Title: Rivals 5

Author: Aya Maxwell

Pairings: 1x2, 3+4, Solox5

Warnings: Language, violence

Disclaimer: I have nothing, I own nothing



~ Saturday Morning, 11:00 AM. East Side Apartment Complex ~

Briiiing.

"Nooo." Duo groaned and covered his head with the pillow.

Briiiiiiiing.

With an annoyed growl, Duo stumbled out of bed and grabbed the cordless phone, which was buried underneath a big pile of clothes. "What?" He snarled into it.

"Good morning!"

"........"

"Duo? Are you awake?"

"What the hell do you want at this hour Quatre?"

"Duo it's almost afternoon and we were supposed to meet for lunch remember?"

"......"

"Duo WAKE UP!"

"Wha? Oh yea yea I'm up I'm up." Duo stumbled out of bed and yawned loudly. "I'll meet you in an hour Q-Man.. And I have some stuff to tell you."

"Uh.. Ok, don't be late."

Duo hung up the phone and grabbed his towel. Today was going to be a good day, he was hanging out with Quatre in a few hours and seeing Heero tonight. Yup, nothing could go wrong with that. Whistling cheerfully the braided boy walked out of his room and headed for the bathroom.

"Well sleeping beauty it's about time you woke up."

Duo pointedly ignored his brother and continued to the bathroom.

"How long do you plan on giving me the silent treatment kid?"

"Until I feel like talking to you."

"Well you don't have to worry about seeing me for the rest of the day because I wont be back until morning."

Duo made a face. "Don't tell me you are going to Wufei's house. Doesn't he have parents or something?"

Wufei appeared beside his brother and smirked. "Unfortunately I do, but they happen to be out of town until tomorrow."

"Well yippy for you, I have a date tonight anyway so it doesn't matter if you are here or not." Duo sniffed and disappeared in the bathroom.

"Hey! Who are you going out with?" Solo called and knocked on the door. When his brother didn't respond he considered hauling the boy out by his braid and demanding some answers.

"Don't even think about it Solo. Just leave the kid be, the sooner we get out of here the sooner we can play." Wufei said and started to pull the taller teenager to the door.

"You better be home by midnight!" Solo yelled before Wufei slammed the door behind them.

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~ Genoes Pizza, 12:45 PM ~

"You're late." Quatre informed Duo.

"Aww come on Q-Man, did you really think I could do my hair in a measly half-hour? You should have woken me up earlier."

"Last time I did that you cursed me out." The blonde pointed out as he bit into his pepperoni pizza.

Duo rolled his eyes. "Well it's better to be cursed out, then kept waiting right? Hey Genoe! I need four slices with sausage and a large Cola pronto!"

Quatre smirked. "Well you certainly are in a chipper mood today. What did you want to tell me anyway?"

"Well.. I met this really cool guy last night. He is so hot! He has blue eyes.. And spiky dark hair and the most amazing bo --"

"Where did you meet him?" Quatre interrupted.

"Well I was walking down the street and he was hanging out with a whole bunch of guys. Oh I think he knows that guy you like. Trowa right?"

Quatre nodded stiffly. "Yea.. I uh saw you at The Void. What do you know about him?"

Duo paused when a waiter approached the table and placed a large platter in front of Duo. He chomped into a slice. "Well I know that his name is Heero, he doesn't go to school, umm.. He's really nice, hot, and he likes me."

"Duo.."

Before his friend could start the lecture, Duo held up a hand to stop him. "Look Q, I know what you are going to say. I should be careful, I hardly know him.. yadda yadda blah blah blah... but I like him, and I think he likes me and I am seeing him tonight so there." Then he took another large bite of pizza.

"Duo, I just want to look out for you --"

Duo slammed a fist down on the table. "I'm fucking tired of everyone trying to look out for me! I am not a goddamn child; I can take care of myself."

"Duo, I'm not treating you like a child. But what do you know about this guy? And did you tell him that your brother is the leader of Romefeller?" Quatre asked worriedly.

"No. Why would I tell him that? So he can get scared off like all the others?"

Quatre ate silently for the next few moments. This could only lead to disaster.. If Heero and Solo found out, someone would definitely get hurt. But at the same time he could not bring himself to tell Duo. He had looked so happy about finding someone, and Quatre knew that Duo had been lonely for awhile now.

"Just be careful Duo."

"I always am Q man." The violet-eyed boy said with a smirk.

Quatre sighed and went back to picking at his food. He had a feeling that even if he did tell Duo, the boy would still see Heero. So it was best to just let everything play out by itself, maybe things wouldn't turn out so bad after all.

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~ Crossbay Cinema, 7:00 PM ~

"This movie sucks." Heero noted about an hour into the action flick.

Duo snickered and stuffed a handful of popcorn into his mouth. "Yea I know. We could just get out of here if you want." He said looking up at Heero's profile. Duo smiled; damn this guy was hot.

Heero glanced down at him. "No.. I'd rather stay."

Duo shifted under his intense gaze, and absently toyed with the end of his braid. "It's cold in here."

Heero nodded and wordlessly put an arm around him, drawing the smaller boy closer to him. "Is that better?" He said softly in Duo's ear.

Duo shivered again when he felt Heero's warm breath on his face. "Yea.. Much better." Duo said as he casually rested his head on the blue eyed boy's shoulder. He smiled when Heero began to stroke his hair. A guy could definitely get used to this..

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After the movie the two boys walked hand in hand, towards Duo's building. "Are you sure it is okay for me to come up? What about your brother?"

Duo grinned. "Ah, that is the beauty of it. My brother isn't coming home until tomorrow."

Heero nodded but shifted uncomfortably. This was Romefeller territory, and if anyone saw him here there would be trouble. "Do you live nearby?"

"Yep, in the East Side Complex way up on the thirteenth floor. It's actually a pretty decent place to live, unlike the South Side." Duo said as they walked down the tree lined street.

"I live in South Side."

Duo missed a step and blushed. "Well I didn't mean that it was so bad, I just well you know.. "

Heero stopped walking and smirked at the boy. "You're cute when you blush."

Duo turned redder, and shrugged. "I'm not blushing.."

Heero's smirk widened and he caressed Duo's cheek. "In fact you look absolutely beautiful.."

Violet eyes widened. "I.." Before he could get out another word, soft lips pressed against his.

Heero closed his eyes, and pushed his tongue between Duo's lips. The boy sighed softly and accepted the kiss.



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End Part Five

TBC