Life's Games

Chapter 2

Eedel swiftly hit the man's arm aside, and took her dagger bringing it down to the man's chest. He moved out of the way, but she was able to cut him deeply in the shoulder. She heard a low growl and the click of his gun. She was too far away from him to inflict any damage. He would shoot her before she could even get close. That low voice said calmly, " Drop that dagger…"

She dropped it to the ground with a loud clang. She didn't look up because if he saw who she was, she would have to kill him. She spoke quietly, but her voice still echoed in the empty alley, " You might not wanna look into my face unless you want to die…"

" Look up or die…" His voice suggested that it was a real threat.

Eedel cautiously looked up and her eyes met his. She saw inside the dark eyes a hidden pain and anger. She broke away from them and took in his whole face. Her eyes widened, but quickly narrowed to slits. " Heero Yuy… The Gundam pilot…" She saw a flicker of emotions in his eyes.

" So you really are Eedel Chan then?" Heero still had a firm grip on his gun.

" Yes, I am… I knew there was something about you too… I read up on you… You have quite a record." Her lips curved into a small smile. " State your business with me…"

" I was sent to kill you… Your time is up in this game." Fear entered Eedel's body, as she stood there defenseless. She shook it away from her and stubbornly held her head high to receive the blow. " Aren't you scared?" He didn't wait for her to reply, but aimed his gun. She shut her eyes tightly against her will. A shot rang out, but it was aimed at the floor a few feet away from her.

Eedel opened her eyes and looked at him in wonderment. " Why didn't you…"

" When the circumstances are right I will kill you… Although… I was expecting more of a struggle." A smirk appeared on Heero's face. He put his gun back where he took it out. He walked over to her and picked up the dagger. " This is mine until then…" She just stood there frozen as he brushed pass her.

" What do you mean you didn't get the information? While I was risking my butt you were what? Having a relaxing coke?" Josie was over at Eedel's apartment waving her hands in exasperation.

" I told you… something happened… I am sure you got enough information as it is…" Eedel was lying down on her couch. Her eyes were shut close as she relayed what happened.

" What is this something?" Josie was looking worried now as she sat on the arm of the couch.

" Heero was following me… And it turns out he is the Gundam pilot Heero Yuy… I had my suspicions… But I wasn't sure. He knows who I am… and who you are… He was sent to kill me… at least that is one of his missions… But he said… that under circumstances he wouldn't kill me yet." Eedel gritted her teeth; " He also took my favorite dagger…" The dagger was beautiful with intricate designs of dragons.

" Doesn't that mean that Duo…"

" Yes, Duo is Duo Maxwell… the other Gundam pilot…"

Josie took a deep breath, " Well this wasn't what I was expecting at all… Should we head out of here?"

" No not yet… I still have to write up our report to Doc… I shall not mention us meeting the pilots… It will only further complicate our jobs…" She continued with a stubborn look, " We better not go to school tomorrow… We have a lot of stuff to do."

" What about the guy we are watching?"

" I am taking him out tomorrow… He has no part in this war anymore…" A dark expression was on her face. " I know how Doc thinks… She just wanted to know the name of our enemy… That man we have been tracking has very little to do with this…"

" Why does he have to die then?" Josie knew that look on her face. Eedel wouldn't really be considered blood thirsty, but when she had to kill someone she wasn't hesitant. Josie sometimes even thought Eedel enjoyed it, but the way she was after she did it said otherwise. Being an assassin was a hard job.

" Why not? The more of the enemy we kill… the better chances we have of winning right?"

" But Eedel we aren't even on a side. We work for who ever pays us to."

" Yes… I know… but who knows… I might just offer my services to only one side. It just depends on the pay…"

" Sometimes… I think you are very cold-hearted Eedel…"

Eedel immediately sat up saying, " Being cold-hearted at times… helps me do my job."

" I wonder if you will ever think of anything else, but your job."

" I am getting tired… aren't you? You better get home Josie… Call me tomorrow." This was a signal for Josie that the conversation was over.

" Ok… bye Eedel!" Josie sighed, and walked out of the door.

Eedel grimaced. She hated pushing her friend away, but it was the only way she could protect herself. She never was good at trusting people. " Maybe someday Josie… I will tell you of my past… And maybe you will tell me yours too." Eedel knew that they both had their secrets, and they respected each other's privacy. It was all the matter of trusting each other. If they trusted each other it didn't mean they needed to know everything about the other. " Josie is right though… But I don't know how to do anything else, but kill…" Her eyes started to well up. " I had to kill to survive…"

Tuesday morning, Eedel was in the kitchen making tea. She never did like coffee too much, but tea always settles her nerves in the morning. She sat down at the kitchen table and sipped at the hot liquid. Its warmth spread through out her whole body. She set it down and opened her laptop that was sitting on the table. It read that she had one message. Probably from Josie about her prowling yesterday. She opened it and scanned over the information. " So I was right… he did work for the Garrison Corporation."

Garrison Corporation was just a newly opened mobile suit company. It designs and sells mobile suits to anyone no matter who it was. Lately the leaders of the colonies and earth have been worried about this new company. They have also been receiving reports that small military bases have been attacked or blow up. They suspect this corporation with pretty good evidence. Some of the people stationed at the base said they saw the symbol of the company on the mobile suits. The CEO of Garrison denied all charges. They didn't have any existing pieces of the mobile suits to press against him.

An hour or so later Eedel sent the report. It had all the information it needed in it so that Doc would be pleased. Doc was always happy with her reports; they were always full of detail. " She seems like more of a English teacher than actually the leader of the Elite Female Mercenary Force…"

The Elite Female Mercenary Force were soldiers that were the best of the best. They were of course all females specializing in all fields of battle. Eedel herself did not like to only study one category, but learned a little bit of everything. She knew of a lot of styles of combat with or without weapons, and her computer skills were amazing. She knew only a little about mobile suits. That was really Josie's field.

Phone rings interrupted her thoughts. " It must be Josie…" She walked over to the phone, and picked it up. " Hello?"

" Hey Eedel! You finished the report yet?"

" Yea, I just sent it ten minutes ago."

" Good… When are we leaving here?"

" When Doc tells us to."

" That's sensible enough, but hey… When are you going to take the target out?"

" In about an hour… I am going to get this job done fast and clean by planting a bomb."

" All right… I will see you tonight ok?"

" Yea… ok." They both hung up.

Eedel got clothes, took a shower, and got ready. To cover her real identity she put on a wig that was blonde, and covered her eyes with sunglasses. She wore on some make up to make her face shape look slightly different. Her clothes were a bit more feminine with a skirt and a tank top. She looked at herself in the mirror and smirked. No one could recognize her.

She grabbed a purse with the explosive in it and took a bus to the district. She stopped at her destination. It was a small apartment building that looked very sturdy considering how run down the exterior looked. Eedel put on a passive face as she walked in. She spotted a elevator, and quickly boarded. Glancing at the information that was given to her she pressed floor 2. A few moments passed until she reached there.

Before stepping out, her head popped a little ways out to see if anyone was in the hallway. Luckily the hall was empty of any life forms. She then stepped out and looked at the door numbers as she passed them. Where was Rm. # 205? Oh there it was. She knocked on it cautiously for a moment. No reply came. That meant he wasn't home. So far her luck was good. She took out a bobby pin from her purse, and started picking the lock.

After about 5 minutes she heard a click and the door squeaked open. Eedel took out a gun from her purse as she walked in. The place was a huge mess. What interested her though was the laptop sitting innocently on the couch. She took a step toward it, but a beeping on the ground made her look down. Her eyes widened at what she saw. An active explosive was on the floor and only 5 minute was left on it. There was a tag that said, " Surprise Eedel." She cursed. No wonder the room looked messy! Someone had been looking through it.

When she looked closer she saw faint blood splatters on the floor that long dried. She followed the trail into the kitchen. What she saw made her cover her mouth. The man that Josie and her had been following for the past few weeks was laying on the floor face down with a butcher knife stuck in his back plus a few bullet shots to the head.

She ran out of the kitchen taking one more glance at the bomb. Ten seconds was left. Eedel saw the window and dashed to it.

9…

She pulled on the window, but it wouldn't budge.

7…

Panicked built up in her as she tried again.

5…

She saw that the lock of the window was blocking the way. She opened it up and climbed out throwing her purse away from her that had the other explosive.

3…

No time to hesitate she jumped right when the building exploded. The force of it pushed her and she could feel a searing pain on her back. The next thing she knew was the feeling of her landing on the sidewalk. She heard a few of her bones cracked and then just blacked out from the pain.

Josie had been sitting at home relaxing when suddenly the news interrupted the show she was watching. Her eyes widened as she took in the smoky rubble of an apartment on the screen. The news reporter was saying, " At this small town a great tragedy occurred. It seems that an apartment was set with a bomb and there were said to be no survivors." Josie frowned, " Eedel would never have set up a bomb that big. But that was the place where that guy was staying. " The only survivor it seemed was an innocent pedestrian teenager on the street."

It showed a person on a stretcher with severe wounds on her. Josie gasped, she knew that face from anywhere! She grabbed her jacket and was out of her apartment before the reporter said another word.

Josie knew she shouldn't be doing this, but this was the only way she could get to Eedel fast enough. She was at the door of a small house that was just a few minutes away from hers. She waited impatiently as she heard the shuffling of feet. The door opened to reveal Duo in nothing, but his boxers and a muscle shirt. Josie looked down blushing. " Duo I need your help…"

Heero had already told Duo about Josie and Eedel. Duo looked at her suspiciously, " What for?"

" Just turn on the news and you will see… This is urgent!" Josie rushed into the house before Duo could say anything and turned on the television for him.

Duo's mouth dropped as he exclaimed, " Sh*t! What happened?"

" I will explain later, but Eedel got hurt, and she is at the hospital. The only way I can get there fast enough is if you give me a ride!" Josie tugged at his arm with big eyes.

" All right… I will do it… I am not sure about how Heero will react about this, but since he isn't here…"

" Thank you!" Josie tugged him along, but the she remembered he was only in his boxers and a muscle shirt. " Oh… umm… you might wanna get dressed." Duo grunted, but left to his room to change.

End Chapter 2