Disclaimer:Nothing at all associated with the show Gundam Wing is owned by me...it's all owned by

some Japanese company...I wish I owned some of it, but I don't, so...here goes!

~lyrics

"Nothing Else Matters"

~So close, no matter how far

Couldn't be much more from the heart

Forever trusting who we are

And nothing else matters~

Quatre sighed. He leaned back against Trowa. He was so close to getting him to open up. But

then that last battle...he had lost all his hard work. Trowa couldn't trust anyone. Even the sight of an

OZ ship made him shrink away. That's how scared he was.

"Trowa?"

Silence.

"Trowa? Whatcha thinkin 'bout?"

Trowa shook his head in response.

"Don't you trust me? What have I done to you to make you hate me so much?" Quatre

shouted, crying. The blonde stood up to leave, but felt a hand on his wrist holding him back. Then

Trowa pulled him down onto the couch and kissed him. Quatre's eyes got huge and his tears

stopped.

"I was thinking about how much I love you."

~Never opened myself this way

Life is ours, we live it our way

All these words I don't just say

And nothing else matters~

When they pulled out, it was Trowa who was crying.

"Trowa...why are you crying?"

"Because that just felt so right."

"Why can't you trust me? I don't want to hurt you..."

"Yeah, I know. It's just so hard to trust anyone, even yourself, when you've been through what I

have. I really want to trust you. I just...can't...yet."

"That's ok. You just take your time with this. I don't mind waiting." Quatre smiled and got up

again. "I'm going for a walk. You wanna come?"

Trowa smiled kindly. "Yeah, I'll come."

Quatre rushed over to him, his eyes sparkling like big blue diamonds and grabbed Trowa's

hands, dragging him to a stand. Then they left the small apartment they shared hand in hand.

~Trust I seek, and I find in you

Every day for us something new

Open mind for a different view

And nothing else matters~

"Can I ask you something, Trowa?" Quatre looked up to meet the tall boy's bright green eyes.

"I can't gaurentee an answer, but I'll try."

"What did they do to you to make you so scared?" he asked innocently.

Trowa shuddered. He was struggling with himself not to shut down and open his defenses.

"Well...they...they tortured me. Alot." Quatre's eyes asked him to continue, but he was to polite to

voice his wishes. Trowa continued. "They violated me, practically raping me." Trowa winced as the

memories came flooding back. Quatre instantly tightened his grip on Trowa's hand.

"Oh my God Trowa, I'm so sorry I asked! I shouldn't have even-" he was cut off by Trowa's finger

gently pressed on his feathery-soft lips.

"It's ok, Quatre-chan. It's good for me, for US, to talk about stuff like this." Trowa didn't put up

his defenses like he usually did when Quatre cried. Instead, he pulled the Arabian to him, embracing

him strongly.

~Never cared for what they do

Never cared for what they know

But I know~

"No-one else could ever know everything I've been through. But I can make people understand.

I can help people. And nothing else matters." Trowa looked down at Quatre, who was surprised at

Trowa's speech.

~So close, no matter how far

Couldn't be much more from the heart

Forever trusting who we are

And nothing else matters~

That night, as they were lying in the one bed they shared, Quatre got curious again.

"Trowa? You awake?"

Trowa turned over and his eyes flickered open slowly. "Yeah."

"Did you really mean that? That you love me?"

"Of course. I said it, didn't I? I wouldn't mislead you like that."

"Good" -a long pause-

"Why?"

"Cuz I love you too."

~Never cared for what they do

Never cared for what they know

But I know

Never opened myself this way

Life is ours, we life it our way

All these words I don't just say~

The next mission came in early the next morning. Trowa seemed stronger about it. He

certainly fought better. Quatre beamed at his koi. Maybe he was working his way into Trowa's

heart. All of a sudden, a window popped up.

"QUATRE!!!! WATCH YOUR LEFT!!!!!" Trowa's voice came through, strained. But it was too

late.

~Trust I seek and I find in you

Every day for us something new

Open mind for a different view

And nothing else matters~

Trowa screamed as he watched the magnificent colors of Sandrock exploding. An OZ ship had

shot him down and caught his limp body. Then, a message came through.

"If you ever want to see your little friend alive again, you'll have to come back, Barton." It was

his old commander. Trowa cursed silently, then shut off the window. He didn't want the same thing

to happen to Quatre as happened to him. He sped his gundam down to the ship and entered

silently. The silence didn't last long, though, because he was forced to blow up everything in his

way. He snuck along the familiar corridors, untill he found Quatre, lying in a cell, his hair and face

stained with blood.

~Never cared for what they say

Never cared for games they play

Never cared for what they do

Never cared for what they know

And I know~

Trowa picked the lock skillfully, then grabbed Quatre's limp body gingerly. Thankfully, he was

breathing. Trowa escaped without fault, untill he reached his gundam. It was where he left it,but

there were men surrounding it, inhibiting entrance. He quickly blew them to bits and flew off through

space, his beloved Quatre in his lap. He was going to be ok.

~So close, no matter how far

Couldn't be much more from the heart

Forever trusting who we are

No nothing else matters~

"I love you Quatre." he whispered. Quatre's eyes opened painfully.

"And I love you, Trowa. Forever"

~end~