"Heero, stop," Heero had pulled Relena to the door before he stopped.
"Heero, what are you doing? Where are you going?"
"Away for now, I can't think."
"Heero, you're acting very strange. What's wrong with you?"
"Look, now that these 'children' are in our lives we're going to have twice as many problems and I would like to deal with these problems on my own."
"But it could be dangerous." Relena argued.
"I know it could be, but I don't work well in teams and I need my time to figure this out."
"What's to figure out?"
"How am I going to deal with this? How much longer must the Gundams live? Why does the 'X' really want them dead? Are there really only 5 G-Alloids alive?"
"Those are pretty deep questions, Heero."
"Yea, I....Hey!" One of the Portuguese men had appeared at one of the multiple doors on the right.
"Yes, Mr. Heero, I am Sandrio, how can I help you?"
"The Vice Foreign Minister and I wish to leave now. We need a ride back to town." Heero had a look on his face like he felt threatened. Sandrio returned Heero's look with a disinterested expression.
"Yes, sir." Handing a set of keys to them he said, "Here are the keys to the white Toyota Camry out front. It is near the beginning of the loop nearest to the dust road. When you get to town, go to the car shop called "Paint Express." Drop it off there as soon as your done."
"What....?" Relena mumbled.
"Mr. Jerome figured that some of you might like to leave early to work on your own. So he had 6 cars ready at your disposal."
"Smart man." Heero said.
"He's had to be, with all he's done to keep Trio and the others safe."
"How much HAS Jerome done to help these kids?" Relena asked.
"His wife died saving these babies. That's all I can tell you."
"His wife gave up her life...for them...?" Heero said quietly.
"She did, but she did it willingly. Trio has grown up to be a fine, intelligent girl. And as far as I can see, the others have turned up fine too."
"We're leaving now, thank Jerome for the car. We'll return it as soon as possible."
"Mr. Heero, I must warn you. Leaving and living in your regular life style and habit may put you in a great deal of danger. The 'X' is completely aware by now that something has happened and they are more than likely aware of your deeper involvement with the G., Project as it is called."
"I'll be keeping a close eye on Relena, you just make sure to tell Jerome to keep a close eye on Daemon. If anything happens to him, I'll come after him first."
"Mr. Daemon will be treated with the same care that Trio herself is being treated with. Don't worry, he'll be fine. If anything happens to him, it will happen to Trio as well, and we both know Jerome won't let ANYTHING happen to her." Heero nodded and started his walk to the white car at the end of the circular driveway.
'Good luck, Heero.' Sandrio said to himself. 'You're going to need it, as is everyone else.' Walking back into the mansion, Sandrio caught sight of his brother Andrio. Andrio was carrying a pitcher of lemonade and a couple bags of Chunky Chocolate Chip cookies on a platter. Balancing the cookies and the tray with the cups on it was difficult.
"Would you like help, Andrio?" Andrio glanced up but in doing so, he lost the bags of cookies. Sandrio picked up the unopened bags and the platter that had dropped noisily on the floor. Andrio smiled his thanks.
"So," Andrio voiced as they made their way back to the meeting. "Who do you think would be fit for the job of caring for these kids?"
"In town? Hm, not Joe, he's too irresponsible. What about Amy?"
"No, too loud. The kids would go deaf."
"Hm, hey, what about Ken?" Sandrio said.
"He's pretty good, let's talk to Jerome about this."
"Right," Andrio replied as they reached the door. Sandrio knocked once and entered. Everyone looked back up at the two men. Trio and Duo visibly perked up at the sight of cookies and lemonade.
"We thought the kids might be hungry," Sandrio said in a loud, but affirmative tone. Jerome nodded. The two put the cups on the end of the table, away from the people and poured the lemonade and opened the cookies. As soon as they were finished and stepped away, Trio came flying and Duo came running, both reaching the cookies at the same time. Trio grabbed the cookies. Duo jumped at grabbed the end of the bag. Trio fell a little under the weight but refused to let go.
"TRIO! DUO!" Jerome shouted. "KNOCK IT OFF!" Both of them looked at him for a moment with big eyes before Trio sat Duo on the ground and he let go.
With no other incidents, the others grabbed their cookies and lemonade. The G-Alloids were allowed to sit down and eat.
"Sir," Andrio said. "We were thinking on the way here about possible candidates for the children to stay with."
"And what did you come up with?"
"You trust your servants with such important tasks?" Wufei asked.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do," Jerome replied, putting back on his irritated glare.
"So far we've come up with Ken."
"What about Amy?"
"Too loud, sir." Jerome laughed.
"True enough I guess." He went serious again. "I've decided where you'll all stay.
"Daemon, with Ken. Shinna, with Sherri. Trey, with Leo. And Alex with Steven. Does this sound good to you two?"
"Excellent choices, sir."
"Good, get them called. Kids, you're about to set up your new life. Tell NO ONE about your past, then again, you're use to doing that aren't you? You will be attending Rose High School. Finish your meals and Sandrio will get the address of your new family. I would appreciate it if your pilots would drop you off."
"Heero's already gone." Daemon commented.
"Trio, would you?"
"She can DRIVE?!" Daemon asked.
"Duh." Trio replied. Daemon nodded.
"It's a new beginning for you guys." Jerome said, "Make good use of it."
"Away for now, I can't think."
"Heero, you're acting very strange. What's wrong with you?"
"Look, now that these 'children' are in our lives we're going to have twice as many problems and I would like to deal with these problems on my own."
"But it could be dangerous." Relena argued.
"I know it could be, but I don't work well in teams and I need my time to figure this out."
"What's to figure out?"
"How am I going to deal with this? How much longer must the Gundams live? Why does the 'X' really want them dead? Are there really only 5 G-Alloids alive?"
"Those are pretty deep questions, Heero."
"Yea, I....Hey!" One of the Portuguese men had appeared at one of the multiple doors on the right.
"Yes, Mr. Heero, I am Sandrio, how can I help you?"
"The Vice Foreign Minister and I wish to leave now. We need a ride back to town." Heero had a look on his face like he felt threatened. Sandrio returned Heero's look with a disinterested expression.
"Yes, sir." Handing a set of keys to them he said, "Here are the keys to the white Toyota Camry out front. It is near the beginning of the loop nearest to the dust road. When you get to town, go to the car shop called "Paint Express." Drop it off there as soon as your done."
"What....?" Relena mumbled.
"Mr. Jerome figured that some of you might like to leave early to work on your own. So he had 6 cars ready at your disposal."
"Smart man." Heero said.
"He's had to be, with all he's done to keep Trio and the others safe."
"How much HAS Jerome done to help these kids?" Relena asked.
"His wife died saving these babies. That's all I can tell you."
"His wife gave up her life...for them...?" Heero said quietly.
"She did, but she did it willingly. Trio has grown up to be a fine, intelligent girl. And as far as I can see, the others have turned up fine too."
"We're leaving now, thank Jerome for the car. We'll return it as soon as possible."
"Mr. Heero, I must warn you. Leaving and living in your regular life style and habit may put you in a great deal of danger. The 'X' is completely aware by now that something has happened and they are more than likely aware of your deeper involvement with the G., Project as it is called."
"I'll be keeping a close eye on Relena, you just make sure to tell Jerome to keep a close eye on Daemon. If anything happens to him, I'll come after him first."
"Mr. Daemon will be treated with the same care that Trio herself is being treated with. Don't worry, he'll be fine. If anything happens to him, it will happen to Trio as well, and we both know Jerome won't let ANYTHING happen to her." Heero nodded and started his walk to the white car at the end of the circular driveway.
'Good luck, Heero.' Sandrio said to himself. 'You're going to need it, as is everyone else.' Walking back into the mansion, Sandrio caught sight of his brother Andrio. Andrio was carrying a pitcher of lemonade and a couple bags of Chunky Chocolate Chip cookies on a platter. Balancing the cookies and the tray with the cups on it was difficult.
"Would you like help, Andrio?" Andrio glanced up but in doing so, he lost the bags of cookies. Sandrio picked up the unopened bags and the platter that had dropped noisily on the floor. Andrio smiled his thanks.
"So," Andrio voiced as they made their way back to the meeting. "Who do you think would be fit for the job of caring for these kids?"
"In town? Hm, not Joe, he's too irresponsible. What about Amy?"
"No, too loud. The kids would go deaf."
"Hm, hey, what about Ken?" Sandrio said.
"He's pretty good, let's talk to Jerome about this."
"Right," Andrio replied as they reached the door. Sandrio knocked once and entered. Everyone looked back up at the two men. Trio and Duo visibly perked up at the sight of cookies and lemonade.
"We thought the kids might be hungry," Sandrio said in a loud, but affirmative tone. Jerome nodded. The two put the cups on the end of the table, away from the people and poured the lemonade and opened the cookies. As soon as they were finished and stepped away, Trio came flying and Duo came running, both reaching the cookies at the same time. Trio grabbed the cookies. Duo jumped at grabbed the end of the bag. Trio fell a little under the weight but refused to let go.
"TRIO! DUO!" Jerome shouted. "KNOCK IT OFF!" Both of them looked at him for a moment with big eyes before Trio sat Duo on the ground and he let go.
With no other incidents, the others grabbed their cookies and lemonade. The G-Alloids were allowed to sit down and eat.
"Sir," Andrio said. "We were thinking on the way here about possible candidates for the children to stay with."
"And what did you come up with?"
"You trust your servants with such important tasks?" Wufei asked.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I do," Jerome replied, putting back on his irritated glare.
"So far we've come up with Ken."
"What about Amy?"
"Too loud, sir." Jerome laughed.
"True enough I guess." He went serious again. "I've decided where you'll all stay.
"Daemon, with Ken. Shinna, with Sherri. Trey, with Leo. And Alex with Steven. Does this sound good to you two?"
"Excellent choices, sir."
"Good, get them called. Kids, you're about to set up your new life. Tell NO ONE about your past, then again, you're use to doing that aren't you? You will be attending Rose High School. Finish your meals and Sandrio will get the address of your new family. I would appreciate it if your pilots would drop you off."
"Heero's already gone." Daemon commented.
"Trio, would you?"
"She can DRIVE?!" Daemon asked.
"Duh." Trio replied. Daemon nodded.
"It's a new beginning for you guys." Jerome said, "Make good use of it."