Hey guys! I know…I know it's been awhile, but all I can say is I'm sorry! But here's the next chapter you've been waiting for I hope you enjoy it!

Everything I Wanted

Chapter 3: Scars

I tear my heart open,

I sew myself shut,

And my weakness is that I care too much.

And my scars remind me, that the past is real.

I tear my heart open, just to feel.

Someone once said that you should do anything for the one you love. Maybe in my case it should be the ones you love. That's what I kept reminding myself as I got ready. Tonight was the night, Relena was going to make her speech, and I was going to be there to make sure she lived through it. Because nothing matters anymore, as long as there happy I can live peacefully. I gave up on my own feeling a long time ago; at least that's what I believed.

(3rd person)

Duo strapped his gloves securely into place, wrapping the leather end around his wrist and hefted the bag he slug over his shoulder. He let a slight smirk slip across his features, he thought the time had passed where he would have to put these skills to use, but fate seemed to hate him. Or maybe it liked it, whoever chose the location for the peace conference must not care that someone wanted Relena dead, either that or he was just dumb.

The party was to be held on the rooftop of the downtown NCS building, one of the highest in the city. The only thing protecting people from a 67 floor drop was a simple metal railing. Dou could already find 50 ways to kill someone at that party, that is if he wished to. But he was looking for the 50 ways to keep one Relena Peacecraft/Darlain alive.

He chewed lightly on his bottom lip as he thought, sitting on his perch from the ledge of the apartment building a block away. From this height he could see the servants scurrying around preparing for the event that was only 3 hours away. But there was a problem, Duo couldn't get to close too early or he stood the chance of getting caught by security or the former gundam pilots. But if he was to far away there was a chance he would not be there in time to save Relena. His sensitive ears heard a crash and he looked over to see one of the serving girls had dropped a tray of glasses where the dancers for the band were practicing and he smiled as a crazy idea came to mind. It would almost be too easy, for him at least.

(1 hour 30 minutes till the party)

"Are we sure he will show up?" Slim hands clenched uncertainly around a pink handkerchief.

"Our sources said he has arrived in the city, but other than that we are unsure."

"I don't think this plan is a good idea…" The handkerchief was twisted more desperately.

"There's no going back now, we had a deal. You've already received your half have you not?" A cruel smile graced thin lips as the woman watched the girl in front of her shift nervously.

"Yes." The girl whispered with a sigh. "You did just as I had asked, but part of me still thinks this is wrong!" The woman slammed her fists down on the wooden table hard, making the girl jump in surprise.

"There is no backing down now Miss Peacecraft." Relena winced as her last name was hissed out. "And you will play along and do as you're told. Or shall I let an interesting story leak about how the seemingly innocent Vice-Foreign Minister used illegal drugs and hypnotic suggestion on 2 of her agents for her own selfish reasons?"

Relena paled and looked down dejectedly. "No Ms. Kizu."

"Good." Kizu stood and shook out her blonde hair. "We will have are revenge on that whore of a street rat if it's the last thing I do."

(30 minutes till the party)

Duo smiled as he looked in his reflection in the mirror. Clear golden eyes stared back at him. He lifted a hand to run through the bleach blonde strands of the wig he was wearing. The short hair looked weird on him but it ran down past his shoulders, covering his braid hidden under the loose black shirt he was wearing. It had only taken him 30 minutes of watching the dancers practice to memorize the steps, less time than it took him to find a dancer with a similar build to him. He did feel slightly bad about the boy he had to knock out just to get a spot, but hey the life of the former Queen of the World depended on it.

Glancing once more at his reflection Duo could hardly recognize himself, there was no way the other pilots would notice him. A loud knock on the door made Duo turn and tense.

"Rick come on we need to get set up!" Yelled a voice from outside the door. Duo cleared his throat and pitched his voice lower.

"I'm coming!" He yelled back. Hearing the footsteps fade away Duo let out a sigh. Running a hand over his black cargo pants he felt the assorted knives and guns hidden in their depths. It looks like it was time for all those nights at the dance club to pay off. He had already decided one way or another everything was going to end tonight.

I'm drunk and I'm feeling down,

And I just wanna be alone,

I'm pissed cuz you came around why don't you just go home,

I channeled all your pain,

And I can't help you fix yourself,

You're making me insane.

And all I can say is…

Quatre let out a sigh as he sipped lightly at the glass of champagne he held in his hand. The party was going well, guest were mingling, chatting lightly about topics important and light. The band had taken a 30 minute break and he could see the band members mingling around the buffet table and on the dance floor. Over on the other side of the roof he could see Relena talking to an emissary from South Africa. Standing relaxed but alert at her side was Wufei and Heero. Quatre nodded as Heero's roaming gaze caught his and the perfect soldier gave a curt nod in reply before letting his gaze sweep the area again.

If Quatre thought Relena looked pale he blamed it on the Duo's visit to Heero and Wufei in the middle of the night. The 2 pilots had phoned Quatre and Trowa the morning after Duo had appear inside Relena's house, retelling Duo's impossible story about a threat to Relena's life.

A wave of sadness flooded the blonde as he thought of his braided friend. He had waited so long for news on Duo, but this is not the kind of news he wanted. Wufei and Heero were convinced that is was Duo behind all the threats, but Quatre didn't want to believe it. In his heart he knew Duo, in some ways better than Heero or Wufei ever could.

"You shouldn't look so serious; you're supposed to be enjoying yourself." If Quatre hadn't felt Trowa approach he would have been surprised. Instead he turned with a smile and hugged his lover fiercely.

"I was lost in thought." He said quietly, taking in the comfort emanating from Trowa.

"Duo." Trowa looked around the crowd again, he had search through all the guests for some sign of their amethyst eyed friend but there was none.

"Yes. Trowa I still don't believe Duo is doing this, and I want to catch the real culprit and prove it."

"We will Quatre, we will." Strong arms circled his waist and Quatre sighed. Neither of the boys noticed the blonde haired dancer slowly slip away from them with a sad smile on his face.

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut.

And my weakness is that I care too much,

And my scars remind me that the past is real,

I tear my heart open, just to feel.

Duo wasn't sure what exactly happened, all he knew is that one second he was walking back to the stage and the next there was screaming and gunfire. He cursed and started pushing past people, fighting to get back to where he had last seen Relena. The problem was all the people were rushing away from the direction he needed to go, growling in frustration he jumped on one of the circular tables, scattering food and dishes everywhere. He scanned over the crowd and let out a stream of curses. At least 20 men armed where in a loose circle. Inside the circle Relena was being held by two bulky men as a woman with short blonde hair pointed a gun in her face. On the ground before them were the other gundam pilots, all struggling but held down by a number of armed men.

Duo had to slightly applaud Heero and Wufei who needed 4 men each to hold them down while Quatre and Trowa only need two. Duo needed a plan, and fast. How the hell had they let so many weapons slip by, something didn't feel right to the deathscythe pilot. But his first worry was the dwindling amount of guests, the roof was getting less and less populated, at least there wouldn't be any innocent casualties but that also meant Duo needed cover. Jumping down he crept toward the circle of men, hiding behind table and chairs.

The men must not have thought that they would have any resistance for there attention was focused solely on what was going on inside the circle. Good for him, very very bad for them. By now he could here Relena shrieking something or other to the woman in front of her but he wasn't really paying attention. There was no way he could take out that many men without someone noticing, he needed a way to take out as many as possible in the shortest amount of time. But time wasn't on his side this time.

"I think that you have become too much of a bother to keep alive. Goodbye Ms. Relena." The woman raised the gun to point at the shaking girls' heart. Tears slipped down Relena's face. In passing Duo wondered why Relena was so frightened now but stood her ground when she was protecting Heero from him. Maybe she was only brave when she had someone to protect. Duo could level with her there. His body was moving before he even gave thought to it.

His mind was moving lightning fast even as his body felt like it was slowing down, he saw the cruel smirk light across the mysterious woman's face. Hands reached behind his back to retrieve 2 knives, their edges curved and sharp. His mind was moving, planning even he jumped over the circle, using one of the men's face as a springboard. The wig fell from his head and he felt his braid slip out of his shirt as he flipped in the air and launched his knives at the 2 men holding Relena. They hit with deadly accuracy but Duo wasn't even paying attention, he landed before the woman and kicked her legs out from under her.

Grabbing her gun he shot 2 of the men holding Heero down and one of the ones holding Wufei. Relena's scream was echoing in his ear as he turned and dove at her, grabbing her and dragging her behind a table as all hell broke loose.

Adrenaline was pumping through his veins so fast it pounded loudly in his ears. But over it he could hear the other pilots yelling. Heero yelled a call off just like he would if they were still back in the war and Duo let out a sigh as he heard the others answer, he almost yelled 02 in response with there yells of 03 4 and 5 but stopped, they probably wouldn't care if he was safe.

Shaking his head he turned to see Relena staring at him dazed. She was muttering something over and over. Shit now the freaking girl was having a breakdown.

"Relena!" He yelled shaking her. "I need to go help them, just stay here and don't get caught!" She nodded slowly in what he hoped was agreement before he pulled out two more guns and braced himself to go back out. The smell of blood almost made him retch but he fought the feeling down and he rolled out from behind the table shooting.

These scars remind me, that the past is real…

Heero was confused and enraged. Confused because someone had tried to kill Relena and it was not Duo. Enraged because he had been so easily caught and the one that had turned the table had been no other than Duo. Maybe Duo was just trying to trick them, no that couldn't be right, the perfect soldier in him knew that if it was Duo, he would have done it alone.

But those were things he would figure out later, the battle was almost over but he needed to get to Relena. Suddenly the gunfire stopped. Warily Heero looked over the table he and Wufei had been hiding behind. Beside him he felt Wufei tense and rise also. The enemy seemed to be all dead but Heero knew looks could be deceiving. Movement in the corner of his eye made him turn. Relena was emerging from behind one of the table, walking on shaky legs.

"Relena get down!" Heero heard Quatres cry just as he spotted a man raising an overly large gun in Relena's direction. There was no time, Heero raised his gun but he knew the man would get his shot off before Heero would. Heero watched in a strange detachment as he saw a flash and a claw like device shoot out of the mans gun, watched as Relena's eyes widened in horror as she realized her mistake. He hardly felt the recoil as he shot his own weapon, he knew it would hit and kill the man but that didn't matter, he was too late.

Heero didn't even see Duo until the boy pushed Relena out of the way. The claw device slammed into him, wrapping around his body and trapping his arms at his sides as it threw him backwards into the railing. His heart wrenched and seemed to stop as he saw tendrils of electricity come off the device reaching toward the boy in its grasp. And then Duo scream in pain and the world seemed to come back into focus. He was up and running before he felt his legs move. His throat hurt and only when pain filled amethyst eyes met his did he realize that he was yelling Duo's name so loud it hurt.

Duo slumped to the ground as his eyes fell shut. Heero was still to far away though; a helicopter appeared over the building, the wind forcing the boys back. Heero struggled against it helplessly as he watched the same woman who had threatened Relena earlier pick up Duo and step onto a ladder lowered from the craft. The woman looked him in the eyes before smirking. It seemed in a blink of an eye they were gone. Dimly in the background he could hear Quatre calling for someone to follow the helicopter. He could feel Wufei at his side but he couldn't tear his gaze away from the small dot in the sky as it disappeared.

"Wufei…" Even to himself Heero sounded hollow. His lover hugged him fiercely.

"I know, it feels like I've lost my heart." Wufei whispered hoarsely. "What have we done? I feel like I've woken up from a long dream."

"I don't know." Heero said rising. "But I will save him."

"You mean we will." The two lovers turned to see Trowa and Quatre standing behind them, their faces grim but determined. "But Heero, Wufei, I don't understand. You guys said you didn't love him anymore, why the change now? Because he saved us?"

"I can explain that." They all turned to look at a shaken Relena. She stood firmly; as if she faltered she would break. "Heero, Wufei…I'm so sorry, but I…"

And our scars remind us, that the past is real,

I rip my heart open, just to feel.

Am I the devil or what for leaving it there? I think I am. I haven't written in awhile so hopefully the fact that this one is long will appease you, and the promise that the next chapter will be out soon. The song is Scars by Papa Roach. Hope to see you all next time!