Couldn't think of a title, and besides, this does give a hint of the return of one of our favourite characters. ^_~
~Brotherly Love~
~*Force of the Future*~
Location: L5 Colony
He was dreaming of Nataku when he was awakened by Sally Po.
"What now, woman?" he demanded harshly as he flung the covers aside and swung his feet to the icy floor. He reached out and pulled on a buttoned shirt and left it open before glaring at the night figure of Sally Po, who was wearing a beige robe, her long hair pulled up in a sleepy braid.
She was in no mood to deal with Wufei's annoying temper for she was getting irritated herself. "There's some Preventers at the door that wish to speak to you," she snapped. "And before you talk to them, I suggest you clean that mouth of yours with soap and water!" She then stalked off.
Wufei suddenly had a pang of guilt. Great, Chang, his inner voice said smarily, you've done yourself over this time.
Shut up, he thought as he got up and walked to the front door of their place.
Waiting impatiently at the door was two Preventers, a man and a woman. The man was taller than Wufei with neatly combed-back hair in a neatly-pressed uniform while the woman had short hair pulled back to make her look more masculine and had a bulky uniform that made her look old.
Yuck, he thought as he diverted his attention to the man. "Yes?"
The man stepped up and did a salute. Wufei returned the salute before the man revealed his ID and said, "I am Preventer Michael Geoffry, dispatched from Headquarters on Earth. I am under orders from Preventer Noin to accompany you to Earth, ASAP"
"What for?" inquired Sally Po from one side. Wufei didn't know she was there.
"I don't know, sir," Geoffry replied. "We are here under orders."
Wufei nodded slowly, considering all that Preventer Geoffry had just told them. "Fine. I'll go with you. But this better be worth it."
"Wufei!" Sally croaked from behind.
He turned around to face him. "Hush it, Sally," he told her softly, enough so she could hear it. "I have to go. Don't worry...it shouldn't take that long. Hopefully, this'll be worth it and if it's over nothing, I'll be back before you can even notice I'm gone."
"Really?" she asked softly.
"Yes," he responded.
"Then...say hello to Noin for me," she said.
"I'm not going to be your courier! Tell her yourself!" he snapped.
Sally Po looked at him with a "too bad" look.
He sighed. "Oh, alright already! Sheesh."
Sally smiled and planted a kiss on his cheek. "Good...be back soon!"
"Oh, brother."
Location: Earth
"Noin?"
Preventer Noin looked up to see someone standing at the door to her office where Relena had passed by just a day ago. It seemed like forever for she had been working non-stop since the bombings had began. Will it ever end? She hoped that Relena was doing a better job than she was.
"Yes, Preventer?"
Suddenly, she saw a bag of food in front of all her work. Annoyed, she snapped her head up, a scowl twisted on her lips, ready to spew a retort when she saw the newcomer. Long, blonde hair and pale eyes, standing tall and proud infront of her. "Zechs?"
Zechs smiled ruefully. "I thought you might want a late-night dinner delivery," he said casually, taking a seat in front of her and just looked at her calmly, his eyes piercing hers as if he was taking a glimpse into her mind, into her soul.
It made her blush as she rubbed her eyes. "Thank you. Zechs."
He nodded and gestured to her paperss squandered all over her desk. "You were never a desk jockey," he pointed out gently. "Let me guess---you haven't got a lot to work on."
She sighed. "This is just all screwed," she blurted out wearily. "I mean, I don't udnerstand their motives, their intentions. So far, we only know that they're attacking peace buildings that your sister, Relena, had created. Other than that, I don't know. They haven't attacked in a while...so what's their motive?"
"You want my opinion?" he asked.
She nodded.
"I think the whole desk jockey thing has gotten into your head," he commented smarily, making her wide-eyed with irritation. He smiled, letting her know that he was just kidding. "My opinion is that I think that you should get some rest before you think this over again."
Noin refused. "But---"
"Noin," he said sternly. "You're all beaten out. Even a soldier knows when it's time to stop fighting and rest." He got up and walked over to her and knelt down until he was the same height as her. "Noin, Noin, Noin, even now you still stand strong. Rest," he said soothingly, brushing a strand of her hair aside, "and tomorrow, maybe you'll find the answer."
She nodded slowly as she leaned forward and locked lips with Zechs. "I'm so glad you're here, Zechs," she whispered. "I don't think I can really go on like this without you around."
He smiled, brushing her hair back. "You aren't backing out, right?"
"Of course not---"
"Preventer Noin," came a voice over comm. "This is Preventer Une speaking. I've got four comfirmations from colonies L2 all the way to L5. They've accomplished their missions and will arrive ETA one day."
Zechs looked away, allowing Noin room to talk.
She reached over and pressed a reply button. "Good, Une. Tell me, have you heard anything from Minister Dorlian in Colony L1?"
"No, Noin. Nothing."
Noin and Zechs sighed.
"Don't worry...I'm sure she's alright."
Noin nodded empathically and turned to Zechs. "She has to be."
Location: L1 Colony
Relena awoke slowly from her sweet dreams, feeling her body becoming heavier as her dream body merged back to her reality self. She moaned, wishing that she would get a bit more sleep. She lacked sleep since Preventer Noin informed her of the terrorist attacks and she wished that she was never told in the first place. Nonetheless...
She opened one dreary eye and looked around. She was still in her clothes from the night before and was rather stiff with lack of stretching. She also felt something heavy on her shoulder blade. She craned her head slowly, in case a headache emerged from nowhere, to see what it was. There, sleeping quietly on her shoulder, was a fatigue Heero.
She smiled softly to herself, slightly amused. She had never seen Heero so fatigued before, well, maybe not, but she never had him sleep on her shoulder.
She tried to recall the past evening. Coffee, some strange thing inside cyberspace that Heero was too fustrated to dig in more, their eyes meeting... she shook her head, trying to get out the feeling of discomfort and strange relief out of her mind.
I have work to do, she insisted, trying to straighten her messy hair.
Heero stirred in his sleep, and finally woke up for the pressure to her shoulder risen slightly. His deep eyes darted around the room for a brief moment before it focused on Relena. She could see a slight bafflement to his cool and calculating gaze.
"Good morning," she greeted softly.
"Relena." It came out hoarsely.
She smiled softly before gesturing him to sit up straight. His hair was dishevelled and he was busy trying to get some saliva moving in his dry mouth as she got to her feet and straighten her crumpled shirt. "You're free to use the washroom, y'know," she told him. "I have to call Noin. Can I leave you for a moment?"
"You always had in the past; what difference is now?"
She took it for a yes and strode to a communications consol and typed in the code to contact the Preventers Headquarters on Earth. A moment later, she found herself face to face with Preventer Noin. She seemed a little fresher than she had in days.
"Noin."
"It's about time," Noin remarked. "Why the hell haven't you called the past day or so? I was getting worried. We all were. Did you find Heero?" she asked impatiently.
Relena nodded. "Yes, he's with me in the suite."
Noin went wide-eyed and in the background, she heard, "WHAT?!"
Relena recognized the voice immediately. "B-Brother?"
Noin was suddenly pushed aside to reveal Zechs Marquize, otherwise known as Milliardo Peacecraft, her brother. Nothing really changed from him, except that slight growth of a goatee. At least he trimmed his hair once in a while. And he didn't look too happy. "Where's Heero?" he demanded. "What the hell is he doing in your suite?! If I see that on of a bi---"
"Brother," Relena stated sternly. "He's here because I invited him for some coffee and for some conversation, nothing more. Really, Brother, have you no faith in me?"
Ouch, that shut Zechs up.
"May I please speak to Noin, Brother?" she asked, a little more gentler.
"Y-Yes, of course."
The screen was replaced with the image of Noin, who was incredibly impressed but then returned to a business mode. "Tell me, Relena, when are you leaving?" she asked. "The others are on their way from the colonies to the Headquarters. I don't think they want to hang around and wait for you and Heero to come."
Relena nodded. "We'll leave as soon as Heero is ready."
"I'm already ready," Heero murmured from behind, making Relena jump.
She sighed, glaring an "I'm going to kill you" look, watching his face. He seemed slightly amused at what he had done as she turned back to the screen and said breathlessly, "We're on our way."
~End of Chapter
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~Brotherly Love~
~*Force of the Future*~
Location: L5 Colony
He was dreaming of Nataku when he was awakened by Sally Po.
"What now, woman?" he demanded harshly as he flung the covers aside and swung his feet to the icy floor. He reached out and pulled on a buttoned shirt and left it open before glaring at the night figure of Sally Po, who was wearing a beige robe, her long hair pulled up in a sleepy braid.
She was in no mood to deal with Wufei's annoying temper for she was getting irritated herself. "There's some Preventers at the door that wish to speak to you," she snapped. "And before you talk to them, I suggest you clean that mouth of yours with soap and water!" She then stalked off.
Wufei suddenly had a pang of guilt. Great, Chang, his inner voice said smarily, you've done yourself over this time.
Shut up, he thought as he got up and walked to the front door of their place.
Waiting impatiently at the door was two Preventers, a man and a woman. The man was taller than Wufei with neatly combed-back hair in a neatly-pressed uniform while the woman had short hair pulled back to make her look more masculine and had a bulky uniform that made her look old.
Yuck, he thought as he diverted his attention to the man. "Yes?"
The man stepped up and did a salute. Wufei returned the salute before the man revealed his ID and said, "I am Preventer Michael Geoffry, dispatched from Headquarters on Earth. I am under orders from Preventer Noin to accompany you to Earth, ASAP"
"What for?" inquired Sally Po from one side. Wufei didn't know she was there.
"I don't know, sir," Geoffry replied. "We are here under orders."
Wufei nodded slowly, considering all that Preventer Geoffry had just told them. "Fine. I'll go with you. But this better be worth it."
"Wufei!" Sally croaked from behind.
He turned around to face him. "Hush it, Sally," he told her softly, enough so she could hear it. "I have to go. Don't worry...it shouldn't take that long. Hopefully, this'll be worth it and if it's over nothing, I'll be back before you can even notice I'm gone."
"Really?" she asked softly.
"Yes," he responded.
"Then...say hello to Noin for me," she said.
"I'm not going to be your courier! Tell her yourself!" he snapped.
Sally Po looked at him with a "too bad" look.
He sighed. "Oh, alright already! Sheesh."
Sally smiled and planted a kiss on his cheek. "Good...be back soon!"
"Oh, brother."
Location: Earth
"Noin?"
Preventer Noin looked up to see someone standing at the door to her office where Relena had passed by just a day ago. It seemed like forever for she had been working non-stop since the bombings had began. Will it ever end? She hoped that Relena was doing a better job than she was.
"Yes, Preventer?"
Suddenly, she saw a bag of food in front of all her work. Annoyed, she snapped her head up, a scowl twisted on her lips, ready to spew a retort when she saw the newcomer. Long, blonde hair and pale eyes, standing tall and proud infront of her. "Zechs?"
Zechs smiled ruefully. "I thought you might want a late-night dinner delivery," he said casually, taking a seat in front of her and just looked at her calmly, his eyes piercing hers as if he was taking a glimpse into her mind, into her soul.
It made her blush as she rubbed her eyes. "Thank you. Zechs."
He nodded and gestured to her paperss squandered all over her desk. "You were never a desk jockey," he pointed out gently. "Let me guess---you haven't got a lot to work on."
She sighed. "This is just all screwed," she blurted out wearily. "I mean, I don't udnerstand their motives, their intentions. So far, we only know that they're attacking peace buildings that your sister, Relena, had created. Other than that, I don't know. They haven't attacked in a while...so what's their motive?"
"You want my opinion?" he asked.
She nodded.
"I think the whole desk jockey thing has gotten into your head," he commented smarily, making her wide-eyed with irritation. He smiled, letting her know that he was just kidding. "My opinion is that I think that you should get some rest before you think this over again."
Noin refused. "But---"
"Noin," he said sternly. "You're all beaten out. Even a soldier knows when it's time to stop fighting and rest." He got up and walked over to her and knelt down until he was the same height as her. "Noin, Noin, Noin, even now you still stand strong. Rest," he said soothingly, brushing a strand of her hair aside, "and tomorrow, maybe you'll find the answer."
She nodded slowly as she leaned forward and locked lips with Zechs. "I'm so glad you're here, Zechs," she whispered. "I don't think I can really go on like this without you around."
He smiled, brushing her hair back. "You aren't backing out, right?"
"Of course not---"
"Preventer Noin," came a voice over comm. "This is Preventer Une speaking. I've got four comfirmations from colonies L2 all the way to L5. They've accomplished their missions and will arrive ETA one day."
Zechs looked away, allowing Noin room to talk.
She reached over and pressed a reply button. "Good, Une. Tell me, have you heard anything from Minister Dorlian in Colony L1?"
"No, Noin. Nothing."
Noin and Zechs sighed.
"Don't worry...I'm sure she's alright."
Noin nodded empathically and turned to Zechs. "She has to be."
Location: L1 Colony
Relena awoke slowly from her sweet dreams, feeling her body becoming heavier as her dream body merged back to her reality self. She moaned, wishing that she would get a bit more sleep. She lacked sleep since Preventer Noin informed her of the terrorist attacks and she wished that she was never told in the first place. Nonetheless...
She opened one dreary eye and looked around. She was still in her clothes from the night before and was rather stiff with lack of stretching. She also felt something heavy on her shoulder blade. She craned her head slowly, in case a headache emerged from nowhere, to see what it was. There, sleeping quietly on her shoulder, was a fatigue Heero.
She smiled softly to herself, slightly amused. She had never seen Heero so fatigued before, well, maybe not, but she never had him sleep on her shoulder.
She tried to recall the past evening. Coffee, some strange thing inside cyberspace that Heero was too fustrated to dig in more, their eyes meeting... she shook her head, trying to get out the feeling of discomfort and strange relief out of her mind.
I have work to do, she insisted, trying to straighten her messy hair.
Heero stirred in his sleep, and finally woke up for the pressure to her shoulder risen slightly. His deep eyes darted around the room for a brief moment before it focused on Relena. She could see a slight bafflement to his cool and calculating gaze.
"Good morning," she greeted softly.
"Relena." It came out hoarsely.
She smiled softly before gesturing him to sit up straight. His hair was dishevelled and he was busy trying to get some saliva moving in his dry mouth as she got to her feet and straighten her crumpled shirt. "You're free to use the washroom, y'know," she told him. "I have to call Noin. Can I leave you for a moment?"
"You always had in the past; what difference is now?"
She took it for a yes and strode to a communications consol and typed in the code to contact the Preventers Headquarters on Earth. A moment later, she found herself face to face with Preventer Noin. She seemed a little fresher than she had in days.
"Noin."
"It's about time," Noin remarked. "Why the hell haven't you called the past day or so? I was getting worried. We all were. Did you find Heero?" she asked impatiently.
Relena nodded. "Yes, he's with me in the suite."
Noin went wide-eyed and in the background, she heard, "WHAT?!"
Relena recognized the voice immediately. "B-Brother?"
Noin was suddenly pushed aside to reveal Zechs Marquize, otherwise known as Milliardo Peacecraft, her brother. Nothing really changed from him, except that slight growth of a goatee. At least he trimmed his hair once in a while. And he didn't look too happy. "Where's Heero?" he demanded. "What the hell is he doing in your suite?! If I see that on of a bi---"
"Brother," Relena stated sternly. "He's here because I invited him for some coffee and for some conversation, nothing more. Really, Brother, have you no faith in me?"
Ouch, that shut Zechs up.
"May I please speak to Noin, Brother?" she asked, a little more gentler.
"Y-Yes, of course."
The screen was replaced with the image of Noin, who was incredibly impressed but then returned to a business mode. "Tell me, Relena, when are you leaving?" she asked. "The others are on their way from the colonies to the Headquarters. I don't think they want to hang around and wait for you and Heero to come."
Relena nodded. "We'll leave as soon as Heero is ready."
"I'm already ready," Heero murmured from behind, making Relena jump.
She sighed, glaring an "I'm going to kill you" look, watching his face. He seemed slightly amused at what he had done as she turned back to the screen and said breathlessly, "We're on our way."
~End of Chapter
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