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Silent Partners

The
important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for
what we could become. ~ Charles DuBois

Zechs
Merquise stared at the package that Wufei must have put on the table for him a
few days back. He had not been to back
to their apartment for several days now due to the case he was working on. Their address was printed onto the package
but there was no return address. He
frowned at that but it could have been from any number of people, his sister
included.

He carried
the package into his bedroom and shut the door behind him even though he was
alone in the apartment. The outside
world had been entreating enough on him and the more distance he put between it
and himself the better he felt, even if it was only for a few hours. He stripped off the wrapping and opened the
cardboard box beneath it. Inside was a
single folder containing papers. For a
moment he thought it was more work for him to finish but then he took a closer
look, removing the file from the box.

There was
an envelope under the file folder with the name Zechs scrawled across it in a
bold and flashy script. Curious he set
the folder aside and ripped into the envelope to see if there would be any clue
as to who had given him the mysterious package.

Zechs

Now before you get all self-righteous
and go to Une or Wufei with this just sit back and think for a moment.

I bet you�ll have a few questions as to why I�m going to you with this
and not Wufei or someone else. For
starters Wufei is far too honorable and he wants a fresh start and I respect
him too much to not give it to him after everything that�s happened.

I�m sure you�re wondering what I�m doing
with bringing you into this mess then.
It�s quite simple really, I need someone on the inside of the Preventers
who has top level clearance and you fit that description. I�m not asking for you to do anything bad, I
just want to know when you�re getting close to my people and operations and in
return I�ll supply you with information on any cases the Preventers are stumped
on if I can. So what do you say
Zechs? Do we have a deal? Think this over carefully. I�ll wait to hear from you.

~ Shinigami

Zechs felt
an icy chill settle over him as he read the hastily scrawled note. He knew this note was from Duo Maxwell and
still he was not reaching for the phone to call Une or at the very least Wufei. He reached out his hand to do just that but
found himself drawing back at the last moment,
uncertain. Zechs did not know Duo well
at all but there was something about his deal that Zechs could appreciate. Parts of the note were seared into his brain
as were the implied messages. He could
not bring this on Wufei and he had only joined the Preventers because he did
not know anything else and had no desire to learn now.

He looked
at the vid-phone number that was scrawled beneath the signature. He re-read the note and thought for several
long minutes about just what he wanted.
Wufei would be home for the weekend which would leave him with almost no
free time to contact Maxwell, if that was what he chose to do. But Zechs knew that he would join forces with
Shinigami even if he were back with OZ, the deal was too good to pass up.

Hesitantly
he dialed the number and sat back waiting for it to go through. It rang twice before being answered but not
by who he had been expecting.

�Zechs
Merquise?� Howard appeared on the other end of the screen. �Let me guess you�re calling for Duo? I�ll go and get him for you. Just wait for a moment.�

Zechs
nodded mutely. The man who controlled
the Sweepers left his line of sight. He
should have guessed that Maxwell would ally himself with the Sweepers after he
had disappeared. It was a logical move
for him to make.

He heard a
set of footsteps and then Duo Maxwell appeared in his line of sight and took a
seat in the chair Howard had recently vacated.

�Hey
Howard,� The young man called out with a somewhat serious expression. �Don�t forget about my pick-up.�

Howard gave
an affirmative response and Duo merely grinned and then Zechs heard a door slam
shut.

�Glad you
called Zechs,� Duo grinned again at the platinum haired man. �Do you agree to my proposition?�

�How do I
know I can trust you?� Zechs asked the young man, deciding to start out with
the first question on his mind.

�The same
way I know you won�t tell anyone about me,� Duo shrugged unrepentantly at his
none answer, knowing that to declare he was trustworthy could not be believed
by someone who did not know him or have to trust him out of necessity. �Really, you don�t. You have to take it on faith.� He smiled
mockingly at the last word, finding it comical.

�I�m
risking a lot if I accept this,� Zechs stated evenly, letting Duo know that he
was concerned.

�And I�m
not?� All traces of joking and laughter were wiped from Duo�s face to be
replaced with one of indignation. �I�m
risking more than you are Zechs, even if you are a Preventer. Do you have a computer that�s tied into the
Preventer network?� He changed his side
of the conversation suddenly.

�Of
course,� Zechs said.

�Run a
search on Shinigami,� Duo suggested.

Interested
Zechs booted up his computer and logged into the Preventer mainframe and ran
his search on the name. Dozens of
documents popped up in no time at all.
Documents he had never been aware of had even existed but then again he
was dealing with the Underworld and it was not his usual job within the
Preventers.

�I am
Shinigami,� Duo Maxwell proclaimed with a small amount of pride. �I control L2, despite what the politics
might say. And it�s true, I deal in
illegal things, in the dark things that no one wants to think about really
exist. But someone�s got to watch the
back door Zechs; if not me will it be the Preventers? I don�t think so. You people deal with threats that rise up
while I squash them before they get that chance, but I don�t catch all of them. What do you say Zechs? Allies or will you forgo my offer and tell
about this little conversation to Une?�

�Allies,�
Zechs said still not believing that he was actually joining with Duo Maxwell of
all people.

�This has
to be our little secret Zechs,� Duo smiled at his former enemy. �After our call this number will no longer
work. I�ll give you my assistants
number, Troy always knows how to
get in touch with me no matter where I am or what I�m doing. Although be warned it might take a day or so
for the message to get through to me but I�ll have you put on top priority as
well.�

Zechs
copied down the number that Duo recited to him.
He could hardly believe that Duo Maxwell was his unofficial
partner. The man was so unpredictable
and lacked the proper attitude of a soldier and yet there was something about
him that commanded respect. The concept
of Maxwell having so much power and control was a bit hard to grasp but he
supposed it was no more different than his sister or Quatre Winner. The only difference was that Maxwell was not
in the public eye and his power stemmed from very questionable enterprises.

�I have
just one more question,� Zechs said.

�What?� Duo
raised an eyebrow.

�Do you
know who killed Herr Redner?� Zechs asked.

�I did,�
Duo shrugged unapologetically. �He was
warned not to go to the Earth Sphere United Nation with his information on the
Ichii family, several times in fact. He
was given several opportunities to edit his report as well but he refused. I wasn�t about to let him destroy all my hard
work.�

�This isn�t
the war anymore,� Zechs pointed out to the former Gundam Pilot of Deathscythe
Hell.

�I know
that,� Duo sighed heavily. �But I
couldn�t let him talk to anyone. He got
in over his head and he knew the risks from the beginning, he just never
believed anything would happen to him.
And it risked my exposure if certain people did a little heavy digging
around. It would never look good for it
to come out that a Gundam Pilot runs the Underworld or even just the Shadows of
L2. The people would start clamoring for
all our blood, not just Dorothy�s.
Speaking of which if her trail goes south I�m going to get her out of
there.�

�So you
support Dorothy�s freedom?� Zechs nodded in approval at Duo�s �hell yes�.

�Of
course,� Duo said after he calmed down.
�Now I�ve got to go, I have stuff to take care of.�

Zechs
watched as the screen faded to black as the call disconnected. He sat at his computer reading through the
files on Shinigami until the sun had long since set, trying to figure out just
who Duo Maxwell had become, or who he had been all along.
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