Chapter 1

Soa rode through the colony 1F93X on a motorbike. He was dressed in the usual black shirt and jeans with gold buttons proceeding down the front. He wore a black cloak and had archer's wrist bands and biker gloves on his hands, their color was black as well. (Obsessed with black, aren't I? Lol.)

'Didn't think I'd be back so soon' The youth thought as he turned left at an intersection. He was only 17 in human years but he looked 18, probably the only reason he wasn't pulled over by cops.

'It had been what? 3 months and here he was back again, saving some world from oblivion.' Soa sighed and kicked the bike into overdrive. He was headed for the address '190 block C'.

'Stupid humans.' He thought as he stopped, lifted the visor of his helmet up and looked around. Checking the paper he flipped the visor down again and sped off.

'Can't they come up with a simpler system?!' He thought angrily, suddenly he remembered something.

'How could he have forgotten it?!' Soa thought smiling, he laughed aloud and a small glowing head poked out of his backpack.

"What is it Chry?" Soa smiled and said

"We're gonna get something first before we go to meet Duo." Garda looked at him, then sighed and pulled her head back into the bag.

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"So. . . . . . . ." Duo said looking over the cards. HE looked at Quatra and said smiling

"Who wants to challenge the god of cards?" Heero snorted and asked

"I thought you were the god of death, and aren't gods supposed to be able to read minds?" Wufei stiffened then yelled out

"I knew it!" Everyone burst out laughing and Duo confessed.

"Thanks for telling them Heero." Duo sarcastically muttered. Heero laughed and laid back on the couch. Quatra stood up and stretched, hearing a motor of a car or bike outside he opened the door before the person knocked and couldn't believe who he saw.

"Heero! Duo! Get over here! You won't believe this!" He yelled. Heero looked first at Quatra, then Duo with a surprised look, Duo shrugged and stood up, Heero followed suit. Peeking over

Quatra's shoulder Duo's jaw dropped as he saw who it was, Heero just sighed and muttered

"OH boy. . . . . ."

"HEERO!!" Relena ran past Duo and Quatra and jumped onto the Japanese boy wrapping her arms around him.

(A/N: Thought it was Soa didn't you? )

"Relena! What the hell are you doing here?! And how did you GET here anyway?!" Heero demanded. Relena smiled and let go.

"Silly, don't you know what day it is?" She asked smiling. When all she got was a raised eyebrow she sighed.

"October 12? C'mon Heero!" Heero just stood there, she gave a sigh and walked up to him and whispered into his ear.

"DUO'S BIRTHDAY YOU DOLT!" HE jumped and looked at the black clad teenager with surprise. Duo just stood there and stared from Relena to Heero. He excused the two of them and dragged Relena into an empty room,

"But that's tomorrow!!!" He said once they were alone.

"No duh!" She said exasperated. Heero sighed, that meant he would have to get something for his best friend. Thinking of something he asked Relena a favor.

"Sure, and you'll be. . . . ?" She trailed off, Heero grinned and replied

"Very busy."

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"Morning." Duo moaned as he walked through the kitchen the next day. Quatra smiled and looked up from his paper.

"You have a few visitors in the dining room." Duo looked at Quatra, then shrugged and walked into the next room covering a yawn with his hand. And nearly choked on it when a flying form hugged him so hard around the waist that his hand was knocked into his mouth.

"DUO!" Duo gasped and managed to breath out

"H-Hilde?" She let go and smiled.

"Happy birthday you goof!"

"H-h-happy what?!" Hilde sighed and smacked him on the head.

"It's your birthday remember?"

"Oh yeah, guess I forgot, I had some other things on my mind . . . . . ." He trailed off and looked at the floor. Who was he kidding, his birthday had been on his mind for a week, but the fact that Soa wasn't here just made him feel. . . . . . . . . . alone. Hilde saw his down face and was about to ask what was wrong when he looked up and smiled.

"So, when's presents?" Hilde just laughed.

"Tonight at your dinner party." The braided boy stiffened.

"Not another one!" The young girl laughed,

"No, Relena's hosting it, of course your the guest of honor. And dress nice okay?"

"Not his style." Sally said smiling, Duo spun around to face the preventer.

"Sal!" He cried out in surprise. She smiled, walked over and hugged him,

"Happy birthday Duo." She said and backed away. Duo grinned and was about to thank her when he was yanked over by the door.

"Relena!" He shouted laughing. Wufei came in at that moment to find Relena squishing Duo and snorted,

"Get a room." Duo stopped and stuck a tongue out. Wufei grinned and managed a decent 'Happy birthday' before he had to run out from breaking into laughter. Suddenly a thought struck Duo

"Where's Heero?" Relena let go of him and stared somberly,

"He had to go to town, some errand apparently." She frowned and Duo tried to keep an empty face

'Great.' He thought. 'First my brother won't be here, and now my best friend. This is going to be the worst birthday of my life.'

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"Hey!" Duo shouted as he ran up the stairs, Catherine smiled and pulled him into a hug.

"Hey Birthday boy!" She said happily and Duo pulled back and said with drama

"If I hear the DAMMED words 'birthday' or 'happy' again I think I'll go nuts!" Catharine smiled and said

"It's just because we love you so much." Duo sighed and thought with a twinge on sadness

'If you all love me so much, then how come Heero didn't come? I suppose I should be happy but . . ."

"C'mon!" Catherine shouted and pulled him into the building. Duo gasped in awe as he saw the decorations.

"Whoa, Relena didn't hold anything back did she?" Trowa walked up beside him and smiled.

"Nope, she really likes you Duo, I'm a little surprised though, the way she talked about this I thought she'd have DRAGONS at least."

"Ugh." Duo said smiling back,

"They stink at small enclosed spots like this." He smiled and walked over to the dinner table. Sitting down in the right hand seat next to the high chair he was about to tuck in when Relena stopped him, looking at her Relena pointed to the high chair, Duo was stunned.

"You mean. . . . . ?" He trailed off. Relena smiled and patted his arm giving him courage. Duo sighed, then grinned and stood up. He moved to the side of the high chair and was about to sit down when a hand tapped his shoulder. Looking up he saw a face he was very happy to see.

"I was going to say Happy Birthday but apparently you'll go nuts." Heero smiled and sat down in the seat next to Duo. After the dinner started Duo leaned over and whispered a thanks. Heero just looked at him, ludicrously,

"You think I wouldn't come?" When Duo nodded Heero smiled and muttered "Baka." Halfway through dinner the door opened and a figure walked through, he seemed to have a small glowing figure on his shoulder, Duo narrowed his eyes to get a better image of the figure and smiled.

'This is awesome!' He thought getting out of his chair. Heero looked up and smiled when he saw the figure, the entire table had gone quiet, then . . . . . . . . . . . .

"SOA!" Duo ran up and hugged his brother tight.

"Air! . . . . . . . .air!" Duo grinned at his smiling brother

"Since when do you breath?!" HE demanded

"Well I am technically still part human." The golden eyed boy said sarcastically, Duo just grinned and sat down, his brother taking a seat on his right which after much persuasion was forced into by Relena.

'You know' Duo thought as he saw Heero and Soa talk happily 'This might just be the best birthday of my life.'

Disclaimer: Not mine, SO . . . . . LAY . . . . . . OFF!!!!!

Starlet: Yes, I'm continuing 'The rivals of heaven' So to you new readers, if this doesn't make any sense to you at first you might want to read that. Have fun!