'Duo!' Heero's mind flashed back to Duo calling at one in the morning. Duo knew. He knew about all that was happening!

'Did-D-Did he hear?!' His breath caught in his throat a little, but he had to keep calm. He closed his eyes and fell onto the floor cross-legged. He kept his breath evened and cleared his mind of all last night, or rather this morning's, events. He then began to meditate, or try to at least.

He opened his eyes a couple hours later on after he had figured out what he was going to do, something logical and something that would keep everything from them. 'If they found out...' He shook his head, he didn't even want to know what would happen.

He got up and switched his alarm off and grabbed his wallet, slightly full from his paycheck. He hid half of it in a hole in the wall where a fellow chipmunk who later became his friend lived. Though there was a draft at times, Chippy, the chipmunk who preferred to be called that, came out to stay in the slightly warmer room.

He looked down and saw the worried look of Chippy. Luckily, he hid the hole with his bed and only Chippy or his hand would be able to find the hole that was about the same size as a basketball.

He smiled slightly as he bent down and opened a drawer of his and pulled out a piece of bread, half his dinner from last night, that he shared with his friend. The one friend he knew wouldn't hate him no matter what.

He placed the piece next to Chippy who looked at Heero with worried eyes and looked back at the piece of bread. He nudged his nose at it, moving it slightly towards Heero.

"Don't worry." He let his gentle hand lightly touch the chipmunk's head. "You'll need it more than me. It'll keep your energy high for the cold weather." He smiled and told him that he wanted him to take the food, saying he'd get more to have later with his money.

He got up from his spot on the floor and grabbed his backpack, not noticing the rodent crawling into his jean pocket. Today he threw on a black jean jacket and a black shirt to match and some faded black loosed jeans and his chucks.

He opened the door and went to the kitchen, getting the food ready for his parents. After that was done, he set the table and made a mental check that everything was there and he turned and his fingers drifted to a piece of toast but he grabbed an apple instead. He turned and opened the door and walked into the brisk weather.

His head was lowered as he walked pass the crowds of people and made his way to school. Then he heard what he heard everyday. "HEERO!" The braided teenager called through the streets as the people who had grown used to the routine stepped idly out of the way. Others, less used to this routine, had stepped out of the way in the nick of time.

Heero's eyes twitched a little bit as the boy named Duo rushed up to him as he was panting but still keeping pace with the stoic ex-pilot.

"What was with this morning?" Duo questioned with stupidity. 'I have to figure this out, so might as well pester it outta him or act stupid...'

"What?"

"The banging on the door? The whole 'Who the hell is on the phone thing'. "Duo said, waving his hands in a dramatic way as they walked, Duo accidentally hitting a business man who growled lowly at them before getting a death glare from Heero and rushing off.

"Duo."

"Yeah?" Duo seemed to have hope dripping with his words.

"What time did you call?" Heero questioned though it sounded more on the lines of a statement. Duo looked at him and then seemed to think about the staement. They continued amking their way to school in silence until Duo spoke up again.

"I think it was like, 1 am." Duo said and looked at Heero.

"Usually when a person calls, the phone RINGS and wakes everyone up in the house and sends them all into CRAPPY moods, such as my foster father." Heero told him lowly as he continued his trudge on the way to their school, a few girls giggling in a flirting manor at the football player and Duo's braid and their appearance. Both were well known in the school for their looks as well as the other transfers (Relena Catherine, Trowa, Wufei at times, and Quatre).

"Oh yeah!" Duo said, his mood not disturbed by Heero's words. He had gotten used to them it seemed.

Chippy's head poked out of Heero jacket coat, the side closer to Duo. When Duo noticed a slight movement of fluff, Duo looked at Heero's pocket, which was squirming, and came face to face with a little rodent also known as a chipmunk. That's when all hell broke loose.

Duo blinked in surprise and poked Heero's arm, getting a hiss from Chippy for touching his friend and master. He jerked his finger away and Heero looked at Duo with a raised eyebrow at him.

Heero stopped and then looked at the expression he held. "Duo?" Heero sighed in exasperation.

"Heero?" Duo questioned. Heero muttered something, telling him that he acknowledged him. "You know there's a rodent in your pocket, right?" Chippy hissed at this comment. 'Rodent my ass!' His tiny mind hissed at the boy who dared be so happy when he situation he was in was so dire.

"Kuso!" Heero cursed as he saw Chippy in his pocket with an innocent expression on his face when he looked at Heero but hissed when he turned his black beady eyes to Duo again.

"Possessive little mouse, aren't we?" Duo muttered it being sad enough that Duo's finger was within biting range for the chipmunk.

"OWWW!!!" Duo screeched at the chipmunk latched onto his finger with anger as Duo tried to fling him off.

"Duo!" Heero shouted, trying to get the chipmunk back without hurting him. "Chippy!" He shouted, making Duo raise an eyebrow until he realized with another crunch on his finger of the 'rodent' that was, in fact, sucking his blood. Seemingly of course. "You little Vampire! Stop sucking my friggin' blood damnit!!!"

Heero grabbed Duo and put his hand underneath Chippy as Duo waited with wide eyes and saw the chipmunk release his grip on his finger and crawl up Heero's sleeve and snuggle against his neck with affection.

"Since when do you have a pet rodent?" Chippy hissed again, clamping his teeth over and over again to remind Duo of the last time he said that. "Uh... yeah..."

"Since there was one in my house." Heero told him.

"Where did you find him?" Duo pried further into the life of Heero Yuy.

"In my room."

"EW!! You found that rat in your room? Man, what kind of room do you have?!" Duo questioned, missing the dark look painted on the teenager's face and Chippy's also.

They silently continued their trek to school as Chippy slipped into Heero's backpack and Duo pondering over how strange this morning could get. Then he remembered that both he and Heero had science today. The teacher was making them do a project today, but the partners were undecided still.

Author's note:

so...who should be paired with hee-chan? dun dun dun! Hope you people like the update! I'm writing as fast as i can for y'all! I got 53 reviews! I'm surprised this story is as good as it is and i think i'm gonna lower the rating because i don't think there will be as much abuse still not sure about that though. the next chapter will be Yelir's class. I'll try and make it funny to get people who are reading this a little cheerier. Thank you people for all the reviews! They make me so happy and encourage me to write faster and more!

reviewers:

Yume Keki: I'm continuing the story. i love gundam wing too much to abandon it. Thanks for the constant reviews!

ASKInfinity: I wish thee luck with your story! Still have to start with an acoustic guitar though. i do wanna be able to play green day on an electric when i reach that point. Uh...never knew Justin was a computer person that much. i think he's taking software aps. Ok...back to the point: thatnks for the review, i take it as a compliment that your still reading my story since you don't care for GW.

Lurker: Thanks for the review! you should have signed it though (people, this is my sister with a weird id name currently). glad that (i think) you liked my story!

Gundom1 Wing Zero: Oh! Thank you for the compliment! This one broguht tears to my eyes! sniffle I'm relly glad that you like my story! Here's the ext chapter and the next one will be out soon! Hopefully i get as much reviews as the other chapters! . btw, random thought: your freidns have pretty names!

Bunch-o-Nuts: Sorry 'bout the cliffie last time. The reason why i started writing was because there were way to mcuh cliff hangers and stories no one updated.

BlackX: That's really cool how your german! I'm part Geramn actually. Have some family over there, but not the point. I didn't think you were nagging at all, if anything i would consider it constructive critisism. Thanks for the review! There will probably be more flashbacks only more understanding and all in them.

DarkAngel: Thanks for the review, and look! I updated! Tee hee! Thanks for the reviews!

Hells-angel8: question; what does frisk mean : P muahahha! uh...i hope this answered your question but i think the others may find out later! people usually have to get together to work on projects but Heero's parents won't let his friends come over incase something in their behavior slips.

Lockea: thanks for the review again! your constructive critisism is very helpful that it is! i think i might push the rating back down to PG-13. i really did a bloody chapter in that one, neh? I'll go ionto more detail on what drove his mother to suicide, or was that a way to make heero more cold? dun dun dun! I promise i won't let any of my fans die of suspense, but i might make heero turn itno a self mutilater (a cutter). Who knows...

dostil: thanks for the compliment!

uplifted: Sister, did you not read my author's notes? Its because he has low self esteem (you were there when watching him jump off the medical building!) and little self worth. plus, verbal abuse tends to leave the victim believng that it really is their fault. who's taking abuse in health? i am. so the chapters will be coming easier to write. also got down some symptoms and stuff on abuse.

Erinamations-limited2-nothing: thanks for the review and compliment!

gundam girl: your not the only person who thinks that they should die horribly. the 'honeymoon' stage will be coming soon when it's all happy and then the abuse starts again i think i might add that. i wish thee luck with the shots, i hate them soo mcuh! who wants a syringe jabbed and punctured into your flesh to get into your muscles and inject fluids? twitch twitch i know, one time i kicked a doctor. they had to restrain me. not sure if i mentioned that already...Oo I hope that it all goes well. if anyone can say that for shots...

Well, i hope all you people liked this chapter and thank you everyone for the reviews and support! I love reviews! they help me write and keep me happy, or keep me in the mood to write this story! The next chapter will be an AP special with Yelir in it.