It was late November, and though the temperatures weren't below freezing, it was far, far too cold to be going for a swim. He was wearing swim trunks under the clothes and Quatre almost gasped out loud as he realized that Duo was planning on going into the water, not only that, but had been planning it since he had dressed that morning. He was even more surprised when Duo began to strip, carefully folding his clothes and piling them neatly on the sand back from the water where they wouldn't get wet. He hid under the boardwalk and watched as Duo walked out onto the beach and stood for a while at the waters edge, staring up at the moon. Quatre was surprised when they ended up on the beach. It was full dark, a pale half moon in the sky, and the night was very cold. By the fourth time, he succumbed to his curiosity and followed his teammate, careful not to be seen and knowing that there was something seriously wrong here for him to even be able to tail Duo, the stealth master, undetected. The next day everything seemed normal, but Quatre couldn't quite put it out of his mind. But having come to his attention, he began to watch, and the next time it happened, he waited up and it was hours before Duo came in, hunched and shivering with cold, going straight to his bed with little more than a grunted 'good night' to his friend. But he didn't think much of it and went to bed and Duo came in some time after that, undetected. The first time, he realized that Duo didn't come back to the safe house with the rest of the team, but 'went for a walk' even though the night was rather chilly. He didn't mention it, thinking that it was really none of his business, but once he had noted it, he couldn't help his curiosity. Seeing, after any missions that required Gundams and killing and mass destruction, that Duo would disappear afterward.
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