The Cats

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Meaning: "talking" *thinking* ----- flash back-----

Part 2: The Mask Ball

A white cat hops on to the top of a computer desk. "It's almost time
to send my cats a message." say a male voice to the cat. A black glove
rubs over the cat's back.

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Four young look at each other and then turn in union to the fifth
one "Quatre, who idea was this?" Asks Duo "I'm The God of Death! Not
them..or you!!" he points at the others and at Quatre. "Besides black
IS MY COLOR!" He looks again at his friends dresses in black clothing
and black hooded capes that gave them appearance of Hollywood's Angel
of Death. Their white masks that cover their whole face only add to
the effect. The only different in their appearance is their height.

"Amelia, that who! Didn't you wonder why she called all of you to get
you clothes sizes." The other four nod realizing the reason for the
strange phone call that happen several months before. *At the time
I did think it was odd but then again I realize that it was Amelia on the
other end of the line.* Trowa thinks. *Quatre's older sister by a year
is weird. Not that any of us are going to tell him that. No, No he has
become to protective of his family since his father's death.*

They walk though the double door that lead to the gardens. *I wonder
where she is.* Quatre thinks

Trowa seeing his best friend moving around looking for someone, pushes
him toward the crowd in the gardens. "Go find her." He watches Quatre
walk though the other guests.

"So he has built up his nerves?" asks Heero right next to Trowa who just
nods.

"There they are." says Wufei. They all turn to see the five girls with
Relena and her future husband. Jillian sits to the left of Relena while
the others stand in a circle around her.

"Something not right with that team." says Trowa

"Hn" Say Heero

"There more to this then what meets the eye." say Wufei.

"Why bodyguards in the first place?" ask Duo. The other three nods

"She started to get terrorist letters about two years ago after the
war ended." says a voice from behind them. All the pilots have been
though to much to jump at the unexpected statement. They turn to see
Zechs watching his little sister. "She decided to get bodyguards after
it had continue for a year. I knew nothing until she ask, my wife, Noin
to run a background check on those five girls."

Duo looks at Zechs with a confuse expression on his face as the others nod
in understanding. "She your wife and you still call her Noin?"

Zechs smiles "Some habits are hard to break." They watch Relena dismiss
the girls. None of the girls looking to happy about it. Relena then joins a
group of girls, leaving Jonah behind.

"So what did the background tests say about them?" asks Trowa. He watches
Louren walk away from the group.

"Louren, the only one, Noin could find anything on and that was that she worked
at the same circus as you and your sister." says Zechs

"So you're saying the others don't exist." say Wufei. "That they have no record."

"No not even a birth certificate." answer Zechs "Not under the names they gave
Relena."

"She still hired them?" say Duo.

"Yes, she said that two out of the five of you didn't have a record either
so it not a bad thing."

"She trust to much" say Wufei

"Hn" say Heero

"She does have her bad moments. She is protected and that is what matter"
Say Zechs

"You know something" say Heero

"Yes, you are to calm." say Duo "We're talking about your little sister
and it sound like you don't trust those girls yet..."

"I have already said something to her and she won't listen." Zechs says as
he started to walk to Relena. "There's just one more day before her wedding
I'm not going to ruin it for her" he put on a smile and goes to Relena.

"I'm going to go find Quatre" say Trowa. He walks away. The others
also go their own way. Heero and Duo end up on different sides of
the dance area. Wufei decides to walk the gardens.

A few minutes later Trowa walks around a wall cover with Ivy and walks
right into Louren who wearing a blue formal gown and a white half mask.
For a second they both just stand together recovering from the shock of
walking into each other. She recover first and steps back. The whole
time she does not look at him. Quickly she turns and starts to walk away.
"Why did you leave without saying good-bye to me?" he asks her back. If
she didn't know that she had bumped into Trowa she know now, her steps
slow down but she continues to walk away. He rushs to her and turn her
around by grabbing her arm. "Why." Trowa asks then starts to have a
flashback of when he met her.

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"I found an act to replace Catherine's while she is away." said the ring
master. "The girl is very good at the high wire, but she is young and of
course very pretty. So she is bound to have trouble find her here. I
would like you, Trowa, to make sure trouble does not find her."

"How old is she?" He asked

"She's fourteen. She's in the main tent, practicing." said the
ringmaster

Trowa, getting the hint, walked to the main tent. He only planned to meet
the girl so that he could know who to keep a eye on. When he was near the
tent's entrance he hears males' voices that he didn't recognize. From
what they were saying Trowa believed that trouble had already found the
girl, who he realized he had no name for since the ringmaster never told
him her name. Trowa walked in. The man who was watching the entrance
attacked him. Trowa kicked him with enough force that the man was knock
out of breath to the ground. Since the plan was just to have fun with one
of the circus girl and not get in a fight with anyone he stay where he
landed. The other guy seeing his buddy on the ground looked at the girl
and said "Well sweetheart looks like your bodyguard is here."

She answered with "I don't need a bodyguard." She then kicked him on
the side of his head and face. Making him fall and leaving him with
a bloody lip. The man seeing that he is out number and out skilled
rushed to help his buddy up and to get out of there. The girl turn
to Twora "I'm Louren"

*Yes she is pretty, with that long red hair.*

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"You cut your hair." Trowa whisper.

"Which one would you like to know?" she asks "Why I cut my hair or why I
didn't say good-bye to you?" She trys to pull out of his grip.

"The second one." he answer

"I'm not ready to be tie myself down to just one guy expertly you Trowa."
She again try to pull her arm away, this time with success. He had loosen
he grip at her cruel words. He lets her walk away. *I still can't
believe you are the one who made me care again.* He thinks. While Trowa
was having his flashback, his sister..

"You're a wonderful dancer" Catherine says to the dark angel.

"Thank you" he whispers in a low voice.

"Now please tell me who you are." she says

"I'll ruin the fun if I do." he whispers again in the same voice.

She smiles *By that statement I would think that it is Duo but why would
he flirt with me? I don't think this is the God of Death. Oh no I have
good idea who this is.* "But you know who I am since my costume doesn't
hide me very well. Half a mask and formal gown is not much of a costume
compared to your." She says "So can I have a peck?" Again she smile,
pretty sure the answer would be no. Her gown is light yellow and her
mask is white.

"Not yet." he answer They finish dancing and walk over to the
refreshment. "Do you have a boyfriend?" he asks her.

She smiles "No, I don't have much of a chance to talk to other
people outside of the circus."

"But you like someone?" he asks

"No..." She looks at the punch he hands her and slowly take a sip. "I
love someone, who is one of my best friends and come to visits me when
ever he can. But I believe he is clue less as far as knowing my feeling
for him. Imagine he will never get around to asking me on a date must
least asking me to marry him."

The young man turns to her and say "Then marry me?"

"I thought you never asks..." She smile "Quatre"

"How did you" he removes he hood and mask "know it was me?"

"I would know you anywhere" She looks him in the eyes. "By the
way the answer is yes."

"Yes? But you just said that you loved someone?"

"Like I said clue less." She laughs right before he kiss her.

This is what Trowa finds when he finally finds Quatre. "She must have
said yes." Trowa says. The couple slit apart at his voice. His starts
to laugh at that.

Hearing trowa's happy laugh Catherine moves back into Quatre embrace with
her back against him and his arms around her. "You knew?" She watches
Trowa's hooded head nod. "Are you the one who got him to take the
chance?" Again he nods.

"You knew she says yes?" asks Quatre

Trowa nods once more

While Quatre was working on proposing, Heero was being drag on to the
dance floor. Tara hold on to Heero's hand in a strong grip. He is still
wondering how she got a hold of his hand. "I would like to dance" she says
"and since you are the cutest guy here" she say before Heero could
tell her to pick someone else. So he give her the death look. She ignore
the look and say "I would like to dance with you." Tara's gown is a
green formal.

*Not another Relena.* He thinks *Not another girl with a crush on me!*

"I bet we make a cute couple." At that moment the lights over the dance
floor starts to blink and microphones the band is using turn off.

The first thought that enter Heero's mind when he heard the rock music
being to play is *Duo!*

"Right on time" she says. She smiles at him and brushes her curly hair
out of her face. "Time for some fun" She starts to dance to the beat of
the music.

*No, not another Relena.* He thinks *Worse a female version of Duo!*
Heero just stands still not moving a inch. He watches her dance.

She grabs his hands and ignore his you're dead look. "Come on move with
the music" she says. Still he doesn't moves an inch. "Learn to have some
fun, Heero"

"Hn."

"Oh, you want to know how I know your name and who you are?" she asks

He just nods

"Once you guys left, Relena realize she forgot to tell us who you were."
She answer "She told us all your names and with the help of the others we
learn a little about all of you too. I remember names very well, unlike
some of my sisters. I also remember your cold stare" She notice that he
still had not move and the song is almost over. *Why am I disappoint.*
she thinks. *Did I really think he would dance with me. Even if I gotten
him on the dance floor.* She starts to walk away and then turn back
around. *No I'm going to dance and have fun.*

Herro trys to walk away when the song ended. "One more dance"
say Tara "and I promise I'll leave you alone" *For the rest of
tonight* she thinks.

*I'll put up with one more dance if she leave me alone.* Herro thinks.
Heero's thoughts growl since the microphone are now fix the band again
plays slow music. He dance with one of his hand holding her and the
other hand at her waist.

"Come on relax" she says her arms start to move around his neck. He pulls
them back to where they were and give her a death glare. She pays
attention to it this time. "You're ok at slow dancing." She says

"Mhahahaha, good trick wishes I thought of it" Duo says. He watches Heero
dance with Tara. *I don't believe it. He's dancing. Well barely Maybe
he hoping she tell him something. Not a bad idea. Wonder if any of the
other are around.* He looks to the other side of the dance area. *Well
what do we have here.* He walk across the area with a mischief grin on
his face.

*What does she think she is doing! We have a job to do!* Thinks Abel.
She also watches the dancers. She is dressed in a black formal gown and
black half mask. Her eyes move pass the couple to see another angel of
death walking toward her. *The fool! I don't have time for this!*

Duo see her face change. *Why is it that the leaders lets themselves have the least fun?* Duo ask himself. *Now what is her name? Lynn? No.
Tara? No. Jillian? No. Abel? Yes this is it. Named after the first man to
spill blood. Interesting. Wonder if Abel will dance with the God of
Death.* "Good evening, my lady" he says once he is in front of her.

"My Lady?" She asks. *What this feeling?* she thinks *Do I like him
calling me my lady?* "Are you a lord or knight?" She throw her black
hair over her shoulder

"Either, my Lady." Duo answers. "I'm the God of Death."

"Look more like the Angel of Death to me." She says.

"I'm not an angel." he says "One of my friend looks like he could be an
angel, but I could never pass as an angel." Duo removes his hood and
mask.

*It's that fool of a trickier. Sound as bad as Tara.* she thinks. *I
remember what Relena and the others said about him.*

Duo smiles. "Would you like to dance?" he asks her

She is about to answer when she see something that make her forget about
Duo. She run away from him. "Huh?" he says then see the same thing and
also starts to run.

A few minutes earlier farther in the gardening. Wufei hears someone say
"Where are they? I know I saw Louren go this way" Wufei walks over to
see who is talking. *It's Jillian. She must be looking for the rest of
her group.* he thinks. *Why is her hand on her head like that?*

"I can't take this much longer" She says. "Where are they?"

*She talking to herself. Not a good sign.* he thinks.

She see him. She open her mouth to say something, but she grab her head
and fall to her knees.

"Weak" he says

She give him a look that rival Heero's before she pass-out.

*Is the pain that bad?* Wufei thinks as he pick her up. She begins to
wake up not long after he pick her up. "To... she whisper "Her..." she
say a few second later.

*She not making any sense.* he thinks. She open her eyes. *Her eyes,
they look as if there is no life behind them. No though.* He swallow at
his next thought. *No soul. Is the pain that unbearable that her soul
almost leave her body.* They are at the edge of the dance area. Wufei
hears running feet but he can't make himself look away from the soulless
eyes.

"Give her to me." Says Abel

"No." Wufei finds himself saying.

"I'm going to take her to her room." Abel says "so give her to me."

"I'm take her to her room. says Wufei. He looks up at Abel. He see the
concern in her eyes. *She worried about her sister.* He thinks. "Just
show me the way." *Why is she hesitating? She more nervous then concern. Nerves about what?* he thinks

"Wufei, what happen?" ask Duo.

"She pass-out from a headaches." Wufei says.

"That much pain?" asks Duo.

Tara run up to Wufei. Heero follow her at a walk. "Give her to me." say
Tara.

"No, so will someone show me the way to her room."

Tara looks at Abel "Headaches?" Tara asks her leader. Abel just nods.
*Maybe if we don't show him the way he'll give her to us.* Thinks Tara.
"Don't worry we'll take good care of her."

The three boys look at each other. All seem to be thinking the same
thing. *Why are they nervous?*

"I have already said no two times. No!" He turns to go to the house.
"If you don't show me the way, I'll just take her to my room." This got
them moving.

*Forget that idea.* thinks Tara.

"Tara stay with these two" say Abel. I'll show him the way."


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