An- Once again I say I don't own anything here. Ummm.... I guess I can put a language warning on this chapter but nothing big. Hope you like it.





Chapter 5

"Get out!"

"W-what's going on?"

"Get out!!" Heero shoved his pistol in the cab drivers frightened face. The cabby struggled at his seat belt then stumbled out of the cab.

Kana held the door open for Duo. Soon as he was in she got in herself. Heero slammed the drivers door closed as he started up the cab. Before Kana could even close her own door he pressed on the gas peddle and they were off.

"What the hell was that about?!" Duo screamed at her.

"I don't know! I didn't think those guys-"

"You didn't think! I know you didn't think! Why the hell would you set us up like that?"

"I didn't set you up. I didn't know they were gonna kill you!"

"How much were they going to pay you?" Heero asked calmly while driving at an alarming speed.

"You were getting paid?!" Duo started to wave his hands around, "You're a fucking bounty hunter aren't you. You lure people in telling them all these lies and once they're six feet under you collect your reward!"

"It's not like that! Calm down!"

"I will not calm down! I was just attacked by a big ugly monster because of you!" He poked her hard on the shoulder with his index finger.

"Don't touch me!" She slapped his hand away, "They had told me that they only wanted to train you. To use you as their new weapon against the dark forces!"

"Use me?! How is that any better then killing me! Either way you still handed me over to them!"

"God, if had known they were going to whack you, I would have done the job myself!"

"What?!"

"I would have trained you myself! What do you actually think that I could kill somebody as cute as you?" She grinned at him, "Those guys back there would have done a half ass job, bringing you to your full potential."

"And you think you could do any better?"

"Of course I could!

Duo shook his head, "You act like I'm piece of clay that you can mold or something. Look, Kana I'm not someone you can push around. You've all ready lied to me. What makes you think that I'll go along with this?"

Kana turned around in her seat and faced him. Staring right into his violet eyes, "Because I'm the only one you can trust. I'm the only one who has a clue on who and what you really are. I'm the who can help you."

Duo blinked a couple times never loosing eye contact with the red headed liar. His breathing slowed down as he collected his many scattered thoughts. Finally he came to a conclusion, "Heero, where are we headed?" He new the wing zero pilot already had a plan and a safe place to stay. Him being the perfect solider an all it was just expected.

"You and I are headed for London." He stated in his mono tone voice.

"Kana's coming too."

"No. She's a danger to us both. She's been lying to you the whole time."

"Yeah but-"

"She's not coming."

"You know in my defense," Kana interrupted.

"Kana!" Duo stopped her, "Heero, she has to come. You heard what she said. She's the only one who can help me."

"What makes you believe that Duo? After all she has lied about."

"Because, for some strange reason....." Duo looked down at the seat not wanting to look at the green eyed beauty. "I just do. I believe of what most she says. At least about the helping me part. If she didn't really want to help me why would she have helped you save me?"

Heero thought for a second then sighed. "Fine."

Kana smiled in delight, "Great I'm so glad-"

"Cut the crap, I still don't trust you." Heero growled at her.

Kana sat back into her seat looking defeated. She glanced out the window, watching the cars and buildings go by. "So what's in London?"

Heero didn't say anything thing and Duo just shrugged. She smiled warmly at the braided boy, "When do you want to get started with your training?"

"Elch! Don't call it that. It sounds so.... so.... proper. You know like I'm going into the military or something like that."

"Well I can assure you, it won't be anything like military training." Duo sparkled with joy, "It'll be much worse."

"Ohhh..." Duo whined but with he normal grin still on, "Why me?"

* * * * *

"Quatre? You mean Quatre Winner. Winner as in the big Winner corporation that practically owns colony L4?"

"Yeah he's an old friend of ours!" Duo explained as they got into a limousine. The plane had been a short but pleasant ride. Duo asked Heero to sit and not interrupt, he reluctantly obliged. Heero had maybe grunted a total of two words, while Duo blabbed on and on about nothing really important. Once and a while he'd ask Kana something about demons, magic, the normal dark stuff she knew too much about. She was happy to explain everything to him. His smile was so comforting. His violet eyes focused on hers, giving her his full attention. He never interrupted unless he had another question. All in all she had one of the most delightful conversations with someone in a long time.

The problem started when they got off the plane and a limousine was waiting for them. Quatre Winner sent them transportation to his mansion. Apparently Heero phoned him while on the plane to inform him of their visit. Kana had never met the lucky heir to the Winner fortune but she knew who he was. Or to more specific, what he was.

"A gundam pilot?"

"Yeah, he's one of us." Duo replied happily. "Man, I haven't seen him in such a long time. Why you so worried about Quatre? He wouldn't hurt a fly."

Kana lifted an eyebrow, "But you just said he was a gundam pilot?"

"Yeah but...... he still would never hurt anybody, unless they threatened peace and tried to kill others. He's a real nice guy!"

Kana sighed, "I can imagine."

* * * * *

Quatre greeted them at the door. Kana did not want to look the Arabian in the eye. Just the thought of being in his presence let alone staying at his house gave her the shivers. She just knew that he'd see right through her. Maybe he hadn't told the others his secret yet. She suspected as much since Duo and Heero didn't really understand what was going on. That would help her out a lot. It would give her something to work with, like maybe she could come to an agreement with Quatre. She would promise not to say anything to the others and he would do the same. There was the small chance that he would also have very little knowledge of 'her' world and not know who she is. But she could only hope.

"Heero! Duo! I'm so glad you came to visit!"

"Hey Q-man!" Duo shook his hand and pulled him into a hug. Once Quatre shook his Heero's hand he looked at Kana. "Oh, Quatre. This is Kana Lamia. Kana this is Quatre Winner."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Lamia." He held out his hand.

"Same." She shook his hand politely still now looking up at him. The very touch of his hand sent tingles up her arm and down her back. She quickly pulled away.

He looked at her confused, "Is there something wrong?"

"No. No I'm fine thank you."

"Good. Well why don't you all come in. I'll get us some tea. Miss Lamia,"

"Kana"

"Kana, do you take anything in your tea."

She shook her head, "I don't drink tea."

"Would you like anything else?"

"No thank you."

"Are you sure?"

She would have like to scream out, "Actually I would love to get the hell out of here away from you!" But since that would most likely blow her cover she just nodded her head.

Quatre smiled, "Duo why don't you and Kana bring your stuff to your rooms. I'm sorry but I gave the help the day off."

"Don't worry about if Q-man. I know my way around here fairly well. Come on Kana, I've got a few more questions if you don't mind."

"Of course not. Let's go, now!" She hooked onto Duo's arm and dragged him away.

"We'll be right back Quatre."

"Don't get lost now!"

* * * * *

"Hmmm.. now let me get this straight. You came home to find Duo with Kana and she told Duo that he really was the God of Death and then you all went to Italy. Then she explained to you that they would teach Duo how to use his new power to do good at the Vatican and that she also worked there. Then when you got there you found out that she lied about working at the Vatican and that she was actually a bounty hunter."

"No, we didn't know that until after we were driving away from the Vatican." Heero corrected Quatre.

"That's when she told you?"

Heero nodded.

"So she had been lying to Duo and you the whole time but Duo still trusts her."

"M-hm."
Quatre looked down into his tea. He wasn't sure if he should tell Heero the truth. But he had a good feeling that Heero would agree. "Heero, I got the most awful feeling from that girl."

Heero nodded, "So do I"

Quatre smiled with relief for only a moment before coming troubled again. "What was Kana's last name again?"

"Lamia. Why?"

"It just sounds familiar that's all. I think it's Latin."

"You know Latin?"

"I used to. One of my sisters taught me it when I was very young. I don't speak it flulenty anymore."

"Do you know what her name means?"

"It is very familiar but I'd have to look it up."

"Could you?"

Quatre nodded and put his tea and saucer down, "Come with me."
They both walked out of the room, Heero following Quatre. Quatre led him into a office, went over to a bookcase and picked out a book one of the higher shelves. Flipping through the pages he stopped, "Ah here it is......... oh.."

"What does it say?"

"Lamia, in a rough translation means working for the devil, like a witch."

A very small hint of a smirk twitched through Heero's lips but Quatre caught the expression in his eyes.

"What is it? What does this mean?"

"I'm not sure what it means but...... Kana is Japanese. He name not her herself. Kana means Powerful. I thought it was odd until now."

Quatre looked shocked, "Kana Lamia, means powerful witch."

* * * * *

Kana was digging through her wallet looking for some money but all that she found was a quarter and dust bunnies. She wanted to go shopping since she didn't have any clothes with her. This trip wasn't supposed to require more then another set of underwear and a shirt. Involuntary she scratched her wrist that was icthy discovering she still had the gold bracelet on from the Vatican. Sighing she looked at Duo who seemed interested in the annoying gold thing.

"Is that real gold?"

"Yeah," she tried to pull it off but failed, "I'd hock it for some cash if I could only get it off."

"Here," he grabbed her wrist with one hand and pulled out a bobby pin from his hair with the other. "Lemme try something." Kana just shook her head and giggled, "What?"

"Nothing. I doubt if you'll be able to get it off. I'll probably have to cut it. The lock is just to difficult for- 'click'"

"There you go." Duo stood proudly as Kana stared at him in disbelief. Then he looked down at the bracelet in his hand with a puzzled look. "Didn't you say this was a tracking device? Couldn't they just track us down with it?"

"Uhhhh...... actually.... it's not a tracking thing."

"huh?"

"You see...... I can do magic. Just a few spells but even little spells like I know can be dangerous and the priests at the Vatican like to take safety precautions."

"And how does wearing a pretty gold bracelet help. Distract you with it's shine or something?"

"Uhhhh... gold is like....... it's like my cryptonite. I can't do any magic while I'm in contact with anything with gold in. Well it has to have a fare amount of gold. So the bracelet is probably pure."

"Hm, interesting. So babe," Duo plopped himself down on his new temporary bed smiling at Kana. "what exactly do you plan to do with the great Shinigami anyway?"

Kana grinned and flipped her hair back over her shoulder, "I thought I'd make you strip down to nothing. You know so you are totally exposed to me becasue your nakedness symbolizes shit and stuff like that."

"Huh? You're kidding right?"

She shook her head, "Nope dead serious."

Duo shrugged, "All right then, you're the boss." She started to unbutton his shirt.

"No! No, I was just kidding!" She waved her hands out for him to stop.

Duo cracked up, "Don't worry babe. Just messing with you!"

Kana rolled her eyes and sat down next to the giggling baka. "Hey Duo, wanna see a trick?" She put the bracelet down onto the bed and pulled out, from her pocket, the quater she had found. Then she placed it into the palm of her hand. "Watch the quarter very carefully ok." He nodded. She closed her hand and opened the other. Nothing was there. She opened up the hand with the quarter but nothing was there. She then put both her hands together and pulled them apart in fists holding them out to Duo. "Which hand has the quarter?"

Duo blinked, "Ummmmm....neither?" She opened both hands and both of them had quarter. "How'd you do that?"

"I'm not done. She cupped her hands together again and when she pulled them apart she had only one quarter between her fingers. She balanced the quarter on the tip of her thumb, "Watching it?" He mumbled a yes. Then she flipped the quarter into the air. Duo watched it go up into the air then suddenly disappear. It just vanished into thin air.

"Where'd it go?"

She placed her hand onto his. He opened his balled up hand and found the quarter. "That is too weird man. What was that?"

Kana leaned over and whispered into his ear, "It's magic."