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The Mask Comes Off
"Heero, wait up." Relena called out and obliging her Paris came to a stop as he waited for her to reach his side which she did leaning against the wall for support as she caught her breath seconds later. "I almost missed you." She wheezed out looking at him with a grin as she tried to get some more oxygen into her lungs.
Swallowing hard Paris casually shrugged as if the fact that she'd put herself out to see him didn't matter. It probably had something to do with Rome anyway. "What do you want?" Paris asked giving her his attention with a coolness long honed in battle. Sometimes he worried that being Paris McMaster was becoming the alternate personality as oppose to his one as Heero Yuy. Sure Heero wasn't so bad but he'd hate to be like the guy full time.
"I just wanted to give you this." Relena said pulling a chain out of her pocket and holding it out to him.
Taking it from her he saw that it was a gold chain with an eagle charm at its center. It wasn't much but coming from her it was everything. Staring at her then at the unexpected present Paris searched her features for a clue as to why she'd done this. "What's with the present?" He finally asked gruffly as he held the chain carefully in his hand.
"Oh I just saw it and thought of you. Do you like it?" Relena asked brightly as she smiled happily at him. "Put it on and let's see how it looks."
Staring at her Paris shrugged then undoing the clamp placed the chain around his neck and carefully redid the clamp, allowing it to fall back onto his chest.
'Perfect." Relena said practically clapping her hands. "Well you should be going for your leave and I've got work to do so I'll see ya later." Relena added and before Heero could even comment she was running off in the opposite direction, her blond hair flying out behind her.
"I did it." Relena said as she entered Milliardo's office where he and the rest of the pilots were waiting. "I feel so bad." she added as she sat down in one of her brother's seats feeling absolutely miserable. The expression on his face when she'd given him the chain had been so surprised and he'd actually smiled at her a bit in thanks. And she was such a fraud.
"He'll never know Relena." Duo said comfortingly. "He designed the tracking device himself, there's no way he'll ever know its there." Or at least he hoped so Duo thought as mental images of what Heero would do to him flashed through his mind. It had been Wufei's idea to put a homing device in the charm so Heero wouldn't be able to lay all the blame on him but he was still in a lot of trouble either way.
"So what does the device all do anyway?" Quatre asked who was also in the same boat as Relena. He felt rather guilty that they were spying on their friend but he'd seen for himself how stressed out Heero was and the guilt was obviously getting to him. His sense of honor wouldn't let him tell them where Noin was so this way they were doing him a favor, weren't they?
"Basically the device in the charm allows us to track him anywhere on earth and the colonies." Trowa said as he stood beside Milliardo's desk with his usual calm manner. "The device also hooks up with any electronic devices in the vicinity of the person which means that we'll be able to see everything that Heero sees provided that there's a video camera in the room. It also allows us to hear Heero speak as well."
"So in other words it allows us to totally invade his privacy." Relena said looking sadder by the minute. "If he ever finds out about this he'll never forgive us and I wouldn't necessarily blame him!"
"It'll all work out Relena." Milliardo said placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We know when they've scheduled to meet thanks to Duo's hacking and we'll only use the device then. After the guys will get a hold of the chain and remove the device with Heero none the wiser.
"This is Heero." Relena said finally, looking off into space with a far away look in her eye that suggested she knew that they were doomed to fail. "Underestimating him gets people killed and you now I'm right."
Paris McMaster came to a stop in front of the club and happily breathed in the scents of the sea air and of the night which had arrived and taken over. It was eight forty-three p.m. and he wasn't to meet Rome and Julian until nine. Turning off the engine of his bike he calmly removed his helmet as he swung a leg over his bike to dismount.
"Holy Cow, is that Heero?" Duo said as he stared at the screen. They'd decided to turn the device on a bit early to make sure that it was working and it was a shock to see the person who wore the chain around his neck. The guy definitely didn't look like his best friend.
"Is that an earring?" Quatre said looking closer at the screen. It was fairly dark out but the parking lot Heero had pulled into was well lit and having parked close to a street light his long time friend was clearly in view of the camera's the device had hooked them up to. "And his hair." Quatre added noting that for once Heero hair feel firmly back into place, not looking mussed at all.
"What is he wearing?" Wufei asked as he raised an eyebrow at Heero's clothing choice. "That look's like something Maxwell would wear." He added with a sneer as he took in Heero's attire. The clothes he was wearing were obviously expensive and rather tight, not Heero's normal attire by far.
Running his fingers through his still wet hair Heero pushed his bangs out of his eyes adjusted the chain he hadn't taken off since he'd put it on. He didn't normally wear jewelry except for the earring but he had a feeling that the chain was going to become a permanent part of both his wardrobes. Thinking of wardrobes Heero adjusted the collar on his leather jacket and gave a sigh of pleasure, it was good to dress like himself again. Not that what he wore as Heero was bad but the plain and cheap weren't exactly his style. After all he was rich and even if he wasn't like some relatives he could name he still preferred to dress in style. It was the Latin in him he guessed with a grin. Pushing several buttons on the side of the bike Paris's personal security system kicked in and sure that it wasn't going anywhere without his say grabbed his helmet from his handlebars and headed for the bar which he just happened to co-own.
"Now that's one fine looking guy." Sally commented over the guys' shoulders, which caused the four pilots to jump in their seats. "A suspect? Wait a minute." She said looking closer at the hot guy on the screen. "He kinda looks like Heero."
"That's because he is Heero, Onna." Wufei said with a sneer as he glared at her. "We'll be sure to pass on your opinion of him when he gets back."
"Isn't he on shore leave." Sally said suspiciously crossing her arms rather flustered that she been checking out Heero Yuy. It was kinda a scary thought. "Why are you monitoring him and why do I get the feeling that he doesn't know he's being watched."
"Well explain later Sally. He's going in." Duo said pointing to the screen and everyone's eyes went back to watching the events unfold.
Paris walked into the office he occasionally shared with Rome and Lana, the club's manager. Sensing that someone else was in the room he looked around and his eye finally caught on a foot lying on the floor. Following the foot found in attached to a very nice set of legs and an even nicer body, which was currently picking up papers off the floor behind the desk. Leaning against the desk without making a sound Paris watched Lana pick up papers while admiring her very nice backside. He probably should let her know he was here Paris thought with a grin but he wouldn't be much of a man if he didn't stop to appreciate the view first.
"Whoever you are you're going to get a knee in the groin if you don't stop staring at my asse boyo." Lana said not even bothering to turn around as she crumpled a paper under her hand with anger in her eyes. "Then I'll get the bouncers to work on you."
"You think I couldn't handle them Doll?" Paris asked and watched with a grin as she spun around with a huge smile on her face as she recognized the familiar voice and face.
"Paris!" She cried and seconds later he'd been kissed hard on the lips and enveloped into a strong hug as his old friend welcomed him home. It had been a while since he'd been able to get away and he'd missed her, even if she did tend to squeeze all the oxygen out of you when she hugged you.
Returning the hug Paris smiled as he affectionately patted her on her rear. "Am I to take it that you missed me darling." Paris said raising an eyebrow as he playfully dipped her in true heroic style.
"I don't know how I got along without you." Lana said with a smile as she held up her left hand with a smirk. "But I managed."
"So Victor finally wised up, congratulations." Paris said as he did the customary admiring of the engagement ring. "I guess I'll just have to move on." He added with a truly adorable look of mock anguish.
"Well there are plenty of girls out there who would just love to sooth your poor broken heart." Lana said knowing it was perfectly true. She and Paris had never been anything more then close friends but she knew his appeal and his effect on women, what he could do to a woman's system should be illegal. "Now Julian's already out there waiting for you so go get him and go cruising, you can protect the women from him." She added with a smirk.
"I'm going." Paris said with a wide smirk as he gave her a quick kiss on the smirking mouth before heading out of the office, headed in the direction of all the noise.
"Who is that and what has he done to Heero?" Duo said trying to pick his jaw off the floor while staring at the screen. "He figured out about the homing system and gave to some guy who resembled him just to play with our minds. Right guys?" he added hopefully as he looked at the other stunned pilots.
"He's got smoother moves then Duo." Sally said as she tried to figure out when Heero had developed sex appeal. "And why is everyone calling him Paris, he's not undercover, is he? Is that why he's acting like this?"
"He's not suppose to be doing any undercover work, this is suppose to be a holiday." Relena said with a frown as she reminded herself for the hundredth time that the girl was engaged and that the kiss she'd given Heero and Heero her had simply been a show of friendship. Friendship ha Relena thought as her eyes narrowed.
"See for yourself." Trowa said motioning to the screen which showed Heero making his way through the crowded bar area.
"Hey Sugar Lips, Rome said you would be stopping by." Christine purred as she smiled at her boss with predator intent. Casting him her best come hither look she smiled as she trailed a nail along his arm.
"Hi yourself, how's the family?" Paris said easily as he smiled at the longtime waitress. She'd been trying to get a hold of him for a while now but luckily he wasn't here enough for it to be a problem. "Where's that embarrassment also known as my cousin? I was just going to listen for the sound of someone being slapped but he seems to be slow tonight."
"There good and as for Julian he's over there by the stage Darling." Christine said with a nod towards the stage where a band was packing up their equipment while another was setting up. "How you two can be related is beyond me." She added meaning it completely. It was a long standing joke at the club that while Julian was always chasing women and getting slapped down Paris had only to smile to send them coming in droves. And he doesn't even try Christine thought with a sigh as she noticed his eyes were already trying to find his moronic cousin. He could have any woman he wanted but he preferred to be alone or just friends. Rome had mentioned that he had it bad for someone he worked for and Christine wasn't kidding when she thought that she'd kill to trade places with the girl.
'I see him." Paris said or at least was pretty sure as he took her hand, pressing a kiss on the back of her hand. "See you later?" He asked smiling at her with his usual warmth that made her sigh in regret.
"You bet." Christine said with a dreamy sigh.
"What the Hell has he done to himself?" Milliardo said out loud as he watched the waitress admire Heero's asse as he made his way to this supposed cousin of his. "He doesn't date period and he never, ever talks about something other then business, guns and computers."
"Looks like he's been working on his acting skills." Relena commented wanting very much to claw the redhead's eyes out for the way she'd been looking at Heero, she'd practically been drooling Relena fumed. And he'd kissed her hand she added as she got herself thoroughly worked up. If looks could kill the redhead would be dead.
"But Heero wouldn't know how to pick up a girl if his life depended on it." Duo said in a daze as he tried to process what was going on. 'He could have had that girl upstairs and in bed if he'd shown any interest in it!"
"Heero's not that kinda guy." Quatre said though he wasn't sure exactly what kind of a guy Heero was anymore. It was like he was an entirely different person as he stopped to allow people to go passed him; taking the time to wave and call out greetings to several people along the way. Even his face was completely different, full of humor and goodwill as he acknowledged greetings and responded to the comments with grins and smiles.
"Maybe you should get him to give you some tips Maxwell." Wufei said with a smirk. "He obviously has better luck with women then you do."
"Shut up Wu-man."
"Holy Mother Mary." Trowa said making everyone stare at him in shock. "Look at the guy Heero's headed for."
"Well look what the dog dragged in, a sewer rat." The male version of Rome said as he pushed back his chair to envelope Paris in a tight hug. The beautiful blonde seated nearby had just royally shot him down and the sight of his always amusing cousin drew a smile to his face.
Returning the hug Paris smiled as he drew back to get a look at the only one of his cousins he liked at all. "Well at least this rat can get a date. What did you say to her?" Paris asked having seen his cousin get shot down as usual by the well-built blonde.
"Shut up wise guy, no wonder grandfather disowned you, no respect for your elders." Julian said and with a grin sat back in his seat while Paris sat down in another. "Rome will be a bit late, traffic jam apparently."
"No prob. Hey Lana, what's the problem?" Paris asked when he saw her coming towards them with a worried look on her face.
"The lead singer for the band isn't here yet and some people are getting restless." Lana said motioning to the crowd who did appear to be a bit put out. "I got a hold of his girlfriend who says he should be here in five minutes but I have a feeling that that'll be five minutes too late. You still sing like an angel?" She asked with a hopeful look at Paris.
"You want me to sing?" Paris said raising an eyebrow. He did have a reasonably good voice but he very rarely sang in public unless he was drunk and he hadn't even had a drop of alcohol yet.
"Please." Lana said giving him the ultimate puppy-dog eyes look that was designed to convince any male in a miles radius to do her bidding.
"Fine." Paris said knowing that she'd talk him into it anyway. "Be back in five."
"He's going to sing? Heero doesn't sing." Quatre said as it was his turn to have his jaw hit the floor. "He hates singing."
"When has he ever sang Quatre." Trowa pointed out more puzzled then he'd been in a long time. It was almost as if Heero had developed a split personality, Heero and this Paris guy.
"And what's with the guy who looks just like Noin only he's a guy? I thought she didn't have any living relatives?" Duo said as he watched his friend shed his jacket and head for the stage with a smirk as Lana pushed him along.
"I guess she lied." Milliardo said as he watched Heero through narrowing eyes. "Who the Hell is Rome by the way?"
"His sister." Quatre said as he watched Heero head out of the room and up a flight of stairs that obviously led to the stage.
"His sister!" Sally, Relena and Milliardo said almost simultaneously. "Heero has a sister?"
"Yup." Duo said rather surprised that Relena didn't know about Rome, he thought she'd been making some progress getting Heero to consider as something more then a friend. Then again if he could have any woman he wanted Duo could see why his friend wasn't dating anyone here, that redhead had been pretty hot stuff. "We only found out about her a few days ago ourselves, Heero accidentally let it slip."
"He's actually going to do it." Wufei said in shock as he watched Heero accept a guitar from one of the other band members. 'And he's going to actually try to play that thing?"
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." Milliardo said quietly having a feeling that after tonight nothing would ever be the same again.
Can we say Cliffhanger? Cause you know I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm really, really bad. Singing really badly. Anyway I'll try to get the next chap out soon and I can guarantee that Heero/Paris will continue to show the G- boy just exactly how little they know about him. Also Noin will be arriving soon and what changes will she have made? As always please review and thanks for reading.
The Mask Comes Off
"Heero, wait up." Relena called out and obliging her Paris came to a stop as he waited for her to reach his side which she did leaning against the wall for support as she caught her breath seconds later. "I almost missed you." She wheezed out looking at him with a grin as she tried to get some more oxygen into her lungs.
Swallowing hard Paris casually shrugged as if the fact that she'd put herself out to see him didn't matter. It probably had something to do with Rome anyway. "What do you want?" Paris asked giving her his attention with a coolness long honed in battle. Sometimes he worried that being Paris McMaster was becoming the alternate personality as oppose to his one as Heero Yuy. Sure Heero wasn't so bad but he'd hate to be like the guy full time.
"I just wanted to give you this." Relena said pulling a chain out of her pocket and holding it out to him.
Taking it from her he saw that it was a gold chain with an eagle charm at its center. It wasn't much but coming from her it was everything. Staring at her then at the unexpected present Paris searched her features for a clue as to why she'd done this. "What's with the present?" He finally asked gruffly as he held the chain carefully in his hand.
"Oh I just saw it and thought of you. Do you like it?" Relena asked brightly as she smiled happily at him. "Put it on and let's see how it looks."
Staring at her Paris shrugged then undoing the clamp placed the chain around his neck and carefully redid the clamp, allowing it to fall back onto his chest.
'Perfect." Relena said practically clapping her hands. "Well you should be going for your leave and I've got work to do so I'll see ya later." Relena added and before Heero could even comment she was running off in the opposite direction, her blond hair flying out behind her.
"I did it." Relena said as she entered Milliardo's office where he and the rest of the pilots were waiting. "I feel so bad." she added as she sat down in one of her brother's seats feeling absolutely miserable. The expression on his face when she'd given him the chain had been so surprised and he'd actually smiled at her a bit in thanks. And she was such a fraud.
"He'll never know Relena." Duo said comfortingly. "He designed the tracking device himself, there's no way he'll ever know its there." Or at least he hoped so Duo thought as mental images of what Heero would do to him flashed through his mind. It had been Wufei's idea to put a homing device in the charm so Heero wouldn't be able to lay all the blame on him but he was still in a lot of trouble either way.
"So what does the device all do anyway?" Quatre asked who was also in the same boat as Relena. He felt rather guilty that they were spying on their friend but he'd seen for himself how stressed out Heero was and the guilt was obviously getting to him. His sense of honor wouldn't let him tell them where Noin was so this way they were doing him a favor, weren't they?
"Basically the device in the charm allows us to track him anywhere on earth and the colonies." Trowa said as he stood beside Milliardo's desk with his usual calm manner. "The device also hooks up with any electronic devices in the vicinity of the person which means that we'll be able to see everything that Heero sees provided that there's a video camera in the room. It also allows us to hear Heero speak as well."
"So in other words it allows us to totally invade his privacy." Relena said looking sadder by the minute. "If he ever finds out about this he'll never forgive us and I wouldn't necessarily blame him!"
"It'll all work out Relena." Milliardo said placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We know when they've scheduled to meet thanks to Duo's hacking and we'll only use the device then. After the guys will get a hold of the chain and remove the device with Heero none the wiser.
"This is Heero." Relena said finally, looking off into space with a far away look in her eye that suggested she knew that they were doomed to fail. "Underestimating him gets people killed and you now I'm right."
Paris McMaster came to a stop in front of the club and happily breathed in the scents of the sea air and of the night which had arrived and taken over. It was eight forty-three p.m. and he wasn't to meet Rome and Julian until nine. Turning off the engine of his bike he calmly removed his helmet as he swung a leg over his bike to dismount.
"Holy Cow, is that Heero?" Duo said as he stared at the screen. They'd decided to turn the device on a bit early to make sure that it was working and it was a shock to see the person who wore the chain around his neck. The guy definitely didn't look like his best friend.
"Is that an earring?" Quatre said looking closer at the screen. It was fairly dark out but the parking lot Heero had pulled into was well lit and having parked close to a street light his long time friend was clearly in view of the camera's the device had hooked them up to. "And his hair." Quatre added noting that for once Heero hair feel firmly back into place, not looking mussed at all.
"What is he wearing?" Wufei asked as he raised an eyebrow at Heero's clothing choice. "That look's like something Maxwell would wear." He added with a sneer as he took in Heero's attire. The clothes he was wearing were obviously expensive and rather tight, not Heero's normal attire by far.
Running his fingers through his still wet hair Heero pushed his bangs out of his eyes adjusted the chain he hadn't taken off since he'd put it on. He didn't normally wear jewelry except for the earring but he had a feeling that the chain was going to become a permanent part of both his wardrobes. Thinking of wardrobes Heero adjusted the collar on his leather jacket and gave a sigh of pleasure, it was good to dress like himself again. Not that what he wore as Heero was bad but the plain and cheap weren't exactly his style. After all he was rich and even if he wasn't like some relatives he could name he still preferred to dress in style. It was the Latin in him he guessed with a grin. Pushing several buttons on the side of the bike Paris's personal security system kicked in and sure that it wasn't going anywhere without his say grabbed his helmet from his handlebars and headed for the bar which he just happened to co-own.
"Now that's one fine looking guy." Sally commented over the guys' shoulders, which caused the four pilots to jump in their seats. "A suspect? Wait a minute." She said looking closer at the hot guy on the screen. "He kinda looks like Heero."
"That's because he is Heero, Onna." Wufei said with a sneer as he glared at her. "We'll be sure to pass on your opinion of him when he gets back."
"Isn't he on shore leave." Sally said suspiciously crossing her arms rather flustered that she been checking out Heero Yuy. It was kinda a scary thought. "Why are you monitoring him and why do I get the feeling that he doesn't know he's being watched."
"Well explain later Sally. He's going in." Duo said pointing to the screen and everyone's eyes went back to watching the events unfold.
Paris walked into the office he occasionally shared with Rome and Lana, the club's manager. Sensing that someone else was in the room he looked around and his eye finally caught on a foot lying on the floor. Following the foot found in attached to a very nice set of legs and an even nicer body, which was currently picking up papers off the floor behind the desk. Leaning against the desk without making a sound Paris watched Lana pick up papers while admiring her very nice backside. He probably should let her know he was here Paris thought with a grin but he wouldn't be much of a man if he didn't stop to appreciate the view first.
"Whoever you are you're going to get a knee in the groin if you don't stop staring at my asse boyo." Lana said not even bothering to turn around as she crumpled a paper under her hand with anger in her eyes. "Then I'll get the bouncers to work on you."
"You think I couldn't handle them Doll?" Paris asked and watched with a grin as she spun around with a huge smile on her face as she recognized the familiar voice and face.
"Paris!" She cried and seconds later he'd been kissed hard on the lips and enveloped into a strong hug as his old friend welcomed him home. It had been a while since he'd been able to get away and he'd missed her, even if she did tend to squeeze all the oxygen out of you when she hugged you.
Returning the hug Paris smiled as he affectionately patted her on her rear. "Am I to take it that you missed me darling." Paris said raising an eyebrow as he playfully dipped her in true heroic style.
"I don't know how I got along without you." Lana said with a smile as she held up her left hand with a smirk. "But I managed."
"So Victor finally wised up, congratulations." Paris said as he did the customary admiring of the engagement ring. "I guess I'll just have to move on." He added with a truly adorable look of mock anguish.
"Well there are plenty of girls out there who would just love to sooth your poor broken heart." Lana said knowing it was perfectly true. She and Paris had never been anything more then close friends but she knew his appeal and his effect on women, what he could do to a woman's system should be illegal. "Now Julian's already out there waiting for you so go get him and go cruising, you can protect the women from him." She added with a smirk.
"I'm going." Paris said with a wide smirk as he gave her a quick kiss on the smirking mouth before heading out of the office, headed in the direction of all the noise.
"Who is that and what has he done to Heero?" Duo said trying to pick his jaw off the floor while staring at the screen. "He figured out about the homing system and gave to some guy who resembled him just to play with our minds. Right guys?" he added hopefully as he looked at the other stunned pilots.
"He's got smoother moves then Duo." Sally said as she tried to figure out when Heero had developed sex appeal. "And why is everyone calling him Paris, he's not undercover, is he? Is that why he's acting like this?"
"He's not suppose to be doing any undercover work, this is suppose to be a holiday." Relena said with a frown as she reminded herself for the hundredth time that the girl was engaged and that the kiss she'd given Heero and Heero her had simply been a show of friendship. Friendship ha Relena thought as her eyes narrowed.
"See for yourself." Trowa said motioning to the screen which showed Heero making his way through the crowded bar area.
"Hey Sugar Lips, Rome said you would be stopping by." Christine purred as she smiled at her boss with predator intent. Casting him her best come hither look she smiled as she trailed a nail along his arm.
"Hi yourself, how's the family?" Paris said easily as he smiled at the longtime waitress. She'd been trying to get a hold of him for a while now but luckily he wasn't here enough for it to be a problem. "Where's that embarrassment also known as my cousin? I was just going to listen for the sound of someone being slapped but he seems to be slow tonight."
"There good and as for Julian he's over there by the stage Darling." Christine said with a nod towards the stage where a band was packing up their equipment while another was setting up. "How you two can be related is beyond me." She added meaning it completely. It was a long standing joke at the club that while Julian was always chasing women and getting slapped down Paris had only to smile to send them coming in droves. And he doesn't even try Christine thought with a sigh as she noticed his eyes were already trying to find his moronic cousin. He could have any woman he wanted but he preferred to be alone or just friends. Rome had mentioned that he had it bad for someone he worked for and Christine wasn't kidding when she thought that she'd kill to trade places with the girl.
'I see him." Paris said or at least was pretty sure as he took her hand, pressing a kiss on the back of her hand. "See you later?" He asked smiling at her with his usual warmth that made her sigh in regret.
"You bet." Christine said with a dreamy sigh.
"What the Hell has he done to himself?" Milliardo said out loud as he watched the waitress admire Heero's asse as he made his way to this supposed cousin of his. "He doesn't date period and he never, ever talks about something other then business, guns and computers."
"Looks like he's been working on his acting skills." Relena commented wanting very much to claw the redhead's eyes out for the way she'd been looking at Heero, she'd practically been drooling Relena fumed. And he'd kissed her hand she added as she got herself thoroughly worked up. If looks could kill the redhead would be dead.
"But Heero wouldn't know how to pick up a girl if his life depended on it." Duo said in a daze as he tried to process what was going on. 'He could have had that girl upstairs and in bed if he'd shown any interest in it!"
"Heero's not that kinda guy." Quatre said though he wasn't sure exactly what kind of a guy Heero was anymore. It was like he was an entirely different person as he stopped to allow people to go passed him; taking the time to wave and call out greetings to several people along the way. Even his face was completely different, full of humor and goodwill as he acknowledged greetings and responded to the comments with grins and smiles.
"Maybe you should get him to give you some tips Maxwell." Wufei said with a smirk. "He obviously has better luck with women then you do."
"Shut up Wu-man."
"Holy Mother Mary." Trowa said making everyone stare at him in shock. "Look at the guy Heero's headed for."
"Well look what the dog dragged in, a sewer rat." The male version of Rome said as he pushed back his chair to envelope Paris in a tight hug. The beautiful blonde seated nearby had just royally shot him down and the sight of his always amusing cousin drew a smile to his face.
Returning the hug Paris smiled as he drew back to get a look at the only one of his cousins he liked at all. "Well at least this rat can get a date. What did you say to her?" Paris asked having seen his cousin get shot down as usual by the well-built blonde.
"Shut up wise guy, no wonder grandfather disowned you, no respect for your elders." Julian said and with a grin sat back in his seat while Paris sat down in another. "Rome will be a bit late, traffic jam apparently."
"No prob. Hey Lana, what's the problem?" Paris asked when he saw her coming towards them with a worried look on her face.
"The lead singer for the band isn't here yet and some people are getting restless." Lana said motioning to the crowd who did appear to be a bit put out. "I got a hold of his girlfriend who says he should be here in five minutes but I have a feeling that that'll be five minutes too late. You still sing like an angel?" She asked with a hopeful look at Paris.
"You want me to sing?" Paris said raising an eyebrow. He did have a reasonably good voice but he very rarely sang in public unless he was drunk and he hadn't even had a drop of alcohol yet.
"Please." Lana said giving him the ultimate puppy-dog eyes look that was designed to convince any male in a miles radius to do her bidding.
"Fine." Paris said knowing that she'd talk him into it anyway. "Be back in five."
"He's going to sing? Heero doesn't sing." Quatre said as it was his turn to have his jaw hit the floor. "He hates singing."
"When has he ever sang Quatre." Trowa pointed out more puzzled then he'd been in a long time. It was almost as if Heero had developed a split personality, Heero and this Paris guy.
"And what's with the guy who looks just like Noin only he's a guy? I thought she didn't have any living relatives?" Duo said as he watched his friend shed his jacket and head for the stage with a smirk as Lana pushed him along.
"I guess she lied." Milliardo said as he watched Heero through narrowing eyes. "Who the Hell is Rome by the way?"
"His sister." Quatre said as he watched Heero head out of the room and up a flight of stairs that obviously led to the stage.
"His sister!" Sally, Relena and Milliardo said almost simultaneously. "Heero has a sister?"
"Yup." Duo said rather surprised that Relena didn't know about Rome, he thought she'd been making some progress getting Heero to consider as something more then a friend. Then again if he could have any woman he wanted Duo could see why his friend wasn't dating anyone here, that redhead had been pretty hot stuff. "We only found out about her a few days ago ourselves, Heero accidentally let it slip."
"He's actually going to do it." Wufei said in shock as he watched Heero accept a guitar from one of the other band members. 'And he's going to actually try to play that thing?"
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." Milliardo said quietly having a feeling that after tonight nothing would ever be the same again.
Can we say Cliffhanger? Cause you know I'm bad, I'm bad, I'm really, really bad. Singing really badly. Anyway I'll try to get the next chap out soon and I can guarantee that Heero/Paris will continue to show the G- boy just exactly how little they know about him. Also Noin will be arriving soon and what changes will she have made? As always please review and thanks for reading.