Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Gundam X-Win ❯ 06 ( Chapter 6 )

Gundam X-Win

06

By Devon Masterson

Catherine brandished eight throwing knives in between her fingers and smiled as she saw her target in sight. Moments later her hands made a graceful swiveling motion and eight blades were embedded in the bull's eye of the target. "Not bad," Heero commented from behind her. "I've seen better."

"I didn't ask you," she replied as she started for the tree where her target was hanging.

"Can you handle yourself as well in a fight?"

"Is that a challenge?" she asked stopping in her tracks. Her back was to him so he could not see the mischievous smile on her face. "I've been on the streets every since I was twelve. I do know how to handle myself."

"Let's see it then," he replied.

"Fine," She said as she pulled out two dirks from her hidden place and spun around quickly. She slashed at his chest, but missed as he back flipped.

"Hmm." He brandished his blades and stared at her with frightful intensity as read her body language. "You're going to have to do better than that, chibi."

Violet eyes narrowed. She did not know what that meant but she had an idea that it was meant to taunt her. He was something else, so arrogant and sure of himself. He did not seem to need anybody. If he didn't piss her off so much, she would be trying to seduce him instead of knocking him off his high horse. "Here's your chibi!" She threw both dirks at him then rushed him. As he caught them in the air, Catherine smiled just before punching in the mid-section that was briefly unprotected.

Heero doubled over for a second. He had not expected that, but he was not going to let her get away with it either. "My turn." He growled and rushed at her quickly.

Catherine's eyes widened in fear as she saw him rush toward her then they clouded. She held out her hands and knocked Heero back with a blast of wind. His body connected with the tree forming a cross then he fell to the ground with a sickening thud. "Oh my god," she said as she rushed over to him. She turned him over and saw that he was not breathing. She had killed him. What was she going to do? How was she going to explain this? "Don't do this to me!" she said as she ripped his shirt off and started performing CPR. She had done two cycles of CPR and about to start on a third when, strong arms circled around her and kissed her.

"You were doing it wrong," he said lowly as she finally pulled away from him.

"You scared me you jerk," she replied as raised her hand to slap him.

Heero caught her wrist then she decided to hit him with the other. He caught that wrist as well then pinned her to the ground before she could think of kicking him. "You knocked me out. I did not mean to scare you."

"Whatever," she replied looking into his intense blue eyes. She found it hard to concentrate with him staring down at her. She would have to be attracted to the biggest jerk she could find. Why couldn't she ever like nice guys like Quatre? If it weren't for the fact that she suspected that he was gay, she might have gone for him anyway, even if he was such a boy scout. "Take a picture, it lasts longer."

"I'd rather have the real thing," he replied just before kissing her.

Catherine tried to raise protest as he kissed her, but her body was not listening to her. How did these things end up happening to her?

xxxx

Duo climbed out of the pool and sat on the edge dangling his feet. He was glad that he waterproofed his modulator. He needed the swim to help calm his nerves in ways that a cold shower wouldn't have been able to do. The only thing about it was his true body mass pattern showed in the water, but it was one of those things you had to stare at intensely to notice. Quatre weighed heavily on his mind. He wanted to talk with him more, hell what he really wanted was to take it as far as Quatre would let him. He had to know if his and Quatre's feelings were real. He had only felt like this once only to find that it was not only not mutual but he was only a possession, one of a somewhat matched pair. "Quatre's nothing like Treize. I studied him for months that's why I came out here."

"Who's out there?" Duo asked suddenly as he got into a crouched position. He heard something behind him. Nineteen years of being victimized and being in captivity made him very cautious.

A figure clad completely in black jumped down from the roof of the pool house, but said nothing.

"You're Treize's hired help aren't you?" he asked as he started to form an attack plan. He was completely sure this person was mutant. Trieze, though arrogant, was thorough and had a more than accurate assessment of his abilities. Duo was at a possible disadvantage and he did not like that. He would take the assassin out then figure things out. "I guess he doesn't want my sister to know what he's up to."

The figure charged at him quickly and punched him. His body went flying through the window of the pool house. He shook his head as he tried to get his orientation. This assassin was quick and strong. He would have to keep his wits about him. He charged at the silent opponent and swept them. The assassin floated upward to avoided being knocked to the ground. "Fine then," he replied as jumped into the air and disappeared.

The assassin's eyes widened in surprise then she was kicked in the back. Her form embedded into the cement. She stood to her feet slowly and looked at her mark angrily as he landed on the ground. That little talent was not told to her. She would just have to improvise and take it up with Trieze later. It had been awhile since she had a real challenge.

xxxx

"I never did know why you came here when you were upset," Quatre commented as his chair hovered behind Trowa.

"There is nothing to talk about," Trowa replied as he stroked a large lion behind the ears. He had been coming to this zoo every since he moved to New York and he was the only who could get close to the animals much less touch them. "You are entitled to live your life the way you choose."

"I should have trusted you more."

"Why Duo?" asked Trowa as he turned around. "He's a little young for you and annoying."

Quatre narrowed his eyes slightly in annoyance. He was not appreciating the Duo bashing even it was true. "I didn't know it was going to happen, Trowa. I'm not a psychic you know," he said defensively.

"Yes you are," Trowa chuckling softly.

"You know what I mean," Quatre replied as he started to laugh his own mistake as well then became serious. "I am sorry, I just didn't think…"

"I would have understood," Trowa interrupted before falling silent for what seemed like eternity. "How do you feel about him?"

"I love him," Quatre answered honestly. "When I touched his mind so much came to me at once that I…" His sentence trailed as he put his hand to the bridge of his nose. Pain. He felt pain, Duo's pain. "Something's wrong at the mansion."

"Relena?" Trowa asked worriedly as they rushed off.

"Duo…someone's attacking him," he answered quickly. His mind reached out to Heero and Catherine. He could sense their distraction from their previous activity. They must have noticed something wrong at the house as well. "Catherine, Heero, someone's attacking Duo on the grounds. You have to help him and protect Relena. She's still incapacitated."

"Where are they?" Catherine asked

"By the pool."

"They're coming towards us," Heero commented.

"Trowa and I will be there as soon as we can."

Heero helped Catherine up and sniffed the air. Duo appeared about twenty feet from them looking around for his enemy, at least now he had some help. Heero looked towards Catherine and she nodded as she shot into the air. She would be their eyes from above.

"She can fly too, watch out," Duo yelled as he looked around.

Catherine looked around when a black blur rammed into her, sending her hurtling towards the ground. She was about to become one with the Earth when she felt someone grab her and she quickly started moving in the other direction . "That was close," Duo said as they landed in a tree.

"Heero would have hated it if you bought it out there," he said as he let her go. He looked around. "She's after me so you might not want to be so close…" The tree they were in started to shake. "Geez, she's like a behemoth or something. We better split." The two of them shot out of the tree as the assassin ripped the trunk in half.

"I don't think Quatre would appreciate that," Heero replied as he backhanded the assassin. "He's against deforestation."

She struggled to her feet. She did not have time for this. She took off one of her gloves and placed it in her pocket. She would take out the biggest nuisance then go back to her target. She did a cartwheel and then a serious of flips.

"Am I supposed to be impressed?" he asked as he watched her carefully.

She landed about five feet from him then bowed extravagantly. "This is one affair you'll never forget, sugar," she said in a sultry voice as she a punch at him with her ungloved hand.

"Hmm." Heero grabbed her wrist. "You're going to…" His sentence trailed as he felt weak all of a sudden. It felt as if his very life force was being drained from him. She peeled his hands from off her wrist as he fell to the ground.

"What did you do to him?" Duo yelled as he attacked her from behind. She flew back several feet, but caught herself before being knocked against the tree and nearly missing a bolt of lightening. It struck the tree instead causing it to splinter in half. The assassin looked up evilly at Catherine. That would have put her out of commission if it had hit her, the girl had to go. She quickly picked up tree and threw it Catherine.

In an effort to dodge the tree, Catherine flew into the air. Unfortunately, she missed the true nature behind the attack and did not catch Duo's warning in time as she was backhanded. The world went black as she fell to the earth and her cares for the moment with her. Duo rushed to catch her before she hit the ground and gave a brief sigh of relief. He placed her on the ground gently as he prepared to face off against the assassin once again. "This is ends now." He declared.

"I agree," she replied. "I have to say you are the orneriest mark I've had, but it's your time, sugar."

Duo's eyes widened as the voice registered to him. "Mama Lucy," he whispered as she rushed at him with a barrage of attacks. He dodged as many as he could but it was difficult when she was so close to him and forcing him backwards. Why was she doing this? It couldn't be Mama Lucy. She always protected him and Victoria. It was because of her that most of the beatings and other brutalities stopped. She gave them hope their last year with the circus. It was because of her that they were finally able to escape.

"Stop it," he said lowly as the hits became more intense. His eyes went out of focus. For the first time, he did not think he was going to be able to get out of this one.

She grabbed his arm, crushing the modulator on his wrist. "If you go anywhere than you take me with you…what's this?" Duo's false form began to flicker as the modulator ceased functioning until it revealed the true him. "No." She released his arm in shock and he started to fall to the ground. She caught him before he fell. She ripped off her mask as tears formed in her blue eyes framed by short dark blue hair with a shock of white in the middle. "Duo."

Duo opened his eyes slowly. He was fading in out of conscious and his body was on fire. He was not as good as he thought. "Mama Lucy…" his sentence trailed. Out of the corner of his eye he could see Trowa and Quatre rushing towards him. Trowa was wearing some sort of goggles on his eyes. "Quatre…she didn't mean to…" Darkness claimed him.

©2002 Devon Masterson

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