accordingly angrily.

"Already there ..." Heero stated icily and turned to his friends to look at them one after the other with a very serious and at the same time angry look.

"What's up?" Duo asked, trying to ask as easily as ever. He had thought about his little conversation with Trowa for some time and had come to the conclusion that Trowa was right. He should try to accept Quatre's situation, he wouldn't understand it after all, Duo was sure of that, he just couldn't.

He couldn't understand how you could do such a thing to yourself.He knew himself how painful a cut that you made unintentionally did, how could you stand up and do just that consciously ?!

`These will probably be things that I never understand ...` thought Duo, `But if I'm honest, I don't even want that .`
"Maxwell!" he would be torn from his thoughts at that moment by a very annoyed and angry voice. Startled, the American looked into the angry flashing eyes of the Japanese directly in front of him.

`Oh ... oh ... 'Duo had dire premonitions about his near future. "What's the hee -... ro?" he asked cautiously, he refrained from saying "Hee-chan" at the last moment, he didn't want to make his situation worse, he was attached to his life.
"Could you turn your attention to me ?! We are discussing our mission here and you should be careful!" Heero scolded, Duo just stared at his friend, completely perplexed. "You ... you just scold me ?! No death threats, not even threats of physical violence?"Duo's voice sounded just as confused as the young man felt." Duo ... "the Quatre standing next to him whispered in horror.
"I can also hit you a few in the face, if you absolutely insist on it ..." the short-haired boy growled angrily, `You want to be nice for once, and that's thanks! he thought and could have slapped himself.

But Duo seemed either to be far away with his thoughts, or he simply ignored the aggressive tone in Heero's voice. He just shook his head and mumbled: "No, thanks ..."
The Japanese glared at him again, but came to the conclusion that Duo was really so mad that it wouldn't do him any good if he followed up on his threat, except for a few more bruises and a bad mood in front of the Mission.

Something he didn't want to risk, at least that's what he told himself. He didn't want to admit to himself that he actually didn't do anything because he felt sorry for Duo. After all, a soldier had no feelings and feeling pity was pretty much the last thing he needed."After you've finished staring at me like I'm the 8th wonder of the world, do I finally have your valued attention to continue ?!" Heero asked bitingly in Duo's direction, the American just nodded.

Quatre also nudged him carefully in the side to see if his thoughts were really real again. "Hey ..." Duo looked confused at his friend, who just smiled mischievously. The American turned his attention back to the Japanese, who began to explain their new mission to them. He could ask Quatre the question of what that was about later if he wanted to. At the moment he wasn't sure if he really wanted that ...

As he thought about it, one thing had become clear to him, he was very fond of the Arab, `` But I can't tell him that ... '' Duo sighed softly and got another nudge in the side, but this time from Wufei. "Be careful, I'm attached to my life!" the Chinese whispered to him.Duo nodded resignedly and finally tried to concentrate on Heero's remarks for more than 20 seconds. He knew all too well how right Wufei was.

`So watch out for Maxwell! Unless you want to be killed after all, because you have to ask the ice block in front if he will explain the mission to you again ... 'This thought finally helped him to free himself from his thoughts.

He also succeeded in following Heero's further explanations. Finally, the young man nodded at the laptop and looked at them one after the other seriously: "Does everyone know what he has to do, or is there anything still unclear?"

They all shook their heads, though Duo was reluctant to do so. He had noticed everything important, or at least he thought so. He wasn't sure, however. `Oh what the heck, what should I have missed? I know the place, time and what to do. Hmm ... then I just wonder what he was talking about while I was absent ... 'mused Duo, since Heero rarely said anything unnecessary, that was a question that worried him."Well then, get ready for tomorrow night!" Heero ordered, "Yes mom, we will go to sleep well now so that we have had a good rest!" Duo silly, Quatre then pressed his hand over his mouth so as not to blurt out loudly, the corner of Trowa's mouth twitched suspiciously, even the Chinese grinned slightly.

Only Heero's gaze darkened, the Japanese looked as if he was going to explode at any moment. He struggled to suppress the impulse to pounce on the broadly grinning American and hit him a few in the face.

"Well, I would suggest we follow Maxwell's suggestion," followed an ice-cold look in the direction of the said, "we should really have had a good rest tomorrow."

Duo was still grinning and nodded: "Okay, good night, mom!" with these words he fled because Heero had got up and was throwing at him the next best thing he could get his hands on.
In this case with his bedside lamp, which crashed into the door that the American had slammed behind him with presence of mind.Quatre, Trowa and Wufei looked somewhat punishing Heero, who went to the door and calmly picked up the remains of his bedside lamp.

"What is?" he asked sullenly when he became aware of the almost reproachful looks. "Nothing ..." answered the three remaining in chorus, "What are you still doing here?"
Quatre cleared his throat: "It was just a joke ..."

Heero shrugged indifferently as he straightened up and placed the lamp on his desk. "Great joke ..." he said ironically.

"Still, you didn't have to throw your bedside lamp at him!" said the little Arab seriously. "I didn't meet him," the Japanese defended himself.

"Yes ... but definitely not because you didn't want it ..." commented Trowa Heero's answer. Quatre and Wufei only nodded in agreement, but got no answer.

Heero just looked at her emotionlessly and said nothing more. "Well, I definitely wish you a good night!"Quatre gave the Japanese a friendly smile and left the room with these words. Wufei followed him in silence.

Trowa, on the other hand, stopped at the door again. "It was just a joke," he repeated seriously, "we can't afford to fight like that, we are a team and we have to be able to trust each other." He looked the younger man in the eye, but there was no emotion in the blue eyes detect.

"I'm pulling myself together," Heero finally growled when the older one made no move to leave without having received a reaction from him to his words.

"Good," Trowa turned and turned to go. "Good night!"
"Good night mom!" Heero replied bitingly and you could have thought that you could hear his own in spite of it.
Trowa turned to the Japanese. "You know, sometimes I really worry about your sense of humor ..."

With that, the European finally left the room, leaving a confused Heero behind.`What's wrong again ?! `the young man asked himself in frustration, after all he was just having the same" joke "as everyone had assured him, as Duo did.

Thoughtfully he threw himself on the bed, it wasn't long before the young man fell asleep.

Sequel follows...