�Heero, no! She�s just trying to get her claws in you! I won�t let you go!� Duo rolled off of him to look him in the eyes. His violet gaze was afire. �Don�t you know how I feel every time you leave me to go to her? After all, she could give you so much more than I ever could. I am so afraid that one of these times; you�re not going to come back.�

�Duo, you�re being irrational. I would never leave you for her.�

�That�s what you�re planning on doing now!�

�You know what I mean.� Duo made a little whimpering noise. �Then take me with you. At least if I�m there, I can fight for you.�

�No one�s going to be fighting, but if you want to come, you�re welcome to.� Duo looked surprised. He had not expected Heero to give in. �Oh, Heero!� He happily glomped onto the other boy, rolling over atop him again, happy to claim him as his.

Relena Peacecraft stood on the stairway leading towards her castle watching for her little prince. She had known he would come, that his love for her would force him to come. She tried to maintain her composure as the limo that had been sent to get him pulled into the drive. She broke into a smile as he stepped out of the car. Her smile quickly faltered though as Duo Maxwell got out after him. What is that trash doing here? Relena wondered. Really, Heero is to kind, putting up with that annoying, loudmouthed filth. The boy shot him, for goodness sakes!

�Hey Relena! Great to see you!� He chirped as he pulled Heero up the stairwell to greet her. Relena forced herself to smile despite the disgust she felt welling up inside her as she watched the way the boy pawed her Heero. �Yes, well...Heero! I�m so glad you could make it!�

�Hn. What do you need Relena?� Heero asked impatiently. The sooner they got done here, the sooner he and Duo could go back to Duo�s colony. He felt Duo�s arm encircle his waist possessively and heard the sharp intake of Relena�s breath. �Uh, yes well, um...I have been getting some threats. They have caused me great alarm both for my kingdom and myself. Perhaps I should show them to you?�

�Sounds like a plan,� Duo agreed, knowing Heero well enough to know that he would not dignify the girl with an answer. He had crossed his ten words a day limit. Other than speaking to Duo, he was usually pretty balanced about that. Relena frowned at Duo, who still had his arm around Heero and was unconsciously caressing him. �Follow me then.�

*~*~*~*~

�So this is all of them?� Heero asked the Peacecraft girl.

�Yes.�

�They aren�t that threatening. I�d just hire more security.� He glanced towards Duo, who was nervously pacing around. �Heero, please! Don�t go yet!�

�Relena-�

�Please! Just stay a little longer. Let me drawl my strength from you.� Heero�s gaze locked with Duo�s. He could see the war going on in their amethyst depths. Finally the braided boy nodded, giving his consent. �All right. One week, that�s all. If nothing happens and there seems to be no danger, I�m leaving.�

�Thank you. You can have one of the upstairs rooms on floor three and Duo-�

�Will be in the same room. Come on, Duo.� Relena�s eyes widened as she watched Heero grab the other boy lightly by the braid and hall him up the stairs.

�Wow, Heero. You�ve never been so showy before,� Duo purred as they went up the stairs. Heero glanced at him, slightly confused. In that instant Duo grabbed a hold of him plastering his lips to Heero�s. Heero froze in surprise a second before allowing Duo to pull him closer and opening his mouth to give Duo better access.

When Duo pulled away they were both panting. �What do you say we pick one of those rooms Relena suggested and take full advantage of it?� Duo murmured suggestively. Heero nodded quickly, his eyes glazed over and his cheeks flushed as Duo tugged him up the stairs.

*~*~*~*~

Oh that Maxwell boy! He has some kind of sick hold over my Heero. At least Heero can see through it well enough to know he needs to stay. Maxwell couldn�t talk him out of that because Heero loves me. Relena smiled as she thought about how wonderful things would be if she could just get Heero to admit his feelings for her. Her gaze turned towards the notes upon her desk that she had shown Heero.

They all said about the same thing. One suggested that the kingdom would fall. Another said that a time would come when there would be no Peacecrafts. Relena was starting to think that maybe she had overreacted, after all, her Heero had not been worried. Maybe I should go upstairs and see how he�s doing with picking a room, she thought as she spun upon heel to head up the stairs.

�Ah...Duo! Harder!� Duo laughed softly, drinking in the noises falling from his koi�s lips. He leaned over to kiss Heero�s lips before complying with the request and pounding into him. Heero�s back buckled and he wrapped his legs around Duo�s slim waist. �Oh, Heero, god I love you,� Duo whispered softly into his ear as he continued to slam in and out of him.

Meanwhile, Relena was outside the door getting ready to enter. What in the world is going on in there? She wondered as she heard the soft moans and piercing cries coming from the other side of the door. Maybe my Heero is in trouble! She thought as she frantically threw the door open. As her eyes caught the sight of what Duo was doing to her Heero she screamed. �What are you doing to my Heero?� She hissed as she ran over to pull Duo off him.

Heero�s eyes shot open as Duo�s lips left his and his warm body removed from atop him. �Duo?� Then he saw Relena holding on to him. �Relena? What are you doing?�

�I�m stopping this monster from doing...whatever disgusting thing he was doing to you!�

�You idiot! I�ve tried being nice to you. I have stood back while you tried to steal Heero away from me but I have had it! Don�t you get it? I love Heero! What we were doing was not disgusting; it was beautiful because we did it out of love!� Duo shrieked in with an intensity to rival Relena�s own.

�Heero, tell him it isn�t true. Tell him you love me,� Relena demanded of the Wing Pilot. Heero looked at her in surprise. �You really thought I was in love with you? All this time, I thought Duo was crazy when he said that, and he was right. No, Relena, I don�t love you. I have never loved you. I love Duo.�

Relena�s eyes widened. �That isn�t true! He�s forcing you to say that!�

�I�m not going to take this. Heero, can we please go home?� Duo pleaded turning to Heero. �Yes,� Heero answered without a moments hesitation as he stood up to grab his and Duo�s clothing, modesty the furthest thing from his mind as he pranced past Relena completely nude. Relena covered her eyes until he was covered.

�Heero, you can�t go! You promised me a week!�

�That was before. Come on Duo, there should be a shuttle in twenty minutes. If we hurry we can catch it.� Duo happily nodded and followed him down the stairs to the door, Relena close at their heels pleading the entire way.

As she watched the limo drive away she did the only thing she could do, something that always made her feel better. �HEERO! COME BACK AND KILL ME!� The limo did not turn around.

�Heero, did you mean what you said? About loving me?� Duo asked as they boarded the shuttle.

�Of course I did Duo. Did you think I was using you all this time?�

�No! It�s just that you�ve never been able to say it and I..um...-

�I love you.�

�Oh, Heero,� Duo cooed happily as he nuzzled Heero. The shuttle took off, heading back towards L2 to take them home.