Chapter 23 - Return to Earth
The days were still slow going. Everybody were on their way back to earth. The senator was safe and the colony destroyed so there was no real reason to stay in space any longer. The ship L4626 was heading back to Japan. Their gundams were safely in their hangers.
"What's the wings for?" Ashley asked with curiosity as her bright green eyes looked up at Deathscythe.
"Well I guess it's more for intimidation than looks." Duo smirked as he grabbed Ashley's arm.
"Come on, I want to show you something."
Duo guided Ashley up to the cockpit of the mecha. The door opened and the two stepped inside cockpit. The door closed automatically behind them.
"See this?" he asked pointing to the console. "That's a brand new system, not a zero system but a hand made system that generates off of beams."
Ashley looked at the console then at Duo. She watched him talking. He seems to be happy working with machines.
"Geeze you do know a lot."
Ashley smiled as she leaned over the chair Duo was sitting in. As she checked out the devices he ramble don about, Duo's eyes roamed over Ashley's body (as you would expect from almost any guy).
Ashley pressed a yellow button out of curiosity. Suddenly the gundam went dark except for a small red light that blinked on and off. Ashley sat back down with her hands in her lap, motionless. Duo looked at her with a smile and an awkward silence fell upon the two teens.
Duo leaned into Ashley as if it were instinct. One of his hands grasped hers and placed his other hand on her cheek.
Ashley's heart began to race. Was she gonna be sick? Or was she just nervous? Duo leaned into her further. Finally their lips met in a soft kiss. Ashley let her eyes close and leaned in closer to Duo.
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Kim sat up in bed and threw a pillow at Heero with her usable hand.
"Hey sleepy head! Wake up." She said in a teasing tone.
Heero's eyes flicked open and looked over at Kim who was smiling.
"You awake." He said ,stating the obvious, and got up.
"How are you?"
"Well, I'm alive." Kim replied just as a nurse walked in.
"Good morning. Kim? Are you dizzy? Can you stand and walk?" the nurse asked.
She slid off the bed and tried to walk. She was successful.
"Well then, I guess I can release you now."
"Great!!!!" Kim said excitedly and jumped up. The nurse too out the IV and Heeo took her to the cafeteria to get something to eat.
Meanwhile, Steph went looking for Ashley. She walked into Deathscythe's hanger to see if Duo saw her.
"Ashl..." Steph suddenly stopped an blinked at the gundam. She could hear the occasional banging against the wall of the cockpit. Then the steamed glass caught her eye. She grinned. And climbed up to the cockpit of Deathscythe. She banged on the thick glass and yelled,
"There better not be any hanky panky going on in there."
Just at that moment, the cockpit door opened and Ashley and Duo tumbled out. Steph burst out laughing. Ashley and Duo blushed with embarrassment. Their clothes were half off of them and their hair was messed up.
"Well, It's about time." Steph said through laughing fits because she just couldn't keep her laughter back.
Later that evening, Dr. J gathered all the pilots together to break the new about Relena to them.
"Great." Trowa sighed.
"Well, what is it thins time?"
"Relena survived, in fact she had left the colony before it even exploded." Wu fei explained.
"Damn it! Why won't that bitch die?" Ashley said in a very pissed voice.
Dr. J looked at Kim.
"She's probably on her way here right now."
"She's coming after me again! She's gonna try to kill me. Why can't that bitch just accept the facts as they are." Kim said worriedly.
"No she won't. Don't think like that." Steph said.
Heero stood in from of her, placed his hands on her shoulders and looked at her in the eyes.
"I won't let you die." he stated.
Kim just nodded.
"Hey we should soon be arriving back on Earth." Duo said trying to break the sad atmosphere.
"Yah we can watch more TV." Ashley added and winked at Kim. Kim smiled mischievously.
"Why watch it when you can live it?" she smiled suggestively and looked up at Heero who was trying to hide his red face. "It's hopeless Heero. You blood red." Kim said and laughed. Pretty soon everyone had joined in and even Dr. J chuckled.
They landed in Japan a few hours later. They were grateful to be back at Quatre's mansion. Everyone slept paired up that night for the first time since the party.
The days were still slow going. Everybody were on their way back to earth. The senator was safe and the colony destroyed so there was no real reason to stay in space any longer. The ship L4626 was heading back to Japan. Their gundams were safely in their hangers.
"What's the wings for?" Ashley asked with curiosity as her bright green eyes looked up at Deathscythe.
"Well I guess it's more for intimidation than looks." Duo smirked as he grabbed Ashley's arm.
"Come on, I want to show you something."
Duo guided Ashley up to the cockpit of the mecha. The door opened and the two stepped inside cockpit. The door closed automatically behind them.
"See this?" he asked pointing to the console. "That's a brand new system, not a zero system but a hand made system that generates off of beams."
Ashley looked at the console then at Duo. She watched him talking. He seems to be happy working with machines.
"Geeze you do know a lot."
Ashley smiled as she leaned over the chair Duo was sitting in. As she checked out the devices he ramble don about, Duo's eyes roamed over Ashley's body (as you would expect from almost any guy).
Ashley pressed a yellow button out of curiosity. Suddenly the gundam went dark except for a small red light that blinked on and off. Ashley sat back down with her hands in her lap, motionless. Duo looked at her with a smile and an awkward silence fell upon the two teens.
Duo leaned into Ashley as if it were instinct. One of his hands grasped hers and placed his other hand on her cheek.
Ashley's heart began to race. Was she gonna be sick? Or was she just nervous? Duo leaned into her further. Finally their lips met in a soft kiss. Ashley let her eyes close and leaned in closer to Duo.
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Kim sat up in bed and threw a pillow at Heero with her usable hand.
"Hey sleepy head! Wake up." She said in a teasing tone.
Heero's eyes flicked open and looked over at Kim who was smiling.
"You awake." He said ,stating the obvious, and got up.
"How are you?"
"Well, I'm alive." Kim replied just as a nurse walked in.
"Good morning. Kim? Are you dizzy? Can you stand and walk?" the nurse asked.
She slid off the bed and tried to walk. She was successful.
"Well then, I guess I can release you now."
"Great!!!!" Kim said excitedly and jumped up. The nurse too out the IV and Heeo took her to the cafeteria to get something to eat.
Meanwhile, Steph went looking for Ashley. She walked into Deathscythe's hanger to see if Duo saw her.
"Ashl..." Steph suddenly stopped an blinked at the gundam. She could hear the occasional banging against the wall of the cockpit. Then the steamed glass caught her eye. She grinned. And climbed up to the cockpit of Deathscythe. She banged on the thick glass and yelled,
"There better not be any hanky panky going on in there."
Just at that moment, the cockpit door opened and Ashley and Duo tumbled out. Steph burst out laughing. Ashley and Duo blushed with embarrassment. Their clothes were half off of them and their hair was messed up.
"Well, It's about time." Steph said through laughing fits because she just couldn't keep her laughter back.
Later that evening, Dr. J gathered all the pilots together to break the new about Relena to them.
"Great." Trowa sighed.
"Well, what is it thins time?"
"Relena survived, in fact she had left the colony before it even exploded." Wu fei explained.
"Damn it! Why won't that bitch die?" Ashley said in a very pissed voice.
Dr. J looked at Kim.
"She's probably on her way here right now."
"She's coming after me again! She's gonna try to kill me. Why can't that bitch just accept the facts as they are." Kim said worriedly.
"No she won't. Don't think like that." Steph said.
Heero stood in from of her, placed his hands on her shoulders and looked at her in the eyes.
"I won't let you die." he stated.
Kim just nodded.
"Hey we should soon be arriving back on Earth." Duo said trying to break the sad atmosphere.
"Yah we can watch more TV." Ashley added and winked at Kim. Kim smiled mischievously.
"Why watch it when you can live it?" she smiled suggestively and looked up at Heero who was trying to hide his red face. "It's hopeless Heero. You blood red." Kim said and laughed. Pretty soon everyone had joined in and even Dr. J chuckled.
They landed in Japan a few hours later. They were grateful to be back at Quatre's mansion. Everyone slept paired up that night for the first time since the party.
