Ami Barton: I hope you like this Chapter as much as you liked the other!
I'm glad that I have at least you reading this! (I know, I'm thinking
negatively, but I write the best when death and despair is involved! I'm
also taking Perspectives on Death class this semester.) This chapter is
going to be all Duo starting to try to find the missing Ami (Read on and
you'll see) and of Ami and her Memories of her friends she has lost. In the
next chapters I will try to do more with the Duo/Ami romance. Also, The
Outers are making their grand (Hopefully! And SaturnActingChick, I am
bringing in the outers and will have the pairing you suggested. I dunno If
I'll pair Haruka or not. Maybe with Wufei? LOL! Honestly, I think Haruka
would rather kick Wufei's butt then go out with him.) Entrance in this
chapter, helping out (And starting to notice the pilots ^.^!). If I don't,
tell me and I will promise to do one all about that! Then you can kick me
around for a little bit if you'd like. Normal disclaimers apply! Now! The
next Chapter!
Below is what separates the memories from the real time things.
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Lost Hopes and New Regrets
As Duo reentered the area, he saw that the gauze eye patch had been removed and the sad look upon Ami's face. "Ami?" Duo asked the dark eyed girl in front of him and took her hand reassuringly. Ami looked into his midnight blue eyes and spoke softly, "Tomorrow I am being released to a home I don't have." She looked down, one eye looking with her and the other looking out of focus. Duo brought his other hand to bring her head up so he could look her in the eyes. As he did that, he saw tears in her eyes, "Ami…You can stay with me if you'd like." She nodded but then said, " Do you mid if I just drop off my belongings and disappear for a little bit…" Duo nodded, understanding she needed to be alone for a little bit, for this was a major loss to her. He held her close as she started to shake, starting to cry. Ami buried her face into his shoulder, feeling safe while crying. As her sobs slowed, He noticed she had fallen asleep crying. He pulled her blanket over her shoulders and kept his arms securely around her slim form as Ami slept.
The next afternoon, Ami awoke to see the doctors checking her once again. They scheduled her for an eye surgery so she could have full use of both eyes once again. They also took off her cast and fitted her with a wrist brace. Then Ami was ready to leave. Her long blue hair was still wet from when they had washed it when she was still asleep. She wore a pair of combat boots along with jeans and a dark blue sweatshirt. Her hair was back in a ponytail and she wore a black wrist brace on her left wrist. Duo stood in the doorway, holding her black sports duffel and waiting for Ami. As she reached him, he put an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close as she rested her head on his shoulder. Duo moved his head so he could whisper in Ami's ear, "It'll be ok…." Ami said nothing as he led her to his dorm. He put her duffel on the couch in the room and said, "When you get back, I'll unfold the couch into a bed." Ami nodded, unzipping the duffel and pulling out a small box and a thick olive green coat. She slipped the coat on and the couple kissed. Ami wanted to just stay that way forever but knew she had to go on this journey. As she broke the kiss she whispered with a slight smile on her face that seemed very distant, "If I don't return in a week, send a search party. I won't leave Tokyo, I promise." Duo smiled a little and said, "I'll be with them you know." Ami nodded and turned towards the door, "Goodbye for now…" and opened the door, slipping out side and closing it behind her.
Duo watched her walk towards the woods near by and suddenly knew where she was heading, to the battlefield where she had lost her closest friends. Duo nodded and wrote it down, just in case he did have to search for her.
A 5-year-old child with short blue hair and deep sapphire blue eyes sat by herself, creating an ice rose with her powers. "Hey Ice freak!" A boy three grades higher then the girl started to walk over to her. The girl looked up, afraid she was going to be beaten up again, a bruise on her forehead was the result of the last encounter with the boy. Suddenly four other girl voices were heard, "Leave Ami alone you jerk." The boy turned and saw four 5-year-old girls surrounding him. Two blondes, a brunet and a raven-haired girl, were all standing there ready to save the small ice handler. The boy left in a hurry as the girls went to her side. The brunet asked the still cowering girl, "You ok Ami?" Ami nodded, "Yeah…Thanks Usagi! Thanks Rei! Thanks Makoto! Thanks Minako!" Suddenly, four almost perfect ice roses were in each of the thanked girl's hands.
Ami kept on walking even after it turned dark, determined to get to the battlefield that night. As she walked, She cursed herself for leaving them even when ordered by Usagi herself to go fight on her own. She knew she could never forgive herself. It was all her fault and nothing could changer her mind. As she reached the area, she went to the exact spot where her four friends had lost their lives. She opened the small box. Inside were a few matches, some beef jerky and a knife. She took the knife and then took off the coat. Ami pulled up the sleeve of her sweatshirt up and looked at her left arm, at her self inflected scars that represented her friends. She put the knife on the first scar and pressed down upon it with the knife, drawing it across the length of the scar then doing the same for the other three. As soon as she was finished, she bowed her head, eyes closed. She did this for a long time until she passed out, blood still flowing from her wounds, still in her kneeling position.
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"AMI! Come on! We're going to be late!" A very impatient 14-year-old Usagi yelled to a 14-year-old Ami in a restroom stall. "I'm coming!" The girl responded, coming out of the restroom wearing a blue sundress. Usagi, wearing a similar dress of pink, pulled Ami to the entrance of a gym and inside also. Inside were Lita and Minako, standing off to the side, waiting and a lot of other teens dancing with loud music in the background. "Hey guys!" Ami called to the two, "Where's Rei?" Lita responded, "She couldn't come. But we can still have fun." Usagi and Minako nodded, agreeing with this as the group went out to the dance floor together.
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A week later, Duo was starting to get worried. Ami hadn't returned yet and she hadn't called either. He walked out of the room, ready to ask the other pilots to assist her when he ran into a small girl with short black hair and purple eyes, "Oh! Sorry about that!" The girl shook her head and smiled, "No. It was my fault. I was excited to see my friend Ami and I wasn't paying attention." She wore a simple black dress, black tights and black shoes. Duo tilted his head and asked, "You know Ami Mizuno? What's your name?" Suddenly from around the corner, Two women walked towards Duo and the black haired girl. One looked almost like a man, Her dirty blond hair was cut in a men's style, While the other had shoulder length wavy teal hair. "Hotaru! Where did you go?" The blond called to the small girl. Hotaru turned towards the women and called, "I'm over here Haruka-Papa! I ran into someone." The Teal haired woman laughed a little and said to Duo as she came near, "I'm sorry about that. May I ask your name?" Duo straitened in surprise and replied, "I'm Duo Maxwell. Who are you?" "I am Michiru Kaiou." Haruka held out her hand and said, "and I'm Haruka Tenou." Duo shook hands with her and couldn't shake the feeling that he was shaking hands with a woman and not a man, "And this is Hotaru Tomoe." She gestured to the girl. "Do you all know Ami Mizuno?" Duo asked his earlier question again, hoping it would be answered. Hotaru nodded and replied, "Yes! She's a friend of ours! Setsuna-Mama said she would be here." Duo shook his head, "She hasn't come back yet. It's been a week sense she has gotten out of the Hospital Wing from her injuries. She left to the battle field where she lost her friends." The three exchanged worried looks. "I was going to call the other pilots and Setsuna to help me search for her." The taller woman nodded and said, "Mind if we help?" Duo smiled, "We'll need all the help we can get." Duo motioned to the three as he started down the hallway towards the lounge. Upon entering the lounge, they saw only Quatre and a man with messy brown hair and dark eyes. "Quatre, Heero, You mind helping us look for Ami?" The two looked up at the group and the man called Heero asked, "What happened?" Duo explained what happened and the two looked at each other. "I'll tell Trowa and Wufei to be on the look out for her." Duo nodded and went to the phone to call Setsuna, telling her to be on the look out for Ami too, 'Ami, I hope your alright…Don't leave me now.'
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"Ami? What's wrong?" An 18-year-old Makoto asked a distant looking Ami. "Look at this…" the blue haired girl responded, handing her friend a letter that told her of her parent's deaths. "Oh Ami…" Rei responded, looking over Makoto's shoulder at the letter. Ami shook her head, "I'm alright…"
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Ami Barton: I thought it'd be neat to end on a touching memory and leave the interests to the next chapter. Love it? Hate it? Any Death Threats should be E-Mailed to me and not left in the review area, I don't think any one wants to be kicked off. So until the next chapter, Ja Ne!
Below is what separates the memories from the real time things.
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Lost Hopes and New Regrets
As Duo reentered the area, he saw that the gauze eye patch had been removed and the sad look upon Ami's face. "Ami?" Duo asked the dark eyed girl in front of him and took her hand reassuringly. Ami looked into his midnight blue eyes and spoke softly, "Tomorrow I am being released to a home I don't have." She looked down, one eye looking with her and the other looking out of focus. Duo brought his other hand to bring her head up so he could look her in the eyes. As he did that, he saw tears in her eyes, "Ami…You can stay with me if you'd like." She nodded but then said, " Do you mid if I just drop off my belongings and disappear for a little bit…" Duo nodded, understanding she needed to be alone for a little bit, for this was a major loss to her. He held her close as she started to shake, starting to cry. Ami buried her face into his shoulder, feeling safe while crying. As her sobs slowed, He noticed she had fallen asleep crying. He pulled her blanket over her shoulders and kept his arms securely around her slim form as Ami slept.
The next afternoon, Ami awoke to see the doctors checking her once again. They scheduled her for an eye surgery so she could have full use of both eyes once again. They also took off her cast and fitted her with a wrist brace. Then Ami was ready to leave. Her long blue hair was still wet from when they had washed it when she was still asleep. She wore a pair of combat boots along with jeans and a dark blue sweatshirt. Her hair was back in a ponytail and she wore a black wrist brace on her left wrist. Duo stood in the doorway, holding her black sports duffel and waiting for Ami. As she reached him, he put an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close as she rested her head on his shoulder. Duo moved his head so he could whisper in Ami's ear, "It'll be ok…." Ami said nothing as he led her to his dorm. He put her duffel on the couch in the room and said, "When you get back, I'll unfold the couch into a bed." Ami nodded, unzipping the duffel and pulling out a small box and a thick olive green coat. She slipped the coat on and the couple kissed. Ami wanted to just stay that way forever but knew she had to go on this journey. As she broke the kiss she whispered with a slight smile on her face that seemed very distant, "If I don't return in a week, send a search party. I won't leave Tokyo, I promise." Duo smiled a little and said, "I'll be with them you know." Ami nodded and turned towards the door, "Goodbye for now…" and opened the door, slipping out side and closing it behind her.
Duo watched her walk towards the woods near by and suddenly knew where she was heading, to the battlefield where she had lost her closest friends. Duo nodded and wrote it down, just in case he did have to search for her.
A 5-year-old child with short blue hair and deep sapphire blue eyes sat by herself, creating an ice rose with her powers. "Hey Ice freak!" A boy three grades higher then the girl started to walk over to her. The girl looked up, afraid she was going to be beaten up again, a bruise on her forehead was the result of the last encounter with the boy. Suddenly four other girl voices were heard, "Leave Ami alone you jerk." The boy turned and saw four 5-year-old girls surrounding him. Two blondes, a brunet and a raven-haired girl, were all standing there ready to save the small ice handler. The boy left in a hurry as the girls went to her side. The brunet asked the still cowering girl, "You ok Ami?" Ami nodded, "Yeah…Thanks Usagi! Thanks Rei! Thanks Makoto! Thanks Minako!" Suddenly, four almost perfect ice roses were in each of the thanked girl's hands.
Ami kept on walking even after it turned dark, determined to get to the battlefield that night. As she walked, She cursed herself for leaving them even when ordered by Usagi herself to go fight on her own. She knew she could never forgive herself. It was all her fault and nothing could changer her mind. As she reached the area, she went to the exact spot where her four friends had lost their lives. She opened the small box. Inside were a few matches, some beef jerky and a knife. She took the knife and then took off the coat. Ami pulled up the sleeve of her sweatshirt up and looked at her left arm, at her self inflected scars that represented her friends. She put the knife on the first scar and pressed down upon it with the knife, drawing it across the length of the scar then doing the same for the other three. As soon as she was finished, she bowed her head, eyes closed. She did this for a long time until she passed out, blood still flowing from her wounds, still in her kneeling position.
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"AMI! Come on! We're going to be late!" A very impatient 14-year-old Usagi yelled to a 14-year-old Ami in a restroom stall. "I'm coming!" The girl responded, coming out of the restroom wearing a blue sundress. Usagi, wearing a similar dress of pink, pulled Ami to the entrance of a gym and inside also. Inside were Lita and Minako, standing off to the side, waiting and a lot of other teens dancing with loud music in the background. "Hey guys!" Ami called to the two, "Where's Rei?" Lita responded, "She couldn't come. But we can still have fun." Usagi and Minako nodded, agreeing with this as the group went out to the dance floor together.
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A week later, Duo was starting to get worried. Ami hadn't returned yet and she hadn't called either. He walked out of the room, ready to ask the other pilots to assist her when he ran into a small girl with short black hair and purple eyes, "Oh! Sorry about that!" The girl shook her head and smiled, "No. It was my fault. I was excited to see my friend Ami and I wasn't paying attention." She wore a simple black dress, black tights and black shoes. Duo tilted his head and asked, "You know Ami Mizuno? What's your name?" Suddenly from around the corner, Two women walked towards Duo and the black haired girl. One looked almost like a man, Her dirty blond hair was cut in a men's style, While the other had shoulder length wavy teal hair. "Hotaru! Where did you go?" The blond called to the small girl. Hotaru turned towards the women and called, "I'm over here Haruka-Papa! I ran into someone." The Teal haired woman laughed a little and said to Duo as she came near, "I'm sorry about that. May I ask your name?" Duo straitened in surprise and replied, "I'm Duo Maxwell. Who are you?" "I am Michiru Kaiou." Haruka held out her hand and said, "and I'm Haruka Tenou." Duo shook hands with her and couldn't shake the feeling that he was shaking hands with a woman and not a man, "And this is Hotaru Tomoe." She gestured to the girl. "Do you all know Ami Mizuno?" Duo asked his earlier question again, hoping it would be answered. Hotaru nodded and replied, "Yes! She's a friend of ours! Setsuna-Mama said she would be here." Duo shook his head, "She hasn't come back yet. It's been a week sense she has gotten out of the Hospital Wing from her injuries. She left to the battle field where she lost her friends." The three exchanged worried looks. "I was going to call the other pilots and Setsuna to help me search for her." The taller woman nodded and said, "Mind if we help?" Duo smiled, "We'll need all the help we can get." Duo motioned to the three as he started down the hallway towards the lounge. Upon entering the lounge, they saw only Quatre and a man with messy brown hair and dark eyes. "Quatre, Heero, You mind helping us look for Ami?" The two looked up at the group and the man called Heero asked, "What happened?" Duo explained what happened and the two looked at each other. "I'll tell Trowa and Wufei to be on the look out for her." Duo nodded and went to the phone to call Setsuna, telling her to be on the look out for Ami too, 'Ami, I hope your alright…Don't leave me now.'
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"Ami? What's wrong?" An 18-year-old Makoto asked a distant looking Ami. "Look at this…" the blue haired girl responded, handing her friend a letter that told her of her parent's deaths. "Oh Ami…" Rei responded, looking over Makoto's shoulder at the letter. Ami shook her head, "I'm alright…"
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Ami Barton: I thought it'd be neat to end on a touching memory and leave the interests to the next chapter. Love it? Hate it? Any Death Threats should be E-Mailed to me and not left in the review area, I don't think any one wants to be kicked off. So until the next chapter, Ja Ne!