Legal disclaimer: I don't own any of the Gundam Wing Characters...I wish I did! x.x......

Author's note: Please read and review! I want all the feedback I can get so I can improve my stories...I really hope you like them...Sorry if this chapter is short, by the way...

Pairings: 1x2 I guess, but no lemon... I hope you don't stop here cause of that x.x ... Hope you enjoy!

Heartfelt Secrets
By GW Dark Chyld

Chapter Five

Duo sat on the toilet seat and quailed. How was she supposed to get herself out of this one? Heero must have caught on, it was the only reason as to why he could have gotten Duo's clothes. Then another thought struck her. If Heero came into the bathroom, did he see her taking a shower? For a moment, she felt anger at him, but then she remembered that there was no way that could have happened. She had closed the dark shower curtains when she had gotten in. And Heero wasn't the type to go snooping around bathrooms when someone was in the shower.

She laid her head in her hands. "Come on Duo, think!" She said softly. There had to be a way for her to get her clothes back. At the very least, her voice synthesizer. She just wasn't ready to tell Heero yet. Maybe soon, but not yet.

While she was thinking about the many ways that she couldn't get out of her situation, she heard the door to the room open. She crept over to the bathroom door and opened it a crack, peering out. A smile slowly spread across her face. Quatre had come to her rescue.


Quatre had arrived with Heero while Duo was still taking her shower. Heero went up to his room without a word, and Quatre went to his study to catch up on some household matters. Quite suddenly, he felt an odd feeling of dread. He knew that there was no reason for him to feel any threat, so he realized it must have been Heero or Duo. Quietly he headed to their room, and the dread grew.

He walked down the hall and knocked on the door. Hearing the typing of keys as his only answer, he gently opened the door, poking his head in. He saw Heero typing on his laptop, a bundle of what looked like Duo's clothes beside him. Quatre paled a bit.

"Hey Heero...where's Duo?"
"Hn...shower."
"Why doesn't he have his clothes with him?"
"..."
Quatre watched his friend carefully. There was a note of apprehension in the air, as if Heero was hiding something.

Quatre got the notion of what he was up to. "Hey Heero, could you come with me? I could use your advice on some important matters."
"Hn"
Quatre flashed a smile. "Please?"
Heero glanced up, despite his warnings. Quatre's smile was hypnotizing, even to the Perfect Soldier. He muttered something and stood, then left the room.

Seeing Heero leave, Duo carefully slipped out of the bathroom. She flashed a smile at Quatre, who returned it. "Thanks Q...I owe you one" she whispered, grabbing her clothes then quietly slipping back into the bathroom. The smile still on his face, Quatre turned and left to catch up with Heero.


A few minutes later, Duo emerged from the shower and went downstairs cheerfully and found Heero and Quatre in the kitchen. She glanced at Heero and saw a frown flicker across the boy's face. She hid her fear. This meant that it really was Heero who took her clothes. But did he know?

Heero looked over at Quatre, who was know fixing some lunch for them. "Quatre...I'm going to leave tomorrow."
Duo, who was taking out a plate of leftovers for herself, nearly dropped her dish.
"Leaving?" Quatre asked, turning around with a frown. "So soon?"
"Hn."
"Well...okay...if that's what you want."

Duo quailed. Why was Heero leaving? She was just working up enough courage to tell him the truth! She wondered when she would see Heero again, and her wish was granted.

"Your coming to my Christmas party, right Heero?"
Duo spun towards Quatre. The Christmas party! He held it every year! It would be perfect!
"..." Without a word, Heero stood and left the table. Duo watched him go, and then turned to Quatre. "Does that mean yes or no?"

Quatre watched Heero leave the kitchen, a frown on his face. "I don't know, Duo...I really don't know..."