Disclaimer: I only own Eya Musc and Yasha Usani.
Author's note: Here's the second chapter. I hope you like it.
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An hour later, Quatre talked on the phone, pacing as he held the conversation. His brow was furrowed and his eyes were deep with worry as he talked with his old friend.
"I know no one's supposed to know it Rasid, but, I love her, and she will notice if I'm gone for a week in space." He stopped pacing for a moment, wrapped the phone cord around his finger, unwrapped it, and then continued pacing. "I read it just an hour ago. I called the other pilots and they got the same letter. It said they had replacement gundams waiting for us. I know no gundam could replace Sandrock, but I still think I should try and help the other pilots." He stopped and listened to Rasid on the other line as he looked out the window. Then he continued to pace. "I just don't know if I should bring her with. I've been keeping this from her, but I'm afraid that if I do finally tell her she'll get mad at me." Finally, he stopped pacing and relaxed. A small smile took over his features. "Thank you Rasid. I knew I could count on you. Goodbye."
His smile faded as he hung up the phone. He leaned against the wall, deep in thought. Why was OZ back? More importantly, who was leading them? First was Treize Kushrenada, then Marimaia, who else could there be?
His thoughts were disrupted by the phone ringing. Quatre reached over and picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
It was Duo. "Hey Quatre!
"Hi."
"Me and the rest of they guys are leaving, do you want to ride along with me?"
"No thanks. I'll drive myself." Quatre paused, and took a deep breath. "I'm taking Eya with me."
"WHAT??"
Quatre said nothing.
"Are you crazy?? Nobody's supposed to know that we're gundam pilots! And you're taking Eya with you??"
"I've kept this secret from her for too long. If I were in space for a week, don't you think she would get at least a little bit worried?"
Duo paused. "Good point."
Quatre changed to a lighter tone. "Besides, it would be a good chance to Eya to meet the guys."
"I guess it would. Look, I'd better get going. I want to see what new gundam I have. I'll see you later!"
"Yea, goodbye."
Quatre hung up the phone, but kept his hand on the receiver as he gathered up courage for what he was about to do next.
Now the hard part, he thought to himself.
He picked up the receiver and dialed Eya's number. She picked up after the second ring and answered with a cheery "Hello?"
Quatre masked the worry in his voice. "Hi Eya!"
"Hi Quatre!"
"Eya, I'm going to go on a special trip right now. Do you want to go with me?"
"Well, that depends. Will I be home before work on Monday?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll go."
"Great! I'll pick you up in a few minutes, okay?"
"Okay, I'll be waiting."
"See you in a few minutes, bye."
"Bye."
Quatre hung up the receiver, sweat dotting his forehead.
~
Quatre glanced at Eya in the passenger seat. She was wearing a light blue sweater and blue jeans. Her blonde hair hung loosely at her neck. Her blue eyes were looking out the window at the passing grasses.
It took Quatre a few moments before he gathered enough courage to speak. "Eya?"
Eya's head turned away from the window to look at him, a small smile on her face. "Yes Quatre?"
Quatre kept his eyes on the road. "I need to talk to you about something."
Eya said nothing.
"I've been meaning to tell you for a while now, but I was afraid that things would be different between us if I did."
She still continued to look at him, saying nothing.
"Eya, I'm a gundam pilot. I fought OZ and Marimaia. I've fought in Mobile Suit wars. I helped kill OZ soldiers. Duo, Heero, Trowa, and Wufei are too."
She finally spoke. "You and your friends saved the Earth and the Colonies?"
Quatre looked almost ashamed. "Yes."
Eya smiled a little. "And you were afraid to tell me because you were afraid I wouldn't love you anymore. I know how that goes. It's okay. Everyone has their own secrets. You and your friend's secret is safe with me."
Quatre was about ready to cry from relief. He took his eyes off the road for a moment to look at her and smile. "Thank you. Thank you for understanding, Eya."
~
Quatre stopped the car at a road just in front of a storage complex. He checked the address and looked at the building. "This is the place."
Eya looked confused. "This is it? But I thought Mobile Suits were bigger than this."
Quatre just shrugged as he drove the car into the parking lot. There were eight other cars there already, one Quatre recognized as Duo's. In front of the door stood Heero, Trowa, Wufei, and Duo. Quatre found an empty parking space and shut off his car. They both got out of the car and approached the group together.
Duo was the first one to notice them. "Hey Quatre! Hey Eya! Glad you could make it!" Duo said as he waved. The other pilots turned to see Quatre walk up with a blonde girl.
Quatre smiled. "Guys, I'd like you to meet Eya. Eya, this is Heero, Trowa, and Wufei." He pointed out each of the pilots as he said their names.
Eya greeted them with a shy "Hi."
Trowa smiled and said, "Hello."
Heero replied with a "Hn."
Wufei said nothing.
~
It was a few minutes later a woman emerged from the doors.
"Hello gentlemen."
Sally Po looked around at the group of young men. She noticed Eya and gave her a suspicious look.
"She's with me, Sally. This is Eya," said Quatre.
Sally nodded and smiled. "Now if you all will follow me I will gladly show you to your replacement gundams." She turned and walked back into the doorway. The group followed her.
The inside of the building was relatively empty. There were only a few boxes in one corner. Sally led them to a door. She opened the door to reveal an elevator. "This way."
Heero was the first to step in, followed by Wufei, Trowa, and Duo, then Quatre and Eya. Sally stepped in after everyone else and pressed a button on the panel. There was a lurch as the elevator went down.
"Just like old times, eh guys?"
Sally looked at Duo and smiled. "I know the feeling. It seems like just yesterday I met Relena while Heero was recovering from two bullet wounds."
After a few moments, the elevator came to a stop. Sally stepped in front of the closed doors and faced the gundam pilots. "Gentlemen,"
The doors started to open.
"Meet your new Gundams."
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Author's note: A rushed ending to this chapter, I know. Hey, It's 1:30 AM; can you really blame me? Anyway, there will be gundams the next chapter, along with a few surprises.
Author's note: Here's the second chapter. I hope you like it.
* * * *
An hour later, Quatre talked on the phone, pacing as he held the conversation. His brow was furrowed and his eyes were deep with worry as he talked with his old friend.
"I know no one's supposed to know it Rasid, but, I love her, and she will notice if I'm gone for a week in space." He stopped pacing for a moment, wrapped the phone cord around his finger, unwrapped it, and then continued pacing. "I read it just an hour ago. I called the other pilots and they got the same letter. It said they had replacement gundams waiting for us. I know no gundam could replace Sandrock, but I still think I should try and help the other pilots." He stopped and listened to Rasid on the other line as he looked out the window. Then he continued to pace. "I just don't know if I should bring her with. I've been keeping this from her, but I'm afraid that if I do finally tell her she'll get mad at me." Finally, he stopped pacing and relaxed. A small smile took over his features. "Thank you Rasid. I knew I could count on you. Goodbye."
His smile faded as he hung up the phone. He leaned against the wall, deep in thought. Why was OZ back? More importantly, who was leading them? First was Treize Kushrenada, then Marimaia, who else could there be?
His thoughts were disrupted by the phone ringing. Quatre reached over and picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
It was Duo. "Hey Quatre!
"Hi."
"Me and the rest of they guys are leaving, do you want to ride along with me?"
"No thanks. I'll drive myself." Quatre paused, and took a deep breath. "I'm taking Eya with me."
"WHAT??"
Quatre said nothing.
"Are you crazy?? Nobody's supposed to know that we're gundam pilots! And you're taking Eya with you??"
"I've kept this secret from her for too long. If I were in space for a week, don't you think she would get at least a little bit worried?"
Duo paused. "Good point."
Quatre changed to a lighter tone. "Besides, it would be a good chance to Eya to meet the guys."
"I guess it would. Look, I'd better get going. I want to see what new gundam I have. I'll see you later!"
"Yea, goodbye."
Quatre hung up the phone, but kept his hand on the receiver as he gathered up courage for what he was about to do next.
Now the hard part, he thought to himself.
He picked up the receiver and dialed Eya's number. She picked up after the second ring and answered with a cheery "Hello?"
Quatre masked the worry in his voice. "Hi Eya!"
"Hi Quatre!"
"Eya, I'm going to go on a special trip right now. Do you want to go with me?"
"Well, that depends. Will I be home before work on Monday?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll go."
"Great! I'll pick you up in a few minutes, okay?"
"Okay, I'll be waiting."
"See you in a few minutes, bye."
"Bye."
Quatre hung up the receiver, sweat dotting his forehead.
~
Quatre glanced at Eya in the passenger seat. She was wearing a light blue sweater and blue jeans. Her blonde hair hung loosely at her neck. Her blue eyes were looking out the window at the passing grasses.
It took Quatre a few moments before he gathered enough courage to speak. "Eya?"
Eya's head turned away from the window to look at him, a small smile on her face. "Yes Quatre?"
Quatre kept his eyes on the road. "I need to talk to you about something."
Eya said nothing.
"I've been meaning to tell you for a while now, but I was afraid that things would be different between us if I did."
She still continued to look at him, saying nothing.
"Eya, I'm a gundam pilot. I fought OZ and Marimaia. I've fought in Mobile Suit wars. I helped kill OZ soldiers. Duo, Heero, Trowa, and Wufei are too."
She finally spoke. "You and your friends saved the Earth and the Colonies?"
Quatre looked almost ashamed. "Yes."
Eya smiled a little. "And you were afraid to tell me because you were afraid I wouldn't love you anymore. I know how that goes. It's okay. Everyone has their own secrets. You and your friend's secret is safe with me."
Quatre was about ready to cry from relief. He took his eyes off the road for a moment to look at her and smile. "Thank you. Thank you for understanding, Eya."
~
Quatre stopped the car at a road just in front of a storage complex. He checked the address and looked at the building. "This is the place."
Eya looked confused. "This is it? But I thought Mobile Suits were bigger than this."
Quatre just shrugged as he drove the car into the parking lot. There were eight other cars there already, one Quatre recognized as Duo's. In front of the door stood Heero, Trowa, Wufei, and Duo. Quatre found an empty parking space and shut off his car. They both got out of the car and approached the group together.
Duo was the first one to notice them. "Hey Quatre! Hey Eya! Glad you could make it!" Duo said as he waved. The other pilots turned to see Quatre walk up with a blonde girl.
Quatre smiled. "Guys, I'd like you to meet Eya. Eya, this is Heero, Trowa, and Wufei." He pointed out each of the pilots as he said their names.
Eya greeted them with a shy "Hi."
Trowa smiled and said, "Hello."
Heero replied with a "Hn."
Wufei said nothing.
~
It was a few minutes later a woman emerged from the doors.
"Hello gentlemen."
Sally Po looked around at the group of young men. She noticed Eya and gave her a suspicious look.
"She's with me, Sally. This is Eya," said Quatre.
Sally nodded and smiled. "Now if you all will follow me I will gladly show you to your replacement gundams." She turned and walked back into the doorway. The group followed her.
The inside of the building was relatively empty. There were only a few boxes in one corner. Sally led them to a door. She opened the door to reveal an elevator. "This way."
Heero was the first to step in, followed by Wufei, Trowa, and Duo, then Quatre and Eya. Sally stepped in after everyone else and pressed a button on the panel. There was a lurch as the elevator went down.
"Just like old times, eh guys?"
Sally looked at Duo and smiled. "I know the feeling. It seems like just yesterday I met Relena while Heero was recovering from two bullet wounds."
After a few moments, the elevator came to a stop. Sally stepped in front of the closed doors and faced the gundam pilots. "Gentlemen,"
The doors started to open.
"Meet your new Gundams."
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Author's note: A rushed ending to this chapter, I know. Hey, It's 1:30 AM; can you really blame me? Anyway, there will be gundams the next chapter, along with a few surprises.