Five Times Five
By: Princess Ashley
Hey, thanks for the reviews, and I admire the people who kept on reading even after the deaths of the friends. Well, here is the next chapter. Hope ya'll like it just as well. Bye!
Chapter 22: Flashback (POV)
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Dream Sequence
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Lady Une walked in front of a 6-year-old Rei, who was just now learninghow to be a powerful warrior, for OZ's and her own good. She had no idea where Une was taking her. She had been at OZ for a year now, and she had never seen anyone like herself before. She was lead to think that she was the only one in OZ that was her age, it had made her feel a little special, but then again she was really lonely among all the other soldiers who were trained like she was. She had heard Une and Treize talk of a girl named Usagi, who worked with OZ. They had called her skilled, one of a kind, powerful and perfect in everything she did. They said that she was great, and every time a soldier was supposed to be murdered or tortured into obediance, they always set Usagi on them, just to give her practice. Rei was very thoughtful whenever they talked of Usagi. From the way they talked of her, Rei thought she was a grown woman, ugly but comepletely invinsible in her own way. What she didn't know was that she would shortly meet this 'woman', and discover her secret about why she was the way she was.
Une led Rei down a hall she had never been in before. OZ was a large place, but she had seen everything but this hall, the hall they had told her never to go in until they told her otherwise. *It's probably a special training facility or something, * She thought, as Une's heels echoed through the marble halls. She stopped at a door, looked doubtfully at Rei, before she opened the door.
Rei was amazed at what she saw.
There was a girl her age, or she looked her age at least, her back was turned to them, there was a big and beautiful animal sitting in the corner, a panther, it's emerald eyes watching the young girl as she punching the life out of a soldier, who was bleeding fluently, and chocking up his own blood, but the girl showed no hesitence. There was Trieze in the back, with a smirk on his face. Rei turned her head back to the girl and the dieing soldier, whom she had just thrown against the marble wall like a rage doll, and then she heard the crunch of the man's skull and he slumped to the floor, but still alive. The young girl ran at the man, and then jumped. Rei didn't see what was going on, until she looked in the air and saw the girl carring the fallen man in her fists, her hands cluching his throat, and squeezing the life out of him, and when she let him fall, everyone knew he was dead when they heard the final crunch as his spine broke and then he lay motionless.
Trieze clapped his hands as the other soldier carried the dead man out. The panther clawed the ground, and Une bowed in comendmant at the young girl. Rei didn't know what to think. *Who is she?*
The young girl looked at Rei, and Rei was astonished at the girl's look. She was perfection in its most unjust form. Her hair was waterfalls of gold falling down to her waist, her eyes were pools of sapphire and the scent of jasmine consumed her and her surroundings. But she was cold, her eyes were beautiful, but they were empty, her face was expressionless, and her posture was one that looked about to pouce, as the panther to her left looked about ready to do right them. Rei dove behind Une, though she knew Une wouldn't protect her. Une never liked her anyway. But her eyes held adoration for the girl, just as Trieze's did. She didn't know why, but everyone in the room, including the soldiers were looking at her with complete adoration and respect.
The girl kept looking at Rei, then walked forward, her walking was just as perfect as everthing else about her. She stopped in front of Une, then nodded her head.
Une spoke. "Rei, this is Usagi. I'm sure you've heard of her."
*Ah, so this is Usagi.*
Usagi held a bloodied hand out to Rei, as if she had just torn the heart out of the poor soldier who had apparently gone against the rules. But then when she looked closer, she saw a cut just above her wrist, thin but so very deep. *Wonder who did that?*
She took Usagi's hand, and then the panther came forward to stand beside Usagi, it hunched its back foward and bent his head. It was the panther's greeting. When Usagi let go of Rei's hand, she took one of the panther's paws and placed Rei's hand on his paw. "This is Apollo II. He's my pet panther. He can be yours as well, if you pass the test, we can be partners, if you want." She asked, and her voice was warm, almost inviting. She looked on the outside as if she was going to pounce on the next person she saw, but when her voice spoke, it was almost as much to convince Rei to be her partner instantly. Rei nodded, and Usagi smiled at her, her eyes didn't show it, but then again, she didn't seem the type to show anything.
Rei had taken the test, it took her months to do it though. Usagi had helped her along. She had to have been able to get out of every situation OZ threw at her, and she was beaten if she did wrong. Usagi treated her whipings and the shots she had taken to her body, some of the time the numbness Rei was out of it for weeks. And even then, she was whipped again for not being able to take it. Everyday Usagi would come in to check on her. Her eyes never showed concern, but she was always careful with Rei. The training was in a different part of OZ, another place, on the earth, in Japan. She had grown up in Japan, it brought back memories. Usagi had even taken her to the temple she had discribed to her. It was a shopping center by that time. It was taken down about a month after her grampa died and Une had taken her away. She had not cried, she didn't want to in front of Usagi. Usagi was strong, and Rei wanted to be just like her, Usagi starred at her parents gravestones unflinchingly. She showed me her best friend Molly's grave and her older brother's grave as well. Usagi didn't mourn over her friend. She hardly remembered Molly, she had said. She was too young to remember anyway.
When Rei had finally gotten through the test, she had become Usagi's partner. But Usagi still had to teach her things, and the day Rei got her first mission, she could still see Usagi's smile. That had been 10 years ago, back when she was alive. She was still alive........right?
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Rei woke up from her dream. There was nothing around her and there was nothing she could feel, touch, smell, taste, or hear. It was nothing, then she remembered what happened before. She had felt her own heart stop. And she heard the sound of ultimate suffering, Usagi and Heero both had killed themselves. Usagi had done it for her, she had given up everything. She only wished had been able to give everything for Usagi...
***** Bye for now!
~PA
Hey, thanks for the reviews, and I admire the people who kept on reading even after the deaths of the friends. Well, here is the next chapter. Hope ya'll like it just as well. Bye!
Chapter 22: Flashback (POV)
***
Dream Sequence
**
Lady Une walked in front of a 6-year-old Rei, who was just now learninghow to be a powerful warrior, for OZ's and her own good. She had no idea where Une was taking her. She had been at OZ for a year now, and she had never seen anyone like herself before. She was lead to think that she was the only one in OZ that was her age, it had made her feel a little special, but then again she was really lonely among all the other soldiers who were trained like she was. She had heard Une and Treize talk of a girl named Usagi, who worked with OZ. They had called her skilled, one of a kind, powerful and perfect in everything she did. They said that she was great, and every time a soldier was supposed to be murdered or tortured into obediance, they always set Usagi on them, just to give her practice. Rei was very thoughtful whenever they talked of Usagi. From the way they talked of her, Rei thought she was a grown woman, ugly but comepletely invinsible in her own way. What she didn't know was that she would shortly meet this 'woman', and discover her secret about why she was the way she was.
Une led Rei down a hall she had never been in before. OZ was a large place, but she had seen everything but this hall, the hall they had told her never to go in until they told her otherwise. *It's probably a special training facility or something, * She thought, as Une's heels echoed through the marble halls. She stopped at a door, looked doubtfully at Rei, before she opened the door.
Rei was amazed at what she saw.
There was a girl her age, or she looked her age at least, her back was turned to them, there was a big and beautiful animal sitting in the corner, a panther, it's emerald eyes watching the young girl as she punching the life out of a soldier, who was bleeding fluently, and chocking up his own blood, but the girl showed no hesitence. There was Trieze in the back, with a smirk on his face. Rei turned her head back to the girl and the dieing soldier, whom she had just thrown against the marble wall like a rage doll, and then she heard the crunch of the man's skull and he slumped to the floor, but still alive. The young girl ran at the man, and then jumped. Rei didn't see what was going on, until she looked in the air and saw the girl carring the fallen man in her fists, her hands cluching his throat, and squeezing the life out of him, and when she let him fall, everyone knew he was dead when they heard the final crunch as his spine broke and then he lay motionless.
Trieze clapped his hands as the other soldier carried the dead man out. The panther clawed the ground, and Une bowed in comendmant at the young girl. Rei didn't know what to think. *Who is she?*
The young girl looked at Rei, and Rei was astonished at the girl's look. She was perfection in its most unjust form. Her hair was waterfalls of gold falling down to her waist, her eyes were pools of sapphire and the scent of jasmine consumed her and her surroundings. But she was cold, her eyes were beautiful, but they were empty, her face was expressionless, and her posture was one that looked about to pouce, as the panther to her left looked about ready to do right them. Rei dove behind Une, though she knew Une wouldn't protect her. Une never liked her anyway. But her eyes held adoration for the girl, just as Trieze's did. She didn't know why, but everyone in the room, including the soldiers were looking at her with complete adoration and respect.
The girl kept looking at Rei, then walked forward, her walking was just as perfect as everthing else about her. She stopped in front of Une, then nodded her head.
Une spoke. "Rei, this is Usagi. I'm sure you've heard of her."
*Ah, so this is Usagi.*
Usagi held a bloodied hand out to Rei, as if she had just torn the heart out of the poor soldier who had apparently gone against the rules. But then when she looked closer, she saw a cut just above her wrist, thin but so very deep. *Wonder who did that?*
She took Usagi's hand, and then the panther came forward to stand beside Usagi, it hunched its back foward and bent his head. It was the panther's greeting. When Usagi let go of Rei's hand, she took one of the panther's paws and placed Rei's hand on his paw. "This is Apollo II. He's my pet panther. He can be yours as well, if you pass the test, we can be partners, if you want." She asked, and her voice was warm, almost inviting. She looked on the outside as if she was going to pounce on the next person she saw, but when her voice spoke, it was almost as much to convince Rei to be her partner instantly. Rei nodded, and Usagi smiled at her, her eyes didn't show it, but then again, she didn't seem the type to show anything.
Rei had taken the test, it took her months to do it though. Usagi had helped her along. She had to have been able to get out of every situation OZ threw at her, and she was beaten if she did wrong. Usagi treated her whipings and the shots she had taken to her body, some of the time the numbness Rei was out of it for weeks. And even then, she was whipped again for not being able to take it. Everyday Usagi would come in to check on her. Her eyes never showed concern, but she was always careful with Rei. The training was in a different part of OZ, another place, on the earth, in Japan. She had grown up in Japan, it brought back memories. Usagi had even taken her to the temple she had discribed to her. It was a shopping center by that time. It was taken down about a month after her grampa died and Une had taken her away. She had not cried, she didn't want to in front of Usagi. Usagi was strong, and Rei wanted to be just like her, Usagi starred at her parents gravestones unflinchingly. She showed me her best friend Molly's grave and her older brother's grave as well. Usagi didn't mourn over her friend. She hardly remembered Molly, she had said. She was too young to remember anyway.
When Rei had finally gotten through the test, she had become Usagi's partner. But Usagi still had to teach her things, and the day Rei got her first mission, she could still see Usagi's smile. That had been 10 years ago, back when she was alive. She was still alive........right?
***
Rei woke up from her dream. There was nothing around her and there was nothing she could feel, touch, smell, taste, or hear. It was nothing, then she remembered what happened before. She had felt her own heart stop. And she heard the sound of ultimate suffering, Usagi and Heero both had killed themselves. Usagi had done it for her, she had given up everything. She only wished had been able to give everything for Usagi...
***** Bye for now!
~PA