Duo woke up,grinning. He put his hands up to his face,trying to block the sunlight from glaring in his eyes. He stood and stretched then he noticed Heero sitting at his desk.

"Morning!" Duo said cheerfully.

"Hn." Heero replied.

"Want to go to breakfast?"

"No."

"Come on,have breakfast for once. You always sit infront of that stupid computer acting like a robot." Duo mumbled and then got dressed in his black priest-like outfit. "Will you come? Just once! Please!"

Heero growled and turned to look at Duo before saying, "Just once."

Duo's jaw dropped in pure shocked. The braided boy suddenly started to jump up an down,acting like an idiot.

"Come on,come on,come on!" Duo said,grabbing Heero's arm and dragging him out into the dorm hallway.

They reached the school's cafeteria,which had a good amount of students in it, and they walked to one thin,long,rectagular table that was practically empty. Heero sat down and Duo went off to get a cup of coffee. The braided pilot returned and sat across from the other teen.

Quatre walked into the cafeteria and joined Heero and Duo. He looked at Heero for a moment then turned to Duo and asked, "How did you get him here?"

Duo turned and grinned sleepily at Quatre before shrugging.

Wufei joined the others shortly after Quatre showed up and as soon as he sat down,his head hit the table and he fell asleep. Duo burst into laughter and almost dropped his coffee cup. Quatre smiled politely,fighting of the urge to laugh. Heero just stared at Wufei with expressionless eyes.

"Oi,Wu-man? Wake up,sleepy head." Duo said,giving the chinese boy a shake on the shoulder.

Startled,Wufei raised his head and peered around the table. His eyes locked with Duo's and he growled before saying, "Did you wake me up?"

"I hade to,Wu. You were sleeping on the school table,man!" Duo said. The braided pilot raised and walked off to get more coffee.

"Oh,hey Heero." Wufei said,just noticing the silent boy sitting across from him and Quatre.

"Don't you have classes in the morning,Heero?" Quatre asked quietly.

"Not now." Heero mumbled,glaring at the other pilots sitting across from him. The blonde sighed and looked away from Heero. He glanced up when Duo appeared at the table.

'Death with a cup of coffee..what a thought.' Quatre thought to himself, putting a smile on his face. The blonde giggled,still lost in his thoughts about Death drinking coffee.

Duo looked at Sandrock's pilot and sat down. He took a big gulp of his coffee,flinched from how hot it was,then asked, "What?"

"Nothing,Duo. I was just thinking about something." The blonde gave Duo a broad smile. Duo just gave Quatre a weird look before finishing the rest of the coffee in his cup.

"Ah.." Duo sighed and set the cup down. He turned to look at Heero and his mouth opened to say something,but he couldn't talk. He stood,slid over the table so he was next to the silent boy,grabbed Heero's arm,and pulled him to his feet. "Come on. I am taking you back to the room..at least you do something back there."

"Bye you two!" Quatre said. He carefully shook Wufei,who was sleepingagain.

"Yeah-uh-bye..or..bye.." Wufei muttered.

Duo dragged a practically lifeless Heero out into the empty hall and let his arm go. "How'd he do it?" Duo asked.

"Do what?" Heero asked.

"How the hell did that OZ soldier get into Wing's cockpit?" Duo asked, sounding very frustrated.

"I don't know. He just got in. He must have opened it from outside." Heero mumbled.

"You would have seen it happening!" Duo said.

"I do not need to talk to you about this." Heero growled and started to walk down the hallway that lead back to the dorm rooms.

"No,no,no!" Duo stopped Heero. "Come on,we have known each other for over a year and you still can't tell me anything! I won't tell the others."

Heero let out a frustrated sigh then looked at Duo, "I got knocked out, ok? I wasn't wearing the safety harness at the time and something shot at me. Wing was basically shaking violently and I hit the side. The enemy must have thought that they killed me because Wing wasn't moving. Happy now?"

"Yes,thanks! That's all you had to say! Gosh!" Duo grinned at Heero,then walked back to the cafeteria,leaving the other teen in the hallway.

***

Duo scribbled on his desk,not paying attention to the teacher's lecture.

"Mr. Maxwell?" The teacher asked.

Duo looked up and said, "Yes?"

"Would you like to tell the class the answer?"

"Um..nope,that's ok. Thanks anyway!" Duo said cheerfully.

'Oops..' Duo thought to himself as he saw the expression on the teacher's face. 'She looks madder than Heero.'

"Mr. Maxwell,please come up here. We need to talk."

Duo stood and walked to the teacher,who was sitting behind her desk. The teacher told Duo to sit in a chair that was next to her's. Duo sat.

"Duo? Why aren't you paying attention in class?" The teacher asked.

"Hmmm..I am, believe me!" Duo said. He looked over and noticed that Quatre, Trowa,Heero,and Wufei were staring at him.

'I wish they all weren't in here. Kinda creepy..the two silent guys,a guy who goes on and on about justice,and then there is Quatre..' Duo flashed them a grin then turned his attention back to the teacher.

"No,you aren't. If I walked over to your desk and looked at it,what would I see? Please,Duo,go get your backpack. I want to see what kind of things you have in it." The teacher waited while Duo got up,walked to his desk,grabbed his black backpack from the ground,and returned to the teacher's desk.

"Here." Duo said,handing the teacher his backpack.

The teacher opened the backpack and looked through it. She took out all of Duo's school books,and she was surprised when she noticed that that was all that was in the backpack,besided many sheets of paper,a few pens and pencils.

"Duo,this is all your school stuff. Don't you carry around anything else?"

"Why should I?" Duo asked.

"Well,most kids your age have something that they try to hide from their teachers." The teacher looked at Duo,suspiciously.

"I wouldn't try to hide anything from you,Ma'am."

"Would you please empty your pockets?"

"What are you looking to find? Hey,if you're going to frisk me,I would appreciate it if it is NOT in front of the class."

"Duo,now."

Duo stood and put his hands in his pocket. He pulled out a little lunch money,a key,a piece of wrinkled paper,a rubber band,and his cross necklace.

"What's the key for?"

The braided boy fought back the urge to laugh and said, "My room."

The teacher picked up the piece of paper and looked at it. She glanced at Duo and asked, "What's this?"

"A piece of paper." Duo grinned.

The teacher looked at Duo again,this time frowning.

"I've had kids like you before,Mr. Maxwell. They were always up to something that I never could figure out. I am going to keep my eyes on you. Now,since you interrupted my class,I am going to have to send you to the principal's office. Please come with me." The teacher stood and walked towards the door.

Duo let out a laugh and asked, "What?" He then looked at the class and noticed almost everyone staring at him. He lowered his voice,walked to the teacher and continued, "I did not interrupt class,you wanted to talk to ME!"

The teacher laughed quietly and glared at Duo.

"Gather your things,Mr. Maxwell and come with me! Now!" She snapped, getting the class's attention again.

"I didn't do anything! You asked to talk to me! I didn't ask to talk to you." Duo said,forgetting that the class was listening.

"Mr. Maxwell,please come with me." The teacher said softly. "Bring your things."

Duo mumbled a foul word,walked to the desk,and slowly started to put the things back in. The teacher growled silently,walked to her desk and forcefully shoved Duo away. She then hastily put everything back into the backpack and gave it to Duo.

"Mr. Maxwell,I have had enough of your silly little games! I am taking you to the principal's office if you like it or not." The teacher's voice was dripping with anger. She grabbed Duo's upper arm and sank her nails in. Duo winced.

"Whoa,whoa,whoa..I will come! Man!" Duo said,trying to get away from the teacher. The braided boy mumbled something and the teacher turned and glared at him.

"What did you say? If I heard what I think I heard,then you are going to be in even more trouble than you are in now!"

"I didn't say anything at all!" Duo said.

'I don't like her one bit. Something is NOT right!' Duo thought.

The teacher pulled Duo torwards the door. Duo looked back at the other pilots and was about to mouth some words,but he got pulled out of the room before he could start. The braided pilot was pulled away from the room and a little way down the hall. The teacher spun and suddenly hit Duo as hard as she could with the handle of a gun. She aimed it at the boy,who was on thefloor.

"Oh,dear. You should have just told me. I knew something was wrong with you the moment I saw you." The teacher quickly reached down and tied Duo's mouth and arms up with some strips of cloth. Duo struggled to his feet and sprinted down the hallway to the classroom. He felt shooting pain and wetness on his back. The boy hit the door with his body and slid down,letting out a muffled cry of pain.

"Good thing for this silencer." The teacher smiled as she walked to Duo. "I didn't want to shoot you,but you left me no choice." Inside the classroom,the other pilots stood when they heard the loud sound of something hitting the door,followed by the muffled cry. Heero went to the window and opened it. After he climbed out onto the ledge and moved over for the others to climb on,he jumped and hit the ground. The other pilots follwed Heero and the four were soon heading around the school,guns out.

"She did look suspicious." Trowa said quietly.

"Yeah." Quatre mumbled.

The four entered the front of the school and started running to the room they just left.

There was a clicking noise off to the right of the pilots,followed by a male's voice, "Freeze,kids!"

Heero,Trowa,and Wufei turned to the right at the sound of the clicking. Quatre,however,turned to the left and was staring at group of people,all with guns pointed at the pilots. The blonde's hand went backward and gently pulled on someone's shirt. Wufei,noticing that Quatre was trying to get his attention, turned and his eyes narrowed at the men. "OZ." Wufei muttered.

Heero and Trowa noticed what the other two were looking at and they turned their attention on them.

"Our teachers. All of them." Quatre whispered.

"Amazing! You take one,the other four are right behind." A female voice came from somewhere in the crowd. The people moved aside as the teacher worked her way through,holding firmly onto Duo's shirt.

Heero stared at the 'teacher' before growling silently at her.

The female raised the gun and put it against Duo's head,paused,then lowered the gun and shot the braided boy's leg. Duo closed his eyes and let out a small moan as the teacher made him stand on the foot. The teacher looked over when she heard a sound,she thought the braided boy was sobbing but noticed he was laughing.

"What are you laughing at,kid?" She snapped. She pulled the cloth off of Duo's mouth and repeated, "What are you laughing at?"

"I can't say infront of all these people!" Duo said.

"Whisper it to me,brat." The teacher growled,leaning forward. The boy started whispering in the teacher's ear. Her eyes widened,she jerked her head away then put the gun where she just shot,and fired. Duo groaned and tried to get away but then started laughing again.

Trowa,Heero,Wufei,and Quatre stared at Duo in shock.

"That was a very childish thing to say!" The teacher snapped.

"I know!" Duo chuckled.

When Duo continued to laugh,the teacher asked, "Hey,hey are you ok? Did those wounds do something to you? I am really sorry."

"Oh,no..I am perfectly fine." Duo grinned at the teacher.

"Fine. Men,hold those..kids..off and I will take this one." The teacher said,starting to pull the braided boy back into the crowd.

Heero leaned close to Trowa,Wufei,and Quatre and whispered, "We charge,we shoot. As soon as we get Duo back,we run to our rooms and set off the explosives.We can escape from the windows and meet in the woods."

"But,what about the students?" Quatre asked.

"It will only blow up the dorm side of the school. The teachers should be in that section if they choose to chase us. The students will be safe in the classrooms." Heero whispered.

"Sounds like a plan." Trowa mumbled.

The four pilots ran forward,firing madly. The group was taken by surprise and half of them got wounded,and the other half got shoved down. Heero aimed his gun and pulled the trigger,shooting the lady that was trying to escape with Duo. The boy and the teacher dropped to the ground and the pilots ran and picked up Duo.

"To the dorms! Don't wait,just gather the explosives and blow this place." Trowa said.

The pilots made there way to the dorms before any of the students could find their work in the halls. They were being chased by the remaining amount of the group that was alive,plus even more teachers that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"Shit!" Wufei said as he looked behind him.

Trowa and Quatre reached their room first. They gathered everything that would explode and placed it on the bed. They gathered their guns and their laptops,lit the explosives,and escaped from the window. They ran torward the woods. Heero carried Duo into their room,placed him on his bed,and started togather everything. He,too,grabbed the pile of guns that he and Duo kept in their room,the laptop he always used,the laptop that Duo hardly used,and put a few bombs by the door,set for 5 minutes. Heero grabbed Duo and they went out the window. They made it half way to the woods and Duo asked to be put down. Heero did as he was told and he turned to look for Wufei.

Wufei had just made it up the stairs and to his room when Trowa and Quatre's explosives blew up,trembling the whole dorm. He trudged forward and entered his room. He grabbed his swords and his other weapons,the laptop that had probably only been used once,and a few clothes. He,too,set up a few bombs around the room,set them for about 3 minutes,and climbed out the window.

"Why did they have to put me on the top floor?" Wufei growled as he jumped from the window ledge and landed roughly on the ground,his swords and clothes scattering around. He picked the stuff up and tried to make a run for it,but either his or Heero's explosives went off. Wufei jumped to the ground to avoid getting hit with something.

"Great,just great!" Wufei snarled,holding onto his stuff tightly. He got up and tried to run,then the other bombs went off and he was back on the ground. "The whole school is going to burn down if stuff like that keeps up!"

Wufei made a break for it and sprinted across school grounds. He made it into the woods safely and looked around for the others. He turned when he heard a rather familiar voice.

"Wu-Man!" Duo shouted.

"Coming." Wufei replied,heading torwards Duo's voice. He made it into a clearing where he saw Trowa,Quatre,and Heero sorting through what they took from their rooms. Duo was wrapping his own leg up,while sitting on a fallentree.

Wufei dumped his stuff onto the ground,including the laptop.

"I was about to leave that stupid laptop. Having it is an injustice! I can find out the missions another way!" Wufei snorted.

"Sure you could,Wu." Duo looked up with a grin on his face.

"I could!" Wufei snapped. "I already said you could,man." Duo said.

"I can't believe that all those teachers in there probably had something to do with OZ." Quatre said.

"Why did they pick now to try and capture us?" Trowa asked.

"That's what I am wondering." Heero mumbled. He found a duffle bag that he grabbed and then started putting everything in it. "Wufei put your stuff in here."

Wufei walked over,peered at the bag cautiously,then carefully put his weapons and clothes in. He growled and said, "Don't mess them up."

When the few items that the guys took from there rooms were in the bag, they set off deeper into the forest and away from the school.

"We should exit the woods in about an hour if we continue on foot. We can find some place to stay,then transfer to the nearest school." Trowa said.

"Right." Duo said and he slightly groaned. He continued to walk,despite the pain.

The group walked in silence for about 45 minutes,then Duo started to talk. He didn't get any replies but he continued to talk,to waste time. The group got out of the woods and searched for a hotel,when they found one,they decided to just get one room to save money. Duo got a bed because he was injured,Heero and Trowa sat at the table,Wufei was on the floor. Heero,Trowa, and Wufei decided that Quatre could have the other bed.

Night came.

Duo,Quatre,and Wufei were sleeping peacefully where they were. Trowa and Heero remained at the table,wide-awake. Trowa was mumbling quietly and staring at the three sleeping figures while Heero was on his laptop,seeing if there was another mission soon so they could transfer into a new school. When he noticed that there were no new missions,he looked down and realized he was still in the school uniform.

"Shit.." Heero muttered. He stood,took off his jacket,and loosened his tie. He turned his computer off and stepped over Wufei to go to the corner. He sat,leaned against the wall,and closed his eyes. "Get some sleep,Trowa."

The unibanged pilot looked at Heero then said, "I am not tired."

"I'm not either." Heero mumbles,loud enough for Trowa to hear.

"It is amazing how very different all of us are. I mean like sometimes I enjoy being around Duo,but other times he just gets on my nerves." Trowa said.

"Thank you,Trowa." Duo mumbled and he sat up on the bed. He grinned.

Trowa laughed softly.

"Duo,how long have you been awake?" Trowa asked.

The braided boy shrugged, "I haven't really been asleep."

"And why not?" Heero asked,lifting his head.

"Well,after being dragged out of a classroom,shot twice in the leg,and once in the back by a crazy teacher,I didn't really feel like sleeping." Duo scratched his head. "What time is it?"

Trowa glanced at his watch, "1:15 AM."

Duo grimaced.

"Do either of you want the bed? You know,try and get some sleep?" Duoasked.

"I can't sleep. Not now,at least. Heero you can have the bed." Trowasaid.

"Yeah,Heero! You can have it." Duo grinned and stood,leaning on his good foot. He walked over to the table and sat across from Trowa.

Heero growled and stood up. He walked to the bed and lowered himself on it. "I don't need this bed. Wufei has been on the floor the whole time."

"So? You haven't slept. Wufei is sleeping." Duo said.

Heero rolled his eyes and then drifted to sleep.

Duo stood and limped over to Heero. He snickered then limped back to the table.

"I am going for a walk." Duo whispered to Trowa.

"You can't walk on that leg! You have been shot three time tonight." Trowa said in an low voice,similar to a whisper.

"Ha! I am Shinigami! I can handle something like this." Duo said with a sleepy grin on his face. "Plus,maybe there is a place that sells beer around here." His grin widened.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Trowa said.

"Why not? I can forget about the pain..I will be fine,Trowa!"

'I know how he is when he's drunk..he might blow our cover.' Trowa thought to himself. "Uh,Duo..I will come with you."

"Ah,Trowa wanting to get drunk with me. Alright!" Duo said brightfully.

Trowa stood. He and Duo walked out of the room,silently,and headed down the town.

"Small town." Trowa mumbled.

"Yep!" Duo looked around then walked away from Trowa and into a bar. Trowa ran to catch up with him. The two guys each ordered a beer and sat down on the barstools.

"How old are you two?" The bartender asked Trowa and Duo suspiciously.

Trowa looked at him, "Does it matter?"

"Here you go,kids." The bartender grinned and placed two beers on the table. "You aren't driving,are you?"

"Nope,we're walking!" Duo gave the bartender a grin.

The bartender nodded and walked away to help another person.---

By the 7th beer,Duo and Trowa were getting a little 'happy'.

"How did I drink so much? Oh...I was having a drinking contest with Duo. That explains everything.' Trowa thought to himself as he finished his 8th.

The braided pilot turned to Trowa and laughed,eventually falling off the stool.

"Sir? Sir? Hey! Bartender! Can we have ONE more each,please?" Trowa giggled slightly at Duo.

"Ok,one more each." The bartender set two more bottles on the table and walked off,grinning to himself.

Duo got up and grabbed the beer. He drank it and slammed the bottle on the counter,smashing it. "Oops..oh no.." Duo mumbled,picking at the glass.

"Kid,it's ok." The bartender said.

"I am sorry." Duo said,sounding 'wasted'.

Trowa finished his beer and set it on the table.

"You two just get home. I'll take care of it." The bartender smiled.

"Right-o.." Duo chuckled.

Trowa stood and fell to the floor. Duo laughed at Trowa and tried to pull him up,but ended up falling over.

"Hey,can you kids make it home?" The bartender asked,trying not to laugh at the two pilots.

"Yes,we can. We're strong!" Duo mumbled,standing.

"We're outta here! Hope to see you around!" Trowa laughed and he stood. He and Duo waved at the bartender as they exited the bar.

Trowa laughed as he and Duo stumbled back to the hotel room.

"How the hell do you open this thing?" Trowa muttered,looking at the lock.

They finally got the door open and they staggered in. Trowa's arm was around Duo's shoulders so both would have support.

"Duo,shhhh...the guys are sleeping.." Trowa tried to keep his voice at a reasonable level but it turned out to be rather loud.

Quatre,Wufei,and Heero were sitting on the two beds,all wide-awake.

Trowa burst into laughter and leaned against Duo,causing the two to fall into the wall.

"Trowa,we should take the guys to see that nice bar man when they wake up. He was...nice..." Duo snickered.

"Do you know where that bar was,Duo? I forgot when we were half-way to the hotel." Trowa said.

"Did you two have fun?" Wufei growled.

"Oh shit.." Trowa said,falling away from Duo and hitting the floor.

"Trowa,what did you say? Where'd you go? Trowa! Don't leave me outside like this! Trowa!" Duo said. He was looking around frantically.

"I would expect this from Duo,but not Trowa." Quatre said.

"Trowa,is that you? Trowa,man,I feel sick..really sick..maybe something was in that 8th bottle of beer I had. How do you feel?" Duo asked.

"Uh..um..I got sick after the 6th..BUT,the 7th,8th,and 9th were splendid!" Trowa said from the floor. "Now that you mention it,I do feel sick..oh god."

Heero rolled his eyes, "..of course they're feeling sick,they drank more tonight then we all have in 3 months."

"Wow,Trowa drank more than Duo. Amazing.." Quatre muttered.

"Oh shit! Did you hear that?" Duo spun around.

"Hmmm..Duo,I can't see anything..nope,nothing." Trowa grinned.

"I heard something.." Duo mumbled.

Trowa tried to stand and he hit his head on the table.

"Ow!" Trowa whined. "Time for..sleepy.." A smile crossed his lips and he hit the floor. After a minute or two,Trowa passed out.

Duo walked forward to the sound of Trowa's voice,tripped over the other pilot's feet,and smashed into the table. Duo drifted to sleep before he even hit the ground.