Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Gundam. The characters are mine but not the MS except for Gundams Alex and Alexis. (Alex is a different unit from the one on 0080)

Beware: This was written to the music from the shows.

Chapter 2: Alex and Alexis

Hokari rolled out of his bed. He didn't hit the floor for once. He got showered and dressed. He headed down to the mobile suit bays and found Roa with her friends talking. He walks up to them. "Hey. Wanna test them out?" he asks Roa. "You made it here in time. Alright." she replies. They head for the mobile suits and get inside. The bay is cleared and the doors begin to open. "OK. It's just like the GM. Just push down on the pedal." He pushes the pedal and the Alex walks up to the catapult. "OK." "Alex launching!" The Alex flies off the deck and boosts forwards away from the Spirit. The Alexis is not far behind. "Alright. Hokari you go in front and I'll chase you." orders Roa over the radio. "OK." replies Hokari. He turns on the thrusters and takes off with Roa right behind him. He stops suddenly and heads up along the y-axis. Roa blasts past him and turns around heading on an intercept course. Hokari heads right along the x-axis and continues going up on the y-axis away from Roa. Roa sees his trick and heads right for him crashing her Gundam's left arm into his Gundam's back. Hokari turns around and kicks the other Gundam in the upper torso and takes off. He heads for the Federation Spirit and blows past it with Roa hot on his tail. Hokari gets behind the ship and hides there waiting for Roa. She flies past and he springs an ambush on her slamming his Gundam's fist in to her side. "AHHHHH!" she yells over the radio. "Oh crap. I hurt her." "Are you OK over there?" he asks across the radio.

"I think. I hit my head when you hit me."

"Sorry."

"It's OK. I think we should go back now."

They head back to the ship and get on board. Roa just got a big goose egg, and Hokari was just freaked out. The Gundams received minimal system damage from their brawling and were repaired in a few hours.

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Hokari ate lunch looking down the table at Roa. "Man, why don't you ask her out for crying out loud?" asks Tray in confusion. "Well I ain't askin' her seein' how Hok already has her marked." Joe says seriously. Hokari whacks Joe upside the head. "Oh. Got whacked Joe." laughs Tray. Hokari finishes his lunch and gets up to put his tray away. He passes the group that Roa hangs out with and pauses for a second with his mouth ready to open. Then he steps back and continues out the doors. He heads up to the rec hall and starts to work out on the barbells. He hears someone walk in and it's Roa without her friends. "Hi." she says shyly. He can't believe she's acting like this. This was the same girl that didn't even waver when he showed up that morning in the MS bay. "Uh. Hi." he says back. "You like to work out?" she asks. "Yeah." he says not believing he ways she's acting. He sits up at looks at her. "You look... I dunno." he says. "You really wanna know? I like you. All right there. I said it." she sits down and looks down. Hokari looks stunned. "R-r-really?" he stammers. "Yeah. Since the day when your friend pushed you over that rail in the loading bays. I was like 'God he's cute.' and ever since... You get the idea." she explains. "Uhhhhhh. Well I... the feelings been mutual ever since that same day." he says. "Really?" she asks. "Yeah. I was just scared cause all your friends were around." he says while holding back a nervous little laugh. "Well. Now that that's out of my system. Do you wanna go out with me?" she asks. "Huh?" he looks confused. "Do you wanna go out with me?" she asks again. "Uh... uh.... uh.... Sure." he says. "This may not be so bad after all." "Alright cool. I can't wait to tell the girls." she gets up and walks over to him and kisses him on the cheek. "See ya." she says as she glides out the door.

Author's notes: Poor Hokari. Hasn't been on the ship but for a few days and already has a girlfriend. Young love. Oh wait. I'm only a teenager myself. I get what he's goin' through though. Chapter 3 will be up soon. Ciao till then.