I admit Heero came out a little OOC at the end of the chapter… But as dear Kuiya said, this is fan fiction, so OOCness is almost always going to happen. But I will try to in IC as much as possible. Though I think Heero will be OOC again in this chapter. Goddammit.

Chapter 4

Duo's eyes widened and he jerked back. Heero's eyes were wide as well. The messy haired boy pulled back, touching his lips as though shocked at what he'd done. He'd had an impulse and went with it…

"Ah… um…" Duo felt himself turning bright red. Quickly, he looked down at this lap to hide the blush. Heero had kissed him! What the hell was going on?! And it was his first kiss too!

"Duo… I… I don't know what came over me…"

"Forget it. It never happened. Okay?" Duo's voice was soft and he clenched his hands into fists. Confusion was overwhelming his mind. Heero had kissed him… It had been his first kiss… But didn't Heero hate him?

Then it came to him. This must be another way for Heero to bully him. He was trying to get Duo to like him… then he'd take it all away.

Duo's eyes burned with tears at this thought. So he and Heero had been getting along… Big deal. Heero would pretend this never happened and go back to hating Duo at school. After all, Heero's image would be damaged if he were seen hanging around the outcast.

Before he knew it, tears were falling onto Duo's lap and hands. Biting his bottom lip, the teen tried to stop crying and shaking but he failed.

Heero was shocked. Was Duo… crying?

"Duo…?"

"…Why'd you do it? You hate me, so why did you have to take my first kiss?!" Duo stood up and ran to the kitchen door. Heero ran after him and grabbed his arm.

"Lemme go…."

"No. Look, I don't know what happened… Honest… But… I would never kiss anyone I hated…"

"Liar. You don't beat up people you care about! And you don't humiliate them in front of the whole school!"

Letting go of Duo's arm, Heero looked at the floor. His normally emotionless face now held an ashamed look. "I… I really don't know why I did all that…"

"What?! You're saying you don't know why you tormented me every single fucking day?!"

Heero nodded. "I just felt like I had to… I just took out all my frustration and anger out on you, as though you had no feelings…"

"I noticed." Duo spat sarcastically.

"Look, this may not be enough… But… I'm sorry…" Heero forced the words out. He almost never apologized for anything he did. But he truly felt sorry for what he'd done to one of the most amazing people he knew. All the kids he hung out with were so shallow and fake, but Duo was real and always showed how he really felt. Amazing what you can realize by just talking to someone…

"Okay."

That one word made Heero look up. "What?"

"I said okay. I forgive you. I can see that this is painful for you. But… even though I forgive you, I can't easily forget what you did…"

"…I understand." Heero stepped away from Duo, folding his arms across his chest. So, Duo still hated him… Well, it made sense…

"Look, Heero, if you're really sorry… Um, let's start over."

"Start… over?"

"Yeah! Like this! Hi, my name's Duo Maxwell! What's yours?" A grin broke over Duo's face when he saw Heero's shocked looked.

"Um… Heero Yuy."

"Cool. Friends?" Duo held out his hand to shake. After a moment's thought, Heero shook it quickly before pulling away.

"Now we can work through this stupid marriage thing without hating each others' guts. But if you ever do anything like torment me again, I am so leaving. The only reason I'm still here is because I truly believe that you can change. So don't disappoint me."

That night, Heero lay awake in bed, trying to figure out exactly what the hell had happened. Duo had forgiven him and was willing to start over as friends. Friends… Heero had never actually had a real friend before. All those kids that followed him around pissed him off but he did nothing about it. He was usually quiet, since he thought that speaking brought people closer together. And he really didn't want to get too close to those stupid people.

Then there was Relena. Had he even liked her? No, he hadn't. The only reason he agreed to be her boyfriend was because she had never shut up about it. And he hated people who talked nonstop. Unfortunately, her constant talking continued into their relationship. He was glad to be rid of her.

Which brought him to what had happened in the kitchen. Bringing his hands to his lips, Heero frowned. Why had he kissed Duo? Not that he was complaining. The kiss had been much better the kissing Relena's over glossed lips. Kissing Duo had been different… It had been sweet, due to the pocky. Duo's lips were also different than a girl's… Yes, they had been soft but slightly chapped. And their mouths had fit perfectly…

"Whoa." Heero sat straight up, shaking his head, trying to get away from this train of thought.

Duo and I are just becoming friends… I don't need to ruin it like this. Besides, even though we're getting… married, we'll only be friends. Right?

With a frown, Heero lay back down and eventually drifted off into sleep.

No idea where my mind went with this chapter. I just started typing and this popped out. Ehh, I'm pretty happy with how this came out… Even though I wrote it pretty quickly. Anyway, enjoy! And review!