Disclaimer: Same as Chapter One!
Chapter Four
"Aurora"
By Magic
The five sat in the living room, surrounding the computer Heero had set up in the apartment. After a bit, he removed his hands from the keyboard and leaned back in this chair as if trying to decide what to do about something. "Well, she's defiantly Trinity Renada. That much we know for sure."
Duo winced at the mention of the name and went back to pacing around the room.
"The question," Wufei declared, "would be as to what we are going to do with her."
Quatre glanced up from where he sat down on the chair. His eyes seemed slightly sad as he glanced towards Duo, then Wufei. "You guys really think that we should get rid of her don't you."
Though there was no response, it was quite obvious what the other two thought of her. The tension in the room built, and Duo kept glancing over towards the bedroom where Trinity Renada was now sleeping. It was ironic when he thought about it, that the girl he had just saved was the sister to the man he wished to kill the most in the world. His fists clenched, then unclenched as he attempted to control his anger.
Trowa's keen eye had seen the action. "We know you're suffering, Duo, but I don't think we should do anything until we know where she stands."
"Trowa," Quatre said, and then he smiled. "I agree with Trowa."
Wufie snorted from the corner. "She's no good, I'm telling you. The enemy's own spawn living with us right under our noses? Eugh. Give me one good reason why she should stay with us!"
"Shhh!" The others turned to shush him, each looking quite angry.
Heero stopped his ceiling gazing that he had started a minute ago and sat up in his chair. "I'll give you a reason then." He paused for the dramatic effect. "We have no idea what is going on with this war, and it doesn't look like we're going to be able to find out. Nadir isn't the leader of whatever is going on, but I'd have to guess if we can get to him, the real head of this business will show eventually..."
Duo flopped down onto the couch as he went over the idea. "So, in a nut shell, what you're saying is that we use her for bait?"
"It's quite clear that Nadir wants to get after her. She'll eventually lead us to him," the spandex one explained.
"But what if she is actually with Nadir and tells him where the Gundam pilots are? We'd be screwed if you ask me, though I'm not afraid of tangling with Renada in the least," Wufie pointed out, doubt shadowing his voice as he obviously didn't think much about the plan.
"We don't have to tell her anything," Trowa pointed out as he crossed his arms. "But to pull this off without her knowing, Duo's going to have to control his anger towards her family...and her."
All eyes glanced towards Duo as the four faces waited in anticipation for his answer.
"To get to Renada, I'll do anything."
***
Trinity woke up in a dark room. She felt okay except for the pain in her right shoulder and the pain in her stomach. She sat up to look at the damage to her right shoulder as her stomach growled. It sounded a lot like a pack of angry wolves. "It always comes back around to food, doesn't it?" She grumbled as she got out of bed to look at her surroundings.
The room was pretty plain, kind of like a hotel room, with just a bed, table and a bathroom which she entered shortly after getting off the bed. It was a nice sized bathroom, but she didn't care about that now, she had to go. After relieving herself, she looked at herself in the mirror. What was reflected there was a mask of sadness. Only then did she remember what had happened the night before.
She felt a tear start to trickle down her face, but she quickly wiped it away and looked herself in the eyes. She refused to get all sad and gloomy. I will lock away all of those feelings, she said as she ordered herself, no one will ever know who I really am. I will be alone with myself. She looked into the mirror and tried to smile. It came slowly at first, but soon she looked as happy as she did before her step-brother had ruined her life. I actually look happy. I will make a different person, Trinity thought, I will make a person to cover up Trinity. She will be happy-go-lucky and she won't have an insane brother Nadir. Her smile grew as she thought of starting a new life. I need a name. Hummm. I might as well be called the "Angel of Death", she thought as she remembered the death of her parents, but she didn't think the board of education would take that one. Trinity had no idea what so ever to name herself. She had never really had to name anyone, let alone herself, so this was going to be difficult. Well, umm. . . She thought as she glared at herself in the mirror. I think I look like an......Aurora. whatever, good enough. She almost laughed at the thought of introducing herself as the "Angel of Death, Aurora". I think I'll just say Aurora. Now for a last name...oh...whatever. She took Renada and flung it around backwards. Aurora Adaner. Tada! Here I am. She did a few weak tap steps across the tiled floor while giving her reflection the best "jazz hands" ever.
She smiled a real smile and snorted a bit at her own stupidity.
Trinity got out of the bathroom and walked to the door. She opened it up just a crack so that she could see into the room. The room was pretty much like a living room with coaches, carpet, and a few windows. At the far end of the room there was a stove and a refrigerator. She looked back towards the coaches in front of her.
There were two boys that she could see in the room. Both of them looked to be about her age, either fifteen or sixteen. One of them was blonde and fair skinned. He had a kind look to him that made him kind of seem like a little puppy. Trinity almost laughed, I don't think he'd like being called a puppy, she thought. The other boy was taller than the blonde, even sitting down. His hair kind of flipped over his whole head until it seemed to levitate over his face. How in the world does he get it to stay like that? Trinity tried to open the door just a crack more to see the other voice she heard talking, but it squeaked and gave away her position.
Both of the boys' heads turned towards the door, and Trinity thought now was the best time to make her entrance. She slowly opened the door and walked into the light of the living room. She could now see that there was in fact five boys in the room and one girl. One of the boys had his hair slicked back so tight that she thought it might pull his Chinese looking face off. The boy sitting in front of a computer was a dark looking boy who didn't really look like he had any emotion left in him. The last boy was lying on the couch. His eyes where Trinity's favorite color and what was most noticeable was he was wearing a priest's outfit. His hair continued down his back all the way to his butt in a long braid. Good gracious! He's got longer hair than I do! Trinity thought, smiling again. Trinity looked towards the girl that was standing next to the dark boy. Is that Relena Peacecraft?!? Trinity was about to ask when the blonde haired boy started to speak.
He got off of the chair and stood up right next to her and said, "Hello. I'm Quatre Rebarba Winner," he put his hand out for her to shake," I'm glad to see you're finally awake."
Trinity took his hand and shook it. Winner?!? She thought. What if he recognizes me? But I've never seen him, so I don't see how he could. I thought the heir to the Winner business was missing or something. What the heck is he doing here? Then she looked around the room at the others and tried not to sound shy as she said, "And you guys have names too, right?"
The girl started first, saying what Trinity had expected, that she was Relena Peacecraft, and then she looked at the dark boy next to her. He looked up and right into Trinity's eyes." I'm Heero Yuy," he said stiffly, and he ignored Trinity's questioning eyes as he went back to thinking about something. Trinity looked the Heero up and down and had to stifle a laugh as she saw that he was wearing a very tight pair of spandex. Interesting, she thought. She then turned towards the Chinese boy.
"I'm Wufei," he said in a voice that was anything but welcoming. He looked right at her and said, "I was surprised you survived that fall, being a women and all."
Trinity was about to answer back when the boy with the magic floating hair got up in front of her and took her hand. "I'm Trowa Barton," he said plainly.
Trinity looked at him and smiled. He had saved her the trouble of thinking of a comeback for Wufei. Trinity then looked over to the boy on the couch and asked, "I do hope you have a name or I'll just have to make one up for you, Braidy-Boy."
The boy almost leaped off of the couch and walked up to her, his eyes shining mischievously and with a hint of something else. "Yes, I do happen to have a name, but I would like to know yours first, Bean-Pole."
She winced as he called her the least favorite name in the world. Sure, she was tall but that really didn't matter, did it? She knew she was going to say Aurora, but something in the boy's eyes demanded something out of her. She thought about the death of her parents and then it hit her. She then reached for "Braidy's" outstretched hand and said her practiced name," I'm Aurora Adaner, the Angel of Death."
The simple sentence had many different affects on the other people in the room. Wufei smirked at Trinity, Heero laughed which was more of a short snort, Relena dropped her tea cup, Quatre smiled almost sadly, Trowa, well, Trowa didn't do much at all, and "Braidy's" chin looked like it was magnetically attracted to the floor as his mouth dropped open, and he just stared at her. "And who might you be? Or shall I just call you Braidy?" Trinity asked, pretending that nothing had happened.
The boy picked his chin off of the floor and said," Duo Maxwell." He gave her a very odd glance that she couldn't quite place before sitting back down on the couch.
"Well, hello, Duo."
That was fallowed by silence until Trintiy decided to break it. "So, who exactly are you guys?"
Again a change of emotion was put into action, but this time all of the boys' faces were an expression of nothing. They went on looking as if they were just normal people, and they didn't say anything for a long time as if they were all contemplating on how exactly to answer that very question.
"We're nobody important," Heero said after looking up again.
"Erm, actually I'll just spit it out, whose side are you guys on?" Trinity questioned as her hands landed on her hips and she stared at them all.
"What?" asked all of the guys at the same time.
"You know, in the war. Who do you guys side with, Renada or the confused citizens?"
"The people," was Trowa's emotionless answer.
Duo went back to laying down on the couch as if he thought this was going to be a long conversation. He looked back up at the ceiling and said," We're just kind of guys that resist the separation of the colonies. We don't really do anything BIG. . .we just help out with some of the battles, that's all."
There was an edge to his voice that told Trinity that he wasn't saying everything to her that he really wanted to, but she let it slide as Quatre went on with," You could fight with us, if you're on our side, but you look more like the type that should be in school, and not on the battle field."
"Yes, please do go back to school. We have not need for a woman here," Wufei said, and he received a glare from everyone in the room.
Duo laughed," Lighten up, Wufei. You know perfectly well that women can fight just as well as men." Wufei turned and looked at Duo as if he was absolutely mad.
"Humph," was Wufei's answer.
"Stop, you guys. What we need to know, Aurora, is who's side you're on, and we need to know now," Heero said, looking at her coolly.
"I'm on the people's side, though I don't think there should be a war at all," Trintiy said as she watched Heero's eyes thaw, a little.
"Good," said Trowa."Then I guess we can give you back this." He reached for a small wrapped parcel on the left side of his chair and handed it to her.
"My sword!" she yelled, shaking the windows and making everyone wince. She hadn't even noticed it wasn't as her side. She looked the weapon up and down and found that it was unharmed by last nights events.
Suddenly the realization that her parents were dead hit her. She put of a fake Aurora face and just kept looking over the sword. Her eyes were filling with tears as she thought that she had no place to go and no one to turn to. These guys are nice but I don't know them. They would much rather that I left. I could go to a different school and start my life over, she thought, but I want to . . . what do I want? Can I actually be thinking about staying and fighting? That's insane. . . but do I ever want to make trouble for Nadir. "You guys have been much more than kind to me, and I would really like to fight with you, but I really need to settle down someplace and get a place to stay. Last night...I was kicked out of my house, and I don't exactly have anywhere to go."
"You can stay with me," said Relena. "I'll sign you up for school and you can stay in my dorm on the school grounds."
"Deal," Trinity said. "But I don't have anything besides my sword and the clothes on my back. I have no way to repay you for anythi. . . "
She was cut off by Relena saying, "I don't want anything. Any ally to us is like a gift. Here, come with me to my dorm now and you can get situated."
Trinity was surprised by her generosity, but didn't really have any choice but to accept. It's almost like these guys want me to be here even more badly than I do...Trinity erased the thought from her head.
Trinity nodded good-bye to all of the guys before leaving with Relena. She walked in silence as she followed the famous girl out of the tall building and into her pink limo. I hate pink, Trinity thought as she climbed in, every bone in her body aching. She fell asleep almost immediately and didn't wake up until Relena tried shaking her shoulder to wake her up.
"Auwwww!!!!!!!" Trintiy screamed loud enough to wake the dead.
"What?!?" Relena inquired, terrified.
Trinity just pulled back her sleeve and looked at the bruised shoulder.
"How on Earth did you get that?" Relena said, half out of morbid curiosity and half out of fear for Trinity's shoulder.
"I fell off the side of a cliff, remember?" Trinity said shortly as she got out of the limo. All she needed was a nosey girl asking her a bunch of questions, even if she was the nosey girl that was giving her a room, money, clothing, and, most importantly, food.
Relena seemed to think that was a good enough answer, and she got out of the limo too. She led Trinity past the modern looking school house and towards a bunch of smaller buildings. They were quiet ugly and dull looking on the outside, but inside they looked quiet nice. Relena's room was luckily on the first floor and right near the elevator. She told Trinity the combination and told her to make herself at home as she went to register Trinity for school.
Trinity walked into the dorm by herself and relaxed finally. She didn't even look at anything as she walked over to the couch and flopped down. She had already forgotten that she was hungry in the need for more sleep. Soon she was snoring and off counting sheep.
***
In a few days, Trinity was all ready to go to school. She woke up early to prepare herself for her first day of school, to find that Relena had already left for the guys house. A note was left on the table, telling her that there was something that the guys needed to do, and that she would be home late. Trinity shook her head. She didn't know what kind of fighting was going on, but she had wanted to go too.
She left the room and started to walk down the stairs when she was hit by a flying object. She was slammed against the wall by the weight of this object, and as she picked her aching body off of the floor, she was offered a hand by the object.
"I'm so so so so so sorry!" said the object as she helped Trinity off the floor. The object, or rather person, was a girl probably Trinity's age, with shoulder length blonde hair and blue eyes. "I'm really sorry for smashing you into the wall, but I am going to be late for class!" The girl started to turn around to dash towards the lobby area, when she turned back to face Trinity. "Wait. . . you're new aren't you? Sorry. I thought I knew you. Oops! Well, my name is Hannah. And yours is?"
"Aurora," Trinity said as she picked her books off of the floor. "And I really don't care that you plowed me into the wall. At least I don't have to walk to class alone." Trinity faced Hannah and smiled,"if you don't mind."
"No, no, no! Of course I don't mind. It'll be good to have someone to walk with for a change," was Hannah's response as she walked towards the door and beckoned for Trinity to follow. "Come on. It won't do for both of us to be late."
Trinity followed Hannah to the class building. Class went really slow for Trinity, and she was glad when it was over. She really didn't care about where commas went in different kinds of subordinate clauses; this wasn't necessary to get through the rest of her life. The class was dismissed to lunch, and Hannah invited Trinity to come eat with her.
"What did you mean when you said that it would be nice to have someone to walk with 'for once'?" Trinity asked once they had sat down.
"Well, let's get this straight. Most people in the colonies, especially this one, don't want to get involved in this war, but after the murder of the whole Renada family, Nadir Renada has changed most of the students minds towards fighting. He came to this school a couple days ago, right after the death of his father, and gave this big speech on why he was fighting and most of the students ideas changed towards fighting. I'm one of the few that don't want there to be a war, and I don't mind if everyone knows it. All I want to know now is if you're with Renada or not."
Trinity looked down at her food. "I'm with you. What do you people do for fun around this boring place?" She poked around the vegetable like substance that ran over her plate.
"Oh, you're asking for fun? Well, there is a costume ball at the Renada estate in three days. The big 'hibby, jibby' Renada himself isn't going to be there, but everyone in the school is going. I, myself, am going as Sailor Saturn."
"From Sailor Moon?" Trinity asked.
"Yep, I can help you make a costume if you wan. . . "
Hannah was interrupted by a familiar voice behind Hannah. "So how is you're new friend?" asked Dorothy Catelonia.
"Leave me alone, Double Brow Dorothy," growled Hannah angrily. She flung some the green stuff in the general direction of the doubl-browed adversary.
"Oh, you know how much I hate that name. I only asked a simple question."
"If I tell you, will you move your stupid self away from here?" Hannah obviously wasn't one of much patience with this girl.
"If that is what you wish."
"Fine," Hannah said standing up to face Dorothy. "This is Aurora, Dorothy. Aurora, this is Double-Brow Dorothy." Hannah turned to face Aurora and crossed her eyes in annoyance.
Trinity finally dared to stand up and looked 'Double-Brow' Dorothy, her niece, in the eye. The name suits her well, Trinity thought with a smirk, I just pray she doesn't recognize me.
Dorothy did a little bow and said,"Yes, as Hannah put it one way of another, I am Dorothy Catelonia. It is a pleasure to meet you." She looked right into Trinity's face and asked," What was your name again? Oh yes, how very nice to meet you, 'Aurora'."
Oh well, so the false name doesn't work with everyone. It was a good try. "Nice to meet you too, Dorothy. Now if you don't mind, we have to be getting to class."
"I don't mind at all. See you around," Dorothy said with a smirk as she whirled around and walked away. Her long blonde hair was the last that could be seen of her swooshing down the hallway.
Oh shit, Trinity thought, this is not good. She slowly regained her composure and wondered, "You where saying?" Trinity asked Hannah.
"Oh yeah," Hannah said as she picked up her books and walked next to Trinity, "I could help you make your costume."
"I can't sew at all, so I'll take you up on it," Trinity said," but what the heck should I go as?"
"I don't know! I just met you remember!"
"Okay, okay!" Trinity said waving her arms at Hannah in defeat. "I'll think about it tonight."
The rest of the day was just made of classes and boring speeches by teachers. Finally, Trinity said good-bye to Hannah and went into her and Relena's room. She still wasn't back so Trinity just made herself supper, did her homework, and got ready for bed. She fell asleep almost immediately and drifted off into a strange dream.
*~*Wobbly, wiggly, fading in and out, corners fuzzy*~* ( in other words, this is her dream).
Trinity was standing next to her brother, and he was trying to kill her step-father. She couldn't stop him, and as her father fell to the ground he muttered to Trinity,"So my daughter has become the Angel of Death." Then suddenly she was back with the guys that she had met the day after her brother lost his marbles. They wanted to know who she was, and they wouldn't leave her alone. Finally she just yelled out," Leave me alone! I'm the Angel of Death!!" But they wouldn't listen, and suddenly her brother came into the room and shot them all in front of her. The blood danced upon the ground as she could only watch in horror as they got torn apart by Nadir "No!!!" She screamed helplessly as she watched her new friends fall to the floor. Nadir then spun around to face her, "You couldn't save them you monster!" He raised his sword for the finishing blow---
Trinity woke up half in shock and sweating fiercely. Well, at least I know what I'm going to be at the ball, Trinity thought as she wiped sweat from her face. She could see the sun rising outside the window and decided to get up anyway. She flung on her uniform dressed and sauntered over to Hannah's room.
"Hannah? Hannah!? Get your lazy butt up!" Trinity yelled from outside the door. She pounded on the door and was surprised that it opened. "Hannah?"
She walked over to her friends bed and shook her to try to get her up.
"Hannah! Get up!"
"Va duh ya wan at sixh ho'clok in duh mornin'?" was Hannah's response, as she curled deeper down into the blanket. There was absolutely no way that she was going to get up before at least seven o'clock unless someone was dying or there was fire around the area.
"I know what I want to go to the ball as."
"Well, gah fa u, now geh outah my site," Hannah mumbled as she rolled over to her other side.
"Okay, you asked for it!"
"Fa wah?" Hannah inquired lazily. Her question was soon answered as she was engulfed in a wave of cold water. "What the?!?" she yelled as she dove out of her bed. She looked over to Trinity who was laughing so hard she could hardly stand up.
Hannah looked up, still rather dazed, having no idea who she was looking at, picked up a funny looking sock off of her night stand and chucked it at Trinity with pin-point accuracy. It hit the still laughing Trinity right between the eyes. Then Hannah picked up a large roll of something that could be identified as a green roll of duct tape getting ready to sound it's war cry, when Trinity finally picked herself up and held her arms out in defeat.
"Okay, Okay! Next time, I'll bring caffeine!!!!" Trinity shouted at the same as Hannah rolled herself into bed and put her green comforter over her head.
"You better," she mumbled from under the sheets," or I'll really have to hurt you next time."
"Sheesh, okay," Trinity grumbled. This had probably been her most life
"Yah, okay, so I'm not a morning person. Sue me!!! All I can give you is my carpet. . . it's green."
"Well, what's the point in being a morning person when you have Double-Brow Dorothy in the room next to you," Trinity pointed out.
"Yeah, she always comes over with hors d'oeurvres. What does she think this is a restaurant?"
"I understand," Trinity said as she backed away slowly.
"Oh yeah, and Trinity. . . where's my damn caffeine?"
In one minute flat, Trinity made a hot mocha chino for Hannah to 'wake up on'. She walked back into the room and stayed about five feet away from Hannah's bed at all times as she handed her friend the hot caffeinated drink.
"Do I smell. . . mocha chino with three sugars and low fat cream?" Hannah asked, sitting upright in her bed, ready to drink the smoldering wake up call.
"Yeah, how did you know that?"
"You're not the first person who's tried to wake me up without caffeine. See that human shaped indent in that wall over there?" She pointed to what looked very much like a human's body outline imprinted in the wall next to Hannah's bed. The plaster was cracked around the edge and it generally looked like someone had ran into it at mach speed.
"Yes..."
"That was the headmaster. Wasn't too happy. But then again, neither was I."
"I see... ummm, you happy now?"
"Ummmmm...mocha chino," she said as she handed the now empty glass to Trinity. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Oh, well, ummm. . . "
"Spit it out already! I'm still not all the way awake and I don't have any patience without my shower!!!" Hannah lept out of bed and started running around, getting her shower preparations in line. There was, of course, a rubber ducky involved.
"Yeah! Well, I know what you can make me for the ball."
"Oh really," Hannah said, her eyes starting to show a spark. "What?"
"I'm the Angel of Death," Trinity said with a smile creeping onto her lips.
"Alright! Death!!!! Great! Now, now can I make you deathish!" Hannah screamed, laughing at her new word.
"Black. Lots of black."
"Do you want a cape...and something pointy?"
"Yes. I've got the something pointy in my backpack," Trinity declared, taking out the long sword, the jeweled sheath glittering slightly in the sun that happened to flitter through the closed blinds.
"Ooooo, LONG SWORD!"
"Sage!" Trinity squealed with delight.
"SEIJI!!! It was almost as if the two had a connection psychically about hot, sexy anime guys. This would be hard to prove wrong as it wasn't the only time the two would think exactly the same thing in their long friendship (though, it would usually from that point on, be about food). They screamed loudly for about half an hour, creating something interesting for walkers by to hear, and also summoned Double-Brow Dorothy to the scene of the crime.
"Hello! I brought hors d'oeurvres!"
"GO AWAY!!!" Trinity and Hannah screamed in unison. They were both very eager to get started on the costume and the ball was that very night. No matter what, Trinity was going to get back into her house and possibly take a few things with her this time so she could live like a normal person (who's brother is cracked).
After shoving Double-Brow Dorothy out the door, the new friends began making Trinity into death. The worst was measuring; not cool, but soon the day rushed by in a whirl wind of black fabric and pointy objects. Not to mention the occasional duct tape rolls flying across the room to hit Trinity as a signal for her to stop moving. Soon they were both in their costumes and ready to leave for the ball.
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