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* Brandi and I have again been split up (summer is over, alas). So I am
alone in this chapter and it may not be as good, but hey.
This is a non-yaoi, multi-paired fic. If you don't like this, I suggest you don't read my fics. This chapter features 01xRP. I'm sorry. I like them, and this is important.
Mission: Matchmaker
Operation: Superglue
Phase: II
Lady Une stood facing the window, but whether she was looking outside or elsewhere remains unknown. "Mr. Treize," she said quietly, "I felt this needed to be done; the consequences of my actions will reveal themselves later, I understand. I do wish you were here. I need your approval, Your Excellency." Someone behind her clapped, and Lady Une whirled around.
Dorothy Catalonia was smirking near the door. "I'm sure Mr. Treize would have appreciated your thoughts," she said in her creepy, delighted way.
"I'm sure." Lady Une replied coldly. "Do have a seat."
"Oh, well thank you." Dorothy made herself comfortable in the chair before Une's desk. "You asked me to come, Colonel Une?"
Lady Une nodded, almost regretting it. "I have something to discuss with you, considering you are a close 'friend' of Ms. Darlian's."
Leaning forward, Dorothy placed her elbow on the table, her chin in her hand, and nodded. She looked very interested and raised one of her forked eyebrows slightly in curiosity. "Yes, I am."
"I'm sure you probably already have an idea of what I'm talking about." Lady Une didn't wait for a reply, but kept talking. "Miss Relena is in need of a bodyguard, and -"
"Oh, I highly doubt she would approve of that," Dorothy cut in.
Lady Une repressed a sigh. "No, of course not."
"That is what you called me here to talk about, correct?" Dorothy asked.
Mildly annoyed, Une nodded. "I need you to convince her that she must have one."
Dorothy's eyes sparkled. "Surely you already have one in mind," she said.
"Yes, I do, but that isn't our main concern right now." Lady Une stood stiffly.
"Are you going to tell me? It's that Yuy boy, isn't it? I doubt he'll agree to it anymore than she would. And Miss Relena is sure to disapprove of the idea if she hears that he will be the bodyguard."
"Yes," Lady Une hissed. "I know this." She regained her composure. "That is why I want you to persuade her to get a bodyguard, and however you feel necessary to secure the position for Mr. Yuy. Do you understand? Milliardo will be helping with this as well, on both sides."
Dorothy stood up and smiled. "I wonder how this will turn out," she said to no one in particular as she left the room.
Lady Une's spine tingled. Dorothy was very frustrating to deal with.
~~~~~
Milliardo blocked Heero's only exit from the copy room. He was standing in the doorway with a gun, loaded and cocked, in his hand.
Heero set his papers down. "Zechs," he said calmly, "What the Hell do you think you're doing?"
"I'm thinking of my sister's best interests," Zechs said. That was a lie. To make Heero Yuy his own sister's bodyguard was not something Zechs wanted to do. However, Une had convinced him that it needed to be done. Heero was an excellent soldier and would make a good bodyguard. He had saved her from that assassin, after all.
Heero raised an eyebrow. "Right." The word dripped with sarcasm.
"Damn it, Yuy," Zechs said angrily. "You're the only person available on short notice."
"Who says I'm available?" Zechs was starting to tick him off. He didn't want to work for Relena.
"Lady Une did. Look, I'll pay you a lot . . ."
Heero narrowed his eyes, snatched up his papers, and shoved Zechs aside. "I don't care about money, Zechs," he growled.
Defeated, Zechs walked back to Lady Une's office.
Lady Une looked up from a file she was going through. "Yes?"
"He's stubborn. Maybe we should just find someone else to -"
Lady Une smiled faintly. "He'll do it," she said confidently, then sighed, "Hire him for one month and find another by the time the month is up."
"Yes ma'am." Zechs replied, saluted, and left.
"Colette," Lady Une said, pressing a button on her phone. "Can you get Mr. Yuy in here, please?"
~~~~~
"No."
"Only a month - until we can find another suitable bodyguard - understand?" Lady Une said.
Heero glared at her.
Lady Une stood up, angry. "That's an order."
"Yes ma'am," he said, wiping his face of all emotions.
"Thank you. You start tomorrow. Show up here tomorrow, and I'll tell you the rest."
~~~~~
Relena was in the family room, watching the turnout of her press conference earlier that day on the news.
"Miss Relena?" Dorothy said.
"Yes, Dorothy?"
"Wouldn't it be wise to get someone to protect you? After all, we don't want something like this to happen again, do we?"
"No, but I don't think a bodyguard is necessary." Relena told her.
"Oh, but I do. So does your brother." Dorothy smiled apologetically at her. "And Lady Une, too. They've taken the liberty of picking one for you, although I told them that he wouldn't do . . ."
"Why?"
"They want Mr. Yuy to be your bodyguard." She said, then, seeing the look on Relena's face, added quickly, "but only for a month - until they have found another suitable bodyguard for you."
Relena frowned. How dare they? They went behind her back. They 'chose' a bodyguard for her - as if she wasn't mature enough to do it on her own! Relena stood up slowly, making her decision carefully. "Very well. If they feel that strongly about it . . ." it was hard to keep her voice steady, she was so angry with them, "then so be it. Let them do what they want."
Dorothy smiled, bowed slightly, and left the room. They had won - for now.
~~~~~
"Mr. Yuy," Lady Une said to the expressionless young man standing before her desk. "Relena has agreed to have a bodyguard." She smiled. "Will you sign this, please?" She pointed at a contract lying on her desk.
Heero looked the contract over and signed his name at the bottom.
Lady Une looked pleased. "Now, come with me. I have to take you for reasons which you probably already know . . ."
Heero nodded and followed her.
~~~~
Relena sighed. She was no longer angry, but nervous. Heero Yuy was to be her bodyguard. The servants had prepared a room for him only three rooms down from her own. She was slowly beginning to realize that he'd be living there - at her home - for a whole month. He would 'have' to stay. She smirked. Finally, she'd have him close to her without fear of losing him. But . . . she sighed . . . he would be close to her. What was wrong with her? She hadn't seen him in so long. He saved her life recently, didn't he? Then why was she dreading seeing him?
"Miss Relena," Dorothy said, practically skipping into the room. "I think they've arrived."
Relena blinked, realizing that she had been watching the car pull up. "Yes," she said, "I know."
The doorbell rang, and Pagan, the trusty old butler that Relena had known since before she could remember, opened it. He smiled. That boy - he had known that boy since the Eve Wars. 'It will be good for Miss Relena to have him around again,' Pagan thought. 'It may be good for him, too.'
"Ah, Mr. Yuy, Colonel Une," he said, "We have been expecting you. Wait one moment, please." He turned to fetch Miss Relena, but Dorothy shook her head.
"I have already informed Miss Relena of your arrival," she said. "She'll be down here in a moment." She smiled at Heero, knowing that he disliked her. "How are you, Mr. Yuy?" she asked. Heero said nothing.
"Dorothy," Relena said, standing behind her, "If you are going to be cynical, I suggest you go talk to the servants. They can't fire you."
Dorothy blinked. "Oh, but Miss Relena," she stammered, taken aback.
Relena smiled. "Didn't you hear? Mr. Yuy has become Head of Security and can fire whomever he wishes."
"Oh, of course." Dorothy looked back at Heero, smiled as best she could, and scurried away.
Heero looked amused.
Lady Une smiled. "Well, I have other places to be. Since you both know all the details, then I suppose my job here is through. Good afternoon." She left, and Pagan closed the door behind her.
Relena looked at Heero. "Well, I guess you want to know where your room is," she said. "Pagan, will you-" "Yes, ma'am," he said. "This way, Mr. Yuy. We'll get you situated and then it will be time for lunch." He grinned, and, halfway up the stairs, added quietly, "Put Dorothy in her place, would you? She's driving us all bananas."
Heero smirked. "She's a bitch," he mumbled. Pagan chuckled.
Relena sighed. Well, she'd made it through the first five minutes. She smiled. She loved how captivating his eyes were. Dorothy had told her that Heero and Duo had been partners with the Preventers. Relena wondered if he had lightened up a bit, but she would figure that out later, she thought. Now, she just had to figure out how to survive lunch.
~~~END CHAPTER~~~
Yay! Chapter over. Yes, I know it was mainly dialogue, but I'm sorry. Next chapter - 02xHS. No, I don't have a preview for that one either. Review please before I start signing the angry mob song. That won't be good . . . Go to my website for more info on me: .
This is a non-yaoi, multi-paired fic. If you don't like this, I suggest you don't read my fics. This chapter features 01xRP. I'm sorry. I like them, and this is important.
Mission: Matchmaker
Operation: Superglue
Phase: II
Lady Une stood facing the window, but whether she was looking outside or elsewhere remains unknown. "Mr. Treize," she said quietly, "I felt this needed to be done; the consequences of my actions will reveal themselves later, I understand. I do wish you were here. I need your approval, Your Excellency." Someone behind her clapped, and Lady Une whirled around.
Dorothy Catalonia was smirking near the door. "I'm sure Mr. Treize would have appreciated your thoughts," she said in her creepy, delighted way.
"I'm sure." Lady Une replied coldly. "Do have a seat."
"Oh, well thank you." Dorothy made herself comfortable in the chair before Une's desk. "You asked me to come, Colonel Une?"
Lady Une nodded, almost regretting it. "I have something to discuss with you, considering you are a close 'friend' of Ms. Darlian's."
Leaning forward, Dorothy placed her elbow on the table, her chin in her hand, and nodded. She looked very interested and raised one of her forked eyebrows slightly in curiosity. "Yes, I am."
"I'm sure you probably already have an idea of what I'm talking about." Lady Une didn't wait for a reply, but kept talking. "Miss Relena is in need of a bodyguard, and -"
"Oh, I highly doubt she would approve of that," Dorothy cut in.
Lady Une repressed a sigh. "No, of course not."
"That is what you called me here to talk about, correct?" Dorothy asked.
Mildly annoyed, Une nodded. "I need you to convince her that she must have one."
Dorothy's eyes sparkled. "Surely you already have one in mind," she said.
"Yes, I do, but that isn't our main concern right now." Lady Une stood stiffly.
"Are you going to tell me? It's that Yuy boy, isn't it? I doubt he'll agree to it anymore than she would. And Miss Relena is sure to disapprove of the idea if she hears that he will be the bodyguard."
"Yes," Lady Une hissed. "I know this." She regained her composure. "That is why I want you to persuade her to get a bodyguard, and however you feel necessary to secure the position for Mr. Yuy. Do you understand? Milliardo will be helping with this as well, on both sides."
Dorothy stood up and smiled. "I wonder how this will turn out," she said to no one in particular as she left the room.
Lady Une's spine tingled. Dorothy was very frustrating to deal with.
~~~~~
Milliardo blocked Heero's only exit from the copy room. He was standing in the doorway with a gun, loaded and cocked, in his hand.
Heero set his papers down. "Zechs," he said calmly, "What the Hell do you think you're doing?"
"I'm thinking of my sister's best interests," Zechs said. That was a lie. To make Heero Yuy his own sister's bodyguard was not something Zechs wanted to do. However, Une had convinced him that it needed to be done. Heero was an excellent soldier and would make a good bodyguard. He had saved her from that assassin, after all.
Heero raised an eyebrow. "Right." The word dripped with sarcasm.
"Damn it, Yuy," Zechs said angrily. "You're the only person available on short notice."
"Who says I'm available?" Zechs was starting to tick him off. He didn't want to work for Relena.
"Lady Une did. Look, I'll pay you a lot . . ."
Heero narrowed his eyes, snatched up his papers, and shoved Zechs aside. "I don't care about money, Zechs," he growled.
Defeated, Zechs walked back to Lady Une's office.
Lady Une looked up from a file she was going through. "Yes?"
"He's stubborn. Maybe we should just find someone else to -"
Lady Une smiled faintly. "He'll do it," she said confidently, then sighed, "Hire him for one month and find another by the time the month is up."
"Yes ma'am." Zechs replied, saluted, and left.
"Colette," Lady Une said, pressing a button on her phone. "Can you get Mr. Yuy in here, please?"
~~~~~
"No."
"Only a month - until we can find another suitable bodyguard - understand?" Lady Une said.
Heero glared at her.
Lady Une stood up, angry. "That's an order."
"Yes ma'am," he said, wiping his face of all emotions.
"Thank you. You start tomorrow. Show up here tomorrow, and I'll tell you the rest."
~~~~~
Relena was in the family room, watching the turnout of her press conference earlier that day on the news.
"Miss Relena?" Dorothy said.
"Yes, Dorothy?"
"Wouldn't it be wise to get someone to protect you? After all, we don't want something like this to happen again, do we?"
"No, but I don't think a bodyguard is necessary." Relena told her.
"Oh, but I do. So does your brother." Dorothy smiled apologetically at her. "And Lady Une, too. They've taken the liberty of picking one for you, although I told them that he wouldn't do . . ."
"Why?"
"They want Mr. Yuy to be your bodyguard." She said, then, seeing the look on Relena's face, added quickly, "but only for a month - until they have found another suitable bodyguard for you."
Relena frowned. How dare they? They went behind her back. They 'chose' a bodyguard for her - as if she wasn't mature enough to do it on her own! Relena stood up slowly, making her decision carefully. "Very well. If they feel that strongly about it . . ." it was hard to keep her voice steady, she was so angry with them, "then so be it. Let them do what they want."
Dorothy smiled, bowed slightly, and left the room. They had won - for now.
~~~~~
"Mr. Yuy," Lady Une said to the expressionless young man standing before her desk. "Relena has agreed to have a bodyguard." She smiled. "Will you sign this, please?" She pointed at a contract lying on her desk.
Heero looked the contract over and signed his name at the bottom.
Lady Une looked pleased. "Now, come with me. I have to take you for reasons which you probably already know . . ."
Heero nodded and followed her.
~~~~
Relena sighed. She was no longer angry, but nervous. Heero Yuy was to be her bodyguard. The servants had prepared a room for him only three rooms down from her own. She was slowly beginning to realize that he'd be living there - at her home - for a whole month. He would 'have' to stay. She smirked. Finally, she'd have him close to her without fear of losing him. But . . . she sighed . . . he would be close to her. What was wrong with her? She hadn't seen him in so long. He saved her life recently, didn't he? Then why was she dreading seeing him?
"Miss Relena," Dorothy said, practically skipping into the room. "I think they've arrived."
Relena blinked, realizing that she had been watching the car pull up. "Yes," she said, "I know."
The doorbell rang, and Pagan, the trusty old butler that Relena had known since before she could remember, opened it. He smiled. That boy - he had known that boy since the Eve Wars. 'It will be good for Miss Relena to have him around again,' Pagan thought. 'It may be good for him, too.'
"Ah, Mr. Yuy, Colonel Une," he said, "We have been expecting you. Wait one moment, please." He turned to fetch Miss Relena, but Dorothy shook her head.
"I have already informed Miss Relena of your arrival," she said. "She'll be down here in a moment." She smiled at Heero, knowing that he disliked her. "How are you, Mr. Yuy?" she asked. Heero said nothing.
"Dorothy," Relena said, standing behind her, "If you are going to be cynical, I suggest you go talk to the servants. They can't fire you."
Dorothy blinked. "Oh, but Miss Relena," she stammered, taken aback.
Relena smiled. "Didn't you hear? Mr. Yuy has become Head of Security and can fire whomever he wishes."
"Oh, of course." Dorothy looked back at Heero, smiled as best she could, and scurried away.
Heero looked amused.
Lady Une smiled. "Well, I have other places to be. Since you both know all the details, then I suppose my job here is through. Good afternoon." She left, and Pagan closed the door behind her.
Relena looked at Heero. "Well, I guess you want to know where your room is," she said. "Pagan, will you-" "Yes, ma'am," he said. "This way, Mr. Yuy. We'll get you situated and then it will be time for lunch." He grinned, and, halfway up the stairs, added quietly, "Put Dorothy in her place, would you? She's driving us all bananas."
Heero smirked. "She's a bitch," he mumbled. Pagan chuckled.
Relena sighed. Well, she'd made it through the first five minutes. She smiled. She loved how captivating his eyes were. Dorothy had told her that Heero and Duo had been partners with the Preventers. Relena wondered if he had lightened up a bit, but she would figure that out later, she thought. Now, she just had to figure out how to survive lunch.
~~~END CHAPTER~~~
Yay! Chapter over. Yes, I know it was mainly dialogue, but I'm sorry. Next chapter - 02xHS. No, I don't have a preview for that one either. Review please before I start signing the angry mob song. That won't be good . . . Go to my website for more info on me: .