Lesson Well Taught

Chapter 5

By Sailor Astro

Disclaimer: *yawn* I don't own Gundam Wing and it's characters and ideas and crap.

Author's Note: Sorry it took so long!!

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Corazon seemed so hurt by those girls. I don't understand how they can treat her like that. She isn't a bad person. I felt very tired tonight after the incident in the garage.

Just as I reached the top of the staircase, I remember that it's my turn to watch the security cameras in the room. I sighed and walked back down the steps. Seeing how big of a walk it was I sat on the banister and slid the bottom. It's been a while since I actually felt like doing that.

I landed and saw Heero stare at me just as I laid my feet on the ground.

"What are you doing?" He asked me.

"I was... I was in a hurry." I turned away from Heero and fast walked to the security room and plopped on the chair. Switching on the monitors I already saw Duo sneaking in the kitchen for more food. Luckily, Heero was there to stop him.

I leaned back knowing that it would be an easier night. I slowly looked at each monitor one by one. I immediately stopped and watched Corazon's screen. I put my elbows on the desk and watched her carefully.

I turned to the speaker systems and increased it. She had left her radio on and the music filled the room. Corazon. She was curled up in a ball and hugging her pillow. That girl. She still hasn't changed into her pajamas. I zoomed the camera and watched her even closer.

Her hair was perfectly sprawled over her face almost covering her eyes. Her mouth was slightly parted but appeared in a firm look. Slowly she turned on her back and spread her arms and legs. Corazon put the blanket just over her chest and rested her hand on her forehead. I guess she wasn't fully asleep.

I relaxed and crossed my arms. After giving one last look at Corazon, I tilted my head forward and slept.

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Silence. The music from Corazon's room is gone. I zoomed out and looked around her room. Empty. Corazon. Where are you?

"Trowa?"

I turned myself on the chair and found Corazon standing by the door. I jumped and stood up. "Is something wrong, Corazon?"

"I'm… I'm alone in my room and it's so big, and so I looked for you. You weren't in your room and realized you'd be here. I'm sorry if I bothered you. I'll go back now." She looked at the ground and started to turn around.

"Corazon, wait. You know, this room is always quiet." I had a huge lump in my throat as I spoke. "I was wondering if you can keep me company, that is.. if you wanted to."

She smiled and came back inside.

I pulled out a chair and put it beside me.

Corazon quickly sat down. "I'm sorry."

"Huh? Sorry for what?" I looked at her with a small smile.

She coughed a little and started. "I was thinking." She looked at the TV screens with a gaze. "I love.."

I gasped a little and let her continue.

"I love the Earth and the colonies and being a Gundam pilot will help me defend both. It's just that when I face the Earth and colonies I don't know who I should turn my back to." She continued her gaze at the screen with the light reflecting off her eyes.

I sighed and turned my chair to her. "I one who attacks is who you fight in that battle. You choose no sides. Prevent any battle by battling."

She nodded and looked up at me. "What if you have a friend on a certain side and you have to fight them?"

I shook my head. "This is something you will learn in war. Sacrifices. Give up what up I have to in order to get to your goal."

"I understand." Her eyes reverted back to the monitors. "Hey, is that my room?" Corazon stood up and took a closer to look in her screen.

I tried getting in front of her before she can see anything. "It's just for security."

Corazon slipped beside me and got a good look at it. "Is it like you guys don't trust me?"

"No no no! It's a room for people who are visiting and who we think are suspicious but we don't think you're suspicious."

She smiled and stared at me. Corazon seems to always stare at me a lot. "It's ok. You don't look at me closely or when I come out of the shower or anything right?"

I bowed my head down a little and shook my head. "No, course not."

"Trowa… you're lying." She titled her head to the side as she smiled.

"But… well…."

Corazon brought the monitor closer to herself and me. "The screen shows it's been zoomed in so.. I'm guessing you didn't get a good enough look at me did you?"

I felt my face redden and turned away. "I just wanted to see if you were asleep." I then started to sit down on my chair. When I thought I had reached it I fell right on the floor.

Corazon was laughing hysterically. "Oh, I'm sorry Trowa! I had to do something. I was bored." She covered her mouth to keep from laughing more.

I smirked and quickly got up. "Yeah, you were bored."

Corazon quickly headed for the door and was still laughing. "I said I was sorry."

I stood in front of her. "Nope. Ain't getting out of this."

"Trowa." She again got through me by the side and headed out to the hallways. Corazon quickly got her shoes and coat. "Hey Trowa. Trying getting me!" She headed out the back door.

My smirk grew and stumbled on my shoes and jacket and followed her to the garden behind the mansion.

"Trowa!" It was dark but I can see her silhouette against the moonlight. Corazon had already made it to the middle the garden and leaned against the big tree.

I ran to her and as I got closer she only moved around the tree. "Corazon. I'm gonna get you for knocking my chair away."

Corazon circled around the tree more and was very close to me by my right. "Come on Trowa. It's only a joke."

I inched closer to her. "We get enough of that from Duo." I finally ran to her and only tripped over a swing tied to a branch.

Corazon ran to my side. "Oh my god, Trowa. I should have warned you about the swing."

I was lying on the side of my face with my legs still over the swing. "Don't worry bout me." I turned over to my back and looked up at Corazon.

She giggled and helped me sit up. Her eyes were nicely reflected by the moonlight. Corazon's fragile hands were around shoulder and one on my lap.

"Trowa, I'm glad to see this side of you. I knew you weren't fully covered by that mask."

"Yes, but it's strange. I was never like this before." It was very strange to me. I guess this what Duo and Quatre say about love.

"Come on Trowa. We need to get up early tomorrow." Corazon picked me up by my arm and we walked to the house.

Corazon was holding my arm tightly. "Corazon?"

"Hm?"

I instantly put my arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer. "You feel cold."

We entered the house and I walked her up to her room.

"Here you go-" I was saying but she pulled me into her room.

"Come on Trowa, I'm still very bored and can't sleep." Corazon yanked me down to her bed and lay on her side as I sat.

"Why can't you sleep?" I felt curious.

Corazon rolled on her back. "Agh, it's just that I'm nervous about any upcoming battle. Not only because of the danger but who I would be helping."

She really doesn't like to be hurting anyone in battle even though she became a Gundam pilot. She is so much like Quatre. "Corazon, if you don't want anyone hurt then why did you become a pilot?"

"Family."

"Family? Did they push you into becoming a Gundam pilot?"

I watched Corazon softly shake her head. "No, I never knew my family. They died when they were staying in a hotel and it was destroyed with a mobile suit that fell into it in the L1 colony. I was still staying in earth with close family friends when I was 5." Corazon sat up and faced me. "Ever since I learned it was done by a mobile suit I wanted to prevent any more accidents like that."

I looked back at her. She has the brightest green eyes compared to my dark forest eyes. I lifted my hand and placed it against her arm. "I know how you feel. I felt like my family was lost at one time, till I found Catherine. But I just know it will be after time passes by."

Corazon glanced quickly at my hand on her arm and she placed her hand on mine. "Thank you, Trowa."

I felt myself lean closer to her face and Corazon closer to mine. We were so close to having our mouths touch.

"Knock knock!"

Duo!!

"Trowa! Hide!"

"Corazon? Are you up yet? Everyone's awake. I just gotta get Trowa downstairs."

I tried getting up and ended up falling on the floor.

"Corazon? Are you ok?"

"Uh fine!" Corazon spoke to me in a loud whisper. "Trowa, behind the door."

I quickly got up ran behind the door and stood firmly just before Duo opened the door.

"Corazon?" Duo said with his head between the door.

Corazon stood up straight beside her bed. "Uh sorry Duo, I overslept but I'm awake now."

Duo pushed the door open all the day and hit my nose.

'Ow…'

"Well get dressed. We're getting ready for breakfast."

Corazon nervously nodded. "Yes, yes Duo I know. Bye now!" She pushed him out of the door and closed it.

I stepped out and rubbed my nose. "That was close."

Duo knocked on the door again.

I stepped back behind the door.

Duo slammed the door against my face once again. "Oh Corazon, I forgot to mention that we might have a battle today. We heard that the White Fang is stopping by to this town as a stop for food. Well bye now." Duo closed the door again.

I stepped out again with my face red.

Corazon giggled and touched my face. "Are you ok?"

The red mark on my face turned into a blush. "Yes, I'm fine. I better run downstairs so Duo will know I wasn't up here."

"Ok bye."

I left her room and calmly walked down the stairs. I saw Heero at the bottom steps looking at me.

"Trowa, what were you doing in Corazon's room?"

How did he know? "She needed some help with something in her room," I lied.

Heero glared at me. "Wasn't your job supposed to keep watch?"

I nodded. "But Corazon really needed my help so I came."

Heero gave me one last look and turned around. "Let's go. Time for breakfast."

"Hey guys wait up!" Corazon came running down the stairs and put her arm on Heero and my shoulders.

"Hello Corazon," Heero said.

"Hey, well I hear today we're gonna have a battle. I better get some extra training today before engagement." Corazon sounded slightly happy.

Relena then came toward us. "Excuse me, Corazon. What are you doing with Heero?"

"I'm just talking. Something wrong?"

Relena charged to Heero and pulled him away. She must be really protective of Heero. "Well, Heero and I have to eat breakfast now." And they trudged off.

"Boy, Relena really loves Heero."

I sighed but smiled along with Corazon.

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"Sorry!"

"Sorry!"

"Oops!"

"Move!"

"Uh oh!"

"Corazon, you don't have to aim higher. The telescope is already locked on to that," Quatre shouted.

"Corazon, when you move your arm move your head too," said Heero.

"When you accelerate move the upper portion back more, Corazon," Duo said.

Corazon is getting better…

I moved beside Corazon. "How about you move with your senses. Don't rely on your machinery. You use your Gundam with your mind."

"I will, thank you Trowa."

Duo's image appear in my screen. "Hey Trowa, you and Corazon got some special connection or something?"

"Hn? What are you talking about? I just gave advice to Corazon like you and everyone else did."

Duo gave me a look. "Yeah… ok." His picture disappeared.

Corazon's picture came up. "Hey Trowa! I beat Heero! I beat Heero!"

"WHAT!?" Wufei and Quatre, and Duo all yelled.

"Yeah! I knocked him out with my bow cause I sorta forgot to load my arrow and I let the bow fly. I then hit him in the head!" Corazon was really glaad she managed to beat one of our best pilots.

Heero came on the screen. "She caught me off guard. No big deal."

"Yeah sure Heero," Duo joked.

Heero blasted Duo on the head. "Say that again, Maxwell."

"Ow! Ow! Geez I'm sorry."

"Hey guys!" Corazon turned to everyone. "Thanks for all your help! Now I'm ready for anything! Especially for the battle today."

I heard a beeping sound coming from my control panel. My scanner read a fleet of mobile dolls. "Everyone get ready!"

Corazon suddenly looked frozen. "I'm ready. I'm not scared, but it was too soon."