Part two! Hope you like it! R&R!

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Zechs mouth fell open and no sound came from the man. Duo risked a glance, winched and looked back at his very interesting hands.

"…Duo, are you sure? Not that I don't belive you, but it seems a tad unreal." Zechs couldn't belive it. His gentle lover who always preached on about 'justice', was cheating on him? No way, it couldn't be true!

"I know how you feel, Zechs. It wasn't very fun to find out firsthand, I can tell you that much." Duo's voice sounded very small and upset for his 19 years. Zechs didn't blame him. It wasn't everyday you found your boyfriend cheating with your three best friends in the world. It had to be quite the shock.

"But are you sure it was him! Could it have been someone else who looked almost the same!" Zechs seemed reluctant to accept the truth. Duo looked up again and his eyes hardened a little at what he saw in Zechs light blue eyes.

"Zechs, have you ever heard my motto? The one that I often used during the war?"

"The 'I run and I hide, but I never lie'? Yes, I have. Why?"

"I still follow that very simple rule, Zechs. I never lie. I ran away today from 'home' because I was shocked and didn't want the otherrs to know that I had seen them in the act. Also I didn't want to confront them right then, so I did the only thing I could think of. I ran away. And here I am, telling you that your boyfriend was with my so-called friends, and you have the gall to question me?" Duo's voice rose steadily as his anger mounted. At the end of his rant, he was shouting.

Zechs looked stunned and considered what he and Duo had just said. He winched as he realized how what he said must have sounded to Duo.

"I didn't mean it like that, Duo…" He tried to apologize.

"I know, Zechs. I'm sorry I screamed, it's been a very bad day for me." Duo felt like he should be apologizing to Zechs about shouting.

Zechs nodded. "I understand, Duo. Ah… Am I right when I'm assuming that you don't want to go back to your's and Heero's place tonight?"

"Oh yeah! I don't ever want to go there again! Ever!" Duo's eyes got that angry sparkle in it again.

'He's beautiful' Zechs thought. 'What am I thinking? Wufei will have my hide if he finds out. Then again, he hasen't told me a few things either.'

"Then maybe I can interest you in checking in at an Hotel tonight with me?" Zechs sounded faintluy hopeful. He didn't particularly want to go back home to his and Wufei's apartment either, and he didn't want to spend the night alone.

Duo's eyes softened and he looked Zechs in the eyes for the first time that evening. "It sounds wonderful Zechs, but aren't you going home to W- Wufei." It pained him to say that name. Wufei had always kept Duo out of trouble and was probably his closest friend. 'Well,' Duo thought 'That changed tonight! The guys know how I feel about betrayal and lies. They won't expect me back tonight anyway.'

"After what you have told me tonight Duo, I don't feel very interested in going home to him. I think that I'm going to something stupid that I might regret later." Like kicking Wufei someplace where it really hurt!

"I feel the same way about Heero and the rest of them. I usually regret most hurtful things I do right after I've donet hem, but this time, it wasn't me who did anything wrong."

The guy who worked at the café had finally had enough. "I'm terribly sorry sirs," he didn't look the least bit sorry, "but we are way past closing time and you really have to leave now."

Duo looked at the watch and discovered it was almost midnight. "Oh geez, I'm sorry Zechs for keeping you out for so long."

"It's alright, Duo. Despite the news I got, I had a really nice evening talking to you." Zechs smiled and Duo thought he would melt.

'He's so handsome… whoa, back up Duo! You can't be falling for the guy! You hardly know him, and you just broke up, or going to break up with your current boyfriend who was cheating on him with Zechs boyfriend and two others. It's impossible!'

"I had a really nice time too. Nicer than Heero's idea of spending the night anyway. He usually tells me to quit bothering him and do something else. Now I know why." Duo blushed as he realized what he had donw.

"I'm sorry Zechs. I'm dumping my problems on you again. I don't mean for it to happen." The violet-eyed young man went out the door that Zechs held up for him.

"It's alright Duo. I don't mind, as long as you don't mind if I sometimes do the same thing to you tonight."

Duo grinned. "Nah, it's okay. ´An eye for an eye´ and all that, right?" He shivered suddenly as he felt the chill of the dark night and realized that he had forgotten his coat at ho- Heero's place as he ran out of there. He didn't want to keep thinking of it as his and Heer's home after all that had happened that day.

Zechs noticed his shivering. "Duo, are you freezing? Why don't you have a coat with you?" The tall blond shrugged out of his coat and wrapped it around Duo's shoulders. He didn't notice Duo's blush thanks to the dark night, which the braided youth was thankful for.

"Well, I guess I kinda forgot about it when I ran out of that place." Zechs didn't have to ask what ´that place´ was.

"I see." Was all he said. They continued the trek to the nearest suitible hotel in silence. When they got there they discovered that there only was one room free. Luckily it had two beds. As they got around to paying for the room (it was a pay-before-you-get-the-room kind of hotel) and Duo got out his wallet, he was firmly ignored while Zechs handed a creditcard to the man behind the counter.

"Hey, I can pay for myself, Zechs." His voice sounded faintly annoyed.

"I know Duo, but I want to treat you to this. You've had a horrible evening and I think you need to get a little spoiled, even if it's only for one night. Besides, I don't think a Preventers salary quite cut it to for you to pay for this hotel and still be able to feed yourself for the rest of the month."

Duo's cheeks flamed bright red before he could control himself. "…Yeah, you're right. Thank you Zechs."

"It's no trouble at all Duo. It's a hobby of mine actually, to treat people to things. I think it's fun and it gives me a kind of satisfaction. More talking tomorrow, you look ready to collapse." Zechs smiled to show that he wasn't upset by Duo looking tired (which Duo's mind translated to bored).

"Sorry Zechs," Duo said around a yawn. "I feel like I can fall asleep right here, standing. It's very hectic at work right now, and coming ´home´ wasn't really a pleasant experience."

Zechs led the way to the elevator, they were lucky that the hotel had an elevator, and further into their room.

"You can have the bathroom first, Duo. I can wait."

"Thanks Zechs. You're a lifesaver." Duo trudged into the bathroom and came out not five minutes later, undressed himself to his black boxers and slid into bed. "G'night Zechs."

"Good night Duo." The blonde man didn't go to the bathroom immediatly. Instead, hes at on his bed and looked at Duo, wondering how anyone could treat him as bad as Heero and his friends had.

He shook his head as he realized that he was becoming protective on the braided young man already. 'It shouldn't be possible, but I guess nothing is impossible.' He rose from the bed with a sigh and went to the bathroom to do his buisness. When he came out, Duo was already snoring softly under the covers in his bed. Zechs layed down and felt all the tensions of the day slip away as he fell slowly into sleep. 'I hope something good happens tomorrow.' Soon Duo's snoring was accompied by deeper snoring from the bed on the other side of the room.

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