Log of the Son of the Loom

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Trouble - Duo

Usually, Duo knows what sort of trouble he's in by how others say his name, odd as that may seem.

He's rarely in trouble with Quatre, but when he is, it's rarely serious. Quatre's just that frown and tone that Duo almost figures the blond thinks whatever it was is kind of funny. The aspirated “What am I going to do with you?” tone. When it is serious, Quatre's lips twitch and his eyes have this odd glint in them, and his tone is so low, so quiet, Duo knows he's not dealing with Quatre at all, but Zero. And he knows better then to move, because Zero's a better predator then the Perfect Soldier is.

Duo's almost always in trouble with Wufei, because they no longer know how to interact with one another otherwise. If there isn't some sort of conflict between them, they're both uncomfortable beyond what they aught to be. Wufei's come to counts that Duo's unaware of all his lines, and Duo's come to the conclusion that Wufei has none. Nevertheless, he knows when he gets too close to a sore subject: Wufei calls him Duo.

He doesn't get in trouble with Heero and Trowa at all. Trowa treats him like a kid brother, the one who can get away with anything. As a result, Cathy, being eldest, takes up the role to dole out punishment.

Heero's never around to get in trouble with.

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Quatre is the sort of person people willingly follow blindly during war, not thinking of the consequences or weither they might return home. The sort of person that makes people forget everything but what's going on right infront of them, of obtaining sheer victory.

Heero is not that sort of person, but the one who leads people into conflict, knowing they'll all die and fully willing to die with them. The one who tells everyone flatly, this is what is going to happen, and lets them take their own reasons for fighting and dying.

Duo's the one who'll tie all his men up in a safe place and go take the enemy on with no backup, because he doesn't believe anyone else should have to pay the price.

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Trowa is an Atheist to the point that he'll walk into a Church and everyone will know without him saying a word, not because religion has failed him, but because he doesn't know what it is.

Duo is neither Baptist or Christian, but he does believe in God. No one can suffer as much as he has without believing in something.

Heero is not religious, not in the same way the others are. His God is blood and steel and heartache, because he can rely on these things to always be there for him when nothing else is.

-x-x-

Wufei's most precious memory is that of his wedding night, not because of anything that happend, but because he got to hold his wife before fate took her away.

-x-x-

Duo's favorite birthday is his first one, even if the others don't know it. He's eighteen and it's not a big one, just a little something they threw together to surprise him. They open gifts first, and the wrapping paper goes off just before he breaks down and sobs, clutching the old photograph of the Maxwell church to his chest, while the other pilots swarm him trying to figure out whats wrong.

-x-x-

Christmas morning does not come with gifts, but with firecrackers going off in the hallways. While Wufei and Heero hunt down a certain braided pilot, Quatre pours Trowa another cup of tea with a smile and asks him what he thinks about green dye in Zechs' shampoo.