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Note: words in italics are meant for emphasis while a phrase between '' is a person whispering italics and '' are thoughts
Thank you Ley, Dana, Shi no tenshi, Relena Maxwell, Kmf, Josh, Radical Edward, Meio-chan, Silver Wing, Wildfire's Flame, Jupiter's Light and last but NEVER EVER least Dark Deity. YAY I can talk again (does the happy dance) oh yeah I got my voice back, I'm bad, oh yeah. Heh can you tell I'm happy, I was talking up a storm in English class…NO ONE CAN SILENCE ME!!!!! Okay second moment of insanity of the day, well I hope you guys enjoy this chapter…
Chapter 6- Take Me With You
By The Pretty Penwriter
Getting to Milliardo's office was no difficult task for the 13-year-old, what with the mediocre security. All she had to do was slink past any guards and dodge a few people in the hallway, and voila there she was. A smile lit her face as she turned the corner until she saw who was waiting outside Milliardo's office doors.
The young woman quietly sat outside the double doors her long platinum blond locks were constrained to tight French braid and her facial features would be beautiful if not for the large, pointed eyebrows. Her feet tucked underneath her chair and her sapphire eyes intently reading a book, she did not notice the teenage girl walk up to her.
"Hello cousin Dorothy." She curtly greeted.
Casually the blonde raised her head a quirked a large eyebrow, "Ah nice to see you, cousin Marimaea." Dorothy responded none to happy to see the redheaded girl.
"Not so nice to see you." Marimaea responded in a cold tone.
"Ah it's nice to see that you haven't lost your candid personality, what with your mother's death and all." Dorothy said casually throwing the dreadful news into Marimaea.
The teen did not show an iota of emotion, it was as if the blow hadn't even stunned her, "But I would rather it if you lost those ugly eyebrows of yours, they tend to make people paranoid that they may come alive and bite them." Marimaea retorted.
Dorothy frowned for a moment but then found a suitable retort, "But they are styled after your father's."
"Daddy always had an inane sense of fashion." Marimaea replied lightly.
Dorothy couldn't find anything else to say 'to think I am being out smarted by a 13-year-old' she thought incredulously. It was just then that the blonde noticed the folders Marimaea was carrying at her side.
"Bringing Milliardo your homework?" she asked a smug look plastered to her features.
"Oh no I'm not as dull witted as you are Dorothy, I do know how to do simple math, maybe sometime I can help you with your homework?" Marimaea asked still not an emotion showed on her face.
Dorothy's jaws clenched together and her eyes narrowed at Marimaea, unable to come up with an appropriate return to the volley.
"Well what are you here to see Milliardo for?" Marimaea asked as she ever so slightly neared the door, while Dorothy was thinking.
Dorothy brightened at having the attention centered on her she held her head up proudly "We'll I'm here because I have important news," she stopped momentarily to rub her suddenly itchy eyes "I have…eh HEY!" she shouted as she noticed that the teen had already taken her leave.
Marimaea closed the door to the inner office a smirk plastered onto her features, but it died down quickly when she noticed the five pairs of eyes on her.
"Mari…how'd you get in here without anyone knowing?" Duo asked surprised
Marimaea looked at him incredulously; Duo lightly smacked his forehead,
"Oh yeah I forgot your not an average teenager." He replied and shook his head, his meter long braid waving to and fro.
Marimaea nodded curtly and quickly proceeded to the desk; she threw the folders down onto it and they slid to a stop in front of Milliardo.
"What's this?" he asked as he picked up one of the manila folders
"It's the reason why my mother was killed." Marimaea answered her voice serious.
Tasha couldn't seem to keep her hands still they just kept finding something to do, either straightening up her skirt or moving around a few strands of her hair, they just wouldn't keep still. Her Okami had called an emergency assembly and she wondered what it was about, and most importantly if it were about Heero. She nearly jumped out of her skin when she was tapped on the shoulder, but she turned around and released a sigh of relief to see that it was only Teresa. The black haired and green-eyed girl was the only one in the whole palace that didn't wear medieval styled dresses; instead she wore things that the Okami gave her, like shorts or jeans. But today was different because there was an assembly she was obligated to wear a proper dress.
'What's got you so jumpy?' she whispered
'Nothing, I'm just wondering what this is about. I mean we've never had an assembly so I think it's pretty big, and I have this bad feeling.' Tasha replied
Teresa giggled 'why it's not like you did anything wrong.'
'Right' Tasha responded and turned to look forward 'yeah right I haven't done anything wrong…except fall for a prisoner' she thought sadly, a small tear rolled down her cheek and she brushed it away.
An angry tapping sound was heard and the double doors were pushed open, a cloaked figure stepped into the room and immediately all talking ceased. Deep blue eyes stared over the crowd and the woman smiled, and nodded her head her blond locks bobbing up and down.
"It's nice to see all of you, I do not wish to alarm all of you; but there may be a slight problem," she took a breath as she looked over the 217 faces staring at her and continued "I will have to stay here a few days with you all, and during these days no one will be leaving the grounds. Is that understood?" she asked.
216 heads nodded unanimously while Tasha looked down at the ground and thought about the present situation.
"I don't believe this" Milliardo said for the fifth time in that hour.
"You've got to otherwise we won't be able to figure this thing out, we have to find out how long it has been." Marimaea said.
"I still don't believe this, I'm going to talk to Relena." He said as he stood and strode purposefully to the door.
As soon as he touched the knob a voice called out, "You won't find her."
Milliardo stopped and looked to Marimaea, she pushed up from her position of leaning against the wall and looked at him.
"You won't find her Milliardo, she's already gone." Marimaea replied.
"What do you mean Marimaea?" Duo questioned from his seat.
"Ah well glad you asked that Duo, I had an associate of mine call her and tell her he knew her secret. He called from a pay phone so not to worry about tracing it. Well needless to say she flew the coop like a bat out of hell." Marimaea said a small smirk on her features for her intelligent plan.
"You are a precocious child aren't you?" Wufei asked from his seat.
Marimaea nodded her head and then turned to Milliardo "You can't talk to her until we find her and for that we will need your help Milliardo, no excuses." Marimaea stated, her voice firm.
Milliardo slowly nodded his head and they set down to work on Marimaea's leads.
Tasha was like a blur as she ran down the winding hallways to the prisoner's block, the tray of food never tilting or spilling. Hurriedly she turned the locks and opened the door. Her heels quickly tapped against the cement as she sat the tray down in front of Heero.
Heero waited patiently as she sat down the food as usual the meal for lunch was gruel. She picked up the spoon and with a shaky hand she dipped it into the gruel, but after she picked up the gruel and was moving the spoon towards Heero she dropped it. She stared at the spoon; tears sprung to her eyes and slowly rolled down her cheeks. Heero reached out a hand and wiped her tear gently away.
Tasha gasped out in surprise, "You've gotten lose of them." She said stunned.
Heero nodded his head and then looked in her eyes, "You won't tell on me will you?" he asked.
Tasha shook her head, causing more tears to fall, 'no…never.' She whispered.
Heero gently wiped away the newly fallen tears "Will you help me escape?" he asked.
"Yes but only if you take me with you." she responded.
The tapping of footsteps startled the two, Tasha quickly moved around Heero and clasped his wrists into the manacles and then she resumed her position. She pulled out a new spoon from her pocket and began to feed him.
The scene looked innocent through her blue eyes, her loyal friend Tasha was feeding the prisoner Heero. She strode into the room her cloak draped leisurely around her shoulders.
" Hello Heero and how are you today?" She asked
"…" Heero didn't even look at her he turned his head away.
"Tasha, go get Leonardo and Arthur tell them to bring their instruments." The woman said, her voice was calm but her eyes were on fire.
"Yes Okami." Tasha dutifully answered and gathered her things together, her footsteps retreated, but before she had completely left the room she looked to Heero and slowly shook her head and then disappeared from his sight.
"You see I'm going to let them have a little fun, Heero you'll regret defying me." The woman said and her voice shook.
"I already regret meeting you." Heero muttered.
Her hand lashed out and slapped him hard causing a crisp smack sound to ring out through the room.
"That hurt me Heero, don't say things like that." She said softly.
"You've already hurt so many, Marimaea, Milliardo…basically everyone that you know and you say my words hurt you. Please spare me." Heero said his tone harsh and angry.
The woman closed her eyes for a moment and then looked to Heero. "Oh Heero, they will miss you. And so will my heart." She said her voice seemingly sincere.
"You have no heart." He spat vehemently.
"Look who's talking." She retorted
The door opened and this time it was two bulky looking men one had a type of whip while the other carried a sledgehammer. The woman held up three fingers and wiggled them, the one with the sledgehammer nodded and walked around Heero where his hands lay, chained together. Heero knew what was coming and closed his eyes tightly, he envisioned being back at home with his friends, he didn't even feel the sledgehammer slam into his index finger.
Marimaea reached for a coffee mug on the top shelf and almost had it in her grasp when Duo snatched it from her fingers.
"Now if you want to grow tall you don't want to drink this, so all those boys can whistle at your legs." He said and winked.
Her teeth began to grind together, "Duo give me that mug." She ordered her hand outstretched.
"I'm sorry you have to be 18 years or older to enjoy this beverage." Duo replied and whirled the coffee mug on his finger.
She was about to pounce on him but thought differently; instead she walked around the side of Milliardo's desk and dug through the drawer. She was about to pull out Milliardo's revolver when it was taken from her hand.
"They call me sticky fingers and little kids shouldn't be playing with guns." Duo said as he held the gun above his head.
"THAT'S IT!" the nearly on edge teenager shouted and pounced onto the 22-year-old.
The other 4 in the room looked over to see Marimaea tickling the life out of Duo, when he was nearly gasping for air she grabbed the mug and went in search for coffee.
"I guess even she's a little edgy, we've been looking for three days and still nothing." Quatre said and sighed.
"Yeah and look over at that charity case." Wufei said with a nod of his head in Duo's direction.
Marimaea set the mug down on the counter and her eyes widened slightly and her body stiffened.
**Flashback**
"Relena you give so much to charity, why do you do it?" a reporter asked.
Marimaea mouthed the words she knew Relena was going to say.
"Well, everyone needs something and since I have so much why don't I give something. The people out there need all the help they can get." Relena stated.
"Yes but in our reports it says you've given 2 million dollars to charities, that's a little extreme wouldn't you say?" another reporter asked.
"Well, nothing's extreme for those people that have never had a simple life." Relena replied her head cocked to the side and she gave them one of her award winning smiles.
**Flash**
Marimaea leaned her ear against the wall and listened to what was going on in her mother's office, she barely heard anything except a cold voice say,
"Because I never had a simple life." And then the guns were fired.
**End Flashbacks**
Marimaea turned to them and ran over to the computer, her fingers pounding on the keys rapidly. The others looked to her curiously and patiently waited for her to finish. She printed out several documents and then highlighted certain things. She held up the papers and gave them to Milliardo.
"Relena always gave so much to charity, but there was one charity she gave the most to, The Simplicity Foundation well here's the thing that charity doesn't exist. Now all we have to do is find where the money was being wired and what the money purchased, then we can pinpoint her exact location." Marimaea explained
"This should be simple enough, Marimaea why don't you go home and sleep. You've done all you can and we'll tell you when we find something." Milliardo said as he scanned over the papers.
"Yes." Marimaea said with a short nod and made her way over to the door. As she reached the doorknob she turned back to them.
"Take me with you when you go, I want to confront her." Marimaea ordered her voice grave and an intense look in her eyes.
TBC
Heh oh well our story is winding down folks. Heh a little family moment there with Dorothy and Marimaea I think that it works. And poor Heero I didn't want this chapter to be gory, the rating is not R so no gore. But still poor Heero and I wonder what's up with Relena…hmmm you'll find out in the next chapter!