Sparkle

Part 2: The Meeting

Relena lye in her bed, thinking about Arnie.

" I'm never going to mix business with pleasure again. I miss you Arnie..." Relena vowed. She sighed and got her notebook. She began writing a new song that he hoped Solange would let her record. Relena smirked to herself.

'Fat chance,' she thought.

The next day, Duo and Donovan Maxwell, and Hilde Scheibecker went to Kele's apartment. Kele answered the door.

" Oh! Hey, you guys. Do you realize what time it is? What brings you here so early? I was getting ready for the tour stay with Relena." She said, twirling her hair around a stick and pushing it in with a furious force.

" Hi, Kele. Is your ass of a brother home?" Donovan, Duo's brother, asked. At that moment, a steamy, muscular man with wild hair came down the stairs. He looked exactly like Kele. Kele rolled her eyes and sighed.

" I guess his uncouth ass is."

" Wuz up, Heero?! Have I got a job offer for you." Duo said giddily.

" Anything to get his lazy ass off my couch." Kele grumbled.

" Hn." Heero said. Kele sighed and dragged Hilde to the kitchen to harmonize.

" It's just not the same without Cathy." Hilde said. Kele rubbed her becoming soar throat.

" That damn bronchitis is something serious, though. She'll be out until next Tuesday." Kele replied.

Back in the living room, Heero was sitting eating an eclair. His face remained unchanged as Duo talked to him.

" So what you want is for me to help protect some blonde starlette who probably can't tie her own shoes?" Heero said, chugging on some milk.

" Well, yeah. That's about it." Duo nodded, controlling his urge to hit Heero.

" Fine. But......" Heero began.

' Aw, shit! Here it comes,' Duo and Donovan thought in defeat. Heero sat forward and looked at the two men.

" ... it's my way or I put a bullet in your goddamn skull. Got it?" Heero asked. Duo smiled. By now he was used to his threats.

" You got it, He-man."

" Do not call me that." He said in a deep voice. Duo just smiled.

At Relena's place, Relena danced to one of her previous songs. She was all alone and currently giving it her all. Zechs watched from the shadows. Everytime Relena would mess up, she'd kick herself or something.

' She needs a long vacation. She's pushing herself past her physical limits. I don't know how much more of this I can stand to watch,' Zechs thought. He silently left. Back at the house, Heero and Duo met up with Zechs.

" Hey, Zechs!" Duo yelled.

" Duo, I'm right here. There is no need to yell." Zechs said.

" Anyway, this is the guy I was talking about. He agreed to take the job." Duo piped. Zechs turned his attention to Heero. They regarded each other silently. Then, something else caught Heero's eye. As Duo and Zechs talked, Heero looked slightly past Zechs at a sweaty, pathetic-looking blonde. She looked up at him and their eyes met for a moment. Unfortunately, she kept walking..right into the pool.

AN: This is interesting. What is going to happen to Relena? Will she drown?