The next morning, Alexis awoke without Heero beside her. As she sat up, she found him standing before her, dressed and showered already. She yawned and stretched her arms up, rubbing her eyes. "Morning Heero." she said, using the blanket to modestly cover herself as she stood up to get her clothes for the day. As she passed Heero, he leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. With that, he went to his desk and sat down to his laptop as she went into the bathroom to shower and change her clothes. Alexis took a quicker shower this morning and got dressed in a hurry. She combed through her raven hair and looked at herself in the mirror. Through the hazy fog, she saw her reflection. Bright green eyes, glistening as though she'd been through some of
the best times of her life all over again. Her black hair, partially draping over both shoulders, hiding her cleavage delicately. Her pale white skin, looked as though it had barely been touched at all. She pulled on the lingere she'd worn when Heero walked into the dressing room on her and pulled her shorts and tanktop over them. She sat on a chair in the bathroom corner and began dividing her hair into sections, making two long braids down her back.
As she exited the bathroom, she noticed the doors had been unlocked already. Heero was sitting behind his desk, munching on a piece of licorice he'd swiped from Duo. Alexis smiled and slipped on a pair of sandals and walking out from her and Heero's bedroom and out into the living room. Wufei and Trowa were already finished eating. Quatre was sipping tea carefully and listening to Duo talk about his favorite TV Show, which was consequently cancelled. "I'm tellin' you
Quatre, it's not right! They can't cancel Buffy! She's got character, she's got talent, she's-" "Been on the air for almost 7 years?" Alexis interjected, sitting down in a chair beside Quatre and helping herself to a slice of toast. "She's still got it..." Duo pouted. Quatre looked over at Alexis and smiled, "How are you this morning? Sleep well?" Alexis nodded, "Slept very well actually, one of the best." Quatre nodded and stood up to put his teacup away. "Would you like any tea?" Alexis shook her head, "No thank you, I'll just take two cups of coffee." Duo cocked his head at her, "Two? You don't look like the caffeine-dependent type.." Alexis laughed, "Oh no Duo, one's for me the other's for Heero. He's already started working on that laptop of his. He works so hard all the time.." she said, trailing off into a state of thought. Shaking her head, she picked up the two mugs of coffee and
smiled. "I'll see you guys later." she said, exiting into her and Heero's room once again. "Those two spend entirely too much time together.." Duo muttered, picking up a heavily buttered piece of toast.
"Well.. you remember what Heero said last night while he was arguing with Wufei. She's a special girl, and coming from Heero, she must be extraordinary. I don't know why he's so facinated in her though. Something in my mind just doesn't click." Quatre said, cleaning up the remaining dishes of his and Duo's. Duo stood up and shrugged. "Well, we'll find out eventually. Unless well.. you know." Quatre's face turned bright red. "Duo you shouldn't say things like that." he said quickly. "Yeah I know," he started, "but I just can't help but wonder what happens behind that closed door." "Hee-chan? I brought you some coffee I.." Alexis looked around, puzzled. She found the room empty, no Heero. No laptop. Nothing. "Heero?" she said again, puzzled by his absence. She set the mugs of coffee on the desktop and looked around. Her laptop was sitting on her bed, opened suspiciously. She ventured over and found an e-mail from Heero sitting in her inbox. Before opening it, she looked up and saw the open window. She turned and locked her and Heero's door before opening the e-mail.
Alexis -
Druid is still coming. He wants you.. I refuse to let him
get to you. Alexis, I love you. I will come home to you as
soon as I can...
Heero Yuy
P.S. Mission Accepted.
Alexis's eyes got wide, staring blankly into the e-mail. Why was Druid coming back after her now? Why did he still want her? Operation Meteor had died. Died. Nothing was left of it except the young MarieMaia Barton, who was still residing with Colonel Une. At least as last she knew. Alexis snapped the laptop closed and lied down on her tangled mess of a bed with a solemn face. She reached her arms around her pillow and felt cold metal. She looked under her pillow and found yet another note attached with a gun. Alexis - You may need this soon.. Heero. Alexis picked the gun up and slid it into her waist of her jean shorts. She unlocked the door but didn't open it. She looked one time to the door, to the bed and slid the note from Heero into her pocket. She took her jacket and wrapped the sleeves securely around her waist. She turned from the window and went over to Heero's dresser drawers. She took a breath before opening it and withdrawing a dark
green tanktop. She slid it into a small cloth bag, along with a few of her own items and pushed the window open further. She turned and waved her hand slightly goodbye to the unknowing pilots and leapt out of the window.
"Alexis and Heero have been in there a while.." Trowa commented, washing his hands before lunch. Quatre nodded, "I'll go check on them.. let them know lunch has been served." Trowa nodded and Wufei rolled his eyes before looking at Duo. "Well if we hear Quatre scream, we know what those two love sick weaklings are doing." Duo laughed but was cut off as Quatre came rushing back into the room. "Quatre I think it's time we had 'the talk'." Duo laughed, Wufei even
joining in. "They've dissappeared. Alexis and Heero are both gone. The cups of coffee were never touched. Something's going on. Something huge." Trowa turned from the table and picked up the keys to the truck. "We have to look for them. Who knows what may happen to them." Wufei and Duo looked at Quatre and then Trowa. They weren't joking this time. Duo nodded and grabbed his black hat from the rack while Wufei took his white overcoat. "Let's go. It's been hours we'll need all the time we can get to catch up with them." As Trowa started the truck, Quatre and Duo climbed into the back. "Hey Quatre, you think they left together? I mean, maybe Heero left off and Alexis followed." Quatre shook his head. "I don't know Duo. Heero said it would be dangerous for Alexis to leave on her own. She may have left and Heero followed, or the two may have left together.. I don't know. I really don't." Trowa began driving down the dirt road, heading towards the clearing that was behind the cabin. Not a trace of either of them. Quatre banged against the glass to Trowa
and Wufei inside the truck. "Trowa, try the city. Maybe Alexis went towards her apartment." Trowa nodded, pressing the gas harder to make up for lost time. "For once, I hope Heero's wrong.. I hope Alexis is safe out there." Quatre murmured.
the best times of her life all over again. Her black hair, partially draping over both shoulders, hiding her cleavage delicately. Her pale white skin, looked as though it had barely been touched at all. She pulled on the lingere she'd worn when Heero walked into the dressing room on her and pulled her shorts and tanktop over them. She sat on a chair in the bathroom corner and began dividing her hair into sections, making two long braids down her back.
As she exited the bathroom, she noticed the doors had been unlocked already. Heero was sitting behind his desk, munching on a piece of licorice he'd swiped from Duo. Alexis smiled and slipped on a pair of sandals and walking out from her and Heero's bedroom and out into the living room. Wufei and Trowa were already finished eating. Quatre was sipping tea carefully and listening to Duo talk about his favorite TV Show, which was consequently cancelled. "I'm tellin' you
Quatre, it's not right! They can't cancel Buffy! She's got character, she's got talent, she's-" "Been on the air for almost 7 years?" Alexis interjected, sitting down in a chair beside Quatre and helping herself to a slice of toast. "She's still got it..." Duo pouted. Quatre looked over at Alexis and smiled, "How are you this morning? Sleep well?" Alexis nodded, "Slept very well actually, one of the best." Quatre nodded and stood up to put his teacup away. "Would you like any tea?" Alexis shook her head, "No thank you, I'll just take two cups of coffee." Duo cocked his head at her, "Two? You don't look like the caffeine-dependent type.." Alexis laughed, "Oh no Duo, one's for me the other's for Heero. He's already started working on that laptop of his. He works so hard all the time.." she said, trailing off into a state of thought. Shaking her head, she picked up the two mugs of coffee and
smiled. "I'll see you guys later." she said, exiting into her and Heero's room once again. "Those two spend entirely too much time together.." Duo muttered, picking up a heavily buttered piece of toast.
"Well.. you remember what Heero said last night while he was arguing with Wufei. She's a special girl, and coming from Heero, she must be extraordinary. I don't know why he's so facinated in her though. Something in my mind just doesn't click." Quatre said, cleaning up the remaining dishes of his and Duo's. Duo stood up and shrugged. "Well, we'll find out eventually. Unless well.. you know." Quatre's face turned bright red. "Duo you shouldn't say things like that." he said quickly. "Yeah I know," he started, "but I just can't help but wonder what happens behind that closed door." "Hee-chan? I brought you some coffee I.." Alexis looked around, puzzled. She found the room empty, no Heero. No laptop. Nothing. "Heero?" she said again, puzzled by his absence. She set the mugs of coffee on the desktop and looked around. Her laptop was sitting on her bed, opened suspiciously. She ventured over and found an e-mail from Heero sitting in her inbox. Before opening it, she looked up and saw the open window. She turned and locked her and Heero's door before opening the e-mail.
Alexis -
Druid is still coming. He wants you.. I refuse to let him
get to you. Alexis, I love you. I will come home to you as
soon as I can...
Heero Yuy
P.S. Mission Accepted.
Alexis's eyes got wide, staring blankly into the e-mail. Why was Druid coming back after her now? Why did he still want her? Operation Meteor had died. Died. Nothing was left of it except the young MarieMaia Barton, who was still residing with Colonel Une. At least as last she knew. Alexis snapped the laptop closed and lied down on her tangled mess of a bed with a solemn face. She reached her arms around her pillow and felt cold metal. She looked under her pillow and found yet another note attached with a gun. Alexis - You may need this soon.. Heero. Alexis picked the gun up and slid it into her waist of her jean shorts. She unlocked the door but didn't open it. She looked one time to the door, to the bed and slid the note from Heero into her pocket. She took her jacket and wrapped the sleeves securely around her waist. She turned from the window and went over to Heero's dresser drawers. She took a breath before opening it and withdrawing a dark
green tanktop. She slid it into a small cloth bag, along with a few of her own items and pushed the window open further. She turned and waved her hand slightly goodbye to the unknowing pilots and leapt out of the window.
"Alexis and Heero have been in there a while.." Trowa commented, washing his hands before lunch. Quatre nodded, "I'll go check on them.. let them know lunch has been served." Trowa nodded and Wufei rolled his eyes before looking at Duo. "Well if we hear Quatre scream, we know what those two love sick weaklings are doing." Duo laughed but was cut off as Quatre came rushing back into the room. "Quatre I think it's time we had 'the talk'." Duo laughed, Wufei even
joining in. "They've dissappeared. Alexis and Heero are both gone. The cups of coffee were never touched. Something's going on. Something huge." Trowa turned from the table and picked up the keys to the truck. "We have to look for them. Who knows what may happen to them." Wufei and Duo looked at Quatre and then Trowa. They weren't joking this time. Duo nodded and grabbed his black hat from the rack while Wufei took his white overcoat. "Let's go. It's been hours we'll need all the time we can get to catch up with them." As Trowa started the truck, Quatre and Duo climbed into the back. "Hey Quatre, you think they left together? I mean, maybe Heero left off and Alexis followed." Quatre shook his head. "I don't know Duo. Heero said it would be dangerous for Alexis to leave on her own. She may have left and Heero followed, or the two may have left together.. I don't know. I really don't." Trowa began driving down the dirt road, heading towards the clearing that was behind the cabin. Not a trace of either of them. Quatre banged against the glass to Trowa
and Wufei inside the truck. "Trowa, try the city. Maybe Alexis went towards her apartment." Trowa nodded, pressing the gas harder to make up for lost time. "For once, I hope Heero's wrong.. I hope Alexis is safe out there." Quatre murmured.