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" System Disconnected"Written By: Dùlin Fic #3 In the Thirty Kisses Arc Archive: This arc is archived on this site with permission. Do not reproduce it anywhere without permission. Pairing: 1+/x4, 4x0 Fandom: Gundam Wing Theme: #3 – jolt ! Rating: PG Warnings: Angst-ness, Zero
System, New Type-ness, Quatre POV. Pre-final Libra battle.
Heavily influenced by my multi-part Zero Four, but can be read independently
without a problem. Can also be read as a sort of sequel to #15 –
His Eyes. Disclaimer: Those yummy boys belong to Sunrise and Bandai. Which are not me.
" System Disconnected" “Quatre ?” If this had been anyone else, I probably would have given a start, but I have felt Heero coming for a while, even though I am not sure of when exactly I became aware of his presence. I don’t turn around right away. /system disconnected/ As if he didn’t know I would have to do it anyway, I think with a wry smile. That’s jut so him. He doesn’t force it upon me, he makes me force it upon myself. I can’t possibly be mad at him for that. /system disconnected/ I ignore the gentle probe and start disconnecting the cables. “What are you doing ?” Heero asks. He knows what I’m doing, he just wants to hear me say it. That’s one thing that Zero did to us. We know, always. We can’t not know. But we have to retain a semblance of actual human interaction, if only to stay sane. “I’m taking it out,” I say, pulling on the last cables and lifting the memory cards out of the mainframe. /system disconnected/ /quiet/ I answer firmly. /later/ “I don’t need it anymore,” I say as I finally face him and hold out the cards. He takes them without a word. He doesn’t really want to hear me say it this time, which is ironic given that he took pains to protect me as much as he could, and that it worked. “Don’t worry,” I say. “It won’t activate without the password. Your alterations worked.” I see some of the tension leave his body and he nods once. Now his only concern will be to get rid of the cards. They are the only copy, and they’re redundant now. I actually think even the copy in Wing Zero is redundant now, but getting rid of that one as well would be suspicious. “Don’t worry,” I say again as I busy myself with putting everything in its rightful place. /standby mode/ |
