ZT: 100 REVIEWS! (Gasp) Dun dun dun! The Gundam Boys are now being targeted! What will happen? How did LAVA find them? Who the hell is Vingt's stinkin' resource? Who is Night Star? Well, I know all the answers, but I'm not giving you all of them just yet… This chappy is longer than the others…that's my way of saying it's probably gonna be a week before the next update. Sorry! I don't own Gundam Wing. Enjoy!
Review Response:
Calli Maxwell- Tell your grandma she's an awesome cook! I loved the cake! I think you'd be invited to the wedding…if there is one. You'll find out what I mean at the end of this chapter…
Gundam Gurl- Glad you liked your present! Hmm…Sai? That would be kinda creepy…Dream guy turned out to be a girl…Well I'm not saying who Night Star is just yet… However, LAVA is a different story…
AJ- you think THAT's shocking? Wait till you read the end of this chapter!
Dark Devotions- Well, we'll just have to wait and see what she says.
Fate Sucks
Chapter 34
"Guys! I'm bored, darn it!" Alex complained at a lunch table outside. Everyone was sitting there, trying to enjoy his or her meal despite her complaining.
"Well, why don't you design a wedding dress or something? That occupied you for…ten minutes last time," Sai pointed out.
Alex looked at the blond with pleading eyes, "But that's so BORING now! I wanna do something different! Like…go to a club!"
Laury's face lightened up at the thought, "Yeah! Let's go!"
Duo leapt up, "I'm in."
Sai looked at them and shook her head, "One small problem: you're all nighters and we have school in the morning."
"I think we could afford to miss just one day of school…" Allison said after a pause.
Sai looked at the brunette in shock, "Ally? But you're a scholarholic!"
"True, but even I need a break at times…Besides, I've been promising Alex I would go the next time she went," Allison explained.
Sai looked at Vanessa, "What do you think, Ness?"
Vanessa shrugged, "I don't really care."
"Well, I think we should all go, especially you book worm!" Duo exclaimed, pointing at Allison. "And you guys need to go so that you lighten up!" he said, pointing at Heero, Trowa, Wufei, and Vanessa.
Heero glared at Duo, "No."
"Not a chance, Maxwell!" Wufei stated.
Alex walked over to Wufei, "Aw! C'mon Wufy! It'll be fun!"
Wufei glared at her, "Woman! My name is Wufei! Not 'Wufy'! Wufei!"
Alex grinned, "…Wufy. Wufy, Wufy, Wufy!"
"Dah! Shut up with the 'Wufy' and I'll go!" Wufei exclaimed.
"Okay! See ya later Wufei!" she said, leaving towards her dorm. The other three girls followed suit.
Sai stayed behind a few seconds, 'What are they up to…?' She turned to the guys, "Are you gonna try and hide, or should I get ready too?"
Duo grinned, "Get ready! We'll all meet at the parking lot in two hours. Pass it on!"
"It's open," Vanessa said as she heard a knock at her door. She was inspecting her different outfits in the mirror, trying to find something that would work for her… Unfortunately, she wasn't really the clubbing person, so she didn't know which outfit would work. She stopped inspecting them, however, when she saw a blond head reflect in the mirror. She turned around, "What's up, Sai?"
Sai looked at the dark haired girl in front of her, a little trouble in her eyes, "Ness, is there something I should know?"
Vanessa blinked, "What?"
"Since when does Allison like to go to clubs? Since when do you say you don't care? Since when does Alex let Laury go to a place where she can go hog wild with alcohol?" Sai asked.
Vanessa shrugged, "The guys have rubbed off on us…"
"You promise that's it?" Sai's words held a tinge of fear in them.
Vanessa sighed, "Go get ready."
Sai bit her lip and stared at the dark haired girl a second, before turning to leave. She stopped, "Oh!" She pointed to an outfit on the bed, "That one works."
Vanessa looked after the girl as she left before looking at the outfit. She blinked in surprise, 'THAT one?'
"Whoa! Are you sure we know you girls?" Duo's jaw dropped as he saw the girls coming. Each looked like they were ready to go partying, but they didn't look identical to say the least.
Laury had on a black leather mini skirt and knee high, black leather boots to match. She had on a tan tank top with a red rose on it that showed off her mid drift. A black leather coat hung loosely off her shoulders. She had on a black chocker with a red rose charm on it.
Alex wore a pink mini skirt with a matching, glittering tube top. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail with a glittering pink band. Pink high-heeled sandals adorned her feet. She wore silver jewelry with glittering pink stones. Her eyes and lips sparkled with glitter
Allison wore tight black pants with a black, vest-like button up shirt. A diamond studded belt hung loosely around her waist. A charm hung around her neck that said "Lucky 7". In her left ear, she had a dangling earring that looked like a question mark. In her right ear, she had a dangling earring that looked like a pair of dice. Black boots her favorite watched finished off the costume.
Vanessa had on a black mini skirt almost like Laury's, except that it had flames on the bottom. She wore a red tube top with a vest that matched the skirt over it. Black, skintight boots were on her feet. She wore a blood red chocker and black studs in her ears.
Sai wore a dark blue, halter-top dress and blue high heels. She wore a simple silver necklace and bracelet. Aside from that, she didn't look like she did anything special.
Laury poked Sai in the ribs, "You shoulda dressed up more!"
"This is fine enough, thanks," Sai replied, getting onto her motorcycle.
Wufei looked at the blond incredulously, "Woman! You're gonna burn yourself with that short of a dress on!"
"No I won't," she replied.
"You can't wear that short of a dress and not!"
Sai smirked and started the bike, "Watch me." With that, she peeled out of the parking lot, which was reserved for Sanc Kingdom students.
Alex shook her head, "Come on, the dance floor awaits!"
"Hey! What took you guys so long?" Sai asked from a table.
"Well unlike you, Miss 'I'll take my bike', we had to sit in that traffic while YOU just cut through!" Alex pointed out.
"Hey, I warned you before we even left the dorms to take the other route," Sai said in defense.
Laury pushed Alex aside, "Well, enough about that! Let's dance!"
Sai stood up, "Sounds good to me. You guys coming?"
"Uh, thanks, but we'll just stay here…" Quatre said, looking at the dance floor and finding it looked intimidating. Three of the other pilots followed suit, except for Duo.
"Uh-uh! I'm going out there! You guys don't wanna come? Fine, I have five dance partners!" he said, linking arms with Vanessa and a giggling Sai as the six went out to the dance floor.
The guys watched from their seats in amusement as Duo danced in the center of the small ring of laughing girls. They watched Alex say something and Duo say something in return as he switched places with her. She did some fancy moves and pointed at Laury, who joined her in the middle. The two teamed up in a routine that looked as if it had been planned, and gained the attention of other dancers. They pulled in Vanessa and Allison, who put in their own taste. Duo looked at Sai before jumping into the center and trying to keep up with the four girls. Sai watched the scenario with amusement before returning to the table.
"Too much fun for me," she said, sitting down.
"I thought you were going to join in as well," Quatre said, glancing at the dancing girls and Duo.
Sai shook her head, "Nah; they're better team players than I am…"
"Team players? More like slave drivers!" Duo panted as he found his way to the table and flopped down, "I surrender!"
"Aww, you party pooper!" Alex grinned, walking over with Vanessa and Allison.
"Where's Laury?" Sai asked.
"Getting a drink," Alex replied. At Sai's raised eyebrow, she grinned and held up Laury's driver's license, "Non-alcoholic."
"Actually, he didn't check for ID," Laury piped up as she walked over with a tray of drinks in hand. She passed them out, "Alcoholic…alcoholic…designated driver… alcoholic… doesn't drink…"
Sai shook her head as Laury handed her a Pepsi, "You're hopeless."
Laury smiled innocently, "What?" She downed her drink in one gulp, "You guys looked thirsty…"
"So you got us alcohol? Gee, thanks Laury…" Vanessa said sarcastically.
"No problem," Laury said, not catching the sarcasm.
While the group was talking, a small group of men that had watched the group dance came up. One with dark brown hair and hazel eyes walked up to Laury, "Hey sweety, these boys don't look like much fun. Wanna come party with some real men?"
"And how about you, gorgeous?" one with bleached blond hair and green eyes looked at Alex, "Why'd you go off the floor? I'd LOVE to see what else you got…"
The other three girls looked at the newcomers in disgust; there was no way they were going to let themselves be hit on by these losers! "I'm going to the bathroom," Vanessa said, getting up and leaving the table. "I'm going outside," Sai said, walking towards an exit. Allison scooted closer to Trowa who put a protective arm around her, "I'm staying right here in my man's arms!"
Quatre stood up and placed himself between Laury and the brown haired man, "Sorry buddy, but this lady's taken." He pulled out a twenty-dollar bill and put it in the guy's front shirt pocket, "Here, why don't you go buy yourself something nice…and stay away from my girl!"
Wufei stood up and punched the men guy who decided to flirt with Alex, "Keep your eyes off MY woman!"
Alex blinked in surprise, "Whoa, since when am I your woman? Where was I when you finally made up your mind?"
"Are you nuts woman? I've been crazy about you since I first met you!" Wufei exclaimed, punching the guy again in the process.
Heero stood up and walked out; there was just too much insanity in there for him at the moment…
When Heero stepped outside, the sight of Sai leaning against a rail, staring up at the stars, greeted him. She turned to him when she heard the door open, "Hey. Getting away too?"
Heero nodded and leaned with his back to the rail, "There's too much commotion in there…I prefer the peace and quiet."
"Me too…" she replied. The blond bit her lip and looked down; there was something she needed to tell him…she had known that ever since she saw him during the break…However, she was having some trouble actually getting it out. She glanced at him, 'Well, I don't think I'll get another chance…' She took a breath, "It's Lily."
Heero looked at her in confusion, "What?"
"The little girl, her name was Lily," Sai explained. She looked down, "Before you told me that you didn't see her, I already knew you hadn't…" She took another breath, "Because I was there."
Heero stood up and faced her, "You were there? What-?"
"When I first left my home, I met Zechs. He learned of my problem, and helped get my sister into a foster home. I went to visit her, and I got there just in time to see the mobile suit collapse. I knew a back way in, and Night Star went in, getting Lily out. But she had already been hurt too badly…She died in my arms."
Heero felt a pit in his stomach, 'Her sister?' "Sai…I'm so sorry…"
Sai shook her head, "Don't be. You didn't mean for that to happen. No one blamed you for that, not even Lily; she told me before she died that she had seen a boy that morning, that she knew it was him who destroyed the base. She told me that she couldn't be mad that him, because if she was old enough and didn't have people who protected her, she probably would have done the same thing to Oz." She looked at him with reassuring eyes, "And I can't be mad at you either."
Heero looked at the ground, "So…that's how Night Star knew I would come…"
The blond looked at him in a mixture of surprise and confusion, "What?"
"Night Star. He knew that I wouldn't come to just anyplace, so he made the base with the Gundams near where Lily was killed," he replied.
Sai's eyes clouded with confusion, "Uh…mind telling me what you're talking about? Night Star hasn't been in business since the Eve Wars."
Heero blinked in surprise, "But that's impossible! Night Star was the one who rebuilt the Gundams and gave us info on New Oz and LAVA!"
Sai's eyes widened, "LAVA's involved with New Oz?"
"Involved? They're their strongest fighters! Didn't you know?" he asked.
"Know? Man, you guys never told me the reason WHY you wanted Night Star! I guessed you wanted help with New Oz, but I didn't know THEY were involved!" she exclaimed. She rubbed her temples, "Why does fate hate me so? Well, I can already tell you that LAVA doesn't know your or the others' identities, if that helps any…"
"Well, that's nice to know…" he said. Both looked away in awkward silence. Both knew that a change of subject would be nice, but to what?
Heero took a deep breath, "Sai…you know that one night when Laury spiked the drinks?" Sai nodded. "Well, you were wrong. I did remember exactly what I said that night, about finding you attractive." He leaned close to her, "And I still believe it…"
Sai blushed as she let the distance between the two of them get smaller and smaller. Then…
CRASH!
Both pulled away and turned towards the door, where their eight friends had lost their balance and knocked the doors open.
"Way to go, graceful!" Alex exclaimed, glaring at Laury, "You just ruined the moment!"
Sai stood up and clenched her fists. "Girls…" she growled through clenched teeth.
"Guys…" Heero growled in the exact same tone.
The group stood up. "Eh heh, Heero? Sai? Lets be reasonable here…" Duo tried desperately to calm the two down.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" the two exclaimed, chasing after their retreating friends.
Walking back from the Sanc kingdom's garage, there were eight chattering friends, one still brooding Heero, and an awkwardly silent Sai. Duo noticed Sai's silence and moved over to beside her, "Something wrong?"
Sai looked at him with troubled eyes, "Well…"
She wasn't able to get out anymore. An explosion shook the ground and smoke covered the area.
"What's going on?" Laury's voice could be heard.
"The dorm was right ahead! Run for it!" Quatre ordered, while he himself took off towards where the explosion came from along with the other guys.
When the smoke cleared in that area, all the lights had been turned out, yet one could make out a single figure standing in the grass. Sai shook her head, "Damn them…" With that, she took off towards the garage; there was something she needed...
The guys came upon an area of torn up earth. Smoke was still in the area and the lights had been shut out, yet there were figures of people that could be seen.
"Welcome pilots; we've been expecting you," Sparkle purred.
"LAVA…" Wufei growled, reaching for his gun. It was immediately knocked aside by a blade in the shape of a card.
"Oops," Dark Majic's smirk was hidden in the shadows.
Hell Fire and Heero stared each other down from the safety of their shadows. Simultaneously, they pulled out their guns and aimed at each other. They prepared to pull the triggers.
"STOP!" both sides stopped as Sai's voice rang through the area, and her bike came to a screeching halt.
"Sai?" Heero asked in shock.
"What are you doing here?" Dark Majic exclaimed, dropping something on the ground that had been scrambling the mercenaries' voices.
Sai glared at them, "Stopping YOU four from doing something you'll regret!" With that, she turned on her motorcycles, headlight.
Both groups shielded their eyes for a second. When their eyes adjusted; both sides gasped. Heero and Vanessa dropped their guns.
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