A/N: Okay, just to clear up a little confusion everyone. No one knows who Harry Potter is. Hermione changed the FRA data so that James Porter and Harry Potter had different DNA results because if she didn't, then the whole jig would be up. She also changed her own information so it wouldn't be matched to her family.
Okay so this chapter is mainly Trowa being told about his long-lost brother. It's also got (what I think are) some nice Duo moments. I hope you enjoy.
Chapter Eleven:
Quatre was sitting at his dining table, sipping at his coffee as he read the stock quotes on his tablet. His company had jumped up five points since yesterday, probably due to the successful expansion into the restaurant industry. Quatre had come up with the idea of opening his own chain of restaurants since he and his co-workers were constantly entertaining guests for dinner. This way he didn't have to pay another place and could write all the meals off as a business expense. It also created new jobs and boosted the local economy.
Pleased with the news, Quatre set his tablet aside and focused on the breakfast a maid set in front of him. Today was going to be a busy day. He planned on going into the office early to do some paperwork and then heading over to Preventer Headquarters to work with Arthur and Thomas. A terrorist group had recently become more active and Quatre decided it would be good experience for Arthur to look the file over and try and determine a strategy on how to proceed. Thomas, of course, was much too young to work on such things so Quatre would have to find something else for the young boy to do.
Trowa entered the room, a towel draped over his shoulders. He smiled and greeted Quatre with a kiss before pulling on a shirt and sitting down. A maid brought out a plate of food before disappearing quietly.
"So what are your plans for the day, my love?" Quatre asked.
Trowa shrugged lightly. "I do not have a mission scheduled until Thursday and Kron is working with the new recruits."
"How is Iien doing? Is he happier now with his assignment? I know he was slightly put out by Lady Une's decision to have him work with new enlistees."
"He has warmed up to the job," Trowa answered. "He still complains about not getting enough field time. I plan to take him with me on my next mission."
"That's excellent. I'm sure he'll appreciate it. And, to be honest, I don't like you going on missions alone. I know you can handle yourself but I feel much better knowing someone is with you."
Trowa smiled patiently at his young lover. They ate in silence until the doorbell rang. Quatre looked up in surprise as a maid went to answer the door.
"Are you expecting anyone?"
Trowa shook his head. A minute later the maid led Sally Po into the dining room. She bowed and left as both men stood to greet their surprise guest.
"Sally," Quatre said. "What a surprise. Is everything alright?"
"Sorry to drop in unannounced but I wanted to catch Trowa before he went to work." She turned to the other man and stared at him for a long moment. Trowa lifted an eyebrow curiously before the woman nodded. "Can we sit and talk?"
Trowa nodded and led the way into the living room. Sally sat on the couch while the two lovers sat together on the loveseat across from her.
"Can I offer you a drink?" Quatre asked, ever the polite host.
"No, thank you." Sally set the thin folder she had been carrying on the table and pushed it towards the boys. "I'll get right to the point. This morning I received an e-mail from the FRA system stating it had found a match between two individuals."
Trowa and Quatre exchanged looks and Quatre slowly picked up the folder.
"The system identified a fifty percent match between Trowa and another Preventer Agent."
Trowa's eyes widened while Quatre's jaw dropped. He turned to his lover, unsure of what to say.
"Because all information pertaining to you is classified, I received the e-mail. No one else has seen your name."
"You... found my family?" Trowa asked slowly.
"A half brother," Sally said seriously. "Judging from the genetic markers, you both share a mother but have different fathers."
Trowa turned to Quatre. His eyes landed on the folder and Quatre opened it. He held it out so both of them could look at the information together.
"James Porter?" Trowa asked. "Duo's new partner?"
"That's the one," Sally confirmed.
The two stared at the documents, feeling like a bomb had just gone off in their faces. Trowa had next to no memory of his life before the war. He didn't remember growing up or having a family. He didn't even know his own name, having taken Trowa Barton from the man originally meant to pilot his Gundam.
"Are you sure?" Quatre spoke.
"The system is very accurate," Sally explained. "The protocol when a match is made is to inform both parties and bring them in for a second test, to confirm the findings."
"Trowa?"
Trowa frowned as he stared at the picture of James in the file. They didn't look much alike except for their eyes. They had matching eyes.
"I..." Trowa shook his head. He could feel a headache coming on. Quatre took his hand and squeezed.
"Does anyone else know?" Quatre asked.
"My assistant, Jean, would have gotten the email as well but she doesn't have the clearance to read it. I've already left her a message telling her not to do anything about it and that I would handle it."
Quatre nodded and looked at Trowa, who still couldn't tear his eyes away from James's picture. He glanced back at Sally.
"You said you wanted to do another test?"
"To confirm that the findings are accurate," Sally said. She gestured at the briefcase next to her. "I brought my equipment to take another blood sample from you and will handle this personally. Also, if you prefer, we can wait to tell Porter. I can call him in with some excuse about needing a physical or check up."
Trowa nodded and finally looked up at Sally. "Please do so. I would like this confirmed as soon as possible."
"I'll call him in today. I've told both of you first because of your... statuses. But I want you to be prepared. The FRA has a high accuracy rate. I know we do a second test just to be safe, but I'm fairly certain that this is accurate. I believe you are both brothers."
Trowa felt his throat tighten at her words and nodded slowly. He turned back to the picture while Sally opened her medical kit and prepared a sterile needle. She quickly took Trowa's blood, tactfully ignoring the way he stiffened in discomfort when she approached with the needle. Once she was done, she carefully put the vial into her briefcase and locked it tightly.
"I'm heading into work. I'll call Duo and tell him to have Porter report to me immediately. The tests will take a few hours to process so I'll call you around two with the results."
"Thank you, Sally," Quatre said. "Please call us here. I don't think either of us will be going into work today."
Sally nodded and left. Once she was gone, Quatre gently touched Trowa's face. "Are you okay?"
Trowa shook his head. "I don't know. I don't know what to think."
Quatre nodded and wrapped his arms around Trowa's neck, kissing his head softly. "We'll figure this out, together."
"I have only met James twice. Kron went through training with him and speaks highly of him."
"Duo likes him too," Quatre added. "I've met him a couple times and he's very polite." Quatre gestured at the file. "He's a good agent too. Heero and Wufei both trained him and liked him. So at least we know he's a good person. He's certainly impressed the people in our circle."
Trowa nodded. "We'll wait until Sally calls to do anything."
Quatre nodded and held Trowa close, worried for his lover.
Harry never thought he'd be grateful to get called in for a surprise check up by a doctor but with how hard Duo was pushing him, the break was welcomed. After returning home from Hermione's office last night, Harry hadn't been able to sleep. He believed everything he had said to his friends but the nagging feeling in the back of his mind just wouldn't go away. What if he had been wrong and the FRA really had found some long lost family? Harry might have been more willing to believe if it had been a distant cousin but for it to say he had a half-brother? He just couldn't wrap his mind around it.
"This has better be important!" Duo groused. He was pacing back and forth in the exam room, waiting with Harry. "I hate when I'm interrupted."
Harry stifled a yawn. Duo's training sessions were always hard but they were especially excruciating when he was suffering from lack of sleep.
"Did Dr. Po say what she wanted?"
"Nope, just said to bring you in now and it was important."
"Great." Harry flopped down on the bed and closed his eyes.
"Why are you so tired? If I didn't know better, I'd say you were out all night partying."
"What makes you think I wasn't?"
Duo was silent until Harry opened his eyes to look at him. He smirked and drew a box in the air with his fingers. Harry scowled and lazily kicked him.
"Shut up."
Duo laughed before jumping up on the exam table next to Harry. The younger boy grunted in annoyance and turned over. He missed Duo's mischievous smirk and so was unprepared when Duo pinched him soundly on the butt. Harry yelped in surprise and jumped up.
"What the hell?"
Duo clutched his sides in laughter. "Sorry, couldn't resit." He laughed even harder at Harry's annoyed face. "Don't be like that, it's cute! I just couldn't help myself."
"Well next time you feel the need to grab my butt, you had better ask!"
"Sure, sure," Duo dismissed. He smiled brightly at Harry and the boy narrowed his eyes suspiciously.
"What?"
"Nuthing... just couldn't help but notice that you're not upset because I just grabbed your butt but because I didn't ask first."
Harry flushed and turned away from Duo with a huff. The braided teen swung his legs over the exam bed and leaned forward, forcing Harry to look at him.
"Come on, kid. We've been dancing around each other for weeks now."
"I don't know what you mean."
"Sure ya do!" Duo leaned in close and Harry didn't pull away. He could feel how hot his face was but was determined not to let his embarrassment show. "Let's just try and see if there's a spark..."
Harry let his eyes slip closed as he leaned closer to Duo. They were so close Harry could feel Duo's breath on his face. Before their lips could connect the door slammed open and Harry jumped back, startled.
"Oh come on!" Duo exclaimed. He glared at Sally who was staring at the two of them suspiciously.
"Maxwell, you didn't need to come. I just need to run a check up on Porter."
"Right. A check up. At seven in the morning."
"I don't have time later in the day," Sally snapped. "Now go wait outside."
"Oh, he can stay," Harry said. "I don't mind."
Sally looked annoyed but didn't argue. "Fine. Duo, sit over there. Porter, on the table."
They both did as they were told. Sally tested Harry's reflexes, waved a light in his eyes, made him open his mouth and say ah. As she did all this, she asked questions.
"We don't have a complete medical history on you," she explained. "What are your parents names?"
Harry blinked. "Uh... Lily and James Porter." He didn't have code names for his parents so he figured sticking with the truth would be easiest. This way he didn't have to keep straight anymore lies.
"So you were named after your father?"
"Yeah."
"How did they die?"
"They were killed in a car accident," Harry replied. There was no way he was going to sit here and try and explain that his parents were murdered and why. The lie his aunt had told him when he was younger worked just fine.
"Did they have any medical problems? Heart trouble? Blood pressure issues?"
"Not that I know of," Harry shrugged. "They were healthy."
"Hold old were they when they died?"
"Twenty-one."
Sally paused, surprised by this. "They had you very young."
Harry nodded. "My mum was twenty when I was born."
"So you have no siblings?Your parents didn't have previous marriages or children?"
Harry shook his head.
"Hmm..." Sally pulled out a needle and scowled when Duo made a sound of distaste. "I just need to draw some blood and then we'll be done."
Harry rolled up sleeve and Sally cleaned his arm with a cotton swap. "You have a lot of scars," Sally stated. "Are any of them from previous surgeries?"
"No."
Sally carefully drew the blood and capped the vial off. "What are they from?"
Harry stared at her. The woman frowned but decided not to push the issue right now. She could tell by the look in the young man's eyes that he wasn't going to give up the information easily. He was a lot like the former pilots in that regard.
"Okay, I'm finished. Thank you for coming in, you're dismissed."
Harry nodded and jumped from the table. He grabbed the doorknob and turned to Duo. "You coming?"
"I'll be there in a sec, I want to ask Sally something."
Harry shrugged and left. Duo frowned at the woman and crossed his arms. "So what was this really about?"
Sally shook her head. "I'm not at liberty to say. If you want to know, you'll have to ask Trowa."
"Trowa?"
"I'm not saying anything else, Duo. Excuse me, I need to get this sample to the lab."
She left quickly, ignoring Duo's upset face behind her.
The phone rang at exactly 1:59pm. Trowa stared at it a moment before shaking his head. Without a word Quatre stood and answered.
"Hello?" He was silent for a long moment before nodding. "Thank you, Sally. We'll handle things from here."
He hung up and went to sit next to Trowa on the couch. He took his lover's hand.
"It was positive?"
Quatre nodded.
"I am... unsure of how to proceed."
"Well, whenever I meet another one of my sisters I start by taking them out to lunch. We keep things light and just chat, try and get to know each other."
"I am not good at small talk."
Quatre nodded. "True, but that's something we can work on."
"Will you come with me?"
Quatre looked up in surprise. "Of course!" He squeezed Trowa's hand. "I'll be here for you every step of the way, for whatever you need. I love you."
Trowa squeezed his hand back. "I want to take some time to adjust before speaking to him. Let's keep this between us for now."
"As you wish."
*!*!*!*
Harry was sitting in Duo's office, reclining in one of the chairs in front of the desk. The two had finished their training session after Sally had finished her exam and split up to go shower. Harry had made it back to the office first and was now waiting for Duo to show up. It was as Harry started tapping his fingers in boredom that he realized he was alone in Duo's office. He sat up, staring at the computer.
Quickly, Harry pulled out his wand and waved it over the keyboard. The keys lit up briefly before returning to normal. Harry sat back, trying to act natural. He couldn't believe he'd almost missed the perfect opportunity to cast a duplication charm on Duo's computer. Duo was sure to log into his computer when he got there and the spell would copy his password.
Suddenly feeling nervous, Harry tried to relax and act natural. He leaned down in his chair before sitting up quickly and sitting straight. When that didn't feel natural, Harry stood, leaning against the desk. He sighed and shook his head.
"Just act natural," he said to himself out loud. "Stop acting like an idiot."
"Who's an idiot?"
Harry nearly jumped out of his skin when Duo entered the office in time to hear him talking to himself. That was one thing Harry didn't like about muggles in general; he couldn't sense them. When he focused, Harry could sense the magical energies of wizards or creatures nearby, making it very difficult to sneak up on him. But with muggles, there was no magical energy so he had to rely on his normal senses. In the case of Duo and the other former pilots, his normal senses were not good enough.
"Hey, what took you so long?" Harry asked, ignoring the question.
"Sorry, was talking to a friend."
"Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, he promised to explain himself later tonight so I won't worry until then." Duo sat in his chair while Harry took a seat across from him. Harry felt his heart skip a beat as Duo typed his password and logged onto the system.
"So we've got a pretty easy day," Duo spoke. "Just a couple of routine things. We're going to help the local police transferring some prisoners and that'll take most of the day."
Harry nodded, resting his chin in his hand. "Do we have any missions this week?"
Duo glanced at the computer screen. "Heero's got us scheduled to go to Cambridge tomorrow and provide security for one the museums. It's getting an exhibit of rare and priceless jewels so we're going to do a security check and then stay for the opening day."
Harry nodded. "Sounds good. When do we leave for today's mission?"
"Pretty soon."
Duo logged off his computer and switched the monitor off before walking towards the door. Harry stood to follow but stopped in confusion when Duo shut the door and clicked the lock into place. He turned around with a slightly wicked gleam in his eye. Harry was immediately on the defensive as Duo calmly stalked forward.
"I'm really getting sick of people interrupting me," he explained.
Harry took half a step back but didn't try to run when Duo linked their hands. He glanced away briefly, feeling shy, before shaking the feeling away. School or no school, he was still a Gryffindor. He wasn't going to turn away like some blushing virgin. Harry met Duo's eyes with a mischievous look of his own.
"Well maybe you should have better timing," Harry teased.
"Maybe you should shut up."
"Maybe you should make me."
Duo didn't need anymore of an invitation than that. He quickly pressed his lips to the younger man's and both felt a shock pass through their bodies. Harry instantly felt like puddy in Duo's hold, his legs going weak and his lips tingling with pleasure. Maybe it was all the time they had spent flirting, but Harry had never felt such an intense kiss. His head was spinning and for a moment he forgot to breath.
For his part, Duo was taken back by the sheer intensity of their kiss. He had meant to keep things sweet, innocent. He really just wanted to know if their was a physical spark between the two to possibly take their friendship up a level. He had never expected to have his breath stolen and feel a deep desire in his chest for the younger man. The magnitude of their kiss caught him off guard. Duo knew he was quick to like someone, but he had never felt so much raw emotion from a single kiss.
When the two finally broke apart both were breathing hard. Duo had managed to press Harry against the desk so the teen was half leaning, half sitting on it. He stared up at Duo with dark eyes and Duo's grip on his hand tightened slightly as desire shot through his body at the look. The sound of knocking interrupted the moment and Duo swung around, gaping at the office door.
"Are you fucking kidding me right now?" he snapped.
He stalked over the door, fully intending to rip the person on the other side a new one, but to his confusion, there was no one there. Tilting his head, Duo looked up and down the empty hall before turning back to Harry. The teen calmly lifted his fist and knocked on the wooden desk. Duo stared at him.
"That's not funny."
Harry could barely keep a straight face. "It's a little funny."
A small chuckled escaped his lips and Duo scowled. A second later Harry was laughing loudly, unable to control himself while looking at Duo's annoyed face. The braided man just rolled his eyes and shoved Harry towards the door.
"Let's go, we've got guard duty."
Harry glanced over his shoulder, feeling like a giddy school-child. Duo smiled back and winked as the two left together, standing much closer than they usually did. As Harry was lost in a cloud of happiness, he completely forgot about his duplication spell.
*!*!*!*
Later that day, Duo dropped James off at his apartment and told him to bring an overnight bag for their mission tomorrow. After stealing a not-so-quick kiss from the younger boy, Duo said farewell and drove to Trowa and Quatre's mansion. While he was curious about what was going on with his friends, all he could focus on was James. Never had he felt such intense emotion and passion when sharing a kiss with someone.
Duo was no stranger to making out or casual one time only things. Barely two years ago he had been known around the Preventers as one of the biggest playboys in the organization. It started after he and Heero had broken up because they both realized that while they loved each other, they were not in love with one another. Duo had seen the way Heero watched Wufei and vice versa and graciously stepped aside, knowing his best friend would be happier that way.
Even though Duo didn't regret his choice, the loneliness eventually began to get to him. Trowa and Quatre were happy together and Wufei and Heero were as well, leaving Duo by himself more often than not. Instead of dealing with his feelings, Duo decided to find someone new and thus became known as a playboy. He slept with those he felt worthy of his attention and played around with a few others just to pass the time. He never cared about any of his flings and was always gone the next morning before they woke up.
It didn't take long before Quatre was showing up at his home, asking questions and trying to invite him over as often as possible to try and stem the tide of people Duo kept seeing. The blonde enlisted the help of the others, not liking where Duo's life was heading. In retrospect, it was this worry that probably saved Duo's life and spirit.
It had been almost a year ago. Duo had been flirting with a man, Johnathon, a couple years older than himself. Johnathon (never John, he hated to be called that) was a seemingly innocent twenty-something with platinum blonde hair and bright blue eyes. The classic combination had drawn Duo's attention and he had pursued Johnathon in the same way he did all his lovers. He charmed him with smiles, made him laugh with lame jokes, and showered him with compliments and gifts. It hadn't taken long for the two to get together and for Duo to bring Johnathon home for a night of fun.
That night Quatre had asked Heero to go to Duo's apartment and check on him. Heero had agreed and Duo was thankful everyday that he had such paranoid and protective friends. Johnathon, as it turned out, had some terrible mental issues. He had a nasty habit of killing the people he slept with so that no one else may ever have them. He had tried to stab Duo in the heart but years of growing up on the streets and in the war had honed Duo's survival skills to an unnatural level. He had woken up just in time to roll to the side so Johnathon's knife plunged into his ribs instead of his heart.
Before Johnathon could try again, Heero appeared to check on his friend and, when he realized what was happening, shot the man straight through the eyes, killing him instantly.
Duo scowled at the passing cars as he vividly recalled the horrible night. Heero had called for an ambulance but Duo could barely think about his life-threatening wounds. All he could think was that Heero had killed someone. Heero had broken his promise to never kill again for him.
For the first time since he was a child, Duo had cried. He had apologized over and over to Heero, begging for forgiveness. He knew how much Heero hated killing. And because of his own foolishness, his refusal to face his issues and instead drown his loneliness in empty relationships, Heero had been forced to kill.
Days after he'd recovered from the stabbing, Duo went to Heero again, intending to apologize and swearing he would make it up to him.
"I'm so sorry," Duo had said, his eyes pointed down. "I'm so sorry you had to do this for me."
Heero, of course, answered simply and directly. "I'm not. You are worth breaking my promise for."
After that, Duo had gotten himself back together. He stopped sleeping around and grew up. He decided being alone for awhile would be a good thing and threw himself into his work. Honestly, Duo was fine with how things were.
And then James had come along.
Duo had noticed right away he was cute. His eyes were gorgeous, his messy hair was charming, his smile genuine. Physically, he was what Duo looked for in a lover. But Duo had ignored the attraction, even when he caught James staring at him more than once. It wasn't until they became partners and Duo got to know the younger man that he allowed himself to consider a relationship. Both Heero and Wufei had trained the kid and liked him, and that went a long way in making up Duo's mind about pursuing James.
It had been fun and Duo admitted he liked the fact that James didn't fall for him right away. He wasn't looking for a fling, but an actual relationship. Duo was done with casual and James was definitely not the casual type anyway. They flirted back and forth for weeks before Duo finally made his move and, even then, James made him work for it.
Duo smiled as he pulled into Quatre's driveway and parked his car. James was not going to be a fling. He liked the younger man enough to try and have an actual relationship with him. He would do things right this time. Duo would go slow, get to know him, maybe even open himself up a little. He trusted James and was actually excited to think about what their future could hold.
Quatre opened the door when Duo knocked and the braided haired man grinned. "Hey Q-ball! Got your invite."
"Thank you for coming," Quatre said, flashing a tired smile his way. Duo frowned in concern. "Heero and Wufei are already here, please come and sit. Would you like a drink?"
"No thanks." Duo nodded hello to his friends before flopping down in one of Quatre's oversized living room chairs. "So what's going on my friends?"
Duo looked at Trowa, who seemed as worn out as Quatre. Heero and Wufei noticed it too and were watching the couple with concern.
"We wanted to talk to the three of you about something," Quatre began.
"About James?" Duo asked. Heero and Wufei turned to him in surprise. "Trowa had Sally call him in for some bogus physical this morning."
The three turned to Trowa expectantly and he answered in a quiet voice. "Sally has confirmed through DNA testing that James Porter is my half-brother."
Duo felt his jaw drop. To his left, Wufei and Heero were staring at their friend as though he'd grown a second head. Trowa stared at them calmly, waiting for them to get over their shock.
"You sure?" Duo asked.
Trowa nodded. "The physical this morning was an excuse to draw another blood sample and confirm the findings. According to Sally, we share a mother."
"James doesn't have any family," Duo said. "He's told me before his parents died when he was baby."
"Obviously we don't know the while story," Quatre said. "The reason we called the three of you was to tell you the news and because all of you know James better than us. Wufei, Heero, you both trained him, and Duo, he's your partner."
"Does Porter know?" Wufei asked.
Trowa shook his head. "I haven't decided what I want to do next."
"He's a good kid," Duo said. "He's kind and honest. A good fighter too."
"He is dedicated and good at following orders," Heero put in. "His physical prowess is impressive for someone his age."
Quatre smiled. "We were thinking more about what his personality is like than his physical ability."
"You may read our reports on him, if you'd like," Wufei offered. "We had to evaluate him when we promoted him."
Duo felt a flash of annoyance at Wufei's offer that surprised him. He had read the reports too but for some reason, having Wufei offer it to Trowa as a way to get to know James without actually having to talk to him rubbed Duo the wrong way.
"Thank you," Quatre nodded. "But in the meantime..."
"He's not very observant when it comes to people," Wufei said. "He is a strong leader when needed but socially he is awkward."
"He lives in a box," Duo put in and smiled to himself. "I mean that figuratively. Like, he doesn't get out much."
"Are you going to inform him?" Heero asked.
Quatre glanced at Trowa who shrugged uncomfortably. "We're not sure. We want to but..."
"But with my past, we're unsure of how he would take things. Being friends or partners with a former terrorist is different than being related to one. I have a complicated history that I may not want to subject him to."
"He won't care about what you did in the war," Duo said with certainty. James knew some of what Duo had done and he still liked him.
"You should get to know him," Wufei suggested. "I determined him to be an honorable person while we trained together."
"And a hard worker," Heero added.
Trowa nodded and turned to Duo. "You both have a mission to Cambridge tomorrow, correct? I would like to tag along, if you don't mind."
"That's fine with me." Duo shrugged. Secretly he didn't like the idea. He was looking forward to spending some time alone with his new potential boyfriend. But this was much more important than a budding romance. This was his friend finding family.
"Thank you," Trowa said. "Wufei, when you get a chance, I would like to read your reports."
"I can access them from Quatre's study."
The two stood and left, Heero following. Quatre paused and turned to Duo. "Are you okay?"
"Hmm? Yeah, fine. So you guys really think James is Trowa's brother?"
"We're positive. DNA doesn't lie and Sally ran the tests herself, so there's no mistake. Trowa's pretty shaken up by it. He doesn't know what to do."
"Yeah, it's kinda mind blowing."
"Thank you for letting him go with you tomorrow, I know it's short notice."
Duo shrugged dismissively. "It's not a problem."
"And please Duo, keep an eye on him. Trowa's not good with people and he's very nervous. He could use his friends right now, even if he doesn't act like it."
Duo smiled and placed a hand on the blonde's shoulder. "Of course, Q-ball. Don't worry about the Beast-man, I'll make sure he's okay."
Quatre smiled sincerely. "Thank you."
A/N: So the plan was after this to go back to normal update speed... then I wrote ch12. It was seventeen pages when I finished it so I broke it into two chapters and I want to post them so bad! So after ch13, we're going back to normal update speed.
So thank you all so much for the reviews! I love how so many of you are picking up on all the little mistakes Harry and crew are making. It makes me so happy because I want you to notice those things.
What'd you think of this chapter? I pondered for awhile about Duo's monologue but I figured he and Harry have been working together for months and flirting for a long time so, even though they only just had their first kiss, he's already pretty smitten. Harry too, for that matter, but Harry's going to resist a little more than Duo.
So everyone, please tell me what you think! I'm so eager to hear your thoughts! Please review!
