A losing plan

Chapter 12

"Rani?"

"[Name]," Rani whispered with a slightly tense smile on her lips.

Your gaze shifted towards Wufei.

"She'll be your driver," the man explained.

"I thought one of you would drop me of there," you whispered with a glance at Sally.

"Are you objecting to it being me?" Rani questioned softly.

You frowned.

"No. It's just ... Never mind."

You shrugged. Whatever reason Rani had for doing this, you would find out soon enough. The look in her eyes alone foretold a hefty conversation during that drive and you were not looking forward to it.

"We're going to drop you off at Bockstael. It will give you the cover you need," Wufei continued in a tense voice.

You nodded your head, agreeing with their plan so far. If only Wufei would relax. He was making you tense.

"An agent is already on site and will be tailing you as best as she can," Sally murmured as she placed a hand on your shoulder.

"I doubt that's wise," you pointed out.

"Wise or not. That tracker's still a prototype and this entire operation is too delicate to leave things to chance."

Wufei's words were sharp and forceful. He was clearly not entirely happy with how things were. Was it you? He hadn't been like this yesterday or even early this morning.

"Understood," you simply muttered.

"Good." Wufei briefly nodded towards Sally.

"Be careful, [Name]," Sally pleaded before she turned and left.

"Where is she going?"

"We all have our parts to play," Wufei only grumbled.

You sincerely hoped he wasn't going to join you on the way to the drop-off point. If he was, it would be one hell of a tense and awkward ride.

"[Name]," Heero called out as he gently grabbed your hand.

With one slight tug, he pulled you towards him. You instantly relaxed when one arm wrapped around you.

"Fight. Win. For me."

There was no denying the severity of those words. You watched him and wondered not for the first time what it was that made him act like this. You shot him a soft smile and nodded your head.

"We should get going," Rani muttered.

You were about to turn towards her when Heero leaned down. Your eyes widened at his bold move. Offering you things in relative privacy was one thing, kissing you as fiercely as he was now was a completely perplexing but not a displeasing thing. You moaned softly when he sucked on your bottom lip.

"Heero," you muttered.

"Don't forget," he stated softly, his fingers lightly caressing your cheek.

You shook your head.

"Doubt I'll be able to," you confessed unintentionally.

Those lips pulled up again.

"You should leave if you don't want to be late," Wufei's gruff warning pulled you away from your heavenly moment.

"Yeah."

You pulled away from Heero, your hand slightly lingering on his shoulder as you did so. Rani was watching Heero with slightly narrowed eyes. A tension inside of you began to build as you recognized that look. It had never meant anything good in the past.