Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing. I do own Lenx, Reiko, Kri, Sasori, and Hokiboshi.

Battle of the Heart

Chapter Five: Explanations and A New Pet

Duo stared up at the ceiling absently while lying in his bed. Why did I comfort her? That was sort of weird, even for me. But I can't help feeling sympathetic for her after she told me what happened to her. Even my story can't compare to hers. Was it just me or did she keep blushing? I wonder...does she have a crush on me!? Nah... He thought as his eyes drifted shut.

*The Next Morning*

Lenx yawned as she pulled on some jeans and a t-shirt. She yelped when she hit her head on the dresser when someone had knocked on her door.

"Lenx? Are you okay?" Duo's voice said from outside the door. Lenx's eyes widened. Crap! It's Duo. I hope I don't blush. She thought as she opened up the door while rubbing the bump on her head.

"Uh, Kri and Reiko wanted me to come get you up. But I guess that you got yourself up." He said as he looked her over. Lenx tried hard not to blush and turned away from Duo. Duo noticed this and smirked. So she does have a crush on me! I never thought it possible. He thought as he walked over to Lenx. Lenx looked at him, confused, but when she saw the gleam in his eyes, her immediate thought was: Run away! She quickly tried to push past him but Duo grabbed her arm. She glared at him as he smirked. She tried to pull free but Duo just held on tighter. Finally she sighed and threw her arm up in the air.

"Fine! I give up. What do you want?" She asked, clearly annoyed. Her eyes widened as Duo pulled her up to his chest. Duo smiled when he felt Lenx shiver and leaned down next to her ear.

"I know that you have a crush on me." He whispered. Lenx pulled back with her mouth hanging open. Am I really that obvious? She thought wildly as Duo chuckled. Both of them jumped when a cough was heard from the door.

"We need you downstairs Lenx. The Gundam pilots want some explanations." Reiko said from the doorway with a raised eyebrow at Duo and Lenx's position. Lenx and Duo blushed and jumped away from each other. Lenx nodded.

"Um, all right." She said and quickly left the room. Reiko gave Duo one last smirk before following after Lenx. Duo stood there for a few minutes before smiling slightly and running downstairs to join the others.

*Downstairs*

Wufei and Kri were currently having a glaring contest when Lenx, Reiko, and Duo got downstairs. Sally and Noin were staring at them, amused while Quatre and Catherine were trying to get the two to stop, with no success. Reiko cleared her throat and all eyes turned to her.

"I believe that you all want to know why we call 'Sora' Lenx." She said, putting emphasis on Sora. Lenx cringed when Reiko said that and Duo looked at her, a little bit worried. Reiko glanced at Lenx before sitting down next to Trowa. Kri had settled down next to Heero, Wufei next to Sally, Quatre next to Catherine, and Relena next to Noin. Lenx sat down towards the top of the table and Duo sat next to her.

"Well, my real name is Lenx Wagami. I was born with mysterious. Powers. I came from a pretty poor family and my parents fought all the time. My dad worked on designing Gundams with Dr. J and Dr. H, plus a few others. My mom didn't really work and was almost never home. I had an older brother but he was living on Earth, going to collage there, well, here. I trained everyday after school and on weekends with my Sensei to try and control my powers. The day that my training was finished, I was given a bracelet." Lenx held up her wrist to show the bracelet, slightly glowing with a white glow.

"This bracelet is called the Kuro Ao or Black Heart. It conceals my powers and will only let me use them when I am weaponless and in mortal danger, or when I am in the battlefield. Anyways, when I cam home from training, my mom was home and told me that my dad was at work and blah blah blah. As the rain started coming down harder, mobile suits attacked. My mom tried to get us out of the apartment that we lived in, but was killed by a mobile suit. I ran off to the base my father worked at and tried to find him. By the time I got there, he was already dead. Dr. J took me and hid me in a shelter. Two days later he came back and took me with him to a new base. I trained and was able to pilot both Gundams and mobile suits better than anyone else at the time. By the way, this was just a little before Heero came. Two new recruits, Kri and Reiko, came and trained with me. I was sent on a mission while they were finishing up their training so I had to go alone. I defeated OZ but a lone 'mad scientist' knocked me out and kidnapped me. Keep in mind that I was already injured from the previous battle. I had woken up a few times and found that he had been performing experiments on me. I have no clue what kind, as whenever I woke up he would inject me with a tranquilizer. One day the place that he worked on me was attacked. I managed to get out before the building blew up and safely got back to Dr. J's base. I never went on another mission alone. You have no idea what that man did to me. I trained hard with Kri and Reiko and we eventually got another mission. We attacked a major OZ base and managed to destroy most of the people along with their mobile suits. I had gone off down a deserted hall and killed off several guards that intercepted me. I turned a corner and a pair of hands grabbed me from behind. I went into attack mode and managed to injure my captor. What I was not ready for was who my captor was. Sasori had somehow found me and wanted to have me back. He was about to tranquilize me but Reiko and Kri found me and stopped him. They had hit him hard on the head and before he passed out, he said something to me. It involved him telling me that he had killed my parents and that he would find me again. After we had finished that mission, Dr. J sent us to Earth and here we are. End of story." Lenx finished and closed her eyes. She was shaking slightly but calmed when Duo put a hand on her forearm. After a few minutes of silence Lenx opened her eyes and looked at everyone with a grave expression.

"I have one major question that I have been thinking over the past few days." She said and everyone stared at her, waiting for her to finish.

"Can I go adopt an animal at the pound?" She asked suddenly and grinned sheepishly. Several facefaults and sweatdrops coursed through-out the room. Kri and Reiko were shaking their heads muttering that they should have expected this. But Duo was looking thoughtful.

"I've been wondering about that too. I think we should get an animal. Me and Lenx can go today and pick one out. What'd ya say Lenx?" He said/asked happily. Lenx's smile broadened and she nodded. Quatre sighed.

"I guess. But you two are the ones that will take care of it." He explained and then left the room, Catherine, Trowa, and Reiko following. Duo and Lenx turned SD and ran out of the room happily.

*On The Way To The Pound*

Lenx and Duo were grinning like madmen; Lenx happy that she'll get a pet and Duo happy that he made Lenx happy. The two turned a corner and Lenx stopped suddenly. Duo looked at her questioningly. She had a thoughtful look on her face.

"Duo, what kind of animal are we going to get?" She asked finally. Duo blinked and then shrugged.

"I dun know. What about a dog? I don't think we want a cat, I believe Quatre's allergic to them." He said as the two continued walking.

"What about an exotic pet?" Lenx said excitedly. She looked up at Duo who was looking away and a pink hue touched her cheeks.

"What kind of 'exotic pet'?" He asked. Now it was Lenx's turn to shrug and look away.

"How about a fox? They're cool animals." She said as they entered the pound. Duo nodded and smiled as Lenx walked up to the front desk.

"Do you have any foxes up for adoption?" She asked kindly. The person at the desk frowned and thought for a bit before nodding with a smile. She stood up and led the two towards the back of the building. She opened up a door and motioned for them to come in. A lone, silver fox kit was sitting in the corner of the small room. Lenx blinked then squealed slightly as she walked up to the tiny fox. The secretary that led them to the room smiled slightly as the fox rubbed up against Lenx, purring slightly.(A/N: Yes, foxes DO purr.)

"We found that little one in the forest where mobile suits attacked. They had killed the kits parents and sisters. When we found him he was near death so we fed him and nourished him back to health. He doesn't take to fondly to humans or other animals very well. I'm surprised that he is acting like this. You two must be very special. Would you like to adopt him?" She asked kindly. Duo looked at Lenx who nodded happily. The secretary's smiled grew larger and she left the room, Lenx and Duo following her with a sleeping fox cub in Lenx's arms. Duo turned to Lenx who was cuddling the fox and smiling happily.

"What are you going to name him?" Duo asked with a smile. Lenx looked at him and then looked at the fox.

"I'm going to name him Hokiboshi or Comet. What do you think?" She asked him.
"I think that's a perfect name." He said and followed the secretary back into the main office. After the two had filled out some papers and gotten a license for Hokiboshi, they walked back to Quatre's mansion on the far side of town. I wonder how everyone else is going to react to Hokiboshi. I can't wait to see their reaction! Lenx thought giddily as they entered the house. Everyone was eating lunch in the dining room and Hokiboshi had waken up from the smell. The three companions entered the room, two smiling happily. Noin, Sally, Kri, Catherine and Reiko jumped up from the table and ran over to Lenx who was still holding Hokiboshi.

"He's so cute!" Catherine said with a smile. Duo had walked over and sat at the table with the guys, Relena not being present.

"What's his name?" Sally asked.

"Hokiboshi." Lenx replied while setting Hokiboshi down on the floor and sat next to Duo at the table. The other females had stopped ogling at Hokiboshi and sat down at the table as well. Wufei was currently staring at the fox with a mixed look of anger and fascination. Trowa and Heero just glanced at Hokiboshi before going back to their food. After everyone had eaten, and given Hokiboshi a few tablescraps, they went off to do their own things.

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I don't really know why I introduced Hokiboshi into the story but I have a vague idea on what I will do with him. I'm sorry if Duo seems a little OOC. Next chapter:

*A matchmaking fox!

*Sasori lives

*Lenx's Powers

*And school starts!

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