Elana-chan: This is the first installment of my fic arc "Snapshots of the Gundam Wing Pilots". Our first character would be the braided baka himself, Duo Maxwell. It's his POV, folks. grins

#blah# - Duo's inner self/conscience

blah - sounds/movements

[blah] - events happening around the character

Snapshots of the Gundam Wing Pilots

by elana-chan

Snapshot: Duo Maxwell

sigh

Another day. Another mission. Another day wasted on these damn Oz soldiers. They just bore me to hell and back. I wonder when this stupid war is going to end...

# But do you want it to end? #

Who's that?! I must be cracking up. I'm now hearing voices in my head.

# Duo no baka. I'm just your conscience, silly. You seem to have forgotten me in the basement. #

I have a conscience? And a sarcastic one, too. I like it. What do you want anyway?

# What I want? That's not the issue here. It's what you want that counts, Duo. Or rather WHO you want. #

What are you trying to say?

# You can't fool me, Duo. It's obvious that you want Heero. You can't hide anything from me. I'm your conscience, remember? #

You should have never left the basement. I should have thrown the key.

# Even if you did, I'm a thief and a master in picking locks, anyways, we're talking about Heero here. Don't change the subject. #

sigh So, what about him?

# If I know better, a part of you doesn't want this war to end because you'll be able to see 'him'. But then again, you don't want him dead, ne? #

shrugs Can I hide anything from you? No. Scratch that. I can't hide anything from you. Okay. I know I'm being selfish for thinking that but...

# But you love him. Is that it? #

N-nani?

# Why don't you just admit it to yourself that you love the guy? He can't kill you anyway. #

Demo...Death can't love...

# Everyone is entitled to love, Duo. Even Death. Solo, Father Maxwell and Sister Helen knew somehow that anything could happen in this war-torn world. #

But they didn't know that Death is jealous! He took away everything and everyone I loved! I can't afford to love again. Can't you see that? It's very obvious that Death doesn't want me loving anyone. Even...

# Even Heero. Speaking of the devil, the Perfect Soldier is back. #

[ Duo turns slightly to acknowledge Heero's presence in their room. They are staying in a safehouse together with the rest of the pilots. Duo sits by the window and after seeing Heero's quick glance at him, turns back to staring outside the window, deep in thought. He doesn't realize that Heero is glancing at him, being his unusually quiet self.]

# You're quiet today. #

Shut up. It's because of you that I'm quiet. Thanks a lot!

# You're welcome. Anyways, back to our topic. Isn't love worth the risk of getting hurt again? Isn't Heero worth it? #

Loving him is like giving him a one-way ticket to the after life. Besides, he already has Relena. It's too painful to love someone who doesn't love you back. I don't want to go through such pain again. I just can't...

# Suit yourself. But once the war is over...#

Once the war is over...

...I'll be able to forget you, Heero Yuy.

To be continued...

baka - stupid, fool

nani - what

demo - but

Author's notes:

elana-chan: Okay, minna-san. I'm going to make this one short. Sorry for the wrong grammar and stuff like that. Wha!!! I'm so sorry!!!! bows before the readers Hope you like the first installment. I'll try to be a good writer and update early. Hope you like it!!!! Gotta go for now!!! See ya, minna-san!!!!!

Next chapter: Snapshot: Chang Wufei