Chapter 3

"You are soo lucky!" Quatre exclaimed the next day in the garden where he and Wufei decided to take their afternoon together. They were getting tired of the library and since it was spring it was better to go outside and enjoy the warm sunlight.

Wufei was lying down on a large marble bench beside a fountain with his hands folded under his head. His rubber band lay forgotten on the ground as he allowed his hair to fan around his head. It was better and less head achy to have it his loose.

"How am I so lucky?" He asked drowsily. The sun was so warm and inviting that he was very tempted to just fall asleep right there.

"You got to dance with Duo! I wish I could dance with---" Quatre stopped short and was suddenly very interested in the rose bushes.

Wufei raised his head and looked over to his friend. "With who, Quatre?"

"No one," Quatre replied. He turned around with a sunny smile. "No one at all!"

"You're lying," Wufei said before lowering his head again and closing his eyes. "You like Zechs."

"Wufei!" Quatre exclaimed in panic. "Shut up!"

Wufei laughed. "What's the matter? It's the truth, right?" He could already see Quatre blush to a nice dark red. "Admit it. You do. I've seen those looks."

Suddenly there was a weight on his legs as Quatre sat down on him.

"Yeah, I do," Quatre admitted miserably. "But the question is whether or not he likes me."

"How much will you pay me for information?" Wufei asked seriously though he was really joking.

"Excuse me??"

"How much will you pay me for information. Zechs is my man-servant and all and I do learn things..." Wufei trailed off suggestively.

Quatre looked at the Chinese boy with a slightly guarded expression. Then he sighed. "All right, what do you want?"

Wufei grinned. "Nothing. I just wanted to play with you."

Quatre glared.

"Fine! Fine! All right: Zechsy has a crush on you. Big time too," Wufei said, smiling.

Quatre stopped breathing for a moment. Then it all came out in a loud whoosh as he started bouncing up and down on Wufei's poor legs. "You aren't lying??"

"Get. Off. My. Legs!" Wufei shouted as he lifted his legs and sent the blonde tumbling down on the concrete. Wufei sat up, annoyed. "Did ya really have to do that??"

"He likes me? He truly likes me?" Quatre demanded, completely ignoring Wufei's scowl. It was either that or the boy was too happy to notice anything else but his elation.

Wufei rolled his eyes and grinned. "He totally wants to get into *your* pants!"

Quatre had a slaphappy grin on his face as he sat back down on the marble bench but not on Wufei's legs since he was sitting up now.

"This is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful," the blonde said in a soft, dazed voice filled with excitement. "But...But why hasn't he said anything??"

"Why haven't *you* said anything?" Wufei countered.

Quatre lapsed into silence. He looked at Wufei, a bright smile on his face as his sea-blue eyes lit up beautifully. "Then I will tell him."

"You're serious?" Wufei asked, his eyes dancing with amusement.

"Very." Suddenly a preditorial glimmer came to his gentle eyes as he tapped his long elegant fingers against the side of the marble bench.

Wufei smiled slightly. He could already see the wheels turn in the blonde's head in an attempt to seduce and win Zechs over.

"Quatre, what are you actually going to do?" Wufei asked tentatively. He was a bit worried for his manservant.

"Something," Quatre said mysteriously as he stood up and smiled down at Wufei. He bent down and kissed Wufei on the cheek. "Thanks a lot, Wufei!" Then he was off.

Wufei suppressed a laugh as he watched the blonde skip off happily. He was only a little bit afraid for Zechs. Sometimes his manservant was a bit too cocky. Maybe having Quatre after him will help keep his cockiness to himself while he stresses over the Winner heir's "wiles".

He shook his head and smiled as he stood up and strolled back into the house.

~*~

Duo looked down at the folder that contained all of Wufei's information including a picture. He traced the picture delicately and smiled a bit. Ever since the party this certain Chinese boy occupied all his thoughts. Why? He had never fallen for anyone before yet he was now slowly falling for his victim. He had lovers in the past, for sure, but they never developed into anything else.

He hadn't even taken this boy and already he was beginning to seduce and take him over without even trying.

Duo sighed, frustrated, and snapped the folder closed.

~*~

The next day Wufei was sitting outside during lunch without his usual crowd. He had told them to all go away and fawn over someone else. Unfortunately, that some one else was Duo Maxwell. All the girls in the school agreed that he was the most handsome boy aside from Wufei in the school.

He did have a little trouble getting rid of Heero and Trowa but then he hinted that they could be left alone. He assured them that he was fine before they left to spend some time alone with each other. It was too obvious that those two liked each other a *lot* and Wufei wasn't so dense that he didn't notice it. They probably have been ever since they were assigned to guard him.

Smiling and enjoying his solitude, Wufei pulled out a book from his book bag and turned it to the last page he had been reading from. He was a few pages into the book when a shadow fell over him. He looked up, pushing his glasses up adorably and stared, a bit surprised, into amethyst colored eyes.

"Hello," he greeted a bit stupidly in his opinion. He lowered his head and turned around to face the boy completely. His glasses rested on the bridge of his nose, giving him a strange yet impossibly cute expression.

Duo smiled down at the Chinese boy and moved around to sit down beside him.

"Hey. So, what are you reading?" He asked conversationally.

"Um, I'm reading The Odessy," Wufei replied. He closed the book and handed it over to Duo who barely glanced at it before placing it back down the bench and staring at Wufei for a moment. Duo smiled and reached out to tuck a loose strand of hair behind the delicate boy's ear.

Wufei blushed a soft pink as he moved away a little.

Duo chucked softly and moved a little closer. He could see that Wufei was nervous about being around him but from the way he was tensed up he was also a bit excited.

"So, where are you going today after school?" Duo asked casually as he moved back a bit. Wufei visibly relaxed.

"Um, I guess home. I always go there." Wufei smiled nervously, all to aware of how close Duo was although the American did back off just a bit. Wufei almost wanted to smack himself.