"Shit, she's good…" Duo murmured as he watched the mass of destruction wane in the battle field. There, stood one gundam and 5 mobile dolls. The gundam was a new one; its black and red exterior was powerfully built, and its wings extended for one final attack.
"DIE!" The pilot screamed from within the cockpit. A mass explosion was issued from the frontal gun on the suit, and an orange plasma ray shot past 4 of the mobile suits, and hit the final one. Instead of one detonation being activated, all five blew, for the aftershock of the plasma shot hit the other four dead on.
"Damn...One shot and 5 detonations go off… she's good…she's very good," Duo complained for the final time. The four pilots that remained on the ground watched as the mobile gundam suit stopped its movements, and the cockpit's door swung up.
From the gundam, jumped a girl with long black hair and silver highlights. Her icy-blue eyes were glazed over from the effects of the Fury system that Doctor J had installed in the Fury Gundam.
She landed with a quick thud, and then made her way over to the other pilots. They of which, were blown away with the effects that one solitary gundam, and a girl at that, had in such a situation as this.
"Very well, you have gained our trust…" Trowa began to say, but a huff from Wufei silenced him.
"For now," the black haired boy commented. With that, he turned and went back down the path from which he came. The others all stared after him, their faces a contortment of confusion and regress. Why was Wufei acting so harsh towards her?
The girl pushed a stray piece of hair from her eyes and tucked it gently behind her ear. The boys all stared at her; in this one act, she had made herself look vulnerable, and the guys had noticed.
If it was possible for these 'heartless' warriors, they felt a sort of compassion for what she was going through. The fact that she was a fellow pilot, girl or no, she was an ally for the time being. They would treat her like a friend if nothing more.
"Amber, lets go back," Trowa told the girl. She obliged, lifting one foot in front of the other as they slowly made their way back to the hotel they had registered in.
(Later)
Amber scanned the checkerboard for any mistakes that her next move could be caused to falter by. She scanned her black pieces one last time before even raising a hand to make her move. She treated this game as just another mission; failing would mean ultimate consequences and just one mistake could end it all.
With one sweep of her hand, she took out 4 more of her opponent's red pieces, ending the game. She smiled casually at the boy who sat opposite her at the small table. His platinum blond hair fell into his eyes as he let out an exasperated sigh.
"I lost to you again, Amber," Quatre said as he raised his head. He studied the girl and saw only melodramatic eyes in response to his words. If he had been against Duo, or Wufei, they would have been boasting by now. She had won 6 games in a row against Quatre, and not one word had come out of her mouth about it.
"Good game," she said sweetly, extending her hand to the boy. In return, Quatre took her hand in his and shook it lightly, like he would any of the guys. He stopped mid-shake and began the proper way to bow out to a lady; he grasped her small hand in his and kissed her hand thoughtfully.
Amber gave him a sad look, then took her hand from his, letting the disappointment show in her eyes. But as quickly as it appeared, the emotion disappeared and was replaced with the usual monotone stare. Only her pursed lips showed her irritation at his actions towards her. Quatre had treated her differently, and that wasn't what she had wanted.
"Hey, checkers! I love checkers!" Duo said as he entered the room. In one hand, he held a sandwich, and the other, the ingredients he needed to make the perfect detonation formula.
Amber excused herself at that time, swiftly pushing her hair from her forehead and standing up. She pushed past Duo and entered the living room area, where she planned on working on the sheets for modifying her gundam. Unfortunately for her, tonight she was the subject of Duo's senseless annoyances.
"Hey, AMBER!" Duo called as he followed the girl. She continued walking past the living room, and straight to her room, in attempts to get away from Duo.
Yet again his annoying voice filled her ears as he came to her doorway.
"Ah, I see. You want me to…" He said from the other side of the door. Instinctively the girl flung open the door and stared at the longhaired boy. He smirked seductively at her, then licked his lips..
He let out a fierce cry as Amber connected her boot with the not-so-empty space between the boy's legs. He fell on the floor with a thud, clutching the injured part, sobbing.
"Don't mess with me," she said as Duo looked up at her. Heero and passed by and smirked at Duo' antics. True, the girl was hot as hell, but Duo had yet to see the true side of her. The side that longed to be released; the side of which made him love her all the more. True, again he had only just met her a month ago, but in that time he had grown fond of her. Maybe he even loved her.
