AN:This was written for Lunarian Wolf,Thank you for the review. I assumed no one was interested in this story so I let it die, but I guess it has some life left in it after all. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

-Amarie

It was a brilliantly sunny day, the sky was a soft hue of blue and the air was amazingly fresh. For a City as conjested as this one, I was suprised not to see smog, or taste it with each breath. I gazed at my reflection in the window, the brown eyes looked hard and cold as they stared back. It wasnt easy, seeing as how I lived with him, but I managed to avoid Heero for the most part since that night. Nothing had happened, but I still felt uncomfortable. Though I would never admit it outloud, I knew that I liked having him that close...and It was disapointment that had lingered for a few moments, after he had rolled off me.

I shook my head, brown curls bouncing wildly. After he had tripped me, and pulled me to safety, we had run off into the night. He had gone home, but I had staid out longer to wander alone in a nearby park. I tilted my head slightly, listening to the faintist shuffle of feet. A small smile came over my face as I called out "Good Morning Duo..." He walked into the room looking a bit baffled, "Morning Sakura-chan! How did you know it was me? I thought I was pretty quiet." "You were very quiet. It was just a lucky guess Maxwell. " He raised one eyebrow, "Maxwell? That makes me sound old. Keep calling me Duo. Are you Ok, Sakura?" I nodded, glancing at the clock near my bed. With a few steps I reached my desk, carefully pressing my homework into my binder I moved it into my knapsack. "We had best to get going,or else we will be late." Duo was grinning when I turned around. "Oh go ahead Sakura, Its still too early for me to leave. Besides I havent even had my second course of breakfast yet."

She walked at a slow but steady pace. By her calculations she would have 20 minutes of silent peace in the classroom to read before people started showing up. She sighed softly, her eyes drifting to the sky as she thought...What a beautiful day, its a pity I have to spend it in school!...That's when she felt it. Someone was following her. She grew tense, all her senses sparked to life. She scolded herself mentally for not paying attention, whoever was following her wasnt much taller than she was and from the shuffle of their feet, their right leg was injured.

She considered her options, she could turn around and confront her stalker, she could ignore it and just go to school after all they were in broad daylight, or she could lead it to a secluded area to be dealt with. With a smirk she decided on her favorite option. She began running, her feet hitting the ground as she sprinted, she made almost no sound at all due to her well placed strides. She could hear the stalker behind her, trying to keep up but his injury was obviously making that hard. She saw the park in sight and made a dash for it. Finding herself in gloomy part of the park, she stoped, listening hard. She couldnt hear anything but the sound of the wind rustling through the trees, and the soft chirping of birds.

She couldnt have screamed or run if she wanted to. It came down upon her with such speed and weight it knocked the air from her lungs. Her face was crushed to the rough ground, and she felt its heavy weight on her back. Forcing herself to calm she finally managed to breathe in, she was smart enough to know that her only chance of escape was to get him off her. She was sure it was man now, his scent was masculine.

He gazed down at her, he hadn't meant to hurt her. He never meant to hurt anyone. He sighed, the pain in his leg blaring at the stress of keeping her pinned. He had hoped she wouldnt run, but he should have known she would react like that. After all it was the way he would have reacted. Lucky for him, when she had run he had been able to keep up for the most part. And When he saw the park he knew where she would go, so he was able to take a shortcut, and wait for her.

Sakura tensed again, like a crocodile would before lunging at its prey. Her hands were crushed beneath her belly but that was to her advantage. With one single move she pressed her fingers to the dirt and arched her back catching her attacker off guard as he was knocked off. Scrambling away on her knees she felt his grip on her ankle and began to wildly kick, she could feel her shoes sinking into tender flesh and the hiss that came from him.

"Damnit Sakura, stop kicking me"

The voice she recognized it. She looked at her attacker for the first time and her cold eyes softened. "Heero you baka, what in the world were you doing stalking me? and attacking me?" She immediately went to him, frowning at the blood seeping from a tear in his pant leg. "I didnt attack you, I was trying to get you to stop. and I wasnt stalking you, I was just..." he trailed off his eyes downcast. "You were just what?" I pressed and his beautiful eyes lifted to gaze at me. "Following you." "Let me see your wound," she said before slipping off her knapsack to retrieve a first aid kit. "And is there really a difference? Why were you following me?"

Heero felt the sting of pain when she began to clean the long deep slice in his calf, but outwordly he didnt even flinch. He wasnt sure why he had followed her, he only knew after his mission he wanted her to be the first person he saw. Because she was his partner naturally, he assured himself. "Well...I was just making sure you were alright." He said lamely. He watched her, taking in her lovely features as she concentrated on her work. "I can take care of myself. You should have gone home..." He felt like smiling though he didnt. After she had bandaged his wound and given it her aproval he stood. "Sakura I think Im going to skip school. Stay here for a bit and just rest.....You are welcome to stay too." He finished on afterthought.

"School!" Sakura exclamied stuffing the first aid kit into her knapsack and rising, "Im going to be late. Heero, Go home. You need to rest somewhere safer than here." she said with more concern in her voice then she had meant to express. Sparing him a glance she began to run, racing to school.

Sakura sat on soft grass in the schoolyard, her half eaten lunch beside her. She had been lucky, because it was her first tardy she had got off with only a reprimand. Duo had even been seated before she arrived, given her state of appearance, she had claimed she had fallen and hurt her ankle which had made it hard to walk. After some probing by the nurse and some good acting on her part, she was excused from P.E and of course her teacher still held her in high regard.

A pair of bright blue sneakers appeared in her direct view, slowly she followed them up a pair of grey slacks and jacket with a black shirt...To the Grinning face of one, Duo Maxwell. "Sakura, you wont believe this...but I forgot my lunch..." He said looking cute with his puppy dog eyes. She smiled, motioning to the grass beside her. "You can have whats left of mine,Duo." He plopped down greatfully beside her, taking her lunch and wolfing it down with a mumble "thanks" in between bites.She laughed, the soft sound making him grin. "You certianly can eat..."

He watched as she took a book out of her knapsack and began reading. He enjoyed her in silence for sometime, setting down the now empty lunch box. He considered something that had never really crossed his mind before...Are Gundam pilots allowed to date eachother?....Then he laughed out loud. Startling sakura who looked at him over her book as though he had grown another head. "Sakura can I ask you something?" "Sure.But I promise no answers" she replied with a wink, making him laugh again at her sudden playfulness. "Well, I was thinking. If you arent busy later. Maybe we could go to that theme park here in town?" He watched as her face became a mask, and his heart beat as he realized she was probably going to say no. "On a date you mean?" she said finally. "Well not really a date..more like two people doing things people do when there are two of them at a theme park and they happen to be there together."

Sakura stared at him. He was rambling again, but she didnt really mind. Since it wasnt a date, and they were going as just two people she didnt see the harm in it. "Okay Duo." She said, noticing the look of shock on his face. "It is possible for me to do...normal things..." she added. "I know, I just never thought you would do things with me." "Some things I would do with you...might suprise you."

Duo stared at her in shock again as she packed her lunchbox and book away, standing with her knapsack in hand. "See you tonight Duo." she whispered to him before turning and walking away. "Was she just flirting with me?" he wondered outloud.

Sakura checked her outfit for the 3rd time that afternoon. She went over her mental checklist again as well. She was wearing a pale pink dress, out of her usual practial fashion-sense, it stopped mid thigh, with the collar dipping low. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a simple ponytail, her shoes were black and matched her small black sweater. She had a clear gloss on her lips, and just a touch of pink on her cheeks. Now, In her purse, she had one wrist knife, one small pistol, two lasers, one smoke grenade, a tube of lipgloss and some cash.She considered taking the pepper-spray. "Sakura?" Came a quite monotone from the other side of her door. "Come in.." she said, finally shoving the spray into her already packed purse. "Quarte wanted me to ask if you were going to the movies with..." Heero grew silent as he stared at the vision before him. "Us" he mumbled after a few moments of silence. "No,Thanks for the offer but Im actually going to that new theme park with Duo tonight." She replied, blushing when she realized he was staring.

"Your going on a date with Duo?"

"Not a date...well sort of a date but not really."

"Hn."

"Yeah..."

The two stood there in akward silence for several minutes longer before Duo Came in. A grin on his face when he saw her "WOW! Sakura you look great! " "Arigato..." She said. Duo looked at her then Heero, then her again. "Well....Lets get going shall we Sakura? Have fun Heero." He said taking her arm in his and leading her away. "See you later Heero..." she called out before Duo dragged her completely away.

Heero stood there for several Minutes before he went into the living room, finding the three other pilots lounging. "There you are Heero, Did you see Sakura? She looked great, Im sure she and Duo will have fun" Quatre said cheerfully.

"Guys, Instead of going to the movies, Lets go to the theme park."

Quarte and Trowa exchanged glances but it was Wu would answered. "Who cares where we go, let us go already."

I am still not sure if I should continue this story. Ill see how it goes, but If anyone does like this story please Review, suggestions are helpful and well apreciated. For Now I will work on this one as time permits.... A.DS