Title: Altering Feelings


Author: Aino Yuy aka Usagi-Hater

Shout Outs:



- Ashleigh-Kaiba: Thanks for pre-reading this for me Mrs. Kaiba (^_~)\\//.


- Venus Of Love: Thanks for the review. And we do make a great team on our site. Now maybe we can work on a fic together.


- SilverCaladan: lolz, I have a feeling you'll like this chap… hopefully. (O_O)! Red looks too much like pink? NO! I HATE THAT COLOR! Oh dammit, and sad to say, my favorite color is red, which looks like pink. DAMN!


- transcendent: Vee! HOW DARE YOU THREATEN MY HEERO! (O_O) AND HOW COULD YOU? TERRORIZE ME WITH THE THOUGHT OF DICK-HEAD GOING AFTER ME?! THE HORROR!!! Oh yeah, update your fics girl, I'm still waiting!


- V-babe: hey V-babe, we sure haven't talked in a long time online. And yes, I do feel special that you're going to type the whole song fic for me. But you haven't yet!


- Naiad: Glad you like my fic. And you're not a Minako/Heero fan at all either? Oh well, hopefully someday you might join the club.


- Sadie Joyce - Myst Lady: Most of my fics will be Minako/Heero centric. We need more of them around and I have a whole list of ideas for them. Oh, and I'm working on that SM/Esca fic too so don't worry. Expect the next chap out before the end of July (^_^;).


- Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's: Yeah, don't worry, I read it. I'm not sure if I reviewed it though. I tend to read fics and don't review if I'm in a hurry. Sorry…

 

- Krista Hopes: Hey Krista! Six reviews for our fic in two days isn't bad at all. We need to work on it though. And of course, Minako/Heero rules all the way!

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Chapter Four

The casino was packed with people. They were playing the slot machines, involved in card games, and gambling. At the far end of the room there was a doorway leading to the dance area. I could hear the loud music from across the entrance.

Heero pulled me towards the other room the moment we came in. But on our way we passed a poker game. I was in the mood to give it a try. I always won during my games with my friends back at the colony. Tempted to join in, Heero pulled me away.

I glared at the back of his head as he led me further off. If I was not pretending to be Heero's wife and my hand was not wrapped around his arm I'm sure hell would have broken lose.

The scene played in my mind. I would yell at him and slap him on the head. He in return would glare at me to death expecting me to fall and die by his stare.

This caused me to chuckle to myself as we entered the dance room. Although, it disappeared when I heard a masculine male voice greet us from behind.

"Good evening," said a tall man with a mix of silver and white hair.

He was incredibly dreamily if I were to describe him. A tall, dark and handsome guy. Certainly any girl would die for. I did not notice that I was staring at him in a daze. He was so breathtaking.

But I stopped and blushed when he looked at me. He smiled the most gorgeous smile ever.

"Good evening miss," he greeted taking my spare gloved hand and giving the top a light kiss.

I could hear a grunt escape Heero and an uneasy look was on his face. Was he envious? But why would he? I see no point. We were only on this mission as partners and we did not get along very well. But I did feel to some extent guilty… and this confused me once more.

"My name is Commander Zech."

The man's announcement made my heart sink. I hastily glanced at Heero and saw his face stiffen at the mention of the name. We knew that name well. He was an officer for the OZ organization and therefore our enemy.

"And you are?" he asked, looking towards me.

"Minako… Minako Kamori," I answered. It took great will to keep myself from falling for him. I did not know him for even a minute and here I was going crazy. And he was our foe, to say the least.

"Heero Kamori," Heero introduced, taking Commander Zech's hand to shake. I could tell he was hesitant and his eyes were now overflowing with hate. If he kept this up he would give us away.

"Are you brother and sister?" He asked.

"Oh no, we're married," I responded quickly.

I had to keep my mind on this assignment. I was not going to let some pretty boy make me screw up… I hope… I worked so hard to join Dr. J's team and I was not going to fail now. I took the oath that mission came first. And that is what I am going to do.

"Oh," the tall commander spoke. His smile was still on his face while turning to Heero. "Well then, mind if I take your wife for a dance?"

I could tell Heero's face darkened. His eyes were literally glaring and it worried me. I was not sure if Heero would start a fight. He seemed the type to and this troubled me the most.

"I promised my wife I was going to dance with her," Heero replied uncouthly. Without an adieu he pulled me away to the dance floor.

I dared not look behind. The last thing I wanted was to have Commander Zech feel I was interested in him. I followed Heero until he led me near the middle of the dance floor.

The moment we were ready to dance to the rather high-speed song, it ended. The next thing I knew was that the room filled with a slow, steady beat melody. I watched other couples on the dance floor sway with the music.

Feeling Heero's hand go to the small of my back, he took my right hand and began to sway faintly. I danced with him for a few seconds timidly. But soon enough, I noticed Heero was not looking at me. His eyes were inspecting the room instead of staring down at me.

I sighed loudly. Rolling my eyes I gazed around for the lack of nothing else better to do. It then struck me that we were the only couple dancing in a different fashion. The other couples were hugging each other, the females' arms around the males' necks and the males' hand on the females' hip.

It bothered me for some reason… here we were as a wedded pair and we seemed cautious with dancing together. I looked up at Heero who was still surveying about. An evil grin spread across my face suddenly. I had a devilish idea.

Slowly, I leaned further into him. Our bodies made contact and I laughed when Heero took notice. He looked down at me with an expression saying, What the hell are you doing? Ignoring the look, I took my arm and wrapped it around his neck.

He had no choice but to follow and placed his hand on my hips. Looking down at me sternly I smiled sweetly. The next thing I did I pulled him closer until my chin rested on his shoulder.

"What's the matter?" I breathed softly into his ear.

I could tell Heero was feeling very uncomfortable. He was dancing rather stiff. But he soon loosened up as time passed by and began to carry on his searching around the room.

Meanwhile, I rested my chin on his shoulder with my eyes closed. The light music was peaceful and the smell of cologne coming from Heero was relaxing. He really did smell good…

Sadly, the music ended and the dance was over. With my eyes still closed and still not parted from Heero, I could hear another music coming on. The hands that were on my hips moved up to my shoulders and softly yanked me off of the owner's body.

My eyes opened and met Heero's Prussian blue orbs. I was not sure if it was me but he was starting to look very dreamy. I blinked to snap out of my trance only to see the same.

I felt him take my arm and pull me with him towards the dinning side of the room. A waiter led us to a small table where he helped me sit. The young man left after giving our menus and soon returned to open a bottle of champion. He poured a glass for both of us before discarding again.

Drinking some of the liquid from my glass I fixed my eyes on Heero to see him staring at Commander Zech. He was leaving the room with another man by his side.

"Heero?" I asked, placing my wineglass back down. Something was up and I could tell by the way he was staring. Heero looked at me briefly before getting up. Leaning down on the table, he looked intently at me in the eyes.

"I'm going to check it out. Stay put," he said in a commanding tone before leaving me.

I was thinking about protesting and go after him but the waiter came back to ask if I was ready to order. Damn that Heero. We were in this mission together and here he was leaving me out.

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A while passed since Heero left. Maybe at least fifteen minutes. I told the waiter to come back later when my husband returned. Tapping my fingers on the table and my chin rested on my other hand, I was sure I held boredom on my face.

So many people were dancing, eating, laughing, or at least doing something interesting. And in the other room I could hear people chatting and someone screaming they had won.

I wanted to try my luck on that poker game from earlier. But I kept my butt on my seat. For some odd reason I was obeying what Heero told me. I was staying put.

After what seemed like hours I was about to go to the ladies room to check on my makeup when I saw Heero coming towards me in a hasty pace.

He had the most unyielding look on his face… he did not seem mad. He just seemed… apprehensive.

Heero quickly took his seat opposite me as I looked at him, disoriented by his strange behavior. I soon noticed that the same man that had left the room with Commander Zech came back in with a couple of other men dressed in uniforms.

"Hee-," I began to ask Heero what was going on when I felt his hand grab the back of my head and pull me closer to him.

My heart skipped a beat when our lips linked.

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Closing Notes:

Yes, I know I haven't updated in while with any of my fictions. And yes, I know this chapter was short. Deeply sorry but get over it. 

Another thing, don't feel that Heero was OOC at the last part. He had a reason. And that will be revealed in the next chapter.