A/N: How many of you have had dreams involving anime characters? Well, this was something that sort of happened to me. As a result this story will likely be episodic in nature… if a story ever actually develops.

Disclaimer: All characters are property of their respective owners.


Dream Team

Somewhere rests a city basked in twilight, where the concrete buildings raise high and close, the telephone wires crossing across the sky like intricate threads of a spider web. In this city's depths is a niche between two buildings where the steps lead down to hideout for only a select few. They were chosen by fate, but their purpose still remains to be seen.

A boy steps into the room, pulling off his helmet to reveal dark blue hair which nearly brushed his shoulders.

"Back from your mission, Athrun?" A girl was there to meet him, dressed in a red sweater and black skirt with thigh-high stockings to match. In her hands was a tray carrying a fine tea set with a delicate floral pattern.

"Oh, Rin. Yeah, I'm back."

"Well, I've prepared some tea." She set the tray on a round table by the window. "Help yourself when you've finished changing."

From behind a curtained door poked the head of a male with messy hair, wearing a white long sleeve t-shirt. "Did I hear that tea is ready?" He paced into the room and sat at the table, bringing his feet up to rest on the seat."

"L, must you sit like that?" Rin nitpicked as she poured the tea.

"Yes, I must." L reached out for the sugar when Rin pushed another container in front of his outstretched hand.

"This is your sugar." By now Rin had learned to have enough on hand when it came to feeding L.

"Ah, thank you." He proceeded to pick up the sugar cubes one by one between his thumb and index finger, plunking them into his teacup.

A moment later appeared another girl, her red scarf swaying as she walked to the table.

"Anna, you can try drinking European tea once in a while, you know." Rin frowned at the teapot and the couple of ceramic cylindrical cups the younger girl placed on the table.

"One of these days," was all she said in reply as she calmly went about filling the cups.

Athrun returned to the atrium accompanied by a girl around Anna's age. She was slightly flushed, having come from the training chamber, and was tucking a few strands of stray hairs from her bun-like hairstyle.

"Tenten, this is yours."

"Thanks, Anna." The kunoichi slid into her seat and helped herself to one of the rice crackers already on the table.

The established five were now together around the table: a Gundam pilot, a magi, a detective, an itako, and a shinobi. The question was what were they there to do?


A/N: Yeah… I'm not really sure. That's dreams for you.