Hey peeps. I've finally got chapter 2 up. I've been working on it for a
while, because I've been really busy. Unfortunetly I'm going to get even
more stuff to do because school is starting in a few days. I'll have tons
of work (believe me people, my school is notorious for giving out too much
homework :P) Hopefully though I'll be able to find some time each day to
work a bit, but you'll have to wait. I'm sorry!
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Silence is My Curse
Chapter 2: Sage is Born
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I wake up, my entire body aching. That's not unusual. Every morning I wake up, aching and hurting from the previous day's abuse. I know today won't be any different.
But I'm wrong. Somethings wrong... since when do I sleep on something soft... Unless I've been having a very long dream, I don't think that I'm in my cell any longer.
Opening my eyes, I prepare myself for the darkness that I am so accustomed to waking to. But instead, light blinds me. I close my eyes, bringing my hand up to further shield my face from the agony. I haven't seen real light for so long, I wish I could just jump up and dance and sing... hmph. Like that'll ever happen.
I open my eyes only a tiny bit this time, holding back a gasp as it tears into me again. My eyes slowly take in the light, and I am able to open my eyes a bit more. Eventually my eyes are open completely and I can savour the light that I have been deprived from for so long.
Once I have collected myself, I start the long, agonizing process of sitting up. My body hurts more for some reason... oh. Yes. I remember now... That boy saved me from my prison, we escaped, then battled against those other mobile dolls... I smile grimly when I remember somehow merging with the gundam. It was a nice feeling, being inside the gundam. I felt stronger, more powerful, like no one could stand up to me.
On my right arm is a cast, and around my chest is a thick layer of bandages. I search through my head, trying to figure the cause of my injuries, and remember that I was probably was injured during the explosion that resulted in my rescue. It probably happened when the door fell on me. I didn't notice the pain during my excitment in escaping. It doesn't hurt now, but I won't complain, because I don't need pain. If it doesn't hurt then I'll just be thankful for that.
I look around the room I'm in. I seem to be in someone's bedroom. I'm sitting in a large bed, with black covers and grey pillows. The carpet is just plain white, along with the walls. A dresser stands against one wall, and a desk sits along the wall opposite to it. In front of me is a closed door, in which I suspect is the exit. On my right is a slimmer door that's half open, revealing a mini-bathroom. A very plain bedroom, but comfy.
I slowly begin to slide my legs over, but when I do, the covers fall off my torso, showing the only thing that I am wearing is a t-shirt that is much too large. Quickly I gather the covers up and hide myself as I hear the bedroom door open.
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Duo's POV
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"Yes, that's right. She just reappeared again. Out of thin air." I look at the disbelieving faces of my four closest friends. I keep trying to explain to them what had happened during my mission, but the final half of it doesn't seem to register as 'believable' in their heads.
Trowa and Quatre exchange looks, then finally Quatre says, "Duo... I'm trying to believe you, I really am. But, it just doesn't sound right. Where did she go during the periods between her disappearance and her reappearance?"
I sigh, then say, "Listen. I'm going to go check up on her. Hopefully she'll wake up soon and we can all get some answers." I stand up and walk out of the dining room where we had all been seated.
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Quatre's POV
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We watch as Duo leaves the room. There is silence for a few minutes as we all thought about what Duo had told us, then finally Wufei says, "I don't believe him."
I turn to Wufei. "Wufei, I don't know. He seemed so serious about it. Normally when he's lying, he fidgits, or he smiles, or laughs, or something to give him away. I think what he's telling is what he sincerily thinks is the truth, even if it isn't really."
"Hph. I guess you may have a point..." Wufei trails off.
I stand up, intending to follow Duo, and say, "I'm going to go with Duo."
I walk out of the room, following the same way Duo had gone, torwards his bedroom.
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Slowly my eyes peek over the edge of the blanket to face the boy who was standing in the doorway. He seemed to have been watching me, and he looked fairly surprised when he noticed I was awake.
"Hey! Good morning! How do you feel?" He smiles brightly and walks over, sitting on the edge of my bed. Scared, I shrink away from him, covering myself completely with the covers.
I stayed like that for several moments until I felt his weight shift, then slowly get off the bed. I lowered the blankets again, only revealing my eyes.
The boy's voice was soothing. "SSShhhhhh..... its alright. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk." When he noticed no reaction from me, he continued. "My name is Duo Maxwell. I'm a gundam pilot, I was the one who rescued you from OZ."
Ah. So that's who captured me. See, I never actually knew who took me, they never said, and I saw no signs to point me in OZ's direction. I don't think that they wanted to waste time painting 'OZ' all over the cell walls.
"So, uh, what's your name?" He looked at me hopefully. Unfortunetly, I couldn't answer that question. So instead, I just stared back at him, meeting his eyes.
We sat like that for a while until Duo-the boy-gave in and moved on.
"Do you know why you were captured?" This I could answer. I shook my head 'no', my hair, now clean, flailing wildly around me.
"Okay. Tell me, when and where did they captu-" Duo was cut off by another boy's entrance. I caught a glimpse of him before I dived under the covers again. He was smaller than Duo, with a pale face and blond hair.
I heard their muffled voices as the new boy and Duo began talking.
"Anything?"
"No, she won't talk."
"Hm. Can I talk to her?"
"If you can get her out from under the covers."
I heard footsteps walking torwards me and my panic increased. This wasn't Duo, this was a complete stranger. I didn't know him... he could be trying to hurt me! Images of all the horrible things I was put through flash through my mind.
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Quatre's POV
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I frown as the girl hides under the blankets when I enter the room. I give a confused expression to Duo, and he shrugs. I walk over to him.
"Anything?" I ask him quietly.
He shakes his head. "No, she won't talk."
I sigh and run my fingers through my hair. "Hm... Can I talk to her?"
Duo shrugs again and replies, "If you can get her out from under the covers."
I smile and slowly walk over. As I get closer though, I notice the figure in the bed begin to tremble, more and more as I get closer and closer. Gently I say, "Hey, it's okay. I promise I won't hurt you. We're here to help you." It doesn't stop until I get off the bed and retreat back to Duo.
"You may want to talk to her. I don't think she likes me very much."
Duo waves his hand in a shooing motion and says, "Go away. I need to work." I laugh at his little joke and move into a corner.
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When both boys had moved away from me when they noticed I was scared, I began to think that maybe I could trust them just a little bit. Gathering my courage, I pushed the blankets down, meeting the eyes of Duo Maxwell. I knew the other boy was in the room, I just chose to ignore him.
I gave a look to Duo that plainly said, 'Bring it On!' He must have understood, because he smiled at me.
"Alright. Would you like to start at the beginning?" I nodded.
"What is your name?" Letting out a breath, I moved my lips to form the words, 'No name.'
Duo looked confused then asked me to repeat it. Once again, I moved my lips, no sound emerging from my mouth. He continued this, and I could tell he was getting more and more frustrated. Just as I was able to pantamime a pen and pencil, the blonde boy spoke up.
"Um, Duo? I don't think she can speak." I nodded quickly. The boy gave a slight smile to himself in his sucess as Duo hit himself in the head with his hand.
"I'll be right back. I'm going to borrow Heero's laptop." The blonde boy said as he ran out of the room. Once he left, I turned to look at Duo.
"So... That's why you never said anything." I nodded. "Hm.... And here I thought you were being stuck-up!" I blushed slightly and looked down at my hands.
I open my mouth to speak to him, when the sudden painful memory that I can't speak flashes before me. I'm still not used to it.
Duo notices my actions and says, "Did you used to be able to speak?"
A slow nod comfirms his guess. I used to be able to speak, but for some reason, one day it just stopped. I think it was the day of my capture by OZ that I lost my voice.
Duo nods absently then in a thoughtful voice he says, "How old are you?" I hold up one finger on one hand and four fingers up on the other.
"Forty one?" I smile switch my hands around. "Oh! Fourteen!" I nod quickly.
"Cool! I'm fifteen. Quatre- he's the blonde boy you've just met, is fifteen too. There are three other boys other than us two," My eyes widen when I realize that there will be other boys here too. "Heero and Wufei are fifteen, and Trowa is sixteen."
He pauses for a second, looking me over. I'm not sure what he's thinking, but he seems in deep thought. I begin to wonder if he is always thoughtful.
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Duo's POV
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I don't know what's wrong with her. She seems to be afraid of us all. We aren't going to hurt her, we're here to help her. I don't think she realizes that though. I try to think of some way to help her. If she is going to stay with us until we can find her real home- if she even has one- then she's going to have to learn that none of us will hurt her. I don't think even Heero would hurt her. He acts all 'Perfect Soldier' all the time, but I think he'd realize that she isn't going to be a threat anytime soon.
I'm brought back to reality by Quatre's return. In his arms is a black laptop, well, actually it's Heero's laptop. He slowly walks over to the bed, his eyes locked with the girl's. He's treating her like a scared animal, which might be best right now.
She keeps her eyes on his as he approaches her. Slowly Quatre sets the laptop down on the bed and opens it. He fiddles with the mouse for a second, then opens up a program for her to type on.
She looks confused at first as she stares at the keys, then she picks up her left hand -her other arm is in a cast- and types something.
Quatre and I lean over her, reading what it says.
'thank you'
Quatre nods while I reply in a cheery voice, "No problem!"
'i'm sorry about this' She types, pecking with one hand. I don't think she's used a laptop before because she has to search for every letter.
Quatre sits back and says, "So, um, could we ask you a few more questions now?"
She nods.
"What is your name?" He asks her quickly. I think he's wanted to ask that for a long time now.
'i don't have a name.' She looks up, obviously expecting the confused looks we give her.
'i was running away before i was captured. i gave up my home, family, and name.'
"Oh. Okay. So what do you want us to call you? We can't call you 'Mysterious Girl' forever." I asked her.
She smiles and types, 'whatever you want. name me yourself.'
"Okay. We'll give you a name. Hm... Loraine? Nah... too formal. Tiffany? No... to common." I lean back and begin to think up a name for our new friend.
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Quatre's POV
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While Duo leans back on the pillow and mumbles different names to himself, I decide to get back to work. Turning back to her I ask, "Do you know why OZ took you prisoner?"
She begins to peck again. 'no, i was just outside of the village when they attacked. my whole village was destroyed before anyone saw me. when they did, a mobile doll grabbed me and brought me back to their base.'
I rub my chin, then say, "So... did you live on Earth?"
'yes'
"Okay. So they just grabbed you and left?"
'yes'
"Hm... alright. You know, we won't give you back. We'll die before we do. You see, Duo, me, and three other boys that live here are the pilots of the gundams. We're against OZ, and if they want you, they'll have to fight us first. You must be important to them in some way, and they won't get you back unless you want to go."
She looks up at me with tears in her eyes, and mouths, 'Thank You.'
"Um... Yes. It's no big deal."
"I've got it!!!" Duo suddenly yells, jumping off the bed and causing the girl to fall into me.
I gently push her off, being careful to avoid her injuries, and ask, "You've got what?"
"A name! Hey, how about this. Sage. It's a mysterious name, and you are mysterious too. It fits! Do you like it?" He looks back down at the girl and she smiles and nods.
"Great! Sage it is then!"
I stand up and look over at Duo. "Duo, I think it's time to go. She's injured and needs her rest. I'll bring you some food though, okay?" I say, looking at the newly named Sage. She nods and closes the laptop, then hands it to me. I push it away and smile. "Don't worry about it. Heero can last a little bit without it. You'll need it more than he does anyway."
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Sage's POV
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I watch the two boys leave. I wait for Quatre to bring me my food, while I do I think about my new name.
Sage. I like it. Duo's right, it does suit me. It's a quiet, smart name. It's short and sweet. I think it suits me fine. It is better than my old name. My old name, that which I gave up so long ago, had no meaning. It was given to me by people I could not trust, people I haven't trusted my entire life. It was good to leave that place, and those people, behind.
A few minutes later, Quatre walks in with a tray in his hands. He sets in in my lap, gives a small smile, then walks out of the room, closing the door behind him.
I look down. On the tray is a bowl full of steaming soup. There is a roll on a small plate, and a tall glass of milk. Quickly grab the spoon and, despite the heat of the soup, drink it, noodles and all, until the bowl is empty. I quickly round on the roll and stuff it in my mouth. Once it's down my throat, I grab the milk and drink it. I haven't had milk since I ran away, so it was a luxury I wasn't about to forget.
Still not completely full but satisfied, I set the tray down on the floor next to the bed. Gingerly I lay back, trying to avoid twisting or irritating my wounds too much. I'm feeling pain now but I push it into the back of my mind. I'm too tired to worry about it right now.
With a sigh, I close my eyes. I'm really tired, but at that moment I realize that the lights are still on. Without opening my eyes I point to the light switch and wish that I was able to turn the lights off without physical contact.
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She's asleep almost instantly after her eyes close. What she doesn't realize is that the lights do turn off, without anyone touching them.
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Silence is My Curse
Chapter 2: Sage is Born
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I wake up, my entire body aching. That's not unusual. Every morning I wake up, aching and hurting from the previous day's abuse. I know today won't be any different.
But I'm wrong. Somethings wrong... since when do I sleep on something soft... Unless I've been having a very long dream, I don't think that I'm in my cell any longer.
Opening my eyes, I prepare myself for the darkness that I am so accustomed to waking to. But instead, light blinds me. I close my eyes, bringing my hand up to further shield my face from the agony. I haven't seen real light for so long, I wish I could just jump up and dance and sing... hmph. Like that'll ever happen.
I open my eyes only a tiny bit this time, holding back a gasp as it tears into me again. My eyes slowly take in the light, and I am able to open my eyes a bit more. Eventually my eyes are open completely and I can savour the light that I have been deprived from for so long.
Once I have collected myself, I start the long, agonizing process of sitting up. My body hurts more for some reason... oh. Yes. I remember now... That boy saved me from my prison, we escaped, then battled against those other mobile dolls... I smile grimly when I remember somehow merging with the gundam. It was a nice feeling, being inside the gundam. I felt stronger, more powerful, like no one could stand up to me.
On my right arm is a cast, and around my chest is a thick layer of bandages. I search through my head, trying to figure the cause of my injuries, and remember that I was probably was injured during the explosion that resulted in my rescue. It probably happened when the door fell on me. I didn't notice the pain during my excitment in escaping. It doesn't hurt now, but I won't complain, because I don't need pain. If it doesn't hurt then I'll just be thankful for that.
I look around the room I'm in. I seem to be in someone's bedroom. I'm sitting in a large bed, with black covers and grey pillows. The carpet is just plain white, along with the walls. A dresser stands against one wall, and a desk sits along the wall opposite to it. In front of me is a closed door, in which I suspect is the exit. On my right is a slimmer door that's half open, revealing a mini-bathroom. A very plain bedroom, but comfy.
I slowly begin to slide my legs over, but when I do, the covers fall off my torso, showing the only thing that I am wearing is a t-shirt that is much too large. Quickly I gather the covers up and hide myself as I hear the bedroom door open.
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Duo's POV
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"Yes, that's right. She just reappeared again. Out of thin air." I look at the disbelieving faces of my four closest friends. I keep trying to explain to them what had happened during my mission, but the final half of it doesn't seem to register as 'believable' in their heads.
Trowa and Quatre exchange looks, then finally Quatre says, "Duo... I'm trying to believe you, I really am. But, it just doesn't sound right. Where did she go during the periods between her disappearance and her reappearance?"
I sigh, then say, "Listen. I'm going to go check up on her. Hopefully she'll wake up soon and we can all get some answers." I stand up and walk out of the dining room where we had all been seated.
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Quatre's POV
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We watch as Duo leaves the room. There is silence for a few minutes as we all thought about what Duo had told us, then finally Wufei says, "I don't believe him."
I turn to Wufei. "Wufei, I don't know. He seemed so serious about it. Normally when he's lying, he fidgits, or he smiles, or laughs, or something to give him away. I think what he's telling is what he sincerily thinks is the truth, even if it isn't really."
"Hph. I guess you may have a point..." Wufei trails off.
I stand up, intending to follow Duo, and say, "I'm going to go with Duo."
I walk out of the room, following the same way Duo had gone, torwards his bedroom.
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Slowly my eyes peek over the edge of the blanket to face the boy who was standing in the doorway. He seemed to have been watching me, and he looked fairly surprised when he noticed I was awake.
"Hey! Good morning! How do you feel?" He smiles brightly and walks over, sitting on the edge of my bed. Scared, I shrink away from him, covering myself completely with the covers.
I stayed like that for several moments until I felt his weight shift, then slowly get off the bed. I lowered the blankets again, only revealing my eyes.
The boy's voice was soothing. "SSShhhhhh..... its alright. I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to talk." When he noticed no reaction from me, he continued. "My name is Duo Maxwell. I'm a gundam pilot, I was the one who rescued you from OZ."
Ah. So that's who captured me. See, I never actually knew who took me, they never said, and I saw no signs to point me in OZ's direction. I don't think that they wanted to waste time painting 'OZ' all over the cell walls.
"So, uh, what's your name?" He looked at me hopefully. Unfortunetly, I couldn't answer that question. So instead, I just stared back at him, meeting his eyes.
We sat like that for a while until Duo-the boy-gave in and moved on.
"Do you know why you were captured?" This I could answer. I shook my head 'no', my hair, now clean, flailing wildly around me.
"Okay. Tell me, when and where did they captu-" Duo was cut off by another boy's entrance. I caught a glimpse of him before I dived under the covers again. He was smaller than Duo, with a pale face and blond hair.
I heard their muffled voices as the new boy and Duo began talking.
"Anything?"
"No, she won't talk."
"Hm. Can I talk to her?"
"If you can get her out from under the covers."
I heard footsteps walking torwards me and my panic increased. This wasn't Duo, this was a complete stranger. I didn't know him... he could be trying to hurt me! Images of all the horrible things I was put through flash through my mind.
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Quatre's POV
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I frown as the girl hides under the blankets when I enter the room. I give a confused expression to Duo, and he shrugs. I walk over to him.
"Anything?" I ask him quietly.
He shakes his head. "No, she won't talk."
I sigh and run my fingers through my hair. "Hm... Can I talk to her?"
Duo shrugs again and replies, "If you can get her out from under the covers."
I smile and slowly walk over. As I get closer though, I notice the figure in the bed begin to tremble, more and more as I get closer and closer. Gently I say, "Hey, it's okay. I promise I won't hurt you. We're here to help you." It doesn't stop until I get off the bed and retreat back to Duo.
"You may want to talk to her. I don't think she likes me very much."
Duo waves his hand in a shooing motion and says, "Go away. I need to work." I laugh at his little joke and move into a corner.
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When both boys had moved away from me when they noticed I was scared, I began to think that maybe I could trust them just a little bit. Gathering my courage, I pushed the blankets down, meeting the eyes of Duo Maxwell. I knew the other boy was in the room, I just chose to ignore him.
I gave a look to Duo that plainly said, 'Bring it On!' He must have understood, because he smiled at me.
"Alright. Would you like to start at the beginning?" I nodded.
"What is your name?" Letting out a breath, I moved my lips to form the words, 'No name.'
Duo looked confused then asked me to repeat it. Once again, I moved my lips, no sound emerging from my mouth. He continued this, and I could tell he was getting more and more frustrated. Just as I was able to pantamime a pen and pencil, the blonde boy spoke up.
"Um, Duo? I don't think she can speak." I nodded quickly. The boy gave a slight smile to himself in his sucess as Duo hit himself in the head with his hand.
"I'll be right back. I'm going to borrow Heero's laptop." The blonde boy said as he ran out of the room. Once he left, I turned to look at Duo.
"So... That's why you never said anything." I nodded. "Hm.... And here I thought you were being stuck-up!" I blushed slightly and looked down at my hands.
I open my mouth to speak to him, when the sudden painful memory that I can't speak flashes before me. I'm still not used to it.
Duo notices my actions and says, "Did you used to be able to speak?"
A slow nod comfirms his guess. I used to be able to speak, but for some reason, one day it just stopped. I think it was the day of my capture by OZ that I lost my voice.
Duo nods absently then in a thoughtful voice he says, "How old are you?" I hold up one finger on one hand and four fingers up on the other.
"Forty one?" I smile switch my hands around. "Oh! Fourteen!" I nod quickly.
"Cool! I'm fifteen. Quatre- he's the blonde boy you've just met, is fifteen too. There are three other boys other than us two," My eyes widen when I realize that there will be other boys here too. "Heero and Wufei are fifteen, and Trowa is sixteen."
He pauses for a second, looking me over. I'm not sure what he's thinking, but he seems in deep thought. I begin to wonder if he is always thoughtful.
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Duo's POV
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I don't know what's wrong with her. She seems to be afraid of us all. We aren't going to hurt her, we're here to help her. I don't think she realizes that though. I try to think of some way to help her. If she is going to stay with us until we can find her real home- if she even has one- then she's going to have to learn that none of us will hurt her. I don't think even Heero would hurt her. He acts all 'Perfect Soldier' all the time, but I think he'd realize that she isn't going to be a threat anytime soon.
I'm brought back to reality by Quatre's return. In his arms is a black laptop, well, actually it's Heero's laptop. He slowly walks over to the bed, his eyes locked with the girl's. He's treating her like a scared animal, which might be best right now.
She keeps her eyes on his as he approaches her. Slowly Quatre sets the laptop down on the bed and opens it. He fiddles with the mouse for a second, then opens up a program for her to type on.
She looks confused at first as she stares at the keys, then she picks up her left hand -her other arm is in a cast- and types something.
Quatre and I lean over her, reading what it says.
'thank you'
Quatre nods while I reply in a cheery voice, "No problem!"
'i'm sorry about this' She types, pecking with one hand. I don't think she's used a laptop before because she has to search for every letter.
Quatre sits back and says, "So, um, could we ask you a few more questions now?"
She nods.
"What is your name?" He asks her quickly. I think he's wanted to ask that for a long time now.
'i don't have a name.' She looks up, obviously expecting the confused looks we give her.
'i was running away before i was captured. i gave up my home, family, and name.'
"Oh. Okay. So what do you want us to call you? We can't call you 'Mysterious Girl' forever." I asked her.
She smiles and types, 'whatever you want. name me yourself.'
"Okay. We'll give you a name. Hm... Loraine? Nah... too formal. Tiffany? No... to common." I lean back and begin to think up a name for our new friend.
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Quatre's POV
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While Duo leans back on the pillow and mumbles different names to himself, I decide to get back to work. Turning back to her I ask, "Do you know why OZ took you prisoner?"
She begins to peck again. 'no, i was just outside of the village when they attacked. my whole village was destroyed before anyone saw me. when they did, a mobile doll grabbed me and brought me back to their base.'
I rub my chin, then say, "So... did you live on Earth?"
'yes'
"Okay. So they just grabbed you and left?"
'yes'
"Hm... alright. You know, we won't give you back. We'll die before we do. You see, Duo, me, and three other boys that live here are the pilots of the gundams. We're against OZ, and if they want you, they'll have to fight us first. You must be important to them in some way, and they won't get you back unless you want to go."
She looks up at me with tears in her eyes, and mouths, 'Thank You.'
"Um... Yes. It's no big deal."
"I've got it!!!" Duo suddenly yells, jumping off the bed and causing the girl to fall into me.
I gently push her off, being careful to avoid her injuries, and ask, "You've got what?"
"A name! Hey, how about this. Sage. It's a mysterious name, and you are mysterious too. It fits! Do you like it?" He looks back down at the girl and she smiles and nods.
"Great! Sage it is then!"
I stand up and look over at Duo. "Duo, I think it's time to go. She's injured and needs her rest. I'll bring you some food though, okay?" I say, looking at the newly named Sage. She nods and closes the laptop, then hands it to me. I push it away and smile. "Don't worry about it. Heero can last a little bit without it. You'll need it more than he does anyway."
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Sage's POV
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I watch the two boys leave. I wait for Quatre to bring me my food, while I do I think about my new name.
Sage. I like it. Duo's right, it does suit me. It's a quiet, smart name. It's short and sweet. I think it suits me fine. It is better than my old name. My old name, that which I gave up so long ago, had no meaning. It was given to me by people I could not trust, people I haven't trusted my entire life. It was good to leave that place, and those people, behind.
A few minutes later, Quatre walks in with a tray in his hands. He sets in in my lap, gives a small smile, then walks out of the room, closing the door behind him.
I look down. On the tray is a bowl full of steaming soup. There is a roll on a small plate, and a tall glass of milk. Quickly grab the spoon and, despite the heat of the soup, drink it, noodles and all, until the bowl is empty. I quickly round on the roll and stuff it in my mouth. Once it's down my throat, I grab the milk and drink it. I haven't had milk since I ran away, so it was a luxury I wasn't about to forget.
Still not completely full but satisfied, I set the tray down on the floor next to the bed. Gingerly I lay back, trying to avoid twisting or irritating my wounds too much. I'm feeling pain now but I push it into the back of my mind. I'm too tired to worry about it right now.
With a sigh, I close my eyes. I'm really tired, but at that moment I realize that the lights are still on. Without opening my eyes I point to the light switch and wish that I was able to turn the lights off without physical contact.
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She's asleep almost instantly after her eyes close. What she doesn't realize is that the lights do turn off, without anyone touching them.
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