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*sighs heavily * Phew! Rewriting these chapters took forever!!! Geez! I'm surprised I still have hands left to type and write these things!!! But I got it done!! Yeah go me!!! The Shinimegami never loses!!! Hahahaha!!!! Well enjoy this chapter!!! No flames just review!!
Disclaimer: Blah blah blah you know I don't own Gundam Wing as much as I wish I did! Lol! I will someday!!! Mwahahahahaha!!! Well…maybe not… *sulks * YET!!! I do own Jan-chan and Li Raeth!!! Mwahahahaha!!! Kay I'm done!
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Quatre had shown Li to the small room across of Jan-chan's. The brown haired girl almost had fallen asleep as soon as her head had hit the soft pillows.
"Quatre, could you ask that Heero guy to come here?" She said tiredly into the stuffing of the pillow.
The boy with the wild brown hair and cold Prussian eyes entered the room in silence.
"Heero?"
No answer came.
"Well if you are, or not here, I'm just going to talk." She paused, waiting for some sign of other life in the room besides her own.
'Looks like I'm going to be talking to a wall again.' She thought into the pillow.
"Thank you for all that you did back there, carrying that heavy Jan-chan and all. And for telling me what to do…I probably would have lost her if you where not there… Thank…y…" She finally fell asleep, her face buried in the pillow.
Heero's Prussian eyes focused coldly on the sleeping girl, but something, something else shown in them as well. He silently walked closer to the bed where Li lied fast asleep. His hand shaking as he reached out to caress her brown hair, but quickly pulled it away.
'What am I doing?' He scolded himself. 'This is only a girl, no different from the rest in the world.'
He eyes returned to their icy coldness. Without a sound, he exited the room where he found the blonde patiently waiting at the end of the hallway.
Both had made sure to close the doors behind them, and were now whispering amongst themselves.
"Now will you give me the details on what happened?"
"I will tell you when we get to a more secluded area, away from.." Prussian eyes glanced at the girl's rooms. "..away from unwanted ears.."
The two walked down the long flight of stairs and headed towards one of the kitchens of the mansion. This kitchen was located away from all the rooms of the mansion, and thus was usually used as a meeting place when there were guests who were not to be trusted in hearing the information they had to exchange. Once they had reached the large kitchen, Quatre pulled himself a chair while Heero leaned against the kitchen's smooth white wall.
"So who are these two young girls, Heero?" Quatre asked in a low voice, as if being careful not to awaken anyone.
He then noticed the Perfect Soldier struggling with his arm. A concerned look covered the gentle blonde's face.
"Heero? What in Allah are you doing? Are you—"
A sudden loud pop filled the air. Quatre cringed at the disgusting sound of bone resetting in its proper place; Heero then shook the arm in an attempt to test it.
"I understand that you need to replace the bone, or joint, or whatever in Allah's name is out of place. But do you have to do it in front of me or Duo?! You know we do not enjoy the sound."
Prussian eyes warned the blonde in an icy glare.
"Dr. J said that he wants us to train them."
"What?!" Quatre had forgotten the disgusting sound, and was now shocked by the sudden news. "Why?! Why these innocent girls? They do not deserve to see what we have seen.."
Silence followed minute after minute.
"It is all my fault. Is it not..? I should have gone to report instead of you, I could have disagreed and…" His gentle voice trailed off.
Heero replied with a "hmph".
"The one with the braid cause more trouble than Duo." He said coldly, remembering the incident in the garage.
Quatre's mouth almost dropped open.
How could anyone be more trouble than Duo? The blonde frowned as he remembered how Duo had broken countless of objects, including one of his prized china sets.
"No way. No one can cause more trouble than Duo, much less be that annoying to other people." The blonde chuckled.
"That girl, Li, she is almost the complete opposite." Heero continued.
Quatre thought about the two mysterious girls. The one with the braid seemed to be energetic and quite a handful from what Heero told him. Li seemed to be more mature and would take things more seriously. So how was it that they seemed to get along so well with each other?
"Well I guess they get along just as well as you and Duo do eh Heero?" He said with a grin.
The stoic boy only glared, hearing the remark.
"Who is going to train who?" Quatre asked innocently.
Heero thought in silence.
"As much as I hate to say it, we all need to train them. Dr. J said it was our next mission."
"So we have…no choice." Said the boy with a sulk. "I just don't see why innocent girls…"
"I'm just following orders." He paused, concentrating on the tiled floor. "The one with the braid especially. We need to keep a close eye on her, making sure she does not find anything "hidden". And this Li does not trust us which is another dilemma."
Quatre smiled thoughtfully.
"Do not worry Heero. I am sure they are not that bad, but I will make sure to keep the basement doors locked at all times. That way they won't find the "hidden" objects you are talking about." His blue eyes tiredly glanced at the clock on the wall. "As much as I would like to hear what has happened over the last ten hours or so, and know how you just exactly dislocated your arm, I feel that we should be getting some rest. It is almost morning and it is my turn to fix breakfast this week. You can explain what happened during the drive later, with the other pilots present if possible."
Heerp nodded and started making his way out of the kitchen.
"Uh…Heero?"
The Perfect Soldier stopped, glancing over his shoulder.
"Are you sure you are okay? You have gotten me worried over you and that braided girl's injuries, as well as Li's."
"Hmph…I don't need your pity."
He flexed his arm for the blonde to see, which smiled.
"Well then, goodnight."
Heero nodded and silently left the kitchen, heading to his room in the enormous mansion. Quatre still sat in the now empty kitchen, alone. He reviewed all the information he had received from the Perfect Soldier, and even cringed when he remembered Heero and his arm.
'That was disgusting…'
His blue eyes looked at the clock once more.
"I better be getting to bed," he yawned and rubbed his eyes. "Because it's my turn to make breakfast, and I have to make enough for Duo to be satisfied."
He chuckled walking to his own room.
"Anymore eating and he will not be able to fit into his Gundam!" He paused, trying to control his laughter.
"Now Quatre behave yourself!" He comically scolded himself as he entered his room and gently closed the door.
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It was early in the morning when the sweet smell of French toast and bacon filled the air. Li woke up and found herself inhaling the delicious scent of the food. Painfully her stomach growled, demanding the foot that so tempted and lured her.
'Ugh…I haven't eaten in hours, and I didn't even have time to eat dinner last night because of Jan-chan and this damn mess!'
Quickly she made her way to the small dresser in the corner of the room. There she found an unused hairbrush and fixed her messy brown hair. She then made her way to the small bathroom behind her. A clean toothbrush and tube of toothpaste, as well as soap, and other necessities waited for her.
"This Quatre guy must be some rich guy!" She mentioned, wide eyed.
After taking care of her needs, she quickly rushed out of her room to check on her braided friend. Slowly she peeked into Jan-chan's room, only to find the girl still unconscious or if not, asleep. Li frowned slightly at the sight, wondering when her lazy friend would ever wake up. Her stomach demanded her attention at that moment, as it grumbled for food. As silently as she had opened the door, she closed it without a sound. Li followed the delicious scent of breakfast all the way downstairs, and down a small hallway. There she found the source of the smell, the kitchen. She quietly peered into the small room only to find four boys, two of which she didn't recognize. The sight of the delicious food on the table made her even hungrier, almost making her drool. She shook her head all the while thinking,
'I must be hanging around Jan-chan to much, I'm even beginning to drool at the sight of food like her!'
Finally she decided to enter the large kitchen/dining area, the torture of staring at the food had overcame her.
All the boys looked at the mysterious girl who had just entered their kitchen.
"Li! I am glad you are awake! Please sit down, while I finish preparing this delicious breakfast for all of you! And I hope you had a good night's rest Li!" The blonde boy said with a smile.
Heero only sat silently in a corner of the dining room table, typing on his laptop.
Li couldn't help but stare at the other two boys, who were staring coldly back at her. Quatre turned from cooking, noticing the odd silence besides Heero typing away.
"Oh! Forgive me! I should have introduced everyone properly!" A slight blush red of embarrassment of his accidental rude manners across his face. "I am Quatre Raberba Winner, and this as you know is Heero Yuy. And over here is Trowa Barton, Chang Wufei; but please call him Wufei, and—"
His crystal blue eyes searched for the one missing member.
"Where is Duo? Should he not be here by now?"
The black haired Chinese boy answered displeased.
"That weak baka must have slept in again…"
Quatre sighed heavily and continued to cook the last batch of French Toast.
"Just what we need, a weak onna here." Wufei muttered, glaring distastefully at Li.
Li heard this and frowned.
'Just you wait till I get you Chinese boy! Then we'll see who's the weak one!' She thought as she glared back at him.
Li noticed the two pairs of eyes leering at her once again.
"Oh…My name is Li Raeth." She said pointing to herself. "I'm um…staying here for a while?"
Quatre smiled as he continued cooking, but the others continued with their business. Wufei appeared to be sharpening his prized katana, all the while staring steadily at the not to be trusted guest. The other one, Trowa, glanced often at the girl with a cold stare, but most of the time he seemed to be in his own world. Heero, on the other hand, completely ignored Li while he typed furiously on his laptop.
Li found an empty seat next to him and smiled smugly. A steaming, hot mug of coffee sat near him as he continued to focus his attention on the screen. Li peered curiously into the cup and quickly made a face of pure disgust.
"Black?!"
The Prussian eyed prince slowly looked up from the screen. His eyes stared icy cold into hers, warning her to back off.
"Okay! Okay!" She said quickly in defense. "I just thought that you would add some sugar or cream or something, you know." She muttered looking away.
Quatre looked up once again from his cooking, hot pan in hand.
"It is almost ready!" He said pleased.
He then continued by flipping the last few slices of toast.
Li turned again towards Heero. Cautiously she tried to sneek a peek of what was so interesting on the laptop screen, but was foiled when Heero quickly shut it.
"What were you doing?" She asked innocently.
Heero looked at her.
"Nothing that concerns you."
"I'm finished!" Quatre sighed as he announced, bringing the last plate of food. All of the boys stopped what they had been doing and focused on the meal. Each quickly speared food onto their plates.
"Do not have to be shy." Quatre whispered to Li. "Go ahead and enjoy yourself."
Heero slid a clean plate over to her.
Li then quickly speared some of the delicious looking food onto her plate with a smile. All of the boys ate without a single word.
"Isn't anybody going to ask why I am here?" She asked, breaking the unbearable silence.
"We'll talk after we eat." Heero answered in his monotone.
Li could do nothing but nod. It was hopeless to converse with these guys; they were as lifeless as statues! She wished that Jan-chan would be there; at least she would liven up the place.
She was about to put a piece of French Toast in her mouth, when a shout came from outside the kitchen. Suddenly a boy came running into the quiet room, nearly tripping over his own two feet. The boy zoomed past the others and quickly sat in an empty seat.
The boy with the lond, brown braid greedily speared one and even two of everything onto his waiting plate. Quickly he shoved the food in his mouth, often chewing and struggling to swallow the large bites he just took in. Li dropped her fork in shock. The other boys didn't seem to even notice him, either that or they where just plain ignoring the poor guy. After chewing and swallowing his first few big bites, the young boy managed to talk.
"Mornin' everyone!!!" He announced cheerfully. "I almost missed breakfast cause I forgot to turn on my damn alarm clock!"
Li only continued to look in shock at the boy in front of her, as he took another enormous bite of food.
"Actually, I did turn the broken thing on, but when it rang this morning, I kinda turned it off and fell asleep again!" He said laughing with food in his mouth.
Li couldn't stand it anymore; her wish had somewhat come true, in a certain weird way.
"You're…You're just like Jan-chan!" She exclaimed, pointing at the braided boy who was stuffing his face.
The boy looked up just then noticing the new voice and face, and swallowed his food.
"Who's the babe?" He asked in a flirty smirk, but he was actually quite puzzled.
Quatre stood and gestured to the blushing Li.
"Duo, meet Li Raeth, Li meet Duo Maxwell." He then sat down and continued to eat his breakfast in a mannerly way.
"Quatre!!, " The braided boy complained in a low whine. "I'm a big boy now! I can do my own introduction! No need to do it in front of the babe here!"
The blonde boy just shook his head and continued to eat silently.
"Nice to meet ya!" Duo exclaimed s he got another fork full ready, then leaned in Li's direction. "We should get to know each other some time eh?" He said with a wink.
Li's face flushed a near bright red at the comment. Quickly she shook off the comment.
'Get a grip Li! You're not going to let a measly boy get to you so easily!' She mentally scolded.
But that braid, the long brown braid, looked so much like Jan-chan's. He even acted like Jan-chan to some extent.
Li sat there staring, mouth partly open as she watched Duo stuff his face in much the way Jan-chan would do. Still she was unable to put the fork she had dropped in her mouth, leaving it neglected on the side of her plate. The fork full of food was suddenly shoved into her mouth by the boy sitting next to her. She turned just in time to see Heero holding the fork, which he swiftly set on her plate. The braided boy across the table burst out laughing and fell off his chair, hitting the tile floor with a "thud". The other simply ignored the boy rolling with laughter.
"That is so unlike you Heero man!! Geez you should have seen her face!" He said teary eyed, he then grinned slyly. "Ohhhh, now I see why!!!" He paused leaning closer to Heero. "Ya brought her home last night didn't ya Heero hm? You sly fox! Come on man! I want details!"
Silence and a slight smirk only answered, along with several of the boys shaking their head's in embarrassment. Duo turned away, still on the floor.
"Lucky bastard! The Perfect Soldier is turning all soft, and is getting all the chicks! Must be the world is comin to and end or somethin'!"
He slowly pulled himself back onto his chair and took the last big bite of his breakfast. All the while, Li's face had turned to the bright hue of a tomato. Heero had ignored the stupid remarks and also ate the last of his breakfast in silence.
"We…d…didn't do anything!" Li stuttered, still too embarrassed to even speak right.
Duo swallowed hard the last of his breakfast, nearly choking on it.
"Yeah, yeah, sure! And I'm the god of cute fuzzy warm things!" His voice was thick with sarcasm.
Li gave a puzzled look. Duo sighed heavily.
"Nevermind, but who's this Jan-chan person?"
Li looked up from her plate, as well as everyone else. All eyes turned to the girl for the answer. Quatre secretly shot a warning look at her.
"Ummmmm…" She nervously turned her gaze to her nearly empty plate, not sure what to say.
"It is a friend of Li's." Heero answered coldly.
"And you would know this why Heero?!" Duo quickly interrupted.
The Perfect Soldier stood up and picked up his plate as well as the others and Duo's, who he sent an icy glare to. He then silently pursued behind a door where a sink waited.
"I will help you Heero!" Quatre said quickly.
The blonde ran after him, grabbing a towel on the way to dry the many dishes.
The rest of the table had become deathly quiet. Li felt the eyes of three boys stare untrustingly at her while she slowly finished her breakfast. Slowly she swallowed the last of her food, afraid to look up into the three pairs of glaring eyes.
Once she had finished, hesitantly she looked up to see what she had feared, three boys staring coldly at her. She smiled innocently hoping to break the ice, but their faces remained cold. Finally, after what seemed as hours of silence, the jet-black haired boy spoke in a sneer.
"What are you doing here onna." His voice cold enough to send chills up her back.
"N…nothing!" Li said nervously.
"Are you a spy from OZ?" The Chinese continued.
"What?! No!" Li exclaimed.
"Then why are you here onna?!" He said standing up. "What did you do to Heero to turn him into a coward?!"
"I…I don't know?!" The girl backed away from the boy in fear. She was too terrified, making her forget the real reason why she was there.
"Then how did you find this place?!"
"Heero…H…Heero took us in his jeep."
Duo smirked interruptedly, pouting.
"See?! What did I tell ya guys! The sly fox!"
"Quiet baka!" Wufei hissed. He then turned his attention back at the terrified Li.
"Then why are you here onna?!"
Li could only say what came into her mind.
"W…We were attacked…by a gigantic mechanical robot…but…but it didn't know how to aim well and…kept missing us."
A strong hand gripped her unknowingly injured upper arm, tightly squeezing it.
"Ha! So that proves it! You are a spy from OZ!" Wufei exclaimed. "Did you honestly think a weak onna like you could fool us?"
Li struggled to break free from the tightening grip, but it only continued to become painfully tighter.
"Uh Wufei? How come ya say she's the OZ spy? I don't get it?!" Duo said slightly puzzled.
"Don't you see Baka?! That mobile suit was a diversion, and now she is using her onna tricks to turn Heero against us!"
"That kind of makes sense in a sort of weird way." Duo said slowly rising out of his seat. "Sorry babe! I'd hate to see a ya a spy from OZ here, but orders are orders!"
The reflection of a gun shown in his hands as he hesitantly held it up, and Trowa stood and did the same.
"Now talk onna! What is OZ up to!" Wufei demanded.
His grip was getting ever so tighter. Li struggled still, as Wufei continued to crush her injury in his death grip.
"Heero!" She shouted with teary eyes at the pain of the injury and the death grip combined. The Perfect Soldier quickly ran into the room, seeing Wufei holding the girl's arm, and at the same time the other two boys standing with aimed guns at her also.
"Wufei. Let her go." He said coldy, but the stubborn Chinese would not have it.
"She has admitted to being that OZ spy." Came his haughty remark. "Besides! Look what this onna has done to you! You are no longer a Perfect Soldier, you are a sniveling coward!"
Heero turned his cold eyes to the girl who was drowning in pain. Wufei had been somewhat right this time, he had lost control of his emotions and had begun to show them cause of her. He would not abandon what his training had strictly taught him, not now.
Slowly he pulled out his gun and also aimed it at the girl, and even cocked it ready to shoot at a moment's notice. Li gasped as well as Duo.
"Heero! I'm not! Trust me!" She shouted at the boy, who still did not lower his gun.
"Don't trust this onna. Don't let her woman ways trick you." Wufei muttered.
"I'm not!!! I'm not with OZ!!"
Just then the blonde boy enterd the room, and was shocked at the scene. He quickly ran up to Heero and put his small hand on the gun, lowering it somewhat.
"Heero! What are you doing?!" He then turned around, blue eyes burning angrily at the rest of the soldiers. "What are all of you doing? What is the meaning of this calamity?!"
Wufei scoffed.
"The onna has admitted to being the spy from OZ!"
Quatre saw the tear stained face of the girl. Li's brown eyes blankly stared at the tiled floor below her feet. She didn't want to be here, all she wanted was to go home and be safe with her family. To sleep in her room, in her bed, surrounded by the things she loved, not to live in this nightmare. Warm salt watery tears formed in her eyes once again.
"Is this true Li? We will not hurt you either way." Quatre whispered almost soothingly.
"No…no I'm not a spy." She said quietly.
Quatre frowned.
"Wufei let her go." He ordered.
"But—"
"I said let her go!" The blonde repeated sternly.
The Chinese boy reluctantly let go of the girl's thin arm. A fine red hand print could be seen clearly on the upper part of her right arm, as well as the blood seeped bandage. You could count each and every finger on that arm. Li swiftly covered it and ran out of the room. As she ran out with tears nearly flowing down her face, she whispered a few words.
"I thought you trusted me…I thought you trusted me Heero…"
Next on Gundam Wing: A New Destiny ----After having a horrible day of accusations, Li is faced to take a private interrogation from none other than Quatre. Will he find her innocent of being a terrorized killer? Or will he join the side of the others, in locking her up? Stay tuned to find out!!!
