Notes: (Trowa's point of view)

Tracing

The dark just before dawn is where I found myself awake still in bed. Shifting slightly I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and turned to see if Duo was still sleeping and if he was I could visit heaven a bit longer. I was surprised to find that he was not beside me then I heard the sound of water running, which meant that for some reason he was already awake and was in the shower. I got out of the bed and walked over to the curtains with my eyes closed and shut them, I can't remember when but I've been afraid of heights for some time now. Soon as I got the curtains closed I walk over to the dresser and opened the top drawer. For a few seconds I blinked, this isn't my drawer, this was Duo's. Out of curiosity I start to dig threw his clothes and then my hand hit something hard and leathery.

Why's Duo doing carrying a photo album with him? I walk back over to the bed and sit down and open the photo album. The first picture I see is one of Duo done in black and white. He's staring at something I can not see and whatever it is, it's making him sad and he's tucking some strands of hair back with his right hand.

I turn the page and it's covered with pictures of me. There are shots of me sleeping on the floor with the cat that ran away surrounded by pillows and a green blanket, which seems to have fallen off me and the cat. There's another shot of me wearing navy blue shorts with yellow stripes going down the side and a gray shirt with a truck on the front; I've got a beer in one hand and I'm trying to light a fire-work with a match. It's also the picture where you can see Wufei lighting a fire cracker near my sandal covered foot.

On the other side, it's filled with pictures of me and Duo. There's one where he's got his right arm around me we're at the fair and somehow, which I'm still trying to figure out, he's got me wearing a pink shirt. You can see Wufei and Quatre in the back-round, Wufei just won Quatre a huge purple gator, Heero, someone from Duo's work, took the picture. Just below that picture is one Quatre took without me and Duo knowing, we're in Wufei's backyard in a tree Duo's got his hand up my shirt and we're kissing. I really should have taken that camera away from him. There is a row of pictures underneath that one. The back-rounds are just a red and blue curtain that they usually have in the photo booths at the fair. We look like such idiots in every single shot, but we were happy.

The bathroom door opened and Duo caught me red handed with his photo album. He just looked at me for a moment and then glanced at his drawer then bit his lower lip and I flipped the page.

"Did you ever get the feeling that we started in the middle or have you ever had the sense that we were lying just a little? I mean come on; it's not like we knew ourselves that long." I fingered the picture of me and Duo smiling at the beach and than looked up at him.

"Trowa?" he must think I'm some kind of psycho.

"You know, I found I never learned your number I only stored it in my phone. You'd think by now I'd know the shape of calling home. I'm sorry you probably don't want to hear any of my babble do you?"

"Trowa there's not point in dwelling in the past and another thing don't go threw my drawer again or I'll kill ya." he walked the shot distance to the bed and sat next to me and grabbed the left side of the photo album.

"Do you honestly think we've grown much since we last saw each other?" asked Duo as he pulled out a photo of Heero and him, I hadn't realized how close they probably got with each other.

"You two really did spend some time together I don't even remember being there for that picture."

"That's because you weren't. Heero and I took a private trip to LA for the weekend it was a blast, but it didn't seem right to me."

"I can't say really blame you, but don't you know I'm ok if your ok with wasting time." Duo leaned against me and put the picture he was holding down on photo album.

"Together?" he asked tracing his fingers over the clear plastic of the photo book.

"Yeah together." I want to be able to create new memories with him even if it is for right now. I want to erase Heero from his life I never did like the guy, but then again I always knew that he wanted Duo in that sense.

"So what do you think we should do today? Take the rental car for a few hours drive to the nearest beach?" he sat up and arched his eyebrows and moved them up in down for a few seconds.

"The beach sounds nice." I said as I got up and went to get my clothes.

"Damn straight!"

"I think all that snow and rain is starting to get to your brain." I grabbed my favorite shirt and some shorts and turned to face Duo.

"If you ask me it's all this sun! Maybe I should consider moving here, what ya think?"

"By yourself?" Dou never liked to be alone that was probably just a product of my leaving him. I'd probably like to be by myself too after all that.

"Yeah, why not?" he lay back on the bed and put his hands under his head and tried to look in my direction.

"No reason just wondering." I walked over to the bathroom and looked at him for a second.

"Hey who knows maybe I can get you to wear pink again." I promptly threw a pillow at him.

"I really don't think so."

I got showered and took longer than I normally do just because I didn't want to go outside and share Duo with the world. I was about to leave the bathroom when I slipped on my own clothes that I left on the floor.

"Trowa you ok?" I heard Duo ask from behind the door.

"Oh yeah perfectly fine, I just fell on the floor that's all!" I sat up and Duo opened the door and saw me sitting on the floor rubbing the back of my head.

"I told you! I told you!" said Duo laughing while he leaned against the door.

"Told me what?!" I growled and he somehow managed to help me up while still laughing.

"Remember when I told a long time ago that if you don't clean up after yourself that your messiness was gonna end up killing you." we walked back into the room.

"I'm not dead Duo."

"Thank God." he said while grabbing a bottle of water from one of his bags.

"Anyways lets just go and get some breakfast ok." I grabbed my wallet and headed for the door and smiled at Duo as I grabbed the door knob.

"You paying?" he asked throwing some clothes in a bag and lugging it over his shoulder.

"Of course Duo, of course." we left the room and had breakfast.

He got me to wear pink

A/N: Well things never go as planed so um.....next update will be when it happens.