In Holy Matrimony - Chapter Two
by Sau-Chih Feng

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Gundam Wing does not belong to me. No profit is gained. Usual disclaimers apply.

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The hospital room was too bright; even without opening his eyes, he could see red everywhere. Red, red, the color of blood, the color of Epyon, the color of flames... He didn't want to see anymore red. He opened his eyes.

"Good morning."

The voice was very familiar, yet he could not place the owner. He moved his head to the side a little, wincing slightly at the pain in his head. Someone with blond hair was seemingly sitting in a chair facing him, regarding him rather benignly. The blond's face were blurred to the point that he couldn't either recognize nor see the face at all. Blinking a few times didn't help clear his vision either.

"You needn't worry, of course. This is just a normal hospital, and you'll realize that you can just walk out of here if you want. We might stop you, but only because you didn't pay the bill and that it's hazardous to your health," the blond continued conversationally.

"Where is this?" Experimentally, he moved his fingers and flexed his arm muscles. Other than a little aching, they seemed perfectly fine. He tried to sit up and found that he could do so.

"It's a civilian facility hospital in the vicinity of L2 currently," the blond continued, evidently relieved that the patient wasn't going to leave. "You were brought here just three days ago. I must say, you heal remarkably fast, even with wounds as yours. Not only did you lost an amazing amount of blood, you were also overworking yourself. I must say though, I can't really blame you. Of course, you probably won't tell me what happened, so I can only speculate; however, there should be little doubt as to what transpired, given your efforts in not only the Eve Wars."

Eve Wars? Those words rang familiarly in his ears, yet at the same time, held no meaning.

"I must say," the blond added after a few moments of silence, in which he had made no effort to say anything, "I've always wanted to meet someone who managed to pilot that accursed mobile suit. Epyon's not exactly easy to handle. I know. It's just like the Zero system, after all."

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