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Chapter 4: Devious Plots

Relena woke up to a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. One that she had felt before. It was as if someone was watching her, actually not only one person, she could feel several pairs of eyes on her. The thoughts that immediately struck her mind, was that the people watching her were there to hurt her. She remembered Josh and his sudden shocking appearance back into her life.

She knew that whoever the people were, they would probably not be pleased if she were to struggle with them, that would just give them cause to hurt her. So she lay as perfectly still as possible, and kept her breathing slow and quiet, the exact opposite of the effect her heart was having on her. Her heart was beating at an irregular pace, and she had to fight to keep from sweating and panting. Straining her ears, she attempted to listen to any sound coming from the room, maybe the people were someone that she knew.

She began weighing her options in her head. If the people here were to kidnap *or adultnap* her, then she'd have to find a way to escape. When they lifted her out of bed, because she was *asleep*, then that would give her an advantage. When outdoors, she could cry for help from her neighbors. Hopefully they would respond.

Her second option was to call for help from Heero. But she knew that nothing got by him, so he was most likely captured by *them*, whomever 'them' was.

But just as she was thinking of another plan, one that would not put her life into mortal danger, she heard a familiar stifled giggle, that she would be able to recognize from anywhere.

Jumping out of her bed, she leapt up and into her best friends arms. "Hilde!" Relena cried. Looking around the room, she noticed that not only was Hilde there, but so were Catherine, Dorothy and Sally.

"What are you guys all doing here?" Relena asked

"Well, aren't you glad to see us?" questioned Hilde.

"Well, I didn't mean to sound rude or anything, but I haven't exchanged friendly greetings from any of you girls in a long time. To be exact, 2 months, 1 week and 3 days."

"My, were you that bored Rel that you had to count the days on the calender?" asked Catherine.

Relena huffed and crossed her arms. "Well, if Heero was your fiancé and you were withheld from doing anything that you enjoyed then maybe you would to. Also, I broke my ankle, so there wasn't much I could do with Heero mothering me."

The girls all giggled. "Wow, we really missed a lot. Please, do tell us your story. And explain why Heero was sleeping on the coach this morning instead of in your bed." Dorothy said slyly.

So, Relena spent all of an hour telling them the events they had missed.

"OOOH, girl are you going to let a stubborn man like him take your dreams away from you? Josh isn't going to get you with him here, all he has to do is keep an eye on you once and a while. Besides you're a big girl, Josh isn't anything you can't handle...with this that is." Hilde said, while handing Relena a nice .45 Gun, along with a case of pepper spray.

Relena smiled at Hilde, and put the gun in a drawer beside her bed. "Thanks Hilde, I appreciate it, but I hope I never have to use that gun. After all, I did represent peace, and although I'm no longer supporting politically wise, I still believe in it.

"Now girls, answer me this. Why are you all in the same room at the same time? And why have I not had any contact with any of you these past couple of months?"

"Well, we've all been busy as bees" Catherine said

"I'm sorry Rel, but I was sent on an assassination mission in Hokkaido, Japan. A bunch of mobsters thought that they could pull a fast one on the new ambassador." Hilde sighed heavily "I was after the ring leader forever, the bloody man would NOT die!" Hilde looked amused. "But he got his just deserts." Hilde winked.

"And I had some family issues to clear up." Dorothy said "Sorry, it took a while because my aunt was recovering from a traumatic disease."

"And I was called in to replace a pregnant acrobat on sick leave. It was short notice, so I didn't call you, and I was so busy....it was the cirq de sole. That's one of my all time favorite circus's" said Catherine smiling.

"I had to leave on an emergency flight to Nigeria. They had a civil war in Africa, and all available sergeants had to go. I can tell you this though, I wish I had never gone. To think that a country that is supposed to be united went at war with each other....it's sad. I had many operations to put people through...there were so many deaths." Sally almost whispered the last part.

Relena could tell, that out of all of her 4 friends, Sally was the only one with a different air around her. One of a saddened woman. Relena knew that all of them had been in the war in some part or another, but they had been young and naive then. Most of them had not been in the actual path of war, just innocent bi-standers. The ones they did know that participated were the operators of the Gundams: Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, Duo and Heero. They would be forever scarred by the wounds of battle. Sally on the other hand, had just experienced it full force, and for that Relena gave her a great deal of sympathy.

Looking at her friend, she noticed how pale and thin she had got, pulling her over to the side, she gave her a questioning look.

"Sally, was the war in Africa that bad? You don't look that good."

Sally broke out in tears and headed for Relena's adjoining bathroom, slamming the door harshly.

Relena looked stunned. "Did I say something wrong!?" Relena panicked. She didn't enjoy the feeling that she might have hurt her friends feelings somehow. She would never forgive herself if Sally was really mad.

"Oh don't worry ." Said Hilde. "This has got nothing to do with the war in Africa. I'm sure it has impacted her life in a major way, but this has nothing to do with that."

"She's had some 'Wufei' troubles lately" put in Dorothy. "Are you talking about that son of a bitch again?" Sally asked while wiping the tears from her eyes with a Kleenex as she emerged from the bathroom.

"Possibly" Said Catherine.

"Would someone care to explain?" Asked Relena

"Well, I told you how I went to Africa for the war. They gave me no set date when I would return home. I kept in touch with Wufei every day." At this Relena *crossed her arms and glared at Sally* because she would keep track of her boyfriend but not her, one of Sally's best friends. Sally merely gave her an apologetic look and then continued on. "Then earlier this week, they gave me leave, seeing as the war has basically ceased, and they no longer have a need for me at the moment because we've switched rotations for a break. I wanted to surprise Wufei....*sniff*...so I went home that night...and...*sniff*...found him in bed....WITH ANOTHER WOMAN!" She wailed. Sally, the strong woman the girls had come to use as a crutch for moral support, now was breaking apart in front of them over Wufei. "I thought he loved me!" Sally cried out as she flung herself onto the bed and cried into Relena's pillow.

"Oh don't worry about him Sally, if the asshole can't see how much of a beautiful, intelligent woman you are, then he's a blind jerk and screw him" Said Hilde.

"I don't know how I'm going to survive here with him under the same roof!" Sally said as she lifted her head out of Relena's pillow.

Relena wasn't sure if she had heard right....they were all going to stay here? Her mood instantly brightened up..

"You guys are all staying here?" She asked

"Duh!" Hilde said happily. "Oh yeah! We forgot to tell you didn't we? We're all staying here with you, including the guys, until the wedding in two weeks! We're going to keep you company, and help you enjoy the last couple of weeks before your single life is over." Said Hilde *wink wink nudge nudge*

Relena smiled "So have you guys found your rooms yet?"

"Hell yeah girl friend...I made sure I had a view of the beach...and the hot guys!" Hilde said playfully

"You know what?" Catherine asked "Rel and Sally are in a tight bind at the moment with their guys, so maybe we should all be good friends to them, and help them out...."

"How so?" asked Dorothy with a raised eyebrow and a strange glimmer in her eyes.

"Well, how about a little teasing here, a little set up there.....add in a little jealousy and we have a perfect recipe!" Catherine replied devilishly .

"Girl, when did you get to be so tricky?" Hilde asked "But I do like the way you think......I can see it now. You two will have those guys in the back of your pockets in no time!"

Sally and Relena looked at each other with confused wonder. Both toyed with the idea in their minds, and both were needed to get back at the men that they loved..

"So explain a little bit more on your plans" said Sally.

After what seemed like an hour later, the girls had finally decided on some wicked plans, and were all set to go swimming. Their first mission: Make the guys jealous. They had all changed into their bathing suits, and of course the girls had invaded Sally and Relena's clothes to find the skimpiest bathing suits they owned, and were almost all set to go.

They grabbed their last minute things like suntan lotion, sunglasses and towels, and slipped on their flip flops. They then all marched down the stairs and past the staring guys. On the way out the door, Relena gave a toss of her golden locks, making sure Heero caught the glimmer of it, while Sally walked by with her sunglasses on her face, and pretending she owned the place, and had no clue who Wufei was. By the way, Relena and Heero have a living room right by the door, and the guys were all sitting there watching t.v or something....^ ^ just thought ya'll should know that.

Wufei's POV

Wufei looked at Sally. She was too gorgeous for words, and she had a saucy air coming off of her, as if she were trying to seduce him without her even knowing it. He was very mad at himself for that night when Sally had found him in bed with another woman. He loved Sally, and would never do anything to hurt her...but she wouldn't even listen to his explanation. Although he had to admit, it wasn't her fault that she was pissed. She had every right to be angry with him. He had done everything she thought he had with a woman that he would probably never find out her name. It was his fault for getting drunk that night and taking home that girl. If he hadn't been so damn lonely then maybe none of this would happen.

And now he would regret the day he messed with Sally Poe. He could already see it. As many times a day as he called her unworthy, stupid, airheaded, ugly.......he knew none of those were true. She was the complete opposite of everything he told her she was. She was beautiful, smart, and worthy beyond words. In fact, if anyone was unworthy it was him. Sally went through so much in a day, she put up with everyone all the time, whether it be peoples problems morally, to peoples physical injuries, she was always there.

Because of his misdeeds, he could see that she was going to try everything in the book to get back at him...Sally was the perfect example for revenge, aside from Hilde of course. But he was willing to put up with everything that came his way, because he was truly sorry for what he had done...although he had said it a million times, she still didn't except, which was perfectly understandable. He wouldn't know what he'd have done if he caught his girlfriend in their bed with another man.......the thought made him sick to his stomach.

He wanted Sally back, and to do so he had to get help. That was one of the many reasons why he had excepted to come stay the two full weeks with Relena and Heero.

He had to get Sally back, and he needed all the help he could get....

Heero's POV

Heero stared at Relena. She was wearing a black tie up bikini top with matching tie up bottoms. The bathing suit hid nothing from wondering male eyes. It showed more cleavage then he liked to admit.....he was over protective of her, and showed off all of her curves. Relena was playing dirty already, and he didn't know how much he could take until he gave into her antics. He imagined kissing her exposed skin all over, and making love to her all day....*bad Heero!* He screamed in his mind. He could not...no WOULD NOT think those thoughts about his fiancé until he won God Dammit!

He had brought all his and Relena's good friends to their home for one specific purpose, although it would be unknown to Relena for a long time. He had asked them all to come right after hearing of Relena's encounter with Josh. He feared for her safety, as many would for a loved one, and did not feel like tearing her from her home when she could be protected just as easily right where they were. Besides, last time he had put her somewhere supposedly safe, she had been tracked down and kidnaped. He would not allow that to happen again. So instead, using the wedding as an excuse, he had all their friends, all trained somehow military-wise, come stay with them.

He knew that if Relena found out their purpose, that she'd most likely go ballistic and kill him, but he loved her so much he would take the chance.

Also, after some research he found out why the two had been set free, and he had called HQ immediately after, asking for an explanation as to why he had not been informed. Apparently, the two had some friends working in the justice system, and had managed to get an impossible bail of $1 million dollars each. Heero had questioned if that was even allowed, because they had committed attempted murder, rape and breaking and entering of their house. But apparently they had been allowed, and that made Heero angry inside.

He had then talked to the judge who made the ruling, and found that he had been bribed. But HQ had also found out of the whole case, and had given Heero a new assignment as a dedication of how honored they were to have had Relena as a ruler.

Heero had been assigned to assassinate...Josh and Kayla.....

A.N...Well Guys I hope you liked that...yes there will be limes soon...I just had to explain a little in this chapter. I'll write as soon as I possibly can ^-^...oh and I promise I'll update my story Avalance Madness soon...but there's the whole compy issue.....REVIEW REVIEW !