Hello again everyone! Here are the next two chapters! I have put them together because they are very related. (I could have made it a single chapter actually... ^_^' ) A lot of you are reading yet I haven't gotten a lot of reviews... ah well. Please enjoy these chapters!

Chapter 6: Discussions

When Meika awoke, she saw Heero was not in the lean-to. She sat up quickly and looked around, holding his jacket close to her. She saw where he had exited through the branches. She crawled though and shivered as the cold snowy air replaced the warmth stocked from the fire.

"Heero!" She called softly. Meika saw her motorcycle was still there. She crept through the overhanging branches that were heavy with snow. Then Meika heard his voice. It sounded like he was talking to someone.

Meika slunk closer to hear his conversation.

"Yes, Wufei. Don't come after us. We'll be there as soon as we can. Heero out." He clicked off the portable radio and put it in the bag.

"You can stop hiding behind the tree Meika." Meika jumped, startled that he realized she was there. She came out and blushed.

"I'm sorry. I was wondering where you were." She laughed embarrassed, and looked down.

"Oh! Thank you so much for this!" Meika held his jacket out to him, "I would have frozen without it." Heero regarded her for a moment and sighed.

"You keep it. I have more, and we still have a ways to go. It wouldn't be productive for you to get hypothermia out here, especially since there is no way I could carry you with my arm like this." He stated walking past her.

Meika blushed and slipped the jacket on and followed him.

"We had better get started if we're going to walk to the hanger." Heero stated when she caught up to him. Meika blinked. Of course they were going to have to walk. They still had no way of tipping the motorcycle back up. Meika nodded to Heero. Suddenly, she heard a roaring sound. Turning back around she say a huge fighter plane bearing down on them. The enigma on the side was clearly that of OZ. Heero turned and ran from the aircraft.

"What's wrong!" Meika shouted over the roar of the plane. Then the fighter began shooting at the two of them. They both rolled out of the way.

"Why do you not have a secure radio! One that can't be traced?" Heero demanded once they were back on their feet. Meika frowned.

"I wasn't planning on actually using it, I was going to sell it for some cash."She replied. The fighter began shooting again but Meika didn't realize it fast enough and Heero shoved her to the ground to keep her from being hit. As soon as the shots were over he grabbed her hand and pulled her up, running towards their camp.

When they reached the camp, Meika seized the stuff from inside the lean-to. Running outside, she hurried to catch up with Heero. She noticed he was limping slightly, but decided to ignore this and keep running.

Seemingly out of nowhere a jeep burst over the snow bank. At the wheel was a brown haired man with his hair in a long braid. He stopped the jeep near them. There were two other men in the jeep with him.

"Heero! Let's go!" The driver yelled, grinning broadly. Heero considered ignoring Duo and continuing to run, but the fighter changed his mind as it shot another volley. Heero clambered into the back and pulled Meika up with him. Duo turned the jeep 180 degrees and barreled through the underbrush.

The fighter chased them a distance before Duo plunged the jeep into a dark tunnel underground. He drove them through the winding pathway. They emerged into daylight a short time later. They continued driving in silence a bit until they stopped at a large building. Meika only assumed this was their base.

"I told you not to come after us." Heero said quietly. Duo shrugged.

"I didn't want to let you have all the fun, so we drove over and joined the party. Come on Heero, give me some thinks for saving your tail." The group began to walk inside the building. Meika followed behind them.

At the door to meet them was another girl with a sharp shooter in her hand. When this girl saw who was approaching she let them pass, closing the double doors behind them. She watched Meika uncertainly. Heero continued down a side hall, but the main group walked to a larger room with a table in the center.

"Where is Heero going?" Meika asked Duo.

"Hm? Oh, probably just to his quarters to call Relena, I guess. You should stay with us for now." He said as he ushered her into the larger room. Quatra walked in yawning.

"Hey Quatra." Duo said. Quatra gave Meika a fleeting glance before launching into conversation with the others. Meika stayed in a corner by herself and waited for Heero to come back.

After about 5 minutes he returned. "Relena said that tomorrow OZ leaders are meeting. Should we attack?" Heero stated. There was a brief silence and then nods from the whole room. Heero looked vaguely satisfied. He turned to Meika.

"You will have to stay out of the way tomorrow. It would be best if you and the engineer stayed to guard the area." Meika was indignant.

"I can help!" She protested.

"How? What skills do you have?" Duo asked. Meika noticed everyone in the room staring at her.

"I can pilot just about anything, and I'm good in infiltration." She responded without missing a beat. Duo paused.

"Can you get us in without OZ noticing five Gundam units?" Meika thought for a moment.

"I can get you in and keep them from noticing five gundams until they are being fired upon." Meika answered.

"Let's give her a chance." Heero interjected on her behalf.

"I guess," Duo started, "There's not much chance of you betraying us seeing as your responsible for the deaths of three people in the most respect flight academy in the country." Meika silently congratulated herself.

A mewing sound caught everyone's attention. In the doorway was Take. It meowed again and padded over to Quatra. When it reached him it jumped in his lap.

"This is Take, Katsumi's cat." Quatra explain almost apologetically. A second meow was heard from the doorway. This time Katsumi stood holding Yasu.

Meika regarded the older girl. She was pretty and didn't seem like she was going to hurt anyone. Meika smiled and extended her hand.

"I'm Meika Hou. Who are you?"

Meika Hou. The name of the girl Katsumi had been told to look out for. She studied the younger girl for a few moments. If Katsumi were in the company of these people, Quatra's friends, then Katsumi decided she would bear it for now. She took the offered hand and shook it.

"Katsumi Otakawan. You're already quite famous Meika." Meika blushed a little and shifted uncomfortably. Heero's eyes narrowed at the girl called Katsumi.

Katsumi scanned the room and found Quatra, Take helped my meowing loudly.

"I'm sorry, did we interrupt anything?" Katsumi asked. Quatra shook his head no, but Heero and the others nodded.

"Were discussing plans for attacking an OZ conference tomorrow." Heero answered. Katsumi noticed his cold tone.

'He doesn't trust me. I guess Quatra is more trusting then the others, and they think he was wrong to bring me here. Guess they're right in a way. I could easily redeem myself for the incident at the spaceport by handing OZ the 'terrorists' and Meika Hou.' Katsumi sighed. There was no way that she would give OZ victory by handing over Quatra and his comrades. Meika Hou maybe, but that would probably upset someone. Katsumi glanced at Heero.

"All right then. I didn't mean to disturb you. Take!" The calico walked over and followed her back to her room. She shut the door behind her.

"Nobody except Quatra and maybe even Meika, likes or trusts me here." Katsumi sighed as she lay back on the bed with her head supported by her arms. She wasn't even aware of dozing off.

Chapter 7: Friends?

Katsumi woke up a short time later hearing voices outside her door.

"-destroyed. It's dangerous having her here. One call to OZ and we're history." She heard Duo say. There was agreement from three other voices.

"But she can be trusted! She helped me get away from OZ, why would she give us to them?" Quatra protested.

"Because it was just you then. Now it's all of us. If she doesn't do it to redeem herself, then it'd be for the money." Heero said quietly. Again, agreement. Katsumi realized that they were talking about her. The doorknob began to turn, before she heard Quatra tackle Heero to keep him from entering the room.

Katsumi took the distraction to open the window and climb out, carrying her belongings. The cats followed her. She tripped over something in the grass and picked it up. It was a sword. She hooked it over her shoulder and ran. She ducked behind a tree when she heard someone come to the window. It was Heero. He slammed his fist on the windowsill before retreating back into the room. Katsumi bolted from her hiding place in the woods. She found a supply garage and was rummaging around for things she could use when she heard people coming. She ducked out the back. What she didn't realize was that Wufei and Trowa were coming to the back side. She almost knocked Trowa over. Wufei seized her by her left arm and shouted that he had her. Katsumi struggled, but in vein. She then remembered the sword. She drew it, startling Wufei into letting her go. She then swung at Trowa Missing wildly.

Heero and Duo came up behind her. Duo grabbed her arms and pinned them behind her back. Heero took the sword from her grasp. He tossed the sword aside and leveled his gun at Katsumi. She struggled but that was unnecessary. Katsumi looked up when another figure appeared beside her. Meika. Meika put her hand gently on Heero's shoulder and used the other to slowly take the gun from him. Heero had an indecipherable look on his face.

"We really should find out where her loyalties lie first, before you kill her."Meika mentioned. "If she's really good in a fight and if she is loyal to this operation and not OZ, then you would be killing a valuable fighter., or intelligence officer, if she is good with computers. And she has already proved she can fly. Besides, I think Quatra's right. She won't call OZ. She could have done that at any time. She wasn't exactly being supervised. A call to OZ would have been easy. Heero stared at Meika intently.

"Why are you so sure about her?" Heero asked Meika. Meika took something out of her pocket and handed it to Heero. Katsumi recognized it as her picture of her family. Katsumi's heart leapt hopefully. On the back was the oath she had made for herself to find any way possible t the down OZ. Even if it were by herself. Heero stared coldly at Katsumi.

"Fine we'll trust her for now." Duo let her go, and sighed. 'It's not like Heero to listen to anyone once he's made up his mind.' Duo though laughing to himself as he gazed at Meika. Heero handed Katsumi back the picture of her family. Trowa and Wufei left with Heero behind them. Duo ran to catch up with Heero. Meika handed Katsumi her sword.

"Thanks for saving my tail. I really should avoid that sword, I nearly killed myself with it." Katsumi said, embarrassed. Meika laughed. Katsumi found it hard not to like this girl.

"It's okay. You'll be able to use it with practice. I can teach you if you want. I learned how to use a sword at the academy."Katsumi agreed. They talked as they headed back, making them the last one's there. Heero called to Meika when they reached the building, so Katsumi went back to her quarters. Quatra met her half way there. He looked both relived and surprised to see her there. She waved smiling lopsidedly.

Katsumi went to her quarters and sat on her bed wondering what to do. A few moments later Meika came in and offered to help Katsumi work on her sword skills. Katsumi agreed and the younger girl led the older to a place they wouldn't be disturbed too often.

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