the ride

Standard disclaimers apply: they are not mine or will they ever be. Hmm……… any original characters do belong to me but I don’t expect too many. The GW characters belong to Bandi, Sunrise and a bunch of characters in Japan…. I am only barrowing them for a short time.. There is no monetary value in this , it is purely for entertainment. Please don’t sue, Iy hay have a broken down celebrity and no job. **sob** this will be 2xh with a lemon involved later. This will be hints of 3x4 also…. And well maybe 1+r , too. And yes these are short chapters but that’s the way I want them……….. I hope to finish the whole story and post all at once……..
One more thing … if you do not believe in love at first sight or a person can fall in love with someone just by being around them for a short time (because I do believe in it) ..maybe you shouldn’t read this .. And of course you all know this is fiction……

 
 
 
The Ride

 
Chapter 3

 
 
The man with dark glasses stood by the door of the truck stop as he watched the tall man with the braid and the girl with the red hair walk toward him. He didn’t recognized him but the girl had a familiar look to him. He let them pass and said nothing. Once they were inside he made a small motion and several men moved toward the stop. He pulled out is cell phone and dialed a number.
“ Max, here, Sir, I think we found her.”


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Hilde frowned as she past the man standing by the door. She knew him. She looked away from him and grasped Duo’s arm in a possessive manner. She wanted to make herself look like his girl friend, even tho in her heart she was beginning to wish she was. Never once in her life had she ever thought about love at first sight but now she wasn’t so sure. She was positive some one like him would already have a girl friend, but he gave no indication of it. She glanced up at him, as he reached down and grasped her hand, smiling at her. She smiled b des desperately wanting to tell him about the man in the door way but didn’t know if he would believe her. He wasn’t dressed as a cop, he was dressed like a normal person. As he pulled her deeper into the truck stop, past the little convenience store and toward the café, he leaned down to whisper in her ear.
“I hope you have nothing against gay people.”
She shook her head indicating no as she looked up at him.
“Good, you’re going to like these two guys, if I can find them.”
As they entered the café/ restaurant , Duo stopped briefly and looked around the room. A waitress came up to them and waited patiently for Duo to stop his observations.
“Ah,” He finally said, “Over there!”
She nodded and lead them over to the table his friends were at.
As the y got closer, the small blonde looked up and noticed his friend. He stood and shouted, ”DUO!”
The other man turned and looked at Duo with no expression on his face.
The blonde man moved from his chair and wrapped his arms around Duo in a tremendous hug. The other auburn haired man stood and shook Duo’s hand.
Hilde stood back a bit and observed both men. The blonde was cute and slightly built . He looked so small that a large gust of wind would blow him away. The other man was very tall and he too was thin, but Hilde could tell by the hang of his clothes he was well built. It was hard to see all of his face as his hair hung over half of it.
The blonde looked over at her then at Duo. “ So, Duo, what have you been up to? We haven’t seen you in such a long time.” Hilde blushed as his gaze focused on her. “And tell who this fine young lady is?”
Duo grinned and said, “A friend in trouble.”
The blonde nodded, ”Ah, ever so the good Samaritan. You know someday it’s going to get you in trouble, my friend.”
“Yeah, well , Maybe.”
The blonde huffed, ”Well introduce us, you ninny!”
“Hey, maybe I don’t want to, you and your charm may steal her a way from me.”
With that remark the auburn haired man let out a soft chuckle.
Duo grinned, and turned to Hilde , “This is my Friend Quatre Winner and his boyfriend, Trowa Barton. This is Hilde Jones. Although I expect the last name is fake.”
Hilde blinked As she was suddenly engulfed in arms as the blonde hugged her. The other man, Trowa , reached out and grasped her hand , when Quatre had released her.
“It’s a pleasure to meet a friend of Duo’s.” He said politely.
Quatre sat back and smiled, “So Hilde Jones, what’s your story?”
She shrugged, reluctant to say. “ I don’t really want to say.” She said softly. Then she whispered, “It could get you killed.”
“Ooo! Intrigue! Oh please ,Miss Hilde! You must tell us!”
“I ….I can’t.” She replied softly as she looked at the table.
Duo looked over at his friend, and shook his head.
Quatre glanced over at Trowa who was frowning. “Ok, fine.”
“Hilde, get what ever you want, ok?”
She looked over at Duo and nodded. “OK.”
While they ate Hilde looked over the three men sitting with her. She owed Duo an explanation, just because he had been good to her. The other two she didn’t know but they seemed genuinely concerned.
She looked down at her plate and said softly, “My name is Hilde Schibecker.”
The table became quiet at her confession.
Trowa spoke up first. “Of the Trenton Schibeckers?”
She nodded.
Quatre reached across the table and grasped her hand, looking over at Duo as he did so.
“Did this rat kidnap you?”
Duo’s jaw dropped open and he looked at his friend.
Hilde giggled at seeing Duo‘s shock. “ No, I ran away. Something had happened , and I needed to get away. Duo found me on the side of the road and helped me.” Her gaze left Quatre and wandered via Trowa to Duo. She smiled at him, then looked back at Quatre. “I’m being hunted for something I saw.”
Trowa spoke softly, “ What did you see?”
“A murder.”
Trowa and Quatre looked at each other, then back to Hilde. “What can we do to help?”
Hilde shrugged, “I don’t know, Heero Yuy is looking for me. I saw him over the body.” She gulped. “He may want to silence me.” She paused, “Like everyone else who gets in his way.” And as an after thought, “And my father’s.”
Nothing more was said as their food had arrived.

 
 
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“Shall we take her now?” Asked one of the men in the convenience as they were observing the foursome.
“No! Don’t be a fool! There are too many people around here. We can’t afford witnesses. Mr. Yuy doesn’t want her hurt.”
“What about the guy?”
He shrugged. ”He didn’t say anything about anyone she might be with, so it doesn’t matter. We only want the girl.”
The other man nodded and moved away, towards the door. He stepped out and moved towards Duo’s rig. As he walked slowly that way he pulled out a small gun and began to screw a silencer on the end. He smiled to himself, working for Yuy fulfilled his need legalized killing. He liked the power he had over his victims as he took their lives. This would be no different. He stepped into the shadows by the truck next to Schibecker’s protector and waited.
Max watched as the assassin walked toward the rig, shaking his head. He disliked the man and his killer attitude. He wished he didn’t have to work with him. He despised killing. This could be done with no killing. He knew this but Yuy insisted he take the man. His cell phone rang and he answered.
“Max.” He listened to the voice at the other end and closed the phone the phone.
He turned to another observer in the convenience store and motioned him to come over.
“Go and tell Phil there is to be no killing . Mr. Yuy wants to speak to Miss Schibecker’s companion. If he huffs tell him Yuy’s Orders.”
The other man disappeared and Max went back to watching. It seemed hours before the four finished and stood up. Max and the other men disappeared as the foursome walked through the store and out the door.

 
They chatted amiably as they moved across the parking lot, not suspecting they were being followed until a man stepped out in front of them with a gun.
“We want the girl,” He said harshly. “You’ll give her to us, Now!”
Duo looked at the man with a gun and shove Hilde behind him. He took one step toward the man.
“I don’t think so.”
Trowa had stepped up behind Hilde and grasped her arms pulling her back to be by him and Quatre.
“Trowa,” Duo said, calmly. “Get Hilde out of here. Now. Before the rest of them get closer.”
Quatre turned and saw several men moving across the toward them.
“Let’s go.” He said , softly.
Duo stepped toward the man with the gun again. “I’ll catch up with you guys later ok? Take good care of my girl ok?” With that Duo rushed the man and Trowa and Quatre ran with Hilde.
Hilde turned and tried to run back to Duo , but Trowa picked her up and tossed her on his shoulder. As they were running , she saw the flash of light from the gun. She screamed as she saw Duo stagger and drop to his knees onto the pavement.
She beat on Trowa’s back and screamed to let her down, as tears raced down her face. Her red haired wig fell off as they ran. Trowa knew they had lost their pursuers when the three men stopped to pick up the red wig.

Trowa threw Hilde into the cab and climbed up behind her. Quatre slid in beside her on the other side.
Hilde curled into a small ball and continued to cry. Quatre tried to comfort the despondent girl.
He looked over at his friend. “Do you think he’ll be ok?”
Trowa shrugged, “I don’t know. We’ll continue to hope.”

To be continued ……..