Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing…blah, blah, blah…Diamond Hunter is my OC.

CHAPTER THREE: The Roof Is On Fire

"Hey, there's gonna be a social event." Quatre informed the five of them.

"Really? And why are we goin?" Wufei asked.

"The Preventers along with some world leaders will be there…including Relena."

"We really should pay her a visit." Heero said.

Diamond got ready in her favorite red cocktail dress. It showed just enough cleavage to piss everyone off, and it had a slit up to mid-thigh. She strapped on her red four inch heels as well before walking downstairs to meet up with boys. Her hair was atop her head in intricate curls with a few loose curly strands hanging at the side of her face. Finally Diamond had her nails painted the same color.

As they walked up the stairs to the inside Diamond told them, "Ya know after this we're gonna go to a club."

"Really?" Heero questioned.

"Me and Maxwell are."

"Yeah! Party!" Duo yelled.

"It'll be great. There's gonna be my kind of dancing—not exotic Woofers!"

"STOP CALLIN ME WOOFERS!"

Diamond laughed.

The other four boys walked down the stairs first attracting the attention of the Preventers and Relena. Heero walked on the right side of the stairs while Diamond walked on the left with the railing in between them. Her hand was atop his above the railing as they walked down.

"Damn…I almost forgot what it was like."

"What?" Heero asked.

"Well, I used to play as Manny's girl at his richie social events. It was fun pretending to live the high life and own everything."

"Ah."

They were greeted by Lady Unn first.

"And you are?" she asked turning to the blonde girl with the black streaks.

"Diamond Hunter. It's a pleasure." She said shaking Lady Unn's hand.

"Diamond, this is Sally and Noin." Heero introduced.

"Hello." Diamond greeted with a smile. Damn! When am I gonna see this Relena chick, so we can leave.

Relena finally pried herself away from all of the foreign ministers. She walked over the Gundam boys and Preventers.

"Hey, Miss Relena." Quatre said to her.

"Hi, Quatre." She replied walking over to Heero and Diamond. "Heero."

Heero just turned and Diamond could tell that there was tension.

"You must be Relena. I'm Diamond Hunter," Diamond said to break the tension. "I've been staying with the G-boys since they rescued me."

Relena just looked at her.

Diamond laughed and added, "I'm gonna help them nail the slime that killed my co-workers."

"Oh," was all Relena managed and finally shook Diamond's hand.

Relena went off with Sally and Noin while Lady Unn went another direction.

"You should talk to her." Diamond told Heero. "I'll be fine, I've got the experience to mingle and shit."

Heero sighed and followed Relena.

Diamond turned to the other three boys (Wufei had already run off to get Sally) and told them, "Why don't ya'll mingle or somethin'…we're goin' to a club later anyway, so at least do something here."

After the boys all walked away Diamond went to get herself a glass of wine, and she proceeded to drink it. Not even five minutes went by and she was approached by a handsome blonde with blue eyes.

"Mind if I have this dance?" he asked in a smooth voice.

"Not at all, sug." Diamond replied. "You got a name?"

"Zechs and you are…"

"Diamond."

The dance was slow for 2/3of the way but then sped up to Diamond's liking and Zechs complied.

"So tell me something. Why are you with the Gundam pilots?"

"Heero rescued me from harm's way. He took me to a safe house and I've been with them ever since. I'm going to help him get the slime that tried to kill me and killed my friends."

"So you two aren't involved with each other?"

"Uh, well, that's hard to explain…"

"Try me." Zechs said with a smile.

"If you mean intimately then yes, but a relationship…not really and that suits us both."

"Why's that?"

"Well, he's a G-boy and I'm not one for relationships and stuff. Hell, between you and me…I used to be a stripper. That is until my work got blown up."

Zechs began to piece everything together. Heero rescued the stripper, Heero grew found of the stripper, and Heero fucked the stripper. Finally, Heero brought the stripper here to make Relena jealous. Bastard! He's tryin' to hurt my baby sister! thought the older brother.

"Please excuse me." Zechs said walking off the dance floor.

"Was it something I said." Diamond wondered aloud.

"Don't mind him." A finely dressed man told her. "I can take his place if you wish to continue."

"Seems I'm the center of attention out here on the dance floor."

"Probably cause of the way you're dressed and dance, Miss Hunter."

"Well, it seems you know my name, but I don't know yours." Diamond told him.

"Khushrenada, Treize Khushrenada."

"The Trieze Khushrenada?"

"The one and only."

"Well, well…ya mind speedin' things up here then?"

"Not at all."

Zechs walked up to Heero. "A word." He said to him leading him out of sight. "You brought a stripper here! None the less, one you fucked to hurt Relena."

"What?" Heero asked unsure of how he got the information.

"Yeah, good plan. You forgot one thing though…"

"What's that?"

Zechs punched Heero.

"What the fuck!" Heero yelled.

Duo and Trowa watched Diamond on the dance floor with Treize. They were dancing to Rhythm of the Night.

"That's scary." Duo said. "Better hope Unn doesn't see that."

"Uh-huh." Trowa said looking up to see men with guns walking around on the upper part of the room. "Shit."

Duo looked up to see what Trowa saw, but it was too late. Men flocked in armed and sealing off the exits. The first shot was fired at the stereo system causing a panic.

Heero and Zechs stopped fighting and looked up to see what was happening.

"Fuck this shit!" Diamond yelled running to an area where she couldn't be seen. It was also where Zechs and Heero were. "What the fuck are you two doin?"

"Diamond, did you say something to him?"

"Oh, yeah…I'll kill ya later Zechs. No one plays me like that. So what's the situation?"

"Dunno…"

"Well, they probably want money, or they're trying to get someone outta prison. Ya know, the usual shit."

They were joined by Trowa and Wufei.

"We need to move. They're looking all over to make sure no one's hiding." Trowa said.

"Where would you suggest?" Zechs asked.

"I'd the roof but they probably have that covered all ready, and we can't go down a floor either." Wufei said.

"What about the ventilation?" Diamond asked which just got her looks. "Alright, fine. You guys stay here and I'll be up in the vents if ya need me."

"That's actually a good idea." Zechs said.

All four boys followed Diamond into the women's bathroom.

"Tell me why we're in here." Wufei groaned.

"Easy access." Diamond pointed to the vent above a toilet. "The last one in has to close it."

"You're the smallest." Trowa pointed out.

"Okay. Then go!" she hissed.

Heero went first followed by Zechs, Wufei, and Trowa. Diamond closed the vent after she got up there. Diamond was a little behind but she could just barely make out their figures ahead. When she caught up Heero and Wufei were gone out of the vent.

"Where'd they go?" Diamond whispered.

"Guns." Trowa replied.

When they were given the okay, they dropped out of the vent. Heero hand Diamond a pistol.

"The best present ya can give a girl." Diamond smirked. "Ya'll didn't tell me that these parties were so much fun."

They all looked at her.

"What? What? What'd I say?"

They all rolled their eyes and continued walking until Diamond decided to pull the fire alarm.

"That should get their attention." She laughed.

"You just told them that we're out." Wufei snarled.

"I know. That's the point. They're gonna send people to find us, and we can pick them off."

"This isn't the movies Diamond." Zechs told her.

"I know. I've done somethin' like this before. It was Taylor's idea, but then again we sat in the same place and were fully armed. And then we had ex-cons helping us."

"Ex-cons?"

"Yep."

"What the hell did you do?"

"I told you, I was a stripped/bounty hunter…and I hung with the mob and ex-cons."

"Christ."

"Well, the only big problem left are the hostages." Heero said.

They boys devised a plan and then Diamond interjected.

"Hey, ya'll need a distraction, right?"

"No," Heero said, "you're not flashing anyone else."

"I wasn't talking about that. I'm saying I can do my Laura Croft thing like at the club."

"No way, what if she shoots someone else?" Wufei said.

"Yeah, like you Woofers."

"Don't call me that." He said calmly.

"Bite me."

"Fine. We'll let you be the distraction."

"Yeah!" Diamond said getting her twin pistols ready. "I'm not waiting all day. Now go!"

The boys got into place and Diamond ran out on the upper part of the room firing at the armed men. People screamed in terror in the background. She dove off of the balcony area firing all the way down until she had to tuck and roll. Diamond was on one knee firing. About that time the other boys began firing giving Diamond time to free the hostages. She directed them toward the emergency stairs.

"Go!" she yelled at them.

Duo and Sally picked up machine guns and helped. Diamond saw a few men escaping and decided to follow them. They were heading up to the roof. To a chopper no doubt. When she got to the roof she was almost shot. The chopper was taking off. She risked getting shot by running out underneath the bird and shooting at the bastards. Diamond was forced by down the stairs by their fire.

"Oh shit." She said when she saw the bomb. Diamond ran back up on the roof trying to find the quickest way down. She looked down. "The quickest way to a point is a straight line." Diamond found a piece of shrapnel that she could use as a board. She back up holding it and as the bomb began to go off she ran and jumped off the edge. "Surf's up!" She sailed down with the explosion to her back. "Fuck!" How the hell am I gonna get to the ground without dying? Her questioned was answered when the board hit a slanted roof causing her to change course and go through a neighboring window. "Damn! What a RUSH!" she exclaimed.

"Where's Diamond?" Heero asked after the explosion went off.

About five minutes later Diamond was down on the streets. She was cut up, bruised and bloody.

"Diamond!" Duo yelled running up to her. "Oh, Christ! Where the hell were you?"

"On the roof." Diamond replied calmly.

"But the roof…"

"I know. I was up there. I surfed down onto a slanted roof into a window."

"That fucker! On the chopper was the man who offered me the job! He knew that I was gonna be here with ya'll. I've had enough of this shit! I'm ready to kill him."

Police walked over to Diamond.

"Um, yeah, I'm with the Gundams and I need you to find out where that chopper is goin if ya can. It's vital to peace."

They nodded.

"How'd ya do that?"

"This is a pacifist convention. I'm gonna kill that prick and be on my merry lil' way with ya'll. C'mon, my not-gay guy friend." Diamond snarled.

The other boys gathered around Diamond and Duo.

"They found a tattoo on these guys." Trowa said.

Diamond went to look at it on a corpse. "I know this tattoo. It's the symbol for the Tylon Corporation. Supposedly, they're making illegal mobile suits."

"What do ya mean supposedly?" Heero asked her.

"Well, everyone at the club…knew about it. That's why they gave me the job. To distract me. He knew you guys we're gonna be there and wanted to kill all of us at once! Oh, they messed with the wrong bitch. Someone gimme a cell!"

Lady Unn handed her cell phone to Diamond.

"S'cuse me while I make arrangements." Diamond dialed a number. "Taylor! It's fucking Tylon! I need the arsenal. Yes, that includes the chopper. Thank you baby. Kisses." Diamond dialed another number. "Nathan! It's Diamond. Hey, look, I might have a job for ya guys. Ya get guns and explosives…Yeah, that's what I thought. Keep the boys on standby. Give them my regards. Uh-huh, yeah, yeah…peace out motha fucka." Diamond returned the cell.

"What the hell was that?" Heero asked.

"Weapons and reinforcements. The cons love this shit. Other than you guys, they're quite reliable and won't shoot ya when you're not looking."

"How comforting." Duo said.