The Unnatural By Anidee

Genre: AU, Supernatural/Suspense

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing.

Warning: Profane Language (not a lot though, maybe one?) Also, graphic violence in future chapters.



Chapter 2



"Well class, we have a new student today. His name is Heero Yuy." Dorothy smiled as she presented the shy boy before a silent audience. " Do you wanna say something to your new classmates, Heero?"

The boy looked at the class, and then back at Dorothy. He spoke softly, emphasizing every word that rolled from his tongue. " I''m a good kid, but I can be mean if you mess with me."

His words were hardly expected. The class looked at each other numbly, unable to muster a reply. Dorothy's eyes grew wide as she stared at the new kid. He was definitely something.

"Hmph...what a nice way to say hello," came the sarcastic voice from the back of the room. All turned to see a grim looking Chinese boy with his jet-black hair fastened into a neat ponytail, obscuring nothing from his face. Dark brown eyes stared at the new boy, narrowing at the sight of him. His lips twisted into a smirk, enjoying the attention of the class. "What? Am I wrong?"

"Now, Wufei. That was very inappropriate," Dorothy said as she gave him a scathing look. She looked down at Heero again, irritated by his actions as well. Nevertheless, it would prove ill to keep lingering on introductions, and Dorothy was eager to change the awkward atmosphere.

"Ok, class. Please treat our new student the way you would want to be treated if this was your first day in a new school. Now Heero, let's see...where can we put ya. Alright, you may sit next to Relena. Relena dear, raise your hand so Heero knows who you are."

At the order of her teacher, Relena shyly raised her hand. She smiled as the new boy slowly made his way towards her. As he settled into his seat, she looked at him while waving her hand. " Hi. Nice to meet you, Heero."

The boy plainly looked at her, then turned to face the front of the room. Saddened by his reaction, Relena shrugged and focused her attention to the front as well.

" Now I want you all to open up your workbooks and turn to page 19. Oh, Heero, you don't have one. I'll be right back class and please behave." And with that, Dorothy left the room.

At once, the room roared back to life as students resumed their conversation that had been previously interrupted with the beginning of class. Many however, stared at the new boy while whispering to each other their opinions of him.

"Well well well. Look what we've got here," spoke a chubby red head, as he made his way towards Heero. His voice silenced the chatter, blanketing the room with tension and fear.

"Hey Wufei. This one's a smart-ass alright."

"Indeed he is, Trey," agreed another kid who rose from his seat. This one had light brown hair and was the tallest in the class. He joined the red head and both of them looked at their leader with humble eyes.

Wufei merely nodded to his minions, sanctioning their desire to pounce on fresh meat. At his approval, the two boys grinned at each other with evil intentions in mind for the new arrival. Trey bent down to flash Heero a sneering smile.

"So, are ya gonna get all mean on me if I mess with ya?" asked Trey as he slammed his fist on Heero's desk. The loud smack caused the kids surrounding the bullies to jump with fright. The best they could hope was for their teacher to return soon.

"I think he will, Trey." The other bully with light brown hair replied.

"Ya think so, Jim?"

"Uh huh."

Heero observed his torturers with calm eyes, yet his feelings were nothing short of disgust. If only they knew what he was capable of....

"Why aren't you sayin anything, Heero? Ha! What a kind of a fuckin name is that!" Trey yelled as he bore into Heero's eyes. "Well, say somethin' you idiot!"

Heero made no reply.

"Hmph..look at that, Trey. I think he's scared of ya," Jim commented. He took a step closer to Heero when Relena sprang to her feet.

"Stop this!"

The sudden interruption from the girl took the bullies by surprise. In fact, the whole class gasped at her audacity. Even Wufei looked up in surprise. Noticing that all eyes were on her, Relena mustered her courage to go up against two of the biggest and strongest kids in the school.

" What did you say, Relena?"

" I said stop. Give him a break guys, he's new."

Her words captured Wufei's interest. He never saw her defend anybody; especially a stranger. The thought suddenly made him frown. Did she have a crush on that punk?

" Shuddup, you little brat! This is none of your business!" Trey spat, glaring venomously at her.

"What's going on here?" Dorothy exclaimed as she walked into the room. "Trey and Jim, what are you guys doing standing there?"

"Nothing," they replied in unison.

"Go back to your seats!" Her tone clearly indicated to the class that their teacher was in no mood for nonsense. And when





Dorothy was mad, her class was quick to comply with her command. She frowned as they trudged back to their respective desks. The room had been too quiet for comfort when she walked in, save the lone voice that came from Trey. As she looked about, fear and tension was etched on every student's face except the new kid; he was uncannily calm and looked straight into her eyes, causing Dorothy to drop her gaze onto the floor. He was definitely a strange boy and unluckily, he sparked the interests of the meanest bullies in school. It was unfortunate and she felt sorry for Heero. His words would dearly cost him a few broken bones.

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The bell rang throughout the school, signaling a respite from studies. The rain came to a halting stop as clouds melted away to reveal a clear spring sky, befitting for the resplendent sun that approached. Kids jumped with joy as they were released into the expanse of the schoolyard to enjoy a bathing in the fresh air. As her students marched out of the room to join the others heading toward the yard, Dorothy looked up from her desk to see the last boy walking out. She called to him.

"Heero, come here please."

"Yes, Miss Catalonia." The soft-spoken boy shyly came up to her desk.

Dorothy watched him with sympathetic eyes. She decided to keep him inside during recess. Who knows what Wufei and his cronies would do if Heero went outside. "Heero, do you want to stay inside? You don't have to go out if you don't want to."

"No, it's ok. I can handle them. Don't worry." With that he briskly left the room.

Dorothy couldn't believe her ears. Had she heard correctly? Obviously she had. "That little brat...."

A knock from the classroom door snapped Dorothy out of her thoughts. "Come in."

"Hi, Dorothy." A sweet looking blond haired man stepped into the room.

"Hello, Quatre," she replied as she got up from her seat. Quatre Winner was a fellow teacher whose classroom was adjacent to hers. He was the same age as her and they enjoyed each other's company. Whenever she needed to unload, he always seemed to be there for her.

"How's it going? Gretchen told me you weren't looking too well this morning."

"Yeah...I just have a lot on my mind that's all," Dorothy replied as she sat down again.

Quatre pulled up a chair and sat next to her. "Do you want to talk about it? We have 20 minutes."

"Hmm.." With hands cupping her face, she stared up at the ceiling. "I dunno...I wouldn't wanna bore you with the details of my life."

Her words sparked a hearty laughter from her colleague. Dorothy arched an eyebrow at him. Seeing her puzzled looked, Quatre calmed himself.

"Trust me, Dorothy. You hardly bore me." The tone of his voice was ever so gentle and warming. Despite the fact that she had a boyfriend, Quatre never ceased to send her subtle hints of his own interest towards her. Dorothy however, barely noticed.

"You sure?"

"Always."

"Ah...this is so embarrassing. It's not such a big deal, but I can't help it."

"What? What is it?"

"Trowa broke up with me."

"He what? My god is he crazy!" Quatre exclaimed, laboring with difficulty to display his injustice. On the inside however, he was dancing on clouds. Perhaps this small window of opportunity would enable him to finally get what he wanted. And Quatre was willing to take his chances.

"Yeah well, I guess I bored him or drove him nuts with my bitchiness. Whatever. It's over and I guess that's that," she spoke, her hard tone betraying the sadness evident in her eyes.

"Ah... there, there..." Trying his best to be sympathetic, he patted her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Dorothy. I know that you loved him but don't blame yourself for the break up. Trowa is a fool to break up with you. I know that I would give anything in the world to have you like me..."

His words caused Dorothy to face him. "What a liar. But I'll take all the compliments that I can get."

"I'm not lying."

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever."

Her words pierced his heart. Noticing the sullen statement on Quatre's face, Dorothy quickly apologized.

"It's ok, Dorothy. I just wish you would take my words seriously."

"I do. It's just that I'm stressed out with this whole Trowa thing. I mean, I really thought he was the one..... I was so wrong."

"Just give it time. Time takes care of everything and you know I'm always here to help you in anyway that I can."

Dorothy smiled at him. Quatre was a wonderful person, always willing to save her from the clutches of pain. She wished he were her brother. "Thanks, Quatre. You're so good to me."

"Anytime. By the way, how's it going family wise?"

" It's good. My step-dad is recovering nicely. Although he will never walk again, he seems pretty optimistic about the future. And that's all that matters to me."

"Does he....can he remember?"

"Nope. He's still suffering from dissociative amnesia and no progress has been made at all in that department," Dorothy replied as she let out a heavy sigh. " The thing is, I'm wondering what was so traumatic or bad about his past, and the events that occurred before his accident that he doesn't want to remember it."



"Specifically what can't he remember?"



" His childhood, his days in secondary school and college, his friends and family."



" That's a whole chunk of his life that he can't remember."



" Yeah... but the good thing is that he can remember his married days with my mom and he remembers most current events."



"Maybe you can stir his memories by telling him about his past."



"That's the thing, Quatre. I really don't know a whole lot. I mean, we're close and everything, but he never really delved into his past with me. Sure he's told me fond memories here and there, but everything was pretty general. No specifics at all. And honestly, I didn't bother to ask him either. I don't even know his parents' name for cryin' out loud."



" No way to contact them?"



" He told me they died years ago, before he went to London."



Quatre sensed Dorothy's discomfort with the subject on hand, and so he quickly decided to change the subject. " Hmm..the weather is nice now."



Dorothy however, wasn't listening. " He called me though, just before his accident. He was rapidly yapping that I really couldn't understand what he was saying."



" Oh, really? And you couldn't understand anything at all?"



" Well, I can't be sure but there something about getting out of here. And packing and something else. I dunno."





"Hm...very odd. But don't worry too much, Dorothy. The bright side about this situation is that, that type of amnesia doesn't last long, so he'll remember soon enough."



" It's been a year now, Quatre."



" Still, let's have hope. I'm sure he'll retrieve all his memories in no time."



" I hope so..."



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"Heero!" Relena shouted as she saw him step into the schoolyard.

"Who's that?" Asked a girl who stood next to Relena.

"That's Heero Yuy. He's a new student who's in my class." She replied as she waved her arms high in the air to get his attention.

"Is he cool? Does he have a PS2?" Inquired a boy with long, chestnut braided hair.

"I dunno. I barely know him,"" answered Relena, still attempting to win Heero's attention.

"Well, Duo. It looks like our little Relena has developed a crush on this new kid."

"Ya think so, Hilde?" Duo responded with a silly grin that stretched from ear to ear.

"Uh huh."

"Heero!" This time, Relena screamed with all her might. A triumphant smile spread across her features as the mysterious boy finally looked in her direction. "Come here!"

An ever so faint of a smile appeared on Heero's lips when he saw his pretty classmate. He slowly made his way towards her.

"He's coming guys!" Relena exclaimed. "Wave at him! Make him feel welcome!"

"Wow. Relena's become a dictator," joked Duo as he waved his arms.

"Hey!"

Relena froze at the sound of that voice. She turned around to see Wufei, Trey and Jim beckoning closer, ready to pounce.



AN: I've made slight changes to chapter 1. Nothing significant really, I just had to better clarify Treize's condition.