"What the fuck is the problem with you you bastardly son of a monkey."
"Kisa!"
Turning the at the sound of her friend's voice she waved the victory sign in her direction smiling... and allowing the other that she was yelling at to escape her attentions. Running towards the other Kisa did not even notice her friend's new shadow.
"What was that about?"
"What... oh that. Just some idiot that thought he could convince me to join his basketball team... He is really short of players with all the seniors are gone. Not like I have enough work as it is to join... "
"You are going to accept aren't you."
"Damn right!"
Natasha smiled at her friend trying to hide her laugher from the other. That was always Kisa way into things. They knew each other so well it was almost alarming that somehow they where always able to guess what the other was doing. Kisa was just doing what she had always done. Being great at sports and other physical activities made her a very desirable addition to any team but her personality was not the best and before she every say yes she would usually cuss the other out and allow him to choose if they really wanted her bad enough to take her as she was.
As far as Natasha figured this system really worked as it tended to leave out any shortcomings that might happen. When they go to Kisa they needed her enough to take her and that was the was Kisa liked playing it. Yes she was enjoying herself right now... something good must have happened to her during her first class.
Unlike most schools their where two classes a day with a break in the middle for lunch and though they went to the same class every day except when they where in a sports period that happened once a week. Teachers here moved from class to class to teach instead of the students making them keep the same class mates for a whole semester.
"Yo Onna!"
"I am going to kick your ass, Veric!"
Kisa knew how rumors flew around the school and somehow Veric seemed to be able to know just about everything that happen in the school including all the little secrets that teachers did not wants their students to know.
Veric never acted on his knowledge beyond his teasing though... but the possibility that he might just slip something important usually kept people in their places. This helped Veric a lot as he was not exactly strong though he was very fast thanks to Kisa to tended to beat him to a pulp if he dared threaten her with her own secrets.
"What is this about?"
As always Kisa calmed down when Natasha said something. Most people would have thought Kisa the head of the group but is was Natasha who held the real power. Something about the oh so calm person that in her was hidden a strength that both Veric and Kisa lacked... mostly called tact but she never rubbed it in to much.
"Kisa dear had a bit of trouble with her class when a new kid decided that women where to weak to fight against him..."
"Wufei..."
Duo wished he had not said anything as suddenly all three pairs of eyes where focused on him. In truth he had no idea what he liked better being the focus of attention or being kicked to the side as if he was not even their.
"I see you got a new shadow.... one class and already you have a new pet."
Natasha was obviously ignoring Kisa's rather rude comment about Duo but Duo was not as his fist clenched and looked about ready to attack the other. Pet? What was this girl's problem? They did not even know each other and...
"You will have to forgive Kisa... she tends to be a bit brash. Anyway this is Duo... newly come to this school... he actually sat next to me... I asked him to join us for lunch."
"Well and good, Nice to meet you Duo, names Veric."
"Kisa."
Duo could tell at once that Kisa would take *a lot* of getting used to though Veric seemed nice enough he could not help the feeling that he was tempting fate at even knowing these people. Though that was stupid after all this was just school not a battle zone where you could not trust anyone but yourself to pull yourself through it.
~*~
A group of four kept themselves away from the other students as they took a far corner on the dining hall with their food though the loud noises being tossed around the room was certainly starting to grape their nerves. Quatre watched the other's uncertainly about what was wrong. Wufei was not someone you wanted to be around right now as he was just sitting their staring at the table deep in meditation though anyone knowing him well enough knew that he was very pissed behind that calm exterior. Heero on the other hand seemed the same as always though had a more pinched look stating to all that he wanted out of this school and back to real life. Trowa seemed more silent then usual though it was hard to tell why. Of them all only Quatre had tried to make the most of it though he admitted it was hard to settle down and become a student after having a meaning to live for so long to then be told the only thing they where good for was school. Maybe a bit of small talk would lighten the mood a bit...
"Where's Duo? He should be here by now."
"I saw him going off with some girl."
Heero shifted in his seat not at all happy at the news that Duo... HIS Duo... Was going to lunch with a girl. Trowa was even less happy. He did not tell the other's that the reason he had known where Duo was, was because he had followed Veric from the class trying to find out what exactly was it about the boy that made him so uneasy. He would have thought him a dangerous opponent but then the other hardly looked like a fighter.
He had seen the way people reacted to Veric and knew that they had a sort of respect for him that verged on the edge of being forced to... though the other played his cards so well he doubted the student body even knew this forced respect that he had on them. He wondered is Duo knew what he was getting himself into.
Everyone one turned to Heero as he got up to leave... They all knew he was going to look for Duo. Those two had a special thing going for them and Heero tended to be a little to protective in anything dealing with duo even though the others knew Duo could handle himself pretty well... when the pilot actually was serious.
"Don't do anything stupid Heero. We are on new territory."
Heero nodded to Quatre as a small thanks for his words though Heero did not understand why the other would think he would do something stupid. He was just going to find his friend and bring him back to have lunch with them all like he was supposed to.
~*~
After a few minuets with the other three Duo wondered if he had made a mistake by joining them. They talked of things and people he never even heard of and though Veric and Natasha tried to let him join in on their conversation it was hard as many times Duo did not know what they where talking about.
It was not that it was not pleasant to hear the other voices or see their attempts to bring him into the group. In fact after their initial greeting everyone had fallen into accepting him as a part of them though it was obvious to Duo that even though he was accepted he would have to prove himself somehow to come into the group... if he even wanted to.
"You know Wufei right?"
Duo blinked at the obvious question that was directed to him by Kisa who seemed to have forgotten all about him once they had taken seats on the circle bench that winded around a tree. Before she just added a comment or two into the conversation that was really only kept up by Natasha and Veric.
"Yeah... We are old friends."
"So you know martial arts as well or is that only Wufei's thing?"
"Well, erm I am more of a street fighter then anything."
Laughter made him look at Kisa for a moment wondering what was so funny.
"You make it sound like street fighting is second rate to martial arts. I my opinion they are the same until as long as the fighter uses them correctly."
Her laugher seemed effective as Duo found himself smiling as well but he did not like the smirk on Veric's face when he looked between the two of them. It was as if he knew something but then there was nothing about Duo that the other would no. But still that look made Duo uneasy.
"Duo!"
Duo closed his eyes as he heard that voice... He did not exactly know what to tell his lover about why he had skipped their lunch date to join these three and he really did not have to deal with it but then their was nothing else he could do right now in this situation.
Turning around happily he waved to Heero with a goofy grin on his face. He tried not to be phased at the way that angry was rolling off the other and was rather thankful that he was probably the only one who knew what Heero angry looked like or else he might have a bit of trouble with the other group and he really did not want Heero making them mad. After all they where just starting to become friends.
"Well, well, well, what a tasty dish."
Duo ears burned red as he heard Kisa's words knowing full well that she was probably trying to tease him yet again. Her humor was to say the least 'not funny'. Though he did prefer that side of her to the one that would cuss everyone and everything out just for the crime of being in her way
"Everyone, this is Heero."
He said as the pilot finally came up to the rest of them. Looking back at Heero he could not tell if the other was more angry or was losing angry but then he really could not take a chance and have him make a bad impression of the others. Heero was never one to worry about what other's thought so that left it up to Duo to smooth things over with his charm.
"Heero, this is Natasha, Kisa, and Veric."
Duo said in order as he pointed to each in turn... Thankfully Heero was in his polite and hell even though I want to kick you head off mode. Bowing to each in turn his eyes then went back to Duo obviously asking why he was with this group instead of the other. Before Duo could even answer though Natasha put in her own words.
"Won't you sit down? It is rather uncomfortable to keep having to look up at you. I promise we don't bite..."
"...much"
Natasha looked to Kisa at her word though from the way Kisa was hiding her face from the other it was obvious that she had not meant to say it as loudly as she did.
"So there are three people in your little group... odd to have a bunch of new people all come together like this."
"Actually there are five of us."
Heero looked sharply at Duo when he answered Veric's question even as he was taking a seat next to the braided baka. Their was a interest in Veric's manner that Heero did not like even though it was hard to tell it was their. Not something you would expect in a place like this. Even though the other's kept reminding him that the wars where over Heero could not help the feeling that wars could never truly end forever.
"Five?"
Suddenly all interest was back on Duo and Heero only watched though wished he could just grab Duo arm and pull him back to the table where the others where waiting for them.
"Yeah, lets see there's me, Heero, Wufei, Quatre, and Trowa."
"Five people of totally different cultures, all the same age and sex... You will have to tell me how you all met."
Heero narrowed his eyes it was obvious to him that Veric was trying to wheedle out information from Duo and that Duo being the baka he was, was happily saying everything. Placing a hand on Duo's shoulder before he could say another word he stood up and Duo was forced onto his own feet or else be dragged up.
"I am sorry to leave you but we have people waiting for us."
All three nodded to them politely as they left. Heero not taking his hand away from Duo arm until they where well away from that group. He liked snakes better then those three but of yet he had no idea what about them made then this way. He only knew that he was going to find out for Duo's sake. They did not look like the people who would quit until they got everything and then throw it away once it got boring.
~*~
"Five of them.... These have to be them."
Kisa said her eyes burning of hatred as the two where now well out of her reach. Feeling the wooden practice sword that was always by her side it was obvious what she wanted to do with it.
N: "Not yet... we have to be sure. He would not have liked us to get the wrong people."
V: "So then it is my job to have some fun."
N: "Veric..."
V: "Don't worry Natasha, I won't go crazy and kill them off."
N: "You might want to use a bit more caution. If they are who we think they are then they are far more dangerous that you can think."
K: "Give me five minuets with them and we will see how dangerous they are."
V: "Shut up Kisa, I do know what happened to day during class how Wufei was able to match you blow for blow for quite a few minuets. So don't you go high and mighty on me"
K: "Bastard."
N: "Guys we are losing the point of this matter. Veric find out what you can about these five, and Kisa just try to get along with them."
K: "You don't know what you are asking... they kill him."
N: "I know, I know. But it was war and soldiers must fight so their will be deaths."
Natasha sighed as she got nothing more from the other. Kisa was sometimes hard to deal with but that was what made her all the more of a challenge. She watched Veric move away obviously wanting to get to work right away now that he finally had a lead. The spy master could find just about anything. If they where the ones that he would be able to find it.
"Kisa!"
Turning the at the sound of her friend's voice she waved the victory sign in her direction smiling... and allowing the other that she was yelling at to escape her attentions. Running towards the other Kisa did not even notice her friend's new shadow.
"What was that about?"
"What... oh that. Just some idiot that thought he could convince me to join his basketball team... He is really short of players with all the seniors are gone. Not like I have enough work as it is to join... "
"You are going to accept aren't you."
"Damn right!"
Natasha smiled at her friend trying to hide her laugher from the other. That was always Kisa way into things. They knew each other so well it was almost alarming that somehow they where always able to guess what the other was doing. Kisa was just doing what she had always done. Being great at sports and other physical activities made her a very desirable addition to any team but her personality was not the best and before she every say yes she would usually cuss the other out and allow him to choose if they really wanted her bad enough to take her as she was.
As far as Natasha figured this system really worked as it tended to leave out any shortcomings that might happen. When they go to Kisa they needed her enough to take her and that was the was Kisa liked playing it. Yes she was enjoying herself right now... something good must have happened to her during her first class.
Unlike most schools their where two classes a day with a break in the middle for lunch and though they went to the same class every day except when they where in a sports period that happened once a week. Teachers here moved from class to class to teach instead of the students making them keep the same class mates for a whole semester.
"Yo Onna!"
"I am going to kick your ass, Veric!"
Kisa knew how rumors flew around the school and somehow Veric seemed to be able to know just about everything that happen in the school including all the little secrets that teachers did not wants their students to know.
Veric never acted on his knowledge beyond his teasing though... but the possibility that he might just slip something important usually kept people in their places. This helped Veric a lot as he was not exactly strong though he was very fast thanks to Kisa to tended to beat him to a pulp if he dared threaten her with her own secrets.
"What is this about?"
As always Kisa calmed down when Natasha said something. Most people would have thought Kisa the head of the group but is was Natasha who held the real power. Something about the oh so calm person that in her was hidden a strength that both Veric and Kisa lacked... mostly called tact but she never rubbed it in to much.
"Kisa dear had a bit of trouble with her class when a new kid decided that women where to weak to fight against him..."
"Wufei..."
Duo wished he had not said anything as suddenly all three pairs of eyes where focused on him. In truth he had no idea what he liked better being the focus of attention or being kicked to the side as if he was not even their.
"I see you got a new shadow.... one class and already you have a new pet."
Natasha was obviously ignoring Kisa's rather rude comment about Duo but Duo was not as his fist clenched and looked about ready to attack the other. Pet? What was this girl's problem? They did not even know each other and...
"You will have to forgive Kisa... she tends to be a bit brash. Anyway this is Duo... newly come to this school... he actually sat next to me... I asked him to join us for lunch."
"Well and good, Nice to meet you Duo, names Veric."
"Kisa."
Duo could tell at once that Kisa would take *a lot* of getting used to though Veric seemed nice enough he could not help the feeling that he was tempting fate at even knowing these people. Though that was stupid after all this was just school not a battle zone where you could not trust anyone but yourself to pull yourself through it.
~*~
A group of four kept themselves away from the other students as they took a far corner on the dining hall with their food though the loud noises being tossed around the room was certainly starting to grape their nerves. Quatre watched the other's uncertainly about what was wrong. Wufei was not someone you wanted to be around right now as he was just sitting their staring at the table deep in meditation though anyone knowing him well enough knew that he was very pissed behind that calm exterior. Heero on the other hand seemed the same as always though had a more pinched look stating to all that he wanted out of this school and back to real life. Trowa seemed more silent then usual though it was hard to tell why. Of them all only Quatre had tried to make the most of it though he admitted it was hard to settle down and become a student after having a meaning to live for so long to then be told the only thing they where good for was school. Maybe a bit of small talk would lighten the mood a bit...
"Where's Duo? He should be here by now."
"I saw him going off with some girl."
Heero shifted in his seat not at all happy at the news that Duo... HIS Duo... Was going to lunch with a girl. Trowa was even less happy. He did not tell the other's that the reason he had known where Duo was, was because he had followed Veric from the class trying to find out what exactly was it about the boy that made him so uneasy. He would have thought him a dangerous opponent but then the other hardly looked like a fighter.
He had seen the way people reacted to Veric and knew that they had a sort of respect for him that verged on the edge of being forced to... though the other played his cards so well he doubted the student body even knew this forced respect that he had on them. He wondered is Duo knew what he was getting himself into.
Everyone one turned to Heero as he got up to leave... They all knew he was going to look for Duo. Those two had a special thing going for them and Heero tended to be a little to protective in anything dealing with duo even though the others knew Duo could handle himself pretty well... when the pilot actually was serious.
"Don't do anything stupid Heero. We are on new territory."
Heero nodded to Quatre as a small thanks for his words though Heero did not understand why the other would think he would do something stupid. He was just going to find his friend and bring him back to have lunch with them all like he was supposed to.
~*~
After a few minuets with the other three Duo wondered if he had made a mistake by joining them. They talked of things and people he never even heard of and though Veric and Natasha tried to let him join in on their conversation it was hard as many times Duo did not know what they where talking about.
It was not that it was not pleasant to hear the other voices or see their attempts to bring him into the group. In fact after their initial greeting everyone had fallen into accepting him as a part of them though it was obvious to Duo that even though he was accepted he would have to prove himself somehow to come into the group... if he even wanted to.
"You know Wufei right?"
Duo blinked at the obvious question that was directed to him by Kisa who seemed to have forgotten all about him once they had taken seats on the circle bench that winded around a tree. Before she just added a comment or two into the conversation that was really only kept up by Natasha and Veric.
"Yeah... We are old friends."
"So you know martial arts as well or is that only Wufei's thing?"
"Well, erm I am more of a street fighter then anything."
Laughter made him look at Kisa for a moment wondering what was so funny.
"You make it sound like street fighting is second rate to martial arts. I my opinion they are the same until as long as the fighter uses them correctly."
Her laugher seemed effective as Duo found himself smiling as well but he did not like the smirk on Veric's face when he looked between the two of them. It was as if he knew something but then there was nothing about Duo that the other would no. But still that look made Duo uneasy.
"Duo!"
Duo closed his eyes as he heard that voice... He did not exactly know what to tell his lover about why he had skipped their lunch date to join these three and he really did not have to deal with it but then their was nothing else he could do right now in this situation.
Turning around happily he waved to Heero with a goofy grin on his face. He tried not to be phased at the way that angry was rolling off the other and was rather thankful that he was probably the only one who knew what Heero angry looked like or else he might have a bit of trouble with the other group and he really did not want Heero making them mad. After all they where just starting to become friends.
"Well, well, well, what a tasty dish."
Duo ears burned red as he heard Kisa's words knowing full well that she was probably trying to tease him yet again. Her humor was to say the least 'not funny'. Though he did prefer that side of her to the one that would cuss everyone and everything out just for the crime of being in her way
"Everyone, this is Heero."
He said as the pilot finally came up to the rest of them. Looking back at Heero he could not tell if the other was more angry or was losing angry but then he really could not take a chance and have him make a bad impression of the others. Heero was never one to worry about what other's thought so that left it up to Duo to smooth things over with his charm.
"Heero, this is Natasha, Kisa, and Veric."
Duo said in order as he pointed to each in turn... Thankfully Heero was in his polite and hell even though I want to kick you head off mode. Bowing to each in turn his eyes then went back to Duo obviously asking why he was with this group instead of the other. Before Duo could even answer though Natasha put in her own words.
"Won't you sit down? It is rather uncomfortable to keep having to look up at you. I promise we don't bite..."
"...much"
Natasha looked to Kisa at her word though from the way Kisa was hiding her face from the other it was obvious that she had not meant to say it as loudly as she did.
"So there are three people in your little group... odd to have a bunch of new people all come together like this."
"Actually there are five of us."
Heero looked sharply at Duo when he answered Veric's question even as he was taking a seat next to the braided baka. Their was a interest in Veric's manner that Heero did not like even though it was hard to tell it was their. Not something you would expect in a place like this. Even though the other's kept reminding him that the wars where over Heero could not help the feeling that wars could never truly end forever.
"Five?"
Suddenly all interest was back on Duo and Heero only watched though wished he could just grab Duo arm and pull him back to the table where the others where waiting for them.
"Yeah, lets see there's me, Heero, Wufei, Quatre, and Trowa."
"Five people of totally different cultures, all the same age and sex... You will have to tell me how you all met."
Heero narrowed his eyes it was obvious to him that Veric was trying to wheedle out information from Duo and that Duo being the baka he was, was happily saying everything. Placing a hand on Duo's shoulder before he could say another word he stood up and Duo was forced onto his own feet or else be dragged up.
"I am sorry to leave you but we have people waiting for us."
All three nodded to them politely as they left. Heero not taking his hand away from Duo arm until they where well away from that group. He liked snakes better then those three but of yet he had no idea what about them made then this way. He only knew that he was going to find out for Duo's sake. They did not look like the people who would quit until they got everything and then throw it away once it got boring.
~*~
"Five of them.... These have to be them."
Kisa said her eyes burning of hatred as the two where now well out of her reach. Feeling the wooden practice sword that was always by her side it was obvious what she wanted to do with it.
N: "Not yet... we have to be sure. He would not have liked us to get the wrong people."
V: "So then it is my job to have some fun."
N: "Veric..."
V: "Don't worry Natasha, I won't go crazy and kill them off."
N: "You might want to use a bit more caution. If they are who we think they are then they are far more dangerous that you can think."
K: "Give me five minuets with them and we will see how dangerous they are."
V: "Shut up Kisa, I do know what happened to day during class how Wufei was able to match you blow for blow for quite a few minuets. So don't you go high and mighty on me"
K: "Bastard."
N: "Guys we are losing the point of this matter. Veric find out what you can about these five, and Kisa just try to get along with them."
K: "You don't know what you are asking... they kill him."
N: "I know, I know. But it was war and soldiers must fight so their will be deaths."
Natasha sighed as she got nothing more from the other. Kisa was sometimes hard to deal with but that was what made her all the more of a challenge. She watched Veric move away obviously wanting to get to work right away now that he finally had a lead. The spy master could find just about anything. If they where the ones that he would be able to find it.