Hola everyone! Thank you to everyone that reviewed the first chapter. I'm
glad you liked it. It was just an odd idea I started working on after I
started Elements. I will be working on Elements more than Hidden for a
little while, until I know I'm not giving out any surprises in that fic
because of Hidden. Don't worry, I'll work on them a lot.
I'm surprised I even got this done. I started this earlier today, lost it, then started it again. I didn't think I would have the entire chapter done in one day! Wee!
I've also started posting the stories I started a few years ago that actually started me with Sailor Moon, an original character and the Dark Kingdom Kings. ::grins:: You'll find out more about them soon enough too. This does kind of follow the same storyline as Sailor Moon Mienai, but also as an alternate universe to it. Anyway, enough of my ramblings. Let me know what you think!
Usagi Tsukino = 16
Heero Yuy = 16
Kyle Niigano = 17
Jadeite = you'll find out later
Disclaimer: I don't own anything ... not even the car I drive. ::sob::
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Two people stood waiting patiently as the shuttle came to a stop. They knew the person had a reason to be there if the pilot had managed to find their hidden colony. As far as the outside world knew, the colony cluster of L7 was non-existent. Something the inhabitants of the colony was greatful for since they had many things to hide from the technological world.
Soon the pilot appeared in the doorway. With some deliberation, he propelled himself from the doorway to where they were standing. One of the few benefits of the hanger was working in low gravity. The workers there had commented on how much easier it was to move heavy and unwieldy boxes from the ground to the shuttles. A soft tap against the floor showed the pilot was firmly on the ground.
"How may we help you, sir?" Neither looked dangerous to Heero, but he knew appearances could be deceiving.
In his cold, emotionless voice he replied, "I was sent to speak to the Director of Sirius Academy."
The two exchanged looks, one that showed Heero that they were communicating with more than just their eyes. Wary now, he shifted his stance to one that would help him escape if needed. That didn't seem to be the case as one of them beckoned for him to follow.
His guide lead him through a labyrinth of halls before they stepped out into the sun. Sun? Bewildered, Heero stared up at the blue skies and the sun. How was it possible for a colony to have such things? All colonies had the rest of the city as the sky with clouds between them.
"If indeed you are to be taken into the Academy, sir. You will find there is much for you to learn about this place and the world you have known." The quiet voice of his guide said pulling him away from the odd sight.
"Hn." Was all the reply he gave the person leading him to the Academy. They walked in silence the rest of the way there. During their short journey, Heero took in the vastly different colony -- the happy voices of the colonist, the brightness of the sun, the fresh air instead of the recycled air. Soon all of this disappeared as they entered a building.
They finally reached a door after a few more halls. His guide knocked on the door before opening it. "Mr. Ryuno, you have a visitor from one of the other colonies."
Heero gave a start. He never so much uttered any words except for telling them that he was to see the Director. How was it possible that he had known that he was also a colonist?
"Don't mind him. It's his job to know if visitors to our colony was earthbound or colony-raised." The man behind the desk said rising to his feet. The gentleman was older, his dark hair already streaking with silver at his temples. His brown eyes were light with welcome. "What pleasure to I have in welcoming you to Sirius Academy?"
"Doctor J sent me to speak to you." Heero replied in that emotionless voice of his.
"J's protogee?" Ryuno said musingly before he reached for a button on his desk. "Yes, we have been expecting you for quite sometime, Heero Yuy."
The click of the safety going off was the response this time. Heero's trusty gun was now pointed at the older man. "Who are you and who do you work for? How do you know my name?"
A chuckle greeted his ear, and he turns to point the gun at the newcomer at the same time making sure he could see Ryuno. This man looked younger than the man that had greeted him. He was a little taller than him with blonde hair and laughing blue green eyes which were serious at the moment. This man showed no more fear than he himself did when looking death in the face.
"Relax, Heero Yuy, no one here is going to attack you. Allow us to introduce ourselves" The blonde man said soothingly. He gestured towards Ryuno. "You've met Mark Ryuno, the Director of Sirius Academy. I'm Jadeite, a representative of the Elements."
With deliberate slow movements, Jadeite walked to a seat to the side of the desk and relaxed into the chair. Following his example, Mark made himself relax and sit back down. Both men watched Heero, to see what he would do. The gun had disappeared into who knew where.
"We know your name, Heero because we also know of Doctor J and his student. J was a student here at the Academy and one damn fine Elemental until he had to interferred with the wars. We knew of his theories and of his training methods. Ordinarily, we would never have allowed any of the Elements to take such a visible role, but it was needed. J agreed to send his pupil to us when the wars were over." Jadeite explained.
"Now the question becomes, are you willing to learn emotions, Heero Yuy?" Mark asked leaning forward, looking intently at the ex-Gundam Pilot. "Here at the Academy you can relearn them. You will find out just how weak emotions can be and how strong it can make a person. Do not take this as a mission. If you decide to stay, do it for yourself. This is a decision that you have to make without being forced into it."
Jadeite and Mark sat there watching the dark haired youth as he took in everything that was said to him. His last mission was to come here, that was it. What they offered to him was more than he had expected to find at the end of this road. He thought back to what he was thinking about before he left on this journey.
He looked at them. "I acc ... I would like to attend the Academy."
She was rubbing her temple as she made her way down the hall. It had been another long day of classes, ones she knew she needed to get better in. Later, she would have to see Madam Zephyrine about her dreams from the previous night. Maybe she could shed more light on what those dreams were about. They were always about the same people.
She pushed her door to her apartments open. That was one thing she loved about Sirius Academy, all the students shared apartments. Which was better than the dorm rooms she had heard about ... she paused, looking blankly at a wall. When did she hear about it? She had always been going to the Academy since she was old enough to go to school. With a sigh, she chalked it up to her dreams.
"Usagi? Is that you?" A male voice called out from one of the rooms in the apartment.
"No!" She called back with a grin. "It's the toothfairy!"
"Hardy har har." Her room mate said mock glaring at her. Usagi smiled at him, taking in the disheveled look he was sporting. His short black hair was in it's normal disarray, which could never be tamed with a comb or a brush. Dark green eyes went from mirth, to pensiveness to nothing. It had taken Usagi several months to break through that icy facade of his. If it wasn't for the fact that she was busy helping Kyle fending off his female admirers, she would have gone for him herself. Especially when he would walk into one of the rooms with nothing but pants on. Her girl friends claimed she was lucky to see such sights.
She giggled as she walked towards her room to deposit her things. "How'd your day go, Kyle?"
"Fine." He grumbled. "Boring as usual. If they can start teaching more than magic theology, I'd be happy."
"That's because you can't get your spells straight. You do better as a magical conductor than a spell caster." Usagi said looking up at him worriedly. "You didn't try another spell, did you?"
Both of them were taking classes in magic, from theology to advanced spells. Well, Usagi was. Kyle was stuck in theology. After being in the beginners class, Kyle was promptly assigned to theology with Usagi. No matter how many warning he had received for not casting spells, the dark haired teen would still try.
He gave her a quirky grin. She sighed with a roll of her eyes. He did. No one could understand how Usagi did it. Everyone said that Kyle was a walking popsicle, cold and emotionless. Several months with Usagi and he had opened up into a thoughtful person. Not one of his previous roommates could determine how that was possible.
Usagi on the other hand took it in stride. For the longest time, she had always been given the most difficult of roommates, ones that no one could seem to get through to. Kyle was just another person in that long string of room mates she had, only this time she hoped that his assignment in that apartment would be more permanant. There was something to be said about having him as a roommate.
"What spell?"
"Oh ... just the fire spell." He muttered trying not to be heard. She heard since she was used to it. With a groan, she pulled Kyle into the living room. It was going to be another long afternoon to teach her room mate. Pity they weren't paired for Elements. They would have made a decent team in her eyes.
With a slight sigh of relief, the unseen figure relaxed, as Heero agreed to staying at the Academy. They had known about J's Perfect Soldier and how he was trained. The Doctor had kept in touch with them since the time he and his friends left L7 with all their experimentations, their trainings and the gundams. In fact the blueprints for the killing machines were in the files back at the main Elements point.
Tapered fingers tapped soundlessly against the wood of the table as the scene continued to unfold on the otherside of the one transparent wall. The voices in the other room easily carried into this hidden room via magic. How would Heero react to the unexplainable when he encounters it? A faint smile curved the lips of the shadowed face. Heero Yuy would make a wonderful addition to the Elements should he decide to agree.
A rustle of papers reminded the person of the other two in the room. Doctor J had been adamant on keeping them updated on Heero Yuy and went as far as requesting that he is accepted into the Academy to finish his training. They knew every step of Heero's training. It was a pity they didn't know his true name. That would have been something they would have given back to the war deprived teen.
One of the other tapped a devise and began to explain what the training would be to their representative. They had worked this out with Doctor J as well.
With a soft sigh, Jedeite leaned back in his seat. For a moment, he had thought Heero would decline the offer. No one knew what this Pilot would decide after his missions were gone. His ready acceptance on being a part of the Academy would make him an invaluable ally.
"The first step of your training, Heero Yuy is to assume the identity we give you. With this identity, you will act like a completely different person." Jedeite said slowly, as if deliberating. "As Odin Lowe Jr, you will strive to be the opposite of who you are right now -- show emotion, be warmer to another person, and we're taking away your guns."
As the blonde haired man talked, he studied his trainee intently. He had noticed him start slightly when he mentioned the name Odin Lowe. Interesting. Maybe his collegues would be able to shed a light on why Heero had shown that reaction. His body was tense from receiving the outlines of this training before relaxing in resignation.
"You will have to keep a daily journal of what happened each day. What emotions were displayed and how you felt." Jedeite finished.
"Yes, sir." Heero forced himself to demonstrate that he could show emotions when he wanted to. This was going against every training he had in the past. He was going to have to break all the habits he had built up during the war.
"You won't be alone in struggling with this, Heero." Mark announced kindly, glancing at Jedeite. "We will assign you to a roommate that has helped others in your position. In fact, she is helping someone currently who ... acted very much like you ."
Jedeite nodded his approval knowing exactly who he was talking about. His bosses had held out on making her one of the Elementals knowing Heero was to arrive. It was just as well since they haven't located a possible team for her yet. Thoughtfully, he reviewed her current room mate and Heero. They may just have a team to put together in the near future.
"If you will follow me." Mark said rising to his feet. He lead the way out of the room, down the hall and outside heading towards another building. Heero and Jedeite followed in silence. Once again, Heero was struck by the oddity of having a blue sky and sun on a colony before disappearing into the other building. This time, the place was different. There were names on the doors as well as room numbers. Some of the rooms sported different emblems.
They finally reached a door on the third floor with the names Usagi Tsukino and Kyle Niigano on it. Mark gave the door a sharp rap. A dark haired man answered the door.
"Mr. Ryuno, Mr. Jadeite, sir, do come in." Kyle invited coolly, almost expressionlessly, stepping aside. Heero couldn't help but notice his attitude and how similar it was to his own when meeting another person.
"Is Tsukino here, Niigano?" Jadeite asked as they entered the apartment, the coolness of Kyle's attitude rolling off him like water.
"She's with Madam Zephyrine right now." Kyle replied as he picked up the pieces that were on the coffee table in the living room. Jadeite and Mark gave identical sighs.
"Odin, this is Kyle Niigano." Mark introduced, pulling Heero up. "Kyle, this is Odin Lowe Jr, yours and Tsukino's new room mate."
Dark green eyes and prussian blues clashed as they looked each other over warily before nodding their acceptance. It almost scared Mark to have two of the same people living with Tsukino. He still wondered how she was able to put up with such cold or trouble-making students. Either way, he was glad that she took everything in stride.
"We will send you your class schedule Lowe, as soon as you are placed in the system." Mark announced as he made his way to the door.
"Hnn ..." Heero caught himself, "Thank you, sir." With that the two men left the two teens with each other.
Kyle found himself crossing his arms studying his new roommate and couldn't help but smile faintly. "You're a new case for Usagi, huh? We all seem to be thrown to the poor girl."
Heero raises an eyebrow at his cryptic words.
Without explaining what he said, Kyle gestured to him to follow, pointing out rooms as they went. "This is the kitchen, that leads to the bathroom. My room ... stay out. That's Usagi's room ... she generally leaves the door open to let us in. If it's ever closed, don't bother her. You'll be sorry. That room will be your room. We need to get some stuff out of their and clean. That last room there is our mutual study room."
"Hn." Heero went towards what was going to be his room and noticed the boxes in the closet. Apparently the two had used the place as a temporary storage space. Kyle and Heero spent the rest of their afternoon moving the boxes out of the room, cleaning up and finding sheets for him. The spare sheets they found were from Usagi's spares in the linen closet. Once the room was done and Heero moved in, he tried to kindly tell the other not to go into his room.
"Tadaima!" The musical voice of their third roommate brought the two into the living room. There, Heero stared at an angel that was placed in a human body. Her flowing silver hair was unbound, settling around her. Sapphire blue eyes glinted with life and happiness. He couldn't help but wonder if her unblemished skin felt as soft as it looked. The sleeveless summer dress she wore only enhanced her beauty. If she had sprouted wings, he would not be surprised.
A soft chuckle was heard as he tore his eyes from her to look at Kyle in confusion. That was when he noted how much different Kyle seemed to be now compared to when he first arrived. He seemed a little more open, the coldness had seeped away. His eyes were lighter, as if taking on a life of their own when their room mate entered the room. In a quiet voice, Kyle said, "all of us react to her like that."
"Welcome home, Usagi." Kyle welcomed walking towards her and hugging her. Usagi grinned at him and hugged him in returned. "Usagi, this is our new room mate, Odin Lowe Jr. Odin, this is Usagi Tsukino."
"A ... a pleasure to meet ...meet you, Usagi." Heero stammered. He was torn between going through his new training and remaining emotionless. Usagi, moved towards him and much to his surprise, hugged him.
"Welcome to Sirius Academy, Heero." She said softly. "The first day of your new life."
I'm surprised I even got this done. I started this earlier today, lost it, then started it again. I didn't think I would have the entire chapter done in one day! Wee!
I've also started posting the stories I started a few years ago that actually started me with Sailor Moon, an original character and the Dark Kingdom Kings. ::grins:: You'll find out more about them soon enough too. This does kind of follow the same storyline as Sailor Moon Mienai, but also as an alternate universe to it. Anyway, enough of my ramblings. Let me know what you think!
Usagi Tsukino = 16
Heero Yuy = 16
Kyle Niigano = 17
Jadeite = you'll find out later
Disclaimer: I don't own anything ... not even the car I drive. ::sob::
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Two people stood waiting patiently as the shuttle came to a stop. They knew the person had a reason to be there if the pilot had managed to find their hidden colony. As far as the outside world knew, the colony cluster of L7 was non-existent. Something the inhabitants of the colony was greatful for since they had many things to hide from the technological world.
Soon the pilot appeared in the doorway. With some deliberation, he propelled himself from the doorway to where they were standing. One of the few benefits of the hanger was working in low gravity. The workers there had commented on how much easier it was to move heavy and unwieldy boxes from the ground to the shuttles. A soft tap against the floor showed the pilot was firmly on the ground.
"How may we help you, sir?" Neither looked dangerous to Heero, but he knew appearances could be deceiving.
In his cold, emotionless voice he replied, "I was sent to speak to the Director of Sirius Academy."
The two exchanged looks, one that showed Heero that they were communicating with more than just their eyes. Wary now, he shifted his stance to one that would help him escape if needed. That didn't seem to be the case as one of them beckoned for him to follow.
His guide lead him through a labyrinth of halls before they stepped out into the sun. Sun? Bewildered, Heero stared up at the blue skies and the sun. How was it possible for a colony to have such things? All colonies had the rest of the city as the sky with clouds between them.
"If indeed you are to be taken into the Academy, sir. You will find there is much for you to learn about this place and the world you have known." The quiet voice of his guide said pulling him away from the odd sight.
"Hn." Was all the reply he gave the person leading him to the Academy. They walked in silence the rest of the way there. During their short journey, Heero took in the vastly different colony -- the happy voices of the colonist, the brightness of the sun, the fresh air instead of the recycled air. Soon all of this disappeared as they entered a building.
They finally reached a door after a few more halls. His guide knocked on the door before opening it. "Mr. Ryuno, you have a visitor from one of the other colonies."
Heero gave a start. He never so much uttered any words except for telling them that he was to see the Director. How was it possible that he had known that he was also a colonist?
"Don't mind him. It's his job to know if visitors to our colony was earthbound or colony-raised." The man behind the desk said rising to his feet. The gentleman was older, his dark hair already streaking with silver at his temples. His brown eyes were light with welcome. "What pleasure to I have in welcoming you to Sirius Academy?"
"Doctor J sent me to speak to you." Heero replied in that emotionless voice of his.
"J's protogee?" Ryuno said musingly before he reached for a button on his desk. "Yes, we have been expecting you for quite sometime, Heero Yuy."
The click of the safety going off was the response this time. Heero's trusty gun was now pointed at the older man. "Who are you and who do you work for? How do you know my name?"
A chuckle greeted his ear, and he turns to point the gun at the newcomer at the same time making sure he could see Ryuno. This man looked younger than the man that had greeted him. He was a little taller than him with blonde hair and laughing blue green eyes which were serious at the moment. This man showed no more fear than he himself did when looking death in the face.
"Relax, Heero Yuy, no one here is going to attack you. Allow us to introduce ourselves" The blonde man said soothingly. He gestured towards Ryuno. "You've met Mark Ryuno, the Director of Sirius Academy. I'm Jadeite, a representative of the Elements."
With deliberate slow movements, Jadeite walked to a seat to the side of the desk and relaxed into the chair. Following his example, Mark made himself relax and sit back down. Both men watched Heero, to see what he would do. The gun had disappeared into who knew where.
"We know your name, Heero because we also know of Doctor J and his student. J was a student here at the Academy and one damn fine Elemental until he had to interferred with the wars. We knew of his theories and of his training methods. Ordinarily, we would never have allowed any of the Elements to take such a visible role, but it was needed. J agreed to send his pupil to us when the wars were over." Jadeite explained.
"Now the question becomes, are you willing to learn emotions, Heero Yuy?" Mark asked leaning forward, looking intently at the ex-Gundam Pilot. "Here at the Academy you can relearn them. You will find out just how weak emotions can be and how strong it can make a person. Do not take this as a mission. If you decide to stay, do it for yourself. This is a decision that you have to make without being forced into it."
Jadeite and Mark sat there watching the dark haired youth as he took in everything that was said to him. His last mission was to come here, that was it. What they offered to him was more than he had expected to find at the end of this road. He thought back to what he was thinking about before he left on this journey.
He looked at them. "I acc ... I would like to attend the Academy."
She was rubbing her temple as she made her way down the hall. It had been another long day of classes, ones she knew she needed to get better in. Later, she would have to see Madam Zephyrine about her dreams from the previous night. Maybe she could shed more light on what those dreams were about. They were always about the same people.
She pushed her door to her apartments open. That was one thing she loved about Sirius Academy, all the students shared apartments. Which was better than the dorm rooms she had heard about ... she paused, looking blankly at a wall. When did she hear about it? She had always been going to the Academy since she was old enough to go to school. With a sigh, she chalked it up to her dreams.
"Usagi? Is that you?" A male voice called out from one of the rooms in the apartment.
"No!" She called back with a grin. "It's the toothfairy!"
"Hardy har har." Her room mate said mock glaring at her. Usagi smiled at him, taking in the disheveled look he was sporting. His short black hair was in it's normal disarray, which could never be tamed with a comb or a brush. Dark green eyes went from mirth, to pensiveness to nothing. It had taken Usagi several months to break through that icy facade of his. If it wasn't for the fact that she was busy helping Kyle fending off his female admirers, she would have gone for him herself. Especially when he would walk into one of the rooms with nothing but pants on. Her girl friends claimed she was lucky to see such sights.
She giggled as she walked towards her room to deposit her things. "How'd your day go, Kyle?"
"Fine." He grumbled. "Boring as usual. If they can start teaching more than magic theology, I'd be happy."
"That's because you can't get your spells straight. You do better as a magical conductor than a spell caster." Usagi said looking up at him worriedly. "You didn't try another spell, did you?"
Both of them were taking classes in magic, from theology to advanced spells. Well, Usagi was. Kyle was stuck in theology. After being in the beginners class, Kyle was promptly assigned to theology with Usagi. No matter how many warning he had received for not casting spells, the dark haired teen would still try.
He gave her a quirky grin. She sighed with a roll of her eyes. He did. No one could understand how Usagi did it. Everyone said that Kyle was a walking popsicle, cold and emotionless. Several months with Usagi and he had opened up into a thoughtful person. Not one of his previous roommates could determine how that was possible.
Usagi on the other hand took it in stride. For the longest time, she had always been given the most difficult of roommates, ones that no one could seem to get through to. Kyle was just another person in that long string of room mates she had, only this time she hoped that his assignment in that apartment would be more permanant. There was something to be said about having him as a roommate.
"What spell?"
"Oh ... just the fire spell." He muttered trying not to be heard. She heard since she was used to it. With a groan, she pulled Kyle into the living room. It was going to be another long afternoon to teach her room mate. Pity they weren't paired for Elements. They would have made a decent team in her eyes.
With a slight sigh of relief, the unseen figure relaxed, as Heero agreed to staying at the Academy. They had known about J's Perfect Soldier and how he was trained. The Doctor had kept in touch with them since the time he and his friends left L7 with all their experimentations, their trainings and the gundams. In fact the blueprints for the killing machines were in the files back at the main Elements point.
Tapered fingers tapped soundlessly against the wood of the table as the scene continued to unfold on the otherside of the one transparent wall. The voices in the other room easily carried into this hidden room via magic. How would Heero react to the unexplainable when he encounters it? A faint smile curved the lips of the shadowed face. Heero Yuy would make a wonderful addition to the Elements should he decide to agree.
A rustle of papers reminded the person of the other two in the room. Doctor J had been adamant on keeping them updated on Heero Yuy and went as far as requesting that he is accepted into the Academy to finish his training. They knew every step of Heero's training. It was a pity they didn't know his true name. That would have been something they would have given back to the war deprived teen.
One of the other tapped a devise and began to explain what the training would be to their representative. They had worked this out with Doctor J as well.
With a soft sigh, Jedeite leaned back in his seat. For a moment, he had thought Heero would decline the offer. No one knew what this Pilot would decide after his missions were gone. His ready acceptance on being a part of the Academy would make him an invaluable ally.
"The first step of your training, Heero Yuy is to assume the identity we give you. With this identity, you will act like a completely different person." Jedeite said slowly, as if deliberating. "As Odin Lowe Jr, you will strive to be the opposite of who you are right now -- show emotion, be warmer to another person, and we're taking away your guns."
As the blonde haired man talked, he studied his trainee intently. He had noticed him start slightly when he mentioned the name Odin Lowe. Interesting. Maybe his collegues would be able to shed a light on why Heero had shown that reaction. His body was tense from receiving the outlines of this training before relaxing in resignation.
"You will have to keep a daily journal of what happened each day. What emotions were displayed and how you felt." Jedeite finished.
"Yes, sir." Heero forced himself to demonstrate that he could show emotions when he wanted to. This was going against every training he had in the past. He was going to have to break all the habits he had built up during the war.
"You won't be alone in struggling with this, Heero." Mark announced kindly, glancing at Jedeite. "We will assign you to a roommate that has helped others in your position. In fact, she is helping someone currently who ... acted very much like you ."
Jedeite nodded his approval knowing exactly who he was talking about. His bosses had held out on making her one of the Elementals knowing Heero was to arrive. It was just as well since they haven't located a possible team for her yet. Thoughtfully, he reviewed her current room mate and Heero. They may just have a team to put together in the near future.
"If you will follow me." Mark said rising to his feet. He lead the way out of the room, down the hall and outside heading towards another building. Heero and Jedeite followed in silence. Once again, Heero was struck by the oddity of having a blue sky and sun on a colony before disappearing into the other building. This time, the place was different. There were names on the doors as well as room numbers. Some of the rooms sported different emblems.
They finally reached a door on the third floor with the names Usagi Tsukino and Kyle Niigano on it. Mark gave the door a sharp rap. A dark haired man answered the door.
"Mr. Ryuno, Mr. Jadeite, sir, do come in." Kyle invited coolly, almost expressionlessly, stepping aside. Heero couldn't help but notice his attitude and how similar it was to his own when meeting another person.
"Is Tsukino here, Niigano?" Jadeite asked as they entered the apartment, the coolness of Kyle's attitude rolling off him like water.
"She's with Madam Zephyrine right now." Kyle replied as he picked up the pieces that were on the coffee table in the living room. Jadeite and Mark gave identical sighs.
"Odin, this is Kyle Niigano." Mark introduced, pulling Heero up. "Kyle, this is Odin Lowe Jr, yours and Tsukino's new room mate."
Dark green eyes and prussian blues clashed as they looked each other over warily before nodding their acceptance. It almost scared Mark to have two of the same people living with Tsukino. He still wondered how she was able to put up with such cold or trouble-making students. Either way, he was glad that she took everything in stride.
"We will send you your class schedule Lowe, as soon as you are placed in the system." Mark announced as he made his way to the door.
"Hnn ..." Heero caught himself, "Thank you, sir." With that the two men left the two teens with each other.
Kyle found himself crossing his arms studying his new roommate and couldn't help but smile faintly. "You're a new case for Usagi, huh? We all seem to be thrown to the poor girl."
Heero raises an eyebrow at his cryptic words.
Without explaining what he said, Kyle gestured to him to follow, pointing out rooms as they went. "This is the kitchen, that leads to the bathroom. My room ... stay out. That's Usagi's room ... she generally leaves the door open to let us in. If it's ever closed, don't bother her. You'll be sorry. That room will be your room. We need to get some stuff out of their and clean. That last room there is our mutual study room."
"Hn." Heero went towards what was going to be his room and noticed the boxes in the closet. Apparently the two had used the place as a temporary storage space. Kyle and Heero spent the rest of their afternoon moving the boxes out of the room, cleaning up and finding sheets for him. The spare sheets they found were from Usagi's spares in the linen closet. Once the room was done and Heero moved in, he tried to kindly tell the other not to go into his room.
"Tadaima!" The musical voice of their third roommate brought the two into the living room. There, Heero stared at an angel that was placed in a human body. Her flowing silver hair was unbound, settling around her. Sapphire blue eyes glinted with life and happiness. He couldn't help but wonder if her unblemished skin felt as soft as it looked. The sleeveless summer dress she wore only enhanced her beauty. If she had sprouted wings, he would not be surprised.
A soft chuckle was heard as he tore his eyes from her to look at Kyle in confusion. That was when he noted how much different Kyle seemed to be now compared to when he first arrived. He seemed a little more open, the coldness had seeped away. His eyes were lighter, as if taking on a life of their own when their room mate entered the room. In a quiet voice, Kyle said, "all of us react to her like that."
"Welcome home, Usagi." Kyle welcomed walking towards her and hugging her. Usagi grinned at him and hugged him in returned. "Usagi, this is our new room mate, Odin Lowe Jr. Odin, this is Usagi Tsukino."
"A ... a pleasure to meet ...meet you, Usagi." Heero stammered. He was torn between going through his new training and remaining emotionless. Usagi, moved towards him and much to his surprise, hugged him.
"Welcome to Sirius Academy, Heero." She said softly. "The first day of your new life."