Disclaimer: If I owned Gundum Wing, do you really think Duo would have wound up with Hilde? sigh At least there are original characters. Take that Hilde!
I'm No Angel
Chapter 1
And who he would become, all the things he'd have done
Would he have loved you and not let you down
And would he be stronger than his brother
Don't punish yourself, leave it well alone
-Dido
"Man, am I bored!" said Duo, pilot of the Deathsythe.
"Why don't you watch TV?" asked Quatre, pilot of the Sandrock. The war was over. After visiting their respective colonies, the Gundum pilots decided to stay together, should another crisis pop up, they would be ready. They now lived together in a house on Earth. At the moment, Heero was at the table putting some data from his Gundum, Wing Zero, into his laptop. Wufei, pilot of the Nataku, and Trowa, pilot of the Heavyarms, was also at the table, each reading part of the newspaper. Duo and Quatre were in the living room where Duo was clicking channels furiously. Suddenly he stopped. He had caught a picture of a colony exploding.
"Whoa!" Everyone turned their attention to the TV "...have yet to discover the culprits responsible for the broadcast of the destruction of colony L10 that is still intact.. The attack has, however, put some colonies into a panic. Please stay tuned for further information." Duo started flipping channels. It was the same thing on every news station. The picture began to flicker. Then there was young man on the screen. He wasn't much older then them.
"We, BioGyn, take full responsibility for showing you the destruction of the colony L10. We have done so to show you...traitors will not be tolerated. You have two weeks to surrender the colonies and the Earth to us." With that, he was gone. The networks were in frenzy trying to find out how their feed had been interrupted. Heero was immediately on the phone with Vice Minister Relena Dorlin, a.k.a. Relena Peacecraft, Princess of the Sanq Kingdom and hopefully his future wife. She was currently speaking with representatives of the colonies, trying her best to reassure them that Earth's military did not destroy L10. As Heero was speaking with Relena, the screen on his laptop changed. His email was open and a message was flashing. "The current news is quite shattering. Come to L6 to pick up the pieces", he read aloud.
"We will be landing on L6 in 15 minutes." The voice of the stewardess brought Wufei out of his revere. They had taken the two 'o' clock flight to L6 and within minutes they would find out what was going on. That's what they hoped, anyway. They had gotten seats scattered around the plane. Duo and Heero were in the front. Quatre and Trowa were in the middle.
Wufei was by himself in the back. 'What will we find? What if this is a trap? Who sent us that email. Why would anyone destroy a colony, knowing what bloodshed would follow?' These were a few of the questions in Wufei's mind. He was also worried about Nataku. Relena was sending a carrier with their Gundums to L6. They would reach the colony the next day.
When they arrived they got through the red tape and the like and were met by a chauffeur.
"Mr. Heero Yuy and company I presume." Heero only nodded. While they were all a little suspicious, they knew they could not afford to be paranoid. All they could be now was cautious. They all piled into a limousine, bringing their bags. Each had brought only one. As they drove down the streets of the colony the driver talked to them. He told them it had been a long time since they had had guests. Quatre was polite and spoke for them all. Duo was being uncharacteristically quiet. They soon came to an iron gate. The driver punched in a few codes, had a retinal scan, and was allowed to enter.
A woman met them at the steps of a large building with strawberry blonde hair and dark brown eyes that seemed to look into your soul. She had almost a military air about her and was dressed in a magenta business suit. "Welcome to Delta Vista. This is a private school for gifted young people, like you," she said coolly. " My name is Illyana Roman. I will be your guide for the duration of your stay. She gestured for them to follow her as she began walking up the steps.
She took them to the other wing of the building and she seemed friendlier. "Professor Gunthur will be very pleased with your arrival." She smiled a mysterious smile.
'Strange woman,' thought Wufei. She led them to the main office. As they entered a redhead with smoky violet eyes came out. She nodded a greeting and headed down the hall.
The principal was a nice looking man with dark brown hair that was almost black. He smiled as Illyana introduced them. "Welcome to Delta Vista! On behalf of the school, I welcome you." He stopped. "I just did that... anyway, you've caught us preparing for homecoming. You'll see a lot of Screaming Falcon pride for the next week or so but pay it no mind. You're here for something more important. You are here to help us complete Operation: Firebird."
"Operation: Firebird?" asked Quatre.
"Yes. Operation: Firebird was...is a backup plan for the Shooting Star project." He looked at his watch. It's time for dinner. You are to be seated at the seniors table," he said as he escorted them out to the cafeteria.
There were about 150 students, not including the five seniors sitting at a round table. Professor Gunthur introduced them all to the new kids and the pilots committed them to memory.
The redhead was Angel Dawson. She wore the red, black, and white uniform perfectly. She was perfect except for her unusual hair color amidst the many blondes in the room. Kurt Vaghn had blonde hair, much darker than Quatre's, with one snow-white lock and dark amber eyes. He looked at each one of them briefly, seeming to read them, then turned his attention to the Professor. Elizabeth St. John had shoulder length strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes. Miki Masaki had blue-black hair and blue-black eyes. He was very plain. Even the frames of his glasses were plain. The fifth senior was Anthony Rico. He had dark skin, dark hair, and beautiful green eyes. It was obvious he was the school heartthrob by the looks the other girls in the room were giving him. After ordering them food, Professor left them to their peers.
They listened to Elizabeth talk about the school while they ate. She obviously meant well but she was talking too much and too fast. Even Duo was getting tired of her. An air of relief enveloped them when she excused herself from the table.
"Please forgive Beth. She gets a little carried away sometimes," Angel said . She spoke with a English accent and smiled at them as she looked at them individually. Her gaze lingered on Wufei before she looked at Kurt who was eating his dessert.
"No doubt Professor Gunthur forgot to show you where the seniors' dorms are. We will show you since we'll be going there too." After dinner they immediately left and walked quite a way across the scenic campus before they came to the dorms.
"Man, this is a big school," said Duo as they ascended some steps.
"Yes it is but its size has given us seniors our own wing," answered Miki. When they reached their floor, their bags were waiting.
"Well, Gunthur's not so forgetful after all," Angel said.
They found some extra rooms and were finished unpacking when Angel knocked on their doors. She gave them maps of the school and schedules.
"Your lucky you came here on a Thursday. You'll only have one day of school. Saturdays and Sundays are our days off. Now, if you need anything, Miki and Kurt are right next door and Beth and I are across the hall."
With that she bid them good night and retired to her room. The boys found they had to share a room and Duo bunked with Heero while Trowa bunked with Quatre. Wufei was alone and that was just fine with him.
