Title: Encounters of the Duo Kind: Trowa's Encounter! Author: Opal Pairings: none Warnings: Meetings with Duo for the first time, havoc for the "Mad Five" fun for the youngins. Disclaimers: Not mine, never will be, I make no money, please do not sue me! Now before you start your crying and complaints, let me clear something up. 1) Yes I know the Trowa we know and love was not part of the original group.
2) I also know that he stole the identity and became "Trowa Barton" So bear with me here okay. Once you read it, I promise it will make a lot more sense. ^__^

Encounters of the Duo Kind: Trowa's Encounter

"Now you must follow me, and a don't be shy, we aren't here to hurt you, just help you. We're going to teach you to fix things. However, what you are going to fix will be more important than anything in the world, do you understand?" S looked down at the small boy, waiting for an answer, but the boy nodded solemnly. S smiled, and scratched his head. "Alright then, umm, here, I'll need you to stay in here, and I'll get some things to help you in your days here. Do you want anything to eat, or drink?" S asked looking deep into the one emerald green eye, the other hidden beneath a swoop of hair. Once again, there was no answer, but a mere shake of the head. "Okay then, well here we are, room 81, floor 2. Now, let's see if the tools we need are in here." Opening the door, S sighed, and ran a hand through his spiky hair, "I guess not. Well, have no fear, I shall get them, kid stay here, and I promise I'll be back okay?" He waited and got the anticipated nodding of the head. "You know, it's okay to talk, we're not here to hurt you," another shake of the head, "okay glad you understand son." Shutting the door, S rubbed his temples, he knew the kid was abused, but he wasn't sure how bad it was until now.
Pushing his small body up into one of the chairs, Trowa sat and stared out the window. The man, S, seemed like a good man, but ever since his "foster-parent"(1), the nameless child felt that all people were the same. Listening to the sounds of silence, the young boy hoped he could put things in the past, perhaps shut out everything that had ever happened to him. Today he was starting a new life, hopefully a better one.
When the door burst opened, the boy nearly fell out of his chair, and like a wild animal, he looked for either a place to hide or a way to escape. However, he was frozen in fear, stuck to his chair that seemed several feet off the ground.
"Well G, I'm sorry it took me so long to go to the bathroom, but some fool put cherry-bombs in the toilets again..." Opening his eyes, Duo saw a frightened child staring wide-eyed at him, looking as though at any given moment, he would spring out of the chair and shoot down the hall. Duo smiled softly, and shut the door behind him. "Whoa, its okay, I'm Duo Maxwell, what are you in for?" He asked in a calm voice. But the child continued to stare at him. Duo scratched his head. "It's the braid isn't it? See I'm a boy. I'm a real boy!" (2) Duo giggled madly and fell to the floor. Looking up he saw that the child had a confused look on his face. Sitting Indian-style, Duo thought.
The child stared at him, he wondered what was going on, and where this new person had come from. He was so filled with energy, and life, it reminded him of how he used to be, and he began to feel sad inside.
"What's wrong? Hey you wanna go do something fun? Come on, come on!" Duo said, getting off the floor and grabbing the silent child. Leading him down the hallway, Duo evaded all security personal, and finally made it to the bathroom. Opening the door, they walked in. The giggles were already escaping his mouth as he tried to muffle them. Digging in his pocket he pulled out two small red balls, and from his hair he pulled out a lighter. "Wait'll you see this," lighting the fuse he flushed them both down, a grin swept across his face. "Cherry-bombs go down de hole!" (3) Duo snickered, "Time to blow this Popsicle stand." Grabbing the seemingly mute kids arm, he rushed them both out of there, as they ran down the hall they ran into Quatre. The blond ran and hugged Duo. "I get to go home early today! Who's he?" Quatre asked pointing to the boy in standing shyly behind Duo.
Duo shrugged, "I dunno, I found him in one of the rooms." A loud boom went off, and Duo giggled madly. "They're gonna be cleaning all week."
Taking out the purple and red marker, Quatre wrote "beautiful" on the new boy's head. "Beautiful!" He whispered.
"Huh?" The boy replied.
Duo stopped laughing. "You speak!"
"Quatre there you are! Come on time to come home." A man called from down the hall.
"Daddy!' Quatre giggled. But before he left he hugged the un-named child and whispered "beautiful" in his ear before running down the hallway and into his father's loving arms. "Thank you Duo Maxwell for the purple marker!" Quatre called.
Duo jumped up and down and waved goodbye to his new friend, and then turned to look at the silent child.
"So...do you have a name?" He asked again, hoping this time there would be an answer.
"No." He said looking down at his feet.
"Well, why don't we give you on, so I don't have to yell 'Hey You' when I see you." Duo asked with a grin.
"Okay. To have a name would be nice." The child said in a quiet voice.
"How about Fluffy!" Duo said in a serious tone. But before the child could answer, there was a small tap on Duo's shoulder. Turning around, Duo saw Heero.
"Tag Duo, you're it!" He grinned, "no tag back either." He snickered.
Duo stood there in a state of shock. "No fair!" Looking at "Fluffy" Duo grinned and tapped his shoulder. "You're it Fluffy!"
The green-eyed child stared, and grinned, he tagged Heero and ducked behind Duo, leaving Duo in the line of fire for Heero's tagging finger.
"You're it Duo!" Heero giggled and ran down the hall, Fluffy ran after him, leaving Duo to chase after his two friends. As he neared them, Duo saw a small boy with a tight ponytail, being led by a large man with one arm. Stopping Duo tapped Wufei on the shoulder it. "Tag!" Duo giggled and ran down to where Heero and Fluffy had disappeared.
Master O soon suddenly heard Wufei crying hysterically. "What is it?
"Shinigami tagged me!" The young boy cried. "I'm going to die soon!" He wailed.
As Fluffy caught up with Heero, he smiled and giggled.
Heero was already giggling and trying to catch his breath. "He'll never catch us." The cobalt-eyed child grinned. "Say is your name really Fluffy?"
The child shook his head. "No Duo gave me the name...I think I need to change it." He said giggling.
"What are you gonna change it too?" Heero asked sitting on the floor.

"I don't know yet. But I know I will find something."
"Daddy, I want to Leave Right now!" A whiny voice cried. Peering around the corner Heero and the child-formally known as Fluffy, watched a boy who was slightly older then them, kicking and screaming, his waves of blond hair fell into his eyes, and tears streamed down his cheeks.
"Trowa, I am not about to deal with this. I cannot believe that My son, MY son is a coward. Maybe one day someone else will fill the Barton family shoes." The father said in a stern voice, while he dragged the protesting child out of the building.
Looking back at the once again nameless by, Heero smiled. "Maybe Duo can teach you to steal names. That way you can take that kids name. His father doesn't even want him to have it. Why don't you take it?"
The child looked up, and smiled. "Trowa Barton? I think I like it."
A dark shadow loomed over the two boys, looking up they saw an elderly man with a giant nose, and mushroom of hair. In one hand he held Duo by the back of his shirt. "Ahh I have found you all. Come it is time to go back to work kiddies." He grinned trying to act as nice as possible.
Swinging his legs frantically, Duo tried to escape.
"Let him go!" Heero said in a low voice.
"Or what kid? You'll beat me up!" G asked leaning in closer to the young child. He snorted at his own joke.
"You got it mister." Heero said cocking his arm back and letting it fly right into the young man's nose. Pain coursed through his body, and blood sprang from it. Yelping with pain, G let go of his pupil and ran down the hall.
Duo stared in disbelief. "Wow Heero! That was so cool! It was like in this movie I saw, where this guy punched this other guy, but I forget why, but the scene was really cool, and really funny. Wanna go put more cherry bombs in the bathrooms?

He asked, his indigo eyes widen with mischief.
"Yeah. Come on. No more math today. Want to come Trowa?" Heero asked.
The new Trowa nodded.

Owari

Well that's the end of my kiddie run. I'll try and have something new up by Monday! ^_^ Thanks for reading. C&C is always nice too ya know ^_~

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