"Got them!" Quatre looked up at Wufei, an expression of joy on his open face. "She got them to admit to it, on camera and cassette."
"How's she stand?"
"She's now a 'member' of their organisation. She said when she went to bed that she was going to try and delve deeper. She's doing better than we had hoped!"
Eyes widening, dampening the blonde pilot's high spirits, Wufei dug his shocked fingers into Quatre's arm. "I'm going in." he gulped, fighting his horror at his girlfriend joining an enemy organisation as a spy.
"What?"
"I can't let Suki do that by herself!"
"I think she's doing fine. And what if they recognise you?"
"So what? Suki's in danger. It doesn't matter about me." He turned and called to Heero.
"Enrol me. I start tomorrow."
"But..." began Quatre.
He gave up. His persuasions were useless against the need Wufei felt to protect Suki.
^^^
Suki held her head, willing the throbbing to stop as she stared listlessly at the algebra problems in the book in front of her. Never again would she get so drunk!
"Suki, the headmaster wants to see you." An older pupil held the door open for her.
Among the jibes and sympathetic looks of her classmates, Suki scooped her books into her bag and left the classroom, wondering what she'd done wrong. She couldn't think of anything that she had done to make them angry or suspicious, so maybe it was to do with her new 'membership'.
"Come in, Suki," the chilling voice called as she walked into the outer office. She entered the room, and tried not to gasp. Wufei was there, larger than life, in a sloppy jumper and black jeans sitting in front of the principal. Her hangover was forgotten.
"Your brother Mika has just enrolled. I thought you might want to know. You're sharing a dorm room, and his bed will be in there by tonight."
She sat down, desperate not to grin. She might have known that Wufei or one of the others would come when things got a bit rougher. Then her emotions swung the other way, and she found herself fighting not to frown instead. He still thought she was weak!
"I hope I did not interrupt your lessons too badly, Miss Chang. Please, return straight away. Mika will be in your next few lessons also."
She stood, thanked him for informing her, and practically marched out, her emotions fighting for dominance inside her head. Wufei followed her. When they were outside, Wufei hugged her, as a brother would. They couldn't risk him ruining his cover.
"What are you doing here?" Suki asked, when he released her.
"I came to help you." He could see the wrath building in her eyes.
"I'm not weak as you think, you know. I've managed to get this far by myself." She told him as they walked down the hallway, back to the lesson.
"Did I say you were?"
"Then why are you here?!" she exclaimed, stopping dead. "You don't think I can look after myself?"
He remained silent, not answering her question. Not able to think of an answer that wouldn't infuriate her further. She led him back to the classroom, where they sat down in stony silence and got on with the work.
^^^
Her new friends were very interested in her 'brother', being immediately friendly and welcoming. Wufei couldn't help wondering if it was an enemy trap to catch him out. Suki noticed, and mouthed 'paranoid' over the other's heads, when nobody was looking. He rolled his eyes and she grinned, then turned to talk to Anna, who was asking some questions for the acting lesson later. She'd lost her script, and she wanted to photocopy Suki's.
"So, are you an older or younger brother?"
Wufei turned to see Mike, waiting for an answer. Groaning inwardly, he complied.
"Older. I'm 18, she's 17."
"Mike and Mika!" Chris declared, the first thing he had said so far, still slightly under the weather from last night. "We'll have to call you the Miks!"
Chris stood abruptly, and grabbed Suki's arm to steady himself until the swirling in his head had passed. Wufei began to stand, an envious look in his eyes but sat again when Suki waved her hand at him and glared.
"We've gotta go see Mrs. Goring, Suki," Chris told her, and she pretended to play along. "Sure. How long a detention do you think she'll give us for being drunk last night?"
"I dunno. Depends if she's got a hangover or not." They sniggered, and walked off together, Wufei looking after them with a slight frown.
"Guess you didn't know she got drunk last night, didja," Sophie asked brightly, running her fingers through her shiny hair. Wufei restrained a groan. She was coming onto him. Great.
"No. She doesn't normally," he replied, trying to remain civil. He needed an escape route. "Mike, could you show me where our dorm is? I need to unpack, and now is as good a time as any."
"Sure, Mika," the reply came, and he was led down a series of corridors away from the main part of the school 'till they reached the dorm. Having opened the door, he recognised the room from Suki's recordings. The fireplace, desk and window were all as he'd seen them on the screen.
Mike had left, closing the door behind him. Abruptly, Wufei started to have a thorough inspection of the room for any hidden cameras. He couldn't find any, thank god, and the scanner didn't either. So it was clear. Sighing a deep breath of relief, he began to unpack his stuff onto his bed. It wasn't like he was going to use it for very long.
^^^
Following Chris, Suki walked deeper and deeper beneath the school. Her first assumption upon seeing the school had been right- there was enough space down here to store plenty of mobile suits. She'd even seen them, on the way down. The massive humanoid machines had seemed to stare down at her with lifeless gleaming eyes, accusing her of spying. Which was true enough.
"Miss Chang." The headmaster emerged from a side room, carrying a manila folder. She looked more carefully and saw her name on it. It contained all of her previous records, carefully forged. All the schools she'd supposedly attended had her on their records, so checking up wouldn't be a problem.
"This is our base. Here you will learn to pilot your suit. In secret, of course. You may not mention this to anyone, even your brother."
"Sir?" the tall man turned to look at her, and she swallowed uneasily before continuing. "My brother would be more than happy to join. Sir. That is, um, he likes war as well, sir." she wiped the sweat off that was collecting under her hairline. She would have to be more careful in what she said! He gave her a look.
"Tom will sound him out. Now, this portfolio is full of the information you will need to know. Can you safely conceal it?"
"Yes sir."
"Then take it. I suggest you read it now, before you return to lessons. You are dismissed."
She watched him walk away, then proceeded to sit at a smooth metallic table and scan the paper carefully with the specially engineered glasses pointed directly at it.
OPERATION MS- MILITARY SHOWDOWN
PRIVATE SUKI CHANG
CAPRICORN SUIT 145
TO BE INCLUDED IN RIGHT WING OF ATTACK FORCE, 18TH JULY.
And so it continued, with Suki reading in growing disbelief. They had every angle she could think of covered- and with no Gundams, it would be near impossible to stop them if the operation went ahead. But she had the beginnings of a plan…
^^^
Wufei grabbed her as she entered the dorm room, curtains fastened securely and closing the door quickly behind her. Before she could say anything he pulled her into a long fiery kiss, shuddering with need. He had missed her so, so horribly.
She fought for breath as he pulled away, knowing that she grinned like an idiot. She mentally tried to pull away as well, to tell him what she'd learnt, but her hands twined themselves around his back by themselves, pulling his powerful body closer to her.
~ Traitors… ~ she thought, but soon forgot it as he pulled her into an even deeper kiss. Summoning her will power, she pulled away and began reluctantly "Wufei, I need to-" but was cut off. He was overwhelmed by his trembling body's fervent, fierce demands and pressed her slowly down onto his small bed.
^^^
Suki shuddered deliciously at her memories of the night. It had been almost like the first, but fiercer, more passionate… She had wanted him, so much…and now finally her need was satiated. She looked up. He was still asleep, still holding her close. He murmured quietly with his dreams, arms tightening and relaxing periodically.
"Wufei?" she whispered, nudging him gently. He awoke with a start, and looked up at her.
"Wha? Wherami?"
She laughed briefly at his half-asleep response, then sobered up and explained what had happened in the underground chambers of the 'school'.
"Were you wearing the glasses?"
"Of course. You saw me leave in them."
"Good. Then the guys will arrive soon, or we'll get instructions."
"No, we won't." He looked at her, surprised. "Don't you remember? Sally Po told us. We're on our own, all through this mission. They trust you to complete it." She stifled a small wave of humiliation. They'd sent him in to deal with it. They didn't trust her. He'd probably told them she was weak. She felt cooler towards him.
"Fine then. When I think of a plan, I'll tell you." He rolled over, yawning.
"Well, I kinda had one of my own…"
But Wufei wasn't listening. He had already gone back to sleep. With a snort of disdain, Suki got up and went to sleep in the other bed. He didn't even wake up.
^^^
When he finally awoke with the bell, the first thing he noticed was that he was alone. Suki had gotten up and slept the night in the other bed. It was cold, by himself. He'd got so used to her that it felt strange to be apart.
"Suki?"
She came out of the bathroom, fully dressed and ready for 'school'. Pulling the glasses from the drawer, she put them on and winked, then left him lying there.
"What did I do?"
^^^
Smiling grimly, she paced down the school corridors to her first lesson. She considered her plan…She had to be sure that everyone would be able to hear the fire bell when it went off.
"Mrs Hutchings?"
"Yes, Suki?"
"May I go to the bathroom?"
Five minutes later, she was in position by the nearest fire bell to the hidden entrance to the underground. This served a double purpose- she could get down there quickly and the soldiers down there would be able to hear it clearly. Pulling off her shoe, she smashed the glass.
A loud screech ripped through the air, making everyone jump in fright, as they grabbed their bags and left the building. For some reason, it was school policy to take bags out during fire drills. Nobody knew why, although Suki felt she could hazard guess… unguarded bags posed a security risk. As the wail spread throughout the building, Suki hid in a small cramped cupboard, listening to the rushing feet outside. She needn't have worried about everyone being able to hear it, the bell activated the entire system, and soon no one could hear themselves think. Her plan was working!
^^^
Standing outside with the rest of his homeroom class, Wufei looked around for Suki. Where was she? She wasn't here, and she was definitely in his homeroom. Trying to push past teachers, he was restrained, unable to use his martial arts for fear of discovery. Reluctantly, he sat, thinking about Suki and hoping it was just a drill.
^^^
Suki raced down the long, silent corridors of the underground base. All the soldiers had left, and there was no one to stop her. She ran to the mobile suit storage facility, and climbed in to a giant bulky figure, using the knowledge from the folder she'd been given. She'd read enough to know how to use the main beam cannon. Smiling, she set the beam timer. She had very little time. Leaping out of the suit, she began a desperate race for her life. She threw herself aboard a small transport cart, jamming her foot onto the accelerator. She sped up a long passage, seeing daylight ahead: the soldiers had evacuated the base through a giant set of doors up a gradual slope. Bits of mangled turf were on the floor, it had obviously been camouflaged to look like part of the field. She heard rumbling behind her as she shot up the ramp, leaping into the sunlight. She could smell singed hair, and intense heat licked at her back. She jumped off the transport before it hit the ground and ran towards the assembly point, her mind sparking with exhilaration. She had done it, and survived! Grinning, she stooped to pick up an abandoned camouflage hat.
^^^
Everyone was shocked still as their faces were bathed in orange. Pupils and teachers alike threw themselves to the ground. The school had suddenly and without warning gone up in a massive fireball, evaporating moments before it hit the colony roof. "SUKIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Wufei screamed. He could feel the terrible force of the blast on his face. "SUKI!" bits of jetsam fell down from the sky. Wufei was horrified to see Suki's solitary schoolbag land a little way away. SUKI! He screamed again, and, for the first time in a very long while, tears of horror and shock began to roll hotly down his face as shudders racked his body.
But then, incredibly, small shadow appeared, silhouetted against the amber glare of the fire. Singed hair swung gently at its sides as it walked towards them. A military cap, set at a jaunty angle. A familiar grin. The astounded faces of the pupils stared at her, uncomprehending, shocked. Wufei's unashamed reddened face among them, but his shone with joy.
"Suki!" he yelled. Wufei half ran half stumbled forward and grabbed her tightly, shaking her viciously. "What the hell did you do, are you crazy!?" he babbled.
"I used a Capricorn's main beam cannon to blow up the school," she replied nonchalantly, pulling off her blackened cap and setting it on his astounded countenance playfully.
"You did WHAT?" he stood stock still.
Suki smirked. She couldn't help it. Finally she could prove to him what she had insisted all along. "Guess I'm not so weak after all, huh?"
The End
"How's she stand?"
"She's now a 'member' of their organisation. She said when she went to bed that she was going to try and delve deeper. She's doing better than we had hoped!"
Eyes widening, dampening the blonde pilot's high spirits, Wufei dug his shocked fingers into Quatre's arm. "I'm going in." he gulped, fighting his horror at his girlfriend joining an enemy organisation as a spy.
"What?"
"I can't let Suki do that by herself!"
"I think she's doing fine. And what if they recognise you?"
"So what? Suki's in danger. It doesn't matter about me." He turned and called to Heero.
"Enrol me. I start tomorrow."
"But..." began Quatre.
He gave up. His persuasions were useless against the need Wufei felt to protect Suki.
^^^
Suki held her head, willing the throbbing to stop as she stared listlessly at the algebra problems in the book in front of her. Never again would she get so drunk!
"Suki, the headmaster wants to see you." An older pupil held the door open for her.
Among the jibes and sympathetic looks of her classmates, Suki scooped her books into her bag and left the classroom, wondering what she'd done wrong. She couldn't think of anything that she had done to make them angry or suspicious, so maybe it was to do with her new 'membership'.
"Come in, Suki," the chilling voice called as she walked into the outer office. She entered the room, and tried not to gasp. Wufei was there, larger than life, in a sloppy jumper and black jeans sitting in front of the principal. Her hangover was forgotten.
"Your brother Mika has just enrolled. I thought you might want to know. You're sharing a dorm room, and his bed will be in there by tonight."
She sat down, desperate not to grin. She might have known that Wufei or one of the others would come when things got a bit rougher. Then her emotions swung the other way, and she found herself fighting not to frown instead. He still thought she was weak!
"I hope I did not interrupt your lessons too badly, Miss Chang. Please, return straight away. Mika will be in your next few lessons also."
She stood, thanked him for informing her, and practically marched out, her emotions fighting for dominance inside her head. Wufei followed her. When they were outside, Wufei hugged her, as a brother would. They couldn't risk him ruining his cover.
"What are you doing here?" Suki asked, when he released her.
"I came to help you." He could see the wrath building in her eyes.
"I'm not weak as you think, you know. I've managed to get this far by myself." She told him as they walked down the hallway, back to the lesson.
"Did I say you were?"
"Then why are you here?!" she exclaimed, stopping dead. "You don't think I can look after myself?"
He remained silent, not answering her question. Not able to think of an answer that wouldn't infuriate her further. She led him back to the classroom, where they sat down in stony silence and got on with the work.
^^^
Her new friends were very interested in her 'brother', being immediately friendly and welcoming. Wufei couldn't help wondering if it was an enemy trap to catch him out. Suki noticed, and mouthed 'paranoid' over the other's heads, when nobody was looking. He rolled his eyes and she grinned, then turned to talk to Anna, who was asking some questions for the acting lesson later. She'd lost her script, and she wanted to photocopy Suki's.
"So, are you an older or younger brother?"
Wufei turned to see Mike, waiting for an answer. Groaning inwardly, he complied.
"Older. I'm 18, she's 17."
"Mike and Mika!" Chris declared, the first thing he had said so far, still slightly under the weather from last night. "We'll have to call you the Miks!"
Chris stood abruptly, and grabbed Suki's arm to steady himself until the swirling in his head had passed. Wufei began to stand, an envious look in his eyes but sat again when Suki waved her hand at him and glared.
"We've gotta go see Mrs. Goring, Suki," Chris told her, and she pretended to play along. "Sure. How long a detention do you think she'll give us for being drunk last night?"
"I dunno. Depends if she's got a hangover or not." They sniggered, and walked off together, Wufei looking after them with a slight frown.
"Guess you didn't know she got drunk last night, didja," Sophie asked brightly, running her fingers through her shiny hair. Wufei restrained a groan. She was coming onto him. Great.
"No. She doesn't normally," he replied, trying to remain civil. He needed an escape route. "Mike, could you show me where our dorm is? I need to unpack, and now is as good a time as any."
"Sure, Mika," the reply came, and he was led down a series of corridors away from the main part of the school 'till they reached the dorm. Having opened the door, he recognised the room from Suki's recordings. The fireplace, desk and window were all as he'd seen them on the screen.
Mike had left, closing the door behind him. Abruptly, Wufei started to have a thorough inspection of the room for any hidden cameras. He couldn't find any, thank god, and the scanner didn't either. So it was clear. Sighing a deep breath of relief, he began to unpack his stuff onto his bed. It wasn't like he was going to use it for very long.
^^^
Following Chris, Suki walked deeper and deeper beneath the school. Her first assumption upon seeing the school had been right- there was enough space down here to store plenty of mobile suits. She'd even seen them, on the way down. The massive humanoid machines had seemed to stare down at her with lifeless gleaming eyes, accusing her of spying. Which was true enough.
"Miss Chang." The headmaster emerged from a side room, carrying a manila folder. She looked more carefully and saw her name on it. It contained all of her previous records, carefully forged. All the schools she'd supposedly attended had her on their records, so checking up wouldn't be a problem.
"This is our base. Here you will learn to pilot your suit. In secret, of course. You may not mention this to anyone, even your brother."
"Sir?" the tall man turned to look at her, and she swallowed uneasily before continuing. "My brother would be more than happy to join. Sir. That is, um, he likes war as well, sir." she wiped the sweat off that was collecting under her hairline. She would have to be more careful in what she said! He gave her a look.
"Tom will sound him out. Now, this portfolio is full of the information you will need to know. Can you safely conceal it?"
"Yes sir."
"Then take it. I suggest you read it now, before you return to lessons. You are dismissed."
She watched him walk away, then proceeded to sit at a smooth metallic table and scan the paper carefully with the specially engineered glasses pointed directly at it.
OPERATION MS- MILITARY SHOWDOWN
PRIVATE SUKI CHANG
CAPRICORN SUIT 145
TO BE INCLUDED IN RIGHT WING OF ATTACK FORCE, 18TH JULY.
And so it continued, with Suki reading in growing disbelief. They had every angle she could think of covered- and with no Gundams, it would be near impossible to stop them if the operation went ahead. But she had the beginnings of a plan…
^^^
Wufei grabbed her as she entered the dorm room, curtains fastened securely and closing the door quickly behind her. Before she could say anything he pulled her into a long fiery kiss, shuddering with need. He had missed her so, so horribly.
She fought for breath as he pulled away, knowing that she grinned like an idiot. She mentally tried to pull away as well, to tell him what she'd learnt, but her hands twined themselves around his back by themselves, pulling his powerful body closer to her.
~ Traitors… ~ she thought, but soon forgot it as he pulled her into an even deeper kiss. Summoning her will power, she pulled away and began reluctantly "Wufei, I need to-" but was cut off. He was overwhelmed by his trembling body's fervent, fierce demands and pressed her slowly down onto his small bed.
^^^
Suki shuddered deliciously at her memories of the night. It had been almost like the first, but fiercer, more passionate… She had wanted him, so much…and now finally her need was satiated. She looked up. He was still asleep, still holding her close. He murmured quietly with his dreams, arms tightening and relaxing periodically.
"Wufei?" she whispered, nudging him gently. He awoke with a start, and looked up at her.
"Wha? Wherami?"
She laughed briefly at his half-asleep response, then sobered up and explained what had happened in the underground chambers of the 'school'.
"Were you wearing the glasses?"
"Of course. You saw me leave in them."
"Good. Then the guys will arrive soon, or we'll get instructions."
"No, we won't." He looked at her, surprised. "Don't you remember? Sally Po told us. We're on our own, all through this mission. They trust you to complete it." She stifled a small wave of humiliation. They'd sent him in to deal with it. They didn't trust her. He'd probably told them she was weak. She felt cooler towards him.
"Fine then. When I think of a plan, I'll tell you." He rolled over, yawning.
"Well, I kinda had one of my own…"
But Wufei wasn't listening. He had already gone back to sleep. With a snort of disdain, Suki got up and went to sleep in the other bed. He didn't even wake up.
^^^
When he finally awoke with the bell, the first thing he noticed was that he was alone. Suki had gotten up and slept the night in the other bed. It was cold, by himself. He'd got so used to her that it felt strange to be apart.
"Suki?"
She came out of the bathroom, fully dressed and ready for 'school'. Pulling the glasses from the drawer, she put them on and winked, then left him lying there.
"What did I do?"
^^^
Smiling grimly, she paced down the school corridors to her first lesson. She considered her plan…She had to be sure that everyone would be able to hear the fire bell when it went off.
"Mrs Hutchings?"
"Yes, Suki?"
"May I go to the bathroom?"
Five minutes later, she was in position by the nearest fire bell to the hidden entrance to the underground. This served a double purpose- she could get down there quickly and the soldiers down there would be able to hear it clearly. Pulling off her shoe, she smashed the glass.
A loud screech ripped through the air, making everyone jump in fright, as they grabbed their bags and left the building. For some reason, it was school policy to take bags out during fire drills. Nobody knew why, although Suki felt she could hazard guess… unguarded bags posed a security risk. As the wail spread throughout the building, Suki hid in a small cramped cupboard, listening to the rushing feet outside. She needn't have worried about everyone being able to hear it, the bell activated the entire system, and soon no one could hear themselves think. Her plan was working!
^^^
Standing outside with the rest of his homeroom class, Wufei looked around for Suki. Where was she? She wasn't here, and she was definitely in his homeroom. Trying to push past teachers, he was restrained, unable to use his martial arts for fear of discovery. Reluctantly, he sat, thinking about Suki and hoping it was just a drill.
^^^
Suki raced down the long, silent corridors of the underground base. All the soldiers had left, and there was no one to stop her. She ran to the mobile suit storage facility, and climbed in to a giant bulky figure, using the knowledge from the folder she'd been given. She'd read enough to know how to use the main beam cannon. Smiling, she set the beam timer. She had very little time. Leaping out of the suit, she began a desperate race for her life. She threw herself aboard a small transport cart, jamming her foot onto the accelerator. She sped up a long passage, seeing daylight ahead: the soldiers had evacuated the base through a giant set of doors up a gradual slope. Bits of mangled turf were on the floor, it had obviously been camouflaged to look like part of the field. She heard rumbling behind her as she shot up the ramp, leaping into the sunlight. She could smell singed hair, and intense heat licked at her back. She jumped off the transport before it hit the ground and ran towards the assembly point, her mind sparking with exhilaration. She had done it, and survived! Grinning, she stooped to pick up an abandoned camouflage hat.
^^^
Everyone was shocked still as their faces were bathed in orange. Pupils and teachers alike threw themselves to the ground. The school had suddenly and without warning gone up in a massive fireball, evaporating moments before it hit the colony roof. "SUKIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Wufei screamed. He could feel the terrible force of the blast on his face. "SUKI!" bits of jetsam fell down from the sky. Wufei was horrified to see Suki's solitary schoolbag land a little way away. SUKI! He screamed again, and, for the first time in a very long while, tears of horror and shock began to roll hotly down his face as shudders racked his body.
But then, incredibly, small shadow appeared, silhouetted against the amber glare of the fire. Singed hair swung gently at its sides as it walked towards them. A military cap, set at a jaunty angle. A familiar grin. The astounded faces of the pupils stared at her, uncomprehending, shocked. Wufei's unashamed reddened face among them, but his shone with joy.
"Suki!" he yelled. Wufei half ran half stumbled forward and grabbed her tightly, shaking her viciously. "What the hell did you do, are you crazy!?" he babbled.
"I used a Capricorn's main beam cannon to blow up the school," she replied nonchalantly, pulling off her blackened cap and setting it on his astounded countenance playfully.
"You did WHAT?" he stood stock still.
Suki smirked. She couldn't help it. Finally she could prove to him what she had insisted all along. "Guess I'm not so weak after all, huh?"
The End