Chapter III

     By Lady Minya

 

 

Disclaimers: I don’t own the GW characters and what not.  They belong to the people who created them…and I’m not making any profit…O_O

 

 

It was cloudy and growing dark.  Jalise looked down at her watch and saw that it was out-of-whack.  The hands were moving backwards instead of forward.  Piece of shit…’ she thought as she continued down the brightly-lit street.  She looked around and saw that the street was lined with small shops, trees and further ahead were the taller buildings.  She looked around hoping to find something that would help her.  ‘Find what?  What…who could possibly help me now?’ 

 

Go back to the Preventer’s HQ…’ Jalise shook her head and pushed on.  ‘I’m not going back.  She turned around and looked down the street.  ‘Besides, I don’t remember how I got here in the first place.’    Jalise continued down the street for thirty minutes before realizing that it seemed to have gotten darker.  She looked up and around and saw that she must’ve ended up on the wrong side of town.  She looked around and saw metal barrels of fire with not so friendly looking people surrounding them.  She crossed a quiet street and looked down the block.  There a couple of parked cars, but they were stripped.  ‘Maybe I should turn back…’ 

 

As she turned around, a mob of six men dressed in black were a couple of feet away from her.  ‘Okay maybe not.’  She turned back around and hurried down the block, hoping she’d end up on a busy street.  Maybe I should’ve just stayed with Sally and those men and then I would be some place safer…but no I had to run off.  I should’ve thrown a temper tantrum.  She glanced back behind her every now and then and saw that they were still following her.  So she picked up the pace. 

 

“Hey miss, can I talk to you for a second,” one of them yelled.  Hell no…’ she thought.  She took a sharp left down a narrow alley and nearly stopped.  There were other people there as well but at the other end, she saw cars zip by.  Help…’ She began to jog once she heard them yell for her again.  They picked up the pace as well.  She looked back and saw that they were very close behind her.  She broke into a run.  “Hey!”

 

Jalise knocked over a blazing garbage can hoping that it would slow them down.  She looked back and saw that three of them were still after her…and they were within an arms reach.  God no…’ 

 

“Come here!” 

 

She tried picking up the pace, but tripped over a homeless person’s blanket.  She stumbled, but kept on.  But she was too slow.  She was about six feet away from the other end when he threw her against the wall. 

 

On Blair Avenue… 

Heero looked up at the sky through the windshield and saw lightening flash.  ‘Looks like rain…’ Moments later, it began to pour.  He stopped at a red light and sighed.  Lady Une personally called him on the car phone and notified him of the situation.  While giving the description, the mention of Relena’s name brought back-unwanted memories.  Nearly three months ago, he caught Relena coming out of a bar drunk with another man…a coworker of hers.  Six and a half-hours later, Relena left the guys apartment.  When he went to her apartment three days after, he questioned her about it, and she didn’t have an answer.  He walked out without saying good-bye.

 

*Beep-beep* Heero stepped on the gas and went through the light, turning onto Damsels Road.  He parked the car in front of a small market and decided to pick up a soda and few things for his apartment. 

 

 

Jalise punched guy #1 in the stomach and pushed him into guy#2.  Guy #3 punched her in the stomach and pinned her against the brick wall.  “You think you’re tough huh missy?  Well I’ll show you tough.”  He ripped her shirt open and began to suck hard on her neck.  Jalise, gasping for air, placed shaky hands on his shoulders to push him off, but she wasn’t strong enough.  ‘I need…to breathe…’ The man that was currently harassing her placed her hands slightly above her head and tried to kiss her.  Seeing this as a small opportunity, Jalise kneed him in the groin, causing him to keel over.  Then she elbowed him at the back of his neck, knocking him out.

 

“Why you little...” She gave guy#2 a hard right hook and broke #1’s nose.  Then she ran out of the alley and around the corner.

Heero walked out of the store, drinking his soda when somebody ran into him knocking everything out of his hands, and landing on the wet ground.  Jalise stood there looking down at the Prussian blue eyes glaring up at her.  “I’m…I’m…I didn’t mean…” She was about to apologize when something familiar caught her eyes.  It was an ID tag that looked the same as Sally’s.  Her expression changed from fear to slight agitation and relief.  “Watch where you’re walking, sir.” 

 

“Maybe you should watch where you’re going,” Heero growled as he stood up.  Jalise took a step back, observing his height and masculinity.  Wow…he’s so…mysterious looking.  Prussian blue stared into light amber as the cold rain pounded on them both.  Heero took note of the woman’s attire and her features.  ‘Same height as Relena, light brown sandy hair, bronze streaks, amber eyes but they’re lighter.  Blue jeans, lavender shirt…’ 

 

“What happened to your shirt,” Heero questioned.  Jalise blinked a couple of times before looking down at her shirt.

 

 “I…it was ripped.”    

 

“How did that happened,” he asked in is monotone voice. 

 

Jalise looked behind her to see if they were following, ‘What a time to check bird brain…’ but hey weren’t there.  She looked away from him.  “It’s no-nothing f-for you t-to concern yourself with,” she stuttered.  Her shirt was thin and it was April rain…not summer rain and it was cold.  She began to walk around him, but he stopped her.

 

“You’re wet, cold, and you have no place to go…Jalise Dales.”  Jalise looked up and peered at him. 

 

“How’d you know-” He grabbed her arm and began to pull her towards his car.  She resisted.  He grabbed both arms and glared at her.  “Look, I can take you to back to the Preventer’s Headquarters and they can help you there.  Let’s g-“

 

“I’m not gong back there.  So let Go!”  She yanked her arms out of his grasp and pushed Heero out of her way.  Heero wrapped an arm around her waist and dragged her towards the car. 

 

“Let me go you bastard!  I said I’m not going!”

 

“Calm down.  You’ll attract attention towards us.”

 

“That’s the whole point.”  Heero opened the driver’s side and pushed her into the passenger side and got in after her.  He closed the door and watched her struggle with the door lock. 

 

“It’s an automatic and that door has a child lock on it for situations like this.”

He started the engine and turned the windshield wipers on.  Jalise pounded the dashboard and crossed her arms like a stubborn child. 

 

“Put your seat belt on.”

 

“No.”

 

“Stop being stubborn.”

 

“I’m not going.”

 

“Fine.”  He put the car in drive and drove off into the intersection.  Jalise kicked the bottom of the dashboard and gave an exasperated sigh.  “Let me go…” she whispered.

Heero gave her a sideward glance and kept driving.  “I can’t do that.  I have my orders and that’s to bring you back to HQ.  Besides, you’re soaked.  You could catch a cold.”

 

Jalise looked over at the driver and was appealed by the sight.  His unruly hair was plastered to the sides of his face and water ran down his masculine jawbone.  She looked away and smiled at her thoughts.  I wonder what he looks like in the shower.’  She shook her head and put the seat back and closed her eyes.  Heero stooped at a red light and looked over at Jalise.  She was completely soaked and looked very cold, besides the fact her shirt was ripped open and her nipples were hard (it showed through her bra).  Her head was turned towards the window but he could tell that her eyes were closed.  Her hair clung to the sides of her face and around her chest. 

 

‘She doesn’t look so different from anyone else here. Seeing that she was trying to keep herself warm, he took off his not so wet jacket and gave it to her.  Jalise just simply looked at it and placed it on her, as if she were putting it on backwards.  “We’re not that far from headquarters so don’t get comfortable.”  

 

“Whatever.  Just drive.”

 

Heero sighed and picked up the car phone to notify headquarters.  The light turned green and he pulled off.  The visibility wasn’t good, so he drove slowly.  “Driving and talking on the phone…in this weather?  Ha, just what the hell are you trying to prove?”   Trowa answered the phone. 

 

“Trowa, this is Heero.  I have her and I’m on my way.”

 

‘Heero?  Nice name…’ Jalise thought as she watched him talk on the phone.  ‘Believe it or not, I’m beginning to fall for this jerk.  She snapped her teeth and turned on her right side and stared at the door.

 

“I’m about three miles away.  The weather’s bad, so give me thirty minutes.”  Jalise stared at the ‘unlock’ button and was tempted to touch.  Then do it while he’s still on the phone,’ that little voice replied.  With her movements barely noticeable, she pushed the button.  The little knob popped up.  Heero hung up the phone and stopped the car. He looked over at Jalise and saw that she was reaching for the door handle.  He reached over to grab her, but accidentally pushed on the gas pedal with his foot at the same time.  The car jumped forward and he quickly grabbed the wheel, turning into a backstreet.  Jalise opened the car door and looked down at the passing concrete.  'He's going to fast.’  She closed the door and looked over at him seeing that he tried to get the car under control.  She looked out the windshield as saw he was about to hit a tree until she grabbed the wheel and he hit the brakes…hard. 

 

 

 

Okay so I might not know how long it would take you from your current location to your final destination if it were only three miles away.  Must I do the math?  Please no (backs away from the math book…) No!

O_O: She’s got problems…

Minya: No I don’t…at least I don’t think I do.

O_O: “….”