A candle without a flame, that's what father said I was. He also said to always act on your emotions. Even though people seem to be scared of me I always acted on my emotions. My parents died when I was 2 and my only real relative is my older brother. Where a year apart and some people think where twins. I lost contact with him when we decided to become a gundum pilot. I was kept in training for another year and past around to each scientist during the war. I had a gundum made and always had it ready. I had already mastered zero by the time the Marie Maya wars started.
As I sit on a bench in the L2 colony I wonder if I will see my brother again.
I was hacking yesterday and found out that my brother had not kept in contact with any of the Gundum pilots so I had to be
careful not to run into them. Yesterday I had seen the one they call Duo at a scrap yard, but left before he could see me. I still
have my instincts as a solider even though the Marie Maya wars ended 3 years ago. They where all 17 then. I'm 19 right now. I
am wearing tight jeans and a black sleeveless shirt that mimicked the look of my older brother except the color difference.
I look around and spot someone vaguely familiar. It is one of the pilot's, I think his name is Trowa if my information does not
trick me. I get up and walk away. Since it is not that crowded in the park I know he saw me. I look exactly like my brother
except for the gender. I feel his eye's on me as I walk away, hands in my pockets, I wore I jacket over myself at least, it was
getting cold, not that I cared. It just added to the appearance of myself to my brother. I turn a corner and jump into a tree, soon
I see him turn around the corner and looks around, thankfully he turns the other way and walks on. Once he is out of sight I let
go of the breath I seemed to hold. I dropped down the tree and walked towards my small apartment. It's right In the middle of
town so it will be awhile.
As I walk down the sidewalk, I take out a hat I kept and put it on shielding my eye's from other people's view. Soon
someone bumps into me and I here them frantically apologizing. As I pick up the last of the figures things and hand them to
them, I assume a boy by the voice. He looks up when I do and gasps.
"Heero", he says. I stand up quickly and look at him a moment, he must think I'm my brother because my coat hides the fact
that I'm a girl. I stare at him emotionally and then turn and walk away disappearing as good as I can into the crowd of people. I
hear Heero's name called but I don't stop and walk into my apartment. It was Duo that saw me.
"Damn", I mumble to myself as I hit the button for the 4th floor, "I should have been more careful", The slight ding noted that
I was on the forth floor and I stepped out not bothering to help the person I had bumped into. I had more important things on
my mind right now like what was I going to do? I could get a job but would have to be careful.
I took out my keys and opened my door as I thought about all these things that happened so far. I hung up my coat after
closing and locking the door behind me. It's weird that I have things hidden around the house such as knifes at least one in each
room. I walked into the kitchen, poured myself a glass of water and went out onto the balcony. My apartment was either a
sweet or all apartments were like this.
When you walk in there's a kitchen and it rounds off to block itself in. Then there's a table with six spaces, two on each side
and one on each end. Then next to it is a little space block of by couches then a big screen T.V., it's about 48 inches. on the
other side is four doors, the one on the right goes to a room with two full size beds a dresser, night stands in-between and a
huge closet with two doors.
The next door goes into a little laundry room, and the one next to that one goes into a bathroom while the last went into the
master bedroom with queen size bed and attached bathroom. I walked through the living space to the balcony doors. White
silk curtains blowing from the slight breeze. I slid open the screen door and stepped out.
I sat down on one of the white iron chairs as I looked out at the city. It was a really nice view when you saw the sunset. My
balcony faced the ocean and when the sun set the glow seemed to light up the dull city and make it glow like gold. But like they
say some things in life like gold can't always stay forever.
I look out at the city watching the people go about their daily business as I think to myself. I'm going to have to stop running
from the pilots sometime. Plus if news reporters even see me they think I'm my brother Hero. He must really hate his life with
all those people. I wonder how he's doing any ways. I sigh to myself, maybe I should try to find him. I shook my head to relieve
that thought from my head. Like father always said he's just like me, a candle with out a flame, and also like me, if we don't
want to be found, we won't be found. He'll show himself in time.
I hope. I take one last look at the city as I decide to go inside. I go into the living room after shutting the screen and glass
door. I sit down on the couch and turn the T.V. on. A news channel turns on and I decide to watch.
"Well the weather for tomorrow will be cloudy and
cool and then on Wednesday its going to rain at 2 p.m. and last until 6.
And in
other news the pilot of Wing Zero was spotted today but it seemed like
he didn't notice us and got away once again", there was then a
video of me walking down the street and turning a corner. I sighed
as they went on about stuff from the war. I turned off the T.V. and
leaned back while closing my eye's. I go out for one day to see the
outside and not stay cooped up and I already know that at least two
pilots have seen me and now the others. Maybe even Hero if he'd seen
the news report.
"God, I might as well die then stay up cooped up
in here", all of a sudden my ears picked up something and I whirled around
and stared face to face with purrsian blue eye's. My eye's widened
slightly then went to their normal size after a few seconds.
"Heero", I said. He nodded and got up and walked
until he reached the back of the couch.
"I guess I'm loosing my touch", he said, his voice
didn't have all that coldness that it used to.
"I'm sorry for what happened, I got spotted and
they thought it was me, I should have stayed home", he nodded and went
around and sat on the other couch.
"You don't need to say sorry", he sighed as I watched
him, I knew that, he was going to ask me to do a favor, I knew him to
good, what would you expect from his sister?
"I need a place to stay", was all he said. I smirked
slightly and nodded just barley, "sure you can stay here bro ... ". He
glared at
me," sure, sure, I wont call you that", sending my own glare back.
For a big brother he sure was picky. "Have you been here
long?", he nodded.
"I've been here for about 1 year", he said. I nodded.
I took out the copy key I had on my ring of keys and tossed it to him,
"if you have a car or bike I'll get you a space tomorrow", I said as
I walked towards the door leading to my bedroom. "You
probably already checked out the place but if you didn't your rooms
there" I said pointing to the guest room and then pointed to
mine", and this is my room, knock first, goodnight".
I could tell he nodded to may command, "yeah, goodnight".
I could hear his movement to his room as I closed the door
behind me. Maybe I should find a job so he can think of a plan, I thought
as I climbed into bed pulling the covers over me. I
would talk to him about it in the morning.
The next morning I woke up to no alarm. I looked
at the clock and it said it was 7:30. I had slept 9 hours. More then I
had in a long time. I got up and got dressed in my usual outfit and went
into the living room/dining room and sat down at the table.
"Why did you turn off my alarm?", I asked as a cup
of coffee was placed in front of me and he sat down across from me.
"You need more sleep" I grunted.
"Yeah you probably got up the same time I usually
do", he took a sip of coffee and nodded to my statement. "I was thinking
I should probably get a job so we know what's going on", he looked
at me as I said this.
"Sure, why don't you work at the scrap yard or something?
Or maybe the circus?", I looked at him for a second.
"But that's where the gundum pilots work", I said
getting up and rinsing and putting my coffee cup in the dishwasher.
"My point exactly, then it would be easy for me
to meet them", I rolled my eye's, one thing I usually didn't do.
"Fine I'll go see if they hire at the circus", I
said as I slipped on my sandals. "Are you going to go out or stay here?"
, he
looked out the balcony doors at the city.
"I might go out today, but I'll be careful", he
said as I turned to talk. I grabbed my key ring and made my way towards
the
door I opened it soundlessly and closed it the same.
Then went downstairs towards the parking lot, stopping
to get an extra space for my brother. I got on my motorcycle and
put on my helmet. I also had a dirt bike but I decided not to wake
everyone up. It was much louder than the motorcycle and I
didn't think I'd like being yelled at, I wouldn't have cared that much
but I didn't want to handle it today.
As I stop outside I pull out my resume; I decide
not to take of my helmet. I walked up to the tent. I was very much
like my brother when I wasn't at home or talking to him. I went in
and walked up to the person that supposedly was the ring
master. He wore a red tux over coat with black striped shirt and white
pants underneath, he turned around as I neared him, I
looked pretty mysterious or weird I guess with my silver helmet on.
I handed him my resume and he looked at it.
"You want to join the circus huh?", I nodded quietly.
Loins with the trainers passed by with the loins one of the loins looked
at me and I looked right back at it. The trainer tried pulling it but
it wouldn't budge. I just stared at it after putting my visor up.
The male lion walked over dragging the trainer and came up to me. It
stared into my eye's a moment then nuzzled my hand, I
scratched behind its ears and it soon began to purr. I could see the
manager looking over the paper and looking startled as I
petted the fur of the lions mane.
"What do you want to do?", he asked me. I used my
monotone voice when I talked.
"Anything, stunts and animals", he nodded to my
suggestion.
"You can do acts with animals and since Trowa, our
other animal 'expert' is a clown, I also give you the responsibility
with the animals", he said then paused for a minute. "What's your name?"
"Yuy, and just leave it at that", I had my jacket
on and I wanted to see what the reaction would be of Catherine, the girl
I see
standing away by an opening. I take my hand away from the lion, much
to its disappointment and took off my helmet hearing a
gasp. I looked at Catherine emotionless and she ran off. Probably to
tell Trowa I thought. The manager looked at me.
"You start immediately and you have the camper in-between
Trowa and Catherine, the girl you just saw", I nodded and
leaned against the crate with my helmet under my arm as the lion was
lead away. The manager talked to another worker there
about my circus clothes and told him to put them in my trailer. I had
told him I know my way around and he believed me.
I walked to my trailer avoiding all the people coming
to the circus, since I started right away I'd better get into my costume
and call my brother. I walked into my trailer and saw the costume on my
bed. From what I saw it was the same thing as Catherines except black;
feathers and all. Oh goody I thought to my self as I put it on folding
my clothes up and putting them in the drawer. I pulled out my cell from
my jeans pocket and dialed my number, after 1 ring it was picked up.
"Hello?", said an monotone voice.
"Heero? It's me, I got the job. Just called to tell
you"
"Affirmative", I sighed, we weren't in the war anymore.
"Bye", I said and hung up. I walked through the
trailer and grabbed the keys I saw, put them on my key ring and walked
out
closing the door behind me. I walked over to the tent with the animals
in it and went in. The lions came to the bars as I walked
towards them. I petted them as I looked around the tent. Not knowing
what to expect when the pilots find out what I'm hiding.
Well? Should I continue? Please RxR and tell me if I should continue and tell me what you think!!Please?? Thanks sooooo much in advance if you did!!