Warnings: Er, none really that I can think of.

Disclamier: Want them don't got them.

Groaning to herself Hilde crumbles the newest note in her hand. It had been two weeks since the first message had arrived and she was still debating on weather or not to tell Duo. Of course he had the right to know, as well as the fact that it meant danger to him as well. She needed to tell him, wanted to in fact. She just could not make herself talk to him. It would open more doors than she was ready to open right now, like telling him why she left.

It all came back to that, the reason that this had all started, and yet he would never know, if she could help it. That was, unless, she could summon up the courage to tell him why she left, then show him the current batch of notes. Well there was only one now since she had washed the first one of her mirror and thrown the next two into the fire.

"Hilde" Duo says walking carelessly into the room "Have you seen Marcail's styth? We can't find it anywhere."

Clutching the toy that had held the note she slowly nods, while clutching the note behind her in the other hand. "Yah, here it is Duo." Handing it to him she takes a deep breath before blowing a strand of hair out of her face. She had tried to get her pins back from him one day only to have him turn the 'look' on her. It was his idea of the infamous Heero Yuy death glare, it wasn't as good as Heero's, but it served his purpose quiet well.

"Are you okay?" He questions, taking the small toy from her hand, all the while frowning at her in concern.

"Yes, Duo I am fine." Sliding the note into her open drawer behind her she grins, "Why wouldn't I be?"

Leaning against the post on the bed he sighs "Your looking a tad bit nervous there babe."

"Nervous? Oh um, I got a job interview thing I was thinking about going to and I got a slight case of the butterflies."

"Work?" He repeats slowly "You don't need to work."

"I know but it's a computer job and I miss working on them." She replies slowly.

"If you want to," he says just as slowly eyeing her up and down from her quirky grin to the way she was biting her lip.

"I do."

"Alright, well me and Marcail are going to go over to the Yuy's, you are more than welcome to come with us when you get back from your interview."

"I might."

"Yay, you found it." Marcail yells running into the room and latching herself onto Duo's leg "addy where was it?"

"You mother had it all this time."

Looking up at Hilde Marcail blinks "Mommy why would you hide my styth?"

"I did not hide you styth sweetheart, you left it in here when you played with it last night."

"Oh, I did?" Shaking her head she grins up at her mom "Mommy, are you tomming wid us to see eero and Lena?"

"No sweetie I am not."

"Oh ota," Leaning over she whispers softly. "I am going to get dat Chris's ing with styth today because ing is da worst undam ever."

"If you say so sweetie"

"I do…what does das ay so mean?"

"It means if that is what you think."

"Oh."

"Well be back after lunch Hilde" Duo says breaking into their gentle tirade.

"Okay see you later Marcail"

"Bye Mommy" Grabbing Duo's hand she practically pulls him out of the room with her.

Watching their retreating backs she sighs softly. What was she going to do?

"Duo are you with me?" Heero questions, his eyes also questioning.

"Huh? Oh ya Heero the magnetic field holds it all in."

Blinking Heero sighs softly "Duo we stopped talking about that five minutes ago."

"Oh sorry Heero" He replies while grinning sheepishly at the ex-pilot "What were you saying."

"I was saying you should get Hilde to come over here with you sometime the only people we see are you and Marcail. Relena needs someone to help break her away from her work, I can get her away most of the time but she needs a girl to talk to."

"I will try to Heero she had some job thing that she wanted to check out today."

Nodding his head Heero continues on "Okay then since we have got that out of the way, Quatre, was telling me about some new part he needed help on and I was wondering…"

With a sigh Duo concentrates on his friends voice but it wasn't working his mind was just other places today. That was namely centered on a certain dark haired, blue eyed angel an angel who was hiding something from him. When he had walked into her room today she had been pale, paleness he hadn't seen since that day when he had to leave to go fight the last war. Whatever it was it had rocked her to the core and he wanted no, needed to find out what it was that could shake her like that.

She had always been his rock, especially during the wars, when he had needed a shoulder to cry on she had been their. When he had needed someone to confide in, a shoulder to cry on or just to hold him from his nightmares she had been there. Never judging never arguing just holding him and telling him that it would be all right. He had done the same for her as well only she never had told him what was wrong no matter how hard he had tried to coax it out of her.

Her nightmares had started after the Libra event, and were particularly violent. She had woken many nights screaming and it had gotten to the point where he had fewer nightmares, and then they had turned into him losing her through some horrible act. Then she had started to act different, shy almost in his presence, it had gotten to the point where he had confronted her about it and almost kiss her. She of course in typical female fashion freaked, not in the good way of course that would be to easy for them, nope she pulled her usual stunt and ran like a chicken with her head cut off.

And he of course had chases her down, she had that night revealed a black part of her past but he was sure that she was not telling him everything. He would find out eventually, right now she was just a damn waiting to break, he just hoped that it wasn't going to take something drastic to break it. He wished she would just come to him of her own accord, if not he hated to think of what the consequences would be.

Why had she left him? There were so many un-answered questions that came with that brief one. How was he going to find out? Was it even important? Of course it was at least to him it was about his Hilde. Didn't she trust him? They had been through so much together, he had told her everything and he understood that it was going to take a while for her to spill everything but this was ridiculous. He wanted his wife back; he had a beautiful daughter who had captured his heart completely. He was complete; well almost as soon as he got Hilde back he would be complete. He could not erase the memory of her scared look, as she was looking at him of people. He would never in a million years hurt her, he loved her, she the other half of his soul and he needed her more than anything else in the world. Without her he would never have peace, he needed her more than the air he breathed. Now how was he to tell her? He was well known for not being a very fluent talker.

Walking slowly into her room Hilde groans softly, it was late, she wanted a bath, and then sleep but it didn't look like she would be able to sleep for a while. She was to keyed up from her interview, she hadn't been lying to Duo, she really was going for an office interview. One that she had in the bag, they had eyed her over like they were starving and she was their only chance for survival. It really would not be that hard of a problem for her actually. All she had to do was reprogram their computer systems and keep them up. Not that hard at all, she could probably do it in her sleep.

Blinking back the sleep that was building in her eyes she sighs before coming to a stop infront of her room, her light was on. She had left during the day so she could not have been the one to turn it on and Marcail could not reach the switch. Shrugging she peaks around the door corner barely repressing the sigh that fought to escape her lips. Duo was sitting in one of the chairs next to her bed. Looking up at her entrance his face remains neutral.

"Hello." she says looking at him, confusion written on her face "What are you doing in here?"

"I was waiting on you."

"Oh well I made it okay, sorry it took me so long to get home, I took the bus and there was a wreak which got us stuck on the highway for about 2 hours."

"Are you okay?"

"Yah, were weren't involved we just got stuck in the traffic." Throwing her jacket onto one of the chairs she sighs before sitting down in the other chair. "How was your day at Relena's and Heero's?"

"Good, Heero says that you need to come visit so Relena will stop fretting."

"Fretting?" Frowning softly at him she blinks "About what?"

"You."

"Me? Whatever for?"

"She worries about you."

"Oh" 'Oh great one Hilde, not only do you have a speech impediment now your brain doesn't work as well'

Shaking his head he sighs. Standing he leans down and gives her a kiss on the forehead causing her to stiffen but he was past the point of caring she was going to have to get used to his love, and affection. He was tired of walking around on eggshells around her, it had gotten ridiculous and he was putting and end to it. "Good night Hilde."

"Night." she mutters at his retreating form.

Turning towards the door he blinks as something white catches his eye. Leaning over he snags a piece of crumbled paper on the floor besides her open dresser drawer. Opening it he quickly scans over the words scrawled on the paper. "What the?" Eyes widening at the message he whips around in shock. "Hilde what is this?"

"MMM?" Turning Hilde frowns at his stotic looking features, this was not Duo at all. Looking down she freezes when she sees the slip of crumbled paper he held in his hand. Her face draining of color she blinks before sitting down hard back into the chair she had just vacated.

"Answer my question Hilde." he says his eyes dark with furry. For in his hand he held the latest of the threats, and quiet frankly for the first time in her young life she felt trapped like a caged bird. He had found the papers that she had worked so hard to keep secret, and looking into his furious eyes she knew she was in trouble.

"Note?" She squeaks.

"Note." He replies his tone dangerous. Walking over to her he leans down trapping her between his arms "And why were at it start at the beginning Hilde."

*Sigh* Well here is another chapter you guys and gals. Questions? Comments? You know the routine! Oh ya once again thank you for all the reviews! You guys are the best, and I am review freak, I swear I live off them, well, close enough.