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Children of War
By,
Luna Dragon
Hotaru gulped and pushed open the door slowly. But what she saw, was completely unexpected by her, and left her entirely bewildered.. The room was completely empty! (Author's Note: Thanks for the idea SaturnActingChick, I liked it a lot and decided to use it! (^-^) )
'What? B-but how?' Hotaru thought frantically. 'I checked every -- oh . . . whoops!'
Hotaru had to stop herself from laughing, but a few sheepish giggles escaped her. To her left, was a door she missed in her hurry. "Jeez, I think Akiko is rubbing off on me." She whispered.
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Quatre just stared at Hotaru like she was insane, his mouth gaping. 'There is something peculiar about these two,' he thought, 'that makes me believe they're not as bad as they appear to be.'
He quickly became tense and serious again as he watched Hotaru turn the doorknob slowly, and walk inside.
Quatre trailed along, not too far behind.
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The four ex-Gundam pilots snapped their heads to the newcomer. Hotaru was standing there with two guns in her hands, pointing it at Trowa, and the other at Wufei.
"I'd kindly appreciated if you let Kaiya go, and I won't shoot Trowa's and Wufei's heads off their shoulders." Hotaru stated with venom in her voice.
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'And she's the more civilized one? That was just . . . eww.' Akiko thought with mild ammusement. 'Anyhow, now's my chance.'
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"Is that a threat?" Wufei asked. "You're hands are trembling." He smirked at her shocked expression.
But Hotaru regained her composure quickly, clicking the safety off of her gun. "Don't tempt me Wufei," Hotaru whispered. 'Akiko, wherever you are, I could use the help right now!'
Trowa hid a smirk, as well as Heero. She couldn't do it. She was obviously the younger and inexperienced tag-along.
But Kaiya had to give the girl credit. Though her true intention was unseen to the rest of the boys, she saw it clearly. Moreover, Kaiya and Hotaru were now enemies. She had stood as an obstacle, delaying Kaiya in her mission, and all obstacles had to be terminated.
'I'll be sure to thank you after I kill these bastards and before I kill you.' Kaiya thought.
With a smirk, she grabbed Heero's wrist and twisted it with all her mastered strength. His attention averted back to Kaiya, but not sooner than she had the knife off of her neck and onto Heero's, who was now on the ground.
"Apparently you've gone soft Yuy. And I'm glad I'll be the one to carry out your demise." Kaiya said.
Hotaru heard muttered curses, and one of them was her own. 'You're giving her a chance!' She thought drastically.
Rather than letting Kaiya rip off Heero's throat, Hotaru pointed her gun in Kaiya's direction. "Kaiya move and I won't hesitate to shoot you!"
Trowa, Wufei, and Heero all stared at Hotaru in shock. 'She's . . . I thought . . .' Heero's mind raced with confusion, something he didn't like.
Kaiya's smirked broadened. "Did I forget to tell you boys?" She asked. "Hotaru's not my friend or partner. She's my enemy, trying to prevent my mission from being fulfilled. But that won't happen. Because I'll rip his throat out and be satisfied if I die, at least I would've completed a part of my revenge."
Hotaru's eyes widened and everyone was too shocked to say anything at that point. 'She can't be serious!' Hotaru pleaded. But she knew, that Kaiya was all but bluffing.
She would carryout her mission -- no, her revenge, -- even at the expense of her own life.
With a satisfactary sneer, Kaiya lifted the knife, and her hand plummated down, heading straight for Heero's neck . . .
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Akiko cursed as she tried to undo the screws on the ventalation duck. 'Crap, why'd this one have to be locked?'
She saw Kaiya's hand rise, and cursed again. Her efforts proving useless, she got a better idea.
Getting on her stomach, she rolled to her back and just barely lifted her knees. With adreniline giving her a burst of strength, she slammed her feet onto the covering that was blocking her path.
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The knife was less than a milimeter away from Heero's neck when the ventalation duck burst and Akiko jumped down. Discarding no time, Akiko ran forward and tackled Kaiya to the ground.
"You can't carryout your revenge like this, Kaiya," Akiko said she grabbed the knife and tossed it aside. "You gotta do it without being controlled and at a better time."
Akiko grabbed the earring from Kaiya's ear, exposing Kaiya to unconsciousness. Now she could rest assure, Kaiya's robotic side had died. And hopefully forever.
Quatre had come in at the same time as Akiko, going to offer his aide, but he -- as well as everyone else -- were at a loss of words.
Hotaru put the guns into straps and walked silently to Akiko. The two rose to their feet and Akiko placed Kaiya unsteadily on her back. "Uh, we'll just get going now!" She said as she edged toward the back door Wufei and Trowa had used to come in through.
Hotaru nodded and before anyone could stop the three, Hotaru threw down a granade, and gas erupted once it hit the ground. Coughing, the ex-Gundam pilots didn't get a chance to see where the girls had gone.
All except Heero Yuy that is.
With his eyes squinted and small tear streaks from the smoke on his cheeks, his breath held, he sprinted to where the two girls and the unconscious one had gone.
They may have saved their lives, but he still wanted answers.
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Author's Note: Wow, two chapters out in one day. Guess I really like writing this. For this, special thanks to SaturnActingChick, who gave me the idea to give Hotaru a clutz attack. I thought it was funny, and couldn't resist putting it in. Till next chapter, JA NE! Read and review!
