A Love for All Time
By V-babe

Author's Notes: I am a big time fan of Minako and Heero romances. I like that pairing as much as I like Minako and Quatre. ^_^ Anyway, there is a huge deficiency (in my opinion ^_^) of them in this forum, so I decided to write one myself. I know, I know, I'm a very bad girl for staring another story without finishing one of my other ones, but I have really bad writer's block, so I'm writing this story in hopes of remedying that. ^_^ The whole Sailor V thing never happened and for this chapter, it starts out before Gundam Wing. So read and enjoy. I may bring the senshi in later in the story, but for now, it's just Minako and Heero. One last thing before I go, READ AND REVIEW!!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing so don't sue me. OK?


A Love For All Time


Fifteen-year-old Heero Yuy looked at his partner Minako Aino. Although she was a year younger than he was, they had been best friends for the past six years. She had long golden hair that flowed down to her waist and spunky cerulean eyes. Today, she wore her hair pulled back into a half ponytail. Though, Minako was only fourteen, everyone could tell that she would turn into a knock-out. She already could twist any of the other trainees around her finger, except for Heero that is.

Minako yawned, "I hate getting up early."

"You're going to have to get used to it if you want to become a soldier," Heero, the practical one of the pair, said.

"I know, I know..." Minako grumbled.

Heero and Minako were sitting at a table in the mess hall of their soldier training camp, eating breakfast. As Heero stared down into the mush that the soldiers called food, he remembered the day he and Minako became friends.


*~*~*~*~*Flashback~*~*~*~*~*

A seven-year-old Heero woke in the middle of the night with a start. He glanced around the dark, cold, and lonely orphanage.

'What was that noise?' he thought. It sounded like some one was crying. He followed the sounds until he traced it to the new girl who had arrived at the orphanage early that morning. 'Her name was Minako...wasn't it?' he thought to himself as he approached the sobbing form on the bed.

"Why are you crying, Minako?" Heero asked kindly.

"I miss my mommy and daddy. I was playing in the backyard when there was a big bang. I looked up from my game and my house was on fire. Some people came and took me here. I don't know where my mommy and daddy are anymore." Minako sniffled. "Who are you anyway?"

"I'm Heero. How old are you?"

"This many," she said as she held up six fingers.

"Well, then you're a big girl now. You should stop crying" Heero said as he put his arm around the sobbing girl. "Don't worry though, I'll take care of you because your mommy and daddy can't."

"You will?" Minako stopped crying as she looked up, with hope shining in her big blue eyes.

"Sure. Are you gonna be ok now? Cause I'm going to go to bed if you are."

Minako nodded. As Heero began to walk off Minako asked in a small voice, "Can you stay with me tonight? I miss my teddy-bear."

Heero sighed, "Fine." He crawled into the little girl's bed and put his arms around Minako to comfort the sniffling girl.

"Can I call you Hee-chan?" Minako asked, "You can call me Mi'ko-chan if you want. That's what Mommy used to call me."

Heero shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sure, Mi'ko-chan."

"Okay. Good-night, Hee-chan" Minako said softly as she drifted off to sleep.

~*~*~*~*End Flashback~*~*~*~*~*


From that day forward Minako and Heero were the best of friends, and Heero had always looked out for Minako. Two years ago, a man who called himself Doctor J came to the orphanage looking for a child to train to become a soldier and protect the colonies. He had chosen Heero, but Heero refused to leave without Minako. Doctor J tested her and decided she was good enough to be accepted into the program. Ever since that fateful day, their life had become an existence filled with combat sessions and guns.

"Hurry up, Hee-chan." Minako voice jerked him out of his thoughts. "We have a sparring session after breakfast, and we can't be late." Minako giggled, "For once, I'm not the one running late."

Heero gave her one of his patented death looks.

Minako just laughed him off and dragged him out of the mess hall. She sprinted down the hallway and yelled out behind her, "Come on Hee-chan. I'll race you."

Heero smirked, rolled his eyes, and took off after her. They reached the combat room at the same time and Minako skidded to an abrupt halt in front of the door causing Heero to run into her. Minako and Heero started laughing uncontrollably, but they soon regained their serious composure and entered the combat room.

The combat room was a white gymnasium with nothing it except for a mirror at the back, which was actually an observing window, that was unknown to the fighters. There was a little room behind the mirror where the instructor would go to observe the match without interfering.

The team entered the room and found Dr. J standing in the middle of it.

"Good to see you made it on time." Dr. J greeted them. "Today, since you are our top trainees, you will be sparring against each other. We will be focusing on fist fighting skills. No weapons, just whatever God gave you. The match is over when one of you is pinned to the ground."

Minako and Heero nodded, signaling that they understood the rules. Doctor J left them and went into the back room.

Minako and Heero got into their fighting stances waiting for the buzzer that would signal the beginning of their match.

"Good luck, Mi'ko-chan," Heero said, "You'll be needing it."

Minako just stuck her tongue out at him.

Just then the buzzer sounded. Minako did a front kick directly into Heero's chest, knocking the breath out of him, temporarily. He responded by doing heel-sweep, knocking her off her feet for a second. Minako quickly jumped up and started throwing short crosses at him. Heero managed to block most of her punches and threw in a couple of his own. Minako dodged his punches then threw a flying sidekick at him. This knocked him back a little, but then he recovered and started to grapple with Minako, wrestling her to the ground. She tried to resist, but he was too strong for her to be any match for him. Finally, she was pinned to the ground on her back with Heero poised over her. This was an awkward position and Minako blushed. Their eyes locked and she gazed into his Prussian blue eyes as he looked intently into her cerulean ones. He leaned his face closer to hers. Their lips were a centimeter from touching. Heero tentatively brought his lips to hers, but then the buzzer sounded, causing them to jump
apart.

"That was a good match." Dr. J said as he entered the room. "You have an hour to rest and wash all the sweat off your bodies, and then I expect you to report in the weaponry hall for some target practice.

Heero nodded. Minako rolled her eyes, sarcastically saluted, and said, "Yes, sir!"

Doctor J gave Minako a reproachful glance before exiting the combat room.

The two of them ran off to their separate dormitories to jump in the shower, not wanting to talk about what had just happened.

Minako stripped out of her sweaty uniform and jumped into the shower.

As the warm water hit her body, she thought about what had happened. 'I've had a crush on Heero since forever, but I never thought he felt the same way about me. I have to talk to him.'

Knowing Heero, he probably was at his thinking spot, which was a shady spot behind the mess hall. Hurriedly, Minako jumped out of the shower and dressed. As she was pulling on her clean shirt she saw a white cat sitting on her windowsill. She opened the window and the cat jumped on her bed. Minako noticed that this cat had a strange crescent moon on its forehead.

"Hey, kitty." Minako cooed, "What are you doing in a place like this?"

"I am here to retrieve you." the cat responded calmly.

"AHHH!!!!" Minako shrieked and started freaking out. "Oh. My. God. It is official. I am officially going crazy. Where's the nearest mental hospital? I need to check in. There's no way that cat could have really talked."

"I am Artemis, your guardian. You are Sailor Venus, leader of the Inner Senshi, the personal guardians of Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom. You mission is to find her again."

Now that Minako had calmed down somewhat, and it registered in her brain that the cat was REALLY talking, she asked, "So, how do I know that you're not lying? Who is Princess Serenity, and what happens now? And how the hell can I be Sailor Venus? Whoever she is."

Artemis sighed and said, "I can give you the memories of your past life on the Moon Kingdom, but some of them won't be pretty. They'll explain a lot."

"Whatever it is, I can handle it." Minako said confidently.

"As you wish," Artemis sighed.

A bright light came out of the crescent moon of his forehead and suddenly Minako remembered it all. Everything from her friends and the happiness and peace of the Silver Millennium to the sorrow and pain of the final battle.

"So where is the princess and everybody now?" Minako asked curiously.

"There was a mistake when Queen Serenity sent you into the future. She
sent you farther ahead than the others, so you have to go to the past so you can be reunited with them."

"What?" Minako said, "Do I have to leave NOW?"

"Yes." Artemis said.

"I need to go say good-bye to someone. I'll meet you back here in a few minutes."

Minako ran out of her room before Artemis could stop her. She headed straight to Heero's thinking spot and when she found Heero leaning against the wall. She stood next to him.

"Mi'ko-chan, about what happened earlier... I want to apologize..." Heero started to say, but Minako cut him off with a hug.

"It's ok, Hee-chan. I have to leave. I can't tell you why or where, but I'll come back someday." Minako said, with tears starting to overflow from her eyes,

"What?" Heero said with evident hurt that showed eyes. "Mi'ko-chan, you can't go."

"I have to Hee-chan, but someday I'll come back for you. I promise. Aishiteru."

Her words caught him off guard. When Heero regained his composure, he took her in his arms and whispered, "Aishiteru, Mi'ko-chan."

Minako looked up at him and their eyes met. Heero leaned forward until their lips were touching. Minako's head reeled as she deepened the kiss and put her arms around his head while Heero slid his arms to her waist. When they finally broke apart Minako whispered, "Wait for me, Hee-chan."

Heero nodded, too choked up to speak, and Minako quickly turned and jogged back to her dormitory so that Heero wouldn't see the tears that were streaming down her face.

Artemis saw her tears as she approached. "Are you okay?"

"I will be." Minako replied as she tossed some clothes and other personal belongings in a suitcase.

Artemis then said, "Okay. Are you ready to leave or do you need anything else other than what you've already packed?"

Minako shook her head and the next thing she knew, they had disappeared in a blinding flash of light.


TBC...

Author's Notes: How did you like it? Well, review and tell me. I'm open to most suggestions. My e-mail is vbabechan87@hotmail.con if you want to get in touch with me. And remember... I live for Reviews!!!

Ja ne,
~V-babe~