The West Side of Gundam Wing Part 2 : Act I Scene II by Shinigami Liss
Disclaimer: nope, none of the GW stuff is mine. ::whistfully:: But I wish it was!! ^___^
Heero was normally fine with ignoring other people, but the stares that he was getting from the Germans he was walking past was slightly unnerving. Most of them had never seen a Japanese person before, and now they gaped at the sight of one.
Silently, Heero walked the rest of the way into Duo�s apartment building. When Heero found the correct apartment number, he knocked on the door. After knocking, he saw a sticky note on the door.
�Fritz, Ich Fahre nach die restaurant. Tsch�ss! -Matt�[1] the note said. Heero didn�t understand it, it was in German and he didn�t speak German because he was Japanese. The handwriting was Duo�s, but the very thought of Duo being bilingual almost sent the stoical pilot in to laughter. Since the note signified that no one was home, Heero picked the lock and went inside the apartment.
Heero wasn�t sure what he would have expected Duo�s living space to look like, but this definitely wasn�t it. Certainly not that it would be clean and orderly. The walls and ceiling were painted black, and the furniture was a tasteful midnight blue.
Heero walked through the living area to what appeared to be the bedroom. The bed was made and there was a laptop sitting on the adjacent desk. It was the clerical-like clothing in the closet that told Heero that this was indeed his friend�s room.
Heero walked back out, and then into the kitchen, looking for a sign that would say where the Gundam pilot was at the moment. He found it on the refrigerator, an address to a restaurant and bar, probably the restaurant referred to in the note. Heero took the note off the refrigerator and left the flat.
The restaurant was only a few blocks away, so Heero walked. It took him only five minutes to get there, and when he went inside, it didn�t take long to find the braided teenager. Duo was seated at the bar, talking to the bartender. As he walked towards Duo, making sure that the other boy wasn�t aware of him, Heero heard the last bit of a conversation.
"Ja, Ich bin aus Amerika. Ich hei�s Matt." [2] Heero didn�t believe it. The boy ***actually*** spoke German.
"Ah. Ihr Deutsh ist sehr gut." [3]The bartender responded.
"Danke." [4] Then Heero saw Duo smile mischievously. "Hey, buddy, you going to stay back there thinkin� that I can�t see you?" Heero sighed and sat on the stool next to Duo. "Ich brauche einen schnaps."[5] Duo said to the Bartender. "Heero buddy, want a drink?"
"No." Heero wouldn�t admit it out loud, but not knowing what Duo was saying was getting on his nerves. This was definitely some thing that he didn�t like, not one bit. However, he had to respect Duo at least a little for that. The other pilots all knew that he spoke Japanese, but he had just found out now that Duo spoke German, and it was normally hard for Duo to keep a secret like that from his friends.
"O.K. Wer ist das?"[6]
"Das ist ein freund von mir."[7] The bartender nodded in response and left. "That�s one thing I like about the bars in Europe," Duo said, turning back to Heero. "they don�t ask how old you are if you want a drink.
"Sooo�. What caused you to look me up? I suppose that even *I* can�t stay hidden for long from Heero Yuy if he really wants to find me." Duo joked.
"We were given a new mission, and you, *Matt*, are needed for it." Heero told him, emphasis on Duo�s alias.
"I see," Duo uttered, receiving the alcoholic drink he ordered. "it�s just a mission. And here I thought you were checking on me �cause we�re friends. Well I�m disappointed." Heero frowned slightly at Duo�s remark, but went on regardless.
"It�s a banquet at the Cinq palace, and we need you to find out OZ�s goals at the meeting that�s taking place at the same time."
"Heero, I�ve had it. I can�t go on fighting and killing innocents when I took Deathscythe to make sure that they weren�t hurt in the first place." Duo said seriously, showing the Wing pilot that he was capable of the emotion of seriousness.
"Duo, don�t be foolish." Heero began. "More innocents would die if we weren�t fighting OZ and Milliardo for them. You�re the best at espionage, and while the rest of us can get into the party, we couldn�t get into the meeting. The others are already expecting you to come."
"Wow!" Duo exclaimed sarcastically, "The perfect soldier sayin� that there�s somethin� that he can�t do, and a compliment from him too! I should be greatly honored."
"Hn." No, Heero didn�t like this one bit.
"What time is it?" Duo asked, smirking at Heero�s obvious discomfort.
"Ten."
"I�ll go, but I�ve got the feelin� I�m gonna regret this�" Duo said as he paid for the drink and started to head out the door with Heero.
[1] Fritz, I�m going to the restaurant. See ya�! -Matt
[2] Yeah, I�m from America. My name�s Matt.
[3] Ah. Your German in very good.
[4] Thanks.
[5] I need a stiff drink.
[6] O.K. Who is that?
[7] This is a friend of mine.
Author�s Notes: All right, All right. Tony doesn't speak German, But I couldn't help it!!! To have something on Heero's nerves was just too good to pass up! Oh, and I don't speak German either, I just got the phrases from a German phrase book of mine. If I got anything wrong, PLEASE tell me!!!
So, like always, c&c is wanted like a tired person wants sleep! **PLEASE** tell me what you think. E-mail me!!
For those of you trying to figure out the characters:
Heero Yuy = Riff
Duo Maxwell = Tony
Trowa Barton = Ice(Diesel)/A-rab
Quatre Winner = Baby John
Wufei Chang = Action
Hildie Schpiker = Anybodies
General Treize = Lieutenant Shrank/Glad Hand
Lady Une = Officer Krupke
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