Chapter 16-The Past Returns
Everybody came back to Quatre's office at
4:30PM. Heero had a feeling that their guests were getting hungry. "How
about some lunch?" he suggested. "Good idea. I'll cook." Lita
said. "Since Lita is cooking, Duo can learn a few things from her." Raye
said, chuckling. Lunch was simple. It consisted of hamburgers with excess fat
drained and a round of Cherry Cokes. During lunch, Serena asked ,"Why
aren't Miss Noin and Zechs coming down for lunch?" Quatre replied ,"Miss
Noin and Zechs prefer to be alone.". "Oh, I get it." Lita shot back,
chuckling. Duo caught her midway and said ,"It's not that, Lita. The
Preventers have to work together.". Everyone was very pleased with Lita's
cooking. Wufei, making sure to swallow his food, said ,"This is very
good.". He was trying to make a good first impression on Raye, as the
other pilots were on Amy, Lita and Mina. The conversation's topic was
Technology. Amy brought up the Internet. To her surprise, Serena said ,"I
found a few tricks for Sailor V on the Internet.". Mina and Lita were all
ears. "What kind of tricks?" they asked. "I found out how to
play it with two players." Serena returned.
Lunch
took about half an hour. After lunch, Duo said ," Man. I'm ready to jump
in the pool. How about it, you guys?". Everyone thought it was a good idea.
Serena
and the girls changed back in her room, respecting each other's privacy. After
they were in their bathing suits, Mina asked Serena ,"Didn't you say that
Heero slept beside you for the last week?". "Yeah, why? Serena asked
back. "Darien never took care of you like that. Face it Serena, Heero Yuy
loves you." Mina said confidently. "Where did you get such a crazy
idea? Heero and I are just good friends. That's all." Serena defended.
"I'm the sailor scout of Love and Beauty. I know these things." Mina
shot back, slightly hurt from Serena's statement.
The
Gundam pilots changed in their own rooms and gathered in Quatre's office. Duo
unexpectedly asked Heero ,"I could be wrong, but didn't you spend every
night over the last week with Serena?". "I did. Why do you ask,
Duo?" he returned. "Man, you're in love, aren't you?". Duo said.
"No. I am not in love. I've never loved anyone and I'm not about to start
now." Heero said, pissed. "If you weren't in love, you wouldn't have
taken care of her like you did." Duo replied, almost angry. "OK. So I
love her. There, are you happy." Heero said, defensively. "Don't tell
me. Tell her." Duo shot back "Tell Serena how you feel about her.
That's the only way she'll know.". "Duo's right." says Trowa
"You once said that the only way to live a good life is to act on your
emotions.". "You're right." says Heero.
Everyone
meets at the pool. Duo, Quatre, Trowa and Wufei are astounded with how Lita,
Mina, Amy and Raye look in their swimsuits. Duo says to Lita ,"Wow. You
look great.". Quatre, speaking to Mina ,"You are very pretty.".
Trowa, smiling at Amy, says ,"You are quite attractive.". Even Wufei,
slightly blushing, says ,"Did anyone ever tell you how good you
look?".
Duo brings a tennis ball to the pool. They arrange themselves in a circle alternating boy and girl, going clockwise with Heero, Serena, Duo, Lita, etc. They throw it around for a while, and then Heero jumps out and gets another tennis ball. Heero waits until the first ball gets to Amy before releasing the second ball. This goes on for about 10 minutes. Heero repeatedly performs a single motion of catching and throwing. After seeing this long enough, Mina asks Quatre for a volleyball. Quatre retrieves one from a locker. Right then, Noin and Zechs jump in, each making a big splash. A game of Aquatic Volleyball comes. The teams end up being boys against girls. In the way of rules, there is only one: Nobody can hit the ball twice. Each team arranges themselves into two rows, the girls having Lita, Serena and Mina in the front row, while the boys have Heero, Zechs and Duo. Since there is double the number of people playing since last time, the game is very competitive. In the end, the girls win.