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D.D.: Welcome back one and all, to the fic of the century…

Duo: Oh shut up and stop boasting Daniella, everyone knows you have lots of reviews, but other people have more, so get on with this god damned fic, so Wufei can regain his sanity and I can become my proper age again.

Wufei: YES onna, I WANT MY SANITY BACK!!!

D.D.: Oh be quiet Wu Wu.

Wufei: WHAT did you call me!!!

D.D.: Well isn't that what Sally calls you? *Evil grin*

Wufei: *splutters incoherently*

Duo: Ahahahahahahah! Your secrets out now Chang!

Nightshadow: Hey there!

Heero: Oh my god another one? Where will it end? *Pulls out gun* Omae O korusu…

D.D. *with a quick wave of her hand the gun is removed and placed in Nightshadow's hand* Ok, he's all yours to take revenge on…*Smiles evilly*

Nightshadow: Good! *Chases a fuming Heero off-stage*

Duo: Hey Wufei where's your stalker?

Wufei: What Nanashi? I escaped her…

Nanashi: *from shadows* Do you really want to bet on that Wu Wu?

Wufei: Oh god she still has my katana as well!! *Runs off screaming swiftly followed by a yelling Nanashi*

D.D.: Ok Duo, looks like it's just me and you for the moment, all the others are gone… speaking of which, where's Trowa and Quatre?

Duo: *grinning* Do you really want to know?

D.D.: ^_^;;;; Uh, perhaps not…

Howard didn't have his sunglasses on, this was probably the first time anyone had seen him without them and this could explain why he poured the contents of the tube into the wrong boy's mouth. Or it could have been (as Wufei later said) because he was too damn stupid to know which pilot was which, but we all hope that isn't the case.

It probably was the sunglasses; after all, having been in eternal gloom for the past however many years, the eyes are bound to have become shortsighted. Whatever the case may have been, the content of the gently smoking vile was poured down…Wufei's throat.

For a while nothing happened, Wufei carried on running round, flapping his arms and yelling "TWEET!!!" at the top of his lungs. But within five minutes his running slowed and he blinked once or twice.

"Quatre walked cautiously up to him, "Uh Wufei?"

"What? Why are you all looking at me like that?" The black-haired boy asked, just a little confused as to what had happened. Quite obviously he didn't remember a thing.

"How are you…um…feeling?"

"FINE!! Why the hell are you all staring at me? And why am I wearing a blue leotard?"

A muffled noise burst from Trowa's lips that sounded suspiciously like a restrained giggle.

Quatre began to sweat slightly; he'd rather face a thousand mobile dolls than tell Wufei he'd been running round like a madman for the last hour. Luckily he didn't have to; instead someone with a much larger mouth did that for him.

Duo, who, up until now, had still been perched on Heero's knees, jumped down and walked over to the now, much taller boy. Looking up he tilted his head to one side. "I liked it better when you thought you were a bluebird." He murmured regretfully, "Why did you have to change back?"

Wufei stared at him for a while, his face not going bright red this time, but a very pale white. "What?" he hissed.

Duo backed away slightly, suddenly unsure as to whether the Chinese boy would kill him, "You…I…made you think you were a bluebird, and you were incredibly funny…" he cut off his own sentence as he yelped suddenly and dived behind Heero as Wufei lunged at him. Screaming one word.

"DIE!!!"

However this threat was not carried out, as he found himself looking down the end of a gun. Heero, who had been standing between the two of them, had pulled a gun on Wufei.

"Make another move towards Duo and I shoot you." He said, tone low and deadly.

D.D.: Whoooo! Duo and Heero still have some kind of connection in my fic. ^_^

Duo: When haven't we?

D.D.: Hmm, good point, maybe I'll make this a 1+2 fic after all.

Heero: *rolls eyes knowing full well there is nothing he can do about it*

Wufei glared round Heero's legs at the violet-eyed innocent looking five year old. "Come near me once more and your precious perfect soldier won't be able to protect you again." With this final threat he stalked out, or at least tried to. To be completely accurate he tripped over a plastic truck (one of the many things that had been obtained by Quatre for Duo yesterday) and fell flat on his face with a thump. Trowa did not even bother to disguise his laughter this time. Nursing his injured pride and deflated ego Wufei got up and stormed out.

"Hmm." Howard muttered, "Maybe it was five drops of anphorm not three…" He walked away, still muttering to himself, and occasionally scratching his head before writing on a crumpled piece of notepaper, leaving three exasperated Gundam pilots behind him.

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Violet orbs shone in the darkness as Duo sat bolt upright, tears of fright streaming from his wide eyes. Desperately he clutched his braid, rocking himself too and fro in an attempt to calm himself down.

It didn't work.

Heero wasn't really asleep, sure he had been dozing slightly, but he was too worried about the little menace in the opposite bed to really fall into deep slumber.

The sound of quiet sobbing dragged him out of a dreamy haze of mind. The sobbing appeared to be coming from Duo's bed, not loud enough so anyone else would hear, more like little whimpers really, but they were there all the same.

"Duo? What's wrong?"

The child jumped suddenly, up until then, completely unaware that the other occupant of the room had been awake. "N…nothing."

Sighing Heero slipped out from between the sheets and padded across the carpet. "Come on, what is it?"

Wide violet eyes looked at him, silver tears still shimmering at the edges. "I had a nightmare…"

Heero sat down on the edge of the bed. "What about?"

"All of you were dead, it was horrible I kept…I kept…" Duo broke down into little sobs again, "I kept calling you all, but you wouldn't wake up…"

Heero was by now in what can only be described as unfamiliar territory, not only was he unused to dealing with little children, but normally Duo was so cheerful. Hesitantly he put his arms around the five year old. "It's ok, we're all here, all alive, all ok…" He continued to speak calmingly in a soothing tone for several minutes before Duo eventually stopped crying.

Looking down Heero saw Duo had fallen asleep. With what would have been called a smile if it had been on anybody's face but that of the perfect soldier's, Heero tried to remove Duo's arms from around his neck.

This did not work.

The smile faded slightly as Heero tried again, unfortunately still nothing happened, Duo was grasping the other boy's neck too tightly.

Sighing the older boy decided to give up, it was late, he was now rather tired, and besides Duo wasn't that much of a pest when he was asleep. Swiftly he stood up and walked across to his bed, pulling back the covers while supporting Duo, getting in he pulled the blankets back around them before drifting off into the pleasant land of dreams…

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The next mornings awakening, was not so pleasant.

"Yuy have you seen Maxwe…JESUS CHRIST!!!!" Wufei shrieked, having walked in on two boys, one older one younger fast asleep…in the same bed. Blinking Heero sat up.

"Wufei what on earth is the matter?"

"You…he…what…?" was all Wufei managed to get out before the black-haired boy, charged back down the corridor, nose bleeding furiously.

All over breakfast Wufei kept giving the pair funny looks.

To Be Continued…

D.D.: Ok, maybe I won't make this 1+2.

All: thank god!

D.D.; Hmm ok I WILL!!!! BWHAHAHAHAHAH!! (If anybody wants I'll put a little 1+2 epilogue on the end, 'kay?)

Nanashi: Oh not MORE 1+2 Daniella, can't you write something more…constructive?

D.D.: Nope. *Smiles* Well people keep reviewing, though all of you have gone above and beyond the call of duty, and I want to thank everyone who…

Wufei: Woman you are not receiving an Emmy, now finish writing this goddamn fic!!

D.D.: *sigh* Yes sir, Mr Wufei SIR!!

Wufei: are you mocking me onna?

D.D.: Of course not.

Nightshadow: Heero escaped, but I'll get him next time. *Evil grin* After all, we have to have some entertainment in this little story don't we?

D.D.: Hmm, You're right, oh and while I remember thanks so much for giving me the nightmare idea ^_^

Nanashi: Hopefully more should appear soon…