Disclaimer: These boys don't belong to me and maybe it's a good thing as my house isn't big enough.

Story: Building a Better Mousetrap 101

Warnings: Fluff and sap and lots of kissing going on.

Being a Mouse doesn't mean you're helpless or weak.

Current Pairings: 1xR, 2xOC, 3x4, 5xS, HxOC, 6xN and OCxOC (past 1x2)

Chapter 21- Take my Heart

The rest of the night went relatively smoothly other than having to air out a few Heero type Death Glares on a couple of assholes who took too long to move their eyes to a different part of the room. Duo now completely understood why Heero hovered over Relena at functions, it was for Glarability, it was almost fun. Catch the eye of some asshole ogling your girl and then Death Glare them into submission. The party was decent enough, there was food, drinking, and dancing, though not the wild and hot stuff they usually danced when they went out clubbing, of course that was all to the good, if the girls moved to much they would have probably popped out of their dresses. Needless to say slow dances were very popular, as were the corners where the mistletoe had been conveniently placed. The night was filled with rum spiced eggnog and kisses galore. Ah except for Mouse and Relena, Duo was getting just as good as Heero at Death Glaring away tipsy coeds hoping for a peck from the pretty girls.

Earlier that night Duo had made a request of the DJ and looking at his watch it was just about that time. He pulled a grinning Mouse out on to the floor just as the song began. He was, not surprisingly very nervous, he was about to bare his soul to Mouse, and in front of all his friends. The song he had chosen was appropriately enough. 'Right here Waiting for You' by Richard Marx.

Duo pulled her close and wrapped his arms around her for a moment before letting go enough to cup her face with his left hand, she smiled softly and nuzzled her face into his hand. She'd always liked this song, it reminded her of herself and how she'd always been waiting there for him. Suddenly he spoke softly...

"You are the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me" Mouse's dark gray eyes shot to Duo's serious amethyst ones.

"Oh Duo."

"I-I have very little that I consider truly mine own. My hair." He grinned at her and glanced quickly at the braided chestnut colored bracelet she always wore on her left wrist. He laced the fingers of his right hand with the fingers of her left and brought that hand up to his lips and kissed the back gently and then held it to his heart. Which was beating madly by this point, he continued…

"The only other thing I have is this."

He released her hand and reached up behind his neck to undo the clasp of the chain to his cross, the one he always wore, and took it off. Mouse's eyes grew as big as saucers, she knew what that cross meant to the once lost orphan boy from L2. It was the only thing he had left from Sister Helen and the Maxwell Church.

Slowly as if time stood still, and maybe for this important event it did slow down a little bit. Duo removed his precious cross that held so many of his memories and a lot of his pain and placed it around the neck of the woman he loved more than life itself.

"Take this, wear it for me. I'm giving it to you along with my Heart, if you'll have it." Mouse remained quiet as Duo closed the clasp the chain around her neck. She hesitantly lifted a hand and gently touched the cross that was now gracing her throat.

"Oh my God. Duo, if this is a dream, I don't want it to end."

"Mouse." She smiled up into the worried looking violet gaze.

"I'm yours, for as long as you'll have me. I love you Duo Maxwell." Duo blinked, his heart felt like it was going to burst with joy and his eyes glistened with tears of happiness as he pulled her close he buried his face in her warm dark hair.

"I- I love you so much Mouse." He moved and soon enough his lips captured hers in a kiss that tried to express

all the love in his heart. Mouse that she was going to explode from happiness.

-

Off to the side of the dance floor the other 4 ex-Gundam pilots watched as their brother gave of his very self to his bondmate. Even Trowa was surprised at the depth of Duo's feelings for the quiet dark haired girl. Quatre snuggled up to Trowa a huge grin plastered on his face.

"Quatre?"

"I've never felt Duo feel so complete before Trowa, not once. He's so happy it almost hurts."

"Little one, he is but beginning to realize the joy of his lifebond. How could he not be happy? I know, I felt this strongly when you accepted me." Quatre looked up into Trowa dark green eyes and sighed happily.

"Trowa I love you, Have I mentioned that today?"

"Once or twice, but it bears repeating often so I never forget."

"Yes, Trowa never forget that I love with all my heart."

"And I you little one." Trowa captured Quatre's upturned face in a sweet and love filled kiss, there would be time later for passionate embraces and hot loving. Now was for sharing with their friends the beauty of true love and their life bonds.

-

Relena nuzzled into Heero's side as she watched the scene unfold on the dance floor. She should be jealous, but she wasn't. Though Heero hadn't been nearly 'that' romantic, when he'd given her his heart, of course just admitting he had one at all at the time, had been a real stretch for the emotionally distant boy he had been. But she smiled to herself, he was learning and he made up for it in so many other ways. Like now for instance….

Heero smiled down gently on the smiling face of his love and lifemate as she watched their best friend give his heart to the woman he loved. Heero turned Relena towards him.

"I know, I don't say it enough. But you know I love you, don't you Relena?"

"Oh Heero, I love you too. SO much, that when you do say those words I feel like I'm going to burst from joy and happiness."

"Relena."

"Heero." The Perfect Soldier gave his Princess a Perfect kiss to share the moment.

-

Wufei smirked from yet another corner of the dance floor. Leave it to Maxwell to show them all up. Of course the act of giving up his cross was something even Wufei would have never expected. It was touchingly intimate and extremely personal. The only thing Wufei held on to, was wearing white for Melain, and suddenly he realized that perhaps this hurt Sally, though the Honey blonde had never said anything to him. He looked at the tender expression on her face as she watched Duo and Mouse. Yes it was time.

"Sally will you go shopping with me tomorrow?"

"Shopping?"

"Yes I need a new wardrobe, it's time I stopped wearing so much white." Sally's eyes filled with tears.

"Are you sure Wufei, really?"

"Woman it is time to leave the past behind where it belongs. While you're at it, name a date. I need children to teach my clans traditions to."

"Ah, Wufei.."

"Yes Woman?"

"I'm pregnant."

THUD

"Wufei?" Sally looked baffled of all the responses she had expected that hadn't been one of them. Duo and Mouse had seen Wufei drop and came right over.

"Whoa what happened to Wuffie? Whatcha day to him Sal?"

"I told him he was going to be a father."

"Oh…. Ah, no wonder he fainted… hehehe, Wow this is so cool, I can rib him about this for years!"

6 voices cried out in unison…

"DUO!"

"What? I can't have a little fun at Feifei's expense? He like never screws up."

(Sigh)

-

Wufei regained consciousness during all this and glared at the braided menace as he regained his feet.

"Maxwell don't be an ass. I was just caught off guard for a moment at the joyous news." Sally smiled.

"Truly Wufei?"

"Woman, I already told you to pick a date. That I was ready for children, I just didn't expect you to fulfill my demands so quickly." And with that Wufei grinned. And the rest of the group all congratulated him and Sally on the future child of the Dragon clan. Hilde and Gloria joined them, Rick had watched the Maxwell kid bare his soul, he then dragged Mike off to their room for a little soul baring of his own. If he had his way, Mike would someday be his life partner. And tonight he planned to tell the sweet young man how he really felt about him. He hoped Mike didn't pass out.

Upstairs Rashid and the Maganac's were just finishing up in the suites. Duo wasn't the only one who had requested something a little special tonight. In fact, each room had something special. Rashid shook his massive head, grinning to himself, Master Quatre and is friends were still just teenagers. They had been thru so much in their short lives that even he sometimes forgot. They all deserved a little fun and as much happiness as they could find, because of these boys, the world was at peace.

AN: Kawaiii!!!! yeah now on the lovely gratuitous sex scene YEAH!!!!!!