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Nekoa.
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She awoke to the feeling of strong arms and warm breath tickling her neck. "umm" she murmured. 'So it wasn't a dream.' she thought happily. She felt him shift and turned so she could smile at him.
"Morning handsome." She greeted him brightly.
"Morning yourself." He said with a smile. It felt so good to wake up to her again. She grinned and stretched, he took advantage of her temporarily unguarded stomach to pull her close. She gasped as her morning routine was interrupted and decided to glare at him. He only laughed. So she scowled and stuck her tongue out at him,
"Spoil sport. That was my morning stretch you interrupted." He grinned brightly at her before placing a light kiss on her lips.
"Sorry." He whispered in her ear. She felt a shudder run down her spine as his breath tickled her ear. She shook her head trying to dissipate the feeling. It was very distracting. He laughed at her antics and rolled over to get dressed.
"Hey!" she said with a pout.
"What?"
"I don't want to get up yet."
"Then don't." He said with a smile. She glared at him again. He laughed,
"You know you really look cute when you do that." She smiled cheerfully,
"Thank you. Now get back here." Grabbing his arm she pulled him back. He sighed.
"This seems very familiar doesn't it?" She grinned at him, "In fact if I remember correctly..." She put her fingers over his lips to shush him.
"Don't say it. It'll spoil the moment." She let her fingers drop and he drew her close. 'A few more minutes can hurt.' Unfortunately those few minutes passed much to fast for both of them. Rolling over he looked at the clock,
"Time to get up." He whispered quietly. She groaned.
"Do we have to? I don't want to get up." He couldn't help but laugh,
"You never want to get up." He said a minute later. He wasn't laughing but she could still hear the humour in his voice.
"That's not true." She said in her own defence. "I just don't want to get up when I wake up to you. Somehow it seems the second I do everything goes out the window."
"Well," He said as he pulled her out of the bed, "I guess we'll just have to keep the windows closed then." She rolled her eyes.
"You scare me sometimes you know that?" She said as she headed to the bathroom.
"Really? I'll try to remember that. Were do you think you're going." She turned slightly and looked at him over her shoulder.
"To take a shower." She replied with a matter-of-fact tone.
"Oh, no you don't. I have to go to work. I can't wait for you to do whatever it is you do in there." She turned to look at him as he tried to beat her to the door.
"Well, if you're so worried why don't you join me." She suggested and smiled as he slowed and turned beat red. "That's what I thought. Now I'm going to go take a shower and you can either join me or wait. It's up to you." By then they were both at the bathroom and she was staring into his eyes as her sentence concluded. Turning she walked into the bathroom. He followed, intending just to grab his stuff and get out. As he rummaged through the cupboards she suddenly broke into laughter.
"Quatra, why do you have a curling iron?"
"Huh?" He barely caught the words due to her laughter but by following her gaze he was able to figure out what was so funny. He blushed slightly, "Oh, that. You left it the last time you were here."
The laughter stopped short and she gave him a funny look. "I most certainly did not. If I left my curling iron I would have noticed immediately and come back for it."
"Ya, That's what I thought, but you didn't. I tried to get it back to you but you had disappeared. Rashid tried to track you down. He thought you might be in some kind of trouble." She was pale.
"You sent someone after me?" She questioned, her voice shaking. Quatra looked up.
"No, I tried to find you. I was worried. There's a difference." He'd heard the fear in her voice and wrapped his arms around her. He didn't like it when she was worried. She pushed him away.
"No, there isn't a difference. You know why I left. There were things I needed to take care of. I can't believe you sent someone after me." He was mildly shocked at her outburst. He knew that whatever it was she did was top secret but he didn't think she'd be mad at him for trying to find her.
"Sahira, I..."
"Don't. I don't want to hear it. You had no right to try and track me down. You could have gotten me killed." He didn't know what to say. She rarely got angry and never at him, but she was absolutely fuming. Suddenly she turned and walked from the room.
"Sahira. Wait." He ran after her only to see a flash of blonde as she jumped out the window. Rushing over he watched as she walked away. Not even bothering to look back. He felt his heart break for the second time since he'd met her. 'What did I do so wrong?' With a dejected sigh he turned back to the bathroom. He'd have to look for her later; the paper work was calling.
20 minutes later Quatra walked into his office, still thinking about earlier. "Good morning Sir. How did you sleep?" Rei's words interrupted him.
"I slept fine." He answered quietly, trying to push the memories away. "Any messages?"
"Yes, Sir. They're on your desk along with last week's stats. Ami called and said she'd be here within the hour, Mr. Harmond's secretary called to reschedule, something about a family emergency. The Satellite over Germany is malfunctioning again, and your sister called." Quatra sighed. It would be a long day, and he hadn't even had his breakfast yet. A fact he realized as he entered his perfectly kept office. So, he poked his head out the door.
"Rei."
"Yes?"
"Would you do me a big favour and go down and get me some breakfast. I skipped it this morning but I'm actually kind of hungry." Rei raised an eyebrow at him.
"Since when do you skip breakfast?"
"Since now. Would you please just get me something?"
"Yes, Sir." She said with a nod and He disappeared back into his office. 'Well, that was odd. Quatra never skips breakfast. Especially if he's hungry." She walked out the door with a very firm determination to find out what was wrong.
Downstairs
"Good morning Beautiful." Dou said cheerfully entering the dining room to find his lovely girlfriend setting a plate down in front of Trowa. She looked over and smiled.
"Good morning to you too. Hungry?"
"Always." He replied kissing her quickly before she headed for the kitchen.
"Hey, where's Quatra?" He asked looking around and finding only three gundam pilots at the table.
"Didn't show up." Trowa said calmly as he took a sip of coffee.
"What? Q-man never misses breakfast." Hiiro looked up about to reply when a blue headed woman came running in. Startling them all. "Who are you?" Dou questioned, confusion on his face. The blue haired woman held up a hand telling them to wait a moment while she caught her breath. Taking one final gulp of air she stood to her full height, which wasn't very tall at 5'2".
"My name is Doctor Mizuno. I'm looking for Quatra Winner I need to speak with him immediately."
"Ami." Minako exclaimed cheerfully as she re-entered the room a silver tray in her hands. "What are you doing here?"
"Minako. Sahira's back." Two gasps were heard as the tray fell to the floor.
"What!" Everyone turned at the sound of Rei's voice. Ami nodded quickly and Minako sat in the nearest chair.
"I saw her crossing the grounds on my way in. I hate to say it but she didn't look too happy. I think something's wrong. I need to talk to Quatra right away." The colour was slowly draining from Minako's face and Rei started mumbling to herself. Ami was still trying to catch her breath after her power speech.
"Wait one minute. Who's Sahira?" Dou was the first to voice the question that happened to be floating in the minds of all the boys. They looked up expectantly.
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She awoke to the feeling of strong arms and warm breath tickling her neck. "umm" she murmured. 'So it wasn't a dream.' she thought happily. She felt him shift and turned so she could smile at him.
"Morning handsome." She greeted him brightly.
"Morning yourself." He said with a smile. It felt so good to wake up to her again. She grinned and stretched, he took advantage of her temporarily unguarded stomach to pull her close. She gasped as her morning routine was interrupted and decided to glare at him. He only laughed. So she scowled and stuck her tongue out at him,
"Spoil sport. That was my morning stretch you interrupted." He grinned brightly at her before placing a light kiss on her lips.
"Sorry." He whispered in her ear. She felt a shudder run down her spine as his breath tickled her ear. She shook her head trying to dissipate the feeling. It was very distracting. He laughed at her antics and rolled over to get dressed.
"Hey!" she said with a pout.
"What?"
"I don't want to get up yet."
"Then don't." He said with a smile. She glared at him again. He laughed,
"You know you really look cute when you do that." She smiled cheerfully,
"Thank you. Now get back here." Grabbing his arm she pulled him back. He sighed.
"This seems very familiar doesn't it?" She grinned at him, "In fact if I remember correctly..." She put her fingers over his lips to shush him.
"Don't say it. It'll spoil the moment." She let her fingers drop and he drew her close. 'A few more minutes can hurt.' Unfortunately those few minutes passed much to fast for both of them. Rolling over he looked at the clock,
"Time to get up." He whispered quietly. She groaned.
"Do we have to? I don't want to get up." He couldn't help but laugh,
"You never want to get up." He said a minute later. He wasn't laughing but she could still hear the humour in his voice.
"That's not true." She said in her own defence. "I just don't want to get up when I wake up to you. Somehow it seems the second I do everything goes out the window."
"Well," He said as he pulled her out of the bed, "I guess we'll just have to keep the windows closed then." She rolled her eyes.
"You scare me sometimes you know that?" She said as she headed to the bathroom.
"Really? I'll try to remember that. Were do you think you're going." She turned slightly and looked at him over her shoulder.
"To take a shower." She replied with a matter-of-fact tone.
"Oh, no you don't. I have to go to work. I can't wait for you to do whatever it is you do in there." She turned to look at him as he tried to beat her to the door.
"Well, if you're so worried why don't you join me." She suggested and smiled as he slowed and turned beat red. "That's what I thought. Now I'm going to go take a shower and you can either join me or wait. It's up to you." By then they were both at the bathroom and she was staring into his eyes as her sentence concluded. Turning she walked into the bathroom. He followed, intending just to grab his stuff and get out. As he rummaged through the cupboards she suddenly broke into laughter.
"Quatra, why do you have a curling iron?"
"Huh?" He barely caught the words due to her laughter but by following her gaze he was able to figure out what was so funny. He blushed slightly, "Oh, that. You left it the last time you were here."
The laughter stopped short and she gave him a funny look. "I most certainly did not. If I left my curling iron I would have noticed immediately and come back for it."
"Ya, That's what I thought, but you didn't. I tried to get it back to you but you had disappeared. Rashid tried to track you down. He thought you might be in some kind of trouble." She was pale.
"You sent someone after me?" She questioned, her voice shaking. Quatra looked up.
"No, I tried to find you. I was worried. There's a difference." He'd heard the fear in her voice and wrapped his arms around her. He didn't like it when she was worried. She pushed him away.
"No, there isn't a difference. You know why I left. There were things I needed to take care of. I can't believe you sent someone after me." He was mildly shocked at her outburst. He knew that whatever it was she did was top secret but he didn't think she'd be mad at him for trying to find her.
"Sahira, I..."
"Don't. I don't want to hear it. You had no right to try and track me down. You could have gotten me killed." He didn't know what to say. She rarely got angry and never at him, but she was absolutely fuming. Suddenly she turned and walked from the room.
"Sahira. Wait." He ran after her only to see a flash of blonde as she jumped out the window. Rushing over he watched as she walked away. Not even bothering to look back. He felt his heart break for the second time since he'd met her. 'What did I do so wrong?' With a dejected sigh he turned back to the bathroom. He'd have to look for her later; the paper work was calling.
20 minutes later Quatra walked into his office, still thinking about earlier. "Good morning Sir. How did you sleep?" Rei's words interrupted him.
"I slept fine." He answered quietly, trying to push the memories away. "Any messages?"
"Yes, Sir. They're on your desk along with last week's stats. Ami called and said she'd be here within the hour, Mr. Harmond's secretary called to reschedule, something about a family emergency. The Satellite over Germany is malfunctioning again, and your sister called." Quatra sighed. It would be a long day, and he hadn't even had his breakfast yet. A fact he realized as he entered his perfectly kept office. So, he poked his head out the door.
"Rei."
"Yes?"
"Would you do me a big favour and go down and get me some breakfast. I skipped it this morning but I'm actually kind of hungry." Rei raised an eyebrow at him.
"Since when do you skip breakfast?"
"Since now. Would you please just get me something?"
"Yes, Sir." She said with a nod and He disappeared back into his office. 'Well, that was odd. Quatra never skips breakfast. Especially if he's hungry." She walked out the door with a very firm determination to find out what was wrong.
Downstairs
"Good morning Beautiful." Dou said cheerfully entering the dining room to find his lovely girlfriend setting a plate down in front of Trowa. She looked over and smiled.
"Good morning to you too. Hungry?"
"Always." He replied kissing her quickly before she headed for the kitchen.
"Hey, where's Quatra?" He asked looking around and finding only three gundam pilots at the table.
"Didn't show up." Trowa said calmly as he took a sip of coffee.
"What? Q-man never misses breakfast." Hiiro looked up about to reply when a blue headed woman came running in. Startling them all. "Who are you?" Dou questioned, confusion on his face. The blue haired woman held up a hand telling them to wait a moment while she caught her breath. Taking one final gulp of air she stood to her full height, which wasn't very tall at 5'2".
"My name is Doctor Mizuno. I'm looking for Quatra Winner I need to speak with him immediately."
"Ami." Minako exclaimed cheerfully as she re-entered the room a silver tray in her hands. "What are you doing here?"
"Minako. Sahira's back." Two gasps were heard as the tray fell to the floor.
"What!" Everyone turned at the sound of Rei's voice. Ami nodded quickly and Minako sat in the nearest chair.
"I saw her crossing the grounds on my way in. I hate to say it but she didn't look too happy. I think something's wrong. I need to talk to Quatra right away." The colour was slowly draining from Minako's face and Rei started mumbling to herself. Ami was still trying to catch her breath after her power speech.
"Wait one minute. Who's Sahira?" Dou was the first to voice the question that happened to be floating in the minds of all the boys. They looked up expectantly.