The Infallible Uncle Auggie
By Cortexikid
Chapter 1: Math Madness
Time-Line: Set in the not-too-distant future. Maybe 1 year since the season 1 finale. Can be seen as a sort-of-sequel to my other fic "Game Night."
A/N: So here's another small fic. Maybe a two/three chaptered one. Again, I'm new to this fandom so hopefully I don't screw it up too badly…enjoy!
Oh and thanks to Trish47 for inspiring me to write a sort-of-sequel to "Game Night." =]
"No Aunt Annie, I thought it was ¾?" Chloe Brooks frowned as she crossed out the ¼ that her aunt had written in the wrong place, again.
Annie Walker bit her lip, sighing softly as her niece took out her eraser. Pinching the bridge of her nose, she watched out of the corner of her eye as her two nieces sat at the kitchen table doing their math homework. She was trying to help Chloe with her math (she couldn't believe that she had just started fourth grade) and was failing miserably.
"Aunt Annie, can you help me now?" Katia asked, whilst trying to balance a pen on her nose.
Annie fought another sigh. If she couldn't help with fourth grade fractions she had no hope of helping with fifth grade equations. It wasn't that she was bad at math or anything, it was more that languages were always her forte, that and the fact that she had a particularly long day and was flat out exhausted. But, she did offer to baby-sit tonight so, apparently, helping with math homework was a consequence of her generous offer.
The shrill ringing of a cell phone caused the two young girls to jump, startled. Annie threw them an apologetic look as she dug her hand into her pocket and retrieved her phone. She smiled brightly when she saw whose name popped up on her caller ID.
"You've reached Annie Walker, math genius extraordinaire – how may I help you?" she murmured, sarcasm and wariness lacing her tone despite her ever present smile.
Her grin grew larger as he heard him laugh heartily.
"I take it by your enthusiastic greeting that babysitting is going splendidly?"
She rolled her eyes at his cheery tone. It was easy for him to be so damn chirpy, he wasn't failing miserably at math that that should be remembered from Elementary school and embarrassing himself in front of her nieces.
"Oh yeah, things are going great. I've just realized that I'm no Srinivasa Ramanujan," she grumbled quietly as she stood up from the table and made her way into the other room, away from prying eyes and ears.
"The math genius? No, I don't think there are many like him. I take it you're helping the girls with their homework?"
"Got it in one Sherlock. And I'm failing miserably. Math was never really my thing."
"Well Watson, if you want some company…I know a thing or two about fractions…"
"So not only are you The Scrabble King but you're also a math genius? Wow…you really are a geek."
"Oh harr harr. Fine, if you're gonna be mean about it, this geek will be hanging up now-"
"-No! Don't hang up! I…I'd love some company Auggie. You and your math skills are greatly needed by this hapless math zero." Annie realized that she was practically begging at this point but she knew that there was no way she was going to be able to help out her nieces by a reasonable hour, get them fed and in bed before her sister came home without a little help.
"Well…since you asked so nicely…I'll be there in 10," came his soft reply.
"Oh Auggie you're a saint!"
"Ha ha yeah, Saint. Bernard if I remember correctly."
Annie shook her head, laughing heartily as she made her way back into the kitchen, frowning when she saw both her nieces standing extremely close to the door she just exited. Looks like she had a few ease-droppers on her hands.
"Like I said, cute and dependable. Just don't forget the booze, Cujo."
Annie hung up before Auggie could utter a sassy reply and was met with two curious identical looks from her two nieces.
"What?" she asked, grinning as she put her phone back in her pocket.
The two girls shared a look, small smiles spreading slowly across their faces. Annie felt a little uneasy at their mischievous faces.
"So…" Katia began, staring up at her with sparkling eyes, "does this mean Uncle Auggie is coming over?"
Annie tilted her head, resisting the urge to roll her eyes and simultaneously blush at her niece's nickname for her best friend.
"Yep."
There was a loud chorus of 'yay' before a scrambling of excited feet and giggles upon hearing their favourite person was paying them a visit. Annie merely watched in silence, a smile on her face. She may not show it the same as the girls but she couldn't wait for her favourite person to arrive either.
A/N: So yay, total fluff. My original writing is a little angsty at the moment so I decided to do a fluffy fanfic to counter-act. Hope you guys liked the first chapter!
I'd love a review =]
A little SNEAK PEEK of what is to come:
"In High School, compared to my brothers I was definitely more brains then brawn. Still am."
"Oh well, I don't know, boy wonder, I've sparred with you, remember? You definitely got some brawn…"
Okay, this was just ridiculous. Was her mouth and her brain fighting or something?
"Wow. You really are laying it on thick tonight huh Walker?"
"That's how I roll, Anderson.
P.S: I am European (Irish) so please bear with me, I'm trying to 'Americanize' as best I can. Hopefully I did okay…