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Chapter 3

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Ami walked out of her room in a dark blue 1 piece bathing suit carrying a bag with a towel, and a few other essentials for lounging around the pool. Inside her bag she aslo had her henshin stick and her mini-computer.

She had been in this demension a week now. Quatre and her had gotten to know each other better, while Quatre's friends, had grown less trusting with the exception of Duo. Well, they had a right to be suspicious, and Ami was just trying to complete what was asked of her. Ami had been descretly searching the mansion all week, but could find nothing, and she was sure Heero had forced Quatre to start locking his office.

Quatre had noticed that Ami was restless, running around the house for he wasn't sure what all week, so he had suggested they try to spend some time by the pool and relax that day.

No one had objected.

She walked outside the house through the back.

Everyone was already out there. Heero and Trowa sat in chairs around the pool, talking quietly. Quatre and Duo were in the pool already, along with Wufei. Wufie was angry because every time he tryed to swim, Duo would start splashing water in his face.

She heard laughter, shouts, and the sound of Quatre trying to calm Wufei down. It was a large pool, bigger than the one at her community center back in Tokyo. Definatly big enough to swim laps and keep in shape. She had been jogging for an hour every morning, having the feeling she would need to be in shape.

"Hi Ami," Duo said waving from the pool, but was cut off when he wanted to say more as Wufei grabbed him by the head and dunked him in the pool. Duo's arms waved from untop until Wufei finally let him come up for some air.

Quatre sighed and looked away from them.

"Oh yes, Ami. Come in and have fun, you've been too tense this week," Quatre invited.

"Yeah Ames, the waters great," Duo said, developing a nickname for her. Duo watched as she got a strange look on her face when he called her that. Ami sighed. She missed her friends more than she had thought, and it had only been a week, along with talking to them on her communicater.

"Alright," she said, setting her things down next to an empty chair and getting in the water. The boys were in the middle of the pool, they could stand in it. Ami couldn't, but since she was a good swimmer it wasn't a problem, she swam over to the group and kept herself afloat next to them.

Wufei had given up on drowning Duo and had decided that glaring at Ami was the next best alternative.

She looked up at him.



"Weak onna," he muttered. Ami had grown used to him saying this, and told him what she always did, that no one valued his chauvenistic opinions.

They were still in the water for a minute before Duo got frustrated.

"This is boring? Don't you people know how to have fun? Let's swin around! Like- Lets have races!"

His eyes brightened at his idea.

"That sounds like a good idea," Quatre said after a moment.

"Cool! Heero, Trowa, get in the water! Come on!"

After a bit of persuading from Duo(actually a lot of persuading), Wufei, and Trowa joined. Heero said he'd just say go.

They all got in a line in front of the pool.

"Go."

They jumped in the water and started to swim.

They were pretty good, but nothing like the competition Michiru had given Ami (I'm not sure about how well the g-boys can swim, so just go with me on this).

Ami beat them to the other end seconds before they reached her.

She climbed out of the pool.

"Wow Ami your fast," Duo said, climbing out of the pool and sitting on the edge of the pool next to Ami. This was one of the few times Ami noticed that the pilots were of the opposite sex, and she found herself blushing and looking away. Wufei was not happy to have lost to a 'weak onna', and he simply shrugged.

"Yes Ami, good job," Quatre said. Trowa was silent as ussual, and Heero said, "hn."

Ami nodded and looked around, suddenly aware of someone staring at her. Around the corner of the house, someone stood in the shadows. A pair of dark brown eyes. Ami recognized them immediately. She stood up.

"Where are you going Ami," asked Quatre.

"Uh- bathroom," she said, grabbing her towel and tieing it around her waist. She also grabbed her bag. She walked around the corner of the house, toward where they thought she was heading for the back door.

Ami took a few more cautious steps, until someone grabbed her wrist and pushed her forwards. They ended up in the other side of the estate.

He turned to face her.

"Greg, what are you doing here," Ami asked.

"It's been a while Ami," he said reaching over to her. She backed away.

"It's been 3 years. Now what are you doing here," Ami asked. He smiled and his eyes glowed a red.

She backed up even more.



"So the enemy got to you so they could identify who I was," Ami said.

"Close. But I went willingly," he said.

"I doubt it, but whatever you say," Ami said, getting in a defensive stance.

Meanwhile, Heero realized Ami hadn't gone in the house, and the Gundam pilots got up and went to where they thought she might be.

"Come on Ami, they know where you are, you can't possibly save them now," he said, approaching her.

"Stop Greg, I don't want to hurt you," Ami said, changing her defensive stance into an offensive fighting stance.

The g-boys had just showed up. They heard what Ami had just said. Quatre was about to call out to her, but Heero warned him to be silent. They decided to watch and see what happened.

Greg ignored her and continued.

"You know, my leader is going to kill you," he said, grabbing her wrist, "but we can have a little fun first," he said bringing his face closer to hers. Ami had had just about enough.



She pushed him away and punched him in the face. He got angry and rushed at her. He managed to kick her to the ground. The G-boys were about to interfere, when Ami jumped up and punched him in the jaw, then sent a much harder kick to his side, knocking him to the floor. She reminded herself to thank Mako for all the fighting lessons she had given her at training.

He sat up.

"Not bad Ames," Greg said, rubbing his jaw.

Ami was unsure of what to do. It was true Greg needed help. He was her friend, her physcic smart friend and she couldn't leave him like this. She began to reach into her bag for her wand.

He stood. "What, are you trying to figure out a way to heal me, to make things better? The Greg you knew is dead," he said, and approached her again. He suddenly stopped, looking past Ami.

"Hmmm, humans. My leader will kill me if Winner finds out before we take over the estate," he muttered.

He turned and ran away, until no one could see him teleport away. Wufei smirked. The fool had seen them and left.

Ami turned and realized that the boys were behind her. How long had they been there?

They all ran up to her.

"Are you alright? Do you need madical attention? Who was that guy?," Quatre asked.

"Is she alright? Maybe you should be concerned for that guy!," Duo yelled. Wufei smacked him in the back of the head.

"I'm fine Quatre. That was...my ex-boyfriend," she said. Not totally a lie.

"What was he talking about. He said his leader was going to kill you and stuff? Who's his leader?" Ami thought.

"He's insane," she lied," he's been living with his mother the past year and his next step is the funny farm, because he's dangerous." Not too shaby. Not at all.

"Wow, what a nutcase," Duo said totally believing her.

"If extra pre-cautions need to be taken for your safety I'll do so Ami," Quatre said staring after where Greg had run.

"He didn't seem insane," stated Heero.

"You can never really tell with those crazy ones," Duo defended.



"Quatre. I'm done swiming for today," Ami said rushing away so as not to be questioned anymore.



"That girl is hiding something, and I'm going to find out what it is," Heero said.

"She's not hiding anything Heero, why would you even say that," Quatre said.

Duo turned to Wufei. "She totally wasted that guy. Still think she's weak?"

"Afcourse I do, that loser was weak. Ami is a spoiled rich girl who's father was killed honorably in the war. She has been sheltered all her life, and has no actual fighting experience," he said walking away.



Quatre turned and followed Ami.

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Quatre caught up with Ami.

"Please remember Ami that you are free to go anywhere in the house, don't let my friends intimidate you," Quatre said.

"Actually, I wanted to use your gym. You know, to stay in shape," Ami said.

"Go ahead. Do you mind if I join you," Quatre asked.

"Not at all," she said, as they continued down the hall. Ami went to change, but not shower until she was done in the gym. She put on a pair of light blue running pants, with a white t-shirt, and a light blue headband on her forehead.



Her ussual outfit for excersize or jogging.

She went to the gym, looking over all the equipment and seeing what she could handle. This was all a very tuff workout.

Quatre came in the gym as well.

"Well, have you tried these machines before? I suggest you start out slow," he said, pointing to one of the less straining machines. She nodded and sat down to try it. After a while, Ami was bored with the machines, she wanted to work on her fighting as well, since even Greg, who wasn't a fighter, could fight, meaning those that were actually evil could fight much better.

She stopped. Quatre turned to look at her.



"Whats wrong Ami? Are you tired," asked Quatre.



"No, but I want to work on other stuff besides strength," Ami said.

"Like what?"

"Well, like fighting. I'm ok, but uh...Greg was pretty good too, and I want to improve," she said.

"Well, I'm not sure if I could help you there, do you want to use a punching bag?"

"Nah."

"So the weak onna wants to learn to fight" a voice said. They turned to look at the door. Wufei stood there, with Heero, Duo, & Trowa, arms crossed. Heero, Duo, and Trowa walked in the gym and sta down on one of the benchs, but Wufei stood at the door.

"What Wufei," asked Ami, ignoring his 'weak onna' comment.

"You heard me. You can't fight, you got lucky with that weakling, any other man could kick your butt," Wufei stated, sounding very sure of himself.

"Is that so? Why don't you teach me your skill, Oh mighty Wufei," Ami said sarcasticly. Duo chuckled.

"I'll teach you to fight Ami! Me, I will!" Duo grabbed Ami's hand and took her to one of the mats.

"Now," he said," this is an under jaw," he showed her the stance for an under jaw punch.

"And this is a right punch, this is a left punch, this is a right kick, this is a left kick," Duo bored Ami showing her all the basics she already knew.

"I thought you were going to teach me something," Ami complained. Duo got into character.

"Ah, I see young grasshopper is anxious to fight. Alright then, let's see if she can beat me after only learning a few things and having an attitude," he said, getting in a confident stance. Ami rolled her eyes.



"Fine...don't cry."

Duo rushed at her, sending a punch to her face. Ami grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back. Duo couldn't break free and he was in pain.

"OWWW! OK! LET ME GO!"

Ami did as she was told.

"Sorry Duo, I didn't hurt you did I," Ami asked, forgeting about their fight and returning to concerned Ami, grabbing his arm to check if it was alright. Duo decided to be a man and act like it was nothing, so he pulled his arm away. "Lucky shot."

Then Duo turned away and held his arm.

This intrigued Wufei.



"I don't fight Weak onna's such as yourself, but it wasn't fair. It was like taking candy from a baby when you fought maxwell." Ami frowned. She wasn't sure how good Wufei was, could she beat him? Or was she much stronger because of her powers? Would it look odd if she beat him?

"Hey!" (Duo)



"It's ok Wufei," Ami said, taking a step back.

"I knew you were weak."

Ami got angry. "Fine, i'll fight you!"

"That's more like it," Wufei said, getting in a stance.



He decided to make the first move, and came at her with a jumping kick to the head. Ami ducked to the floor, and when Wufei landed and turned Ami had punched him in the face. He jumped back, angry at being hit and came at her again. He managed to kick her in the side, just as she had just missed his head in a punch, him having ducked to kick her.

She stood up, and they were at it for a while, before Ami swung at Wufei with her right arm. He ducked and kicked her in the side, which Ami had purposly left unprotected so that they would suspect nothing more than basics for fighting from her.

She afcourse fell off the designated area of the mat from the hit, and stood up, dusting herself off. Wufei had a smirk on his face, happy to have won.

"Good job Wufei," Ami said giving him a fake plastic smile.

"Is that the workout you wanted Ami," Quatre called from the other side of the gym.

"That and a little more, I'm gonna go take a shower," Ami called back, waving and leaving the room. Wufei approached the group.

"There, that onna is weak. I was right," he told Heero.



"No, since you were in the fight you couldn't see what we saw from the side lines. Ami had the upper hand Wufei. She had it for most of the fight. In the end, when her side was unprotected, it was meant that way. She lost on purpose. Anyone on the side lines could tell," Heero said, motioning to the others. Everyone nodded.



Quate looked doubtful, but from his fighting experience he had to admit that Heero was right.

"But why would Ami lose on purpose? To boost Wufei's ego?"

"No, she lost to prove that she wasn't a fighter."

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If the story seems to be going a bit fast, don't worry, because I'm not rushing to finish.

This chapter was just to put everything in order and organize my ideas.

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