Standard disclaimer applies. Thoughts are still italicized and sent thoughts are still surrounded by* *.
BTW: Any discrepancies that may have occurred in between the parts of the story I wrote were purely intentional. Honest. Don't you believe me? ~_~

"So then?" Duo asked him quietly.
"So then nothing. Odin died in a stupid senseless accident and I was then taken in by Dr. J. That's it."
"That's it?!" Duo practically screamed at Heero in frustration.
"Yeah, that's it. Come on, the sun's about to set, you'll want to meet my mother I'm sure," Heero allowed a slight amount of annoyance to show in his words as he pushed himself to his feet.
"HEY! Wait a min... you're mother? You have a mother?!" Duo was distracted by this thought.
"Most people do Duo," Heero glanced at him, and Duo could have sworn that he saw Heero's lips twitching.
          "Don't laugh at me. I just never imagined you as having a family considering how suicidal you act at times," Duo grumbled, annoyed for some reason.
"No I don't imagine you or anyone who knew me during the war would be able to. In fact I doubt even Dr. J could imagine me ever having a normal life," Heero acknowledged quietly. Or trying to act like I have one rather, he admitted silently to himself. Should I admit the rest of my secret? Hn, it's the family's secret rather than just mine, but...I do trust him. As he thought it he realized the truth of the statement. He really did trust Duo, and he actually considered him a friend.
"Earth to Heero, owmph!!!!" Heero glanced back, his brow furrowing at the sight of the God of Death laying there sprawled on his back, dirt and leaves scattered over his shoulders and braid as he gasped for breath. The realization of what happened struck as the branch Heero had just released whipped back toward him. He dodged the dangerous branch, hopping down off the log to help his wheezing companion to his feet.
"Where'd it get you?" Duo rubbed just below his chest and Heero winced in sympathy, making sure Duo didn't see it before hardening his voice slightly, "You were supposed to catch it, not let it knock you on your ass. Come on let's get you inside."
"Don't talk to me," Duo gasped, shooting a glare at Heero's smirking visage, before accepting the hand of the Perfect Soldier.
"Let's go this way, it'll be safer for you." He chuckled! I'm not imagining things, he really did! We have officially reached the twilight zone ladies and gentlemen. Wha? If Heero hadn't been supporting him he would never have noticed the almost imperceptible stiffening in Heero's shoulders.
"Relena?" Heero murmured, his eyes going unfocused. "She's in danger." He dropped Duo and started running back toward the house. Duo managed to catch himself before he hit the ground again, and stood watching his buddy pick his way over and around fallen trees before he began to run to catch up with him.

*HEERO!* He had been helping Duo when he heard the silent scream. She's in danger! He didn't bother to acknowledge Duo calling after him as he raced toward his house. He ran through the door, nearly stepping on Ixtab on his way through, provoking a dangerous growl that he didn't even notice.
"Heero! Relena was kidnapped! I just got the call from Une!" Dorothy gasped as she met him in the living room. Duo close on his heels switched into Preventer mode and started firing questions at her; Heero just listened to the responses she made carefully. As Duo spoke he watched Heero And we're going to have a little discussion about how you knew she was in danger before we even got here later, buddy mine. Before anyone could say anything else they were interrupted.
"Heero, this girl... she is the one you protect yes?" They all turned to the velvety sound of a woman's voice. Heero went to kneel before a gorgeous woman who looked almost exactly like Dorothy... but different in a way that Duo couldn't quite put his finger on. The strange woman ran her hand through Heero's tousled brown hair, turning his face up toward her own. Her sapphire eyes grew distant and cloudy. "You will free the girl from her captor but it will not be enough. You will have to make a decision that will determine whether she lives or dies, and to save her- she must die. Consider well." The woman's voice echoed strangely as she spoke causing Duo to shiver and Dorothy to come to attention. "Take Ixtab with you when you leave, my son."
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The harsh fumes stung throat as she tried to suck in air around the cloth clamped onto her face. The shoulder over which she had been thrown was digging painfully into her stomach, but she was unable to move. The world swirled around her head making her want to throw up before everything thankfully went black.

She was falling, twisting through space, trying to regain her bearings. She fell against the hard ground, the impact stealing her breath as she curled in pain. The mist surrounding her cleared a little and two shadowy forms could be seen moving circling each other in the distance. Relena tried to lift herself but she couldn't get her body to obey her commands. There was a blinding flash of light and then Heero stood before her. Her breath caught at his expression. He looked so annoyed as he surveyed her.
"Heero, help me… please," she gasped out, something coppery filling her mouth and trailing down her chin. He stared down at her without any statement on his impassive face.
"Good bye Relena," Heero said coldly before turning his back to her. He walked back the direction he came from, pausing to yank the sword out of the monster that lay on the ground. The harsh light glinted off the silver of the breastplate he wore. She looked away from his retreating figure, but the only other place she could turn her head was down. She stared in mounting horror at the sight of the blood welling from the gaping wound in her chest. Everything was going black again. Everything.
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Ok, I know it's definitely getting cheesy now, but this is a story I wrote like forever ago. Sorry for lack of updates, I don't have the Internet at my house, or a computer at the moment for that matter T_T. 

~~~Thanks for Reviewing~~~

Leigh S. Duran: Thank you for reviewing and I'm sorry I didn't get you in the thanks for chapter 2 reviews, but I guess we just missed each other on that one. Thanks for being interested.
Emily Hato: Hope you got to finish up my story so far. Thanks for reading
Ane: That makes me happy. I might get a computer sometime this summer so maybe I can get it finished like before my next b-day.
c_vega: Glad you think this isn't a total waste of time. Yes that really is Dorothy, and this is what happens to Relena, bwahahahahaha! Er, yeah anyways… a big thanks for reading. ^_^
Anime-Moon-girl16: Well here you. This is what I am writing next. Lol, seriously though, thanks for dropping me a line.