DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of the Preventers or blah blah blah, yackity shmackity. As a point of fact, I do not own much. Sad isn't it?

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Hilde growled and made her way toward the galley for some lunch at the office. Duo was nowhere to be found so she couldn't try and talk some sense into him right now. Dammed if she was going to apologize when there was nothing to apologize for.

She glared at anyone who so much as looked in her direction in the hallways. By now, the rumors have probably even reached Lady Une. And its hard telling how exaggerated it has become. Truth be told, she didn't want to know. This had been going on for a week now. And it didn't look to stop anytime soom.

Walking into the galley, she sneered at the person who was sitting there. Already eating his lunch, with his back turned to her. Looking like the bastard took not one ounce of what was happening to heart. The sneer turned to a smirk as a thought came to mind. As quietly as she could, she sneaked up behind the perfect soldier. . .

Heero glared at his food while he ate it. Perhaps if he glared long enough it would re-heat the food on his plate. Damn Duo. He should have been smarter than this. Known better than to jump to these stupid conclusions. And then have the nerve to point a finger at him. He was too angry to think strait when he felt two hands push him forward from behind. . .

[ SPLAT ]

He pulled his face out of his cold mashed potatoes that used to be on his plate. And were currently attached to his face. He glared through the mashed potatoes at Hilde, who moved to stand in front of him with an evil smile on her face. Pulling the food away from his face. How the hell did he not see that coming?

He held the mashed potatoes in his hand while he glared at her. Only one thought came to mind right then. He would destroy all his enemies. With a quick flick of his wrist too fast for her to counter, the food hit her in the face before falling to the floor.

Hilde glared at Heero and reached over for someone's lasagna off their plate. Despite the persons protests that they were still eating it. She wasn't preoccupied with that. This was all Heero's fault anyway. She flung it at him, where it stuck to his hair.

Heero picked up his glass of water and tossed its contents into her face. The smirk on his face getting wider by the moment. No one starts war with Heero Yuy and lives to tell about it. At least, not in his book.

Grabbing a piece of cake off from another person's plate, she threw it at him. This time with all her might. Willing it to knock the bastard out. She was really starting to hate this guy. If she couldn't release her frustrations out on Duo, then Heero was the next best choice.

He dodged this piece easily. Knowing that it would probably infuriate her. The cake flew past him. Only to hit the person sitting at the table behind him. The guy stood up and the two looked at each other curiously before they both realized what they had just started.

Duo walked into the galley looking for Hilde. Maybe she was right. Maybe she wasn't cheating on him. Everyone did get really drunk at that party. And he was partly to blame for that. He would apologize to her and ask for her forgiveness.

It was then that he noticed everyone in the galley was sitting perfectly still. Looking like some weird sculpture art. And had their gaze turned somewhere other than their food. Surmised of about 30 or so people. He looked avidly for the source of attention. He found it.

Heero and Hilde were both standing in front of one another at one of the tables. Both seemed somewhat covered in food. Hilde chucked a piece of cake at Heero, which he easily avoided. But it hit the person behind him. The man stood up and glared at the two of them.

That was all it took to get the whole galley in an all out war of food. Food was being thrown from every which direction. At everyone.

Normally Duo would have been happy to join or even witness any food fight. But his mind was else ware. All he could see was Heero and Hilde throwing food at one another. And smile at each other while they did it.

Heero grabbed a piece of someone's cheesecake and threw it at Hilde, who took it full force in the face. She pulled it from her face and this time lunged at him. Intent on knocking him down.

"RRAAGGHH!" She leapt over a table and knocked Heero to the ground. Grinning for all it was worth. Yes, she would have her revenge! The rolled around on the floor while stuffing food in the others face.

Heero found himself on top of her and sat down on her. Pinning both her arms at her sides. Heero, for what it was worth, was smiling. No one, and he meant no one would get the better of the Perfect Soldier! He grinned down at her, enjoying her angered and scowling face. Knowing it all to be directed at him.

His lost his smile at looked up suddenly to see Duo standing near the door. A look of shock on his face. He realized what this probably looked like when Duo turned around and ran out of the door.

He felt a fist connect with his jaw and he rolled off Hilde onto the floor. "Duo!" She yelled after him and ran out of the door following him. When had he let go of her arms? This was the second time that she had caught him off guard. The past few years of peace must have really worn him down.

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Lady Une stood over her desk and glared at the two causes for this mess. This problem. She went so far as to call it a conspiracy against her. "Hilde, I expected a lot better from you!" She looked at the cheesecake- covered face.

She turned and looked at the other cause for this whole ordeal. "And Yuy, I NEVER expected this from you! Not even in my wildest dreams!" She eyes his lasagna-covered hair. She threw her hands up in the air exasperated and plopped into her chair.

She forced herself back into her hard demeanor. As much as she wanted to laugh, she had to get a point across to them. "I don't know what is going on between you two. The rumors have gone so far as to say that you two eloped in Las Vegas and Hilde already bares two of Heero's illegitimate children."

Heero, if anything, had a shocked or shaken look on his face. Which in itself was shocking. While Hilde was rubbing the bridge of her nose. She could already feel a head ache coming. And it was all HEERO'S fault!

"I don't know how these rumors started and I don't WANT to know. But I want them stopped! Seeing as you both are not signed on and official Preventers, I cannot classify this as Fraternization. And therefore I cannot punish you for it. Now go." Une gave a glare at the two troublemakers as they left her office.

After they had left, she leaned back in her chair and took off her glasses. A good minute later, after she processed everything about what those two just did, a grin grew over her face. It was funny.

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They both climbed back into Heero's car and prepared to go back to the apartment and clean themselves up. Fortunately, they didn't have to face work again until tomorrow morning. But in the mean time, they would have to face one another tomorrow as well.

About half way through the trip back, Hilde seethed. Heero. This was all his fault. Living with Duo, when anything went wrong, it was easy to just blame Duo for it. Because nine times out of ten, it was his fault. Now that Duo wasn't around, she could just blame Heero instead.

Another thought came to mind. About earlier during lunch. She decided to ask him about it. "You smiled today at lunch. A real smile. I've never seen you smile before." It wasn't a question. More of a statement.

Heero remembered. It was true. Not something he was in the habit of doing. Smiling, that is. What could he say? He didn't know why he smiled. "You caught me off guard." Twice actually, he remembered.

Hilde looked at him strangely with half a smile of her own. Her head coked to one side. "It was nice. You have a nice smile."

He grunted. He expected a lot of things but a compliment was not one of them. If anything he was expecting another put down. He smirked at the thought of the compliment. He didn't get very many of those. Not any so nice. "Duo is very lucky to have you."