Never Impossible
Chapter 4: Mission One Part 2
Duo looked happy. " Duo, something went wrong…" Duo looked at Umi. Umi sounded sad. " What are the two of you looking so sad and weird? Hlide'' fine. He didn't even attack!" Duo exclaimed happily. " Actually Duo, he did attack, he killed Linda Frank…" Heero said softly. They watched as Duo's eyes widened in shock, he dropped the handphone he was holding.
" This can't be… She can't be dead. He was in L2! Why did he go to L4?" Duo was so startled. His eyes were wide and he was kind of racking his brains out. Heero let him have his chair. He looked at Umi. Umi suggested that she go make some coffee. She left, Heero saw that as a way of living the two of them alone.
" Why? Why? He should have been after Hlide… No!" Duo was shouting. He will be admitted to a mental hospital soon. That will be a bad thing. He was sick of this. He lifted Duo up, his hands around the collar of her shirt. He shook Duo hard.
" Wake up, Duo! She's dead. It's not your fault. You will never guess that he would have gone after Linda. You thought of Hlide first, that's why you protected her. It's not your fault!" Heero pushed him back into his chair.
Duo still looked startled when Umi came back with coffee. Heero glared at Umi. " What?" She asked him as she poured the coffee into three cups. " It's bad for health." Heero pointed out. She ignored him. She handled Duo his coffee. He drank it all in one gulp and it was still steaming hot. Umi raised an eyebrow at Heero. There was something wrong here. " I can't believe this is true… Hoe did she die?" Duo asked. Heero was a bit relieved, his friend was back, only a little bit….
" Someone shot her through the balcony. She was reading them. They only found a rope from her balcony to the ground floor, they are sending it for a DNA test. We have a meeting tomorrow, I am sure he will call this time." Heero pat Duo on Duo's shoulder. " Duo, if you don't mind…" Umi touched Duo's hand. She didn't move for some time. She let go and took a sip out of her cup of coffee after putting some distance between Duo and her.
" What's that for?" Heero asked her. Umi looked at Duo, Duo was still muttering. No, he was cursing, loudly. Umi sighed. She pointed to somewhere. Heero followed her. She stopped walked and turned to face him.
" I have this talent, it's not supernatural or anything. But, I can understand and feel what others are feeling. I can also read their thoughts and see their future. I only noticed it when I was 12." She said softly. Heero raised an eyebrow at her. " You mean you saw that Linda was going to get killed?" Heero asked her. She shook her head. " No, but I knew that someone will be killed and Duo won't be in the stable sort…" She said softly too. Heero found that hard to believe. " Can you read what I am thinking now?" He asked her. She blinked at him. He was thinking of killing that bastard. She touched his hand, using only one finger.
" You want to kill that bastard." She replied and she was right. " You are right, you need to touch someone first?" Heero asked her. He was fine with this ability. He was supernatural.
" No, but… you are more complex, so, I have to touch you first. But, you can block me if you don't want me to know. When I touched Duo's hand, I saw that Hlide would be safe, so will Wendy. But, he's going to be after Quatre." She told him. Heero looked back at Duo. " Can we change what you see?" Heero asked her. Umi nodded. " It's possible. But, if you ignore it, it would not change a single bit." She answered him.
They walked back in silence. " He's feeling mad at himself. Oh, do you want to know why he was after Linda?' Umi said, breaking the silence. Heero shrugged. " Duo should hear it too." He pointed out. They sat down. Duo was listening, although he was still muttering under his breath. Umi's gaze shifted from Duo to Heero.
" He did that because he knows that you will feel horrible. To know that you have only protected one loved one, but not the one he was after. So, when he killed them, you will be very upset and mad at yourself for not knowing it sooner. And he will like it even better as you are angry and upset. So, he gets more pleased, and when he does, he will kill more. So, we can't let him beat us, Duo. You can't let him know that you have lost. We have to think of who he was aiming for and stop him first." Umi sounded like it was the only choice.
Duo didn't respond. It was painful for him. Heero printed out the list of closed ones of Quatre and gave it to Umi. She touched the names one by one. Heero wasn't sure about this after Quatre thing… " No, I can't pick up anything…" She replied sadly. Duo had left, for some sleep. Heero hoped that he won't commit suicide, they need him more than ever. To solve this, he will have to start pulling himself back. " How about if you touch me?" Heero suggested. Umi did so.
She touched Heero's hand. She didn't move, pictures flashed past her. She saw Heero tracking down the caller. She saw Heero shooting someone. She saw Heero punching Trowa. Ouch, it did look painful. She saw Heero shot someone in his head. The person fell and Heero kept his gun. She saw herself limping over to him. The cleared and disappeared.
" So?" He asked her, shifting his hand out of reach. " We got him in the end, after shooting someone and punching Trowa." Umi told him. Heero looked shocked, when she told him that he would punch Trowa. He never done that before…
" Anyway, we have to get this Quatre thingy right first." She points out, breaking his trail of thought. Punching Trowa? Is this even real? " Well, we got him, I don't think one punch could hurt Trowa that bad." Umi said softly. " It isn't that simple, it looks like a long way ahead of us." He looked at the list.
Everyone was at the meeting room. Thursday Morning, Duo looked glum, which was unusual. He was always cheerful. The phone rang before Lady Une could speak. Heero waited. " Hello?" Lady Une picked the phone up. " Hey, how is it going? How is Duo handling this case?" The deep voice filled their hearing device. Duo stood up, Quatre held onto him. " What are you up to?" Lady Une asked.
" I have to tell you, she looked so peaceful, reading a book. Then, I shot her, she didn't even knew what hit her." His laughter followed. Heero already finished tracking him. He was in Italy. A phone booth in a Shopping Centre. This guy flew from country to planet.
" I am now, after Quatre. Quatre, Be sure to hold on to them tight. I will kill them after torturing them. I will come and take them tonight. Why waste time, I am so happy now." His laugher filled their device and he hung up. Heero looked at Umi. She was right, Quatre was next. Quatre looked jumpy.
" Your plans, Quatre?" Lady Une asked Quatre. Quatre was pacing the room. " Send an army of well trained and people we can trust to protect everyone. Assemble all my family members in one house and guard that house. I will be at Summer's house. I think they will be after her." Quatre told them. They all nodded. " He was in Italy." Heero told them. He looked at Umi. Umi shook her head. Nothing, she didn't see a thing.
At night, Dorothy was looking out of the window. It was raining. She had been upset these few days, upset that she didn't even leave the house at all. She saw a shadow jumping over the gates. She picked up the phone.
Umi was at the airport, with Heero. Summer was in Colony L1, but something wasn't right… The guy was in Italy… Dorothy was in Europe. He may go after Dorothy and no one sent anyone to protect Dorothy… Heero was waiting for their plane to Europe. It was already 7.00 pm. " Heero, can they hurry up? I don't want Dorothy to be in any danger." Heero didn't reply. Umi saw him showing his Preventer pass and he carried his bag full of weapons away. They let him board the plane without another question.
" Quatre?" Summer's voice came from the door. Quatre looked at Summer. She was so beautiful. She walked over to him. " Are you okay? Do you need coffee?" She asked him gently. He shook his head. " I need to think and stay up incase he appeared." Quatre told Summer. Summer sighed. " You cared so much about me, Quatre… I don't know how to repay you." She was looking at the coffee table. Quatre took her hand. " It's okay, you don't have to repay me." Quatre said softly. Summer's eyes met his.
They arrived at the airport. Heero drove fast. Umi didn't even say a word. Heero was already ready, after Umi closed the door, he shot off, with 200 speed. Umi only managed to put on her seat belt in time. Heero drove faster, his feet never leaving the accelerator. He didn't crash or anything. There were no red lights when they passed. They reached Dorothy's house fast. Heero got out. It was raining heavily. He didn't bother to open an umbrella. He came back and got into the car.
" Umi, I think you may be right, the cameras were cut." Heero told her. He took out a silver short gun, Umi's eyes widened. " Get ready, he's in here. The wires were cut recently." Heero instructed. Umi reached and took out her gun. She nodded at him.
Dorothy had closed all curtains in her room and had locked the door and put on the security system. There was an intruder in the grounds. That person was going after her. She picked up the phone and dialed for Quatre. No, the telephone line seemed to be cut. No, this can't be. She switched on her computer. She prayed that she would get out of this alive.
Heero and Umi were running through the heavy rain. She had put on light blue goggles, stylish and clears vision of anything, see through too. Heero gave it to her. He didn't wear any. Umi had changed her shoes to boots. Special ones. She invented them herself. They have many abilities. She had also put on a black leather jacket, to repel water. They had jumped over the gates. This guy could be anywhere. Heero told her to stay with him. They ran to the front door. The door lock was being shot, so was the computer device. Heero clicked off the safety of his black short gun. She wondered what was the silver short gun for.
They went in, the lights were still on, so, the electricity wasn't cut off. Heero pointed to the ground. There were shoe prints. The murderer must have stepped on mud, as the shoe print was clear. They followed the trail. " Where's Dorothy's room?" She whispered. Heero pointed to the stairs. " I will bring you there. Then I will go around." Heero gave Umi a signal to follow him.
Dorothy clicked on the Preventer hotline button. Then, there was a knock on the door. She freaked out. She grabbed her fencing foil. It was her only weapon available. She calmed herself down. She walked closer towards the door. Heero pick the doorknob. Its lock was unlocked. Heero check their surroundings. Umi opened the door slowly. She dodged just in time to see a fencing foil heading her way.
" Dorothy, It's me." She told Dorothy. She was fine. Dorothy nodded. " Stay inside, I will look around. Call me. The glasses are connected to my phone." Heero left. Umi went in and locked the door.
Dorothy asked her what was wrong. She told her that someone was here and was after her. So, she was here to help. She used her own handphone to call Quatre. " What?" Quatre nearly shouted. He said he was coming over. Dorothy looked pale. Umi sat down on the sofa and waited.
Where was Dorothy? He couldn't find her anywhere, could she be out? No, it can't be. But, there wasn't a single maid or servant anywhere. Her room! He will go and try the second floor. He climbed the stairs. Th floor was well polished, no one was here before. He was walking down the path, he checked every room, no one in anywhere. He stopped to see a fencing foil in the wall. No doubt, she was here. And, in that room. He turned to that door.
Umi saw the doorknob turn. " Heero, someone is outside." She phoned him. Heero hung up. Umi got her gun ready. She asked Dorothy to hide somewhere. Dorothy went into the bathroom. Umi followed. Although the bathroom was going to be crammed, but, it was her only hope. They locked the doors. " Is there a back door out of here?" Umi asked her very softly. Dorothy shook her head. She was shivering and pale. Umi was a bit nervous too. But, she was an agent, killing this guy would be easy. She looked around the bathroom. No place to hide. She heard gunshot at the door. Shit, this man was coming in!
Heero climbed up the stairs, he slowed and watched as the door closed. Someone was inside. He crept near the door and waited, he pressed his ear to the door to listen. Footsteps were heard, walking around. He got his silver gun out. He placed it on his right hand, the black gun on his left hand.
The doorknob of the bathroom was turned. Umi took out her knife. It was a short and well-polished knife. She played with it in her hand and her right hand had 20 knifes, the same one as the one she was playing with. They opened up like a fan. She was ready to fire anytime. " If anything goes wrong, Dorothy, jump out of the window and run for your life, don't stop, fly to the Colony L1 and go to the Agents Building." She told Dorothy. She only nodded. Umi regretted not using a disguise. She took her black cap, put it on and pulled all her hair into it. She waited.
Heero heard gunshot. He went in. To see a man kicking the door of the bathroom open. The man went in. Heero heard the sound of knifes. He got his gun ready. Umi had thrown all her knifes, it sure caught the man by surprise. He took the hit, all 20 of them. Can't be, she killed him that fast? What about the things she saw? The guy stood up. Man, he was wearing a bulletproof vest and it looked like metal. The knifes hit the floor. Double shit! Umi activated her boot's spike ability. The man was walking over, his gun point out at her, his hand on the trigger. Umi kicked the gun out of hid hand. So fast that when he turned to look at the gun, Umi kicked him hard in his face, with the spiked boots, it caused him to bleed and it caused a mark, or rather a scratch. The man was giddy, he hit the sink.
Umi kicked the man's gun into the dustbin. He got up. Then, Umi heard a gun shot. The guy turned, he was shot in his leg. The man ran over towards Umi and Dorothy. Two gunshots were heard. Umi pulled Dorothy and herself out of the way, they fell and rolled. Umi quickly got up. The man had crashed the glass windows and jumped through. She saw Heero swung out of the window too. Umi got her gun. The man was running towards the gates. Umi fired, hit his arm. Heero was running after him too. Umi looked at the pale Dorothy. Lucky, or, they could have been taken as hostage.
Heero fired at the man's vest using his silver gun, it shot right through the vest and he heard the sound of something metal. No kidding, the guy was shot, 5 times and was still running. Heero fired again, the guy changed direction, and he grabbed a metal bar and swung it at Heero. Heero dodged it, he flipped and kicked the man in his chin, and he fell back on the floor. He was going to be captured tonight. Heero say his face. It was Jack Renderson! His brother was the one who was after Summer!
" Surprised aren't you?" Jack's voice was cold. He was bleeding, Umi did injure him well, and his face was scratched.
" You won't get out of this alive Jack. I can kill you now." Heero's gun was pointing to Jack's head. Jack didn't reply. He took off his vest, he threw it on the ground. " Beat me if you can, Mr Heero. I will come after you." Jack took out what looked like a control.
" Let's see, if you can shoot me first or I can press this button first. It links to the 20 bombs in the vest." Jack sounded pleased with himself. Heero's eyes narrowed. " Too bad, you don't have your heat boots, no, your brother's." Heero commented. Jack thumb moved to be very near the button.
" Good bye, Mr Impossible!" Jack pressed the button. One bomb exploded. Heero saw Jack running off. He fired at Jack, he hit him in his leg. But, Jack jumped over the fence and was gone. Heero turned to see the vest. Shit! He turned to run. The bombs exploded all together. The impact was great. Heero was thrown, he hit the wall, hard. The explosion caused fire. Umi came running towards him.
" Heero, are you alright?" Umi asked him, she stared at the flames. " I am fine, he got away. He suffered 6 shots and a cut on his face. Should have shot him dead." Heero stood up. He stared at her boots. " He saw you, Umi, he will be after you." Umi didn't reply. " Dorothy's fine." She told him. Heero sighed. Next was going to be Trowa. And he was sure that Jack Renderson was going to de dead this time. " You did well, nice boots. I heard the knifes, too bad his vest was hard. Then, I saw you kicking him in his face with your spiked boots." Heero commented. Umi smiled and looked at the fire.
They went back to the Agents Building. Dorothy was being protected. It was Friday Morning. Everyone was waiting… Heero and Umi already gave their report. Quatre was a little jumpy. Duo had gotten over Linda's death. Wufei and Sally were talking about their plans. Heero came in just as Umi was talking to Lady Une about Dorothy. He shook his head. He placed a file on the table. It was the data of Jack Renderson. Heero made copies of the file and distribute them. Umi flipped opened the file. The have good data collectors programs. It was very detailed. It even tells what they did and where they often go to what they like to eat, do, drink and stuff. Umi was impressed. Not many people have access to these programs. She never heard of them before.
It even showed his life's history. What he did at age what. And, the last one was his Brother's death. Jack's brother, John was after Summer. But, Heero killed him. Which explained everything. Jack was going for revenge. His parents died in a robbery when he was 10 and John was 12. John was his only family member. But, judging from last night, Umi was sure that Jack wouldn't live long. He's too injured.
" So, we have to find Jack, he may be after us too. But, I doubt it. He's injured now. It's a good thing. He won't be able to go far." Lad Une told them. Duo pushed his own palm with his left hand. " I will kill him and that's the first thing I will do." Duo sounded angry. Heero didn't answer.
" We will search everywhere for him. No, he will come to us. He won't be happy that Dorothy was protected. He didn't get to kill her. He will be angry. And when he's angry, he makes a mistake. And, he will get caught. End of story. I just hope that can go to jail and not get shot or killed. Even though he killed people and stuff, the law should take care of him. Not us." Lady Une told them. Her gaze settled on Quatre, Duo and Heero. They all nodded.
" Oh, Umi, Heero feels that you are not experienced enough to take cases by yourself. So, you will be following Heero, more like learning form him, or helping him. You won't have your own office yet. But, we have cleared up Level 93 for your office. You will have a temporary office, outside Heero's. There is already a desk, a computer and a phone installed for you. You will be using there until Heero says that you are experienced enough to handle the cases by yourself. Any comments?" Lady Une asked Umi. Umi looked at Heero. Heero was talking to Wufei. " What's the colour of the desk?" Umi asked Lady Une. Lady Une seemed a bit shocked.
" Er, light brown. If you want a better chair, a better phone, a better computer, get Heero to help you." Lady Une told her. She nodded. So, now she had a desk. Good enough. It could take years to even own her own office. The phone rang, Heero moved to where his laptop was. He sat down, he nodded. Everyone put on their hearing devices. Lady Une picked the phone up.
" Hello, This is Agents Building, Preventer Service. How can I help you?" Lady Une said calmly. There was that cold and bitter laughter at the other end of the phone. " Well, you are acting so calm and confident like you don't even know me." Said the voice at the other end. It was Jack. Umi saw Heero tracing the location of him.
" Don't be too happy. I may not get Dorothy but the game is still on. 44 days limit. And, I already lost track of the days. You think that I won't live with those 6 shots. But, I am fine and still jumping. I had to admit I was surprised that someone was actually protecting Dorothy. A girl to be exact. She was one knife thrower. Lucky I was wearing my bulletproof metal vest. Or I would have died in the hands of a woman! I am very surprised. I thought the Preventers never accepted help from Females. Looks like I am wrong. Well, I will find out who that girl. I will catch her and torture her before killing her. I will even record her screams down for you all to listen.
" But, why rush? There's still plenty time. I will go after her soon, but not now. I am still interested to play the kill your loved ones game. Heero Yuy, Heero Yuy. What can I do with you? You are a superb shooter. You shoot well. But, I think he's dead. No one can survive those 20 bombs. Tell me, is Heero Yuy still alive?" Jack asked them over the phone.
Heero nodded at Lady Une. He wasn't typing on his laptop anymore. He found Jack. But, he had also recorded down their conversations as a prove for threatening. Lady Une sighed. " I am afraid that a hero never dies. Heero Yuy is still alive and still in the building working." Lady Une sounded happy. " What! This can't be. Mr Impossible…He should be dead." Jack really sounded alarmed. Then, he laughed again. His laugh was painful to the ears. Umi looked at Heero.
" Oh, I am so stupid. Of course he's still alive. He's Mr Impossible. Well, so what? It will make this game better. The bullets he used are stuck to me, I can't even take them out. So what? I am not afraid of the pain and the wound or the metal of the bullet. I still have a long time to live. And I will kill this next target. Let's see… I am going after…. Yes, Clown Boy. You are right, I am going after Trowa Barton. He was once a clown. I got to admit he was a great clown. Shouldn't have quit. I liked your show. You did great. Too bad, he doesn't perform anymore."
" Trowa, Trowa… I see, you have a girlfriend. And her name is Relena Peacecraft. And, oh, she had a rank. She's also the Vice Foreign Minister. Wow, what will the colonies do after I kill her? They will be thrown into chaos. And I will blow up the colonies. However, you all know that I am injured. I will take 2 days off, giving you time to spend these two last days with your girlfriend. Don't even think about finding me." Jack told them. There was a roaring laughter, then the line went dead. Lady Une placed the phone back. Heero stopped the recording.
" He's in Paris." Heero told them. They all nodded. Trowa looked worried. " We will need all the help we can get. I am sure we will be able to capture him. What do you suggest?" Trowa asked Lady Une. Lady Ube sighed. " All Preventers, you are assigned to protect Miss Relena Peacecraft." They all nodded. " I will call in the SWAT team and the FBI agents." Lady Une said as she picked up the phone.
Black vans drove into the driveway. 20 SWAT team members came out of the first van. Some carried suitcases. Then 20 FBI agents got out of the second van. Trowa was holding onto Relena's hand. Wufei and Duo were checking to make sure that they weren't fakes. They were assigned to stay over at Relena's house. She offered her house. Umi was forced to accept it. She didn't want to live in Relena's house, in one of her rooms. Relena's room was freaky. It was a totally pink place. They were told to check the ground and rooms checked the windows, install cameras and make sure that they work. And, they had to check every window. They will move in after lunch. So, now, they were busy making sure that everything was all right.
Umi was told to check the study room. The Study room was ugly, no taste. But, it wasn't pink. There were shelves of books, a brown desk and two sofas facing each other. A glass coffee table was in the middle of the two sofas. It didn't look special. Umi closed the door. She looked at the chandelier on the ceiling and the standing lamps, they were far from elegant and classy. Umi walked around the study. Relena sure was a messy person. Her files were not stacked neatly. Her papers were jutting out. No way was she going to believe that a woman actually worked on them. It looked more like a guy's work. She saw this shelve. It displayed items. Pearls and jewelry and photo frames and stuff precious to Relena. Umi walked past it, she noticed something then walked back and stopped right infront of it.
There was a bear. A soft toy bear. Umi stared at it. It had a red big bow ribbon around its neck. Umi stared at it. Minutes passed. She was still staring. It was true. It looked exactly like what she had saw on TV. Umi moved to the window, remembering what she was here for. She looked back at the bear in the shelve. She felt like taking it out and touching it. But, what for? Relena must have hugged it… Umi made sure that the lock was not broken. Then, the door opened and Relena came in. She was wearing a pink dress, she had tied her hair into a ponytail, and she tied it with a pink ribbon. Tasteless and will always be tasteless. Relena closed the door. Umi ignored Relena and made sure that the window wasn't broken in any way. Relena walked over and stopped right next to her.
" I heard that you are the new Preventer and that you will be working together closely with Heero Yuy." Relena said, her eyes not taking off Umi. Umi rolled her eyes, she only nodded. " What are you hinting?" Umi asked Relena. She knew that this wasn't going to be good when Relena first came in. And, she never liked Relena, and being alone with her sucks. " Well, back off! I know that you are after the guys. Well, Trowa's mine. And I am warning you, I don't want you to be near to any of the guys you hear me?" Relena shouted at her. Umi rolled her eyes. She was acting like she was a princess and that Umi was the servant and the servant will listen to her orders.
" I may not be as good looking as you are, but, I am more Capable than you," Relena pointed that out. Umi moved to the next window, she opened the curtains and checked the lock. She understands that Relena is here to tell her to stay away from Trowa, but what does it got to do with the guys? Umi made sure that the glass wasn't broken. " You are a nobody, Miss. Not that I am being rude. But, I have a rank. I am the Vice Foreign Minister. I am also Queen Relena. I am an important person in the Colonies. And what are you? A nobody." Relena said it in that I-am-better-than-you voice. Umi was insulted. No one told Relena about who she was and what her name was. No one ever insulted her. She tried to calm herself. She will fight back. She's not a nobody. She's more capable than Relena. Without her father around, Relena would be dead.
Umi had also helped to do a lot of things. Her father was an important man. Umi took over him once in a while. She did well as a replacement. Her father was very happy with her. Her rank was countless levels higher than Relena's. Even Heero's rank is million ranks higher than Relena's. Umi was far more important than Relena was. " And, I have a loyal boyfriend. You? You look like you are single and inexperienced." Relena said in that I-am-better-than-you tone. Umi had enough of this, she can't take this anymore. Relena deserved to be taught a lesson.
" Oh, Really? Well, that means you and Trowa must have had sex many times. No, I prefer using made love. Right?" Umi asked politely. She didn't want to make Relena know that she was angry or anything… Relena's face reddened and she looked down. Ah, she was blushing. Umi smiled to herself. " Once? Twice? 5 times? No, wait, it must be none then. You are still a virgin. Talk about being experienced." Umi said sarcastically. Relena blushed more. " So what? I just refused to have sex with Trowa. It's not like I don't want to. I just want to get use to him first, know him more first." Relena said, trying to defend herself. Umi checked the other window.
" Well, you are still a virgin, and you to have been together for 4 years, officially started 1 year ago… 1 year, it's more than enough time to get close to each other and start the intimate stuff. I can't believe you. 1 year, and nothing, no making love at all. Sorry, if I do sound rude, but, HOW PATHETIC CAN YOU GET!" Umi said while checking on the windows. She turned to see Relena, she was angry, she stormed out of the study room. So, Umi won.
It was lunchtime. Everyone came to the dining room for lunch. Umi first saw Heero when she came down from the stairs. Heero was talking to Trowa. As Umi got near to the end of the stairs, she heard them.
" You sure he won't come during the two days?" Trowa asked. Heero nodded. He turned to see Umi. " How's the study room?" He asked Umi. Trowa went off to help Relena set up the table. Umi looked around. " What's wrong?" Heero asked her, noticing that she was looking around. " Nothing, the study room is fine. Relena came in while I was checking." Umi said softly. No one was around. Was she planning to tell Heero everything Relena said?
" So?" Heero wrote something on a piece of paper. " She… well, never mind." Umi turned to go. Heero stopped her by touching her hand. He pulled her closer to him. " What did she say?" Umi found herself staring into Heero's Prussian Blue eyes. She was lost in them. They were so eye-catching, so... sparkling, so... Heero was aware that they were not alone. He pulled her off somewhere. " Heero, what about lunch?" Duo asked him as he walked past Duo. " Later. Umi said that the studyroom's window was broken. I have to check it out." Heero told Duo. Duo nodded and left. They went into a room. Heero closed and locked the door. Umi was still a bit dazzled. His touch, it was so soft, but she felt weird… She turned to look at Heero.
" We are alone. You can tell me now. Did she hit you or anything?" Umi was surprised that he sounded worried. Could it be? He was worried about her… No, she wasn't thinking straight. " No, she just insulted me." Umi said softly. She watched as Heero's eyes narrowed. " You didn't tell her who I am… She told me to stay away from you guys. She that she was more capable than me that she was important and I was a nobody…" Umi looked at the floor. Her eyes were getting watery. No one ever insulted her. It felt sad… No, she can't let Relena win. " What else did she say?" Heero asked her softly. Umi couldn't face Heero. " She said that I looked single and inexperienced in relationships… So, I asked her how many times she and Trowa made love." Umi said softly. Heero's eyes widen a bit. " Then?" He asked her, his voice was gentle.
" Then, I found out that they never had sex. She was still a virgin. I mean, you knew a guy for 4 years and started going out officially for 1 year and nothing happen. I mean, that's pathetic. So, I kind of told her how pathetic she was. She was pissed and she left." Umi looked at the floor. She didn't know if she did the right thing.
" I mean, I am never insulted before in my life. Everyone treats me well, it just hurts. I know that I am a daughter of a VERY important family, so that makes me VERY important too. But, no one ever insulted me or said things behind my back before. I felt angry and upset…" Umi stopped talking. She couldn't take it. She felt like crying. Her tears were dying to come out. She can't cry infront of Heero. She just can't.
" You may think that I am being stupid here, but, I… I don't know. Why don't you just leave me alone? I need some time alone…" Umi said softly, then she turned and looked at the windows, her back facing Heero. She heard footsteps. Heero turned her, so she was facing him. " It's okay. You don't have to act strong." He said gently. Umi couldn't take it anymore. She didn't know what to do… " Can I… er…" She was about to ask Heero if she could borrow his shoulder when she was cut off. Since, Heero pulled her into his arms and hugged her. Umi's tears fell from her eyes. He felt warm.
" Cry all you want." His voice was gentle. Umi rested her head near his shoulder. Tears fell, wetting his white shirt. Umi felt relieved, at least Heero still cared about her. If it was her mother. Her mother will tell her to get over it and be strong. Then, she will ask Umi to bash that person up. Umi closed her eyes. Heero felt warm. She didn't want a teddy bear from him, she just wanted to be with him…
" What's taking them so long?" Duo asked as he cut his ham. Quatre shrugged. " Well, who knows what they will be up to?" Relena said. They all turned to look at Relena. " Maybe that newbie caused some trouble or something." Relena said as she took a bit out of her fish cake. They all looked at each other. Then, they heard footsteps. Heero and Umi walked into the dining room. " Look who's here." Relena said in a matter-of-factly tone. Umi looked at Heero. Heero nodded.
" What took you two so long?" Trowa asked them, frowning. They were not standing very close to each other or anything. " We needed to install a few cameras in the study room." Umi told them. Umi looked at the table. She felt like vomiting. Poor presentation and the food looked oily and disgusting. It's a buffet type, you take what you like and finish them. But, most of them were fried or grilled. Umi felt like eating out.
Heero helped her out, she felt a lot better now. Umi didn't know how to say that she wasn't eating politely. Even Lady Une was at the table. They were all waiting for them to sit down. Heero wasn't moving.
" Have a seat." Relena told them. She shot a glare at Umi. Umi felt like shooting Relena. Heero didn't move. " Heero, are you okay? Duo reserved you a seat." Wufei told Heero. Heero nodded and looked at Umi then at Relena. Trowa was frowning. " Can the two of you just sit down and have lunch? We still have plenty to do." Trowa told them politely, but he sounded a bit in a hurry. Umi moved to the empty seat between Lady Une and Sally.
" Relena, do you know who she is?" Umi stopped walking, she turned to look at Heero. He looked serious. Everyone looked at Heero. " It's okay. She doesn't need to know." Umi told Heero. Heero didn't listen to her. Was she kidding herself? Heero was going to scold Relena. She felt half-happy, but she didn't want Relena to know about her real identity. Heero was actually lecturing Relena for her! She felt very happy. Umi shook her head. Heero ignored her. Umi sat down.
" Well, she's just a normal woman we see everyday, with a life and a job." Relena said, taking a sip out of her cup of tea. Everyone turned to look at Relena, except Umi. Shit, this was going to be a bit crazy.
" Trowa, did you tell Relena?" Heero said suddenly, right after he closed his eyes. " No, I feel that she had no need to know." Trowa told them. Umi had to stop this. " Heero, I am fine, she doesn't need to know about it." Umi assured Heero. Relena raised an eyebrow at Umi. " I mean it." Umi said, in case Heero was going to get this further. Heero opened his eyes. " What's wrong? I was wrong?" Relena asked innocently. Heero's eyes narrowed.
" Far from wrong." His tone was cold. Umi noticed everyone tensed up at the table. She blinked. What was going on? " How wrong am I?" Relena asked, looking at Umi to Heero. Heero reached, picked up a fork. He played with it in his right hand. Everyone stared at him playing with it. " I have a bad feeling about this…." Lady Une whispered to Umi. Heero threw the fork, while he was playing with it. It was so fast that Umi didn't see it. It hit Relena's plate, and the plate cracked and broke into 10 pieces. Umi was shocked. No kidding, Heero was a person you can't mess with once he is mad. Why was he even mad?
" Heero, I am sure Relena didn't mean to do anything wrong." Noin said softly, defending Relena. Relena stared at the broken plate. No maid and servants were around. No cameras were installed here yet. So, no sound takers. " Relena, just say that your are sorry…." Noin urged. Relena looked pissed. " Why should I say sorry? I didn't even do anything wrong!" Relena kind of shouted, she was behaving like a kid. Umi looked at Heero. Heero took a knife from the table. " Tell me what did I do wrong?" Relena kind of shouted. Heero threw the knife, it flew past Relena, so close, and Relena felt the metal's coldness. Then, it hit a map and the lamp broke. Okay, Umi knew that she needs to stop this.
Everyone stared at the broken lamp. " Er, Heero, do you want to alone with Relena?" Duo asked softly. Heero looked at Relena. Relena kind of turned pale. " No need. Let me tell you what you did wrong, Relena. You told her that she was a nobody and she was not important in the universe at all." Heero's eyes narrowed. Everyone's eyes widened and looked at Relena, some were gaping. Even Trowa. Relena frowned and looked at Umi. Umi didn't respond.
" Relena, say that you are sorry and you never meant it and that you weren't thinking straight that time." Trowa told Relena, Relena looked pissed. " I wasn't wrong. She is a nobody and not important…" Relena's sentence was cut off, as Heero threw a spoon, it hit Relena in her head. It caused a mark. " You hit me!" Relena shouted. Everyone looked shocked. " Let me tell you. She is not a nobody. Her name is Umi Ryuuzaki, Daughter of Benjamin and Sandra Ryuuzaki. You know, your bosses' boss?" Heero's tone was cold. Relena's eyes widened. " You are kidding me, she can't be her." Relena said faintly. " Too bad, she is her. And, she is countless time more important than you, Relena. Umi, I allow you to punish her. No need to spare her." Heero instructed.
Trowa went over to Relena. He slapped her hard. Umi was shocked. No kidding, Trowa slapped Relena in her face. The image of Trowa slapping Relena kept repeated itself infront of Umi's eyes. " You deserved it. If she tells her father, you won't live anymore. And, she's here trying to save your life. Admit that you did wrong and say that you are sorry immediately." Trowa shouted at Relena. Relena looked at Trowa, her eyes filled with shock. Everyone was silent. Relena turned to Umi. " I am sorry, Miss Umi. I was too stupid and arrogant. I am really sorry." Relena sounded sad. Umi nodded.
" Oh, Relena, if you tell anyone about her real identity, I will kill you myself." Heero warned Relena. Relena nodded and she ran off. Umi was about to go after her when Heero stopped her. " Don't, Trowa will do it." Umi watched Relena run up the stairs. Trowa wasn't moving. " Let's get back to work. I am going out. I can't stand the food here. Umi will be going with me. Her parents wanted me to be her 24 hours bodyguard." They all nodded. Heero dragged Umi towards the front door.
Umi caused all of this to happen. What if Relena and Trowa broke up? She caused that… She stared out of the window in silence. They were driving on a road, there was a park on the left side. Umi stared at the park, the trees, and the lake that was shining in the sunlight. She will feel guilty… " It's not your fault. If they did break up, it means that their love is not strong enough." Heero's voice broke her trail of thoughts, she almost forgot that he existed. " But…" Heero cut her off by just raising up his hand. " I don't want to talk about this anymore." Umi turned and looked out of the window.
Lunch seemed better than lunch in Relena's house. Although, she barely even ate anything. She just sat down there, looking at Heero occasionally. Okay, who was she kidding? She kept looking at him. She always looked away when he looked up. It felt weird to be in a restaurant with him and he was directly opposite her…
Two days past, every Preventer stayed up late to check things out and ensure that everything was fine. Umi was in disguise for these two days. Trowa and Relena never talked nor looked at each other during dinner. Luckily, someone else cooked the food, so, it was a lot healthier. Umi wasn't stupid, she knew very well that their relationship had ended. Now, everyone was waiting for the night to come…
Jack Renderson sighed, with each step, his body ache in pain. Heero was a good inventer, his bullets were not only unremovable, and they caused a lot of pain, though the blood had stopped bleeding. He had bandaged like 60 of his whole body, all of the injuries… He looked at the circus' pointed tent. He smiled to himself, this was going to be an easy kill… He went in.
Umi turned and saw Heero entering her room, the room she was assigned to stay in. It wasn't pink but white. Well, better white than pink… It was already evening, no one seemed to give a dinner call… Heero closed the door. " What's wrong?" Umi looked back at the trees outside of the glass windows. Heero stood beside her. " Something doesn't feel right… It's like, I suddenly don't think it's Relena… I mean, everyone on Trowa's list was protected, but I feel like he missed out someone…" Umi said softly.
Heero used the computer and checked on Trowa's list, it wasn't long, only had 6 people's names on it. Mainly, Duo, Wufei, Quatre and him. Then, there was Lady Une and Relena. Nothing else… Umi was right, something was missing… His eyes widen.
" Catherine, the show is starting soon." Catherine nodded and the crewman left hr cabin. She sighed and stared at her reflection. Four years, since she last saw Trowa. Without him, the act seemed a bit plain. Nothing exciting at all… She sighed, she tried other stunts, but shooting knifes were still her best… Trowa… Where are you now?
" Trowa, you missed out someone." Heero was walking towards the door. Trowa seemed confused. " Who?" He asked him, watching as Umi was following Heero. " Catherine, Catherine Bloom." Heero told him, Trowa's eyes widen. " Duo, take over." Heero instructed and dragged the stunned Trowa with him. Heero drove to the airport. They boarded a plane to Colony L3, currently where the circus was now…
" I don't get it, why her?" Trowa asked softly. " It's just a guess, if we are wrong, it's a happy gathering." Heero told Trowa. Trowa looked at the floor. Will that person even know Catherine? They lost contact for 4 years!
Heero didn't waste a single second, he drove extremely fast to the circus. And, the show had already started, the tickets were all sold out. There was no way of going in. " Please, I work here once, as a Clown. Can you give me three free tickets? Check the records. Name is Trowa." Trowa was telling the guy at the ticket booth.
" Trowa… Oh, sure, the boss said that you helped us a lot. Don't miss Catherine's show. She is doing a brand new trick tonight." The guy gave them three tickets. They all rushed in. It was dark.
" Let's welcome, Catherine!" There was loud applause. The spotlight showed Catherine, standing in the middle of the stage. Next to her was a metal cage, a dartboard pinned onto the cage. Umi had to drag Trowa towards the front, he seemed to be interested to see what she was doing.
Catherine set out a lion, and led it into the cage. She locked the cage, and moved 10 meters away from the dartboard. The dartboard started spinning. Then, the cage was lifted so that it was hanging 10 meters above the ground. " She will now use knifes to hit the spinning dart board. And, after that, she will appear in the metal cage, and the lion? It will disappear."
Heero looked around, it was too dark to find Jack here… Catherine's hand was filled with 5 sharp knifes. She threw it, they hit the dartboard, right in the middle. Bull's eye! Then, she disappeared, when the spotlight was still on her. " Weird, how did she do it that fast?" Trowa asked, Umi shook her head. Then, a spot light shone on the cage, Catherine was inside, the lion? It was where Catherine had been standing. Everyone clapped and cheered. Then, suddenly, everything went black, not spot lights, even no lights at the passageways.
The lights came on 5 minutes later, the cage, it was empty and the lion was still there. Where was Catherine? Heero ran forward. He told the Circus' captain to lower the cage, so he could check it out.
Umi and Trowa were at his side when the cage reached the ground. The lion was kept in another cage. Heero touched the door to the cage. The lock, it was being blast. But, there was no sound of explosion at all… The door was swinging very loosely. No signs of a struggle, but, how did anyone get her out from so high?
They went back to Heero's car, Trowa's handphone rang. He picked it up. " Hello?" He muttered. " Trowa, is that you? AAAHHHH!" Someone was screaming. " Catherine is that you?" Trowa asked, Umi looked at Heero. " If you want her alive, come alone to the Marine Port." Then, there was a cold and bitter laugh. Then, he hung up. Trowa looked shocked.
" They got her." Heero looked at Umi. Umi looked out of the window at the tent. " He wants me to go to Marine Port alone… It's all my fault, If I had listed her, this wouldn't have happened. It's my entire fault…" Trowa sounded upset. Heero dragged Trowa outside. " Umi, stay in the car. I will tell you what to do later. Lock the car." Umi nodded, Heero closed the door.
" It's all my fault… Why was I so stupid? Why didn't I think that they would be after her? Just because I didn't contact her in four years and they chose her." Trowa was pacing. Heero rolled his eyes and checked his watch. " Trowa, go to Marine Port, find Jack, I don't care, kill him if you want, but you have to save her." Heero told Trowa, Trowa wasn't listening. He was still pacing and muttering to himself.
" I will be there to cover for you. I am sure Jack will use her as a shield and hostage. So, you won't have much chance of taking him out in one shot." Heero told Trowa. Trowa sighed. " Heero, did you expect this? Why did you believe Umi so much?" Heero raised his eyebrows. " What do you mean?" Heero asked Trowa. " I mean, you trust her judgement a lot." Trowa pointed out.
" She's different." Heero told him. " I feel so bad, first there's Relena. I mean a 4 years long relationship and it just stopped just because I slapped her. How stupid can that be? It was already painful like hell. And now this! I feel like I am cursed Heero. Like anyone near me is supposed to have a bad life or something. I am sure Jack is torturing Catherine… Heero, why don't you blame me?" Trowa asked Heero. Heero didn't move. Trowa went over, he grabbed Heero by the collar. " IT'S ALL MY FAULT! BLAME ME!" Trowa shouted, Heero got himself free, then, he punched Trowa hard in his face. Trowa flew backwards and hit a lamppost. He looked at Heero, shocked.
" Wake up Trowa. If you don't snap out of this, Catherine will die!" Heero shouted. Umi saw their little fight. Trowa got up. " Let's go, the more time we spent here, the more the possibility that Catherine will die." Heero turned and walked back towards the car. Trowa followed after him, he was rubbing his face.
Catherine looked up at the man siting down on the floor. He was fixing the wires of a marble bomb. 5 layers, 5 marbles, if it fell into any of the 20 holes, it will explode and, it will also trigger the lighter that will light up and burn this whole house down, as kerosene was already poured through out the whole house. Catherine shifted. She was surprised, he was there when she had appeared back in her room. And, he kidnapped her. Her hands were tied together tightly, bruising her wrists. She was surprised, he told her that she was her hostage to get even with the Preventers and this time, Trowa… She sighed, he won't come…
" He won't come." She told the man, he inserted the cover.
" Really, I don't think so. Either way, you will have to die with me. Heero had made his bullets impossible to get out. But, it doesn't matter. I will light the lighter and everyone will die." Jack laughed and he smiled. " The bomb's done. Now, I will have to wait for him to come first before trigger it." Jack looked out of the windows. No lights at all… Weird…
Trowa turned and looked, Heero was hiding around the bushes. Umi was near the house. He walked towards the house and knocked his gun in his hands, ready to fire at Jack if he had any slight chance. The door opened. Jack was smiling. " Welcome." Jack looked around him. No one was with him. Trowa went in, Jack closed the door.
Catherine was sitting on the floor, holding a transparent bomb case. Trowa rushed over. Catherine was trying to balance all the 5 marbles, to prevent them from moving and falling into the holes. The timer was 10 minutes. Bad, he can't call Heero… Jack was smiling.
" Drop your gun Trowa. Or I will immediately trigger the bomb." Jack warned. Trowa dropped his gun, Jack kicked it across the room. " Let me guess, you can only wait now. I won Trowa, fair and square. Why won't you all just surrender and quit?" Jack asked, throwing an apple around. Trowa was studying the bomb. Too complex…
" What do you want me to do?" Trowa asked Jack, he stood up and faced Jack. Jack smiled. " Well, since you asked, I want you to kill yourself, one shot through the heart. No, before that, I want you to bring Heero Yuy before me. And, kill him right before me and I will spare her life." Jack sneered. Trowa looked at Catherine. " How about it?" Jack asked, walked past the defenseless Trowa. Jack started flexing his knuckles and he punched Trowa in the face, Catherine shouted.
Umi ran over, she didn't need Heero to tell her what to do, she will save Catherine. Her gun was ready in her hand. She leaned against the wall of the house. She peeked in through the broken window. Trowa was getting up. Jack moved over and punched Trowa in his stomach, it looked painful. Trowa fell to the floor, Jack pulled him up by the collar and he punched him again across his face. Trowa hit the floor again. He was bleeding. " No, Trowa…" Catherine was pleading. She was holding a bomb case. No kidding, 5 levels, complex bomb and there were 5 marbles and 20 holes. " Get up, you Preventers are supposed to be able to prevent this right? Can you now?" Jack asked, then, he kicked Trowa at his sides. Trowa spat blood onto the floor. Catherine was crying, but she didn't move, the bomb was around Catherine.
Umi had to find a way to distract Jack… But, Trowa was too weak… Heero's not here. It's her first mission, she can't mess up and if she did, all of them will die. It will turn up on the newspapers' first page. Daughter of the Ryuuzaki mixed herself with the Preventers and was killed last night. What will people think? Who cares? Umi took I a deep breath.
" Get Heero here." Jack shouted. Trowa stood up. " No, I won't. You will never…" He didn't get to finish his sentence, Jack had punched him again. Trowa spat more blood onto the floor. Catherine was crying. " No, please, stop hitting him…" Jack ignored her and walked up towards Trowa. Trowa was watching Jack. It's not or Trowa will die. Umi took in a deep breath.
She aimed at Jack's leg and she fired. She hit him. Jack took his machine gun on the table and went out of the house. Shit… Umi ran off. She sensed bullets around her, she kept running. A bullet barely missed her. She had to distract Jack first, Trowa had to stop that bomb… Umi hid behind a tree. She heard footsteps.
" Come out you bitch. Come out and fight me one on one." Jack shouted. He insulted her. Damn him… Umi fired at him, shot him in his arm, he howled, Umi already ran deeper into the woods. She might get lost. She heard footsteps after her, and bullets flying all around her. They hit the bushes and sent chunks or wood flying around and also, wood dust. Umi made a U-turn and ran back out of the woods. She sensed movement, she flipped. Just avoiding a bullet that flew past her arm. She landed and ran off, towards the house. Then, something sent pain into her. Her leg was shot. But, she kept running.
Ouch, it hurt like hell. Umi took out one knife while running fast. She playing with it around her hand and 20 knifes appeared. She turned suddenly and shot all of them at Jack while running backwards. Jack looked surprised, two knifes knocked the machine gun out of his hands. Jack lied down to avoid the knifes. Umi took that as a diversion and ran off towards the house. She got in and slammed the door shut, closing it behind her. Trowa looked up, surprised. Umi locked the door. She looked at the bomb… Catherine was pale, Trowa was still injured.
" Umi, you are shot." Trowa pointed to her leg. Umi took a look, it was bleeding, and the bullet was stuck there. Shit… Where's Heero? Only 5 minutes left… Umi was studying it when there was pounding on the door. Shit, Jack was here. Umi stood up and kicked Trowa's gun over to Trowa. She took out a knife and playing with it, her hand had 20 knifes. They all were in a fan shape. She was ready to fire anytime.
Heero watched as Jack stood back to fire at the door. Heero got his gun out. He had been investigating, Jack had poured kerosene around the house. So, he was planning a double explosion. Jack fired at the door. Heero started running over, his gun ready. Jack pointed his machine aimed at Umi. Umi was ready to fire.
" You won't fire. I can trigger to bomb and all of us will die too." Jack told her. Umi didn't take her eyes off him. " Let's see if you are faster or I am." Umi told him. Jack took out a remote control. His thumb was moving towards the red button. Now! Umi fired the knifes, Jack tried to dodge to knifes and loosen his grip around the controller a little. Umi kicked the hand that was holding the remote control with her boots. He dropped the control. Umi kicked the remote control again, it flew outside. Jack went after it. Umi followed.
Jack was running after an object. Umi was running behind him. Jack fired his machine gun at her. She dodged them by back flipping. 3 minutes left. She must get the control before Jack. Jack turned back to fire at her. Umi was just about to land, it wasn't possible to jump in mid-land. Then, she heard a gun fire sound. Then, as she landed, she saw Jack falling. He fell and his hand was near to the control. He wasn't moving. Umi turned to see Heero.
" Where the hell are you?" Umi asked Heero, god… Her leg hurt more. She was limping over to where Heero was. " I was trying to let you do your job." Heero walked towards the house. Umi followed. Heero immediately went to check on the bomb. The timer was still moving. Heero widened the wire a bit, he removed it around Catherine's neck. He balanced it. " Get Trowa and Catherine outside. As far as possible. Make it quick. I only have 2 minutes left." Umi nodded. They helped to support Trowa and went out. Umi turned to look back at Heero.
They were still moving. Umi looked back at the house, Heero, please stop the bomb… Trowa was coughing. They let him sit down near the carpark. It was quite far from the port, but the building was still visible. Heero was looking at the bomb. There's no way out, this kind of bomb cannot be stopped, it will be activated no matter what. But, why didn't he want to put it down on the floor and escape? Because he wasn't to prove that he was no chicken? No, he didn't want to leave.
Jack struggled to touch the control. Heero had shot him through his heart, using his last breath, he pressed the red button. Goodbye, Heero Yuy!
Heero noticed that the bomb was producing rays of light. Shit! Heero ran towards the door. The bomb exploded. The impact was huge that he hit the floor. He watched as a lighted lighter dropped onto the floor. Heero's eyes narrowed. Time seemed to slow down, as the lighter was going to drop onto the floor. Outside, they all saw the explosion. Umi was trying to run over, but Catherine stopped her. " No, I have to save Heero!" She shouted, Catherine shook her head. No! Heero, he can't die. He won't, he's Mr Impossible. But, that thought died when there was a bigger explosion and it was loud, but the impact was huge. They crashed onto the ground. NO! Heero!
Umi watched the flames burning down 70 of the port. Heero, where was he? Even Jack's body wasn't there anymore. Umi refused to believe that Heero was dead. " Umi, call Lady Une. Tell him to get us back." Trowa muttered. Umi shook her head. " No, I want to wait for Heero to come back." Trowa sighed.
" Umi, he won't be back. That explosion happened too quickly, the timing of the bomb wasn't even up yet. He surely must have been right next to it. I admit, he is impossible. But, this is far from impossible, it's too impossible. It was a double explosion. He's dead Umi. He's dead. I can't accept it too, but it's a fact. A dead man can't wake up again." Trowa told her softly. No… Umi sank onto the ground. No… Her first mission and Heero had to die! Why? The pain in her leg didn't matter anymore, Umi was trying hard not the cry. She bit on her lower lip. Catherine was crying. Trowa was looking at the ground.
No… Heero… please, make the impossible happen, please be alive… Umi was begging for him to be alive. She doesn't want him to die just like that. He was too young, he was everyone's hero. A hero can't die. They don't die at all. They don't… They don't die… Umi suddenly looked up, at the flames, she saw a shadow. She didn't move. It got bigger and a person came out of the flames. The flames died out around him. It was Heero. He wasn't dead! Umi's jaw dropped.
Heero walked over slowly. She looked up at him. He wasn't hurt much, except, his left arm was bleeding as his white sleeve was stained red. Umi thought that she was dreaming. " What are the three of you doing? We have to go to the hospital first." Heero told them. Then, for once, Umi believed that she wasn't dreaming. Heero was alive! He was truly Mr Impossible.
" Thanks." Umi told the female doctor whom smiled and left the room. Umi looked at her bandaged leg and got off the table. The removing of the bullet hurt like hell, so painful that she felt her brain was about to burst. She had never taken a shot at all when she was an agent. Umi limped out of the room and took a lift to the 25th floor. They are now at Colony 1. They took a plane and it was so fast that it only took 2 minutes to get to Colony 1 and another 1 minute to get to the hospital.
Umi walked to a room and she knocked on the door. She pushed it open and went in. Catherine was lying down on one bed, Trowa was lying on another one. Catherine was looking at Trowa. Quatre, Duo, Wufei, Sally, Noin, Zechs and Lady Une were all there. They all looked up at her. " Is Trowa okay?" Umi asked them. Sally nodded. "They say that he didn't break any bones, he just need some rest. He had to be hospitalized for a week." Umi moved over. Trowa was sleeping. He was so badly injured.
" So, how are you?" Lady Une asked. " I am fine, although it hurts… How's Heero?" Umi asked, she was greeted by everyone's blank and sad look. She frowned. " He was sent to the emergency ward, and he hadn't come out yet…" Quatre told her softly. Umi was overcome by sadness… Heero may not be able to survive this serious injury.
The doctor was shaking his head. Heero buttoned the last button of his shirt. His arm was badly hurt, the first explosion hadn't damaged him much but had knocked him off his feet, and then the second on was worse. Heero had taken about more than half of the impact of the explosion. It not only hurt him badly, he still had to walk through the flames and stuff. The doctor said that his cut was deep but can be treated and it would heal in about 2 months that is if, he doesn't force his arm to do things he can't. He can't even lift his arm without feeling pain. He couldn't even hold a gun… The pain was overwhelming, but he clenched his teeth and ignored it, he had been through worse states…
The doctor sighed, he looked at Heero. He couldn't stitch the wound, as it will only cause a bigger cut. So, he could only clean it and double bandage it. Heero had to stay for 2 weeks, a daily check up for him and he still had to come daily to check on his arm for the next two months. " It's best you get someone to take care of you for now. No driving at all." The doctor told Heero. Heero only nodded.
" Your room is on the 25th floor, Room number 2565." The doctor told him. " Avoid any contact with water and don't stress and force you arm to do things. The wound may bleed again. I am sure Lady Une will be more concerned about your health than your work." Heero nodded and left the room. The doctor sighed. He was surprised, he was summoned, being the best doctor throughout the whole Colony. He was even more surprised to see Heero Yuy. As in Heero Yuy! Like he was an angel that had walked in to need his help. But, he had to keep his identity secret, it was written in capital letters and the size of it was huge. He sure was one interesting man.
Umi looked up suddenly, the door to the Emergency room had opened. Heero was walking out, he seemed to have changed his shirt. The one that he had on when he went in, the whole of his left sleeve was stained with blood and was wet and the blood was dripping. Heero looked calm. Umi stood up. " Heero…" She said softly. He walked past her. Umi stared after him and followed behind him. Although her leg hurt too. She was advised to stay in the hospital for one night. But, she didn't want to. Heero was walking very fast for a badly injured man. Umi tried to catch up with him. But, the pain was more nerve killing.
" Slow down, I can't walk faster than you can!" Umi called out, Heero was still walking. Umi couldn't stand it. She sat down on an empty seat and looked at the bandages there was a red stain. Shit, the wound had started bleeding again. She needed to find a doctor, although she was one. Heero was gone from sight. What's wrong with him?
Duo was telling Heero what a good job he did. " Trowa's still sleeping. His condition was fatal. Jack broke his rib, one bone, about 3 cm long. Trowa also lost blood. He may die." Duo told Heero softly.
" Catherine's fine. Although Jack had used a knife on her." Quatre told Heero. Heero nodded and stared up at the ceiling of his room. " Did you see Umi?" Duo asked him. Heero shook his head.
" That's weird, she said that she would wait for you. She was one brave kid. Catherine told us that Umi distracted Jack, or Trowa's condition would have gotten worse. But, she got shot. It was a deep wound, about 5-mm away from her bone. They say that she couldn't walk fast and that it will bleed if she even walked fast one step. They wanted her to stay, but she refused." Duo told Heero softly. Heero looked at his left arm. Lady Une came in.
" Heero, take a break for 2 months. You did a good job. Jack's body was burned to ashes in the fires. Make sure you rest well. I don't want a Preventer to stop being one just because of this. If you don't rest, we will lose you. Umi's forced to stay. Her wound bled again." Lady Une told them after closing the door.
" How come?" Duo asked Lady Une. Lady Une walked over to Heero's bed. " She said that she tried to walk faster to catch up with someone and it just started bleeding and it just won't stop. She's next door. I do hope that Trowa will survive this. I will talk to Umi. You should tell her about Trowa. Lying isn't that good." Lady Une pats Duo on his shoulder and left the room. Heero sighed. This mission was finally over. Jack was dead, only one person died this time… A victim they couldn't rescue. But, at least Catherine and Dorothy were safe. As for Trowa… He suffered the most serious injury out of all of them.
Umi looked at Star. Star was barking. Her parents had sent Eric to see her, along with 40 bodyguards for Eric and Star. They all waited outside. Eric closed the door. Umi was lying down on the bed. Her wound was still bleeding. " Hi, Eric." Umi said softly, petting Star on her head.
" Got yourself injured this time. Don't stress it. It will only get worse. Looks like you did it. You helped to save them Umi. And, you were only on your first mission. I am sure that they would be pleased with you. I mean, that's official." Eric told her, sitting down on the chair next to the bed. Star was whining.
" Star wasn't very happy these days. Your parents were worried, but they couldn't make it as they had events to attend to. Not that they didn't care. They sent presents." Eric pointed to the big pile of presents on the coffee table. Umi smiled. " Have a good rest. You have a phone to call us if you need anything. Star will keep you company for now. Call us when you are discharged. Oh, enjoy the presents." Eric stood up and started walking towards the door.
" Thanks Eric." Umi told Eric. Eric smiled and left the room. Umi heard the bodyguards leaving too. Umi sighed, she wanted to talk to Heero… Lady Une came in after knocking. She closed the door. " Nice presents." Lady Une commented, looking at the big pile of gifts. Umi smiled weakly.
" You did a good job Umi. You saved Trowa, Catherine and Dorothy. You are already an official member. Heero will be training you after he gets well. After you recovered come back to work. The people you saved wanted to thank you. However, Trowa's still hasn't woke up yet." Lady Une told her. Umi nodded. Lady Une then told her about Trowa's real condition. Umi looked down on the bed.
" You did your best to help. And you did save him, if he was kicked again, he would have died." Lady Une told her softly. " Rest well." Lady Une turned to leave. " Wait!" Umi called out. Lady Une stopped walking and looked back at her. " Yes?" She asked Umi. Umi sighed. " Can I see Heero?" Umi asked.
Lady Une's eyes widened a bit. " Well, no, you are not in a good condition. That goes for him too. Tomorrow, I will ask him to come over. The doctor said that you can't walk for about 1 week." Lady Une left the room. Umi looked at Star, who was lying down on the floor, under the bed.
It was a Monday Morning, Umi opened her eyes. Her leg still hurt, at least, it still had feeling… She looked out of the windows. The sun had already risen. She looked at Star. Star was still sleeping. Umi smiled to herself and switched on her laptop. She looked out of the window…
Catherine sat up on the bed and looked over at Trowa. Trowa was still sleeping. He hadn't woke up yet since they got to the hospital. Catherine watched him sleep. How cute… She wished that he would be fine and that he would wake up and everything will be normal again…
Heero pushed up the sleeves of his left arm, the bandage was still white. That was a good sign. Heero leaned back, this was going to be one boring day. His handphone rang, Heero picked it up using his right hand.
The doctor sighed. " The wound got a bit larger than yesterday's. It's not swollen, but it was a very deep wound, any further, it would have touched your bone. I have already changed the bandages, don't get off the bed at all." Umi nodded and stared at the bed. " Will I walk again?" She asked suddenly. The doctor smiled. " You will, if you rest. If you overdo it, you won't be able to walk again." Umi nodded. The doctor looked at the pile of untouched presents and at Star, then she smiled.
" Have a good time here. It's boring, sitting here and nothing to do…" The doctor told Umi. " Thanks." The doctor left. Umi sighed and looked at her laptop…
" I have cleaned it and re-bandaged it. And, don't stress it too much. You will have to take painkillers every 8 hours. The nurse will bring it in." The doctor told Heero. Heero nodded. " How's Trowa?" Heero asked the doctor. The doctor sighed. " I don't know. I can only confirm if he wakes up and tells me where it hurts." The doctor started packing the bandages.
" What's about Umi?" Heero asked softly. The doctor looked up at Heero and frowned. " I heard from the doctor that she was assigned to say that the wound got bigger. It had just stop bleeding. She may not be able to walk again if she gets of the bed and walk for even one step. So, she had to stay for 2 weeks." Heero nodded.
Umi was trying to close her eyes and go to sleep. She tried counting sheep jumping over fences, but it didn't work. People don't sleep in the morning… There was a knock on the door. The door opened Umi noticed that Star had gotten up. Star started barking and ran over. Umi couldn't see well as she was lying down.
Heero managed to avoid Star having contact with his left arm. He pets Star using his right hand. He noticed the pile of presents. He walked over to the side of the bed. Umi was staring up at the ceiling. She blinked and closed her eyes. Star went over.
" I heard about Trowa." Umi said softly. Heero sat down on the chair by the side of the bed. Umi sat up on the bed. " He hasn't woke up yet." Heero said softly. Umi nodded.
3 weeks past, Trowa had already woken up after two weeks. Heero's arm was healing; he was only allowed to do research for the Preventer's cases using his right hand. Umi's leg had already healed. But, she still can't walk that properly. But, at least she now had a desk.
Umi sighed and placed the file that she had just assembled in a pile. It was for Heero. But Heero? Heero only comes back every 5 days. Umi looked behind her. Behind her desk was Heero's office so she was kind of like Heero's assistant. She looked down at her leg. At least she was discharged. Trowa was still in the hospital. It seems that he still vomits blood everyday. The broken rib can't be cured. Umi was suddenly not anxious to go to another mission. This first one was already hard enough. She sensed something wet against her leg. She looked down to see Star's nose at her leg. Umi smiled and stroke Star, who was lying under the table. The lift opened, Lady Une was walking in. Her high heels were making a lot of noise.
Lady Une was holding a file. Umi watched as Lady Une stopped right infront of her desk. " This file is for Heero. And, it's urgent. Can you call him and ask him to take this case as soon as he is healed?" Lady Une asked, placing the file on the table. Umi frowned at it. " I don't have his phone number. He should be here soon." Umi shrugged. " Anyway, it's top secret so, don't even think about opening it. We are visiting Trowa tonight. Want to come along?" Lady Une asked her. Umi smiled. " Sure, Catherine seem to be always there when I went to visit Trowa. Does she have feelings for Trowa?" Umi asked softly. Lady Une smiled.
" Well, I think so too. But, Catherine said that Trowa reminded her about her long lost and still lost, younger brother. Anyway, meet at the ground floor at 7.00 pm." Then, Lady Une left. Umi made sure that the lift doors had closed before opening the file. There was a stack of paper stapled together. It looked quite thick. Top secret? Umi closed the file, as she knew that it was the wrong thing to do. But, she couldn't resist. She opened the file and touched the stack of paper. She didn't move anymore.
The lift doors opened, Heero went out and looked at his invention. It was a full arm cover and protection. It was silver and polished shiny, it protects his left arm from anything even fire, acid and stuff. And the best part, he can move his hand without feeling pain and that he won't be bleeding. He can bend his arm and stuff. He flexed his left hand. No pain. He walked out of the lift. He saw Star walking up to him. He pets her and went over to Umi. Umi was looking at a file. " Any files?" He asked her. She looked up surprised.
" The pile is there. Lady Une wants you to take this case immediately after you had recovered and do you want to visit Trowa with us?" Umi closed the file and added it on top of the pile. Heero frowned. " It's fine with me." Heero moved over to the pile. A pencil hit his left arm, the protection. Heero looked at Umi. " Just checking, weird, it looked like a robot arm." Umi added. Heero looked at his left arm. He took the pile and went into his office.
Trowa looked bored when all of them came in. " Hey Kid!" Duo shouted and went over. Trowa smiled very weakly, he was pale. Duo was about to slap him on the back but stopped immediately. Catherine wasn't here. Trowa looked at Heero. " Where did you get that from?" Trowa asked Heero. " I invented it." Heero told Trowa softly.
" Amazing isn't it? Heero could move his left arm at all for 3 weeks without getting it injured and bleeding again, but with this, no more. It's cool and there's cool air inside, to cool his left arm. Neat right?" Duo asked, knocking on the protection. Heero shifted his left arm out of the way. " How are you?" Quatre asked Trowa.
Trowa shook his head. Everyone looked sad, except Heero. His face can't show expression. " Bad, I vomited blood 3 times today. The medicine doesn't work. The doctors don't know what's wrong with me." Trowa told them. Umi frowned. She moved over. " Why don't I check on you?" Umi asked him. Trowa looked shocked. " She's a doctor." Lady Une told Trowa. " How?" Trowa asked Umi. Umi smiled.
" Just relax and close your eyes." Umi coaxed. Trowa did what she said. Umi took in a deep breath and touched his left arm. She was staring outside of the window and wasn't moving. Everyone watched in silence. Umi let go. " The bone that was broken had somehow cut into a vein, it stops blood flowing through it, so, you have to vomit the blood out as if it stays there too long, the blood will harden up. You have to do an operation to remove the bone. I will tell the doctor." Everyone looked surprised, except Heero. Umi left the room.
Umi had to do the operation immediately. They let her. So, Trowa was wheeled into the Operation room. Umi had put on the surgeon uniform and mask. She went in, everyone waited outside. They talk for a while but stopped and waited again. Umi was right, The bone had stopped his blood from flowing. After removing it, she stitched his vein back. Umi didn't do anything wrong, everything went on fine. The operation ended. Trowa was sent back to his room to rest. Umi dumped the surgery clothes and mask into the vaccine room and she washed her hands. Trowa will get well soon.
1 week past, Trowa got better. He had recovered, mostly, but still could not be discharged. Heero had started working again. Umi's job there was to be at her desk, arrange files, take up calls and help Heero get what he needs and wants. " Umi, get me a cup of white grape tea." It came out from the command speaker. Umi sighed and walked to the kitchen. Heero's level had a kitchen and a rest room. She knocked on the door and went in. Heero was leaning back in his chair, looking at his computer screen. Umi placed it on the table. " Anything else?" Umi asked his politely. " No, I will call you when I need you. Thanks." Heero told her. Umi sighed and went out. She was a Preventer not someone to push about and not a secretary. Umi looked at the door to Heero's office.
To Be Continued…