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Cold Days and warm knights
Trel was on the mountain, it was lightly snowing. She built a snowman and took out her sword she practiced hitting her target from a distance. It was very cold out and even with her jacket on it still was pretty cold. She took out the sword and walked back to the striking range. She was about to throw the sword again when a snowball hit her in the back of the head. She heard laughing in the woods and then she turned and shouted. "Who's there?"
Laughter came from the wooded area as did a second snowball , she cursed herself as she sliced the second one in half before it reached her , knowing if it had been someone dangerous she would have had a bullet through the back of her head and not just some snow drifting down the back of her jacket , she started running towards the point she figured it had been launched from as a friend would have made themselves known if they knew what was best for them.
She followed footsteps in the snow , having noticed both the trail ended and the noise that comes from one crushing snow under foot missing as well , a quick look around offered little shelter so she looked up , seeing a dark cloaked figure up in the tree , all things forgotten she threw the tanto at it , hoping to at least injure it as she could always radio for help once she had slowed it down some.
" Got you, Osama!" she yelled as the short sword sailed through the air and pegged the cloak to the tree , he of course had dodged the blade deciding to take his chances on the ground but in the process had lost his cloak which made her smile till the braid identified who she was aiming at , which just made her angrier , had he been any slower she could have pegged him to the tree instead.
"Duo!" she snapped , almost thinking about wringing his throat with that braid , but could she really blame him , if she had been in that kind of position with someone being so serious she would likely have joined him in the barrage , she walked over seeing he had not moved and finding this game less then funny. Her own words sounding more confident then she felt "Duo , come Duo get up , I know your acting"
That was when strong hands had grabbed her around the waist and knocked her to the ground beside where he had been playing possum as he gingerly rolled over to pin her between himself and the ground , the smile on his face was that of a playful child which just amazed her , how he had killed so many and could still smile like a kid with a candy bar.
"Who is Osama?" he asked , even though they had won at the water games he still had the nerve to ask , but that name had not been on the CD she had left behind so she still had the upper ground there , plus there is no way he could have understood much from the CD ...... did they even have the twin towers on this world , she doubted it but should have known better then to put anything past this world.
" None of your business, now can you please get off me my ribs still hurt!" she squirmed half heartedly , still trying to keep the ribs from getting damaged but not about to complain about the warmth coming from the others body , cold really was not one of her elements.
" I can stay in this position all day long there , no skin off my nose."He said as he looked at her, when she looked into his eyes she was confused, he knew something she didn't. Then hit her he figured or was told about the attacks.
" You figured it out didn't you." Said Trel sadly as she quickly kicked him off her stood up and walked to a place any place she did not want to be here, she had left the info behind in case they did not get to say good bye , after all who knew what was going to happen after this was all over , Duo quickly shouted
" Yeah, I did and I'm sorry too."
She moved quickly , knowing where Matt was and just hoping to get away from all this pity , she had shut the world out trying not to think about all the sorrow in the world and when she finally found a place where she could escape for the most part it followed her , okay she had left the CD , but she did not feel worthy to keep it anymore and had been hoping to scare him off , with luck maybe after they had left the doctors would explain the significance of it all , she did not want to leave anyone hurting here after they had gone , now she knew she should have been more subtle about it , but how had they found the island , after all the doctors would not have told them ..... would they. She had to get to Matt and maybe get some explanations of what was going on but knew Duo would not be that far behind her and could move faster as he was not injured .... much.
From what little she had caught of Matt's talk with Relena and what Amy had said as she entered the clearing it was clear that all those that had been kept in the dark had somehow become enlightened as to the whole situation but after a few minutes was relieved to find out it had not been from her earlier guilty feeling about keeping them all that way.
They had decided to call it a night and return to the house that had been on the island , back to warmth , comfort and a stable place to lay ones head , all the thing she wanted little to do with in her state of mind but it was Amy who had a devilish glint in her eye which Trel had failed to follow along with but was curious just the same to understand and when the other three has shown her what they had been up to it was almost enough to lighten her mood up to being civil.
They had watched the whole thing and did not dare make a noise that would draw attention to them till after , he had managed to slip out of their traps way to many times to even give him a slight reason but once the fireworks were off with those two it was time to celebrate , the bad thing was that they had given her pop , okay so it was not Vanilla Coke but still she could live with just regular Coke , after the spraying contest they laughed and finished their bottles off , all but Amy went back inside.
As Trel walked down the hall she knew she really should wash the sticky soda off but really just wanted to find a warm place to sit for a minute , after going from one extreme to another both physically and emotionally she wanted to relax and after finding a library with a lit fireplace she decided it was likely to be the best place. She walked over to the sofa and sat down , bringing her feet to stretch up behind her and wrapped the blanket that had been thrown over the couch up around her as she stared at the fire , wondering how it was a flame always could calm her , it must have been to many camping trips that always made it seem friendly Instead of evil.
She looked around in the dim light and found a radio finally
, okay so it was not gonna be as good as her father on his guitar it was
better then nothing she thought as she turned it on , the intro of a song
she loved had just started and she almost mistook it for a classical station
but when the words started up she knew what it was , this was the song
that had been playing before the news flash hit , it was so right for the
moment as she closed her eyes and sang along with it.
Possession
Listen as the wind blows
from across the great divide,
Voices trapped in yearning,
memories trapped in time,
The night is my companion
and solitude my guide,
Would I spend forever here
and not be satisfied,
And I would be the one
to hold you down,
kiss you so hard,
I'll take your breath away
and after I'd wipe away
the tears,
Just close your eyes dear
Through this world I've stumbled
so many times betrayed,
Trying to find an honest
word,
to find the truth enslaved,
Oh you speak to me in riddles
and
you speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe
your breath,
you words keep me alive,
And I would be the one
to hold you down,
kiss you so hard,
I'll take your breath away
and after I'd wipe away
the tears,
Just close your eyes dear
Into this night I wander,
it's morning that I dread,
Another day of knowing of
the path I fear to tread,
Oh into the sea of waking
dreams
I follow without pride,
Nothing stands between us
here
and I won't be denied,
And I would be the one
to hold you down,
kiss you so hard,
I'll take your breath away
and after I'd wipe away
the tears,
Just close your eyes dear...
It was just finishing up , that song always seemed to wrap up exactly how she would feel an angel would have felt like , so alone but as the last words left her lips and the whole scene died behind her eyes she was made aware that she was not alone.
" That was beautiful." She jumped , pushing herself off the couch as her legs had been at the back while her back rested against the side , when she finally realized she had not hit the floor she opened her eyes , knowing Duo had scared her only to see that he had not fully managed to save her as they both hit the floor , and were once again in a familiar position from the wooded area that they had met up in earlier that day and between the fact that he had heard her singing plus the position that they were now resting in her face flushed , why it bothered her to know he had heard it was more then she could guess , she moved to get up from under him , had this been something she knew she could pursue it would have been okay , but this was only going to hurt both of them come the end so she had to try breaking it up before it got that far.
" Where do you think your going?" he said with a cocky grin.
" Duo Ma..." but the rest of it had been cut off as he covered her mouth with his own , and for once she could care less if anyone got hurt , in fact if the morning never came atleast she had something no one could take from her and that was this one moment where she stopped trying to fight life and just enjoy it without thought of anyone else , being the one that was finally allowed to relax in someone elses embrace instead of the one that was always the comforting presence for others.
The thought of just curling up on the floor and sleeping there in the welcome warmth of the fire was a tempting one but reality had come back , bringing her back to the proper frame of mind , and curling up on a floor in front of a fire just would not do in that sense , and after an hour or so regretfully she made her way up to bed , resolving herself to a shower in the morning just to make sure none of the soda had gotten into her hair as she deftly hit the bed , snuggling up with the pillow instead of her usual duffel bag and pulling the blankets around her to keep warm , not that she did not have a warmth deep down that only brought a smile to her lips as she drifted off to sleep.
The next morning she had gotten up early and grabbed a
quick shower before coming down the stairs , finding she was not the only
person that had the same idea , nor it seemed the same dreamy look
as she scanned the faces of the others but far be it from a lady to mention
things like that she thought as she helped herself to breakfast. After
they had eaten a message came in from Dr.J , requesting their return as
the project had been completed , this left a sinking feeling in the bottom
of her gut but it was not like it had not been expected , she looked from
one to the other but knew they were going to comply , she stood and went
to retrieve her stuff and took the small chance that she had to look
in upon the sleeping teen before she left , smiling and quietly closing
the door to go join the others that were waiting on her downstairs.
~~~oO@Oo~~~
When they arrived back where they had spent most of their time they had been greeted by the doctors which in itself shouldn't have seemed odd , after all the other pilots now knew of the whole situation she had assumed and they did seem confident that the plan and device would work on him but what exactly it was supose to do was beyond her , with any luck it would immobilize his Gundam so they had atleast a chance at getting him out of the metal cocoon he had spun but what did it have to do with all five of the Gundams , the specs had not changed from what she had designed , but then there was a loop hole to almost everything that could be made ..... it was more how they were acting that leftt her feeling cold and concerned , not so much the good luck part but the good bye , that had made her almost start to shake as she left with the others ..... not even noticing Jason who had lagged behind for reasons only he had known as she walked into the garage and hoped that what ever the plan was would end up less painful then their last one.
When Jason came in shouting about it being a suicide mission she knew it had been true , knew it from the good bye but had tried to push the idea from her head. No one else seemed bothered by the fact as it had been brought up and deep down inside she knew it would come to this although it wasn't the first time the thought had hit her , but what did she really have to regret , she was 16 and on top of the world ..... there were likely ways to avoid losing lives in this but after all this did she want to let her partner do the dirty work and just sit back to watch .... they had all designed their own machines and likely had come as close to them as she had to Ocasta which meant that it would be impossible to seperate any of them either , and with the only other option being to let Bin Laden run free on this world with the option of returning to their own that left this as a last ditch effort which she was willing to accept.
When they arrived and had finally gotten out to look up at the master pieces that they had created the only thing she wanted was her CD player with the last CD she had and the picture of her and Reanne at the amusement park , which she stuck inside the black silk jacket , leaving the rest in the car , better to have it somewhere out of the way instead of under foot during a mission of this magnitude.
Once inside she set the CD player up where she had hoped it would have little chance to move around , put the picture atop one of the screens and was set , almost wishing they didn't have to leave all of this behind but know it was for the best , so she'd better do this with a smile that would put even Duo's maniacle grin to shame.
When the time came and they interupted Dr. J's transmittion she almost wished she hadn't resolved to do this
" Hey, guys what's up!" said Jason happily , for once she was glad that they still seemed so much at ease.
" Thank goodness, your safe Matthew." Stated Relena as she breathed a sigh of relief.
" Where the heck are you guys?" asked Duo , he sounded a bit agitated to her.
" That's why we contacted you." Said Amy as she leaned back in her cockpit chair, Trel had started wondering if she was the only one that felt like she was shaking deep down.
" What? What do you mean!" asked Heero
" You see we were tricked into going into the Suicide Mission." the lost look in Duo's eyes made her own drop in shame , she knew she was bound to hurt him but even if it had come down to any other plan they were all going to end up hurt anyway but it wasn't like she had to watch it , more so the pity that she did not have the same choice about hearing the hearts break " But we found out and we still accepted it."
" Doctors didn't know that we found out and they thought that they tricked us into taking the mission." Said Matthew in a monotone voice , but even then it had been of no comfort to Relena who had started crying some time while Trel had been informing them of what was going on.
" But, why did you still accept!" an amazing fact , Trowa actually had a voice and man it was loud when he wanted it to be.
"We all have our different reasons, " said Savanna " but all of us agree on taking on this mission because of the benefits"
" But why!" shouted Duo , there it was , the hurt and betrayal in his voice that made her cringe in her seat.
" Look Duo! Don't make this any harder for us than it already is."Shouted Trel as she looked at Duo , still trying to hold her ground and courage in check while taking one good look at him to remind her why she was fighting. Duo immediately stopped talking and listened.
" We don' t want you to experience what we have and what will happen in the future." Said Amy.
" But, we can face it together!" shouted Quatre he started to form tears.
" It will put all your lives in danger and that's a risk we can't take." Said Matthew he looked at Relena and smiled " Good-bye Relena." as he disappeared from the screen.
" No wait Matthew! I Love you!" she shouted as tears started to fall.
" Never forget me Duo." Said Trel as she started to form tears in her eyes , between the shouts to let them help and the heart wrenching sight of Relena crumple it was almost to hard to keep this up she thought as she tried to smile wipeing them away as soon as they came and quietly following suit , ending the transmittion but opening a channel as she threw the CD player into full blast and let it pound out her pain to "Shape of my heart" by the Backstreet boys to anyone that would listen to it , it was her way of explaining without having to say the words to anyone and hoping at least one of them would survive long enough to get help , it was a shame to take all their hope away.
" Trel , no wait!" Duo shouted as he tried to grab
her from the screen but he couldn't , likely not even realizing his plea
had fallen on deaf ears as she had turned to buisness and tried to calm
the shaking that had come to her , had she heard any more it would have
hurt but as it was they were bound to go out in a blaze of glory , now
she just had to figure out how to keep the others alive , she was not about
to make everyone pay this kind of price just to insure the outcome .....
if this cockamamic plan even worked.
~~~~~oO@Oo~~~~~
" Do you think we did the right thing?" asked Trel as she leaned back in her chair sadly and turned down the volume from her CD , she was plauged with guilt as this was sure to be driving their friend out of their minds but if they were comming from the island then as far as she could calculate they would be cutting time off the lead that was now held over them .
" I'm not sure, but it was the only way." Said Matthew " You all know your positions?" he asked. Nods and " Yes" were heard as the group started to pick up speed in the air and on land towards their final fight , no it was not something she was sure they were all looking forward to but when faced with two evils she was gonna take the greater one out , course words from a movie kept comming back to her , 'the needs of the greater outway the needs of the few or the one'.
They had no idea how close the other Gundams were to them , well not in this killer game of cat and mouse , instead they planned how to go about this attack , there had to be a plan for every other time he had managed to over come their efforts and they couldn't let that happen this time , after they had it set four gundams had taken up the positions and waited for Matt to make the first move , knowing if they stuck to the plan it should all end soon without anyone else getting hurt.
They had played a game , and it had been an interesting
game , one would attack and just when he was adjusted to that Gundam they'd
switch off , just like a tag team in wrestling , pounding him down until
he could no longer get his war machine up off the ground and one by one
they all came to let him know he had been defeated by a group of kids ,
and the kind he had come to hate the most , a group of American kids.
" Stupid Americans!" he shouted he continued laughing," You fell right in to my trap!" Black Plague started to glow a white.
This could not be a good sign but either way he was definatly not about to survive it so Jason's shout had done little to bother her , it was what they all knew was going to happen and it just saved them pushing the button instead , this made it better , he would win , but it would be a pointless victory because he too would be dead , but his next words chilled her to the bone.
" It looks like I'll take more than your lives," said Bin Laden as Black Plagues hand pointed to the sky the group turned to see the 5 original Gundams and Relena's Plane heading towards them. " I'll take theirs to." As he started laughing hysterically. The light intensified as he laughed.
" We better use these!" shouted Amy and Trel brought the small device out of her pocket , looking at it one last time and hit the button , and continued to click it till her thumb got tired , finally slamming it into the vid screen defeatedly , letting off a range of mental curses that would shame even the rowdiest salior.
The last thing she had wanted was to take the original
Gundam's down with them but their plan had failed again , three times and
we are all out she thought as she turned the CD to the last song on the
list called Sound the Bugle by Bryan Adams , listening to the other pilots
yapping excitedly over the com , she knew she should be paying attention
to it but her eyes were fixed on the vid screen still , looking over the
picture of her best friend and the heedless advance of the other pilots
, sure she had been raised up in a home where showing your feelings usually
never happened , other things always came first and sure they did things
that were fun together at either house but she only ever did things to
show she cared and never had said it , that was they way she had been brought
up , words were meaningless and could be said to anyone , she had always
let the deed show and now all the deeds had been done.
" Trel! Look!" said Jason as he pointed his hand at hers. She looked at her hand to see it glowing a purple aurora.
" Oh my god!" she screamed, " What the heck is this!"
" It's the force." Said a voice , the Americans were confused and that voice saying it's the force didn't help ether.
" Were not in Star Wars here you know." Said Jason as he threw his hands up in the air.
" Use it." Said the voice. The group thought what
the heck lets give it a try. They each concentrated on the aurora and they
grew brighter and brighter a black hole started to form above Bin Laden.
It was bad enough that they were all about to be blown into enough pieces that they'd feed the vultures for a few months out here but now they were opening a vortex with sheer willpower , Bin Laden was still laughing. He started screaming as he was being sucked into the black hole and the 5 American Gundam still glowed on . About half through the black hole Black Plague exploded sending the five American Gundams flying in all different directions. The black hole grew smaller and smaller until it was stopped for a second Bin Laden's unmoving body being sucked up through the black hole. After he had past through it the black whole remained , but it was turning in to a mix of colors almost like a rainbow.
~
If they had thought opening a black hole was weird what happened next would shake the very foundation they based life off , Trel was on the chest of the disposed Gundam , the damage had been emence to say the least and she leaned down , putting her hand on the chest of a machine that had been so important to her , almost like a best friend if that was possible from what others could only see as a bunch of Gundainium and wires , she never had gotten time to perfect him and now she knew it was to late.
"You knew it would come to this , there is no place in this world for you , you have your own world waiting for you" the voice came to her , but she knew it was true , had known since she had gotten there and that is why she had tried to distance herself from the other group , but one was so insistant that even she had to give in , there was no way to fight both him and herself. She was headed towards the black hole , it was the only place she could think of that was waiting for her , she had hoped that the other Gundams had been blown clear and knew she would look before she left but she heard him , he was yelling for her which soon brought her to the ground as she turned and started back to Ocasta , her Stonecoat that still laid immoble on the ground , a black figure straining to lift the protective hatch that she had just now noticed was still closed.
She watched him come out but it wasn't with a body , just the picture she had been staring at before when it all seemed hopeless , she would have laughed if she didn't feel so lost in the whole situation , all she could do was sing and hope it could hide the sound of hearts breaking , ,for if he had found her then the same scene was likely for the other 4 pilots where ever they had landed. The only song that came to mind was the same one she had played earlier so that was what she sang back to them both , it was how she had felt and the pain that was comming from the whole area just added to it all.
His face lit up when he had finally found her standing there , his momentum had them doing circles as he had picked her up and held her close , almost crushing her in his hold which soon turned to tears on his part as he buried his face into her shoulder , all she could do was let him have alittle time before she had to squash his hopes , but before she was ready she knew she would have to do it now or end up joining him in a teary mess.
" Duo," she said quietly in his ear , waiting for him to look up at her , this time she was going to have to be the brave one . " Don't cry Duo, the God of Death isn't suppose to cry." She said with small smile on her face as she wiped away some his tears with her gentle hand.
" Not unless one of his angels has fallen." He said in cocky grin. She started blushing, he started laughing she stuck her tongue out him. Suddenly he kissed her passionately and they deeply kissed for minutes. Dou broke away gasping for air he whispered in her ear.
" Don't stick out your tongue unless you're going to use it."He said as he smiled at her she looked down sadly and slowly pushed away and had her back facing him , she couldn't take it anymore , the tears held back no longer , the playful nature they both had making this almost impossible as her heart screamed , rejecting the very thought of leaving while the rest worked almost mechanically.
" What's wrong baby?" he said in concern , she felt his arms slide around her waist. She removed his hands and stepped forward and started to float away she was few feet up in the air when she turned to face him. Her eyes were full of tears , when she finally found her voice it was quiet in fear the tears would choke her up.
" Duo, never let yesterdays disappointments over shadow tomorrows dreams." She said, " See ya around." She waved as she flapped her wings a few times to make it higher into he sky leaving the poor Pilot on the ground is a state of shock.
" Trel!" he shouted " Trel!"
he shouted again she didn't turn back he didn't know what was going on,
but he decided to follow her.
The Gundam pilots could be seen on the top of a tall building , close to the black hole but Trel tried distracting her attention with her own group , she looked each one over in turn and was glad she was not the only one given wings , Matt was covered in his black aura and he had what looked like red dragon wings. He was wearing red armor that looked like it was from the medieval times a sword strapped to his side. Jason had green roman armor with Griffin wings and a green aura surrounding him. Savanna in a silver Egyptian clothing, that matched her aura mixed in with some purple and her half armored fist and sword. She had Pegasus like wings and Amy in a red Japanese dress and her arrows. She had fiery red wings like a Phoenix and was surrounded by a red aura.
" Well done my friends." Said the voice from the black hole " You have sent the evil back to where it original came from."
They looked at the Pilots when the voice finished saying that.
" I know its hard leaving, but you must understand that this is not your world." Said the voice sternly. The Americans nodded and returned their gaze at the hole as they flapped their mighty wings.
" Now, you must go into the hole." Said the voice They nodded in understandment.
She watched Matt and Savanna go before her and knew if she did not go next her resolve would surely crumple so she did it as fast as she could , that way she couldn't be able to stop herself but like all mythical creatures that had fallen before she looked back to see him smile , his mask properly fixed upon that sweet face once more and the words that would have stopped her before held till the last minute , she wouldn't let him say good bye cause she was not ready to have anything final in her mind , after escaping with her life she knew she could wait till the God of Death came with her heart in his hands to claim her in the end , and that was her comfort as she winked back at him , his words occupying the space she knew was now empty. " Trel, I love you!"
She woke with a start , the wet thing on her forhead had been seeping cold water in small trickles over her scalp and brought a familiar sight to the eyes that had been trying not to look away from Duo's face , wanting to remember everything but now they only beheld the ceiling tiles , she grabbed the offending cloth and whipped it across the room , knocking over a can that she had left by the computer the night before as she tryed to sit up and make sence of the whole mess.
Her mother had been there in a moment , the look of worry etched into her face as she quickly came in and hugged Trel , then backing up to check and make sure there had been no bruises or bumps to the head. Trel asked what had happened and her mother explained that when she had returned from taking the other kids to school she had found Trel just outside of the bathroom out cold , she had assumed the kid had slipped on a wet part of the floor and knocked herself silly.
Trel asked for some time alone which was not uncommon , and her mother left quietly ...... leaving Trel in the explosion that was her bedroom with little but her thoughts until she noticed a note along side her bed , she looked around cause all her papers she had kept by the desk , she quickly grabbed it and opened it up reading the message that it had contained within.
Dear American Pilots,
This was not a dream, it was all real. All of you have mythical animal that you represent and a space symbol that protects you from all sorts' pf evil. The doctors knew about this, but didn't believe it. The remotes didn't summon the Black Hole you did. If your still confused, I'll tell you what you are animal and what space symbol protects you. Matthew, you are the Dragon you are very loyal and protective to your friends, you are a leader, and you love your Freedom most Dragons do, the moon is you symbol that protects you. Trel you are the Unicorn you are kind and gentle to all who are around you, you care about friends, and you are warming to all and the symbol of hope to those who have lost it, your symbol is the comet. Savanna, you are the Pegasus cunning and untamable, but once you gain friends you intended to keep them, you also love your freedom and you are from, your symbol is the star. Amy the Phoenix is your creature fiery and social, you are a good friend to all, like the Phoenix when you die you all ways come back better than ever, the sun is your guardian. Jason you are the Griffin protective of friends and family members, and you make everyone around you laugh or smile the earth is your guardian. I hope you know understand why you were called there and understand more of yourself.
From,
The Force
The message had almost tore her up , they gambled and even though they had won their lives and had kicked some terrorist butt now they had lost each other and the friends that they had made while they were there , but she was damned if that was going to let that happen for to long , ,she no sooner thought it then she was sitting at the computer typing like a mad woman , going over the names in her head and even if she didn't remember where they were from she was making it her personal goal to find them again , after being sent back to hell she wasn't about to give up on everything cause now she had a few more best friends to help her through it all.
Prolouge
She had woke with tears streaming down her face , she knew she greatly missed the others but this had been a night like no other , she had felt them all with her once again , most nights when dreams came like this it wasn't a fight , it had been things like sitting with the others like they had done at the island having a pop fight , or swimming the lake but this had been urgent , she heard someone say I can't do this and it confused her , it sounded like Heero but she really couldn't be sure , but she was sure when she heard Amy's voice , and Savanna's voice with Jasons , then her own with Matt's trailing after , the next thing she had seen was a scene from the last episode , where Heero had to eliminate the Battleship Libra and was going to die trying , but they were in it's path which didn't make much sence , she heard him talk again and was sure it was Heero now
" You're all here, but your dead." He said in shock he got no reply.
Trel was more focused on the flame engulfed object headed right for them then what he had said , she knew he would have done the same and she was not about to waste words where actions were needed.
" I understand," he kept repeating, " I will survive" until he finally, shouted
" I will survive!" and fired the twin buster rifle the others fired and Libra was destroyed he flew out from the explosion, but the American Gundams returned back to earth in a red fire ball and disappeared from radar and view.
" Thank you my friends." Said Heero.
That had been all she remembered happening , but it was
enough to remind herself that things wern't to unbearable here ,
she did have her friends even if they were still in the states and she
herself now across the border with her Father and Uncle once again. She
had wanted to tell her best friend all about it but knew her friend would
think her a loon so she told her about it as if it had all been a dream
, she never could keep things from Reanne as they shared every secret as
one , so Trel's pain had not gone unnoticed , she had seemed quiet when
she returned , not her normally chatty self when they were together and
distant when Reanne would talk about what her and her boyfriend had been
up to while Trel was off playing at her mother's house. Trel soon returned
to her normal self , or as close to it as they would get , still somewhat
playful but with a serious streak , the smile never far from her face or
gone for to long as she would bounce down the hallways at work , still
emmiting an overwhelming amount of energy that had made her so easy to
get along with and easy to talk to , it was when she was alone that she
was able to be herself , and that was when she would emmerse herself in
great amounts of things from building a deck railing to painting her room
, even cutting her sleep back so she could venture into town with her father
and away from the farm they lived on , living her life after a poem she
had found.
If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.
There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
by Dr. H Solomon
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Sound The Bugle
Sound the bugle now - play it just for me
As the seasons change - remember how I used to be
Now I can't go on - I can't even start
I've got nothing left - just an empty heart
I'm a soldier - wounded so I must give up the fight
There's nothing more for me - lead me away...
Or leave me lying here
Sound the bugle now - tell them I don't care
There's not a road I know - that leads to anywhere
Without a light I fear that I will - stumble in the dark
Lay right down - decide not to go on
Then from on hight - somewhere in the distance
There's a voice that calls - remember who your are
If you lose yourself - your courage soon will follow
So be strong tonight - remember who you are
Ya you're a soldier now - fighting in abattle
To be free once more -Ya that's worth fighting for
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