Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of the original characters...Some of the characters that appear in this story are mine, take/use them if you like.... Don't understand? Don't ask.....

Warning: This story is an AU(Alternate Universe)...Also their are Male/Male relationships in this story, to make it simple for you people who don't get the idea of the summary warnings from stories...LOL...If you don't like either situations than don't read...

(Some POV in this)

What Happens...

Chapter 6:

Searches and talks

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Duo looked on in shock, he had just barely made out what she had said to him... "I've missed you Duo, I only wanted to help, after all we are friends..." He didn't know how to respond, so he just turned back to the couch and flopped out on it...Now finally realizing he was only in his boxers, and not his boxers... Fear, shame, embarrassment, and anger flared through him, but soon calmed himself, those haunting thoughts of last year had flew in front of him...He had regained self control, and realized she must have changed him into these, because his others probably were messed up, dirty, or something...

He lay his head on his pillow, not really wanting to go to sleep, just wanting the comfort. Duo looked out the window, a perfect view outside, into the afternoon sky... 'She was going to bed? She must work at night, or something... That was the only rational thing...' He thought, but soon the call of slumber rained over him, and he gave in, releasing his thoughts.

- - - - Heero's POV- - - -

DUO! I am sorry, damn why am I so sorry anyways? Well I did threaten his life, but that's never bothered me before...Of course he never snapped like that either, its been three days Duo, where are you!?!

"Heero are you ok?" Asked a nervous and fidgety Quatre, his Aquamarine eyes shinned with unshed tears... 'What a stupid question....am I alright? Of course I'm not! Duo is gone, I caused it, I threatened to kill him! Damn I want to smack Quatre, or punch something...Well punching Quatre, I don't want to do, he is to stressed, and to nice...'

"No..." I answer with a grunt, just admitting, I can barely handle this, I don't like sitting around, expecting Duo to come back...I know him well enough, he won't come back, but if we go searching for him, it'll be hell, unless Duo wants to be found...

"He'll show up, we can go look in town tonight...Maybe we'll have some luck..." The Arabian said in a reassuring manner, that wasn't helping me at all... I shrugged, which is something I rarely do, and I head back to Wing, and my laptop...

There was a creak, I look back and see Trowa's tall figure walking slowly, into the room...Unlike him to make so much noise, even if it was the slightest creak, he was usually so light footed, but today his steps were heavy...

"Tried the woods, again, no sign of him..." He said in his light voice, he has the kind of voice that makes you want to hear him talk more...But he is so silent, that it can drive you mad, when he doesn't talk, I've gotten used to it though...

Quatre and Trowa have grown close, I can see that plain as day, I wish they'd admit it, I am getting sick and Quatre's looks and snickers around Trowa, yet that European is oblivious...Or maybe not...

"Hn." I answered, my mask in place, I didn't have anything to say, so 'hn' seemed like the best when your at a lose for words. Trowa nodded ever so slightly, but the two of us have an understanding, the littlest twitch or movement and we know exactly what the other means. Its a good thing too, cause I am not the talkative type, even though I sometimes want to be.

I watch Quatre look at the tall European, that twinkling look in his eyes, he so admires Trowa...You may wonder how I know all of this, even if I am a virgin, and have never had a relationship...Easy, studying, and Duo, when I first met Duo I relentlessly studied on relationships and emotions, because I didn't understand them...I wanted to understand what I was feeling...Yeah, I have feelings for that braided baka, right now I am not ashamed to admit it. He means a lot to me, damn, and I had to do my brainless stunt and make him snap!

I feel so...Guilty, yeah me the 'Perfect Soldier' the emotionless, cold, ruthless, 'Perfect Soldier', felt guilty...But I am not emotionless, nor ruthless, ever since Duo I have opened up, admitted my being to having a soul...I know worry, sadness, happiness, anger, regret, and even love, all because of Duo...I don't show my feelings, because I was trained to not even have them, if I showed them, I'd show my weakness...Right now I am at the weakest point in my life, one blow, even one look could disable me now, I am a wreck...All because of Duo....

- - - End POV- - -

"Yuy, you don't look so good..." Wufei commented to Heero, still that last name thing.

All the Chinese got in return was a slight glare, not the 'I'm going to kill you' glare or the 'What the fuck do you care!' but a softer one, that explained his attitude...He didn't feel like talking, and yeah if he didn't feel good, Duo was gone.

~2 hours later~

"Lets go, its a perfect time to go looking, Oz doesn't patrol the other limits of the city at this time of night...We could search till 4:30 A.M., when they start to go on patrol." Quatre quickly explained, as the four were heading toward the new truck, Wufei had gotten. The Chinese smirked at the thought of how he got the black Escalade...

- -Flash back- -

"I'll bet my black escalade, for that watch, and you..." The large drunken man said, breathing his vile breath in Wufei's direction... The part about him giving himself to the man was all to irrelevant, for the Chinese knew he had the game won, so he didn't have a second thought about it...

"Alright..." He said, sounding a little unsure, but a placid smirk was on his face, he would flatten the man's hand silly...

As the man seemed to have a good hand, at the over joyed look on his face, Wufei beamed, he knew nothing could beat his hand...The Mediterranean man laid down his hand, as did Wufei....

Before the man could even look over Wufei's hand, the Chinese had his watch, the keys to the truck, and the 2000 dollars in his hands. He smirked and turned away, not saying a word to the crying man...

- - End FB - -

"Trowa you drive, I won't get in the truck with Wufei driving...." Quatre said, seriousness in his voice, cause it was all to true, Wufei's antic driving scared him.

"That's injustice!" The onyx eyed boy told them, he had to give Quatre a glare, but received a half heart chuckle from the Arabian, and the slightest of smiles from the European.

Soon all were in the truck, Trowa driving, Heero on the passenger side typing on his laptop for possible information, Wufei and Quatre sat in the back, quietly looking. They started in the outskirts on the west side of town, not the best place in the world, but an obvious choice for Duo to lay low.

After an hour of searching the west side they headed to the south, the worst part of town. Quatre had gotten nervous, he hated being here, he shivered in the thoughts of Duo being in such a place. Still no luck as they drove around the area for another hour or so, it was midnight already...They had to keep looking, so they headed to the east, one of the better areas on the outskirts of the city. As they neared the north side at about 1:15A.M. they decided to take a longer route around. They happened to go down an alleyway, that seemed deserted, when they almost ran over a hunk of scrap metal.

"What in the name of Nataku is that!?" Wufei spat out, and he hung he head over to see the 'trash' better. It looked as if it was once a motorcycle, having crashed or lost control...Almost unrecognizable but it was a Harley, no doubt, with a black and dark blue paint job..

"SHIT! That's Duo's bike!" Came a horrid realization, what was the worst part, or the scariest was that it was Heero who said it. His eyes widen in horror, it was unmistakably Duo's motorcycle...He wanted to break down, his Duo had wrecked, he could be badly injured or worse dead!

"O god..." Came a softly spoken and horror struck reply of the small Arabian in the back, his eyes wide in shear horror, looking as if they'd bug out of his head. "Duo..." He whispered to himself, no one heard him, which he didn't want anyway. 'Duo where are you!? Are you ok?!' Were the thoughts that raced through Quatre's mind.

"Lets keep looking, its obvious this is a few days old...And no sign of Duo..." Trowa told them, leering on the gas and drove off around another corner. Everyone agreed, that Duo was no where around, maybe they'd try the public access places, like the showers or shelters.

Another hour and a half went by, they were searching the North side now, it was almost 4:00 A.M. "We should go home...Oz will be around soon..." Wufei murmured, half heartedly, he wanted to keep looking for Duo, but he knew they'd do no good if they were captured. Everyone else nodded, they agreed, no need in getting caught, it would make matters worse.

They turned down one more street and was headed back to the west, to return to the safe house. They passed a nightclub like place, but it was open 24/7 it appeared, and there were people outside...One was a girl with long blonde hair, in a braid...Quatre shook his head and rubbed his eyes, he could swear she reminded him of someone he knew....

Heero caught a glimpse of the girl, she took a strike at a larger man, in the face no less. There was already one man on the ground, apparently the girl was resolving a fight or something... Suddenly he realized something, as they passed he looked into the blue hazel eyes, that fire, he remembered it... "Damn you bastards!" The girl yelled, and went back inside, Heero tried hard to remember the eyes, the face, and the voice....

"Shit!" He said aloud, suddenly wishing he hadn't, for three pair of eyes were set on him. He scowled darkly at them, and they ignored him, but he knew something, indeed, he remembered... 'That damn girl! Duo's Ozzie friend...The one who helped him escape, the one who has her own gundam, the one who we risked our identities to save, the damn girl who made Duo suffer so much the past year! Fuck her!' He thought to himself, he thought she was the cause of Duo's pain and absent mindedness, Heero thought Duo missed the girl...He didn't know the truth, now he was starting to resent the girl even more.

While Heero fumed over the realization of the girl, the four friends decided to go back to the safe house. When they got home they all went to their rooms, which for Heero had seemed so empty the past few days. Duo had shared his room with him the past few safe houses, because there wasn't but 3 bedrooms usually in the recent safe houses. Heero shifted under the covers, he missed the loud snoring of Duo, the warmth in the queen sized bed...

All throughout the safe house no one had been getting real sleep, not since Duo left. All felt really guilty.

- - Jessy's 3:30 P.M - -

She had slept for a few hours, her usual amount, her body felt refreshed. Jessy rolled over in bed, not wanting to leave the comfort just yet. But the remembrance of Duo in the apartment made her almost jump out of bed, heading for bathroom, she needed to tame her loose hair first. "Damn it!" She cursed as she fumbled with getting the one large tangle out of her hair, she had snagged it, and it hurt. "I swear I'll get so tired of this that I'll cut it off!" She talked to herself, and then she got a shiver up her spine, and almost dropped her brush, she could feel a presence behind her.

"Nah, you wouldn't get your hair cut, if you were ever going to it would be at your shoulders by now..." Jessy sighed in relief, it was Duo, but then she realized he was in HER BATHROOM!

"What are you doing in here!? What if I had been in the shower of something!?!" She told him, huffing a little, she had actually yelled it, and it surprised herself...

"Wow! Chill, you should know I have good hearing, and plus the door was wide open!" He retaliated, and he turned around to leave...

"Gomen Duo." She told him, he turned around and smiled at her, but not a genuine one, more of less a simple understanding one. He nodded and continued out of the bathroom and to the living room, slightly limping from his bad leg.

Jessy soon followed as she fixed a braid, she followed the chestnut brunette into the living room, noting his limp, and his loose braid. It was still all messy, she hadn't undone his braid when she washed his hair, afraid he'd retaliate on her when he woke. She would, her hair was the one thing that she had to remind her of the things and people she once loved or cared for.

She went through the living room and into the kitchen, turning on the coffee and rummaging through the fridge. Apparently Duo had already been looking for something in there, two of her soda's were missing. She didn't mind. "I'm starving...You want something?" She asked Duo, who was flailed on the couch flipping lazily through the channels.

"Sure..." Came the uplifted answer, Jessy should have known he was the type that loved to eat. So she went to work at fixing a good yet simple meal, she decided on an omelet.

"Do you eat omelets? If so what do you want on it?" She asked walking around back into the living room.

"Yea, whatever you got..." He said, Jessy sighed, she was going to have to get him to open up, tell her whats bugging him. He was way to secluded, so unlike him.

She started fixing the omelets, putting only ham and cheese in them, usually she'd have hot peppers in them too, but she didn't have any. In ten minutes she had two large omelets set on the table, and two sodas beside the plates. "Done Duo." She called, and heard his limping footsteps coming into the kitchen.

"Your an awesome cook Jess!" Duo stated, a pleasant but forced smile on his face. Jessy just sighed to herself, he was depressed or something, and she intended to find out.

"Thanks, always known how to cook, since my street days, Jag never knew how to cook, so I learned..." She trailed off at the sight of Duo cocking his head. 'Shit! That's the first time I ever told anyone about my street days, or Jag for that matter!' "Uh, sorry, your the first to ever hear a word about the old days..."Jessy told him, he looked at her in disbelief, and smirked.

"You to huh?" He asked, with a look of total knowledge of what I meant.

"You grew up on the streets?" She asked, barely believing it, and her answer was a simple nod. "Sheesh, who knew we were such alike? How bout we talk, after you take a shower...I figure you want to wash your hair out better than I did, and re-braid it, I didn't think it wise to do so without permission..." Duo smiled weakly, but this time it was genuine.

"Yeah I need one...There's the problem about clothes tho...." Jessy smiled broadly, at his bit of shyness.

"We're built about the same, my boxers fit you, so should my other stuff...No worries! That's ok with you right?" Duo quirked an eye brow but nodded, she was right, they did wear the same size clothes... "You know where the bathroom is, I'll drop some clothes and some towels on the counter, just inside the door..." She stopped at the shocked look on her friend's face. "O, I mean before you get in! You have to let the water run for a few minutes, its screwed up..." At that his face relaxed and he nodded, then headed for the bathroom.

"What are you picking out?" Duo questioned curiously, from the bathroom. Jessy ignored him, until she came around the corner and dropped the things off.

"I figured you liked black, since that's all you had...So here's a black t-shirt and dark denim jeans...That ok?" She asked the smirking Duo, who nodded and closed the door behind the retreating girl.

"Thanks." He called while undressing in the bathroom.

- - - Safe House- - -

It was only noon, and everyone had awoken by 10:30 from their nightly prowl. Wufei was training hard down in the basement again, he'd been pushing himself harder than ever, and had collapsed from exhaustion minutes ago. 'Kuso! I am the baka, why did I take my frustration out on Maxwell? He had been seeming down lately anyway, last night, that girl, she looked familiar...Yuy sure seemed to recognize her, he never cusses like that...THE OZ ONNA! Shit, why didn't I remember!?!? That's the same onna that has the sixth gundam, she lives here? That's what Yuy was so uptight about...I think I'll check on this onna, that nightclub will be my first stop tonight...' He thought amusingly to himself, as he started to pull himself off the cool basement floor. His body covered in a thin layer of sweat, he slowly climbed the stairs and headed to his room.

Meanwhile in the kitchen, Trowa and Quatre were discussing the next best place to look for Duo. "We can't go further into Oz territory, or we'd be risking getting caught...Where else could we look?" Quatre asked his tall handsome friend.

"Don't know, there's two old warehouses down on the south side, we didn't get a chance to check last night..." The European stopped when he saw a tired Wufei drag himself to the fridge, with a menacing smirk planted on his tight features.

"Can't go Barton...I've got other places to attend to...Don't even think of coming either, its a one man job..." The chinese stated to his comrades, who shared a quick glance at one another.

"Sure Chang..." Quatre said unsurely, but his friend wanted to go alone, let him, he seemed to know what he wanted to do. "Where will you be? Just in case..." He was answered by a grunt and a pause.

" That bar we passed before we returned...I have some business to deal there, I should be back by sunrise in the morning, if not, don't come after me..." Wufei told them promptly, while leaving the now silent kitchen, heading back for his room to rest. The two sitting at the table looked at one another in utter surprise and uncertainty.

"That's a change...Usually if he goes to a bar or something to cheat poor citizens out of money, he tells us flat out...Wonder what he's hiding?" Quatre mentioned, looking at Trowa who shrugged, knowing no more than his best friend.

"No idea..." He stated softly, and they just returned to as they were before the Chinese had interrupted.

- - - - Jessy's - - - -

"That felt good! I really needed that..." Duo commented as soon as he entered the living room where he saw Jessy perched on the arm of the couch. "What's that noise?" He asked, straining his ears, to hear a faint scratching noise.

"Shit! Naomi, I forgot!" She cursed herself and quickly exited to the outside. The male just lifted an eyebrow in confusion, until he saw a red flash and heard the snarl.

"SHIT! WHY'D YOU LET THE FUCK'N DOG IN?" He cursed in a yell, he quickly had retreated against the wall, and was calming himself, for he knew the dog would react to his actions. "Uh...Call the damn dog off!" He said furiously, at the female slowly making way to the living room.

"NO! Duo is good, be nice Naomi!" The dog whimpered and jumped into the black cloth chair, setting her head on the arm looking menacingly at Duo. "She won't bother you, unless you give her need...She's nice, just past a pup...Smart, but as stubborn as me, names Naomi..." She snickered at the stunned male, who had been clinging to the wall, and was now calmly sitting down on the corner of the couch, sharing glares with the dog.

"She looks weird..." He said with a chuckle, and was met with a slight snarl from the dog. "Heh, nice girl!" Duo retorted, reaching a hand out the rub the pitbull mix, that didn't seem to be interested in male company.

"She's not fond of most men...But it appears you she loves!" Jessy said with a flat out smile, as she watched her male hating mutt jump onto the couch with her stunned friend.

"Hai, I see...I think I made a new friend...Funny ai?" He said grinning and laying out on the couch, with a happy dog by his side.

"Funny in deed...Now the two of you have company while I go to work in awhile...You'll be ok won't you?" She asked, looking at her friend who yawned and nodded. "Good, I'll actually take the car today, since its really cold and its a busy night tonight..."

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Sorry, its been so long! I totally had my mind on other things the past few weeks, but I will make it up to you! The next chapter is already half way through, and interesting twists happen! This is where the story starts to take fold, I don't think there's a plot anymore, I changed my mind so many times on the events in the story!