Two Hearts Beating As One

Two Hearts Beating As One

Chapter One: The New Pilot

Note: Sorry for not getting this out sooner! Neither SM nor GW belong to me, so there!

Thanks to all the nice people who reviewed! And I *still* have writer's block for my songfics! *sobs* Well, on with the fic!

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Last time:

"Quatre?" a familiar voice asked. It sounded of soft bells chiming in the wind. The subtle scent of lilies hung in the air. His eyes widened. Could it be?

He looked up. Cerulean blue clashed with sky blue.

"U… Usagi?" Quatre managed to whisper.

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"Quatre! It *is* you!" the lithe girl all but threw herself into his arms. She looked up at him, blue eyes shinig with unshed tears. "I… I thought you were dead. I thought everyone was dead!" she said, voice soft. "I saw the house explode and everything!"

"You saw the house explode? How?" Quatre asked in confusion.

"Dr. J showed me a tape… and told me you had all died…" Her eyes widened suddenly in realization. She turned to the scientist who had been watching them.

"That's dishonorable and injustice!" (A.N: Can you guess who that is?) Wufei frowned. "Have you no honor that you lie to this onna and force her to fight in a war? The weak should not fight!"

"She herself agreed to it," Dr. J answered.

"But only after you tricked her," Trowa observed quietly, arms crossed over his chest.

"Man, I didn't know that the doctors could sink so low as to lie to such a babe!" Duo winked at Usagi.

Heero said nothing, but simply glared at Dr. J. The old man met their gazes calmly.

"If you quit your job as a pilot, what will happen to the colonies? There has been an increase in the number of Oz bases destroyed since you have been promoted to this position, Usagi. Do you want innocent civilians to be killed just because I lied to you?" Dr. J raised an eyebrow. "Do you?"

"I… I guess I have to do this, huh? I can't let all those who depend on us down… Alright, Dr. J, you win," the blonde haired girl sighed in resignation.

The good doctor nodded.

"Are you sure about this, Usagi?" Quatre watched her, blue eyes filled with concern.

"It's for the good of the colonies… I have to, Quatre. You know that," she answered quietly.

He nodded, understanding how she felt.

"Is this your Gundam?" Duo asked, noticing the mobile suit behind them. The other pilots also turned, wondering what this new machine would look like.

The huge mobile suit consisted mostly of silver with hints of black. Its cold ice blue eyes glowed eerily in the darkness. Was it just their imagination, but did this Gundam seem almost… alive?

"Why, yes it is. Minna-san, I would like you to meet my partner… Gundam Starlight," Usagi smiled fondly at the machine, and its eyes seemed to twinkle back at her.

"Yo, Q-man, there's something I'd like to ask… How do you know Usagi?" Duo asked.

"For once, I agree with Maxwell. Well, Winner?" Wufei raised an eyebrow.

"Well, Usa here is…" Quatre's reply was cut off as alarms went off all over the base.

"Oz is attacking one of our bases on Colony L-6!" a soldier reported, running in.

"You heard him, go and destroy those Oz mobile suits!" Doctor J ordered.

"Mission accepted." As soon as the familiar words came out of the Perfect Soldier's mouth, the pilots were in their respective Gundams and were soon flying towards the Colony.

"Usa… I can't lose you now that I just found you… I won't… This I swear," Quatre thought as they sped towards the fight. Little did he know that fate had something different in store for them…

Author's Note: Sorry if this came out just now! It's just that my computer time has been reduced to weekends… . I'll try to get the songfics out as soon as possible! Another evil cliffhanger… Want to know what happens next? Review and you'll find out in the next chapter!

~Kaigan13