Chapter 4
Duo opened the door to the garage, "umm.Duo? Where are the Gundams?" Ryu asked when she saw a garage full of cars and limos. "This is the garage, but the Gundams are in the hanger, over in the next room." Duo said leading the way through the huge garage.. She had stopped and was looking at something, "Hey what's wrong?" Ryu started walking away from him and towards an old motorcycle that was all rusted and dirty looking. "Oh you're a bike chick are ya?" Duo said smirking, Ryu didn't reply. "Duo where have you been? We need to talk to Ryu right away and tell her what's going on." Quatre said rushing into the garage from the other direction. "I think she's fallen in love," Duo said laughing. Quatre gave him a funny look but, then he saw Ryu looking at an old bike that had been there as long as he could remember. "You like it?" He asked walking over to her. "Yes" was all she said in return. "Well, if you don't mind helping out in the garage sometimes, then its yours. Whatever parts you need to fix it, just ask and you've got it. Plus I'll pay you for it also " Quatre said. "Why do you need me to help out in the garage? A garage this big there has to be at least one mechanic on location" Ryu said considering the offer. "Well there is a mechanic but sometimes he's very hard to get a hold of, and since you're here anyway. You're only on call 24 hours, not working. I just thought, that's all." Quatre said. "What the hell? Why not?" Ryu said finally, "I'll need something to get me around the colony and I've always wanted a motorcycle."
They went into the hanger, Ryu couldn't take her eyes off the Gundams, and they were beautiful. They were not what she had imagined in her mind. She had only seen them in the news and from the blue prints. The five mobile suits were all lying in the hanger lifeless, 'their so big' she thought to herself. "Well Ryu these are the Gundams, and we're the Gundam pilots" Duo said proudly. Ryu smiled, a real smile, "I already figured that out a long time ago," she laughed. "But how? I never told you," Duo said dumbfounded. "It's kinda obvious you baka" Wufei spat out at the braided hair boy. "Anyway you said you wanted to talk to me about something?" Ryu said to Quatre. "Yes well like I told you already, you're on call all the time. So when we go on missions you'll have to be ready when we return. And now we'll have to tell you about our Gundams." Ryu interrupted Quatre. "That won't be necessary. I know pretty much everything about your mobile suits that there is to know." There was a long pause of silence. "How do you know about our Gun." Duo was cut off buy Heero. "She used to hack into J's computer system." He said. "It was hard to find your tracks, but I found them." Heero was now eyeing her. "I was young and angry. But I didn't think you'd find out, I was so careful." Ryu said a bit shamed. "What do you mean 'young and angry'?" Quatre said with interest.
"Well since you already did a check on me, you must know that my parents died when I was 13. They were on a colony, in a hotel when there was a huge explosion, which killed them and many others. First it was said that it was a terrorist attack, but later on it was actually an OZ attack." Ryu informed them. "But why would they attack a hotel?" Trowa asked. "It was rumored that some rebel leaders where staying there and having meetings. My mother was one of those people, she worked for Peacecraft." Ryu said sorrowfully "she was his secretary and was attending these meetings on his behalf, since he could not make the meetings himself.
"I became mad and wanted revenge on the monsters that killed my parents, and then two years later. When I was about 15, The Gundams starting attacking OZ bases. I had some hope that those who were responsible would finally get what they deserved. I began going to school early in the mornings so I could use the Internet so I could find out about the Gundams. When I was finally able to afford my own, I was on the internet during my free time looking for any info I could find. I eventually was able to get a hold of the blueprints and I know them inside out now. Although for the past year, I've been busy with work , my boyfriend and school I forgot all about it." Ryu finished.
"You mean ex-boyfriend" Duo corrected. "Oh I see that you heard me talking to Taiyo about that." Ryu trailed off. "Shut-up Maxwell!" Wufei said. "Well since you already know everything that is needed than lets go and have dinner, it's 5:45 now." Quatre said. "Are you coming Ryu?" he asked seeing that the girl was not following them. "Oh no, I'm not hungry thank you. I'd like to stay here for a little while if that's ok." "Sure no problem, I'll send someone by to check on you later" with that the five pilots left Ryu alone in the garage.
~ * at the dinning table * ~
The five guys were sitting at the table in silence eating. 'I hate this, why does it always have to be quite. And then when I try to have a conversion, I'm annoying? It's too creepy!' Duo thought to himself. 'hope the babes ok."
'I hope that she's ok. She looked so sad and ashamed of herself when told us about her hacking and thirst for revenge. She shouldn't be though, revenge is something that everyone wants sometimes. It happens to everyone.' Trowa thought to himself, 'there's something about her eyes.'
'.oh my favorite, yummy!.' Heero thought.
'I shouldn't have left her alone like that, what kind of gentleman am I? She looked so lost and scared.damn it." Quatre thought.
'Injustice.why did they have to serve this crap tonight? I could have made my own food.damn it' Wufei trailed off.
"Excuse me, but I'm not really hungry." Duo said getting out of his chair, "I'll be in the hanger, if you need me." Duo left the table and his plate. The rest of the pilots looked at each other shocked, Duo never misses a meal. He was always the happy one, the talkative one and the hungry one. "He'll be fine." Was all that Quatre said, and they continued with their meal.
~ * at the hanger * ~
Ryu was sitting on a box, with the hanger door open. She was watching as the sunset on the colony when Duo came in. "I didn't know the sunsets up here" she commented. "Yes it does, but its not the same as it is on earth." Duo said pulling up another box beside Ryu. "Are you ok? You look so tired, maybe you should get some sleep." Duo said looking at her. "Yea.I'll be fine. I just need sometime to adjust to all of this. Really, don't worry about me.I'll live" Ryu said as a tear rolled down her cheek. "How could that guy cheat on you?" Duo asked. Ryu was a little taken by his question, "Why? Because I wouldn't make out with him in the movies," she joked. "Were you guys serious?" he asked. "We went out for awhile, but I've had better relationships that lasted a month. That was my first boyfriend.Lee was my second one. With Lee, it was like he was else where. Not in the moment, he didn't really pay much attention to me." She said watching the sun disappear. "So if he did that, then why did you stay with him?" "Honestly, I didn't really notice until now. I was still recovering from my parents passing, and I was working at the shop, plus there was also school." Another tear rolled down her cheek. She laughed a bit, "but when he told me, I sure showed him. He was on the ground quickly, he hit it pretty hard." " so I heard" They watched the rest of the sunset in silence.
They sat there for about a hour, "Duo, are you ok?" Ryu asked. "Uh?.me yea, I'm fine" Duo said trying to cover his sadness. Time passed again and Ryu checked her watch and stood up. "Where are you going?" Duo said standing up also. "I'm hungry bud. Last time I ate was at 4 and it's 7:30.time to eat" Ryu smiled.
Duo opened the door to the garage, "umm.Duo? Where are the Gundams?" Ryu asked when she saw a garage full of cars and limos. "This is the garage, but the Gundams are in the hanger, over in the next room." Duo said leading the way through the huge garage.. She had stopped and was looking at something, "Hey what's wrong?" Ryu started walking away from him and towards an old motorcycle that was all rusted and dirty looking. "Oh you're a bike chick are ya?" Duo said smirking, Ryu didn't reply. "Duo where have you been? We need to talk to Ryu right away and tell her what's going on." Quatre said rushing into the garage from the other direction. "I think she's fallen in love," Duo said laughing. Quatre gave him a funny look but, then he saw Ryu looking at an old bike that had been there as long as he could remember. "You like it?" He asked walking over to her. "Yes" was all she said in return. "Well, if you don't mind helping out in the garage sometimes, then its yours. Whatever parts you need to fix it, just ask and you've got it. Plus I'll pay you for it also " Quatre said. "Why do you need me to help out in the garage? A garage this big there has to be at least one mechanic on location" Ryu said considering the offer. "Well there is a mechanic but sometimes he's very hard to get a hold of, and since you're here anyway. You're only on call 24 hours, not working. I just thought, that's all." Quatre said. "What the hell? Why not?" Ryu said finally, "I'll need something to get me around the colony and I've always wanted a motorcycle."
They went into the hanger, Ryu couldn't take her eyes off the Gundams, and they were beautiful. They were not what she had imagined in her mind. She had only seen them in the news and from the blue prints. The five mobile suits were all lying in the hanger lifeless, 'their so big' she thought to herself. "Well Ryu these are the Gundams, and we're the Gundam pilots" Duo said proudly. Ryu smiled, a real smile, "I already figured that out a long time ago," she laughed. "But how? I never told you," Duo said dumbfounded. "It's kinda obvious you baka" Wufei spat out at the braided hair boy. "Anyway you said you wanted to talk to me about something?" Ryu said to Quatre. "Yes well like I told you already, you're on call all the time. So when we go on missions you'll have to be ready when we return. And now we'll have to tell you about our Gundams." Ryu interrupted Quatre. "That won't be necessary. I know pretty much everything about your mobile suits that there is to know." There was a long pause of silence. "How do you know about our Gun." Duo was cut off buy Heero. "She used to hack into J's computer system." He said. "It was hard to find your tracks, but I found them." Heero was now eyeing her. "I was young and angry. But I didn't think you'd find out, I was so careful." Ryu said a bit shamed. "What do you mean 'young and angry'?" Quatre said with interest.
"Well since you already did a check on me, you must know that my parents died when I was 13. They were on a colony, in a hotel when there was a huge explosion, which killed them and many others. First it was said that it was a terrorist attack, but later on it was actually an OZ attack." Ryu informed them. "But why would they attack a hotel?" Trowa asked. "It was rumored that some rebel leaders where staying there and having meetings. My mother was one of those people, she worked for Peacecraft." Ryu said sorrowfully "she was his secretary and was attending these meetings on his behalf, since he could not make the meetings himself.
"I became mad and wanted revenge on the monsters that killed my parents, and then two years later. When I was about 15, The Gundams starting attacking OZ bases. I had some hope that those who were responsible would finally get what they deserved. I began going to school early in the mornings so I could use the Internet so I could find out about the Gundams. When I was finally able to afford my own, I was on the internet during my free time looking for any info I could find. I eventually was able to get a hold of the blueprints and I know them inside out now. Although for the past year, I've been busy with work , my boyfriend and school I forgot all about it." Ryu finished.
"You mean ex-boyfriend" Duo corrected. "Oh I see that you heard me talking to Taiyo about that." Ryu trailed off. "Shut-up Maxwell!" Wufei said. "Well since you already know everything that is needed than lets go and have dinner, it's 5:45 now." Quatre said. "Are you coming Ryu?" he asked seeing that the girl was not following them. "Oh no, I'm not hungry thank you. I'd like to stay here for a little while if that's ok." "Sure no problem, I'll send someone by to check on you later" with that the five pilots left Ryu alone in the garage.
~ * at the dinning table * ~
The five guys were sitting at the table in silence eating. 'I hate this, why does it always have to be quite. And then when I try to have a conversion, I'm annoying? It's too creepy!' Duo thought to himself. 'hope the babes ok."
'I hope that she's ok. She looked so sad and ashamed of herself when told us about her hacking and thirst for revenge. She shouldn't be though, revenge is something that everyone wants sometimes. It happens to everyone.' Trowa thought to himself, 'there's something about her eyes.'
'.oh my favorite, yummy!.' Heero thought.
'I shouldn't have left her alone like that, what kind of gentleman am I? She looked so lost and scared.damn it." Quatre thought.
'Injustice.why did they have to serve this crap tonight? I could have made my own food.damn it' Wufei trailed off.
"Excuse me, but I'm not really hungry." Duo said getting out of his chair, "I'll be in the hanger, if you need me." Duo left the table and his plate. The rest of the pilots looked at each other shocked, Duo never misses a meal. He was always the happy one, the talkative one and the hungry one. "He'll be fine." Was all that Quatre said, and they continued with their meal.
~ * at the hanger * ~
Ryu was sitting on a box, with the hanger door open. She was watching as the sunset on the colony when Duo came in. "I didn't know the sunsets up here" she commented. "Yes it does, but its not the same as it is on earth." Duo said pulling up another box beside Ryu. "Are you ok? You look so tired, maybe you should get some sleep." Duo said looking at her. "Yea.I'll be fine. I just need sometime to adjust to all of this. Really, don't worry about me.I'll live" Ryu said as a tear rolled down her cheek. "How could that guy cheat on you?" Duo asked. Ryu was a little taken by his question, "Why? Because I wouldn't make out with him in the movies," she joked. "Were you guys serious?" he asked. "We went out for awhile, but I've had better relationships that lasted a month. That was my first boyfriend.Lee was my second one. With Lee, it was like he was else where. Not in the moment, he didn't really pay much attention to me." She said watching the sun disappear. "So if he did that, then why did you stay with him?" "Honestly, I didn't really notice until now. I was still recovering from my parents passing, and I was working at the shop, plus there was also school." Another tear rolled down her cheek. She laughed a bit, "but when he told me, I sure showed him. He was on the ground quickly, he hit it pretty hard." " so I heard" They watched the rest of the sunset in silence.
They sat there for about a hour, "Duo, are you ok?" Ryu asked. "Uh?.me yea, I'm fine" Duo said trying to cover his sadness. Time passed again and Ryu checked her watch and stood up. "Where are you going?" Duo said standing up also. "I'm hungry bud. Last time I ate was at 4 and it's 7:30.time to eat" Ryu smiled.