This is a joint fic I'm doing with my friend Ryo Tay Moy. I'm doing the first part and she's doing the second part, each part has a number of chapters to it.

Summary: What if Heero and Duo met before the war? When they were still young innocent kids? And when they met again (In AC 195) Heero and Duo hated each other until Heero realised that he had met Duo before? But where?

Warnings: 1+2, mention of rape.

Notes: Duo and Heero in part one go by different names but it's easy to guess who whose. I'll explain the meanings of the names later on in the fic.

Disclaimer: Neither of us own any of the characters in here so don't sue!

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I'm Still Waiting – Part one – AC 185 Chapter One

He ran. His small legs pounded hard against the pavement as he skidded round the corner and flew down the street.

"Come back here you little thief!"

He turned round and waved at the fat man that had given chase to him. He continued to run and his long hair streamed behind him.

The fat man finally stopped chasing him, the young slim boy was more faster than he could ever be and there was no way that he would off caught the thief.

As for the thief he was heading back home. Well you can't really call it home after all it was disused until Solo and the gang moved in. But for our thief he didn't get there.

Upon turning a corner he ran straight into someone, someone who was the emery. He gulped and made a haste retreat until someone grabbed his hair and pulled him backwards into a dark alley.

"Look here guys, we caught ourselves a street rat."

"Get off me!" The boy spat and kicked out with his legs.

The leader of the gang that had hold of his hair shock him none too gently.

"I'm the one giving the orders here kid!"

He threw the boy into the corner of the alleyway.

"Isn't that Solo's Brat?" One of the gang members asked.

"Sure looks like it."

"Solo fucking brat or not. He's mine." The leader hissed.

"Leave him the hell alone!" Someone shouted into the alleyway and the sound of a safety being taken off on a gun was heard.

"Well talk of the fucking devil. Solo!"

The gang turned to face the young teen in the entrance to the alleyway.

"You ok Sutori?" The boy nodded. "Good. Now get your sorry asses out of my face!" Solo hissed.

"You and who's army?"

"Guys."

The whole alleyway was then filled with young kids and old teens, some armed with guns and the others armed with metal pipes.

The gang leader looked back at the boy hiding deep in the shadows.

"This isn't over yet brat." He hissed before turning towards the entrance to the alleyway.

Solo's eyes narrowed as the leader walked towards him. As the leader tried to push pass, Solo grabbed him and hurled him against the hard brick wall.

"Come near him again and I will personally dig your heart out with a spoon." Solo's voice was as cold and as hard as steel. His blue eyes glared deep in to the other man's black ones. "Understand me Coron?"

"I understand Solo, but it doesn't mean that I will listen."

"For your sake you better listen."

Solo shoved him away and spat on the ground by Coron's feet.

"Don't fuck with me. It'll be the last thing you do."

Coron stood up and smirked. He punched Solo before racing off with the other members of his gang. A few of the kids holding steel rods stood to go after him.

"Leave him." Solo ordered, rubbing his cheek to rid it off the pain.

"Sutoriitoenzeru!" Solo snapped out the boy's full name.

The name Sutoriitoenzeru had been given to the boy by the Japanese man that had found him as a baby in the ruins of a burned down house. Solo knew the name was Japanese but he never had time to find out what it meant. (1)

Sutori raised his head as Solo approached. He lowered it again at the cold look in Solo's eyes.

"Get up." Solo ordered.

Slowly Sutori stood expecting to be hit but instead he was pulled into a tight hug.

"Don't you fucking do that again! You scared me today kid. If any thing happened to you… God fuck it Sutori. I love you like a brother and don't want Coron getting you like he got Peater."

"I'm alright Solo." A small voice said from under Solo's arm.

Solo held Sutori at arms length and gave him the once over.

"Can we go home?" The young boy asked.

Solo nodded and lifted the boy up and signalled to the rest of the gang as he exited the alley.

Solo pulled the mid length chestnut hair over Sutori's shoulders. Brushing it with his fingers, he untangled the mess and glared at the back of Sutori's head.

"Wish you would look after your own hair!" He moaned.

"You told me that I couldn't cut my hair." Sutori protested.

"You shouldn't listen to me."

"But you said I should."

Fastening the hair with a piece of string Solo turned Sutori round to stared into violet eyes.

"You should listen to me most of the time. I know I lay down strict rules but I just don't want to lose you."

"You aren't going too."

Solo spun Sutori round and began to wash the dirty coloured back.

"How do you get yourself into these messes Sutori?"

Sutori flinched as cold water was poured over his back.

"Donno. Solo that's cold!"

"Listen, Sutori you might be young but you have to understand what I am saying! Coron can get very nasty when he doesn't get want he wants. He doesn't care how old you are or what sex you are as long as you have somewhere he can stick it that's all that matters to him."

"Stick what where?" Sutori asked innocently. The five year old looked back at Solo who sighed.

"Just stay away from him and stick with someone else every time you go out."

"Why? I don't understand Solo! Why must I be put on a leash? Why can't I go to school? Why can't I go any way on my own?"

"It's for your safety Su. We can't afford to send you to school. I… I… I sometimes wonder myself."

Sutori turned round and hugged Solo, getting Solo soaking wet.

"Sutori!" Solo gave a cry. Sutori laughed splashing Solo with more water. Solo grabbed Sutori's arms and looked straight into Sutori's eyes.

"Promise me you will stay away from Coron?"

"I promise. But why?"

"Someday you'll understand kid."

Solo lifted Sutori up and placed him on the ground and towelled him dry and dressed him in black rags.

"Solo?"

"Yea kid?"

"What will I understand?"

"Later kid. Later."

(1) I'll explain later on in the fic what his name mean but at the moment it doesn't have much to do with anything going on.

I don't know what Solo is like and so I kinda had to make his characters up! Don't flame me over it just send a few pointers into changing his character a bit! Thanks!

Well what you all think? Should we continue or not? Review PLEASE!!!!!!

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