Well, here's chapter 2. I'm not really sure of what to say in this. So, how about I say nothing? That sound good? Okay, then! On with the story. BTW, I own no one unless I tell you otherwise. And if anyone is OOC {Out of character}, I apologize for that. My fic, my rules, though. I can do whatever I want. Well, there are some things that I can't do, but let's not get into that, ok? Alright, on with this chapter!
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Quatre peered into her eyes. They were cobalt blue, not the emerald green that he remembered. Still, there was no doubt in his mind that this was Lita.
"Are you the bounty hunter, Ryoko," Heero asked.
"Haven't we been throught this," she asked with a cocky smile. "But if your memory needs to be refreshed, I'll be happy to oblige. Yes, I'm Ryoko. I'm the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, or so I've been told. And who might you be? Becuase you most certinatly not anyone who'd have bussiness with me."
"Are you so sure, onna," Wufei asked.
"Yeah," she said. "You don't look like the type that would have the need of a bounty hunter. So I suggest that if you don't have a death wish, I suggest that you leave."
"Why you cocky little onna," Wufei said as he pulled his katana. He prepared to swing and chop off Ryoko's {Lita's} hair. But before anyone could do anything, the bounty hunter jumped up, pulled her sword and blocked Wufei's attack. Then, in the blink of an eye, Wufei's katana was stuck in the bar and Ryoko's {Lita's} sword was pressing to his throat.
"What do you want," she growled.
"We've come to hire you," Quatre said calmly.
"What for," Ryoko asked, eyeing him but not releasing Wufei.
"We aren't at liberty to disscuss that with you here," Quatre said. "But if you come with us, we can go to my mansion and we can talk about it there."
"Alright," Ryoko said, sheathing her sword. "But only if he'll be there," she added, winking at Heero who paid her no attention.
(Later at one of Quatre's many mansions, this one is on Earth in Cairo, Egypt............)
"Okay, let me get this straight," Ryoko said, waving her hand. "You are going to pay me to take out some OZ bigwigs?"
"Basically," Quatre said. "Yes."
"You'll get extra if you date me," Duo said excitedly.
"No, you won't," Trowa said.
"Okay, so I get a place to stay, food, and money," Ryoko said, more to herself than to anyone. "I guess that I'll do it. Now, where will I be staying?"
"Here," Duo said.
"Great, when do we start?"
"Next week," was all Heero said before he left for his room.
"So, what's your name," Ryoko asked, turning to Trowa.
"Trowa," he said, leaving the room.
"A man of few words," Ryoko mused. "And you must be the great Duo Maxwell. Am I right?"
"Yeah, baby," he said. "How'd ya know?"
"When you're a bounty hunter, you know things normal people don't," Ryoko said with a smile. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna turn in now. But I think I'll have a bath first. See ya later."
"Lita," Quatre whispered.
(After Lita/Ryoko's bath..........)
"Come in," Ryoko called to the person knocking at the door. "Oh, it's you."
"So you do know me," Quatre said, shutting her bedroom door after he came in.
"Of course," she said bitterly. "I never thought that I'd see you again. But I suppose that never would have been too soon."
"You're still mad at me then," he asked calmly.
"No, really, what gave you that idea," she asked in mock surprise, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Why are you still bitter," he asked. "It's been a long time since---"
"Don't you even bring that up," she said, cutting him off, rising to her feet. "How dare you come in here and dredge up those memories when I've tried for so long to escape them."
"I want to help you," he said, embracing her for the first time in years.
"I want someone to help me," she said, relaxing into his embrace. "I want all of this pain to go away and I want to be loved."
She allowed herself to stay in his embrace for a few more minutes longer. It felt so natural, being in his arms. He still had a full head over her. She felt safe and secure, just like old times. Old times........
"Let go of me," she growled and shrugged out of his embrace. "What are you trying to do, break my heart again? You don't own me, Quatre Raberba Winner. You'll never own me. Even with all of the money in the world. Now get out of my room and never let me catch you in here again because if I do, so help me, I'll kill you."
"Fine," he said, backing away, looking defeated. "I was only trying to help."
"How," she raged, never raising her voice above a normal tone. "By breaking my heart again? Leaving me alone with nothing and no one?"
"I never meant to--" he started.
"Save your crap," she said. "Just get out of here."
Quatre left without another word. Silently, Ryoko crawled up on her bed and pulled her kness up to her chest. She pulled out a faded photograph of a small child, smiling and laughing, with platinum blonde hair and emerald green eyes. Even while the tears ran down her face, Ryoko smiled.
"Claudia," she whispered. Then she once again remembered Quatre and the way he'd hurt her. "Never again, Quatre. You'll never break my heart again."
Ryoko cried herself to sleep that night. She decided that she wouldn't show Quatre that picture. He had no right to see it. Afterall, he hadn't stayed.........
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Okay, that's all for now. I know ya'll want a Heer/ Lita fic, but this isn't going to be one. I'm sorry. But as soon as I can come up with an idea for a Heero/ Lita fic, you can bet I'll write it. I'm NOT going to tell you who the couples are and I'm still debating on weither putting the other scouts in this or not. Maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I'll just put one or two of them in here. Yeah, that's what I'll do. Let's take a vote. If you want Mina in this fic, put a 1 in your review. If you want Serena, press 2. Rei will be 3. Ami is 4. The top two who get the most reviews will appear in my story sometime. Who knows, they might even find some romance themselves. But not unless you vote for them! Hey, does anyone know how to use the bold and italics and the other stuff on "Notepad" ? If you do, please tell me, ok? Well, that's all I can think of for now! Later Days, Loyal Readers!
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Quatre peered into her eyes. They were cobalt blue, not the emerald green that he remembered. Still, there was no doubt in his mind that this was Lita.
"Are you the bounty hunter, Ryoko," Heero asked.
"Haven't we been throught this," she asked with a cocky smile. "But if your memory needs to be refreshed, I'll be happy to oblige. Yes, I'm Ryoko. I'm the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, or so I've been told. And who might you be? Becuase you most certinatly not anyone who'd have bussiness with me."
"Are you so sure, onna," Wufei asked.
"Yeah," she said. "You don't look like the type that would have the need of a bounty hunter. So I suggest that if you don't have a death wish, I suggest that you leave."
"Why you cocky little onna," Wufei said as he pulled his katana. He prepared to swing and chop off Ryoko's {Lita's} hair. But before anyone could do anything, the bounty hunter jumped up, pulled her sword and blocked Wufei's attack. Then, in the blink of an eye, Wufei's katana was stuck in the bar and Ryoko's {Lita's} sword was pressing to his throat.
"What do you want," she growled.
"We've come to hire you," Quatre said calmly.
"What for," Ryoko asked, eyeing him but not releasing Wufei.
"We aren't at liberty to disscuss that with you here," Quatre said. "But if you come with us, we can go to my mansion and we can talk about it there."
"Alright," Ryoko said, sheathing her sword. "But only if he'll be there," she added, winking at Heero who paid her no attention.
(Later at one of Quatre's many mansions, this one is on Earth in Cairo, Egypt............)
"Okay, let me get this straight," Ryoko said, waving her hand. "You are going to pay me to take out some OZ bigwigs?"
"Basically," Quatre said. "Yes."
"You'll get extra if you date me," Duo said excitedly.
"No, you won't," Trowa said.
"Okay, so I get a place to stay, food, and money," Ryoko said, more to herself than to anyone. "I guess that I'll do it. Now, where will I be staying?"
"Here," Duo said.
"Great, when do we start?"
"Next week," was all Heero said before he left for his room.
"So, what's your name," Ryoko asked, turning to Trowa.
"Trowa," he said, leaving the room.
"A man of few words," Ryoko mused. "And you must be the great Duo Maxwell. Am I right?"
"Yeah, baby," he said. "How'd ya know?"
"When you're a bounty hunter, you know things normal people don't," Ryoko said with a smile. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna turn in now. But I think I'll have a bath first. See ya later."
"Lita," Quatre whispered.
(After Lita/Ryoko's bath..........)
"Come in," Ryoko called to the person knocking at the door. "Oh, it's you."
"So you do know me," Quatre said, shutting her bedroom door after he came in.
"Of course," she said bitterly. "I never thought that I'd see you again. But I suppose that never would have been too soon."
"You're still mad at me then," he asked calmly.
"No, really, what gave you that idea," she asked in mock surprise, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Why are you still bitter," he asked. "It's been a long time since---"
"Don't you even bring that up," she said, cutting him off, rising to her feet. "How dare you come in here and dredge up those memories when I've tried for so long to escape them."
"I want to help you," he said, embracing her for the first time in years.
"I want someone to help me," she said, relaxing into his embrace. "I want all of this pain to go away and I want to be loved."
She allowed herself to stay in his embrace for a few more minutes longer. It felt so natural, being in his arms. He still had a full head over her. She felt safe and secure, just like old times. Old times........
"Let go of me," she growled and shrugged out of his embrace. "What are you trying to do, break my heart again? You don't own me, Quatre Raberba Winner. You'll never own me. Even with all of the money in the world. Now get out of my room and never let me catch you in here again because if I do, so help me, I'll kill you."
"Fine," he said, backing away, looking defeated. "I was only trying to help."
"How," she raged, never raising her voice above a normal tone. "By breaking my heart again? Leaving me alone with nothing and no one?"
"I never meant to--" he started.
"Save your crap," she said. "Just get out of here."
Quatre left without another word. Silently, Ryoko crawled up on her bed and pulled her kness up to her chest. She pulled out a faded photograph of a small child, smiling and laughing, with platinum blonde hair and emerald green eyes. Even while the tears ran down her face, Ryoko smiled.
"Claudia," she whispered. Then she once again remembered Quatre and the way he'd hurt her. "Never again, Quatre. You'll never break my heart again."
Ryoko cried herself to sleep that night. She decided that she wouldn't show Quatre that picture. He had no right to see it. Afterall, he hadn't stayed.........
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Okay, that's all for now. I know ya'll want a Heer/ Lita fic, but this isn't going to be one. I'm sorry. But as soon as I can come up with an idea for a Heero/ Lita fic, you can bet I'll write it. I'm NOT going to tell you who the couples are and I'm still debating on weither putting the other scouts in this or not. Maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I'll just put one or two of them in here. Yeah, that's what I'll do. Let's take a vote. If you want Mina in this fic, put a 1 in your review. If you want Serena, press 2. Rei will be 3. Ami is 4. The top two who get the most reviews will appear in my story sometime. Who knows, they might even find some romance themselves. But not unless you vote for them! Hey, does anyone know how to use the bold and italics and the other stuff on "Notepad" ? If you do, please tell me, ok? Well, that's all I can think of for now! Later Days, Loyal Readers!