Author: Bunny-chan
Email: Bunnysm14@aol.com
That Time Old Feeling
Chapter 5
11/6/00
Hey everyone! Did you guys have fun trick or treating?!? (some people raise
their hands screaming, 'Me! Me!!') O.o;; Ok.... well, we'll let those people get
off of their sugar high. ^_^ The story takes place after blah blah blah... like you
guys need to be told anyway! I don't own the animes mentioned, so please don't sue,
it's inevitable that you'll only get pocket lint! My apologies for my cheapness, but I
just spent $60 on some subtitled sailor moon tapes. Enjoy the fic! Um... oh yeah, I
may spell stuff wrong, and there'll probably be little typos here and there, so please
don't get too hostile about that. Enjoy! ^_^
Hotaru ran up to Usagi and hugged her feircely, as if holding on to dear life.
"Usa... please don't disapear again! We were so worried." Hotaru added a little
sniffle to her sentence for effect. Usagi smiled at the girl who had almost reached her
height.
"I won't Hota-chan,"
Setsuna and Haruka walked up to Usagi and Trowa, who were still in the doorway.
"We won't be as forgiving as Hotaru, Usagi. You worried us to death." Setsuna
said. "Now come in and sit down," Usagi, Trowa, and Luna came into the apartment.
Setsuna stopped Luna, picked her up by the scruff of the neck, and whispered in her ear,
"You were suppossed to come here and tell me if anything happened to Usa..."
Luna just shrugged.
"It's good to see that you're ok, Usagi." Quatre said.
"C'mon, guys," Duo said, "We should go, its late."
"You guys go on ahead," Trowa said, "I have to talk to Meioh-san for a moment."
Wufei shrugged and headed out the door, Duo looked questioningly at Trowa, but headed
after Wufei. Quatre looked confused and walked out the door, and Heero glared at Trowa, but
left and closed the door behind him. Luna hopped onto Haruka's shoulder and anounced,
"Trowa's knows about us." Everyone, with the exception of Trowa, Usagi, and Luna,
looked shocked and surprised at the cat. Haruka regained her composture first.
"Nani!? He knows? How did he find out, Luna?" Haruka sneered the last word,
daring Luna to answer. Luna sweated under Haruka's gaze.
"He heard me talking, Haruka-san."
"Well," Setsuna began, "whatever the case, its obvious we've all been careless
in this new world. Luna, Usagi, do you also know that Trowa is a Gundam Pilot? 03, to be
exact."
"Nani?! Trowa! You didn't tell me, and I told you everything!" Usagi yelled.
"I was gonna tell you! Really I was! However, if you saw my Gundam, then I would
have to kill you. I didn't feel like killing you."
"You know that makes no sense whatsoever. I'll bet the other pilots have seen
your Gundam, and you haven't tried to kill them!"
"Well, they're my comrades..."
"And what am I? Chopped liver? I'm a pilot too!" Usagi screamed, "Arg! Nevermind!"
Everyone in the room sweatdropped.
"Well," Michiru started, "It's late, and you should be going, Trowa."
"Actually, since this day was sort of a bust, did you want to do something tomorrow
since we don't have school? You should all come." Trowa offered.
"Haruka-chan! Please!?" Usagi begged. Haruka relented. Setsuna seemed hesitant, and
Hotaru excitedly jumped up and down.
"Sure, I guess so..." Setsuna said.
"Alright then. See you all tomorrow!" Trowa said as he left out the door.
*************
Heero walked in silence on their way home. He couldn't get his feelings straight
about Usagi. He wasn't supposed to have emotion. It was a weakness. It just figured though
he was constantly stalked by a girl whom he didn't like, and he couldn't sort out his
feelings for the girl he did like. Life sucked. Destiny, fate, and all that other predestined
crap. It all sucked. 'Heero?' He heard a voice call to him, he imagined the voice had
blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and a wonderful body. 'Heero! Hey buddy! Hee-chan!' His
head snapped up at the sound of his hated given nickname from Duo. He growled. He couldn't
even daydream about her without someone or something ruining it. Heero glared at Duo.
"What do you want?"
"Well, I just thought you would like to know that you passed the house. We're back
here." Duo indicated about 10 feet back from where Heero was. Heero looked at his
surroundings. He sweatdropped. Yup, sure enough he had passed the house. A slight color
had reached his cheeks as he made his way to the house. Duo just sweatdropped. "Man!
You were out of it! What were you thinking about? Usagi?"
"No!!" Heero yelled, the color on his cheeks betrayed his feelings.
"You 'were' thinking about her?! I was just joking around. Do you like her?"
"I don't know, Duo. I've never felt this way. And it's a weakness."
"Don't say that, Heero. Sure. People you love get hurt all the time, you even
get hurt from it. But when you love, its the most wonderful feeling in the world."
Duo turned away from Heero and went inside to leave Heero with his thoughts. Heero
sat on the front step of the house. 'The most wonderful feeling in the world' he heard
Duo's words ring in his head. He looked up when he heard footsteps. Trowa.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked, concern showing through his visable eye.
Heero was about to answer when Duo opened the door screaming 'Dinner!' for the entire
neighborhood to hear. He stopped suddenly when seeing Trowa.
"Hey Trowa! You'll never believe what happened! Heero likes Usagi!" Duo
plastered a huge grin on his face. Heero sighed and put his head in his hands.
"Really?" Trowa asked.
"Yup! Hey, why did stay to talk with that doctor?" Duo asked. Heero's head went
up, wondering as well.
"Nothing. I heard dinner's ready?" Trowa said, changing the subject.
"Uh, yeah." Duo said, one hand behind his head, laughing nervously. "It's.. uh...
cajin style tonight."
"It's cajin style every night." Heero said with a mock shiver.
Duo got red in the face. "At least I'm trying! Quatre didn't feel like cooking
tonight." He then turned to go inside, "C'mon in if you want to eat." Then he left.
Trowa sat down next to Heero. They sat in silence for a few mintues, neither wanting
to start the conversation. Heero sighed.
"So, you like her?"
"I guess. Have you ever felt this way?"
"Yeah. It can hurt sometimes, but, I think its worth it in the end." Trowa got up
and reached for the door, "Good luck." And he left Heero to think about his words. The
door opened, "Uh, Heero?" Trowa got a grunt in response, "we're gonna hang out with Usagi and
everyone tomorrow. Forgot to tell you. Don't stay out here too long." And the door closed.
****************
Usagi settled into bed. She got something in her stomache earlier, and now was
planning to fall into a relaxing sleep. "Usagi-chan?" Usagi looked down by her bed. There
was Luna.
"Yeah, Luna?"
"What... do you think about... Trowa?" Luna asked, fidgeting.
"I like him as a friend. He's a good person, and very nice. Why do you ask?"
"I... um... well," Luna said, searching for words.
"Nani? What is it?" Usagi asked.
"I like Trowa." Luna said with a sigh. Usagi straightened herself so she could
look at Luna in the face. Usagi's eyes showed concern.
"Luna. You know that it can't happen. It'll be just like what happened between you
and Kakeru. He-"
"Usagi-chan! Kakeru-san was a crush. I think I may love Trowa. But, you are right,
I'm just a cat." Luna said sadly.
"Luna. Come here." Usagi opened her arms and Luna jumped in. Usagi held Luna, her
friend, comforting her. She looked at the crystal that she kept on her desk. 'Maybe, Luna.
Maybe you'll get your chance at a new life too.'
****************
*DingDong!* Quatre rang the bell. Heero fidgeted. Ok, so, he finally figures out
that he likes her,and now he's a nervous wreck. 'Great.' Haruka opened the door.
"Hey guys. The women are just about done, c'mon in." They all sat in the living
room. Trowa got a good look at Haruka. He never noticed that she wore earrings before. He
looked down at her hands, a ring. He was surprised that no one else noticed. But, then
again, he thought Haruka was a guy until last night. Luna came into the room and jumped onto
Trowa's chair. He smiled.
"Hi, Luna." He said by her ear as he scratched her head. Usagi, Michiru, and Hotaru
came in.
"Hey, everyone!" Usagi said happily, "Well, what are we gonna do today?"
"We were going to go back to the mall. Sound good?" Quatre said. Everyone
agreed except Wufei.
"I'm not going shopping. Shopping is for the weak."
"Wu-chan! But what happens when you have to shop for new chinese robes? Does your
policy of not shopping work then?" Duo put in.
"First off, Maxwell. DON'T call me Wu-chan unless you want to get hurt. And secondly,
I didn't shop for these clothes. They were given to me."
"Wufei," Quatre said, "They have a karate gym there," He was hoping to use something
Wufei liked in order to get him to come with them. It worked.
"Sparring gym, eh? I'll come."
"They have a Karate gym?" Michiru asked, "Haruka loves to spar!"
"You do? Well, lets have a match!" Wufei said.
"Sure." said Haruka.
"Well, lets go then!" Hotaru said, running out the door. Everyone followed suit.
*******************
They all reached the gym and headed to the back mat where they could spar in peace,
although, there isn't much peace in sparring. Haruka, Usagi, and Wufei went to the locker
rooms to change. Wufei walked into the locker room and started talking.
"You're going to lose, Tenoh. I'm a pretty good- Huh? Hey! Where'd you go?!"
Wufei looked around for his missing apponent.
"Hey, Koneko. Why are you changing?" Haruka asked.
"I want to spar too. I know you've been teaching me for a few years now, and I want
to see how well I do against another person."
"I see. You're a good fighter. You catch on quick, although, Wufei looks like he
won't be easy to take down."
"I know, but I want to try." Usagi looked up at Haruka, and all Haruka could do was
smile. 'Determined little thing you are Odango.'
The two finished dressing into karate gi's and headed out the door. Haruka and Usagi
were greeted by three very shocked pilots.
"You- you're a girl?!?!" Duo yelled, choking on the soft drink he just bought.
Quatre didn't say anything, and Heero shrugged saying "I've seen weirder stuff."
Wufei stormed out of the locker room. "There you are, Tenoh! How dare you leave
like that weakling!"
Haruka glared, "Who are you calling a weakling?" The two oppenents then stepped onto
the mat begining their match.
The spectators sat on a bench next to the mat for viewing purposes. Heero sat next to
Usagi and tried to think of some way to start the conversation. 'So... Usagi. No! That's
the dumbest thing I've ever heard myself say! So, how about them Gundams? Idiot! Girls
don't like fighting. Well, maybe except Haruka...' Heero was so lost in thought that he
didn't hear Usagi ask him a question.
Usagi sighed. This was no way to talk to someone. First of all, she was nervous
sitting next to him. This was the guy that she liked! And then, when she asked him a
question, he totally ignored her. 'Well, only one way to get his attention.' She reached
out and tapped him on the the shoulder. His reaction was not one she expected.
Heero was trying to think of something to say and a thing tapped him on the shoulder.
He was so surprised that his hand swung out and almost hit the things face. He was shocked
when he saw that Usagi was covering her face, protecting herself from being hit, by him.
"Usagi... I... Sorry. Did I hit you?"
Usagi lowered her hands from her face, "No, you surprised me. I asked you a question,
and when you didn't answer, I tapped you on your shoulder. Sorry."
"What did you ask?"
"Was it a surprise for you to learn Haruka was a girl?"
Heero chuckled, "Yeah. I was very shocked. She doesn't look it, but if you look
closely at her you can tell. I don't think Wufei knows yet though. I actually I can't wait
to see his reaction when he learns."
Usagi laughed, "Yeah, me either."
************ And now, we cut to our two favorite people....
"You're very weak, Tenoh!" Wufei said while making a roundhouse kick.
Haruka dodged and sent her elbow into Wufei's gut. She then kicked his back, which
sent him flying to the other side of the mat. Wufei got up and charged, Haruka dodged, and
Wufei jumped up. Haruka jumped up too, and they both tried to kick eachother while airborn.
Once on the ground again, Haruka grabbed Wufei's arms and threw him over her head, behind her.
She then flipped back and held Wufei's arm and leg, which held him in place, and signaling that
Haruka had won. Haruka got up and held out her hand to help him up. He swatted her hand
away.
"I don't need your help." He got up and dusted himself off. Usagi, Heero, Michiru,
and Duo walked out to them. Usagi hugged Haruka.
"You did it!" She said excitedly.
Duo muttered under his breath, "I can't believe she beat Wufei." He didn't intend
for anyone to hear, but Wufei did hear.
"Say that again Maxwell!" Wufei said, an unreadable expression on his face. Duo
looked up.
"I said, I can't believe Haruka beat you."
"No! You said 'she' beat me!" Wufei said.
"Uh... yeah. She did beat you, Wufei. Haruka won the fight." All color drained
from Wufei's face. Haruka smiled at this.
"Yup! Now, are girls weak? Huh?"
"Weak woman... beat me? A weak ohna beat me!? No!!!!!" Wufei collapsed on the floor
sobbing, still muttering about weak women beating him.
"Um... is he gonna be ok?" Usagi asked looking at his sobbing form. Haruka put her
arm around Michiru and held her close. Duo noticed.
"But.... you guys are boyfriend/girlfrie- I mean, Girlfriend/girlfriend..." A
large smile found its way onto his face, "ooo! Kinky." Haruka sighed and put her head into
her hand. And there was Duo.... still smiling.
*BEEPBEEPBEEP*
Everyone looked up at the sound. Trowa's watch was going off. Usagi slid her hand
over her watch and pressed the little red button marked off. 'If Trowa's watch is going off,
then he's going to have a mission, that means I'll probably have one too.'
Trowa stole a glance at Usagi and said, "Gomen Nasai. I forgot we had to do something
today, and it appears we're late. We'll see you later. At school?"
Usagi nodded, "At school. Ja ne!" Usagi then quickly walked into the locker room,
saying she was going to change.
The boys shrugged and walked out of the building. Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru went
into the locker room to find out if Usagi had a mission.
*******************
Trowa pressed the green button on his watch. "Hai?"
=Ah! Trowa! Good to see you! I've got a mission. There have been reports that
an abandond base is importing Gundamium alloy. There is also a disk in this base. It contains
the locations of various other bases that are manufacturing gundamium alloy. Take 01, 02, 04,
05 with you. Do you accept?= Trowa looked for acceptance from his comrades. Affirmative.
"We accept."
=Here's the address. Good luck.=
"Alright, guys," Trowa said, turning to the others, "Let's go."
******************
*BEEPBEEPBEEP*
"Hai?" Usagi answered.
=Ah! Usagi, how are you? I've got a mission for you. There's a base that's importing
Gundamium alloy. There's also a disk I need you retrieve. Get the disk, and destroy the files,
leave no idication you were there. Destroy the base once you've gotton the disk. Do you
accept?=
"Of course."
=Here's the rest of the information. Good Luck=
"I'll contact you when the mission is complete."
=END TRANSMISSION=
"Haruka?" Usagi asked, "Can you get me to my Gundam?"
"No problem."
******************
"Alright," Heero said, "The plan is, we go in, I get the disk, and you guys destroy
all you can inside. Once we're outa there, we destroy the base. Any objections?"
"Nope!" Duo said.
Heero glared at Duo, "Then lets go."
*****************
Usagi flew to the base. She could see the flashes of light and smoke. She sped up
knowing all to well that Dr. J had sent the other pilots too. When she arrived she
saw Deathscythe destroying some buildings separate from the main base. She touched down
and began to shoot some Leos that were coming out of one of the buildings. Duo noticed the
new mobile suit. THAT mobile suit.
=Hey! Lay off! This is my fight!= Usagi just ignored him. She continued destroying
suits. Gundam Altlong came out from the of the buildings. He also noticed the Gundam.
=Duo! Is this the gundam piloted by the woman?=
=Yeah. It is.=
Usagi swung her gundam towards the main base. She had to get out and retrieve the disk.
Now was the time she was glad she wore a mask on her costume for fighting. She opened the
hatch of her gundam, jumped out, and ran into the base.
Duo saw her run into the base. Her blonde hair was in a braid that was looped into
a bun on her head. She was wearing black pants, a black shirt, and a black mask. He jumped
out of his gundam and followed her into the base.
"Maxwell! What the hell are you doing?!?!" Wufei jumped out of his gundam and
followed Duo, muttering about a braided baka.
****************
Usagi ran down a hall, then stopped and leaned against the wall. Guards. Alot of
them. The guys got there before she did. 'Does that also mean, that they have the same
mission as me?' Usagi asked herself. 'They better not! I'm gonna get that disk, not
them.' She got her gun out from the holder on her hip. She didn't like to use the gun,
but she learned it was kill or be killed in this game. She had to admit though, when she
held that gun, she got a power rush, a dangerous one. She held her breath. 'On one...
two... three!' She stepped away from the wall and ran towards the room at the end of the
hall. The computer laboratory. She went into the room, and looked around for any scientists
or guards. She sighed in releif, no one here. She sat down at the computer and started
hacking into the files. 'Ami would be surprised.' she thought grimly. 'They would all be.'
****************
Heero walked around the corner. He had been looking for the computer room where he
would find the disk. So far it was like looking for a needle... 'Aha!' He found the room.
Trowa and him had separated earlier. Trowa was going to set some bomb devices around and they
would set them off before they left. Duo and Wufei were supposed to destroy any mobile suits
that decided to protect the base. Quatre had gotten separated from Heero and Trowa. Heero
silently prayed that the kind-hearted pilot was ok. He tested the doorknob before going in, it
was unlocked. 'Perfect.' He opened the door, expecting to find a lab of computers, but he
found a pair of blue eyes looking at him through a black mask.
****************
'Done!' Usagi triumphantly smiled. She pocketed the disk, and started to turn for
the door. The knob moved under her hand. Her body stiffened. 'Someone's coming!' She got her
gun from the holster, and grippped it tightly. 'Whoever is coming through that door is gonna
find my metal between his eyes!' The door opened to reveal a body, shrouded by the dimness of
the room. She raised her gun, and in a steady voice said,
"Get out of my way unless you want to feel your flesh burn from my bullet."
The male, she concluded, didn't even flinch. He said in a voice that equally matched
hers in coldness.
"Who are you?!"
Usagi growled. She sent a snap kick to the male, "That's none of your business!" And
the girl in black ran off with a gun in one hand and a disk in the other.
Heero got up from the ground. She surprised him. He didn't expect the tiny girl to
have such strength. He checked the computer. 'She took the disk! Kuso!! All the information
is gone!' He ran out of the room hoping to catch up to the girl. A thought entered Heero's
mind, 'Could she be Pilot 06?'
****************
'Let's see, 10 bombs in the hanger, six in the second hanger, and another six in the
areas of building support.' Trowa smiled to himself. They were all set by trigger, and if
someone tampered with them before the trigger button was pushed, they'd all go off on a chain
reaction. 'Now, I gotta get outa here. Huh? Who's that?' Trowa looked up at the sound of
running footsteps, could it be Heero?
A girl wearing black clothes and a black mask ran out into the hanger. She stopped
suddenly when seeing Trowa. Whisps of her blonde hair were falling out of the bun on top of
her head. 'Usagi...' Trowa was going to call out to her, but a couple of people thought that
it was really convienent to run into the hanger at that moment. He silently cursed the god
who was responsible. Duo, trailed by Wufei through one door, Heero through the one Usagi had
come out of and Quatre came through another. Duo started yelling about his scythe 'again',
Wufei asked if this was the 'Weak Woman pilot', Quatre looked a bit surprised, and Heero's
face held a look of indifference.
Trowa was so distracted by the confusion that he didn't notice an OZ soldier behind
him. The soldier's gun was poised for the direct shot, an evil grin on his face.
"Trowa!!! Look out!!!" Usagi screamed. She took a frisbe from somewhere and aimed
towards the soldier.
**BOOM!!!!**
The soldier fired the gun, Usagi's frisbe flew and hit the soldier in the arm, but she
couldn't do anything about the bullet...
Trowa was down on the ground. The bullet had penetrated his shoulder. He clutched it in
pain. Usagi ran to Trowa, not noticing that her mask had fallen off of her face.
"Trowa!! Daijoubu?! Daijoubu ka?!"
Duo gasped, "Usagi?!?!"
Heero looked on shocked. 'Tenshi?' He couldn't mask this emotion. The perfect soldier
looked on. 'How could Tenshi be a pilot?'
Hey all! Yay! Got chapter out! I had originally planned to get this out on Sunday,
but something happened and I couldn't, so sorry 'bout that. I'm outa writer's block thanks to
Samantha. Good idea! I altered it a bit though, I wanted Wu-chan to get beat by Haruka!
*evil grin* Anyway, please Review! Take care, everyone! Ja ne! Bunny-chan
Email: Bunnysm14@aol.com
That Time Old Feeling
Chapter 5
11/6/00
Hey everyone! Did you guys have fun trick or treating?!? (some people raise
their hands screaming, 'Me! Me!!') O.o;; Ok.... well, we'll let those people get
off of their sugar high. ^_^ The story takes place after blah blah blah... like you
guys need to be told anyway! I don't own the animes mentioned, so please don't sue,
it's inevitable that you'll only get pocket lint! My apologies for my cheapness, but I
just spent $60 on some subtitled sailor moon tapes. Enjoy the fic! Um... oh yeah, I
may spell stuff wrong, and there'll probably be little typos here and there, so please
don't get too hostile about that. Enjoy! ^_^
Hotaru ran up to Usagi and hugged her feircely, as if holding on to dear life.
"Usa... please don't disapear again! We were so worried." Hotaru added a little
sniffle to her sentence for effect. Usagi smiled at the girl who had almost reached her
height.
"I won't Hota-chan,"
Setsuna and Haruka walked up to Usagi and Trowa, who were still in the doorway.
"We won't be as forgiving as Hotaru, Usagi. You worried us to death." Setsuna
said. "Now come in and sit down," Usagi, Trowa, and Luna came into the apartment.
Setsuna stopped Luna, picked her up by the scruff of the neck, and whispered in her ear,
"You were suppossed to come here and tell me if anything happened to Usa..."
Luna just shrugged.
"It's good to see that you're ok, Usagi." Quatre said.
"C'mon, guys," Duo said, "We should go, its late."
"You guys go on ahead," Trowa said, "I have to talk to Meioh-san for a moment."
Wufei shrugged and headed out the door, Duo looked questioningly at Trowa, but headed
after Wufei. Quatre looked confused and walked out the door, and Heero glared at Trowa, but
left and closed the door behind him. Luna hopped onto Haruka's shoulder and anounced,
"Trowa's knows about us." Everyone, with the exception of Trowa, Usagi, and Luna,
looked shocked and surprised at the cat. Haruka regained her composture first.
"Nani!? He knows? How did he find out, Luna?" Haruka sneered the last word,
daring Luna to answer. Luna sweated under Haruka's gaze.
"He heard me talking, Haruka-san."
"Well," Setsuna began, "whatever the case, its obvious we've all been careless
in this new world. Luna, Usagi, do you also know that Trowa is a Gundam Pilot? 03, to be
exact."
"Nani?! Trowa! You didn't tell me, and I told you everything!" Usagi yelled.
"I was gonna tell you! Really I was! However, if you saw my Gundam, then I would
have to kill you. I didn't feel like killing you."
"You know that makes no sense whatsoever. I'll bet the other pilots have seen
your Gundam, and you haven't tried to kill them!"
"Well, they're my comrades..."
"And what am I? Chopped liver? I'm a pilot too!" Usagi screamed, "Arg! Nevermind!"
Everyone in the room sweatdropped.
"Well," Michiru started, "It's late, and you should be going, Trowa."
"Actually, since this day was sort of a bust, did you want to do something tomorrow
since we don't have school? You should all come." Trowa offered.
"Haruka-chan! Please!?" Usagi begged. Haruka relented. Setsuna seemed hesitant, and
Hotaru excitedly jumped up and down.
"Sure, I guess so..." Setsuna said.
"Alright then. See you all tomorrow!" Trowa said as he left out the door.
*************
Heero walked in silence on their way home. He couldn't get his feelings straight
about Usagi. He wasn't supposed to have emotion. It was a weakness. It just figured though
he was constantly stalked by a girl whom he didn't like, and he couldn't sort out his
feelings for the girl he did like. Life sucked. Destiny, fate, and all that other predestined
crap. It all sucked. 'Heero?' He heard a voice call to him, he imagined the voice had
blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and a wonderful body. 'Heero! Hey buddy! Hee-chan!' His
head snapped up at the sound of his hated given nickname from Duo. He growled. He couldn't
even daydream about her without someone or something ruining it. Heero glared at Duo.
"What do you want?"
"Well, I just thought you would like to know that you passed the house. We're back
here." Duo indicated about 10 feet back from where Heero was. Heero looked at his
surroundings. He sweatdropped. Yup, sure enough he had passed the house. A slight color
had reached his cheeks as he made his way to the house. Duo just sweatdropped. "Man!
You were out of it! What were you thinking about? Usagi?"
"No!!" Heero yelled, the color on his cheeks betrayed his feelings.
"You 'were' thinking about her?! I was just joking around. Do you like her?"
"I don't know, Duo. I've never felt this way. And it's a weakness."
"Don't say that, Heero. Sure. People you love get hurt all the time, you even
get hurt from it. But when you love, its the most wonderful feeling in the world."
Duo turned away from Heero and went inside to leave Heero with his thoughts. Heero
sat on the front step of the house. 'The most wonderful feeling in the world' he heard
Duo's words ring in his head. He looked up when he heard footsteps. Trowa.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked, concern showing through his visable eye.
Heero was about to answer when Duo opened the door screaming 'Dinner!' for the entire
neighborhood to hear. He stopped suddenly when seeing Trowa.
"Hey Trowa! You'll never believe what happened! Heero likes Usagi!" Duo
plastered a huge grin on his face. Heero sighed and put his head in his hands.
"Really?" Trowa asked.
"Yup! Hey, why did stay to talk with that doctor?" Duo asked. Heero's head went
up, wondering as well.
"Nothing. I heard dinner's ready?" Trowa said, changing the subject.
"Uh, yeah." Duo said, one hand behind his head, laughing nervously. "It's.. uh...
cajin style tonight."
"It's cajin style every night." Heero said with a mock shiver.
Duo got red in the face. "At least I'm trying! Quatre didn't feel like cooking
tonight." He then turned to go inside, "C'mon in if you want to eat." Then he left.
Trowa sat down next to Heero. They sat in silence for a few mintues, neither wanting
to start the conversation. Heero sighed.
"So, you like her?"
"I guess. Have you ever felt this way?"
"Yeah. It can hurt sometimes, but, I think its worth it in the end." Trowa got up
and reached for the door, "Good luck." And he left Heero to think about his words. The
door opened, "Uh, Heero?" Trowa got a grunt in response, "we're gonna hang out with Usagi and
everyone tomorrow. Forgot to tell you. Don't stay out here too long." And the door closed.
****************
Usagi settled into bed. She got something in her stomache earlier, and now was
planning to fall into a relaxing sleep. "Usagi-chan?" Usagi looked down by her bed. There
was Luna.
"Yeah, Luna?"
"What... do you think about... Trowa?" Luna asked, fidgeting.
"I like him as a friend. He's a good person, and very nice. Why do you ask?"
"I... um... well," Luna said, searching for words.
"Nani? What is it?" Usagi asked.
"I like Trowa." Luna said with a sigh. Usagi straightened herself so she could
look at Luna in the face. Usagi's eyes showed concern.
"Luna. You know that it can't happen. It'll be just like what happened between you
and Kakeru. He-"
"Usagi-chan! Kakeru-san was a crush. I think I may love Trowa. But, you are right,
I'm just a cat." Luna said sadly.
"Luna. Come here." Usagi opened her arms and Luna jumped in. Usagi held Luna, her
friend, comforting her. She looked at the crystal that she kept on her desk. 'Maybe, Luna.
Maybe you'll get your chance at a new life too.'
****************
*DingDong!* Quatre rang the bell. Heero fidgeted. Ok, so, he finally figures out
that he likes her,and now he's a nervous wreck. 'Great.' Haruka opened the door.
"Hey guys. The women are just about done, c'mon in." They all sat in the living
room. Trowa got a good look at Haruka. He never noticed that she wore earrings before. He
looked down at her hands, a ring. He was surprised that no one else noticed. But, then
again, he thought Haruka was a guy until last night. Luna came into the room and jumped onto
Trowa's chair. He smiled.
"Hi, Luna." He said by her ear as he scratched her head. Usagi, Michiru, and Hotaru
came in.
"Hey, everyone!" Usagi said happily, "Well, what are we gonna do today?"
"We were going to go back to the mall. Sound good?" Quatre said. Everyone
agreed except Wufei.
"I'm not going shopping. Shopping is for the weak."
"Wu-chan! But what happens when you have to shop for new chinese robes? Does your
policy of not shopping work then?" Duo put in.
"First off, Maxwell. DON'T call me Wu-chan unless you want to get hurt. And secondly,
I didn't shop for these clothes. They were given to me."
"Wufei," Quatre said, "They have a karate gym there," He was hoping to use something
Wufei liked in order to get him to come with them. It worked.
"Sparring gym, eh? I'll come."
"They have a Karate gym?" Michiru asked, "Haruka loves to spar!"
"You do? Well, lets have a match!" Wufei said.
"Sure." said Haruka.
"Well, lets go then!" Hotaru said, running out the door. Everyone followed suit.
*******************
They all reached the gym and headed to the back mat where they could spar in peace,
although, there isn't much peace in sparring. Haruka, Usagi, and Wufei went to the locker
rooms to change. Wufei walked into the locker room and started talking.
"You're going to lose, Tenoh. I'm a pretty good- Huh? Hey! Where'd you go?!"
Wufei looked around for his missing apponent.
"Hey, Koneko. Why are you changing?" Haruka asked.
"I want to spar too. I know you've been teaching me for a few years now, and I want
to see how well I do against another person."
"I see. You're a good fighter. You catch on quick, although, Wufei looks like he
won't be easy to take down."
"I know, but I want to try." Usagi looked up at Haruka, and all Haruka could do was
smile. 'Determined little thing you are Odango.'
The two finished dressing into karate gi's and headed out the door. Haruka and Usagi
were greeted by three very shocked pilots.
"You- you're a girl?!?!" Duo yelled, choking on the soft drink he just bought.
Quatre didn't say anything, and Heero shrugged saying "I've seen weirder stuff."
Wufei stormed out of the locker room. "There you are, Tenoh! How dare you leave
like that weakling!"
Haruka glared, "Who are you calling a weakling?" The two oppenents then stepped onto
the mat begining their match.
The spectators sat on a bench next to the mat for viewing purposes. Heero sat next to
Usagi and tried to think of some way to start the conversation. 'So... Usagi. No! That's
the dumbest thing I've ever heard myself say! So, how about them Gundams? Idiot! Girls
don't like fighting. Well, maybe except Haruka...' Heero was so lost in thought that he
didn't hear Usagi ask him a question.
Usagi sighed. This was no way to talk to someone. First of all, she was nervous
sitting next to him. This was the guy that she liked! And then, when she asked him a
question, he totally ignored her. 'Well, only one way to get his attention.' She reached
out and tapped him on the the shoulder. His reaction was not one she expected.
Heero was trying to think of something to say and a thing tapped him on the shoulder.
He was so surprised that his hand swung out and almost hit the things face. He was shocked
when he saw that Usagi was covering her face, protecting herself from being hit, by him.
"Usagi... I... Sorry. Did I hit you?"
Usagi lowered her hands from her face, "No, you surprised me. I asked you a question,
and when you didn't answer, I tapped you on your shoulder. Sorry."
"What did you ask?"
"Was it a surprise for you to learn Haruka was a girl?"
Heero chuckled, "Yeah. I was very shocked. She doesn't look it, but if you look
closely at her you can tell. I don't think Wufei knows yet though. I actually I can't wait
to see his reaction when he learns."
Usagi laughed, "Yeah, me either."
************ And now, we cut to our two favorite people....
"You're very weak, Tenoh!" Wufei said while making a roundhouse kick.
Haruka dodged and sent her elbow into Wufei's gut. She then kicked his back, which
sent him flying to the other side of the mat. Wufei got up and charged, Haruka dodged, and
Wufei jumped up. Haruka jumped up too, and they both tried to kick eachother while airborn.
Once on the ground again, Haruka grabbed Wufei's arms and threw him over her head, behind her.
She then flipped back and held Wufei's arm and leg, which held him in place, and signaling that
Haruka had won. Haruka got up and held out her hand to help him up. He swatted her hand
away.
"I don't need your help." He got up and dusted himself off. Usagi, Heero, Michiru,
and Duo walked out to them. Usagi hugged Haruka.
"You did it!" She said excitedly.
Duo muttered under his breath, "I can't believe she beat Wufei." He didn't intend
for anyone to hear, but Wufei did hear.
"Say that again Maxwell!" Wufei said, an unreadable expression on his face. Duo
looked up.
"I said, I can't believe Haruka beat you."
"No! You said 'she' beat me!" Wufei said.
"Uh... yeah. She did beat you, Wufei. Haruka won the fight." All color drained
from Wufei's face. Haruka smiled at this.
"Yup! Now, are girls weak? Huh?"
"Weak woman... beat me? A weak ohna beat me!? No!!!!!" Wufei collapsed on the floor
sobbing, still muttering about weak women beating him.
"Um... is he gonna be ok?" Usagi asked looking at his sobbing form. Haruka put her
arm around Michiru and held her close. Duo noticed.
"But.... you guys are boyfriend/girlfrie- I mean, Girlfriend/girlfriend..." A
large smile found its way onto his face, "ooo! Kinky." Haruka sighed and put her head into
her hand. And there was Duo.... still smiling.
*BEEPBEEPBEEP*
Everyone looked up at the sound. Trowa's watch was going off. Usagi slid her hand
over her watch and pressed the little red button marked off. 'If Trowa's watch is going off,
then he's going to have a mission, that means I'll probably have one too.'
Trowa stole a glance at Usagi and said, "Gomen Nasai. I forgot we had to do something
today, and it appears we're late. We'll see you later. At school?"
Usagi nodded, "At school. Ja ne!" Usagi then quickly walked into the locker room,
saying she was going to change.
The boys shrugged and walked out of the building. Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru went
into the locker room to find out if Usagi had a mission.
*******************
Trowa pressed the green button on his watch. "Hai?"
=Ah! Trowa! Good to see you! I've got a mission. There have been reports that
an abandond base is importing Gundamium alloy. There is also a disk in this base. It contains
the locations of various other bases that are manufacturing gundamium alloy. Take 01, 02, 04,
05 with you. Do you accept?= Trowa looked for acceptance from his comrades. Affirmative.
"We accept."
=Here's the address. Good luck.=
"Alright, guys," Trowa said, turning to the others, "Let's go."
******************
*BEEPBEEPBEEP*
"Hai?" Usagi answered.
=Ah! Usagi, how are you? I've got a mission for you. There's a base that's importing
Gundamium alloy. There's also a disk I need you retrieve. Get the disk, and destroy the files,
leave no idication you were there. Destroy the base once you've gotton the disk. Do you
accept?=
"Of course."
=Here's the rest of the information. Good Luck=
"I'll contact you when the mission is complete."
=END TRANSMISSION=
"Haruka?" Usagi asked, "Can you get me to my Gundam?"
"No problem."
******************
"Alright," Heero said, "The plan is, we go in, I get the disk, and you guys destroy
all you can inside. Once we're outa there, we destroy the base. Any objections?"
"Nope!" Duo said.
Heero glared at Duo, "Then lets go."
*****************
Usagi flew to the base. She could see the flashes of light and smoke. She sped up
knowing all to well that Dr. J had sent the other pilots too. When she arrived she
saw Deathscythe destroying some buildings separate from the main base. She touched down
and began to shoot some Leos that were coming out of one of the buildings. Duo noticed the
new mobile suit. THAT mobile suit.
=Hey! Lay off! This is my fight!= Usagi just ignored him. She continued destroying
suits. Gundam Altlong came out from the of the buildings. He also noticed the Gundam.
=Duo! Is this the gundam piloted by the woman?=
=Yeah. It is.=
Usagi swung her gundam towards the main base. She had to get out and retrieve the disk.
Now was the time she was glad she wore a mask on her costume for fighting. She opened the
hatch of her gundam, jumped out, and ran into the base.
Duo saw her run into the base. Her blonde hair was in a braid that was looped into
a bun on her head. She was wearing black pants, a black shirt, and a black mask. He jumped
out of his gundam and followed her into the base.
"Maxwell! What the hell are you doing?!?!" Wufei jumped out of his gundam and
followed Duo, muttering about a braided baka.
****************
Usagi ran down a hall, then stopped and leaned against the wall. Guards. Alot of
them. The guys got there before she did. 'Does that also mean, that they have the same
mission as me?' Usagi asked herself. 'They better not! I'm gonna get that disk, not
them.' She got her gun out from the holder on her hip. She didn't like to use the gun,
but she learned it was kill or be killed in this game. She had to admit though, when she
held that gun, she got a power rush, a dangerous one. She held her breath. 'On one...
two... three!' She stepped away from the wall and ran towards the room at the end of the
hall. The computer laboratory. She went into the room, and looked around for any scientists
or guards. She sighed in releif, no one here. She sat down at the computer and started
hacking into the files. 'Ami would be surprised.' she thought grimly. 'They would all be.'
****************
Heero walked around the corner. He had been looking for the computer room where he
would find the disk. So far it was like looking for a needle... 'Aha!' He found the room.
Trowa and him had separated earlier. Trowa was going to set some bomb devices around and they
would set them off before they left. Duo and Wufei were supposed to destroy any mobile suits
that decided to protect the base. Quatre had gotten separated from Heero and Trowa. Heero
silently prayed that the kind-hearted pilot was ok. He tested the doorknob before going in, it
was unlocked. 'Perfect.' He opened the door, expecting to find a lab of computers, but he
found a pair of blue eyes looking at him through a black mask.
****************
'Done!' Usagi triumphantly smiled. She pocketed the disk, and started to turn for
the door. The knob moved under her hand. Her body stiffened. 'Someone's coming!' She got her
gun from the holster, and grippped it tightly. 'Whoever is coming through that door is gonna
find my metal between his eyes!' The door opened to reveal a body, shrouded by the dimness of
the room. She raised her gun, and in a steady voice said,
"Get out of my way unless you want to feel your flesh burn from my bullet."
The male, she concluded, didn't even flinch. He said in a voice that equally matched
hers in coldness.
"Who are you?!"
Usagi growled. She sent a snap kick to the male, "That's none of your business!" And
the girl in black ran off with a gun in one hand and a disk in the other.
Heero got up from the ground. She surprised him. He didn't expect the tiny girl to
have such strength. He checked the computer. 'She took the disk! Kuso!! All the information
is gone!' He ran out of the room hoping to catch up to the girl. A thought entered Heero's
mind, 'Could she be Pilot 06?'
****************
'Let's see, 10 bombs in the hanger, six in the second hanger, and another six in the
areas of building support.' Trowa smiled to himself. They were all set by trigger, and if
someone tampered with them before the trigger button was pushed, they'd all go off on a chain
reaction. 'Now, I gotta get outa here. Huh? Who's that?' Trowa looked up at the sound of
running footsteps, could it be Heero?
A girl wearing black clothes and a black mask ran out into the hanger. She stopped
suddenly when seeing Trowa. Whisps of her blonde hair were falling out of the bun on top of
her head. 'Usagi...' Trowa was going to call out to her, but a couple of people thought that
it was really convienent to run into the hanger at that moment. He silently cursed the god
who was responsible. Duo, trailed by Wufei through one door, Heero through the one Usagi had
come out of and Quatre came through another. Duo started yelling about his scythe 'again',
Wufei asked if this was the 'Weak Woman pilot', Quatre looked a bit surprised, and Heero's
face held a look of indifference.
Trowa was so distracted by the confusion that he didn't notice an OZ soldier behind
him. The soldier's gun was poised for the direct shot, an evil grin on his face.
"Trowa!!! Look out!!!" Usagi screamed. She took a frisbe from somewhere and aimed
towards the soldier.
**BOOM!!!!**
The soldier fired the gun, Usagi's frisbe flew and hit the soldier in the arm, but she
couldn't do anything about the bullet...
Trowa was down on the ground. The bullet had penetrated his shoulder. He clutched it in
pain. Usagi ran to Trowa, not noticing that her mask had fallen off of her face.
"Trowa!! Daijoubu?! Daijoubu ka?!"
Duo gasped, "Usagi?!?!"
Heero looked on shocked. 'Tenshi?' He couldn't mask this emotion. The perfect soldier
looked on. 'How could Tenshi be a pilot?'
Hey all! Yay! Got chapter out! I had originally planned to get this out on Sunday,
but something happened and I couldn't, so sorry 'bout that. I'm outa writer's block thanks to
Samantha. Good idea! I altered it a bit though, I wanted Wu-chan to get beat by Haruka!
*evil grin* Anyway, please Review! Take care, everyone! Ja ne! Bunny-chan