Sick Cycle Of Life
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Chapter 7: Bittersweet Memories - Part 1
"I was born to the Winner family seventeen years ago. Quatre is my twin brother. We had fun playing with each other. When I turned seven, I sneaked out of the mansion because I was sick being cooped up in the same place for long. I wandered around L4 for a while and then I met a strange woman in a park. She asked me if I wanted to go to the other colonies. I didn't feel anything bad coming from her instead I felt a sense of familiarity so I agreed. Before I continue, do I have permission from all of you to tell a part of your pasts?" Yue asked looking at each of the pilots.
Heero, Duo, Trowa and Wufei thought for a while and they nodded their agreements.
"Thank you. I won't reveal too much," Yue said gratefully. "Okay. First, Setsuna, that's the woman's name, took me to L2 where I met Duo."
*Flashback*
"Where are we, Setsuna-san?" Yue asked. It was strange. One minute, they were standing in a park then suddenly they were standing in an alleyway.
Setsuna put a hand on Yue's shoulder and bend down so they could see eye to eye. "We're in streets of L2. Now, Yue, here you must use the name Usagi Tsukino. We don't want anyone to find out who you are or you'll be in danger. Okay?"
Yue was confused but she nodded, "Okay, Setsuna-san. Where are we going?"
"We're going to Maxwell Orphanage," she replied but didn't say anything more. She took Yue's hand in her own and started making her way through the street until they reached a building with a bih cross in front of it.
"You'll be staying here for a week and then I'll come back and pick you up. Do you understand, Usagi?" Setsuna asked.
"Where are you going, Setsuna-san?"
"I'm going away but I'll be back. Don't worry." Then she was gone.
Yue looked around in confusion then she shrugged and walked up to the church's door. She knocked on the door and after a while the door opened showing a man wearing a priest's outfit. He looked surprised seeing a silver blond haired child at the door.
"Oh my, who are you, child?" the priest asked.
Yue smiled and answered, "My name is Usagi Tsukino. Pleased to meet you."
"Ah, yes, Usagi Tsukino. Setsuna told me about you. Please come in."
"Thank-" Yue started before she was cut off by a loud screaming.
"NO! YOU'RE NOT CUTTING OFF MY HAIR!" a boyish voice rang out.
Father Maxwell sighed and walked towards one of the door. Yue, having nothing to do, decided to follow him. He opened the door and went in. Yue peeked inside the door and saw a boy around her age with long brown hair struggling against a nun who was attempting to cut his hair.
"What's the matter, Duo?" Father Maxwell asked the boy.
"I don't want my hair cut!"
"But it will get tangled easily so it's better if we cut it off," the nun said, trying to placate the still struggling boy.
"Why don't you braid it? That way it won't get tangled and you don't have to cut it off?" Yue offered.
The nun and Duo finally noticed the fourth presence in the room. Duo looked up at the nun pleadingly. "Yeah. That's a good idea. Can we do that instead, Sister Helen?"
Sister Helen sighed. "Very well. I'll braid your hair, Duo. Now sit still."
Duo happily complied. He was glad that they didn't have to cut his hair. When Sister Helen finished braiding his hair, he jumped out of his chair and glomped Yue. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Yue laughed and hugged him back. "Your welcome. By the way my name is Usagi Tsukino. What's yours?"
"Duo, nice to meet you! Do you wanna play? You look like you're the same age as me. I'm seven or eight I think. How about you? Where did you come from?" He blurted out.
Father Maxwell and Sister Helen stared at him in shock. "Duo! Slow down!"
Yue giggled. "That's okay. I don't mind. Nice to meet you too, Duo. Yes, I would love to play with you. I'm seven. I came from-" she cut off abruptly. She didn't think that Setsuna want her to tell where she came from.
Duo didn't notice her cutting off her speech. He grabbed her hand and dragged her outside. "Come on, Usagi. Let's play!"
Yue giggled the whole way. "Okay, Duo-niichan!"
He stopped. "Duo-niichan. What does that mean?"
"Niichan means older brother. You don't mind do you?" she looked at him imploringly.
"No! That's cool. I'll be your older brother. What can I call you?"
"You can call me, Usa-chan."
"Okay, Usa-chan. Let's play!"
"Sure, Duo-niichan!"
They both raced outside laughing happily. Yue ran away from Duo and yelled out, "Duo-niichan, come and catch me if you can!"
They played for a while longer until it was time to go to sleep.
A week passed by too quickly for both of them and soon Yue had to leave.
"I'll miss you, Duo-niichan," she said. A tear dropped from her eye.
Duo reached out and wiped away her tear. "Don't cry, Usa-chan. We'll meet again someday."
Yue smiled at him and gasped. "Oh! I have something for you." She went through her pockets and came up with a silver necklace with a silver cross pendant. "Here. It's for you so you'll have something to remember me by." She gently grabbed his hand and placed the cross on his palm.
Duo gingerly touched the gift. "Thank you, Usa-chan. I won't forget you."
"Usagi! We have to go now!" Setsuna's voice called out.
Yue quickly hugged him and ran back to the where the voice came from.
*End Flashback*
"Then Setsuna took me back to L4 and she told me to meet her again at the park in one month," Yue said. "Do you still have the cross, Duo-niichan?"
Duo reached under his shirt and pulled out a silver cross. "Of course. I promised I would never forget you and I never lie."
Yue smiled up to him and continued her story telling, "In one month I went to the same park and met Setsuna again. This time she took me to L1 where I met Heero."
*Flashback*
Yue and Setsuna were walking around L1 when they spotted a park full of children playing. Yue looked up at Setsuna. "Can I play with them? Please?"
Setsuna smiled, "Of course. I'll be waiting here. Be careful. Don't forget that you must use the name Usagi Tsukino, okay?"
Yue nodded. She happily bounded off to the park. She looked around her and spotted a lone figure sitting on a bench. He had unruly brown hair and a pair of prussian blue eyes. He sat there watching the other children playing with a expression of longing on his face. Yue decided she had to get him to play with her. She walked over to the bench. The boy made no move to acknowledge her.
"Hi! My name is Usagi. What's your name?" Yue greeted. She held out her hand at him.
The boy turned and stared at her. "...Heero," he replied after a while but he didn't take her hand.
Yue shrugged. "Nice to meet you, Heero. Wanna play?" she asked dropping her hand.
"...I can't," he said hesitantly.
"Why not?" Yue questioned. She climbed up the bench and sat next to him.
"I'm supposed to be training."
"Well, you can train after we play. Please?" she begged, using her puppy dog look.
Heero looked at her and relented. "...Alright."
"Yay!" she cheered. "Come on, Hee-niichan. Let's go on the swings," she said tugging his arm.
"Hee-niichan?" he asked looking at her weirdly.
"Yeah. You can be my big brother and you can protect me from the bullies," she replied cheerfully.
Heero couldn't help but smile at the energetic girl. He felt drawn to her and he had the urge to protect the silver blonde girl. "I'll protect you, Usa-chan."
"Yep! Now come on and play," she said impatiently. She grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the swings. She sat in one of the swings and looked at Heero who was still standing there. "What are you waiting for, Hee-niichan? Push me!"
Heero let out a small chuckle. "Okay, okay, Usa-chan." He moved behind her and pushed her hard.
After Yue got bored on the swings, she dragged Heero towards the directions of the other things in the playground. That continued on for three days and Heero had the most fun in those days than he had ever been in his life.
*End Flashback*
"...soon I had to leave L1 and we met again on the last day to say our goodbyes," she finished. She looked at Heero when she said the last part. She purposely didn't mention the condition she found him in on the last day.
Heero kept his face blank but his eyes showed his gratitude to her for not mentioning what happened on the last day. Dr. J had found out what happened and he had punished Heero severely. When the punishment was done, Heero had three broken ribs, a broken arm, a fractured wrist and a concussion. He almost didn't make it to the park but he had struggled on. Yue took one look at him and she begged Setsuna to let her take care of him for one more day but Setsuna refused so she did her best to calm down the crying boy and took care some of his injuries.
Yue gave him a small smile and she turned back to her audience to tell the rest of her past.
*End Chapter 7 - Part 1*
AN: Hi! I'm sorry I haven't updated for a while. I'm currently buried under a pile of assignments. I barely managed to finish this chapter. Hopefully the next chapter will come out faster than this but I'm not making any promises. I hope you like this chap. I know there's not much action but this will clear up some of the questions regarding Yue's past. Not many reviewed my last chap *sob...sob...sob...*. Thank you sooooooooooo much for thos who reviewed. For the rest of you please review!!!!!!!!!!!!
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'Zpan Sven' - Your wish is granted! A brand new chapter! I know it's short but please bear with it because I don't have a lot of time in my hands to make longer chapters.
'Sweet Sere', 'Shannan', 'Ginny Starwind' - I'm glad you like the chap 6 because I wasn't sure if it's good or not.
'solarmistress17', 'Kuroi Doragon' - Thanks for the review and hope you like this chap!
'Mellisa' - Glad you like it! You're embarassing me! *blush* But thanks for the compliment *grin*. Please keep reviewing!
'montymouse' - Yeah, I know the fight is short but I've never been good with fighting scenes but I'll keep trying so it'll get better overtime. Glad you like it!
Disclaimer: Don't own anything except the story
"..." - talking
/.../ - thought
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Chapter 7: Bittersweet Memories - Part 1
"I was born to the Winner family seventeen years ago. Quatre is my twin brother. We had fun playing with each other. When I turned seven, I sneaked out of the mansion because I was sick being cooped up in the same place for long. I wandered around L4 for a while and then I met a strange woman in a park. She asked me if I wanted to go to the other colonies. I didn't feel anything bad coming from her instead I felt a sense of familiarity so I agreed. Before I continue, do I have permission from all of you to tell a part of your pasts?" Yue asked looking at each of the pilots.
Heero, Duo, Trowa and Wufei thought for a while and they nodded their agreements.
"Thank you. I won't reveal too much," Yue said gratefully. "Okay. First, Setsuna, that's the woman's name, took me to L2 where I met Duo."
*Flashback*
"Where are we, Setsuna-san?" Yue asked. It was strange. One minute, they were standing in a park then suddenly they were standing in an alleyway.
Setsuna put a hand on Yue's shoulder and bend down so they could see eye to eye. "We're in streets of L2. Now, Yue, here you must use the name Usagi Tsukino. We don't want anyone to find out who you are or you'll be in danger. Okay?"
Yue was confused but she nodded, "Okay, Setsuna-san. Where are we going?"
"We're going to Maxwell Orphanage," she replied but didn't say anything more. She took Yue's hand in her own and started making her way through the street until they reached a building with a bih cross in front of it.
"You'll be staying here for a week and then I'll come back and pick you up. Do you understand, Usagi?" Setsuna asked.
"Where are you going, Setsuna-san?"
"I'm going away but I'll be back. Don't worry." Then she was gone.
Yue looked around in confusion then she shrugged and walked up to the church's door. She knocked on the door and after a while the door opened showing a man wearing a priest's outfit. He looked surprised seeing a silver blond haired child at the door.
"Oh my, who are you, child?" the priest asked.
Yue smiled and answered, "My name is Usagi Tsukino. Pleased to meet you."
"Ah, yes, Usagi Tsukino. Setsuna told me about you. Please come in."
"Thank-" Yue started before she was cut off by a loud screaming.
"NO! YOU'RE NOT CUTTING OFF MY HAIR!" a boyish voice rang out.
Father Maxwell sighed and walked towards one of the door. Yue, having nothing to do, decided to follow him. He opened the door and went in. Yue peeked inside the door and saw a boy around her age with long brown hair struggling against a nun who was attempting to cut his hair.
"What's the matter, Duo?" Father Maxwell asked the boy.
"I don't want my hair cut!"
"But it will get tangled easily so it's better if we cut it off," the nun said, trying to placate the still struggling boy.
"Why don't you braid it? That way it won't get tangled and you don't have to cut it off?" Yue offered.
The nun and Duo finally noticed the fourth presence in the room. Duo looked up at the nun pleadingly. "Yeah. That's a good idea. Can we do that instead, Sister Helen?"
Sister Helen sighed. "Very well. I'll braid your hair, Duo. Now sit still."
Duo happily complied. He was glad that they didn't have to cut his hair. When Sister Helen finished braiding his hair, he jumped out of his chair and glomped Yue. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Yue laughed and hugged him back. "Your welcome. By the way my name is Usagi Tsukino. What's yours?"
"Duo, nice to meet you! Do you wanna play? You look like you're the same age as me. I'm seven or eight I think. How about you? Where did you come from?" He blurted out.
Father Maxwell and Sister Helen stared at him in shock. "Duo! Slow down!"
Yue giggled. "That's okay. I don't mind. Nice to meet you too, Duo. Yes, I would love to play with you. I'm seven. I came from-" she cut off abruptly. She didn't think that Setsuna want her to tell where she came from.
Duo didn't notice her cutting off her speech. He grabbed her hand and dragged her outside. "Come on, Usagi. Let's play!"
Yue giggled the whole way. "Okay, Duo-niichan!"
He stopped. "Duo-niichan. What does that mean?"
"Niichan means older brother. You don't mind do you?" she looked at him imploringly.
"No! That's cool. I'll be your older brother. What can I call you?"
"You can call me, Usa-chan."
"Okay, Usa-chan. Let's play!"
"Sure, Duo-niichan!"
They both raced outside laughing happily. Yue ran away from Duo and yelled out, "Duo-niichan, come and catch me if you can!"
They played for a while longer until it was time to go to sleep.
A week passed by too quickly for both of them and soon Yue had to leave.
"I'll miss you, Duo-niichan," she said. A tear dropped from her eye.
Duo reached out and wiped away her tear. "Don't cry, Usa-chan. We'll meet again someday."
Yue smiled at him and gasped. "Oh! I have something for you." She went through her pockets and came up with a silver necklace with a silver cross pendant. "Here. It's for you so you'll have something to remember me by." She gently grabbed his hand and placed the cross on his palm.
Duo gingerly touched the gift. "Thank you, Usa-chan. I won't forget you."
"Usagi! We have to go now!" Setsuna's voice called out.
Yue quickly hugged him and ran back to the where the voice came from.
*End Flashback*
"Then Setsuna took me back to L4 and she told me to meet her again at the park in one month," Yue said. "Do you still have the cross, Duo-niichan?"
Duo reached under his shirt and pulled out a silver cross. "Of course. I promised I would never forget you and I never lie."
Yue smiled up to him and continued her story telling, "In one month I went to the same park and met Setsuna again. This time she took me to L1 where I met Heero."
*Flashback*
Yue and Setsuna were walking around L1 when they spotted a park full of children playing. Yue looked up at Setsuna. "Can I play with them? Please?"
Setsuna smiled, "Of course. I'll be waiting here. Be careful. Don't forget that you must use the name Usagi Tsukino, okay?"
Yue nodded. She happily bounded off to the park. She looked around her and spotted a lone figure sitting on a bench. He had unruly brown hair and a pair of prussian blue eyes. He sat there watching the other children playing with a expression of longing on his face. Yue decided she had to get him to play with her. She walked over to the bench. The boy made no move to acknowledge her.
"Hi! My name is Usagi. What's your name?" Yue greeted. She held out her hand at him.
The boy turned and stared at her. "...Heero," he replied after a while but he didn't take her hand.
Yue shrugged. "Nice to meet you, Heero. Wanna play?" she asked dropping her hand.
"...I can't," he said hesitantly.
"Why not?" Yue questioned. She climbed up the bench and sat next to him.
"I'm supposed to be training."
"Well, you can train after we play. Please?" she begged, using her puppy dog look.
Heero looked at her and relented. "...Alright."
"Yay!" she cheered. "Come on, Hee-niichan. Let's go on the swings," she said tugging his arm.
"Hee-niichan?" he asked looking at her weirdly.
"Yeah. You can be my big brother and you can protect me from the bullies," she replied cheerfully.
Heero couldn't help but smile at the energetic girl. He felt drawn to her and he had the urge to protect the silver blonde girl. "I'll protect you, Usa-chan."
"Yep! Now come on and play," she said impatiently. She grabbed his arm and dragged him towards the swings. She sat in one of the swings and looked at Heero who was still standing there. "What are you waiting for, Hee-niichan? Push me!"
Heero let out a small chuckle. "Okay, okay, Usa-chan." He moved behind her and pushed her hard.
After Yue got bored on the swings, she dragged Heero towards the directions of the other things in the playground. That continued on for three days and Heero had the most fun in those days than he had ever been in his life.
*End Flashback*
"...soon I had to leave L1 and we met again on the last day to say our goodbyes," she finished. She looked at Heero when she said the last part. She purposely didn't mention the condition she found him in on the last day.
Heero kept his face blank but his eyes showed his gratitude to her for not mentioning what happened on the last day. Dr. J had found out what happened and he had punished Heero severely. When the punishment was done, Heero had three broken ribs, a broken arm, a fractured wrist and a concussion. He almost didn't make it to the park but he had struggled on. Yue took one look at him and she begged Setsuna to let her take care of him for one more day but Setsuna refused so she did her best to calm down the crying boy and took care some of his injuries.
Yue gave him a small smile and she turned back to her audience to tell the rest of her past.
*End Chapter 7 - Part 1*
AN: Hi! I'm sorry I haven't updated for a while. I'm currently buried under a pile of assignments. I barely managed to finish this chapter. Hopefully the next chapter will come out faster than this but I'm not making any promises. I hope you like this chap. I know there's not much action but this will clear up some of the questions regarding Yue's past. Not many reviewed my last chap *sob...sob...sob...*. Thank you sooooooooooo much for thos who reviewed. For the rest of you please review!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies to reviews:
'Zpan Sven' - Your wish is granted! A brand new chapter! I know it's short but please bear with it because I don't have a lot of time in my hands to make longer chapters.
'Sweet Sere', 'Shannan', 'Ginny Starwind' - I'm glad you like the chap 6 because I wasn't sure if it's good or not.
'solarmistress17', 'Kuroi Doragon' - Thanks for the review and hope you like this chap!
'Mellisa' - Glad you like it! You're embarassing me! *blush* But thanks for the compliment *grin*. Please keep reviewing!
'montymouse' - Yeah, I know the fight is short but I've never been good with fighting scenes but I'll keep trying so it'll get better overtime. Glad you like it!