Past Lives
By: Lily-chan


Hiiro and the rest of the Gundam pilots were sitting on a couch watching the T.V. when Catherine and Dorothy came running into the room.

Dorothy: Hey guys get up!!!

Catherine: There's somebody to see you

Quatre: Really?!

Catherine: Yea. She is here to tell you guys about something.

Wufei: Another damn onna?

Dorothy: Believe me she seems different.

Hiiro: So. Why the hell do you think I care.

Duo: Yea.

Catherine: She said it was about you guys when you were little.

Duo: WHAT?!?! How can she know about that?!

Dorothy: Just come on!

They all went upstairs to be surprised to see a wrinkled old lady sitting on the couch. They all approached her.

Catherine: I'm sorry it took too long.

Old Lady: When you are as old as me, time doesn't seem to go fast. Ahh I see its young Maxwell. Tell me something young man, do you ever wonder about your life when you were a child? Before you went to the church?

Duo: I don't really remember much.

Old Lady: Ahh but I have found out that you had a little friend.

Duo: What are you talking about?

Old Lady: Watch.

She handed a tape to Catherine who put it in the VCR and pushed play. They all watched.

In the Video

There was Duo walking around. Duo noticed this and pointed himself out. He responded saying that he was 3. Then they all heard a crying sound. Little Duo turned around at the sound and started to go where he heard the crying. He came across a little girl with brown hair in pigtails, blue eyes and in a cute pair of blue overalls. She was being poked with a stick by a kid who looked like he was 5 years old. Duo got mad at the site of this and grabbed the stick and started poking the kid who had poked the little girl.

Little Duo: Ow do ou ike eing oked? ( Translation: How do you like being poked?)

Little Kid: OUCH! Hey stop it!

The little boy ran off and little Duo walked over to the little girl who was crying.

Little Duo: It ok. He go bye bye. Ut's your name? (Translation: What's your name?)

Little girl: Kaome. Ank ou. Ut's urs? ( Translation: Kaome. Thank you. What's yours?)

Little Duo: I don't know.

Little Kaome: Me is allin ou Duo. (Translation: Me is calling you Duo.)

Little Duo: Why?

Little Kaome: Ause dere is two eyes. (Translation: Cause there are two eyes.)

After that little Kaome and little Duo became best friends. He always protected her when she needed help. Especially when they went to school. He was 7 and she was 6. Duo would put kids in the hospital when they picked or tried to hurt Kaome. He never would let anyone get too close to her. That is until she disappeared.


Back to Reality

Old Lady: You always protected her when she needed it from then on. Then when the war hit, she was taken away and you haven't seen her since. Have you?

Duo: *staring off into space* No. Tell me is she still alive?!

Old Lady: Yes. She is doing very well. She misses you thought. She remembers you. She is staying with a young girl whom Hiiro knew.

Hiiro: I knew no one.

Old Lady: We'll see.

Hiiro's Tape

It opens up with Odin Lowe showing Hiiro how to use a gun. Hiiro is about 6 years old here. Hiiro keeps trying as Odin walks away.

Little Hiiro: URG! Why do I keep missing the target?!

Then pops up a little girl with light blue hair and walks over to Hiiro with a gun and shoots the bull's-eye mark on the target.

Little Hiiro: Whaoh.

Little girl: You need more aim. And plus you're not concentrating. Try focusing on the target and don't take your eye away. Think about only the target and pull the trigger.

Little Hiiro tried her technique. It worked perfect shot! Just as Little Hiiro was about to shoot another Odin came back in.

Odin: Kimiko! How many times have I told you. I don't want you getting hurt.

Little Kimiko: But Dad. I'm fine and I know how to take care of myself.

Odin: Still I don't want to take anymore-

All of a sudden someone broke into the room. Little Kimiko immediately grabbed another gun and aimed it at the intruder.

Little Kimiko: Who are you and who do you work for?!

Odin: Kimiko NO!

Stranger: Chill Kimiko. It's me, Becca.

Little Kimiko: Oh ok. What are you doing here anyways?

Becca: Seeing my baka of a brother.

While the grown-ups were fighting, little Kimiko got bored and walked off. Surprisingly little Hiiro followed her. Little Kimiko then noticed that she was being followed. She stopped and turned around gun in hand.

Little Kimiko: Who's there!?

Little Hiiro: Where are you going?

Little Kimiko recognized that voice and flipped the light switch 'on' that was on the wall.

Little Kimiko: No where really. Who are you anyways?

Little Hiiro: I'm Odin Jr. but I go by Hiiro Yui. How do you know Odin?

Little Kimiko: I'm his ONLY child Kimiko Lowe. And I know for a fact that I don't have a brother.

Little Hiiro: You're his daughter?!?!

Little Kimiko: Yes. And why are you going around saying that you're his son?!

Little Hiiro: I was only doing it because we had a contract. Why doesn't he let you fight, but I can?

Little Kimiko: Because I'm his only kid. Plus he says I shouldn't get into this type of work. Hey I'm hungry you want to get a candy bar from the café?

Little Hiiro: Sure.

Hiiro and Kimiko grew up together that is until Odin left taking Hiiro with him. Kimiko never saw Hiiro again.

Back to Reality

Hiiro: *whispering* Kimiko.

Duo: What was that Hiiro?

Hiiro: Shut up braid boy.

Old Lady: You see, I was right. Both of you have loved then lost. But I'm not finished.

Wufei: I never liked some onna.

Old Lady: Do you really think that Chang Wufei? I think I need to tell you.

Wufei: What no video?! Ha damn onna.

The old lady took out a staff and hit Wufei really hard with it leaving a big bump on his head.

Wufei: Ouch.

Old Lady: Now as I was saying. Tell me if you remember this Chang. You were 8 years old and you are training at a special martial arts camp. You were the very best there was. You had beaten everyone even the teachers. Until you were challenged by a young girl the same age as you. You thought she would be a snap to beat. You guessed wrong. She had beaten you to a pulp. You started to like this girl because no one had ever been able to beat you and this strange girl came along and had beaten you in a wink of an eye.

Wufei: That does sound kind of familiar.

Old Lady: You asked for her name and she told it was Lexi and that she was here just visiting her uncle and that she would be leaving tomorrow. You were heart broken. You swore that this would never happen again so you convinced yourself that all women are weak and that they shouldn't be put up with.

Quatre: So that's why you're so mean to women.

Wufei: Quiet or you'll loose your head. Damn gay freak.

Quatre: HEY!!!! I'm NOT gay!!!

Old Lady: As a matter of fact he isn't. Catherine, the video please.

Catherine: Okay.

Catherine put the video in as usual push 'play'.

Quatre's Past

Quatre is sitting on a chair by his father when a lady walked up to them.

Lady: Nice to see that you were able to come.

Q.'s F.: Likewise. This my son Quatre Rababa Winner. Is your daughter here?

Lady: Yes. Hold I'll get her.

When lady called, a little girl the same age as Quatre at the time which was 9 came up to them and curtsied.

Little girl: It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Mr. Winner.

Mr. Winner: And it's a pleasure to see you again Miss Mandy. This is my son Quatre.

Mandy: Hi!

Quatre: Hello.

Both of the parents walked off but before they did Mr. Winner had suggested that Quatre should ask Mandy to dance.

Quatre: She smells. And you actually think I'm going to dance with her?!

Mandy just turned around and started to walk off but she thought differently. She quickly turned around and kicked Quatre really hard in the shin. Quatre screamed with pain as he fell to the ground. He started to notice that blood was coming from where Mandy had kicked him. Mandy just turned and walked off not looking back.

Back to Reality

Quatre: So that's were this scar came from. That explains a lot.

Quatre bent down and felt the scar on his shin.

Quatre: If she wasn't so mean then I would have asked her to dance.

Dorothy: Maybe she kicked you because you said she smelled! I would have punched you in the face too.

Old Lady: I do have to admit you did deserve that. But she does still like you. She only wished you were more mature. But you might get a second chance.

Quatre: Really?!

Old Lady: You'll see. Now it's Trowa's turn. Catherine.

Catherine pushed play again.

Trowa's Past

Little Trowa was playing with the tiger at the circus when he is 8. He loved the lion and the lion loved him. The ringmaster came up to the young Trowa.

Ringmaster: Trowa, we are getting a Bangle white tiger today. Do you think you can handle him?

Trowa: I'll try my best sir.

Ringmaster: I know you will but just in case Lizzie is going to help.

Trowa: The tight rope walker?!

At this time the ringmaster walked away as Trowa walked up to Catherine. He didn't notice that Lizzie was right behind him.

Catherine: I guess you heard about White Blaze.

Trowa: Yea but why does he think I'm going to need help?

Lizzie: *butting in* Because he isn't yours.

Trowa: *turning around* So like he's yours. And anyway I don't need your help. Just like I can take care of the lion I can take care of some tiger.

Lizzie: You're right about one thing. He isn't mine. He's my friend Kaome's she couldn't take care of him right now so I'm taking care of him for her. Plus the only reason I have to help you is that if I don't you'll be eaten.

Trowa: By whom? White Blaze? Yea right.

Lizzie: Why do you think she sent him to me. It's because he won't trust anyone else plus he will kill anyone who tries to come near him. He's done it before.

And with that statement Lizzie walked off toward the cages where a flash of white zoomed by her and stopped by Trowa. Trowa noticed that it must be the new tiger. White Blaze started growling at him. He was about to attack Trowa when Lizzie heard the growl and turned around.

Lizzie: White Blaze!! Come on! Aren't you hungry? You can play with Trowa later.

White Blaze made one more growl before turning around and heading off towards Lizzie. He disappeared into the shadows. Lizzie turned around.

Lizzie: Told Ya!

After a while Trowa started to get a thing for Lizzie but he never dared tell her his true feelings. But one mysterious night a fire broke out. Trowa rushed to free all of the animals but one accidently hit him. He was unconscious and by the time he awoke all he could remember was a strange girl, a white tiger and a fire. He wandered off not knowing where to go or what he'll do next.

Back to Reality

Trowa: ......

Catherine: I remember Lizzie but not much. And I never knew it like that.

Trowa: *to himself* ~Lizzie... Lizzie . . . I remember her. Where could she be?

Old Lady: With Kaome and everyone else that you all fell in love with.

5 guys: WHAT?!

Old Lady: Just like you guys are together fighting, all 5 girls are fighting together.

Duo: Just who are you anyways?!

The old lady stood up and a white cloud of smoke appeared and after the cloud of smoke disappeared there stood in the old lady's place a middle-age women in a silver gown. Eyes grew wide as the cloud was fully gone. They stood there mouths just hanging there.

Not old lady now: Ummm. I'm Megumi Saotome. And I have been sent here from the future to prevent total destruction. It is important that you are reunited with your true loves because if you don't then...... Well let's not get into that now.

Duo: But how can we. We don't even know where they are let alone what they look like.

Megumi: I can take care of that.

Quatre: How?

Megumi: I was bored so one day I decided to check up on them.....so I went to the past and video taped them goofing off at Kaome's house.

Trowa's eyes suddenly flew open and for once in a long time he spoke.

Trowa: Really?

Megumi: Yep. Watch.

Megumi pulled out another tape and put it in the VCR and pushed 'play'.

In the Video

There is a loud sound of music blasting as 2 of the girls are dancing around the jumping on furniture, singing and dancing along to the music. One of the girls that was dancing stops and looks over at the girl sleeping on the couch. The other goes and sits down next to the reddish colored hair girl who drooling over some guy in a magazine. The red head looks up at the blonde and shows her a picture of some guy.

Red head: Hey Lizzie! Look at this guy isn't he hott?!?!?!

Lizzie: Not really Lexi.

The blue haired girl who was now poking the other blonde on the couch to see if she was awake yet was scared to death when she found ut that she was awake.

Blonde: Kimiko. Don't poke me again. Go bother Kaome.

Kimiko: But it's more fun to bug you.

The blonde just gave Kimiko the evil eye and the went back to sleep.

Kimiko: Aww, you're no fun when you're tired Mandy.

Kimiko just got up and walked over to a girl with brown hair up in a bun and decided to poke her too since Mandy wasn't any fun.

Brunette: Kimiko please stop poking me.

Kimiko: But it's fun!

Kaome: If I give you a cookie will you stop?

Kimiko: 3!

Kaome: If I give you 4 will you bug Lexi?

Kimiko: DEAL!

Kaome: SHHH!!

Kimiko: Opps. Hehe. Sorry.

Kaome pulled out 4 cookies and handed them to Kimiko who skipped off and grabbed the magazine away from Lexi.

Lexi: What the hell is your problem you damn onnako!?!?!?

Mandy: Shut up people!

Mandy then threw a pillow at Lexi and hit her square in the face. Lexi threw one at Kimiko who ducked out of the way and it hit Kaome. She picked it up and walked over and threw it at Lizzie. Soon there was a giant pillow fight going on when Dr. J walked into the room. The girls paused then looked at each other as if they all got the same evil idea in their heads. They charged at Dr. J and started hitting him with pillows then took off as if they were running for their lives.

Back to Reality

Duo: Woah! Now that's a pillow fight!

Hiiro: How does Dr. J. know them?

Megumi: Mandy is Dr. J's niece so he was just stopping by to drop off her jacket that she left.

Quatre: Is that what they really look like now?

Megumi: Well, this was recorded about 4 years ago so it's not that recent.

Duo: If Kaome looks that good 4 years ago, I wonder what she looks like now?!

Megumi: Umm Duo that is something I didn't tell you. You know how you kinda grew up in a church? Well you remember Sister Helen?

Duo: Of corse I do.

Megumi: Well, Kaome is Sister Helen's niece. That is why she disappeared after Sister Helen past away.

Duo: You have got to be kidding me!?!?! How come I didn't know this?!?!

Megumi: That's because before the soldiers came into the church she was planning on telling you but- here maybe you should watch the tape.

In the Video

You see a young girl with brown hair walking into the room with Sister Helen.

Young Girl: Aunt Helen, what are we going to do about the fighting that keeps on going on? And about Duo. When do you plan on letting him know?

Sister Helen: I will tell him later tonight. And about the war, I don't really know what is going to happen but we will try to help the soldiers that are injur-

Just then the doors flew open as soldiers ran into the room with guns armed and ready to fire. Sister Helen pulled the young girl behind her.

Sister Helen: Kaome, stay behind me and don't look at any of the soldiers. Okay?

Kaome: Yes Aunt Helen.

There we're some firing going on inside the church and Sister Helen could sense that Duo was coming so she gave a look at one of the priests in the room. The priest came up behind Kaome and grabbed her, covering her mouth. She looked up to see it was Father Douglas and that he was telling her to be silent.

Sister Helen bent over and whispered "Good-bye" in Kaome's ear and kissed her on the forehead. Kaome was in sudden shock. She was about to scream when Duo came into the room and saw her. Immediately Father Douglas took off with Kaome still wrapped up in his arms. Away from the church, away from her home, away from the town, away from . . . Duo.

A few days later Duo walked by the small tree in the park where he and Kaome called their secret hiding place. He noticed a small box under a flower. He picked it up and a piece of paper fell out. He gently opened the letter.


Dear Duo,
Hey! I'm sorry I have to do this but I just can't stay here anymore. I have been taken far away from the town and I'm afraid that I can't hang out with you for a long time. I really am sorry. I know that you don't need to have any more problems in your life so it was thought best that I leave before I cause you harm. I have been told not to give this to you and that I should just leave but I can't just leave without telling you. You have the right to know that I was gone. In the box you will see a gold chain with a pendant on it. I bought it before I wrote this. I hope you like it. Please don't try and follow me because harm is the only thing that will come, and I don't want anything bad to happen to you. Plus I left early this morning to put the present and letter here but I'm afraid I should be long gone by the time you get this. I miss you and I'll try to find you when the time is right.

Love your Angel of Death,
Kaome

P.S. Pay VERY close attention to the pendant.


In the box lay the chain and pendant just like Kaome had said. Duo took it out and placed it around his neck. He tucked the letter into his pocket hoping that one day he will see her again, no he knew that he would see her again. He was sure of it.

Back to Reality

Duo just sat there on the couch holding something in his right hand looking off into space.

Duo: *whispering* Kaome.

Megumi: I knew you still have it. And the letter?

Duo just nodded his head in agreement. Megumi and the others could tell he was in pain by the look in his eyes. Megumi felt sorry for him.

Megumi: Don't worry Duo. Hey could you ever get the pendant open?

Duo: No

Hiiro then did something that none of his other fellow gundam piolets along with anyone in the room would think that Hiiro would act so nice.

Hiiro: Don't worry Maxwell, you'll find her.

Duo: *in shock but also pleased* Thanks.

Megumi: Let me guess you didn't read what was on the back of the pendant did you?

Duo: I could never read it.

Megumi: Here use this.

She tossed him a magnifying glass which he caught and turned his gift over. On the back he read the tiny writing that was engraved on it. It read:

" Never give up hope. I will find you again. Promise."


Quatre decided to interrupt into the time of thought.

Quatre: So why are you here Miss Megumi, and how do you plan on us being able to see them again?

Megumi: Please Quatre. No miss, just Megumi. And like I said before, I am here to prevent total destruction of my future world. And if you really want to see them then there is only one way.

Hiiro: And what's that?

Megumi: I must teleport you to their world! Hurry up and get packed!

Duo: REALLY?!?!

Megumi just nodded her head as Duo and the others took off to pack. Even Wufei was excited but he didn't dare to show it.