Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Angel and the Assassin ❯ First Impressions ( Chapter 2 )

 

The Angel and the Assassin

 

 

Chapter 1 end:

 

/ The twins' stances were tense, wary as if ready to attack at the slightest provocation as they eyed each other, the 'Yuy death glare' plastered on both their faces. The air was thick with tension and Quatre gasped in surprise as a hand shot out like lightning. /

 

 

 

Chapter 2: First Impressions

 

 

 

Laya's fist stopped a centimeter from Heero's face. He didn't move. She smirked slightly as she retracted her fist. "Omoshiroii desu. Ne, Niisan?" Heero's only reply was to lift his chin up and glare at her.

 

Sally looked at Laya in disapproval. "I thought you weren't going to do anything, Laya," she said as Laya shifted her gaze to take in the other occupants of the room.

 

"I didn't," Laya replied in a flat voice similiar to her brother's. "I was merely seeing what my twin was capable of." She said twin as though she'd had to force it through her teeth, and the glint in her eyes hinted at exactly what she thought of him. Duo was starting to get the feeling that for all their similiarities, Laya was very different from her brother. As her gaze fell on him, Duo swallowed and forced his usual silly grin across his face. Her eyes narrowed briefly and then brushed past him to Quatre. He watched as Quatre blinked at first and then offered a warm smile to the young woman glaring at him. An eyebrow raised briefly and then the glare was gone and a slight quirk of her lips caused Duo's eyes to widen in surprise. The barest hint of a smirk on Laya's face startled Quatre, he obviously wasn't expecting a response, and a faint blush appeared on his face as he shyly looked away. The braided boy felt excitement bubble up from somewhere inside him. Laya was definitely gorgeous, but Quatre had seen plenty of beautiful women. Even though they were always throwing themselves at him, Quatre had never reacted to any of them this way. This could be really fun. Duo couldn't stop the grin that blossomed on his face as thoughts of mercilessly teasing his friend filled his mind. She quickly moved on to Trowa and Wufei. Trowa, as always, had no expression on his face. However, Duo was quite sure if looks could be used as weapons, Laya would have already been vaporized by Wufei. It was obvious he didn't like the idea of a woman on his team. Especially, one related to Yuy. Laya didn't seem to take too kindly to him either, and her 'death glare' was so identical to Heero's, it gave Duo the creeps.

 

Sally introduced them to Laya, starting with Heero's name first and ending with Quatre's. It didn't appear that Laya had heard since she was still glaring at Wufei and vice versa. She didn't seem to be paying attention at all until Quatre spoke. "Welcome to the team, Miss Yuzai," Quatre offered cheerfully.

 

She flicked her gaze back to him. "It's Laya."

 

"All right, Miss Laya."

 

Her face took on a perturbed expression and Duo tried not to laugh. Quatre referred to all females as 'miss'. Well, with the exception of Duo's wife. Hilde had said if he didn't consider them good enough friends to just call her Hilde, then she didn't want him to talk to her at all. Quatre had gotten the point. He probably just considered Hilde 'safe' since she was already married. Duo was sure Quatre didn't use 'miss' just to be polite. It was a way of protecting himself and not becoming too familiar with females. Especially in his 'eligible rich bachelor' position. With a beautiful girl like Laya, Quatre would undoubtedly try to be extra polite.

 

Laya stalked towards him, reminding Duo of a big cat hunting down her prey. The image was reinforced when Quatre backed away from her quite quickly. He came to an abrupt stop when his legs hit the table behind him. Laya didn't pause until their noses were practically touching. Quatre's eyes were wide open with a look akin to shock and his hands gripped the table as if it were his only support. Duo bit down on his bottom lip to keep from laughing. The poor boy looked like a cornered animal. She must really be affecting him.

 

"It's Laya," she said sternly. "Not 'Miss' Laya. Not 'Miss Yuzai'. Just Laya. Understand?"

 

Duo was sure Quatre was about to faint from their closeness. For all his affectionate ways, Quatre always kept a polite distance from women. It was part of his upbringing.

 

Quatre started to nod, then jerked back when the action brought their faces closer together and his nose brushed hers. He turned bright red and stammered out an apology. Duo crossed both arms over his stomach, sure that he would bust something if he didn't laugh soon. The others didn't look like they cared. Heero was still glaring. Wufei still looked angry that a female was on his team, and Trowa... Well, Trowa actually looked like he was enjoying the exchange between his best friend and their newest addition.

 

Slowly, Laya stepped back and eyed Quatre in what appeared to be disgust. "This is a former Gundam pilot? You've got to be kidding me. I've seen mice braver than that!"

 

Duo didn't feel like laughing anymore. That was going too far. "Hey! You're the one acting like your gonna string him up or kill him" he said, taking a step forward. If there was one thing Duo could always be counted on it was sticking up for his friends. Already used to Heero's personality traits, he ignored her glare.

 

"How do you know about the Gundams?" Heero snarled.

 

Duo blinked. He had missed that one. How did she know about them?

 

Her gaze sliced over to Heero. "I have my ways."

 

His eyes narrowed. "Did you know about me?" At her nod Heero gritted his teeth and moved closer to his newly discovered twin. "How? Start talking," he practically growled.

 

"I don't have to tell you anything," she snapped. Her eyes suddenly took on a mischievous light. "If you want to know so badly, why don't you convince me of how important it is to you." Heero's stance became wary. "Shinpai shinaide, Oniisan. I'll go easy on you. Even if you are a Gundam pilot, I don't expect much."

 

Without warning, Heero took a swing and Duo was surprised to see Laya dance back just out of reach before returning the punch. Heero easily dodged the fist aimed at his face, but Laya must have been expecting that because her other hand had already been coming in before he dodged. Her open palm slammed into his chest with such force he was pushed back a few steps and the wind was apparently knocked out of him. "Kanashii," she hissed.

 

Duo blinked in amazement. She thought Heero was pathetic? True, that whole move had been over in barely a second, but still.... Duo had always thought Heero could beat practically anyone, besides Wufei that is, those two were fairly even in hand-to-hand combat. Still, this was the guy they called 'The Perfect Soldier' he couldn't have been brought down with one move, even if it was his sister. He looked at Heero not sure what to expect. The glare on Heero's face had doubled in its intensity and he had a hand placed over his chest as he struggled to regain his breath. Duo suddenly got the feeling things could get very messy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation:

 

"Omoshiroii desu. Ne, Oniisan?" = "It's interesting. Isn't it, brother?"

"Shinpai shinaide, Oniisan." = "Don't worry, brother."