Chapter 2.
' Ugh....I feel like I have been run over by a mobile suit.' Ankara groaned, cracking her eyes open, then
promptly shutting them. "Whoa that's bright." She tried opening her eyes again and felt herself start to
panic. 'No, it must be a mistake.' She slowly reached a hand up towards her face. She felt the right
side...and stiffled a scream. It was covered in bandages. With the eye that was uncovered, she looked
around. There were empty beds all around hers. 'Oh joy, an orphanage,' she thought. She shut her eye and
sleep overtook her again.
A couple of hours later...
"Hey sleepy-head...wake up." A boy said, shaking her gently. She peeked her eye open and promptly
backed up, whimpering. "Please, don't hurt me...." She plead softly. "What? Why would I hurt you? I am
here to take care of you!" the boy exclaimed in confusion. "You are?" She asked in surprise. "Yup!" the boy
said happily. He got up and went out of her view for a second. 'wow, long braid...' she noted to herself. He
reappeared shortly, with food. "Thought you might be hungry... I sure am."He said happily. "Duo, you and
I both know that you are always hungry," A lady stated, stepping into her view. "Hehehe..." Duo laughed,
while sweat dropping. "Actually, I am a little hungry..." Ankara stated, while watching Duo and giggling.
So Duo and Ankara kept each other company for the time she was there. The cut had skimmed her eyeball,
leaving her blind in her right eye. She healed well, but a scar would always remain as a reminder of that one
last outing and beginning to her future.
~~~~~~~~~~ Two Years Later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Duo! I am sooo gonna get you! You went too far this time!" An outraged 9- year –old raced after a boy
with a long braid. "Hehe, ya can't catch me!" Duo shouted over his shoulder. Then he gulped and sped up
after realizing how close Ankara was behind him. "Aw, come on, it was just a harmless prank..." Duo
pleaded as he realized he had gotten himself cornered. He gave her the puppy-dog eyes. "Not this time
Duo..." Ankara said and then tackled him. She pinned him and started tickling him. "Ahhhhh! Stop! Haha!
Get off! Ankara, I am gonna get you!" Duo laughed out as he tried to squirm his way from under the girl.
"Nope. Not till you promise to do my chores for the rest for the week." She shouted, laughing at his
struggling. "Not happening..." Duo said quietly to himself. "What Duo?" Ankara leaned closer to him to
hear. He was strangely quiet. 'Uh, oh...' she thought. Suddenly she found herself stomach down on the
floor, with Duo sitting on her back. "Hey! Lemme go!" she exclaimed. She hadn't even felt him move.
"Hmm ...No." Duo stated. "UGH.... Boys!" Ankara shouted in frustration. "Duo! Ankara! Come
here now!" Duo hopped up and pulled Ankara to her feet. They looked at each other and gulped. What did
they do now? They made their way to the head mistress. They peeked around the corner into the room. The
lady's back was to them. "Come on in.... don't lurk around in the hall." She said quietly.
"Uh.... Hehe...oops..." Duo said. They stepped in. Ankara noted that there were several other girls already
in the room. "Have a seat." The head mistress, Danielle, requested. "Umm. Okay." Ankara said
uncertainly. It wasn't until after they were seated that the two noticed that there was a gentleman in the
room, seated a little ways away. "Duo, Ankara...I would like you to meet Milliardo Peacecraft..."
End of Chapter 2.
' Ugh....I feel like I have been run over by a mobile suit.' Ankara groaned, cracking her eyes open, then
promptly shutting them. "Whoa that's bright." She tried opening her eyes again and felt herself start to
panic. 'No, it must be a mistake.' She slowly reached a hand up towards her face. She felt the right
side...and stiffled a scream. It was covered in bandages. With the eye that was uncovered, she looked
around. There were empty beds all around hers. 'Oh joy, an orphanage,' she thought. She shut her eye and
sleep overtook her again.
A couple of hours later...
"Hey sleepy-head...wake up." A boy said, shaking her gently. She peeked her eye open and promptly
backed up, whimpering. "Please, don't hurt me...." She plead softly. "What? Why would I hurt you? I am
here to take care of you!" the boy exclaimed in confusion. "You are?" She asked in surprise. "Yup!" the boy
said happily. He got up and went out of her view for a second. 'wow, long braid...' she noted to herself. He
reappeared shortly, with food. "Thought you might be hungry... I sure am."He said happily. "Duo, you and
I both know that you are always hungry," A lady stated, stepping into her view. "Hehehe..." Duo laughed,
while sweat dropping. "Actually, I am a little hungry..." Ankara stated, while watching Duo and giggling.
So Duo and Ankara kept each other company for the time she was there. The cut had skimmed her eyeball,
leaving her blind in her right eye. She healed well, but a scar would always remain as a reminder of that one
last outing and beginning to her future.
~~~~~~~~~~ Two Years Later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Duo! I am sooo gonna get you! You went too far this time!" An outraged 9- year –old raced after a boy
with a long braid. "Hehe, ya can't catch me!" Duo shouted over his shoulder. Then he gulped and sped up
after realizing how close Ankara was behind him. "Aw, come on, it was just a harmless prank..." Duo
pleaded as he realized he had gotten himself cornered. He gave her the puppy-dog eyes. "Not this time
Duo..." Ankara said and then tackled him. She pinned him and started tickling him. "Ahhhhh! Stop! Haha!
Get off! Ankara, I am gonna get you!" Duo laughed out as he tried to squirm his way from under the girl.
"Nope. Not till you promise to do my chores for the rest for the week." She shouted, laughing at his
struggling. "Not happening..." Duo said quietly to himself. "What Duo?" Ankara leaned closer to him to
hear. He was strangely quiet. 'Uh, oh...' she thought. Suddenly she found herself stomach down on the
floor, with Duo sitting on her back. "Hey! Lemme go!" she exclaimed. She hadn't even felt him move.
"Hmm ...No." Duo stated. "UGH.... Boys!" Ankara shouted in frustration. "Duo! Ankara! Come
here now!" Duo hopped up and pulled Ankara to her feet. They looked at each other and gulped. What did
they do now? They made their way to the head mistress. They peeked around the corner into the room. The
lady's back was to them. "Come on in.... don't lurk around in the hall." She said quietly.
"Uh.... Hehe...oops..." Duo said. They stepped in. Ankara noted that there were several other girls already
in the room. "Have a seat." The head mistress, Danielle, requested. "Umm. Okay." Ankara said
uncertainly. It wasn't until after they were seated that the two noticed that there was a gentleman in the
room, seated a little ways away. "Duo, Ankara...I would like you to meet Milliardo Peacecraft..."
End of Chapter 2.