Part 2
by Lilock


Kai strentched as she got out of bed. She took the ribbon from her hair and let her hair fall to the small of her back. She walked over to the bathroom and started to take a shower. The water falling on her covered up the sound of someone entering her room through the window. When she was finished, she took her time drying out her hair.

"There is an easier way to do that you know." Someone said. Kai turned around with a gun in her hand. Before her was the stunned American pilot. She cocked the gun and was ready to fire. The American pilot tossed a blanket to her, which she caught. She looked at him and then looked down. She turned red and wrapped herself in the blanket.

"What in the hell are you doing in my room?" Kai demanded, her gun still pointed at the American boy. "I thought I would see if I could introduce myself, but you've beaten me to the punch." The chestnut haired pilot said. "You've got five seconds to give me a reason before I shoot you." Kai said.

"Alright. Well, the day we kinda ran into each other, one of us was lieing. I believe it's you. What are you really doing in space?" The braided haired pilot asked. "Living in freedom." Kai said as she put her gun down. "Freedom? You left Earth to live in the colonies with freedom?" The American pilot asked.

"Yes. It may sound strange to you because you're from the colonies, but I'm not even human." Kai said. She walked over to her closet and opened it. "So, what's the name or do I have to look that up too?"

"Huh? Oh, name's Dwow!" The American tried to say as his jaw hit the ground. Kai was changing right in front of him. "Dwow?" Kai asked as she looked at him and noticed that he was having a hard time talking. She smiled, know that she still had the ability to make a man completely speechless. "Mine is Kai Masquer. Do you care to tell me your name again?" "I'm Duo Maxwell." Duo managed to get out. Kai finished changing and looked at him.

"Do you mind, Duo? You're getting gruel on the carpet." Kai said. Duo shook his head and was able to compose himself. "Sorry." Duo said. Kai laughed. This gundam pilot was cute, but obviously not into women. Perhaps another of his gundam pilots.

"It's ok. What are you really here for? Are you trying to figure out if I'm the pilot of the new gundam suit?" Kai said. She had a feeling she could trust Duo with her secret. "Yeah." Duo said, still trying to recover from the sight he just witness.

"I guess I can tell you that..." Kai started to say, but then her computer started to make noise. She jumped over to her laptop and started to type on it.

Great, I still have to compete with a stupid laptop. I wonder what's going on. But wow. I really didn't think she would change in front of me. If I wasn't already in love, she would be the one I'd want.

"Gotta go, Duo. Catch you later." Kai said as she started to leave. Duo grabbed her arm.

"Where are you going?" Duo asked. He noticed that she had all of her things in her other arm.

"Away from here. I don't want to put this colony in danger. If you and the other gundams hadn't interferred, I would have destoried Libra. Now I have to run everytime White Fang comes near me." Kai said.

"Then come with me. I'm sure we can help you. Plus you won't have to run from White Fang anymore." Duo said. Kai looked into his big violet eyes. They seemed to be so kind. Just like a pair of blue eyes she had trusted years ago. She decided that nothing wrong could come from going with Duo.

"Alright. Lets go." Kai said. Duo and Kai moved quickly to his transport and left the colony. Kai wondered what would happen now.

Quatre watched as Trowa and Wufei played another game of chess. Heero watched and waited for Duo to return. Quatre wondered too. Duo said he would be back in an hour or so. It had been five hours since he left.

"Hey guys. I guess there's never a dull moment when I'm around." The American pilot said as he walked in. Behind him was a dark haired woman. Quatre looked at Duo questionable. Heero, with his cobalt blue eyes, glared at her. Duo glared back at Heero. The woman smiled as she noticed who Duo really was interested in.

"Who's with you, Maxwell?" Wufei said. Duo was too into his glaring match with Heero. The woman walked over to the three other pilots.

"My name is Kai Masquer. Duo asked me to come here. I'm still wondering why though." The dark haired woman said. Quatre smiled.

"I'm Quatre Rebera Winner. This is Trowa Barton and Wufei Chang. I'm sure he had a good reason for bring you here. Oh, and that's Heero Yuy." The Arabian boy said. Kai smiled. This was going to be interesting.

"Guys, there are a fleet of Taurus mobile suits heading this way." A purple hair woman said. The pilots nodded and ran out of the room. Kai followed them into the gundam hold bay. "You don't have to fight if you don't want to, Kai." Duo said. Kai shook her head.

"I have to do this, Duo." Kai said as she walked over to an empty holding bay. She took off her ribbon and threw up in the air. Suddenly the Masquerader gundam appeared and she jumped inside.

"Alright, let's go, Masquerader. It's now or never." Kai said as she took out of the Peace Million. She followed the other gundam pilots into battle.

"The gundams are getting close to the Taurus suits." The luetinant said. Millardo looked to the moniter. He noticed that there were six gundam indicators.

"There's six. Find out who is the sixth pilot." Millardo said. The luenitant nodded and pressed the computer buttons quickly. Soon an image of the sixth suit was on the moniter. It was the Masquerader.

"It's the gundam that attacked the Libra earlier, Sir." The luenitant said. Millardo got up and started towards the door. "Get the Epyon ready. I'm going into that battle." Millardo commanded. "What are you doing? Is this what you really want, or are you trying to get revenge for the lives of your people? Either way, I'd hate to see bloodshed between us. I need you, now that I know you're alive. I just don't know if you're going to be willing to take me back. Perhaps we can start over. You as Kai and me as Millardo. I'm sure we can both bring peace to outerspace. Millardo walked to his gundam and took off. He headed towards the battle.

If I had to do everything over again, I would everything the same except for leaving you there. Your dark beauty has turned pale. Yet you are still as beautiful as ever. I would have also told you that I loved you. I still do. I just hope that you're willing to listen. I miss you. I miss having you in my arms at night. Just thinking of you makes me remember. I can assure you, Kai. We'll be together again. Millardo only hoped that Wing Zero wouldn't get in his way of getting what he wanted.

"Are you sure you don't need someone to watch your back?" Duo asked. The image of Kai shook her head.

"I'm here to cover you guys. I just hope that the Epyon doesn't come around." Kai said. Heero's image appeared. His cobalt blue eyes were hard to see anything in.

"Don't worry about Zechs. I'll handle him if he shows up." Heero said. Kai shook her head.

"If he shows up, I want to face him alone. I know its crazy, but its something I have to do. Alright, Heero? I know its hard to trust me, but please do so." Kai said. Heero nodded. The image of Kai left Heero's moniter.

"If Zechs manages to bring you down Kai, I'll be the one to stop him." The Japanese pilot said to himself.

Noin watched on the moniter as the six pilots dogde and attack the Taurus suits. What impressed her the most was Kai's abilities to man the Masquerader. It was true that Kai wasn't human, but the Masquerader had the same system as the Wing Zero. She piloted her gundam as if it were a regular mobile suit.

"Come on Zechs. I know you've set this up. What are you trying to do here? What is it that you're after?" Heero asked himself as he continued to fight. He kept an eye on Kai. It was amazing how quick and responsive the gundam was to her. There is no doubt that the Masquerader was made for her.

"Argh, why do they keep on fighting? Don't they know it's just a waste of both time and power?" Kai yelled as she destoried two mobile dolls. For some reason, they stopped attacking her and they went after the others. Just as she had turned to lend Duo a hand, the Epyon appeared in front of her. An image of Millardo Peacecraft appeared on the moniter.

"We need to talk about us, Kai." Millardo said. Kai scuffed at him and grabbed the controls to her gundam.

"There's nothing to talk about, Millardo." Kai said as she charged her gundam towards the Epyon.



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