by Neko Nasai
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Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and all associated with it are
copywrighted to the people who created them and all that other
stuff. If you like it, please let me know!
~Neko Nasai~
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Prologue
The phone in Noin's office rang shrilly and she snatched up
the receiver quickly to shut it up.
"Noin," she answered. "Who? Okay."
She bounced her pencil's eraser on the document in front of her as she waited for the line to connect. Soon, there was a noise on the other end and a voice.
"Hello? Yes, hi, what did you want to talk to me about? Uh-huh... Yes, I know of them. I don't want to most of the time, but I do. Uh-huh... What? You've got to be kidding me--another one? Oh, God, there goes the neighborhood..." She looked at Zechs with a cry of help on her face as he walked in with a cup of coffee. "No, I can't say I want to. No way, I'm not going to deal with another immature, testosterone-filled little--what's that? Really?" Noin laughed genially all of a sudden, making one of Zechs eyebrows lift in curiosity. "Oh, then not a problem. All right, I'll have an escort at the airport... What? Oh, well, sure, I forgot about that. Yes, no problem. Uh-huh... uh-huh... All right. Tomorrow afternoon then. A pleasure. Bye."
Noin hung up the phone with a little contented sigh, then looked up at Zechs with a smile that quickly grew into a grin.
"What diabolical plans have you set this time?" he asked after taking a sip of the warm, brown liquid.
"I didn't plan it, it just fell into my lap," she said in her own defense. "We have a guest to meet tomorrow afternoon. The Gundam Boys are going to flip with happiness, I'm sure of it, when we introduce their new best friend to them."
Zechs didn't like the tone in her voice. He took another sip of coffee and then set it down, leaning forward to talk to her.
"Well, considering what I know about them, I doubt they'll like this person we're meeting, and since you seem so happy about it, I'd have to say they'll hate it."
Noin laughed.
"You judge me rashly--but I hope you're right. Not about me, I mean, about the Boys' reactions... If I'm going to bring this person to them, I want to enjoy every tantalizing minute of it."
"For their sake, Noin, I hope you don't get much pleasure out of it. And who says they wont like this person?"
"Well, I'm pretty sure they won't like a new member among their ranks... they've been five for entirely too long, you realize."
"Oh? Another Gundam Boy? You're right, then--there goes the neighborhood."
Noin just grinned again.