| Ch.2 � The Three Housekeepers �It appears to be deserted. There aren�t any lights on,� Trowa observed. Heero decided to drive up to the house to investigate. Simultaneously, he pulled out his gun. Wufei almost glared at the house, wondering if this was trouble or help. Suddenly, he saw a light flash on then off inside the house�s peak tower. As soon as Heero stopped the car, Wufei jumped out of the van and into the rain. �Wufei, I�d advise you�� Trowa began, then stopped when he realized Wufei would not listen to him. Wufei splashed his way through puddles, rain, and wind to get to the porch. Unsheathing his sword, he opened one of the two large doors to enter. By now, Heero was directly behind him, with his gun ready. Trowa remained in the vehicle to watch over the others. Wufei pushed the door open with one shove, and quickly scanned his surroundings. Wufei, along with Heero, was surprised to find a nicely kept home. The floor was covered with a burgundy colored carpet, and everything was made in a dark, rich wood. Straight ahead of the door was a desk with about forty keys hanging on separate posts behind it. To the left was a large room filled neatly with books, illuminated by a chandelier. Two large chairs and a desk were placed in the center of that room. To the right, there was a smaller room with a lit fireplace, eight wooden chairs, and a wine cart. As Wufei wandered into the library, Heero quickly cocked his gun towards a dimly lit set of stairs, leading up. Wufei turned around to see what Heero was aiming at. A Japanese girl, dressed in a white silk kimono stood at the edge of the steps. Her black hair was loosely tied up with a short pair of red wooden sticks. Heero lowered his gun at the sight of this beautiful woman. Her eyes glistened as her smooth lips spoke the words, �Hello, I�m sorry I did not come down here earlier. I didn�t think we�d have guests tonight.� Wufei put his sword away, seeing it was only a defenseless woman. �We?� �Yes, my friends and I.� Two more girls appeared out from the darkness of the stairway. One was white, with shoulder length blonde hair, and in a light green dress that flowed to the ground. The other was Chinese, with deep brown hair and dressed in a red Chinese dress. Her hair was tied in the typical Chinese style of two buns on the sides of her head. They all looked about twenty. �I�m Hinori,� the Japanese girl said. Pointing to her white friend then her Chinese friend, she said, �And these ladies are Sira and Beilan.� �Why not invite your friends in? It�s awfully cold outside,� Sira commented. Heero and Wufei exchanged glances, and agreed to allow the others to come in. Heero signaled to Trowa, who had awakened the others, and they started for the house. �What brings you men here?� Hinori asked sweetly. �Business,� Heero responded. �Will you be staying the night? We have rooms,� Sira offered. Duo, who just entered, said, �Yeah, sure! If you�re willing.� Heero and Wufei glared at Duo�s hasty reaction, but decided it was better than to keep going on the road. It was already two in the morning. �Thank you for your hospitality,� Quatre wearily said, still remembering his manners. �It�s nothing. Here, I�ll give you all keys to your rooms,� Hinori said. �Girls, take care of their coats and any baggage they may have, will you?� Silently, the two other girls walked up to take their coats and some few items Trowa brought from the van. Beilan, who had been silent the whole time, walked up to Wufei and began to untie his coat for him. Wufei took a step back in surprise, but she persisted to untie it for him. When she did take the coat, she looked up at Wufei with innocent eyes, but Wufei sensed lust in the girl�s stare. It gave him the chills. �If you�ll follow me, I�ll take you to your rooms,� Hinori guided. Trowa, Duo, and Quatre followed, with Wufei and Heero lagging in the back, cautious. Sira and Beilan walked behind the entire group. Heero didn�t like them behind him, because he could sense something was very wrong about this house and these women. Wufei felt the same. Everyone was placed into separate rooms, Duo�s being the furthest away. They were all on the third floor of the house, since the second floor was entirely for dining. Quatre was the first to bed, thanks to Trowa�s constant help. Duo went to bed only after he had the chance to flirt with Sira. Certainly Hilde won�t mind, he thought. Heero and Wufei hanged around in the hallway until the others were in their rooms, completely secure. �My, you two seem so stressed. Would you like us to loosen you up a little?� Hinori asked, mostly towards Heero. �No, nothing of the sort will be necessary,� Wufei answered for them both before entering his room and closing the door. Heero nodded in agreement and went to his own room, watching his back as he closed the heavy wood door. Hinori smiled and turned to her friends once Heero�s door was closed. �Now, the fun begins.� On to part 3 |