A/N: OMG!!! I forgot the diclaimers! Well I'm sure that you peeps know that gundam wing does not in any way possible belong to
me. Only Keense does. Thats it!!!! Ok???? So ya.Alrighty then. Hehehe on with the story!

Chapter 3

~*~The First Step~*~

I lied back in the jacuzzi. It was really a great treat. All this stuff just because I was here to capture someone and bring them back into space. It
sounded kind of crazy when you thought about it. I guess it doesn't take an honest person to make honest money these days. The bathroom was really
elegant as if it were made for someone of great importance. Well I never thought of myself as really important, but I guess the commanding officers did
if they got me an appartment as nice as this. My whole body was submerged under the water. My eyes were tightly closed as the water jets pounded all
over my naked body. The sound flushed out everything from my mind which gave me a sense of relief. I felt good knowing that I was being purified, but
only one haunting thing stayed in my mind that I knew I'd have a hard time getting rid of. *Amina* I said in thought as I saw her image come into view.

Her beautiful golden locks of hair and her gorgeous blue eyes. She was always prettier than me because of her yellow curls. My hair was dull and boring.
A shit brown more like it. I hated it and never really paid any attention to my looks. Amina didn't care and thats why I loved her. We'd do so many
things together and it only felt like yesterday since we first met. It wasn't anything great. I was just some tomboy kid back in school on one of the
colonies and her eye just happen to lay upon me. At first she mistook me for a guy. Hm. I still remember the shock upon her face when I told her I was
really a girl. She didn't care though. We ended up being great friends. But as fast as we became friends, it felt as if I lost her just as quick.

I remember the war. It wasn't hard for me to remember. We were on Earth sitting on a grassy hill waiting for the sunrise to come up. I guess I had went
there to visit. I can't really keep track of when I' ve been to Earth and back. Anyways, It may have sounded weird but she was sleeping safely in my
arms. The way I wished it would have been forever so that I could protect her from anything that tried to harm her. As we waited, I heard something
explode somewhere from behind. It sounded pretty close and my golden haired friend seemed to have been awakened by it. She asked me in her sweet voice
what was going on. I shook my head but looked at the clouds of smoke with interest. We both stood up and looked in the distance. It seemed as if the
smoke was comming from a military base. Come to think of it, my father use to be a corporal in the military. I think thats how he died. Nevertheless I
didn't really care much about my father. He walked out on my mother and I when I was just a young girl.

Being stupid, I grabbed Amina's hand and started making my way over to the military site. My friend didn't argue or disagree. I kinda wished she did.
Then that way I would still be holding her in my arms. I was 15 at the time during this whole event. As we walked up over to the barbed wired fence
everything was silent. Only pieces of metal were falling from the sky and down onto the military base. I covered my mouth from the smoke and gripped
Amina's hand even tighter. As we stood there innocently and curiously, another huge blast was heard. The explosion was so intense that it threw me and
her back with a huge amount of force. We were both separated. I can't really remember for how long I was unconscience but it couldn't of been for a
long time. I woke up fluttering my eyes for a moment realising that they were almost crusted together by the blood gushing from my head. I was lieing
on my stomach and had a piece of a mobile suit on me. Holding me down.

I yelled out Amina's name as loudly as possible, hoping I'd get a reply. Everything around me was burning in flames. I could see dead soldier bodies
lieing around me. I then saw her. She was trapped under a piece of metal aswell. But it looked more heavier than the one that kept me captive. Panicing,
I pushed myself off the ground and quickly moved away from my imprisonment. I stood up feeling very uneasy. Everthing around me was in distortion and I
had to rely on logic and gut instinct to get me around. I saw her starting to stir awake. Fire surrounded her and I could only hope that she was
unharmed. I began walking as quick as I could toward her, until something stopped me. Something that had caught my attention remarkably fast. A gundam.
Deathsythe was its name. It looked around for a few moments holding its scythe in its metalic hand dangerously. Then for a short moment it looked as if
it stared at me from it firey surroundings. It stood directly behind Amina and I prayed that it wasn't going to do anything foolish.

Soon it turned its head over to a few undisturbed mobile suits that stood in line. I looked over to them and saw that if this gundam were to knock them
over, then...then Amina wouldn't have a chance. My heart started to beat incredibly fast. There were no words for how scared I was at that moment. I
was scared for her. For her life. I loved her and I vowed to protect her. Soon the gundam raised its scythe in its hand. It was about to destroy the
mobile suits. " NO! DON'T DO IT!!!" I yelled forcing my injured self toward a now awoken Amina. She looked up and saw me running toward her. She looked
at me with those innocent eyes as blood dripped down her beautiful face. I panted and heaved as I forced my tired self to go on. " AMINA!!" I yelled
as I fought to hold back my tears. Then, just as I feared, the gundam had swung the weapon. Forcing all of the mobile suits to topple upon one another
like domino's. Even though I knew that I'd get hurt I wasn't about to stop. She kept looking at me as if asking me to save her. Thats what I was trying
to do even though I was hurt. Soon, the last mobile suit slowly toppled over. I forced myself to a hault and watched in fear as it fell. Amina lied
there unknowingly about what was to happen to her young life.

Not being able to do anything, I covered myself with my arms and hit the ground. Soon another explosion was heard and a blast of hot air blew out as a
result from the explosion. When everything subsided, I uncovered my head. I pushed off pieces of metal off my more inured body realising that my
arm had been dislocated. Forgetting about the pain in my arm, I had a bigger one brewing inside my heart. I crawled up ontop of the scrap heap and
looked at my surroundings. Amina was no where to be seen. Quickly driven mad by heartbreak I began digging through the scrap with my good arm as anger
filled my mind and soul. I tried desperately to find her body even though I knew it was hopeless. Soon I stopped. I sat on my knees and clentched my
fist in anger. She was gone. I couldn't believe that she was no longer with me. I hadn't noticed but I began to cry. Not something I did often. I then
punched the scrap infront of me and yelled out her name, knowing I was never going to see her again.

" ^Gasp^" I said as I surfaced from under the water. I panted and heaved as if I was just there. I wiped my face from the water and looked away in
guilt. I could feel that angry feeling inside me. Flowing throughout my body. But now I was able to contain myself. People never really knew, and had
always thought we were just good friends. But strangers thought we were more because of my boyish looks at the time. To tell you the truth, the
strangers were right. " Amina..." I said in a whisper as I lifted myself from the jacuzzi. I looked for a towel and wrapped it around my body. My hair
was an inch above my shoulders so I decided to let it air dry then using a towel. I stepped out and sighed. Thinking of what I was going to do next. I
then slid my hand over the mirror to wipe away the mist that had built on it. I looked in and saw my reflection. To tell you the truth, I almost still
had my boyish features. But my hair was slightly longer. I looked more like a woman now, but I think I could still be mistaken for a guy. Not to
thrilled with my looks, I walked out from the bathroom and into the livingroom. I wanted to check something. Something I should've checked way before
I had even started this mission.

I proceded walking over to the kitchen. There sitting on a cute wooden table was my opened briefcase. Inside, the folder waited for me to look through
it. Thats what I did. I looked through the papers to see how much time I had to complete the mission. I picked up a certain sheet and read it carefully.
It was currenly September 1st. As I read, I had to have the gundam pilot before the 11th. " Well...just perfect. I have 10 days starting now to catch
this bozo. How am I going to manage it. I need to start planning things out" I said as I placed the paper back into the folder. I then closed the brief-
case and sighed as I went down the step back into the livingroom, holding my towel close to my moist body. Suddenly and unexpectedly the doorbell rang.
Without panic I walked over barefoot to the door. " Who is it?" I asked curiously. " It's your one and only!" said a voice I've heard much to often.
I cracked a small smile and opened the door. Infront of me stood none other than my fellow assassin and roommate, Mikey.

He walked in without even thinking about my half naked body. Or at least I think he wasn't thinking about my body. In his hand he held the same brand
of briefcase. He walked over to the kitchen and placed it down beside mine. Curiously I walked up beside him. When he opened it, a smile lit up on my
previous wonderous face. " Ah...guns. You've read my mind Mikey " I said hungrily as I looked at them. " Ya. I figured you'd be nothing without them.
The commanding officers sent me here to Earth to provide you with the proper tools to do what you must" he said. I picked up a magnum and held it
gently, eyeing it as if it were a candy I had craved, ' Ah. My babies...come to mama' " Right well, I should be going. I'm staying in a hotel for a
few days. Oh and try not to wave those around alright? You don't want to blow this mission' I rubbed the gun beside my cheek and smiled at him
deviously,' Never. I'd never let my precious toys in wrong hands. By the way thanks Mikey. Your the best' My male partner winked. Then, before he
left, he dug into his pocket retriving something. I watched him curiously as he pulled out a small bottle. He then placed it down on the table beside
the briefcase.

I picked it up looking at it curiously. I hadn't the slighest clue what it was, ' What are these? Steroids?' Mikey shook his head, ' No ah...they're
birth control pills...' I looked over to him and saw him scratching his head nervously. I could tell he felt quiet stupid handing them to me. " What
are they for. I have no use for them" I said placing the bottle down almost angrily. My nervous friend smiled,' I don't think so. This mission might be
dangerous, if you know what I mean. So the commanding officers thought I should give you those just in case' I closed my eyes and shook my head, ' Sure
whatever. If the commanding officers say that I need them, then I might aswell. How many do I take?' " I'm not sure. Try taking just one. I think thats
all you'll need" he said as he proceded walking back over to the door. When he opened it, he peeked out into the hallway and saw a suspicious boy
looking at the doors. He backed up and closed the door gently.

" Ah,Keense...I think we might be in a bit of a problem..." he said in a whisper. But loud enough for me to hear. I cocked an eyebrow in wonder. What
could be the problem. We couldn't have been spotted that quickly. I placed the gun back down in the briefcase and tiptoed quickly over to the door to
see for myself. We opened the door just enough to get a small peek. It was then I saw him. That guy Duo Maxwell. I stood up and bit my tounge. I wanted
to curse every word in the book. Mikey looked at me and sighed, dissappointed about something, ' You've been on Earth for only a few hours and you've
already made a boyfriend?' I whipped over and glared at him, ' Don't be stupid. He's someone I met on the spacecraft here. We started talking and I
found out he knew america pretty well so I gave him my appartment number just in case I needed to know something about this place. I have his in return
though' Mikey looked through the small crack in the door. He then looked back at me and whispered,' Ya well. If you really don't plan on seeing him. You
better think of something fast because he's 3 doors away'

I bit my lip and tried thinking of something. Something that would make him go away. I looked at Mikey who shrugged his shoulders at me. An idea then
hit my like a ton of bricks. I clentched the cuff of his jacket and started dragging him over to the couch sitting in the centre of the livingroom. He
seemed curious to what I was doing. I then lied myself down on the couch and forced him ontop of me. " Keense! Now's not a good time for this!" he said
shyly. " Shut up! Just pretend your making love to me, got it?!" I said demandingly. "WHAT??? Your crazy!" He whispered in shock. I looked over to the
door and saw his shadow comming closer to my door. Quickly I placed a rough kiss on Mikey's lips. He didn't seem to thrilled about my idea. " Moan..."
I said as I ripped my lips away and looked over again. " What? I'm not gonna mo-AH!!!" he said in a cheap attempt of a moan. If he wasn't gonna help me
out then I had to make him do it myself. I had angrily but gently kneed him in the sweet spot. I could tell that he wasn't to thrilled when he hit his
forehead on my chest angrily, trying to hold in his dirty words from shooting out.

There. He was standing there infront of my door. If I wanted him to go away, now was the time to do something, " OH MIKEY!" I yelled out. Suddenly I
saw the boy stop in his tracks. He peeked through the crack in the door and saw me and some guy ontop. Thinking that I was in an intimate moment with
a lover, he left quietly. When I heard his footsteps fade away, I sighed in relief. Mikey, on the other hand, wasn't to happy with his manhood. I then
rudely pushed him off me and he fell to the floor with a thud, ' Get off me...' I stood up and fixed my towel. He squirmed on the floor and managed to
say something in a high pitched voice, ' Gladly...' He stood up and had his hands over his little buddy as one might say. He started limping over to
the door. Before he left, he politely said his goodbyes then closed the door.

I ripped the towel away from my body and stood in the livingroom naked. I then walked over to the front of one of the small rooms and opened it. Surely
there had to be some clothes in the drawers that I could wear. I walked over to the dresser and opened one of the drawers. Sure enough there were piles
of clothing. Clothes in the latest fashion aswell. " Pfft. Fashion. It's a waste of talent and time" I said as I took out anything I found suitable.
Tomorrow was the day I first started school. I took the time I had to think a few things over. I had to bring a weapon to school but how was I going to
conceal it so that no one would know where it was. I walked out from the room and walked back to the kitchen wearing my new clothing. I opened the
weapon filled briefcase that Mikey had brought me and saw 5 guns. I chose the smallest. It was a 9mm hand gun. A Beretta. That was perfect for me to
hide. I would be able to keep it hidden on a strap sitting along my inner thigh. No one would look there. And if they did, they'd be dead before they
could even scream for help.

I decided to wear a skirt so that it'd be easier to keep the gun on me. I would also keep it unloaded. I didn't want to take any risks. Thinking about
all of this got me excited. I didn't know if I could sleep that night. I was determined to get this mission done and I had only 10 days to find a gundam
pilot. That was enough time though. I planned on looking through the school's files to see each athletic ability of each student. Anything out of the
abnormal would help limit people to fit the description of a gundam pilot. I was going to catch him. Even if it meant making sacrifices.

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A/N: LOL I have to give some credit to my older brother Eric. I don't really know the names of guns. I mean I've played 007 for N64 but I can't
remember the names of the guns all the time. So ya thanks Eric! hehehe. Oh and please don't forget to review!!!