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Gundam Wing Episode 28

Kidnapped

6:30p.m.

Sophia opens the dresser drawer and carefully places her clothes in her suitcase to fill it completely. When she was done with that, she goes to the closet. It was packed with clothes. I don't remember bringing these here.

"Shimi sent those for you," she jumps. She looks over at Quatre at the door. "I could smell you as I passed by the door." He says softly walking in. "Did… you just come to take all you clothes?"

"Yes, Quatre, I did," there's a moment of before he says; "It hasn't been the same since you left… it's been too quiet."

"I know… I feel the same way," she says zipping up her suitcase. Looking at her watch, she heads for the door. "But I feel I should leave before I get too attacked to you."

"Is that so bad?" he says sadly as she enters the hallway. He stops her at the corner. "Is there anything that will change your mind?"

"No Quatre nothing," she turns the corner.

"I miss you, Sophia," he whispers softly to himself knowing if he said it too loud he would be forcing her to stay. He sadly turns away, heading to his office.

I'll send Shimi to pick up the rest of my stuff. The front door opens as she reaches the key rack. She tries to ignore Abdul's untrusting stair as she reaches for her keys. Auda grabs the keys off the rack before she could.

"Look what I found," he taunts Sophia waving the keys out of her reach. "I don't remember seeing these here before. What do you think Afmahd?" Auda throws the keys to him.

"No, I haven't seen these before," Afmahd says playing along.

"Can I have my keys back, please?" she says softly. The two toss the keys back and forth playing monkey in the middle. "Come on guys. I don't have time to play now." Annoyed she jabs Auda in the stomach, but before she could catch them Rashid snatches them in midair over her head.

"Goofing off again I see," he says sternly. "For a moment I saw that Tikki spark back in your eyes."

"Tikki's…" she takes the keys from Rashid, "not real. I um… made him up."

"Won't you consider staying? Quatre will be overjoyed if you stayed besides we could use the extra help around here."

"No… I, I can't stay."

"I know you love him, Sophia," he says stopping her at the door, "or else why would you have come back?"

"To pick up my clothes, Rashid… that's all."

"Sophia, wait!" Quatre calls as he hurries down the stairs.

"Quatre! You know I can't stay."

"I know, but I want to give you something." He shows her two boxes long silver and a small black box. She puts down her suitcase and opens the long box first. The yellow topaz reflexes off her eyes.

"…it's my birthstone." She feels the diamonds around the center stone almost in awe. She resists the urge to take the necklace out if it's case. "But I can't take it."

"No, I want you to have it and I won't force you to stay, but I want you to come back." He watches her open the smaller box. Her eyes grow wide seeing the engagement ring. "Will you come back to me?" he says softly.

"Yes… I'll come back," she says with a smile. She turns heading back up the stairs with her suitcase. "You can help if you want, Quatre." His face lights up before he goes to help her.

Jeff leads Relena through the front door. The living room is enormous. It leads to a small hallway and lined on each side is a handful of doors ending in a nearby kitchen. In the back of the living room is a sliding glass door. The visible backyard begins after the hot spring. Trees also line the fence around the yard.

"You can take a dip in the hot spring if you want," Jeff says as he goes back outside to retrieve the rest of the suitcases. She decides to go out back to admire the scenery.

"Hello Relena; how long is your stay going to be?" Relena looks up to see Dr. J watching her on the other side of the hot spring.

"Dr. J?"

"Yes my dear, I'm alive and well thanks to the niece of one of my friends." He moves closer to her for better communication. "I'm glad to see you're happy with your new boyfriend." The comment stops Jeff in his tracks ruining his surprise attack on pushing her into the hot spring.

"You are mistaken."

"We're… just friends," he says.

"For now anyway." Jeff blushes hearing this.

"Of course it has to be when my jobs over. It's um not good to mix business with pleasure."

"Oh is that what they call it now?" she says taking one last look into the hot spring before walking away.

The door closes after the passenger enters the back of the limo. Putting on his seatbelt, he rolls down the window. He then sniffs the air catching a familiar sent from long ago.

"Do you remember that sent?" The burly man adjusts the mirror. His hazel eyes glow as he looks at man in the seat behind him. "She's close, very close." He then starts the car. "Do follow the sent to the best of your abilities."

"Yes, Master Li."

I'm closer then you think, Sophia!

Sophia fiddles with the engagement ring on her finger admiring the diamonds. She couldn't help but smile as she gazed upon it.

Flash

Heero sits at the counter thinking about a dream he had last night. He stares into his bowl of ice cream and plays with it with his spoon. He concentrates his ice cream, but then stops a moment as Daga enters the room.

Heero starts on his ice cream pretending not to notice Daga. Daga gets him in a head lock. "Quit acting like a baby and tell me." When she didn't get her answer and got a face full of ice cream, she kicks the chair from under him and letting go of him. He falls on his back. "Fine be that way." Half satisfied she walks away, but she didn't get too far. He grabs her ankle and with his foot trips her. Sitting up he pulls her toward him.

Daga punches him in the gut and slams him into the side of the counter. Heero jumps on top of her and after a little wrestle he pins her down sitting on her stomach. They both breathe heavily. Realizing she did this on purpose to get him to let off some steam, he smiles at her, a naughty boy kind of smile as he leans down to kiss her. "I'll tell you later."

"Hellloooo," Heero looks up, for he knew that voice. "Spitfire, I know I saw you come in here." He gets off Daga and they both sit at the counter as though nothing happened. Sophia sits across from Heero after opening a can of Coca Cola. She rests her head in her hands. "What were you two doing?"

"Leave them alone." Wufei sits down next to her with a can of soda. "You're too young to understand." He takes a gulp of his soda.

"No I'm not! I just turned 18 and plus I think they're a cute couple." She looks up at her twin. "When are you going to propose to Sally, anyway?"

"I'm waiting."

"Waiting for what"

"Her birthday, I thought it'd be a good surprise." He takes another drink of his soda. "You're going to help me, right."

"Help you with what?" Sophia looks at him confused.

"Pick out a ring for her." Sophia's eyes light up. "I know if I take you with me I'll get my money's worth."

Sophia smiles at her brother. "Well then you better hurry and get married because I want to be an aunty."

"Hum, I'm a little hesitant now."

"Why?"

"I'm not sure if I want you near my kids. You might do more damage then good." He smiles. "And when are you going to find a man of your own?"

"Not this again. I'm not going to look to settle down until all of Osprey is taken down." She smirks, "besides there is no man that can tame the Fox. I'm too wild and you know it. I'd probably end up driving the poor man crazy."

"What about… Quatre?" he says playfully. "He's the only one that seems to be ably to put up with you, has all his hair, and still hasn't committed suicide."

"Friends… we are only friends, Wufei." Sophia turns her attention back to Heero and looks into his eyes. "Do-You-Like-Daga, Heero?"

"No" Daga looks at Heero surprised and hurt. Sophia gasps slamming her hands on the table.

"Then you love, her" He diverts his eyes away. "Heero… Heero… you love her. You love her. You love her. You love her. You love her. You love her… Is the Perfect Soldier afraid to say I love you?"

Heero looks up at her in surprise blushing. Am I … blushing? He glances at Daga and who was almost beaming. How is it that she can always do that to me? Sophia pinches his cheek bringing him back. She laughs a familiar laugh from long ago. "You were-"

"The one who helped trained you, I'm glad you figured it out finally." She gets up and goes to the fridge. Taking out a big bucket of ice cream from the freezer and takes four big bowls takes it to the counter. "Who wants ice cream?"

"I already had some," Heero says watching her.

"So, it's just me and you Daga."

"… and what about me?" Wufei asks his sister his voice serious, but his face playful.

"What are you talking about two bowl are for me. You get nothing and like it."

Sophia digs her hands in the ice cream shoveling it out into the bowls. "What are you doing, Sophia?" Daga looks at her strangely.

"Making ice cream snowmen… what my hands are clean."

Wufei puts down his empty soda can and leans on his sister's shoulder. "Remember who bought that ice cream for you." He says smugly.

"No, Daga doesn't want any so it's all mine" she says in a baby voice. Heero and Daga watch listening quietly. It was fun to see the way Wufei acted around his little sister.

"When you want something later on, don't cry to me."

"Oh, but I don't wanna."

"What would your father say if he saw you being this greedy?" he coaxed with his eyes closed. She puts up her face up then looking down at him a sinister grin forms on her face. She grabs two handfuls of ice cream and slams it in his face. Wufei jumps up.

"Why you little" angrily he grabs a handful and chunks it at her. It goes down her shirt.

"AAhhh! That's cold you jerk," she pulls it out and throws it back at him which he dodges.

"Maybe that will teach you not to wear big shirts" he says laughing at her. "… Wait a minute that's my shirt!" They both glare at each other after taking a bowl of ice cream. Sophia sticks her tong out at him and as though that was a signal they throw ice cream at each other.

Daga looks at the last two bowls of ice cream and slowly slides one her way. "You know you had me worried there Heero." As he looks over he gets a face full of ice cream. He removes the ice cream from his eyes and looks at her. He smirk forms on his face as he grabs the last bowl.

Just then, Sally, Trowa, and Shimi walk in. Shimi holds two more buckets of ice cream then hands one to Trowa. They look startled at the sight ice cream flying and their vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate covered allies. Shimi catches a ball of ice cream before it hit Sally's face. She eats it. "Hey, strawberry"

"What's going on here?" Sally says stopping the commotion.

"He started it" Sophia says pointing at Wufei.

"No, I didn't."

"Wufei, you look like a sundae." She laughs at him. He looks at Sally embarrassed. "I have to say I wasn't expecting to see you in this."

"Yeah, but there's just something about Sophia that makes you want to throw something at her."

"What happened here?" Niko asks coming in through the other door seeing the mess.

"It's called Ice Cream Ball Fight and I brought reinforcement! Guys against girls!" Shimi yells in excitement. They split up on opposite sides of the room and the fight starts again.

Just then Duo walks and had the misfortune of getting bumbled with ice cream balls. "HEEYYY!" Duo stands shivering. He looks at his clothes. "I just got this dry cleaned."

"Sorry, Duo we got caught up in the moment," Sophia apologizes.

He looks around. "Your all playing, huh… so which side am I on."

"Guys side."

"Ok, give me some of that ice cream, Heero," they start again until Quatre walks in.

"My kitchen or what's left of it." He says totally stunned. "Duo, Heero, Wufei, Trowa, even you Sally."

"Um… Quatre's clean!" Sophia yells and they drench him with ice cream until there was none left that they could scrape off the floor.

"Sophia," Quatre says looking at his clothes and his kitchen.

"What! I didn't throw a single ice cream ball at you."

"I know," he sighs flinging off some of the ice cream, "But I just have this feeling that you started it."

Flash

Sophia smiles at the memory.

"Hey Sophia, are you coming or not?" Duo calls as he places a blood hound puppy on the ground. He throws a tennis ball to Sophia. "Trowa's found us a table!"

"I'll be there don't worry," she says bouncing the ball to get the puppy, she throws the ball in the air and catches it. She continues this as she follows him. They pass an alley when she misses the ball. She quickly goes after it and catches it after several tries. The puppy leaps from her arm frustrating her. "Ah, come on!" She goes after the puppy. "This is why I hate dogs," Sophia lets her eyes adjust to the dark of the alley. "There you are," but before she could pick up the puppy a sent from long ago fills her nose.

"Your eyes are still as beautiful as I remember."

"What do you want?"

"You know what I want, Sophia. Just come with me," he says coming closer. She glares at him before she punches him in the face. He stares at her stunned a moment. His face then turns to anger.

"I'm not going anywhere with you."

"You still have that rebellious attitude I see." Like lightning he kicks her in the face. She crashes into the nearby garbage cans. She manages to shake it off in time to block the second kick. "You're a bit rusty."

"I'm not as rusty as you think, Li," Sophia says standing up. "And I can't forgive you for what you've done to me and my family!" He looks at her his face dull.

"So… you know."

"Of course I know and I hate you for what you've done!" Sophia says coldly.

"It wasn't supposed to happen that way," he says grabbing her wrists. "I promise you that much. It was an accident Sophia." He was about to say more, but stops when he sees the ring on her finger. "Who gave you that ring?" She doesn't answer which makes him furious. "Tell me!" he yells as he slaps her. In return all he gets is a dirty look from her cold stare of her deep bright blue eyes.

"I never wanted to marry you," she growls coldly. She scratches him across the face. He staggers back giving her an equal cold stare.

"Fine then," he backs up stopping yards away from her. "We'll do this the hard way." He starts to change as he chares her. Bearing his fangs, he jumps on her. She throws him off of her into the wall behind her and quickly scrambles to her feet. She tries to find him, but it was no use. Where ever he is he could strike at any moment. The cries of the puppy made her jump. She slowly goes forward heading toward the puppy. Picking the puppy up, she heads from wince she came.

"Go and tell the others where I am, girl." What is this Lassie? After letting the puppy go, she feels a sharp pain in her as Li's fangs dig into her arm. "AH!" she punches him in the face. He disappears again, but it wasn't for long. She turns in time to see him leap at her.

"Sophia! Sophia, where are you!" She wouldn't just run off without a good reason… right? The more he thought about it the more worried he got.

"We'll find her," Wufei says heading off. This shouldn't take long… By the look on Wufei's face, Quatre could see he is even more worried then he is. Duo and Heero do the same. A strange feeling comes over him as he passes the alley, so he decides to go in and take a look.

"AAHHH!" He jumps when he hears the scream. His heart beats faster as he picks up his pace which soon results into a run. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as a wolf changes into a man wearing a black suit.

Dusting himself off he says, "You remember Kong from the hotel." Kong's hazel eyes glow at least three feet over Li's head. "Take her; I'll be waiting in the car." Kong cracks his knuckles before advancing toward her. Quatre manages to make it to Sophia before Kong.

"Sophia, are you ok?" she lay bruised and battered. He noticed the bit marks on her arm.

"We have to get out of here," she gasps seeing Kong. He grabs Quatre by the neck and slams him in the brick wall. "NO!" she cries as he starts to squeeze the life out of her fiancée. "Let him go!" She tries as the two of them try to release Kong's grip, but his grip only became tighter. She starts to panic seeing Quatre start to turn blue. "Please, let him go!" she cries, "I'll go quietly. I promise." She chokes on her tears as she continues. "Just let him go! Pleeese!" He looks into her pleading eyes. At the last moment, he releases Quatre. She goes to him. She's barely able to touch his face when Kong grabs her.

"No! Sophia!" Quatre chokes out seeing her pulled into the back seat. Getting to his feet he chases after the car as it drives away. "SOPHIA!"