Chapter7

Good luck tomorrow

Many people must die to uphold an ultimate governmental form, but no one will die unless there's a reason to die in the first place.-Artimis Brite-29AML

The night after we destroyed the mobile suit plant on that Russian colony, we all finally met our parents but were told to keep all information about the Gundam and the attacks we were/and would be a part of secret from our families. And then we were all assigned rooms near the military district of Jupiter 6. Derek went right to his room took a shower and went right to sleep, like he had sense we were kids and would spend weekends at each other's house. As for Brian and Chandra, they viewed this as an opportunity for a small time of peace before going back out to hunt people who for all that Artimis was concerned, didn't even deserve names.

There they were lying facing each other on the bed that the colony had supplied all military pilots. In the same clothes that had been burned, tattered, and torn over the course of the past few days, all of that time with no sleep, to end at this moment would be wrong.

"thanks for getting us out of there" Brian finally spoke, after an hour or so of talking strictly through thought. Chandra looked at him quizzically.

"what do you mean?"

"without you I would have died back on earth"

"no, with out Matilda, and ultimately Artimis we would have died"

"why art?......what'd he do?"

"he invented Gundam, the only weapon us earthlings have"

"true….but I'm sick of hearing about weapons, its all either of us have talked about all night" Brian said trying to change subjects

"talked, we've only been talking a few minutes" Chandra said with a slight amount of sleepiness in her voice.

"but we've been thinking to each other for hours and hours now." Brian raised himself up on one arm and looked over at the clock on the in table next to the bed

"what time is it" the young women spoke softly

"almost 4, we don't have to deploy until noon so we can stay up a bit more"

Now there thoughts began intertwining in an odd dance of speaking aloud and thinking back and forth

Brian listened intently as he heard every word she spoke to him, And she listened to his thoughts as she looked at that him in that moment. As her words ended he leaned in and kissed her. It was different then any kiss they had ever had before, suddenly everything about each other was revealed in one short second, like it had been before with the Gundam. Her hopes, his dreams, their wish, and their fears it was all there exploding into one another's minds with that one simple kiss. She pulled her self closer to him as the kiss continued and the feeling in each others mind explored what they had just found out. Every last second of their lives was now a part of the other person and vice versa.

Fluid, like liquid all actions steady and streaming into the next, pictures, and memories, all in one kiss.

Brian broke the kiss and looked at her.

"You're afraid for tomorrow?"

"More then anything in the world, what if I die… or…...what if you die?"

"Just can't worry about that I guess, other wise we won't have anything to hope for"

"Why hope when there's no guarantee?"

"Because that's what fun about it, the not knowing"

With that she laid her head against his chest and fell asleep in his arms