Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ By The Light... ❯ do you like Monet? ( Chapter 8 )

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By The Light…

A Fanfic by Lady Lye

Chapter Eight: do you like Monet?

Copyright 2001

Idea suggested and consulting/editing by Mako-chan

Disclaimer: Don't own GW *sob* Don't own SM *sob again* but I do own- KATAKU! My keyboard!! BWAHAHA! *laughs in Wufei's face* Take THAT annoying Justice Boy!!

Note: I scramble names a tad… Japanese- English- what's the dif? Some of each all mixed together to create MY Universe…

Other Note: SM time; after Super S but before Stars since the manga's not all out. ^__^ GW time; um, we're gonna mess with this A LOT. They're comrades living together w/ the Winner's I dunno if they have gundam but it remains to be seen… Just go with the flow, k? All will be revealed eventually…



VIII

She stayed where she was, afraid to move. She stared at the spot in the darkness where she had last seen him. She knew it was a him. Her ESP was going wild. She felt dizzy with all the extra information running through her brain.

Male… wolf… his confusion… her confusion… pain… his pain… their wounds… the anger… the fear… the creatures slowly peeking out around them… timid… her fear… his still form… remnants of his emotions from earlier- his emotions as a wolf… her fear…

Ever so slowly, she reached into her pocket and pulled out the watch with the communications compact. She ran a finger over the buttons, avoiding the ones to call her friends. Instead she pressed one shaped like a light bulb, and a golden light came from it, brightening the clearing.

She could see his form clearly now. Her heart was pounding do hard… Carefully, she knelt by him. The sensible part of her mind was screaming at her, telling her to run away before she got in trouble. Correction- any MORE trouble. She was still bleeding.

Gently, she reached out a hand to move his wild dark brown hair away from his face. She sucked in her breath quickly when she saw that he was about her age- and gorgeous. She bit back the thought. Not appropriate. She put a hand at his neck to check for a pulse and was relieved to find one. 'Should I be?' she thought. 'Would it be easier if he were dead?'

He stirred then, and she whipped her hand away. Blue eyes fluttered open, and his vision swam wildly. It slowly came into focus, and he could make out a girl with long golden hair basking in the light coming from a small compact. He opened his mouth to speak and sit up- but immediately cringed in pain.

"Oh no- here- I'm so-" Mina bit her lip, tearing off a piece of her skirt. "You're injured." She wrapped the cloth around a gash on his arm. 'What are you thinking?!' her mind screamed.

"T-thank you," he stammered, in complete shock. He watched her work. Who was sh- His memories as a wolf resurfaced. "You!" he leapt to his feet and out of the range of the light. "You- Who are you? Why are you here?"

Mina stared hard at him, trying to see what was hidden by the shadows. "My name is Mina."

"How much have you seen?" he knew there was panic in his voice. He couldn't do anything about it though. He WAS panicking. "HOW MUCH HAVE YOU SEEN?" he shouted angrily. Angry at himself, angry at her, angry at whatever he could be angry at for his own foolishness. (AN: No, this isn't dejavu-ish… NO not at ALL…)

"I saw enough to know what you are." She tried to remain calm. He could probably kill her now. Why neither of them was moving, she didn't know. "You attacked me, remember?"

"My name is Heero," he said grudgingly. "I- I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. I can't think like that. It's the greatest danger. You- look, I'm sorry. You're bleeding," she blinked at him. He didn't need to see the blood that was everywhere- he could smell it. "Let me help you."

"My friend's a doctor," Mina stood, slowly and deliberately. "She can look at us both." He nodded.

So it was that at quarter to eleven, there was a knock at the Misuno's door. (AN: crap… SP? Crapcrapcrap… damn memory…)

Ami ran a comb through her hair again. Finally it was dry. She buttoned the top button on her pajamas as a knock came at the door and Mina's voice called, "Ami-chan? Ami-chan it's Mina."

She quickly opened the door. "Mina, what's wrong? Don't you know how late it is?" She gasped when she saw Mina's state.

"Of course I do," Mina tried not to wince. "But you're the only place open besides the ER!"

"Quickly, come inside and go straight to the kitchen," Ami ordered, stepping aside for Mina. Mina hurried in, and revealed behind her a tall boy of about their age with unruly brown hair and cold, Prussian eyes. "Who are you? It doesn't matter, you're hurt as well-" Ami pulled him as well. "Mina what happened?"

Mina was already in the kitchen, taking off her raincoat. She winced with each movement that pulled at her lacerated back. "Attack in the park," was all she said.

"Who's your friend?" Ami got out bandages and wash cloths.

"My name is Heero," he said icily. He was already sitting on the kitchen counter, for what of someplace better.

"Heero, this is my friend Ami," Mina said by way of introduction. "She's been taking advanced courses at the local college to become a doctor."

"Hn."

"Not exactly talkative, is he?" Ami raised one eyebrow as she looked at Mina's back. Then she tsk-ed in concern. "Mina-chan! What the hell happened to you!? You look like a wild animal used you as a scratching post!"

"One did," Mina said through clenched teeth as Ami started to wash the deep scratches and cuts. She exchanged looks with Heero over Ami's head. He looked away, ashamed.

"And what happened to you?" Ami asked him.

"Same incident," Mina answered before he could. "He was hit on the head and has some cuts, too."

"A head injury?" Ami said, concerned. She went to examine him more closely. He tried to move away from her touch. "You have to stay still otherwise I can't help you," she ordered sternly. He reluctantly submitted. "You may have a concussion," she concluded.

"A concussion!" Heero exclaimed. He sent a mild glare at Mina, and it was her turn to look away shamefaced.

"Mhmm. Which means you aren't going anywhere for the next 24 hours," Ami nodded, quickly washing and binding the cut on his arm. "Did you black out at all?"

"Briefly," Heero shot another glare at Mina. He immediately regretted it when he saw a sparkle in her eye as she turned her head away. A tear. Why would she be crying over him?

"Uh huh- you need to take it easy for the next little while. Mina, you're going to have to take off what's left of that shirt," Ami rinsed another towel.

Mina's cheeks turned red. "Ami…" she glanced at Heero.

"You can go into the living room and watch TV," Ami nodded to him and he did so. She went into her room to get an old oversized T-shirt to replace Mina's torn tank. When she came back, Mina had already taken it off and was looking at the rag dejectedly.

"I really liked this shirt, too," she complained.

"You should probably be thankful that you're still alive," Ami brought her to the sink and started washing Mina's back more thoroughly. She dropped her voice so it couldn't be heard over the TV. "Mi-chan, what happened?"

Mina sighed. "My mom and I had a fight, so I went to the park for a walk, and then this giant wolf attacked me." She swallowed hard and lied. She nodded her head at the living to room to indicate Heero, "He leapt out of nowhere and saved me." Nothing could be further from the truth.

Ami seemed to accept it. "What happened to the wolf? I remember people have been complaining about seeing them in and around the woods lately."

"He- disappeared."

Ami could tell from the Mina's shoulders tensed that she wasn't telling her the truth. She said nothing further however and proceeded to bandage Mina's back. A few minutes later she was brewing tea and Mina pulled the extra t-shirt over her head.

"Arigato, Ami-chan," she said solemnly.

"You know how dangerous it was to come here, right? My mom could have been here."

"Could have. But the chances of that were unlikely. She works long hours, remember?"

"She actually called a while before you came… she said she wouldn't be home till two." Ami kept her eyes down as she poured the tea into cups. "Ask if he wants any?"

Mina stuck her head around the corner to call into the living room. She felt more than a little awkward doing so. "Heero-san? Would you like some tea?"

He was sitting on the couch leafing through one of the art books on the coffee table while the weather was explained by a ditzy newsperson on TV. "Yes, please," he managed to make it sound like a growl, yet he was perfectly audible.

Suppressing a shudder, Mina relayed the message. Ami gave her an odd look but said nothing and a few minutes later carried a tray into the living room.

"Oh- you like Monet?" Ami blinked, setting the tray down.

"Monet? Oh, yes. I love his work," Heero put the book down self-consciously. He had spent hours staring at the artwork in Quatre's near-mansion sized house, and he had come to appreciate the heart that had been poured into each piece.

"Yes, I love the way he depicts water," Ami agreed.

"You would," Mina teased. Ami flushed and glared at her. "What? Besides, I think it's ironic that he painted one called 'The Japanese Footbridge'," she avoided Ami's angry gaze and focused on her steaming tea.

"Actually that's one of my favorites," Heero opened the book and pushed it towards her. Sure enough, the painting in question was there in all it's beauty.

"I agree. One of my favorites as well," Ami nodded. She had to admire the proud look in his eye and the way he moved, even when injured. Did Mina notice? From the way she had been looking at him, she had. (AN: Monet is a real painter. 'The Japanese Footbridge' is one of his most famous. Type it in to a search engine and you'll probably recognize it on sight.)

An awkward silence descended as they finished their tea. Heero was first to speak. "Thank you, Ms. Misuno. I'm very grateful for your help."

"You're more than welcome-" Ami paused. What was she to call him?

He shook his head. "Don't worry about it. You don't need to know my name. I won't bother any of you again." He stood and bowed to them both.

"Wait- Heero!" Mina stopped him before he could reach the door. "You can't just leave like this!" she hissed. He turned those hard blue eyes on her, and she nearly backed down. But instead it did the opposite and renewed her efforts. "I want to find out more about you. Please? You know this isn't something that can just disappear."

"Tomorrow. Lunch. I'll meet you in the park." He said in a monotone, revealing nothing. She nodded solemnly and let him go.

"Alright Mina, tell me the truth!" Ami jumped to her feet the moment the door closed. "What the hell happened out there?!"

"I told you… I was attacked… and then he came and saved me…" she said, still staring at the closed door.

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