"Come on, you can make it Duo. I know you can. You've been through tougher stuff before," I didn't reply or let go of his hand. Trying to stay positive, I told myself I wouldn't lose to this, as I was the god of death. All too familiar teardrops streaked down my face.

I did nothing but lie there for awhile. Heero didn't leave me, and I was glad. He held my hand to comfort me until I fell asleep. My biggest issue was that Heero wouldn't know I loved him, and I still didn't have enough courage to tell him. That left me with one option: beat the disease.

But it wasn't going to be easy.

"Hey, Duo, wake up," I ws lightly shaken awake by Quatre. As I opened my eyes he smiled at me.

"Hey Q-man," I wiped the sleep out of my eyes and sat up. The big clock by my bed read 4:30pm. Man, I can sleep a long time. "Where's Heero?"

"He said he had to do something and left when we got home. I don't know where he is," Just like Heero. "How are you?"

"Okay, but I'm kind of hungry. Today was a little hectic and kept bringing surprises," I think Heero already told everyone that I had the flu really bad. I just hope he hadn't given details about the day.

"I wouldn't think you'd exactly hate needles, but I guess it sort of makes sense," Damn you, Heero. I hung my head.

"Honestly, you people are evil," Quatre laughed.

"It's not everyday you feel as weak as Wufei thinks you are,"

"Now you know how I felt yesterday," Quatre smiled. "I'm going to get you something to eat. Stay here and I'll bring it to you," I nodded. I didn't plan on getting up anyways, but I think it was best not said. The flu was contaigeous, and I didn't want anyone catching it from me. And I was too tired to get up.

I ate my food (it was healthy, my least favorite kind) and read my book for awhile. Everyone had offered to but the tv in my room, but I declined. I knew they really didn't want to, and personally, I didn't want it in here. I liked the peaceful silence.

I rested my eyes with the book on my chest. I was thinking. Nothing in particular, it was just I had so many mixed up muddled thoughts flying through my head and I needed to sort them out. I was very tense.

But in my ear a slow and beautiful tune began to play. The small song was called Memory, which was my favorite melody. I remembered hearing it for the first time at the Maxwell Church. It had been Christmas time and a small box of one of the Sisters had been playing it. I've loved that tune ever since.

I looked up to see Heero holding a small snowglobe with a piano in it. The treasure was playing softly as Heero offered it to me.

"Here," He said. I took it carefully, wonderful memories washing over me like waves. "I got it for you,"

I was speechless as the little gift played in my hand. It was one of the nicest gifts ever given to me, bringing back the times when I had been happy.

Heero understood ny silence as thanks and he left to work on his computer. I wound the snowglobe up again and again until it brought me blissful dreams of sweet rememberings.

Over the next couple of days I didn't seem to be getting any better. I had gotten a little bit worse, but just so much that I didn't talk or do much. At least it prevented me from doing my homework.

I still stayed home, feeling like something the cat dragged in. Heero didn't stay home anymore, and I could understand why. He still had to go to his classes and do his homework, unlike me.

I began to wear a face mask as to stop me from spreading most of my germs. It made it harder for me to breathe sometimes when I had nightmares.

I had many nightmares about the gundams. All of them seem like they happened in real life. I think it's because of all the graphic battles I've been through in Deathsythe. I wonder if I'll have these horrid nightmares for the rest of my life.

I mostly sleep and eat all day. Sometimes I read, but only when I feel up to it. On some days I don't feel like eating at all, but Quatre won't get off my back until I hork something down.

I wish I'd get better soon. Doing nothing all day with no one to talk to leaves you with a very empty feeling inside. I'm glad when my friends get home from school. Hearing their voices at least reminds me that someone will be there for me.

I never really realized that Heero doesn't actually have much of a life. All he does during the day is watch tv and play on his laptop. Come to think of it, he does just as much as I normally do. I know he's great at so many sports, but he isn't a very good team player, so maybe that's why he doesn't join a team. Maybe it's because HQ won't let him. Who knows? Perfect Soldiers are hard to figure out.

About a week and a half after I caught the flu I woke up to find Quatre vaccuming my room.

"What up?!" I tried shouting over the vaccume, rubbing sleep from my eyes. Quatre didn't seem to be able to hear my sickly voice. "Hey, Quatre!!" It was hardly even a shout.

Heero noticed I was trying to get Quatre's attention so he got up and pulled the plug to the vaccume. When Quatre looked at him, he pointed in my direction.

"What's up, Q?" My raspy voice called. He rushed over to the bed.

"Besause you've been sick for so long, the headmaster got suspicous. I told him you were sick a dozen times already, but I don't think he believes me. Trowa said that while he was passing by the nurses office today he heard the headmaster and the nurse talking. They said that they were coming here tonight to see if you were faking it,"

"Our house, though. Why are we listed?" We shouldn't have been listed in the school directory. I laid back down, playing with my hair.

"I'm not sure, but Heero hacked into their computer toady and deleted our information. But you can bet they already have a copy printed up. Anyways, they found out that you live in a house with 4 other 15 year old boys only and added that you are a prankster, your case must have been a little bit fishy. I don't blame them for being suspicous,"

"When?"

"We're not sure. That's why I'm cleaning up your room now. It's a pigsty. I didn't mean to wake you Duo, but I have already cleaned the rest of the house,"

"Don't you have homework?"

"Yes, but I got it done this afternoon," I checked the clock. It was about 5:20.

"Please hurry, Q-man. I'm really tired and I can't sleep with that vaccume sucking up dustbunnies,"

Quatre laughed. "I never thought of it like that. I'll hurry as fast as I can," I nodded and shut my eyes. It took about ten minutes for Quatre to finish vaccuming because according to him this place was disneyland for the dustbunnies.

Afterward he left to the tv room. I could hear him ordering everyone around. "Trowa, you are going to watch tv, Chang, you are going to sit on the chair like this and read a book." I could hear Wufei try to correct him, but Quatre ignored his sputters. "Heero, you uh, you do whatever,"

Heero shortly came back into the room with a 2 sub sandwitches. He placed one wrapped in plastic on the nightstand for me. Then he went to do whatever he does on the computer. What can he do on that computer all the time? I didn't think it was safe to ask. I fell asleep again.

A/N: So? What do you think so far? R&R Please!