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Oracle at Delphi:
Yes, I know it’s been really long time for this fic.
Shinigami’s Rapture:
Ya think?
Oracle at Delphi:
Shut Up!
Shinigami’s Rapture:
It’s not my fault that you are the slowest writer that ever hit the free world.
Oracle at Delphi:
Why do I hang around you?
Shinigami’s Rapture
mumbles: To steal my good ideas.
Oracle at Delphi:
What?
Shinigami’s Rapture:
I said that I have no idea.
Oracle at Delphi: Me
either.
Authors note: LIME
WARNING!! This chapter is a plot builder so I hope you guys like it.
Chapter 14
GHOSTS
OF THE PAST
Mid-August AC 202
The silent halls
echoed with footsteps as Lady Une made her way to her office. She always arrived
at 6am before the “children” arrived. It was the only time she could get any
work done lately. Lady Une laughed as she thought back on the events of
yesterday. Sometimes she wondered if it was a good idea having the girls in the
office all the time. Sally and Wufei’s constant bickering was enough without
adding Trowa chasing Kellee around with duck tape threatening to tape her mouth
shut for excessive talking. Then there’s the two pissed off pacifists because
the one Yuy can’t say three words and the other Yuy is god knows where. At the
moment the term “pacifist” is used loosely. Relena and Quatre are extremely
intimidating when they are pissed off. Duo and Hilde have so much sexual
tension crackling off of them she’d wish they pick a room and get it over with.
She shook her head wondering if there was a spot in Preventer that Catherine
and Jase hadn’t “christened”. The only normal couple was Zechs and Noin. She
was grateful for their help in trying to keep the peace among her best
peacekeepers.
She opened the door
to her office, stopped dead in her tracks and sighed. ‘And lastly, there’s
Simon Davis.’
“Good morning,
Anne.” Simon said smiling as he leaned on her desk, arms crossed.
Lady Une looked at
what used to be her office but now resembled a rose garden. Red roses were
everywhere their sweet fragrance permeating the air. The corner of her mouth
lifted in a sad smile. Red roses always reminded her of her true
love…Treize. She closed her eyes
willing away the tears she continued to shed for him, seven years after his
death. She felt a strong hand on her shoulder and then she felt a thumb gently
wipe away a lone tear that dared to escape.
“I’m sorry I didn’t
mean to upset you. I thought red roses were your favorite.” He said softly.
She opened her eyes
to gaze directly into soft blue orbs full of concern. His warm hand lingered on
her cheek causing sensations she thought were long gone to stir anew.
“Red roses are my
favorite. They just brought back memories of a love that was not meant to be.”
She gave him a rare smile, “I’m sorry, thank you for the roses, they’re
lovely.”
Simon tilted his
head to the slightly, “Why is it a love that wasn’t meant to be?”
She lowered her
gaze, “He died during the eve war of ‘95. He never knew how much I loved him.”
He stepped closer,
their bodies brushing against each other. Her hands instinctively came up
against his chest. She could feel his muscles flexing underneath the soft
fabric of his shirt. She raised her eyes and met his. He looked intently into
her deep blue eyes.
“He knew. He just
didn’t tell you that he did. He loved you too.”
“What makes you say
that?”
He brushed his soft
lips gently against hers. He then smiled tenderly at her and left her office
with out further comment.
Lady Une stood among
the roses half in a daze. Dazed by what he said and what he did. The kiss was
very brief but it left a lasting impression. She slowly walked behind her desk
and plopped down in her chair. She opened her bottom desk drawer and removed a
silver picture frame. She lightly ran her fingers across Treize’s handsome
face. She held the picture frame to her heart, wrapping her arms around it and
closing her eyes. She leaned back in her chair letting her mind drift to a love
that she once knew. Her greatest regret was never telling him how she felt. She
loved everything about Trieze. The way he walked, talked, smiled, his love of
people and life. She wondered if Simon was right. That Treize knew that she
loved him. But how would he know such a thing? Her eyes sprang open and she
bolted up in her chair.
“Wait a minute. How
did he know my name was Anne and that roses were my favorite? I never told him
that.”
~*~
Simon walked into
his office slamming the door.
“I can’t believe you
did that! You are treading on dangerous ground. Anne is not stupid. And I don’t
believe you called her by her real name. Not many people know it.” Simon
berated himself.
He sat down on the
corner of his desk with his head in his hands.
“This is so damn
hard.”
He ran a hand though
his hair, his bangs falling back onto his face. He reached over his desk and
pulled open the top drawer, removing a worn picture. He tenderly kissed the
picture of the woman who had always held his heart in her soft hands. He sighed
heavily as he continued to stare at the picture. He tucked the picture in his
pocket and walked out of the door. He was so distracted by his thoughts that he
didn’t notice that he was being followed.
~*~
“Mom are you sure
you can’t go with me?” Duce whined.
Noin looked down at
her con artist son. He was giving her “the look”. She smiled down at her son.
“Milliardo
Peacecraft the second” she said firmly.
“Ok, Ok. I give up.”
The bus horn blew.
Duce gave Noin a kiss and ran for the door.
“Have fun and be
good.” She shouted.
“I will. Love you
Mommy.”
“Love you, too.”
Noin replied as she grabbed her keys and followed him out of the door.
~*~
Jai leaned her head
against the airplane window trying hard not to remember the night a few weeks
ago where she was completely drunk and told everyone more about herself than
she wanted them to ever know. She banged her head on the window.
“I can’t believe I
did that! Ugh!”
She closed her eyes
willing the memory away but it came anyway.
“QUATRE!!!”
Quatre took off
for Jai’s room with the others close behind.
As soon as Quatre reached the door, it swung open. A pair of arms reached out and pulled him
in. Quatre felt warm lips move against his while soft hands roamed up and down
his back. After the initial shock of what was happening wore off, he gentle
grabbed her by her shoulders and pushed her away.
“Nai Nai what are
you doing?” he asked her while he held her at arms length.
“Finishing what
we started in the kitchen.” She replied as she began pulling his shirt from his
pants.
Quatre sighed
heavily, “Nai Nai you’re drunk.”
“Yes and I’m
horny as hell too.” She replied as she began working on the button on his
pants.
“I’m not doing
this while you’re drunk.”
Jai smiled
seductively, “You don’t have to do
anything, I’ll do all the work for you. I’m very skilled in this area.”
Quatre shook her as
gently as possible not wanting to hurt her, “Why don’t you sleep the alcohol
off.”
Jai leaned up her
lips nearly brushing his, “Why don’t you help me work it off?”
“No.”
Jai looked at him
incredulously before shoving him away, “No? NO! You were willing to nail me on
my kitchen counter a few hours ago. What happened? Now I’m not good enough for
you?”
Quatre shook his
head, “I didn’t say…”
“You just gave up
the chance to have an expensive piece of ass for free. Trust me I outta know.”
She shot back at him.
“What are you
talking about?” Quatre asked her wide-eyed.
She looked him in
the eye and smirked, “Oh, I see. You finally realized the truth about me. I
didn’t think you were THAT sweet.”
“Truth? What…”
“The truth that I
am nothing more but a Japanese whore. I knew that even you couldn’t overlook
that to fall in love with me.”
She threw her
hands in the air, “It’s better you realized it now. You spared us both a lot of
heartache.”
“Ladies and
Gentlemen, we are approaching Sanc International. At this time please fasten
your seat belts and have a great day.”
Jai sat upright in
her chair and fasten her seat belt. She gathered her long chocolate mane in her
hands lifting it off of her neck. She then banged her head on the back of her
seat.
“Have a great day he
says. Yeah, right.”
~*~
Steven Bishop shook
his blond locks and tried to rub the sleep from is brown eyes as the vid phone
continued to ring.
“What!” Steven gruffly
shouted to the person on the display.
“Hello Bishop. I
heard you were looking for me?”
“Grant” he said as
his eyes snapped to the vid display, “I’ve been looking for your punk ass for
weeks. We have a problem. That girl is here.”
Grant smirked, “I
heard. So?”
Steven looked at the
raven haired man slack jawed, “Are you joking? I don’t know about you but I
don’t like the idea of Gundam Pilots on my ass. Its bad enough I have to walk
around this damn base for her Excellency. I’ve been lucky, I haven’t run into
her yet.”
“Don’t worry about
it, she hasn’t said a word.”
Steven ran a nervous
hand through his messy hair, “What makes you think so?”
“You’re not dead.”
Steven’s eyes widen,
“Hey I wasn’t the only one there and it was all your idea. You better take that
girl seriously. You do know that we are the only one’s left.”
“Bishop. Don’t worry
about it. I’ll handle it. In the mean time don’t blow your cover and stay out
of sight.” Grant said and cut the connection.
Steven fell back
onto his bed, “Don’t worry about. Anybody that has the potential of having to
deal with Heero Yuy better worry about it.”
~*~
Trowa was the first
to arrive to the office all the pilots shared. He started the coffee pot and turned
on his computer. He usually arrived
early in the office to enjoy the peace and quiet. But lately he found that his
early morning routine disturbing. It was just too quiet. He mused that that
must be due to Kellee’s constant chatter whenever she was around. They had been
seeing each other for a few weeks. He knew he felt something for her. But it
could it really be love? He didn’t know if he was ready for that. He had to
admit that even with her chatty ways, seeing her was the best part of his day and
when he didn’t see her, his day was incomplete. A rare smile crossed his face
when he thought back to yesterday when he chased her with the duck tape
threatening to tape her mouth closed in order to get her to shut up. He’d never
do it though. Her lips were just too perfect to cover up. He gazed out of the
window and watched as the birds began their morning routine.
When he was with
her, he felt so alive. She had a way of making him feel valued and cherished.
Something he hadn’t experienced from a woman before. He could honestly say that
he was truly happy when he was with her. Trowa turned from the window and
walked out of the door.
He walked down the
hallway. When he came to Kellee’s office door he could hear music playing
inside. He shook his head smiling. Even alone she had to have some sort of
noise. He opened the door and stood in the shadows watching her. She had her
back to him seeming not noticing that he was standing there. He leaned against
the doorframe as she turned the radio up slightly and began to sing.
I was feeling kinda
lonely
and I wanted you to hold me tight
Trowa was amazed by
how sexy her singing was.
so you better come quickly
come on over to my house tonight
She removed her suit
jacket reveling a whit silk camisole.
I'm gonna look real sexy
Trowa stood straight
up.
gonna be your fantasy
He could see her
lacey bra through the thin material.
I'll be your lady cause you're so good to me
but first, we'll let the music play
She wrapped her arms
around herself.
dancing nice and slow
She began to sway
her hips.
I'll kiss you and say
She looked over her
shoulder to the shadows.
how much I want you baby
boy you know you're driving me crazy
She moved her hands
down her sides caressing her curves.
I love the way you dance
baby it's time for romance
She raised her skirt
up giving him a glance of the lace of the thigh high stockings as she bent her
knees sinking towards the floor.
so turn down the lights
She continued to
move her hips seductively from left to right as she stood back up.
come close to me
She ran her hands
through her hair lifting it up exposing the back of her neck and upper back.
I'll give you all that you need
The thin strap of
the camisole slid off her shoulder.
turn down the lights
She smiled as the
lights in her office turned off leaving the office dimly lit by the sunlight
trying to get a peak of the show through the closed blinds.
baby and I'll be your fantasy
She heard the door
click softly close.
ooh I like it when you hold me
She felt his
presence behind her.
when you hold me in your arms like this
He slid his arms
around her waist pulling her up against his chest.
and you rock me gently baby
They began to sway
to the rhythm of the music.
I feel the passion burning when we kiss
He started nibbling
on her smooth neck.
you make me feel so sexy
And down to her bare
shoulder.
oh so good inside
He could fell her
pulse quicken as his lips moved against her lightly scented skin.
I'll be your lady
I'll be yours tonight
She turned in his
embrace and looked into his blazing green eyes.
but first, we'll let the music play
She took one of his
hands and threaded her fingers through his.
dancing nice and slow
He kissed her hand
and began moving them around the room.
I'll kiss you and say
She stood on tip of
her toes and brushed his lips lightly with hers.
how much I want you baby
She moved her hands
under his jacket.
boy you know you're driving me crazy
He let her go long
enough for her to toss the jacket off of him and on to the floor.
I love the way you dance
They continued to dance
around the room.
baby it's time for romance
She slowly pulled
his shirt from his pants.
so turn down the lights
She ran her hands
under his shirt up the sides of his chest.
come close to me
He felt her neck vibrate
as she continued to sing to him as he began sucking on it.
I'll give you all that you need
He slid his hand
under her camisole and with a flick of his fingers undid her bra clasp.
turn down the lights
She slid his shirt
off of him and tossed it
baby and I'll be your fantasy
He removed her
camisole with one hand and her bra with the other, letting her breasts tumble
free.
when I'm with you
Using one had she
brushed his longs bangs from his face to look into both of his eyes.
I'm on top of the world
knowing
your my man
She stepped close to
him so her breasts made contact with his chest.
and I'm your girl
He wrapped his arms
around her, pulling her close against him.
something about the way you love me baby
wouldn't change if I could
His hand moved from
her back to the zipper of her skirt.
I've got to have your right now
cause you feel so good
She placed soft kisses
on his cheeks and down his neck to his chest.
so turn down the lights
Her skirt slid
gently down her legs to pool at her feet.
come close to me
She hopped up
wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck.
I'll give you all that you need
She winked at him
and smiled seductively.
turn down
the lights
He laid her down on
the soft leather couch.
baby and I'll be your fantasy
He looked
appreciatively down at her curvaceous body.
turn down the lights
come close to me
She motioned him
with her finger to come closer.
I'll give you all that you need
He laid down half on
top of her in between her legs.
turn down the lights
He kissed her flat
tummy slowly licking his way up.
baby and I'll be your fantasy
He
swirled his tongue around a dusty peak before engulfing it with his mouth.
turn down the lights
He
rubbed his thumb over its mate.
come close to me
She huskily
sang as she threaded her fingers through his hair holding him to her breast.
I'll give you all that you need
He let
go of her bud and kissed his way down to her mound.
turn down the lights
He
lightly bit lightly her before moving to her thighs. She jumped at the contact.
baby and I'll be your fantasy
His
hands caressed down her stocking clad thighs, reveling in the silkiness of
them.
turn down the lights
He removed
her high-heeled shoes and tossed them across the room.
come close to me
He
kissed the inside of her ankle up to her knee to the inside of her thigh. Her
breath caught in her throat.
I'll give you all that you need
He could
feel her heat radiating from her.
turn down the lights
The
scent of her driving him insane.
baby and I'll be your fantasy
He
grabbed the top of her stocking with his teeth and began sliding it down her firm
thigh. She grabbed the side of the couch as his grazing teeth sent shockwaves
of pleasure through her body.
turn down the
lights
The door crashed open.
“Damn it Hilde! This has
gone on long enough!”
Hilde suddenly stopped and
her mouth dropped open. Duo ran into Hilde who reached up and turned his face
to the direction she was staring at. They both looked at the couple in front of
them.
“WHOA!”
~*~
Milliardo slowed
down as he followed Simon in a navy blue Buick Regal, one of the cars the
Preventers used for surveillance. The roads looked familiar to him as he
continued to follow the red Mazda in front of him. He knew he’d been this way
before but that had been sometime ago. Simon turned onto a private road.
Milliardo waited a few seconds before he followed him. The road was long and
winding. Through the trees he could see a cottage, so he stopped the car and
decided to pursue him on foot. He got out of the car, shoved his hands in his
pockets and began to walk on the side of the road. He noticed how lately Simon
had been pursuing Lady Une in earnest. It was not that Lady Une wasn’t a
beautiful woman, she was but being Treize’s best friend, he was going to make
sure that she didn’t get hurt. Simon was a mysterious person. Even after
checking in to his background he found nothing. Its like Simon appeared out of
nowhere like he did the first time they all met him. As Milliardo rounded the
corner he saw Simon get out of his car. The door of the cottage opened and a
woman with brown hair came out to greet him. The two embraced before entering
the house.
“I knew it.”
Milliardo said as he walked up the path to the door.
When he reached the
door he noticed a familiar crest. It was the letter “K” with a rose threaded
through it.
“Son of a bitch.”
~*~
Quatre stormed into
the pilots’ office slamming the door into the wall.
“Heero. Where in the
hell is your sister?”
Heero looked at the
blond Arabian over his laptop. He read his emotions as they flickered across his
face. He saw anger, confusion and concern. Someone had managed to rattle Quatre
and that was hard to do.
“I have no idea.”
Heero answered waiting for Quatre’s reaction.
“Shit.” He replied
as he began to pace the floor.
“I said I’m sorry Kel but
it is my office too. You should have told me that you were, uh entertaining.”
Duo burst into laughter as
he and Trowa followed Hilde and Kellee into the office.
Kellee turned on Hilde her
normally light green eyes turning dark in anger, “It’s called spontaneity. And
what the hell were you doing in so early anyway? You usually don’t show up till
10 or 11.”
“Well next time lock the
door when you’re going to be uh spontaneous.” Hilde snapped back putting her
hand on her hip.
“You know Kellee you have
a great pair of legs and I loved those stockings.” Duo said with a wink.
Trowa quickly reached
behind him and grabbed his braid, tugging on it hard causing Duo to yelp in
pain. Trowa continued to pull on Duo’s braid causing Duo to bend backwards in
order to lessen the pain and keep his precious hair. He turned his head
slightly to see a pair of enraged deep green eyes that promised a slow and
painful death. When Trowa was satisfied that Duo got the message he let go of
the braid.
“Quatre? What’s
wrong?” Kellee asked concerned.
She hadn’t seen
Quatre pace like that since he was sixteen.
“Where’s that CEO of
yours?” He snapped.
“Jai? We haven’t
seen her since she left us the weekend she got drunk. Why? What’s going on?” Hilde
asked.
Quatre stopped
pacing, “Well first off she sold subsidiaries of ComCor for half of what it was
worth and not a few subsidiaries but thirteen.”
“WHAT!” Hilde and
Kellee shouted.
“Yeah imagine how pissed
I was when I found out the Winner Corp bought them for ten times what they were
worth.”
Everyone turned to
the door to see Jai leaning against its frame.
“I take it that
you’ve met with those six jack asses that sit on the board with you.” Jai
stated as she continued to lean on the frame.
Quatre took a step
towards her, “As a matter of fact I did. Besides learning that my company spent
hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire smaller companies that were sold by
you to another company, I find out that they want me to start take over
proceedings for Computer Corporation International otherwise known as ComCor
International. That would be you.”
“I was wondering
when they were going to spring that on you.” Jai replied.
“Hold on a sec. Jai,
you set OUR company up for a take over bid?” Hilde said.
“It appears that
way.” Jai replied nonchalant.
“Look I have a hard
time believing you’re sacrificing the company we worked our ass’ off to build
for shit. What are you up to?” Kellee asked.
“Trust me. Besides
its not ComCor those old men want. ComCor is too small time for them.” Jai
said.
“Then what do they
want?” Hilde asked.
“Winner.” Quatre,
Heero, Trowa and Duo replied at the same time.
“And people say
gundam pilots aren’t that smart.” Jai stated.
“So what does that
have to do with ComCor?” Kellee asked.
“They want Quatre to
take over his sister’s company.” Heero stated.
“And when he doesn’t
do it, they’re going to say that he let his personal feelings get in the way of
his business sense.” Trowa added.
Duo leaned on his
desk and folded his arms, “ComCor is just the pawn.”
“Oh my god. The
annual board meeting is in October. They’re going to try and vote you out.”
Kellee said shocked.
“And they have a
year head start.” Jai said.
Quatre stood in
front of Jai and crossed his arms, “Tell me about the Texan Big Jay that has
twenty-two percent of my stock.”
“Twenty-two
percent!” Kellee screeched.
“Our family combined
with all the pilots have thirty-three percent, those six bastards combined have
thirty-two percent and the Texan has twenty-two percent. That leaves thirteen
percent up for grabs.” Quatre finished.
“This Texan Big Jay
still has the deciding vote.” Hilde said.
“Alright Jai fill us
in on the Texan.” Heero said as he leaned back in his chair.
“Well he’s six foot
eight, stocky build, brown hair, brown eyes, deep southern accent…”
“That’s great Jai if
we needed him for a line up but what kind of guy is he.” Duo said.
“Unpredictable,
unstable, undisciplined genius. Sounds a lot like you Duo.” Jai replied.
Quatre looked at
Jai, “I need you to set up a meeting between me and this Big Jay.”
“I’ll see what I can
do.” Jai said as she started to walk away.
Quatre grabbed her
gently by her arm stopping her, “I don’t need you to see what you can do. I
need you to do it. And soon.”
Jai saw the determination
in his eyes. She nodded her reply and he let her go. They stared at each other
a few moments before Jai turned on her heel and left. A few seconds later,
Quatre left heading in the opposite direction.
“One of us better
check on Quatre. That company means everything to him.” Trowa said as he walked
up behind Kellee.
“Jai will keep an
eye on him.” Kellee replied.
~*~
“Rebecca. I don’t
know how much longer I can take this.” Simon said as he paced the floor.
Rebecca smiled, “Brother
dear will you please calm down.” She said as she placed a wayward strain of her
shoulder length brown hair behind her ear.
Simon looked at her
incredulously, “Calm down. Rebecca I almost blew it this morning. You have no
idea how close I came to telling her everything.”
Her blue eyes looked
lovingly at her brother, “Just tell her the truth. You’ll have to tell her
eventually.”
Simon looked away
for his sister, “But she’s still in love with Treize.”
“So” she replied.
His piercing blue
eyes flashed, “Treize is dead.”
“He looks alive and
well to me.”
Simon and Rebecca
turned to see Milliardo standing in the doorway.
~*~
Noin rubbed her
tired eyes with the back of her hands. She’d spent the morning investigating the
contributors to the Starlight Foundation, the organization that those hit men
were working for at the time Duo was poisoned. Her vid phone rang and she hit
the receive button. She was greeted by a black screen.
“Noin here.”
“Tell me”, a dark haunting
voice said, “How does it feel knowing that you’ll never see son alive again?”
~*~
“The wheels on the
bus go round and round, round and round, round and round.” The busload of five
years olds sang as they headed for their school outing.
Duce looked
longingly out of the window wishing his mom was able to come with him. The bus
jerked and his eyes widened in horror as he heard the wheels screech. The bus
flipped over a few times before coming to rest in the middle of the road on its
side. The last sound Duce heard was the horn of a truck before it crashed into
the school bus causing it to slide further down the road. When the dust
settled, the voices of singing children no longer filled the air, only a deadly
silence.