THE CHIBIS AND THE BREAD MAKER ~ Gundam Wing in the Lifestream

THE CHIBIS AND THE BREAD MAKER

"Look what I bought!" Chibi-Quatre carolled as he entered the house. A (full-size) Maganac behind him carried a box that was half a chibi high.
Chibi-Duo immediately jumped up off the couch and dashed over. "What'd ya get, hunh hunh, what'd ya get?" He danced exitedly around the Maganac, nearly tripping the tall man with his wildly flying braid.
Chibi-Quatre grinned. "It's a bread maker."
"N-nani?" chibi-Duo exclaimed, becoming absolutely still for a moment.
The Maganac neatly side-stepped him and set the box on the floor. He promptly disappeared.
"Yeah, a bread maker," chibi-Quatre repeated, tugging the large box open. "So we can have fresh baked bread!"
"Q-man," chibi-Duo said, shaking his head, "you are too domestic sometimes." He bounced over to the now-open box and peered in. "Can we make raisin bread?"
Chibi-Quatre beamed. "Of course we can." He waved a large book with both hands. "See? It comes with instructions and recipes!"
"Sugoi!" chibi-Duo exclaimed as Chibi-Quatre spread the book open on the floor. The book was soo big, both of his chibi hands fit on one page.
They flopped on the floor, chibi-legs waving in the air, peering at the Wonderous New Thing(tm).
"Here!" chibi-Quatre exclaimed, stabbing one stubby finger down at the page. "Here's a recipe for raisin bread!"
Chibi-Duo wrinkled his nose. "I think it's contaminated. Look, it's underneath the /zucchini/ bread recipe!"
"Eeeewwwwwwww....." they both exclaimed.
"Oi, Quatre, we need ingredients," chibi-Duo observed.
Chibi-Quatre sweatdropped. "Anou..."
"You didn't buy any?" chibi-Duo's eyes got very round, even rounder than chibi eyes normally are, and Chibi-Quatre sweatdropped even bigger.
"Anou. . . hehehe," he giggled nervously. "Let's go get some!" The sweatdrop vanished with a soft sploosh.

AT THE STORE

"Oi, Q! Check it out!" Chibi-Duo bounced over to chibi-Quatre, waving a small bag of something. "It's a complete bread mix, and it's on sale!"
Chibi-Quatre took the bag and inspected it gravely. "It's supposed to expire at the end of the month," he said. "That's only two weeks from now."
"Yeah, so? It's got two goods weeks left, then!" Chibi-Duo bounced from foot to foot, grinning. "It's cheap, and it's RICE bread, too. I love rice and I love bread. What could be better than both in one? Let's try it, ne?"
Chibi-Quatre shrugged and added it to their shopping basket, which an ever-helpful Maganac was carrying. "Hai," he agreed, nodding his blond chibi head.

BACK AT HOME

/Rrrrr Rrrr . . . Rrrrr Rrrr Rrrr . . ./
"Anou, Quatre? Is it /supposed/ to sound like that?"
Chibi-Quatre peered at the mixing dough in dismay. "I guess so. I mean, it /looks/ like it's working, ne?"
Chibi-Duo nibbled the end of his braid as he looked through the tiny window. "Yah, I guess so. Hey, let's go play Space Invaders!"
"Okay!" Chibi-Quatre grinned at him, and they dashed off to the game deck.

A LITTLE WHILE LATER

"It's not making any noise." Chibi-Duo peered through the tiny window again. "Ewww.... I think it's festering."
"Festering? Don't you mean fermenting?" Chibi-Quatre's forehead wrinkled adorably as he stared in consternation at the machine. "I dunno about this, Duo. Maybe we should have got the more expensive mix."
"Nah, I'm sure it's fine!" He looped his arm around chibi-Quatre's shoulders and led him out of the kitchen. But he made a face over his shoulder at the bread machine.

LATER STILL

"What IS that SMELL?" chibi-Wufei asked as he crossed the kitchen to the living room.
Said smell would make melting plastic smell good.
Chibi-Duo giggled. "It's our bread! Quatre bought a bread maker and we're making bread!"
"If you are involved, Maxwell, it can only be a disaster in the making," chibi-Wufei said solemnly as he plunked himself down on the couch.
Chibi-Duo, on the floor, pouted up at him. "Oi, Wu-man, it's not MY fault bad things happen in the kitchen when I'm there. You spilt the milk the other day."
Chibi-Wufei leaned down and took the neglected game controller from him. "Your braid tripped me."

2 HOURS LATER

/ ... BEEP ... BEEP ... BEEP ... /
"It's done!" Chibi-Duo leapt up off the floor and charged into the kitchen. His flying braid slapped chibi-Wufei across the face as he ran.
"Itai! Maxwell!"
/sniff sniff/ "Smells like bread," chibi-Duo declared with a decisive nod.
Chibi-Quatre donned his oven mitts and carefully opened the lid.
Chibi-Duo scowled at the "loaf" of bread. "Shouldn't it be bigger?"
"Nn-ani?" Chibi-Quatre hauled the bread pan over to the counter and set it down with a thump. "It's /heavy!/ And it's so tiny!" His cheery chibi face crumpled in dismay. The bread only half-filled the pan.
"It'll be okay, Q-man," chibi-duo reassured him. "Let it cool a bit."

A FEW MINUTES LATER

"Is this . . . bread?" chibi-Heero asked dubiously, peering into the bread pan at the tiny loaf.
"Hai!" chibi-Duo nodded emphatically. "Cut off a bit and try it, already."
It took ten minutes, but chibi-Heero eventually got half the loaf out. The other half was firmly stuck to the bottom and sides of the pan. He cut off a piece for himself, carefully buttered it, put it on a plate, and carried it into the living room.
The other chibis gathered around at his feet, eagerly anticipating chibi-Heero's verdict on the bread.
He picked up the bread, raised it to his mouth, bit down on it, and . . .
/SQUEAK/ went the bread.
Chibi-Duo fell over sideways laughing uncontrollably. Chibi-Heero bit a chunk off and set the rest back on the plate. Chibi-Quatre sweatdropped.
/squeak squeak squeak/ went the bread as chibi-Heero chewed.
Chibi-Duo laughed and laughed, rolling around on the floor. Chibi-Quatre's sweatdrop grew and grew.
"What does it taste like?" asked chibi-Wufei.
"Like a wet sea sponge," chibi-Trowa said from the kitchen. He walked into the room, chewing slowly.
"GASP! . . . AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" chibi-Duo was turning interesting shades of pink.
"Hn. Told you it would be a disaster, Maxwell." Chibi-Wufei pulled out his plastic sword and started polishing it.
"But what are we going to DO with it?" chibi-Quatre wailed piteously. His big blue eyes were wet with unshed tears.
"Doorstop," chibi-Heero said, getting up. He took his empty plate back to the kitchen before going back to work at his laptop.
"Waaaaa!!!" chibi-Quatre wailed. "This is all your fault, Duo!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" chibi-Duo answered. "It SQUEAKED! HAHAHAHA!"

EPILOGUE:

Late that night, the house was quiet, except for . . .
/squeaksqueak squeak squeeeeeak/
"Heero!!! Stop eating the door stop!"

~~ And thus ends the tale of how the chibis tried to make bread,
and ended up with a doorstop . . . minus a few bites. ^_^ ~~

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