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"Umm, not really. I was just wondering....canIstayheretonight?" he asked in a rush. "I - uh - I get nightmares sometimes, but they don't come if I'm sleeping in the same room as someone else. I won't be any trouble, I'll sleep on the couch...."

"It's alright, Duo," Heero interrupted. "You can stay here tonight if you want. And you don't have to sleep on the couch. This is a huge bed, there's enough room for two."

"Thank you Heero," cried Duo, hugging him again.

"This is a nice feeling," thought Heero. "I'll have to hug people more often if it feels like this. I'm so glad that none of them hate me, that would be awful. I thought it wouldn't hurt as much if I didn't let anyone get close to me, but I don't have to keep that distance anymore now that they know." He smiled inwardly that Duo had asked to stay with him of all people. "Maybe I can stop hiding how much I like him now too." With that final thought, he climbed into bed and was quickly asleep.

Chapter 3:

The next morning Heero awoke with the feeling that something was different. He soon found the source of the feeling in the boy sleeping next to him. Sometime in the night, Duo had moved onto Heero's side of the bed. He was curled up and holding tightly onto Heero's arm like it was a lifeline. Heero didn't know what to do, since noone had ever treated his arm like a stuffed animal before, so he decided to just lay quietly and wait for Duo to wake up. He didn't have to wait long. Duo soon stirred, shifting slightly as he rejoined the waking world. It was very evident when he realized exactly what he'd been holding on to in his sleep. His eyes were opened as wide as they would go, waiting for Heero's reaction.

"Holy shit, I can't believe I did that! Heero's going to kill me!" he thought frantically to himself. Out loud he said, "uh, sorry about that Heero. I didn't mean to grab you like that. I don't know what I was thinking."

Heero took in Duo's wide-eyed expression and stammered explanation and smiled. "He probably thinks I'm going to kill him," he thought wryly. Duo's eyes opened even wider - if that was possible - when he smiled.

"It's all right Duo. I don't really mind. You were sleeping after all."

"You mean, you're not going to kill me?" Duo sounded incredulous.

"No, Duo, I'm not going to kill you. I know I threatened to all those times, but I never actually would've done it. I was just trying to push you guys away."

"Why would you want to push us away?"

"So that when I told you about us being angels and you hated me, it wouldn't bother me as much. It's easier to have someone you don't really know hate you than someone who had been a friend."

"You really were expecting us to hate you, weren't you?"

"Why wouldn't I have? I knew that anyone who was the type to become a Gundam pilot would know the price of immortality. It's only those who aren't willing to sacrifice themselves for others who would actually want to be immortal. I thought you'd hate me for being the one to tell you that you can never be normal."

"Oh, Heero. All of us know that it's not your fault that all of this is happening. You didn't choose to make us angels. No true friend would hate you for being the messenger anyways." With that, Duo hugged Heero. He stiffened at first, still not used to such contact, but soon relaxed into it.

"So this is what it's like to have a friend," he thought. "Thank you, Duo."

"You're welcome, Heero. Should we go get the others to finish yesterday's discussion?"

"Let's get them for breakfast first. Then we can talk about what we're going to do now. We do have forever after all."

Duo laughed at that. "You're right. Breakfast is a good idea. Hey, do we even still need to eat?"

"No," replied Heero. "But why shouldn't we? If we absolutely have to, we'll go without food, but just because we don't need to eat doesn't mean the food doesn't taste good anymore."

"I like the way you think! To breakfast!" It was Heero's turn to laugh at Duo's enthusiasm. They went from door to door, waking the others up to eat. Once everyone had gathered, they located the hotel's restaurant. Over breakfast, they discussed plans for the immediate future.

"I liked the suggestion you made yesterday, Heero, about working for the Preventers for awhile. It means I'll have to find someone to take over my company for me though," said Quatre.

"It's better that you have someone take over now though, Quatre," pointed out Duo. "After all, in a company that big, someone's bound to notice that you aren't aging, and it would be really suspicious if you just disappear later."

"I agree with Duo," stated Heero. "If we're all working at the Preventers, it's possible that we fake our death on a mission to give a plausible reason for our disappearance. We can let Une, Sally and Noin know about our being angels, but we'll still need to give some kind of excuse to the rest of the force."

"What are you going to do about Relena, Heero?" asked Duo, not really wanting to know.

"I'll tell her what we are," he replied.

"No, I mean, didn't you want to be with her?"

"Relena is a friend, nothing more. She feels like a sister to me. What about you and Hilde? I don't know if you like her, but it's obvious she likes you."

"I'll just tell her what I am. She's a realistic girl, she'll know what that means. I don't want to get into a relationship with someone who'll get old and die while I still look young."

"What'll you tell Catherine, Trowa?" asked Quatre.

"She thinks of herself as my sister, so I'll tell her what I am now. It shouldn't be a problem with her. What about your sisters, Quatre? What will they think of all this?"

"I'm going to ask for their help in turning the company over to someone else, most likely one of them. They know what to do, they've been helping out with it anyways."

"There's a lot of people we have to tell about this," observed Wufei. "At least they're all trustworthy."

"Should we tell them all individually, or get them together in a big group?" wondered Quatre.

"We can tell them in small groups, some people already talk to each other on a regular basis. Une, Noin, Zechs, Relena, Sally, Hilde, and possibly Dorothy would be one, Quatre's sisters another. Catherine will have to be told on her own. Did you want to tell the Maguanac Corps or Howard?" asked Heero.

"Howard, I almost forgot about him!" exclaimed Duo. "Yeah, I'd like to let him know. The Maguanac too. They've been through a lot with us, they should be told. Right, Quatre?"

"Right."

"Now all we have to do is tell them. Trowa, I assume that you want to tell Catherine on your own. She doesn't really like the rest of us anyways. Quatre, you should probably tell your sisters on your own as well. There's a lot you have to work with them on anyways. I thought that while you two are doing that; Duo, Wufei and I could go tell Howard and talk to Une and the others about working at the Preventers. Then we can all meet again and let the Maguanac Corps know," suggested Heero.

"Good plan," agreed Trowa. Later that day, the group split off to meet with their assigned people.

A.N. - Hooray! My longest chapter yet! I hope I spelled Maguanac right. If I got it wrong, could someone tell me the correct spelling? Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. I hope to post one chapter a week from now on. Please review!