Disclaimer: No I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters, though I wish I did!
Warnings: Not reviewing a story is a serious health risk. (o)
Other stuff: Welcome back to the long lost story What If! I really need to update faster….oi…..
What If - Chapter 14
By: FyreFaerieGyrl
Another scream erupted from the hallway, this time it sounded as if the person was in serious pain and slowly, painfully dying.
"Jinn!" Quatre yelled. When he reached his destination, he stopped short, his mouth hanging open at the sight before him. As the others caught up their reactions were nearly the same….except for Heero who merely raised an eyebrow.
Jinn was right in front of them sitting on the back of one of the soldiers who had attacked the ballroom. She was twisting his arm hard behind him at a very painful looking angle. As she twisted harder, he let out another high-pitched shriek of pain. The young man noticed the arrival of the G-boys and Catherine first. He began to struggle as though his life depended on it, which it kind of did. Catherine started laughing, more out of relief than humor, and the others allowed grins and smiles to form on their faces as well. Jinn just gave them a weird look before yelling at them.
"Don't just do something! Stand there! wait….um….you know what I mean! Help me out, would ya?" Quatre was at her side in an instant and helped to further pin the squirming soldier. Heero knelt beside her as well, while Wufei and Trowa stood behind him with their arms crossed. Heero addressed the soldier.
"What was your mission here?" The soldier's eyes burned with determined hatred.
"We are the Crimson Avengers! We avenge while wearing crimson!" He paused for effect. "We will take back what is rightfully ours by taking over the world!" Jinn oooed, Catherine awed, and Heero just gave an annoyed snort. (and the authoress laughs……sorry…..it's just too cornball for words)
"That's not what I asked you. What was your mission?" Heero's voice held a hint of the promised pain for the soldier should he refuse to answer. Wufei cracked his knuckles. Trowa blinked…..menacingly. The soldier swallowed hard.
"I can't tell you." The blood vessel that had been slowly enlarging on Wufei's forehead burst. Without breaking a sweat he ripped the soldier out from under both Quatre and Jinn, sending them flying, and slammed him against the wall.
"Answer the question or your body will soon be the color as your disgusting uniforms!" Wufei had lifted the soldier into the air by his collar as the soldier kicked his feet feebly. The soldier could tell Wufei was serious, dead serious.
"Okay, I'll tell you." He managed to squeak out before being dropped unceremoniously to the ground. "We were here for the girl." He looked at Jinn warily.
"Who? Me?" Jinn looked utterly baffled.
"No. The one who had been with you. She is now with 02." This confused them all but it was Heero who voiced the question.
"Why her?" Heero demanded. The soldier shifted nervously before grinning maliciously.
"It shouldn't matter. The others probably have her by now. Now you know the power of the Crimson….." Wufei knocked him out and then growled his annoyance.
"Wait!" Jinn cried. "I don't understand! Why Lorelei?" Heero gave a nod to the others. Catherine noticed and quickly grabbed Trowa's sleeve.
"Trowa?"
"We have to go Cathy. Take care." Catherine released his sleeve with a look of resignation.
"You take care, too. And bring Lorelei back safe, ok?" Trowa nodded with a small smile of pride for his sister, she was letting him go, knowing it was something he had to do. She had come a long way from the overprotective, worry-wart she used to be. Then he ran off with the others and as Catherine watched them leave she noticed Jinn at their heels.
"See ya later Cat!" Jinn yelled back. "I'm gonna help."
"Wait! Jinn! You can't…..oh…..Be careful!" Catherine yelled after her. 'Be safe.'
Lorelei and Duo broke apart from the kiss and then Duo pulled her in close, just to hold her, as she laid her head on his solid chest. She snuggled into his welcome warmth. 'He loves me, he loves me, he loves me, he…..loves…..' Lorelei felt her heart stop and then sputter as her brain caught up with her heart. 'He….he is.…he's an anime character…..' Duo must have felt her tense because he spoke up.
"Is something wrong?" Lorelei pulled away from him and got to her feet. Tears formed in her eyes and streamed down her cheeks. "Lorelei?" Duo looked stricken but she couldn't bring herself to comfort him. Her heart was breaking and it hurt to breathe.
"It's not real." She said quietly, as her hands started to shake. She looked at Duo. "You're not real." Duo's eyes widened.
"What are you…..?" Lorelei dropped to her knees and started to sob. Duo got up to help her but she flung herself back.
"No! You're not real! You're a figment of someone else's imagination! You're a cartoon! You're….!" She was silenced as Duo enveloped her in a strong hug. Her body was rigid for a moment before she relaxed against him, still sobbing.
"Lorelei…..I don't understand what's wrong…..tell me what's going on…..I can help you…." Duo said as he gently stroked her hair. Lorelei only continued to sob. "Please….I love you."
'And I love you……oh why must I love someone I can never have?……who doesn't exist?' She held him tighter. 'He feels so real, and yet I know….'
"Let go of me Duo." She said very calmly, so calmly it scared her. "You can't help me. I'm stuck in an imaginary world filled with imaginary people, and you're one of them." She knew she sounded really crazy now. "You can't help me." She felt he heart shatter at those words. She couldn't see his eyes any longer. He had bowed his head in a way so that his bangs concealed his eyes, and his emotions. 'Why does this seem so familiar?' She gasped. 'My dream (authoress note: see chapterfive if confused)…..this is just like my dream……' She stood looking at him, waiting for the floor to shatter beneath them when he suddenly lifted his head and spoke.
"Yes I can." He looked her straight in the eye, and then began to choke on the blood that had begun to flow from his mouth.
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FyreFaerieGyrl: Whee! I updated! In less that a year…..i think….maybe by a day or so…….YEAH!
Crowd: Whoa.
FyreFaerieGyrl does a celebration dance
Wufei walks out…..he notices FyreFaerieGyrl's dance
Wufei: looks scared somebody call a hospital! She's having a seizure!
FyreFaerieGyrl: growls Wuffie….I'm dancing, not dying!
Wufei: Could have fooled me!
FyreFaerieGyrl: Grr….SECURITY!
Heero walks out….. FyreFaerieGyrl points to Wufei……Heero picks him up and tosses him out the nearest window…..(don't worry, it's only the second story and he's young…..fit…..unconscious……)
Heero comes back onstage and waits expectantly
FyreFaerieGyrl smiles and hands him a pair of scissors
FyreFaerieGyrl: You earned them!
Heero grins scarily before running offstage
FyreFaerieGyrl: Wow. He really wanted those scissors…..but I wonder what for…...oh well…..Anyway, thanks for reading and remember to review! Reviews are excellent for inspiration!
Duo's voice suddenly pipes up from backstage
Duo: Hey Heero! Um…I wanted to ask you…..you aren't still mad about the whole painting you gundam pink thing are you? It was just a joke after all…..um….nice scissors….what are they for?…..hey…..what're you…?…….AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Duo runs onstage screaming and clutching his braid as though his life depended on it
Duo: He's trying to cut off my braid! Help me!
Heero: Hold still baka!
Duo and Heero start running in a continuous circle around the stage……Duo running, and Heero steadily gaining
FyreFaerieGyrl, fearing for Duo's braid, sticks out a leg as Heero runs past, effectively causing him to trip and fall on his face
Heero: drawing a gun out of nowhere Omae o korosu.
FyreFaerieGyrl grabs Duo and runs offstage
Heero starts to get up
FyreFaerieGyrl: shouting from offstage all you fangirls of Heero……he's giving out free hugs today!
Fangirls: EEEEEEEEEEEE! they rush the stage
All you see is a writhing mass of girls and sometimes one of Heero's limbs sticking out
FyreFaerieGyrl comes back onstage and surveys the carnage
FyreFaerieGyrl: He's not gonna be happy where he gets out of there…..so I better make this quick and then get out of town…..Thanks again for reading! Please review! Bye!……not for good I hope….gulps
Duo's gundam suddenly smashes onstage, the hatch opens, FyreFaerieGyrl jumps in with Duo, and off they fly
Oooo……maybe they can go to Hawaii or something……hehehe...