She is Me Chapter 1: A New Arrival, a gundam wing/sailor moon fanfic

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She is Me

Chapter 1 ~ A New Arrival

Written by Kei

The walls surrounding St. Gabriel's Institution were high and white, made from rock and mortar. They were perfectly clean; the school's director, Relena Darlian, made sure to have it cleaned by a crew of hardworking men every weekend.

And the walls were completely spotless, except for a single figure marring their flawless face. The figure was a young woman, short but strong in stature, with long white hair pulled back into a high ponytail, wearing black-rimmed sunglasses that hid piercing silver eyes. Her skin was a peachy hue, set off by her navy blue T-shirt and tight black leggings that left nothing to the imagination in the way of her shapely legs. On her feet was a pair of silver and white sneakers that made absolutely no noise whenever she walked or moved in any way.

She remained perfectly still as a teenaged girl skipped past, whistling as she turned the corner and entered the courtyard of St. Gabriel's. She had long golden hair pinned up in two buns, one on each side of her head, and bright, dancing, blue eyes. She had on white tights, a pleated lavender skirt, a clean white top with short sleeves, and lavender, lace-up ankle boots. She was carrying a bright pink duffel bag over her shoulder and a black carpetbag; a new arrival to the prestigious school.

The woman leaning against the wall lowered her sunglasses slightly, her silver eyes glinting in the noonday sun, and whispered, "So, you've arrived."

The other girl continued on in, still whistling, completely oblivious to her surroundings. She led a normal life, free of worries, free of care. Her family had recently moved to the capital of the Cinq Kingdom and enrolled her in this school. Now she was on her way to meet the renowned leader of the Cinq Kingdom, Princess Relena. Or was it Relena Darlian? Perhaps Relena Peacecraft? The girl didn't care, she just wanted a nap, actually. She was also excited to meet her new roommate, unaware that the dorms had recently been made coed.

"My name is Relena Darlian, and I would like to welcome you to Saint Gabriel's Institute and to the Cinq Kingdom, as well," the young princess greeted the newest student at the school.

"Thank you, Miss Relena. I'm Serena Tsukino," she replied with a cheerful smile. "Um…who will my roommate be? I understood from the brochure my parents had that we shared dorms."

"Hold on just one moment," Relena answered, typing some data into her computer and clicking the mouse a few times. "Serena Tsukino…your roommate is going to be Chang Wufei."

"Great!" Serena chirped. "Is there someone who could show me to my room? I know you're probably really busy, being the princess and all. Thanks for going to the trouble to make me feel welcome, Miss Relena."

"You're quite welcome, Serena; and please, simply Relena is fine," she said warmly.

"Alright, Relena. So…who's gonna show me to my room?" Serena repeated.

"Oh, of course. Pargan," Relena addressed the mustached butler who stood against one wall of the office, "would you please show Serena to her new room? She's Wufei's new roommate."

"Right away, Miss Relena," Pargan bowed before leading the way to the dorm room she would be residing in from now until the end of the year.

When they arrived, Serena thanked Pargan and opened the door. She entered cautiously, glancing furtively around for signs of life. She found none, so heaved her bags onto the bed on the side of the room that seemed to be uninhabited. She went about unpacking her clothing and other necessities, hanging up shirts and dresses, placing toiletries in the bathroom, and hanging a few posters on the wall.

Satisfied with her work, Serena looked out the window to find that the sun was setting. She shrugged and went into the bathroom to change clothes.

Wufei had his thin lips set in a straight line as he dragged himself up numerous flights of stairs to his room. He figured that his new roommate would be there by now; Relena had informed him earlier in the day that whoever the new person was would be moved in by nightfall.

He eased the door inward and barely had time to notice light coming from the crack between the carpet and the bottom of the bathroom door when the white barrier was pulled back to reveal a golden angel. Her long blond hair flowed down to her ankles and she had crystalline blue eyes that glinted in the light flooding from behind her. She wore pink pajamas consisting of a long-sleeved top and cute little pants that stopped mid-calf with some elastic and small ruffles.

"Oh!" she said in a surprised silvery voice. "I didn't know the dorms were coed!" After this statement, she blushed a bright cherry red. "Um, my name is Serena Tsukino. You must be Chang Wufei; it's nice to meet you."

"Same to you," he said, eyeing her warily before shoving past her into the bathroom. She blinked at his swift, slightly cold reaction, but shrugged it off.

"It's time for that little nap," she murmured to herself, climbing into her bed and reminding herself to buy some pink bunny sheets to replace the scratchy grey ones currently on the bed. She yawned and fell asleep.

"YO! WU-MAN! TIME TO GET UP! RISE AND SHINE!" a loud voice called from outside the door. Serena lifted heavy eyelids from over bleary blue eyes that soon narrowed in the direction of the door. She threw back her covers and stomped to the door, ripping it back and glaring at the perpetrator.

"Uh-uh," she said in a low, menacing voice. "Not cool."

The braided boy backed up, holding his hands out in front of him with the palms facing her in surrender.

"Whoa, sorry, lady. I didn't know you were, uh, spending the night with Wufei," he apologized.

"Perv," she growled. "I'm his new roommate, Serena Tsukino. Who are you?"

"Duo Maxwell. Sorry 'bout waking you, Serena. Wu-man just sleeps deep and you gotta have a strong set of lungs to get him up and at 'em," Duo explained.

She nodded and went back inside. She plastered a smile on her face and pretended to be more awake than she really was before shaking Wufei's sleeping form violently in order to wake him. When he opened his eyes, cursing in Chinese, she smiled and said, "Good morning, sleepyhead. One of your friends is here. Class starts in an hour or so; don't dawdle too much."

"Leave me alone, woman," he muttered, shoving her away and standing up. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and stumbled over to Duo. "What do you want, Maxwell?"

"Since we've got first period together, I thought we should walk there together, ya know?" Duo explained.

Wufei grunted at him and disappeared into the washroom to change. Serena sighed exasperatedly when she looked over at the closed door. She hated waiting; patience had never been one of her virtues.

All of a sudden she felt a prick in her left index finger. When she lifted the digit into her line of vision she saw a droplet of crimson rising out of the small wound. She sucked it into her mouth to ease the pain and stop the blood, trying to act natural. Strange injuries like that had been happening to her ever since she could remember. At the age of five she'd fallen into a coma for no apparent reason but woke two weeks later, fit as a fiddle and unaware of all the worry she'd caused. During her fourteenth year, without falling down or taking any action that would result in broken bones, Serena got a broken ankle and cracked collarbone. No doctor or specialist her parents had taken her to could figure it out and give a diagnosis. She'd just learned to live with it.

"Stupid pants," La Conejita muttered angrily as she forcefully shoved a needle through the fabric of her torn trousers to sew up a rip in them.

"Ouch! Damn," she cursed when the sharp tip of the needle stabbed her index finger. She shoved the pad of her thumb down over the tiny hole to halt the bleeding.