Author's notes: In case you guys were a little confused by Trowa and Heero's little conversation, it's kind of a little inside joke. I think it's hilarious to think that Duo keeps prying and prodding at Heero to get him to open up a little, but Trowa can get into playful fights with him. And then, Quatre walks in who obviously has seen these types of things before and begins to act like Duo. which, I might add, was intentional. You'll find out later what's going on there…

Tsuru: *yawns* You know? You just finished writing that other one, and haven't even posted it yet…

Mel: I'm working on a stash. I'm preparing for groundation. I know that my dad is going to pounce on me for putting off my summer reading again, like last year.

Tsuru: But this year you have five books, unlike last year's one.

Mel: I only have to do written work for two of them. I'm fine… *yawns*

Tsuru: -_- She's a dead duck…

Mel: Ooh! Ooh! Bonus points if you can recognize what anime I've slipped into this section! *laughs*

"Quatre?" Relena slid her hands into the boy's soft blond hair. "Quatre, I know you can hear me. Answer."

'I'm too tired…. Leave me alone….' Relena frowned at Quatre's thought, and pressed her hands firmly against his head.

"You can't keep doing this to yourself." Quatre let out a slight gasp as Relena slipped into his mind.

'Wh-what?' Relena smiled sweetly and put her head up to Quatre's.

"Do you want to know what's happening?" Quatre nodded slightly after a moment.

'Yes.' Relena closed her eyes, and slipped completely into the young Arab's mind. At this point, she was a part of him. She could hear his every thought, know his every emotion. She could even control his body if she wished.

"You're special, Quatre. You're a black angel." Relena opened up a blank world in Quatre's subconscious so she could be face to face with him. The blond boy gasped and opened his eyes, startled by the switch that he hadn't caused.

"What happened? Where am I?" Relena laughed at the boy's confusion and walked up to him. Quatre froze when he realized that he wasn't wearing anything, and gaped at Relena, who was in a similar state.

"We're in your mind. You could think of this as a dream, except you aren't the one controlling it." Relena held her hand out, and Quatre was instantly in his trademark khakis and purple vest. "Is that better?" Relena was now wearing a pale rose dress that flowed out at her knees and elbows.

"What is a black angel?" Relena smiled and changed the section of Quatre's mind they were in. The perplexed boy shivered as he was again dragged to another part of his mind with no control of himself.

This new area was enveloped in a warm blackness. Relena wrapped her hand around Quatre's to give him reassurance. Nothing was visible for almost five minutes, when a small green orb began to glow, lighting up Quatre's face. The boy held out his free hand and cupped it around the sphere. Chaotic white lines began to dance through the ball, sending a wave of anxiety through the two minds.

"This is your kokoro no uchu. This is what originally allowed you to share the feelings of others." Quatre nodded absently and closed his eyes.

"Trowa…. He's worried about me…" Relena smiled and took the orb from the boy.

"Quatre, you're an angel sent to earth at the mercy of humans. You have a sympathy for people that other angels lack. As an overseer of the universe, you have special abilities. For instance, your space heart." Relena paused to gesture around them. "But you aren't supposed to have access to the higher devices until you give up your mortal body."

"But I do, don't I?" The question was stated more as a fact than a question. "…Why?"

"I can't tell you that. I don't know… But I do know that if you continue to exercise your powers, you're going to get hurt. That frail body can't handle what you're putting it through. If you continue this game, you're going to destroy your mind." Quatre held out his hand again, and plucked a violet sphere from the air.

"But what about Duo…. He needs me. I'm the only one who can talk to him…. I'm the only one who can help him break the barrier in his mind…"

"You have to stop. I'll take care of Heero and Duo. You need to take care of yourself."

"But—"

"As a black angel, you always put others before yourself. Sometimes, this tendency blinds you from the truth of a situation. You aren't going to do Duo any good if you pull him out of his trance, only to let him find that you've completely destroyed your consciousness. It would cause him more pain than if you let him fight this on his own." Quatre nodded, and turned away from Relena, knowing she was right, but unable to accept it. "Quatre…. Promise me you won't do anything stupid, onegai?"

"I can't do that. I'm sorry. Go back to Heero now." Relena gasped when she found herself outside of Quatre's mind, and back into the room. He had pushed her out… How could he be strong enough to do that?

The dead girl looked down at Quatre's still form and curiously removed her fingers from his hair. The normally pale blond locks had a slight tinge of white to them.

"Quatre….. take care of yourself…" With that, the girl left the room to return to her koi.

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"No Midii. I can't let you do that."

"But we have all the information we need! Let me take him back. Maybe I can get into the house and work from there."

"It's to dangerous. They would kill you."

"Himitsu! Look at him! He's in horrible shape! Let me take him home!" Midii stood in front of Wufei's bed, trying to get permission to take the boy back to his base. He was in horrible shape with his jaw broken, and a rib cracked. He needed medical attention that they didn't have access to. If she could just get permission to take him back, she could get access to more important things….

"You just want to take him back so you can get a good look at that guy." Midii glared at Nakushita, who had finally opened his mouth about the topic, only to make a smart remark. "Don't give me that look. I've seen how you stare at him on your laptop. We can't afford to lose you over such a petty thing…"

"But I need to fix my transmissions! I can't get control of the locomotive devices. If I don't go there to fix it, we'll only get images from the same dammed room with whoever else decides to enter it, and that's no use to us!" Himitsu closed his eyes and sighed, holding up a hand to silence Midii.

"Alright. I'll let you go, just promise you won't get yourself killed in the process…" Midii glared at Himitsu before turning to plan her leave.

"You won't have to worry about that."

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"Don't worry Hee-chan! Help will be here soon!" Heero was pulled out of his thoughts as Kate bounced down on the couch next to him, looking up at him with her large jade eyes.

"First of all, who told you that you could call me 'Hee-chan'?" Kate giggled and threw her arms around Heero in a little kid type hug.

"I'm not supposed to tell. You might be mad when he wakes up." Heero shook his head, resisting the temptation to laugh.

"Duo gets himself into more trouble than—"

"Not Duo…." Kate grinned and squeezed 'Hee-chan' again.

"Not Duo?"

"Nope!" Kate laughed again, and scooted over to the edge of the couch, putting a pillow between her knees.

"Fine." Heero sighed and decided to ignore the subject. "Now, what did you mean by 'help will be here soon'? Did you call anyone?" Kate shook her head and got a serious look on her face.

"No. I didn't call anyone, just like you told me to."

"Then what do you mean?" Kate opened her mouth to reply, but was cut short by a harsh knocking at the door. Kate grinned when Heero turned to her.

"They're here! Well, what are you waiting for! Open the door!"

To be continued….

Mel: I have the strangest feeling of déjà vu…

Daichi: It couldn't possibly be because you've left them with this same cliffhanger once before.. so what could it be?

Mel: . TSURU!!!!!! YOU'VE RUINED MY MUSE!!!!!!

Tsuru: *grins*