Disclaimer: Same old, same old. Don't own gw. don't own the characters but Eirene.
Author's Note: lol for those of you who complained about the shortness of my previous chapters, i hope this will make it up for ya ^^ i know it's not that long but it is longer ^^""" tbh, I didn't think i'd come up w/ the 4th chapter the day after i finished the 3rd but ya can't stop it when u've got an inspiration right? 'neways, enjoy! ^^
special thanks to Shadow Fox2 and Noisulli for your reviews and support. ^^
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The Sixth Pilot
Part Four: Friends
Duo cursed inwardly. *This girl can run fast. Come to think of it, if she wasn't injured, she can probably run faster.* Reaching the end of the hall, he caught a glimpse of her dashing down the stairs through the open staircase door and decided to cut her off in the elevator.
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Eirene reached the bottom stair, paused, and frowned. *That's weird. I don't hear him chasing down the stairs...* Outside, she heard the ding of an elevator and realized what he had done. *Well, if I stay in the stairway, he might think that I've already ran out into the streets.* Spotting a dark space underneath the stairs, Eirene blended in with the shadows and willed the throbbing pain in her legs to abate.
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*She can't have ran THAT fast.* Duo reasoned. He Looked again at the empty streets outside and closed the door to his apartment building. No. she's still inside the building. But where? Duo thought for a minute, and came up with a plan.
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*He's probably gone by now.* Eirene calmed herself after about an hour of silence from outside. Walking quietly to the staircase door, she opened it by an inch and peered out. A single light shone from the ceiling, illuminating the empty hallway. He's gone. Eirene sighed and relaxed a bit. *I'm safe.* She walked to the door of the apartment building, opened it, and walked outside.
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Duo smiled from the shadows.
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Eirene walked onto the street and breathed in the fresh air. Sure her limbed still sent little jolts of pain but now that she's free, it shouldn't be too much of a problem contacting headquarters and getting some proper medical treatment. Smiling to herself for getting away so easily, Eirene started to walk away when she felt a gun pressed against her head as a hand reached over and covered her mouth.
"Don't scream and I won't hurt you."
*Darn it.*
"Will you promise not to scream?"
Kicking herself mentally for being so stupid, Eirene nodded reluctantly.
"Alright. Any sudden movements and I'll shoot you. Understand?"
The person released his hand from her mouth and let her go.
Eirene turned around and faced 02. Of course, her face showed no sign of recognition but hours of perusing the files on all five gundam pilots have familiarized her with every feature of their faces.
"what do you want?" Her voice is cold.
"Come back up to the apartment with me, here's not a good place to talk." Duo said, keeping his voice low.
She ignored him. "Are you going to keep that gun aimed at me?"
"Only until I know you won't run away."
"I won't." She promised.
"I don't know if i can trust you yet." His eyes flashed, almost toyingly.
"Look. You're the one with the gun. If i do anything, you can always just whip it out and shoot me." *He's annoying. For a gundam pilot, he sure is dumb...*
"But i don't know if you're a friend or foe."
Eirene sighed audibly. "As long as you don't try to hurt me, you can consider me a friend."
"I don't want to hurt you. If i did, I would never have rescued you from space."
She hid her shock. "Then you can consider me a friend."
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"so what's your name?" Duo asked, staring straight into the girl's brown eyes.
"Alita." Eirene lied, returning a steady gaze.
"Alita. Pleased to meet you. My name is Duo."
"Duo. That's a particular name..."
"It has special meanings."
"I see." Eirene lowered her eyes. Somehow, she feels bad about lying to him. Weird. She has lied so many times before. There's nothing new this time. *With the exception that he saved my life...* She looked up again. "I forgot to thank you for saving me."
Duo looked at her and pondered the glimmer he had caught in her eyes before she had broken eye contact. *She's hiding something.* But out loud, he put on his usual smile and stood up. "Hey that's what friends are for right?"
"Friends..." Eirene whispered to herself as Duo walked into the kitchen.
Author's Note: lol for those of you who complained about the shortness of my previous chapters, i hope this will make it up for ya ^^ i know it's not that long but it is longer ^^""" tbh, I didn't think i'd come up w/ the 4th chapter the day after i finished the 3rd but ya can't stop it when u've got an inspiration right? 'neways, enjoy! ^^
special thanks to Shadow Fox2 and Noisulli for your reviews and support. ^^
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The Sixth Pilot
Part Four: Friends
Duo cursed inwardly. *This girl can run fast. Come to think of it, if she wasn't injured, she can probably run faster.* Reaching the end of the hall, he caught a glimpse of her dashing down the stairs through the open staircase door and decided to cut her off in the elevator.
---
Eirene reached the bottom stair, paused, and frowned. *That's weird. I don't hear him chasing down the stairs...* Outside, she heard the ding of an elevator and realized what he had done. *Well, if I stay in the stairway, he might think that I've already ran out into the streets.* Spotting a dark space underneath the stairs, Eirene blended in with the shadows and willed the throbbing pain in her legs to abate.
---
*She can't have ran THAT fast.* Duo reasoned. He Looked again at the empty streets outside and closed the door to his apartment building. No. she's still inside the building. But where? Duo thought for a minute, and came up with a plan.
---
*He's probably gone by now.* Eirene calmed herself after about an hour of silence from outside. Walking quietly to the staircase door, she opened it by an inch and peered out. A single light shone from the ceiling, illuminating the empty hallway. He's gone. Eirene sighed and relaxed a bit. *I'm safe.* She walked to the door of the apartment building, opened it, and walked outside.
---
Duo smiled from the shadows.
---
Eirene walked onto the street and breathed in the fresh air. Sure her limbed still sent little jolts of pain but now that she's free, it shouldn't be too much of a problem contacting headquarters and getting some proper medical treatment. Smiling to herself for getting away so easily, Eirene started to walk away when she felt a gun pressed against her head as a hand reached over and covered her mouth.
"Don't scream and I won't hurt you."
*Darn it.*
"Will you promise not to scream?"
Kicking herself mentally for being so stupid, Eirene nodded reluctantly.
"Alright. Any sudden movements and I'll shoot you. Understand?"
The person released his hand from her mouth and let her go.
Eirene turned around and faced 02. Of course, her face showed no sign of recognition but hours of perusing the files on all five gundam pilots have familiarized her with every feature of their faces.
"what do you want?" Her voice is cold.
"Come back up to the apartment with me, here's not a good place to talk." Duo said, keeping his voice low.
She ignored him. "Are you going to keep that gun aimed at me?"
"Only until I know you won't run away."
"I won't." She promised.
"I don't know if i can trust you yet." His eyes flashed, almost toyingly.
"Look. You're the one with the gun. If i do anything, you can always just whip it out and shoot me." *He's annoying. For a gundam pilot, he sure is dumb...*
"But i don't know if you're a friend or foe."
Eirene sighed audibly. "As long as you don't try to hurt me, you can consider me a friend."
"I don't want to hurt you. If i did, I would never have rescued you from space."
She hid her shock. "Then you can consider me a friend."
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"so what's your name?" Duo asked, staring straight into the girl's brown eyes.
"Alita." Eirene lied, returning a steady gaze.
"Alita. Pleased to meet you. My name is Duo."
"Duo. That's a particular name..."
"It has special meanings."
"I see." Eirene lowered her eyes. Somehow, she feels bad about lying to him. Weird. She has lied so many times before. There's nothing new this time. *With the exception that he saved my life...* She looked up again. "I forgot to thank you for saving me."
Duo looked at her and pondered the glimmer he had caught in her eyes before she had broken eye contact. *She's hiding something.* But out loud, he put on his usual smile and stood up. "Hey that's what friends are for right?"
"Friends..." Eirene whispered to herself as Duo walked into the kitchen.
