Could It Be Any Harder
Disclaimer: Don't own the characters
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Chapter 2: Painful Reunion
Heero dropped his gun in shock. His face paled visibly but he caught himself and controlled his features back to his normal expressionless mask. But it was too late because his comrades noticed his face and stared at him as if he had grown two heads. One thought ran through their minds, /Heero actually _dropped_ his gun in shock? We're doomed!/
"What are you doing here, Usagi?" Heero asked, bending over and retrieving his gun, but he never took his eyes off her.
Usagi smirked before replying in a monotone that rivaled Heero's. "I'm sent here by OZ to kill the Gundam pilots. You know what? I think I'll kill your friends first one by one before I kill you." She smiled but it was a different smile. Heero remembered her smile used to be able to cheer and warm everyone who saw it but now her smile was cold and demeaning.
"Nani?" was all Heero could say. His mouth was dry and his throat constricted. Although Heero's face remained blank, his heart was pounding in his chest. His brain was still reeling from her statement.
But Usagi wasted no time talking. She pulled out her gun and fired at Duo. Luckily it only managed to graze his arm as he dodged it by reflex from his training.
Trowa and Quatre managed to get over their shock and started firing at the girl. Heero still hadn't move from his position. His gun was in his hand but he didn't aim it. The gunshot noise was enough to snap him out of his stupor and he aimed the gun at Usagi but hesitated when he was about to pull the trigger.
Usagi nimbly dodged all of the bullets with ease. The small movement made by the hesitation was not lost to the blonde girl who smirked.
"What's the matter, Hee-kun? Can't shoot me?" she taunted. She was still dodging the bullets without breaking a sweat.
Heero held out his free hand. "Stop."
Trowa, Quatre and Duo stared at their leader. "Heero, are you nuts? She tried to kill us! She tried to kill me!" Duo exclaimed. Then his eyes lighted up in realisation. "Heero? Do you know her?"
Heero ignored the braided boy, gazing intently at Usagi's smirking face. "Why, Usa-chan?"
Usagi's face twisted into a scowl. "You have no right to call me that anymore! As for why, it's just like you said. I must."
Heero flinched at her statement. "No, Usa...Usagi. You don't have to do this. Please."
Usagi opened her mouth to reply but at that time the door burst open. The four pilots snapped their heads towards the door. Wufei entered with the Maguanacs following close behind. All of them had their weapons out.
"What happened here? I heard gun shots," Wufei demanded.
Heero turned his attention back to Usagi but found she had disappeared through the window. He continued staring at the spot where she once was, not noticing everybody's attention towards him. He clenched his hands tightly and felt his fingernails digging painfully through his skin.
"Heero?"
Heero snapped his head towards the source of the voice and found Quatre staring at him in concern. He also noticed everyone's attention on him but he didn't say anything to acknowledge them. He spun on his heel and pushed past his comrades and the Maguanacs but a hand stopped him.
Heero didn't even look at the owner of the hand before saying, "Let go."
"Heero, who was she?" Duo asked.
"None of your business, Maxwell," Heero replied coldly and tried to remove his hand from Duo's grasp but Duo tightened his hand around Heero's. "If you don't let go, omae o korosu."
"I'll let you go when you tell us who she is," Duo replied back seriously. "She came into the mansion without any of us noticing, started shooting at us, easily dodged the bullets we threw at her and acted like she knows you. So who was she, Heero?"
Heero was silent for a long while. "She _was_ my girlfriend," he replied with the emphasis on was. He wrenched his arm from Duo's grasp and stalked out the door without anyone else stopping him. They were still in shock at his statement.
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Heero walked out of the mansion and went for a walk. He needed to think. He sat on the bench in the park and closed his eyes. His thoughts were troubled. /Usa-chan/ he thought sadly. /No, she's the enemy now. Enemies must be killed/. His chest tightened painfully at that thought.
"Heero."
*End Chap 2*
Japanese translations:
Nani - what
AN: Well, I'm glad you all like my new fic. Hopefully, I'll be able to update once a week if there's no trouble with my schoolwork.
Replies to reviews:
'Moon Dreamer', 'kake', 'keri carlson', 'angel', 'kimeno-pebols', 'AMYANGEL', 'MarsMoonStar' - Thank you all! I'm happy that you like the new fic and I hope the new chap is satisfactory.
'Sam369' - I hope this is fast enough for you. Thanks for reviewing.
'sailorruss' - Sorry if the chapter is too short. I'll try to make the chapters longer but I doubt that I could manage it since I'm really busy with school.
'Pixi' - *laughs nervously* Sorry. I really didn't mean to leave it that long but I have a writer's block for my other fics.
'starfury3000' - I hope this chapter answered your question ^_^
'spacecase' - He..he..he..I have a few more surprises up my sleeve.
'Shannan' - *gulps* Ack! I'm not sure if there's anything worse than Quatre's zero look unless it's Heero after somebody broke his precious laptop. Now that is scary.
'Cristina' - *hungs head in shame* I know. It's bad of me for not updating for three months but I hope this makes up for it *gives the puppy dog look*.
Disclaimer: Don't own the characters
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Chapter 2: Painful Reunion
Heero dropped his gun in shock. His face paled visibly but he caught himself and controlled his features back to his normal expressionless mask. But it was too late because his comrades noticed his face and stared at him as if he had grown two heads. One thought ran through their minds, /Heero actually _dropped_ his gun in shock? We're doomed!/
"What are you doing here, Usagi?" Heero asked, bending over and retrieving his gun, but he never took his eyes off her.
Usagi smirked before replying in a monotone that rivaled Heero's. "I'm sent here by OZ to kill the Gundam pilots. You know what? I think I'll kill your friends first one by one before I kill you." She smiled but it was a different smile. Heero remembered her smile used to be able to cheer and warm everyone who saw it but now her smile was cold and demeaning.
"Nani?" was all Heero could say. His mouth was dry and his throat constricted. Although Heero's face remained blank, his heart was pounding in his chest. His brain was still reeling from her statement.
But Usagi wasted no time talking. She pulled out her gun and fired at Duo. Luckily it only managed to graze his arm as he dodged it by reflex from his training.
Trowa and Quatre managed to get over their shock and started firing at the girl. Heero still hadn't move from his position. His gun was in his hand but he didn't aim it. The gunshot noise was enough to snap him out of his stupor and he aimed the gun at Usagi but hesitated when he was about to pull the trigger.
Usagi nimbly dodged all of the bullets with ease. The small movement made by the hesitation was not lost to the blonde girl who smirked.
"What's the matter, Hee-kun? Can't shoot me?" she taunted. She was still dodging the bullets without breaking a sweat.
Heero held out his free hand. "Stop."
Trowa, Quatre and Duo stared at their leader. "Heero, are you nuts? She tried to kill us! She tried to kill me!" Duo exclaimed. Then his eyes lighted up in realisation. "Heero? Do you know her?"
Heero ignored the braided boy, gazing intently at Usagi's smirking face. "Why, Usa-chan?"
Usagi's face twisted into a scowl. "You have no right to call me that anymore! As for why, it's just like you said. I must."
Heero flinched at her statement. "No, Usa...Usagi. You don't have to do this. Please."
Usagi opened her mouth to reply but at that time the door burst open. The four pilots snapped their heads towards the door. Wufei entered with the Maguanacs following close behind. All of them had their weapons out.
"What happened here? I heard gun shots," Wufei demanded.
Heero turned his attention back to Usagi but found she had disappeared through the window. He continued staring at the spot where she once was, not noticing everybody's attention towards him. He clenched his hands tightly and felt his fingernails digging painfully through his skin.
"Heero?"
Heero snapped his head towards the source of the voice and found Quatre staring at him in concern. He also noticed everyone's attention on him but he didn't say anything to acknowledge them. He spun on his heel and pushed past his comrades and the Maguanacs but a hand stopped him.
Heero didn't even look at the owner of the hand before saying, "Let go."
"Heero, who was she?" Duo asked.
"None of your business, Maxwell," Heero replied coldly and tried to remove his hand from Duo's grasp but Duo tightened his hand around Heero's. "If you don't let go, omae o korosu."
"I'll let you go when you tell us who she is," Duo replied back seriously. "She came into the mansion without any of us noticing, started shooting at us, easily dodged the bullets we threw at her and acted like she knows you. So who was she, Heero?"
Heero was silent for a long while. "She _was_ my girlfriend," he replied with the emphasis on was. He wrenched his arm from Duo's grasp and stalked out the door without anyone else stopping him. They were still in shock at his statement.
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Heero walked out of the mansion and went for a walk. He needed to think. He sat on the bench in the park and closed his eyes. His thoughts were troubled. /Usa-chan/ he thought sadly. /No, she's the enemy now. Enemies must be killed/. His chest tightened painfully at that thought.
"Heero."
*End Chap 2*
Japanese translations:
Nani - what
AN: Well, I'm glad you all like my new fic. Hopefully, I'll be able to update once a week if there's no trouble with my schoolwork.
Replies to reviews:
'Moon Dreamer', 'kake', 'keri carlson', 'angel', 'kimeno-pebols', 'AMYANGEL', 'MarsMoonStar' - Thank you all! I'm happy that you like the new fic and I hope the new chap is satisfactory.
'Sam369' - I hope this is fast enough for you. Thanks for reviewing.
'sailorruss' - Sorry if the chapter is too short. I'll try to make the chapters longer but I doubt that I could manage it since I'm really busy with school.
'Pixi' - *laughs nervously* Sorry. I really didn't mean to leave it that long but I have a writer's block for my other fics.
'starfury3000' - I hope this chapter answered your question ^_^
'spacecase' - He..he..he..I have a few more surprises up my sleeve.
'Shannan' - *gulps* Ack! I'm not sure if there's anything worse than Quatre's zero look unless it's Heero after somebody broke his precious laptop. Now that is scary.
'Cristina' - *hungs head in shame* I know. It's bad of me for not updating for three months but I hope this makes up for it *gives the puppy dog look*.