Disclaimer: I own three goldfish but no Gundam Wing sob.
This is AU. I'm pretty sure of it.
So a few people think I should continue? Ok, your asking for it!!!
THIS IS THE REVISED VERSION!
The Colours of Life
Chapter 1: All Coming Together Now
By: J.B. Santiago
- Paris, Earth – Real time –
"Bienvenue à l'aeroport de Paris." Hilde heard over the PA system as all the passengers moved out of the terminal. She could still not believe Duo had gotten her a trip to Paris for their anniversary gift. She glanced at her husband who had decided to go all out and look completely like a tourist. He wore a black and white Hawaiian shirt, black khakis, tinted sunglasses, a black visor, a camera dangling from his neck and a video camera strapped to his hand.
Hilde giggled before leaning in and kissing him. "Oh, Duo!"
"Whoa! Hilde babe, the faster we get the luggage, the faster the God of Love can show you a good time in our Four Seasons hotel!" Duo made a mad dash to the luggage carriers but Hilde grabbed onto the camera around his neck. "Ugh! Ouch Hilde!"
"Uh uh. Were getting the luggage dropped off at the hotel because we - ," Hilde pulled the cord for Duo to come closer, " – are going sightseeing! First the Eiffel Tower, then the Louvre, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees and THEN we go SHOPPING!!"
Duo sweatdropped. "But, Hilde, baby, when are we going to make hot passionate love?" He made puppy dog eyes at her.
Hilde whapped him on the head before standing on her tiptoes to give him a light kiss on the lips. "You know how I like to buy certain…objects…for our games…" She whispered, giving Duo a seductive smile.
"OH! THAT kind of shopping! Well what are we waiting for! Lets go shopping!" Duo grabbed her hand and began to run towards an exit.
"Ugh, the LUGGAGE, Duo!"
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- Joir – Unknown Time -
Lavirea smirked. As soon as Beijn and the Blue Council had declared their support for her; the Gold and Green Councils lay down their support for her. It was a good thing the Blue Council had the majority of people and not the Black Council. She suppressed a shudder. If the Black Council had the majority…Lavirea shook her head. Thank the heavens that Masem's supporters had mostly been wiped out. She knew she shouldn't be having such thoughts even if they had been ruthless savages but hadn't most of the Red Council been destroyed? Her mind kept whirling around thoughts of their peoples deaths, the diminishing hope that Joir would survive – that THEY would fail and Earth would die…
"Sister, stop thinking like that. Don't waste what precious energy you have left." Lavirea turned towards the voice. Her sister, Keioa, stood there with her arms folded in front of her chest, her eyes blazing red defiantly.
Lavirea walked away from the dimensional pool she had been staring at. "Younger sister," she said walking towards Keioa and hugging her. "You are right. We must conserve our energy. The Darkness will be stopped." They looked at each other's eyes. Keioa could not hold the façade for long. She trembled; her defiant eyes beginnning to weep. "I'm so afraid." She clung to her sister more tightly.
Lavirea gently swayed her in her arms, crooning a soft lullaby. 'So am I, so am I.' She thought as Joir darkened even more.
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- Paris, Earth – Real time –
"I love Paris in April…So beautiful" Relena murmured to herself as she twirled around outside on her hotel balcony, that had great views of the city. A strong yet gentle hand grasped her fingers and pulled her close, stopping her in mid-twirl. She smiled up at her intruder. "Don't you think so, Heero?"
Heero had a small smile on his lips. 'Anything that could make Relena happy was beautiful,' He reflected. He bent his head down, to kiss her sweet supple lips. Relena closed her already half-lidded eyes and leaned upwards to meet Heero's pliant lips – then there was a knock at the door.
The two lovers snapped open their eyes, Relena stopping herself from giggling when she saw Heero's frustrated look. "Wait here, I'll check who it is." Reluctantly letting go of Relena, Heero went to answer the door.
"Bonjour monsieur. A Monsieur Winner is in the lobby to meet with Madame Darlian." The bellhop said uneasily, as he tried not to wilt under the glaring man's eyes.
"Quatre's here? It'll be good to see him again." Relena said popping up behind a still glaring Heero. She gave the bellhop a polite smile and handed him a handful of Francs. "Please tell Monsieur Winner that we'll be down shortly."
The bellhop blushed and nodded at Relena before hurrying away.
"Heero, you didn't have to scare the poor boy." Relena entered their bedroom, to retrieve her coat.
"Scare him? I didn't even say anything to him." He closed the door and followed Relena into the bedroom
Relena laughed. "My perfect soldier, your humour is dry at best." She put on her white tennis shoes before entwining her fingers in his. She looked into his eyes and grinned. "Almost forgot - " She said before kissing Heero on the lips.
Quatre thanked the bellhop, who seemed a little jittery, for the news. 'Poor boy probably got a Yuy Death Glare.' He mused, chuckling to himself. It would be good to see his friends again. Quatre sat down on one of the plush recliner chairs in the lobby of the hotel. He had already seen other delegates, not many though, who were all attending the Peace Summit Talks. But he hadn't seen her, yet. He knew she would be in Paris for the Talks but still hadn't seen her. Maybe Relena would know where she was staying; over the years Relena and Dorothy had become quite close friends, it was a complete bafflement to the political arena as to why such two opposite people with such a past could be close friends. Quatre knew why – He could see under that layer of conflict-hungry psycho-bitch that everyone else saw and he could see how kind Dorothy really was. He sighed, lost in his thoughts. 'Why can't I get you out of my mind?'
Looking at his watch, he realised ten minutes had already gone by. Trying not to blush as he thought of how silly he must look just staring into space; he got up and was about to walk to the restaurant for a drink when a voice stopped him.
"Quatre! It's so good to see you! Sorry for keeping you waiting. Heero, umm, lost his tie." Relena hugged Quatre hiding her blushing face with her hair.
"It's good to see you again too, Relena. Don't worry, I wasn't waiting very long. I was just about to get a drink." He motioned towards the restaurant before letting go of Relena and smiling at her stoic fiancé. "It's good to see you too, Heero."
"Hello Quatre." Heero showed a small smile and gave Quatre's hand a good shake before his features reverted back into emotionless mode.
"Lets have lunch first, before we go sightseeing, is that ok with you Quatre? I want to see as much of Paris before I get bogged in the Summit Talks." Relena gave a small smile, rolling her eyes at how much work she would have in a few days.
"Sounds good. How about the hotel restaurant, ok? Or do you want to find another place to eat?" Quatre asked, ever considerate to others.
"Hotel is fine. Hope you guys are ready for some hard shopping." Relena tangled her hand with Heero's. She led the way to the restaurant with Heero and Quatre trailing behind her, both mouthing, 'Shopping?'
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- Preventer Headquarters, Earth – Real Time –
"Bah! All the way from space, upholding justice against dissidents, just to go to Paris to protect a bunch of children?!" Wufei ranted on and on in his office after he and his partner had been informed by Lady Une of their new mission.
Sally tried not to laugh and was trying to control herself by reading the mission report over and over again. Finally she couldn't take it anymore and started laughing really loudly.
"Woman! What can be so funny?! We are Preventers! Not baby-sitters!" He glared at his partner who was now rolling around on the floor.
Sally sighed, trying to control her laughter. She fanned herself with the report. "Wufei, it isn't that bad. We're being sent there to protect the delegates children who are there for the Children's Charity Ball. We have a very important job, these kids are the future, you know." Sally couldn't help the silly grin on her face, she kept picturing Wufei with the children…
Wufei intensified his glare on Sally who had doubled over and had started laughing again. "I. WILL. NOT. DO. IT." He said grinding his teeth together before stalking out of his office. He could still hear Sally's laughter all the way down the corridor.
After a few minutes, Sally calmed down, dabbing her eyes with a tissue, clearing away the tears. She looked at the mission report again. She breathed in deeply, not wanting to burst out laughing again. Lady Une had given them orders to protect the children of a number of delegates who would be there for the Ball…But there was a catch…Certain delegates not wanting to scare their kids had requested it be done undercover. Lady Une had wholly agreed, she already had a certain someone definitely in mind for this 'mission'. Sally scanned the report, finding what she was looking for, took a highlighter from Wufei's desk and highlighted something on the report before leaving it on Wufei's desk, holding her aching sides.
On the desk, highlighted in neon yellow were the words, 'Wufei Chang - undercover as Purple Dinosaur. Report to C&M-U Department for fittings.
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- Unknown Place – Real Time –
"Sir, we have captured the 23rd sacrifice. The 24th is still to be found. My soldiers are ready for Phase One, Sir!" A nondescript Man saluted at a silhouette of a figure in the dark room.
"Find the last one. Then Phase One will begin." A raspy reply said.
"Sir!" The soldier hurried out of the room, closing the heavy oak doors shut.
The figure stared around the blackened room. Voices began to start up again as the light from the opened door had been extinguished.
"The time is near."
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- Paris, Earth – Real Time –
Quatre couldn't remember how many shops they had been to. 'Too many.' He thought as he and Heero dutifully followed Relena into another boutique carrying numerous packages the former Queen of the World had already bought. 'At least Relena helped me buy presents for all his sisters.' He looked around the boutique, this one specialising in shoes, it seemed. Turning towards Heero, he abruptly stopped when a flash of blond caught his eye. Long, platinum blond, loosely tied into a ponytail of sorts. 'Allah, is that her?' Quatre dropped his packages on top of Heero's before mumbling an excuse and darting out of the boutique and towards the blond. He narrowly missed an oncoming car who beeped angrily at him but he ignored it as he reached out and tapped the blond woman on the shoulder. His smile turned into disappointment when he realised it wasn't her. This woman had the same hair colour and pale complexion but her eyes weren't an icy lavender-grey. They were a light jade colour and she had an impish smile on her face.
"Sorry. I thought you were someone I knew." Quatre said sheepishly. Turning around to walk back to the boutique.
"That's ok, Mr Winner."
Quatre froze, then turned around slowly. "I'm sorry, but do I know you?"
"Nope! But everyone knows who you are! President of Winner Corp. One of the most eligible bachelors in the Universe." The woman gave him a wink, a slight American accent becoming more noticeable as she smiled cutely at Quatre.
"Oh…Uhh…Thank you, I think." Quatre blushed and turned back towards the boutique.
"Oh! Where are my manners! Mr Winner, my name is Bethany. Bethany Montague." She grabbed Quatre's hand and shook it vigorously. "Would you like to join me for a cappuccino?" Her smile widened, as Quatre flushed.
"Umm…I'm sorry Miss Bethany - " He was cut off by her.
"Just call me Bethany."
"Ok, Bethany. It's very kind of you to offer me a drink but I must be getting back to my friends in that boutique." He pointed to the boutique across the road. "Thank you, anyway."
"Oh, that's ok! Too bad cousin dear isn't here. I'm sure she'd love to meet you." Bethany's eyes twinkled with something Quatre couldn't place.
"Meet who, cousin?" Quatre froze at the sound of the person's voice behind him.
"Mr Winner, of course! Mr Winner, meet my cousin Dorothy. Dorothy Catalonia."
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Person writing this:
Yeah! Another revised Chapter done! I will be adding scenes (most probably in chapters 4, 4.2 and any others I think need fixing!)
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