And You I Love
To V-Babe
If it's a Heero x Minako, I'm definitely interested! Love Between
War is one of my favorites, too, and I'm hoping I'll be able to
continue it when I'm done with And You I Love. I'll post it under
PenPrincess once the updates start coming.
To Glaive Shikari I'm going as quickly as I can! ;o)
Thanks for reviewing, I'm glad you like this story.
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Location: Juunban High School
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Usagi walked up the steps of the school. She entered the everyday hustle and bustle of high school through the large double doors. She waved hi to a few people here and there, and then she went to her locker and took out books for her first period class. She had Rei in that class.
Speaking of Rei, Usagi needed to ask Rei questions. She already had asked Rei questions, but Rei had refused to answer.
I happened like this: Usagi was with Ami when they began walking together. They were talking about the day before, and they found themselves near the shrine. They decided to drop in and see if Rei was around, because no one had heard from her for the whole day. The were surprised to find Rei sobbing in Wufei's arms.
Ami had asked Wufei what happened, but she said that Wufei said he didn't know. Usagi doubted that Wufei had done anything, because she and Ami had to pry Rei off of him. When they finally got Rei talking again, she kept saying that nothing was wrong, and that she was just having a depressing conversation with Wufei. Wufei, however, didn't confirm that, though he also refused to say anything more.
She walked into her class, and Mr. Dilly greeted her. She took a seat next to Rei.
Hey, Rei... Usagi said.
Rei smiled. Oh, Usa-san, hey. There was a deafening silence.
About what happened-
Rei, I don't know-
The girls started and then stopped at the same time. Before either of them could say another word, Mr. Dilly cleared his throat.
Students? I'd like to introduce Heero Yuy and Trowa Barton. They will be joining our class from here on out. I'd like you all to give them a warm welcome to Algebra II!
I thought they went to another school, Rei whispered to Usagi.
Usa shrugged. Me too. I guess they just moved here...
Trowa took a seat on Usagi's other side, and Heero took the empty one behind Rei.
Class proceeded normally, and Usagi put on her I'm oh so interested in what your saying Mr. Dilly' face, but of course, she was spacing out.
Usagi, what did you get for the answer? Mr. Dilly asked. His voice snapped Usagi back into reality.
Usagi straightened up abruptly and began to stutter, Well, Mr. Dilly...While I was doing the problems...You see...
472 square... Trowa whispered, barely audible, even for Usagi.
Usagi, just tell us what you got! Mr. Dilly commanded.
I got 472 square, sir, she answered.
Mr. Dilly's eyebrows furrowed in suspicion.
Thank you, Usagi. That is correct class. When you divide this, make sure that....
Usagi mouthed Thank You' to Trowa, and she actually paid attention the rest of the class.
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Location: 2nd Period, Music
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Usagi had Ami, Makoto and Minako for this class. She was late to it, and Mrs. Kenley, the teacher, scolded her for it. Though she was late, Usagi saw Heero Yuy and Quatre Rebarba Winner get introduced to the class.
Ok, class, begin practicing your pieces for the Summer Festival. Makoto, don't put too much pressure on those strings! Makoto nodded, lifting up her violin and playing. She was probably the most expensive violinist in history, because she had a bad habit of busting strings.
Mrs. Kenley took Quatre and Heero aside. I understand if you guys are going to be a little behind the rest of the class. Can you play anything?
Quatre answered, I can play the cello.
Oooh, good, Mrs. Kenley said, Our cellist moved away a few days ago. You can use his, it's in the back. Quatre nodded, and left to go to the back room Mrs. Kenley had pointed out.
Heero, is it? Can you play anything? she asked.
Heero nodded, Mrs. Kenley looked at him expectantly. I can play the piano.
Mrs. Kenley looked at him doubtfully, Mmmhmm...Let's hear you... She led him to the old piano that sat in a corner of the room. She opened up the bench and pulled out some sheet music. Think you can handle that? It was an extremely easy piece, in Heero's eyes anyway.
Heero smirked as he sat down on the bench. He pressed a few keys on the piano, and then began to play the song Mrs. Kenley had selected. It came out extremely pretty. Mrs. Kenley gave Heero a calculating look. She pulled out another piece of music, this one significantly harder, and ordered him to play it. It was a short but beautiful piece, and Heero made it sound all the more wonderful. His dark fingers moved gracefully over the piano keys as he played.
Something tells me you can do better than this. Mrs. Kenley ran to her desk and pulled out a book of Beethoven's symphonies. Mrs. Kenley glanced through it and found a particularly difficult one. She placed it on the sheet holder on the piano and asked Heero to play it for her. Heero studied the music a minute before actually playing it. He played the first few notes, and then he started over. It was a very beautiful piece, flowly and somewhat sad.
Music filled the hall. The students in her class stopped playing their instruments and watched Heero play. Suddenly, the low sounds of a cello joined the music.
Quatre was sitting a chair, eyes closed. He knew the symphony by heart, and began playing the cello part of it. Again, Mrs. Kenley squealed very happily.
Class, it looks like we've got ourselves a new cellist and a pianist.
Most kids smiled, some of them shrugged and a few scowled at Heero and Quatre. Ami, Usagi and Makoto complemented Quatre, but Minako took a seat next to Heero on the piano bench.
She said, You just do everything, don't you? Heero ignored her, and tapped a few keys on the piano. He took a look at Minako before shifting his gaze back to the music.
You play really well.
Do you speak? She got a death-glare from Heero. For some reason, she could never take Heero seriously. The glare that would have made anyone else shrink caused Minako to laugh. Guess not.
Minako, you don't have time to be socializing. Your piece needs work. I suggest you pick up that clarinet, Mrs. Kenley scolded.
Minako stood up and mumbled, Crabby lady... She practiced her piece for the festival on her polished clarinet. It wasn't half as bad as Mrs. Kenley made it sound, she was actually quite good at it.
At the end of the class period, Mrs. Kenley wanted a full rehearsal of a few songs. Of course, Quatre and Heero played their newly assigned parts without error, despite the fact that they had only been familiar with them for hardly more than an hour. For the most part, the girls did well, except that Makoto popped yet another string on her violin.
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Location: 3rd Period, Natural History
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Usagi was surprised to find that all five of her pilot friends were in this class, as well as her four girl friends. Natural history was sort of like a nature class. Usagi was sure that something else was supposed to be taught, but Mr. Mobiki often talked about things like camping and rocks and trees.
Mr. Mobiki was a strange man. Almost all of his students thought he was eccentric, but they all liked him. Every year he sponsored a five day camping trip. It took place during Spring Break and it was optional, but the whole class usually went. This year was the first year any of the girls had him, so they were excited to hear the information on it.
Class, class, class! Mr. Mobiki started. I'm sure you have noticed we have five new students! They are Wufei, Heero, Quatre, Trowa and Duo, would you guys please stand up? Quatre and Duo were the first ones to rise. Finally, the three other pilots joined them, but they rose slowly. Mr. Mobiki bade them sit down, and he began to tell about this year's trip.
So his name's Wufei, Rei thought. She smiled.
He said, I'm sure you all know about the annual camping trip I sponsor each year. Spring Break, yadda yadda...Let me start off by saying- it's free and it's optional. I'm not going to force you to pee in a river and live in a tent, not even for money. Food's gonna be provided to you, but if you want to bring any sorts of snack and that sort of thing feel free. But I promise you what you'll get will be better than what's served in the cafeteria. It's going to start next Monday, one week from today. Parents were given letters about it at the beginning of the year, so you should have made plans if you want to attend.
We're going to Lochlathien- yeah, tongue twister. It's a beautiful park with all sorts of things I can show you. It'll be like a camp. There will be cabins equipped with bunks and a community restroom nearby. The cabins hold five-six people, so I'll let you guys choose your roomies. Girl-boy cabins are not happening, so don't ask Mr. M, can I please share a room with my boyfriend?' If you do, I'll smack ya' and send ya' home. The class laughed.
Pack enough for a seven day trip, and extra underwear(I know some of you guys still piss your pants)! There's no laundry area and I don't think you'll want to wash your clothes in the river. Bring mobile fans, games, whatever, but neither I nor the school will be found responsible for anything lost or stolen. Do not come to Lochlathien without a plenty of pens and paper, because this is a school trip- you will be taking notes and learning all sorts of neato things. There will be a campfire and that kind of happy stuff going on everyday so it'll be fun. Raise your hand if you think you'll be going so I can pass out permission slips and info-flyers.
Makoto's hand rose in the air. Mr. Mobiki called on her. Are we allowed to bring pets? Usagi assumed that Makoto wanted to bring that new cat of hers.
Mr. M looked doubtful. I'm going to say yes to that, Makoto, but make sure you can control it. Keep it on a leash, if it's absolutely necessary to bring a pet friend.
The entire class raised their hands, and Mr. Mobiki handed out two papers to each student. Usagi knew the girls would be going. They had anticipated it way too much for any of them to back out now. As Mr. Mobiki began talking about the workings of volcanoes, the students filled out much of the information on the permission slip. Usagi noticed that Duo and Wufei looked just a little bit uncomfortable filling out the information.
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Location: 3rd Period, Natural History
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Rei was uncomfortable when Wufei had first joined the class. He wouldn't look at her, no matter how hard Rei tried to catch his eye. It disturbed her to think that Wufei, who was so caring Sunday, wouldn't look at her now.
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Location: 3rd Period, Natural History
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Minako hoped dearly that Heero was going on the field trip. She pulled out a small piece of paper and wrote Are you going?' on it. She passed it to Ami, who passed it to Quatre, who then tapped Heero on the shoulder and gave it to him.
She didn't look at Heero, Minako thought it might be kind of awkward if she caught his eye, or worse- he would give her the death-glare', Minako would laugh, and Mr. Mobiki would ask what was going on. Ami slyly handed Minako the small crumpled piece of paper. Minako opened it and read, Yes'. She smiled to herself, stealing a small glance at Heero before she turned her attention to volcanoes.
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Location: Lunch
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Usagi, Makoto, Minako, and Rei were sitting at a table together. Ami joined them, putting her tray down and saying, So we're all going, right?
Of course, Minako spoke for them all. I asked Heero, and he said he was going, too. I guess that means all of the hunky pilots will be going.
Mina, unless I've lost my senses, I think you've got a crush on Mr. Yuy. Rei smiled. Minako shrugged, not confirming or denying anything.
He's awfully quiet, Makoto commented.
You're not kidding, Makoto. I would have thought he was mute, except for the fact that he has actually spoken words to me, Minako said.
What'd he say? Ami asked curiously. She had never heard Heero speak.
Minako laughed, He said, Don't. Ever. Do that. To me. Again.' I hugged him.
You hugged him? Usagi asked, grinning at Minako.
Well, yeah. My name is on the #1 spot for Area 51 because of Heero. I just wanted to thank him but I think he took it a little differently. Mina answered, a sheepish grin on her face.
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Location: 4th Period, Computers
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Ami and Usagi walked into class and took their normal spots. Ami looked up, and her instructor was introducing Heero Yuy to the class. he said, Help Mr. Yuy get acquainted with the class. Ami nodded cheerfully, and Heero took a seat beside her.
Today, we're going to start work on programming an web-based calculator. Based on chapter 4-1 you should be able to program a simple calculator on your own. All your calculator has to do is multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. If you want to go above and beyond, you can program it to do more for extra credit. But remember, it's due by Thursday," the teacher informed the class. She instructed them to begin their work.
Ami turned to Heero and showed him into the program they would write the programming in. She lent him her book and told him that the instructor would give him extra time if he didn't understand. Heero smirked, and began typing.
Ami stared at him doubtfully. Looks like he knows what he's doing...I guess he's done it before... So Ami turned to her own calculator and began typing. It soon became apparent to her that Heero Yuy was very skilled when it came to computers. Usagi, however, was having a bit of trouble, and she had to ask Ami for help many times.
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Location: 4th Period, Language Arts
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Usagi walked into class, and took a seat at her desk. She glanced down at the mutilated paper that had her name on it, which was colored to look like a pencil. Mrs. Kuehn thought she still taught second grade. Sometimes it annoyed Usagi how cheery and happy Mrs. Kuehn always was.
Children, we have a new student today! His name is Duo Maxwell! I hope you will give him a warm welcome into our classroom. Just pick a seat, Duo, Mrs. Kuehn announced energetically, Today we will be exploring the wonderful world of...quotations! Now I know what you're thinking, Mrs. Kuehn! I know what quotations are!' But I bet you don't know that...
Mrs. Kuehn continued. Usagi wore her I'm oh so interested in what your saying Mrs. Kuehn' face and spaced off. It wasn't long until she got a tap on her shoulder, and Maureen, her neighbor, passed her a note. It said, Usagi, from Duo'. She unfolded it while Mrs. Kuehn had her back turned. The inside read, Are you going on Mr. Mobiki's camping trip? I am.' Usagi replied, Yeah. All of the girls are going. Are all the guys going?'
She passed it to Maureen. A minute later, Maureen gave her a second note. It said If I can talk them into it.' Usagi caught Duo's eye and gave him a smile. He winked, and they listened to the rest of Mrs. Kuehn's corny jokes and energetic outbursts.
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Location: 5th Period, Biology I
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Usagi was late again. She was almost always late to her biology class, because it was right next to her Language Arts class, and her locker was on the opposite side of the building. She always had to double back.
Mr. Bradshaw scolded her, Usagi, you are not setting a good example for out new students. Usagi looked nervously at Trowa and Wufei. She apologized, and took her seat next to Makoto.
Biology went normally, with no surprises.
Well, almost none.
Trowa had gotten into an argument with Mr. Bradshaw. He protested that the oxidizing-shummata-whatta of the hydroxy-whoknows-whocares was more powerful and contained more atomic force than the external-yatta-yatta of the giggety-baba-shoohoo. Usagi had no idea what heck the two were arguing about, but Mr. Bradshaw insisted the opposite. So they consulted several online sources and, to everyone's surprise, found that Trowa was right, and the teacher was wrong. Mr. Bradshaw left the classroom in quite a huff, so they had a free period.
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Location: 6th Period, Gym
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GET YOUR BUTTS ON THE FLOOR AND START GIVING ME PUSH UPS! Ms. Hamley's loud voice rang throughout the gym. I SAY UP, YOU STAY UP! I SAY DOWN, YOU STAY DOWN! Rumors that she used to be in the military were thought to be true. UP!.....DOWN!..............UP! DOWN! UP!....JORDAN, GET THAT FAT STOMACH OF YOURS OFF THE GOD DAMN FLOOR!
Usagi followed Ms. Ham's instruction. Don't see her doing pushups. She quickly went up, and then back down. On the other side of the gym, she saw Heero. He seemed to be taking the ridiculous amount of push ups like a breeze. Usagi stared at his large arm muscles as they worked.
ON YOUR FEET! HORSES! HORSES! Usagi joined the girl's line and they began running timed horses. By the time Usagi was done, she was fighting for her breath on the ground.
Ok, ladies and gentlemen, let's start with a little basketball. Girls get the red jerseys on, guys take the blue. GO! GO! the Ham shouted.
Mrs. Hamley, couldn't I just be a cheerleader? Usagi asked desperately. By the look on the Ham's face, she wished she hadn't asked at all.
USAGI, GET THAT DAMN JERSEY ON NOW! YOU'RE STARTING! Hamley shouted, washing Usagi in spit.
When Usagi finally got called out, Heero entered the game. He dominated, and The Big Ham-Hamley had a new favorite student. Usagi thanked her stars that she didn't have to play him.
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Location: Front of the school
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The Ham has a new favorite student, Usagi commented, as the girls walked home. Heero is quite a basketball player.
He's great at everything, Minako sighed.
You're not kidding, he's created half his calculator in computer class already, Ami agreed.
And he's a great pianist, Makoto put in, Quatre's a fantastic cellist though. I tried to play the cello before, but it's just too darn big for me.
Usagi said, Oh, and Duo says that all the boys will be going on the camping trip, if he can talk them into it. I'm pretty sure that means they'll all be going. He's terribly charismatic.
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