Labyrinth

Notes: Hey peoples! Here's the first chapter! Luckily for you, it's ten pages long! YAY! ^_^ Just a warning, at first, Kattie and I had NO intentions of posting this, it was just for fun, so the plot may not develope very quickly. Don't worry though! It's VERY sweet! All you hopeless romantics rejoice! *grin* Anyway, enjoy!


Chapter One

Minako woke up to the sound of gunshots. She bolted straight up and looked at her
surroundings. She tried her hardest not to scream. 'Where am I?' she wondered as she picked
herself up off of the ground.

She was no longer in that dark cave. She was now staring down a long corridor that seemed to
go on forever. She heard more gunshots and yelling down in one direction and decided to head
the other way. Every step that she took clicked, courtesy of her high-heeled shoes. However she
decided against taking them off, because the floor was ice cold. "Numb feet aren't fast feet." she
mumbled to herself, trying to stay calm.

She walked calmly and slowly, trying not to make too much noise, but another gunshot, much
closer this time, caused her to jump back, letting out a small yelp.

She heard footsteps coming her direction. She didn't know who it was, but decided against
finding out. Maybe she could find someone else to help her. Preferably someone who didn't
have a gun.

She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. 'Well, at least I'm getting a great workout out of all
this.' Minako thought to herself, trying to make the best out of the situation. Needless to say, it
didn't help. Her stupid shoes made too much noise. She would be very easy to follow.

She had no other choice. She had to take them off. She slowed to a stop and fumbled with the
straps. "Just great..." she mumbled. "The one day that my shoes get stuck....."

She didn't even hear that the footsteps had stopped, very close to her. She had finally managed
to get one shoe off when she heard a voice. "Don't move!" it said. The voice was followed by a
click. Minako's heart sank as she realized what that click was.


Hiiro glared at the girl. She was probably an undercover agent
for Oz.
He could think of no other option as to who she was. It was obvious
that she
was not a civilian- though wishing to look like one- due to the fact
that no
civilian would be moronic enough to play with their shoes at a time
like
this. She couldn't be an ally, because he had not been informed of
this.
That left one option...
"Omae o korosu." Hiiro stated. His finger tightened on the
trigger.


Minako froze in fear. This was definitely not her day! She stared at the man for a moment, then
did the only thing that she could think of to do.

Without warning, she tossed her shoe straight at his gun, knocking it out of his hand. He cursed
as a shocked look covered his face.

Minako didn't wait for him to get his gun back. She just ran like hell. It was however a bit
akward, seeing as how she had only one shoe on.

She ran for what seemed like forever when she decided to turn down another corridor. 'I'll lose
him.' she thought. 'He's way behind me.'

'Left, right, right, left, right.' she said to herself for every turn she made. She didn't know how
she would find her way out of this place, but she didn't care at the time.

A smile finally appeared on her face as she realized that there would be no way for that crazy
gunman to find her now. However her smiled faded when she reached a dead end.

She turned around, and headed towards the next turn, but while rounding the corner, she bumped
into someone.



Wufei's eyes widened as he fell backwards on to the hard pavement.
She
had to be highly trained- for he had not heard her coming- and he was
well
trained. Angrily, Wufei raised to his feet- pointing his gun at her.
"You are weak...."

Meanwhile

Quatre raced around a corner... and straight into an Oz agent. The
most
intelligent thing to do would be to shoot the agent and continue
running.
But the agent was young- not even twenty- and though older than Quatre-
still
had a life to live.
"Freeze!" The Oz agent yelled, sticking his gun against Quatre's
head.

Elsewhere

"Not another one..." Minako mumbled as she looked down the barrel of Wufei's gun.

"Don't move, onna!" the man said, tightening his grip on the gun.

'What should I do?!?!' Minako thought. She had no idea how on earth she could have such bad
luck! She figured that her best way out would be the same way that she got away from that other
maniac.

*smack* That sound was followed by a clatter, then a loud yell.

Minako wasted no time in getting away. She sped down the corridor yet again, as the injured
soldier experienced the pain of being kicked in the hand with a high-heeled shoe.

She ran and ran until she stopped for a moment to take off her last shoe. Luckily, it came off
easily. She decided to keep them with her for now. 'They may prove as useful weapons...' she
thought.

Rounding yet another corning, she stopped when she saw two figures a ways down the hall. She
was about to run in the other direction when she noticed that one of the people was holding a
gun to the other's head.

She may not have known where she was, but she was still a Sailor Senshi, protector of the
innocent. She had to do something. She tip-toed in their direction. Her stocking feet helped her
to not be heard.

She was only a few feet away, when the blonde who was being held noticed her. His eyes
widened and she placed a finger over her lips, begging him to be quiet. Creeping up slowly, she
finally stopped as she was right behind the OZ soldier.

Raising a shoe high above him, the soldier noticed her too late. He turned around just as she
brought the shoe down with a mighty force. He fell down to the ground unconscious.

"Who said that you can't fight in heels?!?!" Minako asked no one in particular with a smile on
her face.

Quatre smiled sweetly at his savior. "Thank you." he said
gratefully.
Acting quickly, he checked the soldier's pulse. He breathed a sigh of
relief
when he felt it beating.
"I'm sorry, miss. But I don't have the time for a proper
introduction
right now." Quatre said as he pulled the soldier over to a wall where
the
gunfire would not hit him.


Duo tiptoed around the corner. There was no need for this pilot to
run.
Nobody had found the God of Death yet. He grinned when he saw Quatre.
'Good. He's okay,' Duo thought. THEN he noticed the babe next to him.
'That
is SOOO unfair.'

Wufei rubbed his hand. 'Weak woman,' he thought, 'using a shoe as
a
weapon.'

Trowa ran as quickly as he could through the building. Himself
being the
one holding the file they had come here to get- he was the most likely
to get
shot. And with about 20 OZ agents shooting at him, there was a VERY
good
chance.
Ahead of him Quatre came into view.

Quatre looked up as he heard the gunshots. He took the girl's hand
and
helped her up. "Please escape, ma'am. You're kind and deserve a
longer
life."

Minako looked at the boy for a moment. He had the most beautiful blue eyes. They radiated
kindness and innocence. 'What's he doing in a place like this?' she wondered.

"Now go!" she heard him shout. However she didn't move.

"Let me help you! I don't even know where I am! I have nowhere to go! Besides, my shoes may
come in handy." she said.

Quatre sighed. He didn't have time for this. He looked past her and saw that the soldiers were
even closer. He had no choice. "Come on!" he shouted as he grabbed her hand and darted down
the hall.

Bullets flew all around them. Quatre was used to this but the girl
running beside him looked horrified. He smiled comfortingly. "Don't
worry,"
he said, "I'll protect you." A bullet grazed the side of Quatre's
face,
causing it to bleed. He pushed the girl ahead of him. 'At least now
the
bullets won't hit her. Better me than her. Civilians shouldn't need
to be
casualties.'

Minako stumbled on her long skirt. She really wished that she had taken the time to transform.
She was so confused that the thought had never entered her mind.

She glanced back at the boy and gasped as she noticed that his face was bleeding. However he
wouldn't let her stop. He made sure that she kept running.

They ran for what seemed like hours. Minako was so tired. All she had done was run. She had
no more energy left in her. She started to slow down, unwillingly. She tried her hardest to go
faster, but she couldn't. Then, she finally collapsed into Quatre's arms.

Quatre fastened the girl tightly in his arms and continued running.
'She's so light.' he thought.
"You need to put her down, Quatre," Duo explained, "she's slowing
you
down. It wouldn't do her any good if you got shot."
"I can't just leave her here," Quatre stated, "she seems to be a
civilian." He quickened his pace to keep up with Duo. His chest
burned from
his lungs exhaustion. Pain sliced through his legs. 'Keep running,'
he told
himself, 'for her sake.'

After what seemed like hours, Quatre finally reached his gundam.
Once
inside, he set the girl down on the cockpit's seat. He stood while
controlling the mobile suit, which made it harder- throwing him towards
the
floor at times. But it was okay, as long as the girl was safe.
"Hey, Quatre," Duo said, "I think there's an error in the
calculations.
Your life-force count is really high."
"Well... there's two people in here." Quatre explained.
Duo's eyes bulged on the screen. "Ex-CUUUUUUUSE me? TWOOOOO? As
in MORE
THAN ONE!? You took the girl into your gundam! Bad idea, man!
HUUUUUGE
mistake! Hiiro's gonna kill you!"
"I couldn't just leave her there!" Quatre said in his defense.
"Maybe there's still time to take her back? Or leave her on one of
those
satellites? The moon's pretty close.... Then Hiiro wouldn't kill you!
Quatre, are you there? Hey! Quat-" Duo's talking was cut off as
Quatre
turned of the communication system.
He turned to the girl and looked at her face. She was so
beautiful... He
couldn't hide the fact. Her blonde hair cascaded over her back in one
magnificent wave. It was tied back by a large cherry colored bow. But
what
seemed very strange was that she was wearing a schoolgirl uniform.
'What was a schoolgirl doing in an OZ base?' he wondered. Quatre
felt
his questions would soon be answered, as the girl started to awaken.

Minako opened her eyes slowly, trying to adjust to the light. She could feel that she was sitting
up. She finally opened her eyes completely and saw the same blonde boy standing over her,
fumbling with some buttons and switches.....he was obviously having a hard time.

"Where am I?" she murmured.

Quatre smiled at the girl. "You're on my gundam." he explained.
He
handed her his safety kit. "I'm sorry I can't be of much help to you
right
now. But I hope this may help you recover from any injuries you may
have
gotten."
With her eyes open Quatre noticed their beautiful color. They were
as
blue as the ocean. He stuck out his hand. "My name's Quatre." He said
politely.

Minako stared at him for a moment, still a bit dazed. Once she could finally focus, she took his
hand. "Minako." she said quietly. "Thank you."

Quatre was surprised at how warm her hand was. "You're welcome."
he
said. Suddenly, he remembered the blood on his cheek. He touched it
lightly
with his finger. "May I ask what you were doing on the OZ base?" he
questioned.

Minako paused for a moment as she tried to collect her thoughts. "I'm not quite sure..." she
trailed off. "I was..." Minako tried to remember, "...lost...in a cave...there were so many stairs....I
fell asleep...then I was in a new place. People pointed guns at me, but I kicked their guns away
and ran. I ran and ran...." she was still exhausted and even thinking about all that running made
her tired.

Quatre placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "It's okay now,
Minako," he explained, "I won't let anything happen to you. And I'll
help
you remember. You'll be home really soon." He grinned sweetly with
his
eyes. "Minako is a pretty name. Isn't it Japanese? "Beautiful Little
Child " right?" he asked.

Minako nodded. "Yes, good guess." she said, trying to cheer up. She took a deep breath, then let
it all out. She just had to relax, she knew that everything would be alright.

She closed her eyes and settled into the seat that she was sitting in. She could finally get some
real rest. For some reason, she really trusted Quatre.

Quatre continued with the controls. Suddenly the Gundam shook with
an
amazing force. A fleet of Leo's came into view on his radar. With
them was
a new model of mobile suit. And the little red dots outnumbered his
allies
green dots on a ratio of 1,000 to 1.
Quatre turned his communications back on.
Duo's face came on screen. "Hey, buddy. We've got about 5,000
mobile
suits coming this way."
"Hold on." Quatre told Minako. Then he went into attack mode...

Minako watched as Quatre frantically pulled levers and pushed buttons. She could feel the
gundam shaking, meaning that they were being hit by something, but he managed to stay very
calm.

Minako however was a nervous wreck! She had never experienced anything like this before!
She was used to fighting one-on-one with monsters..this was just too weird.

Another blast sent Minako flying into Quatre's direction, knocking him over. He fell back and
knocked a lever out of place, sending Sandrock spinning.

Quatre raised to his feet and helped Minako up. "I'm sorry," he
said,
"I'll try my best to keep Sandrock steady." He pulled a lever back and
stopped the spinning. A queasiness came over him. The spinning had
made him
sick.
Even as his vision splured, Quatre continued controlling the
Gundam.
'Don't let Minako get hurt.' he told himself.

"I'm sorry that I'm such a bother," Minako started. "I don't mean to get in your way."

Quatre shook his head. "No, it's alright."

Minako tried her hardest not to fall on him again. She held on to the seat as he controlled the
gundam. A little while later though, they had destroyed all but one of the Leos. Quatre
destroyed it easily. The battle was finally over.

Quatre breathed a sigh of relief. He turned to Minako. "Are you
alright?" he questioned.
Duo came on screen. "Quatre! There's a colony really close. Why
don't
you leave her there? I have a really bad feeling that after Hiiro
kills you
he'll kill me! He said he would... but he never did... this could be
my last
day..."
Quatre grinned. "Hiiro's not going to kill you Duo."
Hiiro came on screen. He glared at Quatre.
Quatre smiled sweetly in return. "Hello, Hiiro!"
"You're life-force count is high."
"Yeah..."
Hiiro scowled. "Omae o korosu." he went of the screen.
Quatre's smiled remained.

Minako blinked at the screen in confusion. 'I thought that all the bad guys were gone....'

"Who was that?" Minako asked.

Quatre sighed. "Nevermind...." he said. "Now let's get back home."

Minako nodded and relaxed into the seat. She was careful not to get too comfortable though,
from her experiences that day, she knew that she would probably be rudely awakened at any
time.

As they went, she thought about the day's events. The strange cave, then that building that she
woke up in. It must have been something top-secret, or those soldiers wouldn't have been so
protective. Then she thought about when she met Quatre. She was so glad that she didn't run
away. She could tell that Quatre had a good heart, that he would protect her. She knew that
she'd be safe with him.

She noticed that her shoes were lying on the floor. She decided to put them back on, now that
she wasn't running away anymore. She let a smile appear on her face when she thought about
the day that she went out with Usagi and Rei to buy them.

She and Usagi thought that they were so cute, but Rei said that they'd be nothing but a
bother(these were higher heels than Rei's!). She got them anyway, and now she was glad that
she did.

A tear formed at her eye and slid down her cheek as she longed to be back with her friends and
those who cared about her.

Quatre noticed a prism on Minako's cheek. 'She's crying...' he
thought.
Slowly, Quatre walked over to Minako. "Are you alright?" he asked,
kneeling
down on the floor next to her.
He watched as her tears began to slide down her cheeks, one by one.
A
tear slipping down his own face, Quatre took her hand. "I'm sorry this
happened to you. I wish I could help you more. But right now all I
can do
is keep you safe."

Minako looked once again into Quatre's deep blue eyes. She could clearly see that he was
concerned for her. She couldn't hold her sadness in any longer. She finally let out a sob and
lunged for Quatre, wrapping him in a hug.

At first, he was shocked. He was blushing redder than a cherry, but he took her into his arms and
held her close, rocking back and forth, whispering comforting words in her ear while stroking
her long, silky hair.

This went on for a few minutes when Minako calmed herself and sat straight up. "I-I'm sorry. I
shouldn't have done that. I just--I'm sorry. I don't normally cry in front of others.." she said
quietly.

"Don't worry about it." Quatre said. "It's good to cry. Keeping
your
emotions inside only causes pain." He squeezed her hand. "I wouldn't
want
you to feel pain."
Quatre tried to slow his heart. She had horrified him. Lunging at
him,
he had thought she might have been an undercover OZ agent. Now he felt
embarrassed for such horrid thoughts. A blush covered his face. 'She's
so
beautiful... like a goddess....'
"We're almost to the colony." Quatre explained. "Once we get there
I'll
try to help you find your friends. You'll be home in no time. And
until
then, I'll protect you. So please don't get upset. It hurts my soul
when
you cry." Quatre brushed her tears away.

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