Sorry! I seem to be saying that a lot lately. I've just been having a slight problem with writer's block, that was until my hand started writing by itself and it happened to be the notes to this chapter. So I'm back! Anyway, I just started college as a freshman so I'm a little preoccupied and then there's the whole Harry Potter mode I've been stuck in for the past couple of months.
Disclaimer: I don't own GW or SM
Chapter 5
Five figures sat in a semi-circle. The tension towered around each person causing their throats to close up as they suffocated from the anxiety and nervousness that each of them felt. The five pairs of eyes stared at the lone body that sat cross legged in front of the fire, which was the only source of light in the small crystallized room.
Her last three fingers of the left hand grasped those of the right as the index and thumb stood upright touching the other pair. Her head was bowed and her eyes were closed as if she was in some type of prayer. Every now and then a murmur or two could be heard from her mouth, but other than that there was nothing but silence.
An hour or two must have past and some were getting impatient, their eyes never leaving the person sitting in the middle, the one who could give them the answer to their question.
The flames sent shadows dancing on the walls and over the only male in the room. He stood against the far wall, his right crossed the left ankle as he nonchalantly sipped from the goblet of gold filled with a luscious taste of red wine.
The blaze from the fire flickered in his eyes, those depths once a brilliant blue, now an endless sea of lust and greed.
His face was cold and expressionless as he waited for the raven-haired scout to reveal what information she was able to obtain.
The same thought seemed to travel through everyone's minds, what the hell is taking her so long?
A few more minutes pass before violet eyes snap open. Her breathing was erratic and sweat beads coated her forehead. Tears blurred her vision, but before they could escape down her cheeks, she blinked them away and turned to the other six in the room.
The dark male looks down into the goblet as he swirls the red liquid around. "Well?"
Clearing her throat, she nervously stands from her position and hesitantly walks across the room to stand in front of his composed form.
"T-the fire goddess c-can not locate her. It's as if she has completely disappeared from this very planet."
A frown marred the blonde's face. She sat on her knees and a finger twirled a strand around her finger. With her crystal blues filled with irritation she voices the bothersome question, eyes rolling.
"The only way for her to be this unreachable is if she used another source of teleportation, something more powerful."
The male smiled with a malicious smirk. His eyes lifted from his goblet for the first time since the silence in the room ended. With a snort he nodded.
"Hai, something powerful indeed, like the Time Gates."
All pairs of eyes met one another before turning their curious gazes back on the one who obviously was in charge of the whole thing.
"Then we have to tell Setsuna and let her know that Time has been abused without her knowledge." rushed the brunette in green.
He snorted once more.
"Of course she knows baka! Do you really think that twit got through that gate on her own undetected?" he growled, his face growing redder in annoyance at the question which had an obvious answer. Her green eyes lowering to the ground in shame.
"Then we have a traitor in the group." the blue-haired scout stated.
"Do we confront her?" the one with the aqua hair asked as her eyes met those of her lover, the sandy bangs falling into her lover's view as the look was returned.
He shook his head and replied.
"Iie, not yet, soon demo not yet. She shall get what she deserves in the end just as the last traitor…."
Smiles of twisted cruelty appeared on all seven faces, their eyes grew darker as the pictures of tyranny and torture came into their minds. His eyes looked down into the goblet once again and continued.
"Death will become her."
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A beeping sound echoed throughout the dark and silent room disturbing the sleeping blonde.
Serena rolled over groggily and hit the alarm clock roughly, she repeated the motion when the noise didn't stop. It took her a couple of more tries to realize the sound came from across the room as she looked at the flashing screen of her computer. She groaned to herself wondering why she didn't turn the system off before she went to bed and walked barefoot over to the desk that sat against the far wall. She frowned at the noise. She could've at least turned down the damn volume.
She touched the mouse causing the screen to clear from its black screen saver to reveal the computer's desktop with
New Mail flashing at the bottom of the screen. She clicked it and watched a box pop up with the e-mail attached.
This tattoo is the rebel group's emblem, after each person becomes
a member it is required of that person to accept this marking as their
initiation. This tattoo can be found on two parts of the body, the left
shoulder or the right hand. The marking in question is not made with
the usual pigment, therefore, its origin still remains undetermined.
Serena blinked at the message and frowned.
"I don't get a reply for a total of ten days and when the doctor finally makes the damn effort, it's only three sentences long! From the long wait, you'd think she was writing a book." she mumbled and deleted the message.
Though the screen was now the solid color that made up the background on the desktop, Serena sat in the chair, her eyes glued to the monitor in thought. She couldn't explain it, she just had the weirdest feeling about the message. It wasn't clear, but her mind kept wandering back to it. Was there something useful in the e-mail? When she couldn't think of an answer she ignored the feeling and stepped away from the desk to continue the sleep that had been interrupted.
A glance at her clock, which read 3:25 am, tells her that she has a few more hours of sleep before her alarm goes off to bring her back to the reality that has become her life.
As she was pulling back the covers to climb into bed another beep from the computer had her standing, once again, in front of the annoying laptop. Looking over at the clock for a second time, Serena pouted and slumped her
shoulders before turning her complete attention to the situation.
Her eyes narrowed when she saw it was one of the sensors that was attached to the listening devices she planted around the house about two weeks ago, which had been activated.
"Who could be up at this hour?"
She clicked on the link and found that someone was moving through the study. Though, it could be Quatre, since it was his study in the first place, Serena had to be sure, so she triggered the micro-cameras, which was a new asset that had been added two days ago when the boys left for another mission.
The cameras were night-detectors so she could clearly see into the room and the masked person who was randomly searching through the drawers, throwing various objects on the floor and across the desk.
She watched him for a few more minutes, a habit that she picked up before her arrival. Sometimes you have to watch the enemy to get the information that you want.
Grabbing a small handgun, she sticks it into her bra underneath her baggy t-shirt so it couldn't be seen and makes her way down to the stairway to peer down to the main floor. She waited a few moments before creeping slowly down the stairs to stand to the side of the study's entrance.
The door was cracked and she could still hear movement within the room. When the door swung open her leg came up and hit the intruder in the face sending him swaggering back into the room in surprise.
Serena took a fighting stance and with a smirk on her face, urged him to come forward with a flick of her wrist. The masked male swung a punch, which she easily blocked landing her own on his chest. He swung again, but before he could strike her she grabbed his arm and flipped him over onto his back.
Without hesitation, he jumped up from the floor and ran down the hall with Serena close on his heals. During his mad dash to the back of the house, he repeatedly knocked over pieces of furniture that lined the hall. Serena cursed as she avoided the falling items. The pilots were probably wide awake and would be on their way to see what was causing the commotion.
When they reached the kitchen, Serena turned on the lights as she ran passed the switches.
The intruder made his way toward the back door, which was located in the room adjacent to the one they were in now. Serena refused to let him go, Dr. V would have her head if she didn't at least get a look at his face.
Using the counter at her advantage, she flipped onto the surface and leaped to the other side, knocking him down with a kick to his back. Before he could attempt to run, she pushed him down to the floor with her foot and snatched off his mask. Her eyes widened at the sight of his face.
He was actually a she.
The girl looked about nineteen years old with shoulder length ice-blue hair and gray eyes that glared back at Serena.
Serena frowned, anyone could have made the same mistake considering that the girl was clad in black combat gear giving no indication of her gender.
The blonde's attention went to the door where she could hear footsteps running in their direction. If she didn't think quickly, her cover would be blown and then she'd be in deep shit. While Serena was distracted, the girl tried to escape as she began to creep slowly toward the door.
Serena saw her motives as her eyes wandered around the kitchen to land on the frying pan sitting on the stove. She didn't think twice as she grabbed it and swung it through the air, hitting the intruder in the head. As the girl fell limp to the floor, the door swung open to reveal the curious faces of the gundam pilots.
"Serena? What happened?" Quatre asks looking from her to the unconscious girl on the floor.
Without hesitation, Serena relays the whole situation to them.
"She chased me here so I grabbed the first thing I saw and hit her over the head with it." she said indicating the frying pan still in her hand.
"Is she dead?" she asked, her bottom lip between her teeth; a cute and innocent expression she was hoping would convince them further
Trowa kneels down and checks the girl's state.
"Iie, she has a pulse."
Duo peeks around Quatre,.
"So, who knocked down all the furniture in the hallway?"
Serena made a guilty expression, "Oh, that was me." he raised a brow in question.
"Nani! I was trying to get away, excuse me for wanting to live."
Quatre smiles regretfully and walks over to her. Taking the pan out of her hand and placing it on the counter, he begins to steer her from the room, murmuring his apologies.
"Gomen nasai, for the inconvenience Serena, why don't you go back to bed and we'll take care of this."
"Matte, she was going through your things in the study, Quatre. I mean, what could she be looking for anyway? It's not like you have anything valuable in a study, ne?"
Quatre looked at her guiltily, but before he could respond, Heero stepped between them. Facing Serena his eyes stared at her hard.
Without breaking eye contact he spoke to the others.
"I'll take her to her room, you four wait herein case she wakes up."
Before anyone could respond, he dragged Serena out of the kitchen, up the stairs and straight to her room.
"What are you guys hiding?" Serena said as she turned the knob of her door.
Heero didn't respond to her question, instead he narrowed his eyes.
"Oh, the great silent treatment! Fine, keep your secrets."
Before she turned to enter her room, Heero spoke up.
"Remember Mikazuki, curiosity killed the cat." Serena frowned at the statement.
"If the cat is smart, it won't get killed." she watched his brow rise.
"They always get killed." with that said he starts walking away.
"Hey! Was that a threat?" he ignored her and continued down the hallway.
"Heero…Hey! I'm talking to you!"
As he turned the corner, she didn't see the small grin that formed on his lips before vanishing, leaving no evidence of the gesture.
Serena crossed her arms over her chest and kicked the door closed. With a pout she walked over to her bed and laid down, her eyes looking up at the ceiling.
Tactic: To gain information by feigning innocent
Mission: Accepted
Status: Unsuccessful
"Damn baka." she muttered before closing her eyes and going to sleep.
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She didn't get any answers, but Serena already knew that Quatre had something in his possession, something that everyone else desired, which was why assassins were being sent left and right. Whatever it was he had, it was assumed that it was kept at the manor.
Okay, that was cool information to know. But, there was one problem; that blasted girl saw her combat skills and is bound to mention it to the pilots when she's questioned if she hasn't already. Kuso!
Serena looked up from the book she was pretending to read and looked at the others in the room. Quatre was sitting in the chair opposite from her engrossed in his own book, eyebrows furrowed and shaking his head every once and awhile.
His lover was stretched out on the couch to her right, his arms were folded behind his head with his eyes closed.
Every couple of minutes, Quatre would look over at him and smile, but when he saw her watching, he would clear his throat and go back to reading his book.
Serena didn't understand at all, it was like they were keeping it a secret, mind you, not doing a very good job of it.
What was she going to do? Curse them? Maybe she should tell them that Duo's telling everyone that they've been caught doing it everywhere.
To stifle the laugh that was erupting, Serena coughed and shifted in her seat. When she was comfortable she looked over at Duo who was sitting on the floor braiding his very long hair. Serena almost choked as Wufei scowled and began fingering his katana as he stared at the braid with a hunger in his eyes.
Duo could feel Wufei's gaze and with a pout he hugged his braid close to his chest as his lip trembled.
He is so kawaii she thought.
She didn't know where Heero was, which made her nervous. Well, she had to admit, nobody was acting different towards her, so there was a chance her cover wasn't blown yet. As soon as that thought left her, she paused and narrowed her eyes at the four pilots in the room. Or, they could be doing a damn good job acting as if her cover wasn't blown.
Serena bit the inside of her cheek, now she wasn't so sure. relax Usagi, stay calm. Don't let them see you nervous
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly, this caught the attention of Quatre who looked up at her with concern.
"Daiboju, Serena?"
Her eyes wandered around before she answered.
"Er, Hai. I-it's just those darn cramps keep acting up." She watched as Quatre's eyes narrowed in confusion then widened as the meaning began to make sense. Who wouldn't know about cramps when you grew up with twenty-nine sisters.
He nodded and continued reading. She turned to see Duo looking at her with a look of horror on his face. She gave him a sweet smile, which made him turn away quickly and scramble from the room. She shook her head at his retreating figure, why is it that guys always run in the opposite direction when they hear the word cramps?
She mentally gave herself a pat on her back for quick thinking and turned back to her own book.
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Back in her room, Serena paced the floor. She needed to get to the girl and find out herself. She couldn't stand here and wait it out, she needed to know right now if her cover was blown. That way, if it was, she would grab her shit and run!
She spent all of yesterday doing her best to eavesdrop on every conversation that took place in the house. The pilots, she learned, usually held discussions late at night when everyone was supposed to be asleep. Well, no one gave her a bed time so she could do what she wanted and if that meant to bug somebody's room then so be it.
She found out the girl was being held at an abandoned warehouse for observation a couple of miles away. She would have to wait until the pilots went to sleep before she could do anything or at least wait until it was dark outside.
Serena turned to look out of her window. The sun was already going down and she needed to get ready to make her departure.
With an evil smile she taped a message on the front of her door and closed it behind her. She needed to make sure no one tried to come and see her while she was gone. She wished she could see the look on Duo's face when he saw the message. There was no way he would enter a room that had I have freakin' cramps! So unless you've come to tell me you've found the cure for PMS, I suggest you leave me alone! pasted on the door.
Being a girl sure had it's advantages.
She changed into some black boot-cut jeans, a black tank top and leather boots. Adding a belt that could hold various small weapons, she grabbed one gun. Making sure it was loaded, though she knew she wasn't going to need it all, and put it in the waistband of her pants.
By the time Serena finished wrapping her long hair into a tight bun, the moon was high and the sky twinkled with hundreds of stars.
Before she opened her window, she turned out all the lights in the room and locked her door. Then she made her way down the vine-covered ladder attached to the side of the house. When she reached the ground, she crouched down and ran toward the servants entrances.
It was a known fact that when the servants went to town to get supplies, they used a separate entrance through the back gate, which led to a side road. Fortunately, they were given their own vehicle to do this, a vehicle she was planning on borrowing for the night.
The car was kept in a garage away from the house and closer to the secluded road. This was a good thing, seeing that they probably would hear the car start up and come running to investigate and she couldn't have that.
When she reached the car she pulled out the set of keys from one of her pockets and got in. She would have to make sure to place the keys back on the hook in the pantry room when she got back. Starting the car, she drove down the street and out of sight.
Forty-five minutes later, Serena pulled the car over to the side of the road, making sure it was out of sight from those who would be traveling it later on in the evening and began to make her way through the wooded area that would eventually lead her to the warehouse.
"I better get some damn information from her if I'm going through all of this." she mumbled as she tripped on a tree root that was sticking out of the ground. She sighed in relief when the building came into view.
She crouched down when a man came out the side door and lit his cigarette. He took a few puffs then threw the remainder on the ground and walked back inside.
Serena's eyes wandered over the building, which was dark outside, but when she looked up at one of the windows she could see light streaming through. After scrutinizing her surroundings, she crept back into the bushes.
One guy at the door….one at the window….perhaps one right by her…all in all, no more than five…the other two are probably on the opposite side
Usually, they don't put too much security on one person and that, she decided, was a good thing. Now, all she needed to do was get inside and no doubt, every exit would be guarded, so there was only one way to do it---directly.
She walked up to the door and pounded on it with her fist.
Please let this guy be a complete baka and just open the door….like he's doing right now…
Before the guy could respond, Serena grabbed him the collar and dragged him outside where she hit him in the back of his head with the butt of her gun. She gave him a once over before moving through the door and down the hallway that would eventually lead her to the captive.
Making quiet steps she came to the end of the hall. She peered through the opening and could see nothing but open space as she looked toward the railing. When she came closer, she could see a large pit and in the middle was the girl, handcuffed to two bars that held one of the flats up, like the one she was standing on right now. Each arm was cuffed to a separate pole, preventing any escape.
Movement from the right had Serena jump back and put her back against the wall that blocked her from the guard's view. She looked around trying to find a place to hide her position, a smile appeared on her face when she looked up.
As he turned the corner and walked down the same hall she was in, Serena let go of the bar and jumped down to his level not making a sound.
She crept up behind and put her hand around his mouth. The only sound he made was a grunt as she pulled the trigger on her gun she had pressed to his back. No sound followed.
Serena's eyes wandered from the dart that stuck out from his back, she knew Doctor V wouldn't be pleased when she found out that she drugged instead of killed, but Serena still had morals and she wouldn't kill a person who was on her side, no…only the enemies.
two down…. she thought before making her way over to the railing.
Just as she had expected, one guard sat a few feet away from the girl, his head was down as he fooled around with the box cutter in his hands.
Without hesitation, she raised the gun and pulled the trigger sending a dart into his chest. The guard slumped over and fell to the ground, gaining a confused look from the hostage. When she looked up she could see Serena climbing over the railing and sliding down one of the poles.
Her eyes widened when the girl recognized her from the other night, the cause for the lump that still resided on the back her head.
Serena walked to stand in front of the girl, her face was impassive and her stance was intimidating, but the girl ignored the fear rising within her and gave Serena the same look.
"Ok, we can do this the easy way and you tell me who you work for, demo I doubt it's that simple, ne?"
"Go to hell."
"Thought so. Then I guess I'll have to find out the physical way." she said pulling out a knife and walking closer to the girl, whose eyes never left the shiny metal.
Serena used the knife to rip away the material of the left sleeve and smiled when the familiar tattoo came into view.
She took a step back and put away the knife.
"Now, be kind and tell me the name of this group you work for."
The girl narrowed her gray eyes before turning her head to the side, obviously ignoring the blonde. Serena's nostrils flared at this act and she began to get impatient, she didn't have all night and she needed this information before another guard just happened to show up.
"Here's the deal, two questions and I will not only change my mind about disposing of you, demo I will let you go."
The girl looked at Serena with suspicion, her eyes looking over her position. "Too simple, you must think I'm stupid?"
"Iie, because you see I'm in a predicament of my own…." Serena pulled out her gun and loaded it with another dart.
"….you see, you found out something about me the other night and I can't let that episode leave your mouth, that is if it hasn't already; answer my question , has it?"
Serena shrugged when no answer came, "Do you know what I just put into this gun?"
"A dart, big deal."
"Ah, did you happen to see the red liquid contained within it? This causes the whole system to shut down while sending a burning pain throughout the body…lasts about 30 minutes; makes a person wish for death and that's what you're going to get if you don't open your damn mouth."
As Serena raised the gun to the girl's chest. Before she could shoot, the girl spoke.
"I haven't told them anything, this is the first time I'm even speaking…..satisfied?"
"Almost, just one more question."
"H-hai." she stuttered, almost afraid of what the next question would be.
"What is the name of this organization you work for?"
"We are known as the Nemesis Faction."
Serena's brows furrowed, "Nemesis Faction?"
"Hai, now it is your turn…..let me go."
"Sure, a deal is a deal."
Serena moved over to the girl and took of the cuffs using a spare key. The girl rubbed the raw skin around her wrists and looked at the blonde with curiosity. Why would an enemy let her go?
"Doushite?"
"Why what?"
"Why are you letting me go so easily?"
"Because we had a deal, you forget about me and I forget about you."
The girl nodded and began to slowly walk backwards, her eyes never leaving the blue crystals that sparkled in humor. Serena wanted to laugh at the girl's hesitancy, but in a way, she could understand her suspiciousness. After all, she did just let the enemy go without an order or an explanation on her part.
When the girl was comfortable enough, she turned completely around and ran down the hallway that would eventually lead her to an exit.
Serena waited a few moments before she reached into one of her side pockets and pulled out a small device. Flipping the top open she smiled when the red dot blinked across the screen.
"Gotcha"
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Serena rolled over with a groan and threw her pillow over her head. The knocking wasn't going away and was beginning to get louder.
"Miss Serena, are you awake?"
She frowned at Winston's babble, was it possible to get more annoying as the days went on. More knocking.
"Miss Serena, you will be late for school."
Giving a long drawn sigh, Serena lifted the pillow from her face.
"Hai, Winston….Kami! I'm awake"
"Very well, Miss Serena"
"It's Serena, just Serena." she mumbled before slowly rising from her bed.
She hadn't expected for Quatre to send for reinforcements. When she ignored his constant knocking ten minutes ago, you'd think he'd learn his lesson and leave her alone, but no, he had to send his butler, the same butler that doesn't know how to say her name the way she wants him to.
Quatre pays him to do what he's told….therefore, he should say her name right damn it!
She really hated titles, she had to deal with them for the past three years.
"At least I know what happens when I push the snooze button too many times."
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With much coercion, Quatre and Duo were able to finally get Serena out of bed, dressed and into the limousine that would take them to school. As usual, it was just the three of them as they sat in silence.
Duo was nodding his head to the music he could hear through his head phones, his eyes were closed and his hands were moving as if he was playing an electric guitar. Quatre took all this in as he stared, a frown slowly forming, while Serena paid no mind staring out of the window in a daze.
Clearing his throat, Quatre turned to the blonde on his left.
"That little display on your door caused quite a commotion last night." he says, eyes twinkling brightly.
Serena sighed quietly, "I figured it would. Gomen if it caused any unnecessary problems."
"Iie, I rather enjoyed witnessing Duo's expression while he ran to his room in complete terror."
Serena met Quatre's eyes before they burst into laughter, picturing a long braided fool with his back against the wall as he stared at the sign on the door with wide eyes.
"Can you take it all away!….Can you take it all away!…."
At Duo's outburst, the two blondes stopped their laughter and turned to stare at the brunette. Duo continued to play his invisible guitar oblivious to the looks his actions were gaining. When the song ended he opened his eyes. He blinked several times before giving them questionable stares.
"Nani?"
Serena and Quatre shook their heads.
"Nothing." they both said together and directed their gazes out the window to the school building ahead.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was later that night when Serena found herself sitting in the study alone with Heero. She sat at the table which was in the corner of the room. Books were opened in front of her as she tried to do her homework.
Serena leaned back in her chair with a huff when she couldn't concentrate on the class notes written in her notebook.
To tell the truth, she hated the whole pretending to study thing. She always hated school and the undercover work wouldn't change that whatsoever. But, sadly, she had to do it….damn!
Her gaze followed the typing to her right and met the mysterious boy working on his laptop as usual. Biting the side of her lip, she mindlessly tapped her pen on the side of the table and continued to stare in his direction.
She couldn't help but stare at him. There was something about the boy with the deep cobalt eyes and she had to admit, she was extremely attracted to him.
demo…doushite!! her mind whined
Why, why, why did this have to happen to her now? She wasn't ready nor was she willing to get involved in, yet another relationship. And she always fell for the dark and handsome guys with the eyes that have these effects on her body like the tingling feelings she gets whenever Heero glares at her.
Yes, it was safe to say that Heero was definitely quiet, mysterious, and cautious…..but why the hell did he have to be cute too?!
Serena had enough of the whole dark and handsome profile when her last relationship went down in flames and she wasn't about to make the same mistake again. Serena went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator and got two cans of soda and stood on the doorway of the study staring at Heero's back.
He's too much of a challenge, the kind of challenge that could make or break a person. No, she should be concentrating on the mission, not some guy. Besides, she thought, Heero didn't trust her anyway so she should leave him alone. Then why was she walking over to him with the second can of soda?
Stop Usagi!…..Whatever you do, don't sit next to him!….Iie, bad Usa!….Just say no!
Serena ignored her conscience and sat down. Without moving his head, Heero's eyes glanced in her direction then back to the screen again.
"Hey Heero! I brought you a soda." she said sliding the can over to him.
He glanced at the can and push it away. "I'm not thirsty."
So drink it anyway!
"Um…okaaay." she said rolling her eyes. He continued typing, which wasn't the issue really. Her main problem was that he was doing this and ignoring her at the same time and that, she decided, wasn't cool.
"So, what are you working on?"
His fingers stopped as he turned his head to look at her for the first time since she sat down. She wasn't at all surprised to see him glaring at her once again, she was getting accustomed to it. Serena couldn't help the smile that formed on her face, he really was cute. His glare hardened.
Iie! Usagi, he is not cute! Take that back!
Okay, it was obvious small talk was getting her no where so she decided to be blunt. Before he could go back to his endless typing where she would again lose his attention, she cleared her throat.
"Look Heero, I know that you don't trust me and I guess that's okay, demo do you really have to glare at me all the time? I mean, I just want us to be friends and you're making that very hard."
He blinks once. "I don't have friends."
"Then what about the guys? What are they?"
"Associates."
She raised her brows at the comment. That wasn't what she was expecting to hear, then again, he was the perfect soldier. But if that was true, why wasn't he given the mission instead of her?
"Somehow, I don't think that's entirely true. I think you do see them as friends, you're just too macho to admit it."
Heero turned back to the screen of his laptop, but kept his fingers in his lap.
"You want to know what else I think, Mr. Yui?…" she said leaning over and placing her hand on top of his. His head followed the gesture. "….There's an attraction between us and if you gave me half the chance I think you and I could become friends too."
Without giving him a chance to respond, she used her hand to move his head to face her and met his lips with her own. His eyes widened when her tongue touched his lips trying to force them apart. It surprised him even more when he obliged and soon he was mirroring her movements as his lips moved over hers hesitantly slow and then passionately fast. His hands moved to rest on her waist and his eyes closed.
They were so rapped up in their make out session that they didn't see Duo walk into the study. He stopped dead in his tracks and stared at the couple with wide eyes. His brows furrowed in what others would see as confusion, but it was something else as his jaw clenched.
Serena inwardly smiled, though her heart was beating like crazy, she was definitely pleased that he responded and definitely surprised that he was, in fact, a really good kisser.
She opened her eyes and gave him one last kiss. Bringing his bottom lip between her teeth, she sucked on it and then pulled away with a smile. He opened his eyes when he felt her moving away. He was out of breath and his face was flushed.
"I could be wrong. We could become more than friends." She gave him a wink and walked out of the room barely acknowledging the brunette standing in the doorway.
When Duo was sure, Serena was out of ear shot, he stomped over to the perfect pilot.
"What the hell was that!?!"
Heero gave him a blank stare before going back to his typing.
"Eh! Don't ignore me!"
"Why do you care?"
"I don't! It's just…."
"I don't have time for jealous behavior, Duo." he said, his fingers never missing a beat.
"Jealous!! Why would I be jealous? We aren't even together any more, Heero"
"Exactly, what I do is no concern of yours so stop acting as if you're still emotionally attached."
"Oh, is it really me getting emotionally attached? Or is it someone else in this room?"
Duo gives him once last glare and trudges out of the study, leaving Heero alone with his thoughts. Heero put his head in his hands and clenched his eyes shut. How could he lose control like that? It was so unlike him. And Duo just had to be there to witness him give in to the temptation. There was something definitely about Serena, he realized. She actually turned him on and no one was able to do that except….except that braided idiot that just stomped away from him. Both that kiss and whatever he had with Duo, he decided, were mistakes. Now all he had to do was stay away from Serena, but if she was anything like Duo, she will hunt him down until he eventually gave in.
"Oh Christ"
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She walked through the entrance with a confident stride. Her ice blue hair was pulled back into a pony-tail and her gray eyes remained indifferent as she made her way over to the commanding officer on duty. Outside, she was extremely calm, inside her heart was beating.
She stops in front of him and waits for him to acknowledge her.
"Report."
"Maya Hikaru." He glances at the paper and checks her name off the list, noticing the date in which she left.
"What took you so long?" he asks
"Sumanai de gozaru, I had some …technical difficulty." she apologized hoping he wouldn't ask for details.
"Well?"
"I wasn't able to get a hold of it, sir." she replied in relief, her chin remained high.
"He is disappointed that you were unable to fulfill your duty." he answers coldly, his dark eyes burning a hole through her frame.
"How does he even know that I was unable to obtain it? This is the first time I'm checking in." she asked, her composure no longer the issue.
He snorted, "he knows everything."
She swallowed hard. "Are you sure it's even there, I looked…."
"You didn't look hard enough." he snapped.
"Well maybe if I just explained to him…"
"He doesn't have time to talk to failures!"
"Really?…." She raised a brow and gave an agitated sigh. "…or is it that you don't know where he is?"
The man didn't respond, instead his eyes wandered past her shoulder.
"How is that we are taking orders from someone we've never met or even seen?"
"Hikaru…" he warned.
"Aren't you curious to know who it is we work for? This person might not even be male…."
"Enough!"
Maya straightens at his outburst.
"You are on a leave of absence until he decides you're needed again. Now keep your questions to yourself and go."
When he turned his back to her, she frowns and walks out of the base never realizing the set of eyes watching from above.
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Yea!! I'm done. Thank God! It took me forever! Well enjoy and REVIEW!