The Gundam Guys meet...Lara Croft.
Part Three
Duo walked in through the door. Quatre was in the corner, just finishing off and dishing up. Trowa was sitting on the end of the table, so he had a clear view of everyone. Heero wasn't yet at the dining table, but sat sideways on the wall bench, his laptop across his knees. Wufei sat at the other end of the table, waiting patiently, his eyes shut.
"Hi guys!" Duo announced loudly.
Heero nearly fell off of his bench, and looked up to glare at Duo.
Wufei didn't move - he'd gotten used to Maxwell's noisy entrances.
Trowa anticipated their notice of the sixth person.
Quatre made two plates and turned around.
"Oh, hello Lara. Is this enough for you?" he offered warmly.
'Lara?' Heero looked behind Duo and noticed the woman standing there. His hand reached for his gun.
~ Lara? ~ Wufei wondered, and his eyes snapped open, revealing to him the woman in the doorway. Heero closed his laptop with a click, and held his pistol firmly.
"Duo -" he growled, "- what are you playing at this time?"
Wufei just stared. He couldn't believe it. Well, he could, but how had she got here?
"Do you like gravy?" Quatre asked, oblivious to them.
"Uh, yes, please." She answered. It was rude not to.
"Explain." Heero snarled, pointing the pistol at Duo's new accomplice.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Heero, buddy calm down! Jeez."
He scowled at him in reply.
Wufei was about to join him when Quatre called him.
"Do you want gravy on yours too Wufei?"
This caught him off guard. He said nothing.
"Heero, Wufei, this is Lara Croft. Lara, this is Heero...and this is Wufei."
Heero watched the newcomer closely - he didn't trust her, he didn't know where she had come from, or who she was. He noticed that she had two pistols in her belt.
~ Surely Duo wouldn't be stupid enough to leave them with her unless he trusted her? ~
Heero thought carefully about this for a moment, then took down his gun, sliding it back into its holster. He gave Duo another evil look, then continued on his computer.
Duo sighed gently with relief. One down - one to go.
Looking at Wufei's expression, he found that he was confused. He eyed the 'woman' with suspicion, and then glanced at Heero, to see what he thought.
He was no longer interested - and had returned to his work.
Wufei looked back over the female in the doorway behind Duo, and came to the same conclusion as the soldier on the bench - she was no threat to him.
At that point Quatre got a bit agitated, no one seemed to be listening to him.
"Do you guys want dinner or not? Because if you do you'd better get it now, before it goes cold." Wufei stood up from his seat and picked his plate and cutlery.
Duo ushered Lara into the room and sat her next to Trowa. Then Chang walked back towards his seat, but continued out of the door, to have his meal in his room.
Heero took his also, and left to eat alone.
Quatre sighed. ~ They can be so stubborn. ~
Duo got both his and Lara's, as Quatre took his own and Trowa's, and they all sat down to their meal. It started quietly, but that didn't last for long.
"So, what are ya gonna do now?" Duo was asking Lara.
The other two looked up, as interested as their friend.
"I really don't know. I've never heard of the Colonies, or this AC business, or any of it."
"Uh, Lara? We have a couple of spare rooms here, I'm sure you could stay till we get this whole thing sorted out." Quatre looked for agreement from the other two.
They nodded.
"I wouldn't want to impose, especially not if Heero and Wufei disagree."
"Yeah, maybe not - but where else are ya gonna go? You don't know anyone, do you?"
"No."
"Well then, that's sorted. You're stayin' till we clear this."
"You're sure?"
"We're sure." Quatre smiled.
"Thank you." ~ I think. ~
Heero had not gone to his room as the others had thought. He had gone to Duo's.
Activating the DCS, he was watching their conversation. On the main screen, he had Trowa, Duo and the woman. On a smaller one to the side was Quatre, as he had his back to the other one. Watching them closely, he thought about how much easier it would be if Duo had installed the sound system too, but he'd just have to make do.
He sat eating his meal, his cold blue-gray eyes staring intently at the scene before him.
~ Focus a little higher...~
Things were a bit quiet, but Duo stirred them up.
He watched the side of the braided pilot's face as he spoke silently to Lara.
'What - you - do - now.'
Her eyes frowned, and she shook her head.
'Don't - know - never - heard - of - colonies.'
"What?!" Heero cried aloud. ~ Where the Hell is she from? ~
None of the three replied to this. But Quatre was on the other screen.
'Rooms - here - sure - you - could - stay - till - we - get - this - sorted - out.'
The other two nodded in agreement.
'Damn' said Heero. But what was she saying?
'Not - if - Heero - and - Wufei - disagree.'
Heero smirked. Maybe this Lara wasn't so bad...
He continued to watch them as he finished his meal.
Wufei sat cross-legged and alone on the wooden slatted floor of his room.
~ Who was this Lara Croft? Where was she from? How did she get here? ~
So many questions, but no answers.
Then an idea crossed his mind. Just because he hadn't seen where she had come from didn't mean someone else hadn't. Or rather, something else...
He stood up and activated his computer from standby.
Entering his network password and loading the live link from Duo's into the DCS.
He would find an answer...
Lara had finished, and sat quietly at the table as the other three caught up. Sitting between Duo on her left, Trowa on her right and Quatre in front, for the first time in a while, she found she didn't feel alone.
These three complete strangers had taken her in -
~ Not that they had much of a choice. ~
- and offered her whatever she needed. Food, a bed, and friendship.
She felt something under the table. Duo had finished now as well, and had seen her frown of concentration. He tapped his shoe on her boot - bringing her out of her reverie.
"What ya thinkin' 'bout?"
"Huh? Oh, sorry. Just how I got here."
"Well, if you've worked it out we'd like ta know too."
"What's the last thing you can remember, Lara?" Quatre's face was full of understanding and gentle concern. Those big eyes wide with interest. He looked like an angel.
"I was in the Nevada Desert."
Trowa didn't say anything, but his expression was skeptical.
"What where ya doin' in Nevada Desert? There's nothin' there!"
"I -" she thought about it for a bit. "What do you guys do here anyway?"
"We're pilots."
"Pilots?"
"Yeah, MS pilots."
"MS?"
"MS, y'know, Mobile Suits."
"No."
*Sigh* "This is gonna take some explainin'." Duo shook his head, he still couldn't believe it. How could she not know what MS were? Or what AC stood for?
"Why don't we just take her to the Hangar? Then it'd be pretty obvious."
"Heero would shoot her for that."
"Why? Who's she gonna tell? She don't know no one, an' it's not like she's goin' anywhere anyway is it?"
"What do you think Lara?" Quatre asked her.
"I think I can manage."
"Hey! What's all this got to do with Nevada?"
"I tell you my job, you tell me yours."
"So how come we gotta go first?"
"I've got more to lose."
~ Sam ^_^
Next time - Lara's reaction to the Gundams
Part Three
Duo walked in through the door. Quatre was in the corner, just finishing off and dishing up. Trowa was sitting on the end of the table, so he had a clear view of everyone. Heero wasn't yet at the dining table, but sat sideways on the wall bench, his laptop across his knees. Wufei sat at the other end of the table, waiting patiently, his eyes shut.
"Hi guys!" Duo announced loudly.
Heero nearly fell off of his bench, and looked up to glare at Duo.
Wufei didn't move - he'd gotten used to Maxwell's noisy entrances.
Trowa anticipated their notice of the sixth person.
Quatre made two plates and turned around.
"Oh, hello Lara. Is this enough for you?" he offered warmly.
'Lara?' Heero looked behind Duo and noticed the woman standing there. His hand reached for his gun.
~ Lara? ~ Wufei wondered, and his eyes snapped open, revealing to him the woman in the doorway. Heero closed his laptop with a click, and held his pistol firmly.
"Duo -" he growled, "- what are you playing at this time?"
Wufei just stared. He couldn't believe it. Well, he could, but how had she got here?
"Do you like gravy?" Quatre asked, oblivious to them.
"Uh, yes, please." She answered. It was rude not to.
"Explain." Heero snarled, pointing the pistol at Duo's new accomplice.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Heero, buddy calm down! Jeez."
He scowled at him in reply.
Wufei was about to join him when Quatre called him.
"Do you want gravy on yours too Wufei?"
This caught him off guard. He said nothing.
"Heero, Wufei, this is Lara Croft. Lara, this is Heero...and this is Wufei."
Heero watched the newcomer closely - he didn't trust her, he didn't know where she had come from, or who she was. He noticed that she had two pistols in her belt.
~ Surely Duo wouldn't be stupid enough to leave them with her unless he trusted her? ~
Heero thought carefully about this for a moment, then took down his gun, sliding it back into its holster. He gave Duo another evil look, then continued on his computer.
Duo sighed gently with relief. One down - one to go.
Looking at Wufei's expression, he found that he was confused. He eyed the 'woman' with suspicion, and then glanced at Heero, to see what he thought.
He was no longer interested - and had returned to his work.
Wufei looked back over the female in the doorway behind Duo, and came to the same conclusion as the soldier on the bench - she was no threat to him.
At that point Quatre got a bit agitated, no one seemed to be listening to him.
"Do you guys want dinner or not? Because if you do you'd better get it now, before it goes cold." Wufei stood up from his seat and picked his plate and cutlery.
Duo ushered Lara into the room and sat her next to Trowa. Then Chang walked back towards his seat, but continued out of the door, to have his meal in his room.
Heero took his also, and left to eat alone.
Quatre sighed. ~ They can be so stubborn. ~
Duo got both his and Lara's, as Quatre took his own and Trowa's, and they all sat down to their meal. It started quietly, but that didn't last for long.
"So, what are ya gonna do now?" Duo was asking Lara.
The other two looked up, as interested as their friend.
"I really don't know. I've never heard of the Colonies, or this AC business, or any of it."
"Uh, Lara? We have a couple of spare rooms here, I'm sure you could stay till we get this whole thing sorted out." Quatre looked for agreement from the other two.
They nodded.
"I wouldn't want to impose, especially not if Heero and Wufei disagree."
"Yeah, maybe not - but where else are ya gonna go? You don't know anyone, do you?"
"No."
"Well then, that's sorted. You're stayin' till we clear this."
"You're sure?"
"We're sure." Quatre smiled.
"Thank you." ~ I think. ~
Heero had not gone to his room as the others had thought. He had gone to Duo's.
Activating the DCS, he was watching their conversation. On the main screen, he had Trowa, Duo and the woman. On a smaller one to the side was Quatre, as he had his back to the other one. Watching them closely, he thought about how much easier it would be if Duo had installed the sound system too, but he'd just have to make do.
He sat eating his meal, his cold blue-gray eyes staring intently at the scene before him.
~ Focus a little higher...~
Things were a bit quiet, but Duo stirred them up.
He watched the side of the braided pilot's face as he spoke silently to Lara.
'What - you - do - now.'
Her eyes frowned, and she shook her head.
'Don't - know - never - heard - of - colonies.'
"What?!" Heero cried aloud. ~ Where the Hell is she from? ~
None of the three replied to this. But Quatre was on the other screen.
'Rooms - here - sure - you - could - stay - till - we - get - this - sorted - out.'
The other two nodded in agreement.
'Damn' said Heero. But what was she saying?
'Not - if - Heero - and - Wufei - disagree.'
Heero smirked. Maybe this Lara wasn't so bad...
He continued to watch them as he finished his meal.
Wufei sat cross-legged and alone on the wooden slatted floor of his room.
~ Who was this Lara Croft? Where was she from? How did she get here? ~
So many questions, but no answers.
Then an idea crossed his mind. Just because he hadn't seen where she had come from didn't mean someone else hadn't. Or rather, something else...
He stood up and activated his computer from standby.
Entering his network password and loading the live link from Duo's into the DCS.
He would find an answer...
Lara had finished, and sat quietly at the table as the other three caught up. Sitting between Duo on her left, Trowa on her right and Quatre in front, for the first time in a while, she found she didn't feel alone.
These three complete strangers had taken her in -
~ Not that they had much of a choice. ~
- and offered her whatever she needed. Food, a bed, and friendship.
She felt something under the table. Duo had finished now as well, and had seen her frown of concentration. He tapped his shoe on her boot - bringing her out of her reverie.
"What ya thinkin' 'bout?"
"Huh? Oh, sorry. Just how I got here."
"Well, if you've worked it out we'd like ta know too."
"What's the last thing you can remember, Lara?" Quatre's face was full of understanding and gentle concern. Those big eyes wide with interest. He looked like an angel.
"I was in the Nevada Desert."
Trowa didn't say anything, but his expression was skeptical.
"What where ya doin' in Nevada Desert? There's nothin' there!"
"I -" she thought about it for a bit. "What do you guys do here anyway?"
"We're pilots."
"Pilots?"
"Yeah, MS pilots."
"MS?"
"MS, y'know, Mobile Suits."
"No."
*Sigh* "This is gonna take some explainin'." Duo shook his head, he still couldn't believe it. How could she not know what MS were? Or what AC stood for?
"Why don't we just take her to the Hangar? Then it'd be pretty obvious."
"Heero would shoot her for that."
"Why? Who's she gonna tell? She don't know no one, an' it's not like she's goin' anywhere anyway is it?"
"What do you think Lara?" Quatre asked her.
"I think I can manage."
"Hey! What's all this got to do with Nevada?"
"I tell you my job, you tell me yours."
"So how come we gotta go first?"
"I've got more to lose."
~ Sam ^_^
Next time - Lara's reaction to the Gundams