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Summary: Its Christmas time, so lets party at Quatre's mansion! But, despite the Christmas spirit, Quatre and Heero are both feeling depressed and alone. Can they help each other? RnR please!!!

Couplings: 1x4 and 2x3. . . The 2x3 paring is for Bubblegum Thai who loves that paring!

Warnings: Shounen Ai (duh!), swearing, and Relena bashing!

Silent Night

Chapter 1 - Party Time!

"I wish it would snow." Duo sighed, his eyes fixated onto the cloudless blue sky above the Arabian Desert.

"We are in the middle of the desert. I really don't think snow is an option." Replied Trowa, wrapping his arms around Duo's slender waist.

"But Trowa. . . it's Christmas eve! Therefore, it should be snowing." Duo complained, leaning his head back slightly, so he could look Trowa in the eyes. Trowa laughed softly,

"You're so cute when you whine." He said before planting a soft kiss on his American lover's neck. Duo sighed happily and turned to completely face Trowa.

"I love you." He said quietly, moving his face in closer to kiss the uni- banged Heavyarms pilot.

"Hey you two!" Interrupted a familiar voice. Trowa and Duo both looked over in the direction of the blonde annoyance.

"What the hell do you want, Quatre?" Duo growled.

"You two to stop crawling all over each other and help me decorate for the party tonight. I asked Heero, but he threatened to kill me. . . ." Quatre replied with a grin. Around his neck and arms, draped a tangled string of lights. In his golden hair, was stray bits of multi-coloured tinsel, which must have fallen from wherever he had decorated. Duo and Trowa rolled their eyes in unison before approaching pilot 04.

"Whatcha need Q-man?" Duo asked. Quatre unwrapped the lights from around hid body and handed them to Trowa,

"These need to go outside." He paused, "You, come with me!" he said, pointing at the braided boy. Trowa nodded and headed towards the door. But Duo was still confused,

"Why? Trowa may need my.erm.assistance!" Duo said with a mischievous grin. Quatre smirked slightly,

"If you go out there, the job will never get done!" Quatre said, becoming exasperated. "So, you get to help me with the tree!" he added.

"Uh, don't you have servants to do this kinda stuff?" Duo said, tilting his head.

"I have given them the holiday season off. They have family too, you know!" Quatre said, lifting a large cardboard box. "Grab that." He added, motioning towards a second, smaller box. The two boys walked into the main room, where near the middle was an enormous Pine Tree, which had already had blinking lights wrapped around it. Quatre began to place shiny baubles on different sections, when Duo spoke,

"Hey, Quatre?"

"Yeah?"

"You.you're not still angry at me, are you?" Quatre froze, dropping a red bauble, causing it to shatter on impact with the wooden floor.

"Uh, why would I be mad at you?" stammered Quatre.

"The whole Trowa thing." Duo said bluntly. The colour washed from Quatre's cheeks and after taking a few deep breaths, turned towards 02.

"No. I'm not angry. I.I'm happy for you both. Trowa was never as happy with me as he is with you." Quatre said, looking at the shattered Christmas ornament on the floor.

"I just wanted to know you were okay. I mean, this being you're first Christmas alone and all."

"Thanks for reminding me, Duo." Quatre murmured sadly.

"Sorry Q-man!" Duo said, clasping his hands to his mouth, realising what he said was pretty stupid.

"Look, don't worry, okay?" Let's not ruin the holiday spirit by bringing up the past and reopening old wounds." Quatre said, faking a smile. Duo grinned and together, they put up the rest of the tree ornaments in complete silence.

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After every Christmas decoration had been put up and every light lit, the Gundam pilots began to place their presents under the brightly decorated tree.

"I'm starting to feel insulted." Heero said, as he rummaged through the gifts. "Nothing under here is for me.in fact; all of these are for Wufei!" Wufei smiled,

"Well, more people love me because I don't wear spandex." He said, causing Duo to choke on a gingerbread man he was currently eating.

"Calm yourself, Heero!" Trowa began, "I haven't even put my presents under the tree yet!" he said, as he patted a choking Duo on the back.

"Me..either!" Duo said between coughs.

"Well, I was about to go get mine, so...yeah..me either.." Quatre chimed in. The four pilots turned towards the Chinese boy,

"You bought yourself presents to make yourself look better, didn't you, you little bastard?" Heero asked. Wufei smiled nervously before standing up,

"Gotta go!" Wufei said before walking rapidly out of Quatre's mansion.

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By 7:00, the party was in full swing. Relena was annoying a sulking Heero and Wufei was no where to be found, after his present fiasco.

"Relena, I will tell you once more before I kill you. . . . GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME!" Heero growled.

"Oh Heero!" Relena giggled, "You don't mean that!" She said, placing her head on his shoulder and linked her arms with his. She was blissfully ignorant to how anxious and willing Heero was to kill Relena.

"Yes I do!"

"But Heero! I love you, and of course you love me!" she paused, "and Heero, no one should be alone on Christmas!" Relena said with a peaceful sigh. Heero mumbled something under his breath, and in one swift movement, detached himself from Relena's grip. He was standing now, looking down at Relena.

"Listen to me Relena." Heero paused, "I hate you, always have, and always will! Therefore, I would rather be alone my entire life then to spend one more moment with you!" he yelled, his voice gaining volume with each word. Relena gasped before leaving the room, in a final attempt to salvage what little dignity she had left. Heero blinked a few times. "Yes! Relena finally took the hint. . . once applied with a very large sledgehammer. . ." Heero celebrated inwardly. Wing Zero's pilot looked around the room and a sigh escaped his lips. Despite the fact that Relena Peacecraft is a complete idiot, she was right. No one should be alone on Christmas.

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Well, that's Chapter one completed. . . . off to start chapter two. . . what will happen? RnR please!!!!