The street was filled with busy people. No one seemed to notice the ex-pilot walking down the street. They were too busy trying to get to somewhere important. They didn't care who was walking down the street. Heero liked it that way. He wanted to blend into the background and disappear. He didn't like too many people staring at him. Heero looked down at the piece of paper in his hand. There was a name and number scribled on it in his hand writing. He started away from the busy street.

The war had been over for five years now. Relena's idea of peace had lasted alot longer than he thought. Heero had no purpose in this new age, so he was going to see the person who could show him how to live.

The scenery changed as Heero continued to walk. The paved streets soon turned into grass. Houses started to become rare. Soon Heero came to the house he wanted to go to. Heero walked up to the door and knocked on it. He had no idea what to expect. The door cracked open and a pair of violet eyes poked out.

"H-Heero?" The person asked in disbelief. Heero nodded.

"Hello Duo." Heero said. The door flung open and Heero got a good look at his old friend. Duo was still wearing all black and his braid was now down to his knees. Duo laughed.

"I can't stand getting my bangs treamed. What makes you think I'm going to cut this?" Duo said. Heero laughed.

"Um, aren't you going to invite me in?" Heero asked.

"Oh, yeah. Come in." Duo said. Duo walked into the house and Heero followed him. Heero looked around the livingroom. The ceiling and the walls were painted black and the furiture was blue. Heero laughed to himself. The originality just screamed Duo. Duo and Heero sat down.

"So how have you been, Duo?" Heero asked. Duo smiled.

"I've been doing fine. What about you?" Duo said. Heero shrugged.

"I've been ok." Heero said.

"Who was at the door, Duo?" A female voice from the kitchen asked.

"Come out here and see. You'll never believe who it is." Duo said.

"Duo, this better not be a trick or else I'll..........Heero?" The woman said as she walked into the livingroom. Heero looked at the woman. She had short red hair and stormy blue eyes. The was a black ribbon tying her hair back.

"Kai?" Heero asked. The woman smiled and nodded.

"Its been way too long, Heero." Kai said. She sat down. "What brings you here?"

"I was in the area and had nothing better to do." Heero lied. Kai snorted.

"Well, you came just in time. Lunch is ready. I'm sure you're going to stay for lunch." Kai said. Heero smiled and nodded. Kai got up and went back into the kitchen.

"So you and Kai been together?" Heero asked. Duo shook his head.

"No. She's been taking part in the peace talks here in this colony. She didn't want to stay there, so she came here. She's just been helping me out. Come on. Kai gets mad if people are late." Duo said as he drug Heero into the dinningroom. Kai was just finishing up with setting the table.

After lunch, Heero stayed to talk with them for awhile. The three had been really close during the war. Heero had to amit that he did found the female pilot attractive, but she didn't seem to feel the same way. At least that's what it seemed. Soon Heero felt it was time for him to leave. Duo jumped up and grabed him.

"Don't go, Heero. Stay here for tonight." Duo begged. Heero shook his head.

"I need to head back to the city. I was just...." Heero said.

"Come on, Heero. We'd be more than happy to have you here for a few more days. You wouldn't be putting anyone out or anything." Kai interupted.

"But I wasn't planning on being...." Heero said.

"Stop being so stubborn. Besides, it would save you money just to stay with us. There is enough rooms here to have everyone live here." Kai interupted again. Suddenly the phone rang. Duo left the room to answer it.

"Hello, Duo Maxwell here. Hey Quatre! Man, you will not believe who's here!" Duo said cheerfully. Kai looked Heero straight in the eye.

"Heero, please. Stay here for awhile. Duo can get so lonely. I'm usually gone. I just happened to be here this week because there's a break to decide whether the Myrians can travel to other colonies and Earth. I'm sure that a ruling will be reached soon. I hate leaving him here by himself. Please stay with him for awhile." Kai said. Heero nodded his head. He couldn't say no to her. It was just too hard to do. Suddenly Duo came bounding in.

"Hey guess what? Quatre's coming in a couple of days." Duo said cheerfully. Kai smiled.

"So you and Quatre been keeping in touch?" Heero asked. Duo nodded.

"I've been trying to find you and the others. I've looked up all chinese mercaries and I've traced every cirus from here to Earth. I knew I could find Quatre, though." Duo answered.

"Why's he coming?" Heero asked. Duo's smile faded a little and crep back up.

"Because he doesn't have anything better to do." Duo answered. Kai laughed.

"I'm going to leave you two alone. Duo, make a mess in the kitchen again and I'll use your braid to clean it up." Kai said as she headed for her room. Duo laughed.

"I kind blew up a cake awhile back. There was chocolate all over. Kai was so mad that she chased me around the house with a pair of scissors." Duo said. Heero laughed. The two stayed up and caught up on what was going on in their lives.

Kai woke up late the next morning. She quickly got dress and went to the kitchen. She found Duo and Heero conversing over a bowl of cereal. Kai walked over to the coffee machine and poured herself a cup.

"Morning Kai." Heero said. Duo tried to stiffle his laughter. Kai glared at the braided baka.

Duo, if you ever touch my clock again, you'll meet the fate I want to give Millardo." Kai said. Just before Duo could respond, the phone rang. "I'll get it."

"What's going on with her and Millardo Peacecraft?" Heero asked after Kai left the room. Duo shrugged.

"The same thing that's it's always been. She still a little bitter about her planet. She said he better thank Relena for his life. She's the only reason why he's still alive." Duo answered.

"Hello? Maxwell residence. This is Kai. Oh, they have? Alright. I'll be there." Kai said to the phone. She hung up and walked back into the kitchen.

"Who was it?" Duo asked.

"My infromant. She said that the peace counsel has reached a desicion. I have to go now." Kai said. Kai went to her room to gather her things. Duo followed her.

"Kai, you are coming back, right?" Duo asked. Kai tried to stuff her clothes into her suitcase.

"I told you before, Duo. I'll be back as soon as I can. I wish I could stay with you to the end, but I'm a princess and I also have a nation of my own." Kai said.

"Do you know how much longer it will be?" Duo asked. Kai smiled to herself as her overpacked suitcase popped back open, making her clothes fly.

"Any day now. I'm sure." Kai said. Duo started to help her. Kai picked up some things and placed them in the dresser. She took the clothes from Duo and placed them into her suitcase, which would close now.

"Do you think it will come before me?" Duo asked. Kai placed her hand on Duo's heart shaped face.

"Don't worry. If it happens, I'm going to come back and show it to you. All you have to do is hold on. I know you can do that, Duo. I'm just glad that I'm not leaving you by yourself." Kai said. She placed a kiss on Duo's forhead. "Why don't you try to get Heero to do stuff with you. Just make sure you tell him."

"I don't know if I can, Kai. He might hate me." Duo said. Kai brushed her lips across his.

"He'll hate you and feel hurt if you don't. You have to do it soon. Bye." Kai said as she grabbed her suitcase and left. Duo followed her to the door and watched her leave. Heero placed his hand on Duo's shoulder.

"She'll be back before you know it." Heero asked. Duo nodded and turned towards Heero.

"Yeah. I've got an idea. Lets go fly a kite, Heero." Duo said as he headed towards the closet.

"Welcome back, Princess Krlya. Would you like for me to inform you on the current events?" Kai's informant asked. Kai nodded.

"I want to know what's going on with the desicion." Kai said. The informant nodded.

"From what I've heard, Relena Peacecraft has taken it upon herself to support your cause. She had convinced most of the counsel to vote in your favor." The informatant said.

"Who are the few who are against me?" Kai asked as she fixed her dress.

"Three representatives from the colonies and Millardo Peacecraft." The informant said. Kai growled under her breath.

"Do you know why Millardo would go against his own sister?" Kai asked.

"He felt that you had somehow influenced her to feel differently then she should have been. She was too strong in her belief and most of the representatives. Unfotunately, a movement like this needs all the votes to be either positive or negative. Now they have the verdict." The informant said. Kai sighed.

"You've been studing too much human society, Licena." Kai said. Licena laughed.

"Relena let me. She gave me some books on human courts and governments. I'm surprised to say that they're government is much like ours execpt we have family born rulers. She just wants us to learn from her people and allow us to teach hers." Licena said. Kai smiled. Her cousin wanted to know more about Earth and it's customs.

"Well, lets hope that you'll be able to go to Earth and learn more about their customs, Licena. Wish me good luck." Kai said as she left. Licena smiled and sat down in a chair and opened a book on Earth's court systems.

Kai walked down the hall of the peace counsel building. She was hoping to continue down the hall alone, but that wasn't what was planned.

"Krlya! There you are." Kai turned around to see the last person she wanted to see, Millardo Peacecraft.

"Is there something you want? I'm in a hurry." Kai said through clenched teeth. Millardo smiled.

"Where have you been? I haven't seen you for a month now." Millardo said. Kai groaned and rolled her eyes.

"What I do outside of this counsel building is none of your concern, Millardo. Now, if you mind, I'd like to be alone right now." Kai said as she continued to walk. Millardo stopped and watched her walk away.

"I wish you would forgive me. It wasn't my fault." Millardo said to himself.

"Heero, I'm dying."

That was all Heero could think about that night. Earlier that day, Duo had told him that he was dying. At first he thought it was a joke, but Duo never joked with a straight face. Heero just couldn't believe it. He then wondered if Kai had known. If she did, why didn't she tell him. Maybe she felt that it would be better if Duo tell Heero himself.

"Please Heero, stay with me. I don't want to die alone. Please!! I'll do anything."

"Then don't die, Duo. You're Death. You can't die." Heero said to himself. He didn't want to be with Duo, knowing that he was going to die soon. He just didn't want to see the life drain from the guy he had come to learn how to live.

"Heero, Please stay with Duo. I hate to leave him alone. He gets so lonely. I'm glad that you're here to be with him and keep him company."

"I would stay, Kai. But I can't watch him die. Is that why you had to leave? Was your peace counsel just your way of saying you needed to leave?" Heero asked himself.

"Heero, what do you think about Duo?" Kai asked. Heero looked at the female pilot oddly.

"Why?" Heero asked. Kai shrugged.

"I just thought you might have some advice for me. I mean, Trowa took Quatre from me. So I thought, since you and him are such good friends, you could give me some good advice on how to get his attention." Kai said scarcasticly. Heero shrugged.

"I don't know what to tell you." Heero said. Kai sighed and turned him away from his laptop.

"Of course you do. You praticly have him wrapped around your finger. If you told him to jump off a cliff for you, he would. There must be something you're doing that makes him so attracted to you. All you have to do is tell me and I'll have him." Kai said. Something in Heero got anger.

"No! I'll talk to Duo myself. Leave him alone." Heero said. Kai nodded.

"Ok, but when will you, Heero? I know as well as you do that you two are more than friends. It's up to you whether it will move on to lovers. You have all your life, but does Duo?" Kai said as she walked out of the room, leaving Heero utterly confused.~

"Was she telling me to act then because Duo was dying or was it just a concidence? She is right, thought. It's up to me to make us lovers, but I don't think I want to because he's going to die soon." Heero said to himself.

"Heero, just don't leave him by himself. I don't want him to be alone."

Quatre couldn't wait anymore. He had to go now. He had just hoped it wasn't too late. When he had recieved a call from Duo two months ago, it had devasted him. Duo was the God of Death. How could Death die? Quatre was sure that everyone, whenever they found out, would ask themselves the same question. Quatre placed his lungage down and knocked on the door. He was expecting to see Duo's happy face answer the door or Kai's kind, yet distressed, face. He wasn't expecting the hardened, brooding face of Heero Yuy to answer the door.

"H-H-Heero?" Quatre said in disbelief. Heero nodded his head.

"Hello Quatre. I'm glad to see you're doing well. We weren't expecting you until tommorrow." Heero said as he pick up some of Quatre's lungage. Quatre smiled.

"I just couldn't wait anymore. Where's Duo and Kai?" Quatre asked. Heero smiled to himself. Quatre doesn't pack lightly, unlike Kai who can't stand to have lungage at all.

"Kai left to go attend a peace counsel meeting. Duo's watching tv." Heero said as he lead Quatre to his room. "Duo wanted you to have this room. He thought you would appriate it better." Quatre's eyes watered as he looked at the walls of the brightly colored room. They were all covered with pictures with all six ex-pilots. Quatre picked one up. It was a picture of the six of them playing basketball. Quatre smiled to himself. Somehow, Kai had managed to talk him into playing. She, him and Trowa were playing against Heero, Duo and Wufei. They all thought, since she wasn't from Earth, she didn't know how to play, but she was the one that had scored the most points that day. In the picture, Kai had slammed the ball into the basket, while Duo tried to pull her down. Wufei and Heero stood in disbelief while Trowa and Quatre laughed. A girl from the yearbook had taken the picture. Somehow, Kai had gotten the picture and the negative for it. Quatre put the picture back and turned back to Heero, wh

Duo was looking at the walls.

"So where's Duo?" Quatre asked. Heero nodded towards the livingroom. Quatre manvered around the junk on Duo's floor. Heero looked at one of the pictures on the wall. It was the last one taken before the war ended. The five of them were in their preventer uniforms and Kai was in her mercinary uniform. Somehow she had been the one to bring them all together again, but it was always for Duo she did it for. Heero was sitting next to Duo, while the baka was putting bunny ears on Wufei, who knew what was going on and his face promise pain later. Kai stood behind Trowa and Quatre. Then suddenly, the braided baka faded from the picture, everyone seemed so hard and serious. Heero shook his head and put the picture back.

"So he just came on his own?" Quatre asked. Duo nodded.

"And we've had the best time. We played in the rain and watched a rainbow. And I heard him laugh. It was so weird, Quatre." Duo said happily.

"You wouldn't have if Heero had magically appeared that day." Quatre said to himself. Suddenly Heero walked into the room and headed towards the front door.

"Heero, where are you going?" Duo asked. Heero looked at the braid ex-pilot and smiled.

"I said I would stay as long as I could. I have things I have to do now, Duo." Heero said. Duo jumped up from the couch.

"Will you come back, Heero?" Duo asked. Heero looked at him.

"I can't garntenee that, Duo. I have to go." Heero said as he opened the door and walked out. "I don't want to watch the life drain from you. I don't want to watch you die."

"I know you'll come back Heero. I'll hold on until you come back." Duo said. Quatre walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder.

"I'm sure he'll come back, Duo. Come on, I'll make you some soup." Quatre offered. Duo nodded and closed the front door.

"I know you'll come back to Heero. I want to be with you during my dieing days." Duo said to himself.