CHAPTER 5- AWOKEN
The jeep came to an abrupt halt. "Get out," a man growled at Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei. They all stepped out, their hands were cuffed, and many men with guns surrounded them. "This way," another man said, leading the three teens to a holding room. The room was small, and only had one window, which was barred. "Now how are we going to get out," Quatre whispered to Trowa. "This is injustice," Wufei mumbled to himself, "a real man would come out and fight, not hide behind people like this. A coward. They're all weak." "Hmm...." Trowa muttered thinking to himself. The area was highly secured, along with guards outside. "Would have been nice to have Duo and Heero here, then we'd have more options," Quatre said as he sat down on one of the small beds. *They're going to use us to their benefit. We'll be a ransom of some kind* Quatre thought to himself. "We don't have much time until we go, so we have to figure out a simple plan," Trowa said, addressing both of them. Wufei and Quatre
looked up. "Suppose so," Quatre said, moving over into a huddle. "They have camera's around here," Wufei warned, also joining the other two. "Okay, so these are our choices," Trowa began....
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Elizabeth opened her eyes for the first time in weeks, she found herself staring up into cobalt blue eyes. "Huh?" she said sleepily, "who are y-you?" "Hey, Heero, she's actually awake!" Duo exclaimed, turning towards Heero. "Good," he said in a monotone voice through the bandage he was holding in his mouth. He finished tying Ann's bandages, and then accompanied Duo to Elizabeth's side. "I'm Duo Maxwell, and this is my friend," "Heero Yuy," Heero introduced himself. "She's not totally off the influence of the drug," Heero said to Duo. He walked back over to Ann to tend to her. He watched her, noticing the first pale light from sunrise falling on her face. Duo decided to try and talk to Elizabeth. "I remember both of you. You helped us on the station," Elizabeth said, slowly coming out of the dazed state. "Right, you killed the lead man, good shot, in between the eyes. But you still need to rest, time to heal," he said, brushing his finger against her cheek. She smiled back up
at Duo, a warm smile. *If she's not an angel, I'm not Shinagami* Duo thought as the morning light struck the girls face. "Thank you," Elizabeth whispered; the sun reflected in her dark brown eyes and made them shine. She closed them, slowly falling asleep; her breathing was shallow and calm. Heero watched the young girl known as Ann sleep. Duo got up and walked over to Heero. He put his hand on Heero's shoulder and let out a sigh. Heero watched Duo out of the corner of his eye. Seconds later, Duo left silently, looking back at Heero and Ann with a small smile, then to Elizabeth's sleeping figure. Heero stayed and watched the sun rise higher over the horizon.
*What do we do now? Where do we start? Oh, boy* Duo thought walking down the stairs. "Breakfast, right," he mumbled to himself as the sound of his stomach growling increased. He walked down to the kitchen, "Now, what does Quatre eat around here." He looked through the cupboards and the refrigerator. "No cereal, god," he grumbled to himself, looking through the cabinets once more. "What, does he always cook or something?" he said as he pulled out some pots and pans. "Eggs, and some bacon, that should be enough for now," he said cheerfully to himself. Taking out the bacon and eggs from the fridge, he started up the stove. As soon as the pan was hot, he placed the bacon on, causing some sizzle. "Well, no use in having a good breakfast without good music, plus I could use the mood boost," he laughed, walking over to the stereo system for the whole house. He flipped the radio on, "No way, no classical for me, thanks." Turning the tuning knob, he found some rock on the radio,
"Much better," he said in a victorious voice. Walking back to the kitchen, a faint smell of bacon filled the air. "I guess Duo started breakfast," Heero mumbled to himself, standing up from the armchair beside Ann's bed. He made sure not to wake either of the girls as he headed for the door. Closing it behind him, he made his way down to the kitchen. Heero walked over to a chair at the table, "Let's see how long it is this time before he ruins breakfast," he chuckled to himself. "Hey, you finally came down, want some breakfast?" Duo asked as he placed an egg in the pan. "Hn.... You're going to wake up the girls, turn off the stereo's upstairs," Heero mumbled to Duo. "Huh? Oh, right," Duo replied as he hurried out of the kitchen into the next room. Heero walked over the cooking egg, "Figures he'd leave it here to burn," he said, flipping it over. Duo studied the stereo's controls, "Hmm, oh, there it is, `upper rooms'," he read out loud the labeled switches. "There," flipping
off the switch, he stood up to resume his task. "Okay, now back to the cooking," he said, walking back towards the kitchen, "wow, smells better then usual, what'd I do right this time?" He walked in to see Heero dishing out a second omelet, "Huh, figures my cooking wouldn't be good enough," Duo commented as Heero placed the plates down on the table. "You left the egg to burn, again, we would be eating egg surprise by now," Heero said with a smirk. "Hey, that's not funny! At least I try to help with breakfast," Duo implied defiantly, raising a bit of omelet to his mouth. "You can't do anything else," Heero grumbled under his breath. "What?" Duo said through a mouthful. "Hn," Heero replied, as usual. "Whatever," Duo shrugged as he took another big bite. After about a minute, Heero got up and brought his laptop to the table. "Won't even stop work to eat breakfast?" Duo said as he swallowed some bacon. Heero opened up the computer, pressed a couple of buttons, and started the
laptop as he hooked up the phone line. "They enemy will be back soon," he said as he began typing. "Oh man, you Perfect Soldiers are nothing but work," Duo said, leaning back in his chair. "The only way I know how to live, besides, if we let you make the decisions, we would all be in a holding room," Heero replied. "What!!" Duo exclaimed in rage, "why I outta," he said, as he stood and rolled up his sleeves. Heero didn't even pay attention to him; his right hand grabbed Duo's plate and pulled it closer. "Hey!" Duo said grabbing at the plate. "Nah, that's mine," he said as he blew a raspberry and walked out of the kitchen to the living room. "Always works," Heero smirked, as he typed away. After a few minutes he looked up, "Sounds like one of the girls is up," he said, listening harder over the TV in the living room. Every so often he would here Duo laughing, but it wasn't the braided boy this time. Sure enough, a girl with a brown braid poked her head around the corner. "Um,
I smelled breakfast and heard the TV, so I...." She began. Heero looked at her for a moment *she resembles Duo some* he thought, and then pointed to one last omelet. She took it gratefully, and soon was on her way out to the living room, "you should be resting," Heero said after her. "Yes, doctor," she yelled back in a sarcastic voice. Heero shook his head as the sound of laughter filled the room next door. "Hmm, so this is the location they took the others, alright," Heero mumbled to himself. A few seconds later, Ann popped her head around the door, looking into the kitchen. "Where?" she said in a questioning, but stern tone. Heero looked at her a moment before showing her his information, soon they started on a new plan; Operation Canthral.
A/N: Alright, done with chapter 5! You have my friend to thank for this; she was the one bugging me to write this. Hope people are still interested. Till chapter 6- Darken Angel
The jeep came to an abrupt halt. "Get out," a man growled at Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei. They all stepped out, their hands were cuffed, and many men with guns surrounded them. "This way," another man said, leading the three teens to a holding room. The room was small, and only had one window, which was barred. "Now how are we going to get out," Quatre whispered to Trowa. "This is injustice," Wufei mumbled to himself, "a real man would come out and fight, not hide behind people like this. A coward. They're all weak." "Hmm...." Trowa muttered thinking to himself. The area was highly secured, along with guards outside. "Would have been nice to have Duo and Heero here, then we'd have more options," Quatre said as he sat down on one of the small beds. *They're going to use us to their benefit. We'll be a ransom of some kind* Quatre thought to himself. "We don't have much time until we go, so we have to figure out a simple plan," Trowa said, addressing both of them. Wufei and Quatre
looked up. "Suppose so," Quatre said, moving over into a huddle. "They have camera's around here," Wufei warned, also joining the other two. "Okay, so these are our choices," Trowa began....
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Elizabeth opened her eyes for the first time in weeks, she found herself staring up into cobalt blue eyes. "Huh?" she said sleepily, "who are y-you?" "Hey, Heero, she's actually awake!" Duo exclaimed, turning towards Heero. "Good," he said in a monotone voice through the bandage he was holding in his mouth. He finished tying Ann's bandages, and then accompanied Duo to Elizabeth's side. "I'm Duo Maxwell, and this is my friend," "Heero Yuy," Heero introduced himself. "She's not totally off the influence of the drug," Heero said to Duo. He walked back over to Ann to tend to her. He watched her, noticing the first pale light from sunrise falling on her face. Duo decided to try and talk to Elizabeth. "I remember both of you. You helped us on the station," Elizabeth said, slowly coming out of the dazed state. "Right, you killed the lead man, good shot, in between the eyes. But you still need to rest, time to heal," he said, brushing his finger against her cheek. She smiled back up
at Duo, a warm smile. *If she's not an angel, I'm not Shinagami* Duo thought as the morning light struck the girls face. "Thank you," Elizabeth whispered; the sun reflected in her dark brown eyes and made them shine. She closed them, slowly falling asleep; her breathing was shallow and calm. Heero watched the young girl known as Ann sleep. Duo got up and walked over to Heero. He put his hand on Heero's shoulder and let out a sigh. Heero watched Duo out of the corner of his eye. Seconds later, Duo left silently, looking back at Heero and Ann with a small smile, then to Elizabeth's sleeping figure. Heero stayed and watched the sun rise higher over the horizon.
*What do we do now? Where do we start? Oh, boy* Duo thought walking down the stairs. "Breakfast, right," he mumbled to himself as the sound of his stomach growling increased. He walked down to the kitchen, "Now, what does Quatre eat around here." He looked through the cupboards and the refrigerator. "No cereal, god," he grumbled to himself, looking through the cabinets once more. "What, does he always cook or something?" he said as he pulled out some pots and pans. "Eggs, and some bacon, that should be enough for now," he said cheerfully to himself. Taking out the bacon and eggs from the fridge, he started up the stove. As soon as the pan was hot, he placed the bacon on, causing some sizzle. "Well, no use in having a good breakfast without good music, plus I could use the mood boost," he laughed, walking over to the stereo system for the whole house. He flipped the radio on, "No way, no classical for me, thanks." Turning the tuning knob, he found some rock on the radio,
"Much better," he said in a victorious voice. Walking back to the kitchen, a faint smell of bacon filled the air. "I guess Duo started breakfast," Heero mumbled to himself, standing up from the armchair beside Ann's bed. He made sure not to wake either of the girls as he headed for the door. Closing it behind him, he made his way down to the kitchen. Heero walked over to a chair at the table, "Let's see how long it is this time before he ruins breakfast," he chuckled to himself. "Hey, you finally came down, want some breakfast?" Duo asked as he placed an egg in the pan. "Hn.... You're going to wake up the girls, turn off the stereo's upstairs," Heero mumbled to Duo. "Huh? Oh, right," Duo replied as he hurried out of the kitchen into the next room. Heero walked over the cooking egg, "Figures he'd leave it here to burn," he said, flipping it over. Duo studied the stereo's controls, "Hmm, oh, there it is, `upper rooms'," he read out loud the labeled switches. "There," flipping
off the switch, he stood up to resume his task. "Okay, now back to the cooking," he said, walking back towards the kitchen, "wow, smells better then usual, what'd I do right this time?" He walked in to see Heero dishing out a second omelet, "Huh, figures my cooking wouldn't be good enough," Duo commented as Heero placed the plates down on the table. "You left the egg to burn, again, we would be eating egg surprise by now," Heero said with a smirk. "Hey, that's not funny! At least I try to help with breakfast," Duo implied defiantly, raising a bit of omelet to his mouth. "You can't do anything else," Heero grumbled under his breath. "What?" Duo said through a mouthful. "Hn," Heero replied, as usual. "Whatever," Duo shrugged as he took another big bite. After about a minute, Heero got up and brought his laptop to the table. "Won't even stop work to eat breakfast?" Duo said as he swallowed some bacon. Heero opened up the computer, pressed a couple of buttons, and started the
laptop as he hooked up the phone line. "They enemy will be back soon," he said as he began typing. "Oh man, you Perfect Soldiers are nothing but work," Duo said, leaning back in his chair. "The only way I know how to live, besides, if we let you make the decisions, we would all be in a holding room," Heero replied. "What!!" Duo exclaimed in rage, "why I outta," he said, as he stood and rolled up his sleeves. Heero didn't even pay attention to him; his right hand grabbed Duo's plate and pulled it closer. "Hey!" Duo said grabbing at the plate. "Nah, that's mine," he said as he blew a raspberry and walked out of the kitchen to the living room. "Always works," Heero smirked, as he typed away. After a few minutes he looked up, "Sounds like one of the girls is up," he said, listening harder over the TV in the living room. Every so often he would here Duo laughing, but it wasn't the braided boy this time. Sure enough, a girl with a brown braid poked her head around the corner. "Um,
I smelled breakfast and heard the TV, so I...." She began. Heero looked at her for a moment *she resembles Duo some* he thought, and then pointed to one last omelet. She took it gratefully, and soon was on her way out to the living room, "you should be resting," Heero said after her. "Yes, doctor," she yelled back in a sarcastic voice. Heero shook his head as the sound of laughter filled the room next door. "Hmm, so this is the location they took the others, alright," Heero mumbled to himself. A few seconds later, Ann popped her head around the door, looking into the kitchen. "Where?" she said in a questioning, but stern tone. Heero looked at her a moment before showing her his information, soon they started on a new plan; Operation Canthral.
A/N: Alright, done with chapter 5! You have my friend to thank for this; she was the one bugging me to write this. Hope people are still interested. Till chapter 6- Darken Angel
