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Five Pilots and a Girl
By catnips_ph
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Looks like this is Quatre's laptop, she mused. It was in hibernation mode. When it finally open, she got a chance to see what they were working on for the past two days. And what she had seen shocked her. She nearly passed out if it not had been for Trowa who had suddenly appeared and sat down on a nearby couch. She can't let him see the feeling she has at that moment. But of all the people, why did it have to be Trowa? The guy is very good in reading other people's emotion. Worst, she can't read Trowa's emotions at all.
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Trowa felt that something was definitely wrong with Lizzy. She seemed to pale seeing him. He wondered if what was happening between her, Duo and Quatre had anything to do with him as well. That he will find out before the night is over..
"T-Trowa," she almost stammered. Mustn't panic, musn't panic, she firmly told herself. But she can't take deep breaths. It would ruin her composure. What will she do? Right in front of the computer is series of codes that she knew damn too well. It was brief and simple but the message felt like a dagger had been stabbed right through her heart. It reads:
For my dear Lara Perkins, it was nice seeing you the other day in the base. Too bad you have joined the gundam pilots. But soon we will meet. The pilots will lead me to you. They've just delivered this message to you. (it was signed) Kenji.
So the pilots were trying to decipher the damn codes. Do they already know what it means? Maybe no. But what if -
"You okay, Lizzy?" Trowa asked in a quiet voice.
Think fast girl! But Lizzy just nodded her head. She then tried to get up and said in a rush tone, "I-I think I'll go to bed now. I've so much to do tomorrow - "
She was cutoff when Trowa suddenly grabbed her wrist and made her sit down again. This time he sat beside her and firmly held her wrist in his right hand.
"Not yet Lizzy. Not until you've answered my questions." Trowa was surprised when he saw how big Lizzy's eyes went after making that statement. Now he is really bent on knowing just what happened while they were in the mission. And while he is at it, he might as well ask what happened also in their rescue mission with Heero and Duo.
Meanwhile, Lizzy felt like an ice was thrown over her. Does this mean they know already what it means? Or is it just Trowa? But the codes are very hard to break. It was an original code and is only used as internal messages among members of the Project Mole. Even high-ranking officials do not know the codes. Only Lady Une and Lt. Noin know about it. Even Treize doesn't know it.
"You have nothing to be afraid of Lizzy as long as you answer my questions truthfully." The way he was holding her wrist, he was very sure that her heartbeat suddenly went higher. He then wondered if she was going to have a heart attack right then and there. "It would be better if you will breathe in and out Lizzy."
And Lizzy did just that. She took short breaths and felt that her lungs will explode. Every nerve endings in her body was sensitive now. Will she die now? Or tortured first?
Trowa cannot comprehend just what really happened for Lizzy to be reacting like this. He just thinks it was all some misunderstanding. Duo merely drugged himself by mistake. He found out the other day that Duo had by mistake took the wrong tablets since he was already tipsy at that time he took it. Lizzy could have easily forgiven him especially since she herself had made sure Duo passed out so that either him, Heero or Wufei will not beat Duo up after seeing what he actually done to her.
"As I've said Lizzy, you have nothing to be afraid. I just want to know what happened the other day."
"What other day?" Lizzy managed to say. She had to know if her identity was revealed already or not.
"Okay, let's start with what happen to the rescue mission with Heero and Duo. I think things started to become different after that day."
Lizzy had managed to get a hold of herself and calmly say, "Nothing."
"Don't lie to me Lizzy."
"Look Trowa, I don't have anything to say to you. So why don't you just let go of me and bug off!" she tried to be angry with him and snatched her hand away from him but he has a very good grip.
To her annoyance, he also held her other hand.
"Calm down Lizzy."
"Calm down? What the hell you mean I calm down? You are here practically trying to restrain me. You could kill me by now and no one will know that I passed away already!" she was beginning to become hysterical. She can feel it. She tried to restrain her feelings but all the things seem to be coming down to this one event. "Damn it Trowa, let go of me already. You're hurting me!" she screamed at him and tried to stand up. But Trowa merely grabbed both of her upper arms and made her sit down again.
"I'm not going to kill you Lizzy. I just want to know what is happening."
"You can go to hell Trowa! I'm not going to sit here and answer your dumb questions while on the back of your head you want to kill me!" With that she tried to kick him and used some of the tricks Quatre had taught her. Too bad Trowa seems to know all those tricks. She realized that too late when Trowa had successfully pinned her down again on the sofa with an arms lock.
"What made you think I will kill you?" the plot thickens, Trowa thought.
Lizzy will definitely not answer that. What more does he want? That she confess the whole truth that she used to be an Oz mole? Over her dead body! But isn't it what she wants to do? To tell everything the truth and get it all over with.
She then tried to calm down and asked, "Just what is it that you want to talk about?"
Trowa looked into her emerald eyes that matched his own. "What happened between you, Heero, Quatre and Duo these past few days?"
Lizzy was a bit confused but when she tried to decipher what he was saying, she suddenly realized that Trowa is not referring to anything about her being an Oz mole. But she has to be sure.
"You mean what happened to me and Heero on our mission and why on earth Duo and Quatre hate each other now?"
Trowa took his time in answering then silently bowed his head in affirmation.
To his surprise, Lizzy suddenly laughed out loud it looks like she was having a mental breakdown. What is going on?
Lizzy suddenly felt so happy. All the while she thought they knew.
But she suddenly stopped. Seeing Trowa's very confused face, he will begin to search for clues. The last thing she needs is for him to figure out that she was looking at the computer when he confronted her and then he will put two and two together. He might suspect she knows the codes and -
So she said, "Oh! Oh that!"
Trowa raised one of his eyebrows at her quizzically. Had she gone nuts?
"I think I can explain better if you will let go of me Trowa."
Surprisingly, he did just that. But he didn't let her get off the hook easily. He still held her wrists.
"What are you two doing?"
Wufei. It was Wufei but Lizzy was a bit surprised that he was actually down there. He also has a scowl on his face.
Trowa of course didn't answer. He just remained quiet. Lizzy was about to say something when she saw the rest of the pilots including Duo came to them as well. Now they were all gathered in the living room. The four pilots were standing around them. Wufei with his scowl, Heero with his arms across his chest, Duo looking grumpy for being awaken and Quatre looking expectantly at her and Trowa with a very confused look at his face. It was a confrontation she must face. Is it the right time to reveal EVERYTHING now? O_O
(TBC)
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Author's Notes:
Comments please! You can also e-mail me at catnips_ph@yahoo.com.
Five Pilots and a Girl
By catnips_ph
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Looks like this is Quatre's laptop, she mused. It was in hibernation mode. When it finally open, she got a chance to see what they were working on for the past two days. And what she had seen shocked her. She nearly passed out if it not had been for Trowa who had suddenly appeared and sat down on a nearby couch. She can't let him see the feeling she has at that moment. But of all the people, why did it have to be Trowa? The guy is very good in reading other people's emotion. Worst, she can't read Trowa's emotions at all.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Trowa felt that something was definitely wrong with Lizzy. She seemed to pale seeing him. He wondered if what was happening between her, Duo and Quatre had anything to do with him as well. That he will find out before the night is over..
"T-Trowa," she almost stammered. Mustn't panic, musn't panic, she firmly told herself. But she can't take deep breaths. It would ruin her composure. What will she do? Right in front of the computer is series of codes that she knew damn too well. It was brief and simple but the message felt like a dagger had been stabbed right through her heart. It reads:
For my dear Lara Perkins, it was nice seeing you the other day in the base. Too bad you have joined the gundam pilots. But soon we will meet. The pilots will lead me to you. They've just delivered this message to you. (it was signed) Kenji.
So the pilots were trying to decipher the damn codes. Do they already know what it means? Maybe no. But what if -
"You okay, Lizzy?" Trowa asked in a quiet voice.
Think fast girl! But Lizzy just nodded her head. She then tried to get up and said in a rush tone, "I-I think I'll go to bed now. I've so much to do tomorrow - "
She was cutoff when Trowa suddenly grabbed her wrist and made her sit down again. This time he sat beside her and firmly held her wrist in his right hand.
"Not yet Lizzy. Not until you've answered my questions." Trowa was surprised when he saw how big Lizzy's eyes went after making that statement. Now he is really bent on knowing just what happened while they were in the mission. And while he is at it, he might as well ask what happened also in their rescue mission with Heero and Duo.
Meanwhile, Lizzy felt like an ice was thrown over her. Does this mean they know already what it means? Or is it just Trowa? But the codes are very hard to break. It was an original code and is only used as internal messages among members of the Project Mole. Even high-ranking officials do not know the codes. Only Lady Une and Lt. Noin know about it. Even Treize doesn't know it.
"You have nothing to be afraid of Lizzy as long as you answer my questions truthfully." The way he was holding her wrist, he was very sure that her heartbeat suddenly went higher. He then wondered if she was going to have a heart attack right then and there. "It would be better if you will breathe in and out Lizzy."
And Lizzy did just that. She took short breaths and felt that her lungs will explode. Every nerve endings in her body was sensitive now. Will she die now? Or tortured first?
Trowa cannot comprehend just what really happened for Lizzy to be reacting like this. He just thinks it was all some misunderstanding. Duo merely drugged himself by mistake. He found out the other day that Duo had by mistake took the wrong tablets since he was already tipsy at that time he took it. Lizzy could have easily forgiven him especially since she herself had made sure Duo passed out so that either him, Heero or Wufei will not beat Duo up after seeing what he actually done to her.
"As I've said Lizzy, you have nothing to be afraid. I just want to know what happened the other day."
"What other day?" Lizzy managed to say. She had to know if her identity was revealed already or not.
"Okay, let's start with what happen to the rescue mission with Heero and Duo. I think things started to become different after that day."
Lizzy had managed to get a hold of herself and calmly say, "Nothing."
"Don't lie to me Lizzy."
"Look Trowa, I don't have anything to say to you. So why don't you just let go of me and bug off!" she tried to be angry with him and snatched her hand away from him but he has a very good grip.
To her annoyance, he also held her other hand.
"Calm down Lizzy."
"Calm down? What the hell you mean I calm down? You are here practically trying to restrain me. You could kill me by now and no one will know that I passed away already!" she was beginning to become hysterical. She can feel it. She tried to restrain her feelings but all the things seem to be coming down to this one event. "Damn it Trowa, let go of me already. You're hurting me!" she screamed at him and tried to stand up. But Trowa merely grabbed both of her upper arms and made her sit down again.
"I'm not going to kill you Lizzy. I just want to know what is happening."
"You can go to hell Trowa! I'm not going to sit here and answer your dumb questions while on the back of your head you want to kill me!" With that she tried to kick him and used some of the tricks Quatre had taught her. Too bad Trowa seems to know all those tricks. She realized that too late when Trowa had successfully pinned her down again on the sofa with an arms lock.
"What made you think I will kill you?" the plot thickens, Trowa thought.
Lizzy will definitely not answer that. What more does he want? That she confess the whole truth that she used to be an Oz mole? Over her dead body! But isn't it what she wants to do? To tell everything the truth and get it all over with.
She then tried to calm down and asked, "Just what is it that you want to talk about?"
Trowa looked into her emerald eyes that matched his own. "What happened between you, Heero, Quatre and Duo these past few days?"
Lizzy was a bit confused but when she tried to decipher what he was saying, she suddenly realized that Trowa is not referring to anything about her being an Oz mole. But she has to be sure.
"You mean what happened to me and Heero on our mission and why on earth Duo and Quatre hate each other now?"
Trowa took his time in answering then silently bowed his head in affirmation.
To his surprise, Lizzy suddenly laughed out loud it looks like she was having a mental breakdown. What is going on?
Lizzy suddenly felt so happy. All the while she thought they knew.
But she suddenly stopped. Seeing Trowa's very confused face, he will begin to search for clues. The last thing she needs is for him to figure out that she was looking at the computer when he confronted her and then he will put two and two together. He might suspect she knows the codes and -
So she said, "Oh! Oh that!"
Trowa raised one of his eyebrows at her quizzically. Had she gone nuts?
"I think I can explain better if you will let go of me Trowa."
Surprisingly, he did just that. But he didn't let her get off the hook easily. He still held her wrists.
"What are you two doing?"
Wufei. It was Wufei but Lizzy was a bit surprised that he was actually down there. He also has a scowl on his face.
Trowa of course didn't answer. He just remained quiet. Lizzy was about to say something when she saw the rest of the pilots including Duo came to them as well. Now they were all gathered in the living room. The four pilots were standing around them. Wufei with his scowl, Heero with his arms across his chest, Duo looking grumpy for being awaken and Quatre looking expectantly at her and Trowa with a very confused look at his face. It was a confrontation she must face. Is it the right time to reveal EVERYTHING now? O_O
(TBC)
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Author's Notes:
Comments please! You can also e-mail me at catnips_ph@yahoo.com.