No Longer Innocent
By: Scorpio
A/n: All right… well I have to explain a few things. This is after the Endless Waltz, but they rebuilt the Gundams. All of the pilots are 20, and they are attending college as juniors, but this is all a disguise for a mission. I hope everything is cleared up, and you will enjoy this story. Please review because I want a certain amount before continuing. Thank you readers. I also want to say sorry for all the wrong college terms I used.
Disclaimer: I do not own all the characters of Gundam Wing, but all the ones that you have never heard of are mine. Please do not use the characters without my approval first though I don't know who would even want to use them… I will let you read the story now…^_^
Chapter 1
Name: Olivia Cho
Age: 17
Birth: July 14th
Blood type: A
Hair: A plain shiny black
Eyes: Chocolate brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 105 lb.
Nationality: Chinese
Hobbies: Reading, writing, drawing, and computers
Background information: An orphan ever since she could remember, and has no friends. She should be a senior this year, but just started college at a junior level not as a freshman. She is originally from America, but came to Japan for college for personal reasons. She is fluent in Japanese, but makes mistakes every now, and then. She is very shy, and tends to stutter a lot. Her mind is amazing, but her physique was weak. With all of her features she could have passed for 14-15. She is a genius at electronics, especially computers.
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Olivia tightened her hold on her backpack, and looked at the slip of paper in her hands. It had the list of all her classes, and what rooms. Her first class was supposed to be Advance Computer Programming level 3. The studying paid off since she was now in classes no one her age would have ever made. Usually the school wouldn't allow anyone to do this, but since she was an exchange student they really didn't mind. Another great advantage of taking junior classes is that she just had one year of college left then no more school.
You would think that a person like Olivia would be proud of her brains, but she wasn't. She was always the rejected nerd. Even the nerdiest of nerds rejected her because of jealousy. She had never actually fit in at her other schools. The best friends she ever made were her fellow books. Is she a brainiac? Probably, but these insults would never diminish her ambition.
She wasn't like some geeky looking dork, as you would imagine. Olivia was just a very plain girl at least that is what she thought. Her black hair that was never neat was cut short to the middle of her neck. Her skin had a pale hue from not going outside a lot, and her lips were thin, and a pale red. Olivia had a small build, but just because she didn't play sports meant she was fat. She was rather in the middle. Her feminine features were modest, but noticeable.
Olivia finally came back to reality when the five-minute bell rang. If she didn't hurry she would be late for class. Not taking another minute to think, she straightened her uniform, and ran to class with surprising strength.
She grabbed the doorknob right when the last bell rang. If anything she hated being late for her FIRST day of school. Olivia grimaced as all eyes turned to her when she walked in. There were at least 30 students!
The female teacher looked at her in annoyance. " So you must be the exchange student. Since you are new I will let this tardy pass, but no more. I am Ms. Kajima, and I welcome you. Please introduce yourself to the class."
Olivia gulped deep in her throat, and walked to the front of the class. Her heart beat wildly at all the burning stares. " H-hi m-my name is O-Olivia C-Cho. I-I am Chinese, b-but m-my homeland i-is A-America. I-I am s-seventeen years old, a-and am h-happy t-to b-be here…" She smiled weakly, and looked down at her feet.
" Well Olivia please have a seat between Heero Yuy, and Relena Dorlian." Ms. Kajima pointed to 2 students.
Olivia looked at Relena first, and thought she looked like a nice person. She new she had heard the name Dorlian before. Now she remembered… she had heard it on the news when she was 12 years old. She must be the daughter of the deceased Vice Foreign Minister. She was impressed, but barely.
She looked over at Heero, and raised an eyebrow. He was sitting cross-armed in his chair, and his eyes were closed as if in concentration. They suddenly opened making her gasp at the deep dark emotions swirling in them. He was dangerous, and was not someone you should mess with. She made a note to herself too keep away from him. He seemed to give her this warning himself.
~ Heero's Angle ~
When Olivia Cho walked in something about her intrigued him. No, it was not because he was attracted to her. He would commit suicide (like many times before) before feeling such an emotion. He just felt that she was something important.
Heero brushed these thoughts aside, and looked to the left. Relena was a seat away from him ironically. He shuddered, the only reason why she was here was not because she had and interest in computers, but because she wanted to be close to Heero at all times. Heero knew that he was supposed to be the unstoppable ", Perfect Soldier," but somehow his stalker always found him.
He didn't even want to think about this! Heero turned to look to the front of the class, and saw Olivia introducing herself. Well trying to introduce herself. He was amused at how much she stuttered. It was going to be funny watching her stutter through the whole year… What was it about her that was so familiar?
He looked down at the computer screen, and noticed Duo had said something in the chat room the five pilots were in.
* Pilot Chat *
Shinigami: The new student is so cute when she stutters!
( Heero rolled his eyes)
Wing Zero: Hn… ( a/n: I was very tempted to put suicidal psychopath…lol ^_^)
Sandrock: She is very sweet looking Duo.
Clown03: ….
Nataku: WEAKLINGS! Thinking about girls is all you sissy boys do!
Shinigami: I ain't no sissy! You justice FREAK!
Nataku: Justice is for the strong Maxwell!
Sandrock: You guys calm down! o_O;
Wing Zero: Hn…Pathetic….
Clown03: True…
Heero at this point was bored of the conversation, and closed his eyes. The teacher was telling the new girl to sit in between him, and Relena. Great! Now he didn't have to look at all the puppy faces Relena kept giving him! He almost was… happy…
He kept his eyes closed, but felt someone looking at him intently. Heero opened his eyes, and met the gaze of Olivia. She looked thoughtful at first, but when she saw his warning glance she looked away. He smirked, and decided to check on the chat.
~ Olivia's angle ~
She took a seat, and set up her laptop in front of her like the other students. Olivia plugged everything in expertly, and logged online. Right when she did an IM message appeared on her screen.
Heeroluver: Hi Olivia! This is Relena.
LttlegrnOlive: Hi! What's with the s/n?
(Olivia looked back and forth between Heero and Relena. Relena was grinning, and Heero was cringing when he saw the s/n on Olivia's screen.)
Heeroluver: He is my destined luv! *Sigh*
LttlegrnOlive: So you are his g/f?
Heeroluver: No, but he just won't admit that he luvs me.
LttlegrnOlive: Really… He sure doesn't seem to like you…
Heeroluver: I told you he kept denying it!
LttlegrnOlive: Right… Well give me his s/n then, and I will ask.
Heeroluver: WingZero
LttlegrnOlive: All right
(LttlegrnOlive IM WingZero)
LttlegrnOlive: Hey Heero
WingZero: …
LttlegrnOlive: Relena said u are her destined luv. Is that true?
WingZero: No….
LttlegrnOlive: All right thanx! I will leave u alone now. Stop giving me that glare or I am going to send u a virus.
WingZero: No virus can penetrate my computer.
LttlegrnOlive: Whatever… well bye…
(LttlegrnOlive IM Heeroluver)
LttlegrnOlive: Hey Relena
Heeroluver: What did he say?
LttlegrnOlive: He denies it.
Heeroluver: I told u!
LttlegrnOlive: Some how I don't believe u… Heero seems like a pretty honest guy.
Heeroluver: Humph… Shows what 17-year-old people know!
LttlegrnOlive: More like show what Blondies know! Lol
Heeroluver: That isn't funny… I thought u would be a great friend too…
LttlegrnOlive: Well that's too bad…. Bye bye Relena
(Shinigami IM LttlegrnOlive)
Shinigami: Hiya Via (I hope you like the nickname)
LttlegrnOlive: Hi! Who is this? (I like it)
Shinigami: The names Duo Maxwell. The guy behind you.
(Olivia looked behind her, and saw a boy with a braid grinning. He saw her and did a little wave so the teacher wouldn't see.)
LttlegrnOlive: Oh…How did you get my s/n?
Shinigami: Relena
LttlegrnOlive: Oh…hehe Relena and I didn't get along too well.
Shinigami: Don't tell me… You said that Heero didn't like her.
LttlegrnOlive: Basically
Shinigami: We have all been through it. She will forgive you soon enough…
LttlegrnOlive: Who is "we." You know Heero?
Shinigami: Yep I know him. Knew him for a good five years. The "we," are Quetra, Trowa, and Wufei. I will invite ya to our chat, and then u can talk to them.
LttlegrnOlive: Ok!
*Pilot Chat*
LttlegrnOlive: Hi!
Shinigami: This is Olivia guys or Via as I call her.
Sandrock: It is nice to meet you… I am Quetra. The guy sitting next to Relena.
(Via [a/n: I am going to address her by that from now on], leaned back and looked at the other side of Relena. She saw a guy with light blonde hair and sea blue eyes. He smiled at her. She just blushed, and turned back to her computer.)
LttlegrnOlive: It is nice to meet you Quetra…
Shinigami: Clown03 is Trowa, but he doesn't talk much. He sits beside me.
(Via turned her head slightly to look, and saw a very lean guy with reddish brown hair covering one green eye. He just looked over at her, and then looked back at his computer.)
Nataku: What are you doing here Woman?
LttlegrnOlive: He thinx all girls are weak right?
Shinigami: Pretty much… that's Wufei by the way. He sits next to Heero. He's Chinese like you.
She looked over, but Heero's head was in the way. She leaned farther back to try to see, but her chair didn't seem to like it as she fell backward. Her arms flailed wildly, and she squealed. Via fell, and landed on her back. "Ouch…that hurt… a whole lot." She peered up, and saw that everyone was staring at her. She blushed, and saw Ms. Kajima glare over at her. " Sorry Ms. Kajima… M-my c-chair s-slipped…"
Ms. Kajima shook her head, and returned to lessons. Someone strong pulled her up as easily as a kitten. It must have been someone real tall because when he did lift her up by her arms her feet were several inches off the ground. She looked up, and saw she was looking at Heero. " Umm… C-could y-you p-put me d-down now?" He snorted in amusement and set her down in her chair like a child. Relena was glaring at her the rest of the class.
When the bell rang, Duo jumped over his desk and landed next to Via. He was just as tall as Heero too. " Hi Via, I am guessing we have the all classes with each other too. Well with the whole group actually!"
A tiny smile was on her face as she looked up at him. " Hi D-duo, that's g-great. W-who is the g-group made up of?"
" Well there's Quetra, and here he comes." Duo grinned, and shoved her in front of him to shake hands with Quetra.
" Hello Via, I must apologize for Duo." Quetra was an inch shorter than Duo, but was still way taller than Via. He shook hands with her.
" There's also Trowa, Wufei, and Heero. Relena is kind of a tag-along." Duo made her shake hands with everyone. Relena already left way ahead of them. Wufei was rather reluctant to shake hands with her. All of them were so tall and big (a/n: what do u expect? They are after all 20! ^_^) Trowa was 6'1", Wufei was 6', Heero was 6', Duo was 6', and Quetra was 5'11". Via felt tiny next to them. Even Relena herself was 5'7".
" Mr. Maxwell, you should stop talking or you will be late for class. The same with the rest of you!" Ms. Kajima broke up their conversation, and sent them to class.
The next class was wiring of Electronics. They were supposed to go into groups of six. Via's group consisted of the pilots, and her. Relena was too late, and got stuck with her fan club (a/n: Remember the girls that are always around Relena?). Each group sat at a table. Via sat next to Duo, Heero was across from her, and Trowa was on her left.
The teacher, Mr. Nobiyuki handed out a laptop to each group, They were suppose to fix it, and return it by Friday (it was Monday). He left the students to let them discuss things.
Duo was the first to talk as usual. " Well guys this should be a peace of cake since we are the Gun-
" What are you talking about DUO! We have never done anything like this before…" Quetra looked at Duo fiercely. The rest of the boys were glaring at him too while Via was sitting there confused.
" Do I want to know? No… I don't think so…" Via looked at them all. They seemed to be amazed that she wasn't stuttering. The only time she stuttered was when she was scared, nervous, or shy. Not when she was angry, sarcastic, or etc. Right now she was sarcastic. " What you haven't seen a girl talk before? I am pretty sure you hear it enough from Relena! Now stop arguing, and start working or figure out a day we can work as a group after school!"
They all looked at her in surprise. Wufei was about to saying something mean, but Quetra said something instead. " Well I am pretty sure we can't do it after school today, because we need to finish unpacking. How about Wednesday? Sound good?" Everyone nodded. The rest of the pd. was spent on figuring out the problems in the laptop. There was study hall after this class, and then there would be lunch.
~ Lunch ~
At lunch Via sat with the guys again, but Relena was with them this time. If you thought Duo ate a lot then you haven't see Via eat! Her tray was heaped with food! Two peanut butter sandwiches, 2 milk cartons, one bag of chips, a baked potato, a brownie, string cheese, a bag of M&M's, and pudding(a/n: I am getting hungry…lol). The whole group gaped as she ate all that food. Even Duo was amazed. He asked trying not to laugh ", How do you eat that all Via?"
" Easy, I open my mouth, stick the food in it, bite, chew, and swallow." She said this through a mouthful of brownie.
" But you are so tiny! How do eat it all?"
" I am a growing girl Duo, and I have a stomach like a bottomless pit."
" Could have fooled me… You don't look like you are growing," remarked Heero surprising everyone.
"OH MY GOSH! Heero cracked a joke!" Duo started laughing hysterically. Everyone looked at him, and tried not to give in to the urge to pound him to pulp. Suddenly Via burped loudly. This only made Duo laugh harder, and Via duck under the table in embarrassment. The rest of the lunch was quiet except for all of Duo's laughing. He laughed every time he looked at Heero, and would laugh even harder when he looked at Via.
Via's day was great by the end of the day. She had never felt so happy. She had made 5 friends in one day! Well she didn't know about Heero and Wufei, but she was pretty sure they welcomed her. Maybe not Heero though… Via smiled… Heero was a guy full of mysteries, but something about him was familiar to her. All 5 guys seemed to share one similar secret, but they would never tell her. She was certain on that, but she didn't mind.
When Via climbed into bed that night, her heart, and mind were content. She actually felt safe, and peaceful for once in her life. For years she had this problem with Paranoia. She always thought someone was watching her, her whole life. There were even attempts of people trying to kill her for no apparent reason. That was why she left America in the first place. The government said she was better off if she moved some where far away from there. She almost decided to go to one of the colonies, but something in Japan called to her. Now she didn't regret the decision she made.
After thinking for a while she slept…
Little did she know that she had a guardian angel watching over her… She would never be alone again… Via smiled in her sleep as a rough thumb traced down her cheek…
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A/n: So what do y'all think readers? Please review it! I am looking for at least 5-10 reviews to continue this story. I hoped you liked it!