A Second Chance.14 R (2xR)
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:53 pm
AN: Hey everyone! I told you this one would be up soon. Yeah! Anyways, on with the story. Enjoy!
A Second Chance
Chapter 14
By: Fate Lowe
*****
The next day, everyone sat around the table in the conference room.
?Anybody have any luck finding him??
A unanimous no rang through the room. The intercom on the table buzzed. Une leaned over and pressed the button.
?Une here.?
?Commander, there is a man by the name of Odin Lowe here asking about the Renee Young case.?
?We?ll be down in a minute.?
?Yes ma?am.?
Une left the room followed by Duo and Milliardo. When they reached the front desk, they stopped in shock. There stood Heero in a black three piece suit, with a white shirt and a tie that matched his eyes. Duo ran at him and punched him across the face, causing Heero to stagger backwards. He looked back at Duo, who had fury written all over his face and hands clenched into fists at his sides.
?Heero, you bastard! Where is she!??
With a bewildered look on his face, Heero straightened back up.
?You think it was me??
?Of course we do!?
Une walked over and locked Heero?s arms behind him in cuffs.
?We?ll talk in the conference room.? Une said, as they escorted Yuy into the elevator.
*****
Relena sat on the floor of her cold cell, barefoot, in the pajama pants and camisole she had been wearing when she was taken. She had not had anything to eat or drink since she was brought to this hell hole. Her captor had not come back since his first visit. She sat there thinking and praying. There were no windows so she had no idea what time it was or how long she had been there.
*****
?Has the package been sent??
?Yes sir. He should be receiving it soon.?
?Good.?
*****
Heero sat tied in a chair, as everyone stared at him.
?I told you. I didn?t do it.?
?Then how do you explain this?? Une said, playing the surveillance video.
?I don?t know who that is but if the time stamp is authentic then I was at work. You can call my boss. He was there when I found out.?
?Where do you work??
?My card is in my jacket, left breast pocket.?
Milliardo reached in and extracted the small piece of cardstock.
?Odin Lowe of Security Specialties on L1??
?Correct.?
?I?ll call.?
Milliardo walked over to a phone on the far wall. After his conversation, Milliardo walked back to the group.
?Alibi confirmed. He?s been working there for the past year, never misses a day. He was in the office when the news broke. His boss is still confused. He rushed out yelling about a vacation.?
?Ok, Yuy, you?re cleared.?
Milliardo walked over and released him from the chair. Heero sat rubbing his wrists.
?So why are you here?? Wufei asked.
?To help.?
?Don?t make me laugh. After what you did to my sister you want to help??
Heero hung his head.
?So they told you. I have been living with the regret of my actions since the day she left. I?m in AA and am going to therapy. When I realized the lengths she went to, to escape me, it hit me just how bad I had treated her. It made me face facts and turn my life around. I know none of this excuses my actions and I?m not asking for forgiveness. I don?t want to see her. It would just upset her. I just want to atone for what I did by helping find her. Please.? Heero begged.
?I don?t know. What do you think Duo?? Milliardo asked the braided Preventer standing in the doorway.
Heero turned to look at his former comrade. They stared at each other for a moment before Duo nodded. Heero released a breath he had not realized he had been holding.
?But I want to know one thing first. How did you find out she was alive??
Heero smirked.
?Security cameras.?
?What??
?The security cameras at her office building showed the two of you leaving together and then Une picking up her car later. Then when I saw her in your office, I knew something was up. I didn?t immediately recognize her but I had never heard of Renee Young before. It just seemed too coincidental. I just put it all together. Does that answer your question??
?Yes, thank you. Now let?s get to work.?
?First, does anyone have some more comfortable clothes I can borrow?? Heero asked. ?I left straight from the office to the shuttle port and came here right after landing.?
?Yeah, man, I?ll take you to my place, come on.? Duo said.
They got up and left. The car ride was silent the whole way to the apartment. When they got there, Heero took a shower and changed into a pair of dark blue jeans and a black t-shirt. He put on the black boots Duo offered and took the dark jean jacket that was handed to him.
?Thanks. I know I don?t deserve any of this.?
?Don?t mention it.?
They got into the car and started driving back.
?So how has she been doing? I noticed a lot of her stuff there. Is she living with you still??
?Yeah, she?s living with me. It took a lot of tears and even more time but she slowly let go of you. Since then, she?s been fine.?
?I see.?
?Look, there?s something you should know. We haven?t said anything to anybody so don?t say anything ok.?
?Understood.?
?Lena and I have been dating for almost a year.?
They were silent the rest of the way back. They got back to Preventers HQ and started walking towards the elevator.
?Agent Maxwell.?
?Yes.? Duo said turning towards the front desk.
?A package just arrived for you.? the receptionist said reaching behind her to retrieve it.
?Thank you.?
Duo took the package and looked at it as they made their way to the conference room. When they got there, Duo opened it and emptied it out on the table. The picture caught his attention first. It showed Relena, unconscious, lying in the middle of a dark room. He snatched up the disk and put it in the computer. Everyone watched as it played on the screen across from them.
?Hello, Agent Maxwell. How are you doing? Not very well I suppose.?
Duo seethed as the man with dark brown hair smirked.
?By now you know that I have your precious Ms. Young. She?s fine, I assure you. Although I don?t know how long she?ll hold out before she expires. If you ever want to see her alive again, you had better figure out where she is fast. I?ll be waiting.?
With that the video ended.
?That sounded rather personal.?
?It was. That was one of Relena?s former stalkers. His name is Jin Lee. He was always sending things to her office and I caught him lurking outside the office building on a regular basis. He was obsessed. He blames me for her supposed death.?
?Do you have any idea where he is??
?Yeah, I recognized the background on the video. It was L2.?
Duo picked up the picture and stared at the background.
?Shimatta!?
?What is it?? Heero asked.
?Maxwell Church. She?s in one of the basement storage rooms of the ols church that I grew up in.?
?Really, how can you tell?? Quatre chimed in.
Duo scanned the picture into the computer and it came up on the screen. He walked over and pointed.
?Zoom in on that brick.?
Noin did as asked. Everybody watched as the carving came up on screen.
?Shinigami.? Trowa deadpanned.
?He?s the only god I believed in back then. I carved it in the wall one day when we were supposed to be bringing stuff up for communion.?
?We?ll get a shuttle ready immediately. We?ll head there and get her out before he can do anything.?
?No! Heero and I will be the extraction team. Sally will come to take care of the medical end. But, Heero, you will not be seen by her. You got me? As soon as we are out, you will take a separate shuttle back to L1 and stay there.?
?Une, do I have your approval??
?Yes. Bring her back to us, Maxwell.?
?I will.? Duo said with conviction.
*****
AN: Well, that's it for that one. Let me know what you think. 'Til next time. Ja.
A Second Chance
Chapter 14
By: Fate Lowe
*****
The next day, everyone sat around the table in the conference room.
?Anybody have any luck finding him??
A unanimous no rang through the room. The intercom on the table buzzed. Une leaned over and pressed the button.
?Une here.?
?Commander, there is a man by the name of Odin Lowe here asking about the Renee Young case.?
?We?ll be down in a minute.?
?Yes ma?am.?
Une left the room followed by Duo and Milliardo. When they reached the front desk, they stopped in shock. There stood Heero in a black three piece suit, with a white shirt and a tie that matched his eyes. Duo ran at him and punched him across the face, causing Heero to stagger backwards. He looked back at Duo, who had fury written all over his face and hands clenched into fists at his sides.
?Heero, you bastard! Where is she!??
With a bewildered look on his face, Heero straightened back up.
?You think it was me??
?Of course we do!?
Une walked over and locked Heero?s arms behind him in cuffs.
?We?ll talk in the conference room.? Une said, as they escorted Yuy into the elevator.
*****
Relena sat on the floor of her cold cell, barefoot, in the pajama pants and camisole she had been wearing when she was taken. She had not had anything to eat or drink since she was brought to this hell hole. Her captor had not come back since his first visit. She sat there thinking and praying. There were no windows so she had no idea what time it was or how long she had been there.
*****
?Has the package been sent??
?Yes sir. He should be receiving it soon.?
?Good.?
*****
Heero sat tied in a chair, as everyone stared at him.
?I told you. I didn?t do it.?
?Then how do you explain this?? Une said, playing the surveillance video.
?I don?t know who that is but if the time stamp is authentic then I was at work. You can call my boss. He was there when I found out.?
?Where do you work??
?My card is in my jacket, left breast pocket.?
Milliardo reached in and extracted the small piece of cardstock.
?Odin Lowe of Security Specialties on L1??
?Correct.?
?I?ll call.?
Milliardo walked over to a phone on the far wall. After his conversation, Milliardo walked back to the group.
?Alibi confirmed. He?s been working there for the past year, never misses a day. He was in the office when the news broke. His boss is still confused. He rushed out yelling about a vacation.?
?Ok, Yuy, you?re cleared.?
Milliardo walked over and released him from the chair. Heero sat rubbing his wrists.
?So why are you here?? Wufei asked.
?To help.?
?Don?t make me laugh. After what you did to my sister you want to help??
Heero hung his head.
?So they told you. I have been living with the regret of my actions since the day she left. I?m in AA and am going to therapy. When I realized the lengths she went to, to escape me, it hit me just how bad I had treated her. It made me face facts and turn my life around. I know none of this excuses my actions and I?m not asking for forgiveness. I don?t want to see her. It would just upset her. I just want to atone for what I did by helping find her. Please.? Heero begged.
?I don?t know. What do you think Duo?? Milliardo asked the braided Preventer standing in the doorway.
Heero turned to look at his former comrade. They stared at each other for a moment before Duo nodded. Heero released a breath he had not realized he had been holding.
?But I want to know one thing first. How did you find out she was alive??
Heero smirked.
?Security cameras.?
?What??
?The security cameras at her office building showed the two of you leaving together and then Une picking up her car later. Then when I saw her in your office, I knew something was up. I didn?t immediately recognize her but I had never heard of Renee Young before. It just seemed too coincidental. I just put it all together. Does that answer your question??
?Yes, thank you. Now let?s get to work.?
?First, does anyone have some more comfortable clothes I can borrow?? Heero asked. ?I left straight from the office to the shuttle port and came here right after landing.?
?Yeah, man, I?ll take you to my place, come on.? Duo said.
They got up and left. The car ride was silent the whole way to the apartment. When they got there, Heero took a shower and changed into a pair of dark blue jeans and a black t-shirt. He put on the black boots Duo offered and took the dark jean jacket that was handed to him.
?Thanks. I know I don?t deserve any of this.?
?Don?t mention it.?
They got into the car and started driving back.
?So how has she been doing? I noticed a lot of her stuff there. Is she living with you still??
?Yeah, she?s living with me. It took a lot of tears and even more time but she slowly let go of you. Since then, she?s been fine.?
?I see.?
?Look, there?s something you should know. We haven?t said anything to anybody so don?t say anything ok.?
?Understood.?
?Lena and I have been dating for almost a year.?
They were silent the rest of the way back. They got back to Preventers HQ and started walking towards the elevator.
?Agent Maxwell.?
?Yes.? Duo said turning towards the front desk.
?A package just arrived for you.? the receptionist said reaching behind her to retrieve it.
?Thank you.?
Duo took the package and looked at it as they made their way to the conference room. When they got there, Duo opened it and emptied it out on the table. The picture caught his attention first. It showed Relena, unconscious, lying in the middle of a dark room. He snatched up the disk and put it in the computer. Everyone watched as it played on the screen across from them.
?Hello, Agent Maxwell. How are you doing? Not very well I suppose.?
Duo seethed as the man with dark brown hair smirked.
?By now you know that I have your precious Ms. Young. She?s fine, I assure you. Although I don?t know how long she?ll hold out before she expires. If you ever want to see her alive again, you had better figure out where she is fast. I?ll be waiting.?
With that the video ended.
?That sounded rather personal.?
?It was. That was one of Relena?s former stalkers. His name is Jin Lee. He was always sending things to her office and I caught him lurking outside the office building on a regular basis. He was obsessed. He blames me for her supposed death.?
?Do you have any idea where he is??
?Yeah, I recognized the background on the video. It was L2.?
Duo picked up the picture and stared at the background.
?Shimatta!?
?What is it?? Heero asked.
?Maxwell Church. She?s in one of the basement storage rooms of the ols church that I grew up in.?
?Really, how can you tell?? Quatre chimed in.
Duo scanned the picture into the computer and it came up on the screen. He walked over and pointed.
?Zoom in on that brick.?
Noin did as asked. Everybody watched as the carving came up on screen.
?Shinigami.? Trowa deadpanned.
?He?s the only god I believed in back then. I carved it in the wall one day when we were supposed to be bringing stuff up for communion.?
?We?ll get a shuttle ready immediately. We?ll head there and get her out before he can do anything.?
?No! Heero and I will be the extraction team. Sally will come to take care of the medical end. But, Heero, you will not be seen by her. You got me? As soon as we are out, you will take a separate shuttle back to L1 and stay there.?
?Une, do I have your approval??
?Yes. Bring her back to us, Maxwell.?
?I will.? Duo said with conviction.
*****
AN: Well, that's it for that one. Let me know what you think. 'Til next time. Ja.