SHUFFLE QUEEN: Heh, I have a blonde moment every day (given that I am a
natural blonde!) but I don't mind blonde jokes one iota. I continue to
appreciate your reviews and I hope you keep reading!
JEN23: As usual, your reviews are quite inspiring. And I was pleasently surprised to read the finalé of your amazingly fluffy (and quite terrific - I loved the end) "PARTNERS OUTSIDE OF THE GUNDAM" story and find that you called my story wonderful! I was just blown away by that! Thank you so much and I can't wait for the sequel! And if you're wondering about the kiss, a chapter sometime soon should pleasently surprise you. (ooooh, did I say that out loud?) O_o;;;;
REDLION2: WOW! Thanks so much for reviewing each chapter separately and providing separate comments each time! As an author, that really makes me happy! ^_^ As for your comments (and there were a lot of really nice ones!) I appreciate every single one. Believe me, I don't let anyone else influence my writing. For every one person that dislikes a story, there are ten more who love it and I hope you continue to follow your independent theory. 'sides, I couldn't make Domon anything but nice, considering the fact that I absolutely ADORE him! Rain's a lucky girl! Thanks for all five reviews and I hope there are many many more.
ANIME-EAGLE: It's nice that there's someone out there in the same boat as me mother-wise. I hate to be so mean to Rain, but everything can't be all flowery, now can it? Thanks for reading, I hope you continue to R&R!
GOLDEN GIRL 2002: I just love getting that comment "you can really write" especially since I know there are people out there who deserve it a lot more than I do. Thanks for being a consistent reader and please continue to follow my fic!
(Phew, those were long! But my wonderfulishous reviewers deserve it)
(Disclaimer: Of course, I don't own G Gundam but I finally found out who does: Sunrise, the Sotsu Agency, and Bandai)
§~The Best Years of Your Life~§
by: Rayne Rhiana
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Chapter Six: Fight at the Rink
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The following weeks flew by. The Monday after Chibodee's party Rain and Domon joined George and Marie Louise for dinner at a fancy French resturant. That Wednesday they went with Argo and Nastasha to play Laser Tag. The next week on Tuesday everyone went as a big group to the movies. That Friday, they were invited to go ice skating with Chibodee, Shirley, Sai Saici, and Cecile.
Rain wore a black turtleneck sweater and jeans. She brushed her hair straight and put in silver hoop earrings. Her father was visiting relatives on another colony and wouldn't be back until Tuesday night, so she figured she could stay out as late as she wanted.
Domon pulled into her driveway, flashing the lights to signal that he was there. She ran outside, grinning as she got into his car. "Hey!" she greeted him, sitting down in the soft seats and buckling her seatbelt.
"Hey," he replied, pulling the car out of the driveway and turning it towards the highway. "Psyched to go skating? Have you ever gone before?" He was wondering if she was going to be a total novice. Part of him hoped so. It would give him a reason to skate with her, holding her up, the entire time...
"Marie Louise and I go all the time. I'm not an expert, but I don't embarrass myself on the ice either." She missed Domon's slightly disappointed look as she turned to look out the window. "How about you?"
"Not to brag or anything, but I'm good. I was on the school's ice hockey team when it was still around. They cancelled it because all the other schools lost interest. Huge shame, really." He shrugged. "It'll be interesting to see Chibodee. He can't skate to save his life. I don't know if the others can or not. I've never actually gone skating for recreation before, to tell you the truth. I took lessons and was on the team, but that was about it."
"I thought about learning to figure skate for a while. I gave up when I found out the lessons were so expensive."
They arrived at the rink before the others, so they sat in the car talking. Chibodee arrived, honking his horn when he saw Domon's car. Shirley and Rain headed inside to buy tickets while Domon and Chibodee waited outside for Sai Saici and Cecile.
"So..." Chibodee began, casting a sidelong glance at his friend. "How are things going between you and Rain?"
Domon leaned against his car with a thoughtful expression. "Good. She's great. I never thought I'd like someone this much again." He crossed his arms and sighed. Chibodee thought he was going to continue speaking, but instead he smiled and waved. "Hey, Sai! Hey, Cecile!"
"Nice way to avoid the subject..." Chibodee muttered at his friend's back as Domon went to greet the juniors that had just pulled into the parking lot.
"Hey, Bro!" Sai Saici called out the open window of his car as he parked it. He and Cecile got out. "Did Rain and Shirley already go inside?"
"Yeah." Domon turned towards the entrance to the skating rink. "Let's go inside."
Rain and Shirley greeted them at the door, holding everyone's tickets. When they got inside, they were sized for skates. Once everyone was wearing a pair, they headed for the ice.
Rain was amused. As Domon had mentioned, Chibodee proved to be a very inadept skater. The second he let go of the wall when he was attempting to go out onto the rink, his backside found the ice. Cursing under his breath, he tried to stand up, slipped again, and fell forward onto his knees which proceeded to slide out from underneath him until he was facedown on the freezing cold 'ground'.
He was forced to lay there for a minute, cursing out Shirley and Domon because they were laughing too hard to help him up. Sai Saici was on all fours, cracking up. Rain and Cecile had stopped skating to take some time to laugh at Chibodee's expense as well. Once Domon and Shirley managed to spare a moment from their hilarity, they hauled their friend to his feet. He slipped and slided again so they maintained a constant hold on him until he could secure a grip on the side.
"How do you manage to stay on your feet?!" he demanded of the others as he glared at them. "This is impossible!"
"It's not impossible," Shirley contradicted. "You're just not very good at it, is all." She patted his shoulder affectionately. "You'll get it eventually."
Rain continued skating after the fiasco had been cleaned up. She had to smile at Sai Saici and Cecile. She was an excellent skater, her family having enough money to give her figure skating lessons. Sai, on the other hand, wasn't as bad as Chibodee but every few minutes he'd flail his arms a bit as though he expected to end up on his bottom any second. Then Cecile would skate around him, hold him up while he regained his bearings and then let go to skate beside him once more.
"You ARE doing good."
Rain nearly followed Chibodee's example when someone snuck up behind her and put their hand on her shoulder. She let out a small cry and fell into Domon. He laughed and held her up easily. "Careful there. Wouldn't want to hurt yourself, now would you?"
She shook her head, suddenly realizing how nice it felt to be in his arms. He didn't seem to be in any rush to let go of her either. So they continued to skate, Domon doing most of the work. She nestled her head against his shoulder, content to skate along forever in his arms. Her hands were clasped over his and held against her stomach. Rain loved the feeling of having Domon so close. She couldn't believe he was really hers...
Domon was surprised when Rain didn't immediately pull away from him. Instead, she leaned more into him, allowing the two to glide along together. They circled the rink for a while, not caring who was watching. He barely had to use the slightest movement of feet to keep them moving. Domon could smell her shampoo - a light cinnimon - and could barely keep from burying himself in her thick hair and imprinting the memory of her scent in his mind. Her essense was actually making him lightheaded.
"Domon! DOMON!"
Regrettingly, he released Rain to turn and look at Sai Saici. "What is it?!" he snapped angrily before stopping. He put the brakes on and grabbed Rain's wrist to halt her as well.
Michelo and Allenby had just walked in. She was looking just as she always did - wearing a low-cut top, miniskirt, and clinging to Michelo's arm as he strutted towards the rink. "Hey, Kasshu!" he yelled across the ice. "You and I got a score to settle!"
"Domon...!" Rain hissed in his ear as she felt him tense. "Domon, don't fight him. You'll get in trouble! This is a public place and - Domon!" Completely ignoring her, Domon skated off towards his arch rival.
-Would Michelo come here just to fight me? Or is he trying to flaunt Allenby again? Doesn't he know I'm happy with Rain? Besides, I'm completely over Allenby. Dumping her was the best decision I've ever made.- Domon stopped at the side and stepped onto the carpeting. "You could think of a better place, can't you, Chariot?"
Without warning, Michelo sucker punched Domon, who was unstable on ice skates while on carpeting. He crashed to the ground. Michelo only had a fraction of a second to laugh because Domon smashed his skate onto Michelo's foot which sent the other guy to the floor as well, howling in pain.
"Domon!"
"Michelo!"
Both cries were uttered by seperate female voices. Rain dropped to her knees beside Domon and Allenby did the same by Michelo. Allenby didn't stay there for long, however. Instead, she got to her feet and glared at Rain.
"Look what he did!" she yelped, infuriated. Without a second thought, Allenby made to strike Rain. Before she got the chance, Chibodee grabbed her wrist.
"Now that's enough, missy. You may be lookin' for trouble, but I know for a fact Rain doesn't want it. You and Michelo get outta here and leave Domon and Rain alone. They haven't done anything to you."
"What do you know?!" Allenby snapped, wrenching away from Chibodee. "Domon deserves everything he gets. He's a rotten, low-down traitor. He betrayed me, all so he could stay on the stupid football team. What's more important to you, you snake?!" she yelled at Domon. "Staying on some stupid team or your girlfriend? Hey, Rain, maybe he'll decide you're not good enough either. You never know..." She turned and helped Michelo to his feet.
"This isn't over between us, Domon Kasshu!" Michelo swore, leaving with his girlfriend.
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To negate any potential problems with the ice rink staff, the others left soon afterwards. Rain instructed Domon to take her home, her excuse being that she had to do homework and study.
A few miles from Rain's looked at her. "Rain..." he began rather uncertainly. "Are you angry with me?"
She wasn't looking at him, rather she was looking out the window. "Not really," she replied. "I'm just a little confused."
"About what?"
Rain sighed and turned to him. "Really, Domon, what else would I be confused about? I don't know what to think about Allenby said. She said you might betray me someday. What was that about?"
Domon rolled his eyes. "Believing what Allenby says now, eh? Well, she's lying. I didn't dump her because of football. I dumped her because I knew she wasn't right for me and things were just too complicated. I'll tell you about it someday." He reached for her hand and she allowed him to take it. "I'll never be disloyal to you." He pulled into her driveway and stopped the car. "I promise."
"Okay..." she whispered, letting go of his hand and getting out of the car. "Good night," she added before shutting the door.
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~I hope this didn't disappoint, as I expected this chapter to be better. I just hate the filler chapters that come before the actual big events. . The next chapters will be so much fluffier. But you know what I thought of? I assumed I was going to take this story all the way to their graduation and it hasn't even been homecoming yet! Ei...
Oh well. R&R as always.
Rayne~
JEN23: As usual, your reviews are quite inspiring. And I was pleasently surprised to read the finalé of your amazingly fluffy (and quite terrific - I loved the end) "PARTNERS OUTSIDE OF THE GUNDAM" story and find that you called my story wonderful! I was just blown away by that! Thank you so much and I can't wait for the sequel! And if you're wondering about the kiss, a chapter sometime soon should pleasently surprise you. (ooooh, did I say that out loud?) O_o;;;;
REDLION2: WOW! Thanks so much for reviewing each chapter separately and providing separate comments each time! As an author, that really makes me happy! ^_^ As for your comments (and there were a lot of really nice ones!) I appreciate every single one. Believe me, I don't let anyone else influence my writing. For every one person that dislikes a story, there are ten more who love it and I hope you continue to follow your independent theory. 'sides, I couldn't make Domon anything but nice, considering the fact that I absolutely ADORE him! Rain's a lucky girl! Thanks for all five reviews and I hope there are many many more.
ANIME-EAGLE: It's nice that there's someone out there in the same boat as me mother-wise. I hate to be so mean to Rain, but everything can't be all flowery, now can it? Thanks for reading, I hope you continue to R&R!
GOLDEN GIRL 2002: I just love getting that comment "you can really write" especially since I know there are people out there who deserve it a lot more than I do. Thanks for being a consistent reader and please continue to follow my fic!
(Phew, those were long! But my wonderfulishous reviewers deserve it)
(Disclaimer: Of course, I don't own G Gundam but I finally found out who does: Sunrise, the Sotsu Agency, and Bandai)
§~The Best Years of Your Life~§
by: Rayne Rhiana
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Chapter Six: Fight at the Rink
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The following weeks flew by. The Monday after Chibodee's party Rain and Domon joined George and Marie Louise for dinner at a fancy French resturant. That Wednesday they went with Argo and Nastasha to play Laser Tag. The next week on Tuesday everyone went as a big group to the movies. That Friday, they were invited to go ice skating with Chibodee, Shirley, Sai Saici, and Cecile.
Rain wore a black turtleneck sweater and jeans. She brushed her hair straight and put in silver hoop earrings. Her father was visiting relatives on another colony and wouldn't be back until Tuesday night, so she figured she could stay out as late as she wanted.
Domon pulled into her driveway, flashing the lights to signal that he was there. She ran outside, grinning as she got into his car. "Hey!" she greeted him, sitting down in the soft seats and buckling her seatbelt.
"Hey," he replied, pulling the car out of the driveway and turning it towards the highway. "Psyched to go skating? Have you ever gone before?" He was wondering if she was going to be a total novice. Part of him hoped so. It would give him a reason to skate with her, holding her up, the entire time...
"Marie Louise and I go all the time. I'm not an expert, but I don't embarrass myself on the ice either." She missed Domon's slightly disappointed look as she turned to look out the window. "How about you?"
"Not to brag or anything, but I'm good. I was on the school's ice hockey team when it was still around. They cancelled it because all the other schools lost interest. Huge shame, really." He shrugged. "It'll be interesting to see Chibodee. He can't skate to save his life. I don't know if the others can or not. I've never actually gone skating for recreation before, to tell you the truth. I took lessons and was on the team, but that was about it."
"I thought about learning to figure skate for a while. I gave up when I found out the lessons were so expensive."
They arrived at the rink before the others, so they sat in the car talking. Chibodee arrived, honking his horn when he saw Domon's car. Shirley and Rain headed inside to buy tickets while Domon and Chibodee waited outside for Sai Saici and Cecile.
"So..." Chibodee began, casting a sidelong glance at his friend. "How are things going between you and Rain?"
Domon leaned against his car with a thoughtful expression. "Good. She's great. I never thought I'd like someone this much again." He crossed his arms and sighed. Chibodee thought he was going to continue speaking, but instead he smiled and waved. "Hey, Sai! Hey, Cecile!"
"Nice way to avoid the subject..." Chibodee muttered at his friend's back as Domon went to greet the juniors that had just pulled into the parking lot.
"Hey, Bro!" Sai Saici called out the open window of his car as he parked it. He and Cecile got out. "Did Rain and Shirley already go inside?"
"Yeah." Domon turned towards the entrance to the skating rink. "Let's go inside."
Rain and Shirley greeted them at the door, holding everyone's tickets. When they got inside, they were sized for skates. Once everyone was wearing a pair, they headed for the ice.
Rain was amused. As Domon had mentioned, Chibodee proved to be a very inadept skater. The second he let go of the wall when he was attempting to go out onto the rink, his backside found the ice. Cursing under his breath, he tried to stand up, slipped again, and fell forward onto his knees which proceeded to slide out from underneath him until he was facedown on the freezing cold 'ground'.
He was forced to lay there for a minute, cursing out Shirley and Domon because they were laughing too hard to help him up. Sai Saici was on all fours, cracking up. Rain and Cecile had stopped skating to take some time to laugh at Chibodee's expense as well. Once Domon and Shirley managed to spare a moment from their hilarity, they hauled their friend to his feet. He slipped and slided again so they maintained a constant hold on him until he could secure a grip on the side.
"How do you manage to stay on your feet?!" he demanded of the others as he glared at them. "This is impossible!"
"It's not impossible," Shirley contradicted. "You're just not very good at it, is all." She patted his shoulder affectionately. "You'll get it eventually."
Rain continued skating after the fiasco had been cleaned up. She had to smile at Sai Saici and Cecile. She was an excellent skater, her family having enough money to give her figure skating lessons. Sai, on the other hand, wasn't as bad as Chibodee but every few minutes he'd flail his arms a bit as though he expected to end up on his bottom any second. Then Cecile would skate around him, hold him up while he regained his bearings and then let go to skate beside him once more.
"You ARE doing good."
Rain nearly followed Chibodee's example when someone snuck up behind her and put their hand on her shoulder. She let out a small cry and fell into Domon. He laughed and held her up easily. "Careful there. Wouldn't want to hurt yourself, now would you?"
She shook her head, suddenly realizing how nice it felt to be in his arms. He didn't seem to be in any rush to let go of her either. So they continued to skate, Domon doing most of the work. She nestled her head against his shoulder, content to skate along forever in his arms. Her hands were clasped over his and held against her stomach. Rain loved the feeling of having Domon so close. She couldn't believe he was really hers...
Domon was surprised when Rain didn't immediately pull away from him. Instead, she leaned more into him, allowing the two to glide along together. They circled the rink for a while, not caring who was watching. He barely had to use the slightest movement of feet to keep them moving. Domon could smell her shampoo - a light cinnimon - and could barely keep from burying himself in her thick hair and imprinting the memory of her scent in his mind. Her essense was actually making him lightheaded.
"Domon! DOMON!"
Regrettingly, he released Rain to turn and look at Sai Saici. "What is it?!" he snapped angrily before stopping. He put the brakes on and grabbed Rain's wrist to halt her as well.
Michelo and Allenby had just walked in. She was looking just as she always did - wearing a low-cut top, miniskirt, and clinging to Michelo's arm as he strutted towards the rink. "Hey, Kasshu!" he yelled across the ice. "You and I got a score to settle!"
"Domon...!" Rain hissed in his ear as she felt him tense. "Domon, don't fight him. You'll get in trouble! This is a public place and - Domon!" Completely ignoring her, Domon skated off towards his arch rival.
-Would Michelo come here just to fight me? Or is he trying to flaunt Allenby again? Doesn't he know I'm happy with Rain? Besides, I'm completely over Allenby. Dumping her was the best decision I've ever made.- Domon stopped at the side and stepped onto the carpeting. "You could think of a better place, can't you, Chariot?"
Without warning, Michelo sucker punched Domon, who was unstable on ice skates while on carpeting. He crashed to the ground. Michelo only had a fraction of a second to laugh because Domon smashed his skate onto Michelo's foot which sent the other guy to the floor as well, howling in pain.
"Domon!"
"Michelo!"
Both cries were uttered by seperate female voices. Rain dropped to her knees beside Domon and Allenby did the same by Michelo. Allenby didn't stay there for long, however. Instead, she got to her feet and glared at Rain.
"Look what he did!" she yelped, infuriated. Without a second thought, Allenby made to strike Rain. Before she got the chance, Chibodee grabbed her wrist.
"Now that's enough, missy. You may be lookin' for trouble, but I know for a fact Rain doesn't want it. You and Michelo get outta here and leave Domon and Rain alone. They haven't done anything to you."
"What do you know?!" Allenby snapped, wrenching away from Chibodee. "Domon deserves everything he gets. He's a rotten, low-down traitor. He betrayed me, all so he could stay on the stupid football team. What's more important to you, you snake?!" she yelled at Domon. "Staying on some stupid team or your girlfriend? Hey, Rain, maybe he'll decide you're not good enough either. You never know..." She turned and helped Michelo to his feet.
"This isn't over between us, Domon Kasshu!" Michelo swore, leaving with his girlfriend.
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To negate any potential problems with the ice rink staff, the others left soon afterwards. Rain instructed Domon to take her home, her excuse being that she had to do homework and study.
A few miles from Rain's looked at her. "Rain..." he began rather uncertainly. "Are you angry with me?"
She wasn't looking at him, rather she was looking out the window. "Not really," she replied. "I'm just a little confused."
"About what?"
Rain sighed and turned to him. "Really, Domon, what else would I be confused about? I don't know what to think about Allenby said. She said you might betray me someday. What was that about?"
Domon rolled his eyes. "Believing what Allenby says now, eh? Well, she's lying. I didn't dump her because of football. I dumped her because I knew she wasn't right for me and things were just too complicated. I'll tell you about it someday." He reached for her hand and she allowed him to take it. "I'll never be disloyal to you." He pulled into her driveway and stopped the car. "I promise."
"Okay..." she whispered, letting go of his hand and getting out of the car. "Good night," she added before shutting the door.
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~I hope this didn't disappoint, as I expected this chapter to be better. I just hate the filler chapters that come before the actual big events. . The next chapters will be so much fluffier. But you know what I thought of? I assumed I was going to take this story all the way to their graduation and it hasn't even been homecoming yet! Ei...
Oh well. R&R as always.
Rayne~