Wufei put his shoes back on before wandering back into the kitchen and looping his arms around Duo from behind so he could nuzzle his neck. He pulled his head back in suprize as he realized he was nuzzling lower than he should be. *Duo was taller! He... grew? Just like that? Overnight?*

Duo turned his head a little, peering over his shoulder at Wufei as he felt the nuzzling at his shoulder. "Hmm, hey there my Fei one."

"Hi." Wufei ran his hands up to Duo's chest slowly, his nose nuzzling the back of Duo's neck and up into his hair. Duo leaned back into the touch, purring softly. His braid even moved to curl loosely around the back of Wufei's neck as he got comfortable. Wufei laughed internally and trailed his hands down Duo's chest to run low on to the tops of Duo's thighs as he began to kiss and nibble the back of Duo's neck.

Duo tilted his head forward while his hands moved to rest on the counter as his eyes slid shut. *That just felt so good...* Wufei started to lick very slowly up the back of Duo's neck, letting out a tiny moan as he did so. Duo whimpered quietly, pressing his body up against Wufei while completely ignoring their two-person audience as both the blue-eyed pilots turned their attention to them. Wufei slid his hands from Duo's legs and ran his hands back over Duo's bottom while he tugged on Duo's vest using only his teeth. It was quite simple to pull Duo's vest off, since he hadn't even bothered to button the sleeveless garment. Duo tilted his head a little, one of his hands moving a little to push the breakfast he'd made to the side so he could lean easier on the counter, though his hands became tangled as Wufei tugged the vest down.

Zechs had finally finished pulling on his shoes and he looked over at Heero who was entranced with his work, then over at Duo and Wufei. Zechs moved to Heero, sitting next to the other blue-eyed pilot as he stared wide-eyed at the pair who was practically going at it in the kitchen. It was like Wufei was making sure his claim was realized or something. The scene also mesmerized Heero. Sure, he'd had an idea, but he never expected a demonstration like this in the kitchen!

Wufei's hands moved from their admiration of Duo's backside to help take the vest off slowly, freeing his hands. Duo lifted his hands, letting the vest be taken away and leaving him with just his feet covered aside from the boxers. He didn't appear to mind being stripped in the middle of the kitchen.

"Duo..." Wufei growled the name as he got the vest off, hands sliding back up Duo's body to toy with his nipples. Wufei was still fully clothed, not even having undone a single button.

It was then that Quatre's door opened. "Damn it! You two go do that somewhere else! I cannot handle another orgasm today!" Quatre yelled the command at them and then slammed the door shut again.

Duo had just leaned back against Wufei, back arched slightly into the caress when he started violently upon hearing the yell fall on his sensitive ears. Wufei stopped immediately and looked up but the door had already shut. Duo cracked his eyes open, looking up at Wufei's face from where his head had landed on his shoulder.

"What was that?" Wufei was baffled, but his hands didn't remain still.

Duo squirmed a little, still trapped between Wufei and the countertop. "Sounded like Quatre, Wufei." Duo's voice was husky as he wriggled a little in place, his body humming with pleasure as he felt Wufei's hands idly stroking.

Zechs leaned closer to Heero, whispering as quietly as possible. "This is new?" Heero simply nodded, watching to see if Quatre's interruption would make Wufei cease his ministrations.

"Hmm..." Wufei smiled. "Can I talk you into a 'walk' in the forest?" He leered implying anything but a walk in the forest.

Duo purred, leaning up against Wufei more closely. "I was headed outside, remember?"

Wufei nodded and ever so lightly rubbed his own hips up into Duo's. "Mm-hmm." Wufei said, returning to nuzzle Duo's neck again. Duo rubbed right back, eyes falling closed again. Everything was just so much more acute, both sound and touch, and he was feeling decidedly into being watched of late. The idea just didn't bother him like it should.

There was a muffled yell of "GO OUTSIDE!" from Quatre's room a moment later. Quatre rolled over and screamed into his pillow with anger and frustration.

Duo growled softly, tensing. He didn't care if he was watched, but he did care if he was going to be interrupted. He turned his head a little, glaring in the direction of Quatre's room. Wufei pulled away, hesitantly and sighed loudly. He didn't want to incur Quatre's wrath at the moment. "Let's continue this outside." Wufei drawled the words and made a move to walk outside.

Duo flicked his gaze to Wufei, and it became clear it wasn't going to be that easy now that Duo's intentions had turned in another direction, his braid uncoiling from Wufei's neck as he moved in the opposite direction. Quatre upset him. Again. Wufei sighed loudly again and just waited for Duo to do something, he wanted to go outside and lead the way. *But what if Duo doesn't follow me?* Wufei shivered.

Duo had slowly started slipping more into being the cat without the control the doctors had had on him during the experiments, it was leveling out slightly, unlikely to get worse, but it had him where he had his mate, and his pride, but Quatre wasn't following his unspoken rules. So at the moment, he was advancing on Quatre's door, full of annoyance.

"Umm... Duo?" Wufei was nervous. *What is he doing?* Wufei followed, trying to reach out to touch Duo, as if that would help him calm down. Zechs pulled on Heero, pulling the other pilot to his feet as they then both followed after the upset Duo.

Duo glanced at Wufei once, his expression turning to a flash of grin before he darted forwards, his hand coming to rest on Quatre's door. "Quatre."

"Go away" Quatre yelled coldly, refusing to check on the emotions beyond the door.

*Oh shit!* "Duo... please..." Wufei grabbed his wrist gently. "Let's just go outside."

"No!" Duo didn't budge. He was angry not only that Quatre had stepped out of line by yelling at him, but that he was causing others to be upset as well. *His job was to make things better, not to make people feel bad!* Duo banged the palm of his hand against the door, making it shake, and he didn't budge.

Wufei hugged him again. "Come on. It'll be fun to do outside..."

Duo growled lowly, turning his attention to Wufei briefly, eyes flashing. There was clear warning in that gaze not to push him. "Quatre, open up or I'm coming in without permission!"

Heero considered how the door shook with that impact and backed a few steps down the doorway, knocking lightly on Trowa's door. "Trowa, you might want to get out here."

Zechs did nothing, moving out of the way and settling back to watch. He couldn't intervene, so he wasn't going to attempt it.

Trowa opened the door coldly and glared at Heero. "What?" he snapped.

Heero pointed down the hall to where the pissed off Duo was standing. "Would you care if Quatre was beaten within an inch of his life at the moment?"

Duo moved his hand to the doorknob, trying it to see if Quatre had even attempted to lock the thing, even as he ignored Wufei's pleas beyond an angered growl.

"Not really. The little bitch slapped me." Trowa shrugged.

"I think that is part of the reason Duo is so upset... I'm going to make sure he doesn't kill him though." Heero turned from the door, moving back down the hallway.

"Let me know what happens!" Trowa yelled after him before slamming the door again, and retreating back to his bed. He smiled with the thought: *Karma sure is a bitch, ne Quatre?*

Duo gave the door a hard turn, and if the door's flimsy lock was engaged, it certainly wasn't operable any longer, now being broken. Duo shoved the door open, hard, his flashing eyes peering around the room. Quatre sat up roughly, his hair mussed and his own eyes flashing at the interruption. "What do you want?"

Duo advanced on Quatre, all semblances's of a smile gone from his face as he narrowed his eyes, his movements only describable as a stalk. "Quatre, what's the matter with you? You're so angry, and that isn't you. You're making everyone upset. I don't like it, tell me why." Contrary to his expression, Duo's voice was even and low, and he didn't speak until he was starting his crawl across the bed.

"It's none of your business." Quatre turned his back on Duo and buried his face in the blankets.

"It is when it affects everyone in this house!" Duo reached out, flipping Quatre onto his back in one fluid, hard movement, slamming the blonde into the bed hard enough to knock the breath out of him. Quatre sputtered for a moment and glared up at Duo coldly as he tried to catch his breath after having it knocked out of him.

Wufei had moved into the room and sat on the edge of the bed, just watching nervously. He didn't know what to do. Duo growled low in his throat leaning down over Quatre and hissed his words. "Remain silent! You are being needlessly cruel to the others, I let it pass. You are changing your moods every few seconds, and I let it pass. The last straw was reached however, when *you* told *me* what to do! I do not *care* if you cannot handle another orgasm. If you cannot, then don't fucking listen in on something that doesn't have to do with you!" Duo moved back to his heels, then calmly slapped Quatre as Quatre had slapped Trowa in the kitchen.

Quatre growled and pushed Duo off of him. "I don't care what you think. You need to leave me alone." He swung his feet over the bed again and sat up, turning his back to Duo once again. He was doubly mad, feeling his own anger and the anger coming off of Duo now.

Duo didn't allow himself to be pushed uncontested, pushing Quatre right back; meaning the blonde got shoved onto the floor. "Oh I can tell you don't care, you selfish little brat! Is this what you were all along? You just wanted to go out and play hero when inside you were a rude insufferable selfish little pest who can't even make up your mind?" Duo moved, grabbing Quatre's wrist in a painful and hard grip, staring down at him from where he'd landed on the floor above him.

Quatre snarled at Duo and pulled his wrist away with a yank then kicked at Duo, trying to get him away from him. "I am not a brat."

"You are, rich little brat. Be still!" Duo punctuated his words by moving, driving a knee into Quatre's stomach rudely before regrabbing the wrist in a tighter, more secure grip, and using his new strength to ensure it.

Wufei came up next to Duo and put his hand on his shoulder. "Duo. Stop." He kneeled next to him. "Please."

Duo turned his head, eyes narrowed, and growled at Wufei, anger simmering off him in waves. "Wufei, you go sit back where you were."

"No." When Wufei replied, his tone completely neutral. He wasn't the peacemaker but this situation was starting to make him feel very... Funny and he wanted, no, needed it to stop soon.

"Fine, but do not interrupt me. He has to see what he's doing! He's hurting others like this, and I won't stand that, I refuse!" Duo really hadn't hurt Quatre beyond the initial slap, more like he was throwing out barbs and confining him.

"Duo please. I think what Quatre needs is just some time alone." Wufei didn't move from his position.

"He's been like this since we got back! He's making everyone part! I won't let it happen to my family!" Duo released Quatre, violently removing himself from them both, but he seemed more like he was going to cry than he was going to hurt anyone, at least to Wufei and Quatre, Heero couldn't see his face to know.

"Shh... It's alright. Come here." Wufei immediately wrapped his arms around Duo and pulled him close, running his hands down Duo's hair slowly.

Duo shook his head, ripping away from Wufei. "No!" He shook his head even harder, turning around and backing a step as he stood facing Wufei. Then he spoke more softly, forcibly restraining his tears. "I won't cry."

"It's okay if you do." Wufei spoke softly and stepped towards Duo again. "Come on." Wufei slowly lifted Duo into his arms and began to carry him out of the room.

Duo finally went limp, closing his eyes tight, refusing the tears by force of will. He didn't understand where the anger went, but he wanted it back desperately. He fisted his hands, forcing himself not to cry and it *hurt* to do that.

Heero watched Wufei remove Duo from the room and moved to Quatre, looking at his face from where he stood.

"Shh... Shh..." Wufei soothed as he carried Duo back to their own room, calming him the entire way.

Quatre blinked back at Heero. He slowly pushed himself into a sitting position, not saying a word. "He's lost three families Quatre. He's afraid he's going to lose us too." Heero turned, leaving Quatre with Zechs, who'd entered after the other two had departed, going to inform Trowa of what just occurred. Quatre looked up at Zechs expecting a lecture from him too.

"I'll be satisfied as long as you don't make me worry that you are going to kill me because you lost your temper." Zechs shrugged slightly then turned, leaving the empath alone in the room with his thoughts.

Quatre sighed and climbed back into his bed, pulling the pillow over his head to try to drown out his own thoughts and 'overhearing' everyone's emotions. *I fucking hate this! Why me?*