Wufei's POV

Wufei's POV

"Wufei?" A soft voice whimpered in my ear and a pair of hands sought out mine in the night. "You awake?"

"Yeah," I grunted and rolled over so I was facing Duo. "What is it?"

"A nightmare…" his fingernails dug themselves into the palm of my hand as he held my hands tighter.

"The old one?" I whispered, sitting up and embracing him.

"No," he responded, his voice muffled against my neck. "No, a new one."

"Tell me," I instructed, still holding him.

He sat back a little, still in the circle of my arms though, and said quietly, "It's horrible, Wufei. There's a fire-and I'm out of it with Quatre-but *you're* stuck in it and-and its too late and-," Duo stopped suddenly and covered his face with his hands. "Wufei…I dreamed you were *dead*!"

"But I'm not," I said, as gently as I could. "I'm here…and so are you…neither one of us is going to die any time soon."

"But it was so real…" Duo whimpered, his hands reaching up and touching my face. "…so real…"

I reached up and grasped his wrists as he caressed my face, "But it was a *dream*. We're both fine, there's no fire-,"

"I hate fire," Duo interrupted abruptly, his hands moving down my face and neck, caressing my shoulders and chest.

"I know," I whispered back, a slight shiver descending down my spine as he continued tracing circular patterns across my chest and abdomen.

"You're shivering-are you cold?" Duo whispered, a slightly coy smirk playing at his features.

"Aren't you tired yet?" I responded, leaning forward and kissing him lightly on the lips.

"Never tired of you," he murmured, touching my lips lightly with his fingertips before replacing his fingertips with his lips.

"What about that nightmare?" I asked, even as his hands wandered beneath my shirt.

"What nightmare?" he threw me a slightly evil grin.

"Idiot," I grumbled, pinning him to the bed beneath me.

"Let go of me!"

"No, I kinda like having you at my mercy." Now it was my turn for the slightly evil grin.

He glared at me and stuck his tongue out. "Yeah? Well…uh, well…" he stumbled for a retort.

"Admit you're beat," I murmured, kissing him lightly.

He responded to the kiss, than pushed me away. "I will not!"

"Fine," I let him go and rolled over, prepared to go back to sleep.

"Hey!" Duo yelped and sat up. "You can't do that!"

"I just did, didn't I?"

"Jerk," he fumed at me, fumbling in the sheets until he found his pillow and gave me a good smack with it.

"Hey!"

He smirked at me and I lunged for him, pinning him across the bed. "Hey! That's not fair, you can SEE! You got the upper hand," Duo squawked in outrage as I removed the pillow from his hand and left him pressed down in the mattress.

"And *you* hit me with a pillow."

"So?"

"So…I'm going to…" I paused for a moment, deciding what I wanted to say.

"Aw, would ya be quiet and kiss me?" I laughed and leaned down to fulfill his request.

When I lifted my lips away from his, I was surprised to hear a small sob escape his lips. "Duo?" I whispered, sitting up.

He closed his eyes and lay there limply for a moment. "Wufei…"

"What?"

"I love you."

"I love you too…but what's wrong Duo?" I whispered, shifting my weight from side to side.

"Nothing." The response was so quiet I barely heard it. Suddenly, Duo bounced up and cried, taking the upper hand and pinning me down into the pillows. 'Wufei, please! Make love to me!"

I gaped at him. Duo had always been rather…*straightforward* about sex, but had never outright asked for it… "Are you okay?" I said, feeling his forehead suspiciously.

"Stop being stupid! Wufei, I need you! Please, don't make me beg!" There was a vast depth of pleading in his voice I couldn't ignore.

"Duo…"

"Please!"

"Your crazy, love," I whispered, sitting up and kissing him warmly on the lips.

He smiled quietly as our lips parted. "You called me love. You never use any affectionate nicknames…"

"Feel honored," I whispered in his ear, running my hands hungrily beneath his shirt. "You sure you're not sick? You're burning up…"

"Fei!" I laughed and was startled as he literally pounced on me and held me fast against the mattress.

"Duo!" I cried in shock as his hands moved swiftly down my chest, ridding my body of clothing as he did so.

"Shh. Just enjoy the ride," he said, smiling slightly, leaning over to kiss me. Still a little unsettled, I lay back as his hands moved swiftly over my chest, tracing long teasing patterns against my bare skin.

"You're aggressive tonight," I murmured as his lips joined his hands. "Ah!' I cried in pleased surprise as he nipped fiercely at my skin.

"I haven't just been lying there every other night," he said in a low voice, his breath sending shivers down my spine as it caressed my skin. "I've been learning…"

"I must be a good teacher," I said, smiling slightly. "Ah! Duo!" I jolted as his tongue flecked into my navel and over my thighs… "Duo!" I cried again, writhing underneath him.

He smiled and kissed me softly on my mouth. "Haven't I told you I'm a fast learner?"

Somewhere in the struggle he had lost his clothing and I wondered vaguely which one of us had removed them. "No-gah! Do you *have* to be so damned slow?"

"Ye-es," his voice was so low it was practically a purr. His hands were slow, deliberate, touching everywhere but the one place I was almost screaming to be touched. "Wufei, I can almost see you." His voice was strangely wistful.

"Don't!" I yelped. "Don't start being depressed because I am *seriously* not in a position to comfort you!"

He laughed briefly and brushed feather-light kisses across my forehead and down my face, kisses so soft I barely felt them. He straddled my hips and inquired curiously even as his fingers danced across my torso. "Can we do it this way?"

"Yes," I breathed out. 'We can do it anyway you want!"

"Okay…" he seemed to actually be considering the subject before leaning across and over me. A moment later, he was back in place, his fingers fumbling as he struggled to open the small tube. "Gotcha," he murmured.

I shivered beneath his touch and thrusted up eagerly into it. The small tube rolled off of the bed and onto the floor. A sharp shattering sound pierced through our senses and he chided me; "Your fault this time. You get to clean it up."

I gave a sort of half laugh, unable to draw the breath for a full laugh. "Later. I'm kinda preoccupied at the moment."

"Me too," he murmured, his hands sliding back up my body and cupping my face as he kissed me.

"Oh! Duo! I-I-," the words didn't make it out of my mouth as the shattering pleasure of my release span around me. I was faintly aware of Duo's own climax but I couldn't seem to think or see straight as he fell down beside me on the bed.

"I should be aggressive more often," Duo mumbled, stealing an arm around my waist sleepily.

"I didn't teach you any of *that*," I said, unable to do much more than smile at him. "Duo?"

Another smile spread over my face. He'd fallen asleep without a word. "Idiot," I whispered affectionately, kissing him softly before closing my own eyes.