Training 3: Aim no. 2
"Ok, second session of aim training in place. Start now!" Wufei's voice boomed from the system's loudspeakers overhead.
All of them were back at the same spot two days later with the only exception of Wufei being safely within the system control box located outside the field, watching Jess progress from behind a glass panel.
"Javelin," Heero explained, holding one out to Jess.
"Yep," Jess agreed and tried to take it. But Heero hurriedly pulled back his hand before her fingers could touch it.
"Watch," he said, putting a finger in front of her face. Jess nodded reluctantly.
Once sure he had her full attention, Heero walked towards the marker. On reaching the marker, he threw the javelin as hard as he could. The javelin sailed with ease through the air and landed at the far end of the field.
Meanwhile, Duo gave one end of the measuring tape to Trowa. Then together, they trod down to the marker and started measuring.
"Well?" Heero called out when Duo reached his javelin.
"138 meters!" Duo hollered back, clasping his hands over his mouth. "I think you broke your last record!"
After hearing Duo's answer, Heero jerked a thumb in the direction of the marker as an indication for Jess to start. Meanwhile, Duo had hosted up the javelin and was walking back to the group.
"Here," he said, handling her the javelin as he passed her on the way back to the group. "Good luck."
"Thanks," she murmured back, "I'm going to need it."
Then Jess's eyes widen with shock as Duo deposited the full weight of the javelin into her hands. It weighed a ton compared to the school's javelins. Jess's knees nearly buckled under the weight.
"What's this?!" she shouted at Heero as she struggled to bring the javelin to the marker.
"Javelin," came the nonchalant reply.
"Like real it is!" she shouted back. "My school's ones are not as heavy as this!"
"Oh?" Duo said, curiosity on his face as he approached her again. Taking the javelin from her hand, he weighed it by bounding it lightly on one hand. "No, all our javelins weigh like this. We even got heavier ones. This is the lightest in our lot."
"You've got to be kidding me. No one can throw this kind of javelin that far."
"Heero just did it," came the reply and an arched brow in addition.
"That's because Heero's a . . . a . . ." Jess let her sentence trail off. She wasn't sure letting Heero hear her say him a perfect soldier was an insult or a compliment.
"A what?" Duo prodded when Jess didn't complete her sentence.
"Never you mind," Jess snapped, feeling irritated. "What about you? Can you throw it far?"
"Hmm . . .," he replied, fixing her a contemplative look. Then drawing back his arm the same way Heero did, he threw the javelin. The javelin went flying to the end of the field, landing a short distance away from where Heero's javelin had once stood.
"I am surrounded by abnormally strong people and they want to include me into their group," Jess muttered to herself as Duo took the measuring tape from Trowa and started measuring his own throw.
"What?" Heero called out from behind when Duo reached his javelin.
"128 meters!" came the squeal of delight. "I'm catching up to you, Hee- chan."
"Hn. Not if I beat myself first." came the challenge.
Duo stuck out his tongue at Heero in response.
"Here, give it a try," Duo said once he returned back to the marker. Then he gently handled her the javelin, giving her time to adjust to its weight.
"Ummm . . . Thanks, I think," Jess distractedly answered, her full attention on the javelin.
"Throw girl," Wufei's voice boomed overhead. "Show them what a weak onna you are."
'Weak my foot,' Jess disgruntedly thought as she struggled to raise the javelin with both hands. 'I show you weak.' Then she gave it her best short.
The javelin dropped almost in front of her, it tail quivering straight up in the air.
No one commented. Only Duo moved forward to measure the distance between marker and javelin.
"What?"
"5cm."
"Hn."
"You've got to admit. That's quite a record." Duo quickly said, fixing Jess a cheerful smile.
"A record in what?"
"No one ever got this kind of lousy grade like you before."
"Bwa ha ha hahhaaa hahaha aha ha ha ha!" Wufei's laughter howled overhead, bouncing back and forth across the four corners of the field. Jess could feel her face turn red as the laughter intensified.
Meanwhile, Duo hosted up the javelin and gave it back to her. When the laughter finally started to recede off into space, Heero gave new instructions.
"Rise that javelin to your face level!" he commanded. Jess could detach a slight annoyance in his voice. "And make sure your posture's straight and your chest is out!"
"Using one hand to throw is better," Quatre added in helpfully. "It will give you more flexibility."
Jess raised her hand in the universal sign of "Ok" and did as she was told. Only to find herself stumbling backwards under the massive weight of the javelin.
"Here she comes," Duo murmured to the rest in general and they quickly moved out of her way, watching her come to a stop as the javelin buried its sharp back end into the ground, in the middle of the group. Jess lost hold of the javelin and landed flat back on the ground with a soft "thump!"
Then she found herself surrounded by all four of the boys, looking down at her from all four sides.
"You ok?" Quatre asked, looking into her face with concern, his baby blue eyes wide with anxiety. Jess could only nod in response. All her breath had been knocked out of her when she fell to the ground.
Duo disappeared from view temporary, only to return with the measuring tape.
"What?" Heero asked, waiting and dreading the result.
"Negative 3.5m. At least the numbers are getting bigger if we ignore the negative," came the hopeful reply. Heero groaned and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Looks like it's gonna be a loooooong day." Wufei's comment boomed from overhead. "I just get comfee over here with this chair and book and my nice cup of cappuccino. Over and out. Ha ha ha."
AN: Here's to Random Reviwer, Megami Tenshi and Raizard333! A big Thank You for your reviews. I really appreciate it! :]
Please note: I'll be updating this short side fic every week from now on. :]
"Ok, second session of aim training in place. Start now!" Wufei's voice boomed from the system's loudspeakers overhead.
All of them were back at the same spot two days later with the only exception of Wufei being safely within the system control box located outside the field, watching Jess progress from behind a glass panel.
"Javelin," Heero explained, holding one out to Jess.
"Yep," Jess agreed and tried to take it. But Heero hurriedly pulled back his hand before her fingers could touch it.
"Watch," he said, putting a finger in front of her face. Jess nodded reluctantly.
Once sure he had her full attention, Heero walked towards the marker. On reaching the marker, he threw the javelin as hard as he could. The javelin sailed with ease through the air and landed at the far end of the field.
Meanwhile, Duo gave one end of the measuring tape to Trowa. Then together, they trod down to the marker and started measuring.
"Well?" Heero called out when Duo reached his javelin.
"138 meters!" Duo hollered back, clasping his hands over his mouth. "I think you broke your last record!"
After hearing Duo's answer, Heero jerked a thumb in the direction of the marker as an indication for Jess to start. Meanwhile, Duo had hosted up the javelin and was walking back to the group.
"Here," he said, handling her the javelin as he passed her on the way back to the group. "Good luck."
"Thanks," she murmured back, "I'm going to need it."
Then Jess's eyes widen with shock as Duo deposited the full weight of the javelin into her hands. It weighed a ton compared to the school's javelins. Jess's knees nearly buckled under the weight.
"What's this?!" she shouted at Heero as she struggled to bring the javelin to the marker.
"Javelin," came the nonchalant reply.
"Like real it is!" she shouted back. "My school's ones are not as heavy as this!"
"Oh?" Duo said, curiosity on his face as he approached her again. Taking the javelin from her hand, he weighed it by bounding it lightly on one hand. "No, all our javelins weigh like this. We even got heavier ones. This is the lightest in our lot."
"You've got to be kidding me. No one can throw this kind of javelin that far."
"Heero just did it," came the reply and an arched brow in addition.
"That's because Heero's a . . . a . . ." Jess let her sentence trail off. She wasn't sure letting Heero hear her say him a perfect soldier was an insult or a compliment.
"A what?" Duo prodded when Jess didn't complete her sentence.
"Never you mind," Jess snapped, feeling irritated. "What about you? Can you throw it far?"
"Hmm . . .," he replied, fixing her a contemplative look. Then drawing back his arm the same way Heero did, he threw the javelin. The javelin went flying to the end of the field, landing a short distance away from where Heero's javelin had once stood.
"I am surrounded by abnormally strong people and they want to include me into their group," Jess muttered to herself as Duo took the measuring tape from Trowa and started measuring his own throw.
"What?" Heero called out from behind when Duo reached his javelin.
"128 meters!" came the squeal of delight. "I'm catching up to you, Hee- chan."
"Hn. Not if I beat myself first." came the challenge.
Duo stuck out his tongue at Heero in response.
"Here, give it a try," Duo said once he returned back to the marker. Then he gently handled her the javelin, giving her time to adjust to its weight.
"Ummm . . . Thanks, I think," Jess distractedly answered, her full attention on the javelin.
"Throw girl," Wufei's voice boomed overhead. "Show them what a weak onna you are."
'Weak my foot,' Jess disgruntedly thought as she struggled to raise the javelin with both hands. 'I show you weak.' Then she gave it her best short.
The javelin dropped almost in front of her, it tail quivering straight up in the air.
No one commented. Only Duo moved forward to measure the distance between marker and javelin.
"What?"
"5cm."
"Hn."
"You've got to admit. That's quite a record." Duo quickly said, fixing Jess a cheerful smile.
"A record in what?"
"No one ever got this kind of lousy grade like you before."
"Bwa ha ha hahhaaa hahaha aha ha ha ha!" Wufei's laughter howled overhead, bouncing back and forth across the four corners of the field. Jess could feel her face turn red as the laughter intensified.
Meanwhile, Duo hosted up the javelin and gave it back to her. When the laughter finally started to recede off into space, Heero gave new instructions.
"Rise that javelin to your face level!" he commanded. Jess could detach a slight annoyance in his voice. "And make sure your posture's straight and your chest is out!"
"Using one hand to throw is better," Quatre added in helpfully. "It will give you more flexibility."
Jess raised her hand in the universal sign of "Ok" and did as she was told. Only to find herself stumbling backwards under the massive weight of the javelin.
"Here she comes," Duo murmured to the rest in general and they quickly moved out of her way, watching her come to a stop as the javelin buried its sharp back end into the ground, in the middle of the group. Jess lost hold of the javelin and landed flat back on the ground with a soft "thump!"
Then she found herself surrounded by all four of the boys, looking down at her from all four sides.
"You ok?" Quatre asked, looking into her face with concern, his baby blue eyes wide with anxiety. Jess could only nod in response. All her breath had been knocked out of her when she fell to the ground.
Duo disappeared from view temporary, only to return with the measuring tape.
"What?" Heero asked, waiting and dreading the result.
"Negative 3.5m. At least the numbers are getting bigger if we ignore the negative," came the hopeful reply. Heero groaned and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Looks like it's gonna be a loooooong day." Wufei's comment boomed from overhead. "I just get comfee over here with this chair and book and my nice cup of cappuccino. Over and out. Ha ha ha."
AN: Here's to Random Reviwer, Megami Tenshi and Raizard333! A big Thank You for your reviews. I really appreciate it! :]
Please note: I'll be updating this short side fic every week from now on. :]
