Chapter 14

Duo read Tohru's diary for a few hours, soaking up all that was written in it. She had written about how she lived in a tent when her Grandfather was remodeling his home. Her mother had died not too long before that and her father had died long before.

In later enteries, the reader found out how Tohru came to meet and live with the Sohmas. What had confused Duo was when she referred to some of the people in her diary as animals, such as the Rat, Dog, Cat, and Rabbit. And what had confused him more was when Tohru talked about the people actually turning into animals.

"She must've been crazy," Duo mused to himself. "People don't change into animals."

When Duo had finished reading the diary, he gently closed the book and put it in his duffle bag. He had some thoughts to ponder on now.

A thought suddenly struck Duo. If he found a diary, did that mean that Heero or Wufei also found one or anything else equally as entertaining? Did they also find hints of the past that have long since passed from memory? If so, what were they?

Duo flung himself on the cozy bed as he finally called it a night. He hoped that tomorrow would hold some answers for him.

The next morning one could find Duo running around like a chicken with his head cut off. He had awoken later then planned, he had barely made it to breakfast, he was scrambling to get all of his belongings together, and think up of a plan to break into Heero's and Wufei's hotel room to see what they had found the other day.

He also planned on doing some background research on this Tohru Honda. He wanted to know just how crazy she was for thinking humans could turn into animals and if he should just chalk up her whole diary to be hallucinations or an overactive imagination.

Finally, all of Duo's clothing, belongings, and Tohru's diary was packed in Duo's duffle bag. While he did want to break into Heero's and Wufei's hotel room, he planned on following them today. He hoped that their actions would add more pieces to the puzzle over what was going on. So far he didn't see any reason why Heero couldn't have brought him along. So far all they did was break into a house, and that was his specialty!

Paying and thanking the employees at the B&B, Duo hoped that he wasn't too late to find and follow his targets. If he was, then he would be screwed for the day. He wouldn't really know what to look for until he followed his targets.

Duo had just barely parked outside of Heero's and Wufei's hotel when his cell phone went off. Duo swore until he saw who was calling. Then he swore some more. "Hee-kun!!!" he gushed. "I miss you!!!"

"Duo, I miss you too," responded Heero.

Duo smiled. "When are you and Fei coming back?" Good, he thought to himself. Heero doesn't suspect that I'm here in China with him.

"Later this week. Where are you? You're not at home."

Duo almost broke out into a sweat. "Workin' on a mission. Nothing too much I can do at the moment though."

"Waiting on paperwork?"

"Something like that." Time for a change of subject. "What are you and Fei up to?"

"Researching. We're trying to find some information but it is proving to be harder than we thought."

"You know, if it gets too stressful, I can come over and help relieve it. I'm sure that we could send Fei off somewhere." And then I can go though what information you two have found and try to find out what you are keeping from me.

Heero made a sound that communicated his agreement. "I would like that, but we will be home soon."

Crap! Well, that plan went down the drain. Maybe he could seduce one of the maids tomorrow to let him in. "Will you bring me back something?"

"Like what?" That had somewhat surprised Heero, though it really shouldn't have.

"Surprise me." Duo then spotted Heero and Wufei leaving the hotel, Heero on his cell talking to him. Perfect! He could still follow them. "I gotta go, work just picked up. Call me later?"

"Hn," Heero agreed.

"I love you, be safe." Duo could practically hear Heero snort. He knew Wufei would if he ever told him to be safe.

"I will. You too."

Duo smiled. "Of course. When have you ever known me not to be?"

Silence filled the air, seeming to give way to Heero's thoughts.

"Never mind, don't answer that."

Heero laughed and Duo cut the connection. It was time for him to work. He smiled over his conversation with Heero. Heero had missed him, that shown alone from just the call itself. Heero was making sure that everything was going alright with him and see if he needed anything. What did he do to deserve such a great guy?

Oh yeah. He had saved not only the world, but also the colonies. He deserved his happiness.

Too bad his happiness crashed away when he realized he lost sight of Heero and Wufei. "Damnit!"