An Enemy's Serenade (3) - An Average Day of a Terrorist

[Chibi Reli]

An Enemy's Serenade
Chapter 3 - An Average Day of a Terrorist

As the pseudo sunbeams come through the window, Heero stirs in his bed. He opens one eye, then the other. ?What time is it?? HE sits up and looks at the clock to his right as it shows it?s 7:00 with its neon green numbers. HE closes his eyes again and takes in a deep breath. AS he breathes in, a strong smell overcomes him. HE gets out of bed, clad in his pants, and opens up the door to see Sakura in the kitchen with a spatula in her hand. ?What are you doing??

?Oh Heero, I didn?t hear you. Good morning. And I?m making breakfast and I?m almost done. Why don?t you sit down?? He sits down as Sakura looks for plates in the cabinets. ?Heero, where are the plates??

?There should be a few in the cabinet right next to you.? She opens the door and takes out two dinner plates, places them on the counter and puts whatever is on the skillet from the stove on. After turning off the stove, she brings the plates over and puts one with eggs and bacon in front of Heero.

?So, what are you waiting for? Eat.? Heero grabs the fork and takes some eggs, putting in his mouth. ?How is it? You didn?t have a lot of things, so I had to improvise a little.?

?It?s good.?

?I so happy to hear that.? She takes her fork and takes a bit too. ?You have work today right??

?Everyday.?

?Then you don?t mind if I clean the house and reorganize my room a little??

?You don?t have to do all that work.?

?It?s okay really. I feel bad for renting out your room for so little money, so I thought I could at least make it up by cooking and doing other things. By the way, I have another promotion concert tonight in the park by the mall. You and the others are invited and I?ve even reserved the front row for you guys. You don?t have to come though.?

?I?ll talk to the others.? Heero gets up from his seat and walks over to the sink, putting his dish away. ?I?m leaving now. I?ll see you later.?

?Okay.?

?Do you want me to get anything from the market??

?Sure. Let me just go make a list.? She runs to get a notebook and pen as Heero puts on his coat.
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?Alright, maybe I should start on my room now.? As she is about to walk into her room, the phone rings. She leaves the door open and grabs it. ?Hello??

?Sakura, it?s Milliardo.?

?Hi. You?re not checking up on me are you?? she asks, cocking an eyebrow.

?I?m your big brother. I?m supposed to worry. Anyway, we need you here for a while.? He gives a little chuckle.

?Okay. I?ll be right down.?
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?Duo, you were supposed to be here an hour ago,? Quatre comments as Duo comes into the meeting room late where the usual group is getting ready.

?I?m sorry, but there was traffic.? He takes off his coat and lands with a big thump into his chair.

?Duo? You know there was no traffic,? Heero states as he types on his computer.

?Fine. Hilde?s left really early this morning, so I had to make my own breakfast which went horribly wrong. So I stopped by a diner, but the service was horrible and you know I can?t work on an empty stomach. So, what are we up to??

?We?re trying to figure out how to defeat Relena Peacecraft,? Lady Une announces from the front of the room, a screen in back of her showing the past couple of battles.

?Her battle strategies have been quite effective lately,? Noin adds.

?Don?t we have a picture of her or something? I mean, she?s probably walking around the streets right now or maybe we?ve even passed her a few
times without even knowing.?

?Don?t be stupid Maxwell. A top class terrorist would never go out oneself into the public.?

?And we don?t have a picture of her. In the Peacecraft family, the daughters are not supposed to be shown until their 16th birthday. So the only people who would have seen her would be her family and maybe a maid or two. And to our knowledge, everyone was killed except her in the attack.?

?It was just a suggestion. What do you think Heero?? He turns his head to watch the pilot still typing on his computer.

?My best bet is that she?s using mobile dolls for her attacks. They seem too planned out and perfect not to be. But some of them are probably real men. So we can?t just go and slice everything in sight.?

?This may be a lot harder than we thought,? Lady Une complains.
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Relena sits in the cockpit of her Gundam, looking at the control board and circuits. ?Everything looks okay here.? The phone rings and scares her, making her jerk and cutting the palm of her hand. ?Dammit!? She pushes her palm against her leg to stop the bleeding and picks up the phone. ?Hello??

?Sakura! Where are you? We need you down at the park. There seems to be a few complications and the band can?t agree on anything. They won?t listen to me either. You need to get yourself down here now.?

?Alright. I?ll come save your butt again Josh. Just give me an hour or so.?

?But we need you now!? he screams as you hear things being broken in the background.

?I said an hour.? She hops out of her Gundam to see Milliardo standing by the door. ?I?m sorry bro, but the band needs me.?

?What about the Gundam??

?It?s all fixed. I think the rest of the crew can do the external repairs.? She extends her wounded hand out to give Milliardo a circuit board. He looks down and sees the cut on her hand.

?Okay. What happened to your hand?? He grabs her hand and looks at it just as quickly as she takes it back.

?I cut myself. Don?t worry. I?ll go get it fixed up. You?re coming tonight right??

?Wouldn?t miss it.? He gives her a kiss on the cheek and she runs off.
?You?re being too nice to her Zechs,? an elderly voice says from the shadows.

?I know what I?m doing Aunt Mildred. Don?t worry.? HE looks towards the crates and sees an old woman in a wheel chair come out.

?That silly band of hers is taking too much time. She should be in here. She might expose herself out in there.?

?She knows what she?s doing. She thinks about his just as much as we do. The band is just a way to make her happy or she would be miserable all the time. That?s the kind of girl she is.?
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?Stupid Josh. I can?t believe he couldn?t stop a fight between Amuro and Ami. Why don?t they just kiss and make up?? The vidphone rings once more as she enters the room and she answers it. ?I swear Greg that if you?re wasting my time again, I will personally go over there and rip out all of those hair plugs.?

?Please not my hair!? the pilot pleads as he grabs his hair to protect it.

?Huh? Duo. I?m so sorry. That wasn?t meant for you.?

?Thank goodness. I was wondering if Heero was home. He told us he was going shopping and even though we offered our services, he wouldn?t accept.?

?He?s not home yet. Did Heero tell you about the concert tonight??

?Yeah he did. But all he said was that it was in the park. What time is it at? I?m sure everyone will want to come. I?ll even bring Hilde along.?

?It?s at seven, but you should get there earlier. I?ll tell the ticket men to watch out for you guys. I already reserved a row for everyone.?

?Thanks so much Sakura. We?ll see you there.?
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?Wow Sakura. Look at all the people. It looks like this concert is going to be a huge success,? Ami says peeking out through the curtains with Sakura, Greg, and Mia.

?We?ll see just how much everyone likes the music.?

?By the way Sakura, have you come with any ideas for our new song?? Greg asks.

?Not one. I think this time around it?ll take me a while. I hope that I?ll have it soon so that maybe we can perform it on our universal tour.?

?Hey, it?s your new roomie and his friends. They even brought a new girl
with them,? Mia points out to the group of friends in the first row. The purple haired girl screaming and occasionally pulling on Duo?s braid.

?That must be Hilde the way she?s screaming at Duo. I didn?t know they were all coming.?
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?Duo, you almost ran over a whole family. How can you say that was an accident??

?But it was Hilde. Honest!? he says, trying to protect himself.

?Hey you guys. I see Sakura and some of the band looking through the curtains. They must be so nervous. This crowd is huge,? Quatre points out.

?They?ll do a great job though and then they?ll make it big and then we can say we were friends with them before they hit it bug time. We?ll be the little people you guys.?

?Shut up Maxwell. It?s bad enough you dragged me here.?
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?Sakura.? She turns toward the voice and sees her bigger brother by the stage.

?Milliardo. I?m so glad you made it.? She runs over and hugs him.

?I am too. Josh also wanted me to tell you to get ready. You?re on in five.?

?Oh man! I don?t? even have my clothes on. I?m so screwed!? She runs off towards her dressing room as he takes his place offstage.
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The curtains open and all the band except Sakura is on stage. Suddenly, she comes out from off stage running with a school girl costume on with the short blue skirt, white shirt with blue collar and red bow and midriff showing with a microphone in hand and guitar on her back. She attempts to slide to a stop, but is unsuccessful as she slips and falls on her rear. She sits and rubs it, before quickly getting back realizing everyone was watching. ?Sorry about that. They should really make shoes with better traction. Welcome everybody and thanks for coming. My name is Sakura Dorlain and these wonderful people in back of me are the Starlights: Mary. Amuro, Mia, Harry, Ami, Jim, and Greg. WE would just like to remind you all again that our first album will be coming out on Friday. And now, for the songs-

I called you up without any advance notice ?coz the weather was nice

And you stood me up. Who do you think you are?!

I know you chased after me --- I deserve more than that!

Just Love! God, I hate him!

I?m mean to you --- only because I have a crush on you?

Just Love! ?Coz I?m very attracted to you

I always say impossible things to you --- I guess? I?m sorry?

?Just Love?

Today, I ran from your arms as you were taking me to dinner

Starving, I went home to wait for a souvenir

How could I, being so na?ve, defy you? Now it hurts to meet your gaze!

Just Love! Because only a little of

the brightness in my eyes remains, I?ll never forgive you!

Just Love! Because what I keep in my heart

Shouldn?t taste so bitter, should it??

?Just Love?

Just Love! God, I hate him!

I?m mean to you --- only because I have a crush on you?

Just Love! ?Coz I?m very attracted to you

I always say impossible things to you --- I guess? I?m sorry?

?Just Love?
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The song ends with Relena taking a bow and the audience in a roar of applause.

?And now, we?ll be taking requests,? she says winking.
*

?Hey, who?s that guy?? Duo points out.

?What guy?? Quatre asks.

?The one offstage watching Sakura,? Duo comments, pointing a finger towards the tall man with the long blond hair.

?Wow. He?s gorgeous!?

?Hilde!?

?What??

?Maybe he?s an executive,? Trowa suggests.

?Not in those clothes,? Hilde answers.

?I bet he?s just a really big fan of Sakura?s and she got him in backstage,? Quatre says.

?IT looks like you got competition Heero. She didn?t invite you backstage did she?? Duo says, nudging him in the ribs.

?Shut up or we?re leaving Duo.?

?Fine. Be that way.?
*

?Thank you once again. We all hope to see you again, hopefully during our first real tour!? Sakura says as she and the others bow and the curtain finally closes. She then falls to her knees and lets out a long sigh.

?Man, it?s finally over. There aren?t going to be any more request concerts are there?? Amuro complains.

?No. From now on, you?ll be singing what you want to sing. But we will be doing a lot more promoting,? Greg answers, hearing cheers from the rest of the group.

?Sakura you were fantastic,? Milliardo says, helping his little sister up. ?And the part that you came in late really made it a show to remember.

?Thanks. How was everything?? she asks, trying to change the subject from her embarrassing moment.

?Fine, except for those guys.?

?What guys??

?The ones in the very front. They kept starring at me.?

?Those are my new friends. The one with the really dark brown spiky hair is the guy who I rented the room from.?

?He doesn?t seem so friendly.?

?You just need to get to know them. Shouldn?t you be going now??

?I guess so. I?ll see you tomorrow.?

?Okay.?
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?Wow Heero. All this stuff is great. Now we?ll be able to really cook here.
What do you want for breakfast?? she asks looking through all the bags of groceries.

?I won?t be here for breakfast.?

?Why not?? she asks looking up from her face in the bags.

?I have to go back to work and finish up some work. I think I?ll just sleep over there.?

?Oh. Okay. Then would you mind if I brought some people over here??

?It?s your place too. As long as they don?t make a mess and go into my room, it?s fine.?

?Thanks Heero.?
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[aku_ryo]

hi chibi I love your satory, cant wait for the puzzle peices to come together!!!!!!!!!