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she heard someone whisper.
Sitting in her office, having just gotten out of a meeting, Relena looked around and saw no one else.
the voice beckoned again, flatly.
Recognizing the voice, she searched her desk and found a tape player in the second drawer. It went on.
At one fifty-two, leave this room and proceed to exit the building as if you were going home...
The door opened and Wufei stepped in. Relena held the tape player, fumbling for the stop, however unable to find it. Wufei's face paled. What's going on? He stalked over to her desk and took the recorder.
...you'll find me in the parking lot.
Wufei glared at Relena. You stay here. The clock was nearing one fifty as he left the tape player on the edge of her desk. He left just as abruptly as he'd come and locked her in, telling a stand in guard to keep her in there until he reported back.

Heero leaned against a concrete pillar next to Wufei's Mazda, keeping an eye on his watch. He checked his coat pocket for the umpteenth time to find his keepsake to still be exactly where he'd left it. The elevator doors on the other side of the lot opened and Wufei came strolling out into the shadows.
One fifty four, he thought, she's early.
Where is he? Wufei barked to himself, if I'm lucky, I'll be able to get a jump on him.
He rounded a corner and heard the faint sound of shoes scuffing the floor. Following the sound, he backed up against the pillar and drew a pistol almost silently. Heero furrowed his brows, picking up the familiar sound of metal against metal. He pulled his own pistol from the waistband of his slacks. Wufei and Heero jumped around the side of the pillar, guns pointed right between the eyes of the other.


There they were again, facing off for Relena. Wufei was the first to speak. What are you up to, Heero?
It's none of your business.
It is now, Wufei told him, I've been assigned to full time body guard of Relena, and I'm not about to let you harass her.
He's not only protecting her. He...he can't...
Wufei, don't stand in my way.
Just tell me what you're trying to do. As far as I've seen, you've tried to drown her. That doesn't sound like a very good intention.
Neither of them dared to lower their weapon. Instead, Sally came tromping from the elevator and split them up with her bare hands. Look at you. You're acting like a bunch of rotten kids.
Heero growled low and started walking away, angry. Sally plucked him back by the sleeve of his coat and pointed at Wufei to prevent him from leaving as well. I wont stand for this, do you understand me? You two need to get your priorities straight before I suspend you both.
Wufei glanced from Sally to Heero and back.
Heero's been working under cover, Wufei.
He clenched his hand around the grip of the gun, careful to pry his finger away from the trigger first.
Sally glared down at Heero, who only had a few more inches to go to reach her height. Heero, why don't you explain to me what you were doing last night?

He was trying to kill Relena, that's what he was doing.
Tiffed, Sally swatted Wufei's shoulder and scowled. Heero, you tell me.
I understand. I was off duty, I take responsibility for my actions.
And what were they?
Heero kept his eyes downcast.
Chang Wufei, Sally addressed him formally, please report to your office and await further instruction.
He did so, hesitantly, and left them. Sally walked Heero to her SUV parked a while away and took a seat, letting him lean against the wall. Can you tell me now?
He shook his head. They're my own problems. I wont cause any harm to Relena.
You love her, Heero. He'd expected her to make a comment on the drowning attempt, but she'd surprised him. Why are you testing her like this?
Heero's face registered shock.
She loves you too, if you're wondering. And it's breaking her heart, having you do this. If you're trying to find out if she feels the same as you, she chuckled, it would be a better idea to ask her instead of attack her.
You gave Wufei full time duty, he remembered.
Prove to me that he doesn't need to be, Heero.