The not to distant future…

"I will not!" The blonde woman crossed her arms and huffed after hearing her companion's remarks, she sighed and her mouth formed a pout. Relena attempted to look alluring and make puppy eyes at the zero one pilot. Heero cringed inwardly…was there something wrong with her face?…

"What are you doing?" he growled. Again the girl huffed and shook her head sullenly.

"Nothing.." she sighed and glared at the brunette "…oh Heero say you'll come!" before the boy could put forward any protest Relena latched onto his arm and leaned her head against his shoulder "It'll be soooo much fun Heero….music and dancing, fine wine and excellent company…but only if you come" she batted her eyelashes at him and clung onto his arm tighter. She could feel his body tense under her grip… 'Oooo Heero is soo strong' she sighed inwardly and smiled up at him charmingly. Again Heero cringed and tried to shake himself free without hurting the girl.

"Oh I know Hee-chan" the brunette stiffened and his eyes went wide at the name "You come and I won't bother you for a while… I'll make someone else take me to the garden party and the tea…oh and I suppose I'll go to those meeting on the colonies by myself…Quatre is company enough if he doesn't bring Trowa along…" The girl continued yammering at Heero as his mind drifted to thoughts of a braided man…and then caught up with the moment and began imaging a month to himself. He looked down at the pink blob on his arm and opened his mouth to comment

"….would be lovely! But of course you have to come to the concert…I already bought tickets you see and I made Quatre promise to bring you..." Heero grunted and finally pulled himself free of the girl.

"This once…and a concert?" he glared down at the floor in thought as Relena went on talking about this that and everything else. He Hn'd and nodded then turned and began walking away. Relena grinned and clapped, profusely thanking him…and then before he knew it there she was again attached to his arm following him into the kitchen and yammering again. He sighed to himself and tried to ignore her 'Duo was never this much trouble' he winced inwardly again and shifted his thoughts to work…trying to forget piercing violet eyes and a swinging chestnut braid.

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The classical music flowed and seemed to echo in the large ballroom…that had been disgustingly decorated in pinks. Chang Wufei snorted and downed another glass of champagne, his fifth if he counted correctly…the drink had helped dull his headache but the pink still made him feel like being physically sick. He turned his attention to the dance floor and watched at Trowa swept Quatre around the room gracefully…at the beginning of the night a few people had stopped and stared at the couple, they were well know by now however and only a few hadn't been expecting an open display of their relationship. A flash of gold caught his eye and he turned to its source…his breath caught in his throat and he stared as Milliardo Peacecraft twirled some young woman around the room. Wufei faintly blushed and turned his attention to the drink in his hand…only to find it empty. He glowered and raised his eyes to find a serving…but caught in his vision was once at the tall golden haired man. Wufei cursed inwardly but couldn't draw his gaze away. The graceful man danced with a seductive manner and Wufei much to his discrepancy felt his loins tighten. He blushed again and pulled his eyes away to find another drink, a chuckle from behind him caught his attention and the spun to face Treize Kushrenada. Wufei glared at the man but welcomed the distraction. After the separation of Oz the pilots had fallen into an uneasy alliance…an alliance that had settled and become easier to accept in the times after the wars. Pilots had to stick together after all… at least that's what Wufei kept telling him self. His gaze drifted down the body of the former Oz leader…who had betrayed his own organization for the want of peace. That deep chuckle once again caught Wufei's attention and his shivered…then blushed scarlet and the thoughts and the fact he had been caught ogling the man before him. Much to his relief the blue-eyed man made no comment, he did however extend his arm to offer Wufei exactly what he had been searching for…a glass of champagne.

"Thank you" Wufei muttered as he took the glass and took a sip. With his eyes focused on the floor he missed Trieze's gaze shift to the male Peacecraft then drift over his on figure.

"Beautiful…don't you think so" The smooth honeyed voice of Trieze drawled. Wufei's eyes shot up to see the man grinning and surveying the surrounding ballroom. Wufei shuddered…from what he couldn't tell and felt like vomiting again at the pink.

"You think..." The taller man shaking his head made him stop short. Trieze made a disgusted face then smiled charmingly.

"I'm actually hoping that at any moment I'll become blind" that deep chuckle came again and Wufei found himself smiling slightly "But then of course" Trieze continued "I realize that this wretched color would be my last sight…and never again would I be able to admire beauty in others" The grin on his handsome face suddenly made Wufei uncomfortable and he gulped back his sixth drink, hoping that he could pass the red color in his cheeks off as an affect of the drink. The swish of fabric was his only warning of the person approaching from behind and suddenly Wufei found himself closed in between the two ex- Oz personnel. The two men grinned and suddenly Wufei found himself fearing for his sanity….

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Duo groaned and lifted his face off of the toilet seat….he hated throwing up… "Hangsoversucks" he muttered and wiped off his chin with his hand. Caethes stood in the doorway of his bathroom glowering at him. Duo inwardly cringed; the white haired woman could be frightening when she wanted to be. With a huff and a muttered curse she left him to his own devices. The braided man groaned again and suddenly decided that the floor seemed amazing comfortable…the woman in the other part of the apartment wouldn't be happy but after having to kick out the junkie Duo had banged and bailed on he decided she wouldn't be happy about anything for awhile…with a slight moan Duo curled up into a ball and fell asleep on his bathroom floor.

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A/N: Just to let everyone know this story is a little warped for the timeline…I'm not really following anything and the boys are 19 now…meaning Milliardo is 25 and Trieze is about 28?…Well he is now –nods- sounds good to me