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Teetering
precariously on the edge of the bed, the already loaded suitcase was topped
with one more thing, a nice, clean hand gun, before the lid was shut and the
luggage was locked securely. Heero picked up the bag, setting it on its wheels
before taking it out into the hall. He passed the pouting Duo and deposited the
bag in front of the main door, before returning to the bedroom for a few more
necessities.

�Don�t look
at me like that,� Heero told the boy as he passed by him again. Duo�s bottom
lip protruded a little bit more, as his face began to take on the look of a
very sullen child.

�You know I
can�t help this,� Heero said again, hoping to comfort his lover before leaving.
He being away from Duo and he knew he�d hate it even more if he left with them
fighting. �Sally wouldn�t have asked unless it was a dire emergency. And from
the sound of the circumstances, it really is.�

Duo just
frowned, staring intently at the wall across the hall. �I understand why you have to go. I just don�t understand
why I can�t go with you.� Duo glared
at his shoes as he hugged his arms to his chest, a sign that he was in one of
his most disagreeable moods.

Heero
sighed as he rubbed his left temple. He and Duo had been arguing about his
upcoming mission on and off for the past three days, and nothing had been
solved. �You know exactly why you have to stay behind,� Heero said, his voice
sounding tired and irritable, sick of having this same conversation. �The
informant that contacted Sally asked specifically for me, and that I come alone. That means you have to stay here.
We can�t have our chances at information jeopardized. Besides,� Heero said,
trying pathetically to get through Duo�s thick head, �you have to stay here to
work on that case you�re on. That guy has been at large for over a month now,
and he�s getting too damn cocky for his own good. He�s bound to slip up soon,
and you need to be here for when he does.�

Duo dropped
his arms to his side in submission. He knew Heero was right, but he just
couldn�t shake the uneasy feeling he got whenever he thought of him going on an
assignment by himself. Since they had become partners in the Preventer�s
organization 6 months ago, their friendship had graduated to something neither
of them had ever expected to find in someone else: love. Duo didn�t want
anything to happen to Heero and was worried about him going on a mission
without him there as backup.

�That case
would have been solved weeks ago if the Tokyo
police department had gotten their act together enough to stop this guy from
the beginning. He�s gotten too much practice in now, and they�re still just
sitting around, dumbfounded at the idea that someone could commit crimes with
this level of ferocity.�

The new
case Duo was on involved a serial killer from America who had skipped countries
to avoid arrest in the states, but had been unable to drop his old habits. He
enjoyed finding young men or women and then kidnapping them for up to 3 days,
just to torture them before scalping them and removing their hands and feet. He
had a particular attraction to young men and women with extremely long hair,
and the case had been plaguing local authority figures for weeks. They had
finally gotten up the balls to call in the Preventers to help them stop such a
horrific killer.

Heero was a
bit nervous at the thought of his lover working on such a case. After the war,
the pilots had been in the news quite a bit, and the fact that they worked for
the Preventer�s was quite well known. He didn�t want the psycho to get the idea
of adding a nice long braid to his collection of scalps, but Duo would here
nothing of it. Sally had assigned him to the case and he had it in his mind to
see it through.

Duo�s
comment about the Tokyo
police, while being rather harsh, rang true in this case. They were effective
enough in handling minor cases, but when it came to stuff like murder, they
were way out of their league. Murders, in Tokyo,
were few and far between. Lack of practice in handling such things had made the
cops pathetically dependent on the local Preventers, and when they did try to
help out, they did nothing but get in the way.

Heero
glanced around the bedroom he and Duo shared, making sure he hadn�t forgotten
anything. He was supposed to meet the informant in a colony in the L2 system and
if he left anything he needed at home, he wouldn�t have the time to come back
for it. Spying an extra gun sticking out from under his night stand, Heero
reached for it, pulling it out and brushing off the gathering dust bunnies. Old
habits die hard and both he and Duo had been known to keep random weapons
around the house and always within reach. He knew for a fact that Duo still
often kept his lock picks stashed in his hair. It was always fun trying to
explain that one when they went through metal detectors.

Tucking the
gun into the back of his jeans for the time being, Heero exited the room,
coming face to face with a still very stubborn Duo.

�If I can�t
come with you, I at least want you to have a part of me,� Duo said, his eyes
daring Heero to object. He swiftly reached around his neck and unclasped the
cross that he still wore every day. Grabbing Heero�s hand, he placed the
necklace in it and closed his fingers around the cold metal.

�Duo,�
Heero said, looking at his love, �I can�t take this. What if something happens
to it? Besides, you need this. It�s your good luck charm.�

Duo nodded
at the remark. �That�s right. And while you�re gone, it�s going to be your good luck charm. It�s always
protected me, and now it�s going to protect you.�

While he
never really believed in good luck charms, Heero was never going to tell Duo
that, so he dutifully clasped the cross around his neck, tucking it into his
shirt. He leaned in, kissing Duo soundly on the lips and then broke off,
heading toward the door. Duo followed him, opening the front door as Heero
grabbed his bags and headed out into the hallway of their apartment building.

Since they
lived on the 12^th floor, they opted to take the elevator and, while
standing outside of the doors, held each other�s hands, knowing this would be
the last contact they would have with each other for at least a week.

The dinging
of the elevator bell signaling its arrival broke through their silence, Heero
picking up his suitcase, while Duo grabbed his carry on and they stepped
inside. They rode down, alone in the car, and exited on the ground floor,
making their way toward the front of their building.

Heero�s cab
was waiting out front, right on time, and Duo helped him load his luggage in
the trunk. Handing him his laptop to keep with him in the back, Duo grabbed
Heero�s hand, holding it firmly between his.

�Be
careful,� Duo said, his eyes full of worry. �The L2 colonies aren�t exactly the
nicest places. Trust me.� His face had a rye smile on it, remembering the time
he spent in the system growing up.

�I�ll be as
careful as ever, if not more,� Heero said, reassuring his partner. He kissed
Duo one last time before sliding into the back seat of the cab and closing the
door.

�Where to,
buddy?� the cab driver asked, glancing at Heero in his review mirror.

�The
shuttle port,� Heero answered, never taking his eyes off of his lover outside.

The car
slowly pulled away, merging with the traffic, and as Duo watched it go, he saw
Heero growing smaller and smaller. Finally, all he could see of his love was a
bright yellow spot mixed with the other cars on the street, and he decided he
should probably go back inside.

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�So where
exactly did your boys find her?� Duo asked the cop for the umpteenth time. He
wiped his brow as little beads of sweat slowly worked their way down his skin. His
office air conditioning had been broken for almost a week now, and the mid
afternoon heat of the city was starting to get to Duo.

�And why
wasn�t I notified immediately?� Duo
said, his anger boiling through to the surface. �I am the head authority on
this case, despite what your boss may say, and I should have been told of this
development the minute it was discovered, not three hours later.� He slammed his hand on the desk for emphasis,
causing papers to scatter everywhere.

The chief
of the Tokyo
police was beginning to irk Duo. He was one of those people who thought that
the Preventers were nothing but mindless soldiers in need of jobs who couldn�t
find their way out of a paper bag. He was constantly withholding evidence from
Duo, slowing him up in the manhunt even more. The only thing that kept him in
the case was those ex-soldiers who had joined the police force who felt an
obligation to the Preventers for their help during the Eve War. They still kept
Duo in the loop, calling him whenever a new body was found and getting him
access to the evidence.

�Okay,� Duo
said, grabbing a notepad from his top desk drawer. He wrote down the address of a restaurant in the Roponggi district and shoved the notepad in his shirt pocket. He slammed the phone
into its cradle before grabbing his car keys out of his coat pocket. Gathering
up the things he�d need into his briefcase, he heard a light tap at his door.

�Mind if I
tag along? All of this paperwork is making my head spin.�

Duo glanced
up to see who was talking and was pleasantly surprised. �Wu-man! Hey, long time
no see! Of course you can come. Is the desk job getting to you?� Duo grinned as
Wufei made a slight noise of annoyance at being stuck behind the desk pushing
paper.

�The case
Sally and I just finished had so many forms to go with the report. And now
she�s out of the country making some press release about the continued
disarmament, so I get stuck with it all.� Throwing his hands in the air, he let
out a very controlled sigh, giving Duo one of those �what can you do?� looks.

Duo
chuckled, understanding the troubles that could come with having a partner.
Someone has to get stuck with the paperwork, and as Duo knew from experience,
Heero had trouble sitting still long enough to fill out all the necessary
forms.

�Sure, Wu,
grab your briefcase.� Duo nodded to the parking garage that was visible just
outside of the window opposite the door. �I�ll drive.� Winking as he walked out
of the office and turned around he pulled the door shut. �My car has better air
conditioning.�

The
chuckling was heard down the hall of the office as the two men left the
building.

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With the
sun reaching its zenith in the sky, the two Preventers lazily exited the black
car that was parked along the curb of the road. Donning a pair of sunglasses,
Duo lead the way, briefcase in hand, and slowly approached the crime scene that
he was supposed to be in charge of.

�Well,
well, well, gentlemen, what have we here?� he inquired as he flashed the guard
his badge.

Whipping
around, the chief of police stared at Duo with his mouth slightly agape for a
few seconds before regaining composer. �Mr. Maxwell,� he spat out, making the
name sound more like a swear word. �We were just about to call you. There has
been another body found and it looks like the same MO as the Clubber case.�

Duo grinned
politely at the man. �So I�ve heard. Let�s see here,� Duo bent over the body,
pulling his glasses off in order to get a better look at the corpse sweltering
in the summer sun.

�The hair
has been cut off, and the left foot and right hand have been removed, severed
at the ankle and wrist respectively.� He set his briefcase on the ground and
opened it, pulling out a pair of gloves. He snapped the powdery latex over his
skin and reached down to the victim. He placed his hand on the body�s shoulder,
flipping it over to get a look at the face.

This one
was a young girl, in her early to mid twenties, and of Asian descent, most
likely Japanese. The hand and foot had been removed with almost surgical like
precision. There were no signs of excess bleeding at the scene that would
normally accompany the removal of such an appendage.

�Looks like
our boy�s getting better, Mr. Chang,� Duo said, addressing Wufei formally in
front of the other officers. �Take a look at the skill he used in removing the
hand and foot.�

Duo stood,
moving away from the body to allow Wufei to get a better look. Seeing a moment
of opportunity, he approached the chief of police, donning his sunglasses once
again.

�Mr.
Takewada, a moment please?� Duo asked the man, who looked as if his head was
going to explode.

Takewada
gave Duo reproachful glare. He was still sore at the fact that a boy younger
than half his age was over his head in this investigation. He didn�t care if
the boy had piloted all five Gundams at once with his pinkie finger; he was not
fit for the position.

�As a
matter of fact, Mr. Maxwell, I was just about to head over to headquarters.
I�ll speak with you later.� He turned to leave, chuckling to his assistant as
they walked towards his car.

�Takewada!�
Duo shouted, his blood boiling. The insolence of this man! �I am the commanding
official of this investigation, and as such, I will tell you when it is time to
leave!� Shinigami flared to life in the young boy, anger emanating from him in
waves.

Wufei�s
head jerked up from his investigation, curious to see who had invoked the rage
of the God of Death. Seeing Duo storming over to the chief of police, Wufei
groaned. This was going to be bad.

�How dare
you even attempt at leaving me and my department uninformed of this newest
victim. The Tokyo
police does not have jurisdiction over this case, the Preventers do. We are
kind enough to allow you to help, because this is your territory, but if you
continue to interfere, I�m going to have to file charges against your
department! Now get out of my sight before I do something I�d regret in the
morning.� Duo�s eyes blazed as he stared the man down, putting every inch of
his 5�7� frame behind the look.

The chief
stood still in his tracks, realizing now why the small pilot had been one of
the most feared during the wars. The pure malice and contempt for the young man
was squelched beneath his desire to remain alive, as the man gave a little bow
to Duo.

�As you
wish�..sir,� the chief said before turning to his assistant. He gave a curt nod
towards the car and both men headed off to their vehicle and sped away down the
busy Tokyo
road.

Duo watched
the men leave before turning back to the crime scene. �What are you all gawking
at? Get back to work!� he shouted at the other cops, noticing that all eyes
were fixed on him.

�That was
quite a show you put on there, Maxwell,� Wufei approached his friend, pulling
off his latex gloves and putting them in a plastic bag. �That man is smarter
than I thought. Most people in his position would have blown up at you right
back.�

�Yeah,� Duo
growled, �and then they would have lost a limb.� Seeing the look Wufei shot
him, he grinned sheepishly. �I know. I lost my temper. But I hate it when
people treat me like a kid!�

�All right,
Maxwell,� the Chinese boy said, patting Duo on the back. �Let�s get these
reports back to headquarters. I�m already having the body sent to our guys
downtown. We�ll finish up there.�

Slipping
his sunglasses on, Wufei led the way to the car, Duo following him and barking
orders all the way.

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�Damn it,
Wufei!� Duo shouted from his pile of papers. The case reports of the seven most
recent victims were splayed over his desk, yellow highlighter marks
crisscrossing the pages.

Wufei
raised an eyebrow at his partner from across the desk. Since Sally still wasn�t
back from the conference that was being held on one of the colonies in the L3
system, he had decided to bring his work into Duo and Heero�s office and borrow
the unoccupied desk.

�For your
sake, I hope that paper is named Wufei and you did not just needlessly yell at
me, Duo� Wufei said to his friend with mock anger in his voice.

�Sorry, Wu,
it�s just that this case is getting more and more infuriating by the minute.
There�s no logical connection between the victims besides the fact that they
all go to bars. The bars aren�t even close in distance. It�s like the guy
randomly picked bars out of the yellow pages. There are never any witnesses
either. He�s never seen leaving with the girls and he�s never spied by a friend
or passerby. He�s too good to make mistakes. He hasn�t left a fingerprint or
even a damned strand of hair. We got nothing on this guy. I don�t know how
we�re going to catch him.� Duo allowed his head to fall onto the desk with a
resounding thud.

Wufei just
sighed. He was used to this sort of reaction from Duo. The only thing was, Duo
always got his man, be it bad guy or otherwise. That was the reason he and
Heero were always given the hardest cases. With Heero�s tenacity and Duo�s keen
intuition and ability to feel out a case, they never failed.

There
amazing record never seemed to stop Duo from getting discouraged though. Almost
every case, Duo would wonder into Wufei�s office, a grim look on his face, as
he begrudgingly explained that this latest case was going to be the end of both
their record and their jobs. Despite the fact that their record was better than
even Wufei and Sally�s, Duo always thought that if they messed up on one case
that was it. He was terrified of losing his job, because he always thought that
only he would be fired, never Heero.

Sighing,
Wufei glared at the boy across the desk. �Duo, look,� he began. �You and I both
know that you�re not going to let this guy get away. You have never lost a
case, whether you were with Yuy or alone. The two of you are the perfect
agents. Besides, even if a case did run cold, they wouldn�t fire you over one
mistake. You�re the best they have. Une would have had to have gone mental to
do something like that. Someone would have had to of hit her over the head with
a club or something�� Wufei trailed off, the image of Une getting clubbed
provoking laughter from his lips when he was suddenly startled.

�That�s it
Wufei!� Duo yelled, bounding up.

Looking
very perturbed, Wufei just looked at the boy. �What�s it, Duo? You�re going to
club Une?�

Duo just
shrugged off the remark with a roll of his eyes. �Of course not. But I can
visit some clubs. Since the guy has yet to use the same club twice and he
appears to be choosing them completely at random, there�s a chance that, if I
looked long enough, I might end up at the same club he is. And them bam! He�s
mine!� The glint in Duo�s eyes scared Wufei a bit.

�Now Duo,
look, you can�t just go out looking for the guy in any club in Tokyo. You�ll never find him.�

�That�s why
I�m going to go to a lot of clubs. Tonight. And with they way I�ll be looking,
this guy will be hard pressed to stay away.� Duo brushed his bangs out of his
eyes and did his best sexy face for Wufei.

�You can�t
go out there as bait for a serial killer
you moron. I told Yuy that I wouldn�t let you do anything stupid while he was
away and this appears to be falling into that category.�

�Then why
don�t you come with me?� Duo asked as he began to gather the cluttered papers
over his desk.

�I can�t,�
Wufei said, shaking his head. �Sally gets in tonight and I have to pick her up
at the shuttle port. Then we�re going to finish this paperwork so we can have
it in to Une by tomorrow morning. But you can�t go alone.� Wufei finished,
giving Duo an evil �do-as-I-say-or-die� look.

�Fine. Then
I�ll call Quatre. He�d probably love to go with me.� Duo grabbed the phone,
punching in the numbers to Quatre�s private extension that only the former
pilots knew.

�Quatre?
It�s Duo�.. Yeah, I�m doing great. Listen, I have a favor to ask you. Would you
want to come clubbing with me tonight? ��Well, not technically. We�re going to
be working on a case of mine�.. Yeah, the clubber guy. I wanted to go, but
because Heero�s away, Wufei says I can�t go alone, and since he can�t go, I
thought you might like to�� Great! I�ll pick you up at 8:00? ��. Okay. See you
then!� Duo hung up the phone, looking mighty pleased with himself.

Realizing
he�d lost the fight, Wufei just hung his head. �Fine, go with Quatre. But if
anything happens to you and Yuy comes and kills me, I�m going to find you in
what ever afterlife your spirit goes to and make it hell for eternity.�

Duo just
laughed as he packed up the rest of the files into his brief case, closing it
before grabbing his coat and heading out the door. He had to go home to get
dressed to his utmost sexiest if he was going to nab a serial killer tonight.

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From
somewhere in the shadows, laughter sliced maniacally through the silence of the
night. So he was going out for a night of fun. Watching him leave, followed by
the fierce Chinese boy he knew to be called Chang Wufei, he felt a surge of
hatred surge forward.

Swaying his
hips seductively to music that wasn�t playing, Duo joked with Wufei on the way
to the car, totally unaware of the second pair of eyes that watched him, filled
with nothing but the desire of wiping that smile off of his face forever.

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So? What�d you think? Good for the first chapter after a
teaser? Hope you all like it and feel free to tell me what you think! All you
have to do is review! Thanks for reading!

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