Chapter Five: Meeting Again

OK!!!!!! Yeah, Chapter five. This is my Christmas present to all you happy reveiwers. Thanks to all you who did review. Ya'll are soooo sweeeeeeeeeeet. Yes, I know I spelled Yuy wrong, thank you for telling me though. It's just that I've seen it spelled different ways and was not sure how to spell it.

I hope you all have enjoyed the story so far, and hopefully you will read my other story "Storm of Memories" I think it turned out really well. Oh well. OHHH! and by the way. This chapter is way shorter than the last chapter. I just couldn't think of anything else to put in this chapter.

Now then, the moment you've all been waiting for. Chapter five..........

Meeting Again

"Duo?" Asked Heero as he looked up at Duo. He was surprised. Duo had grown an entire foot and was now a towering 6'2". He was now standing taller then Trowa. The familiar braid still dangling behind his back, but now it was four feet long. He was still dressed in mostly black though. His violet eyes still shining with youthfull enthusiasm. However, his voice had deepend a little. It was no longer that high cheery voice they were all used to. It was a deeper, more manly voice. But it still held that city boy accent.

"Duo,...is that you?" Quatre asked just as surprised as Heero was, but able to contain himself.

"Last time I checked. I haven't changed that much, have I. But I guess I have if you guys didn't recognize me. Oh well, It's good to see you guys again. So how have you been?" Duo asked, big grin on his face, as usual.

"Oh, I've been fine. How about you?" Quatre answered.

"I've been alright. Hilde couldn't make it, but she did tell me to tell everyone 'hi' for her so. Hi." Duo said. "So how about the rest of you."

"I've been fine, and to answer your first question, yes you have changed alot. You can also tell Hilde 'hi' when you get back. Oh, and Maxwell, haven't you ever heard of a hair cut. I mean, my god. Don't you think it's time you got one, you hair was long enough two years ago. It's way to long now. Don't you think so?" Wufei asked, slightly unerved at how long Duo's hair had grown.

"Yes, Wufei, I have heard of haircuts and I intend on getting one once my hair starts getting too long." Duo deadpanned, sour exspression on his face. From Wufei's obvious lack of faith in trusting that he knew what he was doing.

"Oh, and when is it going to be long enough. When it touches the floor?" Wufei asked snidely.

"Hahahahaha, very funny Wufei. I know what I'm doing, and if you......."

"I think we should all go back to the van and head home." Duo was cut off by Quatre attempt to break up an argument that was sure to spread and grow throughout the week. To be honest, Quatre was somewhat amused at the fact that some things never changed.

"Huh, Oh yeah, sure." Duo said as he picked up his luggage.

"So, Heero, what have you been up to lately?" Duo asked, his voice filled with genuine intrest.

"Just being as normal as I possibly can. You know. Getting a normal job, going to a normal school, that kind of thing." Heero answered. He didn't really want to ignore the object of his affection like he did during the war.

"Woowwww, I actually got a straight answer from you. I was expecting you to call me a baka for asking such a nonessential question and then ignore me for it. I guess you really have changed. It's amazing how much people can change in just a matter of a couple of years." Duo said, fascinated at what he just heard from Heero. Heero had never talked to him very much. Not unless it was required for the mission they were on. So to get an answer like that from Heero was none-the-less surprising. As well as made him feel kinda happy.

"So how have you been? What have you been up to these past few years?" Duo was snapped out of his thoughts by Heero's casual question.

"Who me? Oh, I've been helping Hilde out with the salvage company. I tried going to school, but even the college courses got boring. I already knew all the stuff that they were teaching. Not only that, I was suspended from school more then you would believe. They said I was interrupting the class. All I was doing was telling the teachers the actual ways to do things. Eventually, I just got sick of it and took the test to get my college degree, passed it, and started working." Duo answered. He liked this just talking to someone, and the fact that the person he was talking to was Heero, only made it more pleasurable.

After they all got outside and to the van. They got into the van and took off for Quatre's mansion.

The van ride was suprisingly quiet, even though Duo was in there. He had somehow managed to fall asleep on Heero's shoulder. But instead of just pushing him off, to everybody's surprise, Heero just let Duo sleep. Heero, however, couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction at Duo automatic perch on his shoulder as his pillow. Heero was amazed at how quietly Duo slept. He was amazed that he could barely even hear Duo's rhythmic breathing. 'I wonder where he learned to sleep so quietly' he wondered to himself. 'In fact, if it weren't for his faint breathe. I would probably think he was dead.' At that thought Heero shivered. Heero was not only amazed at how quietly Duo slept. He was also amazed at how alert he was when he slept. Not even a single noise could be made, other than breathing, without Duo waking up. 'But then again, I guess being a gundam pilot will do that to you.' he thought. Duo slept on Heero's shoulder for the remainder of the car ride.

Once they got to the mansion, Heero shook Duo to wake him. Or at least, that was his intension. But it didn't work out that way. The second the van stopped and Heero's shoulder moved ever so slightly, Duo was wide awake. Despite appearances, he was very in tune to his surroundings when he's asleep, as well as him being a very light sleeper. None of the other pilots were all that shocked. Nor was Heero, they didn't know anything about Duo's past, because he never talked about it. But they did know this, it had to be very difficult. They knew he hated his life before he became a gundam pilot, he had to have. It was obvious, whenever someone asked about his past, he would get this dark look in his eyes. Then he would cover it up with a smile, say it wasn't important and change the subject. Of course, they never said anything else about it for the remainder of the day, and they couldn't really throw anything back in his face because he never asked them about their pasts.

They all stopped their musings to get out of the van and go into the house.

Once inside, Rashid took Duo's bag and took it to his room. Duo said he would take it, but Rashid insisted. So Duo let him, not wanting to argue with the giant man. Rashid was a very intimidating person, and if you were smart you wouldn't try to start a fight with him, unless you were very skilled in combat. So Duo gave in rather easily.

Once that was settled, they all situated themselves in the livingroom. There they told Duo what they've been up to and all that was going on, with them lately. Then Duo told them what he'd been doing as well as all that he told Heero earlier.

They talked for hours and hours. They told amusing stories about themselves and eachother that happened during the war. They also told amusing stories about their freinds and companions that couldn't come. Most of those stories came from Wufei, since he was the one who was working with them afterall. So he had plenty of stories.

By the time they had finished their talking, it was 10:56 p.m. So they all decided to go to bed. They all bid goodnight to eachother and Heero and Wufei showed Duo to his room since it was very close to theirs. After that the three pilots bid goodnight to eachother and went to bed...

End Chapter Five. And good night.

Next Chapter: again, I dunno.

Ok, some things to clear up. One Duo's sleeping habits. Now I know some of you think that he should snore and be an extremly heavy sleeper. Well I didn't look at it that way. Think about it, he's a gundam pilot and was raised on the streets. Therefore, he had to learn to sleep quietly. If he didn't, he probably wouldn't be alive today, because someone might have killed him while he was sleeping and he wouldn't wake up untill the last second.

Secondly, yes I made Duo grow, think about this for a second. He's a boy, boys tend to grow later in life then girls. About Heero and Wufei's growth, well, they're asian, and they don't get that tall, and that's what I going on. Sorry if I offended anyone out there. Well that's all I have to say.

Usa: WAI WAI I said I wasn't gonna edit her AN but I do anyway, more work for me.

gg: That's your own falt so don't blame it on me when you do something you said you wheren't going to do.

Usa:It is not my FAULT you poohead. Stop being a buttmunch.

gg: Yes she does say those on regular bases. Ya' know sometimes I have trouble beleiving you really 21 years old.

Usa: (sticks out tongue) NYAYAYAYAY

gg: someone help me, PLEASE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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gg: REALLY, SOME ONE HELP MEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Usa: WAI WAI she's being mean again. BAI BAI

gg: I'm not mean, and yes, she really talks like this at home and work most likely.

Usa: '_'