Ok for starters the first chap is like umm...way short and junk. There are a few reasons for this. Reason one I need a break form the Yu-Gi-Oh! and Inuyasha fics I have been posting lately. Reason two I need to work on updates so if this flops I will have a few days. Reason three I read what I have written out and this seemed as a good of a place as any to stop. Two of the three are good reasons well, in mind they are. You'll either read this fic and want more or not. Please feel free to compare it to my other Duo and Trowa fics if you are into those two.

Disclaimer: Gundam Wing...let's just say if I did own it the show would be on and the best fics would become episodes, mini series, and the like. Dual is shown on Tech TV's Anime Unleashed weekdays on after Cartoon Network's Adult Swim so what can one do? The shows alternate constantly when one ends another begins. Shows I have seen on it so far. Soul Taker, Lain, Geneshaft, Betterman, Silent Mobius, Gatkeepers 21, Bogey Pop Phantom, Dual, The Last Exile, Read or Die, Gungrave, Crest and Banner of the Stars, that's all I can remember right now so go to their site for listings and stuff.

WarNinGs: Short, OOC, Reference to another Anime not shown on CN, Redone a little, and there's a second chapter now.

Betaed by the wonderful Shadowgoddes03 so there will be no more reviews about my spelling and stuff. Thank her people she does a great job of cleaning up my mess that is my fic.

Aishi Say

"Dreams are mirrors of the heart" Did not write down who said it sorry. Most of mine a fics so...what does that say about my heart?

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"Hey Trowa! Wake up! As in right now!" Duo hissed, nudging Trowa's arm gently, unsure what kind of greeting he would receive.

Trowa rolled on to his back, "Mm...what?" He asked eyes half opening to blink then focus on his fellow pilot.

"I just had like the creepiest dream," Duo answered quietly, thankful there was no blade or barrel in his face.

Trowa blinked as he sat up, frowning at Duo, "About what?" His voice was clearly tired as he inquired about the dream.

Duo bit his lip, turning his head away slightly, "You," he admitted softly.

"Me?" Trowa asked, allowing some of his surprise to show.

"Yeah. Messy, very bloody and--Oooh shiny!" Duo cooed, his eyes catching the cross Trowa now wore around his neck. He took the thin long cross in his hands, dream temporally forgotten. Each arm of the cross was tipped with what looked like crescent moons. 'Pretty.'

"Why were you dreaming about me?" Trowa asked, ignoring the fact Duo was tugging on his cross slightly.

"Maybe because Heero told me what happened with the Zero?" Duo suggested, his mind could not really come up with anything else at the moment.

"Why?" Trowa questioned, not specifying whether he wanted to know why he asked or why he was told, frowning at the thought.

Duo looked up, "You aren't mad I woke you up are you?" He asked softly, his voice almost meek, thinking how that frown made his friend look almost angry.

"No, just surprised," Trowa assured him absently, his frown softening.

"Expecting Cat huh? So the cross is from who?" Duo asked, feeling better now that Trowa appeared thoughtful and not angry.

"Kathy," Trowa murmured, having no problem answering him, by now he was use to Duo's many questions.

Duo smiled as he studied the fragile looking icon resting in his palm, "I like it. How long have you had it?"

"A few months, why?" Trowa tilted his head at Duo inquiringly.

"I've seen one like it before… I just can't place it right now. It's very pretty! You don't mind right?" Duo checked, not wanting to do anything that would upset his friend, after rudely being woken up to satisfy his need to make sure Trowa was alright.

"No," Trowa shook his head, watching as Duo released the cross, glad he was not tugging on it anymore, but he was free to stare at it as long as he chose to.

Duo smiled, clearly happy with his answer, "Cool. Hey Trowa you ever have...unpleasant dreams?" He bit his lower lip, feeling a little foolish for asking such a thing.

"Do you mean of death?" Trowa asked ,wanting to make sure that is what Dou had meant.

"Yeah, I guess," Duo answered with a shrug.

Trowa nodded, "Sometimes," He admitted softly, knowing and not caring that it would lead to more questions.

Duo blinked, momentarily taken back by the easy confession, "Do they ever get to you?" 'Maybe it wasn't such a stupid question after all,' He mussed silently as he awaited his answer.

Trowa folded his arms on his knees, "Are you asking me if my dreams scare me Duo?" Duo nodded. "My mind is not a nice place to be, and my dreams are sometimes worst. Yes Duo, sometimes they do." Trowa whispered softly, his past was full of plenty violent horrors for his mind to draw from.

Duo frowned slightly, pausing for a moment before speaking again, "I guess you're becoming more human all the time. Who do you seek out for comfort?"

"Hm?" Trowa asked not sure he had heard him correctly.

"Well you comfort Cat when he has nightmares, but who comforts you? Who wipes your tears away?" Duo softly asked ,studying Trowa closely while he spoke.

Trowa sighed softly, "I don't need to be comforted and I don't cry, I can't cry," He informed Duo unconcerned.

Duo blinked once again speechless, if only for a moment, "Can't! Have you ever tried?" He demanded, knowing that even Heero had cried, he had overheard Wufei and Quatre talking about it while Heero had been in bed recovering after the Eve War.

Trowa shook his head, "I have no need for tears," He said simply as he would any fact.

"Tears aren't always a bad thing you know?" Duo reminded him gently, wondering if Trowa saw crying as he himself saw lying.

"I know. Quatre...he cried in joy at the sight of me," Trowa closed his eyes, his voice betraying his confusion about that meeting.

Since he had had emotions all his life Duo could relate, "He thought he had killed you man! I'd be crying like that if I were in his shoes. Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking, your thing I know, but no one can even hope to explain what the five of mean to each other, not even us. It's both disturbing and comforting at the same time," He could not help but think of his last two families as he said those words.

"If you say so," Trowa commented, frowning slightly as he thought that over.

"Well I do say so, so there! You don't mind me being here right?" Duo asked, studying Trowa's moonlit face, looking for the green-eyed youth's silent signals that were subtle, but still there.

Trowa shook his head, "Of course not Duo. Why didn't you go running to Heero even if your dream was about me? He is your partner not me," Trowa reminded him knowing Duo had his reasons whatever they might be.

"It wasn't his scream that echoed in my head," Duo admitted softly, not at all surprised by the question, Trowa was a very inquisitive person by nature.

"How do you know what my screams sound like?" Trowa asked confusion coloring his voice. Only Quatre had been there when the Zero had returned the memories that it had taken, that was the only time he could remember screaming.

"I don't know exactly but we do fight together a lot and I can guess," Duo admitted, he did have a very good imagination. "Does that disturb you?" He asked softly, though he could guess the answer.

"That you had a nightmare about my death? It should but no, not really." Trowa was not easily bothered by that fact and he knew he never would be, that was just who he was.

"Not even a little bit huh? Man I wish had that kind of control!" Duo informed him, he could be emotional at times usually he was his normal cheerful self.

"It wouldn't suit you. Feel any better?" Trowa asked, his soft eyes showing their concern for his friend.

Duo reached out and pulled Trowa's long bangs from his eye, staring into both of them watching them blink at him, "Yeah I'm Ok. At least your eye's not some freaky glowy thing like D's."

Trowa blinked dark green eyes, "Who?" He asked completely lost.

"Huh? Oh D is this green haired alien chick from this Anime called Dual. See her left eye, which is also hidden by bangs, is this freaky glow, which is her soul. Well at lest for most of the series… But all I see is a very pretty green," Duo smiled his normal playful smile after his little lesson on Dual.

"Pretty?" Trowa asked blinking, filled in but still confused.

"Oh, very! It's like a leaf with sunlight shining through it. I loved staring up at the trees during the spring and summer since my colony didn't have many," Duo explained, his voice getting a little distant as he reminisced.

Trowa frowned slightly, but decided to let it go, "Have you ever gone back?" He asked knowing home was very important to both Duo and Quatre.

Duo nodded, "Yes, when we decided to send our alter ego's into the sun. I buried that priest outfit of mine in the rubble at my old home. I was finally able to let go... They all can rest in peace now," He smiled a sad but sincere smile.

"They'd be proud of you," Trowa comforted hoping to cheer his friend some.

Duo sighed, "I hope so. I try to live my life the way my family would have wanted, but sometimes it's just so hard."

"That's why they call it faith, because sometimes it's hard right?" Trowa asked.

"Yeah, but I thought you were an atheist?" Duo asked wondering if something major had happened while Trowa had been on Earth with his sister.

Trowa shrugged, "A lot can happen in three years," that was all he had to say at the moment.

"Hard to believe it's only been that long huh?" Duo asked softly, "Sometimes it feels like I've know you guys all my life." A feeling he had grown to cherish as the five of them slowly became a family.

"A feeling of timelessness is common among close friends," Trowa commented, quoting a passage from a long ago read book.

"Well said!" Duo praised, placing his hands on Trowa's bare shoulders, "You're coming along quite nicely."

Trowa placed his hand on Duo's closing his eyes, "Thank you Duo."

"Ah no big. A little encouragement now then again doesn't hurt. Your hand is really soft," Duo blinked when he realized what he had just said.

"What?" Trowa asked, darkeyes blinking in open confusion.

"Your hand, well I just assumed it would be a little tougher like Heero's," Duo explained after a moment. He had never seen that expression before, 'Shouldn't have let that slip, damn it!'

"Oh, yours feels nice to," Trowa commented, still not use to giving or receiving compliments.

Duo blinked, 'Right, this is Trowa.' "Thanks. You know you say the sweetest things sometimes," He teased relaxing.

Trowa frowned, "I do?" He asked a bit unsure, all he did was speak his mind.

"Yep! Little complements can mean a lot sometimes...kinda like how the littlest thing can make someone smile," Duo explained smiling. 'I rather like Trowa's confused expression, its way too cute!'

Trowa nodded, he understood that some people were like that, "Like Quatre?"

"Yes, exactly! Though Empaths are really just sensitive, but that's the right idea. In life, a lot of little things are over looked, taken for granted, or just plain ignored so I like to enjoy those little things. Like taking comfort in a friend's touch," Duo informed him with a gentle smile.

"Quatre seems to agree with you on that one," Trowa commented, not even really thinking about the smile.

"Well duh. Calm, quite, gentle, protective, attentive; all good qualities in partner or a friend! Trust me on this one," Duo informed him with an all-knowing grin.

"Sure Duo. You sound tired," Trowa frowned slightly at his friend in concern, another frown Duo knew well.

"It's late, I should be asleep," Duo admitted, thankful for the other's open concern considering there were only so many people Trowa was open with.

"So why aren't you asleep then?" Trowa asked his normal logic returning to the conversation.

"It's very hard to carry on an intelligent conversation when you're sleeping. Me no telepath," Duo explained shaking his head.

"We can talk latter Duo," Trowa reminded him.

Duo slid his hands off of Trowa's shoulders and about half way down his strong arms before squeezing them gently, "I know that, but it's hard for me to go back to sleep after I wake up screaming, call it a flaw."

"Quatre often has trouble as well." Trowa admitted with a nod of understanding.

"Yeah well some people just can't make unhappy thoughts go bye-bye at will," Duo teased before sighing, "I should go, there's no reason to keep you up to."

Trowa watched him stand and start to turn away, "You don't have to go Duo," He informed him stopping the braided youth.

Duo turned to blink at Trowa, "Really?" He asked pleasantly surprised.

Trowa nodded, "If you want to stay, then stay. Quatre often feels better after a while and goes back to sleep."

"Oh no. No more sleep for me," Duo protested, sitting down Buddah style, with his arms resting on his knees, "Me stubborn."

"Duo no baka," Trowa countered shaking his head.

"You've been spending too much with my aibou," Duo informed him half teasing, 'It's kind of cute and coming from Trowa it doesn't really sound like an insult.'

"Aibou?" Trowa inquired unsure what Duo meant since he had not heard Heero use that term before.

"Partner, cute huh?" Duo asked with a grin, it also meant companion.

"Yeah I guess so," Trowa answered with a shrug, cute was more of Quatre's thing.

Duo smiled before frowning slightly, "Can I ask you something?" He asked voice serious, but not urgent.

Trowa nodded, "Sure Duo what?"

"How?" Was all Duo asked getting a blank emerald green blink.

"How what?" Trowa asked with no idea what Duo wanted to know.

Duo smiled before laughing softly, "How the Hell do you live two separate lives and not go completely insane between us and Red?"

"Oh that. It's really not that hard Duo," Trowa answered with a shrug.

"Really?! Of course you're like Heero, you can do anything cause you're special," Dou half scoffed, shaking his head with a sigh.

"Maybe, but there is one challenge," Trowa offered, knowing that statement would get Duo's attention.

"Do tell?" Duo asked, leaning forward slightly just as Trowa knew he would.

"Getting out of trouble with Kathy," Trowa answered with a smile, his sister could be a handful when she was mad.

"She is very Chi-chi when she gets pissed," Duo agreed with a nod.

"Yeah, I know," Trowa reminded him in an amused tone, though it was not as quite as amused as Duo's.

"I'd so rather take on an army of Dolls then face her mad as Hell," Duo continued, knowing he was not going to upset Trowa by talking about his sister like this, mostly because he joked about everyone, but well it was Trowa.

"Much better odds," Trowa agreed nodding in agreement.

Duo laughed, "Listen to you, you sound almost normal," He teased pleased with his friend's answer.

"What's normal?" Trowa countered.

Duo shrugged, "Not a clue." Trowa blinked. "What do I look like I have all the answers here? If so did you hit your head again?" Duo teased with mock concern.

Trowa smiled, "Baka."

"Bishounen," Duo shot back crossing his arms.

"Huh?" Trowa asked.

"Pretty boy," Dou translated getting a uni-banged nod.

"Are you insulting me or what Duo?" Trowa asked, tilting his head at him.

Duo leaned forward, his knees folding under him, "Wouldn't you like to know?" He cooed teasingly.

Trowa shrugged, "No, not really."

Duo folded his arms on Trowa's knees getting in the other's face, "Oh please cat eyes I know you're curious," Trowa shook his head. "Naughty kitty," Duo muttered frowning.

"Merowl," Trowa mocked, twitching his right hand like a he was slashing at him.

Duo blinked, "Dude freaky. Do it again?" He asked smiling.

Trowa shook his head, "No."

"Aw come on, that was perfect, please?" Duo pleaded, batting his puppy dog eyes, lower lip trembling.

"You look like a little kid," Trowa informed him frowning at him

"Sniff, sniff," Duo teased, doing his very best to look pathetically cute.

Trowa arched an eyebrow at him, "Merowl."

"Hehe!" Duo giggled when Trowa gently tapped the tip of his nose with his 'paw' playfully, " That is too cute!" He giggled again.

"Are you serious?" Trowa asked tilting his head to the side uncertain.

"Oh yes," Duo answered nodding, "I just love me my kitties!"

"Americans," Trowa muttered, borrowing one of Wufei's favorite insults.

Duo smiled, "Hugs and kisses to you too Cyclops," He teased back, resting his chin on his folded arms.

"Comfortable?" Trowa asked the youth who was leaning on his legs with his arms folded on his knees, Duo's chin was on his arms with his eyes focused up on his taller friend.

"Yeah, you?" Duo half teased before he realized just how he was leaning against Trowa with the back of his mind racing.

Trowa blinked, "I'm fine Duo."

"Cool. You know Hee-kun would never let me get away with this?" Duo half commented half asked.

"I'm not Heero," Trowa reminded him.

"No really! My God I never would have guessed! Thank God I'm sortta lying down!" Duo rambled for no real reason other then he was Duo.

"Are you done?" Trowa asked calmly, knowing when Duo got started he might go for a while.

"Umm...I guess so, --yawn-- being this sarcastic is exhausting." Duo answered the fact he was tired finally catching back up with him.

"I can only imagine," Trowa commented, showing he could be sarcastic when he wanted.

"I bet. So what do you and --yawn-- Cat talk about when he's --yawn-- too scared to go back to sleep?" Duo asked curiously, but he also wanted to stay awake.

"Whatever he wants," Trowa answered softly.

"And what he doesn't want to talk?" Duo asked half closing his eyes.

"Then we don't," Trowa said gently stroking Duo's soft hair as he always did to Quatre when he came to him upset. Duo's hair was not quite the same as the blonde's, but it was still felt very pleasant under his fingers.

"Mm...sounds nice," Dou murmured pleased with gentle 'petting' he was receiving. It had been a decade since anyone had soothed him this way and it felt good, 'Kitty cat can pet me any time he wants. I wonder if I could pet him back?'

Trowa smiled at his friend, "It is," he assured Duo, his voice softer then usual, trying the tone that always worked on Quatre and it seemed just as effective on Duo.

Duo smiled watching the moonlight glint off of the silver cross, 'Pretty,' he thought. "Cy?" He called using his shortest and secretly favorite nickname for his friend.

"Yeah Duo?" Trowa asked use to Duo's many nick names for himself and others, he seemed to love making them up.

"--yawn-- You make a great pillow," Duo caught Trowa smile as he closed his eyes shifting slightly.

"Thanks Duo," Trowa said softly watching Duo as his mind began wandering. It did not take long for the braid youth to fall asleep despite his claims. The green-eyed pilot carefully laid Duo down on the bed, before lying downing himself with his head propped up on fist. 'He seems to be Ok now.' Duo smiled snuggling into the pillows. Trowa smiled fondly brushing a few stray bangs away. 'Just like Quatre.'

"Mm warm," Duo mumbled softly, shifting slightly in response to gentle touch.

Trowa shook his head as he covered his sleeping friend, "Sweet dreams Duo," He whispered softly before walking out of his room, leaving Duo alone with his dreams.

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Ok that's it for now. This was only five pages written out so it almost tripled in length when typed up. Kindda hoping that's a good thing if not...shrug then do not go read chapter two. I added a little more detail here and there but nothing major do you do not have to go reread this fic unless you want to or it's been too long since first time around.