Even the Strong Must Cry
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AN: This chapter came out sooner than the others. Well, summer is officially here for me. Well it will be Friday and I don't plane on finishing this chapter before than, so it's a premature summer vacation. Again, thanks are at the end of the chapter.
READ: A side note here. I posted a Dragon Ball Z fic the other day and I haven't gotten any reviews for it yet. I thought it was pretty good and am very disappointed with the lack of response. I'd appreciate even a flame right now! So if you read Dragon Ball Z, (or even if you don't) please read and review my other fic "Beloved" I don't care what you say in the review. You can just tell me it sucked if you think so. I just need the feedback! It's my lifeblood!!! Anyway, without further ado, I present the next chapter!
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Last Time (chapter five): Promises Made…
As soon as the two teens were moving down the hall, a figure stepped out from the shadows. The figure grinned maliciously. She walked over to the door that Heero just emerged from and punched a few override commands into the keypad. The green light buzzed and Relena opened the door. She made her way into the dorm and crept to Kaiya's room. When she didn't find her in there her blood began to boil. She turned to the other bedroom and opened the door.
Kaiya was sleeping soundlessly on Heero's bed. Relena glared and walked into the room. The little light that was in the room reflected off a large steel blade that the princess held in her hand.
"It's time to get what's coming to you bitch." Relena hissed, raising the knife above her head.
Chapter Six: …and Promises Broken
Just as Relena raised the sharp object over her head, Kaiya jumped up screaming.
"No!!! Lily!" Relena recoiled back in shock. Kaiya whipped her head around frantically, sweat soaking her entire body. Once she got her bearings back, she focused her gaze on the girl in front of her. "What are you doing here?" Relena grinned evilly.
"Just ending my torment…and your life." That said, she swung the blade at the still sleepy girl. Kaiya managed to dodge the first swipe, however the second one caught her arm, putting a nice size gash on her upper arm. Kaiya gripped the wound on her right arm tightly with her left hand.
"Bitch. What did I ever do to you?" Kaiya shouted at her.
"Everything! You stole my He-chan, you turned everyone against me and you couldn't even protect your sister!" Kaiya started at Relena's words, partly from shock the other part pure rage.
"How the hell do you know that?" Kaiya whispered in the tone of voice that didn't leave room for argument.
"I have my ways" Relena smiled. She lunged at her again, and Kaiya who was still too shocked to move, took the full length of the blade into her lower stomach, just missing her liver. Kaiya screamed, almost losing consciousness from the blinding pain that shot up and down her entire body. Rage consumed Kaiya's entire being. From a place unknown to her, she managed to gather enough strength to knock the princess unconsciousness. The knife flew from her grasp on her way to the hard, unforgiving floor. Kaiya limped her way over to the weapon and picked it up, trying not to jar her wound.
"Heero? Are you in here? Please…" Kaiya eyes fluttered, the wound taking its toll on her still weary body. She hobbled to the door, her hand leaving a bloody print on the frame, and shuffled to the stairs.
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"Why didn't you tell her?" Angela screamed at Heero and Wufei for what seemed like the fifteenth time. Wufei rolled his eyes.
"For the last time women, I had a gun pointed to my head!"
"It's not like you couldn't have taken it from him, weakling." Angela snorted. Quatre had his head in his hands and was rubbing his temples.
"Please, let's just get on with this meeting. I know a hundred things that I would rather be doing."
"I agree with Q-man over here." Duo said. "Let's get this show on the road, and fast. He didn't wake her, she'll wake up pissed and he's going to have to deal with her not us. So, move on already."
"I have to agree with them." Trowa said, speaking for the first time. Angela sighed.
"Fine but when…"
"He…lp…" a strangled voice came from the doorway. The pilots all turned to see Kaiya leaning heavily against the door frame, blood covering her hands and the entire front of her torso.
"Kaiya!" Heero screamed. He ran to her just as she fell. He gently lowered her to the ground. Heero looked at her wound, a mind numbing fear overtaking his body. His hands shook and for the first time in his life, the sight of blood made him sick. There was so much blood on her that he couldn't tell where it was coming from. Kaiya saw his panicked look.
"Slice… shoulder…not bad." She managed to gasp out. "Blade…full length…just below liver."
"Who? Who did this?" Heero ground out, the bitterness hard to hide.
"Relena…" With that she passed out, her eyes rolling back in her head and body going limp.
"No! Wake up! Don't leave me!" Heero shouted. The other pilots stood starring in shock at the bloody girl and her what appeared to be lover.
"Heero? When? What?" Duo asked.
"No time, Quatre get towels and warm water. Duo call Sally. Wufei go find that bitch, but don't kill her, not yet. Trowa go wait for Sally and the medics." Angela barked out, waking up from the shock, she was in after seeing her best friend bleeding all over Quatre's expensive carpet.
The pilots made quick to follow her orders and all hurried to complete the task assigned to them. Wufei raced up the stairs to Heero and Kaiya's dorm room searching for the guilty party. Which wasn't too hard, he just followed the bloody trail laid out for him. Trowa walked briskly to the front door, the need to hurry not as prominent with his task. Duo found the phone in the library within seconds and hurriedly informed Sally Po of the situation. Quatre dashed to the bathroom a few rooms down and swiftly grabbed several towels, racing back to the library.
"Here, I'll get the hot water." Quatre said sprinting to the kitchen after handing Heero the towels. Heero quickly pressed one on the large hole in Kaiya's stomach. Angela tore the bottom of her shirt and used the makeshift gauze to tightly secure the gash on her shoulder. Angela held Kaiya steady, while Heero continued to press on the wound. She had begun to shake and quiver from either the wound itself or the coldness that had filled the room when she entered, neither one knew.
"This is your fault you know." Angela whispered, the malice coming from her voice in waves. Heero winced.
"I know."
"I know! I know! Is that all you have to say for yourself? She's dying because you couldn't tell that bitch to back off. She only listens to you. You could have stopped this if…"
"No!" Heero interrupted. "She would have only done it sooner. That girl has a lot of hate in her."
"Granted, but she wouldn't have been left alone! You should have listened to Wufei and just woken her up. I will never forgive you if she dies. No wait, scratch that, I will never forgive you period." With that, Angela turned her attention back to Kaiya, gently rubbing her forehead, brushing the sweat-soaked hair from her eyes. Heero closed his eyes. Everything Angela said hitting him hard and swift. Duo had finished informing Sally Po and had witnessed the argument and the effect it had on Heero.
"She's on her way. She said it should only take ten minutes max." Duo said quietly.
"Thanks." Angela whispered, the fight had left her voice. "Heero…I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone off on you like that. It's just…she's my first true friend…and I…"
"It's okay." Heero said, stopping her from continuing the apology. "You were right. I should have just woken her up. I was trying to be nice. I see now that that can never happen again."
"What do you mean?" Duo asked moving to sit next to the two, holding Kaiya's jerking feet still. Angela thanked him quietly before turning to Heero expectantly.
"I will never care for anyone ever again. It will only be the life of a soldier for me. Caring gets you no where." Heero closed his eyes and allowed a single tear to fall down his cheek before wiping it and all traces of it away, leaving a red streak on his face. Angela was about to interject when Duo shook his head. An uncomfortable silence soon filled the room. The only sound coming from Kaiya's jerking and moaning.
"Heero…"
"I'm here." He said grabbing her hand.
"It hurts. Make it stop. Make the pain go away." She whispered, her tears desperately wanting to fall.
"It's okay to cry." He whispered in her ear. She shook her head.
"No…I promised. I never…break my promises." Kaiya was gasping for breath by now.
"Shh. Don't talk anymore. Save your strength." Heero said gently. Kaiya nodded, but her whimpering continued. Quatre had returned with a kettle of warm water, and a bowl. He filled the bowl, took one of the rags, and soaked it before giving it to Heero. Heero then proceeded to clean her wounds, and some of the blood off her body. Just when timed seemed to stretch on forever Trowa burst in the room with Sally Po in tow.
"How bad?" Sally questioned opening her medical bag.
"The wound on her shoulder just needs a few stitches but the one on her stomach is bad…really bad." Angela responded to the doctor.
"All right, clear out." Sally ordered the pilots, "The dressing on her arm is fine for now, we need to stabilize this wound before transport."
"Transport? There's a med-wing in the mansion." Quatre said.
"I know, but I'm not going to fix her in here. I'd like to do the surgery in a proper facility." Sally Po explained.
"Surgery?" Duo said, the fear evident in his voice.
"Don't worry, it should just be routine, but we have to hurry." Sally reassured the pilots. After securing the wounded girl on the stretcher, the boys all helped carry her to the med-wing of the basement. Duo walked over to the bookcase and pulled on the finely bound copy of "War and Peace" this in turn caused the bookcase to open with a hiss. Duo jerked it the rest of the way open and punched in the necessary commands. He then opened the steel door, and allowed the medics to enter. Trowa went first and led the way to the medical bay.
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Sarah sighed and sat up. She had been in the garage for the last half hour, just sitting there staring off into space. The sound of her watch beeping finally woke her from her cationic state. She brought her hand to her wrist and shut the alarm off. Just as she expected her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Sarah nodded to the voice on the other line before she realized that they couldn't see her. "Yea" she quickly responded. She listened to the voice on the other line talk for a few minutes, occasionally responding with a yes or no. "Okay, I understand. I'll be there in about twenty minutes. Sayoonara." Hanging up her cell phone and placing it back in her pocket, Sarah climbed onto the still cooling bike and put her helmet on. She turned it on and speed off, to meet the caller.
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"Heero, are you going to sit there all day?" Duo asked the sullen boy in front of him. Heero sat starring at Kaiya who was hooked up to several machines. The only sound coming from the machine that helped her to breathe. The only sign that she was even alive under all the wires and tubes, was the fact that every so often her chest would slightly rise with her breathing.
"Did Wufei find her"? He asked instead. Duo sighed and shook his head.
"Not that I heard. He might…" He was interrupted by Sally's shout.
"Duo! Heero! It's Wufei, he brought Relena." Before she could even finish her sentence, Heero had jumped up from his chair and fled the room. Duo sighed again and followed his friend out the door.
Once they arrived, they saw Wufei cradling the unconscious girl in his arms. Heero looked at him questioningly.
"I found her like this." Wufei explained. "It seems that Kaiya managed to knock her out before she came downstairs." Heero nodded and pulled his gun out of his pocket.
"We'll just have to wait until she wakes up then. Wufei put her down, the minute her eyes open I'm pulling the trigger. With or without you still holding her." Heero said, in his monotone voice. His impenetrable mask had slid back on.
"Yuy, don't even think about it. Put it away now, or it will be your head that gets blown off." Angela threatened, her gun pressed against the back of his skull. Heero turned his head, just enough to catch her in his peripheral vision. He then shifted his eyes to Relena who was still in Wufei's arms.
"You wouldn't." he stated. "You wouldn't kill a comrade right before a war. Relena is not my comrade. I was supposed to kill her two years ago and I didn't. It's time to finally complete my mission." Heero's monotone voice echoed in the silent room. The tension was so thick that you could have cut it with a knife.
"Your mission has changed. It changed the day that her father died. You know that, I know that, hell even OZ knows that!" Angela fired back at him.
"You know nothing." Heero hissed.
"I know enough." She shot back. "I know that you care if not love Kaiya. I know that it hurt you to see her like that. And I also know that your mind won't let you call what you're about to do vengeance. You can't admit that you want to hurt the person that nearly killed the only person you ever opened yourself too. And I know that if you do this, that one person you care about won't forgive you. Do you want that? To be hated in Kaiya's eyes." Angela finished in a whisper.
Heero's hand wavered. His mind was a sea of thoughts and feelings, and right now, a storm was brewing. He had to stop it. He had to escape before it was too late and he drowned. He lowered his gun and stalked silently from the room, back to Kaiya's side, his posture clearly warning the others not to follow him.
Once he left, Sally Po ushered Wufei into a med room so that she could make sure Relena was okay. After depositing his load, he followed the others to the waiting room that held the snack machines and coffee maker.
"What do you think made her do it?" Quatre asked once everyone had sat down and had a steaming cup of brew in their hands. Duo shrugged.
"I dunno, that girl just flipped." He said taking a sip of his coffee.
"I've seen it in her since we first arrived." Angela said. The others looked to her questioningly. She sighed and tried to figure out how to explain herself. "I mean, the day we all first arrived, remember when Relena had her stay back a few minutes?" After some nods and some questioning stares she sighed again. "Well, Heero and Kaiya were the last issued their room, she ordered Heero to wait outside."
"But you rushed off to your room as soon as our name was called." Wufei said in confusion.
"I know, Kaiya told me about this later. Anyway, she threatened her, saying that she better stay away from Heero, blah blah blah. Trust me, Kaiya had every intention of staying away from him, at first. It's complicated and not really our business." Angela finished. "My point is, I knew that Relena would pull something on her. I didn't exactly think that she would stab her, but I knew something was inevitable." Trowa nodded,
"I too, felt a lot of hurt and pain from her, along with anger. As the days progressed I definitely felt more hostility."
"Well, now that we're here, we should get this meeting started. I see nothing else we can do at the moment." Quatre said. The others agreed.
"So, where do we begin?" Duo asked.
"I guess I should tell you what I know ne?" Angela asked. Once she had everyone's attention, she began. "Well, you five were sent down here to protect Relena and the Sank Kingdom from OZ. The Dr.'s feared that OZ would try to do something that would interfere with Relena's peace plan. Kaiya and I stayed behind on the colonies. She didn't know about me, but I knew about her. Anyway, Kaiya stayed on L1 doing small missions, training and preparing for battle on earth. I entered the Chinese branch of Interpol on colony L5. I studied patterns of attacks and the source and cause of the attacks. We discovered that it wasn't OZ that posed the most threat to earth and her fragile peace, but this new radical group."
"Who are they?" Quatre asked.
"They call themselves the Tokinami. Their leader is Captain Toshi Normov. We have no idea how many men, women, and children he has under his control. Although last estimate was at least 8,000."
"What? How can he have that many pilots?" Duo roared.
"They're not all pilots. Many of them are just regular soldiers, and many are women and children, although they are trained as well. That man that Kaiya killed today," Angela said looking at Wufei, "Was a commander in Toshi's army, Aries division." Wufei nodded.
"The soldiers didn't look too willing."
"I know. That's what confuses me. Most radical groups like this are all blinded by their cause and are willing to do anything. Unless Kaiya's just a damn good negotiator, I don't know."
"Or just damn scary holding a gun." Wufei said.
"What happened?" Trowa asked.
"Oh! I totally forgot that we didn't tell you. Earlier Kaiya and I were attacked by several soldiers and were almost caught. Heero and Wufei showed up and attempted to rescue us. It ended up being Kaiya who rescued us. Oh by the way. We both have gundams being sent down to Howard as we speak. The Dr.'s will contact us when they have arrived."
"What? You guys have gundams too?" Duo said, the shock clearly shown on his voice.
"Yup. Kaiya pilots Washi or 06. And I pilot Silence or 07."
"We know where Howard is staying. I say we go and wait there. Our gundams are there as well and I want to make sure that they are in working order before we head off to fight these guys." Quatre said.
"I agree. I say we leave as soon as possible. As in tomorrow morning." Wufei suggested.
"What about Heero and Kaiya?" asked Duo.
"We tell Heero our plan, he can either join us or wait with her. Knowing her, she should be fine in a few days and her gundam won't be there until then anyway. There's really nothing she could do there anyhow. That's the only option we have at the moment, besides waiting around here twiddling our thumbs and I do not find that a very appealing alternative." Angela said quietly.
"I agree. We should leave at six tomorrow." Trowa spoke up. Quatre and Wufei nodded. Duo sighed.
"All right, but who wants to tell Heero?" Duo asked. Angela looked at Wufei, who looked at Trowa who looked at Quatre who turned to Duo. "Oh, no…I'm not doing it." Duo said flailing his arms in front of him.
"He already hates me, no point in pissing him off before all hell breaks loose. Besides, you're his best friend." Angela said standing up and dumping the rest of her coffee into the waste basket. "Well, I have to go pack. Night." So saying she turned and left the room.
"Don't even think I'm doing it Maxwell. I have meditations to see to." Before anyone could protest, Wufei was out the door.
"I promised Mitsu that I would talk with her later tonight. I've already been gone longer than I said I was going to be." Trowa answered Duo's silent question. He too left the room after throwing his empty cup away. Quatre just shook his head and walked out the door.
"Don't even think about it Duo. I'm not getting pulled into this one." He quickly fled the room. Duo growled in annoyance.
"Guess I'm on my own." He looked to the sky. "Please, I'm too young to die." He whispered a few 'Hail Mary's' before leaving the waiting room and heading towards the temperamental soldier.
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When Trowa entered his room, he was met with darkness and silence.
"Mitsu? You in here?" Trowa asked turning on the light switch and looking for his girlfriend. He walked to her bedroom, only to find it empty. ~Odd, I wonder where she went?~ He thought. He shrugged and figured he might as well pack his things before he looked for her. Once inside his room, he moved to his closet to get his suitcase.
He set it on the bed and opened it, just as he was about to turn to his dresser he saw a piece of white paper sitting on his pillow. Trowa picked it up and inhaled the scent around it. It smelt like Mitsu's perfume. Contorting his eyebrows in confusion, he sat on his bed to read the note.
Dear Trowa,
By the time that you read this letter I will have left. I am sorry but I felt trapped in the mansion. I know that you aren't who you say you are and I'm fine with that, honestly. But, I can not take the secrets or the pressure. All of you are hiding something. Joanna felt it too. We are staying somewhere safe, do not worry. We will still attend class and full-fill our duties to Relena-sama, but no longer from the dorms. I know that you will come back to me. And when you do return from where ever it is you are going, I want you to find me. Just follow your feet and your heart. It shouldn't be too hard my love. Until that wonderful day, I shall remain eternally yours.
Mitsu
Trowa crushed the letter in his hand. She left. He closed his eyes and lay back on the bed. Packing could wait, he was suddenly very tired. He pushed his suitcase off the bed with his feet and pulled the covers up around him. He curled up in the fetal position and fell into a deep sleep.
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Quatre entered his dorm exhausted and on the verge of collapse. He trudged his way in and turned on the lights.
"Joanna? Are you in here?" When he got no response he shrugged and made his way to his bedroom. He was about to turn into his room when he saw something white attached to Joanna's door. Curious, he moved over to her door and saw that it was a letter addressed to him. He gently took it off the door and read it.
My Dearest Quatre,
I'm sorry for what you are about to read. Trowa is I'm sure by now reading one just like this letter. Mitsu and I both agree that you are lying…no hiding something from us. We can not stay there anymore. We have left the dorms and are staying somewhere else. Don't worry we are safe. We will still attend class and anything else Mrs. Relena would have us do. I truly am sorry the way this turned out. Please come back safe from where ever it is that I know you will be going. I don't know how I know, but I know you will be in grave danger where you are going. Come back to me, alive and in one peace. You will know where I am when the time is right. Stay safe.
With all the love that I posses,
Joanna
Quatre closed his eyes allowing the tears to fall from his eyes. This war was going to cost him much more than the last one. He knew it. He folded the paper and placed it in his pocket before turning to his room. He quickly packed what he would need and lay his suitcases by his bedroom door. He crawled into bed, and quickly fell into a restless slumber.
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Wufei didn't catch up with Angela until they reached their room. Once they entered they went into their rooms and packed their things. Angela emerged from her room, her luggage in her hand and on her shoulder. She lay them by the front door and moved to the kitchen to grab a snack. Wufei came out a few minutes later, and after depositing his things by the front door, he too walked to the kitchen.
"We have to talk." He said gently. Angela sighed.
"About what?"
"You know what. Why are you avoiding the subject?" Wufei asked.
"Why are you pressing it? It doesn't matter now anyway. We have more important things to worry about like getting ready for the upcoming battles." Angela rambled. Wufei shook his head.
"We have until six tomorrow before we leave. That's plenty of time to talk."
"Well, I would like to relax until I have to start training again, cause Kami only knows when we will be able to relax again." Angela said, quite agitated at Wufei. She jumped up when the microwave beeped, signaling that her popcorn was done. She opened the machine and took the bag out. Opening the bag, and being careful so as not to burn herself, she poured the contents into a bowl. She then walked to the living room, leaving Wufei sitting at the kitchen table.
Wufei growled in annoyance, and stood up. He stalked to the living room, plopping down on the couch next to her.
"That was rude you know?" Wufei grumbled.
"What?" Angela asked, a hint of a smile on her face.
"Just leaving like that, I swear you're nothing but a baka onna."
"Hey! I am not a baka!" Angela glared daggers at the teen next to her. Wufei just smirked and grabbed a handful of popcorn. "Now who's being rude? Did I make this for you? NOOOOO, I didn't think so! Go make your own!" Angela said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Such a tongue onna. You should use it for other things besides cursing me out." Angela gasped.
"Are you flirting with me?"
"Why would I want to flirt with an annoying onna like you?" Wufei said, his eyebrows raised.
"Ohhh!!! I could just…" Angela's curse was cut off with Wufei's lips. They both froze once contact had been made. Angela finally smiled. "I thought you weren't flirting 05." She whispered against his lips. Wufei smirked,
"So I lied." He then moved his lips. The kiss turned more passionate in a short amount of time. They soon had their arms wrapped around each other and were locked in a tight embrace, an embrace of passion and love.
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Sarah arrived at the pier 10 minutes early. She ground the bike to a stop and tires screeched. She shut the engine off and flipped the kick-stand down. Sarah pulled her helmet off and hung it from the handle bars. She climbed off the bike and walked over to the bench that was facing the ocean. The sun had gone down over two hours ago and the pier lights had come on. She could hear the gulls screeching for food, and occasionally see one as they flew by the light.
"Glad to see you could make it," A deep voice boomed from behind her.
"Ahh!" she screamed grabbing her chest. "Geeze, did you have to sneak up on me?"
"My sincere apologies. I trust things are going well?" the voice asked.
"Yes, they are leaving tomorrow to prepare. I'm assuming to retrieve their gundams."
"Excellent. Do you know if any of your fellow ladies are involved in anyway with the pilots?" Sarah gulped and felt her skin pale a few shades.
"Mitsu is with Trowa, but she doesn't pose a threat. The same goes for Joanna who's with Quatre. They haven't the slightest idea of what's going on." Sarah answered.
"And what of our two mysterious ladies?"
"They're kinda involved with Heero and Wufei, but none has admitted it yet. Or if they have, it was just to each other. I don't know who they are, but they know what's going on." The owner of the voice smiled.
"And what of you? Dear lass. Has any pilot sparked your interest?"
"No…" she lied.
"Are you lying to me?" the voice said, the joking manner long since left it. "Because you know the consequences of lying to me."
"I…" Sarah started, but found she couldn't finish her thought.
"I am disappointed in you. I really am. Which one?"
"I…can't tell you." She whispered.
"Let's see, by process of elimination it would have to be 02 unless you are into one of the ones who's already spoken for?" The voice paused. "No, it's 02 isn't it." When she didn't respond he smiled. "Thought so. Now what did I tell you about falling in love?"
"Don't." she answered in a soft voice.
"Did you?"
"No." she sobbed quietly. The man snarled and backhanded her across the face, a red mark already beginning to show.
"That will teach you to disobey me again!" he thundered.
"Yes, sir. I truly am sorry." She lowered her head, suddenly finding her feet very interesting. The man smirked,
"Very well, return to your post." Sarah stood at attention and held her hand in salute.
"Yes, sir Captain Tenshi sir!" she called out. The man smiled again.
"Ah, now that's better. Dismissed!" Sarah shot her hand out in salute, then bowed slightly and walked back to the bike. She climbed on and quickly put on her helmet so that the Captain wouldn't see her tears. ~I'm sorry Duo. Please forgive me.~ she cried out in her mind, before starting the engine and heading back to the mansion.
END!!!! No real cliffie this time. Normov Toshi (how said English way) is mine, the name doesn't mean anything in particular, just a guy I made up. The name Tokinami, is also mine. I made it up as well. I combined two names Toki and Nami. Toki means time of opportunity and Nami means Wave. So I combined it to mean Opportune Wave. That's probably not really what it means but ::shrugs:: it's loose. Sorry that Wufei and Heero seem so out of character. I haven't decided about Wufei yet, but Heero will definitely be a little more in character next chapter, (it's part of the plot) Bet you didn't see that coming with Sarah working for the enemy, ne? hehe I'm so evil aren't I? Well please read and review!
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AN: This chapter came out sooner than the others. Well, summer is officially here for me. Well it will be Friday and I don't plane on finishing this chapter before than, so it's a premature summer vacation. Again, thanks are at the end of the chapter.
READ: A side note here. I posted a Dragon Ball Z fic the other day and I haven't gotten any reviews for it yet. I thought it was pretty good and am very disappointed with the lack of response. I'd appreciate even a flame right now! So if you read Dragon Ball Z, (or even if you don't) please read and review my other fic "Beloved" I don't care what you say in the review. You can just tell me it sucked if you think so. I just need the feedback! It's my lifeblood!!! Anyway, without further ado, I present the next chapter!
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Last Time (chapter five): Promises Made…
As soon as the two teens were moving down the hall, a figure stepped out from the shadows. The figure grinned maliciously. She walked over to the door that Heero just emerged from and punched a few override commands into the keypad. The green light buzzed and Relena opened the door. She made her way into the dorm and crept to Kaiya's room. When she didn't find her in there her blood began to boil. She turned to the other bedroom and opened the door.
Kaiya was sleeping soundlessly on Heero's bed. Relena glared and walked into the room. The little light that was in the room reflected off a large steel blade that the princess held in her hand.
"It's time to get what's coming to you bitch." Relena hissed, raising the knife above her head.
Chapter Six: …and Promises Broken
Just as Relena raised the sharp object over her head, Kaiya jumped up screaming.
"No!!! Lily!" Relena recoiled back in shock. Kaiya whipped her head around frantically, sweat soaking her entire body. Once she got her bearings back, she focused her gaze on the girl in front of her. "What are you doing here?" Relena grinned evilly.
"Just ending my torment…and your life." That said, she swung the blade at the still sleepy girl. Kaiya managed to dodge the first swipe, however the second one caught her arm, putting a nice size gash on her upper arm. Kaiya gripped the wound on her right arm tightly with her left hand.
"Bitch. What did I ever do to you?" Kaiya shouted at her.
"Everything! You stole my He-chan, you turned everyone against me and you couldn't even protect your sister!" Kaiya started at Relena's words, partly from shock the other part pure rage.
"How the hell do you know that?" Kaiya whispered in the tone of voice that didn't leave room for argument.
"I have my ways" Relena smiled. She lunged at her again, and Kaiya who was still too shocked to move, took the full length of the blade into her lower stomach, just missing her liver. Kaiya screamed, almost losing consciousness from the blinding pain that shot up and down her entire body. Rage consumed Kaiya's entire being. From a place unknown to her, she managed to gather enough strength to knock the princess unconsciousness. The knife flew from her grasp on her way to the hard, unforgiving floor. Kaiya limped her way over to the weapon and picked it up, trying not to jar her wound.
"Heero? Are you in here? Please…" Kaiya eyes fluttered, the wound taking its toll on her still weary body. She hobbled to the door, her hand leaving a bloody print on the frame, and shuffled to the stairs.
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"Why didn't you tell her?" Angela screamed at Heero and Wufei for what seemed like the fifteenth time. Wufei rolled his eyes.
"For the last time women, I had a gun pointed to my head!"
"It's not like you couldn't have taken it from him, weakling." Angela snorted. Quatre had his head in his hands and was rubbing his temples.
"Please, let's just get on with this meeting. I know a hundred things that I would rather be doing."
"I agree with Q-man over here." Duo said. "Let's get this show on the road, and fast. He didn't wake her, she'll wake up pissed and he's going to have to deal with her not us. So, move on already."
"I have to agree with them." Trowa said, speaking for the first time. Angela sighed.
"Fine but when…"
"He…lp…" a strangled voice came from the doorway. The pilots all turned to see Kaiya leaning heavily against the door frame, blood covering her hands and the entire front of her torso.
"Kaiya!" Heero screamed. He ran to her just as she fell. He gently lowered her to the ground. Heero looked at her wound, a mind numbing fear overtaking his body. His hands shook and for the first time in his life, the sight of blood made him sick. There was so much blood on her that he couldn't tell where it was coming from. Kaiya saw his panicked look.
"Slice… shoulder…not bad." She managed to gasp out. "Blade…full length…just below liver."
"Who? Who did this?" Heero ground out, the bitterness hard to hide.
"Relena…" With that she passed out, her eyes rolling back in her head and body going limp.
"No! Wake up! Don't leave me!" Heero shouted. The other pilots stood starring in shock at the bloody girl and her what appeared to be lover.
"Heero? When? What?" Duo asked.
"No time, Quatre get towels and warm water. Duo call Sally. Wufei go find that bitch, but don't kill her, not yet. Trowa go wait for Sally and the medics." Angela barked out, waking up from the shock, she was in after seeing her best friend bleeding all over Quatre's expensive carpet.
The pilots made quick to follow her orders and all hurried to complete the task assigned to them. Wufei raced up the stairs to Heero and Kaiya's dorm room searching for the guilty party. Which wasn't too hard, he just followed the bloody trail laid out for him. Trowa walked briskly to the front door, the need to hurry not as prominent with his task. Duo found the phone in the library within seconds and hurriedly informed Sally Po of the situation. Quatre dashed to the bathroom a few rooms down and swiftly grabbed several towels, racing back to the library.
"Here, I'll get the hot water." Quatre said sprinting to the kitchen after handing Heero the towels. Heero quickly pressed one on the large hole in Kaiya's stomach. Angela tore the bottom of her shirt and used the makeshift gauze to tightly secure the gash on her shoulder. Angela held Kaiya steady, while Heero continued to press on the wound. She had begun to shake and quiver from either the wound itself or the coldness that had filled the room when she entered, neither one knew.
"This is your fault you know." Angela whispered, the malice coming from her voice in waves. Heero winced.
"I know."
"I know! I know! Is that all you have to say for yourself? She's dying because you couldn't tell that bitch to back off. She only listens to you. You could have stopped this if…"
"No!" Heero interrupted. "She would have only done it sooner. That girl has a lot of hate in her."
"Granted, but she wouldn't have been left alone! You should have listened to Wufei and just woken her up. I will never forgive you if she dies. No wait, scratch that, I will never forgive you period." With that, Angela turned her attention back to Kaiya, gently rubbing her forehead, brushing the sweat-soaked hair from her eyes. Heero closed his eyes. Everything Angela said hitting him hard and swift. Duo had finished informing Sally Po and had witnessed the argument and the effect it had on Heero.
"She's on her way. She said it should only take ten minutes max." Duo said quietly.
"Thanks." Angela whispered, the fight had left her voice. "Heero…I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone off on you like that. It's just…she's my first true friend…and I…"
"It's okay." Heero said, stopping her from continuing the apology. "You were right. I should have just woken her up. I was trying to be nice. I see now that that can never happen again."
"What do you mean?" Duo asked moving to sit next to the two, holding Kaiya's jerking feet still. Angela thanked him quietly before turning to Heero expectantly.
"I will never care for anyone ever again. It will only be the life of a soldier for me. Caring gets you no where." Heero closed his eyes and allowed a single tear to fall down his cheek before wiping it and all traces of it away, leaving a red streak on his face. Angela was about to interject when Duo shook his head. An uncomfortable silence soon filled the room. The only sound coming from Kaiya's jerking and moaning.
"Heero…"
"I'm here." He said grabbing her hand.
"It hurts. Make it stop. Make the pain go away." She whispered, her tears desperately wanting to fall.
"It's okay to cry." He whispered in her ear. She shook her head.
"No…I promised. I never…break my promises." Kaiya was gasping for breath by now.
"Shh. Don't talk anymore. Save your strength." Heero said gently. Kaiya nodded, but her whimpering continued. Quatre had returned with a kettle of warm water, and a bowl. He filled the bowl, took one of the rags, and soaked it before giving it to Heero. Heero then proceeded to clean her wounds, and some of the blood off her body. Just when timed seemed to stretch on forever Trowa burst in the room with Sally Po in tow.
"How bad?" Sally questioned opening her medical bag.
"The wound on her shoulder just needs a few stitches but the one on her stomach is bad…really bad." Angela responded to the doctor.
"All right, clear out." Sally ordered the pilots, "The dressing on her arm is fine for now, we need to stabilize this wound before transport."
"Transport? There's a med-wing in the mansion." Quatre said.
"I know, but I'm not going to fix her in here. I'd like to do the surgery in a proper facility." Sally Po explained.
"Surgery?" Duo said, the fear evident in his voice.
"Don't worry, it should just be routine, but we have to hurry." Sally reassured the pilots. After securing the wounded girl on the stretcher, the boys all helped carry her to the med-wing of the basement. Duo walked over to the bookcase and pulled on the finely bound copy of "War and Peace" this in turn caused the bookcase to open with a hiss. Duo jerked it the rest of the way open and punched in the necessary commands. He then opened the steel door, and allowed the medics to enter. Trowa went first and led the way to the medical bay.
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Sarah sighed and sat up. She had been in the garage for the last half hour, just sitting there staring off into space. The sound of her watch beeping finally woke her from her cationic state. She brought her hand to her wrist and shut the alarm off. Just as she expected her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Sarah nodded to the voice on the other line before she realized that they couldn't see her. "Yea" she quickly responded. She listened to the voice on the other line talk for a few minutes, occasionally responding with a yes or no. "Okay, I understand. I'll be there in about twenty minutes. Sayoonara." Hanging up her cell phone and placing it back in her pocket, Sarah climbed onto the still cooling bike and put her helmet on. She turned it on and speed off, to meet the caller.
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"Heero, are you going to sit there all day?" Duo asked the sullen boy in front of him. Heero sat starring at Kaiya who was hooked up to several machines. The only sound coming from the machine that helped her to breathe. The only sign that she was even alive under all the wires and tubes, was the fact that every so often her chest would slightly rise with her breathing.
"Did Wufei find her"? He asked instead. Duo sighed and shook his head.
"Not that I heard. He might…" He was interrupted by Sally's shout.
"Duo! Heero! It's Wufei, he brought Relena." Before she could even finish her sentence, Heero had jumped up from his chair and fled the room. Duo sighed again and followed his friend out the door.
Once they arrived, they saw Wufei cradling the unconscious girl in his arms. Heero looked at him questioningly.
"I found her like this." Wufei explained. "It seems that Kaiya managed to knock her out before she came downstairs." Heero nodded and pulled his gun out of his pocket.
"We'll just have to wait until she wakes up then. Wufei put her down, the minute her eyes open I'm pulling the trigger. With or without you still holding her." Heero said, in his monotone voice. His impenetrable mask had slid back on.
"Yuy, don't even think about it. Put it away now, or it will be your head that gets blown off." Angela threatened, her gun pressed against the back of his skull. Heero turned his head, just enough to catch her in his peripheral vision. He then shifted his eyes to Relena who was still in Wufei's arms.
"You wouldn't." he stated. "You wouldn't kill a comrade right before a war. Relena is not my comrade. I was supposed to kill her two years ago and I didn't. It's time to finally complete my mission." Heero's monotone voice echoed in the silent room. The tension was so thick that you could have cut it with a knife.
"Your mission has changed. It changed the day that her father died. You know that, I know that, hell even OZ knows that!" Angela fired back at him.
"You know nothing." Heero hissed.
"I know enough." She shot back. "I know that you care if not love Kaiya. I know that it hurt you to see her like that. And I also know that your mind won't let you call what you're about to do vengeance. You can't admit that you want to hurt the person that nearly killed the only person you ever opened yourself too. And I know that if you do this, that one person you care about won't forgive you. Do you want that? To be hated in Kaiya's eyes." Angela finished in a whisper.
Heero's hand wavered. His mind was a sea of thoughts and feelings, and right now, a storm was brewing. He had to stop it. He had to escape before it was too late and he drowned. He lowered his gun and stalked silently from the room, back to Kaiya's side, his posture clearly warning the others not to follow him.
Once he left, Sally Po ushered Wufei into a med room so that she could make sure Relena was okay. After depositing his load, he followed the others to the waiting room that held the snack machines and coffee maker.
"What do you think made her do it?" Quatre asked once everyone had sat down and had a steaming cup of brew in their hands. Duo shrugged.
"I dunno, that girl just flipped." He said taking a sip of his coffee.
"I've seen it in her since we first arrived." Angela said. The others looked to her questioningly. She sighed and tried to figure out how to explain herself. "I mean, the day we all first arrived, remember when Relena had her stay back a few minutes?" After some nods and some questioning stares she sighed again. "Well, Heero and Kaiya were the last issued their room, she ordered Heero to wait outside."
"But you rushed off to your room as soon as our name was called." Wufei said in confusion.
"I know, Kaiya told me about this later. Anyway, she threatened her, saying that she better stay away from Heero, blah blah blah. Trust me, Kaiya had every intention of staying away from him, at first. It's complicated and not really our business." Angela finished. "My point is, I knew that Relena would pull something on her. I didn't exactly think that she would stab her, but I knew something was inevitable." Trowa nodded,
"I too, felt a lot of hurt and pain from her, along with anger. As the days progressed I definitely felt more hostility."
"Well, now that we're here, we should get this meeting started. I see nothing else we can do at the moment." Quatre said. The others agreed.
"So, where do we begin?" Duo asked.
"I guess I should tell you what I know ne?" Angela asked. Once she had everyone's attention, she began. "Well, you five were sent down here to protect Relena and the Sank Kingdom from OZ. The Dr.'s feared that OZ would try to do something that would interfere with Relena's peace plan. Kaiya and I stayed behind on the colonies. She didn't know about me, but I knew about her. Anyway, Kaiya stayed on L1 doing small missions, training and preparing for battle on earth. I entered the Chinese branch of Interpol on colony L5. I studied patterns of attacks and the source and cause of the attacks. We discovered that it wasn't OZ that posed the most threat to earth and her fragile peace, but this new radical group."
"Who are they?" Quatre asked.
"They call themselves the Tokinami. Their leader is Captain Toshi Normov. We have no idea how many men, women, and children he has under his control. Although last estimate was at least 8,000."
"What? How can he have that many pilots?" Duo roared.
"They're not all pilots. Many of them are just regular soldiers, and many are women and children, although they are trained as well. That man that Kaiya killed today," Angela said looking at Wufei, "Was a commander in Toshi's army, Aries division." Wufei nodded.
"The soldiers didn't look too willing."
"I know. That's what confuses me. Most radical groups like this are all blinded by their cause and are willing to do anything. Unless Kaiya's just a damn good negotiator, I don't know."
"Or just damn scary holding a gun." Wufei said.
"What happened?" Trowa asked.
"Oh! I totally forgot that we didn't tell you. Earlier Kaiya and I were attacked by several soldiers and were almost caught. Heero and Wufei showed up and attempted to rescue us. It ended up being Kaiya who rescued us. Oh by the way. We both have gundams being sent down to Howard as we speak. The Dr.'s will contact us when they have arrived."
"What? You guys have gundams too?" Duo said, the shock clearly shown on his voice.
"Yup. Kaiya pilots Washi or 06. And I pilot Silence or 07."
"We know where Howard is staying. I say we go and wait there. Our gundams are there as well and I want to make sure that they are in working order before we head off to fight these guys." Quatre said.
"I agree. I say we leave as soon as possible. As in tomorrow morning." Wufei suggested.
"What about Heero and Kaiya?" asked Duo.
"We tell Heero our plan, he can either join us or wait with her. Knowing her, she should be fine in a few days and her gundam won't be there until then anyway. There's really nothing she could do there anyhow. That's the only option we have at the moment, besides waiting around here twiddling our thumbs and I do not find that a very appealing alternative." Angela said quietly.
"I agree. We should leave at six tomorrow." Trowa spoke up. Quatre and Wufei nodded. Duo sighed.
"All right, but who wants to tell Heero?" Duo asked. Angela looked at Wufei, who looked at Trowa who looked at Quatre who turned to Duo. "Oh, no…I'm not doing it." Duo said flailing his arms in front of him.
"He already hates me, no point in pissing him off before all hell breaks loose. Besides, you're his best friend." Angela said standing up and dumping the rest of her coffee into the waste basket. "Well, I have to go pack. Night." So saying she turned and left the room.
"Don't even think I'm doing it Maxwell. I have meditations to see to." Before anyone could protest, Wufei was out the door.
"I promised Mitsu that I would talk with her later tonight. I've already been gone longer than I said I was going to be." Trowa answered Duo's silent question. He too left the room after throwing his empty cup away. Quatre just shook his head and walked out the door.
"Don't even think about it Duo. I'm not getting pulled into this one." He quickly fled the room. Duo growled in annoyance.
"Guess I'm on my own." He looked to the sky. "Please, I'm too young to die." He whispered a few 'Hail Mary's' before leaving the waiting room and heading towards the temperamental soldier.
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When Trowa entered his room, he was met with darkness and silence.
"Mitsu? You in here?" Trowa asked turning on the light switch and looking for his girlfriend. He walked to her bedroom, only to find it empty. ~Odd, I wonder where she went?~ He thought. He shrugged and figured he might as well pack his things before he looked for her. Once inside his room, he moved to his closet to get his suitcase.
He set it on the bed and opened it, just as he was about to turn to his dresser he saw a piece of white paper sitting on his pillow. Trowa picked it up and inhaled the scent around it. It smelt like Mitsu's perfume. Contorting his eyebrows in confusion, he sat on his bed to read the note.
Dear Trowa,
By the time that you read this letter I will have left. I am sorry but I felt trapped in the mansion. I know that you aren't who you say you are and I'm fine with that, honestly. But, I can not take the secrets or the pressure. All of you are hiding something. Joanna felt it too. We are staying somewhere safe, do not worry. We will still attend class and full-fill our duties to Relena-sama, but no longer from the dorms. I know that you will come back to me. And when you do return from where ever it is you are going, I want you to find me. Just follow your feet and your heart. It shouldn't be too hard my love. Until that wonderful day, I shall remain eternally yours.
Mitsu
Trowa crushed the letter in his hand. She left. He closed his eyes and lay back on the bed. Packing could wait, he was suddenly very tired. He pushed his suitcase off the bed with his feet and pulled the covers up around him. He curled up in the fetal position and fell into a deep sleep.
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Quatre entered his dorm exhausted and on the verge of collapse. He trudged his way in and turned on the lights.
"Joanna? Are you in here?" When he got no response he shrugged and made his way to his bedroom. He was about to turn into his room when he saw something white attached to Joanna's door. Curious, he moved over to her door and saw that it was a letter addressed to him. He gently took it off the door and read it.
My Dearest Quatre,
I'm sorry for what you are about to read. Trowa is I'm sure by now reading one just like this letter. Mitsu and I both agree that you are lying…no hiding something from us. We can not stay there anymore. We have left the dorms and are staying somewhere else. Don't worry we are safe. We will still attend class and anything else Mrs. Relena would have us do. I truly am sorry the way this turned out. Please come back safe from where ever it is that I know you will be going. I don't know how I know, but I know you will be in grave danger where you are going. Come back to me, alive and in one peace. You will know where I am when the time is right. Stay safe.
With all the love that I posses,
Joanna
Quatre closed his eyes allowing the tears to fall from his eyes. This war was going to cost him much more than the last one. He knew it. He folded the paper and placed it in his pocket before turning to his room. He quickly packed what he would need and lay his suitcases by his bedroom door. He crawled into bed, and quickly fell into a restless slumber.
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Wufei didn't catch up with Angela until they reached their room. Once they entered they went into their rooms and packed their things. Angela emerged from her room, her luggage in her hand and on her shoulder. She lay them by the front door and moved to the kitchen to grab a snack. Wufei came out a few minutes later, and after depositing his things by the front door, he too walked to the kitchen.
"We have to talk." He said gently. Angela sighed.
"About what?"
"You know what. Why are you avoiding the subject?" Wufei asked.
"Why are you pressing it? It doesn't matter now anyway. We have more important things to worry about like getting ready for the upcoming battles." Angela rambled. Wufei shook his head.
"We have until six tomorrow before we leave. That's plenty of time to talk."
"Well, I would like to relax until I have to start training again, cause Kami only knows when we will be able to relax again." Angela said, quite agitated at Wufei. She jumped up when the microwave beeped, signaling that her popcorn was done. She opened the machine and took the bag out. Opening the bag, and being careful so as not to burn herself, she poured the contents into a bowl. She then walked to the living room, leaving Wufei sitting at the kitchen table.
Wufei growled in annoyance, and stood up. He stalked to the living room, plopping down on the couch next to her.
"That was rude you know?" Wufei grumbled.
"What?" Angela asked, a hint of a smile on her face.
"Just leaving like that, I swear you're nothing but a baka onna."
"Hey! I am not a baka!" Angela glared daggers at the teen next to her. Wufei just smirked and grabbed a handful of popcorn. "Now who's being rude? Did I make this for you? NOOOOO, I didn't think so! Go make your own!" Angela said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Such a tongue onna. You should use it for other things besides cursing me out." Angela gasped.
"Are you flirting with me?"
"Why would I want to flirt with an annoying onna like you?" Wufei said, his eyebrows raised.
"Ohhh!!! I could just…" Angela's curse was cut off with Wufei's lips. They both froze once contact had been made. Angela finally smiled. "I thought you weren't flirting 05." She whispered against his lips. Wufei smirked,
"So I lied." He then moved his lips. The kiss turned more passionate in a short amount of time. They soon had their arms wrapped around each other and were locked in a tight embrace, an embrace of passion and love.
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Sarah arrived at the pier 10 minutes early. She ground the bike to a stop and tires screeched. She shut the engine off and flipped the kick-stand down. Sarah pulled her helmet off and hung it from the handle bars. She climbed off the bike and walked over to the bench that was facing the ocean. The sun had gone down over two hours ago and the pier lights had come on. She could hear the gulls screeching for food, and occasionally see one as they flew by the light.
"Glad to see you could make it," A deep voice boomed from behind her.
"Ahh!" she screamed grabbing her chest. "Geeze, did you have to sneak up on me?"
"My sincere apologies. I trust things are going well?" the voice asked.
"Yes, they are leaving tomorrow to prepare. I'm assuming to retrieve their gundams."
"Excellent. Do you know if any of your fellow ladies are involved in anyway with the pilots?" Sarah gulped and felt her skin pale a few shades.
"Mitsu is with Trowa, but she doesn't pose a threat. The same goes for Joanna who's with Quatre. They haven't the slightest idea of what's going on." Sarah answered.
"And what of our two mysterious ladies?"
"They're kinda involved with Heero and Wufei, but none has admitted it yet. Or if they have, it was just to each other. I don't know who they are, but they know what's going on." The owner of the voice smiled.
"And what of you? Dear lass. Has any pilot sparked your interest?"
"No…" she lied.
"Are you lying to me?" the voice said, the joking manner long since left it. "Because you know the consequences of lying to me."
"I…" Sarah started, but found she couldn't finish her thought.
"I am disappointed in you. I really am. Which one?"
"I…can't tell you." She whispered.
"Let's see, by process of elimination it would have to be 02 unless you are into one of the ones who's already spoken for?" The voice paused. "No, it's 02 isn't it." When she didn't respond he smiled. "Thought so. Now what did I tell you about falling in love?"
"Don't." she answered in a soft voice.
"Did you?"
"No." she sobbed quietly. The man snarled and backhanded her across the face, a red mark already beginning to show.
"That will teach you to disobey me again!" he thundered.
"Yes, sir. I truly am sorry." She lowered her head, suddenly finding her feet very interesting. The man smirked,
"Very well, return to your post." Sarah stood at attention and held her hand in salute.
"Yes, sir Captain Tenshi sir!" she called out. The man smiled again.
"Ah, now that's better. Dismissed!" Sarah shot her hand out in salute, then bowed slightly and walked back to the bike. She climbed on and quickly put on her helmet so that the Captain wouldn't see her tears. ~I'm sorry Duo. Please forgive me.~ she cried out in her mind, before starting the engine and heading back to the mansion.
END!!!! No real cliffie this time. Normov Toshi (how said English way) is mine, the name doesn't mean anything in particular, just a guy I made up. The name Tokinami, is also mine. I made it up as well. I combined two names Toki and Nami. Toki means time of opportunity and Nami means Wave. So I combined it to mean Opportune Wave. That's probably not really what it means but ::shrugs:: it's loose. Sorry that Wufei and Heero seem so out of character. I haven't decided about Wufei yet, but Heero will definitely be a little more in character next chapter, (it's part of the plot) Bet you didn't see that coming with Sarah working for the enemy, ne? hehe I'm so evil aren't I? Well please read and review!
THANKS: It's readers like these that give me the motivation to get the chapters out soon.
Aivame: NOW. It's here NOW! Did you like? And before you ask the next chapter isn't here NOW, you have to wait for that one. ^_^
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Darkness88: Glad you liked it. I'm sure you liked the Wufei occ in this chapter then ne?
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