Author's Notes: Finally!! It's finished!! * evil laughter* PLEASE r&r…. we've worked SO hard on this! * sniffles*
Okilee dokilee… the first part of this was written by the amazing, incredible, talented Musha…. And the last part was written by me. ^^**** Oh, also… ^^*** Because Tensei is a baka, she added a song to this. What can I say? I'm obsessed with songfics no. ^^**** This song is Can't Fight the Moonlight by Leanne Rimes. Okie!! Enjoy!
The rays of the sun danced on the
horizon, casting beautiful gold's, reds, and greens across the landscape. If
you looked up, you could see just the faintest hints of stars in the inky
blackness of space.
Musha sighed happily and lay back on the roof, just staring up above her, as if
she could spread her wings there and take off, flying up to meet and dance with
the very stars themselves.
"It's all over....not what I expected but, at least it's over." She turned her
head and her eyes fixed with the bag which she had dragged onto the roof with
her, within it held the few possessions and clothes that held meaning to her.
All that she had decided to bring with her into her new beginning.
Slowly, she sat up and stared straight ahead, a small breeze tugging gently at
her hair, causing it to flutter around her form. "Still..." she murmured. "It
doesn't feel as if it's over."
Her eyes drifted shut and she bowed her head, as she lost herself within
memories. The peace treaty, when Tensei had literally fallen on top of Quartre,
the mission, where Trowa had held both Musha and Tensei at gunpoint upon seeing
them for the first time, the battles, the betrayals, the pain and the joys. So
much had happened, could it really all be over. Just like that?
"And that's why we're leaving, to find a way to convince myself, that the war
and the battles, are all over." Swiftly, she stood up and swung her bag over
her shoulder, before pausing. "I wonder if Tensei is really ready to go yet, I
mean, she was exhausted by the Omega System....." She blinked, and had to bite
her lips to stop herself from laughing. This was so absurd! Here she was, all
ready to go and have a new beginning, away from the plagues and pains of war,
and she was hesitating!
'Demo, you know why.' She thought quietly, her statement softening into
a tender smile. 'You don't want to leave hi....them, none of the 'attachments'
that you've made during you're time here.'
She refused to acknowledge the word that screamed to fall from her lips, or
rather, the person that she didn't want to leave.
"Baka na..." She muttered, scolding herself. "This is just why you didn't tell
any of them that you were leaving, so you wouldn't hesitate....just like you am
now." Rolling her eyes, she blew at some hair that had fallen into her face,
before beginning to walk to the ladder that lead off of the roof.
A faint jingling reached her ears and she blinked in confusion. "Nani.....is my
bag open?"
"The question should be,why do you have a bag in the first place onna." A hand
was gently placed on her shoulder. "You're planning on going somewhere." It
wasn't a question, but a statement.
"What do you know Wufei..." She shut her eyes and smiled faintly, she wasn't
surprised at all, after all, somewhere deep within her soul, she'd known that
he would come, hadn't she. "You've developed a talent for stating the obvious
ne?"
He turned her around, and looked at her directly in the eyes. Violet meeting
with black for what must have been the millionth time, and was no where near
the last.
"I know what you're going to say!" She interrupted him before he could actually
say anything at all. " That I should have told all of you that I was planning
on leaving, and that I'm being weak and cowardly for doing this, demo, it's the
easiest way. I mean, Tensei and I can't stay here, not after all the trouble
we've caused. It would be too awkward." She stopped and clenched her eyes shut,
waiting for the explosion that was sure to follow.
Silence lingered for a few moments, until his voice, uncharacteristically soft,
broke the silence. "Here Musha..." he murmured quietly, holding out his hand.
"Nani?" She opened one eye, confused as to why he wasn't ranting on about
justice and honor, then again, this wasn't the first time in the last few days
that he had surprised her.
However, when she realized just what he was holding, it brought a silent gasp
to her lips.
In Wufei's hand, was a gold chain attached to a star shaped pendent.
"M-my necklace..." With trembling hands, she reached out and gently grasped the
chain within her fingers, before smiling faintly. "My father gave this to me
you know, on Samantha's birthday, just before he died." Her eyes were distant,
almost as if she was seeing the events she spoke of as the words fell from her
lips.
If you wanted a logical reason, that could be why Wufei knew, that she had
finally found peace within herself, and that the constant searching for answers
had been satisfied within her heart.
"Why then?"
Her head shot up, confusion reflecting upon her statement. "Nani?" She was
saying that a lot tonight, wasn't she? "Why what?"
He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back on his heels, shutting his
own eyes. "Why are you leaving?"
She looked away from him, her shoulders sagging slightly. "I already answered
that Wufei, it would be to awkwa-"
"Awkward? That's what you believe Musha?" He opened his eyes again, and the
intense fire that Musha saw in them made her take a step back in surprise.
"That it would be too 'awkward' for you to remain here with your friends, and
your attachments? If you ask me, it sounds as if you are still listening to
Master U's words, that attachments are weaknesses."
Heat rose to her cheeks and made her face flush. "That's not true! Don't you
dare suggest such a thing baka!!"
"Then what is true? Why are you really leaving, Musha?"
"Why do you care so much anyway! I know what I want, and what's best for me!"
He regarded her calmly, saying nothing. He'd known she would react this way. He
still wasn't sure how, but he'd known. Just as he'd known that she would be on
roof tonight, and how he'd known that she intended to leave everyone, without
saying so much as a word. He'd known that she would be on reacting this way,
demo he knew that he couldn'T fight it anymore. He'd tried to push her away, to
force her out of his life
Gods though, he couldn't let her leave. The mere thought of that, struck so
much fear into his heart that, it left him breathless and gasping for air. He
was so weak for trying to force her face out of his mind whenever it appeared,
but, he realized now that that was impossible. That pushing her away, would be
like ridding him of a part of himself. "You already know the answer to that."
His voice was still calm, still soft, but there was just the faintest hint of
fear and desperation to it now.
She paused for only a moment, before turning and running towards the ladder,
and off of the roof.
***************
Under a lovers' sky
Gonna be with you
And no one's gonna be around
If you think that you won't fall
Well just wait until
'Till the sun goes down
****************
Hiiro glanced up at the clock. Damnit! Why did it feel as if time had stopped!
He could have sworn that the second hand was moving backwards!
This was insane, he'd never felt fear, or nervousness like this before, during
the war. Not when he had come to the earth in operation meteor, not when he had
literally pushed the self detonate device on Gundam Wing, not when he had used
the Zero system for the first time, and not when he had destroyed Libra before
it had struck the earth.
And yet, here he was, almost wishing he had a self detonate device to use now!
"Hiiro?"
He nearly jumped, but managed to control himself as the soft voice snapped
himself out of his inner debate and demons. He turned his head and was met with
the smiling gaze of Relena. He smiled faintly and nodded in greeting.
Her statement turned to one of confusion. "Hiiro? Are you all right? You look,
tense. Is something wrong?"
"Iie, nothings wrong." He offered her his hand, almost smiling as he saw the
surprise in her own eyes. "Lets go for a walk, Relena."
As she took his hand, and he began to lead her outside, he was almost able to
forget about the small box, buried within his coat pocket.
**************
Underneath the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It'll steal your heart tonight
**************
Musha ran her fingers through her slightly tangled hair, as she sat down on the
bed in the motel room she'd rented for the night.
Why had she run! Was she so cowardly and fearful, was she so afraid, that she
would voluntarily run from the person that her heart was crying out for.
Then again, he hadn't chased after her, had he.
"Oi..." she muttered quietly, before allowing herself to fall backwards onto
the cheap bed. "I'm beginning to think that fighting in a war, is easier than
trying to deal with all of these emotions."
**************
Kashoku glanced down at her watch again. He was late, again. Demo, that was
nothing new. It was almost comical really, that the famous Gundam pilot 03, was
late for a simple little date.
"Well, I guess it's to be expected, when you look at it in the right sense."
She grinned. "He can face death in the face, and almost single handily turn the
the tide of a war, but he can't handle emotions." Pausing, she looked up in
time to see a familiar head of brown hair making it's way towards her. "Not yet
anyway...."
Without so much as another word, she began to run forward. Throwing her hand
into the air and waving as she approached Trowa.
******************
"Okay, so why." She didn't move from her position in front of the mirror, her
eyes flickering with confusion. "Why did I run, simple question ne?
Why...did...I .... run."
The answer came to her, before she had even fully finished asking the question
itself. She was afraid. Afraid of getting an attachment, and then being hurt if
it was torn away. She was afraid of trusting someone else, as much as she
trusted her own instincts.
"Who would have thought, that you'd would be right all along Wufei. I am
afraid."
Bowing her head, she sighed softly. Did it matter now, she'd ran, she'd made
her choice. "Better tell Tensei-chan...."
Slowly, she got up and picked up the phone, dialing the number to her
apartment.
************
Tensei wiped some sweat off of her brow, before tearing her eyes away from the
computer screen. It was the only retreat for her now, to escape and to loose
herself in her work. She had convinced Sally to let her do this, saying that it
wouldn't exert her and that it was only to make sure that Master U had no more
followers.
Ring....
"ACKS!" She jumped a mile high as the ring shattered the silence around her,
breaking the strange barrier she had almost build up around herself.
Ring...
"Okay okay. I'm coming...." She picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Tensei-chan? "
Her eyes widened as her sisters statement appeared on the vidphone. "Musha!
Where are you!"
"Ano, motel six?"
"Nani?"
"It's nothing. Demo, I'll meet you at the apartment tomorrow all right? It's
just, easier."
"Why? Musha onegai answer..." She trailed off, her eyes catching a flicker of
light behind Musha's form on the vidphone. "....I'll see you at the Sanq
Kingdom palace tomorrow, Musha."
Musha blinked in confusion. "Why there?"
"It's just easier that way." She smiled faintly, knowledge and understanding
covering her features, in that mysterious way that it always did. "Onegai?"
She sighed in defeat. "Fine...and Tensei? By any chance, did Wufei, come by?"
"Ano, nope."
She sighed again. "All right. See you tomorrow, Tensei-chan" The vidphone cut
out.
Tensei gently placed the phone back on it's cradle, a few stray tears falling
down her face. "Be happy Musha-chan, you deserve it."
*****************
It's funny the way that life works.
It had only been several weeks ago, that he would have been thankful for her to
leave his life, and take with her all the confusing emotions and feelings that
he had long since suppressed within the deep recesses of his mind.
But, war effects one's mind in strange ways, it ages people beyond what their
appearances suggest, and teaches them things that could take others many a life
time to achieve.
And it had taught him, both when he had lost Meiran, and when he had almost
lost another that had come dangerously close to his heart, that he couldn't put
things off.
Because you never know what the next instant can bring. Life is a risky battle,
and every moment can be a treat to ones life.
Wufei didn't move from his position on the motorcycle though. He just sat
there, feeling a few drops of water fall down from the heavens and splatter on
his skin, and on the ground around him.
From where he sat, he could see Musha through the window, and had made sure
that she couldn't see him. He'd seen her hang on the vidphone, seen the
uncertainty in her eyes , before sitting down in a chair and resting her head
against the arm rest.
He didn't need to see her though, to know what she was feeling. He could feel
it himself, as if her grief and fears were his own.
When had his life become so confusing? When he'd been married to Meiran, he had
been totally absorbed within his studies, not noticing or caring about the war,
or the world outside of his own. He was content that way. Then, Meiran had
died, and he felt it was his place to avenge her, and rid the world of all
evil, thus, his life had changed again. He'd understood that, and he'd learned
to accept that, such was the fate of a warrior. He'd never expected though, for
his greatest battle to occur outside of war.
A boom of thunder above his head startled him out of his inner turmoil, and he
shook his head, as if to clear it and bring that the reason he'd been called
the Solitary Dragon for so many years. What the hell was he doing, following
her like this! Great, he was becoming a stalker, great.
His eyes flickered up again and found the now sleeping form of Musha, her
spirit having retreated into a peaceful sleep on the chair she had sat down only
moments before.
The corner of his mouth tugged in a faint smile. She looked so peaceful as she
slept, you would never guess how foolish or reckless she was while awake.
He looked away from her and turned on the engine again, it was all he could do
to stop himself from going into the motel and finding some way, to prevent her
from leaving.
Without so much as another word, Wufei Chang drove off into the night.
****************
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight
the moonlight
****************
Musha's eyes flickered over the room at Preventer Headquarters, before she
deemed it safe for her to walk in.
'You're avoiding him now!?' she questioned herself. 'So much for
being that fearless warrior that you're always claiming to be.'
She paused by the window, her gaze wandering down to the garden, where
Hiiro was walking arm in arm with Relena.
A faint smile graced her lips. They looked so happy now, and they deserved it.
After all the grief and pain they had endured during the war, they deserved a
little happiness now.
Sighing, she turned and leaned against the wall. "Tensei! Where are you!? You
said you'd be here at eleven..and it's eleven thirty now."
Suddenly, her eyes shot open and her body tensed. She wasn't alone.
"You enjoy sneaking up on me, don't you?"
Wufei stepped out of the shadows where he had been hiding, before moving and
leaning against the wall next to Musha. "It's the only way to get you to
listen, ne Musha?"
She opened her mouth to retort, before stopping, blinking in surprise. "You've
stopped."
He turned to look at her. "Nani?"
"I just noticed now, you've stopped calling me 'onna'."
Shrugging, he turned away from her again. "You didn't die. You've survived real
conflict, you're deserving of a name." He shut his, refusing to say what his
spirit was crying out at him to say. He couldn'T, that might only drive her
further away. And, given the current situation, he couldn't do that, he, just
couldn't.
"Oh. Well, I think I can hear Tensei coming now Wufei." She bent down and
picked up her bag, that cursed bag, that had been discarded at her feet. "It
was nice working with you...maybe, I'll see you again one day ne?" She turned
to go.
(the next part was written by the incredibly talented Tensei-chan!!! On
account I was beginning to run out of ideas! She's to cool!)
"Matte." Wufei turned her around, and gently placed both hands on her
shoulders, almost holding on to her with a death grip. "You don't
understand... I need you here."
Musha just sighed, both in frustration and exhaustion. She couldn't bring
herself to explain to him what she felt... maybe because she didn't even know,
herself? All she could do was the best that she could at fabricating some kind
of explanation. "Wufei, I..."
She was cut off immediately when a pair of soft lips came down on hers. Wufei
kissed her - again.
They say that a kiss if the ultimate display of affection. Words are limited in
the passion that they can express... but a kiss will burn into someone's mind
for all of eternity. This kiss was different that all other kisses. From it, he
poured out al of his love, passion, and desperation. Out of pure selfishness,
he would make her understand just how much he loved her. It lasted for only a
moment, but for an eternity at the same time. Musha looked at him with
unblinking eyes, her ragged breath was the only thing that could be heard.
"Why?" she finally broke the silence.
"Because..." he gathered her into his arms and held her close, as if
to emphasize his next statement, "I love you. I've told you before, but
not only do I love you, but I cannot stand to be without you. "Musha
nodded. "Arigato, Wufei..." She couldn't put to words what she felt
at that moment. Happy? Dreadful? A lot at once, but she knew one thing: There was
a reason for her to stay. She sighed and looked sadly up at him. "I feel
very close to you, Wufei, and I will stay, but for now... I don't think that
I'm ready for something as strong as love. I need some time... I'm still trying
to sort things out."
Wufei nodded. "Hai… It's all right… I understand…"
(me again!)
*******************
Tensei smiled softly, as she
watched her friend from her position behind the door.
Of course she had expected for this to happen. Even if Wufei hadn't gotten the
courage, there was no way that she was going to let her friend leave the Sanq
Kingdom. Iie, not when she had so many wonderful things that were going to
happen to her.
She pulled away from the door, and stepped back, before retreating down the
halls in the base and away from Wufei and Musha.
"Be happy Musha, you deserve it, all of it." She laughed softly, but the
laughter didn't reach her sorrow filled eyes, and she realized that.
Tensei honestly doubted that happiness would ever grace her features again, it
didn't have a place upon her soul, or her life.
She stopped by the hanger bay, where up until a few days ago, Kaikou had waited
for her.
"Maybe it's my time..." she murmured quietly. "Kaikou tried to show me things,
in the last few minutes of her existence. Maybe it's time....I find out what
they meant. And what, my life means."
***************
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart
~*~*~*~*~
Graceful. Calm. Regal. These were just a few of the attributes that Relena was expected to apply to her appearance, especially at social events such as this. But today… she didn't care. Nothing mattered as she gently lifted one arm from Hiiro's shoulder to glance at the ring just one more time, to reassure herself that it was, in fact, not a dream.
Hiiro couldn't help but grin slightly. "That's the fifteenth time tonight." That was all he said as he held her in his arms and continued the waltz that he was somehow surviving – clumsily. Pilot a Gundam, jump out of a building, save the world… no problem, but manage to make it through a simple waltz without crushing the small feet that skipped so closely to his own? Absolutely not.
Relena just frowned in mock disappointment. "You counted?"
Hiiro smiled. "I watch everything that you do." He couldn't prevent the heat that he felt in his cheeks. Damn… he never should have let Duo give him any pointers for this dating stuff… it was too weird.
Relena just laughed and slapped him playfully on the arm. "Right… well, tell Duo that I said hi."
'Damn!' Hiiro mentally cursed, his fists clenching only slightly, which did not go unnoticed by Relena.
"Mission failed?" She asked him, raising an eyebrow. Hiiro looked at her curiously for a moment before yet another smile broke out on her face. "Hiiro… The missions are over, okay? No more orders, protocols… Just you, okay?"
Hiiro smiled down at her and reached a hand up to twirl a strand of her silky hair between his fingers. "Hai… only me…"
~*~*~*~*~
There's no escape from love
Was a gentle breeze
Weaves its spell upon your heart
No matter what you think
It won't be too long
'Till you're in my arms
~*~*~*~*~
Duo beamed with absolute joy as he made his way across the dance floor with Hilde. He had never been so proud in his life! Sure, he had accomplished a lot in his day, but nothing, absolutely nothing could put a dent in the ego, which had grown enormously huge since the perfection of this fine art.
His eyes scanned the room as his feet took on a will of their own, and he was thankful that this life had taken lessons in ballroom dancing.
"Well what do you know?" he voiced quietly to Hilde, "Wu-man's got a date!"
Hilde's eyes went wide and she suddenly took the lead, spinning his around so that she could get a better view. "What? Where?!" That was all it took for Duo's feet to somehow overlap each other in a very ungraceful manner, causing the couple to plummet to the floor below.
With a defeated whine, Duo picked himself up off the floor and gently helped the woman into his arms as well. "Oh well," he sighed, "It was great while it lasted." He paused to look over to Wufei once more, smiling at the sight of the girl in his arms. "They do make a nice couple…"
Hilde shrugged. "They do… too bad they're not doing anything about it."
Duo blinked. "Huh? What do you mean?"
Hilde sighed, as if she were a schoolgirl, telling about a romantic fairy tale. "She told him that she's not ready for love, but they did take the first step. Friendship."
Duo reached up and scratched his head. "I don't get it… how do you know this kind of stuff?"
Hilde laughed. "It's called the grapevine."
Duo sighed. "Another one of those cool girl things that I'm never gonna get to be a part of, huh?" Hilde just nodded. The braided man sighed in defeat and scanned the room once more. Well, let's see that everyone's up to. Uh huh… Hiiro and Relena… that dog! They're engaged already! Hmm… let's see… Hey! There's Trowa and that new girl! They seem to be getting along well… I'll tell ya, I never thought I'd see the day when Trowa actually showed some kind of emotion… no matter how scarce.
"Now…" there was a mischievous glint in his eyes, which usually meant trouble. "Where's Quatre?" he laughed to himself and grinned, "Maybe he and Tensei are having some "fun" in the backroom." He was immediately cut off by the painful feeling of sharp fingernails embedding themselves deep into the flesh of his arms. "Itai itai! I'm sorry!!! Geez…"
Hilde mock glared. "Baka!"
Duo just sighed and shook his head. "All right! All right! Hmm… Aha! There he is!" Sure enough, there stood Quatre, alone at one side of the room. It only took Duo one moment to notice Tensei on the other side of the room, staring down strangely at a glass of champagne. "Well…" he said, rolling his shoulders, "Excuse me, my dear. I have some small bit of business to attend to. I shall return."
Hilde raised an eyebrow. "Duo…"
"Don't worry, milady!" he took her hand and chastely kissed the back of it. "Your knight in shining armor shall return."
~*~*~*~*~
Underneath the starlight - starlight
We'll be lost in the rhythm - so right
Feel it steal your heart tonight
~*~*~*~*~
They say that silence is golden, but truthfully, it can be downright awkward at times. But despite that… there are times when silence is not just golden, but necessary. When the present thoughts and feelings cannot be put to words. This was one of those times.
Wufei smiled down at the sight before him. In all truthfulness, he had never seen Musha in a dress before, and little did he know, that he wasn't the only one. She did look enchanting though. The fabric was a deep gold, with violet rose pattern trimming that offset her eyes perfectly. Her hair, for the first time ever, was free from the usual elastic that held it in place, leaving it to flow down her back in a waterfall of golden curls.
Tonight… Chang Wufei was happy. "Arigato…"
Musha blinked out of her slightly dazed state and looked up at him. "For what?" There was a pause, and Musha nodded. No other words needed be said.
~*~*~*~*~
You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No you can't fight it
No matter what you do
The night is gonna get to you
~*~*~*~*~
Tensei sighed as she swished the clear drink around in her glass. Deep in concentration, she didn't even notice the person standing behind her until he taped her on the shoulder. With a start, she spun around to meet the famous grin of Duo Maxwell. She relaxed a bit, and smiled timidly. "Hi, Duo."
"Hey babe!" he piped up, causing Tensei to writhe under the gaze of the curious dancers who were close enough to hear him. "What'cha doin'?"
Tensei allowed the faintest of an amused laughter, although forced, escape her throat. "I'm just enjoying myself at the party."
Duo crossed his arms over his chest and shook his head stubbornly. "You're bored, and you know it."
"No, I'm really not-" She wasn't allowed to finish as Duo took her glass from her hands and abandoned it on a nearby table, then ushered her onto the dance floor.
"Come on, babe! You need to party!"
"But… Duo…" She really didn't feel very sociable right now, and dancing was at the bottom of her list of things she wanted to be doing. "Don't you have a date?" she asked hopefully, praying that he would suddenly remember and whisk himself back off to Hilde.
He shook his head. No such luck. "She's doin' that make-up thing again. I'll tell ya, Tensei, you women really confuse me. Have to keep putting all this goop on your faces."
Tensei had to admit that despite the melancholy that prevailed in her being right now, Duo's light teasing seemed to cheer her up a bit. "Don't even bother, Duo…"
The man frowned to match that of the girl in front of him. He had to do something. Casting his gaze over to Quatre, he grinned. He just might pull this off! It only took a few more minutes for Duo to strategically maneuver himself and his captive to the other side of the room, before intentionally doing a replay of his previous spill, coincidentally dropping Tensei right into the unexpected arms of Quatre. The braided man just stood up and laughed nervously. "Clumsy me!" he looked behind him and grinned, "There's my date! Catch ya later! You two have fun now, kay?" Without another word, he disappeared into the crowd.
Tensei couldn't help the blush that rose to her cheeks, but even she couldn't tell if it was from annoyance, or embarrassment. "Ano… hi." She greeted as cheerfully as possible.
Quatre just smiled and subconsciously and, whether out of politeness or habit, lead her back out to the dance floor. "Good evening, Miss Tensei." He smiled slightly.
The young woman just managed to laugh a little, silently promising to kill Duo for doing this. She didn't feel like talking to anyone. "Quatre… how many times have I told you?"
He laughed, smiling brightly. "Hai hai… Tensei." He expected her to at least smile back, but when she didn't, it confirmed his suspicions. Narrowing his eyes in concern, he spoke softly now, "Tensei, are you all right?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be?" Without even giving him a chance to verbalize any of his thoughts, she went right to her defense. "The war is over, Akki and Master U are dead… and I can get on with my life! Why wouldn't I be all right?"
Quatre's eyes seemed to bore down into hers as they reflected the pain that he felt from her because of his space heart. "You're lying."
Tensei frowned, suddenly growing distant. She didn't like it when people could read her mind, her soul… It terrified her. "Accusing me of lying will help?" she asked, surprised by the sarcasm that she didn't usually use.
Quatre stopped immediately and lead her to the side of the room, away from the music and dancing people. "Tensei…" he sighed and leaned back against the wall, "I'm not going to make you tell me what's bothering you, but I'm going to make you understand that I AM here for you, okay?" his words possessed a certain sincerity that Tensei had never before heard from someone other than Musha.
"I told you before, and I'll tell you again. You're my friend, so let me be yours, okay?"
Tensei just sighed and lowered her head. "Hai… arigato…"
They danced for the rest of the night. No words were exchanged, they were just two friends, enjoying each others' presence.
And Tensei knew that this would be the last time…
~*~*~*~*~
Don't try then
You're never gonna win
~*~*~*~*~
Musha yawned and stretched her arms high in the air as she sleepily made her way out of her bedroom. She glanced quickly up at the clock on the wall. 11:30. Wow… well, it had been a late night. The party lasted until about three AM.
Peering into the kitchen, Musha noted that Tensei was not yet awake. With an almost evil grin, she stalked into the other girl's bedroom to wake her up, but was surprised to find the bed neatly made, and empty, all except for a small piece of paper with neat handwriting on it, resting lightly on the pillow. Musha immediately snatched it into her hand and her eyes went wide as she began to read. "Masaka! Tensei-chan!"
She quickly pulled on a coat and ran out of the house as quickly as her legs could carry her.
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Part of me the starlight - starlight
There's a magical feeling - so right
It will steal your heart tonight
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Tensei sighed as she glanced around at the crowded airport. It all seemed like a dream, a long, horrible dream. She wasn't sure exactly what parts of her life she could classify as dream, and what parts she could classify as reality, but right now, it didn't matter. All she knew was that she had to leave.
She had had plenty of time to think in the last few weeks. Reflect on the events of her life. She had always had a deep yearning to one day learn her true identity. She had always felt certain that once their missions were complete, she would some how, some way figure it out. But everything was over now, and she still knew nothing. If anything, she was more confused than before.
She glanced down at her watch. Ten more minutes until her flight would start boarding for Tokyo. She was certain that she could find a job there. It would be hard, having no records or certified education, but she would figure something out.
Tensei sighed and closed her eyes, losing herself in memories of the past until a hand placed upon her shoulder caused her to jump. She opened her eyes, and bit down on her lip when she saw Musha. "You're up early…" was all that she could manage.
Musha shook her head in disbelief, taking a seat beside her friend. "Tensei… what are you doing? You can't leave!"
"Why not?" Tensei looked down to her lap, shrugging slightly, "You seemed to be fine with leaving a few days ago, now why can't I?"
"Because!" Musha threw her arms up in the air, "I realized that there are people here who care for me! I have you, and the Preventers… and Wufei."
Tensei couldn't help but smile at her friend's words. So Musha finally admitted that Wufei was more to her than just one of the Preventers. She had someone now… she didn't need her anymore. "Musha…" she sighed and settled deeper into her seat, "You're right. You have so many wonderful things here for you, Musha, and that's why you should stay."
"But, Tensei!" Musha sighed in exasperation, "You don't understand! If you leave me, I'll be all alone!"
"You have Wufei…" Tensei added quietly, "And he'll take care of you, Musha…"
Musha shook her head as tears formed in her eyes. "Tensei… why?"
The other girl just smiled sadly. "Musha… you know who you are. But I, I don't. I need some… some kind of closure. I don't know how I can explain it to you… all I know is that I need to do this."
Musha wrung her hands together tightly and finally allowed her defeat. Tensei was stubborn, and she knew that there would be no way of talking her out of this. She knew now that all she could do was make the best of it. "When will you be back?" Her voice came out as a tired whisper as she accepted the cruel fate that had just presented itself to her.
"I don't know…" Tensei blinked away her own tears, trying to close her heart off from the pain that she was feeling right now. She had to just let go…
Musha just nodded and bit down on her tongue to keep from crying. She had never imagined life without Tensei. Like she said many years ago, they were born together, and they would die together. "Will you keep in touch?"
"No." Tensei's voice was harsh and almost cruel this time, but Musha knew that she was saying it in such a way to strengthen herself. "I can't, Musha. You know that if I did, I would come back here at the drop of a hat. The only way to stay strong is to completely cut myself off."
Musha just nodded in bitter understanding, and reached over, taking her friend's hand into her own. "So… this is the day that we die, ne?"
Tensei couldn't help but smile only slightly, glad to see that her friend was accepting her decision. "Hai… this is the day that we die, together." They embraced for a long moment, before exchanging a last teary glance.
"Take care, Tensei."
"Sarabada…"
That said, Tensei slung her bag over her shoulder and walked silently towards her gate, not even noticing as a small slip of paper fell form her bag.
Musha watched her friend disappear from sight then turned to leave, herself when she too, noticed the paper. She bent down and picked it up, clutching it in her hand as she read. It was a receipt for her plane ticket, and she smiled, feeling somewhat reassured that Tensei would be all right, especially now that she knew where her friend would be. "Tokyo is a wonderful place, Tensei. Enjoy yourself and be happy… you deserve it."
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Musha sat silently in the passenger's seat of Wufei's car as they drove through the streets of the Sanq Kingdom. She didn't feel like talking, so Wufei turned on the radio, hoping that the soothing power of music would help her in some way.
She told everyone all about what happened once she got back, but all agreed to leave Tensei alone in Tokyo. They knew that establishing any kind of communication would only hurt her.
Musha was having a hard time dealing with the separation from her sister, so Wufei decided to take her away for a bit. They had only been driving for about an hour when exhaustion finally took over, and Musha slept soundly.
He sighed to himself, keeping his eyes on the road, when the song on the radio ended, and the voice of a reporter came on.
"In a special news report, this morning's flight 4253 from the Sanq Kingdom to Tokyo, Japan experienced mechanical malfunctions and crashed earlier this morning. Rescue workers are busy looking for survivors, but the chances of anyone surviving such a crash are grim, says volunteer worker, Lt. Lucretia Noin."
Wufei's blood froze in his veins. That was Tensei's flight. Of all that could ever happen… He pulled over to the side of the road and glanced down at the sleeping girl beside him. She was still asleep.
He leaned down and placed a feather light kiss on her cheek. 'I won't wake her…' he thought to himself, 'Because Tensei is alive in her dreams… I'll let her have all the time that she can… Gomen nasai, Musha… I couldn't protect you…'
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You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
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The young girl woke up once more in an all too familiar place. She remembered so well… The strange, empty room. She ran a small hand across her cheek and realized that she was crying. Crying? But… she never cries…
This all seemed so familiar… like… it had happened before. She looked over to the other bed in the room, for some reason expecting to find another little girl sitting there. But it was empty…
"What's happening?" she whispered to herself. She had been here before, she was sure of it, but… she knew nothing else. Nothing of her past, or even who she was. But why did this feel so familiar? And why did she feel so alone?
She wasn't sure… but something in her heart caused her to throw herself down and begin to sob. She was only there for a moment before a small hand was placed on her shoulder.
"Shhh…" another voice soothed, "Don't cry. You're all right." Those words. They were so familiar… hadn't she said them before? Musha looked up to see another small girl in front of her, but unlike herself, who was bruised and bleeding, this girl was clean, and lively. As if she wasn't of this earth.
"Who are you?"
The other girl just smiled and shook her head. "That is of no importance." She took her hand and led her to the window, motioning for her to look outside. There, she saw a small boy, about her age, kicking and punching at the air as best his young limbs would allow.
"I'm confused."
"Samantha…" the other little girl answered her, "I have to go now. But he will stay with you, okay?"
Samantha turned around quickly to reply, but when she did, the other girl was gone. She heard a resounding "Sarabada" and shook her head.
'It must have been an illusion…' She turned her attention back to the little boy, who had since moved his gaze to her. Deep violet met with dark obsidian, the unspoken words offering immeasurable comfort.
Only a moment, did Musha awaken from her dream. As her eyes opened, her violet orbs met with the same obsidian as in her dream. She felt something dreadful in the air, but the comfort that she felt in her dream still remained.
She knew that she was going to be all right.
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You can try to resist
Try to hide from my kiss
But you know
Don't you know that you can't fight the moonlight
Deep in the dark
You'll surrender your heart
But you know
But you know that you can't fight the moonlight
No, you can't fight it
It's gonna get to your heart
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Author's Notes: Okie!!! How did y'all like it? Please say yes! ^^* Okie okie… We're already working on a sequel. XD Yep yep! Even after killing off my favorite character. * sniffles* Okie… We'll post credits & thanks this afternoon. * HuGz minna*