Ch. 7: Copy Cat


DISCLAIMER: You know that a poor author such as me can and will never own G Gundam.


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There was a very big clearing near a nearby lake. The lumber AJ and Allenby had gathered were used to start a big bonfire. Domon looked at Rain.


"Isn't it great?"


Rain nodded and approached the fire to get some warmth. It was cold out and she had on a skimpy micro-skirt and tank top. Allenby had on practically the same thing as Rain and was rubbing her hands together. Both AJ and Domon smirked, thinking the same dirty thoughts. AJ and Domon blamed it on puberty, being a guy, anything to toss aside the feelings of self-disgust. Allenby noticed the guys ogling them and looked at them angrily.

"Hey, don't just stand there like idiots. Get the stuff ready." She pointed at the packs.


"Oh . . . yeah, we gotta set up camp." Domon slapped AJ across the chest to get his attention. He was still staring at Allenby, thinking, 'Damn . . . I never knew she had such a nice bod . . . look at all those curves. . .'


"Yo, AJ!"


AJ shook his head to get the perverted thoughts out of his mind and went over to give Domon a hand. 'Man, this incident is sure to get me closer to Allenby's heart,' AJ thought. 'I'll just have to play all my cards right.' He stopped what he was doing and stared out into space. 'Maybe she's a sucker for romance,' he continued thinking to himself. Dropping what he was holding, AJ went over to Allenby, who was lying on the grass near the lake.


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"Look at the lake," Rain whispered to Allenby. She looked on and noticed all the steam coming from the body of water. Rain continued, "If I'm not mistaken, this lake is probably a hot spring. The guys must've been mistaken." She grabbed her tank top and pulled it over her head. Allenby looked at her in surprise.


"What in the hell are you doing?"


She looked at her blue-haired friend in surprise. "Gonna take a dip in the hot spring. What else?" She looked at Allenby up and down. "You wanna join me?"


Allenby blushed and looked away. "Ah . . . no, it's okay. I don't like doin' frilly shit like that. You go on ahead. One of us has to keep an eye on the guys. You never know . . . personally, I don't trust any of them."


"I'm sure they're harmless," Rain reassured. "AJ's too proud to do anything perverted. You see him at school. He can get any girl to eat from his hand, for god's sake. But for Domon . . . I feel like he's less of a womanizer. It's like he's AFRAID sometimes, you know? All he really needs is a steady girlfriend." She paused and stared at the ground. "I wonder if I can be the one. . ." She blushed and continued to take off her clothes, trying not to make eye contact with her surprised friend. "Heh . . . said a little too much, huh? Well, bye!" She jumped into the hot spring.


"Girl never changes," Allenby muttered to herself as she flopped down onto the grass and rested her eyes. 'It's been a long day,' she thought. 'I wonder what the guys are up to?'


She heard AJ's voice. "Hey, Allenby. Wutcha up to?"


'Speak of the devil . . .'


She pushed off from the ground and walked away. AJ looked at her with one eye closed, pretending not to care that she was ditching him. Allenby looked at him expectantly, hoping for some sort of reaction. But AJ had on a very nonchalant look on his face. Allenby's face reddened.


"Hmph."


She stomped off fuming. AJ finally got up, thinking that his plan wasn't working. He ran after her with a flashlight in his hand. It was getting pretty dark out.


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Domon sat at the bonfire by himself. He was quite convinced that AJ had gone off to score some points with Allenby. 'Like hell he'll break Allenby with his stupid pick up lines,' he thought to himself and grinned. 'But AJ has always been able to get whatever he wanted. He's never been as strong as I am, but in some way, he's got something that I lack.'


Domon threw another piece of lumber into the growing fire. The fire blazed magnificently and was really warm but Domon paid no attention to it. His eyes were tightly shut, his breath calm. He sat cross-legged trying to clear his mind.


'Master Asia always said that the strongest martial artists are those who aren't preoccupied with anything else but their main objective. And now that I'm pretty much set for college and everything, the only thing that I need to accomplish is beating AJ. I started this bet, and I'm going to win it. No matter what.' Domon slowly opened his eyes. He was wearing a very serious look. 'Now it's time to act, dress, and even SMELL like AJ.'


He went over to AJ's duffle bag and rummaged through his stuff. He brought out a pair of baggy jeans, a workout shirt, a mirror, and a pair of ADIDAS. 'God, what a narcissistic bastard,' Domon thought as he looked at the mirror. 'Really, he's probably the only guy that brings a MIRROR.'


Domon put on the jeans and wore the shirt over his undershirt and kicked off his sandals and wore AJ's shoes. He thought about doing his hair to emulate AJ's, but deferred it. It was too much of a hassle to try to tame his wild-looking hair. Then he picked up the mirror and looked at himself.


'Hmm. . . not bad. Now to find Rain.'


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AJ walked back to camp with a trodden heart. "You should be more like Domon and less like yourself," Allenby had said. AJ shook his head. "How can I act more like Domon?" AJ asked himself. "He's so freakin' uptight, not to mention a secret introvert." He stopped to think about it. "UNLESS . . . unless Allenby's into the strong and silent type." He shrugged. "Oh well. Guess it wouldn't hurt to put on an effort."


AJ went over to Domon's bag and started throwing things out. He pulled out Domon's spare red cape and headband. 'God, I feel like an idiot,' he thought to himself as he put the two on. Spotting his handy mirror on the ground, he picked it up and looked at his reflection. After contorting his face for about a few minutes, he finally got the perfect serious expression on.


"Perfect," AJ said to his strong, narrow-eyed reflection. "Let's see how she fares with THIS do . ."


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to be continued . . . . . .


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A/N: Hello, readers. Sorry for cutting the chapter short. I promise that I'll have the next installment posted soon enough. But until then, please continue to read and review my stories. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.



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