I was greeted with the friendly sight of Trowa as I entered the space port. Trowa wasn't too hard to miss since he was six feet tall. I wanted to wave at him, but that would draw too much attention to myself. And right now that would be a bad thing since I didn't know how Sally made me dead. Then as if someone had heard my thought, a newscast came over the neat televisions the port had.

"Today we are honoring the memory of Duo Yuy, who died today in a car crash. Yuy was six months pregnant. More on this tragedy coming up." I snorted.

I pushed past the people who were rooted to where they were standing. I guess they were stunned that a gundam pilot could "die". I kept my head down and tried not to make any eye contact. My eyes were different from most people. Sally told me why, it was a result of the L2 plague.

I finally made it to Trowa and let out the breath I had been holding since I had entered the port. Trowa smiled at me softly. I was the only one he really smiled for. It was strange that my best friend did that. But we were close and it wasn't out of the ordinary.

"I see you made it and in record time." Trowa told me in that soft voice of his.

"Yea, it was fine. Are you ready?" I asked him while glancing at the front desk.

"Yea. You have a fake identity right?" He asked as we walked to the desk.

"From now on, call me Diana Mansweld." I said smirking.

"Well then, Diana, we must be going if we are going to make our flight." Trowa said as he offered his arm.

I giggled and followed him to the gate where our shuttle was waiting for us. I let out a gasp of surprise as the baby kicked me. I laughed as the baby kicked me again. I was used to the mini-Shinigami kicking me at night.

Trowa glanced over at me and gave me a look of surprise. I smiled at him and pointed at my basketball of a belly. He nodded his head in acknowledgment and continued on our way to the shuttle.

As we approached the shuttle I felt the infamous butterflies flying around in my stomach keeping mini-Shini company. I was having second thoughts about this whole plan. But as I thought of Heero and Relena having sex, I clenched my jaw and continued to board the shuttle that would take me back to L2.

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5 years later….

I sighed as I pulled into the driveway of the house that I shared with Trowa and my five year old daughter Helen. I had been at a doctor's appointment and the news was not good. I got out of the car and looked around our yard. Helen's toys were strewn across the lawn in odd places. I smiled. They were always like that when I came home.

I blinked the tears away and made my way to the front door, avoiding the obstacles in my way. I opened the door and heard laughter coming from the den. We were lucky to afford the house we brought. Trowa was an architect and a damn good one at that. I was a teacher at a local Catholic school. We combined our incomes and we were able to live comfortably. We didn't dare touch the accounts that we made to steal money from Oz. One of the others would have noticed.

"Trowa, Helen, I'm home!" I yelled.

I heard the pitter patter of small feet running and then Helen was jumping into my arms. I laughed as she tightened her grip on me. Helen was attached to me. She was a smart kid and I told her about her father. She was very protective of me.

I looked up and saw that Trowa was laughing on the inside. You could always tell when he was laughing because his eyes would light up. "How was the appointment?" He asked.

I sighed and put Helen down. "Its cancer, but they caught it early so it can be eliminated."

"How do they want to do it?" He asked in a worried voice.

I rubbed my forehead. "Surgery, it's the only way. But the thing is, the cost of the surgery. It's more than we can afford, even with our insurance."

"Then we'll call Quatre and ask him to help." Trowa suggested.

"Are you kidding me? He'll recognize me the moment he sees me!" I replied.

Trowa shook his head. "No he won't. You cut your hair and you wear contacts most of the time. Yours mannerisms have changed as well, there's no way."

"Okay Mr. Smart Ass…he'll think I'm your girlfriend, or heavens forbid, wife. And he'll claw my eyes out." I crossed my arms.

Trowa rolled his eyes. "I'll tell him that you're my cousin. He'll believe me. Come on Duo you need that surgery."

"Fine, but I don't like the idea of mooching off of Q-bean."

"I know, but we need the help. And you might want to shower and dress for a cocktail party." He suggested as I picked Helen up.

I turned around. "Why?"

"I was invited to one for the building I designed and whatnot. I thought I would bring you along to get you out."

"What about Helen?" I asked narrowing my eyes.

"I already called the babysitter." Trowa grinned at me.

"I hate you." I said as I set my daughter down on the floor and went upstairs.

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I glanced out at the crowd as I sat in the corner. This was Trowa's scene, not mine. I hated cocktail parties. Unless of course, Lady Une was present and Treize as well, but that is another story for another day.

I sighed and took another drink of my water. I didn't like alcohol and kept away from it as much as possible. It had almost cost me my daughter. I searched the crowd for Trowa and saw that he was talking to a blond. What was it with him and blonds? I mean he's dated off and on for the past five years, and they have all been blonds. I didn't know what had happened between him and Quat, but it had to have been bad for him to leave Q-bean.

"Ah Diana, there you are." I heard Trowa say smoothly. He only used that voice when he was going to do something irritating.

"Yes Trowa?" I asked as I turned my head and saw who was with him. Quatre Raberba-Winner and Heero Yuy. Oh Shit. I got up to greet the two and lost all ability to speak when Quatre kissed my hand and Heero followed suit. I scanned the room for Relena, but there was no sign of her anywhere. That was odd. Normally the Pink Menace was following (cough) stalking Heero.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Winner, Mr. Winner." I said in a pleasant voice. Bully for me, I kept my cool.

"As it is for us. Trowa tells me that you are his cousin, is this true?" He asked me in an icy tone. I had the notion to roll my eyes, but stopped myself.

I laughed. "Yes I am. He moved in with me when I hit an unpleasant area in my life. He's been helping me raise my daughter, Helen. And he has been with me ever since."

"He told me that you needed surgery. Do you mind telling me why?" He asked again.

"I have breast cancer. They can remove the tumor and I won't lose my breast, hopefully. But my main concern is how I will be able to afford this surgery."

"Don't worry about it. I will glad to help you. Winner Enterprises offers help to cancer victims who can't afford it. Now tell me more about Helen. I love children." Yup, same old Q-bert.

"She is five years old. She was born on December 8th. She looks just like me, minus the brown eyes. She is the most energetic-" My phone rang in mid sentence. I excused myself and left the small circle.

"Mansweld speaking." I answered.

"Diana, oh god. They got her." Becky said in a distressed voice.

"What do you mean? What are you talking about Becky?" I asked in a calm voice.

"These men, they kidnapped Helen. They said something about the daughter of a gundam pilot. I didn't catch it all. They knocked me out before I could hear more." She explained. I dropped the phone as I felt my alter ego trying to gain control.

I fought off Shinigami for the moment. It took all the mental strength I possessed to keep her at bay. I stood up straight and scanned the room for Trowa. I found him right where I left him and marched over there.

"Trowa we have a problem." I said in a cold voice.

"What is it?" He asked concern.

"Helen's been kidnapped. And the funny thing is, they know something about her and us." I said as I stared in his eyes.

"Fuck."

"My thoughts exactly." I replied.

Quatre glanced at Trowa and then at me and continued glancing between the both of us. He didn't know the truth about me. I knew the poor blond was confused.

"Mind telling us what is going on?" Heero asked.

I flashed a smile at him. "My daughter's been kidnapped. The funny thing is, I was supposed to be dead and no one knew that I was alive except for two people. Fuck. I need to call Sally."

I whipped out my phone and dialed Sally's phone number. "Sally it's Di, is Qwan ok?"

"Duo, he's gone. He was kidnapped earlier today. Don't tell me Helen's been…"

"Yes Sally. Tell Wufei to call Une and tell her I'm taking this case. And if she objects to that, tell her the truth."

"Keep Shinigami under control Duo. God only knows what she'll do if she's releashed."

"Damnit Sally I have Shinigami perfectly under control." Fuck…"Sally I have to go."

"Alright. I'll contact Une and give her the details. Bye Duo."

"Bye." I said and I closed my cell phone.

I looked at Heero and saw many emotions in his eyes. "Duo?"

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Dun Dun Dun…will Duo get the surgery in time? Will they find Helen and Qwan? Stay tuned for the next episode of Raising Helen.