Chapter 2
I don't know when I fell asleep, but I woke up the next morning. At 4:00 a.m. Not my usual 3:00 a.m. My radio was on quietly playing "El Beso Del Final" by Christina Aguilera.
"Oh damn!" I whispered. There was a knock at my door.
"Rei? Are you awake yet?" came Duo's voice.
I don't know which surprised me the most that Duo was awake at 4:00 a.m. or that he was here at this time.
"Um. yes." I answered silently.
"May I please come in?" he asked.
"Er. sure." I answered.
The door slid open and Duo poked his head "Are you dressed?"
"Not yet." I said shyly.
"Then I'll come back." He turned to go.
"Wait!" I said quickly "Technically I'm dressed. I slept in my cloths."
"Well. what do you normally sleep in?" he asked curiously.
"Um-"
"Nothing." Dr. Shinigami said, as he walked by.
I blushed so bad; I had to hide my face.
"Oh." Duo said slowly.
"Well. you wanted to know." I said still blushing. I got up to grab my slippers, but I couldn't find them. I searched while Duo stood there watching me. I found them close to where Duo was standing. I pulled them on and asked Duo, "What are you doing here? And at 4:00 in the morning?"
"Well I came here to ask you something, and I usually get up at 4:00." He answered sweetly.
I leaned over, kissed his cheek, and asked, "How about after breakfast?"
"Okay." He said silently as we walked to the kitchen. As we were walking, the vid phone started ringing.
"I'll be back," I said to Duo as I walked to it. I picked up the phone and said "Hello?"
Is a Rei Hino there? Came a man's voice.
"This is her." I responded switching on the vid screen. There was a teenage boy wearing a white mask going around his head over his eyes and nose. He had long platinum blonde hair. I was not sure what his eye color was, because I could not see his eyes.
This is Zechs Marquise, He said, It's great to see you again.
"I'm not sure who you are Mr. Marquise." I replied nervously.
He removed his mask to reveal beautiful, aqua blue eyes. His long platinum blonde bangs fell across his face and forehead. He looked familiar, but I still couldn't place the face.
"You look familiar, but I still don't know who you are." I said quietly.
Oh. well maybe you would remember my nick name, Zechs said nicely, Milly.
I took a sharp breath. "Milliardo Peacecraft?!" I gasped.
Yes., Milliardo/Zechs stated plainly.
"Wow!!! That's soooo cool!!!" I yelled.
"What's so cool?" Duo asked behind me.
"Duo its Milliardo!" I said happily. "Come and meet him."
"Cool I get to meet the famous Milliardo."
I turned to look at the vid screen. Milliardo put his mask back on before Duo got there.
"Hi, I'm Duo Maxwell. It's great to meet you Milliardo." Duo greeted.
Please call me Zechs. Milliardo replied, Are you two going out?
"No." Duo and I said together.
"Your hair has defiantly grown longer Milly," I said sweetly, "It's great to see ya."
Rei you look very pretty right now.
"Thank you Milliardo."
Your wel- Behind him a officer walked in saying, Sir you have to come to His Majesty's office.
Okay, Milliardo said to him. I have to go Rei He replied calmly to me, Duty calls.
"Okay Milly," I said calmly "Can you try to call me later?"
Sure.
"Bye"
Bye. Then the vid screen switched off. I turned mine off. I turned to Duo, and I hugged him.
"Um. . Rei. . I can't. . breath." Duo said haltingly.
I let him go. "Sorry," I said blushing. "You okay?" I started to check his ribs to see if they were bruised or broken.
He grabbed my hand, and said, "I'm fine."
I smiled. Then he kissed me. I smiled. He laughed.
"The second time," Dr. Shinigami chuckled.
Duo and I laughed nervously.
"Um, Rei can I please talk to you alone?"
"Sure Sir."
Duo walked into the kitchen. Man I'm going to be killed, I thought.
"Rei your training is over, and I'm done with your gundam. You're leaving for Earth in one week."
"What?!" I practically shrieked, "One week?!"
I don't know when I fell asleep, but I woke up the next morning. At 4:00 a.m. Not my usual 3:00 a.m. My radio was on quietly playing "El Beso Del Final" by Christina Aguilera.
"Oh damn!" I whispered. There was a knock at my door.
"Rei? Are you awake yet?" came Duo's voice.
I don't know which surprised me the most that Duo was awake at 4:00 a.m. or that he was here at this time.
"Um. yes." I answered silently.
"May I please come in?" he asked.
"Er. sure." I answered.
The door slid open and Duo poked his head "Are you dressed?"
"Not yet." I said shyly.
"Then I'll come back." He turned to go.
"Wait!" I said quickly "Technically I'm dressed. I slept in my cloths."
"Well. what do you normally sleep in?" he asked curiously.
"Um-"
"Nothing." Dr. Shinigami said, as he walked by.
I blushed so bad; I had to hide my face.
"Oh." Duo said slowly.
"Well. you wanted to know." I said still blushing. I got up to grab my slippers, but I couldn't find them. I searched while Duo stood there watching me. I found them close to where Duo was standing. I pulled them on and asked Duo, "What are you doing here? And at 4:00 in the morning?"
"Well I came here to ask you something, and I usually get up at 4:00." He answered sweetly.
I leaned over, kissed his cheek, and asked, "How about after breakfast?"
"Okay." He said silently as we walked to the kitchen. As we were walking, the vid phone started ringing.
"I'll be back," I said to Duo as I walked to it. I picked up the phone and said "Hello?"
Is a Rei Hino there? Came a man's voice.
"This is her." I responded switching on the vid screen. There was a teenage boy wearing a white mask going around his head over his eyes and nose. He had long platinum blonde hair. I was not sure what his eye color was, because I could not see his eyes.
This is Zechs Marquise, He said, It's great to see you again.
"I'm not sure who you are Mr. Marquise." I replied nervously.
He removed his mask to reveal beautiful, aqua blue eyes. His long platinum blonde bangs fell across his face and forehead. He looked familiar, but I still couldn't place the face.
"You look familiar, but I still don't know who you are." I said quietly.
Oh. well maybe you would remember my nick name, Zechs said nicely, Milly.
I took a sharp breath. "Milliardo Peacecraft?!" I gasped.
Yes., Milliardo/Zechs stated plainly.
"Wow!!! That's soooo cool!!!" I yelled.
"What's so cool?" Duo asked behind me.
"Duo its Milliardo!" I said happily. "Come and meet him."
"Cool I get to meet the famous Milliardo."
I turned to look at the vid screen. Milliardo put his mask back on before Duo got there.
"Hi, I'm Duo Maxwell. It's great to meet you Milliardo." Duo greeted.
Please call me Zechs. Milliardo replied, Are you two going out?
"No." Duo and I said together.
"Your hair has defiantly grown longer Milly," I said sweetly, "It's great to see ya."
Rei you look very pretty right now.
"Thank you Milliardo."
Your wel- Behind him a officer walked in saying, Sir you have to come to His Majesty's office.
Okay, Milliardo said to him. I have to go Rei He replied calmly to me, Duty calls.
"Okay Milly," I said calmly "Can you try to call me later?"
Sure.
"Bye"
Bye. Then the vid screen switched off. I turned mine off. I turned to Duo, and I hugged him.
"Um. . Rei. . I can't. . breath." Duo said haltingly.
I let him go. "Sorry," I said blushing. "You okay?" I started to check his ribs to see if they were bruised or broken.
He grabbed my hand, and said, "I'm fine."
I smiled. Then he kissed me. I smiled. He laughed.
"The second time," Dr. Shinigami chuckled.
Duo and I laughed nervously.
"Um, Rei can I please talk to you alone?"
"Sure Sir."
Duo walked into the kitchen. Man I'm going to be killed, I thought.
"Rei your training is over, and I'm done with your gundam. You're leaving for Earth in one week."
"What?!" I practically shrieked, "One week?!"