O_Oyou made it this far? Woah. Ok, so you probably know what to expect by now.
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Duo flung himself into the chair. Everyone was still diligently working and concentrating on their work, unlike Duo.
"I can't stand this!" He said, standing up. Everyone continued to ignore him, as they had for the last few days. "How are we going to find this guy? Some person shows up with purple hair. Big help! He doesn't do anything except comment on her leg, and, who knows, he may have seen what happened on the street. There are lots of creepy guys! And-"
"Duo, please sit down," Noin said, cutting him off.
"Why don't you visit them again?" Asked Quatre helpfully, "I'm sure they'd like that." Duo looked around at everyone typing.
"I might as well," he sighed, "Maybe they won't ignore me." Duo left, slamming the door.
Trowa shut down his computer. "Now that I'm thinking about," he said getting up and pulling on his jacket, "I'm going to take a break. I have something I want to check."
"Then I think I will find somewhere to go too." Said Quatre smiling, as he always tried to.
Noin and Milliardo waited for them to leave then put away their papers too.
"This just isn't working." Said Milliardo. "We should be out there helping to protect her." Noin walked over and put a hand on his shoulder.
"You need to relax." She said trying to help calm him down. "She'll be fine." He sighed.
"They just seem so well skilled." He said making fists. "And pulling something like this! At such an important time for her…." Noin sat down next to him.
"You have to understand," she said playing with a piece of his hair, "She can't be protected by you all the time."
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Relena woke up a little startled at being in a hotel, until she remembered that she had to stay there the night. That's right and I had that dream and then Heero…
"How are you feeling?" He asked handing her a cup of tea from the little coffee maker that came in all the hotel rooms. She looked down at the teacup at the warm brown water.
"Fine," she said without thinking about what she was saying. It was an instant response when she couldn't think of much else to say to someone. She still had thoughts of last night. Did it really happen? She smiled. I might as well believe it did. He took the cup from her and put it next to the sink, which snapped her from her thoughts.
"Your plane leaves in about half an hour," he said, picking up the keys to the room. She stood up and tried to push out some of the wrinkles in her clothes.
"Well, let's go then," she said as brightly as she could. He nodded and walked to the door. He tried to open it but the handle didn't turn. He took out his gun and gave the door a hard kick. It swung out and hit someone behind the door and they both heard a loud "Ow!" Heero jumped through the doorway and pointed the gun at the person sitting on the ground rubbing his head.
"Damn it, Heero!" Said Duo standing up and rubbing his head, "That really hurt!" Heero lowered his gun and glared.
"What are you doing locking our door?" He asked putting his gun back into his pocket.
"Let's see…. Maybe saving your life?" he said and pointed to a disarmed bomb by his feet. "This was outside your door. If you had of kicked down the door before I got here, you both would be dead right now, or at least Relena would. You never die, do you?" He asked swinging one hand in the air.
"If I hadn't heard you outside the door I wouldn't have kicked it open." Heero responded. Relena walked out and smiled at Duo.
"Hi, Duo!" she said cheerfully. Duo smiled back.
"Hi! Guess what? I have a surprise for you. I though you and Hilde could go shopping or somethin'."
Heero looked gravely at him. "That would be too dangerous. We couldn't leave them unattended and I don't think that they would like us walking behind them the whole time."
Duo shrugged. "I think Hilde would be a safe person to travel with and we could be in the same store," Duo suggested.
"It's too much of a risk," Heero said, going in to get their bags.
"Sorry." Duo said to Relena, "I was trying to help."
"It's alright." Relena said, "Heero is probably right." She had a slight trace of disappointment in her voice she tried to hide.
"Still…He doesn't have to act like your mother." Heero walked in. "You need to lighten up Heero." Heero ignored him, but Duo kept talking and picked up a bag. "Let her live a little. I don't think that locking her up is doing much good." They got out the door and Heero waved down a taxi.
"Bye Duo." Said Heero letting Relena in and shutting the door. She listened hard to make out what they said through the taxi door.
"I still say she needs air," Duo said folding his arms.
"Babysitting her is hard enough as it is. I don't have to make this mission harder so that she can get new shoes."
Relena's heart froze. Babysitting? She wondered, Mission? Of course, this is just another mission for him. He probably got it because he was a preventer. That means that I'm nothing more then a burden.
"Whatever," Said Duo as Heero walked to the other side of the taxi. "See ya! I have to finish something on this colony." Heero nodded slightly, got in the cab, checked the driver's license, and gave instructions to the airport.
The ride was silent. Relena looked out the window, scolding herself for thinking that he had taken the mission because he cared for her. How could I think that? It's not like he ever did anything like that unless he was told to. She sighed. It was stupid of me to believe that.
"Are you all right?" Heero asked, rather unconcerned. She turned and looked at him. His eyes looked as if he really cared, but other then that, he didn't have any expression at all. She looked down at the dirty cab's floor.
"I'm fine." she said, holding back her overwhelming urge to scream at him. Her heart burned her from the inside out and she could feel tears fighting against her eyes. She felt like she was being torn into pieces. It's not his fault. It's my fault for thinking that I could mean something to him…To anyone. He watched her for a few more seconds before looking away. The trip continued with silence, broken only now and then by the cab driver's humming.
When they got to the airport they went through customs and found her jet. He searched it before they both got on. She stared out the window the entire time. She couldn't find much else to do. Last night. We were so close. He was so caring and I though… She looked over at the boy next to her with his face as hard as stone. She shook her head and looked back out the window. How could I have thought anything of that? He was just calming me down so he could sleep. This…This is nothing more than a mission, an assignment. I'm an assignment…. Nothing more…. Nothing… she slowly drifted off to sleep.
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Zechs and Noin sat on the couch in her living room. They both had serious looks on their faces. Noin sighed lightly and looked at Zechs. He had a deathly expression and it hurt her to see him like that. She gently touched his hand and his face relaxed a little.
"Zechs…She'll be alright. She's safe there." she said reassuringly. He didn't answer, but she could see a saw urge to argue in his eye. She rested her head on his shoulder. "Why don't you get some sleep now?" He looked over at her and smiled a little. He didn't answer. She smiled and closed her eyes. "Zechs…" She whispered and fell asleep. He smiled at her next to him and fell asleep.
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It was very sunny outside. The trees moved back and forth in the wind, dancing with the sunlight. Small roses bloomed all around the garden giving it color and life. A young Millardo sat in the garden and looked at the sky longingly. Suddenly, a mobile suit flew through the air. He stood up with a look of pure admiration in his eyes and watched the troops fly over his head. He jumped up once than ran around in circles with his arms spread out laughing and giggling. He fell down and rolled on the ground laughing.
"What is so funny?" asked his father kindly, holding a baby Relena in his arms. The little boy looked up and pointed to the mobile suit.
"I'm gonna fly like that!" he proclaimed. His father's face became very grave but he didn't say anything. Little Millardo was confused that his father did not share the same joy.
"Do you know what they are going to do?" His father asked looking up at the sky. He looked so old and wise that he knew that his father was serious.
"They are going to fight." he said getting up from the ground. His father turned and looked at him.
"And why are they doing that?" he asked his son. Millardo looked at him and thought hard.
"Because they…" he paused. "They want…." He stopped and looked down at the ground.
"You must know why you are going to fly before you can." His father looked up at the sky. "Please remember that."
"Why do birds fly?" Millardo asked, a little confused.
"Because they aren't very good at walking." He said with a happy smile. Millardo smiled too.
Suddenly a man ran out to them and whispered something to his father. His father's face became hard and grave again, only worse this time. His father turned and looked behind him and saw a man with long purple hair. He was tall, with green eyes and wore clothes much like his father. He watched the man talk to his father, saying things that made his father angry. The man turned and looked at him with evil eyes.
"Vert."
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____ I know my writing is really bad, but it gets better, really!
