Chapter 6- ::Heero's Memories:: Stalking Kit for Answers Part 1

Heero coughed to break the silence and stood up, still wearing the shirt that reached his knees. "I'm going to change."

He started walking before someone grabbed his arm. He turned to Hotaru, who winced and let go of his arm since she'd instinctively used her hurt hand. "What- what did you mean by 'firefly?'" She asked. "Hn," Heero scoffed, "It was just a word." At Hotaru's disbelieving look, he added, "To break the silence. Everyone's so up-tight because you're here and a head-case." She growled and he smirked, walking away feeling like someone had dropped a boulder in the pit of his stomach.

Heero dropped to his bed and sighed, closing his eyes as images flew into his mind of a little girl. She was small and had purple hair- she said it was a natural color, but he believe she dyed it, even though she was so young- and it matched her eyes. She was pale, incredibly pale, too. Her 'aunt' had come to stay with Dr.J while Heero was still contemplating becoming a solider. No one knew he actually had a choice in the matter. Meioh was her aunt's name, her only name. It was funny, kinda. They weren't scheduled to stay long, so nobody pried too much into their business.

All that week the little girl followed Heero around. First he thought she was a nuisance, but she was so sweet and innocent, it was hard not to like her. The week she was suppose to be staying there turned into weeks, then months. Heero had grown very attached to her. So attached that he began slacking on everything else- forgetting to eat, forgetting to sleep. He spent all his time with her, until that day...

September 12, 10 years ago. (Heero's 18, so he was eight then.)

Heero smiled at Firefly as they stood at the Ice Cream vender in the park. Meioh had wanted to go with Heero and Firefly, so she sat on a bench not far way, reading. "Who flavor, firefly?" He saids, poking her. Firefly was the only name he knew her by, like Meioh was the only name he knew her aunt by. "Um...bubblegum!" She giggled and smiled at him. "Kay. You go sit by aunt Meioh and I'll get our ice cream!" She nodded and skipped off next to her aunt. "Bubblegum and Rocky Road, please." He said to the man. Once he had the ice cream, he turned around and began walking towards Firefly and Meioh. Firefly smiled and waved, before shots were heard, along with screams and crying. Heero dropped the ice cream and began running, but it was too late. He got there and held the five-year-old little girl in his arms as red stained his clothes, and her eyes hazed as she said his name- "Heero..." her last words, ever..and then...

Heero swallowed the lump that formed in his throat and sat up from the bed. He had been young, yes, but he knew...he knew he loved her. He pulled off his shirt, wearing only boxers beneath, and threw on his regular black wife-beater shirt and spandex pants. He had chosen to become the Perfect Soldier to avenge Firefly and her aunt's- as well as fourteen other pedestrians- deaths. It had been a misshapen OZ experiment gone-wrong. They were trying to create a perfect man, one that felt no pain and took days to kill. One that had no sense but of the kill. One of the voluntary men they had been working on went insane and escaped...

He forced the thoughts out of his head and grabbed his belt, placing it around his waist and securing the gun he had held to Kit's head just hours before in its holster. He then left his room and went back downstairs...

"Go away."

"Tell me where you came from."

"Go away."

"Tell me your whole name."

"I don't know."

"Of course you do."

"I have amnesia."

"But the informations still there. Tell me!"

"I don't fucking know!"

Heero growled. He had been stalking Hotaru- whom everyone thought was named Kit- all day until finally he tried to pry the info. out of her with a gun pressed to her scalp. Of course, that didn't seem to work. "I don't think you get that she's got AMNESIA, dude! So you should lighten up, Hee-chan. She can't remember yet. Give her time." Duo piped in. "I know what amnesia is, Duo! I was trying to scare the information out of her and I'm n—"Heero was cut off by Hotaru, "All you managed to do is give me a headache—""I'm not a dude and don't call me Hee-chan." Heero finished, glaring at Hotaru. She glared right back as Duo snickered in the corner.