Hmm.four weeks into school and I still don't own any body in this story. Oh
well.hasn't killed me yet!
I hope everybody enjoyed the last chapter! I know that some people were probably way out of character and I doubt everyone wanted Relena to die, but it seems people liked it anyway. This chapter won't exactly be as long as the last.but I hope you like it anyway. Thanks to everyone who as reviewed!
One note before you start: Heero, and later (probably the next chapter) the other pilots will appear in an actual uniform.not the OZ uniform though. (It will be described later). The reason for the uniforms is that Quatre thought they should have them to identify themselves as being part of the good guys. Because they are independent fighters though, they have their own uniforms.that's why they don't look like OZ uniforms. Also, look for a few.events. to come up shortly.like Heero going shopping in a mall.
Enjoy!
Lita burst through the entrance of the shrine, flinging the grocery bag at Rei and heading for the phone.
"Lita!"
"Sorry!" she called back, grabbing the phone and disappearing into her room.
Frowning, Rei went and put the ice cream away in the refrigerator. I wonder what's up with her, she thought to herself. She threw the plastic bag away, and went in the direction of Lita's room. On her way, she ran into Lita herself.
"Sorry," she said, putting the phone back.
"Is everything ok?" Rei asked.
"Fine. I'm going out. Be back later." Lita hurried out of the shrine again.
Rei frowned again, staring after her friend. Something wasn't right.
Three hours and 25 hands of Old Maid later, Rei looked at her watch. "I'm really starting to get worried.."
Chad picked up the pile of cards. "You want me to go out and look for her?"
"We might have too.." Sighing, Rei stood up and went back to the entry way. She opened the door and looked out. "Lita!" she called, seeing her friend walking across the courtyard. "Where have you been? I've been worried sick!"
"I'm ok." Giving a small smile, Lita went on inside and shut herself in her room.
Rei followed, knocking gently against the sliding paper door. "Lita.talk to me. What's wrong?"
"Please Rei.I don't wanna talk about it. I'll see you tomorrow."
Rei sighed. "Night," she said before going to her own room.
For the next two weeks, Lita didn't leave the temple.not even for the weekly Saturday shopping trip. She merely dressed in the Shinto robes she'd borrowed from Rei and sat in the room with the sacred fire, meditating and praying.
Everyone was worried about her, but they decided to respect her wishes and leave her alone. Then one day, Rei got a phone call.
"Hikawa Shrine, Rei Hino speaking."
"Miss Rei.my name is Quatre Winner. A Miss Kino is supposed to be staying with you and I wondered if I might speak to her."
"Quatre?" Rei asked. "Oh, right.I remember now. Lita's here, but I don't know if she'll talk to you. She's been acting funny the past couple weeks."
"What do you mean acting funny?"
"It's kinda hard to explain.she just hasn't been real sociable lately. I can't honestly say whether she'll be in a mood to talk to you or not."
"I have a feeling she will. Please let me try at least."
"Ok, ok.just a second." Rei covered up the mouthpiece of the phone and went to the room with the fire in it. "Lita.don't mean to interrupt, but Quatre's on the phone. He wanted to see if you'd talk to him."
Lita stared blankly at Rei. "Quatre? QUATRE!" she cried in sudden recognition, grabbing the phone from Rei's hand and dashing back to her room. "Quatre I wanna talk to Heero. Now."
"Nice to hear from you too," he chuckled.
"Now!"
"You'll have to wait a minute. He's busy with a report."
"Well.damn it, just go interrupt him! This is an emergency Quatre.I'm serious."
Though she couldn't see it, Quatre was sweatdropping on the other end of the phone. "Ok, ok.hold on a sec."
Lita tapped her fingers against the phone, waiting through the silence on the other side.
A few moments later, a slightly irritated voice came on. "Who are you and why the hell are you interrupting my work?"
"Well, excuse me. If you don't want to hear my life and death problems then I'll just call someone who cares."
"Lita! Quatre didn't tell me it was you.."
Heero was quickly cut off. "I killed Relena."
"Very funny. I thought you just said you killed Relena."
"I killed Relena."
"Stop saying that Lita."
"I killed Relena."
"You killed Relena?"
"I killed Relena."
"..You're serious."
"Uh, yeah..I killed Relena."
"That can't be.we just heard about her death a couple days ago. News said it was ruled a suicide."
"They're wrong.it only looks that way.."
"Shit.." Heero swore. "Does anybody else know about this?"
"No. Just me and now you.well, sorta.."
"Sorta? What does that mean?"
"Um.that I talked to the police the night it happened?"
"You did WHAT?"
"I panicked..I didn't tell them anything, just that I found her in the ally.."
"Listen to me.even though they haven't come after you, if the right people get involved they might reopen this case. Stay put and I'll be there tomorrow."
"But.but what about your mission?"
"Screw the mission. It's nothing the others can't handle."
"You'd really come all the way out here?"
"I just said I would didn't I?"
"Well, yeah.."
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, and one other thing."
"What's that?"
"I love you," he said, hanging up before she could reply.
Smiling to herself, she opened up the sliding door of her room and went to put the phone away. "Rei, Rei where are you?" Lita called, looking around.
"In the kitchen," Rei answered.
Lita made her way into the kitchen. "Heero's going to be here tomorrow.for a visit. Don't tell anyone.if all the girls were here at once giving him the third degree he'd go ballistic."
"This is a bit sudden don't you think?"
"Yeah, I know and I'm sorry. But it was Heero's idea and he's stubborn. There's no way I'd be able to talk him out of it."
Rei sighed. "Alright, alright..I guess I can find room for another one, but only because he's your fiancé."
"Thanks Rei," Lita smiled.
Rei shook her head and smiled.
Next morning, Rei was out sweeping in the courtyard when she heard the sounds of shoes tapping across the stone path. Looking up, she saw a young man with unruly brown hair and midnight eyes. He was wearing a dark green pair of uniform pants and a uniform jacket of the same color, along with a khaki colored shirt and a black tie and shoes. Over his shoulder was a black bag and he looked about as friendly as a porcupine. Oh god.is that Heero Rei asked herself.
"Are you Rei Hino?" he asked.
"I am. What business do you have here?"
"I want to see Lita."
Just as Rei opened her mouth to answer, Lita appeared in the courtyard. "Hey Rei, breakfast is.." Her voice trailed off as Rei turned toward her. "Heero!"
I hope everybody enjoyed the last chapter! I know that some people were probably way out of character and I doubt everyone wanted Relena to die, but it seems people liked it anyway. This chapter won't exactly be as long as the last.but I hope you like it anyway. Thanks to everyone who as reviewed!
One note before you start: Heero, and later (probably the next chapter) the other pilots will appear in an actual uniform.not the OZ uniform though. (It will be described later). The reason for the uniforms is that Quatre thought they should have them to identify themselves as being part of the good guys. Because they are independent fighters though, they have their own uniforms.that's why they don't look like OZ uniforms. Also, look for a few.events. to come up shortly.like Heero going shopping in a mall.
Enjoy!
Lita burst through the entrance of the shrine, flinging the grocery bag at Rei and heading for the phone.
"Lita!"
"Sorry!" she called back, grabbing the phone and disappearing into her room.
Frowning, Rei went and put the ice cream away in the refrigerator. I wonder what's up with her, she thought to herself. She threw the plastic bag away, and went in the direction of Lita's room. On her way, she ran into Lita herself.
"Sorry," she said, putting the phone back.
"Is everything ok?" Rei asked.
"Fine. I'm going out. Be back later." Lita hurried out of the shrine again.
Rei frowned again, staring after her friend. Something wasn't right.
Three hours and 25 hands of Old Maid later, Rei looked at her watch. "I'm really starting to get worried.."
Chad picked up the pile of cards. "You want me to go out and look for her?"
"We might have too.." Sighing, Rei stood up and went back to the entry way. She opened the door and looked out. "Lita!" she called, seeing her friend walking across the courtyard. "Where have you been? I've been worried sick!"
"I'm ok." Giving a small smile, Lita went on inside and shut herself in her room.
Rei followed, knocking gently against the sliding paper door. "Lita.talk to me. What's wrong?"
"Please Rei.I don't wanna talk about it. I'll see you tomorrow."
Rei sighed. "Night," she said before going to her own room.
For the next two weeks, Lita didn't leave the temple.not even for the weekly Saturday shopping trip. She merely dressed in the Shinto robes she'd borrowed from Rei and sat in the room with the sacred fire, meditating and praying.
Everyone was worried about her, but they decided to respect her wishes and leave her alone. Then one day, Rei got a phone call.
"Hikawa Shrine, Rei Hino speaking."
"Miss Rei.my name is Quatre Winner. A Miss Kino is supposed to be staying with you and I wondered if I might speak to her."
"Quatre?" Rei asked. "Oh, right.I remember now. Lita's here, but I don't know if she'll talk to you. She's been acting funny the past couple weeks."
"What do you mean acting funny?"
"It's kinda hard to explain.she just hasn't been real sociable lately. I can't honestly say whether she'll be in a mood to talk to you or not."
"I have a feeling she will. Please let me try at least."
"Ok, ok.just a second." Rei covered up the mouthpiece of the phone and went to the room with the fire in it. "Lita.don't mean to interrupt, but Quatre's on the phone. He wanted to see if you'd talk to him."
Lita stared blankly at Rei. "Quatre? QUATRE!" she cried in sudden recognition, grabbing the phone from Rei's hand and dashing back to her room. "Quatre I wanna talk to Heero. Now."
"Nice to hear from you too," he chuckled.
"Now!"
"You'll have to wait a minute. He's busy with a report."
"Well.damn it, just go interrupt him! This is an emergency Quatre.I'm serious."
Though she couldn't see it, Quatre was sweatdropping on the other end of the phone. "Ok, ok.hold on a sec."
Lita tapped her fingers against the phone, waiting through the silence on the other side.
A few moments later, a slightly irritated voice came on. "Who are you and why the hell are you interrupting my work?"
"Well, excuse me. If you don't want to hear my life and death problems then I'll just call someone who cares."
"Lita! Quatre didn't tell me it was you.."
Heero was quickly cut off. "I killed Relena."
"Very funny. I thought you just said you killed Relena."
"I killed Relena."
"Stop saying that Lita."
"I killed Relena."
"You killed Relena?"
"I killed Relena."
"..You're serious."
"Uh, yeah..I killed Relena."
"That can't be.we just heard about her death a couple days ago. News said it was ruled a suicide."
"They're wrong.it only looks that way.."
"Shit.." Heero swore. "Does anybody else know about this?"
"No. Just me and now you.well, sorta.."
"Sorta? What does that mean?"
"Um.that I talked to the police the night it happened?"
"You did WHAT?"
"I panicked..I didn't tell them anything, just that I found her in the ally.."
"Listen to me.even though they haven't come after you, if the right people get involved they might reopen this case. Stay put and I'll be there tomorrow."
"But.but what about your mission?"
"Screw the mission. It's nothing the others can't handle."
"You'd really come all the way out here?"
"I just said I would didn't I?"
"Well, yeah.."
"Alright then. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, and one other thing."
"What's that?"
"I love you," he said, hanging up before she could reply.
Smiling to herself, she opened up the sliding door of her room and went to put the phone away. "Rei, Rei where are you?" Lita called, looking around.
"In the kitchen," Rei answered.
Lita made her way into the kitchen. "Heero's going to be here tomorrow.for a visit. Don't tell anyone.if all the girls were here at once giving him the third degree he'd go ballistic."
"This is a bit sudden don't you think?"
"Yeah, I know and I'm sorry. But it was Heero's idea and he's stubborn. There's no way I'd be able to talk him out of it."
Rei sighed. "Alright, alright..I guess I can find room for another one, but only because he's your fiancé."
"Thanks Rei," Lita smiled.
Rei shook her head and smiled.
Next morning, Rei was out sweeping in the courtyard when she heard the sounds of shoes tapping across the stone path. Looking up, she saw a young man with unruly brown hair and midnight eyes. He was wearing a dark green pair of uniform pants and a uniform jacket of the same color, along with a khaki colored shirt and a black tie and shoes. Over his shoulder was a black bag and he looked about as friendly as a porcupine. Oh god.is that Heero Rei asked herself.
"Are you Rei Hino?" he asked.
"I am. What business do you have here?"
"I want to see Lita."
Just as Rei opened her mouth to answer, Lita appeared in the courtyard. "Hey Rei, breakfast is.." Her voice trailed off as Rei turned toward her. "Heero!"