Yay! Both of the pages I'm posted on have updated!
I'm so happy that I'm going to go on with this next part.
I'm actually proud of myself for keeping up with this and
"Soulmate" so well. I haven't slacked off on either! I
welcome opinions, questions, comments, ideas, and anything
else you can think of to say to me, so please e-mail me,
I would really like that. I remember when I wrote my first
fic ever, "Betrayed," (Located at the wonderful page of
Lady Spring) I got so much mail it was unbelievable. And
now....nothing. Well, a little, but it's more like a leaky
faucet dripping on my head. Feedback is so addictive! Oh,
does anyone mind that I don't always put disclaimers? It's
kinda obvious that I don't own anything. (The few things I
do own my dad thinks belong to him....) Hey, someone tell
me if Wufei is in tune enough with his character in this.


Sister Earth
Part three


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    Wufei closed the textbook he was working out of and
put his pen down. A quick glance around the room showed
that most of his peers were finished with the assignment
as well. Now there was nothing to do but wait for the next
assignment of long and boring school work. He was ashamed
that he, as a gundam pilot, should have his life ruled
this way. Controlled by the teachers and their whims,
moving to accordance of the bells that signaled which
class you should be in. It was all so...weak. He was
definitely ashamed, and the fact that the others had to
endure it as well was of little consolation because he
didn't belong among them anyway.
    Sometimes he'd feel himself forming bonds of friendship
with the others, but when he did he'd immediately stop them
before they formed completely. Friendship was a weakness
and could only be used against you. He could never subject
himself to that weakness. And if he was a little more
isolated, a little more alone because of this, then so be
it. There were more important things then whether Chang
Wufei was lonely or not.
    Bored, he noticed a teacher's assistant come into the
room and hand a slip of paper to the teacher who read it
then nodded, and the assistant left the room. The teacher
stood.
    "Class, your attention please. It appears we have a
few new students who will be joining us today." A girl
with waist-length blonde hair tied into a ribbon walked
into the room as if she thought she was the most important
person in there. Several boys made comments and Duo let a
small whistle. Wufei merely snorted with contempt.
    "This is Aino Minako, and it says here her dream is
to be a singing idol." Minako blew a tiny kiss at the
rallying boys and stepped aside. Following her came a
slightly taller girl with raven hair.
    "This is Hino Rei," the teacher continued. "She's
training to become a priestess."
    Wufei grunted as Duo, who was obviously very glad at
having the two girls join the class, jabbed him in the
ribs and gave him a thumbs-up. Wufei glared until the
baka turned back to his own seat.
    "And last is...come on in, dear, there's nothing to
be afraid of." She motioned outside the door. A small
girl with ankle-length hair tied into two odd ponytails
walked in. "This is Tsukino Usagi, and she...well, it
doesn't appear you filled out your personal section, Usagi."
    The girl shrugged. "I couldn't think of anything,"
she said softly.
    Wufei found himself watching this one with rapt
attention. Usually when there were new students he'd
forget them the moment they were introduced, but there
was something different about the girl. Her hair looked
incredibly soft, and her eyes were the clearest, most
wonderful blue...he stopped himself. Her eyes were blue.
Plain, ordinary, everyday blue. Wufei decided that blue
was his new (and first) favorite color. She met his gaze
as she passed by on the way to her seat, and he frowned
at her before looking away. He had no right to be feeling
the way he was. He had a responsibility as a gundam pilot
to never get entangled in trivial things such as emotions,
no matter how pretty the new girl in class was.
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    "Wufei, wait."
    The Chinese boy stopped as his blonde comrade ran up
beside him. "What?"
    "Are you going home?"
    "Where else would I be going?" He didn't really feel
like dealing with Quatre's tries at friendship at the moment.
Not when he'd already found himself too close to the point
of weakness once today.
    "I don't know. Hey, you wanna hear something strange?
All three of the new girls have the same address."
    "How did you get-" he stopped, deciding he was sounding
too interested.
    "I'm the one-man welcoming committee for our class,"
Quatre said proudly. "I'm going to stop by and give them a
friendly welcome. I know how hard it is to be new in town.
Why don't you come?"
    He should refuse, he had no reason to go visiting weak
onna's who he didn't even know. He should be at home, thinking
of ways to further protect the colonies. Then he remembered
Usagi's eyes, so kind and warm. Almost as if she could
understand anyone. He shook his head, but couldn't stop
himself from saying, "Sure I guess. Better than doing weak
homework."
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    Quatre knocked on the door of the house. A surprisingly
large house for three girls. A nice car stood in the driveway.
The door opened with a start and standing before them was a
blonde man a little older than them.
    "What do you want?" he asked.
    "May I speak to Hino Rei, Aino Minako, or Tsukino Usagi
please?"
    "What do you want with koneko-chan?" He didn't sound like
he was going to let them in.
    "Who's at the door, Haruka?" a sweet voice asked from
inside the house. A hand squeezed past the boy (who was
obviously trying to block whoever it was) and clutched the
doorframe. The person behind 'Haruka' began to laugh. "Haruka!
Let me through!"
    He sighed and moved over and the girl who'd been talking
squeezed into view. It was Usagi. She eyed Quatre and Wufei,
her face going pale. For some reason, she was afraid of their
presence at her front door. Both boys wondered why, and Quatre
began to talk quickly to explain why they were there.
    "Hello, miss. My name is Winner Quatre, (now that sounds
strange, doesn't it?) and my companion is Chang Wufei. I'm
here to welcome you to our school."
    Usagi smiled. "Oh! Thanks a lot. Do you want to come in?"
    Quatre glanced at Wufei who rolled his eyes and shrugged,
stuffing his hands into his pockets as if he didn't care,
despite the fact he wanted very much to go into Usagi's house.
He wanted to know everything about her that he could.
    The two followed her and the boy through a small hallway
and into what was obviously the living room. In the room were
girls. Lots of girls. Wufei was glad Duo hadn't joined them or
else they would, without a doubt, be kicked out and have their
visit abruptly ended.
    Haruka made an unhappy sound and pulled off the jacket
of his school uniform. Suddenly the two boys realized Haruka
was not a boy. "He" was a "she."
    "Why's it so hot in here?" she asked, sounding a little
annoyed.
    "Our first day here and the air conditioner is busted,"
answered Minako, who was sprawled out on an easy chair. "I'm
gonna call a repair man tomorrow."
    "Don't bother. If I can fix a car engine, this will be
no problem. You want to help, Makoto?"
    A brunette flipping through a recipe book looked up.
"Get my hands all greasy doing men's work? You bet." She
stood and the two exited the room.
    "Um, everyone, this is Wufei and Quatre. Guys, you
already know Minako and Rei, and Makoto and Haruka just
left, but that's Hotaru, Michiru, Ami...who better not be
studying. Girl, you're already twenty chapters ahead. It's
time to have some fun now." The blue haired girl smiled
shyly and put away her book, obviously glad to be included.
"And then there's...where's Sestuna?"
    "Off somewhere causing mischief," Michiru replied
carelessly.
    "Oh." Usagi turned back to the boys. "Make yourselves
comfortable. You should stay for dinner. Mako-chan is the
best cook in the world, and I'm sure she already has
something yummy planned to make just as soon as she and
Haruka finish with the air conditioner." With that, she
plopped down on the floor. "We can play a game."
    They did. They played several games, in fact. Usagi
didn't win any of them, but you would have thought she
had by the way she was laughing and enjoying herself. It
didn't take much time for Wufei to notice how she included
all the girls who were as different as night and day) in
whatever was going on, but it was a whole hour before he
noticed she'd brought him in, too. It was amazing. He
wasn't worried about looking weak. There was definitely
something to this girl.
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To be continued
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