AN: Yay! Another new story by me. I know some of you are thinking, 'She started another story? Why? She's writing like a million others.' I'll tell ya why. Because I ADORE writing, and I just get so many ideas and I just want to get started on that idea before I lose it. Anyway, this is a bit different from my other ones so I hope you like it. Please tell me what you think.
Disclaimer I do not own any of the Gundam Wing characters, nor do I own Sakura, Jennifer or Michaela. They belongs to friends. I do however own Lily, so please don't bash her. People LOVE to bash her. Makes me sad. Anyway, on with the story.
Chapter 1
She'd had a life at one point, many years ago. Although that life was now lost to her, not a single trace of it left in her memory. Years passed by, and slowly the memory of her life faded. What was now was all that she knew. She was the gatekeeper who would guide other souls to where they wanted to go. When one would die, they would come across her and she would provide them with three choices. They could move onto Heaven and be reborn. They could remain a ghost and haunt any person of their choice. And last, they could take revenge on someone who once did them wrong, but then they would immediately go to Hell.
She hardly ever left her gate. She could not remember how long she had been doing this. All she knew was it had been a very long time. She never grew tired of it, never really given that chance. Spirits came and went daily, keeping her busy. She never complained, never questioned why she had to do this. It never occurred to her that it wasn't fair, that she herself could be living her own life instead of standing here guiding dead people. At least, not until that day when one small soul came walking up to her gate.
Lily's senses quickly picked up, her gaze immediately turning to the girl who had just walked through her doors. The girl was a bit taller than herself, although Lily was short to begin with. She had long waist length black hair with silver streaks in it, with ice blue eyes that shined brightly. Lily couldn't understand why this girl was here. It was not her time to die.
"Tsukino Sakura. Age twenty. Lived in Japan most of her life. Why are you here at my gate?"
Sakura blinked at the young woman who had spoken to her. "Wow. You know quite a bit huh?" Sakura grinned and looked the young woman up and down. She was small and petite but very pretty with long waist length black hair with red tips that she had pulled back into a ponytail. Her eyes were a beautiful violet. "Should I not be here?"
"You are not dead, and yet your soul has found its way to my gate."
"Maybe I'm meant to die." Sakura shrugged and took a seat on the stairs that lead to the gate.
Lily shook her head. "No. Not for many years yet to come. You must go back."
"How do I do that? I think I'm in a coma." Sakura stared up at the young woman.
Lily was very confused by this. If this woman was in a coma, how on Earth had she made it down to the gate? She should be up on Earth, watching over her own body there, but instead she's here, ready to die. "If you've made it to my gate, then you have nine days to find a way back. If not, then you must make one of three choices."
"And what choices are those?" Sakura asked.
"One, you can go to Heaven and be reborn. Two, you can remain a ghost and haunt anyone of your choice. Last, you can take revenge upon someone, but then you would go to Hell."
Sakura blinked, but she did not look scared of death. Instead she said, "If I am to die in nine days then my choice would be to go to Heaven and be reborn."
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"Heero, how is she?" Duo leaned back against the wall as his roommate walked through the door.
"She still hasn't woken up. The doctor said that she may be in a coma." Heero sighed and took a seat on the couch, Duo taking a seat in the chair across from him.
"Did they say if there was any chance in her waking up?"
Heero nodded. "If she doesn't wake up in the next week, there may be no chance of her ever waking up."
"I'm really sorry to hear that." Duo looked down sadly. He had known Sakura for quite some time now, and he considered her one of his best friends. He looked over to his roommate and sighed. He knew Heero was taking this hard. That was his fiancé in a coma. Duo wasn't sure what the man would do if he lost the love of his life. Before Sakura had entered their lives, Heero had been a very anti-social and suicidal person. While he had remained anti-social, he spoke a little more and he stopped trying to kill himself all the time.
"She'll be alright." Duo told his friend. "Sakura is a strong person. She'll make it through this."
"Hn." Heero nodded, and then got up, making his way to his room. He shut the door behind him, leaving Duo to sit there alone. Duo stared at the man's door and sighed.
"Sakura, please come back."
AN: So? What did ya think? Reviews please!
