Disclaimer: Same as usual…don't own…..not making money…..blah, blah, BLAH…
Dedication: To amy-chan, who FINALLY ^_~ wrote an epilogue to Once Upon A Memory.
I'm sorry I'm taking so long, but I'm working on seven different fics/chapters, so be patient. (No virtue crap! ^_~)
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Minakku awoke to find her door partially open. She got up and closed it before getting changed and re-braiding her hair. After a quick trip to the washroom she headed down to breakfast. She was the only one there that was dressed and ready for the day. Wufei was tired and had bags under his eyes, Heero was staring into space, Quatre wasn't there, Trowa was still in his pajamas and Duo was just coming in….
"Good morning everyone!" Duo greets. Heero's face falls into his empty plate at this. "Well, you guys just aren't morning people, are you?"
"Good morning, Duo." Minakku smiles, and pours herself some tea.
"Hey, me too!" Duo winks at Minakku. Minakku pours another cup for Duo.
Quatre walks in and smiles at everyone. "Good morning. Err…Is someone going to wake Heero up?"
Duo, Trowa and Wufei look at Quatre as though the zero system was messing with his mind again. "Are you insane? Waking that guy up in the morning? He'd probably pull a gun on us!" states Duo, surprised.
"Maxwell, do you ever shut up?" (a/n: Do I need bother state who is saying this?) says Wufei, a pissed look on his face (a/n: As usual…)
"Er…Nope!" says Duo, and Wufei gives him a death glare. Minakku poked Heero, and he awoke with a start.
"HMM?" said Heero, followed by a grumble. He was obviously awake now.
Minakku smiled, and sipped her tea. Everyone went back to what they were doing, and were too tired to converse. Heero left the room, heading towards the living quarters.
After a few minutes Duo finished, as did Wufei and they both left at the same time. Although, Wufei went right, towards the living quarters and Duo went left, towards the front of the ship, where all the battle things were.
"Where's Duo off to?" Quatre asked aloud.
"I'm not sure…I'd like to know, though." Minakku stood and walked off after him.
"You shouldn't go there! It might b-" Quatre stopped mid-sentence as an alarm went off. "Oh, great!" Quatre jumps up from the table and runs down the left hallway. As he was running he heard three other sets of footsteps following him. He looked back to see Trowa, Heero and Wufei following him at a fast pace.
"Where's Max-" Wufei was cut off. "He's already down there. But so is Minakku. I'll get her out of there, you guys work without me until then, okay?" Two grunts were heard behind him. Trowa was now beside him, his circus training keeping him in good shape. Quatre looked over at Trowa, who nodded. Quatre pulled out a little computer and was scanning the area, looking for Minakku. He saw a person running down a different hall, away from the battle zones. At the next fork in the hallway, Quatre turned right while the other three ran down the right corridor.
"Good luck, guys!" Quatre yelled over his shoulder as the other three ran away from him. Quatre looked back down at the screen to find two people in the same corridor, around the next corner, running away from the battle zone. He put his computer away and ran toward the two people. They would be passing each other in moments. Quatre was still trying to figure out who the second person was…
(Go back three minutes, while Quatre was looking over his shoulder at the other pilots, but in a different spot on the ship)
Minakku was running, but she was lost, again. Mom told her to always carry a compass, but no! She had to be independent! She was angry at herself. 'Oh well. I'll just keep running the same way, and I'm bound to find someone who can help me.' Just then, she looked up and saw, walking with his extended arms clutching a gun was Duo. He didn't see her because he was looking the other way and walking backwards, his back facing her. Minakku slowed her running to a walk and approached Duo.
"Hello, Duo. I'm lost again." sighs Minakku.
Duo turns around, gun still extended in his outstretched arms, aiming it at her. Minakku didn't even blink at the gun aimed at her. Duo saw who it was and put his hands down, gun at his side. "What are you doing down here?"
"I told you! I'm lost…again." Duo laughs. "Hey! Quit laughing at me!" yells Minakku, jokingly. Duo laughs even more, and started walking beside her, leading her to a staircase that would bring her back to the main level, and closer to safety.
"Duo, aren't you supposed to be with Quatre and the other pilots?" asks Minakku, seriously.
"Yeah, I guess. I'd rather be here with you, I mean, rather than killing people, and fighting wars." says Duo. Minakku caught his slip up, and tried not to blush.
"You should go. Really. They might need you." says Minakku, to her feet.
"Bu-" Duo was cut off.
"You should go. I can make it back from here. Go!" Duo nods, and smiles at Minakku as he turned and ran back towards the battle zone. "Good bye, Duo!" Minakku yells. "Good bye…" she whispers, staring at where Duo just was. She sighs and continues back up the staircase as she ears another set of footsteps heading towards her.
(Back to Quatre)
As Quatre ran down the hall he looked back to his little computer to notice that the second dot was gone, and the other was heading up a flight of stairs. He was close to the staircase, and the person. So close, that he heard their footsteps…
(*Sportscaster voice* And the ball goes back over to Minakku…)
Minakku stopped and turned around to hear the footsteps slow as they approached. She didn't feel as though she was in danger. To her, this whole experience was just one big nightmare. Or, was it a dream? She snapped back to reality as she say the person belonging to the footsteps run around the corner. As she expected, it was a friend. It was Quatre.
"Minakku!" Quatre panted as he caught his breath, "Who was that other person?"
Minakku didn't understand at first, then realized he must mean Duo. "Oh, that was Duo." Quatre looked puzzled by this, but he took it in. "Where is he now?" asks an out-of-breath Quatre. "He went to the front of the ship, to the ba-" Minakku didn't bother to finish her sentence, because Quatre had already taken off, down the hallway, the same way Duo had gone. Minakku just turned around and continued climbing the stairs. She climbed the stairs, onto the next floor and walked until she reached her room. She flopped down on her bed and thought of what she usually did. Why am I here? Did I do something special? AM I something special? As she ponders she begins to dose…She dosed off into a dreamless sleep…
(*commentator's voice* And now the ball is in a different court all together…At the battle zone of the ship)
Quatre, Duo, Heero, Wufei and (A/N: Oh, hmm……who is that other pilot…*grins evilly*) Trowa are gathered around a computer screen that has a face on it…the face of their new enemy…an elderly man and his advisor, a middle-aged woman, Zachary and Maranda. The two were currently demanding they have their Doragonzye back.
"*Nande kuso are you talking about?" yelled Duo at the screen.
"Duo!" yelled Quatre, obviously trying to stay as peaceful as possible. "Your what?"
"You know what we're talking about!" yelled Zachary. "The Doragonzye, the green amulet that-" and Zachary was cutt of by Maranda hissing, "SHHHHHH!! Don't say anything more than you have to!"
"I'm sorry, but we do not have your Doragonzye that you are looking for. Please stop the siege against our ship"
"I do not believe you, but I will stop. It is not right to fight the weak" Zachary said, and a nerve popped out of place on Wufei's head. The connection was closed, and the siege ceased.
"Well, lets get back to our day. We have to leave in a few hours, so you may want to get your things packed." said Quatre.
"Yeah, I guess." said Duo, and he walked out of the room, followed by Heero, followed by Wufei, followed by both Trowa and Quatre. They all walked together in silence. Even Duo couldn't find something to say. When they reached their living quarters they divided themselves among their rooms and Minakku awoke by the sound of a clock falling to the ground, followed by a bunch of chimes from the now broken clock, followed by the sounds of Duo cursing his clumsiness.
Minakku smiled, and sat up. She rubbed her eyes, got up off the bed and walked to the vanity. She picked up the few things that had been given to her. A brush and a small bag of toiletries, as well as her nightgown under her pillow and a few changes of clothes. She liked her uniform better than the clothes they had given her, because the new clothes were all too big and too uncomfortable for her. She readied herself for an afternoon of travel with her new friends, in her new life. The life she would live until she found the other three special people…
End notes: It may be short, it may not be what you wanted, but it's what I wrote, and that's how it's gunna be! ^_^ In the last chapter I made some comments about Wufei and his dead wife. I have been told sooooo many stories about how he and she got along, didn't get along, were in love….jeeze! I'm just going to stick with what I was first told. Meilan may be the incorrect spelling. I don't really care. This fic is NOT about her, it's more about Minakku. And, no matter how much this will shock and amaze you, I am going to write a Gundam Wing/Sailor Moon crossover, and *sigh* yes, Lita will be with Duo…Warning! Characters may be SERIOUSLY OOC (Out of character)
*Nande kuso - Japanese for, "What the hell"