Chocolate's good that's all I have to say. ::notices people:: Oh hello
everyone. I'm sitting here eating ice cream.
Duo:: ICE CREAM!!!!
JL: Sorry Duo…I just finished it.
Duo: JUPPY HOW COULD YOU?
JL: You didn't say you wanted any. Here I have Raisinets, Chewy Everlasting Gobstoppers, M&M's, Jolly Rancher Jellybeans, gummy strawberries, or chocolate chips. You can have whatever you want, just don't start crying.
Duo: Raisinets, Raisinets, Raisinets, Raisinets!!!!
JL: You got into the sugar again didn't you?
Duo: Heero gave it to me last night. I think it was a peace offering since he shot two inches off my braid.
JL: I'll kill him.
Duo: Can I do the Disclaimer? Can I? Can I? Please! Please! Please!
JL: Grr, fine!
Duo: Yay! Ok Juppppppppy and Kawwwwwwwwwwwwaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. If they did then they would be rich enough to have other people write for them and you guys wouldn't get mad at them for not updating new stories and you'd love them forever and Wu-Man couldn't kill me and Hee-Man couldn't shoot me cause Juuuuuppppppppy would have them killed and Hee-Man would always have weapons and Wu-Man would always have someone that was better than him, cause KKKKKKKaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiii would be all powerful too.
JL: I think that's enough Duo.
Duo: No and I would never go hungry and could never be killed…oh wait they won't kill me…but I would always have candy…and Juppy would be happy when I went on my rants.
JL: DUO SHUT UP!
Duo: All you had to do was ask.
JL: ::falls over anime style:: On with the show…if I don't kill Duo first.
(last time)
"I did you a favor. I expect a favor in return sooner or later. Are we agreed?" She asked him.
"Hai."
She nodded. "Good day then." She walked up to her room.
Makoto sat looking at her room. It was a cream color and very…cheery looking. She sighed. "I wish they wouldn't throw me into this "happy" room. I just want to sit in the dark and I can't even do that now. It's too bright in here." She thought to herself. She walked to the door and peered around the hallway. "No one here." She thought to herself as she closed the door and walked around the third floor. "Must find kitchen, I haven't cooked in so long." She thought again as she started walking down stairs. As she was coming onto the second floor landing she heard a conversation between two people.
"I did you a favor. I expect a favor in return sooner or later. Are we agreed?" She asked him.
"Hai."
She nodded. "Good day then." She walked up to her room.
"What is Taru-chan getting herself into now?" She asked herself silently. She walked up to the door and walked in.
"You better have good reason for walking in on me." Hotaru demanded while looking at her new room.
"Gomen, Taru-chan." Makoto said as she started to walk out.
"Wait, I thought you were Heero. Come in Mako-chan." Hotaru said happily as she turned to greet her friend.
Makoto was looking at the furnishings of this room. It was very similar to her own room, yet the paint job was a bit darker. She sighed.
"What's wrong Mako-chan?" Hotaru asked.
"I want a dark room too." Makoto almost whined.
Hotaru sweatdropped. "Let me guess, your room is bright."
Makoto nodded. I'm on the third floor. It's more like an attic loft. There are windows all around. I'm not saying I'm not grateful. I can actually grow plants in there, but for the mood I've been in lately its just too…happy." She said softly.
Hotaru went and put an arm around the taller girl. "Let's not think about what has happened. Let's go make dinner for everyone. You said you were going to teach me to cook." Hotaru said cheerily, which around Makoto wasn't faked but true merriment.
"Hai, let's go." Makoto said happily.
Trowa walked around the vast estate trying to find peace. He was a bit unnerved by the new people living in the mansion. They seemed so similar to the pilots…personality wise. The thought scared him. Setsuna was very much like Quatre. They both just wanted peace and quiet, not solitude, just calmness in this chaos. Michiru and Haruka were like the night and day of Wufei. Michiru was the side of him that he rarely showed anymore…the side of him before the death of his wife. Haruka was his personality now. She was so hell bent on proving that the female population could be exactly like the male one. She was also hell bent on proving to Wufei that women were not weak, although with Makoto's demonstration that morning, he's probably questioning himself in that area. Makoto, now there's a Duo if he ever saw one. She was so kind but when her friends are threatened she's like Death himself. What scared him was how much she looked like him. Granted he had very few memories from when he was younger, but he was certain there wasn't another survivor in his family. He shuddered when he thought about Hotaru. She was so much like Heero, yet she still had her emotions and showed them. It was almost as if she was afraid of letting anyone else in. The same went for Ami. Ami. Now she definitely had his personality. It wasn't one of total isolation, just thoughtfulness. The books that Ami had brought with her were extremely advanced. He doubted even Heero would understand them. Most of them were medical journals, so she was probably studying to become a doctor, the others were on various subjects, space, time, quantum physics…the usual for a genius. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a very lovely voice in the garden he had been walking.
(All the scouts have some musical talent…Ami as you all know can sing…Makoto and Hotaru can sing as well, but Makoto can also play the piano…it was her payment from Haruka for training Hotaru…Haruka plays the piano…Michiru the violin, duh…and Setsuna plays the saxophone.)
He peered through the bushes to find Ami seated on cement bench, looking over at a rather large fountain. (Ok I can make Quatre's mansion look however I want…even though it's supposed to be in a desert…I don't care.)
Trowa listened to the pained words. He slowly walked forward.
Ami sat there, absorbed in her own thoughts. She hadn't even realized she was singing out loud.
"I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
You can't go the distance
With too much resistance
I know you have doubts
But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king…" She stopped when she heard noises coming towards her. She looked to find Trowa walking into the area she was in. He held a flute in one hand. She shyly looked to the fountain.
"Gomen. I didn't mean to interrupt you." He said calmly. It wasn't like Heero's monotone voice; it was just very calm.
"Iie, it's ok. I didn't realize I was so loud." Ami said softly.
"The song seemed sad. Are you alright?" Trowa asked.
"Yay, and Nay. I have been through much pain the last few days. I would rather not discuss it, though." She informed.
"I understand. Things can be difficult when put through a great change. "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams and I'll show you a happy man." He said quoting from a book he had read.
"But only in their dreams can men be truly free." Ami answer, using the next line from the book.
"You read the poets too?" Trowa asked, stunned.
"Keating is one of my favorites, though I wouldn't call his work poetry, more, realistic art." She stated.
"You are a strange one, Ami Mizuno. I don't understand you." Trowa said leaving.
"I have more evil things in my head than I have thoughts to put them in or energy to act them out." Ami said quoting Hamlet.
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." He quoted from the same book as he left.
1 "And he has the audacity to call me strange, although, Trowa, you are not as normal as you would like." She said into the nothingness around her.
Hotaru was pulling Makoto around the mansion. They had become lost.
"Taru-chan, can't we just ask for directions?" Makoto asked, laughing.
"No." She was answered in a monotone voice.
"Are the onnas lost?" Came a voice from behind them.
Makoto stopped dead in her tracks. She turned slowly and glared at the Asian boy. "I would watch what you say around me if I were you." She said through clenched teeth.
"Luckily, I am not you. I would have to kill myself to do the world justice of creating an onna such as yourself." Wufei smirked.
Hotaru stood in front of Makoto trying to calm her. "He's not worth it. Remember what you told me. Don't fight with your emotions. That's not the reason to use martial arts." She said trying to break through the anger in her friend.
"Hai, I remember, but I would be doing the world a great favor if I rid it of him." She said glaring at the boy in front of her.
"Makoto stop that." Setsuna said from the end of the hall.
"How can someone whose name means sincerity and trust be so ready to kill?" Quatre said coming from behind his aunt.
"No one asked you Quatre." Wufei yelled to the Arab.
"Enough of this. Makoto, you and Hotaru continue on to where you were going. Wufei remember my warning, the next time I will not stop this." Setsuna said going into her room.
"Come on Wufei. Let's go see what Heero is doing." Quatre said pulling the Asian away.
"We are not done yet onna." Wufei yelled over his shoulder.
In the kitchen Makoto was leaning on the counter while Hotaru sat on it. "I don't know Taru-chan. It's getting harder and harder to keep my anger at bay. This whole thing with Usagi…" She was interrupted.
"Don't say her name. You must forget about her. It is her own fault that she lost your friendship." Hotaru said trying to calm down the tall warrior.
"I keep thinking that if I had said something different, or done something a different way, she would have let me stay. She was my first real friend. It's so hard trying to forget all that." Makoto said on the verge of tears.
"Don't cry Mako-chan. You can't blame yourself for her doing this. She wanted what was best for you." Hotaru tried to reason.
"What was best for me? WHAT WAS BEST FOR ME? HOW WOULD SHE KNOW WHAT WAS BEST FOR ME? NO ONE KNOWS THE SHIT THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH. Even you can't know the pain I'm in." She said more calmly. "I've always been alone in the world. No amount of friends can possible make up for my parents. I was only 7. I never want to forget my father's face or my mother's laugh, but slowly I'm forgetting them." She started to cry.
The door opened and a lone figure walked in. His cheerful face faulted slightly as he saw Makoto crying. "I have to cheer her up, without pissing her off." He thought to himself. He remembered the dagger incident that morning and didn't want her wrath on him. "Hey, can one of you cook? Q- Man may have a cook, but she sucks." He said out loud.
Both Makoto and Hotaru looked up. Hotaru had a look of death in her eyes, but he was used to it. He looked to Makoto's eyes to see them filled with sorrow. He felt as though he could look into her soul, and when he did, he found a person just like him, someone who had grown up virtually alone and with no one. He also saw the glimmer of hope, hope that things would get better.
She looked to him and smiled. "I happen to be able to cook." She said modestly.
"Mako-chan, get real. You're the best cook I know." Hotaru said.
"Good, cause I'm hungry." He said again.
"Well, Duo, from what I hear, you're always hungry." Makoto said smiling.
"Yeah well." Duo said out loud. "I got you to smile. You know you're beautiful when you smile." He thought. "Wait, where did that come from?"
"Ok so what does everyone want?" Makoto asked.
"Anything but milk." Hotaru said.
"You need the calcium." Makoto said shaking her finger. "Luckily you eat some dairy foods. Ok then…how about…" It was at this time that Relena stalked into the kitchen.
"Where is my Hee-chan?" She asked angered at the fact that one of her "protectors" was talking with the one that had gotten her wet. She had taken a quick shower to get the sweat of the trip off of her. She had a brush in her hand as she walked around the kitchen like she owned it.
"I haven't seen him since we were outside." Duo informed.
"Oh Relena, let me brush and fix your hair for you." Makoto pleaded. She smiled happily and was slightly bouncing. Relena took this as a good sign and nodded.
"Of course you can." Relena said happily as she handed the brush over to Makoto.
She turned Relena towards the door and started brushing her hair. Duo had a look of utter shock on his face. "She's been corrupted." He thought.
Hotaru couldn't believe what was happening. "What are you doing?" She whispered into Makoto's ear.
"Do me a favor and take the brush." She whispered back.
Hotaru just glared at her. Makoto smiled and winked. Hotaru took the brush and continued. Makoto went to what looked like the pantry. She motioned for Duo to come over. "Do you know if the flour is in here?" She asked.
"It's in there. Why?" He asked as he got the flour out for her. All she did was smile.
She walked back over to Relena and took over for Hotaru. She opened the bag of flour and sprinkled some onto the head in front of her. The flour stuck to her wet hair. Makoto added more and more flour until Relena's hair was nothing more than a white blob. Makoto put her hair up just like her own. She then asked Duo to get a hair drier because she didn't want Relena getting sick. Duo snickered, saluted and ran to get the instrument.
"Can I look yet?" Relena asked.
"Iie, you must wait until it is finished." Makoto said. Hotaru just stood against the cabinets with her arms crossed and her face passive.
"Taru-chan, do you like my hair?" Relena asked slowly. She was trying to make friends with the seemingly emotionless girl.
"Mhnnh," Was the only answer she was given.
"Don't mind Hotaru, she hasn't gotten enough sleep lately." Makoto said giving Hotaru a glare of her own. At that point Duo walked back in. Makoto took the drier and dried Relena's hair, baking the flour onto her head.
"It feels kind of stiff." Relena said moving her head.
"That's just the special gel. Don't touch your hair, your hands will get quite sticky." Makoto informed.
"Thank you very much, Mako-chan. I hope to become good friends with you." Relena said as she walked out of the kitchen.
"I think I've cooked enough for tonight. Is there any good take out places?" Makoto asked seriously.
Duo busted out laughing and Hotaru grinned wickedly.
"Come on people, did you really think I was going to do the báka's hair?" Makoto asked.
"I didn't know what to think. That was pure evil though. How did it actually bake if it was just flour though?" Duo asked catching his breath.
"The flour you gave me was a special bread flour. It already had yeast and everything in it. All it needed was water and heat." Makoto said grinning.
"Remind me never to get on your bad side." Duo said leaving the kitchen.
"Mako-chan, you do realize that Duo heard your break down before." Hotaru said seriously.
"I know, but for some reason I think he's been through just as much as we have. I mean he is one of the Gundam Pilots." Makoto said.
Heero had just gotten an e-mail. As he was about to open it, a girl with white crusty hair walked past the door. Heero stood and walked out to the hall. "Relena?" He asked, a bit confused, but didn't waver from his monotone.
"Hee-chan. I've been looking everywhere for you." The girl turned around. Sure enough it was Relena.
"What did you do to you're hair?" He asked.
"Oh do you like it. Makoto did it. She's actually really nice. She put it up like hers is normally. Isn't she the best?" She blabbed on.
Duo was walking down the hall and as he past busted out laughing.
"What's so funny Duo?" Relena said with her hands on her hips.
"Nothing at all." He said chuckling as he passed.
At this point Michiru and Haruka walked out of the music room with Quatre. Michiru stopped short as she saw Relena.
"Miss Relena?" Quatre asked confused.
Haruka busted out laughing and Michiru was trying hard to get her to stop as she was holding in her own laughter.
"I see Koto-chan did you're hair." Haruka said.
"Why yes she did." Relena said beaming.
"Have you seen it yet?" Quatre asked.
"No I was just on my way to the bathroom to look at it." She stated.
"Well we don't want to hold you." Michiru said as she shoved Haruka towards the kitchen.
"Quatre gather the others we have a mission." Heero said walking back to his laptop.
Quatre nodded and blushed as he walked past Relena.
"Quatre-san, do you like my hair?" Relena asked.
"It's quite unique." He said almost running to get away from her.
"Koto-chan, that was classic." Haruka said stepping into the kitchen.
"Oh you got to see it?" Makoto said smiling proudly.
"Very original." Michiru stated.
A loud scream interrupted them. They all busted out laughing.
"What was that?" Trowa asked as he and the others sat in the sitting room. (It's a good place to sit, ne.)
"Oh that would be Relena." Duo said laughing hysterically.
"The onna might be in trouble." Wufei said shaking his head getting ready to stand.
"Don't Wufei. You don't want to be anywhere Relena right now." Quatre said quickly.
"Why's that?" Trowa asked.
"Bread Hair." Heero said.
Trowa and Wufei looked at him. Duo was hysterical. Duo then went to explain what Makoto had done.
"So the onna isn't a lost hope." Wufei said smiling.
"We'll be the ones that have to deal with her." Trowa stated.
"Nah, Mako will take care of it." Duo said.
"Mako? Getting a little informal with the onna are we?" Wufei asked.
"Enough, we have a mission. Oz has regrouped and there is a new leader. We are to go to the base on the L3 colony and destroy it." Heero stated.
"What about the girls?" Duo asked.
"We will be fine." Setsuna said from the door. "Dr. J has informed me of your mission."
"Who are you?" Heero said pulling out his gun.
"I cannot tell you. It is up to the three younger girls to tell you who we are." She said walking out, the gun not even phasing her.
"Well deal with them when we get back." Heero said. The guys nodded and walked out to the hanger that held Quatre's plane/space ship thingy. (He IS rich.)
"They are leaving for their mission." Setsuna said.
"Will they need our help this time around?" Hotaru said seriously.
"I'm afraid so. If you don't go one of them will die." Setsuna stated.
"Mission accepted." Hotaru said.
"Taru-chan, you're sounding more and more like Heero every day. Stop that now." Ami said, not wanting to see her friend turn into the Perfect Soldier' clone.
"Hai, I've just always wanted to say that." Hotaru said.
The others sweatdropped. "If everyone is ready I think it's time to go." Haruka said.
Relena could be heard yelling from down the hall. "Makoto how could you do this to me? I thought we were friends." She wailed.
Makoto grinned and leapt up from her chair. "I think it's time we left, don't you?" She asked quickly and ran out the door.
"I really don't know how we aren't going to kill her. She's gotten very annoying." Haruka stated.
"She will calm down. After she has a talk with the Shinigami she will be back to her normal self." Setsuna said.
"Shinigami? Who is the God of Death?" Hotaru asked.
"Don't worry about that. It is time." Setsuna said as she stood and walked to the door. The others followed her.
Ok I leave you with that. Relena has bread hair. I'm not sure if that would really work, but it sounded cool.
Quatre: Bread hair?
JL: Yes, bread hair.
Duo: ::Mumbles in sleep:: Bread…food…sugar…no more sugar…hangover bad…very bad…
JL: ::sweatdrops:: I hate when he falls asleep on me.
Quatre: At least you were smart enough to put his hair under him when he started to drool.
JL: Yeah, I hate having a wet spot on my leg. Now his hair is wet. It's his own fault. He refuses to sleep in his bed when I'm writing.
Quatre: So, Heero got into the weapon vault that Kawaii-chan gave him?
JL: I'm afraid so, but I don't know what pissed him off more…the fact that all the weapons were water guns…or the fact that he spent days on the password and couldn't figure it out.
Quatre: All of them were water guns?
JL: No about a dozen were real, but they were just the replacements that Kawaii-chan got him…the others were duds.
Quatre: That wasn't nice.
JL: When have you known us to be nice. Anyway, thank you for reading and remember to review. Also remember that flames don't hurt pyromaniacs…they just make us happy.
Ja ne!
Duo: ICE CREAM!!!!!!!
Duo:: ICE CREAM!!!!
JL: Sorry Duo…I just finished it.
Duo: JUPPY HOW COULD YOU?
JL: You didn't say you wanted any. Here I have Raisinets, Chewy Everlasting Gobstoppers, M&M's, Jolly Rancher Jellybeans, gummy strawberries, or chocolate chips. You can have whatever you want, just don't start crying.
Duo: Raisinets, Raisinets, Raisinets, Raisinets!!!!
JL: You got into the sugar again didn't you?
Duo: Heero gave it to me last night. I think it was a peace offering since he shot two inches off my braid.
JL: I'll kill him.
Duo: Can I do the Disclaimer? Can I? Can I? Please! Please! Please!
JL: Grr, fine!
Duo: Yay! Ok Juppppppppy and Kawwwwwwwwwwwwaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. If they did then they would be rich enough to have other people write for them and you guys wouldn't get mad at them for not updating new stories and you'd love them forever and Wu-Man couldn't kill me and Hee-Man couldn't shoot me cause Juuuuuppppppppy would have them killed and Hee-Man would always have weapons and Wu-Man would always have someone that was better than him, cause KKKKKKKaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiii would be all powerful too.
JL: I think that's enough Duo.
Duo: No and I would never go hungry and could never be killed…oh wait they won't kill me…but I would always have candy…and Juppy would be happy when I went on my rants.
JL: DUO SHUT UP!
Duo: All you had to do was ask.
JL: ::falls over anime style:: On with the show…if I don't kill Duo first.
(last time)
"I did you a favor. I expect a favor in return sooner or later. Are we agreed?" She asked him.
"Hai."
She nodded. "Good day then." She walked up to her room.
Makoto sat looking at her room. It was a cream color and very…cheery looking. She sighed. "I wish they wouldn't throw me into this "happy" room. I just want to sit in the dark and I can't even do that now. It's too bright in here." She thought to herself. She walked to the door and peered around the hallway. "No one here." She thought to herself as she closed the door and walked around the third floor. "Must find kitchen, I haven't cooked in so long." She thought again as she started walking down stairs. As she was coming onto the second floor landing she heard a conversation between two people.
"I did you a favor. I expect a favor in return sooner or later. Are we agreed?" She asked him.
"Hai."
She nodded. "Good day then." She walked up to her room.
"What is Taru-chan getting herself into now?" She asked herself silently. She walked up to the door and walked in.
"You better have good reason for walking in on me." Hotaru demanded while looking at her new room.
"Gomen, Taru-chan." Makoto said as she started to walk out.
"Wait, I thought you were Heero. Come in Mako-chan." Hotaru said happily as she turned to greet her friend.
Makoto was looking at the furnishings of this room. It was very similar to her own room, yet the paint job was a bit darker. She sighed.
"What's wrong Mako-chan?" Hotaru asked.
"I want a dark room too." Makoto almost whined.
Hotaru sweatdropped. "Let me guess, your room is bright."
Makoto nodded. I'm on the third floor. It's more like an attic loft. There are windows all around. I'm not saying I'm not grateful. I can actually grow plants in there, but for the mood I've been in lately its just too…happy." She said softly.
Hotaru went and put an arm around the taller girl. "Let's not think about what has happened. Let's go make dinner for everyone. You said you were going to teach me to cook." Hotaru said cheerily, which around Makoto wasn't faked but true merriment.
"Hai, let's go." Makoto said happily.
Trowa walked around the vast estate trying to find peace. He was a bit unnerved by the new people living in the mansion. They seemed so similar to the pilots…personality wise. The thought scared him. Setsuna was very much like Quatre. They both just wanted peace and quiet, not solitude, just calmness in this chaos. Michiru and Haruka were like the night and day of Wufei. Michiru was the side of him that he rarely showed anymore…the side of him before the death of his wife. Haruka was his personality now. She was so hell bent on proving that the female population could be exactly like the male one. She was also hell bent on proving to Wufei that women were not weak, although with Makoto's demonstration that morning, he's probably questioning himself in that area. Makoto, now there's a Duo if he ever saw one. She was so kind but when her friends are threatened she's like Death himself. What scared him was how much she looked like him. Granted he had very few memories from when he was younger, but he was certain there wasn't another survivor in his family. He shuddered when he thought about Hotaru. She was so much like Heero, yet she still had her emotions and showed them. It was almost as if she was afraid of letting anyone else in. The same went for Ami. Ami. Now she definitely had his personality. It wasn't one of total isolation, just thoughtfulness. The books that Ami had brought with her were extremely advanced. He doubted even Heero would understand them. Most of them were medical journals, so she was probably studying to become a doctor, the others were on various subjects, space, time, quantum physics…the usual for a genius. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard a very lovely voice in the garden he had been walking.
(All the scouts have some musical talent…Ami as you all know can sing…Makoto and Hotaru can sing as well, but Makoto can also play the piano…it was her payment from Haruka for training Hotaru…Haruka plays the piano…Michiru the violin, duh…and Setsuna plays the saxophone.)
He peered through the bushes to find Ami seated on cement bench, looking over at a rather large fountain. (Ok I can make Quatre's mansion look however I want…even though it's supposed to be in a desert…I don't care.)
Trowa listened to the pained words. He slowly walked forward.
Ami sat there, absorbed in her own thoughts. She hadn't even realized she was singing out loud.
"I know you're an emotional girl
It took a lot for you to not lose your faith in this world
I can't offer you proof
But you're gonna face a moment of truth
It's hard when you're always afraid
You just recover when another belief is betrayed
So break my heart if you must
It's a matter of trust
You can't go the distance
With too much resistance
I know you have doubts
But for God's sake don't shut me out
This time you've got nothing to lose
You can take it, you can leave it
Whatever you choose
I won't hold back anything
And I'll walk away a fool or a king…" She stopped when she heard noises coming towards her. She looked to find Trowa walking into the area she was in. He held a flute in one hand. She shyly looked to the fountain.
"Gomen. I didn't mean to interrupt you." He said calmly. It wasn't like Heero's monotone voice; it was just very calm.
"Iie, it's ok. I didn't realize I was so loud." Ami said softly.
"The song seemed sad. Are you alright?" Trowa asked.
"Yay, and Nay. I have been through much pain the last few days. I would rather not discuss it, though." She informed.
"I understand. Things can be difficult when put through a great change. "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams and I'll show you a happy man." He said quoting from a book he had read.
"But only in their dreams can men be truly free." Ami answer, using the next line from the book.
"You read the poets too?" Trowa asked, stunned.
"Keating is one of my favorites, though I wouldn't call his work poetry, more, realistic art." She stated.
"You are a strange one, Ami Mizuno. I don't understand you." Trowa said leaving.
"I have more evil things in my head than I have thoughts to put them in or energy to act them out." Ami said quoting Hamlet.
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go." He quoted from the same book as he left.
1 "And he has the audacity to call me strange, although, Trowa, you are not as normal as you would like." She said into the nothingness around her.
Hotaru was pulling Makoto around the mansion. They had become lost.
"Taru-chan, can't we just ask for directions?" Makoto asked, laughing.
"No." She was answered in a monotone voice.
"Are the onnas lost?" Came a voice from behind them.
Makoto stopped dead in her tracks. She turned slowly and glared at the Asian boy. "I would watch what you say around me if I were you." She said through clenched teeth.
"Luckily, I am not you. I would have to kill myself to do the world justice of creating an onna such as yourself." Wufei smirked.
Hotaru stood in front of Makoto trying to calm her. "He's not worth it. Remember what you told me. Don't fight with your emotions. That's not the reason to use martial arts." She said trying to break through the anger in her friend.
"Hai, I remember, but I would be doing the world a great favor if I rid it of him." She said glaring at the boy in front of her.
"Makoto stop that." Setsuna said from the end of the hall.
"How can someone whose name means sincerity and trust be so ready to kill?" Quatre said coming from behind his aunt.
"No one asked you Quatre." Wufei yelled to the Arab.
"Enough of this. Makoto, you and Hotaru continue on to where you were going. Wufei remember my warning, the next time I will not stop this." Setsuna said going into her room.
"Come on Wufei. Let's go see what Heero is doing." Quatre said pulling the Asian away.
"We are not done yet onna." Wufei yelled over his shoulder.
In the kitchen Makoto was leaning on the counter while Hotaru sat on it. "I don't know Taru-chan. It's getting harder and harder to keep my anger at bay. This whole thing with Usagi…" She was interrupted.
"Don't say her name. You must forget about her. It is her own fault that she lost your friendship." Hotaru said trying to calm down the tall warrior.
"I keep thinking that if I had said something different, or done something a different way, she would have let me stay. She was my first real friend. It's so hard trying to forget all that." Makoto said on the verge of tears.
"Don't cry Mako-chan. You can't blame yourself for her doing this. She wanted what was best for you." Hotaru tried to reason.
"What was best for me? WHAT WAS BEST FOR ME? HOW WOULD SHE KNOW WHAT WAS BEST FOR ME? NO ONE KNOWS THE SHIT THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH. Even you can't know the pain I'm in." She said more calmly. "I've always been alone in the world. No amount of friends can possible make up for my parents. I was only 7. I never want to forget my father's face or my mother's laugh, but slowly I'm forgetting them." She started to cry.
The door opened and a lone figure walked in. His cheerful face faulted slightly as he saw Makoto crying. "I have to cheer her up, without pissing her off." He thought to himself. He remembered the dagger incident that morning and didn't want her wrath on him. "Hey, can one of you cook? Q- Man may have a cook, but she sucks." He said out loud.
Both Makoto and Hotaru looked up. Hotaru had a look of death in her eyes, but he was used to it. He looked to Makoto's eyes to see them filled with sorrow. He felt as though he could look into her soul, and when he did, he found a person just like him, someone who had grown up virtually alone and with no one. He also saw the glimmer of hope, hope that things would get better.
She looked to him and smiled. "I happen to be able to cook." She said modestly.
"Mako-chan, get real. You're the best cook I know." Hotaru said.
"Good, cause I'm hungry." He said again.
"Well, Duo, from what I hear, you're always hungry." Makoto said smiling.
"Yeah well." Duo said out loud. "I got you to smile. You know you're beautiful when you smile." He thought. "Wait, where did that come from?"
"Ok so what does everyone want?" Makoto asked.
"Anything but milk." Hotaru said.
"You need the calcium." Makoto said shaking her finger. "Luckily you eat some dairy foods. Ok then…how about…" It was at this time that Relena stalked into the kitchen.
"Where is my Hee-chan?" She asked angered at the fact that one of her "protectors" was talking with the one that had gotten her wet. She had taken a quick shower to get the sweat of the trip off of her. She had a brush in her hand as she walked around the kitchen like she owned it.
"I haven't seen him since we were outside." Duo informed.
"Oh Relena, let me brush and fix your hair for you." Makoto pleaded. She smiled happily and was slightly bouncing. Relena took this as a good sign and nodded.
"Of course you can." Relena said happily as she handed the brush over to Makoto.
She turned Relena towards the door and started brushing her hair. Duo had a look of utter shock on his face. "She's been corrupted." He thought.
Hotaru couldn't believe what was happening. "What are you doing?" She whispered into Makoto's ear.
"Do me a favor and take the brush." She whispered back.
Hotaru just glared at her. Makoto smiled and winked. Hotaru took the brush and continued. Makoto went to what looked like the pantry. She motioned for Duo to come over. "Do you know if the flour is in here?" She asked.
"It's in there. Why?" He asked as he got the flour out for her. All she did was smile.
She walked back over to Relena and took over for Hotaru. She opened the bag of flour and sprinkled some onto the head in front of her. The flour stuck to her wet hair. Makoto added more and more flour until Relena's hair was nothing more than a white blob. Makoto put her hair up just like her own. She then asked Duo to get a hair drier because she didn't want Relena getting sick. Duo snickered, saluted and ran to get the instrument.
"Can I look yet?" Relena asked.
"Iie, you must wait until it is finished." Makoto said. Hotaru just stood against the cabinets with her arms crossed and her face passive.
"Taru-chan, do you like my hair?" Relena asked slowly. She was trying to make friends with the seemingly emotionless girl.
"Mhnnh," Was the only answer she was given.
"Don't mind Hotaru, she hasn't gotten enough sleep lately." Makoto said giving Hotaru a glare of her own. At that point Duo walked back in. Makoto took the drier and dried Relena's hair, baking the flour onto her head.
"It feels kind of stiff." Relena said moving her head.
"That's just the special gel. Don't touch your hair, your hands will get quite sticky." Makoto informed.
"Thank you very much, Mako-chan. I hope to become good friends with you." Relena said as she walked out of the kitchen.
"I think I've cooked enough for tonight. Is there any good take out places?" Makoto asked seriously.
Duo busted out laughing and Hotaru grinned wickedly.
"Come on people, did you really think I was going to do the báka's hair?" Makoto asked.
"I didn't know what to think. That was pure evil though. How did it actually bake if it was just flour though?" Duo asked catching his breath.
"The flour you gave me was a special bread flour. It already had yeast and everything in it. All it needed was water and heat." Makoto said grinning.
"Remind me never to get on your bad side." Duo said leaving the kitchen.
"Mako-chan, you do realize that Duo heard your break down before." Hotaru said seriously.
"I know, but for some reason I think he's been through just as much as we have. I mean he is one of the Gundam Pilots." Makoto said.
Heero had just gotten an e-mail. As he was about to open it, a girl with white crusty hair walked past the door. Heero stood and walked out to the hall. "Relena?" He asked, a bit confused, but didn't waver from his monotone.
"Hee-chan. I've been looking everywhere for you." The girl turned around. Sure enough it was Relena.
"What did you do to you're hair?" He asked.
"Oh do you like it. Makoto did it. She's actually really nice. She put it up like hers is normally. Isn't she the best?" She blabbed on.
Duo was walking down the hall and as he past busted out laughing.
"What's so funny Duo?" Relena said with her hands on her hips.
"Nothing at all." He said chuckling as he passed.
At this point Michiru and Haruka walked out of the music room with Quatre. Michiru stopped short as she saw Relena.
"Miss Relena?" Quatre asked confused.
Haruka busted out laughing and Michiru was trying hard to get her to stop as she was holding in her own laughter.
"I see Koto-chan did you're hair." Haruka said.
"Why yes she did." Relena said beaming.
"Have you seen it yet?" Quatre asked.
"No I was just on my way to the bathroom to look at it." She stated.
"Well we don't want to hold you." Michiru said as she shoved Haruka towards the kitchen.
"Quatre gather the others we have a mission." Heero said walking back to his laptop.
Quatre nodded and blushed as he walked past Relena.
"Quatre-san, do you like my hair?" Relena asked.
"It's quite unique." He said almost running to get away from her.
"Koto-chan, that was classic." Haruka said stepping into the kitchen.
"Oh you got to see it?" Makoto said smiling proudly.
"Very original." Michiru stated.
A loud scream interrupted them. They all busted out laughing.
"What was that?" Trowa asked as he and the others sat in the sitting room. (It's a good place to sit, ne.)
"Oh that would be Relena." Duo said laughing hysterically.
"The onna might be in trouble." Wufei said shaking his head getting ready to stand.
"Don't Wufei. You don't want to be anywhere Relena right now." Quatre said quickly.
"Why's that?" Trowa asked.
"Bread Hair." Heero said.
Trowa and Wufei looked at him. Duo was hysterical. Duo then went to explain what Makoto had done.
"So the onna isn't a lost hope." Wufei said smiling.
"We'll be the ones that have to deal with her." Trowa stated.
"Nah, Mako will take care of it." Duo said.
"Mako? Getting a little informal with the onna are we?" Wufei asked.
"Enough, we have a mission. Oz has regrouped and there is a new leader. We are to go to the base on the L3 colony and destroy it." Heero stated.
"What about the girls?" Duo asked.
"We will be fine." Setsuna said from the door. "Dr. J has informed me of your mission."
"Who are you?" Heero said pulling out his gun.
"I cannot tell you. It is up to the three younger girls to tell you who we are." She said walking out, the gun not even phasing her.
"Well deal with them when we get back." Heero said. The guys nodded and walked out to the hanger that held Quatre's plane/space ship thingy. (He IS rich.)
"They are leaving for their mission." Setsuna said.
"Will they need our help this time around?" Hotaru said seriously.
"I'm afraid so. If you don't go one of them will die." Setsuna stated.
"Mission accepted." Hotaru said.
"Taru-chan, you're sounding more and more like Heero every day. Stop that now." Ami said, not wanting to see her friend turn into the Perfect Soldier' clone.
"Hai, I've just always wanted to say that." Hotaru said.
The others sweatdropped. "If everyone is ready I think it's time to go." Haruka said.
Relena could be heard yelling from down the hall. "Makoto how could you do this to me? I thought we were friends." She wailed.
Makoto grinned and leapt up from her chair. "I think it's time we left, don't you?" She asked quickly and ran out the door.
"I really don't know how we aren't going to kill her. She's gotten very annoying." Haruka stated.
"She will calm down. After she has a talk with the Shinigami she will be back to her normal self." Setsuna said.
"Shinigami? Who is the God of Death?" Hotaru asked.
"Don't worry about that. It is time." Setsuna said as she stood and walked to the door. The others followed her.
Ok I leave you with that. Relena has bread hair. I'm not sure if that would really work, but it sounded cool.
Quatre: Bread hair?
JL: Yes, bread hair.
Duo: ::Mumbles in sleep:: Bread…food…sugar…no more sugar…hangover bad…very bad…
JL: ::sweatdrops:: I hate when he falls asleep on me.
Quatre: At least you were smart enough to put his hair under him when he started to drool.
JL: Yeah, I hate having a wet spot on my leg. Now his hair is wet. It's his own fault. He refuses to sleep in his bed when I'm writing.
Quatre: So, Heero got into the weapon vault that Kawaii-chan gave him?
JL: I'm afraid so, but I don't know what pissed him off more…the fact that all the weapons were water guns…or the fact that he spent days on the password and couldn't figure it out.
Quatre: All of them were water guns?
JL: No about a dozen were real, but they were just the replacements that Kawaii-chan got him…the others were duds.
Quatre: That wasn't nice.
JL: When have you known us to be nice. Anyway, thank you for reading and remember to review. Also remember that flames don't hurt pyromaniacs…they just make us happy.
Ja ne!
Duo: ICE CREAM!!!!!!!