Gundam Wing Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ By The Light... ❯ *fond sniffle* his first day of school... our widdle solider's growing up... ( Chapter 15 )

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By The Light…

A Fanfic by Lady Lye

Chapter Fifteen: *fond sniffle* his first day at school... our widdle soldier's growing up...

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…



XV

(AN: We'll just say they jumped to high school, eh? Easier that way…)

Mina stopped at the street corner, ignoring the changing lights. She looked around her instead. She was very close to the ritzy part of town now and couldn't help feeling a tad uncomfortable. Even the slight bit of glamorous make-up she had applied couldn't make her feel up to par. Feeling agitated, her foot started to tap as she continued to look around. He'd better get here soon… She'd gotten up extra early today on purpose…

Finally she spotted a tall, slim figure in the same school uniform she saw on boys everyday. She waved and trotted over. "Good morning, Heero."

"'Morning," he smiled weakly.

Mina's heart softened. He was nervous. She took his hand, continuing to smile widely. "Come on, I asked my friends to meet us outside the building before we get you checked in," she said, gently pulling him in the right direction, walking backwards so she could still face him.

Heero's smile strengthened a little. "These the same friends you kept talking about yesterday?"

"The very same! Although I have to warn you- Bunny may not be there- she has a tendency to oversleep." He laughed and they continued to walk to the school. When they were a block away, Mina squinted into the distance and then cried out happily. "Lita! Ami! Bunny! You're up! No way!" she skipped ahead to join her friends.

Bunny yawned widely, still looking half asleep. "We had to get up early to pick my dad up… mom dropped me off…" she flopped onto Lita's shoulder. "Wake me when the first bell rings…"

"Bunny," Ami rapped. "I thought you wanted to study more for your quiz!"

"GAH!" Bunny stood bolt upright, awake. "Quiz? What quiz? Since when do we have a quiz!? What class?!"

"The biology quiz," Lita said.

"NOOOO! I totally forgot!" Bunny's eyes bugged out. "I'm gonna fail! Mom'll KILL me! Ami why didn't you call to remind me last night!?"

"I did," Ami said impatiently. "The line was busy. You were gushing to Raye about that guy again, weren't you?" she accused.

Bunny blushed slightly and she giggled nervously. "Eh heh… gomen, Ami-chan?"

Mina turned, remembering Heero and she waved him over. "Come on, don't be shy," she pulled him over, smiling. "Everyone, this is Heero Yuy. He's transferring into our class. Heero, these are my friends; Lita, and Bunny- and you met Ami."

"Hello," Lita and Ami both nodded, Ami looked shocked upon recognition.

Bunny blinked and looked him up and down. He looked perfectly neat and respectable in his uniform, somehow managing to make it look good rather than tacky. Actually, all of him looked good. Something tickled the back of her mind. "Hi. Did you comb your hair this morning?"

The others sweatdropped. Heero reached a self-conscious hand up to his always messy, yet not unattractive hair to smooth it down. It had virtually no effect. Bunny glared at Lita, rubbing her now sore foot.

"Um, we should really get you signed in…" Mina quickly changed the subject. "We'll see you guys later. Come on, Heero," she guided him inside.

He looked disturbed and stopped as they approached the main office. "Mina? Do I- look different?"

She turned to face him. "What do you mean?"

"Do I look- different- from other people? Other kids? Do I stick out?" he looked almost worried behind the impassive look he usually wore. His eyes searched hers for the truth.

Mina kept her surprise hidden. He was usually so aloof- and here he was looking- well- rather vulnerable. Was this the same person who had leapt on her in the dark only the other night? She blinked. "No. No, you look like anybody else."

"But- I AM different. I don't look like anybody here," he glanced around at the other students, who ignored them.

"Heero- one thing you're going to notice- is that humans all look very, very different," she said gently. "No two are really exactly alike. You look fine."

He still looked unconvinced, but he nodded. Was he- trusting her? He had never really trusted anyone before. He couldn't say that he… trusted the boys at the house. They were just rooming companions, people fate had thrown together in it's great game of toying with people's lives. Certainly he trusted none of them would murder him in his sleep, but they weren't really friends. But something told him that he could trust this girl. He had let her guide him this far… why stop now? He followed her into the office and went through the final stages of the registration process while she waited in a chair in the front. He stayed aware of her while he talked to the secretary at the desk, and felt better when they left the office together, heading the same way as they had the same class.

They made it in just before the bell rang and Mina spoke to the teacher before going to her seat. From the fourth row, she winked and gave him the v-sign encouragingly as the teacher drew the class's attention.

Bunny, sitting next to Mina, leaned over and whispered. "Where'd you find him? He's cute."

"I thought you didn't like his hair," Mina said, inwardly glowing that Bunny thought he was nice.

"I never said that," Bunny said. "Is he the one you've been dating without telling us?"

"NO!" Mina hissed back, cheeks coloring.

"Minako Aino?!"

Mina jumped at the teacher's voice and the class snickered. "Gomen nesai, Smith-sama." She put her head to the desk in embarrassment as people continued to stare. The teacher droned on but Mina's head snapped up in time to hear-

"We have a new student today. Please state your name."

"Heero Yuy," he said clearly, though not overly loudly. All eyes were upon him and excited whisperings made their way up and down the aisles of students. His dark yet clear eyes seemed to dare anyone to mess with him, his stance showing that he was ready for anything if need be. Much of the whispering was awed, some a little fearful.

"Please take your seat. On the other side of Minako, you know who she is." All eyes turned to focus on Mina, who flushed a little, as Heero took his seat. How did SHE know him? Rumors flew and the class began.

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Mina was waiting for Heero outside his last class of the day. She looked just as fresh and bright as she had that morning, smiling cheerily.

"Hey, Heero! How's your first day been?" she asked as they fell into step, heading for lunch and freedom.

He seemed to be practically glowing, his eyes alight with excitement. "It's wonderful!" he breathed incredulously. "Everything is so interesting! All these questions finally answered! And the class discussions… it's awesome! Truly awesome!"

Mina tried not to look too- well- weirded out. He was enjoying it and that was what was important. "Well you may think classes are good… but lunch time's even better."

"Why?" he blinked at her, unable to believe there could be something better than finally learning what made seasons, or understanding the events in history that had inspired the many different art styles over the centuries. (AN: I know both of these things. Well most of the second one. Did you know that out of twenty Harvard graduates asked, not one knew the answer to the first? This is SAD, people. If you can tell me the CORRECT answer to why there are seasons, I'll put your name up at the start of the next chapter and see if I can scrounge up a nice graphic to email you. Something along the lines of 'Smarter than a Harvard Student'. ~_^ Won't that make a nice addition to your website?) He had had to miss lunch today, being dragged away by the guidance counselor, and Mina had spent the time with the girls, fielding questions.

"Because you get to relax and have fun then," she said simply. "Tomorrow you can get to know my friends and we'll see about getting you some, eh?" He nodded.

Mina walked Heero halfway home again, and spent it listening to him babble excitedly about his day. The people he had met, the things he had learned, the projects he had been assigned to work on- it was wonderful! She tried very hard to suppress her giggles at his enthusiasm and was sad to have to leave him to make her way home.

Still smiling, she said, "Alright, alright, just remember- same time tomorrow morning, do as much of your homework as you can, and if you get stuck, just call me or Ami. Tomorrow's study session at Raye's and it ends at fourthirty. You got all that?"

He nodded happily, then clasped both her hands in his, surprising her, and looked directly into her eyes. "Thank you, Mina," he said sincerely. "Thank you."

Hot color slowly crept into her cheeks, her breathing shallow, as she became acutely aware of just how close they were standing and the feel of his skin on hers. "N-no problem," she stammered, wishing for all the world she had the guts to pull away, and at the same time that he would never let go. She swallowed hard, grateful that he didn't seem to notice. "Really. I need to get going though, so…" he relaxed his grip enough for her to wrench her hands back and she took firm hold of her bag, trying to hide her flusteredness. "I'll see you tomorrow, huh?" she smiled too brightly.

Mention of another day at school brightened his face with another smile. "Yes. I'll see you, tomorrow, Mina!"

She started backing away, waving, as he turned the corner towards home. She stumbled on the uneven sidewalk and leaned against a lamp-post, trying to steady her racing heart and uneven breath. "What's wrong with me?" she wondered aloud, swallowing again. "I should know better… I of all people should know better…"

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