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Chapter 8B: Dr. Smith's verdict

Duo had just made it back to the hospital, but he couldn't help but have his mind on that pretty girl he met at the animal clinic.

Duo had double-parked; Trowa got out of the car still holding little Sherlock.

Inside the hospital many patients were sitting in the waiting room to be seen. Duo lead the way passed the reception counter, but was stopped by a small security guard.

"Sirs, Do you have an appointment?"

"No, we are here to pick up a friend" Duo answered a bit gruffly.

"Well your going to have to wait here while the nurse gets your friend"

"No, we are going to talk to the doctor as well," Duo pushed passed the guard, but the guard didn't move and placed a hand on Duo's chest.

"Listen Sir, I will have to remove you if you force yourself through." The guard tried to sound stern but Duo wasn't having it. He was already annoyed by the delay.

"Look, asshole! I'll give you to the count of one to remove your hand from me before I fuck you up." Duo's eyes narrowed angrily.

"Duo! Chill! Look its Leanne. Hey Leanne!" Trowa waved to the receptionist.

"Oh my, Doug! Looks its ok, let them go through" She quickly spoke sensing the hostility and frustration admitting from Duo.

Doug moved aside. "You better watch it punk. Next time Leanne won't protect you rookies, alright?" Duo shot the guard a level look before he and Trowa made their way to the back, where they found Heero in the last room.

Doctor Smith was a long time doctor and friend to the Dragon clan and was always helpful to the dragons. They thought of the old man a friend a trustworthy ally.

"So what's the damage" Duo asked smiling but it turned more serious when he felt the mood of the room. Smith and Heero weren't laughing.

"What's the matter?" Trowa asked.

"I've ran some test on Heero, and found that he has traces of a poisonous chemical in his body.the chemical is rare in the United States, but originated in Columbia. It's used to kill large animals in minutes."

"If it's able to kill large animals in minutes how come Yuy is still alive?"

Heero shot duo a death glare, and was about to return his attention to the doctor, but he felt soft fuzzy fur on his arm. He looked and it was Duo's puppy. Heero remembered seeing the dog run around the Penthouse a couple of times. Heero would never admit but he actually liked the dog. He smirked then took the dog into his lap and stroked it gently.

"I'm dying?" Heero asked as he raised a brow. He felt this dread rise up in his stomach

" Well, No Heero. The amount given to you wasn't fatal, but I think it was the cause of your sickness," Doctor Smith stated professionally.

"But how?" Duo asked, still confused. He didn't want to say anything out loud since he didn't want to seem that he was disappointed that Heero was still alive.

"Hmm, what did you do Heero? At the night when this occurred?" Doc. Smith asked trying to also figure out the reason. Heero seemed ok with traces of the highly deadly poison floating in his blood.

"I drank.." He whispered like he was a young schoolboy admitting to his parents that he drank some of the forbidden drink while they were gone.

"Was there anything strange about the drink?" duo asked

"No." Heero recalled the drink, and nothing was wrong with it.

"Like I thought, the chemicals inside the poison would've changed the natural color of the liquor"

"Do you think this was an assignation scheme?" Trowa blurted out.

"I don't know. Maybe Quatre would know more about this type of thing since he is the brain. Hmm we're late, we have to inform the boss"

"Take those pills I gave you Heero, it will help you feel better and it will flush out your system." Smith added.

Trowa still had these odd feelings about this. "Doc, are you're sure it's the right chemical?"

"I'm sure Trowa, I've had a lot of experience with patients and this chemical." He paused dwelling " Mr. Yuy is the first to still be living after a day with the chemical in his blood"

"Did you do any drugs at the party?" Trowa asked.

"No! I told you I drank some" Heero grunted sourly.

"Well I don't know how else you could've gotten it into your system" Duo muttered.

"I know, I've been having my researchers study some new assignation schemes. It's a new method. I've relayed the information to the assignation expert Kamui of Gene's clan and he said it's highly possible and he told me of this trick."

"What's the method?" Trowa wanted to know.

"Well I've heard that this chemical is produced from a plant in Colombia and isn't found anywhere else. So an enemy of Wufei must've paid thousands for this plant. Colombia's highest mafia clan in the region has token over the plant and only sells it to high bidders."

"The Colombian Diablo's?" Duo was shocked.

"But who cares about them. How was the method done?" Heero snarled

"It's a very deadly process, which could also kill the assassin. A subject will usually hold a small capsule in the back of the mouth and carefully remove it and drop it into the mouth of someone else."

"What?" Duo snickered getting an image of Heero making out with some dude. He wanted to die of laughter "How I mean, another guy?"

"Highly unlikely, only if Heero likes that kind of thing" Smith was serious. But Duo was red from containing his laughter.

"Doubtful, How about a female?" Trowa smirked. He couldn't help find the image of Heero making out with some guy hilarious.

"That sounds right!" Heero stated trying to save his masculinity.

"I think so too!" Smith grinned, then continued "The victims body then slowly deteriorates over a period of hours." Smith ended

"Hmm, this is a lot to take in we should be reporting to the boss," Duo scratched his head.

"Yeah, your right. We are late. I've got to tell Quatre the news." Trowa reached for his cell phone.

******

A half an hour had passed since Trowa called him informing him of the situation with Heero. Heero had been a victim of an assassination attempt. Quatre always being the tame one had tapped into his hidden devil side. The thought of someone trying to harm his friend made his blood boil.

Quatre was taking a sip of his tea while Heero, Trowa and Duo walked into the garden. Each with a different expression pasted on features. Heero seemed the most emotional with a look of a hidden fear deep beneath the surface of his face. Trowa was in deep thought as Duo expressed the most similar to Quatre's own feelings, some of pure anger while he petted little Sherlock's head. All four men was now seated and sat in silence, while they waited for their leader.

Wufei was upstairs in his office jotting some notes down on his notepad as he listened to a voice from over the phone.

"I see, How far is that?" Wufei asked. Wufei mumbled something to himself hung up the phone. He stood then turned to his left where his fax was. Moments later a memo was printing itself.

"La rose, the rouge? Hmmm" Wufei folded the paper then made his way out of the office, but he bumped into a creeping Rei almost knocking her over.

"What are you doing Ms. Rei?" He asked putting his hands on her shoulders.

"Oh! I got lost! I was looking for the bathroom." She blushed. She was really lost; she really had to use the bathroom.

Wufei smiled noticing the blush rise in her cheeks. She was so beautiful to him. He escorted her to the bathroom across from his office and was just about to leave when she stopped him.

"Mr. Chang."

"Oh no! Please just Wufei ok?" He smirked

"Yes, I wanted to say, I'm sorry."

"About?" Wufei faced the staircase and stood at the foot of it before turning back to her with his full attention.

"Just for being mean to you. I'm just well." Rei trailed off feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Its fine Ms. Rei, Please do not stress anymore about the matter."

"I just feel really bad." Rei's face was red as a fresh rose.

"Hmm, fine, how about we have dinner tonight and we start over.a clean slate?" Wufei smiled.

"Alright, That sounds nice" she smiled in return.

"Great, around 8pm we will have dinner ok?"

Rei nodded and Wufei continued "Oh yeah Ms. Rei, I wouldn't want you confined to your room all day long. So please make yourself at home, just do not enter the rooms with a dragon emblem on them. You've been warned." Wufei left without letting her respond.

Wufei was in the main hall that the foot of the stairs and he made a right into the long hall that lead to where the boys were.

He entered the garden. He sat and took out the folded paper and tossed it towards Quatre.

"Its from Gene" Wufei began "He had gotten some information. He thinks it's the new gang. The gang that had trashed his casino few days back. They are called the Blood Roses Gang."

"Blood Rose?" Duo blurted out with a snort. "Hahaha! Do they really expect to get respect with a fag like name like that?"

"Maxwell! We can't underestimate them any more! Look what they are capable of! They would've took out Heero if it wasn't for some sort of flaw" Wufei muttered angrily.

"So what else boss?" Heero asked.

"These fucking bitches are moving faster than I anticipated. They have rebel groups helping them! I wonder whom" Wufei stated curiously.

"I've thought about it. Heero was alone the whole night except for the company of that woman. Right?" Duo said thoughtfully.

"What woman?" Quatre asked.

"There was a woman I picked up at the party." Heero spoke low.

"She was with some guy, but you two went off for a booty call!" Duo frowned.

"Yeah" Heero spoke low again.

"Oh my! It was the woman!" Quatre pieced it together.

*** Inside the house hidden by the dark shelter the house made. Rei sat next to the door with her back pressed firmly against the wall she listened to the Dragon's conversation with each passing moment her heart felt like it was going to choke her. It was rising up high into her throat she listened as the blonde one spilled his thesis on the matter, not knowing that he hit the nail on the head.

***

" She must've been the culprit. She was trying to kill Heero!" Quatre was shouting because of his new discovery.

"Quatre. I doubt it!" Heero shrugged off the thought.

"Heero all signs point to her! She was the only one with you at the time. Remember what Kamui stated? She did the trick on you!"

Heero took a moment and actually thought about Quatre's Hypothesis. It was possible but that girl, could she be a devil in disguise? Could she have been the death of him! Heero thought some more, and each second more he thought about it, it had made more sense. The two of them after the party was all over each other, when he kissed her that's when he started to feel weird right after he pushed her off and before the blowjob. It was then. she slipped the deadly capsule into his mouth with such bogus hate disguise as heated passion. Heero stood up quickly sending his chair flying behind him. He was hurt he was enraged!

"Its true! That fucking bitch! I swear to god I'll find her and kill her!" Heero slammed his fist into the table. He shocked his comrades by this sudden outburst. He hunched over and held his chest.

Wufei was the closest to him so he stood and placed a hand on his back. "Claim down Yuy, This act will not go un-punished"

Rei from inside the house heard Heero's threats and gulped. Her mind raced she was so scared. She thought about her friend. Serena was in danger.

Quatre looked around the table and began "This girl did you get her name?"

Heero's eyes widened, 'of course he remembers her name how couldn't he? Her name was as beautiful as her lovely face.serenity..' Heero muttered her name "It was serenity"

"Hmm this is crazy. The name of the girl I traded with was Serenity"

"Traded?" Trowa asked coming out his hushed state.

"Yeah the day I traded Rebecca for Rei, she was dropped off in my building by to Women one named Serenity and the other named Amy. I was skeptical at first but the girl looked real good for the boss. So I let it slide."

"What the fuck Duo! You might have brought another Female assassin into the bosses home!"

"Stop! That's enough!" Wufei shouted over all the commotion "I have no assassin in my home! Rei has nothing to do with this! We should get along with the conversation with out her name evolved!

"Boss! Consider it! You never know we have to be prepared what happens if she is? She would want to kill you! What would happen then?" Duo murmured

"If she was wouldn't you think she would be smart enough to have done it already?"

"But Boss."

"Duo! Stop! You've done nothing wrong so shut up! I hate when you sound like your whining!" Wufei rolled his eyes then stood.

"Rei is no assassin! That's the end of it!" Wufei fixed his shirt.

***

Rei's eyes widened. Wufei had completely believed her and was blind to see that she was truly what they expected her to be. She felt her eyes mysteriously tear up. Why hadn't Wufei believed his own men?

***

Outside Wufei sat down again making his point clear and waited for someone else to speak on the matter.

"Well, what should we do boss?"

"We have all the information needed. I want three of you go to the casino. Scope the area. See if you can find anything, then come back."

"That's going to be tough. Everyone knows us." Duo added

"That's true but if you act like you don't want any harm then you might get away with it." Quatre stated

"Exactly! We need more information. But if anything happen and the plans go wrong, fuck the place up! Trash that shit to the ground" Wufei grunted

"Goodie! That sounds like fun" Heero chuckled underneath his breath

"That would teach those motherfuckers something about fucking with us!" Trowa responded in a monotone.

"Remember that's only if something goes wrong, we don't want our cover blown. We would be outnumbered. Don't fuck up!" Wufei gazed into his men faces. "So far these men are steps ahead of us, they are really determine to take over. But they will have to kill me first to get what I worked so hard to make and keep. We've taken bigger fish to the frying pan, these punks aren't deadly but they are cowards. They hide and strike stealthy. These are new tactics to us, but I have faith in my dragon clan! Gene is digging up more info, and taking care of the foreign trade issues. You boys will help in gathering info, and scooping out the area, report anything. Gene informed me they are working secretly on some plan and have scouts around us."

"Scouts?" Duo raised a brow

"Yes, somehow they are gathering top secret information from the dragon clan."

"This is how they are ahead of us" Heero summed up.

"Exactly but this will be the last! We will now make moves. This is the plan. Yuy, Maxwell and Barton will advance into their casino. Do what you have to. Gather as much info then gets out of there, but before you leave destroy that fucking casino. That casino his factory of all of the gangs operations. Make sure he knows that the damage was from the Dragon Clan!!"

*** Rei gasped. She had this dreadful feeling in his chest. They were talking about La Rose, and the rouge. Her friends worked there. She had to make sure that they were going to be ok. She had to tell them that Wufei and his boys were planning a raid. Rei took off down the hall trying to make as little noise as possible as she ran down the hall to her room where her cell phone was.

***

Wufei continued to give out the orders "Quatre you will arrive at gene's house and discuss issues of the trade and things of that sort with each other. I will stay here, waiting for anything you guys have for me. Alright?" Wufei asked.

"Yeah Boss!" The boys of the Dragon clan answered

"Great. That concludes the meeting." Wufei said. He walked his Dragon Members to the front door. On the way out he spoke "This plan will commence at 8pm tonight" he added then closed the door.

Wufei sighed then breathed in a huge gulp of air. He pushed his hair back and proceeded to the foot of the stairs. He stopped then looked up the stairs to the very top and his eyes intertwined with an onlooker. Rei's eyes was wide, her heart pounded heavily in her chest. She looked into his face and sub consciously she gave him a tiny smile. He responded with a smile of his own. He walked up the stairs and now they were face to face. He looked into her eyes; something about them had a hint of fear and confusion. Wufei was about to walk off towards his office where he would stay and think about his decision when he felt Rei's arms wrap around his waist. Her head pressed against his back and her grip tightening. He felt his heart stop. His mind jumped into the past when Meiran used to do this him after every meeting her had with his clan, no matter how big or small the mission.

Wufei loosened her grip by turning in place to face her. Her eyes were swelling with tears. He took her face into his hand and wiped the escaping tears from her face. He smiled gently then proceeded to his office a bit shaken.

Rei felt more tears fall down her face as she watched him turn to his office. She couldn't help this feeling. She felt stupid for crying over some guy she met a day ago. She dropped to her knees then sat on her flattened heels. She felt as if she had betrayed him. He had done nothing wrong to her. He even took her side against his men. He wasn't doing anything wrong in the mission Darien has it coming because he has interfered with Wufei's ring. But her friends, her only friends are at that casino. If they have a gang shoot out god knows what will happen to them. And that Yuy man is extremely mad at Serena for trying to kill him so he might just kill her. Rei felt so confused, she sat on the floor of the hall and held herself.

"What's wrong with me?" She asked herself as if she was accepting someone to answer her.

She began to draw up the night before. How she felt when she was in the room with him and how she felt when he was pouring out his heart how irresistible he was to her. Ever since that moment she has felt strange about him. She had been watching him when he wasn't looking.

"Am I falling for Wufei?" Rei looked at her hands tears fell unto them. "I thinks so, I think I'm falling in love with him.but how he hasn't changed since when they first met yesterday, why now.." She stood up and faced in the direction of his office. " But I guess I will have to leave these feelings go. Once he finds out I told the Blood Roses clan about his plans, I will be his enemy then." Rei frowned then made her way to her room.

*End chapter*

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