A Woman's Worth
By: Kari_Kamiya
Author's Note: I've made this fic while thinking about some mail I got from cousin in California, thinking what would happen if the GW boys were in this realm and in our time....but it's not our kind of time. This world is our time, our world, our rules, but technology is different. This is my first attempt at a GW fic so go easy on me. This may be based on a real life thing, but this is sort of an anime as well.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. It belongs to Bandai and whoever else made them so don't sue me.
Japanese Translations:
Konnichiwa- Hello
Nani-What
Odango Atama- Dumpling Head
Arigato-Thank You
Ashiteru- I love you
Hai-yes/right
Watashi wa- I am
Yatta-Alright
Baka-Idiot/Dummy
Gomen-Pardon/sorry
Gomen Nasai-Very Sorry
Omae o korosu-I am going to kill you
Minna-Everyone/Guys
Matte-Wait
Minna Matte Yo- Guys wait up
Shinigami-God of death
Shinimegami-Goddess of death
Prologue:
Summer is the best time of the year for teenagers to kick back and relax for a vacation. For the lives of Christina Whatley, Ronnise Shaw, Brittany Nakamura, and Chloe Thompson, their lives will never be the same. "Why cheerleading camp?" whined Brittany "I don't even like cheerleading."
"We said that we'd support Chloe." Answered Ronnise
"And I would support you, cousin." Said Chrissy (Christina's nnickname)
"Still, I hate it here, too many preps." Said Brittany
"It's not that bad."
Each of these five girls has different personalities. Ronnise and Chrissy are cousins. Each of them looks somewhat the same. Chrissy stayed wearing a white spaghetti-strapped top, blue-jean short shorts and gold timberland boots. Ronnise wore blue-jean Capri pants, white keds sneakers, and a white T-shirt. Brittany wore a black T-shirt, camouflage short shorts, and gold timberland boots. Chloe wore a purple halter-top and a pair of black jeans. They were going to cheerleading camp in the Pocono Mountains. They were in their cabin, with the usual argument about why they went in the first place. All of these girls had been friends since birth. Chrissy decided to stop arguing and start working on her laptop. Since it was just Chloe and Brittany arguing, she didn't have any trouble getting out of it. She dusted off her glasses and began to type on her laptop. Ronnise had just stayed there to listen. Thunder and lightning came rolling down. Chloe jumped and hugged her Impmon stuffed digimon. "It's just a little rain, nothing to be scared of." Said Ronnise
Then they all heard a loud crash. All of the girls huddled together. "What the hell was that?!" asked Brittany
"I don't know, but that wasn't thunder or lightning." Answered Chrissy
She reached over and looked at her laptop, wide-eyed. "What's wrong?"
"It's my laptop, it's getting strange energy readings not too far from here."
"Do you think it could be an alien?" asked Chloe
The other 3 just made a sweatdrop. The lights went out. "Damn, there goes my laptop." Said Chrissy
Ronnie turned on her flashlight and flashed it in Brittany's face. "Hey! Get that damn thing out of my face!" yelled Brittany
"Calling all campers, all campers are to stay inside until further notice." Said the intercom
The 4 of them looked out of the window. Camp counselors were going inside of the cafeteria. "Uh-oh, you know what that means." Said Ronnise
"Yeah Ronnie, we have to work harder." Said Brittany, annoyed
"It won't be that bad, we only have one more week left here and then we go back to school."
"Don't remind me. St. Joseph's Catholic High School is not the best place to go. I mean, we are Christians."
"It doesn't matter, we only have 3 more years to go." Said Chrissy
"Yeah, three long grueling years."
"It's not that bad."
"For you it isn't."
The rain stopped and Chloe looked outside. "Somebody's on our hiking trail." She said
"What are you talking about?" asked Chrissy
She looked out to see a guy with brown hair walking up the trail. "That's a guy." She said
The other 2 looked to see the guy as well. "Who do you think he is?" asked Chloe
"I dunno, but he's awfully cute." Said Ronnise
Later that day, the girls walked up the hiking trail. They had reached the top of the hill and Brittany sat down. "Come on, let's take a break." She whined
"You are so lazy." Said Chloe
"Look who's talking miss 'I want to be the captain of the cheerleading squad'."
Chrissy sat down and opened her laptop. "The energy readings are back, but they're weak." She said
Brittany looked over her shoulder. On the screen showed a low energy reading and some exterior of a robot. "What's that?" she asked
"I don't know. Whatever it is, it has terrorist written all over it." Answered Chrissy
"Terrorist? Christina Whatley, this is the year 2002, we'll be fine. " Said Ronnise
"I know that, but we do have psychos living here. The only best place to live is out on those colonies."
"In outer space? No thanks; I'd rather take my chances on earth."
During the war against terrorism, a nuclear bomb was launched on the United States. A nuclear war started against the U.S. and the Taliban. U.S. won but took heavy damage. Most of the soldiers died and the ones that survived were weak. They did recover, miraculously and were normal. Life changed after that. The Taliban was destroyed. A new industrial period came up. Machines were advanced and people started living in colonies in outer space (sound familiar?). Military ammunition was the most advanced. Lasers were now used as a weapon and there are mostly military colonies in outer space. Chrissy flicked some of her hair out of her face and dusted off her glasses. "Chrissy, maybe you should come look at this." Said Chloe, trembling
Heero Yuy looked at his laptop. His Wing Zero's energy was low. The exterior of the model had been damaged and he had no clue where they were. Duo lay down on the grass and looked up at the sky. It was a clear blue sky and it was a quiet area. Wufei went to go see what his surroundings were like. Quatre was looking around and standing. "This place, it's different than anything I've ever seen." He said
Duo looked up at the cliff above him and saw five figures looking down. "Who's that up there?" he asked
Heero looked up from his laptop and saw five figures looking from a cliff.
Brittany got up. "That guy with the braid saw us." She said
Chrissy closed her laptop. "This is a great time to run." She said
The 3 ran while Chloe stayed where she was. Luckily, she looked up to see Brittany's hair flung by. She picked up her Impmon. "Minna! Matte!" she yelled
They finally stopped when they got to the end of the trail and back at the campsite. The girls were panting and their camp counselor looked at them with dislike. "What were you girls doing up there?" she asked
"We were going on a mini-hike up the trail." Answered Brittany
"With a laptop?"
"I wanted to take digital pictures of our landscape before we leave today." Said Chrissy
The counselor flung her hair back and walked away. They made a sweatdrop. "That was a close one." Said Ronnise
"Maybe we should tell them about what we saw." Said Chloe
"Have you lost your mind?! This could be an alien for all we know." Said Chrissy
Chapter 1: Five new guys at St. Joseph's High School
Chrissy looked at her alarm clocked and screamed. "I'm late again!" she yelled, "I am such a baka!"
She ran down the stairs, grabbed her laptop and knapsack, and ran down the street to school. Brittany leaned back in her chair. She looked at her watch. "Late again…." She muttered
A nun came in and rapped her ruler on the desk. "In your seats." She said
Brittany sat up in her seat. "Ok, we have new students in our class." She said
Five guys stood in front. One with dark brown hair and prussian eyes, another had brown hair tied in a braid with cobalt blue eyes, the next one had brown hair and dark green eyes, next one had platinum gold hair and blue eyes, and the last one had black hair and black eyes. "Now if you would all take your seats, we can get class started." She said
The five guys sat down. "Ok... let me see... Brittany Nakamura?"
"Present." She said
Chrissy came running in through the door. "I'm here." She said
"Christina, go take your seat." Said the nun
"Yes Sister Mary Anne."
She sat down in her regular seat and sighed. "You got off easy that time." Whispered Brittany
Chrissy just nodded. She looked at the guy sitting next to her. He had brown hair and ultramarine eyes. "Hi, you must be a new guy. What's your name?" she asked
The guy just looked at his laptop and didn't answer. She made a sweatdrop. "Well watashi wa Christina Whatley. But you can just call me Chrissy." She said
He didn't reply. The classroom bell rang. "That's the bell, Heero Yuy, please put your laptop away and Brittany, please sit up in your seat." She said
"Hai." Said Brittany
Later in gym class, Brittany tied her black hair back into a ponytail. She tied it with a dark green scarf. The five girls sat together on the bleachers. The girls wore navy-blue biker shorts and a gray T-shirt and the guys wore a gray shirt and long navy-blue shorts. Chloe tied her blonde hair back into pigtails. Chrissy kept her hair tied back with a red scarf. Ronnise didn't have much to worry about because she had her blue hair in a long braid. The gym teacher, Mr. Dinera came in. "Let's warm up with 10 laps around the track." He said
The class groaned. "Ha! You guys are so the weaklings." Said Brittany
The 3 of them looked at her angrily. "Not all of us are meant for the track club." Said Chloe
"You're probably more of a weakling then they are." Said a voice
They all looked to their right. "Shut up Wufei, you can't beat me in a race." Said Brittany
"Come on Britt, the last thing we need is a competition. They just got here." Said Chrissy
"Yeah, save it for the track meet." Said Ronnise
The girls got off the bleachers and on to the track. Brittany bumped Wufei, on purpose with her side. The coach blew the whistle and all the students were off. Brittany and Wufei were racing against each other. Chrissy sighed and decreased her speed. She was running next to Quatre. "So, where are you guys from?" she asked
"From a colony."
"Oh, so you're from outer space? That's cool, I've always wanted to go there."
Brittany and Wufei ran past them. "(sigh) Brittany can never resist a competition." She said
"Neither can Wufei. "said Quatre
"I guess you haven't really met me. Watashi wa Christina Whatley. But you can call me Chrissy."
After the warm up was over, the classes were gathered around to pick people for basketball. Unfortunately, Wufei and Brittany were the captains. "I pick Heero." Said Wufei
"Fine then, I pick…..Duo." said Brittany
Both groups sighed. "This is going to be a long day." Said Chloe
After school, Chloe and Chrissy walked home together. "So, what do you think?" asked Chloe
"About what?" asked Chrissy
"About Wufei and Brittany."
"Wufei and Brittany?"
"Hai, I think they would make a great couple."
"Nani?! Have you lost your mind?! Those two can't get along on anything."
"But they would make such a great couple. Both are stubborn and won't admit when they're wrong."
"Bad idea Chloe."
They both heard motorcycle sounds. They looked at each other wide-eyed. Five motorcycles were coming their way. Both girls ran as fast as they could. "Split up, they can't catch both of us!" yelled Chrissy
Chrissy had three motorcycles after her. She ran down an alleyway into a building. The motorcycles were on her heels. She tripped over a can and fell on her face. Her eyes began to well up with tears, she knew who it was. One got off his bike and took off his helmet. The guy's white hair flew through the wind. He looked at her with his grayish-blue eyes. The other two took off their helmets as well. Both had brown hair and black eyes. "Well if it isn't the little rabbit that got away." Said the one with white hair
The other two laughed. He touched her face and she slapped his hand away. "Look Tetsuo, I'm not telling you again, I'm not your girlfriend." She said
She got up and looked him straight in the eyes. He slapped her, hard across her face. She fell over and winced in pain. On her cheek was a deep cut that he made. Tetsuo had long nails that could cut through skin if he hit hard enough. She wiped the blood from her cheek. It kept on bleeding.
Chloe crawled into a hole in a gate. She kept running. Her heart was pounding and her legs were getting heavy. She kept hearing the motorcycles. 'Damn, they must've found another way to find me.' She thought
Tears began to form in her eyes since her body was starting to swell up in pain. She closed her eyes and kept running. All of a sudden, she fell. Her body couldn't take and neither could her asthma. She clenched her yellow blouse in pain. Her lungs were tightening. She reached in her pocket and took out her inhaler. The motorcycle sounds got louder and her hands began to tremble. She took the medication and fell over on her face. Her body was giving out on her. She heard the clacking of shoes and she began to cry. Then she heard a loud shot and some fists cracking. Then everything went black.
Tetsuo grabbed her by the arm, his nails cutting through her skin, causing it to bleed. He yanked her forward and punched her in the stomach. She hunched over in pain and then he put his foot on her head. Chrissy pulled him by the ankle and made him fall. She slowly sat up. Tetsuo took out a gun and pointed it at her face. Her eyes widened in fear. "Fun time is over. " he said "My little rabbit, you won't get away this time."
Tears streamed down her eyes. 'No, I can' t die this way.' She thought 'This is not my destiny. I will not allow myself to go down easily. No! Not this way!'
She jumped on Tetsuo and the two were rolling on the floor. He kicked her off and she was slammed against the wall. He let out a shot that scratched her lower leg as it whizzed past. Her eyes turned white and sparks started flying around. "What the hell's going on?!" yelled one man with brown hair
Tetsuo grabbed Chrissy by her collar. "Stop it right now!" he yelled
Her eyes glowed a bright white and he shocked him. He fell over, wincing in pain. The other two charged at him but she blocked both of them and used a technique to knock them out. Chrissy shook her head and her eyes turned back to the usual emerald green. She looked at the three men on the ground. "Did….did I just do that?" she asked herself
She looked at her hands, there were a bit sore from fighting. She took a couple of steps back and began to walk out of the building. She was trembling from what happened. Something made her stop. Lightning and rain came crashing down. Her raven black hair clung to her face and her glasses were wet with raindrops. But she didn't care. She was still concerned about what happened. She then stopped. "Chloe…." She muttered
She ran around fast. "CHLOE!!! CHLOE?! WHERE ARE YOU?!" she yelled
The wind blew hard and it became harder to see where she was going. The lightning drowned out her voice. In a nearby warehouse, Chloe was resting. Something made her eyes shoot open. She looked up to see Duo Maxwell. "Mmm….Duo? What happened?" she asked
"You had an asthma attack." He answered
Everything was dark around them. Chloe put a hand on her head. "Ugh, all I remember was being chased by this gang and, everything is a blur after that."
Something started ringing. It was her cell phone and she answered it. "Konnichiwa?" she asked
"Chloe, where are you?" asked a voice
"Chrissy? Is that you?"
"Who else would it be baka?! Where are you?! I'm looking everywhere in the rain for you!"
"I'm….uh…..with a friend."
"A friend? Who?"
"Duo Maxwell."
"Duo? Are you ok?"
"I had a small asthma attack."
"Nani?! Why didn't you call the hospital?!"
"Chrissy calm down, Duo found me and I'm fine."
"(sigh) Can I speak to Duo for a second?"
"Hai."
She handed the phone to Duo. "Konnichiwa Christina." He said
"Duo?"
"Hai?"
"Omae o korosu!"
"Nani?! Why?!"
"Because you gave me a fright! For all I know, Chloe could've been dead."
"And you say saving her his a bad thing?"
"Gomen…..I'm just a bit pissed off at the moment."
"Why?"
"I just got attacked by a bunch of thugs you baka!"
"Why were you girls walking down this way anyway?"
"Why were you?"
"I have my reasons."
"Me too. Listen, can you take Chloe home for me? Just don't tell her parents what happened."
"Sure, I'll take her home."
"Arigato! Bye!"
"Bye."
Chrissy ran through a couple of gates to her house. Some had dogs that she had to dodge. Her pace slowed down as she reached her house. 'Oh no, how am I going to explain this to dad?' she thought 'He'll kill me if he finds out that I got into another fight with Tetsuo. He told me a thousand times not to go that way. Christina you baka! Why don't you ever listen?!'
She sighed and walked to her house. She decided to sneak through the back door. Luckily, nobody was there. She reached in the cupboard and pulled out the first aid kit. She slipped into the basement, which was her room. As she added peroxide on her face, somebody came down the stairs. She had blue hair and lime green eyes. "Christina, are you down here?" she asked
"Yeah sissy, whad'ya want?"
"I need to show you something."
"Wanda, are you pregnant?"
"No baka! Something happened on TV and you need to see it……how did you get that scar?"
"Tetsuo."
"Not again. Christina, why don't you just listen to dad and go the long way?"
"My feet start to hurt."
Wanda sighed and turned on the TV. "In recent events, " said the news anchor " A mysterious robot has been seen in space. It has already destroyed the colony D13 and has disappeared. The military said it may be the work of Doctor Julius Heartley."
Chrissy snatched the remote from her sister and turned it off. "Why are you showing me this? You know how I am about those stupid mobile suits."
"Christina, dad is missing. He was supposed to go to the colony that was recently destroyed. You know just as well as I do that dad makes mobile suits for the military."
"You don't think he…."
"No, dad did work with Dr. Heartley for a short time. I have this sad thought that dad was eliminated on the colony because he could make mobile suits like Dr. Heartley could. I just want to know why he did it…..that was never like him."
Chloe walked down a quiet street with Duo. She felt tense around him. "Chloe?" asked Duo
"Hmm?"
"What's the deal with you two and those thugs?"
"Well, Chrissy has a way of getting herself in trouble."
"What do you mean?"
"Tetsuo used to be her boyfriend, up until she found out the he was involved in murders and drug trafficking. He's followed her every since. Trying to get her back in his life. He's very violent and she had a couple of bruises. But she started taking this kick boxing class and she hit him back. She left him after she received the last of her lessons."
"Hmmm….what about you?"
"Me? Oh the rest of us are just to be threatened so she can go back with him. We usually get away. I don't know why my asthma's acting up. "
There is a military base on the moon. Nobody who is not a government official knows about this place. Here lies the home of scientists and military officers. Here is where Dr. Jin Whatley works everyday of his life. He had blue hair and lime green eyes like Wanda. He wore glasses like Chrissy and worked on a laptop just like her. He sat down in a meeting room. All of the scientists were waiting from instructions from their official. "So what do you think of this Jin?" asked a scientist
This one had purple hair and brown eyes. She was a fairly tall woman with a bow in her hair. "About what?" he asked
"The attack on the colony. I don't know what was Julius was thinking. Our boss might blame this on us. "
"I wouldn't give up that easily. Julius was going a bit insane. For all we knew, he could've planned this all along."
"Hai, maybe I should stop worrying. "
A tall man came in. He had a black suit on. His face was barley seen. "I have here a report of Dr. Heartley's attack on colony D13…..it says here he that used a band of mobile suits to attack the base. There's nothing left from this attack. I have only one solution. That is, to be reassigned to different locations. It's too much of a risk to let you all work together. It was said that Heartley had somebody on the inside working with him. So now we have to do what's best and that is to separate each of you. You will all only have a week off and they you will all be shipped to different locations until further notice."
Brittany was on the phone with Chrissy. Unlike the rest of the girls, Brittany lives in a chinese-like home with a small pond and a shrine. She played with her brown hair. She either kept it in a ponytail or in odangoes. "So you're saying that you almost killed Tetsuo with a bolt of lightning?" she asked
"That's what I said." Answered Chrissy
"That's a bit freaky don't you think?"
"I know that. I just want to know how I got this kind of thing to happen."
"Maybe it has something to do with that nuclear attack….."
"Get real, I wasn't there, remember?"
"Brittany! Get off the phone and start practicing your skills!" yelled a voice
"Hai! I'll be right on it! Chrissy?"
"Arigato. I needed a loud voice in my ear."
"Gomen, I'll call you tomorrow. Bye."
"Bye."
Brittany hung up the phone and tied her hair up into odangoes. She changed her boots to sneakers and grabbed her sword. Her body would be filled with rage every time she grabbed it. She walked outside and looked at the statue of a dragon. She held the sword in a fighting position. She felt her body rushing with energy. Her hand gripped the sword hard and her eyes were turning red, almost like they were on fire. She looked at the grass next to the pond. She ran fast, rage building in her. She ran faster as she felt something burning in the pit of her stomach. 'I am a fighter.' She thought ' I am a fighter for peace. That is my destiny. I will become stronger. I will be the best. That is what my father wanted…..'
She screamed out in rage and her blade turned to fire as she slashed the tall grass in half. She stood back and looked at the fiery inferno she made. She could've sworn that she saw her father's face. She looked at her sword, then at the flames. 'A fire….is this my rage? Maybe this is what Chrissy was talking about…..'
"Hmm…..a fiery rage…."
The next day, Chrissy was running down the street, late as usual. "Damn me and that computer!" she yelled
"Don't sweat it, I'm late too." Said a voice
She looked behind her to see Duo. "Hey Maxwell, so, did you like taking Chloe home?"
"What are you talking about? Do you think I like her?"
"No, I wasn't implying that. She usually has a bad habit of talking too much. I was wondering if she was talking too much."
"Not at all."
The school bell rang and the two ran into class. Chrissy looked up to see that Sister Mary Anne wasn't there. Brittany made a clap out of sarcasm. "Only five minutes late this time." She said
"Oh shut up." Said Chrissy "Where's Sister Mary Anne?"
"All the nuns are meeting together. Somehow somebody got killed in the school basement."
"In the school basement? That's a bit homicidal."
"Now the nuns don't know weather to send us home or let us stay."
They heard the small chime from the school intercom. "Attention all students, classes are dismissed until further notice."
"Aw man! I ran here for nothing!" whined Chrissy
"Oh calm down, at least you're up to hang out."
'Like that's a good thing.' Chrissy thought out of sarcasm
Chloe, Ronnise, and some girl with blue hair and blue eyes walked in. "Chrissy, Britt, I would like you to meet my friend, Meghan (Megan spelled different). She just transferred here from St. Augistine's school for girls."
"This is a good first day for her, somebody gets killed and she gets to go home without homework." Said Brittany
"You see that as a bad thing?" asked Chloe
"Let's get out of here, there's no point in us staying here." Said Chrissy
She was still pissed off that she ran all the way to school for nothing. They proceeded out the door and stopped. Meghan had her eyes on Heero. "Who's that guy?" she asked
"Oh, that's Heero Yuy, he doesn't talk much." Answered Chrissy "I sit next to him in class. Pure silence, he's usually wrapped up in that laptop of his."
"Just like you." Said Ronnnise
"What the hell does that mean?!"
"You and Heero are almost alike, you're both quiet and you both go into that 'Dark Computer Mode'."
"Oh puh-lease, I have a better chance going out with Quatre Winner."
"Then why don't you ask him to the dance?" asked Chloe
Chrissy's face turned pink and she made a small sweatdrop. "Oh I get it, you have a crush on him and you don't want him to know." Teased Brittany
Chrissy clamed down on Brittany's mouth. Fire was flying around them. Chrissy's teeth were sharp. "You say one word to him about it and I'll kill you."
The rest of the girls made a sweatdrop. "Eh he he…..how about we settle this once and for all?" asked Meghan
Chrissy and Brittany looked up at her. "Why don't we all ask them out? It'll be easier than fighting."
"Hmm….I guess I could give it a try…." Said Chrissy
Brittany jumped up and started pushing Chrissy toward the direction of the GW boys. "What are you doing?!" asked Chrissy, getting pissed and embarrassed
"You wanna ask Quatre out right?" asked Brittany
"Yeah."
"Then go over there and ask him."
Brittany pushed her hard. "Ok ok! I'm going!" said Chrissy
She walked slowly up to the guys. They looked at her like she was crazy. Her face went a slight pink. "Um….um….h-hi Quatre." She said
"Oh hi Christina, is there something wrong?"
"Uh…..n-n-no I um…..was, uh…..wondering if….um….by any chance did you have a date for the….dance?"
"No."
"What I'm trying to say is…….will you come to the dance with me? I would really appreciate it."
"Sure I'll go with you."
Christina's face turned almost as red as a tomato. "Thanks, um….I'll see you at the dance."
"Ok."
She walked off. Chloe ran up to her. "So, what did he say?" she asked
"Yes." She replied
"Wait to go Chrissy." Said Ronnise
"I wonder who Britt's gonna ask out." Said Meghan
"I want it to be Wufei but the two don't get along. Sometimes I think she has a crush on him." Teased Chloe
"Me? Have a crush on Wufei? Puh-lease, I have a better chance going out with Heero Yuy."
"Oh, I get it, you're scared of him."
"Oh yeah? Just watch me, I'll ask him out to the dance!"
"You? The both of you can't even last five seconds without trying to kill each other!" said Chrissy
"Oh yeah Christina? I'll bet you ten dollars that I can go one hour at the dance without trying to kill him!"
"You're on! But you have to ask him to go first!"
Kari: Isn't this something? Brittany does something bold for a change!
Brittany: Whad'ya talking about?! I love Wufei Chang!
Kari: Love him enough to fight him?
Brittany: (sweatdrop) Uh….I'll get back to you on that
Kari: Ok folks! Here's the downlow! E-mail me at Karidigicrazy@aol.com and please send me suggestions! This is my first GW fic since 1998! Brittany would appreciate it if you review too! It helps me and her write more!
By: Kari_Kamiya
Author's Note: I've made this fic while thinking about some mail I got from cousin in California, thinking what would happen if the GW boys were in this realm and in our time....but it's not our kind of time. This world is our time, our world, our rules, but technology is different. This is my first attempt at a GW fic so go easy on me. This may be based on a real life thing, but this is sort of an anime as well.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. It belongs to Bandai and whoever else made them so don't sue me.
Japanese Translations:
Konnichiwa- Hello
Nani-What
Odango Atama- Dumpling Head
Arigato-Thank You
Ashiteru- I love you
Hai-yes/right
Watashi wa- I am
Yatta-Alright
Baka-Idiot/Dummy
Gomen-Pardon/sorry
Gomen Nasai-Very Sorry
Omae o korosu-I am going to kill you
Minna-Everyone/Guys
Matte-Wait
Minna Matte Yo- Guys wait up
Shinigami-God of death
Shinimegami-Goddess of death
Prologue:
Summer is the best time of the year for teenagers to kick back and relax for a vacation. For the lives of Christina Whatley, Ronnise Shaw, Brittany Nakamura, and Chloe Thompson, their lives will never be the same. "Why cheerleading camp?" whined Brittany "I don't even like cheerleading."
"We said that we'd support Chloe." Answered Ronnise
"And I would support you, cousin." Said Chrissy (Christina's nnickname)
"Still, I hate it here, too many preps." Said Brittany
"It's not that bad."
Each of these five girls has different personalities. Ronnise and Chrissy are cousins. Each of them looks somewhat the same. Chrissy stayed wearing a white spaghetti-strapped top, blue-jean short shorts and gold timberland boots. Ronnise wore blue-jean Capri pants, white keds sneakers, and a white T-shirt. Brittany wore a black T-shirt, camouflage short shorts, and gold timberland boots. Chloe wore a purple halter-top and a pair of black jeans. They were going to cheerleading camp in the Pocono Mountains. They were in their cabin, with the usual argument about why they went in the first place. All of these girls had been friends since birth. Chrissy decided to stop arguing and start working on her laptop. Since it was just Chloe and Brittany arguing, she didn't have any trouble getting out of it. She dusted off her glasses and began to type on her laptop. Ronnise had just stayed there to listen. Thunder and lightning came rolling down. Chloe jumped and hugged her Impmon stuffed digimon. "It's just a little rain, nothing to be scared of." Said Ronnise
Then they all heard a loud crash. All of the girls huddled together. "What the hell was that?!" asked Brittany
"I don't know, but that wasn't thunder or lightning." Answered Chrissy
She reached over and looked at her laptop, wide-eyed. "What's wrong?"
"It's my laptop, it's getting strange energy readings not too far from here."
"Do you think it could be an alien?" asked Chloe
The other 3 just made a sweatdrop. The lights went out. "Damn, there goes my laptop." Said Chrissy
Ronnie turned on her flashlight and flashed it in Brittany's face. "Hey! Get that damn thing out of my face!" yelled Brittany
"Calling all campers, all campers are to stay inside until further notice." Said the intercom
The 4 of them looked out of the window. Camp counselors were going inside of the cafeteria. "Uh-oh, you know what that means." Said Ronnise
"Yeah Ronnie, we have to work harder." Said Brittany, annoyed
"It won't be that bad, we only have one more week left here and then we go back to school."
"Don't remind me. St. Joseph's Catholic High School is not the best place to go. I mean, we are Christians."
"It doesn't matter, we only have 3 more years to go." Said Chrissy
"Yeah, three long grueling years."
"It's not that bad."
"For you it isn't."
The rain stopped and Chloe looked outside. "Somebody's on our hiking trail." She said
"What are you talking about?" asked Chrissy
She looked out to see a guy with brown hair walking up the trail. "That's a guy." She said
The other 2 looked to see the guy as well. "Who do you think he is?" asked Chloe
"I dunno, but he's awfully cute." Said Ronnise
Later that day, the girls walked up the hiking trail. They had reached the top of the hill and Brittany sat down. "Come on, let's take a break." She whined
"You are so lazy." Said Chloe
"Look who's talking miss 'I want to be the captain of the cheerleading squad'."
Chrissy sat down and opened her laptop. "The energy readings are back, but they're weak." She said
Brittany looked over her shoulder. On the screen showed a low energy reading and some exterior of a robot. "What's that?" she asked
"I don't know. Whatever it is, it has terrorist written all over it." Answered Chrissy
"Terrorist? Christina Whatley, this is the year 2002, we'll be fine. " Said Ronnise
"I know that, but we do have psychos living here. The only best place to live is out on those colonies."
"In outer space? No thanks; I'd rather take my chances on earth."
During the war against terrorism, a nuclear bomb was launched on the United States. A nuclear war started against the U.S. and the Taliban. U.S. won but took heavy damage. Most of the soldiers died and the ones that survived were weak. They did recover, miraculously and were normal. Life changed after that. The Taliban was destroyed. A new industrial period came up. Machines were advanced and people started living in colonies in outer space (sound familiar?). Military ammunition was the most advanced. Lasers were now used as a weapon and there are mostly military colonies in outer space. Chrissy flicked some of her hair out of her face and dusted off her glasses. "Chrissy, maybe you should come look at this." Said Chloe, trembling
Heero Yuy looked at his laptop. His Wing Zero's energy was low. The exterior of the model had been damaged and he had no clue where they were. Duo lay down on the grass and looked up at the sky. It was a clear blue sky and it was a quiet area. Wufei went to go see what his surroundings were like. Quatre was looking around and standing. "This place, it's different than anything I've ever seen." He said
Duo looked up at the cliff above him and saw five figures looking down. "Who's that up there?" he asked
Heero looked up from his laptop and saw five figures looking from a cliff.
Brittany got up. "That guy with the braid saw us." She said
Chrissy closed her laptop. "This is a great time to run." She said
The 3 ran while Chloe stayed where she was. Luckily, she looked up to see Brittany's hair flung by. She picked up her Impmon. "Minna! Matte!" she yelled
They finally stopped when they got to the end of the trail and back at the campsite. The girls were panting and their camp counselor looked at them with dislike. "What were you girls doing up there?" she asked
"We were going on a mini-hike up the trail." Answered Brittany
"With a laptop?"
"I wanted to take digital pictures of our landscape before we leave today." Said Chrissy
The counselor flung her hair back and walked away. They made a sweatdrop. "That was a close one." Said Ronnise
"Maybe we should tell them about what we saw." Said Chloe
"Have you lost your mind?! This could be an alien for all we know." Said Chrissy
Chapter 1: Five new guys at St. Joseph's High School
Chrissy looked at her alarm clocked and screamed. "I'm late again!" she yelled, "I am such a baka!"
She ran down the stairs, grabbed her laptop and knapsack, and ran down the street to school. Brittany leaned back in her chair. She looked at her watch. "Late again…." She muttered
A nun came in and rapped her ruler on the desk. "In your seats." She said
Brittany sat up in her seat. "Ok, we have new students in our class." She said
Five guys stood in front. One with dark brown hair and prussian eyes, another had brown hair tied in a braid with cobalt blue eyes, the next one had brown hair and dark green eyes, next one had platinum gold hair and blue eyes, and the last one had black hair and black eyes. "Now if you would all take your seats, we can get class started." She said
The five guys sat down. "Ok... let me see... Brittany Nakamura?"
"Present." She said
Chrissy came running in through the door. "I'm here." She said
"Christina, go take your seat." Said the nun
"Yes Sister Mary Anne."
She sat down in her regular seat and sighed. "You got off easy that time." Whispered Brittany
Chrissy just nodded. She looked at the guy sitting next to her. He had brown hair and ultramarine eyes. "Hi, you must be a new guy. What's your name?" she asked
The guy just looked at his laptop and didn't answer. She made a sweatdrop. "Well watashi wa Christina Whatley. But you can just call me Chrissy." She said
He didn't reply. The classroom bell rang. "That's the bell, Heero Yuy, please put your laptop away and Brittany, please sit up in your seat." She said
"Hai." Said Brittany
Later in gym class, Brittany tied her black hair back into a ponytail. She tied it with a dark green scarf. The five girls sat together on the bleachers. The girls wore navy-blue biker shorts and a gray T-shirt and the guys wore a gray shirt and long navy-blue shorts. Chloe tied her blonde hair back into pigtails. Chrissy kept her hair tied back with a red scarf. Ronnise didn't have much to worry about because she had her blue hair in a long braid. The gym teacher, Mr. Dinera came in. "Let's warm up with 10 laps around the track." He said
The class groaned. "Ha! You guys are so the weaklings." Said Brittany
The 3 of them looked at her angrily. "Not all of us are meant for the track club." Said Chloe
"You're probably more of a weakling then they are." Said a voice
They all looked to their right. "Shut up Wufei, you can't beat me in a race." Said Brittany
"Come on Britt, the last thing we need is a competition. They just got here." Said Chrissy
"Yeah, save it for the track meet." Said Ronnise
The girls got off the bleachers and on to the track. Brittany bumped Wufei, on purpose with her side. The coach blew the whistle and all the students were off. Brittany and Wufei were racing against each other. Chrissy sighed and decreased her speed. She was running next to Quatre. "So, where are you guys from?" she asked
"From a colony."
"Oh, so you're from outer space? That's cool, I've always wanted to go there."
Brittany and Wufei ran past them. "(sigh) Brittany can never resist a competition." She said
"Neither can Wufei. "said Quatre
"I guess you haven't really met me. Watashi wa Christina Whatley. But you can call me Chrissy."
After the warm up was over, the classes were gathered around to pick people for basketball. Unfortunately, Wufei and Brittany were the captains. "I pick Heero." Said Wufei
"Fine then, I pick…..Duo." said Brittany
Both groups sighed. "This is going to be a long day." Said Chloe
After school, Chloe and Chrissy walked home together. "So, what do you think?" asked Chloe
"About what?" asked Chrissy
"About Wufei and Brittany."
"Wufei and Brittany?"
"Hai, I think they would make a great couple."
"Nani?! Have you lost your mind?! Those two can't get along on anything."
"But they would make such a great couple. Both are stubborn and won't admit when they're wrong."
"Bad idea Chloe."
They both heard motorcycle sounds. They looked at each other wide-eyed. Five motorcycles were coming their way. Both girls ran as fast as they could. "Split up, they can't catch both of us!" yelled Chrissy
Chrissy had three motorcycles after her. She ran down an alleyway into a building. The motorcycles were on her heels. She tripped over a can and fell on her face. Her eyes began to well up with tears, she knew who it was. One got off his bike and took off his helmet. The guy's white hair flew through the wind. He looked at her with his grayish-blue eyes. The other two took off their helmets as well. Both had brown hair and black eyes. "Well if it isn't the little rabbit that got away." Said the one with white hair
The other two laughed. He touched her face and she slapped his hand away. "Look Tetsuo, I'm not telling you again, I'm not your girlfriend." She said
She got up and looked him straight in the eyes. He slapped her, hard across her face. She fell over and winced in pain. On her cheek was a deep cut that he made. Tetsuo had long nails that could cut through skin if he hit hard enough. She wiped the blood from her cheek. It kept on bleeding.
Chloe crawled into a hole in a gate. She kept running. Her heart was pounding and her legs were getting heavy. She kept hearing the motorcycles. 'Damn, they must've found another way to find me.' She thought
Tears began to form in her eyes since her body was starting to swell up in pain. She closed her eyes and kept running. All of a sudden, she fell. Her body couldn't take and neither could her asthma. She clenched her yellow blouse in pain. Her lungs were tightening. She reached in her pocket and took out her inhaler. The motorcycle sounds got louder and her hands began to tremble. She took the medication and fell over on her face. Her body was giving out on her. She heard the clacking of shoes and she began to cry. Then she heard a loud shot and some fists cracking. Then everything went black.
Tetsuo grabbed her by the arm, his nails cutting through her skin, causing it to bleed. He yanked her forward and punched her in the stomach. She hunched over in pain and then he put his foot on her head. Chrissy pulled him by the ankle and made him fall. She slowly sat up. Tetsuo took out a gun and pointed it at her face. Her eyes widened in fear. "Fun time is over. " he said "My little rabbit, you won't get away this time."
Tears streamed down her eyes. 'No, I can' t die this way.' She thought 'This is not my destiny. I will not allow myself to go down easily. No! Not this way!'
She jumped on Tetsuo and the two were rolling on the floor. He kicked her off and she was slammed against the wall. He let out a shot that scratched her lower leg as it whizzed past. Her eyes turned white and sparks started flying around. "What the hell's going on?!" yelled one man with brown hair
Tetsuo grabbed Chrissy by her collar. "Stop it right now!" he yelled
Her eyes glowed a bright white and he shocked him. He fell over, wincing in pain. The other two charged at him but she blocked both of them and used a technique to knock them out. Chrissy shook her head and her eyes turned back to the usual emerald green. She looked at the three men on the ground. "Did….did I just do that?" she asked herself
She looked at her hands, there were a bit sore from fighting. She took a couple of steps back and began to walk out of the building. She was trembling from what happened. Something made her stop. Lightning and rain came crashing down. Her raven black hair clung to her face and her glasses were wet with raindrops. But she didn't care. She was still concerned about what happened. She then stopped. "Chloe…." She muttered
She ran around fast. "CHLOE!!! CHLOE?! WHERE ARE YOU?!" she yelled
The wind blew hard and it became harder to see where she was going. The lightning drowned out her voice. In a nearby warehouse, Chloe was resting. Something made her eyes shoot open. She looked up to see Duo Maxwell. "Mmm….Duo? What happened?" she asked
"You had an asthma attack." He answered
Everything was dark around them. Chloe put a hand on her head. "Ugh, all I remember was being chased by this gang and, everything is a blur after that."
Something started ringing. It was her cell phone and she answered it. "Konnichiwa?" she asked
"Chloe, where are you?" asked a voice
"Chrissy? Is that you?"
"Who else would it be baka?! Where are you?! I'm looking everywhere in the rain for you!"
"I'm….uh…..with a friend."
"A friend? Who?"
"Duo Maxwell."
"Duo? Are you ok?"
"I had a small asthma attack."
"Nani?! Why didn't you call the hospital?!"
"Chrissy calm down, Duo found me and I'm fine."
"(sigh) Can I speak to Duo for a second?"
"Hai."
She handed the phone to Duo. "Konnichiwa Christina." He said
"Duo?"
"Hai?"
"Omae o korosu!"
"Nani?! Why?!"
"Because you gave me a fright! For all I know, Chloe could've been dead."
"And you say saving her his a bad thing?"
"Gomen…..I'm just a bit pissed off at the moment."
"Why?"
"I just got attacked by a bunch of thugs you baka!"
"Why were you girls walking down this way anyway?"
"Why were you?"
"I have my reasons."
"Me too. Listen, can you take Chloe home for me? Just don't tell her parents what happened."
"Sure, I'll take her home."
"Arigato! Bye!"
"Bye."
Chrissy ran through a couple of gates to her house. Some had dogs that she had to dodge. Her pace slowed down as she reached her house. 'Oh no, how am I going to explain this to dad?' she thought 'He'll kill me if he finds out that I got into another fight with Tetsuo. He told me a thousand times not to go that way. Christina you baka! Why don't you ever listen?!'
She sighed and walked to her house. She decided to sneak through the back door. Luckily, nobody was there. She reached in the cupboard and pulled out the first aid kit. She slipped into the basement, which was her room. As she added peroxide on her face, somebody came down the stairs. She had blue hair and lime green eyes. "Christina, are you down here?" she asked
"Yeah sissy, whad'ya want?"
"I need to show you something."
"Wanda, are you pregnant?"
"No baka! Something happened on TV and you need to see it……how did you get that scar?"
"Tetsuo."
"Not again. Christina, why don't you just listen to dad and go the long way?"
"My feet start to hurt."
Wanda sighed and turned on the TV. "In recent events, " said the news anchor " A mysterious robot has been seen in space. It has already destroyed the colony D13 and has disappeared. The military said it may be the work of Doctor Julius Heartley."
Chrissy snatched the remote from her sister and turned it off. "Why are you showing me this? You know how I am about those stupid mobile suits."
"Christina, dad is missing. He was supposed to go to the colony that was recently destroyed. You know just as well as I do that dad makes mobile suits for the military."
"You don't think he…."
"No, dad did work with Dr. Heartley for a short time. I have this sad thought that dad was eliminated on the colony because he could make mobile suits like Dr. Heartley could. I just want to know why he did it…..that was never like him."
Chloe walked down a quiet street with Duo. She felt tense around him. "Chloe?" asked Duo
"Hmm?"
"What's the deal with you two and those thugs?"
"Well, Chrissy has a way of getting herself in trouble."
"What do you mean?"
"Tetsuo used to be her boyfriend, up until she found out the he was involved in murders and drug trafficking. He's followed her every since. Trying to get her back in his life. He's very violent and she had a couple of bruises. But she started taking this kick boxing class and she hit him back. She left him after she received the last of her lessons."
"Hmmm….what about you?"
"Me? Oh the rest of us are just to be threatened so she can go back with him. We usually get away. I don't know why my asthma's acting up. "
There is a military base on the moon. Nobody who is not a government official knows about this place. Here lies the home of scientists and military officers. Here is where Dr. Jin Whatley works everyday of his life. He had blue hair and lime green eyes like Wanda. He wore glasses like Chrissy and worked on a laptop just like her. He sat down in a meeting room. All of the scientists were waiting from instructions from their official. "So what do you think of this Jin?" asked a scientist
This one had purple hair and brown eyes. She was a fairly tall woman with a bow in her hair. "About what?" he asked
"The attack on the colony. I don't know what was Julius was thinking. Our boss might blame this on us. "
"I wouldn't give up that easily. Julius was going a bit insane. For all we knew, he could've planned this all along."
"Hai, maybe I should stop worrying. "
A tall man came in. He had a black suit on. His face was barley seen. "I have here a report of Dr. Heartley's attack on colony D13…..it says here he that used a band of mobile suits to attack the base. There's nothing left from this attack. I have only one solution. That is, to be reassigned to different locations. It's too much of a risk to let you all work together. It was said that Heartley had somebody on the inside working with him. So now we have to do what's best and that is to separate each of you. You will all only have a week off and they you will all be shipped to different locations until further notice."
Brittany was on the phone with Chrissy. Unlike the rest of the girls, Brittany lives in a chinese-like home with a small pond and a shrine. She played with her brown hair. She either kept it in a ponytail or in odangoes. "So you're saying that you almost killed Tetsuo with a bolt of lightning?" she asked
"That's what I said." Answered Chrissy
"That's a bit freaky don't you think?"
"I know that. I just want to know how I got this kind of thing to happen."
"Maybe it has something to do with that nuclear attack….."
"Get real, I wasn't there, remember?"
"Brittany! Get off the phone and start practicing your skills!" yelled a voice
"Hai! I'll be right on it! Chrissy?"
"Arigato. I needed a loud voice in my ear."
"Gomen, I'll call you tomorrow. Bye."
"Bye."
Brittany hung up the phone and tied her hair up into odangoes. She changed her boots to sneakers and grabbed her sword. Her body would be filled with rage every time she grabbed it. She walked outside and looked at the statue of a dragon. She held the sword in a fighting position. She felt her body rushing with energy. Her hand gripped the sword hard and her eyes were turning red, almost like they were on fire. She looked at the grass next to the pond. She ran fast, rage building in her. She ran faster as she felt something burning in the pit of her stomach. 'I am a fighter.' She thought ' I am a fighter for peace. That is my destiny. I will become stronger. I will be the best. That is what my father wanted…..'
She screamed out in rage and her blade turned to fire as she slashed the tall grass in half. She stood back and looked at the fiery inferno she made. She could've sworn that she saw her father's face. She looked at her sword, then at the flames. 'A fire….is this my rage? Maybe this is what Chrissy was talking about…..'
"Hmm…..a fiery rage…."
The next day, Chrissy was running down the street, late as usual. "Damn me and that computer!" she yelled
"Don't sweat it, I'm late too." Said a voice
She looked behind her to see Duo. "Hey Maxwell, so, did you like taking Chloe home?"
"What are you talking about? Do you think I like her?"
"No, I wasn't implying that. She usually has a bad habit of talking too much. I was wondering if she was talking too much."
"Not at all."
The school bell rang and the two ran into class. Chrissy looked up to see that Sister Mary Anne wasn't there. Brittany made a clap out of sarcasm. "Only five minutes late this time." She said
"Oh shut up." Said Chrissy "Where's Sister Mary Anne?"
"All the nuns are meeting together. Somehow somebody got killed in the school basement."
"In the school basement? That's a bit homicidal."
"Now the nuns don't know weather to send us home or let us stay."
They heard the small chime from the school intercom. "Attention all students, classes are dismissed until further notice."
"Aw man! I ran here for nothing!" whined Chrissy
"Oh calm down, at least you're up to hang out."
'Like that's a good thing.' Chrissy thought out of sarcasm
Chloe, Ronnise, and some girl with blue hair and blue eyes walked in. "Chrissy, Britt, I would like you to meet my friend, Meghan (Megan spelled different). She just transferred here from St. Augistine's school for girls."
"This is a good first day for her, somebody gets killed and she gets to go home without homework." Said Brittany
"You see that as a bad thing?" asked Chloe
"Let's get out of here, there's no point in us staying here." Said Chrissy
She was still pissed off that she ran all the way to school for nothing. They proceeded out the door and stopped. Meghan had her eyes on Heero. "Who's that guy?" she asked
"Oh, that's Heero Yuy, he doesn't talk much." Answered Chrissy "I sit next to him in class. Pure silence, he's usually wrapped up in that laptop of his."
"Just like you." Said Ronnnise
"What the hell does that mean?!"
"You and Heero are almost alike, you're both quiet and you both go into that 'Dark Computer Mode'."
"Oh puh-lease, I have a better chance going out with Quatre Winner."
"Then why don't you ask him to the dance?" asked Chloe
Chrissy's face turned pink and she made a small sweatdrop. "Oh I get it, you have a crush on him and you don't want him to know." Teased Brittany
Chrissy clamed down on Brittany's mouth. Fire was flying around them. Chrissy's teeth were sharp. "You say one word to him about it and I'll kill you."
The rest of the girls made a sweatdrop. "Eh he he…..how about we settle this once and for all?" asked Meghan
Chrissy and Brittany looked up at her. "Why don't we all ask them out? It'll be easier than fighting."
"Hmm….I guess I could give it a try…." Said Chrissy
Brittany jumped up and started pushing Chrissy toward the direction of the GW boys. "What are you doing?!" asked Chrissy, getting pissed and embarrassed
"You wanna ask Quatre out right?" asked Brittany
"Yeah."
"Then go over there and ask him."
Brittany pushed her hard. "Ok ok! I'm going!" said Chrissy
She walked slowly up to the guys. They looked at her like she was crazy. Her face went a slight pink. "Um….um….h-hi Quatre." She said
"Oh hi Christina, is there something wrong?"
"Uh…..n-n-no I um…..was, uh…..wondering if….um….by any chance did you have a date for the….dance?"
"No."
"What I'm trying to say is…….will you come to the dance with me? I would really appreciate it."
"Sure I'll go with you."
Christina's face turned almost as red as a tomato. "Thanks, um….I'll see you at the dance."
"Ok."
She walked off. Chloe ran up to her. "So, what did he say?" she asked
"Yes." She replied
"Wait to go Chrissy." Said Ronnise
"I wonder who Britt's gonna ask out." Said Meghan
"I want it to be Wufei but the two don't get along. Sometimes I think she has a crush on him." Teased Chloe
"Me? Have a crush on Wufei? Puh-lease, I have a better chance going out with Heero Yuy."
"Oh, I get it, you're scared of him."
"Oh yeah? Just watch me, I'll ask him out to the dance!"
"You? The both of you can't even last five seconds without trying to kill each other!" said Chrissy
"Oh yeah Christina? I'll bet you ten dollars that I can go one hour at the dance without trying to kill him!"
"You're on! But you have to ask him to go first!"
Kari: Isn't this something? Brittany does something bold for a change!
Brittany: Whad'ya talking about?! I love Wufei Chang!
Kari: Love him enough to fight him?
Brittany: (sweatdrop) Uh….I'll get back to you on that
Kari: Ok folks! Here's the downlow! E-mail me at Karidigicrazy@aol.com and please send me suggestions! This is my first GW fic since 1998! Brittany would appreciate it if you review too! It helps me and her write more!