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angelicmayuka I'm glad you're so enthusiastic about my story. I dunno if you'll still like it after what I've done in this chapter...ah! Well! Anyway...you're done waiting! New chapter! Hope you like it!

Anime Monster Too bad you don't like needles. I know lots of people who don't so it's okay. I won't hold it against you. n.n I'm glad you liked the extra info anyway and I plan on putting Duo back in next chapter, but not this one. Later! I promise!

Black-Fire Eclipse Well-I updated! I know! Not soon but, well, here it is! n.n'

Crystal O.O Heero's b-day is the same as yours? Wow. Freaky. And I know this is a little cliché, but it's just for fun, so I don't care much. Hope it's fun for you to read though, that's all that matters.

Xtreme Nuisance Wheeeee! I'm so glad this is the best high school story! I still hope it is after this chapter. Well, we'll see! Enjoy!

So, I'd like to also appologise for this being so late but it is ::insert irony:: time for high school and I'll only be able to update when I have time. And this chapter is serious! The random dialogue at the end isn't but that's another story! Next chapter will be funny again! Promises! - Now read on and have fun!


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 Three – No need to reminisce!

Lita had always been alone. From the time she was early enough to remember there had been no one there to care for her.

Lita was born in Canada on December 5 in a small hospital. Her mother and father, she was told, loved her more than anything. They died in an airplane crash when she was one. Soon after that tragic event she was shipped off to an orphanage and then a foster home. She lived in sixteen different foster homes before returning to remain at the orphanage at age seven.

When Lita was eleven she joined a gang. The gang consisted of twelve people, all of them older than her. They became her family and looked out for her. Now, at age sixteen, she wasn't in a gang anymore; that was ancient history. She had left the gang when she met Wufei.

Chang Wufei was a proud full-blooded Chinese with jet black hair and obsidian eyes. He had a serious justice complex and loved to fight. When they first met he had called her an onna and she had bloodied his nose. But that was years ago. Nowâ€well, until recently, he was the only reason she took a breath in the morning when she got up. Until recently

Until recently she had thought she was alone in the world, the only one who cared about herself. And until recently, she had been right. Before she knew about Trowa, before she had even met him. Before she knew she had a brother, she had been alone.

She had met Trowa completely by accident; a real accident in fact. She and Wufei had been out for a run on her motorcycle and she had lost control and nearly run him over. Amid a waterfall of apologies she had noticed his startlingly similar looks to her own and had dragged him seven blocks to the orphanage and looked up records. That was the day she found a stranger and he turned out to be her brother. Since then, Trowa was never allowed out of her sight; she was too afraid he'd leave and she'd be without family. That was something she knew she wouldn't be able to handle if it happened, whether Wufei was there or not.

Lita, Wufei, and Trowa had set up home in an apartment three blocks from school using Lita and Trowa's job money and Wufei's trust funds to pay rent. They had friends over and liked their work. Family was a reality and life was good. But sometimes, when she couldn't sleep, Lita remembered. The moon would weep and memories assaulted her. So sometimes, Lita wondered if her life was really as wonderful as it seemed.


Flashback

Lita chewed indifferently on an oak leaf as she listen to the conversation below.

"She's just soboyish. No one in their right mind would ever want to adopt her. It's no wonder she keeps coming back."

"I know what you mean. She was so mean to me yesterday! I asked her if she wanted to play with me and she said 'You are nothing but an ugly freak' and shoved me into the mud!." One of the other girls gasped.

"She's the freak! She doesn't care about anybody but herself."

"She thinks she's so much better than us. She whines to the boys about being weak and has them pick on us because of it." What a load of rubbish! Lita thought. She almost snorted but caught herself in time from making any more noise.

"I'm just glad she's leaving again. I hope she never comes back." As their retreating forms cast shadows on the lawn behind them, Lita leaned back in her tree. An offending oak leaf was crushed angrily and fell softly to the ground below.

How could they gossip behind her back? They only cared about make-up and jewelry. None of them appreciated real things. All they did was complain; none of them had ever been alone as long as her. They all had families wanting to adopt them. They had money! They had friends! So fine! Let them gossip! So long as they kept their dolls to themselves and let her enjoy her freedom! She didn't need friends like those anyway! All they'd do is judge her and continue to gossip about her when they got bored. It was just the way they were. Besides, no one wanted friends like that. No one needed friends like that. In fact, no one needed friends at all. Did they?

End Flashback


Lita opened her eyes drowsily and blinked at the squiggled red blur on the clock next to her. Numbers coming into focus, a squint told her it was only 6:34 am. Plenty of time to fix coffee before school. Slipping out of bed, her feet thumped loudly on the floor, causing Wufei to mumble something unintelligible angrily at her and roll over, carrying the covers with him. Amused, Lita poked the lump on the left side of the bed. A snarl rose from it. Shrugging, she stumbled into the kitchen, yawning all the way. Startled, she noticed Trowa was already up and drinking coffee at the table, eyes gazing out the window.

"Trowa," he turned to gaze at her, eyes a piercing green in the pre-dawn light. "Morning." He said nothing but nodded. Curious, Lita went over and fixed a cup of coffee before joining him silently.

"Why so early?"

"Cathy."

"Meeting her hmmm?" Lita took a sip of her coffee before continuing, "When? This morning?"

"Yes."

"I take it you're not going to come to school then?"

"No."

"Will you be back in time for dinner?"

"I'll try."

"Well, that's all I suppose I can hope for." Finishing the brown liquid in one last swig Lita stood and poured a second cup. "Then I'd best wake up Wufei and get ready for school." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and moved back towards the bedroom, unsure of just how she felt about Trowa meeting Cathy. The woman was wonderful, she'd met her before, but Lita couldn't help but feel a stab of jealousy every time she was near the woman. It was long ago decided best for Lita not meet with her often and to remain friendly and distant.

"Wufei," she called softly. The boy mumbled something and waved a hand at her. Lita sighed; Wufei was not a morning person. "Coffee," she murmured in a sing-song voice, holding it just near enough for him to smell it. One sleepy eye opened and peered out from under the comforter.

"So." Lita set it down on the table and glared at her partner.

"Up. Now. You." He grunted and closed his eye.

"Why?"

"Because." She cocked her head and poked him. "School."

"Damn it."

"I accede. But I fear your GPA doesn't agree." Wufei snorted and sat up, stretching his arms as he did so.

"I detest the learning system established called high school."

"Agreed. Drink your coffee."

Lita's feet dragged. She wasn't very energetic, no, scratch that, she wasn't energetic at all. Even her friends had noticed. Wufei, now awake and concerned, stuck by her side through all of their classes together and wouldn't let her out of his site. She was extremely grateful for the support. She still had no idea why, but having Trowa gone and spending the day with Catherine took the energy out of her.

Shaking her head to clear it, she squeezed Wufei's hand for reassurance and walked to French class with her head held high. She could do this, she'd show the world she could survive without Trowa Barton for one day. She'd show them. She'd survive.


Wa! This was short! O.o I also know it was depressing! I'm sorry! But it needed to be written! Between Mina's humorous events at high school, there will be the not so humorous pasts of the others. So the POVS may switch around a bit. . I'll try not to make it too confusing. And as a final note, I'm not doing one for everybody, I don't think, I just needed to write Lita's seeing as it was so vital to this story. NOW I have you all going 'What? Vital? What the does she mean?' - Hehehehehehehehe you'll just have to wait and see. - Ja ne! Terra Rain


Quatre: Allah! She managed to update! Praise be to Allah! The merciful and compassionate!-

Author: -.- I hate you, you know that?

Wufei: This chapter sucked.

Author: Now look here-

Lita: At least she didn't write you ooc as a jealous maniac.

Author: I didn't! I simply-

Duo: Maybe she'll make you suicidal by killing Trowa off!

Trowa: O.O

Lita: O.O ::eyes fill with tears::

Wufei: Injustice! ::Chases Duo with katana::

Author: O.O DUO!

Duo: Uh oh. Um. Bye now!

Author: ::rubs temples:: I don't believe this

Wufei: ::manages to grab Duo's hair:: THAT'S IT! I'M CUTTING IT OFF!

Duo: O.O NO! NOT THAT! ANYTHING BUT THAT!

Hotaru: ::wanders over:: Oh really? What are you cutting off?

Wufei: Maxwell's h- ::blushes::

Lita: O.O Hotaru!

Chibi-Usa: ::giggles::

Duo: ::laughs:: Didn't know you cared Chang.

Wufei: Stuff it or I Will cut it off Maxwell!

Duo: ::trying not to laugh:: Stuff what Chang? ::snigger::

Author: O.O This is SO completely out of hand!

Wufei: MAXWELL! ::well past red by now::

Author: ::snaps fingers and Duo disappears::

Author: That was- I'm sorry! This is supposed to be a completely clean fanfic!

Chibi-Usa: ::snorts::

Author: ::glares:: Well it was! ::sighs:: I guess my yaoi half got the better of me. Ah, well! At least it wasn't in the story part of it!

Wufei: Injustice! I NEED to kill Maxwell! Let me at him onna!

Author: ::yawns:: All in good time.

Wufei: ::harumphs:: ::Lita goes over and kisses him:: ::He melts in her arms and is instantly better::

Author: Aw!

Chibi-Usa: Ew.

Hotaru: ::blink::

Hotaru: Can we go now?

Author: Please.

Hotaru: :mumbles:: Bitch.

Author: O.O Injustice!

Quatre: This is going to take a while. Tea?

Ami: No thank you. But thank you all for reading! Reviews are appreciated! - Flames are not and will be used by Rei to-

Rei: Mars Flame Sniper!

Author: ::Eeep!:: LOOK WHERE YOU POINT THAT THING!

Rei: You were in the way.

Ami: ::calmly sips tea::

Author: -.- I hate you all.

The End!

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