SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 20 out, this is Chapter 21 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Pairings: Mainly Tieria/Sasha, Allelujah/Marie, Lockon Jr./Anew, Billy/Sumeragi, Patrick/Kati

Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 21: Nemesis

Time passes...

Tieria had just stopped in front of his and Sasha's shared room after work. He very nearly paused when the lights turned on and Fawn Jameson was sprawled on the sofa in a decidedly seductive position, the neckline of her off-shoulder V-neck blouse was tugged low enough to reveal the top of her breasts. All thoughts of relaxation after a day's work evaporated from the Innovate's mind the split moment he saw Fawn sit up and readjust her blouse.

"Hi again, Tieria." Fawn giggled. "I'm glad I managed to get here before you did." her expression turned stern. "We need to talk."

Said pilot's fists clenched spontaneously. She was being very presumptuous. "How the hell did you get into our room?" He glared.

She pouted and she crossed her arms, "I am not going to bother to answer that. It's the reason I'm here that's important, not the how."

"You've crossed several lines today, Fawn." Tieria growled.

"The line where you tell me you aren't interested, Erde?" Fawn smirked.

Tieria's eyes hardened when she he the obvious smirk. She thought this was funny? He was furious and it was becoming more and more difficult to control his fury.

Fawn then moved around the couch and stopped in front of him, invading his personal space.

"I'm not." Tieria insisted, resisting the urge to back against the door.

Fawn smiled. "Bullshit. I'm offering you a free night. No strings, no emotional entanglement. Just you and me. Sasha never needs to know."

Tieria grimaced. "Sex for its own sake? Really Fawn? Don't you respect yourself any more than that?"

At that, Fawn's face became an emotionless mask save her pale blue eyes, which flashed with anger. "Sex has nothing to do with respect." she snapped. "It's a physical act and it feels good. You're the only man I've ever expressed an interest in that I haven't been able to seduce. But then, you turned out to be engaged. So tell me something, Tieria, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid you'll like it? That I'll be better in bed than your fiancée? That would suck, wouldn't it?"

Tieria just shook his head,. "Where do I start with how wrong everything you just said is? You are one screwed up woman, Fawn, and I don't want anything to do with you. Just leave."

The suddenness with which she closed the gap between them caught the Innovate off-guard. Her arms locked around his neck as she kissed him full on the mouth. His repulsion overtook his usual reticence to get violent with a woman. He took her by the forearms to break her grip and shoved her away forcefully. Fawn managed to stop from crashing to the floor by catching herself on the back of the couch.

Tieria snatched a piece of tissue from the coffee table and wiped it across his mouth. "Do not make me repeat himself!" his glare intensified. "Get out!"

He was shocked when she chuckled as she righted herself. "Fine. But consider this, Tieria. I've never failed to get something I wanted. Just ask Lasse. He wasn't really interested either, well, not until he'd had a few drinks. That seemed to lower his inhibitions. Lasse was a little tame for my taste but it was such a nice little fling. I wonder if Argyrios knows, or even suspects? Hm, maybe I'll have to tell her myself. Why don't you stop by my place later and let me know if I should?"

Giggling ,she sauntered past him and let herself out, where she turned and looked back at him with a come-hither smile. "Or perhaps we could work out a little deal where I keep my mouth shut. It's just one night, Tieria. One night of purely physical pleasure for my silence. At least then that self-righteous conscience of yours would be assuaged in the act. I'll be waiting to hear your answer."

The door slid close behind her and Tieria activated the electronic lock.

While he thought of sex with Fawn made his bile rise, but the knowledge of what Lasse had done sickened him even more.

About half an hour later, Tieria was about to disconnect the communicator when Lasse's annoyed voice sounded from the other end.

"This better be important, Tieria!"

"Why?" Tieria was amused "Am I interrupting something?"

"Yes!" Lasse sneered. "You're interrupting 'something.'"

"Something like you did with Fawn Jameson?" Tieria fired off.

"What?" at the question, Lasse snapped at attention.

"Did you sleep with Fawn Jameson, Lasse?" Tieria pressed.

Lasse opened and shut his mouth, before sighing, "I suppose we should clear the air, as it were." he readjusted the communicator so that it sat on the coffee table where Argyrios was sitting beside Lasse with one of the helmsman's large t-shirts pulled over her legs.

"So who've you been talking to?" Lasse asked.

"Fawn was waiting for me when I got back to our room." Tieria answered. "Please Argyrios, but I'd really like to talk to Lasse privately."

"Thanks for that, Tieria." Lasse nodded. "But she already knows about Fawn and me. You needn't fret about it."

Tieria turned a surprised look at the thunder Senshi who gave him an assuring smile. "It's completely fine, Tieria, really. Lasse explained the whole thing and I've forgiven him."

Lasse simply cuddled Argyrios. "That's my girl."

Argyrios rolled her eyes, "Honestly, I figured the reason she had made applied for the two week leave was because of what happened."

Tieria just shook his head. "That doesn't sound like her. What did happen, Lasse?"

Said helmsman shrugged. "I don't rightly recall. But I knew it couldn't be good when I woke up in Fawn's bed."

"I still say she slipped you a roofie," Argyrios huffed.

"What did she tell you?" Lasse turned to the younger pilot.

Tieria related what had happened with Fawn when he arrived in the room.

Argyrios snarled and dropped her feet to the floor. "That bitch. I bet that was her plan all along when she seduced Lasse. She knows the two of you trust each other. She thought she could coerce you into doing whatever she wanted with that kind of leverage."

Lasse then barked a laugh."Well that just goes to show she doesn't know Tieria very well doesn't it?"

Argyrios snorted in agreement, "Now that you mention it, you're absolutely right."

Lasse turned to Tieria, "Tell me. Did you call to tell me that you were willing to take Fawn on to keep my indiscretion a secret? Or were you calling to tell me that I needed to fess up to Argyrios?"

"No way in hell was I sleeping with Fawn." Tieria retorted.

Lasse smirked, "And that is exactly what I would expect you to say."

"Good, now that's settled, I'm changing the lock password and informing Sasha." Tieria ended the call and walked to the digital lock. Opening the cover, he entered the new numerical password into the lock.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just love plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.