"Howard, are you still repairing Deathscythe?" Duo demanded, yawning.

"Relax, I'm almost done..." Howard said cheerfully, adjusting the Deathscythe.

"Okay, wake me up when dinner's ready..." Duo yawned and walked into his room, plopping onto the bed.

"Damn, I've been so tired lately," Duo muttered. He shuddered at a startling image of Heero laying on the ground, blood all over him.

"What...?" Duo sat up startled. He suddenly grabbed at his head, "What's going on?"

"Heero!" Duo cried, "Heero, speak to me!" Heero laid there, limp. Relena was next to him, unconscious. "Heero!" "Argh," Heero coughed up blood. "We have to get him out of here," Duo cried. Goku picked Heero up and flew off. Piccolo grabbed Relena and flew off towards the Sons house...

"Arrggghhh!"

"Duo, you okay in there?" Howard asked.

"Yeah I'm fine....arrgh!"

"Evil clones..." Goku said. Evil clones....evil clones....

Duo's eyes snapped open.

"Oh man," he whispered, "oh man."

Heero walked into his apartment and looked out the window. He sighed. Did all of this really happen? If so, he was probably the only one who remembered it. He jumped slightly when the door opened, turning around. It was a concerned Relena. Heero turned his back to her, sighing.

"What do you want?" Heero demanded.

Relena was silent. She closed the door behind her and slowly approached him.

"There's something bothering you. I was assuming maybe you wanted to talk about it?"

"Hmph. I don't talk about my problems to anyone," Heero muttered.

"Heero..." Relena trailed off.

"Just sit down," Heero said coldly, "I can see I can't get you to leave anytime soon."

Relena sat down, "Why didn't you kill me?"

"I have my reasons," Heero said.

Relena paused. Heero continued to look out the window. The silence was almost deafening. Relena stared at him.

"You're so mysterious," she whispered softly. Heero said nothing.

"Don't you ever talk to anyone, don't you let anyone in?" Relena asked softly, "You can't keep your feelings bottled up inside you forever."

"Yes I can," Heero said, "and I will."

Relena sighed, "Heero please..."

Heero turned around abruptly, his face filled with anger.

"Just leave me alone Relena. You'll never understand the pain I've felt all my life," Heero turned back to the window.

"Heero, if you tell me, maybe I can help it go away. I know how you feel Heero..." Relena stopped when Heero turned around and grabbed her by the wrists. His grip was firm, and almost painful. He pulled her towards him.

"You will NEVER know how I feel!" Heero screamed, "No one can! I never knew my parents, they were killed in a rebellion! I was all that was left! I had no one to love me or take care of me! And you, Relena, you had a mother and father who took care of you and loved you. You had friends! You had a family! You had a home! You had an education!"

Relena stared at him, shocked.

"I spent my whole life being trained to just kill and kill and KILL! Doctor J never cared about me, he wasn't a father! He was more like some kind of teacher! He didn't love me! He used me to be a killer and a soldier! I never went to parties, I never had, or have friends! I envy you, Relena. I envy you for everything you take for granted!"

Heero let go of her wrists and faced the window, unable to look at her.

"Heero..." Relena whispered, tears in her eyes. "I never knew you felt like that..."

"I told you," Heero whispered bitterly, "no one can understand me."

Relena sat there, staring at Heero. She immediately felt empathy for him. She had no idea he felt like that. How much she wanted to take that pain away. She slowly approached Heero and took his hand, staring into his eyes.

"I'm sorry..." that was all she could say.

Heero said nothing, he only looked away.

"I'm sorry about grabbing you like that, it wasn't appropiate," Heero apologized, somewhat embarrassed that he actually did feel bad.

"Here, sit down," Relena said softly. Heero sat down next to her, staring into space. He crossed his arms and pouted.

"Heero, I know something else is bothering you," Relena said, "something haunting you..."

Heero sighed, "Nothing happened, even if something did, I wouldn't tell you."

Relena sighed, getting Heero to truly open up was futile.

"Heero..." Relena stammered, "Please tell me...I wouldn't tell a single soul!"

Heero stared at her with his cold expression, he took out his gun and gently pushed the barrel against the skin under her chin.

"Leave," he whispered, "Leave, or I'll kill you."

Relena pouted, "Go ahead, Heero. Go ahead and shoot me."

She gasped as he took the safety lock off, his finger on the trigger. She quickly recovered, looking at his eyes. His eyes showed no emotions, none at all. Heero studied her eyes, surprised. She really was afraid of dying, but why is she pushing him? He tightened his grip on the trigger, he was still puzzled by Relena's actions.

"Why do you want me to kill you so much? Do you want to die?" Heero demanded, annoyed by his hesitation on pulling the trigger.

"My purpose has been fulfilled. My brother is the king of the Sanc Kingdom, I don't see what's the problem with dying now."

Heero was silent, "You're just bored with your life."

"I used to have friends and a normal life, but not anymore. I only have Noin, my brother...you."

Heero's eyes widened, "We're....we're the same..."

His gun fell to the floor with a thud. He immediately got up, but Relena grabbed his hand.

"Heero...tell me..." Relena pleaded.

Heero rolled his eyes and sat back down.

"Fine, but I'm only telling you because you wouldn't shut up," he sneered.

Relena sat there, listening. Heero closed his eyes, remembering the event that took place several years ago.

"About two years before I was sent to Earth..." Heero paused, should he be telling her this? She already knew too much, now he's revealing to her a secret he's never told anyone?

"I was being trained to carry out Operation Meteor. One day I got out of the laboratory to just relax. I got over the fence and ran around, finally free since I was an infant."

Relena sat there, nodding. She could almost see everything he was saying.

"I was laying on the grass looking up at the artifical sky. Suddenly, I was interrupted," Heero paused as he felt the guilt wash over him again.

"It was a little....girl....and a puppy..." Heero leaned over, his heart ached all over again.

"She gave me a flower, and she didn't even know me. She didn't know what was to happen to her hours later..."

"She seemed to be the only person that really cared about me. I accepted her and let her in. She said goodbye and began to walk her dog Mary..."

"Heero..." Relena said softly.

"Well, it wasn't long until Doctor J found me and hauled my sorry ass back to the laboratory..."

Relena giggled, but stopped once she received the classic death glare from Heero.

"Sorry."

Heero muttered under his breath and continued, "I had a mission that night. Right on the colony. I had to blow up an Alliance base. I snuck in and planted explosives. I escaped and pushed the button. The whole place blew up, but the force from the explosion forced a Leo mobile suit over, it fell over the fence and crashed into a civilians building. It was like a major chain reaction, that building hit another, and that building hit the building next to it. All I could do was just stand there and watch thousands of innocent people get crushed...that girl, and her puppy, was one of them," Heero closed his eyes and buried his face in his hands.

Relena sat there, shocked.

"I told Doctor J that I refused to be trained. I had it, but he just forced me back into. He trained me and trained me until I was so bitter that I didn't care about anyone. Whenever I killed someone, it meant nothing to me, just another person out of the way. Then I met you, Relena. I saw you as a threat, and Doctor J gave me an order: Whoever gets in your way, kill them, no matter how innocent they are."

"Heero..." Relena whispered, her eyes watered.

"I swear when I first saw you even I wanted to kill you. You meant nothing to me. But after Duo shot me, everything just changed. You tore your own birthday dress to bandage my wounds. No matter how much I threatened you, you always befriended me. Ever since then, whenever I killed a soldier, that girl just popped into my head over and over again. It was like I was killing her over and over again. God Relena, I can't stand it!"

Relena couldn't believe what she was hearing. Heero was really opening up to her!

"I never wanted anyone to know how I've softened up, I wanted everyone to think of me as the Perfect Soldier, the old me. You changed that, Relena. I don't know how, but you did. I can't stand killing anymore...just the thought of that girl...ever since then I just wanted to die...and I still do."

Relena wiped the tears from her eyes. That's why he acts so suicidal, Relena thought, It's like he's a prisoner in his own mind.

Heero looked at her, "This...conversation will NOT leave this room," he said coldly, "If anyone finds out, I swear to God I WILL kill you."

"I won't tell anyone," Relena whispered. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. Heero's eyes widened, surprised. She got up and opened the door. She gave him a smile before leaving.

Heero sighed, why did he tell her that? What was wrong with him? He was the Perfect Soldier, and here he was, spilling his heart out to a girl. He heard a knock at the door, he opened it.

"Heero?" It was Duo.

"What is it?" Heero demanded, annoyed.

"We have a problem," Duo said, nervous.

"WHAT?" Heero yelled. He gasped when he saw a powerful hand around his neck. Another Duo appeared behind him, his eyes glowed a crimson red.

"This is the problem," Evil Duo said, throwing Duo across the room, into Heero's wall.

"Who are you?" Heero demanded, pointing his gun at him.

"Go ahead and shoot!" Evil Duo laughed, "You would be surprised by the results."

Heero shot three bullets into Evil Duo. He stood there, unscathed.

"What?" Heero backed up. Evil Duo grinned. He held his own hand up, making sure Heero was watching. He ripped the skin off, revealing his robotic hand.

"Let's just say it takes more than a few bullets to destroy a robot," Evil Duo laughed, "Or should I say, Improved robot."

Heero backed up, "Duo, are you okay?"

Duo got up, wiping the blood from his face, "Yeah I'm okay."

Evil Duo smirked, "Heero Yuy, oh my, aren't you going to pay dearly for what you did to us."

Heero stood there, unable to move.