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The doctor stared at me strangely,and that made me very uncomfortable. I stepped backwards and I bumped right into Heero. He frowned at me and I put on a fake smile that anyone could see through. I wanted to go home..

*****

3 very LONG hours passed,and everyone was stumped. I was willing to go home,but the others insisted on staying longer and having more tests down. We were all sitting at a table,talking,and I decided that that was the time to take a little nap. I rested my head in my right hand,closed my eyes,and drifted to sleep. I couldn't hear anyway,so why should I be missed? Heh..heh heh..I should be more freaked out,but I already lost my dignity by crying in front of all my friends..At that time,I didn't give a fuck!

I woke up from someone shaking me a little to rough. I opened my eyes and stared around the room and saw the pilots and the doctor staring at me. I stared down at my watch and took a mental note that we'd been in the hospital for 4 and a half hours. Hmmm..Fun,eh? You had to be there. It was hell wrapped into a little package and delivered right at my feet. I grinned and laughed,well,I think I laughed. I couldn't tell. I got one wicked glare from Heero,so I must've laughed.

Trowa and Quatre stood and they headed for the door,they paused,and turned back to us. Wufei and Heero stood next and went to the other two. Was I supposed to follow? Or did this satan doctor want to 'talk' with me more..I felt someone grasp my upper arm and pull me from my chair. Quatre. He's to nice.

Quatre pulled me towards the door so I was guessing that we were going home. Yeepie! We left the room,and headed towards the door. Oh JOY! We were going home! As soon as we left the hospital,I jumped into the air and ran in front of the others. I knew they were bashing me,but I could care less.

I saw the car and walked to it. Those fools left all the doors unlocked. I got in the backseat,where I sat last time,and waited impatiently for the others.

The other four pilots reached the car and got in to where they sat last time. Heero was careful not to hit me. What did the doctor tell them? Quatre sat next to Heero and peered around the stoic teen and looked at me. He smiled,almost sadly. Oh shit..

We reached the safehouse,one of Quatre's mansions,and entered. This was going to suck..I could tell.

*****

After a week,I decided that I was IN hell. Someone up there hates me. I had a voice to scream with,and I intended to use that screaming voice to let out my stress. I walked through the halls screaming. I got everyone's attention..I must have been screamin' LOUD! I ended up by the kitchen wall---slamming my head against it. That'll help everything,Maxwell.

Trowa found my trying to kill myself using the wall,and he pried me away. I kinda thanked him for that. I looked at the wall and noticed that there was a little blood. I touched my lip-the source of the problem-and I frowned. If I kept that up for a few days,I might have knocked myself out. I can only wish.

I stared at Trowa,and he stared back. He looked-compassionate. Maybe they pity me. ACK! People staring at me really pisses me off. I walked past Trowa and left the kitchen. I silently thanked the unibanged pilot,and I think he must have understood. I walked down the halls of the mansion. I really admired it.

I entered the music room and saw Quatre playing his violin,just watching him made me happy. I would have been even happier if I could have heard him,but I couldn't..so that was the next best thing. Quatre was a real good friend. He was always there for me. Plus,he was the only other one,besides me,that ever actually talked. I went to one of the chairs and sat down. Oops..I got his attention. The blonde stopped and turned towards me.

I made a face and waved my hands,telling him to continue,and he did. He continued to play. He could have sounded terrible,but I know that Quatre is experienced in playing. I watched his smooth movements,and I really wished I could hear the song. I smiled. I stood and left the room without the blonde knowing. I headed down the halls. I need some time ALONE..

*****

I was sitting in the living room with the other pilots,and we watched television. I laughed when the coyote ran off a cliff and then I got wierd looks from my friends. What? It was funny? You would honestly think that the coyote would give up and chase after something else! They are treating me tooooo nice. Huh..maybe they heard something that I didn't at that doctors office. I suddenly burst out into laughter at my own thoughts. Oh boy..I am going crazy as we speak.

I watched the other 4 pilots start talking. About me,I am guessing. I grabbed my handy-dandy notebook! Ok..I watched that cartoon ONCE..I was bored..it was like 5 in the morning. I had a few questions while I watched that Steve guy and his dog Blue..I wanted to know how many kids would be up at 5 in the morning to see that show..Anyway,I wrote down: What the fuck did the doctor tell you guys? It wasn't the best choice of words,but hell,I liked 'em. I threw the notebook at the pilots and it hit Heero in the head. I started laughing again then I stopped and dove behind the chair I was sitting in. Nothing happened. Hmm..I stood back up to see the others staring at me.

I stood up cautiously,eyeing the other pilots. Trowa wrote a note and held it out. I stared at it.

Duo,you have a mission.

I found that rather amusing. I grinned and nodded. Wait,that didn't answer my question. I snatched the pen and pad from Trowa and scribbled down: Ok..got ya. I tossed it back. Waaaaaait a minute! A mission?? Ha..heh..heh heh..that old freaky-mushroom-man must hate me..I frowned slightly and stole the pad from Trowa again. I stared at the message,growled,and threw it across the room. Me? Bader temper? Noooooo....

*****

I sat in my new Deathscythe,frowning (Author Note: Sorry,I knew it would have taken longer to fix it,but I didn't care!). The old mushroom man fixed it the same way,but I didn't like it. I think he disabled the self-destruct button. The only thing that kept me alive was the red flashing that told me an enemy was near. Someone was watching me. I was guessing the guys followed me to make sure I got out alive. I destroyed the enemies that were attacking me,and I directed Deathscythe towards the base. Sigh..I couldn't hear the explosions,I could only feel them. Good? No..not really.

I made it to the base safely,but then things took a turn for the worse. A enemy that I could not pick up on the radar fired at me from behind. It hit its target,and Deathscythe fell foward..landing on a portion of the base. I guess that was kinda good cause the base went up in flames. Unfortunately,I was in those flames,trapped. I could feel the heat,but I knew that no real damage would be done to Deathscythe. I was going to be ok.

Wrong. Deathscythe was down on its stomach,meaning I couldn't get out. Oh,that's not the bad part,the bad part is that uh..the smoke was getting into the cockpit,and I was choking. I couldn't breathe! I was trapped in the rubble of the building,which happened to be on fire.

After a few minutes,I was lifted into the air and flown away. Yep..the guys were there. I could see Sandrock,Heavyarms,and Shenlong on the monitor,right behind me. Meaning,Wing was carrying me. Mission accomplished. Woo-Hoo! Hmmm...The smoke was still kinda drifting around in the cockpit,so I blacked out.

*****

I awoke in my bed. I was glad to feel the softness of the mattress,it was comforting. I opened my eyes and stared up at green.

"Hey,Trowa.." I mumbled,sitting up.

"Duo..?" Trowa asked.

I must have lost my memory. I totally forgot that I couldn't hear,but I did.

"Hmmm?" I replied.

"Duo?" Trowa repeated.

"What Trowa? What?" I asked,looking at the unibanged pilot.

"You can hear me?" Trowa asked. I saw his eyes narrow.

"...Is something wrong with you?" I asked.

"You can hear me?" Trowa repeated.

"Yes,man.." I said,a little frustrated.

Trowa grabbed my upper arm and pulled me out of bed. I looked down and noticed I was only wearing boxer shorts. I coughed as Trowa pulled my out of my room and down the hall towards the kitchen. I do wish I could have gotten dressed before Trowa pulled me into the kitchen doorway. I stood next to him and stayed quiet. He's crazy..

I stared at the 3 in the kitchen then I turned my attention back to Trowa.

"He can hear." Trowa said.

"What??" Heero,Wufei,and Quatre said in unison.

"You heard me." Trowa replied,frowning. He turned towards me. "Duo?"

"What?" I growled. "Can I go now. I would rather NOT stand here in my boxers."

"No..You're staying here." Heero said,standing and walking towards me. Should I be frightened?

"What happened,guys?" I asked.

"What do you mean,Maxwell?" Wufei stared at me.

I got mad,so I turned and walked out of the kitchen. I don't need people acting stupid around me. Before I could make it to the staircase,4 bodies were blocking my way.

"What?? Can I go to my room?" I asked.

"We need to get you to the doctor." Quatre said. I was then carried out of the house.

The next thing I knew,I was in the car and on the road. I blinked. I was in my BOXERS! They could have let me change. It's not like them to panic. We reached the hospital and I was dragged from the car and into the building. Heh..all the ladies there were staring at me,so I grinned and let the guys pull me along.

"Hey,we need to see a Dr. Ryder." Quatre told the lady at the counter. She smiled at me before walking away.

"You guys could have let me dress first." I said.

The 4 guys looked down at once,and then all gaped. I guess they hadn't noticed my lack of clothing. I grinned broadly at them and they were snapped out of their trance by the all-to-familar doctor. He smiled at us and obviously noticed my lack of clothing. He shook his head.

"Any progress." The doctor asked.

"You could say that." Wufei mumbled.

"What seems to be the problem?" The doc asked.

"..He can hear.." Trowa replied.

"Oh. That's odd." The doctor said,looking at me. "What have you done the past few days?"

"..Resting.." I replied.

"Oh?" The doctor looked at me suspiciously.

"Mm-Hmm." I said. "I haven't been feeling to well."

"Boys,what has he been doing?" The doctor asked the other pilots.

No,people normally don't believe me. I have grown used to it now..Heh heh..Let the guys answer the question,I could care less!

"He's been-" Quatre started.

"-getting high." Trowa finished.

I turned towards the unibanged pilot and I let my mouth drop to the floor. Me? Use drugs? They should know that I don't need drugs,I am already happy.

"Really.." The doctor sighed.

"Doctor,they are lying!" I said. I personally didn't like Trowa's answer. "Beer---Trowa---BEER!" I liked that answer better. It could have been true.

"I see." The doctor replied with a slight smirk.

*****

I was waiting with Heero,Trowa,Quatre,and Wufei at our new school. We were waiting for the stupid teacher to call us into the classroom. I tapped my foot impatiently and sighed. It had been 1 week since I got my hearing back,and things kinda went back to normal. KINDA. I had a really bad feeling that OZ was planning something,because we hadn't had a mission since the time I fell on the base and blacked out from smoke. But I could be wrong. It could be those damn scientists.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by the freaky teacher telling us to enter,so we did. I could almost FEEL the eyes of the females' staring at places that shouldn't be stared at! Heh..I heard some girls giggle and that made me grin. I bet it looked kinda odd..y'know 5 pretty good-looking guys joining a school at the same time. We had a speech planned out,though.

The teacher gave us a wierd smile as we stood in front of the class,where the teacher usually is. Me and Quatre stood behind Trowa,Wufei,and Heero,and we were quietly chatting.

"Please state all you names,then you can get on with your welcoming speech." The teacher said. She sounded much nicer than she looked---she looked like a bitch!

Trowa looked at Heero then sighed.

"I'm Cecil Galertania." Trowa mumbled.

I stiffled giggles. It was a nice name,but I saw him in front of Heero's laptop. He closed his eyes and typed letters and he came out with 'Galertania'..

"I'm Aaron Ryder." I said,cheerfully. I took the doctors last name.

"I'm Quatre Reberba Winner." Quatre said.

Hn. He was lucky..he got to use his NAME! Probably the whole school knew him. Wufei got to use his name also..which sucked.

"Chang Wufei." Wufei mumbled.

"Mykael Yani." Heero said.

I knew Heero hated his name,I hated mine too,and I am guessing Trowa disliked his as well but,it was something we had to do.

"Alright,you may proceed." The teacher said softly.

We started our speech. Heero took the first part,Trowa took the second part,and I took the third part. Our story was that our families were real close and that we were friends ever since we were children. The teacher got us seats,but she separated us. I was stuck in between females. I think the whole area was full of females,and the other guys got put elsewhere.

A female with long brown hair,and practically silver eyes passed me a note. I frowned and unfolded it.

Your name's not Aaron Ryder. I know you---Duo Maxwell..

I looked at the female and she was glaring at me,but smiling. Oh shit. Who the hell is she? I wrote a simple reply and passed it to her.

Who are you?

Someone. I also know another detail about you.

What might that be?

Gundam Pilot..
                                                                                                                                                I gasped and accidentally said, "Wha??" out loud. Dumb,I know.

"Aaron,is something wrong?" The teacher asked me.

"Ma'am.." I searched for the words but couldn't find them. I stood and ran down the steps so I was standing in front of the teacher. "Ma'am..I think I am going to be sick.."

"Aaron,what's wrong?" The teacher stared at me and gently placed her hand on my forehead. "You may be slightly feverish."

"Ma'am,I think I am going to be sick." I repeated. I justed wanted her to tell me it was alright to go use the bathroom! I quickly looked away and stared at the female for a few moments. I had to act. I dropped to my knees and put a hand firmly over my stomach. "Ma'am..please...I feel..sick.."

"Oh dear." The teacher helped me up. "Ok,Aaron,you can go."

I turned on my heel and raced out of the classroom,but not before glancing at the female. I made my way down the hall a little way,then I stopped. I turned back to see the female walking from the classroom and towards me. I was flat against the wall so she probably hadn't noticed. I paniced. I remember Dr. G telling me about one simple spot that will make you pass out. Heh..I used that,and I fell to the floor. That one lil' spot could make me die,but I was willing to take that chance.

*****

I woke up in the hospital ward. I blinked a few times and saw the nurse hovering 20 maybe 25 feet away from me,she left the room after a minute. I turned my head in the other direction and saw the female. I rolled off of the hospital bed and backed away.

"You've been out for maybe 15 minutes. Nice trick. I was told to get you." The female said. :If you can walk,then come with me. Class isn't over yet."

We left the hospital ward and headed back to class. I was walking way behind the female. She was acting too nice..She knew my secret.

"Would you hurry?" The female asked,looking back at me.

"No." I said. Childish,I know..

The female simply sighed and continued to walk. She reached the classroom first and entered,leaving the door open for me. I walked in and headed in the teacher's direction,carefully shutting the door behind me.

The teacher stopped talking and came to me and she placed her hands on my shoulder.

"Aaron? Aaron? You ok?" The teacher asked,giving me a little shake.

I mumbled something quietly.

"Pardon?" The teacher asked.

"I feel slightly sick. I kinda passed out in the hallway when I was heading towards the bathroom." I mumbled.

"Shiann,come here for a minute." The teacher said,loud enough for the class to hear.

The brown haired female trotted down the stairs and stood next to me. I stepped backwards,away from the female.

"Did he pass out?" The teacher asked.

"Ma'am,he touched his neck and fell to the floor. I don't know what happened." Shiann said in an innocent voice. I glared at her.

"Excuse me?" The teacher turned her attention to me. "You two wait here. I will be right back."

The teacher left the classroom,and I turned my attention back to Shiann.

"You are trying to ruin my life,aren't you?" I asked.

"Maybe." Shiann smiled and faced the class. "You've got cute friends."

I smirked but then I grabbed her shirt and pulled her next to me.

"That is none of your concern,now is it??" I asked. "How do you know..?"

"Oh the fact that you are a-" Shiann started,but I placed my hand firmly over her mouth.

"Be quiet NOW!" I hissed in her ear. "I have a gun in my waistband..I request you do what I say."

"Oh,do you want me to tell the teacher that you have a weapon in your pants?" Shiann asked,grinning at me.

I couldn't help but laugh a little at that.

"Are you my enemy or are you my ally?" I asked.

"...Ally.." Shiann whispered.

"Ok,go to the door and see where the teacher is." I said.

Shiann shrugged and walked to the door. She looked out the little window then walked back.

"I didn't see her." Shiann smiled and leaned against me. I felt her hand slightly rub against my ass and I scooted away.

"Down!" I said. "I swear I will shoot you if you try anything funny."

"I know." Shiann sighed. She moved next to me again so she wouldn't have to speak loud. "Listen,the teacher is going across campus to get our gym teacher. She is probably going to ask about the passing out thing..Our gym teacher knows all sorts of things about that. If they know you made yourself pass out,they will be pissed." Shiann whispered close to my ear. I could hear the other girls in the class giggle. I put a grin on my face.

"So..I am knee-deep in shit now,right?" I asked.

Shiann sighed and leaned against me,placing her head on my shoulder.

"Yes." Shiann said softly.

I glared down at her.

"This is your fault,though." I said.

"Maybe so." The brown haired female looked up at me,then turned her head in the direction of the class,gazing at the other pilots. "You guys really are cute.."

I bit my bottom lip and looked out at the guys.

"They are glarin' daggers at me." I mumbled.

The teacher walked in,followed by a tall man. They came directly to us.

"Mrs. Joyers said that you saw Aaron touch his neck and pass out,correct Shiann?" The man asked.

Shiann nodded.

The man turned towards me and gently pressed his fingers on the magic-pass-out spot. I flinched at how cold the man's fingers were.

"Mr. Ryder,do you know what that spot does?" The man asked.

"No,sir." I replied.

"But she saw you touch your neck and pass out." The man said,eyes narrowing. "Would you like to explain?"

"I couldn't breathe! I was trying to get to the bathroom,and then I had to lean against the wall for support because I felt dizzy,then I grabbed my throat and passed out." I said frantically.

"Mrs. Joyers? May I have permission to test that little spot to show Aaron what it does?" The man asked. "Then maybe Miss Shiann can tell me if that is how he went down."

"Maybe I saw wrong. His hands could have been around his neck..I'm not sure." Shiann said.

"May I have permission?" The man asked again.

"As you wish." Mrs. Joyers said.

The man brought his fingers to my neck,and I staggered back.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Joyers asked me.

"See,he clearly knows what it is!" The man said.

"I don't even know what you are going to do!" I lied.

"Aaron,what harm could it do? He knows more than you do,it shouldn't hurt." Joyers said.

I looked at Shiann then I stepped foward. What the man didn't mention was that this little move could possibly be fatal. The man put his fingers on my neck,grinned,and pushed. I toppled to the ground,amazingly it didn't make me pass out. I groaned and stood. I put my hands on my neck and started rubbing.

The man gasped and so did Shiann. Amazing. It didn't work. I coughed.

"I must have done it wrong,Mrs. Joyers. Let me try again." The man explained.

The man stepped foward again and touched that spot again,but harder. I collapsed to the ground,but my eyes stayed open. I groaned and stood,fighting off the urge to laugh.

"Sir,you are just poking me in the neck!" I said. I could see Shiann's smile and I again fought of
the urge to laugh.

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