Why didn't I kill him? He will endanger the mission with his petty problems. I must be forgetting my training.

            Heero sat in front of his lab top and tried his best to concentrate on the mission report he was typing. Duo was still in the hanger working on Deathscythe and ignored the cloak of loneliness that had wrapped around him.

            "I have to figure out why Duo is so important to me. He is only my partner," Heero mumbled as he began to type again.

            I will figure out what is wrong with Maxwell. I will make it my mission to find out the truth.

            Heero lay on his bed and watched as Duo walked into the room.

            "Why didn't you kill me," Duo asked as he looked at Heero.

            "You too important to the mission to kill," Heero said as he stared at the ceiling.

            "Important to the mission? One minute I am a danger to the mission and the next I am important?"

            "Yes. You are important."

            "I don't believe you. Tell me the truth!"

            "I already told you."

            "Hold tight to your lie. One day it will not be there to protect you."

Duo headed into the bathroom to clean up for bed and ignored Heero as he slipped under his covers. Heero walked down to dinner and ate quickly as he ignored the others.

            "Where is Maxwell," Wufei asked as he looked over at Heero.

            "Yeah, he never misses a meal. He must be sick to not come down for dinner," Quatre said as he looked over at Wufei.

            "He's in bed, sleeping. He was working on his Gundam most of the day," Heero stated as he stood up and put his dishes in the sink.

Heero left the kitchen and headed to the room he shared with Duo. He left the light off as he walked into the room and sat on his bed as he frowned.

            I feel as if my reason for not killing Duo lies within my own heart. Maybe I need him more than I let myself realize. I can't let him know. I will not let myself become weak. I cannot fail my mission.

            Heero stood up and walked the short distance to Duo's bed as he felt a smile form on his lips. He looked down at Duo and ran a hand through his hair as he tried to stay calm.

            "I think I need you more than I will ever know, Death," Heero said softly as he sat back down on his bed.

            Heero fell to sleep thinking Duo had not heard him and Duo simply smiled in his sleep.

A/N: I do not own Gundam wing or it's characters. I just write about them.