Gundam Gangsters 2001 p2
Yay part 2! Comes after one ya know. And in case you weren't paying attention THIS STORY HAS ANGST!!
Disclaimer: I don't own gundam wing or any of the characters, or this computer, or this shirt…
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Trowa was sitting at the table drinking coffee while reading the newspaper, and Catherine was at the counter watching him with interest.
"So how long have you two been a couple?" she asked.
Trowa raised an eyebrow, without looking up he asked, "Me and who?"
"You and Hilde."
He replied to that by spraying coffee all over his paper, "What?! We're not a couple!"
"Well it sure looks like it."
"She's Duo's girlfriend!"
"Oh cheating behind his back huh? Don't worry I won't tell."
"Tell what there's nothing to tell! She's pregnant for cryin' out loud!"
Her eyes widened, "Wow Trowa you do work fast."
"Not by me!"
"Riiight."
"Seriously!"
"Calm down it's ok to be in love."
"But I'm not in love!"
"What are you two arguing about?" asked Hilde as she came down the stares dressed in one of Catherine's old night shirts.
Catherine smiled mischievously, "Nothing." She said and walked away, and as she passed Trowa she whispered in a voice to low for Hilde to hear, "I'll leave you two love birds alone." He made a swipe at her but she sidestepped him laughing.
Hilde just stared on with confusion in her eyes, "Uh did I interrupt something?"
"Yes and thank you for doing so, she can be such a pest when she wants to be."
"You're welcome I guess. Oh I'm going to go home today I couldn't possibly impose on you any longer."
"Hey you're not imposing I wouldn't mind at all."
"But I think I need to face the fact that Duo's gone and the place to do it is home. I need to learn to not be too dependent on anyone you know what I mean."
He nodded.
"Um…Trowa what are you doing today?"
He looked at his watch, "Well I have a meeting to go to in an hour or so but it shouldn't take long, why?"
"I was wondering…you see…I kinda have this doctors appointment later today and I was wondering if you would come with me, I mean if it makes you feel uncomfortable or anything you don't have to but I'm really scared to go alone."
Trowa smiled warmly at her, "Sure no problem I'll go. What time?"
Hilde sighed with relief, "The appointment's at one, Thank you, I owe you big time."
"No you don't, I'm happy to do it."
She smiled at him, "Well I better go get dressed, don't need to be late for work." She said and trotted back up-stares.
The second she was out of sight Catherine strolled by the door saying, "Okay Mr I'm-not-the-father."
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"Hey Quatre! Wake up you weed!"
Quatre opened his eyes to see his ever-angry older sister Betty, "What do you want?" he whimpered.
"For you to wake up dork some old guy's at the door for you!" she shouted.
"Well do you have to yell I'm standing right hear."
"I wouldn't yell if you'd wake up!"
Quatre sat up and rubbed his eyes, sleepily he got up put on a pair of shorts and a shirt and stumbled down-stares. He made his way to the door and opened it to find Charlie standing there with a hateful look on his face.
"You're presence is requested by Ms. Dorothy this way please." He said motioning toward the same gold limo. he had been in the night before.
"What for?"
"Be damned if I know." He muttered in total disgust.
"What?"
"I was not enlightened as to the reason you are needed."
"Oh."
"This way please." He repeated.
With a confused look he followed Charlie to the car and got in when he opened the door for him, inside there was a white tuxedo with a note attached it read:
Dear Quatre,
Good morning, I hope Charlie didn't give you a hard time. I'm sure you're wondering where you are going and why. Today my grandfather is hosting a ball at our mansion and I would like you to be my guest. It is a formal occasion and I have taken the liberty of picking out on outfit for you to wear I hope it's the right size.
Love,
Dorothy
Quatre put the note down and looked up at the rear view mirror and saw a pair of angry eyes staring back.
"Do you mind?" he asked picking up the tux. Charlie raised black glass between them to give him privacy, Quatre shuddered he could still feel his evil eyes burning through the glass. "This is going to be a long ride." He said to himself.
After what seemed like hours they arrived at a large mansion and parked right in front of the door, several servants emerged to help him inside and find his hostess. The whole thing seemed like a dream, every room he walked into was bigger than his whole house, and there were enough people to start a small nation. Although he couldn't figure out why so many reporters were present. He was lead to the top of a stare case to wait for Dorothy, and was so preoccupied with looking at the gigantic chandelier he didn't see her walk up to him.
"Hello Quatre I'm so glad you decided to come!"
He turned around to thank her for inviting him but for the second time when he saw her, he was struck stupid. She was dressed in a beautiful white silk dress with a red belt, her hair flowed down her back in long curls; she looked like an angel.
"H-hi."
"I hope it fits."
"W-what?"
"Your tuxedo."
"O-oh yeah it f-fits fine."
"Good I had guess on your size. Come with me I have a surprise for you."
Quatre followed he dumbly through the halls until they came to a small empty room with instruments nailed all over the wall. Dorothy skipped in while Quatre just stood around looking around, when she returned she had something in the hands which she handed to him.
"Hear."
"What is it?" he asked as he took it.
"A violin."
"For what?"
She smiled, "On little thing I forgot to mention, not only are you my guest you are also the entertainment."
Quatre's mouth fell open, "What?"
"Well you said playing the violin was you're real passion so hears a chance to share your gift."
"B-but…" before he got a chance to finish she took his hand and dragged him out the door, before he knew it he was on stage with the violin before a sea of people. Camera's flashed, and the crowd got silent; he was now the center of attention. He glanced over at Dorothy who was watching him off stage and then turned to the crowd.
'What doesn't kill you make you stronger.' He though, "Hello everyone, I am about to play a piece I composed myself, I hope you like it." Ha announced.
Quatre placed the bow to the strings and began to play with all the skill and emotion he could; not for the crowd, or the press, but for the woman who stole his heart, for Dorothy. When he was done the whole room clapped, cheered, and praised his performance, he took a bow and walked off stage to her.
"Well Quatre that was quite a performance!"
"You liked it?"
"I loved it! That was simply marvelous!"
"Thank you." He said modestly.
"Yes my boy that was exceptional."
He turned to see an old man in his late fifty's standing behind him wearing a navy blue and black uniform, Quatre recognized him immediately and realized what he had gotten himself into.
"Governor Dermail!"
"Yes I am and what is your name lad?"
"Quatre Raberba Winner, sir."
"Nice to meet you Quatre, I'm glad to see my granddaughter has taken a shinning to a young man as talented as yourself."
"Thank you sir."
"Well I must be going can't keep the press waiting, it was a pleasure meeting you." He said and walked off leaving Quatre in shock. He had just met Governor Dermail, THE Governor Dermail and if Dorothy was his granddaughter that meant he had been spending the last two days with…
"Come on let's enjoy the party." She said in a chipper voice.
Again he was moving before he knew what was going on he was dragged down stares into the mass of dancing drinking politicians. They seemed to take a great interest in him, but he figured that was because he was with Dorothy. She led him to a table at the other end of the room where the refreshments were, most of the food Quatre had never heard of but he ate them anyway. While she greeted the many men that came up to them, he just watched her in dismay; how could he ever hope to get involved with the governors daughter? What really baffled him was how he'd gotten as far as he had.
"Would you like to dance?"
He snapped out of his trance looking confused, "What?"
"I asked you if you'd like to dance."
He looked down at his watch and gasped, "Oh man I would love to but I have somewhere to be in less than an hour!"
"Where would that be?"
"Um, me and some of my friends have a little get together and I'm going to be late. I am so sorry I'll make it up to you I promise."
Dorothy smiled at him, "You better."
Quatre kissed her and dashed out, once he was on his way to the warehouse he stopped in realization of what he had just done. He had just kissed Dorothy, in front of the press, lots and lots of press.
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Duo ran around the corner at top speed and smacked right into someone sending him crashing to the ground, "Hey watch out where you're going!"
"You ran into me you braid boy!"
Duo looked up angrily and immediately calmed when he saw who it was, "Heero! And I thought I was the only one late to the meeting!" he gasped.
"Oh yeah forgot about that."
"What do you mean you forgot!"
He shrugged, "It slipped my mind, I have better things to think about."
Duo jumped you so they were face to face, "And what exactly is more important the a bank robbery?"
"Sylvia in an edible thong."
"…"
"Come on let's go before we're any later."
"…"
"Duo you ok?"
"Heero whatever's wrong with you is no little thing."
He sighed, "Come on!"
Duo tried o push all mental images out of his mind and followed his friend to his bike parked down the street, "How long have you known her?"
"Who? Sylvia?"
"No Madona! Yes Sylvia you retard!"
"Uh since yesterday, I nearly ran her over with my bike, and since I had scared her pretty bad I decided to make it up to her."
"Well what about Relena?"
"What about her?"
Duo thought about responding to that but didn't he just hopped on the back and rode off at breakneck speed to their destination.
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"What's an eleven letter word for positively?" asked Trowa as he worked his coffee stained newspaper crossword puzzle.
"Positive." Replied Wufei who was sitting backwards in his chair looking at the floor.
"That's eight."
"So get a fucking thesaurus Barton!!"
"Geez man who's been pissin' in your lucky charms?"
Wufei continued to stare at the floor, "Sorry just been havin a bad weekend."
Just then Quatre burst in out of breath, "Hey am I late?"
"Nope just in time to do nothing." Said Wufei.
"Good I thought I wasn't going to make it."
When he sat down Wufei looked you for the first time and also noticed what he was wearing, "Quatre what the hell do you have on?!"
He looked down, "Oh a friend of mine gave it to me."
"What friend was this?!"
"A girl."
Trowa nearly fell out of his chair, "A girl gave you that?!…In exchange for what?"
Quatre's eyes widened, "Whoa it's not like that! She wanted me to attend a party with her and so she gave me these clothes, that's all!"
"Uh-hu."
"Really!"
"Alrighty it's time to talk business!" Announced Heero as he marched in with Duo at his heels.
"Look who it is Mr Heero always-late Yuy." Said Quatre.
"Good lord Quatre you look like then frat boy from hell!"
"Ok so what have you got for us?" asked Wufei.
"A job sooo sweet it'll give you tooth decay." Said Heero as he sat down next to Trowa, "I've got the whole thing planed I spent all last night working on this." Duo was about to say something but Heero shoved his braid in his mouth. "At exactly six o'clock day after next we steel a car preferably a jeep or van so the cops can't trace it to one of us. Afterwards Wufei drives us to the bank on Twenty-fifth and Third, I go in with Duo and Trowa as my cover. Quatre stays outside the door to alert us of and coming danger, such as police a nosy passer by etc. Ok once I've got the green we bolt, Quatre I want you to ride in the back with Trowa and me so in case the cops tail us we can take them out. Now remember I don't want anyone killed just take out the tires, the last thing we need is to be wanted for murder. We drive to the lake dump the car split up and meet back hear."
"Nice plan but who gets the money when we split up?" asked Wufei.
"Quatre."
"Why him?" demanded Duo.
"Because he is to smart to try and take off with it, I'm sure he knows if he tried I'd hound him and kill him, don't you Quatre?"
He nodded, "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
"Everyone understand? No questions right?" before anyone could answer he said, "Good I'm out."
"Hey shouldn't we go over this again or something I mean you run the plan by us once and we're supposed to get it?" asked Trowa.
"I trust you'll figure it out it's a simple plan."
"Yeah to simple what I mean what happens if something goes wrong? Is there a backup plan?"
"Yes as a matter of fact there is if something goes wrong run like hell."
"Heero that's not a plan that's psychotic! And what IS your rush to leave? Have we ever had a meeting that you didn't dismiss in under a minute! You go on and on about how crucial it is that we attend these little get togethers and you always show up about a half hour late!!"
"I'm sorry if it bugs you next time I'll show up on time and have a twenty minute speech prepared."
"Quite being a smartass if you can't think of anything better then I'm not doing this."
Heero rolled his eyes, "Fine if you're going to be a bitch about it," he sighed and sat down again, "Does anyone not understand the plan?"
"I have a question," Quatre said meekly, "What kind of guns should we bring? Handguns, automatics…"
"Bring everything you got we might need it." Replied Heero.
"Gotcha and what if one of us gets caught?"
"Same rules apply as always, I never knew you, you never knew me. Anyone else?"
"What's the security like." Questioned Wufei.
"Poor, maybe one guard. Is that it?" when there was no immediate response he got up and bolted for the door. "See you guys around I've got a date with this hot chick called Ira." He called back.
Duo shook his head, "That boy has GOT to stop thinking with his dick."
Quatre frowned, "I think that name should mean something to me…."
"He is hopeless," muttered Trowa as he sank down in his chair. Suddenly he shot up, "Oh crap what time is it?!"
"Might try checkin you're watch." Suggested Wufei.
Trowa did just that and saw it was 12:58, "Damn it I'm late!"
"For what?" asked Duo, but it was too late he had already left.
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Sally watched her mother in the kitchen making sandwiches, while Shi and Tammy hopped happily at her feet waiting for their lunch. The second they were handed down the two ran outside laughing as the puppy tried to steal their snacks. She was so busy watching her children she didn't notice her mother approaching her.
"Sally?"
She jumped, "Yes?"
"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked referring to her cheek.
"No I really don't."
"Why not?"
"Because I'm tired of talking."
Her mother sat down and looked at her for a moment before speaking, "I knew he was trouble when I met him, you should have listened…"
"But I didn't so drop it."
"Sally consider my place for a moment, just imagine you're me and Tammy is you, would you drop it?"
She turned around and looked out the screen door at Tammy and Shi; they were playing catch with the puppy and petting him every time he retrieved the ball, consequently coating his fur with peanut butter and jelly. The though of someone hurting either of them filled her with rage as well as fear, and another thought hit her; how would this experience affect them?
Sally turned back to her mother, "I guess not."
"Well…"
"Wufei and I got into a fight as usual and things got a little too heated and he slapped me, I knocked him out cold, left, and decided to come hear. That's all that happened really."
Although she knew that wasn't everything she nodded and stood up, "You should cover that up, your father will be home soon, if he sees that we'll have one less Wufei in the world."
Sally chuckled, "I guess your right."
As she was cleaning up in the bathroom she heard a knock at the door, and her mother answer it followed by her shouting 'It's for you!' down the hall. She inspected her handy work and came out to see who had come to visit her. As her mother walked out she looked up to see her best friend standing there in full uniform.
"Noin?"
"Hi, sorry to show up unexpected like this but I wanted to talk to you." Said the dark haired police officer.
"About what?"
"At first it was about me but I see you're having problems of your own."
'Damn she sees it!', "What do you mean."
"I talked to Wufei this morning and he said you probably weren't coming home."
'Phew!' "Oh that, I just got fed up and left."
Noin snorted, "About time."
"So what did you want to talk about?" Sally asked as she sat on a stool.
"Nothing all that important," She replied taking a seat across from her friend, "I'm just having a hell of a time dealing with Zechs."
"Ask for a transfer."
Noin sighed and ran her hands through her short hair, "I couldn't do that I'm to hopelessly in love with that prick to do that."
"Look if he starts acting goofy just ignore him."
"I've tried but he keeps on giving me these shity assignments that his secretary should be doing, I mean that man is deliberately trying to make me nuts."
"Well what has he given you lately?"
"A picture of this kid, he didn't say why I'm trying to find something incriminating on him." She said handing her the picture Zechs had given her.
"Hey I know him, he and Wufei hang out a lot together his mane is Heero Yuy."
"Do you know where he lives or works?"
"I think he works at a gun shop downtown."
"Thanks, you've been a big help." Noin put the picture back in her pocket, and then paused, "Do you hear something?"
Sally got quiet and listened, "Yes, what is that?"
As it got louder she was able to tell it was Shi yelling something but it wasn't until he burst in the door could she tell what he was saying.
"Mommy! Mommy! Help!" he squealed.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
"We were playing in the tree house and Tammy fell out and hit the ground and she's not moving!!"
Before he could finish Sally and Noin were already out the door, the two raced to the tree house Sally stopped mid stride when she spotted her daughter lying motionless on the ground. Noin ran up to her and checked her pulse.
"She's still alive." She reported.
Sally let out the breath she hadn't realized she was holding, slowly she walked up to her and knelt down. There was a deep gash on her forehead and blood was pooling around her head, her eyes were shut and if she was breathing, it was very weak.
Noin turned to her, "Stay hear I'll call in an ambulance. And don't move her it might…" she stopped when she realized who she was talking to. Sally had been in medical school for five years and was more skilled than most doctors she knew, so without further delay she ran to her squad car to call for an ambulance.
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Hilde walked out of the doctors office and signaled to Trowa it was time to leave, he walked out of the waiting room and stood by her.
"So what's the verdict?"
"Well I'm having a healthy baby boy."
"Wow they can tell so soon?"
"I only told Duo about the baby yesterday, I'm three months pregnant."
Trowa was silent for a moment, "Why did you wait so long?"
She felt depressed at that question and felt herself tearing up, "I was afraid he would leave me, I finally convinced myself that he would stay so I told him. I hate being right."
"Well did the doctor say anything else about the baby?" he asked in an attempt to get the subject off of Duo.
"Nothing much just that he's due in July. I also got an ultrasound wanna see it?"
"Yes."
Hilde reached into her pocket and pulled out an envelope and took out several pictures, she proudly handed them to Trowa, "He's right there." She said pointing to a light green spot, "If you look carefully you can see the head."
Trowa looked at the pictures and then at Hilde, "You know you shouldn't be alone through this, you are going to need help. If you wont take help from me get help from your parents."
"Can't I'm an orphan and I hate my foster parents and they hate me."
It was then he realized how much Duo leaving must have hurt, she was alone always had been, she had trusted him and he let her down when she needed him most. He had never been so pissed with Duo in his life.
"If you wont stay with me how about I stay with you?"
"Huh?"
"Hilde I'm worried about you you're under a lot of emotional stress when your baby needs you to be in the best condition. If anything happened to you or the baby I'd never forgive myself."
She smiled at him, "I would like that very much."
END PART 2
BY
MILO
I did it I finished the second part I'm so happy! Oh and I know I said I'd give Sally and Wufei a break but the way the plot is tilting it's going to be hard it could go either way. ::ducks:: DON'T HIT ME!!