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

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...I'd also like to thank all my reviewers! Thank you very much Chichirichick! I'm glad you were able to take the time to read my fic and review! I really appreciate it, and am glad that I'm still getting good reviews. Anyway, I hope you people out there enjoy this chapter...I'd also like to apologize if this chapter is shorter then the others.

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

Heartfelt Secrets
By GW Dark Chyld

Chapter Eleven

Sally met with Trowa outside of Duo's room when she was done examining her. The poor girl was feverish and trembling, in obvious pain. But Sally didn't know what was causing it. Since there wasn't anything physically wrong with her, the pain must be deeper, beyond her reach.
"Is she all right?" Trowa asked with quiet concern.

Sally nodded as she slowly closed the door to the room. "I'm not sure...she's breathing easier now, though she still has a high fever. I can tell that she's in pain, but there isn't anything wrong with her. Except for the fever, of course. I'm afraid there's not much more I can do until she wakes up...."

The emerald-eyed boy nodded. "Quatre is recovering. I don't quite know what happened, but it seemed to be too much for him to bear. He's sleeping at the moment."
Sally looked at Trowa intently for a moment before responding. "Trowa...you care for him, don't you?"

The tall boy seemed to stiffen. This question was very personal, and hit him deep down but she was a friend. She could be trusted. He relaxed after a moment. "...Yes."
Sally smiled at him. "Don't worry. I'm sure he will be all right. In fact, I was just going to check on him. You should come with me. He needs all the support he can, at the moment."

Trowa watched her a moment, then nodded. At the moment, Quatre was his biggest concern. True, he hoped Duo was okay, but she had Heero for comfort. Together, Sally and Duo walked away towards Quatre's room.


Heero, who had returned from his short walk; was listening to them from around the corner. When he heard their footsteps echo down the hall, he quietly slipped around the corner and touched the handle of the door to Duo's room. He stopped and thought to himself. If he walked through this door, his choice was made. If he took one step inside, he would never be the same. There could be no turning back. This was his final test. He turned the knob and walked in.

It was dark inside, as it was before. Duo was still curled up in a ball on her bed, trembling softly. Silently, Heero walked over and sat down beside her. He gazed at her, blaming himself for what happened to her. It was then when his piercing stare softened. His mind had been divided for years, between one life and another, and for once, he was able to unite them. His childhood, his life, had been buried beneath the identity of the 'Perfect Soldier.' Now, in this moment of crisis, his control broke down and he reverted to a normal boy. A boy who was scared and concerned for his best friend. His best friend that he loved.

He brushed one of Duo's bangs out of the girl's face. She was so beautiful, had been ever since he knew her. Even when he thought she was a boy. Her pink lips, her violet eyes, her creamy skin...but now that skin was pale and the face was set with despair and fear.
His eyes peered down at her, full of concern. His own battle-hardened face was filled with emotions he never truly experienced before, of pain, regret, and despair. The once cold boy was broken.

"Duo..." his voice was barely a whisper, now empty of it's cruel edge. "Hang on Duo...you'll be all right...."
He rested a hand on the girl's forehead and it seemed as if the girl's trembling slowed. Her forehead was hot, and Heero felt pained for what he had done. He climbed carefully to the head of the bed and sat there; gently place Duo's head in his lap. He couldn't apologize now, but he would be there when his love awoke. "Don't worry Duo...I'm here..."

And so he sat there, in the dark, with his love's head on her lap. He had one hand on her forehead, the other gently stroking her silky hair. His eyes were closed and he murmured comforting words to his friend. After about a half hour like this, Duo's trembling had stopped, and Heero had drifted off to sleep.

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Things come out of the bag in the next chapter. ^-^! I'd love to know what you think so far. I'd also like to say that there is another fan-fic in the works for when this is done called Hearfelt Desires, the second in my series. I won't tell you anything about it yet, though. I'm also planning a song-fic, and appreciate if you gave me your opinion on them. Well, until next chapter, biaz!