Thief of Hearts
Chapter Six by: Death's Daughter
Regular disclaimers apply.
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It didn't take Treize long to get from the bathroom to his room, where he barricaded the door shut and leaned against it. He pinched the bridge of his nose and squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them quickly, because closing his eyes only burned the image more fiercely into his mind.
He knew whose fault that incident was, but he got the feeling that Hilde would suffer more by Aveli's hands than by his own…He would have to make sure to ask Aveli to get Hilde's reaction on film…That would be priceless.
He made his way over to his bed and sank down on it, staring up at the ceiling. That was a perverse joke of her to play, though. He could remove the image of Aveli…in the bath…n- No! End that thought right there!
Argh! Oh…he sincerely hoped that Aveli would get that girl good…
And now…to cleanse his mind…He wouldn't be able to meet Quatre Winner if he kept picturing Aveli with no clothes on…
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Aveli didn't know how long she had until she had to get ready for Treize's guest, but hopefully it should be just long enough. She'd sneaked down to the kitchens and had found exactly what she had been looking for. Now, she was in Hilde's room, setting things up for revenge, on a slightly larger scale than petty theft.
Forty-five minutes later, she was done. Everything was set up perfectly, including the small camera in the light. This revenge would suit the little bitch down to the ground. She glided down to her own room and breezed inside, ready to search through the mountain of clothes she'd bought the previous day for something that would be deemed 'suitable'. She didn't want to make a bad impression on Mr. Winner…from what she'd seen of him, he and his bodyguard were damn cute.
"Okay…" She stated, throwing clothes over her shoulders as she searched for what she was after. "I know I've got something in here somewhere….comeon…comeon…comeon…."She paused when she found it and a grin slowly sprouted on her face. "Oh yes…this'll be perfect."
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"Quatre!"
"Treize!" The younger blonde man ran up the steps into the palace, where Treize was waiting. The King smiled at his friend.
"I'm glad you could make it. While you're here, there's someone I want you to meet." Treize nodded at the taller, brown-haired man behind Quatre. "Hello Heero" Heero nodded and Treize led the pair into a random living room
"There is? Who?"
"Well…yesterday, I met someone very interesting."
"Stop it Treize! Tell me! Who?" Treize just smiled calmly and sat down in an armchair, while Quatre perched on the edge of a seat nearby. Heero wandered over to the window and watched the outside like a hawk.
"Guess."
"Treize!!"
"You never will."
"Then tell me! Treize, don't be mean!"
"I swear I'm not! You're too sensitive, Quatre!"
"You know that's not my fault, Treize, You try growing up with 29 older sisters! You'd be slightly effeminate too!"
"I've met your sisters, most of them are undeniably manly."
"That was rude!"
"Am I interrupting?" Came a smooth voice from the door. All three men turned to see Aveli standing in the doorway. She was dressed less dramatically than she had been the previous day, though maybe not as formally as she could have done. The black, ribbed turtleneck was sleeveless and the denim skirt, though knee-length, had a slit up one side. The boots though…knee-high black leather stilettos were not quite what Treize had been expecting. Heero turned and raised an eyebrow at the new arrival and Quatre leapt up from his seat, manners taking control.
"Hello!" He cried, walking over to her and holding his hand out. She took it and was shocked beyond all belief when he bent down to kiss her hand, before letting go. "I'm Quatre Raberba Winner and you are?"
"Um…" Aveli blinked manically. "I'll let you know when I find out…" She said absently, wandering into the room and taking a seat. Quatre laughed and followed her, taking a seat opposite her.
"Is this who you wanted me to meet Treize?" He asked, his eyes sparkling. "It's about time you found yourself a partner!"
"Oh we're not-"
"No way-"
"-together…"
"He's just keeping me here to get revenge for me stealing his watch the other month."
Quatre blinked in surprise.
"Ah. I see….I think…."
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"It was good to see you again Treize, and nice to meet you Aveli." Treize smiled.
"Always a pleasure, Quatre. Always a pleasure." The pair watched as the young millionaire and his bodyguard climbed into their car and set off. When they were gone, Treize turned to Aveli and opened his mouth to say something, but she cut him off.
"Don't worry, I've set up cameras."
And she walked off.
Hilde got a shock when she went to bed later that night and her mattress exploded , covering the entire room in custard.
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