A WARNING TO ALL ACTION LOVERS: The action will start in Chapter 3. so if
you dislike character development, etc. don't bother reading it.
Leiko looked at herself in the mirror with a look of worry on her porcelain face. She tilted her cheek to one side, then the other, and finally let out a soft grin. She picked up her thin-framed glasses and put it on her nose. Leiko looked down at the slim navy dress that she wore and wondered if it was appropriate. The dress itself was made out of fine silk, and seemed to cling to all the necessary areas. The white gloves that her sister had gotten her fell daintily across her wrists, and her shoes shined with a glint of moonlight. Leiko took a deep breath and looked at herself one more time before nodding in approval. Even though she felt confident, Leiko still jumped when she heard the phone ring. Almost tripping over her own feet, Leiko scrambled to the phone and hastily picked it up.
"H-hello?" she asked, her voice quivering with nervousness and excitement. To her great relief, Dr. Kasshu was on the other end.
"Hello, Lieutenant Leiko, the three of us will be there in a few moments and we'll send Urube to come pick you up, is that alright?"
'Urube?' thought Leiko.
"Yes, Dr. Kasshu, it will be just fine," Leiko shook the thoughts off her mind and added, "See you soon." Leiko let the phone tumble onto its receiver and she sighed. Leiko's hands trembled and she held them firmly to her sides as she strode throughout the hallways of her townhouse, trying to appear as official as possible.
****** "It'll only take a moment," said Urube as he turned from the two men sitting in the car. As he slowly walked towards the door of the townhouse, the wind ruffled his dark green suit. He looked at the somewhat-drenched roses that he held in his hands and raised an eyebrow. He always found things like this frivolous, but Dr. Kasshu insisted. Urube stood at the doorframe for a moment, before finally reaching out a hand and pressing the doorbell. Urube cringed when he heard a loud crash come from the inside, and a slight brush of relief fell over him when he saw an embarrassed Leiko open the door.
"Hello, Major Ishikawa," smiled Leiko as she adjusted her glasses. Suddenly the aroma of roses filled her nose as the bouquet was thrust unemotionally into her arms.
"Oh my." she whispered.
"Come," said Urube, "The Doctor and Professor are waiting." Leiko quickly reached inside and hung the roses upside down on a coat hanger before bustling out after Urube.
"Major Ishikawa, wait up!" Leiko raced after the tall man, picking up her dress and tripping over her high-heels. Professor Mikamura sighed and shook his head at the sight. When Urube turned nonchalantly to open the car door, he heard a shriek from Leiko. Her shoe slipped off her foot and she went flying towards the Major. He instinctively reached out his arms, and she landed in them, her arms flailing around his broad shoulders. The two Gundam Fighters stood there, holding each other, both taken by surprise.
"Well," said Dr. Kasshu, "Nice catch, Urube." Leiko took a step back, letting her small hands move away from Urube's body.
"Gomen nasai*," mumbled Leiko, "Major Ishikawa, I'm very sorry." Urube let a smirk cross his face as he said, "Please, call me Urube."
"Alright, Urube-senpai**." nodded Leiko. Urube shook his head as he stepped into the car.
(*Gomen nasai- "I'm very sorry" in Japanese) (**Senpai- A teacher or someone who is highly respected, in Japanese)
************ The restaurant was very nice, with real flowers sitting in glass vases on each table, and a candle flickering beside them. Gundam Fighters from many nations had gathered at that restaurant for a celebration, honoring the start of the 12th Gundam Fight. The waiter sat Urube, Professor Mikamura, Dr. Kasshu, and Leiko down at a nice table near the center of the dance floor. Leiko's eyes sparkled with excitement as she watched elegant couples glide across the floor, with classical music in the background.
"Wow, this celebration must be really important, it looks like most of the Gundam Fighters that are participating are here," said an amazed Leiko.
"Pardón, señorita. ¿Cómo esta usted?" Leiko looked quickly up at a handsome redhead with sparkling green eyes.
"I'm sorry," said a flabbergasted Leiko, "I do not speak Spanish."
"Oh! I apologize, my dear, it's just that your beauty completely took me away, and I thought for a moment that I was in my lovely España!" the pretty-boy laughed, and Urube gagged. The Gundam Fighter standing before them was dripping with charm, and it was making poor Urube sick to the stomach.
"Oh," the redhead continued, "My name is Leon, I am representing Neo- Spain. ¿Ý tú? What country are you representing?"
"I'm part of the Gundam crew for Neo-Japan," explained Leiko as she gestured to Urube, "This is the pilot, Major Urube Ishikawa." Leiko looked up at Urube with adoring eyes, and he just couldn't help but smile, while a frown tugged at Leon's lips.
"I see," said Leon, "Pues. perhaps you would like to dance with me, bonita señorita?"
"Perhaps another song," said Leiko as she smiled faintly, "We were just about to order our dinner." Leon grimaced, but stayed calm.
"Alright then," he said, "Another song." Leon briskly turned and walked away, his hair flowing behind him.
"What a guy," said Dr. Kasshu, "Didn't even notice the three of us!"
"Men can be rather strange," said Leiko, "But I'd much rather share a dance with Urube-senpai than with that guy."
"Well, I'm sure the Major could arrange that," smirked Professor Mikamura as he lifted his wineglass, "Well then, a toast to the 12th Gundam Fight!" Multiple wineglasses clicked, and the four of them started to eat. About halfway through the meal, the band started to play a waltz.
"Oh! I love waltzes!" exclaimed Leiko romantically as she turned to the three men.
"I have two left feet," said Mikamura, rather flatly. Dr. Kasshu laughed and said, "Go on, Ishikawa, you ol' bag! Get out there!"
"But I." Urube was cut off as a joyous Leiko practically lifted him out of the chair and dragged him onto the dance floor.
"Do you think that was wise of you to let her do that?" asked Mikamura.
"Aw, the Major needs it," said Dr. Kasshu. Mikamura looked over at the young lady and the Major dancing; he was pretty good for a fighter busy with other things. Urube did his best not to get stepped on by Leiko, but was taken aback when he saw something out of the corner of his eyes.
'Are those tentacles?' he thought as he turned to the window. Two large green tentacles curled around the monstrous head of a giant Gundam.
"What. is that thing.?"
"Major? Are you alright?" Urube snapped back into reality and looked at the pretty Lieutenant.
"Yes, I'm fine, for a moment I just thought I saw the Devil."
Leiko looked at herself in the mirror with a look of worry on her porcelain face. She tilted her cheek to one side, then the other, and finally let out a soft grin. She picked up her thin-framed glasses and put it on her nose. Leiko looked down at the slim navy dress that she wore and wondered if it was appropriate. The dress itself was made out of fine silk, and seemed to cling to all the necessary areas. The white gloves that her sister had gotten her fell daintily across her wrists, and her shoes shined with a glint of moonlight. Leiko took a deep breath and looked at herself one more time before nodding in approval. Even though she felt confident, Leiko still jumped when she heard the phone ring. Almost tripping over her own feet, Leiko scrambled to the phone and hastily picked it up.
"H-hello?" she asked, her voice quivering with nervousness and excitement. To her great relief, Dr. Kasshu was on the other end.
"Hello, Lieutenant Leiko, the three of us will be there in a few moments and we'll send Urube to come pick you up, is that alright?"
'Urube?' thought Leiko.
"Yes, Dr. Kasshu, it will be just fine," Leiko shook the thoughts off her mind and added, "See you soon." Leiko let the phone tumble onto its receiver and she sighed. Leiko's hands trembled and she held them firmly to her sides as she strode throughout the hallways of her townhouse, trying to appear as official as possible.
****** "It'll only take a moment," said Urube as he turned from the two men sitting in the car. As he slowly walked towards the door of the townhouse, the wind ruffled his dark green suit. He looked at the somewhat-drenched roses that he held in his hands and raised an eyebrow. He always found things like this frivolous, but Dr. Kasshu insisted. Urube stood at the doorframe for a moment, before finally reaching out a hand and pressing the doorbell. Urube cringed when he heard a loud crash come from the inside, and a slight brush of relief fell over him when he saw an embarrassed Leiko open the door.
"Hello, Major Ishikawa," smiled Leiko as she adjusted her glasses. Suddenly the aroma of roses filled her nose as the bouquet was thrust unemotionally into her arms.
"Oh my." she whispered.
"Come," said Urube, "The Doctor and Professor are waiting." Leiko quickly reached inside and hung the roses upside down on a coat hanger before bustling out after Urube.
"Major Ishikawa, wait up!" Leiko raced after the tall man, picking up her dress and tripping over her high-heels. Professor Mikamura sighed and shook his head at the sight. When Urube turned nonchalantly to open the car door, he heard a shriek from Leiko. Her shoe slipped off her foot and she went flying towards the Major. He instinctively reached out his arms, and she landed in them, her arms flailing around his broad shoulders. The two Gundam Fighters stood there, holding each other, both taken by surprise.
"Well," said Dr. Kasshu, "Nice catch, Urube." Leiko took a step back, letting her small hands move away from Urube's body.
"Gomen nasai*," mumbled Leiko, "Major Ishikawa, I'm very sorry." Urube let a smirk cross his face as he said, "Please, call me Urube."
"Alright, Urube-senpai**." nodded Leiko. Urube shook his head as he stepped into the car.
(*Gomen nasai- "I'm very sorry" in Japanese) (**Senpai- A teacher or someone who is highly respected, in Japanese)
************ The restaurant was very nice, with real flowers sitting in glass vases on each table, and a candle flickering beside them. Gundam Fighters from many nations had gathered at that restaurant for a celebration, honoring the start of the 12th Gundam Fight. The waiter sat Urube, Professor Mikamura, Dr. Kasshu, and Leiko down at a nice table near the center of the dance floor. Leiko's eyes sparkled with excitement as she watched elegant couples glide across the floor, with classical music in the background.
"Wow, this celebration must be really important, it looks like most of the Gundam Fighters that are participating are here," said an amazed Leiko.
"Pardón, señorita. ¿Cómo esta usted?" Leiko looked quickly up at a handsome redhead with sparkling green eyes.
"I'm sorry," said a flabbergasted Leiko, "I do not speak Spanish."
"Oh! I apologize, my dear, it's just that your beauty completely took me away, and I thought for a moment that I was in my lovely España!" the pretty-boy laughed, and Urube gagged. The Gundam Fighter standing before them was dripping with charm, and it was making poor Urube sick to the stomach.
"Oh," the redhead continued, "My name is Leon, I am representing Neo- Spain. ¿Ý tú? What country are you representing?"
"I'm part of the Gundam crew for Neo-Japan," explained Leiko as she gestured to Urube, "This is the pilot, Major Urube Ishikawa." Leiko looked up at Urube with adoring eyes, and he just couldn't help but smile, while a frown tugged at Leon's lips.
"I see," said Leon, "Pues. perhaps you would like to dance with me, bonita señorita?"
"Perhaps another song," said Leiko as she smiled faintly, "We were just about to order our dinner." Leon grimaced, but stayed calm.
"Alright then," he said, "Another song." Leon briskly turned and walked away, his hair flowing behind him.
"What a guy," said Dr. Kasshu, "Didn't even notice the three of us!"
"Men can be rather strange," said Leiko, "But I'd much rather share a dance with Urube-senpai than with that guy."
"Well, I'm sure the Major could arrange that," smirked Professor Mikamura as he lifted his wineglass, "Well then, a toast to the 12th Gundam Fight!" Multiple wineglasses clicked, and the four of them started to eat. About halfway through the meal, the band started to play a waltz.
"Oh! I love waltzes!" exclaimed Leiko romantically as she turned to the three men.
"I have two left feet," said Mikamura, rather flatly. Dr. Kasshu laughed and said, "Go on, Ishikawa, you ol' bag! Get out there!"
"But I." Urube was cut off as a joyous Leiko practically lifted him out of the chair and dragged him onto the dance floor.
"Do you think that was wise of you to let her do that?" asked Mikamura.
"Aw, the Major needs it," said Dr. Kasshu. Mikamura looked over at the young lady and the Major dancing; he was pretty good for a fighter busy with other things. Urube did his best not to get stepped on by Leiko, but was taken aback when he saw something out of the corner of his eyes.
'Are those tentacles?' he thought as he turned to the window. Two large green tentacles curled around the monstrous head of a giant Gundam.
"What. is that thing.?"
"Major? Are you alright?" Urube snapped back into reality and looked at the pretty Lieutenant.
"Yes, I'm fine, for a moment I just thought I saw the Devil."