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"Right." Siber said. "Come on you guys. You must leave now." He led them down the stairs and out the door. "Take the car, one of us will be by to pick it up. Now have a nice day." He went back in the house and shut the door. They were about to get in the car when a scream came from the house.
"Get in the car. There's nothing we can do." Heero said. Quatre looked as if he were going to protest but shut his mouth and nodded. Everyone got in the car and drove off.
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"Heero! Where have you been? I have been looking for you everywhere." Relena said as she came down the steps of the Sanq Academy.
"Hnn…" Was Heero's reply.
"What's with you? You've been moodier than usual since we left that weak woman's house." Wufei said.
"I know! I know!" Duo said as he jumped up and down. "Heero has a crush on someone. He was starring at her as if she was the first female he has ever seen." Duo started laughing, but quickly choked it down when Heero reached back for his gun. Relena's smile disappeared.
"Um…I have to go. I have things to take care of and someone to call." Relena said. Just then Pagan came down the steps and held a phone out to Relena.
"Miss. Relena. Doctor Kursh is on the phone." He said.
"Thank you Pagan." Relena said taking the phone and walking away. No one noticed Heero's eyes had narrowed. 'Why would she be talking to him?' Heero thought to himself. He started walking towards the dormitory.
"Do any of you know a Doctor Kursh?" Heero asked the others.
"Nope." Duo said with his hands behind his head. His head was tilted back as he looked at the clouds.
"I'm sorry, but I haven't." Quatre said looking at the rose bushes that lined the sidewalk.
"No." Wufei said with his arms crossed over his chest glaring at the sidewalk.
"I have." Came the quiet reply from Trowa. Everyone stopped and looked at Trowa.
"So have I." Heero said and everyone's attention shifted to Heero. "The one who built your Gundam knew him didn't he?" Heero asked. Trowa nodded.
"I was told that Doctor Kursh was insane. That he believed that he could some how link the pilot directly to the Gundam as if they were one being." Trowa answered.
"Wow Trowa! I haven't heard that many words from you before." Duo said in a shocked voice.
"Doctor J said that if he was to make contact with any of us we were to ignore or kill him." Heero said.
"So, why was Relena talking to him?" Duo asked with a puzzled face.
"I don't know." Heero answered. "But I'll find out." With that everyone went to their rooms to think about this information. That is except Duo who played video games, which annoyed Wufei. Heero thought about Doctor Kursh and Serenity. Even though he tried not to think about her.
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Ring. Ring…Ring. Ring.
"Hello." Siber said into the phone.
"Good afternoon. Is Miss. Tsukino there?" A voice said over the phone.
"Yes, but she is resting. She needs to rest." Siber said into the phone.
"Who is it Siber?" Serenity said quietly as she rested in the bed. He held up one finger signaling to wait.
"May I ask who is calling?" He said.
"My name is Relena Peacecraft." Came the answer.
"Just a minute." He said. He brought the phone over to the bed and handed it to Serenity. "Don't stay on too long. I don't want to have to sedate you again." He warned. Serenity nodded.
"Hello." She said into the phone.
"Hi Miss Tsukino." Came Relena's voice.
"Good afternoon Princess Relena. What can I do for you?"
"Remember what you told me about how I needed someone to talk to?"
"Yes."
"Are you still interested?"
"Yes I am." Serenity paused, then said. "I take it that something has occurred."
"Yes. Can you start classes tomorrow?"
"Of course. What time do you want me to come in?"
"How about seven-thirty? I think that you should take classes with me." Relena said.
"Of course. Have you talked with Doctor Kursh yet?" Serenity asked.
"I have tried. But I found out that he had killed himself two days ago." Relena answered.
"Oh no!" Serenity cried in a disbelieving voice.
"I'm sorry. Was he someone very important?" Relena sounded sad.
"He…he was my uncle. He was the only one who knew how to properly treat my heart." Serenity answered.
"I'm sorry." Relena said again.
"Its alright. He cured it to the point where it flutters every now and then. It's no longer life threatening. Just a twinge every now and then."
"That's good. I'll see you tomorrow. We'll get your uniform then." Relena said.
"Alright tomorrow then." Serenity said.
"Goodbye." Relena said.
"Goodbye." Serenity said and hung up. She gave the phone back to Siber and said. "I start my job tomorrow. Wake me at six."
"Of course. Rest now, you have much to do and so little time in which to do it in." Siber said.
"You know, I still think that I know Heero from somewhere." Serenity said laying back in the bed.
: You do. You knew him from the Kingdom.: Came the mind voice of Orion as he padded into the room and jumped onto the bed. He laid down and started to lick himself.
"You still have blood on your muzzle." Serenity observed. Orion turned his muzzle to Siber and Siber leaned down and started licking the drying blood off Orion's muzzle.
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"Relena is late." Quatre said. The other guys looked up and finally realized it was quiet in the classroom.
"Your right Quatre." Heero said. Just the two shadows fell over them. They looked up and saw two familiar figures that were smiling at them. One with true warmth and one with suspicion.
"Siber and Orion. What are you guys doing here?" Quatre asked in surprise.
"We're taking classes." Orion said as if he was talking to a child. Before anything else could be said the door opened and Relena walked in.
"Sorry for being late. I had something to do." Relena said. She turned to the door and waved someone in. It was Serenity Tsukino. Her floor length silver blond hair was back in its three braids. One over each shoulder and one down her back. Her bangs were shaggy. They kept falling into her eyes. Her eyes were a bright crystalline blue. She was wearing the school uniform. She walked with a grace of one who was born a dancer. The only sign of her illness from the day before was that she was really pale and her eyes looked tired. Relena nodded to the teacher who was waiting patently. The teacher came forward and waved for Siber and Orion to come to the front of the classroom.
"Class, this is Serenity Tsukino, Siber Pantera and Orion Bernardi. Now I want you to be nice and help them out when they need help." She turned to the new students. "Why don't you tell us about yourselves." Siber and Orion turned to Serenity to see what she was going to say.
"There's not really anything to say. Just that you will have to be patient with me. Before my uncle had figured out how to start treating my heart condition I was isolated. It's going to take me a while to get used to groups of people again." Serenity said. There were sad looks everywhere.
"Hmm…I like to read, draw and paint. I love running sports and I'm also protective of Serenity." Siber said when Serenity was done speaking.
"All I have to say is that if I catch anyone hurting or teasing Serenity, I will rip out your heart." Orion said taking a step forward. There was silence in the room and the teacher nervously cleared her throat.
"Thank you. Now please find some empty seats." Orion sat in a seat that was to the left of Quatre. Siber sat to the right of Wufei. Serenity sat in a seat that was between Heero and Trowa. Duo was in a seat that was on the other side of Wufei. Heero watched as Trowa leaned over and whispered something into Serenity's ear. Whatever it was it made Serenity's head jerk up. Heero felt a twinge in his chest that puzzled him.
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Serenity had just sat down when Trowa leaned over and whispered in her ear.
"Its nice to see you again Moon Bunny." That surprised Serenity more than anything could have. Serenity nodded her head and Trowa turned back to the front of the class where the teacher was talking. Serenity looked out the corner of her eye at Heero and saw that he was doing the same thing to her.
"Serenity, could you give us your view of what you think caused that Gundam pilot to attack that colony? We all know that they protect the colonies. So why did he or she attack them?" The teacher said. No one noticed that Orion and Siber had tensed up in their seats except for the Gundam pilots.
"Of course." Serenity paused in thought and then said. "Since we don't know who they are. I'll have to speculate a lot. Say that the Gundams were made to protect the colonies only. Then the colonies betrayed them. Left them out in the cold all by themselves. Then lets say that something happened to one of their families or friends and the cause of what happened was because of the colonies." Serenity paused and moved her eyes to the window as if to look out of it, but her eyes were focused inward. "Now add it up. The pilots risk their lives every day; they risk their very souls. Then they are betrayed by the very people they are sworn to protect and then they go even further and hurt one of their loved ones." She then looked back at the class and it seemed as if she looked in everyone's eyes. Then it seemed as if she were starring at Quatre. "Wouldn't you want revenge? I know that I would." There was a note of wistfulness and sadness in her voice. "It isn't the pilots fault. He of she was only protecting the one that they love."
"Thank you Serenity." The teacher said. Serenity nodded her head. The gundam pilots looked at each other as if to say that they were going to have a long talk later. For the rest of the class Serenity kept stealing glances at Heero. She could tell that Heero was ignoring her on purpose.
: Serenity.: Came the mind voice from Orion. She, Orion and Siber share a mental bond. They always knew that the other was feeling.
: Yes Orion. What is it?:
: Do you think that Chameleon's job is going to be harder now that the gundam pilots are here?:
:I don't know, we'll have to wait and see.: The link faded until it was a silver thread once again.
"Alright class. This is your assignment. I will be handing strips of paper out to half the class with a name on it. The name will be your partner." When she came to Serenity, she drew Heero's name. She handed the strip of paper to Heero. Heero looked at it and then at Trowa and then at her again. "Make plans with your partner to meet and discuss what you are going to be doing." Just then the bell rang. Heero got up without a word and left the room. Serenity stayed in her seat staring at the door. A hand landed on her shoulder and squeezed it gently. She looked up to see Trowa.
"I'm the only one who remembers the Moon Kingdom." He said gently. Serenity's eyes hardened into an angry look.
"Don't ever mention that place or its people again." She hissed. She got up and joined Relena at the door and left. Trowa stood there a minute and then went to catch up with the other guys.
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In a darkened room a screen came to life.
"Master Treize." An image came on the screen showing that it was Chameleon. His bangs were hanging in his dark green eyes.
"What do you have to report?" Trieze said. He waved to someone and Colonel Une came into the light that the screen was giving off.
"Master, the gundam pilots have returned to Earth and are protecting the Princess." Chameleon said with no emotion in his eyes or voice. But Trieze knew that something was up because he had known Chameleon for six years.
"What?! The gundam pilots! Kill them immediately!" Colonel Une ordered.
"With all respect Colonel Une. You do not command me. Never have, never will. You don't have the will power to control me." Chameleon's green eyes started to glow.
"Enough! Colonel Une excuse use a minute please." Trieze said. Une looked as if she was going to protest, but nodded and left the room. Trieze turned back to the screen and saw that Chameleon's eyes were back to their normal green color. "Now tell me the rest." Trieze could tell that Chameleon was hesitant to tell him what was on his mind. Trieze waited without speaking or moving. He knew that if he made any move to get him to tell him something that he wasn't ready to say he would become silent.
"Master." He paused and for the first time in five years tears came to his eyes. "I saw her." Trieze went still for a few minutes and then.
"Tell me Sephiroth." Trieze said gently without realizing that he had spoken Chameleon's true name.
"The gundam pilots are from the kingdom as well. She and her guides have made contact with them as well as Princess Relena. She appears in poor health." There was pain in Sephiroth's voice in the last sentence. Trieze knew what he was thinking and spoke before Sephiroth could say anything else.
"I know you want to be with her again. But you can't go near her until we find out if she remembers anything and where her loyalties lay. Plus, her guides surround her. If you were to go straight to her and demand her to come with you and she doesn't remember you, it could cause problems that we don't need right now."
"I won't stay away from her. Now that I know where she is, I can't stay away. Every instinct says protect, care for and love her." Trieze opened his mouth as if he was going to say something, but before he could Sephiroth spoke again. "You do not need to worry. I will not contact her, just watch her." Trieze nodded his head.
"I can live with that. Just don't get distracted from your mission." Trieze said.
"Of course Master. I must go now." The screen went black and Trieze turned on the lamp that was on his desk. "You can come back in Lady Une." He said into the speaker that was on his desk. Colonel Une came back in and stood in front of his desk.
"Do you think it is wise to trust him. I do not trust him. He has no control and does not follow any orders." Colonel Une said.
"Do not worry Lady Une. I do not expect his full corporation. He can leave our services any time he wants. That was our agreement when I found him and took care of him while he was healing." Trieze said. Une looked unconvinced, but dropped the subject.
"Everything else is in order. We are just waiting for the signal." Une replied.
"Good…Good." Trieze said while turning around in his chair and looking out the window. "It is almost time."
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Authors note:
I want to thank everyone who reviewed and let me know what they thought. It was very kind and I hope that this chapter was just as good. If you see a mistake with a misspelled name or anything else please let me know. I want to thank RubyRedDragon05 for letting me know that I was misspelling Quatre and Wufei's name. Thank you. Please let me know how this one turns out.
