Title:  Ties of the Enemy
Author:  Zanthra
Pairings: implied 6x13
Warnings:  None
Word Count:  162
Notes:  I was shooting my bow in the back yard and the vague idea of this 
popped into my head.  As my aim got progressively worse, I gave up, came inside 
and this was the result.


“What ties them together?”  she mused, the artificial lighting of the ship 
reflecting off her glasses.  She seemed to stare out the window, but it was 
hard to tell the truth with her eyes hidden the way they were.

“Duty does, my dear lady.  Duty to a cause…”  Treize brushed a stray hair out 
of his eyes, the gesture careless, his other hand bringing a wine glass to his 
waiting lips.  His eyes slipped closed and the glass stayed near his face as 
he savored the flavor.  He didn’t bother to look in Une’s direction when the 
tap- tap of her heels picked up again.  She was pacing, her mind striving for 
a non-existent answer to a more than familiar question:  How to eliminate the 
Gundam Pilots?  She’d been racking her brain for days now and had had no lick 
what-so-ever.  He set his glasses on the coffee table and sighed.  Zechs would 
return soon, but soon would never be quick enough.