ZT: Hey! Happy 4th of July people! Here's a little firework tip: Let someone else throw the smoke bomb under your older cousin. Sure it's funny as hell to watch them scream when all that smoke pops up, but its even funnier to watch your cousin try to kill whoever threw the smoke bomb. (Grins)I don't own Gundam Wing. Enjoy!
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Fate Sucks
Chapter 6
He stayed absolutely silent. She was only three feet away from him, but she didn't need to know that. She didn't need to know that concealed in the shadows was the one she had tracked around the whole earth sphere (and vice-versa) during the war. No she would just have to do with wondering where he was for the time being.
As the person being watched became out of sight, the one watching her came out of the shadows. Heero mentally sighed as he walked in the opposite direction of Relina. The more space between them, the better! He had been following Sai when he caught sight of the tacky uniform clad psychopa- I mean princess. Unfortunately, she saw him as well and followed him around the school eight times before he lost her.
How the hell did all his missions somehow wind up with him running into her? Heero withheld a shudder. It was just to plain creepy to think about, even for him. He needed something to get his mind off it. He considered trying to find the second woman he was most annoyed with in this country, but had the sinking feeling that she was with the most annoying man in this country… He didn't want to deal with Duo right now. Unconsciously, his hand trailed to the spot in his uniform jacket where his gun was hidden in an inside pocket. Only when his fingers brushed the solid object behind the cloth did he realize what he was doing.
At first, he just stood, thinking. Shooting did get his mind off things… and there was, oddly enough, a shooting range on the grounds, but Relina may find him there. Then again, Relina may find him anywhere, and who could blame him if she startled him when he was shooting and he "accidentally" put a bullet through her head. It was probably the only place where he could get away with shooting her if she got far too annoying. Without another thought, he headed toward the range.
Saying Heero is not one to miss details is like saying a dog only has semi-decent hearing. Today was no different. Being that it was on a pacifist academy ground, Heero's name was usually the only one to appear on the shooting range's login sheet. Today was different. As he signed his name on the sheet, Heero noticed a "VN" in the first slot. He also noticed that VN had not logged out yet. He guessed this person had figured out that this place was usually deserted and came here for some quiet time. Boy was this guy in for a surprise! After all, gunshots aren't exactly the quietest noises in the world…
The joke was on Heero. As he got near the shooting area, he noticed two things: One- VN was a girl; Two- VN was setting up a handgun. Heero studied the girl for a second. Her short black hair had a bluish tint and was tied loosely back. She looked to be about 5'6 with a perfect body shape. Her onyx colored eyes showed nothing but concentration at the task at hand. The pink uniform coat and shirt had been tossed aside, leaving VN in a white undershirt that showed off her slightly tanned, perfectly shaped arms.
The silent beauty showed no sign of acknowledging his presence. Heero had no problem with that at all. He slipped off his jacket after pulling out his gun and positioned himself in front of one of the targets. He vaguely acknowledged VN taking the one next to him. The first target was that of a body. VN's was the same.
BANG! BANG!He fired two shots: one in the center of the chest and one in the center of the head. Not a big deal for him, but it certainly would've surprised a rookie.
BANG! BANG!Heero glanced at VN's target and did a double take. She had hit the center of her target's chest and head, too! Heero switched his glance from the target to the shooter. Prussian blue met onyx as the two both made a silent agreement. VN aimed her gun.
BANG!She hit where the heart should be.
BANG! BANG!Heero hit where the heart should be and the stomach.
BANG! BANG!VN hit the stomach and the right shoulder
BANG! BANG!Heero hit the right shoulder and the left knee.
BANG! BANG! BANG!VN hit the left knee, the right knee, and the left shoulder.
BANG! BANG! BANG!Heero hit the right knee, left shoulder, and the neck.
BANG!VN hit the neck and changed her target to the traditional, circular one. Heero did the same…
By the time the silent, trigger-happy duo were down to their last bullet, both targets were, to say the least, mutilated. It was VN's turn to decide where the last bullet went. She aimed at the circular target.
BANG!
The bulls-eye. The two had deliberately avoided shooting it up until that moment. Heero aimed his gun; this was simple enough…
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Heero lowered his gun and sighed; spoke too soon. Relina rushed in and glomped the poor pilot. VN just stared at the princess before putting on her shirt and coat and taking the tie out of her hair.
Just as Heero was beginning to feel the lack of oxygen getting to him, Relina suddenly let go. He looked at her in utter confusion before realizing that her attention had turned to VN.
"Oh, Vanessa! It's so good to see you back. You know, I think you should have a talk with Sai; she seems to think that taking something that belongs to someone else is fine." Heero didn't know what was more insulting: that he was just called a "something" or that Relina thought he belonged to her.
VN or should I say Vanessa, looked at Relina with an expression that clearly said, "Why the hell should I care?" before returning to her task of putting her gun away.
"So?" When Vanessa didn't respond, Relina continued, "Will you talk to Sai?"
Vanessa picked up her gun case and turned to leave, "Sai's business is none of mine." She walked towards the exit.
Seeing that Relina was a little dumbfounded by the comment, Heero took this opportunity to esca-err-leave. He found Vanessa signing out as he approached. When she finished, she waited in silence for him to sign out as well. They both faced each other in silence, sizing each other up.
Surprisingly, it was Heero who said the first word, literally. "Tomorrow."
"Same time," Vanessa finished.
With that said, both walked off toward their dorms. Both in complete silence. Both looking forward to the next day. Both regretting the boneheads they'd have to deal with when they got back to their dorms.
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