Heero POV, you can tell when it talks about jeopardizing the mission. ^_^ More Heero sap! It seems to be my most consistent work…



Duo Maxwell's yard long braid is a weakness. I tell him as much every chance I get, but he always laughs it off.

He loves that braid. It stands out and could endanger his life, but he loves it. He wouldn't cut it for anything in the world. Duo Maxwell may be the original baka, the way he acts about that braid. It's a weakness. It could jeopardize the mission.

If that braid gets caught on something, if someone grabs it, it's the end of the line for him. It risks his life. It's a weakness.

But it has a unique kind of charm, too. He takes such good care of it, and I know he didn't get much of a chance to do that in his past, so I let him indulge.

He let me touch it once. I didn't yank on it or anything, I was as careful as I could be. I barely touched it with one finger. His face held one of the most shocked expressions I've ever seen in my entire life. Then he hugged me close, as tenderly as possible. For some reason, we both cried. That braid is a weakness.

But it's only my own.