Chapter 7
Lily sat in her nice cozy apartment where nothing could bother her now. In her small kitchen was boiling macaroni and chicken in the oven. She sipped at her cup of Mountain Dew and turned on the TV. Flipping through channels she came across one of her favorite anime's, Generator Gawl. It didn't come on often so she decided to watch it.
When it finally went on commercial she decided to go check on her food. The macaroni was done boiling, so she put in some cheese, milk and butter and stirred. Then she let it sit for a while so that the chicken could finish.
She went back to go watch Generator Gawl when her doorbell rang. Grumbling, she went to go answer it. Who in their right mind would be visiting her?
"It better not be Sally or Noin. Une is okay, but those other two can get very annoying." She opened the door and there stood Timmy and Daichi.
"Oniichan! Daichi-kun! What are you two doing here?" She moved out of the way so that they could come in. "Shouldn't you be with OZ right now?" She couldn't believe it. There were the last two people that she thought that she would end up seeing.
"Actually, if you've heard what happened then you should know we can't go back," explained Timmy. Both boys walked in.
"Oh that's right. You two destroyed the base and left with Yuriko! What happened when you got to the gundam base? Everyone said that you two disappeared." She closed the door and motioned for them to sit down, only to have them refuse. She just shrugged.
"We did," said Daichi. "As soon as we got there me and Timmy were out. We didn't think that we could stay. Besides, everyone looked worried enough as it was. They didn't need us to worry about too."
"I guess that's true. Um...I'm cooking diner now. It's almost done if you two would like some."
"No, that's okay Imouto. Don't want to be a burden. We should probably go now."
"Onegai Oniichan? It gets pretty lonely having dinner by yourself everyday." This was true. Lily may have been used to living and eating alone, but it sure was nice to have some guests sometimes. Besides, it's been awhile since she's seen her brother. About two years now. She wanted to be able to catch up on everything.
"Oh come on Timmy," said Daichi. "You don't want to leave your Imouto alone by herself for diner now do you?" Lily always did like Daichi. He always stuck up for her, and always helped her to get her way. He was almost like another brother for her.
Timmy sighed and looked at both pairs of pleading eyes. "Oh alright. But only because you asked." Lily smiled and went to go check on the chicken. Once again she had won against her brother, all thanks to Daichi.
* * *
"Alright ya two. Here ya go." Lily set down plates of macaroni and chicken for the two and sat down in her own seat. "I know that it's not all that much, but hey, it's food."
Timmy looked at his sister and smiled. "Lazy today Lily?"
"Oh shut up Oniichan." It was true though. Normally she would cook something nice, but after awhile it gets really boring. Especially when you're the only one eating it.
"You know Timmy, we have to come by sometime and have your Imouto make us a delicious meal. Like maybe some Dumplings, Curry, Okonomiyaki or her yummy Misao soup."
"Why, when you two can just get it somewhere else?" She knew it was just an excuse for good food and she didn't plan on falling for it this time.
"Well, I agree with Daichi," put in Timmy. "Besides, anywhere else isn't as good as your food."
"I thought it was the job of the older sibling to spoil the younger. Not the younger to spoil the older. What's with this?" Timmy laughed.
"I just like your cooking."
"What? Are you saying that you used me? Oniichan, I'm hurt." Lily faked a sob and turned around. After a few seconds she turned back around and smiled. It was times like this, when she was with her brother and Daichi, that she could actually act herself and open up to people.
"Very funny Lily. Haha!" Timmy said sarcastically.
"Really? I thought so too." Lily shrugged and the three started laughing. "Thank you. I know I'm good." She got up and bowed, deserving more laughs from the two boys."Anyway Oniichan." Lily sat down and the two boys now stared at a serious Lily. "Where are you staying now that you no longer work for OZ? You can't go back home just yet."
"Well, me and Daichi are fine. We're staying at a hotel right now till we find a place to stay."
"What? You've got to be kidding me. Hotels are expensive. You'll stay here till you find a place." It was true. They were expensive. There was no way that she would let her brother and Daichi do such an idiotic thing. Besides, it was a great excuse to be near her brother again.
"On no Lily, we couldn't," Timmy argued. "Like I said before, we don't want to be a burden." A burden? Timmy sure didn't know Lily all that well. Actually he did, but he still didn't want to put her through all the trouble of helping them out.It may have been expensive for a hotel, but they had more than enough money and even Lily knew this. That's why she was able to afford an apartment.
"Oniichan, trust me, you won't be a burden. I'm sure Daichi-kun will stay, ne Daichi-kun?" Daichi smiled and nodded, once again sticking up for Lily. "See? And Oniichan, I'm sure that you don't want to leave me alone here with Daichi-kun, but then again it might be fun," she said in a very seductive way.
Darn her, thought Timmy. He knew that the two would never do anything but he still had to be an older brother. He glared at the two and said, "Fine, I'll stay." Lily smiled, knowing that she had won. Never could she lose against her brother.
"Good. You, Oniichan, will be staying in that room over there." She pointed to a room to the left of the hall. "And Daichi will stay in the on to the right."
"Guess that leaves the one at the end of the hall as yours," Daichi commented. Lily smiled and nodded.
"Now it's really late," pointed out Lily, "so I'm heading to bed. 'Night ya two." She gave them each a hug and skipped merrily off to bed. The two boys smiled and went to bed too.
* * *
"Okay class, please pass up your work and you may be dismissed." Everyone passed up their papers and got up to leave. Lily and the g-boys all headed out together like they've been doing for almost a month now. Nikki, who's only been there for a week, quietly followed the six.
When they stepped off school ground, then Nikki dared speak to them. "Ok, what's with you Lily? You used to be so nice to me. And why bother to stick up for Yuriko? It's not like she matters to you at all." Nikki smirked. "No one does."
Lily immediately stopped and turned to face Nikki. "What? No chan this time? What's it to you anyway? You never considered me a friend. Why should it matter if I'm nice to you or not? And of course I'm going to stick up for Yuriko. We may not be friends but we have been working together for two years now. If you don't mind I'm going now." Lily spun around and got ready to walk again. The g-boys just stood off to the side, knowing that this wasn't over just yet. If Nikki was involved then it just wasn't that simple.
"Where do you think you're going Lily?" Lily stopped and once again looked at Nikki. "Next time you see Yuriko tell her I said hi." Lily glared at her. What was going on here? Nikki never cared enough for a delivered hi. "Oh and I heard that Koji was the new OZ leader."
"You just figured this out?" asked Lily. "Dear, you're too far behind. He's been the new leader of OZ for a few months now. The only reason I accepted this mission was because of him." That's right. It was all for revenge. All she wanted was to get back at Koji.
"Why? Plan on returning to him? Too bad he married that girl Amelia instead. I can probably guess why he dumped you. What'd you do? Sleep around?"
"Uh you...you bitch." Lily felt her anger flare inside of her. How dare Nikki say such a thing. She was probably worse anyway. Who the hell did she think she was?
"Why thank you. I'm sure that you're not worried about Koji though, are you? Nope, not when you've got those five." Lily's anger grew even more and she wasn't sure as to how much longer she could put up with annoyinng bitch. Not only had she insulted her, but she had insulted some of the very few people who actually talk to her.
"Leave Lily alone," Duo spoke up. "She never did anything to you."
"No, that's okay Duo," came Lily's harsh, angry and almost controlled voice. "You know, I'm sick of being nice to you Nikki. It was always me and Yuriko that you were against and anyone else that was our friend. Anyone other than that you were completely nice to. Always so happy go lucky and weird. What you have against us I don't know but I'm no longer going to be nice to you. Trust me when I say that from now on the two of us are forever enemies." Lily looked to see if she would get a response but there was nothing. Not a single word. "Now if you don't mind, we'll be leaving now. Goodbye Nikki." Lily motioned for the five guys to come and the group of six left.
Who cared if the bitch was angry? Lily didn't care anymore. She had tried so hard to be nice to her and to be friendly, but never did Nikki return that kindness and so Lily gave up. She was going to take anymore of her time just for a bitch like Nikki.
Nikki fell on her knees and sighed. Why did she hate her? She never did find the answer to that question. They had been sworn enemies since the beginning but now it was different. Now the real fight between them had finally started. Who would win at the end? They had never won anything against each other. Anytime they fought, sparred or anything it always turned out a tie. What about this time though? Could Nikki win? She wasn't sure about this fight. But she did know that she would fight as best she could. Lily wasn't going to give up that easily and neither was she. Nikki took in a deep breath, stood up and stormed off to the g-base.
* * *
"Oh I so hate that girl," a very frustrated Lily shouted. "She makes me so angry." She couldn't control her anger anymore and just had to take it out on something or someone. She needed a way to burn off her anger.
"Lily, calm down, okay?" said Duo. "Don't let her get to you." Lily sighed and nodded. He was right. She couldn't let Nikki get to her. That would just mean that she was weak and on the losing side. She couldn't let that happen.
"It's just that I thought maybe someday the two of us could become friends. When my training at the new base started, she was the first of the female pilots that I had met, after Yuriko. She had seemed so nice. I wanted to talk to her and maybe become friends but when she first saw me she looked disgusted and hateful. From then I stayed as far away from her as I could. I should have known that I would be alone."
The five boys looked at Lily. They felt bad that they couldn't help. Duo grabbed Lily's arm and turned her so that she faced him. His hand took her face and caressed it. He chuckled, making her wonder just what he was thinking. This was wierd and it had been awhile since she had been this close to a guy and this comfortable. Two whole years. She couldn't believe it.
"Lily, you're not alone. You have us." He took his hand away from her and motioned to the other g-boys. "Whether you'd like to admit it or not, we are your friends." Lily stood there, shocked. Tears forced their way up and she choked out a sob. Her eyesight got blurry and she let the tears spill. She stumbled forward and buried her face into Duo's shirt. Never, in her entire life had anyone claimed to be her friend. She had always been alone, shunned by the entire world around her. Living through years and years of loneliness she gained her independence and stubbornness. Never had she let herself close to anyone for fear of getting hurt, but these five were different. She felt that she could trust them.
She couldn't understand why they had wanted to be friends with her. She had never done anything for or to them. Instead she would always push them away, insult them or just completely avoid them, but here they were, claiming to be her friends. For once in a whole two years she felt cared for and wanted. She had friends and was no longer alone. She hated being alone. That's who she was but she hated, more than anything else in life.
Duo smiled down at his friend and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. Never had he seen someone in so much pain, with so many secrets. Her past had been very difficult. Something had happened to cause her to lock herself up so much. When he had first met this girl she seemed to have no emotions and not a single care in the world. Slowly that shell moved away and they would find out more about her. Eventually he would break that shell of hers. It was a promise. He wanted to help her and that's what he would do.
The four g-boys watched their two friends, each of them a smile creeping onto their faces. They really did like Lily and seriously wanted to help her. They believed that if anyone could help her that it was most definitely Duo. Too bad Yuriko wasn't that open though.
Lily sniffed and slowly pushed away from Duo. She wiped her tears and smiled. "Thank you. All of you."
"All right everyone," interrupted Heero, who had enough of this being nice stuff. "Let's go eat now, okay?" Everyone laughed, including the teary eyed Lily.
"Well, I am kind of hungry," admitted Lily. "Fine then, let's go."
* * *
Koji arrived at the new OZ base. Looking around, he nodded at all the soldiers running by. He wasn't in a very good mood and noticed that most soldiers were avoiding him while the rest just didn't even notice he was there.
Grumbling, he let a soldier show him to his office. There he would think about what to do. A week and he still couldn't get the incident out of his head. That girl Yuriko, who was she? And what was she doing there? Why wasn't Lily on that mission to get Mariemaia back? He sat in his new chair and dismissed the soldier out of the room.
She was good though. Better than he had thought that she would be and where the hell would she get a gundam like that? Lily must have built it for her. She was after all very good with techonology. She did after all have straight A's all her years of school so far. But he didn't like Yuriko. He had to get rid of her and to get Lily back. Lily was his whether she wanted to admit it or not.
Yuriko. The name haunted him. Not once had it left his mind yet. He would get her back for everything she had done. No one ever got away from him. No one. He would get Yuriko and Lily. Both of them. They had to pay. Pay dearly for what they had done to him.
Lily sat in her nice cozy apartment where nothing could bother her now. In her small kitchen was boiling macaroni and chicken in the oven. She sipped at her cup of Mountain Dew and turned on the TV. Flipping through channels she came across one of her favorite anime's, Generator Gawl. It didn't come on often so she decided to watch it.
When it finally went on commercial she decided to go check on her food. The macaroni was done boiling, so she put in some cheese, milk and butter and stirred. Then she let it sit for a while so that the chicken could finish.
She went back to go watch Generator Gawl when her doorbell rang. Grumbling, she went to go answer it. Who in their right mind would be visiting her?
"It better not be Sally or Noin. Une is okay, but those other two can get very annoying." She opened the door and there stood Timmy and Daichi.
"Oniichan! Daichi-kun! What are you two doing here?" She moved out of the way so that they could come in. "Shouldn't you be with OZ right now?" She couldn't believe it. There were the last two people that she thought that she would end up seeing.
"Actually, if you've heard what happened then you should know we can't go back," explained Timmy. Both boys walked in.
"Oh that's right. You two destroyed the base and left with Yuriko! What happened when you got to the gundam base? Everyone said that you two disappeared." She closed the door and motioned for them to sit down, only to have them refuse. She just shrugged.
"We did," said Daichi. "As soon as we got there me and Timmy were out. We didn't think that we could stay. Besides, everyone looked worried enough as it was. They didn't need us to worry about too."
"I guess that's true. Um...I'm cooking diner now. It's almost done if you two would like some."
"No, that's okay Imouto. Don't want to be a burden. We should probably go now."
"Onegai Oniichan? It gets pretty lonely having dinner by yourself everyday." This was true. Lily may have been used to living and eating alone, but it sure was nice to have some guests sometimes. Besides, it's been awhile since she's seen her brother. About two years now. She wanted to be able to catch up on everything.
"Oh come on Timmy," said Daichi. "You don't want to leave your Imouto alone by herself for diner now do you?" Lily always did like Daichi. He always stuck up for her, and always helped her to get her way. He was almost like another brother for her.
Timmy sighed and looked at both pairs of pleading eyes. "Oh alright. But only because you asked." Lily smiled and went to go check on the chicken. Once again she had won against her brother, all thanks to Daichi.
* * *
"Alright ya two. Here ya go." Lily set down plates of macaroni and chicken for the two and sat down in her own seat. "I know that it's not all that much, but hey, it's food."
Timmy looked at his sister and smiled. "Lazy today Lily?"
"Oh shut up Oniichan." It was true though. Normally she would cook something nice, but after awhile it gets really boring. Especially when you're the only one eating it.
"You know Timmy, we have to come by sometime and have your Imouto make us a delicious meal. Like maybe some Dumplings, Curry, Okonomiyaki or her yummy Misao soup."
"Why, when you two can just get it somewhere else?" She knew it was just an excuse for good food and she didn't plan on falling for it this time.
"Well, I agree with Daichi," put in Timmy. "Besides, anywhere else isn't as good as your food."
"I thought it was the job of the older sibling to spoil the younger. Not the younger to spoil the older. What's with this?" Timmy laughed.
"I just like your cooking."
"What? Are you saying that you used me? Oniichan, I'm hurt." Lily faked a sob and turned around. After a few seconds she turned back around and smiled. It was times like this, when she was with her brother and Daichi, that she could actually act herself and open up to people.
"Very funny Lily. Haha!" Timmy said sarcastically.
"Really? I thought so too." Lily shrugged and the three started laughing. "Thank you. I know I'm good." She got up and bowed, deserving more laughs from the two boys."Anyway Oniichan." Lily sat down and the two boys now stared at a serious Lily. "Where are you staying now that you no longer work for OZ? You can't go back home just yet."
"Well, me and Daichi are fine. We're staying at a hotel right now till we find a place to stay."
"What? You've got to be kidding me. Hotels are expensive. You'll stay here till you find a place." It was true. They were expensive. There was no way that she would let her brother and Daichi do such an idiotic thing. Besides, it was a great excuse to be near her brother again.
"On no Lily, we couldn't," Timmy argued. "Like I said before, we don't want to be a burden." A burden? Timmy sure didn't know Lily all that well. Actually he did, but he still didn't want to put her through all the trouble of helping them out.It may have been expensive for a hotel, but they had more than enough money and even Lily knew this. That's why she was able to afford an apartment.
"Oniichan, trust me, you won't be a burden. I'm sure Daichi-kun will stay, ne Daichi-kun?" Daichi smiled and nodded, once again sticking up for Lily. "See? And Oniichan, I'm sure that you don't want to leave me alone here with Daichi-kun, but then again it might be fun," she said in a very seductive way.
Darn her, thought Timmy. He knew that the two would never do anything but he still had to be an older brother. He glared at the two and said, "Fine, I'll stay." Lily smiled, knowing that she had won. Never could she lose against her brother.
"Good. You, Oniichan, will be staying in that room over there." She pointed to a room to the left of the hall. "And Daichi will stay in the on to the right."
"Guess that leaves the one at the end of the hall as yours," Daichi commented. Lily smiled and nodded.
"Now it's really late," pointed out Lily, "so I'm heading to bed. 'Night ya two." She gave them each a hug and skipped merrily off to bed. The two boys smiled and went to bed too.
* * *
"Okay class, please pass up your work and you may be dismissed." Everyone passed up their papers and got up to leave. Lily and the g-boys all headed out together like they've been doing for almost a month now. Nikki, who's only been there for a week, quietly followed the six.
When they stepped off school ground, then Nikki dared speak to them. "Ok, what's with you Lily? You used to be so nice to me. And why bother to stick up for Yuriko? It's not like she matters to you at all." Nikki smirked. "No one does."
Lily immediately stopped and turned to face Nikki. "What? No chan this time? What's it to you anyway? You never considered me a friend. Why should it matter if I'm nice to you or not? And of course I'm going to stick up for Yuriko. We may not be friends but we have been working together for two years now. If you don't mind I'm going now." Lily spun around and got ready to walk again. The g-boys just stood off to the side, knowing that this wasn't over just yet. If Nikki was involved then it just wasn't that simple.
"Where do you think you're going Lily?" Lily stopped and once again looked at Nikki. "Next time you see Yuriko tell her I said hi." Lily glared at her. What was going on here? Nikki never cared enough for a delivered hi. "Oh and I heard that Koji was the new OZ leader."
"You just figured this out?" asked Lily. "Dear, you're too far behind. He's been the new leader of OZ for a few months now. The only reason I accepted this mission was because of him." That's right. It was all for revenge. All she wanted was to get back at Koji.
"Why? Plan on returning to him? Too bad he married that girl Amelia instead. I can probably guess why he dumped you. What'd you do? Sleep around?"
"Uh you...you bitch." Lily felt her anger flare inside of her. How dare Nikki say such a thing. She was probably worse anyway. Who the hell did she think she was?
"Why thank you. I'm sure that you're not worried about Koji though, are you? Nope, not when you've got those five." Lily's anger grew even more and she wasn't sure as to how much longer she could put up with annoyinng bitch. Not only had she insulted her, but she had insulted some of the very few people who actually talk to her.
"Leave Lily alone," Duo spoke up. "She never did anything to you."
"No, that's okay Duo," came Lily's harsh, angry and almost controlled voice. "You know, I'm sick of being nice to you Nikki. It was always me and Yuriko that you were against and anyone else that was our friend. Anyone other than that you were completely nice to. Always so happy go lucky and weird. What you have against us I don't know but I'm no longer going to be nice to you. Trust me when I say that from now on the two of us are forever enemies." Lily looked to see if she would get a response but there was nothing. Not a single word. "Now if you don't mind, we'll be leaving now. Goodbye Nikki." Lily motioned for the five guys to come and the group of six left.
Who cared if the bitch was angry? Lily didn't care anymore. She had tried so hard to be nice to her and to be friendly, but never did Nikki return that kindness and so Lily gave up. She was going to take anymore of her time just for a bitch like Nikki.
Nikki fell on her knees and sighed. Why did she hate her? She never did find the answer to that question. They had been sworn enemies since the beginning but now it was different. Now the real fight between them had finally started. Who would win at the end? They had never won anything against each other. Anytime they fought, sparred or anything it always turned out a tie. What about this time though? Could Nikki win? She wasn't sure about this fight. But she did know that she would fight as best she could. Lily wasn't going to give up that easily and neither was she. Nikki took in a deep breath, stood up and stormed off to the g-base.
* * *
"Oh I so hate that girl," a very frustrated Lily shouted. "She makes me so angry." She couldn't control her anger anymore and just had to take it out on something or someone. She needed a way to burn off her anger.
"Lily, calm down, okay?" said Duo. "Don't let her get to you." Lily sighed and nodded. He was right. She couldn't let Nikki get to her. That would just mean that she was weak and on the losing side. She couldn't let that happen.
"It's just that I thought maybe someday the two of us could become friends. When my training at the new base started, she was the first of the female pilots that I had met, after Yuriko. She had seemed so nice. I wanted to talk to her and maybe become friends but when she first saw me she looked disgusted and hateful. From then I stayed as far away from her as I could. I should have known that I would be alone."
The five boys looked at Lily. They felt bad that they couldn't help. Duo grabbed Lily's arm and turned her so that she faced him. His hand took her face and caressed it. He chuckled, making her wonder just what he was thinking. This was wierd and it had been awhile since she had been this close to a guy and this comfortable. Two whole years. She couldn't believe it.
"Lily, you're not alone. You have us." He took his hand away from her and motioned to the other g-boys. "Whether you'd like to admit it or not, we are your friends." Lily stood there, shocked. Tears forced their way up and she choked out a sob. Her eyesight got blurry and she let the tears spill. She stumbled forward and buried her face into Duo's shirt. Never, in her entire life had anyone claimed to be her friend. She had always been alone, shunned by the entire world around her. Living through years and years of loneliness she gained her independence and stubbornness. Never had she let herself close to anyone for fear of getting hurt, but these five were different. She felt that she could trust them.
She couldn't understand why they had wanted to be friends with her. She had never done anything for or to them. Instead she would always push them away, insult them or just completely avoid them, but here they were, claiming to be her friends. For once in a whole two years she felt cared for and wanted. She had friends and was no longer alone. She hated being alone. That's who she was but she hated, more than anything else in life.
Duo smiled down at his friend and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. Never had he seen someone in so much pain, with so many secrets. Her past had been very difficult. Something had happened to cause her to lock herself up so much. When he had first met this girl she seemed to have no emotions and not a single care in the world. Slowly that shell moved away and they would find out more about her. Eventually he would break that shell of hers. It was a promise. He wanted to help her and that's what he would do.
The four g-boys watched their two friends, each of them a smile creeping onto their faces. They really did like Lily and seriously wanted to help her. They believed that if anyone could help her that it was most definitely Duo. Too bad Yuriko wasn't that open though.
Lily sniffed and slowly pushed away from Duo. She wiped her tears and smiled. "Thank you. All of you."
"All right everyone," interrupted Heero, who had enough of this being nice stuff. "Let's go eat now, okay?" Everyone laughed, including the teary eyed Lily.
"Well, I am kind of hungry," admitted Lily. "Fine then, let's go."
* * *
Koji arrived at the new OZ base. Looking around, he nodded at all the soldiers running by. He wasn't in a very good mood and noticed that most soldiers were avoiding him while the rest just didn't even notice he was there.
Grumbling, he let a soldier show him to his office. There he would think about what to do. A week and he still couldn't get the incident out of his head. That girl Yuriko, who was she? And what was she doing there? Why wasn't Lily on that mission to get Mariemaia back? He sat in his new chair and dismissed the soldier out of the room.
She was good though. Better than he had thought that she would be and where the hell would she get a gundam like that? Lily must have built it for her. She was after all very good with techonology. She did after all have straight A's all her years of school so far. But he didn't like Yuriko. He had to get rid of her and to get Lily back. Lily was his whether she wanted to admit it or not.
Yuriko. The name haunted him. Not once had it left his mind yet. He would get her back for everything she had done. No one ever got away from him. No one. He would get Yuriko and Lily. Both of them. They had to pay. Pay dearly for what they had done to him.