A.N: Oh my gosh, guys! My computer broke!! It actually broke!! I had
to go almost a month without my computer!! Do you have any idea how BORED I
was?? You would not believe how glad I was that I saved my chapters to my
stories on a disk and not just my hard drive! Anyhow, as you can probably
guess, my comp's been fixed now. THANK GOD. This chapter is gonna be a bit
short, but that's only because there's only a few more after it before its
over. It may be kind of boring, and I think I did a bad job this chapter,
but I'll leave that for you to decide. So, read and review, and I hope you
like it.
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Noin strode down the hall swiftly, walking with all the grace and purpose one in her line of work eventually adopted over the years. She passed others in the hall without even a glance, obviously focused on something only she could see, and yet still managed to offer a smile when another officer waved or nodded in her direction. Turning left at yet another intersection, she passed at least five more offices before finally stopping at one, not even pausing to knock before she entered.
Miliardo Peacecraft didn't even raise his head to see who had entered, seeing as how Noin was the only one who ever did so without knocking first. Calmly, he signed the papers he had been reading over and set them aside to skim over the next document on his desk, waiting for Noin to speak first.
"You've got a call Zechs." This time he raised his eyes to hers, wondering in the back of his mind why she still insisted on calling him by that name. It had been so long since he had worked under Trieze, but he supposed old habits die hard.
There was a moment of silence before he looked back down to the document and signed the bottom. "From?"
Noin watched the pen fly over the paper. "I believe its from Relena." Miliardo once again raised his eyes to her, this time raising his brow in interest.
"Relena?" Noin nodded, letting a her stance relax into a comfortable standing position.
"She's on line two, waiting for you to answer." They studied each other in silence, each thinking the same thing. Relena only called Miliardo if she wanted to visit, or if someone was in trouble and she needed help. Both were willing to bet it was the later. Noin sighed and raised her eyes, looking past Miliardo and over his shoulder to gaze out the window behind him. "Shall I make travel arrangements to Canq?"
He nodded, picking up the phone and pushing line two as Noin saluted and left. "Hello Relena."
There was a relieved sigh on the other end as Relena slumped against the wall, closing her eyes and letting a small smile flutter across her lips. "Miliardo. How are you, brother?"
"Obviously fairing better then you I take it."
Relena straightened and opened her eyes, once again looking down both sides of the hall. "I must admit, I've had better days. I need your help, Miliardo. I need you to come to Canq as soon as you can."
"Arrangements are already being made, but may I ask why?"
"The Preventors ordered that Usagi be banished from Canq. They purposefully undermined my authority in hopes of getting her out before I even knew of it, and now I fear they will go much farther to accomplish it even if I refuse them. I'm sure you see the problem in this? I could easily tell them to leave Canq on charges of overstepping their bounds, but they would still send people to get Usagi out as well if they could." She shook her head, balling her hand into a fist. "They think they would be doing the right thing." Pausing for a moment, she relaxed her hand and drew her fingers through her hair. "And as long as they think that, they wont stop until they've succeeded."
Miliardo frowned, wondering what had happened to cause the preventors to want Usagi away so strongly. "Tell me everything, and don't leave anything out."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Noin walked back down the aisle of the shuttle and sat across from Milliardo, a distant look on her face. "We'll be in Canq right away." Milliardo merely nodded, idly drumming his fingers against the arm of the chair he sat in. "I must say, even if the circumstances aren't very pleasant, I can't wait to see Usa again." Milliardo's hand stilled and he raised his eyes to his partners, a lazy grin on his face.
"So Noin, you've fallen victim to Usagi's charms I see." She smiled in response, turning to gaze out the shuttle window.
"How could I not? She's such a sweet girl. Life hasn't exactly been easy on her, and despite it all, she just grins and bears it. There's something about her that just draws me to her." Noin faced Milliardo again, tilting her head to one side as she studied his face. "She's truly one of a kind."
"Yes I suppose she is." The conversation between the two trailed off as they entered Canq and descended to the runway.
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Usagi's eyes closed and her hands fisted in Heero's shirt, holding so tightly her knuckles were white. She suppressed the groan trying to work its way out of her throat, unsuccessfully trying hard not to focus so much on the pleasurable tingling feeling coursing through her veins. At the moment, she was standing by the bedroom door leaning heavily into Heero, while he braced one hand against the wall behind her and wrapped the other around her waist. A few moments ago, he had begun to gently nuzzle her neck, just below her ear, and from that moment on all train of thought had flown out of Usagi's mind. Every now and then, she could feel Heero's tongue touching her sensitive skin, causing a rush of sparks to seemingly flow through her and set her blood on fire. He had definitely found her weak spot, and was making it very clear he knew it.
She let a wide grin spread over her lips, wondering what his friends would think if they new that their so called emotionless soldier had seduced his client, which was basically the truth. Ever since she had called him heartless that day they had found out Mamoru was at Canq. Actually, if she really thought about it, it had started the day she slipped and cut her knee in the academy campus. He had, after all, literally swept her off her feet.
Her thoughts once again scattered as Heero began to trail kisses along her jaw until his lips claimed her own, deepening the kiss gently as Usagi wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
A door slammed down the hall, causing Usagi to reluctantly pull away and stare into Heero's clouded eyes in confusion. "I guess the meeting's over." He whispered, his voice sending shivers down her spine.
"I guess so." She whispered back, wishing whoever it was that had come in would leave. Immediately.
Heero couldn't help but smirk when he noticed Usagi had no intention of being the first to step away, so he softly kissed her lips once more before backing out of her embrace and running a hand through his dishevelled hair. Usagi's eyes widened as the realisation hit her that if whoever had come back walked into the room, then one look at their appearance would let them know what had gone on. Frantically, she began to fix her messed up hair before Heero's calm voice stopped her. "I wouldn't bother. If you leave your hair pulled up like that then they'll know anyway."
Usagi stared at Heero blankly, wondering what he meant. For a brief moment, she stood there, just staring, before her eyes widened and her hand flew to her neck. "You gave me a hickey!?" Had she not had to whisper, Heero's eardrums would definitely have been in for a beating. She couldn't believe Heero Yuy had given her a hickey! That kind of thing would of course have been expected from Duo, and possibly Trowa, but from Heero? And of course, Heero was just standing there with the biggest smile on his face, obviously amused.
Thinking fast, Usagi un-tied her hair and let it fall loose around her, letting some of it flow over her shoulders and hide the side of her neck from view. And not a moment too soon.
The door to the bedroom opened and in stepped Haruka, pausing to suspiciously eye the two of them before settling her gaze on Usagi. "We need to talk Koneko." There was a moment of silence before Haruka narrowed her eyes and stared at her intently, speaking softly. "Are you alright? You look a little flushed."
Usagi smiled innocently and fought down the urge to turn as red as a tomato, calmly letting a small smile flit across her features. "I'm fine. What is it we need to talk about?"
"Living room." Haruka replied vaguely, turning and walking back out the door.
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A.N: So? So?? What d'ya think? Review, please.
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Noin strode down the hall swiftly, walking with all the grace and purpose one in her line of work eventually adopted over the years. She passed others in the hall without even a glance, obviously focused on something only she could see, and yet still managed to offer a smile when another officer waved or nodded in her direction. Turning left at yet another intersection, she passed at least five more offices before finally stopping at one, not even pausing to knock before she entered.
Miliardo Peacecraft didn't even raise his head to see who had entered, seeing as how Noin was the only one who ever did so without knocking first. Calmly, he signed the papers he had been reading over and set them aside to skim over the next document on his desk, waiting for Noin to speak first.
"You've got a call Zechs." This time he raised his eyes to hers, wondering in the back of his mind why she still insisted on calling him by that name. It had been so long since he had worked under Trieze, but he supposed old habits die hard.
There was a moment of silence before he looked back down to the document and signed the bottom. "From?"
Noin watched the pen fly over the paper. "I believe its from Relena." Miliardo once again raised his eyes to her, this time raising his brow in interest.
"Relena?" Noin nodded, letting a her stance relax into a comfortable standing position.
"She's on line two, waiting for you to answer." They studied each other in silence, each thinking the same thing. Relena only called Miliardo if she wanted to visit, or if someone was in trouble and she needed help. Both were willing to bet it was the later. Noin sighed and raised her eyes, looking past Miliardo and over his shoulder to gaze out the window behind him. "Shall I make travel arrangements to Canq?"
He nodded, picking up the phone and pushing line two as Noin saluted and left. "Hello Relena."
There was a relieved sigh on the other end as Relena slumped against the wall, closing her eyes and letting a small smile flutter across her lips. "Miliardo. How are you, brother?"
"Obviously fairing better then you I take it."
Relena straightened and opened her eyes, once again looking down both sides of the hall. "I must admit, I've had better days. I need your help, Miliardo. I need you to come to Canq as soon as you can."
"Arrangements are already being made, but may I ask why?"
"The Preventors ordered that Usagi be banished from Canq. They purposefully undermined my authority in hopes of getting her out before I even knew of it, and now I fear they will go much farther to accomplish it even if I refuse them. I'm sure you see the problem in this? I could easily tell them to leave Canq on charges of overstepping their bounds, but they would still send people to get Usagi out as well if they could." She shook her head, balling her hand into a fist. "They think they would be doing the right thing." Pausing for a moment, she relaxed her hand and drew her fingers through her hair. "And as long as they think that, they wont stop until they've succeeded."
Miliardo frowned, wondering what had happened to cause the preventors to want Usagi away so strongly. "Tell me everything, and don't leave anything out."
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"So Noin, you've fallen victim to Usagi's charms I see." She smiled in response, turning to gaze out the shuttle window.
"How could I not? She's such a sweet girl. Life hasn't exactly been easy on her, and despite it all, she just grins and bears it. There's something about her that just draws me to her." Noin faced Milliardo again, tilting her head to one side as she studied his face. "She's truly one of a kind."
"Yes I suppose she is." The conversation between the two trailed off as they entered Canq and descended to the runway.
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Usagi's eyes closed and her hands fisted in Heero's shirt, holding so tightly her knuckles were white. She suppressed the groan trying to work its way out of her throat, unsuccessfully trying hard not to focus so much on the pleasurable tingling feeling coursing through her veins. At the moment, she was standing by the bedroom door leaning heavily into Heero, while he braced one hand against the wall behind her and wrapped the other around her waist. A few moments ago, he had begun to gently nuzzle her neck, just below her ear, and from that moment on all train of thought had flown out of Usagi's mind. Every now and then, she could feel Heero's tongue touching her sensitive skin, causing a rush of sparks to seemingly flow through her and set her blood on fire. He had definitely found her weak spot, and was making it very clear he knew it.
She let a wide grin spread over her lips, wondering what his friends would think if they new that their so called emotionless soldier had seduced his client, which was basically the truth. Ever since she had called him heartless that day they had found out Mamoru was at Canq. Actually, if she really thought about it, it had started the day she slipped and cut her knee in the academy campus. He had, after all, literally swept her off her feet.
Her thoughts once again scattered as Heero began to trail kisses along her jaw until his lips claimed her own, deepening the kiss gently as Usagi wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
A door slammed down the hall, causing Usagi to reluctantly pull away and stare into Heero's clouded eyes in confusion. "I guess the meeting's over." He whispered, his voice sending shivers down her spine.
"I guess so." She whispered back, wishing whoever it was that had come in would leave. Immediately.
Heero couldn't help but smirk when he noticed Usagi had no intention of being the first to step away, so he softly kissed her lips once more before backing out of her embrace and running a hand through his dishevelled hair. Usagi's eyes widened as the realisation hit her that if whoever had come back walked into the room, then one look at their appearance would let them know what had gone on. Frantically, she began to fix her messed up hair before Heero's calm voice stopped her. "I wouldn't bother. If you leave your hair pulled up like that then they'll know anyway."
Usagi stared at Heero blankly, wondering what he meant. For a brief moment, she stood there, just staring, before her eyes widened and her hand flew to her neck. "You gave me a hickey!?" Had she not had to whisper, Heero's eardrums would definitely have been in for a beating. She couldn't believe Heero Yuy had given her a hickey! That kind of thing would of course have been expected from Duo, and possibly Trowa, but from Heero? And of course, Heero was just standing there with the biggest smile on his face, obviously amused.
Thinking fast, Usagi un-tied her hair and let it fall loose around her, letting some of it flow over her shoulders and hide the side of her neck from view. And not a moment too soon.
The door to the bedroom opened and in stepped Haruka, pausing to suspiciously eye the two of them before settling her gaze on Usagi. "We need to talk Koneko." There was a moment of silence before Haruka narrowed her eyes and stared at her intently, speaking softly. "Are you alright? You look a little flushed."
Usagi smiled innocently and fought down the urge to turn as red as a tomato, calmly letting a small smile flit across her features. "I'm fine. What is it we need to talk about?"
"Living room." Haruka replied vaguely, turning and walking back out the door.
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A.N: So? So?? What d'ya think? Review, please.