Chapter 7
When Disarray had left the school, she left for good but she staid in town an in the same apartment. This way she had more time to check in on the base, but she never staid long. It had been a week since she left an no word from Treize or Zechs has come up. She guessed that they trusted her judgment enough to allow her this freedom. She was in her kitchen making dinner for herself and they guys. They always had dinner together, taking turns at cooking; though no one ever let Duo in the kitchen. They were like a little happy messed up family of teens.
While Disarray was cooking, she heard a weird rhythmic knock on her door. She smiled shook her head. Duo wanted to do something so she would always know who was at her door if it was one of them. "Come in." She howled from the kitchen. She heard the door open and three sets of foot steps walk through the door. "The others coming later?" She asked.
"Maybe." Duo called back to her from the living room. Trowa and Wufei got called away on a mission early this morning a few miles off. "Alright." Was all Duo, Quatre and Heero heard from her. Duo looked at Heero. "So, what kind of information did you get?"
"Just a list of names that are suppose to be on the base. But it looks like it's incomplete, some of the names don't even have ranks on them." Heero stated.
"Do you guys think that this is the time to be talking about this?" Quatre whispered and glanced at the kitchen opening.
"She probable thinks we're talking about homework." Duo waved Quatre's worry off before turned back to Heero. "But we need more information. We need to know if they are hiding MS's (Mobile Suites) there or not."
"I rather not get the gundams involved this close to civilians." Quatre whispered.
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Unknown to them, Disarray was hiding in the shadow's next to the kitchen opening. She was just going to leave them be till she heard the work base. She was starting to think that they were just curios about it like most people, till she heard the word gundam. It felt like her heart froze, her child hood friend and her friends now where gundam pilots. She quickly and quietly walked back to the stove to finish up her cooking. She took a deep breath. ~Well, everyone's entitled to their secrets. I have mine.~ She thought. What weirded her out the most, is that she wasn't the lest bit scared to still be near them. Quatre was sweet and kind, Trowa kept to himself but he was a gentle soul, Wufei stern but respectful, Duo was her friend and she didn't want to lose him, and Heero quiet, full of secrets. But she still trusted them with her life, even though she was an Oz soldier.
As she turned the stove off it dawned on her, this was their next base. There were a lot of good people on that base that she didn't want to see hurt. Some of them didn't have a chose in the matter for them being there. She might as let them know that she knows. She didn't want to have those poor souls blood on her hands. So she made her way to the opening of the kitchen and stood against the door frame with her arms crossed, watching them.
"So, what are we going to do? Just go ahead and get it over with? We've been here a month now and we haven't really done anything." Duo said in a low voice.
"Your going to do nothing." Disarray said, watching Duo jump and Quatre spin around real quick to look up at her. Heero just looked up at her from his friend. He had been trying to find a way to talk to her about that promise on her wrist, but he just couldn't, his training kept getting in the way.
"Ah.." Duo looked at her with a smile and a chuckle. "What do you mean?"
She raised a brow at him. "I'm not that stupid Duo, I would have figured it out sooner or later." She pushed herself off the door frame and walked over to the them, stopping just a few feet from them and just shook her head, she knew what was going to happen next. "To think that my best friend is a Gundam Pilot." As soon as those words were out of her mouth, Heero had a gun pointed to her head. She just starred back at his cold eyes with her own. "You want to put the gun away in my home Heero?" Was all she asked and turned towards the kitchen. "Foods ready by the way."
Quatre and Duo just looked dumb struck at what just happened. No one has ever looked at Heero eyes as cold as his before. Then out of no where, Duo just busted out laughing. Quatre and Heero looked at him questionably. "What is so funny Duo?" Quatre asked. He didn't get answer though.
Duo just stood up and walked into the kitchen, his laughter dieing down to chuckles as he walked over to Disarray and just gave her a hug. :Death's Angel, indeed: he chuckled and kissed the top of her head. He let her go when the other two finally came into the kitchen and sat down at the table, Heero on full alert now.
"What did you mean?" Heero asked.
"About doing nothing?" Disarray got a nod from him. "The base really isn't of much importance really. If you want to get technical, it's a boot camp." She just shrugged her shoulders.
"And how do you know this?" Quatre asked.
"I'm the one who runs the place pretty much." She just took a bit of her food, encoring Heero's glares.
Duo was just looking at her. "Well, my best friends an Ozzie." He shook his head. "How did you get the rank so fast?"
She just shrugged her shoulders. "I'm better than more then half of Treize's top generals and lieutenants. I've been told that I was a made soldier went I started my training with them, so I had to show them that I earn my ranks." Her eyes turned hard and she looked at Heero. "I'm not here to take you prisoner, turn you in, or kill you. I just kind of got tired of hiding my secret and where I go every weekend from you guys." She sat back in her chair and looked at them.
"Why?" Was all Quatre was able to ask.
"I just don't feel safe being around them. It's never felt right from the beginning." She sighed. "Nothings felt right or safe since the Church until I meet you guys." Then she smiled wickedly. "I hate being an Oz rankie. Half of the people who are there are doing it for all the wrong reason anyway. I hate fighting and I hate killing, but I do what I have to so that I can insure the safety of those who try to survive and can't on their own." Just then there was another rhythmic knock on her door. "Come in." She said and Trowa and Wufei walked in the door with Sage following behind, for some reason Sage got to be friendly with Trowa. When they walked into the kitchen, Trowa, Wufei, and even Sage noticed that there was strong tension in the air. Sage patted over to Disarray who was just starring at Heero, who was starring back.
"How was the mission?" Heero asked aloud, his eyes never leaving Disarray's. Both Trowa and Wufei looked from Heero to Disarray, a little confused as to what was going on and why they were speaking in front of her.
"It went well, in and out. No problems." Trowa said a little hesitant as he looked over to Quatre. About then they all heard a phone ring. They looked to see Disarray pull out cell phone from her pocket.
"Lady Disarray." She answered. Getting looks from both Trowa and Wufei. "No sir, there has not been any trouble….I see, what one?" She then looked up at Trowa and Wufei for the first time. "I have yet to see any signs of them sir." There was silence from her for a minute as her eyes narrowed at the voice. "I think I would know if anything was out of the ordinary when I do my rounds 'General', do know forget to whom you speak." She said dangerously. "I will contact the base and inform them." With that she hung up the phone and looked up at Trowa and Wufei. "Looks like the news of Gundam pilots at the Gate's Base has already started to get around to the ones nearest." She stood up. "If you'll excuse me, I have to make a phone call to the base." She bowed her head at them and walked into the living room.
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"Explain!" Wufei snapped at Heero.
Heero told them what had happened from the time they walked through Disarray's door and until they walked through. "So," Wufei started. "She's with Oz?"
"Yeap, one of Treize's higher ups from the sound of it." Duo as he took a drink. He looked up to Wufei giving him an annoyed look. "What? She has yet to do anything to cause me to mistrust her. She doesn't lie either." He all but mumbled the last part.
"WHAT! WHEN!" They heard Disarray yell and they all ran to the living room to see that she was still on the phone. "How many? Who among them?" Disarray was crossing the room to a book shelf that was on the far wall and pulled out a gun, checking it before putting it at the small of her back. "Do you know who?" She started to pull some knives from here and there from around the room and the guys did nothing but watch as she moved around the room with easy. They were starting to wonder where she was putting all of the weapons on her body. They saw her pull it out and then it was gone. "I very much doubt that it was one of them. They do their stuff in the cover of the night you, us your brain moron. I'm on my way." She snapped her phone shut and turned around to see all five gundam pilots starring at her. "I'm sorry, I have to go." She grabbed her jacket off the back of the couch and headed for the door.
"What's going on?" Wufei asked.
"I have 15 dead at my base and 4 of them officers. I have to go see to the damage and see if the person is still on the base." She grabbed for the door nob.
"Dis, wait." Duo said as he walked over to her. "I'm coming with you."
Disarray just shook her head. "No, you need to stay here. I would never forgive myself if you were caught. Besides, you can always find me if you look hard enough." She gave Duo a wink before opening the door, Sage came running. "No, not this time Sage." Sage stopped and looked up at her and just sat down. She looked at the other. "I'll understand if your not here when I get back." She then ran out of the apartment, only half shutting the door.
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Duo looked at the door for a minute, then he just huffed and walked back to the kitchen. Sage following him.
"Just what do you think your doing Maxwell?" Wufei asked, crossing his arms as he followed to see what the hell the 'Hell' pilot was doing.
"What does it look like? I'm going to eat and then I'm going to clean up." Duo said as he sat down to finish eating his plate of food while the others left for their apartment. When he was done, he put the leftovers away in the frig and cleaned the kitchen up. Sage whimpered up at Duo from under the table. "Don't worry," He walked over to table an knelt down to place his hand on Sage's head. "She'll be back." he smiled at Sage. "Come on." He said as he stood up. "Let's go check with the other." He grabbed the extra key to Disarray's apartment and locked it up and he and Sage walked down the hall a little ways to his apartment.
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Disarray ran into the base when the boat finally docked. Alert sirens where going off and officers where running around all chaotic. She grabbed the nearest officer and pulled him to her face. "What is going on?"
The officer blinked a few times till he got his wits back. "La…Lady Disarray." He straightened up. "We're trying to get everyone accounted for and he assaulter is still on the base."
"Get everyone in order and try to calmly check for our men and see how many are still alive." She said as she walked away from him, pulling her gun out and taking off down the halls to find who was on her base killing her men. "WHERE IS SHE!" She heard a loud male voice demand. She walked down the hall a little more ways to see someone she really didn't want to see. Alex Malvrie. He had James Goodwin by the collar of his uniform, yelling at his face.
"WHERE IS SHE, YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Alex jerked and shook him with every word. "I…I don't know." Came James weak answer before Alex back handed him and just watched James hit the floor.
Disarray came around the corner, gun pointed at his head. "What do you want, 'Malvrie.'" she spat his name out.
Alex turned around with a chuckle and an evil glean in his eyes. "Oh, I think you know exactly what I want." With a nod of his head three of his guys that he had brought with him jumped at Disarray. She fought them as hard as she could, but they just kept coming after her. She cut them, kicked them, hit and threw them, but no matter what she did it just seemed as if more was upon her before she could breath. Apparently he had more than just three guys with him, he had some how talked to some of the boot campers and they joined in with him.
Disarray fought but was being worn down quickly. She had just kicked the last guy off of her when she turned to face Alex, he had a gun pointed at her and shot before she could blink. There was a stinging in her neck and her head felt light and fuzzy. She blinked, trying to keep her vision clear as she heard foot steps coming her way. She lost her balance an fell to her knees where she her body swayed. She felt someone pulling at the top of her head and jerking her head back, she heard a whimper, it could have been her but she wasn't for sure. "I'm going to have fun with you." Alex said to her huskily. Her head was thrown forward and she felt a stinging pain in her back now. She felt sick and her eyes were heavy. She fell onto her side in front of James.
James opened his eyes a little when he heard a body drop in front of him. When he heard voices behind him, he opened his eyes all the way to take in Disarray's beaten form. "My Lady?" He whispered.
Disarray smiled at him. "Goodwin, go to….see you…okay." she slurred her words. "Get Zechs, help is at…." Her eyes started to slid shut as she fought the drugs trying to take over. "at my…..place." her eyes rolled back and let herself drift in the world of nothingness.
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Duo and Sage were found on the couch in their apartment watching TV a few hours later. Heero was at his desk, working with his laptop, ~Probable searching for a new location, no doubt~ Duo thought. Quatre and Trowa were talking in the kitchen and Wufei was in his room. As he sat there watching TV, lost in thought, Sage jumped down off the couch at the sound of foot steps coming down the hallway out side. Duo looked over at Sage to see him jittery. He raised a brow, ~Couldn't a wolf be jittery?~ He asked himself. When he heard banging on a door coming from down the hall he stood up. Noticing that Heero had stopped typing and the other had come into the living area. Duo opened the door and looked down the hallway at man with long platinum blond hair and in civilian clothing. "Hey!" Duo hollered at the man. "Can I help you?"
The man looked down the hall at the young man talking to him. "Do you know the young girl who's staying here?" He asked as he walked towards Duo.
"Yeah." Duo straightened himself up, looking the man up and down. He knew that voice. He looked him over one more time and brain finally clicked it. ~Zechs~ "What's it to you?" he asked darkly.
Zechs raised a brow at the young man. "And just who are you to ask?"
"I'm Duo, her boyfriend." He snapped at him with attitude. The other behind him just raised a brow at him. It wasn't a lie, he was a boy that was a friend, though he did wish for more. Duo just stood there, crossing his arms over his chest as he starred at Zechs. "Now, what do you want?"
Heero stood up when he recognized the voice of the man on the other side of the door and walked over to the door and opened it all the way and Sage walked over to stand in the middle of Heero and Duo. "What do you want with her Zechs." Heero asked in his monotone voice.
Zechs looked down at Sage and then up at Heero and just smirked. "I guess she was right." He noticed that they rose a brow at him. "She said that I would find help here." he cleared his throat. "Disarray's been taken."
Duo's eyes shifted up and down the hallway before he took a step back. "Get in here." He waited for Zechs to enter their home before shutting the door. Duo pulled out his gun and just held it at his side as he walked over to Zechs, "Start talking." he said darkly, The God of Death was in control; and who ever had Disarray will so learn that you don't mess with Death Angel.