Chapter 8
A/n: Hello All!
I hope everyone had a great holidays! Sadly they are over and it's back to the 'real' world for me… Anyway, I thought you'd all like another chapter in this fic ^_^; Arigatoo for the reviews! And I'm glad most of you are enjoying it…
Not much to say right now, so I'll save you the trouble of reading these oh so boring author's rantings and just get to the main event- Ta Dah! The Story! Enjoy!
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As Heero clung to her those words hit him hard. More important than Relena? No, no one was more important than she was to him.
"Relena you are the most important thing in my life… you know that. You saved me my love." He said in his deep voice as he nuzzled behind her ear. "I know who planted the bomb."
"That's great news Heero." Relena sighed. He was going to tell them- she knew it. Everything would be all right now… with Heero's information they could start the real investigation and get the real criminal behind bars. That way she could have her Heero by her side forever. "Where should we start looking?" She asked in between gasps. His touch always did take her breath away.
"He's right under everyone's noses… it's how we get him to admit it…there's… there's nothing I can do here, or now…" He murmured.
The two lovers were interrupted as the cell doors were opened again.
"Phew- is it hot in here or is it just me?" Smiled the braided haired gundam pilot as he saw the two entangled together.
"Duo…" Heero growled.
"Sorry! Sorry! Didn't want to interrupt ya. It's not like it was my idea, but Relena needs to go now." Duo said while turning around so the couple could say goodbye with a little privacy. "The things I do for friends…" He chuckled as he and Relena exited the room leaving Heero alone for the rest of the night.
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"So what did he say?" Quatre asked as he met up with both Relena and Duo outside the police station.
"The room was bugged. Heero couldn't say much I guess." Duo shrugged.
"But he knows who did it." Relena added as they got into her car and were driven back to her large mansion that now was their center of operations.
"Well?" Came the voice of a stoic Trowa as the trio entered looking tired from a long day of court and media attention.
"This is a disgrace! Those arguments bring dishonor and disgrace to the justice system!" Spouted an ever-angered Wufei. Both the disgruntled warrior and the quiet performer had been helping from the sidelines trying to dig up more information to help Heero's case, or lack there of.
"Heero says that the bomber is close, something about on the offensive." Relena said as she sat down at the large table.
"The offense?" Duo scratched his head. "What is that some code or something?"
"I'm sorry!" Relena said sternly. She was tired and stressed at the moment. She was trying to remember everything Heero had said. "We were being listened too… Heero knows who it is… and he would have told me if it was safe to say it at the moment."
"It's alright Relena. Maybe you should get some sleep. You've been tired a lot lately, and you need to rest." Quatre said as he placed a hand on Relena's shoulder.
"Things will only get worse. Flying off the handle will only make things worse for everyone. So I suggest you do get some rest." Trowa added.
"Alright… I've told Duo and Quatre everything… but if you need anything at all just wake me up."
"We know, just get some rest." Duo smiled as he turned Relena around and gave her a friendly nudge towards the stairs.
"Why wouldn't Heero just come out and say who it was?" Quatre pondered as the group reconvened after Relena had retired for the night.
"I don't know, but she's sure taking this whole thing pretty hard." Duo said returning. "When that idiot gets out of jail- I'm going to punch him for making her worry more than she should!" The braided man then punched his fist demonstrating what he wanted to do to his comrade.
"Right, and then Heero will just hurt you harder." Trowa shook his head at the stupidity of Duo sometimes.
"So, where does this leave us?" Wufei asked. "We need more information. All we have so far is the account of hundreds of eye witnesses that are incompetent and have hundreds of conflicting stories."
"Well, it's safe to say that who ever did this wanted Heero to take the fall and he must be close otherwise Heero wouldn't be concerned about them overhearing." Quatre concluded.
"So a member of the police maybe?" Duo asked as he plopped down on a comfortable chair next to Quatre in one of Relena's studies.
"The bomber is the offense… maybe he's closer than we think." Trowa added to the discussion.
No matter how much they discussed and the numbers of people that could possibly be involved, they needed more information.
"I suggest we call it a night." Quatre yawned after a few hours of debate. "We can ask Heero tomorrow before the trial and then we'll call you and Wufei about any new information."
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"Good morning sunshine!" Duo smiled as he entered Heero's cell in the morning.
"…" Was the response from the tired looking ex-perfect solider. This trial was not just taking a toll on Relena, but now that Heero had accepted her in his life, he needed more than ever.
"Ok- now talk." Duo said before they would be taken to the courtroom.
"Heero, last night…what did you mean?" Quatre asked as they exited the room with a heavy guarded escort. "All the circumstantial evidence against you, it's a set up but who?"
"The prosecutor- do some research… I know I've met him before. A relative of a target maybe. But I remember him, his face through the fires and his screams of revenge." Heero said in a whisper as they were seated behind the defense table.
"Why are you talking now?" The lawyer asked seeming surprised on the lead to follow.
"I have something to live for now… I need Relena with me…"
"Great!" Duo shouted all excited.
"Before you get all happy, you might want to figure out how to prove he did it." Heero said still looking somewhat depressed. "I haven't figured out how to do that…"
"We need to get him to admit it and in the courtroom. That's the best kind of evidence we can hope for." The lawyer pointed out.
"So how do we do that?" Duo asked, not being one known for his brilliance.
"Well we could cater to his ego." Quatre suggested.
"What? Ego?" Duo questioned not understanding Quatre.
"I see. We would have to get into a situation where I could try and set him up. But he'd need to really buy what I say- he needs to take the bait." Heero said as he tried to think of what and when to get the prosecutor angry enough to admit before the court just who really should be on trial.
"It's risky," the lawyer advised. "If you don't get him to confess- you could seal away your fate for sure."
"It's all we have right now- I've called Trowa and told him about the info. They'll find what they can. We have to try something." Quatre told the group as he sat back down.
By now the courtroom was beginning to fill and the prosecutors were entering the court. Heero sat and watched every move made by the man who was really responsible. He seemed so happy and sure of his success in his revenge.
"When do I get a chance to address the court?" Heero quickly asked the lawyer at his side.
"What? Ah, before sentencing most likely." The man replied.
"…"
"What? Heero, what are you thinking?" Quatre asked looking worried at the glint of fire that was beginning to burn in Heero's eyes. That meant he had a plan. 'I hope this works Heero- or else things could get much worse for us all.'
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A/N: you knew there was something evil about that prosecutor… some of you may have seen is involvement coming! So how are they going to take him down??? Heero has a plan- Yeah! Will things work out for the oh so cute Wing Zero pilot? Will Duo ever grow a brain ;) ? Maybe… I don't know… you'll just have to wait and see ^_^
Ja Ne!
A/n: Hello All!
I hope everyone had a great holidays! Sadly they are over and it's back to the 'real' world for me… Anyway, I thought you'd all like another chapter in this fic ^_^; Arigatoo for the reviews! And I'm glad most of you are enjoying it…
Not much to say right now, so I'll save you the trouble of reading these oh so boring author's rantings and just get to the main event- Ta Dah! The Story! Enjoy!
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As Heero clung to her those words hit him hard. More important than Relena? No, no one was more important than she was to him.
"Relena you are the most important thing in my life… you know that. You saved me my love." He said in his deep voice as he nuzzled behind her ear. "I know who planted the bomb."
"That's great news Heero." Relena sighed. He was going to tell them- she knew it. Everything would be all right now… with Heero's information they could start the real investigation and get the real criminal behind bars. That way she could have her Heero by her side forever. "Where should we start looking?" She asked in between gasps. His touch always did take her breath away.
"He's right under everyone's noses… it's how we get him to admit it…there's… there's nothing I can do here, or now…" He murmured.
The two lovers were interrupted as the cell doors were opened again.
"Phew- is it hot in here or is it just me?" Smiled the braided haired gundam pilot as he saw the two entangled together.
"Duo…" Heero growled.
"Sorry! Sorry! Didn't want to interrupt ya. It's not like it was my idea, but Relena needs to go now." Duo said while turning around so the couple could say goodbye with a little privacy. "The things I do for friends…" He chuckled as he and Relena exited the room leaving Heero alone for the rest of the night.
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"So what did he say?" Quatre asked as he met up with both Relena and Duo outside the police station.
"The room was bugged. Heero couldn't say much I guess." Duo shrugged.
"But he knows who did it." Relena added as they got into her car and were driven back to her large mansion that now was their center of operations.
"Well?" Came the voice of a stoic Trowa as the trio entered looking tired from a long day of court and media attention.
"This is a disgrace! Those arguments bring dishonor and disgrace to the justice system!" Spouted an ever-angered Wufei. Both the disgruntled warrior and the quiet performer had been helping from the sidelines trying to dig up more information to help Heero's case, or lack there of.
"Heero says that the bomber is close, something about on the offensive." Relena said as she sat down at the large table.
"The offense?" Duo scratched his head. "What is that some code or something?"
"I'm sorry!" Relena said sternly. She was tired and stressed at the moment. She was trying to remember everything Heero had said. "We were being listened too… Heero knows who it is… and he would have told me if it was safe to say it at the moment."
"It's alright Relena. Maybe you should get some sleep. You've been tired a lot lately, and you need to rest." Quatre said as he placed a hand on Relena's shoulder.
"Things will only get worse. Flying off the handle will only make things worse for everyone. So I suggest you do get some rest." Trowa added.
"Alright… I've told Duo and Quatre everything… but if you need anything at all just wake me up."
"We know, just get some rest." Duo smiled as he turned Relena around and gave her a friendly nudge towards the stairs.
"Why wouldn't Heero just come out and say who it was?" Quatre pondered as the group reconvened after Relena had retired for the night.
"I don't know, but she's sure taking this whole thing pretty hard." Duo said returning. "When that idiot gets out of jail- I'm going to punch him for making her worry more than she should!" The braided man then punched his fist demonstrating what he wanted to do to his comrade.
"Right, and then Heero will just hurt you harder." Trowa shook his head at the stupidity of Duo sometimes.
"So, where does this leave us?" Wufei asked. "We need more information. All we have so far is the account of hundreds of eye witnesses that are incompetent and have hundreds of conflicting stories."
"Well, it's safe to say that who ever did this wanted Heero to take the fall and he must be close otherwise Heero wouldn't be concerned about them overhearing." Quatre concluded.
"So a member of the police maybe?" Duo asked as he plopped down on a comfortable chair next to Quatre in one of Relena's studies.
"The bomber is the offense… maybe he's closer than we think." Trowa added to the discussion.
No matter how much they discussed and the numbers of people that could possibly be involved, they needed more information.
"I suggest we call it a night." Quatre yawned after a few hours of debate. "We can ask Heero tomorrow before the trial and then we'll call you and Wufei about any new information."
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"Good morning sunshine!" Duo smiled as he entered Heero's cell in the morning.
"…" Was the response from the tired looking ex-perfect solider. This trial was not just taking a toll on Relena, but now that Heero had accepted her in his life, he needed more than ever.
"Ok- now talk." Duo said before they would be taken to the courtroom.
"Heero, last night…what did you mean?" Quatre asked as they exited the room with a heavy guarded escort. "All the circumstantial evidence against you, it's a set up but who?"
"The prosecutor- do some research… I know I've met him before. A relative of a target maybe. But I remember him, his face through the fires and his screams of revenge." Heero said in a whisper as they were seated behind the defense table.
"Why are you talking now?" The lawyer asked seeming surprised on the lead to follow.
"I have something to live for now… I need Relena with me…"
"Great!" Duo shouted all excited.
"Before you get all happy, you might want to figure out how to prove he did it." Heero said still looking somewhat depressed. "I haven't figured out how to do that…"
"We need to get him to admit it and in the courtroom. That's the best kind of evidence we can hope for." The lawyer pointed out.
"So how do we do that?" Duo asked, not being one known for his brilliance.
"Well we could cater to his ego." Quatre suggested.
"What? Ego?" Duo questioned not understanding Quatre.
"I see. We would have to get into a situation where I could try and set him up. But he'd need to really buy what I say- he needs to take the bait." Heero said as he tried to think of what and when to get the prosecutor angry enough to admit before the court just who really should be on trial.
"It's risky," the lawyer advised. "If you don't get him to confess- you could seal away your fate for sure."
"It's all we have right now- I've called Trowa and told him about the info. They'll find what they can. We have to try something." Quatre told the group as he sat back down.
By now the courtroom was beginning to fill and the prosecutors were entering the court. Heero sat and watched every move made by the man who was really responsible. He seemed so happy and sure of his success in his revenge.
"When do I get a chance to address the court?" Heero quickly asked the lawyer at his side.
"What? Ah, before sentencing most likely." The man replied.
"…"
"What? Heero, what are you thinking?" Quatre asked looking worried at the glint of fire that was beginning to burn in Heero's eyes. That meant he had a plan. 'I hope this works Heero- or else things could get much worse for us all.'
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A/N: you knew there was something evil about that prosecutor… some of you may have seen is involvement coming! So how are they going to take him down??? Heero has a plan- Yeah! Will things work out for the oh so cute Wing Zero pilot? Will Duo ever grow a brain ;) ? Maybe… I don't know… you'll just have to wait and see ^_^
Ja Ne!