In the Eyes of an Angel Chapter 25

By: Mia Dorothy Rain Misao Sanada Winner Kasshu Shinomori

A/N: Woah…..25 chappies. I'm dubbing this chapter the Silver Chapter. There will be a few references to silver in this chappie without interrupting the storyline.

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While Kina stood in the bathroom, she started remembering her dream in bits in pieces. Kina wasn't sure why she was afraid that this particular dream would come true, but she sure was nervous. She looked at herself in the mirror and stared right into the reflection of her golden eyes, almost as if she was searching herself. Kina put the toilet seat down and sat on it, holding her head in agony as the dream she remembered gave her more and more of a headache.

Kina moved her eyes to the door, where it had gotten quiet. She smiled as the thought of Kyoji crossed her mind. They had been through so much together, and yet they had only started going out eleven months before, That's close to a year. Kina thought to herself with a smile.

Then Kina's mind wondered to her partners of the Shuffle Alliance. George, who had been the loyal knight he had always dreamed off, had been such a gentleman and a great strategist for her. Chibodee, being the rowdy Neo-American that he was, seemed to play the role of an older brother to her, even though Kina was only a year younger than Chibodee. One particular time stuck out to her,

It was during the Gundam fight. Kina had wondered out to get some firewood for Kyoji and her to set up tent and ran into someone. She lost her balance and started to fall backwards as a strong male hand grabbed her arm and caught her. A faint blush crossed Kina's face as she looked up to see Chibodee, holding her by the arm and helping her back to her feet. Kina shook the blush away, seeing that it was only Chibodee, and smiled, "Thanks, Chibodee." She had told him.

Chibodee smirked, "It's no problem, Ice Queen. It's a pleasure!" He laughed as he pulled her to her feet, "So, is Kyoji around here, or are you by yourself?" Chibodee added.

Kina smiled, "Yeah, he's back there, setting up our tents." Kina motioned back behind her.

"So you two aren't sleeping in the same tents?" Chibodee asked, winking.

The blush that Kina had shaken off, came back on her face, "No!" She exclaimed, punching Chibodee on the chest. Chibodee muttered an "oof" as the force of the punch sent him back a few steps. He held his chest and tried to catch his breath. Kina laughed, "Serves you right!" She laughed at him.

Suddenly, someone dropped from the trees and right in front of Kina. It was a tall male, almost as burly looking as Argo was. The man looked at Chibodee, spit, and turned back to Kina. The man grabbed Kina's arm, "You're with Kyoji Kasshu, aren't you?" He asked her.

Kina looked him back in the eyes, "Yeah, so?" She asked the man.

"Come with me then." He ordered her as he pulled on her arm.

"Now, you wait just a cotton-pickin minute there pal!" Chibodee's voice came from behind.
The man turned around to see Chibodee, standing up and narrowing his green eyes into the man's brown ones, "Damn, and I thought that this Ice Queen here had gotten you out of the way." He muttered as he threw Kina to the ground.

Kina's butt hit the ground, hard. She glared up at the man, "Hey! Watch it!" She exclaimed as she jumped up and rammed a punch right into the man's side.

"Go Away!!" The man exclaimed as he picked up Kina and threw her into a nearby tree.

"Kina!" Chibodee exclaimed as her limp body fell to the ground. But when he went to see if she was okay, he was blocked by that man, "Who the hell are you? And why are you after Kyoji?!" Chibodee exclaimed, a worried expression on his face.

The man seemed to misread Chibodee's worried expression, "Have more faith in her, she's not dead!" He pointed to Kina, "She'll merely wake up with a major pain in her back." The man chuckled to himself, "That's if she's the real Kina Grace Motsuya from Neo-Antarctica, the pilot of Supreme Angel Master Gundam!"

Chibodee was really starting to get really pissed off at this guy. Chibodee stepped back, popped his knuckles, and whammed a punch right into the man's stomach, sending him through many trees, "Don't ever mess with my little sis." He muttered as he looked over at Kina.

Kina pushed herself up, shaking the dirt out from her golden blonde hair. She winced as she bent her head up to look up at Chibodee, "Your little sis?" She had asked him.

Chibodee chuckled, "Well, if I had a little sis, I'd want her to be like you." He admitted, shrugging his shoulders, "Plus, I couldn't let some guy throw some chick like you into a tree like that."

"Well, if I had a little sis, I'd want her to be like you." Is what he had told her. Kina still wondered if Chibodee would still do that for her if a time like that ever came again. A small pain shot up her back as she remembered the scene. She sighed and resumed her list of the other Shuffles.

Domon. He was another one that had been there for her. Over the past year, he seemed to be another one that would fight next to her. The two seemed to have similar circumstances, that was probably the reason why they got along so well. That, or the fact that I'm going out with his older brother! Kina chuckled to herself. She stood up, stretched herself out and looked at the door again. She grabbed the handle and opened the door. Kina had no idea that Kyoji had fallen asleep by the door, but when his body hit the floor, she jumped out of her hide.

Kina knelt down next to Kyoji and shook him. She noticed a small smirk cross his face as he raised his arm, "Go to hell, I'm still asleep." He repeated what she had said earlier. Kina dodged his arm and dropped him.

"Dammit, I thought you were dead!" Kina exclaimed as stepped onto Kyoji.

Kyoji's steel blue eyes narrowed playfully and he grabbed her ankle, which cause Kina to fall face first. She turned to him and narrowed her golden eyes. Kyoji raised an eyebrow, "Don't gimme that look," He told her, "I'm only messing with ya." Kina snorted, turned back around and reached out for the carpet, trying to pull her leg free from his grip on it, "Nuh-uh-uh," He told her in a sing-song voice, "Ya hafta gimme a kiss first." He smirked. Then he noticed where Kina's other knee was positioned, then quickly grabbed that leg.

"Gah!" Kina exclaimed as her face hit the floor again, "Kyoji Kasshu, leggo of my legs! Don't you realize I got to grab something to eat and rush off to my battle?" She asked him, still trying to pull her legs free from Kyoji's grip.

Kyoji sighed, and rolled his steel blue eyes, "As you say so, my Silver Ice Queen." He told her as he reluctantly let go of her legs. Kina crawled away from him and stood up, running her hands down her Capri's to wipe the lint off of them. Kyoji also stood up and went into the bathroom.

Kina walked into the kitchen and opened the cabinets, wondering what to eat before she left for her fight. As soon as Kina pulled out a Pop-Tarts box from the cabinet, and opened it, Kyoji came out of the bathroom, dressed in his Neo-Germany outfit without the trench.

Kina opened the package that contained the Pop-Tarts and turned to Kyoji, "Want one?" She asked him.

"Sure, it's quick." He said as he took another package from the box.

Kina slapped Kyoji's hand, "We'll split this package. I can't eat too much before a battle, or I get sick in the cockpit." She told him.

"Right, good idea. We'll eat them on our way to the battle field." Kyoji agreed, taking the Pop-Tarts from her. Kina watched him plug the toaster up, put the two Pop-Tarts into it, and push the lever down.

There was an awkward silence between the two. Kina was nervous about today, 'Probably Kyoji is too.' She thought as she looked over at Kyoji, who had his eyes fixed on the toaster, with a look like he was mentally arguing with himself. Kina smiled and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, "I think I'll be fine." She assured him, but her words still left her soul uneasy.

Kyoji looked at her, his eyes somewhat widened in surprise, "I hope so Kina," he whispered to her as he put his hand on her face, "I don't know if I could live on if you didn't." He told her as he planted a kiss on her lips.

"Kyoji, don't say that. Even if I don't make it, I want you to live on and continue to love." She told him as she ran her hand down his face. Kina could tell that Kyoji had done a quick shave. His face was softer than usual and there was the lingering smell of his aftershave. She quickly inhaled the scent as she kissed him back.

The Pop-Tarts popped up, and the two broke apart. Kyoji smiled at Kina and grabbed the Pop-Tarts, tossing one at her, "Here, we better get going." He told her as he went to the closet to pull out his trench coat.

Kina put her hand on Kyoji's chest, as if to stop him from going any farther, "Promise me you'll do what I said, to keep living and loving." She asked him, her golden eyes meeting his steel blue ones.

Kyoji smiled again, but a little weaker, "It'll be hard, but I promise." He told her, taking her hand in his hand and giving it a gentle squeeze as if in agreement.

Just then the phone rang. Kina grabbed it, "Moshi Moshi?"* She asked in the receiver.

"Hey, Kina, don't you realize that your match is supposed to begin in five minutes?" Chibodee's voice came from the other end.

Kina quickly turned to the clock on the oven, "Shit!" She exclaimed, "I'll be there as soon as I can!" She told him, quickly hanging up the phone. She put the Pop-Tart in her mouth and grabbed Kyoji's arm. The two rushed out the door as Kina shut and locked it behind them. The two rushed up to the roof, "Angel!" She shouted as she held her two fingers to her lips and blew a kiss.

Kyoji called for his Corelander, and Supreme Angel Master Gundam appeared simultaneously with Spiegel's Corelander. Kina hopped onto Angel's shoulder as Kyoji hopped into his Corelander. The two headed off to the ring, a million thoughts and questions running through their minds on their way. Kina inhaled her Pop-Tart quickly as her and her Gundam sped off to the ring.

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"Well, Supreme Angel Master Gundam is nowhere in….wait a sec, I think I see the Gundam flying at high speed towards the ring! And sure enough, Kina Motsuya, Neo-Antarctica's Ice Queen, is on Angel's shoulder!" The male announcer proclaimed.

"Darn, and I thought I'd win this match by default." Kaman Soyuz smirked as he spat inside his Gundam. The quick silver drop of spit hit the back of his cockpit as he snapped his fingers, signaling his Gundam to start up and bring his outfit down over him.

Supreme Angel Master Gundam landed with a loud THUD that caught the crowd off guard and startled most of them. Kina had had the cockpit redone to where the she simply stepped into the outfit instead of it going over her head. She hopped inside the Gundam as it stripped her clothing off of her. Then the battle outfitter* came towards her. Kina quickly breathed in before the stretchy latex/spandex-like outfit came at her. She felt the outfit quickly cover her body. When it had fully covered her, the ring which had held the outfit, went up and sent the three rings around her, forming the inside of the cockpit. The latex/spandex-like that covered her head popped, her blonde hair flowing down her back. Her wings immediately protruded out of her outfit, and she took battle stance. She quickly flashed the Players crest on her right hand as she focused her golden eyes, 'Player's Crest, don't fail me now.' She thought to it.

Kaman's outfit came down over his head. A black one, like Domon's, only with a silver star right in the middle of his chest. His black bangs hung in his face, and his emerald green eyes stared right at Kina as he ran a hand through his black hair, "Ready, Angel?" He asked her.

Kina narrowed her golden eyes at him, "Don't call me that." She growled.

"Well, both fighters are now present. Are we ready to start this, Prime Minister Korato?" The announcer asked.

Prime Minister Korato stood up from within the judges stands, "I'm looking forward to this match. Gundam Fight….."

"Ready?!" Kina exclaimed.

"GO!" Kaman yelled out as he charged for Kina.

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Kyoji walked up behind the other Shuffles. Domon turned around, sensing someone behind him, and smiled at his older brother. The other Shuffles turned to see Kyoji and similar looks of worry were hidden behind the small smiles that they gave Kyoji.

"How do you think the mademoiselle will do, Monsiuer?" George asked Kyoji.

Kyoji smiled weakly, "We all have got to have faith in her that she'll do fine. If Kaman truly is the only pilot of Devil Gundam and Nibori Gundam, and if Kina eliminates him, our problem may be solved by this fight."

Chibodee chuckled to himself, "I see that you and Kina had a little talk before you came. Was that why she was late getting here?" He asked Kyoji.

"Hush, mister! I wanna watch the fight!" Sai exclaimed, lightly pushing Chibodee. Chibodee pouted as he turned his focus back on the fight.

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Kina dodged punch after punch of Kaman's. She rolled her eyes, 'He's got something hid up his sleeve, and so I better do something before he decides to use whatever he has up his sleeve.' She thought as she backed away from him. A small hum crept its way up her throat.

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"She's using that chant she used against you Kyoji." Domon pointed out to Kyoji.

"She's giving herself the advantage in this fight." George agreed.

"Go, Kina!" Sai exclaimed, throwing his fist into the air.

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A silver blanket of ice and snow covered the arena and an ice formed an invisible dome over the ring. Ice crystals covered Nibori Gundam as Kina's chant became more and more distinct. After awhile, Nibori Gundam's legs were frozen stiff to the ground.

Kina stopped her chant and summoned for her Gundam to go Super and crystallize. She summoned all her power into the palms of her hands, "The Final Attack of the Knowledge of the Queen, Lekiho-Menkosen!" She exclaimed as she threw the attack at the frozen Nibori Gundam.

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"Dammit Kina! Don't use that attack!" Chibodee exclaimed, quickly standing up from his seat, "You'll blow the whole place to smithereens!"

"Chill, Monsiuer. Don't you remember the ice barrier over the dome that the Mademoiselle made sure to make?" George asked him, "That will protect us from harm."

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* Moshi Moshi: I had to add this. Apparently it's what the Japanese say when they answer the phone.

* battle outfitter: It's what puts that tight clothing on the Gundam fighters. I don't know what they call it, so I made up a lame name for it.

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Ending Comments: Well, I said that the fight would happen in this chappie….I didn't say it would begin AND end in this chappie. Well, g2g, and R&R!

May your days be as evil as mine are, ^_^*

~*~Mia Dorothy Rain Misao Sanada Winner Kasshu Shinomori aka the queen of war~*~