I realized I needed this disclaimer so I'll just make it short and sweet. I
am not the creator of the characters in this story, just the story itself.
Lasting Impression:Part 1
Our story takes place approximately 6 years before the events of the Gundam Wing series. This story introduces Lucretia Noin to the Lake Victoria Academy.
Ages: Noin-13; Zechs-14; Treize-18; Une-17
"Wow. I bet I'll have the best time of my life here."
Noin said as she lay on her bead after moving into the female dormitory of the Lake Victoria Academy. She started to look around the room, taking in the details of her mew environment. The belongings of her roommate caught her eye. "I wonder where she ran off to. Better yet, I wonder who she is." she thought to herself.
"May as well take a look at the campus."
Obviously too tired to go outside to look in person, Noin gave off a subtle moan like an elderly woman as she rose from the bed and made her way to the window.
The campus of the Academy was extremely large but most of the space was taken up be the Mobile Suit Training Area. She couldn't wait to get over there. Shifting her view to her right she paused on the Center Courtyard. The dorms, academic buildings, dining halls, the ballroom, and training halls all surrounded the Courtyard. It featured picnic tables for eating and relaxing. There were volleyball and basketball courts for some leisure exercise. She watched as several of her fellow students mingled in the Courtyard. A few of them were somewhat overdressed. "I wonder why?," she thought to herself. Her thoughts of all the new friends she would make was broken by the sight of the Earth Sphere Alliance flag waving from its pole at the center of the campus. A constant reminder that this was no ordinary school.
This Academy served the sole purpose of training(and weeding out) potential candidates for the Earth Sphere Alliance. She remembered all her family and friends wishing her luck. "I'm gonna need it," she said in a clearly but barely audible voice.
"Gonna need what?," someone asked from behind. Noin blinked as if retuning from another world.
"Oh nothing," she answered as her roommate crossed the room to introduce herself.
"Hi. The name's Tomoko Kima. And you are...," she asked while extending her arm for a handshake.
"Lucretia Noin. Most people call me Noin." she replied while accepting the handshake. Tomoko turned, went over to her closet, and started searching through it while still talking.
"So you're a Freshman too?"
"Yeah," Noin answered.
"Good. With this whole random roommate system, I was afraid of getting stuck with a Senior."
"Me too. I guess its all part of learning how to deal with the unexpected things in life."
Noin was speaking back to her new roommate but at the same time she was sizing her up. Tomoko was Noin's height. They had the same build. But that was about all that was the same. Unlike her own serious squared off face that looked ready for any fight, Tomoko's pretty little rounded off face looked as if she had no idea how tough life got. A true innocent to the world. Well at least her long straight red hair looked better to work with than her own purple bird's nest. After a few moments of small talk Tomoko chose a black sequene dress from her closet and laid it on the bed. Next she began to undress.
"What are you dressing up for?"
"Why the Orientation Ball of course!"
All of the color drained out of Noin's face as she realized her horrible mistake. "Oh no! I completely forgot about that. I don't have a thing to where."
"You don't have a thing to wear? We can't have that now can we?"
The red head walked up to her roommate, grabbed Noin by her hand and started spinning her in a circle, looking her over. "Let's see. You're almost exactly my size. This should be easy."
Tomoko led her roommate to her closet. After only an instant of looking she pulled out a long white ball gown with spaghetti straps and a v-neck. She reached into the bottom of her closet and got a pair of white heels. "Here ya go. This should fit you nicely."
"You mean you're gonna let me wear such a beautiful dress? How can I ever repay you?"
"Of course I will. Don't worry about it. We're friends right?"
In a few minutes the two were dressed and ready to go. "Well...," Tomoko said as she locked arms with her new friend like they were going together.
"You ready to go?"
Noin went along with the friendly gesture and happily agreed, "Yeah. Ready, Willing, and Available!"
With those words the pair headed off to the Orientation Ball.
The ballroom was magnificent. It was obvious they wanted to welcome each Freshman class with open arms(and wallets.) The fact that the ballroom was the size of 2(or 3) gymnasiums was enough to cause Noin to stop just inside the door and lose her grip on Tomoko's arm as she continued inside. Despite the massive chandelier high above the floor the dim lighting left most of the decorations in a shroud of darkness. Out of nowhere the lights came to life. The combination of the bright lights of the chandelier and the reflection of the light off the many pieces of silver and crystal ware made many wish the lights had stayed dim. Next the music of the live band came to a halt as two men came onto the stage, each with a young girl at his side. The older of the two came to the microphone and spoke first.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome all returning students to the Lake Victoria Academy. And to you new students my name is Duke Durmill, General Commander of the Earth Sphere Alliance, and this is my granddaughter Dorothy. I so hope that you will do your best to excel while at the this Academy."
In a fluid motion Durmill and Dorothy backed away from the microphone as the younger man and his daughter came up.
"As most of you know and to those of you who don't I am Vice Minister Darlian , Earth's representative to the colonies. This is my darling little daughter Relena and today is her 9th birthday. I wish to give you a few words of encouragement at you begin your journey here. A wise man once said, "If you enter a contest without faith in yourself, you have already lost." Bear these words in mind for you are the future of the Earth Sphere Alliance."
Noin's applause merged with the clapping of the crowd. As the applause and the lights faded away the music began to fade back into existence.
The band had chosen a light piece of classical music. Students were pairing off and heading for the dance floor. Noin even saw Tomoko lead a guy by the arm out onto the dance floor.
"Will you honor me with this dance?"
The mood of the ball was calming and relaxing to the soul. That along with seeing so many people she didn't know dancing and having a good time overwhelmed her.
"May I have this dance?"
"Hmmm"
"I was asking if you would like to dance?"
The third asking of the question made Noin return from her relaxed state of mind. She returned only to see a young man standing in front of her with his arm extended. He was dressed in all white. The young man had hair that was a shade of blonde so light it was nearly over taken by the white glow of his tuxedo. With a handsome face to round out the package, she came to one conclusion: he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen.
"Do you want to dance or are you going to stare at the ceiling all night?"
The second remark invoked Noin's natural reaction to a frightening situation: run.
"Looks like I'll have to try again later."
End of Part 1
Author's Word: Even though the whole story is up already let me know how I'm doing.
Lasting Impression:Part 1
Our story takes place approximately 6 years before the events of the Gundam Wing series. This story introduces Lucretia Noin to the Lake Victoria Academy.
Ages: Noin-13; Zechs-14; Treize-18; Une-17
"Wow. I bet I'll have the best time of my life here."
Noin said as she lay on her bead after moving into the female dormitory of the Lake Victoria Academy. She started to look around the room, taking in the details of her mew environment. The belongings of her roommate caught her eye. "I wonder where she ran off to. Better yet, I wonder who she is." she thought to herself.
"May as well take a look at the campus."
Obviously too tired to go outside to look in person, Noin gave off a subtle moan like an elderly woman as she rose from the bed and made her way to the window.
The campus of the Academy was extremely large but most of the space was taken up be the Mobile Suit Training Area. She couldn't wait to get over there. Shifting her view to her right she paused on the Center Courtyard. The dorms, academic buildings, dining halls, the ballroom, and training halls all surrounded the Courtyard. It featured picnic tables for eating and relaxing. There were volleyball and basketball courts for some leisure exercise. She watched as several of her fellow students mingled in the Courtyard. A few of them were somewhat overdressed. "I wonder why?," she thought to herself. Her thoughts of all the new friends she would make was broken by the sight of the Earth Sphere Alliance flag waving from its pole at the center of the campus. A constant reminder that this was no ordinary school.
This Academy served the sole purpose of training(and weeding out) potential candidates for the Earth Sphere Alliance. She remembered all her family and friends wishing her luck. "I'm gonna need it," she said in a clearly but barely audible voice.
"Gonna need what?," someone asked from behind. Noin blinked as if retuning from another world.
"Oh nothing," she answered as her roommate crossed the room to introduce herself.
"Hi. The name's Tomoko Kima. And you are...," she asked while extending her arm for a handshake.
"Lucretia Noin. Most people call me Noin." she replied while accepting the handshake. Tomoko turned, went over to her closet, and started searching through it while still talking.
"So you're a Freshman too?"
"Yeah," Noin answered.
"Good. With this whole random roommate system, I was afraid of getting stuck with a Senior."
"Me too. I guess its all part of learning how to deal with the unexpected things in life."
Noin was speaking back to her new roommate but at the same time she was sizing her up. Tomoko was Noin's height. They had the same build. But that was about all that was the same. Unlike her own serious squared off face that looked ready for any fight, Tomoko's pretty little rounded off face looked as if she had no idea how tough life got. A true innocent to the world. Well at least her long straight red hair looked better to work with than her own purple bird's nest. After a few moments of small talk Tomoko chose a black sequene dress from her closet and laid it on the bed. Next she began to undress.
"What are you dressing up for?"
"Why the Orientation Ball of course!"
All of the color drained out of Noin's face as she realized her horrible mistake. "Oh no! I completely forgot about that. I don't have a thing to where."
"You don't have a thing to wear? We can't have that now can we?"
The red head walked up to her roommate, grabbed Noin by her hand and started spinning her in a circle, looking her over. "Let's see. You're almost exactly my size. This should be easy."
Tomoko led her roommate to her closet. After only an instant of looking she pulled out a long white ball gown with spaghetti straps and a v-neck. She reached into the bottom of her closet and got a pair of white heels. "Here ya go. This should fit you nicely."
"You mean you're gonna let me wear such a beautiful dress? How can I ever repay you?"
"Of course I will. Don't worry about it. We're friends right?"
In a few minutes the two were dressed and ready to go. "Well...," Tomoko said as she locked arms with her new friend like they were going together.
"You ready to go?"
Noin went along with the friendly gesture and happily agreed, "Yeah. Ready, Willing, and Available!"
With those words the pair headed off to the Orientation Ball.
The ballroom was magnificent. It was obvious they wanted to welcome each Freshman class with open arms(and wallets.) The fact that the ballroom was the size of 2(or 3) gymnasiums was enough to cause Noin to stop just inside the door and lose her grip on Tomoko's arm as she continued inside. Despite the massive chandelier high above the floor the dim lighting left most of the decorations in a shroud of darkness. Out of nowhere the lights came to life. The combination of the bright lights of the chandelier and the reflection of the light off the many pieces of silver and crystal ware made many wish the lights had stayed dim. Next the music of the live band came to a halt as two men came onto the stage, each with a young girl at his side. The older of the two came to the microphone and spoke first.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to welcome all returning students to the Lake Victoria Academy. And to you new students my name is Duke Durmill, General Commander of the Earth Sphere Alliance, and this is my granddaughter Dorothy. I so hope that you will do your best to excel while at the this Academy."
In a fluid motion Durmill and Dorothy backed away from the microphone as the younger man and his daughter came up.
"As most of you know and to those of you who don't I am Vice Minister Darlian , Earth's representative to the colonies. This is my darling little daughter Relena and today is her 9th birthday. I wish to give you a few words of encouragement at you begin your journey here. A wise man once said, "If you enter a contest without faith in yourself, you have already lost." Bear these words in mind for you are the future of the Earth Sphere Alliance."
Noin's applause merged with the clapping of the crowd. As the applause and the lights faded away the music began to fade back into existence.
The band had chosen a light piece of classical music. Students were pairing off and heading for the dance floor. Noin even saw Tomoko lead a guy by the arm out onto the dance floor.
"Will you honor me with this dance?"
The mood of the ball was calming and relaxing to the soul. That along with seeing so many people she didn't know dancing and having a good time overwhelmed her.
"May I have this dance?"
"Hmmm"
"I was asking if you would like to dance?"
The third asking of the question made Noin return from her relaxed state of mind. She returned only to see a young man standing in front of her with his arm extended. He was dressed in all white. The young man had hair that was a shade of blonde so light it was nearly over taken by the white glow of his tuxedo. With a handsome face to round out the package, she came to one conclusion: he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen.
"Do you want to dance or are you going to stare at the ceiling all night?"
The second remark invoked Noin's natural reaction to a frightening situation: run.
"Looks like I'll have to try again later."
End of Part 1
Author's Word: Even though the whole story is up already let me know how I'm doing.