Chapter Five
"Chi, can you grab my mobile please?" Kirou asked, shifting her butt a bit.
Chi nodded and grabbed the ringing phone out of the smaller woman's pocket. "Otama's phone." She greeted.
"Chi, why do you have Kirou's phone?" Lucrezia asked.
"Cause I'm special." Chi grinned. "What can I do for you Lucy?"
"Any clue how much further? I have a murderous Heero Yuy and a pouting Zechs Merquise in here, they're starting to annoy me."
"Oi, Kirou. How much further?" Chi asked holding up the phone so Lucrezia could hear the answer.
"About fifteen minutes." Kirou told them.
"Catch that?"
"Yeah I got it."
"Good good! We'll see you there Lucy."
"Ta Chi."
"Bye."
"So anyways, back to what we were talking about before." Tenshi stated. "What was the real deal with the recon mission Sen?" She asked.
"It doesn't look too good." Senshi said quietly. "They have heavy armaments from what I could see, semi-automatic weapons, explosives, guards with uniforms, the whole lot. What really has me worried is that it went totally silent about an hour after we showed up. I think they know that we were there."
"This isn't good." Chi said quietly. "Anybody wanna bet we're going to be fighting a new war pretty soon?"
"Oh don't even joke about that Chi." Senshi pleaded. "I can't go through that, not again."
"Then why did you join the Preventers?" Kirou asked, turning in her seat to look at Senshi.
"KIROU! Watch the road!" Senshi and Chi yelled as she swerved over the line.
"Jesus Christ!" Chi wailed. "Are you trying to kill us?"
"No, just wanted to see Senshi while I talked to her."
"Oh for the love of..." Senshi muttered. "You worry me Otama. You really do. And to answer your previous question, I joined the Preventers to help behind the scenes, not to be on the front lines. With the group we've fallen into I have a good feeling that if there is another war then we'll be on the front lines."
"If it does come to that, will you stick around and fight." Tenshi asked.
"Of course!" Senshi exclaimed. "I may not want to do it, but I'm not a coward."
"You can't have bravery without cowardess." Kirou said quietly.
"Just the same as you can't have good without evil and peace without war." Chi added.
"Kirou..." Sally began.
"Yes?"
"You failed to mention how popular of a club this is. The line must be backed up down the block."
"So?"
"So, we're never going to get in." Hilde answered.
Kirou gave them a mischievous little smile. "Oh ye of no faith, follow me." She said, and turned on her heel heading toward the back of the club.
"There's that sinking feeling." Duo muttered, shaking his head.
"Just come on, she won't do anything stupid with all of us here." Hilde said, grabbing his hand and following after Kirou.
When they rounded the corner, Kirou was seen on the back of a very tall, muscular, bald black man, pretending to shine his head.
"She's going to get us killed." Quatre whimpered.
"No she's not." Tenshi chirped. "That's Bubbles. He's a friend of ours." She stated proudly.
"Bubbles?" Relena squeaked.
Tenshi rolled her eyes and walked up to the pair. "Can we go in?" She asked.
"I'll let you in." Bubbles said in a deep booming voice. "But you have to pay the cover tonight."
"Fair enough." Kirou agreed, and stuffed some bills down his shirt.
Bubbles rolled his eyes, reached back, grabbed the back of her neck and lifted her off of him. "Get inside before I change my mind."
Kirou grinned and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Bubs."
"Damn." Anne cursed quietly. The camera that Sally and her team had placed on their recon mission was working perfectly. Unfortunately that was the problem.
The monitor that the camera was attached to was showing her things she didn't want to see, not so soon after the last war.
"Can't we ever have peace?" She whispered, watching as the trucks and mobile suit carriers entered the base. "Can't we ever have a normal life?"
"Anne?" A small voice whispered. "Are you okay?"
Anne turned around to see her adopted daughter standing in the doorway. "I'm fine Maya, just some things are happening."
"Another war?" Marimaya asked.
"Not yet, but soon if this recon surveillance is the judge of anything." Anne said quietly. "I might not be home as much as I have been."
"That's okay. Just make sure this doesn't extend."
"I will Maya, I will."
"Can I get a Fuzzy Navel, Alabama Slammer, Sex on the Beach, two Mudslides and a Screwdriver please?" Kirou asked the bartender.
"That's a lot of alcohol, sure you can handle it sweetheart?"
Kirou fought the urge to roll her eyes. "They're not all for me. Can you just make the drinks please?"
"Sure thing love."
"Prat." Kirou muttered under her breath.
"Having trouble with the bartender Kirou?" Trowa asked.
"Nah, he was just being a prat." She explained. "Anything strike your fancy?" She asked when she noticed him looking at the bottles behind the bar.
"A Piece of Ass sounds good right about now." Trowa replied quietly.
"Plenty of ass around here." Kirou assured him with a wink. "Right no joking about Asses." She stated when he glared at her. "Not taking it to well huh?"
"How would you take it if you could no longer touch your lover, hug him, kiss him, hold him, and yet you still have to see him every day."
"Hey, hey." Kirou said standing on her tiptoes to give him a hug. Trowa didn't move. "I thought you and Quat agreed to break it off."
"We did. It just wasn't working anymore..."
"But that doesn't make it hurt any less does it?" Kirou asked.
Trowa just gave a non-committal grunt.
"Here you go love." The bartender said sliding a tray of drinks over to her.
"Thanks."
"Can I get a Mojito please?" Trowa ordered.
"Sure thing sir."
"Oh sure he doesn't question you." Kirou pouted.
"Are you sure there's nothing non-alcoholic here?" Quatre asked.
"Of course there is." Duo answered. "If we're going to let you have it is another story completely."
"You're at a club Quatre, not some stuffy function, loosen up, have a drink. You don't have to get drunk, in fact I advise against it."
"You guys can't make him drink if he doesn't want to." Senshi scolded.
"We're not going to force him Sen, that's against the law."
"Here you go Quat. One Iced Tea." Sally said plopping the drink down on the table in front of Quatre.
"Thank you Sally."
"No problem cutie. Drink up."
"Woman, did you just do what I think you did?" Wufei asked when Sally sat down next to him.
"I have no clue what you're talking about Wufei." Sally said with a small smile.
"That is not a normal Iced Tea."
"Of course it isn't, it's a Long Island Iced Tea." She said with a grin.
"Sally..."
"Wufei..." Sally mimicked. "Lighten up, it's not going to kill him. It'll be good for him to loosen up."
"This from a doctor."
"I'm not suggesting he become an alcoholic Wufei."
Wufei just glared at her.
"Oh for the love of, just drink your drink and don't spoil my night Chang."
"You gave him alcohol didn't you?" Trowa asked an hour later.
"I did nothing of the sort." Duo defended as he watched Chi and Quatre dance.
"Bullshit."
"Seriously Trowa, I didn't. Neither did Chi. Sally did."
"Hn."
"Oh don't give me that shit Tro. What the hell is wrong with you tonight? You've been moody since we got here."
"Have they been like that all night?" Trowa asked, motioning to Chi and Quatre.
"And Sherlock comes to the heart of the matter. Trowa Barton Is jealous of a girl. Dude, his door doesn't swing that way. Your should know."
"I know that he's Bi."
"Ah, well I guess his door does swing that way. Look man, he still loves you. He always has and he always will. But you two are no longer an item, he's moved on. You need to too. Look go find a hot guy and do whatever it is you do. Hey you can even use my jeep, just... start living again okay buddy?"
"Keys?" Trowa asked.
"Make sure to bring them back." Duo ordered, fishing them out of his jacket pocket.
"What time is it?" Ally asked many hours later.
"Too early, or too late. Whichever way you look at it, it's time to go." Sally stated, hauling Ally out of her chair. "Wufei, are you good to drive? Because I don't think I am."
"Woman..."
"Finish that and I'll have you on graveyard shit surveillance for 3 months, got me Chang?" Sally warned.
"I was going to say I needed your keys."
"Oh... sorry."
"Wait, we can't go yet." Quatre stated.
"Why not?" Ally whined.
"Trowa isn't here."
Just as Quatre said that Trowa walked up to the group and over to Duo.
"Thanks." He whispered handing Duo the keys.
"No problem man, but keep the keys, I need you to drive."
"Now can we go?" Ally asked.
TBC