A/N: I'm pulling an all nighter and I want to add to this at least once more before I pass out, or become unable to write. So here it is.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing and I make no profit from this. But I do own Andie Rika Tru, so please ask if you want to use her ok?

"Trowa, have you seen Andie?" Catherine was panicked, a duck without her duckling. "I can't find her anywhere, what if something happened to her?"

"She's with the lion." Trowa nodded towards the tent that the lion cage was in.

"She's worse than you with that giant cat!" Catherine cried as she ran for the tent. "Andie? Andie!"

Andie stood in front of the lion cage, both arms all the way into the bars, hugging the lion. "You would protect me if you could, wouldn't you?" She whispered to the cat, which nudged her in response.

"You need to stop getting so close to that lion, it will turn on you eventually!" Catherine attempted to yank Andie away, but the younger girl dug in her heels. "Andie, come on. Now."

"I don't want everyone to get hurt." Andie mumbled. "I don't know how long I can be here, how long I can do this without someone getting hurt."

"What?" Catherine asked, but the next response she got was no clearer, nor any response after that.

Finally, Catherine realized she needed help. She fetched Trowa and convinced him to talk to Andie and figure out what she meant.

"What's wrong?" Trowa surveyed the girl as he waited for a response. She didn't look insane, as Catherine had been worried she was. Andie stood straight, and though her eyes were worried, she didn't look as if she had fallen off her cookie.

"You wouldn't understand." Andie flashed the same smile she always did, but this time it was hollow, without meaning. "No one does."

"Catherine is worried you've lost your mind." Trowa added in a moment of truth. "Do you have some condition that we need to know about?"

"It's not a condition, it's a situation." Andie sat against the lion cage, letting the big cat lie against her back. "Anyway, you won't get it, you're too normal."

Trowa raised an eyebrow; normal he was not, that was for sure.

"I can't tell anyone, it'll just put them in danger." Andie rubbed her eyes, trying to maintain her smile. "I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. If they find me, they find me."

"Would you at least like to give me a hint as to what you're talking about?" Trowa sighed, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Just do me a favor?" Andie finally managed to get her façade of a smile up. "If something starts to happen here, make sure Catherine gets out safe."

"Sure." Trowa nodded. "I can do that."

The next few days seemed like the first, Andie was smiling again, working her way up to real knives, and everything seemed ok. At least, to everyone but Trowa. He could see how much Andie was hurting, that she was definitely hiding something much darker than she could stand to share.

"Your hands are shaking." Catherine murmured, holding Andie's hands in a motherly way. "What's wrong, are you scared? You can't hurt anyone with these rubber knives, I promise."

"I... I just need to sit down." Andie's smile faltered and she crumpled to the ground.

"Let me have a moment with her." Trowa motioned for Catherine to leave the room, and she did, though she gave both of the others a curious look as she did so.

"I already said, I can't tell you anything." Andie muttered, rubbing her head. "And I'm fine, so don't ask. It's just stress, I'm always stressed."

"Are you working for OZ?" Trowa whispered, trying to make sure no one else in the circus heard him.

"No. They wish I was." Andie laughed, a bitter sound that was unnatural to her usual bubbly demeanor. "I can't talk about it though, too risky."

"If OZ comes, I'll take care of it." Trowa locked eyes with her and nodded. "Don't worry."

"I won't." Andie stood and plopped the wall of a smile on her face. "In anyone else's eyes, I never worry. I'm fine."

"You shouldn't push yourself." Trowa shook his head and headed for the door.

But something like that could never be the end of such a conversation...

A/N: Second chapter after an all-nighter, but I like it. What do you think; after all it's your opinion that counts. Tell me how I did in the reviews, please, and thank you for reading!