Title: Angel Heart
Pairing: 6x3 at the moment but as the story progresses 5x2,
1x4 and other pairings.
Disclaimers: How many times do I have to tell you! >< They're
not mine!! DAMN IT!!! WHY CAN'T THEY?!? --;;; Just
using my babies because it's fun!! Also Nittle Grasper and Bad
Luck and the characters are not mine either!! They are from
Gravitation, one of my favorite anime!! I have all the episodes!!
YIPPEE!!
Warning: Alternative Universe, Drama, NCS, Angst,
Consensual sex as the story progresses.
Rating: PG13-NC17
Comments: Sparkysama4662@aol.com or dreamerisle@hotmail.com
Achived: if you want, but please ask first.
Hosted at: Dreamer's Isle - www.geocities.com/dreamersisle,
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Additional Notes: Heehee! Okay…now this chapter is going to
be a little crazy and a tiny bit ansty. Foxy busters are at it
again!!!!! Silverfox!! I love you girl!!! LOL! I would also
love to thank all those love people from the Wufei Duo Yaoi
Mailing List who make this possible. Without your input, I would
not want to write about these crazy two. Much kudos to
Cassima! Good lord, she betaed the hell out of my first draft
but thanks to her I sat down and redid some stuff. Hope you
like it. Enjoy.
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Angel Heart
Chapter 5: Blankets and Happy Meals, no da!

People don't realize but every person that they come across in
their lifetime will somehow make either a statement or a connection
with him or her. A simple smile on a face can make a difference to
a person if only the beholder has the will to believe: the belief in the
spirit of friendship, the strength of compassion, and the simple will
to believe in something.

Thoughts like these were fluttering around in that ordinary
classroom of hardwood chairs and rectangular desks. This
place where three students, two of whom were student teachers
while the other, a poor soul who was just trying to survive from
a monstrous tragedy. The belief of this wayward soul on life
was of survival, yet there was something more. Though the
body was safe, within his mind were lingering clouds of
forgetfulness. A life was wasting away; a life that was not
truly living to its full potential.

But soon…all of this would change.

The first steps were already being taken.

Because…in the birth of renewal, a simple step was all it took.

~****~~

Chang Wufei was smiling--or rather his smile was changing rapidly
into a smirk. Why would our usually shy ebony haired student teacher
seem so confident all of a sudden? Well…just look through his eyes
a moment. Before him was the simple interaction between his fellow
student teacher and their favorite pupil. The two in question were at
the blackboard working on a problem from Duo's calculus class.

But that was not the reason for the Chinese teenager's pleasant
mood. Something was happening within their merry group,
something that seemed to be clicking together into a great
puzzle. Pieces that were scattered across the continent were
now, one by one, coming together and settling into their proper
place. Three weeks had passed from the time of that crazy
incident over the twins' blanket at the mall. It was a day that
Wufei would never forget because it was the cause for his
sudden confidence.

Quatre had turned for a moment to ask Wufei a question
when he caught a glimpse of Wufei's dreamy state. Damn boy
was daydreaming again. He looked back a second on Duo
who was deep in concentration on his math problem. The
blonde scholar didn't have to ask what Wufei was thinking.
He already knew. Turning back to the board, he could feel
Wufei's smile widened as the scene of that day began to
replay itself in their mind as if the occurrence had just
happened yesterday.

***Begin Flashback: 3 weeks ago***

Four teenagers, all from Helios High School and all from
different backgrounds, laughed as they journeyed down
the corridor of the great mall. Quatre, the richest among
the four, was having the most fun of the three. Life at his
home was nothing compared to the company of friends,
something he was greatly lacking. Sure he had Dotty and a
host of others but he had to admit this was much better than
any silly English reading. He was still teasing Wufei as they
walked, affecting dodging the young martial artist when he
struck out playfully to retaliate. Eventually, the four of them
ended up at Quatre and Duo's favorite store, The Gap.

Snickering the whole time, Duo and Heero candidly watched
as Wufei and Quatre bickered down the walkway like they
were related, instead of Heero and Wufei. Heero never felt
more like a parent where these two were concerned.

After maneuvering around mobs of fellow shoppers in the store,
the guys had to figure out where the infant section was located.
Quatre spotted the directory by the escalators and after reading
it the boys rode the escalator to the third floor where the
maternity and infant section were located.

Wufei was the last to get off the escalator and was greeted
by a wondrous sight. Duo's face was beaming with
happiness and Wufei had to agree because before them
was a sea of the softest colors ever befitting babies:
blankets and clothes of pale blues, paler pinks, soft yellows,
and a collage of colors to make the brightest of new eyes
sparkle. Cribs, bassinets, strollers, and other furniture were
also on the floor, strategically placed on the far right in the
corner. Everything a little person could want was on this floor.

Quatre pointed to his right, walking over to the blanket
section. Grinning, he picked up a white and green blanket
from the display as he turned towards the guys mainly trying
to get Wufei's attention. "Look, Wu! Dragons!!"

"Kawaii!"(1) Duo cried, running over next to the blonde boy
to touch the material as he picked up one for himself. "These
are so cool!!"

Wufei smirked at the interaction between the two when
a particular blanket caught his eye. He went around to
another display and grabbed a thick blanket of aquamarine
coloring that seemed to match Quatre's eyes. Little cherubs
were embroidered into the material with multiple white
clouds in the background. "Look Quatre!! Little yous!"
He added emphasis on his statement by pointing to a set
of kissing angels positioned directly in the center of the
blanket.

A blonde eyebrow rose in annoyance, the owner totally
insulted by that statement. "I'm not that tiny." Quatre
chirped, wanting to backslap Wufei. "And I wear more
than leaves down there to cover the "large packet."" He then
grabbed said blanket from Wufei, placing it back on the display
and saw some thicker ones to his right. Grinning wickedly, he
picked up one, twirling it as tight as it could go. Then he let
it go causing the material to snap, but snapping it right at
Wufei.

Luckily, Wufei had moved just in time. The baby blanket
would have been too soft to hurt him anyway. Not to be
outdone, Wufei grabbed a terry cloth towel from the square
display on his left and soon a war erupted in the middle of the
baby section. People stared at the crazy teenagers, some
snickering at the two boys while the other shoppers continued
on their way. Luckily for Wufei and Quatre, the sale clerks
on the other side of the store were assisting other
customers to notice.

Duo watched as the two gladiators of cotton and
polyester fight for domination. It was the funniest sight he had
ever seen. Heero was having other ideas about the scene.
Thoughts of what Quatre had said earlier were lingering on the
edge of his mind. "Large packet…" He didn't know whether
to laugh or to blush from that admission.

"Well…" Wufei cried, barely ducking another swipe, "I'm
sure Heero's not interested that you're big. He wants
you small."

Quatre blinked, speechless, and when his aim missed a
snap in mid air, that was the opening Wufei needed to get
one in--directly over his thigh. "Itai!!" he screamed, pain
radiating from the terrible sting. He dropped his blanket
instantly, clutching protectively to his thigh trying to rub
the pain away. "Mou, Wufei." His mouth pouted in the
cutest expression.

Heero glared at his brother in law, hurrying over to Quatre's
side wanting to inspect the injured leg. Because of the jeans
Quatre was wearing he couldn't correctly check his injury, so
he just gently ran his hand over the leg trying to soothe it. "Are
you okay?" he asked softly.

Dewy and luminous, large aquamarine eyes stared into
Heero's deep prussian orbs. His cheeks flushed, but Quatre didn't
care; Heero was taking care of him. Quatre felt his heart racing
in his chest watching him. Concern etched across those refined
features, within those lovely blues, shining just for him.
"H-Hai."

Smirking at the two, Duo walked over to another display.
This particular one had thick blankets of lilac coloring with
miniature white bunnies hopping from one corner to
another. "What color are their eyes, Heero-kun?"
he inquired.

Wufei thought a moment. That was a very good question.
"Yeah…" When the twins were born to their family, their eyes
were dark as night like their father his elder brother Xi-Shin
but now they were changing. But Relena, Heero's sister, had
eyes like their mother, a tall American woman with cornflower
blonde hair and green-blue eyes. Their brother Trowa had
inherited his auburn mane and green eyes from their Irish
grandmother who happened to be a true redhead. Heero,
who was the youngest, resembled both his parents with his
shaggy chocolate strands and deep blue eyes, a perfect
compliment between the two.

Even though Wufei was waiting for a response, Quatre was
ignoring everyone. Blinking his large eyes at Heero, he
looked faintly embarrassed as he began pressing his thigh
more into Heero's hand.

Now Heero, not aware of what Quatre was doing, lifted
his head and answered since the babies were living with him
and his sister, their mother, until his father finished their house.
His father told the new married couple that it would be their
wedding gift from them. The house was almost done, Relena
and Shin was just awaiting final inspection. "Ryu and Sakura
both have dark blue eyes."

By that time, Quatre's body was reacting from Heero's
closeness. Warmth was caressing him from within and his
cheeks were already a dark pink. His breathing was starting
to get a little erratic too. Shaking his head to get himself back
under control, he had to turn away from his dreams as he
slowly moved his leg away.

But by that time, Heero was now looking upward and
staring into the young Arabian's face. "Quatre?!" He
questioned, his voice sounding panicky and worried.
"Are you ill?" Heero then turned to their other companions.
" Uh guys. I think we should leave. Quatre is burning up!"

But as Duo and Wufei blinked in confusion, Quatre blushed
even more. "Burning up" was not the word he was thinking.
His cheeks were flushed as red as they could possibly be,
a rich crimson apple color. "A…ah…" He tried to smile to
reassure Heero and the others that he was okay just a little
aroused but that would be the most embarrassing thing to
admit. So…he just smiled, a small weak grin but it was a
smile nevertheless. "I'm just a bit tired is all."

Duo had just walked up to him then, placing a hand to
Quatre's forehead. He did feel a little warm. "Quatre-kun,
Heero-kun is going to take you home while I help Wufei-kun
with the blanket."

Both Quatre and Wufei stared at the smiling brunette
in shock. Quatre stood dumbfounded--not because Duo
volunteered Heero's services but because Heero was actually
listening to him! Strong arms then surrounded him, one went
under his arm to hold him secure while the other curved under
his leg and lifted him like he was a baby. Blushing further, he
couldn't believe how easily Heero lifted his form with no
struggle at all. The warmth and security he felt in those arms,
all those muscle rippling against his skin, flexing with each
movement. All Quatre could do was wave goodbye as he
leaned his head on Heero's shoulder in defeat, wispy strands
of sunshine contrasting against his chocolate hared savior who
was carrying him out the store.

While they were walking out, Quatre told Heero that his car
was parked in the lot outside. Heero just nodded his head,
continuing in his steps until they reached their destination
outside the mall. Standing by the car after Quatre pointed to
him, Heero asked for the keys because he was going to drive.
Quatre tried to protest but Heero wouldn't listen. Leaning a
little back in Heero's right arm, Quatre stretched out to reached
into his front pocket and grabbed his keys. Gently, Heero placed
Quatre down in the passenger seat and walked around to the
driver's seat. The car purred to life and Heero got comfortable
about to drive his passenger home when Quatre told him no
one was at home. For some reason, Heero felt a strange t
ightening in his stomach feeling sorry for the blonde. Smiling,
Heero reassured him they would go to his house to wait for
other guys and later he and Wufei would drive him home.

Quatre never felt happier.

~****~

Meanwhile, back at The Gap, Wufei and Duo were looking
over mounds and mounds of blankets. Duo sighed, hoping
Quatre was alright. He knew that the blonde boy was
aroused sexually. He could tell from deep flush on his face
and the way he was acting. It wouldn't have been right to
blow up his spot and he already had a sense that the scholar
liked Heero. It was the perfect opportunity for them to be
alone. But that meant…He blushed, shaking his head and
ignored the answer he already knew. "Okay, back to finding
the appropriate blanket…" Lifting up a sky blue blanket and
stretching it for consistency, he turned to show Wufei. "How's
this?"

Wufei, who was looking at sleepers at that moment, raised
his head. The chestnut haired boy before him looked like he
belonged in this section. Visions of them in a family home with
a set of twins of their own, both with dark chestnut hair and
violet eyes, flashed before him as if it were a premonition.
He would be coming home from work, with his briefcase in
hand while his husband Duo would meet him at the door
in an apron. His long chestnut hair would be pulled up into
a loose ponytail. It would have been a little longer than
what it already was, padding back and forth passed his
butt and against his thighs as he walked.

Duo would be running toward him first setting his papers
on the kitchen table because of his job as a freelance web
designer. He chose that profession so he could stay home
with the kids. Wufei could almost feel his body be pushed
against the closed door with his kitten planting the sweetest
of kisses on his lips. The gentle caress of Duo's tongue was
sparking passion within his body. Before he could even say
hello or ask for more, a lemon pie would magically appeared
before his face from Duo's back and his lover would wink at
him. "Welcome home, snuggles. How's this?" Oh the sultry
undertone of his Duo's voice…

Duo blushed under Wufei's intense gaze not knowing what
to do or why he was staring at him like he was lunch. He
snapped his fingers in front of the dazed Asian's face.
"Wufei-kun? How's this?"

Nodding dreamily, Wufei simply replied. "I like it!"

Confused but ignoring it, Duo agreed. "I do, too."
He fingered the material, loving the feel against his fingertips.
"It reminds me of the security blanket my mother knitted
for me. I still have it."

Wufei blinked out of his dreamy state then. Did he just say
what he thought he said? "Really?"

"Yup!" Duo smirked proudly at that accomplishment. Even
after all the moving his family did, he managed not to lose any
of his mother's priceless heirlooms. "My brother told me our
mother made it the moment she knew she was pregnant with
me. Everything she made, I've kept. I have, like, boxes of stuff
in our attic."

That made Wufei smile. "Yeah. I have a lot of my
grandfather's stuff, too. He influenced me to our heritage. Shin
was good at it when he was younger, but the moment he went
off to college…it just wasn't as important to him as it was to me.
I think if I remember my first words was 'kata'" He giggled
from that.

"You're kidding?" Duo laughed too.

"No. I loved going to my grandfather's dojo. It's like
going back in time to the old kung fu flicks. He lived like that.
Traditional. That's why I joined the martial arts club to make
sure--I'm on point…"

***End Flashback***

"And," Wufei thought, " we couldn't stop talking with
each other." He didn't understand it, but it felt so comfortable
being around Duo. Even after they had finally agreed on a
blanket of sky blue with white clouds and stars, they didn't
seem to want to go home. It was that reasoning that led
them to go to Heero's house. As soon as they got there,
Quatre lifted his head from the monopoly game the family
was playing where the fun continued. It was the first time
Relena shut up after Quatre and Heero's mom won
everyone's money. They had so much fun that night.

Quatre smirked, knowing Wufei was still staring at them at
the board. Time was a great healer and the little time that they
were together, Duo's shyness disappeared and was joking
with them as if they had been friends forever. There was a lot
about his past that they didn't know about but in time Duo
would eventually tell them. It seemed the friendship between
the four of them was solidly bonding like crazy glue and a
separation was obsolete. Even Dorothy would sit at their
table during lunch relaying the latest gossip with Quatre still
stealing french fries from her lunch tray.

Usually Wufei would wear a hair tie for his hair but his elder
brother was up to his tricks again and just for the day, he
had to get a rubber band. But because of the thickness of
his hair, said rubber bands sent an irate Wufei running to
his locker to retrieve another one since it popped again.
He had just reentered the classroom when he casually sat
down to watch Duo and Quatre work more on that
homework problem. He didn't know why, but he was
suddenly in a very teasing mood.

Quatre, as if sensing the boy's mood, retaliated before he said
a word. "I don't know why you don't just hack it off already!
It has to be irritating as hell to manage."

"Actually…" Wufei interrupted, "It's way easier to take care
of than when I had it short."

Duo continued writing on the blackboard when Quatre
tapped his shoulder. "Hmnn?"

"Is it true?"

Duo blinked confused. "What's true?"

"Your hair." Quatre questioned, pointing to Duo's long braid.
Before he could answer, he noticed Wufei finishing up the
same problem that was on the board in his notebook.
Violet eyes blinked a few times, noticing the dark haired
boy even had enough time to doodle a victory sign in the
corner of his sheet.

"Hah! Done!" Wufei exclaimed. "I'll be back a sec." And
he ran out the door.

"Anyway…" Quatre continued, shaking his head and staring
at his departing fellow teacher's back. "Yours is way longer
than his." He ran a hand through his own feathery tresses,
wishing for more body. "Seems I have to grow my hair
out now."

Duo snickered at him, watching the golden strands brush
lightly against Quatre's shoulders. "No, Quatre-kun. Yours
is fine." Grabbing his own hair by the braid, he checked the
bushy tuff for split ends. "Mine is hell to manage yet I refuse
to cut it. I love my hair just as it is." He paused a moment
when a thought popped in his head. "Um, Quat?"

"Hmnn?" Quatre softly replied, glancing over his shoulder
while his hand continued writing the next problem on
the board.

"Wufei-kun…" Duo inquired over the boy's sudden antics,
"It's strange. He's usually so quiet in class."

Quatre blinked twice and looked over at the door to
make sure Wufei didn't hear him before he answered.
"Only if you push his buttons correctly, Duo-kun." He
giggled, not believing he was admitting this fact to Duo, who
was looking very confused towards him at the moment. Quatre
then explained what he meant. "It took me awhile to discover this
but after getting to know him--and I mean really know him
around his family, you will find that his masculinity is like a
religion to him. Tease him about anything in his mainframe
about being girly and he'll go ballistic."

"So if he gets like that…" Duo questioned, cocking his head
to the side, "Why do you continue to taunt him?"

The grin that appeared on Quatre's face could not be helped.
He sheepishly stared at Duo, feeling both ashamed and giddy
at the same time. "Because…he's so damn cute that I can't
help myself!"

Duo couldn't believe he said that. "So...if you tease him…
calling him a girl…"

Quatre stopped him before he could continue, pale hands
waved franticly in the air. "I wouldn't go that far!" He watched
Duo cock his head to the side before he continued. "He
might punch you if you call him that." He replied sheepishly.
Thoughts flashed in his mind when he recalled an incident
about that very thing. Wufei bent over the water fountain,
drinking some water and strands of his ebony locks was in
his face. The way his eyes looked, Wufei was gorgeous and
it was the first time he had mistaking called Wufei pretty. His
backside still remembered the spanking he received that day.
"Trust me! He's done a lot worse. I'm still feeling the effects…"
he replied, unconscious rubbing his rear.

Both boys started giggling and envisioned the irate Chinese
youth and his reaction to being called pretty. It was nothing
new to them because they had feminine looks, having been
called those names for years. They were laughing so loud that
they never noticed the subject of their amusement walking into
the room until he spoke.

"Hmph!" Wufei growled, cracking his knuckles. "Maybe I
should teach you another lesson about being a jerk,
Quatre!"

Duo and Quatre whirled around at the same time. From the
look on Wufei's face, Duo conveniently sidestepped in the
way of the approaching ebony haired boy. Boy was Wufei pissed.
"Don't hit him, Wufei-kun. He was just joking."

Sensing his imminent doom, Quatre squeaked loudly, and
ran behind Duo, using him for a shield. "MOU ANATA!(2)
Don't hit me!" He fell to his hands and knees tugging at
Wufei's pants, begging for forgiveness. But then the whining
got worse and the way he was talking caused more laughter
to erupt instead of anger. "I'll be a good wife from now on,
I promise! I'll have supper on the table by nine!"

He couldn't hold it in anymore. Something deep inside of him,
only shown to his family, bubbled from up to the surface and
out his mouth. Duo's musical laughter filled the room causing
both Quatre and Wufei to stop and take notice. The chestnut
haired youth could not stop thinking at how funny his friends
acted. Then he noticed something. Friends. He had real friends.
Not the guys from the lunchroom that wanted to take
advantage of him and always bugged him for dates but…he
trusted Quatre and Wufei. These two strangers shared their
lives, intelligence and space with him. He smiled internally,
he hadn't felt this good in so long.

Though the joke began to fade, Wufei couldn't help but admire
their shy friend. The hue on Duo's cheekbones had changed
his pale complexion to a rosy tone and his skin tone seemed
to radiate new life. Deep ebony eyes widened in amazement
and his golden tone darkened on his cheeks to a lovely
burgundy. Wufei stood in awe at how pretty Duo looked
just standing there, being happy. "Kirei…"(3) he thought
to himself.

Duo's small happiness would soon turn into embarrassment
when these simple words flowed out his mouth by mistake.
"You do look cute when you're angry! Er…" Violet dots were
all that were left of Duo's eyes, not believing he said that.
His hands rose to cover his mouth, wishing he didn't
open his big mouth.

Quatre and Wufei just stared at Duo. Wufei's eyes enlarged like
dinner plates and if he could get any redder, he would resemble a
beet! But Quatre just stood there blinking surprised that Duo had to
guts to say it. Along with the hilarious expression on Wufei's face,
the Chinese boy could not deny he didn't feel anything.

"I…I…" Wufei stuttered before composing himself a little
better. Problem was that it turned to anger towards Duo.
"What makes you think I care about my looks, huh?!"

Trying to cover himself, Duo simply sat back down, grabbed
a pencil and replied innocently, "What was that question again?"

Wufei growled and stalked to the blackboard, his body
stiff as a board. Grabbing a piece of chalk, he took his
frustrations out on the board by stabbing each example
with the chalk.

Quatre just sighed, knowing joking time was over as he sat
down next to Duo. "Number 72."

~***~

The alarm rung on the wall, marking the time at twelve noon.
Quatre checked his wristwatch smiling since that could only meant
that it was lunchtime and he was starving. Pointing to the ceiling,
he yelled "To the café!"

Wufei looked at him in annoyance. "You mean Mc. D's."

Duo just burst out laughing. "So we're going to Mickey's D?"

"You know what I mean!" Quatre grinned widely, planting
a hand on his low riding, tight bell bottom jeans. He refused
to wear his uniform today. The black turtleneck showed off
his navel.

Duo shook his head not understanding. " What do you mean?"

Wufei rubbed his forehead; his baggy raver jeans swept
the floor as he headed towards the door. He also had a
black shirt on today but his was sleeveless with NIN
imprinted over it. "He doesn't know WHAT he means."

"Yeesh, sorry for trying to make it sound healthy…" Quatre
replied, pouting.

Duo just looked curiously back and forth between
the two of them.

Trembling his lips, Quatre pretended to cry. "WAAAHHH!!
Wu-chan, you're so cold to me! You feed me such awful
things and then you complain about how fat I am!! Why
don't you LOVE me?!?!"

Wufei's shoulders slumped, dropping his head. Quatre's theatrics
were getting worse everyday!! "Can you be serious for ONE
second?!? Who's paying this time?" He yelled as they
reached the main entrance to leave the building.

"Haai! ME!" Quatre bounced up and down, his hand upraised
waving from side to side in a very genki manner. Even Wufei
had to laugh at his antics as they found Quatre's car and they
drove off towards the nearest McDonalds.

~***~

They pulled up in the parking lot in front of the fast food
restaurant and as Wufei hopped out the car, Quatre
zoomed around and jumped on his back! Duo just watched
as Wufei shook his head and gave Quatre a piggyback ride
with no complaints at all. Chuckling, Duo just followed them
to the entrance, where Wufei set Quatre back on his feet.

"You're a stalker, Quatre."

Quatre just laughed at Wufei. "That's right! So you better
watch out, cause I'm CRAZZZYY!!"

Nodding, Wufei agreed with him. "I've known that for
some time now. Much different from the innocent mask
you keep up in class. I'm impressed you finally admitted
this to yourself. Another step in your five week program."

"MOOOU!!" Quatre whined, "That was mean, Wufei!"
He went to Duo, grabbing his arm pulling him to the
counter as they looked up to the menu.

"You think it was?" Wufei smirked evilly, "How about this?
I want three cheeseburgers, double order of fries, a slurpee,
and a giant coke. Make it happen." He then walked off to
get a table.

Quatre simply glared at his back as he walked off, ignoring
the order. "He's getting a kiddie meal just for that.
What about you, Duo?"

Duo was already ordering a vanilla shake, 2-Quarter
pounders and a large fries when Quatre turned to him
and was looking through his pocket for money. Quatre
stopped Duo from rummaging any further into his pocket.

"Unlike Wufei, feel free to order all you like."

Duo looked up at Quatre, shocked. "Uh, I couldn't do that."

Quatre ignored Duo, speaking to the cashier. "I'll pay for his
order and let's see…that leaves me…hmmn…I'll just have
a garden shake salad, a small fry and a diet coke."

"But Quatre-kun?! You can't do that! That's too much.
I can pay for myself!" Duo then watched as Quatre pulled
out a wad of cash from his wallet and Duo's eyes got
even bigger.

"Naah." Quatre shrugged. "It's okay." Winking, he whispered
in Duo's ear. "You can pay me back by doing your best on
that quiz I'm going to give you when we get back. Now go
in the back and grabbed Wufei. He needs to carry this."
Quatre then waited as the cashier placed their order on two trays.

"No." Duo replied, blushing. "Let me help you with this.
It is the least I could do, Quatre-kun."

~***~

Meanwhile, when Wufei went to the back of the restaurant,
he heard someone calling his name. It turned out to be Heero.
The football captain was sitting deep in the back by the
bathroom with a group of other people. Wufei stared at his
brother-in-law confused. He could have sworn Heero had
practice today. What was he doing there?

"Yo!" Wufei replied, waving and going over to Heero's table.
"Ne, Heero, out with the guys this beautiful Saturday
afternoon?" He motioned to acknowledge the other people
sitting there. Five of the guys were from the team and were
sitting around in a booth accompanied by some of the
popular girls including Erica Dawson, who happened to
be the captain of the cheerleader team and had the biggest
crush imaginable on Heero. Heero usually ignored her
when she made passes at him but she was sitting in his lap
Wufei knew Quatre was not going to like this scene when
he came back there. He was about to warn Heero when
he heard Quatre giggling at the expression on Duo's face.

"Kirei! You're prettier than any girl when you blush, Duo-kun!"

Duo blushed even more as he continued onward towards
the back with Quatre carrying their tray of drinks. Heero
was trying to act cool when he gasped noticing Quatre
approaching around the corner. He looked between himself
and the damn girl sitting on his lap who had flopped down on
him when all the seats were taken. Now the beast was still
sitting there, comfortable and not giving any indication to move
from her warm seat. The damn girl wouldn't get off.

Quatre turned to tease Wufei and saw Heero--with Erica
chatting away to some of the other girls around him.
The blonde boy turned white as a ghost.

Wufei barely caught the tray Quatre was holding knowing
this was going to happen. "Whoa! Quatre, are you okay?!?"

Duo questioned also, troubled about his friend's current state.

Quatre just put a hand to his forehead. "Uh…I…uh…got dizzy."

"Just like a bookworm…" one of the girls replied, snickering
with her arms hanging off Jason Phileson. "One step out
of a book and BAM!! Total ditz!!"

Heero glared at the girl, causing her to immediately shut up.
Erica could sense the tenseness of Heero's body against her
bottom and leaned back seductively, trying to calm him down.
All that did was get Heero angrier. Grabbing her waist, he
lifted the lithe girl off from his lap, stood up and replaced her
in his seat. Moans and groans echoed through the back as
Heero slapped his teammates' hands as he passed by. His
team was as close to him as Wufei was. But now there was
something was more important than this team…

Heero motioned Wufei, Duo and Quatre to another table,
far up front by the exit and away from nosy busybodies.
Chairs shifted and everyone sat down with Wufei and Duo
placing the trays on the table. Quatre was sitting by the
window, looking out into the blue wondering why his heart
felt like it was as wilted as his shaker salad. Duo passed
Quatre his diet soda and released the plastic cup over to
its owner. Quatre then grabbed a straw from the tray,
sipped a little on his drink and looking a bit out of it.
Heero, in the meantime, couldn't take his eyes off of him.
Quatre sighed looking at Heero then, his eyes blank
and emotionless.

"I'm fine…really, Heero-kun," he replied nervously. " I don't
want to keep you…from your fans."

Heero could see the hurt in those aquamarine orbs. Damn!
Just when he wanted to get two steps in, he went two steps
back. "I'll right back." Groaning, he just remembered he had
left his coat at the other table. He got up and went to the back,
totally ignoring the groaning girls as he chose to return to
Wufei's table.

"Honestly, Heero…" Wufei chastised, one eyebrow raised
at his brother-in-law's current taste. "Why do you bother
keeping those dingbats' company?"

A deep sigh eased out of Heero's mouth. A lone hand
rose and shifted through his unruly chocolate mane. "Coach
let us out early so…I was hanging out by myself for awhile.
Relena was supposed to come over to get the rest of her things
so I chose to stay away. You know how we get, Fei.
Anyway, the other guys popped up with those dingy girls.
I was only chilling with the guys…"

"Girls are like that…" Quatre whispered, poking at his salad
with his fork and not really trying to take a bite.

Heero didn't notice until now what Quatre was actually
eating. He shook his head in disbelief. "That can't be all that
you are eating?!"

Quatre just looked at him shyly through the corner of his eyes.
"Hai."

Wufei didn't like the way Quatre was acting. He knew how
depressed the blonde could get. "Come on genki." He replied
jokingly, poking Quatre lightly in this side. "You normally
would have bitch slapped anyone who talked to you like
that. I still have a mark."

Looking faintly embarrassed, Quatre just shrugged. "I can't help
being a vegetarian, guys. McDonalds doesn't really have
much of a selection for me."

Heero smiled. He didn't have the guts to ask Quatre out
for a date yet he knew his next idea would get their little
group alone. "I have an idea. Why don't we all go to that
new sushi place at the mall? I think its called "Tribeca of
Hana."(4) My treat!"

"But…" Duo questioned, worried that this would interfere
with his tutoring session. He didn't want to get in trouble.
"We have to get back to my tutoring."

That's right. Wufei and Quatre were Duo's tutors. "Don't
worry, Duo-kun" replied Heero, smiling at the worried boy
to reassure him. "It'd be great and it won't be too much time.
And Quatre-kun can have some warm miso soup and a
vegetarian roll."

Wufei didn't have a problem with that idea as he watched
the light grow back in Quatre's baby blues. "Well…you
know how I am with sushi, Heero. Let me eat something here."
He scanned around the tray looking for the order he gave
Quatre. Then he spotted the kiddy meal in confusion. "Eh?!
Quat! They gave you the wrong order?"

Grinning sadistically, Quatre took a leisurely pull from his
diet pepsi before he spoke. "No. I got the right order,
little man!"

Duo and Heero snickered while Wufei gave Quatre a
look filled with daggers. He grumbled, grabbing the colorful
boxed lunch off the tray and opened it to his dismay.
Rummaging a little inside the box, Wufei felt the soft wrapping
surrounding the minuet burger, sparse fries, and something
in plastic. An ebony eyebrow rose in confusion, and he
pulled the object from the box to investigate. A toy usually
accompanied a happy meal and this one did not disappoint
its owner as he pulled something pink from his box. "Kirby?"

Violet eyes widened in extreme delight. "THAT IS SO CUTE!"
Duo exclaimed, over the pink fluff toy with the matching ring.
He hadn't seen that character like in forever! "I love Kirby!
Wow! Haven't seen that since I was…"A strange spark
glowed in those violet orbs, eyes misting over suddenly in
memory. But as soon as it was there, it disappeared and Duo
was back to his smiling self. "Well…anyway…" he bowed his
head in embarrassment, "Cool toy." The lithe boy then turned
to the window, pondering on his thoughts.

Quatre noticed this as well as Wufei but they didn't say anything.
Wufei was too busy absorbing his moment of discovery into the
facets of Duo's mysterious life. Pausing a moment in thought,
he looked away and very slowly extended out his hand to the
chestnut-hared youth. "Here. I…don't need it."

Before Duo could blink, Quatre wailed in glee as he grabbed
the toy ring roughly from Wufei's hand. Grabbing Duo's hand,
he then slipped the plastic circle onto Duo's slender ring finger
as he exclaimed loudly: "I now pronounce you man and wife!"

Duo stared at Quatre blushing in embarrassment, while Wufei
looked like he wanted to strangle Quatre. That was the last
straw. But before he could murder the hyper blonde, he was
stopped right in his tracks when he heard a melodious chuckle
that soon grew into full-blown "deep from the gut" laughter!
The whole restaurant turned towards their table and seeing
that Duo was the only one laughing, the three boys watched
as the chestnut hared boy slowly quiet down to a tiny snicker.

Wufei, already embarrassed by Quatre's mock wedding
ceremony, was already getting up from the table and heading
towards the door. "You were saying sushi, Heero?"

~***~

It didn't take long to arrive at the Japanese restaurant by car.
Duo was terribly worried that they wouldn't get back to the
school on time. Quatre had to stop his hands from fiddling
with his hair as the blonde reassured him that Dr. Noin had
already thought about that in the beginning. She explained to
them that they could take long breaks if they wanted. They
should only be concerned about the credits and judging from
the work that their group accomplished, Quatre had to agree
that it was a load of bull. There was no question since Quatre
already knew that Duo would ace those exams with ease.

That little bit of reassurance was all it took and now Quatre
and Duo both gasped as they entered the simple restaurant.
Wufei noticed the huge sign on the outside while Heero
followed Quatre and Duo inside. Tables were positioned in
respect, two to a spot, and a female hostess welcomed them
in. She led them to led to a table of four in a secluded spot
on the far left. Everyone sat down and Heero just smiled at
Quatre. He loved the boy's liveliness and Quatre's excited
state just made him respect him more. A smile on Quatre's
face seemed to always brighten his day and he swore he
would always keep it so.

"Waai!" Quatre exclaimed. This was the first time he actually
came to a Japanese restaurant. Though he was an anime addict,
having dvds galore in his personal library, he only knew Japanese
phases by ear. He couldn't read it if his life depended on it.
Just trying to read the kanji drove him nuts. The symbols
confused him on his own native language of Arabic. Smiling,
he agreed that this would be on his next agenda since he
admired a certain Japanese boy. He nudged Duo in the arm
to relax and enjoy himself. Picking up one of the menus the
waitress set on the table, Quatre quickly scanned it and looked
up confused. "Ne…Wufei. It's all in Japanese."

Heero smiled, wanting to impress Quatre. "No problem…"
Asking Quatre to point to an item, Heero then translated
each one for him.

Quatre stared in awe at the football captain, highly impressed.
"Wow!" He edged closer to Heero when the chocolate haired
boy spoke again to waitress. Ne…Ne, what did you just say?
It sounds so sexy!"

Heero blinked once and blushed so red. Wufei just rolled his eyes.
"He just asked the waitress for water, baka."

Wide eyed and looking sheepishly, Quatre just rubbed the
back of his head innocently and edge back into his own
seat. "Ah…"

Heero just blushed at Quatre's antics amazed he was having
more fun with them than with the guys at McDonalds.

"Anything vegetarian without onions is fine with me."
Quatre quietly replied, poking at his menu.

Heero leaned closer to Quatre, helping him with his decision.
He pointed to a picture of pickles, mushrooms and the
different types of miso soup as a starter."

The closeness between Heero and himself reflected perfectly
on his pale face. Heero's cologne was driving Quatre crazy
but underneath, there was something very distinct, spicy,
making him want to eat Heero up. "Delicious…"

Heero blinked, his face flushed from Quatre's predatory look.
He guessed his idea was working better than he planned…
so why was he nervous as hell? "Ah…well…" he stuttered,
and look over to help Duo to get his emotions back to normal.
"Look Duo…this is mangro. Tuna sushi. It's the perfect
beginner's course." He pointed to a different type of sushi.
"And that's salmon…"

"Inari Sushi?" Quatre exclaimed, eyes crossing in disbelief.
"What is the Japanese god of sex doing on a menu?!?"

Wufei whapped the daylights out of Quatre. "It's a non meat
sushi, you moron! Perfect for veggie boys like you!" He
turned to Heero, who was redder than a tomato. Wufei just
shook his head. "That's probably the one he'll order for you."

"I'll have that!" Quatre laughed at his own silliness. "Maybe it'll
bring me some luck in warming my bed." He suddenly lunged
forward, grabbing the Chinese youth by his waist since he was
directly to his right." Maybe I'll melt you, my pretty ice cube!"

While Wufei flailed helplessly trying to get away from Quatre,
Duo had decided on his order. "I'll take the beginner's course."
He noticed some strange green glob on the menu.
"What is wasabi?"

Wufei paused and pushed Quatre away from his chest.
"Well…it's like hot sauce…only in paste form."

"How hot is it?" Duo questioned.

"It can't be that hot." Quatre answered.

The grinch would have been proud with the expression on
Wufei's face. A dark smile blackened his golden face as he
leaned forward on his arms, grinning at Quatre. "Wanna bet?
I bet you can't swallow a spoonful."

Heero and Duo rolled their eyes anticipating another battle
between those two. Heero quietly explained to Duo how hot
it was and asked the waitress to bring some more tea for
everyone. Then they casually sat back waiting for Quatre's
turn to retaliate.

Now it wouldn't be Quatre not to respond to that taunt.
His angelic cheeks puffed out in anger. "I betcha I can!
Middle Eastern food is a lot hotter than anything else!"

Wufei cackled like a mad man. "Kekekekekekekeke…
We'll see little one, we'll see!"

Quatre motioned the waitress to bring over a small saucer
of wasabi. It didn't take long for her to come over and
before the small ceramic plate could tap the table, Quatre took
his spoon and grabbed a heaping amount of wasabi, popping
the green ball into his mouth. Everyone watched in shock as
Quatre swished the paste around in his mouth like it was ice
cream and smiled, enjoying the timid fire against his palate.
But the shock didn't really hit them until Quatre ate some
more and finished what was left on the plate without any
indication of it being hot.

Wufei watched in horror while hentai thoughts plagued
Heero's head, wondering how the hell he did it. Unruly
coffee hair swayed as Heero shook his head from side
to side to regain his composure.

"YOSH!" Quatre exclaimed to Wufei. "You have to do me
one BIG favor!" Happily, he giggled, watching Heero's shocked
expression. Tilting his head to the side, he smiled cutely at
Wufei. "As soon as I figure it out!"

A chestnut braid swayed from side to side, it's owner shaking
his head from the zaniness at the table.

Poor Wufei. He just sunk deeper into his seat not even
wanting to know what his punishment was. The demon
child was terrible with his wrath and he knew that demon
was in a thinking frenzy. "You are not human."

"Nope!" Quatre replied, his aquamarine eyes dancing with
mischief as he poked at Wufei's cheeks. "I'm a Winner.
Doesn't that explain everything?" Heero and Duo burst
out laughing. They had to agree with him.

It was at that moment, the waitress arrived, bringing their lunch
to the table. Wufei growled at Quatre as the woman placed
his plate in front of him, totally pissed off by Quatre's last
statement. "You are a screwy fairy boy that's what you
are!"

"Fei…" Heero warned before the conversation got worse.

"Hmmm…" Quatre replied, agreeing with Wufei for giving
him ideas. "Maybe I should make you dress as a fairy for
two weeks, complete with tutu and wings. And that would
include school, home, outdoors…."

Wufei's eyes widened in fear and he edged closer to his
brother in law's side for safety. Heero just shook his head.
"See, you are giving him ideas. I tried to warn you."

Duo smiled, determined to use those chopsticks as he
enjoyed his entrée of cooked fish, raw fish and the company
around him. Quatre had begun to talk to him about some of
the teachers, making simple table conversation as he ate with
his fingers instead of the chopsticks. The large roll was
delicious and the soup warmed his stomach.

"Ne, Duo-kun." Quarte inquired. "Who's your favorite artist?
Because I hate to say it but…I just love Nittle Grasper! I can't
understand a word they say but Ryuuichi Sakuma…" Quarte
sighed saying the fabled singer's name, stars glowing in his eyes.

"I kinda like BAD LUCK…and I understand every word."
responded Duo, proudly that he took Japanese and Chinese
since he was little. " Shuuichi Shindou is so cute…and those
eyes!"

Heero and Wufei stopped their conversation to listen in.

"Yeah!" Quarte agreed. "They're pretty good too!" Putting
both elbows on the table and leaning in, Quarte's eyes
widened with what he was about to disclose to Duo. "
Did you know Shuuichi is in cahoots with my fave writer
Yuki Eiri? I nearly had a shit fit!"

One violet eye closed as Duo leaned on his hands to get
closer to Quarte. "Oh please. That is so old…been knew
that. He deserves it after what Aizawa from Ask did to him."

"Yeah." Quarte smiled. "I thought it was so romantic.
Yuki Eiri himself confronting that jerk."

Duo nodding along with him and was grinning happily
at one of his favorite topics. " Damn straight! How could he
do that to innocent Shuiichi!" Quarte's face suddenly got
blushy thinking about Eiri-san's courage towards the pink
haired singer. Heero sat back enjoying his tea, gazing
longingly at Quarte's glowing face over his cup…secretly
wishing he had blonde hair instead this shaggy mess of
chocolate locks.

Quarte giggled when he remembered something from
his childhood. "Well I still like Ryuuichi san best! He gave
me on his kamagorou and autographed if for me. I was about
three or so and he was doing a concert for a benefit my father
was throwing. I think it was for the Cancer Society or something."
Quatre suddenly screamed in glee as he pointed to his right cheek
showing the exact spot where Ryuuichi-san kissed him.

Duo's eyes bugged out. "Ryuuchi-san kissed you?!
You have a kamagorou?!"

Quarte nodded genkily while Wufei remembered a certain
toy on Quatre's bed that never left the room. "You mean that
stupid pink bunny you always sleep with on your bed and
physically threatened my life if I touched…"

Quatre blushed, remembering Heero was at the table and
covered Wufei's mouth quickly before he spilled anymore
of his secrets to Heero. Shyly and glancing up at Heero
embarrassed he simply replied, "Uh…well…yeah…"

Heero smiled. "I like soft things, Quarte-kun. There is nothing
wrong with having a stuff animal."

Duo sighed, wishing he had a kamagorou. He had asked his
brother to get him one but they always had to move from one
spot to another. It was also a rare toy on the market, expensive
as hell and didn't sell in stores. "They're so cute. They remind
me so much of my favorite teddy bear, which my mother gave
me. It was jet black with violet eyes." His mouth quirked to the
side, the beat up bear was on his bed in his room.

"Oi!" Quatre exclaimed, poking Duo in his side. "I have a
great idea. Why don't you come over tomorrow?" Both Heero
and Wufei looked at Quatre. He ignored them as he continued.
"Heero and Fei can come over and we can all chill out!"

"Eh?!" Wufei yelled as he glared at Quatre. "Why are you
dragging me into this?!"

Heero and Duo looked on as Quatre clapped his hands.
That mind was on overdrive again. "We'll have a theme!
Plushie!"

Duo had to stop him. "Quatre-kun. I can't tomorrow. I was
going to the museum with my family."

Before Wufei could utter a sound, Quatre spoke first and
grabbed Duo's hand. "Okay. Next week. You bring your
teddy and we'll switch for the weekend. You can have
kamagorou!"

Violet eyes widened in shock. Quatre was offering his most
treasured toy to him?!?! No one ever did that for him. "Really?!
You would do that?!" Duo's mind was reeling, remembering he
had a zoo engagement with Treize and Marie. "I have to ask
my brother…"

"It will be fine, Duo-kun. We have next Monday off. It's a
holiday. So that's Saturday thru Monday at my house."

"Let me call him now then." Duo asked Wufei to excuse him
since he had to walk around from his seat to get to
the phone by the bathroom.

Wufei then turned his anger on Quarte again. "PLUSHIES?!!
I, CHANG WUFEI DO NOT OWN AN ONNA OBJECT
SUCH AS A PLUSHIE!!" He turned when he heard his brother
in law snickering.

"Um, Fei…You do. What about Nataku?!"

Wufei epped at Heero's misplaced trust and he nearly jumped
from his seat when Quatre's aquamarine orbs pierced his own.
He didn't like the sadistically look on his face.

"Then…since that is such an admonition of yours, that is
the favor you owe me."

Poor Wufei. Quatre's evil had no bounds.

"You have to come to my party, wearing a set of teddy
bear pajamas and bring a few plushies. Girly plushes!"

Heero nearly fell on the floor laughing so hard. Quatre
was going to be the death of his stubborn brother in law.

Wufei growled in disgust, pushing himself away from the
table to go the restroom. "You two are evil!" Walking off,
he could hear when Quatre and Heero burst into laughter
behind his back. Shaking his head, he continued onward
and made sure he smiled at Duo as he passed him by the phone.

~****~

Meanwhile, back at the table….

Quarte and Heero were still laughing leaning back in their booth.
Quarte stopped when he suddenly realized that he and Heero
were alone. Picking up one of the chopsticks, he poked at the
left over parsley on his plate.

Heero had stopped laughing also, smiling as he watched
Quatre's actions. "You don't like it?"

"I'm just full is all." Quatre shyly glanced at him and then
back to his plate. "You were quiet when me and Duo were
talking about Ryuuchi Sakuma. You like his music?"

"Yeah." Hero quietly answered, popping another piece
of spicy tuna roll into his mouth. "I have all his albums and
the concerts dvds."

"Eh?!" Quatre gasped in surprise. He never expected that
for the all-around athlete. "All of them?! Most of them are sold out?!"

"My brother-n-law has connections." Heero giggled.
"Didn't you ever wonder why Wufei could get into all those
concerts for free?" When Quarte blinked confused, Heero
answered his curiosity. "Xi-Shin always gets complimentary
tickets at the firm he works at."

Quatre still looked on confused. "I never cared how he got
the tickets. I could have brought them myself…just I…just
wished I could have gone with your guys instead of being
dragged to those silly dinners."

Heero felt pity for Quatre, to have so much money and riches
and be so miserable. He remembered talks with Trowa
about Zechs and Quatre's childhood. Trowa tried to explain
that their parents would literally ignore both of them. Zechs
was very close with their mother's sister but poor Quatre
was stuck alone most of time. Zechs loved his brother but
because of his job, college and responsibilities, it was hard
being around his younger sibling because he felt his younger
sibling's resentment towards him. They both had to grow up
fast. "Quarte-kun…"

"Yes?" as aquamarine focused shyly on him.

"You…want go to the next one? The next concert is in a month
or so and both Bad Luck and Nittle Grasper are playing."

"Honto ni?! You'll get one for me?!" Quatre burst with joy as
he glomped Heero. "Thank you!"

Heero blushed as his lap was filled with a very happy blonde.
He could feel the solid muscles of Quatre's legs and reddened
as Quatre's chest and lean stomach were pressed tightly against
his in a hug.

Quatre stiffened in totally embarrassment. His genki mood
had finally done it. He went overboard. He pulled slowly away
from Heero, arm still around the boy's neck. Aquamarine met
Prussian blue and both parties swallowed loudly. Heero was the
first to break contact. Thank goodness because he needed to
get Quatre off his lap. His body was yelling real loud and it
was hard as hell to control it at the moment.

Quarte laughed nervously as he unhooked his arms from
around Heero's neck. "So…sorry…I get excited." He
stopped laughing not believing he did that. He was on the
verge of tears.

Heero, on the other hand, though he was embarrassed,
he couldn't help smiling at Quarte. "It's okay." He then picked
up his chopsticks, grabbing a thin slice of ginger and dipped
it into the soy sauce. With such gentle care, he used the ginger
like a brush spreading the dark sauce over this tuna sushi.

Quatre had to look away, starting to feel very uncomfortable.
The way Heero was gripping his chopsticks was growing him
such passionate hentai thoughts. "Maa…where are Wufei and
Duo. WE have to get back to school. I hope Duo can come."
He bowed his head, words softly flowing from his mouth,
unaware he even said them. "I don't want to be alone again…"

"Why? Parents not home?"

Quatre jerked, staring into Heero's face like he was caught
red handed. Heero's gaze was so intense. Something strange
was happening. Wet. Why was his face wet? Quatre didn't
even realize the tears welling up in his eyes. He didn't even
seem to feel them as they flowed down his face.
"Hai…never."

Moving his chair over, Heero's hand rising as he gently brushed
across those pale cheeks. Diamond liquid absorbed into
his skin, Quatre's tears. "Yeah. My brother Trowa said
that. I think he said your family was going to visit your
grandmother."

His eyes closed involving, savoring this tiny showing of
tenderness. "Yeah…or on business trip. Or on vacation
that I can't go on because of business trips or scheduling
around my classes or just to visit friends." He jerked then,
not understanding how he can tell his life story so easily to
his heart's desire. Pulling away from Heero's hand, much to
his disappointment, he wiped his own eyes.
"Stupid wasabi!"

Heero was just as distressed, wanting to touch the angelic
boy just a little more. He blushed at his boldness.
"Yeah…wasabi." He grabbed some of the said glob,
popping a ball into his mouth like a cough drop.

Quarte giggled watching Heero swallow the green ball
unaffected. "The house is so big and empty, Heero-kun.
I would like to hear people in it again. I have a feeling Duo
will be quite loud if I can get him to open up."

"Well…" Heero replied, smiling back reassuring, "I'm coming.
I'll drag Fei by his neck if you want me too."

Quarte just smiled.

~***~

Duo was still on the phone when Wufei came out the bathroom.
Rather than go back to the table to disturb the intimacy
between Quatre and Heero, Wufei hid in the shadows
admiring Duo's lithe form. His eyes traveling from the tip
of the boy's sneakered feet, to the form fitting jeans, up
well-formed legs and thighs, further onward to a nice chest
and onward towards a face that was unbelievable. He had
woken up that morning drenched in sweat again plagued with
visions of his violet-eyed angel. He watched those satin lips move
smoothly over the receiver as he listened to Duo's conversation
with his brother.

"Nissan, how's apple head doing?" Duo smiled into the
phone when Treize told him she was in the room drawing.
"Well…I'm calling about a slumber party. I got invited to one."

Wufei listened half heartedly, smiling when Duo's brother
begin to tease him. He peeked around the corner seeing
Duo's frown.

"You just want me out of the house, you jerk! I know I
need to open up more!" Duo giggled then, cradling the phone
lovingly to his ear. "Yes, Treize. Go have fun with Marie. I'll be
home soon. Bye."

Wufei whistled innocently, pretending he wasn't eavesdropping
on Duo's conversation as he came around the corner.
"Hey. Everything fine?"

"Yeah." Duo answered, his arms hugging himself as they
walked back to the table. "My brother's a nut."

Quatre overheard Duo's rant about his brother as they
approached their table. "I think Zechs and your brother
would get along quite well." He couldn't help giggling
over of their brother's constant teasing over their
love life.

"When are they coming home anyway?" Wufei questioned.

A dark shadow covered over Quatre's eyes shielding the
light within them. Heero's didn't like the expression that
shrouded over Quatre's visage. He watched quietly when
Quatre answered, his golden brows lowering in sorrow
along with his voice. "Not tonight…or tomorrow…
or next week. Next month, on the second week."

A soft "Oh." escaped Wufei's mouth and the room fell
silent. Quatre seemed to always be alone within that
gigantic structure of brick and stone but Duo was the
one who spoke up on it. "You spend a lot of time alone,
don't you Quatre-kun?"

"Hai." Quatre, his face beaming at his luck, "but it's great.
I can throw parties and have plenty of time to clean up!"

Duo didn't like that gleam in Quatre's eyes or believe a
thing Quatre was saying. Mentally he sighed. If Quat didn't
want to talk about it, he won't push. But eventually…."Well,
Treize said it was okay. He's such an idiot sometimes."

Quatre laughed, Duo's face was scrunched up like a cat. But
he could see the love the teenager had for his older brother.
He, on the other hand, was not even going to go there about
his, especially about his parents. All he ever got was a pat on
the head, a buck for his excellent grades and a pat on the back
to get out of his father's office because the businessman was
too busy.

"Got to love that idiot." Replied Duo, breaking Quatre
out of his thoughts. "He's been the only father figure I've had…"
His words stopped, his violet eyes as well as his voice clouding
over. Just the mere mention of his father would send shivers of
dread through him. He had thought he was over it. He stopped
himself, taking a deep breath not really wanting to chat
about the man.

Quatre noticed the shift in Duo's mood. He grabbed the
depressed youth, hugging his arm and nuzzling his cheeks.
"Gaisuki, Duo-chan! (5)"

"You pronounced it wrong." Wufei growled, looking a bit
miffed at the mispronunciation.

Quarte just leaned his head on Duo's arm, sticking to his friend
like glue and sticking his tongue at the ebony haired Chinese
youth. "You're just jealous because I don't love you
anymore!!!"

Wufei just rolled his eyes before and then glared at the
crazy boy. "Oh yeah…" replying sarcastically, "Real jealous!"

Quarte smirked at him, letting go of Duo's arm before he reached
into his pocket and tossed down his part of the tab and tip.
Mentally, he refused to let Heero pay the bill…not yet anyway.
Pushing out of his chair, he danced across the floor directly
towards the exit. "C'mon then, we have some studying to do!"

Smiles were contagious in the room and smiling again at his
merry band, Duo also shifted a little, pulling out his part of the
bill. He gracefully laid the bills by Quarte's. He was about
to get up when very intense ebony orbs met violet jewels.
Wufei was frowning at him.

"I feel really sorry for you."

Duo blinked, asking why he felt that way, his long braid
bouncing down his back as he moved.

Wufei just chuckled at the naïve teenager. "Having Quatre's
attention is a big pain." He was about to say something else,
only to get hit square in the face by a napkin holder.

Duo smirked, staring at the line of direction from where the
object flew. " I don't know" he replied as his eyes focused on
Quatre's irate face. "I…kinda like it."

Meanwhile, Quatre, who was chatting to the hostess by the
door, waved his arms around with every word he shouted
at Wufei. "I heard that, you meanie! Hurry up! Stop bothering
Duo! We have work to do!"

Heero was grinning up a storm as they all headed to the door.
His brother in law just held his head in pain, coming
down with a bad headache.

"Oi! Quatre…" Wufei teased, watching the blond boy grab Duo
close to his side as they exited the restaurant. "Don't be jealous."

Quarte just hugged onto Duo's arm tightly, ignoring the
annoyance called Wufei. "Hmph, I'm not talking to you!" Placing
his head on Duo's shoulder, Quarte snuggled cutely. "Ne
ne, so it's a date next week?"

With an look like that, how could Duo refuse?

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1. Kawaii-Cute
2. Anata-Husband
3. Kirei-Beautiful
4. Tribeca of Hana-A great restaurant around my job!!
I eat there at least twice a week!! Salmon Teriyaki is
my all time fave!!!!
5: Gaisuki: Giggle. Quarte means Daisuki, which means love
you lots. That is the reason for Wufei responding to Quat
the way he did. Quatre doesn't care…since he's in genki mood.

Author's note: ^_^ Hope you like this chapter. It was
like the chapter from hell. I had the inspiration and the
good luck to have my official rper mistress with me.
Silverfox is my sister through and through. I truly love her.
She's so special but because of time it's hard to talk to her
all the time. But I strive to be there when I can. Her Quarte
is so much better than minds and Wufei…I'm not even
going there!! Thank you girl!! Anyway, this ends this
chapter of chaos with the boys and it will just keep getting
better with each one.

~~Chapter 6 coming soon!~~

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