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Chapter one
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"OW-DAMN IT!" Duo shrieked as his hairbrush got tangled again, "I can't remember the last time I had such a bad hair day!"
"Baka." Hiiro grumbled from his place at his laptop.
"Hey, Hiiro." Duo grimaced, yanking on the brush, "Not that I'm complaining. But why are you here?"
Hiiro glanced at the longhaired boy's reflection as he fought a losing battle with the brush. The stoic boy smirked as the boy gave up in a huff of frustration. The brush still lodged securely in the chestnut tangles.
"Hiiro?"
The Japanese boy shrugged, "I.I just needed to see a familiar face." Duo raised an eyebrow and Hiiro glared, "I had forgotten how obnoxious you are."
"Oh, come on." Duo feigned hurt feelings, "I'm not all that bad."
Hiiro stood and approached the boy in front of the mirror. "Baka." He grumbled, reaching up and untangling the mess.
"H.Hiiro?" Duo stuttered uncertainly, silently cursing his reddening cheeks, as the other boy handed him his freed brush.
"You looked like you needed help." Hiiro turned and picked up his laptop.
"Thanks, buddy."Duo said softly.
"You're welcome." Hiiro said leaving the room. Duo stared in amazement at the empty doorway before going back to brushing and braiding his hair.
A few minutes later, the braided boy grabbed his black leather coat and keys, "Hey, Hiiro," He called, "I'm going to get a pizza, you want anything?"
The Japanese boy didn't answer.
"Hiiro?" Duo called walking into the living room where he found his friend staring at the Vid screen. The boy's fists were clenching tensely at his side, "Uh, Hiiro? What's wrong?" The braided boy peered over Hiiro's shoulder and gasped at the image he saw.
/ "The palace where a huge debate on earth and colonial unification policies was being held, was destroyed earlier today. All of the delegates inside were killed in a mass murder." /
"Relena." Hiiro's voice shook.
"Quatre. Trowa." Duo swallowed hard.
"What?" Hiiro frowned, "They were there too?" Duo's amethyst eyes blinked back tears as he nodded mutely. "Since when?"
"Quatre's been attending those conferences as Representative for L4, Trowa goes where he does."
"Come on, You're getting that pizza to go." Hiiro ordered, grabbing his denim jacket and laptop along with Duo's keys and running out the door.
"We going to earth?" Duo yelled following him.
"Hn."
"Shouldn't we tell Wu Fei?" Duo gasped, barely jumping into the jeep before Hiiro tore out of the driveway like a bat out of hell.
"I'm sure the Preventers will be all over this." Hiiro glared as he wove through traffic, "He'll meet us there."
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"What a mess." The Chinese boy frowned scanning the charred rubble.
"We're going to have a hard time IDing bodies." Sally's sad voice murmured, "Who could have done this?"
"I don't know, but who ever it was," Wu Fei glared, "When I find them, they'll pay."
"Preventer Chang, Preventer Po." A young officer beckoned them, "Preventer Une wishes to speak to you in person."
Wu Fei and Sally exchanged a glance, "She wants us to return to base?" Sally arched an eyebrow.
The officer shook her head, "She's on her way here."
"ETA?" Wu Fei demanded.
"15 minutes."
"This must be bigger than we thought." Sally sighed, "As if the killing of Peace Delegates wasn't bad enough."
"I wonder." The boy's dark eyes narrowed thoughtfully, "Do you have a list of names for the attending delegates?" He demanded from the officer.
"Yes, sir." The young woman hustled over to an equipment van. There she printed off a list and handed it to the waiting boy.
Hastily he skimmed one page as Sally read the other. "Here." He pointed to a single name. "Relena Darlin was there."
"Oh, God. Wu Fei." Sally's voice shook as she read and reread her paper.
"That must be why Une is coming personally." The Chinese boy frowned, "Hiiro will come too."
"No, Wu Fei! Look!" Sally handed him her sheet, trying not to allow tears to fall.
Wu Fei stared at the piece of paper, "No." He shook his head, "Quatre."
"Were he and Trowa still." Sally bit her lip. Mutely, Wu Fei could only nod. "Then." Sally continued, "Trowa."
"Was there too." The boy was finding it hard to breath, and he found he could barely stand.
"Easy, Wu Fei." Sally soothed, pushing him away from prying eyes. She sat him down on a fallen pillar, "Breath Wu Fei.Breath Sally." She collapsed on the ground next to the boy, her own breath chocking her. She ran her fingers through her loose hair, "Oh, God."
"They." Wu Fei buried his face in his hands, staring at the ground through his tears, that he refused to allow to fall, and fingers. "My.friends. my. family.Sally?" He sounded lost, "The others. What do I tell them?"
"They probably already know." Sally pointed out. The boy closed his eyes and forced a strained breath deep into his starved lungs. He then stood with regained composure and dignity. Sally wiped her eyes and pulled herself back to her feet, "Wu Fei?" She asked stepping back from him. There was a lust for vengeance and justice raging in those dark orbs of his, "They'll pay." He promised, "They'll pay dearly."
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"Lady?" A quiet voice asked, "What's wrong?"
Preventer Une looked at the redheaded child next to her, "Terrorists have attacked the Sanc palace where Miss Relena, Quatre, Trowa and many more important people were meeting, Mariemaia."
"I'm sorry, Lady Une. Is there something I can do?" The little girl looked at her expectantly.
"I'm afraid not." She tried to smile for the little girl. "Preventer Noin is going to look after you while I attend to some business."
The girl sulked, "Lady Une, I was once poised to take over the world. I'm almost eleven years old, I don't need a babysitter!"
"It's more for Noin than for you." She tried to explain, "She's lonely now that Zechs has left, and she would appreciate the distraction."
"Yeah, right." The girl scoffed, "I may be a kid, Lady Une, but I'm not stupid." Smiling, the lady reached over to ruff the child's hair. "Aw! Cut it out!" Mariemaia shrieked.
"What? Would you prefer I did this?" Lady Une looked at her like a predator before pouncing on the girl and tickling her. Mariemaia shrieks and laughter filled the back of the car along with her pleas for mercy. "Huh? Do you like this better?"
"STOP! Please stop!" The girl's eyes had tears in them; she was laughing so hard, "I'll go to Noin's just please.STOP!"
Lady Une with drew her fingers from the gasping child, "And you'll be on your best behavior?" Mariemaia nodded, her tiny frame still trying to recover. "That my girl."
"Excuse me, Lady Une." The chuffer paged, "We're approaching site."
"Thank you, Shane." She said over the intercom, "Please drop me off over there. And then take Mariemaia to Noin's apartment."
"Yes, ma'am." The young man acknowledged pulling the black sedan over to the side of the road.
"I'll see you in a little while." Lady Une told the little girl, kissing her forehead, "Please, don't torment Noin?"
"Okay, Lady." The child threw her arms around the woman's neck. "I won't."
"That's a good girl." Une smiled and gracefully exited the car. She waved as she watched it disappear from view.
"Found another one." Someone called out from around the block, bringing Preventer Une back into focus of what she must do. Taking a deep breath to compose and steel herself against the gruesome task that she must participate, she began to walk purposely towards the charred ruins of what used to be the most beautiful structure in this part of the world.
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It felt as if a ton of rock was pressed against his body. He couldn't move, and he could barely breathe. He was cold.so.cold.He couldn't recall what had happened past the explosion. 'Where.Where is he?' the thought seized his heart with panic. 'Where are they? They were right there in front of me.' He groaned, as sleep fought to claim him. 'I can't feel them.' He strained, a sharp piercing pain searing up the side of his leg. "Trowa.Miss Relena.Trowa." He groaned, before merciful slumber claimed him.
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To be continued.
Chapter one
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"OW-DAMN IT!" Duo shrieked as his hairbrush got tangled again, "I can't remember the last time I had such a bad hair day!"
"Baka." Hiiro grumbled from his place at his laptop.
"Hey, Hiiro." Duo grimaced, yanking on the brush, "Not that I'm complaining. But why are you here?"
Hiiro glanced at the longhaired boy's reflection as he fought a losing battle with the brush. The stoic boy smirked as the boy gave up in a huff of frustration. The brush still lodged securely in the chestnut tangles.
"Hiiro?"
The Japanese boy shrugged, "I.I just needed to see a familiar face." Duo raised an eyebrow and Hiiro glared, "I had forgotten how obnoxious you are."
"Oh, come on." Duo feigned hurt feelings, "I'm not all that bad."
Hiiro stood and approached the boy in front of the mirror. "Baka." He grumbled, reaching up and untangling the mess.
"H.Hiiro?" Duo stuttered uncertainly, silently cursing his reddening cheeks, as the other boy handed him his freed brush.
"You looked like you needed help." Hiiro turned and picked up his laptop.
"Thanks, buddy."Duo said softly.
"You're welcome." Hiiro said leaving the room. Duo stared in amazement at the empty doorway before going back to brushing and braiding his hair.
A few minutes later, the braided boy grabbed his black leather coat and keys, "Hey, Hiiro," He called, "I'm going to get a pizza, you want anything?"
The Japanese boy didn't answer.
"Hiiro?" Duo called walking into the living room where he found his friend staring at the Vid screen. The boy's fists were clenching tensely at his side, "Uh, Hiiro? What's wrong?" The braided boy peered over Hiiro's shoulder and gasped at the image he saw.
/ "The palace where a huge debate on earth and colonial unification policies was being held, was destroyed earlier today. All of the delegates inside were killed in a mass murder." /
"Relena." Hiiro's voice shook.
"Quatre. Trowa." Duo swallowed hard.
"What?" Hiiro frowned, "They were there too?" Duo's amethyst eyes blinked back tears as he nodded mutely. "Since when?"
"Quatre's been attending those conferences as Representative for L4, Trowa goes where he does."
"Come on, You're getting that pizza to go." Hiiro ordered, grabbing his denim jacket and laptop along with Duo's keys and running out the door.
"We going to earth?" Duo yelled following him.
"Hn."
"Shouldn't we tell Wu Fei?" Duo gasped, barely jumping into the jeep before Hiiro tore out of the driveway like a bat out of hell.
"I'm sure the Preventers will be all over this." Hiiro glared as he wove through traffic, "He'll meet us there."
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"What a mess." The Chinese boy frowned scanning the charred rubble.
"We're going to have a hard time IDing bodies." Sally's sad voice murmured, "Who could have done this?"
"I don't know, but who ever it was," Wu Fei glared, "When I find them, they'll pay."
"Preventer Chang, Preventer Po." A young officer beckoned them, "Preventer Une wishes to speak to you in person."
Wu Fei and Sally exchanged a glance, "She wants us to return to base?" Sally arched an eyebrow.
The officer shook her head, "She's on her way here."
"ETA?" Wu Fei demanded.
"15 minutes."
"This must be bigger than we thought." Sally sighed, "As if the killing of Peace Delegates wasn't bad enough."
"I wonder." The boy's dark eyes narrowed thoughtfully, "Do you have a list of names for the attending delegates?" He demanded from the officer.
"Yes, sir." The young woman hustled over to an equipment van. There she printed off a list and handed it to the waiting boy.
Hastily he skimmed one page as Sally read the other. "Here." He pointed to a single name. "Relena Darlin was there."
"Oh, God. Wu Fei." Sally's voice shook as she read and reread her paper.
"That must be why Une is coming personally." The Chinese boy frowned, "Hiiro will come too."
"No, Wu Fei! Look!" Sally handed him her sheet, trying not to allow tears to fall.
Wu Fei stared at the piece of paper, "No." He shook his head, "Quatre."
"Were he and Trowa still." Sally bit her lip. Mutely, Wu Fei could only nod. "Then." Sally continued, "Trowa."
"Was there too." The boy was finding it hard to breath, and he found he could barely stand.
"Easy, Wu Fei." Sally soothed, pushing him away from prying eyes. She sat him down on a fallen pillar, "Breath Wu Fei.Breath Sally." She collapsed on the ground next to the boy, her own breath chocking her. She ran her fingers through her loose hair, "Oh, God."
"They." Wu Fei buried his face in his hands, staring at the ground through his tears, that he refused to allow to fall, and fingers. "My.friends. my. family.Sally?" He sounded lost, "The others. What do I tell them?"
"They probably already know." Sally pointed out. The boy closed his eyes and forced a strained breath deep into his starved lungs. He then stood with regained composure and dignity. Sally wiped her eyes and pulled herself back to her feet, "Wu Fei?" She asked stepping back from him. There was a lust for vengeance and justice raging in those dark orbs of his, "They'll pay." He promised, "They'll pay dearly."
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"Lady?" A quiet voice asked, "What's wrong?"
Preventer Une looked at the redheaded child next to her, "Terrorists have attacked the Sanc palace where Miss Relena, Quatre, Trowa and many more important people were meeting, Mariemaia."
"I'm sorry, Lady Une. Is there something I can do?" The little girl looked at her expectantly.
"I'm afraid not." She tried to smile for the little girl. "Preventer Noin is going to look after you while I attend to some business."
The girl sulked, "Lady Une, I was once poised to take over the world. I'm almost eleven years old, I don't need a babysitter!"
"It's more for Noin than for you." She tried to explain, "She's lonely now that Zechs has left, and she would appreciate the distraction."
"Yeah, right." The girl scoffed, "I may be a kid, Lady Une, but I'm not stupid." Smiling, the lady reached over to ruff the child's hair. "Aw! Cut it out!" Mariemaia shrieked.
"What? Would you prefer I did this?" Lady Une looked at her like a predator before pouncing on the girl and tickling her. Mariemaia shrieks and laughter filled the back of the car along with her pleas for mercy. "Huh? Do you like this better?"
"STOP! Please stop!" The girl's eyes had tears in them; she was laughing so hard, "I'll go to Noin's just please.STOP!"
Lady Une with drew her fingers from the gasping child, "And you'll be on your best behavior?" Mariemaia nodded, her tiny frame still trying to recover. "That my girl."
"Excuse me, Lady Une." The chuffer paged, "We're approaching site."
"Thank you, Shane." She said over the intercom, "Please drop me off over there. And then take Mariemaia to Noin's apartment."
"Yes, ma'am." The young man acknowledged pulling the black sedan over to the side of the road.
"I'll see you in a little while." Lady Une told the little girl, kissing her forehead, "Please, don't torment Noin?"
"Okay, Lady." The child threw her arms around the woman's neck. "I won't."
"That's a good girl." Une smiled and gracefully exited the car. She waved as she watched it disappear from view.
"Found another one." Someone called out from around the block, bringing Preventer Une back into focus of what she must do. Taking a deep breath to compose and steel herself against the gruesome task that she must participate, she began to walk purposely towards the charred ruins of what used to be the most beautiful structure in this part of the world.
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It felt as if a ton of rock was pressed against his body. He couldn't move, and he could barely breathe. He was cold.so.cold.He couldn't recall what had happened past the explosion. 'Where.Where is he?' the thought seized his heart with panic. 'Where are they? They were right there in front of me.' He groaned, as sleep fought to claim him. 'I can't feel them.' He strained, a sharp piercing pain searing up the side of his leg. "Trowa.Miss Relena.Trowa." He groaned, before merciful slumber claimed him.
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To be continued.