Hammer To The Heart
Chapter 6
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"She's scary and weird... She's scary and weird..." Duo mumbled to himself just about the whole ride there before his face lit up in a wide wicked grin as he made a gun with his hand turning to the side watching as Heero pulled up ready to pass them, he caught Usagi's eye looking at him, grinning wider he acted like he shot her, "You're goin' down babe!"

As if understanding him by reading his lips she smiled broadly pulling down one eye lid and blowing a raspberry at him, "Not if you go down first buddy boy!" grinning as he shook his head at her and the curious glances from Wufei and Heero, shrugging her petit shoulders she leaned forward, turned the music up, sat back, crossed her arms and waited 'til they reached their destination.

'Interesting' Heero thought keeping one eye on the girl beside him, the other on the road occasionally glancing at the braided one in the back of Trowa's truck. He couldn't help but find himself wondering exactly what the Braided Baka had planned this time, last time it was a trip to the carnival; which earned him being shot by the Perfect Soldier with a stands suction cup gun, each finding their mark without flaw... right in the middle of his head. Lesson that Duo learned on that trip was, do not try forcing the Perfect Soldier on a ride in the Love Canal with someone he didn't know... Ever.

His wonderings were cut short when the Braided Baka started jumping up and down pointing off in the distance where the wood line started. He raised a brow eyeing the boy as he grabbed two bags from the back jumped out and started running to the nearest tree while everyone else got out, or jumped down from, in his trucks case, and made they're way to him, all questioning him with they're eyes.

"Okay! Okay! We're here now!" he jumped up and down watching them all give him weird looks. "Hey, okay so here's what we're gonna do... We're each takin' one of these" reaching into the bag he pulled out twin Super Soaker 3000s tossing them to everyone then opening the next bag pulling out the same giving them out as well, taking one for himself, "and pair off, then let the fun begin!" laughing looking to them all again, "Don't need me to tell you what to do now do I Heero?"

"Shut up Duo no baka" Growling at the idiot, of course he knew what to do with it, it was a gun after all; that thought alone made him smirk evilly glaring at the braided one who took a step back from the look.

"Eh now okay... you and me, just so I can annoy you." smiling innocently at a now fuming Wufei. "You and you, and you and him. There! Now lets scatter!" with that said all headed their own ways with they're partners whispering of plans when they got there before splitting up and heading out.

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"Got it?" snickers could be heard as the other person nodded.

"Gods this is going to be good!"

Their partner in the game nodded as they're lips twitched, "Lets get going now."

"Hey! Don't have to tell me twice!" they snickered once more as each went different directions in pursuit of their pray.

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"Are you sure about this?"

"Yes."

"But we shouldn't be-" a hand slapped over their mouth, "Don't even go there. Get your gun and go." Quietly spoken as not to give any hints to they're whereabouts as the other nodded and they left, sights set on two people.

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"Cool! Cool! Cool!" one bounced around happily looking widely about as if someone would sneak up behind them shooting at them and effortlessly kicking both from this game of water war.

"If you don't shut *up*! You'll be missing something *really* quickly."

They gulped moving back slightly at just the way it was said and which words they had put more stress on. Being wise, they hushed listening to the rest of the plan as it was told. Nodding both left on they're mission, a mission to win.

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A tree limb snapped. "Shhhh!" one turned 'round to glimpse who had done the deed, only finding no one. 'Whoa... creepy...' Ignoring the feeling that they were being watched by one that wasn't they're partner, they carried on against the internal battle to stop, turn and wait. Shaking they're head they decided that war waited for no one, regardless of what kind it was and continued on.

Snap. There it went again! Whipping around gun raised they paused holding they're breath while eyes roamed the landscape before them. Nothing was there again. Why? They weren't imagining the noises 'less they were making it and they knew they weren't. Scanning the area once more, in front and behind they stared off in wonder. 'Either it's a ghost, or whoever's following me is good at hiding.'

There it was, the rustle of leaves as the wind lightly blew, one solitary leaf floated down, swaying side to side landing softly at their feet. 'Huh?' wondering slightly as to its fall. No it wasn't unusual to have a leaves fall from trees when the wind decided to blow, but something in them said this wasn't a normal falling. Glancing up slowly following the same suit with his gun, aiming it where his eye looked, he noticed it. There behind two massive branches stuck out a piece of blue cloth.

'I knew I wasn't nuts thinking someone was following me!' Starting forward once more, acting as if backtracking their steps they kept one eye to the ground, the other up at the tree, trying to seem as it all was normal, just searching for their pray. 'Okay... a little more now...' judging the way they walked to the way the person in the tree moved, they tried to time it just right. 'Come on... show yourself!' mentally ordering the stalker to show more of them self so they'd have a clean shot.

'Ppssshhhhhhh' the sound of water rushing from the guns ending and splattering against something else broke the days silent blanket around them both as the shooter jumped up and down yelling for joy, "GOT YA BUDDY! EAT THAT! YEAH!" they did a small dance before glancing up and seeing just who they had shot. "Whoa... Trowa... man your good to get up there."

"Usagi. Nice shot, though I'm only partly wet." He gestured to his right side as his left was still mostly hidden behind the trees trunk, "If those were real bullets, I'd still be able to come after you." He said giving her information in fighting that she didn't know, or so he thought.

"Well ya know... I'm glad these aren't real ones 'cause if they are, I'd of hurt you and Mr. Tree there." She smiled sweetly at him, curtsied even thought she wore not a dress, "Thanks for the info, now if you'll excuse me" she turned to leave walking a few paces then stopped, turned around and fired again catching part of Trowa's arm on his jump down. "That's two! YEAH BABY!" Happily yelling as she took off running from the now chasing Trowa who was now wondering how the girl had noticed or heard him up there at all when he made no sound.

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Someone snickered lowly at the yelling's across the vast forest scape that Duo had picked for them to 'play' in. So far her little outburst was two to zero; someone was winning thus far, the others loosing. This was going to be an interesting day.

Shuffling their feet for traction they darted to another tree for cover scanning the area there before repeating the action again, scanning each time they stopped for their enemy. 'What's that?' they looked over their shoulder noticing movement from behind. 'Someone's following me' thinking while rounding the tree staying from firings sight trying to get a better look at who it was. Not being able to see they chanced darting across the land rolling and ducking behind another larger oak.

They watched as the other darted from one tree to the other getting closer and closer to them 'til the person started inching along a small brush line. Smirking the other one came from behind firing off a shot. Thinking quickly they jumped up and over the fire landing five foot away aiming and firing his own shot, it missed. They cursed as the other smirked walking forward careful to stay behind some kind of cover. "Going somewhere?"

"No."

"Pity, I wanted a good chase."

Grunting they started to lunge at his enemy, "Enough talk. Fight." Flying over brush dodging trees he ran as fast as the wind while the other charged him, each raised their guns at the same time, fired, and dropped from the air standing still. Slowly they turned looking at the other, one smirked, and the other frowned.

"Chikusho Heero!"

"Hn." Smirk growing the victor walked away to find another pray leaving the other shouting the injustice of having his favorite shirt-sopping wet.

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"Don't do it!"

"And why not? It's what you do in this game man! Shesh, it's not like we're 'fighting' or anything!" Rolling his eyes he leaned against a tree never lowering his eyes from the enemy.

"But- we're- we are fighting!"

Laughter. "Hey man, a games a game and your goin' down!" Raising his gun slowly pulling the trigger, watching as the facial expressions changed on the other before firing. "WHAT THE!?" Outraged looking around for his once target that wasn't there any longer, "Alright, where'd you go!?"

"Shhh!" he heard someone quieting the other somewhere around him, but the grounds were clear... 'So that leaves the trees!' with that thought looking skyward he studied the trees above him catching the moving leaves and blue from the sky between them but nothing out of the ordinary.

"Hey how'd you?"

"Shh, quiet."

"Sorry." The other watched below him as the longhaired youth searched above him.

"Can we? Hey who shoots first?"

"Doesn't matter, just get him."

Nodded the other quickly and as carefully as he could made his way from one branch to the other before dropping softly to the ground ducking behind a large brush as his pray looked their way.

"I know your there!" he called out staring a minute more before walking away.

"Sure ya do..." snickering the other moved forward sneaking behind them.

"HEEY! WU-MAN!" Duo hollered out seeing his partner coming his way completely forgetting who he was supposed to be 'hunting' for now. "Wow man, your wet! Who got ya?"

Frowning at his 'partners' grin, "Heero."

"Awww is Wuffies mad at poor little Heero?" he laughed edging away slightly.

"Hmph baka-" stopping whatever else he was going to say he looked to a tree then a small brush yards away. Someone was there... two someone's, "Maxwell... who's here?"

"Huh? OH!" Remembering who it was, "Q-man's out there! I had him but then someone or he jumped into a tree or something when I shot, anyhow he wasn't there anymore when I fired."

He nodded, "There's two of them. Trowa most likely."

"Ya think?" Tilting his chocolate brown head sideways watching as Wufei searched the area closely before motioning him to go one way while he the other.

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'Now where are they? Gee did they have to pick a field this 'large' to play around in? Shesh man...' tripping over ye another stump sticking from the earth she cursed her luck for getting lost - or so she thought - in the small forest like area.

Sure she wasn't much one for leaving the confounds of her home often and thus wasn't quiet used to running around in the forest forgetting 'til it was too late to watch for stumps, twigs and other things laying on the ground for her to trip over. She already had three large scrapes on her knees from the encounters. And now, she was starting to get another, 'At least this time it's a small one.' She thought.

*snap* Her head jerked up at the popping sound alerting her someone, or something of nature, was roaming around close. 'One of the guys? Or is that truly an animal this time?' Readjusting her gun strap holding it closely to her pointing every direction she looked, ready for anything - she hopped - she walked forward.

'There it is again!' Mentally screaming about five minutes later when the snapping sound was heard once again but this time behind her and to the left. 'Whatever it is sure is fast! Wow!' She couldn't hide the admiration this time. She'd never seen or heard something that moved so fast and so quietly before. Usually something always made some kind of sounds when moving at fast speed regardless if it was moving on ground or air, this thing however wasn't.

Leaves rustled to her right, something fell in the bulky brush to her left. Eyeing each direction quickly she rolled to the right jumping up in time to watch a stream of water pass by where she 'was' standing. "That was close..." small giggles passed her lips before firming them into a straight line moving quietly making sure to stay behind something for coverage.

Moments passed with no other noise making the other grow bored as she looked around aimlessly seeing absolutely, nothing. Starting to walk around in a different direction she started to hum the Mission Impossible theme song to herself unconsciously while ducking from tree to tree. "Da da daa da, da da daa da UGH!" Being hit from behind roughly falling to the ground coughing trying to get air back into her poor lungs while fighting the extra weight that now pressed atop her, holding her down.

Flailing limbs and pleas to 'get off of me!' ignored the cold round feeling lightly pressing against her neck. "Quit your whining." Everything stopped at the sound of the voice, from shock, realization or other, they didn't know. After a minute or so it started back up again with renewed energy. "Stop it."

"Get off of me!"

Now the other knew they didn't realize what was against her neck, or who it was - not that he was complaining - this is what he expected would happen if it were he or anyone else. It was smart. "Stop it."

Stopping the struggling long enough to place the feeling of something against her neck, weight on top of her and the sound of the voice her face flushed an almost undetectable pink. "Get off of me ya bozo!" Hands that had stopped trying to remove the then unknown person from her, now searched the grounds for her fallen weapon after placing the feel of what was pressed to her neck; His own weapon.

"No. You're my prisoner."

Her face scrunched up in thought, "Are we allowed to take prisoners?"

His strong shoulders gave a slight shrug, "It's war isn't it?" she nodded, "You have prisoners in war."

"Oh." Silence passed between them while each looked at something other then the one before them, "Sooo... what are you gonna do? Shoot me?"

He nodded, "Hai."

"So go ahead. I mean the guns right there..." he voice sounded far away even to herself as she caught sight of his eyes. Such depths like midnight abyss she could loose herself in forever. 'Whaooo girl! Back up!' her mind yelled at her shaking its head clearing the thoughts, 'He's your enemy now! Shoot him!'

She mentally smirked back, 'Don't have my gun anymore... duurrr...' her other self sweat dropped muttering.

"Come on get up!" He tried again when his other commands went unheeded. It was then that he noticed her eyes held a far away look to them, he shook her. "Stand up" no response, "Usagi!"

"Wha-huh?" she shook her golden mane in confusion.

"Lets get going, it's late."

She nodded but neither made a move to get up, they stayed there, lying on the earthen floor, him above her staring. Was it his imagination - if he had one - or was the distance between them growing scarce? With each second that ticked by the space seemed to dwindle to mere inches. Was it she or he that moved? He knew not; only thinking of how close they were...

'One more move and...' she unconsciously licked her lips moving forward a bit more, 'and we'd...' suddenly the space wasn't space again as her lips were covered in the softest warm feeling she'd ever experienced before; Like soft flower petals brushing against her skin for the smallest moment before removing themselves.

Frowning cutely her lips curving into a pout, she watched him as his eyes flashed of confusion, hesitance, being unsure... things she didn't know the self confident young man above her would ever show, though his face didn't show it, the eyes never lied. She found it cute the way he looked then, smiling a little too sweetly, watching as his mask slid over his eyes again, she reached out boldly pulling his head gently back to hers closing the space once more in sweet bliss.

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Take me to Heaven,
Lets keep it hot,
Show me the tricks that the Devil forgot,
Kuhoo... boy you're running,
You're my love like honey,
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Eyes dazed, mind fuzzy and face flushed three times red she pulled away gazing into his eyes feeling a little more then very giddy at the moment. 'Wow...' was the only thought constantly being repeated within her mind.

'Yeah, okay... I can figure this out...' she tried rounding up her straying scattered thoughts, 'He kissed me first... then I kissed him and... wow...' she giggled. She started the second kiss, that much was true but she didn't expect him to return it as much as she gave, it was like starting a small fire within her that once was a smoldering coal. Now it was a blaze with orange and reds heating her face up nicely.

Giving a goofy smile still not trusting her voice or her betraying limbs she could sense felt like putty, she took his offered out stretched hand gratefully. "Wow..." she whispered sure he wouldn't hear her as he bent over to retrieve her forgotten weapon.

She didn't see him smirk.

The way back was quiet except for the calling of birds she could have sworn sounded like they were whistling at them. She shook her head, no, that couldn't be right, birds couldn't whistle. Oh was she out of it! She had to walk with him having one arm around her waist to keep her steady half the way back. Her face was still nicely tanned pink.

She could start hearing the guys voices, she guessed they were back at the trucks and Duo was up to no good as she heard Wufei yelling out the 'injustice' of something he was no doubt doing. 'Yep that Duo for ya!' She grinned tightening her grip on her own weapon ready for anything the braided one would try once they cleared the tree line.

"Lets go."

"Yeah, yeah! I'm comin' alrea- AAYYIIIEEE!!! COOOLLDD!!" Jumping up and down trying to shake off the offending cold liquid, sending a glare to the stotic faced young fifty paced before her, his face showing nothing, his eyes however held a tiny shine to them. 'That's it...' "YOUR DEAD YUY!"

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Heads jerked up at the yelling "YOUR DEAD YUY!" before there was a growing sound of stampeding feet, brush being shoved aside, trampled on and twigs snapping when one extremely fast, graceful running Heero burst from the tree line like the Devil himself was on his heels.

"Time to leave!" His cold voice snapped leaving the other stumped at him moving so fast when it wasn't a mission or other wise but further stunned - when they shouldn't have been for who he was - when he vaulted over the side of his ten foot bed dropping the gun in the back flung himself through the back window all while grabbing the key from his pocket, sliding into the drivers seat and revved the truck up ready to leave.

"Okay, I think we're missing something here... and why's Usagi glaring at him?" Duo asked eyes sparkling with mischievousness when he noticed Usagi burst forth from the same place Heero had the moment he jumped into the back of his truck, glare placed firmly on her angelic face.

"Yeah, I think we missed something..." Quatre confirmed trying to hide the humor from his voice. Trowa just nodded before quietly suggesting they leave before night fell.

"Come on onna get in there!" Wufei ordered the stubborn girl before him that refused to get in the cab and sit next to the 'baka driver'. That had made him smirk raising a brow to Heero in question but only receiving nothing in return.

Sighing he lifted the light girl into his arms and proceeded to throw her in the cab quickly climbing up shutting the door before she could try climbing out again. "Stay" he ordered not caring if that sounded like he was ordering a dog to do it. He had to deal with Maxwell enough for one day he wasn't about to deal with a stubborn onna as well.

She stuck her tongue out at him crossing her arms.

Heero tried not to smirk at it but his traitorous lip muscles had other plans as they turned themselves up in one corner somewhat.

Usagi smiled catching sight of it, then sighed knowing she had nothing else to wear once they got back, not that her dry clothes were soaking wet because of a nameless baka wearing black and green. But if she got him to smirk a slight smile then it was well worth it. Maybe when she got there she'd call her mom and see about staying the night. After all they didn't have school the next day, and it wasn't like she didn't know these people.

'Well okay, so I really don't 'know' them, but hey, I know them enough to know they won't try anything, ne?' Giggling to herself she sat back relaxed, closing her eyes and let her mind wonder the rest of the ride home. Come morning she wouldn't be able to remember how she had gotten from Heero's truck to a room, changed clothes and tucked snuggly into bed.

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5-20-02
6:53pm
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