Note: Not much to do once again, just some minor tweaks here and there, mainly I just reworked most of the dialogue. Biggest difference is that I gave Quatre and Noin somewhat of a bigger back-story into their friendship.
Moon Base 1
Preventer H.Q.
The Gundam pilots arrived at the base and were escorted to their quarters. When they got there, they walked in and slowly started unpacking their things. Each one was thinking about what had happened when they told there loved ones about the situation. Dorothy, while sad, was very supportive. Hilde did voice her opposition, but understood the situation. Relena at first refused to let Heero go. She was also angered by the fact that she wasn’t notified about the incident. The two argued long into the night before coming to an agreement.
The same couldn’t be said for Trowa and Catherine however. When Trowa told her he needed to fight again, she flat-out refused to let him go. And no matter what he said to her, Catherine still refused. The two argued immensely, with neither one coming to an agreement. The two left each other on seemingly bad terms.
Quatre had just finished unpacking and looked at the others, “Well we have over a week before our Gundams are finished, what is there to do here Wu-Fei?”
“Well there is a recreational Area; it has a lot of stuff to keep us occupied,” said Wu-Fei.
Duo smiled, “Didn’t Zechs say something about a bar being here?”
“Yeah, but it doesn’t open until tomorrow, how about I show you around, give you the grand tour?” asked Wu-Fei.
Heero shrugged his shoulders, “Sure why not.”
Wu-Fei, Quatre, Heero, and Duo, got up and walked out of the door. Duo turned around and looked at Trowa; who was still sitting on his bed.
“Hey Trowa, you coming?”
Trowa shook his head, “I need some time to myself, I join you guys later.”
“I understand, see ya later.”
Duo walked out of the room leaving Trowa to his thoughts.
“Cathy, why were you so damn stubborn. If I didn’t fight, than many more people will die because of it, why couldn’t you see that…damn it Catherine, DAMN IT All!”
“Trowa?”
Trowa quickly looked up and saw Noin standing by the door.
“What is it?”
“Have you seen Zechs?”
Trowa shook his head, “No, I think he’s in the Intelligence Room with Lady Une.”
“Okay.”
Noin stayed by the entrance of the room and looked at Trowa.
“Are you okay?”
Trowa sighed, “Not really.”
“Do you mind if I come in?”
Trowa shook his head, Noin walked in and sat next to Trowa.
“What’s wrong?”
“Catherine and I got into a big argument before I left.”
Noin placed a hand on his shoulder, “What happened?”
Trowa took a deep breath, “When I told Cathy the news, she became angry. She yelled at me for even thinking about leaving. I tried to tell her that many people would die if I didn’t go, but she didn’t understand.”
“What did she say?”
Trowa thought back to the night before.
Flashback
“DAMN IT Catherine, WHY WONT YOU UNDERSTAND!”
Catherine glared at him, “WHY THE HELL DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOU, WHY DO YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS TO BE THE ONE TO FIGHT, DON’T YOU REALIZE YOU COULD DIE!”
“BUT IF I DON’T GO, THEN SOMEONE ELSE WILL DIE IN MY PLACE, AND I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYMORE PEOPLE TO DIE WHEN I CAN END THIS STRUGGLE NOW!”
Catherine just stood there unfazed, “IF YOU GO, I’LL NEVER, FORGIVE YOU, YOU HEAR ME, NEVER!”
“Catherine… tomorrow, I’m getting on that shuttle, and I’m going to fight for you and everyone else I care about. If you’re too selfish to realize that…”
Catherine ran up to him and slapped him across the face, “YOU BASTARD, JUST GO, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! AND DON’T COME BACK, YOUR DEAD TO ME!”
End Flashback
Trowa could not fight back his emotion and began weeping as he told her the last part.
“Oh Trowa, I’m so sorry.” Noin put an arm around him and hugged him gently. The two sat in silence for a while until Trowa regained his composure.
“Thank you, I needed to get that off my chest.”
“It’s nothing… have you talked to her since then?”
“No, and that’s what hurts the worst. I don’t want to sound pessimistic, but I know there is a chance I could die. And if I do, that conversation will be the last thing she remembers me by.”
Noin lifted his face up and looked at him, “Listen Trowa, I’ll talk to Zechs, and see if we can find a way to call her.”
“Thank you Noin, this means a lot to me.” He said as he hugged her.
Noin returned the hug, “It’s no problem, just trying to help out a friend.”
Trowa released her, “Well I better find the others before they start to worry.”
“Ok, look, if you need to talk more, come to me, I’ll listen.”
“Thanks, I’ll see you later.”
Noin watched as he walked out of the room. She stayed around for a minute before leaving herself. As she walked down the hall she spotted Quatre.
“Hi Quatre.”
Quatre smiled, “Hi Noin, have you seen Trowa, the other’s were wondering if he was still in the room.”
“Oh, I just talked to him a couple of minutes ago, he left to find you.”
“He’s probably headed for the rec area then, anyways, how was he feeling, he seemed really depressed today, it had us all worried.”
“Don’t worry, I talked to him, he’ll be fine.”
“That’s good to know; well I’d better go back then.”
Quatre turned around and started to walk off.
“Hey Quatre.”
Quatre turned back around, “What is it?”
“Do you know if Zechs is done with his meeting?”
“Yeah, I saw him walk out a couple of minutes ago, why do you ask?”
“I need to talk to him about the wedding.”
“Are you still planning on holding the wedding when this is over?” asked Quatre.
Noin smiled, “Yes, I think it would be rather fitting time for it. Speaking of which, I want to personally thank you for all your help with the wedding.”
Quatre smiled, “Really it’s nothing, Zechs is like a brother to me, and you’ve been a very good friend to me for years. When I heard that Zechs finally proposed, I was so happy for you two, that I just had to do whatever I could to help.”
Noin smiled and gave him a brief hug, “Thanks Quatre, your so sweet.”
She looked at him and her smiled slowly faded.
“What’s wrong?” asked Quatre.
“Now I feel bad talking to you about weddings, especially after what Zechs told me about you and Dorothy.”
Quatre chuckled, “Don’t worry about, It doesn’t bother me, I’ll just purpose to her when this is over. I think it will be a good way to celebrate ending this problem.”
“I think so too.”
As Quatre looked at her, he noticed a slight hit of anxiousness on her face.
“Noin, you look like you have something on your mind.”
Noin looked down at the floor slightly, “I’m fine; I just have a lot of things going on right now. It’s nothing really.”
Quatre gently lifted her chin up and looked into her eyes, “Noin, you know you can talk to me about anything. The times may have change but I still care about your well-being. Please, tell me what’s bothering you.”
The two stood in silence for a minute as Noin thought back to the White Fang incident. There were many nights on Peacemillion where she showed up at Quatre’s room a complete mess. And every time, Quatre would take her into his arms and comfort her. Whenever she needed to talk to somebody, he would always listen. In fact, there would be some nights where she would just fall asleep in his arms.
“Quatre, I’ve been thinking about the wedding a lot, and I want you opinion on something.”
“Sure thing, what is it?”
“Do you think I made the right choice with Zechs?”
Quatre looked at her worriedly, “Noin, Your not thinking of backing out are you?”
Noin turned around so that she wouldn’t face him, “No, it’s just that sometimes I think back on my relationship with him, and I somehow feel as if maybe I got into this too quickly.”
Quatre walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, “Noin, besides Zechs, I know you better than anyone else, that is why I want you to listen to me right now more than ever,” Noin slowly turned around to face him, “I know Zechs has not always shared your love and devotion like you to him, but that was in the past, he’s a changed man now. I care about you a lot Noin, and if I thought that Zechs was trouble, I would have said something long ago. But the truth is, there isn’t a man I’d trust more than him to be with you. Noin, you met a man who wants to dedicate, and commit his life to you and you alone. If that doesn’t say enough, then I don’t know what will.”
Noin looked at him, a small smile came across her, “I suppose you’re right, I have been dwelling too much on the past. Thank you Quatre, I guess I just needed to hear this from you.”
She then wrapped her arms around him in a gentle hug; Quatre returned the hug and smiled, “I’m just glad I could help. And remember, I’ll always be there if you need someone to talk too. ”
Noin nodded, “Okay… you know, you’re going to make Dorothy very happy.”
“What makes you say that?”
“Cause if I was in her shoes, I know I would be.”
Quatre smiled and Noin gave him a kiss on the cheek; Quatre blushed a little, “Thanks Noin, anyways I’d better get going before they send a search party after me.”
Noin nodded, “Yeah, I need to see Zechs anyways, I see you later.”
“Okay, bye.”
The two walked away to their separate destinations.
End Ch-2