By: Kaze Kikotsu (Unmei Tenshi)

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::The Copyright and Stuff::

All Gundam Wing characters belong to their respective owners. All written content

and ideas for Gundam's Unite is copyright Kaze Kikotsu I repeat I do NOT own GW,

only the characters and Gundams that I create in this Fan-Fic.

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::Part 4::

The following morning came at much of a haste. Sandra was still unable to move from her bed. Her body still ached with pain and the slighest movement made her cringe and yelp in pain. Her wounds were worse then she thought and was forced to be bedridden for the next few days.

A week pasted and Sandra at last was able to get up and move around. It was 7 in the morning on a Wednsday at the Winner Mansion. Anyone who was awake at this hour would have heard Sandra working on her Gundam, Galactia X. It had been about a week since she was able to do and tet runs with it let alone fit it.

".....I wonder if Keleste did these repairs..." Sandra thought as she checked her Gundam for anything that needed fixing. Upon finding nothing that needing immediate fixing she hopped into the cockpit and began to run tests ont he operating system to make sure the old piece of junk still worked. "I need a new Gundam...as much as I love Galactia...she's is horrible condition anymore....she's way outdated compared to X-Zero...." the long haired blonde trailed off and she looked over at Keleste's Gundam, "X-Zero is a newer type.....you'd think they'd treat me to a good gundam aswell..."

About only an hour later a short-haired blonde male walked into the Gundam holding area and called up to Sandra, "Miss. Sandra Kawa!?"

The girl popped herself out of the cockpit and looked down to see who was calling her. "Yes?" She saw it was a friend of her dear friend Duo Maxwell, "Oh, Sir Quatre. Is there something you need of me?"

"Oh, forgive my intruding on your work but there is breakfast if you'd wish to join us." He smiled at her, "And there's no need to call me Sir dear Sandra."

"You are correct, I guess it's a habbit." she smiled, "I would be gald to join you, I'll be there in a little bit. I need to get washed up."

"Of course Miss. Sandra, we'll be waiting for you." the man bowed and walked out of the room leaving Sandra to get bakc to work. Sandra almost instantly shut off Galactia X and jumped from the cockpit with a smile creased across her mouth. She would be able to share a meal with Duo and the others and get to know them all much better.

Sandra showered and joined the five boys and Keleste in the dinning room for breakfast. "Sorry for making you all wait." she bowed and sat down.

Duo gave his old friend a strange look. " /Why is she being so...so....polite like that.....is that really the Sandra I know and love?/ " he questioned himself in his mind. Sandra had noticed his distorted face and gave him a smile as if to say something but he could not tell what.

The seating arrangement was Wufei next to Trowa and Quatre next to him. Then followed by Duo, and Sandra next to him. Next to Sandra sat her friend Keleste and next to her Heero who was also next to Wufei. The food was brought out and the 7 Gundam pilots all dug in and enjoyed their meal.

Many hours passed and Sandra could only be found in the Gundam holding area working on her Gundam.

"You ever gonna come down from there so we can talk or must I come up there and get you, eh?" a male voice called up to Sandra in the cockpit of her Gundam.

Upon reconizing the voice she smiled to herself and walked out of the cockpit looked down at him, " You may jsut have to come up at get me my dear old friend." she ended her answer with a gentle smile.

Duo just stared at her, lost in her beauty and her smile. "I'm just an old friend am I?"

"Maybe...I wouldn't really know...you've been gone for so many years.."

"...." he still stared, then finally asked, "Do I have permison to coem aboard then?"

Sandra just laughed remembering how Duo used to cheer her up with his corny little sayings such as that. She smiles down at him, "Sure." He then came up to the cockpit and Sandra found herself unable to return to her work because she was lost in his beautiful violet eyes. Duo just laughed at her face and kissed her cheek. Such an action started Sandra and she fell backwards blushing. "Wha?"

"You were zoneing Sand." he said with a smile.

"Was I? I'm sorry."

"It's alright." He then sat beside her deciding to start a conversation, "So, what was with you earlier and all your formalites eh?"

"Huh? What do you mean Duo?" Sandra was confused but his question.

"With all your 'Please', 'Thank you', 'Sir' and all that. You were worrying me...I was thinking maybe you hit your head harder than I thought in that last battle."

Sandra was taken back by how he saw her dialoge as strange, "....oh...I'm sorry...I guess it's just a hibbit I have gotten into....with all my training and events like that." She said as she looked away.

Now Duo felt bad. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I was just wondering...I'm not used to it from you...I guess I'm still used to that layed back Sandra I used to know."

"She changed a long time ago Duo...."

"I know that."

Sandra sighed, "Why are you hugging me?" she said it in a confused tone mroe than a angry one.

"Do you not want me to?" his breath was hot on her cheek and neck, "Cause if you don't then I'll let go"

"No, no...it's not that....I ..just..." she stubbled for words to say and wound up turning and hugging him unable to think of any words to say. Duo smiled that she did such an action and just hugged back, "I still love you Duo....and I always will..." Duo blushed at this comment and all he could do was hug her closer.

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"Hey Heero!" Keleste called after the young male brunet.

Heero turned to see Keleste running to him, ".....what?" he asked in a lifeless tone.

The brunet girl finally caught up with Heero and stoped at his side. "Well that was a dull reply. Do you ever smile?"

"...."

"...You are boring..." she smiled at him, "Well here, this is what you asked for." she handed him a disk which stored a massive amount of information on the Moyeve Colony, "It's all there, everything we have. You can keep the disk, it's just a copy of ours. Well I guess I'll see you around, Later Heero-chan!" she smiled and ran off.

"...Heero...chan...." the boy blinked unable to comprehend what just happened. Snapping out of it he took the disk to his computer and started to tap away at the keys and read up on the information.

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Sandra sighed now back to working on Galactia X.

"What's wrong Sand?" Duo asked who was helping her where he could.

"It's nothing...I just hate the damned Gundam sometimes...." she sighed again, "I don't want to go into battle anymore Duo....I found you...that's what I became a pilot for...and I achived what I set out for...I just don't feel the need for me to fight anymore...."

"Hey, don't give up on fighting cause you found me. I know that's what you set out to do and that's all you planned to do, but you are drawn to the battle field as I am...as we all are....Sandra..." he took her face in his hands gently and placed his face infront of her thier noses almost touching, "I want you to be at my side...as we battle...I want you to always be here...with me..."

Sandra started to turn a shade of red at what he had just said to her and how close their faces were right now. She could feel his warm breath on her face as he breathed and talked. She stared at him for a moment then nodded and replied, "Then I shall..." they smiled at one another and Sandra pulled away and began her work once more. Duo just sighed and continued to help where he could.

The days passed and it soon became a week later. It was Thrusday morning and Sandra had been up all night working on Galactia X and had fallen asleep in the cockpit. Duo, just waking up, walked groggily into Sandra's room to talk to her but only to find her not there which made him jump and wake up instantly. He quickly ran to the kitchen, she wasn't there. He freaked again and ran the the Gundam holding area where he saw her Gundam still there and he calmed down some what. " /She must me working on it early again.../ " he thought as called out her name. He recieved no responce and guessed she didn't hear him and climbed up the Gundam to the cockpit. He called out her name again. Still no responce, he walked into the cockpit to find the blonde asleep in the cockpit seat, "...oh Sand...you are workling too hard..." he said as he picked her up and carefuly carried her out of her Gundam and to her bedroom, "..sleep here...it's much more comfy..." Duo said and kissed her on her forehead and left her room.

Hours passed before Sandra finally woke up. When she did she was confused to find herself in her bedroom and not in the cockpit of her Gundam where she had dozed off in. Quickly she got up and fixed herself up so that she was presentable to others and joined the others in a sitting room.

"And then I said...huh? Hey! Sandra's up! Mornin' sleepy head." Duo smiled.

"...." Sandra looked down at her watch then up at the wall clock and pointed at it, "It's two in the afternoon...that's not morning Duo!" Sandra scolded and looked over at Keleste, "You could have atleast WOKE me UP!"

"Hey now! Don't get angry! You are the one who stayed up all night working on your Gundam. So don't yell at me for your horrible sleeping habbits!" Keleste shot back.

"..." Sandra just glared and then turned and left the room and walked out the front door.

"Hey! Sand! WAIT!" Duo yelled running after her. Once he finally caught up with her he asked, "What's wrong?"

"..It's nothing...nothing you have to worry about okay..." the blonde answered as she looked down as she walked. She then suddenly found herself in an embrace. She looked up to see it was Duo's arms which wrapped around her, "Wh-what are you doing Duo?"

"Is it wrong for me to hug you?"

"..no...it's just..." she trailed off.

"Look...Sand. I don't know much about you anymore...but I still love the you I used to know...so please...tell me, why have you been working on your Gundam night and day for the past week?" He asked with a kind and gentle voice.

"..If you must know," she started putting her arms around his waist, "I'm prepareing for a mission. A big one...." she burried her face in her chest. This suprized Duo but he smile and hugged her a litte closer and tighter. "Alright." he said and they walked off.