For the love of Selene
This is sort of an interlude for the story. There is probably going to be another one. This contains some of the history of the lives of the girls and the pilots. Sort of like 'The Truth about Usagi', and 'The Truth about Minako.' That kind of thing. More on Usagi and her past. Now don't panic, but this is going to be short. It just sums up why I named the previous chapter 'Panther, Panther' instead of Tiger Tiger like the poem.
Five Times Five: For the love of Selene
Usagi roamed the halls of OZ. Everyone had gone to bed, considering the time, which was about 1 in the morning. She was crying. She hated to show emotions, especially in such a public place, but she was depressed. She thought of all the things she had lost throughout her life. Her father, mother, her 6 brothers and sisters, her best friend Molly, her whole family. But the thing she had most recently lost, was her panther. The panther that had saved her from being killed as her family had been. She couldn't remember how, or why, but they were murdered. Someone who had really hated her father did it. And she couldn't do anything about it, seeing as how she was only about 2 years old.
She remembered her panther though, it had always looked after her since that day. Its black fur was always tame, and never out of place. It had bright orange eyes. It took care of her until Lady Une took her in when she found her and the panther outside the OZ base grounds a few months after her family was killed. Usagi had been injured, and the panther had not left her side till she was healed. The panther stuck around her the whole time she was in training, when she met Rei, Ami, Makoto, and the worst was Minako. She pretended to like Usagi's panther, but Usagi always knew she was afraid of it. Usagi named it after her father, Apollo. When she went on this mission, though, she was forced to leave Apollo at OZ until she completed her mission.
But, now, she had lost Apollo to. A few days before the attack on the palace, Usagi had recieved an email, from GoldenGoddess, whom she knew, was Minako. The poem had been her favorite, she had it hanging over the wall in her room in OZ. When she saw it, she knew what Minako had done. Minako had gone into her room, and copied the poem and sent it to her, as a warning, and threat.
Apollo was dead. She had killed the one thing that she held precious to her. Apollo was her flesh and blood. Minako had killed him out of spite of Usagi turning her friendship down. Usagi had cried during most of the night, and she wouldn't speak to anyone, not even Rei. Usagi had sworn that night that the next time she saw the likeness of Minako, she would kill her. On the spot, on her side or not. Minako would pay for what she had done. Usagi and Rei had loved that panther, and Minako had killed him to show that she disapproved of Usagi and Rei's friendship. But if she thought that killing Apollo was going to prevent them from being friends, she had another thing coming.
***
Rei sat in her room, hoping that everything was going to be alright now. They had warned OZ of what Minako was doing. They were going to restrict her from the headquarters and delete her profile from the list. Though they kept her files at hand in case they came in handy. Usagi and the girls had given them the infomation about the gundam pilots and had gotten high honors for their work.
Rei would have been happy, except Usagi seemed unhappy. Rei couldn't understand, Usagi was one step away from becoming the second seat from Une. She should have been happy, but she wasn't. Rei was sure it was because of Apollo. He was her comfort and her joy since her family and friend had been killed. Indeed, Rei missed Apollo to. She loved animals, especially felines and birds. Since Rei came to OZ, she had never been so happy in her life. All her life she was treated like an outsider, but Usagi befriended her, even though she may have been a bit harsh at first. Apollo had taken a liking to Rei to.
Ami and Makoto had loved him to. But Usagi had not told them that Apollo was dead. For one thing Makoto would go into total breakdown mode major, and Ami would go hysterical. They knew nothing of the poem either. Just another thing that proved how much Usagi trusted people other than Rei. That was probably what had made them best friends, because they could trust each other, confide in each other. This was the one thing that they needed in a friendship. Something Rei had never experienced before. Rei didn't like seeing Usagi crying or hurt. That's what had made Rei hate Minako from the start. Minako had insulted Apollo. When she saw that it was Usagi's panther, she had pretended to like it a lot. Though Rei had seen right through it. As clearly as she had been taught as a girl, she was taught to see through into a person's mind.
That is what also had given her doubts about Wufei. He was what she considered high-on-ego-and-low-on-the-brain type of person. Though she was surprised to see how much Wufei did know. He seemed to have a powerful and spiritual aura. That was rare among men. Usagi had an aura like that, though not as spiritual. But Rei had taught her a few things about the spirit. Wufei had something different. Sarcasm, to say the least. A bit on the annoying side, yes, but he was tolerable. Rei had taken sort of a liking to him. Something Makoto would say was a 'crush' or something like that. But Rei hardly knew him enough to have a crush on him. She saw him practicing martial arts in the gardens behind Relena's palace and watched long enough to know that he had skill, as all the gundam pilots had. She had seen him meditate long enough to know that he was a child of the spirit, like her. She had spoken to him long enough to know that he was stuck up, and had a tendency to think that all woman are weak. Rei hadn't liked that aspect. She didn't pay much attention to him, but she was trained to take on any information she could about the person she was destined to kill. Or, not.
***
Quatre was long done searching Ami's room for anything that would give him some information on her or her accomplices. He was in shock now that he knew she was the enemy. But he still knew too little about her to hate her now. He was taught to love his enemies, which was hard considering that Treize and the rest of OZ wasn't exactly lovable. But Ami and her friends had certainly seemed nice, for a while at least. Well, actually, they were nice, when they weren't on missions and such.
Quatre found a memo book of Ami's she had left behind and looked through the pages, there were a few normal things, things to pick up at the store, some dates, a few phone numbers, and then he found a few more interesting memos. One of them had said to dismantle the laptops that she had made for them. But what good would that do? They had already seen what they needed to see. Then the second one had something mentioned about their gundams, but it appeared to be in a different language. Japaneese? He didn't bother to ask Heero. The rest of the notes were in Japaneese. Perhaps Ami was smarter than he gave her credit for.
***
Well, that turned out to be a little longer than I thought it would be. Anywhoo, more on Quatre and Ami later, gotta go!
~marath of orgins
This is sort of an interlude for the story. There is probably going to be another one. This contains some of the history of the lives of the girls and the pilots. Sort of like 'The Truth about Usagi', and 'The Truth about Minako.' That kind of thing. More on Usagi and her past. Now don't panic, but this is going to be short. It just sums up why I named the previous chapter 'Panther, Panther' instead of Tiger Tiger like the poem.
Five Times Five: For the love of Selene
Usagi roamed the halls of OZ. Everyone had gone to bed, considering the time, which was about 1 in the morning. She was crying. She hated to show emotions, especially in such a public place, but she was depressed. She thought of all the things she had lost throughout her life. Her father, mother, her 6 brothers and sisters, her best friend Molly, her whole family. But the thing she had most recently lost, was her panther. The panther that had saved her from being killed as her family had been. She couldn't remember how, or why, but they were murdered. Someone who had really hated her father did it. And she couldn't do anything about it, seeing as how she was only about 2 years old.
She remembered her panther though, it had always looked after her since that day. Its black fur was always tame, and never out of place. It had bright orange eyes. It took care of her until Lady Une took her in when she found her and the panther outside the OZ base grounds a few months after her family was killed. Usagi had been injured, and the panther had not left her side till she was healed. The panther stuck around her the whole time she was in training, when she met Rei, Ami, Makoto, and the worst was Minako. She pretended to like Usagi's panther, but Usagi always knew she was afraid of it. Usagi named it after her father, Apollo. When she went on this mission, though, she was forced to leave Apollo at OZ until she completed her mission.
But, now, she had lost Apollo to. A few days before the attack on the palace, Usagi had recieved an email, from GoldenGoddess, whom she knew, was Minako. The poem had been her favorite, she had it hanging over the wall in her room in OZ. When she saw it, she knew what Minako had done. Minako had gone into her room, and copied the poem and sent it to her, as a warning, and threat.
Apollo was dead. She had killed the one thing that she held precious to her. Apollo was her flesh and blood. Minako had killed him out of spite of Usagi turning her friendship down. Usagi had cried during most of the night, and she wouldn't speak to anyone, not even Rei. Usagi had sworn that night that the next time she saw the likeness of Minako, she would kill her. On the spot, on her side or not. Minako would pay for what she had done. Usagi and Rei had loved that panther, and Minako had killed him to show that she disapproved of Usagi and Rei's friendship. But if she thought that killing Apollo was going to prevent them from being friends, she had another thing coming.
***
Rei sat in her room, hoping that everything was going to be alright now. They had warned OZ of what Minako was doing. They were going to restrict her from the headquarters and delete her profile from the list. Though they kept her files at hand in case they came in handy. Usagi and the girls had given them the infomation about the gundam pilots and had gotten high honors for their work.
Rei would have been happy, except Usagi seemed unhappy. Rei couldn't understand, Usagi was one step away from becoming the second seat from Une. She should have been happy, but she wasn't. Rei was sure it was because of Apollo. He was her comfort and her joy since her family and friend had been killed. Indeed, Rei missed Apollo to. She loved animals, especially felines and birds. Since Rei came to OZ, she had never been so happy in her life. All her life she was treated like an outsider, but Usagi befriended her, even though she may have been a bit harsh at first. Apollo had taken a liking to Rei to.
Ami and Makoto had loved him to. But Usagi had not told them that Apollo was dead. For one thing Makoto would go into total breakdown mode major, and Ami would go hysterical. They knew nothing of the poem either. Just another thing that proved how much Usagi trusted people other than Rei. That was probably what had made them best friends, because they could trust each other, confide in each other. This was the one thing that they needed in a friendship. Something Rei had never experienced before. Rei didn't like seeing Usagi crying or hurt. That's what had made Rei hate Minako from the start. Minako had insulted Apollo. When she saw that it was Usagi's panther, she had pretended to like it a lot. Though Rei had seen right through it. As clearly as she had been taught as a girl, she was taught to see through into a person's mind.
That is what also had given her doubts about Wufei. He was what she considered high-on-ego-and-low-on-the-brain type of person. Though she was surprised to see how much Wufei did know. He seemed to have a powerful and spiritual aura. That was rare among men. Usagi had an aura like that, though not as spiritual. But Rei had taught her a few things about the spirit. Wufei had something different. Sarcasm, to say the least. A bit on the annoying side, yes, but he was tolerable. Rei had taken sort of a liking to him. Something Makoto would say was a 'crush' or something like that. But Rei hardly knew him enough to have a crush on him. She saw him practicing martial arts in the gardens behind Relena's palace and watched long enough to know that he had skill, as all the gundam pilots had. She had seen him meditate long enough to know that he was a child of the spirit, like her. She had spoken to him long enough to know that he was stuck up, and had a tendency to think that all woman are weak. Rei hadn't liked that aspect. She didn't pay much attention to him, but she was trained to take on any information she could about the person she was destined to kill. Or, not.
***
Quatre was long done searching Ami's room for anything that would give him some information on her or her accomplices. He was in shock now that he knew she was the enemy. But he still knew too little about her to hate her now. He was taught to love his enemies, which was hard considering that Treize and the rest of OZ wasn't exactly lovable. But Ami and her friends had certainly seemed nice, for a while at least. Well, actually, they were nice, when they weren't on missions and such.
Quatre found a memo book of Ami's she had left behind and looked through the pages, there were a few normal things, things to pick up at the store, some dates, a few phone numbers, and then he found a few more interesting memos. One of them had said to dismantle the laptops that she had made for them. But what good would that do? They had already seen what they needed to see. Then the second one had something mentioned about their gundams, but it appeared to be in a different language. Japaneese? He didn't bother to ask Heero. The rest of the notes were in Japaneese. Perhaps Ami was smarter than he gave her credit for.
***
Well, that turned out to be a little longer than I thought it would be. Anywhoo, more on Quatre and Ami later, gotta go!
~marath of orgins