Chapter twenty one- The Pain of our Past and our Present
The limo pulled up in front of the academy, and Ranshid climbed out. quietly, he walked around the limo, and opened the back seat door.
Noin and Zechs walked out, but stopped at the steps. They looked down, just as Heero climbed out. Shortly after Heero, Relena climbed out. Ranshid shut the door, and walked back to the driver seat. He got in, and drove off to park the limo.
It was Relena who walked into the academy first. She disappeared behind the door, and shutting them behind her.
Heero walked up the steps, but Noin stopped him from going in. She held his arm tightly, "Heero."
Heero looked up, his face calm and collected as usual. He raised an eyebrow, and waited for her to speak. Noin cleared her throat, and glanced at Zechs.
When her eyes fell back onto Heero, and stated, "Duo went after you."
Heero frowned, his brows furrowed together in thought. Then he remembered the figure in the window at the restaurant. 'Duo...'
Noin looked passed him, out into the fierce snowstorm. "Did he find you?" Heero glanced behind him as well, wondering if he might have followed them.
"Hn."
Noin frowned, "So he's out there, in this weather?"
Heero sighed inwardly, "He'll come back on his own." He then walked inside.
Noin frowned, "Zechs."
Zechs touched her shoulder, and stated calmly, "There isn't much we can do, but wait. Duo is old enough to take care of himself."
Usagi walked down the hall, leading to her bedroom. She tugged at the braid hanging down to her knees, and pulled out the scrunchy.
"Awe, I thought I'd find you on your way to the hanger." Usagi scowled at Mamoru, from the corner of her eyes. "Why wont you leave me alone?"
Mamoru smirked, and backhanded her hard across the face. Usagi grunted, her head thrown to the right.
He went to throw her into the wall behind her, but Usagi caught his hand in her grip. He went to hit her again, with his free hand, but she smacked it away. But it was a distraction, instantly she threw up her knee.
He never saw it, but felt the exploding pain down below. He sagged to his knees, and held himself.
Usagi knelt down, rubbed her cheek. His hand would leave a mark on her face for a while.
"Try that again, and I'll cut them off."
She stood, and walked off, leaving Mamoru alone in the hall. She turned the corner, and found Dr. J waiting for her.
She sighed slowly, but joined him, and the two started down the hall. "What can I do for you J?"
The old man smirked, and rubbed his chin, "A little fist fight? I assume you showed him his place." Usagi smirked, "Hai, as usual."
Dr. J nodded in satisfaction, "That is good. We can't have our soldiers thinking they can over power our top agent." Usagi nodded, knowing it was a full fledge order.
"Do you have the pen?"
Usagi shook her head, "iie, I left everything back at the academy."
Dr. J frowned, "Alright, then you must retrieve them. You'll go tonight, and try not to get caught." Usagi nodded, "Hai, I wont." Dr. J nodded as well, and left Usagi alone, by entering his office.
It was quiet, and the academy, had finally settled for the night. The sky was dark outside, and hid away the looming shadows of figures creeping in the night.
Usagi pressed her back against the wall of the academy, and looked around. There were no guards; she just had to be careful of Heero and the others.
Carefully, Usagi slapped the wall with her palm. The suction cup stuck like glue. Doing the same with her other hand, and her knees, she began to scale up the wall.
Reaching the 3rd floor balcony to her room, Usagi climbed over the rail, and moved to the door.
She slipped into the room silently, and crouched down in the shadows in the room. Her eyes scanned the room, through the mask she wore. She saw her things, the little trinkets she had left behind, on the bed.
Carefully, and silently, she moved across the room to the bed. It wasn't until she reached the bed, when she found out; she wasn't alone in the room.
There was a small crash in the bathroom, making her head whip to attention. She frowned, and collected her things, and put them in her pocket.
Then she quickly melted into the shadows of the room, and waited. The door to the bathroom opened, and Usagi saw him step out.
She couldn't believe her eyes. "You son of a bitch!" She leaped at him, and knocked him to the floor. They hit the floor with a chorus of grunts. Usagi let out a low growl, and smashed her palm into his nose.
"Bitch!"
Usagi rolled him around, struggled with him to get him off of her. "You'll pay for that!"
He backhanded her across the face, grabbed her by the back of her head.
Usagi cried out, as he yanked her head back. She thrust her hand out, and grabbed him by the balls, and pulled.
He let out an animal cry, and fell off of her in pain. Usagi jumped to her feet, and kicked him. "You son of a bitch!" She turned, and raced to the door.
She could hear movement outside it, and froze. Carefully she stepped away from the door, and nearly tripped over the body on the floor.
The door opened, and slowly light flooded into the room. It wasn't until the door was open, did she realize that her mask was off.
Heero opened the door slowly, and looked inside. Fist off, he saw the figure on the ground moaning. He was holding himself, as he whimpered.
Next, he saw the destroyed room, which was caused by, what he assumed was a fight. Next he saw the figure making a run for the door. He pulled out his gun. Calmly he shouted, "Omae o Korosu."
The figure stopped at the door. The figure was dressed in all black, much like the man on the floor. Skin tight black pants, and tunic. He could see how the figure had gotten in. Scaling the wall with suction cups. The figure's feet only wore socks, to help him be quiet entering and exiting.
"Turn around."
He saw a flash of silvery blonde hair, as she turned around. His hand fell, his trusty gun pointing to the floor at his feet. He shook his head. She still looked the way she did when he saw her die.
He felt tears form in his eyes, but he forced them back. "Omae o Korosu."
She bowed her head, her beautiful blue eyes staring down at the floor at her feet.
He tried to raise his hand, but it wouldn't move. She inhaled deeply, and let it out through his teeth. "Nanashi."
Usagi winced. She looked up at him, but a flicker of movement, and she shouted, "Odin look out!"
Heero swung around, but it was too late. Mamoru smashed his shoulder into the younger boy's chest, and knocked the wind out of him.
Mamoru reached down, grabbing his gun. But Usagi already had pulled out her silenced .22. "Omae o Korosu you son of a bitch."
She took aim at the back of his head, and fired three shots. His body convulsed, blood spluttered from his mouth.
He fell forward, and hit the floor with a thud. Three holes had imprinted his body, two in head, low and high, while the third had hit him in the back of his neck.
Usagi stepped over his body, and knelt down over Heero. She looked into his face. "Why did I call you Odin?"
He was trying to regain his breath, but replied softly, "That's who I am." Usagi nodded, "I see. I must go." Heero shook his head, and his eyes narrowed. He tired to get up, but Usagi shook her head. And the next thing he felt was the exploding pain on the side of his head. His vision of her blurred, and he eyes fell shut.
Usagi stood, and moved back to the where her mask laid. She pulled it back on, and slipped out onto the balcony. She had climbed over the rail, when she heard someone shot, "Medic!!!! We need Medic!!!!"
'Relena?'
Usagi shook her head, and climbed down the wall. She dropped down halfway. She hit the ground, and her ankle popped. The pain shot up her left leg. She climbed back up to her feet, and hurried off into the night.
The limo pulled up in front of the academy, and Ranshid climbed out. quietly, he walked around the limo, and opened the back seat door.
Noin and Zechs walked out, but stopped at the steps. They looked down, just as Heero climbed out. Shortly after Heero, Relena climbed out. Ranshid shut the door, and walked back to the driver seat. He got in, and drove off to park the limo.
It was Relena who walked into the academy first. She disappeared behind the door, and shutting them behind her.
Heero walked up the steps, but Noin stopped him from going in. She held his arm tightly, "Heero."
Heero looked up, his face calm and collected as usual. He raised an eyebrow, and waited for her to speak. Noin cleared her throat, and glanced at Zechs.
When her eyes fell back onto Heero, and stated, "Duo went after you."
Heero frowned, his brows furrowed together in thought. Then he remembered the figure in the window at the restaurant. 'Duo...'
Noin looked passed him, out into the fierce snowstorm. "Did he find you?" Heero glanced behind him as well, wondering if he might have followed them.
"Hn."
Noin frowned, "So he's out there, in this weather?"
Heero sighed inwardly, "He'll come back on his own." He then walked inside.
Noin frowned, "Zechs."
Zechs touched her shoulder, and stated calmly, "There isn't much we can do, but wait. Duo is old enough to take care of himself."
Usagi walked down the hall, leading to her bedroom. She tugged at the braid hanging down to her knees, and pulled out the scrunchy.
"Awe, I thought I'd find you on your way to the hanger." Usagi scowled at Mamoru, from the corner of her eyes. "Why wont you leave me alone?"
Mamoru smirked, and backhanded her hard across the face. Usagi grunted, her head thrown to the right.
He went to throw her into the wall behind her, but Usagi caught his hand in her grip. He went to hit her again, with his free hand, but she smacked it away. But it was a distraction, instantly she threw up her knee.
He never saw it, but felt the exploding pain down below. He sagged to his knees, and held himself.
Usagi knelt down, rubbed her cheek. His hand would leave a mark on her face for a while.
"Try that again, and I'll cut them off."
She stood, and walked off, leaving Mamoru alone in the hall. She turned the corner, and found Dr. J waiting for her.
She sighed slowly, but joined him, and the two started down the hall. "What can I do for you J?"
The old man smirked, and rubbed his chin, "A little fist fight? I assume you showed him his place." Usagi smirked, "Hai, as usual."
Dr. J nodded in satisfaction, "That is good. We can't have our soldiers thinking they can over power our top agent." Usagi nodded, knowing it was a full fledge order.
"Do you have the pen?"
Usagi shook her head, "iie, I left everything back at the academy."
Dr. J frowned, "Alright, then you must retrieve them. You'll go tonight, and try not to get caught." Usagi nodded, "Hai, I wont." Dr. J nodded as well, and left Usagi alone, by entering his office.
It was quiet, and the academy, had finally settled for the night. The sky was dark outside, and hid away the looming shadows of figures creeping in the night.
Usagi pressed her back against the wall of the academy, and looked around. There were no guards; she just had to be careful of Heero and the others.
Carefully, Usagi slapped the wall with her palm. The suction cup stuck like glue. Doing the same with her other hand, and her knees, she began to scale up the wall.
Reaching the 3rd floor balcony to her room, Usagi climbed over the rail, and moved to the door.
She slipped into the room silently, and crouched down in the shadows in the room. Her eyes scanned the room, through the mask she wore. She saw her things, the little trinkets she had left behind, on the bed.
Carefully, and silently, she moved across the room to the bed. It wasn't until she reached the bed, when she found out; she wasn't alone in the room.
There was a small crash in the bathroom, making her head whip to attention. She frowned, and collected her things, and put them in her pocket.
Then she quickly melted into the shadows of the room, and waited. The door to the bathroom opened, and Usagi saw him step out.
She couldn't believe her eyes. "You son of a bitch!" She leaped at him, and knocked him to the floor. They hit the floor with a chorus of grunts. Usagi let out a low growl, and smashed her palm into his nose.
"Bitch!"
Usagi rolled him around, struggled with him to get him off of her. "You'll pay for that!"
He backhanded her across the face, grabbed her by the back of her head.
Usagi cried out, as he yanked her head back. She thrust her hand out, and grabbed him by the balls, and pulled.
He let out an animal cry, and fell off of her in pain. Usagi jumped to her feet, and kicked him. "You son of a bitch!" She turned, and raced to the door.
She could hear movement outside it, and froze. Carefully she stepped away from the door, and nearly tripped over the body on the floor.
The door opened, and slowly light flooded into the room. It wasn't until the door was open, did she realize that her mask was off.
Heero opened the door slowly, and looked inside. Fist off, he saw the figure on the ground moaning. He was holding himself, as he whimpered.
Next, he saw the destroyed room, which was caused by, what he assumed was a fight. Next he saw the figure making a run for the door. He pulled out his gun. Calmly he shouted, "Omae o Korosu."
The figure stopped at the door. The figure was dressed in all black, much like the man on the floor. Skin tight black pants, and tunic. He could see how the figure had gotten in. Scaling the wall with suction cups. The figure's feet only wore socks, to help him be quiet entering and exiting.
"Turn around."
He saw a flash of silvery blonde hair, as she turned around. His hand fell, his trusty gun pointing to the floor at his feet. He shook his head. She still looked the way she did when he saw her die.
He felt tears form in his eyes, but he forced them back. "Omae o Korosu."
She bowed her head, her beautiful blue eyes staring down at the floor at her feet.
He tried to raise his hand, but it wouldn't move. She inhaled deeply, and let it out through his teeth. "Nanashi."
Usagi winced. She looked up at him, but a flicker of movement, and she shouted, "Odin look out!"
Heero swung around, but it was too late. Mamoru smashed his shoulder into the younger boy's chest, and knocked the wind out of him.
Mamoru reached down, grabbing his gun. But Usagi already had pulled out her silenced .22. "Omae o Korosu you son of a bitch."
She took aim at the back of his head, and fired three shots. His body convulsed, blood spluttered from his mouth.
He fell forward, and hit the floor with a thud. Three holes had imprinted his body, two in head, low and high, while the third had hit him in the back of his neck.
Usagi stepped over his body, and knelt down over Heero. She looked into his face. "Why did I call you Odin?"
He was trying to regain his breath, but replied softly, "That's who I am." Usagi nodded, "I see. I must go." Heero shook his head, and his eyes narrowed. He tired to get up, but Usagi shook her head. And the next thing he felt was the exploding pain on the side of his head. His vision of her blurred, and he eyes fell shut.
Usagi stood, and moved back to the where her mask laid. She pulled it back on, and slipped out onto the balcony. She had climbed over the rail, when she heard someone shot, "Medic!!!! We need Medic!!!!"
'Relena?'
Usagi shook her head, and climbed down the wall. She dropped down halfway. She hit the ground, and her ankle popped. The pain shot up her left leg. She climbed back up to her feet, and hurried off into the night.