Hi again! Here's the next chapter! I really hope you are enjoying this.
This is where the story really picks up I just had to write the chapters
before so people could get a feel and a idea about what is going on.
Hopefully no one has figured out just yet what is going to happen or I'm
not at good as my friends tell me. Please review!
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It had been almost two weeks since Rei had "shown up on their doorstep," as Duo liked to say, and things had definitely changed for all of them. The most for Wufei. The group was happy to see contentment in their fellow soldier as he spent almost every spare minute with his fair skinned lover. He still had the same ego, maybe even more knowing that he had such a beautiful and caring wife, and the same defiant attitude. Only problem was that she was just as stubborn if not more than. On more than one occasion the two had gotten into rather loud verbal fights, some where they had slipped into Chinese, leaving most present in a confused state. But no matter what the fight was about, nor how long or loud it became it always ended with Rei heaving a relieved sigh before thanking the dragon with a small kiss for letting her vent out her anger. After this had happened the first couple of times the house members realized that none of their fights were actually REAL fights, they were mearly for the benefit of the two so they could relieve stress and frustration. This had humored the braided pilot of Deathscythe Hell Custom GREATLY, he of which had taken up the official job of flirting with the new member of their "family" so to get his onyx eyed friend riled up…which it usually worked. In fact, it seemed to work better than calling him "Wu-man."
Chang had been true to his word when he had told the amethyst eyed priestess he was taking his vacation so he could spend time with her, he wasn't even going to THINK about the Preventors till his three weeks were up. Which, he thought sadly to himself, were almost up. The others, as well, had grown fond of the raven haired girl for many reasons. Noin, Hilde, and Relena liked the idea of having another girl around, even though the guys noticed she wasn't too fond of them she still was polite and tried not to hurt them too bad when she would turn down a shopping trip for a sparring match against the guys. She seemed to be more of a tomboy than the others had first realized. Sure, she liked shopping and all that stuff that girls loved to do, but she would have enjoyed a good fighting session with Wufei, Trowa, or Heero more. Probably because the shopping trips didn't feel the same without the other senshi. They were usually the only ones who she went against since Quatre wasn't one for fighting unless he had too, and Duo insisted he didn't fight girls, but they knew it was simply for the fact that he didn't want to get his butt kicked. Because that was usually what happen when someone went up against her. They were surprised at how advanced her fighting skills were along with her speed and flexibility. It took all Heero had to win against her and even then he didn't always beat her. This, of course, brought up his suspicion greatly, but he couldn't say anything. Wufei had talked to all of them and insisted that they don't ask her questions about her past till she was ready to tell them which they all agreed to after a little persuasion, namely the Chinese boy threatening to dice them with his katana. And he knew he was still on pretty thin ice concerning his Asian friend so he didn't push his luck. Even though he was the Perfect Soldier and could probably beat him in the end, he still did not like the idea of going up against a raging dragon, but what truly kept him from fighting was how much it would effect Rei if Wufei was seriously hurt. The thought of putting her through more pain made his heart ache, which was a new experience considering the fact that he never before admitted to having one, not even to himself. The fact remained, though, that he didn't know if she was trust worthy. Even if a very large part of him said that she had a pure heart that carried no ill intentions towards them, another part, the soldier part, the more dominant part, said that until he knew for certain, he couldn't trust her.
The others, however, trusted her whole heartedly, she was one of them in their eyes. They had all gone to the beach a few days before, at the nagging of all the female members. Relena had even postponed all of her meetings for the day so she could attend, but they had a strong suspicion it was just because Heero had agreed to come. The raven haired priestess had to convince Wufei to not bring his katana, because Duo had stared at her a little too much for the pilot's liking and was very determined to scalp the braided annoyance, the scene had been quite humorous in any aspect…
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"Okay guys, I'm ready! Lets go!" Rei stated happily as she dashed down the stairs to the waiting group.
The girls had all gone shopping earlier for a wardrobe for her and she had just gotten unpacked and changed into her new swimsuit. The others decided on getting new ones as well. Hilde bought a dark blue bikini that tied on the hips, Relena a light pink one that tied in the front, and Noin picked a dark purple one piece with a keyhole on the stomach. Rei highly doubted that her husband would be happy about her getting a two piece, let alone a bikini, so she didn't. It didn't really bother her to have a one piece, so why fight about it? Besides, she still wasn't like the idea of showing her stomach after what had happened. She had quickly pulled her hair back into a low ponytail like she usually did when she had gone to the beach with the senshi, and slipped into her simple, one piece red bathing suit. It had no straps, and a crisscross back that tied while her flip flops, that were of the same color, had come with it. She was very happy with the outfit. It didn't reveal too much but it was also fashionable and fit comfortably…Wufei didn't agree.
"Onna! There is NO way you are going in that!" He declared as soon as he had seen her, grabbing her wrist and practically dragging her upstairs.
She yanked her hand away from the angered boy before turning on him.
"What is your problem Fei!? It's JUST a bathing suit!"
"I'm not letting anyone else see you in that!" He yelled back, looking down on her well defined figure.
He knew she couldn't wear jeans and a sweater to the beach, but this! Every male there would be staring at her! That idea he didn't like at all. No one was suppose to see this much of her except him! He would not allow it!
"Don't you like it? I though you said red looked good on me. Does it really look THAT bad!?" She asked, slightly confused at what had gotten him angry.
She never really liked how she looked in a bathing suit period, but she couldn't see how it was so bad that he would get mad at her.
"I like it. That's the problem."
Duo Maxwell, pilot of Deathscythe Hell Custom, expert in stealth, possessed the absolute WORST sense of timing. He had been staring at the longhaired goddess for a moment in a dazed stated, and therefor not heard any of what had gone on. Finally snapping out of his trance he jumped over to the amethyst eyed girl and wrapped his arm around her waist, much to the groans and winces of the others. They knew this was not going to be pretty.
"WOW! Babe! Has anyone told you how HOT you are!" He smiled widely.
Rei, on the other hand, paled a good ten shades before glancing at the now fuming red dragon. He was NOT happy. Not at all.
"MAXWELL! GET YOUR ARM OFF MY WIFE NOW!" He demanded, whipping out his katana from where she SWORE was a space pocket, and leaping at him.
The two went around in their normal game of cat and mouse for almost ten minutes before the group could get them calmed down enough to get them in the separate cars and leave for the ocean. Rei had ended up putting on an oversized tank top to cover her up, though she had refused grandly. She did NOT like someone telling her what to do. But after seeing that the Chinese pilot would not be letting her out of the car unless she did, she complied. She was stubborn, she did have pride, but she also knew how to pick her battles. It she hadn't agreed they would have spent the entire day fighting and not having fun. But Wufei had STILL glared off any guy who came within twenty feet of her…especially Duo.
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Heero had to admit, the braided baka had been right. Rei HAD looked good. Even with the shirt on her he couldn't help but stare, not that it made much difference considering that it clung to her just as bad without it when wet. If anything it made her more appealing. But he, of course, didn't voice his opinion, though he had a slight suspicion Quatre could tell what he was feeling seeing as the blonde had watched him rather closely the entire trip. Obviously he was confused by the sudden change in Heero's feelings, but the persian eyed boy ignored him, acting as if nothing was wrong.
The truth? The truth was that he hated Chang Rei now. He hated for doing this to him. Not being able to think properly anymore without her image creeping into his thoughts, not being able to glare anymore at her like he could everyone else, he hated her for turning his world upside down. Be he also loved her. How he could do both was beyond his comprehension but it was true. He did love her, more than he cared to admit even to himself. And that was why he hated her.
Rolling over he looked at the clock, "11:50" flashed in red numbers. Sigh. He needed sleep, but that was not the easiest thing in the world to do when you had so much on your mind. But he had to try. Sighing once again he relaxed more into the pillow. Hn, sweet dreams. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the gundam pilots, none of them would get much sleep that night.
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Rei's head was tucked up gently under her lover's chin, her face buried into his neck. She was fast asleep, enjoying the peaceful slumber and safety that being in Wufei's arms brought, while he was joining her in dreamland, his arms wrapped protectively around her as usual. It was hard to tell where one stopped and the other began, as their arms and legs were intertwined, almost like they were trying to ward off the entire world with their embrace. But it wouldn't last.
A thin strand of light made its way across the floor and up the wall as the door was slowly eased open. This time, however, it wasn't the braided boy who was intending on interrupting the couple's sleep. It was Trowa. The tall Italian boy silently made his way to his comrade's side of the bed. For a moment he just watched the two, a small smile forming on his face before disappearing and a frown taking it's place. He had to remember WHY he was suppose to come get the pilot of Nataku. Gently placeing his hand on the Chinese martial artist's shoulder he shook him slightly so to get his attention but not to awake the girl beside him.
Wufei's eyes shot open, quickly looking down at his koishii as a reaction to make sure she was alright. After seeing that his raven warrior was safe he noticed the figure standing above them. Turning his head slightly to see who was there, the ebony haired boy realized it was only Barton. Good thing too because he probably would have REALLY killed Maxwell had it been him.
"Barton? What's going on?" He asked quietly, looking over at the small alarm clock sitting by their bed. The digits "1:27" were staring back at him in a taunting manner.
"Urgent meeting. Preventors." The emerald eyed soldier stated softly, knowing he probably wouldn't want Rei woken up.
Seeing him nod slightly, Trowa stepped away from the bed so he could get up. Gently pulling himself away from the sleeping form beside him, Chang eased himself off of the mattress, taking great care in not upsetting the tenshi. Pulling the covers up to her shoulders, he winced as she stirred slightly. The deep amethyst pools opened tiredly as she groaned.
"Fei?" She muttered, feeling that he wasn't beside her.
"Shh. Don't worry, onn-Rei. I just have to go down to the Preventors for a little while, I'll be back later. I promise I'll make it up to you. Just go back to sleep." He reassured her quietly.
Too tired to do nothing besides comply she relaxed into her soft covers, but her eyes remained open a bit.
"Are you sure? Should I come?" She asked quietly, not wanting to be left out of something important or him going out and getting hurt.
"No, I'll be back. Go to sleep." He said as he quickly grabbed a pair of near by pants and pulled them on, along with his usual blue tank top.
Not really having much will at the moment to argue, the princess of Mars closed her eyes again, intent on drifting off again. But not before whispering again to him.
"Aishiteru…and be careful Fei-chan."
Wufei smirked slightly as he pulled his hair back.
"Go to sleep already onna."
Trowa followed the dragon out of the room, not being able to stop himself from smiling. It was a good thing Duo hadn't been the one to come and get the easily agitated boy, or he would probably be dead by now after bugging the Chinese boy about how "kawaii" he was. Personally he thought the fiery Rei did the boy good. He had never seen Wufei so happy in all the time they had fought together then when he was with her. But that wasn't what was important right now. Heero had gotten a message a few minutes ago from Lady Une stating that they had to get down there immediately because important had come up. So that's what they were doing. Quatre had the unfortunate job of having to arouse the sleeping God of Death while he had to get their last member. He felt a little guilty at having to take him from the arms of his koibito to a meeting but he had a feeling something had come up again. A war probably. He hated the idea of them having to go back into fighting after they had been through so much already, especially since Wufei had just gotten his wife back.
The two walked silently down the winding halls to the entrance where the others were waiting, one of which about to fall over with most of his chestnut hair hanging out of it's usual braid and into his face because he hadn't had time to fix it.
"Hn. Let's go." Was all Heero said as they hurried out to the garage where they got into their separate vehicles and headed toward the Preventor's Headquarters.
Lady Une sat exhausted in her chair as she looked at the five young men that stood in front of her. Each was different but all the same in their destinies as soldiers. Her face was grim and her heart heavy, how she wished she didn't have to be the one to break the news to them. She took a deep breath before motioning for them to sit down. None moved. She should have expected that, she had known them long enough. They probably knew what she was going to say anyway. Her people had found evidence of a new rebellion, this time a group claiming to be neither from earth nor the colonies. The only thing they seemed to want was Relena. They hadn't made any formal declaration of war, but then again that was only a matter of time till they did. Earth and the colonies once again needed the aid of the Gundams. But why did he have to be the one to tell them?
"Spit it out already onna. Why did you drag us out of bed at this hour?" A certain egotistical heir stated, crossing his arms tensely over his chest.
Duo snickered a bit behind his hand, still looking half asleep but obviously still able to joke.
"Yeah, old Wu-man was probably "busy" with Rei-chan." He chortled to himself, enjoying the glare he was sent.
"Maxwell! I'm gonna…" But they never found out what he was going to do because Heero stepped in quickly, not in the mood to hear their arguments.
"What's happened?"
Sighing in defeat the brunette turned her chair to the side so she could see the screen behind her. Pushing a button on her desk the screen started flashing through pictures of different satellite resource stations. Ones that had been taken hostage. Scenes of soldiers wearing black suits and strange symbols on their shirt, right above their heart took their place. Heero recognized the symbol as the astrological sign of Mars. Coincidence? I think not.
"They call themselves "True Mars," which explains their insignia. We don't know where they originated from, they just showed up and started taking over satellites and we don't know why. The satellites aren't weapons armed, nor are they resource satellites, their just ones that broadcast television and such. This is the only contact we've heard from them. They sent it a few hours ago." She explained before pushing another button on the desk.
A man with white, silvery hair appeared on the screen, but he wasn't aged like his hair color suggested, he looked around twenty of age. His dark crimson eyes glared coldly at them, giving him an eerie appearance. He wore the same black outfit as the others seen, but his symbol was outlined with silver, probably to distinguish his rank.
"We want the princess. Hand her over and we shall leave, fail to comply and much sorrow will be a result of it." Was all that he said before the screen went blank again.
"They want Relena-sama?" Quatre asked worried, he hated the idea of so many people put at risk.
Lady Une nodded her head tiredly, she hadn't gotten any sleep for three days because of this and it was beginning to pile up on her.
"It seems that way. That is why I'm having you all be assigned as her bodyguards. You are to enroll in the Peacecraft Academy undercover, keep a close watch on her, you know the drill. We can't let her get hurt or we'll have another full blown war on our hands."
The others didn't like the idea of that, especially not Heero. Duo may have been the only one who would admit it out loud but they all hated the stuck up girl. Heero didn't because he just didn't like to talk to her period, Quatre was too polite, Trowa just didn't talk, and Wufei claimed to simply "disapproved of her" which was another way of stating he hated her guts. To be forced to follow her around would be like hell on earth for them.
"No. We're gundam pilots, not babysitters." Wufei stated with a glare, "besides, that's your job to deal with them not ours. We've had to fight enough and I for one am through."
"Wufei, we need the gundams. I know none of you want to fight anymore but we need you, earth needs you, the colonies need you." The brown eyed woman pleaded, not liking the way the conversation was headed.
He just grunted before turning away, leaving the others to look at each other before back at Lady Une.
"I'll help Une-sama, the innocent people need us." Quatre said with a sad smile, he always hated violence.
"Hn." Was all Heero had to say.
Trowa didn't say anything just nodded in agreement.
"YEAH! ALRIGHT! SHINIGAMI RISES AGAIN!" Duo exclaimed excitedly, throwing his fist into the air while odd stands of hair fell in his face more.
Silence followed as the others waited for Wufei to agree, then never thought he would back down on a fight since he had such a high sense of honor. But then again he never had a wife waiting for him to come back after a battle. He was probably worried about what would happen to her it he died.
"Wufei…I can't make you fight. But we need you. We can't go up against so many without all of the gundams, even Milliardo has agreed to help." She said quietly, hoping he would find it in his heart to agree.
Chang gritted his teeth as he tightened his fists, brow furrowed in a mixture of anger and unresolve. After a moment he spun around to the door and yanking it opened.
"Fine onna! I'll fight!" he yelled before storming out and slamming it behind him, making most in the room to flinch.
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Wufei revved his motorcycle as he neared the mansion. Damn, why had he agreed to fight!? Why did it have to happen now! If something happened to him Rei wouldn't have anybody. She had already lost her friends to war, what would happen to her if she lost him as well? Kuso, kuso, kuso, kuso, kuso!
The raging dragon didn't pay attention to what was going on around him, just concentrating on getting back to his wife. What was he suppose to say to her? "Sorry koi but I have to leave you know and I may never come back!?" BAKA! WHY DID HE AGREE TO FIGHT!? Baka, baka, baka, baka, baka, baka! He pulled into the garage and hurried back upstairs to their room. If the others had something important about the new enemy that he needed to know they could just wait, he had something more important to do.
Stepping into the still darkened room, he was relieved to see the sleeping form of the girl he loved still where he had left her. He had feared for some reason she would have been gone when he finally got back, thankfully not. He shut the door and locked it behind him, no more interruptions tonight. Walking to the edge of the bed he sat down gently, watching the dark haired tenshi. Her chest rose and fell rhythmically with each breath while she lay curled up with the pillow, her long sleeves that still came out past her hands made her look like a small child who had not yet grown into their clothes properly. He didn't want to leave her. He hated the idea with a passion. But he had no other choice and he knew it. Even if he didn't want to admit it he knew he couldn't turn his back on the innocent people of earth and the colonies…Rei wouldn't want him too.
Tracing her face lightly he kissed her, feeling her slowly wake beneath him. Opening her eyes she gazed up at him confused. She hadn't expected him back so soon. She could tell instantly something was wrong, she could see it in his eyes. Sitting up quickly she laid her hand on his arm, worry etched in her face.
"Chang, what's wrong? What happened?" She asked hurriedly, glancing over him to make sure he was not injured, all traces of tiredness disappearing.
Sighing slightly he pulled her closer, kissing her again, only this time more forcefully. When he pulled back she was still worried, more so if it was possible.
"There's going to be another war. I have to fight." He said softly, not being able to look her in the face. "I don't want to leave you, and I don't want to fight…but I don't know if I could let the others do this alone."
Her eyes softened as she rubbed her hand across his cheek.
"Then don't. They need you. I understand that you have to fight, and I want you to. If it's between me and them I will always be here when you get back. You're friends mean a lot to you and you can't throw that away. You're a team."
"But we're a team. You and me. I don't know what I would do if something happened to you because of this. I want you to know how much I love you." He said, his eyes filled with regret.
"I know how much you love me Fei. There's no need to worry about that." She reassured him with a smile.
Kissing her neck gently he laid her down against the bed, intertwining his fingers through her silken hair.
"Rei, I need to show you how much I love you." He whispered against her ear, "but if you're not ready then I can wait. I can wait forever for you, but I don't want something to happen before I can prove to you my feelings."
Realization slowly sunk into the priestess's mind at what her dark eyed lover meant as she smiled sadly at him.
"Fei, you don't have to prove anything to me, I love you more than anything in the world and am willing to anything for you." She said quietly before leaning into another kiss.
A small amount of relief washed over the Chinese pilot as he slowly began to unbutton his tenshi's shirt. This time he wouldn't have to worry about her not knowing how much he cared about her and one of them getting hurt before she could realize it. Tasting the inside of her mouth his spirits flew, she trusted him enough to do this. She did love him. Everything would work out. They would win the war and he would come back to her waiting arms…the way it was suppose to be.
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I'm really sorry to all of you who do not like the last scene. Do not worry, the next chapter will not be NC-17 or anything along those lines. In fact, this is the closest it's going to get but it's needed for the plot otherwise I wouldn't have written it in the first place. And don't worry, she's not going to get pregnant, that would REALLY mess up the plot line! And thank you all so much on being so patient! Please review!
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It had been almost two weeks since Rei had "shown up on their doorstep," as Duo liked to say, and things had definitely changed for all of them. The most for Wufei. The group was happy to see contentment in their fellow soldier as he spent almost every spare minute with his fair skinned lover. He still had the same ego, maybe even more knowing that he had such a beautiful and caring wife, and the same defiant attitude. Only problem was that she was just as stubborn if not more than. On more than one occasion the two had gotten into rather loud verbal fights, some where they had slipped into Chinese, leaving most present in a confused state. But no matter what the fight was about, nor how long or loud it became it always ended with Rei heaving a relieved sigh before thanking the dragon with a small kiss for letting her vent out her anger. After this had happened the first couple of times the house members realized that none of their fights were actually REAL fights, they were mearly for the benefit of the two so they could relieve stress and frustration. This had humored the braided pilot of Deathscythe Hell Custom GREATLY, he of which had taken up the official job of flirting with the new member of their "family" so to get his onyx eyed friend riled up…which it usually worked. In fact, it seemed to work better than calling him "Wu-man."
Chang had been true to his word when he had told the amethyst eyed priestess he was taking his vacation so he could spend time with her, he wasn't even going to THINK about the Preventors till his three weeks were up. Which, he thought sadly to himself, were almost up. The others, as well, had grown fond of the raven haired girl for many reasons. Noin, Hilde, and Relena liked the idea of having another girl around, even though the guys noticed she wasn't too fond of them she still was polite and tried not to hurt them too bad when she would turn down a shopping trip for a sparring match against the guys. She seemed to be more of a tomboy than the others had first realized. Sure, she liked shopping and all that stuff that girls loved to do, but she would have enjoyed a good fighting session with Wufei, Trowa, or Heero more. Probably because the shopping trips didn't feel the same without the other senshi. They were usually the only ones who she went against since Quatre wasn't one for fighting unless he had too, and Duo insisted he didn't fight girls, but they knew it was simply for the fact that he didn't want to get his butt kicked. Because that was usually what happen when someone went up against her. They were surprised at how advanced her fighting skills were along with her speed and flexibility. It took all Heero had to win against her and even then he didn't always beat her. This, of course, brought up his suspicion greatly, but he couldn't say anything. Wufei had talked to all of them and insisted that they don't ask her questions about her past till she was ready to tell them which they all agreed to after a little persuasion, namely the Chinese boy threatening to dice them with his katana. And he knew he was still on pretty thin ice concerning his Asian friend so he didn't push his luck. Even though he was the Perfect Soldier and could probably beat him in the end, he still did not like the idea of going up against a raging dragon, but what truly kept him from fighting was how much it would effect Rei if Wufei was seriously hurt. The thought of putting her through more pain made his heart ache, which was a new experience considering the fact that he never before admitted to having one, not even to himself. The fact remained, though, that he didn't know if she was trust worthy. Even if a very large part of him said that she had a pure heart that carried no ill intentions towards them, another part, the soldier part, the more dominant part, said that until he knew for certain, he couldn't trust her.
The others, however, trusted her whole heartedly, she was one of them in their eyes. They had all gone to the beach a few days before, at the nagging of all the female members. Relena had even postponed all of her meetings for the day so she could attend, but they had a strong suspicion it was just because Heero had agreed to come. The raven haired priestess had to convince Wufei to not bring his katana, because Duo had stared at her a little too much for the pilot's liking and was very determined to scalp the braided annoyance, the scene had been quite humorous in any aspect…
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"Okay guys, I'm ready! Lets go!" Rei stated happily as she dashed down the stairs to the waiting group.
The girls had all gone shopping earlier for a wardrobe for her and she had just gotten unpacked and changed into her new swimsuit. The others decided on getting new ones as well. Hilde bought a dark blue bikini that tied on the hips, Relena a light pink one that tied in the front, and Noin picked a dark purple one piece with a keyhole on the stomach. Rei highly doubted that her husband would be happy about her getting a two piece, let alone a bikini, so she didn't. It didn't really bother her to have a one piece, so why fight about it? Besides, she still wasn't like the idea of showing her stomach after what had happened. She had quickly pulled her hair back into a low ponytail like she usually did when she had gone to the beach with the senshi, and slipped into her simple, one piece red bathing suit. It had no straps, and a crisscross back that tied while her flip flops, that were of the same color, had come with it. She was very happy with the outfit. It didn't reveal too much but it was also fashionable and fit comfortably…Wufei didn't agree.
"Onna! There is NO way you are going in that!" He declared as soon as he had seen her, grabbing her wrist and practically dragging her upstairs.
She yanked her hand away from the angered boy before turning on him.
"What is your problem Fei!? It's JUST a bathing suit!"
"I'm not letting anyone else see you in that!" He yelled back, looking down on her well defined figure.
He knew she couldn't wear jeans and a sweater to the beach, but this! Every male there would be staring at her! That idea he didn't like at all. No one was suppose to see this much of her except him! He would not allow it!
"Don't you like it? I though you said red looked good on me. Does it really look THAT bad!?" She asked, slightly confused at what had gotten him angry.
She never really liked how she looked in a bathing suit period, but she couldn't see how it was so bad that he would get mad at her.
"I like it. That's the problem."
Duo Maxwell, pilot of Deathscythe Hell Custom, expert in stealth, possessed the absolute WORST sense of timing. He had been staring at the longhaired goddess for a moment in a dazed stated, and therefor not heard any of what had gone on. Finally snapping out of his trance he jumped over to the amethyst eyed girl and wrapped his arm around her waist, much to the groans and winces of the others. They knew this was not going to be pretty.
"WOW! Babe! Has anyone told you how HOT you are!" He smiled widely.
Rei, on the other hand, paled a good ten shades before glancing at the now fuming red dragon. He was NOT happy. Not at all.
"MAXWELL! GET YOUR ARM OFF MY WIFE NOW!" He demanded, whipping out his katana from where she SWORE was a space pocket, and leaping at him.
The two went around in their normal game of cat and mouse for almost ten minutes before the group could get them calmed down enough to get them in the separate cars and leave for the ocean. Rei had ended up putting on an oversized tank top to cover her up, though she had refused grandly. She did NOT like someone telling her what to do. But after seeing that the Chinese pilot would not be letting her out of the car unless she did, she complied. She was stubborn, she did have pride, but she also knew how to pick her battles. It she hadn't agreed they would have spent the entire day fighting and not having fun. But Wufei had STILL glared off any guy who came within twenty feet of her…especially Duo.
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Heero had to admit, the braided baka had been right. Rei HAD looked good. Even with the shirt on her he couldn't help but stare, not that it made much difference considering that it clung to her just as bad without it when wet. If anything it made her more appealing. But he, of course, didn't voice his opinion, though he had a slight suspicion Quatre could tell what he was feeling seeing as the blonde had watched him rather closely the entire trip. Obviously he was confused by the sudden change in Heero's feelings, but the persian eyed boy ignored him, acting as if nothing was wrong.
The truth? The truth was that he hated Chang Rei now. He hated for doing this to him. Not being able to think properly anymore without her image creeping into his thoughts, not being able to glare anymore at her like he could everyone else, he hated her for turning his world upside down. Be he also loved her. How he could do both was beyond his comprehension but it was true. He did love her, more than he cared to admit even to himself. And that was why he hated her.
Rolling over he looked at the clock, "11:50" flashed in red numbers. Sigh. He needed sleep, but that was not the easiest thing in the world to do when you had so much on your mind. But he had to try. Sighing once again he relaxed more into the pillow. Hn, sweet dreams. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the gundam pilots, none of them would get much sleep that night.
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Rei's head was tucked up gently under her lover's chin, her face buried into his neck. She was fast asleep, enjoying the peaceful slumber and safety that being in Wufei's arms brought, while he was joining her in dreamland, his arms wrapped protectively around her as usual. It was hard to tell where one stopped and the other began, as their arms and legs were intertwined, almost like they were trying to ward off the entire world with their embrace. But it wouldn't last.
A thin strand of light made its way across the floor and up the wall as the door was slowly eased open. This time, however, it wasn't the braided boy who was intending on interrupting the couple's sleep. It was Trowa. The tall Italian boy silently made his way to his comrade's side of the bed. For a moment he just watched the two, a small smile forming on his face before disappearing and a frown taking it's place. He had to remember WHY he was suppose to come get the pilot of Nataku. Gently placeing his hand on the Chinese martial artist's shoulder he shook him slightly so to get his attention but not to awake the girl beside him.
Wufei's eyes shot open, quickly looking down at his koishii as a reaction to make sure she was alright. After seeing that his raven warrior was safe he noticed the figure standing above them. Turning his head slightly to see who was there, the ebony haired boy realized it was only Barton. Good thing too because he probably would have REALLY killed Maxwell had it been him.
"Barton? What's going on?" He asked quietly, looking over at the small alarm clock sitting by their bed. The digits "1:27" were staring back at him in a taunting manner.
"Urgent meeting. Preventors." The emerald eyed soldier stated softly, knowing he probably wouldn't want Rei woken up.
Seeing him nod slightly, Trowa stepped away from the bed so he could get up. Gently pulling himself away from the sleeping form beside him, Chang eased himself off of the mattress, taking great care in not upsetting the tenshi. Pulling the covers up to her shoulders, he winced as she stirred slightly. The deep amethyst pools opened tiredly as she groaned.
"Fei?" She muttered, feeling that he wasn't beside her.
"Shh. Don't worry, onn-Rei. I just have to go down to the Preventors for a little while, I'll be back later. I promise I'll make it up to you. Just go back to sleep." He reassured her quietly.
Too tired to do nothing besides comply she relaxed into her soft covers, but her eyes remained open a bit.
"Are you sure? Should I come?" She asked quietly, not wanting to be left out of something important or him going out and getting hurt.
"No, I'll be back. Go to sleep." He said as he quickly grabbed a pair of near by pants and pulled them on, along with his usual blue tank top.
Not really having much will at the moment to argue, the princess of Mars closed her eyes again, intent on drifting off again. But not before whispering again to him.
"Aishiteru…and be careful Fei-chan."
Wufei smirked slightly as he pulled his hair back.
"Go to sleep already onna."
Trowa followed the dragon out of the room, not being able to stop himself from smiling. It was a good thing Duo hadn't been the one to come and get the easily agitated boy, or he would probably be dead by now after bugging the Chinese boy about how "kawaii" he was. Personally he thought the fiery Rei did the boy good. He had never seen Wufei so happy in all the time they had fought together then when he was with her. But that wasn't what was important right now. Heero had gotten a message a few minutes ago from Lady Une stating that they had to get down there immediately because important had come up. So that's what they were doing. Quatre had the unfortunate job of having to arouse the sleeping God of Death while he had to get their last member. He felt a little guilty at having to take him from the arms of his koibito to a meeting but he had a feeling something had come up again. A war probably. He hated the idea of them having to go back into fighting after they had been through so much already, especially since Wufei had just gotten his wife back.
The two walked silently down the winding halls to the entrance where the others were waiting, one of which about to fall over with most of his chestnut hair hanging out of it's usual braid and into his face because he hadn't had time to fix it.
"Hn. Let's go." Was all Heero said as they hurried out to the garage where they got into their separate vehicles and headed toward the Preventor's Headquarters.
Lady Une sat exhausted in her chair as she looked at the five young men that stood in front of her. Each was different but all the same in their destinies as soldiers. Her face was grim and her heart heavy, how she wished she didn't have to be the one to break the news to them. She took a deep breath before motioning for them to sit down. None moved. She should have expected that, she had known them long enough. They probably knew what she was going to say anyway. Her people had found evidence of a new rebellion, this time a group claiming to be neither from earth nor the colonies. The only thing they seemed to want was Relena. They hadn't made any formal declaration of war, but then again that was only a matter of time till they did. Earth and the colonies once again needed the aid of the Gundams. But why did he have to be the one to tell them?
"Spit it out already onna. Why did you drag us out of bed at this hour?" A certain egotistical heir stated, crossing his arms tensely over his chest.
Duo snickered a bit behind his hand, still looking half asleep but obviously still able to joke.
"Yeah, old Wu-man was probably "busy" with Rei-chan." He chortled to himself, enjoying the glare he was sent.
"Maxwell! I'm gonna…" But they never found out what he was going to do because Heero stepped in quickly, not in the mood to hear their arguments.
"What's happened?"
Sighing in defeat the brunette turned her chair to the side so she could see the screen behind her. Pushing a button on her desk the screen started flashing through pictures of different satellite resource stations. Ones that had been taken hostage. Scenes of soldiers wearing black suits and strange symbols on their shirt, right above their heart took their place. Heero recognized the symbol as the astrological sign of Mars. Coincidence? I think not.
"They call themselves "True Mars," which explains their insignia. We don't know where they originated from, they just showed up and started taking over satellites and we don't know why. The satellites aren't weapons armed, nor are they resource satellites, their just ones that broadcast television and such. This is the only contact we've heard from them. They sent it a few hours ago." She explained before pushing another button on the desk.
A man with white, silvery hair appeared on the screen, but he wasn't aged like his hair color suggested, he looked around twenty of age. His dark crimson eyes glared coldly at them, giving him an eerie appearance. He wore the same black outfit as the others seen, but his symbol was outlined with silver, probably to distinguish his rank.
"We want the princess. Hand her over and we shall leave, fail to comply and much sorrow will be a result of it." Was all that he said before the screen went blank again.
"They want Relena-sama?" Quatre asked worried, he hated the idea of so many people put at risk.
Lady Une nodded her head tiredly, she hadn't gotten any sleep for three days because of this and it was beginning to pile up on her.
"It seems that way. That is why I'm having you all be assigned as her bodyguards. You are to enroll in the Peacecraft Academy undercover, keep a close watch on her, you know the drill. We can't let her get hurt or we'll have another full blown war on our hands."
The others didn't like the idea of that, especially not Heero. Duo may have been the only one who would admit it out loud but they all hated the stuck up girl. Heero didn't because he just didn't like to talk to her period, Quatre was too polite, Trowa just didn't talk, and Wufei claimed to simply "disapproved of her" which was another way of stating he hated her guts. To be forced to follow her around would be like hell on earth for them.
"No. We're gundam pilots, not babysitters." Wufei stated with a glare, "besides, that's your job to deal with them not ours. We've had to fight enough and I for one am through."
"Wufei, we need the gundams. I know none of you want to fight anymore but we need you, earth needs you, the colonies need you." The brown eyed woman pleaded, not liking the way the conversation was headed.
He just grunted before turning away, leaving the others to look at each other before back at Lady Une.
"I'll help Une-sama, the innocent people need us." Quatre said with a sad smile, he always hated violence.
"Hn." Was all Heero had to say.
Trowa didn't say anything just nodded in agreement.
"YEAH! ALRIGHT! SHINIGAMI RISES AGAIN!" Duo exclaimed excitedly, throwing his fist into the air while odd stands of hair fell in his face more.
Silence followed as the others waited for Wufei to agree, then never thought he would back down on a fight since he had such a high sense of honor. But then again he never had a wife waiting for him to come back after a battle. He was probably worried about what would happen to her it he died.
"Wufei…I can't make you fight. But we need you. We can't go up against so many without all of the gundams, even Milliardo has agreed to help." She said quietly, hoping he would find it in his heart to agree.
Chang gritted his teeth as he tightened his fists, brow furrowed in a mixture of anger and unresolve. After a moment he spun around to the door and yanking it opened.
"Fine onna! I'll fight!" he yelled before storming out and slamming it behind him, making most in the room to flinch.
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Wufei revved his motorcycle as he neared the mansion. Damn, why had he agreed to fight!? Why did it have to happen now! If something happened to him Rei wouldn't have anybody. She had already lost her friends to war, what would happen to her if she lost him as well? Kuso, kuso, kuso, kuso, kuso!
The raging dragon didn't pay attention to what was going on around him, just concentrating on getting back to his wife. What was he suppose to say to her? "Sorry koi but I have to leave you know and I may never come back!?" BAKA! WHY DID HE AGREE TO FIGHT!? Baka, baka, baka, baka, baka, baka! He pulled into the garage and hurried back upstairs to their room. If the others had something important about the new enemy that he needed to know they could just wait, he had something more important to do.
Stepping into the still darkened room, he was relieved to see the sleeping form of the girl he loved still where he had left her. He had feared for some reason she would have been gone when he finally got back, thankfully not. He shut the door and locked it behind him, no more interruptions tonight. Walking to the edge of the bed he sat down gently, watching the dark haired tenshi. Her chest rose and fell rhythmically with each breath while she lay curled up with the pillow, her long sleeves that still came out past her hands made her look like a small child who had not yet grown into their clothes properly. He didn't want to leave her. He hated the idea with a passion. But he had no other choice and he knew it. Even if he didn't want to admit it he knew he couldn't turn his back on the innocent people of earth and the colonies…Rei wouldn't want him too.
Tracing her face lightly he kissed her, feeling her slowly wake beneath him. Opening her eyes she gazed up at him confused. She hadn't expected him back so soon. She could tell instantly something was wrong, she could see it in his eyes. Sitting up quickly she laid her hand on his arm, worry etched in her face.
"Chang, what's wrong? What happened?" She asked hurriedly, glancing over him to make sure he was not injured, all traces of tiredness disappearing.
Sighing slightly he pulled her closer, kissing her again, only this time more forcefully. When he pulled back she was still worried, more so if it was possible.
"There's going to be another war. I have to fight." He said softly, not being able to look her in the face. "I don't want to leave you, and I don't want to fight…but I don't know if I could let the others do this alone."
Her eyes softened as she rubbed her hand across his cheek.
"Then don't. They need you. I understand that you have to fight, and I want you to. If it's between me and them I will always be here when you get back. You're friends mean a lot to you and you can't throw that away. You're a team."
"But we're a team. You and me. I don't know what I would do if something happened to you because of this. I want you to know how much I love you." He said, his eyes filled with regret.
"I know how much you love me Fei. There's no need to worry about that." She reassured him with a smile.
Kissing her neck gently he laid her down against the bed, intertwining his fingers through her silken hair.
"Rei, I need to show you how much I love you." He whispered against her ear, "but if you're not ready then I can wait. I can wait forever for you, but I don't want something to happen before I can prove to you my feelings."
Realization slowly sunk into the priestess's mind at what her dark eyed lover meant as she smiled sadly at him.
"Fei, you don't have to prove anything to me, I love you more than anything in the world and am willing to anything for you." She said quietly before leaning into another kiss.
A small amount of relief washed over the Chinese pilot as he slowly began to unbutton his tenshi's shirt. This time he wouldn't have to worry about her not knowing how much he cared about her and one of them getting hurt before she could realize it. Tasting the inside of her mouth his spirits flew, she trusted him enough to do this. She did love him. Everything would work out. They would win the war and he would come back to her waiting arms…the way it was suppose to be.
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I'm really sorry to all of you who do not like the last scene. Do not worry, the next chapter will not be NC-17 or anything along those lines. In fact, this is the closest it's going to get but it's needed for the plot otherwise I wouldn't have written it in the first place. And don't worry, she's not going to get pregnant, that would REALLY mess up the plot line! And thank you all so much on being so patient! Please review!