Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. If I did, I wouldn't be writing this,
would I?
Warning: There are boy-boy pairings and references in this fic. If you don't like that sort of thing, stop reading now. If you do, enjoy!
Time Warp, by Siren Alecto
Chapter 5 - Storms: Inside and Out
Embarrassment coursed through my body and my eyes slid away from Heero's. Baka, baka, baka, baka, baka! I can't believe I let my mouth run away with me *again*! I can't believe I said that.... Time to escape.
"I'll go get Amy and Brian... it's too late for them to go home. Guess I'll have to put them up for the night." Backing away while I was speaking, I grabbed the window ledge and hopped back into my room.
Escaping downstairs, I found Quatre sitting on the couch and randomly flipping television channels. Easing down next to him, we sat together in silence for a few minutes, the only sounds filling the room being the various TV programs and commercials.
"Please stop it, Quatre." I finally whispered and he didn't even try to pretend that I was talking about the television.
"But you two are so *good* for eachother. Both proud and have experienced hurt in your pasts. And he can talk to you about himself because you already know."
"You're setting everyone up for a fall." Putting a hand on Quatre's chin, I firmly made him meet my hard eyes. "Getting attached does nothing but bring hurt to everyone in the long run."
Quatre's blue eyes swirled in hurt and anguish. "Maybe it *is* wrong, but I can't help it! You mean so much to me already... every part of me recognizes you as my sister."
Closing my eyes, I continued to try and cut the threads that bound our hearts together. Swallowing a lump in my throat, I spoke again. "I think I should spend the rest of this week someplace else."
I could feel his body stiffen in emotional pain, even as I saw his eyes widen. "No! You're supposed to stay with us... I can feel it. Maybe even return with us to our world...."
The slightly phased-out look on his face, and the unseeing look in his eyes made me get worried. The fact that his words rang in my very bones didn't help me to erase the fear. Narrowing my eyes, I grab his hand and drag the boy behind me as I run to get my tarot cards. Explanations are what I want, and I want them *now*!
Spotting the box of cards on the table next to my bed, I dropped Quatre's hand and snatched them up. Quickly taking them out of the box, I took a moment to find my center before starting with these. Shuffling and flipping out the cards into a yes-no pile, I count them. 16 yes, 4 no. Re- shuffling, I flip the cards out again. This time there were 17 yes, 3 no. Taking a breath, I deal again and this time I start swearing worse than the sailors down in the Baltimore Harbor. 20 yes, 0 no. ZERO!
"That wasn't funny," I mutter to the Goddess under my breath and my emotions start to stir up.
"What are those? Why are you upset? I can *feel* it, you know." Quatre exclaimed from his viewpoint behind me.
"These are tarot cards," I said, waving a couple in the air. "They tell me the future, past, and give me insight into things I might need to know. They have just *informed* me," I bit out, almost started by my own anger. "That I'm supposed to return with you to your world. Well, fuck that!" I said, rising and walk quickly out of my room. My emotions were almost palpable, almost visible and shimmering around me like a cloak.
Slamming open my front door, I stalk outside into the middle of a coming storm. Pacing around in frustration, I imagined I might look a bit like a large, angry cat. Good, so much the better. Because I feel like one.
Amy ran to the door and paused a couple feet away from me. "What's the matter?"
"I'm tired of the Creators of the Universe playing with my life, my destiny and my *plans*." I screamed to the heavens and a bolt of lightning ripped open the sky.
"Well screw you!" I screamed and was almost deafened by thunder. "I have a family and friends who need me, here. *I will not yield*."
The night skies opened and rain started coming down in buckets all around me. I didn't mind, though, because I like the rain in summer. It's warm and the wildness of a storm makes me want to be right out there experiencing it.
Amy shares my passion in this, and usually we dance in the rain together but now she was looking at me with eyes as wide as they could go and her jaw hanging open.
"Obey..." a soft, feminine voice whispered to me seductively. "The chance to go to another world, to experience *their* world... Isn't it what you've always wanted?"
"I will not leave Amy. You can't ask me to; the last time I did, we almost went insane from not being near eachother. And my other friends.... Jen, Brian, Andrew, Katie, Calvin, Belinda, Rebecca... I won't leave them. I *can't*." I whispered brokenly and the wind picked up. My anger whipped up to a whirlwind again and I tossed my head in defiance.
"You made me this way so it's too late to try and make me someone different. It's written in my name, my soul, and my element to be this way. So what do you *want*?!"
"This is your destiny;" the silky voice resonated in my head. Sounding as though it was female, there were many tones at once and I shook my head to clear the fuzziness. "It was theirs to come here and yours to send them back, along with yourself."
"Then you shouldn't have made me the way I am." Lifting my chin proudly, I stood as the rain and wind pounded on my body as though trying to make me submit.
"It is your Amy's destiny to go as well," the female voice rang again, and this time I could hear a child, woman, crone and all stages in between. "How do you feel about leaving now?"
"My family." I whispered, trying not to let my teeth chatter as the wind swirled around my wet body. "My... other friends."
"Your family will have their memory of you erased so that they do not pine for you. As will the remainder of your friends. Bar one," the silky voice continued. "Since you must leave all that you have known, one more friend of your choosing may go with you. Remember. ONLY ONE." The voice thundered and then it was gone.
Bowing my head, I took a deep breath and tried to find my center. As I did, a feeling of rightness washed over me. "So mote it be." I whispered and turned to go back inside.
Amy had gotten a towel for me while I was busy "negotiating". Taking it, I smiled at her gratefully before squeezing past her into the house. "How many of them saw what happened?" I asked, knowing at least one of the pilots had witnessed the little... incident.
"All of them." Amy said bluntly. "You looked like that girl from 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' when she screams "Come and get me!" I don't have to tell you that the weather was also freaky."
Pausing from the soothing motions of rubbing my hair dry --or at least so it wasn't soaking wet-- I sighed. "I was having an argument with... God, for the lack of a better word."
Amy blinked at me and then opened her mouth to squeak. "Excuse me?! You had an argument with GOD?!?" Then she rolled her eyes and threw her hands up in the air, exasperated. "What am I talking about? Of course, YOU would."
Blinking a couple times before rolling my eyes, I twisted my hair to get excess water out. "She --it-- wanted me to go with the pilots. Said it was my 'destiny'. I didn't want to leave everyone here. It took a while but she said you and another person could come with me."
"ME?!" Amy squeaked again. "What about my Mom? Someone has to look after her and take care of Jared and Bella. I--"
Smiling gently, I laid a hand on her arm. "I know. That's why I was... upset out there. But we have no choice. This is what we were born for; this is what everything happen for. To shape us into the people we are so we can do this. Besides, you're not the one who has to write a spell as well as talk to the boys about magic."
Amy made a face at me and put her hand on her hips, raising herself to her full height. Which makes her about 2 inches taller than I am; the bitch. "I am not letting you get into all of this alone. We can explain the magic thing together... and I can help you research the components for your spell. That's all I'll be able to help with, I'm afraid."
"It's enough." I said, looking at my dear friend. And it was.
End of this chapter
Author's Note: How was the length of this thing? It's a little shorter than what I normally write, but the last chapter was pretty long for me. If anyone has a length preference, let me know, k? Thanks to my friends for providing inspiration and just being themselves. I'll try to have the next escapade out soon for your viewing, k? I never thought that this would get read by anyone outside my friends. Review please!?!?!?!
Warning: There are boy-boy pairings and references in this fic. If you don't like that sort of thing, stop reading now. If you do, enjoy!
Time Warp, by Siren Alecto
Chapter 5 - Storms: Inside and Out
Embarrassment coursed through my body and my eyes slid away from Heero's. Baka, baka, baka, baka, baka! I can't believe I let my mouth run away with me *again*! I can't believe I said that.... Time to escape.
"I'll go get Amy and Brian... it's too late for them to go home. Guess I'll have to put them up for the night." Backing away while I was speaking, I grabbed the window ledge and hopped back into my room.
Escaping downstairs, I found Quatre sitting on the couch and randomly flipping television channels. Easing down next to him, we sat together in silence for a few minutes, the only sounds filling the room being the various TV programs and commercials.
"Please stop it, Quatre." I finally whispered and he didn't even try to pretend that I was talking about the television.
"But you two are so *good* for eachother. Both proud and have experienced hurt in your pasts. And he can talk to you about himself because you already know."
"You're setting everyone up for a fall." Putting a hand on Quatre's chin, I firmly made him meet my hard eyes. "Getting attached does nothing but bring hurt to everyone in the long run."
Quatre's blue eyes swirled in hurt and anguish. "Maybe it *is* wrong, but I can't help it! You mean so much to me already... every part of me recognizes you as my sister."
Closing my eyes, I continued to try and cut the threads that bound our hearts together. Swallowing a lump in my throat, I spoke again. "I think I should spend the rest of this week someplace else."
I could feel his body stiffen in emotional pain, even as I saw his eyes widen. "No! You're supposed to stay with us... I can feel it. Maybe even return with us to our world...."
The slightly phased-out look on his face, and the unseeing look in his eyes made me get worried. The fact that his words rang in my very bones didn't help me to erase the fear. Narrowing my eyes, I grab his hand and drag the boy behind me as I run to get my tarot cards. Explanations are what I want, and I want them *now*!
Spotting the box of cards on the table next to my bed, I dropped Quatre's hand and snatched them up. Quickly taking them out of the box, I took a moment to find my center before starting with these. Shuffling and flipping out the cards into a yes-no pile, I count them. 16 yes, 4 no. Re- shuffling, I flip the cards out again. This time there were 17 yes, 3 no. Taking a breath, I deal again and this time I start swearing worse than the sailors down in the Baltimore Harbor. 20 yes, 0 no. ZERO!
"That wasn't funny," I mutter to the Goddess under my breath and my emotions start to stir up.
"What are those? Why are you upset? I can *feel* it, you know." Quatre exclaimed from his viewpoint behind me.
"These are tarot cards," I said, waving a couple in the air. "They tell me the future, past, and give me insight into things I might need to know. They have just *informed* me," I bit out, almost started by my own anger. "That I'm supposed to return with you to your world. Well, fuck that!" I said, rising and walk quickly out of my room. My emotions were almost palpable, almost visible and shimmering around me like a cloak.
Slamming open my front door, I stalk outside into the middle of a coming storm. Pacing around in frustration, I imagined I might look a bit like a large, angry cat. Good, so much the better. Because I feel like one.
Amy ran to the door and paused a couple feet away from me. "What's the matter?"
"I'm tired of the Creators of the Universe playing with my life, my destiny and my *plans*." I screamed to the heavens and a bolt of lightning ripped open the sky.
"Well screw you!" I screamed and was almost deafened by thunder. "I have a family and friends who need me, here. *I will not yield*."
The night skies opened and rain started coming down in buckets all around me. I didn't mind, though, because I like the rain in summer. It's warm and the wildness of a storm makes me want to be right out there experiencing it.
Amy shares my passion in this, and usually we dance in the rain together but now she was looking at me with eyes as wide as they could go and her jaw hanging open.
"Obey..." a soft, feminine voice whispered to me seductively. "The chance to go to another world, to experience *their* world... Isn't it what you've always wanted?"
"I will not leave Amy. You can't ask me to; the last time I did, we almost went insane from not being near eachother. And my other friends.... Jen, Brian, Andrew, Katie, Calvin, Belinda, Rebecca... I won't leave them. I *can't*." I whispered brokenly and the wind picked up. My anger whipped up to a whirlwind again and I tossed my head in defiance.
"You made me this way so it's too late to try and make me someone different. It's written in my name, my soul, and my element to be this way. So what do you *want*?!"
"This is your destiny;" the silky voice resonated in my head. Sounding as though it was female, there were many tones at once and I shook my head to clear the fuzziness. "It was theirs to come here and yours to send them back, along with yourself."
"Then you shouldn't have made me the way I am." Lifting my chin proudly, I stood as the rain and wind pounded on my body as though trying to make me submit.
"It is your Amy's destiny to go as well," the female voice rang again, and this time I could hear a child, woman, crone and all stages in between. "How do you feel about leaving now?"
"My family." I whispered, trying not to let my teeth chatter as the wind swirled around my wet body. "My... other friends."
"Your family will have their memory of you erased so that they do not pine for you. As will the remainder of your friends. Bar one," the silky voice continued. "Since you must leave all that you have known, one more friend of your choosing may go with you. Remember. ONLY ONE." The voice thundered and then it was gone.
Bowing my head, I took a deep breath and tried to find my center. As I did, a feeling of rightness washed over me. "So mote it be." I whispered and turned to go back inside.
Amy had gotten a towel for me while I was busy "negotiating". Taking it, I smiled at her gratefully before squeezing past her into the house. "How many of them saw what happened?" I asked, knowing at least one of the pilots had witnessed the little... incident.
"All of them." Amy said bluntly. "You looked like that girl from 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' when she screams "Come and get me!" I don't have to tell you that the weather was also freaky."
Pausing from the soothing motions of rubbing my hair dry --or at least so it wasn't soaking wet-- I sighed. "I was having an argument with... God, for the lack of a better word."
Amy blinked at me and then opened her mouth to squeak. "Excuse me?! You had an argument with GOD?!?" Then she rolled her eyes and threw her hands up in the air, exasperated. "What am I talking about? Of course, YOU would."
Blinking a couple times before rolling my eyes, I twisted my hair to get excess water out. "She --it-- wanted me to go with the pilots. Said it was my 'destiny'. I didn't want to leave everyone here. It took a while but she said you and another person could come with me."
"ME?!" Amy squeaked again. "What about my Mom? Someone has to look after her and take care of Jared and Bella. I--"
Smiling gently, I laid a hand on her arm. "I know. That's why I was... upset out there. But we have no choice. This is what we were born for; this is what everything happen for. To shape us into the people we are so we can do this. Besides, you're not the one who has to write a spell as well as talk to the boys about magic."
Amy made a face at me and put her hand on her hips, raising herself to her full height. Which makes her about 2 inches taller than I am; the bitch. "I am not letting you get into all of this alone. We can explain the magic thing together... and I can help you research the components for your spell. That's all I'll be able to help with, I'm afraid."
"It's enough." I said, looking at my dear friend. And it was.
End of this chapter
Author's Note: How was the length of this thing? It's a little shorter than what I normally write, but the last chapter was pretty long for me. If anyone has a length preference, let me know, k? Thanks to my friends for providing inspiration and just being themselves. I'll try to have the next escapade out soon for your viewing, k? I never thought that this would get read by anyone outside my friends. Review please!?!?!?!