The slamming of the door echoed through the large twenty room mansion sounding distinctly like a gun shot, and was such an unusual sound that it had Duo and Heero running down from their rooms, guns armed and ready for anything.

But the site that greeted them was anything but the usual.

Slwoly lowering his gun, Duo caustiously made his way over to his friend who was leanning his head againt his large dark mahogany desk and mumbling something, while Heero remained at the door jam alert incase there were any hidden threats.

Bending over, Duo placed a hand on Quatra's back and in a low voice asked "Are you alright, man?"

At the sound of Duo's voice he seemed to catch hold of himself and with a confused air about him looked into Duo's eyes and answered "Sure, why wouldnt it be?"

Backing slowly away, both Heero and Duo put away their guns and were slowly walking back up the stairs when yet again there was another crash only this time it sounded like something breaking.

Rushing back down to the Study door way they stopped and starred in open mouth amazement.

Quatra appeared to be having an argument with himself and in the process was destroying many of his little figurines that decorated the whole study.

Eyes wide in amazement, Duo found himself openly shocked at this behaviour. I mean it wasnt ever day that the calm, fair haired and skinned prince of deserts reacted like this. Of course there was that one time when he was crazy but that was because of the new system that had been installed on his weapon of destruction. But even then it had been a controlled sort of insane, but this, this was unlike anything he had ever seen before. It was almost as if there was sombody alive who can annoy Quatra so much that he would be driven to this but even he knew that such a person couldnt exist. He had tried everything in his power to get him to let go and he knew he was annoying, a fact which all the guys told him at least three times a day.

As Duo found himself lost in who had done this to his friend, Heero's mind was on more pressing matters, like who was this woman Quatra kept on referring to and then cursing.

He flinched again, Last count Quatra had damned her twenty times, a slight twitch of his head and it was twenty one. If he was used to showing his emotions he would have smiled, The site of Quatra breaking stuff with such abandon and cursing beneath his breath and sometimes just out loud "Damn that woman anyway!" was such an unusual and hilarioulsy funny site. It wasnt everyday that you found 'the proper-man' cursing after he had warned all his friends and graduall weaned them off cursing when they got into trouble.

He was brought of his little train of thought as the irate blonde man brushed past him and walked out the door heading towards the little shed at the back were he kept his motorbikes.

As Duo decided to follow him a strong arm came down on his and looking up to the face that the arm belonged to he watched as the kind brown eyes told him to leave his master alone.

Defeated he went upstairs to his bedroom to try and think of some way that he could cheer Quatra up leaving Rashid and Heero behind.

Leaning against the door jam both Heero and Rashid watched as Quatra opened the shed door.

Out of the corner of his mouth, his lipes barely moving, Heero asked "Who or what did this to him?"

Sighing heavily, Rashid answered "Miss Mina Winner, His on/off girlfriend. I shouldnt really be even telling you this but i know that you can be trusted.

Depending on his mood they are either girlfriend and boyfriend or not. If he is autocratic then she rebels and breaks it off with him and if not well then they are so in love with one another it would make a grown man sick."

Rashid could swear that he knew what the next question was going to be and so pressing away from the wall he said "It dosent always show but Quatra has a stubborn streak a mile wide. It only seems to appear when he is with Mina. And Mina although the kindest ,gentliest person in the whole world does not take kindly to being given orders."

Privatly, Rashid thought that they needed to learn to compromise but then again who was he to talk about relathionships. Divorced and widowed wasnt really a good combination.

What really got him was before the war they had been about to announce their engagement but ever since Quatra had returned, he had noticed a different Mina. One who Quatra apparently didnt know and didnt want to know about, She now wanted to sing and openminded thought he was, he did not want her face shown through out the universe, To have men ogglying his wife. And so he had said now to her request and here they were, Quatra once again unattached and hating it.

Turning his back on Heero he began to walk away, but stopped and said "He needs to work this out on his own.!" before actually going.

Laying one last look at he garage where he could see Quatra working he sent up a silent prayer asking for help for his friend before going back up to his room to clean his guns.

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Placing a hand on her stomach, Mina could swear she cold feel a whole bunch of butterfly's swarming around there. She knew this was what she wanted to do with her life, it had always been there but lately she had begun to wonder, Was this all she was going to be? Some singer that although famous and had louds of money had no real happiness.

As her name was called out, she gathered herself together and walked onto the stage were her back up band had already set up.

Raising a nervous hand to Rei who played the keyboard, she prepared herself by silently counting back in her head the number of times she and Quatra had argued.

As the curtains slowly raised, she became a more open vivacious woman and she knew that tonight she was going to be noticed by all the record companies.

Walking up to the mike, she took a quick sweep around the room and could feel her shoulders slump in sadness as she found no Quatra there. She guessed it was to much to wish that he would support her dream.

Slowly the haunting melodic music came in and stepping up to the mike, hand wrapping gently around the stand, she began to sing.

You look into my eyes

I go out of my mind

I can't see anything

Cos this love's got me blind

I can't help myself

I can't break the spell

I can't even try

I'm in over my head

You got under skin

I got no strength at all

In the state that I'm in

And my knees are weak

And my mouth can't speak

Fell too far this time

Going trough her mind, all the times Quatra had made sure she did what he wanted, never consulting her on any decisions in his life.

She had felt so alone, like she didnt really belong in his life, she had no important role to play.

But as the band started singing the chorus along with her, she knew she had finally found a place that she belonged, even if it wasnt with the man that she loved.

[Chorus:]

Baby, I'm too lost in you

Caught in you

Lost in everything about you

So deep, I can't sleep

I can't think

I just think about the things that you do (you do)

I'm too lost in you

(Too lost in you)

They had all suffered for their love and it was one of the reasons this song had come around. They had needed to get rid of the pain before they went on in their lives.

ooh

Well you whispered to me

And I shiver inside

You undo me and move me

In ways undefined

And you're all I see

And you're all I need

Help me baby (help me baby)

Help me baby (help me now)

Cos I'm slipping away

Like the sand to the tide

Falling into your arms

Falling into your eyes

If you get too near

I might disappear

I might lose my mind

Life was a mystery to them all, but they knew that it wasnt their destiny to just take back seats in men's lives. They were meant for more then that. And even though they were breaking inside, they still had their pride.

[Chorus:]

Baby, I'm too lost in you

Caught in you

Lost in everything about you

So deep, I can't sleep

I can't think

I just think about the things that you do (you do)

I'm too lost in you

(Too lost in you)

I'm going in crazy in love for you baby

(I can't eat and I can't sleep)

I'm going down like a stone in the sea

Yeah, no one can mess with me

(No one can mess with me)

Oooh, my baby

Oooh, baby, baby

[Chorus:]

Baby, I'm too lost in you

Caught in you

Lost in everything about you

So deep, I can't sleep

I can't think

I just think about the things that you do (you do)

I'm too lost in you

I'm lost in you

I'm lost in you

I'm lost in everything about you

So deep (so deep), I can't sleep

I can't think

I just think about the things that you do (you do)

I'm too lost in you

(Too lost in you)

Caught up in her own thoughts, she didnt realise the song had ended till she felt the hands slapping her back in praise.

Helped of the stage by a tall well dressed business man, she knew that he was their future.

Saying no to his offer of a drink for them all, they got down to business.

Not fiftenn meters away at the front doors to the club, Quatra stood watching in the shadows, touched by the song and the feelings that had gone into it.

He had come there with the express purpose of conviincing her that he was her future and not some silly singing career but now he didn't know.

Mina had more talent then he had seen in along time, and he recognised the man that she was talking to as one of the representatives of the top music signing companies in the universe.

Watching her now from a distance, he knew she was in her element and he couldn't force her to do anything.

The song had thrown some new light on his character and he wasnt sure he like what it had shown.

Tears in his eyes, he slowly whispered a sorry good bye before leaving as silently as he had come into the club.

The hair on the back of Mina's neck stood on end, and she turned to see what was causing it.

She caught a brief glimpse of someone, a tall blonde guy she thought, leaving the club and a thought suddenly occurred to her.

"Quatra?" whispered by her lips.

Rising to see if it was him, she was pulled back down by the manager and thrown back into the converstaion and were she wanted the band to go.

After she finished that night, she decided to go and check on Quatra's mansion to see if their master had been out that night.

Pulling up ten minutes later, she exited the taxi leaving orders to remain there until she got back.

Walking slowly up to the door, tears began to slowly leak from her eyes.

The mansion had been closed down and they had left no forwarding address.

She was truly on her own, now.

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Review...

sad i know but i loved the song...its by an english band called the sugarbabes and my god its good...

tell me what u think anyway..

laters

willow1986