Duo had just finished his bath and was now drying off his hair. Then, as his ritual always goes, he will brush it, comb it, and then let it air dry.
Wufei had never understood why Duo always had to brush and comb his hair. He also never understood why Duo refused to use a blow dryer on his hair.
He remembered when Heero had asked him, but the only thing Duo did was shrug. Duo didn't even understand why he did it that way. He'd just been doing it for years, and never really asked himself why.
"I just do it because it feels like I should, and it's kind of comforting to not have to think about doing all that extra stuff." Duo grinned at his two puzzled lovers.
"That doesn't make any sense though!" Wufei growled as he got up to take his bath next.
"That's the only way I can explain it Wufei." Duo sat down next to Heero and leaned on him.
The three had been lovers for quite a while, but they still had their occasional relationship problems. A few arguments didn't make the three upset for too long, and they had also learned to deal with it for the past six months.
The only other problem was trying to be together when they each had a different job with different work hours. Wufei was a Preventer and worked mostly night hours. Heero also worked as a Preventer, but he had different shifts and he was in a different part; while working mostly morning shifts. Duo had become a mechanic and designed plans for certain machines to be built; he worked mainly afternoons.
So it was hard work trying to be together all at the same time other than weekends; which they took full advantage of.
Tonight was no exception and after Wufei had finished his bath; he began getting dressed in his uniform. Duo and Heero were already falling asleep by that time, especially after the hard day they had been put through.
For some reason, reporters were suddenly interested in their old war heroes, and it made Duo nervous whenever they bombarded him with questions. Duo and Wufei were always afraid that when the reporters did that to Heero; he would shoot someone. Wufei had learned to find any way possible to avoid them if he was able to.
Wufei exchanged kisses with them both and then left for work.
Duo went back to their bedroom and plopped down on the bed face first.
"Why do we have to work? After all we went through trying to protect Earth and the colonies you think they'd give us a break."
"We're supposed to blend with society, Duo. We're not supposed to get special treatment because we fought for peace." Heero nipped at Duo's ear when he rolled his eyes.
"Ow! Well then, why is it that other "war heroes", who didn't even go out onto the battlefield to fight get to be so privileged in our equal society?" Duo asked as he tried to get out from underneath Heero, but Heero had pinned him down so he would listen.
"Maybe they're treated better than us even though they didn't do shit, but that's just how life is."
Duo didn't say anything, and for a moment Heero thought he had fallen asleep somehow.
"I'm horny."
"What?"
"How about, for now we forget everything else and warm each other up for when Wufei gets home?" Duo asked as he started tugging at Heero's shorts.
"Alright, but sooner or later we'll have to sleep." Heero said as he noticed Duo try to stifle his yawn.
"I choose later." He said pulling Heero into a hard embrace.
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