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"All Through The Night "Written By: Honor Disclaimer: They aren’t mine. The boys are
actually quite grateful for this. Rating: NC 17 Warnings: Shonen-ai, language, wacky humor, emotional
angst, romance, yaoi, and I’m acting like the war lasts two years
and Eternal Waltz didn’t happen Spoilers: Er…yeah, maybe. It would help if
you watch the series first. Pairings: 2x5, 3x4 established Summary: Sequel to Persistence ~dream/ thought~ /thought/ *emphasized* " All Through The Night " Chapter Ten
And of course, Relena had given him a beautiful opening. It was a shame to waste it. Quatre planned his approach carefully, waiting until Duo was alone in the game room but hadn’t managed to start a game yet.“Duo.” The teen on the floor twisted and smiled in greeting. “Hey, Q. Come play with me.” “In a bit, I have to tell you something interesting first.” Duo motioned him forward. “I’m all for interesting.” Quatre settled comfortably on the floor next to him. “Wufei actually voluntarily talked to Relena on the way here.” Duo’s reaction was not in the least disappointing. “You’re kidding! About what? How do you know?” “She mentioned parts of it yesterday. Apparently he was warning her about keeping quiet and out of sight, since we were both in bad moods.” Duo shrugged. “I still haven’t forgiven her, it just seemed pointless to be in a pissy mood with everyone else. Is that it?” “No. He also mentioned that Trowa and I are lovers, for some reason. This is where it gets interesting.” Duo looked at him sideways. “Wufei voluntarily talking to the Pink Sha zi isn’t interesting?” “More interesting,” Quatre corrected himself. “She asked if you and Wufei were lovers.” Duo’s eyes went wide, and there was a flair of panic…trepidation… unease? “That’s kinda silly.” The words weren’t as light as they should have been, and were flavored with a sharp edge. /Interesting reaction./ “Apparently she had visited L5 once and knows how his culture works. After watching how open Wufei was with you, she thought you must be lovers.” “She’s wrong,” Duo replied shortly. “Yes,” Quatre agreed mildly. Oh there was something going on here, alright. “I’m curious, however, why you’re so defensive on this topic.” Duo looked at him, face blank. After a moment he stood up and crossed the room, closing the door firmly. “You know something’s up, Q. Your space heart thing, right?” “In a way. I found it odd that I wasn’t getting any kind of an emotional reading from you. It was just as odd that I couldn’t get anything from Wufei, despite how open he is with us. What is going on, Duo?” “About two weeks ago,” Duo replied quietly, “Heero told me Wufei was in love with me.” It took a minute for that to process. “And how did Heero know?” “He said he caught ‘Fei looking at me…and it was something ‘Fei said that time he went to talk to Heero when we were fighting. I thought it was just his imagination or something, then he started giving me this whole spiel about how he knew and…he’s right.” Duo hugged himself tightly, head leaning against the door. “I know he’s right. I feel it, see it, whenever I’m around ‘Fei. I keep telling myself it’s not true, then he does or says something and I can tell he loves me. I just…” “What are you afraid of, Duo?” Quatre queried gently. “I almost made Heero into a lover. I didn’t because he wasn’t comfortable with it. In a week, the passion had faded. I’ve lost confidence in myself to really tell what my heart wants. I don’t want to take things to a higher level with Wufei, and discover a week later it was a mistake. I know he loves me, Q.” His hands tightened as he repeated vehemently, “I *know*. And I can’t risk hurting him like that, of trying to be lovers and then having it fail.” “Why are you so sure that it will fail?” Quatre watched him carefully, rubbing a hand absently over his heart. The emotions coming off Duo were very strong, and somewhat painful. Duo couldn’t answer. He wasn’t sure why. He was just afraid it would. “Personally, I don’t think it would fail,” Quatre continued carefully. “You were never as close to Heero as you are to Wufei. If you don’t love Wufei in that way, Duo, then you have every right to refuse deepening your relationship with him. But if you’re just afraid, then it’s wrong to hold back.” “And what the fuck would you know about it?!” Duo snapped back, turning to glare at him angrily. “Oh please. You don’t honestly think that
Trowa simply jumped into bed with me and everything just fell into Duo blinked. Actually, he’d forgotten about that. He’d never heard the full story on it either. “So how did you two get together? You wouldn’t ever tell me.” “Honestly? I seduced him the first day I met him.”
Quatre paused and allowed Duo to pick up his jaw before continuing.
“He left the next morning, and it was another week before I saw
him again. I just…wore him down. Trowa was used to the idea of
taking Duo slumped against the door. His sweet and innocent friend had seduced Trowa? For three months straight? Holy Toledo… “Okay, maybe you do know what you’re talking about.” “Yes, I do. Think it over carefully, Duo. This doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Take it in stages, see how it goes. Your heart will tell you if you’re wrong or not.” Slowly Duo nodded. Quatre was right, in a lot of ways. He’d shoved Heero’s advice aside simply because he didn’t want to deal with it. Heero had presented it like there was no other option. He kind of preferred Quatre’s version. “Okay. Although I’m not sure how to start this.” Quatre smirked. “About that…” + *knock knock* Wufei lowered his book so he could stare at the door. Who could be awake at this hour of the night? “Yes?” Duo poked his head inside, smiling sheepishly. “Hi. Can I climb in with you?” Wufei set his book aside instantly and gestured him in. “Bad dream?” he asked in concern. Nightmares were part and parcel of being a Gundam pilot, and Duo still had dreams about that time he’d been drugged by Relena. “No, just cold. I can’t seem to warm up.” *That* was not surprising. Duo was little more than skin and bones, he was always cold. Wufei scooted more towards the center of the bed to make room for the other teen. Duo curled up around him with a happy murmur, snuggling his head under Wufei’s. Wufei hissed and flinched when cold hands settled on his bare skin. “Dammit, Duo—” The idiot had the audacity to giggle. “Sorry. Mm. You’re so nice and toasty ‘Fei.” He grumbled under his breath, and brought Duo in closer to him. “Why are you always so cold?” “Dunno.” Duo yawned slightly and let his eyes fall closed. “I just didn’t get any warm genes, I guess.” Silently he observed how it felt to be so close to Wufei. It wasn’t like being in close contact was a new thing, after all he hugged the dragon on a regular basis. But he’d always done it with the idea of ‘friend’ in mind. Now…Wufei wasn’t holding him like a friend, but close and securely like a lover would. After a moment of absorbing all of the emotions that came with that, Duo decided he liked it. In fact, he liked it a lot. He especially liked it when two hands started to rub gently up and down his spine. And he liked the way Wufei smelled, warm and with a hint of musk and sandalwood. /Why didn’t I notice any of these things before?/ The thought was shadowed by sleepy comfort. Funny, he’d never thought that way with Heero… Wufei felt the body in his arms settle, and the breathing go deep and even. Smiling slightly, he flicked the bedside lamp off before settling comfortably. “Wo ai ni,” he breathed into cinnamon hair. Duo, not quite all the way asleep although he was getting there, smiled in response. He liked the idea of Wufei loving him, now that he didn’t feel pressured to respond. It was his last decision before the sandman gently stole up and thwacked him over the head, sending him deeply into dreams. + When Wufei woke up the next morning, Duo wasn’t there. That was rather unusual. /Wait…he has morning watch, doesn’t he? Hm. That could have been scheduled better…/ Throwing back the covers, he ambled out of the room and into the kitchen. Duo, dressed in a sweat shirt and pants, was sitting at the table with a coffee mug in front of him. As Wufei watched from the doorway, he picked up a salt shaker and steadily added the white granules into the black liquid. Picking it up, he took a sip, frowned slightly, added more salt, and took another sip. “Uh.” No, Duo was NOT a morning person. Sighing, Wufei walked forward and took the cup out of his hands. Duo mewled in protest. “Uhhhh.” Wufei tossed the contents into the sink, filled the cup with new coffee, then sat it back on the table. “This time, try putting *sugar* in there, not salt.” Duo blinked at him sleepily, then eyed the salt shaker with deep suspicion. “That’s not sugar?” “No. That’s salt.” “Ohhhh.” Duo reached for the sugar next and eyed it carefully. “Is that sugar?” “Yes.” Wufei bit his lip to keep from laughing. Duo lit up with a pleased smile and promptly dumped half the jar into his coffee. He took a sip and made a slight face. “Don’t taste right.” Sighing, Wufei repeated the process of refreshing the coffee, but this time he put the sugar in himself. “There.” Duo sipped in caffeine heaven, a dazed smile on his face. There was a feminine squeak from the doorway. Wufei started at the sound and turned to see Relena, beet red in the face and…staring at him? Confused he glanced down to see what the problem was. Oh. Wufei felt a dark flush rise over his face. He’d been in an all-male environment for so long, he’d come down in his boxers without thinking twice about it. Fortunately, Relena lost her nerve after a second of staring and bolted back to her room. Maybe he should go get dressed for the day… + Wufei volunteered himself to make breakfast that morning, considering that Duo wasn’t trusted in the kitchen (even when he was awake) and Quatre wouldn’t be up until later. Wufei had seen his laptop still out on the coffee table, and had surmised that the blond had been up late talking to Trowa. They usually had long conversations when they were forced to be apart. It made for a sleepy blond the next morning. When the scents of breakfast wafted down the hallway, Relena deemed it to be ‘safe’ and returned hesitantly to the kitchen. This time, Wufei and Duo were dressed. She sat down to waffles, keeping a careful eye on Duo as she did so. He still hadn’t given any indication of really forgiving her—it was more like he had jus decided to tolerate her presence. “Morning,” Quatre greeted through a yawn as he ambled into the kitchen. Wufei nodded in return and Duo called out a “Morning, Q-bean!” from the inside of the refrigerator. Relena looked up with her own greeting…and choked. The blond was mussed, obviously just out of bed, and in boxers. Smiley face boxers. She was able to compare his physique with Wufei’s without any clothing to really hinder the view. Actually, Quatre was rather well built. Not as highly developed as Wufei, but certainly nothing to sneeze at. He was *definitely* male…a dark flush rose in her face. “Uh…” Wufei recognized the sounds of distress and looked up sharply. /Oh Nataku!/ “Winner!” he barked sharply. “Did you forget there’s a woman in the house?” “Huh?” Quatre blinked at him, face confused. Then it just seemed to hit him that he was in his underwear, and that a girl was sitting at the table. He went beet red and bolted around the corner. “Sorry!” he called from the hallway. Relena picked up her napkin and started to fan herself rapidly with it. “Uh…it’s okay!” Good lord, but they were all very good looking! From the fridge, Duo was snickering. “So, Relena, as a girl what do you think of the morning view?” “Um…” Relena was surprised he was actually being somewhat friendly with her. It took her a second to come up with a suitable reply. “Well, you’re all terrific underwear models.” Wufei choked on his orange juice, gasping for breath. Duo howled with laughter, only his death grip on the refrigerator door keeping him from collapsing to the floor. Relena grinned back, rather proud of herself for making Duo of all people laugh. Quatre came back in, now dressed in jeans and a blue shirt. The jeans were rolled up a little at the bottom and were very snug. Probably Trowa’s. “What? What did I miss?” Duo pulled himself upright, trying to swallow enough of his laughter to answer. “Hey Q, if you decide not to be a CEO after the war, we apparently have another career opened to us!” Quatre peered at him suspiciously. “Oh?” “Yup. Modeling. Especially underwear.” Duo snickered and gave a pointed look to Relena. “The former Queen of the World will endorse us.” Relena flushed, rather embarrassed to have all the attention focused on her. “Well…I…it’s your fault for wandering around in just boxers!” And for being so hot doing it too! It made her wonder what Heero would look like in just… “Oh-ho, the Relena Lady is thinking something dirty! What, wondering what Heero looks like in just his undies?” Relena, if possible, went even more red. Quatre stroked his chin thoughtfully. “Don’t we have a picture of Heero like that somewhere?” Wufei yanked at Duo’s braid, forcing him into a seat. “Don’t you dare. Heero will scalp you. Now, can we pretend to be civilized and eat without visualizing each other naked?” “I thought we were visualizing each other in our underwear.” Quatre arched an eyebrow at him. “Your mind slipped further into the gutter.” “…” Wufei glared at him. “Winner. Sit and Eat.” Quatre beamed at him quite innocently but sat and dug into the waffles without another word. ~*~*~*~
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