Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ In the Name of Gundam and Love ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter two

Eventually, time flew by. Ten years had passed and it was now after colony 195. Quatre and Anastasia had both grown up and were now seventeen years old. Anastasia lived with the old man and his family in a small cottage in the outskirts of Persia. The area in which she lived was sort of like the Montana badlands of America, no man's land.

She never forgot her real parents, her background, or her vow. But she didn't really know what became of Quatre. She missed him greatly at first, but as time went by, her pain was eased and she kept him and their memories locked away in the depths of her heart.

She had grown up to be the town beauty. She had long, flowing, and shiny black hair with compassionate hazel eyes. She was always compassionate towards others and it was her compassion that attracted her boyfriend, Andrew Kennedy. Andrew was a soldier whose father was a general for the former Barbaraq monarchy.

Quatre, at first, was devastated about Ana's disappearance. But time also eased his pain and he too kept their memories together locked away in his heart.

He grew up to be shy and kind. He had blond hair with a few strands that always hung out in the front of his face. He had the most wonderful aquamarine eyes that always turned a different shade in the light. Every girl in Persia was in love with him, but he didn't have a girlfriend because he always held out the hope that Anastasia would return one day.

Quatre started to hate Oz, who had been trying to take over Persia for years. So he heard from a scientist who lived in the castle that there were a bunch of boys who hated Oz as well. They were representatives of their colonies who were going to join together and fight Oz.

"How exactly are we going to fight them?" asked Quatre.

"By using powerful mobile suits called Gundams. Your Gundam, if you join us, will be sandrock" he replied.

"I'm in. But the only problem is father. How am I to convince him?"

"Go talk to him now!" replied the scientist. With that, Quatre sprinted out of the room to find his father.

As he sprinted towards his father's library, he thought, "I am a pacifist, kind by nature. Why am I doing this? To prove to yourself that you're man enough!" When Quatre approached the library, he found his father reading a book, War and Peace to be exact.

"Father, I have something to tell you."

"Go ahead, my son."

"I would like to join with a group of boys and fight against Oz using mobile suits."

"What! Quatre Raberba Winner, I forbid it!"

"But father, Oz will destroy us if we don't destroy them! They must be destroyed, and I will go no matter what you or anyone else says!"

"We are pacifists Quatre! We do not go running off to fight! I will disinherit you if you do!"

"I don't care. My gut tells me that something will come of this. So good-bye father. I will see you soon."

"Quatre don't!" But Quatre was already out of the room and sitting and sitting in his gundam. The scientist was giving him instructions.

"You will go to space where you will dock with your four comrades. From there you will receive your instructions. Good luck Quatre."

"Thanks and Farewell." With that, he blasted off into space. Meanwhile, Anastasia and Andrew were attending a meeting concerning the same matter.

"I just want revenge for the death of my parents!" cried Anastasia.

"You will have your revenge. In fact, you're going to be the leader and fly in a suit called the dragonfly," said Dr. Scratchnsniff.

"Wonderful!" she said with a cocky smile.

The meeting was adjourned and Anastasia rushed home to tell her foster parents. "Momma, Dad, it's happening! I'll have my revenge!"

"Darling, we're glad! Just be careful," they said. With that she gave them a hug and a kiss and left. She met Andrew and her team. "Let's go," she ordered and they were off.

"Andrew" she called through her monitor, "I'm going to pass myself off by saying, 'I come on behalf of the Barbaraq monarchy and I am Anastasia Le Barbaraq. Prepare to die!'"

"Wow! You're something else, you know! Just remember I'm behind you and backing you up all the way."

"Thanks. Let's head for an Oz base."

From that day on, they destroyed one Oz base after another. Quatre also met his team. The members of his team were Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton and Wufei Chang. They too blew up one base after another.

One day, while traveling in space, Quatre detected a fleet of mobile suits not far from where they were positioned. It so happened to be Anastasia's team.

"Come on guys, there is a fleet of mobile suits traveling not far from here," cried Quatre.

"Alright, let's go! cried Heero.

Anastasia caught sight of Quatre just in the nick of time. "Get ready for battle!" she commanded. She took out her beam saber and headed straight for Quatre.

"I am Anastasia Le Barbaraq, representative of the Le Barbaraq monarch! Prepare to die!"

"What was your name? Repeat It! " Quatre demanded.

" I am Anastasia Le Barbaraq, who the hell are you! Don't try to buy time by starting small talk!"

"I am Quatre Raberba Winner, the heir to all of Persia! We shouldn't be fighting! Heero, Trowa, Duo, Wufei, pull back now!"

"Quatre are you damn nuts! She'll kill you" Duo cried.

"No she won't!"

"What makes you think I won't?"

"Because you are my best friend!" With that, Quatre got out of his Gundam and floated towards hers. As Quatre floated towards her, she ordered her team to stop. Not questioning her, they stopped. Seeing him float towards her gave her a flash back to when she was seven and how she used to play in the yard with him.

"Oh my God! It really is you! We've found each other at last." She shut down her Gundam and floated towards Quatre. Upon meeting him, she embraced him.

"I can't believe it's you! Come let's head back to Persia and to my father, he'll be glad to hear of this." So they traveled back to Persia to meet Quatre's father. Quatre asked the servants to keep his arrival a secret.

"I would like to surprise father with my return home and my guests."

Later on that evening, Quatre sat down to dinner, wearing a black tuxedo, before his father did. Along side him were Heero, Duo, Wufei, Trowa, Andrew and the rest of Anastasia's crew. Anastasia did not come down yet because she was awaiting Quatre's cue. Just then, his majesty entered the room.

"Quatre, my son, you have returned to your senses and come home!" he cried as he gave him a hug.

"No father but let us not argue tonight. I'd like to introduce you to a few friends of mine." He introduced the members of the table. "Father, I have a special guest I would like for you to meet."

"You finally found a girlfriend!" Andrew cringed upon hearing this.

"She's a long lost princess who was my playmate many years ago."

"I hate guessing games, Quatre, and you know that!"

"Anastasia, please come down!" Anastasia descended from the spiral staircase wearing a long red dress that had straps and glitter all over it. Her long hair was flowing and bouncing with every step that she took. Master Winner rose from his seat to hug her.

"Anastasia Le Barbaraq! It is really you! I searched the world for you, but I could never find you! Oh I am glad that you're alive! You look stunning."

"Thank you, you're majesty. I am well. I've been living with an old fisherman and his family since the accident. In fact, I used to live just on the outskirts of Persia. I met Andrew upon my return from a trip to my homeland. His father was a general in my family's army."

"I assume Andrew is your boyfriend?"

"Yes, your majesty" she said blushing.

"Come let us have dinner. I'm famished!" said Quatre. He then escorted Anastasia to her seat besides Andrew. After she was seated, he whispered in her ear "After dinner, meet me outside the garden." She nodded.

Andrew looked at the two of them with suspicious eyes that resembled those of the green-eyed monster of jealousy. The dinner passed uneventfully.

Later on that evening, Quatre and Anastasia were strolling in the garden.

"So, were you surprised to see father?"

"Yes I was. He is the same old funny guy. He always will be I guess. So what have you been doing all these years? You don't have a girlfriend?"

"Well, you see, I've been holding out for this girl. I didn't know if she was alive or not, but now I know she is. I hope I have a chance with her." He then grabbed her in his arms and pulled her closer to him. "Do I?"

"Quatre, I have a boyfriend, Andrew. HE and I are in love. You and I are just best friends. Please, Andrew gets very jealous of anyone who evens looks at me. I'm sorry Quatre, it just isn't possible." She then managed to get out of his grasp, but not before he grabbed her hand.

"One dance, my lady love" he replied.

"Alright, it can't hurt." Andrew, having seen all of this from his balcony was enraged but he decided that it was best if he kept his temper in check for the moment. Anastasia would have a good explanation. Perhaps he was just overreacting.

Quatre placed a CD in the stereo and Enrique Iglesias' recent song Bailamos came up. They danced so passionately; it was as though someone else had taken over them. As the song came to an end, Quatre smothered Anastasia's neck with gentle, slow, kisses. Anastasia was so enraptured in this passion that she accepted them. Minutes after, she snapped back into reality.

"Quatre, what are you doing? Let me go! I have a boyfriend, please there is a girl out there for you, it's just not me!" With that she shoved him away.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. Please forgive me!"

"Good night Quatre" she cried and ran to her room. Waiting inside her room was Andrew.

"So, how was your dance?" asked Andrew with fury in his eyes.

"Please Andrew, I don't know what happened. I'm so sorry!"

"Apparently not. But I forgive you. Just be careful. Good night." He then kissed her and left.

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Anastasia decided that she would stay another day and then head out again. Anastasia and Quatre carried on during the day as though nothing had happened the night before.

A little before lunch, Quatre approached Anastasia with a question.

"Anastasia, may I take you to the park?"

"Well, Quatre, I don't know I have to speak to Andrew first, so that he won't become suspicious."

"Very well, you have 15 minutes." Anastasia ran to find Andrew. She found him in the Gundam carrier.

"Andrew, Quatre wants to take me on a trip to the park."

"Hmmm. I trust you darling so I wouldn't be suspicious if you went with Quatre." Anastasia thanked and kissed him and then left.

Upon arriving at the park Anastasia asked "Quatre, what is your reason for bringing me here to the park?"

"Well," he started as he spread a blanket on the grass, "I wanted to give you a picnic. I know that you're leaving tomorrow, and I just wanted to say farewell."

"What's wrong Quatre? Speak before I become angry!"

"Ha, ha, ha, it seems you know me better than I thought. I have a confession. I'm in love with you."

"Hmmm, Quatre, we discussed this last night."

"I know. But I just wanted you to know. Anyway, I have to tell you about something else."

"Quoi?"

"Well, our bombing of the bases has worked wonders. Oz is starting to crumble. I feel as well as the others that if we infiltrate Oz then we can destroy it from the inside, while you destroy it from the outside. We will be sure to win!"

"That's a good strategy and I'm up for it!"

"That's good and I wish you luck."

Thank you, and luck to you guys as well."

"Come, let's head back to the Palace." After they finished eating, they headed back to the Palace, where they told every one of their plans.

The next day, they started to head towards their Gundams, when all of a sudden Quatre grabbed Anastasia by her arm and pulled her into a room. Andrew, having not seen this, continued to load onto his Gundam.

"Why the hell did you do that? I use this arm to pilot my Gundam!"

"I though you use bought hands and arms?" Quatre said sarcastically.

"Ha, ha, ha."

"I just wanted to give you this." He tilted her backwards and kissed her passionately on the lips.

"Whoa!" she cried and then slapped him. "Don't ever do that again!" she shouted and then walked out the room. Quatre just stood there with his hand on the spot where she slapped him, grinning from ear to ear.

She then loaded onto her gundam. Before she blasted off, she shouted to Quatre's father "Good-bye Master Winner. Thanks for always being kind to me and I love you a lot."

He just laughed. So Anastasia and her crew blasted off into space.