Loud moans and groans emmitted from most of them. Heero shook his head. "What is it about my food?"
Sally looked at him. "It's simply devine."
"Agreed." Was the chorused reply from most. Marrie sat bobbing her head back and forth, chewing away.
"Daddy." Mira turned Alanso.
"Yes?" He asked hesitantly.
"Can we come over here every weekend I spend with you?" She spoke with as much conviction as an eight year old could muster.
Alanso snorted into his napkin. "That is up to Heero."
"Heero?" She turned to look at Heero. "Can we, please?" She pleaded.
Heero snorted. "Mira." Brown eyes pleaded with him. "My home is open to my family. Whenever you want to come, all you have to do is knock."
She grinned before throwing herself out of her seat and over to him. "Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love your speggetti."
Heero snorted, glanced up to see Alanso grinning and giving him a pointed look. Cobalt eyes narrowed at the mocha man. Alanso snickered and shook his head, his brown eyes gleaming. Heero sighed and looked around at his 'family'. So many different people, yet each managed to work and get along with each other. The only person missing was the one he loved most. This was home he decided. This was what life was about. The chaos that came with family.
He watched silently as most of them argued over who got the bigger pieces of the eclair. Micheal and Sarah were demanding them for the children. Quatre and Sally were arguing that the adults should get them. Zander and Nora were watching, slightly worried and scared at all the yelling. Scarred Violet eyes turned to Heero. Heero smiled gently and bekoned the child to him.
Zander crawled up into his lap and watched on. Quatre and Sally were nearly screaming at Micheal and Sarah. The children were retaliating by screaming back. Chris sat in his seat laughing his head off. Trowa's Emerald eyes glowed in mirth at the scene. His gaze shifted as he heard the whimper from his right. Turning he saw Nora curled in on herself. Without thinking he pulled the girl to him and started whispering in her ear. Alanso's brown gaze shifted from the woman he loved to the children who she was arguing with.
Mira bounced over to Heero and held out her plate. "May I have more?"
Heero snorted and pulled a chair over to him. She climbed up in it after Heero took the plate. He dished out more spegetti onto her plate, setting it down in front of her. "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Are they always like this?" Zander asked softly.
Heero looked down. "Only when it involves my desserts." Zander looked back at him. "They love them to much. I don't know who's worse." Cobalt eyes slid over the four argueing people. "Wufei." He whispered. The Chinese teen looked to him. "Grab the dish."
Wufei smirked. "As you wish oh mighty chef." He silently and sneakily slid the dish from the four people. He passed it to Heero.
Heero took the knife and gently removed a piece. Wufei shoved his plate to Heero. The Japanese teen placed it on the plate and grinned. Zokuri silently passed Heero his plate. Alanso did the same and was pleased when Heero placed pieces on both plates.
The four men sat back and watched the four bicker over the dessert. Zander was silently sneaking bites from Heero's piece of eclair. Heero and Wufei noticed but said nothing. Trowa looked up from Nora and smirked at Heero. Heero gestured to his plate. Slowly he passed his plate down to Heero.
Heero quickly placed a rather large piece onto Trowa's plate and added another plastic fork for Nora. He handed it back to Trowa and grinned. Trowa shook his head and picked up his fork.
"Only you." Wufei snickered. Zokuri snorted as Sally went to grab the dish.
"Hey!" She turned burning blue eyes on the other occupants of the table. "That is so not fair!"
"OH! Thats cheating!" Quatre glared at his lover.
Micheal and Sarah just stared at Heero. "Daddy!" The both whined together.
Quatre burst into laughter at the look on Sally's face. Trowa turned his face into Nora's hair.
"Daddy?" Sally turned to Herro. "When did this happen?"
"This morning!" Three of the children shouted.
"They agreed!" Sarah giggled.
"Agreed?" Sally glanced at her 'little brothers'. "Agreed to what?"
"Quatre."
"Trowa."
"Wufei."
"Heero."
Each pilot looked at each other while one of them said each others names.
"You explain." They all said at once.
Sally glared at them. "What did you agree to?"
"They agreed to let us call them what we wanted!" Sarah smiled at Sally.
Sally looked at her. "What you wanted?"
"Quatre is Papa, Trowa is Baba, Heero is Daddy and Wufei is Dad." Chris grinned at the four teens. Sallys head snapped to look at them. Each pilot was looking in a different direction.
"Huh?" She sat down in her chair heavily. "Well...That's...That was unexpected." Sally started to laugh. "And I was just talking with Hilde today about you all." She continued to laugh. "You guys crack me up you know."
Quatre's eye twitched. "So glad we can make you laugh."
Sally passed him a cheesy grin and stuck her tongue out at them. "Now oh glorious chef, would you mind sharing some of that eclair you got there."
"Pass me your plate." Heero snorted as he held out his hand. He was given five plates. Shaking his head he placed some eclair on them and handed them back. They passed the time with small chatter and the rest of Heero's eclair seemed to vanish.
"Alanso, hunny. I think we should go." Sally whispered.
Alanso looked down at his daughter. "I think you're right." He ever so gently lifted her into his arms and bid his newest friends goodnight. He and Sally climbed into his car and silently left.
Heero turned back to the group of children in his living room. Many of them had finally fallen asleep but Sarah and Chris were, amazingly, still going strong. Zander was surprisingly still up too.
"Will you two ever sleep?" Heero asked irratibly as he watched the two of them bounce around.
"Maybe." Sarah grinned.
"If we feel like it."
Quatre and Heero both groaned. Wufei sighed and turned to see Trowa gently lift Nora off the couch. Wufei nodded Zokuri over to the other couch where Micheal and Marrie had passed out. Wufei carefully lifted Micheal while Zokuri awkwardly picked up Marrie.
"Heero."
The Japanese teen looked back at Wufei. "Yes?"
"Where?"
"My room I suppose." Heero looked to Quatre. "Unless you want them in your bed?"
Quatre shook his head. "No, I think Trowa already took Nora there."
Heero turned back to Wufei. "My room." Wufei nodded and the two dissapeared down Heero's hallway. "Sarah, Chris. Would you please calm down?"
Sarah turned to him with her bright eyes. "We're going to work with you tomorrow right?"
"Hai."
"Then we should get to bed!" Sarah took Chris's hand and drug him down the hallway and back into Heero's room.
"Mercy." Heero groaned.
"Where's Duo when you need him?" Quatre muttered. Zander shook his head, lightly laughing at Quatre.
Heero hummed. "Dinner, I need to put the rest of dinner away." He stood up slowly and shuffled into the kitchen. He rolled his shoulders and started on his task. He turned to look over his shoulder when he felt eyes on him. "Zander?" The child wandered in and went straight to Heero. He let his head fall against Heero's back as his hands fisted into the cool grey T-shirt. "Zander?"
The boy mummbled into Heero's back. "Zander I can't understand you." Heero went to turn but Zander just gripped the shirt tighter. Heero sighed. "Zander, I can't help you if I don't know what's bothering you." Heero carefully removed the small hands from his shirt and turned before kneeling in front of the boy. "Like the other night. Why were you crying? What happened?" Heero stared directly into exspressive violet eyes. Violet eyes that were calculating him right now. "Zander." He murmered.
The boy stepped closer and wrapped his arms around Heero's neck before gently leaning his head against the much stronger chest. "When I was little, I was adopted by a couple. They were sweet to me, until we arrived at their home. There the women stared to scream at the man and he screamed back her. She finally turned to me and told me to get out of her way, to be a good little and go to my room. So I listened. When dinner came around I wandered down stairs and she was laying on the floor, a glass and a bottle not to far from her. She didn't take it to well that I walked into the room. She moved quickly and the next thing I knew, I was on the floor. I could taste the blood in my mouth but she didn't stop." Zander pressed closer and Heero wrapped his arms around the child.
"Her husband came home to find her rocking in the corner. I remember he looked at me and then everything happened. He hit me. When the social worker came the next day, she nearly had a heart attack. She called it in and they came to arrest the couple. It went to court and the judge deemed her mentally unstable, he said the same about the man. Seeing them in Father Pattersons office yesterday scared me Heero." Zander closed his eyes tightly. "It really scared me. I don't want to go. I want to stay with you, and Quatre and Trowa and Wufei and everyone else. I don't want to leave."
Heero tightened his arms around the child. "I'm not going to let anything happen to you Zander. No one will hurt you. I promise." Heero lifted the child into his arms as he stood. "Come on, lets get you to bed." He murmered into the childs hair as he calmly walked from the kitchen. He noticed Quatre and Wufei step from the dinning room as he turned down the hall.
Heero silently opened and closed his bedroom door. Looking at his bed he smiled. Micheal laid spread out in the middle of the bed. Marrie had curled up into his left side and Sarah lay on the other. Chris laid behind Sarah, hand brushing Micheals. Heero went to the bathroom door and quietly opened it. He flipped on the light and closed the door. Heero calmly started a warm bath. "Zander."
The child pulled back as Heero set him on the sink counter. Heero brought his hands up to wipe away the tears. "We're not going to let anyone hurt you. I'M not going to let anyone hurt you." Heero rested his forehead against Zanders. "I promise you." He whispered. Zander nodded and rubbed at his eyes. Heero smirked and set the boy on the floor. "Go on." Zander slowly made his way out of the bathroom.
Heero sighed and ran his hands through his hair. He quickly shucked off his clothes. Turning back to the tub he flicked off the cold water and surcummbed himself in the bath. He let his head fall back against the tile with a groan. He closed his eyes and let the water calm him. Once the tub was full he turned off the water. Taking a deep breath he sunk down under the water. He came up slowly, hands pulling his hair back and out of his face. "Duo." He whispered. "Hurry and wake up please." Heero sat in the tub until the water became cool. With a heavy sigh he pulled himself out of the water. He grabbed his towel and dried himself off slowly. Heero closed his eyes as he leaned against the counter. Opening them slowly his breath stilled. Duo was staring back at him. 'Calm down 'Ro. Everything will be fine, just give it time.' Heero blinked and Duo was gone. "I'm insane." He muttered into his hand. Taking a deep breath he calmed himself. "Sleep." He told himself as he pulled on his boxers and a pair of sleeping pants.
He tossed the towel on the sink and headed out of the bathroom, flipping off the light on his way out. He paused in the door way, looking at his bed he grinned. There was pile of bodies thrown in various places, he shook his head. Quietly he made his way out of the room and down the hall to the living room. He calmly picked up each cushion and put them back on the respective couch and chairs. He slowly put his living room back together. He nodded as he placed the final pillow back on the couch. After making sure the door was locked he wandered back into his room. He carefully climbed into his bed. He snickered as each child managed to shift closer within the first five minutes of him being in the bed.
Absently he let his hand shift through the ginger curls of the girl snuggled up against his chest. He let himself drift off to sleep.
Heero opened his eyes slowly. He groaned and went to roll, only to be stopped as something pressed closer into his back. He stiffened out of instinct, his mind didn't comprehend that he went to sleep last night with a bunch of children. His eyes shifted as red flashed. He saw Marrie sitting up and relaxed, his brain catching up with last night.
Marrie rubbed at her eyes and gave him a sleepy smile. "Good morning." Heero whispered to her. "Sleep well?" She nodded slowly before shifting over to him and laying her head on his shoulder. "I bet you're hungry." Heero snorted as she pressed closer. No one was really sure on why Marrie didn't talk but Heero was willing to bet it had something to do with where she came from and how tramatizing her past was. Heero carefully removed himself from the mass of bodies and off the bed. Marrie held out her arms to him and he lifted her from the bed. Carrying the child out of the room, he set her down in the hallway. "Do me a favor?" She turned hazy green eyes on him. "Wake Wufei?" She grinned and took off down the hall to Wufei's door. She knocked lightly before darting in. Heero shook his head and headed out to the kitchen. He nimbly started the task of making breakfast.
He looked back as Marrie came running into the room. She grinned and hid herself behind Heero. She peaked out from behind his legs as Wufei made his way in. "Monster." Wufei groaned as he sat down. "I could kill you Yuy."
Heero smirked as he poured a cup of coffee and placed it down in front of Wufei. "Try it." Wufei hummed as he took a sip of the dark liquid. Marrie bounced over to him and folded her arms over his legs. She looked up at him through ginger fringe.
Wufei sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "I'm not mad." She grinned up at him before climbing into his lap. Wufei snorted. "I've been demoted to a chair."
Heero grinned. "Poor you."
"Shut it." Wufei growled. Marrie giggled and shook her head. Wufei carefully took another drink of his coffee. "Why am I up so early anyway?" He turned iratated eyes to Heero's back.
"How much did you hear last night?" Heero asked calmly.
Wufei sighed. "Nearly all of it." He absently ran his fingers through Marrie's curls. "I came in around dinner." Heero grunted. "What happened was wrong Heero. You were right in assuring him that we wouldn't let anything happen." Heero's shoulders sagged slightly. "Heero, you're not as bad at this as you seem to think." Wufei snorted.
Heero looked back over his shoulder glaring. "May your breakfst burn." Wufei snorted and shook his head chuckling. Marrie clapped her hands. Heero and Wufei both turned to look at her.
"Drink?" Heero asked. She nodded and he went to get her a glass of milk. He placed it down in front of her. She smiled at him in thanks. "You're welcome."
Heero went back to the stove as Zokuri wandered in.
"Morning." Zokuri muttered.
"Good morning." Heero chuckled.
Sea water green eyes found Marrie. "You." He said accusingly. Marrie's green eyes widdened and she pressed back into Wufei. Wufei snickered and wrapped his arms around her. "Loved the wake up call." He joked with the child. She grinned sheepishly at him before turning and snuggling up into Wufei. "That's so wrong." Zokuri muttered. Marrie grinned and burrowed her nose into Wufei's shirt. She pulled herself up and gently kissed Wufei before sliding down and out of his lap. Zokuri's mouth dropped open. Marrie ran over to Heero and motioned him down. When he bent she placed a kiss to his lips before running from the kitchen.
Heero shook his head. Glancing up he had to grin at Zokuri's expression. "She doesn't talk if you haven't noticed." Zokuri turned to him. "So she gives us signals and the like to let us know what she wants."
"She doesn't talk? At all?"
"No." Wufei snickered. "We don't know why but we've never heard her utter so much as a word. She laughs, snickers and giggles. But she never speaks."
"Wonder why?" Zokuri looked at the door. "So what was the kiss?"
Heero laughed. "Thats was something along the lines of 'Love you and I'll be right back' Right Wufei?"
"In this case yes. But her kisses have also meant other things." Wufei grinned.
They heard Quatre shout something before Marrie came running back into the room with Nora behind her. Wufei watched with amusement as both children hid behind Heero.
"Where is she?" Quatre asked as he stalked into the room. Teal eyes searched until they found the red curls behind Heero. "Come here." Marrie giggled before she pulled at Heero's leg. Heero shifted to block Quatre from reaching her. "Oh that's not right." He muttered. "Heero~" He whined.
"What?" Heero rose an eyebrow and shifted again, blocking Marrie and Nora fully.
Quatre pouted. "You're so mean." He huffed before turning sharply and exiting the kitchen.
Wufei chuckled. "Marrie, what did you do?" Green eyes gleamed at him.
"She kissed him awake." Nora giggled. She wrapped her arms around Heero's waist and hugged him before darting over to Wufei. He pulled her into his lap and recived a hug. "Is anyone else awake?"
"No little lady." Wufei grunted as he picked up his coffee.
Marrie burrowed her face into Heero's leg while her hands gripped the soft material. Heero glanced down briefly. "What's wrong Marrie?" Marrie shook her head and leaned against Heero.
Trowa walked into the room, he stiffled a yawn. "Coffee." He mumbled. He skillfully danced around the kitchen with his eyes closed.
"Just how much do you spend at each others houses?" Zokuri asked as he watched the tall brunette move around.
Heero chuckled. "Significant amounts."
"All except Heero's. He doesn't let anyone in here anymore." Quatre said sarcastically from the doorway. "Well he hasn't for a long time. I've spent more time here this past week then I have in the past year."
Heero ingored the blonde in favor of the little red head who had her face burrowed in his leg. He lifted her and sat her on the counter beside the stove. "Big or small?" He asked her. She held her hands up in a small circle. "Small it is. How many?" She held up two fingers. Heero nodded and procedeed to make her pancakes.
"Wufei?"
"One."
"Two please." Quatre chimmed from the door before he headed back down the hall.
Trowa looked at Heero and shrugged.
"Nora?" Heero turned to look at the girl.
"Uhh..."
Marrie grinned and tapped Heero's arm. When he turned back to her she held up two fingers then made a small circle. "Two small?" He questioned and Marrie nodded. "Okay."
"Zokuri?"
"No thank you." Zokuri muttered. He was leaning with his head propped up on his hand. His eyes were closed. Wufei snickered before placing the coffee cup he had in his hand down in front of the man. Sea water green eyes slowly opened. He blinked a few times before picking up the coffee cup.
Trowa brought over a cup for Wufei and placed it down in front of him before sitting down beside the man. Nora crawled from his lap into Trowa's.
"Daddy!" Heero looked to the door as Sarah came running into the kitchen. She hit him around the waist. "Papa's being mean."
"I am not." Quatre said heatedly as he walked through the door carrying Chris upside down. "You wouldn't wake up."
Chris groaned. "Papa~"
Quatre grinned. "Yes?"
"Can you put me down please?" Chris asked he stretched out his hands, trying to touch the floor.
"Let me think about it." Quatre snickered and swung him up. He caught him quickly and gently placed him on his feet. "There."
"Hmm." Chris leaned against him. "Tired." He mummbled.
Heero snorted. "I told you to go to bed."
"Multipule times." Trowa added.
"Ehhhhh." He turned his face into Quatre. He muttered something but it wasn't understandable.
Quatre laughed. "Okay, Micheal was shuffling out of bed when I left the room and Zander was moving when I left." Heero nodded and placed the pancakes he'd already made on a plate before heading to the 'fridge and grabbing anything else he needed.
He went back to the stove and started on the other things for breakfast. Quatre shuffled over to the cabinets and pulled out plates and cups. He tured back to the table and carried the plates over. He turned back and grabbed a couple of glasses.
Marrie watched Heero make scrambled eggs with a grin. Heero smirked and turned off the burners as he finished everything. He set Marrie down on the floor before he turned to Quatre. "Go. I got breakfast!" Heero nodded and walked back into his room.
He snickered upon the sight that met his eyes when he walked through his door. Micheal and Zander were some what out of bed. Zander was hanging off one side of the bed and Micheal was rolled up in the sheets on the floor. "Oh wow." Heero snorted and shook his head. He padded over to Micheal and squatted down. "How did you even end up like this?" He muttered before gently lifting the child and placing him on the bed. He snorted again as he looked up at Zander, well half of Zander. Walking around the bed he carefully slid the child back on the bed fully.
"Zander." He whispered while gently shaking the childs shoulder.
"Mmm." Zander shifted and rolled over on Heero's hand. Heero rolled his eyes and knelt on the bed, leaning over top of the boy. He whispered into the boys ear and he turned back on his back. Sleepy violet eyes blinked open at him. "Morn'n." Zander mumbled.
"Good morning. Breakfast is ready."
"Kay." Zander shifted on the bed and stretched as Heero went to wake Micheal. He used the same process with Micheal as did Zander, soon Micheal was in a sitting position. Zander laughed at Micheal's hair. The boys white locks were all over the place. Micheal shook his head and they fell back into a semi flat layout.
Heero shook his head and helped the two off his bed. "Breakfast." He told them. They ambled out of the room and down the hallway. Heero shook his head as he watched them wander down the hall. He gave a sigh and followed them back into the kitchen.
Breakfast was passed in small talk and laughter. Heero shook his head and started to clean up the kithen table as the others wandered out of the room for showers. Sarah trotted back into the kitchen and pulled over a chair. She leaned against the counter as Heero continued to wash dishes.
"Daddy."
Heero glanced at her sideways. "Yes?"
Sarah grinned. "Thank you."
Heero stopped and turned to her. "For?"
"Everything." She said as she boucned off the cair and out of the room. Heero looked at the doorway in confusion. He shook his head and went back to doing the dishes.
After the dishes were finished he went back to his room. Grabbing a set of clothes he walked into the bathroom. Heero blinked as his eyes fell upon the scene of Sarah and Marrie. Sarah was busy washing Marrie's hair while Marrie sat giggling in the bath tub. Heero snorted and tossed his clothes on the sink before kneeling behind Sarah.
"Why don't you focus on washing yourself." He chuckled and set out on washing the soap suds from the red curls.
"Okay." Sarah set about washing her own hair as Heero worked on Marrie's. Sarah hummed to herself as she scrubbed at her head. Heero's eyes flickered over to her once and again through out the bath. He shook his head as he helped them out of the bath tub. Sarah pulled the towel closer as Heero dried Marrie. She grinned as he set her on the floor and turned.
"My turn." Sarah laughed. Heero snorted but none the less dried her off. "Thank you." She pulled Marrie from the bathroom.
Heero shook his head and quickly stripped. He stepped into the shower and started his shower. With a sigh he turned off the water and reached out side of the stall for a towel. He dried himself and dressed in his uniform with ease. Walking out of his room he dodged Chris as he ran by. Looking up he saw Quatre barely miss the child.
"Quatre."
The blonde looked back don the hall at him. "Yes?"
"Remind me to call Ceira some time today."
"Of course." The blonde smirked as Heero ran a hand through his hair. "So, how are you liking having sixteen people in your house all day?"
Heero glared at the smug smirk on the blonde's lips. "It's almost like having him back."
Quatre laughed. "No one can match Duo." He muttered.
"I know." Heero whispered as he passed the blonde. Teal eyes followed him as he disappeared into the living room. Quatre frowned and looked down the hall as Wufei and Zokuri turned the corner. "He's going to see him today. I don't care if we have to keep the kids locked in a closet and throw Une out a window."
Wufei blinked. "What are you talking about?"
Quatre sighed. "Heero. He's going to see Duo today." Quatre's voice dropped into the diplomatic tone.
Wufei snorted. "Alright. So we're throwing Une out a window?"
Quatre laughed."No, I think she'd kill us." Teal eyes glittered with mirth.
"We should probably leave." Zokuri spoke softly.
Wufei glanced up at the clock. "Agreed."
Quatre sighed and disappeared into the room he and Trowa shared. Wufei shook his head and wandered into the living room. "Heero." The Japanese teen turned back to him. "We should leave soon." Obsidian eyes flickered to the clock.
"Hai. Micheal, make sure everyone has everything they need for today while I pack snacks and other things for you all to do." Heero sighed and walked out of the room.
After gathering everything they needed and everyone they needed, the group head out the door. Heero groaned as thunder clapped and lightening flashed. It was followed by a down pour of rain. "Shit." Heero groaned.
"Oh shit." Zokuri hissed. "Well there goes the bike option Fei."
Wufei glared at the rain. "This sucks."
Sarah made a mad dash for Heero's car followed by Chris and Micheal. Heero groaned and walked out into the rain. Sliding into his seat he glanced up in the mirrior to see Trowa, Quatre, Wufei and Zokuri run to their respective cars. Nora Marrie and Zander darted out to Trowa's car quickly.
Heero ran his hands through his hair, pulling it back. Sarah giggled as he looked back, backing out of the drive way. "Silly Daddy." She giggled. Heero snorted.
The drive to the office was one of relative silence save for the children talking quietly. Heero pulled into the garage with a sigh. "Before you go in there are some things I wish to tell you." He turned in his seat. "Don't annoy anyone else in the building. Stay on the sixth floor unless you ask and don't go in the armoury. If you go in the training room then you must have one of us with you. Other then that, I don't think theres anything you could harm." He looked at the children skeptically. "Okay, get out." He snickered as they fled his car.
Stepping out he could see Quatre talking to the other three. He glanced up as the children shouted at something. He grinned as Sally walked over.
"Heero." She grinned.
"Yes?"
"How was your night?"
Heero's eyes twitched. "Alright I suppose."
Saly snickered. "So what time did they finally pass out at?"
"Mid night." Wufei groaned. Sally snorted. "Don't even." Wufei hissed.
Sally grinned and turned her attention back to the small pack of children. "Alright! To work we go!"
The kids shouted and ran to the elevator as the four pilots groaned softly.
Sally looked back. "I got them for a little bit. Why don't you all try to get at least some form of work finised in the time I'm giving you." She winked and ran to the elevator.
Quare groaned. "I don't think this is going to be an easy day." Trowa sighed and pulled his little blonde to the stairs.
Heero stared at the elevator doors. "Kill me." He muttered to Wufei.
"Only if you kill me."
"I can do that."
Wufei chuckled. "Then we have a plan."
Heero laughed. "I suppose."
"We'll be taking them for a bit after Sally. You will be needed some where else at that time."
Heero raised an eyebrow as he followed Wufei to the other set of stairs. "And that will be?"
"Duo." Wufei grunted, pulling open the door. Heero nodded absently. "Understood?"
"Hai." Heero rolled his shoulders. "I understand."
"Good." Wufei smirked. "Quatre has even threatened to throw Une out of window and lock the chldren in a closet."
Heero laughed as they walked into the lobby. "That's not a good idea. She'd kill us all."
Wufei laughed. "I know." Heero shook his head and glanced down the medic hallway. He stopped and grabbed Wufei's arm. Obsidian eyes looked down the hall as Trowa and Quatre came to halt next to him.
Micheal and Chris were chasing Sarah down the hall with a operating tool.
"Oh."
"My."
"God."
Quatre gasped as Micheal attacked Sarah. She went down screaming. "Oh, wow."
Trowa laughed as Sarah hit Micheal with something, knocking him off of her. She ran to Sally. Sally looked up and she grinned at the pilots. Nora was watching with scarred eyes.
"Poor child." Jessica muttered, making all four pilots jump. "She's probably going to be scared for life now."
Trowa shook his head ventured into the medic hallway. Nora glanced his way as the movement caught her eyes and she ran to him. Trowa lifted her gently and held out his hand to Marrie. The child took it and let Trowa gently tug her from the hall. Zander looked at Heero and violet eyes pleaded with him.
Heero nodded at the child. He smirked when Zander hit him around the legs. Sally smirked and nodded them away. Heero pulled the child from the hall and to the elevator as the others followed.
"You think Sarah, Chris and Micheal will live?" Quatre joked as the doors shut.
"Hopefully. If they don't, then Heero has a lot of explaining to do." Wufei snickered as Heero glared at him.
Nora clutched at Trowa tightly. The tall brunette turned his nose into her hair. Marrie let go of Trowa's hand and she wandered over to Heero. Heero sighed heavily as the doors opened and they stepped out. He ambled to his office with two children following him. Marrie and Zander looked around as Heero opened the door.
"Why don't you two find something to do. I have a little bit of work to do." Heero glanced back over his shoulder. "Did Micheal bring in the bag?" Marrie shook her head. Heero sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Okay. Stay here and I'll be right back."
He left his office, stopped by Wufei's and headed down to the garage. He sighed as he opened the door. Reaching in the back he pulled out the small backpack and slid from the car. Closing the door he locked it and headed back to the elevator. Once in the lobby he headed towards the stairs.
"Yuy!"
Heero groaned at the sound of Une's voice. "Yes ma'am?" He asked as he turned to face her.
"Your expertiez is needed in the security room." Une's frowned.
"Alright, five minutes and I'll be there. What went wrong?" He nodded to the stairs.
Une followed him. "Someone is trying to hack into the main frame. They haven't gotten far. But I don't want them in at all."
"Understood." Heero grunted as he trotted up the stairs.
"I'll be waiting Yuy."
"Afirmitive."
Heero sprinted up the steps and through the sixth floor. "Here." He dropped off the bag and ran back down the hall.
"Heero!" Quatre shouted.
"Hacker!" Heero called over his shoulder.
Quatre licked his lips. "Damn. Trowa I'm going to go help."
"Alright. I'll stay with them." He held out his hand to Nora. They wandered into Heero's office with Marrie and Zander as Quatre left to help Heero.
They came back an hour later. Quatre groaned. "Why would you want to hack into the Preventers medical files anyway? I don't see the point really."
"They were loking for someone." Heero scanned the hall before stepping out of the elevator.
"Ugh. Who ever it was, they had some talent though."
"Hai." It had taken them nearly ten minutes to find the hacker, and then it took another twenty to stop him. They had to rebuild the security walls and re enforce the shields on the main frame after that. Who ever it was, they had done a bit of damage.
"I never want to have to do that again."
Heero snorted. "Not possible. We're two of the best hackers their are."
"Point taken." Quatre sighed. "Man, our job sucks sometimes."
Heero laughed. "Yes I know."
Quatre sighed. "I wonder if they've killed Sally yet."
"I'd be more worried about Sally killing them." Heero chuckled and walked into his office. Both froze as they saw the state of the office.
Trowa turned to them grinning. "I can explain." He joked, raising his hands in a 'I'm unarmed' manor.
"Oh...Trowa." Quatre whispered as they looked around the office. "Did you paint on the walls?"
Trowa laughed sheepishly. "They did, I mearly helped correct their form."
Quatre laughed. "Oh love. If I were you, I'd run."
"You painted the ceiling?" Heero asked incrediously as he glanced up.
"Yes." Trowa muttered looking at Marrie. The green eyed child just smiled sweetly at him and blew a kiss. Zander laughed as Nora flung paint at the wall. Nora laughed and used a brush to smear it on the wall.
"Where did you even find paint?" Heero demanded.
Trowa coughed. "The storage closet." His eyes landed on the two giggling children. "It's kept them entertained."
"Besides Heero, that wall was white, it needed painted anyway." Quatre laughed as Heero just stared at the wall.
Zander turned to him. "Look!" He grinned. "It's the Docks!"
"The Ferris Wheel!" Nora pointed to a gaint circle. "The moon bounce." The two continued to point out what was what.
"I see." Heero sighed. "It's very...artistic." All three children grinned happily and went back to painting.
Quatre walked out of the room quickly, hands clamped over his mouth tightly. Trowa's green eyes followed him in silent mirth.
"Trowa."
The tall teen looked at Heero skitishly. "Yes?"
"You're going to help them fix my wall." Heero stated firmly.
"Fix?"
"Help them...make it look more...real...I guess."
"You're explaining to Une why my work isn't finished." Trowa's green eyes were level and fully serious. An angry Une was not one you wanted to cross.
"Deal."
Trowa chuckled and picked up a brush. Heero left the office quickly.
"Heero!" Wufei shouted down the hall. Heero groaned but walked into the others office.
"Yes?"
"We have a slight problem." Wufei muttered as his eyes darted across the screen.
"What now?" Heero placed his hands on the desk.
"Agent's Firestorm and Windlash's mission went south. Very south." Wufei glared at the screen. "Ten dead and about twenty, twenty-five injured on various degrees."
"So why am I helping?"
"Their plane has one engine." Wufei glanced up. "And they're almost out of fuel."
"Right, over ride the commands and take control." Heero sighed and left the office. He headed into Trowa and Quatre's office, walking straight over to Trowa's computer. It was a matter of seconds before he had the plane under his control. He swiftly guided it to land. Heero sighed and stood from the desk as rescue troops were deployed.
Sarah came running into the office as Heero was going out. Glancing back he saw her hide under one of the desks.
"Sarah!" Cobalt eyes flickered back to the hall and to Quatre. "Have you seen Sarah?"
Heero snorted. "Yes."
Quatre blinked. "Well, where is she?"
"Hiding." Heero laughed as Quatre's face fell. "You'll find her, eventually." He moved to bypass the blonde, Quatre caught his arm and leaned in. "You're needed elsewhere." Heero nodded as his arm was released.
He headed to the medical wing quickly. Walking down the hall was eriee. It was silent and smalled of dis infectent. Calmly Heero walked into Duo's room after giving a light tap to the door. "Duo." He whispered, sitting down on the bed. With his back to the body on the bed, Heero vented. He spoke about everything that had happened within the last week.
With a defeated sigh he turned to gaze at the form. Hesitantly his hand stretched out. Fingers glided through chestnut bangs and his eyes slid shut. "Duo." He breathed. "You need to come back. Come back to me." His hands traveled down to the braid. "Please, just come home already." He pressed the length to his lips. "I need you so much. Come back to me." He pressed another kiss to the braid before he stood from the bed. Bending slightly, he whispered into the pale ear.
With a sigh Heero stepped back. After taking a deep breath he left the room. He continued up to the sixth floor caught up in his thoughts. He was shaken from his thoughts as he was knocked back into the wall. Looking down he saw a set of arms around his waist. "What the hell?" Looking back over his shoulder he could see black pigtails. "Sarah?"
"Papa's coming. Daddy save me." She giggled.
"Sarah!" Micheal shouted as he trotted down the hall. "Run! Papa's coming!"
Sarah gasped and took off down the hall again. Micheal passed him, running after Sarah. Quatre came around the corner next. "Heero? Did you go down and-"
"Yes." Heero sighed.
"Do you feel better?"
"Sort of. I'd feel better if he'd wake up."
Quatre nodded. "I think we all would." He passed Heero a small, sad smile.
"You have little people you should be finding." Heero looked back down the hall.
"Oh! Right!" Quatre took off down the hall.
Heero shook his head and headed back to his office. Trowa glanced at him as he walked in. Marrie put down her brush and ran over to him. She grabbed his hand and pulled him to look at the painting. She pointed at a small building and grinned.
Heero's eyes flickered to Trowa.
"Your house."
Heero nodded. "Okay, so where's the Orphanage?" Marrie pointed to another building, a little ways away from Heero's house. "Okay, where's the park?" Heero continued to ask where things where and Marrie happily pointed them out to him.
Heero glanced around. "Trowa."
"Yes?" Emerald eyes never left the painting.
"Where are Zander and Chris?"
"I gave them permission to roam around."
"Was that safe?"
"No one will harm them." Trowa stated firmly.
Heero raised an eye brow. "What do you mean by that?"
Trowa switched to French. "It means, people have been threatened and word has spread. You harm them in anyway and it'll be us you deal with." Heero's mouth dropped open slightly. "It was Quatre, not me." He added instantly.
Heero ran a hand over his face. He muttered something into his hand. Rolling his shoulders he looked at the clock. "I should go find them. It's almost time for lunch." Trowa glanced at the clock before putting down his brushes and standing to stretch.