Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Battle Fought ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
The Battle Fought: PrologueThe Battle Fought - Prologue
How much further is this place? The girl thought to herself as she looked out
the shuttle's window. The ground below her stretched as far as she could see.
Lakes, trees, roads, all of it moved slowly, as if to show her this new country.

Three hours ago, the girl had left by herself from Hawaii to go to the Sanq
Kingdom to enroll in the school there. Why there, she had wanted to ask before
leaving, but she was told to ask no questions until she was notified. Then, half
way into the flight, she received an e-mail on her laptop telling her that she
was to stay at the school until the time when the others would arrive. The
others, she knew, were her friends Terra Augustus, Callysta Lockheart, and
Marina Mateo.
Sighing, the girl looked back at the open book on her lap, Legends Forgotten: A
Collection of Little Known Legends for the Curios. She began to reread the page
the book was open to.
The legend of the space heart and the fire heart is one shrouded in mystery.
"Not really," she commented. "Not if you know where to look. Which I don't."
All that is known is there was a connection between the two hearts which was
broken centuries ago, leaving the hearts to wander until the day they are
reunited. The only way that the two can reconnect is if the owners of the hearts
experience a temporary switch in the hearts' powers. The space heart, the heart
that detects other's emotions, is believed to dwell in a male, while the fire
heart, the heart of awareness of others, is said to dwell in a female. Many
argue that the space heart belongs to a female, while the fire heart belongs to
a male, but there has been no indication as to what gender has what heart.
The one thing that is truly agreed on is that both hearts once belonged to a god
of innocence. When the god was destroyed, the two hearts were separated for, as
some fear, eternity. One can only hope that the hearts do in fact reunite, for
the sake of the hearts' owners, who are believed to have great sufferings before
the reunion.
"I hope, that's true. God knows I've suffered enough," the girl said as she once
again looked out the window. The lakes, trees, and roads had been replaced with
the wide Atlantic Ocean. "I wonder who has the space heart. I wonder if I'll
meet him."
"Miss? The shuttle will be landing soon," said the attendant who had just walked
up. "You'll need to put everything way."
"Okay. Thank you." The girl began to put the book away. I wonder if I'll find
him soon. I ask too many questions. Sighing, she leaned back in her seat.
Gripping the arm rests hard, she thought, I hate landings.
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Quatre looked up from the book as he heard the door open.
"Hey, Quatre," Duo said cheerfully. "Whatcha readin'?"
Duo walked over to the chair Quatre was sitting in, near the fireplace. A book
of some sort was on his friend's lap, opened to a page with the title The Hearts
of Innocence.
"A book of legends," Quatre answered as he closed the book.
"Oh. Well. Hey Quatre, you wanna go with me and the others to the arcade?"
"No, thanks for the offer though."
"Your loss," Duo shrugged. As he exited the room, the braided boy added, "See ya
later!" and closed the door.
Quatre placed the book on the side table before standing up and walking to the
window. The space heart and the fire heart…I hope the fire heart's own will
appear soon. He placed a hand on his heart and stared out the window. Looking up
into the sky, he saw the thousands of stars. One of the points of light was
moving across the sky. A shuttle. Welcome, he thought silently before turning
and picking up his violin.
Placing the bow to the strings, Quatre Raberba Winner closed his eyes and began
to play.


****Hey. If you only recognized the names Duo and Quatre and the Sanq Kingdom,
don't worry. This story is a continuation of my friend Alexari Risk's story
Garnet and Diamonds, Blood and Tears. 'Kay? I'll put the rest up later.