By Mihoko a.k.a Miho
I don't own SM or GW, but Solo Maxwell is MINE! Oh yeah here are some of the characters ages:
Hotaru Tomoe: 18
Minako Aino: 19 ¾
Duo Maxwell: 18
Quatre Winner: 18
Heero Yuy: 18 ½
Chang Wufei: 19
Trowa Barton: 20
Hotaru Tomoe sighed as she shook off the light white snow from her snow gear. Her dark black head of hair now reached about lower shoulders and was becoming very wavy. Her violet eyes could still pierce through the strongest soul and see the truth. Hotaru was everything she wanted now. Her ambition for nursing was abandoned as more and more began to see her ability to heal, expanding it. She lived at the end of Tokyo running an animal shelter with a good friend, Minako and her talking cat, Artemis. Shrugging off the heavy jacket and black boots the girl smiled fondly. It had been almost 2 years since the war with Marie Maya had ended. Placing the snow clothing into their respected holders, she turned and took off her backpack. A tiny set of heads pocked out from the unzipped item that had been safely tucked away. The first head was a pattern of brown colors with wide, large golden orange eyes. The other, was the smallest white with gray ear patched head. Soft green eyes captured Hotaru's soul for a minute. "You're both looking well…" Hotaru smiled as the twin kittens climbed from the open object and out into the safety of the home. "Taru! Hey Taru-chan! Come over here!" A voice squealed. A blond appeared at the frame of the hallway end. "Yes, Mina-chan?" Hotaru rose and followed the blond, almost twenty-year-old woman through the door, the tiny set of baby kittens upon her thin heals. "We have a visitor." Hotaru saw a brown haired woman sitting in a couch, hair spilling down over her back. She wore strange blue attire and seemed to scream businesswoman. Scooping up the tiny white kitten off the floor, the girl moved around to her favorite chair. Hotaru's anxious feelings began to make her stomach turn. "Are you Tomoe Hotaru?" The voice was shrill with pain and a begging sense.
Relena lay upon the bed, broken, bruised and dying. Heero sighed as he watched the blonde out of the corner of his eye. He had failed his mission. He was supposed to protect this woman before him, but had failed. He couldn't protect the young girl who lay there, covered in blood and vomit. Une had told him a virus from some drink was slowly and painfully killing the blond, blue eyed teenager. "Man. This is disgusting…" Duo muttered, covering his mouth with his hand as he stared on. Milliardo was next to his dear little sister, trying every way to save her the pain and help her. "Une left 2 hours ago in search of a cure. Noin's been on the computer sense Relena fell ill." Quatre' stated, coming into the room. He was telling the story to Trowa. The tall male with brown hair nodded while confirming his listening to that blonde counterpart of his. Chang Wufei stood there next to Duo Maxwell, a comforting hand upon the shoulder. Relena Peacecraft cried out as more sweat dripped down the poor girl's neck. 'Hurry up Une.' Heero hissed in his mind.
Hotaru stared in awe at this woman before her. As soon as Hotaru had nodded a yes the 25 or so year old woman stuck out a gun straight at her head. "Miss Tomoe. As much as it pains me to take you from your work I need a cure to some poison that is killing Relena Peacecraft." The woman who hadn't even introduced herself told the girl. Hotaru's violet wide eyes looked upon her dear friend who simply nodded sadly. "What type of medicine do you need?" Hotaru's old doctor act was coming on to play. "I need a cure for one of your mother's medical mistakes." The fierce woman stated. "I would need to know the type, form and stage of the virus before I could do that kind of work." Hotaru stated, sitting back down to scoop up the other kitten she'd discovered. "Fine. Then you are coming with me." The woman stood, grabbing Hotaru's arm stiffly and pulling her along. "For the sake of peace. You will find a cure or die trying." The woman stated in a hissing tone. Hotaru held the tiny kittens in her arm tightly. "You have no right!" She screamed at the woman. "I have every right as a preventer! Miss Tomoe!" The woman cried back at her. "Minako! Call the others! Tell them I'll be back!" Hotaru screamed as the woman pushed her through the door. A horrified Minako standing silent and afraid there, holding a white cat with a crescent mark on its forehead in her arms tightly.
TBC….