Chapter 22-Dinner, a
Confession and a Kiss
It was 4:00PM when the ten Gundams returned to
the Winner Estate. Zechs and Noin greeted the weary Gundam pilots and Sailor
Scouts. Zechs and Noin said ,"Welcome back. There's a little surprise
waiting in Quatre's office.". Before they went to Quatre's office, the pilots
carried the girls to a bathroom. There, with the greatest care and respect,
Duo, Quatre, Trowa and Wufei each cleaned out Lita's, Mina's, Amy's and Raye's
wounds, inflicted by the Virgos that they just destroyed. Instead of bringing
Serena to the bathroom, Heero took Serena to her room, since she was exhausted
from leading the Gundams into battle. After about half an hour of rest, Serena
woke up in her blue dress, to find Heero in a blue tuxedo. "There's
something in Quatre's office." he said in the same soothing voice as when
they just met.
They
proceeded to Quatre's office, where they found the girls, wearing their dresses
dry cleaned with the greatest care. Quatre, wearing a white suit, was standing
next to Mina who was wearing a beautiful yellow dress. Amy, wearing a pale blue
dress, was next to Trowa, sporting a fine tuxedo. Duo, in a black suit similar
to Quatre's, was with Lita, who was wearing an emerald green dress. Raye, in
her best red dress, was with Wufei, wearing a midnight blue tuxedo.
Everyone,
including Zechs and Noin, went out to an Italian Restaurant called the Olive
Garden for dinner. Noin and Zechs wore their Preventer uniforms. Arriving there in Quatre's limo and Zech's
Jeep, Zechs said to the host ,"Table for 12. The name is Winner.".
"Very well, sir. Follow me." said the host.
The group
ordered Chicken Alfredo, a variant of Fettuccine Alfredo containing grilled
chicken. Heero was a perfect gentleman, as were the other pilots to their
dates.
During
the meal, Wufei was able to confess about the incident with Treize Khushrenada.
Everybody was proud of Wufei, especially Raye. In response to this, she said
," To confess something like that, it takes a lot of courage. I'm proud of
you.". Raye then kissed Wufei. Duo told Lita about being an orphan.
"I know how it is growing up without a family. My parents were killed in a
plane crash." Lita gave Duo a kiss. During Duo's story, Quatre informed
Mina about his father and the Wing Zero. "You are a kind person that
wanted only Peace." she said, before kissing Quatre. While hearing
Quatre's tale about his father, Trowa opened up to Amy with his dealing of
Amnesia. Amy said ,"I'm very sorry to hear that you lost your memory at
one point. But I don't think you'll forget this.". She then unexpectedly
kissed him. Serena was caught off guard with this bold move, as the other girls
were also. The series of stories led Heero to confess about Operation Meteor.
Taking
Serena's hand, Heero nervously said ,"Serena, I have something to tell
you." "What, Heero?" she asked. Heero said ,"Heero Yuy is
not my real name. It was my code name for Operation Meteor. I was never given a
name, so I was named Heero Yuy for Operation Meteor. During my training, I
miscalculated an explosion and accidentally killed a little girl I met earlier
that day. I was stricken with grief, so I buried the girl's deceased dog.
That's when I was retrained to be a ruthless killing machine with no emotions.
These walls stood in my mind, barring me from any type of feelings. Then, you
came into my life, shattering the walls.". He was trembling, but
continued. "You lit up my life, giving me emotions again. I can finally be
human again, thanks to you. I love you, Serena."
Serena was crying from Heero's speech. She emotionally embraced Heero and subsequently kissed him.