A tall girl of about fifteen or so ran down an empty stretch of military base.. her hair hung tauntingly over one eye. The girl turned into a computer room. Slamming her laptop down next to a large supercomputer, she huffed and attached the electronics. Typing hastily, she soon stripped the computer of all valuable information.
*click*
�Who are you?� A monotone voice demanded from behind her. She felt the presence of steel between her shoulders. Eiko stood slowly and turned to face her attacker. She was met with a boy who couldn�t be a day older than her with gorgeous chocolate locks and the most breathtakingly beautiful Prussian blue eyes she had ever seen. ::What a godly body�:: She could see his muscular frame under the green tanktop and shiny black spandex he wore. ::Focus� focus�you have a mission�:: She commanded herself not to stare at one of the most gorgeous creatures on earth. ::The hottest ones are always bad�:: she thought remorsefully. �I asked your name.� The boy demanded again.
�My name?� Eiko asked sarcastically. The boy just stood there, unmoving. "Well, I think that's very rude, you know. Pointing a gun doesn't mean that you don't have to introduce yourself first." Eiko smirked at the wielder of the offending object.
"Hn." The boy just grunted in reply.
::Oh, no! he speaks Nevena!:: at the thought of the resemblance to her stoic partner, her smile broadened further. "Well, aren't we stubborn? I suppose I could tell you if you answered a question first." just then, Eiko was interrupted by the pounding on the door and the sound of an angry OZ officer. "OPEN UP, INTRUDERS!! WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED!!"
The boy's attention wavered for only a second, but Eiko took the opportunity to save and yank her laptop from the table. Just as the boy raised his gun to shoot, the soldiers overrode the lock and the doors opened to reveal twenty or so OZ soldiers, guns raised. Eiko and the boy dove behind the supercomputer, and they boy opened fire onto the waiting guards. "Well," she said. "I guess that answers my question." she reached into her jacket and slid the gun onto his lap, right before she dove into the waiting melee. Hoping the boy would cover her, she grabbed two guns off of one of the unlucky bold soldiers that had been the first in the room. Standing firm, she started to shoot at the soldiers too. Felling the boy's shoulder brush hers, they pounded forward into the soldiers, shooting a pathway. ::He's good�:: They ran east down a dark corridor.
"There's a left turn up ahead that leads to a back exit." The boy yelled above the ring of booted soldiers and gunshots.
�NO!!� Eiko yelled back at him, �THAT�S THE AC 185 MAP! WE HAVE TO TURN RIGHT!!� Eiko pulled the boy down a brighter corridor and they ran, dodging the bullets of the soldiers chasing them until they came to a door saying �Utility.� Eiko kicked the door open, revealing a relatively normal, oversized, OZ utility closet. Eiko ran in and, turning to the left wall, kicked it in too; revealing a secret door that led to a large office room. She picked up a chair and threw it through the nearest window. �See, back exit..� she smirked and leaned out the shattered window frame. Eiko cringed and backed away from the drop. � It�s a little farther down then I expected�� she said shakily.
�ESCAPE IS IMPOSSIBLE!�
Hearing the soldiers getting closer, Eiko faced the jump again. A gunshot splintered the side of a desk that was too close for comfort. She squeaked as the boy wrapped his arms around her and jumped. Eiko didn�t want to leave his muscular appendages, but she tucked and rolled instinctively. Finding herself relatively unharmed, she checked to see that the boy was also okay, and then they set out at a run for the forest lining the base. When they were deep enough into the surrounding woodlands, they stopped ,and she turned upon the boy.
�Hm?� the boy grunted questioningly.
�Huh? Oh, they did a few renovations on the base, your way had been cemented up about three months ago. It was in the data..� she answered, patting her scratched laptop.
�You still haven�t answered my question.� He said in a monotone.
�Really. I think I at least deserve a name, oh shining knight.� She mocked.
�Hmph, Heero Yuy.�
�YOU CANNOT ESCAPE FROM OZ!!�
Hearing the soldiers once again too close for comfort, she watched him turn to leave. �Well, I don�t like to leave a mystery, so; my name�s Eiko Mizuno. See you later Heero!!� she waved and sprinted off towards her SUV. The forest green, mud splattered ford focus stood parked in the mud puddle where she had left it. Eiko hopped into it and revved up the engine. She drove to the edge of the forest road and waited cautiously for any OZ cars. She was rewarded for her patience when an army jeep with a familiar occupant flashed past her. ::So, Heero, where are you heading?:: she thought mischievously, ::Let us find out�::