All's Fair in Love and War (4/9)

[athena]

Hey! My devoted readers..if you're still with me. This chapter came out of the blue..just figured Heero need some torture. I mean, after what he's done he deserves it. I own absolutely nothing, besides maybe the character Davis...very evil man. watch out.


Thanks for reading!!


All's Fair in Love and War: Chapter 4

Chapter Four

Clutching an ice pack to his right eye, he wondered if his hair would cover the black eye. He sat in his chair, glaring daggers at everything including his laptop which said: ?New message.?

?What now!?

His good eye read over the screen. ?The phone will ring at 1400 hours. Pick it up, or its your ass.?

Heaving a sigh, Heero threw the ice bag across the room. He glanced at the clock. 1:59. The phone rang, and after three rings, he picked it up.

?Hn?.

?Wing. You failed.?

?Its not an easy mission,? he replied, hissing it through his teeth.

?No, I suppose not. We need to talk,? the voice said menacingly. ?In person.?

Heero could feel his defenses weakening, and clenched his fists. ?Hn.?

?Be there in an hour.? the voice said, in a mocking tone.

He hung up angrily, as a set of directions shot out of his fax machine. Cursing, he grabbed them and heading out the door.

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Walking with a dejected saunter, Heero hid behind his hair as best as he could. ?An ex-Gundam pilot taking cheap assassin jobs. That?s a new low,? he thought. ?I?m just like Odin.?

He suspiciouly approached the abandoned office building, glancing around constantly. Taking his chances, he walked in.

The first thing that struck him was that the whole place felt like a trap. Long empty corridors, and vacant desks foreshadowed peril, but Heero brushed it aside as a nuisance.

A voice echoed through the halls. ?Ah.. just on time.?

?This guy the villain act down pact.?

He walked towards it with his sense alert. ?What?s this all about, Davis??

A mocking laugh, ?Not on first name basis yet?? He gave a fake sigh. ?And after asking you to kill for me too??

Heero ignored him. The man sat behind a desk, his face resting on his fists. A cold glare in his eyes unnerved him.

?Hmm.. Shall we cut to the chase then? We feel,? he said while waving his hand vaguely offering Heero a chair, ?that you?re slacking.?

Heero remained standing and never lost his eye contact with the man.

Pausing for a moment, Davis continued. ?The first few tasks you completed without too much trouble. Although getting the police involved was careless.? Davis raised his eyebrow in a sinister way. ?But, with this one. Simple task, really. Killing a 17 year old girl, who is playing around in things too big for her.?

Heero stiffened, but never wavered.

?After two days, you still haven?t been able to complete it. This puzzles me, Wing. Have you, perchance, made?. emotional attachments??

Barring his teeth at the man, he hissed, ?You are trying to tell me that you think I am too weak to kill the girl??

Sneering, Davis shook his head. ?Oh, no. Not WEAK. Just, incapable.?

Growling, Heero launched towards him. His progress was swiftly halted by two very strong sets of arms.

Davis gave his best fake laugh. ?Gentlemen, will you show him what kind of pursuance I?m capable of??

His henchmen grinned. While throwing punches at Heero, Davis watched with amusement.

Heero bit his lip, not showing any signs of pain. Tasting blood in his mouth, he never weakened his glare.

Finally, the punches stopped and he collapsed onto the floor.

?Well done. I think he will think twice before falling short of his orders.? He grinned again. ?And it?s Nathan next time. Don?t forget.?

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Heero walked back to his place(having totaled his car a week ago), his body ached in pain, and every step he took he winced.

He couldn?t allow himself another failure. As soon as this job was over, he?d be free of the ?strings attached.?

He put on his only suit and grabbed his gun. He?d get her, even if it killed him.

If he could walk there in time.