Note: This is in Jason's P.O.V., and that this is still on the same night, and we leave off to where Charlene is sleeping.
I can't believe what she said to me. Man, all girls ever did to me was hurt me. And she actually called me nice and innocent! She really thinks I'm innocent? I never thought a cute girl like her would ever be nice to me. She's cute, smart, intelligent, nice, and at least she's a girl who cares what I do. No other girl besides my relatives and family was ever nice to me. As she drifted off to sleep, I smiled. I was happy there was someone who'd let me go. Most girls always bossed me around. As she fell asleep in my arm, I somewhat gently pushed her to one side of my bed, while I slept on the other side.
I woke up around 10:30. Hmm.... I wondered if Charlene is still asleep? She wasn't there! Where could she be??? The bathroom? Nah, I heard nothing. Where could she be? What if she got hurt?? Treize! What the heck have you done to her!?!?!?
Just then I heard the door creaking open. And there she was…cute as ever! I was so worried about her I started to get mad. "I thought you were captured by Treize! You almost gave me a heart attack!!!"
She frowned. "I'm sorry, Jason. I just didn't wanna wake you up. I came here to tell ya that breakfast is ready."
I calmed down a bit, and walked with her to the kitchen. At least she wasn't attacked…yet. "So," I started, hoping she'd forgive me for being so mad at her a few minutes ago, "What's for breakfast?"
"Oh, you'll see," she said. I sighed. How can I EVER get girls? Heck, I can't even understand "girl talk!"
I groaned. Boy, this was a long walk. "C'mon, tell me! I'm really hungry and I wanna know what's for breakfast!"
She turned around, and stuck her tongue out. "Ya gotta get me first!" she giggled as she ran off, expecting me to chase her.
"Okay, that's it! Here I come!" I yelled angrily, but playfully. So I ran off to get her. Man, for a girl, she sure is fast! I finally caught up with her, and when I was in her grasp, I grabbed her, and held her tight. Wait. Did I do that? Oh great. The things love can do to ya…
"Aw…ya got me! And I thought I was gonna beat you to the kitchen."
"Yeah, right. See? Boys rule, girls-"
"Ahem. Excuse me? You've got it vice versa. It's 'girls rule boys drool.' Now, shall we eat?"
"Sure." I let her go, and she led me to the dining room, where pancakes were set up, along with juicy sausages, crispy bacon, and scrambled eggs. Yum!
We ate, but then Charlene set down a map before our eyes.
"Hey, what's this for?"
"This is a map of Treize's base. This place," she pointed to some kind of chamber, "is where the guys are held." She took out a red marker. "Rikko, you attack from the front. While they're attacking you, Jason and I will bust through the guards gates. If any guards are there, then we'll attack by force and take the uniforms to make this mission slightly easier for us. We'll then go the chamber where they're being held. If by any chance Noin or Lt. Une come by or are present, we'll tell them that Treize commanded us to torture them. Then we'll take 'em, sack 'em up in our Gundams, then leave. Any questions?" she asked as she started marking all the places we needed.
Rikko spoke. "What if Treize is there?"
"Uh…" she didn't know. "I dunno. We'll have to get them another time then."
"Yeah," I started, "But then they'll probably know that we're gonna get them."
"No. Knowing those idiots, they'll never guess…I hope."
"I don't think an 'I hope' will count."
"So? We're in a war. And everyone has to fight. We might have to make sacrifices. Some might end up leaving…and never come back."
Okay, I got scared when she said that. Now I can't back out and disappoint her.
"Well, when are we leaving?" I asked her.
She stared at the map. "Tonight."
Tonight? I had a feeling I was going to get hurt much more than the girls at school hurt me.
This was too perilous. I went to my room. Rikko followed.
"What's up?" Rikko asked.
"I can't do this. I never should've volunteered," I explained to him.
"Told you. You can't back out now."
I saw Rikko look at the crack of my door, as if he knew someone was listening to us.
"I never should've been in this fight. I never should've met her. If I had only one wish, it'd be to leave this place and forget about her!"
That, I think, was my mistake.
Just then we heard a Gundam take off. Rikko and I looked out the window and saw the Deathscythe take off to the sky. "I think she left without us."
Rikko laughed a little. "I guess we're gonna have to stay, considering we don't know where it's held."
"Oh, great," I said sarcastically.
"At least you got our wish. Now you don't have to…"
"Fight?"
"Yeah…" Rikko looked at me. He seemed to know something that I didn't know.
"What?"
"Nothing." I think he wants me to find out for myself.
Later that night, the G-boys finally returned, but with a limp body: Charlene.
