Okay, this isn't really an update; I just re-formatted what I already have of this story. I am (slowly) working on the next chapter, but I'm not going to make any promises about when it will be done. Hopefully with the re-working I'll get more reviews… Anywho, for those of you who are first time readers, Ameiro and Leia are OCs from a Gundam Wing story that I never posted and don't plan to. Leia only appears as a minor character, but Ameiro will get more involved later on. Explanation-wise, Ameiro is Heero's twin sister and Quatre's girlfriend. She is also psychic, but that's minor in importance. Leia is a member of a psychic alien race that attacked Earth (don't ask; it doesn't matter) and is with Trowa. I think that's everything, so... enjoy!

I do not own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon.

Only One

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It was over now. There was panic everywhere what with the fire trucks and ambulances, but Duo didn't really care about any of those things. It had been such a long, hard, hellish day. His sister was in his arms, practically sobbing with relief and horror and whatever other emotions she was feeling in the aftermath. After all, she was the one who had done it. She'd told him only seconds before that she was the only one who could, and Duo knew she was right. He was the only thing that kept her standing, maybe even conscious, until her friends came now to take her away. One of them in particular seemed to want him to come with them, but he couldn't. He hoped to see her again, but right now he had to return to his old life and his old friends. They would find him if he didn't. It was easier to go willingly. He kissed her goodbye and vowed to himself that he would never forget the tears in her blue eyes as she turned and walked away alone.

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Duo returned to their latest "safe house" battered and bruised and just a little bloody. Heero met him at the door. "You look like you've been through hell," the Wing Zero pilot said, helping his fellow pilot into the living room.

"I have," Duo whispered, thinking of her.

The others were in the living room: Ameiro and Quatre clinging to each other on the couch, Wufei leaning on the back of it, and Trowa and Leia standing nearby, Trowa's arm around Leia's waist. All were staring at the TV, watching the news it had endlessly spouted for the past two hours, until Duo came in. Ameiro, Leia, and Quatre, the two women strong psychics and the man empathic, flinched as Duo's mental pain washed over them. Heero helped Duo settle into a comfortable chair. Quatre muttered something about tea and left for the kitchen, Trowa following him.

Duo was shaking now, and Ameiro rushed over to her friend. "Duo-kun?" But his violet eyes stared past her, locked on the TV. The others turned around, all fearing what new disaster they would hear of.

"This just in… Only moments ago police attempted to arrest the Princess of Venus on the charges of assassinating Queen Relena. In the following struggle, two officers and the Princess were killed."

Duo stiffened and all of the blood drained from his face. He could dimly hear Ameiro say his name again, but then his mind went blank.

The violet eyes narrowed. Ameiro, who was nearest, swore that there had been a red glint in Duo's eyes as he turned, inexplicably, to Heero. Duo stood slowly, his expression darkening. "She wasn't supposed to die," he said in a voice none of them had ever heard him use. The voice was deeper and darker. "It was supposed to be me!" He leapt at Heero, knocking the slightly larger young man into a nearby end table. Ameiro's shriek was followed by the sound of china shattering as Quatre dropped his tea tray. He and Trowa rushed to help Wufei pull Duo off Heero. Ameiro began sobbing, though she hadn't the faintest idea why. Leia was in shock, not understanding any of the very strange vibes Duo was giving off. When Wufei and Trowa finally stepped back, holding Duo up, Deathscythe's pilot had fainted. Quatre helped Heero stand as well. None of them knew what to say. In the background, the news reporter added to her previous report.

"Earth's ambassador Milliardo Peacecraft, brother of the deceased Queen, is to make a formal apology to the coalition of planets for the Princess of Venus's death and hopes to begin peace talks with them soon."

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Ameiro checked on Duo later. They'd decided to put him to bed in his room, though he'd only used it once. None of them knew where Duo had been for the past week, and most members of the group were now afraid to ask. They'd left Wufei to watch him. Heero normally would have done it, but it had been agreed that under current circumstances and in light of recent events, that wasn't the best idea. The Chinese pilot glanced up from the book he'd been reading to pass the time and returned to it when he saw who the visitor was. Ameiro expected to find Duo asleep, but he was sitting up on his bed, legs pulled close and his head resting on his knees, staring at the black wall opposite him. The change from the ferocity of a few hours earlier scared Ameiro. Duo seemed younger than his eighteen years and much more vulnerable than she had ever seen him. He turned to her as she sat on the end of his bed, and this time she saw nothing but hurt in his eyes. "I saw her fall," he said in another different voice. This time it was soft and almost fragile. "I called out but it was too late. And now it's all ending, Alyssa. Everything we know is coming to an end."

Ameiro swallowed with difficulty. "Who's Alyssa?" she asked. Duo stared at her for a moment, and then a spasm crossed his face. Gone was the strange expression, and Ameiro sensed he was himself again. He put a hand to his head. "What happened?"

"That's what I need you to tell me, Duo."

He shook his head. "I can't."

Ameiro was kind. She didn't force him to talk.

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Two months and five suicide attempts later, the former Gundam pilots very reluctantly had their friend committed.

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