Petra: This is reall short.
Kati: Because there's only so much we can write.
Petra: At first, I was originally going to have it be Relena who found the note.
Kati: But... we decided against it. shrug
Petra: So this can be whoever you want it to be...

DEDICATED: For dreams and those who, unknowingly, help others make them come true.
WARNING: Angst.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gundam Wing.

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I'm Glad I Didn't Tell You: What She Must Do

"I'm one of those things, / You'll save forever, and never need. / And the least they ever gave you, / Was the most you ever knew. / And I wonder where these dreams go, / When the world gets in your way. / What's the point in all this screaming? / No one's listening anyway." -Goo Goo Dolls; Acoustic #3

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No one notices the thirteen-year-old girl that stoops down and picks up the note. She unfolds it gently, as though it is the most precious of porcelain, and her eyes quickly flood with tears when she sees what is written:

Dear Heero, I'm sorry and, even though I don't think you remember, I kissed you that night we got drunk. I almost took advantage of you. I can't put aside my feelings any longer and so I think it's best if we just stop all contact. I love you. You don't know how long I've wanted to pen this. I love you. I love you. I love you. I'll never stop loving you. Yours since then and past now, Duo.

She folds the note back up with the same gentle care and stares at the name scrawled across the front. Heero Yuy. She turns as her mother calls her and, for a moment, she teeters between decisions. She takes a deep breath and stands up, knowing despite her young age, that lives will be forever changed by what she decides. She closes her eyes and replays the memory of the last few moments those boys were together. After only a moment she nods to herself and clutches the note tightly to her chest. She knows what she must do.

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Petra: See... told you it was short,
Kati: But don't worry, more to come.
Petra: In fact, we're fairly close to the end of the story.
Kati: Don't forget to check out our website.
Petra: And, for those who have been reading and reviewing, thanks:

ORACALE: Thanks for review! And, here's your update... sigh Yes... I know it's very, very very very very late... Gomen!
KELP SODA: Yeah... Poor Heero... sigh As to what's in the letter... well... we know now, don't we?
DRAGEN EYES: ; I feel horrible that I haven't updated in so long. You'll have to excuse me. Life has been... difficult at the best of times lately. Been very stressed beyond all belief. sighs I'm sorry I made you cry, though. I'm even more sorry that I haven't updated sooner!
BRAIDEDIDIOT: Well... you know what's written in the letter. And the story is continued... though it took a long... long... LONG time to get here. --; Gomen...
PANTHERS TEAR: Yeah... Duo, a lawyer, ne? That's one of the reasons that it fit so well, because you really couldn't see him being a lawyer. So... shrug I hope you enjoyed the rest of the story!
PEWP: Longer chapters...? looks up Um... Gomen...

"I dream of a day when I can open my eyes, and my dreams won't disappear."
-Rose Marie Ledam

Petra Megami Assari
The Gentle Tiger Goddess