Author: Zazu
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Pairings: none
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, nor do I own the characters. I have borrowed them here for some fun and creativity, and this is not for profit. I do, however, own the plot mentioned here, and any instances that you may find similar to real life events are purely a coincidence.
Notes: Inspired by my noodle lunch, and written for Sharon~~
Noodle Technique
It's a little lonely to eat alone, but Heero didn't mind. He liked the solitude, like the fact that the hustle and bustle around him didn't actually touch him.
"Are you Japanese?"
It took a moment for him to realize someone was talking to him, and he looked up to see a white man with a long braid, two seats away and just snapping his chopsticks apart. He blinked, wondering if there was a reason for him to reply.
"Whoa, okay. Half Japanese then. Aren't you supposed to know how to eat noodles, then?"
He was eating them, wasn't he? With his chopsticks. He was ingesting the noodles, so what was this guy going on about?
"You know," the braided man carried on. "You're supposed to slurp. It's the way to eat noodles." He blew on the noodles he lifted with his chopsticks, and promptly demonstrated, sucking the noodles into his mouth. Then, he smiled and wiped his mouth before speaking again. "Man, that's good!"
Heero wondered why this man was carrying a one-sided conversation like that.
"My name is Duo Maxwell, by the way. You kind of looked like you were lonely."
Lonely? He wanted to be alone. Heero shrugged and turned back to his noodles.
"Slurp it," Duo said.
Heero paused and looked at Duo, his mouth open and ready to eat the noodles. He raised an eyebrow. "Does the word etiquette mean nothing to you?" he finally asked.
"Etiquette? What about respect for the noodles? They need to be savoured in that way! If you care about etiquette otherwise, don't eat ramen!"
Respect for the noodles? God, what was this guy on? Heero ate his noodles and was susprised when, the moment he was done, the bowl was pulled away from him.
"You don't deserve to eat noodles," Duo said with a frown. "I guess I'll have to eat it on your behalf."
Heero's chopsticks strategically intefered with Duo's preventing him from dipping his chopsticks into Heero's bowl. "I think not," Heero said.
"Then learn to eat it the right way!" Duo exclaimed. "What are you, too shy to slurp?"
God, he was getting on his nerves now. Why wasn't anyone stopping this guy from bothering him? What did he do to warrant this interruption from his peaceful meal?
"Just once. Once and I'll leave you alone."
Heero saw the opportunity and grasped it. Sliding his bowl back towards himself, he slurped his next bite of noodles and promptly wiped his mouth, resisting the urge to look around and see if anyone else noticed.
"See, it wasn't so bad, was it? That's how noodles are meant to be eaten!"
Didn't the guy promise to leave him alone? "When you're in a restaurant and you've got food in front of you, your moth is meant to be used for eating. Not talking."
Duo slurped up another bite of noodles and Heero couldn't help but notice the almost blissful expression he had on his face. Then, Duo turned to him and licked his lips with a grin.
"My mouth can be used in quite a few ways," Duo said. "Not only do I know how to suck very well, I can also blow."
Heero flushed at those words.
"I play the harmonica very well," Duo added. "If you want, I can prove it to you."
"Not here," Heero blurted, not wanting to attract any further attention.
"Oh?" Duo raised an eyebrow with a bit of a smirk. "So...elsewhere?" He moved one seat closer to sit right next to Heero.
"Just...eat your noodles." Heero ducked his head.
The slurping was loud next to him, just loud enough to cover the sound of his own little slurp. And he smiled a little.
Duo was handsome, if a bit chatty, but Heero was sure that if Duo was really good at applying his mouth elsewhere...
Then Heero could dissuade him from talking.
He liked solitude, but maybe it was time to try something new.
OWARI
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