Arabic Prince Chapter 3: Are You My Enemy?, a gundam wing/ac fanfic

Arabic Prince
Chapter Three: Are You My Enemy?

Cassie was only 5-years-old and she was already exposed to the "wonderful" world of war. As she sat inside playing with some toys her father had given her, her parents were outside on the porch.

Cassie's parents had been having a few problems for awhile, but never before did Cassie see them act like this. Cassie looked up from her toys and watched as her mother began to yell at her father. General Paul cut her off with a wave of her hand and began to yell back at her.

Cassie rose to her feet, and watched as her parents continued to fight. Her mother just shook her head and began to head towards her car. General Paul grabbed her arm and said something to her softly. Cassie's mother just jerked her hand free of General Paul's grip and walked off of the porch. As her mother drove off, General Paul stood out the porch watching as the car disappeared into the distance.

General Paul looked into the house and noticed Cassie was looking at him. He just turned his head away from her as he walked away from the window. Alone Cassie stood in the house, staring out the window of the living room.

"Kaasan?" Cassie spoke softly into the wind.

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One of Quatre's bodyguards ducked down behind a sand hill and slowly crawled his way to the top. His comrades all did the same, their guns ready to fire at will. Once his was at the top of the hill, he removed his binoculars and surveyed what was happening down below.

"What do you see?" Asked one of his comrades softly.

"They look like a search party." Spoke the man with the binoculars.

"Can you tell what they're looking for?" Asked a second comrade.

The man with the binoculars watched as one of the men picked up a piece of metal and tossed it aside.

"Looks like the remaining pieces of a mobile suit." Replied binocular man.

"They're probable just desert bandits looking for scrap metal." Replied a third comrade. "Let's just head back. It'll be getting dark soon and it'll be hard to find our way back to camp."

Several of the other soldiers grabbed their stuff and began to head down hill. But binocular man continued to look around the campsite. He watched as several military soldiers walked back fourth while others dug in the sand. He looked towards what he guess was the base tent and observed the people inside.

The commanding officer (Ryo) was talking to another man presently, facing his back towards the sand hills. But when one of the soldiers called his name, he turned around. The binocular man that had been watching them looked at Ryo and noticed the OZ metal on his uniform. He lowered the binoculars, overcome in shock.

"Oh god...it can't be." He spoke in shock.

"Come on! We're leaving!" Shouted one of bincoular man's comrades.

Ryo looked towards the sand hill binocular man had been hiding behind and narrowed his eyes.

"Corrin!" Ryo shouted to a soldier.

"Yes sir?" Asked the soldier named Corrin as he ran over to Ryo.

"We're being watched." Ryo replied as he pointed towards the hill. "Take some men with you and see where they're headed. But be sure to do it quietly. I don't want them seeing us."

"Yes sir." Soldier Corrin replied with a bow.

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Cassie sensed something and looked up. She pulled the tent opening aside and stepped out. Most of Quatre's men were up and watched as the last ray of sun disappeared beneath the horizon. As lights throughout the campsite began to turn on, Cassie couldn't help but get an uneasy feeling.

Everyone looked up when they heard the sound of an approaching vechile. Two headlights appeared in the distance, causing Quatre's bodyguards to rise to their feet. When the lights began to flicker, Quatre's men just sighed in relief and sat back down.

The speeding car pulled to a step a few feet away from the campfire and all the men got out quickly.

"Where's Master Quatre?!" Shouted binocular man as he grabbed a friend by his shirt collar.

"He's...inside..." Replied the soldier pointing to his tent.

The binocular man let his friend go and ran towards Quatre's tent.

Cassie slowly walked towards the tent, wanting to know what was happening. The silhouettes on the tent wall showed was going on inside. Quatre, who had been sitting at the desk when the man burst in turned around to face him. The man said something to Quatre, while waving his hands in the air. As Cassie got closer to the tent, she could make out what they were saying.

"Are you being serious?" Asked Quatre as he rose to his feet.

"I saw it with my own eyes, Master Quatre." Replied binocular man. "Right on the spot where we found the unconscious girl was where a bunch of OZ soldiers were stationed, digging up pieces of a MS."

Cassie stopped in her tracks.

"Did he just say OZ?" Cassie asked herself.

"Are you saying that Cassie's an OZ soldier?" Quatre asked.

"It could be a possibility." Answered binocular man. "When we found her, she was wearing a military uniform. Also, why would she be out here? Maybe she's looking for something...maybe she's looking for the Gundam."

Cassie's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

"We have to get out of here before they--SHE finds the Gundam!" Binocular man shouted.

"Quatre's....a Gundam pilot?! He owns...the Desert Gundam?!" Cassie asked herself in shock as she took a few steps back.

Quatre's sweet smiled played in her memory. His gentleness and caring feelings tore at Cassie's heart.

"How can this be?!" Cassie replied, her eyes becoming glassy. "How can he...be a Gundam pilot?! They're suppose to be ruthless and distructive not...nice and caring!"

Before Cassie could listen for anything else, a large rumbling noise was heard in the distance. Everyone looked towards the dark desert plains. Suddenly, several signal white dots flashed on. Cassie faced the glowing white dots and took a step back in shock.

"It...can't be..." Cassie spoke softly in shock.

Streaks of bullet began to rain down on everyone and everything. Quatre's bodyguards all rose to their feet and ran towards their stations. Binocular man and Quatre ran out of the tent and watched as the glowing white dots got closer and closer to the campsite.

"It's OZ!" Shouted another of Quatre's bodyguards.

"They followed us here!" Replied another of Quatre's bodyguards.

Soon the people on Quatre's side began to fire at the unseen enemy hiding in the dark. Gunfire was heard everywhere. Chaos washed over the desert as the fight between the two sides continued.

"Master Quatre, stay here!" Shouted binocular man as he ran off to join the fight.

Quatre stood there in silence for awhile, before turning his head. He faced Cassie, who just looked at him. From the looks of it, Cassie could tell Quatre was conteplating on what the binocular man had told him.

Cassie just shook her head and ran off towards the front line.

"Cassie!!" Quatre shouted as he ran after her.

Cassie continued to run, not knowing Quatre was right behind her.

"What the hell??" Asked binocular man when he saw Cassie and Quatre running right onto the battlefield. "STOP FIRING!! STOP FIRING!! YOU MIGHT HIT MASTER QUATRE!!"

All of Quatre's soldiers lowered their guns and watched Quatre and Cassie continued to head towards the enemy.

"Master Quatre...what are you doing??" Binocular Man asked himself, a bit confused.