Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ A Shot at Normalcy: University Life? ❯ The First letter ( Chapter 1 )

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Chapter 2:The First Letter

Ever since he had submitted the forms, he was waiting eagerly for a letter from the University people. After about 2 months, he had almost forgotten about it. He was back from his afternoon of job hunting. As usual he picked up the stack of letters and papers that came in the mail for him. He could not help thinking, why anybody would send him all these letters and papers. While he was browsing through that stack, a thick off-white coloured envelope caught his eye. It was addressed specifically to him. It was from the university people. For the first time in his life, he was afraid that he might have been rejected and the perfect soldier showed slight traces of nervousness. "Cut it out," he told himself.

He carefully opened the envelope and was shocked at what was written in there. He had expected something different. He read the letter to himself:

To the afore mentioned individual,

Peacecraft University has special courses offered for the people affected by war. Soldiers fall into that category as well …

Blah, Blah, Blah

Since you have not specified if you have the pre-requisites for the courses that you have applied for, we request you to go through an entrance examination. The results of this entrance examination will decide if you are eligible to apply for the courses of your choice. The exam will consist of both practicals and theory. This examination will be held on Saturday, July 17th at 9.30 am and you will receive the results of this examination by July 31st. Please be on time.

Blah, Blah, Blah…Thanking you, for Peacecraft University.

He could not make out the signature. The name said Ms. Strauss, but the signature looked strangely like a random scribble.

He looked at the calendar. Today was June 20th, only about another month or so. He was glad he had chosen information technology and mechanics as his major subjects. He was an expert in these fields. His soldier training had taught him that. Only thing he had to worry about was the theory. He decided to drop by at the local library and pick up a few E-books and CDs on Computer Programming and mechanics.

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Somewhere else Duo had also received the same letter. Only in his case, he was a bit more nervous. He was going to meet his girlfriend at their usual meeting place again today. And surprisingly she was early, absolutely not like her. He went and sat down beside her. They were just chatting casually, when Hilde noticed that Duo was not cracking any jokes or trying to annoy her. That was definitely un - Duo - like behaviour. She was thinking about this when Duo suddenly spoke up.

"Did you get the letter?"

She was a bit taken aback by this question.

"Which letter? You mean the one from the University people?"

"Yes."

"Yes."

"So what did your letter say?"

That was the 2nd shock. It was highly unlikely for Duo to ask such questions. He actually seemed serious for once.

"Nothing much. I have to go and give some sort of a stupid entrance test coz I could not complete my studies 'coz of the war."

"So what are you going to do?" He was still behaving in an odd manner.

"I don't know. Maybe just borrow a few E-books and CDs. But… Hey! Why are you so worried? You didn't even want to go there in the first place."

"Well, I did not, but now I want to," he pouted adorably.

"Don't worry, you will do just fine. I'll help you if you want," she offered.

He relaxed visibly.

"Thanks," he said it in almost a whisper.

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Trowa received the same letter. Only he wasn't so worried. He was sure somehow that he would get in. But he decided to brush up on his knowledge of certain subjects anyways.

His life wasn't getting along too well. There were lesser people in the circus audience everyday. And moreover, it was the same people who came to watch their circus again and again. He could almost always recognise a few familiar faces from the crowd. One face never failed to catch his attention. There was this girl that he saw seated in the audience everyday, at the very back. Though he could not see her face very clearly, since she sat so far back, it somehow seemed to him that she was not there to entertain herself. She would always leave before the entire circus performance was over.

And he had expected Catherine to help him and back him up, but on the contrary, she was trying to discourage him from going to University. He would do better if he did not show her the letter.

"What will you do without your 'fun and games'?" she had asked jokingly once, but he sensed that her question held a more serious tone. More like, 'are you ready to leave me so readily?' or 'Did the time you spent with the circus mean nothing to you?'

"Oh! Don't worry! I'll find other means of entertainment." This would be is patented reply.

The mail people had trouble finding him; their circus was always on the move. He got the letter on July 2nd. There wasn't much time to take serious efforts anyways. But he was still lucky. He did not have to pack his bags soon. The circus would be visiting the town the day he had his examination. He had only to worry about what would happen after that. He decided to find out where they would be on July 31st. so that he could give the University people the correct address.

"I wonder if they can notify me by e-mail. It would be much better than the old-fashioned letter." He wondered why he hadn't thought of it earlier. 'Note to self: ask the person there if they can notify you via e-mail.'

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Quatre was a happy man. The day he filled out the forms and sent them, he got his precious books and was well on the way of finishing his studies the day he got his letter.

"Well, well, well. So I have to give an entrance examination after all," he said to himself. He wasn't in the least bit worried. Amber had done well to take on his business responsibilities while he busied himself with studies. He was feeling much better with no extra feelings to bother him.

Somehow he felt that the Winner Empire would be better off without him for the time being. He found himself thinking about the times he spent with his pilot friends. Somehow he missed those times.

'Well, if I make it to University, I will stay on campus. It's been a while since I have lived like a normal person without all the people attending to me and my needs.'

He knew his sisters would not allow him to do anything of the sort, so he decided not to tell them about it till the last moment. The letter seemed to distract him. He was thinking more and more about how his life would be at the University. He would have really liked it if the other Gundam pilots would be there.

'But why would they want to go to university,' he thought. 'I bet they are doing just fine. I hope I will be able to make new friends. Not that I have had trouble socialising, but it's just that the entire crowd will be different.' His train of thought continued and by now he had forgotten about his book. He was absently staring at the same page for about fifteen minutes. It was quite a while before his attention returned to his current surroundings.

'Why am I even thinking about it? I still have to even give the entrance examination!'

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NOTE: And that's all for the 2nd chapter. I think the 3rd chapter will be a bit longer.

Sorry about the chapters being so short and all, but I am seriously not much of a writer. And a special thanks for CardMistress Sakura for beta-ing this chapter and the first one. Please Review. And keep reading, the further chapters should be better. Love, Devil ^_^