Author: Merula
Pairings: None
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Post war, Sap
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is not mine.
For paranoidpen- the pilots having their own fireworks celebration.
Drabble 58
"Hey! I'm glad you could make it!" Cathy smiled as Trowa dropped a kiss on her cheek.
"Did you think I'd miss it? I'm not late, am I?" She handed him the plate of brownies she'd made. "These took longer than I thought."
"Not at all." Trowa closed the door behind her and grinned. "We're just getting started- everyone's outside." She followed him through the house and out the french doors into the backyard.
Well, a backyard by Winner standards, anyway. Most people would call it a park. There were lots of people there- spread out on blankets, swimming, talking and laughing. She recognized some of the Maguanacs, a few of Quatre's sisters and their families- there were a lot more people than she had anticipated when Trowa had said 'a small group'. Then again, to them, maybe this was?
"Cathy, it's good to see you," Quatre moved away from the grill for a moment to give her a warm hug as Trowa put her brownies on a nearby table that had several other dishes on it. "How was the show today?"
She rolled her eyes. "Not too bad- did Tro tell you my new target tends to flinch?"
Quatre laughed. "He did! Have you hit him yet?"
"Not yet- and the ringmaster likes the audience's reaction to it, so he won't let me try someone else." She accepted the soda that Trowa handed her and looked around, spotting the other pilots on the basketball court- but they weren't playing a game. Her jaw dropped open. "What-?"
"It's for tonight," Quatre explained as Trowa was called over to help Wufei shift a huge box. "It's the fireworks display."
"But it- I mean," Cathy shook herself. "Tro said that you guys like to fire off your own- but I was thinking of those- well- not something that looks so-"
"Professional?" Quatre saved her. "Well- you know, we do have the training to use something with a little more punch than bottle rockets."
"Well- I know that- and I was sort of expecting the mortars- though not so many- but the frame?"
"Duo likes the ground displays. So we do one of those too." His expression shifted into something she couldn't classify. "It's a nice change to create something beautiful with explosives-" He didn't finish, but she understood. Placing her hand on his shoulder, she gave him an affectionate squeeze and changed the subject.
"Trowa wasn't kidding when he said I'd be impressed."
"Wait til you see it." He grinned as Duo joined them. "How is it going?"
"Pretty good," Duo winked at Cathy and then turned his attention to the display, tilting his head and frowning a little. "What do you think, Quatre? Does that top line look even to you?"
"I think so," Quatre agreed after a moment of study. "Are you guys almost finished? I think dinner is nearly ready."
"If that top line is even, then yes." Duo lost his frown and cupped his hands around his mouth. "It's all good, guys!" He yelled. "Come and eat!"
After the mad scramble of plates, sodas, hot dogs and burgers, Cathy found herself sitting by the pool, feet in the water, surrounded by- well- she thought to herself- it was a family. Relena was in a lounger, Wufei sitting next to her as she teased him about the chili he'd made. Trowa was perched on the diving board tossing ketchup packets at Duo, who was retaliating with mustard packets as he talked to Heero and one of the Maguanacs about the perfect time to start the fireworks show. Quatre had several smaller children- his nieces and nephews, she guessed- also sitting with their feet in the pool. She couldn't hear what they were discussing, but there was a lot of hand waving and gestures- she hoped it wasn't some sort of world domination plan.
Trowa finished his meal and leaped off the end of the board, landing neatly next to her. "Show -off!" Duo called at him and Trowa simply smirked as he sat down next to her.
"Having a good time?" He asked and she smiled.
"A very good time. It's nice to see you all like this."
He looked around for a moment and then nodded. "Yeah, it is."
OWARI
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