Alright Chapter 3…and as far as the OOC goes I am sorry, but sometimes a little OOC isn't bad, and if you don't like it…then don't read it. So here goes.
With that Duo marched up to Heero and Andrika were sitting. Knowing someone was coming up behind her Andrika turned around quickly grabbed his ankle and pulled it out from underneath him. Duo landed flat on his back with a big thud. Realizing what she just did, she gasped slightly and moved to see if he was ok.
"Duo! Are you alright? I'm so sorry!" She said with concern.
"What the hell did you do that for?" He asked weakly.
"Duo, I'm a Preventer. It's my job to know when someone is coming up behind me," she said, "Come on let's get you home."
Wufei came running up from his hiding spot.
"What did you do to him?" He asked.
"He snuck up on me. What was I supposed to do?" She asked defensively.
"Don't worry about it. He'll be fine." Heero said as he turned away.
"Where are you going?" Wufei asked.
"I need to clear my head." He said not turning around.
He just kept walking, walked away from everything that just happened. Andrika tried not to let the hurt show in her eyes as she tended to Duo. But his lack of concern for his friend was like a smack in the face. She decided to worry about it later. She and Wufei helped the ailing American up; his right arm was around Wufei and his left around Andrika. The three of them slowly walked home. Once they reached the house, Andrika and Wufei put Duo in his bed. Wufei left Andrika to tend to Duo. She sat on the edge of Duo's bed and held his hand.
"If I'd have known you would give me this much attention I would have let you hurt me sooner." He said weakly.
"Duo what am I going to do with you?" She asked with a laugh.
"Well, we are going out tomorrow night still right?" He asked with the sparkle coming back in his eye.
"We sure are."
"Make it up to me then. We'll go for a night on the town, dinner, night clubs, dancing, you name it." He said as he lay back in his fluffy pillows.
She pulled his blankets up around his neck and kissed his fore head.
"Get some sleep Duo, if we are going to do all of that then you need your strength."
She stayed with him until she was sure he was asleep and then quietly exited his room and shut the door lightly. As she turned around from shutting the door she was greeted by Heero who was waiting for her.
"Oh Heero you scared me." She said as she saw him.
"How is he?" He asked.
"Snoring like you wouldn't believe. I think he has a nasal problem." She said.
She looked at him wondering how and how he could just walk away. But she figured that was just Heero, the way he always was and the way he always would be. She had almost resigned herself to never being able to see the real Heero when his words broke her train of thought.
"I'm not going to apologize for not helping with Duo. He doesn't need it. He is becoming weak because of how much you take care of him." Heero said.
His words were harsh; a stark contrast from earlier. They felt like ice in her heart. Was he really saying this? Why was he doing this?
"If there is something you want to say to me Heero just go ahead and say it." Her tone was brash. It came out a little more catty than she intended.
"I think you are doing too much. If we don't use our skills and maintain them we will become weak. There is no need for weak people." Heero said, not looking at her.
"Well then Heero if that is really what you think then we have more problems to deal with than I thought." She said.
"I guess we do." He said simply as he walked away from her.
Andrika was left there. Leaning against Duo's bedroom door wondering where the Heero from earlier was. She balled her fist in anger and couldn't believe the audacity he had. Tears welled up in her eyes as all of her self-doubts came swimming up to the surface. Telling her that she was making them weak? All she ever wanted to do was help them. Wasn't that what she was doing? There was a part of her that thought he might be right, but there was another part of her that was angry with him. Her mind swirled with thoughts of doubt and anger.
She sighed and decided that it was something that she was going to have to deal with another day. But even so she somehow didn't want to be alone. The thought of being alone made her shudder, she longed for someone to keep her company. With that she turned and faced the bedroom door behind her. Unconscious company was better than no company at all she decided. With that she went back into Duo's room. She sat in the edge of his bed again and looked at him as he was sprawled out across his bed. She shoved him out of the middle of the bed and curled up next to him. He in turn, flopped over her with his arm around her shoulders. He breathed heavily into the back of her neck as he slumbered. A few minutes later she felt herself start doze off. She felt comfortable and somehow safer with him next to her. With the sting of Heero's words still in her mind she fell into a troubled sleep.
In the morning the house was roused by Duo's squeals of joy as he found Andrika in his bed next to him. Andrika nearly hit the ceiling when she awoke to the sounds coming out his mouth. He wrapped his arms around her and showered her with kisses.
"Oh I knew you loved me. I just knew you did. I can't believe that I finally hooked up with you and I don't even remember. That seems a bit unfair."
"I think my ears are bleeding!" Andrika called as all she could hear was buzzing.
Quatre and Trowa ran in Duo's room PJ's and all, and were quite surprised by what they saw. A dazed Andrika rubbing her ears with Duo wrapped around her smiling, and all of this between his sheets.
"Is this a bad time?" Trowa asked.
"No, it's not what it looks like, or what you think Duo. I just wanted some company." She said explaining herself.
"It's not really any concern of mine what you and Duo do behind closed doors, but please, next time Duo decides to scream like that, warn me." Trowa said as he turned around and went back to bed.
"I'll just leave you two alone." Quatre said with a smile on his face as he backed out of the room.
"Come on Duo did you really have to wake up the entire house?" Andrika asked as she punched him in the shoulder.
"I didn't wake up the entire house. Heero and Wufei are still asleep." Duo said defensively rubbing his arm.
"I somehow doubt that. Anyway we should be getting up. We have that goodwill luncheon this afternoon." Andrika said as she pulled Duo's blankets off of her.
"I hate these things. They call them parties but they are no fun at all." Duo said crossing his arms over his chest.
Andrika made her way to his open door, "And Duo, don't be late, Lady Une specifically said that we are to show up together. We are the faces of the Preveters after all. Showing up late just makes us look tacky"
"You got it." Duo said as he flopped back into his bed.
Once Duo and Andrika were ready they made their way to the Preventer's headquarters and were met by Lady Une and Lieutenant Noin. Duo and Andrika were in their normal Preventers uniforms and Lady Une and Lieutenant Noin were in elegant dresses. Duo hates these events, he would rather be in a losing battle than go to one of these things. He silently cursed himself for having such a great personality and being so good looking. He was certain he was being punished for being such a fun-loving person.
"So nice of you to make it on time. This is a first for you Agent Maxwell." Lady Une said as she greeted Andrika and Duo.
"Yeah yeah. Don't go telling anyone I have a reputation to uphold. The loveable slacker, that's me." Duo said.
"Slacker yes, loveable, that I'm not so sure about." Lady Une said with a hint of humor in her voice.
"Do you think that we should be going?" Noin asked the group.
Lady Une nodded and with that they made their way to the limo that was awaiting them. On the way to the luncheon Lady Une briefed them on what was going on and what they were supposed to do. The whole thing was strictly for PR, it was all about speeches and pretending to be interested in the goings on of the government. Lady Une and Noin had to be there, and Andrika and Duo were there as the faces of Preventer agents. They were chosen to give the Preventers a good name. Their task was to look good and be witty in interviews. Their prescence was to show the civilians that Preveter agents were just normal people, not blood thirsty people that only functioned properly in battle. They had to attend these things no matter how much Duo protested.
The whole things dragged on with a plethera of speeches given by elected officials in the community, and new plans being revelaed. It was all very boring, and when Duo began to nod off Andrika not so gently kicked his shin. He smiled at her and pretended to pay attention once again. On the way home Noin commended them for their good work.
"I know how much you two hate these things but they are necessary, even if they are strictly a formality."
"We know the importance of our jobs and we are happy to do whatever we can." Andrika said.
"Oh come on Agent Valentine nobody likes these things, I know you are a good liar but nobody would believe that," Lady Une said smiling at Andrika, "So I hear that the two of you have a little date tonight."
"How did you hear about that?" Andrika asked.
"It is my job to know these things. There are no rules against coworkers dating, but don't bring it into the office. And Agent Valentine don't forget about your mission tomorrow night." Lady Une said.
"Yes ma'am." Andrika and Duo said in unison.
"You two are done for the day. Go out and have fun." Noin said as she winked at them. Andrika rolled her eyes as they stepped out of the limo.
Once they returned home, it was time for Duo and Andrika to get ready for their date. Andrika took her sweet time getting ready. She was still quite miffed at what Heero had said the night before and needed time to sort her thoughts out. That and she couldn't decide on what to wear. She made her way to the living room where he was waiting and smiled at him when she reached him. His eyes sparkled with anticipation and he sprang up to meet her.
"Ready?" Duo asked.
"Sure am." She replied. She was ready to go out and have a good time with Duo. At least with him he wore his heart on his sleeve, there were no secrets with him. He was out for a good time with no complications, just good clean fun.
"Well first I thought we could go for dinner, and then I thought we could go to a few nightclubs downtown and act like normal people for a change." Duo said.
"It will be a nice change to be normal." She said flashing her 1000 watt smile.
He took her hand in his and led her out of the house. Their date was just about to begin.
This one shows a big change in Heero when Duo comes and crashes his and Andrika's party. It also shows Duo and Andrika at work with Lady Une and Lieutenant Noin, this chapter isn't really all that funny, but necessary. Hope you guys like it, but if not it's understandable. Tessra