Not too far away an airship docked and a black clad man descended onto the Kushrenada piers. Silent as the whisper of death he made his way to the mansion that sat atop a large hill. He scaled the wall easily enough and disarmed all of the security cameras.

The guards already dazed with the light kiss of sleep, fell to the ground unconscious at the silent blow behind the neck.

"This is almost too easy" the man said to himself as he looked down at the final guard in his way to his destination. Opening the doors quietly he looked at the sleeping figure in the large king sized bed.

He entered in and looked around the room. On a couch lay a guard dressed a bit differently then all the rest. Black suit, cape and combat boots. A sword and gun hung on a chair near his post.

Heero studied the guard and was surprised to see he was only a young man. Either he was a paramour fallen asleep on the wrong side of the room or he was one of the Soldiers he'd heard so much about. 'He'd be a good fight…' Heero thought to himself. Well… this boy could wait. He had a mission to attend to.

Looking at the sleeping figure again he pulled out a needle already loaded with a sleeping drought. After injecting her with it he gathered her up in his arms and opened a window, looking back once more to see if he left any trace of his presence. There wasn't any. Just like always. That is if you didn't count the unconscious guards.

Jumping out the window with his prize over his shoulder he made his way back to the ship.

Relena woke almost 48 hours later groggy. She put a hand to her throbbing head and decided a mallet would feel less painful.

"So you're awake," a voice said from the other side of the room.

Relena sat up startled only to sink back down when the throbbing increased ten fold.

"Be careful. The sleeping drought hasn't fully worn off as of yet."

She nodded and let herself adjust to her surroundings. She was on a bed and the two large windows adorned the wall to her left. The room was small but richly furnished; a man with raven black hair sat on the opposite side of the room on a chair.

"Ms. Relena," he said bowing mockingly.

Relena sat up "Wha-"

The man cut her off "There's food on the table and you slept in your dinner gown. Make yourself comfortable, it's a long way to Sirendan."

He stood up and went to the door but paused "I have assigned Heero Yuy to watch you." With that the door shut behind him with a thud.

Shaking her head she went up to the basket of fruits on the table. Next to it was a plate of beef doused in what looked like barbeque sauce. Vegetables and some tea completed the breakfast. It wasn't the best breakfast ever but what else did she expect from a bunch of air pirates since that must be what they were.

When she finished her meal she went to the closet and shivered. The polished wood was cold on her bare feet. The socks she'd worn the night before were gone. The man with the black hair must have taken it. Then suddenly, like a pail of ice cold water hitting her at a thousand miles per hour, she knew who he was, he was Chang Wufei. The legendary Pirate Captain of the Merion and Leader of the terrorist group Hurricane.

The door opened right when she did up the last button on her gown. A young man came in, his unruly chocolate brown hair framed a to die for handsome face. When his eyes met her she gasped lightly, his eyes… like the sapphires on her favorite brooch.

He crossed his arms "My name is Heero Yuy. I'm to watch you for the remainder of time you spend on board."

Relena nodded and looked at him full in the eye "And just how long will that be?" Heero's face remained impassive "However long it takes for your fiancée to deliver the twenty million."

Relena frowned "Is that how much the supposed love of his life costs?"

Heero smirked this girl had sass. Wufei had said the exact same thing.

The airship wasn't all that big, most of it was engine space, almost two entire floors actually. During her exploration Heero followed her through the entire thing always there to bring her back to her room whenever she got lost. Finally when she opened a door five faces turned to her, it was the lounge.

They were all playing a game of cards but stopped and stood up when they saw her and Heero.

"Ms Relena… Heero" one of them said.

Heero stepped in and introduced them to her "The one with the long blond hair is Dorothy, the one with the blue hair is Hilde and next to her is Cathy. The guy with the braid is Duo Maxwell and then the last one's Trowa."

Relena bowed her head "Pleased to meet you. This isn't like normal abductions." The one named Hilde smiled at her cheerily "Well, just say we can't handle being mean. After all, you're getting us twenty million."

Relena smiled softly "If you had a good talker among you, you can probably squeeze another ten out of my beloved fiancée."

The braided man named Duo perked up "Another ten million!? Let me go talk to Wu-man for a sec."

Relena blinked and turned to Heero "Wu-man…?"

Heero looked at her, his feature's impassive as always "Chang Wufei. Our Captain." Relena nodded and looked the others again "Would mind if I played? I haven't been able to find anything amusing to do."

They shook their heads and held out a chair for her.

Trowa looked over at Heero "Are you going to play?"

He shook his head and leaned against the doorframe.

Relena shrugged and looked at the deck, it was old and the pictures were fading, too bad she didn't bring her own, it was still new and very beautiful to look at.

Trowa dealt her a hand "Five card game, three card draw."

He studied her "You've played Poker before right?"

Relena nodded "Yes, me and my father were fond of it though I haven't had time since I moved in with Trieze."

He nodded and looked at his hand, his face expressionless.

Relena sighed and picked up her own cards. She put down two cards and without looking at Trowa she said, "Hit me."

Everyone looked her surprised, even Heero's eyebrow quirked up an inch.

Relena looked up at the surprised green eyes of Trowa Barton "Is there something wrong?"

He shook his head and gave her a card, she glanced at it and put it down "Hit me."

Trowa gave another to her; all eyes were on rich blonde. Relena's expression didn't change as she folded her cards and looked up at them, her eyes level.

Trowa dragged his eyes away from her and shifted his gaze to the other members "Okay, what are the bets?"

They all put a few coins on the table, it was rather funny to see, the bets were so low thirty gold pieces max.

She decided to make it interesting, taking a ruby off her gown she put it with the other coins "I'll see your thirty and raise it two hundred."

Trowa whistled "Thanks Ms. Relena. I needed a new wardrobe."

Relena chuckled and looked around the table "Any takers?" Hilde folded shaking her head mumbling something about being too rich.

Cathy lost and so did Catherine, it was down to Trowa and herself, "Ladies first." Relena shook her head "Please, after you."

Trowa shrugged and laid out his cards "Full House."

Relena bit her lip "Oh… I'm sorry Trowa."

She put down her cards "Straight."

The table was silent; Relena smiled lightly "I forgot how good I was at this game."

Hilde smiled "Right. You forgot."

Heero smirked; he clapped lightly "Well done Miss Relena. Trowa, out. I just decided I want to play."

He stood, there was only room six in at the table. Heero looked at Relena, his face set in stone, as always.

Trowa shuffled and dealt the cards "Same rules, go."

Relena's eyes were glued to her cards; the tension in the air was so thick she could taste it. Relena gulped and put own three cards, "Hit me," Heero's eyes locked on her making her feel uneasy.

The other four at the table saw the look shared between the two and Dorothy put her cards down "I fold."

She looked at Cathy and the knife thrower smiled, understanding "So do I."

Trowa looked between the two girls "… I'm out."

Duo, who had just come back, looked at his cards "But Trowa, you have-"

Hilde cuffed him in the head "Too rich for my blood, I'm out."

Relena and Heero were oblivious to the others, "What do you bet?"

Trowa asked quietly not wanting to break the tension in the air. Heero's face remained neutral as he put a gold and diamond cross on the table.

'Now where did he get that?' she thought but it slid away into oblivion when Relena realized it was bluff to make her fold.

Relena placed an entire strand of blood rubies on the table.

Heero grinned and reached into his pocket, he placed a key on the table.

Trowa stood up "You're betting your bike!?"

Duo grinned, "This is so cool."

Cocking her head to one side she put her engagement ring on the table. Duo gawked at it "Isn't that the Star of Kiln at the center?"

Relena nodded but didn't speak.

Hilde smiled and licked her lips "The moment of truth."

Relena nodded and put her cards down "A Straight Flush… very impressive."

Heero sighed and shook his head "For your Highness… a Royal Flush."

Relena laugh "Lovely. That was very refreshing," she said as Heero collected his winnings.

Dorothy blinked "You're not upset that you just lost you're engagement ring?" Relena shook her head "Not at all."

She smiled suddenly "Now, who's up for a game of Bullshit?"