MOBILE SUIT

MOBILE SUIT

GUNDAM WING'S

Beauty

AND THE

BEAST

Chapter: 9

Cadet Noin: hey everybody! Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!

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Me!

Cadet Noin: the next morning Beauty was surprised to find the window beside her bed locked and shut.

Noin: one of the servants must have shut it this morning… I guess…

Cadet Noin: after she got up and dressed she decided to walk around the castle a little. When she started a little ways down one passageway she began to hear someone…someone seemed to breathing really hard. She silently crept toward the door where the sound came from. Slowly and cautiously she peeked through the door, there practicing fencing was Zechs. His face was dripping with sweat he must have been practicing for some time. Beauty stifled a giggle as she watched him. It looked odd, for he had no partner. He was moving about the room with some imaginary adversary. She had a distant smile on her face as she remembered back to when her father had given her fencing lessons.

Noin: it has been along time since I've practiced myself

Cadet Noin: she mused

Noin: perhaps he'd like a partner

Cadet Noin: grinning mischievously she called out to him

Noin: Hey Zechs!

Cadet Noin: the poor young man bout fell over from shock he had no idea he was being watched. Embarrassed he turned away.

Noin: do you want to have a match?

Zechs: you know how to fence?!

Noin: yes my father taught me at an early age, though I admit it's been awhile… don't tell me your going to be some sexist idiot and not believe me or refuse to fight me?

Zechs: *smirk* not at all, but your speaking rather boldly I'm beginning to think you were never afraid of me.

Cadet Noin: he said amusedly with unusual warmth

Noin: True I was at first, but you your really quite the gentlemen. So shall we begin?

Cadet Noin: as beauty began to draw a sword she suddenly stopped

Zechs: what is the matter?

Noin: I can't fence in a dress I'm going to have to borrow some of your breeches...

Zechs: What?!

Noin: oh don't be ridiculous no ones here to care.

Cadet Noin: she said dismissing the social taboo as nothing (we are talking 17th century Europe here) so as Beauty went upstairs to change into more practical clothes the masked prince could only smile.

Zechs: I have never met anyone like you before, Lucretzia Noin…or rather Beauty.

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Cadet Noin: The metal clashed with a satisfactory clang as both figures dashed and leaped agilely around the room both with the grace of a highly skilled fencer. Both were tired and hot but wanted to continue for never had they been so equally matched, each smiled in enjoyment as the other challenged them to use all their power and skill. Just as Zechs thought he had gotten her off guard she would return with a surprise blow, and just as Beauty thought that she had got him, he would block just in time. They would continue to dodge each other, both had their strengths and weaknesses in the match. But soon both grew tired with every movement they made. Zechs thought he saw an opening and began to retaliate with stronger force, but accidentally Beauty slipped bringing him down with her. She sat against the wall only a few inches from his face. For a while neither one could move.Beauty was frozen to spot for she had never been this close to him. Then Beauty noticed something that she hadn't been able to see before…she could see his eyes. Through the thick misty glass of the silver mask barely transparent from a distance, now revealed the owners clear light ice blue eyes. For a moment she could only marvel at them. For some reason they seemed to entrance her and she couldn't look away… Suddenly Zechs seemed to have snapped back into realization and quickly moved so they could both get up. His cheeks a slight pink and he hurriedly apologized

Zechs: err forgive me.

Cadet Noin: and swiftly rushed out of the room as he walked down the hall the echoing of his footsteps against the wood could be heard clearly. Beauty was still sitting silently on the floor.

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Cadet Noin