DISCALIMER: I own nothing to do with Gundam Wing.

Knock Knock

All that was received was a grunt. Duo sighed and opened he door. He was greeted with a back.

"Heero? Are you awake?" Duo saw the muscles on the other boy tighten and his back go rigid.

"Who are you?" He asked coldly.

'What the heck? Wasn't he crying just a few hours ago?' Duo thought to himself. "It's me, Dr. Maxwell. You were just transferred here from-"

"I know where I was transferred from. I just want to know your full name." He cut Duo off.

"I think I liked the crying side better...." He muttered to himself before speaking up. "My name is Dr. Duo Maxwell, Heero."

"Duo?" He rolled over and looked at the other boy. Heero's cold eyes began to fill with emotion as he gazed upon his long time friend. "It really is you Duo." Heero nearly jumped out of the bed before he latched on to him. "I've missed you, Duo. I've missed you sooo much." He started to weep.

Duo sighed a bit and hugged the boy back. 'How can this be Heero? He was always so cold to me, even when we....' Duo shook his head. It wasn't time to be thinking about that.

"Heero." He pulled back from the other boy. "What happened to you? How are you alive and where have you been all this time? "

"I really don't know." He gripped Duo's arms and stared at the floor. "I honestly don't know what happened after the explosion. I had amnesia for a few months and was delusional. They stuck me in a hospital and I've been in one ever since. They don't believe that I am the real Heero Yuy. They all think I'm dead." He rested his forehead against Duo's chest.

"No body was found Heero, of course they think you are dead. The guys and I did find it strange that Relena's body was found and yours wasn't." Duo told him.

"I just want to see my family. You, Mai, and everyone else. That's all I wanted." His shoulders began to shake.

"What has caused this Heero? What has caused the perfect solider to start crying every 5 minutes?" Duo sat him on the bed and sat on a chair in front of him.

"The seclusion. The first hospital, they were so cruel to me. Never let me out of my room.....and did awful things to me. They emotionally and physically abused me. That's why I was transferred when health officials saw what was happening to the patients."

"I heard about that on the news. I'm so sorry you were part of that Heero." Duo brushed Heero's bangs out of his eyes. "I've got some news for you Heero."

"What?"

"Quatre is coming to visit tomorrow."

"Really?" He looked up.

"Yes, and something else happened today. You unknowingly know it, but you remember the nurse that brought you to your room earlier?"

"Yes." He nodded and looked into Duo's eyes.

"That was Mai. You're daughter Mai."

"M-mai.......that was my Mai?" He looked at Duo with wide eyes.

"Yes. She came to my office asking a lot of questions earlier. I managed to dodge around them, but she wants to know. She doesn't know that you are her father yet, but I will tell her. Is it okay with you if I tell her everything? About our past and how you came to be her father?"

Heero sat there staring at his hands which were folded in his lap for a moment before a light nod came from his head.

"Yes Duo, you have my permission to tell her everything about our past and any questions she may have."

"Thank you, Heero." He rested his hand on the other boys.

"But you have to do something for me."

"Anything."

"Help me prove that I am not dead and get me out of here."

"Mai, I'm home!"

"In the kitchen Uncle Duo!" She called out as Duo sat down his briefcase and hung his jacket up.

"I really appreciate you volunteering at the hospital today. It helped a lot." He kissed her on the cheek.

"No problem. It helps with my intern hours." She smiled. "Dinner is just about ready. You have a couple of minutes to change if you want."

"Alright." Duo walked into his bedroom and shut the door. He changed out of his work clothes and into a pair of jeans and a black shirt. He went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. He looked like he had just been hit by a truck. His hair was a wreck and his face stressed.

Duo turned on the faucet and splashed some cool water on his face before drying his face and unbraiding his hair. He brushed it out and pulled it into a low pony tail. He then took a deep breath and looked in the mirror again. Strange how a few simple tasks could make you look your age again.

"I'm going to talk to her tonight. She deserves to know everything that has happened. All of her questions will be answered to the best of my ability and the truth will be out." He told himself and walked out of his room.

Another cliffhanger..............as to all of your questions about Mai and everything, that will all be explained in the next chapter. I promise I will get that up ASAP.