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(ficcage) Cloneness, yay!
previous part:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/askerian/83395.html#cutid1
waaah Duo and his kids are teh uberkyute. *cuddles chibi-cathy*
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The rat-catching thing had been... interesting, Duo decided. The clone had quickly gotten the hang of it just by watching Duo. The scavenger had more practice, but he could see how inhumanly fast these hands could snap forward, grab, twist, crunch. If he decided to attack, Duo could probably inflict some damage, but the chance that he would win uninjured wasn't that high.
He gutted the rats efficiently, abandoning the innards in front of a sewer, knowing that it would encourage the ones who had scampered off to come back, then lifted half of them by the tail, gave the other half to the Soldier to hold, and went back home.
The sun was starting to show between the buildings when they arrived back at the hideout. Otto was crouching on the sentinel spot-- what they had named the landing at the top of the twisted emergency stairs. It always made his heart squeeze to see them up there, but they were cautious and so far the old, rusted metal held well enough to bear his kids' weight.
He nodded a discrete salute at the thirteen-year old, then slipped in, the clone on his heels. The smallest kids had migrated to the pile of blankets the older kids had left on the floor, and were all sleeping soundly in a tangle of small limbs. Mei and Fei were, as always, a lot more sibling-ly when asleep than awake, and were using each other as a teddy-bear. He knew from experience that the first thing they'd do when they would wake up would be to glare at each other and start arguing, only to turn back as one on the first idiot who would try to berate them. Quat was half-buried under a pillow, his upper body on Nanashi's lap, Nash himself slumped against the wall. Lena was sprawled on her front on top of the pile of blankets, as if hugging them all to her possessively.
The older kids all avoided that area, going about their business quietly. Cathy was washing the dishes with help from the shy, mousey Sylvia. Duo frowned; Alex and Mueller were hanging around and smirking at each other, Sylvia looked like she wanted to bolt, and Cathy was moving with that determination that indicated an explosion of her fiery temper coming soon. The brats were probably bothering them again.
Alex leaned over Cathy and hooked a finger into her collar to look down her shirt. Duo stomped toward them, scowling. The little perverts!
Cathy was strong enough to defend herself, and proved it by kneeing Alex in the groin properly, but Sylvia looked close to tears. The second she saw Duo, she ran for him.
Alex had managed to twist to avoid the full force of Cathy's blow, but it had still landed. The blond boy straightened up, giving her a watery glare. "OWW!! You little--"
Duo picked up Sylvia, sitting her on his hip just like he did with the smallest kids. "Alex. Enough."
The two boys jumped and gave him a guilty look. Cathy was standing behind them, arms crossed over her chest, glaring death at them both. She looked up at Duo and blushed, visibly embarrassed.
"What's going on here?" the braided man growled, glowering at the teenagers.
The two boys exchanged a guilty look. "Uhh, nothing..."
"We were just talking with the girls, that’s all..."
Duo snorted. "Ah, so now to talk to a girl ya have to talk down her shirt? Do you take me for a moron?"
"But she kneed me!!!"
"Quiet," the man hissed, glancing at the stirring pile of little kids. "Don't you wake the babies." He nodded at the door fiercely, indicating that the boys should leave and fast. "Go to the other room. Wait there."
Dragging their feet, they went as ordered.
"You okay, girl?" he asked once the boys had left.
"Yeah, sure," she mumbled, but she was looking embarrassed, and her arms were still crossed firmly over her chest. Duo had to admit that one of his baby girls was growing up, and she was probably still feeling awkward about it. Having these two brats teasing her wasn't going to help.
He put Sylvia down at her side, patting her long, silvery-blond hair gently, then gave the curly-haired redhead an awkward smile.
"You did good to knee him, girl. These idiots need to learn to respect girls. If they bother you like that again, or any of the other girls, you tell me, okay? I'll punish them."
Sylvia took Cathy's hand and hid behind her. Duo felt his heart squeeze. He didn't know what had happened to the thin, green-eyed girl before he found her, but it had taken months to get her to whisper even one word. She was painfully shy and cringed every time one of the older kids or Duo raised their voices. The scavenger didn't know how she had been treated, but it hadn't been nicely.
"... I'll punish them, promise. And, uhm-- maybe you want a larger shirt?" Hers was getting too small and it was too easy to see her budding breasts, which probably looked a bit too enticing for boys entering puberty. Otto would never touch any of the girls without their consent, but as for Trowa, Alex and Mueller, it was another story. He had found them late and they were a bit too used to taking whatever they wanted. It was a good survival method, but not an attitude he would tolerate between his kids.
He gave her a pat on the head, because he didn't know what else to do, then walked out to find the two boys.
...oops. I forgot to get duo to put down the rats. Oh well. i'll fix that tomorrow.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/askerian/83395.html#cutid1
waaah Duo and his kids are teh uberkyute. *cuddles chibi-cathy*
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The rat-catching thing had been... interesting, Duo decided. The clone had quickly gotten the hang of it just by watching Duo. The scavenger had more practice, but he could see how inhumanly fast these hands could snap forward, grab, twist, crunch. If he decided to attack, Duo could probably inflict some damage, but the chance that he would win uninjured wasn't that high.
He gutted the rats efficiently, abandoning the innards in front of a sewer, knowing that it would encourage the ones who had scampered off to come back, then lifted half of them by the tail, gave the other half to the Soldier to hold, and went back home.
The sun was starting to show between the buildings when they arrived back at the hideout. Otto was crouching on the sentinel spot-- what they had named the landing at the top of the twisted emergency stairs. It always made his heart squeeze to see them up there, but they were cautious and so far the old, rusted metal held well enough to bear his kids' weight.
He nodded a discrete salute at the thirteen-year old, then slipped in, the clone on his heels. The smallest kids had migrated to the pile of blankets the older kids had left on the floor, and were all sleeping soundly in a tangle of small limbs. Mei and Fei were, as always, a lot more sibling-ly when asleep than awake, and were using each other as a teddy-bear. He knew from experience that the first thing they'd do when they would wake up would be to glare at each other and start arguing, only to turn back as one on the first idiot who would try to berate them. Quat was half-buried under a pillow, his upper body on Nanashi's lap, Nash himself slumped against the wall. Lena was sprawled on her front on top of the pile of blankets, as if hugging them all to her possessively.
The older kids all avoided that area, going about their business quietly. Cathy was washing the dishes with help from the shy, mousey Sylvia. Duo frowned; Alex and Mueller were hanging around and smirking at each other, Sylvia looked like she wanted to bolt, and Cathy was moving with that determination that indicated an explosion of her fiery temper coming soon. The brats were probably bothering them again.
Alex leaned over Cathy and hooked a finger into her collar to look down her shirt. Duo stomped toward them, scowling. The little perverts!
Cathy was strong enough to defend herself, and proved it by kneeing Alex in the groin properly, but Sylvia looked close to tears. The second she saw Duo, she ran for him.
Alex had managed to twist to avoid the full force of Cathy's blow, but it had still landed. The blond boy straightened up, giving her a watery glare. "OWW!! You little--"
Duo picked up Sylvia, sitting her on his hip just like he did with the smallest kids. "Alex. Enough."
The two boys jumped and gave him a guilty look. Cathy was standing behind them, arms crossed over her chest, glaring death at them both. She looked up at Duo and blushed, visibly embarrassed.
"What's going on here?" the braided man growled, glowering at the teenagers.
The two boys exchanged a guilty look. "Uhh, nothing..."
"We were just talking with the girls, that’s all..."
Duo snorted. "Ah, so now to talk to a girl ya have to talk down her shirt? Do you take me for a moron?"
"But she kneed me!!!"
"Quiet," the man hissed, glancing at the stirring pile of little kids. "Don't you wake the babies." He nodded at the door fiercely, indicating that the boys should leave and fast. "Go to the other room. Wait there."
Dragging their feet, they went as ordered.
"You okay, girl?" he asked once the boys had left.
"Yeah, sure," she mumbled, but she was looking embarrassed, and her arms were still crossed firmly over her chest. Duo had to admit that one of his baby girls was growing up, and she was probably still feeling awkward about it. Having these two brats teasing her wasn't going to help.
He put Sylvia down at her side, patting her long, silvery-blond hair gently, then gave the curly-haired redhead an awkward smile.
"You did good to knee him, girl. These idiots need to learn to respect girls. If they bother you like that again, or any of the other girls, you tell me, okay? I'll punish them."
Sylvia took Cathy's hand and hid behind her. Duo felt his heart squeeze. He didn't know what had happened to the thin, green-eyed girl before he found her, but it had taken months to get her to whisper even one word. She was painfully shy and cringed every time one of the older kids or Duo raised their voices. The scavenger didn't know how she had been treated, but it hadn't been nicely.
"... I'll punish them, promise. And, uhm-- maybe you want a larger shirt?" Hers was getting too small and it was too easy to see her budding breasts, which probably looked a bit too enticing for boys entering puberty. Otto would never touch any of the girls without their consent, but as for Trowa, Alex and Mueller, it was another story. He had found them late and they were a bit too used to taking whatever they wanted. It was a good survival method, but not an attitude he would tolerate between his kids.
He gave her a pat on the head, because he didn't know what else to do, then walked out to find the two boys.
...oops. I forgot to get duo to put down the rats. Oh well. i'll fix that tomorrow.
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Ou Heero, vas leur glisser 2 mots après, juste histoire d'être sûr que le message passe... XD (mdr pour le Trowa qui prend ce qu'il veut XD XD)
"Mei and Fei (...)were using each other as a teddy-bear." Gaaaaa ! *dies from cuteness*
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Mei et Fei sont trop choupi. *T________T*
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Méééééé, fallait pas me le diiiiire-euuuuuh ! è_é
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Hope your headache goes away soon. *hugs*
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headache gone. Time to write more! *dances*
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I can imagine Heero through all this. *blank, uncomprehending stare*
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Well... they are teenagers Duo. Of course they do! Of course, with Heero to back him up now, those boys won't get away with very much. Glad to see more "cloneness"!