She moaned softly, as she slowly woke up from the same dream she had had the other day.
Her eyelids slowly lifted, and the first thing she saw was Zechs.
"Zechs...where am I?"
Zechs softly smiled down at her, "I was wondering when you would wake up. You hit the ground pretty hard. You should rest some more."
Usagi tried to sit up, but Zechs hands pushed her back down. Usagi strained out, "what about the enemy...I have to..."
Zechs cut her off, "they were captured, locked up and taken for questioning. You were very brave. Ralena is very thankful."
Usagi scoffed, "I wasn't brave...I panicked and attacked. Recklessly in fact."
Usagi groaned,"How much did you see?"
Zechs tilted his head to the side, "of the fight...none. I was to busy trying to get to the ground before you did." Usagi shook her head, "how much did you see of me?"
She was staring him, staring into his eyes, her eyes looked as if they were ready to crumble. Waiting to be hurt.
Zechs kept his lips shut as he studied her face. "Tell me please. What did you see when you found me out there? And then, when you brought me back?"
Zechs replied, "When I found you, I thought you were dead. You laid face down on the ground. Your forehead had a nasty cut on it, but that was it. No broken bones...no dislocated body parts." Zechs paused, "the enemy had at least a dislocated body part and you hit the ground after them so you had to have fallen further before you hit the ground."
Zechs looked at her, staring into her eyes, "I saw enough."
Flashback...
Zechs ran out into courtyard. He pushed people out of his way. He looked up to see the chopper take a head dive to the ground. And Usagi had the enemy in her arms as she jumped out. He slid to a stop and watched as they fell towards the ground. But the chopper hit first. Zechs covered his face as the heat in the air blasted towards him. "AHHH...." Zechs looked up to see Usagi get hit but the after blast sending her and the enemy flying. She lost grip of them and they hit the ground and then Usagi's body was thrown forward again and she hit the ground. "No." Zechs raced through the courtyard and jumped the fence. He ran towards the body and slid to a stop. Usagi laid on the ground on her chest. Zechs knelt down and gently turned her over. She had a pretty nasty cut on her head, but she looked all right. But what caught his eye, with the help of the suns rays, was the sparkling object under the coat. He gently peeled it back and stared at Usagi arm. Her arm resembled the slim arms on an ice sculpture of a woman would have. "How..." He couldn't believe what he was seeing." Zechs rolled up one sleeve and ran his hand gently across her arm. It was warm, as if it was flesh but it was hard as crystal. Zechs looked up to her shoulder and saw the tiny bit of flesh underneath. Zechs then let his eyes roamed. They slid down her slim figure to her legs. Just like her arms they were also covered in crystal. Sounds of thundering footsteps grew closer. Zechs closed her coat and lifted her up into his arms. He started back to the mansion. The soldiers passed him without a second thought.
End of Flashback
Usagi shut her eyes and sat up in bed. Her body trembled. Zechs scooted back from her to give her room. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I...I'm not sure how this happen." She covered her face with her hands, while shaking it as if to rid herself of reality. "I woke up in a box. I was so frightened...it opened and I left. Everything blurs together and I can't remember anything of my past." Usagi lifted her head from her hands to look at him. "You have to believe me. All I had was a disk that told me I had to protect Ralena and that my name was Usagi. The woman mentioned I was a weapon...and..." Usagi sighed. Zechs stared at her. She had propped her head up with her hands. "Why didn't you tell us? Why did you hide this from us?" Usagi's gaze flew to him, astonishment smacked onto her face like a stamp. She shot up into a standing position. She wrestled with her jacket till she got it untangled from her limb and threw it. "Look at me!" Zechs stared her in the face, unaffected by her tone. "Dammit, Zechs, look at my arms and legs. This isn't right. How could I tell you...or Princess Ralena...or Hiiro about this? People on the streets stared at me even though they only saw my hands!" Usagi held up her hands, in front of his face. "If I showed you my arms you would have thrown me out. And I know you would so don't shake your head at me!" Zechs slightly frowned at her and stood, "You don't see me running do you?" "Running...what are you talking about? I'm saying that you wouldn't have let me stay if you knew the truth!" Zechs shook his head, "I heard you. And you don't see me running away. You don't see me going to Ralena and saying that you're not a human!" Usagi poked him in the chest, "I am human. I have feelings just like you, I breathe like you, and I act like you. I breathe, walk, talk and share things just like a human does. I'm not an animal, or a robot. I have feelings!" Usagi turned from him, and stared angrily at the door. Zechs sighed; he placed a hand on her shoulder, and stated, "I didn't mean it that?" Usagi jerked away, "then what did you mean?" Zechs replied, "I meant that... I'm not... that I'm not going to tell anyone, all right. Your secret is safe with me." Usagi stared into his face, searching for a trap, "you mean it?" Zechs nodded with a sigh, "yes I do." Usagi launched into Zechs arms. Her arms wrapped around his waist hugging him tight and she buried her face into his chest. She spoke, but it came out muffled, "artigato." "What?" Usagi pulled back and looked up at him, but she didn't let go, "Artigato." Zechs softly smiled down at her, "your welcome."
Flashback...
Zechs ran out into courtyard. He pushed people out of his way. He looked up to see the chopper take a head dive to the ground. And Usagi had the enemy in her arms as she jumped out. He slid to a stop and watched as they fell towards the ground. But the chopper hit first. Zechs covered his face as the heat in the air blasted towards him. "AHHH...." Zechs looked up to see Usagi get hit but the after blast sending her and the enemy flying. She lost grip of them and they hit the ground and then Usagi's body was thrown forward again and she hit the ground. "No." Zechs raced through the courtyard and jumped the fence. He ran towards the body and slid to a stop. Usagi laid on the ground on her chest. Zechs knelt down and gently turned her over. She had a pretty nasty cut on her head, but she looked all right. But what caught his eye, with the help of the suns rays, was the sparkling object under the coat. He gently peeled it back and stared at Usagi arm. Her arm resembled the slim arms on an ice sculpture of a woman would have. "How..." He couldn't believe what he was seeing." Zechs rolled up one sleeve and ran his hand gently across her arm. It was warm, as if it was flesh but it was hard as crystal. Zechs looked up to her shoulder and saw the tiny bit of flesh underneath. Zechs then let his eyes roamed. They slid down her slim figure to her legs. Just like her arms they were also covered in crystal. Sounds of thundering footsteps grew closer. Zechs closed her coat and lifted her up into his arms. He started back to the mansion. The soldiers passed him without a second thought.
End of Flashback
Usagi shut her eyes and sat up in bed. Her body trembled. Zechs scooted back from her to give her room. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I...I'm not sure how this happen." She covered her face with her hands, while shaking it as if to rid herself of reality. "I woke up in a box. I was so frightened...it opened and I left. Everything blurs together and I can't remember anything of my past." Usagi lifted her head from her hands to look at him. "You have to believe me. All I had was a disk that told me I had to protect Ralena and that my name was Usagi. The woman mentioned I was a weapon...and..." Usagi sighed. Zechs stared at her. She had propped her head up with her hands. "Why didn't you tell us? Why did you hide this from us?" Usagi's gaze flew to him, astonishment smacked onto her face like a stamp. She shot up into a standing position. She wrestled with her jacket till she got it untangled from her limb and threw it. "Look at me!" Zechs stared her in the face, unaffected by her tone. "Dammit, Zechs, look at my arms and legs. This isn't right. How could I tell you...or Princess Ralena...or Hiiro about this? People on the streets stared at me even though they only saw my hands!" Usagi held up her hands, in front of his face. "If I showed you my arms you would have thrown me out. And I know you would so don't shake your head at me!" Zechs slightly frowned at her and stood, "You don't see me running do you?" "Running...what are you talking about? I'm saying that you wouldn't have let me stay if you knew the truth!" Zechs shook his head, "I heard you. And you don't see me running away. You don't see me going to Ralena and saying that you're not a human!" Usagi poked him in the chest, "I am human. I have feelings just like you, I breathe like you, and I act like you. I breathe, walk, talk and share things just like a human does. I'm not an animal, or a robot. I have feelings!" Usagi turned from him, and stared angrily at the door. Zechs sighed; he placed a hand on her shoulder, and stated, "I didn't mean it that?" Usagi jerked away, "then what did you mean?" Zechs replied, "I meant that... I'm not... that I'm not going to tell anyone, all right. Your secret is safe with me." Usagi stared into his face, searching for a trap, "you mean it?" Zechs nodded with a sigh, "yes I do." Usagi launched into Zechs arms. Her arms wrapped around his waist hugging him tight and she buried her face into his chest. She spoke, but it came out muffled, "artigato." "What?" Usagi pulled back and looked up at him, but she didn't let go, "Artigato." Zechs softly smiled down at her, "your welcome."