Chapter twelve- 'The Blazes of Hell'
Usagi shut the door to the new room she would be staying in for the night. She eyed the room cautiously, as if she expected a man to walk through the walls. Much like the stranger, that had attacked her. She shivered, and hung her head low. Slowly, she walked to the bed, and fell into it. She was sore, from shopping all day, and last night's struggle.
She felt emotionally, and physically detached. Her body, held too many aches and pains, she couldn't join Relena, and the others for dinner. Instead, she let Peagan lead her to her room. ((Gomen nasasi, but I've been Peagan, Ranshid this whole time. Gomen, for I am not perfect, and I get the two names mixed up, I'm known to do that sometimes)).
Usagi closed her eyes, and was trying, to preoccupy her mind, with Relena's attitude today. It was like she was a whole other person. Usagi sighed, and rolled onto her side. She pulled her knees to her chest, and suddenly, the tattoo flashed before her eyes. Her eyes snapped open, and she whimpered.
She shut her heavy lids, and tried to ignore the fear, overriding her senses. Slowly, sleep tugged at her wan mind, and her shot nerves. She yawned, and grabbed the pillow her head laid on, and held onto the fist full, as if it kept her still awake in the room. As if holding onto something physical, would keep the dreams at bay, and her still awake, and alert. But still, nothing, could keep her from slipping into the haunting dreams, that plagued her mind so much. Even though she couldn't remember the dreams, she still feared, when it came time to sleep.
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The crashing of the sea, blocked out the sound of the world around her. High above her was the glorious Earth shining brightly as a star in its peak of light.
Towering over her, was the beautiful castle made of silver, shining like crystal. Large but graceful, it put the Earth's beauty to shame. All light colors, seemed to meld together as one splendid delicacy.
Emotions seemed to jumble together, and hit her all at once. A red rose in it's full bloom, brought out the sadness of the world, as each petal began to fall, and disappear into the mist that slithered into the clearing of the woods she stood in.
High above in the castle, a bright light flashed, as if trying to reach her, calling her to come. The urgency in the light, was so strong, it pulled her closer, and closer.
The mist began to lift, reaching to her knees, and the iciness of fear crept under her skin, and licked her bones. Just as quickly, the mist rose to her waist, and the intense heat of anger hit her in the face. She felt herself growing closer to the castle, as if it was so close, she could feel its presence just beyond the trees.
As the mist touched her breasts, she heard the roar of rage crackle in her ears, ordering her to stop, to not go any further than she had already gotten.
The mist rose passed her face, and she couldn't reach the castle anymore, as if her feet were frozen in place. Images swirled around in the mist, until she was trapped in a funnel. The petal sliced her flesh, as they touched her, and the light scorched her skin. The anger made her mind race in confusion, and the fear clutched her heart in a tight grip unwilling to let it go. The rage and everything all together, rung in her ears threatening to make her go insane, of the madness of it all.
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Usagi's eyes snapped open, and a silent cry of desperation, escaped her throat in a gasp. She sat up, tears blinding her, and a sob lodged itself in her throat. Even after having the nightmare, night after night, she still felt as if she had dreamt it for the first time. As if the fear from yesterday died, only to come back with fierceness.
She rubbed her eyes, and rid them of the tears; she always woke up with after the dream. She swung her legs off the bed, and sighed long and slow. It was then she realized she wasn't alone.
It wasn't the creaking of the floor, or the harsh breathing from across the room, but the cold words, that plagued her mind, last night. "Why are you searching for information of Trowa Barton?" Usagi's head whipped up with attention, and she stared at the figure, leaning against her door. Usagi stared at him blankly, "Wha...What do you mean?"
He glared at her, and raised the laptop; her otosan had bought her, before she left. Suddenly she realized what he was talking about. She swallowed hard, and looked him in the eye. "I...Well, my Otosan, bought me the laptop, saying that if I was ever...well I mean if I was suspicious, about someone, that I should check them out."
She nibbled on her bottom lips, and rung her fingers in her lap. "But if you know about that, then you know I'm not very good at it. I don't know much about computers, Otosan left that out in the database of the incu...I mean when he taught me. He says, a woman who is too smart, will not be accepted in the world. He says, looks will take me to great places, like my Okaasan's looks did." Usagi frowned, when she realized, she had gotten off the topic. "Well anyway, I didn't find Trowa Barton. Just some man, who had died long ago a bullet to the head I think. Poor man." She bowed her head.
He didn't feel a slight twinge of pity towards her. He was not in the mood, to let her slip by, with sorrow, and pain of her past. It was all crap. "You know who that man was, who came into your room. And you knew he was after Relena."
Usagi looked at him, her eyes blazing with anger. "I didn't know him!!!!" Her voice sounded hysterical, as if she was trying to prove to herself, what she saw wasn't the truth. "Then you remember the tattoo." His voice, was harsh, and easily sliced the air, and into her ears, piercing the sensitive drums. She didn't reply, and tried to ignore the fact, that he was right. "Answer me! Or I'll find out myself, the truth, and expose you, of who you really are onna." He grimaced, when he called her onna, and already hated himself, for doing so. But it was his mission, to find answers, and solve the mystery.
Usagi's eyes glazed over, and she shot up to her feet like a bullet on speed. "Who I am!!! Who am I?" Her question, startled him, but he didn't show her that. He waited.
"I don't know who I am, or who I was, I don't even know why I'm here!!!" She waved her arms around her, her eyes wild. "I don't know, who that man was, and why he wore that tattoo. I don't know why he called me Relena, and tried to kill me!!!! I don't understand, why you want these answers, and why, I'm surrounded by strangers, and haunted by dreams!!!!"
She couldn't stop, and she couldn't her shouts and screams. She stared at them man with wild brown hair, her eyes filled with fear and desolation. "My otosan, sent me here, to an itoko, I haven't seen in ten years. My okaasan died, and left me kaasan less. I don't know who that man was, or why he wore the same tattoo, my okaasan had, on the inside of her arm."
He pushed himself from the wall, and moved towards her. He grasped her shoulders, and shook her. Instantly, her shouts seized, and she stared at him, her body relaxing slightly. "What does it stand for?" His eyes, held a distant look, as if he really wasn't looking into her eyes, but through her. As if she wasn't there, and he was asking the question to himself. Usagi shook her head slowly. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Usagi are you alright?" It was Quatre, and he sounded concern. The man in the room with her, let her go, and seemed to melt into the shadows.
Slowly the door eased open, and Usagi looked up, from where she had slid to the floor. Quatre gasped, "Usagi chan!!!" Usagi bowed her head, and watched with wonder, as Quatre fell to his knees in front of her, and pulled her into his arms, and held her tightly to him. "What happened? Are you all right? I heard you shouting all the way down the hall. It's three am Usagi, what scared you?"
Usagi stared into Quatre kind blue eyes, that had now been filled with worry and concern. Wrinkles marred his forehead that was creased with all the worry. "A dream. I had a terrible dream, and it frightened me." Quatre sighed in relief, "Oh thank Allah, you're all right. I was afraid, you might have been...well I was worried about you."
Usagi nodded against his chest, and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Stay with me...until the dawn please Quatre kun. I'm afraid to fall asleep alone." Quatre nodded, "Don't worry Usagi, I'll stay with you, until the light peaks through the window."
Usagi nodded numbly, and she watched as the man with dark blue eyes, slipped out the open door unnoticed by Quatre. She closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep in Quattre's arms. And this time, she didn't dream.
At dawn, Quatre reluctantly left Usagi's sleeping form. He stared at her from the doorway, eyeing her figure curled up on the bed. When he searched the room, for disturbance, or any chance, there had been a break in, but it had been clean.
He slipped out of the room, quietly shutting the door behind him, and headed for Relena's office. He made it there, in an easy five-minute brisk walk. He faced the door, and tapped on it, with his knuckles. He frowned slightly, as he remembered Usagi's haunted eyes. He couldn't describe it, but she looked like a child, a little girl, stuck in that body, that was curled up into a ball.
"Come in." Quatre grasped the doorknob, turned it, and pushed the door open. He sipped inside, and closed the door gently behind him. He looked up at Relena, who stood behind her desk.
She held a bright smile on her face, and her eyes lighted up, much like Usagi's did, when he entered the room. He flushed. Relena waved him to the chair in front of her desk, "Please sit Quatre kun." Quatre nodded, and fell into the chair with a heavy sigh. He got a glimpse of what Relena had been working on. "I don't want to sound domineering, but shouldn't you be working on the paper work for colony L4?"
Relena paled slightly, "Oh hai, I guess I forgot about that. Well I'll do that later, I'm taking the morning off." Quatre slightly frowned, "But you took all of yesterday off. And you canceled all of your. A few under the reasoning, while others still believed you shouldn't have dropped everything.
Relena's smile fell, "Well then they are not worth my time. If they can't understand, that I wanted to help my itoko, with an attack on her life, then they can fakku off!" Quatre's eyes widen in shock, "Miss Relena." Relena waved it off, and crumpled up the drawing she had been working on. "Oh forget it. Give me their numbers, I'll talk to them." Quatre swallowed hard, "I don't think that's necessary. Their meeting has been rescheduled."
Relena nodded, and tossed the ball of paper into the trashcan across the room. She made it, and smirked in appraisal. Quatre looked at the trashcan, then turned to look Relena in the face. "Are you feeling well miss Relena?" Relena blinked, and leaned forward in her desk. "Hai, why do you ask Quatre kun?" Quatre frowned, "You're acting differently. I though maybe you might have caught something." Relena shook her head, "Iie, I'm fit as a poodle." Quatre shook his head, "That fiddle Miss Relena. You're fit as a fiddle."
Relena stood, and shrugged her shoulders, "Same difference." Quatre once again was going to shake his head, but chose not too. Instead, he sighed, and pulled himself out of the chair.
"Come Quatre, let go meet with my Oniisan." Quatre replied, "Miliardo is coming?" Relena nodded, "hai, that is what Noin told me yesterday. Would you like to join me?" Quatre thought about it momentarily, before nodding, "Yes Miss Relena, I would love to join you. Where are we picking him up at?" "The airport, Noin is joining us, along with Heero, and Trowa. Wufei asked to stay here, and Duo is no where to be found."
Quatre nodded, and followed Relena out, "I see."
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The academy was left unattended to. The only protectors left inside, where Wufei Chang, and Duo Maxwell, but the two had gone, to do things on their own. The Prime Minister Dorlin left, while students still went to class and learned.
Outside the academy, peace and quiet, the wind brushed the trees, making them sway. Roads passed on the highway nearby. The flowers had once been in their full bloom, but winter was coming, and slowly they began to die. The air was crisp, and chilly, as the wind was strong enough, to knock you over. The clouds shifted, and moved overhead.
The marks of winter had arrived, and leaves began to fall from the trees already. Wilting the grassy floor, all brown, and dead from the warm falls. Sprinklers were set off all at once across the yard, and shot out water like a bullet form a gun. The sun was hidden behind the gray clouds.
Slowly, everyone outside was inside, hoping to keep out of the bite, from the air. The bell rang, and student filed out of their classrooms, heading for lunch. A few seconds passed, and suddenly a loud shrill went off, and lights flashed in the hallways. Someone shouted a word, and students screamed in terror. The doors to the entrance burst open, and student ran out as fast as they could. Soon everyone had run out into the yard, soaked by the shooting water. They stared at the building, pointing and screaming. A few shouted for other's names. Sensei's, filled his or her student into lines, and began role, trying to find everyone. More and more students by the hundreds ran from the Peacecraft academy. All screaming, calling out,
'Fire!!'
'There's a fire!!!!'
'Help call the fire department!!!'
Student stared helplessly, as the top floor that began to crumble in flames.
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Usagi sunk into the bathtub, and sighed in satisfaction. Headphones, covered her ears, and blocked out the slightest sound. Music flooded from the small speakers, into her ears, and she hummed along with the tune.
She propped her feet up against the edge of the tub, and crossed her legs. Soap bubbles, decorated her pearly skin, as water droplets fell from her heels. Her hair, pulled up into a clip, and a few snappers, was formed into two messy buns. A loose strand, fell down her back, and into the deep hot water, that surrounded her body.
Usagi looked over the side of the tub, and hit seek, and the next song poured out of the headphones, with a good beet. She sat back, and grabbed the washcloth. Yawning as she went, she ran the clothe over her skin gently washing away the red marks.
Usagi lifted her arm, and stared at one of the slices, she had earned from waking up the night before with. It had scabbed over, and bruised all around it. Unlike other cuts, she would received, this one took it's time to heal. She had always been a good healer, but this time, it took extra long. She sighed, and dropped her arm. She rested her head back against the tub's edge, and inhaled deeply, and then exhaled slowly.
She thought about her conversation earlier with Heero, well not a conversation, but an interrogation. She had told him the truth, and everything she knew. She didn't know why that man had that tattoo, or why he came to kill Relena. She loved her itoko, and would never cause harm to her, never.
Tears formed at the corner of her eyes, at the thought, of anyone trying to hurt her itoko. And Heero thought she would. She replied bitterly, "Kono Yaro! I'd never hurt my family, never. My otosan and her are all I have." She blinked away the tears, and let them dry up. She sighed slowly, and rolled her head to the side. She closed her eyes to the world around her.
That's how he found her. He had knocked on the door several times, but she ignored him. So he walked in, his eyes closed, so if he walked in on her dressing. Not that he'd mind seeing a woman naked, but he still respected her privacy.
He hadn't heard any sounds, and opened his eyes wearily. So here he was staring at her in the tub, and her back to him. He sighed, and glanced out the window. The fire trucks were here, and were already working, to stop the fire.
He walked up to her, and hit the stop button, on the small CD player. She shot up, from where she had been sitting, and whirled around on him. She shrieked, and grabbed the washcloth, and tried to cover herself.
He held up his hands in defense, "Hey lady, I'm sorry!!!!! I didn't have a choice. Now get dress before we both burn down with the academy."
She ripped the headphones out, "Eechi baka!!!" He waved his hands around, "Hey, I said I was sorry!" He jumped, when she splashed water at him. "Hey, I'm trying to help you!!! The academy is on fire!!!!!"
Usagi paled, and she looked at him, then tilted her head, and heard the faint blaring of the fire alarm.
She gasped, but the man had already spun around, even before she jumped to her feet. She climbed out of the tub, and ripped the robe off from the hanger. She threw it on, and bowed, "Gomen Nasasi."
He glanced at her, and sighed, when he saw her covered. "Alright, lets get out of here."
Usagi nodded, and let the man take her hand. He pulled her into the room, then out into the hall. It was hot, and the air, moved in waves, and blurred up their eyesight, like water did, when you were swimming. Usagi, gagged as she inhaled smoke, and spluttered, trying to gasp for air.
Usagi looked wildly around, her eyes wide with fear, and terror. Duo tightened his grip on her hand, and led her away from the blazing heat. Soon the air cleaned up, and Usagi could breath easily again. "Where are we going? The exit is that way?" She pointed back behind them, and he replied over his shoulder, "And the exit is up in flames. We'll have to find another one."
Usagi frowned, "Another one, we're on the second floor, how do you find another exit?" The man smirked, "I'll show you." He stopped, and opened one of the many empty bedroom doors.
He pulled her inside, and led her to the sliding glass door, throwing it open, that when it hit the wall, it shattered. He pulled her out onto the balcony, and let her hand go. He leaned over the railing, and surveyed his surroundings. Usagi glanced around, and noticed below, that five fire trucks had arrived, and already firemen, littered the ground below, trying to stop the fire. She glanced up, to see that the ceiling had collapsed, and that the third floor, had already erupted into flames. The raging fire, was working down to the second level.
Suddenly, the man grabbed her around the waist, and without her consent, leaped over the railing. Usagi looked down, and shrieked with a horrified surprise, that they might die.
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Relena stared at the burning academy, with a slight amusement, evident in her dark blue eyes. She couldn't believe it, but felt no remorse. She watched as men in yellow, shouted orders, and shoot gallons of water at the blazing fire.
She eyed it carefully, and suddenly glanced at the roof. That's were it had started, so the intruder had come from the roof. She glanced at Heero, and knew, that he agreed with her. his eyes, were staring at the roof coldly. She sighed slightly, catching his attention. She tilted her head to the side, and then suddenly she asked, "Where's Usagi?" She glanced around, and found Wufei, Trowa, Quatre, Heero, and her niisan. Her eyes widen, and her gaze flew to the building crumbling. "She's not in there is she????" Her voice was high pitch, and frantic. She scanned the crowds of student, "please tell me she got out. Usagi!!!"
She screamed out the name, howled, as fear and desperation, filled her voice. Miliardo touched her shoulder, "Relena what wrong?" Relena looked at him, "My itoko, she's still in there!!" Miliardo's eyes widen a fraction, "itoko, we have a cousin?" Relena shook her head, "She's not blood related. She is related to the family that adopted me, the Dorlin family."
Relena turned to Wufei, "Have you seen her today?" He scowled, "Iie, I didn't see the baka onna at all." Relena stared at the building, as she watched the second floor began to be taken over by flames. "Oh kami."
Suddenly, Miliardo pointed, "Who are they?" Relena looked up, and saw two figures appear on the balcony. By the balcony, was far away from the exit, and Usagi's bedroom."
Heero frowned, and decided to check it out. he took off towards the garden, and dodged the yelling firemen, who ordered him back. Relena ran after him, and soon the others were right behind her.
They stopped into front of the fountain. The man leaned over the railing. Wufei scowled, "Braided baka." Relena hit his shoulder, "Shut up Wufei! He might have Usagi with him." Wufei frowned at her, but ignored her comment. Suddenly the man's face disappeared. The group down below waited. Second ticked by, and finally, two bodies leaped over the railing. A high pitch shriek pierced the air, louder then the shrill of the fire alarm. Relena's eyes blazed, "Kono yaro!!!!" The group looked at her indifferently. Relena shouted, "Bachiatara Duo, doesn't he ever think of safety before he leaps!!"
The group, watched as the duo, landed in a group of thick bushes, and sunk to the floor, after a few of the tiny twigs broke under their fall. Relena was the first to arrive out of the group.
Luna P steps out, "Bad news folks, I'm having writers block. I think it has to do with school being back in business, which really sucks. And plus will my drivers test...oy. Oh well."
Usagi comes out, "Is that all you're going to say? What about that idea you had?"
Luna P smirks, "Which one? Whenever I get writers block, I get new ideas for stories."
Usagi rolls her eyes, "The one where Heero's like 18, and he just dropped out of the Preventers, since he was in it for like three years. And he tries to find a job, but no one will accept him, because of his background in the war. He moves, to colony L1, away from the pacifist bitch finally. He sees an ad in the paper, goes to a house, with two women, and their adopted child. He asks for a job, and is accepted. I'm the next door neighbor, who does yard work, for driving lessons..."
Luna P nods, "Oh hai, that one. Yea, I wanted to know what kind of couples you'd like. If I ever could get around to writing it. You pick k!
Heero/Usagi I'm sorry they are for sure, unless I can change it, and it would be,
Heero/Haruka, you pick.
Wufei/Ami
Wufei/Hotoru, if so she will be older If not, then she will be young, about five or so.
Duo/Minako
Duo/Ami
Duo/Makoto
Trowa/Setsuna, I think they will be for sure. If not,
Trowa/Makoto
Trowa/Ami
Quatre/Minako
Quatre/Michiru, that is if Haruka ends up with Heero.
Quatre/Makoto
Quatre/Ami
Quatre/Setsuna
Miliardo/Setsuna
Miliardo/Makoto
Miliardo/Michiru, if Haruka/Heero
Rei/I don't know, I guess Wufei
Rei/Duo
And I think that's all. For each guy, give me a couple. I'll do the same for my other stories, when I can get a chapter up."
Heres the same Summery i put up before, so that you guys remember, and know what i'm talking about.
Usagi Chiba, finds out her husband Mamoru is cheating on her. Feeling upset, and emotionally detached, she packs, her daughter's and her things to leave, to live with her father. Un expectantly, the shuttle they take to Earth is surged into a battle between good and evil. Hit, the shuttle has no choice but to make a crash landing. Crashing on an Island just south of Costa Rica, where a biological study had been taken place three years earlier.
Usagi's father, known as Dr. J, grows worried when he hears where the plane had been expected to crash. Knowing what had been done on the Island three years prior, he calls in for help; from Ex Gundam pilot Heero Yui. A man of mystery, and killer instincts, Dr. J asks him to find his precious daughter and granddaughter. Still owing Dr. J for taking care of him through the earlier wars, Heero takes this last mission from his old mentor.
On the way, his private plane is thrown into the same turmoil the shutter had been through. Mobil Suits from Costa Rica are intent to shoot him down. After evacuating, his plane crashes into a sea, in an attempt to fake his death. He lands on an Island that looks deserted by ocean view, the same Island, he was sent out to find. What he doesn't know, are the perils and dangers lurking beyond the beach, and in the jungle that had never been explored by man."
I need to know what scouts, and piolts should die.
the characters,'
Usagi, no
Chibi Usa, sorry no
Rei, maybe
Makoto
Minako
Taiki
Yaten
Seiya
Kakyuu
Haruka
Michiru
Hotaru
Setsuna, sorry no, she doesn't go on the island
two pilots, but they both die for sure
Heero, no sorry he's too cute
Jake, a made up charater, who does die
Duo
Quatre
Trowa
Wufei
Miliardo
Noin
Lady Une
Noin
Sally Po
ok i think that it. most of the gundam wing characters, are on a resque boat sent to the island, along with Makoto, Haruka, Ami, and maybe Setsuna, if i change my mind.
Jake and Heero come by shuttle.
the rest, crash on the island.
Usagi shut the door to the new room she would be staying in for the night. She eyed the room cautiously, as if she expected a man to walk through the walls. Much like the stranger, that had attacked her. She shivered, and hung her head low. Slowly, she walked to the bed, and fell into it. She was sore, from shopping all day, and last night's struggle.
She felt emotionally, and physically detached. Her body, held too many aches and pains, she couldn't join Relena, and the others for dinner. Instead, she let Peagan lead her to her room. ((Gomen nasasi, but I've been Peagan, Ranshid this whole time. Gomen, for I am not perfect, and I get the two names mixed up, I'm known to do that sometimes)).
Usagi closed her eyes, and was trying, to preoccupy her mind, with Relena's attitude today. It was like she was a whole other person. Usagi sighed, and rolled onto her side. She pulled her knees to her chest, and suddenly, the tattoo flashed before her eyes. Her eyes snapped open, and she whimpered.
She shut her heavy lids, and tried to ignore the fear, overriding her senses. Slowly, sleep tugged at her wan mind, and her shot nerves. She yawned, and grabbed the pillow her head laid on, and held onto the fist full, as if it kept her still awake in the room. As if holding onto something physical, would keep the dreams at bay, and her still awake, and alert. But still, nothing, could keep her from slipping into the haunting dreams, that plagued her mind so much. Even though she couldn't remember the dreams, she still feared, when it came time to sleep.
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The crashing of the sea, blocked out the sound of the world around her. High above her was the glorious Earth shining brightly as a star in its peak of light.
Towering over her, was the beautiful castle made of silver, shining like crystal. Large but graceful, it put the Earth's beauty to shame. All light colors, seemed to meld together as one splendid delicacy.
Emotions seemed to jumble together, and hit her all at once. A red rose in it's full bloom, brought out the sadness of the world, as each petal began to fall, and disappear into the mist that slithered into the clearing of the woods she stood in.
High above in the castle, a bright light flashed, as if trying to reach her, calling her to come. The urgency in the light, was so strong, it pulled her closer, and closer.
The mist began to lift, reaching to her knees, and the iciness of fear crept under her skin, and licked her bones. Just as quickly, the mist rose to her waist, and the intense heat of anger hit her in the face. She felt herself growing closer to the castle, as if it was so close, she could feel its presence just beyond the trees.
As the mist touched her breasts, she heard the roar of rage crackle in her ears, ordering her to stop, to not go any further than she had already gotten.
The mist rose passed her face, and she couldn't reach the castle anymore, as if her feet were frozen in place. Images swirled around in the mist, until she was trapped in a funnel. The petal sliced her flesh, as they touched her, and the light scorched her skin. The anger made her mind race in confusion, and the fear clutched her heart in a tight grip unwilling to let it go. The rage and everything all together, rung in her ears threatening to make her go insane, of the madness of it all.
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Usagi's eyes snapped open, and a silent cry of desperation, escaped her throat in a gasp. She sat up, tears blinding her, and a sob lodged itself in her throat. Even after having the nightmare, night after night, she still felt as if she had dreamt it for the first time. As if the fear from yesterday died, only to come back with fierceness.
She rubbed her eyes, and rid them of the tears; she always woke up with after the dream. She swung her legs off the bed, and sighed long and slow. It was then she realized she wasn't alone.
It wasn't the creaking of the floor, or the harsh breathing from across the room, but the cold words, that plagued her mind, last night. "Why are you searching for information of Trowa Barton?" Usagi's head whipped up with attention, and she stared at the figure, leaning against her door. Usagi stared at him blankly, "Wha...What do you mean?"
He glared at her, and raised the laptop; her otosan had bought her, before she left. Suddenly she realized what he was talking about. She swallowed hard, and looked him in the eye. "I...Well, my Otosan, bought me the laptop, saying that if I was ever...well I mean if I was suspicious, about someone, that I should check them out."
She nibbled on her bottom lips, and rung her fingers in her lap. "But if you know about that, then you know I'm not very good at it. I don't know much about computers, Otosan left that out in the database of the incu...I mean when he taught me. He says, a woman who is too smart, will not be accepted in the world. He says, looks will take me to great places, like my Okaasan's looks did." Usagi frowned, when she realized, she had gotten off the topic. "Well anyway, I didn't find Trowa Barton. Just some man, who had died long ago a bullet to the head I think. Poor man." She bowed her head.
He didn't feel a slight twinge of pity towards her. He was not in the mood, to let her slip by, with sorrow, and pain of her past. It was all crap. "You know who that man was, who came into your room. And you knew he was after Relena."
Usagi looked at him, her eyes blazing with anger. "I didn't know him!!!!" Her voice sounded hysterical, as if she was trying to prove to herself, what she saw wasn't the truth. "Then you remember the tattoo." His voice, was harsh, and easily sliced the air, and into her ears, piercing the sensitive drums. She didn't reply, and tried to ignore the fact, that he was right. "Answer me! Or I'll find out myself, the truth, and expose you, of who you really are onna." He grimaced, when he called her onna, and already hated himself, for doing so. But it was his mission, to find answers, and solve the mystery.
Usagi's eyes glazed over, and she shot up to her feet like a bullet on speed. "Who I am!!! Who am I?" Her question, startled him, but he didn't show her that. He waited.
"I don't know who I am, or who I was, I don't even know why I'm here!!!" She waved her arms around her, her eyes wild. "I don't know, who that man was, and why he wore that tattoo. I don't know why he called me Relena, and tried to kill me!!!! I don't understand, why you want these answers, and why, I'm surrounded by strangers, and haunted by dreams!!!!"
She couldn't stop, and she couldn't her shouts and screams. She stared at them man with wild brown hair, her eyes filled with fear and desolation. "My otosan, sent me here, to an itoko, I haven't seen in ten years. My okaasan died, and left me kaasan less. I don't know who that man was, or why he wore the same tattoo, my okaasan had, on the inside of her arm."
He pushed himself from the wall, and moved towards her. He grasped her shoulders, and shook her. Instantly, her shouts seized, and she stared at him, her body relaxing slightly. "What does it stand for?" His eyes, held a distant look, as if he really wasn't looking into her eyes, but through her. As if she wasn't there, and he was asking the question to himself. Usagi shook her head slowly. Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Usagi are you alright?" It was Quatre, and he sounded concern. The man in the room with her, let her go, and seemed to melt into the shadows.
Slowly the door eased open, and Usagi looked up, from where she had slid to the floor. Quatre gasped, "Usagi chan!!!" Usagi bowed her head, and watched with wonder, as Quatre fell to his knees in front of her, and pulled her into his arms, and held her tightly to him. "What happened? Are you all right? I heard you shouting all the way down the hall. It's three am Usagi, what scared you?"
Usagi stared into Quatre kind blue eyes, that had now been filled with worry and concern. Wrinkles marred his forehead that was creased with all the worry. "A dream. I had a terrible dream, and it frightened me." Quatre sighed in relief, "Oh thank Allah, you're all right. I was afraid, you might have been...well I was worried about you."
Usagi nodded against his chest, and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Stay with me...until the dawn please Quatre kun. I'm afraid to fall asleep alone." Quatre nodded, "Don't worry Usagi, I'll stay with you, until the light peaks through the window."
Usagi nodded numbly, and she watched as the man with dark blue eyes, slipped out the open door unnoticed by Quatre. She closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep in Quattre's arms. And this time, she didn't dream.
At dawn, Quatre reluctantly left Usagi's sleeping form. He stared at her from the doorway, eyeing her figure curled up on the bed. When he searched the room, for disturbance, or any chance, there had been a break in, but it had been clean.
He slipped out of the room, quietly shutting the door behind him, and headed for Relena's office. He made it there, in an easy five-minute brisk walk. He faced the door, and tapped on it, with his knuckles. He frowned slightly, as he remembered Usagi's haunted eyes. He couldn't describe it, but she looked like a child, a little girl, stuck in that body, that was curled up into a ball.
"Come in." Quatre grasped the doorknob, turned it, and pushed the door open. He sipped inside, and closed the door gently behind him. He looked up at Relena, who stood behind her desk.
She held a bright smile on her face, and her eyes lighted up, much like Usagi's did, when he entered the room. He flushed. Relena waved him to the chair in front of her desk, "Please sit Quatre kun." Quatre nodded, and fell into the chair with a heavy sigh. He got a glimpse of what Relena had been working on. "I don't want to sound domineering, but shouldn't you be working on the paper work for colony L4?"
Relena paled slightly, "Oh hai, I guess I forgot about that. Well I'll do that later, I'm taking the morning off." Quatre slightly frowned, "But you took all of yesterday off. And you canceled all of your. A few under the reasoning, while others still believed you shouldn't have dropped everything.
Relena's smile fell, "Well then they are not worth my time. If they can't understand, that I wanted to help my itoko, with an attack on her life, then they can fakku off!" Quatre's eyes widen in shock, "Miss Relena." Relena waved it off, and crumpled up the drawing she had been working on. "Oh forget it. Give me their numbers, I'll talk to them." Quatre swallowed hard, "I don't think that's necessary. Their meeting has been rescheduled."
Relena nodded, and tossed the ball of paper into the trashcan across the room. She made it, and smirked in appraisal. Quatre looked at the trashcan, then turned to look Relena in the face. "Are you feeling well miss Relena?" Relena blinked, and leaned forward in her desk. "Hai, why do you ask Quatre kun?" Quatre frowned, "You're acting differently. I though maybe you might have caught something." Relena shook her head, "Iie, I'm fit as a poodle." Quatre shook his head, "That fiddle Miss Relena. You're fit as a fiddle."
Relena stood, and shrugged her shoulders, "Same difference." Quatre once again was going to shake his head, but chose not too. Instead, he sighed, and pulled himself out of the chair.
"Come Quatre, let go meet with my Oniisan." Quatre replied, "Miliardo is coming?" Relena nodded, "hai, that is what Noin told me yesterday. Would you like to join me?" Quatre thought about it momentarily, before nodding, "Yes Miss Relena, I would love to join you. Where are we picking him up at?" "The airport, Noin is joining us, along with Heero, and Trowa. Wufei asked to stay here, and Duo is no where to be found."
Quatre nodded, and followed Relena out, "I see."
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The academy was left unattended to. The only protectors left inside, where Wufei Chang, and Duo Maxwell, but the two had gone, to do things on their own. The Prime Minister Dorlin left, while students still went to class and learned.
Outside the academy, peace and quiet, the wind brushed the trees, making them sway. Roads passed on the highway nearby. The flowers had once been in their full bloom, but winter was coming, and slowly they began to die. The air was crisp, and chilly, as the wind was strong enough, to knock you over. The clouds shifted, and moved overhead.
The marks of winter had arrived, and leaves began to fall from the trees already. Wilting the grassy floor, all brown, and dead from the warm falls. Sprinklers were set off all at once across the yard, and shot out water like a bullet form a gun. The sun was hidden behind the gray clouds.
Slowly, everyone outside was inside, hoping to keep out of the bite, from the air. The bell rang, and student filed out of their classrooms, heading for lunch. A few seconds passed, and suddenly a loud shrill went off, and lights flashed in the hallways. Someone shouted a word, and students screamed in terror. The doors to the entrance burst open, and student ran out as fast as they could. Soon everyone had run out into the yard, soaked by the shooting water. They stared at the building, pointing and screaming. A few shouted for other's names. Sensei's, filled his or her student into lines, and began role, trying to find everyone. More and more students by the hundreds ran from the Peacecraft academy. All screaming, calling out,
'Fire!!'
'There's a fire!!!!'
'Help call the fire department!!!'
Student stared helplessly, as the top floor that began to crumble in flames.
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Usagi sunk into the bathtub, and sighed in satisfaction. Headphones, covered her ears, and blocked out the slightest sound. Music flooded from the small speakers, into her ears, and she hummed along with the tune.
She propped her feet up against the edge of the tub, and crossed her legs. Soap bubbles, decorated her pearly skin, as water droplets fell from her heels. Her hair, pulled up into a clip, and a few snappers, was formed into two messy buns. A loose strand, fell down her back, and into the deep hot water, that surrounded her body.
Usagi looked over the side of the tub, and hit seek, and the next song poured out of the headphones, with a good beet. She sat back, and grabbed the washcloth. Yawning as she went, she ran the clothe over her skin gently washing away the red marks.
Usagi lifted her arm, and stared at one of the slices, she had earned from waking up the night before with. It had scabbed over, and bruised all around it. Unlike other cuts, she would received, this one took it's time to heal. She had always been a good healer, but this time, it took extra long. She sighed, and dropped her arm. She rested her head back against the tub's edge, and inhaled deeply, and then exhaled slowly.
She thought about her conversation earlier with Heero, well not a conversation, but an interrogation. She had told him the truth, and everything she knew. She didn't know why that man had that tattoo, or why he came to kill Relena. She loved her itoko, and would never cause harm to her, never.
Tears formed at the corner of her eyes, at the thought, of anyone trying to hurt her itoko. And Heero thought she would. She replied bitterly, "Kono Yaro! I'd never hurt my family, never. My otosan and her are all I have." She blinked away the tears, and let them dry up. She sighed slowly, and rolled her head to the side. She closed her eyes to the world around her.
That's how he found her. He had knocked on the door several times, but she ignored him. So he walked in, his eyes closed, so if he walked in on her dressing. Not that he'd mind seeing a woman naked, but he still respected her privacy.
He hadn't heard any sounds, and opened his eyes wearily. So here he was staring at her in the tub, and her back to him. He sighed, and glanced out the window. The fire trucks were here, and were already working, to stop the fire.
He walked up to her, and hit the stop button, on the small CD player. She shot up, from where she had been sitting, and whirled around on him. She shrieked, and grabbed the washcloth, and tried to cover herself.
He held up his hands in defense, "Hey lady, I'm sorry!!!!! I didn't have a choice. Now get dress before we both burn down with the academy."
She ripped the headphones out, "Eechi baka!!!" He waved his hands around, "Hey, I said I was sorry!" He jumped, when she splashed water at him. "Hey, I'm trying to help you!!! The academy is on fire!!!!!"
Usagi paled, and she looked at him, then tilted her head, and heard the faint blaring of the fire alarm.
She gasped, but the man had already spun around, even before she jumped to her feet. She climbed out of the tub, and ripped the robe off from the hanger. She threw it on, and bowed, "Gomen Nasasi."
He glanced at her, and sighed, when he saw her covered. "Alright, lets get out of here."
Usagi nodded, and let the man take her hand. He pulled her into the room, then out into the hall. It was hot, and the air, moved in waves, and blurred up their eyesight, like water did, when you were swimming. Usagi, gagged as she inhaled smoke, and spluttered, trying to gasp for air.
Usagi looked wildly around, her eyes wide with fear, and terror. Duo tightened his grip on her hand, and led her away from the blazing heat. Soon the air cleaned up, and Usagi could breath easily again. "Where are we going? The exit is that way?" She pointed back behind them, and he replied over his shoulder, "And the exit is up in flames. We'll have to find another one."
Usagi frowned, "Another one, we're on the second floor, how do you find another exit?" The man smirked, "I'll show you." He stopped, and opened one of the many empty bedroom doors.
He pulled her inside, and led her to the sliding glass door, throwing it open, that when it hit the wall, it shattered. He pulled her out onto the balcony, and let her hand go. He leaned over the railing, and surveyed his surroundings. Usagi glanced around, and noticed below, that five fire trucks had arrived, and already firemen, littered the ground below, trying to stop the fire. She glanced up, to see that the ceiling had collapsed, and that the third floor, had already erupted into flames. The raging fire, was working down to the second level.
Suddenly, the man grabbed her around the waist, and without her consent, leaped over the railing. Usagi looked down, and shrieked with a horrified surprise, that they might die.
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Relena stared at the burning academy, with a slight amusement, evident in her dark blue eyes. She couldn't believe it, but felt no remorse. She watched as men in yellow, shouted orders, and shoot gallons of water at the blazing fire.
She eyed it carefully, and suddenly glanced at the roof. That's were it had started, so the intruder had come from the roof. She glanced at Heero, and knew, that he agreed with her. his eyes, were staring at the roof coldly. She sighed slightly, catching his attention. She tilted her head to the side, and then suddenly she asked, "Where's Usagi?" She glanced around, and found Wufei, Trowa, Quatre, Heero, and her niisan. Her eyes widen, and her gaze flew to the building crumbling. "She's not in there is she????" Her voice was high pitch, and frantic. She scanned the crowds of student, "please tell me she got out. Usagi!!!"
She screamed out the name, howled, as fear and desperation, filled her voice. Miliardo touched her shoulder, "Relena what wrong?" Relena looked at him, "My itoko, she's still in there!!" Miliardo's eyes widen a fraction, "itoko, we have a cousin?" Relena shook her head, "She's not blood related. She is related to the family that adopted me, the Dorlin family."
Relena turned to Wufei, "Have you seen her today?" He scowled, "Iie, I didn't see the baka onna at all." Relena stared at the building, as she watched the second floor began to be taken over by flames. "Oh kami."
Suddenly, Miliardo pointed, "Who are they?" Relena looked up, and saw two figures appear on the balcony. By the balcony, was far away from the exit, and Usagi's bedroom."
Heero frowned, and decided to check it out. he took off towards the garden, and dodged the yelling firemen, who ordered him back. Relena ran after him, and soon the others were right behind her.
They stopped into front of the fountain. The man leaned over the railing. Wufei scowled, "Braided baka." Relena hit his shoulder, "Shut up Wufei! He might have Usagi with him." Wufei frowned at her, but ignored her comment. Suddenly the man's face disappeared. The group down below waited. Second ticked by, and finally, two bodies leaped over the railing. A high pitch shriek pierced the air, louder then the shrill of the fire alarm. Relena's eyes blazed, "Kono yaro!!!!" The group looked at her indifferently. Relena shouted, "Bachiatara Duo, doesn't he ever think of safety before he leaps!!"
The group, watched as the duo, landed in a group of thick bushes, and sunk to the floor, after a few of the tiny twigs broke under their fall. Relena was the first to arrive out of the group.
Luna P steps out, "Bad news folks, I'm having writers block. I think it has to do with school being back in business, which really sucks. And plus will my drivers test...oy. Oh well."
Usagi comes out, "Is that all you're going to say? What about that idea you had?"
Luna P smirks, "Which one? Whenever I get writers block, I get new ideas for stories."
Usagi rolls her eyes, "The one where Heero's like 18, and he just dropped out of the Preventers, since he was in it for like three years. And he tries to find a job, but no one will accept him, because of his background in the war. He moves, to colony L1, away from the pacifist bitch finally. He sees an ad in the paper, goes to a house, with two women, and their adopted child. He asks for a job, and is accepted. I'm the next door neighbor, who does yard work, for driving lessons..."
Luna P nods, "Oh hai, that one. Yea, I wanted to know what kind of couples you'd like. If I ever could get around to writing it. You pick k!
Heero/Usagi I'm sorry they are for sure, unless I can change it, and it would be,
Heero/Haruka, you pick.
Wufei/Ami
Wufei/Hotoru, if so she will be older If not, then she will be young, about five or so.
Duo/Minako
Duo/Ami
Duo/Makoto
Trowa/Setsuna, I think they will be for sure. If not,
Trowa/Makoto
Trowa/Ami
Quatre/Minako
Quatre/Michiru, that is if Haruka ends up with Heero.
Quatre/Makoto
Quatre/Ami
Quatre/Setsuna
Miliardo/Setsuna
Miliardo/Makoto
Miliardo/Michiru, if Haruka/Heero
Rei/I don't know, I guess Wufei
Rei/Duo
And I think that's all. For each guy, give me a couple. I'll do the same for my other stories, when I can get a chapter up."
Heres the same Summery i put up before, so that you guys remember, and know what i'm talking about.
Usagi Chiba, finds out her husband Mamoru is cheating on her. Feeling upset, and emotionally detached, she packs, her daughter's and her things to leave, to live with her father. Un expectantly, the shuttle they take to Earth is surged into a battle between good and evil. Hit, the shuttle has no choice but to make a crash landing. Crashing on an Island just south of Costa Rica, where a biological study had been taken place three years earlier.
Usagi's father, known as Dr. J, grows worried when he hears where the plane had been expected to crash. Knowing what had been done on the Island three years prior, he calls in for help; from Ex Gundam pilot Heero Yui. A man of mystery, and killer instincts, Dr. J asks him to find his precious daughter and granddaughter. Still owing Dr. J for taking care of him through the earlier wars, Heero takes this last mission from his old mentor.
On the way, his private plane is thrown into the same turmoil the shutter had been through. Mobil Suits from Costa Rica are intent to shoot him down. After evacuating, his plane crashes into a sea, in an attempt to fake his death. He lands on an Island that looks deserted by ocean view, the same Island, he was sent out to find. What he doesn't know, are the perils and dangers lurking beyond the beach, and in the jungle that had never been explored by man."
I need to know what scouts, and piolts should die.
the characters,'
Usagi, no
Chibi Usa, sorry no
Rei, maybe
Makoto
Minako
Taiki
Yaten
Seiya
Kakyuu
Haruka
Michiru
Hotaru
Setsuna, sorry no, she doesn't go on the island
two pilots, but they both die for sure
Heero, no sorry he's too cute
Jake, a made up charater, who does die
Duo
Quatre
Trowa
Wufei
Miliardo
Noin
Lady Une
Noin
Sally Po
ok i think that it. most of the gundam wing characters, are on a resque boat sent to the island, along with Makoto, Haruka, Ami, and maybe Setsuna, if i change my mind.
Jake and Heero come by shuttle.
the rest, crash on the island.