Chapter two

OK, they are not going to go to the meeting in this chapter b/c it got a little too long for me to type right now.

DISCLAIMER: Gundam Wing isn't mine because if it were, I sure as hell wouldn't be in New Orleans at my computer writing fanfiction about it, would you?

This chapter is extremely descriptive (let me know if I went over board). Some people have naughty mouths in this chapter and probably from now on they will. Some corny smoking crap goes on in this here chapter so if that bothers you (I don't really know why it would) you can still review!

On with chapter two!

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Relena and Dorothy were very early for their conference so the two of them walked outside and into a quiet alley for a quick smoke and to see if their good friends were there. Sure enough, Duo and Trowa were sitting in the alley with their navy blue guard uniforms untucked and just hanging around.

When the young ladies came to sit, the men stood up and let them take their seats on the nicer crates. The pilots were as cute as ever but their physical appearance was completely different.

Duo and Trowa had to conform their haircuts when they took up their jobs at the ESUN complex. Duo found out that there was no rule against mullets so his new look was that. He got so much shit for it at first that he always had the uniform hat on and his friends speculated that he was letting his hair grow back out.

Trowa's hair was now short and spiked a little in the front and probably made him even cuter. What was unbecoming of his beautiful face was a scar he had received when he was thrown out of his Leo during the last battle he fought in. His old haircut covered it up so everyone was surprised to see the scar after he went under the barber's scissors. Even so, they were still considered the best looking, most eligible bachelors at the ESUN complex in Venice.

They were outside today for their usual reason; they couldn't be seen with their shirt off and their undershirts untucked and whatnot. The guards couldn't leave their navy blue uniform neat for more than an hour or two before they had to go out and relax a little. If they didn't they'd go stir crazy and Dorothy had pictures to prove it.

"Smoking isn't good for you, you know." said Trowa, for the record as he took a cigarette out of the box and lit it. Duo just sat back and chuckled at his friends.

"Sure you don't need one?" Dorothy asked him for the fiftieth time, knowing his answer rarely ever changed.

"Nah the second hand smoke is suiting me fine." The god of death refused to die of lung cancer but he would blow himself up as a part time stunt guy. Still, he had become a bit less reckless after Heero's disappearance and wouldn't crack as many jokes when Relena was present.

Dorothy broke the long relaxing silence with a question, "Do any of you know why we are having this meeting today?"

Trowa responded with a hint of bitterness in his voice, "Seems that ESUN leaders need some better guards than us so they are sending in private military bodyguards, the best of the colonies." He let this sink into the others then said, "But it's just for the space trade summit and the few weeks before and after." He found himself questioning his own words when he remembered that the summit wasn't until September and it was May right now.

Dorothy overlooked that part of the statement entirely and said, "Why can't you guys do it? I don't want some strange soldier guarding me. It's impossible to know if you can trust any people who still want to fight during our wonderful peace." Relena just stared at her cigarette and tried to block out what she was hearing.

"Well you know, Dorothy, that not all of the guards have our expertise and most of their training was not as thorough as the military training. I aint joining the military guard training for you guys during this time of peace, that's just bull." Said Duo as he tucked his shirt back in. "Well that's all the time we have folks so let's step on our death cylinders and go to the meeting."

Relena rose and took one last look down the alley as she put out her cigarette with her heeled shoes. She straightened out her turquoise silk shirt and knee length black skirt and fixed her stockings. She was wearing makeup just to cover up the circles under her eyes but other than that she didn't need any makeup. She turned to her roommate Dorothy who was wearing a white blouse, dark blue pants and no makeup whatsoever. Her hair was cut to her shoulders and kept in a tight blonde bun, making her look sophisticated for once. She seemed almost the opposite of what she was when the two first met, but Relena trusted the girl back then and she did for some reason. She pondered her friendships for probably the hundredth time as she followed the two men, now in perfect uniform, to their meeting room for the quick conference.

Okie doke.

Thanx much to Scythe244 and PrEtTyInPiNk for my first real reviews. Also, thanx again to mah buddy PrEtTyInPiNk for being so nice and editing this story.

Next chapter: conference and after it, I think. It might be a flashback but I need some input! REVIEW PLEASE!!!!!!!

~CA~