Chapter 6: Inner and Outer Conflicts
Wow! I didn't think I would actually get six chapters out of this fic but here it is. I still want some more reviews but oh well, you live with what you get, ne? Anyway, same warnings apply as before and I won't tell you to read the other chapters for them if you want to know what they are. (Damn! I just said it didn't I? Oh well. . .) Hopefully this chapter is okay and I think that there may be only two or three more parts before this story is finished.
Chapter 6: Inner and Outer Conflicts
~Wufei and Rai~
Rai sighed as he tapped his top impatiently on this seat in front of him. They were at the shuttle gate waiting for the arrival of their Arabian friend. Quatre had sent a vid link to them a few days ago stating that he had urgent news but it was to dangerous to deliver over the computer so here they were waiting for his shuttle to land.
"The doors are opening Maxwell."
Standing, the wintry-eyed pilot brushed off the cold tone of Wufei's voice and walked over to the gate entrance. Several passengers passed by and Rai watched wistfully as they were greeted by the loving arms of family and friends before he forced a smile onto his face. Tearing his gaze away from the touching sight, a real grin spread on his features as Quatre emerged from the hall and once the blonde was within in range Rai gave him a tight hug. He was fond of the other pilot because Quatre had been the only one that had tended to him when he had been injured besides Heero. "Hey Quatre. How was the flight?"
"Very boring and I'm glad to be off the shuttle now." Quatre politely greeted the Chinese boy.
Wufei nodded back and together the three left the shuttle port. Quickly they piled into the car that Rai had hotwired earlier and as soon as they were on the road, the American leaned over the back of the passenger seat to speak with Quatre. "So what's up? What brought you all the way out here?"
Quatre looked up, his teal eyes solemn and locked gazes with Rai. "I found information Rai and you're going to need all the help you can get with the bombs. I've already contacted the others."
"But why are you here? Shouldn't you be back at L4 trying to terminate the explosives that are there?" Asked Wufei with a frown as they came to a stop at a red light.
"No. The main controls are here. There is nothing that I can do from L4." Sandrock's pilot dug through his suit case for a moment before pulling out a thick stack of papers. "Here are the files that I had managed to copy from the OZ database."
Rai took the offered papers and sat down backwards in his seat, his back leaning against the dashboard. "You said you already told the others. Are they coming here as well?"
"No." Quatre had resorted to strategist mode. "They are to leave the colonies they are on at the moment and hide until we need them. All those papers explain where the exact location of the bomb is and what we have to do to get to it. I've found all the needed passwords so this should be accomplished quite easily. The only thing that worries me is the possibility of an attack."
"Then we should hurry. Finish the mission tonight or tomorrow night." Replied the Wing pilot as he scanned through a few pages of the papers in his hands.
"A plan is needed though. We cannot just go marching in there." Wufei replied with a small hint of annoyance in his voice.
Rai made a face at his partner but didn't reply otherwise, he had no wish to fight the Chinese at the moment. Unfortunately, Quatre sensed the tension between the two pilots and frowned. He knew something was wrong but there would be no way that he could get Wufei to admit it and he honestly had no idea whether Rai would try to hide his dilemma if he asked him about it. /Oh well, it won't hurt to try./ The blonde made a mental note to question the wintry-eyed pilot later on.
* * * * *
Quatre sighed tiredly as Rai opened the door to the hotel room. He caught sight of the two beds in the room and sent a quick look to the American.
Laughing, Rai shook his head. "You go ahead and take my bed Quatre. I'm fine with the floor."
"Are you sure Rai?"
"Positive."
During this exchange, Wufei had already vanished into the bathroom and Rai sighed. Shaking his head, the Wing pilot turned to his own bag and began to dig through it for another set of fresh clothes.
Sympathy shone in Quatre's eyes as he sat down on the edge of Rai's bed. "Why are you and Wufei fighting?"
"Huh?" Rai seemed surprised as he tossed a glance over his shoulder at the blonde. "How do you know Wufei and I are even fighting?"
"I see it in the way you two act around each other." What happened?"
Seeing that his friend was truly concerned, Rai closed his eyes and breathed in deeply. "I honestly wouldn't know. He's been acting like this since we arrived here. It only got worse after I told him the docs assigned us as permanent partners." Opening silver-blue gems slightly, Rai studied Quatre. "I can understand his want for privacy but after this I'll be glad to give him his own room. All I ask is for him to cool it a little."
"One thing you should learn about Wufei, he does not converse with others very easily."
Rai snorted. "I definitely picked that up."
The older boy smiled and patted Rai's arm. "Just give him some time to get used to you and build up his respect for you. It takes a lot for people to gain his deference."
Picking up an old pair of boxers and an over-sized t-shirt, Rai nodded as the door to the bathroom opened. "The question Quatre, is do we have that time?"
Wufei stared at Rai weirdly as the American passed him while Sandrock's pilot sighed sadly. This was going to be a lot harder than he had originally perceived. The younger boy seemed to have many secrets hidden within himself and like his brother, held up a cheerful mask. /But your mask is not meant to cheer us up is it? Rather it's there to keep others from dealing with your pain as well as their own. Although the whole while you also deal with the problems of others. How can you do this?/ Quatre spent a few seconds gazing at the door before breaking from his stupor. Deciding there was nothing further that he could do, the blonde found his laptop and began planning their attack.
* * * * *
~Duo and Heero~
"What's wrong, koi?"
Duo snuggled further into the arms that embraced him and tilted his head so that he could look Heero in the eyes. "I'm worried Hee-chan. Do you think Rai will be alright?"
"He'll be fine." The Japanese boy gave one of his rare smiles. "Rai's grown up now and trained to do this. He's got both your skills and mine. So don't concern yourself. You'll be able to see him soon. In fact, Quatre just sent me an email saying that he arrived safely and they'll be attacking within the next two days."
"I suppose." Tucking his head under Heero's chin, violet eyes closed. "What about Trowa?"
"He's due to arrive here tomorrow."
Hugging Heero tightly, Duo nodded. "That's good. So we wait until then?"
"Hai. Then once Trowa is here, we can start our role in the attack." Leaning against his lover, the cobalt-eyed pilot brushed his hand absently through Duo's hair.
Under the administrations of his partner, Duo slowly drifted off to sleep. His last thoughts were those of his younger brother.
T.B.C.
Alright, here's the sixth chapter all done. Please review this story. I would really like some feed back because I'm running out of ideas again. Or it could just be the fact I'm not feeling very well right now. *Sigh* Oh well, I'll see what I can do about the seventh chapter. Until next time then everyone.
Wow! I didn't think I would actually get six chapters out of this fic but here it is. I still want some more reviews but oh well, you live with what you get, ne? Anyway, same warnings apply as before and I won't tell you to read the other chapters for them if you want to know what they are. (Damn! I just said it didn't I? Oh well. . .) Hopefully this chapter is okay and I think that there may be only two or three more parts before this story is finished.
Chapter 6: Inner and Outer Conflicts
~Wufei and Rai~
Rai sighed as he tapped his top impatiently on this seat in front of him. They were at the shuttle gate waiting for the arrival of their Arabian friend. Quatre had sent a vid link to them a few days ago stating that he had urgent news but it was to dangerous to deliver over the computer so here they were waiting for his shuttle to land.
"The doors are opening Maxwell."
Standing, the wintry-eyed pilot brushed off the cold tone of Wufei's voice and walked over to the gate entrance. Several passengers passed by and Rai watched wistfully as they were greeted by the loving arms of family and friends before he forced a smile onto his face. Tearing his gaze away from the touching sight, a real grin spread on his features as Quatre emerged from the hall and once the blonde was within in range Rai gave him a tight hug. He was fond of the other pilot because Quatre had been the only one that had tended to him when he had been injured besides Heero. "Hey Quatre. How was the flight?"
"Very boring and I'm glad to be off the shuttle now." Quatre politely greeted the Chinese boy.
Wufei nodded back and together the three left the shuttle port. Quickly they piled into the car that Rai had hotwired earlier and as soon as they were on the road, the American leaned over the back of the passenger seat to speak with Quatre. "So what's up? What brought you all the way out here?"
Quatre looked up, his teal eyes solemn and locked gazes with Rai. "I found information Rai and you're going to need all the help you can get with the bombs. I've already contacted the others."
"But why are you here? Shouldn't you be back at L4 trying to terminate the explosives that are there?" Asked Wufei with a frown as they came to a stop at a red light.
"No. The main controls are here. There is nothing that I can do from L4." Sandrock's pilot dug through his suit case for a moment before pulling out a thick stack of papers. "Here are the files that I had managed to copy from the OZ database."
Rai took the offered papers and sat down backwards in his seat, his back leaning against the dashboard. "You said you already told the others. Are they coming here as well?"
"No." Quatre had resorted to strategist mode. "They are to leave the colonies they are on at the moment and hide until we need them. All those papers explain where the exact location of the bomb is and what we have to do to get to it. I've found all the needed passwords so this should be accomplished quite easily. The only thing that worries me is the possibility of an attack."
"Then we should hurry. Finish the mission tonight or tomorrow night." Replied the Wing pilot as he scanned through a few pages of the papers in his hands.
"A plan is needed though. We cannot just go marching in there." Wufei replied with a small hint of annoyance in his voice.
Rai made a face at his partner but didn't reply otherwise, he had no wish to fight the Chinese at the moment. Unfortunately, Quatre sensed the tension between the two pilots and frowned. He knew something was wrong but there would be no way that he could get Wufei to admit it and he honestly had no idea whether Rai would try to hide his dilemma if he asked him about it. /Oh well, it won't hurt to try./ The blonde made a mental note to question the wintry-eyed pilot later on.
* * * * *
Quatre sighed tiredly as Rai opened the door to the hotel room. He caught sight of the two beds in the room and sent a quick look to the American.
Laughing, Rai shook his head. "You go ahead and take my bed Quatre. I'm fine with the floor."
"Are you sure Rai?"
"Positive."
During this exchange, Wufei had already vanished into the bathroom and Rai sighed. Shaking his head, the Wing pilot turned to his own bag and began to dig through it for another set of fresh clothes.
Sympathy shone in Quatre's eyes as he sat down on the edge of Rai's bed. "Why are you and Wufei fighting?"
"Huh?" Rai seemed surprised as he tossed a glance over his shoulder at the blonde. "How do you know Wufei and I are even fighting?"
"I see it in the way you two act around each other." What happened?"
Seeing that his friend was truly concerned, Rai closed his eyes and breathed in deeply. "I honestly wouldn't know. He's been acting like this since we arrived here. It only got worse after I told him the docs assigned us as permanent partners." Opening silver-blue gems slightly, Rai studied Quatre. "I can understand his want for privacy but after this I'll be glad to give him his own room. All I ask is for him to cool it a little."
"One thing you should learn about Wufei, he does not converse with others very easily."
Rai snorted. "I definitely picked that up."
The older boy smiled and patted Rai's arm. "Just give him some time to get used to you and build up his respect for you. It takes a lot for people to gain his deference."
Picking up an old pair of boxers and an over-sized t-shirt, Rai nodded as the door to the bathroom opened. "The question Quatre, is do we have that time?"
Wufei stared at Rai weirdly as the American passed him while Sandrock's pilot sighed sadly. This was going to be a lot harder than he had originally perceived. The younger boy seemed to have many secrets hidden within himself and like his brother, held up a cheerful mask. /But your mask is not meant to cheer us up is it? Rather it's there to keep others from dealing with your pain as well as their own. Although the whole while you also deal with the problems of others. How can you do this?/ Quatre spent a few seconds gazing at the door before breaking from his stupor. Deciding there was nothing further that he could do, the blonde found his laptop and began planning their attack.
* * * * *
~Duo and Heero~
"What's wrong, koi?"
Duo snuggled further into the arms that embraced him and tilted his head so that he could look Heero in the eyes. "I'm worried Hee-chan. Do you think Rai will be alright?"
"He'll be fine." The Japanese boy gave one of his rare smiles. "Rai's grown up now and trained to do this. He's got both your skills and mine. So don't concern yourself. You'll be able to see him soon. In fact, Quatre just sent me an email saying that he arrived safely and they'll be attacking within the next two days."
"I suppose." Tucking his head under Heero's chin, violet eyes closed. "What about Trowa?"
"He's due to arrive here tomorrow."
Hugging Heero tightly, Duo nodded. "That's good. So we wait until then?"
"Hai. Then once Trowa is here, we can start our role in the attack." Leaning against his lover, the cobalt-eyed pilot brushed his hand absently through Duo's hair.
Under the administrations of his partner, Duo slowly drifted off to sleep. His last thoughts were those of his younger brother.
T.B.C.
Alright, here's the sixth chapter all done. Please review this story. I would really like some feed back because I'm running out of ideas again. Or it could just be the fact I'm not feeling very well right now. *Sigh* Oh well, I'll see what I can do about the seventh chapter. Until next time then everyone.