Trowa, Duo, Lisa and Wufei sat around the kitchen table playing cards on the early spring evening, when the trailer door violently flung open and Catherine came storming inside with a resounding slam as the door came to rest in its frame. The four looked at her wide eyed and whatever any of them might have wanted to say was froze on their lips by the cold warning look she through at them. She stormed down the hall to her room, and they felt the force with which the bedroom door was closed. The four exchanged questioning looks, but they all could guess what had Cathy so enraged. She had been out with Mark and something had not gone well.
"You think they broke up?" asked Duo breaking the silence.
"I said they would from the beginning," Wufei reminded them. "He is not the right guy for her personality and temperament."
Wufei crossed his arms over his chest and leaned away from the table.
"Maybe I should go check on her," offered Lisa.
As she started to get up, Trowa placed a restraining hand on her arm, and the thud of knives hitting home in the target board on the back of the door could be heard.
"Give her some time," advised Trowa. "She will tell us what happened when she cools off."
~@~
Catherine through the knives at the door with as much force as she could muster. Even enraged she hit the mark each time. She had to work at getting the knives out of the board for they had gone through the target and slightly into the door. All the while she muttered under her breath.
"JERK! Jerk! Jerk! He is such a jerk! Wufei was right."
She hated to admit it, but he had been right. He had warned her about Mark. He had told her what he would eventually try to do and he was right. She could see the "I told you" look on his face when he found out, and she groaned.
Her fury slowly began to subside and she broke down into silent tears with the turn of the evenings events. There was a gentle knock at the door. Catherine brushed away the tears before calling enter.
Her father poked his head into the room to check on her. Upon seeing the state his daughter was in he entered the room.
He skipped asking if she was alright, because she obviously was not, and went for asking, "What happened?"
"Mark and I broke up," she said with disgust and hatred coloring it.
"What brought this about?" Jeff asked tenderly.
"Mark was pushing the relationship a bit farther than I wanted it to go so I ended it," Cathy told her father.
She was not going to tell him any more details than that. He pulled her into a hug and she buried her face in his chest as tears began to creep out of her eyes again. All sorts of scenarios keep running through his mind of what Mark could have done and none of them made Jeff very happy as he sat there comforting Catherine.
~@~
The next day the Barton pride, as they had been dubbed by the other performers, minus Catherine were headed out to do their morning tasks and saw Mark hobbling across the grounds. He was not in good shape from what they saw.
"It looks like Cathy did a job on him," observed Duo.
There was a slight satisfied smirk on Wufei's face.
"I wonder what he did?" asked Lisa and everyone else became serious as various answers came to mind.
"So do I," said Trowa almost protectively and a hardening glint in his eye.
To every ones surprise Trowa stalked off in the direction Mark had gone. The remaining group members looked at each other slightly astonished before taking off after the miffed and protective brother. The four came across their prey and he watched them warily as they approached.
"What ever Cathy told you, I am sure was over exaggerated," he started as four sets of eyes confronted him.
"She told us nothing," growled Trowa through clenched teeth. "We thought we might ask you what had her so upset."
Mark eyed the group and groaned inwardly. He was in trouble. When he had started dating Catherine, he was concerned about her extended family's acceptance being a problem, but that had not been hard to get. She had chosen him to date, and they accepted it and him into their group. But, now that he hurt one of their members, they were as threatening and dangerous as any pride of lions.
"Nothing," Mark stuttered.
"I think there was more than nothing, else you would not be in such poor shape," pointed out Wufei calmly.
"All I was doing was moving the relationship along a natural progression," Mark said.
"And which natural progression was that?" asked Lisa.
Mark swallowed hard as he noticed the hard look in the eyes focused on him. He did not know how to tell them with out them getting angrier than they already were, and there were somethings he just could not say in front of a girl.
"You wanted her to have sex with you and she said no," supplied Lisa.
All eyes looked at her shocked for her bluntness and that it came out of her mouth. Mark nodded that this was the case.
"What happened after she said no?" asked Duo.
Mark looked at the floor. He could not stand much more of this.
"Did you try to force her?" asked Lisa appalled and a low cat like growl came from Trowa.
"No, well maybe. I did not think she was serious about it," Mark muttered. "They never are."
That was the wrong thing to say and he flinched as the intensity in the area went up several more notches. He knew he was in for it now. Trowa's hand shot out and grabbed Mark's shirt. Mark winced which caused him to groan in pain.
"And, that is when she beat you to a pulp," added Lisa.
Mark nodded unsure of his voice even if he did try to talk.
"I think Catherine did enough damage to him last night," said Duo and tried to pull Trowa away.
"Maybe," muttered Wufei.
Trowa made Mark look him in the eye before he spoke.
"If you ever touch or hurt my sister again, you will regret it," Trowa growled in a low cold voice before letting go of Mark's shirt and dropping him like trash. "And when a woman tells you no - believer her."
The others added their support to the statement before they turned away. Mark scampered away in the opposite direction as quickly as his injured body would allow.
Jeff, who had come across the confrontation, stood in the shadows satisfied with his pride's work in the situation. He could not have done a better job. The four of them were an intimidating force, and he was sure they had just killed Catherine's dating life for a while.
Catherine was upset with them when she found out what the four of them had done and started to give them a motherly chewing out.
"We didn't hurt him," clarified Duo. "We only asked him what happened."
Catherine wore a "Sure, I believe that!" look.
"Trowa might have wrinkled his shirt a bit, but other than that we did not touch him. It was his own guilt that made him interpret our actions so aggressively," pointed out Wufei.
Catherine glanced over the group again. Her eyes rested on Trowa leaning back in the couch with arms crossed before him. His visible eye cold and unrepentant.
"I see," Catherine said. "Thanks for looking out for me," she concluded. "I love you guys too."
~@~
Duo laid in bed with the blankest tucked tightly around him to keep his shivering boy warm. A round of coughing racked his body causing him to wake from his nap. He could not believe he felt worse now than earlier in the day. When he woke that morning his throat was scratchy and as the hours ticked by his nose started running and a slight cough developed. Catherine noticed his paler than normal complexion, his sniffles and occasional cough. She approached him and gently placed a hand on his forehead which he tried to brush away.
"Duo, you are burning up!" she declared. "You are going to bed right now," she insisted as she pulled him in the direction of the trailer.
As they made their way to the trailer, Duo noticed how cold he felt and he began to shiver. Catherine made him go to bed while she rummaged through the medicine cabinet for the appropriate medication for Duo's symptoms. She poked it down him and tucked him in. She bid him farewell and left him to sleep. Duo thought he was not sleepy but soon his eyes were drooping and he was in the land of dreams. He drifted in the arms of sleep until a few moments ago when his coughing woke him. Duo sat up hoping that would help them to subside. Duo was so busy trying to control the coughing, he did not notice Catherine enter. All of the sudden a glass of water was held at eye level.
"Here," said Cathy, "see if a drink will help."
Duo took the glass and sipped from it. His coughing subsided.
"Feeling any better?" she caringly asked.
"No, worse," he responded and coughed again before grabbing a tissue to blow his nose. "And, I am still cold," he wined.
Catherine picked up another blanket and placed it over Duo.
"Maybe that will help," she stated. "I brought you some soup if you feel like eating."
"Thanks," Duo muttered as he picked up the bowl and gently sipped at it. The warm broth soothed his throat as it passed through.
"Drink that and then rest," she ordered as she stood and placed a motherly kiss on the top of Duo's head. "I have to go perform. See you latter."
Duo finished the soup and snuggled down into the mass of blankets. He enjoyed the feeling of being cared for and was thankful for Cathy's mothering. When he lived on his own, he hated being as sick as he was now. He had limited resources and had to get by on what little he had. There was no one to get him what he needed or give him a comforting kiss or hug. That had changed since the Barton family had taken him in. He was not sick often, but when he or any other member of their family such as Trowa or Wufei became sick, Catherine or Beth was there to make sure the person was made as comfortable as possible and had what he/she needed to get better. When Catherine was sick they would return the favor. He knew he was lucky to have such a family and thanked God as he drifted off to sleep again.
Duo had been floating between the worlds of dream and reality when Trowa entered the room and unintentionally brought Duo completely to the world of reality. Duo rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he sat up and greeted Trowa.
"How did it go?" asked Duo before having to blow his nose.
"Fine," Trowa replied.
"Did my absence cause too much trouble?" inquired Duo.
"Nope," answered Trowa.
"Don't you know how to make a person feel needed," retorted Duo and put on his best "I'm offended" expression but it was ruined as another round of coughing exploded from him.
Catherine and Lisa entered the small room making it fairly crowded. Catherine made Duo take more medicine.
"How are you feeling?" asked Lisa.
"As well as can be expected," he responded. "My throat does not hurt as much now."
All could tell he was not well from his voice which was being affected by his stuffed up nose.
"We missed you," Lisa consoled him.
Duo gave Trowa a "see I was missed" look and stuck out his tong at him.
"The act just is not the same without you," Lisa continued.
"The act?" said Duo in confusion. "Who did you perform with?"
"Trowa," Lisa responded to his inquire.
Duo was actually relieved that Trowa was the one to fill in for him rather than some of the other male performers in the troop, like Mark. They could be real jerks at times. He did not know when it started, but he had become very protective of her as if she were his real sister. He should have known that the others would have taken care of it, for from the first day she appeared "on their door step," they all were watching out for her. They all were happy, even Wufei, that she was thriving in her new environment.
~@~
Duo woke up coughing once again and looked at the clock. He noticed a tightening in his chest and thought he should take care of that. He wondered into the bathroom with blankets wrapped around him in search of the medicine. He rummaged around in the cabinet in search of the cobalt colored jar that contained the item he was after.
"What are you looking for?" whispered Lisa.
Her question startled Duo and he junked away from his search.
"Sorry, I did not mean to wake you," said Duo as he faced Lisa.
"You didn't wake me. What are you looking for?"
"The Vicks. My chest is feeling tight. Cathy rubbed it into my chest the last time it felt like this."
"You mean this," Lisa said quietly as she picked up the jar setting on the cabinet.
"That would be the one," he replied sheepishly.
"Come, let's get you doctored up," said Lisa as she grabbed Duo's hand and hauled him to the couch in the small living room.
Lisa opened the jar and the potent released vapors slammed into her senses bringing back memories of when she lived with the Dorlians. When she was young, she always seemed to get colds that would move into her chest and Mrs. Dorlian would rub the greasy compound on her chest to help open it up. She always loved the smell and the tingling sensation it produced. Her mother would then rap her in a blanket and hold her while singing a song or telling a story. She would snuggle into her mother's embrace.
"Something wrong?" asked a worried Duo.
"Nothing, just cherished memories," she reassured him with a smile. "Remove you shirt."
Duo obeyed and pulled the T-shirt off over his head exposing his chest. Lisa scooped the salve up with two of her fingers and started to apply it to Duo's chest. Duo jumped at her first touch.
"That's cold," he complained.
"It will be warm soon enough," she responded as her hands glided over his torso continuing to work the substance into the skin.
Duo felt the tingling from the compound but there was another sensation assaulting him. There was a pleasurable burning sensation on his skin wherever Lisa's hands touched. With each caress was like a lover's kiss. Duo's eyes widened as he realized what was happening. He was falling for Lisa.
"Get a hold of yourself, Maxwell," he mentally scolded himself. "You can't fall for her! She is suppose to be your sister. There is no way you can have her without blowing her cover, then you might loose her forever. Just put it behind you and think of her as you sister that you love and protect."
With that settled, Duo looked at Lisa to see if she noticed his internal struggle. She looked like an angle as she wiped her hands on a towel and put the lid back on the jar.
"Maybe there will be a chance after she is eighteen and can safely be who she was before becoming Lisa. Just be patient," a small voice whispered deep inside of Duo.
"You can put your shirt back on," she informed him.
"Thanks," he murmured as he slipped his shirt back on and reclaimed his blankets to rap around him.
"My pleasure."
Lisa strolled into the kitchen to wash her hands and Duo wrapped in blankets pattered in behind her in his stocking feet. Duo plopped into a chair and watched Lisa soap up her hands and move them throughout the water stream to remove the bubbles. She picked up a dish towel to dry them with.
"Would you like some tea?" she asked. "I was going to have some to help me sleep."
Duo accepted her offer, and she heated up water in the microwave before placing a teabag in each of the two cups. After the tea steeped, she placed a cup before him. Duo managed to free his hand from the blankets with out flinging the blankets around too much and picked up the mug. Its warmth felt good and he held it to his body to capture the radiating warmth. Duo sat there with eyes half closed. His nostrils were filled with the ointment on his chest and his body was gladly accepting the tea's warmth. The combination was beginning to make him woozy, but he tried to not let it show. Through his half closed lids, he watched his "sister" sipping her drink.
"Are you going to drink it or just hold it?" she asked.
Duo opened his eyes and looked at her.
"I'm going to drink it after it cools a bit. The warmth feels so good."
She smiled at him. He loved her smile. It was so warm and friendly. It seemed to promise that everything would turn out alright. He was glad that her previous life, which she never talked about and they never asked, had not taken her hope away. He returned a lopsided grin of his own. She let out a soft laugh.
"Even you grin looks sickly," she observed.
Duo shrugged his shoulders in a what can I say manner.
They finished their tea with very little conversation. Lisa took the mugs and placed them in the sink.
"Well, we should probably get to bed," she said.
"I don't want to," moaned Duo. "I have been in that bed all day."
"You need to rest," pointed out Lisa.
"I know," Duo groaned defeatedly. "I just feel restless."
"I know what might help," she said as she pulled him back to the living room and set him on the couch.
She made sure the blankets were around him securely before sitting down beside him. She pulled him down so his head was in her lap and stroked his hair.
"My mother use to do this when I was having trouble sleeping. and my brother after her."
Duo noted the threads of longing and loss in her voice as she made her statement. Before he could come up with anything to say, Lisa continued.
"I would lay on her lap. She would stroke my hair and tell me a story or sing."
"Oh," was all Duo could manage to say in this emotional moment.
"Once upon a time, in a far off land, for you know that is how all stories should start," Lisa began, "there lived a lovely princess named Lena. Everyone loved the princess. She had a wonderful life until one day, tragedy befell her as it does to all heroes or heroines of a story…. Lena rescued the prince and saved the land from destruction, and they all lived happily ever after. The end."
Lisa concluded her story and noticed she had been absentmindedly running her fingers through Duo's hair the entire time trying to make the loose strands lay flat. A soft snore came from the form on her lap and she smiled lovingly at him. She looked at her "brother" and was glad they had found her. It was hard telling where she might be now without them taking her in and helping her. She could be on the street with nothing to eat and no shelter from the elements. She could be dead. That thought was one she quickly pushed aside. They were her family now, and she was grateful. Duo was a great brother. He was caring and giving. He would try to make her laugh when she was down. He was so different from her real brother, yet the sence of him protecting and watching out for her was the same. It was comforting to know that he was there for her if she needed him.
Lisa leaned her head back against the corner of the couch and drifted off to sleep before she knew it.
The next morning when Catherine came out to start breakfast, she found two figures on the couch sleeping. She smiled at the adorable sight of the two siblings sleeping on the couch before gently waking Lisa.
~@~
Days passed and Duo recovered from his illness. Life continued in its normal routine of travel, setting up, practicing, performing, tearing down, and moving. Lisa forgot that she ever had a life before living at the circus. Time moved quickly and soon summer was upon them.
Lisa woke to sunlight streaming in through the small window in the room she and Catherine shared. Cathy was already up and gone, probably fixing breakfast. Lisa stretched and through on some cloths. She brushed and fixed her hair. She observed that she would have to dye it again, the lighter roots were starting to show. She would ask Cathy if she would help her dye it. She could do it by herself, but it was so much easier when someone helped her. Usually Cathy would, but on a few occasions Duo volunteered and Trowa helped once. Lisa let out a contented sigh with her new life and family before going to help Cathy in the kitchen.
Catherine was almost done with the cooking so Lisa set the table. Duo and Trowa entered the kitchen wearing only shorts and wiping sleep from their eyes. Lisa suddenly felt strong muscular arms snake around her waist and lift her so her feet dangled above the floor. The warm breath of the arm's owner on her neck caused the involuntary chills to run down her back. She hated that and she knew he knew it too.
"Duo," she gasped as she was lifted from the floor.
"That's my name," he responded before twirling her around.
"Duo, stop that. There is not that much room in here," demanded Catherine.
Duo came to a halt and released his dizzied captive. Lisa staggered as Duo released her, and Trowa caught her arm to steady her. She flashed him a smile of thanks before she turned to glare at Duo. She was going to yell at him, but from past experience she knew it would do no good. She let the insolent slide and finished her task. As she moved around the table she watched the two boys out of the corner of her eye. She had to admit they were both fine specimens of young males. Their torsos were covered with well defined muscles, which was not uncommon among any of the men working at the circus. The occupation required them, but it did not stop her from appreciating the occupations benefits on her two male counterparts. She observed the smooth movements and flexing muscles each body made as they moved around the kitchen. Trowa was definitely more graceful in movement than Duo. Where Trowa moved like a cat stalking its prey, Duo moved more like a puppy at play. Lisa rained in her raging hormones and tried to push such thoughts our of her head, thoughts that seemed to occur more and more often. She was practically drooling over two boys who were like brothers to her, and one of them was suppose to actually be her brother.
Breakfast proceeded as normal, as did the rest of the day. That afternoon Lisa and Duo were working on teaching Lisa new moves, while Catherine and Trowa practiced in one of the other rings.
~@~
Catherine and Trowa had just finished practice. Trowa had already walked out while Catherine gathered up her supplies.
"You need to work on your stage presence," criticized Wufei to torment Catherine.
He secretly enjoyed bating her and getting her riled up as much as she did him.
"And what do you know about it!" she demanded with her hands placed defiantly on her hips.
"More than you, silly onna!" Wufei retorted.
That was it for Catherine. Wufei had been getting under her skin more frequently in the past few months and she was tired of it. She was ready to let him have it.
"You know what," she said coming to stand only inches from Wufei who held his ground. "I am tired of your critical remarks toward me, your chauvinistic attitude and your overall ruddiness!"
She tapped his chest with her finger to accentuate each point as she made it.
"If you can't say anything that is not hostile or demeaning to me, then I don't want to hear a word out of you!" she said with a rising cold anger in her voice.
Wufei stared at her, the shock he felt not showing on his face. Catherine never reacted like this before. This was not their normal game. His mind reeled at the raw emotion he saw play across her face ~ anger, pain, frustration.
"Why do I even bother," she said as she flung her arms up and back to her sides in exasperation because she saw no response from Wufei. "You will never change."
She turned to get away from the infuriating man. Wufei watched her turn and before he knew what he was doing, he caught her arm with his hand and halted her progress. She turned on him, the fire of conflict dancing in her eyes. Before she could say anything Wufei pulled her close and pressed his lips to hers. Catherine's eyes opened wide in shock and her mind raced questioning what to make of this action and what to do. Wufei was kissing her. His soft warm lips were touching hers. Something inside her gave way and she kissed back.
Wufei could not believe his own actions as he kissed Cathy. He knew she would really let him have it when he let go of her, and he deserved it for his uncalled for actions. However, she looked beautiful and irresistible . He prolonged the kiss because it felt right and to postpone her rebuke, when he felt her relax in his arms and kiss back. Her lips responding to his and her arms wrapping around his neck. They both pulled away for air and looked at each other. Neither was sure what to do or say next.
"Um…" stuttered Catherine, for once in her life void of words.
She looked at her feet as she let her hands release their hold around his neck and drift down his muscular chest. This was a new aspect to their relationship she had never considered before. She did not know how to respond to the turn of events. Poking fun at each other or hurling insults she could handle but the kiss she could not. A jumble of emotions whirled around inside of her and she tried to sort them out before looking at Wufei again.
Wufei almost laughed at Catherine's lack of words but refrained. He felt her arms loosen and slide down his chest. Her touch sent electric charges dancing across his skin. He watched her look at her feet as he pondered why he did what he did (which he did not regret) and what to do now.
"She looks so beautiful," drifted across Wufei's mind. "She is always beautiful ~ when she is angry, or happy, or serious, or ..."
Wufei finally came to the conclusion that he was in love with her. He could not identify when it had occurred, but sometime over the years he had known her, she had wormed her way into his heart even if she did not intend to do so. He wondered if all their taunting and bickering had really been flirting. The revelation shocked him, but once he admitted it a slow smile spread across his face. Wufei placed a finger under Catherine's chin and made her meet his eyes.
"I don't ever think I have seen you speechless before," he gently teased with no malice in his voice.
"You never kissed me before," she replied.
"If I kissed you again, would it leave you in the same state?" he asked.
"I don't know."
"Well let's see," said Wufei as he pulled her in for another kiss.
This time she returned his kiss almost immediately with passion of her own. Their lips gently caressed each other and soon their tongs joined in the proceedings. They broke from their heated kiss and Catherine collapsed against Wufei's chest with pleasure. Wufei tightened his hold to support her. She let out a contented sigh. They stood that way for what seemed like eternity before Catherine looked up at Wufei.
"Wufei, what are we doing?" she asked.
There was confusion and fear written across her face. He gently brushed her hair back from her face and smiled at her. She was shocked at the smile on his face for he rarely smiled.
"I think we have added a new dimension to our relationship," he replied as he slowly ran his thumb along her jaw line.
Catherine could not calm the storm of conflicting emotions within her. What did she really feel for this long time friend. His caress sent chills down her spine, not to mention what his kisses did to her. Those were all physical reactions to stimulus. What she had to decide was if she had any feelings other than friendship for the man in whose arms she stood and did she want to pursue what he offered her. This gentle side of Wufei she had only seen hints of before and never directed at her. She did not know how to react to him now. It confused her. They had always had their well worn patterns of picking on each other and bickering over petty issues. They knew what made the other angry and just want word to say to get a response from the other. Now she was out side of familiar territory and fearful of making a false step.
"Catherine," Wufei's voice whispered, "I love you."
It was a statement that Wufei did not utter lightly and Catherine knew it. She looked up into his ebony eyes and saw the truth of his statement. The intensity of emotion she saw in his face melted her heart. The storm of emotions lessened and the reason for her resent irritation with Wufei came clear. She had wanted him to notice her as something other than a verbal sparing partner. But, she did not know if she loved him. She thought she had loved Mark and he her.
"I care greatly about you," she replied honestly.
The joy in his face lessened. Before he could pull away she placed her hand on his cheek.
"Wufei, I don't know what I am feeling right now. You have me in such an emotional roller coaster that I don't know which end is up and don't want to say something I really do not mean. You are special to me and I can't do that to you. I can't say I love you like you are wanting, but I do care about you deeply," Catherine said trying to explain herself without injuring Wufei's pride by him thinking she was rejecting him. "I just need some time to think."
Catherine's response took Wufei aback. It was not what he expected, but he did understand her explanation. In the past few minutes she had gone from being furious with him to melting in his arms at his kiss. He decided to not take it as a rejection but as an opportunity to win her over.
"I think I understand," he said taking her hands in his. "This has happened quickly. How about we try going on a date? No commitment. Just two friends enjoying each others company and conversation."
She smiled up at him and said, "I think that would be a good place to start."
~@~
Trowa and Lisa entered the tent and stopped behind the bleachers at the sound of Catherine and Wufei normal bickering turn in to a full blown argument. They both knew it was best to let them duke it out and were about to leave when Catherine shouted, "Why do I even bother. You will never change." They watched as she turned to leave and Wufei caught her arm. Catherine turned to Wufei to speak her mind when he kissed her. Duo chose this moment to bound up behind them.
"Watch' ya' do'an?" he inquired and was quickly silenced by Trowa and Lisa.
He joined their little spying group in time to see Catherine relax and kiss Wufei back.
"Oh," Duo whispered and an evil grin stretched across his face.
Wufei and Catherine broke from their kiss and Duo was about to make some rude comment when a strong hand clamped down over his mouth and someone else directed him out of the tent by his braid.
"Why did you do that?" he lamented when Trowa removed his hand from Duo's mouth and Lisa released his braid.
"Now is not the time for you to harass them," flatly stated Trowa.
"But…" stuttered Duo.
"Trowa's right," added Lisa as she and Trowa guided Duo away from the tent. "I am sure there will be plenty of other opportunities to throw insults at them, but for now let them sort thing out without an audience."
"You two don't even seem surprised," pointed out Duo.
"Through the past year, I suspected their relationship might go that
way," confirmed Trowa.
Author's Comment: I have been wanting to get to this chapter for a while. I had the romance scene between Wufei and Catherine written months ago but had to write the rest of the story leading up to it. I know they are a different pairing, but I just am drawn to put alternate couples in my stories. I think I have given the characters enough history and interaction together that it is believable.
I need your input on how much romance to put in the rest of the story. I hinted at a 3xR relationship in the last chapter. This chapter there was a definite 2xR attraction on 2's part and a 5xC pairing which is a definite thing. Do you want to see more of a romantic relationship form between Lisa and 2 or 3, or should I just drop the romance all together and leave their relationship along the lines of brother-sister? At first I had planned a 2xR but then I made her his sister, which would prove to be interesting, but I like3xR too. Unless I hear from you readers, I might just resolve the romantic tension between Lisa, Duo and Trowa into a brother/sister relationship thing.
