~*~*~*~*~
Lady Une had just gotten off the phone with Trowa, when Relena Peacecraft and her brother Milliardo walked through the front doors. Relena was wearing a black long sleeved shirt that showed enough of her mid-rift to tease, and dark form fitting blue jeans. She looked sad, like someone whom she loved had died.
"Miss Relena is there anything wrong?" Une asked, worriedly.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Relena questioned, her tone unusually harsh. "She is my daughter too, I'm the one who gave birth to her and I can't even hold her!"
Milliardo nodded. "I want to see my niece, if Yuy doesn't like it he can fight me."
Shit was all that ran through Lady Une's head. Shit, what was she going to tell them? A distraught mother was worse than a father! And even though she had the highest position in the Preventers, she knew what the people she worked with were capable of. But even if Relena knew what had happened, she was still going to cry.
"I don't know what to tell you, I just got off the phone with Trowa. He's going to France on behalf of the Preventers and the FBI to make sure the war that Heero is unknowing going to cause goes nowhere," Une said, bluntly.
The two were shocked. Heero? Causing a war? Just then Sally Po walked through the glass doors in her usual attire.
"What happened to these to?" She asked with an amused smile.
"Sally! What are you doing here??" Lady Une asked breathlessly.
"Wu-wu told me you wanted to see me," she replied.
"No, the last time I talked with Chang was a couple hours ago. He must have called you for your help but was too proud to admit it."
Sally smirked, "I'll have a chat with him, but first what the hell happened to them?"
"Heero is going to start a war?" Relena asked finally.
"He doesn't know by getting Mika back will cause an international war, his ex-step-brother is the peace advisor for France. And if I know anything about Heero, he's going to kill him and that will spark a war between not only the United States and France but the Preventers as well. We can't be apart of this war."
"Well I'll be, I always knew letting him take care of her was a dumb idea," The man that used to be known as Zechs said.
"I guess, but it was either Ms. Relena or Mika. He got a hold of the kid first," Sally sighed.
That was a good point. If Mika weren't at the office none of this would have happened. Relena turned to say something to Sally but heard the elevator door close.
"She's got a point, Ms. Relena," Une rubbed her temples.
Her head hurt, and she had been planning to take a relaxing bath with incense and everything when she was supposed to go home.over five hours ago. It was almost one o'clock in the morning.
"Why does she say that?" Relena asked, confused.
"Isn't it obvious? You and Mika make Heero's world go round, whether he realizes it or not. He loves you and you know that," Une replied before calling Trowa again.
Relena looked at her brother, who frowned deeply. Even after all these years he still hated Heero although that not as much as before and he couldn't understand what she saw in him. The thought that someone like him could be loved was foreign to Milliardo.
"What should I do? If Heero doesn't find her and unknowing causes a war, what will we do?" she asked weakly, her pale blue eyes bright with tears.
*~*~*~*~*
Twenty minutes they had finally arrived at the Eiffel Tower, Perry refused to accept any payment saying, "There is no pain worse than losing a child." Even though technically Mika was not dead. Duo stared in awe at the incredibly tall and black structure, it was huge! While Heero ran to the front gates outside of it, locked.
"Damnit!" He swore loudly.
The clouds were becoming threatening, the sky had changed drastically from the time they left the airport and worst of all Duo could of sworn that he had heard that there was going to be an electrical storm. Great. Just peachy.
"Dude man, I think we should get indoors and quick," Duo said, cobalt orbs glued on the rapidly darkening sky.
He had never seen anything like this before, it was almost as if Heaven was getting back at the world of sin. In a matter of minutes, Heaven would show the city no mercy. And Duo had never been a big fan of storms either, if you know what I mean.
"No, my instincts are never wrong he has to be here and we are NOT leaving until he comes," Heero barked.
Duo frowned, just great. He had no choice but to be outside to the freaking rain with a mad man, just his luck. He was beginning to regret giving Heero that prep talk.
"Not even for a cup of hot coco?" he suggested meekly.
"We're in France you baka, not in Holland. Now I'm going to ask you this once, are you going to stay here and help me find Mika? I'll understand if you don't want to, and I won't hold a grudge," Heero said in a usually weak tone.
"Well, um there is a storm coming and by the looks of it, it's gonna be huge. I, personally would not want to stick around and face Mother Natures fury."
The perfect soldier instinctively looked down, he knew what he was going to say next.. "I'm sorry," then he'll walk off leaving him alone. And right now the last thing Heero wanted to do was be alone, for some reason having Duo there with him made him feel better and also stopped him from going crazy.
"But, what the hell I'll stay might as well, ne?" he winked.
Heero looked at him wide-eyed; did he just say he was staying? "Pardon?"
"What the hell are friends for?"
"I have no idea," he sighed.
Just then a small blue car pulled up in the parking lot behind them. "Quick!" The two preventers dived into a couple of nearby bushes that were in a line by the gates. Now was not the time to be seen, since they had no idea who was the 'enemy'.
A tall, dirty blonde man got out of the car, he looked around as if looking for something. Then a little blonde girl happily bounced out of the passenger's side, but this was no ordinary little girl. Oh no. Heero felt his heart leap as he saw his daughter, healthy and happy. "Mika," he tried to swallow but a lump in his throat would not let by.
"I thought you said peoples from over the world came to see this really, big, statue building thing," the little titled her head.
"They did, but I guess it must be closed because nobody wants to be struck by lightening," the man replied.
Duo opened his mouth to say something but he found Heero's hand covering his mouth. He looked inquiring at his partner.
"Don't say a word," Heero whispered, placing his index finger on his lips.
Duo nodded. Heero slowly put his hand down, treating his partner like a hostage. To half of the braided boy's surprise, he grabbed his gun and slowly turned to safety off. Now Duo was beginning to panic, Heero never had his gun if he thought it was not necessary. Something told him that if that man were to be killed something horrid would happen, regardless of his crime.
Michael froze, was that the click of the safety on a gun he heard? He felt like he and Mika were not alone, like someone was watching him like a lion stalks it's prey.
"Do you see my daddy yet??" Mika jumped over the fence and looked around.
"Don't do that!" he exclaimed.
She turned around and folded her arms indignantly across her chest. "Have you seen my daddy or are you just making up some story to make me come with you because if you are I'm not moving from this spot!"
Duo sweat dropped. That was such a Heero thing to do, not only that but she acted like her mother.
Heero winced as he silently shifted his weight on his broken leg, it was never going to heal at this rate. Just great, he was surely going to regret this in the morning not only that but he was going to have to move around in a wheelchair! He shuddered at the thought.
"Ok, your daddy is here."
The wing pilot was stunned, how could he knew he was here? He moved silently how could he see or hear him?? Self-doubt was beginning to get the best of him.
Mika gasped in joy. "Really?? Where?? I don't see him!"
"That's on purpose, he's playing a game of hide and seek with you. And he'll show himself only if you turn around and close your eyes!" Michael said.
The two preventers sweat-dropped, this guy was a idiot. But surely enough the little girl turned around and placed her hands over her eyes and giggled. Suddenly it hit Heero, he couldn't face the man when Mika was there. He would have to think of a different way to get her out of there safely and then take care of the jackass, who ever he was. Duo! That's it! He slowly looked at the braided boy who busied trying to make himself comfy without making a sound.
"Duo, I want you to get Mika out of here. Take her to the embassy or someplace safe, understood?" his voice was barely above a whisper.
The boy nodded, how was he going to quietly convince her to come with him if she saw Heero? He didn't have much to think though, because Heero had crawled out of the bush and was slowly making his way to the guy, now was his chance. He leapt over the fence and raced to Mika.
"Mika! C'mon! We have to get out of here!" he whispered.
"Uncle Duo! Why? That's my Uncle Mister he won't hurt me," she smiled.
"No! He's a bad man, he stole you from daddy and your daddy was, er, is very mad with him," Duo said quietly.
"Daddy is here??" She asked eagerly, completely ignoring the quietness of his voice.
"SHUSH!"
"Oh sorry, where is daddy?" she asked in a whisper.
Meanwhile.
Heero slowly stood up behind the man who was looking for something, and placed the barrel of his gun on his back.
"Don't move," he hissed.
"Who are you?? Oh, it's just you it's about time little brother. I was beginning to wonder how dumb you were," Michael said as if he having a day at the beach.
"What kind of freak are you?" Heero cocked an eyebrow and spun the guy around so they were face to face. The barrel of his gun at the mans heart.
The guy was a whole head taller than he was, and he could easily beat him up. He was not afraid of him at all.
"Is that what the old man taught you? How to shoot?" he smirked.
"No, we," he glanced from the corner of his eye to see if Duo was still there and he was. What the hell was he waiting for? "we won the war because of the training. Why don't you think before you speak?"
"Oh watch out, Odin is gonna kill me," Michael sneered.
Heero was shocked. Odin? Who the hell is Odin?? His bruised mind was a whirl with different ideas, he was so confused.
"What did you just call me?" he said in his most menacing tone.
"Odin, Odin how long are you going to live in a dead man's shadow? No wait, I forgot you are a dead man."
Duo gasped, he was a best friend with a dead man?? NO! Of course not! Mika's lower lips trembled, daddy was dead? "Daddy??" she said, tears falling down her little cheeks.
Heero instinctively looked at her, and then mentally shot himself. Rule number 1: never take your eyes off of your enemy; Dr. J's voice rang through his head. He was so stupid! How could he have missed up like that? And that was the basics too.
"Mika, daddy can't talk right now. Duo you baka! Can't you do anything right?" he said. It didn't matter anymore, the parenting instinct had taken over he would let his little girl cry for him. He had one girl crying for him, even though he begged her to stop.
"I'm sorry! Shesh! Just shoot the messenger why don't ya!" Duo raised his head in defeat.
"But your not a messenger," Heero growled.
"Shut the," he realized he was in front of a little girl. " Shut up! C'mon Mika lets go and find Uncle Trowa!"
She looked at him. "Uncle Trowa is here too? What about Uncle Wufie?" she asked eagerly.
Duo grinned as he grabbed her hand. He had certainly taught her well. "Did you know Uncle Trowa is from this place? Okay, technically he's not from France, L-3 but that's a French colony so yeah."
All he had to do was lead her away from them so they could settle their differences. And Mika didn't notice they were walking away, so that was a plus. Duo feverishly hopped nothing major would happen, and that he would know where the hell he was going which he didn't. There was the loud roar of thunder as if to commence the storm. At first it was drizzle, but it was deadly obvious to all that Mother Nature had no intention of stopping.
Lady Une had just gotten off the phone with Trowa, when Relena Peacecraft and her brother Milliardo walked through the front doors. Relena was wearing a black long sleeved shirt that showed enough of her mid-rift to tease, and dark form fitting blue jeans. She looked sad, like someone whom she loved had died.
"Miss Relena is there anything wrong?" Une asked, worriedly.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Relena questioned, her tone unusually harsh. "She is my daughter too, I'm the one who gave birth to her and I can't even hold her!"
Milliardo nodded. "I want to see my niece, if Yuy doesn't like it he can fight me."
Shit was all that ran through Lady Une's head. Shit, what was she going to tell them? A distraught mother was worse than a father! And even though she had the highest position in the Preventers, she knew what the people she worked with were capable of. But even if Relena knew what had happened, she was still going to cry.
"I don't know what to tell you, I just got off the phone with Trowa. He's going to France on behalf of the Preventers and the FBI to make sure the war that Heero is unknowing going to cause goes nowhere," Une said, bluntly.
The two were shocked. Heero? Causing a war? Just then Sally Po walked through the glass doors in her usual attire.
"What happened to these to?" She asked with an amused smile.
"Sally! What are you doing here??" Lady Une asked breathlessly.
"Wu-wu told me you wanted to see me," she replied.
"No, the last time I talked with Chang was a couple hours ago. He must have called you for your help but was too proud to admit it."
Sally smirked, "I'll have a chat with him, but first what the hell happened to them?"
"Heero is going to start a war?" Relena asked finally.
"He doesn't know by getting Mika back will cause an international war, his ex-step-brother is the peace advisor for France. And if I know anything about Heero, he's going to kill him and that will spark a war between not only the United States and France but the Preventers as well. We can't be apart of this war."
"Well I'll be, I always knew letting him take care of her was a dumb idea," The man that used to be known as Zechs said.
"I guess, but it was either Ms. Relena or Mika. He got a hold of the kid first," Sally sighed.
That was a good point. If Mika weren't at the office none of this would have happened. Relena turned to say something to Sally but heard the elevator door close.
"She's got a point, Ms. Relena," Une rubbed her temples.
Her head hurt, and she had been planning to take a relaxing bath with incense and everything when she was supposed to go home.over five hours ago. It was almost one o'clock in the morning.
"Why does she say that?" Relena asked, confused.
"Isn't it obvious? You and Mika make Heero's world go round, whether he realizes it or not. He loves you and you know that," Une replied before calling Trowa again.
Relena looked at her brother, who frowned deeply. Even after all these years he still hated Heero although that not as much as before and he couldn't understand what she saw in him. The thought that someone like him could be loved was foreign to Milliardo.
"What should I do? If Heero doesn't find her and unknowing causes a war, what will we do?" she asked weakly, her pale blue eyes bright with tears.
*~*~*~*~*
Twenty minutes they had finally arrived at the Eiffel Tower, Perry refused to accept any payment saying, "There is no pain worse than losing a child." Even though technically Mika was not dead. Duo stared in awe at the incredibly tall and black structure, it was huge! While Heero ran to the front gates outside of it, locked.
"Damnit!" He swore loudly.
The clouds were becoming threatening, the sky had changed drastically from the time they left the airport and worst of all Duo could of sworn that he had heard that there was going to be an electrical storm. Great. Just peachy.
"Dude man, I think we should get indoors and quick," Duo said, cobalt orbs glued on the rapidly darkening sky.
He had never seen anything like this before, it was almost as if Heaven was getting back at the world of sin. In a matter of minutes, Heaven would show the city no mercy. And Duo had never been a big fan of storms either, if you know what I mean.
"No, my instincts are never wrong he has to be here and we are NOT leaving until he comes," Heero barked.
Duo frowned, just great. He had no choice but to be outside to the freaking rain with a mad man, just his luck. He was beginning to regret giving Heero that prep talk.
"Not even for a cup of hot coco?" he suggested meekly.
"We're in France you baka, not in Holland. Now I'm going to ask you this once, are you going to stay here and help me find Mika? I'll understand if you don't want to, and I won't hold a grudge," Heero said in a usually weak tone.
"Well, um there is a storm coming and by the looks of it, it's gonna be huge. I, personally would not want to stick around and face Mother Natures fury."
The perfect soldier instinctively looked down, he knew what he was going to say next.. "I'm sorry," then he'll walk off leaving him alone. And right now the last thing Heero wanted to do was be alone, for some reason having Duo there with him made him feel better and also stopped him from going crazy.
"But, what the hell I'll stay might as well, ne?" he winked.
Heero looked at him wide-eyed; did he just say he was staying? "Pardon?"
"What the hell are friends for?"
"I have no idea," he sighed.
Just then a small blue car pulled up in the parking lot behind them. "Quick!" The two preventers dived into a couple of nearby bushes that were in a line by the gates. Now was not the time to be seen, since they had no idea who was the 'enemy'.
A tall, dirty blonde man got out of the car, he looked around as if looking for something. Then a little blonde girl happily bounced out of the passenger's side, but this was no ordinary little girl. Oh no. Heero felt his heart leap as he saw his daughter, healthy and happy. "Mika," he tried to swallow but a lump in his throat would not let by.
"I thought you said peoples from over the world came to see this really, big, statue building thing," the little titled her head.
"They did, but I guess it must be closed because nobody wants to be struck by lightening," the man replied.
Duo opened his mouth to say something but he found Heero's hand covering his mouth. He looked inquiring at his partner.
"Don't say a word," Heero whispered, placing his index finger on his lips.
Duo nodded. Heero slowly put his hand down, treating his partner like a hostage. To half of the braided boy's surprise, he grabbed his gun and slowly turned to safety off. Now Duo was beginning to panic, Heero never had his gun if he thought it was not necessary. Something told him that if that man were to be killed something horrid would happen, regardless of his crime.
Michael froze, was that the click of the safety on a gun he heard? He felt like he and Mika were not alone, like someone was watching him like a lion stalks it's prey.
"Do you see my daddy yet??" Mika jumped over the fence and looked around.
"Don't do that!" he exclaimed.
She turned around and folded her arms indignantly across her chest. "Have you seen my daddy or are you just making up some story to make me come with you because if you are I'm not moving from this spot!"
Duo sweat dropped. That was such a Heero thing to do, not only that but she acted like her mother.
Heero winced as he silently shifted his weight on his broken leg, it was never going to heal at this rate. Just great, he was surely going to regret this in the morning not only that but he was going to have to move around in a wheelchair! He shuddered at the thought.
"Ok, your daddy is here."
The wing pilot was stunned, how could he knew he was here? He moved silently how could he see or hear him?? Self-doubt was beginning to get the best of him.
Mika gasped in joy. "Really?? Where?? I don't see him!"
"That's on purpose, he's playing a game of hide and seek with you. And he'll show himself only if you turn around and close your eyes!" Michael said.
The two preventers sweat-dropped, this guy was a idiot. But surely enough the little girl turned around and placed her hands over her eyes and giggled. Suddenly it hit Heero, he couldn't face the man when Mika was there. He would have to think of a different way to get her out of there safely and then take care of the jackass, who ever he was. Duo! That's it! He slowly looked at the braided boy who busied trying to make himself comfy without making a sound.
"Duo, I want you to get Mika out of here. Take her to the embassy or someplace safe, understood?" his voice was barely above a whisper.
The boy nodded, how was he going to quietly convince her to come with him if she saw Heero? He didn't have much to think though, because Heero had crawled out of the bush and was slowly making his way to the guy, now was his chance. He leapt over the fence and raced to Mika.
"Mika! C'mon! We have to get out of here!" he whispered.
"Uncle Duo! Why? That's my Uncle Mister he won't hurt me," she smiled.
"No! He's a bad man, he stole you from daddy and your daddy was, er, is very mad with him," Duo said quietly.
"Daddy is here??" She asked eagerly, completely ignoring the quietness of his voice.
"SHUSH!"
"Oh sorry, where is daddy?" she asked in a whisper.
Meanwhile.
Heero slowly stood up behind the man who was looking for something, and placed the barrel of his gun on his back.
"Don't move," he hissed.
"Who are you?? Oh, it's just you it's about time little brother. I was beginning to wonder how dumb you were," Michael said as if he having a day at the beach.
"What kind of freak are you?" Heero cocked an eyebrow and spun the guy around so they were face to face. The barrel of his gun at the mans heart.
The guy was a whole head taller than he was, and he could easily beat him up. He was not afraid of him at all.
"Is that what the old man taught you? How to shoot?" he smirked.
"No, we," he glanced from the corner of his eye to see if Duo was still there and he was. What the hell was he waiting for? "we won the war because of the training. Why don't you think before you speak?"
"Oh watch out, Odin is gonna kill me," Michael sneered.
Heero was shocked. Odin? Who the hell is Odin?? His bruised mind was a whirl with different ideas, he was so confused.
"What did you just call me?" he said in his most menacing tone.
"Odin, Odin how long are you going to live in a dead man's shadow? No wait, I forgot you are a dead man."
Duo gasped, he was a best friend with a dead man?? NO! Of course not! Mika's lower lips trembled, daddy was dead? "Daddy??" she said, tears falling down her little cheeks.
Heero instinctively looked at her, and then mentally shot himself. Rule number 1: never take your eyes off of your enemy; Dr. J's voice rang through his head. He was so stupid! How could he have missed up like that? And that was the basics too.
"Mika, daddy can't talk right now. Duo you baka! Can't you do anything right?" he said. It didn't matter anymore, the parenting instinct had taken over he would let his little girl cry for him. He had one girl crying for him, even though he begged her to stop.
"I'm sorry! Shesh! Just shoot the messenger why don't ya!" Duo raised his head in defeat.
"But your not a messenger," Heero growled.
"Shut the," he realized he was in front of a little girl. " Shut up! C'mon Mika lets go and find Uncle Trowa!"
She looked at him. "Uncle Trowa is here too? What about Uncle Wufie?" she asked eagerly.
Duo grinned as he grabbed her hand. He had certainly taught her well. "Did you know Uncle Trowa is from this place? Okay, technically he's not from France, L-3 but that's a French colony so yeah."
All he had to do was lead her away from them so they could settle their differences. And Mika didn't notice they were walking away, so that was a plus. Duo feverishly hopped nothing major would happen, and that he would know where the hell he was going which he didn't. There was the loud roar of thunder as if to commence the storm. At first it was drizzle, but it was deadly obvious to all that Mother Nature had no intention of stopping.