k ill try to pick this up...my muses aren't being very co-operative though...*looks at muses veeeery hyper on ice cream...* hehe...here goes nothing...sorry its so short...

Oh, same disclaimer and warnings as always...Please dont sue! *looks up with big puppydog eyes*

Heero had a right mind to go straight to his room without speaking to anyone, but just then he heard laughing, coming from the sitting room that he had been greeted by Quatre in just the night before.

Curiosity won over his stuborness and he quietly made his way to the room, peeking his head around the door and nearly stumbling in surprise.

"Hiya Heero!" Came Duos cheerful voice. Now that he thought about it, Heero knew it was dumb idea to try and sneak up on former Gundam pilots.

Having obviously been figured out, he stepped out into the doorway of the room and just stared....what was he supposed to say? 'Hey Duo?' or 'Whats new?' or simply remain silent, as he always had in the past. He opted for the third choice, playing it safe seemed like a good idea right now.

"Hn" came his automatic "reply" as he began once again walking towards the back of the house where his room was, but was stopped abruptly by a stong arm that was draped around his shoulders playfully.

"Awww...c'mone Heero! Stay for awhile! We were just about to have a bit to eat and talk about the good 'ol days!" Heero impatiently shrugged the arm off.

"Hn. Im tired...Im going up to bed"



Duo stepped back, shocked. Heero had been cold before, but never...

He watched sadly at the retreating figure with the urge to pull it back under his arm once again. Never had Heero shrugged him off so quickly.

Was it possible that he was angry with him because of what Wufei had told him in the cafe? Quatres voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Duo is something wrong?"

Duo spun around giving Quatre his best smile and saying offhandedly "Whats eating him?"

He was aware that Quatre was staring at him worriedly and nearly faltered under the gaze. Quatre finally sighed and said, "Hes just had a rough few days..." Duo of course knew what was wrong but he wanted to try and wheedle it out of someone else first...however, he knew he wasn't going to get anymore out of Quatre from his tone and decided to settle on their original plans.

But only after glancing once more at the door that had moments ago held the cause of his pain and happiness at the same time...



Heero reached his room relativly quickly considering how huge the house really was. He glanced quickly at his laptop...no messages. He sighed and threw himself down on his bed, just staring at the ceiling. He didn't know why he had been overly cold to Duo. Sure he had never exactly been extremely warm with him but still...

Heero put his hand to his head, all of this thinking was giving him a headache. Was he so upset about his failed relationship with Relena, that he would blame the one who got them together? No he didn't think that was it...he had been happy to see Duo...relieved even...

Heero rolled onto his side and was suprised to find a picture of all of the pilots sitting on his beside table. He lifted his head and picked it up. It was a picture of all of them in one of the hangars where they would keep the gundams. For five boys in the middle of the war, they looked pretty happy.

He even saw that he himself had managed to smile for the photograph. Heero let a small smile come to his face, but it faded as he looked to the familiar laughing baka who once again had his arm draped over his shoulders.

He rolled onto his back, still holding the photograph and staring at it sadly. What was it about back then that made him looks so happy? Why had he managed a smile for this photograph, when in so many others he had been in over the past three years featured him as stoic as ever.

He sighed again after awhile and put the photograph back on the bedside table flashes of that laughing face kept reappearing in his mind until he heard a quiet knock on the door.

He didn't answer it.

He really didn't feel like another long talk from dorothy that would confuse him even more. But when a voice called out his name, it wasn't dorothy but Quatre who requested entrance.

He got up and slowly walked to the door, allowing the scared looking arabian boy to enter the room. As soon as the door was closed, Quatre turned to face Heero seriously.

"Heero, there was no reason to act so coldly to Duo." He stated flatly. Heero remained silent so Quatre continued.

"Hes a friend! You haven't seen him in so long Heero...why?!" Quatre looked to the floor and shook his head "We're not in a war anymore, Heero"

Heeros head shot up at this, why was he stating something so obvious? Heero knew the war was over...

But Quatre wasn't going to offer an explanation, he simply excused himself and walked back out quickly.

Again Heero was left with plenty of questions...questions that seriously lacked answers...he knew that he was in for another long night and shaking his head, went to sit by the window once again...


ladeladela...is anyone else getting bored...muehehe...Ill have to move this story along ne? Anywho, reviews can sometimes make me feel less self-concious about my crappy writing *hinthint* heheh ^_^;; Ill try to get the story moving quicker but I have serious writers block from writing damn school papers!!! ja ne!