Title: Altering Feelings


Author: Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater

Shout Outs:


- transcendent: I really don't know what happened yesterday to make you in a bad mood but I do hope you're ok now. Thanks for reviewing as usual.

 

- V-Babe: I really want to read that song-fic you had. I'll be waiting. And thank you for reviewing. I'll keep this up and finish it if it's the last thing I do.

 

- Serenity-Kaiba: No fair, I tell you to continue your fics and you say you're working on it. Then when you have it out you have a small section of it! When I post a new chapter I have a good amount of it, I think… Anyways, thanks for reviewing and I'll talk to you later.


- SilverCaladan: I know, me too. And I thought Minako was a perfect character to do that to Heero. She's flirtatious and can get mad as well. Thanks for reviewing.

- Sadie Joyce - Myst Lady: I have never seen La femme but I have seen some episodes of Alias. And I understand what you mean with the spy thing. It does in a way. And I promise I will have that first chap out for you!


- Venus Of Love: Don't worry, I know you meant floor, not bed. But that would have been nice… okay, hold it right there, don't let your minds run wild!

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Chapter Three

I could have sworn my eyebrows were slightly twitching when feeling something very smooth brush my cheeks. It disturbed my sleep. Opening my eyes slowly I saw Artemis's huge blue eyes staring down at me.

"Arty?" I mumbled in a hoarse whisper.

Lifting myself up in a sitting position, I rubbed my eyes and then my whole face to get the sleepiness out. "What a night," I groaned to myself before stretching.

Looking around I noticed Heero sitting on the edge of the bed. He was working on his laptop again. A serious expression was held on his face and it made me wonder what he was up to.

"Don't tell me you were up all night working on that," I said while scratching Artemis's right ear.

I didn't get a reply. Heero was still working and paid no mind towards me. While the noise of Artemis's purr, the keys being used on the laptop and the television on in low volume, I became aware of him wearing a green shirt over a jean jacket and blue pants.

"You know, it's not good for your eyes to be staring at the screen all night."

Still no reply…

My face turned into a scowl. "You could at least answer me. Say good morning at least!"

For some reason this guy got me so irritated. Without thinking, I took my pillow and threw it at him. But he dodged it. He did not even turn around to see the pillow coming. He moved his upper body slightly to the left and the cushion whoosh pass his bangs.

"Argh!" I growled with frustration before getting out of bed. Grabbing my clothes for the day I stomping into the bathroom before slamming the door shut.

Jerk!

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The next time I came out of the bathroom I was clothed in short-jeans and a light orange sweater. During my time in the bathroom I felt a sort of guilt for the way I treated Heero. It came into my mind to apologize and make an effort to ignore his cold-hearted ways. Even if it annoyed me…

I was not surprised to see Heero still on his laptop when I scanned the room to look for him. Taking a seat on the bed, I looked over his shoulders to glance at screen for the fun of it. A picture of the casino and it's time schedule was shown.

Watching him work a minute further, not minding me being so close to him, I took a deep breath and decided to break the ice.

"Listen… Heero? I know we haven't really started off on the right side but I was hoping that since we're going to have to work together we should at least make an effort to get along."

I paused and peeked at his face only to see him still working on his computer. Trying to hold back my retort on him not paying attention, I continued.

"We're bickering like little children when we should be behaving like adults. So I wanted to say that I'm sorry." I said with my teeth gritted together.

I waited for a minute, two minutes passed, and then three. I kept my eyes on him the whole time and his features did not seem to soften to the fact that I was apologizing. He busily typed and when he made a mistake, he let out a grunt. That was all.

THE NERVE OF HIM! I screamed to myself. My hands turned into a fist.

"WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME!?" I yelled jumping to my feet and slamming the laptop shut. At first I thought I almost got his fingers caught during.

I was leaning on the laptop with both hands and my face was close to his. I glowered as best I could, staring into his Prussian blue eyes.

"HERE I AM TRYING TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN LISTENING!" I scolded.

He gave me his death glare. "Minako," he said under his breath, almost in a warning way, "Get off my laptop."

But I didn't budge. I stayed were I was and it seemed we were glaring back at each other for a long period. But then, our staring contest was interrupted by a sound coming from the laptop. Quickly getting off and taking my seat back down on the bed we discovered Heero received a letter from Dr. J.

The subject was labeled, Mr. Kamori.

The Casino is holding dance at 5:00p.m. I'm expecting that'll be the perfect time for you to investigate.

Dr. J.

I read it over again to my self before Heero spoke. "It's settled. We're going to the dance."

This caused me to think. I couldn't help but raise and eyebrow at him. "We'll need to dress elegantly! What am I going to wear?" I hadn't packed any chic dresses for the trip, thinking it wasn't required.

Heero glared at me once more before closing his laptop and getting up from the bed. I watched him head towards the door before I stopped him. "Where're you heading off to now?"

"Breakfast," he bluntly replied before walking out.

I could feel my face burning with anger. Like my old habits when I was younger, I took my shoe off and threw it hard at the closed door.

Bastard! Can't even ask if I wanted to come?

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At exactly 4:27 p.m. I was staring at my reflection in the mirror of the bathroom. Earlier I was able to head to the mall to pick out a perfect outfit. It was a red spaghetti strapped silk dress that reached my upper knee. It also came with a pair of white gloves to match.

My hair was up in a French braid with one curly strand of gold tresses on each side of my ear, hanging loosely. After checking my make-up I took my white purse and headed out.

When exiting, I saw Heero looking out the window at the night sky. The only thing that made him look eligible was his black tuxedo he rented. All the rest made him look like the Heero I knew. His bangs were still wildly misplaced and his tie was nowhere in sight.

My partner turned to me when he saw my reflection in the window. Expecting to get a reaction from him with my dress, I waited for him to say, You look gorges, or Beautiful, or anything that would make me flattered.

But no, not a single word came out of his lips. He stared at me with his hand behind his back, standing straight and tall.

"Well? What do you think?" I asked, deciding to help him along with what I wanted him to say.

He closed his eyes and let out a sigh. "You look fine." With that said, he opened his eyes again and walked passed me.

For some odd reason I didn't get an angry feeling out of this. I normally would if any man said that to me. Fine was not good enough for a very expensive dress.

And another thing that puzzled me was that I felt a knot in my stomach when he brushed his shoulder against mine while crossing the room. I couldn't help but smile…

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5:14 p.m. was the time we arrived at the casino. It was the taxi driver who had delayed us because he faced a problem with finding the place.

Heero was the first to get out of the yellow cab before helping me out. We paid the cab driver before heading towards the entrance of the casino. Before we entered, he offered his arm to me. It was time for a serious performance. Our mission was now beginning and we had to play the role sincerely as a married couple.

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Closing Notes:

There you have it, chapter three. Now do what you normally do. Review, flame, or leave.