-1(Ok This is a story that comes after endless waltz. its been about a year and a half since any of the Gundam pilots have seen each other with exception of Quatre he kept in touch with every one but Heero and
Wufei. Heero and Wufei are working as guards for the same firm. The guys are going to pull together to
protect Relena. Who has had a threat on her life from the head of said firm. I've said too much already so if you want to know what happens you have to read.)
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Disclaimer: Would I be writing this if I owned them. Probably! But I DONT :( I WISH I DID!) BOO HOO.OH WELL….
Intro: The year is After Colony198. There have been no further threats to either earth or the colonies since the Tyrant Dekim Barton's plan to carry out the real Operation Meteor was foiled by the Gundam pilots. All mobile suits have been destroyed including the Gundams. Life has been all but peaceful however, the earth sphere has been having trouble keeping down the number of armed guards in certain companies and that the Government is swamped Vice Foreign Minister Dorlian takes one of their cases on her self that's were this story starts.
Friends 4 Ever
Changing Paths
Ch1:
To many guards
"Miss Dorlian I know it's not of your normal duties but it would be of gre..."
" I told you I'm Glad to help out. I'll talk with the Firms President about the extra guards. You have nothing to worry about."
" Thank you. Miss Dorlian we're so grateful. Things have been so busy around here that we haven't been able to keep all the armed guard limitations. "
"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of this one. Relena out." She turns off the communication device, and leaf's through the information on the firm employees. She's almost through them when...
"Miss Dorlian we're here." Relena looks up and doesn't see the last name on the list 'Heero Yuy'.
"Thank you Pagan." She gets out and starts up the stairs. "I shouldn't be long please wait for me."
"Yes. Miss Relena "
"Alright then." Turning she continues up the stairs.
Inside the building a young man looks out the window at the young woman that is now entering. 'Relena? What's she doing here?' He backs away and returns to his post outside the Presidents office. If he is right
then Relena should be becoming his way. 'It sure would be nice to see her...What am saying she is Relena Peacecraft Or Dorlian... well anyway she's the Vice Foreign Minister, way out of my league and probably
hates me for all the times I've tried to kill her. WHY THE HELL AM IDOING THIS OVER A SIMPLE GIRL? I know why. She was the first person to ever show me kindness. Wufei was right I've become wea.…'
She came around the corner. Her hair back in a low ponytail, powder blue suit fitting her body like a glove accenting every curve, the skirt coming just above her knee. A red rose stands out in her button hole drawing his eyes. She looks great. He reaches to open the door, catching the surprised look on her face, and feels his own face go red. 'What's wrong with me? Every time I see her every thing turns
up side down.' He closes the door behind her when she enters the conference room and try's to stop his speeding pulse.
"Does someone have a crush on Miss Dorlian?" Coming out of his thoughts he stares at the guard who shares
his post.
"Hu? What?" He feels color flood his face and try's to hide it.
"You do. You have a crush on Miss Dorlian."
"Humph." The guard gives him a flabbergasted look and returns to his post. Did he?
In the office Relena is having a hard time convincing the firm's president that one firm doesn't need so many guards. " Miss Dorlian our firm handles all the extremely dangerous criminal cases. We need the guards to protect any witnesses as well as our self's."
" Oh is that why you have assassins and military soldiers that are capable of fighting in mobile suits! " Dorlian had backed him in to a corner he didn't like being backed in to a corner. He had to get rid of her.
" Look Miss Relena I'm not only one who makes these decisions, I musts peak with my associates as well as the firm head. There is a party at the Renaissance hotel, there will be live entertainment and why don't you come and we can talk about this with the rest of the representatives." He hands her an invitation and leads her to the door.
"I'm sure after you talk to them we'll be able to come up with a solution."
She stops at the door and turns to face him. "I'm sure we would but I'm sorry I can't. I have company coming and
can't be spared." She goes to hand him back the invitation.
"That's ok bring them along the more the merrier. " He says pushing her hand back and turning her around and opening the door. When she's somewhat hesitant to leave he gets kind of pushy. " I'm sorry you have to
leave but I have a meeting. Mr. Yuy please show Ms. Dorlian out." Relena catches the stern look the firm president gives Heero before going back into the office. She shakes her head as a knowing smirk crosses her
face. The guard standing beside Heero gives him a stern look with a childish grin.
"Hey Heero if your not gonna show her out I will. The boss sounded kind of angry." But Heero doesn't hear him. Relena caught him in her blue eyes and he was forced to look in to them.
"Relena...…"
She lowers her eyes as an embarrassed redness covers her face from the way he says her name. Like so many times before during the war, with such compassion and want.
" Hello! Heero didn't you hear him. The boss wants her out of here." The guard begins to mumble some thing about "Having to do every thing himself. " Then he grabs her arm. "Come on Ms. Dorlian. I'm sure you
have better things to do." Pulling at her arm he starts to walk away. Heero clears the gap between them and grabs the guard's wrist, rather forcefully.
"Bernard I'll take care of it."
"To late buddy you had your chance."
"Excuse me sir but your hurting me." Both men look at her with surprised
faces.
"Sorry." He releases her. She glances at Heero and starts to walk away. Bernard turns to him. "Aren't you going to show her out?" Heero gives him a blank stare. "Come on, that look she gave you was totally begging you to follow."
"Hn."
" Are you completely clueless?" Heero scowls at him and walks away. As Heero rounds the corner Bernard goes to follow.
"Bernard!" He turns around to see the firm president.
"Yes."
" I've invited Ms. Dorlian to the party tonight but I have a feeling that if she shows up she'll be leaving early." He makes a slashing motion across his throat.
"Why do you..."
"Because if she succeeds at cutting back our security you'll be out of a job. However if some thing unpleasant happens to her it will give the government the idea to stop bugging us."
"Oh! So she'd be a lesson for others. Good I'll get some of the others!" Bernard starts to run off.
"Oh and Bernard don't tell Heero. He seems to have an "attachment" to her."
"Right." He nods in agreement.
Heero rounded another corner, in front of him Relena is waiting for an elevator down. He quickly hides the distressed look on his face. His COM had picked up the whole conversation, he knew they would try and assassinate Relena. But if he told her would she believe him? Of course, for some reason she had an uncanny faith in him. It was refreshing. She turned to look at him, blue eyes sparkling. 'She's so innocent.'
"Heero. How have you been?" He just looks at her, she can't read his eyes they are still as cold as she remembered. The elevator door opens, she steps in and he follows. "So are you undercover?" No answer. 'I
guess I was mistaken to think you might actually be happy to see me.' The elevator door closes, opening again when they reach the third floor. Some guards get in, pushing Relena in to a corner. Heero steps in front of her, every muscle in his body is tense. Relena starts to feel uneasy, but pushes the feeling that something is wrong from her mind, she was always was safe when he was around.
His right shoulder is almost touching her chin and his right leg is touching hers, positioned so he could send her easily to the floor. There has to be at least ten guards in the elevator besides them, and at least five more waiting to get on. He is so close her chest is pressed against his back. She hadn't been this close to him since he saved her from Dekim Barton.
Flashback
He had passed out from his injuries, she caught him and lowered him to the floor. Holding him close to her body rubbing the back of his neck. "It's finally over."
Something about the guards made him nervous enough to take a fighters stance. "Heero what's wrong? " (a/n: That's a dumb question)
She was just two inches from his right ear. When she spoke her voice was soft but panicked. Out of the corner of his eye Heero could see her eyes, pleading with him not to shut her out. "Its kind of crowded in here." His voice is its usual monotone ness, revealing nothing. The doors open once again and the guards get off. Bernard catches Heero's eye and smiles. A few minutes later the elevator doors close leaving Heero and Relena inside. He steps away from her letting out an invisible sigh of relief.
"Heero what's going on?" She looks at him with pleading worried eyes.
" So. Quatre is coming to visit you?" His eyes show a faint flicker of
what seems to be jealousy. Could it be. No, not Heero never. She looks
down at her hands, as his glare focuses on her.
" Yes." Why did he always seem to intimidate her. With one look he could send anyone cowering in a corner. Even Duo knew when to back off. (A/N: For those of us Who know Duo we know that it's not very common for him to ' back off '.smiles) She looks up at him, from the look on his face, something was bothering him. "Heero tell me what's wrong and stop being such a big shot." He looks at her with a rather surprised expression, which was something you didn't see very often. The elevator door opens with a ding. They start to walk to her car.
"Are you going take him to the party tonight?"
"No." 'Why was he so interested in what she and Quatre were doing. Did he think that... no that was silly why would he think that.' "Why?"
"Oh. I thought that you'd take him, seeing how he doesn't get out very often."
"Heero you know as well as I do that Quatre doesn't like parties. They make him uncomfortable."
"Yeah. But I also know that if it helps promote peace he would go to hell and back." Heero gives her one of his stern glares. Then opens the door for her. "I really think you should take him."
She gives him a sour smile, and with a mischievous look in her eyes says. "Are you sure that you just don't want me to be alone with him, and you want me to come so you can keep an eye on me." He gives her a
blank stare. "Oh and I hate it when you change the subject." She pulls the door shut, and Pagan drives away.
She just left. He had expected her to try and get him to tell her what was wrong. He was glad she didn't push it but some thing inside him wished she had. He turned to go back inside, he had a lot to do. Some how he had to get Relena to that party.
"Hey Gundam." A deep voice calls him as he enters the main lobby. It's Barth. 'Oh! By Shimigami, and he didn't mean Duo, what the hell did he want.' Barth is a big guy, fairly smart, but as far as Heero was
concerned he was way to nosey and had away of getting in to Heero's business.
"What do you want?" Heero asks, voice is low and irritated...
