Chapter VI: Payback

Gally scuttled across the lab floor over to Quatre and practically leapt on him. "Q-chan, Q-chan, Q-chan! Did you see that??"

Quatre let out a yelp as he found himself tackled, "What Heero and Ms. Kira?" he asked turning so that he could wrap his arms around her.

Gally wrapped her arms around Quatre and grinned like a little schoolgirl, "Yes! Isn't it great?!"

Quatre smiled at her, "You know, you should probably let them be and work it out on their own, there is something special about her though I don't know what for sure." he told her, she had had a slightly different feel to his other senses.

"You mean, I'm not special?" said Gally, sticking her bottom lip out and putting on her puppy eyes.

"That's not it, of course your special, ESPECIALLY to me. But her aura is different somehow." he then told her, and planted a kiss on her pouting lips.

"What, you mean like she's an alien or something?" said Gal, completely kidding. She made antennae out of a pair of screwdrivers. "I'm an alien! I'm an alien!" she squealed. She finally put them down and sighed. "You sure I can't give them a helping hand? Everyone needs a helping hand. What about us and Rashid?"

Quatre decided he was losing this point, "I just don't want you to accidentally drive them apart. If Heero's finally found someone…" he trailed off, after laughing at her 'alien' antics.

"There's no need to worry about THAT!" said Gally, mocking offence. "I am EXTREMELY discreet! Or hadn't you noticed?" she said, putting on her most seductive pose.

Quatre just hung his head and muttered something, before reaching over and wrapping one arm around her waist, "Oh yes very discreet Keechara."

Gally giggled and flicked her hair. "You wanna take a 15 minute break?" she murmured in his ear.

Quatre blushed brightly, "Keechara…not here" he whispered in her ear before stealing a kiss.

Gally pouted, wrapping her arms around him more tightly and kissing him on the neck. "You sure? There's a pretty spacious broom closet not too far from here..."

Quatre blushed even more…"Gally... what if Duo came in here..." he then told her knowing that Duo would have broadcasted it to everybody within seconds, "We're in public and at work..."

Gally planted another few kisses on his neck. "Nobody's watching..."

Gally pressed Quatre against the nearby cabinet, attacking him with a long kiss. "Don't worry, Duo's ages away in the med lab..."

Quatre gulped and tried to keep himself from just giving in, "Keechara...." he barely managed to 'squeak' out, the doors weren't even locked, not that that could really keep the others out if they wanted in....

Gally smiled, aware that she was winning this argument. "Just relax. It's not like we haven't done it before, remember?" she giggled while whispering, planting more kisses on his mouth and neck, and beginning to unbutton his shirt, blissfully unaware of the pair approaching down the corridor...

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Seeing that Kira had been abandoned for the time being, Trowa said, "You're welcome to stay here for a while, while Heero works. I can give you a quick tour of the hanger, if you like."

Kira looked to Trowa and smiled, "Thanx I appreciate it, it seems my first tour guide had an accident with explosives."

A woman's voice was heard form down the corridor, ""DUO, don't touch that!!"  ***KA BOOOOM***

Trowa nodded his head. "Yes, that kind of thing happens rather a lot around here." He led her through the hangers to the far end, where Wing Zero stood, tall and proud. "This is Heero's Gundam. Wing Zero."

Kira's eyes studied the large machine and then without a word, she quickly scaled up, and peered in the cockpit, "Just as the design files indicated, but there have been modifications as well...she mumbled. She may not be able to design a gundam or build it, but she could compare the finished thing with the designs.

'Whoa, fast climber...' thought Trowa, looking upwards. "I wouldn't touch too much if I were you. Heero's ever so picky about who has the right to touch his Gundam."

Kira peered out, "Oh don't worry, like I said before, I've known him since I was little, trained with him even." she said before disappearing once again.

Trowa knew very little about Heero's training. 'I guess I'll ask her about that in a while...' he said to himself. "The Zero system is a strange device. I wouldn't stay around it too long if I were you."

Kira muttered an "Okay" from inside but kept 'poking' around for a bit, she wanted to know about this system that she had seen through the time gates causing both destruction and support.

Seeing that Kira was determined to do what she wanted, Trowa said, "Well, let me know when you're done up there, okay? I want to show you Deathscythe Hell Custom before Duo blows it up again."

Kira laughed and then appeared from within the cockpit, barely catching herself from just jumping down, it wouldn't do to blow her own cover just like that. Instead she scaled down much like she had gone up. "Lead the way."

"Right," said Trowa, leading her further down the corridor. "This is DHC, the one person Duo loves in the world more than himself. And maybe Hilde, at a pinch."

Kira grinned, and walked around the large suit studying it..."If you don't mind Trowa, but I owe Duo one. Can you tell me where that pink paint Gally was referring to is?" she asked hopefully.

Trowa's eyes widened. "I think she was just kidding about that... on the other hand, she probably has some lying around somewhere, knowing her. She's not the type to make empty threats."

Kira grinned, "I guess I'll just have to ask her then, now where did she go..."

Trowa shrugged. "I think she went to find Quatre. They'll be in the lab, I expect."

Kira nodded, "Can you point me in that direction?" she then asked now determined to pay Duo back.

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Heero tried tapping in a few more programs at the consol.  It would have been going a bit faster if he could concentrate.  Kira somehow had a way of getting to him.  That and what Gally had said was just starting to sink in.  "This is ridiculous Yuy. You're acting like a schoolboy with a crush.  Just stop it."

Heero banged on the consol, and the info typed on the screen flashed and disappeared in a pinpoint of light.  "What the hell is wrong with me!!"  With a growl of frustration he put the files he had been working on away and headed out back down to the Gundam hanger.

Heero crept silently down the corridor.  He stopped before re-entering the hanger and peeked around the corner.  When he heard the pink paint comment he had to slap a hand over his mouth to keep from cracking up. Heero leaned back against the wall of the hallway and took a deep breath.  After he composed himself he coolly walked over to them.  "I can show you where, I need a break anyway."

"Go on then, Heero, I'm going to get back to work," replied Trowa. "It was nice to meet you Kira." He wondered for a moment if he should warn them for a minute about what Quatre and Gal could be doing in the lab... but decided that entertainment value was so much more interesting, and went back to his work.

Kira turned and smiled brightly at Heero, "Okay." she then turned to Trowa, "Thanx for the help Trowa!" she called after him. Trowa just waved, a twinkle of mirth in his eyes.

Heero gestured for her to follow him and headed down the corridor. Kira quickly fell into step beside him, "So how are things running no problems arising I hope." she asked.

Heero said nothing at first.  Then he replied, "Nothing I can't handle Torabara."

Kira rolled her eyes, "This is the lab I take it?" she stated more then asked pointing to a door with the word Lab in black and white on it. "Gally? Quatre? Hello?" she knocked on the door before trying the handle; getting no response she opened the door and then quickly turned her gaze to the floor.

Heero averts his eyes.  "Speaking of handling things.."

"Ack!!" squeaked Gally, pulling herself off Quatre, and adjusting her hair. "Hey guys! I was just... that is to say I was... we were... anyway." *Cough*

Quatre let out a small yelp, and quickly stiffened, a blush staining his cheeks brightly. "Oh Hi Heero, ummm Miss Kira. Nice to see you again... Umm I'll catch later Gally." he said in a rush then dashed out the door and down the hall.

Kira giggled, "Sorry, didn't mean to *interrupt*, but I was wondering if you could direct me to that pink paint you were referring to earlier?" she asked a gleam in her eyes. Heero just stood there and smirked, a laughing gleam could be seen in his eyes.

"Sure, it's right in one of these store cupboards," said Gally, walking over to them and fishing around. "What do you have in mind? Is it mischief? Cause I have quite an eye for it.  "

Kira grinned, "Oh just a little pay back, I owe Duo one."

Heero shook his head, realizing that getting involved with a scheme thought up by these two was not the 'safest' idea, and started back down the hallway.   "Well whatever you two are planning, I don't want to be involved.  Just don't go near wing Zero with that stuff."

Gally grinned. "Don't worry Yuy, we wouldn't waste our time with that bucket of bolts," she replied, knowing that it ticked him off when she insulted his Gundam. She pulled out the large tin of luminous pink paint and passed it to Kira with a brush. "There ya go. Mind if I come and watch?"

Kira looked at Heero as he turned back to cast a glare at Galatea and smiled sweetly, "Would I ever do such a thing?", then turned back to Gally.

"Of course," Heero said in reply then turned to head back to his office and

'Try' to get some work done.

"I love being evil," said Gally with a happy sigh, following Kira back to the hanger.

Kira grinned brightly as she looked up as Deathscythe again, "This is going to be fun." first she quickly climbed up and painted everything within the cockpit that could be painted without causing technical problems. Then she began to decorate the outside with flowers, swirls, dots, and fluffy pink bunnies.

"I am SO not cleaning this up..." said Gally with a grin.

Kira grinned a she finished, "Well lets say we make ourselves scarce so that when he sees it, he can't pin either of us." she suggested and winked at the other girl.

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            Meanwhile the five gundam pilots had been called to a meeting by Lady Une. Forty minutes later they returned to the hanger to prep and load their gundams. A loud shriek and a thud was heard through the building, two young women grinned wickedly.

            "Looks like Maxwell found my little surprise." Kira commented to Galatea as they entered one of the labs and began to look through the projects there, conveniently hiding for the time being.

            Quatre cast a look back at the remaining Gundam in the hanger and sighed, "Are you sure we shouldn't get Galatea? She's not going to be happy when she finds out we left her behind."

            "Hn," was all the response he received from Heero, then Heero was also wondering just exactly what Kira would do when she found out that he had left her behind as well.

            "Relax Q-man, at least your suit isn't covered in pink paint. Now I have to try and clean this up before we get to the location." Duo grumbled as he loaded the cleaning agents he would be needing onto the large carrier that they would be using to travel.  Wufei simply muttered something about week onnas, and headed into the carrier.

            "We don't have time to go search for her Quatre, I'm sure she'll understand." Trowa told his blond buddy, then coaxed him onto the carrier.

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