Uncontrol: Tough Measures, Part 2

Trowa-kun

Adriana looked over worriedly at Mitsy. The woman hadn't even been out of the coma for three hours. Surely she wasn't feeling well. Mitsy was just staring straight ahead at the road. Her eyes focused coldly.

"ADRIANA! Pay attention to the road!" Mitsy yelled.

Adriana looked back at the road and suddenly jerked the wheel to the right to avoid hitting another vehicle. She then had to swerve to miss another, finally getting the car back on the road. "I...I'm...sorry..." Adriana felt a knot developing in her stomach.

"Stop feeling sorry, stop worrying about me, and start paying attention to the road! If we are dead we can't be of much use!" She turned and glared at Adriana with her icy cold blue eyes. Adriana nodded slightly and looked back at the road. "Take the next right and pull into the first parking lot on the left." Mitsy ordered.

Adriana did as she was told. When she parked, she looked up and saw a giant, Old England style house. Her jaw dropped in awe. "Mitsy...what are we doing here?"

"Its a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know. Stay here and watch the car. I'll be right back." Mitsy jumped out of the car, amazingly quick and limber for someone who had been in a coma the past few days.

Adriana watched from the car as Mitsy ran up the steps of the house and knocked at the door. She watched the blonde wait, slightly impatiently for a woman with dark red hair to come to the door and let her in. The knot in Adriana's stomach grew as Mitsy walked in and the door shut. Twenty minutes later, Adriana was sure she was going to throw up.

Finally Mitsy walked out of the house, a minor scowl on her face upon seeing Adriana out of the car and pacing. "What are you doing?"

Adriana turned to look at her and snapped, "I needed some fresh air, OK?"

Mitsy shrugged, "That's fine." She walked down the stairs, carrying another bag with her.

Adriana was about to ask when it was, instead she pointed to it, "Let me guess...need-to-know, and I don't need to know, right?"

"Right." Mitsy tossed the bag into the back of the car. It hit with a rather loud *thunk* and metal clanging sound. She ignored Adriana's questioning look. "Get in, its time for us to meet up with the others. Licht has been officially recalled to duty. We'll be working with the local groups here."

Adriana scowled, it had been rather obvious that Licht was going to be called back to duty, and they had already been working with Weiss, Schwartz and Rot. "Hmmm? Back at the hotel?" Adriana asked, sliding into the driver's seat.

"For now." Mitsy buckled her seat belt.

"For now? I don't get it..." Adriana turned on the engine.

"Apparently that location has been compromised. Its uncertain if that will be the place to remain." Mitsy spoke coldly, it made Adriana nervous.

"Let me guess, Boulonnais?" Adriana pulled out of the parking lot, but made a gesture back towards the house.

"No...Boulonnais is in Japan, though. He may contact us later. We'll have to see." Mitsy leaned back in her seat and sighed heavily, closing her eyes and drifting into a fitful sleep. It was the first sign Adriana had seen from Mitsy of possibly how draining the past hour had been. It made her wonder how long Mitsy could keep up her former image as leader of Licht.

(03/26/02)

Now...lets see if I can get on tonight to visit. ☺