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Relena shifted around in the bed. It was getting kind of cold. She went to pull the blanket over her, but it wasn't there. She moved her hand around but could not find it. She decided it was nothing and went back to sleep. There was something on her nose. She went to swipe it away, but it wasn't there. As soon as she rested her hand on the bed, it came back. Frustrated, she opened her eyes reluctantly. There she found herself staring at Heero.
"Heero. What are you doing?" she asked softly.
"Trying to wake you up. You missed all the action, you know." He said.
Relena sat up. "What do you mean? What action?"
"Get ready and come outside. We will tell everything." He said, then turned and walked out.
Relena got up out of the bed. She ran her fingers through her hair until it ran straight. Her hands flattened her clothes and tried to get all the wrinkles out.
"Man, talked about primitive." She murmured to herself. She walked out to join everyone else.
"And you called me a sleepyhead!" Kay said jokingly. "I'm just kidding"
"Why? What time is it?" Relena asked, yawning.
"Well, its 9:oo am" Natalie, glancing at her watch.
"Wow. I slept in really late." She complained as she sat next to Heero.
"Good. I'm glad you slept in," Heero said, "when was the last time you did so?"
"I don't remember." She admitted. "It's been a while."
Heero smiled triumphantly. Trowa walked out of the room followed closely by Duo.
"I took me a while but I got him out of that room." Duo said.
"I know! You can be so irritating sometimes, Duo" Trowa said irritably.
Everyone laughed.
"Well, it's about time you joined us, Trowa." Relena said.
"Well, look who's talking!" Duo cried.
Relena blushed slightly and smiled.
"So, what happened since I slept so long." She said, looking at Duo.
"Well, a few guys came for you and the guys." Nat explained.
"Yeah. And the Kay and Nat beat the crap out of them. They saved you life, Relena." Duo said.
"They did?" Trowa asked. "And when were you planning on telling me?"
Duo and Heero caught each other's glance.
"Uh…well…" Duo started.
"It slipped their mind. That's all." Kay said quickly and turned to talk to Nat.
"You are very lucky she can think fast." He said. They guys all laughed.
Then the door opened. The CIC stood there. His teeth were clenched together and his fists were balled up.
"You!" he said pointing at Kay and Nat. They stood up.
"What do you want?" Nat asked, "Leave us if you want to stay alive."
The CIC laughed. "You think that just because you killed one guy, you can take on me? I am more than one guy! You cannot kill me!" he yelled as he charged for Kay. He knocked her down.
"Ow! Get off of me!" She kicked him off. Before she could get up, he tackled her again. Nat came and pushed him off. Kay was struggling to get air back into her lungs as Nat kicked him in the stomach.
Kay, breathing now, got up. She was panting and holding her throat.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?!" she yelled to him.
He grabbed her ankle and pulled her down. He held on tight until she kicked him with her free foot. She rolled over and got up on her knee, like kneeling to someone. That wasn't the case here.
"Death to you Kay!"
"Wha…" she said.
Duo looked at Kay when he heard these words. She was equally surprised for the moment. Then she snapped back into reality.
"Death to me, huh? You told me to kill her! You gave me the orders, you asshole!" she yelled.
"You killed her! You killed all of them, even Jack!" he yelled back.
The CIC seemed to have struck gold. Kay's mouth dropped and she looked lost.
'Oh my God' she thought.
The CIC, noticing her face, smiled nastily.
"That's right Kay. I know he's dead and I know you killed him. You watched him suffer and die."
"No!" she yelled.
Nat stood over the CIC. She bent down and grabbed him by the jacket.
"Listen, you jerk! I killed Jack. It was me!" she yelled.
The CIC looked as if he had been shot. He turned to Kay. She was still in shock and a little pale.
She pushed Nat away. She stumbled back, taken by surprise. He walked over to Kay.
"Come back and join us, Kay. It will make everything all better and we can forget about Jack."
This time Duo and Heero had lost it. Duo walked over and pointed his gun at his head. Kay looked up.
"That's enough." He said, sternly. "Nothing you do can fix the damage you have done today."
"I can do more," he said as Heero approached with his gun.
He stood up and took hold of Heero's gun as he kicked Duo in his stomach. He twisted Heero's gun out of his hands and faced it toward Relena who was standing there.
Her face color drained.
"No!" Heero yelled.
"Then come with me, Heero. All of you." He said.
Heero was lost for words. Kay walked forward. She had a gun on her belt behind her back. The CIC didn't know this. He saw her though and turned his head toward her. Relena, too scared to move, stayed where she was.
'No! Move Relena! Now!' she thought frantically.
Heero seemed to be thinking the same thing because he turned to Kay and mouthed sorry.
"Have you made your decision yet?"
"Yes I have!" Kay yelled as she pulled out her gun. The CIC reacted and faced his gun at her.
"Go Relena! Move now!" Heero yelled.
"Dammit! You bitch!" he cried as he saw Relena get away. He fired at Kay. She wasn't so lucky. She fell to the ground. Nat ran over as she heard another gunshot. This time, the CIC fell. Duo lowered his gun and joined the others around Kay. The shot had hit her in the arm. It wasn't critical but it hurt.
"Heero? How do put up with this shit!?" she said.
"This is not a time to be joking around." Relena said sternly.
"Relena, I'm fine." Kay said as she stood up.
"Sit down!" Relena cried.
"Yeah Kay. Don't try to act tough." Duo said.
"You guys! I'm fine! I'll be ok." She said, getting louder. "And for your information, Duo. I am tough." She added, teasingly.
Heero laughed. Nat was smiling faintly.
"She has been shot before and each time she swore he was ok!" Nat commented. "I thought otherwise though."
"Ok stop making fun of me!" Kay said. "Well, I know Heero knows how this feels."
"Uh huh." Heero said.
Kay reached for the medical tape and linen. She wrapped it around her wound tightly, wincing every now and then. When she ran out of linen, she used the tape and wrapped it around the bandage to keep it from coming off.
"Nothing to it" she said but her face was red with pain.
"What about the bullet?" Duo asked.
"A bullet won't bother her. She has two in her side already." Nat said.
"I wouldn't talk," Kay said, "You got some in you too."
They both laughed
"Well, this was unexpected. To think that lousy CIC landed a lead in me! It's unbelievable." Kay said.
"I know. He seemed to have gone crazy." Nat agreed.
"Relena, are you ok?" Kay asked.
"I can't believe you! You just got shot and you are joking around and having fun!" Relena cried.
"Well…yeah!" Kay said.
Relena took in a deep breath and opened her mouth to say something but Heero cut her off.
"Relena, why don't you sit and try to calm down." He said.
Relena sat but didn't calm down until later.
"What really makes me mad about this whole incident is the fact that the CIC shot me and that I can't practice anymore." She said.
"Well, now I can beat you for sure!" Nat said laughing as Kay stuck out her tongue at her.
Relena shifted around in the bed. It was getting kind of cold. She went to pull the blanket over her, but it wasn't there. She moved her hand around but could not find it. She decided it was nothing and went back to sleep. There was something on her nose. She went to swipe it away, but it wasn't there. As soon as she rested her hand on the bed, it came back. Frustrated, she opened her eyes reluctantly. There she found herself staring at Heero.
"Heero. What are you doing?" she asked softly.
"Trying to wake you up. You missed all the action, you know." He said.
Relena sat up. "What do you mean? What action?"
"Get ready and come outside. We will tell everything." He said, then turned and walked out.
Relena got up out of the bed. She ran her fingers through her hair until it ran straight. Her hands flattened her clothes and tried to get all the wrinkles out.
"Man, talked about primitive." She murmured to herself. She walked out to join everyone else.
"And you called me a sleepyhead!" Kay said jokingly. "I'm just kidding"
"Why? What time is it?" Relena asked, yawning.
"Well, its 9:oo am" Natalie, glancing at her watch.
"Wow. I slept in really late." She complained as she sat next to Heero.
"Good. I'm glad you slept in," Heero said, "when was the last time you did so?"
"I don't remember." She admitted. "It's been a while."
Heero smiled triumphantly. Trowa walked out of the room followed closely by Duo.
"I took me a while but I got him out of that room." Duo said.
"I know! You can be so irritating sometimes, Duo" Trowa said irritably.
Everyone laughed.
"Well, it's about time you joined us, Trowa." Relena said.
"Well, look who's talking!" Duo cried.
Relena blushed slightly and smiled.
"So, what happened since I slept so long." She said, looking at Duo.
"Well, a few guys came for you and the guys." Nat explained.
"Yeah. And the Kay and Nat beat the crap out of them. They saved you life, Relena." Duo said.
"They did?" Trowa asked. "And when were you planning on telling me?"
Duo and Heero caught each other's glance.
"Uh…well…" Duo started.
"It slipped their mind. That's all." Kay said quickly and turned to talk to Nat.
"You are very lucky she can think fast." He said. They guys all laughed.
Then the door opened. The CIC stood there. His teeth were clenched together and his fists were balled up.
"You!" he said pointing at Kay and Nat. They stood up.
"What do you want?" Nat asked, "Leave us if you want to stay alive."
The CIC laughed. "You think that just because you killed one guy, you can take on me? I am more than one guy! You cannot kill me!" he yelled as he charged for Kay. He knocked her down.
"Ow! Get off of me!" She kicked him off. Before she could get up, he tackled her again. Nat came and pushed him off. Kay was struggling to get air back into her lungs as Nat kicked him in the stomach.
Kay, breathing now, got up. She was panting and holding her throat.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?!" she yelled to him.
He grabbed her ankle and pulled her down. He held on tight until she kicked him with her free foot. She rolled over and got up on her knee, like kneeling to someone. That wasn't the case here.
"Death to you Kay!"
"Wha…" she said.
Duo looked at Kay when he heard these words. She was equally surprised for the moment. Then she snapped back into reality.
"Death to me, huh? You told me to kill her! You gave me the orders, you asshole!" she yelled.
"You killed her! You killed all of them, even Jack!" he yelled back.
The CIC seemed to have struck gold. Kay's mouth dropped and she looked lost.
'Oh my God' she thought.
The CIC, noticing her face, smiled nastily.
"That's right Kay. I know he's dead and I know you killed him. You watched him suffer and die."
"No!" she yelled.
Nat stood over the CIC. She bent down and grabbed him by the jacket.
"Listen, you jerk! I killed Jack. It was me!" she yelled.
The CIC looked as if he had been shot. He turned to Kay. She was still in shock and a little pale.
She pushed Nat away. She stumbled back, taken by surprise. He walked over to Kay.
"Come back and join us, Kay. It will make everything all better and we can forget about Jack."
This time Duo and Heero had lost it. Duo walked over and pointed his gun at his head. Kay looked up.
"That's enough." He said, sternly. "Nothing you do can fix the damage you have done today."
"I can do more," he said as Heero approached with his gun.
He stood up and took hold of Heero's gun as he kicked Duo in his stomach. He twisted Heero's gun out of his hands and faced it toward Relena who was standing there.
Her face color drained.
"No!" Heero yelled.
"Then come with me, Heero. All of you." He said.
Heero was lost for words. Kay walked forward. She had a gun on her belt behind her back. The CIC didn't know this. He saw her though and turned his head toward her. Relena, too scared to move, stayed where she was.
'No! Move Relena! Now!' she thought frantically.
Heero seemed to be thinking the same thing because he turned to Kay and mouthed sorry.
"Have you made your decision yet?"
"Yes I have!" Kay yelled as she pulled out her gun. The CIC reacted and faced his gun at her.
"Go Relena! Move now!" Heero yelled.
"Dammit! You bitch!" he cried as he saw Relena get away. He fired at Kay. She wasn't so lucky. She fell to the ground. Nat ran over as she heard another gunshot. This time, the CIC fell. Duo lowered his gun and joined the others around Kay. The shot had hit her in the arm. It wasn't critical but it hurt.
"Heero? How do put up with this shit!?" she said.
"This is not a time to be joking around." Relena said sternly.
"Relena, I'm fine." Kay said as she stood up.
"Sit down!" Relena cried.
"Yeah Kay. Don't try to act tough." Duo said.
"You guys! I'm fine! I'll be ok." She said, getting louder. "And for your information, Duo. I am tough." She added, teasingly.
Heero laughed. Nat was smiling faintly.
"She has been shot before and each time she swore he was ok!" Nat commented. "I thought otherwise though."
"Ok stop making fun of me!" Kay said. "Well, I know Heero knows how this feels."
"Uh huh." Heero said.
Kay reached for the medical tape and linen. She wrapped it around her wound tightly, wincing every now and then. When she ran out of linen, she used the tape and wrapped it around the bandage to keep it from coming off.
"Nothing to it" she said but her face was red with pain.
"What about the bullet?" Duo asked.
"A bullet won't bother her. She has two in her side already." Nat said.
"I wouldn't talk," Kay said, "You got some in you too."
They both laughed
"Well, this was unexpected. To think that lousy CIC landed a lead in me! It's unbelievable." Kay said.
"I know. He seemed to have gone crazy." Nat agreed.
"Relena, are you ok?" Kay asked.
"I can't believe you! You just got shot and you are joking around and having fun!" Relena cried.
"Well…yeah!" Kay said.
Relena took in a deep breath and opened her mouth to say something but Heero cut her off.
"Relena, why don't you sit and try to calm down." He said.
Relena sat but didn't calm down until later.
"What really makes me mad about this whole incident is the fact that the CIC shot me and that I can't practice anymore." She said.
"Well, now I can beat you for sure!" Nat said laughing as Kay stuck out her tongue at her.