Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. I got the idea from the Punahou
carnival(which I don't own either).
Kat: This, like all of the others, is dedicated to you. I swear, this should get me out of any 2xh debt I was in...
Yay! This marks the end of my regular fics for 3x12(in my quota, at least)! It also marks my half-way point! 6/12 done! ^_~
***
Time never stops.
It continuously moves by, millions of things happening every day, millions of scenes
unfolding.
Time pays them no attention.
The Ferris wheel turns, rides start, food is bought and eaten, games are won.
Millions of people speaking millions of words.
Many try to stop time.
None can find the right phrase to bring it to a halt, or to start it up again.
No one.
~*~
"Hey, that's weird," Hilde said, leaning over the side of the gondola on the Ferris wheel.
"Isn't that Trowa up there?"
"Huh?" Duo said, sticking his head out next to hers, "Where?"
"Up there," She gestured to the top of an apartment building, where a green sweatered
figure had just appeared.
"I think that's him; hard to tell from here," She said, leaning further out.
"It could be him. Yeah, I think it is. Look at the hair," Duo said, grabbing the back of her shirt
and pulling her back inside the gondola.
"Not when we are fifty feet up, babe."
~*~
Down on the ground, Relena was standing, face upturned, one hand shielding her from the
sun.
"Sally?" She asked, catching hold of her friend's backpack.
"Yes, Relena?"
"Why is Trowa standing on top of the building?"
The blonde college student turned her head, looking in the same direction as her friend.
"I don't know. Hey, Wufei!"
The Chinese boy turned around. "What?"
"What's Trowa doing?"
"No clue," Heero and Wufei responded simultaneously.
"Let's go. The lines are getting longer," Heero said, before turning and walking in the
direction of the Swings.
~*~
"Zechs!" A dark haired 20 year old yanked on her boyfriend's arm.
"Look up there!"
Zechs did as he was told, craning his head over the Malasada booth to focus on the top of
an apartment building.
"Is that Trowa?" Noin asked, watching as Zechs nodded in reply.
"Where's Trowa?" Cathy asked, walking over to them and sitting down on the grass,
holding a bowl of saimin.
"Your brother's on top of a building, Cathy," Zechs said, pointing him out.
Cathy's eyes narrowed. "Now why is he doing that? He could get hurt!"
"It's ok," Noin said, patting her friend on the shoulder, "He _is_ a freshman in college, I'm
sure he knows what he's doing."
She quickly withdrew her hand as a vicious glare was sent her way.
"He _is_ a freshman, he _doesn't_ know what he's doing!"
"Ok, ok...whatever you say, Cathy..."
~*~
Quatre shifted his weight, almost dropping a bottle of Pepsi.
"Really, Dorothy. Was winning all this necessary?" He asked, looking down at the three
bottles of soda, large stuffed dragon, six inch tall Care Bear, and gigantic plush dog.
The blonde girl waved a hand at him, motioning for him to be quiet.
Quatre sighed and rolled his eyes. His friend was attempting to "shoot out the star", a game
where they give you a bb gun and a red star on a piece of paper. Dorothy had been trying
to win at this last stand for twenty minutes, as Quatre stood to the side, watching her
carefully shoot, not wanting to waste any of her 100 shots.
As he stood there, bored, he looked around, movement on top of a building catching his
eye.
"Dorothy!"
Her arms jerked, sending a rouge bullet flying through a blank spot on her paper. She
turned around, glaring daggers at him.
He ignored her expression, instead acting as though nothing was out of the ordinary.
"I can see Trowa up there," He pointed as best as he could when holding her many prizes,
watching her spot him and then turn back to her game.
"So?" She asked.
"Nothing, I was just wondering what he was doing."
~*~
"Here we go."
A green eyed young man stepped out onto the top of a tall building, walking over to the
edge and glancing down at the ground, some twelve stories below.
"Midii?" He turned around, seeking out the other.
"You coming?"
"Yeah," She walked out of the door to the stairwell positioned in the middle of the roof.
"Why are we up here, Trowa?" She rubbed her arms, pushing up a light blue sleeve.
"It's starting to drizzle."
~*~
"Lookit!" Hilde said, leaning out over the side of the Ferris wheel again, "There's Mid!"
"Uh-huh," Duo grimaced, pulling her back inside, "Damnit, Hilde, will you stop leaning over
the edge? You're shaking the stupid thing!"
Hilde sat down properly, staring at him with big blue eyes.
"Shaking?"
"Yes."
"Like this?" She asked, proceeding to rock the small gondola back and forth, and causing the
braided boy seated across from her to grab the sides in a death grip.
"Stop that!" He yelled as the ride began to move again, sending it's occupants flying
upwards.
~*~
"Hey, I can see Midii," Sally commented to Wufei, as they stood in line.
"Hm?" He looked at the building.
"What are they doing?" Relena asked, digging in her bag for script. "I thought they were
going to the carnival?"
"They were," Heero said, finding three script and giving them to Relena, "I don't know why
they are up there."
"I wonder what they are doing," Sally commented to no one in particular, then tapped Wufei
on the shoulder.
"Line's moving."
He grunted and walked forwards, the others following him.
~*~
"Two cups of coffee and five malasadas, please," Zechs informed the young woman
behind the folding table.
He turned back to Cathy, "You didn't want anything to drink, right?"
She shook her head and he handed over nine script.
"Hey," Noin remarked, "I can see Midii, too."
"Where?" Zechs and Cathy turned around, spotting the girl on top of the building.
"What in the world are they doing?" Noin asked.
"No clue," Zechs shrugged, "Thank you," He picked up two cups of coffee and a brown
paper bag, smelling strongly of sugar and oil.
"Where we going to eat?"
~*~
"Almost there..." Dorothy muttered to herself, firing another round of bb's at the paper
target, now more than half free.
"Dorothy, there's Midii," Quatre said, tapping her on the shoulder.
She waved his hand off, but stopped playing to look up.
"What's she doing?"
Quatre shrugged.
"I don't know. Is it ok if I drink some of this?" He held up one of the bottles of Pepsi, the
others having been placed on the ground.
There was a loud growling noise.
Quatre sweatdropped.
"Or not..."
~*~
"Come over here, Mid. I want to show you something," Trowa motioned for her to join him
by the edge of the building.
"What is it?" She walked over to him.
"What do you want to show me?"
"Midii, I..." He trailed off, as she stood staring at him.
"Trowa?"
~*~
Hilde laughed.
"Stop that, Duo! That tickles!" She was lying on her back, looking up at the boy pinning her
to the floor.
"Do you promise to stop shaking the gondola, then?" He asked, holding out the end of his
braid threateningly.
"Never!" She burst out laughing again as the tip of his hair brushed over her face and upper
chest.
"All right already! I give up! You win, Duo!"
He rolled off her and climbed back onto his seat, then helped her up beside him.
"Damn. Just as it was getting g--" He cut himself off, "What's going on up there?"
"Hmm?" Hilde crained her neck around him, "With Trowa and..." Her eyes widened.
"What are they doing?"
~*~
"Thank you!" Relena smiled at the darkly tanned man accepting tickets to the ride.
She and the others climbed up the four metal stairs and sat down in the metal and wicker
seats on the ride.
"So, what do you want to do after this?" She asked, moving her swing back and forth.
Heero shrugged and was about to answer, when Sally suddenly let out an exclamation.
"Wufei! Guys! Look!" She pointed towards the apartment building where Trowa and Midii
were.
Three sets of eyes snapped over to them.
Three sets of eyes enlarged considerably.
"Whoa," Wufei breathed.
~*~
Seated at a small green picnic bench in the hot sun, Cathy wiped a bead of sweat off her
forehead.
"Man. It looked like it was going to rain for a while there, too."
Noin sighed, "Yeah. That would have been nice. It's bloody hot out here."
Zechs took a bite of the sweet dessert, noticing movement on top of a building.
"Hey, Cathy. Looks like something's going on up there."
"What?" Cathy turned around, "Is that..."
Noin turned to look, "But he's..."
~*~
"Kneeling?" Quatre stared at the apartment building, then stood up, straightening the stuffed
dog he had been sitting on.
"This is getting weird. Dorothy," He turned back to the platinum blonde girl.
"Forget the game for a second. You're gonna want to see this.
~*~
Back on the top of the building, Trowa looked up into the gray eyes of his girlfriend, his
words coming out in a rush.
"Midii. I know we got off to a rough start, and I know I did some things I shouldn't have. I've
known you for almost nine years now, and I would be lying if I said I've loved you for all of
that time. But when all is said and done, I know I want to be with you," He gulped, "Midii
Une," He pulled a small blue box out of his pocket.
~*~
Time stood still that day.
One long second passed while eleven people watched the unfolding scene on the top of a
cement apartment building.
The Ferris wheel didn't move, rides didn't start, no food was bought or eaten, no games
won.
Eleven voices whispered four words in time.
One voice spoke them out loud.
And in that one second, one voice broke the spell of quiet and calm.
With one word.
Yes.
Kat: This, like all of the others, is dedicated to you. I swear, this should get me out of any 2xh debt I was in...
Yay! This marks the end of my regular fics for 3x12(in my quota, at least)! It also marks my half-way point! 6/12 done! ^_~
***
Time never stops.
It continuously moves by, millions of things happening every day, millions of scenes
unfolding.
Time pays them no attention.
The Ferris wheel turns, rides start, food is bought and eaten, games are won.
Millions of people speaking millions of words.
Many try to stop time.
None can find the right phrase to bring it to a halt, or to start it up again.
No one.
~*~
"Hey, that's weird," Hilde said, leaning over the side of the gondola on the Ferris wheel.
"Isn't that Trowa up there?"
"Huh?" Duo said, sticking his head out next to hers, "Where?"
"Up there," She gestured to the top of an apartment building, where a green sweatered
figure had just appeared.
"I think that's him; hard to tell from here," She said, leaning further out.
"It could be him. Yeah, I think it is. Look at the hair," Duo said, grabbing the back of her shirt
and pulling her back inside the gondola.
"Not when we are fifty feet up, babe."
~*~
Down on the ground, Relena was standing, face upturned, one hand shielding her from the
sun.
"Sally?" She asked, catching hold of her friend's backpack.
"Yes, Relena?"
"Why is Trowa standing on top of the building?"
The blonde college student turned her head, looking in the same direction as her friend.
"I don't know. Hey, Wufei!"
The Chinese boy turned around. "What?"
"What's Trowa doing?"
"No clue," Heero and Wufei responded simultaneously.
"Let's go. The lines are getting longer," Heero said, before turning and walking in the
direction of the Swings.
~*~
"Zechs!" A dark haired 20 year old yanked on her boyfriend's arm.
"Look up there!"
Zechs did as he was told, craning his head over the Malasada booth to focus on the top of
an apartment building.
"Is that Trowa?" Noin asked, watching as Zechs nodded in reply.
"Where's Trowa?" Cathy asked, walking over to them and sitting down on the grass,
holding a bowl of saimin.
"Your brother's on top of a building, Cathy," Zechs said, pointing him out.
Cathy's eyes narrowed. "Now why is he doing that? He could get hurt!"
"It's ok," Noin said, patting her friend on the shoulder, "He _is_ a freshman in college, I'm
sure he knows what he's doing."
She quickly withdrew her hand as a vicious glare was sent her way.
"He _is_ a freshman, he _doesn't_ know what he's doing!"
"Ok, ok...whatever you say, Cathy..."
~*~
Quatre shifted his weight, almost dropping a bottle of Pepsi.
"Really, Dorothy. Was winning all this necessary?" He asked, looking down at the three
bottles of soda, large stuffed dragon, six inch tall Care Bear, and gigantic plush dog.
The blonde girl waved a hand at him, motioning for him to be quiet.
Quatre sighed and rolled his eyes. His friend was attempting to "shoot out the star", a game
where they give you a bb gun and a red star on a piece of paper. Dorothy had been trying
to win at this last stand for twenty minutes, as Quatre stood to the side, watching her
carefully shoot, not wanting to waste any of her 100 shots.
As he stood there, bored, he looked around, movement on top of a building catching his
eye.
"Dorothy!"
Her arms jerked, sending a rouge bullet flying through a blank spot on her paper. She
turned around, glaring daggers at him.
He ignored her expression, instead acting as though nothing was out of the ordinary.
"I can see Trowa up there," He pointed as best as he could when holding her many prizes,
watching her spot him and then turn back to her game.
"So?" She asked.
"Nothing, I was just wondering what he was doing."
~*~
"Here we go."
A green eyed young man stepped out onto the top of a tall building, walking over to the
edge and glancing down at the ground, some twelve stories below.
"Midii?" He turned around, seeking out the other.
"You coming?"
"Yeah," She walked out of the door to the stairwell positioned in the middle of the roof.
"Why are we up here, Trowa?" She rubbed her arms, pushing up a light blue sleeve.
"It's starting to drizzle."
~*~
"Lookit!" Hilde said, leaning out over the side of the Ferris wheel again, "There's Mid!"
"Uh-huh," Duo grimaced, pulling her back inside, "Damnit, Hilde, will you stop leaning over
the edge? You're shaking the stupid thing!"
Hilde sat down properly, staring at him with big blue eyes.
"Shaking?"
"Yes."
"Like this?" She asked, proceeding to rock the small gondola back and forth, and causing the
braided boy seated across from her to grab the sides in a death grip.
"Stop that!" He yelled as the ride began to move again, sending it's occupants flying
upwards.
~*~
"Hey, I can see Midii," Sally commented to Wufei, as they stood in line.
"Hm?" He looked at the building.
"What are they doing?" Relena asked, digging in her bag for script. "I thought they were
going to the carnival?"
"They were," Heero said, finding three script and giving them to Relena, "I don't know why
they are up there."
"I wonder what they are doing," Sally commented to no one in particular, then tapped Wufei
on the shoulder.
"Line's moving."
He grunted and walked forwards, the others following him.
~*~
"Two cups of coffee and five malasadas, please," Zechs informed the young woman
behind the folding table.
He turned back to Cathy, "You didn't want anything to drink, right?"
She shook her head and he handed over nine script.
"Hey," Noin remarked, "I can see Midii, too."
"Where?" Zechs and Cathy turned around, spotting the girl on top of the building.
"What in the world are they doing?" Noin asked.
"No clue," Zechs shrugged, "Thank you," He picked up two cups of coffee and a brown
paper bag, smelling strongly of sugar and oil.
"Where we going to eat?"
~*~
"Almost there..." Dorothy muttered to herself, firing another round of bb's at the paper
target, now more than half free.
"Dorothy, there's Midii," Quatre said, tapping her on the shoulder.
She waved his hand off, but stopped playing to look up.
"What's she doing?"
Quatre shrugged.
"I don't know. Is it ok if I drink some of this?" He held up one of the bottles of Pepsi, the
others having been placed on the ground.
There was a loud growling noise.
Quatre sweatdropped.
"Or not..."
~*~
"Come over here, Mid. I want to show you something," Trowa motioned for her to join him
by the edge of the building.
"What is it?" She walked over to him.
"What do you want to show me?"
"Midii, I..." He trailed off, as she stood staring at him.
"Trowa?"
~*~
Hilde laughed.
"Stop that, Duo! That tickles!" She was lying on her back, looking up at the boy pinning her
to the floor.
"Do you promise to stop shaking the gondola, then?" He asked, holding out the end of his
braid threateningly.
"Never!" She burst out laughing again as the tip of his hair brushed over her face and upper
chest.
"All right already! I give up! You win, Duo!"
He rolled off her and climbed back onto his seat, then helped her up beside him.
"Damn. Just as it was getting g--" He cut himself off, "What's going on up there?"
"Hmm?" Hilde crained her neck around him, "With Trowa and..." Her eyes widened.
"What are they doing?"
~*~
"Thank you!" Relena smiled at the darkly tanned man accepting tickets to the ride.
She and the others climbed up the four metal stairs and sat down in the metal and wicker
seats on the ride.
"So, what do you want to do after this?" She asked, moving her swing back and forth.
Heero shrugged and was about to answer, when Sally suddenly let out an exclamation.
"Wufei! Guys! Look!" She pointed towards the apartment building where Trowa and Midii
were.
Three sets of eyes snapped over to them.
Three sets of eyes enlarged considerably.
"Whoa," Wufei breathed.
~*~
Seated at a small green picnic bench in the hot sun, Cathy wiped a bead of sweat off her
forehead.
"Man. It looked like it was going to rain for a while there, too."
Noin sighed, "Yeah. That would have been nice. It's bloody hot out here."
Zechs took a bite of the sweet dessert, noticing movement on top of a building.
"Hey, Cathy. Looks like something's going on up there."
"What?" Cathy turned around, "Is that..."
Noin turned to look, "But he's..."
~*~
"Kneeling?" Quatre stared at the apartment building, then stood up, straightening the stuffed
dog he had been sitting on.
"This is getting weird. Dorothy," He turned back to the platinum blonde girl.
"Forget the game for a second. You're gonna want to see this.
~*~
Back on the top of the building, Trowa looked up into the gray eyes of his girlfriend, his
words coming out in a rush.
"Midii. I know we got off to a rough start, and I know I did some things I shouldn't have. I've
known you for almost nine years now, and I would be lying if I said I've loved you for all of
that time. But when all is said and done, I know I want to be with you," He gulped, "Midii
Une," He pulled a small blue box out of his pocket.
~*~
Time stood still that day.
One long second passed while eleven people watched the unfolding scene on the top of a
cement apartment building.
The Ferris wheel didn't move, rides didn't start, no food was bought or eaten, no games
won.
Eleven voices whispered four words in time.
One voice spoke them out loud.
And in that one second, one voice broke the spell of quiet and calm.
With one word.
Yes.