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CHAPTER 6- From Heero

            The angry voices echoed to the living room where Duo, Quatre and Trowa were. The two other boys have been arguing endlessly and even though they were upstairs, the other three could hear it clearly.

            "Heero's got it bad," commented the American pilot, his usual smile absent.

            "But Wufei is right. That relationship might end on a bitter note," said Quatre. Duo shook his head and looked across his seat to Quatre.

            "It might end on a bitter note, Winner," he repeated, emphasizing on the 'might'. "But who says it has to end at all?"

UPSTAIRS

            "It is my business, Yuy!" Wufei argued as he looked down at his comrade. "Both of us lathe this fact but we ARE part of one team."

            "I move on my own."

            "No, you don't," the Chinese corrected. "Whether you like it or not, we all work together. We must if all of us want to end this quick."

            "What's that got to do with this Mina?" Heero asked, his voice flooded with anger.

            "Everything! If you want this mission to be successful, then I say break it up with her. Save her from the grief!"

            "Grief?!" the Zero pilot queried.

            "Oh, don't play dumb," accused Wufei, glaring at the other boy. "You won't bring her anything but worry and misery."

            "She's not like that!" defended Heero. "She can overcome anything."

            "I bet you haven't even told her about our upcoming mission." Heero didn't answer but it was right there in his eyes and the Chinese boy saw it. "By God!" he cried with a frustrated sigh. "Don't do this to her, Heero. She won't be able to handle it! She's a woman! She's weak! [chauvinist pig! But we love you anyway…^_^ ßjd-anney]

            "The more the reason why I can't let her go! She needs me!" exclaimed Yuy.

            "But what can you do, Heero?" Wufei asked calmly. "Leave her alone? You know you can't stay here. We have a mission." The other one went silent for a moment, his face in a frown. "Why don't you just stop this silly dream and leave her to that silver-haired freak?"

            Heero shot up from sitting on the bed and furiously walked to Wufei. "Don't you dare mention anything about that guy in front of me if you want to live longer," he warned as he clutched Chang's collar.

            "I never thought it was possible but you, of all people, performed the unthinkable…you fell in love. It's practically taboo."

            "I'm a Gundam pilot, aren't I? I can do anything. I can make it work."

            "That's just it, Heero. You're a Gundam pilot. What're you gonna do about that?" mocked Wufei and left the question hanging in the air as Heero released him and marched downstairs.

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            He looked up at the evening sky and saw a shooting star. Funny, he thought after he made a wish. I'm not a believer in wishes yet I find myself saying one.

            When he stomped away from Wufei, his friends stared at him with…sympathy. He met their stares with his icy one and walked past them to the front door.

            Maybe I am changing. He remembered when he first saw Minako Aino. The bold and loud Minako Aino. The moment he finished introducing himself to his new classmates, which was nothing but him saying his name, she squealed and practically dragged him to the seat beside her. Since then, he'd been called 'pretty boy' which irked him to death. Of course, she was the one who supplied the nickname. But what made her special was when she shared her ambition to him.

            "Want to know what I want to become someday soon?" she had asked him one day.

            "No," he answered quietly. Despite his refusal she still continued. Stubborn little thing.

            "I want to be a singer or an actress or both!" she announced and flipped her hair. "You know why?"

            Pathetic. "I don't want to," he replied.

            "Because I want to see people smile," she told him, ignoring his earlier remark.

            "You're just giving pretensions that way."

            "Not pretensions, pretty boy," she corrected and smiled inwardly as she saw him cringe. "Dreams. I'm helping them dream and hope."

            He reflected on his own task and gave a snort as a comment. What I do is more important. "Why? People are cruel and heartless anyway."

            She looked at him with shock and gasped loudly. "Surely you don't mean that."

            Why not? It's the truth! They want peace though they're undeserving.

            Minako looked away and a sad smile appeared on her face. "They can be heartbreakers and sometimes, it can be one of your closest friends," she said weakly while Heero was clueless at that time. "They can hurt you real bad but as they say, when a window closes a door opens…or something like that."

            He didn't know how he knew but he saw sadness in her eyes and thought that she might've been hurt before. Behind that façade was a scarred girl long before. He felt angry suddenly when he tried to think of the possibilities on why she was like that. He stood up and looked at her mockingly. "As I said…pretentious."

            He helped her stand up and steadied her. Then very gently, he kissed her. He only wanted to comfort her, to assure her of things he can't give but the contact, though brief, had a huge impact on him. Since then, he was always by her side, always with her. She made a difference.

            Yep, lady, he thought to an imaginary Minako as he continued to stare at the sky. You did this to me.

            Damn!

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