Heero sat in the front passenger seat, watching the road with a slightly
fearful gaze. He had caught sight of one of the speed limit signs and it
said 65mph, but gazing at her speedometer, it almost read 80 mph. It was
all too good that this road was desolate. "Sis, what did Trowa mean she
could be used against them?"
Cathy kept her gaze on the road, hoping that picking up the pace would cut down on their time. "If they got Hilde, she's a friend of your brothers'. I think Duo has a thing for her. But if they got her, she knows a lot of information that your brothers do and OZ and the Alliance want that. They could her hurt, beat her up and stuff, and wouldn't care until she talked. Until she gave them the information they wanted and she's stubborn, so it would probably kill her. They would threaten your brothers into surrendering and giving up and being taken captive. And they would so that she wouldn't get hurt. It's mean and wrong to prey on peoples' weaknesses like that, but they'll play dirty in war. A lot of people will. That's why we need to get Hilde and her friend out of there and safe before OZ or the Alliance can get to them." Speeding down the long, straight stretch of road, she sped the jeep up upon catching sight of the city lights. She was now pushing 90 mph. Riding her brakes for a few moments, she slowed it down to 55 in a 50 mph zone. "Let's see, where's Atlantis drive..." she spoke to herself.
Heero looked about, not liking this city any more than the other one but he looked for the street, regardless. "There." Pointing, he called softly to the sign, three streets up.
Smiling, Cathy drove on down the street, turning left and carrying on for two more blocks. "Good eye Heero." She only giggled softly at his smug look. Her giggle and smile disappeared when they pulled up to the apartments, a car parked in front of it but it didn't look like anything Hilde would own. Driving on by, she turned in down the alley and up to the back, she heard a scream and immediately hardened herself to emotions as Trowa did. She wasn't as strong in that area, but what had to be done would be and her brother needed her, he couldn't afford a failure. "Stay here Heero, go ahead and jump in the back and stay down, it seems we might have some company." Watching him get into the back and sit on the floor in the shadows, she took off and headed up the fire escape. If she was right, then the apartment should be on the fourth level, window on her left. Taking the steps two at a time, she came upon the apartment, it was the right one.
Hilde glared at the man before her, OZ just doesn't give up. Sitting with her friend, she watched him from the corner. "If you're expecting me to come quietly, think again..." Sneering, she watched the man with hatred.
Cathy took a deep breath, maybe she should have sped a little more. Crossing by the window and to the one next to it, she entered the dark bedroom and opened the door to peek out at Hilde in the corner. The man had her back to her. Putting her finger to her lips when she saw that Hilde knew she was there, she motioned for her to remain silent. Opening the door slowly and without a sound, she listened to Hilde stall.
"You guys really don't know when to stop, do you," she sneered.
"You're coming with us little girl or you'll regret it. You better cooperate or your little friend is going to pay seriously. You might just know him by the name of Duo Maxwell?" Smirking at her stunned expression, he only kept his gun trained on her.
"Damn you! Leave Duo alone or I swear, I'll kill you myself!" Anger welling inside of her, she only seethed as she kept her glare trained on him, his gun not bothering her in the slightest.
"Really? I'd like to see you try. What the..." Turning at the creaking sound behind him, he saw a flash of white as something hit him before he knew no more, his body falling limp and unconscious to the floor.
Cathy shook her hand, she hadn't punched someone that hard in a long time. Trotting over to Hilde and her friend, she kneeled. "Don't worry Hilde, he was lying. Duo is fine with the others and they haven't been captured yet. They asked me to come down here and invite you to my home for a little while." Smirking, she helped the two up, Hilde's friend not putting any weight on her right foot.
"Sam, are you okay?" Hilde let her friend lean on her, her gaze concerned.
The young woman replied. "I think I just sprained it."
"No time now girls, we need to get down to the alley and to the jeep. There's another truck in front of the apartments and a guy waiting in it, he didn't seem to be a friend either." Smiling, she snatched up the gun from the officer's unconscious form and led the two down the fire escape, to the jeep and into it. Jumping into the driver's seat, she watched Hilde climb into the back. "Heero, you remember Hilde, don't you?"
Hilde sat confused then watched the youth crawl from the dark shadows on the floor to the seat. What she saw was shocking, Heero sat on the seat, fear and uncertainty filling his eyes as he shied away from her. Why wasn't he with the others?
"I-I don't remember Sis." Heero looked at the young woman called Hilde for a moment before looking out his side as they drove out of the alley, through the other backstreets and on out of town and to safety. He could feel her eyes staring at him and he didn't like it.
"Sis?" Was all Hilde said. Was this really Heero Yuy, the cold-hearted, callous, uncaring, Perfect Soldier? What happened to him?
"Yes Hilde, Sis. He's staying with me while the others are off in battle. Here, he'll be safe. It'll make sense later. Heero, this is the girl Duo likes and who we're helping. This is Hilde." Smirking, she revved up the engine and sped down the long stretch of highway, wanting to get away from that city. Pushing the jeep to nearly 95 mph, she kept that pace for at least the next five miles before bringing it down to 70 in the 65 mph zone.
Hilde wasn't sure what had happened to him, but she wasn't so sure she wanted to find out now. He was truly different now, that for sure. "Okay..."
Sighing, Cathy watched the road. They had a show tomorrow evening and she had to help and work and she wouldn't be able to sleep in. If you were with the circus, you only got to if you were ill and then it was seriously ill. It was already after midnight. "You were right Heero, and I'm glad I had you along to protect us girls. Since you're so strong and smart. You said something bad was going to happen and it almost did, when I got to the apartment, one of the officers was already there. When I told him that if he messed with Hilde and her friend that you'd get mad, he ran away. He knows better than to mess with you little brother. They all do." Smiling, she caught sight of his sheepish grin and giggled. "We're all lucky to have you here with us."
Heero couldn't help but smile, she thought he was strong and smart and the soldier ran away. Cathy said that for him to be down in the jeep, but there, he saved them. Now he didn't feel embarrassed or shy, but proud and couragous. "That's right, they better not hurt my sister or my friends." Beaming when he heard Cathy and Hilde laugh, he shied away somewhat.
Cathy kept her gaze on the road, hoping that picking up the pace would cut down on their time. "If they got Hilde, she's a friend of your brothers'. I think Duo has a thing for her. But if they got her, she knows a lot of information that your brothers do and OZ and the Alliance want that. They could her hurt, beat her up and stuff, and wouldn't care until she talked. Until she gave them the information they wanted and she's stubborn, so it would probably kill her. They would threaten your brothers into surrendering and giving up and being taken captive. And they would so that she wouldn't get hurt. It's mean and wrong to prey on peoples' weaknesses like that, but they'll play dirty in war. A lot of people will. That's why we need to get Hilde and her friend out of there and safe before OZ or the Alliance can get to them." Speeding down the long, straight stretch of road, she sped the jeep up upon catching sight of the city lights. She was now pushing 90 mph. Riding her brakes for a few moments, she slowed it down to 55 in a 50 mph zone. "Let's see, where's Atlantis drive..." she spoke to herself.
Heero looked about, not liking this city any more than the other one but he looked for the street, regardless. "There." Pointing, he called softly to the sign, three streets up.
Smiling, Cathy drove on down the street, turning left and carrying on for two more blocks. "Good eye Heero." She only giggled softly at his smug look. Her giggle and smile disappeared when they pulled up to the apartments, a car parked in front of it but it didn't look like anything Hilde would own. Driving on by, she turned in down the alley and up to the back, she heard a scream and immediately hardened herself to emotions as Trowa did. She wasn't as strong in that area, but what had to be done would be and her brother needed her, he couldn't afford a failure. "Stay here Heero, go ahead and jump in the back and stay down, it seems we might have some company." Watching him get into the back and sit on the floor in the shadows, she took off and headed up the fire escape. If she was right, then the apartment should be on the fourth level, window on her left. Taking the steps two at a time, she came upon the apartment, it was the right one.
Hilde glared at the man before her, OZ just doesn't give up. Sitting with her friend, she watched him from the corner. "If you're expecting me to come quietly, think again..." Sneering, she watched the man with hatred.
Cathy took a deep breath, maybe she should have sped a little more. Crossing by the window and to the one next to it, she entered the dark bedroom and opened the door to peek out at Hilde in the corner. The man had her back to her. Putting her finger to her lips when she saw that Hilde knew she was there, she motioned for her to remain silent. Opening the door slowly and without a sound, she listened to Hilde stall.
"You guys really don't know when to stop, do you," she sneered.
"You're coming with us little girl or you'll regret it. You better cooperate or your little friend is going to pay seriously. You might just know him by the name of Duo Maxwell?" Smirking at her stunned expression, he only kept his gun trained on her.
"Damn you! Leave Duo alone or I swear, I'll kill you myself!" Anger welling inside of her, she only seethed as she kept her glare trained on him, his gun not bothering her in the slightest.
"Really? I'd like to see you try. What the..." Turning at the creaking sound behind him, he saw a flash of white as something hit him before he knew no more, his body falling limp and unconscious to the floor.
Cathy shook her hand, she hadn't punched someone that hard in a long time. Trotting over to Hilde and her friend, she kneeled. "Don't worry Hilde, he was lying. Duo is fine with the others and they haven't been captured yet. They asked me to come down here and invite you to my home for a little while." Smirking, she helped the two up, Hilde's friend not putting any weight on her right foot.
"Sam, are you okay?" Hilde let her friend lean on her, her gaze concerned.
The young woman replied. "I think I just sprained it."
"No time now girls, we need to get down to the alley and to the jeep. There's another truck in front of the apartments and a guy waiting in it, he didn't seem to be a friend either." Smiling, she snatched up the gun from the officer's unconscious form and led the two down the fire escape, to the jeep and into it. Jumping into the driver's seat, she watched Hilde climb into the back. "Heero, you remember Hilde, don't you?"
Hilde sat confused then watched the youth crawl from the dark shadows on the floor to the seat. What she saw was shocking, Heero sat on the seat, fear and uncertainty filling his eyes as he shied away from her. Why wasn't he with the others?
"I-I don't remember Sis." Heero looked at the young woman called Hilde for a moment before looking out his side as they drove out of the alley, through the other backstreets and on out of town and to safety. He could feel her eyes staring at him and he didn't like it.
"Sis?" Was all Hilde said. Was this really Heero Yuy, the cold-hearted, callous, uncaring, Perfect Soldier? What happened to him?
"Yes Hilde, Sis. He's staying with me while the others are off in battle. Here, he'll be safe. It'll make sense later. Heero, this is the girl Duo likes and who we're helping. This is Hilde." Smirking, she revved up the engine and sped down the long stretch of highway, wanting to get away from that city. Pushing the jeep to nearly 95 mph, she kept that pace for at least the next five miles before bringing it down to 70 in the 65 mph zone.
Hilde wasn't sure what had happened to him, but she wasn't so sure she wanted to find out now. He was truly different now, that for sure. "Okay..."
Sighing, Cathy watched the road. They had a show tomorrow evening and she had to help and work and she wouldn't be able to sleep in. If you were with the circus, you only got to if you were ill and then it was seriously ill. It was already after midnight. "You were right Heero, and I'm glad I had you along to protect us girls. Since you're so strong and smart. You said something bad was going to happen and it almost did, when I got to the apartment, one of the officers was already there. When I told him that if he messed with Hilde and her friend that you'd get mad, he ran away. He knows better than to mess with you little brother. They all do." Smiling, she caught sight of his sheepish grin and giggled. "We're all lucky to have you here with us."
Heero couldn't help but smile, she thought he was strong and smart and the soldier ran away. Cathy said that for him to be down in the jeep, but there, he saved them. Now he didn't feel embarrassed or shy, but proud and couragous. "That's right, they better not hurt my sister or my friends." Beaming when he heard Cathy and Hilde laugh, he shied away somewhat.