Heero stared at the clock, counting down the seconds. It was only 26.53 seconds before they would all depart from this center of social interaction. He gathered his belongings, tucking his gun into the pocket of his blue uniform. He crouched, ready to dart out the door as soon as the countdown was over.
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"Heero? Where'd ya go?" Duo peered out the door just in time to see a blue streak dashing down the sidewalk. "Huh. Must be home time." He looked around for Lady Une, noticing her carrying a large pile of paper. He stealthily crept up behind her and opened his mouth.
"HEY LADY! CAN WE GO HOME NOW?"
Jolted out of her train of thought, Lady Une yanked her arms back reflexively, scattering the pile of paper everywhere. Closing her eyes, she began muttering to herself.
"Don't be mad…he's just a little kid…no need to overreact…"
"Well, Duo, is the Sister here yet?" Treize asked soothingly, abruptly popping up to help recover the fallen paper.
"Uh…dunno. I'll go check." And with that, Duo raced off to look for the Sister Helen.
"So, Quatre, who's picking you up today?" Sally asked, taking a seat beside the young blond.
"Well, let's see," the boy responded. "Today is Thursday, so it'll either be Sarah, Wendy, Kathryn, Maria, Brittany, Helen, Mimi, Cindy, Kerri, Joan, or Iria."
Glancing upward, Sally noticed a familiar face. "Isn't that Iria there?"
"So it is. Goodbye then," Quatre flung his bag over his shoulder and headed towards his older sibling.
As all the children all filed out of the building, a mechanical figure peaked out from behind a large plastic climbing rock. 'So these are the selected soldiers,' he thought to himself. He could see the potential in all of them. He brought up an image of Heero on his internal cockpit screen. He had become especially fond of that boy. Grinning slightly, Zero decided that Heero Yuy would pilot him in the battle of A.C. 195.