Gundam Wing: La Femmes

A Fanfic by Lady Lye

(c)2001

Rated for strong language on behalf of the characters. Remember- it's not the author w/ the potty mouth-it's her potty-mouthed characters.

Disclaimer: I do not own the whole GW thing... If I did I sure as h*ll wouldn't be here wasting my time writing fanfics about them- I'd be using them as my you-know-what slaves per my latest obsession. So don't try to sue me- it ain't worth it.

Note: rough translation for my rough use of Spanish can be found at the bottom of the chapter. This will include all previous phrases.


Welcome to the beginning of Battle Chapter: Promise of the Thistle! Starring none other than Ginny's fave couple- Duo and Kyla! Yay! ^__^

It's Monday and I'm posting this on my personal website b4 fanfiction.net cuz, well- it's glitched out AGAIN. -__-# For future reference, my website is www.ladylye.50megs.com and I'm working to post all my work there. Drop me an email as a reveiw if you like, or leave me a msg on the message board or whatever. *grumble* damn computer errors... Hope to see you all soon!

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Gundame: (pronunciation varies between gun-dum-eh and gun-dam-ay, but never gun-dame.) The mobile suits used by the five new girls. They are made of gundanium alloy but are coated with a newly developed substance making their shell even tougher than the gundams. Their pilots are known as the Dames.
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Battle Chapter: Bloodied Thorn (Part Eight, The final part!)

Duo chuckled as the ship took off. Kyla stared wide-eyed out the window, watching every moment as the Earth fell away behind them. "Never been to space before, huh?"

"No," Kyla said softly, still staring at all the stars that now swept around them. "This is beautiful… You used to live here? How could you ever leave?" she finally tore her eyes away so she could see him when he answered.

Duo took his time readjusting his seat now that the warning lights had turned off. "Kyla, babe, I said the same thing the first time I saw Earth."

"I guess it's true that the grass is always greener on the other side," Kyla looked out the window again.

"You mean the star clusters," Duo said with a straight face. She blinked at him, unsure if he was being serious or not. A hint of a smile touched his lips.

"Dingbat," she said fondly, slapping him lightly on the arm.

"It's true! They are!" he protested, laughing and grinning broadly as he saw the smile grace her lips. She made him feel so ALIVE. Some girls had made him act this way before; made him want to impress them and make them laugh. But he had never felt so incredibly comfortable and at ease at the same time before. Only with her. No, he wouldn't trade this time with her for anything. Not Space and not Earth. Because it was only with her.
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"Welcome to L2, babe."

Kyla frowned at the walls of the colony. "Doesn't it make you feel- claustrophobic?"

"Nope. Grew up here, remember?" They made their way through the terminal and into the streets where they hopped onto the nearest form of public transportation. Kyla's eyes grew wide again at all the little differences in even the most simple things. Duo couldn't help laughing. "You're such a tourist, Ky. Think everything's so high-tech and new here?"

"It's just- odd," she shook her head and smiled weakly. "I'll just have to get used to it."

"Here, I want to show you something," he pushed a button and they got off at the next intersection. They walked for a few blocks, Kyla still trying to take in everything at once. Duo felt odd as he walked through the streets. Everything looked out of proportion. Of course. He had been a child the last time he was here. A familiar landmark caught his eye. "Welcome to my former home-" he said as they rounded a corner.

"You lived in New New Las Vegas?" Kyla blinked at the fluorescent lights.

"HUH?" Duo did a double take. "What the hell happened here!?" Where before there had been slums and poverty, were casinos and bars of all shapes and sizes. "This used to be a slum!"

"I dunno," Kyla said sagely. "Some might call Booze, Cards, and Sex Alley a slum."

"No- this wasn't here before!" he protested.

"Are you sure this is the right street?" she readjusted her grip on her suitcase.

"Positive- hey isn't that-?" they both stared as a man left one of the casino's close to them and got into a large limo. Before leaving, they had reviewed all the files Estelle had pulled. This was one of the men from the images there.

"I think this may be a blessing in disguise," Kyla said. "Pick a hotel, Duo."

"We're gonna stay HERE?" he blinked at her.

"Why not? Where else are we going to go? Besides, it looks like the perfect place to find the sleazebags we're tracking." She said frankly.

"But- but- we're only-" he paused. Ooh damn. His 'birthday' hadn't been that long ago, had it? Colony gambling age was OVER eighteen. He was certainly that. "Nineteen. We're nineteen. GAMBLING HERE I COME!"

Kyla's eyes popped a little. "Oi! Hush! We don't want to draw attention to ourselves! And who says we're going to have time to gamble, hm?" she managed to calm him down.

"Fine," Duo grumbled. "Let's head for that one," he pointed to one across the streets from the one their quarry had left.

"Looks good," they headed across the street to check in.

"Two roo-" Duo began.

"One suite, please," Kyla cut him off, smiling sweetly at the clerk. She produced fake ID's from her bag and Duo simply stared in amazement as 'Mr. and Mrs. Jones' appeared on the screen. "Thank you. Come on, Duo. Upstairs- fifth floor-"

"When did you have time to get those?" he asked, picking up her suitcase to carry it to the elevator while she put everything back in her bag.

She gave him a critical look. "Andria's taught me everything I know."

"Ah. Hey- We're sharing a room?!" he cried happily.

"Ding," said the elevator, letting them off on their floor.

"Don't go getting any ideas-"

"But we have to make it realistic!" he insisted, dragging both suitcases to their room. "Otherwise no one will believe that we're married."

"Well they certainly won't if you keep talking like that," she opened the door using the key. "What are you waiting for?" She blinked at him as he stood there with the bags.

"Pardon me," Duo put the bags down. He crossed over to her and picked her up, carrying her over the threshold.

"What?! Duo what on Earth are you-" she flung her arms around his neck and protested. At the same time, she never wanted him to put her down. So close… so very, very close to those laughing blue eyes and that wonderful smile that was aimed directly down at her. She unconsciously relaxed enough for them to get through the door to the 'living room' of the suite.

He unceremoniously dumped her on the couch. "My duty as a husband is done," he bowed and went to retrieve their bags. When he came back, he was obviously trying to repress laughter.

Kyla had no such problem. "You're a dingbat," she said giddily. Good god, how was she going to manage as the sane one around here?

Duo pretended to pout. "Just for that, I get the bed."

"Who says!?"

"I do."

"Not if I can get there first!" Kyla was not about to sleep on the couch! They raced for the bedroom.
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"G'Night!" Kyla called sweetly and shut the door of the bedroom behind her. Her response was a string of grumbling from the plush couch.
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The next morning, Duo was up and ready to go first thing. He didn't want to disturb Kyla, who hadn't emerged from the bedroom yet, but they couldn't afford to waste time either. Tentatively, he knocked on the door. "Ky?"

"I'll be out in five," he heard her call, and went back to cleaning up the slight mess he had made of the living room. "Alright. I'm ready."

"Gre-" Duo stood up straight and stared. His voice came out in a gasp. "W-What are you wearing?"

Kyla didn't appear at all phased by his reaction. Knee-high black boots added a good four inches to her height, leading up to a tight black mini skirt and red tube top. She'd pulled her hair back in twin pigtails that curled coyly around her face. "What do you think?" she turned around so he could get the full view.

"Um, Ky? I know you girls have kind of been cut off from the rest of society and, well, the fashion world but uh-"

"Is prostitution illegal on this colony?" she asked casually, going to investigate the tray of breakfast foods Room Service had brought up.

He continued to gape at her. "P-p-p-p-"

"Prostitution, Duo," she scolded, picking up a muffin. "Is it illegal here or not?"

"uh- I- er- wha- uh-"

She sighed and rolled her eyes. "Great. We'll just have to make sure we aren't caught then. You're not going out like THAT are you?" she asked, referring to his usual black shirt and pants deal.

"Kyla WHAT is going ON here?!"

"It's called a disguise-? You know? Fitting in so you can slip in unnoticed?" She finally noticed the way he was staring at her and started to giggle. "Y-You didn't think- You didn't think that I- that I would really-"

Suddenly Duo's head hurt. "This is gonna take a lot more out of me than I thought it would…"

She continued to giggle, hiding it badly. "I'm sorry, Duo," she wrapped one arm around his neck and planted a kiss on his cheek.

"So just what is your great plan, Ms. Smarty-pants?" he pretended to still be offended.

"You saw the hotel that guy came out of yesterday. This whole place is one seedy pit of sex, drugs and money. And hey- who's got better access to their rooms than a whore who makes house calls?" she said, eating her muffin in between sentences.

He stared at her again. How could she be so damn casual about it? "You're not gonna REALLY-"

"No, of course not. But they don't have to know that."

"Great. Just great. Not only are you doing something potentially illegal, you're only pretending to do something potentially illegal, which could land us in even MORE trouble. Boy," he shook his head. "Are you ever lucky I came out here."

She shot him a sideways glance. "Have experience in this, do you?"

'She knows,' he thought, panicked, suddenly seeing all the hundreds of explosions he himself had caused only a few years ago. Then he looked at her face. She was only kidding. He relaxed- "Hey!"

"I'm kidding, Duo!" she laughed. "Come, sit down and have breakfast and then we'll go Bad-Guy hunting, huh?"

He made a big show of giving in, but ultimately smiled. Just to be able to spend this time with her. It was more than he'd ever dreamed of.

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And that's the first part! Kinda introductor-y, eh? Yeah. It gets quite fiesty, later on. Be seeing you!

Here are the terms you may need... (not sure why I'm bothering at this point since Isa factors no where in it...)

WARNING: I used the translator on www.dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.com for these. I don't expect them all to be good. I do hope they get the point across. If anyone knows of a better site to use or can give me some really excellent phrases for Isabel to say, let me know.

amante- lover
buen- good
cliente- hot
cosa caliente- hot thing
fresco como vienen- fresh as they come
hibrido- bastard
materia caliente- hot stuff
mi buen pequeño amigo que mira - my good looking little friend.
muchacha- girl
muchacho- boy
Muchacha del idiota- idiot girl
muy- very. as in muy caliente
muy hermoso- very beautiful
perra estúpida- stupid bitch
poque usted lo ama- because you love him
princesa- princess
un moron de mierda- a fucking moron (don't worry, I really do love you, Duo...)


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