A New Life Continued.3 PG

[Fate Lowe]

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AN:Gomen nasai, I haven't updated in so long. Here's another chapter. I hope you enjoy.

A New Lfe Continued
Chapter 3
By:Fate Lowe

Fate stood in front of the mirror. She was not wearing her Preventer uniform this morning. Instead she wore a suit that she might have worn in her past life. It was a black silk blouse, a burgundy wrap shirt, and black flats. Her hair was pulled up into an elegant french twist. She smiled and donned her custom made burgundy suit jacket.

There were nano wires woven through the jacket that were connected to a small chip underneath the collar, which was encrypted with an authentication code that could mimic any system?s access point. Once activated it would render the firewall insecure. It would then send out a signal, connect with all personal electronic devices within a twenty-five foot radius and download information from them. This was not a normal escort mission. Her and Heero were being sent to find out any information they could that any member of the ESUN was hiding, and what better way to do it than with a spy within their midst. This is how they kept ahead of most of the terrorist attacks that they had to deal with.

She tucked her 9mm Glock into the shoulder holster hidden underneath the jacket, took one last look in the mirror and walked out of her room. She left the house and got into the back of the black Chrysler 300 and rode toward the spaceport.

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Heero watched from the shadows as his angel walked towards the Vice Foreign Minister and his daughter. He watched as she talked to them for a few minutes before he walked towards them.

?Minister Wilkins, good morning. How are you?? Heero said upon approach.
?Good, let me introduce you to my daughter, Hope. Hope this is Special Agents Lowe and Yuy.?

Sage Wilkins motioned towards the two agents respectively.

?Hello, pleasure to meet you.?
?The pleasure is all ours Miss. Wilkins.? Fate said.
?Please just call me, Hope.?
?As long as you?ll call me Fate.?
?It?s a deal.? and they shook on it.
?Well, shall we go?? Heero motioned towards the waiting shuttle.
?Yes.?

The Minister and his daughter walked ahead and the two Preventers followed.

?You look great.? Heero whispered.
?Why thank you. You don?t look so bad yourself.? Fate replied as she looked her partner up and down.

Heero had also abandoned his uniform. Instead he was wearing black slacks, jacket, dress shirt, and dress shoes with a dark blue neck tie.

?You wearing the jacket??
?Of course, you wearing yours??
?Affirmative.?

They continued on in silence. They boarded the shuttle and sat back for the ride. Relena looked across the aisle at the Minister and Hope.

?Getting nostalgic on me??
?Huh, oh no, I was just trying to picture myself in that situation. It seems like so long ago.?
?You?re a different person now. Don?t worry about it.?

Heero smiled down at Fate. She smiled and turned towards the window, remembering back to a time long ago.

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They reached the hotel that was holding the conference without incident and escorted their charges to their suite, where they swept the room before leaving them to settle in. They walked across the hall to their own suite. They shed their shoes and jackets before unpacking their own bags. Heero was setting up his laptop while Fate relaxed on the couch.

?So is everything set up??
?Yes, security seems to be adequate.?
?Good that means that we can relax a bit.?
?That all depends on the Minister?s plan for today. Since the conference isn?t until tomorrow, he?ll probably want to do some site seeing or something.?
?Yeah right, you must remember that I used to be in his position. I guarantee that he is going to sit in that room all day going over notes on all the key points and rehearse all of the points that he wants to make. When you are in that position you have to be perfect. Hell I used to practice all night. I never slept the night before a conference like this.?
?Really? But you always looked so refreshed when you were on TV.?
?You would be surprised what a really long bath and a good make-up artist can accomplish. Half the time, when I wasn?t speaking, I was hardly paying attention. Unless something caught my interest I was spaced out. Why do you think that I always recorded the whole thing??
?You recorded them??
?Yeah, I always had a mic on me somewhere that sent everything to a small recorder in my room. I would go back there and change out the disk every time that we had a recess. Then after the conference I would go back to my room and listen to them while I filled out paperwork. For me that was the only way to stay on top of things.?
?That?s impressive. You were a semi-spy without even being trained.?
?Thank you.?

They sat and talked until there was a knock on the door. Fate stood up to answer it.

?Minister Wilkins, what can we do for you??
?My daughter wants us to go to her favorite restaurant for dinner.?
?Ok, hold on just a minute.?

She turned towards Heero.

?Heero, come on we?re going to dinner.?

He stood up and they put their shoes and jackets back on and slipped their firearms into their holsters. Heero put the room key into his jacket pocket. They walked out of the room and joined their charges in the hall. They left the hotel in a rented limo. The ride was mostly silent as the Minister went over his notes and his daughter watched the scenery out the window. When they reached the restaurant Fate and Heero noticed that many of the other politicians were present at the restaurant. While VFM Wilkins and his daughter talked to the m?tier de, Fate whispered to Heero and Heero nodded in understanding. While they were escorted to their table she reached up to fix her collar.

They all sat down and ordered their dinner. As they waited they talked.

?So Agent Lowe how long have you been working for the Preventers??
?Well I?ve been with the agency for two years. Before that I didn?t have any military experience.?
?Really? I heard that you were one of the top agents.?
?Oh she is. As a matter of fact, we are the Preventers number one team.?
?Well, you two are young I guess neither one of you have that much experience.?

Fate laughed softly.

?I?m sorry.?
?What?s so funny??

Heero smirked.

?Well, I?ve been with the Preventers ever since the late VFM Relena Dorlian was in the accident that took her life. She was a dear friend of mine.?

Fate smiled and glanced at Heero, out of the corner of her eye, as Heero took her hand under the table.

?I joined to get to the bottom of the accident.?
?I remember that. It was such a tragedy. She was so passionate about her beliefs. It?s so sad that her life was cut so short. Speaking of the late VFM. You know Agent Lowe, you remind me of her.?

Fate laughed.

?I get that all the time.?
?Do you have any other military experience Agent Yuy??
?Yes actually, I was a mobile suit pilot during the Eve Wars as well as the Marimiea Revolution.?
?Who did you fight for??
?Back then my comrades and I pretty much didn?t fight for anybody. We fought by ourselves for peace.?
?So you were one of the many soldiers that switched alliances through the whole thing??
?No, I was a guerrilla fighter.?
?I see. What kind of MS did you pilot??
?Zero-one.?
?Gundam zero-one? But you were only what fifteen??
?Yeah, we all were.?
?Well, I personally think that you and your comrades did a wonderful thing. I was always a supporter of the Gundams. I am honored to finally get to meet you. Please extend my personal gratitude to the rest of the pilots.?
?I will, and I speak for all of us when I say thank you for your support.?
?You?re welcome. I don?t know what this world would be like now if it weren?t for you guys.?

The conversation continued as they ate dinner and dessert. When they were done they got into the limo and returned to the hotel. After the agents swept the suite again, Hope Wilkins turned to Fate.

?Fate, will you come shopping with me tomorrow? I hate going by myself.?

Fate turned to Heero and he nodded.

?Sure thing, Hope. My partner can handle the conference.?

After that they parted ways, each pair going to their own suite. As soon as the two Preventer Agents entered the suite, they shed their shoes, jackets, and holsters. Fate threw her jacket to Heero, who caught it deftly.

?I?m going to take a bath. I love these Jacuzzis. Could you download the data and we?ll go over it when I get out??
?Sure, go ahead, I?m gonna take a shower once you?re done.?
?Thanks, babe.?

Fate gave Heero a kiss on the cheek before heading to the bathroom. She turned on the water to the perfect temperature and added her favorite rose-lavender bath oil. She stripped down, threw her hair up into a messy bun on top of her head, and removed her contacts. She walked over to the tub, turned the water off, and the jets on. She lowered herself into the fragrant water until only her head was above water. She leaned back and relaxed as the jets worked on her tense muscles.

?Ahhh, now this is definitely something that I miss.?

Meanwhile, Heero walked over to is laptop and booted it up. He lifted the collar of Fate?s jacket and removed the chip. He threw the jacket onto the couch behind him and slipped the chip into the port on his laptop. He waited as a window popped up and instantly started the download. He stood back up and removed his tie and shirt, which he threw onto the couch next to the jacket. He walked to the minibar and grabbed a bottle of water. There was a beep from the computer signaling the download was complete. He walked back over and clicked a button before sitting down on a recliner. He turned on the TV to watch the news.

Two hours later found them going through a whole bunch of useless information. After deleting all the data on the chip they settled in for the night.

TBC

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