the page.
As if on cue, Sally's voice screamed, "Wing! What are you doing back in here? Go sit in the corner, now!"
Wufei flinched slightly at her tone and involuntarily turned to look at the office as the small kitten sulked back out, crawling back under the armchair. He looked down at Jade and placed her on the floor gently, nodding at her encouragingly. He petted her one more time, sitting back.
Jade thought she was in trouble until he petted her and moved hesitantly over to Wing. He looked up at her with a sense of betrayal. Screeching, he made a show of his claws and jumped on the chair, using it as a catapult to the book shelf. Satisfied with the distance between them, he settled down again, swishing his tail back and forth, menacingly. Jade halted her approach, looking back over at Wufei.
He shook her head at Wing but at the same time felt sorry for the kitten that had gotten emotionally beaten on both ends. He got up from the couch, bent down to pick up Jade, and slowly walked over to Wing, not wanting to spook him. Then carefully he reached a hand out, having it hover over his head, unsure.
Wing stared at the hand and then with much effort, stood, rubbing his head against the hand, in an affectionate manner, showing he wouldn't attack.
Wufei sighed in relief and proceeded to pet him more firmly as if trying to comfort him and placed Jade carefully beside him.
Wing glanced at Jade and meowed, his playmate doing the same in turn. Continuing to swish his tail, Wing remained unmoving. Jade got up and rubbed against him and purred, instantly winning him over. Wing peered at Wufei for a moment before jumping down from the bookcase, picking up a toy on the way and running off into another room.
Taking this as him accepting her apology, Jade pounced on Wufei's shoulder and purred before jumping down to chase after Wing.
Wufei shook his head but smiled as he sat back down and continued to read.
Half an hour passed before Sally emerged from her office, cheeks streaked with tears. She sat down heavily by Wufei, rubbing a hand over her forehead.
"I hate this part of the pregnancy." She muttered, feeling her body constantly shifting from cold to hot.
His face softened. "I'm sorry." He replied, placing an arm behind her and rubbing her back gently. "Is there something I can get you?"
She shook her head, moving closer to him and resting her head on his shoulder. "No, I'm ok. Just mood swings. Come to think of it, that's why I got so mad at Jade and Wing. I wonder where they went..."
His body stiffened a bit. He didn't want her to know he had become so close to them, and he shrugged.
"I think I saw them heading in that direction." He pointed absently, suddenly interested in his book again.
Sally brushed off the feeling it was more to the comment and yawned briefly.
"I think I'll go to bed now. Would you like to join me?" She asked, face breaking out into a grin.
He returned the grin. "Why not?"
She smirked at him, rising to her feet, waiting for him to do the same. In the meantime, a streak of red, white, black, and brown ran through, trailed by another form the same color. The blue eyed woman blinked at how Wing and Jade meowed at Wufei and went along their merry way up the stairs.
"What was that about?"
He was blushing slightly but shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know."
She raised an eyebrow, walking with him to their room. "Oh, yes you do. Those two were way to calm just now. What happened?"
"They probably just got use to each other better."
"That and they've gotten used to you."
He shrugged again, the slight blush returning. "Maybe,"
Just as they reached their bedroom, Jade slinked in and meowed at Wufei, begging to be picked up.
"Well, look at that. It seems that Jade likes you. Wing must be all right with it or doesn't care if he hasn't attacked you yet."
He coughed slightly and looked down at Jade, urging her to go away with his eyes and shooing her away slightly.
Jade took the hint and padded away looking crestfallen.
"Aww, you hurt her feelings." Sally remarked.
Wufei rolled his eyes and sighed, bending down to pick Jade up, trying to pet her without it being noticed by Sally.
The kitten purred loudly. Sally smiled, and then went into the bathroom to take a shower and get changed. Wing walked in and sat on the bed, playing with the yarn he'd acquired.
Wufei sighed and sat on the bed as well, just watching him.
When Sally finished, she came back up, hair slightly damp and dressed in her night clothes. Her brows quirked up at the scene.
"I guess Wing is all right with it." She pronounced, watching how Wing was more at ease than before.
Wufei smirked at her. "I guess so."
She shook her head, moving to pick up Wing and deposit him on the floor. "It's all yours now." she said, gesturing to the bathroom.
He nodded and picking up his change of clothes and a towel, headed into the bathroom.
Smiling sweetly at Wing and Jade, Sally shooed them off, telling them to go downstairs. The two obeyed but not without knocking something over and dashing away quickly.
Sally sighed deeply, shutting the door and getting into bed, settling under the covers.
Moments later, Wufei emerged from the bathroom. His eyes did a quick sweep of the room, looking for the kittens. When he didn't see them, he let out a sigh of relief. Walking over to the bed, he settled in beside Sally and smiled warmly at her.
His wife cuddled against his side, placing her head on his shoulder. She smiled up at him just as warmly and to tease, she purred.
He frowned down at her but chuckled and smacked her arm lightly. "Stop that."
She giggled, nodding her head. Suddenly, she questioned, "You don't mind having them around now, do you?"
"For now, no. But if they mess up, they're out of here."
"Understood. Truth be told, they're even beginning to test my patience, and with the condition I'm in, that's not a good idea."
He frowned a bit but didn't let her see it. "Are you regretting getting them?"
"Of course not. I love having them around, it's just sometimes I get angry for no reason and then they tear through and destroy whatever is in their path. It becomes trying on my part." She explained.
"I understand. Maybe all they need is some more training, huh?"
"Yes, that would be best. I'll get to that tomorrow."
Yawning again, she kissed him on the lips. "Goodnight, love."
He smiled and rubbed her back before letting his body relax into the warmth of the bed.
"Goodnight."
Author's Note: Scenario seven is the end of "A Kitten for Sally." Call me biased, but I had fun with this one. Chalk it up to me being a Wufei fan. Also, I want to give special thanks to Comix28 for originally helping me with this plot over a decade ago (wow, it's been a while…)
I'm open to ideas for scenarios, pairings, etc. If I can work it in, I will. Just keep requests reasonable and within the fic's designated rating.
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!
