Here comes chapter 12 and I haven't taken possession of any of these
characters since the time I wrote chapter 11. Therefore, they are still
somebody else's property.
Yeah! Chapter 12! Sorry to disappoint, but Relena will not be dying this chapter either.but I promise that shortly she will. No other real notes at this point that I can think of, except that it appears that other scouts should appear in the next chapter or the one after at the latest. Assuming that nothing else happens in the meantime that is. GOMEN MINNA! I am readjusting to college life and have a paper due next week (and I've only been in school a week!) so my update is rather slow this time. Also, with the large amount of papers I'm looking at this semester and with 3 stories I'm working on for this site, along with a fourth I'm supposed to be working on for another site things will be tortoise speed. In other words, slow but steady.but at least I'll finish the race ne?
Thank you to all who have reviewed! It means a lot for me to know you guys actually like my work. ^_^
Enjoy!
"Heero! What are you doing out here?" Duo called out.
Heero turned toward the direction of the voice.
"Oh." Duo said, noticing Lita peeking around Heero's shoulder. "Dude, Heero you know you guys are um.soaked?"
"Yeah. I noticed."
Duo sighed. "Well, anyway, Wufei said he saw you come out here."
"What do you want?"
"Quatre and Trowa.they told me they had information."
Heero frowned and turned back to Lita. "I need to talk to Duo. You go back inside. I'll be in a minute."
"Is everything alright Heero?"
He said nothing, merely motioned toward the club with his head.
"Alright, alright.." A little reluctantly, Lita took her leave and headed back into Outer Space.
"Gee, I'm sorry if I interrupted Heero. I had no idea.."
"Hn. Now what do you want? I don't have all night to waste out here."
"Ok, ok.hold your horses," Duo said, shaking his head. "Like I said, we've got some information.."
Heero raised an eyebrow. "Are you absolutely sure it checks out?"
"Looks good, but." Duo shrugged. "Seems Quatre ran into a soldier. The soldier got drunk and flashed around some orders, said to keep quiet about it because he was deserting OZ to join this rebel group. Well, Quatre swiped the guy's papers. Has the commander's name signed to these orders."
Heero nodded. "Assuming they aren't fake, that could confirm the rumors."
"I know.."
Heero sighed.
"Something wrong?"
Heero shook his head. "I'll take care of it when the time comes. Right now I'm going back. The rest of you can stay if you feel you need too.or in your case, want to. Just make sure you bring the info back."
"Whoa.leaving us on our own.I'm impressed," Duo teased. "What's the occasion?"
Heero glared. "I have things to take care of before the time, if it comes, that we get involved."
"Which translates to you aren't going to tell me..are you?"
"No I'm not," Heero headed back toward the club.
Duo hurried after him. "Where're you going?"
"I'm taking Lita home. Don't need anybody getting sick now.it'd be a distraction. What business is it of yours anyway?"
"Well, we need to be able to get a hold of you."
"So now you know. Stop asking so many questions." Heero ducked into the entrance of the club and looked around for Lita, who happened to be under Wufei's jurisdiction at the moment.
"Heero, Duo, we're over here!" Lita waved when she saw the two pilots come in, only too happy to see them. Wufei had been waiting just inside the door and when she'd come back in, he immediately took "custody" of her, demanding she stay next to him. He wound up somewhat regretting his decision when she decided to wring her hair out on him.
"Lita," Heero said, "we're going back now. The others are going to stay behind and continue the work."
"Ok," she said, still trying to wring some of the water out of her hair.
"Oh thank god she's leaving," Wufei said happily. "I am not her personal towel boy!"
Saying nothing in response, Heero merely told Lita to go wait at the entrance for him, he needed to talk to Wufei before they left. After she had complied, Heero turned his attention back to Wufei. "Did Quatre give you those papers?"
"Maxwell did tell you then. Yes, I have them." Wufei reached into his pants pocket and pulled out the sheets of folded paper, handing them to Heero.
Heero shoved them in his pants pocket and turned to go. Almost as an after thought, he turned back around. "Thanks."
"Why thank me for papers you would have gotten anyway?"
Heero shook his head. "For watching her."
"Oh.the onna. Well, since I was the only one unoccupied with business, I decided I should take the responsibility of keeping that onna in line. That and I didn't want you shooting me after somebody decided to mess with your.um.property." (Not that he actually meant to insult anybody mind you, but he was rather lacking for a better word, not really believing that Heero would have an actual girlfriend.)
Heero glared. "I will shoot you if I ever hear you refer to her as property again." With that, he turned on his heel and headed toward the entrance, leaving behind one very startled Wufei. He stopped only briefly to make an exchange with Duo. "Come on Lita," Heero said upon reaching his destination. He grabbed hold of her elbow again, guiding her outside to the parking lot and Quatre's car.
"Um, Heero.I hate to ask.but um."
"Yes?" he said, pulling out a set of car keys from his pocket.
"If we're taking the car home, how will the other's get back?"
"They can take a cab home," Heero said a bit angrily.
"Isn't that kinda mean?"
Heero shrugged as he unlocked his door and slipped into the driver's seat, unlocking the passenger door for her. "Wufei said something I didn't like, so I paid Duo for the car keys."
"You did what?" she exclaimed, hopping into the car after him.
"Duo had the car keys.I wanted them, so I paid him for them. He was more then agreeable when I handed over the money."
All of a sudden she burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Heero asked irritatedly.
"Well.the thought of you paying Duo for car keys to get back at someone.almost like a joke. And I can't see you as a practical joker."
"It wasn't for fun, believe me. If I'd had my gun I would have shot him," Heero said, pulling out of the parking lot and headed back toward Quatre's.
"You wouldn't have really done that.would you have?"
Heero shrugged. "Probably not. I say that a lot.haven't done it yet. Oh well, enough of that."
Lita shook her head. He was back to his professional soldier self, but she was beginning to accept that it was just part of who he was. "So what now?"
Heero shook his head. "I don't know. I wish I could give you an answer, but right now I just don't know."
"I'm sorry.I shouldn't press so much I guess. I don't want to add to your anxiety by asking questions you can't answer."
He made no reply, and nothing else was said the rest of the trip home. No words were exchanged even after they had entered the house. Each went their own ways in silence, cleaning up and drying off.
After changing her clothes, Lita went out to the living room and sat down on the couch. She picked up the remote from the coffee table and flipped through the channels, but there was nothing that caught her interest so she turned the TV off and set the remote back down. Lita stared at the screen, her thoughts empty and blank. So absorbed in her void, she didn't notice the person sitting next to her until she felt something squeeze her shoulder. "Heero?" she asked surprised.
"Hn?"
"Nothing." She shook her head, letting it fall over onto his shoulder.
The two sat in silence for a few moments, his arm around her shoulders and her head resting on his. Then, he found himself resting his cheek against her hair.
Normally Heero was not an emotional person, as you well know. Even now that they were having this kind of "secret relationship", Heero still didn't express himself very much. And yet somehow, this time he felt a need to do so. Whatever was lurking the future wasn't good and Heero realized that they had little time left before their inevitable separation.
Yeah! Chapter 12! Sorry to disappoint, but Relena will not be dying this chapter either.but I promise that shortly she will. No other real notes at this point that I can think of, except that it appears that other scouts should appear in the next chapter or the one after at the latest. Assuming that nothing else happens in the meantime that is. GOMEN MINNA! I am readjusting to college life and have a paper due next week (and I've only been in school a week!) so my update is rather slow this time. Also, with the large amount of papers I'm looking at this semester and with 3 stories I'm working on for this site, along with a fourth I'm supposed to be working on for another site things will be tortoise speed. In other words, slow but steady.but at least I'll finish the race ne?
Thank you to all who have reviewed! It means a lot for me to know you guys actually like my work. ^_^
Enjoy!
"Heero! What are you doing out here?" Duo called out.
Heero turned toward the direction of the voice.
"Oh." Duo said, noticing Lita peeking around Heero's shoulder. "Dude, Heero you know you guys are um.soaked?"
"Yeah. I noticed."
Duo sighed. "Well, anyway, Wufei said he saw you come out here."
"What do you want?"
"Quatre and Trowa.they told me they had information."
Heero frowned and turned back to Lita. "I need to talk to Duo. You go back inside. I'll be in a minute."
"Is everything alright Heero?"
He said nothing, merely motioned toward the club with his head.
"Alright, alright.." A little reluctantly, Lita took her leave and headed back into Outer Space.
"Gee, I'm sorry if I interrupted Heero. I had no idea.."
"Hn. Now what do you want? I don't have all night to waste out here."
"Ok, ok.hold your horses," Duo said, shaking his head. "Like I said, we've got some information.."
Heero raised an eyebrow. "Are you absolutely sure it checks out?"
"Looks good, but." Duo shrugged. "Seems Quatre ran into a soldier. The soldier got drunk and flashed around some orders, said to keep quiet about it because he was deserting OZ to join this rebel group. Well, Quatre swiped the guy's papers. Has the commander's name signed to these orders."
Heero nodded. "Assuming they aren't fake, that could confirm the rumors."
"I know.."
Heero sighed.
"Something wrong?"
Heero shook his head. "I'll take care of it when the time comes. Right now I'm going back. The rest of you can stay if you feel you need too.or in your case, want to. Just make sure you bring the info back."
"Whoa.leaving us on our own.I'm impressed," Duo teased. "What's the occasion?"
Heero glared. "I have things to take care of before the time, if it comes, that we get involved."
"Which translates to you aren't going to tell me..are you?"
"No I'm not," Heero headed back toward the club.
Duo hurried after him. "Where're you going?"
"I'm taking Lita home. Don't need anybody getting sick now.it'd be a distraction. What business is it of yours anyway?"
"Well, we need to be able to get a hold of you."
"So now you know. Stop asking so many questions." Heero ducked into the entrance of the club and looked around for Lita, who happened to be under Wufei's jurisdiction at the moment.
"Heero, Duo, we're over here!" Lita waved when she saw the two pilots come in, only too happy to see them. Wufei had been waiting just inside the door and when she'd come back in, he immediately took "custody" of her, demanding she stay next to him. He wound up somewhat regretting his decision when she decided to wring her hair out on him.
"Lita," Heero said, "we're going back now. The others are going to stay behind and continue the work."
"Ok," she said, still trying to wring some of the water out of her hair.
"Oh thank god she's leaving," Wufei said happily. "I am not her personal towel boy!"
Saying nothing in response, Heero merely told Lita to go wait at the entrance for him, he needed to talk to Wufei before they left. After she had complied, Heero turned his attention back to Wufei. "Did Quatre give you those papers?"
"Maxwell did tell you then. Yes, I have them." Wufei reached into his pants pocket and pulled out the sheets of folded paper, handing them to Heero.
Heero shoved them in his pants pocket and turned to go. Almost as an after thought, he turned back around. "Thanks."
"Why thank me for papers you would have gotten anyway?"
Heero shook his head. "For watching her."
"Oh.the onna. Well, since I was the only one unoccupied with business, I decided I should take the responsibility of keeping that onna in line. That and I didn't want you shooting me after somebody decided to mess with your.um.property." (Not that he actually meant to insult anybody mind you, but he was rather lacking for a better word, not really believing that Heero would have an actual girlfriend.)
Heero glared. "I will shoot you if I ever hear you refer to her as property again." With that, he turned on his heel and headed toward the entrance, leaving behind one very startled Wufei. He stopped only briefly to make an exchange with Duo. "Come on Lita," Heero said upon reaching his destination. He grabbed hold of her elbow again, guiding her outside to the parking lot and Quatre's car.
"Um, Heero.I hate to ask.but um."
"Yes?" he said, pulling out a set of car keys from his pocket.
"If we're taking the car home, how will the other's get back?"
"They can take a cab home," Heero said a bit angrily.
"Isn't that kinda mean?"
Heero shrugged as he unlocked his door and slipped into the driver's seat, unlocking the passenger door for her. "Wufei said something I didn't like, so I paid Duo for the car keys."
"You did what?" she exclaimed, hopping into the car after him.
"Duo had the car keys.I wanted them, so I paid him for them. He was more then agreeable when I handed over the money."
All of a sudden she burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Heero asked irritatedly.
"Well.the thought of you paying Duo for car keys to get back at someone.almost like a joke. And I can't see you as a practical joker."
"It wasn't for fun, believe me. If I'd had my gun I would have shot him," Heero said, pulling out of the parking lot and headed back toward Quatre's.
"You wouldn't have really done that.would you have?"
Heero shrugged. "Probably not. I say that a lot.haven't done it yet. Oh well, enough of that."
Lita shook her head. He was back to his professional soldier self, but she was beginning to accept that it was just part of who he was. "So what now?"
Heero shook his head. "I don't know. I wish I could give you an answer, but right now I just don't know."
"I'm sorry.I shouldn't press so much I guess. I don't want to add to your anxiety by asking questions you can't answer."
He made no reply, and nothing else was said the rest of the trip home. No words were exchanged even after they had entered the house. Each went their own ways in silence, cleaning up and drying off.
After changing her clothes, Lita went out to the living room and sat down on the couch. She picked up the remote from the coffee table and flipped through the channels, but there was nothing that caught her interest so she turned the TV off and set the remote back down. Lita stared at the screen, her thoughts empty and blank. So absorbed in her void, she didn't notice the person sitting next to her until she felt something squeeze her shoulder. "Heero?" she asked surprised.
"Hn?"
"Nothing." She shook her head, letting it fall over onto his shoulder.
The two sat in silence for a few moments, his arm around her shoulders and her head resting on his. Then, he found himself resting his cheek against her hair.
Normally Heero was not an emotional person, as you well know. Even now that they were having this kind of "secret relationship", Heero still didn't express himself very much. And yet somehow, this time he felt a need to do so. Whatever was lurking the future wasn't good and Heero realized that they had little time left before their inevitable separation.