Behind Closed Doors
Vastulja Sata Menton
Part Four
"So, do any of your sisters help take care of the company, Quat?" Duo asked, popping a sucker into his mouth. He was sitting upside down on the couch in the study, legs dangling over the back, watching Quatre work. They had been dating for a month already, but things were going at a slow steady pace. Duo had thought it was best that he keep his apartment and not move in with Quatre just yet. He wanted to do things right.
"A few of them. They take care of things on the colonies and in other countries. But mostly I take care of things," Quatre answered. He was currently very high up on a ladder, looking through papers hidden in secret cabinets above the bookshelves. Duo didn't quite understand why Quatre bothered with keeping paper work up there; it was so high and impractical. The blond Arab insisted on it though.
"Hmm." Duo hummed around his sucker. Just then, his beeper sounded, startling him to the point of falling off the couch. Duo could hear Quatre snickering behind him as he checked the number. "What the heck?" This caught Quatre's attention. The blond grabbed a folder and closed the cabinet before sliding down the ladder; meanwhile, Duo pulled his phone out and dialed the number.
"Talk to me."
"Duo. I need your help." It was Sally, and she sounded panicked.
"What's up?"
"We've got a bit of a situation. Heero's been kidnapped; we don't know why. But we need you to join Wufei and Trowa in a rescue mission."
There was silence from Duo. He wasn't sure what to say, wasn't sure how he felt.
"Duo, are you still there?"
"I'll call you back in ten minutes Sally."
"Duo? Duo!"
The American hung up and turned around to face Quatre. There was a mix of emotions on Duo's face; too many for Quatre to identify. The blond could feel the uneasiness though. "What's going on Duo?"
"That was Sally. She says that Heero's been kidnapped and that they need my help rescuing him." Duo answered apathetically.
"Oh my gosh!" Quatre nearly dropped the folder he was holding. "You're going to help though, right?"
Duo blinked before turning away. He hated to admit it, but part of him really didn't want to do it. As horrible as that was, he couldn't deny it.
"Duo! You have to go! You can't just not go because of a past conflict with Heero. You have to do it!" Quatre demanded, throwing the folder down on the desk. Duo sighed and turned back around to give Quatre a pleading look. "Duo Maxwell, if you don't' go you'll regret it. And not just because something bad could happen to Heero. If you don't go, I'll personally make sure you regret it," Quatre growled, a deadly look in his eye. It wasn't often that Quatre took control of a situation, but when he did he was not one to cross.
"Fine. I'll call Sally." Duo sighed, flipping open his phone and hitting redial.
"Hello?"
"Sally, I'll do it."
There was a sigh. "Thank you, Duo. You will meet Trowa and Wufei in the Preventors parking lot at seventeen hundred hours."
"Okay. Bye." Duo hung up and looked to Quatre. "I have two hours before I meet up with Trowa and Wufei."
Quatre gave a small smile. "You better get going then." Duo nodded. He stepped up to Quatre and caught his lips in a kiss. The moment was short. Duo stepped away, but before he could get anywhere Quatre grabbed his arm. "Duo, be careful."
Duo flashed his famous grin. "You know me."
"Exactly. Come back to me in one piece."
"I promise. I'll stay safe. I love you."
"I love you too."
Duo left quickly. He had to get home and get ready as fast as he could.
XXX
An hour and a half later, Duo was on his way to the Preventors headquarters. He had his gun tucked away in the back of his jeans and was dressed in black. After the war he had discovered color and had added it to his wardrobe, but black never failed when it came to missions. Duo pulled into the parking lot with ten minutes to spare. He wasn't surprised to find Trowa and Wufei already there waiting. He parked his car and got out to meet them.
"You're early," Wufei pointed out.
"Better early than never," Duo replied, a forced smiled on his face.
"Lets do this." Trowa moved to get into the SUV that they would be taking. Duo got into the front passenger seat and Wufei took the drivers seat. They were quickly on their way.
"So you guys have the location and building plans?" Duo inquired, noticing that Trowa was strapping on a belt equipped with small charges. It looked like they were blowing the place up when they were done.
"Yeah. Glove compartment," Wufei answered as he continued to drive. Duo opened the compartment and pulled out a set of blue prints. He quickly began to memorize the layout as Wufei continued to talk. "So this is the plan. You go in and get to the surveillance room. You've always been best at stealth so you're best suited for this job. Trowa will go in under your lead and strategically place the charges. I will look for Heero with your help. You'll be our eyes around the building, keeping us out of sight. We'll get Heero and get out of there. We'll each have a detonator to the charges just in case something happens to any of us. Any questions?
"Nope." The rest of the ride was in silence.
XXX
Meanwhile, somewhere deep in a disguised building…
"Where are they hiding?" A woman shouted. She raised a hand and smacked Hero hard across the face. "Where are you hiding the mobile suits? I know you know!"
Heero spat blood on the concrete floor. He wasn't going to say anything. It had been a few years since the war, but he could still hold up against beatings. He was currently strapped to an uncomfortable chair. His lip was bleeding and he had a feeling that his nose was broken. It didn't matter though. He wasn't going to let these bastards get a hold of the only mobile suits left.
"Not going to talk, eh? Looks like we're going to have to start breaking things." The woman had a wicked smile on her face, and she snapped her fingers. A large man moved to stand in front of Heero. He cracked his knuckles and smiled evilly. Heero took a deep breath, preparing himself mentally for what was about to happen. No matter what, he couldn't talk.
XXX
Duo slowly crept closer to the entrance of the building. It was dark and he was thankful he had dressed in black. He had to time things perfectly. The guard was pacing back and froth and Duo only had a short window to slip into the building. He timed it; wait, wait…NOW! He quickly dashed into the opening and slipped into the building. He had made it, but he wasn't safe yet. He still had to get to the surveillance room undetected. With great stealth, he made his way up a floor and to the center of the building. He was almost there. He was at the door; he pulled his gun out, making sure the silencer was on right, and barged into the room. It came to no surprise to him that the man in the chair was sleeping. Duo shook his head and crept up behind the man. He aimed his gun and pulled the trigger. Well, the silencer was working; the dead man fell to the ground and Duo took over the seat. He scanned the screens and put his headset on.
"Okay, Trowa. You're clear to take out the guard ate the entrance of sector D."
"Got it."
Duo watched Trowa take the guard are and quickly enter the building. Wufei followed behind, but they parted ways once they got inside. Duo directed Trowa, keeping him out sight.
"Where am I going Duo?" Wufei asked over the headset.
"Hold on, Wufei. I'm looking." Duo searched the screens. The former Wing pilot wasn't in any of the holding cells; that was strange. He would have to look in different rooms.
"Come on Duo. I don't' have all night."
"I know; I'm looking. He's not in any of the holding cells. Damnit, Heero. How the hell does a perfect soldier get kidnapped?"
"Well, he has been pretty out of it lately. For the past month and a half," Trowa pointed out, joining the conversation.
"Go left Trowa. And are you trying to say something?" Duo spat, still looking for Heero on the screens. This wasn't working; he'd have to use the thermal scan.
"Well, if you hadn't dumped him he probably wouldn't be in this situation," Trowa bit back.
"Oh this is not my fault. If you had treated Quatre right none of this would have happened," Duo snapped.
"Me?! You think that this is my fault?!"
"That is enough you two! This is not the time to argue about this. Duo have you found Heero yet?" Wufei interjected.
"I think so. I don't have a visual, but a thermal scan shows three people in a room a floor below you, Wufei. Two people are moving and the third person is in the center of the room not moving. I think that's him," Duo answered, hoping that he was right.
"We'll have to try it. What room is it Duo?"
"Down a floor, hallway B, room seven."
"I'm on my way."
Duo watched his comrades, directing Trowa and keeping Wufei out of sight.
"Duo, am I clear to enter the room?"
"No. The other two bodies are still in there. Hide and wait for my cue. Trowa, are you almost done?"
"Yeah. One more."
"Okay; Wufei's probably going to need help." They waited for what seemed like forever, though in reality it was only five minutes. Trowa had met up with Wufei and they were ready to get Heero on Duo's cue. "Heads up. Two bodies leaving the room." Duo watched two red dots leave the room and walk down the hallway. "Coast is clear. Move in." Duo moved his attention to the screens and found the hallway that Trowa and Wufei were in. He watched them to go the door. Duo realized something was wrong just as Wufei contacted him over the headset.
"Damnit, Duo. It's locked; I need a code to get in. Can you hack the system?"
"Um, well I can do my best. I'm not nearly as good as Heero, but I'll work on it." He went over to the only computer in the room and began to hack into the security system. He kept an eye on the screens as he flew past the security walls. It took him a few minutes, but he was able to do it. "Got it. You're in." He moved back to the screens, waiting for them to leave the room.
"Holy shit."
"What? What's going on Trowa?"
"Duo, we have to get out of here. Now."
"I'll meet you guys on the main floor." Duo spun around and quickly left the room. He made his way down to the main floor, watching around corners. They were almost out; he couldn't afford to be seen. He practically slid down the stairs, bursting out into the hallway. His attention was caught by the sounds of gunshots. Shit! He ran towards the sound, hoping he was on the same side of the hall as his comrades. Luck was in his favor tonight. He rounded a corner to find Trowa supporting a barely conscious Heero and Wufei returning fire at the enemy. Damnit. He pulled his gun out and gave Wufei a hand.
"Duo!"
"What the hell happened?!" Duo exclaimed, dodging a bullet by inches.
"We didn't' have you watching our backs. We ran right into a group of soldiers." Wufei shot down the hall, hitting one of the men.
Duo knew they had to get Heero out of there, and there was only one way to do that. It was a risky call, but he had to do it. "Wufei, help Trowa and get Heero out of here. I'll hold them off."
"Have you lost your mind?"
"Just do it!" There was no more questioning. Wufei spun around and helped Trowa support Heero. There was one more thing that Duo had to make sure of though. "Wufei!" He called behind him. "If this place doesn't blow up in fifteen minutes, you know what to do." He didn't have the time to look back to see Wufei nod his head though. He had a good ten people shooting at him. He knew that he just had to buy the others enough time to get Heero out. Fifteen minutes was plenty of time, he just hoped it was enough for him to get of there was well.
End Part FourAN: This story is going a lot longer than I actually expected. It was just going to be a quick and simple Duo and Quatre get together fic. But then stuff kept popping in my head…X.X make it stop! The ideas – they just keep coming! I'm writing part five right now; everything is planned out. But I just wrote part three and four in a matter of three days (no, not hard) and I'm tired and lazy so it may be a few days. (I promise it will be up within the week.)