Okay, this is Chapter 8. This is getting good. I'm screwing up people's lovelives left and right! I find that it makes a story more intresting this way, don't you guys. Well, I don't think that we really need to go through this whole disclaimer thing again, do you? You guys should know that I own only the people I said that I do. I kinda made up the SM- girls and Darien's Gundams, though. But they're not original. Okay, I'm gonna get to writting this story before I forget what I was going to write. See ya at the end!
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Lita just stared at Darien in disbelief. Serena wailed in agony. Mina grabbed the banister for support. Ami gasped. Rei scoffed.
"I knew it," she screeched. "You two never broke up in the first place! You've been dating behind Serena's back this whole time!"
"What a load of crap," stormed Lita, snapping out of her daze. "When Darien and I called it quits, I meant it. I left to start a new life here! I had no idea about this!"
"She really didn't," defended Darien.
"Oh,yeah right," scoffed Rei. "You probally had this all planned out."
Trowa had come into the room just as Darien proposed. He was stunned. A part of him hoped and prayed that Lita wouldn't agree to this. He didn't know what was going on with himself.
At Rei's harsh words about Lita and Darien secretly dating, Trowa's heart broke. She still loved Darien, even after all of this time. He saw Lita look towards him.
"Trowa," she pleaded. "You don't believe her, do you? Everything that I told you was the absolute truth, I swear. I had no idea about this!"
Lita looked Trowa in the eyes. He looked so.........heartbroken and destroyed. Turning on his heel, he walked away quickly.
"You were stringing him along, too, weren't you," accused Rei. "You probally stole him from that girl that throws knives at him at the circus!"
"That's his older sister, you dolt," screamed Lita, stomping up to Rei and punching her right in the stomach. This caught Rei off guard and she doubled over in pain. As Rei stood again, Lita did a drop-sweep and knocked Rei's feet out from under her.
Lita looked down at Rei. To make sure that Rei couldn't get back to her feet, Lita put a foot on Rei's stomach.
"I don't know what's wrong with you, Rei Hino," Lita gritted out. "But you need to just back off before I get really mad. I'll destroy you if you keep interfering in my life. You can take that as a promise. If you keep talking this trash, I'll kill you. Watch your back."
Lita spun around when Darien touched her shoulder. She saw the ring in his hand, and remembered what he had asked. Gently, she took the ring out of Darien's outstreched hand. Serena gasped and grabbed Duo's arm for support.
"Lita," Darien breathed.
Lita threw the ring and it hit Darien's heart. She walked off, calling over her shoulder: "I don't love you anymore, so stay away from me. How dare you even have the nerve to ask me something like that! I've met the man of my dreams, and he most certinaly isn't you!"
(The library........)
Trowa looked out the window, but wasn't really seeing anything. His mind was wondering back to Lita. What had he been thinking? Someone as beautiful as her could have her pick of men! What had made him think that he was even in her league? She was out of reach to him.
"What's up," whispered a voice from the door.
"Nothing," Trowa replied, not turning to face the person speaking. He didn't need to. He already knew who it was. Her voice was in his dreams every night and her face was there when he closed his eyes.
"You heard everything," Lita asked, coming to stand behind him.
"Yes," was his only reply.
"Did you hear what I told Darien and Rei," she asked.
"No."
"I told them that I already found someone and that I'm happy with that person. I told them that I love that person deeply and no one could replace them in my heart," said Lita, wrapping her arms around his waist and leaning her head against his back.
"Really," he asked, turning around.
"Yes, really. And I meant every word."
Suddenly, the door slammed shut. Lita whirled around. Quickly, she ran to the door and tried to open it. It was stuck!
"What's going on," she yelled. "Who did this?"
"I'm sorry," apologized Quatre's voice from the other side of the door. "But you two need to realize your feelings. We'll let you out tomorrow afternoon. I apologize again."
"See ya later," called Duo.
"Why, you little sneaks," Lita shouted as she pounded on the door. "Quatre! Duo! When I get out of here, I'm going to break Quatre's violin and shave Duo bald!"
Lita then proceded to try to kick the door down. All she acomploished was a hurt foot and a small dent. She howled in pain and hopped around, holding her foot. She then sat down, trying to hold back the tears.
"Be still," said Trowa. He picked her up (kinda like a groom would carry his bride over the treshold! AWWW! So cute!) and sat her down on the big desk in the corner. With gentleness, he removed her shoe and sock. He looked her foot over, and saw that nothing was broken. Maybe a little fractured, but nothing broken. Accidently, one of his fingers lightly brushed the in-step of her foot. She screamed and her foot kicked out, barely missing his head. She was giggling.
"I'm sorry," she said, trying to stop laughing. "I didn't mean to. I'm just very ticklish! I should have warned you."
"It's alright," he said chuckling. He looked up into her eyes. Slowly, he rose to his feet. Ever so gently, he kissed her lips. Her arms circled his neck and pulled him towards her. She brushed his bangs away and peered deeply into his eyes.
"I love you," he whispered in an unsure voice. His nose was just centimers from hers and she could feel his breath on her face, caressing it gently.
"I love you,too," she whispered back. She tightened her arms around his neck and burined her face in his shoulder. He loved her....... She was so happy!
As his hands caressed her back, she felt like they were burning through her shirt. But she couldn't care less. All she cared about was that she finally had the man she loved in front of her and that he loved her back.
(A bar somewhere................)
"To Lita and Trowa," said Mina, clinking her shot glass with Heero's.
"Hnn," Heero grunted. {Loosely translated, that means:"About time the got together".}
"May they have a long and happy life together," Mina cheered, downing her sixth shot of tequilla. "I don't drink, but here I am, sitting here with you, getting ready to take my seventh shot of tequilla."
"Maybe you should stop there," said Heero. "That's quite a bit."
"Nah," shrugged Mina. "Tonight is a night to celebrate. My friend is happy, your friend is happy, and I actually drug you out of the house! That's something to celebrate."
"Hnn," grunted Heero. {That means "If you say so".}
"Oh, but I do say so," replied Mina. "You're so gloomy all of the time. Honey, it's a good thing if you even say a word!"
Heero, who was taking a sip of scotch, snorted and laughed. Mina laughed with him. They'd been here for about five minutes and both were only slightly sober.
"It's good to see you laugh," said Mina. "Hey, I love this song!"
Playing, really loud, was "Blue" by Efiel 65. {I don't own that either,ok?} Heero looked at Mina. There was a slight blush on her cheeks from the drinks she was downing. To Heero, she never looked more beautiful than she did at that moment. He listened as she sang along with the music, making up her own words here and there.
~*~*~
About an hour later, the two stumbled out of the bar, both almost completly dunk. Mina stumbled, but quickly regained her balance and started laughing. Heero laughed along with her. They caught a cab home.
(Quatre's mansion...........)
Mina and Heero stumbled into the door. They walked up the stairs, singing a song called "Pink Pajamas". Heero walked into his room.
"Wanna come in," he asked.
"Sure," MIna said, taking him up on his invitation. "Wow, this is........um, I don't know."
"I know what you mean," he replied. "I'm thinking about getting new shades."
"Heero," Mina said seriously. "You just made a joke!"
They both started laughing hysterically. Soon, they fell onto Heero's bed. What caused this was Mina was laughing so hard and soon fell down, grabbing Heero to try to stop her fall. But his caught him off guard and he fell with her, well, actually, he fell on her. They continued laughing for a few minutes, then noticed the position they were in.
Slowly, Heero captured her lips in a soft, butterfly kiss. She was startled at first, but then began to respond. She opened her mouth and allowed him access. She tasted him, allowed him to taste her. His breath, which tasted of scotch, seemed to snatch hers away. She moved restlessly beneath him, wanting more.
"Stay with me tonight," he pleaded, his lips brushing against her ear as he spoke.
"Yes," Mina breathed. She watched as Heero got up, locked the door, then came back to her.
(Downstairs, the library, just as Mina and Heero came in...........)
The sound of the front door slamming, laughing, and singing stirred Lita awake. At first, she didn't know where she was. Then she noticed that she was curled up on a sofa, wrapped in a blanket and a strong pair of arms. She looked up and smiled. Trowa was sleeping soundly. His shirtsleeves were pushed up, and Lita guessed that since he was wearing a thick long-sleeve shirt, he must have gotten hot under the blanket. She shrugged out of his embrace and climbed off of the sofa. She accidently stepped, using her bad foot, in one of Trowa's shoes and tripped. But before she could fall, she was pulled to where she was sitting in Trowa's lap. She smiled at him.
"Did you forget you were injured," he asked in a whisper.
"Yeah," she answered with a small smile. Then she shivered. Straightening her little tanktop and mini skirt, she could see why she was cold. She looked up and noticed that Trowa was offering her his over shirt. She took it and pulled it over her head. It was a little bit big.
"Who's that," he asked, talking about the laughing and the singing.
"I'm not sure," Lita replied, grabbing his white muscle shirt then his shoulders to help herself up. "There's two people. One of the sounds like Mina. I think it is. But who's the other?"
"I know this sounds crazy," Trowa said, grabbing her arm to keep her from falling,"but I think it's Heero..........."
"You do sound crazy," Lita said playfully.
They listened to the singing become distant and then one door slam. Lita shook her head and looked at the clock on the mantel. 2:30 in the morning. Carefully, she limped over to a book shelf and took out a book.
"You like Edgar Allan Poe," asked Trowa.
"Yeah, even if his writting is kinda depressing. 'The Raven' is probally my favorite, though. Do you have a favorite part," Lita asked.
"The whole thing," said Trowa.
Lita yawned and streched her arms. They wouldn't be able to get out of this stupid library until that afternoon. *What a load of crap,* Lita thought. *Well, atleast I'm in here with Trowa. It couldn't get any better than this.......*
"Tired," he asked.
"A bit," Lita replied, smothering another yawn. Trowa swept her off of her feet and carried her back to the sofa. Gently, he laid her down and covered her with the blanket. Lita turned to her side and pulled Trowa onto the sofa with her. Sighing with contentment, she laid her head on his chest, and listening to his heart beating, she started to drift off to sleep.
"Sweet dreams, love," he whispered, kissing the top of her head lightly.
"Hmmm," she said and fell into a wonderful dream, one which she couldn't remeber in the morning.
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"Awww, aren't they cute," said a familiar voice, waking Lita.
"Looks like this mission was a success," said Quatre.
Lita opened her eyes slightly and found herself staring into Duo's smiling face. She sighed, then hid her face against Trowa's chest.
"Wakie-wakie,Lita," Duo called in an innoncent tone. "Time to rise and shine."
"Go away," came Lita's slightly muffled reply. "Come back later."
"But it's already three-fifteen in the afternoon," said Quatre. "Don't you want out of this room?"
"Three-fifteen," Lita gasped, sitting straight up. "Is it really that late?"
"Yes," said Trowa, streching his arms over his head. He smiled at Lita.
Forgetting all about her injured foot, she tried to stand. But as soon as her weight was on it, she fell back to the sofa. Trowa sat down beside her, a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine," she said.
"What happened," asked Quatre.
"I hit the door, but the door kinda decided to hit back," Lita said, joking, of course.
"Man, better watch out for those hitting doors," Duo said to himself. "Wouldn't want to be hit by anyone else."
"Duo, sometimes you scare me," Lita said.
"Good," Duo said. "You should be scared of the God of Death." He then began flexing his muscles and grunting like a he-man.
"Now you're really scaring me," she said, hopping onto Trowa's back carefully.
(Upstairs, in Heero's room.)
Mina awoke to the warm sunlight on her cheeks. Luxuriously, she streched and slowly opened her eyes. She started to panic. Where was she? This wasn't her room. Where were her clothes? And what was that lying next to her.............
Mina gasped. Lying next to her, covered only by the sheets, was one sleeping Heero Yuy. She quickly pulled the black sheets up over her bare chest and looked around wildly for her clothes.
As she hurriedly pulled on her clothes, she remembered parts of last night. It had really happened. *Heero's an excelent lover,* Mina thought. *No,no! You can't think like that! He probally doesn't even remember that! You were both drunk and had no way of knowing what you were doing. Speaking of drinking, I'm so hungover. I'll never touch another drop of alcohol as long as I live. Man, I need to get out of here before he wakes up. Why am I having a conversation with myself in my head? Am I like, really insane, or what? Aw, screw it.*
Silently, she slipped out the door and crept down the hall to her room. She quickly pulled on her p.j.s and climbed into bed. Even though it was three-fifteen in the afternoon, she was dead tired and didn't really care what time it was, just as long as she got some sleep.
(Wufei's private training room.)
Wufei was working on his katana skills, and oblivious to his surroundings. In fact, he didn't notice the quiet girl until she started clapping softly. Quickly, he spun around to face her, his weapon ready.
"Which one are you," he asked, sheathing his katana.
"Ami," she whispered.
"Well, Ami," Wufei said. "Do you have a reason for inturrupting my training session?"
"Yes," she said. "I was in the next room over, going over some battle tactics that I drew up last night when I heard your grunting. I came in here to see what all the noise was about."
"Oh," Wufei said. He suddenly felt the need to apologize to the girl. "I'm sorry if I disturbed you."
"You didn't disturb me. I was just ready to take a break, anyhow. You're pretty good with that thing," she said timidly, pointing at his katana. "I wish I knew how to do things like that. I'm barely worth anything in a fight. Except for plans."
"I could teach you, if you like," suggested Wufei.
"Oh, I'd be horrible," Ami said. "But if it's not a burden on you, I'd like to try to learn. But I could never be as skilled as you."
"I've had years of practice," Wufei assured. "And it's no bruden on me. I'd love to teach you." *What am I doing,* he thought to himself. *She walks into the room, and I turn into Mr. Niceguy. What's wrong with me. Women......*
Ami grabbed a katana fearfully and held it out in front of her.
"No,that's not how you hold it," stressaed Wufei. "This is." He took out his own katana and demonstrated the correct way to hold it. Ami tried to get it right, but she just couldn't do it.
"Here, let me help you," Wufei said, coming to stand behind her. He put his hands over hers and put the weapon into the correct position. Blushing, he realized how close he really was to this girl.
Ami's foot suddenly slipped, and she fell over backwards, knocking Wufei down with her. She was now sitting in his lap. She blushed and rushed to her feet.
"I've got to go check on Ice," Ami said, backing towards the door. "SHe's having some adjustments done. I want to see how they turned out."
"Yeah," Wufei said uncomfortably. "I guess that we can have another lesson tomorrow. See you then."
"See you," Ami said, opening the door and rushing out.
(The kitchen.)
Serena was eating fresh strawberries with choclate syrup, savoring the flavor and staring out an open window daydreaming.
"Hey, Serena," said Duo, walking in through the side door. "What do ya got there."
"Strawberries and choclate syrup," she replied with a smile. "Help yourself."
They sat together and ate the strawberries, all the while talking about little unimportant things.
"Um, Serena," Duo said. "You've kinda got...."
"What," Serena asked. "Is there something on my face?"
"Yeah, just a little bit of choclate syrup on your cheek."
"Did I get it," she asked, wiping away at her cheek with a napkin.
"No,here, be still."
Duo gently reached up and wiped the syrup away with his index finger. But when his fingers touched her baby-soft skin, an electric shock was sent through him. He trailed his figertips slowly down her jaw, as if in a trance.
"So soft," he muttered. He leaned in and kissed her, lightly at first, then more demanding.
Serena closed her eyes. She was in total heaven. She slipped her arms around his neck as he gracefully swept her off the stool and carried her to his room.
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Well, that's all for now. I'm glad that I reached my goal of two chapters a day. And I'm glad that I'm hearing so much from all of you peoples. I'd like to thank everyone that has reviewed from the start and kept on reviewing. You know who you are, so I don't have to name you. I'm not sure about when I'll have more time to write on this. Gotta go to school, afterall. Stupid school. Well, review, and Later Days, Loyal Readers!
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Lita just stared at Darien in disbelief. Serena wailed in agony. Mina grabbed the banister for support. Ami gasped. Rei scoffed.
"I knew it," she screeched. "You two never broke up in the first place! You've been dating behind Serena's back this whole time!"
"What a load of crap," stormed Lita, snapping out of her daze. "When Darien and I called it quits, I meant it. I left to start a new life here! I had no idea about this!"
"She really didn't," defended Darien.
"Oh,yeah right," scoffed Rei. "You probally had this all planned out."
Trowa had come into the room just as Darien proposed. He was stunned. A part of him hoped and prayed that Lita wouldn't agree to this. He didn't know what was going on with himself.
At Rei's harsh words about Lita and Darien secretly dating, Trowa's heart broke. She still loved Darien, even after all of this time. He saw Lita look towards him.
"Trowa," she pleaded. "You don't believe her, do you? Everything that I told you was the absolute truth, I swear. I had no idea about this!"
Lita looked Trowa in the eyes. He looked so.........heartbroken and destroyed. Turning on his heel, he walked away quickly.
"You were stringing him along, too, weren't you," accused Rei. "You probally stole him from that girl that throws knives at him at the circus!"
"That's his older sister, you dolt," screamed Lita, stomping up to Rei and punching her right in the stomach. This caught Rei off guard and she doubled over in pain. As Rei stood again, Lita did a drop-sweep and knocked Rei's feet out from under her.
Lita looked down at Rei. To make sure that Rei couldn't get back to her feet, Lita put a foot on Rei's stomach.
"I don't know what's wrong with you, Rei Hino," Lita gritted out. "But you need to just back off before I get really mad. I'll destroy you if you keep interfering in my life. You can take that as a promise. If you keep talking this trash, I'll kill you. Watch your back."
Lita spun around when Darien touched her shoulder. She saw the ring in his hand, and remembered what he had asked. Gently, she took the ring out of Darien's outstreched hand. Serena gasped and grabbed Duo's arm for support.
"Lita," Darien breathed.
Lita threw the ring and it hit Darien's heart. She walked off, calling over her shoulder: "I don't love you anymore, so stay away from me. How dare you even have the nerve to ask me something like that! I've met the man of my dreams, and he most certinaly isn't you!"
(The library........)
Trowa looked out the window, but wasn't really seeing anything. His mind was wondering back to Lita. What had he been thinking? Someone as beautiful as her could have her pick of men! What had made him think that he was even in her league? She was out of reach to him.
"What's up," whispered a voice from the door.
"Nothing," Trowa replied, not turning to face the person speaking. He didn't need to. He already knew who it was. Her voice was in his dreams every night and her face was there when he closed his eyes.
"You heard everything," Lita asked, coming to stand behind him.
"Yes," was his only reply.
"Did you hear what I told Darien and Rei," she asked.
"No."
"I told them that I already found someone and that I'm happy with that person. I told them that I love that person deeply and no one could replace them in my heart," said Lita, wrapping her arms around his waist and leaning her head against his back.
"Really," he asked, turning around.
"Yes, really. And I meant every word."
Suddenly, the door slammed shut. Lita whirled around. Quickly, she ran to the door and tried to open it. It was stuck!
"What's going on," she yelled. "Who did this?"
"I'm sorry," apologized Quatre's voice from the other side of the door. "But you two need to realize your feelings. We'll let you out tomorrow afternoon. I apologize again."
"See ya later," called Duo.
"Why, you little sneaks," Lita shouted as she pounded on the door. "Quatre! Duo! When I get out of here, I'm going to break Quatre's violin and shave Duo bald!"
Lita then proceded to try to kick the door down. All she acomploished was a hurt foot and a small dent. She howled in pain and hopped around, holding her foot. She then sat down, trying to hold back the tears.
"Be still," said Trowa. He picked her up (kinda like a groom would carry his bride over the treshold! AWWW! So cute!) and sat her down on the big desk in the corner. With gentleness, he removed her shoe and sock. He looked her foot over, and saw that nothing was broken. Maybe a little fractured, but nothing broken. Accidently, one of his fingers lightly brushed the in-step of her foot. She screamed and her foot kicked out, barely missing his head. She was giggling.
"I'm sorry," she said, trying to stop laughing. "I didn't mean to. I'm just very ticklish! I should have warned you."
"It's alright," he said chuckling. He looked up into her eyes. Slowly, he rose to his feet. Ever so gently, he kissed her lips. Her arms circled his neck and pulled him towards her. She brushed his bangs away and peered deeply into his eyes.
"I love you," he whispered in an unsure voice. His nose was just centimers from hers and she could feel his breath on her face, caressing it gently.
"I love you,too," she whispered back. She tightened her arms around his neck and burined her face in his shoulder. He loved her....... She was so happy!
As his hands caressed her back, she felt like they were burning through her shirt. But she couldn't care less. All she cared about was that she finally had the man she loved in front of her and that he loved her back.
(A bar somewhere................)
"To Lita and Trowa," said Mina, clinking her shot glass with Heero's.
"Hnn," Heero grunted. {Loosely translated, that means:"About time the got together".}
"May they have a long and happy life together," Mina cheered, downing her sixth shot of tequilla. "I don't drink, but here I am, sitting here with you, getting ready to take my seventh shot of tequilla."
"Maybe you should stop there," said Heero. "That's quite a bit."
"Nah," shrugged Mina. "Tonight is a night to celebrate. My friend is happy, your friend is happy, and I actually drug you out of the house! That's something to celebrate."
"Hnn," grunted Heero. {That means "If you say so".}
"Oh, but I do say so," replied Mina. "You're so gloomy all of the time. Honey, it's a good thing if you even say a word!"
Heero, who was taking a sip of scotch, snorted and laughed. Mina laughed with him. They'd been here for about five minutes and both were only slightly sober.
"It's good to see you laugh," said Mina. "Hey, I love this song!"
Playing, really loud, was "Blue" by Efiel 65. {I don't own that either,ok?} Heero looked at Mina. There was a slight blush on her cheeks from the drinks she was downing. To Heero, she never looked more beautiful than she did at that moment. He listened as she sang along with the music, making up her own words here and there.
~*~*~
About an hour later, the two stumbled out of the bar, both almost completly dunk. Mina stumbled, but quickly regained her balance and started laughing. Heero laughed along with her. They caught a cab home.
(Quatre's mansion...........)
Mina and Heero stumbled into the door. They walked up the stairs, singing a song called "Pink Pajamas". Heero walked into his room.
"Wanna come in," he asked.
"Sure," MIna said, taking him up on his invitation. "Wow, this is........um, I don't know."
"I know what you mean," he replied. "I'm thinking about getting new shades."
"Heero," Mina said seriously. "You just made a joke!"
They both started laughing hysterically. Soon, they fell onto Heero's bed. What caused this was Mina was laughing so hard and soon fell down, grabbing Heero to try to stop her fall. But his caught him off guard and he fell with her, well, actually, he fell on her. They continued laughing for a few minutes, then noticed the position they were in.
Slowly, Heero captured her lips in a soft, butterfly kiss. She was startled at first, but then began to respond. She opened her mouth and allowed him access. She tasted him, allowed him to taste her. His breath, which tasted of scotch, seemed to snatch hers away. She moved restlessly beneath him, wanting more.
"Stay with me tonight," he pleaded, his lips brushing against her ear as he spoke.
"Yes," Mina breathed. She watched as Heero got up, locked the door, then came back to her.
(Downstairs, the library, just as Mina and Heero came in...........)
The sound of the front door slamming, laughing, and singing stirred Lita awake. At first, she didn't know where she was. Then she noticed that she was curled up on a sofa, wrapped in a blanket and a strong pair of arms. She looked up and smiled. Trowa was sleeping soundly. His shirtsleeves were pushed up, and Lita guessed that since he was wearing a thick long-sleeve shirt, he must have gotten hot under the blanket. She shrugged out of his embrace and climbed off of the sofa. She accidently stepped, using her bad foot, in one of Trowa's shoes and tripped. But before she could fall, she was pulled to where she was sitting in Trowa's lap. She smiled at him.
"Did you forget you were injured," he asked in a whisper.
"Yeah," she answered with a small smile. Then she shivered. Straightening her little tanktop and mini skirt, she could see why she was cold. She looked up and noticed that Trowa was offering her his over shirt. She took it and pulled it over her head. It was a little bit big.
"Who's that," he asked, talking about the laughing and the singing.
"I'm not sure," Lita replied, grabbing his white muscle shirt then his shoulders to help herself up. "There's two people. One of the sounds like Mina. I think it is. But who's the other?"
"I know this sounds crazy," Trowa said, grabbing her arm to keep her from falling,"but I think it's Heero..........."
"You do sound crazy," Lita said playfully.
They listened to the singing become distant and then one door slam. Lita shook her head and looked at the clock on the mantel. 2:30 in the morning. Carefully, she limped over to a book shelf and took out a book.
"You like Edgar Allan Poe," asked Trowa.
"Yeah, even if his writting is kinda depressing. 'The Raven' is probally my favorite, though. Do you have a favorite part," Lita asked.
"The whole thing," said Trowa.
Lita yawned and streched her arms. They wouldn't be able to get out of this stupid library until that afternoon. *What a load of crap,* Lita thought. *Well, atleast I'm in here with Trowa. It couldn't get any better than this.......*
"Tired," he asked.
"A bit," Lita replied, smothering another yawn. Trowa swept her off of her feet and carried her back to the sofa. Gently, he laid her down and covered her with the blanket. Lita turned to her side and pulled Trowa onto the sofa with her. Sighing with contentment, she laid her head on his chest, and listening to his heart beating, she started to drift off to sleep.
"Sweet dreams, love," he whispered, kissing the top of her head lightly.
"Hmmm," she said and fell into a wonderful dream, one which she couldn't remeber in the morning.
~*~*~
"Awww, aren't they cute," said a familiar voice, waking Lita.
"Looks like this mission was a success," said Quatre.
Lita opened her eyes slightly and found herself staring into Duo's smiling face. She sighed, then hid her face against Trowa's chest.
"Wakie-wakie,Lita," Duo called in an innoncent tone. "Time to rise and shine."
"Go away," came Lita's slightly muffled reply. "Come back later."
"But it's already three-fifteen in the afternoon," said Quatre. "Don't you want out of this room?"
"Three-fifteen," Lita gasped, sitting straight up. "Is it really that late?"
"Yes," said Trowa, streching his arms over his head. He smiled at Lita.
Forgetting all about her injured foot, she tried to stand. But as soon as her weight was on it, she fell back to the sofa. Trowa sat down beside her, a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine," she said.
"What happened," asked Quatre.
"I hit the door, but the door kinda decided to hit back," Lita said, joking, of course.
"Man, better watch out for those hitting doors," Duo said to himself. "Wouldn't want to be hit by anyone else."
"Duo, sometimes you scare me," Lita said.
"Good," Duo said. "You should be scared of the God of Death." He then began flexing his muscles and grunting like a he-man.
"Now you're really scaring me," she said, hopping onto Trowa's back carefully.
(Upstairs, in Heero's room.)
Mina awoke to the warm sunlight on her cheeks. Luxuriously, she streched and slowly opened her eyes. She started to panic. Where was she? This wasn't her room. Where were her clothes? And what was that lying next to her.............
Mina gasped. Lying next to her, covered only by the sheets, was one sleeping Heero Yuy. She quickly pulled the black sheets up over her bare chest and looked around wildly for her clothes.
As she hurriedly pulled on her clothes, she remembered parts of last night. It had really happened. *Heero's an excelent lover,* Mina thought. *No,no! You can't think like that! He probally doesn't even remember that! You were both drunk and had no way of knowing what you were doing. Speaking of drinking, I'm so hungover. I'll never touch another drop of alcohol as long as I live. Man, I need to get out of here before he wakes up. Why am I having a conversation with myself in my head? Am I like, really insane, or what? Aw, screw it.*
Silently, she slipped out the door and crept down the hall to her room. She quickly pulled on her p.j.s and climbed into bed. Even though it was three-fifteen in the afternoon, she was dead tired and didn't really care what time it was, just as long as she got some sleep.
(Wufei's private training room.)
Wufei was working on his katana skills, and oblivious to his surroundings. In fact, he didn't notice the quiet girl until she started clapping softly. Quickly, he spun around to face her, his weapon ready.
"Which one are you," he asked, sheathing his katana.
"Ami," she whispered.
"Well, Ami," Wufei said. "Do you have a reason for inturrupting my training session?"
"Yes," she said. "I was in the next room over, going over some battle tactics that I drew up last night when I heard your grunting. I came in here to see what all the noise was about."
"Oh," Wufei said. He suddenly felt the need to apologize to the girl. "I'm sorry if I disturbed you."
"You didn't disturb me. I was just ready to take a break, anyhow. You're pretty good with that thing," she said timidly, pointing at his katana. "I wish I knew how to do things like that. I'm barely worth anything in a fight. Except for plans."
"I could teach you, if you like," suggested Wufei.
"Oh, I'd be horrible," Ami said. "But if it's not a burden on you, I'd like to try to learn. But I could never be as skilled as you."
"I've had years of practice," Wufei assured. "And it's no bruden on me. I'd love to teach you." *What am I doing,* he thought to himself. *She walks into the room, and I turn into Mr. Niceguy. What's wrong with me. Women......*
Ami grabbed a katana fearfully and held it out in front of her.
"No,that's not how you hold it," stressaed Wufei. "This is." He took out his own katana and demonstrated the correct way to hold it. Ami tried to get it right, but she just couldn't do it.
"Here, let me help you," Wufei said, coming to stand behind her. He put his hands over hers and put the weapon into the correct position. Blushing, he realized how close he really was to this girl.
Ami's foot suddenly slipped, and she fell over backwards, knocking Wufei down with her. She was now sitting in his lap. She blushed and rushed to her feet.
"I've got to go check on Ice," Ami said, backing towards the door. "SHe's having some adjustments done. I want to see how they turned out."
"Yeah," Wufei said uncomfortably. "I guess that we can have another lesson tomorrow. See you then."
"See you," Ami said, opening the door and rushing out.
(The kitchen.)
Serena was eating fresh strawberries with choclate syrup, savoring the flavor and staring out an open window daydreaming.
"Hey, Serena," said Duo, walking in through the side door. "What do ya got there."
"Strawberries and choclate syrup," she replied with a smile. "Help yourself."
They sat together and ate the strawberries, all the while talking about little unimportant things.
"Um, Serena," Duo said. "You've kinda got...."
"What," Serena asked. "Is there something on my face?"
"Yeah, just a little bit of choclate syrup on your cheek."
"Did I get it," she asked, wiping away at her cheek with a napkin.
"No,here, be still."
Duo gently reached up and wiped the syrup away with his index finger. But when his fingers touched her baby-soft skin, an electric shock was sent through him. He trailed his figertips slowly down her jaw, as if in a trance.
"So soft," he muttered. He leaned in and kissed her, lightly at first, then more demanding.
Serena closed her eyes. She was in total heaven. She slipped her arms around his neck as he gracefully swept her off the stool and carried her to his room.
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Well, that's all for now. I'm glad that I reached my goal of two chapters a day. And I'm glad that I'm hearing so much from all of you peoples. I'd like to thank everyone that has reviewed from the start and kept on reviewing. You know who you are, so I don't have to name you. I'm not sure about when I'll have more time to write on this. Gotta go to school, afterall. Stupid school. Well, review, and Later Days, Loyal Readers!