G Gundam – Getting Past The Rain

Chapter Eight: Coming To Senses

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"What happened?" a woman's voice asked.

"Dark Gundam," replied another voice. It sounded like Jess, my crewmate. I tried to get up but couldn't even fidget. I couldn't even open my eyes or blink. My whole body felt numb at that time. For one sick moment, I thought I was paralyzed.

"How's he doing?" asked the voice again.

"Considering the circumstance, quite well actually. It's a miracle he didn't go down with the Assassin Gundam. You see the stitches on his forehead? My guess is that he bumped him head somewhere. The whole cockpit was filled with blood when we discovered it."

Another voice came in. "We've got the CAT scan, ma'am."

There was silence for a minute. Jess continued, "Hnph. Guess I was mistaken after all. It'll take longer for him to come through than expected. You see this region here? Yeah, that's his cerebellum. The part of the brain that controls the movement of the body. Well, this scan says that his cerebellum is pretty shaken up. It'll take some time until he can move again . . ."

"In which case I'll be here waiting for him to come through."

"You're kidding, right?"

Who was this person? I wanted to tell her to just leave me alone, but couldn't. My voice box wasn't working at all. I sighed subconsciously. I couldn't believe that I was a temporary vegetable. For chrissake, I'm a Gundam fighter. I felt so embarrassed, so . . . weak.

"I think the only thing we should be worrying about is how to tell him about Rain," Jess continued. "He's been so devoted to her and all. During the eleven months, he's talked about nothing but her. She must be really special to him."

'Rain. It is all coming back to me now. She rejected me. But that can only mean . . .'

"DOMON KASSHU!!"

I felt a jolt rising through my body as I clenched my fist. That fool was going to pay for destroying my aspirations. I never felt so mad; it was as if I snapped a chord or something. My resentment towards the Ne0-Japan fighter turned to an urge to kill. Deep down I felt that it wasn't his fault, but I was too arrogant to admit it.

I sat up on the hospital bed and looked at the bed sheets. A smile played on my face as I contemplated me destroying Domon Kasshu. I was near hysterics because Jess was looking at me weirdly. The third person was Allenby, and she looked concerned too.

 "I thought you said he would be out of it for at least two weeks," Allenby whispered, looking at Jess.

"I swear, that's what the tests pointed to. I . . . there's nothing that can explain this," she replied.

I cracked a smile again. "I believe I can answer that." The two looked at me in surprise. I was insane. "You see," I continued. "Something out there, I don't want to sound religious or anything, wants me to serve justice. This THING brought me back to life. It REVIVED me and gave me the gift to See. And the first thing it wants me to do is destroy Domon Kasshu."

Allenby looked, if possible, even more worried. "Albert, what's gotten into you? I've never heard you say anything about harming anyone before. Maybe the concussion got to your mind? You should get back to bed." She steered me back and forced me to sit down on the bed. "I'll get you some cocoa or something."

"You think I'm kidding? No. It was a miracle that I survived the crash, and I'm grateful. Granted, I'm happy that Domon Kasshu was able to save Rain, that I am, but to steal her from me . . . that is unacceptable."

Allenby started to speak but Jess held out her hand to cut her off.

"How did YOU know that Domon Kasshu saved Rain? You were unconscious when that happened."

I thought about that for a moment. "Hmm . . . I don't quite know. See, before I went to go save Rain, I had a dream. The funny thing is, I KNEW I would fall and Domon would triumph. Stupid of me, wasn't it?"

"I'll say," agreed Jess. "You almost died, you idiot."

I shrugged, "Yeah. But it's not like any of you would miss me. Every nation that I defeated would celebrate my demise, Ne0-Taiwan wouldn't even care unless I had won the title, and you two know too little about me to care."

Allenby was quiet but Jess objected, "You IDIOT! What about Rain, huh? You grew up with her, for goodness sakes. You even became a Gundam fighter for her, and you're telling me nobody cares if you were dead?"

"That's none of your business," I snapped. I wasn't in the mood to tell her about the events that took place inside the Dark Gundam. I can't believe it myself. Rain, my dearest friend, wanted nothing to do with me. That's saying something, she doesn't give a rat's ass if I'm alive or not.

Allenby stepped up, "For what it's worth, I care."

Jess ruffled my hair, "Yeah, me too. Just because I pick on you and stuff doesn't mean that I don't care. I'm your big sis, remember?"

That got a laugh out of me. "For one, we're not related. And big sis? You're younger than me!" The two looked at me expectantly. I sighed. "Fine. I'll think thoroughly about my actions. I wont hunt down Domon Kasshu just yet."

Allenby perked up, "Good. Now we have to go." She threw some clothes in my face. "I'm meeting up with Domon and Rain today for lunch so get dressed. And DON'T BE LATE."

I scoffed, "Women. Always pushing men to do stuff. I'll show you where you can stick your lunch . . . . wait a second . . . WHAT DID YOU SAY?!?!"

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A/N: I've decided to change some things in this story. Instead of writing angst, I've decided to make this a Humor/Romance. AND PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, REVIEW!!! I'll have the next chapter posted as soon as I get more reviews.

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