ZT: Ack! (Hides behind couch) Mean Heero! He's trying to kill me!
Wufei: (Looks over the side of the couch at ZT) Woman, what did you do now?
ZT: It wasn't that big of a deal… all I did was-
Heero: TSUKI! Where are you with my GUN!
Wufei: You STOLE his GUN!
ZT: Well what was I supposed to do! He kept aiming it at me for no reason!
Wufei: …She's in here Heero.
ZT: (Eyes bulge and runs away before Heero can get her) You traitor!
Wufei: (Sighs) Gundam Wing is not owned by ZT…
Duo: (Pops up randomly) Enjoy!
Fate Sucks
Chapter 3
The lights were flashing a million different colors a minute. There were stereo's blasting the newest pop sensation's best hit. The air smelt strongly of body sweat and alcoholic beverages. Yes, in this world, she was queen.
The song ended and the young woman walked off the dance floor (much to many guys' dismay) and took a seat at the bar. The bartender walked up, "What'll it be, miss?"
"A strawberry cosmopolitan," she said lazily and watched the dance floor while her drink was being made. There were a lot of different people here today. Usually it was just a bunch of teens who got in with fake IDs, but today there were a bunch of people who she guessed to be off duty soldiers. 'New Oz must've given them the night off…' she mused, letting the conversations swirl around her.
There were quite a few different conversations going on, but most of them focused on the topic of war. She heard something about guns, mobile suits, how missions went, upcoming missions, Gundams and Night Star, where people were before they joined…
She suddenly did a double take and turned to catch the conversation that held that small piece of information. She found it and listened in for a little while. She smiled to herself, 'Well, this certainly IS news!'
The bartender walked up to the counter with the cosmopolitan in hand. He looked around, 'Where'd she go?'
Desert Rose walked into the living room of the apartment she and the rest of LAVA were renting and plopped down on the couch next to Hell Fire. Hell Fire chose to ignore her and keep reading the paper. It was interesting that there was no article on New Oz or the Gundams… The whole thing must've been under tighter wraps than even LAVA thought…
POP!
Hell Fire tried not to cringe as Desert Rose unattractively popped open bag after bag of chips, trying to find the right flavor for her taste bud's satisfaction. Once she found it, Hell Fire couldn't keep from cringing as the loud crunching echoed through the room.
Desert Rose looked over Hell Fire's shoulder at the newspaper, "Anything good?" As she spoke, some crumbs fell onto Hell Fire's shoulder. She looked at the deadly leader's shoulder and laughed nervously, "Oops…"
Hell Fire shoved the bottomless pit away, "G-Get off me, girl!"
"Sorry!" Desert Rose exclaimed, trying to dust off Hell Fire's jacket, only to succeed in covering it with grease and salt from her fingers.
"Damn you crazy woman! Leave…Me…Alone!" Hell Fire exclaimed, trying to run from Desert Rose before she could create a bigger mess.
Dark Majic, who had been reading on a lounging chair, looked up at the scenario for a moment, before going back to Macbeth.
"Leave me alone!" Hell Fire growled.
"I said I was sorry!" Desert Rose whined.
"Yeah, and I said leave me alone, so do it!" Hell Fire shot back.
Suddenly, the door flew open and Sparkle ran in, trying to catch her breath from laughing so hard.
Desert Rose stopped and put her hands on her hips, "Hey! It's my job to run in and act like an idiot!"
Sparkle tried to control her fit of giggles, "Sorry Rose, but I just heard about what those Gundam pilots are up to and it's so stupid that I could just DIE of laughter!" With that, her laughing fit relapsed, causing her to fall to her knees.
Desert Rose started laughing too, twice as hard. That was, until Hell Fire whacked her upside the head, "You idiot! You don't even know what you're laughing about!"
Desert Rose stopped immediately, "That's right, I forgot!" She looked at the mercenary who had finally managed to get control of her giggles, "Sparkle, what am I laughing about?"
Sparkle grinned, "Those idiots are actually trying to find High and Mighty!"
Hell Fire blinked in surprise, "Night Star!" When Sparkle nodded, a sigh and chuckle escaped the leader's lips, "What a bunch of morons!"
"Do they honestly think they'll find Night?" Desert Rose laughed.
"I dunno, but apparently they've already heard about the 'Assistant'," Sparkle said.
"'Assistant'? You mean little Ms. Moonblaze?" Desert Rose asked.
Sparkle nodded, causing Hell Fire to laugh, "Good luck there! Even if they do find her, that's one nut that even I can't crack!"
"Yeah, she'll take Night Star's identity to the grave with her!" Desert Rose agreed.
The three were in such a deep conversation that they didn't hear the knock at the door. After the third time the person knocked, Dark Majic looked at the group before putting down Macbeth and opening the door.
There was a pizza boy there, "Pizza delivery! One special large pepperoni pizza and a two-liter coke! Have a nice-"
"Wait a second," Dark Majic interrupted, "We didn't order a pizza."
The pizza boy looked at his address, "Well, this is 2003 Carver way, apartment 12?" Dark Majic nodded. "And… is there a Ms. Vaughn here?"
"That would be me!" Desert Rose piped up, hearing her last name.
The pizza boy handed Dark Majic the contents, "Then these are yours."
Dark Majic wondered when Desert Rose had found time to order a pizza before turning back to the pizza boy, "How much do I owe you?"
"It's already been taken care of, see?" He showed dark Majic a receipt with a credit card number. The mercenary studied the number; it looked familiar… Dark Majic shrugged, "Whatever… Thank you."
As Dark Majic closed the door, Desert Rose grabbed the soda and immediately ran to the kitchen to get cups.
"When in Hell did she order a pizza! She's been stuffin' her mouth all day!" Hell Fire exclaimed.
Sparkle looked at Dark Majic, "A 'special' pepperoni? What's a 'special' pepperoni?"
Dark Majic opened the box to find out, and nearly dropped it. "R-Rose!" the usually calm mercenary called, "You didn't order this pizza, did you?"
Desert Rose came out of the kitchen, "No, why?"
Dark Majic opened the rest of the box and placed it on the table for the rest of LAVA to see. It was a special pepperoni pizza, alright! The mini pepperonis were aligned to form words that said:
"The game's too dangerous. Stay away from the playing field. Night Star"
Commander Vingt almost fell out of his chair when he saw a shadow move in the back corner. It took a minute for him to recognize the person as his "reliable source". "Is everything in place?"
The source nodded, "Neither team has a clue; we'll be rid of all threats by the year's end."
The commander fidgeted with some papers nervously, "And what of Night Star? If the pilots find him, it'll blow everything out of the water!"
The shadows hid the source's knowing smirk, "Don't worry; Sai's too stubborn to ask questions and they think she knows what's going on. They'll never find HIM!"
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