"Heero!" Relena yelled after Heero
"Stay there! Don't move!" Heero called out to Relena as he ran after the man that had tried to murder her. Heero had turned several corners, and climbed over a few fences as he pursued his target. He wasn't about to let an assassin escape him. Heero quickly stopped running and attempted to duck - just as his target had - to dodge the huge pole that was swung at him from some sort of machine. Heero grunted as the pole rammed into his mid section and held him firmly against the ally wall. "You really thought I would be foolish enough to try to kill Relena with you around? I'm not like other humans you come across, you know." The older man chuckled. He was slightly over weight, with blond hair, and green eyes. He smirked as he took out a needle from his pocket, and uncovered the sharp end. "I hope you enjoy being an animal for a short while before your death. You will stay a dog until the next full moon. That is when you will die from this poison." He approached Heero and grabbed his arm. "Now, now, you can't fight it. It will only tire you more." He laughed out before stabbing the needle into Heero's muscular shoulder, and injected the potion.
Heero grabbed at his shoulder - wishing he could rip the meat from himself - and groaned as he felt the ice cold, and burning liquid travel through his body. Slowly, he heard his grunts and groans of pain become low growls, and he could feel his entire skeletal structure change shape. He could see nothing, do to his inability to open his eyes as he tried to fight the pain. His pores tingled as fur sprouted from his body, the same color as his hair. His ears became floppy, and his hands and feet became paws. Finally, the bar let him fall to the floor and he managed to stand slightly. "Ok, so I'm a dog. I will still kill you, and protect Relena." Heero growled as he stepped towards the man - his soft paws merely making a clicking noise of nail hitting cement.
"I'm sorry, I don't speak dog." The man laughed. "But if you want to fight, why not fight my guard dog? I know you like challenges, so I think a pit-bull will do nicely." He whistled, and a blue pit-bull sprang from around the corner. Heero's first reaction was to hit it, but only succeeded it scratching it slightly on the muzzle, and received a painful bite to the side of his neck. Heero growled and attempted to bite back, but couldn't reach due to the dog being latched on the side of his neck. The dog was fiercely shaking what he had in his mouth, but it seemed Heero had extra skin. He was in the body of an eight month old Chocolate Labrador, since he himself wasn't quite finished growing - being merely six-teen. With another growl, Heero ripped himself free, but lost a good chunk of skin in the process. He spun around and lowered himself under the pit-bull's throat, and grabbed a hold of it - turning his head quickly and snapping the other dog's neck.
"Your turn." Heero growled out as he leapt for the man. He paid no attention to the light-headed feeling due to lack of blood, and focused only on his task at hand.
BANG!
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Relena wanted so much to run after Heero, to stop him from going to such great lengths to fulfill his job. He was never harmed, but she always feared that one day there might be someone who just happens to hurt, or even kill him. And even if he was never harmed, he would have killed another person - hacking away even further the last bit of his sanity.
"Miss Relena, you need to get in the car incase there's another assassin. You can watch for him where it's safe." One of her other body guards tried to coat her into the car, where the metal and windows could prevent bullets. "No! I want to make sure he's alright! He's normally back my now. Please, just let me follow him." "No, it isn't safe. We have to wait for Heero's ok." The guard persisted. "Please, just let me -" She was cut off
BANG!
"Oh, God, Heero!" The guard yanked her into the car and locked the door behind them to prevent her from getting out. "Heero might've been shot, we have to go to his aid!" Relena spoke frantically as she jiggled the door handle. "Alright, we'll drive around to investigate, but we must do so while keeping you safe. Relena was going to protest, but knew it was as far as she could persuade him. With that, the car sped around the neighborhood to the small alley that the shot was heard from. The car came to a quick stop when a dark object rose from the floor. "Let me out. It might be Heero." "Miss, I hate to say, but it's a dog. The camera in our headlights don't lie. The assassin might be close by, let our men search for him, first." Relena sighed as she watched out the window at the dog.
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Heero had almost reached the man when he heard the gunshot, and felt the pain shoot through his shoulder. He couldn't tell if he was numb from the shot, or the dog. Perhaps both? He watched the ground as he saw his own blood drain down the ally way. He had been closing his eyes when he saw bright lights come around the corner, and forced himself to stand. The car stayed there a while, until finally several men filed out. "You need to catch the assassin! He went the other way!" Heero barked, and growled in annoyance as he went in front of them, only to realize - they can't understand him. The men simply ignored him, and continued past him - knocking him out of the way.
"What are they doing? They can't just knock him over." Relena stated as she opened the door after realizing they didn't lock it, and walked over to the dog. "Hey, doggie, you ok?" She asked as she put her hand out to him. Heero lifted himself once again and looked at her. "Well, at least those idiots did their job." He growled out. Relena withdrew her hand when she heard the growl. "What's wrong?" "I can't speak, I'm not angry." He growled out once again. She narrowed her eyes slightly as she examined his eyes. "For a lab - especially a young one - you sure do have fierce eyes. What all have you gone through?" She asked as she placed her hand lightly on his head. "Stop! You need to get back in the car, Miss Relena! We can't find the assassin, or Hero." The guards came back and shuffled her back into the car. "Wait, the dog." She spoke as she turned to it. He reminded her terribly of Heero, and she just couldn't help but feel they were somehow united.
When she had turned around, he was right behind her, and leapt into the car after her. "Out!" One of the rushed guards spoke harshly as they dragged him out of the car. "Let him back it, he's bleeding!" she spoke - now terrified for the lab. Her white car seats now stained with crimson red. "Fine." They left the door open as they opened their own doors and got in. Heero, for the third time, stood up, and tried to get in the car again - barely succeeding with the help of Relena. He carefully stepped over her and plopped down next to her. He had intended on sitting to stay alert, but his muscles were too tired. He lifted his head and looked at Relena when he heard her shuffling through a box of some sort. "Stay still so I can bandage you, ok?" She asked softly as she began to securely wrap his neck, and used the forceps to pull the bullet out, and bandaged that as well.
"You remind me so much of my Heero." she stated sadly as she coaxed his head into her lap - using her finger tips under his lab chin to lift his head unto her lap bit by bit. "Your Heero? Since when did I become property?" He asked himself as he closed his eyes. The lack of pain - due to the absence of energy - the sweet scent of Relena, and her petting him through his fur was so relaxing.