Duo pouted on Heero's desk as he busily typed away. "Duo, what now?" Heero asked, showing a little concern. "Hmp...you love that inanimate object more than me." He muttered, Heero just groaned. "You're actually jealous of a computer?" Quatre asked as he came in with tea for them. "Wouldn't you be if that's all Trowa ever did was spend all of his time with stuff like that and never even notice you're there?" Duo frowned. "Well, yes, I guess, but you have to give Heero a little space." He said, calmly, hoping not to set the American on a rampage. "Fine...if he wants room...I'll give him room." Duo stomped out, snatching up his jacket and he walked right out the door, and into the forest. "Oh dear." Quatre mumbled, as the two stood at the doorway. "He'll be fine." Trowa told them. "He just needs to occupy himself somehow." "I guess you're right, koi." Quatre said, still unsure, he watched the fading form of their American friend.
Duo grumbled and wriggled through some thorns. "Treat me like a baby, oh "give him some space" huh? I'll give him all the space in the world." His grumbling was interrupted by something crunching just right of him. He ducked down and peeked up to see the girl from this afternoon...in cutoffs and a white t-shirt building a fire. "I thought she worked for Treize." He thought, moving closer. She sat down on the log by her fire and started mumbling, lucky for Duo he was just close enough to hear her. "Why was I so stupid? To be lured by pretty words. I can't believe I thought the Gundams were the bad guys." She ran her hand through her ponytail. "Now what to do with this data? If Treize gets it, the Gundams and the world is doomed." She was so mad at herself, she tossed the disk into the fire. "Treize tricked her? That explains a lot." Duo thought...but just then the rock he was crouched on started to slide backwards down the little hill behind him. "YAAA!!!" ::Crunch...Thump!:: Lila jumped up and looked down the hill to see Duo, sitting in thorns, rubbing the bump on his head. "I meant to do that." He muttered. Lila laughed and slipped down to help him. "Silly boy, are you alright?"
She crouched in front of him, picking briers out of his hair. "Yea, hardly." "Anything hurt?" "Other than my dignity..." They laughed as she helped him up. "My names Lila Pettigrew." "Duo...Duo Maxwell." They walked back to her 'campsite'. She sat by the fire and they talked. She told him she was abandoned by "this guy" and how she thought he was right about "something" Duo smiled "She's just like me." he thought. "But how do I tell if she's seriously ditching the OZ organization?"
End of Part 6