Wicked Design

Written by:

KawaiiPie ^^

****Wicked Design, Part One: Picture Of You****

REI HINO WALKED into the computer class with her friend, Ami Mizuno. Rei had stopped by the computer club many times, often to pick up Ami or to drop her off there. She had never been inside though. Computers weren't her thing. Minako Aino was with them also. She walked behind them, twirling a golden lock between her fingers.

Seats were scatted. I didn't know there were so many nerds in this colony, Minako thought, a small smile gracing her features. There was no chance she would be able to sit with Ami or Rei, so she took a seat next to a boy who looked nice enough. Rei figured the same, and absentmindedly took a seat.

Ami sat where she had been sitting since she joined, next to the silent green eyed boy that intrigued her so much. Like a good mystery book, Trowa Barton was slowly, oh-so-slowly opening up to her. Ami always liked mysteries. She fell into her chair, giving him a warm smile. He gave her a simple nod.

Rei crossed her legs and pushed the power button on the monitor. The screen buzzed to life. It made an odd noise for a second, and then all was still. She took a look at the website that was already loaded on the page. It was the 'L7 Nerdz' homepage. The 'L7 Nerdz' sponsor the computer club? I can't believe I'm here. The teacher, Mr. Miko, called attention and began giving directions.

Minako started browsing the net. She didn't think that listening to the instructor was any fun- it wasn't school, after all. So she did her own thing, every now and then she tuned into what Mr.Miko had to say. They were learning the basics of HTML. Exciting...Now how did I let Ami talk me into this? She sighed, somewhat forlornly, and entered a chatroom. Minako received a polite tap on the shoulder.

"Chatting isn't allowed," the blonde boy whispered, "And Mr. Miko's coming to check stations."

Minako looked up over the rows of computers. Mr. Miko was, in fact, checking computers. She closed down the chat box and thanked him.

"So you're new, correct?" he asked, "I haven't seen you around here before."

The blonde girl nodded. She replied, "I let Ami talk me into coming here. I don't think I'll be coming for the next meeting. Computers aren't really a hobby for me."

He shrugged. "Me neither," he said, "but it gives me something to do on Saturday. You see, that way when someone invites me somewhere on Saturday, and I don't want to go, I can say I have plans without lying."

"Ah," Minako asked, "but what if they ask you on a Sunday?"

He smiled and answered, "Then I guess I'm screwed. Quatre Rebarba Winner, you?"

Minako gave his extended hand a hearty shake. She replied, "Minako Aino."

Rei was type, type, typing away at her computer. Her screen read:

[asdkdencowkdmflaskdfjalkdf cmweoircj can't believe ami talked me into this askdjfemicowkdfj]

The expression on her face would lead anyone to believe she was doing something constructive. But she wasn't, she was merely type, type, typing away. Just whatever letters happened to flash into her mind. The sentence in the middle was exactly what she was thinking. Her violet eyes left the screen for a minute, to glance out the window.

Dark clouds created odd shapes and set an ominous mood. Rei sighed as she let her head drop into her hand. The day was passing slowly. Computer club meetings were an hour and a half...She glanced at the computer clock. Only thirty one minutes had passed. Rei's gaze shifted above the row of computers. Mr. Miko was traveling down, inspecting work. Rei had a slight panic attack, but she remembered that she wouldn't be returning.

Another idea passed in her head. She would copy her neighbor's work and it would look like she was intelligent. Good one, Rei-chan. Rei looked at the boy sitting beside her. He had dark unruly hair that, at the moment, shielded his face. She wondered if he could see through it when he turned to her. He had dark Prussian blue eyes that Rei remembered...from somewhere. She couldn't quite pin it down, but that didn't matter. He was glaring at her. Rei did not let that phase her, instead, she gave him her own special glare.

Heavy rain pelted against the windows, quite loudly and abruptly ending the silence between them. Both their heads snapped in the direction of the window, where water was cascading down. A smile came to Rei's lips as she saw several people ducking beneath the covered walkway. One or two soaking people actually entered the club room. Rei allowed a giggle to escape her lips as the soaking people wrung their clothes.

As if to spite those soaking people, the rain stopped very suddenly. A minute later, rays of sunshine filtered through the heavy clouds. Rei smiled once more, and she turned back to the Prussian blue-eyed boy. She extended her hand.

"Rei Hino, nice to meet you," she greeted with a grin.

The guy hesitated a moment, before taking her hand and giving it a firm shake.

"Heero Yuy," he replied flatly. Then, as if nothing at all had passed between them, he turned back to his computer screen and began type, type typing away. Rei smirked, and gave him a little pinch on his shoulder. He set his gaze upon her for a second, and then he began his typing again.

Rei turned to her computer. Every now and then, she glanced at Heero's screen and copied a few lines of his code. Mr. Miko said that their webpages were both "exquisite". Funny he didn't notice they were almost identical. Mine had a cute bunny on it though. Usa-chan would like it, I think.

Ami looked nervously at Minako and Rei. They both seemed deathly bored. She had hoped so much that they would like the class, just a little. But obviously they weren't. It made her want the class to go by faster, and that in turn, made the class seem to go by slower. Trowa was not in a talking mood today, but then again, neither was she. She stared at the webpage she had been working. It was very nice to look at, with flashing links and a nice marquee.

She was capable of way more, but she didn't want Mr. Miko to be embarrassed. She knew far more about HTML and the workings of computer than he did on any day. Her head turned to Trowa, gazing at his gravity defying hair. Ami wondered what kind of gel he used.

Since she was feeling airheadish at the moment(yes, even Ami feels that way sometimes) she asked, "What kind of gel to you use?"

Trowa rose his eyebrow. "Pardon me?"

"What kind of gel do you use?" Ami repeated, now wishing she hadn't asked.

His entire body remained still, save his lips. His face was filled with a vague sense of apathy. In his torpid manner, Trowa replied, "I don't wear gel."

"Oh," Ami sighed. She shrugged and turned back to her computer screen. An odd silence fell over them.

After what seemed like an eternity, Mr. Miko ended class. Ami, Minako and Rei stood up and came together.

"Ami, I'm never coming-"

"I can't believe you talked me-"

Ami hushed them with a look. She sighed, "I know, I know. I was just hoping you two would suddenly discover a vague interest in a computer. Let's go eat. I'm hungry and I'm sleepy."

Minako yawned, "Yeah, me too," she rubbed her tummy looking content, "How about P.O.E.T.S? I really like that restaurant. They have good corn."

"Nani? Good corn?" Rei repeated, "Kamisama...I worry about the people I hang out with."

Ami giggled, "Me too. But let's go to P.O.E.T.S, minna-chan."

Back to her normally vivacious manner, Minako exclaimed, "P.O.E.T.S look out! Oh hey, one good thing did come out of this never-ending hour and a half."

"What's that?" Ami quizzed.

Minako replied, "Quatre! I made a friend today, Quatre. He's really funny, and he's cute."

"I saw," Rei said, "you talking to him non-stop. I wish my neighbor was as talkative. He said two things to me: Heero and Yuy."

"Odd words to say. You think they mean something?" Minako asked absentmindedly.

"Oh, Mina-chan...That was his name," Rei said. A small sweatdrop appeared on Minako's head.

****Rei's house****

Rei woke up groggily from a dreamless sleep. Dreamless, that's good. That's when she remembered where she had seen those Prussian blue eyes. Heero's eyes were in her dream! How strange for me to dream of him! I don't even know him! I better go to the shrine...On her way out, however, her father bade her to clean up the attic.

"You were supposed to get it done a long time ago, Rei," her father scolded.

Rei trudged up the steps to the attic. She opened the door and she was immediately assaulted by swirls of dust. Inside, there were boxes and boxes piled one atop the other. Rei picked one out, and set it on the ground. She sat down indian style beside it and began sorting through it. One pile for old pictures, another for papers.

Rei could not help but smile when she came across a picture of her mother. Her mom had the same violet eyes and the long, raven black hair. Rei blew a bit of dust off the black and white picture. Her mother died young, a few days after Rei had been born. As she gazed at the beautiful woman, a bit of dust settled in Rei's nose. She sneezed.

And a mighty powerful sneeze it was.

More than a few pictures lifted up in a swirl and fell in scattered areas. Rei looked at them with a bit of dismay, she had the job of picking them all back up. She lifted one off the floor. Her mother was there, standing with a man she did not recognize.

"This must be the famous Uncle Hayako," Rei whispered to no one in particular, "Father talked about him a lot. He enjoyed Hayako's company." She rubbed her thumb over the image of her mom and Hayako leaning against a car together. Something was odd about the embrace, but Rei forgot about it.

She picked up yet another photo and glanced at it. It was a picture of Hayako, just of his head, when he was younger. He was so handsome. Those blue eyes are just gorgeous-....

Rei gasped and the picture fell from her hands. It became muddled with other pictures. Rei sat for a second, wondering at what she had just seen...She searched around for the picture. Small panic came over her when she couldn't find it at first. However, after a few minutes of searching, Rei located the picture.

On it was a male with unruly brown hair and Prussian blue eyes. The picture was old, but Rei was positive it wasn't Hayako. It was none other than Heero Yuy.

With Heero's image in her head, Rei whispered,

"Oh, look. I've just found a picture of you."

****END****

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