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Dream Maker: I do not own Gundam Wing…*Sniffs* I wish I did but I don't. The wonderful g-boys and girls all belong to their respectable owners.
Christa: We only own the plot and any characters you've never heard of. Did we leave anything out?
Dream Maker: Yeah! Thanx to all those that reviewed! *glomps* I feel so special!
Christa: *whispers* You mean she feels somewhat less pathetic!
Dream Maker: *hits her over the head with a pillow* Do not! Okay, maybe I do, but I got nine reviews on the bloopers just on the first day so there! *sticks out her tongue*
Christa: Don't you mean we?
Dream Maker: Okay, we…… Anyway, hope you enjoyed the last chapter… Please don't be mad at me for the cliff hanger…. I couldn't help myself!
Christa: Gave it kinda a nice touch though, didn't it?
Dream Maker: Yeah, but lets get on with the fic!
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"What the hell do you mean they were after you?!" Duo cried, then grimaced as Alex pulled the bandage tighter around his wound.
"Never mind. We've wasted enough time already. We need to get over to that meeting a.s.a.p."
"What do you mean we?" Heero said coldly.
"You think I'm going to leave you on your own? You wouldn't even have known that the meeting was bumped up if it wasn't for me."
"How do we know someone isn't just getting us to trust you so you can off us one night while we're sleeping?" Heero accused him.
"Heero, quit being an ass and get back into your um…. Nicer clothes so we can go? I mean……" He looked over at Quatre. "I am being aloud to go with you in your car, right?"
"Yes. I see no reason why not." Quatre said absently. He was trying to puzzle out what Alex had meant. "But I do want you to explain why they were after you on the way."
"Fine with me, I guess." Alex said doubtfully. 'Great, another thing I have to lie about…. Or maybe not….' He thought. 'I can just give them part of the truth.'
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A few minutes later they were all in Quatre's limmo and were headed to the meeting. Everyone in the car was quiet as the car came closer and closer to the mansion that someone was hosting the conference at. Everyone was waiting for Alex to speak. Finally Quatre couldn't stand the heavy silence any longer and said, "Why was that man after you?"
Alex thought a moment before saying, "He wanted me out of the picture so that no more "official" information would leak out of a specific organization. Offing any of you would just be a bonus for the man behind it all. But I'm only second best. Relena's the real prize."
"How do you know all this?!" Heero yelled, loosing his temper again.
"That's none of your business Heero. The only business of yours that concerns me is keeping your wife alive. Understand? Other than that I have no reason to be in contact with you."
"Okay, lets calm down, both of you." Quatre said, playing peacemaker as always. "How about you tell us your last name?"
"None of your business."
"Okay, how about when you were born?" Trowa chimed in.
"None of your business."
"How about how old you are?" Quatre asked, getting slightly annoyed at the boys rude manners toward them.
"Fifteen."
"If you wouldn't tell us when you were born, how come you told us how old you are?" Duo asked, slightly amused that he'd found a way to make the kid look like a fool.
"None of your business." Was Alex's cool reply. When no one said anything for a few more minutes he closed his eyes and rested his head against the glass of the window. A few seconds later his head jerked up and he said quietly, "The attempt on Relena's life isn't going to be until after the official matters are settled and we're out in the ballroom milling around. That's when its going to happen."
"What the heck?" Duo muttered under his breath. All eyes in the car traveled to Heero, who was obviously using all his willpower not to jump across the car and strangle the teenager sitting across from him.
In a low, and very deadly voice Heero hissed, "Why didn't you feel inclined to tell us this information before now?"
"None of your business."
"I swear if you say that one more time, I am going to tare your throat out!"
"That doesn't matter Heero. I've told you all I know. Now either be happy with it, or you can go poking around during the conference and, if that's when they choose to strike, you can be the one to blame for her death. I'm sure you don't want her precious blood on your hands, now do you? Oh, we're here." He said as the car came to a halt and a butler opened the door, which he promptly stepped out of. He was still wearing his normal street clothes and stood out like a thistle on a rosebush. But the men looked away from him for a moment when they got out of the car, and when they looked up he was gone.
"Where in the world did he get off to?" Wufei wondered.
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The meeting went as planned. There were a good many apologies about having to bring them all back on such short notice but something had come up, and by the end of half an hour the peace talks were over. Then everyone was milling around in the ballroom that was on the ground floor of the mansion. Many people were up on the balconies that overlooked the vast room. It was so packed that the g-boys didn't know exactly where to look for a threat. But Heero stuck to Relena like glue throughout the whole thing.
"Heero, will you go get me some punch?" Relena asked sweetly, slightly annoyed that Heero had frightened off the last person she had been talking to.
"Relena, I'm not leaving you alone today."
"Heero, did you…. Is there…." Her eyes swept the room and back to Heero. He only nodded curtly. A little of Relena's color drained at the thought of another possible assassination attempt but she kept her calm. "Should we leave?"
"No, it'd give them a more obvious target. Here they may not get a good shot at you."
"Ah, Vice Foreign Minister. You're looking well." Someone said, coming up behind the couple. Heero turned and beside him stood his least favorite of the committee personnel. Brad Rajda was one of the biggest, most crooked, greasy sleezbags there was.
"Brad, how lovely to see you." Relena said, just as a butler walked up.
"May I offer you fine people some refreshments?" He said, holding a try laden with drinks towards them.
"Thank you." Brad said, taking two and handing one to Relena. Heero took one also and almost dropped it when he fully noticed who stood there. Alex took advantage of his agitation and glanced from Heero, to Brad and back. Heero nodded to him and turned back to the conversation at hand. He understood Alex's message perfectly. Alex left as silently as he'd come.
"You do realize another war is brewing, don't you, Vice Foreign Minister?"
"No, I wasn't aware. But I don't think so brad. We mustn't run around crying the sky is falling when its only a drop of rain after all."
"Yes, but a war is coming, I assure you Relena. This time I don't think Earth should fight. But maybe we'd get more places if we did everything musically, since that seems to be what you earth bound folk do."
(BTW, I don't own these lines either. I stole them from the Sound of Music. That belongs to its respectable owner also.)
"Yes, and I'm sure you'll be the whole trumpet section, wont you brad?"
"I'm flattered that you think so Heero."
"Oh, how clumsy of me. I meant to accuse you."
Brad looked flustered for a moment before he said with forced kindness, "Good day to you sir." And turned on his heel and walked off. As he did he looked up at one of the balconies and gave a slight nod. Not one that could really be seen unless you were looking for it.
Heero didn't move his head, but he glanced up toward the balcony and saw nothing. Frowning slightly he lead a startled Relena in the other direction.
"Heero, what has gotten into you? He's going to be even more difficult to talk to during these stupid conferences now."
"I'm sorry Relena, but he was getting on my nerves."
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"How goes it Trowa? Have you spotted him yet?" Alex asked as he approached Trowa, who was leaning against an ornately decorated pillar.
"Probably as many times as you have. But he seems to know when I see him and he moves on before I get there." He said flatly.
"I know. It's starting to get on my nerves."
"You really have some?"
"Very funny."
"Not many people will talk to Heero that way. Stay out of his way."
"I'll try to heed that advice."
"Good. Get outta here before you get to looking suspicious."
Alex moved off though the crowd and was soon out of Trowa's sight.
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"Do you need a drink sir?"
"No, I'm on the job man, can't you see that?" Wufei said irritably as he scanned the crowd.
"Then you'd better look for your man harder or he'll get right past you and to Relena you fool."
"What in blazes name!" Wufei hissed as he finally caught sight of Alex.
"Keep a better eye out. I can't get close to the man and I don't know what he looks like but I've seen him. He's here already." He said as he silently moved away to inform someone else." He found Duo first.
"What are you doing stuffing you face you imbecile? Did you forget the reason you're here?"
"What?" Duo tried to say though a mouth full of food.
"You're not going to be much help at all! The assassin is already here and even Wufei hasn't spotted him and you're not helping matters any."
"Sorry. I'll try harder your lordship." Duo growled as Alex looked on blankly. Then Alex's eyes widened a little as he looked at him. No, not at him, past him he realized. Duo turned to look as Alex dropped the tray he had in his hands and ran past him, strait at the man with a gun trained right on Relena.
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Heero heard the commotion before he saw it. A butler had dropped a try of drinks and had rammed past a few very important guests trying to get someplace. 'So they've found the assassin at last and he was running from one of the Preventers' Heero thought. But when he turned around he saw Alex charging at a man with a gun trained at Relena.
Heero didn't think. He just grabbed Relena and pushed her behind him when he saw that. Just then the assassin pulled the trigger and Heero knew he was going to die. But then he heard a thud and a muffled groan as someone else caught the bullet and fell to the floor. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~
Dream Maker: Ha Ha! I'm leaving you off there. Makes it more fun that way!
Christa: Don't worry, or should you? *Snickers evilly*
Dream Maker: Please read and reviews it and tell me what you think. Three reviews in the first 24 hours this chapter is up and I'll put out 2 chapters next time!
Christa: And they'll be very good! Believe me!
Dream Maker: But you do have to review 3 times to get every chapter after those. Same rule applies to all fics. Okay, bye! *Both her and Christa dodge angry readers who want to know what happens next!
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Dream Maker: I do not own Gundam Wing…*Sniffs* I wish I did but I don't. The wonderful g-boys and girls all belong to their respectable owners.
Christa: We only own the plot and any characters you've never heard of. Did we leave anything out?
Dream Maker: Yeah! Thanx to all those that reviewed! *glomps* I feel so special!
Christa: *whispers* You mean she feels somewhat less pathetic!
Dream Maker: *hits her over the head with a pillow* Do not! Okay, maybe I do, but I got nine reviews on the bloopers just on the first day so there! *sticks out her tongue*
Christa: Don't you mean we?
Dream Maker: Okay, we…… Anyway, hope you enjoyed the last chapter… Please don't be mad at me for the cliff hanger…. I couldn't help myself!
Christa: Gave it kinda a nice touch though, didn't it?
Dream Maker: Yeah, but lets get on with the fic!
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"What the hell do you mean they were after you?!" Duo cried, then grimaced as Alex pulled the bandage tighter around his wound.
"Never mind. We've wasted enough time already. We need to get over to that meeting a.s.a.p."
"What do you mean we?" Heero said coldly.
"You think I'm going to leave you on your own? You wouldn't even have known that the meeting was bumped up if it wasn't for me."
"How do we know someone isn't just getting us to trust you so you can off us one night while we're sleeping?" Heero accused him.
"Heero, quit being an ass and get back into your um…. Nicer clothes so we can go? I mean……" He looked over at Quatre. "I am being aloud to go with you in your car, right?"
"Yes. I see no reason why not." Quatre said absently. He was trying to puzzle out what Alex had meant. "But I do want you to explain why they were after you on the way."
"Fine with me, I guess." Alex said doubtfully. 'Great, another thing I have to lie about…. Or maybe not….' He thought. 'I can just give them part of the truth.'
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A few minutes later they were all in Quatre's limmo and were headed to the meeting. Everyone in the car was quiet as the car came closer and closer to the mansion that someone was hosting the conference at. Everyone was waiting for Alex to speak. Finally Quatre couldn't stand the heavy silence any longer and said, "Why was that man after you?"
Alex thought a moment before saying, "He wanted me out of the picture so that no more "official" information would leak out of a specific organization. Offing any of you would just be a bonus for the man behind it all. But I'm only second best. Relena's the real prize."
"How do you know all this?!" Heero yelled, loosing his temper again.
"That's none of your business Heero. The only business of yours that concerns me is keeping your wife alive. Understand? Other than that I have no reason to be in contact with you."
"Okay, lets calm down, both of you." Quatre said, playing peacemaker as always. "How about you tell us your last name?"
"None of your business."
"Okay, how about when you were born?" Trowa chimed in.
"None of your business."
"How about how old you are?" Quatre asked, getting slightly annoyed at the boys rude manners toward them.
"Fifteen."
"If you wouldn't tell us when you were born, how come you told us how old you are?" Duo asked, slightly amused that he'd found a way to make the kid look like a fool.
"None of your business." Was Alex's cool reply. When no one said anything for a few more minutes he closed his eyes and rested his head against the glass of the window. A few seconds later his head jerked up and he said quietly, "The attempt on Relena's life isn't going to be until after the official matters are settled and we're out in the ballroom milling around. That's when its going to happen."
"What the heck?" Duo muttered under his breath. All eyes in the car traveled to Heero, who was obviously using all his willpower not to jump across the car and strangle the teenager sitting across from him.
In a low, and very deadly voice Heero hissed, "Why didn't you feel inclined to tell us this information before now?"
"None of your business."
"I swear if you say that one more time, I am going to tare your throat out!"
"That doesn't matter Heero. I've told you all I know. Now either be happy with it, or you can go poking around during the conference and, if that's when they choose to strike, you can be the one to blame for her death. I'm sure you don't want her precious blood on your hands, now do you? Oh, we're here." He said as the car came to a halt and a butler opened the door, which he promptly stepped out of. He was still wearing his normal street clothes and stood out like a thistle on a rosebush. But the men looked away from him for a moment when they got out of the car, and when they looked up he was gone.
"Where in the world did he get off to?" Wufei wondered.
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The meeting went as planned. There were a good many apologies about having to bring them all back on such short notice but something had come up, and by the end of half an hour the peace talks were over. Then everyone was milling around in the ballroom that was on the ground floor of the mansion. Many people were up on the balconies that overlooked the vast room. It was so packed that the g-boys didn't know exactly where to look for a threat. But Heero stuck to Relena like glue throughout the whole thing.
"Heero, will you go get me some punch?" Relena asked sweetly, slightly annoyed that Heero had frightened off the last person she had been talking to.
"Relena, I'm not leaving you alone today."
"Heero, did you…. Is there…." Her eyes swept the room and back to Heero. He only nodded curtly. A little of Relena's color drained at the thought of another possible assassination attempt but she kept her calm. "Should we leave?"
"No, it'd give them a more obvious target. Here they may not get a good shot at you."
"Ah, Vice Foreign Minister. You're looking well." Someone said, coming up behind the couple. Heero turned and beside him stood his least favorite of the committee personnel. Brad Rajda was one of the biggest, most crooked, greasy sleezbags there was.
"Brad, how lovely to see you." Relena said, just as a butler walked up.
"May I offer you fine people some refreshments?" He said, holding a try laden with drinks towards them.
"Thank you." Brad said, taking two and handing one to Relena. Heero took one also and almost dropped it when he fully noticed who stood there. Alex took advantage of his agitation and glanced from Heero, to Brad and back. Heero nodded to him and turned back to the conversation at hand. He understood Alex's message perfectly. Alex left as silently as he'd come.
"You do realize another war is brewing, don't you, Vice Foreign Minister?"
"No, I wasn't aware. But I don't think so brad. We mustn't run around crying the sky is falling when its only a drop of rain after all."
"Yes, but a war is coming, I assure you Relena. This time I don't think Earth should fight. But maybe we'd get more places if we did everything musically, since that seems to be what you earth bound folk do."
(BTW, I don't own these lines either. I stole them from the Sound of Music. That belongs to its respectable owner also.)
"Yes, and I'm sure you'll be the whole trumpet section, wont you brad?"
"I'm flattered that you think so Heero."
"Oh, how clumsy of me. I meant to accuse you."
Brad looked flustered for a moment before he said with forced kindness, "Good day to you sir." And turned on his heel and walked off. As he did he looked up at one of the balconies and gave a slight nod. Not one that could really be seen unless you were looking for it.
Heero didn't move his head, but he glanced up toward the balcony and saw nothing. Frowning slightly he lead a startled Relena in the other direction.
"Heero, what has gotten into you? He's going to be even more difficult to talk to during these stupid conferences now."
"I'm sorry Relena, but he was getting on my nerves."
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"How goes it Trowa? Have you spotted him yet?" Alex asked as he approached Trowa, who was leaning against an ornately decorated pillar.
"Probably as many times as you have. But he seems to know when I see him and he moves on before I get there." He said flatly.
"I know. It's starting to get on my nerves."
"You really have some?"
"Very funny."
"Not many people will talk to Heero that way. Stay out of his way."
"I'll try to heed that advice."
"Good. Get outta here before you get to looking suspicious."
Alex moved off though the crowd and was soon out of Trowa's sight.
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"Do you need a drink sir?"
"No, I'm on the job man, can't you see that?" Wufei said irritably as he scanned the crowd.
"Then you'd better look for your man harder or he'll get right past you and to Relena you fool."
"What in blazes name!" Wufei hissed as he finally caught sight of Alex.
"Keep a better eye out. I can't get close to the man and I don't know what he looks like but I've seen him. He's here already." He said as he silently moved away to inform someone else." He found Duo first.
"What are you doing stuffing you face you imbecile? Did you forget the reason you're here?"
"What?" Duo tried to say though a mouth full of food.
"You're not going to be much help at all! The assassin is already here and even Wufei hasn't spotted him and you're not helping matters any."
"Sorry. I'll try harder your lordship." Duo growled as Alex looked on blankly. Then Alex's eyes widened a little as he looked at him. No, not at him, past him he realized. Duo turned to look as Alex dropped the tray he had in his hands and ran past him, strait at the man with a gun trained right on Relena.
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Heero heard the commotion before he saw it. A butler had dropped a try of drinks and had rammed past a few very important guests trying to get someplace. 'So they've found the assassin at last and he was running from one of the Preventers' Heero thought. But when he turned around he saw Alex charging at a man with a gun trained at Relena.
Heero didn't think. He just grabbed Relena and pushed her behind him when he saw that. Just then the assassin pulled the trigger and Heero knew he was going to die. But then he heard a thud and a muffled groan as someone else caught the bullet and fell to the floor. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~
Dream Maker: Ha Ha! I'm leaving you off there. Makes it more fun that way!
Christa: Don't worry, or should you? *Snickers evilly*
Dream Maker: Please read and reviews it and tell me what you think. Three reviews in the first 24 hours this chapter is up and I'll put out 2 chapters next time!
Christa: And they'll be very good! Believe me!
Dream Maker: But you do have to review 3 times to get every chapter after those. Same rule applies to all fics. Okay, bye! *Both her and Christa dodge angry readers who want to know what happens next!
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