Disclaimer: The animes Gundam Wing and Sailor Moon do not belong to me. If anyone would actually believe that they did, they deserve an award.
Chapter Two – Who needs handsome guys?
"Hey guys! Guess who I found!" The group looked up from their lunch to find Duo nearly glowing with happiness and a pretty-looking blond behind him.
"Your sanity I hope." Wufei replied, returning to his book.
"Nope! No such luck!" During the boy's friendly banter, Mina had observed the group in front of her. It was daunting. There were five boys and five girls. Looking for a friendly face, she saw one she recognized and almost melted with relief.
"Quatre!"
"Wait-You know him?" Duo's face was puzzled.
"You know, you are incredibly dense sometimes Duo." Someone unseen grabbed his braid and yanked him into an empty seat.
"I wondered if you'd recognize me," the blonde boy named Quatre answered. A blue-haired girl sat on his lap. She offered Mina a genuine smile.
"You must be one of his famous sisters." She stood up so Quatre could embrace his sister.
"You must be Ami; Quatre's told me so much about you. I'm Mina, his older sister by barely two days." Laughing, Ami extended a hand and Mina shook it.
"Ami, Ami Anderson."
"Hey! What about the rest of us! You oughta know us too!" Duo's protest was soon silenced by another boy's hand.
"Stuff it Maxwell."
"Aw, Heero! You never let me have any fun!" Duo whined, practically bouncing in his seat.
"Since Duo's insisted, and courtesy calls for it, I might as well introduce you to the rest of the terror squad." Quatre said as he pointed people out.
"The one who tried his best to silence Duo, a noble action I might add,"
"Hey!-"
"-is Heero Mizuno. The raven beauty to his left is Rei Hino and that's her younger sister Hotaru next to her. All three are from Japan. Oh! And Heero is Ami's brother! Almost forgot to mention that.
"The tall brunet I was sitting next to is Trowa Barton. Next to him are his sister Lita and her boyfriend Chang Wufei.
"Lastly is Bunny and her boyfriend Darien Shields. You'll rarely see them around, so don't worry.
"So that's the group, pretty easy to remember once you get to know them." Mina smiled at the group who smiled back encouragingly.
"Oh my goodness! Is that the time?" The tall auburn haired girl – Lita she remembered – leaped to her feet, kissing her brother on the cheek. She
tapped her boyfriend on the shoulder and he wordlessly put his book away and followed her, but not before giving Mina a brief nod as he left. The brother, Trowa, leaned back in his chair and for all appearances appeared to go to sleep.
"Trowa's like that," Quatre said, following her gaze. He sat down again, Ami to his left with a book in her hand. Mina chose a chair next to Duo, who was currently doing his best to upset Heero, and tried to be inconspicuous. She failed.
"Hiya!" A petite blond suddenly popped up next to her. "My name's Bunny! What's your name?" Mina was suddenly strongly reminded of Duo.
"Mina, Mina Rana Rebarbre Winner." Bunny grinned.
"I know who you are! You're that new model I've been hearing so much about! Do you like ice-cream?" Mina was caught off-guard by the question.
"Y-yes?"
"Perfect! I'll get all the girls together and we can go out for ice- cream tomorrow and take you shopping! You'll love it! And hey, who knows? Maybe you can wear one of the outfits you find in your magazine. Oh! Have you met my boyfriend? Darien, Mina Rana Rebarbre Winner. Mina, Darien Shields." Shaking hands, Mina got the impression he would do just about anything for Bunny. She sighed deeply. What she wouldn't give to find love like that.
"By the way, do you have a boyfriend?"
"I did, but he...it didn't work out. So I am currently single." Bunny gave her a sympathetic look and then nodded, eyes twinkling.
"You won't be for long, not around here. Trust me." She flashed a smile before turning to leave, Darien's arm around her waist. Mina let her head thump against the table.
"I am so screwed."
"Nah, you're just the object of attention at the moment." She looked up to see a pair of brilliant green eyes taking her in. "It'll all calm down in a couple of weeks, well, maybe longer if you hang around with Duo."
"Trowa, right?" He brushed his long bangs slightly out of his face and nodded. Not knowing what else to say, she studied him instead. He wasn't much taller than his sister, who clocked in at probably 5'7" if she had to guess. Both had a similar slim frame and eyes. His hair though, was more brown than red, lacking the highlights that made his sister's so interesting. He was quiet, and so laid back she was instantly reminded of a cat. Not her cat though; her cat was an absolute terror on a sugar high. An image of Duo on a sugar high as a cat suddenly came to mind. She giggled. Trowa raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Feeling the need to explain herself, she said:
"Duo as a cat on a sugar high." He nodded and gave her a small smile.
"Wow Mina! Trowa must like you! He's talked more to you than to anyone else today! Maybe everybody put together."
"Shut up Duo," Trowa said shortly and closed his eyes. Maxwell just grinned and shared a look with the other boys. Quatre rolled his eyes and got up, Ami following close behind.
"What class do you have next Mina?" he asked as he gathered his things.
"Uh...mathematics?" she replied she had dug out and studied a piece of paper that was supposedly her schedule. It was hard to tell though; Duo had mutilated it beyond reckoning when he had tried to make a paper airplane with it.
"You'll be having it with Ami then, why don't you walk with us?" Relieved, Mina grabbed her backpack and hurried after them. At least you'll know one person in your class, that's something.
