- Chapter 3 -
"Ah, the infamous Gundam pilots. Or at least two of them," said Blake with a smile. "It's nice to make your acquaintance." "How did you know we were here?" asked Heero. "It's not hard when one of your employees see you as he's coming to talk to me," said Blake. "You see, Death here saw you. So you're not really that stealthy, are you." "That depends," Heero said. Blake let out a cold, hard laugh as he pulled a floppy disk from his coat pocket. He held it in front of Duo's face as if toying with him. "Death," said Blake. "I'm putting this into your care. Don't loose it." Duo took the disk and placed it inside of his own coat. "Yes, sir," he said with a large smile. "Is there anything else I can do for you?" "Yeah, go and get me a drink from the kitchen," he said. "I'm in the mood for Sprite." "Yes sir," Duo said leaving the room. "Ice?" "A little." "Okay." Once Duo had left the room, he ducked around the corner and pulled out the disk and a small hand held computer. He inserted the disk and began to copy it onto the computer. He then placed the computer back into his coat and proceed to the kitchen. As he was putting the soda can into the garbage, he heard a loud crash come from the library. Duo hurried back and arrived in time to see Heero and Trowa beating up the guards. Blake hurried over to him. "Take the disk and run. Keep it safe until the next meeting," he said. "Now go before they beat you to a bloody pulp." "Yes, sir," said Duo as he headed out the side door. As soon as he opened the door, he heard Heero talking to Trowa. "Where did that Gothic nut case go?" Heero said. "Out the side door," said Trowa. "You go after him on foot and I'll head back." "Okay then," Heero said. Duo hurried over to a near by manhole and pulled off the cover. He was half way down when Heero bursted outside and spotted him. Duo then dropped down the rest of the way and started on a dead run down the sewer pipe. Heero was not too far behind him, since he was running through sewer water. As Duo rounded a corner, he stopped dead in his tracks. There before him, stood two monstrous hamsters with red glowing eyes and bald patches where the fur had been ripped out. The two hamsters sat there staring at him. Sweat ran down his face. One of the creatures let out a rough, high-pitched snarl that sent Duo running the opposite way. After a couple minutes of running, Duo emerged from the sewer and found himself in an aqueduct. To his surprise, Trowa was waiting only a few feet from the opening. He moved closer to his comrade and pulled out the computer that he had made a copy of the disk onto and handed it to Trowa. Only moments later did Heero emerge from the sewers. "Hey, Heero," said Duo panting. Obviously still winded from the run. "Nice of you to show up. Sorry I had to turn you guys in, but Blake was starting to get suspicious of my intentions." Heero walked up to Duo and punched him square in the jaw. Duo fell backwards and just stared at Heero. "What was that for?" asked Duo when he stood up. "No reason," Heero said. "So this is what you've been doing for the month you've been missing. Ratting us out to the enemy." "Get a grip, Heero," Duo said. "He's been doing undercover work," said Trowa holding up the mini computer. "Just like I asked him too." "So this was your idea," said Heero. "Why didn't you tell any of us?" "The less the better," he said. "Sorry, Duo," said Heero. "Let's go already," said Trowa. "We'll see you at five." Trowa and Heero climbed into the car and drove off. Duo stood there for a few moments before starting on his way back for his bike and normal cloths. As he walked through the park, he ran into the group of Goths that he talked too earlier. Night was the first to spot him. "Death, where have you been?" she asked giving him a hug. "I had some business to take care of," he said. "Never worry about me." "We went to the church and looked for ya, mate," said the British dude. "But this bloke said that he had never seen nor heard of you before. What's up with that?" "Sorry, but I try not to let too many people know I'm there," Duo said. "He was only doing what I asked him too." "Well that's in the past," said Night with a smile. "Let's go do something already. I'm bored." "Sorry, babe, but I've gotta jet," said Duo kissing her on the forehead. "I've got some things to do, but I'll see you tonight as usual." "Oh okay," she said. "Bye then."
After retrieving his bike, changing his cloths, washing off the make-up, and fixing his hair, Duo went back to the church. As soon as he set foot inside the church, Jesse came running over to him crying. "What's wrong, Jesse?" asked Duo rubbing her shoulders. "The other kids don't like me," said Jesse. "They were pushing me around and one of them knocked me off a chair that I was using to help Sister Anna." "Did you tell anyone?" asked Duo. "Sister Anna took them to Father Michael," Jesse said. "But I got hurt when I fell off the chair." "Where did you get hurt, Jes?" asked Duo as a sister came towards them. "Here on my knee," she said just barely lifting the skirt of her dress. "And it really hurts." "Do you want me to kiss it and make it better?" he said kissing her knee. "It feels much better," she laughed giving Duo a hug. "Thank you, Duo." "Excuse me, Brother Duo," came a gentle feminine voice from behind them. Duo looked up to find Sister Anna standing there in her black and white dress. "Oh, Sister, how are you?" he asked. "I'm fine," Sister Anna said. "How is little Jesse?" "I'm better since Duo kissed my scrape better," Jes said with a smile. "So what happened with the other kids?" asked Duo. 'Jesse wanted to play so I introduced her to some of the other kids," Sister Anna said. "Some of them didn't like Jesse because she was wearing a black dress over a white t-shirt. They were calling her gothic and saying that she did not like the Lord at all. I took them to Father Michael. "I asked Jesse to help me make some cookies while the Father talked to the other kids. She was mixing the dry ingredients together when the oldest of the kids walked in a pulled the chair out from under her. Thank goodness I saw her falling and was able to catch her before she hit the ground. Father Michael and a few of the Sisters were in the room and saw the young boy doing this, but he didn't care because his friends were laughing. Father Michael and the Sisters took all of the children who were in on it and called their parents. We'll just say that they're not happy with their children," said Sister Anna. "But Jesse is safe and well." "That's good," said Duo. "If I knew you were going to have this kind of trouble I would have left you with Relena or Kathy this morning. But I'm glad that you didn't get hurt." Sister Anna smiled and left. Duo picked Jesse up and smiled. They returned to Duo's room, where he changed into a blue t-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of tennis shoes. He then took Jesse outside for a game of basketball. Before they started to play, Duo put her hair in a braid just like his.
"Ah, the infamous Gundam pilots. Or at least two of them," said Blake with a smile. "It's nice to make your acquaintance." "How did you know we were here?" asked Heero. "It's not hard when one of your employees see you as he's coming to talk to me," said Blake. "You see, Death here saw you. So you're not really that stealthy, are you." "That depends," Heero said. Blake let out a cold, hard laugh as he pulled a floppy disk from his coat pocket. He held it in front of Duo's face as if toying with him. "Death," said Blake. "I'm putting this into your care. Don't loose it." Duo took the disk and placed it inside of his own coat. "Yes, sir," he said with a large smile. "Is there anything else I can do for you?" "Yeah, go and get me a drink from the kitchen," he said. "I'm in the mood for Sprite." "Yes sir," Duo said leaving the room. "Ice?" "A little." "Okay." Once Duo had left the room, he ducked around the corner and pulled out the disk and a small hand held computer. He inserted the disk and began to copy it onto the computer. He then placed the computer back into his coat and proceed to the kitchen. As he was putting the soda can into the garbage, he heard a loud crash come from the library. Duo hurried back and arrived in time to see Heero and Trowa beating up the guards. Blake hurried over to him. "Take the disk and run. Keep it safe until the next meeting," he said. "Now go before they beat you to a bloody pulp." "Yes, sir," said Duo as he headed out the side door. As soon as he opened the door, he heard Heero talking to Trowa. "Where did that Gothic nut case go?" Heero said. "Out the side door," said Trowa. "You go after him on foot and I'll head back." "Okay then," Heero said. Duo hurried over to a near by manhole and pulled off the cover. He was half way down when Heero bursted outside and spotted him. Duo then dropped down the rest of the way and started on a dead run down the sewer pipe. Heero was not too far behind him, since he was running through sewer water. As Duo rounded a corner, he stopped dead in his tracks. There before him, stood two monstrous hamsters with red glowing eyes and bald patches where the fur had been ripped out. The two hamsters sat there staring at him. Sweat ran down his face. One of the creatures let out a rough, high-pitched snarl that sent Duo running the opposite way. After a couple minutes of running, Duo emerged from the sewer and found himself in an aqueduct. To his surprise, Trowa was waiting only a few feet from the opening. He moved closer to his comrade and pulled out the computer that he had made a copy of the disk onto and handed it to Trowa. Only moments later did Heero emerge from the sewers. "Hey, Heero," said Duo panting. Obviously still winded from the run. "Nice of you to show up. Sorry I had to turn you guys in, but Blake was starting to get suspicious of my intentions." Heero walked up to Duo and punched him square in the jaw. Duo fell backwards and just stared at Heero. "What was that for?" asked Duo when he stood up. "No reason," Heero said. "So this is what you've been doing for the month you've been missing. Ratting us out to the enemy." "Get a grip, Heero," Duo said. "He's been doing undercover work," said Trowa holding up the mini computer. "Just like I asked him too." "So this was your idea," said Heero. "Why didn't you tell any of us?" "The less the better," he said. "Sorry, Duo," said Heero. "Let's go already," said Trowa. "We'll see you at five." Trowa and Heero climbed into the car and drove off. Duo stood there for a few moments before starting on his way back for his bike and normal cloths. As he walked through the park, he ran into the group of Goths that he talked too earlier. Night was the first to spot him. "Death, where have you been?" she asked giving him a hug. "I had some business to take care of," he said. "Never worry about me." "We went to the church and looked for ya, mate," said the British dude. "But this bloke said that he had never seen nor heard of you before. What's up with that?" "Sorry, but I try not to let too many people know I'm there," Duo said. "He was only doing what I asked him too." "Well that's in the past," said Night with a smile. "Let's go do something already. I'm bored." "Sorry, babe, but I've gotta jet," said Duo kissing her on the forehead. "I've got some things to do, but I'll see you tonight as usual." "Oh okay," she said. "Bye then."
After retrieving his bike, changing his cloths, washing off the make-up, and fixing his hair, Duo went back to the church. As soon as he set foot inside the church, Jesse came running over to him crying. "What's wrong, Jesse?" asked Duo rubbing her shoulders. "The other kids don't like me," said Jesse. "They were pushing me around and one of them knocked me off a chair that I was using to help Sister Anna." "Did you tell anyone?" asked Duo. "Sister Anna took them to Father Michael," Jesse said. "But I got hurt when I fell off the chair." "Where did you get hurt, Jes?" asked Duo as a sister came towards them. "Here on my knee," she said just barely lifting the skirt of her dress. "And it really hurts." "Do you want me to kiss it and make it better?" he said kissing her knee. "It feels much better," she laughed giving Duo a hug. "Thank you, Duo." "Excuse me, Brother Duo," came a gentle feminine voice from behind them. Duo looked up to find Sister Anna standing there in her black and white dress. "Oh, Sister, how are you?" he asked. "I'm fine," Sister Anna said. "How is little Jesse?" "I'm better since Duo kissed my scrape better," Jes said with a smile. "So what happened with the other kids?" asked Duo. 'Jesse wanted to play so I introduced her to some of the other kids," Sister Anna said. "Some of them didn't like Jesse because she was wearing a black dress over a white t-shirt. They were calling her gothic and saying that she did not like the Lord at all. I took them to Father Michael. "I asked Jesse to help me make some cookies while the Father talked to the other kids. She was mixing the dry ingredients together when the oldest of the kids walked in a pulled the chair out from under her. Thank goodness I saw her falling and was able to catch her before she hit the ground. Father Michael and a few of the Sisters were in the room and saw the young boy doing this, but he didn't care because his friends were laughing. Father Michael and the Sisters took all of the children who were in on it and called their parents. We'll just say that they're not happy with their children," said Sister Anna. "But Jesse is safe and well." "That's good," said Duo. "If I knew you were going to have this kind of trouble I would have left you with Relena or Kathy this morning. But I'm glad that you didn't get hurt." Sister Anna smiled and left. Duo picked Jesse up and smiled. They returned to Duo's room, where he changed into a blue t-shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of tennis shoes. He then took Jesse outside for a game of basketball. Before they started to play, Duo put her hair in a braid just like his.