Moonlit Eyes: *rofl* I almost did not catch the 'Peace-a-crap family' part. That's kawaii. About the whole Duo sleep-talking thing, I do not know where that came from. It seemed good at the time. Yes, I am a 13x5 fan. One thing you and everyone else should know about me is that I love foreshadowing and hidden secrets. You should see one of my "What am I poems" No one can ever figure them out. LOL.

Chiizu: Glad to see you back. *chuckle* Don't worry; I have a perverted mind myself.

April Aries: I AM NOT ALONE. THANK YOU. Do you get picked on? I sure as hell do. I usually read back over my work more than once to fix mistakes but it was late and I just said screw it. Hopefully this one will not have as many. As for why Zechs is after Duo, *evil grin* you will find out in a few chapters.

Ryoko-onee: ^_~ Good call. That will come back into play in this chapter.

silverpen: I tried to warn you all that I am a horrid speller. lol. Thanks for being subtle about it. I guess this is your side order. ^_^

spell checker: If I was any one else, I would have taken offense to the way you said that. I am a big girl. I can admit when I am wrong but I think the definition part was a bit much. *shakes head* I never realized I was doing it and I did it in the beginning of this chap to but I fixed it. Of course, the comment about Duo lying on a very angry, burly man yelling out to his players is just down right funny.

Shadowess: I feel honored to have should wonderful reviewers. Although my favorite type is a medieval type fic, these are fun to.

Sorry this took a little longer to get out than the others. I have a lot of things that I had to do and I had a major case of brain freeze. I knew what I wanted to happen but I could not find the right way to make it happen. Unfortunately, I do not think I did a very good job on this chapter. Zechs lovers, have faith.

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"Treize, forgive me for being rude but what are you doing here?"

That simple question caused all the cheerfulness to evaporate and complete seriousness to take its place. "Duo I am here because you are in great danger. There are things that involve you that you are unaware of. I will explain later. Right now we must move you and the others out of here as fast as possible. He is coming for you."

"Who is coming for me?"

"Zechs Merquise."

Heero pulled Duo closer to his body in a protective manor. 'He is mine and mine alone.' "He will have to go through me first."

Treize sighed. "Actually 01, that would not be a problem for him now. He is not the same Zechs that you all knew. My apologies but now is not the time to discuss this. We must leave as soon as possible."

The others had already started to load their stuff in the van that Treize had provided for them. Duo was speechless for the second time that day. He sat motionless, clutching to Heero like a lifeline. 'Great! Just when I thought that my life could not get any more complicated. What in the world is he talking about? What would Zechs want with me? Could this have anything to do with what happened yesterday? NO! This is not fair! I just found out that my only love has feelings for me too. I will not let this, whatever this is, separate us. But what if it does? What if something happens?' He felt the strong arms around him tighten.

It was Wufei that spoke first. "All of the necessary items have been loaded up. Maxwell we need to put you in the van now. Are you well enough to walk?"

"Yes, I think that I can manage to get to the van on my own." He extracted himself from Heero's arms and stood up only to grab his head and fall back to the couch as a wave of dizziness overcame him.

Heero caught him and lowered him back down on the couch as Wufei rushed to his friends side. Even Treize took a step closer in case his help was needed.

"Duo, are you okay? What happened?"

"I'm ok Hee-chan. *groan* Well, I will be as soon as the room stops spinning. I guess I am not as recovered as I thought." He gave his company a big smile to show that he was alright. 'Ok. Don't wana do that again. Go slow this time.'

The decision to try again was taken away from him when he felt powerful arms scoop him up and carry him towards the van. Under normal circumstances, he would have protested but he did not have the strength or the will to do so now.

'This is nice.' Not knowing when he would get another opportunity like this, Duo decided to take advantage of this one. He wrapped his arms around Heero's neck and laid his head on his shoulder. He did not know if it was being held in the secure arms of a loved one or from being ill, but he started growing sleepier with each step.

Upon reaching the van, he saw that it was an open type. The only seats were the driver and front passenger seat. There were blankets and pillows put out to make a pallet in the back. The site of it brought a smile to his face. 'They did that for me. What ever I did to deserve such friends, let me know so I can do it again.'

Treize was in the driver seat with Wufei in the passenger seat beside him. Trowa and Quatre in the back waiting for them. Carefully, Heero put him down so he could stand and get into the van. He turned around to take one last look at the place that made his dreams come true. Fingers intertwined with his and gentle pulled him in the van. He could not shake the feeling that he was leaving his dream only to walk straight into his worst nightmare.

"Come on Duo. You look like you need to rest more." Quatre was already pulling back the blankets for him to slide beneath them. Once he was settled, they were on their way, but to where was another matter. Heero settled in in between him and the side of the van. He was in a semi-up- right position with Duo's head on his lap. On the other side of the van was a similar arrangement. The difference was that Trowa and Quatre were sitting side by side with Trowa's arm around Quatre while he snuggled to his side.

The comfortable silence was interrupted by Heero's question. "Okay Treize, we are in route to where and why?"

'That's my Hee-chan alright, straight and to the point.' But, in this case, Duo was not going to argue. He wanted answers as soon as possible, so he bit his tongue slightly and waited knowing that he was not going to like the answers.

"*sigh* First, I want to ask Duo a few questions. It will help him and the rest of you to understand what is going on. Is that acceptable?"

Heero looked down at the young man to search his eyes. He found fear, uncertainty, and determination. He gave his approval with a simple look. "Ask what you need of me."

"Have you had any episodes were you have blacked out? One minute you were somewhere doing something and then some time later you were somewhere else with no memory of in between."

Four pair of eyes were looking at Duo and awaiting his answer. He looked at each pair of eyes and found no negative emotions. Taking this as encouragement, he answered, "The only one I have had was yesterday."

The questions continued without pause. "Were the others there at the time?"

"Yes."

"What happened just before the blackout? What were you feeling?"

This caused him to pause from answering right away. He started to twiddle with the end of his braid. "Umm.."

"That's when he hit you wasn't it?" Everyone looked to the small blonde that had spoken. Duo expected to see anger or maybe disgust but his eyes only held compassion and a little understanding. His small "yes" was barely heard.

Sensing the small tension, Treize pressed on to the next question. "You were feeling one specific emotion very strongly were you not?"

"Yes."

"What was it?"

"What the fuck does this have to do with why Zechs wants me?" He did not want to answer that question. It brought back too many bad memories for him. He did not feel that way any more so what does it matter now.

At that moment, it seemed as if Heero could read his mind because he lowered his head down to whisper in his ear so no one else could hear. "Duo-kun, you do not have to be afraid of answering. What ever you were feeling, had to have been bad so I will make it my mission to make sure you never feel that way again." As he was pulling away, he placed a light kiss to his forehead.

That was enough for him. "I WAS feeling very lonely. I was remembering lost loved ones and those that I thought I would never have. Guess I was wrong about that."

The others could only smile as they watched the new couple. They could not have been happier for them. They both had suffered greatly way to soon in life. They disserve some happiness in their lives.

Not wanting to spoil the mood but knowing he must, Treize asked his next question. "Did anything strange happen? Did any of you notice any thing unusual?"

This time is was Quatre whom answered. "Actually yes something did happen or maybe it was just coincidence. I am not really sure."

"Tell me any way. It may be important."

"Well, right after breakfast it was sprinkling. Closer to lunchtime, it got really bad. I have never seen a storm grow so powerful so fast. It was about that time that we discovered that Duo was outside in that horrid weather. Once Heero had him inside, the storm died back down to a drizzle only seconds later."

The only person looking at Treize at the moment was Wufei. He saw Treize's eyes widen and his skin became a little paler than normal. That caused him to worry greatly. "Treize, what is wrong? You do not look so good all of a sudden."

He managed to shake off the initial shock and focus on the road again. "Sorry to worry you little dragon. I am fine now. Quatre's answer just took me by surprise that is all." He turned his head and smiled to reassure his lover that he was in fact fine.

They both looked back briefly when they heard muffled giggling from the back. Trowa and Heero were wearing matching smirks while Quatre and Duo had their faces buried in their partner's chest to smother the laughter. Wufei was confused about what was so funny. Duo's slightly out of breath voice answered his unasked question.

"Since when do you call people by their first name 'little dragon'." He could not hold it any longer, nor could any one else. The lovely shade of pink Wufei now wear was the kicker. Again, laughter turned into coughs for the still ill pilot. When he calmed down, he felt even more tired than before but still had the smirk on his face as he looked at the blushing Shenlong pilot.

Trowa, whom had stayed quiet until now, voiced his opinion on the matter. "I don't think even Wufei would want to call him Khushrenada all the time. That is a mouthful."

Treize laughed. "As my little dragon here can tell you, not just my name is a mouth full. He should be use to it by now." Barking laughter filled the van as one passenger tried his best to become one with the seat and disappear.

"s..Stop or *cough* I will fall a.*cough* fall asleep before you *yawn* can finish with the questions." That helped to calm everyone back down. Heero settled Duo back down and started to absently stroke his hair as he waited for them to continue.

"You are right. My apologies. Duo, have you noticed on other occasions, when you are feeling one specific emotion strongly, that things happen? To be more specific, the weather changing. For example, what were you feeling when we arrived this morning?"

"Happiness, joy, and love." The smile on his face could only be matched by the magnitude of the sun at that moment. It was full of radiance and warmth. He had answered without any pause or hesitation.

"Do you not think that it is too beautiful of a day for the weather to have been so horrid yesterday? It is not the rainy session in this area."

This had everyone thinking. It was in fact a beautiful day the sun was bright and warm. The breeze was gentle and held a pleasant scent within it. The atmosphere could make any one happy. Just like the weather yesterday could make any one sad.

"Wait a minute here. Are you trying to tell us that Duo can control the weather?" Quatre asked in a tone that showed he was doubtful. He could not deny that the pieces fit together, but it was still a little hard to believe fully.

Duo on the other hand was shocked. He wanted to deny even the possibility but something deep down inside him told him it was true. He was different from other people. He has known that for all of his life. He found a bond of similarity in his fellow pilots that made him fell like he was not alone. They were different as well, but in each there own way. 'Wait, what if Heero thinks that I am a freak now? What if he dose not want anything to do with me?'

Heero could see the questionable fear in his eyes. He had to let him know that he was not disgusted by him. "Duo, I want you look into my eyes and listen to me. Even if this is true, that does not change who you are or how I feel about you. At the most, it will change what you can do, nothing more." With that, he leaned down and placed a chaste kiss on his lips to further prove his point. Looking up, he saw the others give their approval and acceptance as well. He looked to Treize for more information.

"Well Treize, is it true? Can Duo control the weather?"

There was a pause before he answered. "Yes and no. Duo is what you would call a 'storm user'. They are rare and low key. He has not gained full control over his power yet. He has just found his calm. Being a former high-ranking aristocrat myself, I was one of few who knew there was even such a thing. Powerful organizations use people like Duo for their own purposes. It is a great advantage to be able to control the weather. Most users can only control one maybe two elements at a time and that is with control."

"So that is why you looked so shocked about news of the storm yesterday. He was inadvertently controlling several elements at one time. I take it that does not happen often."

"You would be correct dragon. Such a powerful user could easily shift the side of power over to one side."

"You said that I just found my calm. What is a calm?" The only thing keeping him awake now was the adrenaline pumping through his veins.

At this, Treize could not help but smile. "A calm, dear Duo, is your other half, your soul mate. The person that will complete you and help direct your power. They act as a focus point, like the eye of a hurricane. The eye is where it gets its power. The better formed the eye, the more powerful the hurricane. The eye also controls where the whole thing moves. With out the calm eye inside the hurricane, it is nothing more than scattered confusion and ciaos. Part of the reason you have such power, is Heero. You could not find a more together person. Unfortunately, a serious downside is that using your powers weakens you physically, which is why you fell so tired right now. You still do not have full control and the stronger the emotion you fell the more you influence the environment around you."

"Okay, that does make things a little clearer but that still leaves one question unanswered. Why does Zechs want Duo?" Quatre looked at his friend and did not know if he should giggle at the site or worry. Duo was so tired that he was putting up a fight just to keep his eyes open. The site was incredibly kawaii. He was going to suggest that they all take a nap but Heero beat him to it.

"As much as we all would like to know the answer to that, I think it can wait. Duo needs to rest and I know the rest of us did not get much sleep last night. Where are we going and how long till we get there?"

"I am taking you all to the palace that I have been hiding out in. After all, a dead man cannot be seen walking around.* I assure you that it is secure. I will explain more when we get there. We should be there by late tomorrow night. You all have plenty of time to rest."

Heero looked over to see Trowa and Quatre snuggle down in their blankets wrapped around each other for a good rest. He looked down to see Duo still fighting to stay awake. "Why are you fighting? You need to sleep." He had to strain to hear the reply. "Be here?" Though his lips did not show it, his eyes shined with tenderness at hearing those words. He shifted and settled down beside him to wrap both arms around him. Using one hand the rub relaxing circles on his back, he used the other to gently stroke his face and hair. "Do not worry. I will go nowhere without you. Sleep now."

As if a spell had be caste over him, Duo's eyes closed and his body relaxed against Heero's. His last few thoughts before he completely succumbed to sleep were ones of comfort, belonging, and love.

Heero watched his itooshi as sleep finally claimed him. He brushed some loose hair behind his ear and kissed his forehead. 'Every time I look at you, every time I hold you, every time I hear your voice I feel for you deeper and deeper. I will be there for you. I will be your storm's calm.' With that formed in his mind, he to let sleep claim him too.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Just a note, Treize faked his death so he could help the gundam pilots and stay out of the public eye. I am sure that most of you have seen the fight between Wufei and Treize that leads to his death. In this fic, it was a hoax.

Well, how was it? If you have any questions, let me know and I will do my best to answer them. We are about half way through this one. My next project is going to be another 1x2. Still trying to work out the small details on how to start it. Of course, I will not start that one until this one is finished. Don't forget to review and leave suggestions. Thanks for reading.