In Boston, Massachusetts…
Another
young man stepped out of his car and looked at the slightly huge house he was
standing in front of. His unruly dark hair didn't exactly go with his attire of
smart trousers and a shirt but then again he wasn't exactly the most stylish
person around. He was kind of on the short side but was still muscular. He took
his sunglasses off and placed them on his head.
"Well,
I suppose I'd better go in and see him then." He said, in a monotonous sort of
voice. He went to the front door and knocked.
"Just
a minute!!" A male voice yelled from inside. The young man smirked slightly.
The door flung open to reveal a slightly taller man but they looked about the
same age. His long chestnut braid was flung over his shoulder as the man put a
massive grin on his face.
"Heero!
How was the shuttle flight?" He said as Heero put out a hand to shake but the
guy hugged him. He hesitantly returned the hug.
"Fine.
Good to see you Maxwell." Heero said.
"Heero,
how long have we known each other?"
"Well,
um…"
"I
think long enough for you to call me Duo." Duo said ushering him to come
inside.
"So,
how's Hilde?"
"She's
great. A little excited I guess."
"And
you're not?"
"Of
course I am! You know how girls are!" Duo laughed. "You want some coffee?"
"No
thanks, I'm alright."
"How
are things between you and Relena?" Duo asked mischievously. Heero's eyes
widened a little but then he went back to normal.
"I'm
still her bodyguard if that's what you're asking."
"Mmm
hmm. Geez, you're both as stubborn as each other."
"What
is that supposed to mean?" Heero asked, sporting the Heero Yuy Death Glare™.
Duo waved his hands in defence.
"Nothing!!
Absolutely nada dude!!" Duo laughed.
"Hn.
So, have you set a date?"
"Yep,
in two weeks."
"Not
that far. Have you booked a place?"
"Hilde
has. She won't even let me do anything."
"Smart
woman."
"Huh?"
"She
knows you'll botch this up somehow."
"Very
funny Yuy."
"Don't
you think we've known each other long enough for you to call me Heero?"
"Oh!
The Perfect Soldier finally cracks a joke! Interesting."
"I
try something new every so often."
"I
thought you weren't supposed to show emotions."
"Sarcasm
is not an emotion, for you it's more like a way of life."
"Ooh!!
I've got something to show you!" Duo exclaimed running into his room.
"He
can act like such a child sometimes." Heero muttered.
"Oh
yeah! Can a child get this?" Duo asked with a smug look on his face. He held up
a framed piece of paper. Heero looked at it and raised his eyebrows.
"A
university degree in mechanics and engineering. Hn, nice work." Heero said. Duo
just grinned happily. "Hn."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Names, Private. I need names." The Baron barked. The poor
private swallowed hard and continued.
"I
have the names you requested sir…"
"Ah
yes. The weaknesses!! Huzzah!" Catorce said as the private sweat dropped
slightly. "Ahem. Now, the names."
"Yes
sir! Here they are." Private Johansson handed the file to the man. He opened
them and studied them carefully.
"Hmm.
Their personal details…I expected them to be…different. It doesn't matter.
They're all part of my plan."
"Yes
sir…" Johansson said leaving the office. Catorce turned around to a
surveillance computer.
"Finally,
this is up and running." He smirked evilly. "Enjoy the fireworks boys. Hahaha."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"QUATRE!"
Five shrill voices shrieked. Michelle and Quatre grimaced slightly.
"Hi.
This is Michelle." Quatre said.
"Hi
Michelle!" They all said in unison again. They all looked very similar but only
one of them had similar eyes to Quatre. They all had darker hair than him too.
"Hello."
Michelle uttered shyly. Quatre raised an eyebrow at her.
"Aw
Quatre! She's just adorable!" One of them said.
"Michelle,
this is Amira, Leila, Sultana, Nadia and Sabina." Quatre said pointing to each
of them. They all waved at Michelle as she sweat dropped a little.
"Come,
come! You have to sit down! I'll go and prepare some tea." Amira said as she
dashed off to the kitchen. They sat down in the parlour. There was an
uncomfortable silence.
"So,
how are you?" Nadia asked.
"Just
fine. A little jet lagged but what can you do?" Michelle smiled. The sisters
all looked at each other and then smiled back. Both Quatre and Michelle sweat
dropped big time. Amira dashed back in with the tea and set it down on the
table.
"Did
I miss any gossip?" She asked the sisters in Arabic as Quatre looked at his
sisters in surprise. Michelle was blushing, obviously she had understood what
Amira had said.
**I
want to die of embarrassment.**
Quatre thought to himself.
"Well
I for one am glad that you're dating Quatre! He hasn't had a date in a long
time!" Leila exclaimed. Quatre almost face-faulted.
"That's…nice."
Michelle said.
"Leila!"
Quatre hissed.
"Don't
worry, we're happy for you. I have to admit, we were a bit worried about our
little brother. We kinda thought he was gay, you know, with that Trowa guy."
Sultana smiled. Quatre's mouth just hung open in shock.
"Oh
stop being such a busybody Quatre! We like her! She's a lot nicer than that
other girl you brought home." Sabina smiled. Quatre paled. "What was her name?"
"I
don't think we wanna talk about that!" Quatre said nervously.
"Now,
don't be silly! I think her name was Melissa." Nadia said.
"No,
it began with R, Rachel?" Amira offered.
"No,
it was…I know who it was!! That Relena girl! Relena Dorlian!" Sultana cried as
Michelle choked on the tea she was drinking. Quatre patted her on the back
because her face was turning blue.
"Hmm!
From that cough I'd say that you know her!" Leila said as the others nodded.
"Could
they be related?" Sabina asked with a mischievous smile.
"Ooh!
Scandalous!" The five sisters laughed. Both Quatre and Michelle just sat there
with red faces.
"I
think it's time I took Michelle home!" Quatre smiled grabbing Michelle and
dashing out the door. "See you later!"
"That's
too bad. I was just getting to know her." Sultana said as the others nodded in
agreement. Outside, Michelle and Quatre were in an uncomfortable silence. When
they were a good way away from the house, Michelle started to laugh really
loud.
"Pardon
me for asking but, what's so funny?" Quatre asked.
"You
and…Relena! Hahaha! HAHAHA!" Michelle laughed as she clutched her stomach. "Oh!
I can't breathe! TROWA!! BWAHAHA!! Oh, I can't wait to tell him that one. I
think he might actually laugh for a change!!"
"I
can explain!" Quatre exclaimed but Michelle was too busy laughing. Quatre
sighed a mushroom cloud. Michelle wiped the tears from her eyes and then looked
at Quatre.
"Ok,
explain." Michelle said.
"Well,
she wanted to make Heero jealous and she couldn't go to none of the other
guys…it was a long time ago! We were like 17! I'm sorry."
"What
are you sorry for? So what, you dated a girl before me? It's not the end of the
world Quatre!" Michelle smiled.
"Really?"
"You
are just so adorable!" Michelle said giving him a hug.
"So,
you wanna just drive around?" Quatre asked, just about to open the door of the
car.
"Nah,
how about we take a romantic stroll?" Michelle said as she linked her arm with
Quatre's and walked off. They were no more than 15ft away from the car when it
exploded. The flames soon disappeared as if they were supposed to.
"Holy
shit!" Michelle exclaimed.
"What
happened?" Quatre exclaimed. "It was fine a minute ago!"
"I…I'm not sure. What I am sure of is that it wasn't an
accident. Someone wanted that to happen. To us." Michelle said as Quatre looked
back at the wreck.
"But who would?"
"I'm not sure."
"I wonder if we should tell the others…"
"We should, I'm not so sure about Duo though."
"What do you mean?"
"He's very…superstitious. He'd take this as some sort of sign."
Michelle laughed sheepishly.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In San Francisco, California…
"Hey Catherine!" Trowa yelled. "I'll be back soon, I just
need to get some things from the nearby store!"
"Okay!! Be careful!" Catherine yelled from inside the
tent. Trowa smiled slightly. Even though he was twenty years old she still
worried about him as if he were a little child. He walked to the store and
fished his hands inside his pockets.
"Oh great. I forgot the money." Trowa said as he started
to walk back. The store behind him exploded, sending him flying about 20ft. He
got up and clutched his arm. It was in a lot of pain but he could take it.
"If Duo were here, he'd say this was a sign." Trowa stated
as he tried to get up. He could hear sirens wailing in the background. "I'd
better get out of here."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next day…
"Michelle!! Michelle, where are you?" Quatre yelled.
A muffled voice shouted back and he followed it. He saw her
legs sticking out from under the wrecked car. He panicked, thinking she had
somehow got stuck under there, and pulled her out. He had pulled to hard and
she went skidding down the driveway. Quatre sweat dropped as she came
skateboarding back. She was wearing a tight t-shirt and a pair of overalls. The
top half of the overalls were hanging around her waist. She had smudges all
over her face and on her clothes. She had her hair tied up in a bandana.
"What did you do that for?!" Michelle asked.
"I…I thought you were stuck under the car…" Quatre said
sheepishly. Michelle just smirked.
"Actually I was trying to find out what had happened last
night. I think I may have found something." She said, lying on the skateboard
and wheeling herself under the car again. "Can you hear me?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, whoever did this must've had experience in the war.
Or at least was in the Mafia."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, they had many back up plans in case the car didn't
explode. The brake fluid is completely drained and the acceleration wires have
been messed with. Oh and I found this." She said wheeling out with an exploded
bomb.
"Oh my God." Quatre uttered. "So, this was done purposely.
But who?"
"Speaking professionally, I'd say that someone you fought
has a grudge against you."
"How about speaking personally?"
"Some poor son of a bitch that is gonna get his ass kicked
if I ever see him."
"Hehe."
"What?" She said blowing a fluff of hair from her face.
"Nothing." He said pulling her close and kissing her
deeply.
"Am I interrupting something?" A cool voice said. They
pulled apart and looked over to see none other than the Heavyarms pilot
himself. The uni-banged man had his arm bandaged and looked like he had gotten
in a fight.
"Trowa!" Quatre exclaimed. "Nice to see you but what
happened? Are you okay?!"
"Yeah I'm fine. Hey Michelle."
"Hey, from the look on your face I can tell you had an
experience with some TNT as well. You okay?" Michelle asked, concerned. Trowa
sighed and nodded.
"This is getting out of hand. Was it just us who were
targeted?" Quatre asked.
"Hopefully." Trowa said as the other two looked at him
confused. "What I mean is I hope no one else got hurt too."
"At least not yet." Michelle said.
"What do you mean?" Trowa asked.
"I'm only guessing this is a grudge attack but if it is
then the person would want to kill us at different times. You know, to mess
with our heads. It's just a guess though…"
"That's sick." Quatre said shaking his head. "We should
get ready. Duo wants us over at his place today. It'll take us a couple of
hours to get there."
"Oh? Have him and Hilde set the date?" Trowa asked.
"Two weeks." Michelle replied. "I hope whoever this is
doesn't ruin it for them."
To Be Continued…
Well
what did you think? Should I bother continuing? Who is this madman that is
trying to kill the g-boys. What are the weaknesses that he has found out about
the pilots?? Find out next time.
