AnimeCat: This chapter is kind of short compared with the others, but still kewl. ^_^
One thing: I suck at reunion scenes.
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No one wanted to meet his eyes. Like he had some disease, or something. Like it was /he/ who had been stabbed. He growled angrily under his breath. Cedric had walked to school alone, Marin injured, Quatrine going to a different school, and Solo, of course, in the hospital. He had to brave the day alone. He sort of wished that the stray boy, Jake, Duo's employee, and his other employee, Kian, could go to school with him. That way he wouldn't be alone. Cedric didn't like it. He was a people person, and loneliness was like an obstacle he couldn't face.
Only one thing was etched into his mind at the moment-- find Sarra. Tell her what was going on, and keep her safe. He found her, sitting alone under a tree, her face streaked with tears. It was her first day in school after her father had been killed by an unknown assailant. She was still emotional. He walked up to her slowly.
"Sarra?" He asked cautiously. She looked up at him and said nothing. "I want to say sorry…you know…about your father…"
She didn't respond for a moment. "Thank you." She said quietly. Then she stood up.
"Sarra?" He called again as she walked away. She turned to him.
"Yes?" She asked patiently.
"I need to talk to you." He said. Sarra seemed to give it some thought. She looked at her watch.
"I have a little time." She shrugged. She followed him to a quiet spot on the grounds.
"This is gonna hurt you." He warned her. She looked confused.
"Excuse me?"
"I only said that for you, not your father. Personally, I think what happened was for the best." He said softly. She looked appalled.
/"What?"/ She hissed.
"Maybe you don't know what he was." Cedric said coldly, slipping his hands into his pockets. "Jeremy Shail was a traitor to this colony."
She slapped him as hard as she could. Cedric's head reeled, but he maintained his ground and didn't flinch. He took a hand out of a pocket and rubbed his cheek before putting it back.
"You liar." She growled.
"Sarra, what I'm about to tell you can never be told to anyone else. If you do, I'm sorry to say that you'll meet the same fate as your father."
Sarra went as pale as his hair. "I'm a Gundam pilot." He said stiffly. Then paused, as if for the effect to sink in. "I pilot the HeavyArms Kai Customs. My cousins, Marin, Solo, and my sister, Quatrine, are also Gundam pilots. Our parents were, as were our grandparents. Solo was stabbed by Harmony Earthe. Harmony Earthe also killed your father."
"Harmony?" She choked. Her eyes widened. "The new girl…she killed my father?"
"Your father was a traitor to this colony. He betrayed us to L3." Cedric continued.
"But…no…how can you say that?"
"Because its true."
"Cedric…"
"Sarra, a battle is going to begin very shortly. It will end that battle outside our windows. The Gundams are getting repaired, then when everything is set, we're going out to beat L3. Stay with my family if you want to be safe. The moment this colony finds out what I know, they're coming after you."
She froze, and her jaw dropped slowly. "Harmony is doing the same. Solo has taken her under his wing or something stupid like that. No one can touch her without his permission. I'm going home. You can come with me, if you want."
He turned around to go, and Sarra understood why he didn't have a backpack or anything. As Cedric walked, he heard an echo of footsteps, and she slipped her hand into his. Without words, they walked to Lela's house.
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"Well, I guess it's about time I introduced you to your father." Aseka said, so happy she had tears in her eyes. Kiane hadn't eaten all day, and she felt she was going to be sick. She was so anxious, she was happy she hadn't eaten. Aseka opened the door to her house, so slowly, it seemed to Kiane.
"Why did you wait so long for this?" Kiane asked suddenly. Aseka turned to her.
"I was going to introduce you on the day we met, but with what happened to Solo, I didn't think it was a good idea." Aseka said softly. Kiane thought about it, and nodded.
"I guess so."
Aseka smiled at the sky. "I burst into tears when I heard he'd woken up. It was so stupid, visiting hours were over, and I had to wait twelve hours to see him."
"How is he?" Kiane asked, genuinely concerned.
"He'll be out in a few days. Harmony is worse than I am. Breaking in at odd hours to see him…she's there longer than anyone!" Aseka said, shaking her head in amazement. Kiane looked toward the door and Aseka continued to open the door.
"Kien? Are you home?" She called lightly.
"Yeah…" Was the tired response.
Aseka looked at Kiane and gave her a small smile, and Kiane felt slightly at ease. Kiane went in first, and Aseka locked the door. The house was pretty. Beautiful, if she could say so. If this dream was real, she'd live there someday. Lots of pictures everywhere. Of her family, and lots of Aseka and Kien when they were her age. And other people she assumed to be her other grandparents. She recognized them instantly from her visions.
"Kien, come out here." Aseka called. Kiane heard a door shut, and a figure stagger into the living room. He was tired and sick-looking, with bag under his eyes and messy hair. Besides that, Kiane saw the resemblance between her and her father. She shared his eyes. He was handsome, with dark blond hair, straight, with bangs that stuck in all directions, and kind silver cobalt eyes. Kiane's hair was as chestnut as Aseka's. Kien seemed to liven up at the sight of Aseka.
"Oh, hi." He said lovingly. It seemed that the worst thing that could ever happen to him would vanish from his mind at the sight of his pretty wife.
"Oh, Kien," Aseka said softly, in an assuring voice, "the doctor-- the doctor says he'll be home in a few days…he's coming home, Kien, don't worry…"
Aseka raced over and kissed her husband, and they hugged tightly. They broke off after a moment, and Aseka gestured to Kiane. Kien seemed to phase out.
"Who…" He breathed. "She looks…just like…"
"Kiane." Aseka sobbed. "Because she is."
Kien took a step forward, daring to believe that his daughter had returned.
"Um…" Kiane said quietly, giving a smile, though her knees her shaking from nervousness. "Hi…Mom says I'm Kiane…and I think so…because I'm psychic…and I've seen you before…"
"Kiane?" Kien whispered. He reached out slowly and touched her cheek. Kiane took a deep breath, and was too choked up to say anything else.
Kien smiled and a tear trickled down his face. "It's your eyes. I know it's you." He cried. Kiane's head filled with images. Hers were different from all the others. Daye's had been like a headache, coming and going, Aseka's had sometimes been forced, by her pounding her head on a table or wall, but Kiane's were horrible. Painful even, and sometimes she fainted. She didn't this time, but she blanked.
*…"Did Mommy tell you the poem she named DeathsWings after?" Her father said. "You'll be a teeny weenie Angel of Death. Maybe Solo will be a little bitty God of Death." …She went running to her mother's lap…
"Mommy, tell me about the Gundams…" …And the story came alive in the first person. "Who was the God of Death?"
"Your grandfather…your grandmother was the Angel of Death…I'm the Demoness…" *
Kiane was alert a second later. She shook her head to clear it, and hoping the pounding would go away. Kien looked at her sympathetically, and Aseka was offering her some water. She drank it, and put the glass down. Kiane stared at the floor, not knowing what to do or say.
"Don't tell anyone. We can't have this sort of reaction from everybody." Aseka warned. Kien nodded.
"Yeah." He agreed. Kiane looked up at him as he suddenly brightened up.
"What?" Aseka asked.
"Finally. The Wing Zero will have a pilot. I just hope she can handle the ZERO system."
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AnimeCat: *is seen hugging a chibi neko Heero. he looks a little disgruntled at being handled like a doll, but doesn't seem to be at that zero-system angry yet* And I'll feed you...and I'll hug you.....*AnimeCat happily mumbles*....and I'll love you...
chibi neko Heero: I think I could do without. Let me go.
AnimeCat: *puts him down immediately. turns to readers* Does Kien ACTUALLY expect Kiane to pilot a Gundam?? Especially one like the Wing???
Next chapter: Solo asks Duo "What attracted you to Grandma?"...what will Duo say? Kien tries to explain the ZERO system...will Kiane agree to use it?? And finally....the mastermind behind the whole war, Luna's boss, Zeke's boss, is heard from. ...Who is it? And who are L3's real enemies, if not L2?
Review!!!
One thing: I suck at reunion scenes.
Read and Review! ^_^
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No one wanted to meet his eyes. Like he had some disease, or something. Like it was /he/ who had been stabbed. He growled angrily under his breath. Cedric had walked to school alone, Marin injured, Quatrine going to a different school, and Solo, of course, in the hospital. He had to brave the day alone. He sort of wished that the stray boy, Jake, Duo's employee, and his other employee, Kian, could go to school with him. That way he wouldn't be alone. Cedric didn't like it. He was a people person, and loneliness was like an obstacle he couldn't face.
Only one thing was etched into his mind at the moment-- find Sarra. Tell her what was going on, and keep her safe. He found her, sitting alone under a tree, her face streaked with tears. It was her first day in school after her father had been killed by an unknown assailant. She was still emotional. He walked up to her slowly.
"Sarra?" He asked cautiously. She looked up at him and said nothing. "I want to say sorry…you know…about your father…"
She didn't respond for a moment. "Thank you." She said quietly. Then she stood up.
"Sarra?" He called again as she walked away. She turned to him.
"Yes?" She asked patiently.
"I need to talk to you." He said. Sarra seemed to give it some thought. She looked at her watch.
"I have a little time." She shrugged. She followed him to a quiet spot on the grounds.
"This is gonna hurt you." He warned her. She looked confused.
"Excuse me?"
"I only said that for you, not your father. Personally, I think what happened was for the best." He said softly. She looked appalled.
/"What?"/ She hissed.
"Maybe you don't know what he was." Cedric said coldly, slipping his hands into his pockets. "Jeremy Shail was a traitor to this colony."
She slapped him as hard as she could. Cedric's head reeled, but he maintained his ground and didn't flinch. He took a hand out of a pocket and rubbed his cheek before putting it back.
"You liar." She growled.
"Sarra, what I'm about to tell you can never be told to anyone else. If you do, I'm sorry to say that you'll meet the same fate as your father."
Sarra went as pale as his hair. "I'm a Gundam pilot." He said stiffly. Then paused, as if for the effect to sink in. "I pilot the HeavyArms Kai Customs. My cousins, Marin, Solo, and my sister, Quatrine, are also Gundam pilots. Our parents were, as were our grandparents. Solo was stabbed by Harmony Earthe. Harmony Earthe also killed your father."
"Harmony?" She choked. Her eyes widened. "The new girl…she killed my father?"
"Your father was a traitor to this colony. He betrayed us to L3." Cedric continued.
"But…no…how can you say that?"
"Because its true."
"Cedric…"
"Sarra, a battle is going to begin very shortly. It will end that battle outside our windows. The Gundams are getting repaired, then when everything is set, we're going out to beat L3. Stay with my family if you want to be safe. The moment this colony finds out what I know, they're coming after you."
She froze, and her jaw dropped slowly. "Harmony is doing the same. Solo has taken her under his wing or something stupid like that. No one can touch her without his permission. I'm going home. You can come with me, if you want."
He turned around to go, and Sarra understood why he didn't have a backpack or anything. As Cedric walked, he heard an echo of footsteps, and she slipped her hand into his. Without words, they walked to Lela's house.
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"Well, I guess it's about time I introduced you to your father." Aseka said, so happy she had tears in her eyes. Kiane hadn't eaten all day, and she felt she was going to be sick. She was so anxious, she was happy she hadn't eaten. Aseka opened the door to her house, so slowly, it seemed to Kiane.
"Why did you wait so long for this?" Kiane asked suddenly. Aseka turned to her.
"I was going to introduce you on the day we met, but with what happened to Solo, I didn't think it was a good idea." Aseka said softly. Kiane thought about it, and nodded.
"I guess so."
Aseka smiled at the sky. "I burst into tears when I heard he'd woken up. It was so stupid, visiting hours were over, and I had to wait twelve hours to see him."
"How is he?" Kiane asked, genuinely concerned.
"He'll be out in a few days. Harmony is worse than I am. Breaking in at odd hours to see him…she's there longer than anyone!" Aseka said, shaking her head in amazement. Kiane looked toward the door and Aseka continued to open the door.
"Kien? Are you home?" She called lightly.
"Yeah…" Was the tired response.
Aseka looked at Kiane and gave her a small smile, and Kiane felt slightly at ease. Kiane went in first, and Aseka locked the door. The house was pretty. Beautiful, if she could say so. If this dream was real, she'd live there someday. Lots of pictures everywhere. Of her family, and lots of Aseka and Kien when they were her age. And other people she assumed to be her other grandparents. She recognized them instantly from her visions.
"Kien, come out here." Aseka called. Kiane heard a door shut, and a figure stagger into the living room. He was tired and sick-looking, with bag under his eyes and messy hair. Besides that, Kiane saw the resemblance between her and her father. She shared his eyes. He was handsome, with dark blond hair, straight, with bangs that stuck in all directions, and kind silver cobalt eyes. Kiane's hair was as chestnut as Aseka's. Kien seemed to liven up at the sight of Aseka.
"Oh, hi." He said lovingly. It seemed that the worst thing that could ever happen to him would vanish from his mind at the sight of his pretty wife.
"Oh, Kien," Aseka said softly, in an assuring voice, "the doctor-- the doctor says he'll be home in a few days…he's coming home, Kien, don't worry…"
Aseka raced over and kissed her husband, and they hugged tightly. They broke off after a moment, and Aseka gestured to Kiane. Kien seemed to phase out.
"Who…" He breathed. "She looks…just like…"
"Kiane." Aseka sobbed. "Because she is."
Kien took a step forward, daring to believe that his daughter had returned.
"Um…" Kiane said quietly, giving a smile, though her knees her shaking from nervousness. "Hi…Mom says I'm Kiane…and I think so…because I'm psychic…and I've seen you before…"
"Kiane?" Kien whispered. He reached out slowly and touched her cheek. Kiane took a deep breath, and was too choked up to say anything else.
Kien smiled and a tear trickled down his face. "It's your eyes. I know it's you." He cried. Kiane's head filled with images. Hers were different from all the others. Daye's had been like a headache, coming and going, Aseka's had sometimes been forced, by her pounding her head on a table or wall, but Kiane's were horrible. Painful even, and sometimes she fainted. She didn't this time, but she blanked.
*…"Did Mommy tell you the poem she named DeathsWings after?" Her father said. "You'll be a teeny weenie Angel of Death. Maybe Solo will be a little bitty God of Death." …She went running to her mother's lap…
"Mommy, tell me about the Gundams…" …And the story came alive in the first person. "Who was the God of Death?"
"Your grandfather…your grandmother was the Angel of Death…I'm the Demoness…" *
Kiane was alert a second later. She shook her head to clear it, and hoping the pounding would go away. Kien looked at her sympathetically, and Aseka was offering her some water. She drank it, and put the glass down. Kiane stared at the floor, not knowing what to do or say.
"Don't tell anyone. We can't have this sort of reaction from everybody." Aseka warned. Kien nodded.
"Yeah." He agreed. Kiane looked up at him as he suddenly brightened up.
"What?" Aseka asked.
"Finally. The Wing Zero will have a pilot. I just hope she can handle the ZERO system."
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AnimeCat: *is seen hugging a chibi neko Heero. he looks a little disgruntled at being handled like a doll, but doesn't seem to be at that zero-system angry yet* And I'll feed you...and I'll hug you.....*AnimeCat happily mumbles*....and I'll love you...
chibi neko Heero: I think I could do without. Let me go.
AnimeCat: *puts him down immediately. turns to readers* Does Kien ACTUALLY expect Kiane to pilot a Gundam?? Especially one like the Wing???
Next chapter: Solo asks Duo "What attracted you to Grandma?"...what will Duo say? Kien tries to explain the ZERO system...will Kiane agree to use it?? And finally....the mastermind behind the whole war, Luna's boss, Zeke's boss, is heard from. ...Who is it? And who are L3's real enemies, if not L2?
Review!!!