Discliamer: *sniff * I don't own Gundam Wing. *sniff * The rest of the
characters and the work of fiction are mine, however so if you want to use
it please give me some credit. It's hard work ya know.
AN: Okay. I am in the middle of cutting down on my caffeine intake * sniff* who knew the stuff was bad for you? Anyhoo, this probably isn't my greatest work cause I'm goin through withdrawal headaches and all that jazz that you gotta go through to get over caffeine so please bear with me. In advance, I hope I don't offend anybody. Somehow I am one of those people that doesn't go looking for trouble...it just finds me. So please don't be mad! In the words of the Q-Man himself "We shouldn't be fighting at all!"
Dedication: To everybody who has ever been called a dork, dweeb and or spaz or anything resembling that. Sorry for the sappy stuff but I just read some REALLY sad fics! Besides, every author has to have at least one sappy dedication! That and I'm running out of people to thank! Um...I want to thank the academy...My mom I LOVE YOU MOM! All the people who do the little jobs on life. The dude that created ice cream and Oh! The dude that created Maalox (The two go together!) And-
Chibi-Wufei: Stop rambling onna and get on with the story!
Authoress: Hey! Who are you to talk about rambling?! * Grumbles* Oh, ok. Alright I'll get on with it.
Enjoy! ///^.^!
Reflections Chapter five: Brothers in Arms
"The map says we have to go through the mountain." Trowa stated, resettling himself in the saddle. Duo's eyes widened. "Well that's it! I guess this is a dead end." He looked hopeful, "Maybe we're supposed to blow it up or something." Wufei shook his head as he said, "Even if we could, Maxwell, I don't think the map would want us to. There must be an answer around here somewhere." So the strangely dressed pilots began to explore the area around the base of the mountain but to no avail. There seemed to be no way through and after an hour the boys decided to regroup and come up with a new plan. "That's it!" Duo complained, "Not only am I wearing tights and a tunic but now we are just supposed to walk through a damned mountain!" Snarling he punched the looming obstacle and amazingly enough a panel gave way and a large door opened revealing * Dramatic pause* a cave! "NO!" Everybody's favorite American wailed, "I am not Not NOT going into another damn cave!" "Grab his arms." Heero said as he punched Duo in the stomach for about the billionth time this year. "I *huff * Am * gasp* going to *wheeze * kill you * gasp* Heero." Duo mumbled with what little air he had left. "Hey," Quatre chimed in, grabbing an arm, "Isn't that Heero's line?" ~*~*~*~*~* So everybody's favorite American boy was dragged forcefully into yet another cave by his by his *ahem * caring companions. By the time Duo was capable of keeping up without being dragged the boys had traveled quite a distance into the dank cave. Earlier on Quatre had retrieved his light sphere and Heero * lit* a torch. Despite the cave's natural capacity for harboring lots of little creepy crawly glow in the dark blind thingies that crawl in your boots, it was strangely deserted. Duo's shouts (after he got his breath back) of "Echo" didn't seem to disturb anything. There was no living creature in sight, not a bat, a bug, just nothing. "There's evil here." Trowa startled them all by breaking the silence, "Something must have killed everything here and no predator would be so wasting. Lions and other predators always leave something for the next generation to live on. Whatever did this was no ordinary creature." As if in response there was a loud hissing noise that could be heard throughout the corridor. Snakes with the bodies of men but still with their serpentine heads poured seemingly out of nowhere. Their fangs dripping poison, they hissed maliciously at their unlucky prey. Snarling, the beasts managed to separate Trowa and Quatre into a different tunnel while the other G-boys escaped through another finding air and sweet freedom. However, the escapees were not all smiles for they had lost two friends back in the tunnel and could do nothing but wait for the two to emerge. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Quatre and Trowa ran through a dank tunnel with only Quatre's small light to lead the way. There was nothing to guide them but a small but steadily widening stream. Quatre whispered, "Hey Trowa, are you thinking what I'm thinking." The tall boy nodded for he too knew that if the water could escape, there was a good chance that the two boys could as well. So the two ran with the stream, the small trickle soon growing to an all out roar. Trowa and Quatre emerged into a large cavern cut off by a large waterfall with the creatures right behind them. Quatre looked at Trowa and when the taller boy nodded the two leapt into the icy abyss. *~*~*~*~*~*~ Dazed and waterlogged, Quatre remembered little of he and Trowa's struggle against the current and had no recollection of how he had gotten ashore. Looking around he did not see Trowa. He did however catch a glint of one of the Snake men's cold eyes. Ignoring the stars in front of his eyes Quatre jumped to his feet and unsheathed his swords yelling, "What the Hell did you do to Trowa?! You bastards!" Now those of you who know Quatre know that when he starts shouting...well...head for the highest and most distant hill possible. The Snake men however did not know such details and were rather unprepared for the Arabian boy's sudden rage. Quatre rushed at his foe, not caring that he was outnumbered fifteen to one but only that they killed Trowa. With tears gleaming in his eyes he fought like fury. Hacking off limbs, Quatre would not stop until either all of them or he was dead. His blades sliced the air, never staying in the same place for more than what seemed like a millisecond. The boy was a deadly blur of steel and blood, destroying everything in his path. If the Snake men weren't already too busy fighting for their lives they would have been simply standing in awe of the sheer beauty of the boy's desperate dance of swords. All stands cannot last forever and though the brave Arabian boy managed to destroy ten of the beasts, alas, five still remained and were about to make the best of their precious blond meal. ~*~*~*~*~*~* AN: Hmmm... should I stop here? Nah, I'm too nice for that! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Trowa awakened to the sound of his name. Shaking his head to clear the spots, he pushed the hair out of his eyes. He swore that he could hear the sound of steel, but it was faint, almost untraceable. He examined his gear finding that currently his bow was too wet to use but his dagger and equipment miraculously were still with him. Standing, he thought he heard someone cry out in agony. ^Quatre! ^ His mind wailed as he sprinted full out toward the sound of the screams ^I just hope I'm not too late! ^ Trowa stopped about one hundred yards from the spot where Quatre was being held. One of the creatures had Quatre hanging limply from one hand while his fangs inched nearer to the boy's throat. He knew that the boy was too far away from him to use his dagger and his bow was useless for the moment. Trowa searched desperately for an answer and then it hit him. He knew what to do and he was going to do it even if it killed him. ^Here goes... ^ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Damn it!" Duo cursed, pacing the same patch of earth for, as Wufei had counted, the hundred and thirteenth time this hour. "Duo," Wufei said calmly, "I am as worried about them as you are but I don't think that cursing is going to help any." "Then what do you expect to do Wufei?!" Duo threw his hands up, "Make camp and roast marshmallows?!" "I don't think we have any marshmallows but the rest seems like a pretty good idea." Wufei shrugged. "WHERE DO I FIND THESE PEOPLE?!?!?!?!" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Semiconscious, Quatre dangled limply from the creature's icy grasp. ^I'm sorry Trowa...I...I failed you just like...like before...I hope we will meet again sometime...^ Quatre closed his eyes and waited for the end. An end that did not come. Reopening his eyes, Quatre was startled to see that the green creature had turned an odd shade of gray and had completely frozen, no longer moving or breathing at all. Wrenching himself from the dead creature's grip Quatre looked dazedly around to see that the other creatures were the same way. As he was inspecting one of the dead Snake men something caught his eye. Something green and human shaped. ^Trowa! ^ Quatre's mind raced but not as fast as his feet as he sprinted the distance to his fallen friend, ^hold in there Trowa, I'm coming.^ As Quatre drew nearer Trowa stirred and half opened his eyes. "Ow," He muttered, "Quatre are you all right?" "Am I alright?!" Quatre smiled, "You're the one on the ground, not me. What happened to them?" Quatre waved to their would be assassins. "I turned * gasp* them to stone." Trowa winced slightly as his headache prevented hi from sitting up any further. "I can see that Trowa," Quatre's warm smile was starting to show, "But How?" Trowa managed to sit up while he said simply, "Magic. Like you, Heero, and according to his wet clothes this morning, Duo have used. I have the feeling that Wufei has some too but he doesn't want to use it just yet." Quatre helped Trowa walk and the two began to go for the light near the end of the tunnel when Quatre suddenly stopped. "Quatre, what's wrong?" Trowa asked, his face back in its usual mask. "Trowa why did you save me?" Quatre blurted out, " You could have just left and saved yourself but you stopped for me and-" Trowa put up a hand to stop the torrent of words and then said slowly, "I never had a brother-" "What?" Again Quatre was stopped by Trowa's hand. "You didn't let me finish, Quatre," Trowa allowed a very rare smile, "I meant to say that that I never had a brother, before I met you." The smile turned into a genuine could-put-shinigami-to-shame grin. Quatre gave a smile of his own, "Neither did I Trowa. Neither did I." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Heero and Wufei were waiting when Quatre and Trowa finally emerged from the cave's mouth. Sitting down near the fire Quatre asked, "Where's Duo?" Wufei shook his head and nodded to the east, "He wore himself out worrying about you two. He's sleeping under that tree over there." And so the mighty five were reunited and were once again ready to continue on their journey. Well, in the morning at least. So the five Brothers in Arms, together again, slept in security under the star filled sky. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ AN: Well there is chapter five, my attempt at being sentimental. It is my belief that though the boys are not exact blood relations they are, in a sense, as much of brothers as any that are blood tied could be. I believe that what defines a sibling does run through the heart, but it is not blood, it is love! *sniffles and reaches for a tissue * No...I promised myself I wouldn't cry...WAAAAAAH!...Juuuuust kidding! Sorry this one was a little short but I really only had one purpose in this chapter, to point out the bond between the boys and to reveal Trowa's talent.
So this is your authoress saying: Ja Ne! Until next time keep your hands on the wheel, your feet on the pedals, and don't forget to drive! (I always wanted to say something like that!) As always Questions + comments at hyeperbubchick@hotmail.com
Oh yeah and there is no hinting or other wise of yaoi or shonen-ai in any of my fiction! Take that Mr. Yaoi!
AN: Okay. I am in the middle of cutting down on my caffeine intake * sniff* who knew the stuff was bad for you? Anyhoo, this probably isn't my greatest work cause I'm goin through withdrawal headaches and all that jazz that you gotta go through to get over caffeine so please bear with me. In advance, I hope I don't offend anybody. Somehow I am one of those people that doesn't go looking for trouble...it just finds me. So please don't be mad! In the words of the Q-Man himself "We shouldn't be fighting at all!"
Dedication: To everybody who has ever been called a dork, dweeb and or spaz or anything resembling that. Sorry for the sappy stuff but I just read some REALLY sad fics! Besides, every author has to have at least one sappy dedication! That and I'm running out of people to thank! Um...I want to thank the academy...My mom I LOVE YOU MOM! All the people who do the little jobs on life. The dude that created ice cream and Oh! The dude that created Maalox (The two go together!) And-
Chibi-Wufei: Stop rambling onna and get on with the story!
Authoress: Hey! Who are you to talk about rambling?! * Grumbles* Oh, ok. Alright I'll get on with it.
Enjoy! ///^.^!
Reflections Chapter five: Brothers in Arms
"The map says we have to go through the mountain." Trowa stated, resettling himself in the saddle. Duo's eyes widened. "Well that's it! I guess this is a dead end." He looked hopeful, "Maybe we're supposed to blow it up or something." Wufei shook his head as he said, "Even if we could, Maxwell, I don't think the map would want us to. There must be an answer around here somewhere." So the strangely dressed pilots began to explore the area around the base of the mountain but to no avail. There seemed to be no way through and after an hour the boys decided to regroup and come up with a new plan. "That's it!" Duo complained, "Not only am I wearing tights and a tunic but now we are just supposed to walk through a damned mountain!" Snarling he punched the looming obstacle and amazingly enough a panel gave way and a large door opened revealing * Dramatic pause* a cave! "NO!" Everybody's favorite American wailed, "I am not Not NOT going into another damn cave!" "Grab his arms." Heero said as he punched Duo in the stomach for about the billionth time this year. "I *huff * Am * gasp* going to *wheeze * kill you * gasp* Heero." Duo mumbled with what little air he had left. "Hey," Quatre chimed in, grabbing an arm, "Isn't that Heero's line?" ~*~*~*~*~* So everybody's favorite American boy was dragged forcefully into yet another cave by his by his *ahem * caring companions. By the time Duo was capable of keeping up without being dragged the boys had traveled quite a distance into the dank cave. Earlier on Quatre had retrieved his light sphere and Heero * lit* a torch. Despite the cave's natural capacity for harboring lots of little creepy crawly glow in the dark blind thingies that crawl in your boots, it was strangely deserted. Duo's shouts (after he got his breath back) of "Echo" didn't seem to disturb anything. There was no living creature in sight, not a bat, a bug, just nothing. "There's evil here." Trowa startled them all by breaking the silence, "Something must have killed everything here and no predator would be so wasting. Lions and other predators always leave something for the next generation to live on. Whatever did this was no ordinary creature." As if in response there was a loud hissing noise that could be heard throughout the corridor. Snakes with the bodies of men but still with their serpentine heads poured seemingly out of nowhere. Their fangs dripping poison, they hissed maliciously at their unlucky prey. Snarling, the beasts managed to separate Trowa and Quatre into a different tunnel while the other G-boys escaped through another finding air and sweet freedom. However, the escapees were not all smiles for they had lost two friends back in the tunnel and could do nothing but wait for the two to emerge. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Quatre and Trowa ran through a dank tunnel with only Quatre's small light to lead the way. There was nothing to guide them but a small but steadily widening stream. Quatre whispered, "Hey Trowa, are you thinking what I'm thinking." The tall boy nodded for he too knew that if the water could escape, there was a good chance that the two boys could as well. So the two ran with the stream, the small trickle soon growing to an all out roar. Trowa and Quatre emerged into a large cavern cut off by a large waterfall with the creatures right behind them. Quatre looked at Trowa and when the taller boy nodded the two leapt into the icy abyss. *~*~*~*~*~*~ Dazed and waterlogged, Quatre remembered little of he and Trowa's struggle against the current and had no recollection of how he had gotten ashore. Looking around he did not see Trowa. He did however catch a glint of one of the Snake men's cold eyes. Ignoring the stars in front of his eyes Quatre jumped to his feet and unsheathed his swords yelling, "What the Hell did you do to Trowa?! You bastards!" Now those of you who know Quatre know that when he starts shouting...well...head for the highest and most distant hill possible. The Snake men however did not know such details and were rather unprepared for the Arabian boy's sudden rage. Quatre rushed at his foe, not caring that he was outnumbered fifteen to one but only that they killed Trowa. With tears gleaming in his eyes he fought like fury. Hacking off limbs, Quatre would not stop until either all of them or he was dead. His blades sliced the air, never staying in the same place for more than what seemed like a millisecond. The boy was a deadly blur of steel and blood, destroying everything in his path. If the Snake men weren't already too busy fighting for their lives they would have been simply standing in awe of the sheer beauty of the boy's desperate dance of swords. All stands cannot last forever and though the brave Arabian boy managed to destroy ten of the beasts, alas, five still remained and were about to make the best of their precious blond meal. ~*~*~*~*~*~* AN: Hmmm... should I stop here? Nah, I'm too nice for that! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Trowa awakened to the sound of his name. Shaking his head to clear the spots, he pushed the hair out of his eyes. He swore that he could hear the sound of steel, but it was faint, almost untraceable. He examined his gear finding that currently his bow was too wet to use but his dagger and equipment miraculously were still with him. Standing, he thought he heard someone cry out in agony. ^Quatre! ^ His mind wailed as he sprinted full out toward the sound of the screams ^I just hope I'm not too late! ^ Trowa stopped about one hundred yards from the spot where Quatre was being held. One of the creatures had Quatre hanging limply from one hand while his fangs inched nearer to the boy's throat. He knew that the boy was too far away from him to use his dagger and his bow was useless for the moment. Trowa searched desperately for an answer and then it hit him. He knew what to do and he was going to do it even if it killed him. ^Here goes... ^ ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Damn it!" Duo cursed, pacing the same patch of earth for, as Wufei had counted, the hundred and thirteenth time this hour. "Duo," Wufei said calmly, "I am as worried about them as you are but I don't think that cursing is going to help any." "Then what do you expect to do Wufei?!" Duo threw his hands up, "Make camp and roast marshmallows?!" "I don't think we have any marshmallows but the rest seems like a pretty good idea." Wufei shrugged. "WHERE DO I FIND THESE PEOPLE?!?!?!?!" ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Semiconscious, Quatre dangled limply from the creature's icy grasp. ^I'm sorry Trowa...I...I failed you just like...like before...I hope we will meet again sometime...^ Quatre closed his eyes and waited for the end. An end that did not come. Reopening his eyes, Quatre was startled to see that the green creature had turned an odd shade of gray and had completely frozen, no longer moving or breathing at all. Wrenching himself from the dead creature's grip Quatre looked dazedly around to see that the other creatures were the same way. As he was inspecting one of the dead Snake men something caught his eye. Something green and human shaped. ^Trowa! ^ Quatre's mind raced but not as fast as his feet as he sprinted the distance to his fallen friend, ^hold in there Trowa, I'm coming.^ As Quatre drew nearer Trowa stirred and half opened his eyes. "Ow," He muttered, "Quatre are you all right?" "Am I alright?!" Quatre smiled, "You're the one on the ground, not me. What happened to them?" Quatre waved to their would be assassins. "I turned * gasp* them to stone." Trowa winced slightly as his headache prevented hi from sitting up any further. "I can see that Trowa," Quatre's warm smile was starting to show, "But How?" Trowa managed to sit up while he said simply, "Magic. Like you, Heero, and according to his wet clothes this morning, Duo have used. I have the feeling that Wufei has some too but he doesn't want to use it just yet." Quatre helped Trowa walk and the two began to go for the light near the end of the tunnel when Quatre suddenly stopped. "Quatre, what's wrong?" Trowa asked, his face back in its usual mask. "Trowa why did you save me?" Quatre blurted out, " You could have just left and saved yourself but you stopped for me and-" Trowa put up a hand to stop the torrent of words and then said slowly, "I never had a brother-" "What?" Again Quatre was stopped by Trowa's hand. "You didn't let me finish, Quatre," Trowa allowed a very rare smile, "I meant to say that that I never had a brother, before I met you." The smile turned into a genuine could-put-shinigami-to-shame grin. Quatre gave a smile of his own, "Neither did I Trowa. Neither did I." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Heero and Wufei were waiting when Quatre and Trowa finally emerged from the cave's mouth. Sitting down near the fire Quatre asked, "Where's Duo?" Wufei shook his head and nodded to the east, "He wore himself out worrying about you two. He's sleeping under that tree over there." And so the mighty five were reunited and were once again ready to continue on their journey. Well, in the morning at least. So the five Brothers in Arms, together again, slept in security under the star filled sky. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ AN: Well there is chapter five, my attempt at being sentimental. It is my belief that though the boys are not exact blood relations they are, in a sense, as much of brothers as any that are blood tied could be. I believe that what defines a sibling does run through the heart, but it is not blood, it is love! *sniffles and reaches for a tissue * No...I promised myself I wouldn't cry...WAAAAAAH!...Juuuuust kidding! Sorry this one was a little short but I really only had one purpose in this chapter, to point out the bond between the boys and to reveal Trowa's talent.
So this is your authoress saying: Ja Ne! Until next time keep your hands on the wheel, your feet on the pedals, and don't forget to drive! (I always wanted to say something like that!) As always Questions + comments at hyeperbubchick@hotmail.com
Oh yeah and there is no hinting or other wise of yaoi or shonen-ai in any of my fiction! Take that Mr. Yaoi!