Enchantment Passing Through

By the Almighty SporkGoddess

Chapter 1: When Harry Met Ally

"I'd put my faith and trusting in something new

But why should I tell you this

A stranger I just met

A woman whom I hardly know at all and should forget


A journey we can only dream of

Enchantment passing through

And how is it I say these things

So easily to you?"

- Enchantment Passing Through - Aida

I stared at the newspaper article in front me; torn between disbelief, anger, and pain.

The article talked about how the latest threat to the earth, the Devil Gundam, had been defeated by the Shuffle Delegation. The satanic Gundam had used not only a man named Kyoji Kasshu (ironically, the brother of the guy who had defeated it) as its lifesource, but also a woman. One angelic woman who had haunted my dreams for the past year.

When I saw that my beloved… well, unrequited beloved, had been used as a spare part for that monster, I was angry. Very angry. And to think that I had been a slave of that atrocity! When it would have fed off her emotions as if they were snacks! Every one of her emotions had been precious to me… her happiness made me smile, her sadness made me want to cry with her. And here this thing had been using them without any second thoughts! Well, of course it wouldn't have any second thoughts – it was a machine, after all. But still.

After controlling my emotions enough to finish the article with a calm apathy, I saw the picture included. It showed the Fighters I had never gotten much of a chance to get to know, who I could have maybe been friends with had that damned Gundam not ruined my life: Chibodee Crocket of Neo America, Sai Sici of Neo China, George de Sand of Neo France, Argo Guilsky of Neo Russia, lots of others I didn't know, and…. Him.

Domon Kasshu of Neo Japan. And he had his arm around none other than… her. Rain Mikamura, my ex-girlfriend. Ex-girlfriend, but forever my love. I knew that I would never get over her. She was wearing this dress, in such a shade of red that I knew it was none other than his cloak. I had seen enough of that cloak during our brief meeting in Neo Turkey to recognize it. I had known then that Rain loved him, and now it was obvious that he felt the same way, and both would live a happy life together.

Sighing, I put the article down and stood up. I was in my apartment in Neo Turkey. It was a nice apartment. It wasn't elaborately-decorated, but it suited me fine. Normally it was very well-kept, but I hadn't had enough motive lately to give it a good cleaning. Rain was gone, as well was my chance for love. Don't get me wrong – I was happy for her. But I had loved her with all of my heart, and right now I vehemently wished I could go back to the past - when Rain was my girlfriend, we were the talk of the campus, and our futures were bright. Bright because we had each other. But now she was gone, and so was any trace of light in my life. Without her, it was a dank hole. The Gundam Fight was over now, so I didn't even have that.

I glanced at the flowers she had left on the table alongside my bed. They had long since wilted, but I hadn't the heart to replace them. I knew I was pathetic, but I didn't care. I wanted her back. I wanted her, period. I needed her. He didn't need her, but I did. It wasn't fair.

My brooding was interrupted when the phone rang. I answered it after a few rings, mainly because I was too lethargic to care if I answered it on time. It's not like it would be Rain or anything.

"I'm calling it now." I heard a female voice say. I blinked, but then sighed.

"If you're pranking me, then you had better hope you're not in Neo…" I began to threaten, but was cut short.

"Ooh, it's a guy! Hello, mister!" This time it was a male voice.

"What the hell is going on?" I demanded.

"We were wondering whose number this was."

"Whose number… where did you get my number?" I was losing my patience.

There was a giggle. "Wait, you said it's a guy? Well, I doubt she's having an affair so find out who it is!"

"She?"

"You ask." The male voice said, probably to the owner of the female voice.

"Why should I have to ask?"

"Because…" But I cut him off.

"What is going on here!?"

The female voice, which was very lilting, sighed. "Fine! Well, we found your number in Rain's address book and were wondering who it was. After all, we were bound to be a little curious when we saw that there were hearts drawn all around it…"

I almost dropped the receiver upon hearing the word 'Rain'. "Rain? You know Rain?"

"Yeah!" It was the male voice. "She's my sis!"

"Sai, don't be stupid!" The female voice said. "She's not really his sister, he just calls people that."

"You're just angry that I almost beat you…"

"Why would I be angry if you almost beat me? I did win!"

"That was only because…"

I cut them off again. "Who are you people and what do you have to do with Rain?"

"We should be asking you the same question, sir!" The boy said. "Why would she have hearts drawn around your name and phone number?"

"Because…" I sighed. "I used to be her boyfriend."

There was a loud clunk; apparently they had dropped the receiver.

"Rain had a boyfriend? When?"

"In college." I replied, my temper fading a little. It wasn't their fault; I suppose they were just having fun.

"Did she dump you or something?"

"Allenby! That's rude!"

I stiffened at the word Allenby. So this was Allenby Biazury of Neo Sweden, and obviously Sai Sici of Neo China I was talking to. They had both been in that photo.

"She left because she was forced to by her father and the government." I explained. They didn't know a thing… Rain must have never said a word. Domon, either.

"So does Do-" Suddenly, Sai Sici gasped.

"Shit! Gotta go!"

"Can I call you again sometime for details? Rain would kill us if she knew-"

"Allenby! We have to go!"

"Why not." I said monotonously. My life needed a little zest in it.

"Alright! Bye then!" Allenby said, and then the line went dead. I hung up the phone with a smirk. Oddly enough, that conversation had cheered me up some. Those two probably had that effect on people.

I glanced at the photo and saw the cute green-haired girl who must have be Allenby Biazury, grinning happily. I had never met Allenby up until now, but from her appearance, facial expression, and voice you could tell she hadn't a care in the world.

True to her word, she called again. It was surprisingly a day or two later, I guess she really was curious.

"I tried to dig it out of Domon, no luck." She sighed. "I guess he must not know then, huh?"

"Nope, he knows." I chuckled.

"He does? Why wouldn't he have told me? I thought we were close…"

"I wouldn't know, but I suppose he has his reasons."

"Domon always has his reasons. I've never lost faith in him, and I never will."

Her tone suddenly turned serious, and I realized what was going on. I myself had used that tone. "You love him."

"…What?"

"You love Domon, don't you?"

"… How'd you know?"

"Because unrequited love is a bitch." I muttered.

"Huh?"

"Nevermind that… it's just that your tone of voice gave it away."

"Oh. I don't love him anymore, though. He's better off with Rain."

"Regardless of that, you still love him. You can't fool someone who knows exactly what you're going through."

"Eh? You do?" She sounded confused.

"I go through it every day." I sighed.

"… Rain, right?"

"Afraid so."

"How do you live with it?" She asked.

"I don't."

"…What?"

"Without Rain, I can't live." So apparently this had turned into therapy.

"Don't be an idiot! You lived without her for more than…" She paused, probably counting, "Fifteen years!"

"And you lived without Domon for…"

"That's besides the point! I'm not sitting there, pouting over him!"

"I'm not pouting!"

"Pouting, brooding… you're miserable because of your attitude!"

"And you're naïve!"

"At least I'm happy!"

"What am I doing, arguing with you? I've never even MET you!"

"I'm going to change that! You obviously need some help!"

"…What?" I was dumbfounded.

"I'm not going to let you do this to yourself! Rain would feel guilty, wouldn't she? And Rain's my friend! So I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this for her!"

"Rain doesn't even know!"

"That's besides the point! What if you see her again eventually? How do you think it would make her feel if you broke down crying?"

I sighed. "I give up. Come and "re-educate" me, if you wish."

"I'll be there in a week. I'll call you from the plane." She hung up, and I sat staring at the receiver for a little. Had this really just happened? Was I really going to meet this chipper girl whom I had only talked to twice?

Author's Note: I've been working on this for a while… I'm really quite proud of this plot and how I've kind of made this psychotic pairing work. O.o Anyway, I hope you like it… stay tuned for more chapters, please r/r, and all that jazz.

Disclaimer: I don't own G Gundam and its characters, or even the title! The title and the song are from Aida, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.