As You I've Felt the Same
Chapter 1
By: SilverRose82
Started : 8/13/03
Finished : 11/04/03
Teaser, make me want to finish it.
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Serena sat beneath the cherry trees, the pale pink blossoms floated around her in a invisible waltz, as they danced in the wind, her blonde hair cut to her chin blew in the wind. Her sapphire eyes were glossy with tears as she remembered the reason for her heartache. Her family was moving, leaving for the states in less than a month's time, she would have to give up her life for another, away from her friends, her home. Snorting she shook her head, there was nothing she could do about it unless her saving grace came to her within the next week. Laying her head against the trunk of the tree she was currently using for support she gazed at the black book that lie in her lap, gold and silver leaf decorated the front in a delicate dance of Celtic swirls and meanings, never breaking as the two ribbons of colour circled a copper and blood red Celtic dragon, the dragons eyes were a rich amber colour.
Opening the medium sized book she began to absentmindedly flip through the pages until she found the entry that she knew had forever change her life. The beginning of the wars and the last time that she had ever seen her now ex-boyfriend Darien Shields, he had gone off and joined Oz thinking that it was the better side. Shaking her head she read over to words she had written, words of anger, betrayal, of fear. He was not dead, but once the truth had been broadcasted she knew she would never be able to stay with a man who had joined a side that planned to kill thousands of helpless people for world domination. Gritting her teeth she read farther, reading about the reactions that had come from her friends when she told them of her change in heart, that marrying Darien would cause her much pain and suffering. They shrugged it off as petty fear, that she was only worried that he would not live through the war and wanted to save herself from the unnecessary pain.
Angrily brushing her hair behind her ears she slapped the book shut, no longer wanting to read the words that she had written not even a year ago. Knowing that in an hour she was going to have to walk up the stairs to Raye's shrine, to tell her friends the news that she would no longer be living in Tokyo that her father had gotten a better job overseas. Slowly beginning to stand up she dusted off any dirt and debris from her black cargo pants before turning around. Jumping she stared up at the man who had snuck up behind her, clutching her book to her chest Serena stifled a scream. Taking a deep breath she stumbled backwards, only to be stopped by the unforgiving, rough tree bark of the same cherry tree she had been resting upon only moments earlier.
"What do you want?" Serena asked, her azure eyes narrowing as she gazed at the man before her, taking in his haggard appearance.
"I've been researching this area and you seem to be the perfect candidate." He answered, his black goggle like sunglasses reflected the sunlight as the branches swayed violently above them, a storm was beginning to brew.
"For what? Science? War?" Serena sneered as she glared up at him, hoping that her actions would not be the cause of her unknown downfall. Shaking her head severely she refused to look him in the eye when he did not provide her with an answer.
"No," the old man smirked suddenly as he watched the blonde before him gaze at him with frightened eyes, "I raised a boy for the wars, I stripped him of everything that makes a person human. You are the perfect candidate. You're lonely and from the records that I have been able to dig up you have a great deal of self pity for yourself something about an ex-boyfriend of yours."
Serena's eyes narrowed into barely opened slits, her eyes darkened with hatred for the man before her as she replayed everything he had just said over again in her head. Lowering her head at the truth she took a calming breath before turning her gaze on him, her head tilted to the side and her bangs shadowing her face so she was able to hide behind the blonde curtain. But her thoughts turned onto the boy he talked about, stripped of everything that makes someone human, how lonely he must be, even if, she thought, he does not know what lonely is.
"What would you want me to do?" she asked, her golden heart winning the battle against her mind, to know that she did not try to do something to help another would weigh heavily against her heart should she not try and do something. However much she knew that this was wrong she would probably agree with whatever the man before her wanted her to do to help, he did not look like a man that asked others to help him and he also did not look like a man who would ask twice if at all.
"Should you except, you would be entitled to help him regain his humanity. Even I do not know how to do this." He told her, Serena closed her eyes as she felt the small tinges of guilt touch the surface of her mind. Looking away for a moment she gazed out, through the cherry blossoms and towards the playground where young children were playing in merriment. Turning to face the old man she pushed herself away from the tree so that she was standing before him, looking him straight in the eye she nodded.
"I except this, but how will I know when I meet him that it's him?" she asked, signing her fate over to this old man, not knowing if she was doing the right thing or not. Not knowing if she would ever see the light of day if she did this, but just incase it was the truth, that this boy he spoke of needed this help, needed her help in any way even if he would not admit to it she had to try.
"Go to the Tokyo Tower tonight at nine, to the top. He'll be there, he's not someone to turn down a mission. He thinks that he is to protect you from unknown enemies. From there it's your mission." He told her before turning to walk away, Serena could only watch him in silence before cursing to herself. Watching his back as he disappeared around the bend in the path she quickly reached for a ponytail holder to tie her hair back before turning to run home. There would be no use going to speak with her friends about her leaving, she would not be leaving with her parents anyways so the meeting would be useless.
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Running up to her room Serena gazed around at the articles that littered the floor of her room, her pink princess room. Sighing to herself she reached for her backpack, a dark jade coloured bag, moving slowly towards her closet she pulled open the double doors before gazing over the clothes the greeted her. Knowing that she would not be able to take everything, maybe only a few pairs of clothing and other important items she began the hard choice of choosing which articles of clothing that she would take with her. Knowing that he was a soldier she decided against her brighter colors such as yellow and pink, grabbing a few pairs of her favorite pants, most soft formfitting cotton types and a good pair of jeans along with several shirts of different styles. Moving to rummage through her dresser draws she grabbed some unmentionables that she knew her friends did not believe her to own, a pair of pajamas and some socks. Grabbing her running shoes she slipped them on, before turning to give her room another once over. Her eyes landed on her bed where her black journal lay, it stood out vividly against the pink comforter. Moving towards her bed to pick up her journal before stuffing it away in her backpack, grabbing a few pens afterwards she pushed them into an open pocket before zipping the bag closed.
Glancing over at the clock she looked towards the floor, it would be another five hours before she had to depart for Tokyo Tower, and even that was an hour's walk from her house. Flopping down on her bed she turned to set her alarm in the case that she fell asleep. Staring up at her ceiling she gazed at it unnervingly before rolling over and curling up in a ball trying to find comfort within herself.
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Shaking her head she gazed up towards the very tip of the tower before her, turning to look around for anything that might be lurking in the shadows she slowly made her way towards the entrances of the Tokyo Tower. Gazing around she grasped onto the straps of her backpack before smiling brightly towards one of the night duty guards. Making her way, abidingly slowly, towards the stainless steel elevator doors, she looked over at the button control panel before reaching over to push the yellow up arrow. Waiting for the appearance of one of the two cars was quick and the doors to the elevator on the left opened while the second elevator was still located five floors above. Stepping into the elevator Serena turned to gaze at the button panel, her eyes studying each button the signified a level, hunting for the last floor she smiled softly to herself before pushing the button hesitantly.
Dropping her backpack to her feet, Serena sighed again before leaning against one of the four mirror walls of the elevator. For the first time in her life Serena was grateful for the mirrors, they allowed her to loose herself in her own thoughts. She had snuck out of her house relatively easy and was making her way down the streets of Tokyo by eight o'clock. Looking up at the status window Serena groaned, having forgotten how quick the Tokyo Tower's elevator system was, grabbing her backpack she hoisted it onto her back before turning to wait for the doors to open and lead her to her new fate.
The elevator dinged before lurching to a halt, closing her eyes Serena whispered a quick pray as the doors opened before her, leading to the observation deck of the Tokyo Tower. Slowly making her way towards the glass windowpanes Serena was unaware of the boy behind her, until the clicking of a safety being released brought her out of her thoughts. Turning around slowly she gazed up at the boy behind her, she gasped silently as she recognized him from when Oz had released the names and photos of the gundam pilots.
"Who are you and who do you work for?"
"I'm Serena, I work for no one." She answered as she lowered her gaze his eyes, face, emotionless, stoic, something she had never seen before so, so perfected before. His Prussian blue coloured eyes so void of life brought renewed vigor into her cause, her mission. He was dangerous in appearance, with his sharp gaze and chocolate hair falling dangerously into his eyes, how she was to change him she was unable to determine. How could you change a person that did not seem to want to change. "Who are you?"
"Heero Yui. Let's go."
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A.N. I'm going to make it long apposed to the one shot like I had first planned. I can't believe that I'm writing this, but it's at my own free will so I'm going to try and finish it. Not like my other stories aren't at my own free will but this. Yeah, I think you know. If you've read any of my earlier stories I am/was adamant against writing this. But I'm going to, I have a few more that may be finished up and posted or may be trashed. Just depends.
Review, Thank you, and Goodnight :
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