Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ And We Thought the War Was Over… ❯ Chapter 1

Title: And We Thought The War Was Over...

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam wing. If I did I would be stinkin rich and not writing things on this ML PLUS I would of made the series longer and with more movies

 

Pairings: 1x2x1, the rest you will have to sit back and wait for my muses to decide, as they are currently fighting it out...

 

Warnings: warnings will show up as needed… right now hang onto your socks and get the bag ready for shit... Its gonna be a wild ride, not sure if this is a warning but chapters are POW by characters.

 

And before I get going on the story for you to read just want to say thanks to Kat, my Beta for any of the corrections she has had to do to make the story better. And I do like feedback. This is also my first go at writing a fan fic.

 

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And We Thought The War Was Over

 

Chapter 1 (Duo POW)

 

Sitting at my work desk, I look at all the pictures around the room, leaning back into the back of my chair listening to the people, my employees, talking about their private lives outside my office door, I sigh as I realise they are gossiping in the hours I pay them for, naturally I could stop them but I like my employees to like me instead of thinking I am a mean old man who signs their pay cheque each week. Thinking of work makes me realise I too have a job that I should be doing, so I turn around and start my computer, which I had turned off during my lunch break, and start going through the paper work that has been growing on one side of the desk, I should probably see if I can hire someone else to do this, when I hear a buzzing sound coming from the intercom unit I had installed awhile ago, I turn to answer it.

 

"Yes, Hilde?" Hilde had decided to work as my secretary while she is pregnant with her new husband's child, when she found out about the pregnancy.

 

"Sorry to disturb you, but I have a Mr tanner on line 3 for you, do you wish for me to connect you?"

 

"Yes thank you Hilde, connect away then?"

 

"Alright Mr Maxwell"

 

I snicker, "Hilde, you know better than that, calling me Mr Maxwell, HA! If I catch you doing it again..."

 

"Alright Duo, I am connecting you through now."

 

When I hear the ring of the phone, I answer it after the second ring.

 

"Good Afternoon, this is M & S Scrapyard, Duo Maxwell speaking."

 

"Duo..."

 

I blink when I hear that voice, thinking that it was oddly familiar.

 

"Ah yes? How can I help you?" only one question is going through my head that the moment and it is 'do I know you?'

 

".................."

 

"Ah hello? Are you there? Mr Tanner?"

 

"............. *Click* *beep beep beep beep*"

 

Blinking I put the phone back onto the cradle, I turn to the intercom.

 

"Ah Hilde?"

 

"Yes, Duo?"

 

"Can you come in here for a moment please?"

 

"Sure."

 

I turn from the intercom and look up to the door where Hilde is making her way through the entranceway.

 

"Is there something wrong, Duo?" She asks.

 

"Ah... I don't think that was a Mr Tanner..."

 

"Why do you say that?"

 

Well he... only said my name... like to confirm who I am... then they wouldn't answer me when I tried to get them to talk, then he hung up, when he said my name though I could of swore I believe the voice was familiar... like I have heard it before."

 

Looking at Hilde, I see her blink and was about to continue when the intercom buzzed (again), I sigh as I turn to answer it.

 

"Yes?"

 

"Mr Maxwell, an agent Chang from the Preventers is on line 2 and wishes to speak with you, should I put him through?"

 

"Ah yes, put him through thanks."

 

Turning to the phone while I was waiting for it to ring, I look over to Hilde.

 

"Hilde, why don't you come back in about 10-15 minutes?"

 

"Alright duo," was her reply as she turned and walked back out through the door, when the phone rings, I pick up the receiver.

 

"Good Afternoon, Agent Chang, so what can I do you for today?"

 

"Maxwell?"

 

"Yes? This is Duo Maxwell, Wuffles," I say sarcastically, "and what pleasure do I have in you calling me on this fine Friday afternoon?"

 

"Lady Une wishes for the GPs to gather in her office on Monday next week at 0900 hours."

 

I blink, "AH why? I'm not a Preventer, Wufei and anyways I might have things to do, ya know like... I don't know... like running my business?"

 

"I know that you are not a Preventer, but something has arisen that needs our help, I have already contacted Barton and Winner, but I do not have Yuy's number, do you happen to have the number?"

 

'Wufei must of ignored the fact that I have a business to run,' "Wufei I have a business to run up here in case you forgot and anyways I do not have his number... *blinking* but now that I think about it he might of just called me like 5 minutes ago..."

 

"You think he just called you? Wouldn't you know if he did or not?"

 

"Well yeah but all he said was my name then hung up but Hilde said that a Mr Tanner was on that line."

 

"I don't have time for this."

 

"You want to find Heero; well I am just telling you what I know."

 

"Maxwell!" he growls at me.

 

"Hey I just remembered something, I have a meeting I have to attend soon so I better go and get ready for it and Wufei, I have a business to run on Monday as well as just today, you know."

 

"*Sigh* Ok Maxwell. Thanks anyway. Just be there on time for once on Monday morning. Remember Lady Une's office 0900 hours, Monday."

 

"Wufei, what don't you get, I HAVE A BUSINESS TO RUN!"

 

"Maxwell, this meeting might affect your business therefore you must attend,

Une might not want some things sold."

 

"Alright, Alright, so its 0900 hours Monday morning Une's Office *writes that down in a note pad, * Hilde will remind me about it all weekend for it... *mutters* she will wake me up at 0500 hours just so I will be there..."

 

"You live with her?"

 

"NO!! She just... likes to get me ready in time..."

 

"... Does she do that every day...?"

 

"*Sighs* yeah... except when I don't need to do anything... things get organised through her, oh well... I will tell her I already have something for Monday morning... how long will this meeting take anyways?"

 

"Only for four hours or so... I think."

 

"FOUR HOURS!!... *Sighs* you know you can take notes for me... I will call if I cannot make it... that is alright? Right? And if I do come you better have lots of bloody coffee on hand for me to drink just so I can keep awake."

 

"*Sighs* only if you have a REALLY good excuse."

 

"Ok well, got to go, meeting t o get ready for, bye *click*."

 

I turn from the phone after placing the receiver on the handle. I get up and walk to the door, opening it; I walk through and look around for Hilde, not seeing her I turn to the second secretary.

 

"Hey do you know where Hilde is? And where she puts my daily planner?"

 

She looks up in surprise from a phone call, putting the person on hold suddenly.

 

"Oh, Mr Maxwell! Hilde is in the lunchroom, *gets up and walks to Hilde's desk, opens the top drawer and gets out the planner, * here you go," she walks back to her desk and turns back to the phone.

 

"Before you return to that... may I ask who you are talking to?"

 

"Ah I believe he said his name is Mr McKenzie and that he is from L1."

 

"A business call?"

 

"Yes... I believe so."

 

"And you put him on hold without telling him so?"

 

"Ah yes"

 

I sigh and walk to her desk, pick up her phone, "Mr McKenzie, I am sorry my secretary put you on hold so suddenly."

 

"Oh that's alright... you get used to it."

 

"You shouldn't need to get used to it, and listen when your telephone bill comes back I will personally pay for this phone call since the distance is fair but the rates are high."

 

"Oh thank you Mr?"

 

"Oh I am Mr Duo Maxwell, you can just send it to me or call and I will pay for that too."

 

"Alright Mr Maxwell, hey your the owner, aren't you?"

 

"Ah yes I am one of the owners, did you wish for something from me?"

 

"Actually I have been on the phone waiting for you to finish your last call, I am looking for a particular part."

 

"And that part would be? We have many different parts so if you would give me the name of the part?"

 

"The core of a mobile suit"

 

"A core? You do realise that anything involving parts of mobile suits especially the cores that I have to get permission and research you and your company, employees for me to be able to sell you those."

 

"Yes I do realise that there is a lot of things that need to be done about that."

 

"Ah I can try to get the permission next week but I like to meet the person and question the person myself."

 

"Why is that?"

 

"Cause I want to know if the person isn't going to build something that is illegal and I know what damage can be done if something illegal is built."

 

"Oh... right, you're a Preventer and you have to make sure."

 

"No I am not a Preventer; I was a soldier in the war fighter for peace."

 

"Which side were you on?"

 

"Mr McKenzie, I do not believe work hours are the kind of place or time and I do have more important things to do then talk about the past."

 

"Oh of course you are correct Mr Maxwell, I am sorry but I would like to then have an appointment with you."

"Ok, I will just let my secretary handle that for me, I will see you at the appointment, Bye."

 

I hand the phone back to Emily.

 

"Now play nice Emily," I wink at her, she laughs and goes back to the phone.

 

I walk along the hall to the lunchroom carrying the planner looking for Hilde; I see her sitting at the table near the coffee machine.

 

"Hey Hilde!" I yell.

 

"Huh?" She looks up at me in surprise, "Oh hey Duo, decided to take a break I see."

 

"Ah no not exactly, just wanted to make sure you realise before an appointment is made on Monday morning."

 

"Huh? Why?" I walk to the table and sit down on the seat across from Hilde.

 

"Lady Une wishes to see me... well that's what Wu said anyway."

 

"*Blinks* Une? She wants to see you? What for?"

 

"Ah I don't know and before I forget a Mr McKenzie wants to buy a ms core."

 

"Ah when does he want it? And why does he want it?"

 

"Don't know and don't know so I asked Emily to get his name and business number and some info for the meeting, but if it has to be on Monday I will ask you to do the meeting with him and I will get back to him later with my answer."

 

"That's fine, what time do you need to be at the meeting with Une?"

 

"0900 hours and goes until 1200 hours maybe more."

 

"4 hours is a little long don't you think?"

 

"Yeah... wake me up at 0500 hours for me to get ready for the 0600 shuttle to L1 and can you organise the tickets and stuff, oh and move all the appointments Monday afternoon, and Tuesday morning to another time and organise accommodation for me please."

 

"Sure no problems but why are you going to stay there for?"

 

"Cause I want to take a little time for myself off, to relax or maybe I might even have to stay at Preventers HQ longer."

 

"Ok no problems at all actually its about time you took some time off."

 

"Yeah... do I have anything else for this afternoon?"

 

"Hmm... no; I don't want you to be hanging around here and interrupting the people who are working."

 

"Heh... and I thought I was the boss here, today can you start to do the payroll and the like, oh and by the way about the people who are working make sure they work and not gossip like they were doing earlier."

 

"Sure Duo I always do it on Fridays anyways so it is in the employees' accounts on the weekend and I will also remind the staff to do their jobs that they are paid to do not gossip"

 

"Great well I am going to go shopping for food for the weekend and clothes that would be suitable for L1, talk to you tomorrow when you call to remind me."

 

"*Laughs* alright duo, get out of here, oh and since your going shopping...*I groan*... you can buy me a present, how is that?"

 

"Nah... You have got your present last week for the month... even until Christmas."

 

"BUT DUO!!"

 

"Huh? Hey you don't think this is one of Une's 'join the Preventers' meetings, do you?"

 

"Not sure but I fell sorry for you if it is though if it is why haven't I been invited?"

 

"Not sure maybe cause your pregnant? But at least I get to see the guys."

 

"They will be there?"

 

"Yeah... well Wu, Trowa and Quatre so far will be, they can't find Heero yet."

 

"Oh well I better get back to work and you had better see to those shopping lists and don't buy any junk food!"

 

"Ah ok Hilde I won't bye," I wave as I leave the room to go shopping.

 

TBC

 

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Hope you liked it, I hope to get more of the story out as soon as I have finished typing it out and when Kat has finished her job of being Beta, but anyways that is it for now

 

Duette-Chan