Chapter 3- Reminiscing

"I knew it... I KNEW IT!!" Wufei screamed.

Shinsei simply chuckled, which grew to uncontrolable laughter. She tried to cover it up with her hand, but it didn't even come close to working. Tears of laughter soon slowly trailed down from her joyful eyes as the gundam pilots watched on as the former acquaintance of Wufei was laughing up a storm.

Now, as one might wonder... what EXACTLY was so funny? She met Wufei before, so what? Well... it WAS funny trying to imagine Wufei as an actual little boy not caring about "justice"... in its own way... but still...

"Ummm... Miss Shinsei?" Quatre asked shyly.

"HA HA HA... yes?" Shinsei replied, trying to speak between her laughter.

"What's so funny?" Duo questioned.

Shinsei drew a deep breath, and soon her laughter faded. She simply stared at the five boys with her warm ocean eyes, still wet with tears of laughter.

"Well, you see... Wufei said that we met at his 'inauguration', but... we met.. at his wedding!!! Goddess bless*, Wufei! How long were you planning on keeping this from your friends?!"

"YOU'RE...WHAT?!?!" Duo and Quatre questioned in unison. As expected, Heero and Trowa didn't react. They just observed the odd, and VERY unexpected turn of events.

"Shinsei.... I'll... I swear I'll..." Wufei threatened.

"Too late little dragon... The tea has spilled, and the carpet has soaked," Shinsei teased.

"DAMN YOU!!!"

Shinsei snickered lightly while glancing at the clock ticking on the wall. Her face changed into a somewhat surprised expression. Although it was minute*, there was an anxious feeling drowning itself in her eyes as well...

"I'm sorry, but my break is up in a few minutes," Shinsei stated.
"Oh my goodness, I didn't even take the time to learn all your names! Forgive me, for time just ran a bit too swiftly for me this time."

"Oh yeah!!! I didn't really introduce you to the guys, did I? He he he, I guess I'm having the same problem as you, *onee-san," Duo joked.

"Don't worry, but may I guess their names?"

"Hell, why not? But I'm sure you can't-"

Before Duo could even finish his sentence, Shinsei had already begun to state each of the pilot's identities. She first turned toward Quatre.

"Quatre Raberba Winner... the only son to the Winner family. Born A.C 180 in Colony LaGrange Point 4. Weight: 50 kg. Height: 160 cm. Eye color: Blue-green. Hair color: Blond. You have 29 sisters and..." Shinsei paused. She slowly closed her eyes, as if trying to recall memories from her past. "You have 29 sisters, 1 deceased father, and 1 deceased mother... I think her name was Katrina... You are now settled with the Maguanacs Corp in Arabia... You don't like fighting, but you want to fight anyways to protect the ones you love..."

Shinsei flashed open her eyes. If there was anyone standing there with very sharp vision, they would've noticed that her eyes were fully mako-green* for about 1 second when she opened them....

"An honorable and admirable trait, Mr. Winner," Shinsei commented.

All 5 pilots, Quatre especially, could do nothing but blink. In only a matter of 30 seconds, she had stated almost every significant physical and personality fact on Quatre. 30 seconds!!! Even Heero and Trowa seemed surprised...

For the next few minutes, she stated the same attributes for Duo, Wufei, and Trowa. Although she already knew Wufei and Duo, she stated every (well not every) little attribute that even they themselves weren't aware of!! Finally, she came upon Heero, our famous perfect soldier. Unlike with the other pilots, she didn't immediately start blabbing out facts. She just stared into his eyes, as if she was in search of something that was hidden for a long time, longer than it should have. Unexpectedly, she backed away from him and smiled.

"Well, break's over.. back to work," Shinsei stated.

Duo walked over to her and gave her a quick hug.

"Take care, Onee-san."

"You too, chibi* Shinigami*."

"Chibi?!"

"Just kidding Duo."

Duo flashed that handsome grin of his, and Shinsei sent an equally sweet smile back. She turned toward the remaining 4 pilots.

"Please take care. This world isn't how it-"

"Shinsei!"

Suddenly, a girl equal to Shinsei's height and age dashed up to her, interrupting her statement. Panting and breathing heavily, the newcomer had paused 2 steps in front of the waitress and took a moment to catch her breath. Soon after, she reluctantly stood up and tried to say something, but she was so exhausted that her heavy breathing had blocked out all her words.

"Eterna?! What.. what happened?" Shinsei asked with a worried expression spreading across her lovely face.

Eterna, as that was the girl's name, was finally able to speak up.

"Relena.. Relena's been taken in.. by... oh my goddess.."

"WHAT?!?! Who?!"

Eterna closed her eyes, as soft tears flowed like rivers down her red cheeks.

"Moon Shadow...."

"Oh no..."

"Relena?" Heero finally spoke up with an unexpecting emotion returning to his eyes...

~*Tsuzuku*~

Ok peeps.. more terms..

*goddess bless- just a phrase used in the story. Comes from a lot of books written by Tamora Pierce.

*minute- I know you guys already know this word, but in here it means small.

*onee-san (pronounced O-NEH-SAHN): Term used for sister.

*mako-green: In case you forgot, it's an aqua green color, just a bit brighter and greener. "The manufactured planet's spirit" in Final Fantasy 7 (videogame). Long story...

*chibi- small

*Shinigami- "God of Death" It's what Duo calls himself in the series.

Author's Note: Ok... long...it's like midnight now.. ARGH!! Ok, all you Relena and Heero fans... is that last quote good enough for you?! It's implying something that will happen later on... but you can't know yet!! Why? Cuz i'm the authoress!! MWA HA HA HA!! Ok sorry.. j/p! It's just too late. Well... done!! Remember... Comments!! Questions!! Nethin!!!