"So let me get this correct." Tommy repeated the blond girl with forked eyebrows that was sitting across from him. "You will help me get Heero so you can score with his cousin?"
"Not score." Dorothy said after she sipped her tea. "I need to win Trowa's affections and take his attention away from Quatre Winner. You are going to help me."
"Why are you so interested in Barton all of a sudden Catalonia?" Tommy folded his hands in front of him.
"He is an heir to an entire fortune. Once his father dies, the whole Yuy Organization will be under his care until Heero comes of age. Plus, the Barton Foundation deals with arsenals and weaponry, while Y.O. is just a computer company."
"There's a problem with your theory." Tommy said. "One, Trowa is gay. Two, he hates me. Three, Heero is almost eighteen. Four, Dekim Barton won't die the next day. Five, it won't be easy to takeover. You're also forgetting Treize and Lady Une. Once the Head Barton dies, both Treize and Une will automatically assume the positions of Corporate Duo and take care of all business for Trowa and Heero until they are both able to handle things on their own. Then there is also the fact of marital status. If you want the company so badly, you have to marry Trowa before his dad dies. If I'm correct, a wife is entitled to half of her husbands' possessions, and with that kind of power, you can go for at least twenty percent of the Barton Foundation and most of the Barton fortune."
"I know all that already." Dorothy said. "It's not the money I want. I have plenty. What I want is both companies. If you were paying attention to the business world, you would know that both companies are taking over the colonies, as we know them. And once they have all the colonies on their side, they will have all the power that any terrorist would love to have. Besides, the fact that Heero is infected with a rare disease that is incurable, means his organization will automatically belong to a relative, and that relative happens to be the Bartons."
"What makes you think Heero will die?" Tommy gave her a cold look. "And you're the one who talks about business as though it's nothing. With Dr. J as Yuy's guardian, Heero won't die. If you were paying an ounce of attention to the science world, you would know that Heero won't die because he is being treated for it. Dr. J is the world's most renowned scientist and he is, in fact, working on a cure for him. Besides, his condition is not contagious in any way, which means that I could make sweet love to him until the roosters are crowing."
"You're despicable." Dorothy proclaimed.
"I'm not the one that's power hungry."
"It's called ambition. Once I suck my husband dry - yes, Trowa - I will be the most powerful and influential woman that ever set foot in this century," Dorothy concluded. "So do we have a deal?"
"I'll think about it…"
"Do we have a deal?"
"I don't have time for your little games," Tommy replied harshly. "If, in fact, I did go along with you, how are you going to keep Trowa away from Quatre? And how will that help with my Heero problem?"
"Trowa is the most influential person in Heero's life. And once he is mine he'll do whatever I say. Once our little project is complete, you'll have Heero in your bed that very night."
"What about Duo Maxwell?"
"Don't worry about him. The more he keeps making a fool out of himself, the more he'll continue to push Heero away. If you haven't noticed Tommy, all Heero needs is for someone to show him kindness and gentleness. He is a skittish rabbit."
"I wouldn't exactly call him that." Tommy mused as he remembered how strong the kid was. "He is more like a tiger. Beautiful, but deadly."
"So what do you say?" She softly asked.
"Let's get a few things straight." Tommy said. "I don't like you, never did. You will not order me around. Leave this to me and you'll be hearing wedding bells by the time school is out."
"Is that it?"
"I want half of what you'll get once the old fool dies."
"Of course. Let's shake on it then."
After they shook hands, Tommy and Dorothy left the restaurant. Relena crawled out from under a nearby table where she'd been hiding from one of her father's disgusting clients. The problem with older men is that they think they can score with their partner's daughter. Despite what many thought Relena was a virgin. And she had a new mission to complete. If Dorothy wanted to break Trowa and Quatre up, they had to use Heero. Of course Relena wasn't going to help her ex-friend. If she was as observant as she said she was, she would also know that a custody battle was raging between both of Heero's guardians. The Yuy Organization wouldn't be going to anyone, because Heero wasn't going to die. He was just too strong. Relena smoothed her dress and fixed her composure before she joined her father. If she couldn't win Heero's love, she could at least get his friendship. And if Tommy and Duo wanted to play around with the poor boy's emotions, they were just going to have to go through her. She may be a bitch when it comes to guys, she may be a slut to some people, but she will always hold the trump card when it comes to business and love. First she just needed to establish her power here and there. As much as Dorothy proclaimed herself to be an all powerful, influential she-devil, Relena was still the people's first choice, and once you have an army of influential power behind you, then the universe is yours. Besides, if you wanted to take over a business, all you had to do was buy all the stocks and board members out. Why do it the hard way? This isn't the old age.
"You ready to go Relena?"
"Yes father."
"I noticed that your friends were here, did you have a nice chat with them?"
"Well. If you call plotting schemes chatting, and I wasn't actually talking to them. I was listening."
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Heero was rolling over in his bed, very unused to sleeping alone. It had been a few days since the incident at the arcade and Trowa was on his second date with the blonde. Heero felt frustrated. He needed someone to talk to and he didn't know anyone else. Heero threw the covers off him and got out of bed. It was uncomfortable to lay awake in bed and think at the same time.
He put on some clothes, quietly walked out of his room, and crept downstairs to the garden outside. It was nice and warm out. Maybe that was why Trowa liked earth so much. Heero could care less. He loved the colonies. It was where he had grown up, and it was much closer to the stars.
Heero closed his eyes and bathed in the moonlight. It was soothing to be outside and alone. It also kept his nightmares at bay. "Heero."
Heero nearly jumped out of his skin when he heard that voice. It haunted him day and night, hour after hour, and, of course, after school.
"Oh, it's you." He said in a flat tone, although his heart was beating fast against his ribcage.
"What are you doing out here?"
"I couldn't sleep."
"Well I came to see if Quatre came back. He's never out this late." Duo walked closer and sat down on the grass. "I didn't think I'd run into you."
Heero didn't reply. He continued to stare at the moon. It was beautiful and it's face looked like a woman that was crying in response to a soft melody that he couldn't hear. Maybe she was crying for something that she lost, like he did.
"So, what are you doing out here?" Duo asked. Heero heard him lay down on the grass.
"Thinking."
"About what?"
"None of your business." Heero muttered.
"I've been meaning to ask you something …" Duo cleared his throat. "When I asked you out, why did you turn me down?"
"It seemed like the right thing to do."
"And Tommy?"
"I came to the conclusion that he is a lot like you."
"Everyone's different."
"What's your point?"
"I like you." Duo softly said and Heero flushed. That was something he wasn't expecting at one o' clock in the morning. "That's why I acted like a jackass to you since day one. Of course it was your fault too."
Heero felt Duo's hand on his shoulder, he hadn't heard him stand up. Heero felt himself turned around and met Duo's worried eyes. "I'm sorry if you're hurt and stuff. But has anyone ever told you that you're just too damn beautiful for your own good?"
Heero backed away so they could be at least three feet apart. "What do you want Duo?"
Heero managed to ask, fearing that his voice might sound to high.
"I want you to kiss me, maybe go out with me sometime."
Heero gulped and closed his eyes. This isn't happening. This is just a dream, a dream. And if not, I just got delusional from standing too long.
"Give me a chance Heero." Duo whispered and Heero's eyes snapped open at the sound of how close Duo's voice was, which was too close. "I promise you'll like it…" Duo didn't get to finish his sentence as Heero leaned up and kissed Duo.
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AN::: Truth be told, I don't like this chapter, too much fluffiness. And yes Becky and her wodnerful daughter betaed once again. So scratch my thought of evil beta's!!
*Grins* And seeing that this chapter has a lot of fluffiness, wait till you see the next chapter. I feel so evil at the moment. Time for Duo bashing or not, anyway this fic was an act of impulse when I started to write it, because I had writers block on The Night Before X-Mas and this was the result. Now all you need to do is praise the slightly other G-wing fic thats on hold for spawning this piece of fiction.