AN: Who would have thought SCHOOL was my cure for writer's blocks! How embarassing. Anyway, I'm back to normal (I think) and out and about writing long chapters! Hope you like this one... It's a bit more serious than usual, but in every comedy there has to be a serious part. ^_^
Chapter 6 – A long time without
Ami sat on her wooden chair. She stared back but Heero hadn't arrived yet. Even though she hated what he said to her she was still extremely worried about him. A tear trickled down her cheek and she quickly wiped it. She had been known to be the sad one in the class and she didn't wonder why her hair was blue, and her uniform was blue. After all, whenever someone said "she looks blue" it meant she looked sad, and that was exactly how she was.
"I can't believe he didn't that to you," exclaimed Makoto after checking the teacher was deeply interested in some magazine about wild life.
"No Makoto. I should have taken it easily. After all, it was always a one sided love, maybe even a crush. I don't know what came over me then. Don't worry! I'll forget him in a month," said Ami plastering on a weak smile.
"I don't think that is your honest opinion Ami. After all, what are you going to do for the month in which you will still remember him?"
Ami laughed but the teacher interrupted her from speaking. "Amichan. Go to the bathroom will you. Your face is all red from crying and yes I know you have been crying," exclaimed the teacher.
Ami stood up and Makoto helped her get up. She was weak from crying too. "Makoto, go with her," said the teacher before absorbing herself into the magazine again.
Ami slowly walked down the crooked creaky stepped. Makoto walked silently behind her, with a great look of concern on her face. The minute they reached the bathroom, Ami checked at both her sides and sunk to the ground. A couple of tears dripped down her face and suddenly they were streaming again. Makoto kneeled down next to her friend to comfort her.
"Forget about him. He wasn't your type anyway," said Makoto.
Ami nodded, wyping away the tears. He was perfect, that was the problem thought Ami as she put up a fake smile.
"Ami, you can tell me everything. I'm one of your best friends," exclaimed Makoto. "Plus, I won't let him go unpunished!" Makoto winked at the shocked Ami. Ami bit back her lip. She was sure Ami was joking but something made her uncertain.
Ami turned as she saw tapping on the floor. A girl with long black hair and a blonde rushed into the bathroom.
"Rei, Mina, what are you doing here?" asked Makoto.
"We came to see how our friend is," said Minako winking.
Ami felt a bit more cheerful. She would have to stop thinking about Heero and concentrate on her studies. She had to stay cheerful or she could lose her only good friends. She forced herself to get up from the cold floor and plastered a determined look on her face.
"I need to apologise to you. I haven't been myself but I have been concerning you. Please, accept my apology. I don't want to lose your friendship too," said Ami smiling.
"Of course! You didn't need to apologise Ami. Heero was a dickhead and we would never say something as stupid at that to you! We are real friends you know," exclaimed Rei smiling.
"Sorry..."
"Stop apologising! Now let's get back to class!"
Ami nodded much more cheerful now.
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"Hey Heero!" screamed Duo racing after the angry looking boy.
Heero spun around and Duo ducked in case Heero was going to punch him. Surprisingly, the boy had a very calm look on his face, and certainly not the one which was on his face when he had punched Duo.
"Hn?"
"Well, Ami is upset, and I just wanted to..." began Duo.
"Don't bother. You all have the same to say. I am going to the modelling agency. I need money, and I need to work. That is all I care about. If you still want to have the band and cheerleading thing if you want, you can have it. Just don't get in my way."
"Um, but she is upset. And you said..."
"No!"
"But, you said there were emotions..."
Heero turned and walked away from the stuttering boy. He thought Duo knew him better than that but it seemed he was wrong. He flung open the door to the agency and left Duo standing dumbstruck on the street.
"You said emotions were stirring in you didn't know. You have to learn to accept them and deal with them," screamed Duo at the swinging door.
Heero walked calmly into the room. Nicky seemed to be drinking some coffee. When she saw him she sputtered all of it onto her wrinkled newspaper.
"Heero? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?" asked Nicky making sure no one was around.
"My work is more important than learning stuff I already know," said Heero calmly.
"I love your attitude. Fine then, but I will make you work hard today. This is the day, when you will finally be ready for your photo shots and walking modelling. By the way, the photographer and the clothes seller will be coming tomorrow at 5:00 pm. We may be working until at least 9:00 pm, if not later. Ok? Ok..."
Heero nodded and walked onto the stage like she had instructed him to do many times before.
"Let's see how much you remember of the walk. You really are a fast learner. I cant' believe you have never done modelling before. I mean you are so good at it for your 5th lesson," exclaimed Nicky before turning onto the radio.
Heero paced himself on the stage. The instructions were easy and he had memorised them quickly. Walk to the beat, stop, turn, stop, look at the crowd, swivel and walk back to the pace. Nicky shrieked in happiness and clapped her hands.
"Alright, now do that again. You are doing it correctly. Everything is correct. The only thing is you are like a robot. Do you know what passion is? You must focus and blend with the modelling so you are no longer working like a machine. Let your spirit loose!" said Nicky sounding much more proffesional now that they had gotten to the next stage. Heero stared at her blankly. He had no idea how to do that.
"Ok, ok. Yes I know you can't imagine that. Let's see. One is you stare at the girls and try and half smile at them. You know, like sexily smile," said Nicky.
Heero blinked again. He understood the first part, and it was acceptional to smile as a job, but the sexy smile didn't seem to get him anywhere. Suddenly Nicky jumped up and raced out the room. Moments later she brought 5 different tapes and stuffed one into the video machine.
"I want you to pay attention. I will tell you what these hot models are doing. I get a feeling you will understand better this way," said Nicky as she pressed the play button.
Heero concentrated fully on the screen. He was to memorise what she was saying so he could do "this modelling" perfectly! He watched as teenager boys walked up the stage, and flashed wild eyes at girls who began shrieking. After the show the boys signed several autographs before leaving some desperate girls screaming in excitement as he left the stage completely.
After 10 hours of watching tapes Heero and Nicky sat at the table drinking lemonade and soda. They had both become exhausted but Nicky seemed very impressed. Heero had finally mastered the walk and was ready to go onto the next stage.
"For the photographer changing clothes will be easy, but on the stage you must be quick. You might have to change infront of other guys but you mustn't be embarassed and ashamed. Out of all people you cannot be ashamed. You are the best I have ever seen," said Nicky before taking another sip of soda.
Heero wasn't sure what she was talking about. If part of his job was changing infront of other people he would do it.
Nicky sighed and stared at the ceiling for a while. She rested her arms behind her head.
"Heero, have you ever known love?" she asked sighing.
Heero suddenly stiffened and felt as if an electric shock went through him. He shook it off quickly. Why was he feeling these strange things and why did Ami pop into his head straight away.
"You are cold hearted, and you don't know what love is!" Ami had said to him before.
Nicky laughed at the strange expression on Heero's face. As if he was trying to block something from coming from his face. For a moment Heero thought she could see what he was thinking of.
"I'm pretty silly. You are only 16 or 17. Whatever... You couldn't have had real love yet," said Nicky waving off the subject.
Heero sighed in relief. She seemed to have encouraged him by those words, but why was the word "love" bothering him in the first place?
"I want to complete the next stage so I can be ready," said Heero wiping off the sweat on his forehead. He needed to change the subject.
"You are really enthusiastic aren't you? Well, the first rule of changing quickly is..."
Ami entered her room and looked around at the different blue furniture placed around her small bedroom. She flopped down on her bed. She felt as if something was missing. She told Makoto she wouldn't think about Heero anymore, but it was hard when she loved him even without knowing him. Forgetting him was much harder than she thought.
She tucked herself into her warm bed and threw the covers over her head. Why was she acting like this? She had a weak heart when she came to think of it. What on earth was she to do now?
She tossed her cover off her head and sat up straight. It didn't seem like she was going to fall asleep at all. She grabbed her jacket and walked out into the moonlight. She stared at the moon. Usagi had been gone on a holiday for a while. She was going to come back this week. Ami was sure Usagi would be able to cheer her up. Usagi was her last chance!
Heero walked out of the agency. He was exhausted from all the hard work, but he was glad he was ready for the photographs on Wednesday. He felt whoosy as he slowly strolled down the streets. He didn't like the feeling. He felt like this after completing a mission in his gundam which was very tiring. Suddenly something grabbed him and pulled him into an alley, slamming him into the wall. He had no strength to even losen the person's grip on him.
"Why were you so horrible to Ami," screamed Makoto pulling her arm away from the exhausted figure.
"You again," growled Heero straightening himself. Suddenly he felt all the energy in him return. He sighed in relief and lifted his fists in defence.
"Can't you see you are destroying her," spat Makoto.
Heero carefully pulled her off him. He didn't want to start a fight with Makoto. He didn't like fighting girls.
"Oh, I'm going to punish you for hurting Ami so badly," exclaimed Makoto.
"I never even touched her," said Heero calmly.
"No, but you hurt her inside. Emotionly you idiot! Jupiter Power!"
Makoto's figure rose in the air, electric sparks flying out of her hair. She began spinning, and almost as if doing a dance in the air, she transformed into a beautiful princess of Jupiter.
"I am Sailor Jupiter. I will right wrongs and triumph over idiots, and that means you!" screamed Jupiter.
Heero stared at the girl infront of him with just a little shock showing on his face. He knew the girls had special powers, but he didn't think it would be that strong. He suddenly felt defenceless. He wanted to run away like any normal boy would, but his mind told him to stay and act like himself. Losing was no an option, even if winning seemed impossible.
"Jupiter, oak evolution!" screamed Jupiter twirling around on the spots.
Heero grabbed out his gun and quickly shot the electric missiles being shot at him. Makoto stopped breathless, surprised that Heero was not hurt one bit. She growled and smirked.
"You will pay for hurting Ami. Jupiter, Thunder!" screamed Jupiter throwing a bolt of lightning at Heero.
Heero screamed in pain as the electricity enveloped him. He couldn't stand up to this for much longer. He dropped to his knees as blood began trickling out of his mouth. Jupiter stopped her attack and smiled in satisfaction. Slowly she began walking towards him when 10 guns suddenly pointed at Heero. Jupiter stopped and stared at the smiling crowd of soldiers.
"Thankyou, great goddess for doing the hard part for us," said one of the men shaking Makoto's hand. Makoto blushed for a minute and became serious again.
"What are you going to do with him?" she asked.
"Nothing much. We are taking him to our leader who will probably torture him to death," said the soldier casually.
Suddenly Minako's blood started racing faster as her heart began thumping wildly. She had done barely any physical damage to Heero. She just wanted to hurt him a little and end it all with a punch. She was never going to get it this far. She was a protector of justice, and justice was done. Her mind raced for the answer to this one but it seemed she had nothing to say. Heero stared at her angrily. His eyes filled with hate suddenly.
"You traitor. You just wanted to use Ami for an excuse," said Heero coldly.
Jupiter suddenly realised she was still holding onto the other man's hand and she quickly let go. She felt her cheeks go red. She was stuck and had no way out and the only person who could have saved her was thinking she was a traitor and hurt!
"No! It had nothing to do with me!" exclaimed Makoto tears streaming out of her eyes.
"Stop right there! I am Sailor Mercury and I do not fear you!" screamed Ami appearing from behind the bushes which she had been hiding in.
"Mercury! Thank goodness you are here," said Makoto smiling. She received a cold stare back from Mercury who was approaching Jupiter quickly.
"I saw you hold that man's hand. You are... you are a traitor!" exclaimed Ami angrily.
"No! I would never do that! Ami, you know me better than that," said Jupiter desperately.
"If you were on my team, you would have killed or at least hurt these soldiers by now."
Jupiter trembled in shock. What was she waiting for? All she had to do was hurt these soldiers and she would convince Ami that she wasn't a traitor but, Ami's words reached her harshly and coldly. She couldn't bring herself back to her senses and time was running. Ami glared angrily at Ami.
"Mercury water rising!" screamed Ami suddenly. As she was a strong scout she had many new powers. A huge waved rose into the air lifting Ami ontop of it. Her hair a beautiful silver shining in it. She lifted her hands ready to shoot off her power.
"Mercury..."
