A/N: This is an Email fic a friend of mine and I have been working on for
the past two or three days. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!
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She stood in the airport, having arrived earlier than expected. Her two bags lay next to her on the blue carpet and she looked around with lost eyes. She had gotten a good look at a picture of the person she would be staying with, yet she had already forgotten what she was looking for. With a frustrated sigh she sat down in one of the hard plastic chairs and continued to scan the airport with her emerald eyes.
Suddenly she felt a soft hand on her shoulder. She turned quickly to see a familiar face. She smiled kindly, yet almost embarrassed at the man she would be staying with. He was older, about 40 or so, and he was relatively short. His eyes were soft and kind, the most welcoming eyes she had ever seen in her life.
"Hello there. I take it you are Meilin Tsukishiro, yes?" He asked with a warm smile.
"Hai- I mean, yes. I am." She responded, almost letting herself forget that she was no longer on the Japanese colony. "And you are Louie O'Malley?" He nodded and picked up one of her bags, then motioned for her to fallow him out of the airport. Picking up her other bag, she followed. For some reason the man seemed to stick out, he seemed brighter than everyone else...almost as though there were a glow about him. It was easy for her to follow him through the crowds.
When they arrived at the car, Louie tossed (carefully) her bags into the trunk then opened the passenger door for her.
"A few girls that I know very well are getting your room ready for you right now." He smiled nervously. "Forgive them if they have messed it up too badly." Meilin laughed lightly as Louie walked around to the driver's side.
~*~
"A little to the left Blade!" Angel called as she lay flat on her back six inches from the ceiling. She was covered in paint and frustrated from trying to get Blade to position the fresco perfectly. It was no easy task. She brushed her highlighted blonde hair from her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh.
"Blade!!!" Mako called with more than a frustrated tone. "Please, will you just move the thing to the left!?" The girl's red hair matched her fiery personality and she, at this moment in time, was letting all of the fire show. "She will be here any minute and we are not even close to done!"
"All right all right." Blade said in a sarcastic voice as she moved the fresco into position.
"The windows are done." Lian said with pride as she stepped back and sipped her coffee. She smiled proudly and sat down on the bed. She brushed her small braid back behind her shoulders and took another sip of coffee. Suddenly the bed collapsed.
"Oh Crap!" Mako exclaimed letting her head drop into both hands.
"I can fix it." Aisha said as she pulled a tool box over. She opened it up and pulled out a screw driver that happened to be sitting next to a candy bar. "So that's where that went!" She grinned at Mako who was not in the mood for Aisha's candy obsessions. Aisha frowned and got to work on the bed.
"Calm down Mako-chan. We'll have the room done before she-" Suddenly Angel's words were cut off by the sound of Louie approaching the room from the restaurant. Mako looked to Angel with an "I told you so" expression on her face.
"Were you going to say "before she gets here??" Mako asked sarcastically as she rushed to help Aisha with the bed.
They were just finished putting the last screw in place when Louie opened the door. All of the girls in room looked at the new comer. A beautiful young woman stood in the doorway with curious green eyes and soft features. Her silky dark brown hair slid off of her shoulders as she turned her head to look around the unfinished room. Her eyes were wide for a Japanese girl, yet she was unmistakably Asian.
Angel climbed down from the fresco and ran over to Meilin, cutting off Mako who was attempting to greet her.
"Hi! I'm Angel." She reached for the girls hand, then withdrew it quickly, a panicked look on her face. She quickly bowed then stepped back and smiled nervously. Meilin grinned kindly and bowed in return.
"Konnichiwa. Makoto desu." Mako greeted as she took Meilin's hand and shook it. Meilin smiled warmly, feeling a little relieved to have another Japanese girl around.
"Meilin Tsukishiro." She replied.
Blade and Aisha both walked over at the same time, though Aisha was still carrying a screwdriver in her hand.
"I'm Blade." She said to the girl with a smile that seemed to barely exist on her face. She then turned and went to clean up the buckets of paint.
"I'm Aisha!" Aisha greeted as she took Meilin's hand and shook it with enthusiasm that almost cause poor Meilin to fall over.
"You're gonna shake her to death." Lian commented as she set her coffee on the table by Meilin's bed. "I'm Lian." She smiled.
"Lian!!!" Angel sighed. "Please put a coaster under that hot cup of coffee! You're going to ruin the new table!"
"Soooooory." Leon picked the cup back up and headed into the resteraunt. "Let's let her get settled in." The others nodded and smiled at Meilin as they passed. Once everyone was gone, Louie walked up to Meilin and placed a fatherly hand on her shoulder.
"If you need anything, just ask. Anyone of us will be glad to help you, alright?" He asked her with a gentle look in his eyes.
"I understand. Thank you Mr. O'Malley." She bowed, but when she stood back up, she was wrapped in a warm hug. Louie then turned and left the room.
"Call me Louie." He said as he left. "Everyone else does."
~*~
"She's a doll." Aisha said as she leaned back in her chair and put her feet up on the table.
"She is isn't she?..." Angel commented as she joined Aisha at the round table in the middle of the empty resteraunt. It was Sunday, and the resteraunt was closed so that Louie could rest. Angel always found it peaceful when empty. She held the warm cup of tea in both hands, letting its warmth climb up her arms. "She from the same colony as Heero?"
"Yeah." Mako answered immediately as she too joined the small group at the table. Lian was still in the kitchen getting more coffee, but still contributed to the conversation.
"When are we taking her to meet the guys?" She asked as she walked over and stood in the doorway to the resteraunt.
"I think in about an hour. We gotta let her get settled in." Mako answered then took a sip of her tea.
A light creak was heard from behind them and they all turned to see Meilin standing at the back of the resteraunt.
"You okay?" Mako asked. The girl smiled shyly and put a hand behind her neck.
"Could someone help me open the window?" She asked in a quiet voice. Angel jumped out of her seat, setting her tea cup on the table half full.
"I will!" She offered and followed Mei into the room. Meilin closed the door behind them and walked swiftly over to the window.
"It won't budge." She shoved at the window, but as she had said, it would not budge. Angel approached it, running her delicate fingers along the edges.
"Here we go." She said triumphantly. "Lian accidentally shoved some of this bamboo stuff up into the window." With a little grin she yanked the bamboo free of the window. The only problem was that she yanked the whole thing down. The bamboo curtains fell at their feet. Angel frowned and looked to Mei. "I can fix that..." she said a little embarrassed.
Meilin stared at the bamboo, then burst out laughing. Angel smiled, though her face was turning bright red. She pushed the window open, Meilin's adorable laugh filling the room.
"You're so funny!" Mei exclaimed as she sat on the bed.
"How so?" Angel asked, joining her. The two looked at each other, an immediate bond of friendship forming.
"You don't have to worry about the curtains!" Meilin told her as she looked over at the now open window. "I'll fix them when I want to." She laughed with Angel a bit longer, then there was a short pause. Meilin turned her green eyes to Angel "Your so pretty." she sighed.
~*~
She stood in the airport, having arrived earlier than expected. Her two bags lay next to her on the blue carpet and she looked around with lost eyes. She had gotten a good look at a picture of the person she would be staying with, yet she had already forgotten what she was looking for. With a frustrated sigh she sat down in one of the hard plastic chairs and continued to scan the airport with her emerald eyes.
Suddenly she felt a soft hand on her shoulder. She turned quickly to see a familiar face. She smiled kindly, yet almost embarrassed at the man she would be staying with. He was older, about 40 or so, and he was relatively short. His eyes were soft and kind, the most welcoming eyes she had ever seen in her life.
"Hello there. I take it you are Meilin Tsukishiro, yes?" He asked with a warm smile.
"Hai- I mean, yes. I am." She responded, almost letting herself forget that she was no longer on the Japanese colony. "And you are Louie O'Malley?" He nodded and picked up one of her bags, then motioned for her to fallow him out of the airport. Picking up her other bag, she followed. For some reason the man seemed to stick out, he seemed brighter than everyone else...almost as though there were a glow about him. It was easy for her to follow him through the crowds.
When they arrived at the car, Louie tossed (carefully) her bags into the trunk then opened the passenger door for her.
"A few girls that I know very well are getting your room ready for you right now." He smiled nervously. "Forgive them if they have messed it up too badly." Meilin laughed lightly as Louie walked around to the driver's side.
~*~
"A little to the left Blade!" Angel called as she lay flat on her back six inches from the ceiling. She was covered in paint and frustrated from trying to get Blade to position the fresco perfectly. It was no easy task. She brushed her highlighted blonde hair from her eyes and let out an exasperated sigh.
"Blade!!!" Mako called with more than a frustrated tone. "Please, will you just move the thing to the left!?" The girl's red hair matched her fiery personality and she, at this moment in time, was letting all of the fire show. "She will be here any minute and we are not even close to done!"
"All right all right." Blade said in a sarcastic voice as she moved the fresco into position.
"The windows are done." Lian said with pride as she stepped back and sipped her coffee. She smiled proudly and sat down on the bed. She brushed her small braid back behind her shoulders and took another sip of coffee. Suddenly the bed collapsed.
"Oh Crap!" Mako exclaimed letting her head drop into both hands.
"I can fix it." Aisha said as she pulled a tool box over. She opened it up and pulled out a screw driver that happened to be sitting next to a candy bar. "So that's where that went!" She grinned at Mako who was not in the mood for Aisha's candy obsessions. Aisha frowned and got to work on the bed.
"Calm down Mako-chan. We'll have the room done before she-" Suddenly Angel's words were cut off by the sound of Louie approaching the room from the restaurant. Mako looked to Angel with an "I told you so" expression on her face.
"Were you going to say "before she gets here??" Mako asked sarcastically as she rushed to help Aisha with the bed.
They were just finished putting the last screw in place when Louie opened the door. All of the girls in room looked at the new comer. A beautiful young woman stood in the doorway with curious green eyes and soft features. Her silky dark brown hair slid off of her shoulders as she turned her head to look around the unfinished room. Her eyes were wide for a Japanese girl, yet she was unmistakably Asian.
Angel climbed down from the fresco and ran over to Meilin, cutting off Mako who was attempting to greet her.
"Hi! I'm Angel." She reached for the girls hand, then withdrew it quickly, a panicked look on her face. She quickly bowed then stepped back and smiled nervously. Meilin grinned kindly and bowed in return.
"Konnichiwa. Makoto desu." Mako greeted as she took Meilin's hand and shook it. Meilin smiled warmly, feeling a little relieved to have another Japanese girl around.
"Meilin Tsukishiro." She replied.
Blade and Aisha both walked over at the same time, though Aisha was still carrying a screwdriver in her hand.
"I'm Blade." She said to the girl with a smile that seemed to barely exist on her face. She then turned and went to clean up the buckets of paint.
"I'm Aisha!" Aisha greeted as she took Meilin's hand and shook it with enthusiasm that almost cause poor Meilin to fall over.
"You're gonna shake her to death." Lian commented as she set her coffee on the table by Meilin's bed. "I'm Lian." She smiled.
"Lian!!!" Angel sighed. "Please put a coaster under that hot cup of coffee! You're going to ruin the new table!"
"Soooooory." Leon picked the cup back up and headed into the resteraunt. "Let's let her get settled in." The others nodded and smiled at Meilin as they passed. Once everyone was gone, Louie walked up to Meilin and placed a fatherly hand on her shoulder.
"If you need anything, just ask. Anyone of us will be glad to help you, alright?" He asked her with a gentle look in his eyes.
"I understand. Thank you Mr. O'Malley." She bowed, but when she stood back up, she was wrapped in a warm hug. Louie then turned and left the room.
"Call me Louie." He said as he left. "Everyone else does."
~*~
"She's a doll." Aisha said as she leaned back in her chair and put her feet up on the table.
"She is isn't she?..." Angel commented as she joined Aisha at the round table in the middle of the empty resteraunt. It was Sunday, and the resteraunt was closed so that Louie could rest. Angel always found it peaceful when empty. She held the warm cup of tea in both hands, letting its warmth climb up her arms. "She from the same colony as Heero?"
"Yeah." Mako answered immediately as she too joined the small group at the table. Lian was still in the kitchen getting more coffee, but still contributed to the conversation.
"When are we taking her to meet the guys?" She asked as she walked over and stood in the doorway to the resteraunt.
"I think in about an hour. We gotta let her get settled in." Mako answered then took a sip of her tea.
A light creak was heard from behind them and they all turned to see Meilin standing at the back of the resteraunt.
"You okay?" Mako asked. The girl smiled shyly and put a hand behind her neck.
"Could someone help me open the window?" She asked in a quiet voice. Angel jumped out of her seat, setting her tea cup on the table half full.
"I will!" She offered and followed Mei into the room. Meilin closed the door behind them and walked swiftly over to the window.
"It won't budge." She shoved at the window, but as she had said, it would not budge. Angel approached it, running her delicate fingers along the edges.
"Here we go." She said triumphantly. "Lian accidentally shoved some of this bamboo stuff up into the window." With a little grin she yanked the bamboo free of the window. The only problem was that she yanked the whole thing down. The bamboo curtains fell at their feet. Angel frowned and looked to Mei. "I can fix that..." she said a little embarrassed.
Meilin stared at the bamboo, then burst out laughing. Angel smiled, though her face was turning bright red. She pushed the window open, Meilin's adorable laugh filling the room.
"You're so funny!" Mei exclaimed as she sat on the bed.
"How so?" Angel asked, joining her. The two looked at each other, an immediate bond of friendship forming.
"You don't have to worry about the curtains!" Meilin told her as she looked over at the now open window. "I'll fix them when I want to." She laughed with Angel a bit longer, then there was a short pause. Meilin turned her green eyes to Angel "Your so pretty." she sighed.