Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Fushigi Otome ❯ Enigma ( Chapter 8 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Somewhat lighter chapter then before but I still don't own gundam wing.

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The five girls turned around as Hilde walked into the room holding a large bowl of popcorn. Catherine followed close behind carrying drinks and beverages. They both set their items onto the table as Dorothy began to pour a concoction into the nearby blender.
Relena looked at Dorothy in confusion. "What are you doing?"

Dorothy smiled. "Your too innocent Relena, I'm making us a suicide."

Minerva blinked in surprise. "Suicide?" Her face began to turn a pale shade of white.

"Oh you're both children. Hilde you've seen Duo mixing drinks haven't you."

Hilde smiled. "Once yes."

Catherine looked at the german girl. "Only once?"

She grinned. "Well lets just say he's a worse bartender then he is a cook, and he can't hold his drinks down as well as you'd all think."

Dorothy laughed. "You're not serious."

"Oh I am. I remember when he came home from that victory party, all that champagne and alcohol. He couldn't stay five feet away from the bathroom and had a hangover big enough to kill Heero."

Sally laughed, grabbing a shot glass of Dorothy's suicide. "I remember on a mission me and Wufei were on. Anyway it was completely reconnaissance. We got word a new group was forming, had it's base in a house on earth, you know one of those old Victorian designs. Actually the information had been pretty vague to begin with. Anyway we got to the house and Wufei insists he go in first to check it out. Well he was doing fine at first and had gotten pretty close to the house but for this little dog. It wasn't even very big, some mix between a poodle and a Chihuahua. This thing comes running out of the bushes, barking madly and chasing Wufei down, snarling and everything. Well Wufei, he figures he shouldn't hurt such a harmless thing so he tries to dodge it. This dog executes an incredible turn, does a five foot leap in the air and attaches onto his arm. Wufei, he's trying to shake the thing off, finally does and barrels over the fence. Well he just gets over the fence when he realizes he dropped his sword. So without a single word he jumps back over the fence and starts running for his katana and this dog is there guarding it. He's growling and barking and finally jumps up and bites Wufei on the nose. Of course Wufei refuses to show any pain so he just bends down and picks up his sword then starts running again. This dog gives chase and rips a hole right out of the seat of his pants. He's got heart shaped boxers, don't ever let him know I told.
Well Wufei finally has his sword back and he's got a few bruises, so I suggest we maybe catch the dog and hold it til we're done. Wufei actually refuses and kicks the gate open. He marches right in, all the while I'm following after and the dogs on his heels. He storms right up to the front and kicks the door open. Wufei is absolutely fuming and he opens the doors one by one brandishing his katana until he finds the study where we actually find anyone. Wufei, he yells out at the top of his lungs for the guy to surrender and then when he stands up holding his arms we find out it's just this old man. Well Wufei just walks right up and starts to arrest him and we're processing his identification and he's shouting out injustice which really ticks Wufei off and then we end up finding out that we had the wrong house all along. The man we had arrested was the one who called in the tip, the house we wanted was across the street."

The other girls laughed and Minerva smiled as she picked up her beverage. Everyone was so nice they just seemed to accept her. Hilde turned to Catherine. "Okay Cat spill. I'm sure we're all wondering how he keeps those bangs up."

Catherine grinned. "It's a comb-over."

Relena coughed. "Your not serious!"

Catherine grinned. "It's true. Really his hair is a lot longer, he just takes all of it and combs it over his head. He uses half a tube of gel to hold it there." She set her glass down, leaning in closer. "Okay, you know that knife throwing? One day I was just sick had this horrible cold, but I was feeling well enough and the show must go on. So Trowa was strapped to the board and everything was going well. Anyway I was just about ready to throw a knife when I sneezed. The thing flew out of my hands and right at trowa's head. I panicked. I mean I thought I had killed him, he wasn't moving or anything. Anyway the paramedics arrived and they examined the dagger, to check the damage. Well it turns out the dagger had sunk right into his bangs, all that hair gel stopped it completely and Trowa was staying still so the dagger wouldn't move any further."

The girls laughed as drinks were passed around. and the popcorn reduced to mere kernels. Minerva looked at Relena in curiosity and sighed. "So Relena, are there any stories about Heero?"

Dorothy smiled. "She has no stories Minerva, they rarely even see each other."

Relena sat back and looked at Dorothy, grinning secretively. "That's what you think."

Hilde's eyes widened. "What?"

Sally looked at the former Queen with obvious curiosity. "Is that so?"

Relena smiled. "I'm not as innocent as you think."

Catherine smiled. "Well spill then."

"Okay, Dorothy remember that time six months after the eve war? You know it was my birthday."

"You didn't!"

Relena nodded. Minerva blinked in confusion. "What happened?"

Relena smiled. "A very wonderful night. The problem was, the next morning. I had three meetings that day, conferences with ambassadors and we certainly weren't lacking in press. As you can imagine it wouldn't look good for Heero to be walking out without even being seen entering during the day. Well Heero, he had this idea to sneak out on the breakfast trolley of course it would have been a good idea. Unfortunately Heero wasn't the only one to give me a birthday present. It was at that moment Zechs decided to come in and deliver breakfast personally. So I ended up stuffing Heero under the bed. Well, turns out Zechs had come up with a literal banquet of cakes and food. Not only that, Noin and Duo, Wufei, even Trowa decided to surprise me. It turns out they had all pitched in for the breakfast in bed. So here's Heero, hiding under my bed and every single pilot including Noin is in there with me so he's stuck there, no place to go and you know that especially Duo isn't going to leave for hours. Anyway I convince them to wheel the breakfast trolley closer so finally Heero is able to get on. Of course we weren't out of the fire yet and everyone was still there laughing and talking. Anyway I have to insist on calling in one of the maids to take the breakfast trolley away and absolutely convince everyone I wanted them to stay in my room just so Heero could get out!"

Relena's had been the best story yet and the room echoed with laughter. Minerva smiled, they seemed to accept her, she just felt at home here. It wasn't that bad anymore, she felt free, happy. People actually wanted her around.


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Duo looked up at the ceiling as another outburst of laughter echoed from above. "They're being loud."

Wufei smirked. "Probably talking about you Maxwell."

"Bah, Say what you will Wu-man, your still loosing."

The five pilots had gathered around a poker table in the basement. It was Duo who had brought the cards, introducing the game to the others. He had also introduced his comrades to betting and chips an act which he later regretted. At that point It was actually Trowa who had acquired the majority of everyones riches. Heero came a close second, both pilots' faces were virtually unreadable. Duo and Quatre were both at a tie which left Wufei to himself glowing over his shrinking load of cash.
Quatre layed down his hand. "Royal Flush."

Duo sighed, so much for being tied with Quatre. "Man your killing me."

Quatre blushed. "Sorry Duo, I can't really help it."

Duo folded his arms. "Yea. Wish I was psychic."

Heero raised his eyebrow. "Quatre is an empath Duo."

"Whatever, teaching you this game was suicide. At least I'm still beating the pants off Wuffie."

"Oh Duo, next time you decide to mess with my computer, I will kill you."

"Aw it was just a joke!"

Quatre looked at his braided friend. "What did you do Duo?"

"I figured Heero could use some company so I programmed a picture of Relena to kiss the screen every time he logged on."

Wufei snorted. "You got off easy Yuy. The entire Preventer organization was forced to call me Wufflekins for a week."


"Is it possible that girl would be psychic?"

They all looked at Trowa in confusion. Duo spoke up. "What are you talking about Trowa?"

"Have you ever wondered Duo, how she knows certain things? Have you ever told her you were a pilot?"

"No."

"She seems aware at least of what Wufei did in the war, not to mention there was also recognition when she saw us."

Duo shrugged. "So there were a few reports. Hey maybe she was a spy, maybe she worked for oz."

Quatre nodded. "Duo's right Trowa, there could be a number of ways someone could get that information."

Trowa bowed his head. "She asked about my sister, earlier this evening. She asked me where I could find her."

Duo stared at Trowa. "That's it? So what, she asked about Catherine."

Trowa looked up, eyes bearing into Duo's. "Duo, you never actually said Catherine was my sister."

The Deathscythe pilot fell silent, considering Trowa's words. It was true, Duo rarely spoke a word about his friends to Minerva and he revealed nothing of his past. How did she know that? There were other things he remembered too. In the hospital she had spoken Heero's name and had written it off as a consequence of the fever.

Wufei looked at the violet eyed boy. "A girl just drops at your feet one day with no past, no record anywhere and you don't find it the least bit odd?"

"Well Wufei, lots of people on L2 have no record and I'm one of them. Since the wars the number has increased. Besides, I don't think some girl is going to dress up in nothing but a flannel nightgown and purposely get pneumonia solely for the purpose of spying on me. I think we're relatively safe."

Heero looked at Quatre. "What do you get from her."

Quatre frowned, and shook her head. "I'm not going to tell you Heero. It's not right to give away someones feelings like that. Still, I don't think she means anyone harm."

Duo leaned back, grinning. "I told you didn't I? I'm not so bad a judge of character." He looked up again. "What's that sound? creaking?"

"Thats just the snow and ice Duo. It happens sometimes when the weight puts pressure on the roof. It'll be alright, the mansion is built solid."

"Ice and snow? Quatre I will never understand why you chose Russia, of all places."

"St. Petersburg can be quite beautiful Duo."

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