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Finally, here is chapter 10!
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I Know Who I Am: Chapter Ten: Serena the Stalker
IKWIA: 10
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"So I guess we're going to Japan, then, eh?" Serena said, frowning.
"You did promise Quatre."
"But..."
"Besides, it's only for a week."
"But...!"
"And with any luck on your part, he won't be there," Trowa concluded.
"Okay... Fine, I'll go..." Serena sighed. "But just to make Quatre happy."
"Sure..." Trowa said, humoring her. "Anyway, I have the tickets. We need to leave in an hour."
"An hour???!"
"Yes. An hour. Also known as 60 minutes. You know, I tried to tell you last night, but you
wouldn't get off the phone with Duo."
"Point taken. I'll go pack, I guess."
Serena exited the living room, turned into the main hallway and walked into her room. She began
rummaging through drawers, pulling out clothing, accessories and toiletries, and piling them in
an unorganized mass which loped on her bed.
'Trowa said that if I had any luck, Heero wouldn't be visiting Quatre in Japan when we are.
But... is that really what I want..? Do I really never want to see him again? He might not have
meant what he said, after all. I mean, someone who is referred to by everyone else as the
"perfect soldier" *can't* be expected to become and stay affectionate over a period of a
few days, right?
But... I'm not sure if I can forgive him...'
Serena continued to have such thoughts as she proceeded to pack her bag. When she was
finished, she took it outside of her room. Mentally checking for the possibility of
forgotten items, Serena shut and locked her bedroom door. The bag was then shouldered, and
carried swiftly down the hall, and back into the living room. She dropped it with a great
flourish by the front door, and Trowa couldn't help but laugh.
"Are you ready to go?" Trowa asked, smiling.
"Yes. We might as well go ahead and leave, since you're already packed, T. It's only
15 minutes early."
"Sounds good to me, Sere."
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Trowa and Serena were met with much enthusiasm when they reached Quatre's mansion. That is,
Trowa received a happy smile, and Serena received a bear hug. And this time, it really WAS
a bear hug. The girl was suprised to say that Quatre had matured a lot since her last
visit several months ago. His voice was deeper now, and he was taller, too.
"Oyaho, Sere-chan!!" Quatre beamed at her.
"Hey, Quatre-kun!" she jumped out of the hug, and smiled at him.
"How's my favorite "cousin"?" he said, making quote signs with his hands.
"Oh, I'm okay." Serena nodded. "You?"
"Same old, same old. How are you, Trowa?"
"Fine, thanks."
"Good, good. Me too."
"..." said Trowa.
"..." said Serena.
"..." said Quatre, before suddenly clearing his throat. "Anyways, I'm glad you're both here.
I was afraid you were going to miss tonight's party."
"Party?" Serena said quizzically.
"Yeah. The one we planned for the holidays. A sort of get together, happy holidays kind
of thing for all of us...?"
"Oh. So that *is* tonight." Trowa said, averting his eyes from Serena, who was throwing darts
with hers.
"TROOWAAAAA!!! You... knew!!" she accused, glaring at him. 'Heero will be there!' she thought.
"..." Trowa said. Just then, the door to the room they were in opened, and there stood in the
door a tall figure. The room fell silent.
"Heero..." Serena stared at him. Heero nodded once in greeting and quickly left the room.
Trowa took the opportunity to slip away as well.
"Serena..." Quatre began, "I'm sorry, but I didn't feel it was right not to--"
Serena ignored him. "So, Quatre, when's the party start?"
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Despite the large size of Quatre's mansion in Japan, only one small ballroom was being
used for the reunion party. This was, of course, because the number of people attending the
party was relatively small. Aside from the pilots and Usagi; Relena, several of Quatre's
sisters, and the doctors had been invited. No one particularly liked the doctors; so to say,
they had ruined each of the pilots' lives, in a way. However, Quatre being the Quatre
who apologizes for things that aren't even his fault (and has the potential to feel guilty
over anything and everything), the doctors had been sent invitations. Currently, they sat around
a covered table in a corner of the ballroom, looking at playboy centerfolds, and discussing
new gundam designs. Once in a while the monotony of their actions would be broken by a staring
contest (as all of the doctors were questionably senile) or a fake nose falling into a wine glass.
Serena stood with several of the pilots, who eyed the doctors warily as the old men consumed too
much wine. The pilots milled around, completely alert and alcohol-resistant. She, on the other
hand, was feeling quite giddy. Now, Serena had never been able to hold wine or champagne well.
Actually, she had never been able to hold any sort of alcohol very well. Serena should have
remembered this, but, well, she didn't. So, it was not surprising when one (supposedly) glass
of wine sent her, red faced and giggling, into the arms of Wufei.
Now, Wufei was not very pleased with this new arrangement. As far as he was concerned, his arms
had been perfectly fine Serena-free. He did not have a say in the matter, however, as the
intoxicated girl soon yanked him out onto the ballroom floor, and, latching onto him like a
suckerfish, began dancing with him. Without having to worry about appearances in front of
press (not that he would have), Wufei was then free to do as he chose: run away. OR, at least
attempt to. So, as the others watched bemusedly, Wufei ran from one end of the room to the other
and back, trying to detach Serena, who was now clinging tightly onto his back. Finally sure that
he had rid himself of her, Wufei stopped, breathing deeply to compensate for the extra strain
her weight had put on him.
"Wufei-san, why did we stop dancing??" Wide-eyed with horror and disgust, Wufei wore an
expression of annoyment as he responded.
"Are you still back there, onna??" he sighed.
"Um, no..." Serena said timidly, before she burst into laughter. Wufei scowled.
"That's it," he said, and marched over to Quatre and Trowa, who had been talking.
"Winner. Barton. Get her off of me," Wufei winced, and fell over, right as Serena jumped
off of his back. Grinning sheepishly at Wufei's body as it lay on the floor, she giggled.
"Cocktails, any one?" she said, her balance tilting. Quatre and Trowa shook their heads in
exasperation. "Oh well..." Serena said, sighing, before she stumbled over to Duo.
"Duo-chan!!!" She said, grabbing onto one of Duo's arms.
"Hey, Serena..." he said, before examining her face. "Are you drunk??"
Serena tilted her head to the side, and looked coyly up at him. "How's about a little
kiss, Duo??"
"What??! NO!!" Duo said, blushing. "I like being alive, thankyou very much, Serena."
He raised an eyebrow. "I thought that you only had one glass of wine, ne, Sere??"
She looked at him. "Of course." Duo nodded.
"Alright then."
"Yeah... one glash, and then I refilled it!" Serena crowed.
"How many times??" Duo sighed.
"I... um..." Serena tried to hold up her fingers to show him the number, but instead
glared at the digits. "Hey!! Why do I have twenty fingers??!!"
Duo was exasperated. "You're not sober, that much is obvious. You should go lie down."
Serena pouted, "Oh, but what about the party...?"
"He'll probably have another one next week, you know..." Serena nodded in response to this
Duo's comment.
"I don't wanna!" she glared at him.
"Well, you don't have a choice..."
"Yes I do. ANYways, do you want to dance??"
"Sure, Sere," Duo said, grinning mischievously. And so they began to dance, ending as Duo
led them right out the door of the ballroom. Flashing his security card to the guards (part
of a system Quatre had instated after recent infiltration attempts), Duo stopped dancing.
Serena glared at him as she realized what he had done. 'Bloody bunnies,' she thought, and
turned to reenter the ballroom.
Seeing this, Duo nodded and swiftly took action. Flipping the princess over his shoulder,
he began to walk toward the bedrooms located near the entrance hall. Serena, enraged, began
to hit on Duo's back, angrily whispering to him. "Put me down, now, Duo!" Ignoring her, Duo
stopped in front of a particular bedroom and opened the door, gesturing her inside. Serena
glared, and sat down on the bed, noticing a bathroom as she did so.
"Serena, you need to rest. You're acting dumb. I want you to stay in here, away from the
party, until it's over. Do whatever you want- use the computer, sleep, I don't care- just
stay in here. Keep an eye out the window, if you want. When you see Relena, the doctors
and any other party guests leave, then I'll come and get you. Stay here, anyhow, until you're
sober," Duo said, and turned to leave.
"Duo....!!" Serena whined as he shut the door, locking it behind him. "Braided idiot."
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The next four hours were torture to Serena, who was, by nature, what some would call a "people
person." After three hours of being nauseous and sick, she was simply bored. Sitting on
her bed and staring out the window, she fell over and rolled her eyes. 'Now what...?' she
thought.
Voices outside drew her to her feet. Looking outside, she grinned. "It's over!! Yes!!!"
she cried, happy to finally escape her prison. 'Hurry up, Duo... This is so boring, I'll--
Wait a minute, is that Heero leaving with Relena..? No, it's Doctor J... they look so much
alike, though...' she added with mirth.
"Wait a second... He's leaving, no one's watching me... I'm going to find out once
and for all what's up with him," she said with determination. Grinning somewhat like a maniac,
Serena quickly took off her dress, leaving her in her black bodysuit. Gathering golden tresses
which reached the floor into a messy bun, she released the catch on the bedroom window, and
climbed out. After dropping silently to the ground, Serena crept to her car, and slowly turned
it on, so that the car emanated no more noise than a soft hum. 'Here we go,' thought Serena,
as she turned out of the parking lot, following Doctor J and Heero as they drove off in
their current car.
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Right as she left....
"Serena??" Duo said, opening the door. "Serena, you can come outside now, okay??" he walked
inside the room. Noticed the lack of any bunny-resembling girl in the room, and noticed the
open window. "Well, crap. She's gone, without even saying where she's going or goodbye.
I swear, the last thing we needed was another Heero, and it looks like now we have a female
version of him." And with that, Duo went off in search of Quatre.
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Well, that's it! Only two more chapters to go. Please Read and Review!
Finally, here is chapter 10!
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I Know Who I Am: Chapter Ten: Serena the Stalker
IKWIA: 10
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"So I guess we're going to Japan, then, eh?" Serena said, frowning.
"You did promise Quatre."
"But..."
"Besides, it's only for a week."
"But...!"
"And with any luck on your part, he won't be there," Trowa concluded.
"Okay... Fine, I'll go..." Serena sighed. "But just to make Quatre happy."
"Sure..." Trowa said, humoring her. "Anyway, I have the tickets. We need to leave in an hour."
"An hour???!"
"Yes. An hour. Also known as 60 minutes. You know, I tried to tell you last night, but you
wouldn't get off the phone with Duo."
"Point taken. I'll go pack, I guess."
Serena exited the living room, turned into the main hallway and walked into her room. She began
rummaging through drawers, pulling out clothing, accessories and toiletries, and piling them in
an unorganized mass which loped on her bed.
'Trowa said that if I had any luck, Heero wouldn't be visiting Quatre in Japan when we are.
But... is that really what I want..? Do I really never want to see him again? He might not have
meant what he said, after all. I mean, someone who is referred to by everyone else as the
"perfect soldier" *can't* be expected to become and stay affectionate over a period of a
few days, right?
But... I'm not sure if I can forgive him...'
Serena continued to have such thoughts as she proceeded to pack her bag. When she was
finished, she took it outside of her room. Mentally checking for the possibility of
forgotten items, Serena shut and locked her bedroom door. The bag was then shouldered, and
carried swiftly down the hall, and back into the living room. She dropped it with a great
flourish by the front door, and Trowa couldn't help but laugh.
"Are you ready to go?" Trowa asked, smiling.
"Yes. We might as well go ahead and leave, since you're already packed, T. It's only
15 minutes early."
"Sounds good to me, Sere."
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Trowa and Serena were met with much enthusiasm when they reached Quatre's mansion. That is,
Trowa received a happy smile, and Serena received a bear hug. And this time, it really WAS
a bear hug. The girl was suprised to say that Quatre had matured a lot since her last
visit several months ago. His voice was deeper now, and he was taller, too.
"Oyaho, Sere-chan!!" Quatre beamed at her.
"Hey, Quatre-kun!" she jumped out of the hug, and smiled at him.
"How's my favorite "cousin"?" he said, making quote signs with his hands.
"Oh, I'm okay." Serena nodded. "You?"
"Same old, same old. How are you, Trowa?"
"Fine, thanks."
"Good, good. Me too."
"..." said Trowa.
"..." said Serena.
"..." said Quatre, before suddenly clearing his throat. "Anyways, I'm glad you're both here.
I was afraid you were going to miss tonight's party."
"Party?" Serena said quizzically.
"Yeah. The one we planned for the holidays. A sort of get together, happy holidays kind
of thing for all of us...?"
"Oh. So that *is* tonight." Trowa said, averting his eyes from Serena, who was throwing darts
with hers.
"TROOWAAAAA!!! You... knew!!" she accused, glaring at him. 'Heero will be there!' she thought.
"..." Trowa said. Just then, the door to the room they were in opened, and there stood in the
door a tall figure. The room fell silent.
"Heero..." Serena stared at him. Heero nodded once in greeting and quickly left the room.
Trowa took the opportunity to slip away as well.
"Serena..." Quatre began, "I'm sorry, but I didn't feel it was right not to--"
Serena ignored him. "So, Quatre, when's the party start?"
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Despite the large size of Quatre's mansion in Japan, only one small ballroom was being
used for the reunion party. This was, of course, because the number of people attending the
party was relatively small. Aside from the pilots and Usagi; Relena, several of Quatre's
sisters, and the doctors had been invited. No one particularly liked the doctors; so to say,
they had ruined each of the pilots' lives, in a way. However, Quatre being the Quatre
who apologizes for things that aren't even his fault (and has the potential to feel guilty
over anything and everything), the doctors had been sent invitations. Currently, they sat around
a covered table in a corner of the ballroom, looking at playboy centerfolds, and discussing
new gundam designs. Once in a while the monotony of their actions would be broken by a staring
contest (as all of the doctors were questionably senile) or a fake nose falling into a wine glass.
Serena stood with several of the pilots, who eyed the doctors warily as the old men consumed too
much wine. The pilots milled around, completely alert and alcohol-resistant. She, on the other
hand, was feeling quite giddy. Now, Serena had never been able to hold wine or champagne well.
Actually, she had never been able to hold any sort of alcohol very well. Serena should have
remembered this, but, well, she didn't. So, it was not surprising when one (supposedly) glass
of wine sent her, red faced and giggling, into the arms of Wufei.
Now, Wufei was not very pleased with this new arrangement. As far as he was concerned, his arms
had been perfectly fine Serena-free. He did not have a say in the matter, however, as the
intoxicated girl soon yanked him out onto the ballroom floor, and, latching onto him like a
suckerfish, began dancing with him. Without having to worry about appearances in front of
press (not that he would have), Wufei was then free to do as he chose: run away. OR, at least
attempt to. So, as the others watched bemusedly, Wufei ran from one end of the room to the other
and back, trying to detach Serena, who was now clinging tightly onto his back. Finally sure that
he had rid himself of her, Wufei stopped, breathing deeply to compensate for the extra strain
her weight had put on him.
"Wufei-san, why did we stop dancing??" Wide-eyed with horror and disgust, Wufei wore an
expression of annoyment as he responded.
"Are you still back there, onna??" he sighed.
"Um, no..." Serena said timidly, before she burst into laughter. Wufei scowled.
"That's it," he said, and marched over to Quatre and Trowa, who had been talking.
"Winner. Barton. Get her off of me," Wufei winced, and fell over, right as Serena jumped
off of his back. Grinning sheepishly at Wufei's body as it lay on the floor, she giggled.
"Cocktails, any one?" she said, her balance tilting. Quatre and Trowa shook their heads in
exasperation. "Oh well..." Serena said, sighing, before she stumbled over to Duo.
"Duo-chan!!!" She said, grabbing onto one of Duo's arms.
"Hey, Serena..." he said, before examining her face. "Are you drunk??"
Serena tilted her head to the side, and looked coyly up at him. "How's about a little
kiss, Duo??"
"What??! NO!!" Duo said, blushing. "I like being alive, thankyou very much, Serena."
He raised an eyebrow. "I thought that you only had one glass of wine, ne, Sere??"
She looked at him. "Of course." Duo nodded.
"Alright then."
"Yeah... one glash, and then I refilled it!" Serena crowed.
"How many times??" Duo sighed.
"I... um..." Serena tried to hold up her fingers to show him the number, but instead
glared at the digits. "Hey!! Why do I have twenty fingers??!!"
Duo was exasperated. "You're not sober, that much is obvious. You should go lie down."
Serena pouted, "Oh, but what about the party...?"
"He'll probably have another one next week, you know..." Serena nodded in response to this
Duo's comment.
"I don't wanna!" she glared at him.
"Well, you don't have a choice..."
"Yes I do. ANYways, do you want to dance??"
"Sure, Sere," Duo said, grinning mischievously. And so they began to dance, ending as Duo
led them right out the door of the ballroom. Flashing his security card to the guards (part
of a system Quatre had instated after recent infiltration attempts), Duo stopped dancing.
Serena glared at him as she realized what he had done. 'Bloody bunnies,' she thought, and
turned to reenter the ballroom.
Seeing this, Duo nodded and swiftly took action. Flipping the princess over his shoulder,
he began to walk toward the bedrooms located near the entrance hall. Serena, enraged, began
to hit on Duo's back, angrily whispering to him. "Put me down, now, Duo!" Ignoring her, Duo
stopped in front of a particular bedroom and opened the door, gesturing her inside. Serena
glared, and sat down on the bed, noticing a bathroom as she did so.
"Serena, you need to rest. You're acting dumb. I want you to stay in here, away from the
party, until it's over. Do whatever you want- use the computer, sleep, I don't care- just
stay in here. Keep an eye out the window, if you want. When you see Relena, the doctors
and any other party guests leave, then I'll come and get you. Stay here, anyhow, until you're
sober," Duo said, and turned to leave.
"Duo....!!" Serena whined as he shut the door, locking it behind him. "Braided idiot."
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The next four hours were torture to Serena, who was, by nature, what some would call a "people
person." After three hours of being nauseous and sick, she was simply bored. Sitting on
her bed and staring out the window, she fell over and rolled her eyes. 'Now what...?' she
thought.
Voices outside drew her to her feet. Looking outside, she grinned. "It's over!! Yes!!!"
she cried, happy to finally escape her prison. 'Hurry up, Duo... This is so boring, I'll--
Wait a minute, is that Heero leaving with Relena..? No, it's Doctor J... they look so much
alike, though...' she added with mirth.
"Wait a second... He's leaving, no one's watching me... I'm going to find out once
and for all what's up with him," she said with determination. Grinning somewhat like a maniac,
Serena quickly took off her dress, leaving her in her black bodysuit. Gathering golden tresses
which reached the floor into a messy bun, she released the catch on the bedroom window, and
climbed out. After dropping silently to the ground, Serena crept to her car, and slowly turned
it on, so that the car emanated no more noise than a soft hum. 'Here we go,' thought Serena,
as she turned out of the parking lot, following Doctor J and Heero as they drove off in
their current car.
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Right as she left....
"Serena??" Duo said, opening the door. "Serena, you can come outside now, okay??" he walked
inside the room. Noticed the lack of any bunny-resembling girl in the room, and noticed the
open window. "Well, crap. She's gone, without even saying where she's going or goodbye.
I swear, the last thing we needed was another Heero, and it looks like now we have a female
version of him." And with that, Duo went off in search of Quatre.
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Well, that's it! Only two more chapters to go. Please Read and Review!