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Gundam Wing Episode 26
Uneasiness
10:30p.m.
Jeff feels discouraged by his by his resent embarrassment. Relena had seen his true form, so he feels he should leave. Taking his two suitcases he leaves the janitors closet.
"Leaving so soon, Heero." Jeff jumps and looks over at a familiar blonde and blushes. His hood covers most of his face with a shadow. She recognizes his uneasy, nervous reaction as she approaches him.
"I'm sorry...but you have the wrong person."
"What is your name?"
"Jeffrey Salamander," he says closing the door; he starts down the hall.
"Is it because of my reaction when I saw you, Jeffrey?" Jeff stops dead in his tracks as she finishes, "or is it because you're in love with me?" He squeezes the handles of his suitcases and forces himself forward. Relena follow him in the elevator.
Why is she following me? He looks at her his eyes still covered in shadow. The elevator door opens and he exits this time his pas is faster then before. Determined, she continues to follow him, but she has a hard time keeping up. She watches him enter a cab. She barely makes it in before it drives away. "I... don't have money for the both of us," he says softly.
"Just because I saw you you're going to run away. What kind of a body guard are you?" she says sternly. Seeing he wasn't going to change his mind she sighs and softly says, "Why is it that I always seem to scare off my own body guards?"
"Stop here," he sighs getting out after handing the driver the last of his money. "Come on Relena." She's surprised, but she obeys. "I hope you don't mind walking back to the hotel."
"What made you change your mind?"
"I um... couldn't just leave you stranded in the middle of San Antonio by... yourself."
Shimi presses a few buttons on the computer. Sophia, Quatre, and Jeff's picture show up on screen. She sighs and moves away from the screen. She's been down in the basement for some time now fixing the problem of missing data which was lost during the Cobra incident.
Flash
"You're going to have to tell him sooner or later, Shimi."
Flash
Pressing the spacebar, she leaves back in her chair lost in thought.
Flash
"I sent Jeff on a mission," Sophia says packing. "So, don't worry about him."
"Where are you going?"
"I have to check on my father's business. I'm almost eighteen. I'll be inheriting it all soon."
"You know Quatre didn't finish his training before he left," Sophia looks up, "Just to tell you."
"... he, he has his own business to go back to remember besides he's only been gone for almost three weeks. He'll be fine."
Flash
It's obvious; she's in love with him. "I'm going to bed, Mischievous ...I'm tired." Mischievous comes up on screen. "You can finish the rest." He solutes Shimi, she notices a mark on her arm. Curious, she tries to rub it out thinking it was a black mark from helping Sophia with her motorcycle she was making for Wufei as a birthday present. She rubs the area, but as she does, stripes form all up and down her arm. She gasps seeing them on her other arm and legs as well.
Flash
"Trowa's a kind person; he'll help you through this. It'll only get worse it you don't tell him." Sophia hugs Shimi from behind as she looks in the mirror.
Flash
Shimi stands up. I can't go upstairs like this. She sighs. ... Or can I? She goes upstairs as the light from outside starts to creep through the window. "Don't tell me I was up all night." She grabs an apple off the table and then heads for the fridge. She then grabs some thawed stew meat before heading to her room. She startled to see Trowa there waiting for her. "Trowa, what a surprise," she says uneasily.
"Are you avoiding me?" Shimi looks to the floor sadly.
"... Maybe," she says softly. "I just needed time to myself for a while... I've been sick," she closes the door. "Didn't Sophia tell you?"
"I don't believe that story, quit acting." She avoids eye contact a moment before bursting into tears. She moves away from him when he tries to comfort her.
"Oh! Don't touch me, Trowa... I'm pregnant." She continues to cry afraid to look at his face.
"Is that all, Shimi," she looks at him surprised by his reaction.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be," he says hugging her. He holds up a ring for her to see. "I wasn't sure what color stone you wanted."
"OH TROWA!!"
"..." Quatre looks down the hall. "Where is everyone?" He goes to the nearest room. Walking in, he sees no one. He starts to leave she a hand behind the arm chair catches his attention. He goes over and is surprised at what he finds. "What, what happened?" The lifeless eyes stare back at him. The blood washes up at his feet.
Quatre quickly goes to the phone, but when he picks up the receiver he sees that the cord had been cut. Just then something dashes out of the room. He follows in the direction he saw it go. He's soon running down the hall until he bursts into the dinning room. He's taken aback by the bodies thrown and scattered on the floor like rag dolls. He backs up into the wall in shock.
"What's happening? They're all-"
The same black shadow catches his eyes again. Determined to get answers, he follows again. He opens the door in front of him. The bright light blinds him as he enters. He finds himself on the roof. The black shadow's there as well.
"Did you do this?" he says moving closer when he receives no answer. The hood comes off. "Sophia?"
"Stay where you are," she says her voice somewhat shaky from fright, "Don't, don't come any closer."
"Sophia, what's wrong?" he asks confused. Her eyes grow wide as he continues forward. She backs up tripping over the edge. "Sophia!"
"AHH!!!" he grabs her arm. She looks down as the ground seems to move farther away. She starts to slip.
"Sophia, give me your other hand." She looks back at him with her fear stained eyes.
"I, I can't."
"Sophia, please!" His claws dig into her arm. Blood slowly drips down her arm as she slips from his grip. "Sophia, NOO!!" He painfully turns his head away at the last second. He cries as he sinks to the floor. Quatre gasps when he notices his hands. His eyes grow wide with fright seeing them dripping with blood. Quatre then finds himself back in the dinning room only this time he was in the center surrounded by the dead bodies of his men, friends, and family. He stands up terrified.
"Quatre," he looks around, but he couldn't tell where the voice was coming from; it continued to call out his names as the voice multiplies. "It was you, Quatre." The voices become unbearably louder. "YOU KILLED US MASTER QUATRE!! QUATRE!!" The voices continue even though he covered his ears.
"It wasn't me! ... I would never." The room starts to fill with blood as the voices continue. The blood rises quickly. When he tries to keep his head afloat he feels hands pulling him under.
Quatre gasps sitting up in bed. He's covered in sweat as he breaths heavily. He goes to the bathroom and splashes colt water on his face. He looks in the mirror and notices his hair was longer then usual. Opening the medicine cabinet, he takes out a pair of scissors. He then cuts it to its original length before going back to bed. He stares into the darkness of the room unable to sleep. Turning over, he notices the clock which read 4:15 a.m. He sighs.
"I can't sleep," he says finally giving in. Sitting up, he decided to go take a shower. After locking the door, he turns on the water and walks in. He stands there letting the hot water drench him.
Flash
"Sophia," Quatre knocked on her door, "It's time to change your bandages."
"Come in." He walked in to see her limp into bed.
"You know you're suppose to stay off that foot, Sophia," he said walking over to her.
"I'm fine; I'll heal faster then you would anyway." He started removing the bandages from her foot.
"Not if you don't stay off it."
"I'm not helpless you know." There's a moment of silence.
"Sophia"
"Hum?"
"Do you still think I'm weak?"
"Yes," she answered quickly picking up a book off the table, but then she finished and said, "You're stronger then most though." He sat back after finishing. "You're the kindest person I know and you're sweet." He felt himself blush before he found the courage to ask his question.
"Do you... love me, Sophia?"
"Well I um..." her face turns red right before she buried her face in the book. She slowly put the book down and sighed. She moved over and kissed him on the lips.
Flash
I miss her. Quatre turns off the shower and steps out. Grabbing a few towels, he dries himself off. His long blond hair falls to his shoulders starling him. That's strange... I thought I cut my hair. Using one of his towels, he defogs the mirror. He hair had grown longer then when he'd just cut it. His fox ears surprise him. I, I can't be changing. Just then the light bulb blew out showing his glowing blue-green eyes. Terror hits him as he back up into the shower door. Not, not again.
Flash
"Do you need any help?" Quatre asked after watching Sophia put the finishing touches on her own gundam.
"Nope," she rubbed her hands in her overalls. "Just stand in the corner and watch, Care Bear." He suddenly got a strange urge to play with her hair when she almost backed up into him. "Quatre..." she turned, "What are you doing?" He quickly removes his hands. "Are your eyes glowing?" He noticed his hands were slowly changing. When she saw the panic in his eyes she said, "Quatre, are you ok." He put his hand on the rail only to have it break in his hand. "You don't know your own strength, Quatre," she said teasing. Her comment only makes his heart race more.
"...you're right"
"I was just joking, Quatre," she says reading his face.
"What, what happens if I can't-?"
"Shh!!" Sophia cups his face into her hands. "You're not going to hurt anyone. That wasn't you remember." She entwines her claw in his. "See... just calm down and you'll change back."
Flash
Still breathing heavily, he closes his eyes. He tries to relax himself still leaning on the shower door. Calm down and try to relax. He opens his eyes and breaths a sigh of relief. His ears, hair, and eyes return to normal.
