Chapter seven

I Trust You

Two months had passed now, and Tori was working at a bar. It wasn't hard to forge papers, especially for a place that didn't really care how old you were, just so long as you could work and you looked good.

She took the tray full of drinks to the table full of college guys, that just couldn't seem to keep their hands to themselves.

"Hey sweet thing", the one with shaggy brown hair said as he smacked her ass.

She put the tray down and grabbed his hand, squeezing it real hard.

"Don't touch me", her cold voice washed over the table and its occupantes.

The man gasped in pain as she twisted it again and then let go. He held onto his hand as he said, "Bitch."

"Keep your hands to yourself than", she said, and then grabbed the tray and walked off.

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Tori pulled on her jacket as she walked out into the pouring rain, that beat down on her uncovered head.

"She's approaching", a low, husky voice whispered.

"Then get her. I want her to pay for what she did to me", a familiar voice said over the phone.

"Yes sir." The man hung up the phone and came out of his hiding place behind the tree.

He walked up to her as she reached her car and pulled her keys from her coat pocket.

She turned around just as he pulled out gun with a silencer on it, and shot her in the stomach. Her hands went to the wound as he picked up his pace and continued walking away from her. Her legs started to shake as she turned back around and got in her car, as she didn't have anything on her.

She didn't have a cell phone or anything, so she'd have to try and drive home. She couldn't go to the hospital, they would know that she ran away.

She started up the car and tried her best to keep her body, and the car in control. The rain sure as hell wasn't helping. Her eyes started to blur as she made her way down the street, the post lights blinding her as she tried to keep her eyes open. Her hand was slick with blood, as she used one hand to drive.

A car came speeding down the other side of the road, and she saw it coming closer and closer. It was out of control, and her instincts told her to get out of the way. Unfortunately, she swerved to the right, into a large Oak tree.

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Wufei rushed through the hospital halls, until he finally came across the front desk.

"Where's Victoria Martin?"

The nurse looked through the files on the computer and told him, "There is no Victoria Martin here, sir."

'Oh wait. She had an alias.'

"Where's Vanessa Miller?"

The nurse looked at the files again and told him what room number. He ran down the hall again, without thanking her. When he came across the door to her room, he hesitated. His hand grasped the door handle, and he opened it slowly.

His footsteps were short and unhurried. It felt like a lifetime before he finally reached her bedside.

His hand swept the few hairs that were hanging in her face, that traveled down over her pale skin that was bruised and cold.

Fingers played across her swollen, bruised cheek that caused her to stir.

Wufei pulled his hand away and just stared at her as she stopped moving and began to snore lightly.

A small smile crept on his face as he watched her, and then sat down, knowing that she was safe.

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"We have a slight problem."

The four gundam pilots looked up at Lady Une as she entered the room. She stood at the front of the table after the door closed, and looked down at them.

"What kind of problem", Quatre asked.

"The girl that Wufei was watching worked for a man named Simon Galli. He's nothing really, but the guy he works for is in the mafia. He's like, like-"

"Like the godfather", Duo interrupted.

"Yes, I guess you could say that."

"What does he have to do with us? Why aren't the police handling it", Heero asked.

"I was getting to that."

"Well, Simon found the girl, Tori, after she ran away, and had a hit man take care of her. Well, she survived and is now in the hospital. Wufei went to go check on her, but the problem is, is that Simon has just sent information to the police. He lied to her about all of the people she killed, and the police are now on their way to the hospital to arrest her. They think she's apart of the mafia."

"That's ridiculous," Duo said.

"Everyone knows that women can't be in the mafia."

"You'd be surprised, Maxwell," Lady Une said.

"Anyway, they're going to take her out for questioning, even though they have enough evidence on her to arrest her and give her a life sentence in jail. They want her to talk first, which isn't going to happen."

"Wait, where do the police think that this Simon guy got all of this information from?"

Everyone looked over at Trowa, who had never talked in a meeting before, unless it was about security.

"Before he ever had the job he has now, he was an officer, and still is. And so he's been using it to his full advantage. He's been "undercover" for the last five years, or so they think."

"And how do we know all of this?"

Lady Une closed her eyes for a moment and then said, "That's something I can't tell you."

A small smile quirked her lips and they just stared at her.

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Tori's eyes opened slowly. The white, dimly lite room was taken in, along with the figure that rested at her bedside. She shot straight up in the bed, making her hiss and fall back onto the pillows.

Wufei woke up at the noise and looked up to see Tori muttering under her breath.

"You're awake."

"Thanks for stating the obvious." She said in a painful voice.

"You're in a good mood."

"Yeah, well I just got shot in the stomach. Excuse me if I sound a little upset. What happened to the bastard, anyway?"

"He got away."

Tori glared at the wall in front of her.

"Ass hole. I can't wait until I get my hands on him."

Wufei smirked and then stood up.

"What are you doing here, anyway?" She asked.

"I wanted to see that you were all right. But I'm also here to protect you from the cops."

"The cops? What do they want with me? I didn't do anything too bad except for run away."

"Uh... it's kinda of a long and detailed story to tell you right now. But I need to get you out of here before the police show up."

"What? Why?"

"Just come on, I'll tell you later."

"And why should I trust you?"

Her eyes stared into his own and it drove him crazy for them to be like this. He wanted to tell her how he really felt, which he still wasn't sure about himself. All he knew was that he wanted for them to be friends again.

He walked towards the door and stole a peek outside. And there, to his dismay, were two men walking down the hallway, with two cops behind them. He closed the door and walked back towards her.

He took out the gun in his pocket and handed it to her. She took it, while looking at him warily. She checked to make sure that it was loaded and then looked at him questionably.

"They're here now, and they won't let you go. Not without a pair of handcuffs on. So, why not take a hostage?"

"And you're the hostage?"

"I trust you." He said.

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The two men knocked on the door and entered. They expected to see nothing but a defeated teen on the bed, but were surprised to see a teenage girl with a gun to some guy's head.

"Get out of my way, now! Or I'll kill him!"

The two men backed away from the door and let her pass. The two cops that waited outside the door saw her and took out their guns.

"Put your weapons down, now!" One of the men barked at them from the door way of the room. The police men lowered their guns and watched as she and Wufei made their way to the stair case.

The door shut behind them and Wufei grabbed her. She thought he was going to try and take the gun away, but instead he picked her up and ran down the stairs with her.

When they reached the bottom of the stairs he set her down. She wrapped her arm around his chest from behind and placed the gun against his head. They walked out the door, and out of the hospital.

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OK, it's short, and a bit sloppy. I had all of this written before I even posted it, except for half of this chapter. So it may take me awhile to finish this story, cause of school. I started writing all of this last school year, like five or six months ago. Yeah, I write kinda slow sometimes. Especially stuff that is close to my life, which this story is. I have some of my friends in it, and the whole JROTC thingy in it was actually me from last year. I'm so glad I'm not in it this year. So, anyway, just wanted to tell you guys that. Hope you enjoyed it.

Later,

Robin