Lily

Notes: Hey everyone! Sorry it took so long to get this out! Things have been REAL crazy!
Anyhoo, here it is! :)

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~Chapter 5~

Since Lily had locked herself in her room, the pilots spent the afternoon getting to know the new
stranger. After a little while, she began to trust them a bit more.

Quatre had done a wonderful job bandaging up her arm, it was already feeling much better.
"Well," he said, "why don't I go make some tea, then we can get to know eachother a bit more?"
With that, he stood up and walked out of the room. There was an akward silence in the room
until Duo finally spoke up.

"Hey!" he said, "We haven't even introduced ourselves!" he shouted. "I'm Duo Maxwell!" he
began, "The quiet one is Trowa Barton, the one gone making the tea is Quatre Winner, the one
scowling is Chang Wufei," he continued, "Oh, and the one who shot you is Heero Yuy." he said
quickly.

Minako silently sighed. If it weren't for the fact that Usagi trusted these people, she wouldn't
either. She still didn't trust them that much, but she trusted Usagi to know what she was doing.
"It's nice to meet all of you." she smiled, half lying.

A few minutes later, Quatre returned with a tray of teacups. "Here we are." he said, setting it
down on the coffee table. He poured a cup and offered it to Minako. "Thank you." she said as
she accepted it. Quatre sat down next to her and attempted to start a conversation.

"Well," he said, "We don't know very much about you, and we will be working together, so why
don't you tell us about yourself?" Minako sighed. She didn't know where to start.

"Well, as you may already know, My name is Aino Minako. I live in the Juuban district of
Tokyo. There, I live with my mother, my father and my cat. My parents are rarely home, so I'm
pretty much on my own..."

She told them about herself, and answered all of their questions. This went on for a while, until
she saw the boy who shot her walk downstairs. "How is she?" Minako asked, quietly. Heero
stared at the girl for a moment. "She's fine." he said with no expression. "Just tired." Minako
nodded.

They remained silent until Duo again broke the silence. "Hey! How about dinner!?" he shouted.
Quatre glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 5:30. "I'll go start something." he said, standing
up. Duo stood up too. "I've got some things to finish up before we eat, so call me when the
food's ready, kay?" he asked. Quatre nodded.

Minako then surveyed her situation, making a decision. "I'll help you cook." she told Quatre.
She definitely didn't want to be alone in a room with the other three.

"Oh, no, Miss Minako." Quatre said. "You're my guest. You just relax." "But I like to cook! It's
my favorite hobby!" she lied. Quatre finally gave into her puppy-face. "Alright, let's go." he said
with a sigh.

Needless to say, the group ended up ordering Chinese because Minako set the kitchen on fire by
placing an oven mitt over the gas-burner. When it finally arrived, they all gathered around the
dining room table.

As they ate, Minako shared stories of her adventures as Sailor V and Sailor Venus. Duo and
Quatre were a bit reluctant to share much information about their missions--especially with
Heero sitting right there--but they decided that since she was on their side and would be fighting
with them, that she might as well know.

After dinner, Duo went upstairs to get some sleep, while Minako helped Quatre with the
dishes(AN: Quatre only agreed to let her help because it didn't involve fire.). Wufei went to his
room to meditate and Trowa headed towards the library. Heero sat in the sitting room staring at
the wall.

'Why so I feel so strange?' he wondered to himself. He thought about everything that had
happened in the last day. Ever since that girl, Lily arrived, he had felt different somehow. He
wasn't quite sure what to make of it. After sitting silently for a little while longer, he decided to
go and check on her.

'I can't believe I'm doing this.' he though to himself over and over all the way up the stairs. When
he finally reached Lily's room, he gave it a soft knock. When he heard no answer, he decided to
peek in(AN: tsk tsk). He looked over and saw Lily sleeping peacefully on her bed. She looked
just like an angel.

He walked inside and stood next the her bed. Brushing a stray strand of gold hair out of her face,
he wondered why she made him feel this way.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard her scream. "NOOOO!!!" she jumped up and
straight into Heero's arms. She stayed there for a moment, panting, but soon realized that she
was being supported by two strong arms. She looked at Heero and blushed.

"Sorry." she said. "I had a nightmare....I shouldn't have done that." Heero looked at her. "It's
alright." he said without letting go. He looked down at her face and noticed a few tears
decorating her cheeks.

"I'm sorry." he said. Lily looked up at him. "For what?" she asked. "For what I sad earlier this
evening. I shouldn't have." he answered her. Lily shook her head. "It's alright." she said.

Heero wrestled with his mind for a moment. He felt something--something that he'd never felt
before. There was just something about this girl.... Before he could think anymore, he lowered
his face down to hers, in attempt to kiss her.

Lily didn't resist, she began moving her face upwards until her nose finally met his. They were
about to kiss when a loud voice interrupted them. "Hey! Heero!! Is that you?!?!" Duo's voice
could be recognized(AN: Oh! I am just SOOOOOO evil!!!!). Heero muttered a curse as he
realized his mistake. He had left the door open letting anyone who walked by see what they
were doing.

Heero and Lily stepped away from eachother. "I have to go now." Heero said, turning around.
Duo realized his mistake, and made a hasty escape realizing what Heero would do to him once
he got caught. "Thank you for coming to check on me." Lily said quietly. Heero walked out the
door, shutting the door behind him.

Lily then walked over to her window, and stared at the moon. Everything had changed so
drastically for her in the last two days. Why did her life have to be such a roller-coaster of
events? With a sigh, she went back to her bed, this time slipping under the covers. Her last
thoughts were of the boy with deep Prussian eyes, and unruly brown hair.


Notes: Hey, sorry that this chapter is so disgustingly short, but I've got alot to do right now! This
chapter was basically for establishing relationships. That's pretty much it. Sorry that it's so
lame. The next one will be longer! I promise! Well, please review!
~PrincessVenus