A Fallen Angel- chapter 2
She didn't know why she had called him that. Quatre-chan. Did she like him? Rhia didn't know, couldn't tell. All she knew was that the words just kind-off slipped out of her mouth. She also didn't know why she was calling herself Rhia. The name just stuck, even though it was a very unusual name that she had never heard before. Maybe it was because Quatre gave it to her- a gift, perhaps. One that she didn't steal. Like the guitar. Well, she hadn't exactly stolen it, more like borrowed it for a while. A very long while, mind you, but still a while. Any ways, she left a note, it wasn't like he could use it or anything- it might as well be put to some use. And he had seen her walking out with it so he would have stopped her, right? Right. Why was she thinking like this? She wasn't supposed to think like this. She had to stick to her mission- it was her only purpose in life. To keep the gundam pilots on track, nothing more, nothing, less. She couldn't be thinking of Quatre. But he was a gundam pilot, so it was ok. No- all emotions are forbidden- especially love. She couldn't love. Even if it was one of the ones she was sent to protect, she couldn't love. Not now, not ever. So just stop thinking of him. But there really wasn't much else to do as she watched the scenery roll by.
Rhia had managed to do odds and ends at a traveling circus to help them prepare for a show. And she got to see Trowa. It was actually kind-of funny- he didn't really seem like the circus type for her- to cold-to stiff. Then again, he didn't do much, just hand there as that girl threw darts at him. That girl had been really nice- she convinced the ringmaster to allow Rhia to help around the circus. Why, she didn't know, perhaps her messy cloths and hair, or her shoeless feet. It's not that she minded having no shoes- she always thought them to be useless inconveniences in the warmer months-but it did make her look poor and homeless. But that didn't stop her from working her hardest and earning that 50 dollar bill- which was plenty for a bus ticket. That was actually more than enough, considering that no one seemed to want to ride a bus for six hours, when you could take a plane for one. So she had bought the bus ticket to go wherever she was going. Rhia didn't really know where she was going, she just picked a destination around where one of the gundam pilots- Chang Wulfei- had landed. And that was where she was going- to a place that she knew nothing about- not even where he was. Wulfei might have crash-landed just like her. She would find it, though. Rhia had a feeling that it wouldn't be hard to find the gundam pilots- she had a feeling they would find her.
"All passengers getting off at stop 21, please exit the bus now." That was her. Rhia got her only belonging- a guitar- and walked down the isle. Back in, stomach in, head up, Rhia reminded herself, keep your posture good. She stepped off the bus and looked around at the unfamiliar landscape with eyes of stone. Now where do I go? She asked herself. An OZ base, of course. And with that, Rhia took off running to the nearest OZ base, which wasn't to hard to find.
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There it was. The base was huge- how could she possibly find him in that? Well, the best thing she could do would be to simply go in the base and just start looking. Getting in would be a problem, though. If she guessed correctly, it would be next to impossible to just walk in, unless she was with a soldier. Oh sure, like that's going to happen. Hey Mr. Soldier, will you carry me into the base? That's it! I'll hide in something and just leave when they put me down. Rhia scanned the outside of the base. There- boxes. She looked around, and then began sprinting towards her way in.
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Rhia climbed out of the boxes and surveyed her new surroundings. Not a soul was in sight. Good, I don't feel like killing anyone right now. On light feet, she quietly tiptoed out of the room and peaked her head out the door. Again, not a soul was in sight. Is it supposed to be this deserted? She was expecting to come across at least one person on guard, and here, there was no one in sight. Must be lunch hour. Knowing that if she got to cocky, it would become her worst enemy, Rhia began walking down the hall as quietly as possible.
"Hey! You're not supposed to be here!" Without even glancing behind her, Rhia took off running down the hallway and into another room. And smack into another soldier. He picked her up by the arm as easily as if she were a doll.
"What's your name, wittle baby?" he asked. Rhia responded him with a kick in the crouch. His eyes got wide as he dropped her to the ground and curled up into a ball, whimpering.
"Baby," Rhia muttered turned around and went, nowhere. Where was she supposed to go? She was surrounded on all sides by soldiers. But she never lifted her mask of stone. She simply took out her gun and aimed it at the nearest chest.
"Ahhh...look...the wittle girl has a gun.
"Do you even know how to shoot that thing?" Rhia immediately fired her gun at a lightbulb and then at one of the men's heads, narrowly missing it. The man chuckled nervously. "You missed me."
"I know," Rhia replied, "but I won't miss you next time. Sensing movement, Rhia spun around and aimed the gun at a hand reaching up to press a large red button- an alarm. "Don't even think about it." The hand immediately went down. Good, they're scared of me- my advantage. "Nobody move." Nobody moved.
"Hey, wait a minute, there are five of us and only one of her, we have the advantage here."
"Goodbye!" Rhia yelled as she pushed a man out of the way, dashed out of the room, and back in the hallway. After taking a great deal of twists and turns, she eventually ran into a deserted room. Hide, hide where should I hide? Aha- closet. Rhia ran into the closet and climbed into one of the outfits that were on a hanger. It was very uncomfortable, but she knew from experiences that she was virtually invisible, but if she was found........she was a goner. But that was a chance she would have to take.
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Noin stared at the closet, unsure of what to do. She had heard the alarm sound, then saw a small child running into the closet. She must be the escapee, but she doesn't even look old enough to drive. Unsure of what to do, Noin quietly walked over to the closet and opened the door- half expecting the girl to jump out of her. But she didn't. In fact, Noin couldn't see her at all. Man, she picked a good hiding place. "Hello?" Noin called out, "you can come out, I won't hurt you." Nothing. "Come on, I saw run in here, so I know you're here." She heard a sigh, and then stirring on her right side. Noin spun around, just in time to see a young girl falling from an unused military outfit. The girl slowly stood up, and stared Noin in the eyes. Noin felt shudders run though her body. It was those eyes. They held no fear, no anger, no sadness, nothing. Just blank, cold, emotionless. She had seen eyes like that before from a comrade. He had fought in a battle- hand-to-hand combat- and had been the lone survivor- the one who saw everyone else die. He had died a short while later. But even his eyes weren't like this. No child should have eyes like these.
All of a sudden, a loud explosion filled the air as half of the room caught on fire. "What in the world?" Noin yelled as she began to dash out of the room, but then stopped when she noticed that the young girl was not following. Noin grabbed her by the arm and literally had to drag her away.
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Noin couldn't believe that this was happening. After all this hard work and training, her soldiers- which were almost like sons to her- were dying. Badly. It's not fair, they weren't ready for battle....hey, whose that? Noin turned her mobile suit around and stared at the unmoving figure. It was that girl. Noin had clearly told her to stay put, but it looked liked she didn't listen. "Hey! You'd better get out of here or you'll die!" Noin called out, worried for the strange girl's safety.
The girl turned and looked up at Noin- her once braided hair now undune to reveal a mass of wild mud-brown hair that dragged slightly on the ground. "I already have," the girl said softly, then went sprinting in the opposite direction of the burning building.
Just as she seemed safely out of reach, another explosion went off, right where the girl was running. "NOOO!" Noin yelled. How could she die? But then again, how could she survive? All she knew was that she would find whoever did this and teach him a lesson for killing so many of her men and a girl whom she had only known for moments, but had left a big impact on her heart.
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Again she had done it. Again she defied death. That explosion had sent her flying, and yet she landed unharmed. How was that possible? How long could she keep on like this, was she immortal? Maybe it was that, since she had no soul, neither heaven nor hell wanted her. Whatever it was, she defied death again, just like she had done for so many years. All she could do was to simply pick herself up and walk away. But where was she to go? It was obvious that Wulfei had left his mark at the OZ base, so it would be foolish to go there. And she didn't have enough money for another bus ticket. The best thing she could do would be to just start walking once more, and with her luck, she would end up on the doorstep of another pilot's temporary home. So she picked up her guitar- which had somehow remained unharmed- and started to walk towards a forest. There had been a forest like that, behind her house when she was little. She used to wander in it, then she got lost for a day, but was eventually found by one of her older sisters. She had eight. One might think that she would never set foot in that forest again. But she went in it many more times, and got lost many more times, too. That was the way she was, she made a mistake, forgot about it, then made that mistake many more times- she never learned. That was different now, of course- Dr. J. had driven that habit out of her along with many others.
But that was then and this is now and she had learned not to dwell on the past- to keep her mind on the present, so as not to be killed in battle. So she set off, no longer dwelling on a time before now.
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Disgrace. Everything here was a disgrace. Those soldiers had been poorly trained- a disgrace. That woman in the mobile suit had fought bravely, but she was still a disgrace. Everything here was a disgrace. Even those deer were a disgrace- fleeing the moment he scolded them. He was a disgrace, for playing a trick on a weak woman, but he let it go. Nothing is fair in the game of love and war Wulfei reminded himself as he stepped into a beautiful clearing. Birds were singing, the sun was shining, the ground was dotted in flowers- much different from the place he had left only moments before. But wait, what was that? It sounded like music. Guitar music. Wulfei scanned the field and spied a young girl sitting on the ground. She had long brown hair that was spread out all around her and her cloths were sooty and torn- another disgrace. He was not in the mood for company. He walked over to her and yelled, "get out of my face!" But Wulfei did not get the response he wanted. The girl stopped playing, stood up swung the guitar over her shoulder, and stared Wulfei in the eye. She did not appear in the least bit startled, or afraid, just calm.
She lifted up his hand and placed a pure white rose in it, gently wrapping his fingers around it, then squeezed slightly. Not letting go, she said, "Do not ever forget the peace you are fighting for- a secluded meadow far away from the troubles of the war- the soft sigh of the woman you love- don't ever forget the peace you are fighting for." With that, she gently let go of his hand, turned around, and walked away. Wulfei stared at the white flower in his still-raised hand, stunned. He understood now that the pen was mightier that the sword- those words had touched his heart.
Everything here was a disgrace- the soldiers, the animals, him. But that girl.....no, she was not a disgrace.
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A/N- well, did you like it? Sorry I didn't get it out sooner- we had a small vacation one weekend- I was in a performance the next, and today is a snow day so......I had time to write it.
PLEASEEEE REVIEW!!!!! I got four the first time (puts up four fingers) and two the second time (puts up two fingers) one was from my best friend and I know she liked it(puts down one finger) (looks at fingers) THAT'S NOT FAIR!!!! (starts to cry like a chibi)
Can you please review, I would like to get at least five this time.
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