Of Gangs and Royals
by Duo Misfit
THE STOCKER GOT CAUGHT - chapter 2
She shakes her head at them as they
walk out of the kitchen, and then goes about making some coffee for herself. The
sounds of someone tripping down the stairs catches her attention and she turns
just as Heero Yue falls into the kitchen, grumbling "God damn children and their
bloody toys." At that she smiles.
"Morning Zero, coffee?" she asks while
stepping over him as he lay prone on the floor.
"Yea sounds good" he says
while getting up.
"Got work today, right?" she asks ideally.
"Yup,
Bane wants to come with me, is that ok?" he asks, just as Bane walks into the
room, a little girl all of three and a half feet, with short brown hair and big
green eyes. Bane smiles at them and goes to a cupboard and pulls out a box of
cereal and goes to the table and sits down as Zero walks over to her with a bowl
and a spoon in one hand and a milk jug in the other.
She smiles at this
'Zero is supposed to be an emotionless individual and here he is with a five
year old playing father to her.' "Sure Zero, she can go with you as long as u
teach her something while she's with you ok?"
Zero smiles at this and
nods yes, "affirmative Luca." He sits down next to Bane and pulls his laptop out
of his backpack that was lying on the table, and starts to type something
franticly, as Trowa walks into the room, he walks to the coffee maker and pores
himself some coffee and puts the pot back and walks over to the table and sits
down across from Zero without saying anything. Luca walks over to the coffee
maker and pores two cups and walks over the cold concrete floor and hands one to
Zero who smiles his thanks.
"Morning Trowa" Luca says as she plops down
on the chair next to him.
"Morning Luca, sleep well?" he asks.
She
looks at him kind of surprised that he asked, "Uh. yea it was fine." She
replies.
"Good I was worried that you were actually screaming for a
reason last night." He tells her, sips his coffee and looks at her with a raised
eyebrow.
"Nope just me screamin for the fun of it," she tells him. Trowa
sighs and shakes his head, she looks at him "So Tro are you still in training
for that guard job?" she asks trying to make it seem she's not really
interested. "Yes I am . why?" he looks suspicious. "Just wondering cause I need
to know when your available to watch the kids and all." She replies rather
smoothly. Trowa nods slowly, still suspicious. He looks at the clock on the
wall, "well I better get going, can't be late" he says getting up and finishing
off his coffee. "Later days" he says going out the door.
After a few
minutes Luca stands up, gaining the attention of Zero and Bane, she smiles and
says "Well I'm off tell Poe and Chang they gotta stay here today have fun guys"
as she walks past them on the way out the door.
Zero mutters "that was
odd" and goes back to typing, and Bane goes back to
eating.
Luca
walks through the warehouse, that they call home and looks at all the prone
little bodies of the kids all huddled next to each other, and she smiles. She
walks out of the warehouse and onto the street into the bright early morning sun
and looks around for Trowa, seeing him turn a corner at the end of the block she
starts to follow
him.
Half
an hour later Trowa walks to the guard tower out side the palace and flashes a
pass and the door opens and lets him in, Luca not one to give up turns around
and goes down a alleyway and looks up at the wall, calculating it, then backs up
a little and runs a few feet and jumps up on to the wall, climbs up on it and
perches in a nearby tree and watches as Trowa talks to a man that looks vaguely
framiler. She sighs 'I can't hear them.' But has no intention of trying to get
closer to him.
Foot falls sound not far away, she remains still and slows
her breathing so she won't get caught. She hears talking but it's to far away to
tell what there saying, but it's getting closer.
"I'm just saying Quatre
you should tell him." a girl spoke.
"I can't! ." he sighs, "listen Lena
you don't what it's like. I can't just walk over to him and say 'hey I think
your cute wanna go out sometime'. no I can't do that. I mean I don't even know
if he is gay or not." 'Quatre' says.
Luca from her perch just above them
listened to their conversation, 'this could be interesting' she
thinks.
'Lena' sighs, "Well at least point this 'oh-so-hot' guy out to
me!" she says with a smile.
'Quatre' smiles and points "see that guy with
brown hair over there talking to the captain" he pauses for her to say
something.
"Yea. that's him! Wow. even from here I can tell he's a
hottie.. Quatre you got a good eye!" she laughs a little.
'Oh my god! He
likes Trowa. well . more like he thinks he's cute. but still!' Luca thinks her
eyes wide.
Then the branch decides it's going to give way, the branch
breaks and Luca falls landing right in front of 'Lena' and 'Quatre'. And
'Quatre' looks absolutely terrified and 'Lena' just looks shocked. I sit up and
push the branch off me and I try to get up, but I fall back down, then 'Lena'
and 'Quatre' snap out of it and help me to my feet, both looking rather shocked,
but 'Quatre spoke first. "How long were you there for!" his voice sounding
panicked.
"Uh. let me see.hn. since 'I'm just saying you should tell
him'" I reply honestly, his eyes go wide.
The sound of someone running
catches my attention and I see Trowa running over, I sigh and think 'damn
caught'.
He stops running and is standing right in front of me, looking
pissed off and he nearly shouts "are you trying to get me fired!"
"No I'm
just here because everyone is worried that you'll slip up, only now I'm starting
to think that's ridiculous 'cause you hardly ever talk anyway." I reply as calm
as always.
He sighs shaking his head and turns and looks over his
shoulder, "look Luca your gonna get arrested cause well this is the palace and
all . for god sakes Luca they'll probably say you were trying to kill the royal
family or something!" Trowa was freaking out.
I walk over to Quatre and
put an arm around his shoulders and say "Relax Trowa as far as there concerned
I'm Quatre's friend and I climbed the tree on a dare and it gave under my
weight, that's all. ok?"
"What makes you think that he'll play along"
Trowa says rather coldly while giving Quatre a once over.
"Have a little
faith in people Trowa" I say.
Just as the captain and a few guards come
running over. The captain looks at me with my arm around Quatre and Trowa just
standing there not making a move to arrest me, the Captain barks "Barton why
haven't you arrested her yet!" Trowa turns and replies in his monotone voice
that he uses to people he's not close with "Quatre here stopped me, saying that
she was his friend." The Captain not entirely believing him said "then why is
that branch broken?" and looks at Trowa waiting for an answer and just as he
opened his mouth Quatre who had remained quiet spoke up.
"I dared her to
climb the tree, only. the branch broke under her weight." he gives a chuckle and
continues "not as light as you used to be huh Luca."
I grin, 'I can't
believe he's playing along. maybe the rich aren't so bad after all', "Oh be
quiet I didn't see you climbing that tree" I replied and gave him a little shove
and we both laugh, making all the guards think that we're old friends, even the
captain.
The Captain just nods once and walks off, me still thinking that
he looks framiler, all the guards following except Trowa he just stands there
with an impressed look on his face he nods at Quatre and looks at me "Your going
home now right?" he asks.
"Uh. not yet I wanna talk to Quatre, but no
worries Tro I'm not gonna watch you anymore. makes me feel like a stocker." I
reply, he just nods and walks away.
I turn to Quatre and give him a once
over and then do the same to the girl then I speak "I'm impressed kid. you stood
up for me . and that takes guts." I nod my head a little and he suddenly speaks
up "Please, please, don't tell him!" he begs.
I looked a little confused
for a second "About what? . Oh! The 'you liking him thing!' no worries Cat if u
don't want me to say anything then I won't but I will say this," I pause, "that
I think you'd be really good for him." and he looks shocked.
"You.you
mean that he's. uh. he's gay?" he asks very timidly, which I think is
cute.
"Yea Cat he's gay. and single to boot!" I laugh a little at him; he
just blushes at the 'single' part. "So Cat you want me to hook you two up?" I
ask. He blushes even more his entire face now red "uh. n. no it's ok I .uh." he
stuttered out and just stopped talking and stares at the ground.
"Ok Cat
but you ever change your mind just tell me ok?" I tell him.
"Uh. sure but
I don't know who you are. and why are you calling me Cat?" he replies.
"I
didn't introduce myself did I? hn. must be loosing my touch. well I'm Luca Noin
and I'm calling you Cat cause everyone I know has a nick name that I give them
and yours is Cat" I say rather proudly. "Well kids I better go got lots of
things to do!" as I turn I look back and wave "later days kids." And I walk off
but I hear Cat yell "wait!" and I stop and look at him eyebrows raised and wait
for him to say something, "do. do you wanna hang out for a bit . 'cause Lena has
to go soon and I have nothing else to do?" he looks hopeful.
"If you
don't mind watching some kids and walking around the city 'bout four times, your
welcome to come" I smile at him.
He nods at Lena and runs to catch up to
me "I don't mind at all" he smiles and we walk off
together.
