A/N: It is after one in the afternoon the following day now since I'd continued the story. I'm addicted to this for now. Dragon wolv and my mom. Between those two, you'd better get them something for Christmas.

This chapter gives us Duo's personal reaction, told through his eyes and my personality.

Same voice over rules apply.

Enjoy!!

CHAPTER THREE

++ What do you mean I gave it all away? I wasn't expecting that. I hadn't even plannedwhat to do if something like that happened. How the hell was I supposed to react? Sure a lot of you would have expected at least a half hearted congratulations or some crude sex joke like: " And I didn't even hear anything last night? Whoa…"

I couldn't do it. I was actually at a loss for words. If my vision could turn into a million shattered pieces, I'm sure that's how my world would've looked at that point. I felt like I was snapped in half and fed to some starved animal. And to think it was Trowa. TROWA! He was a last resort to tell at least someone anything about my dilemma. But he wouldn't havethat. Oh no. He wanted to become apart of my problem.

And look at Fate. Sitting right there with that twisted, dirty, evil smile. If Relena hadn't changed so much I'd say she was still out to get me. I don't know what happened after I'd left but I'm sure they just shrugged it off and went about their daily routine.

GAH! I swear all the gods and mother nature had it in for me somehow. Ever since the day I lost my parents, everything went downhill. FAST. First my home was gone along with my family. Then Solo and then Heero and Wufei. Now Trowa had to go and make things worse. You'd think Quatre would've abandoned everything and come to my rescue.

HA!

Go screw yourself.

He was just as clueless. I told absolutely no one about this. It was my secret. My pain that I bear alone. All he knows is how I feel about Trowa. That's about it. Life just decided to bite me right in my ass and never let go. If you want my life, you can have it. And come for it quick before I take it myself.++

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A few minutes after Duo's departure, they had actually expected him to come back with some dumb joke about how it caught him off guard and he had to go check something out to make sure he wasn't dreaming. But when he didn't come back, they were actually worried. To see Duo so void of emotion and leaving no clue as to what was going on in his mind…. In short, it was unnerving. And that was the understatement of the year.

But after such a long time of not noticing Duo and the little things he did anymore; no one knew how to approach him on the matter. And that just made matters worse.

Duo had gone up to his room and lied right on top of the sheets, staring blankly at the ceiling. Inside he was crumbling. He'd lost everything. His crushes, his friends, his optimism. Murphy's Law had dictated everything he'd come to know. Any and everything than can go wrong, will go wrong. This has been proven many times over in many other situations and in many other persons' lives. But this one; this one situation just went wrong from the beginning.

He wasn't sure how long he'd been laying there, but by the time he'd registered his surroundings, it had gotten dark out. Duo turned to look out his open window. Maybe he should. With that thought in mind, he rolled off his bed and went toward the window.

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"He's way too quiet." Wufei said, eyeing the stairs. "What do you think he's doing?"

"Probably setting up your room to look like some romantic sex scene with the candles and the serenade and the works." Quatre answered him.

"Can't you fell his emotions?" Trowa asked, his gaze following Wufei's. Heero looked at the Arabian as he cast his eyes downward with a sullen shake of his head.

"I couldn't feel anything from him for a long while. I think he may have found a way to block me," he said softly.

"Or maybe like us you haven't noticed him enough to consider him a friend, causing the bond to break and severed your connection to him as a result."

Oh, Heero. Always being to technical.

This time Wufei spoke up. "Come to think of it, we've all been ignoring him for the past two years. I mean we'd acknowledge his presence but that's about it. And I feel really bad about it. I mean we were the best of friends. In fact…," Wufei's eyes widened. "We missed his birthday twice in a row!"

They all looked at each other guiltily. They had some serious amends to make. They had forgotten all about the guy and he'd not even once let anything of them slip his mind. His reaction this morning proved that. Now that you really look at it, it was as if he was saying, "And you were going to tell me this when?!"

"I guess it's my fault," said Quatre, breaking the uneasy silence. The others looked at him incredulously.

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Duo sat on the rooftop, his laptop nearby in case something urgent comes through. He heaved a deep sigh. What sick notion told him to get up this morning? Or even let him live past the war for that matter? All he was doing was wasting space, energy, and oxygen. It really would've been better if he'd stayed at the church in the first place.

So what if he was wallowing in self pity? It was all he could do to stop himself from going completely off the wall and blowing up at any and everyone who walked by him. He was more than angry. He was devastated. Could anything else go wrong now?

Apparently so, because just then his laptop signaled a new message. He'd had a mission.

With Trowa.

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A/N: This will come up in the next chappie. Q's side of the story. I don't want Relena interfering in this but she is his girlfriend. I know I'm cutting corners but how I'd originally planned it left me at the third chapter. And in actuality, the voice overs give me substance to write on. I mean it's better to hear what the characters have to say about it than me having to tell you indirectly. If you agree, I love you. If not then that's your choice.

NEXT CHAPPIE:

QUATRE'S CONFESSION

Quatre has some beans to spill. What will the others say? How had it affected Duo? What will the world come to?!

LOL. That last one didn't make any sense to me either. But can't wait 'till the next chappie, though.