Chapter 3: The Meeting
At the beach, Pop was waiting with Trowa, Wufie, Quatre and the girls. "They're taking longer than I had hoped." Pop said, with his eyes closed, as one of his girls massaged his baldhead. "I'm worried, do you think this Serenity girl can be trusted?" Sally said anxiously. " I mean we don't even know her." "True, but we must have faith that the others will bring her back here." Trowa said calmly. However, his eye betrayed him, sharply looking up towards the road, whenever he heard a car. Catherine was also anxious about meeting this girl. She could just be the one that takes Relena's place and make the group a whole again. She was always feeling guilty about leaving Heero alone.
A distant growl from the two cars announced the arrival of the gang and their guest. Heero, Milliardo, Noin, Hilde and Duo stepped out casually from Heero's car. Heero stayed behind and waited for Relena to vacate her car, before stalking over to her and flanking her, like a shadow. She was not going anywhere now.
The Group stood up eager to see the 'catch' as she was known as. What they didn't expect to see was a very irritated Relena. Quatre, started to babble mindlessly, about how it was Relena, but that it couldn't be her. Trowa stared in quiet awe, before announcing his thoughts. "This has to be wrong. Relena isn't a Street Racer." "You're telling me." Dorothy said quietly, still in shock before shaking her head slightly, as if to clear her head and looking up at the girl they were friends with. "But I have to say, her style is impeccable." She stated ginning. Quatre blushed at Dorothy's remark, removing his eyes from the advancing beauty, and instead staring intently at the fire.
"Pop, we got what you asked for." Said Duo seriously, all the usual relaxed and calm tones in Duo's voice were gone. Pop looked Relena up and down before motioning them to sit. Relena sat between Pop and Quatre. Staring at the new Vice Foreign Minister. 'How is it possible that the Vice Foreign Minister can be in a gang? I bet that would be a real problem if it got out to the media.' Relena then turned her attention to the elderly man, when he addressed her. "Serenity I presume. My name is Pop and I am the grand leader of the gang that you see partying around you. We are the Panthers." "So what do you want with me?" "We are desperately short of members Miss Serenity, and your skills as a driver exceed your reputation. I'm here to welcome you to our gang as a driver." "Thanks, but no thanks. I drive alone." "You have no choice Relena." Said Dorothy. "Relena eh? Ah yes, the missing Vice Foreign Minister. Well isn't this a treat." Pop said, the small smile pulling at his lips. "It's Serenity, and you can't stop me from leaving right now." "Well actually" Duo said slyly. " We can. You see you're current record of felonies will put you in prison for the next 4 years if Hilde and I should turn you in. But we don't really want that to happen to you, so we are willing to wipe the slate clean if you join." Relena stared irritably at the couple. 'Damn them to hell.' "What are the conditions?" Relena said conceding to defeat for now. Smiling Pop answered, "Simple, you get a tattoo saying your one of us, you come and live with the gang in the mansion and just a few more little things." Pop finished so suddenly and quick that Relena knew there was a catch. "What little things?" "Oh dear me look at the time, an old man must catch his sleep, now you will fill her in on the remaining terms won't you? Bye now." And within a course of a few seconds, the old man and his girls were gone. "What little things?" Relena asked, aggression coursing through each word. "There only small really." Said Sally calmly, trying to hide the truth. "I don't know about the rest of you but I'm going to party until dawn, I could do with some fun." An array of 'yeahs' and 'deffinitailys' were heard throughout the group as one by one they stood to leave. 'No way are they leaving me without and answer' Relena though sourly. Grabbing the closest persons arm she pulled Heero back to face her. She was staring at him mercilessly with cold eyes and said in a quiet, fuming voice, through gritted teeth. "What little things?" The others looked on helplessly as Heero answered her bluntly. "You have to sleep with a member of the gang."
At the beach, Pop was waiting with Trowa, Wufie, Quatre and the girls. "They're taking longer than I had hoped." Pop said, with his eyes closed, as one of his girls massaged his baldhead. "I'm worried, do you think this Serenity girl can be trusted?" Sally said anxiously. " I mean we don't even know her." "True, but we must have faith that the others will bring her back here." Trowa said calmly. However, his eye betrayed him, sharply looking up towards the road, whenever he heard a car. Catherine was also anxious about meeting this girl. She could just be the one that takes Relena's place and make the group a whole again. She was always feeling guilty about leaving Heero alone.
A distant growl from the two cars announced the arrival of the gang and their guest. Heero, Milliardo, Noin, Hilde and Duo stepped out casually from Heero's car. Heero stayed behind and waited for Relena to vacate her car, before stalking over to her and flanking her, like a shadow. She was not going anywhere now.
The Group stood up eager to see the 'catch' as she was known as. What they didn't expect to see was a very irritated Relena. Quatre, started to babble mindlessly, about how it was Relena, but that it couldn't be her. Trowa stared in quiet awe, before announcing his thoughts. "This has to be wrong. Relena isn't a Street Racer." "You're telling me." Dorothy said quietly, still in shock before shaking her head slightly, as if to clear her head and looking up at the girl they were friends with. "But I have to say, her style is impeccable." She stated ginning. Quatre blushed at Dorothy's remark, removing his eyes from the advancing beauty, and instead staring intently at the fire.
"Pop, we got what you asked for." Said Duo seriously, all the usual relaxed and calm tones in Duo's voice were gone. Pop looked Relena up and down before motioning them to sit. Relena sat between Pop and Quatre. Staring at the new Vice Foreign Minister. 'How is it possible that the Vice Foreign Minister can be in a gang? I bet that would be a real problem if it got out to the media.' Relena then turned her attention to the elderly man, when he addressed her. "Serenity I presume. My name is Pop and I am the grand leader of the gang that you see partying around you. We are the Panthers." "So what do you want with me?" "We are desperately short of members Miss Serenity, and your skills as a driver exceed your reputation. I'm here to welcome you to our gang as a driver." "Thanks, but no thanks. I drive alone." "You have no choice Relena." Said Dorothy. "Relena eh? Ah yes, the missing Vice Foreign Minister. Well isn't this a treat." Pop said, the small smile pulling at his lips. "It's Serenity, and you can't stop me from leaving right now." "Well actually" Duo said slyly. " We can. You see you're current record of felonies will put you in prison for the next 4 years if Hilde and I should turn you in. But we don't really want that to happen to you, so we are willing to wipe the slate clean if you join." Relena stared irritably at the couple. 'Damn them to hell.' "What are the conditions?" Relena said conceding to defeat for now. Smiling Pop answered, "Simple, you get a tattoo saying your one of us, you come and live with the gang in the mansion and just a few more little things." Pop finished so suddenly and quick that Relena knew there was a catch. "What little things?" "Oh dear me look at the time, an old man must catch his sleep, now you will fill her in on the remaining terms won't you? Bye now." And within a course of a few seconds, the old man and his girls were gone. "What little things?" Relena asked, aggression coursing through each word. "There only small really." Said Sally calmly, trying to hide the truth. "I don't know about the rest of you but I'm going to party until dawn, I could do with some fun." An array of 'yeahs' and 'deffinitailys' were heard throughout the group as one by one they stood to leave. 'No way are they leaving me without and answer' Relena though sourly. Grabbing the closest persons arm she pulled Heero back to face her. She was staring at him mercilessly with cold eyes and said in a quiet, fuming voice, through gritted teeth. "What little things?" The others looked on helplessly as Heero answered her bluntly. "You have to sleep with a member of the gang."