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She is Me
©2001 by Kei and Princess Lesse
Chapter 2 ~ Familiar Faces
Written by Princess Lesse
La Conejita stopped the bleeding of her index finger and put on some different pants and a yellow tank top. The pants were black and the tank top was spaghetti-strapped. She wore some black combat boots and her shimmering white hair was pulled into a messy bun. She walked to class slowly, carrying nothing with her.
Then she felt a sharp pain in her side. She rubbed her hip and scowled slightly. She knew why she had the sharp pain at a moment's instance. She knew what the cause of it was, and she was prepared to make herself and the other somehow become one, or try to stop the handicap.
She saw ahead the small figure that caused her the still-stinging sensation. She had on a pink skirt and matching pink long-sleeved shirt that had a white tee shirt—with a Hawaiian flower on it—over the pink. She had on white tennis shoes with no socks and a silver anklet. Her hair was in the usual style of two buns on each side of her head with streamers flowing out of each.
La Conejita watched with narrowed eyes as she got up rubbing her hip. Then she saw the blond skip away, bag in hand. She saw another figure silently walking to the front of the school. The figure was watching every move that her target made, and she didn't like the thought of it. It seemed like he was watching her.
Serena sat in class, her hands folded on the top of her desk. She sat with her notebook closed on the side of her desktop and her backpack was open, awaiting patiently the use of its owner. Serena had a fuzzy pink pen and was chewing on it thoughtfully. She watched as another person came in, her shades still over her eyes. Serena got a slight inkling that she knew the girl from somewhere, but she dismissed it quickly when she saw a certain figure walk in the door.
Wufei was eating an early lunch because his next class would be soon, and it wouldn't be with Maxwell. He wasn't in the best of moods that he had to share a room with a woman, but he wouldn't complain. That would be injustice, and he had honor. He wouldn't be weak, nor would he put the weak to shame. Then he heard a voice that he desperately didn't want to hear at any time; he was, after all, the Solitary Dragon.
"Wu-man! Hey, Wu-man! Did you take my tuna sandwich? I need that 'cause it has the protein I need to function in the mornin'."
"Wufei sighed and shook his head. No escaping the inevitable. He stood and chunked the sandwich at Duo. He smiled slightly when his aim was made true.
Duo smiled a cheeky grin and yelled, "THANKS WU-MAN! I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T EAT ANY! MY EXLAX IS IN HERE!"
Wufei shuddered and he picked up the rice cake that he was eating. It didn't have anything but the nutrients that he would eat. He stood and walked away, trying to move away from what seemed like a death trap. Duo's choice of food wasn't his choice at all.
La Conejita was sitting down when the professor came to the board and stated to speak about Ethics. She wasn't particularly absorbed in the lecture, but she didn't want to bring attention to herself by not paying attention at all. She looked across the aisle at the girl, who was fervently trying to take down as many notes as she could. She rolled her eyes as the professor started to write on the board.
The professor jerked and the chalked squeaked on the board when the door banged open. He turned red when he saw it was a student, but the student looked genuinely sorry. He spoke.
"Sir, I am so sorry. I didn't mean to be late to my first class, but my chauffeur was late and I couldn't get to the center of Cinq Kingdom in time. Please forgive me. I will ask someone for notes and try to get the rest of your lecture. I assure you that I shall be on time for your upcoming classes."
The professor looked down his glasses at the young man.
"Very well…"
"Quatre Raberba Winner, sir."
"Very well, Quatre. I understand that you will be on time for the later classes. Please get the notes after class, I need no more interruptions."
"Yes, sir. I understand completely."
"Sit."
So Quatre sat in a seat by Serena. She smiled and waved at him. He also smiled and waved back. He shrugged his shoulders and mouthed, "I woke up late this morning. I was going to call you, but I slept in."
Serena giggled behind her hand and started to take down notes when she got a stern look from one of the students in class. Quatre smiled at the frantically writing Serena. She was definitely cute and she tried so hard to get the grades she did receive. She was accepted here, because she pulled up her grades from the Ds and Fs they were before to As and Bs and maybe a couple of Cs. He would know—he had been her best friend for years. Their parents knew each other somehow, before certain problems occurred.
Quatre thought to himself, 'Serena doesn't know what all I have been through. She just knows that I keep in touch, and that I love her.'
He smiled at the thought, then resumed his focus on the class at hand. He didn't really need to know this, he already knew what he needed to know, being an Arabian prince and all.
Heero didn't attend class this day, he had more important matters to attend to. Like, why did he have to attend Saint Gabriel's Institution anyway? They already knew that he had to protect Relena anyway, he shouldn't have to get so close to her. If someone were to shoot her because she wasn't closely guarded, it wouldn't be his problem. He wasn't her babysitter, just her protector when she left the Cinq Kingdom.
He walked around in his spandex shorts and green tank top, better known as 'muscle shirt.' He wore tennis shoes and was exploring the surroundings, seeing the problems of the place and keeping tabs on where he should inspect more often. He saw a suspicious figure earlier, but she didn't seem to be aiming for Relena. She was watching another figure, who was a goddess in herself. He shook his head, even though he was thinking that they were both goddesses.
He looked at his schedule and noticed that he would have to attend some classes tomorrow, even if he did know the contents of the lectures they would give, and the materials he would need to know for each test, which he did.
He heard running behind him and he grabbed his gun, taking the safety off and cocking it all at once. He aimed it when he turned around, and he saw the stunned face of Relena.
"Oi, Heero? What's the matter? Are you okay?"
"Hn."
Heero lived by his emotions, but if a person knew how, someone could control him. It wasn't that hard to control him, the right buttons just needed to be pushed. And his emotions now told him to shoot the enemy. She was the enemy of the colonies, even if a spectator didn't know it. Her trying to reach total pacifism wasn't possible; turmoil is needed in life, and she didn't want fighting at all. He didn't either, but he would fight to live in peace, even if she wouldn't.
"Oh, silly Heero. I know that you talk, you have spoken to me before, and you really do care. I know that you do."
"You're right, Relena. I do care. You stay alive, I care. Goodbye, Relena. I need to go over my schedule and make sure I have all the materials."
"Most definitely, Heero. I understand completely. I hope to see you soon, Heero. Good day, as well. Bye."
Heero nodded, did a little salute, and walked away. She didn't need to know that he wasn't as cold hearted as everyone thought he was.
Serena was sitting in her dorm after attending her classes for the day. She wanted to get a head start on the homework that had been assigned. She didn't want to be behind, and she would make the grades, and hopefully get a 4.0 grade average in the Institution. She had heard that Saint Gabriel's was a hard school, and she didn't intend to be behind and make the terrible grades that some thought she was inclined to make.
She heard a knock on the door and standing there was Quatre. She smiled at him and ushered him inside.