I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.

It's been a week since Heero saved Relena from Marimahha. He spent the first half of the week in the hospital. He was finally able to come home. Okay well he was at lest conscious enough to sneak out and make it back home with the rest of the pilots. Home… Home… He stopped his work on Wing and gave a sigh. Yes, this was as close to home as any he has ever known. Quatra decided after the war that the boys all should stick close together and live in one of his fathers smaller houses. Heero was happy to oblige. As much as Duo's ramblings often got on his nerves he wasn't ready to live on his own yet, not after so many years of solitude he endured while Dr. J trained him. Heero shook his head to clear his thoughts and continued working on Wing. He was still wounded, two ribs broken, knee out of joint, and numerous bruises and cuts, but of course he wouldn't show any signs of it. The ordeal left him very tired and his arm, which hasn't been the same since he self-destructed was strained and giving him trouble. He knew that he should be responsible and rest. However he was Heero Yuy, the gundam pilot of Wing Zero he didn't need rest. It had been decided by the boys that the gundams needed to be destroyed once and for all. Heero was down in the gundam hanger setting the explosives in Zero or at lest what was left of Zero, for its final self destruction. As he was climbing out of zero's leg he pulled his arm muscle to hard and he slipped, falling back down, gashing his leg on a scrapped electrical panel.

"Perfect" Heero muttered.

He pulled his shirt off and ripped it into strips, wrapping them around the wound. Then he carefully started to climb out of wing.

In the house

Duo was sitting on the kitchen counter munching on a sandwich. He was talking to Trowa and mindlessly swinging his legs and playing with the end of his braid. A very ticked off Heero stormed into the house.

"hey buddy! Howz it going?" Duo asked in a sing song voice.

"……"

"Fine then………, are you limping?"

"……"

Heero walked right on by and slammed the bathroom door.

Quatre walked in, " what is going on with Heero"

"I think he is over doing it, as usual." Duo commented back. " He has been in Wing all day and I don't know what time he woke up this morning to go out there. Course now he comes in side all Mr. I am tough don't talk to me grouchy face."

Trowa broke into the conversation, " he probably is still in poor shape from his last stunt in wing. He was unconscious for three days in the hospital, and we all know he checked himself out. He still needs to let his body heal."

At this time Heero came out of the bathroom, with a slight limp, he headed up stairs to his bedroom, to get ready for Relena's party. Heero sighed he didn't fell like going any where but, Little miss queeny had to have another party to celebrate another end to another war. Heero was getting a little tired of be clung to… This was going to be a llloooonnngggg evening.

"You know a good nights rest would do him some good." Quatre stated.

" yea except that if we suggest it to Heero, he will just disagree." Trowa exclaimed

"Or say, "suggest that again and I will kill you"." mocked Duo.

" There is a way…I have some sedatives left from out first aid gear from the war. We will all be at Relenas place tonight for the party we can give it to him before we go. Trawa commented.

Wufei heard this part upon entering the kitchen. "dishonorable, going behind a mans back like that. Besides its time to go."

Wufei called up stairs to Heero " Yuy its time to go…."

Heero who was in pain, and very tired, didn't feel the need to be rushed, especially with the newly hurt leg called back, " CAN it Wufei, "

Heero started to come down the stairs. On the last step he stumbled and Wuefi help steady him.

"Wufei… " Heero gruffly shook him off his shoulder. "I don't need help."

Heero then realized he didn't have his laptop wordlessly turned around and began his ascend up stairs…very slowly.

"Heero where are you going? We have to go!" Quatre said

"Laptop" was the only response.

" soo explain to me how we can get him to take the drugs.." Wufei asked

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By the time Heero gimped his way down stairs the rest of the boys were sitting around the table drinking a beverage, Heero had never seen before.

"hey Heero, you have to try some of this soda that Duo put together." Quatre said.

" NO "

AWWWW come on Heero lighten up, we are going to a party lets get into the mood" Duo said as he draped his arm over Heeros shoulders.

With his death glare Heero removed Duos arm and took the cup. He knew from the many missions he had been on with Duo that there was going to be no shutting him up unless he tried the drink. In reality he was just too tired to fight with Duo tonight. So he picked put his glass and smelled it. It was fizzy and he wanted to sneeze. As he took the drink in one large gulp, something tasted funny to him course he wasn't used to such sweet things. Sure he ate a little differently with the war being over however he still stayed away for a lot of the unnecessary foods. He noticed the other drinks also fizzed and probably contained pop, he didn't think anything of it, except he knew he was tired and it was Duo's new thing to mix pop and different juices. Duo was still trying to get him to share in his junk food joy. Noticing the time, Heero headed for the door and the others followed after him.

It was Wufei's turn to drive Duo sat in the front seat, Trowa and Quatra in the middle, and Heero decided to take the back with all the gear, that way if he had to sneak some pain killers along the way he could.

By the time the boys arrived at the palace Heero was feeling a little light headed and tired, he wasn't too worried about it, he knew that there was a room ready for him at Relena's if he needed to duck out of the party early. Besides that, his leg was still hurting like hell. He focused on putting the pain out of his mind and not walking with a limp. Even though the car ride was only an hour Heero was feeling really stiff. All Heeero wanted to do was get to his room to rest for a few moments. Relena saw them enter the mansion and called them into the great room. She wanted their opinions on the rest of the decorating. Of course she would let Heero slip by, she latched on to his arm and escorted him personally to the great room.

By the time the other guests started to arrive Heero was feeling grouchy. He decided to stay towards the edge of the crowds, he preferred the shadows where no one would come and bother him. However, his plan was quickly thrown out the window by Relena. "Hey Heero, how are you doing?"

"Fine"

" Oh come on Heero after all this time can't we just talked like normal people".

Heero sighed, "I am doing well Relena how are you?"

"See, that wasn't so hard was it?" She giggled.

He was not in the mood for this air headed conversation. After all that is why he stopped being her full time body guard. Sure she was pretty, and courageous in her own way. But you can only take so much of. "HHHEEERRRROOO" this and "Heero", that and his personal hatred, if she says his name like "HHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRROOOOOOOO" one more time so help him he would put his gun down her throat where the sun don't shine. She was constantly telling him to stop being so paranoid. Then it would always end where he would have to save her life. Then there would be more "HHHEEERRROOOO".

"Heero come dance with me" Relena started to pull Heero towards the dance floor.

"Relena I don't… really"..

" Come on Heero lighten up." Relena giggled.

Heero was going to pull his arm out of her grasp. He didn't really know how his leg would take to dancing so much. He could already feel the bandage pulling. However to his dismay the song turned into a slow waltz and he signed. " one dance Relena, that is it for tonight."

"We'll see Heero, you never mean it. I know you love dancing with me you're just playing hard to get."

They began moving to the music.

It didn't take Relelna very long to get cozy in Heeros arms. All he could do was roll his eyes. She looked up at him and batted her eyes.

"So Heero I miss seeing you, do you think you could come back to work for me as my bodyguard?"

" Look Relena I just don't think I can work for you, besides I don't want to ever have to use a gun again."

" Ohh Heero it makes me happy to hear you say that your understanding my views more and more. You know there are other ways for you to protect me besides working for me or using a gun." Relena said getting closer to Heero and batter her eyelashes at him even more..

Heero had to tilt his head away. She was just too clingy tonight and whatever perfume she sprayed was making his head swim.

"Really Relena we see each other at least once a week, that arrangement is working just fine." Heero stated

" Oh" Relena started to pout, " I figured that after you came and saved my life your feelings for me have changed. I thought we could be more."

"Relena I care deeply for you. But I am not ready for what you are implying. I still need to do things." Heero said his head was feeling really foggy, he just wanted to lay down.

" Oh well then, just let me know when your ready, and I will make you soo happy Heero." Relena squalled and latched on tighter to him.

Heero sighed she just didn't get it, and he wasn't going to press the subject. He figured that in a year or so she would just give up on him and move on. That thought made a smile grace his lips. Relena clinging onto someone else….like Duo. He began to imaging Relena latching on to the edge of Duo's braid. Wiping the tip of it against her face. Duo trying to get away. The killer was instead of HEeeeerrrroo, Relena would be saying "DDDDUUUOOOOO". Now that thought made him chuckle aloud.

Relena who thought her presence brought about this good mood, snuggled in tighter to Heero as the second slow dance started. Heero was too entertained by his last visual to care much. By the time Heero got out of Relena's death grip he was thirsty.

Heero decided he had, had enough of the party so he got a bottle of water and walked towards his room. He didn't think Relena would need him, after all she had four other gundam pilots watching her. If Relena need help beyond that there wasn't much he could do for her. He undid his tie as he walked to his room.

Quatra and Trowa noticed that Heero left the party and they both grinned at each other.

"Finally" Trowa sighed " I gave him enough he should had been out hours ago. I thought he was going to collapse on the floor."

Duo broke into the conversation, " fat chance of that, Relena had him so tight that even if he did she would keep him up straight. Plus she probably would have thought that his unconscious state was do to her some how, whether it was from her beauty or grace or politics stuff."

The boys started to snicker "Probably", they all said together, then they all busted out laughing.

While still laughing Quatra choked out "speaking of, here she comes"

" Hey guys" Relena cooed all to sweetly, " have you see Heero?"

" He was a little tired so he went to bed."

"Soooooo early" she cried." I should go check on him to make sure he is okay."

"No that's ok Relena this is your party, I will go check on him if a few minutes." Stated Duo.

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When Heero got into the door way he wanted to just lay on the cool floor, his body felt so hot all he wanted was sleep. He hated feeling so weak. He walked into the door way and move to find the light. He heard a noise and turned to look upon the intruder. But he was hit hard on the back of the head. Heero staggered back, but got in a solid punch. He heard a grunt and then something swooshing through the air. Then everything went black.