Chapter 2 – Her friend's idea
"You'll love it at Rei's! She can even get your fortune told. She's a priestess," said Minako as she led the boys to Rei's shrine.
"We sure have a big group going there," said Quatre as he looked from the boys to the girls.
A huge shrine appeared infront of them and the group climbed the stairs. Rei was waving to the girls. Suddenly she saw the five boys behind the girls and looked questioningly at Ami who looked down in embarassment.
"Hi, hi! You brought a party here," said Rei.
"They are new, and I thought it would be nice to invite them over," said Ami.
"Ok, come in!"
The group came in and sat on the floor. Everyone looked around at eachother uneasily. Michiru and Haruka sweat dropped and suddenly stood up.
"We have something to tell you scouts," said Michiru.
The boys looked at the girls in confusion. Quatre wondered if they were supposed to leave, but it didn't seem anyone minded that they were there.
"I need to give you your last power," said Haruka taking out a small globe out of her bag.
The boys looked at the girls in confusion. What were these two talking about?
"Each one of you girls must touch it. This power is very extraodinary," said Haruka.
The scouts nodded and touched it carefully. Each of them felt as if a new power entered their spirit and mind.
"Can I touch it too?" asked Duo suddenly.
"Why? You don't have any powers to be boosted," exclaimed Haruka.
"I am the god of Death! Otherwise known as Shinigami!"
"That's cute."
"Its true!"
Wufei rolled his eyes in fury.
"Now firstly look at Minako, the goddes of Venus," said Michiru smiling.
The group turned to look at Minako. Her hair was becoming more silky and beautiful. It became longer. Suddenly her face became extremely beautiful. Quatre blinked his eyes. He really was seeing the goddess of Venus.
"See, she has become extremely beautiful. This is her power boost. Now Rei, go to your fire place and touch the fire," said Michiru winking.
Rei nervously approached the fire and reached out with her hand. She gasped as it didn't hurt at all. The fire wrapped around her arm in a beautiful flame. She gently blew on it and it disappeared.
"The same goes with Jupiter. When you touch electricity, the same thing happens. Hotaru, your healing skills will improve and you will gain... destruction skills. I can control the sea around me and Haruka can control the sky. Ami, you may have thought that your powers were weak, but actually, you are the second strongest scout. I can already see your hair is showing the power," said Michiru.
Ami's hair streaks became a beautiful ocean blue.
"Ami, next time you go to a river or somewhere where there is a lot of water try concentrating on your power and walk in the water, and you'll see what happens," said Michiru.
"Your sly! You won't tell me my power," exclaimed Ami.
"I want you to see it for yourself. Oh by the way, each of your powers might change your characteristics, just a little bit for a while."
The scouts looked at her in shock.
"You know what," said Ami suddenly. "Let's go to the city and do something crazy. I really feel like it. I mean we have such a big group, so why don't we all get some cool clothes and walk through the city attracting attention and doing crazy stuff?"
The scouts looked shocked at the super genius. Was this a characteristic change or was she not being serious? Ami sweat dropped.
"Come on, it would be fun!" exclaimed Duo not realising why the scouts seemed so shocked.
The scouts nodded their heads but still looked shocked that Ami could think of something like that.
"I'll meet you guys back here in half an hour then," said Rei thinking about what she could wear.
"Ok," answered Michiru.
"You want to come too?"
"Why not! I haven't had fun in a while. We might as well."
The boys left and began walking down the street. Duo seemed to be smirking to himself but the others weren't so impressed.
"How did we get ourselves into this?" asked Wufei.
"Duo decided to drag us along to that friend's friend," answered Trowa.
"Exactly!"
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Heero walked into the adoption center.
"Heero. You are late again," exclaimed the maid pulling him into his room.
"The manager said to lock your room because someone has decided to adopt you and he can't have you running away again," said the maid.
She pushed him into his room and closed the door on him. Heero wondered whether to wait for his adopted parents or just go to the city. Which one was better?
No! I'd lose all my pride if I stayed locked up thought Heero.
He peered through a hole to see if the maid had gone. He was planning to get some money and get out of the adoption center as soon as possible but it seemed that maid wasn't going to leave. Heero grabbed his wallet and kicked down the door of his room.
"Heero!" screamed the maid rushing to get him back.
He pushed her away with ease and jumped out the window of the adoption center landing safely on the ground. He raced away from the center and arrived at a junction. There seemed to be a lot of clothes shops. Heero shrugged. All he needed was something "normal". He casually walked into the shop. A customer helper rushed towards him.
"What would you like to buy?" asked the helper eyeing him.
Heero glared at her and decided it was ok to tell her.
"Something cool," answered Heero repeating what Ami said.
She nodded and brought him a long sleeved white tshirt and blue jeans. He stared at her in confusion but decided to put the clothes on anyway. After coming out of the dressing rooms Heero looked at himself in a mirror. They looked ok.
"Ok, I'll buy these," said Heero.
Suddenly the shopseller jumped up as if an idea hit her.
"If you want to look good, unbutton the shirt," said the shopseller.
Heero looked at her strangely but agreed. She blushed and almost fell over in excitement.
"Can you do one more thing? Put your right hand on your left shoulder and your left hand on your right hip," said the shopseller.
Heero looked at her strangely and did so. She squeeled in delight.
"Please look at this flier. It is a special invitation, and very important," said the shopkeeper handing Heero the piece of paper. He put it in his pocket and payed the shopkeeper. She was wasting his time.
Rei looked out her window. It had been a while since the group left and it was time for them to come back. The first person she saw the Wufei. She blushed as she saw him. He could look so cool sometimes.
"Hi!" greeted Rei.
Wufei scowled and sat on the brick wall going around the shrine.
"So," said Rei trying to hold a conversation.
"I didn't want to come and if it weren't for Maxwell, I wouldn't be here," exclaimed Wufei as the other scouts appeared.
The sun was setting when the other boys arrived. When Ami saw Heero walk up the stairs she almost fainted and turned extremely red. He looked so hot!
"Are we going to go yet?" asked Michiru.
Mina smiled to herself. Even she had to admit she looked very beautiful now that she had aquired her new power.
"Well let's get going!" exclaimed Ami pulling the group.
Heero walked behind the group. It was still a long walk before they would arrive at the city. Heero looked at his watch. There was no point in this. He took out the flier he received and began reading it.
"Congratulations!
You have been accepted at the Teens Model company. If you accept this invitation you will automatically become a model without any tests. If you got this invitation, you must look really good.
Please go to the Model Agency on Thursday, 24th October at 12:00 pm.
Your sincerely,
Head of the Teens Model Company,
Mr Kiver."
Heero looked at the flier in dismay. What was it with everyone thinking he was a model?
I need a lot of money, I might as well go thought Heero.
He looked up, realising no one was in sight. He sighed and turned around to go to the adoption agency to go and find out who his adopted parents were.
Suddenly he ducked down missing a bullet as it shot at him. He rolled over dodging more bullets being shot at him.
"Heero, what on earth?" screamed Ami rushing back to him.
Heero rushed towards her and threw her down on the ground missing a shooting bullet.
"Come this way," hissed Heero pulling Ami across the grass.
Ami screamed but decided to follow Heero. She felt as if she was in a battle zone. Her heart raced as they rushed towards the beach. She could see Heero was wondering where to go too. Suddenly her heart thumped loudly. She knew what she was supposed to do, but could she do it with Heero? She pulled him towards the water and he looked at her in confusion. Something about her made him want to trust her. His thoughts were getting muddled with his heart and he found himself running towards the water at immense speed.
Ami took in a breath nervously and concentrated on her power. She took a step into the water and felt it sink a little below her. She took another step and looked down. Her feet were floating above the water and Heero was staring at her in shock. She smiled encouragingly and pulled him onto the water. He found himself walking on the water too. She held onto his hand as they ran further across the water, away from the beach. They could hear distant gunshots but the assasins were right at the edge of the water and were slowly going through it.
"Mercury bubbles" screamed Ami.
A fog surrounded the assasins and they stopped trying to find their way out of the fog.
"Heero, try and shoot them," said Ami suddenly.
Heero threw out his gun, still holding onto Ami's hand. He was holding his gun with his left hand which was not very comfortable, but his aim had to be correct. He checked the bullets were inside and shot at the fuigures. He heard as each of them screamed in pain. He only injured them, because they had not commited a serious crime. They hadn't even shot him, so he had no right to kill them.
He sighed in relief. A strange buzzing noise was bugging his ear. He turned around to look at what it was to see a helicopter flying at immense speed towards them. A few bombs clinged onto the helicopter. Ami turned to look at the helicopter and gasped in fear. She was shaking and was barely able to stand on the water.
"Can you breathe underwater?" asked Heero quickly.
It seemed like a silly question at first, but then Ami remembered her new power and concentrated on it. Yes, she COULD breathe underwater.
"Yes," said Ami hesitantly.
"Good," answered Heero letting go of her. He fell into the water and floated. She released her floating powers and fell into the water.
"Go!" screamed Heero as the helicopter reached its destination and began aiming.
"But," Ami whispered.
Heero pushed her into the water and she suddenly felt frightened. He was strong, and could keep her under water as long as he wanted. She took in a breath and felt the funny sensation of oxygen flowing into her lungs even though she was in water. She wasn't swallowing any water either. She felt a splash behind her and saw Heero dive into the water, pulling her into the depths of the ocean. A huge missile swished past them leaving a trail of bubbles. Ami screamed but Heero pulled her further into the water. He felt his lungs squeeze from lack of air, but he learned how to not breathe for a while.
Finally they were out of reach and in the depths of water. Ami watched Heero in fright as she saw him in agony under the water. He grabbed his knife quickly and cut his wrist, sending the blood to the surface of the water. She stared at him in shock. What was he doing?
Heero watched the blood go further up into the water. It would convince the helicopter pilot that they were dead. Suddenly he felt his head feel tingly and his eyes were twitching. His lungs hurt. He hadn't trained his breathing skills well enough.
Suddenly Ami grabbed him and pressed her mouth on his, sending in the air he needed to his lungs. He breathed in quickly and took another gasp from her mouth. Ami smiled to herself as she moved her mouth away to breathe in some air and blow it into Heero. His lungs weren't squeezing anymore but the disgusting feeling in his head would not go away. Ami looked at him concerned and began pulling him across the water to get to safety, away from all the strange assassins. Heero was so weak he couldn't even complain. Even though she was providing his oxygen, it was still not enough for him. Each time he blew in he felt some water go through his lungs.
Ami stared at the surface, it would take a few more seconds and they would reach the surface. Could he last that long? She threw herself out of the water and onto the surface concentrating on her powers.
"Mercury bubbles!" she screamed, surrounding a fog around them in case there were still some assassins. She pulled Heero up. She felt his weight as he leaned on her gasping for air. He couldn't take in much because of the ocean water stuck in his lungs. She helped him and ran across the water as fast as she could. She knew first aid, and she would be able to save Heero as soon as they got onto firm land. Suddenly she felt him lean completely against her and to her shock she found his eyes closed. She would not get him onto the surface in time. She would have to try and save him here. She layed him on the water, concentrating fully in her power to make sure she didn't have to hold him. She knelt down and began the resusitation skills she learned in school. If she lost control of her power, they would both sink down to the bottom, and she couldn't risk that.
She breathed into him again. His eyes flung open and he sputtered the water out of his mouth. He gasped for air, realising he could breathe easier. His lungs still hurt from the wheezing but he could breathe. She got up pulling him with her and they began walking back towards the shore. She could hear Heero's heavy breathing but tried to ignore it. She was terrified already.
As soon as she felt the sand under her feet she collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. Heero collapsed next to her and fell unconscious again. Ami grabbed his bleeding wrist. He had bleeding for quite some time and he could have fainted from loss of blood. She grabbed a bit of her t-shirt and tried ripping it. It wasn't as easy as in the movies. She grabbed it with her teeth and tried ripping it again. She managed to only leave teeth marks on her shirt. Heero got up and with all his strength pulled at his own tshirt, falling back into unconsciousness. Ami sighed thankfully and grabbed the ripped material and tied it around his bleeding wrist.
She had wet her communicator. She wondered if it still worked, since it didn't use electricity, but a weird type of magic. She grabbed her communicator from her pocket and dialled up Rei. She answered it with a worried face.
"Ami! Where are you? We are so worried!" screamed Rei into the communicator.
"No time for that. I'm at a beach and I need help from Duo and all. I have a feeling they would know what to do," said Ami. She opened a new page in her communicator while still talking to Rei. Her communicator was much more advanced than the other scouts'. She searched in her moniter. Location: Gustak Beach.
"Rei, come to Gustak beack and hurry, please!" said Ami almost crying. Rei nodded and switched off the communicator.
Ami pulled herself to a big rock, resting her head against it. She watched Heero as his chest lifted and lowered. She sighed in relief. He was breathing...
