after a very long hiatus, here's an extra long chapter for the support!

Relena sighed at the sight of the mountain of paperwork in front of her. She could barely see her desk, much less find the note she left herself a while back to remind her about certain details of a treaty. The flight to L5 was relatively calm as Satan had personally escorted them all to their private homes. He knew where they all lived which was nothing new, but he actually left an address that he would permanently be staying.

"I'll be staying here when I'm on L5," Satan had said as he handed them a small piece of paper. "If you run in to some trouble, you should be able to find me here almost always. I work from home."

"Wow," Duo had exclaimed, "you have a house?"

Satan had smiled secretly as he nodded. He left in the same mysterious way he had left them after the Eve wars. Traceless.

It was heartwarming to fly in his private jet and meet people who he had touched before the war. People who came from all around the world yet still spoke of him with a warmth and respect of a prodigal son or comrade. Satan had mostly left them alone with everyone else who made sure the flight was comfortable. It was a small regret but it placed more of the puzzle piece that Heero Yuy, now Satan Skywalker, in place.

"I found out about the main doctor of the Chaneline hospital." Relena's new secretary spoke, breaking in to Relena's trance.

"Continue."

"His name is Benedict Bones, people call him Dr. B. He has provided most of the funding of the hospital and acts as the main director. The actual directorship is registered under someone called Reva. There is no more information about them. The residence is unknown."

"That's not a lot of information," Relena commented as she slowly digested the information about the hospital that had launched a highly controversial treatment of AIDS using another virus. The success rate was a hundred percent so far but people were fidgety about such an unorthodox treatment. Furthermore, the hospital had come out of nothing before the Eve wars to grab a huge portion of the healthcare industry, mainly from war-time soldiers.

"That was as much as we can get. The hospital itself has many sources of funding from all industries so we cannot really pinpoint the main contributor. The other members of the board are apparently in review as there is no set chief of any departments other than the main doctors within the hospital." Quatre entered with his sister Iria, who had been the main figurehead before Relena came.

"So we know next to nothing about them?"

"Almost. I have met Dr. Bones. He is a really good cosmetic surgeon and that provides much of the income already as many rich patrons come to him for specialist nick tuck." Iria replied evenly. "He has the money and the backing of huge companies here. Most of the new ones which had been set up in the past 6 months have been affiliated with his hospital as part of their staff health cover."

"That's a strong backing."

"If he's on our side, we can get many things done with little effort considering his influence. If he's against us, we maybe in trouble."

"I want to meet him." Relena stated.

"We are on our way to meet him in his hospital." Quatre smiled faintly as he already knew the turn of events.

The ride to the hospital was filled with discussion about the man himself, the infamous Dr. Bones who had greeted them himself at the private parking lot.

He stood at an impressive height of 6 feet and in a pristine white coat, looked every inch the bit as unpredictable as his stormy grey eyes. He was clean shaven and his face did not once betray what he thought as Relena joined in uninvited to a meeting.

"My office is this way," Dr Bones led them through a series of empty corridors to a bare office. It was huge with a bar and lounge area but lacked the lived-in feel with no pictures to contrast the stark white walls.

"What do you want?" he has begun bluntly after bare niceties were exchanged and drinks served.

"We want to know about your hospital." Iria who was already used to his bluntness continued unruffled.

"I've already said. Look for the person who runs this operation. I just take charge of the doctors."

"Could you direct us to the person then? Is she Reva?" Relena cut in.

"Who knows?" Dr Bones shrugged in a careless manner, leaning back like a model for a photo shoot. The man was really handsome even if he was being a prig, as Relena found as her heart leapt slightly in response. His piercing eyes reminded her very much of Heero's, all seeing and revealing nothing.

"Don't you know who is in charge of this hospital?" Quatre asked quietly.

"It's changing hands. I can't be bother about who it is until it's fixed."

"Who is deciding then?" Relena asked.

"The three heads of the house of course. Everyone is here on L5 for this matter. Wait, I forgot. You don't even know about my house affairs." Dr Bones smirked widely.

"You could enlighten me."

"No, I'll leave that to someone with more patience. We are not stopping any operations in this hospital just because a few people got jumpy. That is and will always be my stand. You want to change something, look for someone who cares."

"We need to your cooperation to clear up any misunderstanding the public may have."

"That is none of my concern."

"You should if you care about this hospital," Iria pointed out.

"This hospital doesn't need the public to survive," Dr Bones countered. "Internally, we have enough patients to keep it running for as long as we want."

"How can you be so sure?" Quatre asked.

"Because I've been in this business for ten years now. Why should I care about public opinion now? I've never needed it before."

The trio looked visibly startled at that revelation.

"You know nothing about this hospital so I suggest you keep your nose away from what you don't know."

"The public has a right to know," Iria argued.

"They need to know more than this hospital. Don't keep harping on that old tune, there are many things the public should know but don't anyway. Come in," Dr Bones called out irritated at the knocking on his door.

"Don't be so harsh, BB. I was just knocking," Satan entered the room in a black and white suit that stunned the occupants.

"You." Dr Bones glared at him. "What are you doing here?"

"For someone who asked a favor, you are being really mean," Satan commented as he waved a disc around.

Dr Bones looked at Satan suspiciously and asked, "Is it complete?"

"If you don't trust me, get someone else to do your work."

"I'll take it."

"Where's my stuff?"

"In the top drawer. Help yourself." Dr Bones cocked his head to indicate a shelf of drawers as he examined the disc Satan passed to him.

"What you doing with so much arsenal?" Dr Bones asked as Satan took out a small suitcase without even checking.

Satan just shrugged and replied, "What you doing with all that info?"

Both men shared a tense silence, dropping the topic instantly.

"Gaia called to look for you. You should head back." Dr Bones shooed Satan out of the room.

"Zariach is looking for you too. Don't be late. The three heads are all here."

"All of them?"

"All of them."

"This is goanna be good." Dr Bones laugh heartily.

"Count your lucky stars, ace. This hospital is going down." Satan fisted an upside-down good sign.

"We'll see."

Satan snorted his disbelief as he stalked off. "Remember to be there."

"We will be taking our leave now. Thank you for meeting us." Relena burst out as she half bowed and stalked off, forcing a bewildered Iria and a smiling Quatre to follow in her wake.

"Heero, wait up." Relena shouted without skipping a beat. She was still walking briskly to catch up with Satan's long strides.

Satan turned back slowly to face her. "Yes?"

"I can't believe you're here."

"Do you work here?" Quatre added.

"Yes. Part-time sometimes. What are you doing here?"

"We were trying to talk to Dr Bones."

"I can already see how that went. What did he do this time?" Satan smirked.

"It's actually about the treatment of AIDS Chaneline hospital provides. Do you know about it?" Relena asked.

"Of course. I was there when they were testing it."

"Who did they test it on?" Iria cut in, unwilling to go unnoticed.

"My wife, Lynx."

"She had AIDS?" Quatre started.

"She was born with it. Many people from Amityville were born HIV positive. She didn't develop AIDS until she was older."

"Amityville is?"

"The place I grew up. BB in there is from my orphanage. I've known him since forever."

"How did the trials go?" Iria questioned.

"You're a doctor. Guess. We had a 80% mortality rate."

The collective gasp went far to show their understanding.

"That's ridiculous. That's too high to be launched into the market."

"Apparently, they don't think so. Besides, no one has died since January."

"Not good enough."

"Who cares. It works. Those who don't make it usually die within 2 days. You will know if it doesn't work."

"You see indifferent to the people who could die. Doesn't your conscious haunt you?" Iria stared hard into Satan's eyes.

"If I had a conscious, I'm in the wrong profession. Someone will see you out and I suggest you follow them. It's not safe to stay here without a welcome from the resident doctor."

"What do you think we should do?" Duo asked Wufei as they stared at the tip that Chaneline hospital was performing illegal human experiments. "Heero's told Relena that there was human testing."

"He should be choosing the righteous way." Wufei stated.

"What if he's wrong? These are the people he grew up with."

"We will have to see that for ourselves. Some things need to be seen with our own eyes."

"Relena is going there today. Lady Une has ordered a full guard. They even roped in Trowa."

"Hn." Wufei gave his non-committal reply.

"Let's hope for the best. I don't wanna go against Heero, or Satan, whatever."

"You may not enter this neighbourhood." A group of bodyguards blocked off the road in front of the fleet of vehicles.

"What do you mean we can't enter?" Quatre asked as he came out of his car.

"You don't come here peacefully so we are asking you to leave." The leader of the bodyguards dressed in completely answered gruffly.

"We don't have any intention of harming anyone here," Quatre replied evenly.

"You come here bearing hidden weapons. That is ill intent enough."

"This is for basic protection. Minister Darlian required constant protection against any harm." Duo said in his most official sounding voice.

"We also protect those who live here. If you want to keep your weapons, you may not enter. This is a no-weapons zone."

"Who made that regulation?"

"We did."

Duo spluttered as he tried to formulate a reply.

"Who do you wish to meet?"

"We wish to meet the director of the Chaneline hospital." Relena came out of the limo to announce.

The bodyguards looked at each other. The leader replied stiffly, "You may meet anyone in the glass house with your armed guards. That is if you can get the person in question to come out."

"That is good enough," Relena decided, preventing further arguments.

The guards lead the company to a white marble and glass building which was further up the street and stood in the middle of a wide field. It looked like a huge greenhouse as the interior was lush and covered with little streams.

"You may stay here as long as you wish. There are no guest rooms however."

"Can you tell me, who is the director of Chaneline hospital?" Relena asked politely.

The leader started slightly and replied, "It is Gaia now. The public announcement will be made next Monday at a press conference."

"Is she here?"

"Yes. The fifth young master is with her in the green room. Someone will show you the way."

"Thank you."

The leader's mouth pursed in a thin line as he bowed slightly before he left. "It's been a pleasure meeting you."

"It looked like he was sucking a lemon." Duo complained to his retreating back.

"We aren't actually good guests," Quatre said as he looked at the butler who walked down from a stairs.

"Good afternoon. I will be your guide to the green room." He was dressed in a simple white shirt and jeans which accentuated his blue eyes. It looked really informal for a butler but his name tag stated otherwise. It gave the glass house a resort feel.

The group was led to a door that was completely green.

"Mistress Gaia is expecting you inside. Please tell us if you need anything. Your men may enter but only 5 guards would be appreciated. You are carrying a lot of firepower."

"How did you tell?" Wufei asked.

"We look out for each other. People who aren't part of us are all our enemies."

"That's an extreme point of view." Duo snorted.

"You are not from Amityville. You don't know anything about extreme." The butler smiled coldly as he opened the door. In a more soothing voice, he announced, "You have visitors, Mistress."

"Let them in. Could you also bring some green tea? Satan is going to wake up soon." A breathy voice of a woman floated out.

Relena and crew walked to see a red haired beauty with half her face badly scarred. On her lap was a lightly snoring Satan Skywalker.

"Good afternoon, minister. I was wondering when you would call. Mister Winner and the protectors? What a surprise." Gaia smiled blankly as she ushered them to sit in front of her.

"Thank you for meeting us," Quatre started off with the usual niceties.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. Satan has told me all about you."

The occupants who knew Heero Yuy all knew the hidden hint behind that.

"I don't believe he has ever told me about you though," Relena replied winningly.

"True." Gaia concluded as she stroked the bangs out of the sleeping Satan's face. "He was never a talker.

But we are digressing. You came here because of the hospital, didn't you?"

"Yes, indeed."

"You are worried about the cure for AIDS?"

Relena nodded.

"There's nothing to worried about. It has been tested clinically for more than 10 years. All the problems were worked out." Gaia continued as she absently weaved her hands through Satan's hair. Satan was using her lap as a pillow and sleeping peacefully, oblivious to the world.

"Could you show us the evidence? The results of the trial? That could help us smooth things along." Quatre suggested.

"I can only allow it to be shown to one person. Pick a doctor who you really trust. I'll reveal the results to her. We must protect our patients' information. You understand."

"That is good enough."

"Inform me when you have chosen."

"How do we do that?"

"Just leave a message in this house. Someone will send it to me automatically."

"Will the message be delayed?"

"Hardly. Don't worry about that."

The room fell into an uneasy silence as what everyone was expecting to fight for was negotiated without even an argument. It was too easy.

Satan started stirring as the tension started to increase.

"You're awake." Gaia crooned at Satan.

"What time is it?" Satan asked, yawning lazily.

"Afternoon. You need to go soon. You have school in an hour."

"Plenty of time," Satan said as he sat up.

"You should stop being late for school."

"No harm done." Satan defended himself as he staggered off to a corner of the room.

"The tea, Mistress." The butler finally entered with refreshments for everyone.

"Get the car around and the fifth young master's things, Dirk. He's going to be late again."

"Yes, Mistress. Maybe he could skip for today? He is very tired." Dirk suggested, his voice sounding really practiced.

"No, Dirk. Don't try to speak up for him." Gaia reprimanded in an amused tone.

"I tried, mistress. Enjoy your tea."

Satan returned to sit beside Gaia with cat like grace. He was definitely more awake.

"Drink your tea. The car will be here for you soon." Gaia chided him softly. "You should be more punctual."

"There's no need to. The lecturer spends the first ten minutes telling us to be punctual."

"Be good," Gaia shushed as Satan hurriedly drank his tea.

"See you later." Satan kissed Gaia's cheek before he walked off for school.

"They always grow up too fast." Gaia said dreamily to no one in particular.

"Are you his mother?" Wufei asked bluntly.

"No. though you may think so. I am only someone who watched him grow up."

"Is there anything else you like to ask?"

"Will we be meeting soon?" Relena asked.

"Why that would be correct. I'll be surprised if you don't look me up soon." Gaia smiled serenely.

"What other portfolio's do you hold?" Quatre asked politely.

"You are sharp." Gaia smiled a well feed cat. "I'm in charge of running Chaneline hospital which will declare a number of controversial treatments soon. We will also be expanding, something that will put many people ill at ease."

"You've just come out nothing. How can you still expand?"

"I have people who work for me because they want to. That is enough for me to do as I wish. Dirk will show you out. I suggest you come more prepared the next time. Next time, it'll be more than just a teaser. Good luck, MP3."

"Are we enemies?" Quatre asked quietly.

"No but we aren't friends either."

i know it's a cliff hanger, i'm realli sorry but this is far as my inspiration can take me

pls R&R