Hey guys! Sorry about the wait, I don't know why I haven't written or updated for so long, I simply don't get around to writing. Anyway, enjoy this chapter and please review! Ame

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The pizza was greatly enjoyed by the former pilots, though Trowa spent most of the evening gazing at Amanda, who, at Duo's urging, told them what she knew about the town. The four were seated at a booth, Duo and Trowa on one side and Amanda and Zechs on the other.

"The thing is, I've lived in this town all my life, but I'm not very good at orienting myself here, or anywhere else for that matter. I know there are, like, two clubs and a pub here, and a lot of restaurants, but most of them I can't find the way to if it was lit up by a neon green light all the way."

"That sound tough," Duo commented, "how do you manage if you want to have fun?"

"Well, fun for me is not going out clubbing or dancing. I like to read and write, and sing even though it sounds horrible, music is a great interest, especially modern Japanese music. I know where to go to find the library and the video rent house and that's almost enough for me to manage."

Duo smiled devilishly. "Sounds like someone I know. They also like to read and watch movies, hates clubbing to an extent where they feigning being sick to get out of it. Sound familiar, Trowa?"

Trowa blushed slightly, "It was one time, after we had to eat your cooking Duo, I'm surprised any of the others didn't feel anything weird."

Both Zechs and Amanda smiled at the exchange between the other two.

"Duo seems to think that Trowa likes you. What would you say to that?" Zechs said quietly.

Amanda blushed bright red. "Well, T-that's nice, but I don't know, I mean I haven't known him, or you guys, for long, a couple of hours at most. I mean, for all I know, you could be a bunch of criminals or murderers. I'm not trying to be mean, but that's reality as I see it. Don't give your trust lightly."

"Don't you believe in love at first sight? I didn't until I met Duo, and learned how foolish I was to not have recognised for what it was in the beginning of our friendship. That could have spared us both a lot of pain." Zechs turned into himself for a moment before pulling himself back to the present and the matter at hand. "And about the criminal thing, don't you watch the news? You should know us, we are pretty famous if I may say so myself."

Before the red-head could answer, the were interrupted.

"Hey, sexy, me and Trowa need to go to the can, wanna come? Or can you hold it until we get home?"

"Now that you mention it, I feel quite pressed to visit the bathroom myself. Excuse me."

He rose and Amanda rose to let him out of the booth. "I'll just wait here. Have fun!" She said with a smile and a little wave of her hand. Trowa found himself returning the wave with one of his own and blushed before turning and walking to the loo.

"So, Trowa, why aren't you talking with her more? She keeps sending you little looks all the time." Duo seemed kind of impatient with his green-eyed friend.

Trowa seemed to hesitate. "Well, I don't really know what I should talk about with her."

"Just start up a conversation and then it will take care of itself. It's not that hard, you talk to me all the time."

"That's because we've known each other for a long time, Duo, don't you remember the first months we spent together?"

Duo looked as if he were thinking really hard to remember. "Oh yeah, you were real quiet and stoic. Almost looked as if you were shy or just really disliked conversation."

"I have trouble with words. I'm no good at expressing myself and I'm always embarrassing myself and saying the wrong things." Trowa looked really worried.

"Trowa, my man, some people are like that. Chances are that your girl in there," here Trowa snorted and blushed, "have the same problem as you. If you haven't noticed, she hasn't said much either. She only talked when Zechs started asking her about you."

The unibanged pilot felt surprised. Indeed, he hadn't noticed. "Duo, do you think that maybe she's shy too?"

The braided teen shrugged and grinned, "There's always a possibility. It sure seems that way to me though. But for now I think she believes that we snuck out the window or something, we've been gone too long. Come on, let's go back. And don't worry about what to say, if nothing good comes to mind just babble about something insignificant and she will feel more at ease and talk to you."

The three guys made their way back to the table to find it empty. Trowa looked crestfallen. His first real crush had left before he'd had a chance with her.

Zechs and Duo looked at their friend sadly, but began collecting their stuff and paid the check before leading the unibanged towards the door. They had just gotten outside when they heard it. Someone was getting beat up. They followed the sound to a close alley and peered in carefully. There was Amanda, getting punched by two guys twice her own size.

"We hear you like fags, well we are many in this town that disagree with that, as I'm sure you'll find out soon enough dear."

"Dammit Rob," the girl coughed out, "the town is freaking twisted with views like that, and you know it!" That line earned her another punch to the stomach, and she groaned in pain before lying still on the ground.

"Shit, man, she passed out!" The other guy seemed nervous and he soon had good reason to be.

The three Gundam Pilots strode casually into the alley, Trowa seething with anger. "Well, well, what have we here, three fags I take it?!" The one called Rob did the talking while the nervous guy just looked like he wanted to run and hide in a dumpster somewhere far away from the three imposing men before him.

"Hey, Tro, I don't really think they know exactly who they're dealing with, do you?"

"Why I don't know, Duo, how about you Zechs?"

The big blonde crossed his arms and pretended to scrutinize the two teenagers before him.

"Hmm, probably not, since they seem eager to fight us, but perhaps they should have done their homework better."

Duo nodded his head in agreement to his lover's words. "Amen to that fellow Gundam Pilots."

The abusers eyes threatened to pop out of their sockets, "G-G-Gundam Pilots?!" They suddenly looked ready to cry or pee their pants, or both.

Zechs looked disgusted, "Get out of here, cowards." The two guys ran like a bat out of hell when they got past the pilots. Trowa glared and even growled at them when they passed which made them run like they'd never run before.

When they were gone, Trowa hurried to the fallen girl. "Amanda, can you hear me? You have to wake up now. Amanda?"

Amanda's eyelids started to flutter before she opened her eyes with a frown and a groan of pain as her stomach protested against any movement.

"Hey guys, what took you so long?" She whispered, trying to not clenching her stomach muscles at all.

"I'm so glad you're all right, Amanda." Trowa exclaimed before suddenly leaning down and kissing her, full on the lips."

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Hey, What did you think of this chapter? Again I'm sorry about the long wait. Ame