Title – Bloody Tears

Summary – Kagome's tired of crying for those she has lost, not that she can cry anymore anyways. An old man claiming to be a Scientist takes her in at age 5. Now 14, she is trained as an assassin, and with her Gundam by her side she lives by her own Code of Conduct. Defeat is NOT an option.

Anime – Gundam Wing / InuYasha

Main Couple – Duo / Kagome (No Question About It.)

Genre – Romance / Adventure

Rated – T (Mild Violence) (Mild Sexual Themes) (Mild Language) (Mild Blood and Gore)

Disclaimer – I don't own Gundam Wing or InuYasha, nor do I own any of the Characters of said anime's. But oh how I wish I owned Duo. ;D

Gundam's Name is (Haniyasu-hime) – Goddess of the earth.

Bloody Tears

Chapter 3

One Goal in the Same

She found him still fighting. Knowing it would be best to not interrupt him, she waited patiently for him to finish up. Looking around, his base was significantly larger than the one she'd been assigned to destroy. Sitting back, she watched as he finished up. When he was done he turned around and she jumped in front of him with her hands held out in front of her. She didn't really want to be sliced up the way his targets had been. Her cockpit opened and she stepped out.

His didn't do anything for a while before his cockpit opened and he stepped out as well. He wasn't stupid though, he had a gun clutched firmly in both hands and pointed straight at her.

"Kagome Higurashi..."

"Hm?"

She couldn't help but laugh a little, "That's my name and you are Duo Maxwell...correct?"

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Duo stared at the girl in front of him, weary and untrusting of the innocent looking girl with the feminine killing machine that looked to be similar to his in structural design. She looked harmless, that is to say, the pilot did. That machine looked dangerously beautiful, and while he wanted to play with it, he didn't trust the girl as far as his own Gundam could throw her. "I guess we can both agree that asking who you are would be pretty stupid,"

She smiled, "Well, I did just give you my name...and I already know who you are."

"Yeah, about that. How do you know my name?"

"Didn't your Doctor send you the files on the others? That was the first thing I asked for. I wanted to get in touch with somebody who was on the same line of offense as myself. With the same goal in mind...I didn't want to be alone on Earth, I guess." She blushed and tapped the tip of her foot nervously on the Gundam she stood atop of. "You were the nearest Pilot...ah, actually, no you weren't. That's a lie."

He raised a brow, "You're telling me that you lied?"

"No, just, I forgot about the other Pilot...uh, his name was Heero Yuy...I wasn't too sure about him. He looked to be a little intimidating, and I chose to come to you first."

Duo smirked, he knew nothing about this girl, and while she seemed to know him or at least her name, he could tell she didn't know just how intimidating he could be. But on a serious note, the fact that she knew his name was too much. He watched her for a moment longer before straightening up; he didn't lower his gun though.

"So what now?"

"Mm, I'm going to go find a hotel to stay at, and enroll at a nearby school...I figured that no one would suspect an innocent school girl in being responsible for the Zodiac's North Base's annihilation."

He laughed at her choice of words, "What did you say your name was?"

"Kagome Higurashi, call me Kagome!" She smiled, bowing politely to him. She jumped in surprise when her Gundam lifted its hand. Duo knew it was futile to point his gun at the machine. Obviously, but it didn't stop him from following its every movement with the raised semi-automatic.

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Kagome stared at the extended hand curiously and looked carefully at it before jumping onto it. She smiled as it brought her up to Duo and stopped short of him. "I don't know if she's giving you a better shot, or if she thinks I wanted to see you up close, but she's trying to help."

"How...is it on Auto or somethin'?"

"No, it's a self-learning chip I installed into the MOS a week or so back, she's programmed to take in her surroundings and the events happening, and make approaches which best fit that situation. There is nothing hostile taking place, well..." she eyed his gun, which was now much closer to her than she'd have liked, "not yet, at least. She moved me here because she didn't see you as a threat...despite your weapon."

"Her mistake,"

"Then..." Kagome frowned, "will you shoot me?"

He stared at her for a moment before sighing, "I'm a sucker for the cute ones,"

Kagome smiled, holding out her hand, she watched him place the gun in the back of his pants waist band before extending his own hand and taking hers in his. "It's nice to meet you, Duo Maxwell,"

"Just Duo," she ran a hand through his bangs and glanced around at the base he'd just destroyed. "So, how many of us, did you say that there was?"

"Six, including you and myself. Each of us from our own colony...each of us with a Scientist that had formally been part of the White Fang faction, and each of us with a reason to see OZ's blood spill."

"...yeah, I hear ya...Oh, I'm from L2...what colony are you from?"

"L6...Pilot and Gundam Identification number is XXXG-06H...Pilot 06..."

"I see...you have me beat there. I don't know my number."

"XXXG-02D...Pilot 02..." She let his hand go and glanced down at the machine he stood atop. "He's amazing...Shinigami...nai?"

"Hm?"

"Your nickname, its Shinigami..."

"...translation...please."

"God of Death."

Duo laughed, "Ha, yeah! That's me alright! Duo Maxwell, the God of Death. I may run and hide, but I never tell a lie...on the battlefront, if you see me, you've got a Death Wish to meet your maker."

Kagome smiled, "I like that...Well, we should split up for now, I'm sure I'll see you again though. After all, with the same mission...we're bound to have a few run in's with one another, right?"

"Yeah...I guess you're right. Do you have those files on the others?"

She nodded, "I can send them to Deathsythe later if you want,"

"Could you?"

"Of course, I have your Identification code, I can get in contact with you as well as all the other Pilots, whenever I want."

He frowned, "The others aren't all going to be like me, and just welcome an ally with open arms, you know that, right?"

"I'm aware, which is why I decided to meet you and then let the others come naturally. It would be easiest to work with someone who you could trust if things turn ugly, but also, too many people will start to attract unwanted attention. It isn't strange for a guy and girl to hang out together, and as for up sprouting rumors, I don't care about those. So long as we can accomplish our goal...nothing else matters."

"...Destroy OZ..."

Kagome nodded; "I will see you again soon, Duo..." she hopped back onto her Gundam's hand and smiled when he took her back to her cockpit. Climbing back inside, she found Pochi to be asleep and couldn't keep her smile from forming. "Let's find a place to stay for the night...nai, Pochi?"

Her dog's ear twitched at its name, but otherwise, he didn't move to show he'd heard her. She locked up her cockpit and took off once more. She would first find a hiding place for her precious friend, and then, locate a place to stay for the night, or week.

'...I wonder what the others are like...'

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Me: Here is chapter three, I hope you all enjoy. I'm going to continue revising and editing when I get home, but for now...please enjoy. XD