Standard disclaimers: you all know them.
Hatikva Ch.4
"Heero..."
The japanese heard his name being called, but he couldn't tell where
it was coming from.
His eyes were scanning the face of every passerby, every driver,
every passenger. Even a child's stare could be suspicious, he knew from
experience. His ears were listening to any sound that was unusual.
"Heero?"
His attention now turned to windows. Storefronts, apartment windows
and balconies came under his scrutiny. Every client looking out, the
movement of a curtain or a closing window came under suspicion. The
ZERO System had enhanced his already acute danger sense, so he just
knew they were being watched. He became vaguely aware of cars honking
somewhere in the distance and he tuned the noise out as irrelevant.
"Heero!"
He felt an elbow poking him hard on his ribs. He slowly turned to
the source of the interruption. He shook his head just as the image of
Mariemaia standing on the passenger seat registered into his search-mode
mind.
"Mariemaia!" he hissed in alarm, pulling her down. "What are do
doing? You want to get us into trouble?"
The red-haired girl glared at Heero as she fastened her seat belt.
"The light's green." She stated, signalling the traffic light.
"Huh?" Heero turned to the traffic light and just as he was about
to move, it turned yellow the red. Heero fixed it with a death glare.
"For you to be this distracted, you must have been really affected
by Duo's question." Mariemaia said. "I, too, have felt uneasy since Duo
came to me. But why are you like this?"
"You know what kind of person Dekim was." Heero answered. "I don't
know how he treated you, but you saw how he treated others." He looked
down, "I really don't want to go through all that again."
"So if you can see for yourself that Dekim is dead, will you be
more at ease?" Mariemaia asked.
Heero shook his head. "If Duo knows about the existence of Dekim's
Weapons, then that means that the information could be easily acessed
by an associate of Dekim or the scientist."
"I never thought about it that way," Mariemaia shivered. "That
person might try to recover the Weapons, complete them and use them
the way Dekim intended."
"It would have to be one of your relatives, since only a member of
the Barton family can use them." The light turned green and Heero moved,
"That, or someone that could convince one of your relatives to help
them."
Mariemaia didn't question Heero's paranoia any longer, since she
too found herself looking over shoulder once in a while. Heero's fears
were well founded. If one Weapon was completed it was bad enough. But
a person controlling both could easily take over the Earth and the
colonies.
She unconsciously rubbed the nape of her neck. What would happen if
the Preventers learned of the Weapons' true capabilities? What
measures would they take to keep them from falling into the wrong
hands?
Even though the Barton Foundation had denounced and condemned
Dekim and his followers upon it's patriarch's death, that wouldn't
stop someone from seeking the Weapons out.
It would be up to her and Heero to stop that from happening,
without the Preventers' involvement.
************To be continued**********
I don't know about Japan, but here I always have the bad luck that
whichever side of the traffic light I am, I always get 5 seconds of
green and a minute and a half of red.
I know this story is titled Hatikva, she'll be in the next chapter.
Blackthorn Hiei Yamato Iori Hibiki Sagara Yuy Ayanami
Warrior Spirit of the Quetzal bird
Keeper of the Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Snake sword
Guardian of Quetzalcoatl's tailfeathers
Guardian of Wing ZERO's tailfeathers
Future Guardian of Heero's deadly spork
Hatikva Ch.4
"Heero..."
The japanese heard his name being called, but he couldn't tell where
it was coming from.
His eyes were scanning the face of every passerby, every driver,
every passenger. Even a child's stare could be suspicious, he knew from
experience. His ears were listening to any sound that was unusual.
"Heero?"
His attention now turned to windows. Storefronts, apartment windows
and balconies came under his scrutiny. Every client looking out, the
movement of a curtain or a closing window came under suspicion. The
ZERO System had enhanced his already acute danger sense, so he just
knew they were being watched. He became vaguely aware of cars honking
somewhere in the distance and he tuned the noise out as irrelevant.
"Heero!"
He felt an elbow poking him hard on his ribs. He slowly turned to
the source of the interruption. He shook his head just as the image of
Mariemaia standing on the passenger seat registered into his search-mode
mind.
"Mariemaia!" he hissed in alarm, pulling her down. "What are do
doing? You want to get us into trouble?"
The red-haired girl glared at Heero as she fastened her seat belt.
"The light's green." She stated, signalling the traffic light.
"Huh?" Heero turned to the traffic light and just as he was about
to move, it turned yellow the red. Heero fixed it with a death glare.
"For you to be this distracted, you must have been really affected
by Duo's question." Mariemaia said. "I, too, have felt uneasy since Duo
came to me. But why are you like this?"
"You know what kind of person Dekim was." Heero answered. "I don't
know how he treated you, but you saw how he treated others." He looked
down, "I really don't want to go through all that again."
"So if you can see for yourself that Dekim is dead, will you be
more at ease?" Mariemaia asked.
Heero shook his head. "If Duo knows about the existence of Dekim's
Weapons, then that means that the information could be easily acessed
by an associate of Dekim or the scientist."
"I never thought about it that way," Mariemaia shivered. "That
person might try to recover the Weapons, complete them and use them
the way Dekim intended."
"It would have to be one of your relatives, since only a member of
the Barton family can use them." The light turned green and Heero moved,
"That, or someone that could convince one of your relatives to help
them."
Mariemaia didn't question Heero's paranoia any longer, since she
too found herself looking over shoulder once in a while. Heero's fears
were well founded. If one Weapon was completed it was bad enough. But
a person controlling both could easily take over the Earth and the
colonies.
She unconsciously rubbed the nape of her neck. What would happen if
the Preventers learned of the Weapons' true capabilities? What
measures would they take to keep them from falling into the wrong
hands?
Even though the Barton Foundation had denounced and condemned
Dekim and his followers upon it's patriarch's death, that wouldn't
stop someone from seeking the Weapons out.
It would be up to her and Heero to stop that from happening,
without the Preventers' involvement.
************To be continued**********
I don't know about Japan, but here I always have the bad luck that
whichever side of the traffic light I am, I always get 5 seconds of
green and a minute and a half of red.
I know this story is titled Hatikva, she'll be in the next chapter.
Blackthorn Hiei Yamato Iori Hibiki Sagara Yuy Ayanami
Warrior Spirit of the Quetzal bird
Keeper of the Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Snake sword
Guardian of Quetzalcoatl's tailfeathers
Guardian of Wing ZERO's tailfeathers
Future Guardian of Heero's deadly spork