Author's Note: Hey peeps! Here's part four of this lovely little story. I was on a slight caffeine high when I wrote some of this chapter, so there are some illusions to an episode of "Friends" that my friend likes. You'll know what I'm talking about when you see it. I could just see Duo doing that. On with the fic!

Disclaimer: I don't own em!

A Tale Re-Told

Chapter Four: He's Back…

To anyone else out on the streets of Chicago, that night would have thought that it was just another wild night of dancing, drug busts, and fun. No one questioned the man in the black 'wife beater', dark jeans, and black boots as he walked down the street. They just thought that he was just another regular guy out for some fun, any kind of fun. His black leather trench coat hung almost to the ground and billowed out behind him as he walked. A well-muscled chest could be seen through his tight 'wife beater'. His jet-black hair was pulled back in a tight ponytail that was tied at the back of his neck. His black eyes shone like jewels in the flashing lights from signs leading to dance clubs, strip joints, you name it. Every woman that saw him, and some men for that matter, had to admit that the man looked good enough to kill. They were half-right.

Wufei smirked as he walked down the street. Even though he didn't look at them directly, he could feel the eyes of many of the women follow him as he walked down the street, much to the dismay of their dates. But he didn't stop; he could feel her near him. He stopped at the corner and looked up at the night sky. He then felt a hand rest on his shoulder and then slink down to his waist. He looked behind him to see a girl with emerald green eyes wearing a black corset-like top and a crimson mini skirt and thigh-high black leather boots. Her long black hair ended at the middle of her back and had streaks of red in it. She looked up into the depths of his black eyes.

She smiled, "Hey gorgeous. Lookin' for some fun?" she asked, as she looked him up and down seductively.

Wufei turned around, letting his gaze rest on the young woman in front of him. "And who might you be?" he asked in a deep, mesmerizing, voice.

"They call me Angel. Why don't we go somewhere that's a little more private." Angel led him down the street and pulled him into an ally close to the entrance of a packed nightclub. 'This was too easy,' she thought, 'Boy am I gonna be paid well tonight.'

Wufei looked down at the girl that had led him here. 'She will do,' he thought, 'I must feed to keep my strength up.'

Angel turned around until her back rested against the cold surface of the wall she was leaning against. She looked up at the tall, dark, man in front of her. 'God he's hot," she said to herself. She then reached out and grabbed his shirt, pulling him towards her.

Wufei let her pull him towards her; he placed his hands on each side of her hips and leaned over until his mouth was inches away from her neck. "Welcome to a whole new world," he whispered before he opened his mouth and sank his fangs into the exposed flesh of her neck. He smirked slightly as he felt her body shudder under him as he sucked away her precious life force.

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Duo lounged in a chair in Heero's suite. Since the rooms had originally been booked for only two people. Heero and Trowa, there weren't enough for everyone. They could only get one more room one the same floor that was next to Trowa's. He stopped flipping channels when he came across an old episode of "Baywatch". Upon seeing the opening credits, Duo slid out of his chair and sat closer to the television screen.

Just then Quatre walked into the room and saw Duo sitting about an inch away from the screen. "What are you doing Duo?" he inquired.

Duo bent forward until his nose rested against the screen, "Run, Pamela, run." was all he said.

Quatre rolled his eyes and grabbed the remote and changed the channel. When he did this, Duo snapped out of his daze and glared at Quatre. "What did you do that for!? That was the essence of the show!"

"One, your nose was against the screen. Two, there's a giant puddle of drool on your leg. And three, everyone is coming in here so we can figure out what we're going to do about rooms." Quatre flipped the channel to the news and then spoke again. "I could only get one more room so we're going to have to share."

"Well put me in a room with the girls!" Duo grinned and leapt up off of the floor and sat back down in his chair.

Hey, where are they anyway?"

Quatre looked up from the screen. "Hmm? Oh yeah, Heero and Trowa took Usagi, Rei, and Mina back to their apartment to get some stuff."

Duo laughed. "I hope Heero and Trowa know what they've gotten themselves into. Those girls are going to want to take the entire apartment with them."

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"What the hell are you thinking!? You can't bring all this stuff!"

"And why not!? You're the one that came up to us and told us that someone was after Mina and then told us that all of us had to stay in your guys' hotel! We NEED this stuff!"

"WHY DO YOU NEED A COFFEE MAKER!?"

"TO MAKE COFFEE! WHAT ELSE!?"

"THEY HAVE COFFEE MACHINES AT THE HOTEL!"

"BUT THIS IS MY COFFEE MAKER!"

"WOMEN!"

"MEN!"

Trowa, Mina, and Usagi looked back and forth from Heero to Rei. Earlier that day, they had gone back to the girls' apartment to get some things. They had planned to be back at the hotel in an hour or so. They were now pushing three hours, half of which Heero and Rei had been yelling at each other. The girls had basically wanted to bring their entire apartment with them. While Heero and Rei had been fighting over bringing the household appliances, Trowa had gotten each of the girls down to bringing only a suitcase, backpack, and purse each.

Usagi rubbed her temples. Heero and Rei had stopped arguing over the coffee maker, and had now moved on to the coffee table. She looked over at Trowa. He was leaning against the wall, his emerald green eyes watching the fight in front of him. She could see that he was also getting tired of the constant yelling. Usagi walked over to him and leaned against the wall next to him.

Trowa saw Usagi walk over to him out of the corner of his eye. He had to admit that she was a very beautiful young lady. He loved the way her hair cascaded down her shoulders from the two buns that were tied on top of her head. He loved how her eyes danced with mischief when she laughed. Trowa snapped out of the slight daze he had gone into when he heard his name. Confusion briefly crossed his face until he saw that Usagi had asked him a question and was waiting for a reply, "Hmm? Oh, sorry. I didn't hear what you said."

Usagi stifled a laugh, 'He is really cute when he's confused,' she thought. "I asked when we could get out of here. I mean, we've been watching them argue for almost two hours now. They act like their married."

Trowa grinned when he thought of Heero being married. 'That would be something to see,' he said to himself. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost 4:30 in the afternoon. "Yeah, we have been here for a long time." Trowa glanced over at Usagi before walking into the war zone, aka, Heero and Rei.

Usagi watched Trowa walk over to Heero and Rei. 'He has an adorable smile,' she thought, 'I could easily fall for a guy like that.'

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Duo stared at the ceiling from his spot on the floor in front of the television. Quatre had confiscated the remote from him so he could no longer watch anything that he would find entertaining. Instead, they were watching the news. Duo rolled his eyes when he heard that another corrupt politician had been caught. 'Will those people ever learn?' he asked himself. Duo sat up and looked over at Quatre, who was sitting at the table going over some papers. "Hey Q-man. Where are they? They've been gone for over three hours, and its going to be getting dark soon," Duo said, as he looked out the window.

Quatre looked up from the papers he was reading and took his glasses off. He had been wondering the same thing. He looked out the window at the darkening sky. "I have no clue, but they better get back soon. They're running out of daylight."

Duo stood up and walked over to the table and sat in a chair opposite from Quatre. "You don't think anything happened do you?"

"Oh come on Duo, you have to have more faith than that in your friends," a voice said from the door.

Duo and Quatre looked up to see Heero, Trowa, Usagi, Rei, and Mina walk in the door carrying backpacks and suitcases. They raised a quizzical eyebrow when they saw Heero carrying a coffee maker.

Heero glared at them before muttering something that sounded like, "Don't even ask."

Mina dropped her stuff on the floor and sat down on the bed. "So now what are we supposed to do?"

Quatre stood up with a small piece of paper in his hand and cleared his throat. "Well, while you were gone, I went down to the front desk and asked if I could get at least two more rooms." He fidgeted nervously as he glanced down at the paper.

Mina looked at Quatre. All of a sudden the blonde boy had gotten very shy and very… red. "What did they say?"

If it was possible, Quatre's blush grew. "Well, they only had one more room open, so we're going to have to share rooms." Everyone stared at Quatre who was fidgeting nervously with the piece of paper that he still held in his hand. "Since it is inevitable that we will have to share rooms, I've taken the liberty of assigning people to rooms. This way, everyone is protected."

"So what are the room assignments Quatre?" Heero said, after a brief silence.

Quatre cleared his throat. "Well, Usagi will room with Trowa across the hall. Rei and Heero will share this room, and Duo, Mina, and I will take the room next to Trowa's."

Mina looked at the guys and then at her friends. Rei looked like she was going to kill someone, 'I guess she doesn't like the idea of sharing a room with Heero,' she thought. Usagi was blushing and looking at the floor. Trowa was looking at Usagi, his cheeks tinted pink. Quatre was beet red with the prospect of sharing a room with a girl. And Duo was trying not to laugh at the blond man's obvious embarrassment.

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Heero looked over at Rei; she was practically throwing he clothes in the dresser. Her black hair cascaded down her back and ended just above her waist. Her eyes glittered dangerously as she looked over at Heero as he stared at her from his position of leaning against the wall.

"What are you looking at?" she asked, testily.

'She's beautiful,' he thought to himself. Heero mentally slapped himself. He was here to make sure Wufei didn't reach his goal, not fall in love. "Nothing," he said in his monotone voice.

Rei glared at him. "What is your problem!? I mean, you come up to one of my best friends and say that someone is basically trying to kill her, and then you act as if nothings wrong!" She stood up and stomped over to him, stopping an inch away. "You act like you don't care! Peoples LIVES are at stake and you act like nothings wrong!" she yelled. Rei stared up into his deep blue eyes. 'Why is he so cold?' she thought.

Heero stared back at her. He could see the deep emotions of fear, caring, and anger flash across her eyes. "I care, you don't know how much I care."

Rei looked away. "Then why don't you show it?"

Heero was speechless. He didn't really know why he didn't show his emotions. He'd always been like that. "I, I don't know…" He reached out and put his hand under her chin, forcing her to look at him. They stared at each other before they heard an anxious knock on the door. He sighed and walked over to the door. As soon as he opened it, Duo burst in the door and almost ran over to the TV and turned it on to the news.

"Watch this," he said as his attention turned to the TV.

"Last night a young girl was found in an ally next to a famous night club dead. The victim appeared to be a young female around the age of twenty. The only clue to her cause of death were two puncture wounds on her neck, much like those found on the crew of the plane that crashed outside Chicago two days ago…"

By then, Quatre and Mina had walked into the room. Quatre looked gravely at the TV while Mina stared blankly at the wall, the color absent from her face. "What do we do now," she whispered.

Heero walked over to Mina and placed a hand on her shoulder. "We know that he's now in the city. The only thing we can do is hope that he doesn't find you."

Mina looked up at Heero. "What if he finds us?"

"He won't"

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A/N: That's it for part four! I kinda went into a little romance in this chapter. Hopefully the next chapter will have more Wufei in it. If you have any suggestions, please tell me, I love input. And, as always, REVIEW!!