Disclaimer: Not in this lifetime, anyway.... And CHANGE THE WORLD i'nt mine either, it's by V6 and the opening song to Inuyasha. Also, the last song, is just the beginning, and I don't own it either. It's Landslide by the Dixie Chicks.
AN: Lot's of disclaimers up there.. *whistles*. And I just found this new game called puzzle pirates, and I'm pretty much hooked. Well, new chapter, and it might be a bit confusing, and not one of my best, but I can't really think of anything, writer's block, you know. Heh heh, Aki is having a ton of fun...
Black Hair and Gray Eyes
Chapter 8
"Preventor Yuy reporting." The stoic stepped into the room, facing Lady Une and awaiting his punishment. Before the door to the office close though, he caught a glimpse of what could've been a smirk from the little girl responsible for this. What he wouldn't of given to pull out his gun right now...
Aki turned and went back to the room where all the other ex-pilots were, having heard about the situation with Relena. She sat down at the table, where all eyes turned to her.
"Go ahead, ask questions, I'll answer them all." Bad move. They all began to ask her things, controlling their anger with her. All ten (Zechs was there too, and all of the woman were with them.) grounded out practically the same words.
"Why the hell did you do it?" It didn't earn them the shivering mass they expected, but instead a raised eyebrow.
"Tell me, what would you of done or wanted in our situations? You worked everyday and night for almost nothing in return, only able to take pleasure in the smallest things in life. Then, when you just want to surprise the person you've placed all your trust in, you find that they aren't loyal to you back. How you do deal with finding that your trust was misplaced?" They winced and thought for a moment. Aki smirked behind her cup of coffee, obviously they didn't plan this at all.
"And before you tell me that I shouldn't of let her leave, nevermind planning with her, remember this. She's been working for years now, with no one but a backstabber to trust, her friends almost never got the chance to see her, and she was obviously in need of a new way of thinking. Besides, it's not like she'll be gone forever. We've made arrangement for her to be able to contact me everyday so I know she's okay. And she'll contact only me, you might try and put a tracker on her somehow."
"But where is she? In space or on Earth?" Duo leaned forward. "It's killing me not having any idea." Aki's left eye twitched, how stupid did they think she was?
"I'm sorry but I can't release any information about her new life. Anything is a clue for you to work on." Placing down her cup, she had to catch it again as her Uncle hit the table, hard.
"Why didn't she come to us? I doubt any good is going to come from her leaving that couldn't come with her talking to us." A couple of hissing sounds came from the people who missed their cups by a bit.
"On the contrary. She wanted a new look on life. You can't exactly tell how bad the situation is from the top, you know. Stories can't compare to the real thing. She'll be able to calm down, and think of ideas for her job. I doubt you'd give her time to think anyways."
"Well, what are we suppose to do in her place? Did she think of that, girl?" Her mother was right, Wufei would be irritating.
"Of course. We've planned it out fine. She'll be one for a couple of weeks, three or four, and I'll be sending her files over to her... with a private messenger, and she'll beable to get it all done. The meetings aren't really important, all those old guys need is someone to make sure they can keep a level head. I'll be helping out there."
"A twelve year old girl, meeting with the councils on deciding with ideas that could change the whole universe?" Dorothy looked at her skeptically. Of course it sounded impossible.
"Thirteen as of tommorrow. But, they placed a fifteen year old girl who's been pampared all of her life as queen of the world, I mean, really. Now her daughter is level headed, controlled, and logical, with experiences that some of those guys don't even have, like her. And, I won't be making decisions, just keeping them level headed and thinking straight. Again, I'll be sending the proposition to my mother, and she'll decide."
"And how do you know that this messenger is completely loyal?"
The smirk came again. At least Lucrezia was giving her a good question. "I wouldn't make that kind of mistake. Ten hours of planning and do you think I would overlook that?"
The ringing of a cell phone came and everyone check, though it was Aki who had it. She pressed something and they all knew that it was a collect call, so couldn't be traced.
"Evening Mom. I trust you arrived okay?" She walked off to a corner, speaking lowly so they couldn't hear. "Yeah. Yup. Yes, he was irritating. No, the first meeting is halfway between now and when you come back, so you'll just be getting some paperwork for now. Yeah, it's getting lower now that the treaty's been passed. Not much, small pile. Okay, tommorrow then. Bye."
Without looking back, she walked out the door, seeing as Heero had come out already.
"Time for phase two."
*~*~*~*~*
"Where is she?" Rolling her eyes, she turned to faced Heero.
"I told you, I can't tell you. She's happy and safe, that's all that matters." She turned the corner and walked, trying to get to the training room before he lashed out. They had just arrived at the mansion a few moment earlier, and he would not stop asking her that same question.
"Where. Is. She?" Stepping into the room, Aki turned and sighed. This guy was truly thickheaded. Now all she had to to do was pull the right strings...
"Why is it you care. You have my word that she'll be alright. She's happy now, and she'll be coming back. It's not like she's really all that needed here." If only you could hear when they lost control.
"She is needed. She's wanted, needed, allowed, and should be here instead on god knows where." Physical labour helps loosen emotional strain. Aki jumped away, making him lunge after her. It wouldn't be long if she kept pushing it.
"She's here practically twenty-four seven. All she needs is some time to herself, not being constantly watched." He striked again, though not as fast as Aki knew he could. She dodged it too easily.
"I need to know that's she's okay for myself. I need to know exactly where she is." Heero answered her questions, trying to convince the smart little bitch to tell him everything. She was so frustrating.
"Why? Does it matter if she's at home or at someone else's house? It's not like you care for her besides that fact that she's your employer." Heero striked again, but harder, and Aki was almost hit in surprise.
"I care because she the only family that I have, she the only person that's accepted me." Anger began to boil up when she mentioned the idea of her in someone else'd house. Was she living with someone? A friend?
"Your friends accepted you. You had plenty of other choices besides her." Getting deeper... a little more and she pop the question. "Oh, and I forgot to tell that guy..." she muttered to herself. He heard, and slammed her into the wall.
"What guy?" His face was close to her, and he snarled. She was dying to ask the question, but it was still too soon.
"Heh, you sound jealous. But that couldn't be, you never minded when Johnathan was with her." He pushed harder, and Aki felt pain where he held her to the wall. So close...
"Who said I didn't mind!?" That was all she needed, she had gotten through.
"Oh, so you admit you were jealous. Hmm... how could it be? Could it be that you... love her?" He faltered for a second before realizing he had been tricked. Why couldn't Duo or Wufei have gotten her? Or maybe Zechs?
"Where is she?" Bingo, she got through to him. Now was the matter of making her mother realize it too, and melting some of the ice around Heero.
"Answer me. Do you love her?" He pushed again and growled. "I mean, that day at the courts..." The ground came rushing up to her and footsteps moved away. Well, no answer but there was a huge chance of making him admit it... He was probably confused now, so she'd let him walk away.
"Phase two complete."
*~*~*~*~*
Since Aki was in the training room, Heero couldn't think in there. Instead, he'd have to go for a jog. Heero changed into some sweatpants and a t-shirt before getting his shoes on and going outside.
He started for the city. It was a good three miles away, but that wasn't much of a problem. He began to run, even though it had taken a bit of strength out of him to catch that little girl. She was faster that she looked.
And what was that she was trying to do? She was confusing him with all those things she was saying. Him, in love with Relena? Bullshit. Relena, living with a guy? More bullshit. But his blood boiled at the thought, and he began to run faster. Soon enough, he was in the downtown streets, the same ones he was in two days ago. Running through some alleyways, since some girls were ogling him, he was suddenly reminded of Relena's body in his arms as he carried her through the streets.
Shaking it off, he emerged near a quaint little neighbourhood. He'd run through there a couple of times before heading back.
As he passed, he noticed a number of blondes and redheads, all of which made him look over to see if they were Relena. He thought he saw her face a few times, but it turned out to only be someone else. And a few more times he thought he saw Relena's coat disappearing around a corner, but turned out to be a bit of paper flapping in the wind.
Angry at himself for seeing the woman everywhere, he turned back and ran towards the mansion. That girl was good, not even Duo got him thinking like that. Even if it was a lie, or was it?
"Shit." He was doing it again.
*~*~*~*~*
When he got back, he heard music from one of the rooms upstairs. It was probably Aki, but he went to check anyways... after a shower.
Opening the door, the song burst out in his face. Laughing, Aki turned it down.
"So, cleared up your head a little bit?" She had switched personalities again. The little bitch was gone and she was the light-hearted one again. She was sitting cross legged on the bed, her hand on the knob of the stereo.
"Hn." She sighed and turned the music up again.
"Come in, sit. I don't bite." He came in, but he leaned against the wall instead of sitting. She sighed. "Jeez, you're so uptight. But then again, I guess I shouldn't talk." She was waiting for an answer, he knew, but he didn't say anything.
"Don't tell me you're pissed about the thing in the training room, Heero. I was just wondering, and I doubt I would've gotten the truth If I asked." She looked hopeful for an answer, but he didn't answer so she just be quiet. A new song began to play.
I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Kaze o kakenukete
Nani mo osorezu ni
Ima yuuki to egao no kakera daite
CHANGE MY MIND
Jounetsu tayasazuni
Takanaru nirai e te o nobaseba
Kagayakeru hazusa
IT'S WONDERLAND
Hai iro no sora no kanata
Nani ka oitekita
Kimi wa mayoi nagara sagashi tsuzukeru
If Heero was surpised by the language, he was much more surprised when Aki began to sing the words as well.
Kimi no kokoro furueteta
Asu no mienai yo
Nani mo shinjirarezu mimi o fusagu
Kimi ni deatatoki hountou no ibasho mitsuketa
Nanigenai yasashisa ga koko ni atte bokura mezameru
I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Nido to mayowanai
Kimi to iru mirai katachi doreba dokomademo
Toberu sa
CHANGE MY MIND
Jounetsu tayasazuni
Shiranai ashita e tsubasa hiroge
Habatakeru hazusa
IT'S WONDERLAND
Bokura wa onaji sekai o oyogi tsuzuketeru
Tagai no negai e todoku hima de
Minna onaji fuan kakaete sasae aeru yo
Tachi domaru shunkan ni
Mitsumeteru kono basho ni iru
She noticed his stare and grinned sheepishly, turning off the stereo.
"What? I'm partly Japanese. I should know at least a bit about it. Besides, I like this song." He didn't stop looking at her. "I know it's old, but after that, the songs begin to get rather... incomprehendable, then they go back to mostly Classical and stuff."
Then, her mischevious grin came back on. "Come on, I'll show you some songs... maybe I'll even get you to learn how to dance."
"I know how to waltz, that's all I need."
"Stupid stick in the mud." A huge shiver overtook her. "Eeek, I hope Dr.J didn't teach you how." She got up and changed CDs. "This one's a favourite of mine..."
Took my love and took it down...
*~*~*~*~*
*LAUGHS* Heh heh, Heero must be bored, letting Aki make him do this. Oh well, she's trying to do something here... R&R please!
AN: Lot's of disclaimers up there.. *whistles*. And I just found this new game called puzzle pirates, and I'm pretty much hooked. Well, new chapter, and it might be a bit confusing, and not one of my best, but I can't really think of anything, writer's block, you know. Heh heh, Aki is having a ton of fun...
Black Hair and Gray Eyes
Chapter 8
"Preventor Yuy reporting." The stoic stepped into the room, facing Lady Une and awaiting his punishment. Before the door to the office close though, he caught a glimpse of what could've been a smirk from the little girl responsible for this. What he wouldn't of given to pull out his gun right now...
Aki turned and went back to the room where all the other ex-pilots were, having heard about the situation with Relena. She sat down at the table, where all eyes turned to her.
"Go ahead, ask questions, I'll answer them all." Bad move. They all began to ask her things, controlling their anger with her. All ten (Zechs was there too, and all of the woman were with them.) grounded out practically the same words.
"Why the hell did you do it?" It didn't earn them the shivering mass they expected, but instead a raised eyebrow.
"Tell me, what would you of done or wanted in our situations? You worked everyday and night for almost nothing in return, only able to take pleasure in the smallest things in life. Then, when you just want to surprise the person you've placed all your trust in, you find that they aren't loyal to you back. How you do deal with finding that your trust was misplaced?" They winced and thought for a moment. Aki smirked behind her cup of coffee, obviously they didn't plan this at all.
"And before you tell me that I shouldn't of let her leave, nevermind planning with her, remember this. She's been working for years now, with no one but a backstabber to trust, her friends almost never got the chance to see her, and she was obviously in need of a new way of thinking. Besides, it's not like she'll be gone forever. We've made arrangement for her to be able to contact me everyday so I know she's okay. And she'll contact only me, you might try and put a tracker on her somehow."
"But where is she? In space or on Earth?" Duo leaned forward. "It's killing me not having any idea." Aki's left eye twitched, how stupid did they think she was?
"I'm sorry but I can't release any information about her new life. Anything is a clue for you to work on." Placing down her cup, she had to catch it again as her Uncle hit the table, hard.
"Why didn't she come to us? I doubt any good is going to come from her leaving that couldn't come with her talking to us." A couple of hissing sounds came from the people who missed their cups by a bit.
"On the contrary. She wanted a new look on life. You can't exactly tell how bad the situation is from the top, you know. Stories can't compare to the real thing. She'll be able to calm down, and think of ideas for her job. I doubt you'd give her time to think anyways."
"Well, what are we suppose to do in her place? Did she think of that, girl?" Her mother was right, Wufei would be irritating.
"Of course. We've planned it out fine. She'll be one for a couple of weeks, three or four, and I'll be sending her files over to her... with a private messenger, and she'll beable to get it all done. The meetings aren't really important, all those old guys need is someone to make sure they can keep a level head. I'll be helping out there."
"A twelve year old girl, meeting with the councils on deciding with ideas that could change the whole universe?" Dorothy looked at her skeptically. Of course it sounded impossible.
"Thirteen as of tommorrow. But, they placed a fifteen year old girl who's been pampared all of her life as queen of the world, I mean, really. Now her daughter is level headed, controlled, and logical, with experiences that some of those guys don't even have, like her. And, I won't be making decisions, just keeping them level headed and thinking straight. Again, I'll be sending the proposition to my mother, and she'll decide."
"And how do you know that this messenger is completely loyal?"
The smirk came again. At least Lucrezia was giving her a good question. "I wouldn't make that kind of mistake. Ten hours of planning and do you think I would overlook that?"
The ringing of a cell phone came and everyone check, though it was Aki who had it. She pressed something and they all knew that it was a collect call, so couldn't be traced.
"Evening Mom. I trust you arrived okay?" She walked off to a corner, speaking lowly so they couldn't hear. "Yeah. Yup. Yes, he was irritating. No, the first meeting is halfway between now and when you come back, so you'll just be getting some paperwork for now. Yeah, it's getting lower now that the treaty's been passed. Not much, small pile. Okay, tommorrow then. Bye."
Without looking back, she walked out the door, seeing as Heero had come out already.
"Time for phase two."
*~*~*~*~*
"Where is she?" Rolling her eyes, she turned to faced Heero.
"I told you, I can't tell you. She's happy and safe, that's all that matters." She turned the corner and walked, trying to get to the training room before he lashed out. They had just arrived at the mansion a few moment earlier, and he would not stop asking her that same question.
"Where. Is. She?" Stepping into the room, Aki turned and sighed. This guy was truly thickheaded. Now all she had to to do was pull the right strings...
"Why is it you care. You have my word that she'll be alright. She's happy now, and she'll be coming back. It's not like she's really all that needed here." If only you could hear when they lost control.
"She is needed. She's wanted, needed, allowed, and should be here instead on god knows where." Physical labour helps loosen emotional strain. Aki jumped away, making him lunge after her. It wouldn't be long if she kept pushing it.
"She's here practically twenty-four seven. All she needs is some time to herself, not being constantly watched." He striked again, though not as fast as Aki knew he could. She dodged it too easily.
"I need to know that's she's okay for myself. I need to know exactly where she is." Heero answered her questions, trying to convince the smart little bitch to tell him everything. She was so frustrating.
"Why? Does it matter if she's at home or at someone else's house? It's not like you care for her besides that fact that she's your employer." Heero striked again, but harder, and Aki was almost hit in surprise.
"I care because she the only family that I have, she the only person that's accepted me." Anger began to boil up when she mentioned the idea of her in someone else'd house. Was she living with someone? A friend?
"Your friends accepted you. You had plenty of other choices besides her." Getting deeper... a little more and she pop the question. "Oh, and I forgot to tell that guy..." she muttered to herself. He heard, and slammed her into the wall.
"What guy?" His face was close to her, and he snarled. She was dying to ask the question, but it was still too soon.
"Heh, you sound jealous. But that couldn't be, you never minded when Johnathan was with her." He pushed harder, and Aki felt pain where he held her to the wall. So close...
"Who said I didn't mind!?" That was all she needed, she had gotten through.
"Oh, so you admit you were jealous. Hmm... how could it be? Could it be that you... love her?" He faltered for a second before realizing he had been tricked. Why couldn't Duo or Wufei have gotten her? Or maybe Zechs?
"Where is she?" Bingo, she got through to him. Now was the matter of making her mother realize it too, and melting some of the ice around Heero.
"Answer me. Do you love her?" He pushed again and growled. "I mean, that day at the courts..." The ground came rushing up to her and footsteps moved away. Well, no answer but there was a huge chance of making him admit it... He was probably confused now, so she'd let him walk away.
"Phase two complete."
*~*~*~*~*
Since Aki was in the training room, Heero couldn't think in there. Instead, he'd have to go for a jog. Heero changed into some sweatpants and a t-shirt before getting his shoes on and going outside.
He started for the city. It was a good three miles away, but that wasn't much of a problem. He began to run, even though it had taken a bit of strength out of him to catch that little girl. She was faster that she looked.
And what was that she was trying to do? She was confusing him with all those things she was saying. Him, in love with Relena? Bullshit. Relena, living with a guy? More bullshit. But his blood boiled at the thought, and he began to run faster. Soon enough, he was in the downtown streets, the same ones he was in two days ago. Running through some alleyways, since some girls were ogling him, he was suddenly reminded of Relena's body in his arms as he carried her through the streets.
Shaking it off, he emerged near a quaint little neighbourhood. He'd run through there a couple of times before heading back.
As he passed, he noticed a number of blondes and redheads, all of which made him look over to see if they were Relena. He thought he saw her face a few times, but it turned out to only be someone else. And a few more times he thought he saw Relena's coat disappearing around a corner, but turned out to be a bit of paper flapping in the wind.
Angry at himself for seeing the woman everywhere, he turned back and ran towards the mansion. That girl was good, not even Duo got him thinking like that. Even if it was a lie, or was it?
"Shit." He was doing it again.
*~*~*~*~*
When he got back, he heard music from one of the rooms upstairs. It was probably Aki, but he went to check anyways... after a shower.
Opening the door, the song burst out in his face. Laughing, Aki turned it down.
"So, cleared up your head a little bit?" She had switched personalities again. The little bitch was gone and she was the light-hearted one again. She was sitting cross legged on the bed, her hand on the knob of the stereo.
"Hn." She sighed and turned the music up again.
"Come in, sit. I don't bite." He came in, but he leaned against the wall instead of sitting. She sighed. "Jeez, you're so uptight. But then again, I guess I shouldn't talk." She was waiting for an answer, he knew, but he didn't say anything.
"Don't tell me you're pissed about the thing in the training room, Heero. I was just wondering, and I doubt I would've gotten the truth If I asked." She looked hopeful for an answer, but he didn't answer so she just be quiet. A new song began to play.
I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Kaze o kakenukete
Nani mo osorezu ni
Ima yuuki to egao no kakera daite
CHANGE MY MIND
Jounetsu tayasazuni
Takanaru nirai e te o nobaseba
Kagayakeru hazusa
IT'S WONDERLAND
Hai iro no sora no kanata
Nani ka oitekita
Kimi wa mayoi nagara sagashi tsuzukeru
If Heero was surpised by the language, he was much more surprised when Aki began to sing the words as well.
Kimi no kokoro furueteta
Asu no mienai yo
Nani mo shinjirarezu mimi o fusagu
Kimi ni deatatoki hountou no ibasho mitsuketa
Nanigenai yasashisa ga koko ni atte bokura mezameru
I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD
Nido to mayowanai
Kimi to iru mirai katachi doreba dokomademo
Toberu sa
CHANGE MY MIND
Jounetsu tayasazuni
Shiranai ashita e tsubasa hiroge
Habatakeru hazusa
IT'S WONDERLAND
Bokura wa onaji sekai o oyogi tsuzuketeru
Tagai no negai e todoku hima de
Minna onaji fuan kakaete sasae aeru yo
Tachi domaru shunkan ni
Mitsumeteru kono basho ni iru
She noticed his stare and grinned sheepishly, turning off the stereo.
"What? I'm partly Japanese. I should know at least a bit about it. Besides, I like this song." He didn't stop looking at her. "I know it's old, but after that, the songs begin to get rather... incomprehendable, then they go back to mostly Classical and stuff."
Then, her mischevious grin came back on. "Come on, I'll show you some songs... maybe I'll even get you to learn how to dance."
"I know how to waltz, that's all I need."
"Stupid stick in the mud." A huge shiver overtook her. "Eeek, I hope Dr.J didn't teach you how." She got up and changed CDs. "This one's a favourite of mine..."
Took my love and took it down...
*~*~*~*~*
*LAUGHS* Heh heh, Heero must be bored, letting Aki make him do this. Oh well, she's trying to do something here... R&R please!