PART VIV

Reports were coming in to Oz on the death of Lt. Zechs and the destruction of the large space fortress. It was making headlines news in the colonies and on Earth. Picked up a newspaper after taking Daya to school.

"Well I guess it is time to pay Kat a visit." He drove to Wingate apartments to apartment number 119 and knocked on the door.

"One moment!" she shouted. She was walking to the door as she was putting her shirt on. She slowly opened the door.

"Hey Kat."

"Oh Duo, hey how are you?"

"Alright I guess if it is possible to be. I heard about the others."

Kat looked down. "It was horrible Duo, I tried to save them but there was no way possible."

"What is going on? I mean Heero told me that he killed J and that he and Jade are coming back but I am totally in the dark about what is going on, do you know more than I do?"

"Well, we are now basically the enemies of every organization in the colonies and on Earth at the moment, especially Oz. The Earth Sphere is turning chicken and is going to join Oz so that the colonies and Earth will be united or so is said. But there are many that do not like the idea of Oz being at the helm."

"Yeah and… "

"Well J turned sides with Oz as well and had a plan to destroy all the Gundam pilots and those like.He was afraid we would find a way to get ride of Oz there for getting rid of the problem of war, without war Many of the scientists and soldiers would be worthless, so to prevent peace he has charged us with crimes we didn't commit…"

"Therefore making reason for our deaths?"

"Exactly…Well I better finish getting ready Jade and Heero are supposed to drop by soon…You do know we are now officially wanted in every city and province, not to mention colony there is…"

"No I didn't, damn I never thought I'd be that popular…" Duo smiled.

"Yup and we all have bounties over our heads…"

"Really?" He found the recliner and plopped down in it…"Kat"

"What Duo?"

"Do you have any.."

"Yes Duo the coffee is in the pantry next to all the munchies you could want." She said shaking her head he was so predictable, she chuckled to herself.

Duo bounded off to the kitchen.


Daya walked down the halls to second period. He felt lonely, he wishe dDuo and all them were still there in school like last year, he sighed and walked in the classroom moments before the tardy bell rang.

"Oh Mr. Maxwell you decided to jaoin us once again!" Mrs. Chorney beamed. "You may take a seat next to Zach okay."

Just like last class, he could feel that many eyes burning themselves into the cut on the side of his face, he hated that. He sat down.

"Hey man, what happened to your face?" Zach asked him

"I was cut…" He realized he had several classes with Zach. Science, Art, Math, He even had the same PE class. Why hadn't he ever talked to him before.

"Damn with what?"

"A knife." He said nonchalantly

"Dude…"

"Daya! Zach! Enough!" Mrs. Chorney said to them. "Okay class, here are some worksheets involving the chapter four, you will find the answers in your book, it is an introductory worksheet to asteroids and meteors, it is due at the end of class." Mrs. Chorney handed out the worksheets and sat down at her desk to grade papers.

"So what happened?"

"Long story."

"Oh and we don't have time for a long story? We have nothing to do."

"Don't worry about it." Daya looked at Zach, he was unlike any one he had ever seen before. Those eyes were a perfect shade of deep blue and his hair was golden. And there was just something about him that made Daya feel somewhat attracted to him.

"Aw come on…"

Daya thought for a moment, he could lie about it. "Well I work for this really rich guy mowing lawns and shit right?"

"Okay,"

"So I went to his house last Friday to pick up what he owed me for the month. The butler let me in and I waited in the kitchen for Bruen, that's the guy's name, to come down with the money. Well the butler had to go out on an errand so I was there alone. Bruen came down and he was ballistic going crazy and he came after me tried to kill me. The butler came back and saw what was happening and tried to get bruen to calm down but he stabbed him."

"Was there a lot of blood?"

"Not much, but what cam from his mouth, he killed the guy then he came after me again and cut my face."

"Dude you are lucky he didn't kill you too."

"Depends on how you look at it…"

"So, what are you doing tonight?"

"Nothing really."

"Well do you want to go to a party?"

"Where?"

"Well I know this band…"

"Not Hellfire…"

"Yeah them, you know them?"

"Yup."

"Well Crash is sort of having a party tonight coming or not?" Zach asked.

"Well…Okay what time?"

"Around eight I guess."

"Hey will you two stop talking you are hindering yourselves and others from their work!"

Daya rolled his eyes. "How much time do we have left in this class?"

"Half an hour." Zach said frowning.

"Okay, Mandy has brought in her current event for today so stop with your worksheets for a moment and give her your attention. Alright Mandy go ahead."

"Thank you Mrs. Chorney. I found my current event in the intergalactic times, it is front page headlines. It said that Dr, J. the scientist that invented Gundam Wing Zero, was killed by one of the Gundam Pilots, Heero Yuy."

Daya suddenly became interested in what she was saying.

"Heero Yuy, and Jade Lowe, Pilot of Death Angel both destroyed base Vintrix and the lightening count Zechs Marqiuese. Earlier that day Pilot of Deathscythe Hell, Duo Maxwel,." She emphasized the last name and looked at Daya., "Left Vintrix to come to Earth which seemed to start the whole chain of events."

"Wow a lot has been happening up there in space huh?" Mrs. Chorney commented.

Daya's eyes were wide open.

"So Daya, is it true your brother is a rebel?" Mandy asked snobishly.

"Okay Mandy now leave Daya alone."

Daya glared at Mandy. He realized for the hundredth time just exactly why he was never interested in girls.

"Dude, you know you may have just became the most popular guy in school."

"Or the most hated."

"Hey look it is almost time for class to end."

"Thank God…You have Math with Mr. Matthews next right."

"Yup I sit in front of you remember?"

"Oh yeah." With that the bell rang.

Mrs. Chorney shouted above the rustling of papers, book bags, and chairs. "Turn in your workshests."

Zach and Daya scrambled out of class, Zach to his locker Daya to class, math.

"Hey Daya I was hoping you would make it today, how are you doing?"

"Alright if I can be alright…" Daya looked down at the floor and sat on Jake's Desk. The other students wouldn't be in for at least a few more minutes.

"I was reading the newspaper this morning…"

"Wasn't everybody, yup my brother on the front page. Who gives a shit I hope they kill all the stupid oz organization people, they're nothing but pathetic shits that want power of the Universe and a free blow job to go with it." Daya slid off the desk as Zach enterd, and took his seat.

"Mr. Matthews is there a test today?" Zach asked shuffling through his book sack.

"Why'd you ask? I told you on Monday there would be."

Daya sat down next to Zach. "Hey."

"Hey, you got here early."

"Didn't go by my locker."

"Don't have your books."

"Don't need them." Daya glanced at Jake.

Zach studied him he knew something had been up with him in this class, was he just a math genius or something? He never brought his books and he never paid attention in class, not to mention he had straiht one hundreds.

The bell rang and the last stragglers raced in Mr. Matthews handed out the test. Zacj\h began working on it Daya just l\glanced at the paper then his mind left him. First to Duo what was really going on he had a feeling that there was not much time left for anything like everything was going to collapse but he had nothing to back up that feeling. Then it wandered out of care and settled on the figure next to him scratching numbers down on paper. He was beautiful, he was perfect in everyway.

Daya daydreamed on until the end of class, Mr. Matthews was returning the papers.

"A 87, not bad, What did you get Daya?"

He just pushed his paper toward Zach. Zach looked down to see nothing wrtten except a fat 100 at the top of the paper, he looked back at Daya.

"Dude like how? Do you brible the teacher?"

"I guess you could say that." Daya smiled and glanced at Jake.

'No way, he's not a, interesting…wait what am I saying?' "So Daya your, your….

"I'm a what?" The bell rang and Daya left in the jumble Zach lost him, he would find out latter.