A "Special" Day by Angel of Ice Disclaimer- Gundam Wing does not belong to me. How many times do I have to say that? Jeez people, it's not that hard of a fact to realize. ^_^ A/N- I'm a Zechs/Noin addict and I thought I'd write something light and humorous for them. I mean, after all they've been through I think they deserve a relaxing (or so you think) fic. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A sound came downstairs at six o'clock in the morning. "Mmmm, what was that?" Noin murmured from her and Zechs' bed. Zechs' arm was wrapped protectively around her. "Probably Darien, going to the washroom" Zechs groaned, talking about their 6 year old son. Noin nodded and drifted back off to sleep. Zechs looked at his wife. He still couldn't believe she was really his, even after 9 years of marriage. He brushed a lock of blue-black hair from her eyes and gently kissed her forehead. He smiled again, because today was their anniversary. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Don't touch the oven!" Meluana whispered loudly. Darien looked at his older sister, "But we need it to cook Mommy and Daddy breakfast" he complained. "I know that, but we're not allowed to use the oven. We could hurt ourselves". Meluana was only 9 years old but she thought she was a million times wiser than her little brother. Darien sat on the chair. The 6 year old boy's raven hair was rumpled and stuck straight up as his curious nail blue eyes watched his sister. Meluana (who, on the other hand had her father's platinum blond hair and her mother's deep purple eyes) was standing on the counter, rummaging through the cupboards. "We'll make them toast" she said, then found what she was looking for. "What are the cookie cutters for?" Darien asked, eyes wide. "To cut the bread into interesting shapes of course, dummy" Meluana replied, rolling her eyes. "Oh" Darien said, then noticed a bag of bread on the counter. He handed to his sister. "Thank you" Meluana said. "Shhhh, be quieter. You'll wake up Mommy and Daddy" Darien whispered. Meluana glared, but lowered her voice. "They'll love this" she smiled. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A burnt smell was wafting from downstairs. Zechs frowned, I better go check what that is he thought and went downstairs, wearing his bathrobe. He entered the kitchen and saw the smoke coming from the toaster. Meluana and Darien were standing in the corner, looking guilty. "What happened?" Zechs demanded. "Well Daddy, the toast.got stuck" Meluana replied, giving what she thought was an innocent smile. Zechs knew better. He sighed and took out a fork from the sink. He slowly lowered it into the toaster slits, and prodded the toast up. "Careful Daddy!" Darien exclaimed. The toast popped up, burnt to a crisp. "What were you two doing?" Zechs asked, facing his 2 children. "We were-" Darien began but Meluana elbowed him subtly. "We got hungry and we didn't want to wake you up" she explained. "Oh" Zechs said. "Well- I'll make you two some toast" he said as he took two pieces of bread out of the bag. "Actually, we're not hungry anymore" Meluana said quickly. Zechs looked suspiciously at his daughter. "Ok" he said, "I'm going back to sleep. You two can watch TV or something like that. Just don't make too much noise and wake your mother up". Meluana and Darien nodded, looking like two perfect angels. Zechs sighed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "What was that?" Noin asked as Zechs came back upstairs. "Oh, Meluana and Darien got the toast stuck" he replied and sat down next to his wife on the bed. "Again?" Noin chuckled, "I keep on forgetting to get that toaster fixed". Zechs smiled and leaned in for a kiss. "Happy anniversary" Zechs whispered in her ear. Noin's face brightened. "You remembered?" she asked. "I always remember, how could I ever forget what the day I married you was?" he said, tracing her face with his finger. "Well- I know but usually men forget things like that" she replied, "But then, I shouldn't be surprised. You're not the usual man". Zechs laughed, "Ok, I guess I'll take that as a compliment. But let's go eat some breakfast". "Ok, just let me take a shower first" Noin said. Zechs nodded, "I'll take it with you" he grinned. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "They have to love this!" Meluana grinned, proud of herself. In half an hour they had made heart shaped toast, orange juice, oatmeal (well, actually they just used leftover oatmeal from yesterday's breakfast) and peeled oranges. It was all set on the table along with some daisies Meluana picked yesterday on her way home from school. Darien smiled, "Like the card I made them?" Meluana looked at it. Have a happy anversry, Mommy and Daddy! was scrawled on a piece of construction paper. "It's good" Meluana smiled, not mentioning he spelled anniversary wrong. Zechs and Noin came into the kitchen together. "Surprise!" Meluana and Darien shouted happily. "Wow you two, this is�great" Noin said, smiling as she hugged her two children. They looked at Zechs. "So this was what you two were up to" he grinned and hugged them as well. Zechs and Noin sat down at the table and looked at their breakfast. "Looks delicious" Noin replied, then noticing the heart-shaped toast looked a little green. "Is this mold?" she whispered to her husband and picked at it. Zechs hid a smile, "I think so". "Um, Meluana. Where did you find this bread?" Noin asked her daughter casually. "I don't know" she shrugged, "Darien found it". Noin looked at Darien. "I found it on the counter" he said proudly. "Ok" she smiled at them, then turned around to face her husband. "I left the moldy bread I was going to throw out today on the counter!" she whispered to Zechs. He turned a little green himself. "Our children will be disappointed if we don't eat this" he said. Noin groaned softly. "You got that bottle of pepto-bismol upstairs?" she asked. Zechs nodded. "Ok" she said, "Let's dig in". ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ After finishing their breakfast, Noin and Zechs stood up. "That-that was wonderful" Zechs said, smiling. Meluana thought her parents looked a little pale. "That's good" she exclaimed, "because we have dessert!" "Desert?" Noin asked, then exchanged worried glances with Zechs. "What is it?" "Chocolate pudding" Darien piped. "Aren't you going to eat it?" he asked, looking sad. "Of course we will" Noin said bravely, not wanting to hurt her son. Meluana set 2 dishes of pudding in front of her parents. "Just curious, did you find this on the counter too?" Noin asked. "How did you guess?" Meluana grinned. "Magic" Noin teased, then her smile faltered when she looked at Zechs. "I put our 5-year-expired pudding next to the moldy bread. I was planning on throwing both of them out this morning" Noin whispered, looking doomed. Zechs shared the same look. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ After breakfast, their parents went upstairs. They said they weren't feeling too well. "What's the matter with them?" Darien asked. Meluana shrugged. "I don't know" she replied. "Did you remember to call Uncle Duo?" Darien asked. "I almost forgot! Thanks Darien" Meluana answered as she rushed to the phone. After dialing the number to Duo and Hilde's house, a young boy picked up the phone. "Hello?". "Bryan, is that you?" Meluana scowled. She hated Bryan Maxwell, he was always pulling on her hair. "Can I talk to your daddy?" Meluana asked. "Dad!" Bryan shouted. Duo picked up the phone. "Hello?" he asked. "Uncle Duo? This is Meluana" she said. "Oh hey Meluana. How's your mom and dad?" he asked. "Oh, they're fine. Do you have the tickets to the circus ready?" she asked excitedly. "Yeah kiddo, how could I forget?". "Thanks Uncle Duo, you're the best" she replied. After exchanging goodbyes, they hung up. "All set" Meluana said, turning to Darien. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ After some doses of pepto-bismol, Zechs and Noin went back downstairs. "So you two, what have you planned for us now?" Zechs asked, hoping it was something non-toxic. "I'm going to read you both a book" Darien exclaimed, eyes twinkling. "Oh, that sounds great" Noin replied, relieved. A book wasn't so bad, right? Wrong. Darien pulled out a book from the bookshelf. "See? I can read really good now" he grinned and started reading. After a few lines, Noin turned bright red. Zechs (who wasn't paying a lot of attention because his stomach hurt) listened closely. After a few more lines, he wasn't sure whether he should laugh or hide. You see, Darien was reading from one of Noin's romance novels. And he was reading a scene where the two main characters were having sex. "He kissed her�.passionately" Darien read on. "Um, Darien, dear. Maybe you should read�.another book" Noin said. "Why?" Darien asked. "Because�this is a little grown-up for you" she forced a smile. "But I want to read this book. It looks very�.romantic" he smiled, "And we want you to feel romantic" he finished. Noin sank back onto the couch and looked at Zechs with pleading eyes. "Your mother's right. Um, how about this?" he asked and looked around for the nearest book. He found one and handed it to Darien. Noin looked at it and shook her head quickly. Zechs looked at the cover. "Birth-control" it read. "Relena left it on her last visit" she explained. Too late. "Condoms should be�.used�" Darien stumbled. Zechs rubbed his temples. Because of two reasons. 1) Darien was reading a highly inappropriate book and 2) Relena was obviously interested in the subject of birth-control and that made Zechs wonder what she and Heero were up to. "Um, I think you can stop reading now. We're both very proud of your reading. You're very good" Noin said. Zechs nodded eagerly. "Ok" Darien said and looked around for his sister. Obviously, Meluana had not stayed for the "literature" session. "What more?" Zechs groaned softly. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Meluana and Darien were watching TV. Noin had convinced them both that her and Zechs were a little tired so they could take a little break from the "program". Zechs sat on the couch, holding Noin close to him. "I don't know if I can face the rest of this day" he whispered in her ear. Noin closed her eyes, "I know". "By the way, where did you get that romance novel? I don't remember you ever buying it" Zechs asked. "Oh that, Hilde gave it to me for Christmas. I never read it. It's not exactly my idea of fine literature" Noin laughed. "Obviously" Zechs answered and kissed her softly. They enjoyed a few kisses on the couch until Darien turned around. "Eeeew, Mommy! Daddy! You're getting cooties" he exclaimed. Meluana turned around also. "Darien, there's no such thing as cooties" she said importantly, "they're getting germs" she finished. "Cooties, germs, whatever" Darien said. Noin laughed, eyes twinkling. "But what if I hug you? Wouldn't you be getting cooties or germs as Meluana calls it?". Darien thought about this for a moment. "No, because Mommies don't have cooties" he answered. Zechs raised an eyebrow. "Daddies either" Darien said quickly. Zechs laughed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Lunchtime. Zechs and Noin braced themselves. "Don't worry, Aunt Relena's coming over to help make lunch" Meluana assured her parents. They were not relieved. Last time Relena had made a meal, the stove had caught on fire and firemen were called. "Um, alright" Noin gulped. The doorbell rang. "There's Auntie Relena now!" Darien exclaimed as he ran to open the door. Relena stepped in. "Hi Meluana, hi Darien" she said and gave her niece and nephew a hug. "Happy anniversary, you two" she said, looking up at Zechs and Noin. "Thanks" they answered, looking a little worried. Heero stepped in. Zechs' face fell. "What is he doing here?" he said, pointing at Heero accusingly. "Milliardo- he's my husband and your brother-in-law. Can't you both get along?" Relena asked as she watched Heero and Zechs glare at eachother. "Relena's right" Noin answered and jabbed Zechs in the ribs. He rubbed his chest. "That hurt". "Oh, by the way. Relena, you forgot this here" Noin said and handed Relena the book. "Oh" Relena said and quickly put in her bag. Heero looked amused. "Well, me and Heero are going to help Meluana and Darien cook lunch for you two" Relena replied as they all stepped into the kitchen. "What? Heero Yuy is not touching my food" Zechs exclaimed. "Oh shush" Noin said and leaned against his chest. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Like it was during breakfast, the table was set. Noin raised her eyebrows, obviously impressed that the kitchen was still standing. Relena, Heero, Meluana and Darien stood on the sidelines as Zechs and Noin sat down. Relena and Meluana each brought out fancy looking dishes. Finally Darien came out, carrying an impressive tray of lobster. "Wow" Noin said, impressed again. It didn't look that bad at all. "We'll leave you two alone" Relena said as she popped in a CD in the stereo they had set up. She pushed play and left the room. "you and me baby ain't nothing but mammals so let's do it like they do on the discovery channel, hit it now�." "Um" Noin emphasized, "I don't think that was the song they intended to play" she laughed. "Who knows what that Heero is up to" Zechs muttered to his plate. After half an hour of sexual lyrics and horrible tasting food (obviously looks can deceive) they stumbled out of the kitchen and upstairs to their bedroom, clutching their stomachs. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Relena and Heero went back into the kitchen to clean up. They heard the song. "Uh oh, wrong CD" Relena said, looking very embarrassed. Heero snorted, "Maybe they took the song's advice seriously and that's why they rushed upstairs that fast". Relena smiled mischievously. "But I still can't believe Duo gave us the wrong CD" she said. Heero shrugged. "Knowing Duo, I'm not exactly sure it was a mistake, the CD thing". ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Noin?" Zechs said in a small voice, clutching the pink bottle. "Yeah?" Noin answered in a pained voice. "We're out of pepto-bismol" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The next few hours passed quickly with Noin rushing out the house to buy some more pepto-bismol and Zechs grouching on the couch. The clock struck 6 'o clock. "Well, we have a special night planned for both of you" Relena smiled. "Kami help us" Zechs muttered under his breath. Heero put blindfolds around both of them. "What the hell are you doing, Yuy?" Zechs shouted, "I don't trust him blindfolding me". "Daddy- you, you�.sweared" Meluana said, shocked. Darien was too young to understand what swears were so he didn't pay attention. "Me? Of course not. That was your Uncle Heero who sweared" Zechs smiled. Heero shot Zechs his "death-glare". Heero leaned over to Noin and whispered "Why did you ever marry him?". Noin chuckled and tried to punch Heero on the arm. Unfortunately since she was blindfolded, she accidentally missed and punched someone else. "Owwww" Zechs exclaimed, "Who punched me in the eye?". Noin bit her lip nervously as Heero and Relena started to laugh. "Yuy" Zechs growled. "Alright, let's leave before a war breaks out" Relena said, still laughing. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ After a short drive, Relena and Heero took off Zechs and Noin's blindfolds. They were standing in front of the circus. Meluana and Darien jumped around excitedly, even though they knew about all of this before. Noin smiled, "The circus can't be that bad" she whispered to Zechs. "That's what you think" he muttered. Zechs was not in a good mood. They all had front-row VIP passes. As they settled into their seats they saw all of their other friends and their families. They waved. The show started and they watched acrobats, clowns (Darien screamed and Relena had to rush him out), knife-throwers (Catherine waved) and other circus things. Finally when the whole show was almost over the ringmaster stepped into the light. "Attention everyone. According to a special request, our circus singer has written and will perform a song for a special person out in this audience". "Will all children please leave this tent?" the ringmaster continued. Noin was confused. The song was probably meant for her and Zechs but why did all the children have to leave? Zechs shrugged. Meluana complained as Relena dragged her out. The circus singer stepped into the middle of the arena, dressed in a black bikini and leather pants. "What a slut" Noin whispered. Zechs had to agree. "Ahem. This song is dedicated to Noin Merquise" she said in a deep, throaty voice. Zechs was confused this time. Why only Noin and not the both of them? He let it go. I guess I'll find out, he thought. The woman started to sing: "Noin�and her sex life Noin�..and her sex life One day she crawled into bed But someone was waiting for her Everything went by lightning fast Noin�..and her sex life" Noin turned bright red as everyone in the audience turned to look at her. "What is the meaning of this?" Zechs demanded. The confused singer shrugged. "I- I was told to sing a song about Noin's sex life". Zechs looked at Noin who was bright red and obviously wanting to crawl into a hole. "WHAT?" Zechs shouted. The singer cowered at Zechs' rage. "Trowa told me to sing a song about Noin and sex" she said in a small voice. Zechs turned to Trowa. "Uh-oh, I think I get it now" Trowa said, "I think our singer misunderstood. She must have heard the words "Noin and Sex" instead of "Noin and Zechs". He shrugged helplessly, "Because your name sounds a lot like�y'know" he gestured. Zechs gave everyone a murderous glare and put his arm around Noin. "I think this concludes our show tonight" the ringmaster quickly said. "Good idea" everyone breathed. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A very embarrassed Relena and a (for once) embarrassed Heero drove Noin and Zechs to a small, fancy restaurant for their dinner. "This better go right for once" Zechs muttered. Noin was still extremely embarrassed after the incident at the circus. "Um, Meluana and Darien are with Duo right now so you guys can have some privacy" Relena said. Noin nodded. They all entered the expensive restaurant. "Merquise" they told the man standing at the front. He looked at his reservation book. "Table 12, right this way" he guestered for them to follow. Relena gave Zechs a 100$ bill. "There, now you can pay for you food" "Have fun" she added in a meek voice. Zechs snorted. Relena and Heero left. Zechs and Noin sat down at the table, both silent. "Well- " Noin started, "this has been an interesting night". Zechs smiled tightly, and leaned over the table to kiss Noin. Now that they were alone, not too much could go wrong, right? They looked at their menus and ordered. "At least for once, we can eat a meal without food poisoning" Noin joked. "You can't be too sure" Zechs said, "I brought a small bottle of pepto-bismol in my jacket". "Good, now we're prepared" Noin grinned. Their food came and they ate it, grateful for "good" food for once this day. They talked about everything, from Preventers to how Marimaia was doing. They hadn't had a night alone for a long time. Finally they were done their food. Zechs paid the bill with the money Relena gave him. "Finally, she's good for something" he smiled. Noin rolled her eyes. "Excuse me, Mr and Mrs. Merquise?" the reservation man stood in front of them. "Yes?" Noin asked. "Someone has booked a private beach for you two. If you would follow me outside�" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Noin lay in Zechs' arms on the beach. "Finally, a part of this day that hasn't gone wrong" she joked. Zechs raised an eyebrow, "I really wouldn't be too sure about that" He touched her cheek, "but I think we'll live" Noin smiled, "I hope so at least". Zechs looked into Noin's eyes. "I love you, you know," he said softly. "Me too" Noin replied as they kissed. They lay in eachother's arms for the longest time, just marveling about love. Finally a young woman came up to them. "Excuse me" she said, nervously, "I was sent by Duo Maxwell to tell you that your children are waiting to go home". Zechs groaned, "Trust Duo to bother us all the time". "Hey- they're your children" Noin said, sitting up. "They're yours too" he quipped and kissed her. "Eh hem" the young woman said, "they've rented a limo for you two". "A limo? They sure went all out" Zechs remarked. "It'll meet you two in front of the restaurant" the woman said and left in the other direction. They walked back to the restaurant and waited in front of it. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "It's been an hour and the limo still haven't come?" Noin asked. She was getting annoyed and a little cold. "We should call Duo and ask what's going on" she said and went back inside the restaurant. After a while, she came back out. "The limo broke down on its way here" Noin explained, exasperated, "Duo's coming to pick us up". ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Sorry guys about the limo" Duo said sheepishly as he arrived in his beat-up black car. "You should be" Zechs said. "So, um, I know this day hasn't exactly been the best for both of you. So me and the others have decided to make it up to you two, somehow" Duo said. Zechs and Noin paled. "Duo" Noin began, "It's really all right. You don't need to make it up to us" Zechs finished. "Ok, whatever you say" Duo said and drove them back home. "Meluana and Darien are upstairs, sleeping" he told them, "Hilde's watching them right now" Hilde came downstairs from the children's rooms. "They're both sleeping" she said. Noin nodded, "Thanks Hilde" she said weakly. "Um, we're really sorry about the�.song" she said, looking at Duo for support. "It's fine" Noin answered. Zechs rubbed her shoulders. "Ok then" Hilde said and she and Duo left to go back home to their own children. The moment they left, Meluana and Darien came running downstairs. "You two weren't asleep?" Zechs asked. "Oh no, we just pretended" Meluana grinned. "So, did you like your special day?" she asked eagerly. "Well-" Noin said, looking at Zechs. "It was��" "Definitely something I will never forget" he finished. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A/N- lol, I hope that was funny enough for you all. My personal favourite part is Noin's special "song". |
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