"Mina, Are you sure you want to do that?? Lita asked Pulling on her boots getting Ready for their Daily Inspection.
"I'm With Mina on this one.. There is a lot of Chemistry between both Serena and Trowa, but on the negative side It seems that Heero still holds a torch for Serena.." Ami said.
"I mean yeah Heero does seem to still care but it seems that Serena no longer want him.." Rei said. "I'm not totally agreeing with you Mina, but I'm not disagreeing either." Rei said quietly pulling her black/red hair into its usual bun.
"I'm positive.. I mean sure there are kinks that need to be worked out but what plan doesn't have its kinks.." She said. "Besides it would go against my morals if i didn't try anything!!" Mina said.
"Fine.. but if anything goes wrong it was all about you, Mina!!!" Rei said.
"Fine!!!" She said.
"So guys.. Sere wants to know our thought on the competition.." Quatre said.
"I'm in.." Wufei said.
"Same here!!" Duo said.
"No problems here.." Trowa said lacing up his boots.
"Of course there wouldn't be any problems i mean its ONLY Serena we're talking about.. and anything Serena wants.. Serena gets from Trowa.. right??" Duo said, earning a strange death glare from Trowa, that was still frightening. "Hey I'm only telling the truth.. You like the girl and there's no denying it right??" Duo said backing up right into Heero.
"Heero..." Quatre said visibly wincing knowing he had just heard everything Duo said.
"Hi Quatre.." He said and his eyes showed warmth of some kind.
"Hey Hee-man!!"
"Hey Braided Baka.." Heero Smirked. "Wufei.."
"Yui..."
"Hey guys Hurry.. Serena's Almost done with the Girls' side!!" Ken said.
"OK..." Duo said and the guys started walking away but Heero stopped Trowa for a quick second.
"I already told you to back off."
"And if you haven't noticed i could care less about your threats."
"Then why the sudden interest??"
"Who said it was sudden??" Trowa pulled out of his grasp and walked away to line up with the rest of the guys. He made it just as she walked in. She made her way down the line making small comments on very few people. She leaned in and whispered something in Quatre's ear. Then made her way own the line.
"Dismissed" She said leaving the room.
"What did she tell you Q-man??" Duo asked.
"She said 'Perfect, Joufu.'" He said.
"Well at least it fits.." Heero Muttered.
"What does it mean??" Wufei asked.
"The one word that perfectly describes Quatre: Gentleman." Heero said Trying to see where Trowa went to. He spotted him talking to Serena's 'Twin', Mina Aino and The well known female on Campus, Amara Tenoh. Before he could even try to figure out what they were talking about Trowa happened to nod and that made Mina get a mischievous look on her face and Amara popped her in the back of the head saying something about minding her own business. Then they went their separate directions.. Well Trowa started to but Serena stopped him.
"Hey, Seishuku Arashi!!!" Serena called.
"Morning!!" Trowa greeted.
"One of these days I'm so going to get you to Gel those bangs back!!" She said brushing them back but dropped them immediately after.
"I do sometimes... like for the Winter Ball.." He said.
"Well I guess I'll have another month to wait then.." She said.
"A month isn't that long.." He said pausing momentarily, opening his mouth then snapped it shut.
"What??"
"Would you mind going with me??"
"To the ball??" She grinned. "Sure why not? Is this the I.O.U.???"
"Sure..." he shrugged.
"Great. and hey thanks for the Rose this morning!!" She said giving him a quick kiss on the cheek and a hug. "Don't eat too much!!! We're going on a jog after breakfast!!" She said and walked into the mess hall. Trowa turned around and was met by the cold stare of Heero Yui. Trowa just smiled a smile that says 'i have one up on you..' waved and walked inside the mess hall.
"What the hell was that all about??" He asked. He curse the fact the Trowa was tall and blocked his view of his tenshi and any chance of knowing what they were talking about, and that stupid grin plastered to his face Heero didn't like the least bit.
He spent most of the day trying to figure out what had Trowa meant exactly when he said. 'who said it was sudden?'. The longer he dwelled on it the more he began to think that maybe Trowa had felt something for her when they were still together, it sort of made sense of that Summer break they had a couple of years back.
Heero had booked a Hotel room and the others were all going to go to wherever the ex-gundam pilots went to. They were discussing summer plans the morning they were all to leave. Duo was going back with Hilde, Quatre was going to visit his sisters, Wufei was going to back to spend the summer with an old friend that he had met a few years before, and Trowa had been undecided as soon as Heero openly mentioned about spending time with Serena and Trowa suddenly glared at him and got up and left muttering something about forgetting something.
Heero immediately began cursing himself. He was Pilot 01, the best Pilot there was and he couldn't even see any type of romantic feelings Trowa had towards his ex-girlfriend, but it didn't matter anymore because Heero now wasn't about to lose his girl to someone who can't even openly let anyone know about his feelings. As far as Heero knew his friends knew about it and now he knew and not being open enough is his flaw. That's what he'll use to his advantage. Lucky Heero learned to open up like that for while..
"Hey Heero!!!" Serena said in his face grinning.
"Hmm??" He looked up with the glossed over look in his eyes as if he was in deep thought. Oh hi..."
" I just wanted to properly thank you for the I.D. Bracelet..." She said.
"Don't bother.. I just was holding onto it for sometime.. Don't you want to go have lunch??" He looked at the Cadets/Maggots going into the Mess hall for the second time today.
"Uhmm sure in a few i guess... but i just wanted to say i can't keep this bracelet." She said reaching for the clasp.
"No, Keep it... I don't think I'll meet another Serena in my lifetime."
"Are you sure??"
"Yeah... like i said I've been holding onto it for a while.. I uhh.. meant to give it to you sooner but you left."
"I Had my reasons..." She said.
"You know running from your problems only make them come back worse."
"Yeah.. but I'd rather deal with it later.." She said letting her eyes go sad, then happy again. "Which would be right about now.." She said.
"No, Everything was done.. I just said it to say it." He said finding his hand inching closer to hers.
"I know.." She said staring out into space and gasped when she felt his cold hand cover her warm ones.
"Please.. at least let me try to redeem my self."
"Heero, I already said it. We're not likely going to get back together, the second time was a REALLY bad note we ended on."
"I'm not particularly asking you to get back with me.. Just let me try to make up for everything.."
"Starting where."
"I want to show you a good time.. Come with me to the Winter ball.. we can start there." He watched her blue eyes die of its brightness and she inched her hand out of his holding it a closed to her heart as if she had just been shot.
"I can't.. I already promised someone else I'd go with him." She looked at the ground and smiled at the thought of Trowa with his Bangs finally out of his face. "I'll see you later!!!" She said lost in her own zone. She Saluted him but still walked away slightly in a daze.
