OK everyone. There is a lot I want to happen, and quite frankly I'm getting
sick and tired of waiting. This chapter is going to be CRAMMED with
information that I need for the story to continue the way I'm planning. But
don't say that it's boring and give up, because there is a lot going to
happen.
**
Soon Usagi, or as she was known here, Amei developed a routine. That was the last thing that she would have ever expected in this new place, where there were so many exciting things, but sadly it happened. At first she was angry about it when she realized what was happening.
For so long she had believed that as soon as you fell into a routine, your life immediately became incredibly boring. But in another sense it was like a comforting balm over the wounds of her past to be with people she came to like, and doing things that she loved.
Every morning she would get up, walk over to her wheelchair, and sit into it like it wasn't her only method of getting around. And every morning, she would wish that today would be the day when she could finally tell her new 'friends' the truth about her healing, but she never would. She had already trusted before, and that had ended with her trying to kill herself. No, they would never understand, and in a way, she preferred it. Ignorance is bliss is the old saying, and she had a feeling that they would much prefer ignorance to the truth.
She was also surprised that it had already been 2 weeks since she had asked Wufei to train her. The time seemed to speed by, and the more she grasped at it, the sooner it slipped through her fingers. It was frustrating to have to learn all of the ways to use a sword while sitting down, and hand blocks when in her wheelchair, but she held on to the hope that someday she would be able to walk openly again, and really learn how to fight. But even if she told everyone that a miracle happened and she was healed, she had already resolved to never discuss her past, and to even think about it as little as possible.
She sped with ease through the halls of the mansion, and again she was shocked at how easily she had picked up on the patterns in the seemingly random hallways. She had traveled the same routes every day, and now she didn't even get lost anymore. She knew that before she had come she would never have been able to do this, and thanked Yoriko, the brief presence in her life for giving her so much that she had never even realized she could have back again.
The sounds up ahead brought a small smile to her face. It was like her morning awakening, truly bringing her out of her thoughts, and into the real world.
"MAXWELL!!!! Get over here right now! And maybe I'll only cut off your braid, and not kill you!"
Yep, Usagi thought. At first she had been shocked to hear such words come out of the friends mouths, but now she was used to it and just took amusement in the fun.
"Wu-man, I said I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to do it this time! How was I supposed to know that the cooks made the eggs for you! I always like tons of hot pepper on mine, and I didn't know you would take them when I wasn't looking!"
"Lies, all lies!" As Usagi entered the room she saw what was happening. Wufei was standing by the table, with Duo on the other side of the room constantly trying to keep as far away from the enraged Chinese man as possible.
Usagi couldn't help but giggle at the scene. She tried to stop it, but it came out without her consent. H
Her face went blank with shock as soon as she did it. She couldn't believe it! Did she just laugh! What were these people doing to her! She hadn't really smiled for months before she came here, and now their behavior is making her LAUGH! She wanted to scream, or shout, she didn't know which. But instead she just sat there, reveling in the feeling of contentment that filled her in that moment.
"Oh, hey Amei." Duo cheerily shouted from the other side of the room, and his smile would have broken his face if it were any larger. He had been trying to get anything out of her since she had first come here, doing the craziest things imaginable, and nothing at first could produce even the smallest response.
Wufei whipped around at the small noise, and his face at first was a mix of shock and anger, but then he wiped it away to his normal look of superiority. Usagi had to hide another smile by coughing. Who exactly did he think he was kidding anyway? Wufei just grunted a hello, and then turned to sit at the large table with Quatre, who was the only other person in the room.
"Good Morning Amei. I hope you slept well." Quatre gave her a shy smile, and Usagi couldn't help but wish that she could have met him under different circumstances. He was just so sweet and innocent, and she just loved him immediately. He, in fact, everyone helped to fill the gap that was left when she lost her brother and her family. She had always loved Shingo so much, even if she never showed it, and Quatre and Duo, most of all helped ease his loss.
"I slept wonderfully Quatre, thank you for asking." She answered his query. And wheeled over to the counter to pick up her breakfast.
Her stomach turned when she saw her food. Once, before she came here she saw this movie. It was called the Matrix, and every time she looked at her food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner she always thought about what they ate. She had finally managed to convince Sonya not force her to eat through a needle anymore, but sometimes she wondered if what she got was worse. Formless, tasteless, mush. But then she would change her mind, and realize than anything was better than those needles.
She grabbed it, and wheeled over to the table, and placed her bowl on the surface. Then, very slowly, she ate.
Now, before she had come here she used to eat like a starved lion, but after she had that wound in her stomach, and after she didn't need so much of her energy because she didn't even walk anymore, her appetite had diminished significantly. She wondered if she would be able to eat bacon and eggs for breakfast even if it were allowed.
And that was the beginning of her 'ordinary day'. Right after breakfast, she went with Quatre to the music room, and talked with him about music theory, and the many different instruments in this amazing room. She already knew the basics of the piano, the flute, and the drum, and just couldn't get enough knowledge. Quatre was a great teacher, and she was also surprised when she would say something that he didn't know. Usually such comments would come out of nowhere, and she was just as surprised as he was. But it was comforting not to worry about anything more than playing the wrong note, and being with her new friend.
After that she would go to lunch, and eat the same mush she had for breakfast. Meals were the only times that she would be with all of the guys at once, and it was fun to just listen to them joke around while she sat there and ate. Sometimes she would say something, but she really didn't have much to talk about with people who knew each other so well. Sometimes Duo would joke with her, and she tired to play along.
After lunch, she would go to the exercise room with Wufei, and he would teach her the different styles of fighting, and the various ways to hold the sword. Sometimes she would, as the thought before, teach her how to block, but that was basically it. It was then she the felt the desire to jump out of her wheelchair, and just run around the room the most. But she was always able to stop herself just in time.
After that, she would go to the library, and pour over the many books that Quatre had collected. There was just so much to know, and Usagi felt that she needed to learn it all fast so she could catch up with all she had missed, and finally be able to know something. She was so sick of being the stupid ditz, and was determined to fill all of the empty space in her head as soon as possible.
After that, she would go to her room, and like clockwork Duo would knock on the door, and she would let him in. This was one of her favorite times of the day. Duo would just talk about nothing, and do everything he knew to make her laugh. He would tell her crazy stories, and just joke with her. He would be her friend, and while she didn't learn anything like she did throughout the rest of the day, she wondered if this was one of the most beneficial things she did. Becoming comfortable with another person was hard at first, but Duo was just so hard not to like! He was sweet, and funny, and he understood her better than anyone had in her life…with the exception of Heero. Duo was like the big brother she had never had, and something, deep inside her didn't mind the idea. But she would brush it away. They were all like brothers after all.
Then she would go and have dinner, and go to bed. This was she schedule she had every day, and nothing much changed. Until one day…
It started off like any other day. She sat at the table, and started eating her breakfast. She was surprised at first that Wufei and Duo weren't in a huge fight, but brushed it off. But soon the silence was unbearable. Everyone was just sitting at the table, looking at her, and not saying anything!
She was determined to let this play itself out, so she sat here and acted like nothing was wrong. It was a good 10 minutes before it was brought to an end.
"Amei. The circus is in town tonight, and I, WE, were wondering if you wanted to go."
Usagi looked at Quatre in shock. She couldn't have been more surprised if she was told that she had a day to leave! But then again, in a sense she would be leaving. Leaving the house that had become her home, and going out into the world. The world full of people she didn't know, or trust. But that would explain everyone's silence. While she hadn't said that she didn't want to leave, she hadn't shown any inclination towards doing so.
"When would we be leaving." Usagi asked Quatre, as he seemed to be the ringleader of this operation. It was difficult to keep her voice from quavering when she spoke, but she masked her fear of the unknown with a skill that she had learned in her pa…she stopped her mind from even going there.
Quatre gave an audible sigh of relief, and the entire table seemed to relax a bit. "Well, the circus starts at 6:00, so I was thinking that we could leave at 5:00, and be there a little early. There's someone I want you to meet."
Usagi just nodded, curious about whom this person could be. And why would anyone want her to meet him or her? But she pushed that thought away for the time being. She had more important things to do; like try to fall back into her routine can calm down.
*
The day sped by sooner than it ever had before. Usagi played her Aria, and talked with Quatre. She had her quick lesson with Wufei, ate her tasteless lunch, and before she knew it she was in the library looking at the clock as it read closer and closer to 5:00. It was 4:56 when she felt a tap on her shoulder, and whipped around. She tired to use a move that Wufei had taught her in such a situation, but the wrist that she was attempting to grab was gone by the time she reached for it.
On her other side she heard someone whispering in her ear. Whoever it was that had tapped her on her left shoulder apparently took quite a bit of pleasure in playing tricks with her, and before she even registered the owner of the voice she knew who it was.
"Amei, it's almost time to go. Quatre has a Limo waiting." Usagi wanted to smack LDuo, and kiss him at the same time. What was he trying to pull exactly! But instead she just gave a slight nod and said. "I'm ready."
**
It was even harder than she thought it would be to step out that door, and into the sunlight beyond it. But Usagi didn't hesitate, and unerringly followed her friends towards the stretch limo. She didn't think they would hurt her, and while she had been wrong before, she had a feeling that she could trust these people, and even in a world without boundaries, they wouldn't do anything to hurt her. Unless of course, she missed a block when Wufei was teaching her, but that was another thing entirely.
The ride was filled with the chatter of Duo trying to strike up a conversation with Quatre and Wufei, and of course a few of the normal threats on Duo's braid or his life. But Usagi didn't pay much attention. She just sat there, and started out he window. The landscape was so filled with green, and plains that just went on forever. How could she have ever been afraid of this? She wondered. It was perfectly harmless. And she did what she had been doing for much of her life lately, and daydreamed of being out in those fields, without a care in the world.
**
OK, I know it wasn't that exciting, AND it wasn't much of a cliffhanger, but I plan on getting to work as soon as I post this, and the sooner I write, and the more you review…the sooner I will have the excitement happen.
I was thinking about having Usagi and Heero meet in the real world in the next chapter. What do you think? I mean if you don't WANT me to, than the best way you can tell me that is to not review, but I would really like to have it happen. I've been planning it for over a year now after all.
Email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com if you have anything you want to say I'd love to hear from you!
Ja ne
**
Soon Usagi, or as she was known here, Amei developed a routine. That was the last thing that she would have ever expected in this new place, where there were so many exciting things, but sadly it happened. At first she was angry about it when she realized what was happening.
For so long she had believed that as soon as you fell into a routine, your life immediately became incredibly boring. But in another sense it was like a comforting balm over the wounds of her past to be with people she came to like, and doing things that she loved.
Every morning she would get up, walk over to her wheelchair, and sit into it like it wasn't her only method of getting around. And every morning, she would wish that today would be the day when she could finally tell her new 'friends' the truth about her healing, but she never would. She had already trusted before, and that had ended with her trying to kill herself. No, they would never understand, and in a way, she preferred it. Ignorance is bliss is the old saying, and she had a feeling that they would much prefer ignorance to the truth.
She was also surprised that it had already been 2 weeks since she had asked Wufei to train her. The time seemed to speed by, and the more she grasped at it, the sooner it slipped through her fingers. It was frustrating to have to learn all of the ways to use a sword while sitting down, and hand blocks when in her wheelchair, but she held on to the hope that someday she would be able to walk openly again, and really learn how to fight. But even if she told everyone that a miracle happened and she was healed, she had already resolved to never discuss her past, and to even think about it as little as possible.
She sped with ease through the halls of the mansion, and again she was shocked at how easily she had picked up on the patterns in the seemingly random hallways. She had traveled the same routes every day, and now she didn't even get lost anymore. She knew that before she had come she would never have been able to do this, and thanked Yoriko, the brief presence in her life for giving her so much that she had never even realized she could have back again.
The sounds up ahead brought a small smile to her face. It was like her morning awakening, truly bringing her out of her thoughts, and into the real world.
"MAXWELL!!!! Get over here right now! And maybe I'll only cut off your braid, and not kill you!"
Yep, Usagi thought. At first she had been shocked to hear such words come out of the friends mouths, but now she was used to it and just took amusement in the fun.
"Wu-man, I said I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to do it this time! How was I supposed to know that the cooks made the eggs for you! I always like tons of hot pepper on mine, and I didn't know you would take them when I wasn't looking!"
"Lies, all lies!" As Usagi entered the room she saw what was happening. Wufei was standing by the table, with Duo on the other side of the room constantly trying to keep as far away from the enraged Chinese man as possible.
Usagi couldn't help but giggle at the scene. She tried to stop it, but it came out without her consent. H
Her face went blank with shock as soon as she did it. She couldn't believe it! Did she just laugh! What were these people doing to her! She hadn't really smiled for months before she came here, and now their behavior is making her LAUGH! She wanted to scream, or shout, she didn't know which. But instead she just sat there, reveling in the feeling of contentment that filled her in that moment.
"Oh, hey Amei." Duo cheerily shouted from the other side of the room, and his smile would have broken his face if it were any larger. He had been trying to get anything out of her since she had first come here, doing the craziest things imaginable, and nothing at first could produce even the smallest response.
Wufei whipped around at the small noise, and his face at first was a mix of shock and anger, but then he wiped it away to his normal look of superiority. Usagi had to hide another smile by coughing. Who exactly did he think he was kidding anyway? Wufei just grunted a hello, and then turned to sit at the large table with Quatre, who was the only other person in the room.
"Good Morning Amei. I hope you slept well." Quatre gave her a shy smile, and Usagi couldn't help but wish that she could have met him under different circumstances. He was just so sweet and innocent, and she just loved him immediately. He, in fact, everyone helped to fill the gap that was left when she lost her brother and her family. She had always loved Shingo so much, even if she never showed it, and Quatre and Duo, most of all helped ease his loss.
"I slept wonderfully Quatre, thank you for asking." She answered his query. And wheeled over to the counter to pick up her breakfast.
Her stomach turned when she saw her food. Once, before she came here she saw this movie. It was called the Matrix, and every time she looked at her food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner she always thought about what they ate. She had finally managed to convince Sonya not force her to eat through a needle anymore, but sometimes she wondered if what she got was worse. Formless, tasteless, mush. But then she would change her mind, and realize than anything was better than those needles.
She grabbed it, and wheeled over to the table, and placed her bowl on the surface. Then, very slowly, she ate.
Now, before she had come here she used to eat like a starved lion, but after she had that wound in her stomach, and after she didn't need so much of her energy because she didn't even walk anymore, her appetite had diminished significantly. She wondered if she would be able to eat bacon and eggs for breakfast even if it were allowed.
And that was the beginning of her 'ordinary day'. Right after breakfast, she went with Quatre to the music room, and talked with him about music theory, and the many different instruments in this amazing room. She already knew the basics of the piano, the flute, and the drum, and just couldn't get enough knowledge. Quatre was a great teacher, and she was also surprised when she would say something that he didn't know. Usually such comments would come out of nowhere, and she was just as surprised as he was. But it was comforting not to worry about anything more than playing the wrong note, and being with her new friend.
After that she would go to lunch, and eat the same mush she had for breakfast. Meals were the only times that she would be with all of the guys at once, and it was fun to just listen to them joke around while she sat there and ate. Sometimes she would say something, but she really didn't have much to talk about with people who knew each other so well. Sometimes Duo would joke with her, and she tired to play along.
After lunch, she would go to the exercise room with Wufei, and he would teach her the different styles of fighting, and the various ways to hold the sword. Sometimes she would, as the thought before, teach her how to block, but that was basically it. It was then she the felt the desire to jump out of her wheelchair, and just run around the room the most. But she was always able to stop herself just in time.
After that, she would go to the library, and pour over the many books that Quatre had collected. There was just so much to know, and Usagi felt that she needed to learn it all fast so she could catch up with all she had missed, and finally be able to know something. She was so sick of being the stupid ditz, and was determined to fill all of the empty space in her head as soon as possible.
After that, she would go to her room, and like clockwork Duo would knock on the door, and she would let him in. This was one of her favorite times of the day. Duo would just talk about nothing, and do everything he knew to make her laugh. He would tell her crazy stories, and just joke with her. He would be her friend, and while she didn't learn anything like she did throughout the rest of the day, she wondered if this was one of the most beneficial things she did. Becoming comfortable with another person was hard at first, but Duo was just so hard not to like! He was sweet, and funny, and he understood her better than anyone had in her life…with the exception of Heero. Duo was like the big brother she had never had, and something, deep inside her didn't mind the idea. But she would brush it away. They were all like brothers after all.
Then she would go and have dinner, and go to bed. This was she schedule she had every day, and nothing much changed. Until one day…
It started off like any other day. She sat at the table, and started eating her breakfast. She was surprised at first that Wufei and Duo weren't in a huge fight, but brushed it off. But soon the silence was unbearable. Everyone was just sitting at the table, looking at her, and not saying anything!
She was determined to let this play itself out, so she sat here and acted like nothing was wrong. It was a good 10 minutes before it was brought to an end.
"Amei. The circus is in town tonight, and I, WE, were wondering if you wanted to go."
Usagi looked at Quatre in shock. She couldn't have been more surprised if she was told that she had a day to leave! But then again, in a sense she would be leaving. Leaving the house that had become her home, and going out into the world. The world full of people she didn't know, or trust. But that would explain everyone's silence. While she hadn't said that she didn't want to leave, she hadn't shown any inclination towards doing so.
"When would we be leaving." Usagi asked Quatre, as he seemed to be the ringleader of this operation. It was difficult to keep her voice from quavering when she spoke, but she masked her fear of the unknown with a skill that she had learned in her pa…she stopped her mind from even going there.
Quatre gave an audible sigh of relief, and the entire table seemed to relax a bit. "Well, the circus starts at 6:00, so I was thinking that we could leave at 5:00, and be there a little early. There's someone I want you to meet."
Usagi just nodded, curious about whom this person could be. And why would anyone want her to meet him or her? But she pushed that thought away for the time being. She had more important things to do; like try to fall back into her routine can calm down.
*
The day sped by sooner than it ever had before. Usagi played her Aria, and talked with Quatre. She had her quick lesson with Wufei, ate her tasteless lunch, and before she knew it she was in the library looking at the clock as it read closer and closer to 5:00. It was 4:56 when she felt a tap on her shoulder, and whipped around. She tired to use a move that Wufei had taught her in such a situation, but the wrist that she was attempting to grab was gone by the time she reached for it.
On her other side she heard someone whispering in her ear. Whoever it was that had tapped her on her left shoulder apparently took quite a bit of pleasure in playing tricks with her, and before she even registered the owner of the voice she knew who it was.
"Amei, it's almost time to go. Quatre has a Limo waiting." Usagi wanted to smack LDuo, and kiss him at the same time. What was he trying to pull exactly! But instead she just gave a slight nod and said. "I'm ready."
**
It was even harder than she thought it would be to step out that door, and into the sunlight beyond it. But Usagi didn't hesitate, and unerringly followed her friends towards the stretch limo. She didn't think they would hurt her, and while she had been wrong before, she had a feeling that she could trust these people, and even in a world without boundaries, they wouldn't do anything to hurt her. Unless of course, she missed a block when Wufei was teaching her, but that was another thing entirely.
The ride was filled with the chatter of Duo trying to strike up a conversation with Quatre and Wufei, and of course a few of the normal threats on Duo's braid or his life. But Usagi didn't pay much attention. She just sat there, and started out he window. The landscape was so filled with green, and plains that just went on forever. How could she have ever been afraid of this? She wondered. It was perfectly harmless. And she did what she had been doing for much of her life lately, and daydreamed of being out in those fields, without a care in the world.
**
OK, I know it wasn't that exciting, AND it wasn't much of a cliffhanger, but I plan on getting to work as soon as I post this, and the sooner I write, and the more you review…the sooner I will have the excitement happen.
I was thinking about having Usagi and Heero meet in the real world in the next chapter. What do you think? I mean if you don't WANT me to, than the best way you can tell me that is to not review, but I would really like to have it happen. I've been planning it for over a year now after all.
Email me at sirencalling@yahoo.com if you have anything you want to say I'd love to hear from you!
Ja ne