High School Life: Anime Style

[AnShino]

Default Chapter ::Summary:: Yes, this is yet another anime- high school story, but it'll be good-I promise! So just send in some characters so I can make everything easier. (Details in A/N.) And we'll see my version of anime high school life, love, and hectic schedules!

A/N: Standard disclaimers apply. The only characters that are mine are Anrui, Jade, and Midori and the rest are [probably] copyrighted by people other than me, so don't sue me!

AU fic. High school drama, romance.

Character submission format (pls email it to me):

Name:
Age:
Birth date:
Birth place:
Hometown:
Family:
Likes:
Hair (color, the way it looks, short long, wavy, curly, etc)):
Height:
Eye color:
Extracurricular activities:
Background and Personality:
*How you dress: (usually)
*How you would like to enter:

You can be related to the pilots, and everyone, please try not to all be their brothers or sisters. Or else the families will eventually be too big and I'll have to not let people do it. I think that all you need to know. If you have any questions post 'em on the reviews or email 'em to me. *This is optional. If there are any specifics on who you'd like to enter the story or dress, let me know and I'll try to do it. It might take a while to incorporate you in the story if there is a specific entrance for you character so have patience and bear with me-I'm a high school student, too!

Example Bio:

Name: Anrui Shino
Age: 15
Birth date: December 24
Birth place: Philippines
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Family: Half [younger] sister of Heero Yuy.
Likes: Trowa, hacking, Japanese swordplay, martial arts, sparring with Heero, Trowa, or Wu Fei, semi- unripe mangos, strawberries, French toast, the water (esp. the sound), writing, drawing, reading, hanging out with her friends, being alone
Hair: long (waist-length), straight but curls at the ends (like Madison?s in Cardcaptors); black with silver streaks near her face (like Rogue?s hair in evolution)
Eye color: ice blue
Height: 4?11?
Extra Curric: Martial arts club, Asian Awareness club, Kendo Club, Fencing, Ultimate Frisbee, Art club, Students in Action, Homeroom Rep, Drama, Literary magazine, School Newspaper reporter
job: works at a caf? and a Barnes and Noble
*friends: knows practically everyone, but close friends with the G-Boys, Jade, Midori, Cathy, Miyoko, Tabby, and Alyssa. She and her sister Leah are on okay terms, but they seldom really ?talk? to each other?An tries to get her Onee-chan to open up sometimes though since they?re both neither the talkative type nor the open type, they don?t really ?know? each other. (I shall work on this realtionship! ^_^)
B & P: Anrui was born in Quezon City, PI. When she was about two, her mother (divorced once, widowed once) brought her to her hometown of Tokyo, Japan. When she turned five, her mother was diagnosed with cancer and did not survive the year. An then lived out the rest of her life (Till she ran away) in various foster homes because she always seemed to run away from them. When she turned thirteen, Heero had finally managed to track her down and convince/ kidnap her to where he was living. An managed to bring along her two best friends, Jade Wu and Midori Okinawa.
Dress: close fitting clothes, blacks, blues, greys, reds, and light greens
*Entrance [2]: "The sky was still pretty dark, but An could hear her alarm clock loud and clear. After throwing it across the room, she managed to drag herself out of bed and in to the adjoining bathroom. The water hit her, cool and fast, and she proceeded to think about the day ahead".

* Anyone that you can think of-me, the pilots, some made up character (that you hopefully attached a profile to.^ ^;;) other characters that you've seen. Like I said, I'm flexible about this story!
* [1] You could just tell me that you want to be noticed by one of the characters in their homeroom or something [but that's no fun...be creative (i dare ya =P)]. You don't even have to write out exactly what happens like I did. Then again, you don't have to put it in. This is just a suggestion so I can make everyone happy, kay? Additional questions should be posted please.

I'll post the five chapters i have up soon...like in an hour...

[Elyn Yuy]

Well, I sent you mine...

I realize I don't own Gundam wing... But you did say let your imagination run free...

if you need more info, you can pm me...

great idea by the way...

Elyn Yuy

[AnShino]

thank u...lol, tht i did ...btw...yur gonna b lke...heero's triplet bc i hav another twin ...uhm, lemme c...o yea...n yur probably gonna mke yur appearance...ooh sey...around chp 7-10 i think, tht ok w/ u? (i hav chps 1-5 dun on fanfiction.net, under high school life: gundam wing style lol).

[AnShino]

Characters:

Name: Jade Wu
Age: 15
Birth date: April 14
Birth place: Beijing, China
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Family: Father & Mother (deceased)
Likes: Wufei (will never admit it), sparring with anyone who offers, reading, running, her katana, the color red, haning out with her friends, being alone, fire, oranges, watermelon, lo mein
Hair [color]: Black with auburn streaks
Eye color: black
Extra Curric: Martial arts club, Asian Awareness club, Kendo Club, Fencing, Track team
*job [1]: works at the Barnes and Noble at the mall
*friends [2]: knows all the people in her classes, but hangs out with An, Midori, Miyoko, Leah (sometimes), Cathy and the Gboys (of course)
B & P: At the age of two Jade?s mother died of an unknown disease. Her father, heartbroken and sad decided to leave China and go live in Tokyo where his sister?their only living relative?was. After moving to Tokyo when she was three, Jade met the quiet and mysterious An Shino and they became friends almost instantly. Jade lived a pretty normal life with her aunt and father until he, too died of the same mysterious disease that killed her mother. Jade was fourteen then and it was around that time that Heero had discovered An and offered to bring her to America, where he was. An then extended the offer to her two best friends?Jade and Midori. Jade readily accepted as did her aunt who tearfully bade her away knowing that she had to leave to get away from it all. As soon as their school year was through, the three packed up and left Tokyo for a new start in America.
Dress: loose clothes, blacks and reds


Name: Midori Okinawa
Age: 15
Birthday: August 20
Birth place: Tokyo, Japan
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Likes: Quatre, drawing, cooking, reading, fighting, eavesdropping, pizza, ice cream, and chocolate, playing the piano
Extra Curric: Lit magazine, Martial Arts club, Asian Awareness club, band
B & P: Mid wasn?t more than one when she was orphaned, and somehow ended up at the orphanage where she met An. The two plotted the demise of the orphanage almost instantly and wreaked havoc all over. Mid was more than happy to go with An to America when she offered and found all kinds of ways to finance her trip. They?ve always been great friends even though they sometimes fight.
Dress: greens, black, or?if she?s late?whatever she grabs out of her closet



Name: Miyoko Tanaka
Age: 15
Birthday: August 25
Birth place: Kyoto, Japan
Hometown: Tokyo
Likes: Heero, Quatre, drawing, painting, (art in general), opera, theatre, martial arts, guns (^.^), hacking, writing, COOKING!, etc.
Extracurricular activities: Drama club, Anime club, GSA (Gay Straight Alliance), Art club, Swing dance club, Choir...
B & P: Born into a high ranking family, Miyo's parents were close with Quatre's (Kitty! ^.^), She became good friends with him and even lived with him when their parents went on business trips. Her parents were killed in an accident when she was 7 and she lived with Kitty for a few years before the orphanage took her away. She ran away several times before finding him and hiding out at his estate just before the wars. She is a quiet girl who normally keeps to herself and only ever opened up to her crush, Quatre. She is an expert martial artist and hacker who spends most of her time looking up OZ info for Quatre.
Dress: Dark colours, mostly black, which really sets off her pale skin. Usually pants and tee-shirts, but also the occasional skirt and blouse.
Entrance: "Miyo! Wake up or you'll be late for school!" Quatre screamed from the hall. Miyo always had a nasty habit of sleeping in, if she had it her way she would just sleep all day. Unfortunately it was a school day and she dragged herself out of bed.

Name: Alyssa Maxwell
Age: 16
Birthday: May 14th
Birth place: where ever duo was born i guess
Family: duo's twin sister
Likes: Zechs, playing practical jokes on people, calling wufei wu-wu-bear to bug him, soccer, singing, dancing, dance music, working out, making jokes
Extracurricular: Athletic Council, Youth group co-ordinator, student council president of the class of ?05*, playing sports
Background and Personality: just like duo in every single way, charismatic, happy, funny and flirty, enjoys playing practical jokes on the rest of the gundam pilots, she got separated from duo at birth but was re-united with him at 10 years old and he's been protective of her ever since. Always a happy person and sometimes very cocky, she also enjoys making others laugh and always tries to lighten up a serious mood. She is also the class clown like her brother.
Dress: leather black pants, with a short red belly shirt that says "good girls are bad girls who don't get caught", black boots
Entrance: more than likily getting in trouble in a classroom situation or pulling another prank on a pilot

Tabby Jenkins
Age: 16
Birth date: December 16th
Birth Place: Ireland
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Family: Midii Une's third cousin
Likes: Trowa, hacking, sports, comedy, joking with Duo, bugging Heero, stealing the answer books for her homework, acting as the pickpocket of the school, and breaking stuff Background/Personality: her moods determine how she'll react to her surroundings, but she is usually quiet and temperamental. was born in Ireland but lives in an apartment in Tokyo with her cat, Baka.
Usually wears: black pants, boots, shirt, fingerless gloves, and her hair in odd styles. Entrance: "'Argh!' yelled Tabby, sitting up as her dern alarm clock rang right next to her ear. Taking the stupid thing and yanking the cord free from the wall, she hurled the alarm clock across the room and grumbled as she got off her bed to get ready for school. Another long day for stealing and hacking and not paying attention in class."

A/N: That's all? I mean, yea it's a new fic but eyA. Hmm..okay, fine, I was thinking about extending the due date, but I don't think I'll get too many more anyway, so here's the beginning of the story. And if you still want to be in it, you can be-don't get me wrong-it's still possible, but eyA.whatever, never mind my ranting...here's the story:

High School Life Chapter One: The Beginning


The sky was still pretty dark, but An could hear her alarm clock loud and clear. After throwing it across the room, she managed to drag herself out of bed and in to the adjoining bathroom. The water hit her, cool and fast, and she proceeded to think about the day ahead.

Dammit. I hate getting up so early! Jeez...why the hell do they make people go to school at freakin' 8 in the morning anyway? Oh well.I suppose I can look forward to being able to finally get Duo back for his little "impression." Heh heh heh.just you wait Duo.



Beep, beep, beep, beep, be-- Quatre turned off his alarm clock as soon as he could find the switch. At five in the morning, the first thing that he did-and anyone else would-was listen to make sure it didn't disturb anyone else in the house. Glad that it was quiet, he showered, dressed and headed down to his music room where he practiced his violin. Beautiful music soon filled the room and he was half glad that no one else could hear it since he and Miyo sound-proofed the walls.

It's too bad no one else is much of a morning person...I want them to listen to me sometimes, he thought.

Eventually the hour passed by and he decided that it was time to rouse Miyo.

"Miyo! Wake up or you'll be late for school!" he screamed from down the hall. He walked to Miyo's room to get her up and ask her what she wanted for breakfast. "Miyo! Did you hear me? I said-"



"Miyo! Wake up or you'll be late for school!" Quatre screamed from the hall. Miyo always had a nasty habit of sleeping in, if she had it her way she would just sleep all day. Unfortunately it was a school day and she dragged herself out of bed.

"Miyo! Did you hear me? I said-" be fore he could finish, Miyo cut him off.

"I heard you Quatre! Give me a few minutes, okay?"

"Sorry. I know you're not much of a morning person, but I don't want us to be late to school, since it is the first day." He was standing outside her door by now so they didn't have to yell at each other anymore.

Miyo made her way across the room to open her door. Quatre, the ever cautious one, she thought as she opened it. "Quatre, I'm not a morning person, but I will not bite your head off if you enter my room." She smiled at him and he smiled back at her. "Anyway, I just woke up, and I only undress in the bathrooms." Quatre slightly turned pink at the mention of that.

"Umm.well I'll keep breakfast warm for you. What do you want anyway?"

"Pancakes and orange juice," she paused for a second, "and maybe a blueberry muffin?"

"Okay, sure. See ya in a few minutes," he said, turning to leave. Miyo just nodded and closed the door behind her. She began to proceed taking her morning shower and getting her room together so that Evelyn didn't have to do much in her room today.



Furious typing was the only noise that could be heard from Heero Yuy's small apartment. He was hacking into An's email account because he was bored-being up for two hours before he had to be at school could make a guy need something to do. So far, all that he found was spam mail and some pointless chain letters. After about five minutes of sorting through the junk, he came across what didn't seem to be anytime of pointless junk. Finally! It turned out to be a message from An.

"Dear Onii-chan.

I know you get bored, but if I ever find out that you've been accessing my email account again, I shall be forced to do some physical harm upon your person.


Your Imouto,
Anrui Shino"

Heero promptly logged off and tried to somehow make it seem that he didn't do anything, but he knew that somehow An would figure it out. Nothing really scared him, but An was some that no one messed with. Even he didn't want to cross her-especially not on one of her bad days! He decided to make himself some coffee and then check his own email.



"Argh!" yelled Tabby, sitting up as her dern alarm clock rang right next to her ear. Taking the stupid thing and yanking the cord free from the wall, she hurled the alarm clock across the room and grumbled as she got off her bed to get ready for school. Another long day for stealing and hacking and not paying attention in class.

As she finished dressing, she took a look at the clock and decided to grad a bagel and set out Baka's breakfast.

"Baka! C'mere kitty," she yelled as she went and laid out here breakfast. Despite the name, Baka was a pretty smart cat who knew what was for breakfast and what was for lunch.

"Okay Baka, I'm gonna head out for school now, kay? Try not to eat all your food for the day right now. I'll see as soon as school lets out or when I get caught breaking in somewhere-whatever's first!"

Baka meowed a reply as Tabby put on her shoes and grabbed her bag. I wish school wasn't so early!



Tabby caught up to Anrui as she saw her heading to school.

"Hey ! What's up?"

"Give me back my wallet Tabby," An said immediately.

"Damn! I just can't get to you!"

An just smiled a cynical smile as Tabby handed her wallet back. After the exchange, Tabby noticed that she didn't feel her change and dollar bills in her pocket anymore. "Hey! An, I want my money back!"

"Three minutes and 17 seconds. Slow, but it's an improvement." She returned the money to Tabby as they continued to walk to school.

As soon as she put her money away, Tabby turned back to An. "Jeez, how do you do it? I didn't even feel anything!"

"Secret," An said, wearing her cryptic smile again.

Tabby shook her head and said, "You could be so rich if you kept it up, you know, but I know you don't want to. It's fine, I respect your honor."

An nodded and faced Tabby. "Thanks, just to let you know, look at your prey, study them, and then strike fast. You're a little too slow when you're getting their possessions-at least for me you are."

Tabby thought about it for a sec and then she faced her again, "Thanks for the advice," she said, as she jogged towards Trowa, who was walking a little farther away from them.

"Oh, and Tabby," An called. She turned around to see An closer. As she walked past tabby, she whispered, "Don't try to steal from me again!"

Tabby looked down at her hand and where An's wallet should have been was a smooth rock. "Wha-? How the hell.?" When she looked ahead to where An was, she just laughed and yelled "Secret!" and continued on her way to school. Trowa had turned around and An nodded a quick good morning as she passed him by without a second glance.

When Tabby caught up to him, he looked a little confused as he said good morning.

"Ohayo." She looked up at him, seeing the questioning look was still on his face, she said, "Don't ask." Trowa nodded and they walked to school together in a comfortable silence. As they got inside, Trowa murmured a see you later and walked off to find his locker.



Thirty minutes. Man, I have to find something to do for half an hour.Duo thought to himself as he aimlessly wandered the halls of the sophomore wing. He wore baggy black jeans, a white tee, with a black jersey over it, his braid swinging behind him as he walked. Damn that bus. It should be a crime to make us get here so early! Hey, there's Heero and- -Ack!-An! Oh no, she spotted me!

"Hey, Duo. How's it going?" Anrui asked, her eyes glinting. She was wearing a stretchy three quarter length shirt the color of her eyes and black spandex type capris. On her feet were matching blue sandals with a back and a front, but no middle. They were held up by a strap attached to the back part. Duo has been quite afraid of her every since he made the mistake of mocking the way she acted as he, Heero, Trowa, Wu Fei, and Quatre hung out at Quatre's house over the summer. She could have gone and mauled him with her bare hands right then and there, but it seems fun to torture him little by little. She loved to make people squirm.

"Er, um, nothing? Heero, you wanna go grab some breakfast?" His voice cracked as she said breakfast and Anrui saw the fear in his eyes. Heh.I'll end his suffering to day, anyway, she thought with a smirk. Seeing Jade, she waved good bye to them and set off. "Man Heero, you're sister freaks me out sometimes." Heero was wearing a dark green cotton Oxford shirt over a white tee and baggy blue jeans. He had his backpack slung over his right shoulder and he carried his lap top case with his right hand.

"Hn. Serves you right, I suppose. You know, she still hasn't forgotten that time you placed a tarantula in her lcloset. Come to think of it...she still hasn't issued out her payback for that, has she?"

Duo looked as though he swallowed that same tarantula. "Uh.no? I'm gonna die, huh?"

"Physically, no. As for your social life, well, how do you feel about paper bags?"

"Heh heh.that bad, huh?" Heero nodded. He sighed. "When do you think she'll do it?"

"Don't know. Even if I did, I wouldn't tell you." Duo looked taken aback. "Sorry, but she is scary when she's angry. I'd rather risk you being angry with me then her and her method of payback."

Duo laughed outright, "So Heero Yuy really is afraid of something. What an interesting piece of information!" Before he knew it, he was up against the wall. Heero had pinned him down with his left hand alone and now turned to face him.
"You talk, you die," he said simply. Duo just meekly nodded and continued to his locker.



"Hey An! Wuss up?" Jade walked up to her friend with a smile on her face and the fearless glint in her eyes. She wore a red and black Chinese style dress that came up to her mid thighs. The dress was red and looked to be silk with no design and the seams were outlined in black velvet. Her sandals matched her dress perfectly. All the red accented her, the dress hugging her curves and drawing attention to her long, long legs.

An smiled at her. She dresses to impress, I see, An noted. "Nothing actually. I do, however, plan to end Duo's torture today. But I'm not quite sure what to do exactly. Help me come up with ideas?"

"Yea , okay. Have you seen Midori yet? Do you think she even got up this morning?"

"Knowing her, probably not. Shall we give her a call?"

"I suppose. Her cell or her house?"

"I think we should call her cell. It's usually on, so she'll here it anyway-wherever she is." They ducked outside the nearest exit and dialed Midori's cell phone number on An's cell phone. As they guessed, Midori had yet to get up and she had a fifteen minute walk to school. It seemed that she was gonna be late for her first day-as usual.

"Augh, Mid, you gotta set that clock louder!"

"I know, I know, but it doesn't go that loud," she said as she blasted her radio alarm clock into the phone to show them.

"What do you mean it doesn't go that loud? That's enough to deafen someone!" Jade yelled into the phone as they held it a foot from their ears. Midori gave a shy laugh and hastily said goodbye, murmuring something about not even being dressed yet. As they got off the phone, Jade sighed and said, "Do you think she'll ever learn?" An shrugged. They headed inside and started towards to cafeteria.



Upon turning the corner and entering the cafeteria, they bumped into Trowa and Wufei-quite literally.

"Hey, watch it!" Jade yelled, not looking up to see who it was she had walked into.

"I could say the same for you, woman!" Wu Fei shouted back. He wore a buttoned, red Oxford shirt over a black tee that stuck out at the top. His jeans were black and he wore white sneakers.

"Wu Fei?"

"Jade?" they said at the same time.

"Well, if it isn't the arrogant Wu Fei Chang?" Jade said with a sneer.

"And the self-proclaimed martial arts champion, Jade Wu. Nice to see you," he said sarcastically.

"Same," Jade answered, sounding cool and aloof, turning her head to face a vending machine and crossing her arms across her chest. Wu Fei took a minute to look at her. His eyes moved up and down and back again, slower this time. She's quite beautiful, and her muscles are well toned. I wouldn't be surprised if she really is my match in martial arts!
Jade cast a cynical glance at him and spoke up sharply, "What are you looking at?"

Wu Fei suddenly looked up at her, frowning, "Nothing. I was merely assessing how much of a challenge you'd be for me."

"Whatever. Come on, An. We have better things to do, I'm sure."

"Yes, I'm sure we still have to do quite a lot Trowa, ne? We should get going as well." The taller young man nodded and gave a last glance at Anrui, seeming to ask if she was alright again. He wore a smiliar pale yellow shirt over a white tee, dark blue denim jeans and wheat colored Tims. She looked at the door and back to him indicating that she was fine. Trowa nodded again and turned to leave.

"I'll see you in class," he said quietly as he followed Wu Fei out of the cafeteria.

"Ja," she replied. When Jade was sure that they were out of earshot she let out a long sigh.

"You should tell him how you feel," An said quietly.

"Like you did with Trowa?" Jade said sarcastically. Anrui frowned and a small fire was reflected in her eyes. Jade took the message and just said, "I know, I know, you don't wanna spoil your friendship with him. But as you can see, Mr. Arrogant and I can't even have a civilized conversation let alone a sudden outpour of emotion, though when I'm near him I always wanna be my best and stay on guard. You never know what he'll do or say next and that's how I want to be, too."

An nodded and asked, "What are we doing here? Shouldn't we be getting our schedules in at the office?"

"We will, just let me grab a donut. I didn't get to eat much this morning."

"Well.I could grab a little something I guess. I didn't eat too much either." They spent about five minutes waiting in the line and then ate their donut and cookie as they made their way out of the cafeteria to get their schedules. By the time they finally made it out to the office, the first bell was ringing, indicating that it was time to start heading for homeroom.

"Great. I'm in 220, you?" Anrui asked as they quickly made their way to the stairs.

"224," Jade said, looking down at her schedule.

"Ugh. Ah well, are you in...lunch 2 today?" Anrui asked as she stole a glance at her schedule again.

"Yea. I'll see ya there," Jade called as they started to walk to their homerooms. She found hers and waved good bye to An, whose homeroom was a bit farther down the hall. An waved back and the second bell ran.

"Shit. Ah well, it's not the last one yet," she said to herself as she walked a bit faster down the corridor. Making in half a minute before the final bell, An slid into the closest seat and sighed before she looked around to see who was there. Before the teacher came in, she was able to do a quick scan of who was in her homeroom. She noted a few people from her clubs but didn't remember their names. In the back was Hilde Schebeiker, Relena's best friend and confidante. She wore a sleeveless shirt the color of her eyes, a dark blue denim skirt the same color as her hair and dark blue denim sandals. Relena wasn't An's best friend, but they did get along since she was Heero's longtime girlfriend and An, being Heero's half-sister had had the pleasure of meeting her quite a few times. Even though they were usually in different groups at school, An sometimes found herself in the same classes as Relena. Looking around one last time, An was sure that no one else that she knew was in her homeroom. The teacher, who came in right before the final bell, started to do roll call. When they finished, they did the pledge of allegiance and sat down. An took out her schedule and tried to remember where to go. Checking her Monday schedule she saw that she had Chemistry Accelerated first in room 210.

Oh great. That's all the way down the hall, she thought. I hope they aren't too packed! Of course, she knew that with the extremely large amount of freshmen coming in this year, she was sure that her prayers wouldn't be answered.



Jade looked around her homeroom with a cynical glare. Is anyone in my homeroom? She asked herself. Seeing no one she instead decided to examine her schedule, as most of everyone else was doing. She tried to figure out where everything was in her head, but it was too much to remember. I'll remember when I get there, she decided and went back to watching her watch and occasionally flipping through her binder.



Midori ran through the deserted corridors of the large high school. She had gotten her schedule just as the final bell rang and now she was hopelessly lost. Homeroom was about to end and she started to panic, but then she spotted a room with a number close to her homeroom, which was 217. Quickly, she made her way there and soon found her homeroom. The door was closed so she let herself in. Some students turned to look at her, but others just continued with their conversations assuming she was just some teacher asking their homeroom teacher something. Slightly blushing, she made her way to the teacher who just said, "You're late, Miss Okinawa. Please take a seat, homeroom will end in about ten minutes." Midori nodded and sat down in the nearest seat. She took out her schedule and began to read it.

Monday first period is, she slid her finger down to the second slot in the first column. Ugh. It's Algebra II Honors, room 215. Who's the teacher? She looked below it and read Mackenzie. Wonder what he/ she's like. She prayed to god that the teacher wasn't extremely boring and looked at the next slot. Chemistry Honors, room 211. Man, my least favorite subjects back to back! She slide her finger down to lunch and saw that she was in lunch 2 today. I hope Jade and An are there too, and that Relena's NOT. Unlike An, Midori couldn't stand Relena, and she also couldn't understand how in the world An could. To her, Relena was a spoilt, whiny blonde, concerned about the most trivial things, but somehow An could manage a civilized conversation with her. Though, Midori wasn't able to hold her tongue around Relena. I hope that Relena's not in my class this time. I really don't like her and I definitely wouldn't be able to stand her, she thought. Soon the bell rang and she was the first one out the door. She ran to her locker and tried the combination out. After three failed attempts she halfheartedly ran to her class and sat in a seat at the back. It's just not my day today, is it? She asked herself as she spotted Relena a few rows down. The posh princess was of course on time and looking preppier than ever. It sickened her to even mention her name, much less sit near her.



"Miss Maxwell, what is that you have in your hands?"

"Nothing," Alyssa replied as she attempted to put her cell phone back in her bag.

Alyssa Maxwell was sitting in the middle of history class bored to death, so instead of listening to the "fascinating" lecture that Miss Casioux was giving, she decided to play a few games on her cell phone. For a while, she wasn't caught, but as she started to win a few rounds of Astrosmash she began to grow careless. Unfortunately for her, Miss Casioux noticed it and decided to make her move.

"Miss Maxwell, I am quite sure that you have not been raptly staring at your textbook for the past ten minutes, would you please make it easier on yourself and tell me what it was you where playing with!"

Again she denied having been doing anything, but Miss Casioux was unrelenting and kept insisting that she be easier on herself and show her what it was she was doing. This went on for five minutes until Miss Casioux finally sent Alyssa out of the room for being uncooperative and disruptive in class. Alyssa murmured a few things about her under her breath as she headed out the door.

Man, Lyss, you have to learn to be discreet! He thought as he watched his sister walk out the door, muttering some things under her breath. He then turned back to his own cell phone as he restarted his game.

[AnShino]

Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters and places mentioned in the show are not mine, not mention the characters that follow this disclaimer are also not mine.

Name: Mika
Age: 15
Hair: brown
Personally: Pretty much hyper...
Dislike: school
Eye color: blue
Friends: Duo, Heero, Trowa...basically all of the G-Boys and Emily, Ingird

Name: Leah Kokashi-Yuy
Gender: Female
Hair: long (hip-length) blonde hair (braid-style) long bangs in her face.
Eyes: deep, soft crimson
Age: 16
Height: 5'9
Family: her mother was killed in a fire on the colonies, and she finds out that she has a twin brother named Heero. (Heero's older)
Likes: Trowa, tries to deny it but can't
Birthday: December 31st
Sign: Capricorn
Born: She's Japanese but was born in the colonies
Friends: Keeps to herself and alone, ever since she saw her mother die.
After-school activities: martial arts, training to protect anyone, She is an acrobat, and was forced into the gymnastics team!
Job: trained assassin
Interesting fact: she was trained as an assassin up in the colonies. But uses her skills to protect rather than kill. (Uses a long sword and dagger) She dislikes fire, greatly. Ever since she saw her mother burned in the flames, she's been afraid of it. (Only thing she is afraid of) (These are the dreams/nightmares she keeps having)
Personality: silent and cold, she believes anyone who gets close to her will get hurt, Trowa is the only one who can get her to smile and open up. Her nightmares of her mother dying keep her cold and distant.
Dress: Leah normally wears black (so no one is able to see her on a mission). Black pants, tight silk black shirt, and black leather jacket mostly to hide the scars she got when she was beaten by the people who trained her.
Entering a room: Leah usually enters a room just the way Heero would: eyes closed, no expression, if anyone talked to her she would just do a 'Heero Yuy death glare' at them. Something like that?

Name : Sora Kuraki
Age : 16 years old
Born on : the 27th of November at lunch time...^^? has smelt something good little Sora ?
Nationality : French (I hope it won?t be a problem !)
Physical description of the person: short brown hair, quite tall (1 m 70, in French, well in feet and so...errr...don't know!) color of my eyes : brown and green, like amber...well for the description of my body, I would say only the positive aspects (have unfortunately forgotten the size of my big buttocks.) so I think I have a pretty bust and a slim waist...
Personality : shy in appearance, I don't speck if I have nothing to say but with my friends, I am relaxed and I?ve got a certain sense of humor (throwing "quills"...oooh ! Don't know how to explain it; it's with words...ironical, prickle, all in the words, u see?). The problem is I don't trust in myself...at all. When someone knows me better, it appears I am a happy girl, full of energy (yes..I?m a real sagittary !) But I?m awfully clumsy too. (Oops ! It has made a strange noise, he ? OH ? that WAS your gundam ? Sorry... -___-?) I can panicky for stupid things (for example, when I?m late at an exam even if the teachers don't care at all at university or when I can't find my classroom, I can cry all I?ve got !)...but for other things, it's ok...I have soon exams and I haven't studied a lot, well...it's ok ! Hm, I guess I need a certain g-boy who can cheer me up when I?m anxious and I could help him in case of sadness, anguish about future...
I'm also quite tolerant, in a good mood nearly all the time, naive and too nice, I trust others too easily. I can be awful with everybody when I?m in a bad mood or angry !
Likes : all things with sugar, Duo, writing fanfic, reading my sister's fanfic, Duo, receiving review, translate Latin version (when it's quite easy) playing video games, watching anime, Duo, listening J-pop (BoA, Ayumi Hamasaki, Maaya Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki and his seiyuu friends...), reading Harry Potter (Yeeeeees ! The fifth volume is finally on sale in France !) errr..do I have forgotten something ?....hmmm....Ah ! Duo...
Health problem : A serious and irreversible crush on Duo...
Hate : persons who can be an obstacle to my freedom, don't like glue-boys and glue-persons in general, don't like to do something I don't like to do, don't like disturb the plans of my days except if it's for a good thing...don't like intolerance, irrespective...
Dress : The 9/10 of the times : a pull-over, or a jacket in jean with brown pull-over sleeves (my favorite), a skirt (brown, black or in jean), with brown boots and black tights...like to look like "class and sexy"...2 or 3 three time, I?ve been told I looked like an English girl...I don't understand why, is it in my attitude, in my dress ? Don't understand...
Family: Parents dead. Has a big sister and a little brother.
Friends: all in France...poor girl all alone who need a friend and why not a boyfriend...
Job: A student, she went at that school to have perfect English...
Notes: Have a hard French accent (it's kawaii, nee ?), can sleep 4 hours for a night and the day after, I?m still ready to jump on the walls, break everything, and if it's necessary, work.
School level: quite good, I have my final exam (specialty : literature) at the Lycee (college in Britain and U.S ?) with the mention "good" (the best after "very good", not too bad...) and strangely, however I?m a little immature (but conscientious...always that problem of perpetual opposition !), I have a 17 in philosophy...don't understand...oh ! I have 8 in history because my memorization capacity is equal as the strainer's bearing capacity...
Story: Orphans since the age of 11 years. (in the fic, of course !) Have lived in a musical school with others orphans. Like singing sad love songs...Have met Duo before this fic, during a mission on earth, he have been blinded by a explosion and Sora has taken care of him, always singing. The g-boys discovered Duo and took him secretly to heal him. Sora never see him again and doesn't know anything about his "little job"...
Entrance: The boys were trying to escape to their numerous fans when a quite shy cute girl asked them with a little French accent: "Excuse-me for having disturbed you but...do you know where is the...(she searched the word in a dictionary)...the (one of their class if possible) class's d?l?gu??

Irano ( firstname) Seyes ( last name )
Age: 16
Birthdate: 9 August
Nationality: Italian ( in reality I speak Italian and I love Italy !!! )
Physic: not very tall, very black eyes, very black and long hair with red locks but not feminine at all: always wearing tracksuit, like badgirls! (But I don't know if in your country, badgirls are dressed like that...in fact, she is dressed like rappers)
Family: normal (parents) but as she is a very troublesome person, they threw her out the house so she lives in the boarding school (hmm?this wasn?t exactly meant to be a boarding school?but I think I can make it one?it?s my fic after all! LoL).
Likes: Fighting (abilities in tae kwon do), listening to rap, and having fun
Dislikes: orders and boys!
Nature: very rebellious, doesn't accept any orders, aggressive, she insults every boy! (But helpful and protective with girls)
Relationship with G.Boys and the other schoolgirls: very friendly with girls; she tries to be kind with them but very aggressive with boys, she makes fun of them. But I want her to discover that they are not so terrible and become A LiTTLE friendly with them (Is it comprehensible? I have the impression that my English is very bad!!!! Sorry, sorry, SORRY!!! French people are really bad at languages...) or fall in love with one, and it would be funny if this one would be....Wufei!!!! At the beginning, they would have very bad relationships but step by step, they would appreciate each other...but it would take a lot of time!!! But if someone has already kept him, I like too Heero and Trowa, but it would be more complicated!
Entrance: I don't have any idea: do as you want, but if it troubles you, I can try to imagine something

A/N: So sorry about the long wait, but I couldn?t find enough time to write this fic and my other one. Please don?t be too mad at me, but I don?t think you should expet any updates for this fic too soon. I have exams coming up and they start on the 16th of Jan. Try not to expect much from me from the 16th- 22nd (well, I might do a little on the 19th ?cause I have off, but I might have to study for something, so eya?iunno which exams I?l be exepmt from, though I know I?m definitely taking two of them and most likely I?ll be taking the Bio one?keep your fingers crossed!). And here?s the story!


Chapter 4: Transfers and the Many Loves of the Ex-Pilots

~October

With the turning of the leaves came the transfer of a few new people. The school year is getting off to a pretty good start and everyone is in anticipation of the upcoming homecoming and pep rally, everyone being the preps, jocks, and airheads with nothing to do?meaning of course the G-boys weren?t so?enthusiastic. So it?s a lie, most of the student body didn?t think any different of it except that it would be an excuse for the cheerleaders to wear their extremely mini skirts to school and for the jocks to wear their team uniforms. The homecoming gave the airheads and idiots to spend their time thinking solely on what dress to wear and how their hair should be and gave them a reason to be crueler than they usually were when dumping a date offer.
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At school the guys were trying to escape the many date offers for the homecoming when a shy girl about their age walked up to them.

?Pardonner moi, messieurs,? she said in perfect French, ?but do you know where is the,? she searched for the word in a little pocket dictionary, ?ah, the, history class?s d?l?gu? ?? Though she spoke slowly, it was still a little difficult to understand her broken English through her heavy French accent, but Quatre was able figure out what she asked and so he took the liberty of responding.

?I?ll be happy to help you if I can, miss??? he looked at her questioningly and it took a moment for her to respond.

?Oh! Pardon, mon nom is Sora Kuraki,? she extended her hand and Quatre took it and replied, ?Mine is Quatre Raberba Winner. Comment allez-vous??

?Ah, you speak French?? Sora asked him in French. She was rather relieved because she didn?t know too much English and she was hoping to meet someone who spoke her language.

?Just enough. I can understand you though,? he said. The guys watched their exchange, keeping an eye out for random girls asking them to come to the homecoming with them. After a few minutes Quatre introduced them to Sora.

?Guys, this is Sora Kuraki. She?s a transfer student from France.?

?We noticed Quatre,? Duo said smiling. ?Hey, my name?s Duo, Duo Maxwell!? Duo took Sora?s hand and shook it.

?You do not recognize me, Monsieur Duo??

?Eh? Well, um, no?should I??

?Ah, perhaps no,? she said dejectedly. She was very much hoping that Duo would remember her voice at the very least. Maybe when I sing, he?ll remember! She thought happily.

?Trowa Barton,? the taller one said, also shaking her hand.

?Heero Yuy,? the one on his right said. He didn?t shake her hand, but merely acknowledged her with a curt nod.

?Chang WuFei,? the last one said. Like Heero, he didn?t take her hand, nor did he nod at her. Instead he watched her to see what she would do.

?It is?nice to meet you all,? she said slowly before turning again to Quatre, ?pardonner moi, but how would I make my way there?? she asked him, pointing to her first class. It read History, Ms. Cassioux.

?Ah, Duo, you?re in Ms. Cassioux?s history class first period, ne??

Duo turned from his (rather one-sided) conversation with Heero and nodded, ?Yea. Why??

?Well, would you mind showing Mademoiselle Sora to class?? Sora blushed slightly when Quatre called her Mademoiselle.

?Yea, sure. Hey, Sora, you know where your homeroom is right??

?Home?room??

?Yea, it?s the classroom you?re in before you get to first period.?

?Ah yes. I am in,? she quickly glanced at her schedule, ?room 216.?

?Great, same as me. I?ll show ya to homeroom and then to history, okay??

?Oui. Merci Monsieur Duo.?

?Ah, you don?t have to call me ?monsieur,? alright? Just Duo?s fine!.?

?Okay then, Duo.?

Duo took her to her locker, which she had to fight with before it relented and let her open it, and then they walked quickly towards their homeroom.



The second bell rang and the halls were near empty. Some of the stragglers were still grabbing books from their lockers and anything else that they?d need. Leah waltzed into homeroom right before the final bell and grabbed the last seat in the row closest to the door. No one noticed her entrance except for Duo and Sora who were sitting towards the center of the classroom. She caught his eye and then looked towards Sora. Raising an eyebrow, Duo mouthed ?I?ll introduce ya later.? Leah nodded and then turned to face the teacher as he took attendance. Once that was over, she looked around again. The only other person she spotted was Duo?s twin Alyssa, sitting in the back corner playing games on her cell phone.

As soon as the bell rang, Leah headed straight for the door. Before she got out, Duo tapped her shoulder and introduced her to Sora.

?Leah, Sora. Sora, Leah,? he said, motioning with his hands. The two girls shook and then Leah excused herself before turning out the door. Chemistry awaits, she though morbidly. Augh. I used to like mixing chemicals together, too! Why do teachers always have to kill everything?

She slowly walked down the hall to the last classroom on her right before the hall turned left. She came in just before the second d bell sounded, much to the dislike of the teacher who thought punctuality meant always early never right on time.

?Hello, Miss Kokashi. Please take your seat. I was just explaining what we were doing today.?

Leah plastered a fake smile onto her face as she took a seat in the last row. Ms. Clementi said nothing, but Leah knew she was thinking about how much of a troublemaker she was?potentially. Leah wasn?t sure if Ms. Clementi didn?t approve of how Leah acted?indifferent, unattached, aloof?or if it was the way that she dressed?tight black pants, black silk long-sleeve shirt and, though it was still a bit warm for it, her black leather jacket without the lining on the inside?but that was all Ms. Clementi?s problem and she?d have to deal with on her own. I?m not about to change?not for her or for anyone!

Leah tuned in a bit to hear her say that they?d be mixing one acid with another to form something or another. When she was finished, she reread the instructions Ms. Clementi?d outlined on the board and was finished before anyone else could even comprehend what it was they were supposed to do. And since none of her brother?s friends were around, she wouldn?t have any fun until she got to the next period?English?a place where she could truly express myself.

Sighing, she wondered if she should fulfill the teacher?s expectations of her or maybe freak her out with what she knew. Oh the possibilities!



Mika blew a stray strand of hair from her face. The wind blew at it again though and kept doing it so she decided to give up. Oh dear God, why do we have to run this stupid track? She asked herself, trying to will her legs to keep going. I?m going to collapse soon! Damn second period phys. ed?I HATE phys. ed.! After about another agonizing ten minutes, the coach finally got the message and had them stop running. During the rest of the fifty minute period, they were to play either volleyball or soccer. Erg, I guess it?s? she briefly glanced at each side. On the soccer field, she saw the star soccer players nimbly passing the ball using only their feet and chests and on the grass volleyball court, people were punching and slapping the ball to try and get it over the net. Heh, I think volleyball?ll be amusing, she thought.

Taking a spot towards the middle of one of the side, she joined in with the rest of the people trying to play. During the first ?game? she bumped into another person as she tried to get to the ball. ?Oof! Augh,? she said as she fell into a patch of wet grass across the other person?s back. ?Oh my I?m sooo sorry!? she said as she tried to help the other person up.

They groaned and said, ?No?it?s okay. I wasn?t watching were I was going.? When he turned around to face her, she gasped in surprise and then began to laugh.

?Heh heh, it?s you Duo. You look funny.? There were little pieces of grass on his chin and some mud down his shirt. She knew that she must not have looked quite clean either, but at least she didn?t fall flat on her stomach!

?Erg?it?s your fault!? he said jokingly.

?You idiot!? Mika said, playfully punching his arm. ?Uh-oh. Coach?s giving us The Eye. We?d better get going.?

?Right. See ya in study hall Mika!? he shouted over his shoulder as he ran towards the teams.

?All right. Bye!? since Mika was a sophomore, they didn?t have too many classes together. Spanish 2 (Duo had taken German last year and swore he?d never go back), gym, study hall and lunch were the only times they saw each other. Today, however they only had gym and study hall.

?Gah!? the ball almost struck her on the head but she sort of freaked out and at the last second, she somehow ended up volleying it over the net. It swiftly landed on the other side before anyone could comprehend what happened and eveidently, Mika had scored a goal.



Irano Seyes, a recently arrived Italian student wandered the halls as the lunch bell rang. Moving with the quick pace of the students as they made their way down to the cafeterias (some moving to their next classes, shooting envious looks at the lunch 1 students) so as not to be at the end of the line or left with the odds-and-ends seats. As she wore a track suit with well worn sneakers, unlike the tight jeans or skirts with the platforms or heels that most of the girls wore, she was easily able to weave in and out of the crowds. This time however as she was moving out of the way of some people, she ended up bumping into a nother person?none other that Wufei Chang.

?Hey, watch it asshole!? Irano said, calling him the first insult that came to mind.

?Same to you bitch!? Wufei answered back, surprised at the onna?s insolence.

?What did you call me??

?Said bitch, wanna make something of it??

?Maybe I do!?

?Really, onna?? They each put up their fists and lowered themselves to their respective fighting stances. ?Well then why don?t we just??

Wufei didn?t get to say more because at that moment, An, Jade, Trowa, and Heero were walking by. Seeing their friend in a rather heated dispute, they immediately jogged over to separate the two before it escalated into a full scale fight.

?Alright, break it up, break it up!? Jade yelled. She was wearing red and white drawstring pants and a loose black T-shirt and was the first one that got to him. She threw herself in front of him shielding Irano who had put herself in a fighting stance. Wufei glared at her and she glared back, enforced by An who stood with her arms crossed and a a wicked look on her face that basically read ?Do it or I?ll seriously hurt/ maim you.? She looked even more menacing than usual in black jeans and a shirt that looked like it was a blouse sticking out from under a vest?definitely enforcing her businesslike attitude.

Wufei lowered his fists as Irano scrowled. She would?ve liked to have a fight with one of the most reputed martial artists in the school, but she knew that his friends would inevitably stop the fight anyway.

Trowa and Heero, both in jeans and long T-shirts led Wufei away, but not before telling An and Jade that they?d meet up with them later. When they were gone, An and Jade both turned back to Irano who was now watching the with a critical eye.

?Ahem, who, may I ask, are you? Why why did you stop our litte confrontation??

Jade was looking her up and down with an equally critical eye, but decided she wasn?t a ?threat? to her and held out her hand. ?Name?s Jade Wu. This,? she indicated with a wave of her hand, ?Is Anrui Shino.?

?An for short,? she replied, also moving to shake Irano?s hand. ?Before we tell you our connection with Fei, you tell us your name,? An said, crossing her arms again.

?Very well then,? Irano said. ?My name?s Irano Seyes. I moved here about a month ago from Italy.?

?Seyes, did you say?? An asked. When Irano nodded, An gave a hint of a smile, ?Hn, I thought I recgonized you. I believe we?re in the same advanced computer techniques class.?

?Ms. Benidict??

?Yep, that?s the one.?

?Yea, I thought I?ve seen you before as well.?

?Mm-hmm. Well then, I suppose you?re wanting to know our relationship with Fei?? Jade asked.

?If you wouldn?t mind,? Irano said loftily.

?He?s a friend of my brother?s. Usually the quiet one, but itches for a fight every now and then. Don?t let him get to you,? An answered. Jade merely nodded and looked away, as though only mildly interested in everything around her.

Irano nodded and then said, ?So, you two been around here long??

?Not at all,? Jade said. ?We came from Tokyo, Japan. Only arrived here during the beginning of the summer. At the end of term last year from our old school, An, Midi, and I went here as ?try out? students. We only actually enrolled here this year.?

?I see. Well then I suppose I?ll see you around then, eh??

?Yea, okay,? An said and then they went their separate ways.



?Hm.?

?Nani??

?Nothing.?

?Didn?t like her??

?What makes you say that??

?The look in your eyes.?

?Hmph. Doesn?t mean I don?t like her.?

?Usually does.?

An and Jade argued all the way to the line. They looked around for Trowa, Heero and Wufei but couldn?t finr them.

?Are you two going to stand around all day or are you going to get some lunch?? A voice asked from behind them. It was Wufei again. This time he, Trowa and Heero were holding their lunch trays and walking towards their usual table.

?What, you didn?t get us anything?? Jade retorted.

?Why the hell would I??

?Ugh, nevermind,? she said rolling her eyes. ?C?mon An.? However, when she turned around, she found that Trowa had gotten her, her usual sandwich already and she was now seated next to him. Neither were talking, but those two didn?t need any words to talk?body language told the other how their day was and how they felt at the moment.

?Hm?? An looked away from her food towards Jade.

?Eh, nothing,? Jade replied walking away, but just in time, Midori was there, her tray full of food for two. Quatre walked a little behind her and near him was another girl?Miyoko Tanaka?that most of them knew from martial arts classes at the local gym.

?Hey, Jade, where?re ya goin?? Midori asked.

?I was heading to the line to get some food.?

?No need for that! Why do you think I?ve got all this food on my tray?? she asked with a smile.

?Hey, really Mid? Thanks! You?re really great.?

?No probs, girl. C?mon, let?s go grab our seats.?

Quatre took the seat next to Miyoko, who positioned herself by Heero. They didn?t say anything as Heero was occupied with his sandwich and Miyoko was currently stabbing her pasta violently with her fork.

?Eh, bad day Miyoko??

?Hmph, had worse.? Miyoko said as she quickly stuffed a forkful of pasta in her mouth and swallowed it before she spoke again. ?Double Chem. Next I have the Algebra class of hell followed by Death by Driver?s Ed.?

?Eck. I?d hate to have your schedule for today, Miyo,? Quatre remarked. He had finished his chicken nuggets and was now starting on his curly fries.

?Thanks Quat, that?s really pleasant to hear,? she said sacastically.

?Heh, sorry, but it?s true.?

?Speaking of which, who d?ya get for Chem, anyway?? Jade asked.

?Ugh, a witch named Croix.?

?Ack, I have her too. I didn?t know you were in honors classes Miyo,? she said.

?Heh, I didn?t either until I got my book list over the summer. Last year I was in regulars. Ugh, what I?d give to go back to those boring days!?

?Heh heh, maybe, but you won?t be sorry as soon as you get to your college hunting senior year,? Quatre remarked. He was halfway done with his fries by now and just popped the top of his soda.

?Maybe, but I really hate her, for what it?s worth.?

?You and everyone else,? Quatre assured her. ?I had her last year,? he added. ?She teaches honors, accelerated, and AP classes. The only AP that she teaches, though is, I think, senior physics or something. Luckily for me, I?m heading into business which means a more math-oriented curriculum.?

?Forget about all this school-stuff talk. Let?s discuss something else,? Midori suggested.

?Like?? Jade asked.

?Homecoming!?

Jade smirked, Miyoko arched an eyebrow while attempting to hide a smile and An half blushed half laughed at all of them, however, knew that it?d be something on Midori?s mind.

?So?are you all going??

?Oh, I dunno Mid. I mean, the price is kinda okay compared to what the semi costs, but I?m not quite sure I wanna spend my whole night hanging around here,? Jade said. What she really meant, however, was that she?d love to go as long as a certain someone?d ask her.

?Aww, c?mon, Jade! How bout you Miyo??

?Maybe. Quatre??

?I was going to ask you if we could just go as friends, but if you don?t want, well, we might do something else, you think??

?Eh, I?ll give you my answer later, ?kay??

?Sure thing,? Quatre said, going back to drinking his Pepsi.

?How ?bout you two?? Midori asked Trowa and An this question and An sorta blushed while Trowa became suddenly obsessed with his empty plate where a pizza once was.

?Erm?I don?t really know Mid,? An said, hoping for someone else to speak. ?I think I?might be?working that night,? she said, frantically calling up her schedule in her mind.

?Aw, c?mon An! You know you wanna go!? As she looked up, Midori?s crystal blue eyes read ?You know you wanna go with him!?

An gave her a sharp look back that Trowa did notice as he was staring off at the ceiling.

?Em, I think I might try and ask someone. I don?t know who though,? Trowa said.

?Really?? Midori asked.

?Um, how ?bout you, Mid? Who are you going with?? An asked quickly.

?Me? Actually, I just kinda wanted to got with Quarte, but since he?s already probably going with Miyoko, I guess I?ll go alone,? Midori said shrugging. She finished her bag of chips and downed the rest of her soda. ?You guys going?? She asked Heero and Wufei who were bascially having their own conversation (actually, it was Wufei complaining about the insolence of women to Heero, but it guess it was a convo since Heero muttered a ?yea? and an ?uh-huh? once in a while).

?Huh?? Heero asked. Wufei seemed equally confused.

?The homecoming, guys!?

?Oh that,? Heero said. ?Yea, I?m gonna be taking Relena. You guys?? The rest of them shrugged and Wufei just shook his head.

?I?ll be at the gym. I have a class to teach and then I?m just going to be doing some random sparring. Anyone care to try me??

Jade immediately smirked and said, ?Sure, I?ll take you on. 7 okay??

Wufei smirked and nodded. ?Alright onna, I guess seven it is then. Anyone else??

An seemed to be contemplating the offer and Miyo was doing the same, but then the bell rang and they all went their separate ways.



?Looks like lunch is over guys. C?mon Tro, we have gym next, ne??

Trowa just nodded and headed towards the garbage bins. ?I?ll take yours too?if you want.?

?Ah, it?s okay Tro, I got it.?

?Um, alright then. Hey, isn?t Heero in our class too??

?Yea, wanna wait for him??

?Nah, you guys go ahead,? Heero said, jogging towards the junior hall. ?I?m going to race back to my locker to pick up my bag. I forgot to put it in my gym locker this morning.?

??Kay then! See ya ?Nii-chan!?

?Jaa Imouto!.? He nodded to Trowa who nodded back and then they separated as they got to the doors of the gym.

?Alright then. Let?s go change and then we?ll meet by the bleachers?? An asked. Trowa nodded and then she entered the girls? locker room where, to her surprise, saw that her half sister was there as well.

?Um, hey Nee-chan.?

Leah nodded to her, ?Imouto.?

As An walked away, Leah surprised her again with an abrupt question. ?Are you with Tro-kun??

An slowly turned around. ?Where?would you hear that??

?So then it?s true?? Leah asked. There was a hint of venom in her voice as though she were to strike at An if she confirmed the rumors. To Leah?s chagrin though, An dismissed the rumors as simply rumors.

?No. Tro and I are just-just friends.?

?I see.?

An changed her clothes, but Leah was still there. ?Why?d you ask??

?No reason.?

?Really??

?Yes really. Now if you don?t mind Imouto, I?ll be on my way,? Leah snapped.

An shrugged and moved out of Leah?s way. ?Right then. Jaa ?Nee-chan.?

?Jaa.?

[AnShino]

Disclaimer: As always, I don?t own any characters mentioned in the previous chapters except for An, Jade, and Midori so =p to you lawyer pplz!

A/N: Is that all the characters people are gonna send to me? I told you people to keep sending in characters, also, I?m proposing a poll! Right well, I want to know who you?d like to see end up with the Gboys (the people who sent in the characters obviously can?t vote?even I can?t vote!) so now there?s one of two things to do, send in a character or vote!

Chapter 3: Pep Rally



?Hey Heero!? Tabby shouted as she ran past him. She grabbed his wallet, making him chase her all the way to school. In her usual black jeans, boots, T-shirt, and fingerless gloves, Tabby ran quickly from her pursuer like the ?pickpocket? she was. Even though they ran for about a block and half and had about four- six pounds of stuff on their body (Heero?laptop, books; Tabby?same), they were neither breathless nor the slightest bit tired. In fact, Tabby had put on a extra burst of speed to try and outrun Heero but it was useless as he was catching up. Not wanted to get jumped, she decided to fling the wallet into his path.

Chancing a glance backwards, she saw that the wallet nearly missed Heero?her intention anyway. She decided at last minute that making him run for it was enough and not to hit him. ?Heero you should know to keep your stuff safe around me!? she yelled to him.

?You should know that pickpocketing is against the law!? he yelled back. Picking his wallet up off the ground, he looked around to see Trowa and Quatre.

She stuck her tongue out at him and laughed all the way into the building where she ran into none other than Anrui Shino?younger sibling of Heero Yuy. She had on a grey tank top and black elbow length fingerless gloves. Black hip hugger jeans clung to her legs and black platform-high heeled boots (making her seem four inches taller) were on her feet.

??Sup An??

An glared at Tabby, but then cracked a smile, ?That was the funniest thing I?ve ever seen happen to my dear Kuya,? she said cracking up. ?Gimme five, girl!? she said, extending her hand. Tabby slapped it and then made a swipe for An?s wallet.

?Uh-uh, too slow,? she said, grabbing Tabby?s hand. Upon releasing it, she did something else, but Tabby didn?t realize it until about a second later. ?It?s more like that,? An said smirking and holding up Tabby?s wallet.

?Hey!? Tabby grabbed for her wallet, but she succeeded in almost falling to the floor face first. She now had her arms akimbo. An giggled, but didn?t surrender the stolen property. ?Would?ja just give it back to me, An? Please??

?Heh heh heh, okay. I was just kidding, Tab.?

?Heh heh, thanks.?

?You?re welcome,? An said. They moved away from the door and Heero came in with Trowa and Quatre and they headed to their lockers?though, not before Heero shot them both a death glares.

An shot him a glare and then continued walking with Tabby. ?Why do you enjoy pestering my brother so??

?Heh heh, it?s just fun. Why? Do you not want me to??

?Ah, it?s not that. I love to see ?Nii-chan annoyed, but iunno?part of me feels kinda bad.?

?Oh don?t worry?it?s not like I?d publicly humiliate him or anything.?

?Heh, thanks. I don?t want him needing a paper bag over his head?like what I?m gonna do to Duo,? An smiled maliciously.

?Ooh, this sounds good. What?re ya gonna do??

?Heh, secret!?

?Oh c?mon! You can tell me-e!? Tabby said. She put her hands together in a praying pose and made puppy dog eyes.

An just laughed. ?No. Look, Tabs, I?m not telling anyone, okay??

?Ooh!? Tabby groaned. ?But why??

?Because?I know he?d find out if someone?other than me?knew!?

?But I won?t tell!?

An groaned, ?But if I tell you I?d have to tell everyone else who wants to know!?

?Know what?? Alyssa and Duo Maxwell had just arrived. Duo was wearing his usual black jeans and black and white shirt and Alyssa had on a black double shirt (it looked like she had a white shirt under a black one) with the words ?Pobodies Nerfect? written in white felt in the front stitched with black thread. Her pants were black with a silver lining and she had black and white Sketchers shoes on her feet.

?Nothing,? An said hastily. She then made an excuse that she needed to get up to her locker to get something and quickly left, smirking at Duo as she passed him. Duo gave a wary glance at her, still uncomfortable with her since she had yet to issue her payback.

?Oh don?t worry,? Tabby said. ?She?s just planning your demise.? She winked at them and left in the opposite direction to get to her own locker.



Duo gulped audibly. Crossing his arms and trying not to look too nervous, he started to look around as if An were to suddenly appear and he?d have to wear a bag over his head for the rest of his high school career.

?I don?t think you should worry about it too much, Duo,? Alyssa said nonchalantly.

?Worried?? Duo?s voice cracked and he looked behind his shoulder once again. ?Who?s worried?? he asked.

?You are,? Alyssa replied sighing. She grabbed Duo?s braid and pulled him toward their lockers.

?Ow?Lyssy?oww..leggo!?

Alyssa sighed and yanked his braid so hard that he fell to the ground. ?You?re being an idiot,? she muttered. Then she laughed. ?I can?t wait until An gets even with you! Serves you right for mocking her,? she said wagging a finger at her brother.

?Lyssy, can?t you be a bit sympathetic? I?m your only brother after all!? he said sticking out his lower lip.

Alyssa pretended to think for a moment. ?Nope,? she said grinning. ?You?re on your own bro!?

?Aww?Lyssy!? At that moment the first bell rang.

?Shit, c?mon you idiot, we still hafta get our books and crap,? Alyssa started to jog towards their hallway.

?Damn, you?re right. Hey, I wonder where that girl is,? Duo muttered to himself stopped for a second.

?Duo!? Alyssa yelled his name from the end of the hallway. ?C?mon you baka! We hafta get to homeroom!?

?I know, I know! I?m coming!?

?Hurry up!? she said starting to jog again.

They both made it to homeroom just after the second bell rang. Their homeroom teacher glared at them as they entered and took their seats, and a few other kids glanced up to see the stragglers stagger to their respective seats.

?Duo, look I made it here myself,? a girl with a heavy French accent whispered with a smile.

?That?s?great?Sora,? Duo whispered back between gasps.

?Duo, you seem?err, ?nerv? (is this right?).?

Duo caught his breathe and looked at her with a questioning glance.

?Sorry, I mean...? she took out a little French- English dictionary and began flipping through it rapidly. After a solid minute of searching, she found the right word. ?Ah, I mean, you looked flustered. That is correct, non??

?Yes. And yes, I know I look flustered. Lyssy and I had to run here pretty quickly ?cuz we were taking too long.?

Sora laughed. ?I have a feeling that you were the cause of it??

?Heh, you?d be right,? he said scratching the back of his head.

?Quiet people! Principal DeLucia has called an assembly,? Mr. Benson yelled. ?So we shall being heading to the gym now. Move quickly people!? He ushered the class out of the room and when the last person was gone, closed and locked the door behind him. Outside in the room, the halls were congested with students flocking towards the gym. Traffic moved at a moderate pace, but by the time everyone was in the gym it was time for first period.

?Yes! First period?s gonna be cut short!? Duo exclaimed, flopping down in an empty spot next to Heero. He looked past him to see Wufei, Jade, Quatre, Miyo, Mika, Midori, Tabby, Trowa, and?to his discomfort?Anrui. Alyssa and Sora sat down next to him and began to chat about school things. Sora was still not too sure about her classes and things since they switched around daily, but Alyssa assured her that after a few weeks here she?d get the hang of it and everything?ll be a breeze.

Looking past Heero again he saw Wufei and Jade arguing loudly about who?d be the victor in their sparring match. Quatre, Miyo, and Miko were trying?unsuccessfully?to calm them down. They almost started to spar right there, but Principal DeLucia made his way to the center of the court with a mic in his hands.

The principal was a man well-liked by the student body so when he appeared?in his suit and tie, thinning grey hair, and tall, lean figure?many of the upperclassman cheered and clapped. The freshmen sat there clapping loudly but still unsure of what to do.

?Alright people settle down.? (that basically made them a bit louder and more hyper) the principal just laughed and waited a few minutes for everyone to calm down before he began to speak again. ?Well, students as you know, the homecoming dance is this weekend!? The gym exploded with noise. Duo?s group clapped loudly but weren?t quite as enthusiastic as those around them.

?But this afternoon is the Fall PEP RALLY!!!? Again, Principal DeLucia had to wait for the cheering to die down before he started speaking again. When everyone was relatively quiet again, he started up once more, ?So I expect every single student to show their school spirit!!!? he yelled the last few words into the mic since the cheering started up again with the cheerleaders and jocks being the loudest.

The ?meeting? ended soon after that and students were spilling out of the gym left and right. The gang stayed behind and waited for the crowds to die down before they even budged from their seats.



?I don?t know if I?ll stay for the pep rally thing. I?d rather not,? An said to Trowa.

?I know, but Wufei and Jade are going to be in it?fall track remember??

?Oh yeah?hmm, I suppose I could stay for them.?

?And I?m in the band?as are you.?

An blushed. (^^?) ?Oops. Sorry, I spaced out on that one. I forgot we were flutists!? Trowa gave a knowing smile.

?Yea I know. I realize how much you hate these things, but we have to make sacrifices for our commitments, diba [(dee-bah) right (Tagalog)]??

??o [(oh-oh) yes?Tagalog], you?re right. ?So I suppose I?ll meet you outside the locker rooms again. Whoever?s out first goes and gets the flutes, as usual??

?Of course,? Trowa said with a nod. They got up to leave since the rest of the gang was going as well.

?Catch up with you guys later,? Duo said. ?I have study! Oh there?s Hilde! I?ll see most of you at lunch, ne??

?Yea Duo,? Jade yelled. ?See ya! As for me, I?ve got that stupid chemistry class. Dammit! Miyo? We?re in the same one, ne? Let?s go!?

?Coming Jade. ?Bye guys!?

?See ya Miyo, Jade,? Quatre yelled. He went with An and Trowa to their college accounting class in the math building just outside the gym. An had her books in a shoulder bag while the guys held theirs at their sides. They chatted a bit before they had to enter the classroom.

?How?d you guys do on the homework? I found it pretty easy,? An said.

Both of them agreed though Quatre said he had difficulty on one particular problem. An offered to help him get it, but he said he had already asked one of his sisters for help.

?Okay,? was all she could say before the teacher entered the classroom. She prepared herself for another boring class were all she did was stare at the blackboard, pretend to listen to the teacher, jot down an important formula or calculation and then solve a few problems. Unlike many members of the class, she was one of the few who found it surprisingly easy and always got A?s on her tests and quizzes (definitely not me?I?m lucky if I ever get B?s on my math tests/ quizzes!). She turned around to see Relena jotting down a few things in her notebook. Relena caught her eye and smiled. They were on friendly terms and were more like sisters than An and Leah who actually were sisters. It was kind of?weird, but An was sort of happy with the arrangement. She new that Relena wasn?t really paying attention either but putting on a great act. [seating arrangement: far back corner>> Relena in the actual corner, Quatre net to her, Trowa in front of him, An next to Tro and in front of Rel]

During all this, Trowa was basically left to his own devices. Being less talkative than An, he basicallly observed everything that was going on. It was kind of funny because while almost no one took note of him, but he took note of everyone. He knew everyone?s names and even a few of their habits (he?s not a stalker ppl!).

?Judging from the glazed stares I?m receiving from everyone, you?re all either fully capable of doing this math and are prepared to take a quiz on it now or you all don?t get it.? He glanced in Relena, Trowa, Quatre and An?s direction, ?Or maybe it?s half and half.? He gave them all one last hard look and the class seemed to tremble in fear. They all knew that Mr. Vintello didn?t like students who were ahead of the game, always liking to be on top of things and it annoyed him whenever students like Rel, An, Tro, and Quat knew exactly what they were doing and how they were doing it. He felt the need to criticize them if they did something unorthodox, but always got flustered when it only ended up being a different route to get the right answers.

?Mr. Winner, I?d like you to do problem number 28 on the board if you?d be so kind,? Mr. Vintello said sternly, giving Quatre a hard look. Out of the four, he was the meanest to Quatre?probably because he was the gentlest of them all and the one that showed his emotions. Next came Relena, but Trowa and An were the most vexing to him. No matter what he did he couldn?t seem to make them nervous?or the slightest bit uncomfortable?at all. He threw the hardest and most complex math questions in the books, but they always seemed to somehow figure out the answers within a few minutes? time?and the answers were always correct.

Quatre sat down a few minutes later after Mr. V had spat out the word ?correct? and pointed violently to his seat. He picked another poor soul to torture and left the group alone for the day. Twenty minutes later the class was over and they were outside on the campus again.

?Damn, his hate for us seems to grow after each class!? An said.

?I think it?s because we have yet to falter,? Relena said. ?I mean, he?s used to being able to intimidate people into second guessing themselves even when they?re right, but so far none of his tactics have worked on us.?

?I think you?re right, but why would he hate us for being good at the stuff? Shouldn?t he be a bit grateful? I mean it?s four less students to teach,? Quatre said.

?Yea it is, but it?s not the students to him. I think it?s the level of control he has over the class. Since we keep?surprising him, we make it seem as though we?re rebelling against him or something. That and probably the fact that since Rel and An are sophs, he assumes that they?re on a lower level than most of the class?sorry guys, no offense,? Trowa said.

?None taken,? An said annd Relena nodded in agreement. ?Yea, you have a point?both of you. Mr. V doesn?t like it when his students are ahead of him, so we have to stay on top. It?ll be hard, but he?ll probably make the class even more of a hell if we don?t stay up there.?



?Yea,? Relena said. ?Well, this is where we leave you guys!? she waved at them. ?C?mon An, History awaits,? she said with a smile. They nearly ran to their next class since it was one class everyone definitely looked forward to. Mrs. McNair gave a shitload, but she always compensated by making each class fun and easygoing. They were always at work, but unlike most classes, she allowed the students to work in pairs or small groups to get everything done, and since no one wanted more homework in the class than the assigned amount, they always managed to finish on time. History always used to be a bore, but not this year and since Mrs. McNair taught all levels and different history classes, there was a possibility that you could get her the next year.

?Hey Mrs. M!? they greeted their teacher together.

?Hello Peacecraft, Shino are you two looking forward to another marvelous history class?? Mrs. McNair called all her students by their last names so as not to get confused by students who had the same first name. And unlike Mr. Vintello, she was thrilled whenever students went ahead of the assignments.

?Definitely,? Relena answered with a smile. An nodded her head vigorously. They took seats at the front and opened up their laptops to their History document. She began the class promptly when the whole class arrived (everyone was on time as usual)

?Now people, copy down the headlines and tonight you have to read the article and give me five bullets of facts.? Everyone hurriedly typed in the headline and awaited her next instructions. ?Okay, for our first task today, we have to collect the workbook pages you did for chapter 5. Are they all completed and ready?? Everyone either nodded or said, ?Yes ma?am.? ?Perfect! Remember your notes are due on Friday.? People groaned, but she smiled and said, ?Oh come on, suck it up people! Anyway, task two: complete Chapter 5.? She waited while everyone typed down what she had just said. When most of the people paused typing, she continued, ?Task three: discussion on Chapter 5!? When everyone stopped typing, she said one last thing, ?What are you waiting for people? Get into your group and get the work done, c?mon! Stopping staring at this old lady and get to finishing your work!?

Everyone laughed as they moved their desks together.

?Hey Rel, how far did you get??

?I finished it last night, you??

?Same. So what shall we do??

?I don?t know. Wanna make more progress on that project she assigned us??

?Alright.?

?Hey guys, do you have section four done?? a girl yelled.

?Yea, Miyo, c?mon,? Relena said, smiling. ?You want some help on it??

?I suppose,? she replied almost half heartedly and An knew why. While Miyo generally didn?t dislike anybody and didn?t harbor any grudes against everyone, it was true that she really didn?t like Relena one bit. An couldn?t quite figure out why and she could only guess. Miyo dragged a chair and sat on the right of An and didn?t seem to notice when gave a sort of prayerful glance towards the sky as she clasped her hands together.

?Alright, Miyo, waddaya need?? An asked in a cheerful voice. Relena didn?t seem to notice much, but An knew she heard the change in her voice.

?Right, well, I definitely didn?t get this question and I have no idea where the people got half of these questions, but the rest are good to go with me,? she replied. Still not too thrilled about the prospect of Relena ?helping? her but happy at the thought of atleast getting something out of it, Miyo sat and watched as An analyzed her situation. She continually glanced back and forth from her own notes and the book and then back at the questions. Finally after a few minutes of ?research? she turned back to Miyo to explain what the questions meant and where she could find the answers.

?Okay, Miyo, I guess you just weren?t looking hard enough. Five through eight are on pages one oh seven to one fourteen and question number nine is kind of a critical thinking thing. You have to read the whole section and then come to your own conclusion, okay? Do you get it now??

Miyo scanned through the pages that An told her and found that she was correct. With a hint of a blush, she sunk a bit lower in her seat and thanked An for her help. Behind her book she glared daggers at Relena, but lowering it, she smiled sweetly and then walked back to where her partners were chatting happily.

When Miyo had left and was busy explaing the questions to her partners Relena turned to An. ?Okay, An, I know she holds something against me?what is it??

?Honestly Rel?I have no idea. It may have something to do with Heero though,? An trailed off and looked at Relena.

?Heero? Why??

?Well?half of the girls in school are in love with him and, well, I?m willing to bet that they?re quite jealous of you. But?that?s just a hunch. You probably should confront her with your questions and not me, as I know nothing.?

Relena nodded, her eyes full of understanding. ?I can see what you mean?but, does she have to dislike me so much? I haven?t done anything to her, have I??

An gave an uncharacteristic shrug and before she could say anything the bell rang. ?Sorry Rel, I have to go. The evil hell that is chemistry awaits,? she said as she rolled her eyes heavenward. Once again she folded her hands together and muttered a few quick words. ?Big quiz today?see ya, Rel!?

Relena smiled and waved at her friend. ?See you.?

?Later, Rel!?



?Miss Kuraki, do try and catch the ball the next time around!? Ms. McKinley was visibly annoyed at Sora, but the young French girl only offered a weary smile and a cheerful nod.

?Yes I know Ms. McKinley, but you see??

Ms. McKinley didn?t wait for her excuse and blew her whistle signaling that the game was to be resumed.

Sora looked around her watching the players kick the ball around nimbly passing the ball to each other with only their feet, but soon she lost where the ball was and was just hoping it to be on the other side of the field. Oh this is hopeless?Ms. McKinley can yell at me all she likes, but I shall never be good at this soccer, as they call it here, she thought. Oh no! Here comes the ball!

?Yipe!? Sora threw her hands out in front of her hoping to stop the ball as she turned away with her eyes closed. Unfortunately the ball whizzed past her side and she knew what would come next.

?Miss KURAKI! Would you please watch the ball as it nears you! You?ll not accomplish anything with your eyes shut!?

?I?m very sorry Ms. McKinley,? Sora said candidly, but the gym teacher just blew her whistle again and Sora was once again submitted to the torture of being goalie. Fortunately the period ended soon enough and the second the bell rang, she ran to the locker room to change her clothes.

?Hey, Sora!?

?Yes?? Sora peeked out from her shirt. She looked around but didn?t find the source of the voice.

?Behind you, Sora!? the girl said jovially.

Sora laughed. ?Ah, there you are Alyssa. I knew I recognized the voice from somewhere.?

?Heh, so you gonna eat lunch or what??

?Yes. You really don?t have to wait for me. I think I can manage getting to the cafe?ter..ia on my own,? she said pronouncing the word caf?-ter-EE-ah.

?It?s caf-eh-TEAR-ee-ah, Sor, and don?t worry ?bout me. I can wait.?

?O-kay. But my body hurts from being hit from that football? ??soccerball?? ?right, socc-air ball so much. People really can kick hard, non?? Sora was finally dressed out of her gym clothes and into her normal ones?jean jacket with brown pull over sleeves over a white ribbed turtleneck and a jeanskirt. Black tights clung to her legs and her usual brown boots were on her feet.

?Heh, that?s the point, frenchie. You have to kick hard so that the goalie can?t catch it. You?weren?t a very good one.?

Sora gave an indignant ?Hmph!? and said, ?I know that Lee! But I do not know why that McKinley woman keeps pushing me about it! There were many other capable people, pourquoi moi (or is it me?)??

?I think she just doesn?t like the fact that you have no athletic ability whatsoever. She probably thinks she can drill it into you.?

?O! She is so very cruel. Why must she do this to little Sora??

At that Alyssa laughed. ?I really don?t know, but we?d best get to the cafeteria before the line gets really long. I believe most of the gang?s gonna be there this time.?

?Of course! I?m starving.?

Alyssa nodded fervently and they had to keept from sprinting to the cafeteria. ?Ah, yes! We?re almost there!?

?Oh yey?food!?

Alyssa laughed. ?Well c?mon?we can look for the gang later, ?kay??

?Of course. I do not want the line to become longer!?

?No one wants that! And while we wait, you can tell me all about your infatuation with my brother,? Alyssa said grinning.

?Wh-what? Where would you hear sure absurd things??

Alyssa just continued to grin devilishly. ?Well it?s true, right? I?ve seen you blush everytime he touches you and how flustered you get when you talk to him. It?s okay, you can admit it?I won?t tell ?im.?

?Well?okay, I do admit I have an?an in fatuation with your brother. He is quite?cute and, well, I met him before. A long time ago, but he was blind from an?an accident. He?doesn?t remember me though.?

?Really. Hrm, I can fix that?want me to give him a good thump on the head??

?What?! No, do not give give his head a thump! E ven if it is for a good cause!? Sora said blushing.

?Heh heh?okay, but I might just hit ?im anyway. It?s fun.?

?Ah?erm. I suppose you can do as you wish?? By now they were nearing the actual food part of the line. They each took trays and loaded them up with whatever they found appealing (meaning all they really got were wrapped sandwiches, a drink, and a pudding container, lol?bad food today?a sickly yellow mac ?n cheese, weird colored ?chicken,? and other random things..- -o).

?Do you suppose that stuff is edible?? Sora whispered to Alyssa.

?If it was?it?s a miracle. I?m afraid of that stuff.?

Sora giggled as they paid for their meals. Stopping a second to glance around the cafeteria, they finally found the group at the usual corner near the exit in their huge round table. Miyoko was sitting in between Heero and Quatre as usual, Relena was on the other side of Heero eating her sandwich and talking to An who was next to Trowa. On the other side of Trowa was Leah and Tabby sat joking next to Duo. Tabby was trying to distract Wufei so that Duo would pull his chair away and when he?d go to sit down he?d fall on his ass.

The two girls laughed at the ensuing chaos and took seats near Duo.

?Hey bro! Havegooddaygladtohearitminewasgreattoothanksforasking,? Alyssa said as she grabbed his piece of banana cake. Duo was still distracted with trying to get Wufei?s chair so he didn?t notice at all.

?Why did you--??

?Shh,? Alyssa said while she looked at Duo. He and Tabby had successfully managed to get Wufei on the floor, and Wufei was about as crimson as a tomato, but most of the student body was distracted by what they were doing so most of them didn?t notice anyway. At the moment, Duo was receiving an earful from Wufei. When he finally turned back to his lunch he saw an empty plate where his piece of cake should have been.

?What the? Where the heck did my cake go??

?Lee??

?Shh,? Alyssa shushed Sora while elbowing her lightly on the arm.

?But??

?Just shh?don?t worry, he won?t care that much.?

?If you say so?? Sora said with a shrug and turned back to her lunch.

Duo was now obsessed with trying to find his banana cake, convinced it had merely disappeared. As soon as he came up from under the table, he spotted Alyssa smiling serenely and chewing the last bit of her sandwich.

?LYSSY! You didn?t!?

Alyssa turned to him and shot him a questioning glance. ?Didn?t what?? she asked innocently.

?Aww man! Now I know you did!?

?Duo, I don?t have the slightest inkling of what you are insinuating.?

?Erg?be lilke that! You owe me a buck fifty!?

?I owe you nothing Duo...heh heh heh, that cake was pretty old tasting!?

?You?? but he didn?t have time to finish his sentence as the sound of the ear piercing bell rang through the halls and the students left the cafeteria on to their next class.

?Bye, Duo!? Alyssa said in a mocking tone.

Duo was left half fuming half sobbing, but he decided that there was no use for crying and that he?d better get to his next class?driver?s ed?before he was late.

[AnShino]

LoL?thanks for your characters Zara?they were?interesting. ^~ Anyways, sorry for the delays people and I hope that I?ll be able to get these chapter out faster and at a more even pace, but believe me writing is beginning to take it?s toll on me (TT?) and eya?so at any rate, I?ll stop my useless babbling and cut to the chapter. [And if you?d like to talk to me about your character?or just say ?hi!?/ scare me half to death/ start up a random convo, I?m told I?m interesting to talk to (I?m very rndm, heh, I can admit to that)?my IM?s are as follows: shinoanrui689 (yahoo messenger) -or- xmaliitnapnaix (AIM) l8r~]


Chapter 4: Pep Rally (II)


~Irano

?Alright people come on! We?ve gotta move it if we?re gonna be ready for the pep rally next period!? Alyssa Maxwell yelled through a bullhorn. Various members of the service club and the student council along with the DJ?s and athletes ran around trying to get everything right?and not get on the brunette?s bad side. Of course, that didn?t stop Duo and his new found friend Blaize Zyion from goofing around with a few cans of silly string. They sprayed it at each other instead of saving them for the pep rally.
?DUO!? Alyssa yelled. Needless to say she was exasperated and annoyed at her brother and the guy she didn?t even meet yet.
?Cut us some slack Lyssa, we?re not all workaholics like you!? a girl with long red hair yelled to her friend, smiling. At the moment, she wasn?t so annoyed with the guys? antics as she herself would have rather been doing something similar with some of the girls, but reasoning kept her from doing so. Instead, she held up a poster made by one of the sophomores in art class. It was actually very good, the image of a white tiger appeared to pounce upon its prey, with red and white roses surrounding it?a big pile on one side that starts to diminish until there?s only on lone rose left. It?s petals falling as it gives the illusion that its spinning. In the background, the sun?s setting and the clouds are closing in. Ineresting scene, the girl thought.
?Irano!?
The red head turned to see who had called her name and wasn?t surprised to see Alyssa?s friend Sora, a young French girl, slowly jogging up the bleachers to where she stood.
?Uh-huh, what??
?Do you mind assisting me with putting up this poster?? she held out a long rolled up scroll tied with a rubber band and pointed out where it needed to be. It seemed that she could?ve easily reached the spot with a ladder or chair whereas she would?ve struggled with it.
?Em, what do you want me to do with it again??
Sora smiled and laughed a bit. ?I?m sorry, I must not have been too clear on it. As you can see, I am wearing a skirt,? she smoothed out invisible wrinkles on her skirt and Irano nodded, ?so do you mind putting up the top of it as I hold the ladder or something??
?Sure,? Irano said without hesitation. ?But I wonder why you didn?t ask anyone else??
?Oh?I?m quite shy and you seem to be very nice with helping out people?so I thought??
?I only help out girls in need because I hate guys.?
?Le chauvin hommes?? [Please feel free to correct this, I?m sure it?s wrong, LoL]
?Eh??
?Er, em?I don?t have my booklet?chauvin, it?s like he?s is feeling?higher than you. Or hm, he is feeling bigger than you are.?
?Oh! You mean chauvinists? Nah, I just don?t like guys.?
?Oh?okay.?
?I?m not like?that! I just?don?t trust them.?
?I see.? As they were where the poster was to be hung (in a corner of the gym), Sora got the ladder out and waited until Irano was safely at the top until she handed her the poster. She easily hung it up and now that everyone was finally pulling together and working harder, the rest of the gym was finished and ready for the afternoon?s pep rally in no time.


~Sayla

Sayla tripped and fell. Muttering, she picked herself up off the floor and headed into the math building. She was late, as usual for her next class?geometry. Once again, I shall be ranted at by that good-for-nothing, doesn?t-teach-us-at-all teacher. ?Lovely.? she thought sarcastically. ?Well at least it?s being cut short.?
Upon entering the room, she saw the glare that the evil teacher gave her, but made no comment. It was obvious that it?d be a free period today instead of the usual boring lecture that put the whole class to sleep. Finding a spot in the back with as few people as possible, she booted up her laptop and eased slowly into her seat. A few moments later, a girl came up to her.
?Hey Sayla! What?s up?? the blonde, blue eyed girl asked.
?Mid, hey!? Mid, Midori Okinawa, took the empty seat beside her and smiled. ?Heh, well the ceiling?s up!?
Midori laughed, ?I know that. How?re things? Anything special between you and you-know-who??
Sayla turned a shade of pink. ?Midi! Shut up!?
Again, Midori laughed. ?What? No one?s listening!?
?Ah?just shaddup! Yes I like him, but there are a whole bunch of other girls that like him too! I don?t even think he thinks of me as more than a friend?a klutzier than usual friend, but still a friend.?
?Ah, but you underestimate yourself. Give yourself some credit, girl, of course he notices you. I mean, yea, he checks out about all of the female population, but he?s totally cool?he?s a guy,? she said, leaning back in her seat. Sayla rolled her eyes and then turned back to her computer.
?Yea right Mid. Anyways, isn?t he with that Hilde girl? If he?s not it?s probably that French girl Sora. She?s cool and I like her, but I wish I had Duo! I mean I?ve only liked him since forever!?
?I understand?I have the hots for Quatre, remember??but you have to get to know him?you know, make small chat. Who knows? A simple conversation about the weather could turn to sports or something and in turn be ?what are you doing this weekend??? she examined her long, carefully manicured nails and then turned back to Sayla. ?You?ve got to talk to him!?
Sayla remained silent and looked ahead at her computer which was now 100% ready. ?Mid, I don?t think I?m ready to talk to him. Yea, you could say we?re acquiantences, but the only thing he remembers me for is that dollar I loaned him. Remember? Last year??
Midori nodded, remembering the dollar incident quite well. It was during second semester when they had just arrived. They were sitting at lunch one day and Duo and the rest of the guys were sitting a table away. Heero came up and asked Sayla is she could spare a dollar for Duo who waved, grinning foolishly. Sayla laughed and opened her wallet, forking out a dollar. She had already known she liked Duo a lot and of course she?d give him a dollar! But, of course, she decided to turn to annoying him about it [the dollar] and after a month and a half, Duo, Mr. I-Never-Pay-Anyone-Back paid Sayla back and she of course had no reason to talk to him any longer. They sat together at lunch once in a while, but only because of a few mutual friends.
?Augh, he?s probably still annoyed while me for that! He won?t wanna talk to me or borrow anything from me again! ?You know,? she said dropping her voice to a whisper, ?I still have that dollar he gave me!?
?What? For real!??
Sayla slowly nodded, a shy smile lighting up her face.
?Girl, you?ve got it ba-ad!?
?Shut up!?
Midori laughed and a second later Sayla joined in too.
?Well, we could get you next to him during the pep rally. You guys could talk about stuff.?
?Oh yes, all that screaming and cheering really leaves room for talking,? Sayla retorted sarcastically. Her eyes were back onto her lap top and she was now busy typing away on an assignment due for the next day?she didn?t want to do it after school when she got home because she had to go to work and then when she came back she had a major test to prepare for. What the hell are teachers thinking giving tests the day after pep rally? Jeez?


::The actual pep rally::


~Alyssa
~Outside on the football field

?Wait, wait, wait?you mean we had to move the rally to out here?? a voice shouted from behind the bleachers. There a girl with a long chestnut colored braid and flashing violet eyes was yelling at another person who was far taller with white blonde hair and calm ice blue eyes.
?Sorry about it Alyssa, but there were more people than we expected. We didn?t think this many people would come!?
?Erg?Milliardo Peacecraft, if you weren?t the most prominent student in this whole freakin? school it?s so0 kick your ass for making me decorate the gym and then not even using it,? the smaller girl said as she rubbed her temples and lowered her head, eyes closed and a grimace on her face.
Milliardo chuckled. ?Well, I?d say you?d have good reason to. But anyway, you can?t say you didn?t enjoy it, Ally, ne??
Alyssa stopped and smiled up at him, a slight blush forming on her face, but before she could reply, another girl dressed in a marching uniform complete with hat came up to Milliardo, her raven colored bangs were swept to one side hiding half of her face and her navy eyes narrowed as they locked onto their target. ?Milliardo, you have to hurry and get changed already! The band?s waiting.?
?What?oh, whoops!?
?C?mon, you airhead,? the girl said. Alyssa recognized her as Lucrezia Noin, one of Milliardo?s friends who preferred to go by her last name as opposed to Lucrezia. She wasn?t sure if they were a couple, but they definitely acted like one! ?Oh hey, Ally! Sorry we couldn?t use the gym this time, but it?s really decorated nicely! Maybe we could still use some of it for the homecoming!? she smiled encouragingly. Alyssa certainly didn?t dislike her, but she was huffy about her always seeming to find an excuse to drag Milliardo away from her when they were talking!
?Oh, yea. Anyway, I gotta go now. I?ll see you guys, okay??
?See ya Ally!? Milliardo and Noin yelled as Noin dragged the former of the two away towards the locker room.
Alyssa laughed and headed for the bleachers scanning the crowd for the familiar faces of ?the gang? as she so fondly called it. After walking around half the stadium, she finally found her brother and Heero along with everyone else not part of the rally.
?Hey guys, sorry I?m late. I was talking to Miliardo and Noin.?
Duo?s ears immediately perked up at the mention of the older boy. ?What were you doing with Milliardo??
?Du-o! Nothing! He was just telling me about the situation and why we couldn?t use the gym.?
Duo didn?t relent, instead he began to fire questions at Alyssa but after trying to tune him out for a full three minutes, she exploded at him. ?DUO MAXWELL he did NOTHING, okay? We were JUST TALKING!!!!?
Duo gave an indignant ?hmph? and flopped back down in his seat prior to her arrival. Alyssa moved all the way down to the end of the bleachers as far away as possible from her older twin and next to Sora, Midori, Miyo, and Sayla. Also letting out a frustrated sigh, she closed her eyes before beginning to talk with the others. Soon Relena and Hilde joined them along with Tabby and Irano.
?Hey guys,? Relena said, greeting the gang and taking a seat beside Heero (to Miyo?s appall) at the end of the bleachers and Hilde took the space between Heero and Duo so that she was on one side of him while Sora was on the other. When Duo bent over and gave the raven-haired girl a kiss on the cheek, he didn?t notice the wistful look on Sora?s face, but two others did?one for the better and one as a rival.
Alyssa noticed the looks on two girls? faces and decided that it?d be interesting to try and see what would happen if she hooked up her dear older brother with one of them. Contrary to popular belief, Duo was not going out with Hilde as she was already taken by someone by the name of Trant. As the three of them were good friends?growing up together, getting seperated and then eventually reunited when Hilde moved back to the States from Germany?it was almost disgusting to think of Duo going out with Hilde?they were almost brother and sister! With a smirk on her face and a few good schemes in her mind, Alyssa leaned back in her seat and enjoyed the rally.


~Quatre


?Hey there Quatre, you ready??
Quatre looked over his ornately clad shoulder to see kind grey eyes and bouncy auburn hair and he smiled. ?Yep, just about. How?ve you been Catherine??
Catherine Bloom, older sister of his best friend Trowa Barton grinned and took a few steps toward him. Even he had to admit she was looking quite pretty in her band uniform?an outfit not too many people could pull off. The French horn she held at her side was glistening in the light and the million dollar smile made him blush to his roots. ?I?m doing okay. You??
Though slightly uncomfortable in the stifling uniform, her presence mad him think otherwise. The thoughts in his mind weren?t concentrated on what he was feeling, they were concentrated on just feeling them. But a sudden thought crossed him mind and he began to feel guilty. ?I?m a bit uncomfortable in this thing, but otherwise fine,? he replied. In response, Catherine took his arm and looped hers and his. Quatre gave an uncomfortable cough, but Catherine didn?t notice.
?You?re sweet Quatre?my brother?s lucky to have you as a friend. But anyway, what are you doing after all this? You wanna get some tea or maybe grab a snack somewhere??
?Um?sure. What?s this about? Something up??
?Uhm?nothing really too important. I just wanna chat with you?s all. Oh, and there?s a little matter I?d like to discuss with you, but I?ll let you find out for yourself later, ?kay??
Quatre blushed and wondered what it could possibly be she wanted to ask of him, but before he got a chance to ask again the band was called out and he soon felt Catherine kiss the area right below his ear lightly. Heat rose to his face and he felt the intense emerald gaze of his best friend burning holes into his back. Trowa was protective of his older sister as Milliardo and Duo were of their younger ones. Quatre could only wonder and pray that Trowa didn?t kill him before he got to see Cathy again.


Author?s Note:

Umm?yea?short chapter. Hrm what could Cathy want to discuss with Quatre? And what?s Alyssa planning with Duo, Sayla, Sora and the many others interested in her brother? What?s Milliardo and Noin?s relationship? Iunno when you?ll find out the answer to all these questions, but you?ll eventually find out! (Note: This fic is just a secondary one I?m working one. Most of my energies are dedicated to finished ?Ice Blue Eyes? by the end of Summer ?04. Know that by the time the summer?s over, so will most of this?meaning this fic?s?school year?IhopIhopeIhope!!!) Anyway, please, Please, PLEASE R&R. A few more characters wouldn?t hurt, but I hope you guys don?t mind not getting in the chapters right away?it may take some time depending on how you want to enter and where the story is (for example, I didn?t get to add a couple of the above characters because of where I am in the story?sorry Zara!). So eya?if you really wanna be in, then you?ll have to make your entrance coincide with the storyline?Arigatou!! Gomenasai for the wait, A.Shino =).

[AnShino]

Disclaimer: I hold claim to only Anrui Shino, Jade Wu and Midori Okinawa. >bows respectfully<

Author?s Note: I apologize for the long, long, long, long LONG wait. Um, there?s gonna be some cross overs, ?kay? Ooh, and PLEASE accept these >looks around the room of prizes< --aha!?plushies >holds up large crate of assorted anime plushies< as a token of my sincerest apologies. >bows respectfully (again)<

Anrui: Bribing your reviews, I see? >raises eyebrow<

>shrugs< If the shoe fits?

Anrui: >chuckles< Enjoy the plushies! >looks around the crate< You have one of Trowa?

Yea I did, but >dangles a Trowa plushie< [faint chuckle]

Anrui: ? >vein pulses in forehead< hmph >dangles Kurama plushie< trade ya?

>considers it< hm?u drive a hard bargain Annie, but sure! =D >tosses her Trowa plushie and catches Kurama one<

Anrui: >cuddles Trowa plushie, remains oblivious<

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High School Life: Gundam Wing Style


Chapter Five: The Rules of Dating


?Trowa?should we be doing this?? An asked as they snuck around in the shadows in the alleyway across from the Dunkin? Donuts Cathy and Quatre were talking in.

The taller of the two shrugged and just continued to watch the couple conversing as the petite Japanese girl hovered behind him. Trowa put a restraining arm around her waist to try and keep them from being found out. Luckily, he was so busy trying to keep her away, he didn?t notice the dark red blush creeping across her face.

?Trowa,? she whispered, but was cut off by a finger to her lips. This, of course, made An?s face more closely resemble a tomato. When she trusted herself enough to look up at her companion, he was pointing to the door of the Starbucks. Cathy and Quatre strolled out. Cathy waved Quatre good-bye and practically skipped off. Before Trowa could chase after her, An slipped her hand in his to stop him.

?An?what??

?Sh?if you go to her now, she?ll know you were spying. I don?t think you want that,? she whispered into his ear. This froze him.

?Annie dammit??

Again, the smaller girl interrupted. ?Trowa, if you?re going to say that you just ?care? about your sister you should give her some space! I mean, do you know what it?s like being watched like, 24/7?!! It?s awful!? An continued her mini-rant session only for another three minutes because on the fourth, Trowa was finally able to get a word in.

?Kit?ki-it!? sighing, Trowa put a finger to An?s lips, effectively cutting off what she was saying, ?Annie, I was just going to say, why the hell do you always have to be so right? Seriously, even when you?re wrong you?re right.?

An flashed him her patented smirk and a light blush crept onto her face again at the touch of his fingers on her lips. ?God damn?he always makes me a blushing idiot,? she thought. He lifted his fingers from her mouth as he looked at her. ?That?s because I?m cute and you can?t resist me!? she joked.

Trowa mock slapped his head, ?Tch, of course! You?re right?again!? he was only half kidding, though.

Her little pink tongue darted out of her mouth defiantly. As she stood there sticking her tongue out at him, Quatre snuck up behind them?rather?her.

?Guys, do you need a ride home??

?Holy shit!? Nearly jumping out of her skin, An landed beside Trowa, her fist that moved to connect with his face coming uncomfortably close.

?I apologize An. I didn?t mean to fri?startle you,? he said, relaxing as An dropped her fist.

Sighing, An closed her eyes and opened them slowly. ?Gods Quatre, I was about to deck you! Jeez?don?t sneak up on me like that!? she reprimanded her friend jokingly.

?Heh, I do apologize. Um, do you two need a ride home??

?No, no, I?m giving Annie a lift,? Trowa said simultaneously catching sight of a familiar body sitting in the bus stop in the corner. ?Hm?seems that we weren?t the only ones spying on Quatre,? he thought.

?Quatre, is that Miyoko sitting at the bus stop over there??


Miyo?s dark eyes looked up to see Quatre coming towards her, calling her name. ?Ooh, Quatre. I hope he didn?t catch me spying on him and Cathy.? Inwardly, the girl sighed. As she bit her lower lip?a habit she picked up when she was nervous?she hoped in vain that Quatre wouldn?t notice.

?What?s up, Miyo? You?re usually home by now,? Quatre said, picking up on her lip biting. ?She doesn?t do that often.?

?Oh, um, I forgot my bag in my...locker. And there were a lot of people around it and I?couldn?t get through so I kinda missed the bus home.? Her stomach was twisting inside as she lied to her crush. Looking down at her watch, she was surprised to see how much time really had passed. ?Oh my god, and I?m so gonna be late for work too!?

Quatre felt that there was something she wasn?t saying, but didn?t press the issue. Instead, he lent her a hand up and offered a kind smile, ?That sucks. But you know Rashid?s coming to pick me up at the school since I still need to grab my band uniform and all my other stuff. If you wouldn?t mind waiting for me for five minutes, you can grab a ride with us back home.?

With a smile on her lips, Miyo happily accepted the Arabian?s offer leaving An to grab Trowa and break into a run since she worked the same shift as Miyo and was just now reminded.


Across town Alyssa was shopping for a dress to homecoming that Friday and was dragging a hesitant Sora along with her.

?What kind of dress should I buy?? she asked, looking around at all the racks. Alyssa pulled her off of the racks with the most expensive gowns and set her loose on the more inexpensive party dresses.

?These will do just fine. It?s not the military ball,? she said smiling, ?So you can just wear one of these dresses. And guess what??

?Uh, what? Should I be worried??

Alyssa laughed, ?Nah, you shouldn?t be worried?at least?I don?t think so,? she teased. Noticing Sora biting her lip, she smiled. ?Really, you shouldn?t.?

Sora smiled and asked, ?Okay, so what should I be guessing??

?We-ell?I heard my brother doesn?t have a date for the homecoming dance yet so-o??

?You are not implying that I??

?Yea, actually I am,? Lee said cheerfully. ?Won?t you enjoy that??

Sora squealed with delight, ?Ooh, I get to be his date? Really?!!?

Smiling, Lee nodded, ?Yes, actually. I said I?d set him up with someone and he said he was looking forward to it.?

?Ooh!! Really?!! Oh, but?I?m no good at this ?primping? as you call it. Can you possibly?? she let the sentence trail at that and Lee beamed.

?No worries, of course I?ll help you,? she said waving it off. ?Now let?s concentrate on your dress. We want you to really knock him out!?

Laughing, Sora agreed and the two set out to find the perfect dresses and everything that went with ?em.


?Thanks Trowa, I?ll see ya around!? An called as she walked into the caf? she worked in with Miyo. She assumed that the other girl was already there and only hoped she wasn?t late. If she was, the loss of this job would affect her ability to pay the rent. I hope I?m not late?I don?t fancy the prospect of choosing paying the rent over eating properly, she silently prayed.

?An, hey! You?re right on time,? Miyo said as she passed her friend with the tray balanced in her hand and a notepad in the other.

?Hey Mi, thanks for reminding me.?

?No problem. Didn?t figure you forgot though, but eh,? she shrugged, ?Happens to us all, doesn?t it??

?Yea. Hey, I better change before you-know-who comes and scolds me for being late.?

Miyo laughed and nodded, ?I?ll see ya in a bit,? she called as she placed Duo?s coffee in front of him.

?Thanks, Mi. So when do you think An and Trowa?ll go out with each other? They?re practically joined at the hip already,? the braided American joked. Samantha, who was sitting beside him trying (in vain) to get Duo to refocus on math gave up and put in her two bits.

?I dunno,? she said, ?I think An said something about them just being friends. She said her sister really wants him and she?s more than happy to give him up to her because she thinks they already like each other.?

?Tch, get real. I mean, I like Leah, but I think Trowa likes An more. I know he?s attracted to her sister, but,? Duo sipped his mug and then shook his head. ?Nah, I just don?t think that?ll last.?

?I?m willing to disagree with you. I think Trowa does like her,? An said, coming out in her Caf? Butterfly apron and her hair held up with a pair of chopsticks.

?C?mon, An, you and I both know that you want him just as much as your sister,? Duo said.

An sighed, ?That doesn?t matter.?

?Yes it does.?

?No it doesn?t.?

?You know it and I know it.?

?I know nothing. Besides, I?ve been asked out by someone else,? An said as she fiddled around with the coffee machine.

Duo was bug eyed but Miyo congratulated her, ?Nice. Who is it?? she asked, curious about her friend?s love life.

?I?ll bet it was that cute Kurama from History?wasn?t it?? Sam asked.

?Or maybe it was Sasuke from gym?? Miyo suggested, looking at An.

An laughed, ?Or maybe you?ll let me tell?? she kidded. The two girls gestured with their hands for her to continue so she did, ?Alright, alright. It was actually Matt from band class.?

?The same Matt that?s the lead singer for the band I?m in?? Sam asked, crossing her rainbow sock-clad legs and smoothing out her jean skirt as she leaned over and rest her head in her right hand and placed her left on her hip. An blushed at the attention and meekly nodded.

Duo chuckled, ?I?m surprised Heero let you. So what did Mr. I-Glare-at-People-for-Even-Looking-at-You have to say about this??

?Nothing.?

Duo laughed, ?Figures.?

?Because I didn?t tell him.?

?WHAT?!?

?I didn?t tell him.?

?Why??

?Because she?s going to get fired if she doesn?t do her job,? an angry voice from behind the group said. An jumped and apologized as she scurried away to take a customer?s order. Miyo did the same and Duo and Sam went back to their studying.


About an hour later Sayla walked in and took a seat near Duo.

?Hey Sayla?what can I get?cha?? An asked poising her pen to write in her note pad.

?The usual?s fine, An. How?s it going??

?Slow day,? An said shrugging, to get her friend her usual iced cappuccino.

?Where?s Miyo??

?She?s in the back looking for more French Vanilla.?

?Ah.?

?Why don?t you go talk to him?? An nodded in Duo?s direction and Sayla looked on as he laughed and teased Sam.

?Shh shh! And?I don?t know,? she admitted, slumping into her seat. A second later, her iced cappuccino sat in front of her and happily started to drink it up.

?Aw, c?mon girl. Ya gotta do something, you know.?

?Right, like you?re doing something about Trowa,? Sayla commented. Her laughter rang as she watched her friend imitate a fish.

?I?I?m not crushing on Trowa! We?re just really good friends! And?And I?m already going out with someone,? An sputtered.

This temporarily distracted Sayla enough to stop drinking her beverage and look at An. ?Oh??

?Yea,? An said, lowering her voice.

?Spill it,? the other girl demanded, as she resumed consuming her drink.

?It?s Matt. The one in Sam?s band.?

?Really? Nice catch,? she commented. ?Since when??

?Well?he asked me out after the rally today. I figured out he didn?t really like dances much either, so we decided to skip it and go see a movie and then have dinner,? An smirked, ?It?s just dinner and a movie. I don?t think a lot?s gonna come out of it.?

Sayla shrugged and smiled, ?Hey, you never know. Anyway, I think I should go. Une wanted to see me and I think now?s as good a time as ever to get this thing over with.?

?Hehehe, good luck.?

?Thanks,? red head called, hoisting her black bag over her shoulder. She adjusted the black beret on her head, smoothed out her dark blue shirt and dusted off some invisible crumbles from her black jeans. ?I?ll see ya later, An.?

?See ya!?

?Who did I miss?? Miyo asked as she came back carrying a tin of French Vanilla coffee mate.

?Sayla. What took ya??

?Boss lady,? she muttered. ?She was saying something about how many times we?re late. She said if we don?t get here earlier she might fire us.?

?Many?!! We?ve only been late once. What the hell?s she talking about??

Shrugging, Miyo shook her head, ?I don?t know, but I wouldn?t put it past her. We?d better just make it a point to come early.?

An nodded and decided to clean off the counter top. The bell tinkled again and she let Miyo take this customer. When Miyo?s ?how may I help you? never reached her ears she decided to look up out of curiosity.

?Miyo what?? her question was answered as Miyo pointed to the guy in front of her, an ?aw-how-cute ? look on her face. ?Matt!? An gasped. And he couldn?t come and see me when I was decent? She wondered.

?Hey there,? he said, waving. An felt heat rising to her face as Matt?s dark blue eyes met her own ice blue ones.

Regaining her composure, she smiled and waved at the visitor. ?Hey yourself. What?re you doing here??

?What? I can?t come and surprise you?? he asked, chuckling.

?Oh I didn?t say that, now,? An teased, moving past him to wipe some tables, her arm ?accidentally? grazing his.

?So, shall I have my order taken or stand her all day looking at you?? he teased right back.

?What? Am I that bad to look at?? An mock pouted. Matt traced her jaw line with his index finger and smiled.

?I didn?t say that,? he said. He?s so freaking close?.I can feel his breath on my face. Mm, it?s spicy?like cinnamon. I wonder what he tastes like? An found herself wondering before she could mentally shake herself. Whoa?where did that come from?!!

She skillfully pulled herself from between Matt and the table she had backed up against, carefully keeping eye contact. Clearing her throat, she whipped out her notepad and poised her pen to jot down his order. ?So whaddya want? I can make a pretty mean cappuccino if I do say so myself,? she quipped, eyes dancing.

?I?ll take you up on that offer,? he said winking. ?I?ll be sitting over there,? he said, pointing to Sam and Duo. ?I?m supposed to be studying.? Rolling his eyes, An playfully swatted his arm and walked behind the counter to get his order.

?Ah, so you do have your eyes on someone else,? Miyo hissed slyly. ?I thought he was Sora Takeuchi?s??

?So did I,? An agreed, ?But from what I heard, Sora?s with Tai now, Mimi?s taken by Joe and Matt is now a free agent.?

Miyo smirked in approval, ?Nice catch girl. You?d better hold on to him?I hear he?s a player.?

?Yea? Don?t worry, I can handle anything.?

?I believe it.?


A few blocks over, Leah was roaming the library trying to find a book to help her study for that big Calculus test she really didn?t want to take. I can only imagine how Duo is faring, she supposed. Hmph?only Lawrence would give you a test the day after the pep rally. That lady is evil. Evil. As Leah was preoccupied with her little musing, she hadn?t noticed the shadow looming over her until it turned into

?Trowa!? A chorus of ?shh!??s reminded the blonde to lower her voice. ?Trowa,? she whispered, ?Damn you startled me!?

The taller teen chuckled and smirked, ?Nice to see you, too, Leah. You ready for calc tomorrow??

?Tch, no,? she scoffed. ?I?ll never be ready for calc. It?s stupid. I betcha you won?t even need calc once you?re actually out there in the job. It?s a waste of freaking time.?

Trowa chuckled again and nodded, agreeing with her. ?Yea, I know. It sucks that they?re actually making us take four years of math. Some of this you won?t even use.?

?I wish we didn?t have to use all of that algebra gibberish, but no-o you actually do have to use it sometimes. Grr?stupid shopping.?

Smiling, Trowa pulled Leah over to the desk he figured she was using and sat down in a chair, tossing his bag on the one beside him. ?So what did you want to talk about? I doubt you just wanted to study.?

Leah smirked, ?No way. Actually, I also wanted to ask you if you wanted to do something with me Friday night. I have nothing planned and I was hoping you didn?t either.?

?Actually, you?re right, I don?t,? Trowa confirmed nodding. ?Anything you want to do in particular??

?Not really. I don?t like the dance scene but I?m thinking with everyone at the dance, there won?t be as many people at the movie theater.?

Trowa smiled, ?That might be fun. Sure why not? I?ll go with you.?

Leah smiled. Score for me. Looks like An won?t be the only girl in Trowa?s eyes for long. ?Great. Now let?s get this studying out of the way. Calculus is definitely gonna give me a killer headache if I leave it sitting here any longer.?

?Ditto.?



By five, the regular crowd from the high school started to trickle in. Since Miyo and An worked there the regular crowd really didn?t consist of what the former referred to as ?Pop-tarts? (they usually hung out at the mall and movies so they really had nothing to worry about). Unfortunately, the ?regular crowd? also consisted of An?s brother Heero who, also unfortunately, caught her flirting with Matt.

?Uh?hi?? he said weakly as he glared coolly at the scene.

?Hn,? he grunted. An took it to mean that he?d as her about it later. Eventually, Trowa and Leah came around too. Seeing Trowa with Leah struck a cord in An?s heart, but (as usual) she ignored it and focused on Matt who was making an effort to get to know her?something that kind of surprised her since in the past, guys only had their sights on one thing.

?Well, you get the gist of what I like to do, but you haven?t talked about yourself yet, what makes you tick An??

An smiled, ?Now what?s got you so interested in me, hm? From as far back as I can remember, you and I have been nothing more than acquaintances bordering on friends.?

Matt coolly shrugged, ?I don?t know. Maybe that?s why I want to get to know you. I?ve never really known you. But you?ve always aroused my curiosity. You?re always there, you?ve always been there, and yet, I never knew you. I find it strange how I could?ve known you all these years and yet, I have no idea what your favorite color is.?

?What makes you think I have one?? An asked.

?Heh, that?s just it, nothing.?

?So?all of a sudden you want to know who I am??

?Well, I wouldn?t put it that way. Not ?all of a sudden.? Gradually, I started to wonder about you.?

Smirking, An placed another cup of coffee in front of him and placed her head in her hands and leaned over so that their faces were have a foot apart. ?I?m flattered. I mean, of all the girls, you choose to notice someone like me. I?ve never been out for attention, you know.?

?But attention seems to like you. First chair flutist in the band, 98th percentile since you started high school last year, rumor has it you?re going to be editor of the paper next year even though you?re a junior, and also captain of the debate team, yea, I think the spotlight has it out for you,? he chuckled. An smirked at his flattery.

?You?re talking about me like I?m the only one who?s achieved something. You?re first chair drummer in the band, 96th percentile since you started high school, lead vocalist in your band that getting quite a lot of recognition, vice-president of your class, and there?s talk of your band going on tour this winter break.? This earned her another light chuckle bringing out her smile again.

?So that?s what you?ve heard of me? But didn?t I say I didn?t want to talk about myself anymore? C?mon, tell me about yourself,? he urged, drinking down some of the steadily cooling sweetened coffee before him

?What?s there to tell?? she questioned, wiping down the countertop again. ?And why do you want to know??

?Because I don?t.?

This made An pause momentarily and then smirk, ?Fair enough. So?what do you want to know??

?For starters, what do you do after school? Who do you usually hang out with? And what classes are you taking?or stuck with?this year??

As An launched into answering the questions Matt had asked, someone else was looking at her from across the room. It wasn?t as though she couldn?t feel his gaze, rather, she chose to ignore it (and she ignored it well).


?Trowa, what are you staring so intently at?? Leah asked playfully. He sat on the couch beside her and Alyssa and across from Duo, Hilde and Sora. Not wanting to cause any awkwardness, he shook it off as nothing and turned his attention back on what Lee was telling everyone.

?So when she finished condescending Sora, I quickly stuck one of my fake twenties down her shirt just enough so that people could see it. She didn?t notice until halfway down the mall when some jocks started to feel up her ass. Her friends finally saw it and a passing old couple muttered something about ?damn prostitutes.?? Everyone started to laugh at what happened to Candy because no one really liked her?atleast, no one in that particular caf?. They all knew she lusted after Heero and totally hated Relena and was a complete, well, a complete bitch (with a capital B). She was totally conceited and thought she was too good for anyone if they weren?t jocks and was one of those basically slutty materialistic bimbos that you really wanted to shoot but didn?t want to waste bullets on.

?Serves that idiot right,? Miyo muttered. ?She was so all over Quatre when she figured out he was rich,? she put in. Quatre nodded his head in agreement and disgust.

?I don?t normally like to talk about people, but she wasn?t someone you?d want to talk to,? he added.

?Yes, she was horribly rude to me. Making fun of my speaking,? Sora said.

?Ah, don?t worry about her, Sor, she?ll think twice about going after you while I?m around,? Alyssa assured her. ?It?s bad enough leaving your homeland behind as well as all your friends, but people didn?t have to make it harder,? she thought, sympathizing with the girl?s plight.

?Thank you for doing that Alyssa. I am sorry if I am causing you trouble.?

?Nah, don?t sweat it Frenchie, it was fun humiliating her, she deserved it.?

?Pardon, but?what do you mean by ?Frenchie???

Alyssa smiled, ?It?s your nickname. That?s what I?ll call you from now on?if you don?t mind.?

Sora shook her head, ?No, I don?t mind,? she said smiling.

?Great! You wanna cappuccino? An makes great ones.?

?I don?t think I?ve had cappuccino her before, but I had it a lot in France.?

Alyssa grinned even wider, ?Oh, you?re in for a treat. An makes the best ones around here.? She turned around to see the smaller girl still talking animatedly with Matt who kept up with what she seemed to be explaining. From the looks of it, it must have had something to do with photography, since she kept modeling different poses. ?Yo Annie! Two French Vanilla cappuccinos, pleeeeeease??

An laughed, ?Coming up!?

Matt smirked, ?So you like working here??

Nodding, the petite Asian girl smiled, ?It?s kinda bleh sometimes, but it?s fun. I like being here especially on these days when everyone?s around. How ?bout you? How can you stand being in front of all those people? I have terrible stage fright.?

?Oh, I dunno. How many times have you been onstage??

?Only a handful?and I hated every last minute.?

He chuckled again as An poured the hot water into the foam cups and mixed. ?Well, it?s not so bad once you get used to it. In fact, it?s pretty fun. I like to focus on what I?m doing rather then who?s out there because it really doesn?t matter, you know? Whether it?s you or a million people, someone?s watching so why not make it a knock out performance. Someone?s always watching anyway whether I?m rehearsing with just me and a mirror to make sure I don?t make a mistake or it?s a thousand other people.?

An smiled at his reasoning, ?You?re right. But at least when you?re with only yourself you can get over your mistakes.?

?Sometimes no you can?t. Sometimes the toughest critic out there is yourself, I know you know it.?

?Hehehe, don?t I? I can?t tell you how many times I beat myself up over the smallest details that people probably won?t even remember. It always had to be perfect with me.?

?I understand,? he said, ?But you know, you shouldn?t just focus on details when others are just looking at the big picture because if you?re so wrapped up in the details, you might actually lose the picture you wanted to create.?

Another smile graced her soft lips, ?You?re right about that too. Heh, but hold that thought, I gotta serve these up, ?kay??

With a nod, An left Matt?s presence to deliver the cappuccinos to Lee and Sora.

?Hey guys, didn?t see you come in.?

?That would be because you were too wrapped up talking to your boyfriend,? Alyssa teased, dodging An?s tray. ?C?mon, it?s only a matter of time right??

?Lyssy, shh,? she said, nervously shooting a glance at her brother.

?Oh I get it, you haven?t told N-Heero yet have you?? Leah shrewdly pointed out. Defeated, An shook her head.

?Nope, he still hasn?t heard it from me?but he will. I think he?s heard it through the grapevine already.?

?Ooh,? Alyssa squealed, ?You?ve gotten yourself a nice catch there Annie. He?s definitely a keeper,? she winked, sipping her cappuccino. To avoid getting whacked with the tray, she played the compliment card. ?Deliciously sweet?just how I like it. Thanks a lot An, this hits the spot.?

?Oh, no problem,? An said, smirking. ?But you know I?ll kill ya one of these days,? she joked. Glancing down at her watch, she was pleased to see her shift was about to end. She grabbed Miyo and the two changed out of their work aprons, grateful to turn over the caf? to the ones on the nighttime shift (the caf? didn?t close till eleven).

?Ah I?m glad I don?t hafta worry about being screamed at now,? An said plopping herself down in the seat beside Matt with the cappuccino she made (and paid) for herself.

?Yea, now you can talk to me without having to keep serving me some coffee every so often,? he said with a wink.

?You said you liked the coffee,? she mock pouted.

?Oh I did, An, don?t doubt that, but all that caffeine goes right through you,? he said winking. ?So if you don?t mind?? he got off the stool he had occupied for the past hour and made for the bathroom, An?s quite laughter ringing in his ears.

Nothing his absence, Heero made his entrance once again. He had left her alone though all the while keeping a sharp eye on her and Matt.

?An, talk. Explain?now.?

Sighing in defeat once again, she smirked at her brother. ?It?s pretty self-explanatory my dear Nii-chan. Matt asked me out.?

?No.?

?Nii-chan!?

?No.?

?But??

?NO.?

?Why?

?Because.?

?Because??

?Because you?re too young.?

?Too young?!! Are you freaking kidding me? Twelve year-old girls living with only their fathers are allowed to go on dates, what the hell is wrong with me going on one??

?Hn.?

?You can come up with a better excuse than that, Nii-chan.?

?An??

?Nii-chan, it?s a date. You go on dates all the time.?

?Hmph.?

?I?m going and that?s that.?

?Hn.?

?Great, glad you agree,? she said cheerfully.

?Hn,? he grunted finally before slipping off the stool and back to the booth he shared with Relena.

?Now, now, An?s a big girl and can handle herself,? Relena assured her boyfriend. ?She?s not helpless.?

?She?s my little sister.?

?But she?s not a baby, Heero. She?ll be fine,? she assured him.

?Hn.?

?Oh c?mon, you. You remember how hard it was for Zechs to swallow my dating, but he did it and you can too.?

?Hn. Fine. But I won?t like it.?

Relena laughed, ?You big brothers are all the same.?

?Hmph?and I thought Barton was trouble,? he muttered. Relena chuckled before going back to the History book glaring up at her as it lay open on the table. Oh the joys of History?


AN: New characters, I swear next chapter. There was no way to work you in the way you wanted so next chapter, ?kay? BTW: I am SO sorry it took so long. But, uh, you enjoyed this chapter right? It was a good chapter right? It wasn?t horrible right?!! Lol, ok, I?ll leave you to review now (that wasn?t a suggestion?REVIEW!! (NOW!!!) =P).

[Elyn Yuy]

I hope you bring my chara around...*hint hint*

This is getting better and better!

Keep it up!!!

Elyn Yuy

[AnShino]

lol, thanks, n i will soon...w/in abt 2 chappies meeh thinks perhaps