Disclaimer: GWing is NOT mine. so is very little else ^_^'

AN: I know I haven't updated in a while but my dad kinda cut off internet for two weeks so

I couldn't do anything. Also, we kinda redid my computer so I don't have Microsoft Word so

I'll be uploading .txt documents for a bit. Read and review please!

Summary: ***AU*** The GW girls are just a few misjudged, high school girls. The GW boys are

a group of mostly anti-social guys. When the boys are hired to Hilde's dad's construction

business, they learn to respect the girls. One day chaos erupts and the girls take it upon

themselves to help, but the guys follow to help them, and learn just how strong both groups

really are, after all, there's always more than what meets the eye. HYxRP DMxHS TBxMU WCxMC

QWxDC slight; ZMxLN TKxLU

Rated PG13 for language, but I think I over rated, hey, it's my first time!

'thought'

"speaking"

More Than Meets The Eye

Chapter 3

Duo felt dizzy. Usually it was hard for him to remember facts for exams, but the life

stories of the girls were exhausting! He had had to rewrite the tales before letting his

friends come over and analyze the notes. Almost all of them had looked at him strangely,

though Heero didn't seem as surprised as the others. 'Then again,' Duo noted, 'Relena didn't

seem to taunt as much as the other girls'.

Looking down at his hands, he sighed loudly. 'Oh boy, this is really going to be a pain.'

Duo thought, cutting and shredding the papers to make sure no one read them, after all,

Hilde had been pretty reluctant to tell him it.

*~*~*~*~*

The next day, the boys arrived at school and the day started as usual, although, Heero did

note that Relena was not with her usual crowd. Between his math and science class, he

passed the girls and heard bit and pieces of their conversation.

"It is strange really, Relena almost never missed a day here."

"Yeah, we might be over reacting, though. It could just be that she's sick."

"True, but she looked just fine yesterday."

He would've heard more, but he was too far to make out their voices from the crowd of kids

chatting at their lockers. Even as he tried, though, Heero couldn't take the subject of

Relena out of his mind... until he suddenly had unwanted company.

"Hello Heero, how are you today?" Silvia purred. (AN:actually, I rather don't like it when

authors make Silvia snobby, but she was the only one I could think of for this part)

Silvia was the most popular girl at school. She was attractive to most, and second-richest

in the school. 'Relena would've been more popular' Heero thought, 'if she wasn't so

anti-social to the rest of the school'. Which was true, since she was richest in the school,

and compared to Relena, Silvia was plain and boring.

"I heard," Silvia began as she realized Heero wasn't going to answer her. "That you're

working at a construction site. How... Manly of you."

Heero could hear the stifled giggles of Hilde, Dorothy, Meiran and Midii, and suddenly had

the urge to get rid of the little blonde beside him. Luckily, he spotted Duo and now had the

excuse needed to leave.

Shrugging Silvia off his arm, he walked towards his friend. Duo grinned as he saw Heero move

towards him.

"My, Heero, you're quite the lady killer aren't you?" he sneered.

"Shut up Duo. Besides, I'm not even sure if Silvia's a lady." (AN: Oh my, Heero made a funny!)

"You're right, she's not, she's a bitch."

"Can't forget a pain in the ass."

"Right. Anyways, I'll see you after class."

"No you won't, after class is lunch, and you'll be at the cafeteria before everyone else"

"True, see you anyways." Duo grinned at his friend, who nodded back, and walked off to

class.

*~*~*~*~*

Sitting down in his usual seat at the back, Duo looked around in amazement as he realized

that he was actually EARLY for the class. But as the next student walked in, he thanked his

conscience for making go straight to Social Studies instead of flirting with the ladies.

A grin made its way to Duo's mouth as a dark head bobbed slightly towards the seat beside

him, before it's owner sat down into it.

"I never knew you sat beside me in this class, Hilde." Bored navy blue eyes looked up to

meet his own violet ones.

"You would've if you had stopped staring at all the other girls for a bit." she retorted.

Duo couldn't stop the look utter surprise on his face. There went the "I only have eyes for

you" approach. Maybe a different one would work.

"You know Hilde, you're an interesting la-"

"Shut it Duo, didn't you hear what I said about special treatment?"

"What are yo-"

"Don't play dumb with me!" Hilde all but screamed. Realizing what she had done, Hilde

clapped her hand over her mouth, looking around to make sure no one had heard. That done,

She took a few minutes to relax before turning her attention back to Duo, "You know exactly

What I'm talking about. I know you're only paying attention to me because it has something

to do with my past, doesn't it?"

Truth be told, Duo had completely forgotten. He had actually found her rather attractive. He

mentally cursed at himself for using such stupid opening lines.

"Whoa, hadn't thought those lines would've offended you." His eyes were so wide with

surprise, Hilde had to stare. Soon enough though, his expression broke into a wide grin.

"Then again, I kinda forgot that I wasn't talking to an ordinary girl." He smiled and leaned

in closer to Hilde.

At first, she looked surprised, but it faded away into a smile after a bit. "Cute but," The

bell rang and she pushed him away, "Class is starting."

Only one thought crossed Duo's mind the entire class, 'Damn!'.

*~*~*~*~*

Walking together to the cafeteria, Heero, Trowa, Wufei and Quatre enjoyed the comfortable

silence that Duo's absence offered. But today things were rather different;

"Strange how the right woman changes you." Wufei commented. Of course, the Chinese boy

expected the others' reactions from his unusual statement. But before they caught any stray

thoughts, he pointed out Hilde and Duo, chatting quietly outside of the cafeteria. If that

wasn't evidence enough, Duo wasn't looking at anyone except Hilde.

Quatre stared, and Heero and Trowa simply raised an eyebrow. They wondered what other

strange things were going to happen that day.

*~*~*~*~*

"Woman, What are you doing in that tree?" (AN: Guess who I'm going to now?) Wufei warily

eyed the oriental teenager high up in the oak tree.

"What does it look like?" Meiran took a bite of her sandwich and swallowed before continuing,

"Eating my lunch."

"Don't you know that it's dangerous to climb up so high?" Meiran sighed and jumped from her

perch and landing swiftly on the ground.

"Only if you can't do that." Meiran smirked as Wufei sputtered for a moment. Quickly

recovering, Wufei shot back another excuse.

"It's still against the rules." Meiran laughed.

"I didn't know you were teachers' pet." Wufei glared.

"Excuse me if I'd rather not be one with a bad record." Meiran groaned and hung her head...

and spotted a stick. An idea popped into her head and she quickly bent down to snatch it

(the stick, not the idea).

She waved the stick infront of Wufei's face. "Hey Chihauhau," she cooed,"go fetch!" She

threw the stick and laughed at his expression.

"Injustice!" And he walked back towards the school, only to nearly run into a breathless

Midii. "Woman! Watch where you're going!"

"Not now Wufei, I don't have time." He gaped at the ignorant blonde. "Meiran, come quickly!"

Meiran's head shot up. "Where? What's wrong?"

"Media room... it's got something... to do... with... Relena."

Next thing Midii knew, she was halfway down the hall with Meiran's 'help'.

*~*~*~*~*

"Well? What happened?" Meiran stormed into the room where Dorothy and Hilde sat waiting

already. Midii quietly shut the door and strode over to other girls.

Dorothy turned on the news and motioned for them to sit down. "Watch."

*~*

~Earlier today, Mr. Edward Peacecraft, Pacifist Vice Foreign Minister of England, passed

~away due to malnutrition and various sicknesses obtained earlier in his life. Miss Relena

~Peacecraft, now orphan daughter of the deceased Vice Foreign Minister, was chosen by various

~leaders close to Mr. Peacecraft. She, though only fifteen, knows and understands her

~father's many ideas and ordeals. Although she doesn't fully support the idea of total

~pacifism with the space colonies the world nations are planning to build, she can preach

~her father's idea's with ease. We interviewed Her earlier on.

~*~

The scene switched to Relena's face. Still evident on it were tear stains, though covered

nicely with make up.

*~*

~ Miss Relena, Why is it that you've accepted the responsibilites rather than let someone

~else take over your father's place?

*Well, Alison. As you know, my father was also in charge with peace ways and you also know

*that he hasn't been having too many problems. If we elected the wrong person for my

*father's place, then it could be disaster for everything that he worked fo-

~*~

"I've heard enough." Meiran said, standing up, "We gotta get to her, I don't think she's

gonna last by herself."

Strangely enough, Lucrezia Noin burst into the room just at that second. Lucrezia, or Noin,

as she preferred to be called, became Relena's 'big sister' when she learned about her life

from Hilde, her cousin.

Behind her was her best friends, Sally, Catherine and Anne (Lady Une). Sally was a school

friend of Noin's, majoring in medical studies at college. Catherine was Trowa Barton's

sister, though her name was Bloom since she kept her father's last name when they split up.

Anne was an old friend of Noin's since they were children.

"Girls! I heard about Relena, and I was about to go see her but I thought you might want to

come too."

"Funny, we were just saying..." They rushed out the door before another word, dragging the

four older girls behind them.

And the boys looked on.

*~*~*~*~*

The eight girls made their way through the crowd easily, but the guards were another

problem.

"Miss, you can't go through." Hilde stopped halfway in the door.

"But, we're Relena's friends." The guard eyed her.

"Sorry but you don't have any proof."

"Just ask Pagan, he knows all of us." But Pagan, reliable as always, appeared at the door

right then.

"Miss Hilde! Come in quickly with everyone else, Relena wishes to speak with you."

Hilde gave the guard a sneer before rushing in. After the door was closed, Pagan turned

around to see all the girls running towards the stairs.

"Girls! Wait!"

"Sorry but we don't have time to keep the house clean, Pagan."

"That's not it!" Hilde, Midii, Meiran and Dorothy stopped. The older girls ran into them.

"Miss Relena requested that I let her out of the house alone so that she could think. She

didn't specify where she would be but, she assured that she'd be safe." The elderly butler

sighed. "She took a bike from the garage. I suggest you do the same, the servants won't

mind if you borrow their things." They followed him out a few doors and into the garage.

Sally, Anne and Catherine gasped. Inside were hundreds of bikes, cars and motorbikes as

well. It looked more like a museum!

"Grab a bike, when Relena wants to be alone, she takes some pretty narrow routes." Noin

Walked around and grabbed a bike, and the others followed suit.

*~*~*~*~*

Half an hour later, the girls halted for a rest. They had search one fraction of the city,

and no sign of the young politician.

"You know, I'm guessing we should search the shores and cliffsides next, she really likes

the ocean." Hilde suggested.

"Just like she really likes the parks?" Sally retorted.

Hilde was about to snap back when the loud screeching of tires could be heard.

"Hilde-babe! Why'd you run out on me today?" Duo hopped off his bike and walked over to the

girls. It wasn't long before the others came into view.

"Sorry Duo but it was urgent." Hilde offered him a weak smile.

"Maxwell! I told you already! It had something to do with Peacecraft!"

"Oh yeah..." Duo gave the eight girls a look. "Any of you mind sharing?"

Noin, who was glaring at Wufei for being dishonourable, said, "Miss Relena's father passed

away this afternoon, and she left the mansion to think. But we're going to track her down

since we must speak with her."

Quatre gaped. "Y- y- you mean she's... working now?" Seeing no other way to put it.

"Well," Catherine stood up and brushed herself off, "I think we'd best get going now, if

we want to see Miss Relena before sunset."

"Wait." Everyone turned to look at Heero; no one expected him to speak up. "I'll come too."

"Me too." Duo all but jumped up.

"We all will help." Quatre suggested.

"No." Dorothy hopped on her bike. "Relena wouldn't have wanted people to see her besides her

close friends." The others agreed and rode off.

"Then we'll just have to do it the hard way." Duo smirked and jumped on his own bike, racing

after them. The other boys followed suit.

*~*~*~*~*

"Okay, our best bet is the seaside cliff with all those trees." Hilde pointed out a slight

trail going down the hill and dissapearing through a grove of wildlife. "Go slow, and instead

of going into the bushes turn right. Ride for a bit longer and you'll see the trail start

again. follow it and we'll be at the cliff."

They started off again, carefully dodging several branches and such. The guys followed

silently until the twig path came. An unmistakable cracking sound was heard behind the last

person, Anne.

"Everyone, stop!" They listened and turned to look at her. "Someone's following us."

Noin and Hilde jumped off their bikes and pulled out their knives. Crouching into attack

positon behind Anne, they waited.

"Come out now, We know you're back there."

Faint voices were heard, but Hilde could still make them out.

"Nice work baka, you got us caught!"

"You try going through that without making a sound! It's impossible!"

"Duo? Wufei?"

Duo sheepishly stuck his head from behind a tree.

"You called?"

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, funny story acutally."

"The rest of you, come out!"

The other four walked out from behind the trees.

Midii growled. "Since you're here anyways we might as well take you with us. Not like it's

going to make a difference."

*~*~*~*~*

There's the end of that chapter! Exciting! So the plots finally thickens, and.. Ah, this is

boring. Anyways. As far as I've heard. Midii and Lady Une are two different people. Lady

Une's Real name is Anne. Oh and I'm not using the "I got meatball hair and glasses" Une, I'm

using the cool one with her hair down.Hmm... Strange, I don't think I gave Anne any lines

here.

-Miae

P.s. I wrote a record breaking 6 pages for this chapter! ^o^