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The boys sat in Relina's office listening to her go on about the schools progress as well as her political career since they had last seen her. Quatre wasn't paying much attention. He was contemplating on what could still be left on the tape. He knew Dou was alive and this was proof. All he wanted was to get to his room and review what was left. His musing as well as Relina's babble was cut short when they heard the door open. The boys immediately stood up and moved in front of Relina out of habit. Relina rolled her eyes stood up and came around the desk just in time to see a young boy coming running into the room looking back and laughing. Behind him was a taller male with short dirty blonde hair charging after him. Relina frowned.
"Maxwell Smart! Haruka Tenoh! Stop this nonsense at once we have guest." Both skidded to a halt at her words. The younger male coughed an apology while straightening out his school uniforms scarlet vest. The pilots were startled to say non the least. If it wasn't for the fact that the boy had auburn hair and green eyes and glasses he could pass as Quatre's twin. The boy gave a small bow to Relina.
"My humblest apologies. It was my fault I had angered Haruka-san causing her pursuit." He looked behind Relina and gave the boys a curt nod. "My name is Maxwell Smart. I believe Miss Relina here has summoned my presence to show you around." He then turned to Relina. "Madam the conference will be held in the east room. I suggest you hurry it will begin in less than five minuets."
Relina smiled. "Thank you Max. Please show the boys any where they want and answer their questions." She turned to the boys. "I am afraid I will not be able to show you around or to be at you service for a bit. I have some conferences to attend to. If you have questions or need anything Max will be happy to help. If you will excuse me."
She quickly mad her way out the door. Once the door was closed the boys turned their attentions to only others accompanying the room. Maxwell gave them a brief smile.
"To ease your thoughts Mrs. Une, Mrs. Po and Pagan fully trust me."
Quatre was the only one to show his surprise. How did he know what they were thinking? Again Maxwell smiled.
"Sorry for startling you that way but I am use to be suspected of some how corrupting Mrs. Relina or working my way around to some how dispel the peace just obtained. I am here to help Mrs. Relina and be her guard. While here at the institution I have no worries every room has a camera and the security here is the top. That I am sure Mr. Yui will tell you himself it is of course his work."
The boys relaxed some but still were wary of the boy. A muffled response comes from Haruka behind him. Maxwell scowled and turned to his partner.
"Go to hell Tenoh."
Haruka gave a smirk. "Oh, I have no doubts that I will when I die but till then."
Quatre took a step foreword. "Haruka Tenoh as in the heir to the Tenoh Corporation?"
The smirk grew wider. "Hai, it would seem that we finally meet Winner-san. You will have to excuse my inability to attend our meetings together. I had some rather troubling family matters that took up all my time."
Quatre nodded in understanding. A few times he had to cancel meetings to help out a sister or twenty-nine. Maxwell opened the door and motioned for them to follow. Hiiro and Quatre had been her once before briefly. That was before the school was destroyed during the war. It had been rebuilt and new additions added. The tour took the rest of the day. They were not shown their rooms till a few minuets before dinner.
Quatre laid on his bed thinking over the day's events. The tour of the school had been interesting. He was in awe on how much Relina had accomplished. They found as well Noin and Millardo were teachers at the school and Noin was expecting. Dinner had been interesting as well. Maxwell or Max, as he asked to be called, was able to out wit Millardo the few times that he had talked. Quatre sensed he was holding back comments during the tour and at dinner. As if he was trying to be someone he was not. Quatre rolled over looking out the window. From his room he could see Dou's empty grave. He sat up when he remembered about the tape. He searched frantically in his pockets till he found it. Working quickly he extracted the tape from what was left of the ruined machine and slipped it back into his pocket.
He made way to his door slowly opened it and looked out. The other three had gone to bed as well so sneaking out wouldn't be too much of a problem. He slipped from his door and closed it quietly. Before he made it to the main door a voice called out to him nearly giving him a heart attack. He whirled around to find Trowa in boxers and wife beater leaning in the doorway to his room. Quatre sighed.
"By Allah, Trowa you nearly scared me half to death. I am just going out for a walk. I am too restless to sleep. I will be back later." Trowa didn't move but to raise an eyebrow. Quatre chuckled at the question that went unasked. "I was sneaking out not to wake you and the others." Trowa nodded and went back to his room satisfied. Quatre smiled Trowa was always looked out for him even before they got together. He just hated lying to him like that it always hung over his head till he told. Like Dou he was bad at lying. DOU! Quatre quickly made out of the dorms door and to the schools video and sound studio.
Quatre leaned against the studio's door with a flashlight in his mouth and lock picks working away at the lock. A small click and the door opened. He took the flashlight from his mouth and smiled. The pick set was from Dou a Christmas present before the Barton Foundation tried their mess. The braided boy claimed the he was too innocent and needed some real world skills. Dou had drug the reluctant Blonde to the streets and for three weeks Dou taught Quatre all he knew about the streets.
As Quatre sat down in front of a tape real he wiped threatening tears from his eyes. That was the last he had seen from his friend. A few weeks later Dou Maxwell had vanished. Heero was the first to alert the others. Quatre pulled the tape from his pocket and sent a silent plea to the gods above that it had what he hoped for.
A half hour later Quatre had finally figured out the little machine. He held his breath as he pressed play. The same song that Heero had shot the machine played a verse more.
".. It's so dull with out me."
The speakers went silent and Quatre tensed waiting to hear a familiar voice come across them. A few minuets passed and Quatre's hope dissipated. He let out the breath had had been holding and sagged in his chair. A small sob escaped before he began to reach up to turn everything off and go back to bed. Just as he touched the switch he got the scare of his life.
"DON"T YOU DO IT!"
Quatre fell out of his chair and looked wildly around. He then heard soft laughter and pinpointed it from the speakers.
"Don't tell me you were about to give up?" Quatre's eyes flew open when he recognized the voice. He jumped back into his seat and waited. The tape continued.
"Come one Quatre you know better than that when I am around. I bet you are wondering as to how I know it is you. You are the only one who would really believe I am alive and the only one who would have picked up the rest of the tape after either Heero shooting it or Wufei attacking it with his little swordie. I know it was a little wrong of me but hey it's me. I know what the others think, that I am dead. I have seen the monument. I am really touched. At first upset and angered but I calmed down and realized they had reasons. I have more to say to you but I want it to be in private and one on one. What I have to say I cannot say on this tape for fear of it landing in the wrong hands. Meet me at the base of the hill in the tree lines north side of the monument. Eleven hundred hours. And Quatre.thanks for believing in me when the others lost hope."
Tears streamed down his face. He glanced up at the clock. 10:25p.m. Quatre stood up quick. If he hurried he could make it one time with out drawing suspicion or being caught. He quickly turned everything off and placed the tape back into his pocket before running out the door.
Quatre leaned against a tree painting heavily. He had just arrived in time all he had to do was wait for Dou. He looked up the hill and was spell bound. The monument was mostly marble during the day the lights of the sun made it glimmer beautify. But now as it sat upon the hills crest the full harvest moon directly behind it made it look surreal and enchanted.
"It is beautiful."
Quatre jumped and looked for the voice. A figure dropped from the treetops to stand next to him.
"Been a while, huh, Q-man."
Quatre began making a good impression of a fish till a smile exploded on his face and he launched at the figure giving it a big bears hug.
"DOU! It is really you! You are alive!"
"Oi, Q-man. I can't breath."
Quatre blushed and let go tears once again dawned his face.
"I am so sorry but I am just so glade you aren't dead. Wait until the other find out."
Dou had a smile on his face that quickly vanished. He looked the ground and shuffled his feet.
"I am sorry Quatre but they can't know. I am letting you know because I couldn't stand to see you like that."
"What are you talking about, Dou?" a frown was evident in Quatre's face and voice. Dou winced.
" I am breaking my mission as of now just to tell you. See I have been on missions. That is why I just up and disappeared. I wasn't even allowed to call and tell you guys. No contact with you what so ever." He began to pace as he talked. "I can't even tell you in details my mission. All I can say is I am stopping another war."
Quatre was perplexed. "Dou what war? What is going on? I thought there were no more missions. The Doctors are dead." Dou barked out a laugh.
"That was what I thought. Right after my little escapade with you in the streets I returned back to my home or what was left of it. Hilde had left a few months earlier and it was just I and some of the street rats that I took in. not far from us was a factory well the factory had a little accident and blew taking out a six block radius. I was in the six blocks or at least my business and house. The police evacuated everyone thankfully. As I stood there staring at the rubble of my home a woman I haven't seen in what felt like a lifetime arrived. To make a long story short I help her with a few things. I was about to return and announce my presence when I found the Doctors or I should say they found me. I don't know how they did it but they survived. The told me of secret factions around the world and colonies and once again I was enlisted in their help. This time though they didn't involve any of you. They said you four had adjusted to civilization too much and would take to much time to retrain. It is all basic routine stuff. Blow things up; break in and up load information. You know. Every once in a while I would get help. I stopped more originations than Wufei's little boy/girls scout protectors." He stopped pacing and looked at Quatre straight in the eye.
"I am here to help Relina and save her life. There is an organization that has their main base here in the Sanq Kingdom they are well hidden and unknown. They have a few agents here to try and make Relina see a different view. They want her to be their leader. The people everywhere would follow her willingly. If she does not join they mean to kill her off. Either way a new war will start." He shook his head as if to stop a thought.
"I thought I would give you a reason for my disappearance, but I also have anther reason. You know I hate lying, but there is one thing I have been lying about. I want you to be at Sally Po's office tomorrow about one to learn that secret. I trust you and I can't stand the lie anymore. Besides you are the only one that would most likely handle it well. You don't have to come but I would really appreciate it. And it would lift some of this guilt off of me."
Quatre turned to look back at he monument and thought over what he was told. He didn't know what to say or do. But his friend needed him and that was enough for now.
"Alright Dou I will come, but I do want to know more." He turned back to Dou who sighed heavily.
"Alright fair is fair. I will try and answer what questions that I can."
Quatre smiled. "That is all I ask." Dou smiled back.
"You better get back to the dorm before Trowa sends the national guards after you."
Both laughed and headed for the school. At the doors the two friends separated. Quatre returned back to his bed able to sleep and with a smile as well.
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I hate not updating forever like this but writers block, school and work doesn't help much. I will try and get the next chapter out soon.
The next chapter will explain how Usagi is Duo and Duo is Usagi.
Review
Ja ne
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The boys sat in Relina's office listening to her go on about the schools progress as well as her political career since they had last seen her. Quatre wasn't paying much attention. He was contemplating on what could still be left on the tape. He knew Dou was alive and this was proof. All he wanted was to get to his room and review what was left. His musing as well as Relina's babble was cut short when they heard the door open. The boys immediately stood up and moved in front of Relina out of habit. Relina rolled her eyes stood up and came around the desk just in time to see a young boy coming running into the room looking back and laughing. Behind him was a taller male with short dirty blonde hair charging after him. Relina frowned.
"Maxwell Smart! Haruka Tenoh! Stop this nonsense at once we have guest." Both skidded to a halt at her words. The younger male coughed an apology while straightening out his school uniforms scarlet vest. The pilots were startled to say non the least. If it wasn't for the fact that the boy had auburn hair and green eyes and glasses he could pass as Quatre's twin. The boy gave a small bow to Relina.
"My humblest apologies. It was my fault I had angered Haruka-san causing her pursuit." He looked behind Relina and gave the boys a curt nod. "My name is Maxwell Smart. I believe Miss Relina here has summoned my presence to show you around." He then turned to Relina. "Madam the conference will be held in the east room. I suggest you hurry it will begin in less than five minuets."
Relina smiled. "Thank you Max. Please show the boys any where they want and answer their questions." She turned to the boys. "I am afraid I will not be able to show you around or to be at you service for a bit. I have some conferences to attend to. If you have questions or need anything Max will be happy to help. If you will excuse me."
She quickly mad her way out the door. Once the door was closed the boys turned their attentions to only others accompanying the room. Maxwell gave them a brief smile.
"To ease your thoughts Mrs. Une, Mrs. Po and Pagan fully trust me."
Quatre was the only one to show his surprise. How did he know what they were thinking? Again Maxwell smiled.
"Sorry for startling you that way but I am use to be suspected of some how corrupting Mrs. Relina or working my way around to some how dispel the peace just obtained. I am here to help Mrs. Relina and be her guard. While here at the institution I have no worries every room has a camera and the security here is the top. That I am sure Mr. Yui will tell you himself it is of course his work."
The boys relaxed some but still were wary of the boy. A muffled response comes from Haruka behind him. Maxwell scowled and turned to his partner.
"Go to hell Tenoh."
Haruka gave a smirk. "Oh, I have no doubts that I will when I die but till then."
Quatre took a step foreword. "Haruka Tenoh as in the heir to the Tenoh Corporation?"
The smirk grew wider. "Hai, it would seem that we finally meet Winner-san. You will have to excuse my inability to attend our meetings together. I had some rather troubling family matters that took up all my time."
Quatre nodded in understanding. A few times he had to cancel meetings to help out a sister or twenty-nine. Maxwell opened the door and motioned for them to follow. Hiiro and Quatre had been her once before briefly. That was before the school was destroyed during the war. It had been rebuilt and new additions added. The tour took the rest of the day. They were not shown their rooms till a few minuets before dinner.
Quatre laid on his bed thinking over the day's events. The tour of the school had been interesting. He was in awe on how much Relina had accomplished. They found as well Noin and Millardo were teachers at the school and Noin was expecting. Dinner had been interesting as well. Maxwell or Max, as he asked to be called, was able to out wit Millardo the few times that he had talked. Quatre sensed he was holding back comments during the tour and at dinner. As if he was trying to be someone he was not. Quatre rolled over looking out the window. From his room he could see Dou's empty grave. He sat up when he remembered about the tape. He searched frantically in his pockets till he found it. Working quickly he extracted the tape from what was left of the ruined machine and slipped it back into his pocket.
He made way to his door slowly opened it and looked out. The other three had gone to bed as well so sneaking out wouldn't be too much of a problem. He slipped from his door and closed it quietly. Before he made it to the main door a voice called out to him nearly giving him a heart attack. He whirled around to find Trowa in boxers and wife beater leaning in the doorway to his room. Quatre sighed.
"By Allah, Trowa you nearly scared me half to death. I am just going out for a walk. I am too restless to sleep. I will be back later." Trowa didn't move but to raise an eyebrow. Quatre chuckled at the question that went unasked. "I was sneaking out not to wake you and the others." Trowa nodded and went back to his room satisfied. Quatre smiled Trowa was always looked out for him even before they got together. He just hated lying to him like that it always hung over his head till he told. Like Dou he was bad at lying. DOU! Quatre quickly made out of the dorms door and to the schools video and sound studio.
Quatre leaned against the studio's door with a flashlight in his mouth and lock picks working away at the lock. A small click and the door opened. He took the flashlight from his mouth and smiled. The pick set was from Dou a Christmas present before the Barton Foundation tried their mess. The braided boy claimed the he was too innocent and needed some real world skills. Dou had drug the reluctant Blonde to the streets and for three weeks Dou taught Quatre all he knew about the streets.
As Quatre sat down in front of a tape real he wiped threatening tears from his eyes. That was the last he had seen from his friend. A few weeks later Dou Maxwell had vanished. Heero was the first to alert the others. Quatre pulled the tape from his pocket and sent a silent plea to the gods above that it had what he hoped for.
A half hour later Quatre had finally figured out the little machine. He held his breath as he pressed play. The same song that Heero had shot the machine played a verse more.
".. It's so dull with out me."
The speakers went silent and Quatre tensed waiting to hear a familiar voice come across them. A few minuets passed and Quatre's hope dissipated. He let out the breath had had been holding and sagged in his chair. A small sob escaped before he began to reach up to turn everything off and go back to bed. Just as he touched the switch he got the scare of his life.
"DON"T YOU DO IT!"
Quatre fell out of his chair and looked wildly around. He then heard soft laughter and pinpointed it from the speakers.
"Don't tell me you were about to give up?" Quatre's eyes flew open when he recognized the voice. He jumped back into his seat and waited. The tape continued.
"Come one Quatre you know better than that when I am around. I bet you are wondering as to how I know it is you. You are the only one who would really believe I am alive and the only one who would have picked up the rest of the tape after either Heero shooting it or Wufei attacking it with his little swordie. I know it was a little wrong of me but hey it's me. I know what the others think, that I am dead. I have seen the monument. I am really touched. At first upset and angered but I calmed down and realized they had reasons. I have more to say to you but I want it to be in private and one on one. What I have to say I cannot say on this tape for fear of it landing in the wrong hands. Meet me at the base of the hill in the tree lines north side of the monument. Eleven hundred hours. And Quatre.thanks for believing in me when the others lost hope."
Tears streamed down his face. He glanced up at the clock. 10:25p.m. Quatre stood up quick. If he hurried he could make it one time with out drawing suspicion or being caught. He quickly turned everything off and placed the tape back into his pocket before running out the door.
Quatre leaned against a tree painting heavily. He had just arrived in time all he had to do was wait for Dou. He looked up the hill and was spell bound. The monument was mostly marble during the day the lights of the sun made it glimmer beautify. But now as it sat upon the hills crest the full harvest moon directly behind it made it look surreal and enchanted.
"It is beautiful."
Quatre jumped and looked for the voice. A figure dropped from the treetops to stand next to him.
"Been a while, huh, Q-man."
Quatre began making a good impression of a fish till a smile exploded on his face and he launched at the figure giving it a big bears hug.
"DOU! It is really you! You are alive!"
"Oi, Q-man. I can't breath."
Quatre blushed and let go tears once again dawned his face.
"I am so sorry but I am just so glade you aren't dead. Wait until the other find out."
Dou had a smile on his face that quickly vanished. He looked the ground and shuffled his feet.
"I am sorry Quatre but they can't know. I am letting you know because I couldn't stand to see you like that."
"What are you talking about, Dou?" a frown was evident in Quatre's face and voice. Dou winced.
" I am breaking my mission as of now just to tell you. See I have been on missions. That is why I just up and disappeared. I wasn't even allowed to call and tell you guys. No contact with you what so ever." He began to pace as he talked. "I can't even tell you in details my mission. All I can say is I am stopping another war."
Quatre was perplexed. "Dou what war? What is going on? I thought there were no more missions. The Doctors are dead." Dou barked out a laugh.
"That was what I thought. Right after my little escapade with you in the streets I returned back to my home or what was left of it. Hilde had left a few months earlier and it was just I and some of the street rats that I took in. not far from us was a factory well the factory had a little accident and blew taking out a six block radius. I was in the six blocks or at least my business and house. The police evacuated everyone thankfully. As I stood there staring at the rubble of my home a woman I haven't seen in what felt like a lifetime arrived. To make a long story short I help her with a few things. I was about to return and announce my presence when I found the Doctors or I should say they found me. I don't know how they did it but they survived. The told me of secret factions around the world and colonies and once again I was enlisted in their help. This time though they didn't involve any of you. They said you four had adjusted to civilization too much and would take to much time to retrain. It is all basic routine stuff. Blow things up; break in and up load information. You know. Every once in a while I would get help. I stopped more originations than Wufei's little boy/girls scout protectors." He stopped pacing and looked at Quatre straight in the eye.
"I am here to help Relina and save her life. There is an organization that has their main base here in the Sanq Kingdom they are well hidden and unknown. They have a few agents here to try and make Relina see a different view. They want her to be their leader. The people everywhere would follow her willingly. If she does not join they mean to kill her off. Either way a new war will start." He shook his head as if to stop a thought.
"I thought I would give you a reason for my disappearance, but I also have anther reason. You know I hate lying, but there is one thing I have been lying about. I want you to be at Sally Po's office tomorrow about one to learn that secret. I trust you and I can't stand the lie anymore. Besides you are the only one that would most likely handle it well. You don't have to come but I would really appreciate it. And it would lift some of this guilt off of me."
Quatre turned to look back at he monument and thought over what he was told. He didn't know what to say or do. But his friend needed him and that was enough for now.
"Alright Dou I will come, but I do want to know more." He turned back to Dou who sighed heavily.
"Alright fair is fair. I will try and answer what questions that I can."
Quatre smiled. "That is all I ask." Dou smiled back.
"You better get back to the dorm before Trowa sends the national guards after you."
Both laughed and headed for the school. At the doors the two friends separated. Quatre returned back to his bed able to sleep and with a smile as well.
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I hate not updating forever like this but writers block, school and work doesn't help much. I will try and get the next chapter out soon.
The next chapter will explain how Usagi is Duo and Duo is Usagi.
Review
Ja ne