Hey all, I don't own any characters except Megan, Anna, and Sarah. I wish the G-boys were mine but alas, no. They are very yummy though, and I have had many fantasies about them.

This story is going to be a little slow at first but I promise I'll get it going the next time I update. Which will never be on a weekend since I can only get to the internet at work. Still saving for that laptop. Like Heero's! Well, not relly since I'm all but technologically illiterate.

Please enjoy and let me know what you think!

LIVING THROUGH

She walked out of the hospital and into the impossibly bright and far to cheerful sunshine. She looked up at it, tilting her head back so that her wavy mane of hair cascaded down her back in waterfall waves. Her expression wasn't blank, it wasn't curious, it was just…looking. She made such a picture in her peasant blouse shirt and colorful skirt with one arm in a sling and bandages on her leg with her head tilted back staring unblinkingly at the sun that people slowed down from their busy lives and took notice, curious about this normally plain looking girl who seemed transformed by the sun.

Then the girl blinked, and she finally noticed the attention that she was getting. She didn't blush, she didn't become embarrassed, she just took one step backwards and was gone. Those who blinked missed it. Those who didn't blink, still missed it. They all took a second to rub their eyes or clean their glasses, wondering if she had been there at all.

Duo bounded into the meeting room and immediately plopped into a chair. Becoming fidgety after a few seconds he began to roam the room as he waited for the others to arrive. Heero, Wufei, Quatre, and Sally were already there, the latter three doing paperwork while Heero appeared to be staring off into space, though Duo knew from experience that he was fully aware of what was going on. Sally had some medical paperwork spread out in front of her, Wufei was going through paperwork for the Preventers, and Quatre was trying to put into order some affairs for the Winner Corporation. Since Duo knew that it wouldn't be pretty to bother the blonde Arabian while he was doing that paperwork, he decided that it would be much more fun to bother Wufei. He immediately put this plan into action by straddling the chair next to Wufei and just looking at him. The only part of Wufei that acknowledged Duo were his eyes, which looked up and then down.

"What do you want Maxwell?" He asked, not bothering to hide his irritation.

"Whatcha doin?"

"I am attempting to keep up with this infernal paperwork that Une insists we do. Don't you have work of your own that you can do?"

"Nahhh, it's all done on my part. Heero insists on looking it over before we hand it in."

"Go bother someone else please, I must get as much of this done before the meeting starts and I have no time for your tiresome antics." Duo placed both hands over his heart and fell backward in his chair as though he'd been shot. Trowa walked in, glanced at Duo, then took a seat next to Quatre. Une walked in almost directly behind him, glanced at Duo, Sighed, then took a seat at the head of the table. The three paper pushers put their paperwork away, all except Sally who kept out five folders. As Duo took the seat next to Heero, he had a sinking suspicion as to what this meeting was going to be about. The first words out of Une's mouth confirmed it.

"Your yearly medical exams are due and none of you have reported for them." She said bluntly. The 20-year-old pilots looked everywhere but at Une or Sally. Duo was the first to speak up.

"With all due respect Lady Une, we have been kinda busy with that new terrorist group that popped up six months ago and the possible injury of three of our officers by them while they were on leave." Une silenced him with a piercing glare.

"Since you have all been unable to find a way on your own then I have found it for you. Immediately after I dismiss you, you will all follow Sally to the medical wing. I will be the last one out of this room and will follow you there to make sure that you don't slip out along the way. After that, Sally may do with you as she pleases." There was an evil glint in Sally's eyes that all of the boys cringed at. Thankfully though, they were saved by a knock on the door.

"Come in." Une called out, a hint of annoyance creeping into her voice at being interrupted. The door opened to revel a young woman that they all knew, yet hardly recognized. She was dressed in the standard Preventer work uniform with her wavy brown hair pulled back in a high ponytail, but those were the only things that were the same. The once bright blue eyes that had held so much joy and laughter and challenge and looked everything in the eye unflinchingly were now downcast and lifeless. One arm was bandaged up and held in a sling, and it was obvious that she had used make-up to cover as much of the bruising as possible. And when she walked forward to hand Lady Une a folder it was apparent that she was limping.

"Agent Andrews reporting back from extended leave ma'am." She said in a voice that had lost all its life. Lady Une lost all professionalism and just gawked.

"My God Sarah, what happened to you? And where are your partners?" She demanded. Sally jumped up and started to give her the once over, but Sarah just handed her one of the folders that she was carrying.

"They're dead ma'am." Sarah said in that same lifeless voice and handed Une a folder. "It's all in my report ma'am. I have also handed Doctor Po here my recent medical file, and will report for a physical if she sees it necessary. But I assure you that I am fine. If you'll excuse me now, I have to go clean out my sisters desks." She turned to leave, but Heero caught her sleeve.

"We need a better explanation than that." He said. Sarah clenched her fist and looked like she was trying not to scream out loud.

"And I will explain everything." She said with difficulty. "But it was hard enough for me to write it down, I just can't speak about it yet." Heero let go of her sleeve and she slipped out the door before anyone could say anything. Duo was again, the first to speak.

"You know, I used to wonder if there was anything that could bring her down. Didn't ever really want to find out though." Quatre was still sitting where he had been, though now he was being supported by Trowa.

"The pain. My god the pain she's in. None of you have any idea what it took for her to come here today. He said, both his hands holding onto his heart.

"Right." Une said. "Wufei, you go be with her, I don't want her to be alone right now in case she breaks down. The rest of you, to the infirmary."

Sarah slowly and methodically separated her sisters personal effects from their work papers with a blank mind. Well, it wasn't really blank, but detached enough that her mind wandered. There was a reason that someone had once told her that her soul wandered. Because while her body and mind were grounded her soul would wander, exploring the possibilities of the universe and leaving her to stare off into space with a dreamy look on her face. Which in turn led to her being the butt of many jokes, many of them having been started by her sisters.

Sarah picked up a framed photo of the three of them taken as they walked out of their high school graduation ceremony and her mind took her back in time.

"We're freeeeeee!" They all yelled happily as they jumped off the front steps of their school, landing in a heap on the ground in a fit of giggles. Normally the other kids would be giving them weird looks for their antics, but at the moment they were all that happy, and a few of them even joined in on the laughter. They stood up and brushed each other off, laughing the entire time.

"I can't believe it, we're finally free from detention, and secretaries with sticks up their ass, and disgusting lunchroom food, and all the drama that goes with high school idiocy. WHOOPEE!" Megan yelled and threw her hands up in the air. Anna and Sarah laughed at her. Sarah held her hand up to her mouth like she was talking into a microphone and spoke with a cheesy game show announcers voice.

"Yes, and now we get to enter the world of college and work, with bosses who will undoubtedly try and sleep with us with the promise of promotion and slutty secretaries who will be jealous and probably try to kill us because we're just so gorgeous. How do you feel about this miss?" She held the 'mike' to Anna who pretended to be a giddy cheerleader while twirling her hair and pretending to pop her gum.

"Oh, I feel just fine about it. I mean, I had to sleep with my teachers to get good grades, so, it's like, not that much different, like, you know?" Megan began to jump up and down excitedly to get the reporters attention, and Sarah swung the mike around to her.

"I'm just going to try my best and get to the top on my own merits, though in this day and age that is highly unlikely that a woman can get everything she wants without sleeping with at least a few people, at least in the business world. Green Peace everyone!" Megan held up a peace sign with a huge smile, making Sarah and Anna double over giggling.

"I might have a job for you where you won't have to do any of that stuff and you can still rise to the top." A male voice said from behind them. They turned around to see a Chinese guy about their age leaning against the building with his arms crossed over his chest and watching them with an amused smile on his face. Figuring that he had just watched their entire performance and he was still asking them this Sarah figured that she couldn't embarrass herself any further so she walked up to him with her pretend microphone and continued to speak in the announcers voice.

"And you sir, it's not nice to lie to innocent young girls about to make their start in this scary world. Where is this supposed place where we won't have to sleep with our boss?"

"The Preventers Organization." Sarah dropped her mike and all the girls stared at him dumbfounded.

"No way. You're serious? The Preventers are seeking us out?" Megan asked. The guy nodded.

"Yes, we are. Though meeting you now I'm beginning to question my superiors decision." The girls hid a smile, as they usually got a reaction like that.

"So what, you looked into our files and saw that our test scores and classes were far above normal and you just thought that you would offer us this absolutely fabulous job and we would take it without question?" Anna asked.

"Yes. Except I did expect questions." They all blinked their eyes at him.

"Wow, I didn't expect a straight answer." Anna said and the girls started giggling again.

"So are you three interested?" They all looked at each other and shrugged.

"Sure. Why not? I wasn't really looking forward to all of that normal life stuff anyway." Megan said.

"Ditto."

"Me to. And Megan? When have we ever had a normal life?"

Sarah let the memory fade and put the picture in a box. It had been almost three months since she'd had a day like that. Because three months ago was when…No, mustn't think about that. Probably going to break down crying again and that would not be a good thing to do in front of the young recruits. She picked up another picture, this one taken a few days after they had completed the Special Ops training course, and this one slipped through her fingers and started to fall to the floor. Someone caught it and placed it in the box, then guided her into his office where he helped her to sit down.

"They're…they're really one, aren't the Chang? I'm not going to see them again am I?" She said her lower lip trembling even though she tried as hard as she could to stop it.

"You should have taken more time for yourself." Wufei said.

"I couldn't. I'd already taken up all of the time that Lady Une gave my sisters and I. If I hadn't reported in I would have been considered AWOL."

"You can still take some time off, something like medical leave. No one would stop you." Sarah laughed and brushed back her loose strands of hair with one hand.

"And what would I do? Sit at home and stare at all their possessions? Everything I did in my free time I did with them. I wouldn't know what to do with my self. At least here there are things that I can occupy myself with." She took a deep shaking breath and them let out a laugh that was designed but failed to show that she was all right. "Who am I kidding? We did this together, I'm never going to get away from them unless I run, and I never run." Huge racking sobs choked her, but she tried to put on a brave face for Wufei. He wasn't fooled in the slightest, and took her in his arms, letting her cry rivers on his shoulder.