Love’s Choice 1

Katana Force

"Hey, did you guys get the same message I did?" The others nodded their heads at Duo.

"So, what’s the plan?" Quatre asked.

"I think there is something going on. I wonder what those girls have been planing." Trowa speculated.

"There is only one way to find out."

"How do you recommend we do that, Heero?"

"Spy on them. We’ll tell them we will be there at the party, but until then, we’ll spy on them."

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Two girls sat in the security room and stared at the monitor.

"Do you think they fell for it?"

"Yeah, hook line and sinker."

Relena tore her eyes away from the screen and gave Hilde a bemused look. "Hilde, you’ve been talking with Duo too much."

"I have, haven’t I? Gee, I better be careful."

"Come on. Let’s go get ready. I let it slip that we were having a girls night at my place."

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"What’s the word, Zechs?" The other pilots gathered around the tall blond.

"Relena told me that she and the others are planning a sleep over at the Sanc Kingdom tonight."

Duo gave the others a big cheeky grin. "Meet at Hilde’s and my place?" All heads nodded.

The guys gathered in Duo’s dark living room. All where dressed in black and armed with a vast assortment of tools. Zechs was chosen to lead this little spying mission.

"Are you all ready?" They looked up from inspecting their gear and nodded. "Good, then let’s go."

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Sanc Kingdom.

"Here they come! Quick, hide the surveillance stuff." The girls scrambled around Relena’s spacious room. Quickly hiding the computers, they ran back to the center of the room and resumed the card game.

They were silent as they heard the slight noise of something or someone climbing up onto Relena’s large balcony.

"I meet your ten and raise you fifteen."

"Fold."

"I’m out."

"Way too hot for my blood."

"No hope for me. I’m out."

"Call." Noin and Relena set their cards on the floor.

"Full house."

"Flush."

"But how did you?"

"I win!" Relena smiled and grabbed the large pile of M&Ms.

"That’s it. I quit. You two don’t play fair!"

"Dorothy, admit it. You just can’t play cards."

"Yeah, I know. Hey! Why don’t we go swimming?"

"Great idea!" The girls uncurled themselves from the blankets and stood up. The guys nearly fell off the balcony at the sight of them. Most of them where only half dressed.

"There are spare suits in the pool house. We’ll get dressed in there." The others laughed at Relena’s choice for changing areas as they threw on some robes. The guys wouldn’t have a chance to see inside, making them fume with impatience.

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"There it is." The others followed Zechs pointed finger to see what was Relena’s room. They shot some gapling hooks onto the roof, latched on to the rope, and let themselves be pulled up.

Silently, Heero climbed down first and peeked inside. He evaluated the situation and nodded for the others to follow.

Quatre stumbled and was about to wipe out a potted plant when Wufei and Duo caught him. Quatre turned red and mouthed an apology.

Heero watched the girls inside to see if they had heard anything. They gave no sign of noticing the sound. He waved the others to continue forward, and watched the card game. Relena had just won a hand, and Dorothy suggested something to do with the pool. They watched the others nod their heads and get up.

Zechs jaw fell to the cement. Quatre turned a deeper shade of red and closed his eyes. Trowa looked away. Wufei’s jaw fell through the cement floor. Heero clamped his hand on Duo’s mouth to stop any hoots or cat calls.

They saw the girls exit the room so they backed away from the window and huddled in a circle.

"To the pool?" The guys nearly ran to get there.

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The girls were about done getting ready, being sure to take their time.

Noin had chosen a sky blue traditional bikini. Dorothy had chosen a one piece that was low cut in the back and front but high cut at the thighs. Midii had also chosen the same style, but hers was a pale yellow, where as Dorothy’s was black. Hilde wore thongs in a sea green while Relena had chosen a sports type bikini top with mini shorts in a purple.

Relena turned and surveyed the room. Noin looked up and winked at Relena.

"Let’s go."

The girls enjoyed themselves as they swam in the moonlight. The thought of what the guys might be thinking and going through made it a difficult challenge not to laugh.

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Twenty feet away, in the bushes, six pairs of eyes followed the movements in and around the pool. Drool began to form at the corners of some smiling mouths.

"Remind me why I am not married to that girl." Duo whispered to Heero.

"Cause you said you were not the one-woman-for-the-rest-of-your-life type."

"And why haven’t you killed me yet?" Both Heero and Zechs turned to eye Duo, but Trowa’s observation stopped any response.

"The subjects are on the move." Indeed the girls had gotten out and were toweling off. As a group, they headed back to the main house through the kitchen.

"Let’s go, but keep quiet."

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The door to the kitchen opened with a squeak. Wrapped in towels sari style, they sat around the large island. Hilde was first to speak.

"I’m hungry. How about you guys?"

"Yeah, but I am not in the mood to cook. I’m going to take a shower." Relena started to get up.

"Well, why don’t some of you go take a shower while the rest of us cook. Then we’ll take ours after you all are done?"

"Good idea. Who’s in the mood for a shower?" Two hands went up. "Okay, Noin, you can use the bathroom across the hall. Sally, you can use the one down the hall." Both nodded in agreement and followed Relena out.

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Milliardo signaled for Heero and Wufei to follow him while the others would stay behind.

"Relena, Noin, and Sally have gone for showers. This might be a cover-up. Let’s go."

Trowa, Quatre, and Duo watched them go.

"Gee, those guys get all the fun. Why does Hilde have to be hungry?" Trowa glared at Duo for him to shut up. Duo put his hands up in surrender. Trowa winced as Quatre’s fingers cut off circulation to his arm. They looked over to see Quatre signaling them to look into the kitchen.

Once again a hand covered Duo’s mouth to prevent cat calls.

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"Is it hot in here or is it me?" Hilde looked over to Midii, standing over the sink, and Dorothy, rummaging around in the pantry.

"Yeah, it is hot." Midii nodded.

"Now that you mention it...." Dorothy said as she pulled her hair away from her flushed face.

"I think it must be these towels. They’re warm enough for an Eskimo."

"I’m sure Relena won’t mind if we don’t wear them around the palace. The servants are all asleep, and Milliardo is staying at one of the guy’s houses." Dorothy began to take her towel off. The other two nodded and did the same. Laying the towels over their seats, the girls began to get some snacks together.

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Milliardo, Wufei, and Heero landed on Relena’s balcony again and thought the situation over. The shower was already going in Relena’s bathroom.

"How are we going to do this?"

Heero peaked into the room. "It’s dark enough that you two can slip through, unnoticed, but what you do once you get through is up to you. I’m staying here."

Milliardo eyed Heero. "Okay, but you had better not try anything, or I will kill you."

"Don’t worry about it. Your sister is safe."

Milliardo nodded as he and Wufei preceded to enter the room, and they tiptoed until they reached the door. Heero watched Milliardo open it, make sure the coast was clear, and both disappeared.

Heero soon decided to wait in the shadows inside. He thought he had a while to wait, but minutes later, he heard the water shut off. He stood up and was about to exit the room when the bathroom door opened, and Relena walked out.

Heero’s breathe caught in his throat at the vision that stood before him. Relena was dressed in a sliver, silk night gown that could be considered a lethal weapon. The floor length creation hung on her frame by two, thin straps. The waist up looked like it was made especially for her size, while the rest seemed to reveal her curves in a way that made Heero’s stomach dance.

Relena saw him studying her from the shadows and froze.

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Milliardo shut Relena’s door and listened for the sound of running water. They heard Sally in the guest bedroom, but nothing was heard from where Noin should have been, his room.

Why Relena let Noin use his shower was beyond him, but he loved his little sister all the more for it.

"Wufei, you go down there and see what Sally’s up too. I’ll go check out this room." Milliardo watched as Wufei silently entered the guest bedroom.

Turning, he walked to his own bedroom door and listened. Nothing was heard. Curious, he opened the door and was surprised to find Noin standing in front of his desk.

"Zechs! (AN: nicknames never die.) I’m sorry! Relena said I could use your shower. I didn’t know you where home." Milliardo heard every word, but couldn’t react. Noin was dressed in draw string pants and a very short tank top.

They stood eyeing each other until Milliardo came back to his senses.

He shut the door the behind him. "It’s fine. I don’t mind at all." Noin visibly relaxed until Milliardo came to stand next to her.

Looking down, he spotted what held her attention and smiled. It was a picture frame with multiple pictures of Noin. Some dating back to the academy. Others dating back to the war against the Barton Foundation.

"Hmm, I see you found my secret." Noin said nothing as thoughts ran threw her mind. How am I going to do this? Do I go the short, bold way or go the long, innocent way?

Deciding on the earlier, Noin rested her hand on Milliardo’s shoulder and turned him to face her. She smiled a seductive smile and played with the ends on his hair.

Milliardo grasped the hand that was playing with his hair. He gently kissed it. Turning back to Noin he released her hand and laid his on her semi bare waist.

Noin buried her hand in the hair at the nape of his neck and brought his head down.

Their lips met as electricity flowed through them. Feelings and emotions that had been buried for years, rose up and engulfed them.

Milliardo’s free hand came up and stroked the back of Noin’s neck. Milliardo lost himself in Noin’s kisses. Slowly they began to get longer, more intense.

Milliardo never felt the small needle pierce his flesh, nor did he feel the fluid enter his body. In seconds, he felt nothing.

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Wufei sat in the rooms only chair and waited with growing impatience. He wanted to walk in their, but he felt that Sally would not like that.

Wufei hated to admit it, but he was afraid of Sally. He had loved his first wife with all of his being, but Sally was different. She seemed to have a power over him. A power that would let her make him or break him in an instant. He knew he was hurting her by avoiding her, but he believed he was teaching her to be strong.

Wufei was so immersed in his thoughts that he never heard the water shut off. Without warning, the door opened to reveal a flushed Sally. She stopped when she noticed him sitting and studying her.

"Wufei, what are you doing here?"

Wufei didn’t answer as he noted her choice of attire, tan sweat pants with black stripes down the side and a matching tan mini spandex tank.

"Wufei, I won’t ask twice."

"You are beautiful." Sally eyed the Chinese pilot as he walked towards her. "Why do you hold so much power over me?" His last words were whispered as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

Sally, being a doctor and great with needles, was able to inject the yellow fluid into Wufei without him ever noticing.

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The three girls had been working in the kitchen in silence for the past ten minutes.

"Guys, I forgot an ingredient to this, and I can’t find the cookbooks anywhere. I’m going to head to the library." Midii and Dorothy nodded. "Oh, the coffee is almost done, but I think Relena might want the staff to get a new one soon." The others picked up the hint and went back to work while Hilde set out on her mission.

The library was dark as she entered. Turning some of the lights on, she walked over to the section the book in question should be in.

As she looked, her flesh began to create little goose bumps. She knew Duo was watching. She could feel it. She ran her hands up and down her arms to warm them.

"Need some help?" Hilde prepared herself and turned to face Duo.

"Yeah, I can’t find a certain cookbook." Hilde turned back to the books and absently scanned them.

"That’s not what I meant." Duo’s hands came up and began to rub Hilde’s arms.

"Oh, thanks." They stood in silence for a time until Duo stopped.

"Hey, I’ve missed you. It seems like ages since we’ve been together." Hilde reminded herself not to tense as Duo’s arms came around her. She tried to hide the fact that his hands on her bare skin was making her weak.

"Really? Gee, that’s interesting considering we live together." Hilde felt Duo drop kisses on the back of her neck.

"You know what I mean, Hilde." Hilde gathered her wits and turned to face Duo.

"Do I really? Are you sure?" Hilde snaked her arms around Duo’s neck and began to play with his braid. "Perhaps you had better refresh my memory?"

"Gladly." What started as a small kiss grew into a bonfire.

Hilde had just happened to open her eyes and notice Noin and Sally sneaking up behind Duo. In seconds, Duo was limp in her arms.

"Gee, what took you so long?"

"Sorry, we got hung up." Noin responded.

"I will forgive you if you help me carry him." Sally and Noin reached down to carry the heavy pilot.

"Okay, but we had better hurry. Dorothy and Midii are about to make their moves while I have no clue as to Relena’s progress, but we expected that." Noin said around some grunts.

"It seems Relena’s plan is flawless so far, and we need to keep it that way." Sally stated.

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"Midii?"

"Yes, Dorothy?"

"I cut my finger. I’ll be right back."

"How bad is it? Do you need help?"

"No, I’ll be fine."

"Okay."

Dorothy grabbed a couple of paper towels and walked to the bathroom. Opening the medicine cabinet, she searched for the peroxide. She only found iodine.

"Nuts, that stuff hurts way to much."

"Dorothy, are you okay?" Dorothy looked up to see Quatre standing in the doorway.

"I’m fine, Quatre."

"No, you’re not. Let me look at it." Dorothy obliged and stuck out her towel covered finger.

Quatre gently took her hand in his and removed the paper towels. The wound was not bleeding as it had been, but the cut was deep.

"I’m going to put the iodine on it. I know it may hurt, but I’ll be quick." Dorothy nodded. Tears sprang to her eyes as the iodine came in contact with her cut. Dorothy closed her eyes as the pain grew. Quatre noticed this. Blowing on her wound, he watched her eyes slowly open.

"Thank you, Quatre."

Still blowing on her finger, Quatre studied the blond woman before him. She had changed over the years, even got rid of the double eyebrows and dyed them blond (AN: Miracles DO happen.) , but there had been a deeper change. He liked her alot. Enough so that they had a few nights of fun together, but that had been over a month ago.

"Quatre, would you like some coffee?"
"I would love some."

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//okay, I know Midii and Trowa are supposed to be siblings, BUT this is MY story. If you don’t like it, skip this section. You have been warned.//

Midii shuffled around the kitchen. She had finished Hilde’s work and was now completing Dorothy’s veggie platter.

"I always did love your cooking." Midii spun and poised the knife to throw it at the intruder.

"Trowa! Don’t ever sneak up on me like that!" Midii gave him a hard stare and returned to her work. Trowa walked over and leaned his tall form against the counter.

"How come I haven’t seen you in a while?"

"I’ve been busy."

"Doing what?" Midii put the knife down and sighed.

"Listen, this will take a while to explain. Do you want a cup of coffee?"

"Sure, thanks." Trowa settled himself on one of the kitchen stools and watched Midii fix two cups.

"Here, this is a special blend that Hilde made. Try it and tell me what you think." Trowa took the cup and was about to drink the dark liquid when Dorothy and Quatre walked in.

"Well, I can see we have a little party here. Mind if we join you two, Midii?"

"No, not at all. Quatre, would you like a cup of coffee?"

"Sure, thanks." Midii handed hers to Quatre and went to get to more.

"I was just telling Trowa that this is a special blend Hilde made."

"How is it, Trowa?"

"I don’t know. I haven’t tried it yet."

"Well, drink up you two. We want to know what you think." Both men picked up their cups and swallowed some of the warm liquid.

"Hmm, not bad." The girls watched as Trowa slumped in his sleep while Quatre fell to the floor.

Upon hearing the thump, Noin, Sally, and Hilde came walking in.

"Well, that’s five down. I wonder how Relena is doing?" Noin looked up from the slumbering boys.

"You mean you left her alone with Heero?" Midii asked Noin.

"Yeah, why?"

"Are you sure she is safe?"

"Don’t worry. Relena is a big girl. She can handle Heero, but if it will make you feel better, Hilde and I will go and check up on her."

"Good idea, the rest of us will get these guys loaded and ready to go." The six girls parted to complete the last aspect of plan A.

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It seemed that they had stood and watched each other for hours, but it had only been a matter of minutes.

"Heero, what are you doing here?"

"Wondering what you girls are up to."

"Hmm, well, if you wanted to know so badly, all you had to do was ask." Relena turned her back to Heero and walked to her dresser. Picking up her brush, she methodically ran it through her hair.

Heero watched Relena’s actions before questioning her.

"What are you all planning on doing?" Relena glanced at Heero in her mirror and smiled.

"The others are feeling used. They don’t like it, so they have been avoiding the guys. They want the guys to prove to them that their love is for them, not their skills. If it is for their skills, then it is completely over between them. On the other hand, if the guys truly love them, then they have to prove it."

"Hm, so what is your role in this?"

"I am just trying to help. As we speak, the guys are being injected with a special formula that will knock them out for a few days. They will eventually wake up to find themselves on a tropical island. There they will have the chance to prove themselves." Relena set the brush down and turned to Heero.

"How did you know that they would come tonight?"

"The others have become to predictable. We knew they would come. The thing of it is, Heero, you need to go as well, otherwise, the guys won’t believe it. They still think there is something going on between us. Well, at least on my part." Relena turned red and looked to the floor. "Do you think you could go along, Heero? Think of it as a mission." Heero eyed Relena from head to toe and back again. His head spinning with ideas.

"Mission: accepted." Relena smiled and picked up a needle and syringe.

"Do you want to do this, or should I?"

"I’ll do it." Heero took the needle from Relena and poked it into his arm. He felt the fluid being injected into his bloodstream. Blackness began to edge into the corners of his vision.

"Thank you, Heero." Heero’s last thoughts were of an angel that caught his limp body.

Disclaimer: I do not own, nor do I claim, Gundam Wing or anything pertaining to it.