Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing, as much as I want to. I'm just borrowing them. I'm not making money.

AN: Another new idea. How's this one? Not beta-read yet, will be reposted when it's fixed...I hope it's understandable…ARGH!!! Thank you Reviewers!! Please, more more more reviews!! I hope people are still reading at this point...*groan*!

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Unsure Feelings
Part 7: Feelings are Mutual


Katryna was bathed in completely darkness as soon as she had passed out. She had never really liked darkness, but this time, it was kind of soothing. 'Heero likes me…?' She wondered.

There was nothing more in the quiet darkness, until she felt a jerk as if suddenly landing on something. Then, strong arms picked her up, and she forced herself to open her eyes. Her side stung and her eyes watered, but she blinked them open to see Heero looking at her.

"I'm jumping down."

That was the only warning before Katryna was falling. Despite the feel of strong arms around her, and she bit back a gasp, unconsciously gripping Heero's tank top tightly. A jarring landing made her cry out in pain before she blacked out again.

She drifted awake again a few minutes later when pain seared through her as she was laid down. A bit of blood had dried at her shot wound when she was in Heero's gundam, and her sweatshirt had basically been glued to her wound. But when she was set down on what she realized was a bed, the shirt was jerked straight and she gasped in pain. Katryna heard mumbling voices, and someone's hands around her head, fixing gauze there, and opened her eyes groggily.

"Heero…" She mumbled. Her mouth was dry, and her voice didn't sound like her own.

"Katy…it's Duo…Quatre, Wufei and I are fixing you up all right? You got a nasty bruise on your head you know? We're going to fix up your side now and I need you to roll over to face me on your side so we can see if the bullet went through."

Katryna's eyes locked on a pair of silver scissors, and she nodded, leaning heavily on Duo as she shifted to her side. She squeezed her eyes shut from the pain before she tugged on Duo's shirt.

"Don't cut…my shirt." She rasped in pain.

"Katryna, I'll get you a new one o.k? This one is bloody and we have to cut it."

"No…just pull it up…" Blindly, she reached down, firmly jerking the shirt up to her ribs to reveal the wound. She took in a deep breath.

"All right…" Duo murmured. He held her while Quatre and Wufei examined her wound and dressed it before wrapping it.

"We don't have any new clothes here, so you'll have to stay with what you have Katryna." Quatre said apologetically.

"It's o.k Quatre…"

"Good, now get some rest." Duo said, gently laying the girl down. Katryna nodded, but grabbed Duo's wrist as he stood. Now that her bleeding had stopped, she was less dizzy.

"Duo, can you get Heero for me? I need to talk to him…"

"Do it tomorrow. You need rest."

"Please Duo, just 5 minutes."

Duo sighed. "All right…" He stood, looking back at Katryna for a moment to see her eyes closed and left. He padded quietly down the stairs to the living room where the others were, sprawled around. Wufei was meditating, Trowa reading, Quatre doing paperwork, and Heero was just staring into space.

"Heero." Duo rubbed his eyes tiredly. "Katryna wants to see you."

"Me?" Heero asked as he stood.

"Yea."

"Hn." Heero exited the room without another word.

Once in the hallway, he sighed in confusion. 'Why would she want to see me?' He wondered. He shrugged to himself. 'I'm only going to tell her to rest so she can recover quicker and pilot again. We can't do much yet.' But deep inside, Heero knew he really wanted to see her. He looked up, realizing he was already standing in front of her door. He sighed again to himself, and knocked quietly before easing the door open.

"Katryna?" He asked in question. His voice sounded monotone to even himself, and he winced. There was no answer, and Heero entered the room quietly, closing the door behind him, and made his way silently to the bedside. There was no need to turn the lights on, the moon shining in the window was enough.

"Katryna." He said again. He studied her. She appeared to be sleeping, in slight pain, and there was a thin sheen of sweat on her face. 'She's beautiful…stop that train of thought Yuy!' Picking up a cloth by the table by the bed, Heero wiped the sweat away when her eyes fluttered open sleepily. They took a moment to focus, blinking, and Heero pulled his hand away.

"Heero?" She blinked again.

"Yes."

"I want to ask you something." She winced and muttered something to herself. "Darn it why the hell does this hurt so much? Why did I get shot?" Heero almost smiled at upon catching the soft words. Almost. He reached out again to wipe the rest of the sweat, and when he pulled away, he realized she was looking at him, surprise evident in her features.

"You have a slight fever."

"Thank you." She murmured. "I wanted to talk to you…"

"You should rest."

"Please Heero, I'll be quick."

Heero nodded curtly, straightening. He dropped the cloth on the bedside table again, and stood against the wall not far from the side of the bed, leaning against it. Katryna almost sighed in frustration when she saw the shadows shading his face.

'I wanted to at least see his expression to know if I was right or wrong…'

"I wanted to ask about what you said in Wing Zero." She murmured softly. As she expected, Heero couldn't hear her properly. She had used her wounds to her advantage. She paused as Heero moved forward a bit, to hear her better. Now, she could see his face properly.

"You said…" She blushed slightly, thankful that the dark room was enough to cover it.

"What?" Heero asked calmly. But his mind was in a haze. He was actually panicking. 'What does she know? What is she talking about? Did she hear me?'

"Heero, I know missions are very important to you. Right?"

"Hn."

"You know that they are important to me too."

"So?"

"I know you don't have time for other things that don't require a mission, and I know you don't want to have to feel that you must protect me all the time…" She trailed off for a moment before taking a deep breath. "All I'm saying is that I heard what you said in the gundam and I feel the same way." She blurted. 'Forget about looking at his facial expression, hid your own dummy!' She closed her eyes, breathing deeply.

"I…" Heero was partially confused. He understood what she said in words, but not by emotions.

"I know you don't want anything, that you don't care for relationships and that missions are really important and I know it probably won't mean anything to you from what I'm saying but I feel that I wanted to tell you as well." She continued to babble. "And it doesn't matter because all I wanted to do was to tell you and that's it." Her hand closed in a fist and she felt her face grow even more heated.

"I'm sorry Heero, I'm making a fool of myself. I'm sorry." She whispered. Heero didn't answer. He just stared at her, trying to work everything out logically despite the fact the thoughts were going a mile a minute in his head.

'I like her too, I care for her, she cares for me, but she will be a link to the war, and if I take her in I'll have to protect her, and that may jeopardize the missions.' He looked at her, seeing her eyes closed. He shook his head. 'Act on your emotions!'

"Katryna…" He started before he stopped. Cursing himself for being so stupid, he sat down on the bed. "I care for you and now I know you care for me too. But we can't do anything about it. It will only jeopardize missions."

"I know." She whispered. Her hand shifted under the blankets until she was able to reach out. She grasped his hand. "But please, Heero, even though there'll be nothing more, can you just promise me two things?"

Heero nodded. "I'll see."

Katryna nodded as well. "You'll end the war, if you can, no matter what, and you won't get yourself killed, for anyone, missions included."

Heero shook his head. "The missions are more important."

"But if you'll radio for help if it gets to be too much for you?"

"…Fine."

"And…if I'm really this Kataryna McKnowan, and I have no choice but to marry Zechs Marquise, you'll remember that I love you?" At Heero's nodded and tightening grip on her hand, she continued. "And you'll kill me so he can't use me."

Heero hesitated.

"Please Heero. I don't want that to happen. He'll have too much power. He killed my family, so you'll kill me, and then kill him and avenge my family for me?" She squeezed his hand. "Please?"

"All right. But it won't have to happen. Not if I can prevent it."

Katryna nodded. "Thank you. Just one more thing Heero?"

Heero sighed. "What is it?"

"Will you stay here tonight? Just to keep me company?"

"Mission accepted. Now get some rest."

"Thank you…" Her eyes slipped closed and within moments, she was asleep. Never letting go of her hand, Heero leaned against the headboard as he too closed his eyes. 'I can spare just one night without having to be the Perfect Soldier.'



Outside the room, Duo listened to the conversation. He knew he shouldn't have been eavesdropping, but he couldn't help it.

'Heero, you damn well better treat her good or I'll personally kill you.'









Saori: YAY!!! Complete another chapter!!! *grinning happily*

Duo: Why don't I get Katryna?

Zechs:Yea! Why'm I the bad guy? I wasn't even really a Peacecraft!! I'm Zech's Marquise! I want Katryna!

Heero: She's mine.

Saori: ...There..Heero claimed her...Coz Duo got paired with others in other fics...

Duo: SO DID HEERO!

Katryna: Am I a toy here?

Saori: STOP IT! *wail* I'm trying to do a good job!! DUO!!!

Duo: EEks!! What'd I do? *gives Saori a hug* There there...it's o.k....

Others: O.o Maybe that's why you don't get Katryna...coz Saori likes you ne?

Saori: *Whisper* hush..!


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