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AN-oi.once again, a long wait for the updates. I hope to get the internet connected to my computer so I don't have to use the family one for much longer. I hate having to share it, as selfish as that may seem. *grins*

Chapter 10

Heero let a soft sigh escape his lips as he leaned back in the uncomfortable hospital chair that was positioned beside Duo's bed. The braided man was lying, almost lifeless, hooked up to almost a million machines. Heero had finally heard about his husband, and the news hadn't been comforting.

Duo had several severe burns, and he'd had to have a skin transfer to the area where the explosion had hit him the hardest. He was still unconscious from the surgery, but even after the heavy drugs wore off, the doctors had warned Heero that there wasn't much hope of him waking up.

And Trinity was still missing.

Heero sighed again. In the time span of one day, his close to perfect life had been blown into a billion pieces and tossed out the window.not to mention blown away in the wind. He reached over and took Duo's pale hand in his, rubbing his thumb over the back of the pale skin, closing his eyes and losing himself in his thoughts.

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Relena glared at the secretary behind the counter of preventer's headquarters. "What do you mean there's no way she could have been kidnapped? She's missing, isn't she? And it's a possibility. I need to speak to someone who will at least listen to me."

"I'm sorry, Miss Peacecraft, but I can't allow you to speak to Miss Po. She's busy at the moment. She's attending a very important meeting."

"Then you can bring me to see Lucrezia Noin, or Lady Une. I will not let this matter go unnoticed."

The secretary behind the desk shook her head. "Miss Noin is out on a mission, and Colonel Une is in the same meeting that Miss Po is attending."

"Is there someone that I CAN talk to?" Relena asked, about to give up hope.. something she didn't do very often. But the situation was looking pretty bleak. "When is the meeting over?"

The secretary brought up a schedule. "The meeting will be finished in two hours, and then there's the shuttle ride back here."

Relena raised one eyebrow. "Shuttle ride?"

"Well, yes. The meeting was held on Colony L4."

Relena shook her head. 'Why didn't you mention this before?"

The secretary shrugged. Relena pushed aside the urge to strangle her.

"I will speak with you, Miss Relena." A quiet voice came from the other side of the room, close to the elevator doors.

Relena spun around, and her eyes widened in shock as her gaze met the intensity of his own. Blond hair with a tinge of reddish-brown fell into aqua-marine eyes that were almost identical to those of Quatre Winner, though they lacked the inner sparkle that accompanied Sandrock's pilot wherever he went.

The teenager walked closer towards her, and extended his hand stiffly. "Agent Winner-Barton." He said, flashing his badge. "I'd like to speak to you, if you have a moment to spare."

Relena nodded. Heero had told her about Nate and Ian. "I'd be glad to." She shot a warning glance at the secretary. "You are to contact me once they get back, is that clear?"

The secretary nodded, eyes wide at the power hidden beneath the woman's surface. She watched Relena and Nate head into the elevator, and listened to the quiet "bing" That signified that they were moving. She then wrote herself a memo that Noin, Sally, and Lady Une were to be notified as soon as possible that Miss Relena wanted to speak to them. She did not want to make this young woman angry.and it seemed in her better interest to do as she asked. After all, it WAS her job.

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Trinity drifted off to sleep unwillingly, but she figured she'd already lost track of time, so it didn't really matter.

Her head was still throbbing when she awoke some time later, now having completely surrendered to the blackness that surrounded her. She had no idea of time or date, or how long she had been asleep, or how long she was going to be kept for. She was dreading this encounter with 'his excellency', and she wasn't sure if she could handle it. She did know that she needed to get out of here, and she needed to get out fast.

She didn't know how long she was held in the cell. Some meals were brought to her, though it was not much. Though the water was welcomed, it was usually warm, or stale..or both.

She spent what seem like timeless periods trying to come up with a scheme to escape, but her efforts were in vain. Her meals were delivered under extreme surveillance, and she didn't have any weapons. The cell door was locked from the outside, and the lock mechanism did not appear on the inside. The door was sealed shut, and it seemed like it was going to stay that way.

The only way she would be able to escape was during the trip to the questioning room, or if she got help from the outside. And now that she knew Ian was working against them, she didn't have much hope.

Her thoughts strayed to her parents, and to Nate..and to Relena, who she hadn't gotten to see. She was supposed to arrive the day that the explosion happened.though who knows how long ago that was. She sighed for what seemed like the millionth time since she'd been captured. She missed her home, and her bed.Closing her eyes, Trinity drifted off once again into a disturbed and uncomfortable sleep.

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Relena thanked Nate for his time as she stepped out of his office. He had explained some of the situation that Heero had not been able to rely to her.Things about Danny, and about what Ian had been saying to Trinity. This Ian didn't seem very loyal to his team mates, though it could have been a hormone thing. Relena shook her head. This was all very confusing. She didn't know why Trinity would have been kidnapped in the first place.

She descended in the elevator, glared at the secretary, then headed back to the hospital to tell Heero the news.

She reached the hospital, and exited her traditional pink limo, smiling her thanks at Pagan.

Finding Heero in Duo's room, she explained all that she had found out in a quiet voice.

Heero nodded when she had finished. "I see." He tightened his grip on Duo's hand. We'll find her, Duo.I promise. He vowed, both to himself, and to his husband.

*~*

A week later, just as Trinity was thinking of them, Heero, Relena and Nate got together to decide what to do. Relena had managed to meet with Lady Une, Lieutenant Noin, and Sally Po, and they had agreed to support her all the way. Nate had volunteered to be a part of the planning team. Ian had been missing for a few days, but no one was anywhere close to guessing where he really was.

"Ok." Nate started, shuffling through some papers. "I've done some extended research, and based on the type of bomb that was set in your house, Mr. Yuy, I would have to say that Trinity's been captured by a terrorist group."

"Yuy-Maxwell, actually." Heero corrected him. "But I'd prefer Heero."

Nate nodded. "Alright. Then I've found a few possibilities, as well as their locations. The biggest one is set on colony ."

And the conversation continued from there. They decided on a rescue plan, and a date for the rescue plan, but as an author, I'm afraid I'm not eligible to relay any of this information to you. *grins evilly*

But don't get mad at me..it's the muse's fault.

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Trinity was woken up rather rudely by a soldier of some sort as she was dragged off to be questioned once more.

She soon found herself in a different questioning room, though it much resembled the one where Ian had confronted her. She sat, silent as the soldiers tried to get information out of her. She refused to answer to them.

So, as it ended, they resorted to calling up "His Excellency".

A few moments later, Trinity watched with growing anticipation as the door swung open.

A heavy man walked in, but one of his features surprised Trinity to no end. His eyes were a deep shade of brown.a deep shade of brown that looked startlingly familiar.

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Muahahaha!!! This is fun.I love cliffhangers, don't you?

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~ Duo's Only Chick