Chapter 4

Sally banged on Lily's door and looked at Noin. "Lily mustn't find out yet, okay?" Noin in agreement. It was horrible news, and they didn't need Lily to break down at a time like this. They had a very important mission ahead of them.

Nikki opened the door and looked at the two women. "Geez, about time. We went to the base and you weren't there."

"Sorry. We had to take care of something," explained Sally. The two women walked into the apartment and took off their snow covered jackets. Nikki took their jackets from them and placed them in the closet.

All three taking a seat, everyone looked around at each other. Their was an awkward silence that filled the apartment and no one seemed to like it. Lily, clearing her throat, raised an eyebrow at Sally and Noin.

"What's going on you two?" she asked. "You're awfully quiet."

"Nothing," Noin answered. "Let's discuss our plan to rescue Relena, and then we'll head to the base to fix up the gundams. We have to be ready for another war."

"Why must there always be a war?" Everyone looked at Lily, a little surprised by her question. "All my life, I've grown up around wars. My whole life has been based on them. It's not supposed to be this way. Will I ever be able to just live happily?" Quickly Lily covered her mouth and examined everyone's expressions. "Gomen… I'm being selfish." She then jumped up and ran back to her room.

Everyone sat there in silence. No one dared say a word to Lily, for they all knew that she had reason to act that way. She had, after all, been sent away from home because of all the war always going on. And she had lost people she loved, due to lots of war. It's a nuisance to her life, and she just wanted it all to end.

Nikki sighed and stood up. "I'll go talk to her. Someone has to after all." Everyone nodded, and Nikki left to go talk to her friend.

Lily sat near her window, watching the people walk by on the street below. They all seemed so happy, and they had nothing to worry about. The war going on around them? It was none of their concern, as long as people were taking care of it for them. She sighed and moved away from her window, leaning back against her wall. She pulled shut her curtains, causing her room to go dark. She liked it better this way anyway. She closed her eyes and laid down on her bed. She could still hear the people outside, but she was calm.

She thought about her parents, and her brothers and sisters. She missed them all very much, and she still couldn't go see them. They had all thought that the war was over, and that everything had finally settled, but they were all wrong. No matter what she did, she just couldn't see them. She was allowed to return home now, but she just couldn't. Her problems here just weren't solved yet, and started to wonder if they ever would be. Would she be kept from home for the rest of her life?

She heard a knock on the door, but didn't feel like answering it. She had wanted to be left alone for the time being. Nothing seemed right to her anymore. And what's more, she had been having strange dreams lately. She was with Koji, but she didn't know why. It frightened her. Would she turn against her friends? Against Nikki and the g-boys? She loved them too much to do that, but could she really? She had had dreams before that had come true. She did after all come from a family full of psychics. Her mother had once been a miko , and Lily was also supposed to become one after she finally returned. That's what she wanted. To take after her mother, but first things first, right?

There was the knock again, and then a soft, soothing voice. "Lily-chan, it's Nikki. Can I please come in?"

Lily growled softly to herself, and slowly got up from her bed. She pulled open her curtains to allow light in, and then opened up her door. "Nani Nikki-chan?" She moved, allowing Nikki to walk in. "Is anything the matter?"

Nikki looked at her and shook her head. "Iye. I was just worried about you. Lily, do you really want to go through this? I think maybe you should go home. You've done enough, haven't you? You deserve to go home, to return to your family."

"And what of you Nikki? Don't you have a family to return to? I can't just leave you all to handle this yourself. And Koji is my enemy as well. I have to get rid of him Nikki. That's my number one priority. I have to repay him for all that he has done to me."

Nikki sighed and shook her head. It was hopeless. Lily was after all the most stubborn person that she knew. Lily sat back down on her bed, and Nikki took a seat right next to her.

"Ne, Lily-chan, you asked about my family right?"

Lily blinked. "Hai, many times, and you always just changed the subject, or said that you just didn't want to talk about it."

"Well, that's because I don't really consider my mother as family."

"Na? Naze?" Lily crossed her legs and leaned forward, showing her interest in the topic.

"Well, you know I've been to the moon right? That's where I basically lived?"

"Yeah." Lily nodded her head.

"It's because of my mom. She chased me away a long time ago. I'm the same as you, Lily-chan. I'm also a Princess. I'm one of the Planet Princesses. Atashi wa Nicole Meiou, the Princess of Pluto." Lily's eyes widened. "Hai, I know. I'm the lost princess of the nine planets." Nikki looked down at the bed sadly. "But it's not because I was lost. It's because my mother didn't like me."

"Oh, Nikki-chan…" Lily smiled, and hugged her friend. "Daijoubu. Who cares what your mother thinks of you, because I like you. The boys like you, and so do Noin, Une, Sally Po and Mariemaia, along with a whole bunch of other people. Cheer up. We're all here for you, just like you all were there for me."

Nikki smiled brightly and hugged her friend back. "Alright. Enough of this sap. Now that that's all settled, let's get out there and go over our plan to destroy OZ, and that baka Koji." Lily nodded and the two girls went out to the group.

"About time that you guys joined us," commented Noin, with a smile painted clearly across her face. "We were beginning to think that you had abandoned us."

"I'd never do that," Lily said, as she took a seat next to Duo. Nikki took a seat next to Heero. "I'm not that mean."

Noin shrugged. "Anyway, about OZ and Relena." She threw some papers onto the table, and Sally pulled out a chart of all the gundams and colonies.

"There's a new OZ base between colonies L1 and L2, plus other OZ bases on the colonies. We need to investigate on these OZ bases and find their exact location." Noin looked toward Lily. "What exactly do you suppose we do?"

Lily picked up the papers and went through them quietly. She then set down the papers and glanced around at everyone. Clearing her throat, she began. "Well, Duo will go investigate on L2 and Heero on L1 because they know those colonies better than anyone else here. I will investigate on the base between both colonies. After each person finds out enough info on their assigned bases, they are to return back here and report what they know. From there we will form our real plan. Does everyone agree?" She glanced around the room at everyone.

"Should all of you really be alone?" asked Quatre.

"Hm… good question." Lily thought for a moment. "Well, they're only to investigate, but just in case, Quatre, Wufei and Nikki will be on the lookout. Quatre will stand guard for Duo, Wufei for Heero and Nikki for me. You are all to stay clear out of view of everyone, unless ordered otherwise, got it?" Everyone nodded. "Good."

"Well, now that all that's settled, when are all of you leaving then?" asked Sally.

"Early tomorrow morning," explained Lily. "Today, all of you should enjoy your day and relax, and make sure to get enough sleep tonight." Everyone then got up. Slowly the apartment was emptied, till only Nikki and Lily remained.

The two girls just sat there for a while. Lily then stood and smiled. "Well then Nikki, guess it's all started again."

"Lily…" Nikki looked at her friend, a little concerned, but knew better than to worry about it too much. Lily would kill her then. "I'm going out. You should have some fun too. Why don't you go hang out with Duo like you always do?"

"I just might. Have fun." Lily waved to her friend as Nikki left the apartment. Lily stood there for a moment, and finally slipped on her shoes and ran out as well.