Chapter 3: Just another mission
Hey, I'm back with another chapter... Um, I guess, here you go!
Rei's P.O.V.
Makoto knocked on the door and in a few moments, particularly chubby man with shaggy blond hair. "Yeah?" He grunted.
Rei glanced behind him. (They haven't come through yet.) Minako looked over at her.
"We're selling Girl Scout cookies." Makoto said abruptly. "Do you want to buy some?"
The man's cheerless face brightened instantly. "Cookies?! Why didn't you say so? Come on in!" He shuffled out of the way and closed the door behind Rei.
Rei felt he stomach turn as the clean air of the hall was suddenly cut off. The room was messy, with dirty, stained clothes thrown around and there was a distinct scent of rotting cheese, pizza and cigarette smoke. Rei saw Ami shiver once and cover her mouth. The man scuttled to the kitchen. "I'll just get something to write with..."
His voice trailed off as sounds of shuffling papers emitted from the next room. Minako turned to Makoto, a grimace spread across her face. "I hope those youmas get here soon." She whispered.
Then, as if on cue, a loud bellow cut through the apartment. "Here we go..." Ami whispered as they hopped across piles of dirty laundry and stopped in the door of the kitchen. Sure enough, there were two youmas, big ones, holding the man down on the table and a third, smaller, holding its hands across the man's forehead.
The man yelled again, and suddenly dropped unconscious. The smaller youma leered and held up its hands. A small, sparkling orb twinkled between its palms.
"Hey! You put that back!" Minako yelled.
Rei looked over and back up a step. A wave of golden stars enveloped Minako and left her in her Scout uniform. Blue ribbons and bolts of lightning covered Makoto and Ami, transforming them as well. Rei concentrated on her own power and let the chains of fire change her clothes and energy.
The youmas growled and pounced at them. Rei grinned. (Bring it on.)
The Scouts jumped away, trying not to trip in the small room, and Ami worked her way around them to the small one who was reaching to shove the shimmering orb into its mouth. Ami kicked it hard in the jaw before it could swallow and the crystal went flying.
The youma shrieked and Ami tried to pull power as she dodged its fierce claws, raking for her face. Ami pulled in a breath and let the ice attack flow from her finger tips, hitting the hissing youma right in the chest. It flew backwards and smacked into the wall with a loud crack. When it dropped to the floor, it puffed up into a trail of dark smoke. Ami turned and saw the other two do the same.
Minako sighed as she leaned over and picked up the small orb. "When will they learn they can't just go around stealing people's mind crystals?" She dropped it into Ami's hand.
Ami shrugged. "Now all of you put on a concerned face. Minako, get a glass of water." Minako nodded. Her Scout uniform disappeared in a flash of gold as she turned on the faucet. More flashes of energy changed the four girls back into their normal outfits. Ami looked around at the others before pressing the small sphere into the man's forehead.
The man awoke with a sputter. "What happened?! Where's the...the...those..." He raised up his hands to show the size of the monsters. But, looking around at the concerned faces around him, he dropped his arms.
"You passed out, sir." Ami said calmly as she helped him sit up.
Minako pushed the glass of water into his hands. "You fell into the wall and you were out cold." She knitted her sunny blond eyebrows as she looked at him. "Should we call someone? You look a little pale."
Rei went over and picked up the phone suggestively, her face a mask of concern.
The man shook his head vigorously and waved them back a step. "No, no. I'm fine. Now what about those cookies?"
Ami glanced at Makoto from behind the man's back. Makoto closed her eyes and shook her head slowly. "I'm sorry, sir, but too much sugar can hurt your heart, and you just passed out..." The man gaped at her.
"We just couldn't sell you cookies that might end up endangering your health, sir." Rei continued from the doorway. "But thank you anyway. Maybe we'll stop by next year." She gave a little wave and stepped out into the hall. The others said their small goodbyes and followed her. The man was still sitting on the kitchen floor in shock when they closed the door.
Minako breathed in the fresh air and looked over at Makoto. "Selling Girl Scout cookies? Cookies that might end up endangering your health? Geez, you guys can tell people you're half-alien and they'd believe you." She shook her head.
"It's a gift." Makoto said laughingly and stared towards the elevator.
"Well, looks like that's the only ones coming through right now, so I guess we can go back to the temple." Ami said, glancing at her computer.
Rei froze. "Hey... Why don't we go shopping?"
Minako crossed her arms. "Rei, are you afraid to back to the temple because Wufei might still be there?"
Rei swelled with anger. "I am not scared of that...pig! I just don't feel like putting up with his attitude right after a battle."
Makoto rolled her eyes as she held one hand on the elevator door. "Whatever you have to tell yourself, Rei. Hey, you guys coming or not?"
The girls smiled and walked into the open elevator door. "I need a new pair of shoes anyway..." Minako said as the doors chimed and opened to the classy lobby.
Wufei's P.O.V.
Wufei sat on the edge of his bed, thinking about the unusual dream. He shook his head and stood up. (I'm letting this get to me.) His thoughts suddenly turned to the other guys. (I'm not doing anything more important anyway.)
Wufei nodded to his Grandfather on the way out and stepped out onto the street. It was nearing dinnertime for the other families, and no one was out driving. Walking the two streets swiftly, Wufei was pleased to find Quatre's doorman let him in without inspection. (The others must be here. The man must be tired of taking our weapons when we enter.) His mind went to his faithful katana inside his coat.
The sound of Quatre's violin drifted from the library. Wufei walked in to see Duo sprawled out on the couch, reading a magazine, half-listening to Quatre's violin, and Heero stared silently out the window at the forest behind Quatre's mansion.
Duo looked up at Wufei's entrance. "Hey Wu-man." Wufei didn't acknowledge the taunt, but sat down in a chair a few feet from Quatre. Quatre ended his song and looked over at him. The slight weariness must have shown in Wufei's face because Quatre looked at him and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Wufei said nothing.
Duo looked over. "Aw, come on, Wu-man... What's up?"
Wufei still said nothing. Glancing over at Heero, Wufei snorted to see he had even gotten Heero's attention. (No harm in telling them about the onna.) "I was engaged last night." The room was silent for the next minute. Wufei growled. "It's not any of your business, but the onna doesn't seem to like the arrangement."
Duo suddenly burst out laughing. "Wufei?! Married?!" He continued laughing hysterically until Quatre hushed him.
"Duo... Now, Wufei, what do you mean she wasn't very happy with it?"
Wufei turned his eyes to the bookshelf. "She didn't want to be anyone's wife."
"Was this an arranged marriage?" Heero asked in his expressionless voice from across the room.
Wufei nodded. "Yes. Our grandfathers have been friends since they were children, and they decided it was time I had a wife." Wufei frowned again. Rei's face in his dream played in his mind.
Quatre caught the frown. "Do you want to marry her?"
Wufei didn't answer for a moment. Even Duo had stopped chuckling under his breath and seemed to lean in for Wufei's answer.
"It doesn't matter!" Wufei yelled, suddenly angry at them for making him think of such things. Wufei stood up and went to a corner of the library and tried not to look at Duo snickering behind him.
Quatre cleared his throat. "Maybe not. We're having dinner in a while, and if you want you are welcome to join us, Wufei."
Wufei nodded a thanks to the kind, blond boy, and he nodded back and smiled.
Hey, that's the end of this chappie... Hope you like the battle scene. Um, and I'm really sorry for this but Trowa isn't going to be in many scenes in this story. I had him in my last story, and it's just too hard to make scenes with him and I figure it's just better just to let him do the parts he can easily be in, than try to keep him involved through the whole thing. And another thing, I will be having other couples, but they won't get a ton of spotlight; Rei and Wufei are the main couple here. And I'm very partial to a particular set of pairs, so they are already all decided. But you'll have to wait and see who they are...
Hey, I'm back with another chapter... Um, I guess, here you go!
Rei's P.O.V.
Makoto knocked on the door and in a few moments, particularly chubby man with shaggy blond hair. "Yeah?" He grunted.
Rei glanced behind him. (They haven't come through yet.) Minako looked over at her.
"We're selling Girl Scout cookies." Makoto said abruptly. "Do you want to buy some?"
The man's cheerless face brightened instantly. "Cookies?! Why didn't you say so? Come on in!" He shuffled out of the way and closed the door behind Rei.
Rei felt he stomach turn as the clean air of the hall was suddenly cut off. The room was messy, with dirty, stained clothes thrown around and there was a distinct scent of rotting cheese, pizza and cigarette smoke. Rei saw Ami shiver once and cover her mouth. The man scuttled to the kitchen. "I'll just get something to write with..."
His voice trailed off as sounds of shuffling papers emitted from the next room. Minako turned to Makoto, a grimace spread across her face. "I hope those youmas get here soon." She whispered.
Then, as if on cue, a loud bellow cut through the apartment. "Here we go..." Ami whispered as they hopped across piles of dirty laundry and stopped in the door of the kitchen. Sure enough, there were two youmas, big ones, holding the man down on the table and a third, smaller, holding its hands across the man's forehead.
The man yelled again, and suddenly dropped unconscious. The smaller youma leered and held up its hands. A small, sparkling orb twinkled between its palms.
"Hey! You put that back!" Minako yelled.
Rei looked over and back up a step. A wave of golden stars enveloped Minako and left her in her Scout uniform. Blue ribbons and bolts of lightning covered Makoto and Ami, transforming them as well. Rei concentrated on her own power and let the chains of fire change her clothes and energy.
The youmas growled and pounced at them. Rei grinned. (Bring it on.)
The Scouts jumped away, trying not to trip in the small room, and Ami worked her way around them to the small one who was reaching to shove the shimmering orb into its mouth. Ami kicked it hard in the jaw before it could swallow and the crystal went flying.
The youma shrieked and Ami tried to pull power as she dodged its fierce claws, raking for her face. Ami pulled in a breath and let the ice attack flow from her finger tips, hitting the hissing youma right in the chest. It flew backwards and smacked into the wall with a loud crack. When it dropped to the floor, it puffed up into a trail of dark smoke. Ami turned and saw the other two do the same.
Minako sighed as she leaned over and picked up the small orb. "When will they learn they can't just go around stealing people's mind crystals?" She dropped it into Ami's hand.
Ami shrugged. "Now all of you put on a concerned face. Minako, get a glass of water." Minako nodded. Her Scout uniform disappeared in a flash of gold as she turned on the faucet. More flashes of energy changed the four girls back into their normal outfits. Ami looked around at the others before pressing the small sphere into the man's forehead.
The man awoke with a sputter. "What happened?! Where's the...the...those..." He raised up his hands to show the size of the monsters. But, looking around at the concerned faces around him, he dropped his arms.
"You passed out, sir." Ami said calmly as she helped him sit up.
Minako pushed the glass of water into his hands. "You fell into the wall and you were out cold." She knitted her sunny blond eyebrows as she looked at him. "Should we call someone? You look a little pale."
Rei went over and picked up the phone suggestively, her face a mask of concern.
The man shook his head vigorously and waved them back a step. "No, no. I'm fine. Now what about those cookies?"
Ami glanced at Makoto from behind the man's back. Makoto closed her eyes and shook her head slowly. "I'm sorry, sir, but too much sugar can hurt your heart, and you just passed out..." The man gaped at her.
"We just couldn't sell you cookies that might end up endangering your health, sir." Rei continued from the doorway. "But thank you anyway. Maybe we'll stop by next year." She gave a little wave and stepped out into the hall. The others said their small goodbyes and followed her. The man was still sitting on the kitchen floor in shock when they closed the door.
Minako breathed in the fresh air and looked over at Makoto. "Selling Girl Scout cookies? Cookies that might end up endangering your health? Geez, you guys can tell people you're half-alien and they'd believe you." She shook her head.
"It's a gift." Makoto said laughingly and stared towards the elevator.
"Well, looks like that's the only ones coming through right now, so I guess we can go back to the temple." Ami said, glancing at her computer.
Rei froze. "Hey... Why don't we go shopping?"
Minako crossed her arms. "Rei, are you afraid to back to the temple because Wufei might still be there?"
Rei swelled with anger. "I am not scared of that...pig! I just don't feel like putting up with his attitude right after a battle."
Makoto rolled her eyes as she held one hand on the elevator door. "Whatever you have to tell yourself, Rei. Hey, you guys coming or not?"
The girls smiled and walked into the open elevator door. "I need a new pair of shoes anyway..." Minako said as the doors chimed and opened to the classy lobby.
Wufei's P.O.V.
Wufei sat on the edge of his bed, thinking about the unusual dream. He shook his head and stood up. (I'm letting this get to me.) His thoughts suddenly turned to the other guys. (I'm not doing anything more important anyway.)
Wufei nodded to his Grandfather on the way out and stepped out onto the street. It was nearing dinnertime for the other families, and no one was out driving. Walking the two streets swiftly, Wufei was pleased to find Quatre's doorman let him in without inspection. (The others must be here. The man must be tired of taking our weapons when we enter.) His mind went to his faithful katana inside his coat.
The sound of Quatre's violin drifted from the library. Wufei walked in to see Duo sprawled out on the couch, reading a magazine, half-listening to Quatre's violin, and Heero stared silently out the window at the forest behind Quatre's mansion.
Duo looked up at Wufei's entrance. "Hey Wu-man." Wufei didn't acknowledge the taunt, but sat down in a chair a few feet from Quatre. Quatre ended his song and looked over at him. The slight weariness must have shown in Wufei's face because Quatre looked at him and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Wufei said nothing.
Duo looked over. "Aw, come on, Wu-man... What's up?"
Wufei still said nothing. Glancing over at Heero, Wufei snorted to see he had even gotten Heero's attention. (No harm in telling them about the onna.) "I was engaged last night." The room was silent for the next minute. Wufei growled. "It's not any of your business, but the onna doesn't seem to like the arrangement."
Duo suddenly burst out laughing. "Wufei?! Married?!" He continued laughing hysterically until Quatre hushed him.
"Duo... Now, Wufei, what do you mean she wasn't very happy with it?"
Wufei turned his eyes to the bookshelf. "She didn't want to be anyone's wife."
"Was this an arranged marriage?" Heero asked in his expressionless voice from across the room.
Wufei nodded. "Yes. Our grandfathers have been friends since they were children, and they decided it was time I had a wife." Wufei frowned again. Rei's face in his dream played in his mind.
Quatre caught the frown. "Do you want to marry her?"
Wufei didn't answer for a moment. Even Duo had stopped chuckling under his breath and seemed to lean in for Wufei's answer.
"It doesn't matter!" Wufei yelled, suddenly angry at them for making him think of such things. Wufei stood up and went to a corner of the library and tried not to look at Duo snickering behind him.
Quatre cleared his throat. "Maybe not. We're having dinner in a while, and if you want you are welcome to join us, Wufei."
Wufei nodded a thanks to the kind, blond boy, and he nodded back and smiled.
Hey, that's the end of this chappie... Hope you like the battle scene. Um, and I'm really sorry for this but Trowa isn't going to be in many scenes in this story. I had him in my last story, and it's just too hard to make scenes with him and I figure it's just better just to let him do the parts he can easily be in, than try to keep him involved through the whole thing. And another thing, I will be having other couples, but they won't get a ton of spotlight; Rei and Wufei are the main couple here. And I'm very partial to a particular set of pairs, so they are already all decided. But you'll have to wait and see who they are...