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They were seated in the front row where they could see all the action. Hilde seemed so apt to ignore him so he did the same his mind off running with possibilities. What if he just apologized to her and called a truce with her? Certainly she would forgive him, he'd allow her to sleep in a different room since he obviously made her uncomfortable. Then after a while she'd begin to trust him and then he'd be able to ask her about OZ.

Duo shook his head slightly lost in thought. That wouldn't work. They didn't have months to destroy OZ. Even while they sat there enjoying Catherine's trapeze act more Oz soldiers were probably being deployed and more innocent lives taken.

What if he explained to her the whole shinagagans? That he had only married her because he wanted her knowledge about Oz. Would she give it up freely? He still didn't know where she stood on that subject.

Duo glanced over at her seat and was surprised to find that she had disappeared, he turned in his seat and looked around for her. When she appeared only moments later she had some cotton candy and some soda. She didn't even give him a passing glance and she tore off a small piece of the candy and nibbled on it.

Boy did it look delicious. More so since Hilde was sitting there tempting him with it. Should he ask her for some? Obviously she wasn't gonna eat the whole thing, maybe she would share.

Hilde smiled to herself as Duo looked longingly at her cotton candy. It was actually quite good, bubble gum flavored. She had managed to block out every thing except Trowas and Catherine's act. At the present moment they were both walking the tightrope, over an open pit.

It seemed weird, to know that Trowa was one of the famed Five gundam pilots. While every one there just thought he was just another act in the circus. No wonder Oz had been unable to tract them for a long while. They just hadn't known where to look.

Hilde set her cotton candy on its wrap on her lap and watched as they safely made their way down from the ledge, the crowd was cheering and Trowa and Catherine bowed. Trowa disappeared off the stage and Catherine was now calling for a volunteer.

Hilde almost fell out of her seat as Duo jumped up next to her and started screaming at Catherine to pick him. Catherine grinned almost mischievously as she came over to where they were at. She chose Duo and he climbed over the seat to go up on the platform.

Trowa came out pushing a wheel that had several balloons placed on it. Duo was still grinning as he walked over with Catherine towards Trowa. Hilde couldn't help her self but smile at his antics. If circumstances had been different she and Duo might have been more than just friends.

" OK Duo, Trowa is gonna tie you up to the wheel, just follow him OK?" She turned from him and turned on her microphones.

"And now ladies and gentlemen I will perform my knife throwing act. Lets all give a round of applause for my wonderful volunteer Duo!" Catherine said with that same mischievous smile on her face. The crowd went wild, and so did Duo. He stared yelling at Catherine and at Trowa who paid him no mind.

"Trowa let me off this thing right now! What the hell is wrong with you? Why didn't you warn me! Get me out here now, or you will pay Trowa!" Duo yelled at Trowa who walked off stage.

Catherine took out a knife set complete with six knives all deadly sharp. Hilde couldn't help the giggle that escaped her at the sight. Duo was yelling at Catherine but she closed her eyes and aimed the knife and threw it. There was an audible pop as the top balloon burst. The crowd began cheering wildly again.

Hilde was in a fit of laughter when Catherine was about to finish up her act. There were two knives left but only one balloon. She picked them both up and closed her eyes and sent them hurdling towards Duo. With a precision only gained with time, both knives hit the one balloon position precariously close to where his precious jewels were. When Trowa returned to let him down Duo yelled at him and Catherine very loudly but the crowd enjoyed, as did Hilde who couldn't wait to take her turn to laugh at him.

All thoughts of what happened pushed aside she broke into another fit of giggles as Duo sat next to her. " You were great Duo, a perfect target."

Duo rolled his eyes and huffed to him self grabbing a hand full of her cotton candy and eating it. Hilde was still laughing, after all she hadn't been able to have fun like this before. She joined the gundam academy before she had reached the age of 13 and before that she hadn't had any family to take her to things like that. Abruptly Hilde sobered up as the thought struck her. Duo had just given her her first truly happy memory in her life. She didn't remember her parents, she was an orphan so she wasn't really a priority at the orphanage. But Duo had unwittingly given her a happy memory she would treasure long after everything was over.

The show was over and everyone began to leave. Duo and Hilde exited and walked over to Catherine's Trailer. She opened the door now changed into a pair of shorts and a shirt.

"Catherine that was not funny." Duo said as she sat down.

"I though it was, Trowa also. You should have seen your face." Catherine said as she and Hilde giggled.

"Speaking of Trowa, where is he, you got him in your closet locked up again?" Duo said with a grin on his face. Hilde just smiled wondering if Catherine really did something like that to Trowa, cause this wasn't the first time Duo had joked about it.

Catherine rolled her eyes, " No He's in his trailer, I think he needs to have a word with you. Hilde will be ok with me for a while."

Duo nodded and walked out heading towards Trowas trailer. To his surprise when he got there, Heero and Wufei was also present. Quatre was again MIA. "What's up guys?"

He asked as he closed the door behind him.

" Our source has contacted me. Tonight there is a meeting with the top delegates of Oz, Trieze Krushanada will be there. If we can infiltrate the building and listen up on what they have to say we may learn something valuable." Heero said.

"Do we have an exact location? Or something to go by?" Wufei asked.

Heero laid down the groundwork of what looked like a two-story building.

"So our source just comes up to you and says ' hey here's the grounds work to this building where all the top Oz guys are gonna be, go run with it'?" Duo asked incredulously.

They all stared at him. "It does sound a bit far fetched, how do we know it isn't a trap?" Trowa said.

Heero shook his head," We don't. That's why we have to be ultra careful tonight. Our source hasn't been wrong before so we have to take a chance."

They nodded. " Where will we meet?" Wufei asked looking over the blue prints carefully.

"Around 10. They should start the conference around 10:30 so we have time to get in position."

"Where's Quatre?" Duo asked, giving in to the nagging voice inside his head.

Heero let out an exasperated sigh," Quatre has business elsewhere, one of his many sisters needs him for something or the other. We four will be able to handle this."

They all nodded and left.