Author's Note- Okay! Here's the next chapter as I promised. Gomen if I didn't put it up sooner I had a terrible flu and I couldn't do anything cuz every part of my body felt like lead. Oh and Hotaru might be with someone but not Duo. I don't know who she will be paired up with yet. I would also like to thank those who reviewed saying that it was pretty good cuz here I was thinking that it was bad. Here are the voting's for the pairings:
Mina/Duo-6 (My fave pair!)
Mina/Quatre-2 (Poor Quatre...I really like this pairing too.)
Ami/Quatre-5 (Don't they look kawaii together! ^-^)
Ami/Trowa-1 (Only one voted!)
Mako/Trowa-5 (Another fave!)
Mako/Duo-1 (Only one! C'mon people, VOTE!)
Mako/Quatre-1 (This is new)
Rei/Wufei-6 (Hmmm... I wonder how they don't end up killing each other sometimes with their tempers. )
Setsuna/Milliardo-4 (The calm and mysterious pair...O_o Don't mind the joke.)
Disclaimer- *BANG* *BANG* *BANG*
*Duo comes in*
Duo- "Hey Quatre is she still banging her head?"
*shows Tsuki banging her head on a dented wall.*
Quatre- "Yeah, for some reason she still is. I tried to tell her that she could stop doing that now, demo, she's not listening to me."
Duo- "I got an idea!" *steals Author Wand (in fine print) For author's ONLY from her pocket*
Quatre- "Duo, you DO know what happened last time you did that to her, right?"
Duo- "Sort of... I think I still have the evidence though.. at least this will stop the noise cuz it's driving everyone insane!" *Zaps Tsuki with wand and turns her into......*
Tsuki-"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!" DUO! You turned me into that psycho stalker b@#$% Relena!" *Snatches wand away from Duo and chases him while trying to zap him*
Quatre- -_-;; "Well, since Tsuki is busy *CRASH* chasing Duo at the moment I guess that I'll have to say it then. *reads paper*Tsuki says that she doesn't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing. If she did then she would make sure that Mamo-baka and the screaming banshee was never put in the shows."
Duo-"MY BRAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIDD!!!!! IT'S PINK!!!!!!!"
Reminiscence of Lives
Chapter Two- Friends... or More?
Three years later
'Punch, kick, drop kick, dodge, flip, punch. 'POW!'
These were the sounds coming from the west training room in a secret lab on a faraway colony. Inside was a girl of eight with golden blond hair that went slightly past her waist and was tied into a braid. She had a cold, hard look on her face as she hit every critical spot on the dummies either with her gun or just using martial arts. If the dummies were actually real people, they would have been dead in a sec.
Meanwhile, two people in white lab coats were discussing important things with each other. One was a man with long gray hair and wore goggles over his eyes. A claw that opened and closed frequently replaced his left hand as he studied some sort of tests. The other was a woman with black-green hair with half of it pulled into a bun on top of her head. Though she looked to be about 21, her ruby-red made her seem much older than she appears to be.
"Hmmm... Impressive Dr. M. you have trained her well in both body and mind." He said. (Tsuki- What I meant in body in mind was that she was trained well in both physically and mentally.)
The Dr. M nodded.
"Hai, I know Dr. J. She will need to be if she wants to control the most powerful gundam that we have ever built." Dr. M replied.
"Once we commence 'Operation M' she-"Dr. J said before being cut off by Dr. M.
"She will not participate in Operation Meteor Dr. J. Instead; she will stay on Earth to prepare for another war." Dr. M said.
"Tell me Dr. M, out of all of us doctors, you seem to be stranger than the other doctors are. You talk about things that will occur in the near future and they actually DO happen." Dr. J said.
"Dr. J, I do not think that I am the strange one here. I for one did not train my soldier to be completely emotionless, only when it comes to fighting. You, on the other hand, went and did so. I know that emotions are vital to a person because it is emotions that make that person strive to end the war in what they believe in. Those emotions are love, determination, strength, passion and hope. Love so that they can protect all that are dearest to them. Determination because they want to make a difference. Strength so they can go on through the bad times and to the good. Passion for the things they love and the will to go on. And hope because no matter how bad the situation is, there is always hope around every corner. These are what will make the difference in the war."
"Not only that, but emotions can be used as a tool to weaken others. Ones with emotions may be able to handle the pain, but those without will not be able to if it was used against them. Believe in what you want Dr. J but remember this, we are all human, and we cannot live without each other emotionless or not." said Dr. M.
"Feh, emotions like love and such are weak and they will be the downfall of the war for peace Dr. M., not a difference." snorted Dr. J.
"Tell me, is that why you chose not to love? Because you couldn't handle the heartbreak?" Dr. M said mysteriously.
Dr. J was silent.
Things were silent between them for awhile before Dr. M spoke up again.
"Come Dr. J, I think that by now that our two trainees have met." Dr. M said and turned on her heels and left, leaving behind a confused Dr. J.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A boy with unruly chocolate brown hair and cold Prussian blue eyes was wondering around the strange lab while taking in everything as he walked. For some reason, many of the rooms here were able to change to whatever the person desired with just one thought to suit their needs. It almost seemed like magic. But he didn't believe in such childish things like that.
'Must be new technology.' he concluded.
Soon he heard the sounds of grunts and gun going off in the room just ahead of him. For some reason, he felt compelled to see just who was inside. He didn't want to but his feet didn't obey him as he walked right up to the door. He cautiously and silently opened the door and closed it behind him the same way. There in front of him was girl around his age who was solely concentrated on her training and seemed to be oblivious everything around her. As she trained, she had the look of a Perfect Soldier. Nothing except death to those that are her enemies.
Sensing that someone was near, she stopped what she was doing and looked around the room. She spotted a boy near the door who also had the expression of a Perfect Soldier. The two glared at each other, never blinking and never moving from their spot when suddenly.....
"Hi! My name is Hikari. What's yours?" Hikari asked the boy, smiling. (Tsuki- Remember that her name was Hikari in the first chapter.)
If the boy was startled, then he didn't show it.
"Hn... Heero." he replied in monotone. (Tsuki- Heero will always be talking in monotone unless I say so.)
"Heero, huh? Well, it's nice to meet you. I'm the only kid around here cuz everybody else are adults. So who did you come with?" Hikari said.
"Hn, Dr. J." Heero said.
"Dr. J.... Hmmm. Do you mean that big ugly doctor with a claw for his left hand?" Usagi asked.
"Hai."
For a strange reason, Heero felt at ease with Hikari. All he ever said was 'Hn's and grunts to everybody else. But her... it just seemed different.
They both heard the door open and Hikari automatically went to Prefect Soldier mode. The two doctors walked in and went to their respectful trainees.
"Hello Heero, I see that you have already meet Hikari." Dr. J said, though he was still astounded by the fact that Dr. M was right.
"Heero and Hikari, you will both be working and training with each other for the next six years. After that you, Hikari, will go to the Earth and report the activities there. And you, Heero, in the next seven years will be in 'Operation M' to stop OZ. Do you both accept this mission?" Dr. M said.
"Ninmu ryoukai" both said in monotone.
"Then it is settled. Hikari, you will go to the L1 colony with Dr. J and Heero and train with them for the next six years. I wish the both of you the best of luck. " Dr. M said and turned to leave.
*~*~*~
10 years later
Heero was lying down on the dorm bed at the Peacecrap err... Peacecraft Academy. The room was dark and the only source of light was being emitted from his laptop. He preferred to be in the dark anyway. It almost comforted him.
'That baka Relena is getting on my nerves again. I should've killed her when I had the chance. Kuso! Hikari is right, I am getting soft.' Heero thought.
~*Flashback*~
8 years ago.
Heero was practicing with his gun in the target room when all of a sudden Hikari came bursting in through the door and went over to him.
"Come on Heero! Come with me!" Hikari said as she pulled Heero by his arm with strength that he never knew she had. He followed her all the way to her bedroom. (Tsuki- Get those hentai thoughts out of your heads! I'm not even talking about that!)
Once there, Hikari flipped on the switch and on her bed was a medium-small, neatly wrapped gift. She left Heero by the doorframe and went over to her bed to get the gift and went back over to him.
"Here, this is for you." Hikari said smiling and handed him the gift.
Heero raised an eyebrow at it.
"Don't tell me that you forgot your own birthday." Hikari exasperated.
"........."
Hikari sweatdropped.
"Figures that the guy would forget his own birthday." muttered Hikari.
Then she perked up.
"Well, open it slowpoke." Hikari said happily.
Heero unwrapped the package and opened the box. Inside was one of the newer high-tech laptops that had just been released a week ago. It could store up to 90 GB of memory, play CD's and DVD's and other things.
"I got you a new and better one since you shot a month ago was slow. I also installed a mission accepted and mission not accepted buttons in here. It will be useful. Don't ask me why I installed the mission not accepted button since you always accept them anyway. Oh and Dr. M sent me another sub-space pocket just for you too. You can store unlimited things in there and bring them out with just one thought." Hikari said.
Heero smiled. (Tsuki-*gasp* Heero smiled! Oh no the sky is falling! It's the end of the world!! *checks outside* Nope... the sky is still in one piece. *gets hit on the head with a bunch of rocks from little kids* Itai...)
"Arigatou." he said.
Hikari gasped.
"Did I just see the Perfect Soldier smile and thank me! Looks like you're getting a little soft there, Heero."
The smile on his face quickly vanished to be replaced by his emotionless facade as soon as she said those words.
"sigh Heero, you'll never change..." Hikari said.
~*End Flashback*~
Heero stared at the ceiling when he recalled the memory. A certain 'Beep. Beep. Beep.' sound shook him out from it. He got of his bed and opened the mail on his laptop.
'Heero,
you and the other boys will go with Relena
and protect her from any assassins at the
peace meeting on the L4 colony. Do you
accept this mission or not?'
Dr. J.
For a moment Heero *almost* wanted to press the mission not accepted key but instead press the mission accepted key. He went over to his bed and reached under his pillow for his gun, but his hand closed over something else. He pulled it out to reveal a star-shaped locket. His eyes softened at it. When he opened it, it played a soothing melody. A pale-yellow crescent moon circled around a small red ball with a night sky in the background. Soon a glowing light replaced the sky. Heero let it play for awhile before closing it up again, clutching it hard to his chest.
'Hikari.' he thought, not caring if a single tear fell from his eye and land onto the locket.
~*Flashback*~
6 years ago
Heero ran as fast as he could to the shuttles. Today was the day that 'she' was leaving. It was still early in the morning and he went over to her room to see if she was still there. When he was inside he found that it was already empty. All of her stuff was gone and there was no sign of her ever living here. Before you could say 'Hello' he ran. After four years of being with her, she was the only one that was able to open him up a little without being shot. Though it was little, it was enough for him to...
Heero opened the door, hoping that she wasn't gone yet. There he saw Hikari with Dr. M who was talking with her. She was briefing Hikari about her mission.
Hikari listened to Dr. M about her mission. Apparently, she was supposed to go to Japan and report any activities there. Then she heard the door open and looked to see Heero at the doorframe. In an instant her face lit up. She looked to Dr. M to ask if she could spend a moment with him but saw that the doctor was already walking towards the shuttle.
"Heero!" Hikari cried as she ran over to him and hugged him. He hugged her back fiercely and buried his head to her neck, never wanting to let go.
"Heero... I'm going to miss you very much. But I promise to e-mail everyday once I get to Earth" Hikari said.
Heero didn't say anything and just kept on hugging her. Hikari pulled away from the hug and Heero instantly missed the warmth of her being near him.
Hikari reached into her pocket and pulled out her star-locket. She took his right hand with her left and put it in his palm and closed it.
"Heero, I want you to have this. It's for you to remember me by. I hate saying 'goodbyes' but... I hope that we see each other again someday." Hikari said sadly and turned away to leave.
But before she even got a chance to move, she felt Heero grab her wrist and pull her close to him with his arms around her waist. Hikari stared into his usual cold Prussian blue eyes and saw that they showed love...? Hikari looked closer and saw that they indeed radiated with love... for her and only her.
"Heero..." But before she had a chance to speak his mouth closed over hers. Hikari's eyes widened in shock and slowly closed them.
Heero was just about to pull away until her felt her respond to his kiss. After a few moments he slowly ran his tongue over her bottom lip. Soon he gained access to her mouth.
Both were caught up in eternal passion as they explored each other's mouths. His tasted like cinnamon. Hers was like strawberry. His kisses were spicy and rough while hers was sweet and gentle. They were both total opposites but it felt like they were meant for each other as both were caught up in eternal passion and supreme happiness. After five minutes of bliss they pulled apart, breathing heavily.
Heero rested his forehead on hers, and they both stared into each other's eyes.
"Aishiteru." Heero said with a gruff voice.
"Heero, I-I can't. I just can't.... Goodbye Heero." Hikari said and turned away and ran, tears running down her face and leaving a heartbroken Heero even though he didn't show it.
"Aishiteru too, Hee-chan." she whispered.
When he thought that all was lost, he heard the last part due to his acute hearing and smiled. He let that genuine smile linger for awhile before going back to Perfect Soldier mode and left.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Nearly seven hours had past and Heero was in his room hacking into Oz's files with his laptop. Something was wrong and he could feel it in his bones. Hikari was suppose to e-mail him once she landed on the Earth, but so far there was still no message from her yet.
After he was finished with the hacking he turned on the TV feeling bored. He found himself channel surfing until he came across a station with breaking news.
'As reported earlier in the morning, a terrible accident has happened today. A commercial shuttle coming to Earth from the L1 colony crashed into the ground before landing. Experts say that it was due to malfunctioning of the engines. Though many were severely injured, 7 people died on impact. Officials say that they have found out the names of the dead bodies. They are Tsukino, Hikari, Mi---'
Heero stopped listening when he heard the information. All he did was stare at the TV in shock as his world crumbled apart.
~*End Flashback*~
'I had so many chances to be with you. When I was going to the Earth for 'Operation Meteor' when I was escaping from the third Federation Naval Hospital. So many chances....But even if I did try to, the others would stop me. '
Heero put the locket away under his pillow and grabbed his gun, putting it away in his subspace pocket along with a few other things. Once he got everything, he made his way to the living room to find that Wufei was chasing Duo again with a mad, almost insane look on his face.
"Injustice Maxwell for calling me such a weak name! SHINE!!" Wufei yelled while trying to cut Duo's braid off with his katana.
Quatre, who was sitting on a lazy boy was shaking his head and Trowa, who was sitting across from Quatre, looked indifferent.
To the end the chase Heero took out his gun and shot an millimeter away from Duo's braid. They stopped and everyone looked towards Heero.
"Oi! You could've shot my braid off!" Duo whined while cradling his braid in his arms.
Heero glared at him and pointed his gun at Duo's forehead.
"Omae o korosu." Heero said.
Duo immediately closed his mouth.
"Is it another mission ?" Quatre asked.
"Hn. We're to protect Relena on a peace conference in the L4 colony." Heero said and walked out the door before anyone could say anything. The others grabbed their guns and headed out the door.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
AN2- Well here's the second chapter. I hope that all of you have enjoyed it. I know that the romance between them was quick and Heero was a little OOC. But it had to be done. Stay tuned for the next chapter of this fic! ^-^. Ja ne!
~Tsuki~