Title: No Matter What
Author: x1-TaKeN-oVer
Chapter 4
"Bye Heero! Don't forget our dinner date tomorrow!" Lina yelled as she and her boyfriend, Killer, walked down the street.
Heero resisted the urge to roll his eyes and simply waved goodbye.
"You ready, Kid?"
Heero jumped at the low sound and spun around to see a man standing behind him.
"Jesus H. Christ, Mick! You scared the hell out of me!" Heero picked up his fallen duffel bag as he glared at the tall bodyguard.
Mick chuckled deeply and took a long drag off his cigarette. "Obviously." He tipped his head in the direction of Heero's apartment, "Ready?"
Heero nodded and began walking with Mick not to far behind. They walked a couple of blocks in silence before Mick finally spoke, "So you good or what?"
Heero understood what he was asking and sighed. Lina and Killer had the biggest mouths around. He knew, without a doubt, that Lina had informed Killer of what had transpired between himself and Johnny and then Killer took it upon himself to inform Mack.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's not that big of a deal..." he trailed off.
Mick snorted before throwing out his cigarette blunt, reaching into his coat pocket and bringing out a new one. He relit it, and took a long drag before answering, "Why did you take so long to get your stuff tonight?"
Despite what Johnny had said about earlier about him staying late, he didn't have to. It might've been because Killer had waited in the dressing as both him and Lina got their stuff together. No doubt Johnny was pissed but he'd never say anything to Killer. No, nothing like that had happened tonight. The only reason it took a little longer for him to get his stuff was because Jay, another dancer, had borrowed his gel and glitter and he had wanted it back. Heero proceeded to tell Mick this.
"Oh, alright," he spoke before saying, "because if Johnny would've tried something this time I would've..."
"You wouldn't have done anything because if you would have you would be out on your ass with no job. That's the exact reason why I haven't done anything, because I need this job. And since we both need this job we will continue to do nothing except what Johnny tells us to do." Heero spoke surely as he quickly crossed the street.
"Kid, you are too smart for your own good. But I'm serious, the next time that prick tries it again I'm doing some serious damage, understand?"
Heero looked up at the bulky bodyguard and smiled softly. He knew that Mick's heart was in the right place but he wouldn't allow the man to lose his job because of his own altercations with their boss. "Thanks Mick," he smiled sincerely up at the bodyguard.
He smirked down at him, "No prob, Kid. Gotta look after you since you're such a fuckin' push over and everything, ya know?"
Heero laughed, "Oh yeah."
Heero and Mick came to another intersection and waited for the light to turn red so they could cross. While they were waiting a small blue car rolled up and shouted through a slightly open, dirty window, "Hey there, hot stuff! I'll give you $50 for a fuck in that alley."
"Fuck off, loser." Heero yelled back and tightened his jacket around himself.
"Ah come on, sweet thing, I'll give it to ya real nice and..."
"He said fuck off, asshole! Now take that hoopty and move along before I fucking help you." Mick shouted loudly.
Thankfully the old pervert got the hint and drove on to find some other company for the night.
Heero sighed and looked up at Mick. "I bet you feel real hot right now, don't you?"
"Damn right squirt, they know not to fuck with me. 6'4 and 255 lbs. soaking wet! Let's go!" He spoke excitedly and whooped loudly.
Heero shook his head and couldn't help but let a small laugh leak out. He noticed the red light and continued the track home.
Mick spoke again, "Nah, but seriously no one has ever messed with me because I was always careful. In a place like this Kid, you can't risk making mistakes, that one mistake might just take your life." Mack looked down at Heero and took another drag off his cigarette.
"Tell me about it..." Heero mumbled as he let his mind wander back, to years ago though they felt like a whole lifetime ago.
Mick heard Heero and sighed. He noticed how he got a far away look in his eyes and immediately felt bad. He knew all about Heero's past because the young man had confided in him when the demons had become too much for him to handle. He slung a heavy arm over his shoulders as a sign for support.
"Well, here we are," Mick spoke as they came to Heero's building. "You need me to walk you up?"
"No thanks, I'm okay. Thank you for walking me home, I..."
Mick waved his hand in dismissal and flicked his cigarette to the ground. "Think nothing of it Kid. Just take care of yourself, you hear? I'll see you tomorrow."
Heero gave him a genuine smile before nodding and walking into the lobby of the building.
Mick stepped back into the street to get a full look at the building and waited until he saw Heero's light come on before he made his decent back to the club to have a talk to a certain someone.
Niether Mick nor Heero had any idea that from the club to the apartment building that they were being followed.
Green eyes that were encased in a shadow of black watched as the bulky bodyguard walked back the way he came. The wind ruffled long, black bangs just as a slim hand lifted up to thin lips that held a small talking device. The pale thumb pushed a big red button before a deep voice stated, "I have located 01..."
LATER THAT NIGHT AT A SECRET BASE IN L1...
"All right boys, here's the plan that Commander Chang wants us to carry out: tomorrow night at approximately 09:30 P.M. is when we will strike. That is the time that 01 leaves his home to go to the club where he works. We will have men set up near his apartment and on my mark I want Rex, Granger, Luke and Adams to grab hold of 01 and..."
"But sir," Granger spoke up, "why do we need four men to take down this one kid? We've seen pictures of him from the wars and I don't think that he's grown much, take notice of his race. It shouldn't take all of us to take down this small runt."
"Granger, you just do as you're told, you hear me? Orders are we need to take more precautions with 01, he has a reputation of being quite difficult and can pull a trick on you in the blink of an eye. Now, I want Frans, Jones, Pins and Drake to take care of the bodyguard that we've been told about. You heard what Ricks said, the guy's bigger than all of us and could probably take us all out one by one. Stick together and don't be little bitches! You fuckheads better not mess this up, it's an easy assignment and if we do this quickly and efficiently we may just get bonuses. Now, review your parts until you know it in your sleep. We will meet again at 0800 hours. Dismissed!" Captain Brawnsfield watched as his men filed out one by one and as the last one flew past him he sighed deeply. He muttered to himself, "This better not fuck up."
BACK ON EARTH...
Duo sat up suddenly and looked around to see what had woken him up from his deep slumber. He sat very still and jumped slightly when he heard a faint whining that was coming from outside his room. "Dammit..." He muttered darkly as he through the covers off himself and padded bare feet towards the door that led to the guest room of Quatre's house. He opened the door slightly to let in the nuisance and shut it quietly, padding back towards the bed. He looked back expectantly towards the doorway and sighed, "you have two seconds to get over here before I take you back outside where you belong...and in the dark, all by yourself."
A large black beast made its way over to the large king size bed and hopped on it making the bed shift down considerably. He placed his head on his master's lap and shifted his big bottom until he got comfortable with his heavy tail lazily wagging along the comforter.
Duo grunted loudly as the beast got comfortable next to him but actually it was on him. Though he was mad that he had woken up after he had finally gotten to sleep he smiled slightly and scratched behind the large ears. "You dumb dog, Quatre is gonna kill me when he finds out that I let you sleep up here with me...again." The only response Duo got was a soft snoring that told him his Mastiff/German Shepherd mix had fallen asleep.
He lay himself down onto the pillows and looked out the window at the clear blue sky. 'I have a feeling that some bad shit is coming, and I know exactly where it's coming from...L1' With that last thought Duo drifted into a restless sleep dreaming of cobalt blue gems.
It's different...I know. You likey? NEXT!
