Highbridge Chapter One- A Message

[cherryflavored1R]

Eeep!! So nervous... so nervous....

Okay, this is my first long series type fanfiction and it is very evident in the writing. Please forgive me... *gulp*

(I did a short editing job so there will most likely be mistakes!)

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Highbridge

By Cherry Flavored

All standard disclaimers apply: Don?t own; just want and surely love

Part One- A Message
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March, AC 197

A peculiar old man sat alone in a dark room, lit only by the computer he was typing on. He wasn?t used to searching the internet for what he was currently looking for, but just the same, he found the information he desired. Funny thing, about the internet, you can do almost anything. Anyone can find what they need, no matter how strange the object of desire was. In the old man?s case, he wanted a school. The old man obviously wasn?t considering admission for himself, but just the same, he wanted to know everything about it. Was this school in a good location? Did it have a good reputation? Were the academic and athletic programs high quality? In this particular case and the particular school the man found, all of these answers proved positively. Only the best for his boy, right?

The boy? the boy deserved something different, something very different from the life he had given him.

?Plus, that kid needs something to occupy his time. From what I hear, the only thing he?s accomplished in this time of peace was sharpening his already excellent brooding skills,? the man said to himself with a chuckle. ?I just hope he can manage living such a luxurious life!?

Within an hour, the man had composed an encrypted email with strict instructions, and clicked the ?send? button. The email had set its course, and within seconds arrived at its destination?

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A serious-looking young man sat alone in a dark room, lit only by the laptop he was typing on. He heard a noise come from his computer, to alert him that he had a message. The boy checked it promptly, as usual.

Message sent March 4
197
Message from user L1J
To user L101

01:
You have a new mission. It deals with what you plan to do with your life. You have three choices: (a) Kill yourself, (b) start a faction that could bring about more conflict, or (c) go to school and live a normal life? that is, unless we need you again. If you choose the first one, farewell; I?ll pray that you don?t burn in hell. If you choose the second, well, I think I?ll have to say the same as before, because you?ll end up getting shot anyway. If you decide on the third choice, you have a spot waiting for you at the Highbridge Academy in Auckland. The administration won?t ask questions there; I?ve spoken with their headmistress, who was an old? friend of mine. Give them the code ?6974? and they?ll know who you are. Also, I would hope that you would think to use a new name, since ?Heero Yuy? has recently become famous for saving the world. By the way, congratulations on that.

Signing off,
J


Heero sat at his desk pondering the situation. Well, the second option was out, for obvious reasons. Heero knew that he would rather die a thousand times before he shattered the peace, and Dr. J knew that too. So it was down to two choices, but Heero didn?t have to think that hard on them. He just? had a few things to live for now, so that third choice sounded pretty good. He really only had one question on his mind now.

?Where the hell is Auckland?? he said aloud.

Heero had learned so much geography in his time it was amazing, but for some reason, he couldn?t put his finger on where it was. England? No, he?d been to Britain too many times to not know everything about it. Australia? Wait?

?Dr. J wants me to go to New Zealand?? He quickly searched in on his computer, and sure enough, there was Auckland, in the northern part of New Zealand.

?Well? I guess I better go?? he said as he started making arrangements.

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May AC 197


Heero pulled his car over on a sidewalk parking space right in the front of his new academy and got out of the vehicle. From his limited viewpoint, Heero only saw a couple of very elegant willow trees planted on a well-cut lawn. He walked forward slightly so he could get a better look at the building that supposedly lay before him, but stopped in his tracks the second he saw it. It was? huge. It defiantly outmatched St. Gabriel?s. He couldn?t believe that he was actually going to stay at this place for quite a while. The only other building he had frequented that was this majestic was the palace at the Cinq Kingdom.

Heero stopped a moment to think about that place. It was such a beautiful land with so much to offer? and now it?s returned to the flames that consumed once before.

?She could have done it? she could have kept that country alive? If only the whole world was more like her,? Heero said as his stare moved from the colossal building to the incredible sky. He let a small smile crawl up his face.

He slung his small bag over his shoulder and walked towards the student admission office. His smile faded as walked onwards.

?If only I was more like her??

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*In space, on a new lunar research base*


?Hmm, I wonder what this is?? said a young woman, eyeing a message waiting for her on her vidscreen.

The dark haired beauty reached up and touched a few buttons on the machine. The screen was filled with the face of a stern-looking blond woman.

?Fire, this is Water. Connect on a secure line to HQ before the end of the day,? the woman said as the recording cut off.

?I know what that?s about??

The dark haired woman turned to see a tall, handsome man leaning in the doorway. Although he was covered in shadows, his long, platinum-colored hair gave his identity away.

?Care to elaborate, Zechs?? she asked with a smile.

?Well, don?t get your hopes up, but I think that our project might be moving for awhile.?

?Where to?? she asked with a sudden spark of interest.

?Noin, Sally told me that we?re?? Zechs tried to hide it, but his stern expression couldn?t keep for much longer. ?Well, the Terra Formation project is? moving to the Earth.?

The smile on Noin?s face quickly rose into an ear to ear grin. ?The Earth! After being trapped in this stupid base for months! Oh Zechs, this is great!?

Noin, not being able to contain herself for any longer, ran up to Zechs and almost toppled him over in a hug. Zechs couldn?t keep from laughing.

?Lieutenant, call Sally already.?

?Yes sir!?

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?Well, Mr. Yuy, it?s an honor to have you at our institution,? beamed the headmistress at Heero. ?You are aware that your identity must be changed, though.?

?Yeah, J said I needed one, but I?m not sure what to use. I was wondering if you could help me choose a name that?s common here, Mrs. Julius,? Heero said.

?Well, we can?t hide that fact that you?re Asian, nor do we want to? you?re from Japan, right?? she asked in thought.

?Well, I guess I can assume my family was from there.?

?Okay then, your last name will be Japanese but your first will be English,? she said.

Mrs. Julius stood wrapped in thought. Heero waited until her face perked up.

?Adam? Adam Yurigashi,? she said.

Heero paused for a moment, letting the name sink in. Adam. My name is Adam Yurigashi.

?Fine. I?ll be going then,? he said, adding, ?Thanks for the help.?

Heero left the office of Cynthia Julius and headed for his first class at Highbridge.

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As for what could be expected out of Heero Yuy, he spent his first week at Highbridge totally bored. Well, he would never truly admit that to himself, of course. He paid strict attention in every class, even though he practically knew what the teacher would say before it came out of his or her mouth. He was incredibly intelligent, so he had no problems. In gym, he ignored the open mouths of the basketball team when they saw that some short Japanese kid could wipe the floor with them. He was an outsider, though, but that?s the way he wanted it. If someone came to speak to him, he would answer politely and walk away. It?s just like how it was when he was hiding out during the war, with one exception. There was no war for him to fight! No mission, no destination, not even a ?distraction. There was nothing for him to do. Heero soon felt completely trapped. He knew better than to skip out of school, because he would have no where to go. Plus, he had to stay away from the rest of the world, according to J.

But, even after only one week, Heero knew that he had had enough.

Heero was just arriving home from school on day when he got an idea. He couldn?t leave, but he knew what he could do to make himself feel better. He had to let someone know where he was? or at least that he was alive.

So, he walked into his dark room and started up his laptop, so that it illuminated the walls with the only light?

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A striking young woman sat in her dark bedroom, lit only by the light of her television internet monitor. She let out an exasperated sigh as she gave instructions into her electronic voice command headset for the computer.

?Command: down. Command: down. Command: open,? she said, scrolling down her list of emails with a very bored look on her face. She looked at the message she just opened. Normal business information, so she closed it. She was going to deal with that the next day, when she wasn?t so tired.

?Where is that email?? she asked, frustrated. She was about to get really mad at a certain Preventors agent who was supposed to have sent her a message an hour ago. She had gotten about forty new messages since she checked it last, so it could be anywhere.

Suddenly, her facial expression changed from annoyance to curiosity as she spotted a strange email with no subject.

??huh? User ?L101?? Oh my goodness?? she gasped in sudden realization. She looked upwards, at no point in particular.

?God, if you?re just messing with my head right now, I?m turning atheist!?

The woman looked back at the email. Her hands were shaking as she reached to push the headset microphone closer to her lips.

?Command: open??

Message sent May 15
197
Message from user L101
To user VFMdarlian

Relena:

I?m in Auckland, New Zealand. Just thought you might want to know.

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Relena Darlian closed the window and shut her monitor down, still in total awe. She walked to her bed and laid down on it, her movements zombie-like.

As she stopped to think about what just happened, she squeaked out a faint ?Um? thank you, God.?

~End of part one

So that's the first chapter of what will be a long fic. I had secret plans to hold on to this one until I had finished the thing... but I'm so slow! Having all of you hound me into writing chapters will be good for me... Wait, that's only if you actually like it...

Lots and lots and lots of love,

-Cherry

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[Elyn Yuy]

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this is great! write more

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[AngelOfDeath]

I'm enjoying this so much. What a funny place to be offered to go to school in. Always wanted to see there, myself, but I've never left the U.S.