Happy Easter everyone!

Sorry to keep you waiting for the next chapter for quite a long time! I'm beezzzeee as a bee….. and my muses are not yet awake. Anyway, ON TO THE STORY…Do not forget to review!

Chapter 10

"It's been nine months after the election," Lady Une remarked. "So far the new minister is quite holding well." She looked at Noin and lifted her cup of tea.

"True." Noin responded with a twitched of her lips. "But, I cannot forget those edgy days before the elections." She sighed dramatically. "I miss those days." Then she giggled like a schoolgirl.

Lady Une chuckled at the memory. "According to my sources," she placed her cup back at the table. "She's very busy at the museum, translating and handling their books at the same time. "

"That is really like her." Noin smiled. "Paper works." She suddenly looked behind her when footsteps were heard. A messenger fell into view.

"Commander Une," the messenger called and straightened himself to attention. "Minister Eckhart wishes to speak with you."

The commander frowned and she wondered why the minister sent a messenger when he can call her at her own phone. She nodded her head towards the messenger and stood up. "Let's go." She looked at Noin and nodded her head. "I'll brief you when I'm done." She turned and followed the messenger.

Noin looked at her retreating back with a thoughtful expression. She just lifter her cup and continued to sip its contents. She looked at the artificial sky and let the time pass by.

Three hours later, Noin found herself and Millard Peacecraft, listening to the disturbing news from the vice foreign minister.

"We need to tighten the security in this colony." Millard Peacecraft suggested. "We have to cut their vacation short." He added grimly.

"I think they will be very mad at us." Noin sighed. "I can't comprehend the pranks we will endure from Duo's hands." She shuddered. "No stones will be left unturned when shinigami strikes!"

"I don't think they will overact." Commander Une replied. "I think they will be reasonable regarding about this."

Noin and Millard scoffed at her. "Maybe…." Lady Une slowly said. "Anyway, we'll know when the time comes." Millard and Noin looked at each other and just sighed. Millard stood up and focused her attention at the two ladies.

"I'll do the deed of informing them. Good day." He bowed and left.

Millard went to his office and settled himself to his chair. He pressed a button and a portion of the table gave way to reveal a small monitor. Before he could dial it beeped and revealed the stoic face of Trowa Barton. Millard was shocked for a moment, but his momentary relapse was broken when he heard Trowa's voice. "Peacecraft if you're there lift the phone." He commanded in his usual stoic shelf. "Now." Millard frowned. The last word delivered may be just as well being shouted. He received the call. "Peacecraft." He answered.

"We need extraction." He looked behind him. "Now." Trowa then cut the call. Millard just stared at the blank vidscreen. Well…that went well. Millard thought. He dialed again and contacted a shuttle and gave the pilots their destination. He is now intrigued. They have been given two months and they lasted only three weeks. He chuckled at himself. He can't wait to find out. He pressed the button again and the monitor went back to its place. Millard hummed to himself and kept himself busy.

Three days later. Duo, Trowa, Wufei, Heero and Quatre reported back to presented themselves to Preventer headquarters. "You do not need to cut your vacation short." Quartre told his friends testily. "Those girls maybe quite annoying, but we all could have gone back to L4 or find a deserted island to unwind ourselves."

"Quatre." Wufei glared at his friend. "In the span of one week we made just that." He reasoned.

"It has lulled all of us to false sense of security." Trowa replied and glared at the floor.

"I agree." And "Yeah." Duo and Heero replied in unison. "Give me a high five on that one Ro!" Duo extended his left hand for a high five which Heero returned using his right hand.

Quatre sighed deeply. "But your vacation need not be cut off for that." He mumbled quite sadly.

"We're sorry Q." Duo replied. "We can do it again the next time." He smiled brightly at his friend.

"Fine." Quatre replied resignedly. They all went quite and continued to their designated office. Quatre, being a reserved preventer, also has a table in times if his help is needed. He settled in his chair and propped his feet up the table. "I'm dreading the paper works when I go back to L4." He muttered and closed his eyes. Before any of his friends can reply, Lucrezia Noin walked in.

"How was the vacation?" She asked innocently.

All five erupted in a frenzy of glares and mumbled curses. "A…what?" She is not sure if she heard them correctly. "Please tone down." She commanded.

"It's the worst vacation." Duo yelled. While Wufei muttered "Onnas!"

Lucrezia Noin laughed heartily. "You guys bested by a bunch of women?" Then she sobered when five eyes focused on her. "Okay…I think the commander have something that will take all of your minds from your vacation." She turned around. "Commander Une will meet all of us at exactly fourteen hundred." Then she left all of them looking at each other.